rwmklI mhlw 5 ]
aucwrx rwmklI mh`lw pMjvw
raamakalee mehalaa 5 ||
Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl:
ghu kir pkrI n AweI hwiQ ]
gahu kar pakaree n aaee haathh ||
No matter how hard you try to grab it, it does not come into your hands.
pRIiq krI cwlI nhI swiQ ]
preeth karee chaalee nehee saathh ||
No matter how much you may love it, it does not go along with you.
khu nwnk jau iqAwig deI ]
kahu naanak jo thiaag dhee ||
Says Nanak, when you abandon it,
qb Eh crxI Awie peI ]1]
thab ouh charanee aae pee ||1||
Then it comes and falls at your feet. ||1||
suix sMqhu inrml bIcwr ]
sun santhahu niramal beechaar ||
Listen, O Saints: this is the pure philosophy.
rwm nwm ibnu giq nhI kweI guru pUrw Bytq auDwr ]1] rhwau ]
raam naam bin gath nehee kaaee gur pooraa bhaettath oudhhaar ||1|| rehaao ||
Without the Lord's Name, there is no salvation. Meeting with the Perfect Guru, one is saved. ||1||Pause||
jb aus kau koeI dyvY mwnu ]
jab ous ko koee dhaevai maan ||
When someone tries to appease her,
qb Awps aUpir rKY gumwnu ]
thab aapas oopar rakhai gumaan ||
Then she takes pride in herself.
jb aus kau koeI min prhrY ]
jab ous ko koee man pareharai ||
But when someone puts her out of his thoughts,
qb Eh syvik syvw krY ]2]
thab ouh saevak saevaa karai ||2||
Then she serves him like a slave. ||2||
muiK byrwvY AMiq TgwvY ]
mukh baeraavai anth thagaavai ||
She seems to please, but in the end, she deceives.
iekqu Taur Eh khI n smwvY ]
eikath thour ouh kehee n samaavai ||
She does not remain in any one place.
auin mohy bhuqy bRhmMf ]
oun mohae bahuthae brehamandd ||
She has bewitched a great many worlds.
rwm jnI kInI KMf KMf ]3]
raam janee keenee khandd khandd ||3||
The Lord's humble servants cut her apart into pieces. ||3||
jo mwgY so BUKw rhY ]
jo maagai so bhookhaa rehai ||
Whoever begs from her remains hungry.
iesu sµig rwcY su kCU n lhY ]
eis sang raachai s kashhoo n lehai ||
Whoever is infatuated with her obtains nothing.
iesih iqAwig sqsµgiq krY ]
eisehi thiaag sathasangath karai ||
But one who renounces her, and joins the Society of the Saints,
vfBwgI nwnk Ehu qrY ]4]18]29]
vaddabhaagee naanak ouhu tharai ||4||18||29||
By great good fortune, O Nanak, is saved. ||4||18||29||