SGGSAng 131Raag MajhMahalla 528 linesGuru Arjan Dev Ji

mwJ mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx mwJ mh`lw pMjvw

maajh mehalaa 5 ||

Maajh, Fifth Mehl:

kauxu su mukqw kauxu su jugqw ]

koun s mukathaa koun s jugathaa ||

Who is liberated, and who is united?

kauxu su igAwnI kauxu su bkqw ]

koun s giaanee koun s bakathaa ||

Who is a spiritual teacher, and who is a preacher?

kauxu su igrhI kauxu audwsI kauxu su kImiq pwey jIau ]1]

koun s girehee koun oudhaasee koun s keemath paaeae jeeo ||1||

Who is a house-holder, and who is a renunciate? Who can estimate the Lord's Value? ||1||

ikin ibiD bwDw ikin ibiD CUtw ]

kin bidhh baadhhaa kin bidhh shhoottaa ||

How is one bound, and how is one freed of his bonds?

ikin ibiD Awvxu jwvxu qUtw ]

kin bidhh aavan jaavan thoottaa ||

How can one escape from the cycle of coming and going in reincarnation?

kaux krm kaux inhkrmw kauxu su khY khwey jIau ]2]

koun karam koun nihakaramaa koun s kehai kehaaeae jeeo ||2||

Who is subject to karma, and who is beyond karma? Who chants the Name, and inspires others to chant it? ||2||

kauxu su suKIAw kauxu su duKIAw ]

koun s sukheeaa koun s dhukheeaa ||

Who is happy, and who is sad?

kauxu su snmuKu kauxu vymuKIAw ]

koun s sanamukh koun vaemukheeaa ||

Who, as sunmukh, turns toward the Guru, and who, as vaymukh, turns away from the Guru?

ikin ibiD imlIAY ikin ibiD ibCurY ieh ibiD kauxu pRgtwey jIau ]3]

kin bidhh mileeai kin bidhh bishhurai eih bidhh koun pragattaaeae jeeo ||3||

How can one meet the Lord? How is one separated from Him? Who can reveal the way to me? ||3||

kauxu su AKru ijqu Dwvqu rhqw ]

koun s akhar jith dhhaavath rehathaa ||

What is that Word, by which the wandering mind can be restrained?

kauxu aupdysu ijqu duKu suKu sm shqw ]

koun oupadhaes jith dhukh sukh sam sehathaa ||

What are those teachings, by which we may endure pain and pleasure alike?

kauxu su cwl ijqu pwrbRhmu iDAwey ikin ibiD kIrqnu gwey jIau ]4]

aucwrx pwr-bRhmu: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

koun s chaal jith paarabreham dhhiaaeae kin bidhh keerathan gaaeae jeeo ||4||

What is that lifestyle, by which we may come to meditate on the Supreme Lord? How may we sing the Kirtan of His Praises? ||4||

gurmuiK mukqw gurmuiK jugqw ]

guramukh mukathaa guramukh jugathaa ||

The Gurmukh is liberated, and the Gurmukh is linked.

gurmuiK igAwnI gurmuiK bkqw ]

guramukh giaanee guramukh bakathaa ||

The Gurmukh is the spiritual teacher, and the Gurmukh is the preacher.

DMnu igrhI audwsI gurmuiK gurmuiK kImiq pwey jIau ]5]

dhhann girehee oudhaasee guramukh guramukh keemath paaeae jeeo ||5||

Blessed is the Gurmukh, the householder and the renunciate. The Gurmukh knows the Lord's Value. ||5||

haumY bwDw gurmuiK CUtw ]

houmai baadhhaa guramukh shhoottaa ||

Egotism is bondage; as Gurmukh, one is emancipated.

gurmuiK Awvxu jwvxu qUtw ]

guramukh aavan jaavan thoottaa ||

The Gurmukh escapes the cycle of coming and going in reincarnation.

gurmuiK krm gurmuiK inhkrmw gurmuiK kry su suBwey jIau ]6]

aucwrx suBwey: 'B' nUµ 'b'-'B' dI sWJI Avwj

guramukh karam guramukh nihakaramaa guramukh karae s subhaaeae jeeo ||6||

The Gurmukh performs actions of good karma, and the Gurmukh is beyond karma. Whatever the Gurmukh does, is done in good faith. ||6||

gurmuiK suKIAw mnmuiK duKIAw ]

guramukh sukheeaa manamukh dhukheeaa ||

The Gurmukh is happy, while the self-willed manmukh is sad.

gurmuiK snmuKu mnmuiK vymuKIAw ]

guramukh sanamukh manamukh vaemukheeaa ||

The Gurmukh turns toward the Guru, and the self-willed manmukh turns away from the Guru.

gurmuiK imlIAY mnmuiK ivCurY gurmuiK ibiD pRgtwey jIau ]7]

guramukh mileeai manamukh vishhurai guramukh bidhh pragattaaeae jeeo ||7||

The Gurmukh is united with the Lord, while the manmukh is separated from Him. The Gurmukh reveals the way. ||7||

gurmuiK AKru ijqu Dwvqu rhqw ]

guramukh akhar jith dhhaavath rehathaa ||

The Guru's Instruction is the Word, by which the wandering mind is restrained.

gurmuiK aupdysu duKu suKu sm shqw ]

guramukh oupadhaes dhukh sukh sam sehathaa ||

Through the Guru's Teachings, we can endure pain and pleasure alike.

gurmuiK cwl ijqu pwrbRhmu iDAwey gurmuiK kIrqnu gwey jIau ]8]

aucwrx pwr-bRhmu: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

guramukh chaal jith paarabreham dhhiaaeae guramukh keerathan gaaeae jeeo ||8||

To live as Gurmukh is the lifestyle by which we come to meditate on the Supreme Lord. The Gurmukh sings the Kirtan of His Praises. ||8||

sglI bxq bxweI Awpy ]

sagalee banath banaaee aapae ||

The Lord Himself created the entire creation.

Awpy kry krwey Qwpy ]

aapae karae karaaeae thhaapae ||

He Himself acts, and causes others to act. He Himself establishes.

ieksu qy hoieE Anµqw nwnk eyksu mwih smwey jIau ]9]2]36]

eikas thae hoeiou ananthaa naanak eaekas maahi samaaeae jeeo ||9||2||36||

From oneness, He has brought forth the countless multitudes. O Nanak, they shall merge into the One once again. ||9||2||36||