swrg mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx swrg mh`lw pMjvw

saarag mehalaa 5 ||

Saarang, Fifth Mehl:

ry mUVy qU ikau ismrq Ab nwhI ]

rae moorrhae thoo kio simarath ab naahee ||

You fool, why are you not meditating on the Lord now?

nrk Gor mih aurD qpu krqw inmK inmK gux gWhI ]1] rhwau ]

narak ghor mehi ouradhh thap karathaa nimakh nimakh gun gaanhee ||1|| rehaao ||

In the awful hell of the fire of the womb, you did penance, upside-down; each and every instant, you sang His Glorious Praises. ||1||Pause||

Aink jnm BRmqO hI AwieE mwns jnmu dulBwhI ]

aucwrx dul-BwhI: 'B' dI ApnI Avwj

anik janam bhramatha hee aaeiou maanas janam dhulabhaahee ||

You wandered through countless incarnations, until finally you attained this priceless human birth.

grB join Coif jau inkisE qau lwgo An TWhI ]1]

garabh jon shhodd jo nikasiou tho laago an thaanhee ||1||

Leaving the womb, you were born, and when you came out, you became attached to other places. ||1||

krih burweI TgweI idnu rYin inhPl krm kmwhI ]

karehi buraaee thagaaee dhin rain nihafal karam kamaahee ||

You practiced evil and fraud day and night, and did useless deeds.

kxu nwhI quh gwhx lwgy Dwie Dwie duK pWhI ]2]

kan naahee thuh gaahan laagae dhhaae dhhaae dhukh paanhee ||2||

You thrash the straw, but it has no wheat; running around and hurrying, you obtain only pain. ||2||

imiQAw sµig kUiV lptwieE auriJ pirE kusmWhI ]

mithhiaa sang koorr lapattaaeiou ourajh pariou kusamaanhee ||

The false person is attached to falsehood; he is entangled with transitory things.

Drmrwie jb pkris bvry qau kwl muKw auiT jwhI ]3]

dhharam raae jab pakaras bavarae tho kaal mukhaa outh jaahee ||3||

And when the Righteous Judge of Dharma seizes you, O madman, you shall arise and depart with your face blackened. ||3||

so imilAw jo pRBU imlwieAw ijsu msqik lyKu ilKWhI ]

so miliaa jo prabhoo milaaeiaa jis masathak laekh likhaanhee ||

He alone meets with God, whom God Himself meets, by such pre-ordained destiny written on his forehead.

khu nwnk iqn jn bilhwrI jo Ailp rhy mn mWhI ]4]2]16]

aucwrx Ailp: polw bolo (ASuD: A-ilp)

kahu naanak thinh jan balihaaree jo alip rehae man maanhee ||4||2||16||

Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to that humble being, who remains unattached within his mind. ||4||2||16||