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Raag Gauree: Shalok, Fifth Mehl (V)

Shalok, Fifth Mehl:

Like the beautiful earth, adorned with jewels of grass - such is the mind, within which the Love of the Lord abides.

All one's affairs are easily resolved, O Nanak, when the Guru, the True Guru, is pleased. ||1||

Fifth Mehl:

Roaming and wandering in the ten directions, over water, mountains and forests

- wherever the vulture sees a dead body, he flies down and lands. ||2||

Pauree:

One who longs for all comforts and rewards should practice Truth.

Behold the Supreme Lord God near you, and meditate on the Naam, the Name of the One Lord.

Become the dust of all men's feet, and so merge with the Lord.

Do not cause any being to suffer, and you shall go to your true home with honor.

Nanak speaks of the Purifier of sinners, the Creator, the Primal Being. ||17||

Shalok, Dohaa, Fifth Mehl:

I have made the One Lord my Friend; He is All-powerful to do everything.

My soul is a sacrifice to Him; the Lord is the treasure of my mind and body. ||1||

Fifth Mehl:

Take my hand, O my Beloved; I shall never forsake You.

Those who forsake the Lord, are the most evil people; they shall fall into the horrible pit of hell. ||2||

Pauree:

All treasures are in His Home; whatever the Lord does, comes to pass.

The Saints live by chanting and meditating on the Lord, washing off the filth of their sins.

With the Lotus Feet of the Lord dwelling within the heart, all misfortune is taken away.

One who meets the Perfect Guru, shall not have to suffer through birth and death.

Nanak is thirsty for the Blessed Vision of God's Darshan; by His Grace, He has bestowed it. ||18||

Shalok, Dakhanaa, Fifth Mehl:

If you can dispel your doubts, even for an instant, and love your only Beloved, then wherever you go, there you shall find Him. ||1||

Fifth Mehl:

Can they mount horses and handle guns, if all they know is the game of polo?

Can they be swans, and fulfill their conscious desires, if they can only fly like chickens? ||2||

Pauree:

Those who chant the Lord's Name with their tongues and hear it with their ears are saved, O my friend.

Those hands which lovingly write the Praises of the Lord are pure.

It is like performing all sorts of virtuous deeds, and bathing at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

They cross over the world-ocean, and conquer the fortress of corruption.

Section 07 - Raag Gauree - Part 173 O Nanak, serve the Infinite Lord; grasp the hem of His robe, and He will save you. ||19||

Shalok, Fifth Mehl:

Worldly affairs are unprofitable, if the One Lord does not come to mind.

O Nanak, the bodies of those who forget their Master shall burst apart. ||1||

Fifth Mehl:

The ghost has been transformed into an angel by the Creator Lord.

God has emancipated all the Sikhs and resolved their affairs.

He has seized the slanderers and thrown them to the ground, and declared them false in His Court.

Nanak's God is glorious and great; He Himself creates and adorns. ||2||

Pauree:

God is unlimited; He has no limit; He is the One who does everything.

The Inaccessible and Unapproachable Lord and Master is the Support of His beings.

Giving His Hand, He nurtures and cherishes; He is the Filler and Fulfiller.

He Himself is Merciful and Forgiving. Chanting the True Name, one is saved.

Whatever pleases You - that alone is good; slave Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary. ||20||

Shalok, Fifth Mehl:

One who belongs to God has no hunger.

O Nanak, everyone who falls at his feet is saved. ||1||

Fifth Mehl:

If the beggar begs for the Lord's Name every day, his Lord and Master will grant his request.

O Nanak, the Transcendent Lord is the most generous host; He does not lack anything at all. ||2||

Pauree:

To imbue the mind with the Lord of the Universe is the true food and dress.

To embrace love for the Name of the Lord is to possess horses and elephants.

To meditate on the Lord steadfastly is to rule over kingdoms of property and enjoy all sorts of pleasures.

The minstrel begs at God's Door - he shall never leave that Door.

Nanak has this yearning in his mind and body - he longs continually for God. ||21||1||

Sudh Keechay||