gauVI mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx gauVI mh`lw pMjvw

gourree mehalaa 5 ||

Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

jIAry El@w nwm kw ]

jeearae oulhaa naam kaa ||

Hey, soul: your only Support is the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

Avru ij krn krwvno iqn mih Bau hY jwm kw ]1] rhwau ]

avar j karan karaavano thin mehi bho hai jaam kaa ||1|| rehaao ||

Whatever else you do or make happen, the fear of death still hangs over you. ||1||Pause||

Avr jqin nhI pweIAY ]

avar jathan nehee paaeeai ||

He is not obtained by any other efforts.

vfY Bwig hir iDAweIAY ]1]

vaddai bhaag har dhhiaaeeai ||1||

By great good fortune, meditate on the Lord. ||1||

lwK ihkmqI jwnIAY ]

laakh hikamathee jaaneeai ||

You may know hundreds of thousands of clever tricks,

AwgY iqlu nhI mwnIAY ]2]

aagai thil nehee maaneeai ||2||

But not even one will be of any use at all hereafter. ||2||

AhµbuiD krm kmwvny ]

ahanbudhh karam kamaavanae ||

Good deeds done in the pride of ego are swept away,

igRh bwlU nIir bhwvny ]3]

grih baaloo neer behaavanae ||3||

Like the house of sand by water. ||3||

pRBu ikRpwlu ikrpw krY ]

prabh kirapaal kirapaa karai ||

When God the Merciful shows His Mercy,

nwmu nwnk swDU sµig imlY ]4]4]142]

naam naanak saadhhoo sang milai ||4||4||142||

Nanak receives the Naam in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||4||4||142||