Ang 1137

BHAIRAO, FIFTH MEHL: Even though he may be fed with hundreds of longings and yearnings, still the faithless cynic does not remember the Lord, Har, Har. ||1|| Take in the teachings of the humble Saints. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you shall obtain the supreme status. ||1|| Pause|| Stones may be kept under water for a long time. Even so, they do not absorb the water; they remain hard and dry. ||2|| The six Shaastras may be read to a fool, but it is like the wind blowing in the ten directions. ||3|| It is like threshing a crop without any corn — nothing is gained. In the same way, no benefit comes from the faithless cynic. ||4|| As the Lord attaches them, so are all attached. Says Nanak, God has formed such a form. ||5||5||

BHAIRAO, FIFTH MEHL: He created the soul, the breath of life and the body. He created all beings, and knows their pains. ||1|| The Guru, the Lord of the Universe, is the Helper of the soul. Here and herafter, He always provides shade. ||1|| Pause|| Worship and adoration of God is the pure way of life. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the love of duality vanishes. ||2|| Friends, well-wishers and wealth will not support you. Blessed, blessed is my Lord. ||3|| Nanak utters the Ambrosial Bani of the Lord. Except the One Lord, he does not know any other at all. ||4||6||

BHAIRAO, FIFTH MEHL: The Lord is in front of me, and the Lord is behind me. My Beloved Lord, the Source of Nectar, is in the middle as well. ||1|| God is my Shaastra and my favorable omen. In His Home and Mansion, I find peace, poise and bliss. ||1|| Pause|| Chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, with my tongue, and hearing it with my ears, I live. Meditating, meditating in remembrance on God, I have become eternal, permanent and stable. ||2|| The pains of countless lifetimes have been erased. The Unstruck Sound- current of the Shabad, the Word of God, vibrates in the Court of the Lord. ||3|| Granting His Grace, God has blended me with Himself. Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of God. ||4||7||

BHAIRAO, FIFTH MEHL: It brings millions of desires to fulfillment. On the Path of Death, It will go with you and help you. ||1|| The Naam, the Name of the Lord of the Universe, is the holy water of the Ganges. Whoever meditates on it, is saved; drinking it in, the mortal does not wander in reincarnation again. ||1|| Pause|| It is my worship, meditation, austerity and cleansing bath. Meditating in remembrance on the Naam, I have become free of desire. ||2|| It is my domain and empire, wealth, mansion and court. Meditating in remembrance on the Naam brings perfect conduct. ||3|| Slave Nanak has deliberated, and has come to this conclusion: Without the Lord’s Name, everything is false and worthless, like ashes. ||4||8||

BHAIRAO, FIFTH MEHL: The poison had absolutely no harmful effect. But the wicked Brahmin died in pain. ||1|| The Supreme Lord God Himself has saved His humble servant. The sinner died through the Power of the Guru. ||1|| Pause|| The humble servant of the Lord and Master meditates on Him. He Himself has destroyed the ignorant sinner. ||2|| God is the Mother, the Father and the Protector of His slave. The face of the slanderer, here and hereafter, is blackened. ||3|| The Transcendent Lord has heard the prayer of servant Nanak. The filthy sinner lost hope and died. ||4||9||

BHAIRAO, FIFTH MEHL: Excellent, excellent, excellent, excellent, excellent is Your Name. False, false, false, false is pride in the world. ||1|| Pause|| The glorious vision of Your slaves, O Infinite Lord, is wonderful and beauteous. Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the whole world is just ashes. ||1|| Your Creative Power is marvellous, and Your Lotus Feet are admirable. Your Praise is priceless, O True King. ||2|| God is the Support of the unsupported. Meditate day and night on the Cherisher of the meek and humble. ||3|| God has been merciful to Nanak. May I never forget God; He is my heart, my soul, my breath of life. ||4||10||