DnwsrI mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx DnwsrI mh`lw pMjvw

dhhanaasaree mehalaa 5 ||

Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

pUjw vrq iqlk iesnwnw puMn dwn bhu dYn ]

poojaa varath thilak eisanaanaa punn dhaan bahu dhain ||

Worship, fasting, ceremonial marks on one's forehead, cleansing baths, generous donations to charities and self-mortification

khUµ n BIjY sMjm suAwmI bolih mITy bYn ]1]

kehoon n bheejai sanjam suaamee bolehi meethae bain ||1||

- the Lord Master is not pleased with any of these rituals, no matter how sweetly one may speak. ||1||

pRB jI ko nwmu jpq mn cYn ]

prabh jee ko naam japath man chain ||

Chanting the Name of God, the mind is soothed and pacified.

bhu pRkwr Kojih siB qw kau ibKmu n jweI lYn ]1] rhwau ]

bahu prakaar khojehi sabh thaa ko bikham n jaaee lain ||1|| rehaao ||

Everyone searches for Him in different ways, but the search is so difficult, and He cannot be found. ||1||Pause||

jwp qwp BRmn bsuDw kir aurD qwp lYgYn ]

aucwrx bsuDw: polw bolo (ASuD: bsu`Dw)

jaap thaap bhraman basudhhaa kar ouradhh thaap lai gain ||

Chanting, deep meditation and penance, wandering over the face of the earth, the performance of austerities with the arms stretched up to the sky

ieh ibiD nh pqIAwno Twkur jog jugiq kir jYn ]2]

eih bidhh neh patheeaano thaakur jog jugath kar jain ||2||

- the Lord is not pleased by any of these means, though one may follow the path of Yogis and Jains. ||2||

AMimRq nwmu inrmolku hir jsu iqin pwieE ijsu ikrpYn ]

anmrith naam niramolak har jas thin paaeiou jis kirapain ||

The Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, and the Praises of the Lord are priceless; he alone obtains them, whom the Lord blesses with His Mercy.

swDsµig rµig pRB Byty nwnk suiK jn rYn ]3]13]

saadhhasang rang prabh bhaettae naanak sukh jan rain ||3||13||

Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, Nanak lives in the Love of God; his life-night passes in peace. ||3||13||