Ang 744

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||

SOOHEE, FIFTH MEHL: Cross over the terrifying world- ocean in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Remember in meditation the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, the source of jewels. ||1|| Remembering, remembering the Lord in meditation, I live. All pain, disease and suffering is dispelled, meeting the Perfect Guru; sin has been eradicated. ||1|| Pause|| The immortal status is obtained through the Name of the Lord; the mind and body become spotless and pure, which is the true purpose of life. ||2|| Twenty- four hours a day, meditate on the Supreme Lord God. By pre-ordained destiny, the Name is obtained. ||3|| I have entered His Sanctuary, and I meditate on the Lord, Merciful to the meek. Nanak longs for the dust of the Saints. ||4||28||34||

SOOHEE, FIFTH MEHL: The beautiful one does not know the work of his own home. The fool is engrossed in false attachments. ||1|| As You attach us, so we are attached. When You bless us with Your Name, we chant it. ||1|| Pause|| The Lord’s slaves are imbued with the Love of the Lord. They are intoxicated with the Lord, night and day. ||2|| Reaching out to grasp hold of our arms, God lifts us up. Separated for countless incarnations, we are united with Him again. ||3|| Save me, O God, O my Lord and Master — shower me with Your Mercy. Slave Nanak seeks Sanctuary at Your Door, O Lord. ||4||29||35||

SOOHEE, FIFTH MEHL: By the Grace of the Saints, I have found my eternal home. I have found total peace, and I shall not waver again. ||1|| I meditate on the Guru, and the Lord’s Feet, within my mind. In this way, the Creator Lord has made me steady and stable. ||1|| Pause|| I sing the Glorious Praises of the unchanging, eternal Lord God, and the noose of death is snapped. ||2|| Showering His Mercy, he has attached me to the hem of His robe. In constant bliss, Nanak sings His Glorious Praises. ||3||30||36||

SOOHEE, FIFTH MEHL: The Words, the Teachings of the Holy Saints, are Ambrosial Nectar. Whoever meditates on the Lord’s Name is emancipated; he chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, with his tongue. ||1|| Pause|| The pains and sufferings of the Dark Age of Kali Yuga are eradicated, when the One Name abides within the mind. ||1|| I apply the dust of the feet of the Holy to my face and forehead. Nanak has been saved, in the Sanctuary of the Guru, the Lord. ||2||31||37||

SOOHEE, FIFTH MEHL: I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, the Merciful Lord. Please, bless me with the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, O Perfect, Compassionate Lord. ||1|| Pause|| Please, grant Your Grace, and cherish me. My soul and body are all Your property. ||1|| Only meditation on the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, will go along with you. Nanak begs for the dust of the Saints. ||2||32||38||

SOOHEE, FIFTH MEHL: Without Him, there is no other at all. The True Lord Himself is our anchor. ||1|| The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is our only support. The Creator, the Cause of causes, is All-powerful and Infinite. ||1|| Pause|| He has eradicated all illness, and healed me. O Nanak, He Himself has become my Savior. ||2||33||39||