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1Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

2The Name of the Lord is cooling and soothing.

3Searching, searching the Vedas, the Puraanas and the Simritees, the Holy Saints have realized this. ||1||Pause||

4In the worlds of Shiva, Brahma and Indra, I wandered around, burning up with envy.

5Meditating, meditating in remembrance on my Lord and Master, I became cool and calm; my pains, sorrows and doubts are gone. ||1||

6Whoever has been saved in the past or the present, was saved through loving devotional worship of the Divine Lord.

7This is Nanak's prayer: O Dear God, please let me serve the humble Saints. ||2||52||75||

8Saarang, Fifth Mehla;

9O my tongue, sing the Ambrosial Praises of the Lord.

10Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, listen to the Lord's Sermon, and chant God's Name. ||1||Pause||

11So gather in the jewel, the wealth of the Lord's Name; love God with your mind and body.

12You must realize that all other wealth is false; this alone is the true purpose of life. ||1||

13He is the Giver of the soul, the breath of life and liberation; lovingly tune in to the One and Only Lord.

14Says Nanak, I have entered His Sanctuary; He gives sustenance to all. ||2||53||76||

15Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

16I cannot do anything else.

17I have taken this Support, meeting the Saints; I have entered the Sanctuary of the One Lord of the World. ||1||Pause||

18The five wicked enemies are within this body; they lead the mortal to practice evil and corruption.

19He has infinite hope, but his days are numbered, and old age is sapping his strength. ||1||

20He is the Help of the helpless, the Merciful Lord, the Ocean of Peace, the Destroyer of all pains and fears.

21Slave Nanak longs for this blessing, that he may live, gazing upon the Feet of God. ||2||54||77||

22Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

23Without the Lord's Name, flavors are tasteless and insipid.

24Sing the Sweet Ambrosial Praises of the Lord's Kirtan; day and night, the Sound-current of the Naad will resonate and resound. ||1||Pause||

25Meditating in remembrance on the Lord, total peace and bliss are obtained, and all sorrows are taken away.

26The profit of the Lord, Har, Har, is found in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; so load it and bring it on home. ||1||

27He is the Highest of all, the Highest of the high; His celestial ecomony has no limit.

28Nanak cannot even express His Glorious Grandeur; gazing upon Him, he is wonder-struck. ||2||55||78||

29Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

30You've come (to this world) to hear and chant the Word of the Guru's Bani.

31But he has forgotten the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and he has become attached to other temptations. His life is totally worthless! ||1||Pause||

32O my unconscious mind, become conscious and figure it out; the Saints speak the Unspoken Speech of the Lord.

33So gather in your profits - worship and adore the Lord within your heart; your coming and going in reincarnation shall end. ||1||

34Effort, power and wisdom are provided by You. If You bless me with them, I can repeat Your Name.

35They alone are devotees, and they alone are attached to devotional worship, O Nanak, who are pleasing to God. ||2||56||79||

36Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

37Those who deal in the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are wealthy.

38So become a partner with them, and earn the wealth of the Naam. Contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||Pause||