sabh tay vadaa satgur naanak jin kal raakhee mayree

sUhI mhlw 5 ] (749-18)
soohee mehlaa 5.
Soohee, Fifth Mehl:


ijs ky isr aUpir qUM suAwmI so duKu kYsw pwvY ]
jis kay sir oopar tooN su-aamee so dukh kaisaa paavai.
When You stand over our heads, O Lord and Master, how can we suffer in pain?

boil n jwxY mwieAw mid mwqw mrxw cIiq n AwvY ]1]
bol na jaanai maa-i-aa mad maataa marnaa cheet na aavai. ||1||
The mortal being does not know how to chant Your Name - he is intoxicated with the wine of Maya, and the thought of death does not even enter his mind. ||1||

myry rwm rwie qUM sMqw kw sMq qyry ]
mayray raam raa-ay tooN santaa kaa sant tayray.
O my Sovereign Lord, You belong to the Saints, and the Saints belong to You.

qyry syvk kau Bau ikCu nwhI jmu nhI AwvY nyry ]1] rhwau ]
tayray sayvak ka-o bha-o kichh naahee jam nahee aavai nayray. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Your servant is not afraid of anything; the Messenger of Death cannot even approach him. ||1||Pause||

jo qyrY rMig rwqy suAwmI iqn@ kw jnm mrx duKu nwsw ]
jo tayrai rang raatay su-aamee tinH kaa janam maran dukh naasaa.
Those who are attuned to Your Love, O my Lord and Master, are released from the pains of birth and death.

qyrI bKs n mytY koeI siqgur kw idlwsw ]2]
tayree bakhas na maytai ko-ee satgur kaa dilaasaa. ||2||
No one can erase Your Blessings; the True Guru has given me this assurance. ||2||

nwmu iDAwiein suK Pl pwiein AwT phr AwrwDih ]
naam Dhi-aa-in sukh fal paa-in aath pahar aaraaDheh.
Those who meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, obtain the fruits of peace. Twenty-four hours a day, they worship and adore You.

qyrI srix qyrY BrvwsY pMc dust lY swDih ]3]
tayree saran tayrai bharvaasai panch dusat lai saaDheh. ||3||
In Your Sanctuary, with Your Support, they subdue the five villains. ||3||

igAwnu iDAwnu ikCu krmu n jwxw swr n jwxw qyrI ]
gi-aan Dhi-aan kichh karam na jaanaa saar na jaanaa tayree.
I know nothing about wisdom, meditation and good deeds; I know nothing about Your excellence.

sB qy vfw siqguru nwnku ijin kl rwKI myrI ]4]10]57]
sabh tay vadaa satgur naanak jin kal raakhee mayree. ||4||10||57||
Guru Nanak is the greatest of all; He saved my honor in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. ||4||10||57||