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Ang 818–819Raag Bilaval · ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ › RAAG BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL, DU-PADAS, FIFTH HOUSE

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL

Guru Arjan Dev · shabad

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: The Lord of the Universe has saved my friends and companions. The slanderers have died, so do not worry. ||1|| Pause|| God has fulfilled all hopes and desires; I have met the Divine Guru. God is celebrated and acclaimed all over the world; it is fruitful and rewarding to serve Him. ||1|| Lofty, infinite and immeasurable is the Lord; all beings are in His Hands. Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of God; He is with me everywhere. ||2||10||74||

Ang 819Raag Bilaval · ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ › RAAG BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL, DU-PADAS, FIFTH HOUSE

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL

Guru Arjan Dev · shabad

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: I worship the Perfect Guru in adoration; He has become merciful to me. The Saint has shown me the Way, and the noose of Death has been cut away. ||1|| Pain, hunger and scepticism have been dispelled, singing the Name of God. I am blessed with celestial peace, poise, bliss and pleasure, and all my affairs have been perfectly resolved. ||1|| Pause|| The fire of desire has been quenched, and I am cooled and soothed; God Himself saved me. Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of God; His glorious radiance is so great! ||2||11||75||

Ang 819Raag Bilaval · ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ › RAAG BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL, DU-PADAS, FIFTH HOUSE

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL

Guru Arjan Dev · shabad

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: The earth is beautified, all places are fruitful, and my affairs are perfectly resolved. Fear runs away, and doubt is dispelled, dwelling constantly upon the Lord. ||1|| Dwelling with the humble Holy people, one finds peace, poise and tranquility, Blessed and auspicious is that time, when one meditates in remembrance on the Lord’s Name. ||1|| Pause|| They have become famous throughout the world; before this, no one even knew their names. Nanak has come to the Sanctuary of the One who knows each and every heart. ||2||12||76||

Ang 819Raag Bilaval · ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ › RAAG BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL, DU-PADAS, FIFTH HOUSE

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL

Guru Arjan Dev · shabad

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: God Himself eradicated the disease; peace and tranquility have welled up. The Lord blessed me with the gifts of great, glorious radiance and wondrous form. ||1|| The Guru, the Lord of the Universe, has shown mercy to me, and saved my brother. I am under His Protection; He is always my help and support. ||1|| Pause|| The prayer of the Lord’s humble servant is never offered in vain. Nanak takes the strength of the Perfect Lord of the Universe, the treasure of excellence. ||2||13||77||

Ang 819Raag Bilaval · ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ › RAAG BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL, DU-PADAS, FIFTH HOUSE

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL

Guru Arjan Dev · shabad

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: Those who forget the Giver of life, die, over and over again, only to be reborn and die. The humble servant of the Supreme Lord God serves Him; night and day, he remains imbued with His Love. ||1|| I have found peace, tranquility and great ecstasy; my hopes have been fulfilled. I have found peace in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; I meditate in remembrance on the Lord, the treasure of virtue. ||1|| Pause|| O my Lord and Master, please listen to the prayer of Your humble servant; You are the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. Nanak’s Lord and Master is permeating and pervading all places and interspaces. ||2||14||78||

Ang 819Raag Bilaval · ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ › RAAG BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL, DU-PADAS, FIFTH HOUSE

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL

Guru Arjan Dev · shabad

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: The hot wind does not even touch one who is under the Protection of the Supreme Lord God. On all four sides I am surrounded by the Lord’s Circle of Protection; pain does not afflict me, O Siblings of Destiny. ||1|| I have met the Perfect True Guru, who has done this deed. He has given me the medicine of the Lord’s Name, and I enshrine love for the One Lord. ||1|| Pause|| The Savior Lord has saved me, and eradicated all my sickness. Says Nanak, God has showered me with His Mercy; He has become my help and support. ||2||15||79||

Ang 819–820Raag Bilaval · ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ › RAAG BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL, DU-PADAS, FIFTH HOUSE

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL

Guru Arjan Dev · shabad

BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: The Supreme Lord God, through the Divine Guru, has Himself protected and preserved His children. Celestial peace, tranquility and bliss have come to pass; my service has been perfect. ||1|| Pause|| God Himself has heard the prayers of His humble devotees. He dispelled my disease, and rejuvenated me; His glorious radiance is so great! ||1|| He has forgiven me for my sins, and interceded with His power. I have been blessed with the fruits of my mind’s desires; Nanak is a sacrifice to Him. ||2||16||80||

Text: Gurmukhi with English translation (Kulbir S Thind; English by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa).