ਖੋਜਤ ਖੋਜਤ ਦਰਸਨ ਚਾਹੇ ॥

ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

mājh mahlā 5 ॥

माझ महला ५ ॥

Maajh, Fifth Mehl:

ਖੋਜਤ ਖੋਜਤ ਦਰਸਨ ਚਾਹੇ ॥

khōjat khōjat darsan chāhē ॥

खोजत खोजत दरसन चाहे ॥

I have searched and searched, seeking the Blessed Vision of His Darshan.

ਭਾਤਿ ਭਾਤਿ ਬਨ ਬਨ ਅਵਗਾਹੇ ॥

bhāti bhāti ban ban avagāhē ॥

भाति भाति बन बन अवगाहे ॥

I travelled through all sorts of woods and forests.

ਨਿਰਗੁਣੁ ਸਰਗੁਣੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਮੇਰਾ ਕੋਈ ਹੈ ਜੀਉ ਆਣਿ ਮਿਲਾਵੈ ਜੀਉ ॥੧॥

nirguṇu sarguṇu hari hari mērā kōī hai jīu āṇi milāvai jīu ॥1॥

निरगुणु सरगुणु हरि हरि मेरा कोई है जीउ आणि मिलावै जीउ ॥१॥

My Lord, Har, Har, is both absolute and related, unmanifest and manifest; is there anyone who can come and unite me with Him? ||1||

ਖਟੁ ਸਾਸਤ ਬਿਚਰਤ ਮੁਖਿ ਗਿਆਨਾ ॥

khaṭu sāsat bicrat mukhi giānā ॥

खटु सासत बिचरत मुखि गिआना ॥

People recite from memory the wisdom of the six schools of philosophy;

ਪੂਜਾ ਤਿਲਕੁ ਤੀਰਥ ਇਸਨਾਨਾ ॥

pūjā tilku tīrath isnānā ॥

पूजा तिलकु तीरथ इसनाना ॥

They perform worship services, wear ceremonial religious marks on their foreheads, and take ritual cleansing baths at sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

ਨਿਵਲੀ ਕਰਮ ਆਸਨ ਚਉਰਾਸੀਹ ਇਨ ਮਹਿ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਜੀਉ ॥੨॥

nivalī karam āsan chaurāsīh in mahi sānti na āvai jīu ॥2॥

निवली करम आसन चउरासीह इन महि सांति न आवै जीउ ॥२॥

They perform the inner cleansing practice with water and adopt the eighty-four Yogic postures; but still, they find no peace in any of these. ||2||

ਅਨਿਕ ਬਰਖ ਕੀਏ ਜਪ ਤਾਪਾ ॥

anik barakh kīē jap tāpā ॥

अनिक बरख कीए जप तापा ॥

They chant and meditate, practicing austere self-discipline for years and years;

ਗਵਨੁ ਕੀਆ ਧਰਤੀ ਭਰਮਾਤਾ ॥

gavnu kīā dhartī bharmātā ॥

गवनु कीआ धरती भरमाता ॥

They wander on journeys all over the earth;

ਇਕੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਜੋਗੀ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਉਠਿ ਧਾਵੈ ਜੀਉ ॥੩॥

iku khinu hirdai sānti na āvai jōgī bahuṛi bahuṛi uṭhi dhāvai jīu ॥3॥

इकु खिनु हिरदै सांति न आवै जोगी बहुड़ि बहुड़ि उठि धावै जीउ ॥३॥

And yet, their hearts are not at peace, even for an instant. The Yogi rises up and goes out, over and over again. ||3||

ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਮੋਹਿ ਸਾਧੁ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥

kari kirpā mōhi sādhu milāiā ॥

करि किरपा मोहि साधु मिलाइआ ॥

By His Mercy, I have met the Holy Saint.

ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਸੀਤਲੁ ਧੀਰਜੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

manu tanu sītlu dhīrju pāiā ॥

मनु तनु सीतलु धीरजु पाइआ ॥

My mind and body have been cooled and soothed; I have been blessed with patience and composure.

ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਬਸਿਆ ਘਟ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਮੰਗਲੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਗਾਵੈ ਜੀਉ ॥੪॥੫॥੧੨॥

prabhu abināsī basiā ghaṭ bhītri hari maṅglu nānku gāvai jīu ॥4॥5॥12॥

प्रभु अबिनासी बसिआ घट भीतरि हरि मंगलु नानकु गावै जीउ ॥४॥५॥१२॥

The Immortal Lord God has come to dwell within my heart. Nanak sings the songs of joy to the Lord. ||4||5||12||