SGGSAng 1205Raag SarangMahalla 511 linesGuru Arjan Dev Ji

swrg mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx swrg mh`lw pMjvw

saarag mehalaa 5 ||

Saarang, Fifth Mehl:

Avir siB BUly BRmq n jwinAw ]

avar sabh bhoolae bhramath n jaaniaa ||

All the others are deluded by doubt; they do not understand.

eyku suDwKru jw kY ihrdY visAw iqin bydih qqu pCwinAw ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx su-DwKru: 'd'-'D' dI sWJI Avwj

eaek sudhhaakhar jaa kai hiradhai vasiaa thin baedhehi thath pashhaaniaa ||1|| rehaao ||

That person, within whose heart the One Pure Word abides, realizes the essence of the Vedas. ||1||Pause||

privriq mwrgu jyqw ikCu hoeIAY qyqw log pcwrw ]

aucwrx pr-ivriq

paravirath maarag jaethaa kishh hoeeai thaethaa log pachaaraa ||

He walks in the ways of the world, trying to please people.

jau lau irdY nhI prgwsw qau lau AMD AMDwrw ]1]

jo lo ridhai nehee paragaasaa tho lo andhh andhhaaraa ||1||

But as long as his heart is not enlightened, he is stuck in pitch black darkness. ||1||

jYsy DrqI swDY bhu ibiD ibnu bIjY nhI jWmY ]

jaisae dhharathee saadhhai bahu bidhh bin beejai nehee jaanmai ||

The land may be prepared in every way, but nothing sprouts without being planted.

rwm nwm ibnu mukiq n hoeI hY qutY nwhI AiBmwnY ]2]

raam naam bin mukath n hoee hai thuttai naahee abhimaanai ||2||

Just so, without the Lord's Name, no one is liberated, nor is egotistical pride eradicated. ||2||

nIru iblovY Aiq sRmu pwvY nYnU kYsy rIsY ]

aucwrx Aiq: polw bolo

neer bilovai ath sram paavai nainoo kaisae reesai ||

The mortal may churn water until he is sore, but how can butter be produced?

ibnu gur Byty mukiq n kwhU imlq nhI jgdIsY ]3]

bin gur bhaettae mukath n kaahoo milath nehee jagadheesai ||3||

Without meeting the Guru, no one is liberated, and the Lord of the Universe is not met. ||3||

Kojq Kojq iehY bIcwirE srb suKw hir nwmw ]

khojath khojath eihai beechaariou sarab sukhaa har naamaa ||

Searching and searching, I have come to this realization: all peace and bliss are in the Name of the Lord.

khu nwnk iqsu BieE prwpiq jw kY lyKu mQwmw ]4]11]

kahu naanak this bhaeiou paraapath jaa kai laekh mathhaamaa ||4||11||

Says Nanak, he alone receives it, upon whose forehead such destiny is inscribed. ||4||11||