SGGSAng 42Sri RaagMahalla 511 linesGuru Arjan Dev Ji

isrIrwgu mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx isrIrwgu mh`lw pMjvw

sireeraag mehalaa 5 ||

Siree Raag, Fifth Mehl:

min iblwsu bhu rMgu Gxw idRsit BUil KusIAw ]

man bilaas bahu rang ghanaa dhrisatt bhool khuseeaa ||

With the mind caught up in playful pleasures, involved in all sorts of amusements and sights that stagger the eyes, people are led astray.

CqRDwr bwidswhIAw ivic shsy prIAw ]1]

shhathradhhaar baadhisaaheeaa vich sehasae pareeaa ||1||

The emperors sitting on their thrones are consumed by anxiety. ||1||

BweI ry suKu swDsµig pwieAw ]

bhaaee rae sukh saadhhasang paaeiaa ||

O Siblings of Destiny, peace is found in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

iliKAw lyKu iqin puriK ibDwqY duKu shsw imit gieAw ]1] rhwau ]

likhiaa laekh thin purakh bidhhaathai dhukh sehasaa mitt gaeiaa ||1|| rehaao ||

If the Supreme Lord, the Architect of Destiny, writes such an order, then anguish and anxiety are erased. ||1||Pause||

jyqy Qwn Qnµqrw qyqy Biv AwieAw ]

jaethae thhaan thhanantharaa thaethae bhav aaeiaa ||

There are so many places-I have wandered through them all.

Dn pwqI vf BUmIAw myrI myrI kir pirAw ]2]

dhhan paathee vadd bhoomeeaa maeree maeree kar pariaa ||2||

The masters of wealth and the great land-lords have fallen, crying out, “This is mine! This is mine!”||2||

hukmu clwey insµg hoie vrqY APirAw ]

aucwrx A-PirAw

hukam chalaaeae nisang hoe varathai afariaa ||

They issue their commands fearlessly, and act in pride.

sBu ko vsgiq kir lieEnu ibnu nwvY Kwku rilAw ]3]

sabh ko vasagath kar laeioun bin naavai khaak raliaa ||3||

They subdue all under their command, but without the Name, they are reduced to dust. ||3||

koit qyqIs syvkw isD swiDk dir KirAw ]

aucwrx is`D

kott thaethees saevakaa sidhh saadhhik dhar khariaa ||

Even those who are served by the 33 million angelic beings, at whose door the Siddhas and the Saadhus stand,

igrµ bwrI vf swhbI sBu nwnk supnu QIAw ]4]2]72]

giranbaaree vadd saahabee sabh naanak supan thheeaa ||4||2||72||

Who live in wondrous affluence and rule over mountains, oceans and vast dominions-O Nanak, in the end, all this vanishes like a dream! ||4||2||72||