Ang-601 — Chapter 21

Your Word is eternal, O Guru Nanak; You placed Your Hand of blessing upon my forehead. ||2||21||49||

Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:

All beings and creatures were created by Him; He alone is the support and friend of the Saints.

He Himself preserves the honor of His servants; their glorious greatness becomes perfect. ||1||

The Perfect Supreme Lord God is always with me.

The Perfect Guru has perfectly and totally protected me, and now everyone is kind and compassionate to me. ||1||Pause||

Night and day, Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; He is the Giver of the soul, and the breath of life itself.

He hugs His slave close in His loving embrace, like the mother and father hug their child. ||2||22||50||

Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl, Third House, Chau-Padhay:

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

Meeting with the council, my doubts were not dispelled.

The chiefs did not give me satisfaction.

I presented my dispute to the noblemen as well.

But it was only settled by meeting with the King, my Lord. ||1||

Now, I do not go searching anywhere else,

because I have met the Guru, the Lord of the Universe. ||Pause||

When I came to God's Darbaar, His Holy Court,

then all of my cries and complaints were settled.

Now that I have attained what I had sought,

where should I come and where should I go? ||2||

There, true justice is administered.

There, the Lord Master and His disciple are one and the same.

The Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, knows.

Without our speaking, He understands. ||3||

He is the King of all places.

There, the unstruck melody of the Shabad resounds.

Of what use is cleverness when dealing with Him?

Meeting with Him, O Nanak, one loses his self-conceit. ||4||1||51||

Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:

Enshrine the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within your heart;

sitting within your own home, meditate on the Guru.

The Perfect Guru has spoken the Truth;

the True Peace is obtained only from the Lord. ||1||

My Guru has become merciful.

In bliss, peace, pleasure and joy, I have returned to my own home, after my purifying bath. ||Pause||

True is the glorious greatness of the Guru;

His worth cannot be described.

He is the Supreme Overlord of kings.

Meeting with the Guru, the mind is enraptured. ||2||

All sins are washed away,

meeting with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

The Lord's Name is the treasure of excellence;

chanting it, one's affairs are perfectly resolved. ||3||

The Guru has opened the door of liberation,

and the entire world applauds Him with cheers of victory.

O Nanak, God is always with me;

my fears of birth and death are gone. ||4||2||52||

Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:

The Perfect Guru has granted His Grace,

and God has fulfilled my desire.

After taking my bath of purification, I returned to my home,

and I found bliss, happiness and peace. ||1||

O Saints, salvation comes from the Lord's Name.

While standing up and sitting down, meditate on the Lord's Name. Night and day, do good deeds. ||1||Pause||