rwgu gOVI mwlvw mhlw 5

aucwrx rwgu gOVI mwlvw mh`lw pMjvw

raag gaarree maalavaa mehalaa 5

Raag Gauree Maalwaa, Fifth Mehl:

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aucwrx <> : ie`k-EAMkwr

ik oankaar sathigur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

hir nwmu lyhu mIqw lyhu AwgY ibKm pMQu BYAwn ]1] rhwau ]

har naam laehu meethaa laehu aagai bikham panthh bhaiaan ||1|| rehaao ||

Chant the Lord's Name; O my friend, chant it. Hereafter, the path is terrifying and treacherous. ||1||Pause||

syvq syvq sdw syiv qyrY sµig bsqu hY kwlu ]

saevath saevath sadhaa saev thaerai sang basath hai kaal ||

Serve, serve, forever serve the Lord. Death hangs over your head.

kir syvw qUµ swD kI ho kwtIAY jm jwlu ]1]

kar saevaa thoon saadhh kee ho kaatteeai jam jaal ||1||

Do seva, selfless service, for the Holy Saints, and the noose of Death shall be cut away. ||1||

hom jg qIrQ kIey ibic haumY bDy ibkwr ]

aucwrx j`g; bDy: polw bolo

hom jag theerathh keeeae bich houmai badhhae bikaar ||

You may make burnt offerings, sacrificial feasts and pilgrimages to sacred shrines in egotism, but your corruption only increases.

nrku surgu duie Buµcnw hoie bhuir bhuir Avqwr ]2]

narak surag dhue bhunchanaa hoe bahur bahur avathaar ||2||

You are subject to both heaven and hell, and you are reincarnated over and over again. ||2||

isv purI bRhm ieMdR purI inhclu ko Qwau nwih ]

aucwrx bRhm: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

siv puree breham eindhr puree nihachal ko thhaao naahi ||

The realm of Shiva, the realms of Brahma and Indra as well - no place anywhere is permanent.

ibnu hir syvw suKu nhI ho swkq Awvih jwih ]3]

bin har saevaa sukh nehee ho saakath aavehi jaahi ||3||

Without serving the Lord, there is no peace at all. The faithless cynic comes and goes in reincarnation. ||3||

jYso guir aupdyisAw mY qYso kihAw pukwir ]

jaiso gur oupadhaesiaa mai thaiso kehiaa pukaar ||

As the Guru has taught me, so have I spoken.

nwnku khY suin ry mnw kir kIrqnu hoie auDwru ]4]1]158]

naanak kehai sun rae manaa kar keerathan hoe oudhhaar ||4||1||158||

Says Nanak, listen, people: sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, and you shall be saved. ||4||1||158||