One who is afflicted by the terrible fire of thirst and desire,

becomes cool, chanting the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. ||2||

By millions of efforts, peace is not obtained;

the mind is satisfied only by singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||3||

Please bless me with devotion, O God, O Searcher of hearts.

This is Nanak's prayer, O Lord and Master. ||4||5||10||

Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

By great good fortune, the Perfect Guru is found.

Meeting with the Holy Saints, meditate on the Name of the Lord. ||1||

O Supreme Lord God, I seek Your Sanctuary.

Meditating on the Guru's Feet, sinful mistakes are erased. ||1||Pause||

All other rituals are just worldly affairs;

joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, one is saved. ||2||

One may contemplate the Simritees, Shaastras and Vedas,

but only by chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is one saved and carried across. ||3||

Have Mercy upon servant Nanak, O God,

and bless him with the dust of the feet of the Holy, that he may be emancipated. ||4||6||11||

Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

I contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad within my heart;

all my hopes and desires are fulfilled. ||1||

The faces of the humble Saints are radiant and bright;

the Lord has mercifully blessed them with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

Holding them by the hand, He has lifted them up out of the deep, dark pit,

and their victory is celebrated throughout the world. ||2||

He elevates and exalts the lowly, and fills the empty.

They receive the supreme, sublime essence of the Ambrosial Naam. ||3||

The mind and body are made immaculate and pure, and sins are burnt to ashes.

Says Nanak, God is pleased with me. ||4||7||12||

Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

All desires are fulfilled, O my friend,

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lovingly centering your consciousness on the Lord's Lotus Feet. ||1||

I am a sacrifice to those who meditate on God.

The fire of desire is quenched, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||Pause||

One's life become fruitful and rewarding, by great good fortune.

In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, enshrine love for the Lord. ||2||

Wisdom, honor, wealth, peace and celestial bliss are attained, if one does not forget the Lord of supreme bliss, even for an instant. ||3||

My mind is so very thirsty for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan.

Prays Nanak, O God, I seek Your Sanctuary. ||4||8||13||

Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

I am worthless, totally lacking all virtues.

Bless me with Your Mercy, and make me Your Own. ||1||

My mind and body are embellished by the Lord, the Lord of the World.