sUhI mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx sUhI mh`lw pMjvw

soohee mehalaa 5 ||

Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

Gr mih Twkuru ndir n AwvY ]

ghar mehi thaakur nadhar n aavai ||

Within the home of his own self, he does not even come to see his Lord and Master.

gl mih pwhxu lY ltkwvY ]1]

gal mehi paahan lai lattakaavai ||1||

And yet, around his neck, he hangs a stone god. ||1||

Brmy BUlw swkqu iPrqw ]

bharamae bhoolaa saakath firathaa ||

The faithless cynic wanders around, deluded by doubt.

nIru ibrolY Kip Kip mrqw ]1] rhwau ]

neer birolai khap khap marathaa ||1|| rehaao ||

He churns water, and after wasting his life away, he dies. ||1||Pause||

ijsu pwhx kau Twkuru khqw ]

jis paahan ko thaakur kehathaa ||

That stone, which he calls his god,

Ehu pwhxu lY aus kau fubqw ]2]

ouhu paahan lai ous ko ddubathaa ||2||

That stone pulls him down and drowns him. ||2||

gunhgwr lUx hrwmI ]

gunehagaar loon haraamee ||

O sinner, you are untrue to your own self;

pwhx nwv n pwr igrwmI ]3]

paahan naav n paaragiraamee ||3||

A boat of stone will not carry you across. ||3||

gur imil nwnk Twkuru jwqw ]

gur mil naanak thaakur jaathaa ||

Meeting the Guru, O Nanak, I know my Lord and Master.

jil Qil mhIAil pUrn ibDwqw ]4]3]9]

jal thhal meheeal pooran bidhhaathaa ||4||3||9||

The Perfect Architect of Destiny is pervading and permeating the water, the land and the sky. ||4||3||9||