Awsw mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx Awsw mh`lw pMjvw

aasaa mehalaa 5 ||

Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:

jnm jnm kI mlu DovY prweI Awpxw kIqw pwvY ]

janam janam kee mal dhhovai paraaee aapanaa keethaa paavai ||

He washes off the filth of other peoples' incarnations, but he obtains the rewards of his own actions.

eIhw suKu nhI drgh FoeI jmpuir jwie pcwvY ]1]

eehaa sukh nehee dharageh dtoee jam pur jaae pachaavai ||1||

He has no peace in this world, and he has no place in the Court of the Lord. In the City of Death, he is tortured. ||1||

inMdik Aihlw jnmu gvwieAw ]

aucwrx Aihlw: polw bolo (ASuD: Aih`lw)

nindhak ahilaa janam gavaaeiaa ||

The slanderer loses his life in vain.

phuic n swkY kwhU bwqY AwgY Taur n pwieAw ]1] rhwau ]

pahuch n saakai kaahoo baathai aagai thour n paaeiaa ||1|| rehaao ||

He cannot succeed in anything, and in the world hereafter, he finds no place at all. ||1||Pause||

ikrqu pieAw inMdk bpury kw ikAw Ehu krY ibcwrw ]

kirath paeiaa nindhak bapurae kaa kiaa ouhu karai bichaaraa ||

Such is the fate of the wretched slanderer - what can the poor creature do?

qhw ibgUqw jh koie n rwKY Ehu iksu pih kry pukwrw ]2]

thehaa bigoothaa jeh koe n raakhai ouhu kis pehi karae pukaaraa ||2||

He is ruined there, where no one can protect him; with whom should he lodge his complaint? ||2||

inMdk kI giq kqhUµ nwhI KsmY eyvY Bwxw ]

nindhak kee gath kathehoon naahee khasamai eaevai bhaanaa ||

The slanderer shall never attain emancipation; this is the Will of the Lord and Master.

jo jo inMd kry sMqn kI iqau sMqn suKu mwnw ]3]

jo jo nindh karae santhan kee thio santhan sukh maanaa ||3||

The more the Saints are slandered, the more they dwell in peace. ||3||

sMqw tyk qumwrI suAwmI qUµ sMqn kw shweI ]

santhaa ttaek thumaaree suaamee thoon santhan kaa sehaaee ||

The Saints have Your Support, O Lord and Master; You are the Saints' Help and Support.

khu nwnk sMq hir rwKy inMdk dIey ruVweI ]4]2]41]

kahu naanak santh har raakhae nindhak dheeeae rurraaee ||4||2||41||

Says Nanak, the Saints are saved by the Lord; the slanderers are drowned in the deep. ||4||2||41||