ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

soratth mahalaa 5 |

Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:

ਵਿਚਿ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਖਲੋਆ ॥

vich karataa purakh khaloaa |

The Creator Lord Himself stood between us,

ਵਾਲੁ ਨ ਵਿੰਗਾ ਹੋਆ ॥

vaal na vingaa hoaa |

and not a hair upon my head was touched.

ਮਜਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਆਂਦਾ ਰਾਸੇ ॥

majan gur aandaa raase |

The Guru made my cleansing bath successful;

ਜਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਨਾਸੇ ॥੧॥

jap har har kilavikh naase |1|

meditating on the Lord, Har, Har, my sins were erased. ||1||

ਸੰਤਹੁ ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਸਰੋਵਰੁ ਨੀਕਾ ॥

santahu raamadaas sarovar neekaa |

O Saints, the purifying pool of Ram Das is sublime.

ਜੋ ਨਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਕੁਲੁ ਤਰਾਵੈ ਉਧਾਰੁ ਹੋਆ ਹੈ ਜੀ ਕਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jo naavai so kul taraavai udhaar hoaa hai jee kaa |1| rahaau |

Whoever bathes in it, his family and ancestry are saved, and his soul is saved as well. ||1||Pause||

ਜੈ ਜੈ ਕਾਰੁ ਜਗੁ ਗਾਵੈ ॥

jai jai kaar jag gaavai |

The world sings cheers of victory,

ਮਨ ਚਿੰਦਿਅੜੇ ਫਲ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

man chindiarre fal paavai |

and the fruits of his mind's desires are obtained.

ਸਹੀ ਸਲਾਮਤਿ ਨਾਇ ਆਏ ॥

sahee salaamat naae aae |

Whoever comes and bathes here,

ਅਪਣਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਧਿਆਏ ॥੨॥

apanaa prabhoo dhiaae |2|

And meditates on his God, is safe and sound. ||2||

ਸੰਤ ਸਰੋਵਰ ਨਾਵੈ ॥

sant sarovar naavai |

One who bathes in the healing pool of the Saints,

ਸੋ ਜਨੁ ਪਰਮ ਗਤਿ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

so jan param gat paavai |

that humble being obtains the supreme status.

ਮਰੈ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਈ ॥

marai na aavai jaaee |

He does not die, or come and go in reincarnation;

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈ ॥੩॥

har har naam dhiaaee |3|

he meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||3||

ਇਹੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਬਿਚਾਰੁ ਸੁ ਜਾਨੈ ॥

eihu braham bichaar su jaanai |

He alone knows this about God,

ਜਿਸੁ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਹੋਇ ਭਗਵਾਨੈ ॥

jis deaal hoe bhagavaanai |

whom God blesses with His kindness.

ਬਾਬਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥

baabaa naanak prabh saranaaee |

Baba Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God;

ਸਭ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਗਣਤ ਮਿਟਾਈ ॥੪॥੭॥੫੭॥

sabh chintaa ganat mittaaee |4|7|57|

all his worries and anxieties are dispelled. ||4||7||57||