BYrau mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx BYrau mh`lw pMjvw

bhairo mehalaa 5 ||

Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:

jy sau loic loic KwvwieAw ]

jae so loch loch khaavaaeiaa ||

Even though he may be fed with hundreds of longings and yearnings,

swkq hir hir cIiq n AwieAw ]1]

saakath har har cheeth n aaeiaa ||1||

Still the faithless cynic does not remember the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||

sMq jnw kI lyhu mqy ]

aucwrx m`qy

santh janaa kee laehu mathae ||

Take in the teachings of the humble Saints.

swDsµig pwvhu prmgqy ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx prm-gqy: polw bolo

saadhhasang paavahu param gathae ||1|| rehaao ||

In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you shall obtain the supreme status. ||1||Pause||

pwQr kau bhu nIru pvwieAw ]

paathhar ko bahu neer pavaaeiaa ||

Stones may be kept under water for a long time.

nh BIgY AiDk sUkwieAw ]2]

neh bheegai adhhik sookaaeiaa ||2||

Even so, they do not absorb the water; they remain hard and dry. ||2||

Ktu swsqR mUrKY sunwieAw ]

khatt saasathr moorakhai sunaaeiaa ||

The six Shaastras may be read to a fool,

jYsy dhids pvnu JulwieAw ]3]

jaisae dheh dhis pavan jhulaaeiaa ||3||

But it is like the wind blowing in the ten directions. ||3||

ibnu kx Klhwnu jYsy gwh n pwieAw ]

aucwrx Kl-hwnu: polw bolo

bin kan khalehaan jaisae gaahan paaeiaa ||

It is like threshing a crop without any corn - nothing is gained.

iqau swkq qy ko n brwswieAw ]4]

aucwrx brw-swieAw

thio saakath thae ko n baraasaaeiaa ||4||

In the same way, no benefit comes from the faithless cynic. ||4||

iqq hI lwgw ijqu ko lwieAw ]

thith hee laagaa jith ko laaeiaa ||

As the Lord attaches them, so are all attached.

khu nwnk pRiB bxq bxwieAw ]5]5]

kahu naanak prabh banath banaaeiaa ||5||5||

Says Nanak, God has formed such a form. ||5||5||