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Raag Gauree: Poorbee, Fifth Mehl

Raag Gauree Poorbee, Fifth Mehl:

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

How may I meet my Master, the King, the Lord of the Universe?

Is there any Saint, who can bestow such celestial peace, and show me the Way to Him? ||1||Pause||

Section 07 - Raag Gauree - Part 055 The Unseen Lord is deep within the self; He cannot be seen; the curtain of egotism intervenes.

In emotional attachment to Maya, all the world is asleep. Tell me, how can this doubt be dispelled? ||1||

The one lives together with the other in the same house, but they do not talk to one another, O Siblings of Destiny.

Without the one substance, the five are miserable; that substance is in the unapproachable place. ||2||

And the one whose home it is, has locked it up, and given the key to the Guru.

You may make all sorts of efforts, but it cannot be obtained, without the Sanctuary of the True Guru. ||3||

Those whose bonds have been broken by the True Guru, enshrine love for the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

The self-elect, the self-realized beings, meet together and sing the joyous songs of the Lord. Nanak, there is no difference between them, O Siblings of Destiny. ||4||

This is how my Sovereign Lord King, the Lord of the Universe, is met;

celestial bliss is attained in an instant, and doubt is dispelled. Meeting Him, my light merges in the Light. ||1||Second Pause||1||122||

Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

I am intimate with Him;

granting His Grace, my Kind Beloved has told me of the True Guru. ||1||Pause||

Wherever I look, there You are; I am totally convinced of this.

Unto whom should I pray? The Lord Himself hears all. ||1||

My anxiety is over. The Guru has cut away my bonds, and I have found eternal peace.

Whatever shall be, shall be in the end; so where can pain and pleasure be seen? ||2||

The continents and the solar systems rest in the support of the One Lord. The Guru has removed the veil of illusion, and shown this to me.

The nine treasures of the wealth of the Name of the Lord are in that one place. Where else should we go? ||3||

The same gold is fashioned into various articles; just so, the Lord has made the many patterns of the creation.

Says Nanak, the Guru has dispelled my doubt; in this way, my essence merges into God's essence. ||4||2||123||

Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

This life is diminishing, day and night.

Meeting with the Guru, your affairs shall be resolved. ||1||Pause||

Listen, my friends, I beg of you: now is the time to serve the Saints!

In this world, earn the profit of the Lord's Name, and hereafter, you shall dwell in peace. ||1||

This world is engrossed in corruption and cynicism. Only those who know God are saved.

Those who are awakened by the Lord to drink in this sublime essence, come to know the Unspoken Speech of the Lord. ||2||

Purchase only that for which you have come into the world, and through the Guru, the Lord shall dwell within your mind.

Within the home of your own inner being, you shall obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence with intuitive ease. You shall not be consigned again to the wheel of reincarnation. ||3||

O Inner-knower, Searcher of hearts, Primal Being, Architect of Destiny: please fulfill this yearning of my mind.

Nanak, Your slave, begs for this happiness: let me be the dust of the feet of the Saints. ||4||3||124||

Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

Save me, O My Father God.

I am worthless and without virtue; all virtues are Yours. ||1||Pause||

The five vicious thieves are assaulting my poor being; save me, O Savior Lord!

They are tormenting and torturing me. I have come, seeking Your Sanctuary. ||1||

Section 07 - Raag Gauree - Part 056 Trying all sorts of things, I have grown weary, but still, they will not leave me alone.

But I have heard that they can be rooted out, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; and so I seek their Shelter. ||2||

In their Mercy, the Saints have met me, and from them, I have obtained satisfaction.

The Saints have given me the Mantra of the Fearless Lord, and now I practice the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||3||

I have now conquered those terrible evil-doers, and my speech is now sweet and sublime.

Says Nanak, the Divine Light has dawned within my mind; I have obtained the state of Nirvaanaa. ||4||4||125||

Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

He is the Eternal King.

The Fearless Lord abides with you. So where does this fear come from? ||1||Pause||

In one person, You are arrogant and proud, and in another, You are meek and humble.

In one person, You are all by Yourself, and in another, You are poor. ||1||

In one person, you are a Pandit, a religious scholar and a preacher, and in another, You are just a fool.

In one person, You grab hold of everything, and in another, You accept nothing. ||2||

What can the poor wooden puppet do? The Master Puppeteer knows everything.

As the Puppeteer dresses the puppet, so is the role the puppet plays. ||3||

The Lord has created the various chambers of assorted descriptions, and He Himself protects them.

As is that vessel in which the Lord places the soul, so does it dwell. What can this poor being do? ||4||

The One who created the thing, understands it; He has fashioned all of this.

Says Nanak, the Lord and Master is Infinite; He alone understands the value of His Creation. ||5||5||126||

Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

Give them up - give up the pleasures of corruption;

you are entangled in them, you crazy fool, like an animal grazing in the green fields. ||1||Pause||

That which you believe to be of use to you, shall not go even an inch with you.

Naked you came, and naked you shall depart. You shall go round and round the cycle of birth and death, and you shall be food for Death. ||1||

Watching, watching the transitory dramas of the world, you are embroiled and enmeshed in them, and you laugh with delight.

The string of life is wearing thin, day and night, and you have done nothing for your soul. ||2||

Doing your deeds, you have grown old; your voice fails you, and your body has become weak.

You were enticed by Maya in your youth, and your attachment for it has not diminished, one little bit. ||3||

The Guru has shown me that this is the way of the world; I have abandoned the dwelling of pride, and entered Your Sanctuary.

The Saint has shown me the Path of God; slave Nanak has implanted devotional worship and the Praise of the Lord. ||4||6||127||

Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

Except for You, who is mine?

O my Beloved, You are the Support of the breath of life. ||1||Pause||

You alone know the condition of my inner being. You are my Beautiful Friend.

I receive all comforts from You, O my Unfathomable and Immeasurable Lord and Master. ||1||

Section 07 - Raag Gauree - Part 057 I cannot describe Your Manifestations, O Treasure of Excellence, O Giver of peace.

God is Inaccessible, Incomprehensible and Imperishable; He is known through the Perfect Guru. ||2||

My doubt and fear have been taken away, and I have been made pure, since my ego was conquered.

My fear of birth and death has been abolished, beholding Your Blessed Vision in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||3||

I wash the Guru's Feet and serve Him; I am a sacrifice to Him, 100,000 times.

By His Grace, servant Nanak has crossed over this terrifying world-ocean; I am united with my Beloved. ||4||7||128||

Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

Who can please You, except You Yourself?

Gazing upon Your Beauteous Form, all are entranced. ||1||Pause||

In the heavenly paradise, in the nether regions of the underworld, on the planet earth and throughout the galaxies, the One Lord is pervading everywhere.

Everyone calls upon You with their palms pressed together, saying, "Shiva, Shiva". O Merciful Lord and Master, everyone cries out for Your Help. ||1||

Your Name, O Lord and Master, is the Purifier of sinners, the Giver of peace, immaculate, cooling and soothing.

O Nanak, spiritual wisdom, meditation and glorious greatness come from dialogue and discourse with Your Saints. ||2||8||129||

Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

Meet with me, O my Dear Beloved.

O God, whatever You do - that alone happens. ||1||Pause||

Wandering around through countless incarnations, I endured pain and suffering in so many lives, over and over again.

By Your Grace, I obtained this human body; grant me the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, O Sovereign Lord King. ||1||

That which pleases His Will has come to pass; no one else can do anything.

By Your Will, enticed by the illusion of emotional attachment, the people are asleep; they do not wake up. ||2||

Please hear my prayer, O Lord of Life, O Beloved, Ocean of mercy and compassion.

Save me, O my Father God. I am an orphan - please, cherish me! ||3||

You reveal the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, for the sake of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

Grant Your Grace, and bless us with the dust of the feet of the Saints; Nanak yearns for this peace. ||4||9||130||

Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

I am a sacrifice to those who take the Support of the Naam. ||1||Pause||

How can I recount the praises of those humble beings who are attuned to the Love of the Supreme Lord God?

Peace, intuitive poise and bliss are with them. There are no other givers equal to them. ||1||

They have come to save the world - those humble beings who thirst for His Blessed Vision.

Those who seek their Sanctuary are carried across; in the Society of the Saints, their hopes are fulfilled. ||2||

If I fall at their Feet, then I live; associating with those humble beings, I remain happy.

O God, please be merciful to me, that my mind might become the dust of the feet of Your devotees. ||3||

Power and authority, youth and age - whatever is seen in this world, all of it shall fade away.

The treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is forever new and immaculate. Nanak has earned this wealth of the Lord. ||4||10||131||

Section 07 - Raag Gauree - Part 058 Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

I came to the Guru, to learn the Way of Yoga.

The True Guru has revealed it to me through the Word of the Shabad. ||1||Pause||

He is contained in the nine continents of the world, and within this body; each and every moment, I humbly bow to Him.

I have made the Guru's Teachings my ear-rings, and I have enshrined the One Formless Lord within my being. ||1||

I have brought the five disciples together, and they are now under the control of the one mind.

When the ten hermits become obedient to the Lord, then I became an immaculate Yogi. ||2||

I have burnt my doubt, and smeared my body with the ashes. My path is to see the One and Only Lord.

I have made that intuitive peace my food; the Lord Master has written this pre-ordained destiny upon my forehead. ||3||

In that place where there is no fear, I have assumed my Yogic posture. The unstruck melody of His Bani is my horn.

I have made contemplation upon the essential reality my Yogic staff. The Love of the Name in my mind is my Yogic lifestyle. ||4||

By great good fortune, such a Yogi is met, who cuts away the bonds of Maya.

Nanak serves and adores this wondrous person, and kisses his feet. ||5||11||132||

Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is an incomparably beautiful treasure. Listen, everyone, and meditate on it, O friends.

Those, unto whom the Guru has given the Lord's medicine - their minds become pure and immaculate. ||1||Pause||

Darkness is dispelled from within that body, in which the Divine Light of the Guru's Shabad shines.

The noose of doubt is cut away from those who place their faith in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||1||

The treacherous and terrifying world-ocean is crossed over, in the boat of the Saadh Sangat.

My mind's desires are fulfilled, meeting the Guru, in love with the Lord. ||2||

The devotees have found the treasure of the Naam; their minds and bodies are satisfied and satiated.

O Nanak, the Dear Lord gives it only to those who surrender to the Lord's Command. ||3||12||133||

Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

Please be kind and compassionate, O Lord of my life; I am helpless, and I seek Your Sanctuary, God.

Please, give me Your Hand, and lift me up, out of the deep dark pit. I have no clever tricks at all. ||1||Pause||

You are the Doer, the Cause of causes - You are everything. You are All-powerful; there is no other than You.

You alone know Your condition and extent. They alone become Your servants, upon whose foreheads such good destiny is recorded. ||1||

You are imbued with Your servant, God; Your devotees are woven into Your Fabric, through and through.

O Darling Beloved, they yearn for Your Name and the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, like the chakvee bird which longs to see the moon. ||2||

Between the Lord and His Saint, there is no difference at all. Among hundreds of thousands and millions, there is scarcely one humble being.

Those whose hearts are illuminated by God, sing the Kirtan of His Praises night and day with their tongues. ||3||

You are All-powerful and Infinite, the most lofty and exalted, the Giver of peace; O God, You are the Support of the breath of life.

Please show mercy to Nanak, O God, that he may remain in the Society of the Saints. ||4||13||134||

Section 07 - Raag Gauree - Part 059 Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

O Saint, You are attuned to the Lord.

Please stand my me, Architect of Destiny; please take me to my destination, Great Giver. ||1||Pause||

You alone know Your mystery; You are the Perfect Architect of Destiny.

I am a helpless orphan - please keep me under Your Protection and save me. ||1||

Your Feet are the boat to carry us across the world-ocean; You alone know Your ways.

Those whom You keep protected, by Your Kindness, cross over to the other side. ||2||

Here and hereafter, God, You are All-powerful; everything is in Your Hands.

Please give me that treasure, which will go along with me, O servant of the Lord. ||3||

I am without virtue - please bless me with virtue, so that my mind might chant the Name of the Lord.

By the Grace of the Saints, Nanak has met the Lord; his mind and body are soothed and satisfied. ||4||14||135||

Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

I am intuitively absorbed in the Divine Lord.

The Divine True Guru has become Merciful to me. ||1||Pause||

Cutting away the halter, He has made me His slave, and now I work for the Saints.

I have become a worshipper of the One Name; the Guru has shown me this amazing wonder. ||1||

The Divine Light has dawned, and everything is illuminated; the Guru has revealed this spiritual wisdom to my mind.

Drinking deeply of the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, my mind is satisfied, and my fears have been vanquished. ||2||

Accepting the Command of the Lord's Will, I have found total peace; the home of suffering has been destroyed.

When God, our Lord and Master was totally pleased, He revealed everything in the form of ecstasy. ||3||

Nothing comes, and nothing goes; this play is all set in motion by the Lord, the Sovereign King.

Says Nanak, our Lord and Master is inaccessible and unfathomable. The Lord's devotees take His Name as their Support. ||4||15||136||

Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

He is the Supreme Lord God, the Perfect Transcendent Lord; O my mind, hold tight to the Support of the One who established the solar systems and galaxies. Chant the Name of that Lord. ||1||Pause||

Renounce the intellectual cleverness of your mind, O humble servants of the Lord; understanding the Hukam of His Command, peace is found.

Whatever God does, accept that with pleasure; in comfort and in suffering, meditate on Him. ||1||

The Creator emancipates millions of sinners in an instant, without a moment's delay.

The Lord, the Destroyer of the pain and sorrow of the poor, blesses those with whom He is pleased. ||2||

He is Mother and Father, the Cherisher of all; He is the Breath of life of all beings, the Ocean of peace.

While giving so generously, the Creator does not diminish at all. The Source of jewels, He is All-pervading. ||3||

The beggar begs for Your Name, O Lord and Master; God is contained deep within the nucleus of each and every heart.

Slave Nanak has entered His Sanctuary; no one returns from Him empty-handed. ||4||16||137||