ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

Gourree Mehala 5 ||

Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

ਜੀਅਰੇ ਓਲ੍‍ਾ ਨਾਮ ਕਾ ॥

Jeearae Oulha Nam Ka ||

Hey, soul: your only Support is the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

ਅਵਰੁ ਜਿ ਕਰਨ ਕਰਾਵਨੋ ਤਿਨ ਮਹਿ ਭਉ ਹੈ ਜਾਮ ਕਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

Avar J Karan Karavano Thin Mehi Bho Hai Jam Ka ||1|| Rehao ||

Whatever else you do or make happen, the fear of death still hangs over you. ||1||Pause||

ਅਵਰ ਜਤਨਿ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

Avar Jathan Nehee Paeeai ||

He is not obtained by any other efforts.

ਵਡੈ ਭਾਗਿ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਈਐ ॥੧॥

Vaddai Bhag Har Dhhiaeeai ||1||

By great good fortune, meditate on the Lord. ||1||

ਲਾਖ ਹਿਕਮਤੀ ਜਾਨੀਐ ॥

Lakh Hikamathee Janeeai ||

You may know hundreds of thousands of clever tricks,

ਆਗੈ ਤਿਲੁ ਨਹੀ ਮਾਨੀਐ ॥੨॥

Agai Thil Nehee Maneeai ||2||

But not even one will be of any use at all hereafter. ||2||

ਅਹੰਬੁਧਿ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਵਨੇ ॥ ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਬਾਲੂ ਨੀਰਿ ਬਹਾਵਨੇ ॥੩॥

Ahanbudhh Karam Kamavanae || Grih Baloo Neer Behavanae ||3||

Good deeds done in the pride of ego are swept away, like the house of sand by water. ||3||

ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲੁ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰੈ ॥

Prabh Kirapal Kirapa Karai ||

When God the Merciful shows His Mercy,

ਨਾਮੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਧੂ ਸੰਗਿ ਮਿਲੈ ॥੪॥੪॥੧੪੨॥

Nam Naanak Sadhhoo Sang Milai ||4||4||142||

Nanak receives the Naam in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||4||4||142||