ਸਾਰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
saarag mehlaa 5.
Saarang, Fifth Mehl:
ਮੈਲਾ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨੁ ਜੀਉ ॥
mailaa har kay naam bin jee-o.
Without the Name of the Lord, the soul is polluted.
ਤਿਨਿ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਆਪਿ ਭੁਲਾਇਆ ਬਿਖੈ ਠਗਉਰੀ ਪੀਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
tin parabh saachai aap bhulaa-i-aa bikhai thag-uree pee-o. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The True Lord God has Himself administered the intoxicating drug of corruption, and led the mortal astray. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Without the Naam, the soul is stained and clouded.
The True One gave it the dizzy drink of poison and let it wander off.
Remembering the One is what keeps the heart's window clear.
Mailaa means stained or clouded, like the heart's inner window gone dusty. Bikhai thag-uree is again the intoxicating potion of maya, the fog of wanting, a pull woven into existence. Only the Naam keeps the glass clear.
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