ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

bilaaval mahalaa 5 |

Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜਨਮ ਮਰਨ ਨਿਵਾਰਿ ॥

prabh janam maran nivaar |

God, please release me from birth and death.

ਹਾਰਿ ਪਰਿਓ ਦੁਆਰਿ ॥

haar pario duaar |

I have grown weary, and collapsed at Your door.

ਗਹਿ ਚਰਨ ਸਾਧੂ ਸੰਗ ॥

geh charan saadhoo sang |

I grasp Your Feet, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

ਮਨ ਮਿਸਟ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗ ॥

man misatt har har rang |

The Love of the Lord, Har, Har, is sweet to my mind.

ਕਰਿ ਦਇਆ ਲੇਹੁ ਲੜਿ ਲਾਇ ॥

kar deaa lehu larr laae |

Be Merciful, and attach me to the hem of Your robe.

ਨਾਨਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇ ॥੧॥

naanakaa naam dhiaae |1|

Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||

ਦੀਨਾ ਨਾਥ ਦਇਆਲ ਮੇਰੇ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਦੀਨਾ ਨਾਥ ਦਇਆਲ ॥

deenaa naath deaal mere suaamee deenaa naath deaal |

O Merciful Master of the meek, You are my Lord and Master, O Merciful Master of the meek.

ਜਾਚਉ ਸੰਤ ਰਵਾਲ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jaachau sant ravaal |1| rahaau |

I yearn for the dust of the feet of the Saints. ||1||Pause||

ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਕੂਪ ॥

sansaar bikhiaa koop |

The world is a pit of poison,

ਤਮ ਅਗਿਆਨ ਮੋਹਤ ਘੂਪ ॥

tam agiaan mohat ghoop |

filled with the utter darkness of ignorance and emotional attachment.

ਗਹਿ ਭੁਜਾ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜੀ ਲੇਹੁ ॥

geh bhujaa prabh jee lehu |

Please take my hand, and save me, Dear God.

ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਪੁਨਾ ਦੇਹੁ ॥

har naam apunaa dehu |

Please bless me with Your Name, Lord.

ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੁਝ ਬਿਨਾ ਨਹੀ ਠਾਉ ॥

prabh tujh binaa nahee tthaau |

Without You, God, I have no place at all.

ਨਾਨਕਾ ਬਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥੨॥

naanakaa bal bal jaau |2|

Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to You. ||2||

ਲੋਭਿ ਮੋਹਿ ਬਾਧੀ ਦੇਹ ॥

lobh mohi baadhee deh |

The human body is in the grip of greed and attachment.

ਬਿਨੁ ਭਜਨ ਹੋਵਤ ਖੇਹ ॥

bin bhajan hovat kheh |

Without meditating and vibrating upon the Lord, it is reduced to ashes.

ਜਮਦੂਤ ਮਹਾ ਭਇਆਨ ॥

jamadoot mahaa bheaan |

The Messenger of Death is dreadful and horrible.

ਚਿਤ ਗੁਪਤ ਕਰਮਹਿ ਜਾਨ ॥

chit gupat karameh jaan |

The recording scribes of the conscious and the unconscious, Chitr and Gupt, know all actions and karma.

ਦਿਨੁ ਰੈਨਿ ਸਾਖਿ ਸੁਨਾਇ ॥

din rain saakh sunaae |

Day and night, they bear witness.

ਨਾਨਕਾ ਹਰਿ ਸਰਨਾਇ ॥੩॥

naanakaa har saranaae |3|

Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord. ||3||

ਭੈ ਭੰਜਨਾ ਮੁਰਾਰਿ ॥

bhai bhanjanaa muraar |

O Lord, Destroyer of fear and egotism,

ਕਰਿ ਦਇਆ ਪਤਿਤ ਉਧਾਰਿ ॥

kar deaa patit udhaar |

be merciful, and save the sinners.

ਮੇਰੇ ਦੋਖ ਗਨੇ ਨ ਜਾਹਿ ॥

mere dokh gane na jaeh |

My sins cannot even be counted.

ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨਾ ਕਤਹਿ ਸਮਾਹਿ ॥

har binaa kateh samaeh |

Without the Lord, who can hide them?

ਗਹਿ ਓਟ ਚਿਤਵੀ ਨਾਥ ॥

geh ott chitavee naath |

I thought of Your Support, and seized it, O my Lord and Master.

ਨਾਨਕਾ ਦੇ ਰਖੁ ਹਾਥ ॥੪॥

naanakaa de rakh haath |4|

Please, give Nanak Your hand and save him, Lord! ||4||

ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਨਿਧੇ ਗੋਪਾਲ ॥

har gun nidhe gopaal |

The Lord, the treasure of virtue, the Lord of the world,

ਸਰਬ ਘਟ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲ ॥

sarab ghatt pratipaal |

cherishes and and sustains every heart.

ਮਨਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਦਰਸਨ ਪਿਆਸ ॥

man preet darasan piaas |

My mind is thirsty for Your Love, and the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.

ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਪੂਰਨ ਆਸ ॥

gobind pooran aas |

O Lord of the Universe, please fulfill my hopes.

ਇਕ ਨਿਮਖ ਰਹਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

eik nimakh rehan na jaae |

I cannot survive, even for an instant.

ਵਡ ਭਾਗਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਪਾਇ ॥੫॥

vadd bhaag naanak paae |5|

By great good fortune, Nanak has found the Lord. ||5||

ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੁਝ ਬਿਨਾ ਨਹੀ ਹੋਰ ॥

prabh tujh binaa nahee hor |

Without You, God, there is no other at all.

ਮਨਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਚੰਦ ਚਕੋਰ ॥

man preet chand chakor |

My mind loves You, as the partridge loves the moon,

ਜਿਉ ਮੀਨ ਜਲ ਸਿਉ ਹੇਤੁ ॥

jiau meen jal siau het |

as the fish loves the water,

ਅਲਿ ਕਮਲ ਭਿੰਨੁ ਨ ਭੇਤੁ ॥

al kamal bhin na bhet |

as the bee and the lotus cannot be separated.

ਜਿਉ ਚਕਵੀ ਸੂਰਜ ਆਸ ॥

jiau chakavee sooraj aas |

As the chakvi bird longs for the sun,

ਨਾਨਕ ਚਰਨ ਪਿਆਸ ॥੬॥

naanak charan piaas |6|

so does Nanak thirst for the Lord's feet. ||6||

ਜਿਉ ਤਰੁਨਿ ਭਰਤ ਪਰਾਨ ॥

jiau tarun bharat paraan |

As the young bride places the hopes of her life in her husband,

ਜਿਉ ਲੋਭੀਐ ਧਨੁ ਦਾਨੁ ॥

jiau lobheeai dhan daan |

as the greedy person looks upon the gift of wealth,

ਜਿਉ ਦੂਧ ਜਲਹਿ ਸੰਜੋਗੁ ॥

jiau doodh jaleh sanjog |

as milk is joined to water,

ਜਿਉ ਮਹਾ ਖੁਧਿਆਰਥ ਭੋਗੁ ॥

jiau mahaa khudhiaarath bhog |

as food is to the very hungry man,

ਜਿਉ ਮਾਤ ਪੂਤਹਿ ਹੇਤੁ ॥

jiau maat pooteh het |

and as the mother loves her son,

ਹਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਨੇਤ ॥੭॥

har simar naanak net |7|

so does Nanak constantly remember the Lord in meditation. ||7||

ਜਿਉ ਦੀਪ ਪਤਨ ਪਤੰਗ ॥

jiau deep patan patang |

As the moth falls into the lamp,

ਜਿਉ ਚੋਰੁ ਹਿਰਤ ਨਿਸੰਗ ॥

jiau chor hirat nisang |

as the thief steals without hesitation,

ਮੈਗਲਹਿ ਕਾਮੈ ਬੰਧੁ ॥

maigaleh kaamai bandh |

as the elephant is trapped by its sexual urges,

ਜਿਉ ਗ੍ਰਸਤ ਬਿਖਈ ਧੰਧੁ ॥

jiau grasat bikhee dhandh |

as the sinner is caught in his sins,

ਜਿਉ ਜੂਆਰ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

jiau jooaar bisan na jaae |

as the gambler's addiction does not leave him,

ਹਰਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਲਾਇ ॥੮॥

har naanak ihu man laae |8|

so is this mind of Nanak's attached to the Lord. ||8||

ਕੁਰੰਕ ਨਾਦੈ ਨੇਹੁ ॥

kurank naadai nehu |

As the deer loves the sound of the bell,

ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕੁ ਚਾਹਤ ਮੇਹੁ ॥

chaatrik chaahat mehu |

and as the song-bird longs for the rain,

ਜਨ ਜੀਵਨਾ ਸਤਸੰਗਿ ॥

jan jeevanaa satasang |

the Lord's humble servant lives in the Society of the Saints,

ਗੋਬਿਦੁ ਭਜਨਾ ਰੰਗਿ ॥

gobid bhajanaa rang |

lovingly meditating and vibrating upon the Lord of the Universe.

ਰਸਨਾ ਬਖਾਨੈ ਨਾਮੁ ॥

rasanaa bakhaanai naam |

My tongue chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

ਨਾਨਕ ਦਰਸਨ ਦਾਨੁ ॥੯॥

naanak darasan daan |9|

Please bless Nanak with the gift of the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||9||

ਗੁਨ ਗਾਇ ਸੁਨਿ ਲਿਖਿ ਦੇਇ ॥

gun gaae sun likh dee |

One who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and hears them, and writes them,

ਸੋ ਸਰਬ ਫਲ ਹਰਿ ਲੇਇ ॥

so sarab fal har lee |

receives all fruits and rewards from the Lord.

ਕੁਲ ਸਮੂਹ ਕਰਤ ਉਧਾਰੁ ॥

kul samooh karat udhaar |

He saves all his ancestors and generations,

ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਉਤਰਸਿ ਪਾਰਿ ॥

sansaar utaras paar |

and crosses over the world-ocean.

ਹਰਿ ਚਰਨ ਬੋਹਿਥ ਤਾਹਿ ॥

har charan bohith taeh |

The Lord's Feet are the boat to carry him across.

ਮਿਲਿ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਜਸੁ ਗਾਹਿ ॥

mil saadhasang jas gaeh |

Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he sings the Praises of the Lord.

ਹਰਿ ਪੈਜ ਰਖੈ ਮੁਰਾਰਿ ॥

har paij rakhai muraar |

The Lord protects his honor.

ਹਰਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਰਨਿ ਦੁਆਰਿ ॥੧੦॥੨॥

har naanak saran duaar |10|2|

Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord's door. ||10||2||