DnwsrI mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx DnwsrI mh`lw pMjvw

dhhanaasaree mehalaa 5 ||

Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

myry lwl Blo ry Blo ry Blo hir mMgnw ]

maerae laal bhalo rae bhalo rae bhalo har manganaa ||

O my dear beloved, it is good, it is better, it is best, to ask for the Lord's Name.

dyKhu pswir nYn sunhu swDU ky bYn pRwnpiq iciq rwKu sgl hY mrnw ] rhwau ]

dhaekhahu pasaar nain sunahu saadhhoo kae bain praanapath chith raakh sagal hai maranaa || rehaao ||

Behold, with your eyes wide-open, and listen to the Words of the Holy Saints; enshrine in your consciousness the Lord of Life - remember that all must die. ||Pause||

cMdn coAw rs Bog krq AnykY ibiKAw ibkwr dyKu sgl hY PIky eykY goibd ko nwmu nIko khq hY swD jn ]

chandhan choaa ras bhog karath anaekai bikhiaa bikaar dhaekh sagal hai feekae eaekai gobidh ko naam neeko kehath hai saadhh jan ||

The application of sandalwood oil, the enjoyment of pleasures and the practice of many corrupt sins - look upon all of these as insipid and worthless. The Name of the Lord of the Universe alone is sublime; so say the Holy Saints.

qnu Dnu Awpn QwipE hir jpu n inmK jwipE ArQu dRbu dyKu kCu sµig nwhI clnw ]1]

than dhhan aapan thhaapiou har jap n nimakh jaapiou arathh dhrab dhaekh kashh sang naahee chalanaa ||1||

You claim that your body and wealth are your own; you do not chant the Lord's Name even for an instant. Look and see, that none of your possessions or riches shall go along with you. ||1||

jw ko ry krmu Blw iqin Et ghI sMq plw iqn nwhI ry jmu sMqwvY swDU kI sMgnw ]

aucwrx jw ko ry: v`Krw krky; Blw: polw bolo; p`lw

jaa ko rae karam bhalaa thin outt gehee santh palaa thin naahee rae jam santhaavai saadhhoo kee sanganaa ||

One who has good karma, grasps the Protection of the hem of the Saint's robe; in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Messenger of Death cannot threaten him.

pwieE ry prm inDwnu imitE hY AiBmwnu eykY inrµkwr nwnk mnu lgnw ]2]2]30]

paaeiou rae param nidhhaan mittiou hai abhimaan eaekai nirankaar naanak man laganaa ||2||2||30||

I have obtained the supreme treasure, and my egotism has been eradicated; Nanak's mind is attached to the One Formless Lord. ||2||2||30||