gauVI mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx gauVI mh`lw pMjvw

gourree mehalaa 5 ||

Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

Ehu AibnwsI rwieAw ]

ouhu abinaasee raaeiaa ||

He is the Eternal King.

inrBau sµig qumwrY bsqy iehu frnu khw qy AwieAw ]1] rhwau ]

nirabho sang thumaarai basathae eihu ddaran kehaa thae aaeiaa ||1|| rehaao ||

The Fearless Lord abides with you. So where does this fear come from? ||1||Pause||

eyk mhil qUµ hoih APwro eyk mhil inmwno ]

eaek mehal thoon hohi afaaro eaek mehal nimaano ||

In one person, You are arrogant and proud, and in another, You are meek and humble.

eyk mhil qUµ Awpy Awpy eyk mhil grIbwno ]1]

eaek mehal thoon aapae aapae eaek mehal gareebaano ||1||

In one person, You are all by Yourself, and in another, You are poor. ||1||

eyk mhil qUµ pMifqu bkqw eyk mhil Klu hoqw ]

aucwrx Klu: polw bolo

eaek mehal thoon panddith bakathaa eaek mehal khal hothaa ||

In one person, you are a Pandit, a religious scholar and a preacher, and in another, You are just a fool.

eyk mhil qUµ sBu ikCu gRwhju eyk mhil kCU n lyqw ]2]

eaek mehal thoon sabh kishh graahaj eaek mehal kashhoo n laethaa ||2||

In one person, You grab hold of everything, and in another, You accept nothing. ||2||

kwT kI puqrI khw krY bpurI iKlwvnhwro jwnY ]

kaath kee putharee kehaa karai bapuree khilaavanehaaro jaanai ||

What can the poor wooden puppet do? The Master Puppeteer knows everything.

jYsw ByKu krwvY bwjIgru Ehu qYso hI swju AwnY ]3]

jaisaa bhaekh karaavai baajeegar ouhu thaiso hee saaj aanai ||3||

As the Puppeteer dresses the puppet, so is the role the puppet plays. ||3||

Aink koTrI bhuqu Bwiq krIAw Awip hoAw rKvwrw ]

anik kotharee bahuth bhaath kareeaa aap hoaa rakhavaaraa ||

The Lord has created the various chambers of assorted descriptions, and He Himself protects them.

jYsy mhil rwKY qYsY rhnw ikAw iehu krY ibcwrw ]4]

jaisae mehal raakhai thaisai rehanaa kiaa eihu karai bichaaraa ||4||

As is that vessel in which the Lord places the soul, so does it dwell. What can this poor being do? ||4||

ijin ikCu kIAw soeI jwnY ijin ieh sB ibiD swjI ]

jin kishh keeaa soee jaanai jin eih sabh bidhh saajee ||

The One who created the thing, understands it; He has fashioned all of this.

khu nwnk Aprµpr suAwmI kImiq Apuny kwjI ]5]5]126]

aucwrx Ap-rµpr

kahu naanak aparanpar suaamee keemath apunae kaajee ||5||5||126||

Says Nanak, the Lord and Master is Infinite; He alone understands the value of His Creation. ||5||5||126||