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ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
dhanaasaree mahalaa panjavaa ||
Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehla:
ਜਹ ਜਹ ਪੇਖਉ ਤਹ ਹਜੂਰਿ ਦੂਰਿ ਕਤਹੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥
jeh jeh pekhau teh hajoor dhoor katahu na jaiee ||
Wherever I look, there I see Him present; He is never far away.
ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਰਬਤ੍ਰ ਮੈ ਮਨ ਸਦਾ ਧਿਆਈ ॥੧॥
rav rahiaa sarabatr mai man sadhaa dhiaaiee ||1||
He is all-pervading, everywhere; O my mind, meditate on Him forever. ||1||
ਈਤ ਊਤ ਨਹੀ ਬੀਛੁੜੈ ਸੋ ਸੰਗੀ ਗਨੀਐ ॥
e’eet uoot nahee beechhuRai so sa(n)gee ganeeaai ||
He alone is called your companion, who will not be separated from you, here or hereafter.
ਬਿਨਸਿ ਜਾਇ ਜੋ ਨਿਮਖ ਮਹਿ ਸੋ ਅਲਪ ਸੁਖੁ ਭਨੀਐ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
binas jai jo nimakh meh so alap sukh bhaneeaai || rahaau ||
That pleasure, which passes away in an instant, is trivial. ||Pause||
ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲੈ ਅਪਿਆਉ ਦੇਇ ਕਛੁ ਊਨ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥
pratipaalai apiaau dhei kachh uoon na hoiee ||
He cherishes us, and gives us sustenance; He does not lack anything.
ਸਾਸਿ ਸਾਸਿ ਸੰਮਾਲਤਾ ਮੇਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸੋਈ ॥੨॥
saas saas sa(n)maalataa meraa prabh soiee ||2||
With each and every breath, my God takes care of His creatures. ||2||
ਅਛਲ ਅਛੇਦ ਅਪਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਊਚਾ ਜਾ ਕਾ ਰੂਪੁ ॥
achhal achhedh apaar prabh uoochaa jaa kaa roop ||
God is undeceiveable, impenetrable and infinite; His form is lofty and exalted.
ਜਪਿ ਜਪਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਅਨੰਦੁ ਜਨ ਅਚਰਜ ਆਨੂਪੁ ॥੩॥
jap jap kareh ana(n)dh jan acharaj aanoop ||3||
Chanting and meditating on the embodiment of wonder and beauty, His humble servants are in bliss. ||3||
ਸਾ ਮਤਿ ਦੇਹੁ ਦਇਆਲ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜਿਤੁ ਤੁਮਹਿ ਅਰਾਧਾ ॥
saa mat dheh dhiaal prabh jit tumeh araadhaa ||
Bless me with such understanding, O Merciful Lord God, that I might remember You.
ਨਾਨਕੁ ਮੰਗੈ ਦਾਨੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਰੇਨ ਪਗ ਸਾਧਾ ॥੪॥੩॥੨੭॥
naanak ma(n)gai dhaan prabh ren pag saadhaa ||4||3||27||
Nanak begs God for the gift of the dust of the feet of the Saints. ||4||3||27||
Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Dhanaasree – 678