Ang 623

ਤਿਨਿ ਸਗਲੀ ਲਾਜ ਰਾਖੀ ॥੩॥

tin sagalee laaj raakhee ||3||

and through it, my honor was totally preserved. ||3||

ਬੋਲਾਇਆ ਬੋਲੀ ਤੇਰਾ ॥

bolaiaa bolee teraa ||

I speak as You cause me to speak;

ਤੂ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਗੁਣੀ ਗਹੇਰਾ ॥

too saahib gunee gaheraa ||

O Lord and Master, You are the ocean of excellence.

ਜਪਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਚੁ ਸਾਖੀ ॥

jap naanak naam sach saakhee ||

Nanak chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, according to the Teachings of Truth.

ਅਪੁਨੇ ਦਾਸ ਕੀ ਪੈਜ ਰਾਖੀ ॥੪॥੬॥੫੬॥

apune dhaas kee paij raakhee ||4||6||56||

God preserves the honor of His slaves. ||4||6||56||

ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

soraTh mahalaa panjavaa ||

Sorat'h, Fifth Mehla:

ਵਿਚਿ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਖਲੋਆ ॥

vich karataa purakh khaloaa ||

The Creator Lord Himself stood between us,

ਵਾਲੁ ਨ ਵਿੰਗਾ ਹੋਆ ॥

vaal na vi(n)gaa hoaa ||

and not a hair upon my head was touched.

ਮਜਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਆਂਦਾ ਰਾਸੇ ॥

majan gur aa(n)dhaa raase ||

The Guru made my cleansing bath successful;

ਜਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਨਾਸੇ ॥੧॥

jap har har kilavikh naase ||1||

meditating on the Lord, Har, Har, my sins were erased. ||1||

ਸੰਤਹੁ ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਸਰੋਵਰੁ ਨੀਕਾ ॥

sa(n)tahu raamadhaas sarovar neekaa ||

O Saints, the purifying pool of Ram Das is sublime.

ਜੋ ਨਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਕੁਲੁ ਤਰਾਵੈ ਉਧਾਰੁ ਹੋਆ ਹੈ ਜੀ ਕਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jo naavai so kul taraavai udhaar hoaa hai jee kaa ||1|| rahaau ||

Whoever bathes in it, his family and ancestry are saved, and his soul is saved as well. ||1||Pause||

ਜੈ ਜੈ ਕਾਰੁ ਜਗੁ ਗਾਵੈ ॥

jai jai kaar jag gaavai ||

The world sings cheers of victory,

ਮਨ ਚਿੰਦਿਅੜੇ ਫਲ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

man chi(n)dhiaRe fal paavai ||

and the fruits of his mind's desires are obtained.

ਸਹੀ ਸਲਾਮਤਿ ਨਾਇ ਆਏ ॥ ਅਪਣਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਧਿਆਏ ॥੨॥

sahee salaamat nai aae || apanaa prabhoo dhiaae ||2||

Whoever comes and bathes here, and meditates on his God, is safe and sound. ||2||

ਸੰਤ ਸਰੋਵਰ ਨਾਵੈ ॥

sa(n)t sarovar naavai ||

One who bathes in the healing pool of the Saints,

ਸੋ ਜਨੁ ਪਰਮ ਗਤਿ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

so jan param gat paavai ||

that humble being obtains the supreme status.

ਮਰੈ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਈ ॥

marai na aavai jaiee ||

He does not die, or come and go in reincarnation;

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈ ॥੩॥

har har naam dhiaaiee ||3||

he meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||3||

ਇਹੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਬਿਚਾਰੁ ਸੁ ਜਾਨੈ ॥

eih braham bichaaru su jaanai ||

He alone knows this about God,

ਜਿਸੁ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਹੋਇ ਭਗਵਾਨੈ ॥

jis dhiaal hoi bhagavaanai ||

whom God blesses with His kindness.

ਬਾਬਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥

baabaa naanak prabh saranaiee ||

Baba Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God;

ਸਭ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਗਣਤ ਮਿਟਾਈ ॥੪॥੭॥੫੭॥

sabh chi(n)taa ganat miTaiee ||4||7||57||

all his worries and anxieties are dispelled. ||4||7||57||

ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

soraTh mahalaa panjavaa ||

Sorat'h, Fifth Mehla:

ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮਿ ਨਿਬਾਹੀ ਪੂਰੀ ॥

paarabraham nibaahee pooree ||

The Supreme Lord God has stood by me and fulfilled me,

ਕਾਈ ਬਾਤ ਨ ਰਹੀਆ ਊਰੀ ॥

kaiee baat na raheeaa uooree ||

and nothing is left unfinished.

ਗੁਰਿ ਚਰਨ ਲਾਇ ਨਿਸਤਾਰੇ ॥

gur charan lai nisataare ||

Attached to the Guru's feet, I am saved;

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮੑਾਰੇ ॥੧॥

har har naam sam(h)aare ||1||

I contemplate and cherish the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||

ਅਪਨੇ ਦਾਸ ਕਾ ਸਦਾ ਰਖਵਾਲਾ ॥

apane dhaas kaa sadhaa rakhavaalaa ||

He is forever the Savior of His slaves.

ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਅਪੁਨੇ ਕਰਿ ਰਾਖੇ ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਜਿਉ ਪਾਲਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

kar kirapaa apune kar raakhe maat pitaa jiau paalaa ||1|| rahaau ||

Bestowing His Mercy, He made me His own and preserved me; like a mother or father, He cherishes me. ||1||Pause||

ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

vaddabhaagee satigur paiaa ||

By great good fortune, I found the True Guru,

ਜਿਨਿ ਜਮ ਕਾ ਪੰਥੁ ਮਿਟਾਇਆ ॥

jin jam kaa pa(n)th miTaiaa ||

who obliterated the path of the Messenger of Death.

ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਭਾਇ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਗਾ ॥

har bhagat bhai chit laagaa ||

My consciousness is focused on loving, devotional worship of the Lord.

ਜਪਿ ਜੀਵਹਿ ਸੇ ਵਡਭਾਗਾ ॥੨॥

jap jeeveh se vaddabhaagaa ||2||

One who lives in this meditation is very fortunate indeed. ||2||

ਹਰਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਬਾਣੀ ਗਾਵੈ ॥

har a(n)mirat baanee gaavai ||

He sings the Ambrosial Word of the Guru's Bani,

ਸਾਧਾ ਕੀ ਧੂਰੀ ਨਾਵੈ ॥

saadhaa kee dhooree naavai ||

and bathes in the dust of the feet of the Holy.

ਅਪੁਨਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਆਪੇ ਦੀਆ ॥

apunaa naam aape dheeaa ||

He Himself bestows His Name.

ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਰਣਹਾਰ ਰਖਿ ਲੀਆ ॥੩॥

prabh karanahaar rakh leeaa ||3||

God, the Creator, saves us. ||3||

ਹਰਿ ਦਰਸਨ ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਅਧਾਰਾ ॥

har dharasan praan adhaaraa ||

The Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan is the support of the breath of life.

ਇਹੁ ਪੂਰਨ ਬਿਮਲ ਬੀਚਾਰਾ ॥

eih pooran bimal beechaaraa ||

This is the perfect, pure wisdom.

ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ ॥

kar kirapaa a(n)tarajaamee ||

The Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, has granted His Mercy;

ਦਾਸ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਰਣਿ ਸੁਆਮੀ ॥੪॥੮॥੫੮॥

dhaas naanak saran suaamee ||4||8||58||

slave Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of his Lord and Master. ||4||8||58||

ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

soraTh mahalaa panjavaa ||

Sorat'h, Fifth Mehla:

ਗੁਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਚਰਨੀ ਲਾਇਆ ॥

gur poorai charanee laiaa ||

The Perfect Guru has attached me to His feet.

ਹਰਿ ਸੰਗਿ ਸਹਾਈ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

har sa(n)g sahaiee paiaa ||

I have obtained the Lord as my companion, my support, my best friend.

ਜਹ ਜਾਈਐ ਤਹਾ ਸੁਹੇਲੇ ॥

jeh jaieeaai tahaa suhele ||

Wherever I go, I am happy there.

ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਮੇਲੇ ॥੧॥

kar kirapaa prabh mele ||1||

By His Kind Mercy, God united me with Himself. ||1||

ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹੁ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਭਾਈ ॥

har gun gaavahu sadhaa subhaiee ||

So sing forever the Glorious Praises of the Lord with loving devotion.

ਮਨ ਚਿੰਦੇ ਸਗਲੇ ਫਲ ਪਾਵਹੁ ਜੀਅ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਸਹਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

man chi(n)dhe sagale fal paavahu jeea kai sa(n)g sahaiee ||1|| rahaau ||

You shall obtain all the fruits of your mind's desires, and the Lord shall become the companion and the support of your soul. ||1||Pause||

ਨਾਰਾਇਣ ਪ੍ਰਾਣ ਅਧਾਰਾ ॥

naarain praan adhaaraa ||

The Lord is the support of the breath of life.

ਹਮ ਸੰਤ ਜਨਾਂ ਰੇਨਾਰਾ ॥

ham sa(n)t janaa(n) renaaraa ||

I am the dust of the feet of the Holy people.

ਪਤਿਤ ਪੁਨੀਤ ਕਰਿ ਲੀਨੇ ॥

patit puneet kar leene ||

I am a sinner, but the Lord made me pure.

ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਦੀਨੇ ॥੨॥

kar kirapaa har jas dheene ||2||

By His Kind Mercy, the Lord blessed me with His Praises. ||2||

ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਕਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲਾ ॥

paarabraham kare pratipaalaa ||

The Supreme Lord God cherishes and nurtures me.

ਸਦ ਜੀਅ ਸੰਗਿ ਰਖਵਾਲਾ ॥

sadh jeea sa(n)g rakhavaalaa ||

He is always with me, the Protector of my soul.

ਹਰਿ ਦਿਨੁ ਰੈਨਿ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਗਾਈਐ ॥

har dhin rain keeratan gaieeaai ||

Singing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises day and night,

ਬਹੁੜਿ ਨ ਜੋਨੀ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੩॥

bahuR na jonee paieeaai ||3||

I shall not be consigned to reincarnation again. ||3||

ਜਿਸੁ ਦੇਵੈ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਬਿਧਾਤਾ ॥

jis dhevai purakh bidhaataa ||

One who is blessed by the Primal Lord, the Architect of Destiny,

ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਤਿਨ ਹੀ ਜਾਤਾ ॥

har ras tin hee jaataa ||

realizes the subtle essence of the Lord.

ਜਮਕੰਕਰੁ ਨੇੜਿ ਨ ਆਇਆ ॥

jamaka(n)kar neR na aaiaa ||

The Messenger of Death does not come near him.

ਸੁਖੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਰਣੀ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੪॥੯॥੫੯॥

sukh naanak saranee paiaa ||4||9||59||

In the Lord's Sanctuary, Nanak has found peace. ||4||9||59||