ki-aa ham jee-a jant baychaaray baran na saakah ayk romaa-ee

iblwvlu mhlw 5 ](822-11)
bilaaval mehlaa 5.
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:


ikAw hm jIA jMq bycwry brin n swkh eyk romweI ]
ki-aa ham jee-a jant baychaaray baran na saakah ayk romaa-ee.
What am I? Just a poor living being. I cannot even describe one of Your hairs, O Lord.

bRhm mhys isD muin ieMdRw byAMq Twkur qyrI giq nhI pweI ]1]
barahm mahays siDh mun indraa bay-ant thaakur tayree gat nahee paa-ee. ||1||
Even Brahma, Shiva, the Siddhas and the silent sages do not know Your State, O Infinite Lord and Master. ||1||

ikAw kQIAY ikCu kQnu n jweI ]
ki-aa kathee-ai kichh kathan na jaa-ee.
What can I say? I cannot say anything.

jh jh dyKw qh rihAw smweI ]1] rhwau ]
jah jah daykhaa tah rahi-aa samaa-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Wherever I look, I see the Lord pervading. ||1||Pause||

jh mhw BieAwn dUK jm sunIAY qh myry pRB qUhY shweI ]
jah mahaa bha-i-aan dookh jam sunee-ai tah mayray parabh toohai sahaa-ee.
And there, where the most terrible tortures are heard to be inflicted by the Messenger of Death, You are my only help and support, O my God.

srin pirE hir crn ghy pRB guir nwnk kau bUJ buJweI ]2]5]91]
saran pari-o har charan gahay parabh gur naanak ka-o boojh bujhaa-ee. ||2||5||91||
I have sought His Sanctuary, and grasped hold of the Lord's Lotus Feet; God has helped Guru Nanak to understand this understanding. ||2||5||91||