Ang 804

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: He places the one who strays back on the Path; such a Guru is found by great good fortune. ||1|| Meditate, contemplate the Name of the Lord, O mind. The Beloved Feet of the Guru abide within my heart. ||1|| Pause|| The mind is engrossed in sexual desire, anger, greed and emotional attachment. Breaking my bonds, the Guru has liberated me. ||2|| Experiencing pain and pleasure, one is born, only to die again. The Lotus Feet of the Guru bring peace and shelter. ||3|| The world is drowning in the ocean of fire. O Nanak, holding me by the arm, the True Guru has saved me. ||4||3||8||

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: Body, mind, wealth and everything, I surrender to my Lord. What is that wisdom, by which I may come to chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har? ||1|| Nurturing hope, I have come to beg from God. Gazing upon You, the courtyard of my heart is embellished. ||1|| Pause|| Trying several methods, I reflect deeply upon the Lord. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, this mind is saved. ||2|| I have neither intelligence, wisdom, common sense nor cleverness. I meet You, only if You lead me to meet You. ||3|| My eyes are content, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of God’s Darshan. Says Nanak, such a life is fruitful and rewarding. ||4||4||9||

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: Mother, father, children and the wealth of Maya, will not go along with you. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, all pain is dispelled. ||1|| God Himself is pervading, and permeating all. Chant the Name of the Lord with your tongue, and pain will not afflict you. ||1|| Pause|| One who is afflicted by the terrible fire of thirst and desire, becomes cool, chanting the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. ||2|| By millions of efforts, peace is not obtained; the mind is satisfied only by singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||3|| Please bless me with devotion, O God, O Searcher of hearts. This is Nanak’s prayer, O Lord and Master. ||4||5||10||

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: By great good fortune, the Perfect Guru is found. Meeting with the Holy Saints, meditate on the Name of the Lord. ||1|| O Supreme Lord God, I seek Your Sanctuary. Meditating on the Guru’s Feet, sinful mistakes are erased. ||1|| Pause|| All other rituals are just worldly affairs; joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, one is saved. ||2|| One may contemplate the Simritees, Shaastras and Vedas, but only by chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is one saved and carried across. ||3|| Have Mercy upon servant Nanak, O God, and bless him with the dust of the feet of the Holy, that he may be emancipated. ||4||6||11||

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: I contemplate the Word of the Guru’s Shabad within my heart; all my hopes and desires are fulfilled. The faces of the humble Saints are radiant and bright; the Lord has mercifully blessed them with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1|| Pause|| Holding them by the hand, He has lifted them up out of the deep, dark pit, and their victory is celebrated throughout the world. ||2|| He elevates and exalts the lowly, and fills the empty. They receive the supreme, sublime essence of the Ambrosial Naam. ||3|| The mind and body are made immaculate and pure, and sins are burnt to ashes. Says Nanak, God is pleased with me. ||4||7||12||

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: All desires are fulfilled, O my friend, lovingly centering your consciousness on the Lord’s Lotus Feet. ||1|| I am a sacrifice to those who meditate on God. The fire of desire is quenched, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1|| Pause|| One’s life become fruitful and rewarding, by great good fortune. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, enshrine love for the Lord. ||2|| Wisdom, honor, wealth, peace and celestial bliss are attained, if one does not forget the Lord of supreme bliss, even for an instant. ||3|| My mind is so very thirsty for the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan. Prays Nanak, O God, I seek Your Sanctuary. ||4||8||13||