This Shabad is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Raag Dhanaasree on Pannaa 689
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DnwsrI CMq mhlw 1 ]
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dhhanaasaree shha(n)th mehalaa 1 ||
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Dhanaasaree, Chhant, First Mehla:
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ipr sMig mUTVIey Kbir n pweIAw jIau ]
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pir sa(n)g moot(h)arreeeae khabar n paaeeaa jeeo ||
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Your Husband Lord is with you, O deluded soul-bride, but you do are not aware of Him.
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msqik iliKAVw lyKu purib kmwieAw jIau ]
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masathak likhiarraa laekh purab kamaaeiaa jeeo ||
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Your destiny is written on your forehead, according to your past actions.
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lyKu n imteI purib kmwieAw ikAw jwxw ikAw hosI ]
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laekh n mittee purab kamaaeiaa kiaa jaanaa kiaa hosee ||
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This inscription of past deeds cannot be erased; what do I know about what will happen?
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guxI Acwir nhI rMig rwqI Avgux bih bih rosI ]
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gunee achaar nehee ra(n)g raathee avagun behi behi rosee ||
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You have not adopted a virtuous lifestyle, and you are not attuned to the Lord's Love; you sit there, crying over your past misdeeds.
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Dnu jobnu Awk kI CwieAw ibriD Bey idn puMinAw ]
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dhhan joban aak kee shhaaeiaa biradhh bheae dhin pu(n)niaa ||
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Wealth and youth are like the shade of the bitter swallow-wort plant; you are growing old, and your days are coming to their end.
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nwnk nwm ibnw dohwgix CUtI JUiT ivCuMinAw ]1]
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naanak naam binaa dhohaagan shhoottee jhoot(h) vishhu(n)niaa ||1||
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O Nanak, without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you shall end up as a discarded, divorced bride; your own falsehood shall separate you from the Lord. ||1||
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bUfI Gru GwilE gur kY Bwie clo ]
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booddee ghar ghaaliou gur kai bhaae chalo ||
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You have drowned, and your house is ruined; walk in the Way of the Guru's Will.
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swcw nwmu iDAwie pwvih suiK mhlo ]
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saachaa naam dhhiaae paavehi sukh mehalo ||
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Meditate on the True Name, and you shall find peace in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.
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hir nwmu iDAwey qw suKu pwey pyeIAVY idn cwry ]
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har naam dhhiaaeae thaa sukh paaeae paeeearrai dhin chaarae ||
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Meditate on the Lord's Name, and you shall find peace; your stay in this world shall last only four days.
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inj Gir jwie bhY scu pwey Anidnu nwil ipAwry ]
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nij ghar jaae behai sach paaeae anadhin naal piaarae ||
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Sit in the home of your own being, and you shall find Truth; night and day, be with your Beloved.
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ivxu BgqI Gir vwsu n hovI suixAhu lok sbwey ]
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vin bhagathee ghar vaas n hovee suniahu lok sabaaeae ||
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Without loving devotion, you cannot dwell in your own home - listen, everyone!
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nwnk srsI qw ipru pwey rwqI swcY nwey ]2]
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naanak sarasee thaa pir paaeae raathee saachai naaeae ||2||
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O Nanak, she is happy, and she obtains her Husband Lord, if she is attuned to the True Name. ||2||
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ipru Dn BwvY qw ipr BwvY nwrI jIau ]
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pir dhhan bhaavai thaa pir bhaavai naaree jeeo ||
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If the soul-bride is pleasing to her Husband Lord, then the Husband Lord will love His bride.
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rMig pRIqm rwqI gur kY sbid vIcwrI jIau ]
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ra(n)g preetham raathee gur kai sabadh veechaaree jeeo ||
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Imbued with the love of her Beloved, she contemplates the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
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gur sbid vIcwrI nwh ipAwrI iniv iniv Bgiq kryeI ]
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gur sabadh veechaaree naah piaaree niv niv bhagath karaeee ||
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She contemplates the Guru's Shabads, and her Husband Lord loves her; in deep humility, she worships Him in loving devotion.
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mwieAw mohu jlwey pRIqmu rs mih rMgu kryeI ]
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maaeiaa mohu jalaaeae preetham ras mehi ra(n)g karaeee ||
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She burns away her emotional attachment to Maya, and in love, she loves her Beloved.
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pRB swcy syqI rMig rMgyqI lwl BeI mnu mwrI ]
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prabh saachae saethee ra(n)g ra(n)gaethee laal bhee man maaree ||
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She is imbued and drenched with the Love of the True Lord; she has become beautiful, by conquering her mind.
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nwnk swic vsI sohwgix ipr isau pRIiq ipAwrI ]3]
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naanak saach vasee sohaagan pir sio preeth piaaree ||3||
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O Nanak, the happy soul-bride abides in Truth; she loves to love her Husband Lord. ||3||
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ipr Gir sohY nwir jy ipr Bwvey jIau ]
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pir ghar sohai naar jae pir bhaaveae jeeo ||
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The soul-bride looks so beautiful in the home of her Husband Lord, if she is pleasing to Him.
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JUTy vYx cvy kwim n Awvey jIau ]
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jhoot(h)ae vain chavae kaam n aaveae jeeo ||
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It is of no use at all to speak false words.
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JUTu AlwvY kwim n AwvY nw ipru dyKY nYxI ]
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jhoot(h) alaavai kaam n aavai naa pir dhaekhai nainee ||
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If she speaks false, it is of no use to her, and she does not see her Husband Lord with her eyes.
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AvguixAwrI kMiq ivswrI CUtI ivDx rYxI ]
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avaguniaaree ka(n)th visaaree shhoottee vidhhan rainee ||
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Worthless, forgotten and abandoned by her Husband Lord, she passes her life-night without her Lord and Master.
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gur sbdu n mwnY PwhI PwQI sw Dn mhlu n pwey ]
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gur sabadh n maanai faahee faathhee saa dhhan mehal n paaeae ||
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Such a wife does not believe in the Word of the Guru's Shabad; she is caught in the net of the world, and does not obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.
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nwnk Awpy Awpu pCwxY gurmuiK shij smwey ]4]
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naanak aapae aap pashhaanai guramukh sehaj samaaeae ||4||
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O Nanak, if she understands her own self, then, as Gurmukh, she merges in celestial peace. ||4||
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Dn sohwgix nwir ijin ipru jwixAw jIau ]
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dhhan sohaagan naar jin pir jaaniaa jeeo ||
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Blessed is that soul-bride, who knows her Husband Lord.
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nwm ibnw kUiVAwir kUVu kmwixAw jIau ]
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naam binaa koorriaar koorr kamaaniaa jeeo ||
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Without the Naam, she is false, and her actions are false as well.
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hir Bgiq suhwvI swcy BwvI Bwie Bgiq pRB rwqI ]
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har bhagath suhaavee saachae bhaavee bhaae bhagath prabh raathee ||
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Devotional worship of the Lord is beautiful; the True Lord loves it. So immerse yourself in loving devotional worship of God.
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ipru rlIAwlw jobin bwlw iqsu rwvy rMig rwqI ]
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pir raleeaalaa joban baalaa this raavae ra(n)g raathee ||
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My Husband Lord is playful and innocent; imbued with His Love, I enjoy Him.
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gur sbid ivgwsI shu rwvwsI Plu pwieAw guxkwrI ]
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gur sabadh vigaasee sahu raavaasee fal paaeiaa gunakaaree ||
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She blossoms forth through the Word of the Guru's Shabad; she ravishes her Husband Lord, and obtains the most noble reward.
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nwnk swcu imlY vifAweI ipr Gir sohY nwrI ]5]3]
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naanak saach milai vaddiaaee pir ghar sohai naaree ||5||3||
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O Nanak, in Truth, she obtains glory; in her Husband's home, the soul-bride looks beautiful. ||5||3||
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 This translation is an updated version.
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