ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ik oankaar sat naam karataa purakh nirbhau niravair akaal moorat ajoonee saibhan gur prasaad |

One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:

ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ ਚਉਪਦੇ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੨ ॥

raag bihaagarraa chaupade mahalaa 5 ghar 2 |

Raag Bihaagraa, Chau-Padhay, Fifth Mehl, Second House:

ਦੂਤਨ ਸੰਗਰੀਆ ॥

dootan sangareea |

To associate with your arch enemies,

ਭੁਇਅੰਗਨਿ ਬਸਰੀਆ ॥

bhueiangan basareea |

is to live with poisonous snakes;

ਅਨਿਕ ਉਪਰੀਆ ॥੧॥

anik upareea |1|

I have made the effort to shake them off. ||1||

ਤਉ ਮੈ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕਰੀਆ ॥

tau mai har har kareea |

Then, I repeated the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,

ਤਉ ਸੁਖ ਸਹਜਰੀਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

tau sukh sahajareea |1| rahaau |

and I obtained celestial peace. ||1||Pause||

ਮਿਥਨ ਮੋਹਰੀਆ ॥

mithan mohareea |

False is the love

ਅਨ ਕਉ ਮੇਰੀਆ ॥

an kau mereea |

Of the many emotional attachments,

ਵਿਚਿ ਘੂਮਨ ਘਿਰੀਆ ॥੨॥

vich ghooman ghireea |2|

which suck the mortal into the whirlpool of reincarnation. ||2||

ਸਗਲ ਬਟਰੀਆ ॥

sagal battareea |

All are travellers,

ਬਿਰਖ ਇਕ ਤਰੀਆ ॥

birakh ik tareea |

who have gathered under the world-tree,

ਬਹੁ ਬੰਧਹਿ ਪਰੀਆ ॥੩॥

bahu bandheh pareea |3|

and are bound by their many bonds. ||3||

ਥਿਰੁ ਸਾਧ ਸਫਰੀਆ ॥

thir saadh safareea |

Eternal is the Company of the Holy,

ਜਹ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਹਰੀਆ ॥

jeh keeratan hareea |

where the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises are sung.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਰਨਰੀਆ ॥੪॥੧॥

naanak saranareea |4|1|

Nanak seeks this Sanctuary. ||4||1||