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1You are so Great! You are the Highest of the High!

2You are Infinite, You are Everything!

3I am a sacrifice to You. Nanak is the slave of Your slaves. ||8||1||35||

4Maajh, Fifth Mehla:

5Who is liberated, and who is united?

6Who is a spiritual teacher, and who is a preacher?

7Who is a house-holder, and who is a renunciate? Who can estimate the Lord's Value? ||1||

8How is one bound, and how is one freed of his bonds?

9How can one escape from the cycle of coming and going in reincarnation?

10Who is subject to karma, and who is beyond karma? Who chants the Name, and inspires others to chant it? ||2||

11Who is happy, and who is sad?

12Who, as sunmukh, turns toward the Guru, and who, as vaymukh, turns away from the Guru?

13How can one meet the Lord? How is one separated from Him? Who can reveal the way to me? ||3||

14What is that Word, by which the wandering mind can be restrained?

15What are those teachings, by which we may endure pain and pleasure alike?

16What is that lifestyle, by which we may come to meditate on the Supreme Lord? How may we sing the Kirtan of His Praises? ||4||

17The Gurmukh is liberated, and the Gurmukh is linked.

18The Gurmukh is the spiritual teacher, and the Gurmukh is the preacher.

19Blessed is the Gurmukh, the householder and the renunciate. The Gurmukh knows the Lord's Value. ||5||

20Egotism is bondage; as Gurmukh, one is emancipated.

21The Gurmukh escapes the cycle of coming and going in reincarnation.

22The Gurmukh performs actions of good karma, and the Gurmukh is beyond karma. Whatever the Gurmukh does, is done in good faith. ||6||

23The Gurmukh is happy, while the self-willed manmukh is sad.

24The Gurmukh turns toward the Guru, and the self-willed manmukh turns away from the Guru.

25The Gurmukh is united with the Lord, while the manmukh is separated from Him. The Gurmukh reveals the way. ||7||

26The Guru's Instruction is the Word, by which the wandering mind is restrained.

27Through the Guru's Teachings, we can endure pain and pleasure alike.

28To live as Gurmukh is the lifestyle by which we come to meditate on the Supreme Lord. The Gurmukh sings the Kirtan of His Praises. ||8||

29The Lord Himself created the entire creation.

30He Himself acts, and causes others to act. He Himself establishes.

31From oneness, He has brought forth the countless multitudes. O Nanak, they shall merge into the One once again. ||9||2||36||

32Maajh, Fifth Mehla:

33God is Eternal and Imperishable, so why should anyone be anxious?

34The Lord is Wealthy and Prosperous, so His humble servant should feel totally secure.

35O Giver of peace of the soul, of life, of honor-as You ordain, I obtain peace. ||1||

36I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to that Gurmukh whose mind and body are pleased with You.

37You are my mountain, You are my shelter and shield. No one can rival You. ||1||Pause||

38That person, unto whom Your actions seem sweet,

39comes to see the Supreme Lord God in each and every heart.

40In all places and interspaces, You exist. You are the One and Only Lord, pervading everywhere. ||2||

41You are the Fulfiller of all the mind's desires.

42Your treasures are overflowing with love and devotion.

43Showering Your Mercy, You protect those who, through perfect destiny, merge into You. ||3||