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ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
dhanaasaree mahalaa teejaa ||
Dhanaasaree, Third Mehla:
ਕਾਚਾ ਧਨੁ ਸੰਚਹਿ ਮੂਰਖ ਗਾਵਾਰ ॥
kaachaa dhan sa(n)cheh moorakh gaavaar ||
The ignorant fools amass false wealth.
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਭੂਲੇ ਅੰਧ ਗਾਵਾਰ ॥
manamukh bhoole a(n)dh gaavaar ||
The blind, foolish, self-willed manmukhs have gone astray.
ਬਿਖਿਆ ਕੈ ਧਨਿ ਸਦਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
bikhiaa kai dhan sadhaa dhukh hoi ||
Poisonous wealth brings constant pain.
ਨਾ ਸਾਥਿ ਜਾਇ ਨ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥
naa saath jai na paraapat hoi ||1||
It will not go with you, and it will not yield any profit. ||1||
ਸਾਚਾ ਧਨੁ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਪਾਏ ॥
saachaa dhan guramatee paae ||
True wealth is obtained through the Guru’s Teachings.
ਕਾਚਾ ਧਨੁ ਫੁਨਿ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਏ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
kaachaa dhan fun aavai jaae || rahaau ||
False wealth continues coming and going. ||Pause||
ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਭੂਲੇ ਸਭਿ ਮਰਹਿ ਗਵਾਰ ॥
manamukh bhoole sabh mareh gavaar ||
The foolish self-willed manmukhs all go astray and die.
ਭਵਜਲਿ ਡੂਬੇ ਨ ਉਰਵਾਰਿ ਨ ਪਾਰਿ ॥
bhavajal ddoobe na auravaar na paar ||
They drown in the terrifying world-ocean, and they cannot reach either this shore, or the one beyond.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭੇਟੇ ਪੂਰੈ ਭਾਗਿ ॥
satigur bheTe poorai bhaag ||
But by perfect destiny, they meet the True Guru;
ਸਾਚਿ ਰਤੇ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਬੈਰਾਗਿ ॥੨॥
saach rate ahinis bairaag ||2||
imbued with the True Name, day and night, they remain detached from the world. ||2||
ਚਹੁ ਜੁਗ ਮਹਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਸਾਚੀ ਬਾਣੀ ॥
chahu jug meh a(n)mirat saachee baanee ||
Throughout the four ages, the True Bani of His Word is Ambrosial Nectar.
ਪੂਰੈ ਭਾਗਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ॥
poorai bhaag har naam samaanee ||
By perfect destiny, one is absorbed in the True Name.
ਸਿਧ ਸਾਧਿਕ ਤਰਸਹਿ ਸਭਿ ਲੋਇ ॥
sidh saadhik taraseh sabh loi ||
The Siddhas, the seekers and all men long for the Name.
ਪੂਰੈ ਭਾਗਿ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥੩॥
poorai bhaag paraapat hoi ||3||
It is obtained only by perfect destiny. ||3||
ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਾਚਾ ਹੈ ਸੋਇ ॥
sabh kichh saachaa saachaa hai soi ||
The True Lord is everything; He is True.
ਊਤਮ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
uootam braham pachhaanai koi ||
Only a few realize the exalted Lord God.
ਸਚੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਚੁ ਆਪਿ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਏ ॥
sach saachaa sach aap dhiraRaae ||
He is the Truest of the True; He Himself implants the True Name within.
ਨਾਨਕ ਆਪੇ ਵੇਖੈ ਆਪੇ ਸਚਿ ਲਾਏ ॥੪॥੭॥
naanak aape vekhai aape sach laae ||4||7||
O Nanak, the Lord Himself sees all; He Himself links us to the Truth. ||4||7||
SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI – 666
RAAG DHANAASREE GURU AMAR DAAS JI