Awsw mhlw 5 ]
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:
rwg Awsw, pMjvIN pwqSwhI[
BeI prwpiq mwnuK dyhurIAw ]
This human body has been given to you.
ieh mnu`KI dyh qyry h`Q l`gI hY[
goibMd imlx kI ieh qyrI brIAw ]
This is your chance to meet the Lord of the Universe.
isRStI dy suAwmI nUM imlx dw iehI qyrw mOkw hY[
Avir kwj qyrY ikqY n kwm ]
Nothing else will work.
hor kwrj qyry iksy BI kMm nhIN[
imlu swDsMgiq Bju kyvl nwm ]1]
Join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; vibrate and meditate on the Jewel of the Naam. ||1||
siqsMgq AMdr juV ky, isrP nwm dw AwrwDn kr[
srMjwim lwgu Bvjl qrn kY ]
Make every effort to cross over this terrifying world-ocean.
iBAwnk sMswr smuMdr qoN pwr auqrn leI Awhr kr[
jnmu ibRQw jwq rMig mwieAw kY ]1] rhwau ]
You are squandering this life uselessly in the love of Maya. ||1||Pause||
dunIAWdwrI dI pRIq AMdr, mnu`KI jIvn by-ArQ bIq irhw hY[ Tihrwau[
jpu qpu sMjmu Drmu n kmwieAw ]
I have not practiced meditation, self-discipline, self-restraint or righteous living.
mYN ismrn, krVI Gwl, svY-rok Qwm Aqy eImwn dI kmweI nhIN kIqI[
syvw swD n jwinAw hir rwieAw ]
I have not served the Holy; I have not acknowledged the Lord, my King.
mYN swDU dI tihl nhIN kmweI Aqy vwihgurU pwqSwh nUM nhIN isM\wqw[
khu nwnk hm nIc krMmw ]
Says Nanak, my actions are contemptible!
ADm hn myry Aml, gurU jI AwKdy hn[
srix pry kI rwKhu srmw ]2]4]
O Lord, I seek Your Sanctuary; please, preserve my honor! ||2||4||
AwpxI pnwh lYx vwly dI l`ijAw r`K, (hy myry mwlk!)[