DnwsrI mhlw 1 AwrqI
Dhanaasaree, First Mehl, Aartee:
DnwsrI pihlI pwiqSwhI[ snmu`K aupwSnw[
<> siqgur pRswid ]
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
vwihgurU kyvl iek hY[ s`cy gurW dI dieAw duAwrw auh pRwpq huMdw hY[
ggn mY Qwlu riv cMdu dIpk bny qwirkw mMfl jnk moqI ]
In the bowl of the sky, the sun and moon are the lamps; the stars in the constellations are the pearls.
Asmwn dI v`fI plyt AMdr sUrj Aqy cMd dIvy hn Aqy qwry Awpxy c`krW smyq jfy hoey moqI[
DUpu mlAwnlo pvxu cvro kry sgl bnrwie PUlµq joqI ]1]
The fragrance of sandalwood is the incense, the wind is the fan, and all the vegetation are flowers in offering to You, O Luminous Lord. ||1||
cMnx dI sugMDq qyrI hok-swm`grI bxwauNdI hY, hvw qyrI corI Aqy swrI bnwspqI qyry Pu`l hn, hy pRkwSvwn pRBU!
kYsI AwrqI hoie Bv KMfnw qyrI AwrqI ]
What a beautiful lamp-lit worship service this is! O Destroyer of fear, this is Your Aartee, Your worship service.
kYsI suMdr pUjw ho rhI hY? ieh qYNfI snmu`K pUjw hY, hy fr dy nws krnhwr!
Anhqw sbd vwjMq ByrI ]1] rhwau ]
The sound current of the Shabad is the sounding of the temple drums. ||1||Pause||
r`bI kIrqn, mMdr dy ngwirAW dw vjxw hY[ Tihrwau[
shs qv nYn nn nYn hY qoih kau shs mUriq nnw eyk qohI ]
Thousands are Your eyes, and yet You have no eyes. Thousands are Your forms, and yet You have not even one form.
hzwrW hn qyrIAW A`KW, pRMqU qyrI koeI BI A`K nhIN[ hjwrW hI hn qyry srUp, pr iek qyrw BI srUp nhIN[
shs pd ibml nn eyk pd gMD ibnu shs qv gMD iev clq mohI ]2]
Thousands are Your lotus feet, and yet You have no feet. Without a nose, thousands are Your noses. I am enchanted with Your play! ||2||
hzwrW hn qyry piv`qr pYr, qW BI qyrw iek BI pYr nhIN[ hzwrW n`k hn, qdXp qUM nwskw dy bgYr hY[ qyirAW ienHW kOqkW ny mYnUM PryPqw kr ilAw hY[
sB mih joiq joiq hY soie ]
The Divine Light is within everyone; You are that Light.
swirAW AMdr ijhVI roSnI hY, auh roSnI qUM hI hY[
iqs kY cwnix sB mih cwnxu hoie ]
Yours is that Light which shines within everyone.
aus dy nUr duAwrw swrIAW AwqmwvW AMdr nUr pRkwS huMdw hY[
gur swKI joiq prgtu hoie ]
By the Guru's Teachings, this Divine Light is revealed.
gurW dy aupdyS duAwrw, eISvrI nUr jwhr huMdw hY[
jo iqsu BwvY su AwrqI hoie ]3]
That which pleases the Lord is the true worship service. ||3||
ijhVw kuC aus nUM BwauNdw hY, auhI aus dI Asl pUjw hY[
hir crx kml mkrMd loiBq mno Anidno moih AwhI ipAwsw ]
My soul is enticed by the honey-sweet lotus feet of the Lord; night and day, I thirst for them.
vwihgurU dy kml rUpI pYrW dy mwiKE auqy myrI Awqmw mwiel hoeI hoeI hY Aqy rYx idhuM mYN aunHW leI iqhwieAw hW[
ik®pw jlu dyih nwnk swirMg kau hoie jw qy qyrY nwim vwsw ]4]1]7]9]
Bless Nanak, the thirsty song-bird, with the water of Your Mercy, that he may come to dwell in Your Name. ||4||1||7||9||
ppIhy nwnk nUM AwpxI rihmq dw AMimRq pwxI pRdwn kr, qW jo aus dw invws qyry nwm iv`c QI vM\y, hy pRBU!