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Shri Guru Granth Sahib: Raag Sorat'h
Section 13 - Raag Sorat'h - Part 001
One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:
Sorat'h, First Mehl, First House, Chau-Padas:
Death comes to all, and all must suffer separation.
Go and ask the clever people, whether they shall meet in the world hereafter.
Those who forget my Lord and Master shall suffer in terrible pain. ||1||
So praise the True Lord,
by whose Grace peace ever prevails. ||Pause||
Praise Him as great; He is, and He shall ever be.
You alone are the Great Giver; mankind cannot give anything.
Whatever pleases Him, comes to pass; what good does it do to cry out in protest? ||2||
Many have proclaimed their sovereignty over millions of fortresses on the earth, but they have now departed.
And those, whom even the sky could not contain, had ropes put through their noses.
O mind, if you only knew the torment in your future, you would not relish the sweet pleasures of the present. ||3||
O Nanak, as many as are the sins one commits, so many are the chains around his neck.
If he possesses virtues, then the chains are cut away; these virtues are his brothers, his true brothers.
Going to the world hereafter, those who have no Guru are not accepted; they are beaten, and expelled. ||4||1||
Sorat'h, First Mehl, First House:
Make your mind the farmer, good deeds the farm, modesty the water, and your body the field.
Let the Lord's Name be the seed, contentment the plow, and your humble dress the fence.
Doing deeds of love, the seed shall sprout, and you shall see your home flourish. ||1||
O Baba, the wealth of Maya does not go with anyone.
This Maya has bewitched the world, but only a rare few understand this. ||Pause||
Make your ever-decreasing life your shop, and make the Lord's Name your merchandise.
Make understanding and contemplation your warehouse, and in that warehouse, store the Lord's Name.
Deal with the Lord's dealers, earn your profits, and rejoice in your mind. ||2||
Let your trade be listening to scripture, and let Truth be the horses you take to sell.
Gather up merits for your travelling expenses, and do not think of tomorrow in your mind.
When you arrive in the land of the Formless Lord, you shall find peace in the Mansion of His Presence. ||3||
Let your service be the focusing of your consciousness, and let your occupation be the placing of faith in the Naam.
Section 13 - Raag Sorat'h - Part 002
Let your work be restraint from sin; only then will people call you blessed.
O Nanak, the Lord shall look upon you with His Glance of Grace, and you shall be blessed with honor four times over. ||4||2||
Sorat'h, First Mehl, Chau-Tukas:
The son is dear to his mother and father; he is the wise son-in-law to his father-in-law.
The father is dear to his son and daughter, and the brother is very dear to his brother.
By the Order of the Lord's Command, he leaves his house and goes outside, and in an instant, everything becomes alien to him.
The self-willed manmukh does not remember the Name of the Lord, does not give in charity, and does not cleanse his consciousness; his body rolls in the dust. ||1||
The mind is comforted by the Comforter of the Naam.
I fall at the Guru's feet - I am a sacrifice to Him; He has given me to understand the true understanding. ||Pause||
The mind is impressed with the false love of the world; he quarrels with the Lord's humble servant.
Infatuated with Maya, night and day, he sees only the worldly path; he does not chant the Naam, and drinking poison, he dies.
He is imbued and infatuated with vicious talk; the Word of the Shabad does not come into his consciousness.
He is not imbued with the Lord's Love, and he is not impressed by the taste of the Name; the self-willed manmukh loses his honor. ||2||
He does not enjoy celestial peace in the Company of the Holy, and there is not even a bit of sweetness on his tongue.
He calls his mind, body and wealth his own; he has no knowledge of the Court of the Lord.
Closing his eyes, he walks in darkness; he cannot see the home of his own being, O Siblings of Destiny.
Tied up at Death's door, he finds no place of rest; he receives the rewards of his own actions. ||3||
When the Lord casts His Glance of Grace, then I see Him with my own eyes; He is indescribable, and cannot be described.
With my ears, I continually listen to the Word of the Shabad, and I praise Him; His Ambrosial Name abides within my heart.
He is Fearless, Formless and absolutely without vengeance; I am absorbed in His Perfect Light.
O Nanak, without the Guru, doubt is not dispelled; through the True Name, glorious greatness is obtained. ||4||3||
Sorat'h, First Mehl, Du-Tukas:
In the realm of land, and in the realm of water, Your seat is the chamber of the four directions.
Yours is the one and only form of the entire universe; Your mouth is the mint to fashion all. ||1||
O my Lord Master, Your play is so wonderful!
You are pervading and permeating the water, the land and the sky; You Yourself are contained in all. ||Pause||
Wherever I look, there I see Your Light, but what is Your form?
You have one form, but it is unseen; there is none like any other. ||2||
The beings born of eggs, born of the womb, born of the earth and born of sweat, all are created by You.
I have seen one glory of Yours, that You are pervading and permeating in all. ||3||
Your Glories are so numerous, and I do not know even one of them; I am such a fool - please, give me some of them!
Prays Nanak, listen, O my Lord Master: I am sinking like a stone - please, save me! ||4||4||
Sorat'h, First Mehl:
I am a wicked sinner and a great hypocrite; You are the Immaculate and Formless Lord.
Tasting the Ambrosial Nectar, I am imbued with supreme bliss; O Lord and Master, I seek Your Sanctuary. ||1||
O Creator Lord, You are the honor of the dishonored.
In my lap is the honor and glory of the wealth of the Name; I merge into the True Word of the Shabad. ||Pause||
You are perfect, while I am worthless and imperfect. You are profound, while I am trivial.
Section 13 - Raag Sorat'h - Part 003
My mind is imbued with You, day and night and morning, O Lord; my tongue chants Your Name, and my mind meditates on You. ||2||
You are True, and I am absorbed into You; through the mystery of the Shabad, I shall ultimately become True as well.
Those who are imbued with the Naam day and night are pure, while those who die to be reborn are impure. ||3||
I do not see any other like the Lord; who else should I praise? No one is equal to Him.
Prays Nanak, I am the slave of His slaves; by Guru's Instruction, I know Him. ||4||5||
Sorat'h, First Mehl:
He is unknowable, infinite, unapproachable and imperceptible. He is not subject to death or karma.
His caste is casteless; He is unborn, self-illumined, and free of doubt and desire. ||1||
I am a sacrifice to the Truest of the True.
He has no form, no color and no features; through the True Word of the Shabad, He reveals Himself. ||Pause||
He has no mother, father, sons or relatives; He is free of sexual desire; He has no wife.
He has no ancestry; He is immaculate. He is infinite and endless; O Lord, Your Light is pervading all. ||2||
Deep within each and every heart, God is hidden; His Light is in each and every heart.
The heavy doors are opened by Guru's Instructions; one becomes fearless, in the trance of deep meditation. ||3||
The Lord created all beings, and placed death over the heads of all; all the world is under His Power.
Serving the True Guru, the treasure is obtained; living the Word of the Shabad, one is emancipated. ||4||
In the pure vessel, the True Name is contained; how few are those who practice true conduct.
The individual soul is united with the Supreme Soul; Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary, Lord. ||5||6||
Sorat'h, First Mehl:
Like a fish without water is the faithless cynic, who dies of thirst.
So shall you die, O mind, without the Lord, as your breath goes in vain. ||1||
O mind, chant the Lord's Name, and praise Him.
Without the Guru, how will you obtain this juice? The Guru shall unite you with the Lord. ||Pause||
For the Gurmukh, meeting with the Society of the Saints is like making a pilgrimage to a sacred shrine.
The benefit of bathing at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage is obtained by the Blessed Vision of the Guru's Darshan. ||2||
Like the Yogi without abstinence, and like penance without truth and contentment,
so is the body without the Lord's Name; death will slay it, because of the sin within. ||3||
The faithless cynic does not obtain the Lord's Love; the Lord's Love is obtained only through the True Guru.
One who meets with the Guru, the Giver of pleasure and pain, says Nanak, is absorbed in the Lord's Praise. ||4||7||
Sorat'h, First Mehl:
You, God, are the Giver of gifts, the Lord of perfect understanding; I am a mere beggar at Your Door.
What should I beg for? Nothing remains permanent; O Lord, please, bless me with Your Beloved Name. ||1||
In each and every heart, the Lord, the Lord of the forest, is permeating and pervading.
In the water, on the land, and in the sky, He is pervading but hidden; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, He is revealed. ||Pause||
In this world, in the nether regions of the underworld, and in the Akaashic Ethers, the Guru, the True Guru, has shown me the Lord; He has showered me with His Mercy.
He is the unborn Lord God; He is, and shall ever be. Deep within your heart, behold Him, the Destroyer of ego. ||2||
Section 13 - Raag Sorat'h - Part 004
This wretched world is caught in birth and death; in the love of duality, it has forgotten devotional worship of the Lord.
Meeting the True Guru, the Guru's Teachings are obtained; the faithless cynic loses the game of life. ||3||
Breaking my bonds, the True Guru has set me free, and I shall not be cast into the womb of reincarnation again.
O Nanak, the jewel of spiritual wisdom shines forth, and the Lord, the Formless Lord, dwells within my mind. ||4||8||
Sorat'h, First Mehl:
The treasure of the Name, for which you have come into the world - that Ambrosial Nectar is with the Guru.
Renounce costumes, disguises and clever tricks; this fruit is not obtained by duplicity. ||1||
O my mind, remain steady, and do not wander away.
By searching around on the outside, you shall only suffer great pain; the Ambrosial Nectar is found within the home of your own being. ||Pause||
Renounce corruption, and seek virtue; committing sins, you shall only come to regret and repent.
You do not know the difference between good and evil; again and again, you sink into the mud. ||2||
Within you is the great filth of greed and falsehood; why do you bother to wash your body on the outside?
Chant the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord always, under Guru's Instruction; only then will your innermost being be emancipated. ||3||
Let greed and slander be far away from you, and renounce falsehood; through the True Word of the Guru's Shabad, you shall obtain the true fruit.
As it pleases You, You preserve me, Dear Lord; servant Nanak sings the Praises of Your Shabad. ||4||9||
Sorat'h, First Mehl, Panch-Padas:
You cannot save your own home from being plundered; why do you spy on the houses of others?
That Gurmukh who joins himself to the Guru's service, saves his own home, and tastes the Lord's Nectar. ||1||
O mind, you must realize what your intellect is focused on.
Forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, one is involved with other tastes; the unfortunate wretch shall come to regret it in the end. ||Pause||
When things come, he is pleased, but when they go, he weeps and wails; this pain and pleasure remains attached to him.
The Lord Himself causes him to enjoy pleasure and endure pain; the Gurmukh, however, remains unaffected. ||2||
What else can be said to be above the subtle essence of the Lord? One who drinks it in is satisfied and satiated.
One who is lured by Maya loses this juice; that faithless cynic is tied to his evil-mindedness. ||3||
The Lord is the life of the mind, the Master of the breath of life; the Divine Lord is contained in the body.
If You so bless us, Lord, then we sing Your Praises; the mind is satisfied and fulfilled, lovingly attached to the Lord. ||4||
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the subtle essence of the Lord is obtained; meeting the Guru, the fear of death departs.
O Nanak, chant the Name of the Lord, as Gurmukh; you shall obtain the Lord, and realize your pre-ordained destiny. ||5||10||
Sorat'h, First Mehl:
Destiny, pre-ordained by the Lord, looms over the heads of all beings; no one is without this pre-ordained destiny.
Only He Himself is beyond destiny; creating the creation by His creative power, He beholds it, and causes His Command to be followed. ||1||
O mind, chant the Name of the Lord, and be at peace.
Day and night, serve at the Guru's feet; the Lord is the Giver, and the Enjoyer. ||Pause||
Section 13 - Raag Sorat'h - Part 005
He is within - see Him outside as well; there is no one, other than Him.
As Gurmukh, look upon all with the single eye of equality; in each and every heart, the Divine Light is contained. ||2||
Restrain your fickle mind, and keep it steady within its own home; meeting the Guru, this understanding is obtained.
Seeing the unseen Lord, you shall be amazed and delighted; forgetting your pain, you shall be at peace. ||3||
Drinking in the ambrosial nectar, you shall attain the highest bliss, and dwell within the home of your own self.
So sing the Praises of the Lord, the Destroyer of the fear of birth and death, and you shall not be reincarnated again. ||4||
The essence, the immaculate Lord, the Light of all - I am He and He is me - there is no difference between us.
The Infinite Transcendent Lord, the Supreme Lord God - Nanak has met with Him, the Guru. ||5||11||
Sorat'h, First Mehl, Third House:
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
When I am pleasing to Him, then I sing His Praises.
Singing His Praises, I receive the fruits of my rewards.
The rewards of singing His Praises are obtained when He Himself gives them. ||1||
O my mind, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the treasure is obtained;
this is why I remain immersed in the True Name. ||Pause||
When I awoke within myself to the Guru's Teachings,
then I renounced my fickle intellect.
When the Light of the Guru's Teachings dawned,
and then all darkness was dispelled. ||2||
When the mind is attached to the Guru's Feet,
then the Path of Death recedes.
Through the Fear of God, one attains the Fearless Lord;
then, one enters the home of celestial bliss. ||3||
Prays Nanak, how rare are those who reflect and understand,
the most sublime action in this world.
The noblest deed is to sing the Lord's Praises,
and so meet the Lord Himself. ||4||1||12||
Sorat'h, Third Mehl, First House:
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
All of Your servants, who relish the Word of Your Shabad, serve You.
By Guru's Grace, they become pure, eradicating self-conceit from within.
Night and day, they continually sing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord; they are adorned with the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||
O my Lord and Master, I am Your child; I seek Your Sanctuary.
You are the One and Only Lord, the Truest of the True; You Yourself are the Destroyer of ego. ||Pause||
Those who remain wakeful obtain God; through the Word of the Shabad, they conquer their ego.
Immersed in family life, the Lord's humble servant ever remains detached; he reflects upon the essence of spiritual wisdom.
Serving the True Guru, he finds eternal peace, and he keeps the Lord enshrined in his heart. ||2||
This mind wanders in the ten directions; it is consumed by the love of duality.
Section 13 - Raag Sorat'h - Part 006
The foolish self-willed manmukh does not remember the Lord's Name; he wastes away his life in vain.
But when he meets the True Guru, then he obtains the Name; he sheds egotism and emotional attachment. ||3||
The Lord's humble servants are True - they practice Truth, and reflect upon the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
The True Lord God unites them with Himself, and they keep the True Lord enshrined in their hearts.
O Nanak, through the Name, I have obtained salvation and understanding; this alone is my wealth. ||4||1||
Sorat'h, Third Mehl:
The True Lord has blessed His devotees with the treasure of devotional worship, and the wealth of the Lord's Name.
The wealth of the Naam, shall never be exhausted; no one can estimate its worth.
With the wealth of the Naam, their faces are radiant, and they attain the True Lord. ||1||
O my mind, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Lord is found.
Without the Shabad, the world wanders around, and receives its punishment in the Court of the Lord. ||Pause||
Within this body dwell the five thieves: sexual desire, anger, greed, emotional attachment and egotism.
They plunder the Nectar, but the self-willed manmukh does not realize it; no one hears his complaint.
The world is blind, and its dealings are blind as well; without the Guru, there is only pitch darkness. ||2||
Indulging in egotism and possessiveness, they are ruined; when they depart, nothing goes along with them.
But one who becomes Gurmukh meditates on the Naam, and ever contemplates the Lord's Name.
Through the True Word of Gurbani, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord; blessed with the Lord's Glance of Grace, he is enraptured. ||3||
The spiritual wisdom of the True Guru is a steady light within the heart. The Lord's decree is over the heads of even kings.
Night and day, the Lord's devotees worship Him; night and day, they gather in the true profit of the Lord's Name.
O Nanak, through the Lord's Name, one is emancipated; attuned to the Shabad, he finds the Lord. ||4||2||
Sorat'h, Third Mehl:
If one becomes the slave of the Lord's slaves, then he finds the Lord, and eradicates ego from within.
The Lord of bliss is his object of devotion; night and day, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
Attuned to the Word of the Shabad, the Lord's devotees remain ever as one, absorbed in the Lord. ||1||
O Dear Lord, Your Glance of Grace is True.
Show mercy to Your slave, O Beloved Lord, and preserve my honor. ||Pause||
Continually praising the Word of the Shabad, I live; under Guru's Instruction, my fear has been dispelled.
My True Lord God is so beautiful! Serving the Guru, my consciousness is focused on Him.
One who chants the True Word of the Shabad, and the Truest of the True, the Word of His Bani, remains wakeful, day and night. ||2||
He is so very deep and profound, the Giver of eternal peace; no one can find His limit.
Serving the Perfect Guru, one becomes carefree, enshrining the Lord within the mind.
The mind and body become immaculately pure, and a lasting peace fills the heart; doubt is eradicated from within. ||3||
The Way of the Lord is always such a difficult path; only a few find it, contemplating the Guru.
Imbued with the Lord's Love, and intoxicated with the Shabad, he renounces ego and corruption.
O Nanak, imbued with the Naam, and the Love of the One Lord, he is embellished with the Word of the Shabad. ||4||3||
Section 13 - Raag Sorat'h - Part 007
Sorat'h, Third Mehl:
Dear Beloved Lord, I praise You continually, as long as there is the breath within my body.
If I were to forget You, for a moment, even for an instant, O Lord Master, it would be like fifty years for me.
I was always such a fool and an idiot, O Siblings of Destiny, but now, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, my mind is enlightened. ||1||
Dear Lord, You Yourself bestow understanding.
Dear Lord, I am forever a sacrifice to You; I am dedicated and devoted to Your Name. ||Pause||
I have died in the Word of the Shabad, and through the Shabad, I am dead while yet alive, O Siblings of Destiny; through the Shabad, I have been liberated.
Through the Shabad, my mind and body have been purified, and the Lord has come to dwell within my mind.
The Guru is the Giver of the Shabad; my mind is imbued with it, and I remain absorbed in the Lord. ||2||
Those who do not know the Shabad are blind and deaf; why did they even bother to come into the world?
They do not obtain the subtle essence of the Lord's elixir; they waste away their lives, and are reincarnated over and over again.
The blind, idiotic, self-willed manmukhs are like maggots in manure, and in manure they rot away. ||3||
The Lord Himself creates us, watches over us, and places us on the Path, O Siblings of Destiny; there is no one other than Him.
No one can erase that which is pre-ordained, O Siblings of Destiny; whatever the Creator wills, comes to pass.
O Nanak, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides deep within the mind; O Siblings of Destiny, there is no other at all. ||4||4||
Sorat'h, Third Mehl:
The Gurmukhs practice devotional worship, and become pleasing to God; night and day, they chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
You Yourself protect and take care of Your devotees, who are pleasing to Your Mind.
You are the Giver of virtue, realized through the Word of Your Shabad. Uttering Your Glories, we merge with You, O Glorious Lord. ||1||
O my mind, remember always the Dear Lord.
At the very last moment, He alone shall be your best friend; He shall always stand by you. ||Pause||
The gathering of the wicked enemies shall always practice falsehood; they do not contemplate understanding.
Who can obtain fruit from the slander of evil enemies? Remember that Harnaakhash was torn apart by the Lord's claws.
Prahlaad, the Lord's humble servant, constantly sang the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and the Dear Lord saved him. ||2||
The self-willed manmukhs see themselves as being very virtuous; they have absolutely no understanding at all.
They indulge in slander of the humble spiritual people; they waste their lives away, and then they have to depart.
They never think of the Lord's Name, and in the end, they depart, regretting and repenting. ||3||
The Lord makes the lives of His devotees fruitful; He Himself links them to the Guru's service.
Imbued with the Word of the Shabad, and intoxicated with celestial bliss, night and day, they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
Slave Nanak utters this prayer: O Lord, please, let me fall at their feet. ||4||5||
Sorat'h, Third Mehl:
He alone is a Sikh, a friend, a relative and a sibling, who walks in the Way of the Guru's Will.
One who walks according to his own will, O Siblings of Destiny, suffers separation from the Lord, and shall be punished.
Without the True Guru, peace is never obtained, O Siblings of Destiny; again and again, he regrets and repents. ||1||
The Lord's slaves are happy, O Siblings of Destiny.
Section 13 - Raag Sorat'h - Part 008
The sins and sorrows of countless lifetimes are eradicated; the Lord Himself unites them in His Union. ||Pause||
All of these relatives are like chains upon the soul, O Siblings of Destiny; the world is deluded by doubt.
Without the Guru, the chains cannot be broken; the Gurmukhs find the door of salvation.
One who performs rituals without realizing the Word of the Guru's Shabad, shall die and be reborn, again and again. ||2||
The world is entangled in egotism and possessiveness, O Siblings of Destiny, but no one belongs to anyone else.
The Gurmukhs attain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, singing the Glories of the Lord; they dwell in the home of their own inner being.
One who understands here, realizes himself; the Lord God belongs to him. ||3||
The True Guru is forever merciful, O Siblings of Destiny; without good destiny, what can anyone obtain?
He looks alike upon all with His Glance of Grace, but people receive the fruits of their rewards according to their love for the Lord.
O Nanak, when the Naam, the Name of the Lord, comes to dwell within the mind, then self-conceit is eradicated from within. ||4||6||
Sorat'h, Third Mehl, Chau-Tukas:
True devotional worship is obtained only through the True Guru, when the True Word of His Bani is in the heart.
Serving the True Guru, eternal peace is obtained; egotism is obliterated through the Word of the Shabad.
Without the Guru, there is no true devotion; otherwise, people wander around, deluded by ignorance.
The self-willed manmukhs wander around, suffering in constant pain; they drown and die, even without water. ||1||
O Siblings of Destiny, remain forever in the Lord's Sanctuary, under His Protection.
Bestowing His Glance of Grace, He preserves our honor, and blesses us with the glory of the Lord's Name. ||Pause||
Through the Perfect Guru, one comes to understand himself, contemplating the True Word of the Shabad.
The Lord, the Life of the world, ever abides in his heart, and he renounces sexual desire, anger and egotism.
The Lord is ever-present, permeating and pervading all places; the Name of the Infinite Lord is enshrined within the heart.
Throughout the ages, through the Word of His Bani, His Shabad is realized, and the Name becomes so sweet and beloved to the mind. ||2||
Serving the Guru, one realizes the Naam, the Name of the Lord; fruitful is his life, and his coming into the world.
Tasting the sublime elixir of the Lord, his mind is satisfied and satiated forever; singing the Glories of the Glorious Lord, he is fulfilled and satisfied.
The lotus of his heart blossoms forth, he is ever imbued with the Lord's Love, and the unstruck melody of the Shabad resounds within him.
His body and mind become immaculately pure; his speech becomes immaculate as well, and he merges in the Truest of the True. ||3||
No one knows the state of the Lord's Name; through the Guru's Teachings, it comes to abide in the heart.
One who becomes Gurmukh, understands the Path; his tongue savors the sublime essence of the Lord's Nectar.
Meditation, austere self-discipline and self-restraint are all obtained from the Guru; the Naam, the Name of the Lord, comes to abide within the heart.
O Nanak, those humble beings who praise the Naam are beautiful; they are honored in the Court of the True Lord. ||4||7||
Sorat'h, Third Mehl, Du-Tukas:
Meeting the True Guru, one turns away from the world, O Siblings of Destiny; when he remains dead while yet alive, he obtains true understanding.
He alone is the Guru, and he alone is a Sikh, O Siblings of Destiny, whose light merges in the Light. ||1||
O my mind, be lovingly attuned to the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
Chanting the Name of the Lord, it seems so sweet to the mind, O Siblings of Destiny; the Gurmukhs obtain a place in the Court of the Lord. ||Pause||
Section 13 - Raag Sorat'h - Part 009
Without the Guru, love for the Lord does not well up, O Siblings of Destiny; the self-willed manmukhs are engrossed in the love of duality.
Actions performed by the manmukh are like the threshing of the chaff - they obtain nothing for their efforts. ||2||
Meeting the Guru, the Naam comes to permeate the mind, O Siblings of Destiny, with true love and affection.
He always sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny, with infinite love for the Guru. ||3||
How blessed and approved is his coming into the world, O Siblings of Destiny, who focuses his mind on serving the Guru.
O Nanak, the Name of the Lord is obtained, O Siblings of Destiny, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and we merge with the Lord. ||4||8||
Sorat'h, Third Mehl, First House:
The three worlds are entangled in the three qualities, O Siblings of Destiny; the Guru imparts understanding.
Attached to the Lord's Name, one is emancipated, O Siblings of Destiny; go and ask the wise ones about this. ||1||
O mind, renounce the three qualities, and focus your consciousness on the fourth state.
The Dear Lord abides in the mind, O Siblings of Destiny; ever sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||Pause||
From the Naam, everyone originated, O Siblings of Destiny; forgetting the Naam, they die away.
The ignorant world is blind, O Siblings of Destiny; those who sleep are plundered. ||2||
Those Gurmukhs who remain awake are saved, O Siblings of Destiny; they cross over the terrifying world-ocean.
In this world, the Name of the Lord is the true profit, O Siblings of Destiny; keep it enshrined within your heart. ||3||
In the Guru's Sanctuary, O Siblings of Destiny, you shall be saved; be lovingly attuned to the Lord's Name.
O Nanak, the Name of the Lord is the boat, and the Name is the raft, O Siblings of Destiny; setting out on it, the Lord's humble servant crosses over the world-ocean. ||4||9||
Sorat'h, Third Mehl, First House:
The True Guru is the ocean of peace in the world; there is no other place of rest and peace.
The world is afflicted with the painful disease of egotism; dying, only to be reborn, it cries out in pain. ||1||
O mind, serve the True Guru, and obtain peace.
If you serve the True Guru, you shall find peace; otherwise, you shall depart, after wasting away your life in vain. ||Pause||
Led around by the three qualities, he does many deeds, but he does not come to taste and savor the subtle essence of the Lord.
He says his evening prayers, and makes offerings of water, and recites his morning prayers, but without true understanding, he still suffers in pain. ||2||
One who serves the True Guru is very fortunate; as the Lord so wills, he meets with the Guru.
Drinking in the sublime essence of the Lord, His humble servants remain ever satisfied; they eradicate self-conceit from within themselves. ||3||
This world is blind, and all act blindly; without the Guru, no one finds the Path.
O Nanak, meeting with the True Guru, one sees with his eyes, and finds the True Lord within the home of his own being. ||4||10||
Sorat'h, Third Mehl:
Without serving the True Guru, he suffers in terrible pain, and throughout the four ages, he wanders aimlessly.
I am poor and meek, and throughout the ages, You are the Great Giver - please, grant me the understanding of the Shabad. ||1||
O Dear Beloved Lord, please show mercy to me.
Unite me in the Union of the True Guru, the Great Giver, and give me the support of the Lord's Name. ||Pause||
Conquering my desires and duality, I have merged in celestial peace, and I have found the Naam, the Name of the Infinite Lord.
I have tasted the sublime essence of the Lord, and my soul has become immaculately pure; the Lord is the Destroyer of sins. ||2||
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Dying in the Word of the Shabad, you shall live forever, and you shall never die again.
The Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam is ever-sweet to the mind; but how few are those who obtain the Shabad. ||3||
The Great Giver keeps His Gifts in His Hand; He gives them to those with whom He is pleased.
O Nanak, imbued with the Naam, they find peace, and in the Court of the Lord, they are exalted. ||4||11||
Sorat'h, Third Mehl:
Serving the True Guru, the divine melody wells up within, and one is blessed with wisdom and salvation.
The True Name of the Lord comes to abide in the mind, and through the Name, one merges in the Name. ||1||
Without the True Guru, the whole world is insane.
The blind, self-willed manmukhs do not realize the Word of the Shabad; they are deluded by false doubts. ||Pause||
The three-faced Maya had led them astray in doubt, and they are snared by the noose of egotism.
Birth and death hang over their heads, and being reborn from the womb, they suffer in pain. ||2||
The three qualities permeate the whole world; acting in ego, it loses its honor.
But one who becomes Gurmukh comes to realize the fourth state of celestial bliss; he finds peace through the Name of the Lord. ||3||
The three qualities are all Yours, O Lord; You Yourself created them. Whatever You do, comes to pass.
O Nanak, through the Lord's Name, one is emancipated; through the Shabad, he is rid of egotism. ||4||12||
Sorat'h, Fourth Mehl, First House:
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
My Beloved Lord Himself pervades and permeates all; He Himself is, all by Himself.
My Beloved Himself is the trader in this world; He Himself is the true banker.
My Beloved Himself is the trade and the trader; He Himself is the true credit. ||1||
O mind, meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, and praise His Name.
By Guru's Grace, the Beloved, Ambrosial, unapproachable and unfathomable Lord is obtained. ||Pause||
The Beloved Himself sees and hears everything; He Himself speaks through the mouths of all beings.
The Beloved Himself leads us into the wilderness, and He Himself shows us the Way.
The Beloved Himself is Himself all-in-all; He Himself is carefree. ||2||
The Beloved Himself, all by Himself, created everything; He Himself links all to their tasks.
The Beloved Himself creates the Creation, and He Himself destroys it.
He Himself is the wharf, and He Himself is the ferryman, who ferries us across. ||3||
The Beloved Himself is the ocean, and the boat; He Himself is the Guru, the boatman who steers it
. The Beloved Himself sets sail and crosses over; He, the King, beholds His wondrous play.
The Beloved Himself is the Merciful Master; O servant Nanak, He forgives and blends with Himself. ||4||1||
Sorat'h, Fourth Mehl:
He Himself is born of the egg, from the womb, from sweat and from the earth; He Himself is the continents and all the worlds.
He Himself is the thread, and He Himself is the many beads; through His Almighty Power, He has strung the worlds.
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He holds the thread, and when He withdraws the thread, the beads scatter into heaps. ||1||
O my mind, there is no other than the Lord for me.
The treasure of the Beloved Naam is within the True Guru; in His Mercy, he pours the Ambrosial Nectar into my mouth. ||Pause||
The Beloved Himself is in all the oceans and lands; whatever God does, comes to pass.
The Beloved brings nourishment to all; there is no other than Him.
The Beloved Himself plays, and whatever He Himself does, comes to pass. ||2||
The Beloved Himself, all by Himself, is immaculate and pure; He Himself is immaculate and pure.
The Beloved Himself determines the value of all; whatever He does comes to pass.
The Beloved Himself is unseen - He cannot be seen; He Himself causes us to see. ||3||
The Beloved Himself is deep and profound and unfathomable; there is no other as great as He.
The Beloved Himself enjoys every heart; He is contained within every woman and man.
O Nanak, the Beloved is pervading everywhere, but He is hidden; through the Guru, He is revealed. ||4||2||
Sorat'h, Fourth Mehl:
He Himself, the Beloved, is Himself all-in-all; He Himself establishes and disestablishes.
The Beloved Himself beholds, and rejoices; God Himself works wonders, and beholds them.
The Beloved Himself is contained in all the woods and meadows; as Gurmukh, He reveals Himself. ||1||
Meditate, O mind, on the Lord, Har, Har; through the sublime essence of Lord's Name, you shall be satisfied.
The Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam, is the sweetest juice; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, its taste is revealed. ||Pause||
The Beloved is Himself the place of pilgrimage and the raft; God Himself ferries Himself across.
The Beloved Himself casts the net over all the world; the Lord Himself is the fish.
The Beloved Himself is infallible; He makes no mistakes. There is no other like Him to be seen. ||2||
The Beloved Himself is the Yogi's horn, and the sound current of the Naad; He Himself plays the tune.
The Beloved Himself is the Yogi, the Primal Being; He Himself practices intense meditation.
He Himself is the True Guru, and He Himself is the disciple; God Himself imparts the Teachings. ||3||
The Beloved Himself inspires us to chant His Name, and He Himself practices meditation.
The Beloved Himself is the Ambrosial Nectar; He Himself is the juice of it.
The Beloved Himself praises Himself; servant Nanak is satisfied, with the sublime essence of the Lord. ||4||3||
Sorat'h, Fourth Mehl:
God Himself is the balance scale, He Himself is the weigher, and He Himself weighs with the weights.
He Himself is the banker, He Himself is the trader, and He Himself makes the trades.
The Beloved Himself fashioned the world, and He Himself counter-balances it with a gram. ||1||
My mind meditates on the Lord, Har, Har, and finds peace.
The Name of the Beloved Lord, Har, Har, is a treasure; the Perfect Guru has made it seem sweet to me. ||Pause||
The Beloved Himself is the earth, and He Himself is the water; He Himself acts, and causes others to act.
The Beloved Himself issues His Commands, and keeps the water and the land bound down.
The Beloved Himself instills the Fear of God; He binds the tiger and the goat together. ||2||
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The Beloved Lord Himself is the firewood, and He Himself keeps the fire within the wood.
The Beloved Lord Himself, all by Himself, permeates them, and because of the Fear of God, the fire cannot burn the wood.
The Beloved Himself kills and revives; all draw the breath of life, given by Him. ||3||
The Beloved Himself is power and presence; He Himself engages us in our work.
As the Beloved makes me walk, I walk, as it pleases my Lord God.
The Beloved Himself is the musician, and the musical instrument; servant Nanak vibrates His vibration. ||4||4||
Sorat'h, Fourth Mehl:
The Beloved Himself created the Universe; He made the light of the sun and the moon.
The Beloved Himself is the power of the powerless; He Himself is the honor of the dishonored.
The Beloved Himself grants His Grace and protects us; He Himself is wise and all-knowing. ||1||
O my mind, chant the Name of the Lord, and receive His Insignia.
Join the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, and meditate on the Lord, Har, Har; you shall not have to come and go in reincarnation again. ||Pause||
The Beloved Himself pervades His Glorious Praises, and He Himself approves them.
The Beloved Himself grants His forgiveness, and He Himself bestows the Insignia of Truth.
The Beloved Himself obeys His Will, and He Himself issues His Command. ||2||
The Beloved Himself is the treasure of devotion; He Himself gives His gifts.
The Beloved Himself commits some to His service, and He Himself blesses them with honor.
The Beloved Himself is absorbed in Samaadhi; He Himself is the treasure of excellence. ||3||
The Beloved Himself is the greatest; He Himself is supreme.
The Beloved Himself appraises the value; He Himself is the scale, and the weights.
The Beloved Himself is unweighable - He weighs Himself; servant Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him. ||4||5||
Sorat'h, Fourth Mehl:
The Beloved Himself commits some to His service; He Himself blesses them with the joy of devotional worship.
The Beloved Himself causes us to sing His Glorious Praises; He Himself is absorbed in the Word of His Shabad.
He Himself is the pen, and He Himself is the scribe; He Himself inscribes His inscription. ||1||
O my mind, joyfully chant the Name of the Lord.
Those very fortunate ones are in ecstasy night and day; through the Perfect Guru, they obtain the profit of the Lord's Name. ||Pause||
The Beloved Himself is the milk-maid and Krishna; He Himself herds the cows in the woods.
The Beloved Himself is the blue-skinned, handsome one; He Himself plays on His flute.
The Beloved Himself took the form of a child, and destroyed Kuwalia-peer, the mad elephant. ||2||
The Beloved Himself sets the stage; He performs the plays, and He Himself watches them.
The Beloved Himself assumed the form of the child, and killed the demons Chandoor, Kansa and Kaysee.
The Beloved Himself, by Himself, is the embodiment of power; He shatters the power of the fools and idiots. ||3||
The Beloved Himself created the whole world. In His hands He holds the power of the ages.
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The Beloved Himself puts the chains around their necks; as God pulls them, must they go.
Whoever harbors pride shall be destroyed, O Beloved; meditating on the Lord, Nanak is absorbed in devotional worship. ||4||6||
Sorat'h, Fourth Mehl, Du-Tukas:
Separated from the Lord for countless lifetimes, the self-willed manmukh suffers in pain, engaged in acts of egotism.
Beholding the Holy Saint, I found God; O Lord of the Universe, I seek Your Sanctuary. ||1||
The Love of God is very dear to me.
When I joined the Sat Sangat, the Company of the Holy People, the Lord, the embodiment of peace, came into my heart. ||Pause||
You dwell, hidden, within my heart day and night, Lord; but the poor fools do not understand Your Love.
Meeting with the Almighty True Guru, God was revealed to me; I sing His Glorious Praises, and reflect upon His Glories. ||2||
As Gurmukh, I have become enlightened; peace has come, and evil-mindedness has been dispelled from my mind.
Understanding the relationship of the individual soul with God, I have found peace, in Your Sat Sangat, Your True Congregation, O Lord. ||3||
Those who are blessed by Your Kind Mercy, meet the Almighty Lord, and find the Guru.
Nanak has found the immeasurable, celestial peace; night and day, he remains awake to the Lord, the Master of the Forest of the Universe. ||4||7||
Sorat'h, Fourth Mehl:
The inner depths of my mind are pierced by love for the Lord; I cannot live without the Lord.
Just as the fish dies without water, I die without the Lord's Name. ||1||
O my God, please bless me with the water of Your Name.
I beg for Your Name, deep within myself, day and night; through the Name, I find peace. ||Pause||
The song-bird cries out for lack of water - without water, its thirst cannot be quenched.
The Gurmukh obtains the water of celestial bliss, and is rejuvenated, blossoming forth through the blessed Love of the Lord. ||2||
The self-willed manmukhs are hungry, wandering around in the ten directions; without the Name, they suffer in pain.
They are born, only to die, and enter into reincarnation again; in the Court of the Lord, they are punished. ||3||
But if the Lord shows His Mercy, then one comes to sing His Glorious Praises; deep within the nucleus of his own self, he finds the sublime essence of the Lord's elixir.
The Lord has become Merciful to meek Nanak, and through the Word of the Shabad, his desires are quenched. ||4||8||
Sorat'h, Fourth Mehl, Panch-Padas:
If one eats the uneatable, then he becomes a Siddha, a being of perfect spirituality; through this perfection, he obtains wisdom.
When the arrow of the Lord's Love pierces his body, then his doubt is eradicated. ||1||
O my Lord of the Universe, please bless Your humble servant with glory.
Under Guru's Instructions, enlighten me with the Lord's Name, that I may dwell forever in Your Sanctuary. ||Pause||
This whole world is engrossed in coming and going; O my foolish and ignorant mind, be mindful of the Lord.
O Dear Lord, please, take pity upon me, and unite me with the Guru, that I may merge in the Lord's Name. ||2||
Only one who has it knows God; he alone has it, to whom God has given it - so very beautiful, unapproachable and unfathomable. Through the Perfect Guru, the unknowable is known. ||3||
Only one who tastes it knows it, like the mute, who tastes the sweet candy, but cannot speak of it.
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The jewel is concealed, but it is not concealed, even though one may try to conceal it. ||4||
Everything is Yours, O Inner-knower, Searcher of hearts; You are the Lord God of all.
He alone receives the gift, unto whom You give it; O servant Nanak, there is no one else. ||5||9||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl, First House, Ti-Tukas:
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
Who should I ask? Who should I worship? All were created by Him.
Whoever appears to be the greatest of the great, shall ultimately be mixed with the dust.
The Fearless, Formless Lord, the Destroyer of Fear bestows all comforts, and the nine treasures. ||1||
O Dear Lord, Your gifts alone satisfy me.
Why should I praise the poor helpless man? Why should I feel subservient to him? ||Pause||
All things come to one who meditates on the Lord; the Lord satisfies his hunger.
The Lord, the Giver of peace, bestows such wealth, that it can never be exhausted.
I am in ecstasy, absorbed in celestial peace; the True Guru has united me in His Union. ||2||
O mind, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord; worship the Naam, night and day, and recite the Naam.
Listen to the Teachings of the Holy Saints, and all fear of death will be dispelled.
Those blessed by God's Grace are attached to the Word of the Guru's Bani. ||3||
Who can estimate Your worth, God? You are kind and compassionate to all beings.
Everything which You do, prevails; I am just a poor child - what can I do?
Protect and preserve Your servant Nanak; be kind to him, like a father to his son. ||4||1||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl, First House, Chau-Tukas:
Praise the Guru, and the Lord of the Universe, O Siblings of Destiny; enshrine Him in your mind, body and heart.
Let the True Lord and Master abide in your mind, O Siblings of Destiny; this is the most excellent way of life.
Those bodies, in which the Name of the Lord does not well up, O Siblings of Destiny - those bodies are reduced to ashes.
I am a sacrifice to the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Siblings of Destiny; they take the Support of the One and Only Lord. ||1||
So worship and adore that True Lord, O Siblings of Destiny; He alone does everything.
The Perfect Guru has taught me, O Siblings of Destiny, that without Him, there is no other at all. ||Pause||
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, they putrefy and die, O Siblings of Destiny; their numbers cannot be counted.
Without Truth, purity cannot be achieved, O Siblings of Destiny; the Lord is true and unfathomable.
Coming and going do not end, O Siblings of Destiny; pride in worldly valuables is false.
The Gurmukh saves millions of people, O Siblings of Destiny, blessing them with even a particle of the Name. ||2||
I have searched through the Simritees and the Shaastras, O Siblings of Destiny - without the True Guru, doubt does not depart.
They are so tired of performing their many deeds, O Siblings of Destiny, but they fall into bondage again and again.
I have searched in the four directions, O Siblings of Destiny, but without the True Guru, there is no place at all.
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By great good fortune, I found the Guru, O Siblings of Destiny, and I meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||3||
The Truth is forever pure, O Siblings of Destiny; those who are true are pure.
When the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace, O Siblings of Destiny, then one obtains Him.
Among millions, O Siblings of Destiny, hardly one humble servant of the Lord is found.
Nanak is imbued with the True Name, O Siblings of Destiny; hearing it, the mind and body become immaculately pure. ||4||2||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl, Du-Tukas:
As long as this person believes in love and hate, it is difficult for him to meet the Lord.
As long as he discriminates between himself and others, he will distance himself from the Lord. ||1||
O Lord, grant me such understanding,
that I might serve the Holy Saints, and seek the protection of their feet, and not forget them, for a moment, even an instant. ||Pause||
O foolish, thoughtless and fickle mind, such understanding did not come into your heart.
Renouncing the Lord of Life, you have become engrossed in other things, and you are involved with your enemies. ||2||
Sorrow does not afflict one who does not harbor self-conceit; in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I have attained this understanding.
Know that the babbling of the faithless cynic is like wind passing by. ||3||
This mind is inundated by millions of sins - what can I say?
Nanak, Your humble servant has come to Your Sanctuary, God; please, erase all his accounts. ||4||3||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Children, spouses, men and women in one's household, are all bound by Maya.
At the very last moment, none of them shall stand by you; their love is totally false. ||1||
O man, why do you pamper your body so?
It shall disperse like a cloud of smoke; vibrate upon the One, the Beloved Lord. ||Pause||
There are three ways in which the body can be consumed - it can be thrown into water, given to the dogs, or cremated to ashes.
He considers himself to be immortal; he sits in his home, and forgets the Lord, the Cause of causes. ||2||
In various ways, the Lord has fashioned the beads, and strung them on a slender thread.
The thread shall break, O wretched man, and then, you shall repent and regret. ||3||
He created you, and after creating you, He adorned you - meditate on Him day and night.
God has showered His Mercy upon servant Nanak; I hold tight to the Support of the True Guru. ||4||4||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
I met the True Guru, by great good fortune, and my mind has been enlightened.
No one else can equal me, because I have the loving support of my Lord and Master. ||1||
I am a sacrifice to my True Guru.
I am at peace in this world, and I shall be in celestial peace in the next; my home is filled with bliss. ||Pause||
He is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, the Creator, my Lord and Master.
I have become fearless, attached to the Guru's feet; I take the Support of the Name of the One Lord. ||2||
Fruitful is the Blessed Vision of His Darshan; the Form of God is deathless; He is and shall always be.
He hugs His humble servants close, and protects and preserves them; their love for Him is sweet to Him. ||3||
Great is His glorious greatness, and wondrous is His magnificence; through Him, all affairs are resolved.
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Nanak has met with the Perfect Guru; all his sorrows have been dispelled. ||4||5||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
To the happy person, everyone seems happy; to the sick person, everyone seems sick.
The Lord and Master acts, and causes us to act; union is in His Hands. ||1||
O my mind, no one appears to be mistaken, to one who has dispelled his own doubts; he realizes that everyone is God. ||Pause||
One whose mind is comforted in the Society of the Saints, believes that all are joyful.
One whose mind is afflicted by the disease of egotism, cries out in birth and death. ||2||
Everything is clear to one whose eyes are blessed with the ointment of spiritual wisdom.
In the darkness of spiritual ignorance, he sees nothing at all; he wanders around in reincarnation, over and over again. ||3||
Hear my prayer, O Lord and Master; Nanak begs for this happiness:
whereever Your Holy Saints sing the Kirtan of Your Praises, let my mind be attached to that place. ||4||6||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
My body belongs to the Saints, my wealth belongs to the Saints, and my mind belongs to the Saints.
By the Grace of the Saints, I meditate on the Lord's Name, and then, all comforts come to me. ||1||
Without the Saints, there are no other givers.
Whoever takes to the Sanctuary of the Holy Saints, is carried across. ||Pause||
Millions of sins are erased by serving the humble Saints, and singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord with love.
One finds peace in this world, and one's face is radiant in the next world, by associating with the humble Saints, through great good fortune. ||2||
I have only one tongue, and the Lord's humble servant is filled with countless virtues; how can I sing his praises?
The inaccessible, unapproachable and eternally unchanging Lord is obtained in the Sanctuary of the Saints. ||3||
I am worthless, lowly, without friends or support, and full of sins; I long for the Shelter of the Saints.
I am drowning in the deep, dark pit of household attachments - please save me, Lord! ||4||7||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl, First House:
O Creator Lord, You fulfill the desires of those, within whose heart You abide.
Your slaves do not forget You; the dust of Your feet is pleasing to their minds. ||1||
Your Unspoken Speech cannot be spoken.
O treasure of excellence, Giver of peace, Lord and Master, Your greatness is the highest of all. ||Pause||
The mortal does those deeds, and those alone, which You ordained by destiny.
Your servant, whom You bless with Your service, is satisfied and fulfilled, beholding the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||2||
You are contained in all, but he alone realizes this, whom You bless with understanding.
By Guru's Grace, his spiritual ignorance is dispelled, and he is respected everywhere. ||3||
He alone is spiritually enlightened, he alone is a meditator, and he alone is a man of good nature.
Says Nanak, one unto whom the Lord becomes Merciful, does not forget the Lord from his mind. ||4||8||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The whole creation is engrossed in emotional attachment; sometimes, one is high, and at other times, low.
No one can be purified by any rituals or devices; they cannot reach their goal. ||1||
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O my mind, emancipation is attained in the Sanctuary of the Holy Saints.
Without the Perfect Guru, births and deaths do not cease, and one comes and goes, over and over again. ||Pause||
The whole world is entangled in what is called the delusion of doubt.
The perfect devotee of the Primal Lord God remains detached from everything. ||2||
Don't indulge in slander for any reason, for everything is the creation of the Lord and Master.
One who is blessed with the Mercy of my God, dwells on the Name in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||3||
The Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord, the True Guru, saves all.
Says Nanak, without the Guru, no one crosses over; this is the perfect essence of all contemplation. ||4||9||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
I have searched and searched and searched, and found that the Lord's Name is the most sublime reality.
Contemplating it for even an instant, sins are erased; the Gurmukh is carried across and saved. ||1||
Drink in the sublime essence of the Lord's Name, O man of spiritual wisdom.
Listening to the Ambrosial Words of the Holy Saints, the mind finds absolute fulfillment and satisfaction. ||Pause||
Liberation, pleasures, and the true way of life are obtained from the Lord, the Giver of all peace.
The Perfect Lord, the Architect of Destiny, blesses His slave with the gift of devotional worship. ||2||
Hear with your ears, and sing with your tongue, and meditate within your heart on Him.
The Lord and Master is all-powerful, the Cause of causes; without Him, there is nothing at all. ||3||
By great good fortune, I have obtained the jewel of human life; have mercy on me, O Merciful Lord.
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and contemplates Him forever in meditation. ||4||10||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
After taking your cleansing bath, remember your God in meditation, and your mind and body shall be free of disease.
Millions of obstacles are removed, in the Sanctuary of God, and good fortune dawns. ||1||
The Word of God's Bani, and His Shabad, are the best utterances.
So constantly sing them, listen to them, and read them, O Siblings of Destiny, and the Perfect Guru shall save you. ||Pause||
The glorious greatness of the True Lord is immeasurable; the Merciful Lord is the Lover of His devotees.
He has preserved the honor of His Saints; from the very beginning of time, His Nature is to cherish them. ||2||
So eat the Ambrosial Name of the Lord as your food; put it into your mouth at all times.
The pains of old age and death shall all depart, when you constantly sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. ||3||
My Lord and Master has heard my prayer, and all my affairs have been resolved.
The glorious greatness of Guru Nanak is manifest, throughout all the ages. ||4||11||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl, Second House, Chau-Padas:
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
The One God is our father; we are the children of the One God. You are our Guru.
Listen, friends: my soul is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to You; O Lord, reveal to me the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||1||
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Listen, friends: I am a sacrifice to the dust of Your feet.
This mind is yours, O Siblings of Destiny. ||Pause||
I wash your feet, I massage and clean them; I give this mind to you.
Listen, friends: I have come to Your Sanctuary; teach me, that I might unite with God. ||2||
Do not be proud; seek His Sanctuary, and accept as good all that He does.
Listen, friends: dedicate your soul, body and your whole being to Him; thus you shall receive the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. ||3||
He has shown mercy to me, by the Grace of the Saints; the Lord's Name is sweet to me.
The Guru has shown mercy to servant Nanak; I see the casteless, immaculate Lord everywhere. ||4||1||12||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
God is the Lord and Master of millions of universes; He is the Giver of all beings.
He ever cherishes and cares for all beings, but the fool does not appreciate any of His virtues. ||1||
I do not know how to worship the Lord in adoration.
I can only repeat, "Lord, Lord, Guru, Guru."
O Dear Lord, I go by the name of the Lord's slave. ||Pause||
The Compassionate Lord is Merciful to the meek, the ocean of peace; He fills all hearts.
He sees, hears, and is always with me; but I am a fool, and I think that He is far away. ||2||
The Lord is limitless, but I can only describe Him within my limitations; what do I know, about what He is like?
I offer my prayer to my True Guru; I am so foolish - please, teach me! ||3||
I am just a fool, but millions of sinners just like me have been saved.
Those who have heard, and seen Guru Nanak, do not descend into the womb of reincarnation again. ||4||2||13||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Those things, which caused me such anxiety, have all vanished.
Now, I sleep in peace and tranquility, and my mind is in a state of deep and profound peace; the inverted lotus of my heart has blossomed forth. ||1||
Behold, a wondrous miracle has happened!
That Lord and Master, whose wisdom is said to be unfathomable, has been enshrined within my heart, by the Guru. ||Pause||
The demons which tormented me so much, have themselves become terrified.
They pray: please, save us from your Lord Master; we seek your protection. ||2||
When the treasure of the Lord of the Universe is opened, those who are pre-destined, receive it.
The Guru has given me the one jewel, and my mind and body have become peaceful and tranquil. ||3||
The Guru has blessed me with the one drop of Ambrosial Nectar, and so I have become stable, unmoving and immortal - I shall not die.
The Lord blessed Guru Nanak with the treasure of devotional worship, and did not call him to account again. ||4||3||14||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Those whose minds are attached to the lotus feet of the Lord - those humble beings are satisfied and fulfilled.
But those, within whose hearts the priceless virtue does not abide - those men remain thirsty and unsatisfied. ||1||
Worshipping the Lord in adoration, one becomes happy, and free of disease.
But one who forgets my Dear Lord - know him to be afflicted with tens of thousands of illnesses. ||Pause||
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Those who hold tightly to Your Support, God, are happy in Your Sanctuary.
But those humble beings who forget the Primal Lord, the Architect of Destiny, are counted among the most miserable beings. ||2||
One who has faith in the Guru, and who is lovingly attached to God, enjoys the delights of supreme ecstasy.
One who forgets God and forsakes the Guru, falls into the most horrible hell. ||3||
As the Lord engages someone, so he is engaged, and so does he perform.
Nanak has taken to the Shelter of the Saints; his heart is absorbed in the Lord's feet. ||4||4||15||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
As the king is entangled in kingly affairs, and the egotist in his own egotism,
and the greedy man is enticed by greed, so is the spiritually enlightened being absorbed in the Love of the Lord. ||1||
This is what befits the Lord's servant.
Beholding the Lord near at hand, he serves the True Guru, and he is satisfied through the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises. ||Pause||
The addict is addicted to his drug, and the landlord is in love with his land.
As the baby is attached to his milk, so the Saint is in love with God. ||2||
The scholar is absorbed in scholarship, and the eyes are happy to see.
As the tongue savors the tastes, so does the humble servant of the Lord sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||3||
As is the hunger, so is the fulfiller; He is the Lord and Master of all hearts.
Nanak thirsts for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan; he has met God, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. ||4||5||16||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
We are filthy, and You are immaculate, O Creator Lord; we are worthless, and You are the Great Giver.
We are fools, and You are wise and all-knowing. You are the knower of all things. ||1||
O Lord, this is what we are, and this is what You are.
We are sinners, and You are the Destroyer of sins. Your abode is so beautiful, O Lord and Master. ||Pause||
You fashion all, and having fashioned them, You bless them. You bestow upon them soul, body and the breath of life.
We are worthless - we have no virtue at all; please, bless us with Your gift, O Merciful Lordand Master. ||2||
You do good for us, but we do not see it as good; You are kind and compassionate, forever and ever.
You are the Giver of peace, the Primal Lord, the Architect of Destiny; please, save us, Your children! ||3||
You are the treasure, eternal Lord King; all beings and creatures beg of You.
Says Nanak, such is our condition; please, Lord, keep us on the Path of the Saints. ||4||6||17||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl, Second House:
In our mother's womb, You blessed us with Your meditative remembrance, and You preserved us there.
Through the countless waves of the ocean of fire, please, carry us across and save us, O Savior Lord! ||1||
O Lord, You are the Master above my head.
Here and hereafter, You alone are my Support. ||Pause||
He looks upon the creation like a mountain of gold, and sees the Creator as a blade of grass.
You are the Great Giver, and we are all mere beggars; O God, You give gifts according to Your Will. ||2||
In an instant, You are one thing, and in another instant, You are another. Wondrous are Your ways!
You are beautiful, mysterious, profound, unfathomable, lofty, inaccessible and infinite. ||3||
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When You brought me to the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, then I heard the Bani of Your Word.
Nanak is in ecstasy, beholding the Glory of the Primal Lord of Nirvaanaa. ||4||7||18||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
I am the dust of the feet of the Beloved Saints; I seek the Protection of their Sanctuary.
The Saints are my all-powerful Support; the Saints are my ornament and decoration. ||1||
I am hand and glove with the Saints.
I have realized my pre-ordained destiny.
This mind is yours, O Siblings of Destiny. ||Pause||
My dealings are with the Saints, and my business is with the Saints.
I have earned the profit with the Saints, and the treasure filled to over-flowing with devotion to the Lord. ||2||
The Saints entrusted to me the capital, and my mind's delusion was dispelled.
What can the Righteous Judge of Dharma do now? All my accounts have been torn up. ||3||
I have found the greatest bliss, and I am at peace, by the Grace of the Saints.
Says Nanak, my mind is reconciled with the Lord; it is imbued with the wondrous Love of the Lord. ||4||8||19||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
All the things that you see, O man, you shall have to leave behind.
Let your dealings be with the Lord's Name, and you shall attain the state of Nirvaanaa. ||1||
O my Beloved, You are the Giver of peace.
The Perfect Guru has given me these Teachings, and I am attuned to You. ||Pause||
In sexual desire, anger, greed, emotional attachment and self-conceit, peace is not to be found.
So be the dust of the feet of all, O my mind, and then you shall find bliss, joy and peace. ||2||
He knows the condition of your inner self, and He will not let your work go in vain - serve Him, O mind.
Worship Him, and dedicate this mind unto Him, the Image of the Undying Lord, the Divine Guru. ||3||
He is the Lord of the Universe, the Compassionate Lord, the Supreme Lord God, the Formless Lord.
The Naam is my merchandise, the Naam is my nourishment; the Naam, O Nanak, is the Support of my breath of life. ||4||9||20||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
He infuses the breath into the dead bodies, and he reunited the separated ones.
Even beasts, demons and fools become attentive listeners, when He sings the Praises of the Lord's Name. ||1||
Behold the glorious greatness of the Perfect Guru.
His worth cannot be described. ||Pause||
He has demolished the abode of sorrow and disease, and brought bliss, joy and happiness.
He effortlessly awards the fruits of the mind's desire, and all works are brought to perfection. ||2||
He finds peace in this world, and his face is radiant in the world hereafter; his comings and goings are finished.
He becomes fearless, and his heart is filled with the Naam, the Name of the Lord; his mind is pleasing to the True Guru. ||3||
Standing up and sitting down, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord; his pain, sorrow and doubt are dispelled.
Says Nanak, his karma is perfect; his mind is attached to the Guru's feet. ||4||10||21||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Forsaking the jewel, he is attached to the shell; nothing will come of it.
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O my mind, meditate forever on the Perfect, Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord. ||1||
Meditate in remembrance on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O mortal.
Your frail body shall perish, you ignorant fool. ||Pause||
Illusions and dream-objects possess nothing of greatness.
Without meditating on the Lord, nothing succeeds, and nothing will go along with you. ||2||
Acting in egotism and pride, his life passes away, and he does nothing for his soul.
Wandering and wandering all around, he is never satisfied; he does not remember the Name of the Lord. ||3||
Intoxicated with the taste of corruption, cruel pleasures and countless sins, he is consigned to the cycle of reincarnation.
Nanak offers his prayer to God, to eradicate his demerits. ||4||11||22||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Sing the Glorious Praises of the Perfect, Imperishable Lord, and the poison of sexual desire and anger shall be burnt away.
You shall cross over the awesome, arduous ocean of fire, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||1||
The Perfect Guru has dispelled the darkness of doubt.
Remember God with love and devotion; He is near at hand. ||Pause||
Drink in the sublime essence, the treasure of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and your mind and body shall remain satisfied.
The Transcendent Lord is totally permeating and pervading everywhere; where would He come from, and where would He go? ||2||
One whose mind is filled with the Lord, is a person of meditation, penance, self-restraint and spiritual wisdom, and a knower of reality.
The Gurmukh obtains the jewel of the Naam; his efforts come to perfect fruition. ||3||
All his struggles, sufferings and pains are dispelled, and the noose of death is cut away from him.
Says Nanak, God has extended His Mercy, and so his mind and body blossom forth. ||4||12||23||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
God is the Doer, the Cause of causes, the Great Giver; God is the Supreme Lord and Master.
The Merciful Lord created all beings; God is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. ||1||
My Guru is Himself my friend and support.
I am in celestial peace, bliss, joy, pleasure and wondrous glory. ||Pause||
Seeking the Sanctuary of the Guru, my fears have been dispelled, and I am accepted in the Court of the True Lord.
Singing His Glorious Praises, and worshipping in adoration the Name of the Lord, I have reached my destination. ||2||
Everyone applauds and congratulates me; the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is dear to me.
I am forever a sacrifice to my God, who has totally protected and preserved my honor. ||3||
They are saved, who receive the Blessed Vision of His Darshan; they listen to the spiritual dialogue of the Naam.
Nanak's God has become Merciful to him; he has arrived home in ecstasy. ||4||13||24||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
In God's Sanctuary, all fears depart, suffering disappears, and peace is obtained.
When the Supreme Lord God and Master becomes merciful, we meditate on the Perfect True Guru. ||1||
O Dear God, You are my Lord Master and Great Giver.
By Your Mercy, O God, Merciful to the meek, imbue me with Your Love, that I might sing Your Glorious Praises. ||Pause||
The True Guru has implanted the treasure of the Naam within me, and all my anxieties have been dispelled.
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By His Mercy, He has made me His own, and the imperishable Lord has come to dwell within my mind. ||2||
No misfortune afflicts one who is protected by the True Guru.
The Lotus Feet of God come to abide within his heart, and he savors the sublime essence of the Lord's Ambrosial Nectar. ||3||
So, as a servant, serve your God, who fulfills your mind's desires.
Slave Nanak is a sacrifice to the Perfect Lord, who has protected and preserved his honor. ||4||14||25||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Infatuated with the darkness of emotional attachment to Maya, he does not know the Lord, the Great Giver.
The Lord created his body and fashioned his soul, but he claims that his power is his own. ||1||
O foolish mind, God, your Lord and Master is watching over you.
Whatever you do, He knows; nothing can remain concealed from Him. ||Pause||
You are intoxicated with the tastes of the tongue, with greed and pride; countless sins spring from these.
You wandered in pain through countless incarnations, weighed down by the chains of egotism. ||2||
Behind closed doors, hidden by many screens, the man takes his pleasure with another man's wife.
When Chitr and Gupt, the celestial accountants of the conscious and subconscious, call for your account, who will screen you then? ||3||
O Perfect Lord, Merciful to the meek, Destroyer of pain, without You, I have no shelter at all.
Please, lift me up out of the world-ocean; O God, I have come to Your Sanctuary. ||4||15||26||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Supreme Lord God has become my helper and friend; His sermon and the Kirtan of His Praises have brought me peace.
Chant the Word of the Perfect Guru's Bani, and be ever in bliss, O mortal. ||1||
Remember the True Lord in meditation, O Siblings of Destiny.
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, eternal peace is obtained, and the Lord is never forgotten. ||Pause||
Your Name, O Transcendent Lord, is Ambrosial Nectar; whoever meditates on it, lives.
One who is blessed with God's Grace - that humble servant becomes immaculate and pure. ||2||
Obstacles are removed, and all pains are eliminated; my mind is attached to the Guru's feet.
Singing the Glorious Praises of the immovable and imperishable Lord, one remains awake to the Lord's Love, day and night. ||3||
He obtains the fruits of his mind's desires, listening to the comforting sermon of the Lord.
In the beginning, in the middle, and in the end, God is Nanak's best friend. ||4||16||27||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl, Panch-Padas:
May my emotional attachment, my sense of mine and yours, and my self-conceit be dispelled. ||1||
O Saints, show me such a way,
by which my egotism and pride might be eliminated. ||1||Pause||
I see the Supreme Lord God in all beings, and I am the dust of all. ||2||
I see God always with me, and the wall of doubt has been shattered. ||3||
The medicine of the Naam, and the Immaculate Water of Ambrosial Nectar, are obtained through the Guru's Gate. ||4||
Says Nanak, one who has such pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon his forehead, meets with the Guru, and his diseases are cured. ||5||17||28||
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Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl, Second House, Du-Padas:
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
Fire is contained in all firewood, and butter is contained in all milk.
God's Light is contained in the high and the low; the Lord is in the hearts of all beings. ||1||
O Saints, He is pervading and permeating each and every heart.
The Perfect Lord is completely permeating everyone, everywhere; He is diffused in the water and the land. ||1||Pause||
Nanak sings the Praises of the Lord, the treasure of excellence; the True Guru has dispelled his doubt.
The Lord is pervading everywhere, permeating all, and yet, He is unattached from all. ||2||1||29||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Meditating on Him, one is in ecstasy; the pains of birth and death and fear are removed.
The four cardinal blessings, and the nine treasures are received; you shall never feel hunger or thirst again. ||1||
Chanting His Name, you shall be at peace.
With each and every breath, meditate on the Lord and Master, O my soul, with mind, body and mouth. ||1||Pause||
You shall find peace, and your mind shall be soothed and cooled; the fire of desire shall not burn within you.
The Guru has revealed God to Nanak, in the three worlds, in the water, the earth and the woods. ||2||2||30||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Sexual desire, anger, greed, falsehood and slander - please, save me from these, O Lord.
Please eradicate these from within me, and call me to come close to You. ||1||
You alone teach me Your Ways.
With the Lord's humble servants, I sing His Praises. ||1||Pause||
May I never forget the Lord within my heart; please, instill such understanding within my mind.
By great good fortune, servant Nanak has met with the Perfect Guru, and now, he will not go anywhere else. ||2||3||31||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Meditating in remembrance on Him, all things are obtained, and one's efforts shall not be in vain.
Forsaking God, why do you attach yourself to another? He is contained in everything. ||1||
O Saints, meditate in remembrance on the World-Lord, Har, Har.
Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; your efforts shall be rewarded. ||1||Pause||
He ever preserves and cherishes His servant; with Love, He hugs him close.
Says Nanak, forgetting You, O God, how can the world find life? ||2||4||32||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
He is imperishable, the Giver of all beings; meditating on Him, all filth is removed.
He is the treasure of excellence, the object of His devotees, but rare are those who find Him. ||1||
O my mind, meditate on the Guru, and God, the Cherisher of the world.
Seeking His Sanctuary, one finds peace, and he shall not suffer in pain again. ||1||Pause||
By great good fortune, one obtains the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Meeting them, evil-mindedness is eliminated.
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Slave Nanak yearns for the dust of the feet of those, who have woven the Lord's Name into their hearts. ||2||5||33||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
He dispels the pains of countless incarnations, and lends support to the dry and shrivelled mind.
Beholding the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, one is enraptured, contemplating the Name of the Lord. ||1||
My physician is the Guru, the Lord of the Universe.
He places the medicine of the Naam into my mouth, and cuts away the noose of Death. ||1||Pause||
He is the all-powerful, Perfect Lord, the Architect of Destiny; He Himself is the Doer of deeds.
The Lord Himself saves His slave; Nanak takes the Support of the Naam. ||2||6||34||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Only You know the state of my innermost self; You alone can judge me.
Please forgive me, O Lord God Master; I have committed thousands of sins and mistakes. ||1||
O my Dear Lord God Master, You are always near me.
O Lord, please bless Your disciple with the shelter of Your feet. ||1||Pause||
Infinite and endless is my Lord and Master; He is lofty, virtuous and profoundly deep.
Cutting away the noose of death, the Lord has made Nanak His slave, and now, what does he owe to anyone else? ||2||7||35||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Guru, the Lord of the Universe, became merciful to me, and I obtained all of my mind's desires.
I have become stable and steady, touching the Lord's Feet, and singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. ||1||
It is a good time, a perfectly auspicious time.
I am in celestial peace, tranquility and ecstasy, chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord; the unstruck melody of the sound current vibrates and resounds. ||1||Pause||
Meeting with my Beloved Lord and Master, my home has become a mansion filled with happiness.
Servant Nanak has attained the treasure of the Lord's Name; all his desires have been fulfilled. ||2||8||36||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Guru's feet abide within my heart; God has blessed me with good fortune.
The Perfect Transcendent Lord became merciful to me, and I found the treasure of the Naam within my mind. ||1||
My Guru is my Saving Grace, my only best friend.
Over and over again, He blesses me with double, even four-fold, greatness. ||1||Pause||
God saves all beings and creatures, giving them the Blessed Vision of His Darshan.
Wondrous is the glorious greatness of the Perfect Guru; Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him. ||2||9||37||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
I gather in and collect the immaculate wealth of the Naam; this commodity is inaccessible and incomparable.
Revel in it, delight in it, be happy and enjoy peace, and live long, O Sikhs and brethren. ||1||
I have the support of the Lotus Feet of the Lord.
By the Grace of the Saints, I have found the boat of Truth; embarking on it, I sail across the ocean of poison. ||1||Pause||
The perfect, imperishable Lord has become merciful; He Himself has taken care of me.
Beholding, beholding His Vision, Nanak has blossomed forth in ecstasy. O Nanak, He is beyond estimation. ||2||10||38||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Perfect Guru has revealed His power, and compassion has welled up in every heart.
Blending me with Himself, He has blessed me with glorious greatness, and I have found pleasure and happiness. ||1||
The Perfect True Guru is always with me.
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Meditating on the Supreme Lord God, I am forever in ecstasy. ||Pause||
Inwardly and outwardly, in all places and interspaces, wherever I look, He is there.
Nanak has found the Guru, by great good fortune; no one else is as great as He. ||2||11||39||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
I have been blessed with peace, pleasure, bliss, and the celestial sound current, gazing upon the feet of God.
The Savior has saved His child, and the True Guru has cured his fever. ||1||
I have been saved, in the True Guru's Sanctuary;
service to Him does not go in vain. ||1||Pause||
There is peace within the home of one's heart, and there is peace outside as well, when God becomes kind and compassionate.
O Nanak, no obstacles block my way; my God has become gracious and merciful to me. ||2||12||40||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, my mind became excited, and I sang the Praises of the jewel of the Naam.
My anxiety was dispelled, meditating in remembrance on the Infinite Lord; I have crossed over the world ocean, O Siblings of Destiny. ||1||
I enshrine the Lord's Feet within my heart.
I have found peace, and the celestial sound current resounds within me; countless diseases have been eradicated. ||Pause||
Which of Your Glorious Virtues can I speak and describe? Your worth cannot be estimated.
O Nanak, the Lord's devotees become imperishable and immortal; their God becomes their friend and support. ||2||13||41||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
My sufferings have come to an end, and all diseases have been eradicated.
God has showered me with His Grace. Twenty-four hours a day, I worship and adore my Lord and Master; my efforts have come to fruition. ||1||
O Dear Lord, You are my peace, wealth and capital.
Please, save me, O my Beloved! I offer this prayer to my God. ||Pause||
Whatever I ask for, I receive; I have total faith in my Master.
Says Nanak, I have met with the Perfect Guru, and all my fears have been dispelled. ||2||14||42||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Meditating, meditating in remembrance on my Guru, the True Guru, all pains have been eradicated.
The fever and the disease are gone, through the Word of the Guru's Teachings, and I have obtained the fruits of my mind's desires. ||1||
My Perfect Guru is the Giver of peace.
He is the Doer, the Cause of causes, the Almighty Lord and Master, the Perfect Primal Lord, the Architect of Destiny. ||Pause||
Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord in bliss, joy and ecstasy; Guru Nanak has become kind and compassionate.
Shouts of cheers and congratulations ring out all over the world; the Supreme Lord God has become my Savior and Protector. ||2||15||43||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
He did not take my accounts into account; such is His forgiving nature.
He gave me His hand, and saved me and made me His own; forever and ever, I enjoy His Love. ||1||
The True Lord and Master is forever merciful and forgiving.
My Perfect Guru has bound me to Him, and now, I am in absolute ecstasy. ||Pause||
The One who fashioned the body and placed the soul within, who gives you clothing and nourishment
- He Himself preserves the honor of His slaves. Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him. ||2||16||44||
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Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Lord God Himself has rid the whole world of its sins, and saved it.
The Supreme Lord God extended His mercy, and confirmed His innate nature. ||1||
I have attained the Protective Sanctuary of the Lord, my King.
In celestial peace and ecstasy, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and my mind, body and being are at peace. ||Pause||
My True Guru is the Savior of sinners; I have placed my trust and faith in Him.
The True Lord has heard Nanak's prayer, and He has forgiven everything. ||2||17||45||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord, has forgiven me, and all diseases have been cured.
Those who come to the Sanctuary of the True Guru are saved, and all their affairs are resolved. ||1||
The Lord's humble servant meditates in remembrance on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; this is his only support.
The Perfect True Guru extended His Mercy, and the fever has been dispelled. ||Pause||
So celebrate and be happy, my beloveds - the Guru has saved Hargobind.
Great is the glorious greatness of the Creator, O Nanak; True is the Word of His Shabad, and True is the sermon of His Teachings. ||2||18||46||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
My Lord and Master has become Merciful, in His True Court.
The True Guru has taken away the fever, and the whole world is at peace, O Siblings of Destiny.
The Lord Himself protects His beings and creatures, and the Messenger of Death is out of work. ||1||
Enshrine the Lord's feet within your heart.
Forever and ever, meditate in remembrance on God, O Siblings of Destiny. He is the Eradicator of suffering and sins. ||1||Pause||
He fashioned all beings, O Siblings of Destiny, and His Sanctuary saves them.
He is the Almighty Creator, the Cause of causes, O Siblings of Destiny; He, the True Lord, is True.
Nanak: meditate on God, O Siblings of Destiny, and your mind and body shall be cool and calm. ||2||19||47||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
O Saints, meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
Never forget God, the ocean of peace; thus you shall obtain the fruits of your mind's desires. ||1||Pause||
Extending His Mercy, the Perfect True Guru has dispelled the fever.
The Supreme Lord God has become kind and compassionate, and my whole family is now free of pain and suffering. ||1||
The Treasure of absolute joy, sublime elixir and beauty, the Name of the Lord is my only Support.
O Nanak, the Transcendent Lord has preserved my honor, and saved the whole world. ||2||20||48||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
My True Guru is my Savior and Protector.
Showering us with His Mercy and Grace, God extended His Hand, and saved Hargobind, who is now safe and secure. ||1||Pause||
The fever is gone - God Himself eradicated it, and preserved the honor of His servant.
I have obtained all blessings from the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; I am a sacrifice to the True Guru. ||1||
God has saved me, both here and hereafter. He has not taken my merits and demerits into account.
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Your Word is eternal, O Guru Nanak; You placed Your Hand of blessing upon my forehead. ||2||21||49||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
All beings and creatures were created by Him; He alone is the support and friend of the Saints.
He Himself preserves the honor of His servants; their glorious greatness becomes perfect. ||1||
The Perfect Supreme Lord God is always with me.
The Perfect Guru has perfectly and totally protected me, and now everyone is kind and compassionate to me. ||1||Pause||
Night and day, Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; He is the Giver of the soul, and the breath of life itself.
He hugs His slave close in His loving embrace, like the mother and father hug their child. ||2||22||50||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl, Third House, Chau-Padas:
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
Meeting with the council, my doubts were not dispelled.
The chiefs did not give me satisfaction.
I presented my dispute to the noblemen as well.
But it was only settled by meeting with the King, my Lord. ||1||
Now, I do not go searching anywhere else,
because I have met the Guru, the Lord of the Universe. ||Pause||
When I came to God's Darbaar, His Holy Court,
then all of my cries and complaints were settled.
Now that I have attained what I had sought,
where should I come and where should I go? ||2||
There, true justice is administered.
There, the Lord Master and His disciple are one and the same.
The Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, knows.
Without our speaking, He understands. ||3||
He is the King of all places.
There, the unstruck melody of the Shabad resounds.
Of what use is cleverness when dealing with Him?
Meeting with Him, O Nanak, one loses his self-conceit. ||4||1||51||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Enshrine the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within your heart;
sitting within your own home, meditate on the Guru.
The Perfect Guru has spoken the Truth;
the True Peace is obtained only from the Lord. ||1||
My Guru has become merciful.
In bliss, peace, pleasure and joy, I have returned to my own home, after my purifying bath. ||Pause||
True is the glorious greatness of the Guru;
His worth cannot be described.
He is the Supreme Overlord of kings.
Meeting with the Guru, the mind is enraptured. ||2||
All sins are washed away,
meeting with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
The Lord's Name is the treasure of excellence;
chanting it, one's affairs are perfectly resolved. ||3||
The Guru has opened the door of liberation,
and the entire world applauds Him with cheers of victory.
O Nanak, God is always with me;
my fears of birth and death are gone. ||4||2||52||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Perfect Guru has granted His Grace,
and God has fulfilled my desire.
After taking my bath of purification, I returned to my home,
and I found bliss, happiness and peace. ||1||
O Saints, salvation comes from the Lord's Name.
While standing up and sitting down, meditate on the Lord's Name. Night and day, do good deeds. ||1||Pause||
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The way of the Saints is the ladder of righteous living, found only by great good fortune.
The sins of millions of incarnations are washed away, by focusing your consciousness on the Lord's feet. ||2||
So sing the Praises of your God forever; His almighty power is perfect.
All beings and creatures are purified, listening to the True Teachings of the True Guru. ||3||
The True Guru has implanted the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within me; it is the Eliminator of obstructions, the Destroyer of all pains.
All of my sins were erased, and I have been purified; servant Nanak has returned to his home of peace. ||4||3||53||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
O Lord Master, You are the ocean of excellence.
My home and all my possessions are Yours.
The Guru, the Lord of the world, is my Savior.
All beings have become kind and compassionate to me. ||1||
Meditating on the Guru's feet, I am in bliss.
There is no fear at all, in God's Sanctuary. ||Pause||
You dwell in the hearts of Your slaves, Lord.
God has laid the eternal foundation.
You are my strength, wealth and support.
You are my Almighty Lord and Master. ||2||
Whoever finds the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy,
is saved by God Himself.
By His Grace, He has blessed me with the sublime essence of the Naam.
All joy and pleasure then came to me. ||3||
God became my helper and my best friend;
everyone rises up and bows down at my feet.
With each and every breath, meditate on God;
O Nanak, sing the songs of joy to the Lord. ||4||4||54||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Celestial peace and bliss have come,
meeting God, who is so pleasing to my mind.
The Perfect Guru showered me with His Mercy,
and I attained salvation. ||1||
My mind is absorbed in loving devotional worship of the Lord,
and the unstruck melody of the celestial sound current ever resounds within me. ||Pause||
The Lord's feet are my all-powerful shelter and support;
my dependence on other people is totally finished.
I have found the Life of the world, the Great Giver;
in joyful rapture, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||2||
God has cut away the noose of death.
My mind's desires have been fulfilled;
wherever I look, He is there.
Without the Lord God, there is no other at all. ||3||
In His Mercy, God has protected and preserved me.
I am rid of all the pains of countless incarnations.
I have meditated on the Naam, the Name of the Fearless Lord;
O Nanak, I have found eternal peace. ||4||5||55||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Creator has brought utter peace to my home;
the fever has left my family.
The Perfect Guru has saved us.
I sought the Sanctuary of the True Lord. ||1||
The Transcendent Lord Himself has become my Protector.
Tranquility, intuitive peace and poise welled up in an instant, and my mind was comforted forever. ||Pause||
The Lord, Har, Har, gave me the medicine of His Name,
which has cured all disease.
He extended His Mercy to me,
and resolved all these affairs. ||2||
God confirmed His loving nature;
He did not take my merits or demerits into account.
The Word of the Guru's Shabad has become manifest,
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and through it, my honor was totally preserved. ||3||
I speak as You cause me to speak;
O Lord and Master, You are the ocean of excellence.
Nanak chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, according to the Teachings of Truth.
God preserves the honor of His slaves. ||4||6||56||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Creator Lord Himself stood between us,
and not a hair upon my head was touched.
The Guru made my cleansing bath successful;
meditating on the Lord, Har, Har, my sins were erased. ||1||
O Saints, the purifying pool of Ram Das is sublime.
Whoever bathes in it, his family and ancestry are saved, and his soul is saved as well. ||1||Pause||
The world sings cheers of victory,
and the fruits of his mind's desires are obtained.
Whoever comes and bathes here, and meditates on his God, is safe and sound. ||2||
One who bathes in the healing pool of the Saints,
that humble being obtains the supreme status.
He does not die, or come and go in reincarnation;
he meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||3||
He alone knows this about God,
whom God blesses with His kindness.
Baba Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God;
all his worries and anxieties are dispelled. ||4||7||57||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Supreme Lord God has stood by me and fulfilled me,
and nothing is left unfinished.
Attached to the Guru's feet, I am saved;
I contemplate and cherish the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||
He is forever the Savior of His slaves.
Bestowing His Mercy, He made me His own and preserved me; like a mother or father, He cherishes me. ||1||Pause||
By great good fortune, I found the True Guru,
who obliterated the path of the Messenger of Death.
My consciousness is focused on loving, devotional worship of the Lord.
One who lives in this meditation is very fortunate indeed. ||2||
He sings the Ambrosial Word of the Guru's Bani,
and bathes in the dust of the feet of the Holy.
He Himself bestows His Name.
God, the Creator, saves us. ||3||
The Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan is the support of the breath of life.
This is the perfect, pure wisdom.
The Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, has granted His Mercy;
slave Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of his Lord and Master. ||4||8||58||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Perfect Guru has attached me to His feet.
I have obtained the Lord as my companion, my support, my best friend.
Wherever I go, I am happy there.
By His Kind Mercy, God united me with Himself. ||1||
So sing forever the Glorious Praises of the Lord with loving devotion.
You shall obtain all the fruits of your mind's desires, and the Lord shall become the companion and the support of your soul. ||1||Pause||
The Lord is the support of the breath of life.
I am the dust of the feet of the Holy people.
I am a sinner, but the Lord made me pure.
By His Kind Mercy, the Lord blessed me with His Praises. ||2||
The Supreme Lord God cherishes and nurtures me.
He is always with me, the Protector of my soul.
Singing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises day and night,
I shall not be consigned to reincarnation again. ||3||
One who is blessed by the Primal Lord, the Architect of Destiny,
realizes the subtle essence of the Lord.
The Messenger of Death does not come near him.
In the Lord's Sanctuary, Nanak has found peace. ||4||9||59||
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Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Perfect Guru has made me perfect.
God is totally pervading and permeating everywhere.
With joy and pleasure, I take my purifying bath.
I am a sacrifice to the Supreme Lord God. ||1||
I enshrine the lotus feet of the Guru within my heart.
Not even the tiniest obstacle blocks my way; all my affairs are resolved. ||1||Pause||
Meeting with the Holy Saints, my evil-mindedness was eradicated.
All the sinners are purified.
Bathing in the sacred pool of Guru Ram Das,
all the sins one has committed are washed away. ||2||
So sing forever the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe;
joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, meditate on Him.
The fruits of your mind's desires are obtained
by meditating on the Perfect Guru within your heart. ||3||
The Guru, the Lord of the World, is blissful;
chanting, meditating on the Lord of supreme bliss, He lives.
Servant Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
God has confirmed His innate nature. ||4||10||60||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
In the ten directions, the clouds cover the sky like a canopy; through the dark clouds, lightning flashes, and I am terrified.
By bed is empty, and my eyes are sleepless; my Husband Lord has gone far away. ||1||
Now, I receive no messages from Him, O mother!
When my Beloved used to go even a mile away, He would send me four letters. ||Pause||
How could I forget this Dear Beloved of mine? He is the Giver of peace, and all virtues.
Ascending to His Mansion, I gaze upon His path, and my eyes are filled with tears. ||2||
The wall of egotism and pride separates us, but I can hear Him nearby.
There is a veil between us, like the wings of a butterfly; without being able to see Him, He seems so far away. ||3||
The Lord and Master of all has become merciful; He has dispelled all my sufferings.
Says Nanak, when the Guru tore down the wall of egotism, then, I found my Merciful Lord and Master. ||4||
All my fears have been dispelled, O mother!
Whoever I seek, the Guru leads me to find.
The Lord, our King, is the treasure of all virtue. ||Second Pause||11||61||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Restorer of what was taken away, the Liberator from captivity; the Formless Lord, the Destroyer of pain.
I do not know about karma and good deeds; I do not know about Dharma and righteous living. I am so greedy, chasing after Maya.
I go by the name of God's devotee; please, save this honor of Yours. ||1||
O Dear Lord, You are the honor of the dishonored.
You make the unworthy ones worthy, O my Lord of the Universe; I am a sacrifice to Your almighty creative power. ||Pause||
Like the child, innocently making thousands of mistakes
- his father teaches him, and scolds him so many times, but still, he hugs him close in his embrace.
Please forgive my past actions, God, and place me on Your path for the future. ||2||
The Lord, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, knows all about my state of mind; so who else should I go to and speak to?
The Lord, the Lord of the Universe, is not pleased by mere recitation of words; if it is pleasing to His Will, He preserves our honor.
I have seen all other shelters, but Yours alone remains for me. ||3||
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Becoming kind and compassionate, God the Lord and Master Himself listens to my prayer.
He unites me in Union with the Perfect True Guru, and all the cares and anxieties of my mind are dispelled.
The Lord, Har, Har, has placed the medicine of the Naam into my mouth; servant Nanak abides in peace. ||4||12||62||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Remembering, remembering God in meditation, bliss ensues, and one is rid of all suffering and pain.
Singing the Glorious Praises of God, and meditating on Him, all my affairs are brought into harmony. ||1||
Your Name is the Life of the world.
The Perfect Guru has taught me, that by meditating, I cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||Pause||
You are Your own advisor; You hear everything, God, and You do everything.
You Yourself are the Giver, and You Yourself are the Enjoyer. What can this poor creature do? ||2||
Which of Your Glorious Virtues should I describe and speak of? Your value cannot be described.
I live by beholding, beholding You, O God. Your glorious greatness is wonderful and amazing! ||3||
Granting His Grace, God my Lord and Master Himself saved my honor, and my intellect has been made perfect.
Forever and ever, Nanak is a sacrifice, longing for the dust of the feet of the Saints. ||4||13||63||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
I bow in reverence to the Perfect Guru.
God has resolved all my affairs.
The Lord has showered me with His Mercy.
God has perfectly preserved my honor. ||1||
He has become the help and support of His slave.
The Creator has achieved all my goals, and now, nothing is lacking. ||Pause||
The Creator Lord has caused the pool of nectar to be constructed.
The wealth of Maya follows in my footsteps,
and now, nothing is lacking at all.
This is pleasing to my Perfect True Guru. ||2||
Remembering, remembering the Merciful Lord in meditation,
all beings have become kind and compassionate to me.
Hail! Hail to the Lord of the world,
who created the perfect creation. ||3||
You are my Great Lord and Master.
These blessings and wealth are Yours.
Servant Nanak has meditated on the One Lord;
he has obtained the fruitful rewards for all good deeds. ||4||14||64||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl, Third House, Du-Padas:
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
Bathing in the nectar tank of Ram Das,
all sins are erased.
One becomes immaculately pure, taking this cleansing bath.
The Perfect Guru has bestowed this gift. ||1||
God has blessed all with peace and pleasure.
Everything is safe and sound, as we contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||Pause||
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, filth is washed off.
The Supreme Lord God has become our friend and helper.
Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
He has found God, the Primal Being. ||2||1||65||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Supreme Lord God has established that home, in which He comes to mind.
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I found the Guru, the ocean of peace, and all my doubts were dispelled. ||1||
This is the glorious greatness of the Naam.
Twenty-four hours a day, I sing His Glorious Praises.
I obtained this from the Perfect Guru. ||Pause||
God's sermon is inexpressible.
His humble servants speak words of Ambrosial Nectar.
Slave Nanak has spoken.
Through the Perfect Guru, it is known. ||2||2||66||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Guru has blessed me with peace here,
and the Guru has arranged peace and pleasure for me hereafter.
I have all treasures and comforts,
meditating on the Guru in my heart. ||1||
This is the glorious greatness of my True Guru;
I have obtained the fruits of my mind's desires.
O Saints, His Glory increases day by day. ||Pause||
All beings and creatures have become kind and compassionate to me; my God has made them so.
Nanak has met with the Lord of the world with intuitive ease, and with Truth, he is pleased. ||2||3||67||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Word of the Guru's Shabad is my Saving Grace.
It is a guardian posted on all four sides around me.
My mind is attached to the Lord's Name.
The Messenger of Death has run away in shame. ||1||
O Dear Lord, You are my Giver of peace.
The Perfect Lord, the Architect of Destiny, has shattered my bonds, and made my mind immaculately pure. ||Pause||
O Nanak, God is eternal and imperishable.
Service to Him shall never go unrewarded.
Your slaves are in bliss;
chanting and meditating, their desires are fulfilled. ||2||4||68||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
I am a sacrifice to my Guru.
He has totally preserved my honor.
I have obtained the fruits of my mind's desires.
I meditate forever on my God. ||1||
O Saints, without Him, there is no other at all.
He is God, the Cause of causes. ||Pause||
My God has given me His Blessing.
He has made all creatures subject to me.
Servant Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord,
and all his sorrows depart. ||2||5||69||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Perfect Guru has dispelled the fever.
The unstruck melody of the sound current resounds.
God has bestowed all comforts.
In His Mercy, He Himself has given them. ||1||
The True Guru Himself has eradicated the disease.
All the Sikhs and Saints are filled with joy, meditating on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||Pause||
They obtain that which they ask for.
God gives to His Saints.
God saved Hargobind.
Servant Nanak speaks the Truth. ||2||6||70||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
You make me do what pleases You.
I have no cleverness at all.
I am just a child - I seek Your Protection.
God Himself preserves my honor. ||1||
The Lord is my King; He is my mother and father.
In Your Mercy, You cherish me; I do whatever You make me do. ||Pause||
The beings and creatures are Your creation.
O God, their reins are in Your hands.
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Whatever You cause us to do, we do.
Nanak, Your slave, seeks Your Protection. ||2||7||71||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
I have woven the Lord's Name into the fabric of my heart.
All my affairs are resolved.
His mind is attached to God's feet,
whose destiny is perfect. ||1||
Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I meditate on the Lord.
Twenty-four hours a day, I worship and adore the Lord, Har, Har; I have obtained the fruits of my mind's desires. ||Pause||
The seeds of my past actions have sprouted.
My mind is attached to the Lord's Name.
My mind and body are absorbed into the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan.
Slave Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. ||2||8||72||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Meeting with the Guru, I contemplate God.
All of my affairs have been resolved.
No one speaks ill of me.
Everyone congratulates me on my victory. ||1||
O Saints, I seek the True Sanctuary of the Lord and Master.
All beings and creatures are in His hands; He is God, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. ||Pause||
He has resolved all of my affairs.
God has confirmed His innate nature.
God's Name is the Purifier of sinners.
Servant Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him. ||2||9||73||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Supreme Lord God created and embellished him.
The Guru has saved this small child.
So celebrate and be happy, father and mother.
The Transcendent Lord is the Giver of souls. ||1||
Your slaves, O Lord, focus on pure thoughts.
You preserve the honor of Your slaves, and You Yourself arrange their affairs. ||Pause||
My God is so benevolent.
His Almighty Power is manifest.
Nanak has come to His Sanctuary.
He has obtained the fruits of his mind's desires. ||2||10||74||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Forever and ever, I chant the Lord's Name.
God Himself has saved my child.
He healed him from the smallpox.
My troubles have been removed through the Lord's Name. ||1||
My God is forever Merciful.
He heard the prayer of His devotee, and now all beings are kind and compassionate to him. ||Pause||
God is Almighty, the Cause of causes.
Remembering the Lord in meditation, all pains and sorrows vanish.
He has heard the prayer of His slave.
O Nanak, now everyone sleeps in peace. ||2||11||75||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
I meditated on my Guru.
I met with Him, and returned home in joy.
This is the glorious greatness of the Naam.
Its value cannot be estimated. ||1||
O Saints, worship and adore the Lord, Har, Har, Har.
Worship the Lord in adoration, and you shall obtain everything; your affairs shall all be resolved. ||Pause||
He alone is attached in loving devotion to God,
who realizes his great destiny.
Servant Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
He obtains the rewards of all joys and peace. ||2||12||76||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Transcendent Lord has given me His support.
The house of pain and disease has been demolished.
The men and women celebrate.
The Lord God, Har, Har, has extended His Mercy. ||1||
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O Saints, there is peace everywhere.
The Supreme Lord God, the Perfect Transcendent Lord, is pervading everywhere. ||Pause||
The Bani of His Word emanated from the Primal Lord.
It eradicates all anxiety.
The Lord is merciful, kind and compassionate.
Nanak chants the Naam, the Name of the True Lord. ||2||13||77||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Here and hereafter, He is our Savior.
God, the True Guru, is Merciful to the meek.
He Himself protects His slaves.
In each and every heart, the Beautiful Word of His Shabad resounds. ||1||
I am a sacrifice to the Guru's Feet.
Day and night, with each and every breath, I remember Him; He is totally pervading and permeating all places. ||Pause||
He Himself has become my help and support.
True is the support of the True Lord.
Glorious and great is devotional worship to You.
Nanak has found God's Sanctuary. ||2||14||78||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
When it was pleasing to the Perfect True Guru,
then I chanted the Naam, the Name of the Pervading Lord.
The Lord of the Universe extended His Mercy to me,
and God saved my honor. ||1||
The Lord's feet are forever peace-giving.
Whatever fruit one desires, he receives; his hopes shall not go in vain. ||1||Pause||
That Saint, unto whom the Lord of Life, the Great Giver, extends His Mercy - he alone sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
His soul is absorbed in loving devotional worship; his mind is pleasing to the Supreme Lord God. ||2||
Twenty-four hours a day, he chants the Praises of the Lord, and the bitter poison does not affect him.
My Creator Lord has united me with Himself, and the Holy Saints have become my companions. ||3||
Taking me by the hand, He has given me everything, and blended me with Himself.
Says Nanak, everything has been perfectly resolved; I have found the Perfect True Guru. ||4||15||79||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Humility is my spiked club.
My dagger is to be the dust of all men's feet.
No evil-doer can withstand these weapons.
The Perfect Guru has given me this understanding. ||1||
The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is the support and shelter of the Saints.
One who remembers the Lord in meditation, is emancipated; millions have been saved in this way. ||1||Pause||
In the Society of the Saints, I sing His Praises.
I have found this, the perfect wealth of the Lord.
Says Nanak, I have eradicated my self-conceit.
I see the Supreme Lord God everywhere. ||2||16||80||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Perfect Guru has done it perfectly.
He blessed me with forgiveness.
I have found lasting peace and bliss.
Everywhere, the people dwell in peace. ||1||
Devotional worship to the Lord is what gives rewards.
The Perfect Guru, by His Grace, gave it to me; how rare are those who know this. ||Pause||
Sing the Word of the Guru's Bani, O Siblings of Destiny.
That is always rewarding and peace-giving.
Nanak has meditated on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
He has realized his pre-ordained destiny. ||2||17||81||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
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I worship and adore the Perfect Guru.
All my affairs have been resolved.
All desires have been fulfilled.
The unstruck melody of the sound current resounds. ||1||
O Saints, meditating on the Lord, we obtain peace.
In the home of the Saints, celestial peace is pervading; all pain and suffering is dispelled. ||1||Pause||
The Word of the Perfect Guru's Bani
is pleasing to the Mind of the Supreme Lord God.
Slave Nanak speaks
the Unspoken, immaculate sermon of the Lord. ||2||18||82||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The hungry man is not ashamed to eat.
Just so, the humble servant of the Lord sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||
Why are you so lazy in your own affairs?
Remembering Him in meditation, your face shall be radiant in the Court of the Lord; you shall find peace, forever and ever. ||1||Pause||
Just as the lustful man is enticed by lust,
so is the Lord's slave pleased with the Lord's Praise. ||2||
Just as the mother holds her baby close,
so does the spiritual person cherish the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||3||
This is obtained from the Perfect Guru.
Servant Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||19||83||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Safe and sound, I have returned home.
The slanderer's face is blackened with ashes.
The Perfect Guru has dressed in robes of honor.
All my pains and sufferings are over. ||1||
O Saints, this is the glorious greatness of the True Lord.
He has created such wonder and glory! ||1||Pause||
I speak according to the Will of my Lord and Master.
God's slave chants the Word of His Bani.
O Nanak, God is the Giver of peace.
He has created the perfect creation. ||2||20||84||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Within my heart, I meditate on God.
I have returned home safe and sound.
The world has become contented.
The Perfect Guru has saved me. ||1||
O Saints, my God is forever merciful.
The Lord of the world does not call His devotee to account; He protects His children. ||1||Pause||
I have enshrined the Lord's Name within my heart.
He has resolved all my affairs.
The Perfect Guru was pleased, and blessed me,
and now, Nanak shall never again suffer pain. ||2||21||85||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Lord abides in my mind and body.
Everyone congratulates me on my victory.
This is the glorious greatness of the Perfect Guru.
His value cannot be described. ||1||
I am a sacrifice to Your Name.
He alone, whom You have forgiven, O my Beloved, sings Your Praises. ||1||Pause||
You are my Great Lord and Master.
You are the support of the Saints.
Nanak has entered God's Sanctuary.
The faces of the slanderers are blackened with ashes. ||2||22||86||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Peace in this world, O my friends,
and bliss in the world hereafter - God has given me this.
The Transcendent Lord has arranged these arrangements;
I shall never waver again. ||1||
My mind is pleased with the True Lord Master.
I know the Lord to be pervading all. ||1||Pause||
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All beings are Yours, O Merciful Lord.
You cherish Your devotees.
Your glorious greatness is wonderful and marvellous.
Nanak ever meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||2||23||87||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Lord is always with me.
The Messenger of Death does not approach me.
God holds me close in His embrace, and protects me.
True are the Teachings of the True Guru. ||1||
The Perfect Guru has done it perfectly.
He has beaten and driven off my enemies, and given me, His slave, the sublime understanding of the neutral mind. ||1||Pause||
God has blessed all places with prosperity.
I have returned again safe and sound.
Nanak has entered God's Sanctuary.
It has eradicated all disease. ||2||24||88||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The True Guru is the Giver of all peace and comfort - seek His Sanctuary.
Beholding the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, bliss ensues, pain is dispelled, and one sings the Lord's Praises. ||1||
Drink in the sublime essence of the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny.
Chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord; worship the Naam in adoration, and enter the Sanctuary of the Perfect Guru. ||Pause||
Only one who has such pre-ordained destiny receives it; he alone becomes perfect, O Siblings of Destiny.
Nanak's prayer, O Dear God, is to remain lovingly absorbed in the Naam. ||2||25||89||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
The Lord is the Cause of Causes, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts; He preserves the honor of His servant.
He is hailed and congratulated throughout the world, and he tastes the sublime essence of the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||
Dear God, Lord of the world, You are my only support.
You are all-powerful, the Giver of Sanctuary; twenty-four hours a day, I meditate on You. ||Pause||
That humble being, who vibrates upon You, O God, is not afflicted by anxiety.
Attached to the Feet of the True Guru, his fear is dispelled, and within his mind, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||2||
He abides in celestial peace and utter ecstasy; the True Guru has comforted him.
He has returned home victorious, with honor, and his hopes have been fulfilled. ||3||
Perfect are the Teachings of the Perfect Guru; Perfect are the actions of God.
Grasping hold of the Guru's feet, Nanak has crossed over the terrifying world-ocean, chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||4||26||90||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Becoming merciful, the Destroyer of the pains of the poor has Himself devised all devices.
In an instant, He has saved His humble servant; the Perfect Guru has cut away his bonds. ||1||
O my mind, meditate forever on the Guru, the Lord of the Universe.
All illness shall depart from this body, and you shall obtain the fruits of your mind's desires. ||Pause||
God created all beings and creatures; He is lofty, inaccessible and infinite.
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; his face is radiant in the Court of the Lord. ||2||27||91||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
I meditate in remembrance on my Lord.
Day and night, I ever meditate on Him.
He gave me His hand, and protected me.
I drink in the most sublime essence of the Lord's Name. ||1||
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I am a sacrifice to my Guru.
God, the Great Giver, the Perfect One, has become merciful to me, and now, all are kind to me. ||Pause||
Servant Nanak has entered His Sanctuary.
He has perfectly preserved his honor.
All suffering has been dispelled.
So enjoy peace, O my Siblings of Destiny! ||2||28||92||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
Hear my prayer, O my Lord and Master; all beings and creatures were created by You.
You preserve the honor of Your Name, O Lord, Cause of causes. ||1||
O Dear God, Beloved, please, make me Your own.
Whether good or bad, I am Yours. ||Pause||
The Almighty Lord and Master heard my prayer; cutting away my bonds, He has adorned me.
He dressed me in robes of honor, and blended His servant with Himself; Nanak is revealed in glory throughout the world. ||2||29||93||
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
All beings and creatures are subservient to all those who serve in the Lord's Court.
Their God made them His own, and carried them across the terrifying world-ocean. ||1||
He resolves all the affairs of His Saints.
He is merciful to the meek, kind and compassionate, the ocean of kindness, my Perfect Lord and Master. ||Pause||
I am asked to come and be seated, everywhere I go, and I lack nothing.
The Lord blesses His humble devotee with robes of honor; O Nanak, the Glory of God is manifest. ||2||30||94||
Sorat'h, Ninth Mehl:
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
O mind, love the Lord.
With your ears, hear the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, and with your tongue, sing His song. ||1||Pause||
Join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and meditate in remembrance on the Lord; even a sinner like yourself will become pure.
Death is on the prowl, with its mouth wide open, friend. ||1||
Today or tomorrow, eventually it will seize you; understand this in your consciousness.
Says Nanak, meditate, and vibrate upon the Lord; this opportunity is slipping away! ||2||1||
Sorat'h, Ninth Mehl:
The mind remains in the mind.
He does not meditate on the Lord, nor does he perform service at sacred shrines, and so death seizes him by the hair. ||1||Pause||
Wife, friends, children, carriages, property, total wealth, the entire world
- know that all of these things are false. The Lord's meditation alone is true. ||1||
Wandering, wandering around for so many ages, he has grown weary, and finally, he obtained this human body.
Says Nanak, this is the opportunity to meet the Lord; why don't you remember Him in meditation? ||2||2||
Sorat'h, Ninth Mehl:
O mind, what evil-mindedness have you developed?
You are engrossed in the pleasures of other men's wives, and slander; you have not worshipped the Lord at all. ||1||Pause||
You do not know the way to liberation, but you run all around chasing wealth.
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In the end, nothing shall go along with you; you have entrapped yourself in vain. ||1||
You have not meditated or vibrated upon the Lord; you have not served the Guru, or His humble servants; spiritual wisdom has not welled up within you.
The Immaculate Lord is within your heart, and yet you search for Him in the wilderness. ||2||
You have wandered through many many births; you are exhausted but have still not found a way out of this endless cycle.
Now that you have obtained this human body, meditate on the Lord's Feet; Nanak advises with this advice. ||3||3||
Sorat'h, Ninth Mehl:
O mind, contemplate the Sanctuary of God.
Meditating on Him in remembrance, Ganika the prostitute was saved; enshrine His Praises within your heart. ||1||Pause||
Meditating on Him in remembrance, Dhroo became immortal, and obtained the state of fearlessness.
The Lord and Master removes suffering in this way - why have you forgotten Him? ||1||
As soon as the elephant took to the protective Sanctuary of the Lord, the ocean of mercy, he escaped from the crocodile.
How much can I describe the Glorious Praises of the Naam? Whoever chants the Lord's Name, his bonds are broken. ||2||
Ajaamal, known throughout the world as a sinner, was redeemed in an instant.
Says Nanak, remember the Chintaamani, the jewel which fulfills all desires, and you too shall be carried across and saved. ||3||4||
Sorat'h, Ninth Mehl:
What efforts should the mortal make,
to attain devotional worship of the Lord, and eradicate the fear of death? ||1||Pause||
Which actions, what sort of knowledge, and what religion - what Dharma should one practice?
What Name of the Guru should one remember in meditation, to cross over the terrifying world-ocean? ||1||
In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Name of the One Lord is the treasure of mercy; chanting it, one obtains salvation.
No other religion is comparable to this; so speak the Vedas. ||2||
He is beyond pain and pleasure, forever unattached; He is called the Lord of the world.
He dwells deep within your inner self, O Nanak, like the image in a mirror. ||3||5||
Sorat'h, Ninth Mehl:
O mother, how can I see the Lord of the world?
In the utter darkness of emotional attachment and spiritual ignorance, my mind remains entangled. ||1||Pause||
Deluded by doubt, I have wasted my whole life; I have not obtained a stable intellect.
I remain under the influence of corrupting sins, night and day, and I have not renounced wickedness. ||1||
I never joined the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and I did not sing the Kirtan of God's Praises.
O servant Nanak, I have no virtues at all; keep me in Your Sanctuary, Lord. ||2||6||
Sorat'h, Ninth Mehl:
O mother, my mind is out of control.
Night and day, it runs after sin and corruption. How can I restrain it? ||1||Pause||
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