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Ang 824Raag BilaavalGuru Guru Arjan

ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

bilaaval mahalaa 5 |

Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

ਸਿਮਰਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਕੋਟਿ ਜਤਨ ਭਏ ॥

simarat naam kott jatan bhe |

Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is equal to millions of efforts.

ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਏ ਜਮਦੂਤਨ ਕਉ ਤ੍ਰਾਸ ਅਹੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

saadhasang mil har gun gaae jamadootan kau traas ahe |1| rahaau |

Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and the Messenger of Death will be frightened away. ||1||Pause||

ਜੇਤੇ ਪੁਨਹਚਰਨ ਸੇ ਕੀਨੑੇ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੇ ਚਰਣ ਗਹੇ ॥

jete punahacharan se keenae man tan prabh ke charan gahe |

To enshrine the Feet of God in one's mind and body, is to perform all sorts of acts of atonement.

ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਭਉ ਨਾਠਾ ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਕੇ ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਦਹੇ ॥੧॥

aavan jaan bharam bhau naatthaa janam janam ke kilavikh dahe |1|

Coming and going, doubt and fear have run away, and the sins of countless incarnations are burnt away. ||1||

ਨਿਰਭਉ ਹੋਇ ਭਜਹੁ ਜਗਦੀਸੈ ਏਹੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਵਡਭਾਗਿ ਲਹੇ ॥

nirbhau hoe bhajahu jagadeesai ehu padaarath vaddabhaag lahe |

So become fearless, and vibrate upon the Lord of the Universe. This is true wealth, obtained only by great good fortune.

ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਪੂਰਨ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਦਾਤੇ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਜਸੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਕਹੇ ॥੨॥੧੭॥੧੦੩॥

kar kirapaa pooran prabh daate niramal jas naanak daas kahe |2|17|103|

Be merciful, O Perfect God, Great Giver, that slave Nanak may chant Your immaculate Praises. ||2||17||103||