aiso sahaa-ee har ko naam

mwlI gauVw mhlw 5(986-19)
maalee ga-urhaa mehlaa 5
Maalee Gauraa, Fifth Mehl


AYso shweI hir ko nwm ]
aiso sahaa-ee har ko naam.
This is the sort of helper the Name of the Lord is.

swDsMgiq Bju pUrn kwm ]1] rhwau ]
saaDhsangat bhaj pooran kaam. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Meditating in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, one's affairs are perfectly resolved. ||1||Pause||

bUfq kau jYsy byVI imlq ]
boodat ka-o jaisay bayrhee milat.
It is like a boat to a drowning man.

bUJq dIpk imlq iqlq ]
boojhat deepak milat tilat.
It is like oil to the lamp whose flame is dying out.

jlq AgnI imlq nIr ]
jalat agnee milat neer.
It is like water poured on the burning fire.

jYsy bwirk muKih KIr ]1]
jaisay baarik mukheh kheer. ||1||
It is like milk poured into the baby's mouth. ||1||

jYsy rx mih sKw BRwq ]
jaisay ran meh sakhaa bharaat.
As one's brother becomes a helper on the field of battle;

jYsy BUKy Bojn mwq ]
jaisay bhookhay bhojan maat.
as one's hunger is satisfied by food;

jYsy ikrKih brs myG ]
jaisay kirkhahi baras maygh.
as the cloudburst saves the crops;

jYsy pwln srin syNG ]2]
jaisay paalan saran sayNgh. ||2||
as one is protected in the tiger's lair;||2||

gruV muiK nhI srp qRws ]
garurh mukh nahee sarap taraas.
As with the magic spell of Garuda the eagle upon one's lips, one does not fear the snake;

sUAw ipMjir nhI Kwie iblwsu ]
soo-aa pinjar nahee khaa-ay bilaas.
as the cat cannot eat the parrot in its cage;

jYso AWfo ihrdy mwih ]
jaiso aaNdo hirday maahi.
as the bird cherishes her eggs in her heart;

jYso dwno ckI drwih ]3]
jaiso daano chakee daraahi. ||3||
as the grains are spared, by sticking to the central post of the mill;||3||

bhuqu Epmw Qor khI ]
bahut opmaa thor kahee.
Your Glory is so great; I can describe only a tiny bit of it.

hir Agm Agm AgwiD quhI ]
har agam agam agaaDh tuhee.
O Lord, You are inaccessible, unapproachable and unfathomable.

aUc mUcO bhu Apwr ]
ooch moochou baho apaar.
You are lofty and high, utterly great and infinite.

ismrq nwnk qry swr ]4]3]
simrat naanak taray saar. ||4||3||
Meditating in remembrance on the Lord, O Nanak, one is carried across. ||4||3||