iblwvlu mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx iblwvlu mh`lw pMjvw

bilaaval mehalaa 5 ||

Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

guru pUrw vfBwgI pweIAY ]

gur pooraa vaddabhaagee paaeeai ||

By great good fortune, the Perfect Guru is found.

imil swDU hir nwmu iDAweIAY ]1]

mil saadhhoo har naam dhhiaaeeai ||1||

Meeting with the Holy Saints, meditate on the Name of the Lord. ||1||

pwrbRhm pRB qyrI srnw ]

aucwrx pwr-bRhm: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

paarabreham prabh thaeree saranaa ||

O Supreme Lord God, I seek Your Sanctuary.

iklibK kwtY Bju gur ky crnw ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx Bju: polw bolo

kilabikh kaattai bhaj gur kae charanaa ||1|| rehaao ||

Meditating on the Guru's Feet, sinful mistakes are erased. ||1||Pause||

Avir krm siB lokwcwr ]

avar karam sabh lokaachaar ||

All other rituals are just worldly affairs;

imil swDU sµig hoie auDwr ]2]

mil saadhhoo sang hoe oudhhaar ||2||

Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, one is saved. ||2||

isMimRiq swsq byd bIcwry ]

sinmrith saasath baedh beechaarae ||

One may contemplate the Simritees, Shaastras and Vedas,

jpIAY nwmu ijqu pwir auqwry ]3]

japeeai naam jith paar outhaarae ||3||

But only by chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is one saved and carried across. ||3||

jn nwnk kau pRB ikrpw krIAY ]

jan naanak ko prabh kirapaa kareeai ||

Have Mercy upon servant Nanak, O God,

swDU DUir imlY insqrIAY ]4]6]11]

saadhhoo dhhoor milai nisathareeai ||4||6||11||

And bless him with the dust of the feet of the Holy, that he may be emancipated. ||4||6||11||