This is Nanak's prayer to God, that he may merge in the Lord's Sanctuary. ||4||21||51||

Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

He alone crosses over this world-ocean, who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

He dwells with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; by great good fortune, he finds the Lord. ||1||

Section 20 - Raag Bilaaval - Part 020

Your slave lives by hearing, hearing the Word of Your Bani, chanted by Your humble servant.

The Guru is revealed in all the worlds; He saves the honor of His servant. ||1||Pause||

God has pulled me out of the ocean of fire, and quenched my burning thirst.

The Guru has sprinkled the Ambrosial Water of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; He has become my Helper. ||2||

The pains of birth and death are removed, and I have obtained a resting place of peace.

The noose of doubt and emotional attachment has been snapped; I have become pleasing to my God. ||3||

Let no one think that there is any other at all; everything is in the Hands of God.

Nanak has found total peace, in the Society of the Saints. ||4||22||52||

Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

My bonds have been snapped; God Himself has become compassionate.

The Supreme Lord God is Merciful to the meek; by His Glance of Grace, I am in ecstasy. ||1||

The Perfect Guru has shown mercy to me, and eradicated my pains and illnesses.

My mind and body have been cooled and soothed, meditating on God, most worthy of meditation. ||1||Pause||

The Name of the Lord is the medicine to cure all disease; with it, no disease afflicts me.

In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the mind and body are tinged with the Lord's Love, and I do not suffer pain any longer. ||2||

I chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har, lovingly centering my inner being on Him.

Sinful mistakes are erased and I am sanctified, in the Sanctuary of the Holy Saints. ||3||

Misfortune is kept far away from those who hear and chant the Praises of the Lord's Name.

Nanak chants the Mahaa Mantra, the Great Mantra, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||4||23||53||

Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

From the Fear of God, devotion wells up, and deep within, there is peace.

Chanting the Name of the Lord of the Universe, doubt and delusions are dispelled. ||1||

One who meets with the Perfect Guru, is blessed with peace.

So renounce the intellectual cleverness of your mind, and listen to the Teachings. ||1||Pause||

Meditate, meditate, meditate in remembrance on the Primal Lord, the Great Giver.

May I never forget that Primal, Infinite Lord from my mind. ||2||

I have enshrined love for the Lotus Feet of the Wondrous Divine Guru.

One who is blessed by Your Mercy, God, is committed to Your service. ||3||