jab la-o nahee bhaag lilaar udai tab la-o bharamtay firtay baho Dhaa-ya-o

sveIey mhly pMjvy ky 5, mQurw (1409-6)
sava-ee-ay mahlay panjvay kay 5
Swaiyas In Praise Of The Fifth Mehl:

jb lau nhI Bwg illwr audY qb lau BRmqy iPrqy bhu DwXau ]
jab la-o nahee bhaag lilaar udai tab la-o bharamtay firtay baho Dhaa-ya-o.
As long as the destiny written upon my forehead was not activated, I wandered around lost, running in all directions.

kil Gor smudR mY bUfq Qy kbhU imit hY nhI ry pCuqwXau ]
kal ghor samudar mai boodat thay kabhoo mit hai nahee ray pachhotaa-ya-o.
I was drowning in the horrible world-ocean of this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, and my remorse would never have ended.

qqu ibcwru XhY mQurw jg qwrn kau Avqwru bnwXau ]
tat bichaar yahai mathuraa jag taaran ka-o avtaar banaa-ya-o.
O Mat'huraa, consider this essential truth: to save the world, the Lord incarnated Himself.

jp�au ijn@ Arjun dyv gurU iPir sMkt join grB n AwXau ]6]
jap-ya-o jinH arjun dayv guroo fir sankat jon garabh na aa-ya-o. ||6||
Whoever meditates on Guru Arjun Dayv, shall not have to pass through the painful womb of reincarnation ever again. ||6||