Ang 805

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||

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: I am worthless, totally lacking all virtues. Bless me with Your Mercy, and make me Your Own. ||1|| My mind and body are embellished by the Lord, the Lord of the World. Granting His Mercy, God has come into the home of my heart. ||1|| Pause|| He is the Lover and Protector of His devotees, the Destroyer of fear. Now, I have been carried across the world-ocean. ||2|| It is God’s Way to purify sinners, say the Vedas. I have seen the Supreme Lord with my eyes. ||3|| In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Lord becomes manifest. O slave Nanak, all pains are relieved. ||4||9||14||

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: Who can know the value of serving You, God? God is imperishable, invisible and incomprehensible. ||1|| His Glorious Virtues are infinite; God is profound and unfathomable. The Mansion of God, my Lord and Master, is lofty and high. You are unlimited, O my Lord and Master. ||1|| Pause|| There is no other than the One Lord. You alone know Your worship and adoration. ||2|| No one can do anything by himself, O Siblings of Destiny. He alone obtains the Naam, the Name of the Lord, unto whom God bestows it. ||3|| Says Nanak, that humble being who pleases God, he alone finds God, the treasure of virtue. ||4||10||15||

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: Extending His Hand, the Lord protected you in your mother’s womb. Renouncing the sublime essence of the Lord, you have tasted the fruit of poison. ||1|| Meditate, vibrate on the Lord of the Universe, and renounce all entanglements. When the Messenger of Death comes to murder you, O fool, then your body will be shattered and helplessly crumble. ||1|| Pause|| You hold onto your body, mind and wealth as your own, and you do not meditate on the Creator Lord, even for an instant. ||2|| You have fallen into the deep, dark pit of great attachment. Caught in the illusion of Maya, you have forgotten the Supreme Lord. ||3|| By great good fortune, one sings the Kirtan of God’s Praises. In the Society of the Saints, Nanak has found God. ||4||11||16||

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: Mother, father, children, relatives and siblings — O Nanak, the Supreme Lord is our help and support. ||1|| He blesses us with peace, and abundant celestial bliss. Perfect is the Bani, the Word of the Perfect Guru. His Virtues are so many, they cannot be counted. ||1|| Pause|| God Himself makes all arrangements. Meditating on God, desires are fulfilled. ||2|| He is the Giver of wealth, Dharmic faith, pleasure and liberation. Meditating, meditating in remembrance on the Creator Lord, the Architect of Destiny, I am fulfilled. ||3|| In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, Nanak enjoys the Lord’s Love. He has returned home, with the Perfect Guru. ||4||12||17||