tofI mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx tofI mh`lw pMjvw

ttoddee mehalaa 5 ||

Todee, Fifth Mehl:

mwnuKu ibnu bUJy ibrQw AwieAw ]

aucwrx bU`Jy

maanukh bin boojhae birathhaa aaeiaa ||

Without understanding, his coming into the world is useless.

Aink swj sIgwr bhu krqw ijau imrqku EFwieAw ] rhwau ]

anik saaj seegaar bahu karathaa jio mirathak oudtaaeiaa || rehaao ||

He puts on various ornaments and many decorations, but it is like dressing a corpse. ||Pause||

Dwie Dwie ikRpn sRmu kIno iekqR krI hY mwieAw ]

aucwrx iek`qR

dhhaae dhhaae kirapan sram keeno eikathr karee hai maaeiaa ||

With great effort and exertion, the miser works to gather in the riches of Maya.

dwnu puMnu nhI sMqn syvw ikq hI kwij n AwieAw ]1]

dhaan punn nehee santhan saevaa kith hee kaaj n aaeiaa ||1||

He does not give anything in charity or generosity, and he does not serve the Saints; his wealth does not do him any good at all. ||1||

kir AwBrx svwrI syjw kwmin Qwtu bnwieAw ]

aucwrx Aw-Brx

kar aabharan savaaree saejaa kaaman thhaatt banaaeiaa ||

The soul-bride puts on her ornaments, embellishes her bed, and fashions decorations.

sMgu n pwieE Apuny Brqy pyiK pyiK duKu pwieAw ]2]

sang n paaeiou apunae bharathae paekh paekh dhukh paaeiaa ||2||

But if she does not obtain the company of her Husband Lord, the sight of these decorations only brings her pain. ||2||

swro idnsu mjUrI krqw quhu mUslih CrwieAw ]

saaro dhinas majooree karathaa thuhu moosalehi shharaaeiaa ||

The man works all day long, threshing the husks with the pestle.

Kydu BieE bygwrI inAweI Gr kY kwim n AwieAw ]3]

khaedh bhaeiou baegaaree niaaee ghar kai kaam n aaeiaa ||3||

He is depressed, like a forced laborer, and so he is of no use to his own home. ||3||

BieE AnugRhu jw kau pRB ko iqsu ihrdY nwmu vswieAw ]

aucwrx Anu`gRhu

bhaeiou anugrahu jaa ko prabh ko this hiradhai naam vasaaeiaa ||

But when God shows His Mercy and Grace, He implants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within the heart.

swD sµgiq kY pwCY pirAau jn nwnk hir rsu pwieAw ]4]2]4]

saadhhasangath kai paashhai pariao jan naanak har ras paaeiaa ||4||2||4||

Search the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Nanak, and find the sublime essence of the Lord. ||4||2||4||