kydwrw mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx kydwrw mh`lw pMjvw

kaedhaaraa mehalaa 5 ||

Kaydaaraa, Fifth Mehl:

hir ky nwm ibnu iDRgu sRoq ]

har kae naam bin dhhrig sroth ||

Without the Name of the Lord, one's ears are cursed.

jIvn rUp ibswir jIvih iqh kq jIvn hoq ] rhwau ]

jeevan roop bisaar jeevehi thih kath jeevan hoth || rehaao ||

Those who forget the Embodiment of Life - what is the point of their lives? ||Pause||

Kwq pIq Anyk ibMjn jYsy Bwr bwhk Koq ]

khaath peeth anaek binjan jaisae bhaar baahak khoth ||

One who eats and drinks countless delicacies is no more than a donkey, a beast of burden.

AwT phr mhw sRmu pwieAw jYsy ibrK jµqI joq ]1]

aath pehar mehaa sram paaeiaa jaisae birakh janthee joth ||1||

Twenty-four hours a day, he endures terrible suffering, like the bull, chained to the oil-press. ||1||

qij guopwl ij Awn lwgy sy bhu pRkwrI roq ]

aucwrx goupwl: gupwl bolo

thaj guopaal j aan laagae sae bahu prakaaree roth ||

Forsaking the Life of the World, and attached to another, they weep and wail in so many ways.

kr joir nwnk dwnu mwgY hir rKau kµiT proq ]2]5]13]

kar jor naanak dhaan maagai har rakho kanth paroth ||2||5||13||

With his palms pressed together, Nanak begs for this gift; O Lord, please keep me strung around Your Neck. ||2||5||13||