gauVI mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx gauVI mh`lw pMjvw

gourree mehalaa 5 ||

Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

dulB dyh pweI vfBwgI ]

aucwrx dul`B

dhulabh dhaeh paaee vaddabhaagee ||

This human body is so difficult to obtain; it is only obtained by great good fortune.

nwmu n jpih qy AwqmGwqI ]1]

aucwrx Awqm-GwqI

naam n japehi thae aatham ghaathee ||1||

Those who do not meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are murderers of the soul. ||1||

mir n jwhI ijnw ibsrq rwm ]

mar n jaahee jinaa bisarath raam ||

Those who forget the Lord might just as well die.

nwm ibhUn jIvn kaun kwm ]1] rhwau ]

naam bihoon jeevan koun kaam ||1|| rehaao ||

Without the Naam, of what use are their lives? ||1||Pause||

Kwq pIq Kylq hsq ibsQwr ]

khaath peeth khaelath hasath bisathhaar ||

Eating, drinking, playing, laughing and showing off

kvn ArQ imrqk sIgwr ]2]

kavan arathh mirathak seegaar ||2||

- what use are the ostentatious displays of the dead? ||2||

jo n sunih jsu prmwnµdw ]

jo n sunehi jas paramaanandhaa ||

Those who do not listen to the Praises of the Lord of supreme bliss,

psu pMKI iqRgd join qy mMdw ]3]

pas pankhee thrigadh jon thae mandhaa ||3||

Are worse off than beasts, birds or creeping creatures. ||3||

khu nwnk guir mMqRü idRVwieAw ]

aucwrx mMqRü: AONkV rwry nUµ lw ky

kahu naanak gur manthra dhrirraaeiaa ||

Says Nanak, the GurMantra has been implanted within me;

kyvl nwmu ird mwih smwieAw ]4]42]111]

kaeval naam ridh maahi samaaeiaa ||4||42||111||

The Name alone is contained within my heart. ||4||42||111||