Ang 806

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||

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: All treasures come from the Perfect Divine Guru. ||1|| Pause|| Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, the man lives. The faithless cynic dies in shame and misery. ||1|| The Name of the Lord has become my Protector. The wretched, faithless cynic makes only useless efforts. ||2|| Spreading slander, many have been ruined. Their necks, heads and feet are tied by death’s noose. ||3|| Says Nanak, the humble devotees chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The Messenger of Death does not even approach them. ||4||13||18||

RAAG BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL, FOURTH HOUSE, DU-PADAS: ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: What blessed destiny will lead me to meet my God? Each and every moment and instant, I continually meditate on the Lord. ||1|| I meditate continually on the Lotus Feet of God. What wisdom will lead me to attain my Beloved? ||1|| Pause|| Please, bless me with such Mercy, O my God, that Nanak may never, ever forget You. ||2||1||19||

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: Within my heart, I meditate on the Lotus Feet of God. Disease is gone, and I have found total peace. ||1|| The Guru relieved my sufferings, and blessed me with the gift. My birth has been rendered fruitful, and my life is approved. ||1|| Pause|| The Ambrosial Bani of God’s Word is the Unspoken Speech. Says Nanak, the spiritually wise live by meditating on God. ||2||2||20||

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: The Guru, the Perfect True Guru, has blessed me with peace and tranquility. Peace and joy have welled up, and the mystical trumpets of the unstruck sound current vibrate. ||1|| Pause|| Sufferings, sins and afflictions have been dispelled. Remembering the Lord in meditation, all sinful mistakes have been erased. ||1|| Joining together, O beautiful soul-brides, celebrate and make merry. Guru Nanak has saved my honor. ||2||3||21||

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: Intoxicated with the wine of attachment, love of worldly possessions and deceit, and bound in bondage, he is wild and hideous. Day by day, his life is winding down; practicing sin and corruption, he is trapped by the noose of Death. ||1|| I seek Your Sanctuary, O God, Merciful to the meek. I have crossed over the terrible, treacherous, enormous world-ocean, with the dust of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||1|| Pause|| O God, Giver of peace, All-powerful Lord and Master, my soul, body and all wealth are Yours. Please, break my bonds of doubt, O Transcendent Lord, forever Merciful God of Nanak. ||2||4||22||

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: The Transcendent Lord has brought bliss to all; He has confirmed His Natural Way. He has become Merciful to the humble, holy Saints, and all my relatives blossom forth in joy. ||1|| The True Guru Himself has resolved my affairs. He has blessed Hargobind with long life, and taken care of my comfort, happiness and well-being. ||1|| Pause|| The forests, meadows and the three worlds have blossomed forth in greenery; He gives His Support to all beings. Nanak has obtained the fruits of his mind’s desires; his desires are totally fulfilled. ||2||5||23||