ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

soratth mahalaa 5 |

Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:

ਭੂਖੇ ਖਾਵਤ ਲਾਜ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥

bhookhe khaavat laaj na aavai |

The hungry man is not ashamed to eat.

ਤਿਉ ਹਰਿ ਜਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥੧॥

tiau har jan har gun gaavai |1|

Just so, the humble servant of the Lord sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||

ਅਪਨੇ ਕਾਜ ਕਉ ਕਿਉ ਅਲਕਾਈਐ ॥

apane kaaj kau kiau alakaaeeai |

Why are you so lazy in your own affairs?

ਜਿਤੁ ਸਿਮਰਨਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਮੁਖੁ ਊਜਲ ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jit simaran daragah mukh aoojal sadaa sadaa sukh paaeeai |1| rahaau |

Remembering Him in meditation, your face shall be radiant in the Court of the Lord; you shall find peace, forever and ever. ||1||Pause||

ਜਿਉ ਕਾਮੀ ਕਾਮਿ ਲੁਭਾਵੈ ॥

jiau kaamee kaam lubhaavai |

Just as the lustful man is enticed by lust,

ਤਿਉ ਹਰਿ ਦਾਸ ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ॥੨॥

tiau har daas har jas bhaavai |2|

so is the Lord's slave pleased with the Lord's Praise. ||2||

ਜਿਉ ਮਾਤਾ ਬਾਲਿ ਲਪਟਾਵੈ ॥

jiau maataa baal lapattaavai |

Just as the mother holds her baby close,

ਤਿਉ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥੩॥

tiau giaanee naam kamaavai |3|

so does the spiritual person cherish the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||3||

ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਤੇ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

gur poore te paavai |

This is obtained from the Perfect Guru.

ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵੈ ॥੪॥੧੯॥੮੩॥

jan naanak naam dhiaavai |4|19|83|

Servant Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||19||83||