gauVI mwlw mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx gauVI mwlw mh`lw pMjvw, mwlw nUµ ibnw ibMdI qy polw bolo

gourree maalaa mehalaa 5 ||

Gauree Maalaa, Fifth Mehl:

aubrq rwjwrwm kI srxI ]

oubarath raajaa raam kee saranee ||

Those who take to the Sanctuary of the Lord, the King, are saved.

srb lok mwieAw ky mMfl igir igir prqy DrxI ]1] rhwau ]

sarab lok maaeiaa kae manddal gir gir parathae dhharanee ||1|| rehaao ||

All other people, in the mansion of Maya, fall flat on their faces on the ground. ||1||Pause||

swsq isMimRiq byd bIcwry mhw purKn ieau kihAw ]

saasath sinmrith baedh beechaarae mehaa purakhan eio kehiaa ||

The great men have studied the Shaastras, the Simritees and the Vedas, and they have said this:

ibnu hir Bjn nwhI insqwrw sUKu n iknhUµ lihAw ]1]

aucwrx Bjn: polw bolo

bin har bhajan naahee nisathaaraa sookh n kinehoon lehiaa ||1||

“Without the Lord's meditation, there is no emancipation, and no one has ever found peace.”||1||

qIin Bvn kI lKmI jorI bUJq nwhI lhry ]

aucwrx bU`Jq

theen bhavan kee lakhamee joree boojhath naahee leharae ||

People may accumulate the wealth of the three worlds, but the waves of greed are still not subdued.

ibnu hir Bgiq khw iQiq pwvY iPrqo phry phry ]2]

bin har bhagath kehaa thhith paavai firatho peharae peharae ||2||

Without devotional worship of the Lord, where can anyone find stability? People wander around endlessly. ||2||

Aink iblws krq mn mohn pUrn hoq n kwmw ]

anik bilaas karath man mohan pooran hoth n kaamaa ||

People engage in all sorts of mind-enticing pastimes, but their passions are not fulfilled.

jlqo jlqo kbhU n bUJq sgl ibRQy ibnu nwmw ]3]

aucwrx bU`Jq

jalatho jalatho kabehoo n boojhath sagal brithhae bin naamaa ||3||

They burn and burn, and are never satisfied; without the Lord's Name, it is all useless. ||3||

hir kw nwmu jphu myry mIqw iehY swr suKu pUrw ]

har kaa naam japahu maerae meethaa eihai saar sukh pooraa ||

Chant the Name of the Lord, my friend; this is the essence of perfect peace.

swDsµgiq jnm mrxu invwrY nwnk jn kI DUrw ]4]4]162]

saadhhasangath janam maran nivaarai naanak jan kee dhhooraa ||4||4||162||

In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, birth and death are ended. Nanak is the dust of the feet of the humble. ||4||4||162||