swrg mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx swrg mh`lw pMjvw

saarag mehalaa 5 ||

Saarang, Fifth Mehl:

Ab pUCy ikAw khw ]

ab pooshhae kiaa kehaa ||

Now if he is asked, what can he say?

lYno nwmu AMimRq rsu nIko bwvr ibKu isau gih rhw ]1] rhwau ]

laino naam anmrith ras neeko baavar bikh sio gehi rehaa ||1|| rehaao ||

He was supposed to have gathered the sublime essence of the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, but instead, the mad-man was busy with poison. ||1||Pause||

dulB jnmu icrµkwl pwieE jwqau kaufI bdlhw ]

aucwrx dul`B; bdl-hw

dhulabh janam chirankaal paaeiou jaatho kouddee badhalehaa ||

This human life, so difficult to obtain, was finally obtained after such a long time. He is losing it in exchange for a shell.

kwQUrI ko gwhku AwieE lwidE kwlr ibrK ijvhw ]1]

aucwrx ijv-hw

kaathhooree ko gaahak aaeiou laadhiou kaalar birakh jivehaa ||1||

He came to buy musk, but instead, he has loaded dust and thistle grass. ||1||

AwieE lwBu lwBn kY qweI mohin TwgaurI isau auliJ phw ]

aaeiou laabh laabhan kai thaaee mohan thaagouree sio oulajh pehaa ||

He comes in search of profits, but he is entangled in the enticing illusion of Maya.

kwc bwdrY lwlu KoeI hY iPir iehu Aausru kid lhw ]2]

kaach baadharai laal khoee hai fir eihu aousar kadh lehaa ||2||

He loses the jewel, in exchange for mere glass. When will he have this blessed opportunity again? ||2||

sgl prwD eyku guxu nwhI Twkuru Cofh dwis Bjhw ]

aucwrx Bj-hw: polw bolo

sagal paraadhh eaek gun naahee thaakur shhoddeh dhaas bhajehaa ||

He is full of sins, and he has not even one redeeming virtue. Forsaking his Lord and Master, he is involved with Maya, God's slave.

AweI msit jVvq kI inAweI ijau qskru dir sWinhw ]3]

aaee masatt jarravath kee niaaee jio thasakar dhar saannihehaa ||3||

And when the final silence comes, like inanimate matter, he is caught like a thief at the door. ||3||

Awn aupwau n koaU sUJY hir dwsw srxI pir rhw ]

aan oupaao n kooo soojhai har dhaasaa saranee par rehaa ||

I cannot see any other way out. I seek the Sanctuary of the Lord's slaves.

khu nwnk qb hI mn CutIAY jau sgly Aaugn myit Drhw ]4]4]

kahu naanak thab hee man shhutteeai jo sagalae aougan maett dhharehaa ||4||4||

Says Nanak, the mortal is emancipated, only when all his demerits and faults are erased and eradicated. ||4||4||