You alone are as great as Yourself, O Supreme Lord God; Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary. ||3||

Shalok, Fifth Mehl:

I have seen all places; there is no place without Him.

O Nanak, those who meet with the True Guru find the object of life. ||1||

Section 07 - Raag Gauree - Part 169

Fifth Mehl:

Like the flash of lightning, worldly affairs last only for a moment.

The only thing which is pleasing, O Nanak, is that which inspires one to meditate on the Name of the Master. ||2||

Pauree:

People have searched all the Simritees and Shaastras, but no one knows the Lord's value.

That being, who joins the Saadh Sangat enjoys the Love of the Lord.

True is the Naam, the Name of the Creator, the Primal Being. It is the mine of precious jewels.

That mortal, who has such pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon his forehead, meditates in remembrance on the Lord.

O Lord, please bless Nanak, Your humble guest, with the supplies of the True Name. ||4||

Shalok, Fifth Mehl:

He harbors anxiety within himself, but to the eyes, he appears to be happy; his hunger never departs.

O Nanak, without the True Name, no one's sorrows have ever departed. ||1||

Fifth Mehl:

Those caravans which did not load the Truth have been plundered.

O Nanak, those who meet the True Guru, and acknowledge the One Lord, are congratulated. ||2||

Pauree:

Beautiful is that place, where the Holy people dwell.

They serve their All-powerful Lord, and they give up all their evil ways.

The Saints and the Vedas proclaim, that the Supreme Lord God is the Saving Grace of sinners.

You are the Lover of Your devotees - this is Your natural way, in each and every age.

Nanak asks for the One Name, which is pleasing to his mind and body. ||5||

Shalok, Fifth Mehl:

The sparrows are chirping, and dawn has come; the wind stirs up the waves.

Such a wondrous thing the Saints have fashioned, O Nanak, in the Love of the Naam. ||1||

Fifth Mehl:

Homes, palaces and pleasures are there, where You, O Lord, come to mind.

All worldly grandeur, O Nanak, is like false and evil friends. ||2||

Pauree:

The wealth of the Lord is the true capital; how rare are those who understand this.

He alone receives it, O Siblings of Destiny, unto whom the Architect of Destiny gives it.

His servant is imbued with the Love of the Lord; his body and mind blossom forth.

In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and all of his sufferings are removed.

O Nanak, he alone lives, who acknowledges the One Lord. ||6||

Shalok, Fifth Mehl:

The fruit of the swallow-wort plant looks beautiful, attached to the branch of the tree;