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1The slanderer shall never attain emancipation; this is the Will of the Lord and Master.

2The more the Saints are slandered, the more they dwell in peace. ||3||

3The Saints have Your Support, O Lord and Master; You are the Saints' Help and Support.

4Says Nanak, the Saints are saved by the Lord; the slanderers are drowned in the deep. ||4||2||41||

5Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:

6He washes outwardly, but within, his mind is filthy; thus he loses his place in both worlds.

7Here, he is engrossed in sexual desire, anger and emotional attachment; hereafter, he shall sigh and weep. ||1||

8The way to vibrate and meditate on the Lord of the Universe is different.

9Destroying the snake-hole, the snake is not killed; the deaf person does not hear the Lord's Name. ||1||Pause||

10He renounces the affairs of Maya, but he does not appreciate the value of devotional worship.

11He finds fault with the Vedas and the Shaastras, and does not know the essence of Yoga. ||2||

12He stands exposed, like a counterfeit coin, when inspected by the Lord, the Assayer.

13The Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, knows everything; how can we hide anything from Him? ||3||

14Through falsehood, fraud and deceit, the mortal collapses in an instant - he has no foundation at all.

15Truly, truly, truly, Nanak speaks; look within your own heart, and realize this. ||4||3||42||

16Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:

17Making the effort, the mind becomes pure; in this dance, the self is silenced.

18The five passions are kept under control, and the One Lord dwells in the mind. ||1||

19Your humble servant dances and sings Your Glorious Praises.

20He plays upon the guitar, tambourine and cymbals, and the unstruck sound current of the Shabad resounds. ||1||Pause||

21First, he instructs his own mind, and then, he leads others.

22He chants the Lord's Name and meditates on it in his heart; with his mouth, he announces it to all. ||2||

23He joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and washes their feet; he applies the dust of the Saints to his body

24He surrenders his mind and body, and places them before the Guru; thus, he obtains the true wealth. ||3||

25Whoever listens to, and beholds the Guru with faith, shall see his pains of birth and death taken away.

26Such a dance eliminates hell; O Nanak, the Gurmukh remains wakeful. ||4||4||43||

27Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:

28The lowly outcaste becomes a Brahmin, and the untouchable sweeper becomes pure and sublime. The castes mentioned here refer to stages of spiritual evolution.

29The burning desire of the nether regions and the etheric realms is finally quenched and extinguished. ||1||

30The house-cat has been taught otherwise, and is hesitant upon seeing the mouse. The house cat is symbolic of the mind in this body and the mouse is symbolic of material gains.

31The Guru has put the tiger under the control of the goat, and now, the dog eats grass. ||1||Pause|| Tiger is symbolic of Ego, goat is symbolic of humility. Dog represents the dark attributes (tamo gun) and grass represents the harmonious attributes (sato gun).

32Without pillars, the roof is supported, and the homeless wandering mind has found a home. Pillars represent material rewards, roof represents the stability of mind.

33Without any jeweler, the jewelry has been set, and the wonderful stone of naam shines forth. ||2||

34The claimant who keeps on complaining does not find justice, but by becoming calm he understands the justice in creation.

35The ego that used to sit on costly carpets has died and the tendency to glare at others has gone away. ||3|| costly carpets is symbolism for place of consequence.