tofI mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx tofI mh`lw pMjvw

ttoddee mehalaa 5 ||

Todee, Fifth Mehl:

mweI mwieAw Clu ]

maaee maaeiaa shhal ||

O my mother, Maya is so misleading and deceptive.

iqRx kI Agin myG kI CwieAw goibd Bjn ibnu hV kw jlu ] rhwau ]

aucwrx Bjn: polw bolo

thrin kee agan maegh kee shhaaeiaa gobidh bhajan bin harr kaa jal || rehaao ||

Without meditating on the Lord of the Universe, it is like straw on fire, or the shadow of a cloud, or the running of the flood-waters. ||Pause||

Coif isAwnp bhu cqurweI duie kr joiV swD mig clu ]

aucwrx mig: polw bolo

shhodd siaanap bahu chathuraaee dhue kar jorr saadhh mag chal ||

Renounce your cleverness and all your mental tricks; with your palms pressed together, walk on the Path of the Holy Saints.

ismir suAwmI AMqrjwmI mwnuK dyh kw iehu aUqm Plu ]1]

simar suaamee antharajaamee maanukh dhaeh kaa eihu ootham fal ||1||

Remember the Lord, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts; this is the most sublime reward of this human incarnation. ||1||

byd biKAwn krq swDU jn BwghIn smJq nhI Klu ]

aucwrx Klu: polw bolo

baedh bakhiaan karath saadhhoo jan bhaageheen samajhath nehee khal ||

The Holy Saints preach the teachings of the Vedas, but the unfortunate fools do not understand them.

pRym Bgiq rwcy jn nwnk hir ismrin dhn Bey ml ]2]7]26]

aucwrx ml: polw bolo

praem bhagath raachae jan naanak har simaran dhehan bheae mal ||2||7||26||

Servant Nanak is absorbed in loving devotional worship; meditating in remembrance on the Lord, one's dirt is burnt away. ||2||7||26||