SGGSAng 496Raag GujariMahalla 511 linesGuru Arjan Dev Ji

gUjrI mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx gUjrI mh`lw pMjvw

goojaree mehalaa 5 ||

Goojaree, Fifth Mehl:

mqw krY pCm kY qweI pUrb hI lY jwq ]

aucwrx mqw: polw bolo

mathaa karai pashham kai thaaee poorab hee lai jaath ||

He decides to go to the west, but the Lord leads him away to the east.

iKn mih Qwip auQwpnhwrw Awpn hwiQ mqwq ]1]

khin mehi thhaap outhhaapanehaaraa aapan haathh mathaath ||1||

In an instant, He establishes and disestablishes; He holds all matters in His hands. ||1||

isAwnp kwhU kwim n Awq ]

siaanap kaahoo kaam n aath ||

Cleverness is of no use at all.

jo AnrUipE Twkuir myrY hoie rhI auh bwq ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx An-rUipE

jo anaroopiou thaakur maerai hoe rehee ouh baath ||1|| rehaao ||

Whatever my Lord and Master deems to be right - that alone comes to pass. ||1||Pause||

dysu kmwvn Dn jorn kI mnsw bIcy inksy sws ]

dhaes kamaavan dhhan joran kee manasaa beechae nikasae saas ||

In his desire to acquire land and accumulate wealth, one's breath escapes him.

lskr nyb Kvws sB iqAwgy jmpuir aUiT isDws ]2]

lasakar naeb khavaas sabh thiaagae jam pur ooth sidhhaas ||2||

He must leave all his armies, assistants and servants; rising up, he departs to the City of Death. ||2||

hoie Anµin mnhT kI idRVqw Awps kau jwnwq ]

hoe anann manehath kee dhrirrathaa aapas ko jaanaath ||

Believing himself to be unique, he clings to his stubborn mind, and shows himself off.

jo AinMdu inMdu kir CoifE soeI iPir iPir Kwq ]3]

jo anindh nindh kar shhoddiou soee fir fir khaath ||3||

That food, which the blameless people have condemned and discarded, he eats again and again. ||3||

shj suBwie Bey ikrpwlw iqsu jn kI kwtI Pws ]

aucwrx suBwie: 'b'-'B' dI sWJI Avwj

sehaj subhaae bheae kirapaalaa this jan kee kaattee faas ||

One, unto whom the Lord shows His natural mercy, has the noose of Death cut away from him.

khu nwnk guru pUrw ByitAw prvwxu igrsq audws ]4]4]5]

aucwrx igr`sq

kahu naanak gur pooraa bhaettiaa paravaan girasath oudhaas ||4||4||5||

Says Nanak, one who meets the Perfect Guru, is celebrated as a householder as well as a renunciate. ||4||4||5||