Awsw mhlw 5 pMcpdw ]

aucwrx Awsw mh`lw pMjvw pMc-pdw

aasaa mehalaa 5 panchapadhaa ||

Aasaa, Fifth Mehl, Panch-Pada:

ijh pYfY lUtI pinhwrI ]

jih paiddai loottee panihaaree ||

That highway, upon which the water-carrier is plundered

so mwrgu sMqn dUrwrI ]1]

so maarag santhan dhooraaree ||1||

- that way is far removed from the Saints. ||1||

siqgur pUrY swcu kihAw ]

sathigur poorai saach kehiaa ||

The True Guru has spoken the Truth.

nwm qyry kI mukqy bIQI jm kw mwrgu dUir rihAw ]1] rhwau ]

naam thaerae kee mukathae beethhee jam kaa maarag dhoor rehiaa ||1|| rehaao ||

Your Name, O Lord, is the Way to Salvation; the road of the Messenger of Death is far away. ||1||Pause||

jh lwlc jwgwqI Gwt ]

jeh laalach jaagaathee ghaatt ||

That place, where the greedy toll-collector dwells

dUir rhI auh jn qy bwt ]2]

dhoor rehee ouh jan thae baatt ||2||

- that path remains far removed from the Lord's humble servant. ||2||

jh Awvty bhuq Gn swQ ]

aucwrx Awv`ty

jeh aavattae bahuth ghan saathh ||

There, where so very many caravans of men are caught,

pwrbRhm ky sµgI swD ]3]

aucwrx pwr-bRhm: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

paarabreham kae sangee saadhh ||3||

The Holy Saints remain with the Supreme Lord. ||3||

icqR gupqu sB ilKqy lyKw ]

chithr gupath sabh likhathae laekhaa ||

Chitra and Gupat, the recording angels of the conscious and the unconscious, write the accounts of all mortal beings,

Bgq jnw kau idRsit n pyKw ]4]

bhagath janaa ko dhrisatt n paekhaa ||4||

But they cannot even see the Lord's humble devotees. ||4||

khu nwnk ijsu siqguru pUrw ]

kahu naanak jis sathigur pooraa ||

Says Nanak, one whose True Guru is Perfect

vwjy qw kY Anhd qUrw ]5]40]91]

vaajae thaa kai anehadh thooraa ||5||40||91||

- the unblown bugles of ecstasy vibrate for him. ||5||40||91||