Awsw mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx Awsw mh`lw pMjvw

aasaa mehalaa 5 ||

Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:

Anidnu mUsw lwju tukweI ]

anadhin moosaa laaj ttukaaee ||

Night and day, the mouse of time gnaws away at the rope of life.

igrq kUp mih Kwih imTweI ]1]

girath koop mehi khaahi mithaaee ||1||

Falling into the well, the mortal eats the sweet treats of Maya. ||1||

socq swcq rYin ibhwnI ]

sochath saachath rain bihaanee ||

Thinking and planning, the night of the life is passing away.

Aink rMg mwieAw ky icqvq kbhU n ismrY swirMgpwnI ]1] rhwau ]

anik rang maaeiaa kae chithavath kabehoo n simarai saaringapaanee ||1|| rehaao ||

Thinking of the many pleasures of Maya, the mortal never remembers the Lord, the Sustainer of the earth. ||1||Pause||

dRüm kI CwieAw inhcl igRhu bWiDAw ]

aucwrx dRüm: AONkV 'r' nUµ lw ky

dhraam kee shhaaeiaa nihachal grihu baandhhiaa ||

Believing the shade of the tree to be permanent, he builds his house beneath it.

kwl kY PWis skq sru sWiDAw ]2]

kaal kai faans sakath sar saandhhiaa ||2||

But the noose of death is around his neck, and Shakti, the power of Maya, has aimed her arrows at him. ||2||

bwlU knwrw qrµg muiK AwieAw ]

baaloo kanaaraa tharang mukh aaeiaa ||

The sandy shore is being washed away by the waves,

so Qwnu mUiV inhclu kir pwieAw ]3]

so thhaan moorr nihachal kar paaeiaa ||3||

But the fool still believes that place to be permanent. ||3||

swDsµig jipE hir rwie ]

saadhhasang japiou har raae ||

In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, chant the Name of the Lord, the King.

nwnk jIvY hir gux gwie ]4]30]81]

naanak jeevai har gun gaae ||4||30||81||

Nanak lives by singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||4||30||81||