isrIrwgu mhlw 5 ]
jw kau musklu Aiq bxY FoeI koie n dyie ]
lwgU hoey dusmnw swk iB Bij Kly ]
sBo BjY Awsrw cukY sBu Asrwau ]
iciq AwvY Esu pwrbRhmu lgY n qqI vwau ]1]
swihbu inqwixAw kw qwxu ]
Awie n jweI iQru sdw gur sbdI scu jwxu ]1] rhwau ]
jy ko hovY dublw nµg BuK kI pIr ]
dmVw plY nw pvY nw ko dyvY DIr ]
suAwrQu suAwau n ko kry nw ikCu hovY kwju ]
iciq AwvY Esu pwrbRhmu qw inhclu hovY rwju ]2]
jw kau icMqw bhuqu bhuqu dyhI ivAwpY rogu ]
igRsiq kutMib plyitAw kdy hrKu kdy sogu ]
gauxu kry chu kuMt kw GVI n bYsxu soie ]
iciq AwvY Esu pwrbRhmu qnu mnu sIqlu hoie ]3]
kwim kroiD moih vis kIAw ikrpn loiB ipAwru ]
cwry iklivK auin AG kIey hoAw Asur sMGwru ]
poQI gIq kivq ikCu kdy n krin DirAw ]
iciq AwvY Esu pwrbRhmu qw inmK ismrq qirAw ]4]
swsq isMimRiq byd cwir muKwgr ibcry ]
qpy qpIsr jogIAw qIriQ gvnu kry ]
Ktu krmw qy duguxy pUjw krqw nwie ]
rMgu n lgI pwrbRhm qw srpr nrky jwie ]5]
rwj imlk iskdwrIAw rs Bogx ibsQwr ]
bwg suhwvy sohxy clY hukmu APwr ]
rMg qmwsy bhu ibDI cwie lig rihAw ]
iciq n AwieE pwrbRhmu qw srp kI jUin gieAw ]6]
bhuqu DnwiF AcwrvMqu soBw inrml rIiq ]
mwq ipqw suq BweIAw swjn sMig prIiq ]
lskr qrksbMd bMd jIau jIau sglI kIq ]
iciq n AwieE pwrbRhmu qw KiV rswqil dIq ]7]
kwieAw rogu n iCdRü ikCu nw ikCu kwVw sogu ]
imrqu n AwvI iciq iqsu Aihinis BogY Bogu ]
sB ikCu kIqonu Awpxw jIie n sMk DirAw ]
iciq n AwieE pwrbRhmu jmkMkr vis pirAw ]8]
ikrpw kry ijsu pwrbRhmu hovY swDU sMgu ]
ijau ijau Ehu vDweIAY iqau iqau hir isau rMgu ]
duhw isirAw kw Ksmu Awip Avru n dUjw Qwau ]
siqgur quTY pwieAw nwnk scw nwau ]9]1]26]
Siree Raag, Fifth Mehla:
When you are confronted with terrible hardships, and no one offers you any support,
when your friends turn into enemies, and even your relatives have deserted you,
and when all support has given way, and all hope has been lost
-if you then come to remember the Supreme Lord God, even the hot wind shall not touch you. 1
Our Lord and Master is the Power of the powerless.
He does not come or go; He is Eternal and Permanent. Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, He is known as True. 1Pause
If you are weakened by the pains of hunger and poverty,
with no money in your pockets, and no one will give you any comfort,
and no one will satisfy your hopes and desires, and none of your works is accomplished
-if you then come to remember the Supreme Lord God, you shall obtain the eternal kingdom. 2
When you are plagued by great and excessive anxiety, and diseases of the body;
when you are wrapped up in the attachments of household and family, sometimes feeling joy, and then other times sorrow;
when you are wandering around in all four directions, and you cannot sit or sleep even for a moment
-if you come to remember the Supreme Lord God, then your body and mind shall be cooled and soothed. 3
When you are under the power of sexual desire, anger and worldly attachment, or a greedy miser in love with your wealth;
if you have committed the four great sins and other mistakes; even if you are a murderous fiend
who has never taken the time to listen to sacred books, hymns and poetry
-if you then come to remember the Supreme Lord God, and contemplate Him, even for a moment, you shall be saved. 4
People may recite by heart the Shaastras, the Simritees and the four Vedas;
they may be ascetics, great, self-disciplined yogis; they may visit sacred shrines of pilgrimage
and perform the six ceremonial rituals, over and over again, performing worship services and ritual bathings.
Even so, if they have not embraced love for the Supreme Lord God, then they shall surely go to hell. 5
You may possess empires, vast estates, authority over others, and the enjoyment of myriads of pleasures;
you may have delightful and beautiful gardens, and issue unquestioned commands;
you may have enjoyments and entertainments of all sorts and kinds, and continue to enjoy exciting pleasures
-and yet, if you do not come to remember the Supreme Lord God, you shall be reincarnated as a snake. 6
You may possess vast riches, maintain virtuous conduct, have a spotless reputation and observe religious customs;
you may have the loving affections of mother, father, children, siblings and friends;
you may have armies well-equipped with weapons, and all may salute you with respect;
But still, if you do not come to remember the Supreme Lord God, then you shall be taken and consigned to the most hideous hell! 7
You may have a body free of disease and deformity, and have no worries or grief at all;
you may be unmindful of death, and night and day revel in pleasures;
you may take everything as your own, and have no fear in your mind at all;
but still, if you do not come to remember the Supreme Lord God, you shall fall under the power of the Messenger of Death. 8
The Supreme Lord showers His Mercy, and we find the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
The more time we spend there, the more we come to love the Lord.
The Lord is the Master of both worlds; there is no other place of rest.
When the True Guru is pleased and satisfied, O Nanak, the True Name is obtained. 9126
