Sri Guru Granth Sahib Translation
Page 859
If, in his conscious mind, he places his hopes
in the Lord, then he shall obtain the fruits of all the many desires
of his mind. The Lord knows everything which happens to the soul.
Not even an iota of one's effort goes to waste. Place your
hopes in the Lord, O my mind; the Lord and Master is pervading
and permeating all. || 1 || O my mind, place your hopes in
the Lord of the World, the Master of the Universe. That hope which
is placed in any other than the Lord - that hope is fruitless,
and totally useless. || 1 || Pause || That which you can
see, Maya, and all attachment to family - don't
place your hopes in them, or your life will be wasted and lost.
Nothing is in their hands; what can these poor creatures do? By
their actions, nothing can be done. O my mind, place your hopes
in the Lord, your Beloved, who shall carry you across, and save
your whole family as well. || 2 || If you place your hopes
in any other, in any friend other than the Lord, then you shall
come to know that it is of no use at all. This hope placed in
other friends comes from the love of duality. In an instant, it
is gone; it is totally false. O my mind, place your hopes in the
Lord, your True Beloved, who shall approve and reward you for
all your efforts. || 3 || Hope and desire are all Yours, O
my Lord and Master.
Page 860 As You inspire hope, so are the hopes held. Nothing is in the
hands of anyone, O my Lord and Master; such is the understanding
the True Guru has given me to understand. You alone know the hope
of servant Nanak, O Lord; gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the
Lord's Darshan, he is satisfied. || 4 || 1 || GOND,
FOURTH MEHL: Serve such a Lord, and ever meditate on Him, who
in an instant erases all sins and mistakes. If someone forsakes
the Lord and places his hopes in another, then all his service
to the Lord is rendered fruitless. O my mind, serve the Lord,
the Giver of peace; serving Him, all your hunger shall depart.
|| 1 || O my mind, place your faith in the Lord. Wherever I
go, my Lord and Master is there with me. The Lord saves the honor
of His humble servants and slaves. || 1 || Pause || If you
tell your sorrows to another, then he, in return, will tell you
of his greater sorrows. So tell your sorrows to the Lord, your
Lord and Master, who shall instantly dispel your pain. Forsaking
such a Lord God, if you tell your sorrows to another, then you
shall die of shame. || 2 || The relatives, friends and siblings
of the world that you see, O my mind, all meet with you for their
own purposes. And that day, when their self-interests are not
served, on that day, they shall not come near you. O my mind,
serve your Lord, day and night; He shall help you in good times
and bad. || 3 || Why place your faith in anyone, O my mind,
who cannot come to your rescue at the last instant? Chant the
Lord's Mantra, take the Guru's Teachings, and meditate
on Him. In the end, the Lord saves those who love Him in their
consciousness. Servant Nanak speaks: night and day, chant the
Lord's Name, O Saints; this is the only true hope for emancipation.
|| 4 || 2 || GOND, FOURTH MEHL: Remembering the Lord in meditation,
you shall find bliss and peace forever deep within, and your mind
will become tranquil and cool. It is like the harsh sun of Maya,
with its burning heat; seeing the moon, the Guru, its heat totally
vanishes. || 1 || O my mind, night and day, meditate, and chant
the Lord's Name. Here and hereafter, He shall protect you,
everywhere; serve such a God forever. || 1 || Pause || Meditate
on the Lord, who contains all treasures, O my mind; as Gurmukh,
search for the jewel, the Lord. Those who meditate on the Lord,
find the Lord, my Lord and Master; I wash the feet of those slaves
of the Lord. || 2 || One who realizes the Word of the Shabad,
obtains the sublime essence of the Lord; such a Saint is lofty
and sublime, the greatest of the great. The Lord Himself magnifies
the glory of that humble servant.
Page 861 No one can lessen or decrease that glory, not even a bit. ||
3 || He shall give you peace, O my mind; meditate forever, every
day on Him, with your palms pressed together. Please bless servant
Nanak with this one gift, O Lord, that Your feet may dwell within
my heart forever. || 4 || 3 || GOND, FOURTH MEHL: All the
kings, emperors, nobles, lords and chiefs are false and transitory,
engrossed in duality - know this well. The eternal Lord
is permanent and unchanging; meditate on Him, O my mind, and you
shall be approved. || 1 || O my mind, vibrate, and meditate
on the Lord's Name, which shall be your defender forever.
One who obtains the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, through
the Word of the Guru's Teachings - no one else's
power is as great as his. || 1 || Pause || All the wealthy,
high class property owners which you see, O my mind, shall vanish,
like the fading color of the safflower. Serve the True, Immaculate
Lord forever, O my mind, and you shall be honored in the Court
of the Lord. || 2 || There are four castes: Brahmin, Kh'shaatriya,
Soodra and Vaishya, and there are four stages of life. One who
meditates on the Lord, is the most distinguished and renowned.
The poor castor oil plant, growing near the sandalwood tree, becomes
fragrant; in the same way, the sinner, associating with the Saints,
becomes acceptable and approved. || 3 || He, within whose heart
the Lord abides, is the highest of all, and the purest of all.
Servant Nanak washes the feet of that humble servant of the Lord;
he may be from a low class family, but he is now the Lord's
servant. || 4 || 4 || GOND, FOURTH MEHL: The Lord, the Inner-knower,
the Searcher of hearts, is all-pervading. As the Lord causes them
to act, so do they act. So serve forever such a Lord, O my mind,
who will protect you from everything. || 1 || O my mind, meditate
on the Lord, and read about the Lord every day. Other than the
Lord, no one can kill you or save you; so why do you worry, O
my mind? || 1 || Pause || The Creator created the entire
universe, and infused His Light into it. The One Lord speaks,
and the One Lord causes all to speak.The Perfect Guru has revealed
the One Lord. || 2 || The Lord is with you, inside and out;
tell me, O mind, how can You hide anything from Him? Serve the
Lord open-heartedly, and then, O my mind, you shall find total
peace. || 3 || Everything is under His control; He is the greatest
of all. O my mind, meditate forever on Him. O Servant Nanak, that
Lord is always with you. Meditate forever on your Lord, and He
shall emancipate you. || 4 || 5 || GOND, FOURTH MEHL: My
mind yearns so deeply for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's
Darshan, like the thirsty man without water. || 1 || My mind
is pierced through by the arrow of the Lord's Love. The
Lord God knows my anguish, and the pain deep within my mind.
|| 1 || Pause ||
Page 862 Whoever tells me the Stories of my Beloved Lord is my Sibling
of Destiny, and my friend. || 2 || Come, and join together,
O my companions; let's sing the Glorious Praises of my
God, and follow the comforting advice of the True Guru.. || 3
|| Please fulfill the hopes of servant Nanak, O Lord; his body
finds peace and tranquility in the Blessed Vision of the Lord's
Darshan. || 4 || 6 || First set of six. ||
He is the Creator of all, He is the Enjoyer
of all. || 1 || Pause || The Creator listens, and the Creator
sees. The Creator is unseen, and the Creator is seen. The Creator
forms, and the Creator destroys. The Creator touches, and the
Creator is detached. || 1 || The Creator is the One who speaks,
and the Creator is the One who understands. The Creator comes,
and the Creator also goes. The Creator is absolute and without
qualities; the Creator is related, with the most excellent qualities.
By Guru's Grace, Nanak looks upon all the same. || 2 ||
1 || GOND, FIFTH MEHL: You are caught, like the fish and the
monkey; you are entangled in the transitory world. Your foot-steps
and your breaths are numbered; only by singing the Glorious Praises
of the Lord will you be saved. || 1 || O mind, reform yourself,
and forsake your aimless wandering. You have found no place of
rest for yourself; so why do you try to teach others? || 1 ||
Pause || Like the elephant, driven by sexual desire, you are
attached to your family. People are like birds that come together,
and fly apart again; you shall become stable and steady, only
when you meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, in the Company of the
Holy. || 2 || Like the fish, which perishes because of its
desire to taste, the fool is ruined by his greed. You have fallen
under the power of the five thieves; escape is only possible in
the Sanctuary of the Lord. || 3 || Be Merciful to me, O Destroyer
of the pains of the meek; all beings and creatures belong to You.
May I obtain the gift of always seeing the Blessed Vision of Your
Darshan; meeting with You, Nanak is the slave of Your slaves.
|| 4 || 2 ||
He fashioned the soul and the breath of life,
and infused His Light into the dust; He exalted you and gave you
everything to use, and food to eat and enjoy - how can
you forsake that God, you fool! Where else will you go? || 1
|| Commit yourself to the service of the Transcendent Lord.
Through the Guru, one understands the Immaculate, Divine Lord.
|| 1 || Pause || He created plays and dramas of all sorts;
He creates and destroys in an instant; His state and condition
cannot be described. Meditate forever on that God, O my mind.
|| 2 || The unchanging Lord does not come or go. His Glorious
Virtues are infinite; how many of them can I count?
Page 863 His treasure is overflowing with the rubies of the Name. He gives
Support to all hearts. || 3 || The Name is the True Primal
Being; millions of sins are washed away in an instant, singing
His Praises. The Lord God is your best friend, your playmate from
earliest childhood. He is the Support of the breath of life; O
Nanak, He is love, He is consciousness. || 4 || 1 || 3 || ||
GOND, FIFTH MEHL: I trade in the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
The Naam is the Support of the mind. My consciousness takes to
the Shelter of the Naam. Chanting the Naam, millions of sins are
erased. || 1 || The Lord has blessed me with the wealth of
the Naam, the Name of the One Lord. The wish of my mind is to
meditate on the Naam, in association with the Guru. || 1 ||
Pause || The Naam is the wealth of my soul. Wherever I go,
the Naam is with me. The Naam is sweet to my mind. In the water,
on the land, and everywhere, I see the Naam. || 2 || Through
the Naam, one's face becomes radiant in the Court of the
Lord. Through the Naam, all one's generations are saved.
Through the Naam, my affairs are resolved. My mind is accustomed
to the Naam. || 3 || Through the Naam, I have become fearless.
Through the Naam, my comings and goings have ceased. The Perfect
Guru has united me with the Lord, the treasure of virtue. Says
Nanak, I dwell in celestial peace. || 4 || 2 || 4 || GOND,
FIFTH MEHL: He grants honor to the dishonored, and gives gifts
to all the hungry; he protects those in the terrible womb. So
humbly bow forever to that Lord and Master. || 1 || Meditate
on such a God in your mind. He shall be your help and support
everywhere, in good times and bad. || 1 || Pause || The beggar
and the king are all the same to Him. He sustains and fulfills
both the ant and the elephant. He does not consult or seek anyone's
advice. Whatever He does, He does Himself. || 2 || No one knows
His limit. He Himself is the Immaculate Lord. He Himself is formed,
and He Himself is formless. In the heart, in each and every heart,
He is the Support of all hearts. || 3 || Through the Love of
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the devotees become His Beloveds.
Singing the Praises of the Creator, the Saints are forever in
bliss. Through the Love of the Naam, the Lord's humble
servants remain satisfied. Nanak falls at the feet of those humble
servants of the Lord. || 4 || 3 || 5 || GOND, FIFTH MEHL:
Associating with them, this mind becomes immaculate and pure.
Associating with them, one meditates in remembrance on the Lord,
Har, Har. Associating with them, the residues of sinful mistakes
are erased. Associating with them, the heart is illumined. ||
1 || Those Saints of the Lord are my friends. It is their custom
to sing only the Naam, the Name of the Lord. || 1 || Pause
|| By their mantra, the Lord, Har, Har, dwells in the mind.
By their teachings, doubt and fear are dispelled. By their kirtan,
they become immaculate and sublime. The world longs for the dust
of their feet. || 2 || Millions of sinners are saved by associating
with them. They have the Support of the Name of the One Formless
Lord. He knows the secrets of all beings; He is the treasure of
mercy, the divine immaculate Lord. || 3 || When the Supreme
Lord God becomes merciful, then one meets the Merciful Holy Guru.
Page 864 Day and night, Nanak meditates on the Naam. Through the Lord's
Name, he is blessed with peace, poise and bliss. || 4 || 4 ||
6 || GOND, FIFTH MEHL: Meditate on the image of the Guru within
your mind; let your mind accept the Word of the Guru's
Shabad, and His Mantra. Enshrine the Guru's feet within
your heart. Bow in humility forever before the Guru, the Supreme
Lord God. || 1 || Let no one wander in doubt in the world.
Without the Guru, no one can cross over. || 1 || Pause ||
The Guru shows the Path to those who have wandered off. He leads
them to renounce others, and attaches them to devotional worship
of the Lord. He obliterates the fear of birth and death. The glorious
greatness of the Perfect Guru is endless. || 2 || By Guru's
Grace, the inverted heart-lotus blossoms forth, and the Light
shines forth in the darkness. Through the Guru, know the One who
created you. By the Guru's Mercy, the foolish mind comes
to believe. || 3 || The Guru is the Creator; the Guru has the
power to do everything. The Guru is the Transcendent Lord; He
is, and always shall be. Says Nanak, God has inspired me to know
this. Without the Guru, liberation is not obtained, O Siblings
of Destiny. || 4 || 5 || 7 || GOND, FIFTH MEHL: Chant Guru,
Guru, Guru, O my mind. I have no other than the Guru. I lean upon
the Support of the Guru, day and night. No one can decrease His
bounty. || 1 || Know that the Guru and the Transcendent Lord
are One. Whatever pleases Him is acceptable and approved. ||
1 || Pause || One whose mind is attached to the Guru's
feet - his pains, sufferings and doubts run away. Serving
the Guru, honor is obtained. I am forever a sacrifice to the Guru.
|| 2 || Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the Guru's
Darshan, I am exalted. The work of the Guru's servant is
perfect. Pain does not afflict the Guru's servant. The
Guru's servant is famous in the ten directions. || 3 ||
The Guru's glory cannot be described. The Guru remains
absorbed in the Supreme Lord God. Says Nanak, one who is blessed
with perfect destiny - his mind is attached to the Guru's
feet. || 4 || 6 || 8 || GOND, FIFTH MEHL: I worship and adore
my Guru; the Guru is the Lord of the Universe. My Guru is the
Supreme Lord God; the Guru is the Lord God. My Guru is divine,
invisible and mysterious. I serve at the Guru's feet, which
are worshipped by all. || 1 || Without the Guru, I have no
other place at all. Night and day, I chant the Name of Guru, Guru.
|| 1 || Pause || The Guru is my spiritual wisdom, the Guru
is the meditation within my heart. The Guru is the Lord of the
World, the Primal Being, the Lord God. With my palms pressed together,
I remain in the Guru's Sanctuary. Without the Guru, I have
no other at all. || 2 || The Guru is the boat to cross over
the terrifying world-ocean. Serving the Guru, one is released
from the Messenger of Death. In the darkness, the Guru's
Mantra shines forth. With the Guru, all are saved. || 3 ||
The Perfect Guru is found, by great good fortune. Serving the
Guru, pain does not afflict anyone. No one can erase the Word
of the Guru's Shabad.
Page 865 Nanak is the Guru; Nanak is the Lord Himself. || 4 || 7 || 9
|| GOND, FIFTH MEHL: Deal and trade only with the Lord, Raam,
Raam. The Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam, is the Support of the breath
of life. Sing the Kirtan of the Praises of the Lord, Raam, Raam,
Raam. The Lord is ever-present, all-pervading. || 1 || Joining
the humble Saints, chant the Lord's Name. This is the most
immaculate and perfect occupation of all. || 1 || Pause ||
Gather the treasure, the wealth of the Lord, Raam, Raam. Let
your sustenance be the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam. Never forget the
Lord, Raam, Raam. In His Mercy, the Guru has revealed this to
me. || 2 || The Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam, is always our help
and support. Embrace love for the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam. Through
the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam, I have become immaculate. The sinful
residues of countless incarnations have been taken away. || 3
|| Uttering the Lord's Name, birth and death are finished.
Repeating the Lord's Name, one crosses over the terrifying
world-ocean. The Luminous Lord is the highest of all. Night and
day, servant Nanak meditates on Him. || 4 || 8 || 10 || GOND,
FIFTH MEHL: My Lord and Master has held back the five demons.
He conquered them, and scared them away from the Lord's
slave. They cannot find the mansion of the Lord's devotee.
Joining together, the Lord's humble servants sing the songs
of joy. || 1 || The five demons are the rulers of the whole
world, but they are just water-carriers for the Lord's
devotee. || 1 || Pause || They collect taxes from the world,
but they bow in subservience to God's devotees. They plunder
and dishonor the faithless cynics, but they massage and wash the
feet of the Holy. || 2 || The One Mother gave birth to the
five sons, and began the play of the created world. With the three
qualities joined together, they celebrate. Renouncing these three
qualities, the Lord's humble servants rise above them.
|| 3 || In His Mercy, He saves His humble servants. They belong
to Him, and so He saves them by driving out the five. Says Nanak,
devotion to God is noble and sublime. Without devotion, all just
waste away uselessly. || 4 || 9 || 11 || GOND, FIFTH MEHL:
Suffering and troubles are eradicated by the Lord's Name.
Pain is dispelled, and peace takes its place. Meditating, chanting
the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, I am satisfied. By the
Grace of the Saints, I have received all fruitful rewards. ||
1 || Meditating on the Lord, His humble servant is carried across,
and the sins of countless incarnations are taken away. || 1 ||
Pause || I have enshrined the Guru's feet within my
heart, and crossed over the ocean of fire. All the painful diseases
of birth and death have been eradicated. I am attached to God
in celestial Samaadhi. || 2 || In all places and interspaces,
the One, our Lord and Master is contained. He is the Inner-knower
of all hearts. One whom the Lord blesses with understanding, chants
the Name of God, twenty-four hours a day. || 3 || Deep within,
God Himself abides; within his heart, the Divine Light shines
forth. With loving devotion, sing the Kirtan of the Lord's
Praises. Meditate on the Supreme Lord God, O Nanak, and you shall
be saved. || 4 || 10 || 12 ||
Page 866 GOND, FIFTH MEHL: Bow in humility to the lotus feet of the Guru.
Eliminate sexual desire and anger from this body. Be the dust
of all, and see the Lord in each and every heart, in all. ||
1 || In this way, dwell upon the Lord of the World, the Lord
of the Universe. My body and wealth belong to God; my soul belongs
to God. || 1 || Pause || Twenty-four hours a day, sing the
Glorious Praises of the Lord. This is the purpose of human life.
Renounce your egotistical pride, and know that God is with you.
By the Grace of the Holy, let your mind be imbued with the Lord's
Love. || 2 || Know the One who created you, and in the world
hereafter you shall be honored in the Court of the Lord. Your
mind and body will be immaculate and blissful; chant the Name
of the Lord of the Universe with your tongue. || 3 || Grant
Your Kind Mercy, O my Lord, Merciful to the meek. My mind begs
for the dust of the feet of the Holy. Be merciful, and bless me
with this gift, that Nanak may live, chanting God's Name.
|| 4 || 11 || 13 || GOND, FIFTH MEHL: My incense and lamps
are my service to the Lord. Time and time again, I humbly bow
to the Creator. I have renounced everything, and grasped the Sanctuary
of God. By great good fortune, the Guru has become pleased and
satisfied with me. || 1 || Twenty-four hours a day, I sing
of the Lord of the Universe. My body and wealth belong to God;
my soul belongs to God. || 1 || Pause || Chanting the Glorious
Praises of the Lord, I am in bliss. The Supreme Lord God is the
Perfect Forgiver. Granting His Mercy, He has linked His humble
servants to His service. He has rid me of the pains of birth and
death, and merged me with Himself. || 2 || This is the essence
of karma, righteous conduct and spiritual wisdom, to chant the
Lord's Name in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
God's Feet are the boat to cross over the world-ocean.
God, the Inner-knower, is the Cause of causes. || 3 || Showering
His Mercy, He Himself has saved me. The five hideous demons have
run away. Do not lose your life in the gamble. The Creator Lord
has taken Nanak's side. || 4 || 12 || 14 || GOND, FIFTH
MEHL: In His Mercy, He has blessed me with peace and bliss. The
Divine Guru has saved His child. God is kind and compassionate;
He is the Lord of the Universe. He forgives all beings and creatures.
|| 1 || I seek Your Sanctuary, O God, O Merciful to the meek.
Meditating on the Supreme Lord God, I am forever in ecstasy.
|| 1 || Pause || There is no other like the Merciful Lord
God. He is contained deep within each and every heart. He embellishes
His slave, here and hereafter. It is Your nature, God, to purify
sinners. || 2 || Meditation on the Lord of the Universe is
the medicine to cure millions of illnesses. My Tantra and Mantra
is to meditate, to vibrate upon the Lord God. Illnesses and pains
are dispelled, meditating on God. The fruits of the mind's
desires are fulfilled. || 3 || He is the Cause of causes, the
All-powerful Merciful Lord. Contemplating Him is the greatest
of all treasures. God Himself has forgiven Nanak; forever and
ever, he chants the Name of the One Lord. || 4 || 13 || 15 ||
GOND, FIFTH MEHL: Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O
my friend.
Page 867 Your consciousness shall become immaculate and pure. All the misfortunes
of your mind and body shall be taken away, and all your pain and
darkness will be dispelled. || 1 || Singing the Glorious Praises
of the Lord, cross over the world-ocean. By great good fortune,
one attains the Infinite Lord, the Primal Being. || 1 || Pause
|| The Messenger of Death cannot even touch that humble being,
who sings the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises. The Gurmukh
realizes his Lord and Master; his coming into this world is approved.
|| 2 || He sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, by the Grace
of the Saints; his sexual desire, anger and madness are eradicated.
He knows the Lord God to be ever-present. This is the Perfect
Teaching of the Perfect Guru. || 3 || He earns the treasure
of the Lord's wealth. Meeting with the True Guru, all his
affairs are resolved. He is awake and aware in the Love of the
Lord's Name; O Nanak, his mind is attached to the Lord's
Feet. || 4 || 14 || 16 || GOND, FIFTH MEHL: The Lord's
Feet are the boat to cross over the terrifying world-ocean. Meditating
in remembrance on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, he does not
die again. Chanting the Glorious Praises of the Lord, he does
not have to walk on the Path of Death. Contemplating the Supreme
Lord, the five demons are conquered. || 1 || I have entered
Your Sanctuary, O Perfect Lord and Master. Please give Your hand
to Your creatures. || 1 || Pause || The Simritees, Shaastras,
Vedas and Puraanas expound upon the Supreme Lord God. The Yogis,
celibates, Vaishnavs and followers of Ram Das cannot find the
limits of the Eternal Lord God. || 2 || Shiva and the gods
lament and moan, but they do not understand even a tiny bit of
the unseen and unknown Lord. One whom the Lord Himself blesses
with loving devotional worship, is very rare in this world. ||
3 || I am worthless, with absolutely no virtue at all; all treasures
are in Your Glance of Grace. Nanak, the meek, desires only to
serve You. Please be merciful, and grant him this blessing, O
Divine Guru. || 4 || 15 || 17 || GOND, FIFTH MEHL: One who
is cursed by the Saints, is thrown down on the ground. The slanderer
of the Saints is thrown down from the skies. I hold the Saints
close to my soul. The Saints are saved instantaneously. || 1
|| He alone is a Saint, who is pleasing to the Lord. The Saints,
and God, have only one job to do. || 1 || Pause || God gives
His hand to shelter the Saints. He dwells with His Saints, day
and night. With each and every breath, He cherishes His Saints.
He takes the power away from the enemies of the Saints. || 2
|| Let no one slander the Saints. Whoever slanders them, will
be destroyed. One who is protected by the Creator Lord, cannot
be harmed, no matter how much the whole world may try. || 3 ||
I place my faith in my God. My soul and body all belong to Him.
This is the faith which inspires Nanak: the self-willed manmukhs
will fail, while the Gurmukhs will always win. || 4 || 16 ||
18 || GOND, FIFTH MEHL: The Name of the Immaculate Lord is
the Ambrosial Water. Chanting it with the tongue, sins are washed
away.
Page 868 || 1 || Pause || The Lord abides in everyone. The Lord illumines
each and every heart. Chanting the Lord's Name, one does
not fall into hell. Serving the Lord, all fruitful rewards are
obtained. || 1 || Within my mind is the Support of the Lord.
The Lord is the boat to cross over the world-ocean. Chant the
Lord's Name, and the Messenger of Death will run away.
The Lord breaks the teeth of Maya, the witch. || 2 || The Lord
is forever and ever the Forgiver. The Lord blesses us with peace
and bliss. The Lord has revealed His glory. The Lord is the mother
and father of His Saint. || 3 || The Lord, the Lord, is in
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Time and time again,
I sing the Lord's Praises. Meeting with the Guru, I have
attained the incomprehensible object. Slave Nanak has grasped
the Support of the Lord. || 4 || 17 || 19 || GOND, FIFTH MEHL:
One who is protected by the Protector Lord - the Formless
Lord is on his side. || 1 || Pause || In the mother's
womb, the fire does not touch him. Sexual desire, anger, greed
and emotional attachment do not affect him. In the Saadh Sangat,
the Company of the Holy, he meditates on the Formless Lord. Dust
is thrown into the faces of the slanderers. || 1 || The Lord's
protective spell is the armor of His slave. The wicked, evil demons
cannot even touch him. Whoever indulges in egotistical pride,
shall waste away to ruin. God is the Sanctuary of His humble slave.
|| 2 || Whoever enters the Sanctuary of the Sovereign Lord
- He saves that slave, hugging him close in His embrace.
Whoever takes great pride in himself, in an instant, shall be
like dust mixing with dust. || 3 || The True Lord is, and shall
always be. Forever and ever, I am a sacrifice to Him. Granting
His Mercy, He saves His slaves. God is the Support of Nanak's
breath of life. || 4 || 18 || 20 || GOND, FIFTH MEHL: Wondrous
and beautiful is the description of the beauty of the Supreme
Soul, the Supreme Lord God. || 1 || Pause || He is not old;
He is not young. He is not in pain; He is not caught in Death's
noose. He does not die; He does not go away. In the beginning,
and throughout the ages, He is permeating everywhere. || 1 ||
He is not hot; He is not cold. He has no enemy; He has no friend.
He is not happy; He is not sad. Everything belongs to Him; He
can do anything. || 2 || He has no father; He has no mother.
He is beyond the beyond, and has always been so. He is not affected
by virtue or vice. Deep within each and every heart, He is always
awake and aware. || 3 || From the three qualities, the one
mechanism of Maya was produced. The great Maya is only His shadow.
He is undeceivable, impenetrable, unfathomable and merciful. He
is merciful to the meek, forever compassionate. His state and
limits cannot ever be known. Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice
to Him. || 4 || 19 || 21 ||
Page 869 GOND, FIFTH MEHL: I am a sacrifice to the Saints. Associating
with the Saints, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. By the
Grace of the Saints, the residues of all sinful mistakes are taken
away. By great good fortune, one finds the Sanctuary of the Saints.
|| 1 || Meditating on the Lord, no obstacles will block your
way. By Guru's Grace, meditate on God. || 1 || Pause
|| When the Supreme Lord God becomes merciful, he makes me
the dust of the feet of the Holy. Sexual desire and anger leave
his body, and the Lord, the jewel, comes to dwell in his mind.
|| 2 || Fruitful and approved is the life of one who knows
the Supreme Lord God to be close. One who is committed to loving
devotional worship of God, and the Kirtan of His Praises, awakens
from the sleep of countless incarnations. || 3 || The Lord's
Lotus Feet are the Support of His humble servant. To chant the
Praises of the Lord of the Universe is the true trade. Please
fulfill the hopes of Your humble slave. Nanak finds peace in the
dust of the feet of the humble. || 4 || 20 || 22 || 6 || 28 ||
Humbly bow to the Perfect Divine Guru. Fruitful
is His image, and fruitful is service to Him. He is the Inner-knower,
the Searcher of hearts, the Architect of Destiny. Twenty-four
hours a day, he remains imbued with the love of the Naam, the
Name of the Lord. || 1 || The Guru is the Lord of the Universe,
the Guru is the Lord of the World. He is the Saving Grace of His
slaves. || 1 || Pause || He satisfies the kings, emperors
and nobles. He destroys the egotistical villains. He puts illness
into the mouths of the slanderers. All the people celebrate His
victory. || 2 || Supreme bliss fills the minds of the Saints.
The Saints meditate on the Divine Guru, the Lord God. The faces
of His companions become radiant and bright. The slanderers lose
all places of rest. || 3 || With each and every breath, the
Lord's humble slaves praise Him. The Supreme Lord God and
the Guru are care-free. All fears are eradicated, in His Sanctuary.
Smashing all the slanderers, the Lord knocks them to the ground.
|| 4 || Let no one slander the Lord's humble servants.
Whoever does so, will be miserable. Twenty-four hours a day, the
Lord's humble servant meditates on Him alone. The Messenger
of Death does not even approach him. || 5 || The Lord's
humble servant has no vengeance. The slanderer is egotistical.
The Lord's humble servant wishes well, while the slanderer
dwells on evil. The Sikh of the Guru meditates on the True Guru.
The Lord's humble servants are saved, while the slanderer
is cast into hell. || 6 || Listen, O my beloved friends and
companions: these words shall be true in the Court of the Lord.
As you plant, so shall you harvest. The proud, egotistical person
will surely be uprooted. || 7 || O True Guru, You are the Support
of the unsupported. Be merciful, and save Your humble servant.
Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to the Guru; remembering Him in meditation,
my honor has been saved. || 8 || 1 || 29 || |
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