rwgu DnwsrI mhlw 1 ]
Raag Dhanaasaree, First Mehl:
DnwsrI rwg, pihlI pwqSwhI[
ggn mY Qwlu riv cMdu dIpk bny qwirkw mMfl jnk moqI ]
Upon that cosmic plate of the sky, the sun and the moon are the lamps. The stars and their orbs are the studded pearls.
Asmwn dI v`fI QwlI AMdr sUrj qy cMn dIvy hn Aqy qwry Awpxy c`krW smyq jVy hoey mOqI[
DUpu mlAwnlo pvxu cvro kry sgl bnrwie PUlµq joqI ]1]
The fragrance of sandalwood in the air is the temple incense, and the wind is the fan. All the plants of the world are the altar flowers in offering to You, O Luminous Lord. ||1||
cMnx dI sugMDq qyrI hom-swm`grI bxwauNdI hY, hvw qyrI corI Aqy swrI bnspqI qyry Pu`l hn, hY pRkwSvwn pRBU!
kYsI AwrqI hoie ] Bv KMfnw qyrI AwrqI ]
What a beautiful Aartee, lamp-lit worship service this is! O Destroyer of Fear, this is Your Ceremony of Light.
kYsI suMdr aupwSnw dIivAW nwl ho rhI hY? ieh qyrI snmuK pUjw hY, hY fr dy nwS krxhwr!
Anhqw sbd vwjMq ByrI ]1] rhwau ]
The Unstruck Sound-current of the Shabad is the vibration of the temple drums. ||1||Pause||
r`bI kIrqn mMdr dy ngwirAW dw v`jxw hY[ Tihrwau[
shs qv nYn nn nYn hih qoih kau shs mUriq nnw eyk quohI ]
You have thousands of eyes, and yet You have no eyes. You have thousands of forms, and yet You do not have even one.
hzwrW hn qyrIAW A`KW qy qdXp qyrI koeI A`K nhIN! hjwrw hn qyry srUp qy qdXp qyrw iek srUp BI nhIN[
shs pd ibml nn eyk pd gMD ibnu shs qv gMD iev clq mohI ]2]
You have thousands of Lotus Feet, and yet You do not have even one foot. You have no nose, but you have thousands of noses. This Play of Yours entrances me. ||2||
hzwrW hn qyry piv`qr pYr, qW BI qyrw iek pYr nhIN[ hzwrW hn qyry n`k qdXp qUM n`k dy bgYr hYN[ qyirAW ienHW koqkw ny mYnUM Pro&qw kr ilAw hY[
sB mih joiq joiq hY soie ]
Amongst all is the Light-You are that Light.
swirAW AMdr ijhVI roSnI hY, auh roSnI qUM hYN[
iqs dY cwnix sB mih cwnxu hoie ]
By this Illumination, that Light is radiant within all.
aus dy nUr duAwrw swrIAW AwqmwvW AMdr nUr pRkwS ho jWdw hY[
gur swKI joiq prgtu hoie ]
Through the Guru's Teachings, the Light shines forth.
gurW dy aupdyS duAwrw eISvrI nUr zwihr ho jWdw hY[
jo iqsu BwvY su AwrqI hoie ]3]
That which is pleasing to Him is the lamp-lit worship service. ||3||
jo kuJ aus nUM BwauNdw hY, auhI (aus dI) AslI pUjw hY[
hir crx kvl mkrMd loiBq mno Anidnuo moih AwhI ipAwsw ]
My mind is enticed by the honey-sweet Lotus Feet of the Lord. Day and night, I thirst for them.
vwihgurU dy kml rUpI pYrW dy Sihd auqy myrI Awqmw mwiel hoeI hoeI hY Aqy rYx idns mYN aunHW leI iqhwieAw hW[
ik®pw jlu dyih nwnk swirMg kau hoie jw qy qyrY nwie vwsw ]4]3]
Bestow the Water of Your Mercy upon Nanak, the thirsty song-bird, so that he may come to dwell in Your Name. ||4||3||
ppIhy nwnk nUM AwpxI rihmq dw pwxI prdwn kr, (hY vwihgurU!) qW jo aus dw invws qyry nwm iv`c ho jwvy[