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1Fifth Mehla:

2Like the flash of lightning, worldly affairs last only for a moment.

3The only thing which is pleasing, O Nanak, is that which inspires one to meditate on the Name of the Master. ||2||

4Pauree:

5People have searched all the Simritees and Shaastras, but no one knows the Lord's value.

6That being, who joins the Saadh Sangat enjoys the Love of the Lord.

7True is the Naam, the Name of the Creator, the Primal Being. It is the mine of precious jewels.

8That mortal, who has such pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon his forehead, meditates in remembrance on the Lord.

9O Lord, please bless Nanak, Your humble guest, with the supplies of the True Name. ||4||

10Shalok, Fifth Mehla:

11He harbors anxiety within himself, but to the eyes, he appears to be happy; his hunger never departs.

12O Nanak, without the True Name, no one's sorrows have ever departed. ||1||

13Fifth Mehla:

14Those caravans which did not load the Truth have been plundered.

15O Nanak, those who meet the True Guru, and acknowledge the One Lord, are congratulated. ||2||

16Pauree:

17Beautiful is that place, where the Holy people dwell.

18They serve their All-powerful Lord, and they give up all their evil ways.

19The Saints and the Vedas proclaim, that the Supreme Lord God is the Saving Grace of sinners.

20You are the Lover of Your devotees - this is Your natural way, in each and every age.

21Nanak asks for the One Name, which is pleasing to his mind and body. ||5||

22Shalok, Fifth Mehla:

23The sparrows are chirping, and dawn has come; the wind stirs up the waves.

24Such a wondrous thing the Saints have fashioned, O Nanak, in the Love of the Naam. ||1||

25Fifth Mehla:

26Homes, palaces and pleasures are there, where You, O Lord, come to mind.

27All worldly grandeur, O Nanak, is like false and evil friends. ||2||

28Pauree:

29The wealth of the Lord is the true capital; how rare are those who understand this.

30He alone receives it, O Siblings of Destiny, unto whom the Architect of Destiny gives it.

31His servant is imbued with the Love of the Lord; his body and mind blossom forth.

32In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and all of his sufferings are removed.

33O Nanak, he alone lives, who acknowledges the One Lord. ||6||

34Shalok, Fifth Mehla:

35The fruit of the swallow-wort plant looks beautiful, attached to the branch of the tree;

36but when it is separated from the stem of its Master, O Nanak, it breaks apart into thousands of fragments. ||1||

37Fifth Mehla:

38Those who forget the Lord die, but they cannot die a complete death.

39Those who turn their backs on the Lord suffer, like the thief impaled on the gallows. ||2||

40Pauree:

41The One God is the treasure of peace; I have heard that He is eternal and imperishable.

42He is totally pervading the water, the land and the sky; the Lord is said to be permeating each and every heart.

43He looks alike upon the high and the low, the ant and the elephant.

44Friends, companions, children and relatives are all created by Him.

45O Nanak, one who is blessed with the Naam, enjoys the Lord's love and affection. ||7||

46Shalok, Fifth Mehla:

47Those who do not forget the Lord, with each breath and morsel of food, whose minds are filled with the Mantra of the Lord's Name

48- they alone are blessed; O Nanak, they are the perfect Saints. ||1||

49Fifth Mehla:

50Twenty-four hours a day, he wanders around, driven by his hunger for food.

51How can he escape from falling into hell, when he does not remember the Prophet? ||2||