Ang 743

SOOHEE, FIFTH MEHL: God covers the many shortcomings of His slaves. Granting His Mercy, God makes them His own. ||1|| You emancipate Your humble servant, and rescue him from the noose of the world, which is just a dream. ||1|| Pause|| Even huge mountains of sin and corruption are removed in an instant by the Merciful Lord. ||2|| Sorrow, disease and the most terrible calamities are removed by meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||3|| Bestowing His Glance of Grace, He attaches us to the hem of His robe. Grasping the Lord’s Feet, O Nanak, we enter His Sanctuary. ||4||22||28||

SOOHEE, FIFTH MEHL: One who withdraws from God’s Path, and attaches himself to the world, is known as a sinner in both worlds. ||1|| He alone is approved, who pleases the Lord. Only He Himself knows His creative omnipotence. ||1|| Pause|| One who practices truth, righteous living, charity and good deeds, has the supplies for God’s Path. Worldly success shall not fail him. ||2|| Within and among all, the One Lord is awake. As He attaches us, so are we attached. ||3|| You are inaccessible and unfathomable, O my True Lord and Master. Nanak speaks as You inspire him to speak. ||4||23||29||

SOOHEE, FIFTH MEHL: In the early hours of the morning, I chant the Lord’s Name. I have fashioned a shelter for myself, hear and hereafter. ||1|| Forever and ever, I chant the Lord’s Name, and the desires of my mind are fulfilled. ||1|| Pause|| Sing the Praises of the Eternal, Imperishable Lord God, night and day. In life, and in death, you shall find your eternal, unchanging home. ||2|| So serve the Sovereign Lord, and you shall never lack anything. While eating and consuming, you shall pass your life in peace. ||3|| O Life of the World, O Primal Being, I have found the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. By Guru’s Grace, O Nanak, I meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||24||30||

SOOHEE, FIFTH MEHL: When the Perfect Guru becomes merciful, my pains are taken away, and my works are perfectly completed. ||1|| Gazing upon, beholding the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, I live; I am a sacrifice to Your Lotus Feet. Without You, O my Lord and Master, who belongs to me? ||1|| Pause|| I have fallen in love with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, by the karma of my past actions and my pre-ordained destiny. ||2|| Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; how wondrous is His glory! The three types of illness cannot consume it. ||3|| May I never forget, even for an instant, the Lord’s Feet. Nanak begs for this gift, O my Beloved. ||4||25||31||

SOOHEE, FIFTH MEHL: May there be such an auspicious time, O my Beloved, when, with my tongue, I may chant the Lord’s Name||1|| Hear my prayer, O God, O Merciful to the meek. The Holy Saints ever sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, the Source of Nectar. ||1|| Pause|| Your meditation and remembrance is life-giving, God. You dwell near those upon whom You show mercy. ||2|| Your Name is the food to satisfy the hunger of Your humble servants. You are the Great Giver, O Lord God. ||3|| The Saints take pleasure in repeating the Lord’s Name. O Nanak, the Lord, the Great Giver, is All-knowing. ||4||26||32||

SOOHEE, FIFTH MEHL: Your life is slipping away, but you never even notice. You are constantly entangled in false attachments and conflicts. ||1|| Meditate, vibrate constantly, day and night, on the Lord. You shall be victorious in this priceless human life, in the Protection of the Lord’s Sanctuary. ||1|| Pause|| You eagerly commit sins and practice corruption, but you do not enshrine the jewel of the Lord’s Name within your heart, even for an instant. ||2|| Feeding and pampering your body, your life is passing away, but you do not experience the state of victory of the Lord of the Universe. ||3|| So enter the Sanctuary of the All-powerful, Unfathomable Lord and Master. O God, O Searcher of hearts, please, save Nanak! ||4||27||33||