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||