slok mÚ 5 ]

aucwrx slok mh`lw pMjvw

salok ma 5 ||

Shalok, Fifth Mehl:

KKVIAw suhwvIAw lgVIAw Ak kµiT ]

khakharreeaa suhaaveeaa lagarreeaa ak kanth ||

The fruit of the swallow-wort plant looks beautiful, attached to the branch of the tree;

ibrh ivCoVw DxI isau nwnk shsY gµiT ]1]

bireh vishhorraa dhhanee sio naanak sehasai ganth ||1||

But when it is separated from the stem of its Master, O Nanak, it breaks apart into thousands of fragments. ||1||