BYrau mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx BYrau mh`lw pMjvw

bhairo mehalaa 5 ||

Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:

lwj mrY jo nwmu n lyvY ]

laaj marai jo naam n laevai ||

One who does not repeat the Naam, the Name of the Lord, shall die of shame.

nwm ibhUn suKI ikau sovY ]

naam bihoon sukhee kio sovai ||

Without the Name, how can he ever sleep in peace?

hir ismrnu Cwif prmgiq cwhY ]

har simaran shhaadd param gath chaahai ||

The mortal abandons meditative remembrance of the Lord, and then wishes for the state of supreme salvation;

mUl ibnw swKw kq AwhY ]1]

mool binaa saakhaa kath aahai ||1||

But without roots, how can there be any branches? ||1||

guru goivMdu myry mn iDAwie ]

gur govindh maerae man dhhiaae ||

O my mind, meditate on the Guru, the Lord of the Universe.

jnm jnm kI mYlu auqwrY bµDn kwit hir sµig imlwie ]1] rhwau ]

janam janam kee mail outhaarai bandhhan kaatt har sang milaae ||1|| rehaao ||

The filth of countless incarnations shall be washed away. Breaking your bonds, you shall be united with the Lord. ||1||Pause||

qIriQ nwie khw suic sYlu ]

aucwrx nwie: 'n' Bwrw krky

theerathh naae kehaa such sail ||

How can a stone be purified by bathing at a sacred shrine of pilgrimage?

mn kau ivAwpY haumY mYlu ]

man ko viaapai houmai mail ||

The filth of egotism clings to the mind.

koit krm bµDn kw mUlu ]

kott karam bandhhan kaa mool ||

Millions of rituals and actions taken are the root of entanglements.

hir ky Bjn ibnu ibrQw pUlu ]2]

aucwrx Bjn: polw bolo

har kae bhajan bin birathhaa pool ||2||

Without meditating and vibrating on the Lord, the mortal gathers only worthless bundles of straw. ||2||

ibnu Kwey bUJY nhI BUK ]

aucwrx bUJY: polw bolo

bin khaaeae boojhai nehee bhookh ||

Without eating, hunger is not satisfied.

rogu jwie qW auqrih dUK ]

rog jaae thaan outharehi dhookh ||

When the disease is cured, then the pain goes away.

kwm kRoD loB moih ibAwipAw ]

kaam krodhh lobh mohi biaapiaa ||

The mortal is engrossed in sexual desire, anger, greed and attachment.

ijin pRiB kInw so pRBu nhI jwipAw ]3]

jin prabh keenaa so prabh nehee jaapiaa ||3||

He does not meditate on God, that God who created him. ||3||

Dnu Dnu swD DMnu hir nwau ]

dhhan dhhan saadhh dhhann har naao ||

Blessed, blessed is the Holy Saint, and blessed is the Name of the Lord.

AwT phr kIrqnu gux gwau ]

aath pehar keerathan gun gaao ||

Twenty-four hours a day, sing the Kirtan, the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

Dnu hir Bgiq Dnu krxYhwr ]

dhhan har bhagath dhhan karanaihaar ||

Blessed is the devotee of the Lord, and blessed is the Creator Lord.

srix nwnk pRB purK Apwr ]4]32]45]

saran naanak prabh purakh apaar ||4||32||45||

Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God, the Primal, the Infinite. ||4||32||45||