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1Aasaa, Fifth Mehla, Dho-Padhay:

2You have been blessed with this human body.

3This is your chance to meet the Lord of the Universe.

4Other efforts are of no use to you.

5Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, vibrate and meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||

6Make the effort, and cross over the terrifying world ocean.

7This human life is passing away in vain, in the love of Maya. ||1||Pause||

8I have not practiced meditation, penance, self-restraint or righteous living;

9I have not served the Holy Saints, and I do not know the Lord, my King.

10Says Nanak, my actions are vile and despicable;

11O Lord, I seek Your Sanctuary - please, preserve my honor. ||2||29||

12Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:

13Without You, there is no other for me; You alone are in my mind.

14You are my Friend and Companion, God; why should my soul be afraid? ||1||

15You are my support, You are my hope.

16While sitting down or standing up, while sleeping or waking, with every breath and morsel of food, I never forget You. ||1||Pause||

17Protect me, please protect me, O God; I have come to Your Sanctuary; the ocean of fire is so horrible.

18The True Guru is the Giver of peace to Nanak; I am Your child, O Lord of the World. ||2||30||

19Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:

20The Lord God has saved me, His slave.

21My mind has surrendered to my Beloved; my fever has taken poison and died. ||1||Pause||

22Cold and heat do not touch me at all, when I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

23My consciousness is not affected by the witch, Maya; I take to the Sanctuary of the Lord's Lotus Feet. ||1||

24By the Grace of the Saints, the Lord has shown His Mercy to me; He Himself is my Help and Support.

25Nanak ever sings the Praises of the Lord, the treasure of excellence; his doubts and pains are eliminated. ||2||31||

26Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:

27I have taken the medicine of the Name of the Lord.

28I have found peace, and the seat of pain has been removed. ||1||

29The fever has been broken, by the Teachings of the Perfect Guru.

30I am in ecstasy, and all of my sorrows have been dispelled. ||1||Pause||

31All beings and creatures obtain peace,

32O Nanak, meditating on the Supreme Lord God. ||2||32||

33Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:

34That time, which the mortal does not wish for, eventually comes.

35Without the Lord's Command, how can understanding be understood? ||1||

36The body is consumed by water, fire and earth.

37But the soul is neither young nor old, O Siblings of Destiny. ||1||Pause||

38Servant Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of the Holy.

39By Guru's Grace, he has shaken off the fear of death. ||2||33||

40Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:

41Forever and ever, the soul is illumined;

42in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, it dwells at the Feet of the Lord. ||1||

43Chant the Lord's Name each and every day, O my mind.

44You shall find lasting peace, contentment and tranquility, and all your sins shall depart. ||1||Pause||

45Says Nanak, one who is blessed with perfect good karma,

46meets the True Guru, and obtains the Perfect Supreme Lord God. ||2||34||

47Thirty-four Shabads in Second House. ||

48Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:

49She who has the Lord God as her Friend