laaj marai jo naam na layvai

BYrau mhlw 5 ] (1148-19)
bhairo mehlaa 5.
Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:


lwj mrY jo nwmu n lyvY ]
laaj marai jo naam na layvai.
One who does not repeat the Naam, the Name of the Lord, shall die of shame.

nwm ibhUn suKI ikau sovY ]
naam bihoon sukhee ki-o sovai.
Without the Name, how can he ever sleep in peace?

hir ismrnu Cwif prm giq cwhY ]
har simran chhaad param gat chaahai.
The mortal abandons meditative remembrance of the Lord, and then wishes for the state of supreme salvation;

mUl ibnw swKw kq AwhY ]1]
mool binaa saakhaa kat aahai. ||1||
but without roots, how can there be any branches? ||1||

guru goivMdu myry mn iDAwie ]
gur govind mayray man Dhi-aa-ay.
O my mind, meditate on the Guru, the Lord of the Universe.

jnm jnm kI mYlu auqwrY bMDn kwit hir sMig imlwie ]1] rhwau ]
janam janam kee mail utaarai banDhan kaat har sang milaa-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The filth of countless incarnations shall be washed away. Breaking your bonds, you shall be united with the Lord. ||1||Pause||

qIriQ nwie khw suic sYlu ]
tirath naa-ay kahaa such sail.
How can a stone be purified by bathing at a sacred shrine of pilgrimage?

mn kau ivAwpY haumY mYlu ]
man ka-o vi-aapai ha-umai mail.
The filth of egotism clings to the mind.

koit krm bMDn kw mUlu ]
kot karam banDhan kaa mool.
Millions of rituals and actions taken are the root of entanglements.

hir ky Bjn ibnu ibrQw pUlu ]2]
har kay bhajan bin birthaa pool. ||2||
Without meditating and vibrating on the Lord, the mortal gathers only worthless bundles of straw. ||2||

ibnu Kwey bUJY nhI BUK ]
bin khaa-ay boojhai nahee bhookh.
Without eating, hunger is not satisfied.

rogu jwie qW auqrih dUK ]
rog jaa-ay taaN utreh dookh.
When the disease is cured, then the pain goes away.

kwm k®oD loB moih ibAwipAw ]
kaam kroDh lobh mohi bi-aapi-aa.
The mortal is engrossed in sexual desire, anger, greed and attachment.

ijin pRiB kInw so pRBu nhI jwipAw ]3]
jin parabh keenaa so parabh nahee jaapi-aa. ||3||
He does not meditate on God, that God who created him. ||3||

Dnu Dnu swD DMnu hir nwau ]
Dhan Dhan saaDh Dhan har naa-o.
Blessed, blessed is the Holy Saint, and blessed is the Name of the Lord.

AwT phr kIrqnu gux gwau ]
aath pahar keertan gun gaa-o.
Twenty-four hours a day, sing the Kirtan, the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

Dnu hir Bgiq Dnu krxYhwr ]
Dhan har bhagat Dhan karnaihaar.
Blessed is the devotee of the Lord, and blessed is the Creator Lord.

srix nwnk pRB purK Apwr ]4]32]45]
saran naanak parabh purakh apaar. ||4||32||45||
Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God, the Primal, the Infinite. ||4||32||45||