gauVI mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx gauVI mh`lw pMjvw

gourree mehalaa 5 ||

Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

Aink rsw Kwey jYsy For ]

anik rasaa khaaeae jaisae dtor ||

Like beasts, they consume all sorts of tasty treats.

moh kI jyvrI bwiDE cor ]1]

moh kee jaevaree baadhhiou chor ||1||

With the rope of emotional attachment, they are bound and gagged like thieves. ||1||

imrqk dyh swDsµg ibhUnw ]

mirathak dhaeh saadhhasang bihoonaa ||

Their bodies are corpses, without the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

Awvq jwq jonI duK KInw ]1] rhwau ]

aavath jaath jonee dhukh kheenaa ||1|| rehaao ||

They come and go in reincarnation, and are destroyed by pain. ||1||Pause||

Aink bsqR suµdr pihrwieAw ]

anik basathr sundhar pehiraaeiaa ||

They wear all sorts of beautiful robes,

ijau frnw Kyq mwih frwieAw ]2]

jio ddaranaa khaeth maahi ddaraaeiaa ||2||

But they are still just scarecrows in the field, frightening away the birds. ||2||

sgl srIr Awvq sB kwm ]

sagal sareer aavath sabh kaam ||

All bodies are of some use,

inhPl mwnuKu jpY nhI nwm ]3]

nihafal maanukh japai nehee naam ||3||

But those who do not meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are totally useless. ||3||

khu nwnk jw kau Bey dieAwlw ]

kahu naanak jaa ko bheae dhaeiaalaa ||

Says Nanak, those unto whom the Lord becomes Merciful,

swDsµig imil Bjih guopwlw ]4]55]124]

aucwrx goupwlw: gupwlw bolo

saadhhasang mil bhajehi guopaalaa ||4||55||124||

Join the Saadh Sangat, and meditate on the Lord of the Universe. ||4||55||124||