SGGSAng 885Raag RamkaliMahalla 513 linesGuru Arjan Dev Ji

rwmklI mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx rwmklI mh`lw pMjvw

raamakalee mehalaa 5 ||

Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl:

koeI bolY rwm rwm koeI Kudwie ]

koee bolai raam raam koee khudhaae ||

Some call Him, 'Raam, Raam', and some call Him, 'Khudaa-i'.

koeI syvY guseIAw koeI Alwih ]1]

aucwrx A`lwih

koee saevai guseeaa koee alaahi ||1||

Some serve Him as 'Gusain', others as 'Allaah'. ||1||

kwrx krx krIm ]

kaaran karan kareem ||

He is the Cause of causes, the Generous Lord.

ikrpw Dwir rhIm ]1] rhwau ]

kirapaa dhhaar reheem ||1|| rehaao ||

He showers His Grace and Mercy upon us. ||1||Pause||

koeI nwvY qIriQ koeI hj jwie ]

aucwrx nwvY: 'n' Bwrw krky; h`j

koee naavai theerathh koee haj jaae ||

Some bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, and some make the pilgrimage to Mecca.|

koeI krY pUjw koeI isru invwie ]2]

koee karai poojaa koee sir nivaae ||2||

Some perform devotional worship services, and some bow their heads in prayer. ||2||

koeI pVY byd koeI kqyb ]

koee parrai baedh koee kathaeb ||

Some read the Vedas, and some the Koran.

koeI EFY nIl koeI supyd ]3]

aucwrx su-pyd

koee oudtai neel koee supaedh ||3||

Some wear blue robes, and some wear white. ||3||

koeI khY qurku koeI khY ihMdU ]

koee kehai thurak koee kehai hindhoo ||

Some call themselves Muslim, and some call themselves Hindu.

koeI bwCY iBsqu koeI surigMdU ]4]

koee baashhai bhisath koee suragindhoo ||4||

Some yearn for paradise, and others long for heaven. ||4||

khu nwnk ijin hukmu pCwqw ]

kahu naanak jin hukam pashhaathaa ||

Says Nanak, one who realizes the Hukam of God's Will,

pRB swihb kw iqin Bydu jwqw ]5]9]

prabh saahib kaa thin bhaedh jaathaa ||5||9||

Knows the secrets of his Lord and Master. ||5||9||