SGGSAng 986Raag Mali GauraMahalla 512 linesGuru Arjan Dev Ji

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maalee gourraa mehalaa 5

Maalee Gauraa, Fifth Mehl:

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ik oankaar sathigur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

ry mn thl hir suK swr ]

rae man ttehal har sukh saar ||

O mind, true peace comes from serving the Lord.

Avr thlw JUTIAw inq krY jmu isir mwr ]1] rhwau ]

avar ttehalaa jhootheeaa nith karai jam sir maar ||1|| rehaao ||

Other services are false,and as punishment for them,the Messenger of Death bashes in one's head. ||1||Pause||

ijn@w msqik lIiKAw qy imly sMgwr ]

jinaa masathak leekhiaa thae milae sangaar ||

They alone join the Sangat, the Congregation, upon whose forehead such destiny is inscribed.

sMswru Baujlu qwirAw hir sMq purK Apwr ]1]

sansaar bhoujal thaariaa har santh purakh apaar ||1||

They are carried across the terrifying world-ocean by the Saints of the Infinite, Primal Lord God. ||1||

inq crn syvhu swD ky qij loB moh ibkwr ]

nith charan saevahu saadhh kae thaj lobh moh bikaar ||

Serve forever at the feet of the Holy; renounce greed, emotional attachment and corruption.

sB qjhu dUjI AwsVI rKu Aws iek inrµkwr ]2]

sabh thajahu dhoojee aasarree rakh aas eik nirankaar ||2||

Abandon all other hopes, and rest your hopes in the One Formless Lord. ||2||

ieik Brim BUly swkqw ibnu gur AMD AMDwr ]

eik bharam bhoolae saakathaa bin gur andhh andhhaar ||

Some are faithless cynics, deluded by doubt; without the Guru, there is only pitch darkness.

Duir hovnw su hoieAw ko n mytxhwr ]3]

dhhur hovanaa s hoeiaa ko n maettanehaar ||3||

Whatever is pre-ordained, comes to pass; no one can erase it. ||3||

Agm rUpu goibMd kw Aink nwm Apwr ]

agam roop gobindh kaa anik naam apaar ||

The beauty of the Lord of the Universe is profound and unfathomable; the Names of the Infinite Lord are immunerable.

Dnu DMnu qy jn nwnkw ijn hir nwmw auir Dwr ]4]1]

dhhan dhhann thae jan naanakaa jin har naamaa our dhhaar ||4||1||

Blessed, blessed are those humble beings, O Nanak, who enshrine the Lord's Name in their hearts. ||4||1||