Shri Guru Granth Sahib
Raag Raamkalee

One who is blessed with Your Grace is not called to give his account.

One with whom You are pleased, obtains the nine treasures.

One who has You on his side, God - unto whom is he subservient?

One who is blessed with Your Kind Mercy is dedicated to Your worship. ||8||

Shalok, Fifth Mehl:

Be Merciful, O my Lord and Master, that I may pass my life in the Society of the Saints.

Those who forget You are born only to die and be reincarnated again; their sufferings will never end. ||1||

Fifth Mehl:

Meditate in remembrance within your heart on the True Guru, whether you are on the most difficult path, on the mountain or by the river bank.

Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, no one shall block your way. ||2||

Pauree:

Section 22 - Raag Raamkalee - Part 087

Where You are, Almighty Lord, there is no one else.

There, in the fire of the mother's womb, You protected us.

Hearing Your Name, the Messenger of Death runs away.

The terrifying, treacherous, impassible world-ocean is crossed over, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

Those who feel thirst for You, take in Your Ambrosial Nectar.

This is the only act of goodness in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, to sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.

He is Merciful to all; He sustains us with each and every breath.

Those who come to You with love and faith are never turned away empty-handed. ||9||

Shalok, Fifth Mehl:

Those whom You bless with the Support of Your Name, O Supreme Lord God, do not know any other.

Inaccessible, Unfathomable Lord and Master, All-powerful True Great Giver:

You are eternal and unchanging, without vengeance and True; True is the Darbaar of Your Court.

Your worth cannot be described; You have no end or limitation.

To forsake God, and ask for something else, is all corruption and ashes.

They alone find peace, and they are the true kings, whose dealings are true.

Those who are in love with God's Name, intuitively enjoy the essence of peace.

Nanak worships and adores the One Lord; he seeks the dust of the Saints. ||1||

Fifth Mehl:

Singing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, bliss, peace and rest are obtained.

Forsake other clever tricks, O Nanak; only through the Name will you be saved. ||2||

Pauree:

No one can bring You under control, by despising the world.

No one can bring You under control, by studying the Vedas.

No one can bring You under control, by bathing at the holy places.

No one can bring You under control, by wandering all over the world.

No one can bring You under control, by any clever tricks.

No one can bring You under control, by giving huge donations to charities.

Everyone is under Your power, O inaccessible, unfathomable Lord.