soriT mhlw 5 ]
sorath mehalaa 5 |
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:

geI bhoVu bMdI CoVu inrMkwru duKdwrI ]
gee behorr bandhee shorr nirankaar dhukhadhaaree |
The Restorer of what was taken away, the Liberator from captivity; the Formless Lord, the Destroyer of pain.

krmu n jwxw Drmu n jwxw loBI mwieAwDwrI ]
karam n jaanaa dharam n jaanaa lobhee maaeiaadhaaree |
I do not know about karma and good deeds; I do not know about Dharma and righteous living. I am so greedy, chasing after Maya.

nwmu pirE Bgqu goivMd kw ieh rwKhu pYj qumwrI ]1]
naam pariou bhagath govindh kaa eih raakhahu paij thumaaree |1|
I go by the name of God's devotee; please, save this honor of Yours. ||1||

hir jIau inmwixAw qU mwxu ]
har jeeo nimaaniaa thoo maan |
O Dear Lord, You are the honor of the dishonored.

incIijAw cIj kry myrw goivMdu qyrI kudriq kau kurbwxu ] rhwau ]
nicheejiaa cheej karae maeraa govindh thaeree kudharath ko kurabaan | rehaao |
You make the unworthy ones worthy, O my Lord of the Universe; I am a sacrifice to Your almighty creative power. ||Pause||

jYsw bwlku Bwie suBweI lK AprwD kmwvY ]
jaisaa baalak bhaae subhaaee lakh aparaadh kamaavai |
Like the child, innocently making thousands of mistakes

kir aupdysu iJVky bhu BwqI bhuiV ipqw gil lwvY ]
kar oupadhaes jhirrakae bahu bhaathee bahurr pithaa gal laavai |
his father teaches him, and scolds him so many times, but still, he hugs him close in his embrace.

ipCly Aaugux bKis ley pRBu AwgY mwrig pwvY ]2]
pishalae aougun bakhas leae prabh aagai maarag paavai |2|
Please forgive my past actions, God, and place me on Your path for the future. ||2||

hir AMqrjwmI sB ibiD jwxY qw iksu pih AwiK suxweIAY ]
har antharajaamee sabh bidh jaanai thaa kis pehi aakh sunaaeeai |
The Lord, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, knows all about my state of mind; so who else should I go to and speak to?

khxY kQin n BIjY goibMdu hir BwvY pYj rKweIAY ]
kehanai kathan n bheejai gobindh har bhaavai paij rakhaaeeai |
The Lord, the Lord of the Universe, is not pleased by mere recitation of words; if it is pleasing to His Will, He preserves our honor.

Avr Et mY sglI dyKI iek qyrI Et rhweIAY ]3]
avar outt mai sagalee dhaekhee eik thaeree outt rehaaeeai |3|
I have seen all other shelters, but Yours alone remains for me. ||3||

hoie dieAwlu ikrpwlu pRBu Twkuru Awpy suxY bynµqI ]
hoe dhaeiaal kirapaal prabh thaakur aapae sunai baenanthee |
Becoming kind and compassionate, God the Lord and Master Himself listens to my prayer.

pUrw sqguru myil imlwvY sB cUkY mn kI icMqI ]
pooraa sathagur mael milaavai sabh chookai man kee chinthee |
He unites me in Union with the Perfect True Guru, and all the cares and anxieties of my mind are dispelled.

hir hir nwmu AvKdu muiK pwieAw jn nwnk suiK vsMqI ]4]12]62]
har har naam avakhadh mukh paaeiaa jan naanak sukh vasanthee |4|12|62|
The Lord, Har, Har, has placed the medicine of the Naam into my mouth; servant Nanak abides in peace. ||4||12||62||