Shri Guru Granth Sahib
Raag Soohee

So serve the Sovereign Lord, and you shall never lack anything.

While eating and consuming, you shall pass your life in peace. ||3||

O Life of the World, O Primal Being, I have found the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

By Guru's Grace, O Nanak, I meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||24||30||

Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

When the Perfect Guru becomes merciful,

my pains are taken away, and my works are perfectly completed. ||1||

Gazing upon, beholding the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, I live;

I am a sacrifice to Your Lotus Feet.

Without You, O my Lord and Master, who belongs to me? ||1||Pause||

I have fallen in love with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy,

by the karma of my past actions and my pre-ordained destiny. ||2||

Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; how wondrous is His glory!

The three types of illness cannot consume it. ||3||

May I never forget, even for an instant, the Lord's Feet.

Nanak begs for this gift, O my Beloved. ||4||25||31||

Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

May there be such an auspicious time, O my Beloved,

when, with my tongue, I may chant the Lord's Name||1||

Hear my prayer, O God, O Merciful to the meek.

The Holy Saints ever sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, the Source of Nectar. ||1||Pause||

Your meditation and remembrance is life-giving, God.

You dwell near those upon whom You show mercy. ||2||

Your Name is the food to satisfy the hunger of Your humble servants.

You are the Great Giver, O Lord God. ||3||

The Saints take pleasure in repeating the Lord's Name.

O Nanak, the Lord, the Great Giver, is All-knowing. ||4||26||32||

Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

Your life is slipping away, but you never even notice.

You are constantly entangled in false attachments and conflicts. ||1||

Meditate, vibrate constantly, day and night, on the Lord.

You shall be victorious in this priceless human life, in the Protection of the Lord's Sanctuary. ||1||Pause||

You eagerly commit sins and practice corruption, but you do not enshrine the jewel of the Lord's Name within your heart, even for an instant. ||2||

Feeding and pampering your body, your life is passing away,

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but you do not experience the state of victory of the Lord of the Universe. ||3||

So enter the Sanctuary of the All-powerful, Unfathomable Lord and Master.

O God, O Searcher of hearts, please, save Nanak! ||4||27||33||

Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

Cross over the terrifying world-ocean in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

Remember in meditation the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, the source of jewels. ||1||

Remembering, remembering the Lord in meditation, I live.