ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੫ ॥
salok mehlaa 5.
Shalok, Fifth Mehl:
ਸੁਣਿ ਸਜਣ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਮੇਰਿਆ ਮੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਦੇਹੁ ਦਿਖਾਲਿ ॥
sun sajan pareetam mayri-aa mai satgur dayh dikhaal.
Listen, O my beloved friend: please show me the True Guru.
ਹਉ ਤਿਸੁ ਦੇਵਾ ਮਨੁ ਆਪਣਾ ਨਿਤ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਰਖਾ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥
ha-o tis dayvaa man aapnaa nit hirdai rakhaa samaal.
I dedicate my mind to Him; I keep Him continually enshrined within my heart.
ਇਕਸੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਬਾਹਰਾ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਜੀਵਣੁ ਸੰਸਾਰਿ ॥
ikas satgur baahraa Dharig jeevan sansaar.
Without the One and Only True Guru, life in this world is cursed.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਤਿਨਾ ਮਿਲਾਇਓਨੁ ਜਿਨ ਸਦ ਹੀ ਵਰਤੈ ਨਾਲਿ ॥੧॥
jan naanak satgur tinaa milaa-i-on jin sad hee vartai naal. ||1||
O servant Nanak, they alone meet the True Guru, with whom He constantly abides. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Listen, my dear friend: please show me the True Guru.
I would give my mind to the Guru, and keep the Guru close in my heart every day.
Without the one True Guru, a life in this world is empty and wasted.
Nanak says: they meet the True Guru with whom the One always stays.
It is brave and good to ask for help finding your way.
A seeker's plea, spoken to a friend: help me find the Guru. Whoever is looking asks the people around them for help. The word dhrig is strong — a life apart from the Guru is called cursed, empty of what matters most. The meeting comes to those with whom the One already abides — grace meeting longing.
A Question to Sit With
Who would you ask to help you find something important that you had lost?
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