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1Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

2The Lord, Har, Har, is the life of the humble Saints.

3Instead of enjoying corrupt pleasures, they drink in the Ambrosial Essence of the Name of the Lord, the Ocean of Peace. ||1||Pause||

4They gather up the priceless wealth of the Lord's Name, and weave it into the fabric of their mind and body.

5Imbued with the Lord's Love, their minds are dyed in the deep crimson color of devotional love; they are intoxicated with the sublime essence of the Lord's Name. ||1||

6As the fish is immersed in water, they are absorbed in the Lord's Name.

7O Nanak, the Saints are like the rainbirds; they are comforted, drinking in the drops of the Lord's Name. ||2||68||91||

8Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

9Without the Name of the Lord, the mortal is a ghost.

10All the actions he commits are just shackles and bonds. ||1||Pause||

11Without serving God, one who serves another wastes his time uselessly.

12When the Messenger of Death comes to kill you, O mortal, what will your condition be then? ||1||

13Please protect Your slave, O Eternally Merciful Lord.

14O Nanak, my God is the Treasure of Peace; He is the wealth and property of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||2||69||92||

15Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

16My mind and body deal only in the Lord.

17Imbued with loving devotional worship, I sing His Glorious Praises; I am not affected by worldly affairs. ||1||Pause||

18This is the way of life of the Holy Saint: he listens to the Kirtan, the Praises of his Lord and Master, and meditates in remembrance on Him.

19He implants the Lord's Lotus Feet deep within his heart; worship of the Lord is the support of his breath of life. ||1||

20O God, Merciful to the meek, please hear my prayer, and shower Your Blessings upon me.

21I continually chant the treasure of the Naam with my tongue; Nanak is forever a sacrifice. ||2||70||93||

22Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

23Without the Name of the Lord, his intellect is shallow.

24He does not meditate in remembrance on the Lord, his Lord and Master; the blind fool suffers in terrible agony. ||1||Pause||

25He does not embrace love for the Name of the Lord; he is totally attached to various religious robes.

26His attachments are shattered in an instant; when the pitcher is broken, the water runs out. ||1||

27Please bless me, that I may worship You in loving devotion. My mind is absorbed and intoxicated with Your Delicious Love.

28Nanak, Your slave, has entered Your Sanctuary; without God, there is no other at all. ||2||71||94||

29Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

30In my mind, I think about that moment,

31when I join the Gathering of the Friendly Saints, constantly singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. ||1||Pause||

32Without vibrating and meditating on the Lord, whatever deeds you do will be useless.

33The Perfect Embodiment of Supreme Bliss is so sweet to my mind. Without Him, there is no other at all. ||1||

34Chanting, deep meditation, austere self-discipline, good deeds and other techniques to being peace - they are not equal to even a tiny bit of the Lord's Name.

35Nanak's mind is pierced through by the Lotus Feet of the Lord; it is absorbed in His Lotus Feet. ||2||72||95||

36Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

37My God is always with me; He is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.

38I find happiness in the world hereafter, and peace and pleasure in this world, meditating in remembrance on the Name of my Lord and Master. ||1||Pause||