Awsw mhlw 5 iekquky 2 ]

aucwrx Awsw mh`lw pMjvw iek-quky do

aasaa mehalaa 5 eikathukae 2 ||

Aasaa, Fifth Mehl, Ik-Tukas 2 :

jIvq dIsY iqsu srpr mrxw ]

aucwrx muAw: AONkV iv`c rhxw (ASuD: mUAw, moAw)

jeevath dheesai this sarapar maranaa ||

One who is seen to be alive, shall surely die.

muAw hovY iqsu inhclu rhxw ]1]

aucwrx muAw: AONkV iv`c rhxw (ASuD: mUAw, moAw)

muaa hovai this nihachal rehanaa ||1||

But he who is dead shall remain ever-lasting. ||1||

jIvq muey muey sy jIvy ]

aucwrx muey: AONkV iv`c rhxw (ASuD: mUey, moey)

jeevath mueae mueae sae jeevae ||

Those who die while yet alive, shall through this death, live on.

hir hir nwmu AvKDu muiK pwieAw gur sbdI rsu AMimRqu pIvy ]1] rhwau ]

har har naam avakhadhh mukh paaeiaa gur sabadhee ras anmrith peevae ||1|| rehaao ||

They place the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, as medicine in their mouths, and through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they drink in the Ambrosial Nectar. ||1||Pause||

kwcI mtukI ibnis ibnwsw ]

kaachee mattukee binas binaasaa ||

The clay pot of the body shall be broken.

ijsu CUtY iqRkutI iqsu inj Gir vwsw ]2]

aucwrx iqR-kutI: polw bolo (ASuD: iqRku`tI)

jis shhoottai thrikuttee this nij ghar vaasaa ||2||

One who has eliminated the three qualities dwells in the home of his inner self. ||2||

aUcw cVY su pvY pieAwlw ]

oochaa charrai s pavai paeiaalaa ||

One who climbs high, shall fall into the nether regions of the underworld.

Drin pVY iqsu lgY n kwlw ]3]

dhharan parrai this lagai n kaalaa ||3||

One who lies upon the ground, shall not be touched by death. ||3||

BRmq iPry iqn ikCU n pwieAw ]

bhramath firae thin kishhoo n paaeiaa ||

Those who continue to wander around, achieve nothing.

sy AsiQr ijn gur sbdu kmwieAw ]4]

sae asathhir jin gur sabadh kamaaeiaa ||4||

Those who practice the Guru's Teachings, become steady and stable. ||4||

jIau ipMfu sBu hir kw mwlu ]

jeeo pindd sabh har kaa maal ||

This body and soul all belong to the Lord.

nwnk gur imil Bey inhwl ]5]13]

naanak gur mil bheae nihaal ||5||13||

O Nanak, meeting the Guru, I am enraptured. ||5||13||