Aartee: Ceremony of Light


DnwsrI mhlw 1 AwrqI (663-5)
Dhanaasree mehlaa 1 aartee
Dhanaasaree, First Mehl, Aartee:

ggn mY Qwlu riv cMdu dIpk bny qwirkw mMfl jnk moqI ]
gagan mai thaal rav chand deepak banay taarikaa mandal janak motee.
In the bowl of the sky, the sun and moon are the lamps; the stars in the constellations are the pearls.

DUpu mlAwnlo pvxu cvro kry sgl bnrwie PUlµq joqI ]1]
Dhoop mal-aanlo pavan chavro karay sagal banraa-ay foolant jotee. ||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||

kYsI AwrqI hoie Bv KMfnw qyrI AwrqI ]
kaisee aartee ho-ay bhav khandnaa tayree aartee.
What a beautiful lamp-lit worship service this is! O Destroyer of fear, this is Your Aartee, Your worship service.

Anhqw sbd vwjMq ByrI ]1] rhwau ]
anhataa sabad vaajant bhayree. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The sound current of the Shabad is the sounding of the temple drums. ||1||Pause||

shs qv nYn nn nYn hY qoih kau shs mUriq nnw eyk qohI ]
sahas tav nain nan nain hai tohi ka-o sahas moorat nanaa ayk tohee.
Thousands are Your eyes, and yet You have no eyes. Thousands are Your forms, and yet You have not even one form.

shs pd ibml nn eyk pd gMD ibnu shs qv gMD iev clq mohI ]2]
sahas pad bimal nan ayk pad ganDh bin sahas tav ganDh iv chalat mohee. ||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||

sB mih joiq joiq hY soie ]
sabh meh jot jot hai so-ay.
The Divine Light is within everyone; You are that Light.

iqs kY cwnix sB mih cwnxu hoie ]
tis kai chaanan sabh meh chaanan ho-ay.
Yours is that Light which shines within everyone.

gur swKI joiq prgtu hoie ]
gur saakhee jot pargat ho-ay.
By the Guru's Teachings, this Divine Light is revealed.

jo iqsu BwvY su AwrqI hoie ]3]
jo tis bhaavai so aartee ho-ay. ||3||
That which pleases the Lord is the true worship service. ||3||

hir crx kml mkrMd loiBq mno Anidno moih AwhI ipAwsw ]
har charan kamal makrand lobhit mano andino mohi aahee pi-aasaa.
My soul is enticed by the honey-sweet lotus feet of the Lord; night and day, I thirst for them.

ik®pw jlu dyih nwnk swirMg kau hoie jw qy qyrY nwim vwsw ]4]1]7]9]
kirpaa jal deh naanak saaring ka-o ho-ay jaa tay tayrai naam vaasaa. ||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||

DnwsrI Bgq rivdws jI kI (694-13)
Dhanaasree bhagat ravidaas jee kee
Dhanaasaree, Devotee Ravi Daas Jee:

nwmu qyro AwrqI mjnu murwry ]
naam tayro aartee majan muraaray.
Your Name, Lord, is my adoration and cleansing bath.

hir ky nwm ibnu JUTy sgl pwswry ]1] rhwau ]
har kay naam bin jhoothay sagal paasaaray. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Without the Name of the Lord, all ostentatious displays are useless. ||1||Pause||

nwmu qyro Awsno nwmu qyro aursw nwmu qyrw kysro ly iCtkwry ]
naam tayro aasno naam tayro ursaa naam tayraa kaysro lay chhitkaaray.
Your Name is my prayer mat, and Your Name is the stone to grind the sandalwood. Your Name is the saffron which I take and sprinkle in offering to You.

nwmu qyrw AMBulw nwmu qyro cMdno Gis jpy nwmu ly quJih kau cwry ]1]
naam tayraa ambhulaa naam tayro chandno ghas japay naam lay tujheh ka-o chaaray. ||1||
Your Name is the water, and Your Name is the sandalwood. The chanting of Your Name is the grinding of the sandalwood. I take it and offer all this to You. ||1||

nwmu qyrw dIvw nwmu qyro bwqI nwmu qyro qylu ly mwih pswry ]
naam tayraa deevaa naam tayro baatee naam tayro tayl lay maahi pasaaray.
Your Name is the lamp, and Your Name is the wick. Your Name is the oil I pour into it.

nwm qyry kI joiq lgweI BieE auijAwro Bvn sglwry ]2]
naam tayray kee jot lagaa-ee bha-i-o uji-aaro bhavan saglaaray. ||2||
Your Name is the light applied to this lamp, which enlightens and illuminates the entire world. ||2||

nwmu qyro qwgw nwmu PUl mwlw Bwr ATwrh sgl jUTwry ]
naam tayro taagaa naam fool maalaa bhaar athaarah sagal joothaaray.
Your Name is the thread, and Your Name is the garland of flowers. The eighteen loads of vegetation are all too impure to offer to You.

qyro kIAw quJih ikAw Arpau nwmu qyrw quhI cvr Folwry ]3]
tayro kee-aa tujheh ki-aa arpa-o naam tayraa tuhee chavar dholaaray. ||3||
Why should I offer to You, that which You Yourself created? Your Name is the fan, which I wave over You. ||3||

ds ATw ATsTy cwry KwxI iehY vrqix hY sgl sMswry ]
das athaa athsathay chaaray khaanee ihai vartan hai sagal sansaaray.
The whole world is engrossed in the eighteen Puraanas, the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, and the four sources of creation.

khY rivdwsu nwmu qyro AwrqI siq nwmu hY hir Bog quhwry ]4]3]
kahai ravidaas naam tayro aartee sat naam hai har bhog tuhaaray. ||4||3||
Says Ravi Daas, Your Name is my Aartee, my lamp-lit worship-service. The True Name, Sat Naam, is the food which I offer to You. ||4||3||

sRI sYxu (695-10)
saree sain.
Sri Sain:

DUp dIp iGRq swij AwrqI ]
Dhoop deep gharit saaj aartee.
With incense, lamps and ghee, I offer this lamp-lit worship service.

vwrny jwau kmlw pqI ]1]
vaarnay jaa-o kamlaa patee. ||1||
I am a sacrifice to the Lord of Lakshmi. ||1||

mMglw hir mMglw ] inq mMglu rwjw rwm rwie ko ]1] rhwau ]
manglaa har manglaa. nit mangal raajaa raam raa-ay ko. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Hail to You, Lord, hail to You! Again and again, hail to You, Lord King, Ruler of all! ||1||Pause||

aUqmu dIArw inrml bwqI ]
ootam dee-araa nirmal baatee.
Sublime is the lamp, and pure is the wick.

quh^ØI inrMjnu kmlw pwqI ]2]
tuheeN niranjan kamlaa paatee. ||2||
You are immaculate and pure, O Brilliant Lord of Wealth! ||2||

rwmw Bgiq rwmwnµdu jwnY ]
raamaa bhagat raamaanand jaanai.
Raamaanand knows the devotional worship of the Lord.

pUrn prmwnµdu bKwnY ]3]
pooran parmaanand bakhaanai. ||3||
He says that the Lord is all-pervading, the embodiment of supreme joy. ||3||

mdn mUriq BY qwir goibMdy ]
madan moorat bhai taar gobinday.
The Lord of the world, of wondrous form, has carried me across the terrifying world-ocean.

sYnu BxY Bju prmwnµdy ]4]2]
sain bhanai bhaj parmaananday. ||4||2||
Says Sain, remember the Lord, the embodiment of supreme joy! ||4||2||

pRBwqI, Bgq kbIr jI (1350-11)
parbhaatee.
Prabhaatee:

suMn sMiDAw qyrI dyv dyvwkr ADpiq Awid smweI ]
sunn sanDhi-aa tayree dayv dayvaakar aDhpat aad samaa-ee.
Hear my prayer, Lord; You are the Divine Light of the Divine, the Primal, All-pervading Master.

isD smwiD AMqu nhI pwieAw lwig rhy srnweI ]1]
siDh samaaDh ant nahee paa-i-aa laag rahay sarnaa-ee. ||1||
The Siddhas in Samaadhi have not found Your limits. They hold tight to the Protection of Your Sanctuary. ||1||

lyhu AwrqI ho purK inrMjn siqgur pUjhu BweI ]
layho aartee ho purakh niranjan satgur poojahu bhaa-ee.
Worship and adoration of the Pure, Primal Lord comes by worshipping the True Guru, O Siblings of Destiny.

TwFw bRhmw ingm bIcwrY AlKu n liKAw jweI ]1] rhwau ]
thaadhaa barahmaa nigam beechaarai alakh na lakhi-aa jaa-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Standing at His Door, Brahma studies the Vedas, but he cannot see the Unseen Lord. ||1||Pause||

qqu qylu nwmu kIAw bwqI dIpku dyh auj´wrw ]
tat tayl naam kee-aa baatee deepak dayh uj-yaaraa.
With the oil of knowledge about the essence of reality, and the wick of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, this lamp illluminates my body.

joiq lwie jgdIs jgwieAw bUJY bUJnhwrw ]2]
jot laa-ay jagdees jagaa-i-aa boojhai boojhanhaaraa. ||2||
I have applied the Light of the Lord of the Universe, and lit this lamp. God the Knower knows. ||2||

pMcy sbd Anwhd bwjy sMgy swirMgpwnI ]
panchay sabad anaahad baajay sangay saringpaanee.
The Unstruck Melody of the Panch Shabad, the Five Primal Sounds, vibrates and resounds. I dwell with the Lord of the World.

kbIr dws qyrI AwrqI kInI inrMkwr inrbwnI ]3]5]
kabeer daas tayree aartee keenee nirankaar nirbaanee. ||3||5||
Kabeer, Your slave, performs this Aartee, this lamp-lit worship service for You, O Formless Lord of Nirvaanaa. ||3||5||

DMnw (695-16)
Dhannaa.
Dhannaa:

gopwl qyrw Awrqw ]
gopaal tayraa aartaa.
O Lord of the world, this is Your lamp-lit worship service.

jo jn qumrI Bgiq krMqy iqn ky kwj svwrqw ]1] rhwau ]
jo jan tumree bhagat karantay tin kay kaaj savaarataa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
You are the Arranger of the affairs of those humble beings who perform Your devotional worship service. ||1||Pause||

dwil sIDw mwgau GIau ]
daal seeDhaa maaga-o ghee-o.
Lentils, flour and ghee - these things, I beg of You.

hmrw KusI krY inq jIau ]
hamraa khusee karai nit jee-o.
My mind shall ever be pleased.

pn@IAw Cwdnu nIkw ] Anwju mgau sq sI kw ]1]
panHee-aa chhaadan neekaa. anaaj maga-o sat see kaa. ||1||
Shoes, fine clothes, and grain of seven kinds - I beg of You. ||1||

gaU BYs mgau lwvyrI ]
ga-oo bhais maga-o laavayree.
A milk cow, and a water buffalo, I beg of You,

iek qwjin qurI cMgyrI ]
ik taajan turee changayree.
and a fine Turkestani horse.

Gr kI gIhin cMgI ]
ghar kee geehan changee.
A good wife to care for my home

jnu DMnw lyvY mMgI ]2]4]
jan Dhannaa layvai mangee. ||2||4||
- Your humble servant Dhanna begs for these things, Lord. ||2||4||

Swaiyyaa, Dohraa....under construction (text not from Siri Guru Granth Sahib)

Punhy mhlw 5 (1362-10)
funhay mehlaa 5
Phunhay, Fifth Mehl:

ifTy sBy Qwv nhI quDu jyihAw ]
dithay sabhay thaav nahee tuDh jayhi-aa.
I have seen all places, but none can compare to You.

bDohu puriK ibDwqY qW qU soihAw ]
baDhohu purakh biDhaatai taaN too sohi-aa.
The Primal Lord, the Architect of Destiny, has established You; thus You are adorned and embellished.

vsdI sGn Apwr AnUp rwmdws pur ]
vasdee saghan apaar anoop raamdaas pur.
Ramdaspur is prosperous and thickly populated, and incomparably beautiful.

hirhW nwnk ksml jwih nwieAY rwmdws sr ]10]
harihaaN naanak kasmal jaahi naa-i-ai raamdaas sar. ||10||
O Lord! Bathing in the Sacred Pool of Raam Daas, the sins are washed away, O Nanak. ||10||