mlwr mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx mlwr mh`lw pMjvw

malaar mehalaa 5 ||

Malaar, Fifth Mehl:

bhu ibiD mwieAw moh ihrwno ]

bahu bidhh maaeiaa moh hiraano ||

In so many ways, attachment to Maya leads to ruin.

koit mDy koaU ibrlw syvku pUrn Bgqu icrwno ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx m`Dy

kott madhhae kooo biralaa saevak pooran bhagath chiraano ||1|| rehaao ||

Among millions, it is very rare to find a selfless servant who remains a perfect devotee for very long. ||1||Pause||

ieq auq foil foil sRmu pwieE qnu Dnu hoq ibrwno ]

eith outh ddol ddol sram paaeiou than dhhan hoth biraano ||

Roaming and wandering here and there, the mortal finds only trouble; his body and wealth become strangers to himself.

log durwie krq TigAweI hoqO sµig n jwno ]1]

log dhuraae karath thagiaaee hotha sang n jaano ||1||

Hiding from people, he practices deception; he does not know the One who is always with him. ||1||

imRg pMKI mIn dIn nIc ieh sµkt iPir Awno ]

mrig pankhee meen dheen neech eih sankatt fir aano ||

He wanders through troubled incarnations of low and wretched species as a deer, a bird and a fish.

khu nwnk pwhn pRB qwrhu swDsµgiq suK mwno ]2]11]15]

kahu naanak paahan prabh thaarahu saadhhasangath sukh maano ||2||11||15||

Says Nanak, O God, I am a stone - please carry me across, that I may enjoy peace in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||2||11||15||