The Shabad, the Word of the True Guru, is the light of the lamp.

It dispels the darkness from the body-mansion, and opens the beautiful chamber of jewels. ||1||Pause||

I was wonderstruck and astonished, when I looked inside; I cannot even describe its glory and grandeur.

I am intoxicated and enraptured with it, and I am wrapped in it, through and through. ||1||

No worldly entanglements or snares can trap me, and no trace of egotistical pride remains.

You are the highest of the high, and no curtain separates us; I am Yours, and You are mine. ||2||

The One Creator Lord created the expanse of the one universe; the One Lord is unlimited and infinite.

The One Lord pervades the one universe; the One Lord is totally permeating everywhere; the One Lord is the Support of the breath of life. ||3||

He is the most immaculate of the immaculate, the purest of the pure, so pure, so pure.

He has no end or limitation; He is forever unlimited. Says Nanak, He is the highest of the high. ||4||1||87||

Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

Without the Lord, nothing is of any use.

You are totally attached to that Enticer Maya; she is enticing you. ||1||Pause||

You shall have to leave behind your gold, your woman and your beautiful bed; you shall have to depart in an instant.

You are entangled in the lures of sexual pleasures, and you are eating poisonous drugs. ||1||

You have built and adorned a palace of straw, and under it, you light a fire.

Sitting all puffed-up in such a castle, you stubborn-minded fool, what do you think you will gain? ||2||

The five thieves stand over your head and seize you. Grabbing you by your hair, they will drive you on.

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You do not see them, you blind and ignorant fool; intoxicated with ego, you just keep sleeping. ||3||

The net has been spread out, and the bait has been scattered; like a bird, you are being trapped.

Says Nanak, my bonds have been broken; I meditate on the True Guru, the Primal Being. ||4||2||88||

Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is infinite and priceless.

It is the Beloved of my breath of life, and the Support of my mind; I remember it, as the betel leaf chewer remembers the betel leaf. ||1||Pause||

I have been absorbed in celestial bliss, following the Guru's Teachings; my body-garment is imbued with the Lord's Love.

I come face to face with my Beloved, by great good fortune; my Husband Lord never wavers. ||1||

I do not need any image, or incense, or perfume, or lamps; through and through, He is blossoming forth, with me, life and limb.

Says Nanak, my Husband Lord has ravished and enjoyed His soul-bride; my bed has become very beautiful and sublime. ||2||3||89||

Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl: