gUjrI mhlw 5 ]
aucwrx gUjrI mh`lw pMjvw
goojaree mehalaa 5 ||
Goojaree, Fifth Mehl:
mqw krY pCm kY qweI pUrb hI lY jwq ]
aucwrx mqw: polw bolo
mathaa karai pashham kai thaaee poorab hee lai jaath ||
He decides to go to the west, but the Lord leads him away to the east.
iKn mih Qwip auQwpnhwrw Awpn hwiQ mqwq ]1]
khin mehi thhaap outhhaapanehaaraa aapan haathh mathaath ||1||
In an instant, He establishes and disestablishes; He holds all matters in His hands. ||1||
isAwnp kwhU kwim n Awq ]
siaanap kaahoo kaam n aath ||
Cleverness is of no use at all.
jo AnrUipE Twkuir myrY hoie rhI auh bwq ]1] rhwau ]
aucwrx An-rUipE
jo anaroopiou thaakur maerai hoe rehee ouh baath ||1|| rehaao ||
Whatever my Lord and Master deems to be right - that alone comes to pass. ||1||Pause||
dysu kmwvn Dn jorn kI mnsw bIcy inksy sws ]
dhaes kamaavan dhhan joran kee manasaa beechae nikasae saas ||
In his desire to acquire land and accumulate wealth, one's breath escapes him.
lskr nyb Kvws sB iqAwgy jmpuir aUiT isDws ]2]
lasakar naeb khavaas sabh thiaagae jam pur ooth sidhhaas ||2||
He must leave all his armies, assistants and servants; rising up, he departs to the City of Death. ||2||
hoie Anµin mnhT kI idRVqw Awps kau jwnwq ]
hoe anann manehath kee dhrirrathaa aapas ko jaanaath ||
Believing himself to be unique, he clings to his stubborn mind, and shows himself off.
jo AinMdu inMdu kir CoifE soeI iPir iPir Kwq ]3]
jo anindh nindh kar shhoddiou soee fir fir khaath ||3||
That food, which the blameless people have condemned and discarded, he eats again and again. ||3||
shj suBwie Bey ikrpwlw iqsu jn kI kwtI Pws ]
aucwrx suBwie: 'b'-'B' dI sWJI Avwj
sehaj subhaae bheae kirapaalaa this jan kee kaattee faas ||
One, unto whom the Lord shows His natural mercy, has the noose of Death cut away from him.
khu nwnk guru pUrw ByitAw prvwxu igrsq audws ]4]4]5]
aucwrx igr`sq
kahu naanak gur pooraa bhaettiaa paravaan girasath oudhaas ||4||4||5||
Says Nanak, one who meets the Perfect Guru, is celebrated as a householder as well as a renunciate. ||4||4||5||