DnwsrI mhlw 4 ]

aucwrx DnwsrI mh`lw cauQw

dhhanaasaree mehalaa 4 ||

Dhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:

kiljug kw Drmu khhu qum BweI ikv CUth hm CutkwkI ]

kalijug kaa dhharam kehahu thum bhaaee kiv shhootteh ham shhuttakaakee ||

Tell me, O Siblings of Destiny, the religion for this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. I seek emancipation - how can I be emancipated?

hir hir jpu byVI hir qulhw hir jipE qrY qrwkI ]1]

har har jap baerree har thulehaa har japiou tharai tharaakee ||1||

Meditation on the Lord, Har, Har, is the boat, the raft; meditating on the Lord, the swimmer swims across. ||1||

hir jI lwj rKhu hir jn kI ]

har jee laaj rakhahu har jan kee ||

O Dear Lord, protect and preserve the honor of Your humble servant.

hir hir jpnu jpwvhu Apnw hm mwgI Bgiq iekwkI ] rhwau ]

har har japan japaavahu apanaa ham maagee bhagath eikaakee || rehaao ||

O Lord, Har, Har, please make me chant the chant of Your Name; I beg only for Your devotional worship. ||Pause||

hir ky syvk sy hir ipAwry ijn jipE hir bcnwkI ]

aucwrx bc-nwkI

har kae saevak sae har piaarae jin japiou har bachanaakee ||

The Lord's servants are very dear to the Lord; they chant the Word of the Lord's Bani.

lyKw icqR gupiq jo iliKAw sB CUtI jm kI bwkI ]2]

laekhaa chithr gupath jo likhiaa sabh shhoottee jam kee baakee ||2||

The account of the recording angels, Chitr and Gupt, and the account with the Messenger of Death is totally erased. ||2||

hir ky sMq jipE min hir hir lig sµgiq swD jnw kI ]

aucwrx jnw kI: v`Krw krky

har kae santh japiou man har har lag sangath saadhh janaa kee ||

The Saints of the Lord meditate on the Lord in their minds; they join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

idnIAru sUru iqRsnw Agin buJwnI isv cirE cMdu cµdwkI ]3]

aucwrx buJwnI: polw bolo; c`irE

dhineear soor thrisanaa agan bujhaanee siv chariou chandh chandhaakee ||3||

The piercing sun of desires has set, and the cool moon has risen. ||3||

qum vf purK vf Agm Agocr qum Awpy Awip ApwkI ]

aucwrx A-pwkI

thum vadd purakh vadd agam agochar thum aapae aap apaakee ||

You are the Greatest Being, absolutely unapproachable and unfathomable; You created the Universe from Your Own Being.

jn nwnk kau pRB ikrpw kIjY kir dwsin dws dswkI ]4]6]

jan naanak ko prabh kirapaa keejai kar dhaasan dhaas dhasaakee ||4||6||

O God, take pity on servant Nanak, and make him the slave of the slave of Your slaves. ||4||6||