ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
rāmakalī mahalā 5 .
Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl:
ਓਅੰਕਾਰਿ ਏਕ ਧੁਨਿ ਏਕੈ ਏਕੈ ਰਾਗੁ ਅਲਾਪੈ ॥
ōankār ēk dhun ēkai ēkai rāg alāpai .
He sings the song of the One Universal Creator; he sings the tune of the One Lord.
ਏਕਾ ਦੇਸੀ ਏਕੁ ਦਿਖਾਵੈ ਏਕੋ ਰਹਿਆ ਬਿਆਪੈ ॥
ēkā dēsī ēk dikhāvai ēkō rahiā biāpai .
He lives in the land of the One Lord, shows the way to the One Lord, and remains attuned to the One Lord.
ਏਕਾ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਏਕਾ ਹੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਏਕੋ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਜਾਪੈ ॥੧॥
ēkā surat ēkā hī sēvā ēkō gur tē jāpai .1.
He centers his consciousness on the One Lord, and serves only the One Lord, who is known through the Guru. ||1||
ਭਲੋ ਭਲੋ ਰੇ ਕੀਰਤਨੀਆ ॥
bhalō bhalō rē kīratanīā .
Blessed and good is such a kirtanee, who sings such Praises.
ਰਾਮ ਰਮਾ ਰਾਮਾ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਉ ॥
rām ramā rāmā gun gāu .
He sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord,
ਛੋਡਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਕੇ ਧੰਧ ਸੁਆਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
shōd māiā kē dhandh suāu .1. rahāu .
and renounces the entanglements and pursuits of Maya. ||1||Pause||
ਪੰਚ ਬਜਿਤ੍ਰ ਕਰੇ ਸੰਤੋਖਾ ਸਾਤ ਸੁਰਾ ਲੈ ਚਾਲੈ ॥
panch bajitr karē santōkhā sāt surā lai chālai .
He makes the five virtues, like contentment, his musical instruments, and plays the seven notes of the love of the Lord.
ਬਾਜਾ ਮਾਣੁ ਤਾਣੁ ਤਜਿ ਤਾਨਾ ਪਾਉ ਨ ਬੀਗਾ ਘਾਲੈ ॥
bājā mān tān taj tānā pāu n bīgā ghālai .
The notes he plays are the renunciation of pride and power; his feet keep the beat on the straight path.
ਫੇਰੀ ਫੇਰੁ ਨ ਹੋਵੈ ਕਬ ਹੀ ਏਕੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਬੰਧਿ ਪਾਲੈ ॥੨॥
phērī phēr n hōvai kab hī ēk sabad bandh pālai .2.
He does not enter the cycle of reincarnation ever again; he keeps the One Word of the Shabad tied to the hem of his robe. ||2||
ਨਾਰਦੀ ਨਰਹਰ ਜਾਣਿ ਹਦੂਰੇ ॥
nāradī narahar jān hadūrē .
To play like Naarad, is to know that the Lord is ever-present.
ਘੂੰਘਰ ਖੜਕੁ ਤਿਆਗਿ ਵਿਸੂਰੇ ॥
ghūnghar kharak tiāg visūrē .
The tinkling of the ankle bells is the shedding of sorrows and worries.
ਸਹਜ ਅਨੰਦ ਦਿਖਾਵੈ ਭਾਵੈ ॥
sahaj anand dikhāvai bhāvai .
The dramatic gestures of acting are celestial bliss.
ਏਹੁ ਨਿਰਤਿਕਾਰੀ ਜਨਮਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥੩॥
ēh niratikārī janam n āvai .3.
Such a dancer is not reincarnated again. ||3||
ਜੇ ਕੋ ਅਪਨੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਭਾਵੈ ॥ ਕੋਟਿ ਮਧਿ ਏਹੁ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਗਾਵੈ ॥
jē kō apanē thākur bhāvai . kōt madh ēh kīratan gāvai .
If anyone, out of millions of people, becomes pleasing to his Lord and Master, he sings the Lord's Praises in this way.
ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਕੀ ਜਾਵਉ ਟੇਕ ॥
sādhasangat kī jāvau tēk .
I have taken the Support of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਸੁ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਏਕ ॥੪॥੮॥
kah nānak tis kīratan ēk .4.8.
Says Nanak, the Kirtan of the One Lord's Praises are sung there. ||4||8||