Awsw mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx Awsw mh`lw pMjvw

aasaa mehalaa 5 ||

Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:

qIriQ jwau q hau hau krqy ]

theerathh jaao th ho ho karathae ||

Journeying to sacred shrines of pilgrimage, I see the mortals acting in ego.

pMifq pUCau q mwieAw rwqy ]1]

aucwrx rwqy: Bwrw krky bolo

panddith pooshho th maaeiaa raathae ||1||

If I ask the Pandits, I find them tainted by Maya. ||1||

so AsQwnu bqwvhu mIqw ]

so asathhaan bathaavahu meethaa ||

Show me that place, O friend,

jw kY hir hir kIrqnu nIqw ]1] rhwau ]

jaa kai har har keerathan neethaa ||1|| rehaao ||

Where the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises are forever sung. ||1||Pause||

swsqR byd pwp puMn vIcwr ]

saasathr baedh paap punn veechaar ||

The Shaastras and the Vedas speak of sin and virtue;

nrik surig iPir iPir Aauqwr ]2]

narak surag fir fir aouthaar ||2||

They say that mortals are reincarnated into heaven and hell, over and over again. ||2||

igrsq mih icMq audws Ahµkwr ]

aucwrx ig-rsq

girasath mehi chinth oudhaas ahankaar ||

In the householder's life, there is anxiety, and in the life of the renunciate, there is egotism.

krm krq jIA kau jµjwr ]3]

karam karath jeea ko janjaar ||3||

Performing religious rituals, the soul is entangled. ||3||

pRB ikrpw qy mnu vis AwieAw ]

prabh kirapaa thae man vas aaeiaa ||

By God's Grace, the mind is brought under control;

nwnk gurmuiK qrI iqin mwieAw ]4]

naanak guramukh tharee thin maaeiaa ||4||

O Nanak, the Gurmukh crosses over the ocean of Maya. ||4||

swDsµig hir kIrqnu gweIAY ]

saadhhasang har keerathan gaaeeai ||

In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises.

iehu AsQwnu gurU qy pweIAY ]1] rhwau dUjw ]7]58]

aucwrx rhwau dUjw bolnw hY

eihu asathhaan guroo thae paaeeai ||1|| rehaao dhoojaa ||7||58||

This place is found through the Guru. ||1||Second Pause||7||58||