o-ankaar ayk Dhun aykai aykai raag alaapai

rwmklI mhlw 5 (885-1)
raamkalee mehlaa 5
Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl


EAMkwir eyk Duin eykY eykY rwgu AlwpY ]

o-ankaar ayk Dhun aykai aykai raag alaapai.
He sings the song of the One Universal Creator; he sings the tune of the One Lord.

eykw dysI eyku idKwvY eyko rihAw ibAwpY ]
aykaa daysee ayk dikhaavai ayko rahi-aa bi-aapai.
He lives in the land of the One Lord, shows the way to the One Lord, and remains attuned to the One Lord.

eykw suriq eykw hI syvw eyko gur qy jwpY ]1]
aykaa surat aykaa hee sayvaa ayko gur tay jaapai. ||1||
He centers his consciousness on the One Lord, and serves only the One Lord, who is known through the Guru. ||1||

Blo Blo ry kIrqnIAw ]
bhalo bhalo ray keerat nee-aa.
Blessed and good is such a kirtanee, who sings such Praises.

rwm rmw rwmw gun gwau ]
raam ramaa raamaa gun gaa-o.
He sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord,

Coif mwieAw ky DMD suAwau ]1] rhwau ]
chhod maa-i-aa kay DhanDh su-aa-o. ||1|| rahaa-o.
and renounces the entanglements and pursuits of Maya. ||1||Pause||

pMc bijqR kry sMqoKw swq surw lY cwlY ]
panch baajitar karay santokhaa saat suraa lai chaalai.
He makes the five virtues, like contentment, his musical instruments, and plays the seven notes of the love of the Lord.

bwjw mwxu qwxu qij qwnw pwau n bIgw GwlY ]
baajaa maan taan taj taanaa paa-o na beegaa ghaalai.
The notes he plays are the renunciation of pride and power; his feet keep the beat on the straight path.

PyrI Pyru n hovY kb hI eyku sbdu bMiD pwlY ]2]
fayree fayr na hovai kab hee ayk sabad banDh paalai. ||2||
He does not enter the cycle of reincarnation ever again; he keeps the One Word of the Shabad tied to the hem of his robe. ||2||

nwrdI nrhr jwix hdUry ]
naardee narhar jaan hadooray.
To play like Naarad, is to know that the Lord is ever-present.

GUMGr KVku iqAwig ivsUry ]
ghoongar kharhak ti-aag visooray.
The tinkling of the ankle bells is the shedding of sorrows and worries.

shj Anµd idKwvY BwvY ]
sahj anand dikhaavai bhaavai.
The dramatic gestures of acting are celestial bliss.

eyhu inriqkwrI jnim n AwvY ]3]
ayhu nirtikaaree janam na aavai. ||3||
Such a dancer is not reincarnated again. ||3||

jy ko Apny Twkur BwvY ] koit miD eyhu kIrqnu gwvY ]
jay ko apnay thaakur bhaavai. kot maDh ayhu keertan gaavai.
If anyone, out of millions of people, becomes pleasing to his Lord and Master, he sings the Lord's Praises in this way.

swDsMgiq kI jwvau tyk ]
saaDhsangat kee jaava-o tayk.
I have taken the Support of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

khu nwnk iqsu kIrqnu eyk ]4]8]
kaho naanak tis keertan ayk. ||4||8||
Says Nanak, the Kirtan of the One Lord's Praises are sung there. ||4||8||