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English Translation of
Siri Guru Granth Sahib

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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
THE NAME IS TRUTH.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING,   BEYOND  BIRTH,   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE  ~

CHANT AND MEDITATE:

TRUE  IN  THE PRIMAL BEGINNING.   TRUE  THROUGHOUT THE AGES.

TRUE  HERE  AND NOW.   O NANAK, FOREVER  AND EVER  TRUE.   ||  1  ||

By thinking, He cannot be reduced to thought, even by thinking hundreds of 
thousands of times. By remaining silent, inner
silence is not obtained, even by remaining lovingly absorbed deep within. The 
hunger of the hungry is not appeased, even by
piling up loads of worldly goods. Hundreds of thousands of clever tricks, but 
not even one of them will go along with you in the
end. So how can you become truthful? And how can the veil of illusion be torn 
away? O Nanak, it is written that you shall obey
the Hukam of His Command, and walk in the Way of His Will.  || 1 ||    By His 
Command, bodies are created; His Command
cannot be described. By His Command, souls come into being; by His Command, 
glory and greatness are obtained. By His
Command,  some  are  high  and  some  are  low;  by  His  Written  Command,  
pain  and  pleasure  are  obtained.  Some,  by  His
Command, are blessed and forgiven; others, by His Command, wander aimlessly 
forever. Everyone is subject to His Command;
no one is beyond His Command. O Nanak, one who understands His Command, does 
not speak in ego.  || 2 ||   Some sing of
His Power—who has that Power? Some sing of His Gifts, and know His Sign and 
Insignia. Some sing of His Glorious Virtues,
Greatness and Beauty. Some sing of knowledge obtained of Him, through difficult 
philosophical studies. Some sing that He
fashions the body, and then again reduces it to dust. Some sing that He takes 
life away, and then again restores it.


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Some  sing  that  He  seems  so  very  far  away.  Some  sing  that  He  
watches  over  us,  face  to  face,  ever-present.  There  is  no
shortage of those who preach and teach. Millions upon millions offer millions 
of sermons and stories. The Great Giver keeps on
giving, while those who receive grow weary of receiving. Throughout the ages, 
consumers consume. The Commander, by His
Command, leads us to walk on the Path. O Nanak, He blossoms forth, Carefree and 
Untroubled.  || 3 ||    True is the Master,
True is His Name—speak it with infinite love. People beg and pray, “Give to us, 
give to us”, and the Great Giver gives His Gifts.
So what offering can we place before Him, by which we might see the Darbaar of 
His Court? What words can we speak to
evoke His Love? In the Amrit Vaylaa, the ambrosial hours before dawn, chant the 
True Name, and contemplate His Glorious
Greatness. By the karma of past actions, the robe of this physical body is 
obtained. By His Grace, the Gate of Liberation is
found. O Nanak, know this well: the True One Himself is All.   || 4 ||    He 
cannot be established, He cannot be created. He
Himself is Immaculate and Pure. Those who serve Him are honored. O Nanak, sing 
of the Lord, the Treasure of Excellence.
Sing, and listen, and let your mind be filled with love. Your pain shall be 
sent far away, and peace shall come to your home.
The Guru’s Word is the Sound-current of the Naad; the Guru’s Word is the Wisdom 
of the Vedas; the Guru’s Word is all-
pervading. The Guru is Shiva, the Guru is Vishnu and Brahma; the Guru is 
Paarvati and Lakhshmi. Even knowing God, I cannot
describe Him; He cannot be described in words. The Guru has given me this one 
understanding: there is only the One, the
Giver of all souls. May I never forget Him!   || 5 ||    If I am pleasing to 
Him, then that is my pilgrimage and cleansing bath.
Without pleasing Him, what good are ritual cleansings? I gaze upon all the 
created beings: without the karma of good actions,
what are they given to receive? Within the mind are gems, jewels and rubies, if 
you listen to the Guru’s Teachings, even once.
The Guru has given me this one understanding: there is only the One, the Giver 
of all souls. May I never forget Him!  || 6 ||
Even if you could live throughout the four ages, or even ten times more, and 
even if you were known throughout the nine
continents and followed by all, with a good name and reputation, with praise 
and fame throughout the world—still, if the Lord
does not bless you with His Glance of Grace, then who cares? What is the use? 
Among worms, you would be considered a
lowly worm, and even contemptible sinners would hold you in contempt. O Nanak, 
God blesses the unworthy with virtue, and
bestows virtue on the virtuous. No one can even imagine anyone who can bestow 
virtue upon Him.   || 7 ||    Listening—the
Siddhas,  the  spiritual  teachers,  the  heroic  warriors,  the  yogic  
masters.  Listening—the  earth,  its  support  and  the  Akaashic
ethers. Listening—the oceans, the lands of the world and the nether regions of 
the underworld. Listening—Death cannot even
touch you. O Nanak, the devotees are forever in bliss. Listening—pain and sin 
are erased.  || 8 ||   Listening—Shiva, Brahma
and Indra. Listening—even foul-mouthed people praise Him. Listening—the 
technology of Yoga and the secrets of the body.
Listening—the Shaastras, the Simritees and the Vedas. O Nanak, the devotees are 
forever in bliss.


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Listening—pain  and  sin  are  erased.    ||  9  ||     Listening—truth,  
contentment  and  spiritual  wisdom.  Listening—take  your
cleansing bath at the sixty-eight places of pilgrimage. Listening—reading and 
reciting, honor is obtained. Listening—intuitively
grasp the essence of meditation. O Nanak, the devotees are forever in bliss. 
Listening—pain and sin are erased.   || 10 ||
Listening—dive  deep  into  the  ocean  of  virtue.  Listening—the  Shaykhs,  
religious  scholars,  spiritual  teachers  and  emperors.
Listening—even  the  blind  find  the  Path.  Listening—the  Unreachable  comes 
 within  your  grasp.  O  Nanak,  the  devotees  are
forever in bliss. Listening—pain and sin are erased.  || 11 ||   The state of 
the faithful cannot be described. One who tries to
describe this shall regret the attempt. No paper, no pen, no scribe can record 
the state of the faithful. Such is the Name of the
Immaculate Lord. Only one who has faith comes to know such a state of mind.  || 
12 ||   The faithful have intuitive awareness
and intelligence. The faithful know about all worlds and realms. The faithful 
shall never be struck across the face. The faithful
do not have to go with the Messenger of Death. Such is the Name of the 
Immaculate Lord. Only one who has faith comes to
know such a state of mind.  || 13 ||   The path of the faithful shall never be 
blocked. The faithful shall depart with honor and
fame. The faithful do not follow empty religious rituals. The faithful are 
firmly bound to the Dharma. Such is the Name of the
Immaculate  Lord.  Only  one  who  has  faith  comes  to  know  such  a  state  
of  mind.   ||  14  ||     The  faithful  find  the  Door  of
Liberation. The faithful uplift and redeem their family and relations. The 
faithful are saved, and carried across with the Sikhs of
the Guru. The faithful, O Nanak, do not wander around begging. Such is the Name 
of the Immaculate Lord. Only one who has
faith comes to know such a state of mind.  || 15 ||   The chosen ones, the 
self-elect, are accepted and approved. The chosen
ones are honored in the Court of the Lord. The chosen ones look beautiful in 
the courts of kings. The chosen ones meditate
single-mindedly  on  the  Guru.  No  matter  how  much  anyone  tries  to  
explain  and  describe  them,  the  actions  of  the  Creator
cannot be counted. The mythical bull is Dharma, the son of compassion; this is 
what patiently holds the earth in its place. One
who understands this becomes truthful. What a great load there is on the bull! 
So many worlds beyond this world—so very
many! What power holds them, and supports their weight? The names and the 
colors of the assorted species of beings were all
inscribed by the Ever-flowing Pen of God. Who knows how to write this account? 
Just imagine what a huge scroll it would take!
What  power!  What  fascinating  beauty!  And  what  gifts!  Who  can  know  
their  extent?  You  created  the  vast  expanse  of  the
Universe with One Word! Hundreds of thousands of rivers began  to  flow.  How  
can  Your  Creative  Potency  be  described?  I
cannot even once be a sacrifice to You. Whatever pleases You is the only good 
done, You, Eternal and Formless One!  || 16 ||
Countless  meditations,  countless  loves.  Countless  worship  services,  
countless  austere  disciplines.  Countless  scriptures,  and
ritual recitations of the Vedas. Countless Yogis, whose minds remain detached 
from the world.


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Countless devotees contemplate the Wisdom and Virtues of the Lord. Countless 
the holy, countless the givers. Countless heroic
spiritual warriors, who bear the brunt of the attack in battle (who with their 
mouths eat steel). Countless silent sages, vibrating
the String of His Love. How can Your Creative Potency be described? I cannot 
even once be a sacrifice to You. Whatever
pleases You is the only good done, You, Eternal and Formless One.  || 17 ||   
Countless fools, blinded by ignorance. Countless
thieves and embezzlers. Countless impose their will by force. Countless 
cut-throats and ruthless killers. Countless sinners who
keep  on  sinning.  Countless  liars,  wandering  lost  in  their  lies.  
Countless  wretches,  eating  filth  as  their  ration.  Countless
slanderers, carrying the weight of their stupid mistakes on their heads. Nanak 
describes the state of the lowly. I cannot even
once be a sacrifice to You. Whatever pleases You is the only good done, You, 
Eternal and Formless One.  || 18 ||   Countless
names, countless places. Inaccessible, unapproachable, countless celestial 
realms. Even to call them countless is to carry the
weight on your head. From the Word, comes the Naam; from the Word, comes Your 
Praise. From the Word, comes spiritual
wisdom, singing the Songs of Your Glory. From the Word, come the written and 
spoken words and hymns. From the Word,
comes  destiny,  written  on  one’s  forehead.  But  the  One  who  wrote  
these  Words  of  Destiny—no  words  are  written  on  His
Forehead. As He ordains, so do we receive. The created universe is the 
manifestation of Your Name. Without Your Name, there
is no place at all. How can I describe Your Creative Power? I cannot even once 
be a sacrifice to You. Whatever pleases You is
the only good done, You, Eternal and Formless One.  || 19 ||   When the hands 
and the feet and the body are dirty, water can
wash away the dirt. When the clothes are soiled and stained by urine, soap can 
wash them clean. But when the intellect is
stained and polluted by sin, it can only be cleansed by the Love of the Name. 
Virtue and vice do not come by mere words;
actions repeated, over and over again, are engraved on the soul. You shall 
harvest what you plant. O Nanak, by the Hukam of
God’s Command, we come and go in reincarnation.  || 20 ||   Pilgrimages, 
austere discipline, compassion and charity—these,
by themselves, bring only an iota of merit. Listening and believing with love 
and humility in your mind, cleanse yourself with
the  Name,  at  the  sacred  shrine  deep  within.  All  virtues  are  Yours,  
Lord,  I  have  none  at  all.  Without  virtue,  there  is  no
devotional worship. I bow to the Lord of the World, to His Word, to Brahma the 
Creator. He is Beautiful, True and Eternally
Joyful. What was that time, and what was that moment? What was that day, and 
what was that date? What was that season,
and what was that month, when the Universe was created? The Pandits, the 
religious scholars, cannot find that time, even if it
is written in the Puraanas. That time is not known to the Qazis, who study the 
Koran. The day and the date are not known to
the Yogis, nor is the month or the season. The Creator who created this 
creation—only He Himself knows. How can we speak
of Him? How can we praise Him?


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How can we describe Him? How can we know Him? O Nanak, everyone speaks of Him, 
each one wiser than the rest. Great is
the Master, Great is His Name. Whatever happens is according to His Will. O 
Nanak, one who claims to know everything shall
not be decorated in the world hereafter.  || 21 ||   There are nether worlds 
beneath nether worlds, and hundreds of thousands
of heavenly worlds above. The Vedas say that you can search and search for them 
all, until you grow weary. The scriptures
say that there are 18,000 worlds, but in reality, there is only One Universe. 
If you try to write an account of this, you will surely
finish yourself before you finish writing it. O Nanak, call Him Great! He 
Himself knows Himself.  || 22 ||    The praisers praise
the  Lord,  but  they  do  not  obtain  intuitive  understanding—the  streams  
and  rivers  flowing  into  the  ocean  do  not  know  its
vastness. Even kings and emperors, with mountains of property and oceans of 
wealth—these are not even equal to an ant,
who does not forget God.   || 23 ||    Endless are His Praises, endless are 
those who speak them. Endless are His Actions,
endless are His Gifts. Endless is His Vision, endless is His Hearing. His 
limits cannot be perceived. What is the Mystery of His
Mind? The limits of the created universe cannot be perceived. Its limits here 
and beyond cannot be perceived. Many struggle to
know His limits, but His limits cannot be found. No one can know these limits. 
The more you say about them, the more there
still remains to be said. Great is the Master, High is His Heavenly Home. 
Highest of the High, above all is His Name. Only one
as Great and as High as God can know His Lofty and Exalted State. Only He 
Himself is that Great. He Himself knows Himself. O
Nanak, by His Glance of Grace, He bestows His Blessings.  || 24 ||   His 
Blessings are so abundant that there can be no written
account of them. The Great Giver does not hold back anything. There are so many 
great, heroic warriors begging at the Door
of the Infinite Lord. So many contemplate and dwell upon Him, that they cannot 
be counted. So many waste away to death
engaged in corruption. So many take and take again, and then deny receiving. So 
many foolish consumers keep on consuming.
So many endure distress, deprivation and constant abuse. Even these are Your 
Gifts, O Great Giver! Liberation from bondage
comes only by Your Will. No one else has any say in this. If some fool should 
presume to say that he does, he shall learn, and
feel the effects of his folly. He Himself knows, He Himself gives. Few, very 
few are those who acknowledge this. One who is
blessed to sing the Praises of the Lord, O Nanak, is the king of kings.   || 25 
||    Priceless are His Virtues, Priceless are His
Dealings. Priceless are His Dealers, Priceless are His Treasures. Priceless are 
those who come to Him, Priceless are those who
buy from Him. Priceless is Love for Him, Priceless is absorption into Him. 
Priceless is the Divine Law of Dharma, Priceless is the
Divine Court of Justice. Priceless are the scales, priceless are the weights. 
Priceless are His Blessings, Priceless is His Banner
and Insignia. Priceless is His Mercy, Priceless is His Royal Command. 
Priceless, O Priceless beyond expression! Speak of Him
continually, and remain absorbed in His Love. The Vedas and the Puraanas speak. 
The scholars speak and lecture. Brahma
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The Gopis and Krishna speak. Shiva speaks, the Siddhas speak. The many created 
Buddhas speak. The demons speak, the
demi-gods speak. The spiritual warriors, the heavenly beings, the silent sages, 
the humble and serviceful speak. Many speak
and try to describe Him. Many have spoken of Him over and over again, and have 
then arisen and departed. If He were to
create as many again as there already are, even then, they could not describe 
Him. He is as Great as He wishes to be. O
Nanak, the True Lord knows. If anyone presumes to describe God, he shall be 
known as the greatest fool of fools!   || 26 ||
Where is that Gate, and where is that Dwelling, in which You sit and take care 
of all? The Sound-current of the Naad vibrates
there, and countless musicians play on all sorts of instruments there. So many 
Ragas, so many musicians singing there. The
praanic  wind,  water  and  fire  sing;  the  Righteous  Judge  of  Dharma  
sings  at  Your  Door.  Chitr  and  Gupt,  the  angels  of  the
conscious and the subconscious who record actions, and the Righteous Judge of 
Dharma who judges this record sing. Shiva,
Brahma and the Goddess of Beauty, ever adorned, sing. Indra, seated upon His 
Throne, sings with the deities at Your Door.
The Siddhas in Samaadhi sing; the Saadhus sing in contemplation. The celibates, 
the fanatics, the peacefully accepting and the
fearless warriors sing. The Pandits, the religious scholars who recite the 
Vedas, with the supreme sages of all the ages, sing.
The Mohinis, the enchanting  heavenly  beauties  who  entice  hearts  in  this  
world,  in  paradise,  and  in  the  underworld  of  the
subconscious  sing.  The  celestial  jewels  created  by  You,  and  the  
sixty-eight  holy  places  of  pilgrimage  sing.  The  brave  and
mighty  warriors  sing;  the  spiritual  heroes  and  the  four  sources  of  
creation  sing.  The  planets,  solar  systems  and  galaxies,
created and arranged by Your Hand, sing. They alone sing, who are pleasing to 
Your Will. Your devotees are imbued with the
Nectar of Your Essence. So many others sing, they do not come to mind. O Nanak, 
how can I consider them all? That True
Lord is True, Forever True, and True is His Name. He is, and shall always be. 
He shall not depart, even when this Universe
which He has created departs. He created the world, with its various colors, 
species of beings, and the variety of Maya. Having
created the creation, He watches over it Himself, by His Greatness. He does 
whatever He pleases. No order can be issued to
Him. He is the King, the King of kings, the Supreme Lord and Master of kings. 
Nanak remains subject to His Will.   || 27 ||
Make  contentment  your  ear-rings,  humility  your  begging  bowl,  and  
meditation  the  ashes  you  apply  to  your  body.  Let  the
remembrance of death be the patched coat you wear, let the purity of virginity 
be your way in the world, and let faith in the
Lord be your walking stick. See the brotherhood of all mankind as the highest 
order of Yogis; conquer your own mind, and
conquer the world. I bow to Him, I humbly bow. The Primal One, the Pure Light, 
without beginning, without end. Throughout
all the ages, He is One and the Same.   || 28 ||    Let spiritual wisdom be 
your food, and compassion your attendant. The
Sound-current of the Naad vibrates in each and every heart. He Himself is the 
Supreme Master of all; wealth and miraculous
spiritual powers, and all other external tastes and pleasures, are all like 
beads on a string. Union with Him, and separation
from Him, come by His Will.


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We come to receive what is written in our destiny. I bow to Him, I humbly bow. 
The Primal One, the Pure Light, without
beginning, without end. Throughout all the ages, He is One and the Same.  || 29 
||    The One Divine Mother conceived and
gave birth to the three deities. One, the Creator of the World; One, the 
Sustainer; and One, the Destroyer. He makes things
happen  according  to  the  Pleasure  of  His  Will.  Such  is  His  Celestial  
Order.  He  watches  over  all,  but  none  see  Him.  How
wonderful this is! I bow to Him, I humbly bow. The Primal One, the Pure Light, 
without beginning, without end. Throughout all
the ages, He is One and the Same.  || 30 ||   On world after world are His 
Seats of Authority and His Storehouses. Whatever
was put into them, was put there once and for all. Having created the creation, 
the Creator Lord watches over it. O Nanak,
True is the Creation of the True Lord. I bow to Him, I humbly bow. The Primal 
One, the Pure Light, without beginning, without
end. Throughout all the ages, He is One and the Same.  || 31 ||    If I had 
100,000 tongues, and these were then multiplied
twenty times more, with each tongue, I would repeat, hundreds of thousands of 
times, the Name of the One, the Lord of the
Universe. Along this path to our Husband Lord, we climb the steps of the 
ladder, and come to merge with Him. Hearing of the
etheric realms, even worms long to come back home. O Nanak, by His Grace He is 
obtained. False are the boastings of the
false.  || 32 ||   No power to speak, no power to keep silent. No power to beg, 
no power to give. No power to live, no power to
die. No power to rule, with wealth and occult mental powers. No power to gain 
intuitive understanding, spiritual wisdom and
meditation. No power to find the way to escape from the world. He alone has the 
Power in His Hands. He watches over all. O
Nanak, no one is high or low.   || 33 ||    Nights, days, weeks and seasons; 
wind, water, fire and the nether regions—in the
midst of these, He established the earth as a home for Dharma. Upon it, He 
placed the various species of beings. Their names
are uncounted and endless. By their deeds and their actions, they shall be 
judged. God Himself is True, and True is His Court.
There, in perfect grace and ease, sit the self-elect, the self-realized Saints. 
They receive the Mark of Grace from the Merciful
Lord. The ripe and the unripe, the good and the bad, shall there be judged. O 
Nanak, when you go home, you will see this.  ||
34 ||    This is righteous living in the realm of Dharma. And now we speak of 
the realm of spiritual wisdom. So many winds,
waters and fires; so many Krishnas and Shivas. So many Brahmas, fashioning 
forms of great beauty, adorned and dressed in
many colors. So many worlds and lands for working out karma. So very many 
lessons to be learned! So many Indras, so many
moons and suns, so many worlds and lands. So many Siddhas and Buddhas, so many 
Yogic masters. So many goddesses of
various kinds. So many demi-gods and demons, so many silent sages. So many 
oceans of jewels. So many ways of life, so
many languages. So many dynasties of rulers. So many intuitive people, so many 
selfless servants. O Nanak, His limit has no
limit!   || 35 ||    In the realm of wisdom, spiritual wisdom reigns supreme. 
The Sound-current of the Naad vibrates there,
amidst the sounds and the sights of bliss.


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In  the  realm  of  humility,  the  Word  is  Beauty.  Forms  of  incomparable  
beauty  are  fashioned  there.  These  things  cannot  be
described. One who tries to speak of these shall regret the attempt. The 
intuitive consciousness, intellect and understanding of
the mind are shaped there. The consciousness of the spiritual warriors and the 
Siddhas, the beings of spiritual perfection, are
shaped there.   || 36 ||    In the realm of karma, the Word is Power. No one 
else dwells there, except the warriors of great
power, the spiritual heroes. They are totally fulfilled, imbued with the Lord’s 
Essence. Myriads of Sitas are there, cool and calm
in their majestic glory. Their beauty cannot be described. Neither death nor 
deception comes to those, within whose minds the
Lord abides. The devotees of many worlds dwell there. They celebrate; their 
minds are imbued with the True Lord. In the
realm of Truth, the Formless Lord abides. Having created the creation, He 
watches over it. By His Glance of Grace, He bestows
happiness. There are planets, solar systems and galaxies. If one speaks of 
them, there is no limit, no end. There are worlds
upon worlds of His Creation. As He commands, so they exist. He watches over 
all, and contemplating the creation, He rejoices.
O Nanak, to  describe  this  is  as  hard  as  steel!   ||  37  ||     Let  
self-control  be  the  furnace,  and  patience  the  goldsmith.  Let
understanding be the anvil, and spiritual wisdom the tools. With the Fear of 
God as the bellows, fan the flames of tapa, the
body’s inner heat. In the crucible of love, melt the Nectar of the Name, and 
mint the True Coin of the Shabad, the Word of
God. Such is the karma of those upon whom He has cast His Glance of Grace. O 
Nanak, the Merciful Lord, by His Grace, uplifts
and exalts them.  || 38 ||   SHALOK:  Air is the Guru, Water is the Father, and 
Earth is the Great Mother of all. Day and night
are the two nurses, in whose lap all the world is at play. Good deeds and bad 
deeds—the record is read out in the Presence of
the Lord of Dharma. According to their own actions, some are drawn closer, and 
some are driven farther away. Those who
have meditated on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and departed after having 
worked by the sweat of their brows—O Nanak,
their faces are radiant in the Court of the Lord, and many are saved along with 
them!  || 1 ||

SO  DAR  ~  THAT  DOOR.   RAAG  AASAA,   FIRST  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Where is That Door of Yours, and where is That Home, in which You sit and take 
care of all? The Sound-current of the Naad
vibrates there for You, and countless musicians play all sorts of instruments 
there for You. There are so many Ragas and
musical harmonies to You; so many minstrels sing hymns of You. Wind, water and 
fire sing of You. The Righteous Judge of
Dharma sings at Your Door. Chitr and Gupt, the angels of the conscious and the 
subconscious who keep the record of actions,
and  the  Righteous  Judge  of  Dharma  who  reads  this  record, sing  of  
You.  Shiva,  Brahma  and  the  Goddess  of  Beauty,  ever
adorned  by  You,  sing  of  You.  Indra,  seated  on  His  Throne,  sings  of  
You,  with  the  deities  at  Your  Door.  The  Siddhas  in
Samaadhi sing of You; the Saadhus sing of You in contemplation.


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The  celibates,  the  fanatics,  and  the  peacefully  accepting  sing  of  
You;  the  fearless  warriors  sing  of  You.  The  Pandits,  the
religious scholars who recite the Vedas, with the supreme sages of all the 
ages, sing of You. The Mohinis, the enchanting
heavenly beauties who entice hearts in paradise, in this world, and in the 
underworld of the subconscious, sing of You. The
celestial jewels created by You, and the sixty-eight sacred shrines of 
pilgrimage, sing of You. The brave and mighty warriors
sing of You. The spiritual heroes and the four sources of creation sing of You. 
The worlds, solar systems and galaxies, created
and arranged by Your Hand, sing of You. They alone sing of You, who are 
pleasing to Your Will. Your devotees are imbued
with Your Sublime Essence. So many others sing of You, they do not come to 
mind. O Nanak, how can I think of them all? That
True Lord is True, forever True, and True is His Name. He is, and shall always 
be. He shall not depart, even when this Universe
which He has created departs. He created the world, with its various colors, 
species of beings, and the variety of Maya. Having
created the creation, He watches over it Himself, by His Greatness. He does 
whatever He pleases. No one can issue any order
to Him. He is the King, the King of kings, the Supreme Lord and Master of 
kings. Nanak remains subject to His Will.   || 1 ||
AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  Hearing of His Greatness, everyone calls Him Great. But 
just how Great His Greatness is—this is known
only to those who have seen Him. His Value cannot be estimated; He cannot be 
described. Those who describe You, Lord,
remain immersed and absorbed in You.  || 1 ||    O my Great Lord and Master of 
Unfathomable Depth, You are the Ocean of
Excellence. No one knows the extent or the vastness of Your Expanse.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   All the intuitives met and practiced
intuitive meditation. All the appraisers met and made the appraisal. The 
spiritual teachers, the teachers of meditation, and the
teachers  of  teachers—they  cannot  describe  even  an  iota  of  Your  
Greatness.   ||  2  ||     All  Truth,  all  austere  discipline,  all
goodness, all the great miraculous spiritual powers of the Siddhas—without You, 
no one has attained such powers. They are
received only by Your Grace. No one can block them or stop their flow.  || 3 || 
  What can the poor helpless creatures do? Your
Praises are overflowing with Your Treasures. Those, unto whom You give—how can 
they think of any other? O Nanak, the
True One embellishes and exalts.  || 4 || 2 ||   AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  Chanting 
it, I live; forgetting it, I die. It is so difficult to
chant the True Name. If someone feels hunger for the True Name, that hunger 
shall consume his pain.   || 1 ||    How can I
forget Him, O my mother? True is the Master, True is His Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  
 ||    Trying to describe even an iota of the
Greatness of the True Name, people have grown weary, but they have not been 
able to evaluate it. Even if everyone were to
gather together and speak of Him, He would not become any greater or any 
lesser.  || 2 ||   That Lord does not die; there is
no reason to mourn. He continues to give, and His Provisions never run short. 
This Virtue is His alone; there is no other like
Him. There never has been, and there never will be.  || 3 ||   As Great as You 
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The One who created the day also created the night. Those who forget their Lord 
and Master are vile and despicable. O Nanak,
without the Name, they are wretched outcasts.   || 4 || 3 ||    RAAG GOOJAREE,  
 FOURTH MEHL:   O humble servant of the
Lord, O True Guru, O True Primal Being: I offer my humble prayer to You, O 
Guru. I am a mere insect, a worm. O True Guru, I
seek Your Sanctuary. Please be merciful, and bless me with the Light of the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||   O my Best
Friend, O Divine Guru, please enlighten me with the Name of the Lord. Through 
the Guru’s Teachings, the Naam is my breath
of life. The Kirtan of the Lord’s Praise is my life’s occupation.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||    The servants of the Lord have the greatest
good fortune; they have faith in the Lord, and a longing for the Lord. 
Obtaining the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, they are
satisfied; joining the Sangat, the Blessed Congregation, their virtues shine 
forth.   || 2 ||    Those who have not obtained the
Sublime Essence of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, are most unfortunate; 
they are led away by the Messenger of Death.
Those who have not sought the Sanctuary of the True Guru and the Sangat, the 
Holy Congregation—cursed are their lives, and
cursed are their hopes of life.  || 3 ||   Those humble servants of the Lord 
who have attained the Company of the True Guru,
have such pre-ordained destiny inscribed on their foreheads. Blessed, blessed 
is the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, where
the Lord’s Essence is obtained. Meeting with His humble servant, O Nanak, the 
Light of the Naam shines forth.   || 4 || 4 ||
RAAG GOOJAREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   Why, O mind, do you plot and plan, when the Dear 
Lord Himself provides for your care?
From rocks and stones He created living beings; He places their nourishment 
before them.  || 1 ||   O my Dear Lord of souls,
one who joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, is saved. By Guru’s Grace, 
the supreme status is obtained, and the dry
wood blossoms forth again in lush greenery.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Mothers, 
fathers, friends, children and spouses—no one is the
support of anyone else. For each and every person, our Lord and Master provides 
sustenance. Why are you so afraid, O mind?

|| 2 ||    The flamingoes fly hundreds of miles, leaving their young ones 
behind. Who feeds them, and who teaches them to

feed themselves? Have you ever thought of this in your mind?  || 3 ||    All 
the nine treasures, and the eighteen supernatural
powers are held by our Lord and Master in the Palm of His Hand. Servant Nanak 
is devoted, dedicated, forever a sacrifice to
You, Lord. Your Expanse has no limit, no boundary.  || 4 || 5 ||

RAAG  AASAA,   FOURTH  MEHL,   SO  PURAKH  ~  THAT  PRIMAL  BEING:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

That Primal Being is Immaculate and Pure. The Lord, the Primal Being, is 
Immaculate and Pure. The Lord is Inaccessible,
Unreachable and Unrivalled. All meditate, all meditate on You, Dear Lord, O 
True Creator Lord. All living beings are Yours—You
are the Giver of all souls. Meditate on the Lord, O Saints; He is the Dispeller 
of all sorrow. The Lord Himself is the Master, the
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O Nanak, the poor beings are wretched and miserable!  || 1 ||   You are 
constant in each and every heart, and in all things. O
Dear Lord, you are the One. Some are givers, and some are beggars. This is all 
Your Wondrous Play. You Yourself are the
Giver, and You Yourself are the Enjoyer. I know no other than You. You are the 
Supreme Lord God, Limitless and Infinite.
What Virtues of Yours can I speak of and describe? Unto those who serve You, 
unto those who serve You, Dear Lord, servant
Nanak is a sacrifice.  || 2 ||    Those who meditate on You, Lord, those who 
meditate on You—those humble beings dwell in
peace in this world. They are liberated, they are liberated—those who meditate 
on the Lord. For them, the noose of death is
cut away. Those who meditate on the Fearless One, on the Fearless Lord—all 
their fears are dispelled. Those who serve, those
who serve my Dear Lord, are absorbed into the Being of the Lord, Har, Har. 
Blessed are they, blessed are they, who meditate
on their Dear Lord. Servant Nanak is a sacrifice to them.  || 3 ||   Devotion 
to You, devotion to You, is a treasure overflowing,
infinite and beyond measure. Your devotees, Your devotees praise You, Dear 
Lord, in many and various and countless ways.
For You, many, for You, so very many perform worship services, O Dear Infinite 
Lord; they practice disciplined meditation and
chant endlessly. For You, many, for You, so very many read the various 
Simritees and Shaastras. They perform rituals and
religious rites. Those devotees, those devotees are sublime, O servant Nanak, 
who are pleasing to my Dear Lord God.  || 4 ||
You are the Primal Being, the Most Wonderful Creator. There is no other as 
Great as You. Age after age, You are the One.
Forever  and  ever,  You  are  the  One.  You  never  change,  O  Creator  
Lord.  Everything  happens  according  to  Your  Will.  You
Yourself  accomplish  all  that  occurs.  You  Yourself  created  the  entire  
universe,  and  having  fashioned  it,  You  Yourself  shall
destroy it all. Servant Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Dear Creator, 
the Knower of all.  || 5 || 1 ||   AASAA,  FOURTH
MEHL:  You are the True Creator, my Lord and Master. Whatever pleases You comes 
to pass. As You give, so do we receive.

|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    All belong to You, all meditate on you. Those who are 
blessed with Your Mercy obtain the Jewel of the
Naam, the Name of the Lord. The Gurmukhs obtain it, and the self-willed 
manmukhs lose it. You Yourself separate them from
Yourself, and You Yourself reunite with them again.   || 1 ||    You are the 
River of Life; all are within You. There is no one
except You. All living beings are Your playthings. The separated ones meet, and 
by great good fortune, those suffering in
separation are reunited once again.  || 2 ||   They alone understand, whom You 
inspire to understand; they continually chant
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They are intuitively absorbed into the Lord’s Name.  || 3 ||   You Yourself are 
the Creator. Everything that happens is by Your
Doing. There is no one except You. You created the creation; You behold it and 
understand it. O servant Nanak, the Lord is
revealed through the Gurmukh, the Living Expression of the Guru’s Word.  || 4 
|| 2 ||    AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  In that pool,
people have made their homes, but the water there is as hot as fire! In the 
swamp of emotional attachment, their feet cannot
move. I have seen them drowning there.   || 1 ||    In your mind, you do not 
remember the One Lord—you fool! You have
forgotten the Lord; your virtues shall wither away.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I am 
not celibate, nor truthful, nor scholarly. I was born
foolish and ignorant into this world. Prays Nanak, I seek the Sanctuary of 
those who have not forgotten You, O Lord!  || 2 || 3

||    AASAA,   FIFTH MEHL:   This human body has been given to you. This is 
your chance to meet the Lord of the Universe.
Nothing else will work. Join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; vibrate 
and meditate on the Jewel of the Naam.  || 1

||   Make every effort to cross over this terrifying world-ocean. You are 
squandering this life uselessly in the love of Maya.  || 1

||   Pause   ||    I have not practiced meditation, self-discipline, 
self-restraint or righteous living. I have not served the Holy; I
have not acknowledged the Lord, my King. Says Nanak, my actions are 
contemptible! O Lord, I seek Your Sanctuary; please,
preserve my honor!  || 2 || 4 ||

SOHILAA  ~  THE  SONG  OF  PRAISE.   RAAG  GAUREE  DEEPAKEE,   FIRST  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

In that house where the Praises of the Creator are chanted and contemplated—in 
that house, sing Songs of Praise; meditate
and remember the Creator Lord.  || 1 ||   Sing the Songs of Praise of my 
Fearless Lord. I am a sacrifice to that Song of Praise
which brings eternal peace.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Day after day, He cares for 
His beings; the Great Giver watches over all. Your
Gifts cannot be appraised; how can anyone compare to the Giver?   || 2 ||    
The day of my wedding is pre-ordained. Come,
gather together and pour the oil over the threshold. My friends, give me your 
blessings, that I may merge with my Lord and
Master.  || 3 ||    Unto each and every home, into each and every heart, this 
summons is sent out; the call comes each and
every day. Remember in meditation the One who summons us; O Nanak, that day is 
drawing near!  || 4 || 1 ||   RAAG AASAA,
FIRST MEHL:  There are six schools of philosophy, six teachers, and six sets of 
teachings. But the Teacher of teachers is the
One, who appears in so many forms.  || 1 ||   O Baba: that system in which the 
Praises of the Creator are sung—follow that
system; in it rests true greatness.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The seconds, 
minutes and hours, days, weeks and months, and the
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O Nanak, in just the same way, the many forms originate from the Creator.  || 2 
|| 2 ||   RAAG DHANAASAREE,  FIRST MEHL:
Upon that cosmic plate of the sky, the sun and the moon are the lamps. The 
stars and their orbs are the studded pearls. The
fragrance of sandalwood in the air is the temple incense, and the wind is the 
fan. All the plants of the world are the altar
flowers in offering to You, O Luminous Lord.  || 1 ||   What a beautiful 
Aartee, lamp-lit worship service this is! O Destroyer of
Fear, this is Your Ceremony of Light. The Unstruck Sound-current of the Shabad 
is the vibration of the temple drums.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||    You have thousands of eyes, and yet You have no eyes. You have 
thousands of forms, and yet You do not have
even  one.  You  have  thousands  of  Lotus  Feet,  and  yet  You  do  not  
have  even  one  foot.  You  have  no  nose,  but  you  have
thousands  of  noses.  This  Play  of  Yours  entrances  me.   ||  2  ||     
Amongst  all  is  the  Light—You  are  that  Light.  By  this
Illumination, that Light is radiant within all. Through the Guru’s Teachings, 
the Light shines forth. That which is pleasing to Him
is         the lamp-lit worship service.  || 3 ||   My mind is enticed by the 
honey-sweet Lotus Feet of the Lord. Day and night, I thirst
for them. Bestow the Water of Your Mercy upon Nanak, the thirsty song-bird, so 
that he may come to dwell in Your Name.  ||
4 || 3 ||    RAAG GAUREE POORBEE,  FOURTH MEHL:  The body-village is filled to 
overflowing with anger and sexual desire;
these were broken into bits when I met with the Holy Saint. By pre-ordained 
destiny, I have met with the Guru. I have entered
into the realm of the Lord’s Love.  || 1 ||   Greet the Holy Saint with your 
palms pressed together; this is an act of great merit.
Bow down before Him; this is a virtuous action indeed.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    
The wicked shaaktas, the faithless cynics, do not
know the Taste of the Lord’s Sublime Essence. The thorn of egotism is embedded 
deep within them. The more they walk
away, the deeper it pierces them, and the more they suffer in pain, until 
finally, the Messenger of Death smashes his club
against their heads.  || 2 ||    The humble servants of the Lord are absorbed 
in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The pain of
birth and the fear of death are eradicated. They have found the Imperishable 
Supreme Being, the Transcendent Lord God, and
they receive great honor throughout all the worlds and realms.  || 3 ||   I am 
poor and meek, God, but I belong to You! Save
me—please save me, O Greatest of the Great! Servant Nanak takes the Sustenance 
and Support of the Naam. In the Name of
the   Lord, he enjoys celestial peace.  || 4 || 4 ||    RAAG GAUREE POORBEE,  
FIFTH MEHL:   Listen, my friends, I beg of you:
now is the time to serve the Saints! In this world, earn the profit of the 
Lord’s Name, and hereafter, you shall dwell in peace.

|| 1 ||   This life is diminishing, day and night. Meeting with the Guru, your 
affairs shall be resolved.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    This

world is engrossed in corruption and cynicism. Only those who know God are 
saved. Only those who are awakened by the Lord
to drink in this Sublime Essence, come to know the Unspoken Speech of the Lord. 
 || 2 ||    Purchase only that for which you
have come into the world, and through the Guru, the Lord shall dwell within 
your mind. Within the home of your own inner
being, you shall obtain the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence with intuitive ease. 
You shall not be consigned again to the wheel of
reincarnation.  || 3 ||   O Inner-knower, Searcher of Hearts, O Primal Being, 
Architect of Destiny: please fulfill this yearning of
my        mind. Nanak, Your slave, begs for this happiness: let me be the dust 
of the feet of the Saints.  || 4 || 5 ||


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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  SIREE  RAAG,   FIRST  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE:

If I had a palace made of pearls, inlaid with jewels, scented with musk, 
saffron and sandalwood, a sheer delight to behold—
seeing this, I might go astray and forget You, and Your Name would not enter 
into my mind.  || 1 ||    Without the Lord, my
soul is scorched and burnt. I consulted my Guru, and now I see that there is no 
other place at all.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    If the
floor of this palace was a mosaic of diamonds and rubies, and if my bed was 
encased with rubies, and if heavenly beauties,
their faces adorned with emeralds, tried to entice me with sensual gestures of 
love—seeing these, I might go astray and forget
You, and Your Name would not enter into my mind.  || 2 ||   If I were to become 
a Siddha, and work miracles, summon wealth
and become invisible and visible at will, so that people would hold me in 
awe—seeing these, I might go astray and forget You,
and Your Name would not enter into my mind.  || 3 ||   If I were to become an 
emperor and raise a huge army, and sit on a
throne, issuing commands and collecting taxes—O Nanak, all of this could pass 
away like a puff of wind. Seeing these, I might
go astray and forget You, and Your Name would not enter into my mind.  || 4 || 
1 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:  If I could
live for millions and millions of years, and if the air was my food and drink, 
and if I lived in a cave and never saw either the sun
or the moon, and if I never slept, even in dreams—even so, I could not estimate 
Your Value. How can I describe the Greatness
of Your Name?  || 1 ||   The True Lord, the Formless One, is Himself in His Own 
Place. I have heard, over and over again, and
so I tell the tale; as it pleases You, Lord, please instill within me the 
yearning for You.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   If I was slashed and
cut into pieces, over and over again, and put into the mill and ground into 
flour, burnt by fire and mixed with ashes—even
then, I could not estimate Your Value. How can I describe the Greatness of Your 
Name?  || 2 ||   If I was a bird, soaring and
flying through hundreds of heavens, and if I was invisible, neither eating nor 
drinking anything—even so, I could not estimate
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How can I describe the Greatness of Your Name?  || 3 ||   O Nanak, if I had 
hundreds of thousands of stacks of paper, and if
ink were never to fail me, and if my pen were able to move like the wind, and 
if I were to read and recite and embrace love for
the Lord—even so, I could not estimate Your Value. How can I describe the 
Greatness of Your Name?   || 4 || 2 ||    SIREE
RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:  As it is pre-ordained, people speak their words. As it is 
pre-ordained, they consume their food. As it is
pre-ordained, they walk along the way. As it is pre-ordained, they see and 
hear. As it is pre-ordained, they draw their breath.
Why should I go and ask the scholars about this?   || 1 ||    O Baba, the 
splendor of Maya is deceptive. The blind man has
forgotten the Name; he is in limbo, neither here nor there.   || 1 ||   Pause   
||    Life and death come to all who are born.
Everything here gets devoured by Death. He sits and examines the accounts, 
there where no one goes along with anyone.
Those who weep and wail might just as well all tie bundles of straw.  || 2 ||   
 Everyone says that God is the Greatest of the
Great. No one calls Him any less. No one can estimate His Worth. By speaking of 
Him, His Greatness is not increased. You are
the One True Lord and Master of all the other beings, of so many worlds.  || 3 
||   Nanak seeks the company of the lowest of
the low class, the very lowest of the low. Why should he try to compete with 
the great? In that place where the lowly are cared
for—there, the Blessings of Your Glance of Grace rain down.   || 4 || 3 ||    
SIREE RAAG,   FIRST MEHL:   Greed is a dog;
falsehood is a filthy street-sweeper. Cheating is eating a rotting carcass. 
Slandering others is putting the filth of others into
your own mouth. The fire of anger is the outcaste who burns dead bodies at the 
crematorium. I am caught in these tastes and
flavors, and in self-conceited praise. These are my actions, O my Creator!  || 
1 ||    O Baba, speak only that which will bring
you honor. They alone are good, who are judged good at the Lord’s Door. Those 
with bad karma can only sit and weep.  || 1

||   Pause   ||    The pleasures of gold and silver, the pleasures of women, 
the pleasure of the fragrance of sandalwood, the
pleasure of horses, the pleasure of a soft bed in a palace, the pleasure of 
sweet treats and the pleasure of hearty meals—
these pleasures of the human body are so numerous; how can the Naam, the Name 
of the Lord, find its dwelling in the heart?

|| 2 ||    Those words are acceptable, which, when spoken, bring honor. Harsh 
words bring only grief. Listen, O foolish and
ignorant mind! Those who are pleasing to Him are good. What else is there to be 
said?  || 3 ||   Wisdom, honor and wealth are
in  the  laps  of  those  whose  hearts  remain  permeated  with  the  Lord.  
What  praise  can  be  offered  to  them?  What  other
adornments can be bestowed upon them? O Nanak, those who lack the Lord’s Glance 
of Grace cherish neither charity nor the
Lord’s Name.   || 4 || 4 ||    SIREE RAAG,   FIRST MEHL:   The Great Giver has 
given the intoxicating drug of falsehood. The
people are intoxicated; they have forgotten death, and they have fun for a few 
days. Those who do not use intoxicants are
true; they dwell in the Court of the Lord.  || 1 ||   O Nanak, know the True 
Lord as True. Serving Him, peace is obtained; you
shall go to His Court with honor.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Wine of Truth is 
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The True Name is contained within it. I am a sacrifice to those who hear and 
chant the True Name. Only one who obtains a
room in the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence is deemed to be truly intoxicated.  
|| 2 ||    Bathe in the waters of Goodness and
apply the scented oil of Truth to your body, and your face shall become 
radiant. This is the gift of 100,000 gifts. Tell your
troubles to the One who is the Source of all comfort.   || 3 ||    How can you 
forget the One who created your soul, and the
praanaa, the breath of life? Without Him, all that we wear and eat is impure. 
Everything else is false. Whatever pleases Your
Will is acceptable.  || 4 || 5 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:  Burn emotional 
attachment, and grind it into ink. Transform your
intelligence into the purest of paper. Make the love of the Lord your pen, and 
let your consciousness be the scribe. Then, seek
the Guru’s Instructions, and record these deliberations. Write the Praises of 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord; write over and
over again that He has no end or limitation.  || 1 ||   O Baba, write such an 
account, that when it is asked for, it will bring the
Mark of Truth.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   There, where greatness, eternal peace and 
everlasting joy are bestowed, the faces of those
whose minds are attuned to the True Name are anointed with the Mark of Grace. 
If one receives God’s Grace, then such
honors are received, and not by mere words.   || 2 ||    Some come, and some 
arise and depart. They give themselves lofty
names. Some are born beggars, and some hold vast courts. Going to the world 
hereafter, everyone shall realize that without
the Name, it is all useless.  || 3 ||   I am terrified by the Fear of You, God. 
Bothered and bewildered, my body is wasting away.
Those who are known as sultans and emperors shall be reduced to dust in the 
end. O Nanak, arising and departing, all false
attachments are cut away.  || 4 || 6 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:  Believing, 
all tastes are sweet. Hearing, the salty flavors
are tasted; chanting with one’s mouth, the spicy flavors are savored. All these 
spices have been made from the Sound-current
of the Naad. The thirty-six flavors of ambrosial nectar are in the Love of the 
One Lord; they are tasted only by one who is
blessed by His Glance of Grace.  || 1 ||   O Baba, the pleasures of other foods 
are false. Eating them, the body is ruined, and
wickedness and corruption enter into the mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   My mind is 
imbued with the Lord’s Love; it is dyed a deep
crimson. Truth and charity are my white clothes. The blackness of sin is erased 
by my wearing of blue clothes, and meditation
on the Lord’s Lotus Feet is my robe of honor. Contentment is my cummerbund, 
Your Name is my wealth and youth.  || 2 ||   O
Baba, the pleasures of other clothes are false. Wearing them, the body is 
ruined, and wickedness and corruption enter into the
mind.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    The understanding of Your Way, Lord, is horses, 
saddles and bags of gold for me. The pursuit of
virtue is my bow and arrow, my quiver, sword and scabbard. To be distinguished 
with honor is my drum and banner. Your
Mercy is my social status.   || 3 ||    O Baba, the pleasures of other rides 
are false. By such rides, the body is ruined, and
wickedness and corruption enter into the mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Naam, 
the Name of the Lord, is the pleasure of houses
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The Hukam of Your Command is the pleasure of Your Will, Lord. To say anything 
else is far beyond anyone’s reach. O Nanak,
the True King does not seek advice from anyone else in His decisions.  || 4 ||  
 O Baba, the pleasure of other sleep is false. By
such sleep, the body is ruined, and wickedness and corruption enter into the 
mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  || 4 || 7 ||   SIREE RAAG,
FIRST MEHL:   With the body of saffron, and the tongue a jewel, and the breath 
of the body pure fragrant incense; with the
face anointed at the sixty-eight holy places of pilgrimage, and the heart 
illuminated with wisdom—with that wisdom, chant the
Praises of the True Name, the Treasure of Excellence.  || 1 ||   O Baba, other 
wisdom is useless and irrelevant. If falsehood is
practiced a hundred times, it is still false in its effects.   || 1 ||   Pause  
 ||    You may be worshipped and adored as a Pir (a
spiritual teacher); you may be welcomed by all the world; you may adopt a lofty 
name, and be known to have supernatural
spiritual powers—even so, if you are not accepted in the Court of the Lord, 
then all this adoration is false.  || 2 ||   No one can
overthrow those who have been established by the True Guru. The Treasure of the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, is within
them, and through the Naam, they are radiant and famous. They worship the Naam, 
and they believe in the Naam. The True
One is forever Intact and Unbroken.  || 3 ||   When the body mingles with dust, 
what happens to the soul? All clever tricks are
burnt away, and you shall depart crying. O Nanak, those who forget the 
Naam—what will happen when they go to the Court of
the Lord?  || 4 || 8 ||    SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:  The virtuous wife exudes 
virtue; the unvirtuous suffer in misery. If you
long for your Husband Lord, O soul-bride, you must know that He is not met by 
falsehood. No boat or raft can take you to Him.
Your Husband Lord is far away.  || 1 ||   My Lord and Master is Perfect; His 
Throne is Eternal and Immovable. One who attains
perfection as Gurmukh, obtains the Immeasurable True Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||  
  The Palace of the Lord God is so beautiful.
Within it, there are gems, rubies, pearls and flawless diamonds. A fortress of 
gold surrounds this Source of Nectar. How can I
climb up to the Fortress without a ladder? By meditating on the Lord, through 
the Guru, I am blessed and exalted.   || 2 ||
The Guru is the Ladder, the Guru is the Boat, and the Guru is the Raft to take 
me to the Lord’s Name. The Guru is the Boat to
carry me across the world-ocean; the Guru is the Sacred Shrine of Pilgrimage, 
the Guru is the Holy River. If it pleases Him, I
bathe in the Pool of Truth, and become radiant and pure.  || 3 ||   He is 
called the Most Perfect of the Perfect. He sits upon His
Perfect Throne. He looks so Beautiful in His Perfect Place. He fulfills the 
hopes of the hopeless. O Nanak, if one obtains the
Perfect Lord, how can his virtues decrease?   || 4 || 9 ||    SIREE RAAG,   
FIRST MEHL:   Come, my dear sisters and spiritual
companions; hug me close in your embrace. Let’s join together, and tell stories 
of our All-powerful Husband Lord. All Virtues
are          in our True Lord and Master; we are utterly without virtue.  || 1 
||   O Creator Lord, all are in Your Power. I dwell upon the
One Word of the Shabad. You are mine—what else do I need?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Go, and ask the happy soul-brides, “By what
virtuous qualities do you enjoy your Husband Lord?”  “We are adorned with 
intuitive ease, contentment and sweet words.


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We meet with our Beloved, the Source of Joy, when we listen to the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad.”  || 2 ||   You have so many
Creative Powers, Lord; Your Bountiful Blessings are so Great. So many of Your 
beings and creatures praise You day and night.
You have so many forms and colors, so many classes, high and low.   || 3 ||    
Meeting the True One, Truth wells up. The
truthful are absorbed into the True Lord. Intuitive understanding is obtained 
and one is welcomed with honor, through the
Guru’s Word, filled with the Fear of God. O Nanak, the True King absorbs us 
into Himself.  || 4 || 10 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIRST
MEHL:  It all worked out—I was saved, and the egotism within my heart was 
subdued. The evil energies have been made to
serve me, since I placed my faith in the True Guru. I have renounced my useless 
schemes, by the Grace of the True, Carefree
Lord.  || 1 ||   O mind, meeting with the True One, fear departs. Without the 
Fear of God, how can anyone become fearless?
Become Gurmukh, and immerse yourself in the Shabad.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   How 
can we describe Him with words? There is no
end to the descriptions of Him. There are so many beggars, but He is the only 
Giver. He is the Giver of the soul, and the
praanaa, the breath of life; when He dwells within the mind, there is peace.  
|| 2 ||   The world is a drama, staged in a dream.
In a moment, the play is played out. Some attain union with the Lord, while 
others depart in separation. Whatever pleases Him
comes to pass; nothing else can be done.   || 3 ||    The Gurmukhs purchase the 
Genuine Article. The True Merchandise is
purchased with the True Capital. Those who purchase this True Merchandise 
through the Perfect Guru are blessed. O Nanak,
one who stocks this True Merchandise shall recognize and realize the Genuine 
Article.   || 4 || 11 ||    SIREE RAAG,   FIRST
MEHL:  As metal merges with metal, those who chant the Praises of the Lord are 
absorbed into the Praiseworthy Lord. Like the
poppies, they are dyed in the deep crimson color of Truthfulness. Those 
contented souls who meditate on the Lord with single-
minded love, meet the True Lord.   || 1 ||    O Siblings of Destiny, become the 
dust of the feet of the humble Saints. In the
Society of the Saints, the Guru is found. He is the Treasure of Liberation, the 
Source of all good fortune.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Upon that Highest Plane of Sublime Beauty, stands the Mansion of the Lord. By 
true actions, this human body is obtained, and
the door within ourselves which leads to the Mansion of the Beloved, is found. 
The Gurmukhs train their minds to contemplate
the Lord, the Supreme Soul.   || 2 ||    By actions committed under the 
influence of the three qualities, hope and anxiety are
produced. Without the Guru, how can anyone be released from these three 
qualities? Through intuitive wisdom, we meet with
Him and find peace. Within the home of the self, the Mansion of His Presence is 
realized when He bestows His Glance of Grace
and washes away our pollution.  || 3 ||   Without the Guru, this pollution is 
not removed. Without the Lord, how can there be
any homecoming? Contemplate the One Word of the Shabad, and abandon other 
hopes. O Nanak, I am forever a sacrifice to
the one who beholds, and inspires others to behold Him.  || 4 || 12 ||   SIREE 
RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:  The life of the discarded
bride is cursed. She is deceived by the love of duality. Like a wall of sand, 
day and night, she crumbles, and eventually, she
breaks down altogether. Without the Word of the Shabad, peace does not come. 
Without her Husband Lord, her suffering does
not end.  || 1 ||   O soul-bride, without your Husband Lord, what good are your 
decorations?


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In this world, you shall not find any shelter; in the world hereafter, being 
false, you shall suffer.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The True
Lord Himself knows all; He makes no mistakes. He is the Great Farmer of the 
Universe. First, He prepares the ground, and
then He plants the Seed of the True Name. The nine treasures are produced from 
Name of the One Lord. By His Grace, we
obtain His Banner and Insignia.  || 2 ||   Some are very knowledgeable, but if 
they do not know the Guru, then what is the use
of their lives? The blind have forgotten the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The 
self-willed manmukhs are in utter darkness. Their
comings and goings in reincarnation do not end; through death and rebirth, they 
are wasting away.  || 3 ||    The bride may
buy sandalwood oil and perfumes, and apply them in great quantities to her 
hair; she may sweeten her breath with betel leaf
and camphor, but if this bride is not pleasing to her Husband Lord, then all 
these trappings are false.  || 4 ||   Her enjoyment
of all pleasures is futile, and all her decorations are corrupt. Until she has 
been pierced through with the Shabad, how can she
look beautiful at Guru’s Gate? O Nanak, blessed is that fortunate bride, who is 
in love with her Husband Lord.   || 5 || 13 ||
SIREE  RAAG,   FIRST  MEHL:   The  empty  body  is  dreadful,  when  the  soul  
goes  out  from  within.  The  burning  fire  of  life  is
extinguished, and the smoke of the breath no longer emerges. The five relatives 
(the senses) weep and wail painfully, and
waste away through the love of duality.  || 1 ||   You fool: chant the Name of 
the Lord, and preserve your virtue. Egotism and
possessiveness are very enticing; egotistical pride has plundered everyone.  || 
1 ||  Pause  ||   Those who have forgotten the
Naam, the Name of the Lord, are attached to affairs of duality. Attached to 
duality, they putrefy and die; they are filled with
the fire of desire within. Those who are protected by the Guru are saved; all 
others are cheated and plundered by deceitful
worldly affairs.  || 2 ||    Love dies, and affection vanishes. Hatred and 
alienation die. Entanglements end, and egotism dies,
along with attachment to Maya, possessiveness and anger. Those who receive His 
Mercy obtain the True One. The Gurmukhs
dwell forever in balanced restraint.  || 3 ||   By true actions, the True Lord 
is met, and the Guru’s Teachings are found. Then,
they are not subject to birth and death; they do not come and go in 
reincarnation. O Nanak, they are respected at the Lord’s
Gate; they are robed in honor in the Court of the Lord.  || 4 || 14 ||   SIREE 
RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:  The body is burnt to ashes;
by its love of Maya, the mind is rusted through. Demerits become one’s enemies, 
and falsehood blows the bugle of attack.
Without  the  Word  of  the  Shabad,  people  wander  lost  in  reincarnation.  
Through  the  love  of  duality,  multitudes  have  been
drowned.  || 1 ||   O mind, swim across, by focusing your consciousness on the 
Shabad. Those who do not become Gurmukh
do not understand the Naam; they die, and continue coming and going in 
reincarnation.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   That body is said
to be pure, in which the True Name abides. One whose body is imbued with the 
Fear of the True One, and whose tongue
savors Truthfulness, is brought to ecstasy by the True Lord’s Glance of Grace. 
That person does not have to go through the
fire of the womb again.  || 2 ||   From the True Lord came the air, and from 
the air came water. From water, He created the
three worlds; in each and every heart He has infused His Light. The Immaculate 
Lord does not become polluted. Attuned to
the Shabad, honor is obtained.  || 3 ||   One whose mind is contented with 
Truthfulness, is blessed with the Lord’s Glance of
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The body of the five elements is dyed in the Fear of the True One; the mind is 
filled with the True Light. O Nanak, your
demerits shall be forgotten; the Guru shall preserve your honor.  || 4 || 15 || 
  SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:  O Nanak, the Boat
of Truth will ferry you across; contemplate the Guru. Some come, and some go; 
they are totally filled with egotism. Through
stubborn-mindedness, the intellect is drowned; one who becomes Gurmukh and 
truthful is saved.  || 1 ||    Without the Guru,
how can anyone swim across to find peace? As it pleases You, Lord, You save me. 
There is no other for me at all.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   In front of me, I see the jungle burning; behind me, I see green 
plants sprouting. We shall merge into the One from
whom  we  came.  The  True  One  is  pervading  each  and  every  heart.  He  
Himself  unites  us  in  Union  with  Himself;  the  True
Mansion of His Presence is close at hand.  || 2 ||   With each and every 
breath, I dwell upon You; I shall never forget You. The
more the Lord and Master dwells within the mind, the more the Gurmukh drinks in 
the Ambrosial Nectar. Mind and body are
Yours; You are my Master. Please rid me of my pride, and let me merge with You. 
 || 3 ||   The One who formed this universe
created the creation of the three worlds. The Gurmukh knows the Divine Light, 
while the foolish self-willed manmukh gropes
around  in  the  darkness.  One  who  sees  that  Light  within  each  and  
every  heart  understands  the  Essence  of  the  Guru’s
Teachings.  || 4 ||    Those who understand are Gurmukh; recognize and applaud 
them. They meet and merge with the True
One. They become the Radiant Manifestation of the Excellence of the True One. O 
Nanak, they are contented with the Naam,
the Name of the Lord. They offer their bodies and souls to God.  || 5 || 16 ||  
 SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:  Listen, O my mind,
my friend, my darling: now is the time to meet the Lord. As long as there is 
youth and breath, give this body to Him. Without
virtue, it is useless; the body shall crumble into a pile of dust.  || 1 ||    
O my mind, earn the profit, before you return home.
The Gurmukh praises the Naam, and the fire of egotism is extinguished.  || 1 || 
 Pause  ||   Again and again, we hear and tell
stories; we read and write and understand loads of knowledge, but still, 
desires increase day and night, and the disease of
egotism fills us with corruption. That Carefree Lord cannot be appraised; His 
Real Value is known only through the Wisdom of
the Guru’s Teachings.  || 2 ||   Even if someone has hundreds of thousands of 
clever mental tricks, and the love and company
of  hundreds  of  thousands  of  people—still,  without  the  Saadh  Sangat,  
the  Company  of  the  Holy,  he  will  not  feel  satisfied.
Without the Name, all suffer in sorrow. Chanting the Name of the Lord, O my 
soul, you shall be emancipated; as Gurmukh, you
shall come to understand your own self.  || 3 ||   I have sold my body and mind 
to the Guru, and I have given my mind and
head as well. I was seeking and searching for Him throughout the three worlds; 
then, as Gurmukh, I sought and found Him.
The True Guru has united me in Union, O Nanak, with that God.  || 4 || 17 ||   
SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:  I have no anxiety
about dying, and no hope of living. You are the Cherisher of all beings; You 
keep the account of our breaths and morsels of
food. You abide within the Gurmukh. As it pleases You, You decide our 
allotment.  || 1 ||   O my soul, chant the Name of the
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The raging fire within is extinguished; the Gurmukh obtains spiritual wisdom.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Know the state of your inner
being; meet with the Guru and get rid of your skepticism. To reach your True 
Home after you die, you must conquer death
while you are still alive. The beautiful, Unstruck Sound of the Shabad is 
obtained, contemplating the Guru.   ||  2  ||     The
Unstruck Melody of Gurbani is obtained, and egotism is eliminated. I am forever 
a sacrifice to those who serve their True Guru.
They are dressed in robes of honor in the Court of the Lord; the Name of the 
Lord is on their lips.  || 3 ||   Wherever I look, I
see the Lord pervading there, in the union of Shiva and Shakti, of 
consciousness and matter. The three qualities hold the body
in bondage; whoever comes into the world is subject to their play. Those who 
separate themselves from the Lord wander lost
in misery. The self-willed manmukhs do not attain union with Him.  || 4 ||   If 
the mind becomes balanced and detached, and
comes to dwell in its own true home, imbued with the Fear of God, then it 
enjoys the essence of supreme spiritual wisdom; it
shall never feel hunger again. O Nanak, conquer and subdue this mind; meet with 
the Lord, and you shall never again suffer in
pain.  || 5 || 18 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:  This foolish mind is greedy; 
through greed, it becomes even more attached to
greed. The evil-minded shaaktas, the faithless cynics, are not attuned to the 
Shabad; they come and go in reincarnation. One
who meets with the Holy True Guru finds the Treasure of Excellence.  || 1 ||   
O mind, renounce your egotistical pride. Serve
the Lord, the Guru, the Sacred Pool, and you shall be honored in the Court of 
the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Chant the Name of
the Lord day and night; become Gurmukh, and know the Wealth of the Lord. All 
comforts and peace, and the Essence of the
Lord, are enjoyed by acquiring spiritual wisdom in the Society of the Saints. 
Day and night, continually serve the Lord God; the
True Guru has given the Naam.   || 2 ||    Those who practice falsehood are 
dogs; those who slander the Guru shall burn in
their own fire. They wander lost and confused, deceived by doubt, suffering in 
terrible pain. The Messenger of Death shall beat
them to a pulp. The self-willed manmukhs find no peace, while the Gurmukhs are 
wondrously joyful.   || 3 ||    In this world,
people are engrossed in false pursuits, but in the world hereafter, only the 
account of your true actions is accepted. The Guru
serves the Lord, His Intimate Friend. The Guru’s actions are supremely exalted. 
O Nanak, never forget the Naam, the Name of
the Lord; the True Lord shall bless you with His Mark of Grace.   || 4 || 19 || 
   SIREE RAAG,   FIRST MEHL:   Forgetting the
Beloved, even for a moment, the mind is afflicted with terrible diseases. How 
can honor be attained in His Court, if the Lord
does not dwell in the mind? Meeting with the Guru, peace is found. The fire is 
extinguished in His Glorious Praises.  || 1 ||   O
mind, enshrine the Praises of the Lord, day and night. One who does not forget 
the Naam, for a moment or even an instant—
how rare is such a person in this world!   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    When one’s 
light merges into the Light, and one’s intuitive
consciousness  is  joined  with  the  Intuitive  Consciousness,  then  one’s  
cruel  and  violent  instincts  and  egotism  depart,  and
skepticism and sorrow are taken away. The Lord abides within the mind of the 
Gurmukh, who merges in the Lord’s Union,
through the Guru.  || 2 ||   If I surrender my body like a bride, the Enjoyer 
will enjoy me. Do not make love with one who is
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The Gurmukh is ravished like the pure and happy bride on the Bed of God, her 
Husband.  || 3 ||   The Gurmukh puts out the
four fires, with the Water of the Lord’s Name. The lotus blossoms deep within 
the heart, and filled with Ambrosial Nectar, one
is satisfied. O Nanak, make the True Guru your friend; going to His Court, you 
shall obtain the True Lord.  || 4 || 20 ||   SIREE
RAAG,   FIRST MEHL:   Meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, O my beloved; follow the 
Guru’s Teachings, and speak of the Lord.
Apply the Touchstone of Truth to your mind, and see if it comes up to its full 
weight. No one has found the worth of the ruby
of the heart; its value cannot be estimated.  || 1 ||    O Siblings of Destiny, 
the Diamond of the Lord is within the Guru. The
True Guru is found in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. Day and night, 
praise the Word of His Shabad.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
The True Merchandise, Wealth and Capital are obtained through the Radiant Light 
of the Guru. Just as fire is extinguished by
pouring on water, desire becomes the slave of the Lord’s slaves. The Messenger 
of Death will not touch you; in this way, you
shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean, carrying others across with you.  
|| 2 ||   The Gurmukhs do not like falsehood. They
are imbued with Truth; they love only Truth. The shaaktas, the faithless 
cynics, do not like the Truth; false are the foundations
of the false. Imbued with Truth, you shall meet the Guru. The true ones are 
absorbed into the True Lord.  || 3 ||   Within the
mind  are  emeralds  and  rubies,  the  Jewel  of  the  Naam,  treasures  and  
diamonds.  The  Naam  is  the  True  Merchandise  and
Wealth; in each and every heart, His Presence is deep and profound. O Nanak, 
the Gurmukh finds the Diamond of the Lord, by
His Kindness and Compassion.   || 4 || 21 ||    SIREE RAAG,   FIRST MEHL:   The 
fire of doubt is not extinguished, even by
wandering through foreign lands and countries. If inner filth is not removed, 
one’s life is cursed, and one’s clothes are cursed.
There is no other way to perform devotional worship, except through the 
Teachings of the True Guru.   || 1 ||     O  mind,
become Gurmukh, and extinguish the fire within. Let the Words of the Guru abide 
within your mind; let egotism and desires
die.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The jewel of the mind is priceless; through the 
Name of the Lord, honor is obtained. Join the Sat
Sangat, the True Congregation, and find the Lord. The Gurmukh embraces love for 
the Lord. Give up your selfishness, and you
shall find peace; like water mingling with water, you shall merge in 
absorption.  || 2 ||   Those who have not contemplated the
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, are unworthy; they come and go in reincarnation. 
One who has not met with the True Guru, the
Primal Being, is bothered and bewildered in the terrifying world-ocean. This 
jewel of the soul is priceless, and yet it is being
squandered like this, in exchange for a mere shell.  || 3 ||   Those who 
joyfully meet with the True Guru are perfectly fulfilled
and wise. Meeting with the Guru, they cross over the terrifying world-ocean. In 
the Court of the Lord, they are honored and
approved. O Nanak, their faces are radiant; the Music of the Shabad, the Word 
of God, wells up within them.   || 4 || 22 ||
SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:  Make your deals, dealers, and take care of your 
merchandise. Buy that object which will go along
with you. In the next world, the All-knowing Merchant will take this object and 
care for it.  || 1 ||   O Siblings of Destiny, chant
the Lord’s Name, and focus your consciousness on Him. Take the Merchandise of 
the Lord’s Praises with you.


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Your Husband Lord shall see this and approve.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Those who 
do not have the Assets of Truth—how can they
find peace? By dealing their deals of falsehood, their minds and bodies become 
false. Like the deer caught in the trap, they
suffer in terrible agony; they continually cry out in pain.  || 2 ||   The 
counterfeit coins are not put into the Treasury; they do
not  obtain  the  Blessed  Vision  of  the  Lord-Guru.  The  false  ones  have  
no  social  status  or  honor.  No  one  succeeds  through
falsehood. Practicing falsehood again and again, people come and go in 
reincarnation, and forfeit their honor.   || 3 ||    O
Nanak, instruct your mind through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, and praise the 
Lord. Those who are imbued with the love
of  the Name of the Lord are not loaded down by doubt. Those who chant the Name 
of the Lord earn great profits; the Fearless
Lord abides within their minds.  || 4 || 23 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL,  
SECOND HOUSE:  Wealth, the beauty of youth and
flowers are guests for only a few days. Like the leaves of the water-lily, they 
wither and fade and finally die.   || 1 ||    Be
happy, dear beloved, as long as your youth is fresh and delightful. But your 
days are few—you have grown weary, and now
your  body  has  grown  old.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     My  playful  friends  
have  gone  to  sleep  in  the  graveyard.  In  my  double-
mindedness, I shall have to go as well. I cry in a feeble voice.  || 2 ||    
Haven’t you heard the call from beyond, O beautiful
soul-bride? You must go to your in-laws; you cannot stay with your parents 
forever.   || 3 ||    O Nanak, know that she who
sleeps   in her parents’ home is plundered in broad daylight. She has lost her 
bouquet of merits; gathering one of demerits, she
departs.   || 4 || 24 ||    SIREE RAAG,   FIRST MEHL,   SECOND HOUSE:   He 
Himself is the Enjoyer, and He Himself is the
Enjoyment. He Himself is the Ravisher of all. He Himself is the Bride in her 
dress, He Himself is the Bridegroom on the bed.  ||
1           ||   My Lord and Master is imbued with love; He is totally 
permeating and pervading all.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He Himself is the
fisherman and the fish; He Himself is the water and the net. He Himself is the 
sinker, and He Himself is the bait.  || 2 ||   He
Himself loves in so many ways. O sister soul-brides, He is my Beloved. He 
continually ravishes and enjoys the happy soul-
brides; just look at the plight I am in without Him!  || 3 ||   Prays Nanak, 
please hear my prayer: You are the pool, and You are
the soul-swan. You are the lotus flower of the day and You are the water-lily 
of the night. You Yourself behold them, and
blossom forth in bliss.  || 4 || 25 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL,  THIRD HOUSE: 
 Make this body the field, and plant the seed
of good actions. Water it with the Name of the Lord, who holds all the world in 
His Hands. Let your mind be the farmer; the
Lord shall sprout in your heart, and you shall attain the state of Nirvaanaa.  
|| 1 ||   You fool! Why are you so proud of Maya?
Father, children, spouse, mother and all relatives—they shall not be your 
helpers in the end.  ||  Pause  ||   So weed out evil,
wickedness and corruption; leave these behind, and let your soul meditate on 
God. When chanting, austere meditation and
self-discipline become your protectors, then the lotus blossoms forth, and the 
honey trickles out.   || 2 ||    Bring the twenty-
seven elements of the body under your control, and throughout the three stages 
of life, remember death. See the Infinite Lord
in the ten directions, and in all the variety of nature. Says Nanak, in this 
way, the One Lord shall carry you across.  ||


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3 || 26 ||    SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL,  THIRD HOUSE:  Make good deeds the soil, 
and let the Word of the Shabad be the
seed; irrigate it continually with the water of Truth. Become such a farmer, 
and faith will sprout. This brings knowledge of
heaven and hell, you fool!  || 1 ||   Do not think that your Husband Lord can 
be obtained by mere words. You are wasting this
life in the pride of wealth and the splendor of beauty.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
The defect of the body which leads to sin is the mud
puddle,  and  this  mind  is  the  frog,  which  does  not  appreciate  the  
lotus  flower  at  all.  The  bumble  bee  is  the  teacher  who
continually teaches the lesson. But how can one understand, unless one is made 
to understand?  || 2 ||    This speaking and
listening is like the song of the wind, for those whose minds are colored by 
the love of Maya. The Grace of the Master is
bestowed upon those who meditate on Him alone. They are pleasing to His Heart.  
|| 3 ||   You may observe the thirty fasts,
and say the five prayers each day, but ‘Satan’ can undo them. Says Nanak, you 
will have to walk on the Path of Death, so why
do you bother to collect wealth and property?  || 4 || 27 ||   SIREE RAAG,  
FIRST MEHL,  FOURTH HOUSE:  He is the Master
who has made the world bloom; He makes the Universe blossom forth, fresh and 
green. He holds the water and the land in
bondage. Hail to the Creator Lord!  || 1 ||   Death, O Mullah—death will come, 
so live in the Fear of God the Creator.  || 1 ||
Pause   ||     You  are  a  Mullah,  and  you  are  a  Qazi,  only  when  you  
know  the  Naam,  the  Name  of  God.  You  may  be  very
educated, but no one can remain when the measure of life is full.  || 2 ||   He 
alone is a Qazi, who renounces selfishness and
conceit, and makes the One Name his Support. The True Creator Lord is, and 
shall always be. He was not born; He shall not
die.  || 3 ||   You may chant your prayers five times each day; you may read 
the Bible and the Koran. Says Nanak, the grave is
calling you, and now your food and drink are finished.  || 4 || 28 ||   SIREE 
RAAG,  FIRST MEHL,  FOURTH HOUSE:  The dogs
of greed are with me. In the early morning, they continually bark at the wind. 
Falsehood is my dagger; through deception, I
eat the carcasses of the dead. I live as a wild hunter, O Creator!  || 1 ||    
I have not followed good advice, nor have I done
good deeds. I am deformed and horribly disfigured. Your Name alone, Lord, saves 
the world. This is my hope; this is my
support.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    With my mouth I speak slander, day and 
night. I spy on the houses of others—I am such a
wretched low-life! Unfulfilled sexual desire and unresolved anger dwell in my 
body, like the outcasts who cremate the dead. I
live as a wild hunter, O Creator!   || 2 ||    I make plans to trap others, 
although I appear gentle. I am a robber—I rob the
world. I am very clever—I carry loads of sin. I live as a wild hunter, O 
Creator!  || 3 ||   I have not appreciated what You have
done for me, Lord; I take from others and exploit them. What face shall I show 
You, Lord? I am a sneak and a thief. Nanak
describes the state of the lowly. I live as a wild hunter, O Creator!  || 4 || 
29 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL,  FOURTH HOUSE:
There is one awareness among all created beings. None have been created without 
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As is their awareness, so is their way. According to the account of our 
actions, we come and go in reincarnation.  || 1 ||   Why,
O soul, do you try such clever tricks? Taking away and giving back, God does 
not delay.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   All beings belong to
You; all beings are Yours. O Lord and Master, how can You become angry with 
them? Even if You, O Lord and Master, become
angry with them, still, You are theirs, and they are Yours.   || 2 ||    We are 
foul-mouthed; we spoil everything with our foul
words. You weigh us  in  the  balance  of  Your  Glance  of  Grace.  When  
one’s  actions  are  right,  the  understanding  is  perfect.
Without good deeds, it becomes more and more deficient.   || 3 ||    Prays 
Nanak, what is the nature of the spiritual people?
They are self-realized; they understand God. By Guru’s Grace, they contemplate 
Him; such spiritual people are honored in His
Court.  || 4 || 30 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL,  FOURTH HOUSE:  You are the 
River, All-knowing and All-seeing. I am just a
fish—how can I find Your limit? Wherever I look, You are there. Outside of You, 
I would burst and die.  || 1 ||   I do not know
of     the fisherman, and I do not know of the net. But when the pain comes, 
then I call upon You.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    You are
present everywhere. I had thought that You were far away. Whatever I do, I do 
in Your Presence. You see all my actions, and
yet   I deny them. I have not worked for You, or Your Name.  || 2 ||    
Whatever You give me, that is what I eat. There is no
other door—unto which door should I go? Nanak offers this one prayer: this body 
and soul are totally Yours.   || 3 ||    He
Himself is near, and He Himself is far away; He Himself is in-between. He 
Himself beholds, and He Himself listens. By His
Creative Power, He created the world. Whatever pleases Him, O Nanak—that 
Command is acceptable.  || 4 || 31 ||    SIREE
RAAG,  FIRST MEHL,  FOURTH HOUSE:  Why should the created beings feel pride in 
their minds? The Gift is in the Hands of
the Great Giver. As it pleases Him, He may give, or not give. What can be done 
by the order of the created beings?  || 1 ||
He Himself is True; Truth is pleasing to His Will. The spiritually blind are 
unripe and imperfect, inferior and worthless.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   The One who owns the trees of the forest and the plants of the 
garden—according to their nature, He gives them
all their names. The Flower and the Fruit of the Lord’s Love are obtained by 
pre-ordained destiny. As we plant, so we harvest
and eat.   || 2 ||    The wall of the body is temporary, as is the soul-mason 
within it. The flavor of the intellect is bland and
insipid without the Salt. O Nanak, as He wills, He makes things right. Without 
the Name, no one is approved.   || 3 || 32 ||
SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL,  FIFTH HOUSE:  The Undeceiveable is not deceived by 
deception. He cannot be wounded by any
dagger. As our Lord and Master keeps us, so do we exist. The soul of this 
greedy person is tossed this way and that.  || 1 ||
Without the oil, how can the lamp be lit?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Let the reading 
of your prayer book be the oil, and let the Fear of
God be the wick for the lamp of this body. Light this lamp with the 
understanding of Truth.  || 2 ||    Use this oil to light this
lamp. Light it, and meet your Lord and Master.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   This body 
is softened with the Word of the Guru’s Bani; you
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All the world continues coming and going in reincarnation.  || 3 ||   In the 
midst of this world, do seva, and you shall be given
a place of honor in the Court of the Lord. Says Nanak, swing your arms in joy!  
|| 4 || 33 ||

SIREE  RAAG,   THIRD  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I serve my True Guru with single-minded devotion, and lovingly focus my 
consciousness on Him. The True Guru is the mind’s
desire and the sacred shrine of pilgrimage, for those unto whom He has given 
this understanding. The blessings of the wishes
of the mind are obtained, and the fruits of one’s desires. Meditate on the 
Name, worship the Name, and through the Name,
you shall be absorbed in intuitive peace and poise.  || 1 ||    O my mind, 
drink in the Sublime Essence of the Lord, and your
thirst shall be quenched. Those Gurmukhs who have tasted it remain intuitively 
absorbed in the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Those
who serve the True Guru obtain the Treasure of the Naam. Deep within, they are 
drenched with the Essence of the Lord, and
the  egotistical  pride  of  the  mind  is  subdued.  The  heart-lotus  
blossoms  forth,  and  they  intuitively  center  themselves  in
meditation. Their minds become pure, and they remain immersed in the Lord; they 
are honored in His Court.  || 2 ||    Those
who serve the True Guru in this world are very rare. Those who keep the Lord 
enshrined in their hearts subdue egotism and
possessiveness. I am a sacrifice to those who are in love with the Naam. Those 
who attain the Inexhaustible Name of the
Infinite Lord remain happy throughout the four ages.  || 3 ||   Meeting with 
the Guru, the Naam is obtained, and the thirst of
emotional attachment departs. When the mind is permeated with the  Lord,  one  
remains  detached  within  the  home  of  the
heart. I am a sacrifice to those who enjoy the Sublime Taste of the Lord. O 
Nanak, by His Glance of Grace, the True Name, the
Treasure of Excellence, is obtained.  || 4 || 1 || 34 ||    SIREE RAAG,  THIRD 
MEHL:  People wear all sorts of costumes and
wander  all  around,  but  in  their  hearts  and  minds,  they  practice  
deception.  They  do  not  attain  the  Mansion  of  the  Lord’s
Presence, and after death, they sink into manure.  || 1 ||   O mind, remain 
detached in the midst of your household. Practicing
truth, self-discipline and good deeds, the Gurmukh is enlightened.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad,
the mind is conquered, and one attains the State of Liberation in one’s own 
home. So meditate on the Name of the Lord; join
and merge with the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation.   || 2 ||    You may 
enjoy the pleasures of hundreds of thousands of
women, and rule the nine continents of the world. But without the True Guru, 
you will not find peace; you will be reincarnated
over and over again.  || 3 ||   Those who wear the Necklace of the Lord around 
their necks, and focus their consciousness on
the Guru’s Feet—wealth and supernatural spiritual powers follow them, but they 
do not care for such things at all.   || 4 ||
Whatever pleases God’s Will comes to pass. Nothing else can be done. Servant 
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O Lord, please give it to me, in Your Natural Way.  || 5 || 2 || 35 ||   SIREE 
RAAG,  THIRD MEHL,  FIRST HOUSE:  Everyone
belongs to the One who rules the Universe. The Gurmukh practices good deeds, 
and the truth is revealed in the heart. True is
the reputation of the true, within whom truth abides. Those who meet the True 
Lord are not separated again; they come to
dwell in the home of the self deep within.  || 1 ||   O my Lord! Without the 
Lord, I have no other at all. The True Guru leads us
to meet the Immaculate True God through the Word of His Shabad.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    One whom the Lord merges into
Himself is merged in the Shabad, and remains so merged. No one merges with Him 
through the love of duality; over and over
again, they come and go in reincarnation. The One Lord permeates all. The One 
Lord is pervading everywhere. That Gurmukh,
unto whom the Lord shows His Kindness, is absorbed in the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord.  || 2 ||   After all their reading, the
Pandits, the religious scholars, and the astrologers argue and debate. Their 
intellect and understanding are perverted; they just
don’t understand. They are filled with greed and corruption. Through 8.4 
million incarnations they wander lost and confused;
through all their wandering and roaming, they are ruined. They act according to 
their pre-ordained destiny, which no one can
erase.  || 3 ||   It is very difficult to serve the True Guru. Surrender your 
head; give up your selfishness. Realizing the Shabad,
one meets with the Lord, and all one’s service is accepted. By personally 
experiencing the Personality of the Guru, one’s own
personality is uplifted, and one’s light merges into the Light. Those who have 
such pre-ordained destiny come to meet the
True Guru.  || 4 ||   O mind, don’t cry out that you are hungry, always hungry; 
stop complaining. The One who created the 8.4
million species of beings gives sustenance to all. The Fearless Lord is forever 
Merciful; He takes care of all. O Nanak, the
Gurmukh understands, and finds the Door of Liberation.  || 5 || 3 || 36 ||   
SIREE RAAG,  THIRD MEHL:  Those who hear and
believe, find the home of the self deep within. Through the Guru's Teachings, 
they praise the True Lord; they find the Lord, the
Treasure of Excellence. Attuned to the Word of the Shabad, they are immaculate 
and pure. I am forever a sacrifice to them.
Those  people,  within  whose  hearts  the  Lord  abides,  are  radiant  and  
enlightened.   ||  1  ||     O  my  mind,  meditate  on  the
Immaculate Lord, Har, Har. Those whose have such pre-ordained destiny written 
on their foreheads—those Gurmukhs remain
absorbed  in  the  Lord’s  Love.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     O  Saints,  see  
clearly  that  the  Lord  is  near  at  hand;  He  is  pervading
everywhere. Those who follow the Guru’s Teachings realize Him, and see Him 
Ever-present. He dwells forever in the minds of
the virtuous. He is far removed from those worthless people who lack virtue. 
The self-willed manmukhs are totally without
virtue. Without the Name, they die in frustration.   || 2 ||    Those who hear 
and believe in the Word of the Guru’s Shabad,
meditate on the Lord in their minds. Night and day, they are steeped in 
devotion; their minds and bodies become pure. The
color  of the world is false and weak; when it washes away, people cry out in 
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Those who have the Radiant Light of the Naam within, become steady and stable, 
forever and ever.  || 3 ||   The blessing of
this human life has been obtained, but still, people do not lovingly focus 
their thoughts on the Name of the Lord. Their feet
slip, and they cannot stay here any longer. And in the next world, they find no 
place of rest at all. This opportunity shall not
come again. In the end, they depart, regretting and repenting. Those whom the 
Lord blesses with His Glance of Grace are
saved; they are lovingly attuned to the Lord.   || 4 ||    They all show off 
and pretend, but the self-willed manmukhs do not
understand. Those Gurmukhs who are pure of heart—their service is accepted. 
They sing the Glorious Praise of the Lord; they
read about the Lord each day. Singing the Praise of the Lord, they merge in 
absorption. O Nanak, the words of those who are
lovingly attuned to the Naam are true forever.  || 5 || 4 || 37 ||    SIREE 
RAAG,  THIRD MEHL:  Those who meditate single-
mindedly on the Naam, and contemplate the Teachings of the Guru—their faces are 
forever radiant in the Court of the True
Lord. They drink in the Ambrosial Nectar forever and ever, and they love the 
True Name.  || 1 ||    O Siblings of Destiny, the
Gurmukhs are honored forever. They meditate forever on the Lord, Har, Har, and 
they wash off the filth of egotism.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   The self-willed manmukhs do not know the Naam. Without the Name, 
they lose their honor. They do not savor the
Taste of the Shabad; they are attached to the love of duality. They are worms 
in the filth of manure. They fall into manure,
and into manure they are absorbed.   || 2 ||    Fruitful are the lives of those 
who walk in harmony with the Will of the True
Guru. Their families are saved; blessed are the mothers who gave birth to them. 
By His Will He grants His Grace; those who
are so blessed, meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 3 ||    The 
Gurmukhs meditate on the Naam; they eradicate
selfishness and conceit from within. They are pure, inwardly and outwardly; 
they merge into the Truest of the True. O Nanak,
blessed is the coming of those who follow the Guru’s Teachings and meditate on 
the Lord.  || 4 || 5 || 38 ||    SIREE RAAG,
THIRD MEHL:   The devotees of the Lord have the Wealth and Capital of the Lord; 
with Guru’s Advice, they carry on their
trade. They praise the Name of the Lord forever and ever. The Name of the Lord 
is their Merchandise and Support. The Perfect
Guru has implanted the Name of the Lord into the Lord’s devotees; it is an 
Inexhaustible Treasure.   || 1 ||    O Siblings of
Destiny, instruct your minds in this way. O mind, why are you so lazy? Become 
Gurmukh, and meditate on the Naam.  || 1 ||
Pause   ||     Devotion  to  the  Lord  is  love  for  the  Lord.  The  Gurmukh 
 reflects  deeply  and  contemplates.  Hypocrisy  is  not
devotion—speaking words of duality leads only to misery. Those humble beings 
who are filled with keen understanding and
meditative contemplation—even though they intermingle with others, they remain 
distinct.  || 2 ||   Those who keep the Lord
enshrined within their hearts are said to be the servants of the Lord. Placing 
mind and body in offering before the Lord, they
conquer and eradicate egotism from within. Blessed and acclaimed is that 
Gurmukh, who shall never be defeated.   || 3 ||
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Without His Grace, He cannot be found. The 8.4 million species of beings all 
yearn for the Lord. Those whom He unites, come
to be united with the Lord. O Nanak, the Gurmukh finds the Lord, and remains 
forever absorbed in the Lord’s Name.  || 4 || 6

|| 39 ||   SIREE RAAG,  THIRD MEHL:  The Name of the Lord is the Ocean of 
Peace; the Gurmukhs obtain it. Meditating on the
Naam, night and day, they are easily and intuitively absorbed in the Naam. 
Their inner beings are immersed in the True Lord;
they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.   || 1 ||    O Siblings of Destiny, 
the world is in misery, engrossed in the love of
duality. In the Sanctuary of the Guru, peace is found, meditating on the Naam 
night and day.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The truthful
ones are not stained by filth. Meditating on the Lord, their minds remain pure. 
The Gurmukhs realize the Word of the Shabad;
they are immersed in the Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord’s Name. The Guru has lit 
the brilliant light of spiritual wisdom, and the
darkness of ignorance has been dispelled.  || 2 ||   The self-willed manmukhs 
are polluted. They are filled with the pollution of
egotism, wickedness and desire. Without the Shabad, this pollution is not 
washed off; through the cycle of death and rebirth,
they waste away in misery. Engrossed in this transitory drama, they are not at 
home in either this world or the next.  || 3 ||
For the Gurmukh, the love of the Name of the Lord is chanting, deep meditation 
and self-discipline. The Gurmukh meditates
forever on the Name of the One Creator Lord. O Nanak, meditate on the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, the Support of all
beings.   || 4 || 7 || 40 ||    SIREE RAAG,   THIRD MEHL:  The self-willed 
manmukhs are engrossed in emotional attachment;
they are not balanced or detached. They do not comprehend the Word of the 
Shabad. They suffer in pain forever, and lose
their honor in the Court of the Lord. The Gurmukhs shed their ego; attuned to 
the Naam, they find peace.  || 1 ||   O my mind,
day and night, you are always full of wishful hopes. Serve the True Guru, and 
your emotional attachment shall be totally burnt
away; remain detached within the home of your heart.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The 
Gurmukhs do good deeds and blossom forth;
balanced  and  detached  in  the  Lord,  they  are  in  ecstasy.  Night  and  
day,  they  perform  devotional  worship,  day  and  night;
subduing their ego, they are carefree. By great good fortune, I found the Sat 
Sangat, the True Congregation; I have found the
Lord, with intuitive ease and ecstasy.   || 2 ||    That person is a Holy 
Saadhu, and a renouncer of the world, whose heart is
filled with the Naam. His inner being is not touched by anger or dark energies 
at all; he has lost his selfishness and conceit.
The True Guru has revealed to him the Treasure of the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord; he drinks in the Sublime Essence of the
Lord, and is satisfied.   || 3 ||    Whoever has found it, has done so in the 
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Through
perfect good fortune, such balanced detachment is attained. The self-willed 
manmukhs wander around lost, but they do not
know the True Guru. They are inwardly attached to egotism. O Nanak, those who 
are attuned to the Shabad are dyed in the
Color of the Lord’s Name. Without the Fear of God, how can they retain this 
Color?  || 4 || 8 || 41 ||    SIREE RAAG,  THIRD
MEHL:   Within the home of your own inner being, the merchandise is obtained. 
All commodities are within. Each and every
moment, dwell on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; the Gurmukhs obtain it. The 
Treasure of the Naam is inexhaustible. By
great good fortune, it is obtained.  || 1 ||


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O my mind, give up slander, egotism and arrogance. Become Gurmukh, and meditate 
forever on the Dear Lord, the One and
Only Creator.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The faces of the Gurmukhs are radiant and 
bright; they reflect on the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad. They obtain peace in this world and the next, chanting and meditating 
within their hearts on the Lord. Within the
home of their own inner being, they obtain the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence, 
reflecting on the Guru’s Shabad.   || 2 ||
Those who turn their faces away from the True Guru shall have their faces 
blackened. Night and day, they suffer in pain; they
see the noose of Death always hovering above them. Even in their dreams, they 
find no peace; they are consumed by the fires
of intense anxiety.  || 3 ||   The One Lord is the Giver of all; He Himself 
bestows all blessings. No one else has any say in this;
He gives just as He pleases. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs obtain Him; He Himself knows 
Himself.  || 4 || 9 || 42 ||   SIREE RAAG,
THIRD MEHL:  Serve your True Lord and Master, and you shall be blessed with 
true greatness. By Guru’s Grace, He abides in
the mind, and egotism is driven out. This wandering mind comes to rest, when 
the Lord casts His Glance of Grace.  || 1 ||   O
Siblings of Destiny, become Gurmukh, and meditate on the Name of the Lord. The 
Treasure of the Naam abides forever within
the mind, and one’s place of rest is found in the Mansion of the Lord’s 
Presence.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The minds and bodies of
the self-willed manmukhs are filled with darkness; they find no shelter, no 
place of rest. Through countless incarnations they
wander lost, like crows in a deserted house. Through the Guru's Teachings, the 
heart is illuminated. Through the Shabad, the
Name of the Lord is received.  || 2 ||   In the corruption of the three 
qualities, there is blindness; in attachment to Maya, there
is darkness. The greedy people serve others, instead of the Lord, although they 
loudly announce their reading of scriptures.
They are burnt to death by their own corruption; they are not at home, on 
either this shore or the one beyond.  || 3 ||    In
attachment to Maya, they have forgotten the Father, the Cherisher of the World. 
Without the Guru, all are unconscious; they
are held in bondage by the Messenger of Death. O Nanak, through the Guru’s 
Teachings, you shall be saved, contemplating
the True Name.  || 4 || 10 || 43 ||   SIREE RAAG,  THIRD MEHL:  The three 
qualities hold people in attachment to Maya. The
Gurmukh attains the fourth state of higher consciousness. Granting His Grace, 
God unites us with Himself. The Name of the
Lord comes to abide within the mind. Those who have the treasure of goodness 
join the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation.  ||
1 ||    O Siblings of Destiny, follow the Guru’s Teachings and dwell in truth. 
Practice truth, and only truth, and merge in the
True Word of the Shabad.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I am a sacrifice to those 
who recognize the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
Renouncing selfishness, I fall at their feet, and walk in harmony with His 
Will. Earning the Profit of the Name of the Lord, Har,
Har, I am intuitively absorbed in the Naam.  || 2 ||   Without the Guru, the 
Mansion of the Lord’s Presence is not found, and
the Naam is not obtained. Seek and find such a True Guru, who shall lead you to 
the True Lord. Destroy your evil passions,
and you shall dwell in peace. Whatever pleases the Lord comes to pass.  || 3 || 
  As one knows the True Guru, so is the peace
obtained. There is no doubt at all about this, but those who love Him are very 
rare. O Nanak, the One Light has two forms;
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|| 4 || 11 || 44 ||    SIREE RAAG,  THIRD MEHL:  Discarding the Ambrosial 
Nectar, they greedily grab the poison; they serve
others, instead of the Lord. They lose their faith, they have no understanding; 
night and day, they suffer in pain. The blind,
self-willed manmukhs do not even think of the Lord; they are drowned to death 
without water.  || 1 ||    O mind, vibrate and
meditate forever on the Lord; seek the Protection of His Sanctuary. If the Word 
of the Guru’s Shabad abides deep within, then
you shall not forget the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   This body is the puppet of 
Maya. The evil of egotism is within it. Coming and
going through birth and death, the self-willed manmukhs lose their honor. 
Serving the True Guru, eternal peace is obtained,
and one’s light merges into the Light.  || 2 ||   Serving the True Guru brings 
a deep and profound peace, and one’s desires are
fulfilled. Abstinence, truthfulness and self-discipline are obtained, and the 
body is purified; the Lord, Har, Har, comes to dwell
within the mind. Such a person remains blissful forever, day and night. Meeting 
the Beloved, peace is found.  || 3 ||   I am a
sacrifice  to  those  who  seek  the  Sanctuary  of  the  True  Guru.  In  the  
Court  of  the  True  One,  they  are  blessed  with  true
greatness; they are intuitively absorbed into the True Lord. O Nanak, by His 
Glance of Grace He is found; the Gurmukh is
united   in His Union.  || 4 || 12 || 45 ||   SIREE RAAG,  THIRD MEHL:  The 
self-willed manmukh performs religious rituals, like
the unwanted bride decorating her body. Her Husband Lord does not come to her 
bed; day after day, she grows more and
more miserable. She does not attain the Mansion of His Presence; she does not 
find the door to His House.  || 1 ||   O Siblings
of Destiny, meditate on the Naam with one-pointed mind. Remain united with the 
Society of the Saints; chant the Name of the
Lord, and find peace.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Gurmukh is the happy and pure 
soul-bride forever. She keeps her Husband Lord
enshrined within her heart. Her speech is sweet, and her way of life is humble. 
She enjoys the Bed of her Husband Lord. The
happy and pure soul-bride is noble; she has infinite love for the Guru.  || 2 
||    By perfect good fortune, one meets the True
Guru, when one’s destiny is awakened. Suffering and doubt are cut out from 
within, and peace is obtained. One who walks in
harmony with the Guru’s Will shall not suffer in pain.   || 3 ||    The Amrit, 
the Ambrosial Nectar, is in the Guru’s Will. With
intuitive ease, it is obtained. Those who are destined to have it, drink it in; 
their egotism is eradicated from within. O Nanak,
the Gurmukh meditates on the Naam, and is united with the True Lord.  || 4 || 
13 || 46 ||    SIREE RAAG,  THIRD MEHL:  If
you know that He is your Husband Lord, offer your body and mind to Him. Behave 
like the happy and pure soul-bride. With
intuitive ease, you shall merge with the True Lord, and He shall bless you with 
true greatness.  || 1 ||   O Siblings of Destiny,
without the Guru, there is no devotional worship. Without the Guru, devotion is 
not obtained, even though everyone may long
for  it.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The soul-bride in love with duality goes 
around the wheel of reincarnation, through 8.4 million
incarnations. Without the Guru, she finds no sleep, and she passes her 
life-night in pain. Without the Shabad, she does not
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2 ||   Practicing egotism, selfishness and conceit, she wanders around the 
world, but her wealth and property will not go with
her. The spiritually blind do not even think of the Naam; they are all bound 
and gagged by the Messenger of Death. Meeting
the True Guru, the wealth is obtained, contemplating the Name of the Lord in 
the heart.  || 3 ||   Those who are attuned to the
Naam are immaculate and pure; through the Guru, they obtain intuitive peace and 
poise. Their minds and bodies are dyed in
the Color of the Lord’s Love, and their tongues savor His Sublime Essence. O 
Nanak, that Primal Color which the Lord has
applied, shall never fade away.   || 4 || 14 || 47 ||    SIREE RAAG,   THIRD 
MEHL:   By His  Grace  one  becomes  Gurmukh,
worshipping the Lord with devotion. Without the Guru there is no devotional 
worship. Those whom He unites with Himself,
understand and become pure. The Dear Lord is True, and True is the Word of His 
Bani. Through the Shabad, we merge with
Him.  || 1 ||   O Siblings of Destiny: those who lack devotion—why have they 
even bothered to come into the world? They do
not serve the Perfect Guru; they waste away their lives in vain.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   The Lord Himself, the Life of the World, is
the Giver of Peace. He Himself forgives, and unites with Himself. So what about 
all these poor beings and creatures? What can
anyone say? He Himself blesses the Gurmukh with glory. He Himself enjoins us to 
His Service.   || 2 ||    Gazing upon their
families, people are lured and trapped by emotional attachment, but none will 
go along with them in the end. Serving the True
Guru,  one  finds  the  Lord,  the  Treasure  of  Excellence.  His  Value  
cannot  be  estimated.  The  Lord  God  is  my  Friend  and
Companion. God shall be my Helper and Support in the end.  || 3 ||   Within 
your conscious mind, you may say anything, but
without the Guru, selfishness is not removed. The Dear Lord is the Giver, the 
Lover of His devotees. By His Grace, He comes to
dwell in the mind. O Nanak, by His Grace, He bestows enlightened awareness; God 
Himself blesses the Gurmukh with glorious
greatness.  || 4 || 15 || 48 ||    SIREE RAAG,  THIRD MEHL:  Blessed is the 
mother who gave birth; blessed and respected is
the father of one who serves the True Guru and finds peace. His arrogant pride 
is banished from within. Standing at the Lord’s
Door, the humble Saints serve Him; they find the Treasure of Excellence.  || 1 
||   O my mind, become Gurmukh, and meditate
on the Lord. The Word of the Guru’s Shabad abides within the mind, and the body 
and mind become pure.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
By His Grace, He has come into my home; He Himself has come to meet me. Singing 
His Praises through the Shabads of the
Guru, we are dyed in His Color with intuitive ease. Becoming truthful, we merge 
with the True One; remaining blended with
Him, we shall never be separated again.   || 2 ||    Whatever is to be done, 
the Lord is doing. No one else can do anything.
Those separated from Him for so long are reunited with Him once again by the 
True Guru, who takes them into His Own
Account. He Himself assigns all to their tasks; nothing else can be done.  || 3 
||   One whose mind and body are imbued with
the Lord’s Love gives up egotism and corruption. Day and night, the Name of the 
One Lord, the Fearless and Formless One,
dwells within the heart. O Nanak, He blends us with Himself, through the 
Perfect, Infinite Word of His Shabad.  || 4 || 16 || 49

||   SIREE RAAG,  THIRD MEHL:  The Lord of the Universe is the Treasure of 
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He is not obtained by mouthing mere words, but by rooting out ego from within. 
Meeting the True Guru, one is permeated
forever with the Fear of God, who Himself comes to dwell within the mind.  || 1 
||    O Siblings of Destiny, one who becomes
Gurmukh and understands this is very rare. To act without understanding is to 
lose the treasure of this human life.   || 1 ||
Pause   ||    Those who have tasted it, enjoy its flavor; without tasting it, 
they wander in doubt, lost and deceived. The True
Name is the Ambrosial Nectar; no one can describe it. Drinking it in, one 
becomes honorable, absorbed in the Perfect Word of
the Shabad.  || 2 ||   He Himself gives, and then we receive. Nothing else can 
be done. The Gift is in the Hands of the Great
Giver. At the Guru’s Door, in the Gurdwara, it is received. Whatever He does, 
comes to pass. All act according to His Will.  || 3

||   The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is abstinence, truthfulness, and 
self-restraint. Without the Name, no one becomes pure.
Through perfect good fortune, the Naam comes to abide within the mind. Through 
the Shabad, we merge into Him. O Nanak,
one who lives in intuitive peace and poise, imbued with the Lord’s Love, 
obtains the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 4 || 17 ||
50 ||   SIREE RAAG,  THIRD MEHL:  You may torment your body with extremes of 
self-discipline, practice intensive meditation
and hang upside-down, but your ego will not be eliminated from within. You may  
perform  religious  rituals,  and  still  never
obtain the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, 
remain dead while yet alive, and the Name
of the Lord shall come to dwell within the mind.  || 1 ||   Listen, O my mind: 
hurry to the Protection of the Guru’s Sanctuary.
By Guru’s Grace you shall be saved. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, you 
shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean of
poison.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Everything under the influence of the three 
qualities shall perish; the love of duality is corrupting.
The Pandits, the religious scholars, read the scriptures, but they are trapped 
in the bondage of emotional attachment. In love
with evil, they do not understand. Meeting the Guru, the bondage of the three 
qualities is cut away, and in the fourth state, the
Door of Liberation is attained.   || 2 ||    Through the Guru, the Path is 
found, and the darkness of emotional attachment is
dispelled. If one dies through the Shabad, then salvation is obtained, and one 
finds the Door of Liberation. By Guru’s Grace,
one remains blended with the True Name of the Creator.   || 3 ||    This mind 
is very powerful; we cannot escape it just by
trying. In the love of duality, people suffer in pain, condemned to terrible 
punishment. O Nanak, those who are attached to the
Naam are saved; through the Shabad, their ego is banished.  || 4 || 18 || 51 || 
  SIREE RAAG,  THIRD MEHL:  By His Grace,
the Guru is found, and the Name of the Lord is implanted within. Without the 
Guru, no one has obtained it; they waste away
their lives in vain. The self-willed manmukhs create karma, and in the Court of 
the Lord, they receive their punishment.  || 1 ||
O mind, give up the love of duality. The Lord dwells within you; serving the 
Guru, you shall find peace.  ||  Pause  ||    When
you love the Truth, your words are true; they reflect the True Word of the 
Shabad. The Name of the Lord dwells within the
mind; egotism and anger are wiped away. Meditating on the Naam with a pure 
mind, the Door of Liberation is found.  || 2 ||
Engrossed in egotism, the world perishes. It dies and is re-born; it continues 
coming and going in reincarnation. The self-willed
manmukhs do not recognize the Shabad; they forfeit their honor, and depart in 
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Serving the Guru, the Name is obtained, and one remains absorbed in the True 
Lord.  || 3 ||    With faith in the Shabad, the
Guru is found, and selfishness is eradicated from within. Night and day, 
worship the True Lord with devotion and love forever.
The Treasure of the Naam abides in the mind; O Nanak, in the poise of perfect 
balance, merge into the Lord.  || 4 || 19 || 52

||    SIREE RAAG,   THIRD MEHL:   Those who do not serve the True Guru shall be 
miserable throughout the four ages. The
Primal  Being  is  within  their  own  home,  but  they  do  not  recognize  
Him.  They  are  plundered  by  their  egotistical  pride  and
arrogance. Cursed by the True Guru, they wander around the world begging, until 
they are exhausted. They do not serve the
True Word of the Shabad, which is the solution to all of their problems.  || 1 
||   O my mind, see the Lord ever close at hand.
He shall remove the pains of death and rebirth; the Word of the Shabad shall 
fill you to overflowing.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Those
who praise the True One are true; the True Name is their Support. They act 
truthfully, in love with the True Lord. The True
King  has  written  His  Order,  which  no  one  can  erase.  The  self-willed  
manmukhs  do  not  obtain  the  Mansion  of  the  Lord’s
Presence. The false are plundered by falsehood.  || 2 ||   Engrossed in 
egotism, the world perishes. Without the Guru, there is
utter darkness. In emotional attachment to Maya, they have forgotten the Great 
Giver, the Giver of Peace. Those who serve
the True Guru are saved; they keep the True One enshrined in their hearts. By 
His Grace, we find the Lord, and reflect on the
True Word of the Shabad.  || 3 ||    Serving the True Guru, the mind becomes 
immaculate and pure; egotism and corruption
are discarded. So abandon your selfishness, and remain dead while yet alive. 
Contemplate the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. The
pursuit of worldly affairs comes to an end, when you embrace love for the True 
One. Those who are attuned to Truth—their
faces are radiant in the Court of the True Lord.  || 4 ||   Those who do not 
have faith in the Primal Being, the True Guru, and
who do not enshrine love for the Shabad—they take their cleansing baths, and 
give to charity again and again, but they are
ultimately consumed by their love of duality. When the Dear Lord Himself grants 
His Grace, they are inspired to love the Naam.
O Nanak, immerse yourself in the Naam, through the Infinite Love of the Guru.   
|| 5 || 20 || 53 ||    SIREE RAAG,   THIRD
MEHL:   Whom shall I serve? What shall I chant? I will go and ask the Guru. I 
will accept the Will of the True Guru, and
eradicate selfishness from within. By this work and service, the Naam shall 
come to dwell within my mind. Through the Naam,
peace is obtained; I am adorned and embellished by the True Word of the Shabad. 
 || 1 ||    O my mind, remain awake and
aware night and day, and think of the Lord. Protect your crops, or else the 
birds shall descend on your farm.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
The desires of the mind are fulfilled, when one is filled to overflowing with 
the Shabad. One who fears, loves, and is devoted to
the Dear Lord day and night, sees Him always close at hand. Doubt runs far away 
from the bodies of those, whose minds
remain forever attuned to the True Word of the Shabad. The Immaculate Lord and 
Master is found. He is True; He is the
Ocean of Excellence.  || 2 ||   Those who remain awake and aware are saved, 
while those who sleep are plundered. They do
not recognize the True Word of the Shabad, and like a dream, their lives fade 
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Like  guests  in  a  deserted  house,  they  leave  just  exactly  as  they  
have  come.  The  life  of  the  self-willed  manmukh  passes
uselessly. What face will he show when he passes beyond?   || 3 ||    God 
Himself is everything; those who are in their ego
cannot even speak of this. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, He is 
realized, and the pain of egotism is eradicated from
within. I fall at the feet of those who serve their True Guru. O Nanak, I am a 
sacrifice to those who are found to be true in the
True Court.  || 4 || 21 || 54 ||   SIREE RAAG,  THIRD MEHL:  Consider the time 
and the moment—when should we worship the
Lord? Night and day, one who is attuned to the Name of the True Lord is true. 
If someone forgets the Beloved Lord, even for
an instant, what sort of devotion is that? One whose mind and body are cooled 
and soothed by the True Lord—no breath of his
is wasted.  || 1 ||   O my mind, meditate on the Name of the Lord. True 
devotional worship is performed when the Lord comes
to dwell in the mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    With intuitive ease, cultivate 
your farm, and plant the Seed of the True Name. The
seedlings have sprouted luxuriantly, and with intuitive ease, the mind is 
satisfied. The Word of the Guru’s Shabad is Ambrosial
Nectar; drinking it in, thirst is quenched. This true mind is attuned to Truth, 
and it remains permeated with the True One.  || 2

||   In speaking, in seeing and in words, remain immersed in the Shabad. The 
Word of the Guru’s Bani vibrates throughout the
four ages. As Truth, it teaches Truth. Egotism and possessiveness are 
eliminated, and the True One absorbs them into Himself.
Those who remain lovingly absorbed in the True One see the Mansion of His 
Presence close at hand.  || 3 ||   By His Grace, we
meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Without His Mercy, it cannot be 
obtained. Through perfect good destiny, one
finds the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, and one comes to meet the True 
Guru. Night and day, remain attuned to the
Naam, and the pain of corruption shall be dispelled from within. O Nanak, 
merging with the Shabad through the Name, one is
immersed in the Name.   || 4 || 22 || 55 ||    SIREE RAAG,   THIRD MEHL:   
Those who contemplate the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad are filled with the Fear of God. They remain forever merged with the Sat 
Sangat, the True Congregation; they dwell
upon the Glories of the True One. They cast off the filth of their mental 
duality, and they keep the Lord enshrined in their
hearts. True is their speech, and true are their minds. They are in love with 
the True One.  || 1 ||   O my mind, you are filled
with the filth of egotism. The Immaculate Lord is eternally Beautiful. We are 
adorned with the Word of the Shabad.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   God joins to Himself those whose minds are fascinated with the True 
Word of His Shabad. Night and day, they are
attuned to the Naam, and their light is absorbed into the Light. Through His 
Light, God is revealed. Without the True Guru,
understanding is not obtained. The True Guru comes to meet those who have such 
pre-ordained destiny.  || 2 ||   Without the
Name,      all are miserable. In the love of duality, they are ruined. Without 
Him, I cannot survive even for an instant, and my life-
night passes in anguish. Wandering in doubt, the spiritually blind come and go 
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When God Himself bestows His Glance of Grace, He blends us into Himself.  || 3 
||   He hears and sees everything. How can
anyone deny Him? Those who sin again and again, shall rot and die in sin. God’s 
Glance of Grace does not come to them;
those self-willed manmukhs do not obtain understanding. They alone see the 
Lord, unto whom He reveals Himself. O Nanak,
the Gurmukhs find Him.  || 4 || 23 || 56 ||   SIREE RAAG,  THIRD MEHL:  Without 
the Guru, the disease is not cured, and the
pain of egotism is not removed. By Guru’s Grace, He dwells in the mind, and one 
remains immersed in His Name. Through the
Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the Lord is found; without the Shabad, people 
wander, deceived by doubt.  || 1 ||   O mind, dwell
in the balanced state of your own inner being. Praise the Lord’s Name, and you 
shall no longer come and go in reincarnation.

|| 1 ||  Pause   ||    The One Lord alone is the Giver, pervading everywhere. 
There is no other at all. Praise the Word of the
Shabad, and He shall come to dwell in your mind; you shall be blessed with 
intuitive peace and poise. Everything is within the
Lord’s Glance of Grace. As He wishes, He gives.   || 2 ||    In egotism, all 
must account for their actions. In this accounting,
there is no peace. Acting in evil and corruption, people are immersed in 
corruption. Without the Name, they find no place of
rest. In the City of Death, they suffer in agony.  || 3 ||   Body and soul all 
belong to Him; He is the Support of all. By Guru’s
Grace, understanding comes, and then the Door of Liberation is found. O Nanak, 
sing the Praises of the Naam, the Name of
the Lord; He has no end or limitation.  || 4 || 24 || 57 ||    SIREE RAAG,  
THIRD MEHL:  Those who have the Support of the
True  Name  are  in  ecstasy  and  peace  forever.  Through  the  Word  of  the 
 Guru’s  Shabad,  they  obtain  the  True  One,  the
Destroyer of pain. Forever and ever, they sing the Glorious Praises of the True 
One; they love the True Name. When the Lord
Himself grants His Grace, He bestows the treasure of devotion.  || 1 ||    O 
mind, sing His Glorious Praises, and be in ecstasy
forever. Through the True Word of His Bani, the Lord is obtained, and one 
remains immersed in the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
In true devotion, the mind is dyed in the deep crimson color of the Lord’s 
Love, with intuitive peace and poise. The mind is
fascinated by the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, which cannot be described. The 
tongue imbued with  the  True  Word  of  the
Shabad drinks in the Amrit with delight, singing His Glorious Praises. The 
Gurmukh obtains this love, when the Lord, in His Will,
grants His Grace.  || 2 ||    This world is an illusion; people pass their 
life-nights sleeping. By the Pleasure of His Will, He lifts
some  out,  and  unites  them  with  Himself.  He  Himself  abides  in  the  
mind,  and  drives  out  attachment  to  Maya.  He  Himself
bestows glorious greatness; He inspires the Gurmukh to understand.   || 3 ||    
The One Lord is the Giver of all. He corrects
those who make mistakes. He Himself has deceived some, and attached them to 
duality. Through the Guru's Teachings, the
Lord is found, and one’s light merges into the Light. Attuned to the Name of 
the Lord night and day, O Nanak, you shall be
absorbed into the Name.  || 4 || 25 || 58 ||   SIREE RAAG,  THIRD MEHL:  The 
virtuous obtain Truth; they give up their desires
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Their minds are imbued with the Word of the Guru’s Shabad; the Love of their 
Beloved is on their tongues. Without the True
Guru, no one has found Him; reflect upon this in your mind and see. The filth 
of the self-willed manmukhs is not washed off;
they have no love for the Guru’s Shabad.  || 1 ||   O my mind, walk in harmony 
with the True Guru. Dwell within the home of
your own inner being, and drink in the Ambrosial Nectar; you shall attain the 
Peace of the Mansion of His Presence.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   The unvirtuous have no merit; they are not allowed to sit in His 
Presence. The self-willed manmukhs do not know
the Shabad; those without virtue are far removed from God. Those who recognize 
the True One are permeated and attuned to
Truth. Their minds are pierced through by the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, and 
God Himself ushers them into His Presence.  ||
2    ||   He Himself dyes us in the Color of His Love; through the Word of His 
Shabad, He unites us with Himself. This True Color
shall not fade away, for those who are attuned to His Love. The self-willed 
manmukhs grow weary of wandering around in all
four directions, but they do not understand. One who is united with the True 
Guru, meets and merges in the True Word of the
Shabad.   || 3 ||    I have grown weary of making so many friends, hoping that 
someone might be able to end my suffering.
Meeting with my Beloved, my suffering has ended; I have attained Union with the 
Word of the Shabad. Earning Truth, and
accumulating the Wealth of Truth, the truthful person gains a reputation of 
Truth. Meeting with the True One, O Nanak, the
Gurmukh shall not be separated from Him again.  || 4 || 26 || 59 ||   SIREE 
RAAG,  THIRD MEHL:  The Creator Himself created
the Creation; He produced the Universe, and He Himself watches over it. The One 
and Only Lord is pervading and permeating
all. The Unseen cannot be seen. God Himself is Merciful; He Himself bestows 
understanding. Through the Guru's Teachings,
the True One dwells forever in the mind of those who remain lovingly attached 
to Him.  || 1 ||   O my mind, surrender to the
Guru’s Will. Mind and body are totally cooled and soothed, and the Naam comes 
to dwell in the mind.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Having created the creation, He supports it and takes care of it. The Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad is realized, when He Himself
bestows  His  Glance  of  Grace.  Those  who  are  beautifully  adorned  with  
the  Shabad  in  the  Court  of  the  True  Lord—those
Gurmukhs are attuned to the True Word of the Shabad; the Creator unites them 
with Himself.   || 2 ||    Through the Guru's
Teachings,  praise  the  True  One,  who  has  no  end  or  limitation.  He  
dwells  in  each  and  every  heart,  by  the  Hukam  of  His
Command; by His Hukam, we contemplate Him. So praise Him through the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad, and drive out egotism
from within. That soul-bride who lacks the Lord’s Name acts without virtue, and 
so she grieves.   || 3 ||    Praising the True
One, attached to the True One, I am satisfied with the True Name. Contemplating 
His Virtues, I accumulate virtue and merit; I
wash myself clean of demerits. He Himself unites us in His Union; there is no 
more separation. O Nanak, I sing the Praises of
my Guru; through Him, I find that God.  || 4 || 27 || 60 ||   SIREE RAAG,  
THIRD MEHL:  Listen, listen, O soul-bride: you are
overtaken by sexual desire—why do you walk like that, swinging your arms in 
joy? You do not recognize your own Husband
Lord! When you go to Him, what face will you show Him? I touch the feet of my 
sister soul-brides who have known their
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If only I could be like them! Joining the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, I 
am united in His Union.  || 1 ||   O woman, the
false ones are being cheated by falsehood. God is your Husband; He is Handsome 
and True. He is obtained by reflecting upon
the Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The self-willed manmukhs do not recognize 
their Husband Lord; how will they spend their life-
night? Filled with arrogance, they burn with desire; they suffer in the pain of 
the love of duality. The happy soul-brides are
attuned to the Shabad; their egotism is eliminated from within. They enjoy 
their Husband Lord forever, and their life-night
passes in the most blissful peace.  || 2 ||   She is utterly lacking in 
spiritual wisdom; she is abandoned by her Husband Lord.
She cannot obtain His Love. In the darkness of intellectual ignorance, she 
cannot see her Husband, and her hunger does not
depart. Come and meet with me, my sister soul-brides, and unite me with my 
Husband. She who meets the True Guru, by
perfect good fortune, finds her Husband; she is absorbed in the True One.  || 3 
||   Those upon whom He casts His Glance of
Grace become His happy soul-brides. One who recognizes her Lord and Master 
places her body and mind in offering before
Him.  Within  her  own  home,  she  finds  her  Husband  Lord;  her  egotism  
is  dispelled.  O  Nanak,  the  happy  soul-brides  are
embellished and exalted; night and day they are absorbed in devotional worship. 
  || 4 || 28 || 61 ||    SIREE RAAG,   THIRD
MEHL:  Some enjoy their Husband Lord; unto whose door should I go to ask for 
Him? I serve my True Guru with love, that He
may lead me to Union with my Husband Lord. He created all, and He Himself 
watches over us. Some are close to Him, and
some are far away. She who knows her Husband Lord to be always with her, enjoys 
His Constant Presence.   || 1  ||     O
woman, you must walk in harmony with the Guru’s Will. Night and day, you shall 
enjoy your Husband, and you shall intuitively
merge into the True One.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Attuned to the Shabad, the happy 
soul-brides are adorned with the True Word of
the Shabad. Within their own home, they obtain the Lord as their Husband, with 
love for the Guru. Upon her beautiful and cozy
bed, she enjoys the Love of her Lord. She is overflowing with the treasure of 
devotion. That Beloved God abides in her mind;
He gives His Support to all.  || 2 ||   I am forever a sacrifice to those who 
praise their Husband Lord. I dedicate my mind and
body to them, and give my head as well; I fall at their feet. Those who 
recognize the One renounce the love of duality. The
Gurmukh recognizes the Naam, O Nanak, and is absorbed into the True One.  || 3 
|| 29 || 62 ||   SIREE RAAG,  THIRD MEHL:
O Dear Lord, You are the Truest of the True. All things are in Your Power. The 
8.4 million species of beings wander around
searching for You, but without the Guru, they do not find You. When the Dear 
Lord grants His Forgiveness, this human body
finds lasting peace. By Guru’s Grace, I serve the True One, who is Immeasurably 
Deep and Profound.   || 1 ||    O my mind,
attuned to the Naam, you shall find peace. Follow the Guru’s Teachings, and 
praise the Naam; there is no other at all.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||    The Righteous Judge of Dharma, by the Hukam of God’s Command, sits 
and administers True Justice. Those evil
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The souls on their spiritual journey chant and meditate within their minds on 
the One Lord, the Treasure of Excellence. The
Righteous  Judge  of  Dharma  serves  them;  blessed  is  the  Lord  who  
adorns  them.   ||  2  ||     One  who  eliminates  mental
wickedness  from  within  the  mind,  and  casts  out  emotional  attachment  
and  egotistical  pride,  comes  to  recognize  the  All-
pervading  Soul,  and  is  intuitively  absorbed  into  the  Naam.  Without  
the  True  Guru,  the  self-willed  manmukhs  do  not  find
liberation; they wander around like lunatics. They do not contemplate the 
Shabad; engrossed in corruption, they utter only
empty words.  || 3 ||   He Himself is everything; there is no other at all. I 
speak just as He makes me speak, when He Himself
makes me speak. The Word of the Gurmukh is God Himself. Through the Shabad, we 
merge in Him. O Nanak, remember the
Naam; serving Him, peace is obtained.  || 4 || 30 || 63 ||   SIREE RAAG,  THIRD 
MEHL:  The world is polluted with the filth of
egotism, suffering in pain. This filth sticks to them because of their love of 
duality. This filth of egotism cannot be washed
away, even by taking cleansing baths at hundreds of sacred shrines. Performing 
all sorts of rituals, people are smeared with
twice as much filth. This filth is not removed by studying. Go ahead, and ask 
the wise ones.  || 1 ||   O my mind, coming to the
Sanctuary of the Guru, you shall become immaculate and pure. The self-willed 
manmukhs have grown weary of chanting the
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, but their filth cannot be removed.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    With a polluted mind, devotional service
cannot be performed, and the Naam, the Name of the Lord, cannot be obtained. 
The filthy, self-willed manmukhs die in filth,
and they depart in disgrace. By Guru’s Grace, the Lord comes to abide in the 
mind, and the filth of egotism is dispelled. Like a
lamp lit in the darkness, the spiritual wisdom of the Guru dispels ignorance.  
|| 2 ||   “I have done this, and I will do that”—I
am an idiotic fool for saying this! I have forgotten the Doer of all; I am 
caught in the love of duality. There is no pain as great
as  the  pain  of  Maya;  it  drives  people  to  wander  all  around  the  
world,  until  they  become  exhausted.  Through  the  Guru's
Teachings, peace is found, with the True Name enshrined in the heart.  || 3 ||  
 I am a sacrifice to those who meet and merge
with the Lord. This mind is attuned to devotional worship; through the True 
Word of Gurbani, it finds its own home. With the
mind so imbued, and the tongue imbued as well, sing the Glorious Praises of the 
True Lord. O Nanak, never forget the Naam;
immerse yourself in the True One.  || 4 || 31 || 64 ||    SIREE RAAG,   FOURTH 
MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:   Within my mind and
body is the intense pain of separation; how can my Beloved come to meet me in 
my home? When I see my God, seeing God
Himself, my pain is taken away. I go and ask my friends, “How can I meet and 
merge with God?”  || 1 ||    O my True Guru,
without You I have no other at all. I am foolish and ignorant; I seek Your 
Sanctuary. Please be Merciful and unite me with the
Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The True Guru is the Giver of the Name of the Lord. 
God Himself causes us to meet Him. The True
Guru understands the Lord God. There is no other as Great as the Guru. I have 
come and collapsed in the Guru’s Sanctuary. In
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No one has found Him by stubborn-mindedness. All have grown weary of the 
effort. Thousands of clever mental tricks have
been tried, but still, the raw and undisciplined mind does not absorb the Color 
of the Lord’s Love. By falsehood and deception,
none have found Him. Whatever you plant, you shall eat.  || 3 ||   O God, You 
are the Hope of all. All beings are Yours; You
are the Wealth of all. O God, none return from You empty-handed; at Your Door, 
the Gurmukhs are praised and acclaimed. In
the terrifying world-ocean of poison, people are drowning—please lift them up 
and save them! This is servant Nanak’s humble
prayer.  || 4 || 1 || 65 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FOURTH MEHL:  Receiving the Naam, 
the mind is satisfied; without the Naam, life is
cursed. If I meet the Gurmukh, my Spiritual Friend, he will show me God, the 
Treasure of Excellence. I am every bit a sacrifice
to  one who reveals to me the Naam.  || 1 ||   O my Beloved, I live by 
meditating on Your Name. Without Your Name, my life
does not even exist. My True Guru has implanted the Naam within me.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   The Naam is a Priceless Jewel; it is
with  the  Perfect  True  Guru.  When  one  is  enjoined  to  serve  the  True  
Guru,  He  brings  out  this  Jewel  and  bestows  this
enlightenment. Blessed, and most fortunate of the very fortunate, are those who 
come to meet the Guru.  || 2 ||   Those who
have not met the Primal Being, the True Guru, are most unfortunate, and are 
subject to death. They wander in reincarnation
over and over again, as the most disgusting maggots in manure. Do not meet 
with, or even approach those people, whose
hearts are filled with horrible anger.   || 3 ||    The True Guru, the Primal 
Being, is the Pool of Ambrosial Nectar. The very
fortunate ones come to bathe in it. The filth of many incarnations is washed 
away, and the Immaculate Naam is implanted
within. Servant Nanak has obtained the most exalted state, lovingly attuned to 
the True Guru.  || 4 || 2 || 66 ||   SIREE RAAG,
FOURTH MEHL:   I sing His Glories, I describe His Glories, I speak of His 
Glories, O my mother. The Gurmukhs, my spiritual
friends, bestow virtue. Meeting with my spiritual friends, I sing the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord. The Diamond of the Guru has
pierced the diamond of my mind, which is now dyed in the deep crimson color of 
the Name.   || 1 ||    O my Lord of the
Universe, singing Your Glorious Praises, my mind is satisfied. Within me is the 
thirst for the Lord’s Name; may the Guru, in His
Pleasure, grant it to me.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Let your minds be imbued with 
His Love, O blessed and fortunate ones. By His
Pleasure, the Guru bestows His Gifts. The Guru has lovingly implanted the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord, within me; I am a
sacrifice  to  the  True  Guru.  Without  the  True  Guru,  the  Name  of  the  
Lord  is  not  found,  even  though  people  may  perform
hundreds of thousands, even millions of rituals.   || 2 ||    Without destiny, 
the True Guru is not found, even though He sits
within the home of our own inner being, always near and close at hand. There is 
ignorance within, and the pain of doubt, like
a separating screen. Without meeting with the True Guru, no one is transformed 
into gold. The self-willed manmukh sinks like
iron, while the boat is very close.  || 3 ||    The Boat of the True Guru is 
the Name of the Lord. How can we climb on board?
One who walks in harmony with the True Guru’s Will comes to sit in this Boat. 
Blessed, blessed are those very fortunate ones,
O Nanak, who are united with the Lord through the True Guru.  || 4 || 3 || 67 
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SIREE RAAG,  FOURTH MEHL:  I stand by the wayside and ask the Way. If only 
someone would show me the Way to God—I
would go with him. I follow in the footsteps of those who enjoy the Love of my 
Beloved. I beg of them, I implore them; I have
such a yearning to meet God!  || 1 ||   O my Siblings of Destiny, please unite 
me in Union with my Lord God. I am a sacrifice
to the True Guru, who has shown me the Lord God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In deep 
humility, I fall at the Feet of the Perfect True
Guru. The Guru is the Honor of the dishonored. The Guru, the True Guru, brings 
approval and applause. I am never tired of
praising the Guru, who unites me with the Lord God.  || 2 ||    Everyone, all 
over the world, longs for the True Guru. Without
the good fortune of destiny, the Blessed Vision of His Darshan is not obtained. 
The unfortunate ones just sit and cry. All things
happen according to the Will of the Lord God. No one can erase the pre-ordained 
Writ of Destiny.  || 3 ||    He Himself is the
True Guru; He Himself is the Lord. He Himself unites in His Union. In His 
Kindness, He unites us with Himself, as we follow the
Guru, the True Guru. Over all the world, He is the Life of the World, O Nanak, 
like water mingled with water.  || 4 || 4 || 68 ||
SIREE RAAG,  FOURTH MEHL:  The Essence of the Ambrosial Naam is the most 
sublime essence; how can I get to taste this
essence? I go and ask the happy  soul-brides, “How did you  come  to meet God?” 
They  are  care-free  and do not speak; I
massage and wash their feet.   || 1 ||    O Siblings of Destiny, meet with your 
spiritual friend, and dwell upon the Glorious
Praises of the Lord. The True Guru, the Primal Being, is your Friend, who shall 
drive out pain and subdue your ego.   || 1 ||
Pause   ||    The Gurmukhs are the happy soul-brides; their minds are filled 
with kindness. The Word of the True Guru is the
Jewel. One who believes in it tastes the  Sublime  Essence  of  the  Lord. 
Those  who  partake  of  the  Lord’s  Sublime  Essence,
through the Guru’s Love, are known as great and very fortunate.  || 2 ||   This 
Sublime Essence of the Lord is in the forests, in
the fields and everywhere, but the unfortunate ones do not taste it. Without 
the True Guru, it is not obtained. The self-willed
manmukhs continue to cry in misery. They do not bow before the True Guru; the 
demon of anger is within them.  || 3 ||   The
Lord Himself, Har, Har, Har, is the Sublime Essence. The Lord Himself is the 
Essence. In His Kindness, He blesses the Gurmukh
with it; the Ambrosial Nectar of this Amrit trickles down. Then, the body and 
mind totally blossom forth and flourish; O Nanak,
the Lord comes to dwell within the mind.  || 4 || 5 || 69 ||   SIREE RAAG,  
FOURTH MEHL:  The day dawns, and then it ends,
and the night passes away. Man’s life is diminishing, but he does not 
understand. Each day, the mouse of death is gnawing
away at the rope of life. Maya spreads out like sweet molasses; the self-willed 
manmukh is stuck like a fly, rotting away.  || 1

||   O Siblings of Destiny, God is my Friend and Companion. Emotional 
attachment to children and spouse is poison; in the end,
no one will go along with you as your helper.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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Through the Guru's Teachings, some embrace love for the Lord, and are saved. 
They remain detached and unaffected, and
they find the Sanctuary of the Lord. They keep death constantly before their 
eyes; they gather the Provisions of the Lord’s
Name, and receive honor. The Gurmukhs are honored in the Court of the Lord. The 
Lord Himself takes them in His Loving
Embrace.  || 2 ||   For the Gurmukhs, the Way is obvious. At the Lord’s Door, 
they face no obstructions. They praise the Lord’s
Name, they keep the Naam in their minds, and they remain attached to the Love 
of the Naam. The Unstruck Celestial Music
vibrates for them at the Lord’s Door, and they are honored at the True Door.  
|| 3 ||   Those Gurmukhs who praise the Naam
are applauded by everyone. Grant me their company, God—I am a beggar; this is 
my prayer. O Nanak, great is the good
fortune of those Gurmukhs, who are filled with the Light of the Naam within.   
|| 4 || 33 || 31 || 6 || 70 ||    SIREE RAAG,
FIFTH MEHL,  FIRST HOUSE:  Why are you so thrilled by the sight of your son and 
your beautifully decorated wife? You enjoy
tasty delicacies, you have lots of fun, and you indulge in endless pleasures. 
You give all sorts of commands, and you act so
superior. The Creator does not come into the mind of the blind, idiotic, 
self-willed manmukh.  || 1 ||   O my mind, the Lord is
the Giver of peace. By Guru’s Grace, He is found. By His Mercy, He is obtained. 
 || 1 ||  Pause  ||   People are entangled in the
enjoyment of fine clothes, but gold and silver are only dust. They acquire 
beautiful horses and elephants, and ornate carriages
of    many kinds. They think of nothing else, and they forget all their 
relatives. They ignore their Creator; without the Name, they
are impure.  || 2 ||    Gathering the wealth of Maya, you earn an evil 
reputation. Those whom you work to please shall pass
away along with you. The egotistical are engrossed in egotism, ensnared by the 
intellect of the mind. One who is deceived by
God Himself, has no position and no honor.  || 3 ||    The True Guru, the 
Primal Being, has led me to meet the One, my only
Friend. The One is the Saving Grace of His humble servant. Why should the proud 
cry out in ego? As the servant of the Lord
wills, so does the Lord act. At the Lord’s Door, none of his requests are 
denied. Nanak is attuned to the Love of the Lord,
whose Light pervades the entire Universe.  || 4 || 1 || 71 ||   SIREE RAAG,  
FIFTH MEHL:  With the mind caught up in playful
pleasures, involved in all sorts of amusements and sights that stagger the 
eyes, people are led astray. The emperors sitting on
their thrones are consumed by anxiety.  || 1 ||   O Siblings of Destiny, peace 
is found in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy. If the Supreme Lord, the Architect of Destiny, writes such an order, then 
anguish and anxiety are erased.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   There are so many places—I have wandered through them all. The masters of 
wealth and the great land-lords have fallen,
crying out, “This is mine! This is mine!”  || 2 ||   They issue their commands 
fearlessly, and act in pride. They subdue all under
their command, but without the Name, they are reduced to dust.  || 3 ||   Even 
those who are served by the 33 million angelic
beings, at whose door the Siddhas and the Saadhus stand, who live in wondrous 
affluence and rule over mountains, oceans
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O Nanak, in the end, all this vanishes like a dream!   || 4 || 2 || 72 ||    
SIREE RAAG,   FIFTH MEHL:   Arising each day, you
cherish your body, but you are idiotic, ignorant and without understanding. You 
are not conscious of God, and your body shall
be cast into the wilderness. Focus your consciousness on the True Guru; you 
shall enjoy bliss forever and ever.   || 1 ||    O
mortal, you came here to earn a profit. What useless activities are you 
attached to? Your life-night is coming to its end.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   The animals and the birds frolic and play—they do not see death. 
Mankind is also with them, trapped in the net of
Maya. Those who always remember the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are considered 
to be liberated.  || 2 ||    That dwelling
which you will have to abandon and vacate—you are attached to it in your mind. 
And that place where you must go to dwell—
you have no regard for it at all. Those who fall at the Feet of the Guru are 
released from this bondage.  || 3 ||   No one else
can save you—don’t look for anyone else. I have searched in all four 
directions; I have come to find His Sanctuary. O Nanak,
the True King has pulled me out and saved me from drowning!   || 4 || 3 || 73 
||    SIREE RAAG,   FIFTH MEHL:   For a brief
moment, man is a guest of the Lord; he tries to resolve his affairs. Engrossed 
in Maya and sexual desire, the fool does not
understand. He arises and departs with regret, and falls into the clutches of 
the Messenger of Death.  || 1 ||   You are sitting
on the collapsing riverbank—are you blind? If you are so pre-destined, then act 
according to the Guru’s Teachings.   || 1 ||
Pause   ||    The Reaper does not look upon any as unripe, half-ripe or fully 
ripe. Picking up and wielding their sickles, the
harvesters arrive. When the landlord gives the order, they cut and measure the 
crop.   || 2 ||    The first watch of the night
passes away in worthless affairs, and the second passes in deep sleep. In the 
third, they babble nonsense, and when the
fourth watch comes, the day of death has arrived. The thought of the One who 
bestows body and soul never enters the mind.

||  3  ||     I  am  devoted  to  the  Saadh  Sangat,  the  Company  of  the  
Holy;  I  sacrifice  my  soul  to  them.  Through  them,
understanding has entered my mind, and I have met the All-knowing Lord God. 
Nanak sees the Lord always with him—the
Lord, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.  || 4 || 4 || 74 ||   SIREE 
RAAG,  FIFTH MEHL:  Let me forget everything, but
let me not forget the One Lord. All my evil pursuits have been burnt away; the 
Guru has blessed me with the Naam, the true
object of life. Give up all other hopes, and rely on the One Hope. Those who 
serve the True Guru receive a place in the world
hereafter.  || 1 ||   O my mind, praise the Creator. Give up all your clever 
tricks, and fall at the Feet of the Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause

||    Pain and hunger shall not oppress you, if the Giver of Peace comes into 
your mind. No undertaking shall fail, when the
True Lord is always in your heart. No one can kill that one unto whom You, 
Lord, give Your Hand and protect. Serve the Guru,
the Giver of Peace; He shall wash off the residues of all your mistakes.   || 2 
||    Your servant begs to serve those who are
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The opportunity to work hard serving the Saadh Sangat is obtained, when the 
Divine Lord is pleased. Everything is in the
Hands of our Lord and Master; He Himself is the Doer of deeds. I am a sacrifice 
to the True Guru, who fulfills all hopes and
desires.  || 3 ||   The One appears to be my Companion; the One is my Brother 
and Friend. The elements and the components
are all made by the One; they are held in their order by the One. When the mind 
accepts, and is satisfied with the One, then
the consciousness becomes steady and stable. Then, one’s food is the True Name, 
one’s garments are the True Name, and
one’s Support, O Nanak, is the True Name.  || 4 || 5 || 75 ||   SIREE RAAG,  
FIFTH MEHL:  All things are received if the One is
obtained. The precious gift of this human life becomes fruitful when one chants 
the True Word of the Shabad. One who has
such destiny written on his forehead enters the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence, 
through the Guru.  || 1 ||   O my mind, focus
your consciousness on the One. Without the One, all entanglements are 
worthless; emotional attachment to Maya is totally
false.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Hundreds of thousands of princely pleasures are 
enjoyed, if the True Guru bestows His Glance of
Grace. If He bestows the Name of the Lord, for even a moment, my mind and body 
are cooled and soothed. Those who have
such pre-ordained destiny hold tight to the Feet of the True Guru.  || 2 ||    
Fruitful is that moment, and fruitful is that time,
when one is in love with the True Lord. Suffering and sorrow do not touch those 
who have the Support of the Name of the
Lord. Grasping him by the arm, the Guru lifts them up and out, and carries them 
across to the other side.  || 3 ||   Embellished
and immaculate is that place where the Saints gather together. He alone finds 
shelter, who has met the Perfect Guru. Nanak
builds his house upon that site where there is no death, no birth, and no old 
age.   || 4 || 6 || 76 ||    SIREE RAAG,   FIFTH
MEHL:  Meditate on Him, O my soul; He is the Supreme Lord over kings and 
emperors. Place the hopes of your mind in the
One, in whom all have faith. Give up all your clever tricks, and grasp the Feet 
of the Guru.   || 1 ||    O my mind, chant the
Name with intuitive peace and poise. Twenty-four hours a day, meditate on God. 
Constantly sing the Glories of the Lord of the
Universe.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Seek His Shelter, O my mind; there is no other 
as Great as He. Remembering Him in meditation,
a profound peace is obtained. Pain and suffering will not touch you at all. 
Forever and ever, work for God; He is our True Lord
and Master.  || 2 ||   In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you shall 
become absolutely pure, and the noose of death
shall be cut away. So offer your prayers to Him, the Giver of Peace, the 
Destroyer of fear. Showing His Mercy, the Merciful
Master shall resolve your affairs.  || 3 ||   The Lord is said to be the 
Greatest of the Great; His Kingdom is the Highest of the
High. He has no color or mark; His Value cannot be estimated. Please show Mercy 
to Nanak, God, and bless him with Your
True Name.  || 4 || 7 || 77 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIFTH MEHL:  One who meditates on 
the Naam is at peace; his face is radiant
and bright. Obtaining it from the Perfect Guru, he is honored all over the 
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In the Company of the Holy, the One True Lord comes to abide within the home of 
the self.  || 1 ||   O my mind, meditate on
the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The Naam is your Companion; it shall always be 
with you. It shall save you in the world
hereafter.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||  What good is worldly greatness? All the 
pleasures of Maya are tasteless and insipid. In the end,
they  shall  all  fade  away.  Perfectly  fulfilled  and  supremely  acclaimed  
is  the  one,  in  whose  heart  the  Lord  abides.   ||  2  ||
Become the dust of the Saints; renounce your selfishness and conceit. Give up 
all your schemes and your clever mental tricks,
and fall at the Feet of the Guru. He alone receives the Jewel, upon whose 
forehead such wondrous destiny is written.  || 3 ||
O Siblings of Destiny, it is received only when God Himself bestows it. People 
serve the True Guru only when the fever of
egotism has been eradicated. Nanak has met the Guru; all his sufferings have 
come to an end.  || 4 || 8 || 78 ||   SIREE RAAG,
FIFTH MEHL:  The One is the Knower of all beings; He alone is our Savior. The 
One is the Support of the mind; the One is the
Support of the breath of life. In His Sanctuary there is eternal peace. He is 
the Supreme Lord God, the Creator.  || 1 ||   O my
mind, give up all these efforts. Dwell upon the Perfect Guru each day, and 
attach yourself to the One Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
The One is my Brother, the One is my Friend. The One is my Mother and Father. 
The One is the Support of the mind; He has
given us body and soul. May I never forget God from my mind; He holds all in 
the Power of His Hands.  || 2 ||    The One is
within the home of the self, and the One is outside as well. He Himself is in 
all places and interspaces. Meditate twenty-four
hours a day on the One who created all beings and creatures. Attuned to the 
Love of the One, there is no sorrow or suffering.

|| 3 ||   There is only the One Supreme Lord God; there is no other at all. 
Soul and body all belong to Him; whatever pleases
His Will comes to pass. Through the Perfect Guru, one becomes perfect; O Nanak, 
meditate on the True One.  || 4 || 9 || 79 ||
SIREE RAAG,  FIFTH MEHL:  Those who focus their consciousness on the True Guru 
are perfectly fulfilled and famous. Spiritual
wisdom wells up in the minds of those unto whom the Lord Himself shows Mercy. 
Those who have such destiny written upon
their foreheads obtain the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||   O my mind, meditate on 
the Name of the One Lord. The happiness of all
happiness shall well up, and in the Court of the Lord, you shall be dressed in 
robes of honor.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The fear of
death  and  rebirth  is  removed  by  performing  loving  devotional  service  
to  the  Lord  of  the  World.  In  the  Saadh  Sangat,  the
Company of the Holy, one becomes immaculate and pure; the Lord Himself takes 
care of such a one. The filth of birth and
death  is washed away, and one is uplifted, beholding the Blessed Vision of the 
Guru’s Darshan.   || 2 ||    The Supreme Lord
God is pervading all places and interspaces. The One is the Giver of all—there 
is no other at all. In His Sanctuary, one is saved.
Whatever He wishes, comes to pass.  || 3 ||   Perfectly fulfilled and famous 
are those, in whose minds the Supreme Lord God
abides. Their reputation is spotless and pure; they are famous all over the 
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O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to those who meditate on my God.  || 4 || 10 || 80 || 
   SIREE RAAG,   FIFTH MEHL:   Meeting the
True Guru, all my sufferings have ended, and the Peace of the Lord has come to 
dwell within my mind. The Divine  Light
illuminates my inner being, and I am lovingly absorbed in the One. Meeting with 
the Holy Saint, my face is radiant; I have
realized my pre-ordained destiny. I constantly sing the Glories of the Lord of 
the Universe. Through the True Name, I have
become spotlessly pure.  || 1 ||    O my mind, you shall find peace through the 
Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Working for the
Perfect Guru, no one goes away empty-handed.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The desires 
of the mind are fulfilled, when the Treasure of
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is obtained. The Inner-knower, the Searcher of 
hearts, is always with you; recognize Him as
the Creator. By Guru’s Grace, your face shall be radiant. Chanting the Naam, 
you shall receive the benefits of giving charity
and taking cleansing baths. Sexual desire, anger and greed are eliminated, and 
all egotistical pride is abandoned.  || 2 ||   The
Profit of the Naam is obtained, and all affairs are brought to fruition. In His 
Mercy, God unites us with Himself, and He blesses
us with the Naam. My comings and goings in reincarnation have come to an end; 
He Himself has bestowed His Mercy. I have
obtained  my  home  in  the  True  Mansion  of  His  Presence,  realizing  the  
Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad.   ||  3  ||     His  humble
devotees are protected and saved; He Himself showers His Blessings upon us. In 
this world and in the world hereafter, radiant
are   the faces of those who cherish and enshrine the Glories of the True Lord. 
Twenty-four hours a day, they lovingly dwell
upon His Glories; they are imbued with His Infinite Love. Nanak is forever a 
sacrifice to the Supreme Lord God, the Ocean of
Peace.   || 4 || 11 || 81 ||    SIREE RAAG,   FIFTH MEHL:   If we meet the 
Perfect True Guru, we obtain the Treasure of the
Shabad. Please grant Your Grace, God, that we may meditate on Your Ambrosial 
Naam. The pains of birth and death are taken
away; we are intuitively centered on His Meditation.  || 1 ||   O my mind, seek 
the Sanctuary of God. Without the Lord, there is
no other at all. Meditate on the One and only Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   His Value cannot be estimated;
He is the Vast Ocean of Excellence. O most fortunate ones, join the Sangat, the 
Blessed Congregation; purchase the True
Word of the Shabad. Serve the Lord, the Ocean of Peace, the Supreme Lord over 
kings and emperors.   || 2 ||    I take the
Support of the Lord’s Lotus Feet; there is no other place of rest for me. I 
lean upon You as my Support, O Supreme Lord God.
I  exist only by Your Power. O God, You are the Honor of the dishonored. I seek 
to merge with You.  || 3 ||   Chant the Lord’s
Name and contemplate the Lord of the World, twenty-four hours a day. He 
preserves our soul, our breath of life, body and
wealth. By His Grace, He protects our soul. O Nanak, all pain has been washed 
away, by the Supreme Lord God, the Forgiver.

|| 4 || 12 || 82 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have fallen in love with the 
True Lord. He does not die, He does not come

and go. In separation, He is not separated from us; He is pervading and 
permeating amongst all. He is the Destroyer of the
pain and suffering of the meek. He bears True Love for His servants. Wondrous 
is the Form of the Immaculate One. Through
the Guru, I have met Him, O my mother!  || 1 ||   O Siblings of Destiny, make 
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Cursed is emotional attachment and love of Maya; no one is seen to be at peace. 
  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    God is Wise, Giving,
Tender-hearted, Pure, Beautiful and Infinite. He is our Companion and Helper, 
Supremely Great, Lofty and Utterly Infinite. He
is not known as young or old; His Court is Steady and Stable. Whatever we seek 
from Him, we receive. He is the Support of
the unsupported.   || 2 ||    Seeing Him, our evil inclinations vanish; mind 
and body become peaceful and tranquil. With one-
pointed mind, meditate on the One Lord, and the doubts of your mind will be 
dispelled. He is the Treasure of Excellence, the
Ever-fresh Being. His Gift is Perfect and Complete. Forever and ever, worship 
and adore Him. Day and night, do not forget
Him.  || 3 ||   One whose destiny is so pre-ordained, obtains the Lord of the 
Universe as his Companion. I dedicate my body,
mind, wealth and all to Him. I totally sacrifice my soul to Him. Seeing and 
hearing, He is always close at hand. In each and
every heart, God is pervading. Even the ungrateful ones are cherished by God. O 
Nanak, He is forever the Forgiver.  || 4 || 13

|| 83 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIFTH MEHL:  This mind, body and wealth were given by 
God, who naturally adorns us. He has blessed
us with all our energy, and infused His Infinite Light deep within us. Forever 
and ever, meditate in remembrance on God; keep
Him enshrined in your heart.  || 1 ||   O my mind, without the Lord, there is 
no other at all. Remain in God’s Sanctuary forever,
and no suffering shall afflict you.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Jewels, treasures, 
pearls, gold and silver—all these are just dust. Mother,
father, children and relatives—all relations are false. The self-willed manmukh 
is an insulting beast; he does not acknowledge
the One who created him.  || 2 ||   The Lord is pervading within and beyond, 
and yet people think that He is far away. They
are engrossed in clinging desires; within their hearts there is ego and 
falsehood. Without devotion to the Naam, crowds of
people come and go.  || 3 ||    Please preserve Your beings and creatures, God; 
O Creator Lord, please be merciful! Without
God, there is no saving grace. The Messenger of Death is cruel and unfeeling. O 
Nanak, may I never forget the Naam! Please
bless me with Your Mercy, Lord!  || 4 || 14 || 84 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIFTH MEHL: 
 “My body and my wealth; my ruling power,
my  beautiful  form  and  country—mine!”  You  may  have  children,  a  wife  
and  many  mistresses;  you  may  enjoy  all  sorts  of
pleasures and fine clothes. And yet, if the Name of the Lord does not abide 
within the heart, none of it has any use or value.

|| 1 ||    O my mind, meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Always keep 
the Company of the Holy, and focus your
consciousness on the Feet of the Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Those who have 
such blessed destiny written on their foreheads
meditate on the Treasure of the Naam. All their affairs are brought to 
fruition, holding onto the Guru’s Feet. The diseases of
ego and doubt are cast out; they shall not come and go in reincarnation.  || 2 
||   Let the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy, be your cleansing baths at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage. 
Your soul, breath of life, mind and body shall
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In this world you shall be blessed with greatness, and in the Court of the Lord 
you shall find your place of rest.  || 3 ||   God
Himself acts, and causes others to act; everything is in His Hands. He Himself 
bestows life and death; He is with us, within and
beyond. Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God, the Master of all hearts.  || 4 || 15 
|| 85 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Guru
is Merciful; we seek the Sanctuary of God. Through the Teachings of the True 
Guru, all worldly entanglements are eliminated.
The  Name  of  the  Lord  is  firmly  implanted  within  my  mind;  through  
His  Ambrosial  Glance  of  Grace,  I  am  exalted  and
enraptured.  || 1 ||   O my mind, serve the True Guru. God Himself grants His 
Grace; do not forget Him, even for an instant.

||  Pause  ||   Continually sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the 
Universe, the Destroyer of demerits. Without the Name of
the Lord, there is no peace. Having tried all sorts of ostentatious displays, I 
have come to see this. Intuitively imbued with His
Praises, one is saved, crossing over the terrifying world-ocean.   || 2 ||    
The merits of pilgrimages, fasts and hundreds of
thousands of techniques of austere self-discipline are found in the dust of the 
feet of the Holy. From whom are you trying to
hide your actions? God sees all; He is Ever-present. My God is totally 
pervading all places and interspaces.  || 3 ||   True is His
Empire, and True is His Command. True is His Seat of True Authority. True is 
the Creative Power which He has created. True is
the world which He has fashioned. O Nanak, chant the True Name; I am forever 
and ever a sacrifice to Him.  || 4 || 16 || 86 ||
SIREE RAAG,   FIFTH MEHL:   Make the effort, and chant the Lord’s Name. O very 
fortunate ones, earn this wealth. In the
Society of the Saints, meditate in remembrance on the Lord, and wash off the 
filth of countless incarnations.  || 1 ||    O my
mind, chant and meditate on the Name of the Lord. Enjoy the fruits of your 
mind’s desires; all suffering and sorrow shall
depart.  ||  Pause  ||    For His sake, you assumed this body; see God always 
with you. God is pervading the water, the land
and the sky; He sees all with His Glance of Grace.  || 2 ||   The mind and body 
become spotlessly pure, enshrining love for the
True Lord. One who dwells upon the Feet of the Supreme Lord God has truly 
performed all meditations and austerities.  || 3 ||
The Ambrosial Name of the Lord is a Gem, a Jewel, a Pearl. The essence of 
intuitive peace and bliss is obtained, O servant
Nanak, by singing the Glories of God.  || 4 || 17 || 87 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  That is the essence of the scriptures,
and that is a good omen, by which one comes to chant the Name of the Lord. The 
Guru has given me the Wealth of the Lotus
Feet of the Lord, and I, without shelter, have now obtained Shelter. The True 
Capital, and the True Way of Life, comes by
chanting His Glories, twenty-four hours a day. Granting His Grace, God meets 
us, and we no longer die, or come or go in
reincarnation.  || 1 ||    O my mind, vibrate and meditate forever on the Lord, 
with single-minded love. He is contained deep
within each and every heart. He is always with you, as your Helper and Support. 
 || 1 ||  Pause  ||    How can I measure the
happiness  of  meditating  on  the  Lord  of  the  Universe?  Those  who  taste 
 it  are  satisfied  and  fulfilled;  their  souls  know  this
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In the Society of the Saints, God, the Beloved, the Forgiver, comes to dwell 
within the mind. One who has served his God is
the emperor of kings  || 2 ||    This is the time to speak and sing the Praise 
and the Glory of God, which brings the merit of
millions of cleansing and purifying baths. The tongue which chants these 
Praises is worthy; there is no charity equal to this.
Blessing us with His Glance of Grace, the Kind and Compassionate, All-powerful 
Lord comes to dwell within the mind and body.
My soul, body and wealth are His. Forever and ever, I am a sacrifice to Him.  
|| 3 ||   One whom the Creator Lord has met and
joined to Himself shall never again be separated. The True Creator Lord breaks 
the bonds of His slave. The doubter has been
put back on the path; his merits and demerits have not been considered. Nanak 
seeks the Sanctuary of the One who is the
Support of every heart.  || 4 || 18 || 88 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIFTH MEHL:  With 
your tongue, repeat the True Name, and your
mind and body shall become pure. Your mother and father and all your 
relations—without Him, there are none at all. If God
Himself bestows His Mercy, then He is not forgotten, even for an instant.  || 1 
||   O my mind, serve the True One, as long as
you have the breath of life. Without the True One, everything is false; in the 
end, all shall perish.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   My Lord
and Master is Immaculate and Pure; without Him, I cannot even survive. Within 
my mind and body, there is such a great
hunger; if only someone would come and unite me with Him, O my mother! I have 
searched the four corners of the world—
without our Husband Lord, there is no other place of rest.   || 2 ||    Offer 
your prayers to Him, who shall unite you with the
Creator. The True Guru is the Giver of the Naam; His Treasure is perfect and 
overflowing. Forever and ever, praise the One,
who has no end or limitation.  || 3 ||   Praise God, the Nurturer and 
Cherisher; His Wondrous Ways are unlimited. Forever and
ever, worship and adore Him; this is the most wonderful wisdom. O Nanak, God’s 
Flavor is sweet to the minds and bodies of
those who have such blessed destiny written on their foreheads.  || 4 || 19 || 
89 ||    SIREE RAAG,  FIFTH MEHL:  Meet with
the humble Saints, O Siblings of Destiny, and contemplate the True Name. For 
the journey of the soul, gather those supplies
which will go with you here and hereafter. These are obtained from the Perfect 
Guru, when God bestows His Glance of Grace.
Those unto whom He is Merciful, receive His Grace.   || 1 ||    O my mind, 
there is no other as great as the Guru. I cannot
imagine any other place. The Guru leads me to meet the True Lord.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Those who go to see the Guru obtain
all treasures. Those whose minds are attached to the Guru’s Feet are very 
fortunate, O my mother. The Guru is the Giver, the
Guru is All-powerful. The Guru is All-pervading, contained amongst all. The 
Guru is the Transcendent Lord, the Supreme Lord
God. The Guru lifts up and saves those who are drowning.   || 2 ||    How shall 
I praise the Guru, the All-powerful Cause of
causes? Those, upon whose foreheads the Guru has placed His Hand, remain steady 
and stable. The Guru has led me to drink
in the Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; He has released me 
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I serve the Guru, the Transcendent Lord, the Dispeller of fear; my suffering 
has been taken away.  || 3 ||   The True Guru is
the Deep and Profound Ocean of Peace, the Destroyer of sin. For those who serve 
their Guru, there is no punishment at the
hands of the Messenger of Death. There is none to compare with the Guru; I have 
searched and looked throughout the entire
universe. The True Guru has bestowed the Treasure of the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord. O Nanak, the mind is filled with
peace.  || 4 || 20 || 90 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIFTH MEHL:  People eat what they 
believe to be sweet, but it turns out to be bitter
in  taste.  They  attach  their  affections  to  brothers  and  friends,  
uselessly  engrossed  in  corruption.  They  vanish  without  a
moment’s delay; without God’s Name, they are stunned and amazed.  || 1 ||   O 
my mind, attach yourself to the service of the
True Guru. Whatever is seen, shall pass away. Abandon the intellectualizations 
of your mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Like the mad
dog running around in all directions, the greedy person, unaware, consumes 
everything, edible and non-edible alike. Engrossed
in the intoxication of sexual desire and anger, people wander through 
reincarnation over and over again.  || 2 ||    Maya has
spread out her net, and in it, she has placed the bait. The bird of desire is 
caught, and cannot find any escape, O my mother.
One who does not know the Lord who created him, comes and goes in reincarnation 
over and over again.  || 3 ||   By various
devices, and in so many ways, this world is enticed. They alone are saved, whom 
the All-powerful, Infinite Lord protects. The
servants of the Lord are saved by the Love of the Lord. O Nanak, I am forever a 
sacrifice to them.  || 4 || 21 || 91 ||   SIREE
RAAG,  FIFTH MEHL,  SECOND HOUSE:  The herdsman comes to the pasture lands—what 
good are his ostentatious displays
here? When your allotted time is up, you must go. Take care of your real hearth 
and home.  || 1 ||   O mind, sing the Glorious
Praises of the Lord, and serve the True Guru with love. Why do you take pride 
in trivial matters?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Like an
overnight guest, you shall arise and depart in the morning. Why are you so 
attached to your household? It is all like flowers in
the garden.  || 2 ||   Why do you say, “Mine, mine”? Look to God, who has given 
it to you. It is certain that you must arise and
depart,  and  leave  behind  your  hundreds  of  thousands  and  millions.   || 
 3  ||     Through  8.4  million  incarnations  you  have
wandered, to obtain this rare and precious human life. O Nanak, remember the  
Naam,  the  Name  of  the  Lord;  the  day  of
departure is drawing near!  || 4 || 22 || 92 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIFTH MEHL:  As 
long as the soul-companion is with the body, it
dwells in happiness. But when the companion arises and departs, then the 
body-bride mingles with dust.  || 1 ||   My mind has
become detached from the world; it longs to see the Vision of God’s Darshan. 
Blessed is Your Place.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    As
long as the soul-husband dwells in the body-house, everyone greets you with 
respect. But when the soul-husband arises and
departs, then no one cares for you at all.  || 2 ||   In this world of your 
parents’ home, serve your Husband Lord; in the world
beyond, in your in-laws’ home, you shall dwell in peace. Meeting with the Guru, 
be a sincere student of proper conduct, and
suffering shall never touch you.  || 3 ||   Everyone shall go to their Husband 
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Everyone shall be given their ceremonial send-off after their marriage. O 
Nanak, blessed are the happy soul-brides, who are in
love with their Husband Lord.  || 4 || 23 || 93 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIFTH MEHL,  
SIXTH HOUSE:  The One Lord is the Doer, the
Cause of causes, who has created the creation. Meditate on the One, O my mind, 
who is the Support of all.  || 1 ||   Meditate
within your mind on the Guru’s Feet. Give up all your clever mental tricks, and 
lovingly attune yourself to the True Word of the
Shabad.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Suffering, agony and fear do not cling to one 
whose heart is filled with the GurMantra. Trying
millions of things, people have grown weary, but without the Guru, none have 
been saved.  || 2 ||   Gazing upon the Blessed
Vision of the Guru’s Darshan, the mind is comforted and all sins depart. I am a 
sacrifice to those who fall at the Feet of the
Guru.  || 3 ||    In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the True Name 
of the Lord comes to dwell in the mind. Very
fortunate are those, O Nanak, whose minds are filled with this love.  || 4 || 
24 || 94 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIFTH MEHL:  Gather in
the Wealth of the Lord, worship the True Guru, and give up all your corrupt 
ways. Meditate in remembrance on the Lord who
created and adorned you, and you shall be saved.  || 1 ||   O mind, chant the 
Name of the One, the Unique and Infinite Lord.
He gave you the praanaa, the breath of life, and your mind and body. He is the 
Support of the heart.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The
world is drunk, engrossed in sexual desire, anger and egotism. Seek the 
Sanctuary of the Saints, and fall at their feet; your
suffering and darkness shall be removed.  || 2 ||   Practice truth, contentment 
and kindness; this is the most excellent way of
life. One who is so blessed by the Formless Lord God renounces selfishness, and 
becomes the dust of all.  || 3 ||    All that is
seen is You, Lord, the expansion of the expanse. Says Nanak, the Guru has 
removed my doubts; I recognize God in all.  || 4 ||
25 || 95 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIFTH MEHL:  The whole world is engrossed in bad 
deeds and good deeds. God’s devotee is above
both, but those who understand this are very rare.  || 1 ||    Our Lord and 
Master is all-pervading everywhere. What should I
say, and what should I hear? O my Lord and Master, You are Great, All-powerful 
and All-knowing.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   One who
is influenced by praise and blame is not God’s servant. One who sees the 
essence of reality with impartial vision, O Saints, is
very rare—one among millions.   || 2 ||    People talk on and on about Him; 
they consider this to be praise of God. But rare
indeed is the Gurmukh, who is above this mere talk.   || 3 ||    He is not 
concerned with deliverance or bondage. Nanak has
obtained the gift of the dust of the feet of the Saints.   || 4 || 26 || 96 ||  
  SIREE RAAG,   FIFTH MEHL,   SEVENTH HOUSE:
Relying on Your Mercy, Dear Lord, I have indulged in sensual pleasures. Like a 
foolish child, I have made mistakes. O Lord,
You are my Father and Mother.  || 1 ||   It is easy to speak and talk, but it 
is difficult to accept Your Will.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I
stand tall; You are my Strength. I know that You are mine. Inside of all, and 
outside of all, You are our Self-sufficient Father.

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He frees us from bondage, O Saints, and saves us from possessiveness.  || 3 ||  
 Becoming Merciful, my Lord and Master has
ended my comings and goings in reincarnation. Meeting with the Guru, Nanak has 
recognized the Supreme Lord God.  || 4 ||

27  ||  97  ||     SIREE  RAAG,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE:   Meeting  with  
the  humble  beings,  O  Siblings  of  Destiny,  the
Messenger of Death is conquered. The True Lord and Master has come to dwell 
within my mind; my Lord and Master has
become Merciful. Meeting with the Perfect True Guru, all my worldly 
entanglements have ended.  || 1 ||    O my True Guru, I
am a sacrifice to You. I am a sacrifice to the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. 
By the Pleasure of Your Will, You have blessed
me with the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Those 
who have served You with love are truly wise.
Those who have the Treasure of the Naam within emancipate others as well as 
themselves. There is no other Giver as great as
the Guru, who has given the gift of the soul.  || 2 ||    Blessed and acclaimed 
is the coming of those who have met the Guru
with loving faith. Attuned to the True One, you shall obtain a place of honor 
in the Court of the Lord. Greatness is in the Hands
of the Creator; it is obtained by pre-ordained destiny.   || 3 ||    True is 
the Creator, True is the Doer. True is our Lord and
Master, and True is His Support. So speak the Truest of the True. Through the 
True One, an intuitive and discerning mind is
obtained. Nanak lives by chanting and meditating on the One, who is pervading 
within and contained amongst all.  || 4 || 28 ||
98 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIFTH MEHL:  Worship the Guru, the Transcendent Lord, with 
your mind and body attuned to love. The
True Guru is the Giver of the soul; He gives Support to all. Act according to 
the Instructions of the True Guru; this is the true
philosophy. Without being attuned to the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, 
all attachment to Maya is just dust.  || 1 ||
O my friend, reflect upon the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. In the Saadh Sangat, 
He dwells within the mind, and one’s works
are brought to perfect fruition.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The Guru is 
All-powerful, the Guru is Infinite. By great good fortune, the
Blessed Vision of His Darshan is obtained. The Guru is Imperceptible, 
Immaculate and Pure. There is no other as great as the
Guru. The Guru is the Creator, the Guru is the Doer. The Gurmukh obtains true 
glory. Nothing is beyond the Guru; whatever
He wishes comes to pass.  || 2 ||   The Guru is the Sacred Shrine of 
Pilgrimage, the Guru is the Wish-fulfilling Elysian Tree. The
Guru is the Fulfiller of the desires of the mind. The Guru is the Giver of the 
Name of the Lord, by which all the world is saved.
The  Guru  is  All-powerful,  the  Guru  is  Formless;  the  Guru  is  Lofty,  
Inaccessible  and  Infinite.  The  Praise  of  the  Guru  is  so
sublime—what can any speaker say?   || 3 ||    All the rewards which the mind 
desires are with the True Guru. One whose
destiny is so pre-ordained, obtains the Wealth of the True Name. Entering the 
Sanctuary of the True Guru, you shall never die
again. Nanak: may I never forget You, Lord. This soul, body and breath are 
Yours.  || 4 || 29 || 99 ||    SIREE RAAG,  FIFTH
MEHL:  O Saints, O Siblings of Destiny, listen: release comes only through the 
True Name. Worship the Feet of the Guru. Let
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Hereafter, you shall be honored in the Court of the Lord; there, even the 
homeless find a home.  || 1 ||   O Siblings of Destiny,
service to the True Guru alone is True. When the True Guru is pleased, we 
obtain the Perfect, Unseen, Unknowable Lord.  || 1

|| Pause  ||   I am a sacrifice to the True Guru, who has bestowed the True 
Name. Night and day, I praise the True One; I sing
the Glorious Praises of the True One. True is the food, and true are the 
clothes, of those who chant the True Name of the True
One.  || 2 ||   With each breath and morsel of food, do not forget the Guru, 
the Embodiment of Fulfillment. None is seen to be
as great as the Guru. Meditate on Him twenty-four hours a day. As He casts His 
Glance of Grace, we obtain the True Name,
the Treasure of Excellence.  || 3 ||    The Guru and the Transcendent Lord are 
one and the same, pervading and permeating
amongst all. Those who have such pre-ordained destiny, meditate on the Naam. 
Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Guru, who
does not die, or come and go in reincarnation.  || 4 || 30 || 100 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

SIREE  RAAG,   FIRST  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE,   ASHTAPADEES:

I speak and chant His Praises, vibrating the instrument of my mind. The more I 
know Him, the more I vibrate it. The One, unto
whom  we  vibrate  and  sing—how  great  is  He,  and  where  is  His  Place? 
Those  who  speak  of  Him  and  praise  Him—they  all
continue speaking of Him with love.   || 1 ||    O Baba, the Lord Allah is 
Inaccessible and Infinite. Sacred is His Name, and
Sacred is His Place. He is the True Cherisher.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The extent 
of Your Command cannot be seen; no one knows
how to write it. Even if a hundred poets met together, they could not describe 
even a tiny bit of it. No one has found Your
Value; they all merely write what they have heard again and again.  || 2 ||   
The Pirs, the Prophets, the spiritual teachers, the
faithful, the innocents and the martyrs, the Shaikhs, the mystics, the Qazis, 
the Mullahs and the Dervishes at His Door—they
are blessed all the more as they continue reading their prayers in praise to 
Him.  || 3 ||   He seeks no advice when He builds;
He seeks no advice when He destroys. He seeks no advice while giving or taking. 
He alone knows His Creative Power; He
Himself does all deeds. He beholds all in His Vision. He gives to those with 
whom He is pleased.  || 4 ||    His Place and His
Name are not known, no one knows how great is His Name. How great is that place 
where my Sovereign Lord dwells? No one
can reach it; whom shall I go and ask?  || 5 ||   One class of people does not 
like the other, when one has been made great.
Greatness is only in His Great Hands; He gives to those with whom He is 
pleased. By the Hukam of His Command, He Himself
regenerates, without a moment’s delay.   || 6 ||    Everyone cries out, “More! 
More!”, with the idea of receiving. How great
should we call the Giver? His Gifts are beyond estimation. O Nanak,  there  is  
no  deficiency; Your  Storehouses  are  filled  to
overflowing, age after age.  || 7 || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  All are brides of the 
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But when the time comes to settle their accounts, their red robes are corrupt. 
His Love is not obtained through hypocrisy. Her
false coverings bring only ruin.  || 1 ||    In this way, the Dear Husband Lord 
ravishes and enjoys His bride. The happy soul-
bride is pleasing to You, Lord; by Your Grace, You adorn her.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   She is decorated with the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad; her mind and body belong to her Husband Lord. With her palms pressed 
together, she stands, waiting on Him, and
offers her True prayers to Him. Dyed in the deep crimson of the Love of her 
Darling Lord, she dwells in the Fear of the True
One. Imbued with His Love, she is dyed in the color of His Love.  || 2 ||    
She is said to be the hand-maiden of her Beloved
Lord; His sweetheart surrenders to His Name. True Love is never broken; she is 
united in Union with the True One. Attuned to
the Word of the Shabad, her mind is pierced through. I am forever a sacrifice 
to Him.  || 3 ||   That bride, who is absorbed into
the True Guru, shall never become a widow. Her Husband Lord is Beautiful; His 
Body is forever fresh and new. The True One
does not die, and shall not go. He continually enjoys His happy soul-bride; He 
casts His Gracious Glance of Truth upon her, and
she abides in His Will.  || 4 ||   The bride braids her hair with Truth; her 
clothes are decorated with His Love. Like the essence
of sandalwood, He permeates her consciousness, and the Temple of the Tenth Gate 
is opened. The lamp of the Shabad is lit,
and the Name of the Lord is her necklace.  || 5 ||   She is the most beautiful 
among women; upon her forehead she wears the
Jewel of the Lord’s Love. Her glory and her wisdom are magnificent; her love 
for the Infinite Lord is True. Other than her
Beloved Lord, she knows no man. She enshrines love for the True Guru.  || 6 ||  
 Asleep in the darkness of the night, how shall
she pass her life-night without her Husband? Her limbs shall burn, her body 
shall burn, and her mind and wealth shall burn as
well. When the Husband does not enjoy His bride, then her youth passes away in 
vain.  || 7 ||    The Husband is on the Bed,
but the bride is asleep, and so she does not come to know Him. While I am 
asleep, my Husband Lord is awake. Where can I
go for advice? The True Guru has led me to meet Him, and now I dwell in the 
Fear of God. O Nanak, His Love is always with
me.  || 8 || 2 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:  O Lord, You are Your Own Glorious 
Praise. You Yourself speak it; You Yourself
hear it and contemplate it. You Yourself are the Jewel, and You are the 
Appraiser. You Yourself are of Infinite Value. O True
Lord, You are Honor and Glory; You Yourself are the Giver.  || 1 ||   O Dear 
Lord, You are the Creator and the Cause. If it is
Your Will, please save and protect me; please bless me with the lifestyle of 
the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You Yourself
are the flawless diamond; You Yourself are the deep crimson color. You Yourself 
are the perfect pearl; You Yourself are the
devotee and the priest. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, You are praised. 
In each and every heart, the Unseen is
seen.  || 2 ||   You Yourself are the ocean and the boat. You Yourself are this 
shore, and the one beyond. O All-knowing Lord,
You are the True Way. The Shabad is the Navigator to ferry us across. One who 
does not fear God shall live in fear; without
the Guru, there is only pitch darkness.   || 3 ||    The Creator alone is seen 
to be Eternal; all others come and go. Only You,
Lord, are Immaculate and Pure. All others are bound up in worldly pursuits. 
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They are lovingly attuned to the True Lord.  || 4 ||    Through the Shabad, 
they recognize the Dear Lord; through the Guru’s
Word, they are attuned to Truth. Filth does not stick to the body of one who 
has secured a dwelling in his True Home. When
the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace, we obtain the True Name. Without the 
Name, who are our relatives?  || 5 ||    Those
who have realized the Truth are at peace throughout the four ages. Subduing 
their egotism and desires, they keep the True
Name enshrined in their hearts. In this world, the only real profit is the Name 
of the One Lord; it is earned by contemplating
the Guru.   || 6 ||    Loading the Merchandise of the True Name, you shall 
gather in your profits forever with the Capital of
Truth. In the Court of the True One, you shall sit in truthful devotion and 
prayer. Your account shall be settled with honor, in
the Radiant Light of the Name of the Lord.  || 7 ||   The Lord is said to be 
the Highest of the High; no one can perceive Him.
Wherever I look, I see only You. The True Guru has inspired me to see You. The 
Divine Light within is revealed, O Nanak,
through this intuitive understanding.  || 8 || 3 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:  
The fish did not notice the net in the deep and
salty sea. It was so clever and beautiful, but why was it so confident? By its 
actions it was caught, and now death cannot be
turned away from its head.  || 1 ||   O Siblings of Destiny, just like this, 
see death hovering over your own heads! People are
just like this fish; unaware, the noose of death descends upon them.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   The whole world is bound by death;
without the Guru, death cannot be avoided. Those who are attuned to Truth are 
saved; they renounce duality and corruption. I
am a sacrifice to those who are found to be Truthful in the True Court.  || 2 
||   Think of the hawk preying on the birds, and
the net in the hands of the hunter. Those who are protected by the Guru are 
saved; the others are caught by the bait. Without
the Name, they are picked up and thrown away; they have no friends or 
companions.  || 3 ||   God is said to be the Truest of
the True; His Place is the Truest of the True. Those who obey the True 
One—their minds abide in true meditation. Those who
become Gurmukh, and obtain spiritual wisdom—their minds and mouths are known to 
be pure.   || 4 ||    Offer your most
sincere prayers to the True Guru, so that He may unite you with your Best 
Friend. Meeting your Best Friend, you shall find
peace; the Messenger of Death shall take poison and die. I dwell deep within 
the Name; the Name has come to dwell within
my mind.  || 5 ||   Without the Guru, there is only pitch darkness; without the 
Shabad, understanding is not obtained. Through
the Guru's Teachings, you shall be enlightened; remain absorbed in the Love of 
the True Lord. Death does not go there; your
light shall merge with the Light.  || 6 ||    You are my Best Friend; You are 
All-knowing. You are the One who unites us with
Yourself. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, we praise You; You have no end 
or limitation. Death does not reach that
place, where the Infinite Word of the Guru’s Shabad resounds.  || 7 ||   By the 
Hukam of His Command, all are created. By His
Command, actions are performed. By His Command, all are subject to death; by 
His Command, they merge in Truth. O Nanak,
whatever pleases His Will comes to pass. Nothing is in the hands of these 
beings.  || 8 || 4 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:  If
the mind is polluted, then the body is polluted, and the tongue is polluted as 
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With false mouths, people speak falsehood. How can they be made pure? Without 
the Holy Water of the Shabad, they are not
cleansed. From the True One alone comes Truth.   || 1 ||    O soul-bride, 
without virtue, what happiness can there be? The
Husband Lord enjoys her with pleasure and delight; she is at peace in the love 
of the True Word of the Shabad.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   When the Husband goes away, the bride suffers in the pain of separation, 
like the fish in shallow water, crying for mercy.
As it pleases the Will of the Husband Lord, peace is obtained, when He Himself 
casts His Glance of Grace.  || 2 ||   Praise your
Husband Lord, together with your bridesmaids and friends. The body is 
beautified, and the mind is fascinated. Imbued with His
Love, we are enraptured. Adorned with the Shabad, the beautiful bride enjoys 
her Husband with virtue.  || 3 ||   The soul-bride
is of no use at all, if she is evil and without virtue. She does not find peace 
in this world or the next; she burns in falsehood
and corruption. Coming and going are very difficult for that bride who is 
abandoned and forgotten by her Husband Lord.  || 4

||    The beautiful soul-bride of the Husband Lord—by what sensual pleasures 
has she been doomed? She is of no use to her
Husband if she babbles in useless arguments. At the Door of His Home, she finds 
no shelter; she is discarded for seeking other
pleasures.  || 5 ||    The Pandits, the religious scholars, read their books, 
but they do not understand the real meaning. They
give instructions to others, and then walk away, but they deal in Maya 
themselves. Speaking falsehood, they wander around
the world, while those who remain true to the Shabad are excellent and exalted. 
  || 6 ||    There are so many Pandits and
astrologers who ponder over the Vedas. They glorify their disputes and 
arguments, and in these controversies they continue
coming and going. Without the Guru, they are not released from their karma, 
although they speak and listen and preach and
explain.  || 7 ||   They all call themselves virtuous, but I have no virtue at 
all. With the Lord as her Husband, the soul-bride is
happy; I, too, love that God. O Nanak, through the Shabad, union is obtained; 
there is no more separation.  || 8 || 5 ||   SIREE
RAAG,   FIRST  MEHL:   You  may  chant  and  meditate,  practice  austerities  
and  self-restraint,  and  dwell  at  sacred  shrines  of
pilgrimage; you may give donations to charity, and perform good deeds, but 
without the True One, what is the use of it all? As
you plant, so shall you harvest. Without virtue, this human life passes away in 
vain.   || 1 ||    O young bride, be a slave to
virtue, and you shall find peace. Renouncing wrongful actions, following the 
Guru's Teachings, you shall be absorbed into the
Perfect One.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Without capital, the trader looks around in 
all four directions. He does not understand his own
origins; the merchandise remains within the door of his own house. Without this 
commodity, there is great pain. The false are
ruined by falsehood.  || 2 ||    One who contemplates and appraises this Jewel 
day and night reaps new profits. He finds the
merchandise within his own home, and departs after arranging his affairs. So 
trade with the true traders, and as Gurmukh,
contemplate God.  || 3 ||   In the Society of the Saints, He is found, if the 
Uniter unites us. One whose heart is filled with His
Infinite Light meets with Him, and shall never again be separated from Him. 
True is his position; he abides in Truth, with love
and affection for the True One.  || 4 ||   One who understands himself finds 
the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence within his own
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God is known throughout the three worlds. True is the Name of the True One.  || 
5 ||   The wife who knows that her Husband
Lord is always with her is very beautiful. The soul-bride is called to the 
Mansion of the His Presence, and her Husband Lord
ravishes her with love. The happy soul-bride is true and good; she is 
fascinated by the Glories of her Husband Lord.   || 6 ||
Wandering around and making mistakes, I climb the plateau; having climbed the 
plateau, I go up the mountain. But now I
have   lost my  way,  and  I  am  wandering  around  in  the  forest;  without  
the  Guru,  I  do  not  understand.  If  I  wander  around
forgetting God’s Name, I shall continue coming and going in reincarnation, over 
and over again.   || 7 ||    Go and ask the
travellers, how to walk on the Path as His slave. They know the Lord to be 
their King, and at the Door to His Home, their way
is     not blocked. O Nanak, the One is pervading everywhere; there is no other 
at all.  || 8 || 6 ||    SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:
Through the Guru, the Pure One is known, and the human body becomes pure as 
well. The Pure, True Lord abides within the
mind; He knows the pain of our hearts. With intuitive ease, a great peace is 
found, and the arrow of death shall not strike you.

|| 1 ||   O Siblings of Destiny, filth is washed away by bathing in the Pure 
Water of the Name. You alone are Perfectly Pure, O
True Lord; all other places are filled with filth.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    
The Temple of the Lord is beautiful; it was made by the
Creator Lord. The sun and the moon are lamps of incomparably beautiful light. 
Throughout the three worlds, the Infinite Light
is pervading. In the shops of the city of the body, in the fortresses and in 
the huts, the True Merchandise is traded.   || 2 ||
The ointment of spiritual wisdom is the destroyer of fear; through love, the 
Pure One is seen. The mysteries of the seen and
the unseen are all known, if the mind is kept centered and balanced. If one 
finds such a True Guru, the Lord is met with
intuitive ease.   || 3 ||    He draws us to His Touchstone, to test our love 
and consciousness. The counterfeit have no place
there, but the genuine are placed in His Treasury. Let your hopes and anxieties 
depart; thus pollution is washed away.  || 4 ||
Everyone begs for happiness; no one asks for suffering. But in the wake of 
happiness, there comes great suffering. The self-
willed manmukhs do not understand this. Those who see pain and pleasure as one 
and the same find peace; they are pierced
through by the Shabad.  || 5 ||   The Vedas proclaim, and the words of Vyaasa 
tell us, that the silent sages, the servants of the
Lord, and those who practice a life of spiritual discipline are attuned to the 
Naam, the Treasure of Excellence. Those who are
attuned to the True Name win the game of life; I am forever a sacrifice to 
them.  || 6 ||   Those who do not have the Naam in
their mouths are filled with pollution; they are filthy throughout the four 
ages. Without loving devotion to God, their faces are
blackened, and their honor is lost. Those who have forgotten the Naam are 
plundered by evil; they weep and wail in dismay.

|| 7 ||   I searched and searched, and found God. In the Fear of God, I have 
been united in His Union. Through self-realization,

people dwell within the home of their inner being; egotism and desire depart. O 
Nanak, those who are attuned to the Name of
the Lord are immaculate and radiant.  || 8 || 7 ||    SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:  
Listen, O deluded and demented mind: hold
tight to the Guru’s Feet. Chant and meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; 
death will be afraid of you, and suffering
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How can her Husband Lord remain with her forever?  || 1 ||   O Siblings of 
Destiny, I have no other place to go. The Guru has
given me the Treasure of the Wealth of the Naam; I am a sacrifice to Him.   || 
1 ||   Pause   ||    The Guru’s Teachings bring
honor. Blessed is He—may I meet and be with Him! Without Him, I cannot live, 
even for a moment. Without His Name, I die. I
am blind—may I never forget the Naam! Under His Protection, I shall reach my 
true home.   || 2 ||    Those chaylaas, those
devotees, whose spiritual teacher is blind, shall not find their place of rest. 
Without the True Guru, the Name is not obtained.
Without the Name, what is the use of it all? People come and go, regretting and 
repenting, like crows in a deserted house.  ||
3 ||    Without the Name, the body suffers in pain; it crumbles like a wall of 
sand. As long as Truth does not enter into the
consciousness, the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence is not found. Attuned to the 
Shabad, we enter our home, and obtain the
Eternal State of Nirvaanaa.  || 4 ||   I ask my Guru for His Advice, and I 
follow the Guru’s Advice. With the Shabads of Praise
abiding in the mind, the pain of egotism is burnt away. We are intuitively 
united with Him, and we meet the Truest of the True.

|| 5 ||    Those who are attuned to the Shabad are spotless and pure; they 
renounce sexual desire, anger, selfishness and
conceit. They sing the Praises of the Naam, forever and ever; they keep the 
Lord enshrined within their hearts. How could we
ever forget Him from our minds? He is the Support of all beings.  || 6 ||    
One who dies in the Shabad is beyond death, and
shall never die again. Through the Shabad, we find Him, and embrace love for 
the Name of the Lord. Without the Shabad, the
world is deceived; it dies and is reborn, over and over again.  || 7 ||   All 
praise themselves, and call themselves the greatest of
the great. Without the Guru, one’s self cannot be known. By merely speaking and 
listening, what is accomplished? O Nanak,
one who realizes the Shabad does not act in egotism.   || 8 || 8 ||    SIREE 
RAAG,   FIRST MEHL:   Without her Husband, the
soul-bride’s youth and ornaments are useless and wretched. She does not enjoy 
the pleasure of His Bed; without her Husband,
her ornaments are absurd. The discarded bride suffers terrible pain; her 
Husband does not come to the bed of her home.  || 1

||   O mind, meditate on the Lord, and find peace. Without the Guru, love is 
not found. United with the Shabad, happiness is
found.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Serving the Guru, she finds peace, and her Husband 
Lord adorns her with intuitive wisdom. Truly,
she enjoys the Bed of her Husband, through her deep love and affection. As 
Gurmukh, she comes to know Him. Meeting with
the Guru, she maintains a virtuous lifestyle.  || 2 ||   Through Truth, meet 
your Husband Lord, O soul-bride. Enchanted by your
Husband, enshrine love for Him. Your mind and body shall blossom forth in 
Truth. The value of this cannot be described. The
soul-bride finds her Husband Lord in the home of her own being; she is purified 
by the True Name.  || 3 ||   If the mind within
the mind dies, then the Husband ravishes and enjoys His bride. They are woven 
into one texture, like pearls on a necklace
around the neck. In the Society of the Saints, peace wells up; the Gurmukhs 
take the Support of the Naam.   || 4 ||    In an
instant, one is born, and in an instant, one dies. In an instant one comes, and 
in an instant one goes. One who recognizes the
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Our Lord and Master is Unweighable; He cannot be weighed. He cannot be found 
merely by talking.  || 5 ||    The merchants
and the traders have come; their profits are pre-ordained. Those who practice 
Truth reap the profits, abiding in the Will of
God. With the Merchandise of Truth, they meet the Guru, who does not have a 
trace of greed.  || 6 ||   As Gurmukh, they are
weighed and measured, in the balance and the scales of Truth. The enticements 
of hope and desire are quieted by the Guru,
whose Word is True. He Himself weighs with the scale; perfect is the weighing 
of the Perfect One.  || 7 ||   No one is saved by
mere talk and speech, nor by reading loads of books. The body does not obtain 
purity without loving devotion to the Lord. O
Nanak, never forget the Naam; the Guru shall unite us with the Creator.  || 8 
|| 9 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:  Meeting the
Perfect True Guru, we find the jewel of meditative reflection. Surrendering our 
minds to our Guru, we find universal love. We
find the wealth of liberation, and our demerits are erased.  || 1 ||   O 
Siblings of Destiny, without the Guru, there is no spiritual
wisdom. Go and ask Brahma, Naarad and Vyaas, the writer of the Vedas.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Know that from the vibration of
the  Word,  we  obtain  spiritual  wisdom  and  meditation.  Through  it,  we  
speak  the  Unspoken.  He  is  the  fruit-bearing  Tree,
luxuriantly green with abundant shade. The rubies, jewels and emeralds are in 
the Guru’s Treasury.  || 2 ||   From the Guru’s
Treasury, we receive the Love of the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord. We 
gather in the True Merchandise, through
the Perfect Grace of the Infinite. The True Guru is the Giver of peace, the 
Dispeller of pain, the Destroyer of demons.  || 3 ||
The terrifying world-ocean is difficult and dreadful; there is no shore on this 
side or the one beyond. There is no boat, no raft,
no oars and no boatman. The True Guru is the only boat on this terrifying 
ocean. His Glance of Grace carries us across.  || 4 ||
If I forget my Beloved, even for an instant, suffering overtakes me and peace 
departs. Let that tongue be burnt in flames,
which does not chant the Naam with love. When the pitcher of the body bursts, 
there is terrible pain; those who are caught by
the Minister of Death regret and repent.  || 5 ||   Crying out, “Mine! Mine!”, 
they have departed, but their bodies, their wealth,
and their wives did not go with them. Without the Name, wealth is useless; 
deceived by wealth, they have lost their way. So
serve  the  True  Lord;  become  Gurmukh,  and  speak  the  Unspoken.   ||  6  
||     Coming  and  going,  people  wander  through
reincarnation;  they  act  according  to  their  past  actions.  How  can  
one’s  pre-ordained  destiny  be  erased?  It  is  written  in
accordance with the Lord’s Will. Without the Name of the Lord, no one can be 
saved. Through the Guru's Teachings, we are
united    in His Union.  || 7 ||   Without Him, I have no one to call my own. 
My soul and my breath of life belong to Him. May my
egotism  and  possessiveness  be  burnt  to  ashes,  and  my  greed  and  
egotistical  pride  consigned  to  the  fire.  O  Nanak,
contemplating the Shabad, the Treasure of Excellence is obtained.  || 8 || 10 
||   SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:  O mind, love the
Lord,        as the lotus loves the water. Tossed about by the waves, it still 
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In the water, the creatures are created; outside of the water they die.  || 1 
||   O mind, how can you be saved without love?
God permeates the inner beings of the Gurmukhs. They are blessed with the 
treasure of devotion.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   O mind,
love the Lord, as the fish loves the water. The more the water, the more the 
happiness, and the greater the peace of mind and
body. Without water, she cannot live, even for an instant. God knows the 
suffering of her mind.   || 2 ||    O mind, love the
Lord, as the song-bird loves the rain. The pools are overflowing with water, 
and the land is luxuriantly green, but what are they
to her, if that single drop of rain does not fall into her mouth? By His Grace, 
she receives it; otherwise, because of her past
actions, she gives her head.  || 3 ||   O mind, love the Lord, as the water 
loves the milk. The water, added to the milk, itself
bears the heat, and prevents the milk from burning. God unites the separated 
ones with Himself again, and blesses them with
true greatness.   || 4 ||    O mind, love the Lord, as the chakvee duck loves 
the sun. She does not sleep, for an instant or a
moment; the sun is so far away, but she thinks that it is near. Understanding 
does not come to the self-willed manmukh. But
to the Gurmukh, the Lord is always close.  || 5 ||    The self-willed manmukhs 
make their calculations and plans, but only the
actions of the Creator come to pass. His Value cannot be estimated, even though 
everyone may wish to do so. Through the
Guru's Teachings, it is revealed. Meeting with the True One, peace is found.  
|| 6 ||   True love shall not be broken, if the True
Guru  is  met.  Obtaining  the  wealth  of  spiritual  wisdom,  the  
understanding  of  the  three  worlds  is  acquired.  So  become  a
customer of merit, and do not forget the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord. 
  || 7 ||    Those birds which peck at the
shore of the pool have played and have departed. In a moment, in an instant, we 
too must depart. Our play is only for today
or tomorrow. But those whom You unite, Lord, are united with You; they obtain a 
seat in the Arena of Truth.  || 8 ||   Without
the Guru, love does not well up, and the filth of egotism does not depart. One 
who recognizes within himself that, “He is me”,
and who is pierced through by the Shabad, is satisfied. When one becomes 
Gurmukh and realizes his own self, what more is
there left to do or have done?   || 9 ||    Why speak of union to those who are 
already united with the Lord? Receiving the
Shabad, they are satisfied. The self-willed manmukhs do not understand; 
separated from Him, they endure beatings. O Nanak,
there is only the one door to His Home; there is no other place at all.  || 10 
|| 11 ||    SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:  The self-
willed manmukhs wander around, deluded and deceived. They find no place of 
rest. Without the Guru, no one is shown the
Way. Like the blind, they continue coming and going. Having lost the treasure 
of spiritual wisdom, they depart, defrauded and
plundered.  || 1 ||   O Baba, Maya deceives with its illusion. Deceived by 
doubt, the discarded bride is not received into the Lap
of her Beloved.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The deceived bride wanders around in 
foreign lands; she leaves, and abandons her own
home. Deceived, she climbs the plateaus and mountains; her mind wavers in 
doubt. Separated from the Primal Being, how can
she meet with Him again? Plundered by pride, she cries out and bewails.  || 2 
||   The Guru unites the separated ones with the
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Through truth and intuitive poise, great honor is obtained, with the Support of 
the Naam and the Glory of the Lord. As it
pleases You, Lord, please save and protect me. Without You, O my Husband Lord, 
who else is there for me?  || 3 ||   Reading
their books over and over again, people continue making mistakes; they are so 
proud of their religious robes. But what is the
use of bathing at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, when the filth of stubborn 
pride is within the mind? Other than the Guru, who
can explain that within the mind is the Lord, the King, the Emperor?  || 4 ||   
 The Treasure of the Lord’s Love is obtained by
the Gurmukh, who contemplates the essence of reality. The bride eradicates her 
selfishness, and adorns herself with the Word
of the Guru’s Shabad. Within her own home, she finds her Husband, through 
infinite love for the Guru.   || 5 ||    Applying
oneself to the service of the Guru, the mind is purified, and peace is 
obtained. The Word of the Guru’s Shabad abides within
the mind, and egotism is eliminated from within. The Treasure of the Naam is 
acquired, and the mind reaps the lasting profit.

|| 6 ||    If He grants His Grace, then we obtain it. We cannot find it by our 
own efforts. Remain attached to the Feet of the
Guru,  and  eradicate  selfishness  from  within.  Attuned  to  Truth,  you  
shall  obtain  the  True  One.   ||  7  ||     Everyone  makes
mistakes;  only  the  Guru  and  the  Creator  are  infallible.  One  who  
instructs  his  mind  with  the  Guru’s  Teachings  comes  to
embrace love for the Lord. O Nanak, do not forget the Truth; you shall receive 
the Infinite Word of the Shabad.  || 8 || 12 ||
SIREE  RAAG,   FIRST  MEHL:   The  enticing  desire  for  Maya  leads  people  
to  become  emotionally  attached  to  their  children,
relatives, households and spouses. The world is deceived and plundered by 
riches, youth, greed and egotism. The drug of
emotional attachment has destroyed me, as it has destroyed the whole world.  || 
1 ||    O my Beloved, I have no one except
You. Without You, nothing else pleases me. Loving You, I am at peace.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   I sing the Praises of the Naam, the
Name of the Lord, with love; I am content with the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. 
Whatever is seen shall pass away. So do not
be attached to this false show. Like a traveller in his travels, you have come. 
Behold the caravan leaving each day.   || 2 ||
Many preach sermons, but without the Guru, understanding is not obtained. If 
someone receives the Glory of the Naam, he is
attuned to truth and blessed with honor. Those who are pleasing to You are 
good; no one is counterfeit or genuine.  || 3 ||   In
the Guru’s Sanctuary we are saved. The assets of the self-willed manmukhs are 
false. The eight metals of the King are made
into coins by the Word of His Shabad. The Assayer Himself assays them, and He 
places the genuine ones in His Treasury.  || 4

||    Your Value cannot be appraised; I have seen and tested everything. By 
speaking, His Depth cannot be found. Abiding in

truth, honor is obtained. Through the Guru's Teachings, I praise You; 
otherwise, I cannot describe Your Value.  || 5 ||    That
body which does not appreciate the Naam—that body is infested with egotism and 
conflict. Without the Guru, spiritual wisdom
is not obtained; other tastes are poison. Without virtue, nothing is of any 
use. The taste of Maya is bland and insipid.  || 6 ||
Through desire, people are cast into the womb and reborn. Through desire, they 
taste the sweet and sour flavors. Bound by
desire, they are led on, beaten and struck on their faces  and  mouths.  Bound  
and  gagged  and  assaulted  by  evil,  they  are
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|| 7 ||    In all places, You are the One and Only. As it pleases You, Lord, 
please save and protect me! Through the Guru's
Teachings, the True One abides within the mind. The Companionship of the Naam 
brings the most excellent honor. Eradicate
the disease of egotism, and chant the True Shabad, the Word of the True Lord.   
|| 8 ||    You are pervading throughout the
Akaashic Ethers, the nether regions and the three worlds. You Yourself are 
bhakti, loving devotional worship. You Yourself
unite us in Union with Yourself. O Nanak, may I never forget the Naam! As is 
Your Pleasure, so is Your Will.   || 9 || 13 ||
SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:  My mind is pierced through by the Name of the Lord. 
What else should I contemplate? Focusing
your awareness on the Shabad, happiness wells up. Attuned to God, the most 
excellent peace is found. As it pleases You,
please save me, Lord. The Name of the Lord is my Support.  || 1 ||    O mind, 
the Will of our Lord and Master is true. Focus
your love upon the One who created and adorned your body and mind.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||    If I cut my body into pieces, and
burn them in the fire, and if I make my body and mind into firewood, and night 
and day burn them in the fire, and if I perform
hundreds of thousands and millions of religious rituals—still, all these are 
not equal to the Name of the Lord.  || 2 ||    If my
body were cut in half, if a saw was put to my head, and if my body were frozen 
in the Himalayas—even then, my mind would
not be free of disease. None of these are equal to the Name of the Lord. I have 
seen and tried and tested them all.  || 3 ||   If
I made a donation of castles of gold, and gave lots of fine horses and wondrous 
elephants in charity, and if I made donations
of land and cows—even then, pride and ego would still be within me. The Name of 
the Lord has pierced my mind; the Guru
has given me this true gift.  || 4 ||   There are so many stubborn-minded 
intelligent people, and so many who contemplate the
Vedas. There are so many entanglements for the soul. Only as Gurmukh do we find 
the Gate of Liberation. Truth is higher than
everything; but higher still is truthful living.  || 5 ||   Call everyone 
exalted; no one seems lowly. The One Lord has fashioned
the vessels, and His One Light pervades the three worlds. Receiving His Grace, 
we obtain Truth. No one can erase His Primal
Blessing.   || 6 ||    When one Holy person meets another Holy person, they 
abide in contentment, through the Love of the
Guru. They contemplate the Unspoken Speech, merging in absorption in the True 
Guru. Drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar, they
are contented; they go to the Court of the Lord in robes of honor.  || 7 ||    
In each and every heart the Music of the Lord’s
Flute vibrates, night and day, with sublime love for the Shabad. Only those few 
who become Gurmukh understand this by
instructing their minds. O Nanak, do not forget the Naam. Practicing the Shabad 
you shall be saved.   || 8 || 14 ||    SIREE
RAAG,   FIRST MEHL:   There are painted mansions to behold, white-washed, with 
beautiful doors; they were constructed to
give pleasure to the mind, but this is only for the sake of the love of 
duality. The inner being is empty without love. The body
shall crumble into a heap of ashes.  || 1 ||   O Siblings of Destiny, this body 
and wealth shall not go along with you. The Lord’s
Name is the pure wealth; through the Guru, God bestows this gift.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   The Lord’s Name is the pure wealth; it is
given only by the Giver. One who has the Guru, the Creator, as his Friend, 
shall not be questioned hereafter. He  Himself
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He Himself is the Forgiver.  || 2 ||   The self-willed manmukh looks upon his 
daughters, sons and relatives as his own. Gazing
upon his wife, he is pleased. But along with happiness, they bring grief. The 
Gurmukhs are attuned to the Word of the Shabad.
Day and night, they enjoy the Sublime Essence of the Lord.  || 3 ||   The 
consciousness of the wicked, faithless cynics wanders
around in search of transitory wealth, unstable and distracted. Searching 
outside of themselves, they are ruined; the object of
their search is in that sacred place within the home of the heart. The 
self-willed manmukhs, in their ego, miss it; the Gurmukhs
receive it in their laps.   || 4 ||    You worthless, faithless cynic—recognize 
your own origin! This body is made of blood and
semen. It shall be consigned to the fire in the end. The body is under the 
power of the breath, according to the True Sign
inscribed upon your forehead.  || 5 ||   Everyone begs for a long life—no one 
wishes to die. A life of peace and comfort comes
to   that Gurmukh, within whom God dwells. Without the Naam, what good those 
who do  not  have  the  Blessed  Vision,  the
Darshan of the Lord and Guru?  || 6 ||    In their dreams at night, people 
wander around as long as they sleep; just so, they
are under the power of the snake Maya, as long as their hearts are filled with 
ego and duality. Through the Guru's Teachings,
they come to understand and see that this world is just a dream.  || 7 ||    As 
thirst is quenched with water, and the baby is
satisfied with mother’s milk, and as the lotus does not exist without water, 
and as the fish dies without water—O Nanak, so
does the Gurmukh live, receiving the Sublime Essence of the Lord, and singing 
the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 8 || 15 ||
SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:  Beholding the terrifying mountain in this world of my 
father’s home, I am terrified. It is so difficult
to climb this high mountain; there is no ladder which reaches up there. But as 
Gurmukh, I know that it is within my self; the
Guru has brought me to Union, and so I cross over.  || 1 ||   O Siblings of 
Destiny, the terrifying world-ocean is so difficult to
cross—I am terrified! The Perfect True Guru, in His Pleasure, has met with me; 
the Guru has saved me, through the Name of
the Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I may say, “I am going, I am going”, but I 
know that, in the end, I must really go. Whoever
comes must also go. Only the Guru and the Creator are Eternal. So praise the 
True One continually, and love His Place of
Truth.  || 2 ||    Beautiful gates, houses and palaces, solidly built forts, 
elephants, saddled horses, hundreds of thousands of
uncounted armies—none of these will go along with anyone in the end, and yet, 
the fools bother themselves to exhaustion
with these, and then die.  || 3 ||   You may gather gold and sliver, but wealth 
is just a net of entanglement. You may beat the
drum and proclaim authority over the whole world, but without the Name, death 
hovers over your head. When the body falls,
the play of life is over; what shall be the condition of the evil-doers then?  
|| 4 ||   The husband is delighted seeing his sons,
and his wife upon his bed. He applies sandalwood and scented oils, and dresses 
himself in his beautiful clothes. But dust shall
mix with dust, and he shall depart, leaving hearth and home behind.  || 5 ||   
He may be called a chief, an emperor, a king, a
governor or a lord; he may present himself as a leader or a chief, but this 
just burns him in the fire of egotistical pride. The
self-willed manmukh has forgotten the Naam. He is like straw, burning in the 
forest fire.   || 6 ||    Whoever comes into the
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The whole world is a store-house of lamp-black; the body and mind are blackened 
with it. Those who are saved by the Guru
are immaculate and pure; through the Word of the Shabad, they extinguish the 
fire of desire.  || 7 ||    O Nanak, they swim
across with the True Name of the Lord, the King above the heads of kings. May I 
never forget the Name of the Lord! I have
purchased the Jewel of the Lord’s Name. The self-willed manmukhs putrefy and 
die in the terrifying world-ocean, while the
Gurmukhs cross over the bottomless ocean.  || 8 || 16 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIRST 
MEHL,  SECOND HOUSE:  They have made this
their resting place and they sit at home, but the urge to depart is always 
there. This would be known as a lasting place of rest,
only if they were to remain stable and unchanging.  || 1 ||    What sort of a 
resting place is this world? Doing deeds of faith,
pack up the supplies for your journey, and remain committed to the Name.   || 1 
||   Pause   ||    The Yogis sit in their Yogic
postures, and the Mullahs sit at their resting stations. The Hindu Pandits 
recite from their books, and the Siddhas sit in the
temples of their gods.   || 2 ||    The angels, Siddhas, worshippers of Shiva, 
heavenly musicians, silent sages, Saints, priests,
preachers, spiritual teachers and commanders—each and every one has left, and 
all others shall depart as well.  || 3 ||   The
sultans and kings, the rich and the mighty, have marched away in succession. In 
a moment or two, we shall also depart. O my
heart, understand that you must go as well!   || 4 ||    This is described in 
the Shabads; only a few understand this! Nanak
offers  this  prayer  to  the  One  who  pervades  the  water,  the  land  and  
the  air.   ||  5  ||     He  is  Allah,  the  Unknowable,  the
Inaccessible, All-powerful and Merciful Creator. All the world comes and 
goes—only the Merciful Lord is permanent.   || 6 ||
Call permanent only the One, who does not have destiny inscribed upon His 
Forehead. The sky and the earth shall pass away;
He alone is permanent.  || 7 ||   The day and the sun shall pass away; the 
night and the moon shall pass away; the hundreds
of  thousands  of  stars  shall  disappear.  He  alone  is  permanent;  Nanak  
speaks  the  Truth.    ||  8  ||  17  ||      SEVENTEEN
ASHTAPADEES OF THE FIRST MEHL.

SIREE  RAAG,   THIRD  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE,   ASHTAPADEES:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

By God’s Grace, the Gurmukh practices devotion; without the Guru, there is no 
devotional worship. One who merges his own
self into Him understands, and so becomes pure. The Dear Lord is True, and True 
is the Word of His Bani. Through the Word
of the Shabad, Union with Him is obtained.  || 1 ||   O Siblings of Destiny, 
without devotion, why have people even come into
the world? They have not served the Perfect Guru; they have wasted their lives 
in vain.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Lord Himself,
the Life of the World, is the Giver. He Himself forgives, and unites us with 
Himself. What are these poor beings and creatures?
What can they speak and say? God Himself grants glory to the Gurmukhs; He joins 
them to His Service.  || 2 ||    Beholding
your family, you are lured away by emotional attachment, but when you leave, 
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Serving the True Guru, I have found the Treasure of Excellence. Its value 
cannot be estimated. The Dear Lord God is my Best
Friend. In the end, He shall be my Companion and Support.  || 3 ||   In this 
world of my father’s home, the Great Giver is the
Life of the World. The self-willed manmukhs have lost their honor. Without the 
True Guru, no one knows the Way. The blind
find no place of rest. If the Lord, the Giver of Peace, does not dwell within 
the mind, then they shall depart with regret in the
end.  || 4 ||    In this world of my father’s house, through the Guru’s 
Teachings, I have cultivated within my mind the Great
Giver, the Life of the World. Night and day, performing devotional worship, day 
and night, ego and emotional attachment are
removed. And then, attuned to Him, we become like Him, truly absorbed in the 
True One.  || 5 ||    Bestowing His Glance of
Grace, He gives us His Love, and we contemplate the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. 
Serving the True Guru, intuitive peace wells
up, and ego and desire die. The Lord, the Giver of Virtue, dwells forever 
within the minds of those who keep Truth enshrined
within their hearts.  || 6 ||   My God is forever Immaculate and Pure; with a 
pure mind, He can be found. If the Treasure of the
Name of the Lord abides within the mind, egotism and pain are totally 
eliminated. The True Guru has instructed me in the
Word of the Shabad. I am forever a sacrifice to Him.   || 7 ||    Within your 
own conscious mind, you may say anything, but
without the Guru, selfishness and conceit are not eradicated. The Dear Lord is 
the Lover of His devotees, the Giver of Peace.
By His Grace, He abides within the mind. O Nanak, God blesses us with the 
sublime awakening of consciousness; He Himself
grants glorious greatness to the Gurmukh.  || 8 || 1 || 18 ||    SIREE RAAG,  
THIRD MEHL:   Those who go around acting in
egotism are struck down by the Messenger of Death with his club. Those who 
serve the True Guru are uplifted and saved, in
love with the Lord.  || 1 ||   O mind, become Gurmukh, and meditate on the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord. Those who are so
pre-destined by the Creator are absorbed into the Naam, through the Guru’s 
Teachings.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Without the True
Guru, faith does not come, and love for the Naam is not embraced. Even in 
dreams, they find no peace; they sleep immersed
in pain.  || 2 ||   Even if you chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, with 
great longing, your past actions are still not erased.
The Lord’s devotees surrender to His Will; those devotees are accepted at His 
Door.  || 3 ||   The Guru has lovingly implanted
the Word of His Shabad within me. Without His  Grace,  it  cannot  be  
attained.  Even  if  the  poisonous  plant  is  watered  with
ambrosial nectar a hundred times, it will still bear poisonous fruit.  || 4 ||  
 Those humble beings who are in love with the True
Guru are pure and true. They act in harmony with the Will of the True Guru; 
they shed the poison of ego and corruption.  || 5

||   Acting in stubborn-mindedness, no one is saved; go and study the Simritees 
and the Shaastras. Joining the Saadh Sangat,
the Company of the Holy, and practicing the Shabads of the Guru, you shall be 
saved.  || 6 ||    The Name of the Lord is the
Treasure, which has no end or limitation. The Gurmukhs are beauteous; the 
Creator has blessed them with His Mercy.  || 7 ||
O Nanak, the One Lord alone is the Giver; there is no other at all. By Guru’s 
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By His Mercy, He is found.  || 8 || 2 || 19 ||   SIREE RAAG,  THIRD MEHL:  The 
soul-bird in the beautiful tree of the body pecks
at Truth, with love for the Guru. She drinks in the Sublime Essence of the 
Lord, and abides in intuitive ease; she does not fly
around coming and going. She obtains her home within her own heart; she is 
absorbed into the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

|| 1 ||   O mind, work to serve the Guru. If you walk in harmony with the 
Guru’s Will, you shall remain immersed in the Lord’s
Name, night and day.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The birds in the beautiful trees 
fly around in all four directions. The more they fly
around, the more they suffer; they burn and cry out in pain. Without the Guru, 
they do not find the Mansion of the Lord’s
Presence, and they do not obtain the Ambrosial Fruit.  || 2 ||   The Gurmukh is 
like God’s tree, always green, blessed with the
Sublime  Love  of  the  True  One,  with  intuitive  peace  and  poise.  He  
cuts  off  the  three  branches  of  the  three  qualities,  and
embraces love for the One Word of the Shabad. The Lord alone is the Ambrosial 
Fruit; He Himself gives it to us to eat.  || 3 ||
The self-willed manmukhs stand there and dry up; they do not bear any fruit, 
and they do not provide any shade. Don’t even
bother to sit near them—they have no home or village. They are cut down and 
burnt each day; they have neither the Shabad,
nor the Lord’s Name.  || 4 ||   According to the Lord’s Command, people perform 
their actions; they wander around, driven by
the karma of their past actions. By the Lord’s Command, they behold the Blessed 
Vision of His Darshan. Wherever He sends
them, there they go. By His Command, the Lord, Har, Har, abides within our 
minds; by His Command we merge in Truth.  || 5

||    The wretched fools do not know the Lord’s Will; they wander around making 
mistakes. They go about their  business

stubborn-mindedly; they are disgraced forever and ever. Inner peace does not 
come to them; they do not embrace love for the
True Lord.  || 6 ||   Beautiful are the faces of the Gurmukhs, who bear love 
and affection for the Guru. Through true devotional
worship, they are attuned to Truth; at the True Door, they are found to be 
true. Blessed is their coming  into  being; they
redeem  all  their  ancestors.   ||  7  ||     All  do  their  deeds  under  
the  Lord’s  Glance  of  Grace;  no  one  is  beyond  His  Vision.
According to the Glance of Grace with which the True Lord beholds us, so do we 
become. O Nanak, the Glorious Greatness of
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is received only by His Mercy.  || 8 || 3 || 20 
||   SIREE RAAG,  THIRD MEHL:  The Gurmukhs
meditate on the Naam; the self-willed manmukhs do not understand. The faces of 
the Gurmukhs are always radiant; the Lord
has come to dwell within their minds. Through intuitive understanding they are 
at peace, and through intuitive understanding
they remain absorbed in the Lord.   || 1 ||    O Siblings of Destiny, be the 
slaves of the Lord’s slaves. Service to the Guru is
worship of the Guru. How rare are those who obtain it!  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    
The happy soul-bride is always with her Husband
Lord, if she walks in harmony with the Will of the True Guru. She attains her 
Eternal, Ever-stable Husband, who never dies or
goes away. United with the Word of the Shabad, she shall not be separated 
again. She is immersed in the Lap of her Beloved.

|| 2 ||    The Lord is Immaculate and Radiantly Bright; without the Guru, He 
cannot be found. He cannot be understood by

reading scriptures; the deceitful pretenders are deluded by doubt. Through the 
Guru’s Teachings, the Lord is always found,
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Emotional  attachment  to  Maya  is  shed  with  intuitive  ease,  through  the 
 Guru’s  Teachings.  Without  the  Shabad,  the  world
wanders lost in pain. The self-willed manmukh is consumed. Through the Shabad, 
meditate on the Naam; through the Shabad,
you shall merge in Truth.  || 4 ||    The Siddhas wander around, deluded by 
Maya; they are not absorbed in the Samaadhi of
the Lord’s Sublime Love. The three worlds are permeated by Maya; they are 
totally covered by it. Without the Guru, liberation
is not attained, and the double-mindedness of Maya does not go away.  || 5 ||   
 What is called Maya? What does Maya do?
These beings are bound by pleasure and pain; they do their deeds in egotism. 
Without the Shabad, doubt is not dispelled, and
egotism is not eliminated from within.  || 6 ||   Without love, there is no 
devotional worship. Without the Shabad, no one finds
acceptance.  Through  the  Shabad,  egotism  is  conquered  and  subdued,  and  
the  illusion  of  Maya  is  dispelled.  The  Gurmukh
obtains the Treasure of the Naam with intuitive ease.   || 7 ||    Without the 
Guru, one’s virtues do not shine forth; without
virtue, there is no devotional worship. The Lord is the Lover of His devotees; 
He abides within their minds. They meet that God
with intuitive ease. O Nanak, through the Shabad, praise the Lord. By His 
Grace, He is obtained.   || 8 || 4 || 21 ||    SIREE
RAAG,  THIRD MEHL:  Emotional attachment to Maya is created by my God; He 
Himself misleads us through illusion and doubt.
The self-willed manmukhs perform their actions, but they do not understand; 
they waste away their lives in vain. Gurbani is
the Light to illuminate this world; by His Grace, it comes to abide within the 
mind.  || 1 ||   O mind, chant the Naam, the Name
of the Lord, and find peace. Praising the Perfect Guru, you shall easily meet 
with that God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Doubt departs,
and fear runs away, when you focus your consciousness on the Lord’s Feet. The 
Gurmukh practices the Shabad, and the Lord
comes to dwell within the mind. In the mansion of the home within the self, we 
merge in Truth, and the Messenger of Death
cannot devour us.  || 2 ||   Naam Dayv the printer, and Kabeer the weaver, 
obtained salvation through the Perfect Guru. Those
who know God and recognize His Shabad lose their ego and class consciousness. 
Their Banis are sung by the angelic beings,
and no one can erase them, O Siblings of Destiny!  || 3 ||   The demon’s son 
Prahlaad had not read about religious rituals or
ceremonies, austerity or self-discipline; he did not know the love of duality. 
Upon meeting with the True Guru, he became
pure; night and day, he chanted the Naam, the Name of the Lord. He read only of 
the One and he understood only the One
Name; he knew no other at all.   || 4 ||    The followers of the six different 
life-styles and world-views, the Yogis and the
Sanyaasees have gone astray in doubt without the Guru. If they serve the True 
Guru, they find the state of salvation; they
enshrine the Dear Lord within their minds. They focus their consciousness on 
the True Bani, and their comings and goings in
reincarnation are over.  || 5 ||   The Pandits, the religious scholars, read 
and argue and stir up controversies, but without the
Guru, they are deluded by doubt. They wander around the cycle of 8.4 million 
reincarnations; without the Shabad, they do not
attain liberation. But when they remember the Name, then they attain the state 
of salvation, when the True Guru unites them
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In the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, the Name of the Lord wells up, when 
the True Guru unites us in His Sublime Love. I
offer my mind and body, and I renounce my selfishness and conceit; I walk in 
Harmony with the Will of the True Guru. I am
forever a sacrifice to my Guru, who has attached my consciousness to the Lord.  
|| 7 ||    He alone is a Brahmin, who knows
the Lord Brahma, and is attuned to the Love of the Lord. God is close at hand; 
He dwells deep within the hearts of all. How
rare are those who, as Gurmukh, know Him. O Nanak, through the Naam, greatness 
is obtained; through the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad, He is realized.  || 8 || 5 || 22 ||   SIREE RAAG,  THIRD MEHL:  
Everyone longs to be centered and balanced,
but without the Guru, no one can. The Pandits and the astrologers read and read 
until they grow weary, while the fanatics are
deluded by doubt. Meeting with the Guru, intuitive balance is obtained, when 
God, in His Will, grants His Grace.   || 1 ||    O
Siblings of Destiny, without the Guru, intuitive balance is not obtained. 
Through the Word of the Shabad, intuitive peace and
poise wells up, and that True Lord is obtained.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    That 
which is sung intuitively is acceptable; without this
intuition, all chanting is useless. In the state of intuitive balance, devotion 
wells up. In intuitive balance, love is balanced and
detached. In the state of intuitive balance, peace and tranquility are 
produced. Without intuitive balance, life is useless.  || 2 ||
In the state of intuitive balance, praise the Lord forever and ever. With 
intuitive ease, embrace Samaadhi. In the state of
intuitive balance, chant His Glories, lovingly absorbed in devotional worship. 
Through the Shabad, the Lord dwells within the
mind, and the tongue tastes the Sublime Essence of the Lord.  || 3 ||    In the 
poise of intuitive balance, death is destroyed,
entering the Sanctuary of the True One. Intuitively balanced, the Name of the 
Lord dwells within the mind, practicing the
lifestyle of Truth. Those who have found Him are very fortunate; they remain 
intuitively absorbed in Him.   || 4 ||    Within
Maya, the poise of intuitive balance is not produced. Maya leads to the love of 
duality. The self-willed manmukhs perform
religious rituals, but they are burnt down by their selfishness and conceit. 
Their births and deaths do not cease; over and over
again, they come and go in reincarnation.  || 5 ||   In the three qualities, 
intuitive balance is not obtained; the three qualities
lead to delusion and doubt. What is the point of reading, studying and 
debating, if one loses his roots? In the fourth state,
there is intuitive balance; the Gurmukhs gather it in.   || 6 ||    The Naam, 
the Name of the Formless Lord, is the treasure.
Through intuitive balance, understanding is obtained. The virtuous praise the 
True One; their reputation is true. The wayward
are united with God through intuitive balance; through the Shabad, union is 
obtained.   || 7 ||    Without intuitive balance, all
are blind. Emotional attachment to Maya is utter darkness. In intuitive 
balance, understanding of the True, Infinite Shabad is
obtained. Granting  forgiveness,  the  Perfect Guru  unites  us  with  the  
Creator.   ||  8  ||     In  intuitive  balance,  the  Unseen  is
recognized—the Fearless, Luminous, Formless Lord. There is only the One Giver 
of all beings. He blends our light with His
Light. So praise God through the Perfect Word of His Shabad; He has no end or 
limitation.  || 9 ||   Those who are wise take
the Naam as their wealth; with intuitive ease, they trade with Him. Night and 
day, they receive the Profit of the Lord’s Name,
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O Nanak, when the Great Giver gives, nothing at all is lacking.  || 10 || 6 || 
23 ||   SIREE RAAG,  THIRD MEHL:  Meeting with
the True Guru, you shall not have to go through the cycle of reincarnation 
again; the pains of birth and death will be taken
away. Through the Perfect Word of the Shabad, all understanding is obtained; 
remain absorbed in the Name of the Lord.  || 1

||    O my mind, focus your consciousness on the True Guru. The Immaculate Naam 
itself, ever-fresh, comes to abide within
the mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   O Dear Lord, please protect and preserve me in 
Your Sanctuary. As You keep me, so do I remain.
Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the Gurmukh remains dead while yet 
alive, and swims across the terrifying world-
ocean.  || 2 ||   By great good fortune, the Name is obtained. Following the 
Guru’s Teachings, through the Shabad, you shall
be exalted. God, the Creator Himself, dwells within the mind; remain absorbed 
in the state of intuitive balance.  || 3 ||   Some
are  self-willed  manmukhs;  they  do  not  love  the  Word  of  the  Shabad.  
Bound  in  chains,  they  wander  lost  in  reincarnation.
Through 8.4 million lifetimes, they wander over and over again; they waste away 
their lives in vain.  || 4 ||    In the minds of
the devotees there is bliss; they are attuned to the Love of the True Word of 
the Shabad. Night and day, they constantly sing
the Glories of the Immaculate Lord; with intuitive ease, they are absorbed into 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 5 ||   The
Gurmukhs speak the Ambrosial Bani; they recognize the Lord, the Supreme Soul in 
all. They serve the One; they worship and
adore the One. The Gurmukhs speak the Unspoken Speech.  || 6 ||    The Gurmukhs 
serve their True Lord and Master, who
comes to dwell in the mind. They are forever attuned to the Love of the True 
One, who bestows His Mercy and unites them
with Himself.   || 7 ||    He Himself does, and He Himself causes others to do; 
He wakes some from their sleep. He Himself
unites us in Union; Nanak is absorbed in the Shabad.  || 8 || 7 || 24 ||   
SIREE RAAG,  THIRD MEHL:  Serving the True Guru,
the mind becomes immaculate, and the body becomes pure. The mind obtains bliss 
and eternal peace, meeting with the Deep
and Profound Lord. Sitting in the Sangat, the True Congregation, the mind is 
comforted and consoled by the True Name.  || 1

||   O mind, serve the True Guru without hesitation. Serving the True Guru, the 
Lord abides within the mind, and no trace of

filth shall attach itself to you.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    From the True Word of 
the Shabad comes honor. True is the Name of the
True One. I am a sacrifice to those who conquer their ego and recognize the 
Lord. The self-willed manmukhs do not know the
True One; they find no shelter, and no place of rest anywhere.  || 2 ||   Those 
who take the Truth as their food and the Truth
as their clothing, have their home in the True One. They constantly praise the 
True One, and in the True Word of the Shabad
they have their dwelling. They recognize the Lord, the Supreme Soul in all, and 
through the Guru’s Teachings they dwell in the
home of their own inner self.  || 3 ||   They see the Truth, and they speak the 
Truth; their bodies and minds are True. True are
their teachings, and True are their instructions; True are the reputations of 
the true ones. Those who have forgotten the True
One are miserable—they depart weeping and wailing.  || 4 ||   Those who have 
not served the True Guru—why did they even
bother to come into the world? They are bound and gagged and beaten at Death’s 
door, but no one hears their shrieks and
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They waste their lives uselessly; they die and are reincarnated over and over 
again.  || 5 ||   Seeing this world on fire, I rushed
to the Sanctuary of the True Guru. The True Guru has implanted the Truth within 
me; I dwell steadfastly in Truth and self-
restraint. The True Guru is the Boat of Truth; in the Word of the Shabad, we 
cross over the terrifying world-ocean.   || 6 ||
People continue wandering through the cycle of 8.4 million incarnations; 
without the True Guru, liberation is not obtained.
Reading and studying, the Pandits and the silent sages have grown weary, but 
attached to the love of duality, they have lost
their honor. The True Guru teaches the Word of the Shabad; without the True 
One, there is no other at all.   || 7 ||    Those
who are linked by the True One are linked to Truth. They always act in Truth. 
They attain their dwelling in the home of their
own inner being, and they abide in the Mansion of Truth. O Nanak, the devotees 
are happy and peaceful forever. They are
absorbed in the True Name.   || 8 || 17 || 8 || 25 ||    SIREE RAAG,   FIFTH 
MEHL:   When you are confronted with terrible
hardships, and no one offers you any support, when your friends turn into 
enemies, and even your relatives have deserted
you,  and when all support has given way, and all hope has been lost—if you 
then come to remember the Supreme Lord God,
even the hot wind shall not touch you.  || 1 ||   Our Lord and Master is the 
Power of the powerless. He does not come or go;
He is Eternal and Permanent. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, He is known 
as True.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    If you are
weakened by the pains of hunger and poverty, with no money in your pockets, and 
no one will give you any comfort, and no
one   will satisfy your hopes and desires, and none of your works is 
accomplished—if you then come to remember the Supreme
Lord God, you shall obtain the eternal kingdom.  || 2 ||   When you are plagued 
by great and excessive anxiety, and diseases
of the body; when you are wrapped up in the attachments of household and 
family, sometimes feeling joy, and then other
times sorrow; when you are wandering around in all four directions, and you 
cannot sit or sleep even for a moment—if you
come to remember the Supreme Lord God, then your body and mind shall be cooled 
and soothed.   || 3 ||    When you are
under the power of sexual desire, anger and worldly attachment, or a greedy 
miser in love with your wealth; if you have
committed the four great sins and other mistakes; even if you are a murderous 
fiend who has never taken the time to listen to
sacred books, hymns and poetry—if you then come to remember the Supreme Lord 
God, and contemplate Him, even for a
moment, you shall be saved.  || 4 ||   People may recite by heart the 
Shaastras, the Simritees and the four Vedas; they may
be ascetics, great, self-disciplined Yogis; they may visit sacred shrines of 
pilgrimage and perform the six ceremonial rituals,
over and over again, performing worship services and ritual bathings. Even so, 
if they have not embraced love for the Supreme
Lord God, then they shall surely go to hell.   || 5 ||    You may possess 
empires, vast estates, authority over others, and the
enjoyment of myriads of pleasures; you may have delightful and beautiful 
gardens, and issue unquestioned commands; you
may have enjoyments and entertainments of all sorts and kinds, and continue to 
enjoy exciting pleasures—and yet, if you do
not come to remember the Supreme Lord God, you shall be reincarnated as a 
snake.  || 6 ||    You may possess vast riches,
maintain virtuous conduct, have a spotless reputation and observe religious 
customs; you may have the loving affections of
mother, father, children, siblings and friends; you may have armies 
well-equipped with weapons, and all may salute you with
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But still, if you do not come to remember the Supreme Lord God, then you shall 
be taken and consigned to the most hideous
hell!  || 7 ||   You may have a body free of disease and deformity, and have no 
worries or grief at all; you may be unmindful of
death, and night and day revel in pleasures; you may take everything as your 
own, and have no fear in your mind at all; but
still, if you do not come to remember the Supreme Lord God, you shall fall 
under the power of the Messenger of Death.  || 8 ||
The Supreme Lord showers His Mercy, and we find the Saadh Sangat, the Company 
of the Holy. The more time we spend
there, the more we come to love the Lord. The Lord is the Master of both 
worlds; there is no other place of rest. When the
True Guru is pleased and satisfied, O Nanak, the True Name is obtained.  || 9 
|| 1 || 26 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FIFTH MEHL,  FIFTH
HOUSE:   I do not know what pleases my Lord. O mind, seek out the way!   || 1 
||   Pause   ||    The meditatives practice
meditation,  and  the  wise  practice  spiritual  wisdom,  but  how  rare  are  
those  who  know  God!   ||  1  ||     The  worshipper  of
Bhagaauti practices self-discipline, the Yogi speaks of liberation, and the 
ascetic is absorbed in asceticism.  || 2 ||   The men of
silence observe silence, the Sanyaasees observe celibacy, and the Udaasees 
abide in detachment.   || 3 ||    There are nine
forms of devotional worship. The Pandits recite the Vedas. The householders 
assert their faith in family life.   || 4 ||    Those
who utter only One Word, those who take many forms, the naked renunciates, the 
wearers of patched coats, the magicians,
those who remain always awake, and those who bathe at holy places of 
pilgrimage—   || 5 ||    Those who go without food,
those who never touch others, the hermits who never show themselves, and those 
who are wise in their own minds—  || 6 ||
Of these, no one admits to any deficiency; all say that they have found the 
Lord. But he alone is a devotee, whom the Lord has
united with Himself.  || 7 ||    Abandoning all devices and contrivances, I 
have sought His Sanctuary. Nanak has fallen at the
Feet of the Guru.  || 8 || 2 || 27 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

SIREE  RAAG,   FIRST  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

Among Yogis, You are the Yogi; among pleasure seekers, You are the Pleasure 
Seeker. Your limits are not known to any of the
beings in the heavens, in this world, or in the nether regions of the 
underworld.  || 1 ||   I am devoted, dedicated, a sacrifice
to Your Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You created the world, and assigned tasks 
to one and all. You watch over Your Creation, and
through Your All-powerful Creative Potency, You cast the dice.  || 2 ||    You 
are manifest in the Expanse of Your Workshop.
Everyone longs for Your Name, but without the Guru, no one finds You. All are 
enticed and trapped by Maya.  || 3 ||   I am a
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The angelic beings and the silent sages long for Him; the True Guru has given 
me this understanding.   || 4 ||    How is the
Society of the Saints to be known? There, the Name of the One Lord is chanted. 
The One Name is the Lord’s Command; O
Nanak, the True Guru has given me this understanding.  || 5 ||    This world 
has been deluded by doubt. You Yourself, Lord,
have led it astray. The discarded soul-brides suffer in terrible agony; they 
have no luck at all.  || 6 ||    What are the signs of
the discarded brides? They miss their Husband Lord, and they wander around in 
dishonor. The clothes of those brides are
filthy—they pass their life-night in agony.  || 7 ||    What actions have the 
happy soul-brides performed? They have obtained
the fruit of their pre-ordained destiny. Casting His Glance of Grace, the Lord 
unites them with Himself.  || 8 ||   Those, whom
God causes to abide by His Will, have the Shabad of His Word abiding deep 
within. They are the true soul-brides, who embrace
love for their Husband Lord.  || 9 ||   Those who take pleasure in God’s Will 
remove doubt from within. O Nanak, know Him as
the True Guru, who unites all with the Lord.  || 10 ||   Meeting with the True 
Guru, they receive the fruits of their destiny, and
egotism is driven out from within. The pain of evil-mindedness is eliminated; 
good fortune comes and shines radiantly from
their foreheads.  || 11 ||   The Bani of Your Word is Ambrosial Nectar. It 
permeates the hearts of Your devotees. Serving You,
peace is obtained; granting Your Mercy, You bestow salvation.  || 12 ||   
Meeting with the True Guru, one comes to know; by
this meeting, one comes to chant the Name. Without the True Guru, God is not 
found; all have grown weary of performing
religious rituals.  || 13 ||   I am a sacrifice to the True Guru; I was 
wandering in doubt, and He has set me on the right path. If
the Lord casts His Glance of Grace, He unites us with Himself.  || 14 ||   You, 
Lord, are pervading in all, and yet, the Creator
keeps Himself concealed. O Nanak, the Creator is revealed to the Gurmukh, 
within whom He has infused His Light.  || 15 ||
The Master Himself bestows honor. He creates and bestows body and soul. He 
Himself preserves the honor of His servants; He
places both His Hands upon their foreheads.  || 16 ||   All strict rituals are 
just clever contrivances. My God knows everything.
He has made His Glory manifest, and all people celebrate Him.  || 17 ||   He 
has not considered my merits and demerits; this is
God’s Own Nature. Hugging me close in His Embrace, He protects me, and now, 
even the hot wind does not touch me.  || 18

||   Within my mind and body, I meditate on God. I have obtained the fruits of 
my soul’s desire. You are the Supreme Lord and
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Nanak lives by chanting Your Name.  || 19 ||   You Yourself created the 
Universe; You created the play of duality, and staged
it. The Truest of the True is pervading everywhere; He instructs those with 
whom He is pleased.  || 20 ||   By Guru’s Grace, I
have found God. By His Grace, I have shed emotional attachment to Maya. 
Showering His Mercy, He has blended me into
Himself.   || 21 ||    You are the Gopis, the milk-maids of Krishna; You are 
the sacred river Jamunaa; You are Krishna, the
herdsman. You Yourself support the world. By Your Command, human beings are 
fashioned. You Yourself embellish them, and
then again destroy them.  || 22 ||   Those who have focused their consciousness 
on the True Guru have rid themselves of the
love of duality. The light of those mortal beings is immaculate. They depart 
after redeeming their lives.  || 23 ||   Forever and
ever, night and day, I praise the Greatness of Your Goodness. You bestow Your 
Gifts, even if we do not ask for them. Says
Nanak, contemplate the True Lord.  || 24 || 1 ||    SIREE RAAG,  FIFTH MEHL:  I 
fall at His Feet to please and appease Him.
The True Guru has united me with the Lord, the Primal Being. There is no other 
as great as He.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Lord of
the Universe is my Sweet Beloved. He is sweeter than my mother or father. Among 
all sisters and brothers and friends, there is
no one like You.  || 1 ||   By Your Command, the month of Saawan has come. I 
have hooked up the plow of Truth, and I plant
the seed of the Name in hopes that the Lord, in His Generosity, will bestow a 
bountiful harvest.   || 2 ||    Meeting with the
Guru, I recognize only the One Lord. In my consciousness, I do not know of any 
other account. The Lord has assigned one
task to me; as it pleases Him, I perform it.  || 3 ||    Enjoy yourselves and 
eat, O Siblings of Destiny. In the Guru’s Court, He
has  blessed  me  with  the  Robe  of  Honor.  I  have  become  the  Master  of 
 my  body-village;  I  have  taken  the  five  rivals  as
prisoners.   || 4 ||    I have come to Your Sanctuary. The five farm-hands have 
become my tenants; none dare to raise their
heads against me. O Nanak, my village is populous and prosperous.  || 5 ||   I 
am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to You. I meditate on
You continually. The village was in ruins, but You have re-populated it. I am a 
sacrifice to You.   || 6 ||    O Beloved Lord, I
meditate on You continually; I obtain the fruits of my mind’s desires. All my 
affairs are arranged, and the hunger of my mind is
appeased.  || 7 ||    I have forsaken all my entanglements; I serve the True 
Lord of the Universe. I have firmly attached the
Name, the Home of the Nine Treasures to my robe.  || 8 ||   I have obtained the 
comfort of comforts. The Guru has implanted
the Word of the Shabad deep within me. The True Guru has shown me my Husband 
Lord; He has placed His Hand upon my
forehead.   || 9 ||    I have established the Temple of Truth. I sought out the 
Guru’s Sikhs, and brought them into it. I wash
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Bowing low, I fall at their feet.   || 10 ||    I heard of the Guru, and so I 
went to Him. He instilled within me the Naam, the
goodness of charity and true cleansing. All the world is liberated, O Nanak, by 
embarking upon the Boat of Truth.   || 11 ||
The whole Universe serves You, day and night. Please hear my prayer, O Dear 
Lord. I have thoroughly tested and seen all—
You alone, by Your Pleasure, can save us.  || 12 ||   Now, the Merciful Lord 
has issued His Command. Let no one chase after
and attack anyone else. Let all abide in peace, under this Benevolent Rule.   
|| 13 ||    Softly and gently, drop by drop, the
Ambrosial Nectar trickles down. I speak as my Lord and Master causes me to 
speak. I place all my faith in You; please accept
me.  || 14 ||   Your devotees are forever hungry for You. O Lord, please 
fulfill my desires. Grant me the Blessed Vision of Your
Darshan, O Giver of Peace. Please, take me into Your Embrace.   || 15 ||    I 
have not found any other as Great as You. You
pervade the continents, the worlds and the nether regions; You are permeating 
all places and interspaces. Nanak: You are the
True Support of Your devotees.  || 16 ||   I am a wrestler; I belong to the 
Lord of the World. I met with the Guru, and I have
tied a tall, plumed turban. All have gathered to watch the wrestling match, and 
the Merciful Lord Himself is seated to behold it.

||  17  ||     The  bugles  play  and  the  drums  beat.  The  wrestlers  enter 
 the  arena  and  circle  around.  I  have  thrown  the  five
challengers to the ground, and the Guru has patted me on the back.  || 18 ||   
All have gathered together, but we shall return
home by different routes. The Gurmukhs reap their profits and leave, while the 
self-willed manmukhs lose their investment and
depart.  || 19 ||    You are without color or mark. The Lord is seen to be 
manifest and present. Hearing of Your Glories again
and again, Your devotees meditate on You; they are attuned to You, O Lord, 
Treasure of Excellence.  || 20 ||    Through age
after age, I am the servant of the Merciful Lord. The Guru has cut away my 
bonds. I shall not have to dance in the wrestling
arena of life again. Nanak has searched, and found this opportunity.  || 21 || 
2 || 29 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

SIREE  RAAG,   FIRST  MEHL,   PEHRAY,   FIRST  HOUSE:

In the first watch of the night, O my merchant friend, you were cast into the 
womb, by the Lord’s Command. Upside-down,
within  the  womb,  you  performed  penance,  O  my  merchant  friend,  and  
you  prayed  to  your  Lord  and  Master.  You  uttered
prayers to your Lord and Master, while upside-down, and you meditated on Him 
with deep love and affection. You came into
this Dark Age of Kali Yuga naked, and you shall depart again naked. As God’s 
Pen has written on your forehead, so it shall be
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Says Nanak, in the first watch of the night, by the Hukam of the Lord’s 
Command, you enter into the womb.  || 1 ||    In the
second watch of the night, O my merchant friend, you have forgotten to 
meditate. From hand to hand, you are passed around,
O my merchant friend, like Krishna in the house of Yashoda. From hand to hand, 
you are passed around, and your mother
says, “This is my son.” O, my thoughtless and foolish mind, think: In the end, 
nothing shall be yours. You do not know the One
who created the creation. Gather spiritual wisdom within your mind. Says Nanak, 
in the second watch of the night, you have
forgotten to meditate.  || 2 ||   In the third watch of the night, O my 
merchant friend, your consciousness is focused on wealth
and  youth.  You  have  not  remembered  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  O  my  
merchant  friend,  although  it  would  release  you  from
bondage.  You  do  not  remember  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  and  you  become  
confused  by  Maya.  Revelling  in  your  riches  and
intoxicated with youth, you waste your life uselessly. You have not traded in 
righteousness and Dharma; you have not made
good deeds your friends. Says Nanak, in the third watch of the night, your mind 
is attached to wealth and youth.  || 3 ||   In
the fourth watch of the night, O my merchant friend, the Grim Reaper comes to 
the field. When the Messenger of Death seizes
and dispatches you, O my merchant friend, no one knows the mystery of where you 
have gone. So think of the Lord! No one
knows this secret, of when the Messenger of Death will seize you and take you 
away. All your weeping and wailing then is
false. In an instant, you become a stranger. You obtain exactly what you have 
longed for. Says Nanak, in the fourth watch of
the night, O mortal, the Grim Reaper has harvested your field.  || 4 || 1 ||   
SIREE RAAG,  FIRST MEHL:  In the first watch of
the night, O my merchant friend, your innocent mind has a child-like 
understanding. You drink milk, and you are fondled so
gently,  O  my  merchant  friend.  The  mother  and  father  love  their  child 
 so  much,  but  in  Maya,  all  are  caught  in  emotional
attachment. By the good fortune of good deeds done in the past, you have come, 
and now you perform actions to determine
your future. Without the Lord’s Name, liberation is not obtained, and you are 
drowned in the love of duality. Says Nanak, in
the first watch of the night, O mortal, you shall be saved by remembering the 
Lord.  || 1 ||   In the second watch of the night,
O my merchant friend, you are intoxicated with the wine of youth and beauty. 
Day and night, you are engrossed in sexual
desire, O my merchant friend, and your consciousness is blind to the Naam. The 
Lord’s Name is not within your heart, but all
sorts of other tastes seem sweet to you. You have no wisdom at all, no 
meditation, no virtue or self-discipline; in falsehood,
you are caught in the cycle of birth and death. Pilgrimages, fasts, 
purification and self-discipline are of no use, nor are rituals,
religious  ceremonies  or  empty  worship.  O  Nanak,  emancipation  comes  
only  by  loving  devotional  worship;  through  duality,
people are engrossed in duality.  || 2 ||    In the third watch of the night, O 
my merchant friend, the swans, the white hairs,
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Youth wears itself out, and old age triumphs, O my merchant friend; as time 
passes, your days diminish. At the last moment,
you repent—you are so blind!—when the Messenger of Death seizes you and carries 
you away. You kept all your things for
yourself, but in an instant, they are all lost. Your intellect left you, your 
wisdom departed, and now you repent for the evil
deeds you committed. Says Nanak, O mortal, in the third watch of the night, let 
your consciousness be lovingly focused on
God.  || 3 ||   In the fourth watch of the night, O my merchant friend, your 
body grows old and weak. Your eyes go blind, and
cannot see, O my merchant friend, and your ears do not hear any words. Your 
eyes go blind, and your tongue is unable to
taste; you live only with the help of others. With no virtue within, how can 
you find peace? The self-willed manmukh comes
and goes in reincarnation. When the crop of life has matured, it bends, breaks 
and perishes; why take pride in that which
comes and goes? Says Nanak, O mortal, in the fourth watch of the night, the 
Gurmukh recognizes the Word of the Shabad.  ||
4   ||   Your breath comes to its end, O my merchant friend, and your shoulders 
are weighed down by the tyrant of old age. Not
one iota of virtue came into you, O my merchant friend; bound and gagged by 
evil, you are driven along. One who departs
with virtue and self-discipline is not struck down, and is not consigned to the 
cycle of birth and death. The Messenger of Death
and his trap cannot touch him; through loving devotional worship, he crosses 
over the ocean of fear. He departs with honor,
and merges in intuitive peace and poise; all his pains depart. Says Nanak, when 
the mortal becomes Gurmukh, he is saved and
honored by the True Lord.  || 5 || 2 ||   SIREE RAAG,  FOURTH MEHL:  In the 
first watch of the night, O my merchant friend,
the  Lord  places  you  in  the  womb.  You  meditate  on  the  Lord,  and  
chant  the  Lord’s  Name,  O  my  merchant  friend.  You
contemplate the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, 
Har, and meditating on it within the fire of
the womb, your life is sustained by dwelling on the Naam. You are born and you 
come out, and your mother and father are
delighted to see your face. Remember the One, O mortal, to whom the child 
belongs. As Gurmukh, reflect upon Him within
your heart. Says Nanak, O mortal, in the first watch of the night, dwell upon 
the Lord, who shall shower you with His Grace.  ||
1 ||   In the second watch of the night, O my merchant friend, the mind is 
attached to the love of duality. Mother and father
hug you close in their embrace, claiming, “He is mine, he is mine”; so is the 
child brought up, O my merchant friend. Your
mother and father constantly hug you close in their embrace; in their minds, 
they believe that you will provide for them and
support them. The fool does not know the One who gives; instead, he clings to 
the gift. Rare is the Gurmukh who reflects
upon, meditates upon, and within his mind, is lovingly attached to the Lord. 
Says Nanak, in the second watch of the night, O
mortal, death never devours you.  || 2 ||    In the third watch of the night, O 
my merchant friend, your mind is entangled in
worldly and household affairs. You think of wealth, and gather wealth, O my 
merchant friend, but you do not contemplate the
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You never dwell upon the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, who will be your only 
Helper and Support in the end. This wealth,
property and Maya are false. In the end, you must leave these, and depart in 
sorrow. Those whom the Lord, in His Mercy,
unites with the Guru, reflect upon the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Says Nanak, 
in the third watch of the night, O mortal, they
go, and are united with the Lord.   || 3 ||    In the fourth watch of the 
night, O my merchant friend, the Lord announces the
time of departure. Serve the Perfect True Guru, O my merchant friend; your 
entire life-night is passing away. Serve the Lord
each and every instant—do not delay! You shall become eternal throughout the 
ages. Enjoy ecstasy forever with the Lord, and
do away with the pains of birth and death. Know that there is no difference 
between the Guru, the True Guru, and your Lord
and Master. Meeting with Him, take pleasure in the Lord’s devotional service. 
Says Nanak, O mortal, in the fourth watch of the
night, the life-night of the devotee is fruitful.  || 4 || 1 || 3 ||   SIREE 
RAAG,  FIFTH MEHL:  In the first watch of the night, O
my merchant friend, the Lord placed your soul in the womb. In the tenth month, 
you were made into a human being, O my
merchant friend, and you were given your allotted time to perform good deeds. 
You were given this time to perform good
deeds, according to your pre-ordained destiny. God placed you with your mother, 
father, brothers, sons and wife. God Himself
is the Cause of causes, good and bad—no one has control over these things. Says 
Nanak, O mortal, in the first watch of the
night, the soul is placed in the womb.  || 1 ||   In the second watch of the 
night, O my merchant friend, the fullness of youth
rises in you like waves. You do not distinguish between good and evil, O my 
merchant friend—your mind is intoxicated with
ego. Mortal beings do not distinguish between good and evil, and the road ahead 
is treacherous. They never serve the Perfect
True Guru, and the cruel tyrant Death stands over their heads. When the 
Righteous Judge seizes you and interrogates you, O
madman, what answer will you give him then? Says Nanak, in the second watch of 
the night, O mortal, the fullness of youth
tosses you about like waves in the storm.   || 2 ||    In the third watch of 
the night, O my merchant friend, the blind and
ignorant person gathers poison. He is entangled in emotional attachment to his 
wife and sons, O my merchant friend, and
deep within him, the waves of greed are rising up. The waves of greed are 
rising up within him, and he does not remember
God.  He  does  not  join  the  Saadh  Sangat,  the  Company  of  the  Holy,  
and  he  suffers  in  terrible  pain  through  countless
incarnations. He has forgotten the Creator, his Lord and Master, and he does 
not meditate on Him, even for an instant. Says
Nanak, in the third watch of the night, the blind and ignorant person gathers 
poison.  || 3 ||   In the fourth watch of the night,
O my merchant friend, that day is drawing near. As Gurmukh, remember the Naam, 
O my merchant friend. It shall be your
Friend in the Court of the Lord. As Gurmukh, remember the Naam, O mortal; in 
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This emotional attachment to Maya shall not go with you; it is false to fall in 
love with it. The entire night of your life has
passed away in darkness; but by serving the True Guru, the Divine Light shall 
dawn within. Says Nanak, O mortal, in the fourth
watch of the night, that day is drawing near!  || 4 ||   Receiving the summons 
from the Lord of the Universe, O my merchant
friend,  you  must  arise  and  depart  with  the  actions  you  have  
committed.  You  are  not  allowed  a  moment’s  delay,  O  my
merchant  friend;  the  Messenger  of  Death  seizes  you  with  firm  hands.  
Receiving  the  summons,  people  are  seized  and
dispatched. The self-willed manmukhs are miserable forever. But those who serve 
the Perfect True Guru are forever happy in
the  Court of the Lord. The body is the field of karma in this age; whatever 
you plant, you shall harvest. Says Nanak, the
devotees look beautiful in the Court of the Lord; the self-willed manmukhs 
wander forever in reincarnation.  || 5 || 1 || 4 ||

SIREE  RAAG,   FOURTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE,   CHHANT:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

How can the ignorant soul-bride obtain the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s 
Darshan, while she is in this world of her father’s
home?  When  the  Lord  Himself  grants  His  Grace,  the  Gurmukh  learns  the 
 duties  of  her  Husband’s  Celestial  Home.  The
Gurmukh learns the duties of her Husband’s Celestial Home; she meditates 
forever on the Lord, Har, Har. She walks happily
among her companions, and in the Lord’s Court, she swings her arms joyfully. 
Her account is cleared by the Righteous Judge
of  Dharma,  when  she  chants  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  Har,  Har.  The  
ignorant  soul-bride  becomes  Gurmukh,  and  gains  the
Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan, while she is still in her father’s house. 
 || 1 ||   My marriage has been performed, O my
father. As Gurmukh, I have found the Lord. The darkness of ignorance has been 
dispelled. The Guru has revealed the blazing
light of spiritual wisdom. This spiritual wisdom given by the Guru shines 
forth, and the darkness has been dispelled. I have
found the Priceless Jewel of the Lord. The sickness of my ego has been 
dispelled, and my pain is over and done. Through the
Guru’s Teachings, my identity has consumed my identical identity. I have 
obtained my Husband Lord, the Akaal Moorat, the
Undying Form. He is Imperishable; He shall never die, and He shall never ever 
leave. My marriage has been performed, O my
father. As Gurmukh, I have found the Lord.  || 2 ||   The Lord is the Truest of 
the True, O my father. Meeting with the humble
servants of the Lord, the marriage procession looks beautiful. She who chants 
the Lord’s Name is happy in this world of her
father’s home, and in the next world of her Husband Lord, she shall be very 
beautiful. In her Husband Lord’s Celestial Home,
she shall be most beautiful, if she has remembered the Naam in this world. 
Fruitful are the lives of those who, as Gurmukh,
have conquered their minds—they have won the game of life. Joining with the 
humble Saints of the Lord, my actions bring
prosperity, and I have obtained the Lord of Bliss as my Husband. The Lord is 
the Truest of the True, O my father. Joining with
the humble servants of the Lord, the marriage party has been embellished.   || 
3 ||    O my father, give me the Name of the
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Give me the Lord as my wedding gown, and the Lord as my glory, to accomplish my 
works. Through devotional worship to the
Lord, this ceremony is made blissful and beautiful; the Guru, the True Guru, 
has given this gift. Across the continents, and
throughout the Universe, the Lord’s Glory is pervading. This gift is  not  
diminished  by  being  diffused  among  all.  Any  other
dowry, which the self-willed manmukhs offer for show, is only false egotism and 
a worthless display. O my father, please give
me the Name of the Lord God as my wedding gift and dowry.  || 4 ||   The Lord, 
Raam, Raam, is All-pervading, O my father.
Meeting  her  Husband  Lord,  the  soul-bride  blossoms  forth  like  the  
flourishing  vine.  In  age  after  age,  through  all  the  ages,
forever and ever, those who belong to the Guru’s Family shall prosper and 
increase. Age after age, the Family of the True
Guru shall increase. As Gurmukh, they meditate on the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord. The Almighty Lord never dies or goes
away. Whatever He gives, keeps on increasing. O Nanak, the One Lord is the 
Saint of Saints. Chanting the Name of the Lord,
Har, Har, the soul-bride is bountiful and beautiful. The Lord, Raam, Raam, is 
All-pervading, O my father. Meeting her Husband
Lord, the soul-bride blossoms forth like the flourishing vine.  || 5 || 1 ||

SIREE  RAAG,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHHANT:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O dear beloved mind, my friend, reflect upon the Name of the Lord of the 
Universe. O dear beloved mind, my friend, the Lord shall
always be with you. The Name of the Lord shall be with you as your Helper and 
Support. Meditate on Him—no one who does so
shall ever return empty-handed. You shall obtain the fruits of your mind’s 
desires, by focusing your consciousness on the Lord’s
Lotus Feet. He is totally pervading the water and the land; He is the Lord of 
the World-forest. Behold Him in exaltation in each and
every heart. Nanak gives this advice: O beloved mind, in the Company of the 
Holy, burn away your doubts.  || 1 ||   O dear beloved
mind, my friend, without the Lord, all outward show is false. O dear beloved 
mind, my friend, the world is an ocean of poison. Let
the Lord’s Lotus Feet be your Boat, so that pain and skepticism shall not touch 
you. Meeting with the Perfect Guru, by great good
fortune, meditate on God twenty-four hours a day. From the very beginning, and 
throughout the ages, He is the Lord and Master of
His servants. His Name is the Support of His devotees. Nanak gives this advice: 
O beloved mind, without the Lord, all outward show
is false.  || 2 ||    O dear beloved mind, my friend, load the profitable cargo 
of the Lord’s Name. O dear beloved mind, my friend,
enter through the eternal Door of the Lord. One who serves at the Door of the 
Imperceptible and Unfathomable Lord, obtains this
eternal position. There is no birth or death there, no coming or going; anguish 
and anxiety are ended. The accounts of Chitr and
Gupt, the recording scribes of the conscious and the subconscious are torn up, 
and the Messenger of Death cannot do anything.
Nanak gives this advice: O beloved mind, load the profitable cargo of the 
Lord’s Name.  || 3 ||    O dear beloved mind, my friend,
abide in the Society of the Saints. O dear beloved mind, my friend, chanting 
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Remember your Lord and Master, who is easily obtained, and all desires shall be 
fulfilled. By my past actions, I have found the
Lord,  the  Greatest  Lover.  Separated  from  Him  for  so  long,  I  am  
united  with  Him  again.  Inside  and  out,  He  is  pervading
everywhere. Faith in Him has welled up within my mind. Nanak gives this advice: 
O beloved mind, let the Society of the Saints
be your dwelling.  || 4 ||    O dear beloved mind, my friend, let your mind 
remain absorbed in loving devotion to the Lord. O
dear beloved mind, my friend, the fish of the mind lives only when it is 
immersed in the Water of the Lord. Drinking in the
Lord’s Ambrosial Bani, the mind is satisfied, and all pleasures come to abide 
within. Attaining the Lord of Excellence, I sing the
Songs of Joy. The True Guru, becoming merciful, has fulfilled my desires. He 
has attached me to the hem of His robe, and I
have obtained the nine treasures. My Lord and Master has bestowed His Name, 
which is everything to me. Nanak instructs the
Saints to teach, that the mind is imbued with loving devotion to the Lord.  || 
5 || 1 || 2 ||

CHHANTS  OF  SIREE  RAAG,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

DAKHANAA:  My Beloved Husband Lord is deep within my heart. How can I see Him? 
In the Sanctuary of the Saints, O Nanak,
the Support of the breath of life is found.  || 1 ||   CHHANT:  To love the 
Lotus Feet of the Lord—this way of life has come into
the minds of His Saints. The love of duality, this evil practice, this bad 
habit, is not liked by the Lord’s slaves. It is not pleasing
to the Lord’s slaves; without the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan, how can 
they find peace, even for a moment? Without
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the body and mind are empty; like fish out of 
water, they die. Please meet with me, O my
Beloved—You are the Support of my breath of life. Joining the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, I sing Your Glorious
Praises. O Lord and Master of Nanak, please grant Your Grace, and permeate my 
body, mind and being.  || 1 ||   DAKHANAA:
He is Beautiful in all places; I do not see any other at all. Meeting with the 
True Guru, O Nanak, the doors are opened wide.  ||
1 ||    CHHANT:   Your Word is Incomparable and Infinite. I contemplate the 
Word of Your Bani, the Support of the Saints. I
remember Him in meditation with every breath and morsel of food, with perfect 
faith. How could I forget Him from my mind?
How could I forget Him from my mind, even for an instant? He is the Most 
Worthy; He is my very life! My Lord and Master is
the Giver of the fruits of the mind’s desires. He knows all the useless 
vanities and pains of the soul. Meditating on the Patron
of lost souls, the Companion of all, your life shall not be lost in the gamble. 
Nanak offers this prayer to God: Please shower me
with Your Mercy, and carry me across the terrifying world-ocean.  || 2 ||   
DAKHANAA:  People bathe in the dust of the feet of
the Saints, when the Lord becomes merciful. I have obtained all things, O 
Nanak; the Lord is my Wealth and Property.  || 1 ||
CHHANT:  My Lord and Master’s Home is beautiful. It is the resting place of His 
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Their minds and bodies are absorbed in meditation on the Name of God; they 
drink in the Lord’s Ambrosial Nectar. They drink
in the Lord’s Ambrosial Nectar, and become eternally stable. They know that the 
water of corruption is insipid and tasteless.
When my God, the Lord of the Universe became merciful, I came to look upon the 
Saadh Sangat as the treasure. All pleasures
and supreme ecstasy, O my Beloved, come to those who sew the Jewel of the Lord 
into their minds. They do not forget, even
for an instant, the Support of the breath of life. They live by constantly 
meditating on Him, O Nanak.  || 3 ||   DAKHANAA:  O
Lord, You meet and merge with those whom you have made Your Own. You Yourself 
are entranced, O Nanak, hearing Your
Own Praises.  || 1 ||   CHHANT:  Administering the intoxicating drug of love, I 
have won over the Lord of the Universe; I have
fascinated  His  Mind.  By  the  Grace  of  the  Saints,  I  am  held  in  the  
loving  embrace  of  the  Unfathomable  Lord,  and  I  am
entranced. Held in the Lord’s loving embrace, I look beautiful, and all my 
pains have been dispelled. By the loving worship of
His devotees, the Lord has come under their power. All pleasures have come to 
dwell in the mind; the Lord of the Universe is
pleased and appeased. Birth and death have been totally eliminated. O my 
companions, sing the Songs of Joy. My desires have
been fulfilled, and I shall never again be trapped or shaken by Maya. Taking 
hold of my hand, O Nanak, my Beloved God will
not let me be swallowed up by the world-ocean.  || 4 ||   DAKHANAA:  The 
Master’s Name is Priceless; no one knows its value.
Those who have good destiny recorded upon their foreheads, O Nanak, enjoy the 
Love of the Lord.  || 1 ||   CHHANT:  Those
who chant are sanctified. All those who listen are blessed, and those who write 
save their ancestors. Those who join the Saadh
Sangat are imbued with the Lord’s Love; they reflect and meditate on God. 
Contemplating God, their lives are reformed and
redeemed; God has showered His Perfect Mercy upon them. Taking them by the 
hand, the Lord has blessed them with His
Praises. They no longer have to wander in reincarnation, and they never have to 
die. Through the Kind and Compassionate
True Guru, I have met the Lord; I have conquered sexual desire, anger and 
greed. Our Indescribable Lord and Master cannot
be described. Nanak is devoted, forever a sacrifice to Him.  || 5 || 1 || 3 ||

SIREE  RAAG,   FOURTH  MEHL,   VANAJAARAA  ~  THE  MERCHANT:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  TRUTH IS THE NAME.  BY GURU’S GRACE:

The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is Excellent and Sublime. He created everyone. 
The Lord cherishes all beings. He permeates
each  and  every  heart.  Meditate  forever  on  that  Lord.  Without  Him,  
there  is  no  other  at  all.  Those  who  focus  their
consciousness on emotional attachment to Maya must leave; they depart crying 
out in despair. Servant Nanak meditates on
the     Naam, the Name of the Lord, his only Companion in the end.  || 1 ||   I 
have none other than You, O Lord. In the Guru’s
Sanctuary, the Lord is found, O my merchant friend; by great good fortune, He 
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Without the humble Saints, O Siblings of Destiny, no one has obtained the 
Lord’s Name. Those who do their deeds in ego are
like the prostitute’s son, who has no name. The father’s status is obtained 
only if the Guru is pleased and bestows His Favor.
By great good fortune, the Guru is found; embrace love for the Lord, day and 
night. Servant Nanak has realized God; he sings
the Lord’s Praises through the actions he does.  || 2 ||   In my mind there is 
such a deep yearning for the Lord, Har, Har. The
Perfect Guru has implanted the Naam within me; I have found the Lord through 
the Lord God’s Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   As
long as there is youth and health, meditate on the Naam. Along the way, the 
Lord shall go along with you, and in the end, He
shall save you. I am a sacrifice to those, within whose minds the Lord has come 
to dwell. Those who have not remembered the
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, shall leave with regret in the end. Those who have 
such pre-ordained destiny written upon their
foreheads, O servant Nanak, meditate on the Naam.  || 3 ||   O my mind, embrace 
love for the Lord, Har, Har. By great good
fortune, the Guru is found; through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, we are 
carried across to the other side.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
The  Lord  Himself  creates,  He  Himself  gives  and  takes  away.  The  Lord  
Himself  leads  us  astray  in  doubt;  the  Lord  Himself
imparts understanding. The minds of the Gurmukhs are illuminated and 
enlightened; they are so very rare. I am a sacrifice to
those who find the Lord, through the Guru’s Teachings. Servant Nanak’s 
heart-lotus has blossomed forth, and the Lord, Har,
Har, has come to dwell in the mind.   || 4 ||    O mind, chant the Name of the 
Lord, Har, Har. Hurry to the Sanctuary of the
Lord, the Guru, O my soul; all the painful residues of your past mistakes shall 
be taken away.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The All-
pervading Lord dwells within each and every person’s heart—how can He be 
obtained? By meeting the Perfect Guru, the True
Guru, the Lord comes to dwell within the conscious mind. The Naam is my Support 
and Sustenance. From the Lord’s Name, I
obtain salvation and understanding. My faith is in the Name of the Lord, Har, 
Har. The Lord’s Name is my status and honor.
Servant Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; He is dyed in the 
deep crimson color of the Lord’s Love.  || 5 ||
Meditate on the Lord, the True Lord God. Through the Guru’s Word, you shall 
come to know the Lord God. From the Lord God,
everything was created.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Those who have such pre-ordained 
destiny, come to the Guru and meet Him. They
love to serve, O my merchant friend, and through the Guru, they are illuminated 
by the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Blessed,
blessed is the trade of those traders who have loaded the merchandise of the 
Wealth of the Lord. The faces of the Gurmukhs
are radiant in the Court of the Lord; they come to the Lord and merge with Him. 
O servant Nanak, they alone find the Guru,
with whom the Lord, the Treasure of Excellence, is pleased.  || 6 ||    
Meditate on the Lord, with every breath and morsel of
food. The Gurmukhs embrace the Love of the Lord in their minds; they are 
continually occupied with the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||
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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

VAAR  OF  SIREE  RAAG,   FOURTH  MEHL,   WITH  SHALOKS:

SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   Among the ragas, Siree Raag is the best, if it inspires 
you to enshrine love for the True Lord. The
True Lord comes to abide forever in the mind, and your understanding becomes 
steady and unequalled. The priceless jewel is
obtained, by contemplating the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. The tongue becomes 
true, the mind becomes true, and the body
becomes true as well. O Nanak, forever true are the dealings of those who serve 
the True Guru.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:  All
other loves are transitory, as long as people do not love their Lord and 
Master. This mind is enticed by Maya—it cannot see or
hear. Without seeing her Husband Lord, love does not well up; what can the 
blind person do? O Nanak, the True One who
takes away the eyes of spiritual wisdom—He alone can restore them.  || 2 ||    
PAUREE:  The Lord alone is the One Creator;
there  is  only  the  One  Court  of  the  Lord.  The  One  Lord’s  Command  is 
 the  One  and  Only—enshrine  the  One  Lord  in  your
consciousness. Without that Lord, there is no other at all. Remove your fear, 
doubt and dread. Praise that Lord who protects
you,      inside your home, and outside as well. When that Lord becomes 
merciful, and one comes to chant the Lord’s Name, one
swims across the ocean of fear.   || 1 ||    SHALOK,   FIRST MEHL:   The gifts 
belong to our Lord and Master; how can we
compete with Him? Some remain awake and aware, and do not receive these gifts, 
while others are awakened from their sleep
to     be blessed.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  Faith, contentment and tolerance are 
the food and provisions of the angels. They obtain
the Perfect Vision of the Lord, while those who gossip find no place of rest.  
|| 2 ||    PAUREE:  You Yourself created all; You
Yourself delegate the tasks. You Yourself are pleased, beholding Your Own 
Glorious Greatness. O Lord, there is nothing at all
beyond You. You are the True Lord. You Yourself are contained in all places. 
Meditate on that Lord, O Saints; He shall rescue
and save you.  || 2 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  Pride in social status is empty; 
pride in personal glory is useless. The One Lord
gives shade to all beings. You may call yourself good; O Nanak, this will only 
be known when your honor is approved in God’s
Account.   || 1 ||    SECOND MEHL:  Die before the one whom you love; to live 
after he dies is to live a worthless life in this
world.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   You Yourself created the earth, and the two lamps 
of the sun and the moon. You created the
fourteen world-shops, in which Your Business is transacted. The Lord bestows 
His Profits on those who become Gurmukh. The
Messenger of Death does not touch those who drink in the True Ambrosial Nectar. 
They themselves are saved, along with their
family, and all those who follow them are saved as well.  || 3 ||    SHALOK,  
FIRST MEHL:  He created the Creative Power of
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One who reflects upon his allotted span of life, becomes the slave of God. The 
value of the Creative Power of the Universe
cannot be known. Even if its value were known, it could not be described. Some 
think about religious rituals and regulations,
but without understanding, how can they cross over to the other side? Let 
sincere faith be your bowing in prayer, and let the
conquest of your mind be your objective in life. Wherever I look, there I see 
God’s Presence.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   The
Society of the Guru is not obtained like this, by trying to be near or far 
away. O Nanak, you shall meet the True Guru, if your
mind remains in His Presence.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   The seven islands, seven 
seas, nine continents, four Vedas and eighteen
Puraanas—O Lord, You pervade and permeate all. Lord, everyone loves You. All 
beings and creatures meditate on You, Lord.
You     hold the earth in Your Hands. I am a sacrifice to those Gurmukhs who 
worship and adore the Lord. You Yourself are All-
pervading; You stage this wondrous drama!  || 4 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Why 
ask for a pen, and why ask for ink? Write
within your heart. Remain immersed forever in the Love of your Lord and Master, 
and your love for Him shall never break. Pen
and ink shall pass away, along with what has been written. O Nanak, the Love of 
your Husband Lord shall never perish. The
True Lord has bestowed it, as it was pre-ordained.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:  
That which is seen, shall not go along with you.
What does it take to make you see this? The True Guru has implanted the True 
Name within; remain lovingly absorbed in the
True One. O Nanak, the Word of His Shabad is True. By His Grace, it is 
obtained.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  O Lord, You are inside and
outside as well. You are the Knower of secrets. Whatever anyone does, the Lord 
knows. O my mind, think of the Lord. The one
who commits sins lives in fear, while the one who lives righteously rejoices. O 
Lord, You Yourself are True, and True is Your
Justice. Why should anyone be afraid? O Nanak, those who recognize the True 
Lord are blended with the True One.   || 5 ||
SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   Burn the pen, and burn the ink; burn the paper as well. 
Burn the writer who writes in the love of
duality. O Nanak, people do what is pre-ordained; they cannot do anything else. 
 || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  False is other reading,
and false is other speaking, in the love of Maya. O Nanak, without the Name, 
nothing is permanent; those who read and read
are ruined.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Great is the Greatness of the Lord, and the 
Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises. Great is the Greatness
of the Lord; His Justice is totally Righteous. Great is the Greatness of the 
Lord; people receive the fruits of the soul. Great is
the Greatness of the Lord; He does not hear the words of the back-biters. Great 
is the Greatness of the Lord; He gives His Gifts
without being asked.  || 6 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Those who act in ego 
shall all die. Their worldly possessions shall not
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The Messenger of Death is watching all. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs are saved, by 
contemplating the True Name.  || 1 ||   FIRST
MEHL:  We are good at talking, but our actions are bad. Mentally, we are impure 
and black, but outwardly, we appear white.
We imitate those who stand and serve at the Lord’s Door. They are attuned to 
the Love of their Husband Lord, and they
experience the pleasure of His Love. They remain powerless, even while they 
have power; they remain humble and meek. O
Nanak, our lives become profitable if we associate with them.  || 2 ||   
PAUREE:  You Yourself are the water, You Yourself are
the fish, and You Yourself are the net. You Yourself cast the net, and You 
Yourself are the bait. You Yourself are the lotus,
unaffected and still brightly-colored in hundreds of feet of water. You 
Yourself liberate those who think of You for even an
instant.  O  Lord,  nothing  is  beyond  You.  I  am  delighted  to  behold  
You,  through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad.   ||  7  ||
SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   One who does not know the Hukam of the Lord’s Command 
cries out in terrible pain. She is filled
with deception, and she cannot sleep in peace. But if the soul-bride follows 
the Will of her Lord and  Master,  she  shall  be
honored in her own home, and called to the Mansion of His Presence. O Nanak, by 
His Mercy, this understanding is obtained.
By Guru’s Grace, she is absorbed into the True One.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  O 
self-willed manmukh, devoid of the Naam, do
not be misled upon beholding the color of the safflower. Its color lasts for 
only a few days—it is worthless! Attached to duality,
the foolish, blind and stupid people waste away and die. Like worms, they live 
in manure, and in it, they die over and over
again. O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Naam are dyed in the color of 
truth; they take on the intuitive peace and poise
of  the  Guru.  The  color  of  devotional  worship  does  not  fade  away;  
they  remain  intuitively  absorbed  in  the  Lord.   ||  2  ||
PAUREE:  You created the entire universe, and You Yourself bring sustenance to 
it. Some eat and survive by practicing fraud
and deceit; from their mouths they drop falsehood and lies. As it pleases You, 
You assign them their tasks. Some understand
Truthfulness; they are given the inexhaustible treasure. Those who eat by 
remembering the Lord are prosperous, while those
who      do not remember Him stretch out their hands in need.   || 8 ||    
SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   The Pandits, the religious
scholars, constantly read and recite the Vedas, for the sake of the love of 
Maya. In the love of duality, the foolish people have
forgotten the Lord’s Name; they shall receive their punishment. They never 
think of the One who gave them body and soul,
who  provides  sustenance  to  all.  The  noose  of  death  shall  not  be  cut 
 away  from  their  necks;  they  shall  come  and  go  in
reincarnation over and over again. The blind, self-willed manmukhs do not 
understand anything. They do what they are pre-
ordained to do. Through perfect destiny, they meet the True Guru, the Giver of 
peace, and the Naam comes to abide in the
mind. They enjoy peace, they wear peace, and they pass their lives in the peace 
of peace. O Nanak, they do not forget the
Naam from the mind; they are honored in the Court of the Lord.   || 1 ||    
THIRD MEHL:   Serving the True Guru, peace is
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The True Name is the Treasure of Excellence. Follow the Guru’s Teachings, and 
recognize your own self; the Divine Light of
the Lord’s Name shall shine within. The true ones practice Truth; greatness 
rests in the Great Lord. Body, soul and all things
belong to the Lord—praise Him, and offer your prayers to Him. Sing the Praises 
of the True Lord through the Word of His
Shabad, and you shall abide in the peace of peace. You may practice chanting, 
penance and austere self-discipline within your
mind,  but  without  the  Name,  life  is  useless.  Through  the  Guru’s  
Teachings,  the  Name  is  obtained,  while  the  self-willed
manmukh wastes away in emotional attachment. Please protect me, by the Pleasure 
of Your Will. Nanak is Your slave.  || 2 ||
PAUREE:  All are Yours, and You belong to all. You are the wealth of all. 
Everyone begs from You, and all offer prayers to You
each day. Those, unto whom You give, receive everything. You are far away from 
some, and You are close to others. Without
You, there is not even a place to stand begging. See this yourself and verify 
it in your mind. All praise You, O Lord; at Your
Door, the Gurmukhs are enlightened.  || 9 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  The 
Pandits, the religious scholars, read and read, and
shout out loud, but they are attached to the love of Maya. They do not 
recognize God within themselves—they are so foolish
and ignorant! In the love of duality, they try to teach the world, but they do 
not understand meditative contemplation. They
lose their lives uselessly; they die, only to be re-born, over and over again.  
|| 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  Those who serve the True
Guru obtain the Name. Reflect on this and understand. Eternal peace and joy 
abide in their minds; they abandon their cries
and complaints. Their identity consumes their identical identity, and their 
minds become pure by contemplating the Word of
the Guru’s Shabad. O Nanak, attuned to the Shabad, they are liberated. They 
love their Beloved Lord.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:
Service to the Lord is fruitful; through it, the Gurmukh is honored and 
approved. That person, with whom the Lord is pleased,
meets with the Guru, and meditates on the Name of the Lord. Through the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad, the Lord is found. The
Lord carries us across. Through stubborn-mindedness, none have found Him; go 
and consult the Vedas on this. O Nanak, he
alone serves the Lord, whom the Lord attaches to Himself.  || 10 ||   SHALOK,  
THIRD MEHL:  O Nanak, he is a brave warrior,
who conquers and subdues his vicious inner ego. Praising the Naam, the Name of 
the Lord, the Gurmukhs redeem their lives.
They themselves are liberated forever, and they save all their ancestors. Those 
who love the Naam look beauteous at the Gate
of Truth. The self-willed manmukhs die in egotism—even their death is painfully 
ugly. Everything happens according to the
Lord’s Will; what can the poor people do? Attached to self-conceit and duality, 
they have forgotten their Lord and Master. O
Nanak, without the Name, everything is painful, and happiness is forgotten.   
|| 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   The Perfect Guru has
implanted the Name of the Lord within me. It has dispelled my doubts from 
within. I sing the Lord’s Name and the Kirtan of
the Lord’s Praises; the Divine Light shines, and now I see the Way. Conquering 
my ego, I am lovingly focused on the One
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Following  the  Guru’s  Teachings,  I  cannot  be  touched  by  the  Messenger  
of  Death.  I  am  absorbed  in  the  True  Name.  The
Creator Himself is All-pervading everywhere; He links those with whom He is 
pleased to His Name. Servant Nanak chants the
Naam, and so he lives. Without the Name, he would die in an instant.  || 2 ||   
PAUREE:  One who is accepted at the Court of
the Lord shall be accepted in courts everywhere. Wherever he goes, he is 
recognized as honorable. Seeing his face, all sinners
are saved. Within him is the Treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. 
Through the Naam, he is exalted. He worships the
Name, and believes in the Name; the Name erases all his sinful mistakes. Those 
who meditate on the Name, with one-pointed
mind and focused consciousness, remain forever stable in the world.  || 11 ||   
 SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Worship the Divine,
Supreme Soul, with the intuitive peace and poise of the Guru. If the individual 
soul has faith in the Supreme Soul, then it shall
obtain realization within its own home. The soul becomes steady, and does not 
waver, by the natural inclination of the Guru’s
Loving Will. Without the Guru, intuitive wisdom does not come, and the filth of 
greed does not depart from within. If the Lord’s
Name abides within the mind, for a moment,  even  for  an  instant, it  is  
like  bathing  at  all  the  sixty-eight  sacred  shrines  of
pilgrimage. Filth does not stick to those who are true, but filth attaches 
itself to those who love duality. This filth cannot be
washed off, even by bathing at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage. 
The self-willed manmukh does deeds in egotism;
he earns only pain and more pain. O Nanak, the filthy ones become clean only 
when they meet and surrender to the True
Guru.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  The self-willed manmukhs may be taught, but how 
can they really be taught? The manmukhs do
not fit in at all. Because of their past actions, they are condemned to the 
cycle of reincarnation. Loving attention to the Lord
and attachment to Maya are the two separate ways; all act according to the 
Hukam of the Lord’s Command. The Gurmukh has
conquered his own mind, by applying the Touchstone of the Shabad. He fights 
with his mind, he settles with his mind, and he
is at peace with his mind. All obtain the desires of their minds, through the 
Love of the True Word of the Shabad. They drink in
the Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam forever; this is how the Gurmukhs act. Those 
who struggle with something other than their
own mind, shall depart having wasted their lives. The self-willed manmukhs, 
through stubborn-mindedness and the practice of
falsehood, lose the game of life. Those who conquer their own mind, by Guru’s 
Grace, lovingly focus their attention on the
Lord. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs practice Truth, while the self-willed manmukhs 
continue coming and going in reincarnation.  || 2

||   PAUREE:  O Saints of the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny, listen, and hear the 
Lord’s Teachings, through the True Guru. Those
who have good destiny pre-ordained and inscribed on their foreheads, grasp it 
and keep it enshrined in the heart. Through the
Guru’s Teachings, they intuitively taste the sublime, exquisite and ambrosial 
sermon of the Lord. The Divine Light shines in
their hearts, and like the sun which removes the darkness of night, it dispels 
the darkness of ignorance. As Gurmukh, they
behold with their eyes the Unseen, Imperceptible, Unknowable, Immaculate Lord.  
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Those who serve their True Guru are certified and accepted. They eradicate 
selfishness and conceit from within; they remain
lovingly absorbed in the True One. Those who do not serve the True Guru waste 
away their lives in vain. O Nanak, the Lord
does just as He pleases. No one has any say in this.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  
With the mind encircled by wickedness and evil,
people do evil deeds. The ignorant worship the love of duality; in the Lord’s 
Court they shall be punished. So worship the Lord,
the Light of the soul; without the True Guru, understanding is not obtained. 
Meditation, penance and austere self-discipline are
found by surrendering to the True Guru’s Will. By His Grace this is received. O 
Nanak, serve with this intuitive awareness; only
that which is pleasing to the Lord is approved.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  Chant the 
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my mind; it will
bring you eternal peace, day and night. Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O 
my mind; meditating on it, all sins and
misdeeds shall be erased. Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my mind; 
through it, all poverty, pain and hunger shall be
removed. Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my mind; as Gurmukh, declare 
your love. One who has such pre-ordained
destiny inscribed upon his forehead by the True Lord, chants the Naam, the Name 
of the Lord.   || 13 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD
MEHL:  Those who do not serve the True Guru, and who do not contemplate the 
Word of the Shabad—spiritual wisdom does
not enter into their hearts; they are like dead bodies in the world. They go 
through the cycle of 8.4 million reincarnations, and
they are ruined through death and rebirth. He alone serves the True Guru, whom 
the Lord Himself inspires to do so. The
Treasure of the Naam is within the True Guru; by His Grace, it is obtained. 
Those who are truly attuned to the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad—their love is forever True. O Nanak, those who are united with 
Him shall not be separated again. They merge
imperceptibly into God.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  One who knows the Benevolent 
Lord God is the true devotee of Bhagaautee.
By Guru’s Grace, he is self-realized. He restrains his wandering mind, and 
brings it back to its own home within the self. He
remains dead while yet alive, and he chants the Name of the Lord. Such a 
Bhagaautee is most exalted. O Nanak, he merges
into the True One.   || 2 ||    THIRD MEHL:   He is full of deceit, and yet he 
calls himself a devotee of Bhagaautee. Through
hypocrisy, he shall never attain the Supreme Lord God. He slanders others, and 
pollutes himself with his own filth. Outwardly,
he washes off the filth, but the impurity of his mind does not go away. He 
argues with the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation.
Night and day, he suffers, engrossed in the love of duality. He does not 
remember the Name of the Lord, but still, he performs
all sorts of empty rituals. That which is pre-ordained cannot be erased. O 
Nanak, without serving the True Guru, liberation is
not obtained.  || 3 ||    PAUREE:  Those who meditate on the True Guru shall 
not be burnt to ashes. Those who meditate on
the True Guru are satisfied and fulfilled. Those who meditate on the True Guru 
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Those upon whom the Lord showers His Mercy, fall at the Feet of the True Guru. 
Here and hereafter, their faces are radiant;
they go to the Lord’s Court in robes of honor.  || 14 ||   SHALOK,  SECOND 
MEHL:  Chop off that head which does not bow to
the Lord. O Nanak, that human body, in which there is no pain of separation 
from the Lord—take that body and burn it.  || 1 ||
FIFTH MEHL:  Forgetting the Primal Lord, O Nanak, people are born and die, over 
and over again. Mistaking it for musk, they
have fallen into the stinking pit of filth.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  Meditate on 
that Name of the Lord, O my mind, whose Command
rules over all. Chant that Name of the Lord, O my mind, which will save you at 
the very last moment. Chant that Name of the
Lord, O my mind, which shall drive out all hunger and desire from your mind. 
Very fortunate and blessed is that Gurmukh who
chants the Naam; it shall bring all slanderers and wicked enemies to fall at 
his feet. O Nanak, worship and adore the Naam,
the Greatest Name of all, before which all come and bow.  || 15 ||   SHALOK,  
THIRD MEHL:  She may wear good clothes, but
the bride is ugly and rude; her mind is false and impure. She does not walk in 
harmony with the Will of her Husband Lord.
Instead,  she  foolishly  gives  Him  orders.  But she  who  walks  in  harmony 
 with  the  Guru’s  Will,  shall  be  spared  all  pain  and
suffering. That destiny which was pre-ordained by the Creator cannot be erased. 
She must dedicate her mind and body to her
Husband Lord, and enshrine love for the Word of the Shabad. Without His Name, 
no one has found Him; see this and reflect
upon   it in your heart. O Nanak, she is beautiful and graceful; the Creator 
Lord ravishes and enjoys her.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:
Attachment to Maya is an ocean of darkness; neither this shore nor the one 
beyond can be seen. The ignorant, self-willed
manmukhs suffer in terrible pain; they forget the Lord’s Name and drown. They 
arise in the morning and perform all sorts of
rituals, but they are caught in the love of duality. Those who serve the True 
Guru cross over the terrifying world-ocean. O
Nanak, the Gurmukhs keep the True Name enshrined in their hearts; they are 
absorbed into the True One.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:
The Lord pervades and permeates the water, the land and the sky; there is no 
other at all. The Lord Himself sits upon His
Throne and administers justice. He beats and drives out the false-hearted. The 
Lord bestows glorious greatness upon those
who are truthful. He administers righteous justice. So praise the Lord, 
everybody; He protects the poor and the lost souls. He
honors the righteous and punishes the sinners.  || 16 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL: 
 The self-willed manmukh, the foolish bride,
is    a filthy, rude and evil wife. Forsaking her Husband Lord and leaving her 
own home, she gives her love to another. Her
desires are never satisfied, and she burns and cries out in pain. O Nanak, 
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She is abandoned and left behind by her Husband Lord.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  
The happy soul-bride is attuned to the Word
of the Shabad; she is in love with the True Guru. She continually enjoys and 
ravishes her Beloved, with true love and affection.
She is such a loveable, beautiful and noble woman. O Nanak, through the Naam, 
the happy soul-bride unites with the Lord of
Union.   ||  2  ||     PAUREE:   Lord,  everyone  sings  Your  Praises.  You  
have  freed  us  from  bondage.  Lord,  everyone  bows  in
reverence to You. You have saved us from our sinful ways. Lord, You are the 
Honor of the dishonored. Lord, You are the
Strongest  of  the  strong.  The  Lord  beats  down  the  egocentrics  and  
corrects  the  foolish,  self-willed  manmukhs.  The  Lord
bestows glorious greatness on His devotees, the poor, and the lost souls.  || 
17 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  One who walks in
harmony with the Will of the True Guru, obtains the greatest glory. The Exalted 
Name of the Lord abides in his mind, and no
one can take it away. That person, upon whom the Lord bestows His Grace, 
receives His Mercy. O Nanak, creativity is under
the control of the Creator; how rare are those who, as Gurmukh, realize this!   
|| 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   O Nanak, those who
worship and adore the Lord’s Name night and day, vibrate the String of the 
Lord’s Love. Maya, the maid-servant of our Lord
and Master, serves them. The Perfect One has made them perfect; by the Hukam of 
His Command, they are embellished. By
Guru’s Grace, they understand Him, and they find the gate of salvation. The 
self-willed manmukhs do not know the Lord’s
Command; they are beaten down by the Messenger of Death. But the Gurmukhs, who 
worship and adore the Lord, cross over
the terrifying world-ocean. All their demerits are erased, and replaced with 
merits. The Guru Himself is their Forgiver.  || 2 ||
PAUREE:  The Lord’s devotees have faith in Him. The Lord knows everything. No 
one is as great a Knower as the Lord; the
Lord administers righteous justice. Why should we feel any burning anxiety, 
since the Lord does not punish without just cause?
True is the Master, and True is His Justice; only the sinners are defeated. O 
devotees, praise the Lord with your palms pressed
together; the Lord saves His humble devotees.  || 18 ||    SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL: 
 Oh, if only I could meet my Beloved, and
keep Him enshrined deep within my heart! I praise that God forever and ever, 
through love and affection for the Guru. O
Nanak, that one upon whom He bestows His Glance of Grace is united with Him; 
such a person is the true soul-bride of the
Lord.   ||  1  ||     THIRD  MEHL:   Serving  the  Guru,  the  Lord  is  
obtained,  when  He  bestows  His  Glance  of  Grace.  They  are
transformed from humans into angels, meditating on the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord. They conquer their egotism and merge
with     the Lord; they are saved through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. O 
Nanak, they merge imperceptibly into the Lord, who
has bestowed His Favor upon them.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The Lord Himself inspires 
us to worship Him; He reveals His Glorious
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Thus He performs His Own Service. The Lord bestows bliss upon His devotees, and 
gives them a seat in the eternal home. He
does not give the sinners any stability or place of rest; He consigns them to 
the depths of hell. The Lord blesses His devotees
with His Love; He sides with them and saves them.   || 19 ||    SHALOK,   FIRST 
MEHL:   False-mindedness is the drummer-
woman; cruelty is the butcheress; slander of others in one’s heart is the 
cleaning-woman, and deceitful anger is the outcast-
woman. What good are the ceremonial lines drawn around your kitchen, when these 
four are seated there with you? Make
Truth your self-discipline, and make good deeds the lines you draw; make 
chanting the Name your cleansing bath. O Nanak,
those who do not walk in the ways of sin, shall be exalted in the world 
hereafter.  || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:  Which is the swan,
and which is the crane? It is only by His Glance of Grace. Whoever is pleasing 
to Him, O Nanak, is transformed from a crow
into a swan.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   Whatever work you wish to accomplish—tell 
it to the Lord. He will resolve your affairs; the
True Guru gives His Guarantee of Truth. In the Society of the Saints, you shall 
taste the treasure of the Ambrosial Nectar. The
Lord is the Merciful Destroyer of fear; He preserves and protects His slaves. O 
Nanak, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord,
and see the Unseen Lord God.  || 20 ||   SHALOK, THIRD MEHL:  Body and soul, 
all belong to Him. He gives His Support to all.
O Nanak, become Gurmukh and serve Him, who is forever and ever the Giver. I am 
a sacrifice to those who meditate on the
Formless  Lord.  Their  faces  are  forever  radiant,  and  the  whole  world  
bows  in  reverence  to  them.   ||  1  ||     THIRD  MEHL:
Meeting the True Guru, I am totally transformed; I have obtained the nine 
treasures to use and consume. The Siddhis—the
eighteen supernatural spiritual powers—follow in my footsteps; I dwell in my 
own home, within my own self. The Unstruck
Melody constantly vibrates within; my mind is exalted and uplifted—I am 
lovingly absorbed in the Lord. O Nanak, devotion to
the Lord abides within the minds of those who have such pre-ordained destiny 
written on their foreheads.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  I
am a minstrel of the Lord God, my Lord and Master; I have come to the Lord’s 
Door. The Lord has heard my sad cries from
within; He has called me, His minstrel, into His Presence. The Lord called His 
minstrel in, and asked, “Why have you come
here?”   “O Merciful God, please grant me the gift of continual meditation on 
the Lord’s Name.” And so the Lord, the Great
Giver, inspired Nanak to chant the Lord’s Name, and blessed him with robes of 
honor.  || 21 || 1 ||  SUDH  ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

SIREE  RAAG,   KABEER  JEE:   TO  BE  SUNG  TO  THE  TUNE  OF “AYK  SU-AAN” :

The mother thinks that her son is growing up; she does not understand that, day 
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Calling him, “Mine, mine”, she fondles him lovingly, while the Messenger of 
Death looks on and laughs.   || 1 ||    You have
misled the world so deeply in doubt. How can people understand You, when they 
are entranced by Maya?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
Says Kabeer, give up the pleasures of corruption, or else you will surely die 
of them. Meditate on the Lord, O mortal being,
through the Word of His Bani; you shall be blessed with eternal life. In this 
way, shall you cross over the terrifying world-
ocean.   || 2  ||     As  it pleases  Him,  people  embrace  love  for  the  
Lord, and doubt and delusion  are  dispelled  from  within.
Intuitive peace and poise well up within, and the intellect is awakened to 
spiritual wisdom. By Guru’s Grace, the inner being is
touched by the Lord’s Love.  || 3 ||   In this association, there is no death. 
Recognizing the Hukam of His Command, you shall
meet with your Lord and Master.  || 1 ||  Second Pause  ||   SIREE RAAG,  
TRILOCHAN:  The mind is totally attached to Maya;
the mortal has forgotten his fear of old age and death. Gazing upon his family, 
he blossoms forth like the lotus flower; the
deceitful person watches and covets the homes of others.  || 1 ||   When the 
powerful Messenger of Death comes, no one can
stand against his awesome power. Rare, very rare, is that friend who comes and 
says, “O my Beloved, take me into Your
Embrace! O my Lord, please save me!”   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Indulging in all 
sorts of princely pleasures, O mortal, you have
forgotten God; you have fallen into the world-ocean, and you think that you 
have become immortal. Cheated and plundered by
Maya, you do not think of God, and you waste your life in laziness.   || 2 ||   
 The path you must walk is treacherous and
terrifying, O mortal; neither the sun nor the moon shine there. Your emotional 
attachment to Maya will be forgotten, when you
have to leave this world.  || 3 ||   Today, it became clear to my mind that the 
Righteous Judge of Dharma is watching us. His
messengers, with their awesome power, crush people between their hands; I 
cannot stand against them.  || 4 ||   If someone
is going to teach me something, let it be that the Lord is pervading the 
forests and fields. O Dear Lord, You Yourself know
everything; so prays Trilochan, Lord.  || 5 || 2 ||   SIREE RAAG,  DEVOTEE 
KABEER JEE:  Listen, O religious scholar: the One
Lord alone is Wondrous; no one can describe Him. He fascinates the angels, the 
celestial singers and the heavenly musicians;
he has strung the three worlds upon His Thread.  || 1 ||   The Unstruck Melody 
of the Sovereign Lord’s Harp vibrates; by His
Glance of Grace, we are lovingly attuned to the Sound-current of the Naad.  || 
1 ||  Pause  ||    The Tenth Gate of my crown
chakra is the distilling fire, and the channels of the Ida and Pingala are the 
funnels, to pour in and empty out the golden vat.
Into that vat, there trickles a gentle stream of the most sublime and pure 
essence of all distilled essences.  || 2 ||   Something
wonderful  has  happened—the  breath  has  become  the  cup.  In  all  the  
three  worlds,  such  a  Yogi  is  unique.  What  king  can
compare to him?   || 3 ||    This spiritual wisdom of God, the Supreme Soul, 
has illuminated my being. Says Kabeer, I am
attuned to His Love. All the rest of the world is deluded by doubt, while my 
mind is intoxicated with the Sublime Essence of the
Lord.  || 4 || 3 ||


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SREE  RAAG,   THE  WORD  OF  DEVOTEE  BAYNEE  JEE:   TO  BE  SUNG  TO  THE  
TUNE  OF “PEHRAY”:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O man, when you were coiled in the cradle of the womb, upside-down, you were 
absorbed in meditation. You took no pride in
your perishable body; night and day were all the same to you—you lived 
unknowing, in the silence of the void. Remember the
terrible pain and suffering of those days, now that you have spread out the net 
of your consciousness far and wide. Leaving
the womb, you entered this mortal world; you have forgotten the Lord from your 
mind.   || 1 ||    Later, you will regret and
repent—you fool! Why are you engrossed in evil-mindedness and skepticism? Think 
of the Lord, or else you shall be led to the
City of Death. Why are you wandering around, out of control?  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   You play like a child, craving sweets; moment
by moment, you become more entangled in emotional attachment. Tasting good and 
bad, you eat nectar and then poison, and
then the five passions appear and torture you. Abandoning meditation, penance 
and self-restraint, and the wisdom of good
actions, you do not worship and adore the Lord’s Name. You are overflowing with 
sexual desire, and your intellect is stained
with darkness; you are held in the grip of Shakti’s power.  || 2 ||   In the 
heat of youthful passion, you look with desire upon
the faces of other men’s wives; you do not distinguish between good and evil. 
Drunk with sexual desire and other great sins,
you go astray, and do not distinguish between vice and virtue. Gazing upon your 
children and your property, your mind is
proud and arrogant; you cast out the Lord from your heart. When others die, you 
measure your own wealth in your mind; you
waste your life in the pleasures of the mouth and sexual organs.  || 3 ||   
Your hair is whiter than the jasmine flower, and your
voice has grown feeble, as if it comes from the seventh underworld. Your eyes 
water, and your intellect and strength have left
you; but still, your sexual desire churns and drives you on. And so, your 
intellect has dried up through corruption, and the lotus
flower of your body has wilted and withered. You have forsaken the Bani, the 
Word of the Immortal Lord, in this mortal world;
in the end, you shall regret and repent.  || 4 ||   Gazing upon the tiny bodies 
of your children, love has welled up within your
heart; you are proud of them, but you do not understand. You long for the 
dignity of a long life, but your eyes can no longer
see anything. Your light has gone out, and the bird of your mind has flown 
away; you are no longer welcome in your own
home and courtyard. Says Baynee, listen, O devotee: who has ever attained 
liberation after such a death?   || 5 ||    SREE
RAAG:  You are me, and I am You—what is the difference between us? We are like 
gold and the bracelet, or water and the
waves.  || 1 ||   If I did not commit any sins, O Infinite Lord, how would You 
have acquired the name, ‘Redeemer of sinners’?

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   You are my Master, the Inner-knower, Searcher of hearts. 
The servant is known by his God, and the Lord

and Master is known by His servant.  || 2 ||   Grant me the wisdom to worship 
and adore You with my body. O Ravi Daas, one
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RAAG  MAAJH,   CHAU-PADAS,   FIRST  HOUSE,   FOURTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
THE NAME IS TRUTH.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING,   BEYOND  BIRTH,   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is pleasing to my mind. By great good fortune, 
I meditate on the Lord’s Name. The Perfect

Guru has attained spiritual perfection in the Name of the Lord. How rare are 
those who follow the Guru’s Teachings.  || 1 ||   I
have loaded my pack with the provisions of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The 
Companion of my breath of life shall always
be with me. The Perfect Guru has implanted the Lord’s Name within me. I have 
the Imperishable Treasure of the Lord in my
lap.  || 2 ||   The Lord, Har, Har, is my Best Friend; He is my Beloved Lord 
King. If only someone would come and introduce
me to Him, the Rejuvenator of my breath of life. I cannot survive without 
seeing my Beloved. My eyes are welling up with
tears.  || 3 ||    My Friend, the True Guru, has been my Best Friend since I 
was very young. I cannot survive without seeing
Him, O my mother! O Dear Lord, please show Mercy to me, that I may meet the 
Guru. Servant Nanak gathers the Wealth of
the Lord’s Name in his lap.  || 4 || 1 ||   MAAJH,  FOURTH MEHL:  The Lord is 
my mind, body and breath of life. I do not know
any other than the Lord. If only I could have the good fortune to meet some 
friendly Saint; he might show me the Way to my
Beloved Lord God.  || 1 ||   I have searched my mind and body, through and 
through. How can I meet my Darling Beloved, O
my mother? Joining the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, I ask about the Path 
to God. In that Congregation, the Lord God
abides.   || 2 ||    My Darling Beloved True Guru is my Protector. I am a 
helpless child—please cherish me. The Guru, the
Perfect True Guru, is my Mother and Father. Obtaining the Water of the Guru, 
the lotus of my heart blossoms forth.  || 3 ||
Without seeing my Guru, sleep does not come. My mind and body are afflicted 
with the pain of separation from the Guru. O
Lord, Har, Har, show mercy to me, that I may meet my Guru. Meeting the Guru, 
servant Nanak blossoms forth.  || 4 || 2 ||


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MAAJH,   FOURTH MEHL:   Read of the Lord’s Glories and reflect upon the Lord’s 
Glories. Listen continually to the Sermon of
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Joining the Sat Sangat, the True 
Congregation, and singing the Glorious Praises of
the Lord, you shall cross over the treacherous and terrifying world-ocean.  || 
1 ||   Come, friends, let us meet our Lord. Bring
me a message from my Beloved. He alone is a friend, companion, beloved and 
brother of mine, who shows me the way to the
Lord, the Lord of all.   || 2 ||    My illness is known only to the Lord and 
the Perfect Guru. I cannot continue living without
chanting the Naam. So give me the medicine, the Mantra of the Perfect Guru. 
Through the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, I am
saved.  || 3 ||   I am just a poor song-bird, in the Sanctuary of the True 
Guru, who has placed the Drop of Water, the Lord’s
Name, Har, Har, in my mouth. The Lord is the Treasure of Water; I am just a 
fish in that water. Without this Water, servant
Nanak would die.  || 4 || 3 ||   MAAJH,  FOURTH MEHL:  O servants of the Lord, 
O Saints, O my Siblings of Destiny, let us join
together! Show me the way to my Lord God—I am so hungry for Him! Please reward 
my faith, O Life of the World, O Great
Giver. Obtaining the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan, my mind is 
fulfilled.   || 1 ||    Joining the Sat Sangat, the True
Congregation, I chant the Bani of the Lord’s Word. The Sermon of the Lord, Har, 
Har, is pleasing to my mind. The Ambrosial
Nectar of the Lord’s Name, Har, Har, is so sweet to my mind. Meeting the True 
Guru, I drink in this Ambrosial Nectar.  || 2 ||
By great good fortune, the Lord’s Congregation is found, while the unfortunate 
ones wander around in doubt, enduring painful
beatings. Without good fortune, the Sat Sangat is not found; without this 
Sangat, people are stained with filth  and pollution.

|| 3 ||   Come and meet me, O Life of the World, my Beloved. Please bless me 
with Your Mercy, and enshrine Your Name, Har,

Har, within my mind. Through the Guru’s Teachings, the Sweet Name has become 
pleasing to my mind. Servant Nanak’s mind
is drenched and delighted with the Naam.   || 4 || 4 ||    MAAJH,   FOURTH 
MEHL:   Through the Guru, I have obtained the
Lord’s spiritual wisdom. I have obtained the Sublime Essence of the Lord. My 
mind is imbued with the Love of the Lord; I drink
in the Sublime Essence of the Lord. With my mouth, I chant the Name of the 
Lord, Har, Har; my mind is filled to overflowing
with the Sublime Essence of the Lord.  || 1 ||   Come, O Saints, and lead me to 
my Lord’s Embrace. Recite to me the Sermon
of my Beloved. I dedicate my mind to those Saints of the Lord, who chant the 
Word of the Guru’s Bani with their mouths.  || 2

||    By great good fortune, the Lord has led me to meet His Saint. The Perfect 
Guru has placed the Sublime Essence of the
Lord  into  my  mouth.  The  unfortunate  ones  do  not  find  the  True  Guru; 
 the  self-willed  manmukhs  continually  endure
reincarnation through the womb.   || 3 ||    God, the Merciful, has Himself 
bestowed His Mercy. He has totally removed the
poisonous pollution of egotism. O Nanak, in the shops of the city of the human 
body, the Gurmukhs buy the merchandise of
the Lord’s Name.  || 4 || 5 ||    MAAJH,  FOURTH MEHL:  I meditate on the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, and
the Name of the Lord. Joining the Sangat, the Holy Congregation, the Name comes 
to dwell in the mind. The Lord God is our
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Meeting the True Guru, I enjoy the Sublime Essence of the Lord.   || 1 ||    
Blessed, blessed are the humble servants of the
Lord, who know the Lord God. I go and ask those humble servants about the 
Mysteries of the Lord. I wash and massage their
feet; joining with the humble servants of the Lord, I drink in the Sublime 
Essence of the Lord.  || 2 ||    The True Guru, the
Giver, has implanted the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within me. By great good 
fortune, I have obtained the Blessed Vision of
the Guru’s Darshan. The True Essence is Ambrosial Nectar; through the Ambrosial 
Words of the Perfect Guru, this Amrit is
obtained.  || 3 ||    O Lord, lead me to the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, 
and the true beings. Joining the Sat Sangat, I
meditate on the Lord’s Name. O Nanak, I listen and chant the Lord’s Sermon; 
through the Guru’s Teachings, I am fulfilled by
the Name of the Lord.  || 4 || 6 ||   MAAJH,  FOURTH MEHL:  Come, dear 
sisters—let us join together. I am a sacrifice to the
one who tells me of my Beloved. Joining the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, 
I have found the Lord, my Best Friend. I am a
sacrifice to the True Guru.   || 1 ||    Wherever I look, there I see my Lord 
and Master. You are permeating each and every
heart,  O  Lord,  Inner-knower,  Searcher  of  Hearts.  The  Perfect Guru  has  
shown  me  that  the  Lord  is  always  with  me.  I  am
forever a sacrifice to the True Guru.  || 2 ||   There is only one breath; all 
are made of the same clay; the light within all is the
same. The One Light pervades all the many and various beings. This Light 
intermingles with them, but it is not diluted or
obscured. By Guru’s Grace, I have come to see the One. I am a sacrifice to the 
True Guru.  || 3 ||   Servant Nanak speaks the
Ambrosial Bani of the Word. It is dear and pleasing to the minds of the 
GurSikhs. The Guru, the Perfect True Guru, shares the
Teachings. The Guru, the True Guru, is Generous to all.  || 4 || 7 ||   SEVEN 
CHAU-PADAS OF THE FOURTH MEHL.  ||

MAAJH,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS,   FIRST HOUSE:

My mind longs for the Blessed Vision of the Guru’s Darshan. It cries out like 
the thirsty song-bird. My thirst is not quenched,
and I can find no peace, without the Blessed Vision of the Beloved Saint.  || 1 
||   I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to the
Blessed Vision of the Beloved Saint Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Your Face is so 
Beautiful, and the Sound of Your Words imparts
intuitive wisdom. It is so long since this sparrow-hawk has had even a glimpse 
of water. Blessed is that land where You dwell,
O   my Friend and Intimate Divine Guru.   || 2 ||    I am a sacrifice, I am 
forever a sacrifice, to my Friend and Intimate Divine
Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   When I could not be with You for just one moment, 
the Dark Age of Kali Yuga dawned for me.


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When will I meet You, O my Beloved Lord? I cannot endure the night, and sleep 
does not come, without the Sight of the
Beloved Guru’s Court.  || 3 ||   I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to 
that True Court of the Beloved Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause

||    By good fortune, I have met the Saint Guru. I have found the Immortal 
Lord within the home of my own self. I will now
serve You forever, and I shall never be separated from You, even for an 
instant. Servant Nanak is Your slave, O Beloved
Master.   || 4 ||    I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice; servant Nanak is 
Your slave, Lord.   ||   Pause   || 1 || 8 ||    RAAG
MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  Sweet is that season when I remember You. Sublime is that 
work which is done for You. Blessed is that
heart in which You dwell, O Giver of all.   || 1 ||    You are the Universal 
Father of all, O my Lord and Master. Your  nine
treasures are an inexhaustible storehouse. Those unto whom You give are 
satisfied and fulfilled; they become Your devotees,
Lord.   || 2 ||    All place their hopes in You. You dwell deep within each and 
every heart. All share in Your Grace; none are
beyond  You.   ||  3  ||     You  Yourself  liberate  the  Gurmukhs;  You  
Yourself  consign  the  self-willed  manmukhs  to  wander  in
reincarnation. Slave Nanak is a sacrifice to You; Your Entire Play is 
self-evident, Lord.  || 4 || 2 || 9 ||   MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:
The Unstruck Melody resounds and resonates in peaceful ease. I rejoice in the 
eternal bliss of the Word of the Shabad. In the
cave of intuitive wisdom I sit, absorbed in the silent trance of the Primal 
Void. I have obtained my seat in the heavens.  || 1 ||
After wandering through many other homes and houses, I have returned to my own 
home, and I have found what I was
longing for. I am satisfied and fulfilled; O Saints, the Guru has shown me the 
Fearless Lord God.   || 2 ||    He Himself is the
King, and He Himself is the people. He Himself is in Nirvaanaa, and He Himself 
indulges in pleasures. He Himself sits on the
throne of true justice, answering the cries and prayers of all.   || 3 ||    As 
I have seen Him, so have I described Him. This
Sublime Essence comes only to one who knows the Mystery of the Lord. His light 
merges into the Light, and he finds peace. O
servant Nanak, this is all the Extension of the One.  || 4 || 3 || 10 ||   
MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  That house, in which the soul-
bride  has  married  her  Husband  Lord—in  that  house,  O  my  companions,  
sing  the  songs  of  rejoicing.  Joy  and  celebrations
decorate  that  house,  in  which  the  Husband  Lord  has  adorned  His  
soul-bride.   ||  1  ||     She  is  virtuous,  and  she  is  very
fortunate; she is noble and tender-hearted. The happy soul-bride is loved by 
her Husband. She is beautiful, wise, and clever.
That soul-bride is the beloved of her Husband Lord.  || 2 ||   She is 
well-mannered, noble and distinguished. She is decorated
and adorned with wisdom. She is from a most respected family; she is the queen, 
adorned with the Love of her Husband Lord.

|| 3 ||   Her glory cannot be described; she melts in the Embrace of her 
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Her marriage is eternal; her Husband is Inaccessible and Incomprehensible. O 
Servant Nanak, His Love is her only Support.  ||
4 || 4 || 11 ||    MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have searched and searched, seeking 
the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. I travelled
through all sorts of woods and forests. My Lord, Har, Har, is both absolute and 
related, unmanifest and manifest; is there
anyone  who  can  come  and  unite  me  with  Him?   ||  1  ||     People  
recite  from  memory  the  wisdom  of  the  six  schools  of
philosophy; they perform worship services, wear ceremonial religious marks on 
their foreheads, and take ritual cleansing baths
at   sacred shrines of pilgrimage. 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 ||   They chant and 
meditate, practicing austere self-discipline for years and
years; they wander on journeys all over the earth; and yet, their hearts are 
not at peace, even for an instant. The Yogi rises up
and goes out, over and over again.  || 3 ||   By His Mercy, I have met the Holy 
Saint. My mind and body have been cooled and
soothed; I have been blessed with patience and composure. The Immortal Lord God 
has come to dwell within my heart. Nanak
sings the songs of joy to the Lord.  || 4 || 5 || 12 ||   MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  
The Supreme Lord God is Infinite and Divine; He
is  Inaccessible,  Incomprehensible,  Invisible  and  Inscrutable.  Merciful  
to  the  meek,  Sustainer  of  the  World,  Lord  of  the
Universe—meditating on the Lord, the Gurmukhs find salvation.   || 1 ||    The 
Gurmukhs are emancipated by the Lord. The
Lord Krishna becomes the Gurmukh’s Companion. The Gurmukh finds the Merciful 
Lord. He is not found any other way.  || 2 ||
He does not need to eat; His Hair is Wondrous and Beautiful; He is free of 
hate. Millions of people worship His Feet. He alone
is a devotee, who becomes Gurmukh, whose heart is filled with the Lord, Har, 
Har.   || 3 ||    Forever fruitful is the Blessed
Vision of His Darshan; He is Infinite and Incomparable. He is Awesome and 
All-powerful; He is forever the Great Giver. As
Gurmukh, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and you shall be carried across. 
O Nanak, rare are those who know this
state!  || 4 || 6 || 13 ||    MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  As You command, I obey; as 
You give, I receive. You are the Pride of the
meek and the poor. You are everything; You are my Beloved. I am a sacrifice to 
Your Creative Power.  || 1 ||    By Your Will,
we wander in the wilderness; by Your Will, we find the path. By Your Will, we 
become Gurmukh and sing the Glorious Praises
of the Lord. By Your Will, we wander in doubt through countless lifetimes. 
Everything happens by Your Will.  || 2 ||   No one is
foolish,  and  no  one  is  clever.  Your  Will  determines  everything;  You  
are  Inaccessible,  Incomprehensible,  Infinite  and
Unfathomable. Your Value cannot be expressed.  || 3 ||    Please bless me with 
the dust of the Saints, O my Beloved. I have
come and fallen at Your Door, O Lord. Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of His 
Darshan, my mind is fulfilled. O Nanak, with
natural ease, I merge into Him.   || 4 || 7 || 14 ||    MAAJH,   FIFTH MEHL:   
They forget the Lord, and they suffer in pain.
Afflicted with hunger, they run around in all directions. Meditating in 
remembrance on the Naam, they are happy forever. The
Lord, Merciful to the meek, bestows it upon them.  || 1 ||   My True Guru is 
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When I dwell upon Him in my soul, all my sorrows depart. The sickness of 
anxiety and the disease of ego are cured; He
Himself cherishes me.  || 2 ||    Like a child, I ask for everything. God is 
Bountiful and Beautiful; He never comes up empty.
Again and again, I fall at His Feet. He is Merciful to the meek, the Sustainer 
of the World.   || 3 ||    I am a sacrifice to the
Perfect True Guru, who has shattered all my bonds. With the Naam, the Name of 
the Lord, in my heart, I have been purified. O
Nanak, His Love has imbued me with nectar.  || 4 || 8 || 15 ||    MAAJH,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  O my Love, Sustainer of the World,
Merciful, Loving Lord, Profoundly Deep, Infinite Lord of the Universe, Highest 
of the High, Unfathomable, Infinite Lord and
Master: continually remembering You in deep meditation, I live.  || 1 ||   O 
Destroyer of pain, Priceless Treasure, Fearless, free
of hate, Unfathomable, Immeasurable, of Undying Form, Unborn, Self-illumined: 
remembering You in meditation, my mind is
filled with a deep and profound peace.  || 2 ||    The Joyous Lord, the 
Sustainer of the World, is my constant Companion. He
cherishes the high and the low. The Nectar of the Name satisfies my mind. As 
Gurmukh, I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar.  || 3

||   In suffering and in comfort, I meditate on You, O Beloved. I have obtained 
this sublime understanding from the Guru. You
are Nanak’s Support, O my Lord and Master; through Your Love, I swim across to 
the other side.  || 4 || 9 || 16 ||    MAAJH,
FIFTH MEHL:  Blessed is that time when I meet the True Guru. Gazing upon the 
Fruitful Vision of His Darshan, I have been
saved. Blessed are the hours, the minutes and the seconds—blessed is that Union 
with Him.  || 1 ||    Making the effort, my
mind has become pure. Walking on the Lord’s Path, my doubts have all been cast 
out. The True Guru has inspired me to hear
the Treasure of the Naam; all my illness has been dispelled.  || 2 ||   The 
Word of Your Bani is inside and outside as well. You
Yourself chant it, and You Yourself speak it. The Guru has said that He is 
One—All is the One. There shall never be any other.

|| 3 ||   I drink in the Lord’s Ambrosial Essence from the Guru; the Lord’s 
Name has become my clothing and food. The Name
is my delight, the Name is my play and entertainment. O Nanak, I have made the 
Name my enjoyment.   || 4 || 10 || 17 ||
MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  I beg of all the Saints: please, give me the merchandise. 
I offer my prayers—I have forsaken my pride.
I am a sacrifice, hundreds of thousands of times a sacrifice, and I pray: 
please, give me the dust of the feet of the Saints.  || 1

||   You are the Giver, You are the Architect of Destiny. You are All-powerful, 
the Giver of Eternal Peace. You bless everyone.
Please bring my life to fulfillment.  || 2 ||   The body-temple is sanctified 
by the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, and thus, the
impregnable fort of the soul is conquered. You are the Giver, You are the 
Architect of Destiny. There is no other warrior as
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I applied the dust of the feet of the Saints to my face. My evil-mindedness 
disappeared, along with my misfortune and false-
mindedness. I sit in the true home of my self; I sing His Glorious Praises. O 
Nanak, my falsehood has vanished!  || 4 || 11 ||
18 ||   MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  I shall never forget You—You are such a Great 
Giver! Please grant Your Grace, and imbue me
with the love of devotional worship. If it pleases You, let me meditate on You 
day and night; please, grant me this gift!  || 1 ||
Into  this  blind  clay,  You  have  infused  awareness.  Everything,  
everywhere  which  You  have  given  is  good.  Bliss,  joyful
celebrations, wondrous plays and entertainment—whatever pleases You, comes to 
pass.  || 2 ||    Everything we receive is a
gift from Him—the thirty-six delicious foods to eat, cozy beds, cooling 
breezes, peaceful joy and the experience of pleasure.  ||
3 ||    Give me that state of mind, by which I may not forget You. Give me that 
understanding, by which I may meditate on
You. I sing Your Glorious Praises with each and every breath. Nanak takes the 
Support of the Guru’s Feet.  || 4 || 12 || 19 ||
MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  To praise You is to follow Your Command and Your Will. 
That which pleases You is spiritual wisdom and
meditation. That which pleases God is chanting and meditation; to be in harmony 
with His Will is perfect spiritual wisdom.  || 1

||   He alone sings Your Ambrosial Naam, who is pleasing to Your Mind, O my 
Lord and Master. You belong to the Saints, and
the Saints belong to You. The minds of the Saints are attuned to You, O my Lord 
and Master.  || 2 ||   You cherish and nurture
the Saints. The Saints play with You, O Sustainer of the World. Your Saints are 
very dear to You. You are the breath of life of
the Saints.  || 3 ||    My mind is a sacrifice to those Saints who know You, 
and are pleasing to Your Mind. In their company I
have found a lasting peace. Nanak is satisfied and fulfilled with the Sublime 
Essence of the Lord.  || 4 || 13 || 20 ||   MAAJH,
FIFTH MEHL:  You are the Ocean of Water, and I am Your fish. Your Name is the 
drop of water, and I am a thirsty sparrow-
hawk. You are my hope, and You are my thirst. My mind is absorbed in You.  || 1 
||   Just as the baby is satisfied by drinking
milk, and the poor person is pleased by seeing wealth, and the thirsty person 
is refreshed by drinking cool water, so is this
mind drenched with delight in the Lord.   || 2 ||    Just as the darkness is 
lit up by the lamp, and the hopes of the wife are
fulfilled by thinking about her husband, and people are filled with bliss upon 
meeting their beloved, so is my mind imbued with
the Lord’s Love.  || 3 ||   The Saints have set me upon the Lord’s Path. By the 
Grace of the Holy Saint, I have been attuned to
the Lord. The Lord is mine, and I am the slave of the Lord. O Nanak, the Guru 
has blessed me with the True Word of the
Shabad.  || 4 || 14 || 21 ||   MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Ambrosial Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, is eternally pure. The Lord is
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I  have  seen  and  tasted  all  other  flavors,  but  to  my  mind,  the  
Subtle  Essence  of  the  Lord  is  the  sweetest  of  all.   ||  1  ||
Whoever drinks this in, is satisfied. Whoever obtains the Sublime Essence of 
the Naam becomes immortal. The Treasure of the
Naam is obtained by one whose mind is filled with the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad.   || 2 ||    One who obtains the Sublime
Essence of the Lord is satisfied and fulfilled. One who obtains this Flavor of 
the Lord does not waver. One who has this destiny
written on his forehead obtains the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 3 ||    The 
Lord has come into the hands of the One, the
Guru, who has blessed so many with good fortune. Attached to Him, a great many 
have been liberated. The Gurmukh obtains
the Treasure of the Naam; says Nanak, those who see the Lord are very rare.  || 
4 || 15 || 22 ||   MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  My
Lord, Har, Har, Har, is the nine treasures, the supernatural spiritual powers 
of the Siddhas, wealth and prosperity. He is the
Deep and Profound Treasure of Life. Hundreds of thousands, even millions of 
pleasures and delights are enjoyed by one who
falls at the Guru’s Feet.  || 1 ||    Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of His 
Darshan, all are sanctified, and all family and friends
are saved. By Guru’s Grace, I meditate on the Inaccessible and Unfathomable 
True Lord.  || 2 ||   The One, the Guru, who is
sought by all—only a few, by great good fortune, receive His Darshan. His Place 
is lofty, infinite and unfathomable; the Guru
has shown me that palace.  || 3 ||   Your Ambrosial Name is deep and profound. 
That person is liberated, in whose heart You
dwell. The Guru cuts away all his bonds; O Servant Nanak, he is absorbed in the 
poise of intuitive peace.  || 4 || 16 || 23 ||
MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  By God’s Grace, I meditate on the Lord, Har, Har. By God’s 
Kindness, I sing the songs of joy. While
standing and sitting, while sleeping and while awake, meditate on the Lord, all 
your life.  || 1 ||   The Holy Saint has given me
the Medicine of the Naam. The residues of my mistakes have been cut out, and I 
have become pure. I am filled with bliss, and
all my pains have been taken away. All my suffering has been dispelled.   || 2 
||    One who has my Beloved on his side, is
liberated from the world-ocean. One who recognizes the Guru practices Truth; 
why should he be afraid?  || 3 ||   Since I found
the Company of the Holy and met the Guru, the demon of pride has departed. With 
each and every breath, Nanak sings the
Lord’s Praises. The True Guru has covered my sins.  || 4 || 17 || 24 ||   
MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  Through and through, the Lord
is intermingled with His servant. God, the Giver of Peace, cherishes His 
servant. I carry the water, wave the fan, and grind the
grain for the servant of my Lord and Master.  || 1 ||   God has cut the noose 
from around my neck; He has placed me in His
Service. The Lord and Master’s Command is pleasing to the mind of His servant. 
He does that which pleases his Lord and
Master. Inwardly and outwardly, the servant knows his Lord.  || 2 ||   You are 
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The servant of the Lord and Master enjoys the Love and Affection of the Lord. 
That which belongs to the Lord and Master,
belongs to His servant. The servant becomes distinguished in association with 
his Lord and Master.   || 3 ||    He, whom the
Lord and Master dresses in the robes of honor, is not called to answer for his 
account any longer. Nanak is a sacrifice to that
servant. He is the pearl of the deep and unfathomable Ocean of God.  || 4 || 18 
|| 25 ||   MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  Everything is
within the home of the self; there is nothing beyond. One who searches outside 
is deluded by doubt. By Guru’s Grace, one
who has found the Lord within is happy, inwardly and outwardly.  || 1 ||    
Slowly, gently, drop by drop, the stream of nectar
trickles down within. The mind drinks it in, hearing and reflecting on the Word 
of the Shabad. It enjoys bliss and ecstasy day
and night, and plays with the Lord forever and ever.  || 2 ||   I was separated 
and cut off from the Lord for so many lifetimes;
by the Grace of the Holy Saint, the dried-up  branches  have  blossomed  forth  
again  in  their  greenery.  I  have  obtained  this
sublime understanding, and I meditate on the Naam; as Gurmukh, I have met the 
Lord.  || 3 ||   As the waves of water merge
again with the water, so does my light merge again into the Light. Says Nanak, 
the veil of illusion has been cut away, and I
shall not go out wandering any more.  || 4 || 19 || 26 ||   MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL: 
 I am a sacrifice to those who have heard of
You. I am a sacrifice to those whose tongues speak of You. Again and again, I 
am a sacrifice to those who meditate on You
with mind and body.  || 1 ||    I wash the feet of those who walk upon Your 
Path. With my eyes, I long to behold those kind
people. I offer my mind to those friends, who have met the Guru and found God.  
|| 2 ||   Very fortunate are those who know
You. In the midst of all, they remain detached and balanced in Nirvaanaa. In 
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, they
cross over the terrifying world-ocean, and conquer all their evil passions.  || 
3 ||   My mind has entered their Sanctuary. I have
renounced my pride in my own strength, and the darkness of emotional 
attachment. Please bless Nanak with the Gift of the
Naam, the Name of the Inaccessible and Unfathomable God.  || 4 || 20 || 27 ||   
MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  You are the tree; Your
branches have blossomed forth. From the very small and subtle, You have become 
huge and manifest. You are the Ocean of
Water, and You are the foam and the bubbles on its surface. I cannot see any 
other except You, Lord.  || 1 ||    You are the
thread, and You are also the beads. You are the knot, and You are the primary 
bead of the maalaa. In the beginning, in the
middle and in the end, there is God. I cannot see any other except You, Lord.   
|| 2 ||    You transcend all qualities, and You
possess the supreme qualities. You are the Giver of peace. You are detached in 
Nirvaanaa, and You are the Enjoyer, imbued
with love. You Yourself know Your Own Ways; You dwell upon Yourself.  || 3 ||   
You are the Master, and then again, You are
the servant. O God, You Yourself are the Manifest and the Unmanifest. Slave 
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Please, just for a moment, bless him with Your Glance of Grace.  || 4 || 21 || 
28 ||   MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  Blessed are those
words, by which the Naam is chanted. Rare are those who know this, by Guru’s 
Grace. Blessed is that time when one sings
and hears the Lord’s Name. Blessed and approved is the coming of such a one.  
|| 1 ||   Those eyes which behold the Blessed
Vision of the Lord’s Darshan are approved and accepted. Those hands which write 
the Praises of the Lord are good. Those feet
which walk in the Lord’s Way are beautiful. I am a sacrifice to that 
Congregation in which the Lord is recognized.   || 2 ||
Listen, O my beloved friends and companions: in the Saadh Sangat, the Company 
of the Holy, you shall be saved in an instant.
The residues of your sinful mistakes will be cut out; your mind will be 
immaculate and pure. Your comings and goings shall
cease.  || 3 ||    With my palms pressed together, I offer this prayer: please 
bless me with Your Mercy, and save this sinking
stone. God has become merciful to Nanak; God is pleasing to Nanak’s mind.  || 4 
|| 22 || 29 ||   MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  The
Word of Your Bani, Lord, is Ambrosial Nectar. Hearing it again and again, I am 
elevated to the supreme heights. The burning
within me has been extinguished, and my mind has been cooled and soothed, by 
the Blessed Vision of the True Guru.  || 1 ||
Happiness is obtained, and sorrow runs far away, when the Saints chant the 
Lord’s Name. The sea, the dry land, and the lakes
are  filled with the Water of the Lord’s Name; no place is left empty.   || 2 
||    The Creator has showered His Kindness; He
cherishes and nurtures all beings and creatures. He is Merciful, Kind and 
Compassionate. All are satisfied and fulfilled through
Him.      || 3 ||    The woods, the meadows and the three worlds are rendered 
green. The Doer of all did this in an instant. As
Gurmukh, Nanak meditates on the One who fulfills the desires of the mind.  || 4 
|| 23 || 30 ||   MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  You are
my Father, and You are my Mother. You are my Relative, and You are my Brother. 
You are my Protector everywhere; why
should I feel any fear or anxiety?  || 1 ||   By Your Grace, I recognize You. 
You are my Shelter, and You are my Honor. Without
You, there is no other; the entire Universe is the Arena of Your Play.  || 2 || 
  You have created all beings and creatures. As it
pleases You, You assign tasks to one and all. All things are Your Doing; we can 
do nothing ourselves.  || 3 ||    Meditating on
the Naam, I have found great peace. Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, 
my mind is cooled and soothed. Through the
Perfect Guru, congratulations are pouring in—Nanak is victorious on the arduous 
battlefield of life!  || 4 || 24 || 31 ||   MAAJH,
FIFTH MEHL:  God is the Breath of Life of my soul, the Support of my mind. His 
devotees live by singing the Glorious Praises of
the Infinite Lord. The Ambrosial Name of the Lord is the Treasure of 
Excellence. Meditating, meditating on the Lord’s Name, I
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One whose heart’s desires lead him from his own home to the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, shall be rid of the
cycle of birth and death. His hopes and desires are fulfilled, when he gains 
the Blessed Vision of the Guru’s Darshan.  || 2 ||
The limits of the Inaccessible and Unfathomable Lord cannot be known. The 
seekers, the Siddhas, those beings of miraculous
spiritual powers, and the spiritual teachers, all meditate on Him. Thus, their 
egos are erased, and their doubts are dispelled.
The Guru has enlightened their minds.  || 3 ||    I chant the Name of the Lord, 
the Treasure of bliss, joy, salvation, intuitive
peace and poise. When my Lord and Master blessed me with His Mercy, O Nanak, 
then His Name entered the home of my
mind.   || 4 || 24 || 32 ||    MAAJH,   FIFTH MEHL:   Hearing of You, I live. 
You are my Beloved, my Lord and Master, Utterly
Great. You alone know Your Ways; I grasp Your Support, Lord of the World.  || 1 
||   Singing Your Glorious Praises, my mind is
rejuvenated. Hearing Your Sermon, all filth is removed. Joining the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I meditate forever
on the Merciful Lord.  || 2 ||    I dwell on my God with each and every breath. 
This understanding has been implanted within
my mind, by Guru’s Grace. By Your Grace, the Divine Light has dawned. The 
Merciful Lord cherishes everyone.  || 3 ||   True,
True, True is that God. Forever, forever and ever, He Himself is. Your Playful 
Ways are revealed, O my Beloved. Beholding
them, Nanak is enraptured.  || 4 || 26 || 33 ||    MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  By His 
Command, the rain begins to fall. The Saints
and friends have met to chant the Naam. Serene tranquility and peaceful ease 
have come; God Himself has brought a deep
and profound peace.   || 1 ||    God has produced everything in great 
abundance. Granting His Grace, God has satisfied all.
Bless us with Your Gifts, O my Great Giver. All beings and creatures are 
satisfied.  || 2 ||   True is the Master, and True is His
Name. By Guru’s Grace, I meditate forever on Him. The fear of birth and death 
has been dispelled; emotional attachment,
sorrow  and  suffering  have  been  erased.   ||  3  ||     With  each  and  
every  breath,  Nanak  praises  the  Lord.  Meditating  in
remembrance on the Name, all bonds are cut away. One’s hopes are fulfilled in 
an instant, chanting the Glorious Praises of the
Lord, Har, Har, Har.   || 4 || 27 || 34 ||    MAAJH,   FIFTH MEHL:   Come, dear 
friends, Saints and companions: let us join
together  and  sing  the  Glorious  Praises  of  the  Inaccessible  and  
Infinite  Lord.  Those  who  sing  and  hear  these  praises  are
liberated, so let us meditate on the One who created us.  || 1 ||   The sinful 
residues of countless incarnations depart, and we
receive the fruits of the mind’s desires. So meditate on that Lord, our True 
Lord and Master, who gives sustenance to all.  || 2

||    Chanting the Naam, all pleasures are obtained. All fears are erased, 
meditating on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. One
who serves the Lord swims across to the other side, and all his affairs are 
resolved.  || 3 ||   I have come to Your Sanctuary; if
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Shower Your Mercy upon me, God; let me be committed to devotional worship. 
Nanak drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar of Truth.

|| 4 || 28 || 35 ||   MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord of the Universe, the 
Support of the earth, has become Merciful; the rain is
falling everywhere. He is Merciful to the meek, always Kind and Gentle; the 
Creator has brought cooling relief.   || 1 ||    He
cherishes all His beings and creatures, as the mother cares for her children. 
The Destroyer of pain, the Ocean of Peace, the
Lord and Master gives sustenance to all.  || 2 ||   The Merciful Lord is 
totally pervading and permeating the water and the land.
I am forever devoted, a sacrifice to Him. Night and day, I always meditate on 
Him; in an instant, He saves all.  || 3 ||    God
Himself protects all; He drives out all sorrow and suffering. Chanting the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, the mind and body are
rejuvenated. O Nanak, God has bestowed His Glance of Grace.  || 4 || 29 || 36 
||   MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  Where the Naam,
the Name of God the Beloved is chanted—those barren places become mansions of 
gold. Where the Naam, the Name of my
Lord of the Universe is not chanted—those towns are like the barren wilderness. 
 || 1 ||    One who meditates as he eats dry
bread, sees the Blessed Lord inwardly and outwardly. Know this well, that one 
who eats and eats while practicing evil, is like a
field of poisonous plants.   || 2 ||    One who does not feel love for the 
Saints, misbehaves in the company of the wicked
shaaktas, the faithless cynics; he wastes this human body, so difficult to 
obtain. In his ignorance, he tears up his own roots.  ||
3 ||   I seek Your Sanctuary, O my Lord, Merciful to the meek, Ocean of Peace, 
my Guru, Sustainer of the world. Shower Your
Mercy upon Nanak, that he may sing Your Glorious Praises; please, preserve my 
honor.  || 4 || 30 || 37 ||    MAAJH,  FIFTH
MEHL:   I cherish in my heart the Feet of my Lord and Master. All my troubles 
and sufferings have run away. The music of
intuitive peace, poise and tranquility wells up within; I dwell in the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy.   || 1 ||    The
bonds  of  love  with  the  Lord  are  never  broken.  The  Lord  is  totally  
permeating  and  pervading  inside  and  out.  Meditating,
meditating, meditating in remembrance on Him, singing His Glorious Praises, the 
noose of death is cut away.   || 2 ||    The
Ambrosial  Nectar,  the  Unstruck  Melody  of  Gurbani  rains  down  
continually;  deep  within  my  mind  and  body,  peace  and
tranquility  have  come.  Your  humble  servants  remain  satisfied  and  
fulfilled,  and  the  True  Guru  blesses  them  with
encouragement and comfort.  || 3 ||   We are His, and from Him, we receive our 
rewards. Showering His Mercy upon us, God
has  united  us  with  Him.  Our  comings  and  goings  have  ended,  and  
through  great  good  fortune,  O  Nanak,  our  hopes  are
fulfilled.  || 4 || 31 || 38 ||   MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  The rain has fallen; I 
have found the Transcendent Lord God. All beings
and creatures dwell in peace. Suffering has been dispelled, and true happiness 
has dawned, as we meditate on the Name of
the Lord, Har, Har.  || 1 ||   The One, to whom we belong, cherishes and 
nurtures us. The Supreme Lord God has become our
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My Lord and Master has heard my prayer; my efforts have been rewarded.   || 2 
||    He is the Giver of all souls. By Guru’s
Grace, He blesses us with His Glance of Grace. The beings in the water, on the 
land and in the sky are all satisfied; I wash the
Feet of the Holy.  || 3 ||   He is the Fulfiller of the desires of the mind. 
Forever and ever, I am a sacrifice to Him. O Nanak, the
Destroyer of pain has given this Gift; I am imbued with the Love of the 
Delightful Lord.  || 4 || 32 || 39 ||    MAAJH,   FIFTH
MEHL:  Mind and body are Yours; all wealth is Yours. You are my God, my Lord 
and Master. Body and soul and all riches are
Yours. Yours is the Power, O Lord of the World.  || 1 ||   Forever and ever, 
You are the Giver of Peace. I bow down and fall at
Your Feet. I act as it pleases You, as You cause me to act, Kind and 
Compassionate Dear Lord.  || 2 ||    O God, from You I
receive; You are my decoration. Whatever You give me, brings me happiness. 
Wherever You keep me, is heaven. You are the
Cherisher of all.   || 3 ||    Meditating, meditating in remembrance, Nanak has 
found peace. Twenty-four hours a day, I sing
Your Glorious Praises. All my hopes and desires are fulfilled; I shall never 
again suffer sorrow.   || 4 || 33 || 40 ||    MAAJH,
FIFTH MEHL:   The Supreme Lord God has unleashed the rain clouds. Over the sea 
and over the land—over all the earth’s
surface, in all directions, He has brought the rain. Peace has come, and the 
thirst of all has been quenched; there is joy and
ecstasy everywhere.   || 1 ||    He is the Giver of Peace, the Destroyer of 
pain. He gives and forgives all beings. He Himself
nurtures and cherishes His Creation. I fall at His Feet and surrender to Him.   
|| 2 ||    Seeking His Sanctuary, salvation is
obtained. With each and every breath, I meditate on the Lord’s Name. Without 
Him, there is no other Lord and Master. All
places belong to Him.  || 3 ||   Yours is the Honor, God, and Yours is the 
Power. You are the True Lord and Master, the Ocean
of Excellence. Servant Nanak utters this prayer: may I meditate on You 
twenty-four hours a day.  || 4 || 34 || 41 ||   MAAJH,
FIFTH MEHL:   All happiness comes, when God is pleased. The Feet of the Perfect 
Guru dwell in my mind. I am intuitively
absorbed  in  the  state  of  Samaadhi  deep  within.  God  alone  knows  this  
sweet  pleasure.   ||  1  ||     My  Lord  and  Master  is
Inaccessible and Unfathomable. Deep within each and every heart, He dwells near 
and close at hand. He is always detached;
He          is the Giver of souls. How rare is that person who understands his 
own self.  || 2 ||   This is the sign of union with God: in
the mind, the Command of the True Lord is recognized. Intuitive peace and 
poise, contentment, enduring satisfaction and bliss
come through the Pleasure of the Master’s Will.  || 3 ||   God, the Great 
Giver, has given me His Hand. He has erased all the
sickness of birth and death. O Nanak, those whom God has made His slaves, 
rejoice in the pleasure of singing the Kirtan of the
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4 || 35 || 42 ||   MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Life of the World, the Sustainer of 
the Earth, has showered His Mercy; the Guru’s
Feet have come to dwell within my mind. The Creator has made me His Own. He has 
destroyed the city of sorrow.   || 1 ||
The True One abides within my mind and body; no place seems difficult to me 
now. All the evil-doers and enemies have now
become my friends. I long only for my Lord and Master.  || 2 ||   Whatever He 
does, He does all by Himself. No one can know
His Ways. He Himself is the Helper and Support of His Saints. God has cast out 
my doubts and delusions.  || 3 ||    His Lotus
Feet are the Support of His humble servants. Twenty-four hours a day, they deal 
in  the  Name  of  the  Lord.  In  peace  and
pleasure, they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. O Nanak, 
God is permeating everywhere.  || 4 || 36 || 43

||    MAAJH,   FIFTH MEHL:   True is that temple, within which one meditates on 
the True Lord. Blessed is that heart, within
which the Lord’s Glorious Praises are sung. Beautiful is that land, where the 
Lord’s humble servants dwell. I am a sacrifice to
the True Name.   || 1 ||    The extent of the True Lord’s Greatness cannot be 
known. His Creative Power and His Bounties
cannot be described. Your humble servants live by meditating, meditating on 
You. Their minds treasure the True Word of the
Shabad.  || 2 ||   The Praises of the True One are obtained by great good 
fortune. By Guru’s Grace, the Glorious Praises of the
Lord are sung. Those who are imbued with Your Love are pleasing to You. The 
True Name is their Banner and Insignia.  || 3 ||
No one knows the limits of the True Lord. In all places and interspaces, the 
True One is pervading. O Nanak, meditate forever
on the True One, the Searcher of hearts, the Knower of all.  || 4 || 37 || 44 
||   MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  Beautiful is the night,
and beautiful is the day, when one joins the Society of the Saints and chants 
the Ambrosial Naam. If you remember the Lord in
meditation for a moment, even for an instant, then your life will become 
fruitful and prosperous.   || 1 ||    Remembering the
Naam, the Name of the Lord, all sinful mistakes are erased. Inwardly and 
outwardly, the Lord God is always with us. Fear,
dread and doubt have been dispelled by the Perfect Guru; now, I see God 
everywhere.  || 2 ||   God is All-powerful, Vast, Lofty
and Infinite. The Naam is overflowing with the nine treasures. In the 
beginning, in the middle, and in the end, there is God.
Nothing else even comes close to Him.  || 3 ||   Take pity on me, O my Lord, 
Merciful to the meek. I am a beggar, begging for
the dust of the feet of the Holy. Servant Nanak begs for this gift: let me 
meditate on the Lord, forever and ever.  || 4 || 38 ||
45 ||    MAAJH,   FIFTH MEHL:   You are here, and You are hereafter. All beings 
and creatures were created by You. Without
You,  there  is  no  other,  O  Creator.  You  are  my  Support  and  my  
Protection.   ||  1  ||     The  tongue  lives  by  chanting  and
meditating on the Lord’s Name. The Supreme Lord God is the Inner-knower, the 
Searcher of hearts. Those who serve the Lord
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Your humble servant, who obtains the Medicine of the Naam, is rid of the 
illnesses of countless lifetimes and incarnations. So
sing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises, day and night. This is the most fruitful 
occupation.   || 3 ||    Bestowing His Glance of
Grace, He has adorned His slave. Deep within each and every heart, the Supreme 
Lord is humbly worshipped. Without the
One, there is no other at all. O Baba Nanak, this is the most excellent wisdom. 
 || 4 || 39 || 46 ||   MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  My
mind and body are imbued with love for the Lord. I sacrifice everything for 
Him. Twenty-four hours a day, sing the Glorious
Praises of the Lord of the Universe. Do not forget Him, for even one breath.   
|| 1 ||    He is a companion, a friend, and a
beloved of mine, who reflects upon the Lord’s Name, in the Company of the Holy. 
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy, cross over the world-ocean, and the noose of death shall be cut away.  || 
2 ||   The four cardinal blessings are obtained
by serving the Lord. The Elysian Tree, the source of all blessings, is 
meditation on the Unseen and Unknowable Lord. The Guru
has cut out the sinful mistakes of sexual desire and anger, and my hopes have 
been fulfilled.   || 3 ||    That mortal who is
blessed by perfect destiny meets the Lord, the Sustainer of the Universe, in 
the Company of the Holy. O Nanak, if the Naam,
the Name of the Lord, dwells within the mind, one is approved and accepted, 
whether he is a house-holder or a renunciate.  ||
4 || 40 || 47 ||   MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord, my heart is filled with peace. By His
Grace, His devotees become famous and acclaimed. Joining the Society of the 
Saints, I chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har;
the disease of laziness has disappeared.  || 1 ||   O Siblings of Destiny, the 
nine treasures are found in the Home of the Lord;
He  comes  to  meet  those  who  deserve  it  by  their  past  actions.  The  
Perfect  Transcendent  Lord  is  spiritual  wisdom  and
meditation. God is All-powerful to do all things.   || 2 ||    In an instant, 
He establishes and disestablishes. He Himself is the
One, and He Himself is the Many. Filth does not stick to the Giver, the Life of 
the World. Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of His
Darshan, the pain of separation departs.  || 3 ||   Holding on to the hem of 
His Robe, the entire Universe is saved. He Himself
causes His Name to be chanted. The Boat of the Guru is found by His Grace; O 
Nanak, such blessed destiny is pre-ordained.  ||
4 || 41 || 48 ||    MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  People do whatever the Lord inspires 
them to do. Wherever He keeps us is a good
place. That person is clever and honorable, unto whom the Hukam of the Lord’s 
Command seems sweet.  || 1 ||   Everything
is strung upon the One String of the Lord. Those whom the Lord attaches, are 
attached to His Feet. Those, whose inverted
lotus of the crown chakra is illuminated, see the Immaculate Lord everywhere.  
|| 2 ||    Only You Yourself know Your Glory.
You Yourself recognize Your Own Self. I am a sacrifice to Your Saints, who have 
crushed their sexual desire, anger and greed.

|| 3 ||   You have no hatred or vengeance; Your Saints are immaculate and pure. 
Seeing them, all sins depart. Nanak lives by
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His stubborn doubt and fear have departed.  || 4 || 42 || 49 ||   MAAJH,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  One who asks for a false gift, shall not
take even an instant to die. But one who continually serves the Supreme Lord 
God and meets the Guru, is said to be immortal.

|| 1 ||    One whose mind is dedicated to loving devotional worship sings His 
Glorious Praises night and day, and remains
forever  awake  and  aware.  Taking  him  by  the  hand,  the  Lord  and  
Master  merges  into  Himself  that  person,  upon  whose
forehead such destiny is written.  || 2 ||   His Lotus Feet dwell in the minds 
of His devotees. Without the Transcendent Lord, all
are plundered. I long for the dust of the feet of His humble servants. The Name 
of the True Lord is my decoration.   || 3 ||
Standing up and sitting down, I sing the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Meditating 
in remembrance on Him, I obtain my Eternal
Husband Lord. God has become merciful to Nanak. I cheerfully accept Your Will.  
|| 4 || 43 || 50 ||

RAAG  MAAJH,   ASHTAPADEES:   FIRST  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

By His Command, all are attuned to the Word of the Shabad, and all are called 
to the Mansion of His Presence, the True Court
of the Lord. O my True Lord and Master, Merciful to the meek, my mind is 
pleased and appeased by the Truth.  || 1 ||   I am a
sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who are adorned with the Word of 
the Shabad. The Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the
Lord, is forever the Giver of Peace. Through the Guru’s Teachings, it dwells in 
the mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    No one is mine,
and I am no one else’s. The True Lord and Master of the three worlds is mine. 
Acting in egotism, so very many have died.
After making mistakes, they later repent and regret.  || 2 ||   Those who 
recognize the Hukam of the Lord’s Command chant
the  Glorious  Praises  of  the  Lord.  Through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  
Shabad,  they  are  glorified  with  the  Naam.  Everyone’s
account is kept in the True Court, and through the Beauty of the Naam, they are 
saved.  || 3 ||   The self-willed manmukhs are
deluded; they find no place of rest. Bound and gagged at Death’s Door, they are 
brutally beaten. Without the Name, there are
no companions or friends. Liberation comes only by meditating on the Naam.  || 
4 ||   The false shaaktas, the faithless cynics,
do  not  like  the  Truth.  Bound  by  duality,  they  come  and  go  in  
reincarnation.  No  one  can  erase  pre-recorded  destiny;  the
Gurmukhs are liberated.   || 5 ||    In this world of her parents’ house, the 
young bride did not know her Husband. Through
falsehood,  she  has  been  separated  from  Him,  and  she  cries  out  in  
misery.  Defrauded  by  demerits,  she  does  not  find  the
Mansion of the Lord’s Presence. But through virtuous actions, her demerits are 
forgiven.  || 6 ||   She, who knows her Beloved
in her parents’ house, as Gurmukh, comes to understand the essence of reality; 
she contemplates her Lord. Her comings and
goings cease, and she is absorbed in the True Name.  || 7 ||   The Gurmukhs 
understand and describe the Indescribable. True
is our Lord and Master; He loves the Truth. Nanak offers this true prayer: 
singing His Glorious Praises, I merge with the True
One.  || 8 || 1 ||   MAAJH,  THIRD MEHL,  FIRST HOUSE:  By His Mercy, we meet 
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Center your awareness on seva—selfless service—and focus your consciousness on 
the Word of the Shabad. Subduing your
ego, you shall find a lasting peace, and your emotional attachment to Maya will 
be dispelled.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice, my soul
is a sacrifice, I am totally devoted to the True Guru. Through the Guru’s 
Teachings, the Divine Light has dawned; I sing the
Glorious Praises of the Lord, night and day.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Search your 
body and mind, and find the Name. Restrain your
wandering  mind, and  keep  it  in  check.  Night  and  day,  sing  the  Songs  
of  the  Guru’s  Bani;  worship  the  Lord  with  intuitive
devotion.   || 2 ||    Within this body are countless objects. The Gurmukh 
attains Truth, and comes to see them. Beyond the
nine gates, the Tenth Gate is found, and liberation is obtained. The Unstruck 
Melody of the Shabad vibrates.  || 3 ||   True is
the Master, and True is His Name. By Guru’s Grace, He comes to dwell within the 
mind. Night and day, remain attuned to the
Lord’s Love forever, and you shall obtain understanding in the True Court.  || 
4 ||   Those who do not understand the nature
of sin and virtue are attached to duality; they wander around deluded. The 
ignorant and blind people do not know the way;
they come and go in reincarnation over and over again.  || 5 ||    Serving the 
Guru, I have found eternal peace; my ego has
been silenced and subdued. Through the Guru’s Teachings, the darkness has been 
dispelled, and the heavy doors have been
opened.  || 6 ||   Subduing my ego, I have enshrined the Lord within my mind. I 
focus my consciousness on the Guru’s Feet
forever. By Guru’s Grace, my mind and body are immaculate and pure; I meditate 
on the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the
Lord.   || 7 ||    From birth to death, everything is for You. You bestow 
greatness upon those whom You have forgiven. O
Nanak, meditating forever on the Naam, you shall be blessed in both birth and 
death.  || 8 || 1 || 2 ||   MAAJH,  THIRD MEHL:
My  God  is  Immaculate,  Inaccessible  and  Infinite.  Without  a  scale,  He  
weighs  the  universe.  One  who  becomes  Gurmukh,
understands. Chanting His Glorious Praises, he is absorbed into the Lord of 
Virtue.   || 1 ||    I am a sacrifice, my soul is a
sacrifice, to those whose minds are filled with the Name of the Lord. Those who 
are committed to Truth remain awake and
aware night and day. They are honored in the True Court.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
He Himself hears, and He Himself sees. Those,
upon  whom  He  casts  His  Glance  of  Grace,  become  acceptable.  They  are  
attached,  whom  the  Lord  Himself  attaches;  as
Gurmukh, they live the Truth.  || 2 ||   Those whom the Lord Himself 
misleads—whose hand can they take? That which is pre-
ordained, cannot be erased. Those who meet the True Guru are very fortunate and 
blessed; through perfect karma, He is met.

|| 3 ||   The young bride is fast asleep in her parents’ home, night and day. 
She has forgotten her Husband Lord; because of
her faults and demerits, she is abandoned. She wanders around continually, 
crying out, night and day. Without her Husband
Lord, she cannot get any sleep.  || 4 ||   In this world of her parents’ home, 
she may come to know the Giver of peace, if she
subdues her ego, and recognizes the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Her bed is 
beautiful; she ravishes and enjoys her Husband
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She is adorned with the Decorations of Truth.   || 5 ||    He created the 8.4 
million species of beings. Those, upon whom He
casts His Glance of Grace, come to meet the Guru. Shedding the residues of 
their sinful mistakes, His servants are forever
pure; at the True Court, they are beautified by the Naam, the Name of the Lord. 
 || 6 ||   When they are called to settle their
accounts, who will answer then? There shall be no peace then, from counting out 
by twos and threes. The True Lord God
Himself forgives, and having forgiven, He unites them with Himself.  || 7 ||   
He Himself does, and He Himself causes all to be
done. Through the Shabad, the Word of the Perfect Guru, He is met. O Nanak, 
through the Naam, greatness is obtained. He
Himself unites in His Union.  || 8 || 2 || 3 ||    MAAJH,  THIRD MEHL:  The One 
Lord Himself moves about imperceptibly. As
Gurmukh, I see Him, and then this mind is pleased and uplifted. Renouncing 
desire, I have found intuitive peace and poise; I
have  enshrined  the  One  within  my  mind.    ||  1  ||     I  am  a  
sacrifice,  my  soul  is  a  sacrifice,  to  those  who  focus  their
consciousness on the One. Through the Guru’s Teachings, my mind has come to its 
only home; it is imbued with the True
Color        of the Lord’s Love.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    This world is deluded; 
You Yourself have deluded it. Forgetting the One, it has
become engrossed in duality. Night and day, it wanders around endlessly, 
deluded by doubt; without the Name, it suffers in
pain.  || 2 ||   Those who are attuned to the Love of the Lord, the Architect 
of Destiny—by serving the Guru, they are known
throughout the four ages. Those, upon whom the Lord bestows greatness, are 
absorbed in the Name of the Lord.   || 3 ||
Being    in love with Maya, they do not think of the Lord. Bound and gagged in 
the City of Death, they suffer in terrible pain.
Blind and deaf, they see nothing at all; the self-willed manmukhs rot away in 
sin.  || 4 ||    Those, whom You attach to Your
Love, are attuned to Your Love. Through loving devotional worship, they become 
pleasing to Your Mind. They serve the True
Guru, the Giver of eternal peace, and all their desires are fulfilled.  || 5 || 
   O Dear Lord, I seek Your Sanctuary forever. You
Yourself forgive us, and bless us with Glorious Greatness. The Messenger of 
Death does not draw near those who meditate on
the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 6 ||   Night and day, they are attuned to 
His Love; they are pleasing to the Lord. My God
merges with them, and unites them in Union. Forever and ever, O True Lord, I 
seek the Protection of Your Sanctuary; You
Yourself inspire us to understand the Truth.  || 7 ||    Those who know the 
Truth are absorbed in Truth. They sing the Lord’s
Glorious Praises, and speak the Truth. O Nanak, those who are attuned to the 
Naam remain unattached and balanced; in the
home of the inner self, they are absorbed in the primal trance of deep 
meditation.  || 8 || 3 || 4 ||    MAAJH,  THIRD MEHL:
One who dies in the Word of the Shabad is truly dead. Death does not crush him, 
and pain does not afflict him. His light
merges and is absorbed into the Light, when he hears and merges in the Truth.  
|| 1 ||   I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice,
to   the  Lord’s  Name,  which  brings  us  to  glory.  One  who  serves  the  
True  Guru,  and  focuses  his  consciousness  on  Truth,
following the Guru’s Teachings, is absorbed in intuitive peace and poise.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   This human body is transitory, and
transitory are the garments it wears. Attached to duality, no one attains the 
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Night and day, day and night, they burn. Without her Husband Lord, the 
soul-bride suffers in terrible pain.  || 2 ||   Her body
and her status shall not go with her to the world hereafter. Where she is 
called to answer for her account, there, she shall be
emancipated only by true actions. Those who serve the True Guru shall prosper; 
here and hereafter, they are absorbed in the
Naam.  || 3 ||   She who adorns herself with the Love and the Fear of God, by 
Guru’s Grace, obtains the Mansion of the Lord’s
Presence as her home. Night and day, day and night, she constantly ravishes and 
enjoys her Beloved. She is dyed in the
permanent color of His Love.  || 4 ||    The Husband Lord abides with everyone, 
always; but how rare are those few who, by
Guru’s Grace, obtain His Glance of Grace. My God is the Highest of the High; 
granting His Grace, He merges us into Himself.

|| 5 ||   This world is asleep in emotional attachment to Maya. Forgetting the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, it ultimately comes
to ruin. The One who put it to sleep shall also awaken it. Through the Guru’s 
Teachings, understanding dawns.  || 6 ||   One
who drinks in this Nectar, shall have his delusions dispelled. By Guru’s Grace, 
the state of liberation is attained. One who is
imbued with devotion to the Lord, remains always balanced and detached. 
Subduing selfishness and conceit, he is united with
the Lord.  || 7 ||   He Himself creates, and He Himself assigns us to our 
tasks. He Himself gives sustenance to the 8.4 million
species of beings. O Nanak, those who meditate on the Naam are atuned to Truth. 
They do that which is pleasing to His Will.

|| 8 || 4 || 5 ||   MAAJH,  THIRD MEHL:  Diamonds and rubies are produced deep 
within the self. They are assayed and valued
tthrough the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Those who have gathered Truth, speak 
Truth; they apply the Touch-stone of Truth.

|| 1 ||   I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who enshrine the 
Word of the Guru’s Bani within their minds. In the
midst of the darkness of the world, they obtain the Immaculate One, and their 
light merges into the Light.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
Within  this  body  are  countless  vast  vistas;  the  Immaculate  Naam  is  
totally  Inaccessible  and  Infinite.  He  alone  becomes
Gurmukh and obtains it, whom the Lord forgives, and unites with Himself.  || 2 
||   My Lord and Master implants the Truth. By
Guru’s Grace, one’s consciousness is attached to the Truth. The Truest of the 
True is pervading everywhere; the true ones
merge in Truth.  || 3 ||   The True Carefree Lord is my Beloved. He cuts out 
our sinful mistakes and evil actions; with love and
affection, meditate forever on Him. He implants the Fear of God and loving 
devotional worship within us.  || 4 ||   Devotional
worship is True, if it pleases the True Lord. He Himself bestows it; He does 
not regret it later. He alone is the Giver of all
beings. The Lord kills with the Word of His Shabad, and then revives.  || 5 ||  
 Other than You, Lord, nothing is mine. I serve
You, Lord, and I praise You. You unite me with Yourself, O True God. Through 
perfect good karma You are obtained.  || 6 ||
For me, there is no other like You. By Your Glance of Grace, my body is blessed 
and sanctified. Night and day, the Lord takes
care of us and protects us. The Gurmukhs are absorbed in intuitive peace and 
poise.   || 7 ||    For me, there is no other as
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You Yourself create, destroy and adorn. O Nanak, we are adorned and embellished 
with the Naam.  || 8 || 5 || 6 ||   MAAJH,
THIRD MEHL:  He is the Enjoyer of all hearts. The Invisible, Inaccessible and 
Infinite is pervading everywhere. Meditating on
my Lord God, through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, I am intuitively absorbed 
in the Truth.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice, my soul
is a sacrifice, to those who implant the Word of the Guru’s Shabad in their 
minds. When someone understands the Shabad,
then he wrestles with his own mind; subduing his desires, he merges with the 
Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The five enemies are
plundering the world. The blind, self-willed manmukhs do not understand or 
appreciate this. Those who become Gurmukh—
their houses are protected. The five enemies are destroyed by the Shabad.  || 2 
||    The Gurmukhs are forever imbued with
love for the True One. They serve God with intuitive ease. Night and day, they 
are intoxicated with His Love. Meeting with their
Beloved, they sing the Glorious Praises of the True one; they are honored in 
the Court of the Lord.   || 3 ||    First, the One
created Himself; second, the sense of duality; third, the three-phased Maya. 
The fourth state, the highest, is obtained by the
Gurmukh, who practices Truth, and only Truth.  || 4 ||   Everything which is 
pleasing to the True Lord is true. Those who know
the Truth merge in intuitive peace and poise. The life-style of the Gurmukh is 
to serve the True Lord. He goes and blends with
the  True  Lord.   ||  5  ||     Without  the  True  One,  there  is  no  other 
 at  all.  Attached  to  duality,  the  world  is  distracted  and
distressed to death. One who becomes Gurmukh knows only the One. Serving the 
One, peace is obtained.  || 6 ||   All beings
and creatures are in the Protection of Your Sanctuary. You place the chessmen 
on the board; You see the imperfect and the
perfect as well. Night and day, You cause people to act; You unite them in 
Union with Yourself.  || 7 ||    You Yourself unite,
and You see Yourself close at hand. You Yourself are totally pervading amongst 
all. O Nanak, God Himself is pervading and
permeating everywhere; only the Gurmukhs understand this.   || 8 || 6 || 7 ||   
 MAAJH,   THIRD MEHL:   The Nectar of the
Guru’s Bani is very sweet. Rare are the Gurmukhs who see and taste it. The 
Divine Light dawns within, and the supreme
essence is found. In the True Court, the Word of the Shabad vibrates.  || 1 ||  
 I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those
who focus their consciousness on the Guru’s Feet. The True Guru is the True 
Pool of Nectar; bathing in it, the mind is washed
clean of all filth.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Your limits, O True Lord, are not 
known to anyone. Rare are those who, by Guru’s Grace,
focus their consciousness on You. Praising You, I am never satisfied; such is 
the hunger I feel for the True Name.  || 2 ||    I
see only the One, and no other. By Guru’s Grace, I drink in the Ambrosial 
Nectar. My thirst is quenched by the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad; I am absorbed in intuitive peace and poise.  || 3 ||   The 
Priceless Jewel is discarded like straw; the blind self-
willed manmukhs are attached to the love of duality. As they plant, so do they 
harvest. They shall not obtain peace, even in
their dreams.  || 4 ||  Those who are blessed with His Mercy find the Lord. The 
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Night and day, they remain in the Fear of God; conquering their fears, their 
doubts are dispelled.   || 5 ||    Dispelling their
doubts, they find a lasting peace. By Guru’s Grace, the supreme status is 
attained. Deep within, they are pure, and their words
are pure as well; intuitively, they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 
6 ||    They recite the Simritees, the Shaastras and
the Vedas, but deluded by doubt, they do not understand the essence of reality. 
Without serving the True Guru, they find no
peace; they earn only pain and misery.   || 7 ||    The Lord Himself acts; unto 
whom should we complain? How can anyone
complain that the Lord has made a mistake? O Nanak, the Lord Himself does, and 
causes things to be done; chanting the
Naam, we are absorbed in the Naam.   || 8 || 7 || 8 ||    MAAJH,   THIRD MEHL:  
 He Himself imbues us with His Love, with
effortless ease. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, we are dyed in the 
color of the Lord’s Love. This mind and body are
so imbued, and this tongue is dyed in the deep crimson color of the poppy. 
Through the Love and the Fear of God, we are
dyed in this color.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to 
those who enshrine the Fearless Lord within their minds.
By Guru’s Grace, I meditate on the Fearless Lord; the Shabad has carried me 
across the poisonous world-ocean.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   The idiotic self-willed manmukhs try to be clever, but in spite of their 
bathing and washing, they shall not be acceptable. As

they came, so shall they go, regretting the mistakes they made.  || 2 ||   The 
blind, self-willed manmukhs do not understand
anything;  death  was  pre-ordained  for  them  when  they  came  into  the  
world,  but  they  do  not  understand.  The  self-willed
manmukhs may practice religious rituals, but they do not obtain the Name; 
without the Name, they lose this life in vain.  || 3 ||
The practice of Truth is the essence of the Shabad. Through the Perfect Guru, 
the gate of salvation is found. So, night and
day, listen to the Word of the Guru’s Bani, and the Shabad. Let yourself be 
colored by this love.  || 4 ||   The tongue, imbued
with the Lord’s Essence, delights in His Love. My mind and body are enticed by 
the Lord’s Sublime Love. I have easily obtained
my Darling Beloved; I am intuitively absorbed in celestial peace.   || 5 ||    
Those who have the Lord’s Love within, sing His
Glorious  Praises;  through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad,  they  are  
intuitively  absorbed  in  celestial  peace.  I  am  forever  a
sacrifice to those who dedicate their consciousness to the Guru’s Service.  || 
6 ||    The True Lord is pleased with Truth, and
only Truth. By Guru’s Grace, one’s inner being is deeply imbued with His Love. 
Sitting in that blessed place, sing the Glorious
Praises of the Lord, who Himself inspires us to accept His Truth.  || 7 ||   
That one, upon whom the Lord casts His Glance of
Grace, obtains it. By Guru’s Grace, egotism departs. O Nanak, that one, within 
whose mind the Name dwells, is honored in the
True  Court.   ||  8  ||  8  ||  9  ||     MAAJH   THIRD  MEHL:   Serving  the  
True  Guru  is  the  greatest  greatness.  The  Dear  Lord
automatically comes to dwell in the mind. The Dear Lord is the fruit-bearing 
tree; drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar, thirst is
quenched.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to the one who 
leads me to join the True Congregation. The Lord
Himself unites me with the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. Through the Word 
of the Guru’s Shabad, I sing the Glorious
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I serve the True Guru; the Word of His Shabad is beautiful. Through it, the 
Name of the Lord comes to dwell within the mind.
The Pure Lord removes the filth of egotism, and we are honored in the True 
Court.   || 2 ||    Without the Guru, the Naam
cannot be obtained. The Siddhas and the seekers lack it; they weep and wail. 
Without serving the True Guru, peace is not
obtained; through perfect destiny, the Guru is found.  || 3 ||   This mind is a 
mirror; how rare are those who, as Gurmukh, see
themselves in it. Rust does not stick to those who burn their ego. The Unstruck 
Melody of the Bani resounds through the Pure
Word    of the Shabad; through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, we are absorbed 
into the True One.  || 4 ||   Without the True
Guru, the Lord cannot be seen. Granting His Grace, He Himself has allowed me to 
see Him. All by Himself, He Himself is
permeating and pervading; He is intuitively absorbed in celestial peace.  || 5 
||    One who becomes Gurmukh embraces love
for       the One. Doubt and duality are burned away by the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad. Within his body, he deals and trades, and
obtains the Treasure of the True Name.  || 6 ||   The life-style of the Gurmukh 
is sublime; he sings the Praises of the Lord. The
Gurmukh finds the gate of salvation. Night and day, he is imbued with the 
Lord’s Love. He sings the Lord’s Glorious Praises,
and   he is called to the Mansion of His Presence.  || 7 ||    The True Guru, 
the Giver, is met when the Lord leads us to meet
Him. Through perfect destiny, the Shabad is enshrined in the mind. O Nanak, the 
greatness of the Naam, the Name of the
Lord, is obtained by chanting the Glorious Praises of the True Lord.  || 8 || 9 
|| 10 ||   MAAJH,  THIRD MEHL:  Those who lose
their own selves obtain everything. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, they 
enshrine Love for the True one. They trade
in Truth, they gather in Truth, and they deal only in Truth.  || 1 ||   I am a 
sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who sing
the Glorious Praises of the Lord, night and day. I am Yours, You are my Lord 
and Master. You bestow greatness through the
Word of Your Shabad.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   That time, that moment is totally 
beautiful, when the True One becomes pleasing to
my mind. Serving the True One, true greatness is obtained. By Guru’s Grace, the 
True One is obtained.  || 2 ||    The food of
spiritual love is obtained when the True Guru is pleased. Other essences are 
forgotten, when the Lord’s Essence comes to
dwell in the mind. Truth, contentment and intuitive peace and poise are 
obtained from the Bani, the Word of the Perfect Guru.

|| 3 ||    The blind and ignorant fools do not serve the True Guru; how will 
they find the gate of salvation? They die and die,
over and over again, only to be reborn, over and over again. They are struck 
down at Death’s Door.  || 4 ||   Those who know
the  essence  of  the  Shabad,  understand  their  own  selves.  Immaculate  is 
 the  speech  of  those  who  chant  the  Word  of  the
Shabad. Serving the True One, they find a lasting peace; they enshrine the nine 
treasures of the Naam within their minds.  || 5

||    Beautiful is that place, which is pleasing to the Lord’s Mind. There, 
sitting in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, the
Glorious Praises of the Lord are sung. Night and day, the True One is praised; 
the Immaculate Sound-current of the Naad
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6 ||    The wealth of the self-willed manmukhs is false, and false is their 
ostentatious display. They practice falsehood, and
suffer terrible pain. Deluded by doubt, they wander day and night; through 
birth and death, they lose their lives.  || 7 ||   My
True Lord and Master is very dear to me. The Shabad of the Perfect Guru is my 
Support. O Nanak,  one  who  obtains  the
Greatness of the Naam, looks upon pain and pleasure as one and the same.  || 8 
|| 10 || 11 ||   MAAJH,  THIRD MEHL:  The
four sources of creation are Yours; the spoken word is Yours. Without the Name, 
all are deluded by doubt. Serving the Guru,
the Lord’s Name is obtained. Without the True Guru, no one can receive it.  || 
1 ||   I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to
those who focus their consciousness on the Lord. Through devotion to the Guru, 
the True One is found; He comes to abide in
the mind, with intuitive ease.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Serving the True Guru, all 
things are obtained. As are the desires one harbors,
so are the rewards one receives. The True Guru is the Giver of all things; 
through perfect destiny, He is met.   || 2 ||    This
mind is filthy and polluted; it does not meditate on the One. Deep within, it 
is soiled and stained by the love of duality. The
egotists  may  go  on  pilgrimages  to  holy  rivers,  sacred  shrines  and  
foreign  lands,  but  they  only  gather  more  of  the  dirt  of
egotism.   || 3 ||    Serving the True Guru, filth and pollution are removed. 
Those who focus their consciousness on the Lord
remain dead while yet alive. The True Lord is Pure; no filth sticks to Him. 
Those who are attached to the True One have their
filth washed away.  || 4 ||    Without the Guru, there is only pitch darkness. 
The ignorant ones are blind—there is only utter
darkness for them. The maggots in manure do filthy deeds, and in filth they rot 
and putrefy. Serving the Lord of Liberation,
liberation is achieved. The Word of the Shabad eradicates egotism and 
possessiveness. So serve the Dear True Lord, night and
day.   By perfect good destiny, the Guru is found.  || 6 ||   He Himself 
forgives and unites in His Union. From the Perfect Guru,
the Treasure of the Naam is obtained. By the True Name, the mind is made true 
forever. Serving the True Lord, sorrow is
driven out.  || 7 ||    He is always close at hand—do not think that He is far 
away. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad,
recognize the Lord deep within your own  being. O  Nanak,  through  the  Naam,  
glorious  greatness  is  received. Through  the
Perfect Guru, the Naam is obtained.  || 8 || 11 || 12 ||   MAAJH,  THIRD MEHL:  
Those who are True here, are True hereafter
as well. That mind is true, which is attuned to the True Shabad. They serve the 
True One, and practice Truth; they earn Truth,
and only Truth.   || 1 ||    I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those 
whose minds are filled with the True Name. They
serve the True One, and are absorbed into the True One, singing the Glorious 
Praises of the True One.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The
Pandits, the religious scholars read, but they do not taste the essence. In 
love with duality and Maya, their minds wander,
unfocused. The love of Maya has displaced all their understanding; making 
mistakes, they live in regret. But if they should
meet    the True Guru, then they obtain the essence of reality; the Name of the 
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Those who die in the Shabad and subdue their own minds, obtain the door of 
liberation.  || 3 ||    They erase the residues of
their sinful mistakes, and eliminate their anger; they keep the Guru’s Shabad 
clasped tightly to their hearts. Those who are
attuned to Truth, remain balanced and detached forever. Subduing their egotism, 
they are united with the Lord.  || 4 ||   Deep
within the nucleus of the self is the jewel; we receive it only if the Lord 
inspires us to receive it. The mind is bound by the three
dispositions—the three modes of Maya. Reading and reciting, the Pandits, the 
religious scholars, and the silent sages have
grown weary, but they have not found the supreme essence of the fourth state.  
|| 5 ||   The Lord Himself dyes us in the color
of His Love. Only those who are steeped in the Word of the Guru’s Shabad are so 
imbued with His Love. Imbued with the most
beautiful color of the Lord’s Love, they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, 
with great pleasure and joy.   || 6 ||    To the
Gurmukh, the True Lord is wealth, miraculous spiritual powers and strict 
self-discipline. Through the spiritual wisdom of the
Naam, the Name of the Lord, the Gurmukh is liberated. The Gurmukh practices 
Truth, and is absorbed in the Truest of the
True.  || 7 ||   The Gurmukh realizes that the Lord alone creates, and having 
created, He destroys. To the Gurmukh, the Lord
Himself is social class, status and all honor. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs meditate 
on the Naam; through the Naam, they merge in
the Naam.   || 8 || 12 || 13 ||    MAAJH,   THIRD MEHL:   Creation and 
destruction happen through the Word of the Shabad.
Through  the  Shabad,  creation  happens  again.  The  Gurmukh  knows  that  
the  True  Lord  is  all-pervading.  The  Gurmukh
understands creation and merger.   || 1 ||    I am a sacrifice, my soul is a 
sacrifice, to those who enshrine the Perfect Guru
within  their  minds.  From  the  Guru  comes  peace  and  tranquility;  
worship  Him  with  devotion,  day  and  night.  Chanting  His
Glorious Praises, merge into the Glorious Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The 
Gurmukh sees the Lord on the earth, and the Gurmukh
sees Him in the water. The Gurmukh sees Him in wind and fire; such is the 
wonder of His Play. One who has no Guru, dies
over and over again, only to be re-born. One who has no Guru continues coming 
and going in reincarnation.  || 2 ||   The One
Creator has set this play in motion. In the frame of the human body, He has 
placed all things. Those few who are pierced
through by the Word of the Shabad, obtain the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence. 
He calls them into His Wondrous Palace.  || 3

||   True is the Banker, and true are His traders. They purchase Truth, with 
infinite love for the Guru. They deal in Truth, and
they  practice  Truth.  They  earn  Truth,  and  only  Truth.    ||  4  ||     
Without  investment  capital,  how  can  anyone  acquire
merchandise?  The  self-willed  manmukhs  have  all  gone  astray.  Without  
true  wealth,  everyone  goes  empty-handed;  going
empty-handed, they suffer in pain.   || 5 ||    Some deal in Truth, through 
love of the Guru’s Shabad. They save themselves,
and       save all their ancestors as well. Very auspicious is the coming of 
those who meet their Beloved and find peace.   || 6 ||
Deep within the self is the secret, but the fool looks for it outside. The 
blind self-willed manmukhs wander around like demons;
but where the secret is, there, they do not find it. The manmukhs are deluded 
by doubt.   || 7 ||    He Himself calls us, and
bestows the Word of the Shabad. The soul-bride finds intuitive peace and poise 
in the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence. O
Nanak, she obtains the glorious greatness of the Naam; she hears it again and 
again, and she meditates on it.  || 8 || 13 || 14

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Think of the Lord, who shall be your Help and Support in the end. The Lord is 
Inaccessible and Incomprehensible. He has no
master, and He is not born. He is obtained through love of the True Guru.  || 1 
||   I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to
those who eliminate selfishness and conceit. They eradicate selfishness and 
conceit, and then find the Lord; they are intuitively
immersed in the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   According to their pre-ordained 
destiny, they act out their karma. Serving the True
Guru, a lasting peace is found. Without good fortune, the Guru is not found. 
Through the Word of the Shabad, they are united
in the Lord’s Union.  || 2 ||    The Gurmukhs remain unaffected in the midst of 
the world. The Guru is their cushion, and the
Naam, the Name of the Lord, is their Support. Who can oppress the Gurmukh? One 
who tries shall perish, writhing in pain.  ||
3 ||   The blind self-willed manmukhs have no understanding at all. They are 
the assassins of the self, and the butchers of the
world. By continually slandering others, they carry a terrible load, and they 
carry the loads of others for nothing.  || 4 ||   This
world is a garden, and my Lord God is the Gardener. He always takes care of 
it—nothing is exempt from His Care. As is the
fragrance which He bestows, so is the fragrant flower known.  || 5 ||   The 
self-willed manmukhs are sick and diseased in the
world.  They  have  forgotten  the  Giver  of  peace,  the  Unfathomable,  the  
Infinite.  These  miserable  people  wander  endlessly,
crying out in pain; without the Guru, they find no peace.  || 6 ||   The One 
who created them, knows their condition. And if He
inspires them, then they realize the Hukam of His Command. Whatever He places 
within them, that is what prevails, and so
they outwardly appear.  || 7 ||   I know of no other except the True One. 
Those, whom the Lord attaches to Himself, become
pure. O Nanak, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides deep within the heart of 
those, unto whom He has given it.  || 8 || 14

|| 15 ||   MAAJH,  THIRD MEHL:  Enshrining the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the 
Lord, in the mind, all the pains of egotism,
selfishness  and  conceit  are  eliminated.  By  continually  praising  the  
Ambrosial  Bani  of  the  Word,  I  obtain  the  Amrit,  the
Ambrosial Nectar.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those 
who enshrine the Ambrosial Bani of the Word within
their minds. Enshrining the Ambrosial Bani in their minds, they meditate on the 
Ambrosial Naam.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Those
who continually chant the Ambrosial Words of Nectar see and behold this Amrit 
everywhere with their eyes. They continually
chant the Ambrosial Sermon day and night; chanting it, they cause others to 
hear it.  || 2 ||   Imbued with the Ambrosial Love
of the Lord, they lovingly focus their attention on Him. By Guru’s Grace, they 
receive this Amrit. They chant the Ambrosial
Name with their tongues day and night; their minds and bodies are satisfied by 
this Amrit.   || 3 ||    That which God does is
beyond anyone’s consciousness; no one can erase the Hukam of His Command. By 
His Command, the Ambrosial Bani of the
Word prevails, and by His Command, we drink in the Amrit.   || 4 ||    The 
actions of the Creator Lord are marvellous and
wonderful. This mind is deluded, and goes around the wheel of reincarnation. 
Those who focus their consciousness on the
Ambrosial Bani of the Word, hear the vibrations of the Ambrosial Word of the 
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5 ||   You Yourself created the counterfeit and the genuine. You Yourself 
appraise all people. You appraise the true, and place
them in Your Treasury; You consign the false to wander in delusion.  || 6 ||   
How can I behold You? How can I praise You? By
Guru’s Grace, I praise You through the Word of the Shabad. In Your Sweet Will, 
the Amrit is found; by Your Will, You inspire
us to drink in this Amrit.  || 7 ||   The Shabad is Amrit; the Lord’s Bani is 
Amrit. Serving the True Guru, it permeates the heart.
O Nanak, the Ambrosial Naam is forever the Giver of peace; drinking in this 
Amrit, all hunger is satisfied.  || 8 || 15 || 16 ||
MAAJH,  THIRD MEHL:  The Ambrosial Nectar rains down, softly and gently. How 
rare are those Gurmukhs who find it. Those
who drink it in are satisfied forever. Showering His Mercy upon them, the Lord 
quenches their thirst.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice,
my soul is a sacrifice, to those Gurmukhs who drink in this Ambrosial Nectar. 
The tongue tastes the essence, and remains
forever imbued with the Lord’s Love, intuitively singing the Glorious Praises 
of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   By Guru’s Grace,
intuitive understanding is obtained; subduing the sense of duality, they are in 
love with the One. When He bestows His Glance
of Grace, then they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord; by His Grace, they 
merge in Truth.  || 2 ||   Above all is Your Glance
of Grace, O God. Upon some it is bestowed less, and upon others it is bestowed 
more. Without You, nothing happens at all;
the Gurmukhs understand this.   || 3 ||    The Gurmukhs contemplate the essence 
of reality; Your Treasures are overflowing
with Ambrosial Nectar. Without serving the True Guru, no one obtains it. It is 
obtained only by Guru’s Grace.  || 4 ||    Those
who serve the True Guru are beautiful. The Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the 
Lord, entices their inner minds. Their minds and
bodies are attuned to the Ambrosial Bani of the Word; this Ambrosial Nectar is 
intuitively heard.   || 5 ||    The deluded, self-
willed manmukhs are ruined through the love of duality. They do not chant the 
Naam, and they die, eating poison. Night and
day, they continually sit in manure. Without selfless service, their lives are 
wasted away.  || 6 ||  They alone drink in this Amrit,
whom the Lord Himself inspires to do so. By Guru’s Grace, they intuitively 
enshrine love for the Lord. The Perfect Lord is
Himself perfectly pervading everywhere; through the Guru’s Teachings, He is 
perceived.  || 7 ||   He Himself is the Immaculate
Lord. He who has created, shall Himself destroy. O Nanak, remember the Naam 
forever, and you shall merge into the True
One with intuitive ease.  || 8 || 16 || 17 ||   MAAJH,  THIRD MEHL:  Those who 
please You are linked to the Truth. They serve
the True One forever, with intuitive ease. Through the True Word of the Shabad, 
they praise the True One, and they merge in
the merging of Truth.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to 
those who praise the True One. Those who meditate
on the True One are attuned to Truth; they are absorbed into the Truest of the 
True.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The True One is
everywhere, wherever I look. By Guru’s Grace, I enshrine Him in my mind. True 
are the bodies of those whose tongues are
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They hear the Truth, and speak it with their mouths.  || 2 ||   Subduing their 
desires, they merge with the True One; they see
in their minds that everyone comes and goes in reincarnation. Serving the True 
Guru, they become stable forever, and they
obtain their dwelling in the home of the self.  || 3 ||   Through the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad, the Lord is seen within one’s
own heart. Through the Shabad, I have burned my emotional attachment to Maya. I 
gaze upon the Truest of the True, and I
praise Him. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, I obtain the True One.   || 
4 ||    Those who are attuned to Truth are
blessed  with  the  Love  of  the  True  One.  Those  who  praise  the  Lord’s  
Name  are  very  fortunate.  Through  the  Word  of  His
Shabad, the True One blends with Himself, those who join the True Congregation 
and sing the Glorious Praises of the True
One.  || 5 ||    We could read the account of the Lord, if He were in any 
account. He is Inaccessible and Incomprehensible;
through the Shabad, understanding is obtained. Night and day, praise the True 
Word of the Shabad. There is no other way to
know His Worth.  || 6 ||   People read and recite until they grow weary, but 
they do not find peace. Consumed by desire, they
have no understanding at all. They purchase poison, and they are thirsty with 
their fascination for poison. Telling lies, they eat
poison.  || 7 ||   By Guru’s Grace, I know the One. Subduing my sense of 
duality, my mind is absorbed into the True One. O
Nanak, the One Name is pervading deep within my mind; by Guru’s Grace, I 
receive it.  || 8 || 17 || 18 ||    MAAJH,  THIRD
MEHL:  In all colors and forms, You are pervading. People die over and over 
again; they are re-born, and make their rounds on
the wheel of reincarnation. You alone are Eternal and Unchanging, Inaccessible 
and Infinite. Through the Guru’s Teachings,
understanding is imparted.   || 1 ||    I am a sacrifice, my soul is a 
sacrifice, to those who enshrine the Lord’s Name in their
minds.    The Lord has no form, features or color. Through the Guru’s 
Teachings, He inspires us to understand Him.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   The One Light is all-pervading; only a few know this. Serving the 
True Guru, this is revealed. In the hidden and in
the obvious, He is pervading all places. Our light merges into the Light.  || 2 
||    The world is burning in the fire of desire, in
greed, arrogance and excessive ego. People die over and over again; they are 
re-born, and lose their honor. They waste away
their lives in vain.   || 3 ||    Those who understand the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad are very rare. Those who subdue their
egotism, come to know the three worlds. Then, they die, never to die again. 
They are intuitively absorbed in the True One.  ||
4       ||   They do not focus their consciousness on Maya again. They remain 
absorbed forever in the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.
They praise the True One, who is contained deep within all hearts. They are 
blessed and exalted by the Truest of the True.  ||
5  ||    Praise the True One, who is Ever-present. Through the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad, He is pervading everywhere. By
Guru’s Grace, we come to behold the True One; from the True One, peace is 
obtained.  || 6 ||   The True One permeates and
pervades the mind within. The True One is Eternal and Unchanging; He does not 
come and go in reincarnation. Those who are
attached to the True One are immaculate and pure. Through the Guru’s Teachings, 
they merge in the True One.   || 7 ||
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O  Nanak,  those  who  are  attuned  to  the  Naam,  reflect  deeply  on  the  
Truth;  they  practice  only  Truth.   ||  8  ||  18  ||  19  ||
MAAJH,   THIRD MEHL:   The Word of the Shabad is Immaculate and Pure; the Bani 
of the Word is Pure. The Light which is
pervading among all is Immaculate. So praise the Immaculate Word of the Lord’s 
Bani; chanting the Immaculate Name of the
Lord, all filth is washed away.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice, my soul is a 
sacrifice, to those who enshrine the Giver of peace within
their minds. Praise the Immaculate Lord, through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. 
Listen to the Shabad, and quench your
thirst.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    When the Immaculate Naam comes to dwell in the 
mind, the mind and body become Immaculate,
and  emotional  attachment  to  Maya  departs.  Sing  the  Glorious  Praises  
of  the  Immaculate  True  Lord  forever,  and  the
Immaculate Sound-current of the Naad shall vibrate within.   || 2 ||    The 
Immaculate Ambrosial Nectar is obtained from the
Guru.  When  selfishness  and  conceit  are  eradicated  from  within,  then  
there  is  no  attachment  to  Maya.  Immaculate  is  the
spiritual wisdom, and utterly immaculate is the meditation, of those whose 
minds are filled with the Immaculate Bani of the
Word.  || 3 ||   One who serves the Immaculate Lord becomes immaculate. Through 
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the filth
of egotism is washed away. The Immaculate Bani and the Unstruck Melody of the 
Sound-current  vibrate,  and  in  the  True
Court, honor is obtained.   || 4  ||     Through  the  Immaculate  Lord,  all  
become  immaculate.  Immaculate  is  the  mind  which
weaves the Word of the Lord’s Shabad into itself. Blessed and very fortunate 
are those who are committed to the Immaculate
Name; through the Immaculate Name, they are blessed and beautified.  || 5 ||    
Immaculate is the one who is adorned with
the Shabad. The Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord, entices the mind and 
body. No filth ever attaches itself to the True
Name; one’s face is made radiant by the True One.  || 6 ||   The mind is 
polluted by the love of duality. Filthy is that kitchen,
and filthy is that dwelling; eating filth, the self-willed manmukhs become even 
more filthy. Because of their filth, they suffer in
pain.   ||  7  ||     The  filthy,  and  the  immaculate  as  well,  are  all  
subject to  the  Hukam  of  God’s  Command.  They  alone  are
immaculate, who are pleasing to the True Lord. O Nanak, the Naam abides deep 
within the minds of the Gurmukhs, who are
cleansed of all their filth.  || 8 || 19 || 20 ||   MAAJH,  THIRD MEHL:  The 
Lord of the Universe is radiant, and radiant are His
soul-swans. Their minds and their speech are immaculate; they are my hope and 
ideal. Their minds are radiant, and their faces
are always beautiful; they meditate on the most radiant Naam, the Name of the 
Lord.  || 1 ||    I am a sacrifice, my soul is a
sacrifice,  to  those  who  sing  the  Glorious  Praises  of  the  Lord  of  
the  Universe.  So  chant  Gobind,  Gobind,  the  Lord  of  the
Universe, day and night; sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord Gobind, through 
the Word of His Shabad.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Sing of the Lord Gobind with intuitive ease, in the Fear of the Guru; you shall 
become radiant, and the filth of egotism shall
depart. Remain in bliss forever, and perform devotional worship, day and night. 
Hear and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord
Gobind.  || 2 ||   Channel your dancing mind in devotional worship, and through 
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, merge your
mind with the Supreme Mind. Let your true and perfect tune be the subjugation 
of your love of Maya, and let yourself dance to
the Shabad.   || 3 ||    People shout out loud and move their bodies, but if 
they are emotionally attached to Maya, then the
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The love of Maya makes this mind dance, and the deceit within makes people 
suffer in pain.  || 4 ||   When the Lord inspires
one to become Gurmukh, and perform devotional worship, then his body and mind 
are attuned to His Love with intuitive ease.
The Word of His Bani vibrates, and the Word of His Shabad resounds, for the 
Gurmukh whose devotional worship is accepted.

|| 5 ||   One may beat upon and play all sorts of instruments, but no one will 
listen, and no one will enshrine it in the mind. For
the sake of Maya, they set the stage and dance, but they are in love with 
duality, and they obtain only sorrow.  || 6 ||   Those
whose inner beings are attached to the Lord’s Love are liberated. They control 
their sexual desires, and their lifestyle is the
self-discipline of Truth. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, they meditate 
forever on the Lord. This devotional worship is
pleasing   to the Lord.  || 7 ||   To live as Gurmukh is devotional worship, 
throughout the four ages. This devotional worship is
not obtained by any other means. O Nanak, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is 
obtained only through devotion to the Guru.
So focus your consciousness on the Guru’s Feet.  || 8 || 20 || 21 ||   MAAJH,  
THIRD MEHL:  Serve the True One, and praise
the True One. With the True Name, pain shall never afflict you. Those who serve 
the Giver of peace find peace. They enshrine
the Guru’s Teachings within their minds.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice, my soul 
is a sacrifice, to those who intuitively enter into the
peace of Samaadhi. Those who serve the Lord are always beautiful. The glory of 
their intuitive awareness is beautiful.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   All call themselves Your devotees, but they alone are Your 
devotees, who are pleasing to Your mind. Through the
True Word of Your Bani, they praise You; attuned to Your Love, they worship You 
with devotion.  || 2 ||   All are Yours, O Dear
True Lord. Meeting the Gurmukh, this cycle of reincarnation comes to an end. 
When it pleases Your Will, then we merge in the
Name. You Yourself inspire us to chant the Name.  || 3 ||   Through the Guru’s 
Teachings, I enshrine the Lord within my mind.
Pleasure and pain, and all emotional attachments are gone. I am lovingly 
centered on the One Lord forever. I enshrine the
Lord’s Name within my mind.  || 4 ||   Your devotees are attuned to Your Love; 
they are always joyful. The nine treasures of
the Naam come to dwell within their minds. By perfect destiny, they find the 
True Guru, and through the Word of the Shabad,
they are united in the Lord’s Union.  || 5 ||   You are Merciful, and always 
the Giver of peace. You Yourself unite us; You are
known only to the Gurmukhs. You Yourself bestow the glorious greatness of the 
Naam; attuned to the Naam, we find peace.

|| 6 ||    Forever and ever, O True Lord, I praise You. As Gurmukh, I know no 
other at all. My mind remains immersed in the
One Lord; my mind surrenders to Him, and in my mind I meet Him.  || 7 ||    One 
who becomes Gurmukh, praises the Lord.
Our True Lord and Master is Carefree. O Nanak, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, 
abides deep within the mind; through the
Word of the Guru’s Shabad, we merge with the Lord.  || 8 || 21 || 22 ||   
MAAJH,  THIRD MEHL:  Your devotees look beautiful
in the True Court. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, they are adorned with 
the Naam. They are forever in bliss, day and
night; chanting the Glorious Praises of the Lord, they merge with the Lord of 
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|| 1 ||   I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who hear and 
enshrine the Naam within their minds. The Dear Lord,
the True One, the Highest of the High, subdues their ego and blends them with 
Himself.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   True is the Dear
Lord, and True is His Name. By Guru’s Grace, some merge with Him. Through the 
Word of the Guru’s Shabad, those who
merge with the Lord shall not be separated from Him again. They merge with 
intuitive ease into the True Lord.  || 2 ||   There
is nothing beyond You; You are the One who does, sees, and knows. The Creator 
Himself acts, and inspires others to act.
Through the Guru’s Teachings, He blends us into Himself.   || 3 ||    The 
virtuous soul-bride finds the Lord; she decorates
herself with the Love and the Fear of God. She who serves the True Guru is 
forever a happy soul-bride. She is absorbed in the
true teachings.  || 4 ||   Those who forget the Word of the Shabad have no home 
and no place of rest. They are deluded by
doubt, like a crow in a deserted house. They forfeit both this world and the 
next, and they pass their lives suffering in pain and
misery.  || 5 ||   Writing on and on endlessly, they run out of paper and ink. 
Through the love with duality, no one has found
peace.  They  write  falsehood,  and  they  practice  falsehood;  they  are  
burnt  to  ashes  by  focusing  their  consciousness  on
falsehood.  || 6 ||   The Gurmukhs write and reflect on Truth, and only Truth. 
The true ones find the gate of salvation. True is
their paper, pen and ink; writing Truth, they are absorbed in the True One.   
|| 7 ||    My God sits deep within the self; He
watches over us. Those who meet the Lord, by Guru’s Grace, are acceptable. O 
Nanak, glorious greatness is received through
the Naam, which is obtained through the Perfect Guru.   || 8 || 22 || 23 ||    
MAAJH,   THIRD MEHL:   The Divine Light of the
Supreme Soul shines forth from the Guru. The filth stuck to the ego is removed 
through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. One
who   is imbued with devotional worship to the Lord night and day becomes pure. 
Worshipping the Lord, He is obtained.  || 1 ||
I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who themselves worship the 
Lord, and inspire others to worship Him as well. I
humbly bow to those devotees who chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord, night 
and day.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Creator Lord
Himself is the Doer of deeds. As He pleases, He applies us to our tasks. 
Through perfect destiny, we serve the Guru; serving
the Guru, peace is found.  || 2 ||   Those who die, and remain dead while yet 
alive, obtain it. By Guru’s Grace, they enshrine
the Lord within their minds. Enshrining the Lord within their minds, they are 
liberated forever. With intuitive ease, they merge
into the Lord.  || 3 ||   They perform all sorts of rituals, but they do not 
obtain liberation through them. They wander around
the countryside, and in love with duality, they are ruined. The deceitful lose 
their lives in vain; without the Word of the Shabad,
they obtain only misery.  || 4 ||   Those who restrain their wandering mind, 
keeping it steady and stable, obtain the supreme
status, by Guru’s Grace. The True Guru Himself unites us in Union with the 
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Meeting the Beloved, peace is obtained.  || 5 ||   Some are stuck in falsehood, 
and false are the rewards they receive. In love
with duality, they waste away their lives in vain. They drown themselves, and 
drown their entire family; speaking lies, they eat
poison.  || 6 ||   How rare are those who, as Gurmukh, look within their 
bodies, into their minds. Through loving devotion, their
ego evaporates. The Siddhas, the seekers and the silent sages continually, 
lovingly focus their consciousness, but they have
not seen the mind within the body.  || 7 ||   The Creator Himself inspires us 
to work; what can anyone else do? What can be
done by our doing? O Nanak, the Lord bestows His Name; we receive it, and 
enshrine it within the mind.  || 8 || 23 || 24 ||
MAAJH,   THIRD MEHL:   Within this cave, there is an inexhaustible treasure. 
Within this cave, the Invisible and Infinite Lord
abides. He Himself is hidden, and He Himself is revealed; through the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad, selfishness and conceit are
eliminated.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who 
enshrine the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord,
within their minds. The taste of the Ambrosial Naam is very sweet! Through the 
Guru’s Teachings, drink in this Ambrosial
Nectar.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Subduing egotism, the rigid doors are opened. 
The Priceless Naam is obtained by Guru’s Grace.
Without the Shabad, the Naam is not obtained. By Guru’s Grace, it is implanted 
within the mind.  || 2 ||   The Guru has applied
the true ointment of spiritual wisdom to my eyes. Deep within, the Divine Light 
has dawned, and the darkness of ignorance has
been dispelled. My light has merged into the Light; my mind has surrendered, 
and I am blessed with Glory in the Court of the
Lord.   || 3 ||    Those who look outside the body, searching for the Lord, 
shall not receive the Naam; they shall instead be
forced to suffer the terrible pains of slavery. The blind, self-willed manmukhs 
do not understand; but when they return once
again to their own home, then, as Gurmukh, they find the genuine article.  || 4 
||    By Guru’s Grace, the True Lord is found.
Within your mind and body, see the Lord, and the filth of egotism shall depart. 
Sitting in that place, sing the Glorious Praises of
the Lord forever, and be absorbed in the True Word of the Shabad.  || 5 ||   
Those who close off the nine gates, and restrain
the wandering mind, come to dwell in the Home of the Tenth Gate. There, the 
Unstruck Melody of the Shabad vibrates day and
night. Through the Guru’s Teachings, the Shabad is heard.  || 6 ||    Without 
the Shabad, there is only darkness within. The
genuine article is not found, and the cycle of reincarnation does not end. The 
key is in the hands of the True Guru; no one else
can open this door. By perfect destiny, He is met.  || 7 ||   You are the 
hidden and the revealed in all places. Receiving Guru’s
Grace, this understanding is obtained. O Nanak, praise the Naam forever; as 
Gurmukh, enshrine it within the mind.  || 8 || 24

|| 25 ||    MAAJH,  THIRD MEHL:  The Gurmukhs meet the Lord, and inspire others 
to meet Him as well. Death does not see
them, and pain does not afflict them. Subduing egotism, they break all their 
bonds; as Gurmukh, they are adorned with the
Word of the Shabad.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to 
those who look beautiful in the Name of the Lord, Har,
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The Gurmukhs sing, the Gurmukhs dance, and focus their consciousness on the 
Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The Gurmukhs are
celebrated in life and death. Their lives are not wasted; they realize the Word 
of the Shabad. The Gurmukhs do not die; they
are not consumed by death. The Gurmukhs are absorbed in the True Lord.  || 2 || 
  The Gurmukhs are honored in the Court of
the Lord. The Gurmukhs eradicate selfishness and conceit from within. They save 
themselves, and save all their families and
ancestors as well. The Gurmukhs redeem their lives.  || 3 ||   The Gurmukhs 
never suffer bodily pain. The Gurmukhs have the
pain of egotism taken away. The minds of the Gurmukhs are immaculate and pure; 
no filth ever sticks to them again. The
Gurmukhs  merge  in  celestial  peace.   ||  4  ||     The  Gurmukhs  obtain  
the  Greatness  of  the  Naam.  The  Gurmukhs  sing  the
Glorious Praises of the Lord, and obtain honor. They remain in bliss forever, 
day and night. The Gurmukhs practice the Word of
the Shabad.  || 5 ||   The Gurmukhs are attuned to the Shabad, night and day. 
The Gurmukhs are known throughout the four
ages. The Gurmukhs always sing the Glorious Praises of the Immaculate Lord. 
Through the Shabad, they practice devotional
worship.  || 6 ||   Without the Guru, there is only pitch-black darkness. 
Seized by the Messenger of Death, people cry out and
scream. Night and day, they are diseased, like maggots in manure, and in manure 
they endure agony.  || 7 ||   The Gurmukhs
know that the Lord alone acts, and causes others to act. In the hearts of the 
Gurmukhs, the Lord Himself comes to dwell. O
Nanak, through the Naam, greatness is obtained. It is received from the Perfect 
Guru.   || 8 || 25 || 26 ||    MAAJH,   THIRD
MEHL:  The One Light is the light of all bodies. The Perfect True Guru reveals 
it through the Word of the Shabad. He Himself
instills the sense of separation within our hearts; He Himself created the 
Creation.   || 1 ||    I am a sacrifice, my soul is a
sacrifice, to those who sing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. Without the 
Guru, no one obtains intuitive wisdom; the
Gurmukh is absorbed in intuitive peace.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You Yourself are 
Beautiful, and You Yourself entice the world. You
Yourself, by Your Kind Mercy, weave the thread of the world. You Yourself 
bestow pain and pleasure, O Creator. The Lord
reveals Himself to the Gurmukh.  || 2 ||  The Creator Himself acts, and causes 
others to act. Through Him, the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad is enshrined within the mind. The Ambrosial Word of the Guru’s 
Bani emanates from the Word of the Shabad.
The Gurmukh speaks it and hears it.  || 3 ||   He Himself is the Creator, and 
He Himself is the Enjoyer. One who breaks out of
bondage is liberated forever. The True Lord is liberated forever. The Unseen 
Lord causes Himself to be seen.   || 4 ||    He
Himself  is  Maya,  and  He  Himself  is  the  Illusion.  He  Himself  has  
generated  emotional  attachment  throughout  the  entire
universe. He Himself is the Giver of Virtue; He Himself sings the Lord’s 
Glorious Praises. He chants them and causes them to
be heard.  || 5 ||   He Himself acts, and causes others to act. He Himself 
establishes and disestablishes. Without You, nothing
can be done. You Yourself have engaged all in their tasks.  || 6 ||   He 
Himself kills, and He Himself revives. He Himself unites
us, and unites us in Union with Himself. Through selfless service, eternal 
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The Gurmukh is absorbed in intuitive peace.  || 7 ||    He Himself is the 
Highest of the High. How rare are those who behold
Him. He causes Himself to be seen. O Nanak, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, 
abides deep within the hearts of those who see
the Lord themselves, and inspire others to see Him as well.  || 8 || 26 || 27 
||   MAAJH,  THIRD MEHL:  My God is pervading
and permeating all places. By Guru’s Grace, I have found Him within the home of 
my own heart. I serve Him constantly, and I
meditate on Him single-mindedly. As Gurmukh, I am absorbed in the True One.  || 
1 ||   I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice,
to those who enshrine the Lord, the Life of the World, within their minds. 
Through the Guru’s Teachings, I merge with intuitive
ease into the Lord, the Life of the World, the Fearless One, the Great Giver.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Within the home of the self is
the earth, its support and the nether regions of the underworld. Within the 
home of the self is the Eternally Young Beloved.
The Giver of peace is eternally blissful. Through the Guru’s Teachings, we are 
absorbed in intuitive peace.  || 2 ||   When the
body  is  filled  with  ego  and  selfishness,  the  cycle  of  birth  and  
death  does  not  end.  One  who  becomes  Gurmukh  subdues
egotism, and meditates on the Truest of the True.  || 3 ||   Within this body 
are the two brothers, sin and virtue. When the two
joined  together,  the  Universe  was  produced.  Subduing  both,  and  
entering  into  the  Home  of  the  One,  through  the  Guru’s
Teachings, we are absorbed in intuitive peace.  || 4 ||   Within the home of 
the self is the darkness of the love of duality. When
the Divine Light dawns, ego and selfishness are dispelled. The Giver of peace 
is revealed through the Shabad, meditating upon
the Naam, night and day.  || 5 ||   Deep within the self is the Light of God; 
It radiates throughout the expanse of His creation.
Through the Guru’s Teachings, the darkness of spiritual ignorance is dispelled. 
The heart-lotus blossoms forth, and eternal
peace is obtained, as one’s light merges into the Light.  || 6 ||    Within the 
mansion is the treasure house, overflowing with
jewels.  The  Gurmukh  obtains  the  Infinite  Naam,  the  Name  of  the  Lord. 
 The  Gurmukh,  the  trader,  always  purchases  the
merchandise of the Naam, and always reaps profits.   || 7 ||    The Lord 
Himself keeps this merchandise in  stock,  and  He
Himself distributes it. Rare is that Gurmukh who trades in this. O Nanak, those 
upon whom the Lord casts His Glance of Grace,
obtain it. Through His Mercy, it is enshrined in the mind.  || 8 || 27 || 28 || 
  MAAJH,  THIRD MEHL:  The Lord Himself leads us
to merge with Him and serve Him. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the 
love of duality is eradicated. The Immaculate
Lord is the Bestower of eternal virtue. The Lord Himself leads us to merge in 
His Virtuous Goodness.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice,
my soul is a sacrifice, to those who enshrine the Truest of the True within 
their hearts. The True Name is eternally pure and
immaculate. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, it is enshrined within the 
mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Guru Himself is
the Giver, the Architect of Destiny. The Gurmukh, the humble servant who serves 
the Lord, comes to know Him. Those humble
beings look beautiful forever in the Ambrosial Naam. Through the Guru’s 
Teachings, they receive the sublime essence of the
Lord.   ||  2  ||     Within  the  cave  of  this  body,  there  is  one  
beautiful  place.  Through  the  Perfect  Guru,  ego  and  doubt  are
dispelled. Night and day, praise the Naam, the Name of the Lord; imbued with 
the Lord’s Love, by Guru’s Grace, you shall find
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Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, search this cave. The Immaculate Naam, 
the Name of the Lord, abides deep within
the self. Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and decorate yourself with the 
Shabad. Meeting with your Beloved, you shall
find peace.  || 4 ||   The Messenger of Death imposes his tax on those who are 
attached to duality. He inflicts punishment on
those who forget the Name. They are called to account for each instant and each 
moment.  Every  grain,  every  particle,  is
weighed and counted.  || 5 ||   One who does not remember her Husband Lord in 
this world is being cheated by duality; she
shall weep bitterly in the end. She is from an evil family; she is ugly and 
vile. Even in her dreams, she does not meet her
Husband Lord.  || 6 ||   She who enshrines her Husband Lord in her mind in this 
world—His Presence is revealed to her by the
Perfect Guru. That soul-bride keeps her Husband Lord clasped tightly to her 
heart, and through the Word of the Shabad, she
enjoys her Husband Lord upon His Beautiful Bed.   || 7 ||    The Lord Himself 
sends out the call, and He summons us to His
Presence. He enshrines His Name within our minds. O Nanak, one who receives the 
greatness of the Naam night and day,
constantly sings His Glorious Praises.  || 8 || 28 || 29 ||   MAAJH,  THIRD 
MEHL:  Sublime is their birth, and the place where
they dwell. Those who serve the True Guru remain detached in the home of their 
own being. They abide in the Lord’s Love,
and constantly imbued with His Love, their minds are satisfied and fulfilled 
with the Lord’s Essence.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice,
my soul is a sacrifice, to those who read of the Lord, who understand and 
enshrine Him within their minds. The Gurmukhs read
and praise the Lord’s Name; they are honored in the True Court.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    The Unseen and Inscrutable Lord is
permeating and pervading everywhere. He cannot be obtained by any effort. If 
the Lord grants His Grace, then we come to
meet the True Guru. By His Kindness, we are united in His Union.  || 2 ||   One 
who reads, while attached to duality, does not
understand. He yearns for the three-phased Maya. The bonds of the three-phased 
Maya are broken by the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad. Through the Guru’s Shabad, liberation is achieved.   || 3 ||    This 
unstable mind cannot be held steady. Attached to
duality, it wanders in the ten directions. It is a poisonous worm, drenched 
with poison, and in poison it rots away.   || 4 ||
Practicing egotism and selfishness, they try to impress others by showing off. 
They perform all sorts of rituals, but they gain no
acceptance. Without You, Lord, nothing happens at all. You forgive those who 
are adorned with the Word of Your Shabad.  || 5

||    They are born, and they die, but they do not understand the Lord. Night 
and day, they wander, in love with duality. The

lives of the self-willed manmukhs are useless; in the end, they die, regretting 
and repenting.  || 6 ||    The Husband is away,
and the wife is getting dressed up. This is what the blind, self-willed 
manmukhs are doing. They are not honored in this world,
and they shall find no shelter in the world hereafter. They are wasting their 
lives in vain.   || 7 ||    How rare are those who
know the Name of the Lord! Through the Shabad, the Word of the Perfect Guru, 
the Lord is realized. Night and day, they
perform the Lord’s devotional service; day and night, they find intuitive 
peace.  || 8 ||   That One Lord is pervading in all. Only
a  few, as Gurmukh, understand this. O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Naam 
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Granting His Grace, God unites them with Himself.  || 9 || 29 || 30 ||   MAAJH, 
 THIRD MEHL:  The self-willed manmukhs read
and  recite;  they  are  called  Pandits—spiritual  scholars.  But  they  are  
in  love  with  duality,  and  they  suffer  in  terrible  pain.
Intoxicated with vice, they understand nothing at all. They are reincarnated, 
over and over again.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice, my
soul      is a sacrifice, to those who subdue their ego, and unite with the 
Lord. They serve the Guru, and the Lord dwells within
their minds; they intuitively drink in the sublime essence of the Lord.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   The Pandits read the Vedas, but they
do  not  obtain  the  Lord’s  essence.  Intoxicated  with  Maya,  they  argue  
and  debate.  The  foolish  intellectuals  are  forever  in
spiritual  darkness.  The  Gurmukhs  understand,  and  sing  the  Glorious  
Praises  of  the  Lord.   ||  2  ||     The  Indescribable  is
described only through the beauteous Word of the Shabad. Through the Guru’s 
Teachings, the Truth becomes pleasing to the
mind. Those who speak of the truest of the true, day and night—their minds are 
imbued with the Truth.  || 3 ||   Those who
are attuned to Truth, love the Truth. The Lord Himself bestows this gift; He 
shall not take it back. Through the Word of the
Guru’s  Shabad,  the  True  Lord  is  known  forever;  meeting  the  True  One, 
 peace  is  found.   ||  4  ||     The  filth  of  fraud  and
falsehood does not stick to those who, by Guru’s Grace, remain awake and aware, 
night and day. The Immaculate Naam, the
Name of the Lord, abides deep within their hearts; their light merges into the 
Light.   || 5 ||    They read about the three
qualities, but they do not know the essential reality of the Lord. They forget 
the Primal Lord, the Source of all, and they do not
recognize the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. They are engrossed in emotional 
attachment; they do not understand anything at
all. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the Lord is found.  || 6 ||    The 
Vedas proclaim that Maya is of three qualities.
The self-willed manmukhs, in love with duality, do not understand. They read of 
the three qualities, but they do not know the
One Lord. Without understanding, they obtain only pain and suffering.  || 7 ||  
  When it pleases the Lord, He unites us with
Himself. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, skepticism and suffering are 
dispelled. O Nanak, True is the Greatness of the
Name. Believing in the Name, peace is obtained.  || 8 || 30 || 31 ||   MAAJH,  
THIRD MEHL:  The Lord Himself is Unmanifest
and Unrelated; He is Manifest and Related as well. Those who recognize this 
essential reality are the true Pandits, the spiritual
scholars. They save themselves, and save all their families and ancestors as 
well, when they enshrine the Lord’s Name in the
mind.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who taste 
the essence of the Lord, and savor its taste. Those
who taste this essence of the Lord are the pure, immaculate beings. They 
meditate on the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the
Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Those who reflect upon the Shabad are beyond karma. 
They subdue their ego, and find the essence
of wisdom, deep within their being. They obtain the nine treasures of the 
wealth of the Naam. Rising above the three qualities,
they merge into the Lord.  || 2 ||   Those who act in ego do not go beyond 
karma. It is only by Guru’s Grace that one is rid of
ego. Those who have discriminating minds, continually examine their own selves. 
Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad,
they sing the Lord’s Glorious Praises.  || 3 ||   The Lord is the most pure and 
sublime Ocean. The Saintly Gurmukhs continually
peck at the Naam, like swans pecking at pearls in the ocean. They bathe in it 
continually, day and night, and the filth of ego is
washed away.  || 4 ||   The pure swans, with love and affection, dwell in the 
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Day and night, they are in love with the True Word of the Shabad. They obtain 
their home in the Ocean of the Lord.  || 5 ||
The self-willed manmukhs shall always be filthy cranes, smeared with the filth 
of ego. They may bathe, but their filth is not
removed. One who dies while yet alive, and contemplates the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad, is rid of this filth of ego.   || 6 ||
The Priceless Jewel is found, in the home of one’s own being, when one listens 
to the Shabad, the Word of the Perfect True
Guru. By Guru’s Grace, the darkness of spiritual ignorance is dispelled; I have 
come to recognize the Divine Light within my
own heart.   || 7 ||    The Lord Himself creates, and He Himself beholds. 
Serving the True Guru, one becomes acceptable. O
Nanak, the Naam dwells deep within the heart; by Guru’s Grace, it is obtained.  
 || 8 || 31 || 32 ||    MAAJH,   THIRD MEHL:
The whole world is engrossed in emotional attachment to Maya. Those who are 
controlled by the three qualities are attached
to Maya. By Guru’s Grace, a few come to understand; they center their 
consciousness in the fourth state.   || 1 ||    I am a
sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who burn away their emotional 
attachment to Maya, through the Shabad. Those who
burn away this attachment to Maya, and focus their consciousness on the Lord 
are honored in the True Court, and the Mansion
of the Lord’s Presence.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The source, the root, of the gods 
and goddesses is Maya. For them, the Simritees
and the Shaastras were composed. Sexual desire and anger are diffused 
throughout the universe. Coming and going, people
suffer in pain.  || 2 ||    The jewel of spiritual wisdom was placed within the 
universe. By Guru’s Grace, it is enshrined within
the mind. Celibacy, chastity, self-discipline and the practice of truthfulness 
are obtained from the Perfect Guru, by meditating
on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 3 ||    In this world of her parents’ 
home, the soul-bride has been deluded by doubt.
Attached to duality, she later comes to regret it. She forfeits both this world 
and the next, and even in her dreams, she does
not find peace.  || 4 ||    The soul-bride who remembers her Husband Lord in 
this world, by Guru’s Grace, sees Him close at
hand. She remains intuitively attuned to the Love of her Beloved; she makes the 
Word of His Shabad her decoration.  || 5 ||
Blessed and fruitful is the coming of those who find the True Guru; through the 
Word of the Guru’s Shabad, they burn their
love  of  duality.  The  One  Lord  is  permeating  and  pervading  deep  
within  the  heart.  Joining  the  Sat  Sangat,  the  True
Congregation, they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 6 ||   Those who 
do not serve the True Guru—why did they even
come into this world? Cursed are their lives; they have uselessly wasted this 
human life. The self-willed manmukhs do not
remember the Naam. Without the Naam, they suffer in terrible pain.   || 7 ||    
The One who created the Universe, He alone
knows it. He unites with Himself those who realize the Shabad. O Nanak, they 
alone receive the Naam, upon whose foreheads
such pre-ordained destiny is recorded.  || 8 || 1 || 32 || 33 ||   MAAJH,  
FOURTH MEHL:  The Primal Being is Himself remote
and beyond. He Himself establishes, and having established, He disestablishes. 
The One Lord is pervading in all; those who
become Gurmukh are honored.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice, my soul is a 
sacrifice, to those who meditate on the Naam, the Name
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He has no form or shape; He is seen within each and every heart. The Gurmukh 
comes to know the unknowable.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   You are God, Kind and Merciful. Without You, there is no other at 
all. When the Guru showers His Grace upon us,
He blesses us with the Naam; through the Naam, we merge in the Naam.  || 2 ||   
 You Yourself are the True Creator Lord.
Your treasures are overflowing with devotional worship. The Gurmukhs obtain the 
Naam. Their minds are enraptured, and they
easily and intuitively enter into Samaadhi.   || 3 ||    Night and day, I sing 
Your Glorious Praises, God. I praise You, O my
Beloved. Without You, there is no other for me to seek out. It is only by 
Guru’s Grace that You are found.  || 4 ||   The limits
of the Inaccessible and Incomprehensible Lord cannot be found. Bestowing Your 
Mercy, You merge us into Yourself. Through
the Shabad, the Word of the Perfect Guru, we meditate on the Lord. Serving the 
Shabad, peace is found.  || 5 ||   Praiseworthy
is the tongue which sings the Lord’s Glorious Praises. Praising the Naam, one 
becomes pleasing to the True One. The Gurmukh
remains forever imbued with the Lord’s Love. Meeting the True Lord, glory is 
obtained.  || 6 ||   The self-willed manmukhs do
their deeds in ego. They lose their whole lives in the gamble. Within is the 
terrible darkness of greed, and so they come and go
in reincarnation, over and over again.   || 7 ||    The Creator Himself bestows 
Glory on those whom He Himself has so pre-
destined. O Nanak, they receive the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the Destroyer 
of fear; through the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad, they find peace.  || 8 || 1 || 34 ||   MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL,  FIRST 
HOUSE:  The Unseen Lord is within, but He cannot
be seen. He has taken the Jewel of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and He keeps 
it well concealed. The Inaccessible and
Incomprehensible Lord is the highest of all. Through the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad, He is known.  || 1 ||    I am a sacrifice,
my soul is a sacrifice, to those who chant the Naam, in this Dark Age of Kali 
Yuga. The Beloved Saints were established by the
True Lord. By great good fortune, the Blessed Vision of their Darshan is 
obtained.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The One who is sought
by the Siddhas and the seekers, upon whom Brahma and Indra meditate within 
their hearts, whom the thirty-three million
demi-gods search for—meeting the Guru, one comes to sing His Praises within the 
heart.  || 2 ||    Twenty-four hours a day,
the wind breathes Your Name. The earth is Your servant, a slave at Your Feet. 
In the four sources of creation, and in all
speech, You dwell. You are dear to the minds of all.   || 3 ||    The True Lord 
and Master is known to the Gurmukhs. He is
realized through the Shabad, the Word of the Perfect Guru. Those who drink it 
in are satisfied. Through the Truest of the True,
they are fulfilled.   || 4 ||    In the home of their own beings, they are 
peacefully and comfortably at ease. They are blissful,
enjoying pleasures, and eternally joyful. They are wealthy, and the greatest 
kings; they center their minds on the Guru’s Feet.

|| 5 ||    First, You created nourishment; then, You created the living beings. 
There is no other Giver as Great as You, O my
Lord and Master. None approach or equal You.  || 6 ||    Those who are pleasing 
to You meditate on You. They practice the
Mantra of the Holy. They themselves swim across, and they save all their 
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In the Court of the Lord, they meet with no obstruction.  || 7 ||   You are so 
Great! You are the Highest of the High! You are
Infinite, You are Everything! I am a sacrifice to You. Nanak is the slave of 
Your slaves.   || 8 || 1 || 35 ||    MAAJH,   FIFTH
MEHL:   Who is liberated, and who is united? Who is a spiritual teacher, and 
who is a preacher? Who is a house-holder, and
who is a renunciate? Who can estimate the Lord’s Value?  || 1 ||   How is one 
bound, and how is one freed of his bonds? How
can one escape from the cycle of coming and going in reincarnation? Who is 
subject to karma, and who is beyond karma? Who
chants the Name, and inspires others to chant it?  || 2 ||   Who is happy, and 
who is sad? Who, as sunmukh, turns toward the
Guru, and who, as vaymukh, turns away from the Guru? How can one meet the Lord? 
How is one separated from Him? Who
can reveal the way to me?   || 3 ||    What is that Word, by which the 
wandering mind can be restrained? What are those
teachings, by which we may endure pain and pleasure alike? What is that 
lifestyle, by which we may come to meditate on the
Supreme Lord? How may we sing the Kirtan of His Praises?  || 4 ||   The Gurmukh 
is liberated, and the Gurmukh is linked. The
Gurmukh  is  the  spiritual  teacher,  and  the  Gurmukh  is  the  preacher.  
Blessed  is  the  Gurmukh,  the  householder  and  the
renunciate.  The  Gurmukh  knows  the  Lord’s  Value.   ||  5  ||     Egotism  
is  bondage;  as  Gurmukh,  one  is  emancipated.  The
Gurmukh escapes the cycle of coming and going in reincarnation. The Gurmukh 
performs  actions  of  good  karma,  and  the
Gurmukh is beyond karma. Whatever the Gurmukh does, is done in good faith.  || 
6 ||   The Gurmukh is happy, while the self-
willed manmukh is sad. The Gurmukh turns toward the Guru, and the self-willed 
manmukh turns away from the Guru. The
Gurmukh is united with the Lord, while the manmukh is separated from Him. The 
Gurmukh reveals the way.   || 7 ||    The
Guru’s Instruction is the Word, by which the wandering mind is restrained. 
Through the Guru’s Teachings, we can endure pain
and pleasure alike. To live as Gurmukh is the lifestyle by which we come to 
meditate on the Supreme Lord. The Gurmukh sings
the Kirtan of His Praises.  || 8 ||   The Lord Himself created the entire 
creation. He Himself acts, and causes others to act. He
Himself establishes. From oneness, He has brought forth the countless 
multitudes. O Nanak, they shall merge into the One
once again.  || 9 || 2 || 36 ||   MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  God is Eternal and 
Imperishable, so why should anyone be anxious? The
Lord is Wealthy and Prosperous, so His humble servant should feel totally 
secure. O Giver of peace of the soul, of life, of
honor—as You ordain, I obtain peace.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice, my soul is a 
sacrifice, to that Gurmukh whose mind and body
are pleased with You. You are my mountain, You are my shelter and shield. No 
one can rival You.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    That
person, unto whom Your actions seem sweet, comes to see the Supreme Lord God in 
each and every heart. In all places and
interspaces, You exist. You are the One and Only Lord, pervading everywhere.  
|| 2 ||   You are the Fulfiller of all the mind’s
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Showering Your Mercy, You protect those who, through perfect destiny, merge 
into You.   || 3 ||    You pulled me out of the
deep, dark well onto the dry ground. Showering Your Mercy, You blessed Your 
servant with Your Glance of Grace. I sing the
Glorious Praises of the Perfect, Immortal Lord. By speaking and hearing these 
Praises, they are not used up.  || 4 ||   Here and
hereafter, You are our Protector. In the womb of the mother, You cherish and 
nurture the baby. The fire of Maya does not
affect those who are imbued with the Lord’s Love; they sing His Glorious 
Praises.  || 5 ||   What Praises of Yours can I chant
and contemplate? Deep within my mind and body, I behold Your Presence. You are 
my Friend and Companion, my Lord and
Master. Without You, I do not know any other at all.   || 6 ||    O God, that 
one, unto whom You have given shelter, is not
touched by the hot winds. O my Lord and Master, You are my Sanctuary, the Giver 
of peace. Chanting, meditating on You in
the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, You are revealed.  || 7 ||   You are 
Exalted, Unfathomable, Infinite and Invaluable. You
are my True Lord and Master. I am Your servant and slave. You are the King, 
Your Sovereign Rule is True. Nanak is a sacrifice,
a sacrifice to You.   || 8 || 3 || 37 ||    MAAJH,   FIFTH MEHL,   SECOND 
HOUSE:   Continually, continuously, remember the
Merciful Lord. Never forget Him from your mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Join the 
Society of the Saints, and you shall not have to go
down the path of Death. Take the Provisions of the Lord’s Name with you, and no 
stain shall attach itself to your family.  || 1

||   Those who meditate on the Master shall not be thrown down into hell. Even 
the hot winds shall not touch them. The Lord

has come to dwell within their minds.  || 2 ||    They alone are beautiful and 
attractive, who abide in the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy. Those who have gathered in the wealth of the Lord’s 
Name—they alone are deep and thoughtful and
vast.  || 3 ||    Drink in the Ambrosial Essence of the Name, and live by 
beholding the face of the Lord’s servant. Let all your
affairs be resolved, by continually worshipping the Feet of the Guru.   || 4 || 
   He alone meditates on the Lord of the World,
whom the Lord has made His Own. He alone is a warrior, and he alone is the 
chosen one, upon whose forehead good destiny
is recorded.  || 5 ||   Within my mind, I meditate on God. For me, this is like 
the enjoyment of princely pleasures. Evil does not
well up within me, since I am saved, and dedicated to truthful actions.  || 6 
||   I have enshrined the Creator within my mind; I
have obtained the fruits of life’s rewards. If your Husband Lord is pleasing to 
your mind, then your married life shall be eternal.

|| 7 ||    I have obtained everlasting wealth; I have found the Sanctuary of 
the Dispeller of fear. Grasping hold of the hem of
the Lord’s robe, Nanak is saved. He has won the incomparable life.  || 8 || 4 
|| 38 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

MAAJH,   FIFTH  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

Chanting and meditating on the Lord, the mind is held steady.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   Meditating, meditating in remembrance on
the Divine Guru, one’s fears are erased and dispelled.  || 1 ||


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Entering the Sanctuary of the Supreme Lord God, how could anyone feel grief any 
longer?  || 2 ||   Serving at the Feet of the
Holy Saints, all desires are fulfilled.  || 3 ||   In each and every heart, the 
One Lord is pervading. He is totally permeating the
water, the land, and the sky.  || 4 ||   I serve the Destroyer of sin, and I am 
sanctified by the dust of the feet of the Saints.  ||
5 ||   My Lord and Master Himself has saved me completely; I am comforted by 
meditating on the Lord.  || 6 ||   The Creator
has passed judgement, and the evil-doers have been silenced and killed.   || 7 
||    Nanak is attuned to the True Name; he
beholds the Presence of the Ever-present Lord.  || 8 || 5 || 39 || 1 || 32 || 1 
|| 5 || 39 ||

BAARAH  MAAHAA  ~  THE  TWELVE  MONTHS:   MAAJH,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FOURTH  
HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

By the actions we have committed, we are separated from You. Please show Your 
Mercy, and unite us with Yourself, Lord. We
have grown weary of wandering to the four corners of the earth and in the ten 
directions. We have come to Your Sanctuary,
God. Without milk, a cow serves no purpose. Without water, the crop withers, 
and it will not bring a good price. If we do not
meet the Lord, our Friend, how can we find our place of rest? Those homes, 
those hearts, in which the Husband Lord is not
manifest—those towns and villages are like burning furnaces. All decorations, 
the chewing of betel to sweeten the breath, and
the body itself, are all useless and vain. Without God, our Husband, our Lord 
and Master, all friends and companions are like
the Messenger of Death. This is Nanak’s prayer: “Please show Your Mercy, and 
bestow Your Name. O my Lord and Master,
please unite me with Yourself, O God, in the Eternal Mansion of Your Presence”. 
 || 1 ||   In the month of Chayt, by meditating
on the Lord of the Universe, a deep and profound joy arises. Meeting with the 
humble Saints, the Lord is found, as we chant
His Name with our tongues. Those who have found God—blessed is their coming 
into this world. Those who live without Him,
for even an instant—their lives are rendered useless. The Lord is totally 
pervading the water, the land, and all space. He is
contained in the forests as well. Those who do not remember God—how much pain 
must they suffer! Those who dwell upon
their God have great good fortune. My mind yearns for the Blessed Vision of the 
Lord’s Darshan. O Nanak, my mind is so
thirsty! I touch the feet of one who unites me with God in the month of Chayt.  
|| 2 ||   In the month of Vaisaakh, how can the
bride be patient? She is separated from her Beloved. She has forgotten the 
Lord, her Life-companion, her Master; she has
become attached to Maya, the deceitful one. Neither son, nor spouse, nor wealth 
shall go along with you—only the Eternal
Lord. Entangled and enmeshed in the love of false occupations, the whole world 
is perishing. Without the Naam, the Name of
the One Lord, they lose their lives in the hereafter. Forgetting the Merciful 
Lord, they are ruined. Without God, there is no
other at all. Pure is the reputation of those who are attached to the Feet of 
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Nanak makes this prayer to God: “Please, come and unite me with Yourself.” The 
month of Vaisaakh is beautiful and pleasant,
when the Saint causes me to meet the Lord.  || 3 ||   In the month of Jayt’h, 
the bride longs to meet with the Lord. All bow in
humility  before  Him.  One  who  has  grasped  the  hem  of  the  robe  of  
the  Lord,  the  True  Friend—no  one  can  keep  him  in
bondage. God’s Name is the Jewel, the Pearl. It cannot be stolen or taken away. 
In the Lord are all pleasures which please the
mind. As the Lord wishes, so He acts, and so His creatures act. They alone are 
called blessed, whom God has made His Own.
If people could meet the Lord by their own efforts, why would they be crying 
out in the pain of separation? Meeting Him in the
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Nanak, celestial bliss is enjoyed. In 
the month of Jayt’h, the playful Husband Lord
meets her, upon whose forehead such good destiny is recorded.  || 4 ||   The 
month of Aasaarh seems burning hot, to those
who are not close to their Husband Lord. They have forsaken God the Primal 
Being, the Life of the World, and they have come
to rely upon mere mortals. In the love of duality, the soul-bride is ruined; 
around her neck she wears the noose of Death. As
you plant, so shall you harvest; your destiny is recorded on your forehead. The 
life-night passes away, and in the end, one
comes to regret and repent, and then depart with no hope at all. Those who meet 
with the Holy Saints are liberated in the
Court of the Lord. Show Your Mercy to me, O God; I am thirsty for the Blessed 
Vision of Your Darshan. Without You, God,
there is no other at all. This is Nanak’s humble prayer. The month of Aasaarh 
is pleasant, when the Feet of the Lord abide in
the mind.  || 5 ||    In the month of Saawan, the soul-bride is happy, if she 
falls in love with the Lotus Feet of the Lord. Her
mind and body are imbued with the Love of the True One; His Name is her only 
Support. The pleasures of corruption are false.
All that is seen shall turn to ashes. The drops of the Lord’s Nectar are so 
beautiful! Meeting the Holy Saint, we drink these in.
The forests and the meadows are rejuvenated and refreshed with the Love of God, 
the All-powerful, Infinite Primal Being. My
mind yearns to meet the Lord. If only He would show His Mercy, and unite me 
with Himself! Those brides who have obtained
God—I am forever a sacrifice to them. O Nanak, when the Dear Lord shows 
kindness, He adorns His bride with the Word of
His Shabad. Saawan is delightful for those happy soul-brides whose hearts are 
adorned with the Necklace of the Lord’s Name.

|| 6 ||   In the month of Bhaadon, she is deluded by doubt, because of her 
attachment to duality. She may wear thousands of
ornaments,  but  they  are  of  no  use  at  all.  On  that  day  when  the  
body  perishes—at  that  time,  she  becomes  a  ghost.  The
Messenger of Death seizes and holds her, and does not tell anyone his secret. 
And her loved ones—in an instant, they move
on, leaving her all alone. She wrings her hands, her body writhes in pain, and 
she turns from black to white. As she  has
planted, so does she harvest; such is the field of karma. Nanak seeks God’s 
Sanctuary; God has given him the Boat of His
Feet. Those who love the Guru, the Protector and Savior, in Bhaadon, shall not 
be thrown down into hell.   || 7 ||    In the
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How can I go and meet the Lord? My mind and body are so thirsty for the Blessed 
Vision of His Darshan. Won’t someone
please come and lead me to him, O my mother. The Saints are the helpers of the 
Lord’s lovers; I fall and touch their feet.
Without God, how can I find peace? There is nowhere else to go. Those who have 
tasted the sublime essence of His Love,
remain satisfied and fulfilled. They renounce their selfishness and conceit, 
and they pray, “God, please attach me to the hem of
Your robe.” Those whom the Husband Lord has united with Himself, shall not be 
separated from Him again. Without God,
there is no other at all. Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of the Lord. In Assu, 
the Lord, the Sovereign King, has granted His
Mercy, and they dwell in peace.  || 8 ||   In the month of Katak, do good 
deeds. Do not try to blame anyone else. Forgetting
the Transcendent Lord, all sorts of illnesses are contracted. Those who turn 
their backs on the Lord shall be separated from
Him and consigned to reincarnation, over and over again. In an instant, all of 
Maya’s sensual pleasures turn bitter. No one can
then serve as your intermediary. Unto whom can we turn and cry? By one’s own 
actions, nothing can be done; destiny was
pre-determined  from  the  very  beginning.  By  great  good  fortune,  I  meet 
my  God,  and  then  all  pain  of  separation  departs.
Please protect Nanak, God; O my Lord and Master, please release me from 
bondage. In Katak, in the Company of the Holy, all
anxiety vanishes.  || 9 ||   In the month of Maghar, those who sit with their 
Beloved Husband Lord are beautiful. How can their
glory be measured? Their Lord and Master blends them with Himself. Their bodies 
and minds blossom forth in the Lord; they
have  the  companionship  of  the  Holy  Saints.  Those  who  lack  the  
Company  of  the  Holy,  remain  all  alone.  Their  pain  never
departs, and they fall into the grip of the Messenger of Death. Those who have 
ravished and enjoyed their God, are seen to be
continually exalted and uplifted. They wear the Necklace of the jewels, 
emeralds and rubies of the Lord’s Name. Nanak seeks
the dust of the feet of those who take to the Sanctuary of the Lord’s Door. 
Those who worship and adore God in Maghar, do
not suffer the cycle of reincarnation ever again.   || 10 ||    In the month of 
Poh, the cold does not touch those, whom the
Husband Lord hugs close in His Embrace. Their minds are transfixed by His Lotus 
Feet. They are attached to the Blessed Vision
of the Lord’s Darshan. Seek the Protection of the Lord of the Universe; His 
service is truly profitable. Corruption shall not touch
you, when you join the Holy Saints and sing the Lord’s Praises. From where it 
originated, there the soul is blended again. It is
absorbed in the Love of the True Lord. When the Supreme Lord God grasps 
someone’s hand, he shall  never  again  suffer
separation from Him. I am a sacrifice, 100,000 times, to the Lord, my Friend, 
the Unapproachable and Unfathomable. Please
preserve my honor, Lord; Nanak begs at Your Door. Poh is beautiful, and all 
comforts come to that one, whom the Carefree
Lord has forgiven.  || 11 ||   In the month of Maagh, let your cleansing bath 
be the dust of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of
the Holy. Meditate and listen to the Name of the Lord, and give it to everyone. 
In this way, the filth of lifetimes of karma shall
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Sexual desire and anger shall not seduce you, and the dog of greed shall 
depart. Those who walk on the Path of Truth shall be
praised throughout the world. Be kind to all beings—this is more meritorious 
than bathing at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of
pilgrimage  and  the  giving  of  charity.  That  person,  upon  whom  the  
Lord  bestows  His  Mercy,  is  a  wise  person.  Nanak  is  a
sacrifice  to  those  who  have  merged  with  God.  In  Maagh,  they  alone  
are  known  as  true,  unto  whom  the  Perfect  Guru  is
Merciful.  || 12 ||    In the month of Phalgun, bliss comes to those, unto whom 
the Lord, the Friend, has been revealed. The
Saints, the Lord’s helpers, in their mercy, have united me with Him. My bed is 
beautiful, and I have all comforts. I feel no
sadness at all. My desires have been fulfilled—by great good fortune, I have 
obtained the Sovereign Lord as my Husband. Join
with me, my sisters, and sing the songs of rejoicing and the Hymns of the Lord 
of the Universe. There is no other like the
Lord—there is no equal to Him. He embellishes this world and the world 
hereafter, and He gives us our permanent home
there. He rescues us from the world-ocean; never again do we have to run the 
cycle of reincarnation. I have only one tongue,
but Your Glorious Virtues are beyond counting. Nanak is saved, falling at Your 
Feet. In Phalgun, praise Him continually; He has
not even an iota of greed.  || 13 ||    Those who meditate on the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord—their affairs are all resolved.
Those who meditate on the Perfect Guru, the Lord-Incarnate—they are judged true 
in the Court of the Lord. The Lord’s Feet
are the Treasure of all peace and comfort for them; they cross over the 
terrifying and treacherous world-ocean. They obtain
love and devotion, and they do not burn in corruption. Falsehood has vanished, 
duality has been erased, and they are totally
overflowing with Truth. They serve the Supreme Lord God, and enshrine the One 
Lord within their minds. The months, the
days, and the moments are auspicious, for those upon whom the Lord casts His 
Glance of Grace. Nanak begs for the blessing
of Your Vision, O Lord. Please, shower Your Mercy upon me!  || 14 || 1 ||

MAAJH,   FIFTH  MEHL:   DAY  AND  NIGHT:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I serve my True Guru, and meditate on Him all day and night. Renouncing 
selfishness and conceit, I seek His Sanctuary, and
speak sweet words to Him. Through countless lifetimes and incarnations, I was 
separated from Him. O Lord, you are my Friend
and  Companion—please  unite  me  with  Yourself.  Those  who  are  separated  
from  the  Lord  do  not  dwell  in  peace,  O  sister.
Without their Husband Lord, they find no comfort. I have searched and seen all 
realms. My own evil actions have kept me
separate from Him; why should I accuse anyone else? Bestow Your Mercy, God, and 
save me! No one else can bestow Your
Mercy. Without You, Lord, we roll around in the dust. Unto whom should we utter 
our cries of distress? This is Nanak’s prayer:
“May my eyes behold the Lord, the Angelic Being.”  || 1 ||   The Lord hears the 
anguish of the soul; He is the All-powerful and
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In death and in life, worship and adore the Lord, the Support of all. In this 
world and in the next, the soul-bride belongs to her
Husband Lord, who has such a vast family. He is Lofty and Inaccessible. His 
Wisdom is Unfathomable. He has no end or limitation.
That service is pleasing to Him, which makes one humble, like the dust of the 
feet of the Saints. He is the Patron of the poor, the
Merciful, Luminous Lord, the Redeemer of sinners. From the very beginning, and 
throughout the ages, the True Name of the Creator
has been our Saving Grace. No one can know His Value; no one can weigh it. He 
dwells deep within the mind and body. O Nanak,
He cannot be measured. I am forever a sacrifice to those who serve God, day and 
night.  || 2 ||   The Saints worship and adore Him
forever and ever; He is the Forgiver of all. He fashioned the soul and the 
body, and by His Kindness, He bestowed the soul. Through
the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad,  worship  and  adore  Him,  and  chant  His 
 Pure  Mantra.  His  Value  cannot  be  evaluated.  The
Transcendent Lord is endless. That one, within whose mind the Lord abides, is 
said to be most fortunate. The soul’s desires are
fulfilled, upon meeting the Master, our Husband Lord. Nanak lives by chanting 
the Lord’s Name; all sorrows have been erased. One
who does not forget Him, day and night, is continually rejuvenated.  || 3 ||   
God is overflowing with all powers. I have no honor—
He is my resting place. I have grasped the Support of the Lord within my mind; 
I live by chanting and meditating on His Name.
Grant Your Grace, God, and bless me, that I may merge into the dust of the feet 
of the humble. As You keep me, so do I live. I wear
and eat whatever You give me. May I make the effort, O God, to sing Your 
Glorious Praises in the Company of the Holy. I can
conceive of no other place; where could I go to lodge a complaint? You are the 
Dispeller of ignorance, the Destroyer of darkness, O
Lofty, Unfathomable and Unapproachable Lord. Please unite this separated one 
with Yourself; this is Nanak’s yearning. That day
shall bring every joy, O Lord, when I take to the Feet of the Guru.  || 4 || 1 
||

VAAR  IN  MAAJH,   AND  SHALOKS  OF  THE  FIRST MEHL:

TO  BE  SUNG  TO  THE  TUNE  OF   “MALIK  MUREED  AND  CHANDRAHRAA  SOHEE-AA”

ONE  UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.   TRUTH  IS  THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

SHALOK,   FIRST MEHL:   The Guru is the Giver; the Guru is the House of ice. 
The Guru is the Light of the three worlds. O
Nanak, He is everlasting wealth. Place your mind’s faith in Him, and you shall 
find peace.   || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:   First, the
baby loves mother’s milk; second, he learns of his mother and father; third, 
his brothers, sisters and aunts; fourth, the love of
play awakens. Fifth, he runs after food and drink; sixth, in his sexual desire, 
he does not respect social customs. Seventh, he
gathers wealth and dwells in his house; eighth, he becomes angry, and his body 
is consumed. Ninth, he turns grey, and his
breathing becomes labored; tenth, he is cremated, and turns to ashes. His 
companions send him off, crying out and lamenting.
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He came and he went, and now, even his name has died. After he left, food was 
offered on leaves, and the birds were called
to come and eat. O Nanak, the self-willed manmukhs love the darkness. Without 
the Guru, the world is drowning.   || 2 ||
FIRST MEHL:  At the age of ten, he is a child; at twenty, a youth, and at 
thirty, he is called handsome. At forty, he is full of life;
at fifty, his foot slips, and at sixty, old age is upon him. At seventy, he 
loses his intellect, and at eighty, he cannot perform his
duties. At ninety, he lies in his bed, and he cannot understand his weakne      
 ss. After seeking and searching for such a long
time,  O  Nanak,  I  have  seen  that  the  world  is  just  a  mansion  of  
smoke.   ||  3  ||     PAUREE:   You,  O  Creator  Lord,  are
Unfathomable. You Yourself created the Universe, its colors, qualities and 
varieties, in so many ways and forms. You created it,
and        You alone understand it. It is all Your Play. Some come, and some 
arise and depart; but without the Name, all are bound
to die. The Gurmukhs are imbued with the deep crimson color of the poppy; they 
are dyed in the color of the Lord’s Love. So
serve the True and Pure Lord, the Supremely Powerful Architect of Destiny. You 
Yourself are All-knowing. O Lord, You are the
Greatest  of  the  Great!  O  my  True  Lord,  I  am  a  sacrifice,  a  humble  
sacrifice,  to  those  who  meditate  on  You  within  their
conscious mind.   || 1 ||    SHALOK,   FIRST MEHL:   He placed the soul in the 
body which He had fashioned. He protects the
Creation which He has created. With their eyes, they see, and with their 
tongues, they speak; with their ears, they bring the
mind to awareness. With their feet, they walk, and with their hands, they work; 
they wear and eat whatever is given. They do
not know the One who created the Creation. The blind fools do their dark deeds. 
When the pitcher of the body breaks and
shatters into pieces, it cannot be re-created again. O Nanak, without the Guru, 
there is no honor; without honor, no one is
carried  across.   ||  1  ||     SECOND  MEHL:   They  prefer  the  gift,  
instead  of  the  Giver;  such  is  the  way  of  the  self-willed
manmukhs.  What  can  anyone  say  about  their  intelligence,  their  
understanding  or  their  cleverness?  The  deeds  which  one
commits, while sitting in one’s own home, are known far and wide, in the four 
directions. One who lives righteously is known
as righteous; one who commits sins is known as a sinner. You Yourself enact the 
entire play, O Creator. Why should we speak
of any other? As long as Your Light is within the body, You speak through that 
Light. Without Your Light, who can do anything?
Show me any such cleverness! O Nanak, the Lord alone is Perfect and 
All-knowing; He is revealed to the Gurmukh.   || 2 ||
PAUREE:   You Yourself created the world, and You Yourself put it to work. 
Administering the drug of emotional attachment,
You Yourself have led the world astray. The fire of desire is deep within; 
unsatisfied, people remain hungry and thirsty. This
world  is  an  illusion;  it  dies  and  it  is  re-born—it  comes  and  it  
goes  in  reincarnation.  Without  the  True  Guru,  emotional
attachment is not broken. All have grown weary of performing empty rituals. 
Those who follow the Guru’s Teachings meditate
on       the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Filled with a joyful peace, they 
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They save their families and ancestors; blessed are the mothers who gave birth 
to them. Beautiful and sublime is the glory and
the understanding of those who focus their consciousness on the Lord.   || 2 || 
   SHALOK,   SECOND MEHL:   To see without
eyes; to hear without ears; to walk without feet; to work without hands; to 
speak without a tongue—like this, one remains
dead while yet alive. O Nanak, recognize the Hukam of the Lord’s Command, and 
merge with your Lord and Master.   || 1 ||
SECOND MEHL:  He is seen, heard and known, but His subtle essence is not 
obtained. How can the lame, armless and blind
person run to embrace the Lord? Let the Fear of God be your feet, and let His 
Love be your hands; let His Understanding be
your eyes. Says Nanak, in this way, O wise soul-bride, you shall be united with 
your Husband Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Forever
and ever, You are the only One; You set the play of duality in motion. You 
created egotism and arrogant pride, and You placed
greed within our beings. Keep me as it pleases Your Will; everyone acts as You 
cause them to act. Some are forgiven, and
merge with You; through the Guru’s Teachings, we are joined to You. Some stand 
and serve You; without the Name, nothing
else pleases them. Any other task would be worthless to them—You have enjoined 
them to Your True Service. In the midst of
children, spouse and relations, some still remain detached; they are pleasing 
to Your Will. Inwardly and outwardly, they are
pure, and they are absorbed in the True Name.  || 3 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  
I may make a cave, in a mountain of gold, or
in the water of the nether regions; I may remain standing on my head, 
upside-down, on the earth or up in the sky; I may
totally cover my body with clothes, and wash them continually; I may shout out 
loud, the white, red, yellow and black Vedas; I
may even live in dirt and filth. And yet, all this is just a product of 
evil-mindedness, and intellectual corruption. I was not, I am
not, and I will never be anything at all! O Nanak, I dwell only on the Word of 
the Shabad.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  They wash
their clothes, and scrub their bodies, and try to practice self-discipline. But 
they are not aware of the filth staining their inner
being, while they try and try to wash off the outer dirt. The blind go astray, 
caught by the noose of Death. They see other
people’s property as their own, and in egotism, they suffer in pain. O Nanak, 
the egotism of the Gurmukhs is broken, and then,
they meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. They chant the Naam, meditate 
on the Naam, and through the Naam, they
are absorbed in peace.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   Destiny has brought together and 
united the body and the soul-swan. He who
created them, also separates them. The fools enjoy their pleasures; they must 
also endure all their pains. From pleasures,
arise diseases and the commission of sins. From sinful pleasures come sorrow, 
separation, birth and death. The fools try to
account for their misdeeds, and argue uselessly. The judgement is in the Hands 
of the True Guru, who puts an end to the
argument. Whatever the Creator does, comes to pass. It cannot be changed by 
anyone’s efforts.   || 4 ||    SHALOK,   FIRST
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And yet, they go out to teach others. They are deceived, and they deceive their 
companions. O Nanak, such are the leaders of
men.  || 1 ||   FOURTH MEHL:  Those, within whom the Truth dwells, obtain the 
True Name; they speak only the Truth. They
walk on the Lord’s Path, and inspire others to walk on the Lord’s Path as well. 
Bathing in a pool of holy water, they are washed
clean of filth. But, by bathing in a stagnant pond, they are contaminated with 
even more filth. The True Guru is the Perfect
Pool of Holy Water. Night and  day,  He  meditates  on  the  Name  of  the  
Lord,  Har,  Har.  He  is  saved,  along  with  his  family;
bestowing the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, He saves the whole world. Servant 
Nanak is a sacrifice to one who himself chants
the Naam, and inspires others to chant it as well.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   Some 
pick and eat fruits and roots, and live in the
wilderness. Some wander around wearing saffron robes, as Yogis and Sanyaasees. 
But there is still so much desire within
them—they still yearn for clothes and food. They waste their lives uselessly; 
they are neither householders nor renunciates.
The  Messenger  of  Death  hangs  over  their  heads,  and  they  cannot  
escape  the  three-phased  desire.  Death  does  not  even
approach those who follow the Guru’s Teachings, and become the slaves of the 
Lord’s slaves. The True Word of the Shabad
abides in their true minds; within the home of their own inner beings, they 
remain detached. O Nanak, those who serve their
True Guru, rise from desire to desirelessness.   || 5 ||    SHALOK,   FIRST 
MEHL:   If one’s clothes are stained with blood, the
garment becomes polluted. Those who suck the blood of  human  beings—how  can  
their  consciousness  be  pure?  O  Nanak,
chant the Name of God, with heart-felt devotion. Everything else is just a 
pompous worldly show, and the practice of false
deeds.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  Since I am no one, what can I say? Since I am 
nothing, what can I be? As He created me, so I
act. As He causes me to speak, so I speak. I am full and overflowing with 
sins—if only I could wash them away! I do not
understand myself, and yet I try to teach others. Such is the guide I am! O 
Nanak, the one who is blind shows others the way,
and misleads all his companions. But, going to the world hereafter, he shall be 
beaten and kicked in the face; then, it will be
obvious, what sort of guide he was!  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Through all the months 
and the seasons, the minutes and the hours, I
dwell upon You, O Lord. No one has attained You by clever calculations, O True, 
Unseen and Infinite Lord. That scholar who is
full of greed, arrogant pride and egotism, is known to be a fool. So read the 
Name, and realize the Name, and contemplate the
Guru’s  Teachings.  Through  the  Guru’s  Teachings,  I  have  earned  the  
wealth  of  the  Naam;  I  possess  the  storehouses,
overflowing with devotion to the Lord. Believing in the Immaculate Naam, one is 
hailed as true, in the True Court of the Lord.
The Divine Light of the Infinite Lord, who owns the soul and the breath of 
life, is deep within the inner being. You alone are
the True Banker, O Lord; the rest of the world is just Your petty trader.  || 6 
||    SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  Let mercy be your
mosque, faith your prayer-mat, and honest living your Koran. Make modesty your 
circumcision, and good conduct your fast. In
this way, you shall be a true Muslim. Let good conduct be your Kaabaa, Truth 
your spiritual guide, and the karma of good
deeds your prayer and chant. Let your rosary be that which is pleasing to His 
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O Nanak, God shall preserve your honor.  || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:  To take what 
rightfully belongs to another, is like a Muslim
eating pork, or a Hindu eating beef. Our Guru, our Spiritual Guide, stands by 
us, if we do not eat those carcasses. By mere
talk, people do not earn passage to Heaven. Salvation comes only from the 
practice of Truth. By adding spices to forbidden
foods, they are not made acceptable. O Nanak, from false talk, only falsehood 
is obtained.  || 2 ||    FIRST MEHL:  There are
five prayers and five times of day for prayer; the five have five names. Let 
the first be truthfulness, the second honest living,
and the third charity in the Name of God. Let the fourth be good will to all, 
and the fifth the praise of the Lord. Repeat the
prayer of good deeds, and then, you may call yourself a Muslim. O Nanak, the 
false obtain falsehood, and only falsehood.  || 3

||    PAUREE:   Some trade in priceless jewels, while others deal in mere 
glass. When the True Guru is pleased, we find the
treasure of the jewel, deep within the self. Without the Guru, no one has found 
this treasure. The blind and the false have died
in  their  endless  wanderings.  The  self-willed  manmukhs  putrefy  and  die  
in  duality.  They  do  not  understand  contemplative
meditation. Without the One Lord, there is no other at all. Unto whom should 
they complain? Some are destitute, and wander
around endlessly, while others have storehouses of wealth. Without God’s Name, 
there is no other wealth. Everything else is
just poison and ashes. O Nanak, the Lord Himself acts, and causes others to 
act; by the Hukam of His Command, we are
embellished and exalted.  || 7 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  It is difficult to be 
called a Muslim; if one is truly a Muslim, then he
may be called one. First, let him savor the religion of the Prophet as sweet; 
then, let his pride of his possessions be scraped
away. Becoming a true Muslim, a disciple of the faith of Mohammed, let him put 
aside the delusion of death and life. As he
submits to God’s Will, and surrenders to the Creator, he is rid of selfishness 
and conceit. And when, O Nanak, he is merciful to
all beings, only then shall he be called a Muslim.   || 1 ||    FOURTH MEHL:   
Renounce sexual desire, anger, falsehood and
slander;  forsake  Maya  and  eliminate  egotistical  pride.  Renounce  sexual  
desire  and  promiscuity,  and  give  up  emotional
attachment. Only then shall you obtain the Immaculate Lord amidst the darkness 
of the world. Renounce selfishness, conceit
and arrogant pride, and your love for your children and spouse. Abandon your 
thirsty hopes and desires, and embrace love for
the  Lord.  O  Nanak,  the  True  One  shall  come  to  dwell  in  your  mind.  
Through  the  True  Word  of  the  Shabad,  you  shall  be
absorbed in the Name of the Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Neither the kings, nor 
their subjects, nor the leaders shall remain. The
shops, the cities and the streets shall eventually disintegrate, by the Hukam 
of the Lord’s Command. Those solid and beautiful
mansions—the fools think that they belong to them. The treasure-houses, filled 
with wealth, shall be emptied out in an instant.
The horses, chariots, camels and elephants, with all their decorations; the 
gardens, lands, houses, tents, soft beds and satin
pavilions—Oh, where are those things, which they believe to be their own? O 
Nanak, the True One is the Giver of all; He is
revealed through His All-powerful Creative Nature.   || 8 ||    SHALOK,   FIRST 
MEHL:   If the rivers became cows, giving milk,
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If all the earth became sugar, to continually excite the mind; if the mountains 
became gold and silver, studded with gems and
jewels—even then, I would worship and adore You, and my longing to chant Your 
Praises would not decrease.  || 1 ||   FIRST
MEHL:  If all the eighteen loads of vegetation became fruits, and the growing 
grass became sweet rice; if I were able to stop
the sun and the moon in their orbits and hold them perfectly steady—even then, 
I would worship and adore You, and my
longing to chant Your Praises would not decrease.  || 2 ||    FIRST MEHL:  If 
my body were afflicted with pain, under the evil
influence of unlucky stars; and if the blood-sucking kings were to hold power 
over me—even if this were my condition, I would
still worship and adore You, and my longing to chant Your Praises would not 
decrease.  || 3 ||    FIRST MEHL:  If fire and ice
were my clothes, and the wind was my food; and even if the enticing heavenly 
beauties were my wives, O Nanak—all this shall
pass away! Even then, I would worship and adore You, and my longing to chant 
Your Praises would not decrease.   || 4 ||
PAUREE:   The foolish demon, who does evil deeds, does not know his Lord and 
Master. Call him a mad-man, if he does not
understand himself. The strife of this world is evil; these struggles are 
consuming it. Without the Lord’s Name, life is worthless.
Through  doubt,  the  people  are  being  destroyed.  One  who  recognizes  
that  all  spiritual  paths  lead  to  the  One  shall  be
emancipated. One who speaks lies shall fall into hell and burn. In all the 
world, the most blessed and sanctified are those who
remain absorbed in Truth. One who eliminates selfishness and conceit is 
redeemed in the Court of the Lord.   || 9 ||    FIRST
MEHL,  SHALOK:  They alone are truly alive, whose minds are filled with the 
Lord. O Nanak, no one else is truly alive; those
who merely live shall depart in dishonor; everything they eat is impure. 
Intoxicated with power and thrilled with wealth, they
delight in their pleasures, and dance about shamelessly. O Nanak, they are 
deluded and defrauded. Without the Lord’s Name,
they lose their honor and depart.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  What good is food, 
and what good are clothes, if the True Lord does
not abide within the mind? What good are fruits, what good is ghee, what good 
is sweet molasses, and what good is flour?
What good are clothes, and what good is a soft bed, to enjoy pleasures and 
sensual delights? What good is an army, and what
good are soldiers, servants and mansions to live in? O Nanak, without the True 
Name, all this paraphernalia shall disappear.  ||
2 ||    PAUREE:   What good is social class and status? Truthfulness is 
measured within. Pride in one’s status is like poison—
holding it in your hand and eating it, you shall die. The True Lord’s Sovereign 
Rule is known throughout the ages. One who
respects the Hukam of the Lord’s Command is honored and respected in the Court 
of the Lord. By the Order of our Lord and
Master, we have been brought into this world. The Drummer, the Guru, has 
announced the Lord’s meditation, through the
Word  of  the  Shabad. Some  have  mounted  their  horses  in  response,  and  
others  are  saddling  up.  Some  have  tied  up  their
bridles, and others have already ridden off.  || 10 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  
When the crop is ripe, then it is cut down; only
the stalks are left standing. The corn on the cob is put into the thresher, and 
the kernels are separated from the cobs. Placing
the  kernels  between  the  two  mill-stones,  people  sit  and  grind  the  
corn.  Those  kernels  which  stick  to  the  central  axle  are
spared—Nanak has seen this wonderful vision!  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  Look, and 
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After cutting away its branches, its feet are bound together into bundles, and 
then, it is placed between the wooden rollers and
crushed. What punishment is inflicted upon it! Its juice is extracted and 
placed in the cauldron; as it is heated, it groans and
cries out. And then, the crushed cane is collected and burnt in the fire below. 
Nanak: come, people, and see how the sweet
sugar-cane is treated!  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Some do not think of death; they 
entertain great hopes. They die, and are re-born,
and die, over and over again. They are of no use at all! In their conscious 
minds, they call themselves good. The King of the
Angels of Death hunts down those self-willed manmukhs, over and over again. The 
manmukhs are false to their own selves;
they feel no gratitude for what they have been given. Those who merely perform 
rituals of worship are not pleasing to their
Lord and Master. Those who attain the True Lord and chant His Name are pleasing 
to the Lord. They worship the Lord and
bow at His Throne. They fulfill their pre-ordained destiny.  || 11 ||   FIRST 
MEHL,  SHALOK:  What can deep water do to a fish?
What can the vast sky do to a bird? What can cold do to a stone? What is 
married life to a eunuch? You may apply sandalwood
oil to a dog, but he will still be a dog. You may try to teach a deaf person by 
reading the Simritees to him, but how will he
learn? You may place a light before a blind man and burn fifty lamps, but how 
will he see? You may place gold before a herd
of cattle, but they will pick out the grass to eat. You may add flux to iron 
and melt it, but it will not become soft like cotton. O
Nanak, this is the nature of a fool—everything he speaks is useless and wasted. 
 || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  When pieces of bronze
or gold or iron break, the metal-smith welds them together again in the fire, 
and the bond is established. If a husband leaves
his  wife,  their  children  may  bring  them  back  together  in  the  world,  
and  the  bond  is  established.  When  the  king  makes  a
demand, and it is met, the bond is established. When the hungry man eats, he is 
satisfied, and the bond is established. In the
famine, the rain fills the streams to overflowing, and the bond is established. 
There is a bond between love and words of
sweetness. When one speaks the Truth, a bond is established with the Holy 
Scriptures. Through goodness and truth, the dead
establish a bond with the living. Such are the bonds which prevail in the 
world. The fool establishes his bonds only when he is
slapped in the face. Nanak says this after deep reflection: through the Lord’s 
Praise, we establish a bond with His Court.  ||  2

||   PAUREE:  He Himself created and adorned the Universe, and He Himself 
contemplates it. Some are counterfeit, and some

are genuine. He Himself is the Appraiser. The genuine are placed in His 
Treasury, while the counterfeit are thrown away. The
counterfeit are thrown out of the True Court—unto whom should they complain? 
They should worship and follow the True
Guru—this is the lifestyle of excellence. The True Guru converts the 
counterfeit into genuine; through the Word of the Shabad,
He embellishes and exalts us. Those who have enshrined love and affection for 
the Guru, are honored in the True Court. Who
can estimate the value of those who have been forgiven by the Creator Lord 
Himself?  || 12 ||    SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  All
the spiritual teachers, their disciples and the rulers of the world shall be 
buried under the ground. The emperors shall also pass
away; God alone is Eternal. You alone, Lord, You alone.   || 1 ||    FIRST 
MEHL:   Neither the angels, nor the demons, nor
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Who else is there? You alone, Lord, You alone.  || 2 ||   FIRST MEHL:  Neither 
the just, nor the generous, nor any humans at
all, nor the seven realms beneath the earth, shall remain. The One Lord alone 
exists. Who else is there? You alone, Lord, You
alone.  || 3 ||    FIRST MEHL:  Neither the sun, nor the moon, nor the planets, 
nor the seven continents, nor the oceans, nor
food, nor the wind—nothing is permanent. You alone, Lord, You alone.  || 4 ||   
 FIRST MEHL:   Our sustenance is not in the
hands of any person. The hopes of all rest in the One Lord. The One Lord alone 
exists—who else is there? You alone, Lord,
You alone.  || 5 ||    FIRST MEHL:  The birds have no money in their pockets. 
They place their hopes on trees and water. He
alone is the Giver. You alone, Lord, You alone.  || 6 ||   FIRST MEHL:  O 
Nanak, that destiny which is pre-ordained and written
on one’s forehead—no one can erase it. The Lord infuses strength, and He takes 
it away again. You alone, O Lord, You alone.

||  7  ||     PAUREE:   True  is  the  Hukam  of  Your  Command.  To  the  
Gurmukh,  it  is  known.  Through  the  Guru’s  Teachings,
selfishness and conceit are eradicated, and the Truth is realized. True is Your 
Court. It is proclaimed and revealed through the
Word  of  the  Shabad.  Meditating  deeply  on  the  True  Word  of  the  
Shabad,  I  have  merged  into  the  Truth.  The  self-willed
manmukhs are always false; they are deluded by doubt. They dwell in manure, and 
they do not know the taste of the Name.
Without the Name, they suffer the agonies of coming and going. O Nanak, the 
Lord Himself is the Appraiser, who distinguishes
the counterfeit from the genuine.  || 13 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  Tigers, 
hawks, falcons and eagles—the Lord could make
them eat grass. And those animals which eat grass—He could make them eat meat. 
He could make them follow this way of
life. He could raise dry land from the rivers, and turn the deserts into 
bottomless oceans. He could appoint a worm as king, and
reduce an army to ashes. All beings and creatures live by breathing, but He 
could keep us alive, even without the breath. O
Nanak, as it pleases the True Lord, He gives us sustenance.  || 1 ||    FIRST 
MEHL:  Some eat meat, while others eat grass.
Some have all the thirty-six varieties of delicacies, while others live in the 
dirt and eat mud. Some control the breath, and
regulate their breathing. Some live by the Support of the Naam, the Name of the 
Formless Lord. The Great Giver lives; no one
dies. O Nanak, those who do not enshrine the Lord within their minds are 
deluded.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  By the karma of good
actions, some come to serve the Perfect Guru. Through the Guru’s Teachings, 
some eliminate selfishness and conceit, and
meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Undertaking any other task, they 
waste their lives in vain. Without the Name, all
that they wear and eat is poison. Praising the True Word of the Shabad, they 
merge with the True Lord. Without serving the
True  Guru,  they  do  not  obtain  the  home  of  peace;  they  are  consigned 
 to  reincarnation,  over  and  over  again.  Investing
counterfeit capital, they earn only falsehood in the world. O Nanak, singing 
the Praises of the Pure, True Lord, they depart with
honor.   || 14 ||    SHALOK,   FIRST MEHL:   When it pleases You, we play music 
and sing; when it pleases You, we bathe in
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When it pleases You, we smear our bodies with ashes, and blow the horn and the 
conch shell. When it pleases You, we read
the Islamic Scriptures, and are acclaimed as Mullahs and Shaykhs. When it 
pleases You, we become kings, and enjoy all sorts
of tastes and pleasures. When it pleases You, we wield the sword, and cut off 
the heads of our enemies. When it pleases You,
we go out to foreign lands; hearing news of home, we come back again. When it 
pleases You, we are attuned to the Name,
and when it pleases You, we become pleasing to You. Nanak utters this one 
prayer; everything else is just the practice of
falsehood.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  You are so Great—all Greatness flows from 
You. You are So Good—Goodness radiates from
You.     You  are  True—all  that  flows  from  You  is  True.  Nothing  at  
all  is  false.  Talking,  seeing,  speaking,  walking,  living  and
dying—all these are transitory. By the Hukam of His Command, He creates, and in 
His Command, He keeps us. O Nanak, He
Himself is True.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Serve the True Guru fearlessly, and your 
doubt shall be dispelled. Do that work which the
True Guru asks you to do. When the True Guru becomes merciful, we meditate on 
the Naam. The profit of devotional worship
is excellent. It is obtained by the Gurmukh. The self-willed manmukhs are 
trapped in the darkness of falsehood; they practice
nothing but falsehood. Go to the Gate of Truth, and speak the Truth. The True 
Lord calls the true ones to the Mansion of His
Presence. O Nanak, the true ones are forever true; they are absorbed in the 
True Lord.  || 15 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  The
Dark Age of Kali Yuga is the knife, and the kings are butchers; righteousness 
has sprouted wings and flown away. In this dark
night of falsehood, the moon of Truth is not visible anywhere. I have searched 
in vain, and I am so confused; in this darkness,
I cannot find the path. In egotism, they cry out in pain. Says Nanak, how will 
they be saved?  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:  In this
Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praise has appeared as a Light 
in the world. How rare are those few Gurmukhs
who swim across to the other side! The Lord bestows His Glance of Grace; O 
Nanak, the Gurmukh receives the jewel.  || 2 ||
PAUREE:  Between the Lord’s devotees and the people of the world, there can 
never be any true alliance. The Creator Himself
is infallible. He cannot be fooled; no one can fool Him. He blends His devotees 
with Himself; they practice Truth, and only
Truth. The Lord Himself leads the people of the world astray; they tell lies, 
and by telling lies, they eat poison. They do not
recognize the ultimate reality, that we all must go; they continue to cultivate 
the poisons of sexual desire and anger. The
devotees serve the Lord; night and day, they meditate on the Naam. Becoming the 
slaves of the Lord’s slaves, they eradicate
selfishness and conceit from within. In the Court of their Lord and Master, 
their faces are radiant; they are embellished and
exalted with the True Word of the Shabad.  || 16 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  
Those who praise the Lord in the early hours of
the morning and meditate on Him single-mindedly, are the perfect kings; at the 
right time, they die fighting. In the second
watch, the focus of the mind is scattered in all sorts of ways. So many fall 
into the bottomless pit; they are dragged under, and
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In the third watch, both hunger and thirst bark for attention, and food is put 
into the mouth. That which is eaten becomes
dust, but they are still attached to eating. In the fourth watch, they become 
drowsy. They close their eyes and begin to dream.
Rising up again, they engage in conflicts; they set the stage as if they will 
live for 100 years. If at all times, at each and  every
moment, they live in the fear of God—O Nanak, the Lord dwells within their 
minds, and their cleansing bath is true.   || 1 ||
SECOND  MEHL:    They  are  the  perfect  kings,  who  have  found  the  
Perfect  Lord.  Twenty-four  hours  a  day,  they  remain
unconcerned, imbued with the Love of the One Lord. Only a few obtain the 
Darshan, the Blessed Vision of the Unimaginably
Beauteous Lord. Through the perfect karma of good deeds, one meets the Perfect 
Guru, whose speech is perfect. O Nanak,
when the Guru makes one perfect, one’s weight does not decrease.   || 2 ||    
PAUREE:   When You are with me, what more
could I want? I speak only the Truth. Plundered by the thieves of worldly 
affairs, she does not obtain the Mansion of His
Presence. Being so stone-hearted, she has lost her chance to serve the Lord. 
That heart, in which the True Lord is not found,
should be torn down and re-built. How can she be weighed accurately, upon the 
scale of perfection? No one will say that her
weight has been shorted, if she rids herself of egotism. The genuine are 
assayed, and accepted in the Court of the All-knowing
Lord. The genuine merchandise is found only in one shop—it is obtained from the 
Perfect Guru.  || 17 ||   SHALOK,  SECOND
MEHL:  Twenty-four hours a day, destroy the eight things, and in the ninth 
place, conquer the body. Within the body are the
nine treasures of the Name of the Lord—seek the depths of these virtues. Those 
blessed with the karma of good actions praise
the Lord. O Nanak, they make the Guru their spiritual teacher. In the fourth 
watch of the early morning hours, a longing arises
in their higher consciousness. They are attuned to the river of life; the True 
Name is in their minds and on their lips. The
Ambrosial Nectar is distributed, and those with good karma receive this gift. 
Their bodies become golden, and take on the color
of spirituality. If the Jeweller casts His Glance of Grace, they are not placed 
in the fire again. Throughout the other seven
watches of the day, it is good to speak the Truth, and sit with the spiritually 
wise. There, vice and virtue are distinguished, and
the capital of falsehood is decreased. There, the counterfeit are cast aside, 
and the genuine are cheered. Speech is vain and
useless. O Nanak, pain and pleasure are in the power of our Lord and Master.  
|| 1 ||   SECOND MEHL:  Air is the Guru, Water
is the Father, and Earth is the Great Mother of all. Day and night are the two 
nurses, in whose lap all the world is at play. Good
deeds and bad deeds—the record is read out in the Presence of the Lord of 
Dharma. According to their own actions, some are
drawn closer, and some are driven farther away. Those who have meditated on the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, and departed
after having worked by the sweat of their brow—O Nanak, their faces are radiant 
in the Court of the Lord, and many others
are saved along with them!  || 2 ||    PAUREE:   The True Food is the Love of 
the Lord; the True Guru has spoken. With this
True Food, I am satisfied, and with the Truth, I am delighted. True are the 
cities and the villages, where one abides in the
True Home of the self. When the True Guru is pleased, one receives the Lord’s 
Name, and blossoms forth in His Love. No one
enters the Court of the True Lord through falsehood. By uttering falsehood and 
only falsehood, the Mansion of the Lord’s
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No one blocks the way of those who are blessed with the Banner of the True Word 
of the Shabad. Hearing, understanding and
speaking Truth, one is called to the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence.  || 18 ||  
 SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  If I dressed myself in
fire, and built my house of snow, and made iron my food; and if I were to drink 
in all pain like water, and drive the entire earth
before me; and if I were to place the earth upon a scale and balance it with a 
single copper coin; and if I were to become so
great that I could not be contained, and if I were to control and lead all; and 
if I were to possess so much power within my
mind that I could cause others to do my bidding—so what? As Great as our Lord 
and Master is, so great are His gifts. He
bestows  them  according  to  His  Will.  O  Nanak,  those  upon  whom  the  
Lord  casts  His  Glance  of  Grace,  obtain  the  glorious
greatness of the True Name.  || 1 ||   SECOND MEHL:  The mouth is not satisfied 
by speaking, and the ears are not satisfied
by hearing. The eyes are not satisfied by seeing—each organ seeks out one 
sensory quality. The hunger of the hungry is not
appeased; by mere words, hunger is not relieved. O Nanak, hunger is relieved 
only when one utters the Glorious Praises of the
Praiseworthy Lord.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  Without the True One, all are false, 
and all practice falsehood. Without the True One,
the false ones are bound and gagged and driven off. Without the True One, the 
body is just ashes, and it mingles again with
ashes. Without the True Ome, all food and clothes are unsatisfying. Without the 
True One, the false ones do not attain the
Lord’s  Court.  Attached  to  false  attachments,  the  Mansion  of  the  
Lord’s  Presence  is  lost.  The  whole  world  is  deceived  by
deception, coming and going in reincarnation. Within the body is the fire of 
desire; through the Word of the Shabad, it is
quenched.  || 19 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  O Nanak, the Guru is the tree of 
contentment, with flowers of faith, and fruits of
spiritual wisdom. Watered with the Lord’s Love, it remains forever green; 
through the karma of good deeds and meditation, it
ripens. Honor is obtained by eating this tasty dish; of all gifts, this is the 
greatest gift.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  The Guru is the
tree of gold, with leaves of coral, and blossoms of jewels and rubies. The 
Words from His Mouth are fruits of jewels. Within His
Heart, He beholds the Lord. O Nanak, He is obtained by those, upon whose faces 
and foreheads such pre-recorded destiny is
written. The sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage are contained in the 
constant worship of the feet of the Exalted Guru.
Cruelty, material attachment, greed and anger are the four rivers of fire. 
Falling into them, one is burned, O Nanak! One is
saved only by holding tight to good deeds.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   While you are 
alive, conquer death, and you shall have no
regrets in the end. This world is false, but only a few understand this. People 
do not enshrine love for the Truth; they chase
after worldly affairs instead. The terrible time of death and annihilation 
hovers over the heads of the world. By the Hukam of
the  Lord’s  Command,  the  Messenger  of  Death  smashes  his  club  over  
their  heads.  The  Lord  Himself  gives  His  Love,  and
enshrines it within their minds. Not a moment or an instant’s delay is 
permitted, when one’s measure of life is full. By Guru’s
Grace, one comes to know the True One, and is absorbed into Him.  || 20 ||   
SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  Bitter melon, swallow-
wort, thorn-apple and nim fruit—these bitter poisons lodge in the minds and 
mouths of those who do not remember You. O
Nanak, how shall I tell them this? Without the karma of good deeds, they are 
only destroying themselves.   || 1 ||    FIRST
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Sometimes  it  is  perched  on  the  sandalwood  tree,  and  sometimes  it  is  
on  the  branch  of  the  poisonous  swallow-wort.
Sometimes,  it  soars  through  the  heavens.  O  Nanak,  our  Lord  and  
Master  leads  us  on,  according  to  the  Hukam  of  His
Command; such is His Way.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Some speak and expound, and while 
speaking and lecturing, they pass away.
The Vedas speak and expound on the Lord, but they do not know His limits. Not 
by studying, but through understanding, is the
Lord’s Mystery revealed. There are six pathways in the Shaastras, but how rare 
are those who merge in the True Lord through
them. The True Lord is Unknowable; through the Word of His Shabad, we are 
embellished. One who believes in the Name of
the Infinite Lord, attains the Court of the Lord. I humbly bow to the Creator 
Lord; I am a minstrel singing His Praises. Nanak
enshrines the Lord within his mind. He is the One, throughout the ages.   || 21 
||    SHALOK,   SECOND MEHL:   Those who
charm scorpions and handle snakes only brand themselves with their own hands. 
By the pre-ordained Order of our Lord and
Master, they are beaten badly, and struck down. If the self-willed manmukhs 
fight with the Gurmukh, they are condemned by
the Lord, the True Judge. He Himself is the Lord and Master of both worlds. He 
beholds all and makes the exact determination.
O Nanak, know this well: everything is in accordance with His Will.   || 1 ||   
 SECOND MEHL:   O Nanak, if someone judges
himself, only then is he known as a real judge. If someone understands both the 
disease and the medicine, only then is he a
wise physician. Do not involve yourself in idle business on the way; remember 
that you are only a guest here. Speak with
those who know the Primal Lord, and renounce your evil ways. That virtuous 
person who does not walk in the way of greed,
and who abides in Truth, is accepted and famous. If an arrow is shot at the 
sky, how can it reach there? The sky above is
unreachable—know this well, O archer!  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The soul-bride loves 
her Husband Lord; she is embellished with His
Love. She worships Him day and night; she cannot be restrained from doing so. 
In the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence, she
has made her home; she is adorned with the Word of His Shabad. She is humble, 
and she offers her true and sincere prayer.
She is beautiful in the Company of her Lord and Master; she walks in the Way of 
His Will. With her dear friends, she offers her
heart-felt prayers to her Beloved. Cursed is that home, and shameful is that 
life, which is without the Name of the Lord. But
she who is adorned with the Word of His Shabad, drinks in the Amrit of His 
Nectar.   || 22 ||    SHALOK,   FIRST MEHL:   The
desert is not satisfied by rain, and the fire is not quenched by desire. The 
king is not satisfied with his kingdom, and the oceans
are full, but still they thirst for more. O Nanak, how many times must I seek 
and ask for the True Name?  || 1 ||    SECOND
MEHL:  Life is useless, as long as one does not know the Lord God. Only a few 
cross over the world-ocean, by Guru’s Grace.
The Lord is the All-powerful Cause of causes, says Nanak after deep 
deliberation. The creation is subject to the Creator, who
sustains it by His Almighty Power.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   In the Court of the 
Lord and Master, His minstrels dwell. Singing the
Praises  of  their  True  Lord  and  Master,  the  lotuses  of  their  hearts  
have  blossomed  forth.  Obtaining  their  Perfect  Lord  and
Master, their minds are transfixed with ecstasy. Their enemies have been driven 
out and subdued, and their friends are very
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Reflecting on the True Word of the Shabad, death is overcome. Speaking the 
Unspoken Speech of the Lord, one is adorned
with the Word of His Shabad. Nanak holds tight to the Treasure of Virtue, and 
meets with the Dear, Beloved Lord.   || 23 ||
SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  Born because of the karma of their past mistakes, they 
make more mistakes, and fall into mistakes.
By washing, their pollution is not removed, even though they may wash hundreds 
of times. O Nanak, if God forgives, they are
forgiven; otherwise, they are kicked and beaten.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  O 
Nanak, it is absurd to ask to be spared from pain by
begging for comfort. Pleasure and pain are the two garments given, to be worn 
in the Court of the Lord. Where you are bound
to  lose by speaking, there, you ought to remain silent.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  
After looking around in the four directions, I looked
within my own self. There, I saw the True, Invisible Lord Creator. I was 
wandering in the wilderness, but now the Guru has
shown me the Way. Hail to the True, True Guru, through whom we merge in the 
Truth. I have found the jewel within the
home of my own self; the lamp within has been lit. Those who praise the True 
Word of the Shabad, abide in the peace of
Truth. But those who do not have the Fear of God, are overtaken by fear. They 
are destroyed by their own pride. Having
forgotten the Name, the world is roaming around like a wild demon.  || 24 ||   
SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  In fear we are born,
and    in fear we die. Fear is always present in the mind. O Nanak, if one dies 
in the fear of God, his coming into the world is
blessed and approved.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   Without the fear of God, you 
may live very, very long, and savor the most
enjoyable pleasures. O Nanak, if you die without the fear of God, you will 
arise and depart with a blackened face.   || 2 ||
PAUREE:   When the True Guru is merciful, then your desires will be fulfilled. 
When the True Guru is merciful, you will never
grieve. When the True Guru is merciful, you will know no pain. When the True 
Guru is merciful, you will enjoy the Lord’s Love.
When the True Guru is merciful, then why should you fear death? When the True 
Guru is merciful, the body is always at
peace.  When  the  True  Guru  is  merciful,  the  nine  treasures  are  
obtained.  When  the  True  Guru  is  merciful,  you  shall  be
absorbed in the True Lord.  || 25 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  They pluck the 
hair out of their heads, and drink in filthy water;
they beg endlessly and eat the garbage which others have thrown away. They 
spread manure, they suck in rotting smells, and
they are afraid of clean water. Their hands are smeared with ashes, and the 
hair on their heads is plucked out—they are like
sheep! They have renounced the lifestyle of their mothers and fathers, and 
their families and relatives cry out in distress. No
one offers the rice dishes at their last rites, and no one lights the lamps for 
them. After their death, where will they be sent?
The sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage give them no place of protection, 
and no Brahmin will eat their food. They remain
polluted forever, day and night; they do not apply the ceremonial tilak mark to 
their foreheads. They sit together in silence, as
if      in mourning; they do not go to the Lord’s Court. With their begging 
bowls hanging from their waists, and their fly-brushes in
their hands, they walk along in single file. They are not Yogis, and they are 
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They  are  not  Qazis  or  Mullahs.  Ruined  by  the  Merciful  Lord,  they  
wander  around  in  disgrace,  and  their  entire  troop  is
contaminated. The Lord alone kills and restores to life; no one else can 
protect anyone from Him. They go without giving alms
or any cleansing baths; their shaven heads become covered with dust. The jewel 
emerged from the water, when the mountain
of  gold  was  used  to  churn  it.  The  gods  established  the  sixty-eight  
sacred  shrines  of  pilgrimage,  where  the  festivals  are
celebrated and hymns are chanted. After bathing, the Muslims recite their 
prayers, and after bathing, the Hindus perform their
worship services. The wise always take cleansing baths. At the time of death, 
and at the time of birth, they are purified, when
water is poured on their heads. O Nanak, the shaven-headed ones are devils. 
They are not pleased to hear these words. When
it rains, there is happiness. Water is the key to all life. When it rains, the 
corn grows, and the sugar cane, and the cotton,
which provides clothing for all. When it rains, the cows always have grass to 
graze upon, and housewives can churn the milk
into butter. With that ghee, sacred feasts and worship services are performed; 
all these efforts are blessed. The Guru is the
ocean, and all His Teachings are the river. Bathing within it, glorious 
greatness is obtained. O Nanak, if the shaven-headed
ones do not bathe, then seven handfuls of ashes are upon their heads.  || 1 ||  
 SECOND MEHL:  What can the cold do to the
fire? How can the night affect the sun? What can the darkness do to the moon? 
What can social status do to air and water?
What are personal possessions to the earth, from which all things are produced? 
O Nanak, he alone is known as honorable,
whose honor the Lord preserves.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  It is of You, O my True and 
Wondrous Lord, that I sing forever. Yours is
the True Court. All others are subject to coming and going. Those who ask for 
the gift of the True Name are like You. Your
Command is True; we are adorned with the Word of Your Shabad. Through faith and 
trust, we receive spiritual wisdom and
meditation from You. By Your Grace, the banner of honor is obtained. It cannot 
be taken away or lost. You are the True Giver;
You give continually. Your Gifts continue to increase. Nanak begs for that gift 
which is pleasing to You.   || 26 ||    SHALOK,
SECOND  MEHL:   Those  who  have  accepted  the  Guru’s  Teachings,  and  who  
have  found  the  path,  remain  absorbed  in  the
Praises of the True Lord. What teachings can be imparted to those who have the 
Divine Guru Nanak as their Guru?   || 1 ||
FIRST MEHL:  We understand the Lord only when He Himself inspires us to 
understand Him. He alone knows everything, unto
whom the Lord Himself gives knowledge. One may talk and preach and give sermons 
but still yearn after Maya. The Lord, by
the Hukam of His Command, has created the entire creation. He Himself knows the 
inner nature of all. O Nanak, He Himself
uttered the Word. Doubt departs from one who receives this gift.  || 2 ||   
PAUREE:  I was a minstrel, out of work, when the
Lord took me into His service. To sing His Praises day and night, He gave me 
His Order, right from the start. My Lord and
Master has summoned me, His minstrel, to the True Mansion of His Presence. He 
has dressed me in the robes of His True
Praise and Glory. The Ambrosial Nectar of the True Name has become my food. 
Those who follow the Guru’s Teachings, who
eat this food and are satisfied, find peace. His minstrel spreads His Glory, 
singing and vibrating the Word of His Shabad. O
Nanak, praising the True Lord, I have obtained His Perfection.  || 27 ||

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RAAG  GAUREE  GWAARAYREE,   FIRST  MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS  &  DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

The Fear of God is overpowering, and so very heavy, while the intellect is 
lightweight, as is the speech one speaks. So place
the Fear of God upon your head, and bear that weight; by the Grace of the 
Merciful Lord, contemplate the Guru.   || 1 ||
Without the Fear of God, no one crosses over the world-ocean. This Fear of God 
adorns the Love of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
The fire of fear within the body is burnt away by the Fear of God. Through this 
Fear of God, we are adorned with the Word of
the Shabad. Without the Fear of God, all that is fashioned is false. Useless is 
the mold, and useless are the hammer-strokes on
the mold.  || 2 ||   The desire for the worldly drama arises in the intellect, 
but even with thousands of clever mental tricks, the
heat of the Fear of God does not come into play. O Nanak, the speech of the 
self-willed manmukh is just wind. His words are
worthless and empty, like the wind.  || 3 || 1 ||   GAUREE,  FIRST MEHL:  Place 
the Fear of God within the home of your heart;
with this Fear of God in your heart, all other fears shall be frightened away. 
What sort of fear is that, which frightens other
fears? Without You, I have other place of rest at all. Whatever happens is all 
according to Your Will.  || 1 ||   Be afraid, if you
have any fear, other than the Fear of God. Afraid of fear, and living in fear, 
the mind is held in tumult.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The
soul does not die; it does not drown, and it does not swim across. The One who 
created everything does everything. By the
Hukam of His Command we come, and by the Hukam of His Command we go. Before and 
after, His Command is pervading.  ||
2    ||   Cruelty, attachment, desire and egotism — there is great hunger in 
these, like the raging torrent of a wild stream. Let the
Fear of God be your food, drink and support. Without doing this, the fools 
simply die.  || 3 ||   If anyone really has anyone else

— how rare is that person! All are Yours — You are the Lord of all. All beings 
and creatures, wealth and property belong to
Him. O Nanak, it is so difficult to describe and contemplate Him.   || 4 || 2 
||    GAUREE,   FIRST MEHL:   Let wisdom be your
mother, and contentment your father. Let Truth be your  brother —  these  are  
your  best relatives.   || 1  ||     He  has  been
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Your All-pervading creative nature cannot be estimated.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Modesty, humility and intuitive understanding are
my mother-in-law and father-in-law; I have made good deeds my spouse.  || 2 ||  
  Union with the Holy is my wedding date,
and separation from the world is my marriage. Says Nanak, Truth is the child 
born of this Union.  || 3 || 3 ||   GAUREE,  FIRST
MEHL:  The union of air, water and fire — the body is the play-thing of the 
fickle and unsteady intellect. It has nine doors, and
then there is the Tenth Gate. Reflect upon this and understand it, O wise one.  
 || 1 ||    The Lord is the One who speaks,
teaches and listens. One who contemplates his own self is truly wise.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||    The body is dust; the wind speaks
through it. Understand, O wise one, who has died. Awareness, conflict and ego 
have died, but the One who sees does not die.

|| 2 ||   For the sake of it, you journey to sacred shrines and holy rivers; 
but this priceless jewel is within your own heart. The
Pandits, the religious scholars, read and read endlessly; they stir up 
arguments and controversies, but they do not know the
secret deep within.  || 3 ||   I have not died — that evil nature within me has 
died. The One who is pervading everywhere does
not die. Says Nanak, the Guru has revealed God to me, and now I see that there 
is no such thing as birth or death.  || 4 || 4 ||
GAUREE,  FIRST MEHL,  DAKHANEE:  I am forever a sacrifice to the one who 
listens and hears, who understands and believes
in the Name. When the Lord Himself leads us astray, there is no other place of 
rest for us to find. You impart understanding,
and You unite us in Your Union.  || 1 ||   I obtain the Naam, which shall go 
along with me in the end. Without the Name, all
are held in the grip of Death.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   My farming and my trading 
are by the Support of the Name. The seeds of sin
and virtue are bound together. Sexual desire and anger are the wounds of the 
soul. The evil-minded ones forget the Naam,
and then depart.   || 2 ||    True are the Teachings of the True Guru. The body 
and mind are cooled and soothed, by the
touchstone of Truth. This is the true mark of wisdom: that one remains 
detached, like the water-lily, or the lotus upon the
water. Attuned to the Word of the Shabad, one becomes sweet, like the juice of 
the sugar cane.  || 3 ||   By the Hukam of the
Lord’s Command, the castle of the body has ten gates. The five passions dwell 
there, together with the Divine Light of the
Infinite. The Lord Himself is the merchandise, and He Himself is the trader. O 
Nanak, through the Naam, the Name of the
Lord, we are adorned and rejuvenated.  || 4 || 5 ||   GAUREE,  FIRST MEHL:  How 
can we know where we came from? Where
did we originate, and where will we go and merge? How are we bound, and how do 
we obtain liberation? How do we merge
with intuitive ease into the Eternal, Imperishable Lord?  || 1 ||    With the 
Naam in the heart and the Ambrosial Naam on our
lips, through the Name of the Lord, we rise above desire, like the Lord.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   With intuitive ease we come, and
with intuitive ease we depart. From the mind we originate, and into the mind we 
are absorbed. As Gurmukh, we are liberated,
and are not bound. Contemplating the Word of the Shabad, we are emancipated 
through the Name of the Lord.  || 2 ||    At
night, lots of birds settle on the tree. Some are happy, and some are sad. 
Caught in the desires of the mind, they perish. And
when the life-night comes to its end, then they look to the sky. They fly away 
in all ten directions, according to their pre-
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|| 3 ||    Those who are committed to the Naam, see the world as merely a 
temporary pasture. Sexual desire and anger are
broken, like a jar of poison. Without the merchandise of the Name, the house of 
the body and the store of the mind are empty.
Meeting the Guru, the hard and heavy doors are opened.  || 4 ||   One meets the 
Holy Saint only through perfect destiny. The
Lord’s perfect people rejoice in the Truth. Surrendering their minds and 
bodies, they find the Lord with intuitive ease. Nanak
falls at their feet.  || 5 || 6 ||    GAUREE,  FIRST MEHL:  The conscious mind 
is engrossed in sexual desire, anger and Maya.
The conscious mind is awake only to falsehood, corruption and attachment. It 
gathers in the assets of sin and greed. So swim
across the river of life, O my mind, with the Sacred Naam, the Name of the 
Lord.  || 1 ||   Waaho! Waaho! — Great! Great is
my True Lord! I seek Your All-powerful Support. I am a sinner — You alone are 
pure.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Fire and water join
together,  and  the  breath  roars  in  its  fury!  The  tongue  and  the  sex  
organs  each  seek  to  taste.  The  eyes  which  look  upon
corruption do not know the Love and the Fear of God. Conquering self-conceit, 
one obtains the Name.  || 2 ||   One who dies
in the Word of the Shabad, shall never again have to die. Without such a death, 
how can one attain perfection? The mind is
engrossed in deception, treachery and duality. Whatever the Immortal Lord does, 
comes to pass.  || 3 ||   So get aboard that
boat when your turn comes. Those who fail to embark upon that boat shall be 
beaten in the Court of the Lord. Blessed is that
Gurdwara, the Guru’s Gate, where the Praises of the True Lord are sung. O 
Nanak, the One Creator Lord is pervading hearth
and  home.   ||  4  ||  7  ||     GAUREE,   FIRST  MEHL:   The  inverted  
heart-lotus  has  been  turned  upright,  through  reflective
meditation on God. From the Sky of the Tenth Gate, the Ambrosial Nectar 
trickles down. The Lord Himself is pervading the
three worlds.  || 1 ||   O my mind, do not give in to doubt. When the mind 
surrenders to the Name, it drinks in the essence of
Ambrosial Nectar.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   So win the game of life; let your mind 
surrender and accept death. When the self dies,
the individual mind comes to know the Supreme Mind. As the inner vision is 
awakened, one comes to know one’s own home,
deep within the self.  || 2 ||   The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is austerity, 
chastity and cleansing baths at sacred shrines o f
pilgrimage. What good are ostentatious displays? The All-pervading Lord is the 
Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.  || 3 ||
If I had faith in someone else, then I would go to that one’s house. But where 
should I go, to beg? There is no other place for
me. O Nanak, through the Guru’s Teachings, I am intuitively absorbed in the 
Lord.   || 4 || 8 ||    GAUREE,   FIRST MEHL:
Meeting  the  True  Guru,  we  are  shown  the  way  to  die.  Remaining  alive 
 in  this  death  brings  joy  deep  within.  Overcoming
egotistical pride, the Tenth Gate is found.  || 1 ||   Death is pre-ordained — 
no one who comes can remain here. So chant and
meditate on the Lord, and remain in the Sanctuary of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   Meeting the True Guru, duality is dispelled.
The heart-lotus blossoms forth, and the mind is attached to the Lord God. One 
who remains dead while yet alive obtains the
greatest happiness hereafter.  || 2 ||   Meeting the True Guru, one becomes 
truthful, chaste and pure. Climbing up the steps of
the Guru’s Path, one becomes the highest of the high. When the Lord grants His 
Mercy, the fear of death is conquered.  || 3 ||
Uniting in Guru’s Union, we are absorbed in His Loving Embrace. Granting His 
Grace, He reveals the Mansion of His Presence,
within the home of the self. O Nanak, conquering egotism, we are absorbed into 
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GAUREE,   FIRST MEHL:   Past actions cannot be erased. What do we know of what 
will happen hereafter? Whatever pleases
Him shall come to pass. There is no other Doer except Him.  || 1 ||   I do not 
know about karma, or how great Your gifts are.
The karma of actions, the Dharma of righteousness, social class and status, are 
contained within Your Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
You are So Great, O Giver, O Great Giver! The treasure of Your devotional 
worship is never exhausted. One who takes pride in
himself shall never be right. The soul and body are all at Your disposal.   || 
2 ||    You kill and rejuvenate. You forgive and
merge us into Yourself. As it pleases You, You inspire us to chant Your Name. 
You are All-knowing, All-seeing and True, O my
Supreme Lord. Please, bless me with the Guru’s Teachings; my faith is in You 
alone.  || 3 ||    One whose mind is attuned to
the Lord, has no pollution in his body. Through the Guru’s Word, the True 
Shabad is realized. All Power is Yours, through the
greatness of Your Name. Nanak abides in the Sanctuary of Your devotees.  || 4 
|| 10 ||   GAUREE,  FIRST MEHL: Those who
speak the Unspoken, drink in the Nectar. Other fears are forgotten, and they 
are absorbed into the Naam, the Name of the
Lord.  || 1 ||   Why should we fear, when fear is dispelled by the Fear of God? 
Through the Shabad, the Word of the Perfect
Guru, I recognize God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Those whose hearts are filled 
with the Lord’s essence are blessed and acclaimed,
and intuitively absorbed into the Lord.  || 2 ||   Those whom the Lord puts to 
sleep, evening and morning — those self-willed
manmukhs are bound and gagged by Death, here and hereafter.  || 3 ||   Those 
whose hearts are filled with the Lord, day and
night,  are perfect. O Nanak, they merge into the Lord, and their doubts are 
cast away.  || 4 || 11 ||   GAUREE,  FIRST MEHL:
One who loves the three qualities is subject to birth and death. The four Vedas 
speak only of the visible forms. They describe
and explain the three states of mind, but the fourth state, union with the 
Lord, is known only through the True Guru.  || 1 ||
Through devotional worship of the Lord, and service to the Guru, one swims 
across. Then, one is not born again, and is not
subject to death.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Everyone speaks of the four great 
blessings; the Simritees, the Shaastras and the Pandits
speak  of  them  as  well.  But without the  Guru,  they  do  not  understand  
their  true  significance.  The  treasure  of  liberation  is
obtained through devotional worship of the Lord.  || 2 ||   Those, within whose 
hearts the Lord dwells, become Gurmukh; they
receive the blessings of devotional worship. Through devotional worship of the 
Lord, liberation and bliss are obtained. Through
the Guru’s Teachings, supreme ecstasy is obtained.  || 3 ||    One who meets 
the Guru, beholds Him, and inspires others to
behold Him as well. In the midst of hope, the Guru teaches us to live above 
hope and desire. He is the Master of the meek, the
Giver of peace to all. Nanak’s mind is imbued with the Lotus Feet of the Lord.  
|| 4 || 12 ||   GAUREE CHAYTEE,  FIRST MEHL:
With your nectar-like body, you live in comfort, but this world is just a 
passing drama. You practice greed, avarice and great
falsehood, and you carry such a heavy burden. O body, I have seen you blowing 
away like dust on the earth.  || 1 ||   Listen

— listen to my advice! Only the good deeds which you have done shall remain 
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This opportunity shall not come again!  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I say to you, O my 
body: listen to my advice! You slander, and then
praise others; you indulge in lies and gossip. You gaze upon the wives of 
others, O my soul; you steal and commit evil deeds.
But when the swan departs, you shall remain behind, like an abandoned woman.  
|| 2 ||   O body, you are living in a dream!
What good deeds have you done? When I stole something by deception, then my 
mind was pleased. I have no honor in this
world, and I shall find no shelter in the world hereafter. My life has been 
lost, wasted in vain!  || 3 ||   I am totally miserable!
O Baba Nanak, no one cares for me at all!   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Turkish 
horses, gold, silver and loads of gorgeous clothes —
none of these shall go with you, O Nanak. They are lost and left behind, you 
fool! I have tasted all the sugar candy and
sweets, but Your Name alone is Ambrosial Nectar.   || 4 ||    Digging deep 
foundations, the walls are constructed, but in the
end, the buildings return to heaps of dust. People gather and hoard their 
possessions, and give nothing to anyone else — the
poor fools think that everything is theirs. Riches do not remain with anyone — 
not even the golden palaces of Sri Lanka.  || 5

||   Listen, you foolish and ignorant mind — only His Will prevails.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   My Banker is the Great Lord and Master.
I am only His petty merchant. This soul and body all are His. He Himself kills, 
and brings back to life.   || 6 || 1 || 13 ||
GAUREE CHAYTEE,  FIRST MEHL:  There are five of them, but I am all alone. How 
can I protect my hearth and home, O my
mind? They are beating and plundering me over and over again; unto whom can I 
complain?  || 1 ||   Chant the Name of the
Supreme Lord, O my mind. Otherwise, in the world hereafter, you will have to 
face the awesome and cruel army of Death.  ||
1 ||   Pause   ||    God has erected the temple of the body; He has placed the 
nine doors, and the soul-bride sits within. She
enjoys the sweet play again and again, while the five demons are plundering 
her.   || 2 ||    In this way, the temple is being
demolished; the body is being plundered, and the soul-bride, left all alone, is 
captured. Death strikes her down with his rod,
the shackles are placed around her neck, and now the five have left.   || 3 ||  
  The wife yearns for gold and silver, and her
friends, the senses, yearn for good food. O Nanak, she commits sins for their 
sake; she shall go, bound and gagged, to the City
of Death.  || 4 || 2 || 14 ||   GAUREE CHAYTEE,  FIRST MEHL:  Let your 
ear-rings be those ear-rings which pierce deep within
your heart. Let your body be your patched coat. Let the five passions be 
disciples under your control, O begging Yogi, and
make this mind your walking stick.  || 1 ||   Thus you shall find the Way of 
Yoga. There is only the One Word of the Shabad;
everything else shall pass away. Let this be the fruits and roots of your 
mind’s diet.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Some try to find the
Guru by shaving their heads at the Ganges, but I have made the Guru my Ganges. 
The Saving Grace of the three worlds is the
One Lord and Master, but those in darkness do not remember Him.  || 2 ||    
Practicing hypocrisy and attaching your mind to
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If you focus your consciousness on the Feet of the One Lord, what reason would 
you have to chase after greed?   || 3 ||
Meditate on the Immaculate Lord, and saturate your mind with Him. Why, O Yogi, 
do you make so many false and deceptive
claims?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The body is wild, and the mind is foolish. 
Practicing egotism, selfishness and conceit, your life is
passing away. Prays Nanak, when the naked body is cremated, then you will come 
to regret and repent.   || 4 || 3 || 15 ||
GAUREE  CHAYTEE,    FIRST  MEHL:    O  mind,  there  is  only  the  One  
medicine,  mantra  and  healing  herb  —  center  your
consciousness firmly on the One Lord. Take to the Lord, the Destroyer of the 
sins and karma of past incarnations.  || 1 ||   The
One  Lord and Master  is  pleasing  to  my  mind.  In  Your  three  qualities,  
the  world  is  engrossed;  the  Unknowable  cannot  be
known.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Maya is so sweet to the body, like sugar or 
molasses. We all carry loads of it. In the dark of the
night, nothing can be seen. The mouse of death is gnawing away at the rope of 
life, O Siblings of Destiny!  || 2 ||   As the self-
willed manmukhs act, they suffer in pain. The Gurmukh obtains honor and 
greatness. Whatever He does, that alone happens;
past  actions  cannot  be  erased.   ||  3  ||     Those  who  are  imbued  
with,  and  committed  to  the  Lord’s  Love,  are  filled  to
overflowing; they never lack anything. If Nanak could be the dust of their 
feet, then he, the ignorant one, might also obtain
some.  || 4 || 4 || 16 ||    GAUREE CHAYTEE,  FIRST MEHL:  Who is our mother, 
and who is our father? Where did we come
from? We are formed from the fire of the womb within, and the bubble of water 
of the sperm. For what purpose are we
created?  || 1 ||   O my Master, who can know Your Glorious Virtues? My own 
demerits cannot be counted.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
I took the form of so many plants and trees, and so many animals. Many times I 
entered the families of snakes and flying
birds.  || 2 ||   I broke into the shops of the city and well-guarded palaces; 
stealing from them, I snuck home again. I looked in
front of me, and I looked behind me, but where could I hide from You?  || 3 ||  
  I saw the banks of sacred rivers, the nine
continents, the shops and bazaars of the cities. Taking the scale, the merchant 
begins to weigh his actions within his own
heart.  || 4 ||   As the seas and the oceans are overflowing with water, so 
vast are my own sins. Please, shower me with Your
Mercy, and take pity upon me. I am a sinking stone — please carry me across!  
|| 5 ||    My soul is burning like fire, and the
knife is cutting deep. Prays Nanak, recognizing the Lord’s Command, I am at 
peace, day and night.  || 6 || 5 || 17 ||   GAUREE
BAIRAAGAN,   FIRST MEHL:   The nights are wasted sleeping, and the days are 
wasted eating. Human life is such a precious
jewel, but it is being lost in exchange for a mere shell.  || 1 ||   You do not 
know the Name of the Lord. You fool — you shall
regret and repent in the end!  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    You bury your temporary 
wealth in the ground, but how can you love that
which is temporary? Those who have departed, after craving for temporary 
wealth, have returned home without this temporary
wealth.  || 2 ||   If people could gather it in by their own efforts, then 
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According to the karma of past actions, one’s destiny unfolds, even though 
everyone wants to be so lucky.  || 3 ||   O Nanak,
the One who created the creation — He alone takes care of it. The Hukam of our 
Lord and Master’s Command cannot be
known; He Himself blesses us with greatness.   || 4 || 1 || 18 ||    GAUREE 
BAIRAAGAN,   FIRST MEHL:   What if I were to
become a deer, and live in the forest, picking and eating fruits and roots — by 
Guru’s Grace, I am a sacrifice to my Master.
Again and again, I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice.  || 1 ||    I am the 
shop-keeper of the Lord. Your Name is my merchandise and
trade.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    If I were to become a cuckoo, living in a 
mango tree, I would still contemplate the Word of the
Shabad.  I  would  still  meet  my  Lord  and  Master,  with  intuitive  ease;  
the  Darshan,  the  Blessed  Vision  of  His  Form,  is
incomparably beautiful.  || 2 ||   If I were to become a fish, living in the 
water, I would still remember the Lord, who watches
over       all beings and creatures. My Husband Lord dwells on this shore, and 
on the shore beyond; I would still meet Him, and
hug Him close in my embrace.  || 3 ||   If I were to become a snake, living in 
the ground, the Shabad would still dwell in my
mind, and my fears would be dispelled. O Nanak, they are forever the happy 
soul-brides, whose light merges into His Light.  ||
4   || 2 || 19 ||

GAUREE  POORBEE  DEEPKEE,   FIRST  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

In  that  house  where  the  Praises  of  the  Creator  are  chanted —  in  
that  house,  sing  the  Songs  of  Praise,  and  meditate  in
remembrance on the Creator Lord.   || 1 ||    Sing the Songs of Praise of my 
Fearless Lord. I am a sacrifice to that Song of
Praise which brings eternal peace.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Day after day, He 
cares for His beings; the Great Giver watches over all.
Your gifts cannot be appraised; how can anyone compare to the Giver?  || 2 ||   
The day of my wedding is pre-ordained. Come

— let’s gather together and pour the oil over the threshold. My friends, give 
me your blessings, that I may merge with my Lord
and Master.  || 3 ||   Unto each and every home, into each and every heart, 
this summons is sent out; the call comes each and
every day. Remember in meditation the One who summons us; O Nanak, that day is 
drawing near!  || 4 || 1 || 20 ||

RAAG  GAUREE  GWAARAYREE:,   THIRD  MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Meeting the Guru, we meet the Lord. He Himself unites us in His Union. My God 
knows all His Own Ways. By the Hukam of His
Command, He unites those who recognize the Word of the Shabad.  || 1 ||   By 
the Fear of the True Guru, doubt and fear are
dispelled. Imbued with His Fear, we are absorbed in the Love of the True One.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Meeting the Guru, the Lord
naturally dwells within the mind. My God is Great and Almighty; His value 
cannot be estimated. Through the Shabad, I praise
Him; He has no end or limitations. My God is the Forgiver. I pray that He may 
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Meeting the Guru, all wisdom and understanding are obtained. The mind becomes 
pure, when the True Lord dwells within.
When one dwells in Truth, all actions become true. The ultimate action is to 
contemplate the Word of the Shabad.   || 3 ||
Through the Guru, true service is performed. How rare is that Gurmukh who 
recognizes the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The
Giver,  the  Great  Giver,  lives  forever.  Nanak  enshrines  love  for  the  
Name  of  the  Lord.    ||  4  ||  1  ||  21  ||      GAUREE
GWAARAYREE,   THIRD  MEHL:   Those  who  obtain  spiritual  wisdom  from  the  
Guru  are  very  rare.  Those  who  obtain  this
understanding from the Guru become acceptable. Through the Guru, we intuitively 
contemplate the True One. Through the
Guru, the Gate of Liberation is found.  || 1 ||    Through perfect good 
destiny, we come to meet the Guru. The true ones are
intuitively absorbed in the True Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Meeting the Guru, 
the fire of desire is quenched. Through the Guru,
peace and tranquility come to dwell within the mind. Through the Guru, we 
become pure, holy and true. Through the Guru, we
are absorbed in the Word of the Shabad.   || 2 ||    Without the Guru, everyone 
wanders in doubt. Without the Name, they
suffer in terrible pain. Those who meditate on the Naam become Gurmukh. True 
honor is obtained through the Darshan, the
Blessed Vision of the True Lord.  || 3 ||   Why speak of any other? He alone is 
the Giver. When He grants His Grace, union with
the Shabad is obtained. Meeting with my Beloved, I sing the Glorious Praises of 
the True Lord. O Nanak, becoming true, I am
absorbed in the True One.   || 4 || 2 || 22 ||    GAUREE GWAARAYREE,   THIRD 
MEHL:   True is that place, where the mind
becomes pure. True is the one who abides in Truth. The True Bani of the Word is 
known throughout the four ages. The True
One Himself is everything.  || 1 ||   Through the karma of good actions, one 
joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. Sing
the Glories of the Lord, sitting in that place.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Burn this 
tongue, which loves duality, which does not taste the
sublime essence of the Lord, and which utters insipid words. Without 
understanding, the body and mind become tasteless and
insipid. Without the Name, the miserable ones depart crying out in pain.  || 2 
||    One whose tongue naturally and intuitively
tastes the Lord’s sublime essence, by Guru’s Grace, is absorbed in the True 
Lord. Imbued with Truth, one contemplates the
Word of the Guru’s Shabad, and drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar, from the 
immaculate stream within.  || 3 ||    The Naam, the
Name of the Lord, is collected in the vessel of the mind. Nothing is collected 
if the vessel is upside-down. Through the Word of
the Guru’s Shabad, the Naam abides within the mind. O Nanak, True is that 
vessel of the mind, which thirsts for the Shabad.

|| 4 || 3 || 23 ||    GAUREE GWAARAYREE,   THIRD MEHL:   Some sing on and on, 
but their minds do not find happiness. In
egotism, they sing, but it is wasted uselessly. Those who love the Naam, sing 
the song. They contemplate the True Bani of the
Word, and the Shabad.  || 1 ||   They sing on and on, if it pleases the True 
Guru. Their minds and bodies are embellished and
adorned, attuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Some 
sing, and some perform devotional worship.
Without heart-felt love, the Naam is not obtained. True devotional worship 
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The devotee keeps his Beloved clasped tightly to his heart.  || 2 ||   The 
fools perform devotional worship by showing off; they
dance and dance and jump all around, but they only suffer in terrible pain. By 
dancing and jumping, devotional worship is not
performed. But one who dies in the Word of the Shabad, obtains devotional 
worship.   || 3 ||    The Lord is the Lover of His
devotees;  He  inspires  them  to  perform  devotional  worship.  True  
devotional  worship  consists  of  eliminating  selfishness  and
conceit from within. My True God knows all ways and means. O Nanak, He forgives 
those who recognize the Naam.  || 4 || 4 ||
24  ||    GAUREE GWAARAYREE,  THIRD MEHL:  When someone kills and subdues his 
own mind, his wandering nature is also
subdued. Without such a death, how can one find the Lord? Only a few know the 
medicine to kill the mind. One whose mind
dies    in the Word of the Shabad, understands Him.  || 1 ||   He grants 
greatness to those whom He forgives. By Guru’s Grace,
the Lord comes to dwell within the mind.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The Gurmukh 
practices doing good deeds; thus he comes to
understand this mind. The mind is like an elephant, drunk with wine. The Guru 
is the rod which controls it, and shows it the
way.     || 2 ||    The mind is uncontrollable; how rare are those who subdue 
it. Those who move the immovable become pure.
The Gurmukhs embellish and beautify this mind. They eradicate egotism and 
corruption from within.  || 3 ||    Those who, by
pre-ordained destiny, are united in the Lord’s Union, are never separated from 
Him again; they are absorbed in the Shabad.
He Himself knows His Own Almighty Power. O Nanak, the Gurmukh realizes the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 4 || 5 || 25 ||
GAUREE GWAARAYREE,  THIRD MEHL:  The entire world has gone insane in egotism. 
In the love of duality, it wanders deluded
by doubt. The mind is distracted by great anxiety; no one recognizes one’s own 
self. Occupied with their own affairs, their
nights and days are passing away.   || 1 ||    Meditate on the Lord in your 
hearts, O my Siblings of Destiny. The Gurmukh’s
tongue savors the sublime essence of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The 
Gurmukhs recognize the Lord in their own hearts; they
serve the Lord, the Life of the World. They are famous throughout the four 
ages. They subdue egotism, and realize the Word
of the Guru’s Shabad. God, the Architect of Destiny, showers His Mercy upon 
them.  || 2 ||    True are those who merge into
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad; they restrain their wandering mind and keep it 
steady. The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is
the nine treasures. It is obtained from the Guru. By the Lord’s Grace, the Lord 
comes to dwell in the mind.  || 3 ||   Chanting
the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam, the body becomes peaceful and tranquil. He 
dwells deep within — the pain of death does
not touch Him. He Himself is our Lord and Master; He is His Own Advisor. O 
Nanak, serve the Lord forever; He is the treasure
of glorious virtue.  || 4 || 6 || 26 ||    GAUREE GWAARAYREE,   THIRD MEHL:   
Why forget Him, unto whom the soul and the
breath of life belong? Why forget Him, who is all-pervading? Serving Him, one 
is honored and accepted in the Court of the
Lord.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice to the Name of the Lord. If I were to forget 
You, at that very instant, I would die.  || 1 ||  Pause

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Thse who are in love with duality forget You. The ignorant, self-willed  
manmukhs  are  consigned  to  reincarnation.   ||  2  ||
Those  who  are  pleasing  to  the  One  Lord  enshrine  the  Lord  within  
their  minds.  Through  the  Guru’s  Teachings,  they  are
absorbed in the Lord’s Name.  || 3 ||   Those who have virtue as their 
treasure, contemplate spiritual wisdom. Those who have
virtue as their treasure, subdue egotism. Nanak is a sacrifice to those who are 
attuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  ||
4 || 7 || 27 ||    GAUREE GWAARAYREE,  THIRD MEHL:  You are Indescribable; how 
can I describe You? Those who subdue
their minds, through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, are absorbed in You. Your 
Glorious Virtues are countless; their value
cannot be estimated.   || 1 ||    The Word of His Bani belongs to Him; in Him, 
it is diffused. Your Speech cannot be spoken;
through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, it is chanted.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Where the True Guru is — there is the Sat Sangat,
the True Congregation. Where the True Guru is — there, the Glorious Praises of 
the Lord are intuitively sung. Where the True
Guru is — there egotism is burnt away, through the Word of the Shabad.  || 2 || 
   The Gurmukhs serve Him; they obtain a
place in the Mansion of His Presence. The Gurmukhs enshrine the Naam within the 
mind. The Gurmukhs worship the Lord, and
are absorbed in the Naam.  || 3 ||   The Giver Himself gives His Gifts, as we 
enshrine love for the True Guru. Nanak celebrates
those who are attuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 4 || 8 || 28 ||   
 GAUREE GWAARAYREE,   THIRD MEHL:   All
forms and colors come from the One Lord. Air, water and fire are all kept 
together. The Lord God beholds the many and
various colors.  || 1 ||   The One Lord is wondrous and amazing! He is the One, 
the One and Only. How rare is that Gurmukh
who meditates on the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   God is naturally pervading all 
places. Sometimes He is hidden, and sometimes
He is revealed; thus God has made the world of His making. He Himself wakes us 
from sleep.  || 2 ||   No one can estimate His
value, although everyone has tried, over and over again, to describe Him. Those 
who merge in the Word of the Guru’s Shabad,
come to understand the Lord.  || 3 ||   They listen to the Shabad continually; 
beholding Him, they merge into Him. They obtain
glorious greatness by serving the Guru. O Nanak, those who are attuned to the 
Name are absorbed in the Lord’s Name.  || 4 ||
9 || 29 ||   GAUREE GWAARAYREE,  THIRD MEHL:  The self-willed manmukhs are 
asleep, in love and attachment to Maya. The
Gurmukhs are awake, contemplating spiritual wisdom and the Glory of God. Those 
humble beings who love the Naam, are
awake and aware.  || 1 ||   One who is awake to this intuitive wisdom does not 
fall asleep. How rare are those humble beings
who understand this through the Perfect Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The 
unsaintly blockhead shall never understand. He babbles
on and on, but he is infatuated with Maya. Blind and ignorant, he shall never 
be reformed.   || 2 ||    In this age, salvation
comes  only  from  the  Lord’s  Name.  How  rare  are  those  who  contemplate  
the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad.  They  save
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In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, no one is interested in good karma, or Dharmic 
faith. This Dark Age was born in the house of
evil. O Nanak, without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, no one is liberated.   
|| 4 || 10 || 30 ||    GAUREE,   THIRD MEHL,
GWAARAYREE:  True is the Lord King, True is His Royal Command. Those whose 
minds are attuned to the True, Carefree Lord
enter the True Mansion of His Presence, and merge in the True Name.  || 1 ||   
Listen, O my mind: contemplate the Word of
the Shabad. Chant the Lord’s Name, and cross over the terrifying world-ocean.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   In doubt he comes, and in
doubt  he  goes.  This  world  is  born  out  of  the  love  of  duality.  The  
self-willed  manmukh  does  not  remember  the  Lord;  he
continues coming and going in reincarnation.   || 2 ||    Does he himself go 
astray, or does God lead him astray? This soul is
enjoined to the service of someone else. It earns only terrible pain, and this 
life is lost in vain.  || 3 ||   Granting His Grace, He
leads us to meet the True Guru. Remembering the One Name, doubt is cast out 
from within. O Nanak, chanting the Naam, the
Name of the Lord, the nine treasures of the Name are obtained.  || 4 || 11 || 
31 ||    GAUREE GWAARAYREE,  THIRD MEHL:
Go and ask the Gurmukhs, who meditate on the Lord. Serving the Guru, the mind 
is satisfied. Those who earn the Lord’s Name
are wealthy. Through the Perfect Guru, understanding is obtained.   || 1 ||    
Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my
Siblings of Destiny. The Gurmukhs serve the Lord, and so they are accepted.  || 
1 ||  Pause  ||   Those who recognize the self

— their minds become pure. They become Jivan-mukta, liberated while yet alive, 
and they find the Lord. Singing the Glorious
Praises of the Lord, the intellect becomes pure and sublime, and they are 
easily and intuitively absorbed in the Lord.   || 2 ||
In the love of duality, no one can serve the Lord. In egotism and Maya, they 
are eating toxic poison. They are emotionally
attached to their children, family and home. The blind, self-willed manmukhs 
come and go in reincarnation.   || 3 ||    Those,
unto whom the Lord bestows His Name, worship Him night and day, through the 
Word of the Guru’s Shabad. How rare are
those who understand the Guru’s Teachings! O Nanak, they are absorbed in the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 4 || 12 || 32

||    GAUREE GWAARAYREE,   THIRD MEHL:   The Guru’s service has been performed 
throughout the four ages. Very few are
those perfect ones who do this good deed. The wealth of the Lord’s Name is 
inexhaustible; it shall never be exhausted. In this
world, it brings a constant peace, and at the Lord’s Gate, it brings honor.  || 
1 ||   O my mind, have no doubt about this. Those
Gurmukhs who serve, drink in the Ambrosial Nectar.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    
Those who serve the True Guru are the greatest
people of the world. They save themselves, and they redeem all their 
generations as well. They keep the Name of the Lord
clasped tightly to their hearts. Attuned to the Naam, they cross over the 
terrifying world-ocean.   || 2 ||    Serving the True
Guru,  the  mind  becomes  humble  forever.  Egotism  is  subdued,  and  the  
heart-lotus  blossoms  forth.  The  Unstruck  Melody
vibrates, as they dwell within the home of the self. Attuned to the Naam, they 
remain detached within their own home.  || 3 ||
Serving the True Guru, their words are true. Throughout the ages, the devotees 
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Night and day, they meditate on the Lord, the Sustainer of the Earth. O Nanak, 
attuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord,
they are detached, in the perfect balance of Nirvaanaa.  || 4 || 13 || 33 ||   
GAUREE GWAARAYREE,  THIRD MEHL:  Through
great good fortune and high destiny, one meets the True Guru. The Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, is constantly within the
heart, and one enjoys the sublime essence of the Lord.  || 1 ||   O mortal, 
become Gurmukh, and meditate on the Name of the
Lord. Be victorious in the game of life, and earn the profit of the Naam.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||    Spiritual wisdom and meditation
come to those unto whom the Word of the Guru’s Shabad is sweet. By Guru’s 
Grace, a few have tasted, and seen it.  || 2 ||
They may perform all sorts of religious rituals and good actions, but without 
the Name, the egotistical ones are cursed and
doomed.  || 3 ||    They are bound and gagged, and hung by Maya’s noose; O 
servant Nanak, they shall be released only by
Guru’s Grace.  || 4 || 14 || 34 ||   THIRD MEHL,  GAUREE BAIRAAGAN:  The clouds 
pour their rain down upon the earth, but
isn’t there water within the earth as well? Water is contained within the 
earth; without feet, the clouds run around and let
down their rain.  || 1 ||    O Baba, get rid of your doubts like this. As you 
act, so shall you become, and so you shall go and
mingle.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   As woman or man, what can anyone do? The many and 
various forms are always Yours, O Lord;
they shall merge again into You.  || 2 ||   In countless incarnations, I went 
astray. Now that I have found You, I shall no longer
wander. It is His work; those who are absorbed in the Word of the Guru’s Shabad 
come to know it well.  || 3 ||   The Shabad
is Yours; You are Yourself. Where is there any doubt? O Nanak, one whose 
essence is merged with the Lord’s essence does
not have to enter the cycle of reincarnation again.  || 4 || 1 || 15 || 35 ||   
 GAUREE BAIRAAGAN,  THIRD MEHL:  The whole
world is under the power of Death, bound by the love of duality. The 
self-willed manmukhs do their deeds in ego; they receive
their just rewards.  || 1 ||   O my mind, focus your consciousness on the 
Guru’s Feet. As Gurmukh, you shall be awarded the
treasure of the Naam. In the Court of the Lord, you shall be saved.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Through 8.4 million incarnations, people
wander  lost;  in  stubborn-mindedness,  they  come  and  go.  They  do  not  
realize  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad;  they  are
reincarnated over and over again.  || 2 ||   The Gurmukh understands his own 
self. The Lord’s Name comes to dwell within the
mind. Imbued with devotion to the Lord’s Name, night and day, he merges in 
peace.  || 3 ||    When one’s mind dies in the
Shabad, one radiates faith and confidence, shedding egotism and corruption. O 
servant Nanak, through the karma of good
actions,  the  treasure  of  devotional  worship  and  the  Name  of  the  Lord 
 are  attained.   ||  4  ||  2  ||  16  ||  36  ||     GAUREE
BAIRAAGAN,  THIRD MEHL:  The Lord, Har, Har, has ordained that the soul is to 
stay in her parents’ home for only a few short
days. Glorious is that soul-bride, who as Gurmukh, sings the Glorious Praises 
of the Lord. She who cultivates virtue in her
parents’ home, shall obtain a home at her in-laws. The Gurmukhs are intuitively 
absorbed into the Lord. The Lord is pleasing to
their minds.  || 1 ||   Our Husband Lord dwells in this world, and in the world 
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The Immaculate Lord Himself is unseen. He unites us with Himself.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   God Himself bestows wisdom; meditate
on the Name of the Lord. By great good fortune, one meets the True Guru, who 
places the Ambrosial Nectar in the mouth.
When egotism and duality are eradicated, one intuitively merges in peace. He 
Himself is All-pervading; He Himself links us to
His Name.  || 2 ||   The self-willed manmukhs, in their arrogant pride, do not 
find God; they are so ignorant and foolish! They
do not serve the True Guru, and in the end, they regret and repent, over and 
over again. They are cast into the womb to be
reincarnated, and within the womb, they rot. As it pleases my Creator Lord, the 
self-willed manmukhs wander around lost.  || 3

||   My Lord God inscribed the full pre-ordained destiny upon the forehead. 
When one meets the Great and Courageous Guru,
one meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The Lord’s Name is my mother 
and father; the Lord is my relative and
brother. O Lord, Har, Har, please forgive me and unite me with Yourself. 
Servant Nanak is a lowly worm.  || 4 || 3 || 17 || 37

||   GAUREE BAIRAAGAN,  THIRD MEHL:  From the True Guru, I obtained spiritual 
wisdom; I contemplate the Lord’s essence.
My polluted intellect was enlightened by chanting the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord. The distinction between Shiva and Shakti

— mind and matter — has been destroyed, and the darkness has been dispelled. 
The Lord’s Name is loved by those, upon
whose foreheads such pre-ordained destiny was written.  || 1 ||   How can the 
Lord be obtained, O Saints? Seeing Him, my life
is sustained. Without the Lord, I cannot live, even for an instant. Unite me 
with the Guru, so that I may drink in the sublime
essence of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I sing the Glorious Praises of the 
Lord, and I listen to them daily; the Lord, Har, Har,
has emancipated me. I have obtained the Lord’s essence from the Guru; my mind 
and body are drenched with it. Blessed,
blessed is the Guru, the True Being, who has blessed me with devotional worship 
of the Lord. From the Guru, I have obtained
the Lord; I have made Him my Guru.  || 2 ||   The Sovereign Lord is the Giver 
of virtue. I am worthless and without virtue. The
sinners sink like stones; through the Guru’s Teachings, the Lord carries us 
across. You are the Giver of virtue, O Immaculate
Lord; I am worthless and without virtue. I have entered Your Sanctuary, Lord; 
please save me, as You have saved the idiots
and fools.  || 3 ||   Eternal celestial bliss comes through the Guru’s 
Teachings, by meditating continually on the Lord, Har, Har.
I have obtained the Lord God as my Best Friend, within the home of my own self. 
I sing the Songs of Joy. Please shower me
with Your Mercy, O Lord God, that I may meditate on Your Name, Har, Har. 
Servant Nanak begs for the dust of the feet of
those who have found the True Guru.  || 4 || 4 || 18 || 38 ||

GAUREE  GWAARAYREE,   FOURTH  MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Pandit — the religious scholar — recites the Shaastras and the Simritees; 
the Yogi cries out, “Gorakh, Gorakh”. But I am
just a fool — I just chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 1 ||   I do not 
know what my condition shall be, Lord. O my mind,
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You shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The 
Sannyaasee smears his body with ashes; renouncing
other men’s women, he practices celibacy. I am just a fool, Lord; I place my 
hopes in You!   || 2 ||    The Kh’shaatriya acts
bravely, and is recognized as a warrior. The Shoodra and the Vaisha work and 
slave for others; I am just a fool — I am saved
by  the Lord’s Name.  || 3 ||   The entire Universe is Yours; You Yourself 
permeate and pervade it. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs are
blessed with glorious greatness. I am blind — I have taken the Lord as my 
Support.  || 4 || 1 || 39 ||   GAUREE GWAARAYREE,
FOURTH MEHL:  The Speech of the Lord is the most sublime speech, free of any 
attributes. Vibrate on it, meditate on it, and
join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Cross over the terrifying 
world-ocean, listening to the Unspoken Speech of
the Lord.  || 1 ||   O Lord of the Universe, unite me with the Sat Sangat, the 
True Congregation. My tongue savors the sublime
essence of the Lord, singing the Lord’s Glorious Praises.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Those humble beings who meditate on the Name
of   the Lord, Har, Har — please make me the slave of their slaves, Lord. 
Serving Your slaves is the ultimate good deed.  || 2 ||
One who chants the Speech of the Lord — that humble servant is pleasing to my 
conscious mind. Those who are blessed with
great good fortune obtain the dust of the feet of the humble.  || 3 ||   Those 
who are blessed with such pre-ordained destiny
are in love with the humble Saints. Those humble beings, O Nanak, are absorbed 
in the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 4 || 2

|| 40 ||   GAUREE GWAARAYREE,  FOURTH MEHL:  The mother loves to see her son 
eat. The fish loves to bathe in the water.
The True Guru loves to place food in the mouth of His GurSikh.   || 1 ||    If 
only I could meet those humble servants of the
Lord, O my Beloved. Meeting with them, my sorrows depart.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
As the cow shows her love to her strayed calf
when she finds it, and as the bride shows her love for her husband when he 
returns home, so does the Lord’s humble servant
love to sing the Praises of the Lord.  || 2 ||   The sparrow-hawk loves the 
rainwater, falling in torrents; the king loves to see his
wealth on display. The humble servant of the Lord loves to meditate on the 
Formless Lord.  || 3 ||   The mortal man loves to
accumulate wealth and property. The GurSikh loves to meet and embrace the Guru. 
Servant Nanak loves to kiss the feet of the
Holy.      || 4 || 3 || 41 ||    GAUREE GWAARAYREE,   FOURTH MEHL:   The beggar 
loves to receive charity from the wealthy
landlord. The hungry person loves to eat food. The GurSikh loves to find 
satisfaction by meeting the Guru.   || 1 ||    O Lord,
grant me the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; I place my hopes in You, Lord. 
Shower me  with  Your  Mercy,  and  fulfill  my
longing.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The song-bird loves the sun shining in her face. 
Meeting her Beloved, all her pains are left behind.
The GurSikh loves to gaze upon the Face of the Guru.  || 2 ||   The calf loves 
to suck its mother’s milk; its heart blossoms forth
upon  seeing  its  mother.  The  GurSikh  loves  to  gaze  upon  the  Face  of  
the  Guru.   ||  3  ||     All  other  loves  and  emotional
attachment to Maya are false. They shall pass away, like false and transitory 
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Servant Nanak is fulfilled, through the Love of the True Guru.   || 4 || 4 || 
42 ||    GAUREE GWAARAYREE,   FOURTH MEHL:
Service to the True Guru is fruitful and rewarding; meeting Him, I meditate on 
the Name of the Lord, the Lord Master. So
many are emancipated along with those who meditate on the Lord.  || 1 ||    O 
GurSikhs, chant the Name of the Lord, O my
Siblings of Destiny. Chanting the Lord’s Name, all sins are washed away.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   When one meets the Guru, then
the mind becomes centered. The five passions, running wild, are brought to rest 
by meditating on the Lord. Night and day,
within the body-village, the Glorious Praises of the Lord are sung.  || 2 ||   
Those who apply the dust of the Feet of the True
Guru to their faces, renounce falsehood and enshrine love for the Lord. Their 
faces are radiant in the Court of the Lord, O
Siblings of Destiny.  || 3 ||   Service to the Guru is pleasing to the Lord 
Himself. Even Krishna and Balbhadar meditated on the
Lord, falling at the Guru’s Feet. O Nanak, the Lord Himself saves the Gurmukhs. 
 || 4 || 5 || 43 ||    GAUREE GWAARAYREE,
FOURTH MEHL:   The Lord Himself is the Yogi, who wields the staff of authority. 
The Lord Himself practices tapa — intense
self-disciplined  meditation;  He  is  deeply  absorbed  in  His  primal  
trance.   ||  1  ||     Such  is  my  Lord,  who  is  all-pervading
everywhere. He dwells near at hand — the Lord is not far away.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    The Lord Himself is the Word of the
Shabad. He Himself is the awareness, attuned to its music. The Lord Himself 
beholds, and He Himself blossoms forth. The Lord
Himself chants, and the Lord Himself inspires others to chant.   || 2 ||    He 
Himself is the sparrow-hawk, and the Ambrosial
Nectar raining down. The Lord is the Ambrosial Nectar; He Himself leads us to 
drink it in. The Lord Himself is the Doer; He
Himself is our Saving Grace.  || 3 ||   The Lord Himself is the Boat, the Raft 
and the Boatman. The Lord Himself, through the
Guru’s Teachings,  saves  us.  O  Nanak,  the  Lord  Himself  carries  us  
across  to  the  other  side.   || 4  || 6  || 44  ||     GAUREE
BAIRAAGAN,  FOURTH MEHL:  O Master, You are my Banker. I receive only that 
capital which You give me. I would purchase
the Lord’s Name with love, if You Yourself, in Your Mercy, would sell it to me. 
 || 1 ||   I am the merchant, the peddler of the
Lord. I trade in the merchandise and capital of the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||    I have earned the profit, the wealth of
devotional worship of the Lord. I have become pleasing to the Mind of the Lord, 
the True Banker. I chant and meditate on the
Lord, loading the merchandise of the Lord’s Name. The Messenger of Death, the 
tax collector, does not even approach me.  ||
2 ||   Those traders who trade in other merchandise, are caught up in the 
endless waves of the pain of Maya. According to the
business in which the Lord has placed them, so are the rewards they obtain.  || 
3 ||    People trade in the Name of the Lord,
Har, Har, when the God shows His Mercy and bestows it. Servant Nanak serves the 
Lord, the Banker; he shall never again be
called to render his account.  || 4 || 1 || 7 || 45 ||   GAUREE BAIRAAGAN,  
FOURTH MEHL:  The mother nourishes the fetus in
the womb, hoping for a son, who will grow and earn and give her money to enjoy 
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In just the same way, the humble servant of the Lord loves the Lord, who 
extends His Helping Hand to us.  || 1 ||   O my Lord,
I am so foolish; save me, O my Lord God! Your servant’s praise is Your Own 
Glorious Greatness.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    Those
whose minds are pleased by the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, are joyful in the 
palaces of their own homes. Their mouths savor
all the sweet delicacies when they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. The 
Lord’s humble servants are the saviors of their
families; they save their families for twenty-one generations — they save the 
entire world!  || 2 ||   Whatever has been done,
has been done by the Lord; it is the Glorious Greatness of the Lord. O Lord, in 
Your creatures, You are pervading; You inspire
them to worship You. The Lord leads us to the treasure of devotional worship; 
He Himself bestows it.  || 3 ||    I am a slave,
purchased in Your market; what clever tricks do I have? If the Lord were to set 
me upon a throne, I would still be His slave. If
I    were a grass-cutter, I would still chant the Lord’s Name. Servant Nanak is 
the slave of the Lord; contemplate the Glorious
Greatness of the Lord  || 4 || 2 || 8 || 46 ||    GAUREE BAIRAAGAN,  FOURTH 
MEHL:  The farmers love to work their farms;
they plow and work the fields, so that their sons and daughters may eat. In 
just the same way, the Lord’s humble servants
chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and in the end, the Lord shall save them. 
 || 1 ||   I am foolish — save me, O my Lord!
O Lord, enjoin me to work and serve the Guru, the True Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||    The traders buy horses, planning to trade
them. They hope to earn wealth; their attachment to Maya increases. In just the 
same way, the Lord’s humble servants chant
the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; chanting the Lord’s Name, they find peace.  || 
2 ||   The shop-keepers collect poison, sitting in
their shops, carrying on their business. Their love is false, their displays 
are false, and they are engrossed in falsehood. In just
the same way, the Lord’s humble servants gather the wealth of the Lord’s Name; 
they take the Lord’s Name as their supplies.

|| 3 ||    This emotional attachment to Maya and family, and the love of 
duality, is a noose around the neck. Following the
Guru’s  Teachings,  the  humble  servants  are  carried  across;  they  become  
the  slaves  of  the  Lord’s  slaves.  Servant  Nanak
meditates  on  the  Naam;  the  Gurmukh  is  enlightened.   ||  4  ||  3  ||  9 
 ||  47  ||     GAUREE  BAIRAAGAN,   FOURTH  MEHL:
Continuously, day and night, they are gripped by greed and deluded by doubt. 
The slaves labor in slavery, carrying the loads
upon their heads. That humble being who serves the Guru is put to work by the 
Lord in His Home.  || 1 ||   O my Lord, please
break these bonds of Maya, and put me to work in Your Home. I continuously sing 
the Glorious Praises of the Lord; I am
absorbed in the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Mortal men work for kings, 
all for the sake of wealth and Maya. But the king
either imprisons them, or fines them, or else dies himself. Blessed, rewarding 
and fruitful is the service of the True Guru;
through it, I chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and I have found peace.  || 
2 ||   Everyday, people carry on their business,
with all sorts of devices to earn interest, for the sake of Maya. If they earn 
a profit, they are pleased, but their hearts are
broken by losses. One who is worthy, becomes a partner with the Guru, and finds 
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The more one feels hunger for other tastes and pleasures, the more this hunger 
persists. Those unto whom the Lord Himself
shows mercy, sell their head to the Guru. Servant Nanak is satisfied by the 
Name of the Lord, Har, Har. He shall never feel
hungry again.   || 4 || 4 || 10 || 48 ||    GAUREE BAIRAAGAN,   FOURTH MEHL:   
Within my conscious mind is the constant
longing for the Lord. How can I behold the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, 
Lord? One who loves the Lord knows this; the Lord
is very dear to my conscious mind. I am a sacrifice to my Guru, who has 
re-united me with my Creator Lord; I was separated
from Him for such a long time!  || 1 ||    O my Lord, I am a sinner; I have 
come to Your Sanctuary, and fallen at Your Door,
Lord. My intellect is worthless; I am filthy and polluted. Please shower me 
with Your Mercy sometime.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   My
demerits are so many and numerous. I have sinned so many times, over and over 
again. O Lord, they cannot be counted. You,
Lord,  are  the  Merciful  Treasure  of  Virtue.  When  it  pleases  You,  
Lord,  You  forgive  me.  I  am  a  sinner,  saved  only  by  the
Company of the Guru. He has bestowed the Teachings of the Lord’s Name, which 
saves me.  || 2 ||   What Glorious Virtues of
Yours can I describe, O my True Guru? When the Guru speaks, I am transfixed 
with wonder. Can anyone else save a sinner
like me? The True Guru has protected and saved me. O Guru, You are my father. O 
Guru, You are my mother. O Guru, You are
my relative, companion and friend.  || 3 ||   My condition, O my True Guru — 
that condition, O Lord, is known only to You. I
was rolling around in the dirt, and no one cared for me at all. In the Company 
of the Guru, the True Guru, I, the worm, have
been raised up and exalted. Blessed, blessed is the Guru of servant Nanak; 
meeting Him, all my sorrows and troubles have
come to an end.  || 4 || 5 || 11 || 49 ||    GAUREE BAIRAAGAN,  FOURTH MEHL:  
The soul of the man is lured by gold and
women; emotional attachment to Maya is so sweet to him. The mind has become 
attached to the pleasures of houses, palaces,
horses and other enjoyments. The Lord God does not even enter his thoughts; how 
can he be saved, O my Lord King?  || 1 ||
O my Lord, these are my lowly actions, O my Lord. O Lord, Har, Har, Treasure of 
Virtue, Merciful Lord: please bless me with
Your Grace and forgive me for all my mistakes.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I have no 
beauty, no social status, no manners. With what
face am I to speak? I have no virtue at all; I have not chanted Your Name. I am 
a sinner, saved only by the Company of the
Guru. This is the generous blessing of the True Guru.  || 2 ||    He gave all 
beings souls, bodies, mouths, noses and water to
drink. He gave them corn to eat, clothes to wear, and other pleasures to enjoy. 
But they do not remember the One who gave
them all this. The animals think that they made themselves!  || 3 ||    You 
made them all; You are all-pervading. You are the
Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. What can these wretched creatures do? 
This whole drama is Yours, O Lord and Master.
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He is the slave of the Lord’s slaves.   || 4 || 6 || 12 || 50 ||    GAUREE 
BAIRAAGAN,   FOURTH MEHL:   Just as the mother,
having given birth to a son, feeds him and keeps him in her vision — indoors 
and outdoors, she puts food in his mouth; each
and every moment, she caresses him. In just the same way, the True Guru 
protects His GurSikhs, who love their Beloved Lord.

|| 1 ||    O my Lord, we are just the ignorant children of our Lord God. Hail, 
hail, to the Guru, the Guru, the True Guru, the
Divine Teacher who has made me wise through the Lord’s Teachings.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||    The white flamingo circles through
the sky, but she keeps her young ones in her mind; she has left them behind, 
but she constantly remembers them in her
heart. In just the same way, the True Guru loves His Sikhs. The Lord cherishes 
His GurSikhs, and keeps them clasped to His
Heart.  || 2 ||    Just as the tongue, made of flesh and blood, is protected 
within the scissors of the thirty-two teeth — who
thinks that the power lies in the flesh or the scissors? Everything is in the 
Power of the Lord. In just the same way, when
someone slanders the Saint, the Lord preserves the honor of His servant.  || 3 
||    O Siblings of Destiny, let none think that
they have any power. All act as the Lord causes them to act. Old age, death, 
fever, poisons and snakes — everything is in the
Hands  of  the  Lord.  Nothing  can  touch  anyone  without  the  Lord’s  
Order.  Within  your  conscious  mind,  O  servant  Nanak,
meditate forever on the Name of the Lord, who shall deliver you in the end.   
|| 4 || 7 || 13 || 51 ||    GAUREE BAIRAAGAN,
FOURTH MEHL:   Meeting Him, the mind is filled with bliss. He is called the 
True Guru. Double-mindedness departs, and the
supreme status of the Lord is obtained.  || 1 ||    How can I meet my Beloved 
True Guru? Each and every moment, I humbly
bow to Him. How will I meet my Perfect Guru?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Granting His 
Grace, the Lord has led me to meet my Perfect
True Guru. The desire of His humble servant has been fulfilled. I have received 
the dust of the Feet of the True Guru.  || 2 ||
Those who meet the True Guru implant devotional worship to the Lord, and listen 
to this devotional worship of the Lord. They
never suffer any loss; they continually earn the profit of the Lord.  || 3 ||   
One whose heart blossoms forth, is not in love with
duality. O Nanak, meeting the Guru, one is saved, singing the Glorious Praises 
of the Lord.  || 4 || 8 || 14 || 52 ||    FOURTH
MEHL,  GAUREE POORBEE:  The Merciful Lord God showered me with His Mercy; with 
mind and body and mouth, I chant the
Lord’s Name. As Gurmukh, I have been dyed in the deep and lasting color of the 
Lord’s Love. The robe of my body is drenched
with His Love.  || 1 ||   I am the maid-servant of my Lord God. When my mind 
surrendered to the Lord, He made all the world
my slave.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Consider this well, O Saints, O Siblings of 
Destiny — search your own hearts, seek and find Him
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In all places, the Lord dwells near by, close at hand.   || 2 ||    The Lord, 
Har, Har, dwells close by, all over the world. He is
Infinite, All-powerful and Immeasurable. The Perfect Guru has revealed the 
Lord, Har, Har, to me. I have sold my head to the
Guru.  || 3 ||   O Dear Lord, inside and outside, I am in the protection of 
Your Sanctuary; You are the Greatest of the Great,
All-powerful Lord. Servant Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, night 
and day, meeting the Guru, the True Guru, the
Divine Intermediary.  || 4 || 1 || 15 || 53 ||   GAUREE POORBEE,  FOURTH MEHL:  
Life of the World, Infinite Lord and Master,
Master of the Universe, All-powerful Architect of Destiny. Whichever way You 
turn me, O my Lord and Master, that is the way I
shall go.   || 1 ||    O Lord, my mind is attuned to the Lord’s Love. Joining 
the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, I have
obtained the sublime essence of the Lord. I am absorbed in the Name of the 
Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Lord, Har, Har, and
the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is the panacea, the medicine for the world. The 
Lord, and the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,
bring peace and tranquility. Those who partake of the Lord’s sublime essence, 
through the Guru’s Teachings — their sins and
sufferings are all eliminated.   || 2 ||    Those who have such pre-ordained 
destiny inscribed on their foreheads, bathe in the
pool of contentment of the Guru. The filth of evil-mindedness is totally washed 
away, from those who are imbued with the
Love of the Lord’s Name.  || 3 ||   O Lord, You Yourself are Your Own Master, O 
God. There is no other Giver as Great as You.
Servant Nanak lives by the Naam, the Name of the Lord; by the Lord’s Mercy, he 
chants the Lord’s Name.  || 4 || 2 || 16 || 54

||   GAUREE POORBEE,  FOURTH MEHL:  Show Mercy to me, O Life of the World, O 
Great Giver, so that my mind may merge
with the Lord. The True Guru has bestowed His most pure and sacred Teachings. 
Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,
Har, my mind is transfixed and enraptured.  || 1 ||   O Lord, my mind and body 
have been pierced through by the True Lord.
The whole world is caught and held in the mouth of Death. Through the Teachings 
of the Guru, the True Guru, O Lord, I am
saved.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Those who are not in love with the Lord are 
foolish and false — they are faithless cynics. They
suffer the most extreme agonies of birth and death; they die over and over 
again, and they rot away in manure.  || 2 ||   You
are the Merciful Cherisher of those who seek Your Sanctuary. I beg of You: 
please grant me Your gift, Lord. Make me the slave
of the Lord’s slaves, so that my mind might dance in Your Love.  || 3 ||   He 
Himself is the Great Banker; God is our Lord and
Master. I am His petty merchant. My mind, body and soul are all Your capital 
assets. You, O God, are the True Banker of
servant Nanak.   || 4 || 3 || 17 || 55 ||    GAUREE POORBEE,   FOURTH MEHL:   
You are Merciful, the Destroyer of all pain.
Please give me Your Ear and listen to my prayer. Please unite me with the True 
Guru, my breath of life; through Him, O my
Lord and Master, You are known.  || 1 ||    O Lord, I acknowledge the True Guru 
as the Supreme Lord God. I am foolish and
ignorant, and my intellect is impure. Through the Teachings of the Guru, the 
True Guru, O Lord, I come to know You.  || 1 ||
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All  the  pleasures  and  enjoyments  which  I have  seen —  I have  found  
them  all  to  be  bland  and  insipid.  I  have  tasted  the
Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, by meeting the True Guru. 
It is sweet, like the juice of the sugarcane.  ||
2 ||   Those who have not met the Guru, the True Guru, are foolish and insane — 
they are faithless cynics. Those who were
pre-ordained to have no good karma at all — gazing into the lamp of emotional 
attachment, they are burnt, like moths in a
flame.  || 3 ||    Those whom You, in Your Mercy, have met, Lord, are committed 
to Your Service. Servant Nanak chants the
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har. He is famous, and through the Guru’s 
Teachings, He merges in the Name.  || 4 || 4 || 18 ||
56 ||   GAUREE POORBEE,  FOURTH MEHL:  O my mind, God is always with you; He is 
your Lord and Master. Tell me, where
could you run to get away from the Lord? The True Lord God Himself grants 
forgiveness; we are emancipated only when the
Lord Himself emancipates us.  || 1 ||   O my mind, chant the Name of the Lord, 
Har, Har, Har — chant it in your mind. Quickly
now, run to the Sanctuary of the True Guru, O my mind; following the Guru, the 
True Guru, you shall be saved.  || 1 ||  Pause

||    O my mind, serve God, the Giver of all peace; serving Him, you shall come 
to dwell in your own home deep within. As
Gurmukh, go and enter your own home; anoint yourself with the sandalwood oil of 
the Lord’s Praises.  || 2 ||   O my mind, the
Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har, Har, are exalted and sublime. Earn the 
profit of the Lord’s Name, and let your mind be
happy. If the Lord, Har, Har, in His Mercy, bestows it, then we partake of the 
ambrosial essence of the Lord’s Name.  || 3 ||
O my mind, without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and attached to duality, 
those faithless cynics are strangled by the
Messenger of Death. Such faithless cynics, who have forgotten the Naam, are 
thieves. O my mind, do not even go near them.

|| 4 ||   O my mind, serve the Unknowable and Immaculate Lord, the Man-lion; 
serving Him, your account will be cleared. The
Lord God has made servant Nanak perfect; he is not diminished by even the 
tiniest particle.  || 5 || 5 || 19 || 57 ||   GAUREE
POORBEE,  FOURTH MEHL:  My breath of life is in Your Power, God; my soul and 
body are totally Yours. Be merciful to me,
and  show me the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. There is such a great longing 
within my mind and body!  || 1 ||   O my Lord,
there is such a great longing within my mind and body to meet the Lord. When 
the Guru, the Merciful Guru, showed just a little
mercy to me, my Lord God came and met me.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Whatever is in 
my conscious mind, O Lord and Master —
that condition of mine is known only to You, Lord. Night and day, I chant Your 
Name, and I find peace. I live by placing my
hopes in You, Lord.  || 2 ||    The Guru, the True Guru, the Giver, has shown 
me the Way; my Lord God came and met me.
Night and day, I am filled with bliss; by great good fortune, all of the hopes 
of His humble servant have been fulfilled.  || 3 ||
O Lord of the World, Master of the Universe, everything is under Your control. 
Servant Nanak has come to Your Sanctuary,
Lord; please, preserve the honor of Your humble servant.  || 4 || 6 || 20 || 58 
||   GAUREE POORBEE,  FOURTH MEHL:  This
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Distracted by all sorts of distractions, it wanders around aimlessly in the ten 
directions. I have found the Perfect Guru, through
great good fortune; He has given me the Mantra of the Lord’s Name, and my mind 
has become quiet and tranquil.  || 1 ||   O
Lord, I am the slave of the True Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   My forehead has 
been branded with His brand; I owe such a great
debt to the Guru. He has been so generous and kind to me; He has carried me 
across the treacherous and terrifying world-
ocean.  || 2 ||   Those who do not have love for the Lord within their hearts, 
harbor only false intentions and goals. As paper
breaks down and dissolves in water, the self-willed manmukh wastes away in 
arrogant pride.  || 3 ||   I know nothing, and I do
not know the future; as the Lord keeps me, so do I stand. For my failings and 
mistakes, O Guru, grant me Your Grace; servant
Nanak is Your obedient dog.   || 4 || 7 || 21 || 59 ||    GAUREE  POORBEE,   
FOURTH  MEHL:   The  body-village  is  filled  to
overflowing  with  sexual  desire  and  anger,  which  were  broken  into  bits 
 when  I  met  with  the  Holy  Saint.  By  pre-ordained
destiny,   I have met with the Guru. I have entered into the realm of the 
Lord’s Love.  || 1 ||    Greet the Holy Saint with your
palms pressed together; this is an act of great merit. Bow down before Him; 
this is a virtuous action indeed.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
The  wicked  shaaktas,  the  faithless  cynics,  do  not  know  the  taste  of  
the  Lord’s  sublime  essence.  The  thorn  of  egotism  is
embedded deep within them. The more they walk away, the deeper it sticks into 
them, and the more they suffer in pain, until
finally, the Messenger of Death smashes his club against their heads.  || 2 ||  
 The humble servants of the Lord are absorbed
in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The pain of birth and the fear of death are 
eradicated. They have obtained the Imperishable
Supreme Being, the Transcendent Lord God, and they obtain great honor 
throughout all the worlds and realms.  || 3 ||   I am
poor and meek, God, but I am Yours! Save me, please save me, O Greatest of the 
Great! Servant Nanak takes the Sustenance
and Support of the Naam. In the Name of the Lord, he enjoys celestial peace.  
|| 4 || 8 || 22 || 60 ||    GAUREE POORBEE,
FOURTH MEHL:   Within this body-fortress is the Lord, the Sovereign Lord King, 
but the stubborn ones do not find the taste.
When the Lord, Merciful to the meek, showed His Mercy, I found and tasted it, 
through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 1 ||
Lovingly focused upon the Guru, the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praise has become 
sweet to me.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    The Lord, the
Supreme Lord God, is Inaccessible and Unfathomable. Those who are committed to 
the True Guru, the Divine Intermediary,
meet the Lord. Those whose hearts are pleased with the Guru’s Teachings — the 
Lord’s Presence is revealed to them.  || 2 ||
The hearts of the self-willed manmukhs are hard and cruel; their inner beings 
are dark. Even if the poisonous snake is fed
large amounts of milk, it will still yield only poison.  || 3 ||   O Lord God, 
please unite me with the Holy Guru, so that I might
joyfully grind and eat the Shabad. Servant Nanak is the slave of the Guru; in 
the Sangat, the Holy Congregation, the bitter
becomes sweet.  || 4 || 9 || 23 || 61 ||   GAUREE POORBEE,  FOURTH MEHL:  For 
the sake of the Lord, Har, Har, I have sold
my body to the Perfect Guru. The True Guru, the Giver, has implanted the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord, within me. A very
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Through the Guru’s Teachings, I am lovingly centered on the Lord.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   The All-pervading Sovereign Lord King is
contained in each and every heart. Through the Guru, and the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad, I am lovingly centered on the Lord.
Cutting my mind and body into pieces, I offer them to my Guru. The Guru’s 
Teachings have dispelled my doubt and fear.  || 2

||    In the darkness, the Guru has lit the lamp of the Guru’s wisdom; I am 
lovingly focused on the Lord. The darkness of
ignorance has been dispelled, and my mind has been awakened; within the home of 
my inner being, I have found the genuine
article.   || 3 ||    The vicious hunters, the faithless cynics, are hunted 
down by the Messenger of Death. They have not sold
their heads to the True Guru; those wretched, unfortunate ones continue coming 
and going in reincarnation.  || 4 ||   Hear my
prayer, O God, my Lord and Master: I beg for the Sanctuary of the Lord God. 
Servant Nanak’s honor and respect is the Guru;
he has sold his head to the True Guru.  || 5 || 10 || 24 || 62 ||    GAUREE 
POORBEE,  FOURTH MEHL:  I am egotistical and
conceited,  and  my  intellect  is  ignorant.  Meeting  the  Guru,  my  
selfishness  and  conceit  have  been  abolished.  The  illness  of
egotism is gone, and I have found peace. Blessed, blessed is the Guru, the 
Sovereign Lord King.   || 1 ||    I have found the
Lord, through the Teachings of the Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   My heart is 
filled with love for the Sovereign Lord King; the Guru
has shown me the path and the way to find Him. My soul and body all belong to 
the Guru; I was separated, and He has led me
into the Lord’s Embrace.  || 2 ||   Deep within myself, I would love to see the 
Lord; the Guru has inspired me to see Him within
my heart. Within my mind, intuitive peace and bliss have arisen; I have sold 
myself to the Guru.  || 3 ||    I am a sinner — I
have committed so many sins; I am a villainous, thieving thief. Now, Nanak has 
come to the Lord’s Sanctuary; preserve my
honor, Lord, as it pleases Your Will.   || 4 || 11 || 25 || 63 ||    GAUREE 
POORBEE,   FOURTH MEHL:   Through the Guru’s
Teachings, the unstruck music resounds; through the Guru’s Teachings, the mind 
sings. By great good fortune, I received the
Blessed Vision of the Guru’s Darshan. Blessed, blessed is the Guru, who has led 
me to love the Lord.  || 1 ||   The Gurmukh is
lovingly centered on the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    My Lord and Master is the 
Perfect True Guru. My mind works to serve the
Guru. I massage and wash the Feet of the Guru, who recites the Sermon of the 
Lord.  || 2 ||   The Teachings of the Guru are
in my heart; the Lord is the Source of nectar. My tongue sings the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord. My mind is immersed in, and
drenched with the Lord’s essence. Fulfilled with the Lord’s Love, I shall never 
feel hunger again.  || 3 ||   People try all sorts of
things,  but  without  the  Lord’s  Mercy,  His  Name  is  not  obtained.  The  
Lord  has  showered  His  Mercy  upon  servant  Nanak;
through the wisdom of the Guru’s Teachings, he has enshrined the Naam, the Name 
of the Lord.   || 4 || 12 || 26 || 64 ||
RAAG GAUREE MAAJH,  FOURTH MEHL:  O my soul, as Gurmukh, do this deed: chant 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Make
that teaching your mother, that it may teach you to keep the Lord’s Name in 
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Let contentment be your father; the Guru is the Primal Being, beyond birth or 
incarnation. By great good fortune, you shall
meet with the Lord.   || 1 ||    I have met the Guru, the Yogi, the Primal 
Being; I am delighted with His Love. The Guru is
imbued with the Love of the Lord; He dwells forever in Nirvaanaa. By great good 
fortune, I met the most accomplished and all-
knowing Lord. My mind and body are drenched in the Love of the Lord.  || 2 ||   
 Come, O Saints — let’s meet together and
chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord. In the Sangat, the Holy Congregation, 
let’s earn the lasting profit of the Naam. Let’s
serve the Saints, and drink in the Ambrosial Nectar. By one’s karma and 
pre-ordained destiny, they are met.  || 3 ||    In the
month of Saawan, the clouds of Ambrosial Nectar hang over the world. The 
peacock of the mind chirps, and receives the Word
of the Shabad, in its mouth; the Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord rains down, and 
the Sovereign Lord King is met. Servant Nanak
is imbued with the Love of the Lord.  || 4 || 1 || 27 || 65 ||   GAUREE MAAJH,  
FOURTH MEHL:  Come, O sisters — let’s make
virtue our charms. Let’s join the Saints, and enjoy the pleasure of the Lord’s 
Love. The lamp of the Guru’s spiritual wisdom
burns steadily in my mind. The Lord, being pleased and moved by pity, has led 
me to meet Him.  || 1 ||   My mind and body
are filled with love for my Darling Lord. The True Guru, the Divine 
Intermediary, has united me with my Friend. I offer my
mind to the Guru, who has led me to meet my God. I am forever a sacrifice to 
the Lord.  || 2 ||   Dwell, O my Beloved, dwell,
O my Lord of the Universe; O Lord, show mercy to me and come to dwell within my 
mind. I have obtained the fruits of my
mind’s desires, O my Lord of the Universe; I am transfixed with ecstasy, gazing 
upon the Perfect Guru. The happy soul-brides
receive the Lord’s Name, O my Lord of the Universe; night and day, their minds 
are blissful and happy. By great good fortune,
the Lord is found, O my Lord of the Universe; earning profit continually, the 
mind laughs with joy.  || 3 ||    The Lord Himself
creates, and the Lord Himself beholds; the Lord Himself assigns all to their 
tasks. Some partake of the bounty of the Lord’s
favor,  which  never  runs  out,  while  others  receive  only  a  handful.  
Some  sit  upon  thrones  as  kings,  and  enjoy  constant
pleasures, while others must beg for charity. The Word of the Shabad is 
pervading in everyone, O my Lord of the Universe;
servant Nanak meditates on the Naam.  || 4 || 2 || 28 || 66 ||   GAUREE MAAJH,  
FOURTH MEHL:  From within my mind, from
within my mind, O my Lord of the Universe, I am imbued with the Love of the 
Lord, from within my mind. The Lord’s Love is
with me, but it cannot be seen, O my Lord of the Universe; the Perfect Guru has 
led me to see the unseen. He has revealed
the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my Lord of the Universe; all poverty and pain 
have departed. I have obtained the supreme
status of the Lord, O my Lord of the Universe; by great good fortune, I am 
absorbed in the Naam.  || 1 ||    With his eyes, O
my Beloved, with his eyes, O my Lord of the Universe — has anyone ever seen the 
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My mind and body are sad and depressed, O my Lord of the Universe; without her 
Husband Lord, the soul-bride is withering
away. Meeting the Saints, O my Lord of the Universe, I have found my Lord God, 
my Companion, my Best Friend. The Lord,
the Life of the World, has come to meet me, O my Lord of the Universe. The 
night of my life now passes in peace.  || 2 ||   O
Saints, unite me with my Lord God, my Best Friend; my mind and body are hungry 
for Him. I cannot survive without seeing my
Beloved; deep within, I feel the pain of separation from the Lord. The 
Sovereign Lord King is my Beloved, my Best Friend.
Through the Guru, I have met Him, and my mind has been rejuvenated. The hopes 
of my mind and body have been fulfilled, O
my Lord of the Universe; meeting the Lord, my mind vibrates with joy.   || 3 || 
   A sacrifice, O my Lord of the Universe, a
sacrifice, O my Beloved; I am forever a sacrifice to You. My mind and body are 
filled with love for my Husband Lord; O my
Lord  of the Universe, please preserve my assets. Unite me with the True Guru, 
Your Advisor, O my Lord of the Universe;
through His guidance, He shall lead me to  the  Lord.  I have  obtained  the  
Lord’s  Name,  by  Your  Mercy,  O  my  Lord  of  the
Universe; servant Nanak has entered Your Sanctuary.  || 4 || 3 || 29 || 67 ||   
GAUREE MAAJH,  FOURTH MEHL:  Playful is my
Lord   of the Universe; playful is my Beloved. My Lord God is wondrous and 
playful. The Lord Himself created Krishna, O my
Lord of the Universe; the Lord Himself is the milkmaids who seek Him. The Lord 
Himself enjoys every heart, O my Lord of the
Universe; He Himself is the Ravisher and the Enjoyer. The Lord is All-knowing — 
 He  cannot  be  fooled,  O  my  Lord  of  the
Universe. He is the True Guru, the Yogi.  || 1 ||   He Himself created the 
world, O my Lord of the Universe; the Lord Himself
plays   in so many ways! Some enjoy enjoyments, O my Lord of the Universe, 
while others wander around naked, the poorest of
the poor. He Himself created the world, O my Lord of the Universe; the Lord 
gives His gifts to all who beg for them. His
devotees have the Support of the Naam, O my Lord of the Universe; they beg for 
the sublime sermon of the Lord.  || 2 ||   The
Lord Himself inspires His devotees to worship Him, O my Lord of the Universe; 
the Lord fulfills the desires of the minds of His
devotees. He Himself is permeating and pervading the waters and the lands, O my 
Lord of the Universe; He is All-pervading —
He       is not far away. The Lord Himself is within the self, and outside as 
well, O my Lord of the Universe; the Lord Himself is fully
pervading everywhere. The Lord, the Supreme Soul, is diffused everywhere, O my 
Lord of the Universe. The Lord Himself
beholds all; His Immanent Presence is pervading everywhere.  || 3 ||   O Lord, 
the music of the praanic wind is deep within, O
my Lord of the Universe; as the Lord Himself plays this music, so does it 
vibrate and resound. O Lord, the treasure of the
Naam is deep within, O my Lord of the Universe; through the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad, the Lord God is revealed. He Himself
leads us to enter His Sanctuary, O my Lord of the Universe; the Lord preserves 
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By great good fortune, one joins the Sangat, the Holy Congregation, O my Lord 
of the Universe; O servant Nanak, through the
Naam, one’s affairs are resolved.  || 4 || 4 || 30 || 68 ||   GAUREE MAAJH,  
FOURTH MEHL:  The Lord has implanted a longing
for the Lord’s Name within me. I have met the Lord God, my Best Friend, and I 
have found peace. Beholding my Lord God, I
live, O my mother. The Lord’s Name is my Friend and Brother.  || 1 ||    O Dear 
Saints, sing the Glorious Praises of my Lord
God. As Gurmukh, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, O very fortunate ones. 
The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is my soul
and my breath of life. I shall never again have to cross over the terrifying 
world-ocean.  || 2 ||    How shall I behold my Lord
God? My mind and body yearn for Him. Unite me with the Lord, Dear Saints; my 
mind is in love with Him. Through the Word of
the Guru’s Shabad, I have found the Sovereign Lord, my Beloved. O very 
fortunate ones, chant the Name of the Lord.  || 3 ||
Within my mind and body, there is such a great longing for God, the Lord of the 
Universe. Unite me with the Lord, Dear Saints.
God, the Lord of the Universe, is so close to me. Through the Teachings of the 
True Guru, the Naam is always revealed; the
desires of servant Nanak’s mind have been fulfilled.  || 4 || 5 || 31 || 69 ||  
 GAUREE MAAJH,  FOURTH MEHL:  If I receive my
Love, the Naam, then I live. In the temple of the mind, is the Ambrosial Nectar 
of the Lord; through the Guru’s Teachings, we
drink it in. My mind is drenched with the Love of the Lord. I continually drink 
in the sublime essence of the Lord. I have found
the Lord within my mind, and so I live.  || 1 ||    The arrow of the Lord’s 
Love has pierced by mind and body. The Lord, the
Primal Being, is All-knowing; He is my Beloved and my Best Friend. The Saintly 
Guru has united me with the All-knowing and
All-seeing Lord. I am a sacrifice to the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 2 ||   
I seek my Lord, Har, Har, my Intimate, my Best
Friend. Show me the way to the Lord, Dear Saints; I am searching all over for 
Him. The Kind and Compassionate True Guru
has shown me the Way, and I have found the Lord. Through the Name of the Lord, 
I am absorbed in the Naam.  || 3 ||   I am
consumed with the pain of separation from the Love of the Lord. The Guru has 
fulfilled my desire, and I have received the
Ambrosial Nectar in my mouth. The Lord has become merciful, and now I meditate 
on the Name of the Lord. Servant Nanak
has obtained the sublime essence of the Lord.  || 4 || 6 || 20 || 18 || 32 || 
70 ||

FIFTH  MEHL,   RAAG  GAUREE  GWAARAYREE,   CHAU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

How can happiness be found, O my Siblings of Destiny? How can the Lord, our 
Help and Support, be found?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
There is no happiness in owning one’s own home, in all of Maya, or in lofty 
mansions casting beautiful shadows. In fraud and
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1 ||    He is pleased at the sight of his elephants and horses and his armies 
assembled, his servants and his soldiers. But the
noose of egotism is tightening around his neck.  || 2 ||    His rule may extend 
in all ten directions; he may revel in pleasures,
and enjoy many women — but he is just a beggar, who in his dream, is a king.  
|| 3 ||    The True Guru has shown me that
there is only one pleasure. Whatever the Lord does, is pleasing to the Lord’s 
devotee. Servant Nanak has abolished his ego,
and he is absorbed in the Lord.  || 4 ||   This is the way to find happiness, O 
my Siblings of Destiny. This is the way to find the
Lord, our Help and Support.  || 1 ||  Second Pause  ||   GAUREE GWAARAYREE,  
FIFTH MEHL:  Why do you doubt? What do
you doubt? God is pervading the water, the land and the sky. The Gurmukhs are 
saved, while the self-willed manmukhs lose
their honor.  || 1 ||   One who is protected by the Merciful Lord — no one else 
can rival him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Infinite
One is pervading among all. So sleep in peace, and don’t worry. He knows 
everything which happens.  || 2 ||   The self-willed
manmukhs are dying in the thirst of duality. They wander lost through countless 
incarnations; this is their pre-ordained destiny.
As they plant, so shall they harvest.   || 3 ||    Beholding the Blessed Vision 
of the Lord’s Darshan, my mind has blossomed
forth. And now everywhere I look, God is revealed to me. Servant Nanak’s hopes 
have been fulfilled by the Lord.  || 4 || 2 ||

71  ||     GAUREE  GWAARAYREE,   FIFTH  MEHL:   In  so  many  incarnations,  
you  were  a  worm  and  an  insect;  in  so  many
incarnations, you were an elephant, a fish and a deer. In so many incarnations, 
you were a bird and a snake. In so many
incarnations, you were yoked as an ox and a horse.  || 1 ||    Meet the Lord of 
the Universe — now is the time to meet Him.
After so very long, this human body was fashioned for you.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||  
  In so many incarnations, you were rocks and
mountains; in so many incarnations, you were aborted in the womb; in so many 
incarnations, you developed branches and
leaves; you wandered through 8.4 million incarnations.   || 2 ||    Through the 
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you
obtained this human life. Do seva — selfless service; follow the Guru’s 
Teachings, and vibrate the Lord’s Name, Har, Har.
Abandon pride, falsehood and arrogance. Remain dead while yet alive, and you 
shall be welcomed in the Court of the Lord.  ||
3 ||    Whatever has been, and whatever shall be, comes from You, Lord. No one 
else can do anything at all. We are united
with You, when You unite us with Yourself. Says Nanak, sing the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord, Har, Har.   || 4 || 3 || 72 ||
GAUREE GWAARAYREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   In the field of karma, plant the seed of the 
Naam. Your works shall be brought to
fruition. You shall obtain these fruits, and the fear of death shall be 
dispelled. Sing continually the Glorious Praises of the Lord,
Har, Har.  || 1 ||   Keep the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, enshrined in your 
heart, and your affairs shall be quickly resolved.  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||   Be always attentive to your God; thus you shall be honored in 
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Give up all your clever tricks and devices, and hold tight to the Feet of the 
Saints.  || 2 ||   The One, who holds all creatures in
His Hands, is never separated from them; He is with them all. Abandon your 
clever devices, and grasp hold of His Support. In
an instant, you shall be saved.  || 3 ||   Know that He is always near at hand. 
Accept the Order of God as True. Through the
Guru’s Teachings, eradicate selfishness and conceit. O Nanak, chant and 
meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har,
Har.  || 4 || 4 || 73 ||   GAUREE GWAARAYREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Guru’s Word is 
eternal and everlasting. The Guru’s Word
cuts away the noose of Death. The Guru’s Word is always with the soul. Through 
the Guru’s Word, one is immersed in the
Love of the Lord.  || 1 ||   Whatever the Guru gives, is useful to the mind. 
Whatever the Saint does — accept that as True.  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||    The Guru’s Word is infallible and unchanging. Through the 
Guru’s Word, doubt and prejudice are dispelled.
The Guru’s Word never goes away; through the Guru’s Word, we sing the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord.  || 2 ||    The Guru’s
Word accompanies the soul. The Guru’s Word is the Master of the masterless. The 
Guru’s Word saves one from falling into
hell. Through the Guru’s Word, the tongue savors the Ambrosial Nectar.  || 3 || 
   The Guru’s Word is revealed in the world.
Through the Guru’s Word, no one suffers defeat. O Nanak, the True Guru is 
always kind and compassionate, unto those whom
the Lord Himself has blessed with His Mercy.  || 4 || 5 || 74 ||   GAUREE 
GWAARAYREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  He makes jewels out
of the dust, and He managed to preserve you in the womb. He has given you fame 
and greatness; meditate on that God,
twenty-four hours a day.  || 1 ||   O Lord, I seek the dust of the feet of the 
Holy. Meeting the Guru, I meditate on my Lord and
Master.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He transformed me, the fool, into a fine speaker, 
and He made the unconscious become conscious;
by His Grace, I have obtained the nine treasures. May I never forget that God 
from my mind.  || 2 ||   He has given a home to
the homeless; He has given honor to the dishonored. He has fulfilled all 
desires; remember Him in meditation, day and night,
with every breath and every morsel of food.   || 3 ||    By His Grace, the 
bonds of Maya are cut away. By Guru’s Grace, the
bitter poison has become Ambrosial Nectar. Says Nanak, I cannot do anything; I 
praise the Lord, the Protector.  || 4 || 6 || 75

||    GAUREE GWAARAYREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   In His Sanctuary, there is no fear or 
sorrow. Without Him, nothing at all can be
done. I have renounced clever tricks, power and intellectual corruption. God is 
the Protector of His servant.  || 1 ||   Meditate,
O my mind, on the Lord, Raam, Raam, with love. Within your home, and beyond it, 
He is always with you.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
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Taste the ambrosial essence, the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Of what use are 
other efforts? Showing His Mercy, the Lord
Himself protects our honor.  || 2 ||   What is the human? What power does he 
have? All the tumult of Maya is false. Our Lord
and Master is the One who acts, and causes others to act. He is the 
Inner-knower, the Searcher of all hearts.  || 3 ||    Of all
comforts, this is the true comfort. Keep the Guru’s Teachings in your mind. 
Those who bear love for the Name of the Lord —
says Nanak, they are blessed, and very fortunate.  || 4 || 7 || 76 ||   GAUREE 
GWAARAYREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Listening to the
Lord’s sermon, my pollution has been washed away. I have become totally pure, 
and I now walk in peace. By great good
fortune,  I  found  the  Saadh  Sangat,  the  Company  of  the  Holy;  I  have  
fallen  in  love  with  the  Supreme  Lord  God.   ||  1  ||
Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, His servant has been carried across. 
The Guru has lifted me up and carried me
across the ocean of fire.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Singing the Kirtan of His 
Praises, my mind has become peaceful; the residues of
the mistakes of countless incarnations have been washed away. I have seen all 
the treasures within my own mind; why should
I now go out searching for them?  || 2 ||   When God Himself becomes merciful, 
the work of His servant becomes perfect. He
has cut away my bonds, and made me His slave. Remember, remember, remember Him 
in meditation; He is the treasure of
excellence.   || 3 ||    He alone is in the mind; He alone is everywhere. The 
Perfect Lord is totally permeating and pervading
everywhere. The Perfect Guru has dispelled all doubts. Remembering the Lord in 
meditation, Nanak has found peace.  || 4 || 8

|| 77 ||   GAUREE GWAARAYREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Those who have died have been 
forgotten. Those who survive have fastened
their belts. They are busily occupied in their affairs; they cling twice as 
hard to Maya.   || 1 ||    No one thinks of the time of
death; people grasp to hold that which shall pass away.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||  
  The fools — their bodies are bound down by
desires. They are mired in sexual desire, anger and attachment; the Righteous  
Judge  of  Dharma  stands  over  their  heads.
Believing it to be sweet, the fools eat poison.  || 2 ||   They say, “I shall 
tie up my enemy, and I shall cut him down. Who dares
to    set foot upon my land? I am learned, I am clever and wise.” The ignorant 
ones do not recognize their Creator.  || 3 ||   The
Lord Himself knows His Own state and condition. What can anyone say? How can 
anyone describe Him? Whatever He attaches
us to — to that we are attached. Everyone begs for their own good.  || 4 ||    
Everything is Yours; You are the Creator Lord.
You have no end or limitation. Please give this gift to Your servant, that 
Nanak might never forget the Naam.  || 5 || 9 || 78 ||
GAUREE GWAARAYREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  By all sorts of efforts, people do not find 
salvation. Through clever tricks, the weight is
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Serving the Lord with a pure heart, you shall be received with honor at God’s 
Court.   || 1 ||    O my mind, hold tight to the
Support of the Lord’s Name. The hot winds shall never even touch you.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||    Like a boat in the ocean of fear;
like a lamp which illumines the darkness; like fire which takes away the pain 
of cold — just so, chanting the Name, the mind
becomes peaceful.  || 2 ||   The thirst of your mind shall be quenched, and all 
hopes shall be fulfilled. Your consciousness shall
not waver. Meditate on the Ambrosial Naam as Gurmukh, O my friend.  || 3 ||   
He alone receives the panacea, the medicine
of the Naam, unto whom the Lord, in His Grace, bestows it. One whose heart is 
filled with the Name of the Lord, Har, Har — O
Nanak, his pains and sorrows are eliminated.  || 4 || 10 || 79 ||   GAUREE 
GWAARAYREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Even with vast sums
of wealth, the mind is not satisfied. Gazing upon countless beauties, the man 
is not satisfied. He is so involved with his wife
and sons — he believes that they belong to him. That wealth shall pass away, 
and those relatives shall be reduced to ashes.

|| 1 ||   Without meditating and vibrating on the Lord, they are crying out in 
pain. Their bodies are cursed, and their wealth is
cursed — they are imbued with Maya.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The servant carries 
the bags of money on his head, but it goes to his
master’s house, and he receives only pain. The man sits as a king in his 
dreams, but when he opens his eyes, he sees that it
was all in vain.  || 2 ||   The watchman oversees the field of another, but the 
field belongs to his master, while he must get up
and depart. He works so hard, and suffers for that field, but still, nothing 
comes into his hands.  || 3 ||   The dream is His, and
the kingdom is His; He who has given the wealth of Maya, has infused the desire 
for it. He Himself annihilates, and He Himself
restores. Nanak offers this prayer to God.  || 4 || 11 || 80 ||   GAUREE 
GWAARAYREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have gazed upon the
many forms of Maya, in so many ways. With pen and paper, I have written clever 
things. I have seen what it is to be a chief, a
king, and an emperor, but they do not satisfy the mind.  || 1 ||    Show me 
that peace, O Saints, which will quench my thirst
and satisfy my mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You may have horses as fast as the 
wind, elephants to ride on, sandalwood oil, and
beautiful women in bed, actors in dramas, singing in theaters — but even with 
them, the mind does not find contentment.  || 2

||    You may have a throne at the royal court, with beautiful decorations and 
soft  carpets,  all  sorts  of  luscious  fruits  and
beautiful gardens, the excitement of the chase and princely pleasures — but 
still, the mind is not made happy by such illusory
diversions.  || 3 ||   In their kindness, the Saints have told me of the True 
One, and so I have obtained all comforts and joy. In
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I sing the Kirtan of the Lord’s 
Praises. Says Nanak, through great good fortune, I
have found this.  || 4 ||    One who obtains the wealth of the Lord becomes 
happy. By God’s Grace, I have joined the Saadh
Sangat.  || 1 ||  Second Pause  || 12 || 81 ||   GAUREE GWAARAYREE,


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FIFTH MEHL:  The mortal claims this body as his own. Again and again, he clings 
to it. He is entangled with his children, his
wife and household affairs. He cannot be the slave of the Lord.  || 1 ||   What 
is that way, by which the Lord’s Praises might
be sung? What is that intellect, by which this person might swim across, O 
mother?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    That which is for his
own good, he thinks is evil. If someone tells him the truth, he looks upon that 
as poison. He cannot tell victory from defeat.
This is the way of life in the world of the faithless cynic.   || 2 ||    The 
demented fool drinks in the deadly poison, while he
believes the Ambrosial Naam to be bitter. He does not even approach the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy; he wanders
lost through 8.4 million incarnations.  || 3 ||   The birds are caught in the 
net of Maya; immersed in the pleasures of love, they
frolic in so many ways. Says Nanak, the Perfect Guru has cut away the noose 
from those, unto whom the Lord has shown His
Mercy.   || 4 || 13 || 82 ||    GAUREE GWAARAYREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   By Your 
Grace, we find the Way. By God’s Grace, we
meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. By God’s Grace, we are released 
from our bondage. By Your Grace, egotism is
eradicated.  || 1 ||   As You assign me, so I take to Your service. By myself, 
I cannot do anything at all, O Divine Lord.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   If it pleases You, then I sing the Word of Your Bani. If it pleases 
You, then I speak the Truth. If it pleases You, then
the True Guru showers His Mercy upon me. All peace comes by Your Kindness, God. 
 || 2 ||   Whatever pleases You is a pure
action of karma. Whatever pleases You is the true faith of Dharma. The treasure 
of all excellence is with You. Your servant
prays to You, O Lord and Master.  || 3 ||   The mind and body become immaculate 
through the Lord’s Love. All peace is found
in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. My mind remains attuned to Your Name; 
Nanak affirms this as his greatest pleasure.

|| 4 || 14 || 83 ||    GAUREE GWAARAYREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  You may taste the other 
flavors, but your thirst shall not depart,
even  for  an  instant.  But when  you  taste  the  sweet flavor  the  the  
Lord’s  sublime  essence —  upon  tasting  it,  you  shall  be
wonder-struck and amazed.  || 1 ||   O dear beloved tongue, drink in the 
Ambrosial Nectar. Imbued with this sublime essence,
you        shall be satisfied.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   O tongue, sing the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord. Each and every moment, meditate on
the Lord, Har, Har, Har. Do not listen to any other, and do not go anywhere 
else. By great good fortune, you shall find the
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.   || 2 ||    Twenty-four hours a day, O 
tongue, dwell upon God, the Unfathomable,
Supreme  Lord  and  Master.  Here  and  hereafter,  you  shall  be  happy  
forever.  Chanting  the  Glorious  Praises  of  the  Lord,  O
tongue, you shall become priceless.   || 3 ||    All the vegetation will 
blossom forth for you, flowering in fruition; imbued with
this sublime essence, you shall never leave it again. No other sweet and tasty 
flavors can compare to it. Says Nanak, the Guru
has become my Support.  || 4 || 15 || 84 ||   GAUREE GWAARAYREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  
The mind is the temple, and the body is
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The infinite substance is within it. Within it, the great merchant is said to 
dwell. Who is the trader who deals there?   || 1 ||
How rare is that trader who deals in the jewel of the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord. He takes the Ambrosial Nectar as his food.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   He dedicates his mind and body to serving the Lord. How 
can we please the Lord? I fall at His Feet, and I
renounce all sense of ‘mine and yours’. Who can settle this bargain?   || 2 ||  
  How can I attain the Mansion of the Lord’s
Presence?  How  can  I  get  Him  to  call  me  inside?  You  are  the  Great  
Merchant;  You  have  millions  of  traders.  Who  is  the
benefactor? Who can take me to Him?   || 3 ||    Seeking and searching, I have 
found my own home, deep within my own
being. The True Lord has shown me the priceless jewel. When the Great Merchant 
shows His Mercy, He blends us into Himself.
Says Nanak, place your faith in the Guru.  || 4 || 16 || 85 ||    GAUREE,  
FIFTH MEHL,  GWAARAYREE:   Night and day, they
remain in the Love of the One. They know that God is always with them. They 
make the Name of their Lord and Master their
way of life; they are satisfied and fulfilled with the Blessed Vision of the 
Lord’s Darshan.  || 1 ||   Imbued with the Love of the
Lord, their minds and bodies are rejuvenated, entering the Sanctuary of the 
Perfect Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Lord’s Lotus
Feet are the Support of the soul. They see only the One, and obey His Order. 
There is only one trade, and one occupation.
They know no other than the Formless Lord.  || 2 ||   They are free of both 
pleasure and pain. They remain unattached, joined
to the Lord’s Way. They are seen among all, and yet they are distinct from all. 
They focus their meditation on the Supreme
Lord God.   || 3 ||    How can I describe the Glories of the Saints? Their 
knowledge is unfathomable; their limits cannot be
known. O Supreme Lord God, please shower Your Mercy upon me. Bless Nanak with 
the dust of the feet of the Saints.  || 4 ||
17 || 86 ||   GAUREE GWAARAYREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  You are my Companion; You are my 
Best Friend. You are my Beloved; I
am in love with You. You are my honor; You are my decoration. Without You, I 
cannot survive, even for an instant.   || 1 ||
You are my Intimate Beloved, You are my breath of life. You are my Lord and 
Master; You are my Leader.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
As You keep me, so do I survive. Whatever You say, that is what I do. Wherever 
I look, there I see You dwelling. O my
Fearless Lord, with my tongue, I chant Your Name.  || 2 ||   You are my nine 
treasures, You are my storehouse. I am imbued
with Your Love; You are the Support of my mind. You are my Glory; I am blended 
with You. You are my Shelter; You are my
Anchoring Support.  || 3 ||    Deep within my mind and body, I meditate on You. 
I have obtained Your secret from the Guru.
Through the True Guru, the One and only Lord was implanted within me; servant 
Nanak has taken to the Support of the Lord,
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It torments us with the expression of pleasure and pain. It torments us through 
incarnations in heaven and hell. It is seen to
afflict the rich, the poor and the glorious. The source of this illness which 
torments us is greed.  || 1 ||   Maya torments us in
so many ways. But the Saints live under Your Protection, God.   || 1 ||   Pause 
  ||    It torments us through intoxication with
intellectual  pride.  It  torments  us  through  the  love  of  children  and  
spouse.  It  torments  us  through  elephants,  horses  and
beautiful clothes. It torments us through the intoxication of wine and the 
beauty of youth.   || 2 ||    It torments landlords,
paupers and lovers of pleasure. It torments us through the sweet sounds of 
music and parties. It torments us through beautiful
beds, palaces and decorations. It torments us through the darkness of the five 
evil passions.  || 3 ||    It torments those who
act, entangled in ego. It torments us through household affairs, and it 
torments us in renunciation. It torments us through
character, lifestyle and social status. It torments us through everything, 
except for those who are imbued with the Love of the
Lord.  || 4 ||   The Sovereign Lord King has cut away the bonds of His Saints. 
How can Maya torment them? Says Nanak, Maya
does not draw near those who have obtained the dust of the feet of the Saints.  
|| 5 || 19 || 88 ||    GAUREE GWAARAYREE,
FIFTH  MEHL:   The  eyes  are  asleep  in  corruption,  gazing  upon  the  
beauty  of  another.  The  ears  are  asleep,  listening  to
slanderous stories. The tongue is asleep, in its desire for sweet flavors. The 
mind is asleep, fascinated by Maya.  || 1 ||   Those
who remain awake in this house are very rare; by doing so, they receive the 
whole thing.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    All of my
companions are intoxicated with their sensory pleasures; they do not know how 
to guard their own home. The five thieves
have plundered them; the thugs descend upon the unguarded village.  || 2 ||   
Our mothers and fathers cannot save us from
them; friends and brothers cannot protect us from them — they cannot be 
restrained by wealth or cleverness. Only through
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, can those villains be brought under 
control.   || 3 ||    Have Mercy upon me, O
Lord, Sustainer of the world. The dust of the feet of the Saints is all the 
treasure I need. In the Company of the True Guru,
one’s investment remains intact. Nanak is awake to the Love of the Supreme 
Lord.  || 4 ||    He alone is awake, unto whom
God shows His Mercy. This investment, wealth and property shall remain intact.  
|| 1 ||  Second Pause  || 20 || 89 ||   GAUREE
GWAARAYREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   Kings and emperors are under His Power. The whole 
world is under His Power. Everything is
done by His doing; other than Him, there is nothing at all.  || 1 ||   Offer 
your prayers to your True Guru; He will resolve your
affairs.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Darbaar of His Court is the most exalted of 
all. His Name is the Support of all His devotees. The
Perfect  Master  is  pervading  everywhere.  His  Glory  is  manifest  in  each 
 and  every  heart.   ||  2  ||     Remembering  Him  in
meditation, the home of sorrow is abolished. Remembering Him in meditation, the 
Messenger of Death shall not touch you.
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Remembering Him in meditation, sinking stones are made to float.  || 3 ||   I 
salute and applaud the Society of the Saints. The
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is the Support of the breath of life of His 
servant. Says Nanak, the Lord has heard my prayer; by
the Grace of the Saints, I dwell in the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 4 || 21 
|| 90 ||   GAUREE GWAARAYREE,  FIFTH MEHL:
By the Blessed Vision of the True Guru’s Darshan, the fire of desire is 
quenched. Meeting the True Guru, egotism is subdued.
In the Company of the True Guru, the mind does not waver. The Gurmukh speaks 
the Ambrosial Word of Gurbani.  || 1 ||   He
sees the True One pervading the whole world; he is imbued with the True One. I 
have become cool and tranquil, knowing God,
through the Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   By the Grace of the Saints, one chants 
the Lord’s Name. By the Grace of the Saints, one
sings the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises. By the Grace of the Saints, all pains 
are erased. By the Grace of the Saints, one is
released from bondage.  || 2 ||   By the kind Mercy of the Saints, emotional 
attachment and doubt are removed. Taking a bath
in    the dust of the feet of the Holy — this is true Dharmic faith. By the 
kindness of the Holy, the Lord of the Universe becomes
merciful. The life of my soul is with the Holy.  || 3 ||   Meditating on the 
Merciful Lord, the Treasure of Mercy, I have obtained
a    seat in the Saadh Sangat. I am worthless, but God has been kind to me. In 
the Saadh Sangat, Nanak has taken to the Naam,
the Name of the Lord.  || 4 || 22 || 91 ||   GAUREE GWAARAYREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy, I meditate on the Lord God. The Guru has given me the Mantra of the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord. Shedding my ego, I
have become free of hate. Twenty-four hours a day, I worship the Guru’s Feet.  
|| 1 ||    Now, my evil sense of alienation is
eliminated, since I have heard the Praises of the Lord with my ears.   || 1 ||  
 Pause   ||    The Savior Lord is the treasure of
intuitive peace, poise and bliss. He shall save me in the end. My pains, 
sufferings, fears and doubts have been erased. He has
mercifully saved me from coming and going in reincarnation.  || 2 ||    He 
Himself beholds, speaks and hears all. O my mind,
meditate on the One who is always with you. By the Grace of the Saints, the 
Light has dawned. The One Lord, the Treasure of
Excellence, is perfectly pervading everywhere.  || 3 ||   Pure are those who 
speak, and sanctified are those who hear and sing,
forever and ever, the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. Says Nanak, 
when the Lord bestows His Mercy, all one’s
efforts are fulfilled.  || 4 || 23 || 92 ||   GAUREE GWAARAYREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  
He breaks our bonds, and inspires us to chant
the Lord’s Name. With the mind centered in meditation on the True Lord, anguish 
is eradicated, and one comes to dwell in
peace. Such is the True Guru, the Great Giver.  || 1 ||   He alone is the Giver 
of peace, who inspires us to chant the Naam, the
Name of the Lord. By His Grace, He leads us to merge with Him.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   He unites with Himself those unto whom
He has shown His Mercy. All treasures are received from the Guru. Renouncing 
selfishness and conceit, coming and going
come to an end. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Supreme Lord 
God is recognized.   || 2 ||    God has
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The One Lord of the Universe is the Support of His humble servants. They love 
the One Lord; their minds are filled with love
for the Lord. The Name of the Lord is all treasures for them.   || 3 ||    They 
are in love with the Supreme Lord God; their
actions are pure, and their lifestyle is true. The Perfect Guru has dispelled 
the darkness. Nanak’s God is Incomparable and
Infinite.  || 4 || 24 || 93 ||   GAUREE GWAARAYREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Those whose 
minds are filled with the Lord, swim across.
Those  who  have  the  blessing  of  good  karma,  meet  with  the  Lord.  
Pain,  disease  and  fear  do  not  affect  them  at  all.  They
meditate  on  the  Ambrosial  Name  of  the  Lord  within  their  hearts.    || 
 1  ||      Meditate  on  the  Supreme  Lord  God,  the
Transcendent Lord. From the Perfect Guru, this understanding is obtained.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||    The Merciful Lord is the Doer,
the    Cause of causes. He cherishes and nurtures all beings and creatures. He 
is Inaccessible, Incomprehensible, Eternal and
Infinite. Meditate on Him, O my mind, through the Teachings of the Perfect 
Guru.   || 2 ||    Serving Him, all treasures are
obtained. Worshipping God, honor is obtained. Working for Him is never in vain; 
forever and ever, sing the Glorious Praises of
the Lord.  || 3 ||   Show Mercy to me, O God, O Searcher of hearts. The Unseen 
Lord and Master is the Treasure of Peace. All
beings and creatures seek Your Sanctuary; Nanak is blessed to receive the 
greatness of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 4

|| 25 || 94 ||    GAUREE GWAARAYREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   Our way of life is in His 
Hands; remember Him, the Master of the
masterless. When God comes to mind, all pains depart. All fears are dispelled 
through the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||   Why do
you fear any other than the Lord? Forgetting the Lord, why do you pretend to be 
at peace?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He established
the  many  worlds  and  skies.  The  soul  is  illumined  with  His  Light;  no 
 one  can  revoke  His  Blessing.  Meditate,  meditate  in
remembrance on God, and become fearless.  || 2 ||   Twenty-four hours a day, 
meditate in remembrance on God’s Name. In it
are  the  many  sacred  shrines  of  pilgrimage  and  cleansing  baths.  Seek  
the  Sanctuary  of  the  Supreme  Lord  God.  Millions  of
mistakes shall be erased in an instant.  || 3 ||   The Perfect King is 
self-sufficient. God’s servant has true faith in Him. Giving
him His Hand, the Perfect Guru protects him. O Nanak, the Supreme Lord God is 
All-powerful.   || 4 || 26 || 95 ||    GAUREE
GWAARAYREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  By Guru’s Grace, my mind is attached to the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord. Asleep for so many
incarnations, it is now awakened. I chant the Ambrosial Bani, the Glorious 
Praises of God. The Pure Teachings of the Perfect
Guru have been revealed to me.  || 1 ||   Meditating in remembrance on God, I 
have found total peace. Within my home, and
outside as well, there is peace and poise all around.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I 
have recognized the One who created me. Showing
His Mercy, God has blended me with Himself.  Taking  me  by  the  arm,  He  has 
 made  me  His  Own.  I  continually  chant and
meditate on the Sermon of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 2 ||   Mantras, tantras, 
all-curing medicines and acts of atonement, are all in
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I have obtained the true wealth of the Lord’s Love. I have crossed over the 
treacherous world-ocean in the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy.  || 3 ||   Sit in peace, O Saints, with the family of 
friends. Earn the wealth of the Lord, which is beyond
estimation. He alone obtains it, unto whom the Guru has bestowed it. O Nanak, 
no one shall go away empty-handed.  || 4 ||
27 || 96 ||    GAUREE GWAARAYREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   The hands are sanctified 
instantly, and the entanglements of Maya are
dispelled. Repeat constantly with your tongue the Glorious Praises of the Lord, 
and you  shall  find  peace,  O  my  friends, O
Siblings of Destiny.  || 1 ||   With pen and ink, write upon your paper the 
Name of the Lord, the Ambrosial Word of the Lord’s
Bani.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    By this act, your sins shall be washed away. 
Remembering the Lord in meditation, you shall not be
punished by the Messenger of Death. The couriers of the Righteous Judge of 
Dharma shall not touch you. The intoxication of
Maya shall not entice you at all.  || 2 ||   You shall be redeemed, and through 
you, the whole world shall be saved, if you chant
the Name of the One and Only Lord. Practice this yourself, and teach others; 
instill the Lord’s Name in your heart.   || 3 ||
That person, who has this treasure upon his forehead — that person meditates on 
God. Twenty-four hours a day, chant the
Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to Him.  
|| 4 || 28 || 97 ||

RAAG  GAUREE  GWAARAYREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS,   DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

That which belongs to another — he claims as his own. That which he must 
abandon — to that, his mind is attracted.  || 1 ||
Tell me, how can he meet the Lord of the World? That which is forbidden — with 
that, he is in love.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   That
which is false — he deems as true. That which is true — his mind is not 
attached to that at all.  || 2 ||   He takes the crooked
path of the unrighteous way; leaving the straight and narrow path, he weaves 
his way backwards.  || 3 ||    God is the Lord
and Master of both worlds. He, whom the Lord unites with Himself, O Nanak, is 
liberated.   || 4  ||  29  ||  98  ||     GAUREE
GWAARAYREE,   FIFTH  MEHL:   In  the  Dark  Age  of  Kali  Yuga,  they  come  
together  through  destiny.  As  long  as  the  Lord
commands, they enjoy their pleasures.  || 1 ||    By burning oneself, the 
Beloved Lord is not obtained. Only by the actions of
destiny does she rise up and burn herself, as a ‘satee’.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Imitating what she sees, with her stubborn mind-
set,  she  goes  into  the  fire.  She  does  not  obtain  the  Company  of  
her  Beloved  Lord,  and  she  wanders  through  countless
incarnations.  || 2 ||    With pure conduct and self-restraint, she surrenders 
to her Husband Lord’s Will; that woman shall not
suffer pain at the hands of the Messenger of Death.  || 3 ||   Says Nanak, she 
who looks upon the Transcendent Lord as her
Husband,  is  the  blessed  ‘satee’;  she  is  received  with  honor  in  the  
Court  of  the  Lord.    ||  4  ||  30  ||  99  ||     GAUREE
GWAARAYREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I am prosperous and fortunate, for I have received 
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I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, with natural, intuitive ease.  || 1 || 
 Pause  ||   When I opened it up and gazed upon the
treasures of my father and grandfather, then my mind became very happy.   || 1 
||    The storehouse is inexhaustible and
immeasurable, overflowing with priceless jewels and rubies.   || 2 ||    The 
Siblings of Destiny meet together, and eat and
spend, but these resources do not diminish; they continue to increase.  || 3 || 
  Says Nanak, one who has such destiny written
on his forehead, becomes a partner in these treasures.  || 4 || 31 || 100 ||   
GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I was scared, scared to
death, when I thought that He was far away. But my fear was removed, when I saw 
that He is pervading everywhere.  || 1 ||
I am a sacrifice to my True Guru. He shall not abandon me; He shall surely 
carry me across.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Pain, disease
and sorrow come when one forgets the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Eternal bliss 
comes when one sings the Glorious Praises
of the Lord.  || 2 ||   Do not say that anyone is good or bad. Renounce your 
arrogant pride, and grasp the Feet of the Lord.  ||
3 ||    Says Nanak, remember the GurMantra; you shall find peace at the True 
Court.  || 4 || 32 || 101 ||    GAUREE,  FIFTH
MEHL:  Those who have the Lord as their Friend and Companion — tell me, what 
else do they need?  || 1 ||   Those who are
in love with the Lord of the Universe — pain, suffering and doubt run away from 
them.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Those who have
enjoyed the flavor of the Lord’s sublime essence are not attracted to any other 
pleasures.   || 2 ||    Those whose speech is
accepted in the Court of the Lord — what do they care about anything else?   || 
3 ||    Those who belong to the One, unto
whom all things belong — O Nanak, they find a lasting peace.  || 4 || 33 || 102 
||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Those who look
alike upon pleasure and pain — how can anxiety touch them?   || 1 ||    The 
Lord’s Holy Saints abide in celestial bliss. They
remain obedient to the Lord, the Sovereign Lord King.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    
Those who have the Carefree Lord abiding in their
minds — no cares will ever bother them.  || 2 ||   Those who have banished 
doubt from their minds are not afraid of death at
all.  || 3 ||   Those whose hearts are filled with the Lord’s Name by the Guru 
— says Nanak, all treasures come to them.  || 4

|| 34 || 103 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord of Unfathomable Form has His 
Place in the mind. By Guru’s Grace, a rare
few come to understand this.  || 1 ||   The Ambrosial Pools of the celestial 
sermon — those who find them, drink them in.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   The unstruck melody of the Guru’s Bani vibrates in that most 
special place. The Lord of the World is fascinated
with this melody.  || 2 ||   The numerous, countless places of celestial peace 
— there, the Saints dwell, in the Company of the
Supreme Lord God.  || 3 ||   There is infinite joy, and no sorrow or duality. 
The Guru has blessed Nanak with this home.  || 4

|| 35 || 104 ||    GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   What form of Yours should I worship 
and adore? What Yoga should I practice to
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What is that virtue, by which I may sing of You? What is that speech, by which 
I may please the Supreme Lord God?  || 1 ||
Pause  ||    What worship service shall I perform for You? How can I cross over 
the terrifying world-ocean?  || 2 ||    What is
that penance, by which I may become a penitent? What is that Name, by which the 
filth of egotism may be washed away?  ||
3 ||    Virtue, worship, spiritual wisdom, meditation and all service, O Nanak, 
are obtained from the True Guru, when, in His
Mercy and Kindness, He meets us.  || 4 ||   They alone receive this merit, and 
they alone know God, who are approved by the
Giver of peace.  || 1 ||  Second Pause  || 36 || 105 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  
The body which you are so proud of, does not
belong to you. Power, property and wealth are not yours.  || 1 ||   They are 
not yours, so why do you cling to them? Only the
Naam, the Name of the Lord, is yours; it is received from the True Guru.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   Children, spouse and siblings are
not yours. Dear friends, mother and father are not yours.   || 2 ||    Gold, 
silver and money are not yours. Fine horses and
magnificent  elephants  are  of  no  use  to  you.   ||  3  ||     Says  Nanak, 
 those  whom  the  Guru  forgives,  meet  with  the  Lord.
Everything belongs to those who have the Lord as their King.  || 4 || 37 || 106 
||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I place the Guru’s
Feet on my forehead, and all my pains are gone.  || 1 ||    I am a sacrifice to 
my True Guru. I have come to understand my
soul, and I enjoy supreme bliss.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I have applied the dust 
of the Guru’s Feet to my face, which has removed
all my arrogant intellect.  || 2 ||   The Word of the Guru’s Shabad has become 
sweet to my mind, and I behold the Supreme
Lord God.  || 3 ||   The Guru is the Giver of peace; the Guru is the Creator. O 
Nanak, the Guru is the Support of the breath of
life and the soul.  || 4 || 38 || 107 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  O my mind, 
seek the One who lacks nothing.  || 1 ||   Make the
Beloved Lord your friend. Keep Him constantly in your mind; He is the Support 
of the breath of life.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   O my
mind, serve Him; He is the Primal Being, the Infinite Divine Lord.  || 2 ||   
Place your hopes in the One who is the Support of
all beings, from the very beginning of time, and throughout the ages.   || 3 || 
   His Love brings eternal peace; meeting the
Guru, Nanak sings His Glorious Praises.  || 4 || 39 || 108 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  Whatever my Friend does, I accept. My
Friend’s actions are pleasing to me.  || 1 ||   Within my conscious mind, the 
One Lord is my only Support. One who does this is
my Friend.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   My Friend is Carefree. By Guru’s Grace, I give 
my love to Him.  || 2 ||   My Friend is the Inner-
knower, the Searcher of hearts. He is the All-powerful Being, the Supreme Lord 
and Master.  || 3 ||


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I am Your servant; You are my Lord and Master. Nanak: my honor and glory are 
Yours, God.  || 4 || 40 || 109 ||    GAUREE,
FIFTH MEHL:  Those who have You on their side, O All-powerful Lord — no black 
stain can stick to them.  || 1 ||    O Lord of
wealth, those who place their hopes in You — nothing of the world can touch 
them at all.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Those whose
hearts  are  filled  with  their  Lord  and  Master  —  no  anxiety  can  
affect  them.   ||  2  ||     Those,  unto  whom  You  give  Your
consolation, God — pain does not even approach them.  || 3 ||   Says Nanak, I 
have found that Guru, who has shown me the
Perfect, Supreme Lord God.  || 4 || 41 || 110 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  This 
human body is so difficult to obtain; it is only
obtained by great good fortune. Those who do not meditate on the Naam, the Name 
of the Lord, are murderers of the soul.  ||
1     ||    Those who forget the Lord might just as well die. Without the Naam, 
of what use are their lives?   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Eating, drinking, playing, laughing and showing off — what use are the 
ostentatious displays of the dead?  || 2 ||   Those who
do not listen to the Praises of the Lord of supreme bliss, are worse off than 
beasts, birds or creeping creatures.  || 3 ||   Says
Nanak, the GurMantra has been implanted within me; the Name alone is contained 
within my heart.   || 4 || 42 || 111 ||
GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Whose mother is this? Whose father is this? They are 
relatives in name only — they are all false.  || 1

||   Why are you screaming and shouting, you fool? By good destiny and the 
Lord’s Order, you have come into the world.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   There is the one dust, the one light, the one praanic wind. Why 
are you crying? For whom do you cry?  || 2 ||
People weep and cry out, “Mine, mine!” This soul is not perishable.  || 3 ||   
Says Nanak, the Guru has opened my shutters; I
am liberated, and my doubts have been dispelled.  || 4 || 43 || 112 ||   
GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Those who seem to be great
and powerful, are afflicted by the disease of anxiety.  || 1 ||    Who is great 
by the greatness of Maya? They alone are great,
who are lovingly attached to the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The landlord 
fights over his land each day. He shall have to leave it
in the end, and yet his desire is still not satisfied.   || 2 ||    Says Nanak, 
this is the essence of Truth: without the  Lord’s
meditation, there is no salvation.  || 3 || 44 || 113 ||    GAUREE,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  Perfect is the path; perfect is the cleansing
bath. Everything is perfect, if the Naam is in the heart.  || 1 ||   One’s 
honor remains perfect, when the Perfect Lord preserves
it. His servant takes to the Sanctuary of the Supreme Lord God.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    Perfect is the  peace; perfect  is  the
contentment. Perfect is the penance; perfect is the Raja Yoga, the Yoga of 
meditation and success.   || 2 ||    On the Lord’s
Path, sinners are purified. Perfect is their glory; perfect is their humanity.  
|| 3 ||    They dwell forever in the Presence of the
Creator Lord. Says Nanak, my True Guru is Perfect.  || 4 || 45 || 114 ||    
GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Millions of sins are wiped
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By the Grace of the Saints, one is released from birth and death.   || 1 ||    
The Blessed Vision of the Saints is the perfect
cleansing bath. By the Grace of the Saints, one comes to chant the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    In the
Society of the Saints, egotism is shed, and the One Lord is seen everywhere.  
|| 2 ||    By the pleasure of the Saints, the five
passions are overpowered, and the heart is irrigated with the Ambrosial Naam.   
|| 3 ||    Says Nanak, one whose karma is
perfect, touches the feet of the Holy.  || 4 || 46 || 115 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  Meditating on the Glories of the Lord, the
heart-lotus blossoms radiantly. Remembering the Lord in meditation, all fears 
are dispelled.  || 1 ||   Perfect is that intellect, by
which the Glorious Praises of the Lord are sung. By great good fortune, one 
finds the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    In the Saadh Sangat, the treasure of the Name is 
obtained. In the Saadh Sangat, all one’s works are
brought to fruition.  || 2 ||   Through devotion to the Lord, one’s life is 
approved. By Guru’s Grace, one chants the Naam, the
Name of the Lord.  || 3 ||   Says Nanak, that humble being is accepted, within 
whose heart the Lord God abides.  || 4 || 47 ||
116 ||    GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Those whose minds are imbued with the One Lord, 
forget to feel jealous of others.  || 1 ||
They see none other than the Lord of the Universe. The Creator is the Doer, the 
Cause of causes.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Those
who work willingly, and chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har — they do not 
waver, here or hereafter.   || 2 ||    Those who
possess the wealth of the Lord are the true bankers. The Perfect Guru has 
established their line of credit.  || 3 ||   The Giver of
life, the Sovereign Lord King meets them. Says Nanak, they attain the supreme 
status.  || 4 || 48 || 117 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH
MEHL:  The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the Support of the breath of life of 
His devotees. The Naam is their wealth, the
Naam is their occupation.  || 1 ||   By the greatness of the Naam, His humble 
servants are blessed with glory. The Lord Himself
bestows it, in His Mercy.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The Naam is the home of 
peace of His devotees. Attuned to the Naam, His
devotees are approved.   || 2 ||    The Name of the Lord is the support of His 
humble servants. With each and every breath,
they remember the Naam.  || 3 ||   Says Nanak, those who have perfect destiny — 
their minds are attached to the Naam.  || 4

|| 49 || 118 ||    GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   By the Grace of the Saints, I 
meditated on the Name of the Lord. Since then, my
restless mind has been satisfied.  || 1 ||    I have obtained the home of 
peace, singing His Glorious Praises. My troubles have
ended, and the demon has been destroyed.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Worship and 
adore the Lotus Feet of the Lord God. Meditating
in remembrance on the Lord, my anxiety has come to an end.  || 2 ||   I have 
renounced all — I am an orphan. I have come
to the Sanctuary of the One Lord. Since then, I have found the highest 
celestial home.  || 3 ||   My pains, troubles, doubts and
fears are gone. The Creator Lord abides in Nanak’s mind.  || 4 || 50 || 119 ||  
 GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  With my hands I do
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With my feet, I walk on the Path of my Lord and Master.   || 1 ||    It is a 
good time, when I remember Him in meditation.
Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, I cross over the terrifying 
world-ocean.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    With your eyes,
behold the Blessed Vision of the Saints. Record the Immortal Lord God within 
your mind.  || 2 ||    Listen to the Kirtan of His
Praises, at the Feet of the Holy. Your fears of birth and death shall depart.  
|| 3 ||   Enshrine the Lotus Feet of your Lord and
Master within your heart. Thus this human life, so difficult to obtain, shall 
be redeemed.  || 4 || 51 || 120 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH
MEHL:  Those, upon whom the Lord Himself showers His Mercy, chant the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, with their tongues.  ||
1 ||   Forgetting the Lord, superstition and sorrow shall overtake you. 
Meditating on the Naam, doubt and fear shall depart.  ||
1 ||   Pause   ||    Listening to the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises, and singing 
the Lord’s Kirtan, misfortune shall not even come
near you.  || 2 ||    Working for the Lord, His humble servants look beautiful. 
The fire of Maya does not touch them.   || 3 ||
Within their minds, bodies and mouths, is the Name of the Merciful Lord. Nanak 
has renounced other entanglements.  || 4 ||
52 || 121 ||    GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   Renounce your cleverness, and your 
cunning tricks. Seek the Support of the Perfect
Guru.  || 1 ||   Your pain shall depart, and in peace, you shall sing the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord. Meeting the Perfect Guru,
let yourself be absorbed in the Lord’s Love.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Guru has 
given me the Mantra of the Name of the Lord. My
worries are forgotten, and my anxiety is gone.  || 2 ||   Meeting with the 
Merciful Guru, I am in ecstasy. Showering His Mercy,
He has cut away the noose of the Messenger of Death.  || 3 ||    Says Nanak, I 
have found the Perfect Guru; Maya shall no
longer harass me.   || 4 || 53 || 122 ||    GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   The Perfect 
Guru Himself has saved me. The self-willed
manmukhs are afflicted with misfortune.  || 1 ||   Chant and meditate on the 
Guru, the Guru, O my friend. Your face shall be
radiant in the Court of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Enshrine the Feet of 
the Guru within your heart; your pains, enemies and
bad luck shall be destroyed.  || 2 ||   The Word of the Guru’s Shabad is your 
Companion and Helper. O Siblings of Destiny, all
beings shall be kind to you.  || 3 ||   When the Perfect Guru granted His 
Grace, says Nanak, I was totally, completely fulfilled.

|| 4 || 54 || 123 ||    GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Like beasts, they consume all 
sorts of tasty treats. With the rope of emotional
attachment,  they  are  bound  and  gagged  like  thieves.   ||  1  ||     
Their  bodies  are  corpses,  without  the  Saadh  Sangat,  the
Company of the Holy. They come and go in reincarnation, and are destroyed by 
pain.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   They wear all sorts of
beautiful robes, but they are still just scarecrows in the field, frightening 
away the birds.  || 2 ||   All bodies are of some use,
but those who do not meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are totally 
useless.  || 3 ||   Says Nanak, those unto whom
the Lord becomes Merciful, join the Saadh Sangat, and meditate on the Lord of 
the Universe.  || 4 || 55 || 124 ||    GAUREE,
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The Word of the Guru’s Shabad quiets worries and troubles. Coming and going 
ceases, and all comforts are obtained.  || 1 ||
Fear is dispelled, meditating on the Fearless Lord. In the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, I chant the Glorious Praises
of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I have enshrined the Lotus Feet of the Lord 
within my heart. The Guru has carried me across
the ocean of fire.  || 2 ||   I was sinking down, and the Perfect Guru pulled 
me out. I was cut off from the Lord for countless
incarnations, and now the Guru united me with Him again.  || 3 ||   Says Nanak, 
I am a sacrifice to the Guru; meeting Him, I
have been saved.   || 4 || 56 || 125 ||    GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   In the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, seek His
Sanctuary. Place your mind and body in offering before Him.   || 1 ||    Drink 
in the Ambrosial Nectar of the Name, O my
Siblings of Destiny. Meditating, meditating in remembrance on the Lord, the 
fire of desire is totally quenched.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
Renounce your arrogant pride, and end the cycle of birth and death. Bow in 
humility to the feet of the Lord’s slave.   || 2 ||
Remember God in your mind, with each and every breath. Gather only that wealth, 
which shall go with you.  || 3 ||   He alone
obtains  it,  upon  whose  forehead  such  destiny  is  written.  Says  Nanak,  
fall  at  the  Feet  of  that  Lord.   ||  4  ||  57  ||  126  ||
GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   The dried branches are made green again in an instant. 
His Ambrosial Glance irrigates and revives
them.  || 1 ||    The Perfect Divine Guru has removed my sorrow. He blesses His 
servant with His service.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Anxiety is removed, and the desires of the mind  are  fulfilled,  when  the  
True  Guru,  the  Treasure  of  Excellence,  shows  His
Kindness.  || 2 ||   Pain is driven far away, and peace comes in its place; 
there is no delay, when the Guru gives the Order.  ||
3 ||   Desires are fulfilled, when one meets the True Guru; O Nanak, His humble 
servant is fruitful and prosperous.  || 4 || 58

|| 127 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The fever has departed; God has showered us 
with peace and tranquility. A cooling peace
prevails; God has granted this gift.  || 1 ||   By God’s Grace, we have become 
comfortable. Separated from Him for countless
incarnations, we are now reunited with Him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Meditating, 
meditating in remembrance on God’s Name, the
dwelling of all disease is destroyed.   || 2 ||    In intuitive peace and 
poise, chant the Word of the Lord’s Bani. Twenty-four
hours a day, O mortal, meditate on God.  || 3 ||   Pain, suffering and the 
Messenger of Death do not even approach that one,
says Nanak, who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 4 || 59 || 128 ||   
 GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Auspicious is the day,
and auspicious is the chance, which brought me to the Supreme Lord God, the 
Unjoined, Unlimited One.   || 1 ||    I am a
sacrifice to that time, when my mind chants the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Blessed is that moment, and blessed is
that time, when my tongue chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Haree.  || 2 ||   
Blessed is that forehead, which bows in humility
to the Saints. Sacred are those feet, which walk on the Lord’s Path.  || 3 ||   
Says Nanak, auspicious is my karma, which has
led me to touch the Feet of the Holy.  || 4 || 60 || 129 ||


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GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   Keep the Word of the Guru’s Shabad in your mind. 
Meditating in remembrance on the Naam, the
Name of the Lord, all anxiety is removed.  || 1 ||    Without the Lord God, 
there is no one else at all. He alone preserves and
destroys.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Enshrine the Guru’s Feet in your heart. 
Meditate on Him and cross over the ocean of fire.  || 2 ||
Focus your meditation on the Guru’s Sublime Form. Here and hereafter, you shall 
be honored.  || 3 ||   Renouncing everything,
I have come to the Guru’s Sanctuary. My anxieties are over — O Nanak, I have 
found peace.  || 4 || 61 || 130 ||    GAUREE,
FIFTH MEHL:   Remembering Him in meditation, all pains are gone. The jewel of 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, comes to
dwell in the mind.   || 1 ||    O my mind, chant the Bani, the Hymns of the 
Lord of the Universe. The Holy People chant the
Lord’s Name with their tongues.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Without the One Lord, 
there is no other at all. By His Glance of Grace,
eternal peace is obtained.  || 2 ||    Make the One Lord your friend, intimate 
and companion. Write in your mind the Word of
the Lord, Har, Har.  || 3 ||   The Lord Master is totally pervading everywhere. 
Nanak sings the Praises of the Inner-knower, the
Searcher of hearts.  || 4 || 62 || 131 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The whole 
world is engrossed in fear. Those who have the
Naam, the Name of the Lord, as their Support, feel no fear.  || 1 ||   Fear 
does not affect those who take to Your Sanctuary.
You do whatever You please.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In pleasure and in pain, the 
world is coming and going in reincarnation. Those
who are pleasing to God, find peace.  || 2 ||   Maya pervades the awesome ocean 
of fire. Those who have found the True Guru
are calm and cool.  || 3 ||   Please preserve me, O God, O Great Preserver! 
Says Nanak, what a helpless creature I am!  || 4 ||
63 || 132 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  By Your Grace, I chant Your Name. By Your 
Grace, I obtain a seat in Your Court.  || 1 ||
Without You, O Supreme Lord God, there is no one. By Your Grace, everlasting 
peace is obtained.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    If You
abide in the mind, we do not suffer in sorrow. By Your Grace, doubt and fear 
run away.  || 2 ||   O Supreme Lord God, Infinite
Lord and Master, You are the Inner-knower, the Searcher of all hearts.  || 3 || 
  I offer this prayer to the True Guru: O Nanak,
may I be blessed with the treasure of the True Name.  || 4 || 64 || 133 ||    
GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   As the husk is empty
without the grain, so is the mouth empty without the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord.  || 1 ||    O mortal, chant continually the
Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Without the Naam, cursed is the body, which shall 
be taken back by Death.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Without the Naam, no one’s face shows good fortune. Without the Husband, where 
is the marriage?  || 2 ||    Forgetting the
Naam, and attached to other tastes, no desires are fulfilled.  || 3 ||   O God, 
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Please, let Nanak chant Your Name, day and night.  || 4 || 65 || 134 ||   
GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  You are All-powerful, You are
my Lord and Master. Everything comes from You; You are the Inner-knower, the 
Searcher of hearts.   || 1 ||    The Perfect
Supreme Lord God is the Support of His humble servant. Millions are saved in 
Your Sanctuary.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    As many
creatures as there are — they are all Yours. By Your Grace, all sorts of 
comforts are obtained.  || 2 ||   Whatever happens, is
all according to Your Will. One who understands the Hukam of the Lord’s 
Command, is absorbed in the True Lord.   || 3 ||
Please grant Your Grace, God, and bestow this gift upon Nanak, that he may 
meditate on the treasure of the Naam.  || 4 || 66

|| 135 ||    GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   By great good fortune, the Blessed Vision 
of His Darshan is obtained, by those who are
lovingly absorbed in the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||   Those whose minds are filled 
with the Lord, do not suffer pain, even in dreams.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   All treasures have been placed within the minds of His 
humble servants. In their company, sinful mistakes
and sorrows are taken away.   || 2 ||    The Glories of the Lord’s humble 
servants cannot be described. The servants of the
Supreme Lord God remain absorbed in Him.  || 3 ||   Grant Your Grace, God, and 
hear my prayer: please bless Nanak with the
dust  of the feet of Your slave.   || 4 || 67 || 136 ||    GAUREE,   FIFTH 
MEHL:   Remembering the Lord in meditation, your
misfortune shall be taken away, and all joy shall come to abide in your mind.  
|| 1 ||   Meditate, O my mind, on the One Name.
It    alone shall be of use to your soul.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Night and day, 
sing the Glorious Praises of the Infinite Lord, through
the Pure Mantra of the Perfect Guru.  || 2 ||   Give up other efforts, and 
place your faith in the Support of the One Lord. Taste
the Ambrosial Essence of this, the greatest treasure.  || 3 ||    They alone 
cross over the treacherous world-ocean, O Nanak,
upon whom the Lord casts His Glance of Grace.  || 4 || 68 || 137 ||   GAUREE,  
FIFTH MEHL:  I have enshrined the Lotus Feet
of God within my heart. Meeting the Perfect True Guru, I am emancipated.  || 1 
||   Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the
Universe, O my Siblings of Destiny. Joining the Holy Saints, meditate on the 
Lord’s Name.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    This human
body, so difficult to obtain, is redeemed when one receives the banner of the 
Naam from the True Guru.  || 2 ||   Meditating in
remembrance on the Lord, the state of perfection is attained. In the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, fear and doubt
depart.  || 3 ||   Wherever I look, there I see the Lord pervading. Slave Nanak 
has entered the Lord’s Sanctuary.  || 4 || 69 ||
138 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I am a sacrifice to the Blessed Vision of the 
Guru’s Darshan. Chanting and meditating on the
Name of the True Guru, I live.  || 1 ||    O Supreme Lord God, O Perfect Divine 
Guru, show mercy to me, and commit me to
Your service.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I enshrine His Lotus Feet within my heart. 
I offer my mind, body and wealth to the Guru, the
Support of the breath of life.   || 2 ||    My life is prosperous, fruitful and 
approved; I know that the Guru, the Supreme Lord
God, is near me.  || 3 ||   By great good fortune, I have obtained the dust of 
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O Nanak, meeting the Guru, I have fallen in love with the Lord.  || 4 || 70 || 
139 ||    GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  They do their
evil deeds, and pretend otherwise; but in the Court of the Lord, they shall be 
bound and gagged like thieves.  || 1 ||    Those
who remember the Lord belong to the Lord. The One Lord is contained in the 
water, the land and the sky.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
Their inner beings are filled with poison, and yet with their mouths, they 
preach words of Ambrosial Nectar. Bound and gagged
in the City of Death, they are punished and beaten.  || 2 ||   Hiding behind 
many screens, they commit acts of corruption, but
in an instant, they are revealed to all the world.  || 3 ||   Those whose inner 
beings are true, who are attuned to the ambrosial
essence of the Naam, the Name of the Lord — O Nanak, the Lord, the Architect of 
Destiny, is merciful to them.  || 4 || 71 ||
140  ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord’s Love shall never leave or depart. 
They alone understand, unto whom the Perfect
Guru gives it.  || 1 ||   One whose mind is attuned to the Lord’s Love is true. 
The Love of the Beloved, the Architect of Destiny,
is perfect.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Sitting in the Society of the Saints, sing 
the Glorious Praises of the Lord. The color of His Love
shall never fade away.  || 2 ||    Without meditating in remembrance on the 
Lord, peace is not found. All the other loves and
tastes of Maya are bland and insipid.  || 3 ||   Those who are imbued with love 
by the Guru become happy. Says Nanak, the
Guru has become merciful to them.   || 4 || 72 || 141 ||    GAUREE,   FIFTH 
MEHL:   Meditating in remembrance on the Lord
Master, sinful mistakes are erased, and one comes to abide in peace, celestial 
joy and bliss.   || 1 ||    The Lord’s humble
servants place their faith in the Lord. Chanting the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord, all anxieties are dispelled.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
In   the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, there is no fear or doubt. The 
Glorious Praises of the Lord are sung there, day
and night.  || 2 ||   Granting His Grace, God has released me from bondage. He 
has given me the Support of His Lotus Feet.  ||
3 ||   Says Nanak, faith comes into the mind of His servant, who continually 
drinks in the Immaculate Praises of the Lord.  || 4

|| 73 || 142 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Those who keep their minds attached to 
the Lord’s Feet — pain, suffering and doubt

run away from them.  || 1 ||    Those who deal in the Lord’s wealth are 
perfect. Those who are honored by the Lord are the
true spiritual heroes.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Those humble beings, unto whom the 
Lord of the Universe shows mercy, fall at the
Guru’s Feet.  || 2 ||   They are blessed with peace, celestial bliss, 
tranquility and ecstasy; chanting and meditating, they live in
supreme bliss.  || 3 ||   In the Saadh Sangat, I have earned the wealth of the 
Naam. Says Nanak, God has relieved my pain.

|| 4 || 74 || 143 ||    GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Meditating in remembrance on the 
Lord, all suffering is eradicated. The Lord’s
Lotus Feet are enshrined within my mind.  || 1 ||    Chant the Lord’s Name, 
hundreds of thousands of times, O my dear, and
drink deeply of the Ambrosial Essence of God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Peace, 
celestial bliss, pleasures and the greatest ecstasy are
obtained;  chanting  and  meditating,  you  shall  live  in  supreme  bliss.   
||  2  ||     Sexual  desire,  anger,  greed  and  ego  are
eradicated; in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, all sinful mistakes 
are washed away.  || 3 ||   Grant Your Grace, O
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Please bless Nanak with the dust of the feet of the Holy.  || 4 || 75 || 144 || 
  GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  They wear and eat the
gifts from the Lord; how can laziness help them, O mother?  || 1 ||    
Forgetting her Husband Lord, and attaching herself to
other affairs, the soul-bride throws away the precious jewel in exchange for a 
mere shell.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Forsaking God,
she is attached to other desires. But who has gained honor by saluting the 
slave?   || 2 ||    They consume food and drink,
delicious and sublime as ambrosial nectar. But the dog does not know the One 
who has bestowed these.  || 3 ||   Says Nanak,
I have been unfaithful to my own nature. Please forgive me, O God, O Searcher 
of hearts.   || 4 || 76 || 145 ||    GAUREE,
FIFTH MEHL:  I meditate on the Feet of God within my mind. This is my cleansing 
bath at all the sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

|| 1 ||    Meditate in remembrance on the Lord every day, O my Siblings of 
Destiny. Thus, the filth of millions of incarnations
shall be taken away.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Enshrine the Lord’s Sermon within 
your heart, and you shall obtain all the desires of
your mind.  || 2 ||    Redeemed is the life, death and birth of those, within 
whose hearts the Lord God abides.  || 3 ||    Says
Nanak, those humble beings are perfect, who are blessed with the dust of the 
feet of the Holy.  || 4 || 77 || 146 ||   GAUREE,
FIFTH MEHL:  They eat and wear what they are given, but still, they deny the 
Lord. The messengers of the Righteous Judge of
Dharma shall hunt them down.  || 1 ||   They are unfaithful to the One, who has 
given them body and soul. Through millions
of  incarnations,  for  so  many  lifetimes,  they  wander  lost.   ||  1  ||   
Pause   ||     Such  is  the  lifestyle  of  the  faithless  cynics;
everything they do is evil.  || 2 ||   Within their minds, they have forgotten 
that Lord and Master, who created the soul, breath
of     life, mind and body.  || 3 ||   Their wickedness and corruption have 
increased — they are recorded in volumes of books. O
Nanak, they are saved only by the Mercy of God, the Ocean of peace.   || 4 ||   
 O Supreme Lord God, I have come to Your
Sanctuary. Break my bonds, and carry me across, with the Lord’s Name.   || 1 || 
  Second Pause   || 78 || 147 ||    GAUREE,
FIFTH MEHL:  For their own advantage, they make God their friend. He fulfills 
all their desires, and blesses them with the state
of liberation.  || 1 ||   Everyone should make Him such a friend. No one goes 
away empty-handed from Him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
For their own purposes, they enshrine the Lord in the heart; all pain, 
suffering and disease are taken away.   || 2 ||    Their
tongues learn the habit of chanting the Lord’s Name, and all their works are 
brought to perfection.  || 3 ||    So many times,
Nanak  is  a  sacrifice  to  Him; fruitful  is  the  Blessed  Vision,  the  
Darshan,  of  my  Lord  of  the  Universe.   ||  4  ||  79  ||  148  ||
GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Millions of obstacles are removed in an instant, for 
those who listen to the Sermon of the Lord, Har,
Har,    in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.   || 1 ||    They drink 
in the sublime essence of the Lord’s Name, the
Ambrosial Elixir. Meditating on the Lord’s Feet, hunger is taken away.   || 1 
||   Pause   ||    The treasure of all happiness,
celestial peace and poise, are obtained by those, whose hearts are filled with 
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|| 2 ||   All medicines and remedies, mantras and tantras are nothing more than 
ashes. Enshrine the Creator Lord within your
heart.  || 3 ||   Renounce all your doubts, and vibrate upon the Supreme Lord 
God. Says Nanak, this path of Dharma is eternal
and unchanging.  || 4 || 80 || 149 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord bestowed 
His Mercy, and led me to meet the Guru. By
His power, no disease afflicts me.  || 1 ||   Remembering the Lord, I cross 
over the terrifying world-ocean. In the Sanctuary of
the spiritual warrior, the account books of the Messenger of Death are torn up. 
 || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The True Guru has given
me the Mantra of the Lord’s Name. By this Support, my affairs have been 
resolved.  || 2 ||    Meditation, self-discipline, self-
control and perfect greatness were obtained when the Merciful Lord, the Guru, 
became my Help and Support.   || 3 ||    The
Guru has dispelled pride, emotional attachment and superstition. Nanak sees the 
Supreme Lord God pervading everywhere.  ||
4  || 81 || 150 ||    GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The blind beggar is better off than 
the vicious king. Overcome by pain, the blind
man invokes the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||   You are the glorious greatness of Your 
slave. The intoxication of Maya leads the others
to hell.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Gripped by disease, they invoke the Name. But 
those who are intoxicated with vice shall find no
home, no place of rest.  || 2 ||   One who is in love with the Lord’s Lotus 
Feet, does not think of any other comforts.  || 3 ||
Forever and ever, meditate on God, your Lord and Master. O Nanak, meet with the 
Lord, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of
hearts.   || 4 || 82 || 151 ||    GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   Twenty-four hours a 
day, the highway robbers are my companions.
Granting His Grace, God has driven them away.   || 1 ||    Everyone should 
dwell on the Sweet Name of such a Lord. God is
overflowing with all power.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The world-ocean is 
burning hot! In an instant, God saves us, and carries us
across.   || 2 ||   There are so many bonds, they cannot be broken. Remembering 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the fruit of
liberation is obtained.  || 3 ||    By clever devices, nothing is accomplished. 
Grant Your Grace to Nanak, that he may sing the
Glories of God.  || 4 || 83 || 152 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Those who obtain 
the wealth of the Lord’s Name move freely in
the world; all their affairs are resolved.  || 1 ||   By great good fortune, 
the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises are sung. O Supreme
Lord God, as You give, so do I receive.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Enshrine the 
Lord’s Feet within your heart. Get aboard this boat,
and cross over the terrifying world-ocean.  || 2 ||    Everyone who joins the 
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, obtains
eternal peace; pain does not afflict them any longer.   || 3 ||   With loving 
devotional worship, meditate on the treasure of
excellence. O Nanak, you shall be honored in the Court of the Lord.  || 4 || 84 
|| 153 ||    GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord,
our  Friend,  is  totally  pervading  the  water,  the  land  and  the  skies.  
Doubts  are  dispelled  by  continually  singing  the  Lord’s
Glorious Praises.   || 1 ||    While rising up, and while lying down in sleep, 
the Lord is always with you, watching over you.
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With God’s Lotus Feet abiding in the heart, all suffering comes to an end.  || 
2 ||   The One Lord is my hope, honor, power and
wealth. Within my mind is the Support of the True Banker.  || 3 ||   I am the 
poorest and most helpless servant of the Holy. O
Nanak, giving me His Hand, God has protected me.  || 4 || 85 || 154 ||   
GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Taking my cleansing bath in
the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, I have been purified. Its reward surpasses the 
giving of charity at millions of solar eclipses.  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||   With the Lord’s Feet abiding in the heart, the sinful 
mistakes of countless incarnations are removed.  || 1 ||   I
have obtained the reward of the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises, in the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy. I no longer have
to gaze upon the way of death.  || 2 ||    In thought, word and deed, seek the 
Support of the Lord of the Universe; thus you
shall be saved from the poisonous world-ocean.  || 3 ||    Granting His Grace, 
God has made me His Own. Nanak chants and
meditates on the Chant of the Lord’s Name.  || 4 || 86 || 155 ||    GAUREE,  
FIFTH MEHL:  Seek the Sanctuary of those who
have come to know the Lord. Your mind and body shall become cool and peaceful, 
imbued with the Feet of the Lord.  || 1 ||
If God, the Destroyer of fear, does not dwell within your mind, you shall spend 
countless incarnations in fear and dread.  || 1

||  Pause  ||    Those who have the Lord’s Name dwelling within their hearts 
have all their desires and tasks fulfilled.  || 2 ||
Birth, old age and death are in His Power, so remember that All-powerful Lord 
with each breath and morsel of food.   || 3 ||
The  One  God  is  my  Intimate,  Best  Friend  and  Companion.  The  Naam,  
the  Name  of  my  Lord  and  Master,  is  Nanak’s  only
Support.  || 4 || 87 || 156 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  When they are out and 
about, they keep Him enshrined in their hearts;
returning home, the Lord of the Universe is still with them.  || 1 ||   The 
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is the Companion of His
Saints. Their minds and bodies are imbued with the Love of the Lord.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||    By Guru’s Grace, one crosses over
the world-ocean; the sinful mistakes of countless incarnations are all washed 
away.  || 2 ||   Honor and intuitive awareness are
acquired through the Name of the Lord God. The Teachings of the Perfect Guru 
are immaculate and pure.  || 3 ||   Within your
heart, meditate on the His Lotus Feet. Nanak lives by beholding the Lord’s 
Expansive Power.  || 4 || 88 || 157 ||    GAUREE,
FIFTH MEHL:   Blessed is this place, where the Glorious Praises of the Lord of 
the Universe are sung. God Himself bestows
peace and pleasure.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Misfortune occurs where the Lord is 
not remembered in meditation. There are millions
of joys where the Glorious Praises of the Lord are sung.   || 1 ||    
Forgetting the Lord, all sorts of pains and diseases come.
Serving God, the Messenger of Death will not even approach you.   || 2 ||    
Very blessed, stable and sublime is that place,
where the Name of God alone is chanted.  || 3 ||   Wherever I go, my Lord and 
Master is with me. Nanak has met the Inner-
knower, the Searcher of hearts.  || 4 || 89 || 158 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  
That mortal who meditates on the Lord of the
Universe, whether educated or uneducated, obtains the state of supreme dignity. 
 || 1 ||   In the Saadh Sangat, the Company
of the Holy, meditate on the Lord of the World. Without the Name, wealth and 
property are false.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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They alone are handsome, clever and wise, who surrender to the Will of God.  || 
2 ||   Blessed is their coming into this world, if
they recognize their Lord and Master in each and every heart.   || 3 ||    Says 
Nanak, their good fortune is perfect, if they
enshrine the Lord’s Feet within their minds.   || 4 || 90 || 159 ||    GAUREE,  
 FIFTH MEHL:   The Lord’s  servant does  not
associate with the faithless cynic. One is in the clutches of vice, while the 
other is in love with the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   It
would be like an imaginary rider on a decorated horse, or a eunuch caressing a 
woman.  || 1 ||   It would be like tying up an
ox and trying to milk it, or riding a cow to chase a tiger.   || 2 ||    It 
would be like taking a sheep and worshipping it as the
Elysian cow, the giver of all blessings; it would be like going out shopping 
without any money.  || 3 ||   O Nanak, consciously
meditate on the Lord’s Name. Meditate in remembrance on the Lord Master, your 
Best Friend.  || 4 || 91 || 160 ||   GAUREE,
FIFTH MEHL:  Pure and steady is that intellect, which drinks in the Lord’s 
sublime essence.  || 1 ||    Keep the Support of the
Lord’s Feet in your heart, and you shall be saved from the cycle of birth and 
death.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Pure is that body, in
which sin does not arise. In the Love of the Lord is pure glory.   || 2 ||    
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy,
corruption is eradicated. This is the greatest blessing of all.  || 3 ||   
Imbued with loving devotional worship of the Sustainer of
the Universe, Nanak asks for the dust of the feet of the Holy.  || 4 || 92 || 
161 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Such is my love for
the Lord of the Universe; through perfect good destiny, I have been united with 
Him.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    As the wife is
delighted upon beholding her husband, so does the Lord’s humble servant live by 
chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

|| 1 ||    As the mother is rejuvenated upon seeing her son, so is the Lord’s 
humble servant imbued with Him, through and
through.  || 2 ||   As the greedy man rejoices upon beholding his wealth, so is 
the mind of the Lord’s humble servant attached
to His Lotus Feet.   || 3 ||    May I never forget You, for even an instant, O 
Great Giver! Nanak’s God is the Support of his
breath of life.  || 4 || 93 || 162 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Those humble 
beings who are accustomed to the Lord’s sublime
essence, are pierced through with loving devotional worship of the Lord’s Lotus 
Feet.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    All other pleasures
look like ashes; without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the world is 
fruitless.  || 1 ||   He Himself rescues us from the deep
dark well. Wondrous and Glorious are the Praises of the Lord of the Universe.   
|| 2 ||    In the woods and meadows, and
throughout the three worlds, the Sustainer of the Universe is pervading. The 
Expansive Lord God is Merciful to all beings.  || 3

||   Says Nanak, that speech alone is excellent, which is approved by the 
Creator Lord.  || 4 || 94 || 163 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH
MEHL:  Every day, take your bath in the Sacred Pool of the Lord. Mix and drink 
in the most delicious, sublime Ambrosial Nectar
of  the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The water of the Name of the Lord of the 
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Take  your  cleansing  bath  in  it,  and  all  your  affairs  shall  be  
resolved.    ||  1  ||     In  the  Society  of  the  Saints,  spiritual
conversations take place. The sinful mistakes of millions of incarnations are 
erased.   || 2 ||    The Holy Saints meditate in
remembrance, in ecstasy. Their minds and bodies are immersed in supreme 
ecstasy.   || 3 ||    Slave Nanak is a sacrifice to
those who have obtained the treasure of the Lord’s Feet.  || 4 || 95 || 164 ||  
 GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Do only that, by which
no filth or pollution shall stick to you. Let your mind remain awake and aware, 
singing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Meditate in remembrance on the One Lord; do not be in love with 
duality. In the Society of the Saints, chant only
the Name.  || 1 ||   The karma of good actions, the Dharma of righteous living, 
religious rituals, fasts and worship — practice
these, but do not know any other than the Supreme Lord God.  || 2 ||   Those 
who place their love in God — their works are
brought to fruition.  || 3 ||   Infinitely invaluable is that Vaishnaav, that 
worshipper of Vishnu, says Nanak, who has renounced
corruption.  || 4 || 96 || 165 ||    GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  They desert you even 
when you are alive, O madman; what good
can they do when someone is dead?  || 1 ||   Meditate in remembrance on the 
Lord of the Universe in your mind and body —
this is your pre-ordained destiny. The poison of Maya is of no use at all.  || 
1 ||  Pause  ||   Those who have eaten this poison
of deception — their thirst shall never depart.   || 2 ||    The treacherous 
world-ocean is filled with terrible pain. Without the
Lord’s Name, how can anyone cross over?  || 3 ||    Joining the Saadh Sangat, 
the Company of the Holy, you shall be saved
here and hereafter. O Nanak, worship and adore the Name of the Lord.  || 4 || 
97 || 166 ||    GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   The
bearded emperor who struck down the poor, has been burnt in the fire by the 
Supreme Lord God.   || 1 ||    The Creator
administers true justice. He is the Saving Grace of His slaves.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||   In the beginning, and throughout the ages,
His glory is manifest. The slanderer died after contracting the deadly fever.   
|| 2 ||    He is killed, and no one can save him.
Here and hereafter, his reputation is evil.   || 3 ||    The Lord hugs His 
slaves close in His Embrace. Nanak seeks the Lord’s
Sanctuary, and meditates on the Naam.  || 4 || 98 || 167 ||    GAUREE,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  The memorandum was proven to be
false by the Lord Himself. The sinner is now suffering in despair.  || 1 ||    
Those who have my Lord of the Universe as their
support — death does not even approach them.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In the True 
Court, they lie; the blind fools strike their own
heads with their own hands.  || 2 ||   Sickness afflicts those who commit sins; 
God Himself sits as the Judge.  || 3 ||   By their
own actions, they are bound and gagged. All their wealth is gone, along with 
their lives.   || 4 ||    Nanak has taken to the
Sanctuary of the Lord’s Court; my Creator has preserved my honor.  || 5 || 99 
|| 168 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The dust of
the feet of the humble beings is so sweet to my mind. Perfect karma is the 
mortal’s pre-ordained destiny.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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The mind is overflowing with the greasy dirt of egotistical pride. With the 
dust of the feet of the Holy, it is scrubbed clean.  || 1

||    The body may be washed with loads of water, and yet its filth is not 
removed, and it does not become clean.  || 2 ||    I
have met the True Guru, who is merciful forever. Meditating, meditating in 
remembrance on the Lord, I am rid of the fear of
death.  || 3 ||   Liberation, pleasures and worldly success are all in the 
Lord’s Name. With loving devotional worship, O Nanak,
sing His Glorious Praises.  || 4 || 100 || 169 ||    GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The 
Lord’s slaves attain the highest status of life.
Meeting  them,  the  soul  is  enlightened.    ||  1  ||     Those  who  listen 
 with  their  mind  and  ears  to  the  Lord’s  meditative
remembrance, are blessed with peace at the Lord’s Gate, O mortal.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Twenty-four hours a day, meditate on
the Sustainer of the World. O Nanak, gazing on the Blessed Vision of His 
Darshan, I am enraptured.   || 2 || 101 || 170 ||
GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Peace and tranquility have come; the Guru, the Lord of 
the Universe, has brought it. The burning sins
have departed, O my Siblings of Destiny.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    With your 
tongue, continually chant the Lord’s Name. Disease
shall depart, and you shall be saved.  || 1 ||   Contemplate the Glorious 
Virtues of the Unfathomable Supreme Lord God. In the
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you shall be emancipated.  || 2 ||   
Sing the Glories of God each and every day; your
afflictions shall be dispelled, and you shall be saved, my humble friend.  || 3 
||   In thought, word and deed, I meditate on my
God. Slave Nanak has come to Your Sanctuary.  || 4 || 102 || 171 ||   GAUREE,  
FIFTH MEHL:  The Divine Guru has opened his
eyes. Doubt has been dispelled; my service has been successful.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    The Giver of joy has saved him from
smallpox. The Supreme Lord God has granted His Grace.  || 1 ||   O Nanak, he 
alone lives, who chants the Naam, the Name of
the Lord. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, drink deeply of the 
Lord’s Ambrosial Nectar.  || 2 || 103 || 172 ||
GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Blessed is that forehead, and blessed are those eyes; 
blessed are those devotees who are in love with
You.  || 1 ||    Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, how anyone find peace? 
With your tongue, chant the Praises of the
Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Nanak is a sacrifice to those who 
meditate on the Lord of Nirvaanaa.  || 2 || 104 || 173

||    GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   You are my Advisor; You are always with me. You 
preserve, protect and care for me.   || 1 ||
Such is the Lord, our Help and Support in this world and the next. He protects 
the honor of His slave, O my Sibling of Destiny.

|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    He alone exists hereafter; this place is in His Power. 
Twenty-four hours a day, O my mind, chant and
meditate on the Lord.  || 2 ||   His honor is acknowledged, and he bears the 
True Insignia; the Lord Himself issues His Royal
Command.  || 3 ||    He Himself is the Giver; He Himself is the Cherisher. 
Continually, continuously, O Nanak, dwell upon the
Name of the Lord.  || 4 || 105 || 174 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  When the 
Perfect True Guru becomes merciful, the Lord of
the World abides in the heart forever.  || 1 ||


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Meditating on the Lord, I have found eternal peace. The Sovereign Lord, the 
Perfect King, has shown His Mercy to me.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Says Nanak, one whose destiny is perfect, meditates on the Name of 
the Lord, Har, Har, the Everlasting Husband.

|| 2 || 106 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  He opens his loin-cloth, and spreads it 
out beneath him. Like a donkey, he gulps down
all that comes his way.  || 1 ||    Without good deeds, liberation is not 
obtained. The wealth of liberation is only obtained by
meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    He 
performs worship ceremonies, applies the ceremonial
tilak mark to his forehead, and takes his ritual cleansing baths; he pulls out 
his knife, and demands donations.  || 2 ||    With
his mouth, he recites the Vedas in sweet musical measures, and yet he does not 
hesitate to take the lives of others.  || 3 ||
Says Nanak, when God showers His Mercy, even his heart becomes pure, and he 
contemplates God.  || 4 || 107 ||   GAUREE,
FIFTH MEHL:  Remain steady in the home of your own self, O beloved servant of 
the Lord. The True Guru shall resolve all your
affairs.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The Transcendent Lord has struck down the 
wicked and the evil. The Creator has preserved the
honor of His servant.  || 1 ||   The kings and emperors are all under his 
power; he drinks deeply of the most sublime essence
of the Ambrosial Naam.  || 2 ||   Meditate fearlessly on the Lord God. Joining 
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, this
gift is given.   || 3 ||    Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of God, the 
Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts; he grasps the
Support of God, his Lord and Master.  || 4 || 108 ||    GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   
One who is attuned to the Lord, shall not be
burned in the fire. One who is attuned to the Lord, shall not be enticed by 
Maya. One who is attuned to the Lord, shall not be
drowned in water. One who is attuned to the Lord, is prosperous and fruitful.   
|| 1 ||    All fear is eradicated by Your Name.
Joining the Sangat, the Holy Congregation, sing the Glorious Praises of the 
Lord, Har, Har.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    One who is
attuned to the Lord, is free of all anxieties. One who is attuned to the Lord, 
is blessed with the Mantra of the Holy. One who is
attuned to the Lord, is not haunted by the fear of death. One who is attuned to 
the Lord, sees all his hopes fulfilled.  || 2 ||
One who is attuned to the Lord, does not suffer in pain. One who is attuned to 
the Lord, remains awake and aware, night and
day. One who is attuned to the Lord, dwells in the home of intuitive peace. One 
who is attuned to the Lord, sees his doubts
and fears run away.  || 3 ||   One who is attuned to the Lord, has the most 
sublime and exalted intellect. One who is attuned
to the Lord, has a pure and spotless reputation. Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice 
to those who do not forget my God.  || 4 || 109 ||
GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   Through sincere efforts, the mind is made peaceful and 
calm. Walking on the Lord’s Way, all pains
are taken away. Chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the mind becomes 
blissful. Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord,
supreme bliss is obtained.  || 1 ||    There is joy all around, and peace has 
come to my home. Joining the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, misfortune disappears.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    My eyes 
are purified, beholding the Blessed Vision of His
Darshan.  Blessed  is  the  forehead  which  touches  His  Lotus  Feet.  
Working  for  the  Lord  of  the  Universe,  the  body  becomes
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By the Grace of the Saints, I have obtained the supreme status.   || 2 ||    
The Lord is the Help and Support of His humble
servant. I have found peace, falling at the feet of His slaves. When 
selfishness is gone, then one becomes the Lord Himself;
seek the Sanctuary of the treasure of mercy.  || 3 ||   When someone finds the 
One he has desired, then where should he go
to look for Him? I have become steady and stable, and I dwell in the seat of 
peace. By Guru’s Grace, Nanak has entered the
home of peace.  || 4 || 110 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The merits of taking 
millions of ceremonial cleansing baths, the giving
of hundreds of thousands, billions and trillions in charity — these are 
obtained by those whose minds are filled with the Name
of the Lord.   || 1 ||    Those who sing the Glories of the Lord of the World 
are totally pure. Their sins are erased, in the
Sanctuary of the Kind and Holy Saints.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The merits of 
performing all sorts of austere acts of penance and
self-discipline, earning huge profits and seeing one’s desires fulfilled — 
these are obtained by chanting the Name of the Lord,
Har, Har, with the tongue.   || 2 ||    The merits of reciting the Simritees, 
the Shaastras and the Vedas, knowledge of the
science of Yoga, spiritual wisdom and the pleasure of miraculous spiritual 
powers — these come by surrendering the mind and
meditating on the Name of God.  || 3 ||   The wisdom of the Inaccessible and 
Infinite Lord is incomprehensible. Meditating on
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and contemplating the Naam within our hearts, O 
Nanak, God has showered His Mercy upon
us.  || 4 || 111 ||    GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Meditating, meditating, meditating 
in remembrance, I have found peace. I have
enshrined the Lotus Feet of the Guru within my heart.  || 1 ||   The Guru, the 
Lord of the Universe, the Supreme Lord God, is
perfect. Worshipping Him, my mind has found a lasting peace.  ||  Pause  ||   
Night and day, I meditate on the Guru, and the
Name of the Guru. Thus all my works are brought to perfection.  || 2 ||   
Beholding the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, my mind
has become cool and tranquil, and the sinful mistakes of countless incarnations 
have been washed away.  || 3 ||   Says Nanak,
where is fear now, O Siblings of Destiny? The Guru Himself has preserved the 
honor of His servant.  || 4 || 112||    GAUREE,
FIFTH  MEHL:   The  Lord  Himself  is  the  Help  and  Support  of  His  
servants.  He  always  cherishes  them,  like  their  father  and
mother.  || 1 ||   In God’s Sanctuary, everyone is saved. That Perfect True 
Lord is the Doer, the Cause of causes.  ||  Pause  ||
My mind now dwells in the Creator Lord. My fears have been dispelled, and my 
soul has found the most sublime peace.  || 2 ||
The  Lord  has  granted  His  Grace,  and  saved  His  humble  servant.  The  
sinful  mistakes  of  so  many  incarnations  have  been
washed away.  || 3 ||   The Greatness of God cannot be described. Servant Nanak 
is forever in His Sanctuary.  || 4 || 113 ||

RAAG  GAUREE  CHAYTEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The power of the Lord is universal and perfect, O Siblings of Destiny. So no 
pain  can  ever  afflict  me.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||
Whatever the Lord’s slave wishes, O mother, the Creator Himself causes that to 
be done.  || 1 ||   God causes the slanderers
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Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Fearless Lord.   || 2 || 114 ||    
GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   O Brave and Powerful God,
Ocean of Peace, I fell into the pit  —  please, take my hand.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||    My ears do not hear, and my eyes are not
beautiful.  I  am  in  such  pain;  I  am  a  poor  cripple,  crying  at  Your  
Door.   ||  1  ||     O  Master  of  the  poor  and  helpless,  O
Embodiment of Compassion, You are my Friend and Intimate, my Father and Mother. 
Nanak holds tight to the Lord’s Lotus
Feet in his heart; thus the Saints cross over the terrifying world-ocean.  || 2 
|| 2 || 115 ||

RAAG  GAUREE  BAIRAAGAN,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O Dear Lord God, my Best Friend, please, abide with me.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Without You, I cannot live, even for an instant,
and my life in this world is cursed. O Breath of Life of the soul, O Giver of 
peace, each and every instant I am a sacrifice to
You.  || 1 ||   Please, God, give me the Support of Your Hand; lift me up and 
pull me out of this pit, O Lord of the World. I am
worthless, with such a shallow intellect; You are always Merciful to the meek.  
 || 2 ||    What comforts of Yours can I dwell
upon? How can I contemplate You? You lovingly absorb Your slaves into Your 
Sanctuary, O Lofty, Inaccessible and Infinite
Lord.   || 3 ||    All wealth, and the eight miraculous spiritual powers are in 
the supremely sublime essence of the Naam, the
Name of the Lord. Those humble beings, with whom the beautifully-haired Lord is 
thoroughly pleased, sing the Glorious Praises
of the Lord.   || 4 ||    You are my mother, father, son and relative; You are 
the Support of the breath of life. In the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, Nanak meditates on the Lord, and swims across 
the poisonous world-ocean.  || 5 || 1 || 116

||

GAUREE  BAIRAAGAN,   CHHANTS  OF  REHOAY,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Is there anyone who will sing of the Beloved Lord? Surely, this will bring all 
pleasures and comforts.   ||   Pause   ||    The
renunciate goes out into the woods, searching for Him. But those who embrace 
love for the One Lord are very rare. Those who
find the Lord are very fortunate and blessed.  || 1 ||   The Gods like Brahma 
and Sanak yearn for Him; the Yogis, celibates and
Siddhas yearn for the Lord. One who is so blessed, sings the Glorious Praises 
of the Lord.   || 2 ||    I seek the Sanctuary of
those who have not forgotten Him. By great good fortune, one meets the Lord’s 
Saint. They are not subject to the cycle of
birth and death.  || 3 ||    Show Your Mercy, and lead me to meet You, O my 
Darling Beloved. Hear my prayer, O Lofty and
Infinite God; Nanak begs for the Support of Your Name.  || 4 || 1 || 117 ||


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RAAG  GAUREE  POORBEE,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

By what virtues can I meet the Lord of life, O my mother?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
I have no beauty, understanding or strength; I
am a stranger, from far away.  || 1 ||   I am not wealthy or youthful. I am an 
orphan — please, unite me with Yourself.  || 2 ||
Searching and searching, I have become a renunciate, free of desire. I wander 
around, searching for the Blessed Vision of
God’s Darshan.  || 3 ||   God is Compassionate, and Merciful to the meek; O 
Nanak, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy, the fire of desire has been quenched.  || 4 || 1 || 118 ||   GAUREE,  
FIFTH MEHL:  The loving desire to meet my Beloved
has arisen within my mind. I touch His Feet, and offer my prayer to Him. If 
only I had the great good fortune to meet the
Saint.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I surrender my mind to Him; I place my wealth 
before Him. I totally renounce my selfish ways. One
who teaches me the Sermon of the Lord God — night and day, I shall follow Him.  
|| 1 ||   When the seed of the karma of past
actions sprouted, I met the Lord; He is both the Enjoyer and the Renunciate. My 
darkness was dispelled when I met the Lord.
O Nanak, after being asleep for countless incarnations, I have awakened.  || 2 
|| 2 || 119 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Come
out, O soul-bird, and let the meditative remembrance of the Lord be your wings. 
Meet the Holy Saint, take to His Sanctuary,
and keep the perfect jewel of the Lord enshrined in your heart.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||   Superstition is the well, thirst for pleasure is
the mud, and emotional attachment is the noose, so tight around your neck. The 
only one who can cut this is the Guru of the
World, the Lord of the Universe. So let yourself dwell at His Lotus Feet.  || 1 
||   Bestow Your Mercy, O Lord of the Universe, O
God, My Beloved, Master of the meek — please, listen to my prayer. Take my 
hand, O Lord and Master of Nanak; my body and
soul all belong to You.  || 2 || 3 || 120 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  My mind 
yearns to behold the Lord in meditation. I think of
Him, I hope and thirst for Him, day and night; is there any Saint who may bring 
Him near me?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I serve the
slaves of His slaves; in so many ways, I beg of Him. Setting them upon the 
scale, I have weighed all comforts and pleasures;
without the Lord’s Blessed Vision, they are all totally inadequate.  || 1 ||   
By the Grace of the Saints, I sing the Praises of the
Ocean of virtue; after countless incarnations, I have been released. Meeting 
the Lord, Nanak has found peace and bliss; his life
is redeemed, and prosperity dawns for him.  || 2 || 4 || 121 ||

RAAG  GAUREE  POORBEE,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

How may I meet my Master, the King, the Lord of the Universe? Is there any 
Saint, who can bestow such celestial peace, and
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|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Unseen Lord is deep within the self; He cannot be 
seen; the curtain of egotism intervenes. In emotional
attachment to Maya, all the world is asleep. Tell me, how can this doubt be 
dispelled?  || 1 ||   The one lives together with the
other in the same house, but they do not talk to one another, O Siblings of 
Destiny. Without the one substance, the five are
miserable; that substance is in the unapproachable place.  || 2 ||   And the 
one whose home it is, has locked it up, and given
the key to the Guru. You may make all sorts of efforts, but it cannot be 
obtained, without the Sanctuary of the True Guru.  || 3

||    Those whose bonds have been broken by the True Guru, enshrine love for 
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
The self-elect, the self-realized beings, meet together and sing the joyous 
songs of the Lord. Nanak, there is no difference
between them, O Siblings of Destiny.  || 4 ||   This is how my Sovereign Lord 
King, the Lord of the Universe, is met; celestial
bliss is attained in an instant, and doubt is dispelled. Meeting Him, my light 
merges in the Light.  || 1 ||  Second Pause  || 1 ||
122 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I am intimate with Him; granting His Grace, my 
Kind Beloved has told me of the True Guru.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Wherever I look, there You are; I am totally convinced of 
this. Unto whom should I pray? The Lord Himself
hears all.  || 1 ||   My anxiety is over. The Guru has cut away my bonds, and I 
have found eternal peace. Whatever shall be,
shall be in the end; so where can pain and pleasure be seen?  || 2 ||   The 
continents and the solar systems rest in the support
of the One Lord. The Guru has removed the veil of illusion, and shown this to 
me. The nine treasures of the wealth of the
Name of the Lord are in that one place. Where else should we go?  || 3 ||    
The same gold is fashioned into various articles;
just so, the Lord has made the many patterns of the creation. Says Nanak, the 
Guru has dispelled my doubt; in this way, my
essence merges into God’s essence.   || 4 || 2 || 123 ||    GAUREE,   FIFTH 
MEHL:   This life is diminishing, day and night.
Meeting with the Guru, your affairs shall be resolved.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Listen, my friends, I beg of you: now is the time to
serve the Saints! In this world, earn the profit of the Lord’s Name, and 
hereafter, you shall dwell in peace.  || 1 ||   This world
is engrossed in corruption and cynicism. Only those who know God are saved. 
Those who are awakened by the Lord to drink in
this sublime essence, come to know the Unspoken Speech of the Lord.  || 2 ||   
Purchase only that for which you have come
into the world, and through the Guru, the Lord shall dwell within your mind. 
Within the home of your own inner being, you
shall  obtain  the  Mansion  of  the  Lord’s  Presence  with  intuitive  ease.  
You  shall  not  be  consigned  again  to  the  wheel  of
reincarnation.  || 3 ||   O Inner-knower, Searcher of hearts, Primal Being, 
Architect of Destiny: please fulfill this yearning of my
mind. Nanak, Your slave, begs for this happiness: let me be the dust of the 
feet of the Saints.  || 4 || 3 || 124 ||    GAUREE,
FIFTH MEHL:  Save me, O My Father God. I am worthless and without virtue; all 
virtues are Yours.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The five
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They are tormenting and torturing me. I have come, seeking Your Sanctuary.  || 
1 ||   Trying all sorts of things, I have grown
weary, but still, they will not leave me alone. But I have heard that they can 
be rooted out, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company
of the Holy; and so I seek their Shelter.   || 2 ||    In their Mercy, the 
Saints have met me, and from them, I have obtained
satisfaction. The Saints have given me the Mantra of the Fearless Lord, and now 
I practice the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.  ||
3           ||   I have now conquered those terrible evil-doers, and my speech 
is now sweet and sublime. Says Nanak, the Divine Light
has dawned within my mind; I have obtained the state of Nirvaanaa.  || 4 || 4 
|| 125 ||    GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  He is the
Eternal King. The Fearless Lord abides with you. So where does this fear come 
from?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    In one person, You
are arrogant and proud, and in another, You are meek and humble. In one person, 
You are all by Yourself, and in another, You
are poor.  || 1 ||   In one person, you are a Pandit, a religious scholar and a 
preacher, and in another, You are just a fool. In
one person, You grab hold of everything, and in another, You accept nothing.  
|| 2 ||   What can the poor wooden puppet do?
The Master Puppeteer knows everything. As the Puppeteer dresses the puppet, so 
is the role the puppet plays.  || 3 ||    The
Lord has created the various chambers of assorted descriptions, and He Himself 
protects them. As is that vessel in which the
Lord places the soul, so does it dwell. What can this poor being do?  || 4 ||   
The One who created the thing, understands it;
He has fashioned all of this. Says Nanak, the Lord and Master is Infinite; He 
alone understands the value of His Creation.  || 5

|| 5 || 126 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Give them up — give up the pleasures of 
corruption; you are entangled in them, you
crazy fool, like an animal grazing in the green fields.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
That which you believe to be of use to you, shall not
go even an inch with you. Naked you came, and naked you shall depart. You shall 
go round and round the cycle of birth and
death, and you shall be food for Death.  || 1 ||   Watching, watching the 
transitory dramas of the world, you are embroiled and
enmeshed in them, and you laugh with delight. The string of life is wearing 
thin, day and night, and you have done nothing for
your soul.  || 2 ||    Doing your deeds, you have grown old; your voice fails 
you, and your body has become weak. You were
enticed by Maya in your youth, and your attachment for it has not diminished, 
one little bit.  || 3 ||   The Guru has shown me
that this is the way of the world; I have abandoned the dwelling of pride, and 
entered Your Sanctuary. The Saint has shown
me the Path of God; slave Nanak has implanted devotional worship and the Praise 
of the Lord.  || 4 || 6 || 127 ||    GAUREE,
FIFTH MEHL:  Except for You, who is mine? O my Beloved, You are the Support of 
the breath of life.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You
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I receive all comforts from You, O my Unfathomable and Immeasurable Lord and 
Master.   || 1 ||    I cannot describe Your
Manifestations, O Treasure of Excellence, O Giver of peace. God is 
Inaccessible, Incomprehensible and Imperishable; He is
known through the Perfect Guru.  || 2 ||    My doubt and fear have been taken 
away, and I have been made pure, since my
ego was conquered. My fear of birth and death has been abolished, beholding 
Your Blessed Vision in the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy.  || 3 ||    I wash the Guru’s Feet and serve Him; I am a 
sacrifice to Him, 100,000 times. By His Grace,
servant Nanak has crossed over this terrifying world-ocean; I am united with my 
Beloved.  || 4 || 7 || 128 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH
MEHL:  Who can please You, except You Yourself? Gazing upon Your Beauteous 
Form, all are entranced.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In
the heavenly paradise, in the nether regions of the underworld, on the planet 
earth and throughout the galaxies, the One Lord
is pervading everywhere. Everyone calls upon You with their palms pressed 
together, saying, “Shiva, Shiva”. O Merciful Lord
and Master, everyone cries out for Your Help.  || 1 ||   Your Name, O Lord and 
Master, is the Purifier of sinners, the Giver of
peace, immaculate, cooling and soothing. O Nanak, spiritual wisdom, meditation 
and glorious greatness come from dialogue
and discourse with Your Saints.   || 2 || 8 || 129 ||    GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL:  
 Meet with me, O my Dear Beloved. O God,
whatever You do — that alone happens.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Wandering around 
through countless incarnations, I endured pain
and suffering in so many lives, over and over again. By Your Grace, I obtained 
this human body; grant me the Blessed Vision
of Your Darshan, O Sovereign Lord King.  || 1 ||   That which pleases His Will 
has come to pass; no one else can do anything.
By Your Will, enticed by the illusion of emotional attachment, the people are 
asleep; they do not wake up.  || 2 ||   Please hear
my prayer, O Lord of Life, O Beloved, Ocean of mercy and compassion. Save me, O 
my Father God. I am an orphan — please,
cherish me!  || 3 ||    You reveal the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, for the 
sake of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy. Grant Your Grace, and bless us with the dust of the feet of the Saints; 
Nanak yearns for this peace.  || 4 || 9 || 130 ||
GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I am a sacrifice to those who take the Support of the 
Naam.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   How can I recount the
praises of those humble beings who are attuned to the Love of the Supreme Lord 
God? Peace, intuitive poise and bliss are with
them. There are no other givers equal to them.  || 1 ||   They have come to 
save the world — those humble beings who thirst
for His Blessed Vision. Those who seek their Sanctuary are carried across; in 
the Society of the Saints, their hopes are fulfilled.

|| 2 ||   If I fall at their Feet, then I live; associating with those humble 
beings, I remain happy. O God, please be merciful to
me, that my mind might become the dust of the feet of Your devotees.   || 3 ||  
  Power and authority, youth and age —
whatever is seen in this world, all of it shall fade away. The treasure of the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, is forever new and
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GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I came to the Guru, to learn the Way of Yoga. The True 
Guru has revealed it to me through the Word
of the Shabad.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    He is contained in the nine continents of 
the world, and within this body; each and every
moment, I humbly bow to Him. I have made the Guru’s Teachings my ear-rings, and 
I have enshrined the One Formless Lord
within my being.   || 1 ||    I have brought the five disciples together, and 
they are now under the control of the one mind.
When the ten hermits become obedient to the Lord, then I became an immaculate 
Yogi.  || 2 ||   I have burnt my doubt, and
smeared my body with the ashes. My path is to see the One and Only Lord. I have 
made that intuitive peace my food; the Lord
Master has written this pre-ordained destiny upon my forehead.  || 3 ||   In 
that place where there is no fear, I have assumed
my Yogic posture. The unstruck melody of His Bani is my horn. I have made 
contemplation upon the essential reality my Yogic
staff. The Love of the Name in my mind is my Yogic lifestyle.   || 4 ||    By 
great good fortune, such a Yogi is met, who cuts
away the bonds of Maya. Nanak serves and adores this wondrous person, and 
kisses his feet.  || 5 || 11 || 132 ||   GAUREE,
FIFTH MEHL:  The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is an incomparably beautiful 
treasure. Listen, everyone, and meditate on it, O
friends. Those, unto whom the Guru has given the Lord’s medicine — their minds  
become  pure  and  immaculate.   ||  1  ||
Pause  ||    Darkness is dispelled from within that body, in which the Divine 
Light of the Guru’s Shabad shines. The noose of
doubt is cut away from those who place their faith in the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy.  || 1 ||    The treacherous
and terrifying world-ocean is crossed over, in the boat of the Saadh Sangat. My 
mind’s desires are fulfilled, meeting the Guru,
in love with the Lord.  || 2 ||    The devotees have found the treasure of the 
Naam; their minds and bodies are satisfied and
satiated. O Nanak, the Dear Lord gives it only to those who surrender to the 
Lord’s Command.  || 3 || 12 || 133 ||   GAUREE,
FIFTH MEHL:   Please be kind and compassionate, O Lord of my life; I am 
helpless, and I seek Your Sanctuary, God. Please,
give me Your Hand, and lift me up, out of the deep dark pit. I have no clever 
tricks at all.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You are the Doer,
the Cause of causes — You are everything. You are All-powerful; there is no 
other than You. You alone know Your condition
and extent. They alone become Your servants, upon whose foreheads such good 
destiny is recorded.  || 1 ||   You are imbued
with Your servant, God; Your devotees are woven into Your Fabric, through and 
through. O Darling Beloved, they yearn for
Your Name and the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, like the chakvee bird which 
longs to see the moon.  || 2 ||   Between the
Lord and His Saint, there is no difference at all. Among hundreds of thousands 
and millions, there is scarcely one humble
being. Those whose hearts are illuminated by God, sing the Kirtan of His 
Praises night and day with their tongues.  || 3 ||   You
are All-powerful and Infinite, the most lofty and exalted, the Giver of peace; 
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Please show mercy to Nanak, O God, that he may remain in the Society of the 
Saints.  || 4 || 13 || 134 ||    GAUREE,  FIFTH
MEHL:   O Saint, You are attuned to the Lord. Please stand my me, Architect of 
Destiny; please take me to my destination,
Great Giver.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You alone know Your mystery; You are the 
Perfect Architect of Destiny. I am a helpless orphan

— please keep me under Your Protection and save me.  || 1 ||    Your Feet are 
the boat to carry us across the world-ocean;
You alone know Your ways. Those whom You keep protected, by Your Kindness, 
cross over to the other side.  || 2 ||    Here
and hereafter, God, You are All-powerful; everything is in Your Hands. Please 
give me that treasure, which will go along with
me, O servant of the Lord.  || 3 ||   I am without virtue — please bless me 
with virtue, so that my mind might chant the Name
of the Lord. By the Grace of the Saints, Nanak has met the Lord; his mind and 
body are soothed and satisfied.  || 4 || 14 ||
135 ||    GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I am intuitively absorbed in the Divine Lord. 
The Divine True Guru has become Merciful to
me.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Cutting away the halter, He has made me His slave, 
and now I work for the Saints. I have become a
worshipper of the One Name; the Guru has shown me this amazing wonder.   || 1 
||    The Divine Light has dawned, and
everything is illuminated; the Guru has revealed this spiritual wisdom to my 
mind. Drinking deeply of the Ambrosial Naam, the
Name of the Lord, my mind is satisfied, and my fears have been vanquished.  || 
2 ||    Accepting the Command of the Lord’s
Will, I have found total peace; the home of suffering has been destroyed. When 
God, our Lord and Master was totally pleased,
He revealed everything in the form of ecstasy.  || 3 ||   Nothing comes, and 
nothing goes; this play is all set in motion by the
Lord, the Sovereign King. Says Nanak, our Lord and Master is inaccessible and 
unfathomable. The Lord’s devotees take His
Name as their Support.  || 4 || 15 || 136 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  He is the 
Supreme Lord God, the Perfect Transcendent
Lord; O my mind, hold tight to the Support of the One who established the solar 
systems and galaxies. Chant the Name of that
Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Renounce the intellectual cleverness of your mind, 
O humble servants of the Lord; understanding the
Hukam of His Command, peace is found. Whatever God does, accept that with 
pleasure; in comfort and in suffering, meditate
on Him.  || 1 ||   The Creator emancipates millions of sinners in an instant, 
without a moment’s delay. The Lord, the Destroyer
of the pain and sorrow of the poor, blesses those with whom He is pleased.  || 
2 ||   He is Mother and Father, the Cherisher of
all; He is the Breath of life of all beings, the Ocean of peace. While giving 
so generously, the Creator does not diminish at all.
The Source of jewels, He is All-pervading.  || 3 ||   The beggar begs for Your 
Name, O Lord and Master; God is contained deep
within the nucleus of each and every heart. Slave Nanak has entered His 
Sanctuary; no one returns from Him empty-handed.

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RAAG  GAUREE  POORBEE,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Never forget the Lord, Har, Har, from your mind. Here and hereafter, He is the 
Giver of all peace. He is the Cherisher of all
hearts.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    He removes the most terrible pains in an 
instant, if the tongue repeats His Name. In the Lord’s
Sanctuary there is soothing coolness, peace and tranquility. He has 
extinguished the burning fire.  || 1 ||    He saves us from
the hellish pit of the womb, and carries us across the terrifying world-ocean. 
Adoring His Lotus Feet in the mind, the fear of
death is banished.   || 2 ||    He is the Perfect, Supreme Lord God, the 
Transcendent Lord, lofty, unfathomable and infinite.
Singing His Glorious Praises, and meditating on the Ocean of peace, one’s life 
is not lost in the gamble.  || 3 ||    My mind is
engrossed in sexual desire, anger, greed and attachment, O Giver to the 
unworthy. Please grant Your Grace, and bless me
with Your Name; Nanak is forever a sacrifice to You.  || 4 || 1 || 138 ||

RAAG  GAUREE  CHAYTEE,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

There is no peace without devotional worship of the Lord. Be victorious, and 
win the priceless jewel of this human life, by
meditating  on  Him  in  the  Saadh  Sangat,  the  Company  of  the  Holy,  
even  for  an  instant.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     Many  have
renounced and left their children, wealth, spouses, joyful games and pleasures. 
 || 1 ||   Horses, elephants and the pleasures
of power — leaving these behind, the fool must depart naked.  || 2 ||   The 
body, scented with musk and sandalwood — that
body shall come to roll in the dust.   || 3 ||    Infatuated with emotional 
attachment, they think that God is far away. Says
Nanak, he is Ever-present!   || 4 || 1 || 139 ||    GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   O 
mind, cross over with the Support of the Lord’s
Name. The Guru is the boat to carry you across the world-ocean, through the 
waves of cynicism and doubt.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, there is only pitch darkness. The lamp of the 
Guru’s spiritual wisdom illuminates and enlightens.

|| 1 ||   The poison of corruption is spread out far and wide. Only the 
virtuous are saved, chanting and meditating on the Lord.

|| 2 ||    Intoxicated with Maya, the people are asleep. Meeting the Guru, 
doubt and fear are dispelled.  || 3 ||    Says Nanak,
meditate on the One Lord; behold Him in each and every heart.  || 4 || 2 || 140 
||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  You alone are my
Chief Advisor. I serve You with the Support of the Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    
By various devices, I could not find You. Taking
hold of me, the Guru has made me Your slave.  || 1 ||   I have conquered the 
five tyrants. By Guru’s Grace, I have vanquished
the army of evil.  || 2 ||   I have received the One Name as His bounty and 
blessing. Now, I dwell in peace, poise and bliss.  ||
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The slaves of God are good. O Nanak, their faces are radiant.  || 4 || 3 || 141 
||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Hey, soul: your only
Support is the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Whatever else you do or make happen, 
the fear of death still hangs over you.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   He is not obtained by any other efforts. By great good fortune, 
meditate on the Lord.  || 1 ||    You may know
hundreds of thousands of clever tricks, but not even one will be of any use at 
all hereafter.  || 2 ||   Good deeds done in the
pride  of ego are swept away, like the house of sand by water.   || 3 ||    
When God the Merciful shows His Mercy, Nanak
receives the Naam in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.   || 4 || 4 || 
142 ||    GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   I am a
sacrifice, dedicated hundreds of thousands of times, to my Lord and Master. His 
Name, and His Name alone, is the Support of
the breath of life.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    You alone are the Doer, the Cause 
of causes. You are the Support of all beings and
creatures.  || 1 ||   O God, You are my power, authority and youth. You are 
absolute, without attributes, and also related, with
the   most sublime attributes.  || 2 ||   Here and hereafter, You are my Savior 
and Protector. By Guru’s Grace, some understand
You.  || 3 ||   God is All-knowing, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. 
You are Nanak’s strength and support.  || 4 || 5 ||
143 ||    GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   Worship and adore the Lord, Har, Har, Har. In 
the Society of the Saints, He dwells in the
mind; doubt, emotional attachment and fear are vanquished.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||  
  The Vedas, the Puraanas and the Simritees
are heard to proclaim that the Lord’s servant dwells as the highest of all.  || 
1 ||    All places are filled with fear — know this
well. Only the Lord’s servants are free of fear.  || 2 ||   People wander 
through 8.4 million incarnations. God’s people are not
subject to birth and death.   || 3 ||    Nanak has taken to the Sanctuary of 
the Lord’s Holy Saints; he has given up power,
wisdom, cleverness and egotism.  || 4 || 6 || 144 ||    GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   
O my mind, sing the Glorious Praises of the
Lord’s Name. Serve the Lord continually and continuously; with each and every 
breath, meditate on the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
In the Society of the Saints, the Lord dwells in the mind, and pain, suffering, 
darkness and doubt depart.  || 1 ||   That humble
being, who meditates on the Lord, by the Grace of the Saints, is not afflicted 
with pain.  || 2 ||    Those unto whom the Guru
gives the Mantra of the Lord’s Name, are saved from the fire of Maya.  || 3 ||  
 Be kind to Nanak, O God; let the Lord’s Name
dwell within my mind and body.  || 4 || 7 || 145 ||    GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  
With your tongue, chant the Name of the One
Lord. In this world, it shall bring you peace, comfort and great joy; 
hereafter, it shall go with your soul, and shall be of use to
you.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The disease of your ego shall be eradicated. By 
Guru’s Grace, practice Raja Yoga, the  Yoga  of
meditation and success.  || 1 ||   Those who taste the sublime essence of the 
Lord have their thirst quenched.  || 2 ||   Those
who have found the Lord, the Treasure of peace, shall not go anywhere else 
again.  || 3 ||   Those, unto whom the Guru has
given the Lord’s Name, Har, Har — O Nanak, their fears are removed.  || 4 || 8 
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GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  One who forgets the Lord’s Name, suffers in pain. Those 
who join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of
the Holy, and dwell upon the Lord, find the Ocean of virtue.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   Those Gurmukhs whose hearts are filled with
wisdom, hold the nine treasures,  and  the  miraculous  spiritual  powers  of  
the  Siddhas  in  the  palms  of  their  hands.   ||  1  ||
Those who know the Lord God as their Master, do not lack anything.  || 2 ||    
Those who realize the Creator Lord, enjoy all
peace and pleasure.  || 3 ||  Those whose inner homes are filled with the 
Lord’s wealth — says Nanak, in their company, pain
departs.  || 4 || 9 || 147 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Your pride is so great, 
but what about your origins? You cannot remain,
no matter how much you try to hold on.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   That which is 
forbidden by the Vedas and the Saints — with that,
you are in love. Like the gambler losing the game of chance, you are held in 
the power of sensory desires.  || 1 ||   The One
who is All-powerful to empty out and fill up — you have no love for His Lotus 
Feet. O Nanak, I have been saved, in the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy. I have been blessed by the Treasure of Mercy.  
|| 2 || 10 || 148 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:
I am the slave of my Lord and Master. I eat whatever God gives me.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||    Such is my Lord and Master. In an
instant, He creates and embellishes.   || 1 ||    I do that work which pleases 
my Lord and Master. I sing the songs of God’s
glory, and His wondrous play.  || 2 ||   I seek the Sanctuary of the Lord’s 
Prime Minister; beholding Him, my mind is comforted
and consoled.   || 3 ||    The One Lord is my support, the One is my steady 
anchor. Servant Nanak is engaged in the Lord’s
work.  || 4 || 11 || 149 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Is there anyone, who can 
shatter his ego, and turn his mind away from
this sweet Maya?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Humanity is in spiritual ignorance; 
people see things that do not exist. The night is dark
and gloomy; how will the morning dawn?  || 1 ||    Wandering, wandering all 
around, I have grown weary; trying all sorts of
things, I have been searching. Says Nanak, He has shown mercy to me; I have 
found the treasure of the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy.  || 2 || 12 || 150 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  He is the 
Wish-fulfilling Jewel, the Embodiment of Mercy.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Supreme Lord God is Merciful to the meek; meditating 
in remembrance on Him, peace is obtained.  || 1

||   The Wisdom of the Undying Primal Being is beyond comprehension. Hearing 
His Praises, millions of sins are erased.  || 2 ||
O God, Treasure of Mercy, please bless Nanak with Your kindness, that he may 
repeat the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 3 ||
13 || 151 ||    GAUREE POORBEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   O my mind, in the Sanctuary of 
God, peace is found. That day, when the
Giver of life and peace is forgotten — that day passes uselessly.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   You have come as a guest for one short
night, and yet you hope to live for many ages. Households, mansions and wealth 
— whatever is seen, is like the shade of a
tree.  || 1 ||   My body, wealth, and all my gardens and property shall all 
pass away. You have forgotten your Lord and Master,
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In an instant, these shall belong to somebody else.   || 2 ||    You wear white 
clothes and take cleansing baths, and anoint
yourself with sandalwood oil. But you do not remember the Fearless, Formless 
Lord — you are like an elephant bathing in the
mud.  || 3 ||    When God becomes merciful, He leads you to meet the True Guru; 
all peace is in the Name of the Lord. The
Guru has liberated me from bondage; servant Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of 
the Lord.   || 4 || 14 || 152 ||    GAUREE,
FIFTH  MEHL:   O  my  mind,  dwell  always  upon  the  Guru,  Guru,  Guru.  The 
 Guru  has  made  the  jewel  of  this  human  life
prosperous and fruitful. I am a sacrifice to the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. 
 || 1 ||  Pause  ||   As many breaths and morsels
as you take, O my mind — so many times, sing His Glorious Praises. When the 
True Guru becomes merciful, then this wisdom
and understanding is obtained.  || 1 ||   O my mind, taking the Naam, you shall 
be released from the bondage of death, and
the peace of all peace will be found. Serving your Lord and Master, the True 
Guru, the Great Giver, you shall obtain the fruits
of your mind’s desires.  || 2 ||   The Name of the Creator is your beloved 
friend and child; it alone shall go along with you, O
my mind. So serve your True Guru, and you shall receive the Name from the Guru. 
  || 3 ||    When God, the Merciful Guru,
showered His Mercy upon me, all my anxieties were dispelled. Nanak has found 
the peace of the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises.
All his sorrows have been dispelled.  || 4 || 15 || 153 ||

RAAG  GAUREE,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The thirst of only a few is quenched.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    People may 
accumulate hundreds of thousands, millions, tens of
millions, and yet the mind is not restrained. They only yearn for more and 
more.  || 1 ||   They may have all sorts of beautiful
women, but still, they commit adultery in the homes of others. They do not 
distinguish between good and bad.  || 2 ||   They
wander around lost, trapped in the myriad bonds of Maya; they do not sing the 
Praises of the Treasure of Virtue. Their minds
are engrossed in poison and corruption.  || 3 ||   Those, unto whom the Lord 
shows His Mercy, remain dead while yet alive. In
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, they cross over the ocean of Maya. O 
Nanak, those humble beings are honored in
the Court of the Lord.  || 4 || 1 || 154 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord is 
the essence of all.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Some
practice Yoga, some indulge in pleasures; some live in spiritual wisdom, some 
live in meditation. Some are bearers of the staff.

|| 1 ||    Some chant in meditation, some practice deep, austere meditation; 
some worship Him in adoration, some practice
daily rituals. Some live the life of a wanderer.  || 2 ||   Some live by the 
shore, some live on the water; some study the Vedas.
Nanak loves to worship the Lord.  || 3 || 2 || 155 ||    GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  
To sing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises is my
treasure.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You are my delight, You are my praise. You are 
my beauty, You are my love. O God, You are my
hope and support.  || 1 ||   You are my pride, You are my wealth. You are my 
honor, You are my breath of life. The Guru has
repaired that which was broken.  || 2 ||   You are in the household, and You 
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You are in the village, and You are in the wilderness. Nanak: You are near, so 
very near!  || 3 || 3 || 156 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH
MEHL:  I am intoxicated, intoxicated with the Love of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||   I drink it in — I am drunk with it. The Guru
has given it to me in charity. My mind is drenched with it.  || 1 ||   It is my 
furnace, it is the cooling plaster. It is my love, it is
my longing. My mind knows it as peace.  || 2 ||   I enjoy intuitive peace, and 
I play in bliss; the cycle of reincarnation is ended
for me, and I am merged with the Lord. Nanak is pierced through with the Word 
of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 3 || 4 || 157 ||

RAAG  GAUREE  MAALWAA,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Chant the Lord’s Name; O my friend, chant it. Hereafter, the path is terrifying 
and treacherous.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Serve,
serve, forever serve the Lord. Death hangs over your head. Do seva, selfless 
service, for the Holy Saints, and the noose of
Death  shall  be  cut  away.   ||  1  ||     You  may  make  burnt  offerings,  
sacrificial  feasts  and  pilgrimages  to  sacred  shrines  in
egotism, but your corruption only increases. You are subject to both heaven and 
hell, and you are reincarnated over and over
again.   || 2 ||    The realm of Shiva, the realms of Brahma and Indra as well 
— no place anywhere is permanent. Without
serving the Lord, there is no peace at all. The faithless cynic comes and goes 
in reincarnation.  || 3 ||   As the Guru has taught
me, so have I spoken. Says Nanak, listen, people: sing the Kirtan of the Lord’s 
Praises, and you shall be saved.  || 4 || 1 ||
158 ||

RAAG  GAUREE  MAALAA,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Adopting the innocent mind of a child, I have found peace. Joy and sorrow, 
profit and loss, birth and death, pain and pleasure

— they are all the same to my consciousness, since I met the Guru.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    As long as I plotted and planned
things, I was full of frustration. When I met the Kind, Perfect Guru, then I 
obtained bliss so easily.  || 1 ||    The more clever
tricks  I  tried,  the  more  bonds  I  was  saddled  with.  When  the  Holy  
Saint  placed  His  Hand  upon  my  forehead,  then  I  was
liberated.  || 2 ||   As long as I claimed, “Mine, mine!”, I was surrounded by 
wickedness and corruption. But when I dedicated
my mind, body and intellect to my Lord and Master, then I began to sleep in 
peace.   || 3 ||    As long as I walked along,
carrying the load, I continued to pay the fine. But I threw away that bundle, 
when I met the Perfect Guru; O Nanak, then I
became fearless.  || 4 || 1 || 159 ||   GAUREE MAALAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have 
renounced my desires; I have renounced them.
I have renounced them; meeting the Guru, I have renounced them. All peace, joy, 
happiness and pleasures have come since I
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|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Honor and dishonor are the same to me; I have placed my 
forehead upon the Guru’s Feet. Wealth does not
excite me, and misfortune does not disturb me; I have embraced love for my Lord 
and Master.   || 1 ||    The One Lord and
Master dwells in the home; He is seen in the wilderness as well. I have become 
fearless; the Saint has removed my doubts.
The All-knowing Lord is pervading everywhere.  || 2 ||   Whatever the Creator 
does, my mind is not troubled. By the Grace of
the Saints and the Company of the Holy, my sleeping mind has been awakened.  || 
3 ||   Servant Nanak seeks Your Support;
he has come to Your Sanctuary. In the Love of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, 
he enjoys intuitive peace; pain no longer
touches him.  || 4 || 2 || 160 ||   GAUREE MAALAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have found 
the jewel of my Beloved within my mind. My
body is cooled, my mind is cooled and soothed, and I am absorbed into the 
Shabad, the Word of the True Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause

||    My hunger has departed, my thirst has totally departed, and all my 
anxiety is forgotten. The Perfect Guru has placed His
Hand upon my forehead; conquering my mind, I have conquered the whole world.   
|| 1 ||    Satisfied and satiated, I remain
steady within my heart, and now, I do not waver at all. The True Guru has given 
me the inexhaustible treasure; it never
decreases,  and  never  runs  out.    ||  2  ||      Listen  to  this  wonder,  
O  Siblings  of  Destiny:  the  Guru  has  given  me  this
understanding. I threw off the veil of illusion, when I met my Lord and Master; 
then, I forgot my jealousy of others.   || 3 ||
This is a wonder which cannot be described. They alone know it, who have tasted 
it. Says Nanak, the Truth has been revealed
to me. The Guru has given me the treasure; I have taken it and enshrined it 
within my heart.  || 4 || 3 || 161 ||    GAUREE
MAALAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Those who take to the Sanctuary of the Lord, the King, 
are saved. All other people, in the mansion of
Maya, fall flat on their faces on the ground.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The great 
men have studied the Shaastras, the Simritees and
the Vedas, and they have said this: “Without the Lord’s meditation, there is no 
emancipation, and no one has ever found
peace.”  || 1 ||   People may accumulate the wealth of the three worlds, but 
the waves of greed are still not subdued. Without
devotional worship of the Lord, where can anyone find stability? People wander 
around endlessly.  || 2 ||   People engage in al
sorts of mind-enticing pastimes, but their passions are not fulfilled. They 
burn and burn, and are never satisfied; without the
Lord’s Name, it is all useless.   || 3 ||    Chant the Name of the Lord, my 
friend; this is the essence of perfect peace. In the
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, birth and death are ended. Nanak is the 
dust of the feet of the humble.  || 4 || 4 ||
162 ||    GAUREE MAALAA,   FIFTH MEHL:   Who can help me understand my 
condition? Only the Creator knows it.   || 1 ||
Pause   ||    This person does things in ignorance; he does not chant in 
meditation, and does  not  perform  any  deep,  self-
disciplined meditation. This mind wanders around in the ten directions — how 
can it be restrained?  || 1 ||   “I am the lord, the
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In doubt and emotional attachment, this person understands nothing; with this 
leash, these feet are tied up.  || 2 ||   What did
this person do, when he did not exist? When the Immaculate and Formless Lord 
God was all alone, He did everything by
Himself.  || 3 ||    He alone knows His actions; He created this creation. Says 
Nanak, the Lord Himself is the Doer. The True
Guru has dispelled my doubts.   || 4 || 5 || 163 ||    GAUREE MAALAA,   FIFTH 
MEHL:   Without the Lord, other actions are
useless. Meditative chants, intense deep meditation, austere self-discipline 
and rituals — these are plundered in this world.  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||    Fasting, daily rituals, and austere self-discipline — those 
who keep the practice of these, are rewarded with
less than a shell. Hereafter, the way is different, O Siblings of Destiny. 
There, these things are of no use at all.  || 1 ||   Those
who bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, and wander over the earth, find no 
place of rest hereafter. There, these are of no
use at all. By these things, they only please other people.  || 2 ||    
Reciting the four Vedas from memory, they do not obtain
the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence hereafter. Those who do not understand the 
One Pure Word, utter total nonsense.  || 3 ||
Nanak  voices  this  opinion:  those  who  practice  it,  swim  across.  Serve  
the  Guru,  and  meditate  on  the  Naam;  renounce  the
egotistical pride from your mind.  || 4 || 6 || 164 ||   GAUREE MAALAA,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  O Lord, I chant Your Name, Har, Har,
Har. I cannot do anything by myself, O Lord and Master. As You keep me, so I 
remain.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   What can the mere
mortal do? What is in the hands of this poor creature? As You attach us, so we 
are attached, O my Perfect Lord and Master.  ||
1 ||   Take pity on me, O Great Giver of all, that I may enshrine love for Your 
Form alone. Nanak offers this prayer to the Lord,
that he may chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 2 || 7 || 165 ||

RAAG  GAUREE  MAAJH,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O Merciful to the meek, O Dear Lord King, You have engaged millions of people 
in Your Service. You are the Lover of Your
devotees; this is Your Nature. You are totally pervading all places.  || 1 ||   
How can I behold my Beloved? What is that way of
life? Become the slave of the Saints, and serve at their feet. I dedicate this 
soul; I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to them. Bowing
low, I fall at the Feet of the Lord.  || 2 ||    The Pandits, the religious 
scholars, study the books of the Vedas. Some become
renunciates, and bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage. Some sing tunes and 
melodies and songs. But I meditate on the Naam,
the Name of the Fearless Lord.  || 3 ||   My Lord and Master has become 
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I was a sinner, and I have been sanctified, taking to the Guru’s Feet. 
Dispelling my doubts and fears, the Guru has rid me of
hatred. The Guru has fulfilled the desires of my mind.  || 4 ||   One who has 
obtained the Name is wealthy. One who meditates
on God is glorified. Sublime are all the actions of those who join the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Servant Nanak is
intuitively absorbed into the Lord.   || 5 || 1 || 166 ||    GAUREE,   FIFTH 
MEHL,   MAAJH:   Come to me, O my Beloved Lord.
Night and day, with each and every breath, I think of You. O Saints, give Him 
this message; I fall at Your Feet. Without You,
how can I be saved?  || 1 ||   In Your Company, I am in ecstasy. In the forest, 
the fields and the three worlds, there is peace
and supreme bliss. My bed is beautiful, and my mind blossoms forth in ecstasy. 
Beholding the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan,
I have found this peace.  || 2 ||   I wash Your Feet, and constantly serve You. 
O Divine Lord, I worship and adore You; I bow
down before You. I am the slave of Your slaves; I chant Your Name. I offer this 
prayer to my Lord and Master.  || 3 ||    My
desires are fulfilled, and my mind and body are rejuvenated. Beholding the 
Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan, all my pains
have been taken away. Chanting and meditating on the Name of the Lord, Har, 
Har, I have been saved. Nanak endures this
unendurable celestial bliss.  || 4 || 2 || 167 ||   GAUREE MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  
Listen, listen, O my friend and companion, O
Beloved of my mind: my mind and body are Yours. This life is a sacrifice to You 
as well. May I never forget God, the Support of
the breath of life. I have come to Your Eternal Sanctuary.  || 1 ||   Meeting 
Him, my mind is revived, O Siblings of Destiny. By
Guru’s Grace, I have found the Lord, Har, Har. All things belong to God; all 
places belong to God. I am forever a sacrifice to
God.  || 2 ||   Very fortunate are those who meditate on this treasure. They 
enshrine love for the Naam, the Name of the One
Immaculate Lord. Finding the Perfect Guru, all suffering is dispelled. 
Twenty-four hours a day, I sing the Glories of God.  || 3 ||
Your Name is the treasure of jewels, Lord. You are the True Banker; Your 
devotee is the trader. True is the trade of those who
have the wealth of the Lord’s assets. Servant Nanak is forever a sacrifice.  || 
4 || 3 || 168 ||

RAAG  GAUREE  MAAJH,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I am so proud of You, O Creator; I am so proud of You. Through Your Almighty 
Power, I dwell in peace. The True Word of the
Shabad is my banner and insignia.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    He hears and knows 
everything, but he keeps silent. Bewitched by
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The riddles and hints are given, and he sees them with his eyes. But he is 
foolish and greedy, and he never listens to what he
is told.  || 2 ||    Why bother to count one, two, three, four? The whole world 
is defrauded by the same enticements. Hardly
anyone loves the Lord’s Name; how rare is that place which is in bloom.   || 3 
||    The devotees look beautiful in the True
Court; night and day, they are happy. They are imbued with the Love of the 
Transcendent Lord; servant Nanak is a sacrifice to
them.  || 4 || 1 || 169 ||    GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL,  MAAJH:  The Destroyer of 
sorrow is Your Name, Lord; the Destroyer of
sorrow is Your Name. Twenty-four hours a day, dwell upon the wisdom of the 
Perfect True Guru.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    That
heart, in which the Supreme Lord God abides, is the most beautiful place. The 
Messenger of Death does not even approach
those who chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord with the tongue.  || 1 ||   I 
have not understood the wisdom of serving Him,
nor have I worshipped Him in meditation. You are my Support, O Life of the 
World; O my Lord and Master, Inaccessible and
Incomprehensible.  || 2 ||   When the Lord of the Universe became merciful, 
sorrow and suffering departed. The hot winds do
not even touch those who are protected by the True Guru.  || 3 ||   The Guru is 
the All-pervading Lord, the Guru is the Merciful
Master; the Guru is the True Creator Lord. When the Guru was totally satisfied, 
I obtained everything. Servant Nanak is forever
a sacrifice to Him.  || 4 || 2 || 170 ||   GAUREE MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  The 
Lord, the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam: meditating on
Him, all affairs are resolved.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Chanting the Name of the 
Lord of the Universe, one’s mouth is sanctified. One
who recites to me the Praises of the Lord is my friend and brother.  || 1 ||   
All treasures, all rewards and all virtues are in the
Lord of the Universe. Why forget Him from your mind? Remembering Him in 
meditation, pain departs.  || 2 ||    Grasping the
hem of His robe, we live, and cross over the terrifying world-ocean. Joining 
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, one is
saved, and one’s face becomes radiant in the Court of the Lord.  || 3 ||    The 
Praise of the Sustainer of the Universe is the
essence of life, and the wealth of His Saints. Nanak is saved, chanting the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord; in the True Court, he
is cheered and applauded.  || 4 || 3 || 171 ||   GAUREE MAAJH,  FIFTH MEHL:  
Sing the Sweet Praises of the Lord, O my soul,
sing the Sweet Praises of the Lord. Attuned to the True One, even the homeless 
find a home.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    All other
tastes are bland and insipid; through them, the body and mind are rendered 
insipid as well. Without the Transcendent Lord,
what can anyone do? Cursed is his life, and cursed his reputation.  || 1 ||   
Grasping the hem of the robe of the Holy Saint, we
cross over the world-ocean. Worship and adore the Supreme Lord God, and all 
your family will be saved as well.  || 2 ||   He is
a companion, a relative, and a good friend of mine, who implants the Lord’s 
Name within my heart. He washes off all my
demerits, and is so generous to me.  || 3 ||   Wealth, treasures, and household 
are all just ruins; the Lord’s Feet are the only
treasure. Nanak is a beggar standing at Your Door, God; he begs for Your 
charity.  || 4 || 4 || 172 ||


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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  GAUREE,   NINTH  MEHL:

Holy Saadhus: forsake the pride of your mind. Sexual desire, anger and the 
company of evil people — run away from them,
day and night.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   One who knows that pain and pleasure are 
both the same, and honor and dishonor as well,
who remains detached from joy and sorrow, realizes the true essence in the 
world.  || 1 ||   Renounce both praise and blame;
seek instead the state of Nirvaanaa. O servant Nanak, this is such a difficult 
game; only a few Gurmukhs understand it!  || 2 ||
1 ||    GAUREE,  NINTH MEHL:  Holy Saadhus: the Lord fashioned the creation. 
One person passes away, and another thinks
that he will live forever — this is a wonder beyond understanding!  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   The mortal beings are held in the power
of sexual desire, anger and emotional attachment; they have forgotten the Lord, 
the Immortal Form. The body is false, but
they believe it to be true; it is like a dream in the night.  || 1 ||    
Whatever is seen, shall all pass away, like the shadow of a
cloud. O servant Nanak, one who knows the world to be unreal, dwells in the 
Sanctuary of the Lord.   || 2 || 2 ||    GAUREE,
NINTH MEHL:  The Praise of the Lord does not come to dwell in the minds of the 
mortal beings. Day and night, they remain
engrossed in Maya. Tell me, how can they sing God’s Glories?  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   In this way, they bind themselves to children,
friends, Maya and possessiveness. Like the deer’s delusion, this world is 
false; and yet, beholding it, they chase after it.  || 1 ||
Our Lord and Master is the source of pleasures and liberation; and yet, the 
fool forgets Him. O servant Nanak, among millions,
there is scarcely anyone who attains the Lord’s meditation.  || 2 || 3 ||    
GAUREE,  NINTH MEHL:   Holy Saadhus: this mind
cannot be restrained. Fickle desires dwell with it, and so it cannot remain 
steady.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The heart is filled with
anger and violence, which cause all sense to be forgotten. The jewel of 
spiritual wisdom has been taken away from everyone;
nothing can withstand it.  || 1 ||   The Yogis have tried everything and 
failed; the virtuous have grown weary of singing God’s
Glories. O servant Nanak, when the Lord becomes merciful, then every effort is 
successful.   || 2 || 4 ||    GAUREE,   NINTH
MEHL:   Holy Saadhus: sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. 
You have obtained the priceless jewel of this
human life; why are you uselessly wasting it?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    He is the 
Purifier of sinners, the Friend of the poor. Come,
and enter the Lord’s Sanctuary. Remembering Him, the elephant’s fear was 
removed; so why do you forget Him?   || 1 ||
Renounce your egotistical pride and your emotional attachment to Maya; focus 
your consciousness on the Lord’s meditation.
Says Nanak, this is the path to liberation. Become Gurmukh, and attain it.  || 
2 || 5 ||   GAUREE,  NINTH MEHL:  O mother, if
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This mind listens to the Vedas, the Puraanas, and the ways of the Holy Saints, 
but it does not sing the Glorious Praises of the
Lord, for even an instant.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Having obtained this human 
body, so very difficult to obtain, it is now being
uselessly wasted. Emotional attachment to Maya is such a treacherous 
wilderness, and yet, people are in love with it.  || 1 ||
Inwardly and outwardly, God is always with them, and yet, they do not enshrine 
Love for Him. O Nanak, know that those
whose hearts are filled with the Lord are liberated.  || 2 || 6 ||   GAUREE,  
NINTH MEHL:  Holy Saadhus: rest and peace are in
the Sanctuary of the Lord. This is the blessing of studying the Vedas and the 
Puraanas, that you may meditate on the Name of
the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Greed, emotional attachment to Maya, 
possessiveness, the service of evil, pleasure and pain —
those who are not touched by these, are the very embodiment of the Divine Lord. 
 || 1 ||   Heaven and hell, ambrosial nectar
and poison, gold and copper — these are all alike to them. Praise and slander 
are all the same to them, as are greed and
attachment.   || 2 ||    They are not bound by pleasure and pain — know that 
they are truly wise. O Nanak, recognize those
mortal beings as liberated, who live this way of life.  || 3 || 7 ||   GAUREE,  
NINTH MEHL:  O mind, why have you gone crazy?
Don’t you know that your life is decreasing, day and night? Your life is made 
worthless with greed.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    That
body, which you believe to be your own, and your beautiful home and spouse — 
none of these is yours to keep. See this,
reflect upon it and understand.  || 1 ||   You have wasted the precious jewel 
of this human life; you do not know the Way of
the Lord of the Universe. You have not been absorbed in the Lord’s Feet, even 
for an instant. Your life has passed away in
vain!  || 2 ||   Says Nanak, that man is happy, who sings the Glorious Praises 
of the Lord’s Name. All the rest of the world is
enticed by Maya; they do not obtain the state of fearless dignity.   || 3 || 8 
||    GAUREE,   NINTH MEHL:   You people are
unconscious; you should be afraid of sin. Seek the Sanctuary of the Lord, 
Merciful to the meek, Destroyer of all fear.  || 1 ||
Pause      ||   The Vedas and the Puraanas sing His Praises; enshrine His Name 
within your heart. Pure and sublime is the Name
of  the Lord in the world. Remembering it in meditation, all sinful mistakes 
shall be washed away.  || 1 ||   You shall not obtain
this human body again; make the effort — try to achieve liberation! Says Nanak, 
sing of the Lord of compassion, and cross
over the terrifying world-ocean.  || 2 || 9 || 251 ||

RAAG  GAUREE,   ASHTAPADEES,   FIRST  MEHL:   GAUREE  GWAARAYREE:

ONE  UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.   TRUTH  IS  THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

The nine treasures and the miraculous spiritual powers come by contemplating 
the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord.
The Perfect Lord is All-pervading everywhere; He destroys the poison of Maya. I 
am rid of the three-phased Maya, dwelling in
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The Guru’s Teachings are useful to my soul.   || 1 ||    Chanting the Lord’s 
Name in this way, my mind is satisfied. I have
obtained the ointment of spiritual wisdom, recognizing the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Blended with the
One Lord, I enjoy intuitive peace. Through the Immaculate Bani of the Word, my 
doubts have been dispelled. Instead of the
pale color of Maya, I am imbued with the deep crimson color of the Lord’s Love. 
By the Lord’s Glance of Grace, the poison has
been eliminated.  || 2 ||   When I turned away, and became dead while yet 
alive, I was awakened. Chanting the Word of the
Shabad, my mind is attached to the Lord. I have gathered in the Lord’s sublime 
essence, and cast out the poison. Abiding in
His  Love,  the  fear  of  death  has  run  away.   ||  3  ||     My  taste  
for  pleasure  ended,  along  with  conflict  and  egotism.  My
consciousness is attuned to the Lord, by the Order of the Infinite. When He 
blessed me with His Glance of Grace, peace was
established in my soul.  || 4 ||    Without You, I see no friend at all. Whom 
should I serve? Unto whom should I dedicate my
consciousness? Whom should I ask? At whose feet should I fall? By whose 
teachings will I remain absorbed in His Love?  || 5

||   I serve the Guru, and I fall at the Guru’s Feet. I worship Him, and I am 
absorbed in the Lord’s Name. The Lord’s Love is
my instruction, sermon and food. Enjoined to the Lord’s Command, I have entered 
the home of my inner self.  || 6 ||    With
the extinction of pride, my soul has found peace and meditation. The Divine 
Light has dawned, and I am absorbed in the Light.
Pre-ordained destiny cannot be erased; the Shabad is my banner and insignia. I 
know the Creator, the Creator of His Creation.

|| 7 ||   I am not a learned Pandit, I am not clever or wise. I do not wander; 
I am not deluded by doubt. I do not speak empty
speech; I have recognized the Hukam of His Command. Nanak is absorbed in 
intuitive peace through the Guru’s Teachings.  ||
8      || 1 ||   GAUREE GWAARAYREE,  FIRST MEHL:  The mind is an elephant in 
the forest of the body. The Guru is the controlling
stick; when the Insignia of the True Shabad is applied, one obtains honor in 
the Court of God the King.  || 1 ||   He cannot be
known through clever tricks. Without subduing the mind, how can His value be 
estimated?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In the house of
the self is the Ambrosial Nectar, which is being stolen by the thieves. No one 
can say no to them. He Himself protects us, and
blesses us with greatness.   || 2 ||    There are billions, countless billions 
of fires of desire at the seat of the mind. They are
extinguished only with the water of understanding, imparted by the Guru. 
Offering my mind, I have attained it, and I joyfully
sing      His Glorious Praises.   || 3 ||    Just as He is within the home of 
the self, so is He beyond. But how can I describe Him,
sitting in a cave? The Fearless Lord is in the oceans, just as He is in the 
mountains.  || 4 ||    Tell me, who can kill someone
who  is  already  dead?  What  does  he  fear?  Who  can  frighten  the  
fearless  one?  He  recognizes  the  Word  of  the  Shabad,
throughout the three worlds.  || 5 ||   One who speaks, merely describes 
speech. But one who understands, intuitively realizes.
Seeing and reflecting upon it, my mind surrenders.   || 6 ||    Praise, beauty 
and liberation are in the One Name. In it, the
Immaculate Lord is permeating and pervading. He dwells in the home of the self, 
and in His own sublime place.  || 7 ||   The
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Their bodies and minds are purified, as they enshrine the True Lord in their 
consciousness. O Nanak, meditate on the Lord,
each  and  every  day.   ||  8  ||  2  ||     GAUREE  GWAARAYREE,   FIRST  
MEHL:   The  mind  does  not  die,  so  the  job  is  not
accomplished. The mind is under the power of the demons of evil intellect and 
duality. But when the mind surrenders, through
the Guru, it becomes one.   || 1 ||    The Lord is without attributes; the 
attributes of virtue are under His control. One who
eliminates selfishness contemplates Him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The deluded mind 
thinks of all sorts of corruption. When the mind
is deluded, the load of wickedness falls on the head. But when the mind 
surrenders to the Lord, it realizes the One and Only
Lord.  || 2 ||   The deluded mind enters the house of Maya. Engrossed in sexual 
desire, it does not remain steady. O mortal,
lovingly vibrate the Lord’s Name with your tongue.  || 3 ||    Elephants, 
horses, gold, children and spouses — in the anxious
affairs of all these, people lose the game and depart. In the game of chess, 
their pieces do not reach their destination.  || 4 ||
They gather wealth, but only evil comes from it. Pleasure and pain stand in the 
doorway. Intuitive peace comes by meditating
on the Lord, within the heart.  || 5 ||   When the Lord bestows His Glance of 
Grace, then He unites us in His Union. Through
the Word of the Shabad, merits are gathered in, and demerits are burned away. 
The Gurmukh obtains the treasure of the
Naam,  the  Name  of  the  Lord.   ||  6  ||     Without  the  Name,  all  live 
 in  pain.  The  consciousness  of  the  foolish,  self-willed
manmukh is the dwelling place of Maya. The Gurmukh obtains spiritual wisdom, 
according to pre-ordained destiny.   || 7 ||
The fickle mind continuously runs after fleeting things. The Pure True Lord is 
not pleased by filth. O Nanak, the Gurmukh sings
the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 8 || 3 ||   GAUREE GWAARAYREE,  FIRST 
MEHL:  Acting in egotism, peace is not obtained.
The intellect of the mind is false; only the Lord is True. All who love duality 
are ruined. People act as they are pre-ordained.  ||
1 ||   I have seen the world to be such a gambler; all beg for peace, but they 
forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   If the Unseen Lord could be seen, then He could be described. 
Without seeing Him, all descriptions are useless. The
Gurmukh sees Him with intuitive ease. So serve the One Lord, with loving 
awareness.  || 2 ||   People beg for peace, but they
receive severe pain. They are all weaving a wreath of corruption. You are false 
— without the One, there is no liberation. The
Creator created the creation, and He watches over it.   || 3 ||    The fire of 
desire is quenched by the Word of the Shabad.
Duality and doubt are automatically eliminated. Following the Guru’s Teachings, 
the Naam abides in the heart. Through the
True Word of His Bani, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 4 ||   The 
True Lord abides within the body of that Gurmukh
who enshrines love for Him. Without the Naam, none obtain their own place. The 
Beloved Lord King is dedicated to love. If He
bestows His Glance of Grace, then we realize His Name.   || 5 ||    Emotional 
attachment to Maya is total entanglement. The
self-willed manmukh is filthy, cursed and dreadful. Serving the True Guru, 
these entanglements are ended. In the Ambrosial
Nectar of the Naam, you shall abide in lasting peace.  || 6 ||   The Gurmukhs 
understand the One Lord, and enshrine love for
Him. They dwell in the home of their own inner beings, and merge in the True 
Lord. The cycle of birth and death is ended. This
understanding is obtained from the Perfect Guru.  || 7 ||


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Speaking the speech, there is no end to it. I have consulted the Guru, and I 
have seen that there is no other door than His.
Pain and pleasure reside in the Pleasure of His Will and His Command. Nanak, 
the lowly, says embrace love for the Lord.  || 8

||  4  ||     GAUREE,   FIRST  MEHL:   The  duality  of  Maya  dwells  in  the  
consciousness  of  the  people  of  the  world.  They  are
destroyed by sexual desire, anger and egotism.  || 1 ||   Whom should I call 
the second, when there is only the One? The One
Immaculate Lord is pervading among all.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The 
dual-minded evil intellect speaks of a second. One who
harbors duality comes and goes and dies.  || 2 ||   In the earth and in the 
sky, I do not see any second. Among all the women
and the men, His Light is shining.  || 3 ||    In the lamps of the sun and the 
moon, I see His Light. Dwelling among all is my
ever-youthful  Beloved.   ||  4  ||     In  His  Mercy,  He  attuned  my  
consciousness  to  the  Lord.  The  True  Guru  has  led  me  to
understand the One Lord.  || 5 ||   The Gurmukh knows the One Immaculate Lord. 
Subduing duality, one comes to realize the
Word of the Shabad.  || 6 ||   The Command of the One Lord prevails throughout 
all the worlds. From the One, all have arisen.

|| 7 ||   There are two routes, but remember that their Lord and Master is only 
One. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad,
recognize the Hukam of the Lord’s Command.  || 8 ||   He is contained in all 
forms, colors and minds. Says Nanak, praise the
One Lord.  || 9 || 5 ||   GAUREE,  FIRST MEHL:  Those who live a spiritual 
lifestyle — they alone are true. What can the false
know about the secrets of liberation?  || 1 ||   Those who contemplate the Way 
are Yogis. They conquer the five thieves, and
enshrine the True Lord in the heart.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Those who enshrine 
the True Lord deep within, realize the value of the
Way of Yoga.  || 2 ||   The sun and the moon are one and the same for them, as 
are household and wilderness. The karma of
their daily practice is to praise the Lord.  || 3 ||   They beg for the alms of 
the one and only Shabad. They remain awake and
aware in spiritual wisdom and meditation, and the true way of life.   || 4 ||   
 They remain absorbed in the fear of God; they
never leave it. Who can estimate their value? They remain lovingly absorbed in 
the Lord.  || 5 ||   The Lord unites them with
Himself, dispelling their doubts. By Guru’s Grace, the supreme status is 
obtained.  || 6 ||    In the Guru’s service is reflection
upon the Shabad. Subduing ego, practice pure actions.  || 7 ||   Chanting, 
meditation, austere self-discipline and the reading of
the Puraanas, says Nanak, are contained in surrender to the Unlimited Lord.  || 
8 || 6 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  To practice
forgiveness is the true fast, good conduct and contentment. Disease does not 
afflict me, nor does the pain of death. I am
liberated, and absorbed into God, who has no form or feature.  || 1 ||   What 
fear does the Yogi have? The Lord is among the
trees and the plants, within the household and outside as well.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    The Yogis  meditate  on  the  Fearless,
Immaculate Lord. Night and day, they remain awake and aware, embracing love for 
the True Lord. Those Yogis are pleasing to
my mind.  || 2 ||   The trap of death is burnt by the Fire of God. Old age, 
death and pride are conquered. They swim across,
and save their ancestors as well.  || 3 ||   Those who serve the True Guru are 
the Yogis. Those who remain immersed in the
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4 ||    The Name makes a man pure and fearless. It makes the masterless become 
the master of all. I am a sacrifice to him.
Such a person is not reincarnated again; he sings the Glories of God.  || 5 ||  
 Inwardly and outwardly, he knows the One Lord;
through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, he realizes himself. He bears the Banner 
and Insignia of the True Shabad in the
Lord’s Court.  || 6 ||    One who dies in the Shabad abides in his own home 
within. He does not come or go in reincarnation,
and his hopes are subdued. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, his 
heart-lotus blossoms forth.  || 7 ||   Whoever is seen,
is driven by hope and despair, by sexual desire, anger, corruption, hunger and 
thirst. O Nanak, those detached recluses who
meet the Lord are so very rare.   || 8 || 7 ||    GAUREE,   FIRST  MEHL:   
Meeting  such  a  slave,  peace  is  obtained.  Pain  is
forgotten, when the True Lord is found.  || 1 ||    Beholding the blessed 
vision of his darshan, my understanding has become
perfect. The cleansing baths at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage 
are in the dust of his feet.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    My
eyes are contented with the constant love of the One Lord. My tongue is 
purified by the most sublime essence of the Lord.  ||
2 ||   True are my actions, and deep within my being, I serve Him. My mind is 
satisfied by the Inscrutable, Mysterious Lord.  ||
3 ||    Wherever I look, there I find the True Lord. Without understanding, the 
world argues in falsehood.  || 4 ||    When the
Guru instructs, understanding is obtained. How rare is that Gurmukh who 
understands.  || 5 ||    Show Your Mercy, and save
me, O Savior Lord! Without understanding, people become beasts and demons.   || 
6 ||    The Guru has said that there is no
other at all. So tell me, who should I see, and who should I worship?  || 7 ||  
 For the sake of the Saints, God has established
the three worlds. One who understands his own soul, contemplates the essence of 
reality.  || 8 ||    One whose heart is filled
with Truth and true love — prays Nanak, I am his servant.  || 9 || 8 ||   
GAUREE,  FIRST MEHL:  Brahma acted in pride, and
did not understand. Only when he was faced with the downfall of the Vedas did 
he repent. Remembering God in meditation,
the mind is conciliated.  || 1 ||   Such is the horrible pride of the world. 
The Guru eliminates the pride of those who meet Him.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Bal the King, in Maya and egotism, held his ceremonial 
feasts, but he was puffed up with pride. Without the
Guru’s advice, he had to go to the underworld.  || 2 ||   Hari Chand gave in 
charity, and earned public praise. But without the
Guru,  he  did  not  find  the  limits  of  the  Mysterious  Lord.  The  Lord  
Himself  misleads  people,  and  He  Himself  imparts
understanding.  || 3 ||   The evil-minded Harnaakhash committed evil deeds. 
God, the Lord of all, is the Destroyer of pride. He
bestowed His Mercy, and saved Prahlaad.  || 4 ||   Raawan was deluded, foolish 
and unwise. Sri Lanka was plundered, and he
lost his head. He indulged in ego, and lacked the love of the True Guru.  || 5 
||    The Lord killed the thousand-armed Arjun,
and the demons Madhu-keetab and Meh-khaasaa. He seized Harnaakhash and tore him 
apart with his nails. The demons were
slain; they did not practice devotional worship.  || 6 ||   The demons 
Jaraa-sandh and Kaal-jamun were destroyed. Rakat-beej
and Kaal-naym were annihilated. Slaying the demons, the Lord saved His Saints.  
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He Himself, as the True Guru, contemplates the Shabad. Because of the love of 
duality, God killed the demons. By their true
devotion, the Gurmukhs have been saved.  || 8 ||   Sinking down, Durodhan lost 
his honor. He did not know the Creator Lord.
One who makes the Lord’s humble servant suffer, shall himself suffer and rot.  
|| 9 ||   Janameja did not know the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad. Deluded by doubt, how could he find peace? Making a mistake, for 
even an instant, you shall regret and repent
later on.  || 10 ||    Kansa the King and his warriors Kays and Chandoor had no 
equals. But they did not remember the Lord,
and they lost their honor. Without the Lord of the Universe, no one can be 
saved.  || 11 ||   Without the Guru, pride cannot be
eradicated. Following the Guru’s Teachings, one obtains Dharmic faith, 
composure and the Lord’s Name. O Nanak, singing the
Glories of God, His Name is received.  || 12 || 9 ||   GAUREE,  FIRST MEHL:  I 
may anoint my limbs with sandalwood oil and
musk. I may dress up and wear silk and satin clothes. But without the Lord’s 
Name, where would I find peace?  || 1 ||    So
what should I wear? In what clothes should I display myself? Without the Lord 
of the Universe, how can I find peace?  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   I may wear ear-rings, and a pearl necklace around my neck; my bed 
may be adorned with red blankets, flowers and
red powder; but without the Lord of the Universe, where can I search for peace? 
 || 2 ||   I may have a beautiful woman with
fascinating  eyes;  she  may  decorate  herself  with  the  sixteen  
adornments,  and  make  herself  appear  gorgeous.  But  without
meditating on the Lord of the Universe, there is only continual suffering.  || 
3 ||   In his hearth and home, in his palace, upon
his soft and comfortable bed, day and night, the flower-girls scatter flower 
petals; but without the Lord’s Name, the body is
miserable.   || 4 ||    Horses, elephants, lances, marching bands, armies, 
standard bearers, royal attendants and ostentatious
displays — without the Lord of the Universe, these undertakings are all 
useless.  || 5 ||   He may be called a Siddha, a man of
spiritual perfection, and he may summon riches and supernatural powers; he may 
place a crown upon his head, and carry a
royal umbrella; but without the Lord of the Universe, where can Truth be found? 
 || 6 ||   He may be called an emperor, a lord,
and a king; he may give orders - “Do this now, do this then” — but this is a 
false display. Without the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad, his works are not accomplished.  || 7 ||   Egotism and possessiveness 
are dispelled by the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.
With the Guru’s Teachings in my heart, I have come to know the Lord. Prays 
Nanak, I seek Your Sanctuary.   || 8 || 10 ||
GAUREE,   FIRST MEHL:   Those who serve the One Lord, do not know any other. 
They abandon the bitter worldly conflicts.
Through love and truth, they meet the Truest of the True.  || 1 ||   Such are 
the humble devotees of the Lord. They sing the
Glorious Praises of the Lord, and their pollution is washed away.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||    The heart-lotus of the entire universe is
upside-down. The fire of evil-mindedness is burning up the world. They alone 
are saved, who contemplate the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad.  || 2 ||   The bumble bee, the moth, the elephant, the fish and 
the deer — all suffer for their actions, and die.
Trapped by desire, they cannot see reality.  || 3 ||    The lover of women is 
obsessed with sex. All the wicked are ruined by
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Honor and good sense are lost, when one forgets the Naam, the Name of the Lord. 
 || 4 ||   The self-willed manmukh is lured
by another man’s wife. The noose is around his neck, and he is entangled in 
petty conflicts. The Gurmukh is emancipated,
singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 5 ||   The lonely widow gives her 
body to a stranger; but without her husband, she
is never satisfied.   || 6 ||    You may read, recite and study the scriptures, 
the Simritees, Vedas and Puraanas; but without
being imbued with the Lord’s essence, the mind wanders endlessly.  || 7 ||   As 
the sparrow-hawk thirsts longingly for the drop
of rain, and as the fish delights in the water, Nanak is satisfied by the 
sublime essence of the Lord.  || 8 || 11 ||    GAUREE,
FIRST MEHL:  One who dies in stubbornness shall not be approved, even though he 
may wear religious robes and smear his
body all over with ashes. Forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, he comes 
to regret and repent in the end.   || 1 ||
Believe in the Dear Lord, and you shall find peace of mind. Forgetting the 
Naam, you shall have to endure the pain of death.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||    The smell of musk, sandalwood and camphor, and the 
intoxication of Maya, takes one far away from the
state of supreme dignity. Forgetting the Naam, one becomes the most false of 
all the false.   || 2 ||    Lances and swords,
marching bands, thrones and the salutes of others only increase his desire; he 
is engrossed in sexual desire. Without seeking
the Lord, neither devotional worship nor the Naam are obtained.  || 3 ||    
Union with God is not obtained by arguments and
egotism. But by offering your mind, the comfort of the Naam is obtained. In the 
love of duality and ignorance, you shall suffer.

|| 4 ||    Without money, you cannot buy anything in the store. Without a boat, 
you cannot cross over the ocean. Without
serving the Guru, everything is lost.  || 5 ||   Waaho! Waaho! — Hail, hail, to 
the one who shows us the Way. Waaho! Waaho!

— Hail, hail, to the one who teaches the Word of the Shabad. Waaho! Waaho! — 
Hail, hail, to the one who unites me in the
Lord’s Union.  || 6 ||   Waaho! Waaho! — Hail, hail, to the one who is the 
Keeper of this soul. Through the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad, contemplate this Ambrosial Nectar. The Glorious Greatness of the Naam 
is bestowed according to the Pleasure of Your
Will.   || 7 ||    Without the Naam, how can I live, O mother? Night and day, I 
chant it; I remain in the Protection of Your
Sanctuary. O Nanak, attuned to the Naam, honor is attained.   || 8 || 12 ||    
GAUREE,   FIRST MEHL:  Acting in egotism, the
Lord is not known, even by wearing religious robes. How rare is that Gurmukh, 
who surrenders his mind in devotional worship.

|| 1 ||   By actions done in egotism, selfishness and conceit, the True Lord is 
not obtained. But when egotism departs, then the
state of supreme dignity is obtained.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The kings act in 
egotism, and undertake all sorts of expeditions. But
through their egotism, they are ruined; they die, only to be reborn over and 
over again.  || 2 ||   Egotism is overcome only by
contemplating the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. One who restrains his fickle mind 
subdues the five passions.  || 3 ||   With the
True         Lord  deep  within  the  self,  the  Celestial  Mansion  is  
intuitively  found.  Understanding  the  Sovereign  Lord,  the  state  of
supreme dignity is obtained.  || 4 ||   The Guru dispels the doubts of those 
whose actions are true. They focus their attention
on   the Home of the Fearless Lord.  || 5 ||   Those who act in egotism, 
selfishness and conceit die; what do they gain? Those
who meet the Perfect Guru are rid of all conflicts.  || 6 ||   Whatever exists, 
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Obtaining spiritual wisdom from the Guru, I sing the Glories of God.   || 7 ||  
  Egotism binds people in bondage, and causes
them to wander around lost. O Nanak, peace is obtained through devotional 
worship of the Lord.   || 8 || 13 ||    GAUREE,
FIRST MEHL:  First, Brahma entered the house of Death. Brahma entered the 
lotus, and searched the nether regions, but he
did not find the end of it. He did not accept the Lord’s Order — he was deluded 
by doubt.  || 1 ||   Whoever is created, shall
be destroyed by Death. But I am protected by the Lord; I contemplate the Word 
of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   All
the gods and goddesses are enticed by Maya. Death cannot be avoided, without 
serving the Guru. That Lord is Imperishable,
Invisible and Inscrutable.  || 2 ||   The sultans, emperors and kings shall not 
remain. Forgetting the Name, they shall endure
the pain of death. My only Support is the Naam, the Name of the Lord; as He 
keeps me, I survive.  || 3 ||    The leaders and
kings shall not remain. The bankers shall die, after accumulating their wealth 
and money. Grant me, O Lord, the wealth of
Your Ambrosial Naam.  || 4 ||    The people, rulers, leaders and chiefs — none 
of them shall be able to remain in the world.
Death is inevitable; it strikes the heads of the false.  || 5 ||   Only the One 
Lord, the Truest of the True, is permanent. He who
created and fashioned everything, shall destroy it. One who becomes Gurmukh and 
meditates on the Lord is honored.  || 6 ||
The Qazis, Shaykhs and Fakeers in religious robes call themselves great; but 
through their egotism, their bodies are suffering
in pain. Death does not spare them, without the Support of the True Guru.  || 7 
||    The trap of Death is hanging over their
tongues and eyes. Death is over their ears, when they hear talk of evil. 
Without the Shabad, they are plundered, day and
night.  || 8 ||   Death cannot touch those whose hearts are filled with the 
True Name of the Lord, and who sing the Glories of
God. O Nanak, the Gurmukh is absorbed in the Word of the Shabad.  || 9 || 14 || 
   GAUREE,  FIRST MEHL:  They speak the
Truth — not an iota of falsehood. The Gurmukhs walk in the Way of the Lord’s 
Command. They remain unattached, in the
Sanctuary of the True Lord.  || 1 ||   They dwell in their true home, and Death 
does not touch them. The self-willed manmukhs
come and go, in the pain of emotional attachment.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   So, 
drink deeply of this Nectar, and speak the Unspoken
Speech. Dwelling in the home of your own being within, you shall find the home 
of intuitive peace. One who is imbued with the
Lord’s sublime essence, is said to experience this peace.   || 2 ||    
Following the Guru’s Teachings, one becomes perfectly
stable, and never wavers. Following the Guru’s Teachings, one intuitively 
chants the Name of the True Lord. Drinking in this
Ambrosial Nectar, and churning it, the essential reality is discerned.   || 3 
||    Beholding the True Guru, I have received His
Teachings. I have offered my mind and body, after searching deep within my own 
being. I have come to realize the value of
understanding my own soul.  || 4 ||    The Naam, the Name of the Immaculate 
Lord, is the most excellent and sublime food.
The       pure swan-souls see the True Light of the Infinite Lord. Wherever I 
look, I see the One and Only Lord.  || 5 ||   One who
remains pure and unblemished and practices only true deeds, obtains the supreme 
status, serving at the Guru’s Feet. The
mind  is reconciliated with the mind, and the ego’s wandering ways come to an 
end.  || 6 ||   In this way, who — who has not
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The Lord’s Praises have saved His Saints and devotees. I have found God — I am 
not searching for any other.  || 7 ||    The
Guru has shown me the unseen Mansion of the True Lord. His Mansion is eternal 
and unchanging; it is not a mere reflection of
Maya. Through truth and contentment, doubt is dispelled.  || 8 ||   That 
person, within whose mind the True Lord dwells — in
his company, one becomes Gurmukh. O Nanak, the True Name washes off the 
pollution.  || 9 || 15 ||   GAUREE,  FIRST MEHL:
One whose consciousness is permeated with the Lord’s Name — receive the 
blessing of his darshan in the early light of dawn.

|| 1 ||   If you do not meditate on the Lord, it is your own misfortune. In 
each and every age, the Great Giver is my Lord God.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||    Following the Guru’s Teachings, the perfect humble beings 
meditate on the Lord. Within their hearts, the
unstruck melody vibrates.  || 2 ||   Those who worship the Lord and love the 
Lord — showering His Mercy, God protects them.

|| 3 ||    Those whose hearts are filled with the Lord, Har, Har — gazing upon 
the blessed vision of their darshan, peace is
obtained.  || 4 ||   Among all beings, the One Lord is pervading. The 
eogtistical, self-willed manmukhs wander in reincarnation.

|| 5 ||    They alone understand, who have found the True Guru. Subduing their 
ego, they receive the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad.  || 6 ||   How can anyone know of the Union between the being below and 
the Supreme Being above? The Gurmukhs
obtain this Union; their minds are reconciliated.  || 7 ||   I am a worthless 
sinner, without merit. What merit do I have? When
God showers His Mercy, servant Nanak is emancipated.  || 8 || 16 ||  SIXTEEN 
ASHTAPADEES OF GWAARAYREE GAUREE  ||

GAUREE  BAIRAAGAN,   FIRST  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

As the dairy farmer watches over and protects his cows, so does the Lord 
cherish and protect us, night and day. He blesses the
soul with peace.  || 1 ||   Please protect me here and hereafter, O Lord, 
Merciful to the meek. I seek Your Sanctuary; please
bless me with Your Glance of Grace.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Wherever I look, 
there You are. Save me, O Savior Lord! You are the
Giver, and You are the Enjoyer; You are the Support of the breath of life.   || 
2 ||    According to the karma of past actions,
people descend to the depths or rise to the heights, unless they contemplate 
spiritual wisdom. Without the Praises of the Lord
of the Universe, the darkness is not dispelled.  || 3 ||   I have seen the 
world being destroyed by greed and egotism. Only by
serving the Guru is God obtained, and the true gate of liberation found.  || 4 
||   The Mansion of the Infinite Lord’s Presence is
within the home of one’s own being. He is beyond any boundaries. Without the 
Word of the Shabad, nothing shall endure.
Through understanding, peace is obtained.   || 5 ||    What have you brought, 
and what will you take away, when you are
caught by the noose of Death? Like the bucket tied to the rope in the well, you 
are pulled up to the Akaashic Ethers, and then
lowered down to the nether regions of the underworld.  || 6 ||   Follow the 
Guru’s Teachings, and do not forget the Naam, the
Name of the Lord; you shall automatically obtain honor. Deep within the self is 
the treasure of the Shabad; it is obtained only
by eradicating selfishness  and  conceit.   ||  7  ||     When  God  bestows  
His  Glance  of  Grace,  people  settle  in  the  Lap  of  the
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O Nanak, this Union cannot be broken; the true profit is obtained.  || 8 || 1 
|| 17 ||   GAUREE,  FIRST MEHL:  By Guru’s Grace,
one comes to understand, and then, the account is settled. In each and every 
heart is the Name of the Immaculate Lord; He is
my Lord and Master.  || 1 ||    Without the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, no one 
is emancipated. See this, and reflect upon it.
Even though you may perform hundreds of thousands of rituals, without the Guru, 
there is only darkness.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||
What can you say, to one who is blind and without wisdom? Without the Guru, the 
Path cannot be seen. How can anyone
proceed?  || 2 ||   He calls the counterfeit genuine, and does not know the 
value of the genuine. The blind man is known as an
appraiser; this Dark Age of Kali Yuga is so strange!  || 3 ||   The sleeper is 
said to be awake, and those who are awake are like
sleepers. The living are said to be dead, and no one mourns for those who have 
died.  || 4 ||   One who is coming is said to be
going, and one who is gone is said to have come. That which belongs to others, 
he calls his own, but he has no liking for that
which is his.  || 5 ||   That which is sweet is said to be bitter, and the 
bitter is said to be sweet. One who is imbued with the
Lord’s Love is slandered — his is what I have seen in this Dark Age of Kali 
Yuga.  || 6 ||   He serves the maid, and does not
see his Lord and Master. Churning the water in the pond, no butter is produced. 
 || 7 ||   One who understands the meaning of
this verse is my Guru. O Nanak, one who knows his own self, is infinite and 
incomparable.  || 8 ||   He Himself is All-pervading;
He Himself misleads the people. By Guru’s Grace, one comes to understand, that 
God is contained in all.  || 9 || 2 || 18 ||

RAAG  GAUREE  GWAARAYREE,   THIRD  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The pollution of the mind is the love of duality. Deluded by doubt, people come 
and go in reincarnation.  || 1 ||   The pollution
of the self-willed manmukhs will never go away, as long as they do not dwell on 
the Shabad, and the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||
Pause   ||    All the created beings are contaminated by emotional attachment; 
they die and are reborn, only to die over and
over again.  || 2 ||   Fire, air and water are polluted. The food which is 
eaten is polluted.  || 3 ||   The actions of those who do
not  worship  the  Lord  are  polluted.  Attuned  to  the  Naam,  the  Name  of 
 the  Lord,  the  mind  becomes  immaculate.   ||  4  ||
Serving the True Guru, pollution is eradicated, and then, one does not suffer 
death and rebirth, or get devoured by death.  || 5

||     You  may  study  and  examine  the  Shaastras  and  the  Simritees,  but 
 without  the  Name,  no  one  is  liberated.   ||  6  ||
Throughout the four ages, the Naam is the ultimate; reflect upon the Word of 
the Shabad. In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, only
the Gurmukhs cross over.   || 7 ||    The True Lord does not die; He does not 
come or go. O Nanak, the Gurmukh remains
absorbed in the Lord.  || 8 || 1 ||   GAUREE,  THIRD MEHL:  Selfless service is 
the support of the breath of life of the Gurmukh.
Keep the Dear Lord enshrined in your heart. The Gurmukh is honored in the Court 
of the True Lord.   || 1 ||    O Pandit, O
religious scholar, read about the Lord, and renounce your corrupt ways. The 
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|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Gurmukh eradicates egotism from within. No filth 
sticks to the Gurmukh. The Naam, the Name of the
Lord, comes to dwell within the mind of the Gurmukh.  || 2 ||   Through karma 
and Dharma, good actions and righteous faith,
the Gurmukh becomes true. The Gurmukh burns away egotism and duality. The 
Gurmukh is attuned to the Naam, and is at
peace.   || 3 ||    Instruct your own mind, and understand Him. You may preach 
to other people, but no one will listen. The
Gurmukh understands, and is always at peace.  || 4 ||   The self-willed 
manmukhs are such clever hypocrites. No matter what
they do, it is not acceptable. They come and go in reincarnation, and find no 
place of rest.  || 5 ||    The manmukhs perform
their  rituals,  but  they  are  totally  selfish  and  conceited.  They  sit  
there,  like  storks,  pretending  to  meditate.  Caught  by  the
Messenger  of  Death,  they  shall  regret  and  repent  in  the  end.   ||  6  
||     Without  serving  the  True  Guru,  liberation  is  not
obtained. By Guru’s Grace, one meets the Lord. The Guru is the Great Giver, 
throughout the four ages.   || 7 ||    For the
Gurmukh, the Naam is social status, honor and glorious greatness. Maya, the 
daughter of the ocean, has been slain. O Nanak,
without the Name, all clever tricks are false.  || 8 || 2 ||   GAUREE,  THIRD 
MEHL:  Learn the Dharma of this age, O Siblings of
Destiny; all understanding is obtained from the Perfect Guru. Here and 
hereafter, the Lord’s Name is our Companion.  || 1 ||
Learn of the Lord, and contemplate Him in your mind. By Guru’s Grace, your 
filth shall be washed away.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Through argument and debate, He cannot be found. The mind and body are made 
insipid through the love of duality. Through
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, lovingly attune yourself to the True Lord.   || 
2 ||    This world is polluted with egotism. By
taking cleansing baths daily at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, egotism is not 
eliminated. Without meeting the Guru, they are
tortured by Death.  || 3 ||    Those humble beings are true, who conquer their 
ego. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad,
they conquer the five thieves. They save themselves, and save all their 
generations as well.  || 4 ||   The Actor has staged the
drama of emotional attachment to Maya. The self-willed manmukhs cling blindly 
to it. The Gurmukhs remain detached, and
lovingly attune themselves to the Lord.  || 5 ||    The disguisers put on their 
various disguises. Desire rages within them, and
they carry on egotistically. They do not understand themselves, and they lose 
the game of life.  || 6 ||    Putting on religious
robes, they act so clever, but they are totally deluded by doubt and emotional 
attachment to Maya. Without serving the Guru,
they suffer in terrible pain.  || 7 ||   Those who are attuned to the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, remain detached forever. Even
as householders, they lovingly attune themselves to the True Lord. O Nanak, 
those who serve the True Guru are blessed and
very fortunate.  || 8 || 3 ||   GAUREE,  THIRD MEHL:  Brahma is the founder of 
the study of the Vedas. From him emanated
the gods, enticed by desire. They wander in the three qualities, and they do 
not dwell within their own home.  || 1 ||    The
Lord has saved me; I have met the True Guru. He has implanted devotional 
worship of the Lord’s Name, night and day.  || 1 ||
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Reading about the debates and disputes, they are hit over the head by the 
Messenger of Death. They do not understand the
essence of reality, and they gather their worthless bundles of straw.  || 2 ||  
 The self-willed manmukhs, in ignorance, take the
path of evil. They forget the Lord’s Name, and in its place, they establish all 
sorts of rituals. They drown in the terrifying world-
ocean, in the love of duality.   || 3 ||    Driven crazy, infatuated by Maya, 
they call themselves Pandits — religious scholars;
stained  with  corruption,  they  suffer  terrible  pain.  The  noose  of  the  
Messenger  of  Death  is  around  their  necks;  they  are
constantly tormented by death.  || 4 ||   The Messenger of Death does not even 
approach the Gurmukhs. Through the Word of
the Shabad, they burn away their ego and duality. Attuned to the Name, they 
sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.   || 5 ||
Maya is the slave of the Lord’s devotees; it works for them. One who falls at 
their feet attains the Mansion of the Lord’s
Presence. He is forever immaculate; he is absorbed in intuitive peace.  || 6 || 
  Those who listen to the Lord’s Sermon are seen
to be the wealthy people in this world. Everyone bows down to them, and adores 
them, night and day. They intuitively savor
the Glories of the True Lord within their minds.   || 7 ||    The Perfect True 
Guru has revealed the Shabad; it eradicates the
three qualities, and attunes the consciousness to the fourth state. O Nanak, 
subduing egotism, one is absorbed into God.  || 8

|| 4 ||    GAUREE,   THIRD MEHL:   Brahma studied the Vedas, but these lead 
only to debates and disputes. He is filled with
darkness; he does not understand himself. And yet, if he chants the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad, he finds God.   || 1 ||    So
serve the Guru, and you shall not be consumed by death. The self-willed 
manmukhs have been  consumed  by  the  love  of
duality.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Becoming Gurmukh, the sinful mortals are 
purified. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, they
find intuitive peace and poise deep within. I have found my God, through the 
Guru’s Shabad, and I have been reformed.  || 2

||   God Himself unites us in Union with the True Guru, when we become pleasing 
to the Mind of my True God. They sing the
Glorious Praises of the Lord, in the poise of celestial peace.  || 3 ||    
Without the True Guru, they are deluded by doubt. The
blind, self-willed manmukhs constantly eat poison. They are beaten by the 
Messenger of Death with his rod, and they suffer in
constant pain.  || 4 ||   The Messenger of Death does not catch sight of those 
who enter the Sanctuary of the Lord. Subduing
egotism, they lovingly center their consciousness on the True Lord. They keep 
their consciousness constantly focused on the
Lord’s Name.  || 5 ||   Those humble beings who serve the True Guru are pure 
and immaculate. Merging their minds into the
Mind, they conquer the entire world. In this way, you too shall find happiness, 
O my friend.  || 6 ||   Those who serve the True
Guru are blessed with fruitful rewards. The Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides 
in their hearts; selfishness and conceit depart
from within them. The unstruck melody of the Shabad vibrates for them.  || 7 || 
   Who — who has not been purified by the
True Guru, O my Siblings of Destiny? The devotees are purified, and honored in 
His Court. O Nanak, greatness is in the Lord’s
Name.   || 8 || 5 ||    GAUREE,   THIRD MEHL:   Those who speak of the three 
qualities — their doubts do not depart. Their
bonds are not broken, and they do not obtain liberation. The True Guru is the 
Bestower of liberation in this age.  || 1 ||   Those
mortals  who  become  Gurmukh  give  up  their  doubts.  The  celestial  music  
wells  up,  when  they  lovingly  attune  their
consciousness to the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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Those who are controlled by the three qualities have death hovering over their 
heads. They do not remember the Name of the
Creator Lord. They die, and are reborn, over and over, again and again.  || 2 
||   Those whose guru is spiritually blind — their
doubts are not dispelled. Abandoning the Source of all, they have become 
attached to the love of duality. Infected with poison,
they are immersed in poison.  || 3 ||   Believing Maya to be the source of all, 
they wander in doubt. They have forgotten the
Dear Lord, and they are in love with duality. The supreme status is obtained 
only by those who are blessed with His Glance of
Grace.   || 4 ||    One who has Truth pervading within, radiates Truth 
outwardly as well. The Truth does not remain hidden,
even though one may try to hide it. The spiritually wise know this intuitively. 
 || 5 ||   The Gurmukhs keep their consciousness
lovingly centered on the Lord. Ego and Maya are burned away by the Word of the 
Shabad. My True God unites them in His
Union.   || 6 ||    The True Guru, The Giver, preaches the Shabad. He controls, 
and restrains, and holds still the wandering
mind. Understanding is obtained through the Perfect Guru.  || 7 ||   The 
Creator Himself has created the universe; He Himself
shall destroy it. Without Him, there is no other at all. O Nanak, how rare are 
those who, as Gurmukh, understand this!  || 8 ||
6 ||    GAUREE,  THIRD MEHL:  The Gurmukhs obtain the Naam, the Priceless Name 
of the Lord. They serve the Name, and
through the Name, they are absorbed in intuitive peace and poise. With their 
tongues, they continually sing the Ambrosial
Naam. They obtain the Lord’s Name; the Lord showers His Mercy upon them.   || 1 
||    Night and day, within your heart,
meditate on the Lord of the Universe. The Gurmukhs obtain the supreme state of 
peace.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Peace comes to fill
the hearts of those who, as Gurmukh, sing of the True Lord, the treasure of 
excellence. They become the constant slaves of
the slaves of the Lord’s slaves. Within their households and families, they 
remain always detached.   || 2 ||    How rare are
those who, as Gurmukh, become Jivan Mukta — liberated while yet alive. They 
alone obtain the supreme treasure. Eradicating
the three qualities, they become pure. They are intuitively absorbed in the 
True Lord God.  || 3 ||    Emotional attachment to
family does not exist, when the True Lord abides within the heart. The mind of 
the Gurmukh is pierced through and held
steady. One who recognizes the Hukam of the Lord’s Command understands the True 
Lord.  || 4 ||   You are the Creator Lord

— there is no other for me. I serve You, and through You, I obtain honor. God 
showers His Mercy, and I sing His Praises. The

light of the jewel of the Naam permeates the entire world.  || 5 ||   To the 
Gurmukhs, the Word of God’s Bani seems so sweet.
Deep within, their hearts blossom forth; night and day, they lovingly center 
themselves on the Lord. The True Lord is intuitively
obtained, by His Grace. The True Guru is obtained by the destiny of perfect 
good fortune.  || 6 ||    Egotism, possessiveness,
evil-mindedness  and  suffering  depart,  when  the  Lord’s  Name,  the  Ocean  
of  Virtue,  comes  to  dwell  within  the  heart.  The
intellect        of the Gurmukhs is awakened, and they praise God, when the 
Lord’s Lotus Feet come to dwell within the heart.  || 7

||    They alone receive the Naam, unto whom it is given. The Gurmukhs shed 
their ego, and merge with the Lord. The True
Name abides within their hearts. O Nanak, they are intuitively absorbed in the 
True Lord.  || 8 || 7 ||   GAUREE,  THIRD MEHL:
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The mind is attuned to the Word of the Shabad; it is lovingly attuned to the 
Lord. It abides within its own home, in harmony
with the Lord’s Will.  || 1 ||    Serving the True Guru, egotistical pride 
departs, and the Lord of the Universe, the Treasure of
Excellence, is obtained.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The mind becomes detached and 
free of desire, when it experiences the Fear of
God, through the Shabad. My Immaculate God is pervading and contained among 
all. By Guru’s Grace, one is united in His
Union.  || 2 ||   The slave of the Lord’s slave attains peace. My Lord God is 
found in this way. By the Grace of the Lord, one
comes to sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 3 ||   Cursed is that long 
life, during which love for the Lord’s Name is not
enshrined. Cursed is that comfortable bed which lures one into the darkness of 
attachment to sexual desire. Fruitful is the birth
of that person who takes the Support of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 4 
||   Cursed, cursed is that home and family, in
which the love of the Lord is not embraced. He alone is my friend, who sings 
the Glorious Praises of the Lord. Without the
Lord’s Name, there is no other for me.  || 5 ||   From the True Guru, I have 
obtained salvation and honor. I have meditated on
the Name of the Lord, and all my sufferings have been erased. I am in constant 
bliss, lovingly attuned to the Lord’s Name.  ||
6 ||    Meeting the Guru, I came to understand my body. The fires of ego and 
desire have been totally quenched. Anger has
been dispelled, and I have grasped hold of tolerance.  || 7 ||    The Lord 
Himself showers His Mercy, and bestows the Naam.
How  rare  is  that  Gurmukh,  who  receives  the  jewel  of  the  Naam.  O  
Nanak,  sing  the  Glorious  Praises  of  the  Lord,  the
Unknowable, the Incomprehensible.  || 8 || 8 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  GAUREE  BAIRAAGAN,   THIRD  MEHL:

Those who turn their faces away from the True Guru, are seen to be unfaithful 
and evil. They shall be bound and beaten night
and day; they shall not have this opportunity again.  || 1 ||   O Lord, please 
shower Your Mercy upon me, and save me! O Lord
God, please lead me to meet the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, that I may 
dwell upon the Glorious Praises of the Lord
within my heart.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Those devotees are pleasing to the Lord, 
who as Gurmukh, walk in harmony with the Way
of the Lord’s Will. Subduing their selfishness and conceit, and performing 
selfless service, they remain dead while yet alive.  ||
2 ||    The body and the breath of life belong to the One — perform the 
greatest service to Him. Why forget Him from your
mind? Keep the Lord enshrined in your heart.  || 3 ||   Receiving the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, one obtains honor; believing
in the Naam, one is at peace. The Naam is obtained from the True Guru; by His 
Grace, God is found.  || 4 ||   They turn their
faces away from the True Guru; they continue to wander aimlessly. They are not 
accepted by the earth or the sky; they fall
into manure, and rot.  || 5 ||   This world is deluded by doubt — it has taken 
the drug of emotional attachment. Maya does not
draw near those who have met with the True Guru.  || 6 ||   Those who serve the 
True Guru are very beautiful; they cast off
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Those who are attuned to the Shabad are immaculate and pure. They walk in 
harmony with the Will of the True Guru.  || 7 ||
O Lord God, You are the One and Only Giver; You forgive us, and unite us with 
Yourself. Servant Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary;
if it is Your Will, please save him!  || 8 || 1 || 9 || 27 ||

RAAG  GAUREE  POORBEE,   FOURTH  MEHL,   KARHALAY:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O my wandering mind, you are like a camel — how will you meet the Lord, your 
Mother? When I found the Guru, by the
destiny of perfect good fortune, my Beloved came and embraced me.  || 1 ||   O 
camel-like mind, meditate on the True Guru,
the Primal Being.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    O camel-like mind, contemplate the 
Lord, and meditate on the Lord’s Name. When you
are called to answer for your account, the Lord Himself shall release you.   || 
2 ||    O camel-like mind, you were once very
pure; the filth of egotism has now attached itself to you. Your Beloved Husband 
is now manifest before you in your own home,
but you are separated from Him, and you suffer such pain!  || 3 ||   O my 
beloved camel-like mind, search for the Lord within
your own heart. He cannot be found by any device; the Guru will show you the 
Lord within your heart.  || 4 ||   O my beloved
camel-like mind, day and night, lovingly attune yourself to the Lord. Return to 
your own home, and find the palace of love;
meet  the  Guru,  and  meet  the  Lord.   ||  5  ||     O  camel-like  mind,  
you  are  my  friend;  abandon  hypocrisy  and  greed.  The
hypocritical and the greedy are struck down; the Messenger of Death punishes 
them with his club.  || 6 ||   O camel-like mind,
you are my breath of life; rid yourself of the pollution of hypocrisy and 
doubt. The Perfect Guru is the Ambrosial Pool of the
Lord’s Nectar; join the Holy Congregation, and wash away this pollution.  || 7 
||    O my dear beloved camel-like mind, listen
only to the Teachings of the Guru. This emotional attachment to Maya is so 
pervasive. Ultimately, nothing shall go along with
anyone.  || 8 ||   O camel-like mind, my good friend, take the supplies of the 
Lord’s Name, and obtain honor. In the Court of
the Lord, you shall be robed with honor, and the Lord Himself  shall  embrace  
you.   ||  9  ||     O  camel-like  mind,  one  who
surrenders to the Guru becomes Gurmukh, and works for the Lord. Offer your 
prayers to the Guru; O servant Nanak, He shall
unite you with the Lord.   || 10 || 1 ||    GAUREE,   FOURTH MEHL:   O 
contemplative camel-like mind, contemplate and look
carefully. The forest-dwellers have grown weary of wandering in the forests; 
following the Guru’s Teachings, see your Husband
Lord within your heart.  || 1 ||   O camel-like mind, dwell upon the Guru and 
the Lord of the Universe.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    O
camel-like contemplative mind, the self-willed manmukhs are caught in the great 
net. The mortal who becomes Gurmukh is
liberated, dwelling upon the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 2 ||   O my dear 
beloved camel-like mind, seek the Sat Sangat, the
True Congregation, and the True Guru. Joining the Sat Sangat, meditate on the 
Lord, and the Lord, Har, Har, shall go along
with you.  || 3 ||   O very fortunate camel-like mind, with one Glance of Grace 
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If the Lord Himself saves you, then you shall be saved. Dwell upon the Feet of 
the True Guru.  || 4 ||    O my dear beloved
camel-like mind, dwell upon the Divine Light within the body. The Guru has 
shown me the nine treasures of the Naam. The
Merciful Lord has bestowed this gift.   || 5 ||    O camel-like mind, you are 
so fickle; give up your cleverness and corruption.
Dwell upon the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; at the very last moment, the Lord 
shall liberate you.  || 6 ||   O camel-like mind,
you are so very fortunate; dwell upon the jewel of spiritual wisdom. You hold 
in your hands the sword of the Guru’s spiritual
wisdom; with this destroyer of death, kill the Messenger of Death.  || 7 ||   
The treasure is deep within, O camel-like mind, but
you wander around outside in doubt, searching for it. Meeting the Perfect Guru, 
the Primal Being, you shall discover that the
Lord, your Best Friend, is with you.  || 8 ||   You are engrossed in pleasures, 
O camel-like mind; dwell upon the Lord’s lasting
love instead! The color of the Lord’s Love never fades away; serve the Guru, 
and dwell upon the Word of the Shabad.  || 9 ||
We are birds, O camel-like mind; the Lord, the Immortal Primal Being, is the 
tree. The Gurmukhs are very fortunate — they
find it. O servant Nanak, dwell upon the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 10 || 
2 || 29 ||

RAAG  GAUREE  GWAARAYREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES:

ONE  UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.   TRUTH  IS  THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

When this mind is filled with pride, then it wanders around like a madman and a 
lunatic. But when it becomes the dust of all,
then it recognizes the Lord in each and every heart.  || 1 ||   The fruit of 
humility is intuitive peace and pleasure. My True Guru
has given me this gift.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   When he believes others to be 
bad, then everyone lays traps for him. But when he
stops thinking in terms of ‘mine’ and ‘yours’, then no one is angry with him.  
|| 2 ||    When he clings to ‘my own, my own’,
then he is in deep trouble. But when he recognizes the Creator Lord, then he is 
free of torment.  || 3 ||   When he entangles
himself in emotional attachment, he comes and goes in reincarnation, under the 
constant gaze of Death. But when all his
doubts  are  removed,  then  there  is  no  difference  between  him  and  the  
Supreme  Lord  God.   ||  4  ||     When  he  perceives
differences, then he suffers pain, punishment and sorrow. But when he 
recognizes the One and Only Lord, he understands
everything.   || 5  ||     When  he  runs  around  for  the  sake  of  Maya  
and  riches,  he  is  not  satisfied,  and  his  desires  are  not
quenched. But when he runs away from Maya, then the Goddess of Wealth gets up 
and follows him.  || 6 ||    When, by His
Grace, the True Guru is met, the lamp is lit within the temple of the mind. 
When he realizes what victory and defeat really are,
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|| 7 ||    The One Lord is the Creator of all things, the Cause of causes. He 
Himself is wisdom, contemplation and discerning
understanding. He is not far away; He is near at hand, with all. So praise the 
True One, O Nanak, with love!   || 8 || 1 ||
GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Serving the Guru, one is committed to the Naam, the Name 
of the Lord. It is received only by those
who  have  such  good  destiny  inscribed  upon  their  foreheads.  The  Lord  
dwells  within  their  hearts.  Their  minds  and  bodies
become peaceful and stable.   || 1 ||    O my mind, sing such Praises of the 
Lord, which  shall  be  of  use  to  you  here  and
hereafter.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     Meditating  on  Him,  fear  and  
misfortune  depart,  and  the  wandering  mind  is  held  steady.
Meditating on Him, suffering shall never again overtake you. Meditating on Him, 
this ego runs away.   || 2 ||    Meditating on
Him, the five passions are overcome. Meditating on Him, Ambrosial Nectar is 
collected in the heart. Meditating on Him, this
desire is quenched. Meditating on Him, one is approved in the Court of the 
Lord.   || 3 ||    Meditating on Him, millions of
mistakes are erased. Meditating on Him, one becomes Holy, blessed by the Lord. 
Meditating on Him, the mind is cooled and
soothed. Meditating on Him, all filth is washed away.   || 4 ||    Meditating 
on Him, the jewel of the Lord is obtained. One is
reconciled  with  the  Lord,  and  shall  not  abandon  Him  again.  Meditating 
 on  Him,  many  acquire  a  home  in  the  heavens.
Meditating on Him, one abides in intuitive peace.  || 5 ||    Meditating on 
Him, one is not affected by this fire. Meditating on
Him, one is not under the gaze of Death. Meditating on Him, your forehead shall 
be immaculate. Meditating on Him, all pains
are destroyed.  || 6 ||   Meditating on Him, no difficulties are encountered. 
Meditating on Him, one hears the unstruck melody.
Meditating on Him, one acquires this pure reputation. Meditating on Him, the 
heart-lotus is turned upright.  || 7 ||   The Guru
has bestowed His Glance of Grace upon all, within whose hearts the Lord has 
implanted His Mantra. The unbroken Kirtan of
the Lord’s Praises is their food and nourishment. Says Nanak, they have the 
Perfect True Guru.  || 8 || 2 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH
MEHL:   Those who implant the Word of the Guru’s Shabad within their hearts cut 
their connections with the five passions.
They keep the ten organs under their control; their souls are enlightened.   || 
1 ||    They alone acquire such stability, whom
God blesses with His Mercy and Grace.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Friend and foe are 
one and the same to them. Whatever they speak
is wisdom. Whatever they hear is the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Whatever they 
see is meditation.  || 2 ||   They awaken in
peace and poise; they sleep in peace and poise. That which is meant to be, 
automatically happens. In peace and poise, they
remain detached; in peace and poise, they laugh. In peace and poise, they 
remain silent; in peace and poise, they chant.  || 3

||    In peace and poise they eat; in peace and poise they love. The illusion 
of duality is easily and totally removed. They
naturally join the Saadh Sangat, the Society of the Holy. In peace and poise, 
they meet and merge with the Supreme Lord
God.  || 4 ||


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They are at peace in their homes, and they are at peace while detached. In 
peace, their bodies’ duality is eliminated. Bliss
comes naturally to their minds. They meet the Lord, the Embodiment of Supreme 
Bliss.  || 5 ||   In peaceful poise, they drink
in the Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. In peace and poise, 
they give to the poor. Their souls naturally
delight  in  the  Lord’s  Sermon.  The  Imperishable  Lord  abides  with  them. 
  ||  6  ||     In  peace  and  poise,  they  assume  the
unchanging position. In peace and poise, the unstruck vibration of the Shabad 
resounds. In peace and poise, the belestial bells
resound. Within their homes, the Supreme Lord God is pervading.  || 7 ||   With 
intuitive ease, they meet the Lord, according
to their karma. With intuitive ease, they meet with the Guru, in the true 
Dharma. Those who know, attain the poise of intuitive
peace. Slave Nanak is a sacrifice to them.  || 8 || 3 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL: 
 First, they come forth from the womb. They
become attached to their children, spouses and families. The foods of various 
sorts and appearances will surely pass away, O
wretched mortal!   || 1 ||     What is  that place  which  never  perishes? 
What is  that Word  by  which  the  dirt  of  the  mind  is
removed?   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     In  the  Realm  of  Indra,  death  is  
sure  and  certain.  The  Realm  of  Brahma  shall  not  remain
permanent. The Realm of Shiva shall also perish. The three dispositions, Maya 
and the demons shall vanish.   || 2 ||    The
mountains, the trees, the earth, the sky and the stars; the sun, the moon, the 
wind, water and fire; day and night, fasting days
and  their  determination;  the  Shaastras,  the  Simritees  and  the  Vedas  
shall  pass  away.   ||  3  ||     The  sacred  shrines  of
pilgrimage, gods, temples and holy books; rosaries, ceremonial tilak marks on 
the forehead, meditative people, the pure, and
the performers of burnt offerings; wearing loin cloths, bowing in reverence and 
the enjoyment of sacred foods — all these, and
all people, shall pass away.  || 4 ||   Social classes, races, Muslims and 
Hindus; beasts, birds and the many varieties of beings
and creatures; the entire world and the visible universe — all forms of 
existence shall pass away.  || 5 ||   Through the Praises
of the Lord, devotional worship, spiritual wisdom and the essence of reality, 
eternal bliss and the imperishable true place are
obtained. There, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Lord’s 
Glorious Praises are sung with love. There, in the
city of fearlessness, He dwells forever.  || 6 ||   There is no fear, doubt, 
suffering or anxiety there; there is no coming or going,
and no death there. There is eternal bliss, and the unstruck celestial music 
there. The devotees dwell there, with the Kirtan of
the Lord’s Praises as their support.   || 7 ||    There is no end or limitation 
to the Supreme Lord God. Who can enbrace His
contemplation? Says Nanak, when the Lord showers His Mercy, the imperishable 
home is obtained; in the Saadh Sangat, you
shall be saved.  || 8 || 4 ||    GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  One who kills this is a 
spiritual hero. One who kills this is perfect. One
who kills this obtains glorious greatness. One who kills this is freed of 
suffering.  || 1 ||   How rare is such a person, who kills
and casts off duality. Killing it, he attains Raja Yoga, the Yoga of meditation 
and success.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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One who kills this has no fear. One who kills this is absorbed in the Naam. One 
who kills this has his desires quenched. One
who kills this is approved in the Court of the Lord.  || 2 ||   One who kills 
this is wealthy and prosperous. One who kills this is
honorable. One who kills this is truly a celibate. One who kills this attains 
salvation.  || 3 ||   One who kills this — his coming is
auspicious. One who kills this is steady and wealthy. One who kills this is 
very fortunate. One who kills this remains awake and
aware, night and day.   || 4 ||    One who kills this is Jivan Mukta, liberated 
while yet alive. One who kills this lives a pure
lifestyle. One who kills this is spiritually wise. One who kills this meditates 
intuitively.  || 5 ||    Without killing this, one is not
acceptable, even though one may perform millions of rituals, chants and 
austerities. Without killing this, one does not escape
the cycle of reincarnation. Without killing this, one does not escape death.  
|| 6 ||    Without killing this, one does not obtain
spiritual wisdom. Without killing this, one’s impurity is not washed off. 
Without killing this, everything is filthy. Without killing
this, everything is a losing game.  || 7 ||   When the Lord, the Treasure of 
Mercy, bestows His Mercy, one obtains release, and
attains total perfection. One whose duality has been killed by the Guru, says 
Nanak, contemplates God.  || 8 || 5 ||   GAUREE,
FIFTH MEHL:  When someone attaches himself to the Lord, then everyone is his 
friend. When someone attaches himself to the
Lord,  then  his  consciousness  is  steady.  When  someone  attaches  himself  
to  the  Lord,  he  is  not  afflicted  by  worries.  When
someone attaches himself to the Lord, he is emancipated.  || 1 ||   O my mind, 
unite yourself with the Lord. Nothing else is of
any use to you.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The great and powerful people of the 
world are of no use, you fool! The Lord’s slave may
be born of humble origins, but in his company, you shall be saved in an 
instant.  || 2 ||   Hearing the Naam, the Name of the
Lord, is equal to millions of cleansing baths. Meditating on it is equal to 
millions of worship ceremonies. Hearing the Word of
the Lord’s Bani is equal to giving millions in alms. To know the way, through 
the Guru, is equal to millions of rewards.  || 3 ||
Within your mind, over and over again, think of Him, and your love of Maya 
shall depart. The Imperishable Lord is always with
you. O my mind, immerse yourself in the Love of the Lord.  || 4 ||   Working 
for Him, all hunger departs. Working for Him, the
Messenger of Death will not be watching you. Working for Him, you shall obtain 
glorious greatness. Working for Him, you shall
become immortal.  || 5 ||   His servant does not suffer punishment. His servant 
suffers no loss. In His Court, His servant does
not have to answer for his account. So serve Him with distinction.  || 6 ||    
He is not lacking in anything. He Himself is One,
although He appears in so many forms. By His Glance of Grace, you shall be 
happy forever. So work for Him, O my mind.  || 7

||   No one is clever, and no one is foolish. No one is weak, and no one is a 
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As the Lord attaches someone, so is he attached. He alone is the Lord’s 
servant, O Nanak, who is so blessed.   || 8 || 6 ||
GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   Without meditating in remembrance on the Lord, one’s 
life is like that of a snake. This is how the
faithless cynic lives, forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||   
One who lives in meditative remembrance, even for
an instant, lives for hundreds of thousands and millions of days, and becomes 
stable forever.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Without
meditating in remembrance on the Lord, one’s actions and works are cursed. Like 
the crow’s beak, he dwells in manure.  || 2

||   Without meditating in remembrance on the Lord, one acts like a dog. The 
faithless cynic is nameless, like the prostitute’s
son.  || 3 ||   Without meditating in remembrance on the Lord, one is like a 
horned ram. The faithless cynic barks out his lies,
and his face is blackened.  || 4 ||   Without meditating in remembrance on the 
Lord, one is like a donkey. The faithless cynic
wanders around in polluted places.   || 5 ||    Without meditating in 
remembrance on the Lord, one is like a mad dog. The
greedy, faithless cynic falls into entanglements.  || 6 ||   Without meditating 
in remembrance on the Lord, he murders his own
soul. The faithless cynic is wretched, without family or social standing.  || 7 
||   When the Lord becomes merciful, one joins the
Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. Says Nanak, the Guru has saved the world.  
|| 8 || 7 ||   GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Through
the Guru’s Word, I have attained the supreme status. The Perfect Guru has 
preserved my honor.  || 1 ||   Through the Guru’s
Word, I meditate on the Name. By Guru’s Grace, I have obtained a place of rest. 
  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I listen to the Guru’s
Word,  and  chant it with  my  tongue.  By  Guru’s  Grace,  my  speech  is  
like  nectar.   ||  2  ||     Through  the  Guru’s  Word,  my
selfishness  and  conceit  have  been  removed.  Through  the  Guru’s  
kindness,  I  have  obtained  glorious  greatness.    ||  3  ||
Through the Guru’s Word, my doubts have been removed. Through the Guru’s Word, 
I see God everywhere.  || 4 ||   Through
the Guru’s Word, I practice Raja Yoga, the Yoga of meditation and success. In 
the Company of the Guru, all the people of the
world are saved.  || 5 ||    Through the Guru’s Word, my affairs are resolved. 
Through the Guru’s Word, I have obtained the
nine treasures.  || 6 ||   Whoever places his hopes in my Guru, has the noose 
of death cut away.  || 7 ||   Through the Guru’s
Word, my good karma has been awakened. O Nanak, meeting with the Guru, I have 
found the Supreme Lord God.  || 8 || 8 ||
GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I remember the Guru with each and every breath. The Guru 
is my breath of life, the True Guru is my
wealth.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Beholding the Blessed Vision of the Guru’s 
Darshan, I live. I wash the Guru’s Feet, and drink in this
water.  || 1 ||   I take my daily bath in the dust of the Guru’s Feet. The 
egotistical filth of countless incarnations is washed off.

|| 2 ||   I wave the fan over the Guru. Giving me His Hand, He has saved me 
from the great fire.  || 3 ||   I carry water for the
Guru’s household; from the Guru, I have learned the Way of the One Lord.  || 4 
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By His Grace, all my enemies have become friends.  || 5 ||   The Guru who gave 
me my soul, has Himself purchased me, and
made me His slave.  || 6 ||   He Himself has blessed me with His Love. Forever 
and ever, I humbly bow to the Guru.  || 7 ||
My  troubles,  conflicts,  fears,  doubts  and  pains  have  been  dispelled;  
says  Nanak,  my  Guru  is  All-powerful.   ||  8  ||  9  ||
GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Meet me, O my Lord of the Universe. Please bless me with 
Your Name. Without the Naam, the Name
of     the Lord, cursed, cursed is love and intimacy.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Without the Naam, one who dresses and eats well is like a
dog, who falls in and eats impure foods.  || 1 ||    Without the Naam, all 
occupations are useless, like decorations on a dead
body.   || 2 ||    One who forgets the Naam and indulges in pleasures, shall 
find no peace, even in dreams; his body shall
become diseased.  || 3 ||   One who renounces the Naam and engages in other 
occupations, shall see all of his false pretenses
fall away.  || 4 ||   One whose mind does not embrace love for the Naam shall 
go to hell, even though he may perform millions
of ceremonial rituals.  || 5 ||   One whose mind does not contemplate the Name 
of the Lord is bound like a thief, in the City of
Death.  || 6 ||   Hundreds of thousands of ostentatious shows and great 
expanses — without the Naam, all these displays are
false.  || 7 ||   That humble being repeats the Name of the Lord, O Nanak, whom 
the Lord blesses with His Mercy.  || 8 || 10 ||
GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  My mind longs for that Friend, who shall stand by me in 
the beginning, in the middle and in the end.

|| 1 ||   The Lord’s Love goes with us forever. The Perfect and Merciful Lord 
cherishes all.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He shall never

perish, and He shall never abandon me. Wherever I look, there I see Him 
pervading and permeating.  || 2 ||   He is Beautiful,
All-knowing, the most Clever, the Giver of life. God is my Brother, Son, Father 
and Mother.  || 3 ||    He is the Support of the
breath of life; He is my Wealth. Abiding within my heart, He inspires me to 
enshrine love for Him.   || 4 ||    The Lord of the
World  has  cut  away  the  noose  of  Maya.  He  has  made  me  His  own,  
blessing  me  with  His  Glance  of  Grace.    ||  5  ||
Remembering, remembering Him in meditation, all diseases are healed. Meditating 
on His Feet, all comforts are enjoyed.  || 6

||   The Perfect Primal Lord is Ever-fresh and Ever-young. The Lord is with me, 
inwardly and outwardly, as my Protector.  || 7

||   Says Nanak, that devotee who realizes the state of the Lord, Har, Har, is 
blessed with the treasure of the Naam.  || 8 || 11

||

RAAG  GAUREE  MAAJH,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Countless are those who wander around searching for You, but they do not find 
Your limits. They alone are Your devotees,
who are blessed by Your Grace.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice, I am a sacrifice to 
You.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Continually hearing of the
terrifying path, I am so afraid. I have sought the Protection of the Saints; 
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2 ||   The Fascinating and Beauteous Beloved is the Giver of support to all. I 
bow low and fall at the Feet of the Guru; if only I
could see the Lord!  || 3 ||   I have made many friends, but I am a sacrifice 
to the One alone. No one has all virtues; the Lord
alone is filled to overflowing with them.  || 4 ||   His Name is chanted in the 
four directions; those who chant it are embellished
with peace. I seek Your Protection; Nanak is a sacrifice to You.  || 5 ||   The 
Guru reached out to me, and gave me His Arm;
He lifted me up, out of the pit of emotional attachment. I have won the 
incomparable life, and I shall not lose it again.  || 6 ||
I have obtained the treasure of all; His Speech is unspoken and subtle. In the 
Court of the Lord, I am honored and glorified; I
swing my arms in joy.  || 7 ||   Servant Nanak has received the invaluable and 
incomparable jewel. Serving the Guru, I cross
over the terrifying world-ocean; I proclaim this loudly to all.  || 8 || 1 || 
12 ||

GAUREE,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Dye yourself in the color of the Lord’s Love. Chant the Name of the One Lord 
with your tongue, and ask for Him alone.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Renounce your ego, and dwell upon the spiritual wisdom of the Guru. 
Those who have such pre-ordained destiny,
join the Sangat, the Holy Congregation.   || 1 ||    Whatever you see, shall 
not go with you. The foolish, faithless cynics are
attached — they waste away and die.  || 2 ||   The Name of the Fascinating Lord 
is all-pervading forever. Among millions, how
rare is that Gurmukh who attains the Name.  || 3 ||   Greet the Lord’s Saints 
humbly, with deep respect. You shall obtain the
nine treasures, and receive infinite peace.  || 4 ||   With your eyes, behold 
the holy people; in your heart, sing the treasure of
the Naam.  || 5 ||    Abandon sexual desire, anger, greed and emotional 
attachment. Thus you shall be rid of both birth and
death.   || 6 ||    Pain and darkness shall depart from your home, when the 
Guru implants spiritual wisdom within you, and
lights that lamp.  || 7 ||    One who serves the Lord crosses over to the other 
side. O servant Nanak, the Gurmukh saves the
world.  || 8 || 1 || 13 ||   FIFTH MEHL,  GAUREE:  Dwelling upon the Lord, Har, 
Har, and the Guru, the Guru, my doubts have
been dispelled. My mind has obtained all comforts.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    I was 
burning, on fire, and the Guru poured water on
me; He is cooling and soothing, like the sandalwood tree.  || 1 ||   The 
darkness of ignorance has been dispelled; the Guru has
lit the lamp of spiritual wisdom.  || 2 ||   The ocean of fire is so deep; the 
Saints have crossed over, in the boat of the Lord’s
Name.  || 3 ||   I have no good karma; I have no Dharmic faith or purity. But 
God has taken me by the arm, and made me His
own.  || 4 ||   The Destroyer of fear, the Dispeller of pain, the Lover of His 
Saints — these are the Names of the Lord.  || 5 ||
He is the Master of the masterless, Merciful to the meek, All-powerful, the 
Support of His Saints.  || 6 ||   I am worthless — I
offer this prayer, O my Lord King: “Please, grant me the Blessed Vision of Your 
Darshan.”  || 7 ||    Nanak has come to Your
Sanctuary, O my Lord and Master; Your servant has come to Your Door.  || 8 || 2 
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GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   He is immersed in the enjoyment of corrupt pleasures; 
engrossed in them, the blind fool does not
understand.  || 1 ||    “I am earning profits, I am getting rich”, he says, as 
his life passes away.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    “I am a
hero, I am famous and distinguished; no one is equal to me.”  || 2 ||   “I am 
young, cultured, and born of a good family.” In
his mind, he is proud and arrogant like this.  || 3 ||    He is trapped by his 
false intellect, and he does not forget this until he
dies.  || 4 ||   Brothers, friends, relatives and companions who live after him 
— he entrusts his wealth to them.  || 5 ||   That
desire, to which the mind is attached, at the last moment, becomes manifest.  
|| 6 ||   He may perform religious deeds, but his
mind is egotistical, and he is bound by these bonds.  || 7 ||    O Merciful 
Lord, please bless me Your Mercy, that Nanak may
become the slave of Your slaves.  || 8 || 3 || 15 || 44 ||  Total  ||

ONE  UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.   TRUTH  IS  THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   BY  GURU’S  GRACE:
RAAG  GAUREE  POORBEE,   CHHANT,   FIRST  MEHL:

For the bride, the night is painful; sleep does not come. The soul-bride has 
grown weak, in the pain of separation from her
Husband Lord. The soul-bride is wasting away, in the pain of separation from 
her Husband; how can she see Him with her
eyes? Her decorations, sweet foods, sensuous pleasures and delicacies are all 
false; they are of no account at all. Intoxicated
with the wine of youthful pride, she has been ruined, and her breasts no longer 
yield milk. O Nanak, the soul-bride meets her
Husband Lord, when He causes her to meet Him; without Him, sleep does not come 
to her.  || 1 ||    The bride is dishonored
without her Beloved Husband Lord. How can she find peace, without enshrining 
Him in her heart? Without her Husband, her
home is not worth living in; go and ask your sisters and companions. Without 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, there is no love
and affection; but with her True Lord, she abides in peace. Through mental 
truthfulness and contentment, union with the True
Friend is attained; through the Guru’s Teachings, the Husband Lord is known. O 
Nanak, that soul-bride who does not abandon
the Naam, is intuitively absorbed in the Naam.  || 2 ||   Come, O my sisters 
and companions — let’s enjoy our Husband Lord. I
will ask the Guru, and write His Word as my love-note. The Guru has shown me 
the True Word of the Shabad. The self-willed
manmukhs will regret and repent. My wandering mind became steady, when I 
recognized the True One. The Teachings of
Truth  are  forever  new;  the  love  of  the  Shabad  is  forever  fresh.  O  
Nanak,  through  the  Glance  of  Grace  of  the  True  Lord,
celestial peace is obtained; let’s meet Him, O my sisters and companions.  || 3 
||    My desire has been fulfilled — my Friend
has come to my home. At the Union of husband and wife, the songs of rejoicing 
were sung. Singing the songs of joyful praise
and  love  to  Him,  the  soul-bride’s  mind  is  thrilled  and  delighted.  My 
 friends  are  happy,  and  my  enemies  are  unhappy;
meditating on the True Lord, the true profit is obtained. With her palms 
pressed together, the soul-bride prays, that she may
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O Nanak, the Husband Lord and the soul-bride revel together; my desires are 
fulfilled.  || 4 || 1 ||   GAUREE,  CHHANT,  FIRST
MEHL:   Hear me, O my Dear Husband God — I am all alone in the wilderness. How 
can I find comfort without You, O my
Carefree Husband God? The soul-bride cannot live without her Husband; the night 
is so painful for her. Sleep does not come. I
am   in love with my Beloved. Please, listen to my prayer! Other than my 
Beloved, no one cares for me; I cry all alone in the
wilderness. O Nanak, the bride meets Him when He causes her to meet Him; 
without her Beloved, she suffers in pain.  || 1 ||
She  is  separated  from  her  Husband  Lord —  who  can  unite  her  with  
Him?  Tasting  His  Love,  she  meets  Him,  through  the
Beautiful Word of His Shabad. Adorned with the Shabad, she obtains her Husband, 
and her body is illuminated with the lamp
of spiritual wisdom. Listen, O my friends and companions — she who is at peace 
dwells upon the True Lord and His True
Praises. Meeting the True Guru, she is ravished and enjoyed by her Husband 
Lord; she blossoms forth with the Ambrosial Word
of His Bani. O Nanak, the Husband Lord enjoys His bride when she is pleasing to 
His Mind.   || 2 ||    Fascination with Maya
made her homeless; the false are cheated by falsehood. How can the noose around 
her neck be untied, without the Most
Beloved Guru? One who loves the Beloved Lord, and reflects upon the Shabad, 
belongs to Him. How can giving donations to
charities  and  countless  cleansing  baths  wash  off  the  filth  within  the 
 heart?  Without  the  Naam,  no  one  attains  salvation.
Stubborn self-discipline and living in the wilderness are of no use at all. O 
Nanak, the home of Truth is attained through the
Shabad. How can the Mansion of His Presence be known through duality?  || 3 ||  
  True is Your Name, O Dear Lord; True is
contemplation of Your Shabad. True is the Mansion of Your Presence, O Dear 
Lord, and True is trade in Your Name. Trade in
Your Name is very sweet; the devotees earn this profit night and day. Other 
than this, I can think of no other merchandise. So
chant the Naam each and every moment. The account is read; by the Grace of the 
True Lord and good karma, the Perfect Lord
is obtained. O Nanak, the Nectar of the Name is so sweet. Through the Perfect 
True Guru, it is obtained.  || 4 || 2 ||

RAAG  GAUREE  POORBEE,   CHHANT,   THIRD  MEHL:

ONE  UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.   TRUTH  IS  THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

The soul-bride offers her prayers to her Dear Lord; she dwells upon His 
Glorious Virtues. She cannot live without her Beloved
Lord, for a moment, even for an instant. She cannot live without her Beloved 
Lord; without the Guru, the Mansion of  His
Presence is not found. Whatever the Guru says, she should surely do, to 
extinguish the fire of desire. The Lord is True; there is
no   one except Him. Without serving Him, peace is not found. O Nanak, that 
soul-bride, whom the Lord Himself unites, is united
with Him; He Himself merges with her.   || 1 ||    The life-night of the 
soul-bride is blessed and joyful, when she focuses her
consciousness  on  her  Dear  Lord.  She  serves  the  True  Guru  with  love;  
she  eradicates  selfishness  from  within.  Eradicating
selfishness and conceit from within, and singing the Glorious Praises of the 
Lord, she is in love with the Lord, night and day.


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Listen, dear friends and companions of the soul — immerse yourselves in the 
Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Dwell upon the
Lord’s Glories, and you shall be loved by your Husband, embracing love for the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord. O Nanak, the
soul-bride who wears the necklace of the Lord’s Name around her neck is loved 
by her Husband Lord.  || 2 ||   The soul-bride
who is without her beloved Husband is all alone. She is cheated by the love of 
duality, without the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.
Without the Shabad of her Beloved, how can she cross over the treacherous 
ocean? Attachment to Maya has led her astray.
Ruined by falsehood, she is deserted by her Husband Lord. The soul-bride does 
not attain the Mansion of His Presence. But
she who is attuned to the Guru’s Shabad is intoxicated with celestial love; 
night and day, she remains absorbed in Him. O
Nanak, that soul-bride who remains constantly steeped in His Love, is blended 
by the Lord into Himself.  || 3 ||    If the Lord
merges us with Himself, we are merged with Him. Without the Dear Lord, who can 
merge us with Him? Without our Beloved
Guru, who can dispel our doubt? Through the Guru, doubt is dispelled. O my 
mother, this is the way to meet Him; this is how
the soul-bride finds peace. Without serving the Guru, there is only pitch 
darkness. Without the Guru, the Way is not found.
That wife who is intuitively imbued with the color of His Love, contemplates 
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. O Nanak, the
soul-bride obtains the Lord as her Husband, by enshrining love for the Beloved 
Guru.   || 4 || 1 ||    GAUREE,   THIRD MEHL:
Without my Husband, I am utterly dishonored. Without my Husband Lord, how can I 
live, O my mother? Without my Husband,
sleep does not come, and my body is not adorned with my bridal dress. The 
bridal dress looks beautiful upon my body, when I
am pleasing to my Husband Lord. Following the Guru’s Teachings, my 
consciousness is focused on Him. I become His happy
soul-bride forever, when I serve the True Guru; I sit in the Lap of the Guru. 
Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the soul-
bride meets her Husband Lord, who ravishes and enjoys her. The Naam, the Name 
of the Lord, is the only profit in this world.
O Nanak, the soul-bride is loved by her Husband, when she dwells upon the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 1 ||    The soul-
bride enjoys the Love of her Beloved. Imbued with His Love night and day, she 
contemplates the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.
Contemplating the Guru’s Shabad, she conquers her ego, and in this way, she 
meets her Beloved. She is the happy soul-bride
of her Lord, who is forever imbued with the Love of the True Name of her 
Beloved. Abiding in the Company of our Guru, we
grasp the Ambrosial Nectar; we conquer and cast out our sense of duality. O 
Nanak, the soul-bride attains her Husband Lord,
and forgets all her pains.  || 2 ||   The soul-bride has forgotten her Husband 
Lord, because of love and emotional attachment
to Maya. The false bride is attached to falsehood; the insincere one is cheated 
by insincerity. She who drives out her falsehood,
and acts according to the Guru’s Teachings, does not lose her life in the 
gamble. One who serves the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad is absorbed in the True Lord; she eradicates egotism from within. So let 
the Name of the Lord abide within your heart;
decorate yourself in this way. O Nanak, the soul-bride who takes the Support of 
the True Name is intuitively absorbed in the
Lord.  || 3 ||    Meet me, O my Dear Beloved. Without You, I am totally 
dishonored. Sleep does not come to my eyes, and I
have no desire for food or water. I have no desire for food or water, and I am 
dying from the pain of separation. Without my
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I offer my prayers to the Guru; if it pleases the Guru, He shall unite me with 
Himself. The Giver of peace has united me with
Himself;  He  Himself  has  come  to  my  home  to  meet  me.  O  Nanak,  the  
soul-bride  is  forever  the  Lord’s  favorite  wife;  her
Husband Lord does not die, and He shall never leave.  || 4 || 2 ||   GAUREE,  
THIRD MEHL:  The soul-bride is pierced through
with the sublime essence of the Lord, in intuitive peace and poise. The Enticer 
of hearts has enticed her, and her sense of
duality has been easily dispelled. Her sense of duality has been easily 
dispelled, and the soul-bride obtains her Husband Lord;
following  the  Guru’s  Teachings,  she  makes  merry.  This  body  is  filled  
to  overflowing  with  falsehood,  deception  and  the
commission  of  sins.  The  Gurmukh  practices  that  devotional  worship,  by  
which  the  celestial  music  wells  up;  without  this
devotional worship, filth is not removed. O Nanak, the soul-bride who sheds 
selfishness and conceit from within, is dear to her
Beloved.  || 1 ||   The soul-bride has found her Husband Lord, through the love 
and affection of the Guru. She passes her life-
night sleeping in peace, enshrining the Lord in her heart. Enshrining Him deep 
within her heart night and day, she meets her
Beloved, and her pains depart. Deep within the mansion of her inner being, she 
enjoys her Husband Lord, reflecting upon the
Guru’s  Teachings.  She  drinks  deeply  of  the  Nectar  of  the  Naam,  day  
and  night;  she  conquers  and  casts  off  her  sense  of
duality. O Nanak, the happy soul-bride meets her True Lord, through the 
Infinite Love of the Guru.  || 2 ||   Come, and shower
Your Mercy upon me, my most Darling, Dear Beloved. The soul-bride offers her 
prayers to You, to adorn her with the True
Word of Your Shabad. Adorned with the True Word of Your Shabad, she conquers 
her ego, and as Gurmukh, her affairs are
resolved. Throughout the ages, the One Lord is True; through the Guru’s Wisdom, 
He is known. The self-willed manmukh is
engrossed in sexual desire, and tormented by emotional attachment. With whom 
should she lodge her complaints? O Nanak,
the self-willed manmukh finds no place of rest, without the most Beloved Guru.  
 || 3 ||    The bride is foolish, ignorant and
unworthy. Her Husband Lord is Unapproachable and Incomparable. He Himself 
unites us in His Union; He Himself forgives us.
The soul-bride’s Beloved Husband Lord is the Forgiver of sins; He is contained 
in each and every heart. The True Guru has
made me understand this understanding, that the Lord is obtained through love, 
affection and loving devotion. She remains
forever in bliss, day and night; she remains immersed in His Love, night and 
day. O Nanak, that soul-bride who obtains the
nine treasures, intuitively obtains her Husband Lord.  || 4 || 3 ||    GAUREE,  
THIRD MEHL:  The sea of Maya is agitated and
turbulent; how can anyone cross over this terrifying world-ocean? Make the 
Lord’s Name your boat, and install the Word of the
Shabad as the boatman. With the Shabad installed as the boatman, the Lord 
Himself shall take you across. In this way, the
difficult ocean is crossed. The Gurmukh obtains devotional worship of the Lord, 
and thus remains dead while yet alive. In an
instant,  the  Lord’s  Name  erases  his  sinful  mistakes,  and  his  body  
becomes  pure.  O  Nanak,  through  the  Lord’s  Name,
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Men and women are obsessed with sex; they do not know the Way of the Lord’s 
Name. Mother, father, children and siblings
are very dear, but they drown, even without water. They are drowned to death 
without water — they do not know the path of
salvation, and they wander around the world in egotism. All those who  come  
into  the  world  shall  depart.  Only  those  who
contemplate the Guru shall be saved. Those who become Gurmukh and chant the 
Lord’s Name, save themselves and save
their  families  as  well.  O  Nanak,  the  Naam,  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  
abides  deep  within  their  hearts;  through  the  Guru’s
Teachings, they meet their Beloved.  || 2 ||   Without the Lord’s Name, nothing 
is stable. This world is just a drama. Implant
true  devotional  worship  within  your  heart,  and  trade  in  the  Name  of  
the  Lord.  Trade  in  the  Lord’s  Name  is  infinite  and
unfathomable. Through the Guru’s Teachings, this wealth is obtained. This 
selfless service, meditation and devotion is true, if
you eliminate selfishness and conceit from within. I am senseless, foolish, 
idiotic and blind, but the True Guru has placed me
on the Path. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs are adorned with the Shabad; night and day, 
they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

|| 3 ||   He Himself acts, and inspires others to act; He Himself embellishes 
us with the Word of His Shabad. He Himself is the
True Guru, and He  Himself  is  the  Shabad; in  each  and every  age, He  
loves  His  devotees.  In  age  after  age, He  loves  His
devotees;  the  Lord  Himself  adorns  them,  and  He  Himself  enjoins  them  
to  worship  Him  with  devotion.  He  Himself  is  All-
knowing, and He Himself is All-seeing; He inspires us to serve Him. He Himself 
is the Giver of merits, and the Destroyer of
demerits; He causes His Name to dwell within our hearts. Nanak is forever a 
sacrifice to the True Lord, who Himself is the
Doer, the Cause of causes.  || 4 || 4 ||    GAUREE,  THIRD MEHL:  Serve the 
Guru, O my dear soul; meditate on the Lord’s
Name. Do not leave me, O my dear soul — you shall find the Lord while sitting 
within the home of your own being. You shall
obtain the Lord while sitting within the home of your own being, focusing your 
consciousness constantly upon the Lord, with
true intuitive faith. Serving the Guru brings great peace; they alone do it, 
whom the Lord inspires to do so. They plant the seed
of the Name, and the Name sprouts within; the Name abides within the mind. O 
Nanak, glorious greatness rests in the True
Name; It is obtained by perfect pre-ordained destiny.   || 1 ||    The Name of 
the Lord is so sweet, O my dear; taste it, and
focus your consciousness on it. Taste the sublime essence of the Lord with your 
tongue, my dear, and renounce the pleasures
of other tastes. You shall obtain the everlasting essence of the Lord when it 
pleases the Lord; your tongue shall be adorned
with the Word of His Shabad. Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, a 
lasting peace is obtained; so remain lovingly
focused on the Naam. From the Naam we originate, and into the Naam we shall 
pass; through the Naam, we are absorbed in
the Truth. O Nanak, the Naam is obtained through the Guru’s Teachings; He 
Himself attaches us to it.  || 2 ||    Working for
someone else, O my dear, is like forsaking the bride, and going to foreign 
countries. In duality, no one has ever found peace,
O     my dear; you are greedy for corruption and greed. Greedy for corruption 
and greed, and deluded by doubt, how can anyone
find peace? Working for strangers is very painful; doing so, one sells himself 
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Bound by Maya, the mind is not stable. Each and every moment, it suffers in 
pain. O Nanak, the pain of Maya is taken away by
focusing one’s consciousness on the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 3 ||   The 
self-willed manmukhs are foolish and crazy, O
my dear; they do not enshrine the Shabad within their minds. The delusion of 
Maya has made them blind, O my dear; how can
they find the Way of the Lord? How can they find the Way, without the Will of 
the True Guru? The manmukhs foolishly display
themselves.  The  Lord’s  servants  are  forever  comfortable.  They  focus  
their  consciousness  on  the  Guru’s  Feet.  Those  unto
whom the Lord shows His Mercy, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord forever. O 
Nanak, the jewel of the Naam, the Name of
the Lord, is the only profit in this world. The Lord Himself imparts this 
understanding to the Gurmukh.  || 4 || 5 || 7 ||

RAAG  GAUREE,   CHHANT,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

My mind has become sad and depressed; how can I see God, the Great Giver? My 
Friend and Companion is the Dear Lord, the
Guru, the Architect of Destiny. The One Lord, the Architect of Destiny, is the 
Master of the Goddess of Wealth; how can I, in
my sadness, meet You? My hands serve You, and my head is at Your Feet. My mind, 
dishonored, yearns for the Blessed Vision
of Your Darshan. With each and every breath, I think of You, day and night; I 
do not forget You, for an instant, even for a
moment. O Nanak, I am thirsty, like the sparrow-hawk; how can I meet God, the 
Great Giver?  || 1 ||   I offer this one prayer

— please listen, O my Beloved Husband Lord. My mind and body are enticed, 
beholding Your wondrous play. Beholding Your
wondrous  play,  I  am  enticed;  but  how  can  the  sad,  forlorn  bride  
find  contentment?  My  Lord  is  Meritorious,  Merciful  and
Eternally  Young;  He  is  overflowing  with  all  excellences.  The  fault is  
not  with  my  Husband  Lord,  the  Giver  of  peace;  I  am
separated from Him by my own mistakes. Prays Nanak, please be merciful to me, 
and return home, O my Beloved Husband
Lord.  || 2 ||   I surrender my mind, I surrender my whole body; I surrender 
all my lands. I surrender my head to that beloved
friend, who brings me news of God. I have offered my head to the Guru, the most 
exalted; He has shown me that God is with
me. In an instant, all suffering is removed. I have obtained all my mind’s 
desires. Day and night, the soul-bride makes merry;
all her anxieties are erased. Prays Nanak, I have met the Husband Lord of my 
longing.  || 3 ||   My mind is filled with bliss, and
congratulations are pouring in. My Darling Beloved has come home to me, and all 
my desires have been satisfied. I have met
my Sweet Lord and Master of the Universe, and my companions sing the songs of 
joy. All my friends and relatives are happy,
and all traces of my enemies have been removed. The unstruck melody vibrates in 
my home, and the bed has been made up
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I have obtained the Lord, the Giver of peace, as my Husband.  || 4 || 1 ||   
GAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  O Mohan, your temple is
so lofty, and your mansion is unsurpassed. O Mohan, your gates are so 
beautiful. They are the worship-houses of the Saints.
In these incomparable worship-houses, they continually sing Kirtan, the Praises 
of their Lord and Master. Where the Saints and
the Holy gather together, there they meditate on you. Be Kind and 
Compassionate, O Merciful Lord; be Merciful to the meek.
Prays Nanak, I thirst for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; receiving Your 
Darshan, I am totally at peace.  || 1 ||   O Mohan,
your speech is incomparable; wondrous are your ways. O Mohan, you believe in 
the One. Everything else is dust to you. You
adore the One Lord, the Unknowable Lord and Master; His Power gives Support to 
all. Through the Guru’s Word, you have
captured the heart of the Primal Being, the Lord of the World. You Yourself 
move, and You Yourself stand still; You Yourself
support the whole creation. Prays Nanak, please preserve my honor; all Your 
servants seek the Protection of Your Sanctuary.

|| 2 ||    O Mohan, the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, meditates on you; 
they meditate on the Blessed Vision of Your
Darshan. O Mohan, the Messenger of Death does not even approach those who 
meditate on You, at the last moment. The
Messenger of Death cannot touch those who meditate on You single-mindedly. 
Those who worship and adore You in thought,
word and deed, obtain all fruits and rewards. Those who are foolish and stupid, 
filthy with urine and manure, become all-
knowing upon gaining the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. Prays Nanak, Your 
Kingdom is Eternal, O Perfect Primal Lord God.

|| 3 ||    O Mohan, you have blossomed forth with the flower of your family. O 
Mohan, your children, friends, siblings and
relatives have all been saved. You save those who give up their egotistical 
pride, upon gaining the Blessed Vision of Your
Darshan. The Messenger of Death does not even approach those who call you 
‘blessed’. Your Virtues are unlimited — they
cannot be described, O True Guru, Primal Being, Destroyer of demons. Prays 
Nanak, Yours is that Anchor, holding onto which
the whole world is saved.   || 4 || 2 ||    GAUREE,   FIFTH MEHL,   SHALOK:   
Countless sinners have been purified; I am a
sacrifice, over and over again, to You. O Nanak, meditation on the Lord’s Name 
is the fire which burns away sinful mistakes
like straw.  || 1 ||   CHHANT:  Meditate, O my mind, on the Lord God, the Lord 
of the Universe, the Lord, the Master of Wealth.
Meditate, O my mind, on the Lord, the Destroyer of ego, the Giver of salvation, 
who cuts away the noose of agonizing death.
Meditate lovingly on the Lotus Feet of the Lord, the Destroyer of distress, the 
Protector of the poor, the Lord of excellence. The
treacherous path of death and the terrifying ocean of fire are crossed over by 
meditating in remembrance on the Lord, even
for an instant. Meditate day and night on the Lord, the Destroyer of desire, 
the Purifier of pollution. Prays Nanak, please be
Merciful to me, O Cherisher of the world, Lord of the Universe, Lord of wealth. 
  || 1 ||    O my mind, remember the Lord in
meditation; He is the Destroyer of pain, the Eradicator of fear, the Sovereign 
Lord King. He is the Greatest Lover, the Merciful
Master, the Enticer of the mind, the Support of His devotees — this is His very 
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The Perfect Lord is the Lover of His devotees; He fulfills the desires of the 
mind. He lifts us up out of the deep, dark pit;
enshrine  His  Name  within  your  mind.  The  gods,  the  Siddhas,  the  
angels,  the  heavenly  singers,  the  silent  sages  and  the
devotees sing Your countless Glorious Praises. Prays Nanak, please be merciful 
to me, O Supreme Lord God, my King.  || 2 ||
O my mind, be conscious of the Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord, who 
wields all power. He is All-powerful,  the
Embodiment of compassion. He is the Master of each and every heart; He is the 
Support of the breath of life. He is the Giver of
the  breath  of  life,  of  mind,  body  and  soul.  He  is  Infinite,  
Inaccessible  and  Unfathomable.  The  All-powerful  Lord  is  our
Sanctuary; He is the Enticer of the mind, who banishes all sorrows. All 
illnesses, sufferings and pains are dispelled, by chanting
the Name of the Lord. Prays Nanak, please be merciful to me, All-powerful Lord; 
You are the Wielder of all power.  || 3 ||   O
my  mind,  sing  the  Glorious  Praises  of  the  Imperishable,  Eternal,  
Merciful  Master,  the  Highest  of  all.  The  One  Lord  is  the
Sustainer of the Universe, the Great Giver; He is the Cherisher of all. The 
Cherisher Lord is so very merciful and wise; He is
compassionate to all. The pains of death, greed and emotional attachment simply 
vanish, when God comes to dwell in the soul.
When the Lord is thoroughly pleased, then one’s service becomes perfectly 
fruitful. Prays Nanak, my desires are fulfilled by
meditating on the Lord, Merciful to the meek.   || 4 || 3 ||    GAUREE,   FIFTH 
MEHL:   Listen, O my companions: let’s join
together and make the effort, to surrender to our Husband Lord. Renouncing our 
pride, let’s charm Him with the potion of
devotional worship, and the mantra of the Holy Saints. O my companions, when He 
comes under our power, He shall never
leave us again. This is the good nature of the Lord God. O Nanak, God dispels 
the fear of old age, death and hell; He purifies
His beings.   || 1 ||    Listen, O my companions, to my sincere prayer: let’s 
make this firm resolve. In the peaceful poise of
intuitive bliss, violence will be gone, as we sing the Glorious Praises of the 
Lord of the Universe. Our pains and troubles shall be
eradicated, and our doubts shall be dispelled; we will receive the fruits of 
our minds’ desires. O Nanak, meditate on the Naam,
the Name of the Supreme Lord God, the Perfect, Transcendent Lord.  || 2 ||   O 
my companions, I yearn for Him continually; I
invoke His Blessings, and pray that God may fulfill my hopes. I thirst for His 
Feet, and I long for the Blessed Vision of His
Darshan; I look for Him everywhere. I search for traces of the Lord in the 
Society of the Saints; they will unite me with the All-
powerful Primal Lord God. O Nanak, those humble, noble beings who meet the 
Lord, the Giver of peace, are very blessed, O
my mother.  || 3 ||    O my companions, now I dwell with my Beloved Husband; my 
mind and body are attuned to the Lord.
Listen, O my companions: now I sleep well, since I found my Husband Lord. My 
doubts have been dispelled, and I have found
intuitive peace and tranquility through my Lord and Master. I have been 
enlightened, and my heart-lotus has blossomed forth.
I have obtained God, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, as my Husband; O 
Nanak, my marriage shall last forever.  || 4

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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

GAUREE,   BAAVAN  AKHREE  ~  THE  52  LETTERS,   FIFTH  MEHL:

SHALOK:  The Divine Guru is my mother, the Divine Guru is my father; the Divine 
Guru is my Transcendent Lord and Master.
The Divine Guru is my companion, the Destroyer of ignorance; the Divine Guru is 
my relative and brother. The Divine Guru is
the Giver, the Teacher of the Lord’s Name. The Divine Guru is the Mantra which 
never fails. The Divine Guru is the Image of
peace, truth and wisdom. The Divine Guru is the Philosopher’s Stone — touching 
it, one is transformed. The Divine Guru is the
sacred shrine of pilgrimage, and the pool of divine ambrosia; bathing in the 
Guru’s wisdom, one experiences the Infinite. The
Divine Guru is the Creator, and the Destroyer of all sins; the Divine Guru is 
the Purifier of sinners. The Divine Guru existed at
the primal beginning, throughout the ages, in each and every age. The Divine 
Guru is the Mantra of the Lord’s Name; chanting
it, one is saved. O God, please be merciful to me, that I may be with the 
Divine Guru; I am a foolish sinner, but holding onto
Him, I am carried across. The Divine Guru is the True Guru, the Supreme Lord 
God, the Transcendent Lord; Nanak bows in
humble reverence to the Lord, the Divine Guru.  || 1 ||   SHALOK:  He Himself 
acts, and causes others to act; He Himself can
do everything. O Nanak, the One Lord is pervading everywhere; there has never 
been any other, and there never shall be.  ||
1 ||    PAUREE:  ONG:    I humbly bow in reverence to the One Universal 
Creator, to the Holy True Guru. In the beginning, in
the middle, and in the end, He is the Formless Lord. He Himself is in the 
absolute state of primal meditation; He Himself is in
the seat of peace. He Himself listens to His Own Praises. He Himself created 
Himself. He is His Own Father, He is His Own
Mother.  He  Himself  is  subtle  and  etheric;  He  Himself  is  manifest  and 
 obvious.  O  Nanak,  His  wondrous  play  cannot  be
understood.  || 1 ||   O God, Merciful to the meek, please be kind to me, that 
my mind might become the dust of the feet of
Your Saints.  ||  Pause   ||    SHALOK:  He Himself is formless, and also 
formed; the One Lord is without attributes, and also
with attributes. Describe the One Lord as One, and Only One; O Nanak, He is the 
One, and the many.  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  ONG:
The One Universal Creator created the Creation through the Word of the Primal 
Guru. He strung it upon His one thread. He
created the diverse expanse of the three qualities. From formless, He appeared 
as form. The Creator has created the creation
of    all sorts. The attachment of the mind has led to birth and death. He 
Himself is above both, untouched and unaffected. O
Nanak, He has no end or limitation.  || 2 ||    SHALOK:  Those who gather 
Truth, and the riches of the Lord’s Name, are rich
and very fortunate. O Nanak, truthfulness and purity are obtained from Saints 
such as these.  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  SASSA:  True,
True, True is that Lord. No one is separate from the True Primal Lord. They 
alone enter the Lord’s Sanctuary, whom the Lord
inspires to enter. Meditating, meditating in remembrance, they sing and preach 
the Glorious Praises of the Lord. Doubt and
skepticism do not affect them at all. They behold the manifest glory of the 
Lord. They are the Holy Saints — they reach this
destination. Nanak is forever a sacrifice to them.   || 3 ||    SHALOK:   Why 
are you crying out for riches and wealth? All this
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Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, O Nanak, all are reduced to dust.  || 1 
||   PAUREE:  DHADHA:  The dust of the feet
of the Saints is sacred. Blessed are those whose minds are filled with this 
longing. They do not seek wealth, and they do not
desire paradise. They are immersed in the deep love of their Beloved, and the 
dust of the feet of the Holy. How can worldly
affairs affect those who do not abandon the One Lord, and who go nowhere else? 
One whose heart is filled with God’s Name,
O Nanak, is a perfect spiritual being of God.   || 4 ||    SHALOK:   By all 
sorts of religious robes, knowledge, meditation and
stubborn-mindedness, no one has ever met God. Says Nanak, those upon whom God 
showers His Mercy, are  devotees  of
spiritual wisdom.  || 1 ||    PAUREE:  NGANGA:   Spiritual wisdom is not 
obtained by mere words of mouth. It is not obtained
through the various debates of the Shaastras and scriptures. They alone are 
spiritually wise, whose minds are firmly fixed on
the Lord. Hearing and telling stories, no one attains Yoga. They alone are 
spiritually wise, who remain firmly committed to the
Lord’s  Command.  Heat  and  cold  are  all  the  same  to  them.  The  true  
people  of  spiritual  wisdom  are  the  Gurmukhs,  who
contemplate the essence of reality; O Nanak, the Lord showers His Mercy upon 
them.   || 5 ||    SHALOK:   Those who have
come into the world without understanding are like animals and beasts. O Nanak, 
those who become Gurmukh understand;
upon their foreheads is such pre-ordained destiny.  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  They 
have come into this world to meditate on the One
Lord. But ever since their birth, they have been enticed by the fascination of 
Maya. Upside-down in the chamber of the womb,
they  performed  intense  meditation.  They  remembered  God  in  meditation  
with  each  and  every  breath.  But  now,  they  are
entangled in things which they must leave behind. They forget the Great Giver 
from their minds. O Nanak, those upon whom
the Lord showers His Mercy, do not forget Him, here or hereafter.  || 6 ||   
SHALOK:  By His Command, we come, and by His
Command, we go; no one is beyond His Command. Coming and going in reincarnation 
is ended, O Nanak, for those whose
minds are filled with the Lord.  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  This soul has lived in many 
wombs. Enticed by sweet attachment, it has been
trapped in reincarnation. This Maya has subjugated beings through the three 
qualities. Maya has infused attachment to itself in
each and every heart. O friend, tell me some way, by which I may swim across 
this treacherous ocean of Maya. The Lord
showers His Mercy, and leads us to join the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. 
O Nanak, Maya does not even come near.  || 7

||     SHALOK:   God  Himself  causes  one  to  perform  good  and  bad  
actions.  The  beast  indulges  in  egotism,  selfishness  and
conceit; O Nanak, without the Lord, what can anyone do?  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  The 
One Lord Himself is the Cause of all actions.
He Himself distributes sins and noble acts. In this age, people are attached as 
the Lord attaches them. They receive that which
the Lord Himself gives. No one knows His limits. Whatever He does, comes to 
pass. From the One, the entire expanse of the
Universe emanated. O Nanak, He Himself is our Saving Grace.   || 8 ||    
SHALOK:   Man remains engrossed in women and
playful pleasures; the tumult of his passion is like the dye of the safflower, 
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O Nanak, seek God’s Sanctuary, and your selfishness and conceit shall be taken 
away.  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  O mind: without the
Lord, whatever you are involved in shall bind you in chains. The faithless 
cynic does those deeds which will never allow him to
be emancipated. Acting in egotism, selfishness and conceit, the lovers of 
rituals carry the unbearable load. When there is no
love for the Naam, then these rituals are corrupt. The rope of death binds 
those who are in love with the sweet taste of Maya.
Deluded by doubt, they do not understand that God is always with them. When 
their accounts are called for, they shall not be
released; their wall of mud cannot  be  washed  clean.  One  who  is  made  to  
understand —  O  Nanak,  that  Gurmukh  obtains
immaculate understanding.  || 9 ||    SHALOK:  One whose bonds are cut away 
joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy. Those who are imbued with the Love of the One Lord, O Nanak, take on the 
deep and lasting color of His Love.  || 1 ||
PAUREE:  RARRA:  Dye this heart of yours in the color of the Lord’s Love. 
Meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har — chant
it with your tongue. In the Court of the Lord, no one shall speak harshly to 
you. Everyone shall welcome you, saying, “Come,
and sit down.” In that Mansion of the Lord’s Presence, you shall find a home. 
There is no birth or death, or destruction there.
One who has such karma written on his forehead, O Nanak, has the wealth of the 
Lord in his home.   || 10 ||    SHALOK:
Greed, falsehood, corruption and emotional attachment entangle the blind and 
the foolish. Bound down by Maya, O Nanak, a
foul odor clings to them.  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  LALLA:  People are entangled in 
the love of corrupt pleasures; they are drunk with
the wine of egotistical intellect and Maya. In this Maya, they are born and 
die. People act according to the Hukam of the Lord’s
Command. No one is perfect, and no one is imperfect. No one is wise, and no one 
is foolish. Wherever the Lord engages
someone, there he is engaged. O Nanak, our Lord and Master is forever detached. 
 || 11 ||    SHALOK:  My Beloved God, the
Sustainer of the World, the Lord of the Universe, is deep, profound and 
unfathomable. There is no other like Him; O Nanak, He
is not worried.  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  LALLA:  There is no one equal to Him. He 
Himself is the One; there shall never be any other.
He is now, He has been, and He shall always be. No one has ever found His 
limit. In the ant and in the elephant, He is totally
pervading. The Lord, the Primal Being, is known by everyone everywhere. That 
one, unto whom the Lord has given His Love

— O Nanak, that Gurmukh chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 12 ||   
SHALOK:  One who knows the taste of the Lord’s

sublime essence, intuitively enjoys the Lord’s Love. O Nanak, blessed, blessed, 
blessed are the Lord’s humble servants; how
fortunate is their coming into the world!  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  How fruitful is 
the coming into the world, of those whose tongues
celebrate the Praises of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. They come and dwell 
with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy; night and day, they lovingly meditate on the Naam. Blessed is the birth 
of those humble beings who are attuned to the
Naam; the Lord, the Architect of Destiny, bestows His Kind Mercy upon them. 
They are born only once — they shall not be
reincarnated again. O Nanak, they are absorbed into the Blessed Vision of the 
Lord’s Darshan.  || 13 ||   SHALOK:  Chanting it,
the mind is filled with bliss; love of duality is eliminated, and pain, 
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O Nanak, immerse yourself in the Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 1 ||    
PAUREE:   YAYYA:   Burn away duality and evil-
mindedness. Give them up, and sleep in intuitive peace and poise.  Yaya:  Go, 
and seek the Sanctuary of the Saints; with their
help, you shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean.  Yaya:  One who weaves 
the One Name into his heart, does not have to
take birth again.  Yaya:  This human life shall not be wasted, if you take the 
Support of the Perfect Guru. O Nanak, one whose
heart is filled with the One Lord finds peace.  || 14 ||   SHALOK:  The One who 
dwells deep within the mind and body is your
friend here and hereafter. The Perfect Guru has taught me, O Nanak, to chant 
His Name continually.  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  Night
and day, meditate in remembrance on the One who will be your Help and Support 
in the end. This poison shall last for only a
few days; everyone must depart, and leave it behind. Who is our mother, father, 
son and daughter? Household, wife, and
other things shall not go along with you. So gather that wealth which shall 
never perish, so that you may go to your true home
with honor. In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, those who sing the Kirtan of the 
Lord’s Praises in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of
the Holy — O Nanak, they do not have to endure reincarnation again.  || 15 ||   
 SHALOK:  He may be very handsome, born
into a highly respected family, very wise, a famous spiritual teacher, 
prosperous and wealthy; but even so, he is looked upon
as a corpse, O Nanak, if  he  does  not  love  the  Lord  God.   ||  1  ||     
PAUREE:   NGANGA:   He  may  be  a  scholar  of  the  six
Shaastras.  He  may  practice  inhaling,  exhaling  and  holding  the  breath.  
He  may  practice  spiritual  wisdom,  meditation,
pilgrimages to sacred shrines and ritual cleansing baths. He may cook his own 
food, and never touch anyone else’s; he may
live in the wilderness like a hermit. But if he does not enshrine love for the 
Lord’s Name within his heart, then everything he
does is transitory. Even an untouchable pariah is superior to him, O Nanak, if 
the Lord of the World abides in his mind.  || 16 ||
SHALOK:  He wanders around in the four quarters and in the ten directions, 
according to the dictates of his karma. Pleasure
and pain, liberation and reincarnation, O Nanak, come according to one’s 
pre-ordained destiny.  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  KAKKA:  He
is the Creator, the Cause of causes. No one can erase His pre-ordained plan. 
Nothing can be done a second time. The Creator
Lord  does  not  make  mistakes.  To  some,  He  Himself  shows  the  Way.  
While  He  causes  others  to  wander  miserably  in  the
wilderness.  He  Himself  has  set  His  own  play  in  motion.  Whatever  He  
gives,  O  Nanak,  that  is  what  we  receive.   ||  17  ||
SHALOK:  People continue to eat and consume and enjoy, but the Lord’s 
warehouses are never exhausted. So many chant the
Name of the Lord, Har, Har; O Nanak, they cannot be counted.   || 1 ||    
PAUREE:   KHAKHA:   The All-powerful Lord lacks
nothing; whatever He is to give, He continues to give — let anyone go anywhere 
he pleases. The wealth of the Naam, the
Name of the Lord, is a treasure to spend; it is the capital of His devotees. 
With tolerance, humility, bliss and intuitive poise,
they continue to meditate on the Lord, the Treasure of excellence. Those, unto 
whom the Lord shows His Mercy, play happily
and blossom forth. Those who have the wealth of the Lord’s Name in their homes 
are forever wealthy and beautiful. Those
who are blessed with the Lord’s Glance of Grace suffer neither torture, nor 
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O Nanak, those who are pleasing to God become perfectly successful.  || 18 ||   
 SHALOK:  See, that even by calculating and
scheming in their minds, people must surely depart in the end. Hopes and 
desires for transitory things are erased for the
Gurmukh; O Nanak, the Name alone brings true health.  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  GAGGA: 
 Chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord of
the Universe with each and every breath; meditate on Him forever. How can you 
rely on the body? Do not delay, my friend;
there is nothing to stand in Death’s way — neither in childhood, nor in youth, 
nor in old age. That time is not known, when the
noose of Death shall come and fall on you. See, that even spiritual scholars, 
those who meditate, and those who are clever
shall not stay in this place. Only the fool clings to that, which everyone else 
has abandoned and left behind. By Guru’s Grace,
one who has such good destiny written on his forehead remembers the Lord in 
meditation. O Nanak, blessed and fruitful is the
coming of those who obtain the Beloved Lord as their Husband.  || 19 ||   
SHALOK:  I have searched all the Shaastras and the
Vedas, and they say nothing except this: “In the beginning, throughout the 
ages, now and forevermore, O Nanak, the One
Lord alone exists.”  || 1 ||    PAUREE:   GHAGHA:   Put this into your mind, 
that there is no one except the Lord. There never
was,  and  there  never  shall  be.  He  is  pervading  everywhere.  You  shall 
 be  absorbed  into  Him,  O  mind,  if  you  come  to  His
Sanctuary. In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, only the Naam, the Name of the Lord, 
shall be of any real use to you. So many work
and slave continually, but they come to regret and repent in the end. Without 
devotional worship of the Lord, how can they
find stability? They alone taste the supreme essence, and drink in the 
Ambrosial Nectar, O Nanak, unto whom the Lord, the
Guru, gives it.  || 20 ||   SHALOK:  He has counted all the days and the 
breaths, and placed them in people’s destiny; they do
not increase or decrease one little bit. Those who long to live in doubt and 
emotional attachment, O Nanak, are total fools.  ||
1 ||   PAUREE:  NGANGA:  Death seizes those whom God has made into faithless 
cynics. They are born and they die, enduring
countless incarnations; they do not realize the Lord, the Supreme Soul. They 
alone find spiritual wisdom and meditation, whom
the Lord blesses with His Mercy; no one is emancipated by counting and 
calculating. The vessel of clay shall surely break. They
alone live, who, while alive, meditate on the Lord. They are respected, O 
Nanak, and do not remain hidden.  || 21 ||   SHALOK:
Focus your consciousness on His Lotus Feet, and the inverted lotus of your 
heart shall blossom forth. The Lord of the Universe
Himself becomes manifest, O Nanak, through the Teachings of the Saints.  || 1 
||    PAUREE:   CHACHA:   Blessed, blessed is
that day, when I became attached to the Lord’s Lotus Feet. After wandering 
around in the four quarters and the ten directions,
God showed His Mercy to me, and then I obtained the Blessed Vision of His 
Darshan. By pure lifestyle and meditation, all
duality is removed. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the mind 
becomes immaculate. Anxieties are forgotten,
and the One Lord alone is seen, O Nanak, by those whose eyes are anointed with 
the ointment of spiritual wisdom.  || 22 ||
SHALOK:  The heart is cooled and soothed, and the mind is at peace, chanting 
and singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of
the Universe. Show such Mercy, O God, that Nanak may become the slave of Your 
slaves.  || 1 ||    PAUREE:  CHHACHHA:  I
am Your child-slave. I am the water-carrier of the slave of Your slaves.  
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I long to become the dust under the feet of Your Saints. Please shower me with 
Your Mercy, O Lord God! I have given up my
excessive cleverness and scheming, and I have taken the support of the Saints 
as my mind’s support. Even a puppet of ashes
attains the supreme status, O Nanak, if it has the help and support of the 
Saints.   || 23 ||    SHALOK:   Practicing oppression
and tyranny, he puffs himself up; he acts in corruption with his frail, 
perishable body. He is bound by his egotistical intellect; O
Nanak, salvation comes only through the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||   
PAUREE:  JAJJA:  When someone, in his ego,
believes that he has become something, he is caught in his error, like a parrot 
in a trap. When he believes, in his ego, that he
is a devotee and a spiritual teacher, then, in the world hereafter, the Lord of 
the Universe shall have no regard for him at all.
When he believes himself to be a preacher, he is merely a peddler wandering 
over the earth. But one who conquers his ego in
the Company of the Holy, O Nanak, meets the Lord.   || 24 ||    SHALOK:   Rise 
early in the morning, and chant the Naam;
worship and adore the Lord, night and day. Anxiety shall not afflict you, O 
Nanak, and your misfortune shall vanish.   || 1 ||
PAUREE:   JHAJHA:   Your sorrows shall depart, when you deal with the Lord’s 
Name. The faithless cynic dies in sorrow and
pain; his heart is filled with the love of duality. Your evil deeds and sins 
shall fall away, O my mind, listening to the ambrosial
speech in the Society of the Saints. Sexual desire, anger and wickedness fall 
away, O Nanak, from those who are blessed by
the Mercy of the Lord of the World.  || 25 ||    SHALOK:  You can try all sorts 
of things, but you still cannot remain here, my
friend. But you shall live forevermore, O Nanak, if you vibrate and love the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.   || 1 ||
PAUREE:   NYANYA:   Know this as absolutely correct, that that this ordinary 
love shall come to an end. You may count and
calculate as much as you want, but you cannot count how many have arisen and 
departed. Whoever I see shall perish. With
whom should I associate? Know this as true in your consciousness, that the love 
of Maya is false. He alone knows, and he
alone is a Saint, who is free of doubt. He is lifted up and out of the deep 
dark pit; the Lord is totally pleased with him. God’s
Hand is All-powerful; He is the Creator, the Cause of causes. O Nanak, praise 
the One, who joins us to Himself.   || 26 ||
SHALOK:  The bondage of birth and death is broken and peace is obtained, by 
serving the Holy. O Nanak, may I never forget
from my mind, the Treasure of Virtue, the Sovereign Lord of the Universe.  || 1 
||   PAUREE:  Work for the One Lord; no one
returns empty-handed from Him. When the Lord abides within your mind, body, 
mouth and heart, then whatever you desire
shall  come  to  pass.  He  alone  obtains  the  Lord’s  service,  and  the  
Mansion  of  His  Presence,  unto  whom  the  Holy  Saint  is
compassionate. He joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, only when 
the Lord Himself shows His Mercy. I have
searched and searched, across so many worlds, but without the Name, there is no 
peace. The Messenger of Death retreats
from those who dwell in the Saadh Sangat. Again and again, I am forever devoted 
to the Saints. O Nanak, my sins from so
long ago have been erased.   || 27 ||    SHALOK:   Those beings, with whom the 
Lord is thoroughly pleased, meet with no
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Those humble beings whom God has made His own, O Nanak, are blessed, so very 
blessed.   || 1 ||    PAUREE:   T’HAT’HA:
Those who have abandoned all else, and who cling to the One Lord alone, do not 
make trouble for anyone’s mind. Those who
are totally absorbed and preoccupied with Maya are dead; they do not find 
happiness anywhere. One who dwells in the Society
of the Saints finds a great peace; the Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam becomes 
sweet to his soul. That humble being, who is
pleasing to his Lord and Master — O Nanak, his mind is cooled and soothed.  || 
28 ||   SHALOK:  I bow down, and fall to the
ground in humble adoration, countless times, to the All-powerful Lord, who 
possesses all powers. Please protect me, and save
me from wandering, God. Reach out and give Nanak Your Hand.  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  
DADDA:  This is not your true place; you
must know where that place really is. You shall come to realize the way to that 
place, through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.
This place, here, is established by hard work, but not one iota of this shall 
go there with you. The value of that place beyond is
known only to those, upon whom the Perfect Lord God casts His Glance of Grace. 
That permanent and true place is obtained in
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; O Nanak, those humble beings do not 
waver or wander.   || 29 ||    SHALOK:
When the Righteous Judge of Dharma begins to destroy someone, no one can place 
any obstacle in His Way. O Nanak, those
who  join  the  Saadh  Sangat  and  meditate  on  the  Lord  are  saved.   ||  
1  ||     PAUREE:   DHADHA:   Where  are  you  going,
wandering and searching? Search instead within your own mind. God is with you, 
so why do you wander around from forest to
forest? In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, tear down the mound of 
your frightful, egotistical pride. You shall find
peace, and abide in intuitive bliss; gazing upon the Blessed Vision of God’s 
Darshan, you shall be delighted. One who has such
a  mound  as  this,  dies  and  suffers  the  pain  of  reincarnation  through  
the  womb.  One  who  is  intoxicated  by  emotional
attachment,  entangled  in  egotism,  selfishness  and  conceit,  shall  
continue  coming  and  going  in  reincarnation.  Slowly  and
steadily, I have now surrendered to the Holy Saints; I have come to their 
Sanctuary. God has cut away the noose of my pain;
O Nanak, He has merged me into Himself.   || 30 ||    SHALOK:   Where the Holy 
people constantly vibrate the Kirtan of the
Praises of the Lord of the Universe, O Nanak — the Righteous Judge says, “Do 
not approach that place, O Messenger of Death,
or else neither you nor I shall escape!”  || 1 ||    PAUREE:  NANNA:   One who 
conquers his own soul, wins the battle of life.
One who dies, while fighting against egotism and alienation, becomes sublime 
and beautiful. One who  eradicates  his  ego,
remains dead while yet alive, through the Teachings of the Perfect Guru. He 
conquers his mind, and meets the Lord; he is
dressed in robes of honor. He does not claim anything as his own; the One Lord 
is his Anchor and Support. Night and day, he
continually contemplates the Almighty, Infinite Lord God. He makes his mind the 
dust of all; such is the karma of the deeds he
does.  Understanding  the  Hukam  of  the  Lord’s  Command,  he  attains  
everlasting  peace.  O  Nanak,  such  is  his  pre-ordained
destiny.  || 31 ||    SHALOK:  I offer my body, mind and wealth to anyone who 
can unite me with God. O Nanak, my doubts
and fears have been dispelled, and the Messenger of Death does not see me any 
longer.  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  TATTA:  Embrace
love for the Treasure of Excellence, the Sovereign Lord of the Universe. You 
shall obtain the fruits of your mind’s desires, and
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One whose heart is filled with the Name shall have no fear on the path of 
death. He shall obtain salvation, and his intellect
shall be enlightened; he will find his place in the Mansion of the Lord’s 
Presence. Neither wealth, nor household, nor youth, nor
power shall go along with you. In the Society of the Saints, meditate in 
remembrance on the Lord. This alone shall be of use to
you. There will be no burning at all, when He Himself takes away your fever. O 
Nanak, the Lord Himself cherishes us; He is our
Mother and Father.  || 32 ||   SHALOK:  They have grown weary, struggling in 
all sorts of ways; but they are not satisfied, and
their thirst is not quenched. Gathering in and hoarding what they can, the 
faithless cynics die, O Nanak, but the wealth of
Maya does not go with them in the end.  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  T’HAT’HA:  Nothing 
is permanent — why do you stretch out your
feet? You commit so many fraudulent and deceitful actions as you chase after 
Maya. You work to fill up your bag, you fool, and
then you fall down exhausted. But this shall be of no use to you at all at that 
very last instant. You shall find stability only by
vibrating upon the Lord of the Universe, and accepting the Teachings of the 
Saints. Embrace love for the One Lord forever —
this    is true love! He is the Doer, the Cause of causes. All ways and means 
are in His Hands alone. Whatever You attach me to,
to that I am attached; O Nanak, I am just a helpless creature.  || 33 ||   
SHALOK:  His slaves have gazed upon the One Lord,
the Giver of everything. They continue to contemplate Him with each and every 
breath; O Nanak, the Blessed Vision of His
Darshan is their Support.  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  DADDA:  The One Lord is the Great 
Giver; He is the Giver to all. There is no limit
to    His Giving. His countless warehouses are filled to overflowing. The Great 
Giver is alive forever. O foolish mind, why have you
forgotten Him? No one is at fault, my friend. God created the bondage of 
emotional attachment to Maya. He Himself removes
the pains of the Gurmukh; O Nanak, he is fulfilled.  || 34 ||   SHALOK:  O my 
soul, grasp the Support of the One Lord; give up
your  hopes  in  others.  O  Nanak,  meditating  on  the  Naam,  the  Name  of  
the  Lord,  your  affairs  shall  be  resolved.   ||  1  ||
PAUREE:   DHADHA:   The  mind’s  wanderings  cease,  when  one  comes  to  
dwell  in  the  Society  of  the  Saints.  If  the  Lord  is
Merciful from the very beginning, then one’s mind is enlightened. Those who 
have the true wealth are the true bankers. The
Lord, Har, Har, is their wealth, and they trade in His Name. Patience, glory 
and honor come to those who listen to the Name of
the Lord, Har, Har. That Gurmukh whose heart remains merged with the Lord, O 
Nanak, obtains glorious greatness.  || 35 ||
SHALOK:   O Nanak, one who chants the Naam, and meditates on the Naam with love 
inwardly and outwardly, receives the
Teachings from the Perfect Guru; he joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the 
Holy, and does not fall into hell.   || 1 ||
PAUREE:   NANNA:   Those whose minds and bodies are filled with the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, shall not fall into hell.
Those Gurmukhs who chant the treasure of the Naam, are not destroyed by the 
poison of Maya. Those who have been given
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They are filled and fulfilled with the Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord, the 
Treasure of sublime wealth; O Nanak, the unstruck
celestial  melody  vibrates  for  them.   ||  36  ||     SHALOK:   The  Guru,  
the  Supreme  Lord  God,  preserved  my  honor,  when  I
renounced  hypocrisy,  emotional  attachment  and  corruption.  O  Nanak,  
worship  and  adore  the  One,  who  has  no  end  or
limitation.   ||  1  ||     PAUREE:   PAPPA:   He  is  beyond  estimation;  His 
 limits  cannot  be  found.  The  Sovereign  Lord  King  is
inaccessible; He is the Purifier of sinners. Millions of sinners are purified; 
they meet the Holy, and chant the Ambrosial Naam,
the    Name of the Lord. Deception, fraud and emotional attachment are 
eliminated, by those who are protected by the Lord of
the  World.  He  is  the  Supreme  King,  with  the  royal  canopy  above  His  
Head.  O  Nanak,  there  is  no  other  at  all.   ||  37  ||
SHALOK:  The noose of Death is cut, and one’s wanderings cease; victory is 
obtained, when one conquers his own mind. O
Nanak, eternal stability is obtained from the Guru, and one’s day-to-day 
wanderings cease.  || 1 ||    PAUREE:  FAFFA:  After
wandering and wandering for so long, you have come; in this Dark Age of Kali 
Yuga, you have obtained this human body, so
very difficult to obtain. This opportunity shall not come into your hands 
again. So chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and
the noose of Death shall be cut away. You shall not have to come and go in 
reincarnation over and over again, if you chant
and meditate on the One and Only Lord. Shower Your Mercy, O God, Creator Lord, 
and unite poor Nanak with Yourself.  || 38

||   SHALOK:  Hear my prayer, O Supreme Lord God, Merciful to the meek, Lord of 
the World. The dust of the feet of the Holy
is peace, wealth, great enjoyment and pleasure for Nanak.  || 1 ||    PAUREE:  
BABBA:  One who knows God is a Brahmin. A
Vaishnaav is one who, as Gurmukh, lives the righteous life of Dharma. One who 
eradicates his own evil is a brave warrior; no
evil even approaches him. Man is bound by the chains of his own egotism, 
selfishness and conceit. The spiritually blind place
the blame on others. But all debates and clever tricks are of no use at all. O 
Nanak, he alone comes to know, whom the Lord
inspires to know.   || 39 ||    SHALOK:   The Destroyer of fear, the Eradicator 
of sin and sorrow — enshrine that Lord in your
mind. One whose heart abides in the Society of the Saints, O Nanak, does not 
wander around in doubt.   || 1 ||    PAUREE:
BHABHA:  Cast out your doubt and delusion — this world is just a dream. The 
angelic beings, goddesses and gods are deluded
by doubt. The Siddhas and seekers, and even Brahma are deluded by doubt. 
Wandering around, deluded by doubt, people are
ruined. It is so very difficult and treacherous to cross over this ocean of 
Maya. That Gurmukh who has eradicated doubt, fear
and attachment, O Nanak, obtains supreme peace.  || 40 ||   SHALOK:  Maya 
clings to the mind, and causes it to waver in so
many ways. When You, O Lord, restrain someone from asking for wealth, then, O 
Nanak, he comes to love the Name.  || 1 ||
PAUREE:  MAMMA:  The beggar is so ignorant — the Great Giver continues to give. 
He is All-knowing. Whatever He gives, He
gives once and for all. O foolish mind, why do you complain, and cry out so 
loud? Whenever you ask for something, you ask
for worldly things; no one has obtained happiness from these. If you must ask 
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O Nanak, by Him, you shall be saved.  || 41 ||   SHALOK:  Perfect is the 
intellect, and most distinguished is the reputation, of
those whose minds are filled with the Mantra of the Perfect Guru. Those who 
come to know their God, O Nanak, are very
fortunate.   || 1 ||    PAUREE:   MAMMA:   Those who understand God’s mystery 
are satisfied, joining the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy. They look upon pleasure and pain as the same. They are 
exempt from incarnation into heaven or hell.
They live in the world, and yet they are detached from it. The Sublime Lord, 
the Primal Being, is totally pervading each and
every heart. In His Love, they find peace. O Nanak, Maya does not cling to them 
at all.  || 42 ||    SHALOK:  Listen, my dear
friends and companions: without the Lord, there is no salvation. O Nanak, one 
who falls at the Feet of the Guru, has his bonds
cut away.   || 1 ||    PAUREE:   YAYYA:   People try all sorts of things, but 
without the One Name, how far can they succeed?
Those efforts, by which emancipation may be attained — those efforts are made 
in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy. Everyone has this idea of salvation, but without meditation, there can be 
no salvation. The All-powerful Lord is the boat
to carry us across. O Lord, please save these worthless beings! Those whom the 
Lord Himself instructs in thought, word and
deed — O Nanak, their intellect is enlightened.  || 43 ||    SHALOK:  Do not be 
angry with anyone else; look within your own
self instead. Be humble in this world, O Nanak, and by His Grace you shall be 
carried across.  || 1 ||    PAUREE:  RARRA:  Be
the dust under the feet of all. Give up your egotistical pride, and the balance 
of your account shall be written off. Then, you
shall win the battle in the Court of the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny. As 
Gurmukh, lovingly attune yourself to the Lord’s Name.
Your evil ways shall be slowly and steadily blotted out, by the Shabad, the 
Incomparable Word of the Perfect Guru. You shall
be imbued with the Lord’s Love, and intoxicated with the Nectar of the Naam. O 
Nanak, the Lord, the Guru, has given this gift.

|| 44 ||    SHALOK:  The afflictions of greed, falsehood and corruption abide 
in this body. Drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar of
the Lord’s Name, Har, Har, O Nanak, the Gurmukh abides in peace.  || 1 ||   
PAUREE:  LALLA:  One who takes the medicine of
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is cured of his pain and sorrow in an instant. 
One whose heart is filled with the medicine of
the Naam, is not infested with disease, even in his dreams. The medicine of the 
Lord’s Name is in all hearts, O Siblings of
Destiny. Without the Perfect Guru, no one knows how to prepare it. When the 
Perfect Guru gives the instructions to prepare it,
then, O Nanak, one does not suffer illness again.  || 45 ||   SHALOK:  The 
All-pervading Lord is in all places. There is no place
where He does not exist. Inside and outside, He is with you. O Nanak, what can 
be hidden from Him?   || 1 ||    PAUREE:
WAWWA:   Do  not  harbor  hatred  against  anyone.  In  each  and  every  
heart,  God  is  contained.  The  All-pervading  Lord  is
permeating  and  pervading  the  oceans  and  the  land.  How  rare  are  those 
 who,  by  Guru’s  Grace,  sing  of  Him.  Hatred  and
alienation depart from those who, as Gurmukh, listen to the Kirtan of the 
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O Nanak, one who becomes Gurmukh chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and 
rises above all social classes and status
symbols.  || 46 ||   SHALOK:  Acting in egotism, selfishness and conceit, the 
foolish, ignorant, faithless cynic wastes his life. He
dies in agony, like one dying of thirst; O Nanak, this is because of the deeds 
he has done.  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  RARRA:  Conflict
is eliminated in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; meditate in 
adoration on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the
essence of karma and Dharma. When the Beautiful Lord abides within the heart, 
conflict is erased and ended. The foolish,
faithless cynic picks arguments — his heart is filled with corruption and 
egotistical intellect.  RARRA:  For the Gurmukh, conflict
is eliminated in an instant, O Nanak, through the Teachings.  || 47 ||   
SHALOK:  O mind, grasp the Support of the Holy Saint;
give up your clever arguments. One who has the Guru’s Teachings within his 
mind, O Nanak, has good destiny inscribed upon
his forehead.  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  SASSA:  I have now entered Your Sanctuary, 
Lord; I am so tired of reciting the Shaastras, the
Simritees and the Vedas. I searched and searched and searched, and now I have 
come to realize, that without meditating on
the Lord, there is no emancipation. With each and every breath, I make 
mistakes. You are All-powerful, endless and infinite. I
seek Your Sanctuary — please save me, Merciful Lord! Nanak is Your child, O 
Lord of the World.  || 48 ||    SHALOK:  When
selfishness and conceit are erased, peace comes, and the mind and body are 
healed. O Nanak, then He comes to be seen —
the One who is worthy of praise.   || 1 ||    PAUREE:   KHAKHA:   Praise and 
extol Him on High, who fills the empty to over-
flowing in an instant. When the mortal being becomes totally humble, then he 
meditates night and day on God, the Detached
Lord of Nirvaanaa. If it pleases the Will of our Lord and Master, then He 
blesses us with peace. Such is the Infinite, Supreme
Lord God. He forgives countless sins in an instant. O Nanak, our Lord and 
Master is merciful forever.   || 49 ||    SHALOK:   I
speak the Truth — listen, O my mind: take to the Sanctuary of the Sovereign 
Lord King. Give up all your clever tricks, O
Nanak, and He shall absorb you into Himself.  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  SASSA:  Give 
up your clever tricks, you ignorant fool! God is
not pleased with clever tricks and commands. You may practice a thousand forms 
of cleverness, but not even one will go along
with you in the end. Meditate on that Lord, that Lord, day and night. O soul, 
He alone shall go along with you. Those whom
the Lord Himself commits to the service of the Holy, O Nanak, are not afflicted 
by suffering.  || 50 ||   SHALOK:  Chanting the
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and keeping it in your mind, you shall find peace. 
O Nanak, the Lord is pervading everywhere; He
is contained in all spaces and interspaces.  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  Behold! The 
Lord God is totally pervading each and every heart.
Forever and ever, the Guru’s wisdom has been the Destroyer of pain. Quieting 
the ego, ecstasy is obtained. Where the ego
does not exist, God Himself is there. The pain of birth and death is removed, 
by the power of the Society of the Saints. He
becomes kind to those who lovingly enshrine the Name of the Merciful Lord 
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In this world, no one accomplishes anything by himself. O Nanak, everything is 
done by God.  || 51 ||   SHALOK:  Because of
the balance due on his account, he can never be released; he makes mistakes 
each and every moment. O Forgiving Lord,
please forgive me, and carry Nanak across.  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  The sinner is 
unfaithful to himself; he is ignorant, with shallow
understanding. He does not know the essence of all, the One who gave him body, 
soul and peace. For the sake of personal
profit and Maya, he goes out, searching in the ten directions. He does not 
enshrine the Generous Lord God, the Great Giver, in
his mind, even for an instant. Greed, falsehood, corruption and emotional 
attachment — these are what he collects within his
mind. The worst perverts, thieves and slanderers — he passes his time with 
them. But if it pleases You, Lord, then You forgive
the counterfeit along with the genuine. O Nanak, if it pleases the Supreme Lord 
God, then even a stone will float on water.  ||
52 ||   SHALOK:  Eating, drinking, playing and laughing, I have wandered 
through countless incarnations. Please, God, lift me
up  and  out  of  the  terrifying  world-ocean.  Nanak  seeks  Your  Support.   
||  1  ||     PAUREE:   Playing,  playing,  I  have  been
reincarnated countless times, but this has only brought pain. Troubles are 
removed, when one meets with the Holy; immerse
yourself in the Word of the True Guru. Adopting an attitude of tolerance, and 
gathering truth, partake of the Ambrosial Nectar
of the Name. When my Lord and Master showed His Great Mercy, I found peace, 
happiness and bliss. My merchandise has
arrived safely, and I have made a great profit; I have returned home with 
honor. The Guru has given me great consolation,
and the Lord God has come to meet me. He Himself has acted, and He Himself 
acts. He was in the past, and He shall be in the
future. O Nanak, praise the One, who is contained in each and every heart.  || 
53 ||   SHALOK:  O God, I have come to Your
Sanctuary, O Merciful Lord, Ocean of compassion. One whose mind is filled with 
the One Word of the Lord, O Nanak, becomes
totally blissful.   || 1 ||    PAUREE:   In the Word, God established the three 
worlds. Created from the Word, the Vedas are
contemplated. From the Word, came the Shaastras, Simritees and Puraanas. From 
the Word, came the sound current of the
Naad, speeches and explanations. From the Word, comes the way of liberation 
from fear and doubt. From the Word, come
religious rituals, karma, sacredness and Dharma. In the visible universe, the 
Word is seen. O Nanak, the Supreme Lord God
remains unattached and untouched.  || 54 ||   SHALOK:  With pen in hand, the 
Inaccessible Lord writes man’s destiny on his
forehead. The Lord of Incomparable Beauty is involved with all. I cannot 
describe Your Praises with my mouth, O Lord. Nanak
is fascinated, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; he is a 
sacrifice to You.  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  O Immovable Lord,
O Supreme Lord God, Imperishable, Destroyer of sins: O Perfect, All-pervading 
Lord, Destroyer of pain, Treasure of virtue: O
Companion,  Formless,  Absolute  Lord,  Support  of  all:  O  Lord  of  the  
Universe,  Treasure  of  excellence,  with  clear  eternal
understanding: Most Remote of the Remote, Lord God: You are, You were, and You 
shall always be. O Constant Companion of
the Saints, You are the Support of the unsupported. O my Lord and Master, I am 
Your slave. I am worthless, I have no worth
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Nanak: grant me the Gift of Your Name, Lord, that I may string it and keep it 
within my heart.  || 55 ||   SHALOK:  The Divine
Guru is our mother, the Divine Guru is our father; the Divine Guru is our Lord 
and Master, the Transcendent Lord. The Divine
Guru is my companion, the Destroyer of ignorance; the Divine Guru is my 
relative and brother. The Divine Guru is the Giver,
the Teacher of the Lord’s Name. The Divine Guru is the Mantra which never 
fails. The Divine Guru is the image of peace, truth
and wisdom. The Divine Guru is the Philosopher’s Stone — touching it, one is 
transformed. The Divine Guru is the sacred
shrine of pilgrimage, and the pool of divine nectar; bathing in the Guru’s 
wisdom, one experiences the Infinite. The Divine
Guru is the Creator, and the Destroyer of all sins; the Divine Guru is the 
Purifier of sinners. The Divine Guru existed in the very
beginning, throughout the ages, in each and every age. The Divine Guru is the 
Mantra of the Lord’s Name; chanting it, one is
saved. O God, please be merciful to me, that I may be with the Divine Guru; I 
am a foolish sinner, but holding onto Him, I will
be carried across. The Divine Guru is the True Guru, the Supreme Lord God, the 
Transcendent Lord; Nanak bows in humble
reverence to the Lord, the Divine Guru.  || 1 ||   Read this Shalok at the 
beginning, and at the end.  ||

GAUREE  SUKHMANI,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SHALOK:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I bow to the Primal Guru. I bow to the Guru of the ages. I bow to the True 
Guru. I bow to the Great, Divine Guru.   || 1 ||
ASHTAPADEE:   Meditate, meditate, meditate in remembrance of Him, and find 
peace. Worry and anguish shall be dispelled
from your body. Remember in praise the One who pervades the whole Universe. His 
Name is chanted by countless people, in
so many ways. The Vedas, the Puraanas and the Simritees, the purest of 
utterances, were created from the One Word of the
Name of the Lord. That one, in whose soul the One Lord dwells — the praises of 
his glory cannot be recounted. Those who
yearn only for the blessing of Your Darshan — Nanak: save me along with them!   
|| 1 ||    Sukhmani: Peace of Mind, the
Nectar of the Name of God. The minds of the devotees abide in a joyful peace.  
|| Pause ||   Remembering God, one does not
have to enter into the womb again. Remembering God, the pain of death is 
dispelled. Remembering God, death is eliminated.
Remembering God, one’s enemies are repelled. Remembering God, no obstacles are 
met. Remembering God, one remains
awake and aware, night and day. Remembering God, one is not touched by fear. 
Remembering God, one does  not  suffer
sorrow. The meditative remembrance of God is in the Company of the Holy. All 
treasures, O Nanak, are in the Love of the
Lord.  || 2 ||   In the remembrance of God are wealth, miraculous spiritual 
powers and the nine treasures. In the remembrance
of God are knowledge, meditation and the essence of wisdom. In the remembrance 
of God are chanting, intense meditation
and devotional worship. In the remembrance of God, duality is removed. In the 
remembrance of God are purifying baths at
sacred shrines of pilgrimage. In the remembrance of God, one attains honor in 
the Court of the Lord. In the remembrance of
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They alone remember Him in meditation, whom He inspires to meditate. Nanak 
grasps the feet of those humble beings.  || 3 ||
The  remembrance  of  God  is  the  highest  and  most  exalted  of  all.  In  
the  remembrance  of  God,  many  are  saved.  In  the
remembrance of God, thirst is quenched. In the remembrance of God, all things 
are known. In the remembrance of God, there
is no fear of death. In the remembrance of God,  hopes  are  fulfilled.  In  
the  remembrance  of  God,  the  filth  of  the  mind  is
removed. The Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, is absorbed into the heart. 
God abides upon the tongues of His Saints.
Nanak is the servant of the slave of His slaves.  || 4 ||   Those who remember 
God are wealthy. Those who remember God are
honorable. Those who remember God are approved. Those who remember God are the 
most distinguished persons. Those
who remember God are not lacking. Those who remember God are the rulers of all. 
Those who remember God dwell in peace.
Those who remember God are immortal and eternal. They alone hold to the 
remembrance of Him, unto whom He Himself
shows His Mercy. Nanak begs for the dust of their feet.  || 5 ||   Those who 
remember God generously help others. Those who
remember  God  —  to  them,  I  am  forever  a  sacrifice.  Those  who  
remember  God  —  their  faces  are  beautiful.  Those  who
remember God abide in peace. Those who remember God conquer their souls. Those 
who remember God have a pure and
spotless lifestyle. Those who remember God experience all sorts of joys. Those 
who remember God abide near the Lord. By the
Grace of the Saints, one remains awake and aware, night and day. O Nanak, this 
meditative remembrance comes only by
perfect  destiny.    ||  6  ||      Remembering  God,  one’s  works  are  
accomplished.  Remembering  God,  one  never  grieves.
Remembering God, one speaks the Glorious Praises of the Lord. Remembering God, 
one is absorbed into the state of intuitive
ease.  Remembering  God,  one   attains   the   unchanging  position.  
Remembering  God,  the   heart-lotus   blossoms   forth.
Remembering God, the unstruck melody vibrates. The peace of the meditative 
remembrance of God has no end or limitation.
They alone remember Him, upon whom God bestows His Grace. Nanak seeks the 
Sanctuary of those humble beings.  || 7 ||
Remembering  the  Lord,  His  devotees  are  famous  and  radiant.  Remembering 
 the  Lord,  the  Vedas  were  composed.
Remembering the Lord, we become Siddhas, celibates and givers. Remembering the 
Lord, the lowly become known in all four
directions. For the remembrance of the Lord, the whole world was established. 
Remember, remember in meditation the Lord,
the Creator, the Cause of causes. For the remembrance of the Lord, He created 
the whole creation. In the remembrance of the
Lord,  He  Himself  is  Formless.  By  His  Grace,  He  Himself  bestows  
understanding.  O  Nanak,  the  Gurmukh  attains  the
remembrance of the Lord.  || 8 || 1 ||   SHALOK:  O Destroyer of the pains and 
the suffering of the poor, O Master of each and
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O God, please be with Nanak!  || 1 ||   ASHTAPADEE:  Where there is no mother, 
father, children, friends or siblings — O my
mind, there, only the Naam, the Name of the Lord, shall be with you as your 
help and support. Where the great and terrible
Messenger of Death shall try to crush you, there, only the Naam shall go along 
with you. Where the obstacles are so very
heavy, the Name of the Lord shall rescue you in an instant. By performing 
countless religious rituals, you shall not be saved.
The  Name  of  the  Lord  washes  off  millions  of  sins.  As  Gurmukh,  chant 
 the  Naam,  O  my  mind.  O  Nanak,  you  shall  obtain
countless joys.  || 1 ||    The rulers of the all the world are unhappy; one 
who chants the Name of the Lord becomes happy.
Acquiring hundreds of thousands and millions, your desires shall not be 
contained. Chanting the Name of the Lord, you shall
find release. By the countless pleasures of Maya, your thirst shall not be 
quenched. Chanting the Name of the Lord, you shall
be satisfied. Upon that path where you must go all alone, there, only the 
Lord’s Name shall go with you to sustain you. On
such a Name, O my mind, meditate forever. O Nanak, as Gurmukh, you shall obtain 
the state of supreme dignity.  || 2 ||   You
shall not be saved by hundreds of thousands and millions of helping hands. 
Chanting the Naam, you shall be lifted up and
carried across. Where countless misfortunes threaten to destroy you, the Name 
of the Lord shall rescue you in an instant.
Through countless incarnations, people are born and die. Chanting the Name of 
the Lord, you shall come to rest in peace. The
ego is polluted by a filth which can never be washed off. The Name of the Lord 
erases millions of sins. Chant such a Name with
love, O my mind. O Nanak, it is obtained in the Company of the Holy.   || 3 ||  
  On that path where the miles cannot be
counted, there, the Name of the Lord shall be your sustenance. On that journey 
of total, pitch-black darkness, the Name of the
Lord  shall  be  the  Light  with  you.  On  that  journey  where  no  one  
knows  you,  with  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  you  shall  be
recognized. Where there is awesome and terrible heat and blazing sunshine, 
there, the Name of the Lord will give you shade.
Where thirst, O my mind, torments you to cry out, there, O Nanak, the Ambrosial 
Name, Har, Har, shall rain down upon you.

|| 4 ||   Unto the devotee, the Naam is an article of daily use. The minds of 
the humble Saints are at peace. The Name of the
Lord is the Support of His servants. By the Name of the Lord, millions have 
been saved. The Saints chant the Praises of the
Lord, day and night. Har, Har — the Lord’s Name — the Holy use it as their 
healing medicine. The Lord’s Name is the treasure
of the Lord’s servant. The Supreme Lord God has blessed His humble servant with 
this gift. Mind and body are imbued with
ecstasy in the Love of the One Lord. O Nanak, careful and discerning 
understanding is the way of the Lord’s humble servant.

|| 5 ||    The Name of the Lord is the path of liberation for His humble 
servants. With the food of the Name of the Lord, His
servants are satisfied. The Name of the Lord is the beauty and delight of His 
servants. Chanting the Lord’s Name, one is never
blocked by obstacles. The Name of the Lord is the glorious greatness of His 
servants. Through the Name of the Lord, His
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The Name of the Lord is the enjoyment and Yoga of His servants. Chanting the 
Lord’s Name, there is no separation from Him.
His servants are imbued with the service of the Lord’s Name. O Nanak, worship 
the Lord, the Lord Divine, Har, Har.   || 6 ||
The Lord’s Name, Har, Har, is the treasure of wealth of His servants. The 
treasure of the Lord has been bestowed on His
servants by God Himself. The Lord, Har, Har is the All-powerful Protection of 
His servants. His servants know no other than the
Lord’s  Magnificence.  Through  and  through,  His  servants  are  imbued  with 
 the  Lord’s  Love.  In  deepest  Samaadhi,  they  are
intoxicated with the essence of the Naam. Twenty-four hours a day, His servants 
chant Har, Har. The devotees of the Lord are
known and respected; they do not hide in secrecy. Through devotion to the Lord, 
many have been liberated. O Nanak, along
with His servants, many others are saved.   || 7 ||    This Elysian Tree of 
miraculous powers is the Name of the Lord. The
Khaamadhayn, the cow of miraculous powers, is the singing of the Glory of the 
Lord’s Name, Har, Har. Highest of all is the
Lord’s Speech. Hearing the Naam, pain and sorrow are removed. The Glory of the 
Naam abides in the hearts of His Saints. By
the Saint’s kind intervention, all guilt is dispelled. The Society of the 
Saints is obtained by great good fortune. Serving the
Saint, one meditates on the Naam. There is nothing equal to the Naam. O Nanak, 
rare are those, who, as Gurmukh, obtain the
Naam.  || 8 || 2 ||    SHALOK:  The many Shaastras and the many Simritees — I 
have seen and searched through them all.
They  are  not  equal  to  Har,  Haray  —  O  Nanak,  the  Lord’s  Invaluable  
Name.   ||  1  ||     ASHTAPADEE:   Chanting,  intense
meditation, spiritual wisdom and all meditations; the six schools of philosophy 
and sermons on the scriptures; the practice of
Yoga and righteous conduct; the renunciation of everything and wandering around 
in the wilderness; the performance of all
sorts  of  works;  donations  to  charities  and  offerings  of  jewels  to  
fire;  cutting  the  body  apart  and  making  the  pieces  into
ceremonial fire offerings; keeping fasts and making vows of all sorts — none of 
these are equal to the contemplation of the
Name  of  the  Lord,  O  Nanak,  if,  as  Gurmukh,  one  chants  the  Naam,  
even  once.   ||  1  ||     You  may  roam  over  the  nine
continents of the world and live a very long life; you may become a great 
ascetic and a master of disciplined meditation and
burn yourself in fire; you may give away gold, horses, elephants and land; you 
may practice techniques of inner cleansing and
all sorts of Yogic postures; you may adopt the self-mortifying ways of the 
Jains and great spiritual disciplines; piece by piece,
you may cut your body apart; but even so, the filth of your ego shall not 
depart. There is nothing equal to the Name of the
Lord. O Nanak, as Gurmukh, chant the Naam, and obtain salvation.  || 2 ||   
With your mind filled with desire, you may give up
your body at a sacred shrine of pilgrimage; but even so, egotistical pride 
shall not be removed from your mind. You may
practice cleansing day and night, but the filth of your mind shall not leave 
your body. You may subject your body to all sorts of
disciplines, but your mind will never be rid of its corruption. You may wash 
this transitory body with loads of water, but how
can a wall of mud be washed clean? O my mind, the Glorious Praise of the Name 
of the Lord is the highest; O Nanak, the
Naam has saved so many of the worst sinners.  || 3 ||   Even with great 
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You try all sorts of things, but your thirst is still not satisfied. Wearing 
various religious robes, the fire is not extinguished. Even
making millions of efforts, you shall not be accepted in the Court of the Lord. 
You cannot escape to the heavens, or to the
nether  regions,  if  you  are  entangled  in  emotional  attachment  and  the  
net  of  Maya.  All  other  efforts  are  punished  by  the
Messenger of Death, which accepts nothing at all, except meditation on the Lord 
of the Universe. Chanting the Name of the
Lord, sorrow is dispelled. O Nanak, chant it with intuitive ease.  || 4 ||   
One who prays for the four cardinal blessings should
commit himself to the service of the Saints. If you wish to erase your sorrows, 
sing the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, within your
heart. If you long for honor for yourself, then renounce your ego in the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy. If you fear
the cycle of birth and death, then seek the Sanctuary of the Holy. Those who 
thirst for the Blessed Vision of God’s Darshan —
Nanak  is  a  sacrifice,  a  sacrifice  to  them.   ||  5  ||     Among  all  
persons,  the  supreme  person  is  the  one  who  gives  up  his
egotistical pride in the Company of the Holy. One who sees himself as lowly, 
shall be accounted as the highest of all. One
whose mind is the dust of all, recognizes the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, in 
each and every heart. One who eradicates cruelty
from within his own mind, looks upon all the world as his friend. One who looks 
upon pleasure and pain as one and the same,
O Nanak, is not affected by sin or virtue.  || 6 ||   To the poor, Your Name is 
wealth. To the homeless, Your Name is home. To
the dishonored, You, O God, are honor. To all, You are the Giver of gifts. O 
Creator Lord, Cause of causes, O Lord and Master,
Inner-knower,  Searcher  of  all  hearts:  You  alone  know  Your  own  
condition  and  state.  You  Yourself,  God,  are  imbued  with
Yourself. You alone can celebrate Your Praises. O Nanak, no one else knows.  || 
7 ||    Of all religions, the best religion is to
chant the Name of the Lord and maintain pure conduct. Of all religious rituals, 
the most sublime ritual is to erase the filth of
the dirty mind in the Company of the Holy. Of all efforts, the best effort is 
to chant the Name of the Lord in the heart, forever.
Of all speech, the most ambrosial speech is to hear the Lord’s Praise and chant 
it with the tongue. Of all places, the most
sublime place, O Nanak, is that heart in which the Name of the Lord abides.  || 
8 || 3 ||    SHALOK:  You worthless, ignorant
fool — dwell upon God forever. Cherish in your consciousness the One who 
created you; O Nanak, He alone shall go along
with you.  || 1 ||   ASHTAPADEE:  Think of the Glory of the All-pervading Lord, 
O mortal; what is your origin, and what is your
appearance? He who fashioned, adorned and decorated you — in the fire of the 
womb, He preserved you. In your infancy, He
gave you milk to drink. In the flower of your youth, He gave you food, pleasure 
and understanding. As you grow old, family
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This worthless person has not appreciated in the least, all the good deeds done 
for him. If you bless him with forgiveness, O
Nanak, only then will he be saved.  || 1 ||    By His Grace, you abide in 
comfort upon the earth. With your children, siblings,
friends and spouse, you laugh. By His Grace, you drink in cool water. You have 
peaceful breezes and priceless fire. By His
Grace, you enjoy all sorts of pleasures. You are provided with all the 
necessities of life. He gave you hands, feet, ears, eyes
and tongue, and yet, you forsake Him and attach yourself to others. Such sinful 
mistakes cling to the blind fools; Nanak: uplift
and save them, God!  || 2 ||   From beginning to end, He is our Protector, and 
yet, the ignorant do not give their love to Him.
Serving Him, the nine treasures are obtained, and yet, the foolish do not link 
their minds with Him. Our Lord and Master is
Ever-present, forever and ever, and yet, the spiritually blind believe that He 
is far away. In His service, one obtains honor in
the Court of the Lord, and yet, the ignorant fool forgets Him. Forever and 
ever, this person makes mistakes; O Nanak, the
Infinite Lord is our Saving Grace.   || 3 ||    Forsaking the jewel, they are 
engrossed with a shell. They renounce Truth and
embrace falsehood. That which passes away, they believe to be permanent. That 
which is immanent, they believe to be far off.
They struggle for what they must eventually leave. They turn away from the 
Lord, their Help and Support, who is always with
them. They wash off the sandalwood paste; like donkeys, they are in love with 
the mud. They have fallen into the deep, dark
pit. Nanak: lift them up and save them, O Merciful Lord God!   || 4 ||    They 
belong to the human species, but they act like
animals. They curse others day and night. Outwardly, they wear religious robes, 
but within is the filth of Maya. They cannot
conceal this, no matter how hard they try. Outwardly, they display knowledge, 
meditation and purification, but within clings the
dog of greed. The fire of desire rages within; outwardly they apply ashes to 
their bodies. There is a stone around their neck —
how can they cross the unfathomable ocean? Those, within whom God Himself 
abides — O Nanak, those humble beings are
intuitively absorbed in the Lord.  || 5 ||   By listening, how can the blind 
find the path? Take hold of his hand, and then he can
reach his destination. How can a riddle be understood by the deaf? Say ‘night’, 
and he thinks you said ‘day’. How can the
mute sing the Songs of the Lord? He may try, but his voice will fail him. How 
can the cripple climb up the mountain? He simply
cannot go there. O Creator, Lord of Mercy — Your humble servant prays; Nanak: 
by Your Grace, please save me.  || 6 ||   The
Lord, our Help and Support, is always with us, but the mortal does not remember 
Him. He shows love to his enemies. He lives
in a castle of sand. He enjoys the games of pleasure and the tastes of Maya. He 
believes them to be permanent — this is the
belief of his mind. Death does not even come to mind for the fool. Hate, 
conflict, sexual desire, anger, emotional attachment,
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So many lifetimes are wasted in these ways. Nanak: uplift them, and redeem 
them, O Lord — show Your Mercy!  || 7 ||   You
are our Lord and Master; to You, I offer this prayer. This body and soul are 
all Your property. You are our mother and father;
we are Your children. In Your Grace, there are so many joys! No one knows Your 
limits. O Highest of the High, Most Generous
God, the whole creation is strung on Your thread. That which has come from You 
is under Your Command. You alone know
Your state and extent. Nanak, Your slave, is forever a sacrifice.  || 8 || 4 || 
  SHALOK:  One who renounces God the Giver, and
attaches himself to other affairs — O Nanak, he shall never succeed. Without 
the Name, he shall lose his  honor.   ||  1  ||
ASHTAPADEE:  He obtains ten things, and puts them behind him; for the sake of 
one thing withheld, he forfeits his faith. But
what            if that one thing were not given, and the ten were taken away? 
Then, what could the fool say or do? Our Lord and Master
cannot be moved by force. Unto Him, bow forever in adoration. That one, unto 
whose mind God seems sweet — all pleasures
come to abide in his mind. One who abides by the Lord’s Will, O Nanak, obtains 
all things.   || 1 ||    God the Banker gives
endless capital to the mortal, who eats, drinks and expends it with pleasure 
and joy. If some of this capital is later taken back
by  the Banker, the ignorant person shows his anger. He himself destroys his 
own credibility, and he shall not again be trusted.
When one offers to the Lord, that which belongs to the Lord, and willingly 
abides by the Will of God’s Order, the Lord will make
him happy four times over. O Nanak, our Lord and Master is merciful forever.  
|| 2 ||   The many forms of attachment to Maya
shall surely pass away — know that they are transitory. People fall in love 
with the shade of the tree, and when it passes
away, they feel regret in their minds. Whatever is seen, shall pass away; and 
yet, the blindest of the blind cling to it. One who
gives her love to a passing traveler — nothing shall come into her hands in 
this way. O mind, the love of the Name of the Lord
bestows peace. O Nanak, the Lord, in His Mercy, unites us with Himself.   || 3 
||    False are body, wealth, and all relations.
False are ego, possessiveness and Maya. False are power, youth, wealth and 
property. False are sexual desire and wild anger.
False are chariots, elephants, horses and expensive clothes. False is the love 
of gathering wealth, and reveling in the sight of
it. False are deception, emotional attachment and egotistical pride. False are 
pride and self-conceit. Only devotional worship is
permanent, and the Sanctuary of the Holy. Nanak lives by meditating, meditating 
on the Lotus Feet of the Lord.  || 4 ||   False
are the ears which listen to the slander of others. False are the hands which 
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False are the eyes which gaze upon the beauty of another’s wife. False is the 
tongue which enjoys delicacies and external
tastes. False are the feet which run to do evil to others. False is the mind 
which covets the wealth of others. False is the body
which  does  not  do  good  to  others.  False  is  the  nose  which  inhales  
corruption.  Without  understanding,  everything  is  false.
Fruitful is the body, O Nanak, which takes to the Lord’s Name.  || 5 ||   The 
life of the faithless cynic is totally useless. Without
the Truth, how can anyone be pure? Useless is the body of the spiritually 
blind, without the Name of the Lord. From his mouth,
a foul smell issues forth. Without the remembrance of the Lord, day and night 
pass in vain, like the crop which withers without
rain. Without meditation on the Lord of the Universe, all works are in vain, 
like the wealth of a miser, which lies useless.
Blessed, blessed are those, whose hearts are filled with the Name of the Lord. 
Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to them.  || 6 ||
He says one thing, and does something else. There is no love in his heart, and 
yet with his mouth he talks tall. The Omniscient
Lord God is the Knower of all. He is not impressed by outward display. One who 
does not practice what he preaches to others,
shall come and go in reincarnation, through birth and death. One whose inner 
being is filled with the Formless Lord — by his
teachings, the world is saved. Those who are pleasing to You, God, know You. 
Nanak falls at their feet.   || 7 ||    Offer your
prayers to the Supreme Lord God, who knows everything. He Himself values His 
own creatures. He Himself, by Himself, makes
the decisions. To some, He appears far away, while others perceive Him near at 
hand. He is beyond all efforts and clever
tricks. He knows all the ways and means of the soul. Those with whom He is 
pleased are attached to the hem of His robe. He
is  pervading  all  places  and  interspaces.  Those  upon  whom  He  bestows  
His  favor,  become  His  servants.  Each  and  every
moment, O Nanak, meditate on the Lord.   || 8 || 5 ||    SHALOK:   Sexual 
desire, anger, greed and emotional attachment —
may these be gone, and egotism as well. Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God; 
please bless me with Your Grace, O Divine Guru.

|| 1 ||   ASHTAPADEE:  By His Grace, you partake of the thirty-six delicacies; 
enshrine that Lord and Master within your mind.
By His Grace, you apply scented oils to your body; remembering Him, the supreme 
status is obtained. By His Grace, you dwell
in the palace of peace; meditate forever on Him within your mind. By His Grace, 
you abide with your family in peace; keep His
remembrance upon your tongue, twenty-four hours a day. By His Grace, you enjoy 
tastes and pleasures; O Nanak, meditate
forever on the One, who is worthy of meditation.  || 1 ||   By His Grace, you 
wear silks and satins; why abandon Him, to attach
yourself to another? By His Grace, you sleep in a cozy bed; O my mind, sing His 
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By His Grace, you are honored by everyone; with your mouth and with your 
tongue, chant His Praises. By His Grace, you
remain in the Dharma; O mind, meditate continually on the Supreme Lord God. 
Meditating on God, you shall be honored in His
Court; O Nanak, you shall return to your true home with honor.   || 2 ||    By 
His Grace, you have a healthy, golden body;
attune yourself to that Loving Lord. By His Grace, your honor is preserved; O 
mind, chant the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har,
and find peace. By His Grace, all your deficits are covered; O mind, seek the 
Sanctuary of God, our Lord and Master. By His
Grace, no one can rival you; O mind, with each and every breath, remember God 
on High. By His Grace, you obtained this
precious human body; O Nanak, worship Him with devotion.   || 3 ||    By His 
Grace, you wear decorations; O mind, why are
you so lazy? Why don’t you remember Him in meditation? By His Grace, you have 
horses and elephants to ride; O mind, never
forget that God. By His Grace, you have land, gardens and wealth; keep God 
enshrined in your heart. O mind, the One who
formed your form — standing up and sitting down, meditate always on Him. 
Meditate on Him — the One Invisible Lord; here
and hereafter, O Nanak, He shall save you.   || 4 ||    By His Grace, you give 
donations in abundance to charities; O mind,
meditate on Him, twenty-four hours a day. By His Grace, you perform religious 
rituals and worldly duties; think of God with
each and every breath. By His Grace, your form is so beautiful; constantly 
remember God, the Incomparably Beautiful One. By
His Grace, you have such high social status; remember God always, day and 
night. By His Grace, your honor is preserved; by
Guru’s Grace, O Nanak, chant His Praises.  || 5 ||    By His Grace, you listen 
to the sound current of the Naad. By His Grace,
you behold amazing wonders. By His Grace, you speak ambrosial words with your 
tongue. By His Grace, you abide in peace
and ease. By His Grace, your hands move and work. By His Grace, you are 
completely fulfilled. By His Grace, you obtain the
supreme status. By His Grace, you are absorbed into celestial peace. Why 
forsake God, and attach yourself to another? By
Guru’s Grace, O Nanak, awaken your mind!  || 6 ||   By His Grace, you are 
famous all over the world; never forget God from
your mind. By His Grace, you have prestige; O foolish mind, meditate on Him! By 
His Grace, your works are completed; O
mind, know Him to be close at hand. By His Grace, you find the Truth; O my 
mind, merge yourself into Him. By His Grace,
everyone is saved; O Nanak, meditate, and chant His Chant.   || 7 ||    Those, 
whom He inspires to chant, chant His Name.
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By God’s Grace, enlightenment comes. By God’s Kind Mercy, the heart-lotus 
blossoms forth. When God is totally pleased, He
comes to dwell in the mind. By God’s Kind Mercy, the intellect is exalted. All 
treasures, O Lord, come by Your Kind Mercy. No
one obtains anything by himself. As You have delegated, so do we apply 
ourselves, O Lord and Master. O Nanak, nothing is in
our hands.  || 8 || 6 ||   SHALOK:  Unapproachable and Unfathomable is the 
Supreme Lord God; whoever speaks of Him shall
be liberated. Listen, O friends, Nanak prays, to the wonderful story of the 
Holy.  || 1 ||   ASHTAPADEE:  In the Company of the
Holy, one’s face becomes radiant. In the Company of the Holy, all filth is 
removed. In the Company of the Holy, egotism is
eliminated. In the Company of the Holy, spiritual wisdom is revealed. In the 
Company of the Holy, God is understood to be
near     at hand. In the Company of the Holy, all conflicts are settled. In the 
Company of the Holy, one obtains the jewel of the
Naam. In the Company of the Holy, one’s efforts are directed toward the One 
Lord. What mortal can speak of the Glorious
Praises of the Holy? O Nanak, the glory of the Holy people merges into God.  || 
1 ||   In the Company of the Holy, one meets
the Incomprehensible Lord. In the Company of the Holy, one flourishes forever. 
In the Company of the Holy, the five passions
are  brought to rest. In  the  Company  of  the  Holy, one  enjoys  the  
essence  of  ambrosia.  In  the  Company  of  the  Holy,  one
becomes the dust of all. In the Company of the Holy, one’s speech is enticing. 
In the Company of the Holy, the mind does not
wander.  In  the  Company  of  the  Holy,  the  mind  becomes  stable.  In  the 
 Company  of  the  Holy,  one  is  rid  of  Maya.  In  the
Company of the Holy, O Nanak, God is totally pleased.  || 2 ||   In the Company 
of the Holy, all one’s enemies become friends.
In    the Company of the Holy, there is great purity. In the Company of the 
Holy, no one is hated. In the Company of the Holy,
one’s feet do not wander. In the Company of the Holy, no one seems evil. In the 
Company of the Holy, supreme bliss is
known. In the Company of the Holy, the fever of ego departs. In the Company of 
the Holy, one renounces all selfishness. He
Himself knows the greatness of the Holy. O Nanak, the Holy are at one with God. 
 || 3 ||    In the Company of the Holy, the
mind never wanders. In the Company of the Holy, one obtains everlasting peace. 
In the Company of the Holy, one grasps the
Incomprehensible. In the Company of the Holy, one can endure the unendurable. 
In the Company of the Holy, one abides in
the loftiest place. In the Company of the Holy, one attains the Mansion of the 
Lord’s Presence. In the Company of the Holy,
one’s Dharmic faith is firmly established. In the Company of the Holy, one 
dwells with the Supreme Lord God. In the Company
of the Holy, one obtains the treasure of the Naam. O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to 
the Holy.  || 4 ||   In the Company of the Holy,
all  one’s  family  is  saved.  In  the  Company  of  the  Holy,  one’s  
friends,  acquaintances  and  relatives  are  redeemed.  In  the
Company of the Holy, that wealth is obtained. Everyone benefits from that 
wealth. In the Company of the Holy, the Lord of
Dharma serves. In the Company of the Holy, the divine, angelic beings sing 
God’s Praises. In the Company of the Holy, one’s
sins fly away. In the Company of the Holy, one sings the Ambrosial Glories. In 
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O Nanak, in the Company of the Holy, one’s life becomes fruitful.  || 5 ||   In 
the Company of the Holy, there is no suffering.
The Blessed Vision of their Darshan brings a sublime, happy peace. In the 
Company of the Holy, blemishes are removed. In
the Company of the Holy, hell is far away. In the Company of the Holy, one is 
happy here and hereafter. In the Company of
the Holy, the separated ones are reunited with the Lord. The fruits of one’s 
desires are obtained. In the Company of the Holy,
no one goes empty-handed. The Supreme Lord God dwells in the hearts of the 
Holy. O Nanak, listening to the sweet words of
the Holy, one is saved.  || 6 ||   In the Company of the Holy, listen to the 
Name of the Lord. In the Company of the Holy, sing
the Glorious Praises of the Lord. In the Company of the Holy, do not forget Him 
from your mind. In the Company of the Holy,
you shall surely be saved. In the Company of the Holy, God seems very sweet. In 
the Company of the Holy, He is seen in each
and every heart. In the Company of the Holy, we become obedient to the Lord. In 
the Company of the Holy, we obtain the
state of salvation. In the Company of the Holy, all diseases are cured. O 
Nanak, one meets with the Holy, by highest destiny.

|| 7 ||   The glory of the Holy people is not known to the Vedas. They can 
describe only what they have heard. The greatness
of the Holy people is beyond the three qualities. The greatness of the Holy 
people is all-pervading. The glory of the Holy people
has no limit. The glory of the Holy people is infinite and eternal. The glory 
of the Holy people is the highest of the high. The
glory  of  the  Holy  people  is  the  greatest  of  the  great.  The  glory  
of  the  Holy  people  is  theirs  alone;  O  Nanak,  there  is  no
difference between the Holy people and God.  || 8 || 7 ||   SHALOK:  The True 
One is on his mind, and the True One is upon
his   lips. He sees only the One. O Nanak, these are the qualities of the 
God-conscious being.  || 1 ||   ASHTAPADEE:  The God-
conscious  being  is  always  unattached,  as  the  lotus  in  the  water  
remains  detached.  The  God-conscious  being  is  always
unstained, like the sun, which gives its comfort and warmth to all. The 
God-conscious being looks upon all alike, like the wind,
which blows equally upon the king and the poor beggar. The God-conscious being 
has a steady patience, like the earth, which
is dug up by one, and anointed with sandal paste by another. This is the 
quality of the God-conscious being: O Nanak, his
inherent nature is like a warming fire.  || 1 ||   The God-conscious being is 
the purest of the pure; filth does not stick to water.
The God-conscious being’s mind is enlightened, like the sky above the earth. To 
the God-conscious being, friend and foe are
the same. The God-conscious being has no egotistical pride. The God-conscious 
being is the highest of the high. Within his
own mind, he is the most humble of all. They alone become God-conscious beings, 
O Nanak, whom God Himself makes so.  ||
2 ||    The God-conscious being is the dust of all. The God-conscious being 
knows the nature of the soul. The God-conscious
being shows kindness to all. No evil comes from the God-conscious being. The 
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Nectar rains down from the glance of the God-conscious being. The God-conscious 
being is free  from  entanglements.  The
lifestyle of the God-conscious being is spotlessly pure. Spiritual wisdom is 
the food of the God-conscious being. O Nanak, the
God-conscious being is absorbed in God’s meditation.  || 3 ||   The 
God-conscious being centers his hopes on the One alone.
The God-conscious being shall never perish. The God-conscious being is steeped 
in humility. The God-conscious being delights
in doing good to others. The God-conscious being has no worldly entanglements. 
The God-conscious being holds his wandering
mind under control. The God-conscious being acts in the common good. The 
God-conscious being blossoms in fruitfulness. In
the Company of the God-conscious being, all are saved. O Nanak, through the 
God-conscious being, the whole world meditates
on God.   || 4 ||    The God-conscious being loves the One Lord alone. The 
God-conscious being dwells with God. The God-
conscious being takes the Naam as his Support. The God-conscious being has the 
Naam as his Family. The God-conscious
being is awake and aware, forever and ever. The God-conscious being renounces 
his proud ego. In the mind of the God-
conscious being, there is supreme bliss. In the home of the God-conscious 
being, there is everlasting bliss. The God-conscious
being dwells in peaceful ease. O Nanak, the God-conscious being shall never 
perish.  || 5 ||   The God-conscious being knows
God. The God-conscious being is in love with the One alone. The God-conscious 
being is carefree. Pure are the Teachings of
the God-conscious being. The God-conscious being is made so by God Himself. The 
God-conscious being is gloriously great.
The Darshan, the Blessed Vision of the God-conscious being, is obtained by 
great good fortune. To the God-conscious being, I
make my life a sacrifice. The God-conscious being is sought by the great god 
Shiva. O Nanak, the God-conscious being is
Himself the Supreme Lord God.  || 6 ||   The God-conscious being cannot be 
appraised. The God-conscious being has all within
his mind. Who can know the mystery of the God-conscious being? Forever bow to 
the God-conscious being. The God-conscious
being cannot be described in words. The God-conscious being is the Lord and 
Master of all. Who can describe the limits of the
God-conscious being? Only the God-conscious being can know the state of the 
God-conscious being. The God-conscious being
has no end or limitation. O Nanak, to the God-conscious being, bow forever in 
reverence.  || 7 ||   The God-conscious being is
the Creator of all the world. The God-conscious being lives forever, and does 
not die. The God-conscious being is the Giver of
the  way  of  liberation  of  the  soul.  The  God-conscious  being  is  the  
Perfect  Supreme  Being,  who  orchestrates  all.  The  God-
conscious being is the helper of the helpless. The God-conscious being extends 
his hand to all. The God-conscious being owns
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The God-conscious being is himself the Formless Lord. The glory of the 
God-conscious being belongs to the God-conscious
being alone. O Nanak, the God-conscious being is the Lord of all.  || 8 || 8 || 
  SHALOK:  One who enshrines the Naam within
the heart, who sees the Lord God in all, who, each and every moment, bows in 
reverence to the Lord Master — O Nanak, such
a one is the true ‘touch-nothing Saint’, who emancipates everyone.  || 1 ||   
ASHTAPADEE:  One whose tongue does not touch
falsehood; whose mind is filled with love for the Blessed Vision of the Pure 
Lord, whose eyes do not gaze upon the beauty of
others’ wives, who serves the Holy and loves the Saints’ Congregation, whose 
ears do not listen to slander against anyone,
who deems himself to be the worst of all, who, by Guru’s Grace, renounces 
corruption, who banishes the mind’s evil desires
from his mind, who conquers his sexual instincts and is free of the five sinful 
passions — O Nanak, among millions, there is
scarcely one such ‘touch-nothing Saint’.   || 1 ||    The true Vaishnaav, the 
devotee of Vishnu, is the one with whom God is
thoroughly pleased. He dwells apart from Maya. Performing good deeds, he does 
not seek rewards. Spotlessly pure is the
religion of such a Vaishnaav; he has no desire for the fruits of his labors. He 
is absorbed in devotional worship and the singing
of Kirtan, the songs of the Lord’s Glory. Within his mind and body, he 
meditates in remembrance on the Lord of the Universe.
He is kind to all creatures. He holds fast to the Naam, and inspires others to 
chant it. O Nanak, such a Vaishnaav obtains the
supreme status.  || 2 ||   The true Bhagaautee, the devotee of Adi Shakti, 
loves the devotional worship of God. He forsakes the
company of all wicked people. All doubts are removed from his mind. He performs 
devotional service to the Supreme Lord God
in all. In the Company of the Holy, the filth of sin is washed away. The wisdom 
of such a Bhagaautee becomes supreme. He
constantly performs the service of the Supreme Lord God. He dedicates his mind 
and body to the Love of God. The Lotus Feet
of the Lord abide in his heart. O Nanak, such a Bhagaautee attains the Lord 
God.   || 3 ||    He is a true Pandit, a religious
scholar, who instructs his own mind. He searches for the Lord’s Name within his 
own soul. He drinks in the Exquisite Nectar of
the Lord’s Name. By that Pandit’s teachings, the world lives. He implants the 
Sermon of the Lord in his heart. Such a Pandit is
not cast into the womb of reincarnation again. He understands the fundamental 
essence of the Vedas, the Puraanas and the
Simritees. In the unmanifest, he sees the manifest world to exist. He gives 
instruction to people of all castes and social classes.
O Nanak, to such a Pandit, I bow in salutation forever.   || 4 ||    The Beej 
Mantra, the Seed Mantra, is spiritual wisdom for
everyone. Anyone, from any class, may chant the Naam. Whoever chants it, is 
emancipated. And yet, rare are those who
attain it, in the Company of the Holy. By His Grace, He enshrines it within. 
Even beasts, ghosts and the stone-hearted are
saved.  The  Naam  is  the  panacea,  the  remedy  to  cure  all  ills.  
Singing  the  Glory  of  God  is  the  embodiment  of  bliss  and
emancipation. It cannot be obtained by any religious rituals. O Nanak, he alone 
obtains it, whose karma is so pre-ordained.  ||
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One whose mind is a home for the Supreme Lord God — his name is truly Ram Das, 
the Lord’s servant. He comes to have the
Vision of the Lord, the Supreme Soul. Deeming himself to be the slave of the 
Lord’s slaves, he obtains it. He knows the Lord to
be Ever-present, close at hand. Such a servant is honored in the Court of the 
Lord. To His servant, He Himself shows His
Mercy. Such a servant understands everything. Amidst all, his soul is 
unattached. Such is the way, O Nanak, of the Lord’s
servant.  || 6 ||   One who, in his soul, loves the Will of God, is said to be 
Jivan Mukta — liberated while yet alive. As is joy, so
is sorrow to him. He is in eternal bliss, and is not separated from God. As is 
gold, so is dust to him. As is ambrosial nectar, so is
bitter poison to him. As is honor, so is dishonor. As is the beggar, so is the 
king. Whatever God ordains, that is his way. O
Nanak, that being is known as Jivan Mukta.  || 7 ||    All places belong to the 
Supreme Lord God. According to the homes in
which they are placed, so  are  His  creatures  named. He  Himself  is  the  
Doer,  the  Cause  of  causes.  Whatever  pleases  God,
ultimately comes to pass. He Himself is All-pervading, in endless waves. The 
playful sport of the Supreme Lord God cannot be
known. As the understanding is given, so is one enlightened. The Supreme Lord 
God, the Creator, is eternal and everlasting.
Forever, forever and ever, He is merciful. Remembering Him, remembering Him in 
meditation, O Nanak, one is blessed with
ecstasy.  || 8 || 9 ||   SHALOK:  Many people praise the Lord. He has no end or 
limitation. O Nanak, God created the creation,
with its many ways and  various  species.   ||  1  ||     ASHTAPADEE:   Many  
millions  are  His  devotees.  Many  millions  perform
religious rituals and worldly duties. Many millions become dwellers at sacred 
shrines of pilgrimage. Many millions wander as
renunciates  in  the  wilderness.  Many  millions  listen  to  the  Vedas.  
Many  millions  become  austere  penitents.  Many  millions
enshrine meditation within their souls. Many millions of poets contemplate Him 
through poetry. Many millions meditate on His
eternally new Naam. O Nanak, none can find the limits of the Creator.   || 1 || 
   Many millions become self-centered. Many
millions  are  blinded  by  ignorance.  Many  millions  are  stone-hearted  
misers.  Many  millions  are  heartless,  with  dry,  withered
souls. Many millions steal the wealth of others. Many millions slander others. 
Many millions struggle in Maya. Many millions
wander in foreign lands. Whatever God attaches them to — with that they are 
engaged. O Nanak, the Creator alone knows the
workings of His creation.   || 2 ||    Many millions are Siddhas, celibates and 
Yogis. Many millions are kings, enjoying worldly
pleasures. Many millions of birds and snakes have been created. Many millions 
of stones and trees have been produced. Many
millions are the winds, waters and fires. Many millions are the countries and 
realms of the world. Many millions are the moons,
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Many millions are the demi-gods, demons and Indras, under their regal canopies. 
He has strung the entire creation upon His
thread. O Nanak, He emancipates those with whom He is pleased.   || 3 ||    
Many millions abide in heated activity, slothful
darkness and peaceful light. Many millions are the Vedas, Puraanas, Simritees 
and Shaastras. Many millions are the pearls of
the oceans. Many millions are the beings of so many descriptions. Many millions 
are made long-lived. Many millions of hills and
mountains have been made of gold. Many millions are the Yakhshas — the servants 
of the god of wealth, the Kinnars — the
gods of celestial music, and the evil spirits of the Pisaach. Many millions are 
the evil nature-spirits, ghosts, pigs and tigers. He
is near to all, and yet far from all; O Nanak, He Himself remains distinct, 
while yet pervading all.  || 4 ||   Many millions inhabit
the  nether  regions.  Many  millions  dwell  in  heaven  and  hell.  Many  
millions  are  born,  live  and  die.  Many  millions  are
reincarnated, over and over again. Many millions eat while sitting at ease. 
Many millions are exhausted by their labors. Many
millions are created wealthy. Many millions are anxiously involved in Maya. 
Wherever He wills, there He keeps us. O Nanak,
everything is in the Hands of God.  || 5 ||    Many millions become Bairaagees, 
who renounce the world. They have attached
themselves to the Lord’s Name. Many millions are searching for God. Within 
their souls, they find the Supreme Lord God. Many
millions thirst for the Blessing of God’s Darshan. They meet with God, the 
Eternal. Many millions pray for the Society of the
Saints. They are imbued with the Love of the Supreme Lord God.  Those  with  
whom  He  Himself  is  pleased,  O  Nanak,  are
blessed, forever blessed.  || 6 ||   Many millions are the fields of creation 
and the galaxies. Many millions are the etheric skies
and the solar systems. Many millions are the divine incarnations. In so many 
ways, He has unfolded Himself. So many times,
He has expanded His expansion. Forever and ever, He is the One, the One 
Universal Creator. Many millions are created in
various forms. From God they emanate, and into God they merge once again. His 
limits are not known to anyone. Of Himself,
and by Himself, O Nanak, God exists.   || 7 ||    Many millions are the 
servants of the Supreme Lord God. Their souls are
enlightened. Many millions know the essence of reality. Their eyes gaze forever 
on the One alone. Many millions drink in the
essence of the Naam. They become immortal; they live forever and ever. Many 
millions sing the Glorious Praises of the Naam.
They are absorbed in intuitive peace and pleasure. He remembers His servants 
with each and every breath. O Nanak, they are
the beloveds of the Transcendent Lord God.  || 8 || 10 ||   SHALOK:  God alone 
is the Doer of deeds — there is no other at all.
O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to the One, who pervades the waters, the lands, the 
sky and all space.  || 1 ||   ASHTAPADEE:  The
Doer, the Cause of causes, is potent to do anything. That which pleases Him, 
comes to pass. In an instant, He creates and
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He has no end or limitation. By His Order, He established the earth, and He 
maintains it unsupported. By His Order, the world
was created; by His Order, it shall merge again into Him. By His Order, one’s 
occupation is high or low. By His Order, there are
so many colors and forms. Having created the Creation, He beholds His own 
greatness. O Nanak, He is pervading in all.  || 1 ||
If it pleases God, one attains salvation. If it pleases God, then even stones 
can swim. If it pleases God, the body is preserved,
even without the breath of life. If it pleases God, then one chants the Lord’s 
Glorious Praises. If it pleases God, then even
sinners are saved. He Himself acts, and He Himself contemplates. He Himself is 
the Master of both worlds. He plays and He
enjoys; He is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. As He wills, He causes 
actions to be done. Nanak sees no other than
Him.   || 2 ||    Tell me — what can a mere mortal do? Whatever pleases God is 
what He causes us to do. If it were in our
hands,  we  would  grab  up  everything.  Whatever  pleases  God  —  that  is  
what  He  does.  Through  ignorance,  people  are
engrossed in corruption. If they knew better, they would save themselves. 
Deluded by doubt, they wander around in the ten
directions. In an instant, their minds go around the four corners of the world 
and come back again. Those whom the Lord
mercifully blesses with His devotional worship — O Nanak, they are absorbed 
into the Naam.  || 3 ||   In an instant, the lowly
worm is transformed into a king. The Supreme Lord God is the Protector of the 
humble. Even one who has never been seen at
all, becomes instantly famous in the ten directions. And that one upon whom He 
bestows His blessings — the Lord of the world
does not hold him to his account. Soul and body are all His property. Each and 
every heart is illuminated by the Perfect Lord
God. He Himself fashioned His own handiwork. Nanak lives by beholding His 
greatness.   || 4 ||    There is no power in the
hands of mortal beings; the Doer, the Cause of causes is the Lord of all. The 
helpless beings are subject to His Command. That
which pleases Him, ultimately comes to pass. Sometimes, they abide in 
exaltation; sometimes, they are depressed. Sometimes,
they  are  sad,  and  sometimes  they  laugh  with  joy  and  delight.  
Sometimes,  they  are  occupied  with  slander  and  anxiety.
Sometimes, they are high in the Akaashic Ethers, sometimes in the nether 
regions of the underworld. Sometimes, they know
the contemplation of God. O Nanak, God Himself unites them with Himself.  || 5 
||    Sometimes, they dance in various ways.
Sometimes, they remain asleep day and night. Sometimes, they are awesome, in 
terrible rage. Sometimes, they are the dust of
the feet of all. Sometimes, they sit as great kings. Sometimes, they wear the 
coat of a lowly beggar. Sometimes, they come to
have evil reputations. Sometimes, they are known as very, very good. As God 
keeps them, so they remain. By Guru’s Grace, O
Nanak, the Truth is told.   || 6 ||    Sometimes, as scholars, they deliver 
lectures. Sometimes, they hold to silence in deep
meditation.  Sometimes,  they  take  cleansing  baths  at  places  of  
pilgrimage.  Sometimes,  as  Siddhas  or  seekers,  they  impart
spiritual  wisdom.  Sometimes,  they  becomes  worms,  elephants,  or  moths.  
They  may  wander  and  roam  through  countless
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In various costumes, like actors, they appear. As it pleases God, they dance. 
Whatever pleases Him, comes to pass. O Nanak,
there is no other at all.  || 7 ||   Sometimes, this being attains the Company 
of the Holy. From that place, he does not have to
come back again. The light of spiritual wisdom dawns within. That place does 
not perish. The mind and body are imbued with
the Love of the Naam, the Name of the One Lord. He dwells forever with the 
Supreme Lord God. As water comes to blend with
water, his light blends into the Light. Reincarnation is ended, and eternal 
peace is found. Nanak is forever a sacrifice to God.

|| 8 || 11 ||    SHALOK:  The humble beings abide in peace; subduing egotism, 
they are meek. The very proud and arrogant
persons, O Nanak, are consumed by their own pride.  || 1 ||    ASHTAPADEE:   
One who has the pride of power within, shall
dwell in hell, and become a dog. One who deems himself to have the beauty of 
youth, shall become a maggot in manure. One
who claims to act virtuously, shall live and die, wandering through countless 
reincarnations. One who takes pride in wealth and
lands is a fool, blind and ignorant. One whose heart is mercifully blessed with 
abiding humility, O Nanak, is liberated here, and
obtains peace hereafter.  || 1 ||   One who becomes wealthy and takes pride in 
it — not even a piece of straw shall go along
with him. He may place his hopes on a large army of men, but he shall vanish in 
an instant. One who deems himself to be the
strongest of all, in an instant, shall be reduced to ashes. One who thinks of 
no one else except his own prideful self — the
Righteous  Judge  of  Dharma  shall  expose  his  disgrace.  One  who,  by  
Guru’s  Grace,  eliminates  his  ego,  O  Nanak,  becomes
acceptable in the Court of the Lord.  || 2 ||   If someone does millions of 
good deeds, while acting in ego, he shall incur only
trouble; all this is in vain. If someone performs great penance, while acting 
in selfishness and conceit, he shall be reincarnated
into heaven and hell, over and over again. He makes all sorts of efforts, but 
his soul is still not softened — how can he go to
the Court of the Lord? One who calls himself good — goodness shall not draw 
near him. One whose mind is the dust of all —
says Nanak, his reputation is spotlessly pure.  || 3 ||   As long as someone 
thinks that he is the one who acts, he shall have no
peace. As long as this mortal thinks that he is the one who does things, he 
shall wander in reincarnation through the womb. As
long as he considers one an enemy, and another a friend, his mind shall not 
come to rest. As long as he is intoxicated with
attachment to Maya, the Righteous Judge shall punish him. By God’s  Grace,  his 
 bonds  are  shattered; by  Guru’s  Grace,  O
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Earning a thousand, he runs after a hundred thousand. Satisfaction is not 
obtained by chasing after Maya. He may enjoy all
sorts of corrupt pleasures, but he is still not satisfied; he indulges again 
and again, wearing himself out, until he dies. Without
contentment, no one is satisfied. Like the objects in a dream, all his efforts 
are in vain. Through the love of the Naam, all
peace is obtained. Only a few obtain this, by great good fortune. He Himself is 
Himself the Cause of causes. Forever and ever,
O Nanak, chant the Lord’s Name.  || 5 ||    The Doer, the Cause of causes, is 
the Creator Lord. What deliberations are in the
hands of mortal beings? As God casts His Glance of Grace, they come to be. God 
Himself, of Himself, is unto Himself. Whatever
He created, was by His Own Pleasure. He is far from all, and yet with all. He 
understands, He sees, and He passes judgment.
He Himself is the One, and He Himself is the many. He does not die or perish; 
He does not come or go. O Nanak, He remains
forever All-pervading.  || 6 ||   He Himself instructs, and He Himself learns. 
He Himself mingles with all. He Himself created His
own expanse. All things are His; He is the Creator. Without Him, what could be 
done? In the spaces and interspaces, He is the
One. In His own play, He Himself is the Actor. He produces His plays with 
infinite variety. He Himself is in the mind, and the
mind is in Him. O Nanak, His worth cannot be estimated.   || 7 ||    True, 
True, True is God, our Lord and Master. By Guru’s
Grace,  some  speak  of  Him.  True,  True,  True  is  the  Creator  of  all.  
Out  of  millions,  scarcely  anyone  knows  Him.  Beautiful,
Beautiful, Beautiful is Your Sublime Form. You are Exquisitely Beautiful, 
Infinite and Incomparable. Pure, Pure, Pure is the
Word of Your Bani, heard in each and every heart, spoken to the ears. Holy, 
Holy, Holy and Sublimely Pure — chant the Naam,
O Nanak, with heart-felt love.  || 8 || 12 ||    SHALOK:  One who seeks the 
Sanctuary of the Saints shall be saved. One who
slanders the Saints, O Nanak, shall be reincarnated over and over again.  || 1 
||   ASHTAPADEE:  Slandering the Saints, one’s
life  is  cut short.  Slandering  the  Saints,  one  shall  not escape  the  
Messenger  of  Death.  Slandering  the  Saints,  all  happiness
vanishes. Slandering the Saints, one falls into hell. Slandering the Saints, 
the intellect is polluted. Slandering the Saints, one’s
reputation is lost. One who  is  cursed  by  a  Saint cannot  be  saved.  
Slandering  the  Saints,  one’s  place  is  defiled.  But if  the
Compassionate Saint shows His Kindness, O Nanak, in the Company of the Saints, 
the slanderer may still be saved.   || 1 ||
Slandering the Saints, one becomes a wry-faced malcontent. Slandering the 
Saints, one croaks like a raven. Slandering the
Saints, one is reincarnated as a snake. Slandering the Saints, one is 
reincarnated as a wiggling worm. Slandering the Saints,
one burns in the fire of desire. Slandering the Saints, one tries to deceive 
everyone. Slandering the Saints, all one’s influence
vanishes. Slandering the Saints, one becomes the lowest of the low. For the 
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O Nanak, if it pleases the Saint, even then, he may be saved.  || 2 ||    The 
slanderer of the Saint is the worst evil-doer. The
slanderer of the Saint has not even a moment’s rest. The slanderer of the Saint 
is a brutal butcher. The slanderer of the Saint
is cursed by the Transcendent Lord. The slanderer of the Saint has no kingdom. 
The slanderer of the Saint becomes miserable
and poor. The slanderer of the Saint contracts all diseases. The slanderer of 
the Saint is forever separated. To slander a Saint
is the worst sin of sins. O Nanak, if it pleases the Saint, then even this one 
may be liberated.  || 3 ||    The slanderer of the
Saint  is  forever  impure.  The  slanderer  of  the  Saint  is  nobody’s  
friend.  The  slanderer  of  the  Saint  shall  be  punished.  The
slanderer of the Saint is abandoned by all. The slanderer of the Saint is 
totally egocentric. The slanderer of the Saint is forever
corrupt. The slanderer of the Saint must endure birth and death. The slanderer 
of the Saint is devoid of peace. The slanderer
of the Saint has no place of rest. O Nanak, if it pleases the Saint, then even 
such a one may merge in union.   || 4 ||    The
slanderer of the Saint breaks down mid-way. The slanderer of the Saint cannot 
accomplish his tasks. The slanderer of the Saint
wanders in the wilderness. The slanderer of the Saint is misled into 
desolation. The slanderer of the Saint is empty inside, like
the corpse of a dead man, without the breath of life. The slanderer of the 
Saint has no heritage at all. He himself must eat
what he has planted. The slanderer of the Saint cannot be saved by anyone else. 
O Nanak, if it pleases the Saint, then even he
may be saved.  || 5 ||   The slanderer of the Saint bewails like this — like a 
fish, out of water, writhing in agony. The slanderer
of the Saint is hungry and is never satisfied, as fire is not satisfied by 
fuel. The slanderer of the Saint is left all alone, like the
miserable barren sesame stalk abandoned in the field. The slanderer of the 
Saint is devoid of faith. The slanderer of the Saint
constantly lies. The fate of the slanderer is pre-ordained from the very 
beginning of time. O Nanak, whatever pleases God’s
Will comes to pass.  || 6 ||   The slanderer of the Saint becomes deformed. The 
slanderer of the Saint receives his punishment
in the Court of the Lord. The slanderer of the Saint is eternally in limbo. He 
does not die, but he does not live either. The hopes
of the slanderer of the Saint are not fulfilled. The slanderer of the Saint 
departs disappointed. Slandering the Saint, no one
attains satisfaction. As it pleases the Lord, so do people become; no one can 
erase their past actions. O Nanak, the True Lord
alone knows all.  || 7 ||    All hearts are His; He is the Creator. Forever and 
ever, I bow to Him in reverence. Praise God, day
and night. Meditate on Him with every breath and morsel of food. Everything 
happens as He wills. As He wills, so people
become. He Himself is the play, and He Himself is the actor. Who else can speak 
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He Himself gives His Name to those, upon whom He bestows His Mercy. Very 
fortunate, O Nanak, are those people.  || 8 || 13

||   SHALOK:  Give up your cleverness, good people — remember the Lord God, 
your King! Enshrine in your heart, your hopes
in the One Lord. O Nanak, your pain, doubt and fear shall depart.  || 1 ||    
ASHTAPADEE:   Reliance on mortals is in vain —
know this well. The Great Giver is the One Lord God. By His gifts, we are 
satisfied, and we suffer from thirst no longer. The
One Lord Himself destroys and also preserves. Nothing at all is in the hands of 
mortal beings. Understanding His Order, there
is peace. So take His Name, and wear it as your necklace. Remember, remember, 
remember God in meditation. O Nanak, no
obstacle shall stand in your way.  || 1 ||   Praise the Formless Lord in your 
mind. O my mind, make this your true occupation.
Let your tongue become pure, drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar. Your soul shall 
be forever peaceful. With your eyes, see the
wondrous play of your Lord and Master. In the Company of the Holy, all other 
associations vanish. With your feet, walk in the
Way of the Lord. Sins are washed away, chanting the Lord’s Name, even for a 
moment. So do the Lord’s Work, and listen to
the Lord’s Sermon. In the Lord’s Court, O Nanak, your face shall be radiant.  
|| 2 ||   Very fortunate are those humble beings
in this world, who sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, forever and ever. 
Those who dwell upon the Lord’s Name, are the
most wealthy and prosperous in the world. Those who speak of the Supreme Lord 
in thought, word and deed — know that
they are peaceful and happy, forever and ever. One who recognizes the One and 
only Lord as One, understands this world and
the next. One whose mind accepts the Company of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, 
O Nanak, knows the Immaculate Lord.  ||
3 ||    By Guru’s Grace, one understands himself; know that then, his thirst is 
quenched. In the Company of the Holy, one
chants the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. Such a devotee of the Lord is free of 
all disease. Night and day, sing the Kirtan, the
Praises of the One Lord. In the midst of your household, remain balanced and 
unattached. One who places his hopes in the
One Lord — the noose of Death is cut away from his neck. One whose mind hungers 
for the Supreme Lord God, O Nanak,
shall not suffer pain.   || 4 ||    One who focuses his conscious mind on the 
Lord God — that Saint is at peace; he does not
waver. Those unto whom God has granted His Grace — who do those servants need 
to fear? As God is, so does He appear; in
His Own creation, He Himself is pervading. Searching, searching, searching, and 
finally, success! By Guru’s Grace, the essence
of all reality is understood. Wherever I look, there I see Him, at the root of 
all things. O Nanak, He is the subtle, and He is also
the manifest.   || 5 ||    Nothing is born, and nothing dies. He Himself stages 
His own drama. Coming and going, seen and
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He Himself is All-in-Himself. In His many ways, He establishes and 
disestablishes. He is Imperishable; nothing can be broken.
He lends His Support to maintain the Universe. Unfathomable and Inscrutable is 
the Glory of the Lord. As He inspires us to
meditate, O Nanak, so do we meditate.   || 6 ||    Those who know God are 
glorious. The whole world is redeemed by their
teachings.  God’s  servants  redeem  all.  God’s  servants  cause  sorrows  to  
be  forgotten.  The  Merciful  Lord  unites  them  with
Himself. Chanting the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, they become ecstatic. He alone 
is committed to serve them, upon whom
God bestows His Mercy, by great good fortune. Those who chant the Naam find 
their place of rest. O Nanak, respect those
persons as the most noble.  || 7 ||   Whatever you do, do it for the Love of 
God. Forever and ever, abide with the Lord. By its
own natural course, whatever will be will be. Acknowledge that Creator Lord; 
God’s doings are sweet to His humble servant. As
He is, so does He appear. From Him we came, and into Him we shall merge again. 
He is the treasure of peace, and so does
His servant become. Unto His own, He has given His honor. O Nanak, know that 
God and His humble servant are one and the
same.   ||  8  ||  14  ||     SHALOK:   God  is  totally  imbued  with  all  
powers;  He  is  the  Knower  of  our  troubles.  Meditating  in
remembrance on Him, we are saved; Nanak is a sacrifice to Him.  || 1 ||   
ASHTAPADEE:  The Lord of the World is the Mender
of the broken. He Himself cherishes all beings. The cares of all are on His 
Mind; no one is turned away from Him. O my mind,
meditate forever on the Lord. The Imperishable Lord God is Himself All-in-all. 
By one’s own actions, nothing is accomplished,
even though the mortal may wish it so, hundreds of times. Without Him, nothing 
is of any use to you. Salvation, O Nanak, is
attained by chanting the Name of the One Lord.  || 1 ||   One who is 
good-looking should not be vain; the Light of God is in all
hearts. Why should anyone be proud of being rich? All riches are His gifts. One 
may call himself a great hero, but without
God’s Power, what can anyone do? One who brags about giving to charities — the 
Great Giver shall judge him to be a fool.
One who, by Guru’s Grace, is cured of the disease of ego — O Nanak, that person 
is forever healthy.  || 2 ||   As a palace is
supported by its pillars, so does the Guru’s Word support the mind. As a stone 
placed in a boat can cross over the river, so is
the mortal saved, grasping hold of the Guru’s Feet. As the darkness is 
illuminated by the lamp, so does the mind blossom
forth, beholding the Blessed Vision of the Guru’s Darshan. The path is found 
through the great wilderness by joining the Saadh
Sangat, the  Company  of  the  Holy,  and  one’s  light shines  forth.  I seek  
the  dust  of  the  feet  of  those  Saints; O  Lord,  fulfill
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O foolish mind, why do you cry and bewail? You shall obtain your pre-ordained 
destiny. God is the Giver of pain and pleasure.
Abandon others, and think of Him alone. Whatever He does — take comfort in 
that. Why do you wander around, you ignorant
fool? What things did you bring with you? You cling to worldly pleasures like a 
greedy moth. Dwell upon the Lord’s Name in
your heart. O Nanak, thus you shall return to your home with honor.   || 4 ||   
 This merchandise, which you have come to
obtain  —  the  Lord’s  Name  is  obtained  in  the  home  of  the  Saints.  
Renounce  your  egotistical  pride,  and  with  your  mind,
purchase the Lord’s Name — measure it out within your heart. Load up this 
merchandise, and set out with the Saints. Give up
other corrupt entanglements. “Blessed, blessed”, everyone will call you, and 
your face shall be radiant in the Court of the Lord.
In this trade, only a few are trading. Nanak is forever a sacrifice to them.  
|| 5 ||   Wash the feet of the Holy, and drink in this
water. Dedicate your soul to the Holy. Take your cleansing bath in the dust of 
the feet of the Holy. To the Holy, make your life
a sacrifice. Service to the Holy is obtained by great good fortune. In the 
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Kirtan of
the Lord’s Praise is sung. From all sorts of dangers, the Saint saves us. 
Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, we taste the
ambrosial essence. Seeking the Protection of the Saints, we have come to their 
door. All comforts, O Nanak, are so obtained.

|| 6 ||    He infuses life back into the dead. He gives food to the hungry. All 
treasures are within His Glance of Grace. People
obtain that which they are pre-ordained to receive. All things are His; He is 
the Doer of all. Other than Him, there has never
been any other, and there shall never be. Meditate on Him forever and ever, day 
and night. This way of life is exalted and
immaculate. One whom the Lord, in His Grace, blesses with His Name — O Nanak, 
that person becomes immaculate and pure.

|| 7 ||   One who has faith in the Guru in his mind comes to dwell upon the 
Lord God. He is acclaimed as a devotee, a humble
devotee throughout the three worlds. The One Lord is in his heart. True are his 
actions; true are his ways. True is his heart;
Truth is what he speaks with his mouth. True is his vision; true is his form. 
He distributes Truth and he spreads Truth. One
who recognizes the Supreme Lord God as True — O Nanak, that humble being is 
absorbed into the True One.   || 8 || 15 ||
SHALOK:  He has no form, no shape, no color; God is beyond the three qualities. 
They alone understand Him, O Nanak, with
whom He is pleased.  || 1 ||    ASHTAPADEE:  Keep the Immortal Lord God 
enshrined within your mind. Renounce your love
and attachment to people. Beyond Him, there is nothing at all. The One Lord is 
pervading among all. He Himself is All-seeing;
He Himself is All-knowing, Unfathomable, Profound, Deep and All-knowing. He is 
the Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent
Lord, the Lord of the Universe, the Treasure of mercy, compassion and 
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To fall at the Feet of Your Holy Beings — this is the longing of Nanak’s mind.  
|| 1 ||    He is the Fulfiller of wishes, who can
give us Sanctuary; that which He has written, comes to pass. He destroys and 
creates in the twinkling of an eye. No one else
knows the mystery of His ways. He is the embodiment of ecstasy and everlasting 
joy. I have heard that all things are in His
home. Among kings, He is the King; among yogis, He is the Yogi. Among ascetics, 
He is the Ascetic; among householders, He
is the Enjoyer. By constant meditation, His devotee finds peace. O Nanak, no 
one has found the limits of that Supreme Being.

|| 2 ||    There is no limit to His play. All the demigods have grown weary of 
searching for it. What does the son know of his
father’s birth? All are strung upon His string. He bestows good sense, 
spiritual wisdom and meditation on His humble servants
and slaves who meditate on the Naam. He leads some astray in the three 
qualities; they are born and die, coming and going
over and over again. The high and the low are His places. As He inspires us to 
know Him, O Nanak, so is He known.  || 3 ||
Many are His forms; many are His colors. Many are the appearances which He 
assumes, and yet He is still the One. In so
many ways, He has extended Himself. The Eternal Lord God is the One, the 
Creator. He performs His many plays in an instant.
The Perfect Lord is pervading all places. In so many ways, He created the 
creation. He alone can estimate His worth. All hearts
are His, and all places are His. Nanak lives by chanting, chanting the Name of 
the Lord.  || 4 ||   The Naam is the Support of all
creatures. The Naam is the Support of the earth and solar systems. The Naam is 
the Support of the Simritees, the Vedas and
the Puraanas. The Naam is the Support by which we hear of spiritual wisdom and 
meditation. The Naam is the Support of the
Akaashic ethers and the nether regions. The Naam is the Support of all bodies. 
The Naam is the Support of all worlds and
realms. Associating with the Naam, listening to it with the ears, one is saved. 
Those whom the Lord mercifully attaches to His
Naam — O Nanak, in the fourth state, those humble servants attain salvation.  
|| 5 ||   His form is true, and true is His place .
His personality is true — He alone is supreme. His acts are true, and true is 
His Word. The True Lord is permeating all. True
are His actions; His creation is true. His root is true, and true is what 
originates from it. True is His lifestyle, the purest of the
pure. All goes well for those who know Him. The True Name of God is the Giver 
of peace. Nanak has obtained true faith from
the Guru.  || 6 ||   True are the Teachings, and the Instructions of the Holy. 
True are those into whose hearts He enters. One
who knows and loves the Truth — chanting the Naam, he obtains salvation. He 
Himself is True, and all that He has made is
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He Himself knows His own state and condition. He is the Creator Lord of His 
world. No one else understands Him, although
they may try. The created cannot know the extent of the Creator. O Nanak, 
whatever pleases Him comes to pass.   || 7 ||
Gazing upon His wondrous wonder, I am wonder-struck and amazed! One who 
realizes this, comes to taste this state of joy.
God’s humble servants remain absorbed in His Love. Following the Guru’s 
Teachings, they receive the four cardinal blessings.
They are the givers, the dispellers of pain. In their company, the world is 
saved. The slave of the Lord’s servant is so very
blessed. In the company of His servant, one becomes attached to the Love of the 
One. His humble servant sings the Kirtan,
the songs of the glory of God. By Guru’s Grace, O Nanak, he receives the fruits 
of his rewards.  || 8 || 16 ||   SHALOK:  True in
the beginning, True throughout the ages, True here and now. O Nanak, He shall 
forever be True.  || 1 ||   ASHTAPADEE:  His
Lotus Feet are True, and True are those who touch Them. His devotional worship 
is True, and True are those who worship
Him. The Blessing of His Vision is True, and True are those who behold it. His 
Naam is True, and True are those who meditate
on it. He Himself is True, and True is all that He sustains. He Himself is 
virtuous goodness, and He Himself is the Bestower of
virtue. The Word of His Shabad is True, and True are those who speak of God. 
Those ears are True, and True are those who
listen to His Praises. All is True to one who understands. O Nanak, True, True 
is He, the Lord God.  || 1 ||   One who believes
in the Embodiment of Truth with all his heart recognizes the Cause of causes as 
the Root of all. One whose heart is filled with
faith in God — the essence of spiritual wisdom is revealed to his mind. Coming 
out of fear, he comes to live without fear. He is
absorbed into the One, from whom he originated. When something blends with its 
own, it cannot be said to be separate from
it.   This is understood only by one of discerning understanding. Meeting with 
the Lord, O Nanak, he becomes one with Him.  ||
2 ||    The servant is obedient to his Lord and Master. The servant worships 
his Lord and Master forever. The servant of the
Lord Master has faith in his mind. The servant of the Lord Master lives a pure 
lifestyle. The servant of the Lord Master knows
that the Lord is with him. God’s servant is attuned to the Naam, the Name of 
the Lord. God is the Cherisher of His servant. The
Formless Lord preserves His servant. Unto His servant, God bestows His Mercy. O 
Nanak, that servant remembers Him with
each and every breath.  || 3 ||   He covers the faults of His servant. He 
surely preserves the honor of His servant. He blesses
His slave with greatness. He inspires His servant to chant the Naam, the Name 
of the Lord. He Himself preserves the honor of
His servant. No one knows His state and extent. No one is equal to the servant 
of God. The servant of God is the highest of the
high. One whom God applies to His own service, O Nanak — that servant is famous 
in the ten directions.  || 4 ||   He infuses
His Power into the tiny ant; it can then reduce the armies of millions to 
ashes. Those whose breath of life He Himself does not
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You may make all sorts of efforts, but these attempts are in vain. No one else 
can kill or preserve — He is the Protector of all
beings. So why are you so anxious, O mortal? Meditate, O Nanak, on God, the 
invisible, the wonderful!   || 5 ||    Time after
time, again and again, meditate on God. Drinking in this Nectar, this mind and 
body are satisfied. The jewel of the Naam is
obtained by the Gurmukhs; they see no other than God. Unto them, the Naam is 
wealth, the Naam is beauty and delight. The
Naam is peace, the Lord’s Name is their companion. Those who are satisfied by 
the essence of the Naam — their minds and
bodies  are  drenched  with  the  Naam.  While  standing  up,  sitting  down  
and  sleeping,  the  Naam,  says  Nanak,  is  forever  the
occupation of God’s humble servant.  || 6 ||    Chant His Praises with your 
tongue, day and night. God Himself has given this
gift to His servants. Performing devotional worship with heart-felt love, they 
remain absorbed in God Himself. They know the
past and the present. They recognize God’s Own Command. Who can describe His 
Glory? I cannot describe even one of His
virtuous qualities. Those who dwell in God’s Presence, twenty-four hours a day 
— says Nanak, they are the perfect persons.

||  7  ||     O  my  mind,  seek  their  protection;  give  your  mind  and  
body  to  those  humble  beings.  Those  humble  beings  who
recognizes God are the givers of all things. In His Sanctuary, all comforts are 
obtained. By the Blessing of His Darshan, all sins
are erased. So renounce all other clever devices, and enjoin yourself to the 
service of those servants. Your comings and goings
shall be ended. O Nanak, worship the feet of God’s humble servants forever.  || 
8 || 17 ||   SHALOK:  The one who knows the
True Lord God, is called the True Guru. In His Company, the Sikh is saved, O 
Nanak, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

|| 1 ||   ASHTAPADEE:  The True Guru cherishes His Sikh. The Guru is always 
merciful to His servant. The Guru washes away
the filth of the evil intellect of His Sikh. Through the Guru’s Teachings, he 
chants the Lord’s Name. The True Guru cuts away
the bonds of His Sikh. The Sikh of the Guru abstains from evil deeds. The True 
Guru gives His Sikh the wealth of the Naam.
The Sikh of the Guru is very fortunate. The True Guru arranges this world and 
the next for His Sikh. O Nanak, with the fullness
of His heart, the True Guru mends His Sikh.  || 1 ||    That selfless servant, 
who lives in the Guru’s household, is to obey the
Guru’s Commands with all his mind. He is not to call attention to himself in 
any way. He is to meditate constantly within his
heart on the Name of the Lord. One who sells his mind to the True Guru — that 
humble servant’s affairs are resolved. One
who performs selfless service, without thought of reward, shall attain his Lord 
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He Himself grants His Grace; O Nanak, that selfless servant lives the Guru’s 
Teachings.  || 2 ||    One who obeys the Guru’s
Teachings one hundred per cent — that selfless servant comes to know the state 
of the Transcendent Lord. The True Guru’s
Heart is filled with the Name of the Lord. So many times, I am a sacrifice to 
the Guru. He is the treasure of everything, the
Giver of life. Twenty-four hours a day, He is imbued with the Love of the 
Supreme Lord God. The servant is in God, and God is
in the servant. He Himself is One — there is no doubt about this. By thousands 
of clever tricks, He is not found. O Nanak, such
a Guru is obtained by the greatest good fortune.   || 3 ||    Blessed is His 
Darshan; receiving it, one is purified. Touching His
Feet, one’s conduct and lifestyle become pure. Abiding in His Company, one 
chants the Lord’s Praise, and reaches the Court of
the Supreme Lord God. Listening to His Teachings, one’s ears are satisfied. The 
mind is contented, and the soul is fulfilled. The
Guru is perfect; His Teachings are everlasting. Beholding His Ambrosial Glance, 
one becomes saintly. Endless are His virtuous
qualities; His worth cannot be appraised. O Nanak, one who pleases Him is 
united with Him.  || 4 ||   The tongue is one, but
His Praises are many. The True Lord, of perfect perfection — no speech can take 
the mortal to Him. God is Inaccessible,
Incomprehensible, balanced in the state of Nirvaanaa. He is not sustained by 
food; He has no hatred or vengeance; He is the
Giver of peace. No one can estimate His worth. Countless devotees continually 
bow in reverence to Him. In their hearts, they
meditate on His Lotus Feet. Nanak is forever a sacrifice to the True Guru; by 
His Grace, he meditates on God.  || 5 ||   Only a
few obtain this ambrosial essence of the Lord’s Name. Drinking in this Nectar, 
one becomes immortal. That person whose mind
is illuminated by the treasure of excellence, never dies. Twenty-four hours a 
day, he takes the Name of the Lord. The Lord
gives true instruction to His servant. He is not polluted by emotional 
attachment to Maya. In his mind, he cherishes the One
Lord, Har, Har. In the pitch darkness, a lamp shines forth. O Nanak, doubt, 
emotional attachment and pain are erased.  || 6 ||
In the burning heat, a soothing coolness prevails. Happiness ensues and pain 
departs, O Siblings of Destiny. The fear of birth
and death is dispelled, by the perfect Teachings of the Holy Saint. Fear is 
lifted, and one abides in fearlessness. All evils are
dispelled from the mind. He takes us into His favor as His own. In the Company 
of the Holy, chant the Naam, the Name of the
Lord. Stability is attained; doubt and wandering cease, O Nanak, listening with 
one’s ears to the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har.

|| 7 ||   He Himself is absolute and unrelated; He Himself is also involved and 
related. Manifesting His power, He fascinates the
entire world. God Himself sets His play in motion. Only He Himself can estimate 
His worth. There is none, other than the Lord.
Permeating all, He is the One. Through and through, He pervades in form and 
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He is revealed in the Company of the Holy. Having created the creation, He 
infuses His own power into it. So many times,
Nanak is a sacrifice to Him.  || 8 || 18 ||    SHALOK:  Nothing shall go along 
with you, except your devotion. All corruption is
like ashes. Practice the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. O Nanak, this is the most 
excellent wealth.  || 1 ||   ASHTAPADEE:  Joining
the Company of the Saints, practice deep meditation. Remember the One, and take 
the Support of the Naam, the Name of the
Lord. Forget all other efforts, O my friend — enshrine the Lord’s Lotus Feet 
within your heart. God is All-powerful; He is the
Cause of causes. Grasp firmly the object of the Lord’s Name. Gather this 
wealth, and become very fortunate. Pure are the
instructions of the humble Saints. Keep faith in the One Lord within your mind. 
All disease, O Nanak, shall then be dispelled.  ||
1 ||   The wealth which you chase after in the four directions — you shall 
obtain that wealth by serving the Lord. The peace,
which you always yearn for, O friend — that peace comes by the love of the 
Company of the Holy. The glory, for which you
perform good deeds — you shall obtain that glory by seeking the Lord’s 
Sanctuary. All sorts of remedies have not cured the
disease  —  the  disease  is  cured  only  by  giving  the  medicine  of  the  
Lord’s  Name.  Of  all  treasures,  the  Lord’s  Name  is  the
supreme treasure. Chant it, O Nanak, and be accepted in the Court of the Lord.  
|| 2 ||   Enlighten your mind with the Name of
the Lord. Having wandered around in the ten directions, it comes to its place 
of rest. No obstacle stands in the way of one
whose heart is filled with the Lord. The Dark Age of Kali Yuga is so hot; the 
Lord’s Name is soothing and cool. Remember,
remember it in meditation, and obtain everlasting peace. Your fear shall be 
dispelled, and your hopes shall be fulfilled. By
devotional worship and loving adoration, your soul shall be enlightened. You 
shall go to that home, and live forever. Says
Nanak, the noose of death is cut away.  || 3 ||    One who contemplates the 
essence of reality, is said to be the true person.
Birth and death are the lot of the false and the insincere. Coming and going in 
reincarnation is ended by serving God. Give up
your selfishness and conceit, and seek the Sanctuary of the Divine Guru. Thus 
the jewel of this human life is saved. Remember
the  Lord,  Har,  Har,  the  Support  of  the  breath  of  life.  By  all  
sorts  of  efforts,  people  are  not  saved —  not  by  studying  the
Simritees, the Shaastras or the Vedas. Worship the Lord with whole-hearted 
devotion. O Nanak, you shall obtain the fruits of
your mind’s desire.  || 4 ||   Your wealth shall not go with you; why do you 
cling to it, you fool? Children, friends, family and
spouse — who of these shall accompany you? Power, pleasure, and the vast 
expanse of Maya — who has ever escaped from
these? Horses, elephants, chariots and pageantry — false shows and false 
displays. The fool does not acknowledge the One
who gave this; forgetting the Naam, O Nanak, he will repent in the end.  || 5 
||    Take the Guru’s advice, you ignorant fool;
without devotion, even the clever have drowned. Worship the Lord with 
heart-felt devotion, my friend; your consciousness
shall become pure. Enshrine the Lord’s Lotus Feet in your mind; the sinful 
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Chant the Naam yourself, and inspire others to chant it as well. Hearing, 
speaking and living it, emancipation is obtained. The
essential reality is the True Name of the Lord. With intuitive ease, O Nanak, 
sing His Glorious Praises.  || 6 ||    Chanting Hi s
Glories, your filth shall be washed off. The all-consuming poison of ego will 
be gone. You shall become carefree, and you shall
dwell in peace. With every breath and every morsel of food, cherish the Lord’s 
Name. Renounce all clever tricks, O mind. In
the Company of the Holy, you shall obtain the true wealth. So gather the Lord’s 
Name as your capital, and trade in it. In this
world you shall be at peace, and in the Court of the Lord, you shall be 
acclaimed. See the One permeating all; says Nanak,
your destiny is pre-ordained.  || 7 ||   Meditate on the One, and worship the 
One. Remember the One, and yearn for the One
in your mind. Sing the endless Glorious Praises of the One. With mind and body, 
meditate on the One Lord God. The One Lord
Himself is the One and Only. The Pervading Lord God is totally permeating all. 
The many expanses of the creation have all
come from the One. Adoring the One, past sins are removed. Mind and body within 
are imbued with the One God. By Guru’s
Grace, O Nanak, the One is known.  || 8 || 19 ||   SHALOK:  After wandering and 
wandering, O God, I have come, and entered
Your Sanctuary. This is Nanak’s prayer, O God: please, attach me to Your 
devotional service.  || 1 ||   ASHTAPADEE:  I am a
beggar; I beg for this gift from You: please, by Your Mercy, Lord, give me Your 
Name. I ask for the dust of the feet of the
Holy. O Supreme Lord God, please fulfill my yearning; may I sing the Glorious 
Praises of God forever and ever. With each and
every breath, may I meditate on You, O God. May I enshrine affection for Your 
Lotus Feet. May I perform devotional worship
to God each and every day. You are my only Shelter, my only Support. Nanak asks 
for the most sublime, the Naam, the Name
of God.  || 1 ||    By God’s Gracious Glance, there is great peace. Rare are 
those who obtain the juice of the Lord’s essence.
Those who taste it are satisfied. They are fulfilled and realized beings — they 
do not waver. They are totally filled to over-
flowing with the sweet delight of His Love. Spiritual delight wells up within, 
in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
Taking to His Sanctuary, they forsake all others. Deep within, they are 
enlightened, and they center themselves on Him, day
and night. Most fortunate are those who meditate on God. O Nanak, attuned to 
the Naam, they are at peace.  || 2 ||    The
wishes of the Lord’s servant are fulfilled. From the True Guru, the pure 
teachings are obtained. Unto His humble servant, God
has shown His kindness. He has made His servant eternally happy. The bonds of 
His humble servant are cut away, and he is
liberated. The pains of birth and death, and doubt are gone. Desires are 
satisfied, and faith is fully rewarded, imbued forever
with His all-pervading peace. He is His — he merges in Union with Him. Nanak is 
absorbed in devotional worship of the Naam.

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Why forget Him, who acknowledges what we do? Why forget Him, who has given us 
everything? Why forget Him, who is the
Life of the living beings? Why forget Him, who preserves us in the fire of the 
womb? By Guru’s Grace, rare is the one who
realizes this. Why forget Him, who lifts us up out of corruption? Those 
separated from Him for countless lifetimes, are re-united
with Him once again. Through the Perfect Guru, this essential reality is 
understood. O Nanak, God’s humble servants meditate
on Him.   || 4 ||    O friends, O Saints, make this your work. Renounce 
everything else, and chant the Name of the Lord.
Meditate, meditate, meditate in remembrance of Him, and find peace. Chant the 
Naam yourself, and inspire others to chant it.
By loving devotional worship, you shall cross over the world-ocean. Without 
devotional meditation, the body will be just ashes.
All joys and comforts are in the treasure of the Naam. Even the drowning can 
reach the place of rest and safety. All sorrows
shall vanish. O Nanak, chant the Naam, the treasure of excellence.   || 5 ||    
Love and affection, and the taste of yearning,
have welled up within; within my mind and body, this is my purpose: beholding 
with my eyes His Blessed Vision, I am at
peace. My mind blossoms forth in ecstasy, washing the feet of the Holy. The 
minds and bodies of His devotees are infused with
His Love. Rare is the one who obtains their company. Show Your mercy — please, 
grant me this one request: by Guru’s Grace,
may I chant the Naam. His Praises cannot be spoken; O Nanak, He is contained 
among all.  || 6 ||   God, the Forgiving Lord, is
kind to the poor. He loves His devotees, and He is always merciful to them. The 
Patron of the patronless, the Lord of the
Universe, the Sustainer of the world, the Nourisher of all beings. The Primal 
Being, the Creator of the Creation. The Support of
the breath of life of His devotees. Whoever meditates on Him is sanctified, 
focusing the mind in loving devotional worship. I am
unworthy, lowly and ignorant. Nanak has entered Your Sanctuary, O Supreme Lord 
God.  || 7 ||    Everything is obtained: the
heavens, liberation and deliverance, if one sings the Lord’s Glories, even for 
an instant. So many realms of power, pleasures
and great glories, come to one whose mind is pleased with the Sermon of the 
Lord’s Name. Abundant foods, clothes and music
come to one whose tongue continually chants the Lord’s Name, Har, Har. His 
actions are good, he is glorious and wealthy; the
Mantra of the Perfect Guru dwells within his heart. O God, grant me a home in 
the Company of the Holy. All pleasures, O
Nanak, are so revealed.   || 8 || 20 ||    SHALOK:   He possesses all 
qualities; He transcends all qualities; He is the Formless
Lord. He Himself is in Primal Samaadhi. Through His Creation, O Nanak, He 
meditates on Himself.   || 1 ||    ASHTAPADEE:
When this world had not yet appeared in any form, who then committed sins and 
performed good deeds? When the Lord
Himself was in Profound Samaadhi, then against whom were hate and jealousy 
directed? When there was no color or shape to
be  seen,  then  who  experienced  joy  and  sorrow?  When  the  Supreme  Lord  
Himself  was  Himself  All-in-all,  then  where  was
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He Himself has staged His own drama; O Nanak, there is no other Creator.  || 1 
||   When there was only God the Master, then
who was called bound or liberated? When there was only the Lord, Unfathomable 
and Infinite, then who entered hell, and who
entered heaven? When God was without attributes, in absolute poise, then where 
was mind and where was matter — where
was Shiva and Shakti? When He held His Own Light unto Himself, then who was 
fearless, and who was afraid? He Himself is
the Performer in His own plays; O Nanak, the Lord Master is Unfathomable and 
Infinite.  || 2 ||   When the Immortal Lord was
seated at ease, then where was birth, death and dissolution? When there was 
only God, the Perfect Creator, then who was
afraid of death? When there was only the One Lord, unmanifest and 
incomprehensible, then who was called to account by the
recording  scribes  of  the  conscious  and  the  subconscious?  When  there  
was  only  the  Immaculate,  Incomprehensible,
Unfathomable Master, then who was emancipated, and who was held in bondage? He 
Himself, in and of Himself, is the most
wonderful. O Nanak, He Himself created His Own Form.   || 3 ||    When there 
was only the Immaculate Being, the Lord of
beings, there was no filth, so what was there to be washed clean? When there 
was only the Pure, Formless Lord in Nirvaanaa,
then who was honored, and who was dishonored? When there was only the Form of 
the Lord of the Universe, then who was
tainted by fraud and sin? When the Embodiment of Light was immersed in His Own 
Light, then who was hungry, and who was
satisfied? He is the Cause of causes, the Creator Lord. O Nanak, the Creator is 
beyond calculation.  || 4 ||    When His Glory
was contained within Himself, then who was mother, father, friend, child or 
sibling? When all power and wisdom was latent
within Him, then where were the Vedas and the scriptures, and who was there to 
read them? When He kept Himself, All-in-all,
unto His Own Heart, then who considered omens to be good or bad? When He 
Himself was lofty, and He Himself was near at
hand, then who was called master, and who was called disciple? We are 
wonder-struck at the wondrous wonder of the Lord. O
Nanak, He alone knows His own state.  || 5 ||    When the Undeceiveable, 
Impenetrable, Inscrutable One was self-absorbed,
then who was swayed by Maya? When He paid homage to Himself, then the three 
qualities were not prevailing. When there
was  only  the  One,  the  One  and  Only  Lord  God,  then  who  was  not  
anxious,  and  who  felt  anxiety?  When  He  Himself  was
satisfied with Himself, then who spoke and who listened? He is vast and 
infinite, the highest of the high. O Nanak, He alone
can reach Himself.   || 6 ||    When He Himself fashioned the visible world of 
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Sin  and  virtue  then  began  to  be  spoken  of.  Some  have  gone  to  hell, 
 and  some  yearn  for  paradise.  Worldly  snares  and
entanglements of Maya, egotism, attachment, doubt and loads of fear; pain and 
pleasure, honor and dishonor — these came
to be described in various ways. He Himself creates and beholds His own drama. 
He winds up the drama, and then, O Nanak,
He alone remains.  || 7 ||   Wherever the Eternal Lord’s devotee is, He Himself 
is there. He unfolds the expanse of His creation
for the glory of His Saint. He Himself is the Master of both worlds. His Praise 
is to Himself alone. He Himself performs and
plays  His  amusements  and  games.  He  Himself  enjoys  pleasures,  and  yet  
He  is  unaffected  and  untouched.  He  attaches
whomever He pleases to His Name. He causes whomever He pleases to play in His 
play. He is beyond calculation, beyond
measure, uncountable and unfathomable. As You inspire him to speak, O Lord, so 
does servant Nanak speak.   || 8 || 21 ||
SHALOK:   O Lord and Master of all beings and creatures, You Yourself are 
prevailing everywhere. O Nanak, The One is All-
pervading; where is any other to be seen?  || 1 ||   ASHTAPADEE:  He Himself is 
the speaker, and He Himself is the listener.
He Himself is the One, and He Himself is the many. When it pleases Him, He 
creates the world. As He pleases, He absorbs it
back into Himself. Without You, nothing can be done. Upon Your thread, You have 
strung the whole world. One whom God
Himself inspires to understand — that person obtains the True Name. He looks 
impartially upon all, and he knows the essential
reality. O Nanak, he conquers the whole world.  || 1 ||   All beings and 
creatures are in His Hands. He is Merciful to the meek,
the Patron of the patronless. No one can kill those who are protected by Him. 
One who is forgotten by God, is already dead.
Leaving Him, where else could anyone go? Over the heads of all is the One, the 
Immaculate King. The ways and means of all
beings are in His Hands. Inwardly and outwardly, know that He is with you. He 
is the Ocean of excellence, infinite and endless.
Slave Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him.  || 2 ||   The Perfect, Merciful 
Lord is pervading everywhere. His kindness extends to
all. He Himself knows His own ways. The Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, 
is present everywhere. He cherishes His living
beings in so many ways. That which He has created meditates on Him. Whoever 
pleases Him, He blends into Himself. They
perform His devotional service and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. With 
heart-felt faith, they believe in Him. O Nanak,
they realize the One, the Creator Lord.  || 3 ||   The Lord’s humble servant is 
committed to His Name. His hopes do not go in
vain. The servant’s purpose is to serve; obeying the Lord’s Command, the 
supreme status is obtained. Beyond this, he has no
other thought. Within his mind, the Formless Lord abides. His bonds are cut 
away, and he becomes free of hatred. Night and
day, he worships the Feet of the Guru. He is at peace in this world, and happy 
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O Nanak, the Lord God unites him with Himself.  || 4 ||   Join the Company of 
the Holy, and be happy. Sing the Glories of God,
the  embodiment  of  supreme  bliss.  Contemplate  the  essence  of  the  
Lord’s  Name.  Redeem  this  human  body,  so  difficult  to
obtain. Sing the Ambrosial Words of the Lord’s Glorious Praises; this is the 
way to save your mortal soul. Behold God near at
hand, twenty-four hours a day. Ignorance shall depart, and darkness shall be 
dispelled. Listen to the Teachings, and enshrine
them in your heart. O Nanak, you shall obtain the fruits of your mind’s 
desires.   || 5 ||    Embellish both this world and the
next; enshrine the Lord’s Name deep within your heart. Perfect are the 
Teachings of the Perfect Guru. That person, within
whose mind it abides, realizes the Truth. With your mind and body, chant the 
Naam; lovingly attune yourself to it. Sorrow, pain
and fear shall depart from your mind. Deal in the true trade, O trader, and 
your merchandise shall be safe in the Court of the
Lord. Keep the Support of the One in your mind. O Nanak, you shall not have to 
come and go in reincarnation again.  || 6 ||
Where can anyone go, to get away from Him? Meditating on the Protector Lord, 
you shall be saved. Meditating on the Fearless
Lord, all fear departs. By God’s Grace, mortals are released. One who is 
protected by God never suffers in pain. Chanting the
Naam, the mind becomes peaceful. Anxiety departs, and ego is eliminated. No one 
can equal that humble servant. The Brave
and Powerful Guru stands over his head. O Nanak, his efforts are fulfilled.  || 
7 ||    His wisdom is perfect, and His Glance is
Ambrosial. Beholding His Vision, the universe is saved. His Lotus Feet are 
incomparably beautiful. The Blessed Vision of His
Darshan is fruitful and rewarding; His Lordly Form is beautiful. Blessed is His 
service; His servant is famous. The Inner-knower,
the Searcher of hearts, is the most exalted Supreme Being. That one, within 
whose mind He abides, is blissfully happy. Death
does not draw near him. One becomes immortal, and obtains the immortal status, 
meditating on the Lord, O Nanak, in the
Company of the Holy.  || 8 || 22 ||   SHALOK:  The Guru has given the healing 
ointment of spiritual wisdom, and dispelled the
darkness of ignorance. By the Lord’s Grace, I have met the Saint; O Nanak, my 
mind is enlightened.  || 1 ||    ASHTAPADEE:
In the Society of the Saints, I see God deep within my being. God’s Name is 
sweet to me. All things are contained in the Heart
of the One, although they appear in so many various colors. The nine treasures 
are in the Ambrosial Name of God. Within the
human body is its place of rest. The Deepest Samaadhi, and the unstruck sound 
current of the Naad are there. The wonder
and  marvel  of  it  cannot  be  described.  He  alone  sees  it,  unto  whom  
God  Himself  reveals  it.  O  Nanak,  that  humble  being
understands.   || 1 ||    The Infinite Lord is inside, and outside as well. 
Deep within each and every heart, the Lord God is
pervading. In the earth, in the Akaashic ethers, and in the nether regions of 
the underworld — in all worlds, He is the Perfect
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In the forests, fields and mountains, He is the Supreme Lord God. As He orders, 
so do His creatures act. He permeates the
winds and the waters. He is pervading in the four corners and in the ten 
directions. Without Him, there is no place at all. By
Guru’s Grace, O Nanak, peace is obtained.  || 2 ||   See Him in the Vedas, the 
Puraanas and the Simritees. In the moon, the
sun and the stars, He is the One. The Bani of God’s Word is spoken by everyone. 
He Himself is unwavering — He never
wavers. With absolute power, He plays His play. His value cannot be estimated; 
His virtues are invaluable. In all light, is His
Light. The Lord and Master supports the weave of the fabric of the universe. By 
Guru’s Grace, doubt is dispelled. O Nanak, this
faith is firmly implanted within.   || 3 ||    In the eye of the Saint, 
everything is God. In the heart of the Saint, everything is
Dharma. The Saint hears words of goodness. He is absorbed in the All-pervading 
Lord. This is the way of life of one who knows
God. True are all the words spoken by the Holy. Whatever happens, he peacefully 
accepts. He knows God as the Doer, the
Cause  of  causes.  He  dwells  inside,  and  outside  as  well.  O  Nanak,  
beholding  the  Blessed  Vision  of  His  Darshan,  all  are
fascinated.  || 4 ||    He Himself is True, and all that He has made is True. 
The entire creation came from God. As it pleases
Him, He creates the expanse. As it pleases Him, He becomes the One and Only 
again. His powers are so numerous, they
cannot be known. As it pleases Him, He merges us into Himself again. Who is 
near, and who is far away? He Himself is Himself
pervading everywhere. One whom God causes to know that He is within the heart — 
O Nanak, He causes that person to
understand Him.  || 5 ||   In all forms, He Himself is pervading. Through all 
eyes, He Himself is watching. All the creation is His
Body. He Himself listens to His Own Praise. The One has created the drama of 
coming and going. He made Maya subservient
to His Will. In the midst of all, He remains unattached. Whatever is said, He 
Himself says. By His Will we come, and by His Will
we go. O Nanak, when it pleases Him, then He absorbs us into Himself.  || 6 ||  
 If it comes from Him, it cannot be bad. Other
than Him, who can do anything? He Himself is good; His actions are the very 
best. He Himself knows His Own Being. He
Himself is True, and all that He has established is True. Through and through, 
He is blended with His creation. His state and
extent cannot be described. If there were another like Him, then only he could 
understand Him. His actions are all approved
and accepted. By Guru’s Grace, O Nanak, this is known.  || 7 ||   One who knows 
Him, obtains everlasting peace. God blends
that one into Himself. He is wealth and prosperous, and of noble birth. He is 
Jivan Mukta — liberated while yet alive; the Lord
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Blessed, blessed, blessed is the coming of that humble being; by his grace, the 
whole world is saved. This is his purpose in life;
in the Company of this humble servant, the Lord’s Name comes to mind. He 
Himself is liberated, and He liberates the universe.
O Nanak, to that humble servant, I bow in reverence forever.  || 8 || 23 ||    
SHALOK:  I worship and adore the Perfect Lord
God. Perfect is His Name. O Nanak, I have obtained the Perfect One; I sing the 
Glorious Praises of the Perfect Lord.   || 1 ||
ASHTAPADEE:  Listen to the Teachings of the Perfect Guru; see the Supreme Lord 
God near you. With each and every breath,
meditate     in remembrance on the Lord of the Universe, and the anxiety within 
your mind shall depart. Abandon the waves of
fleeting desire, and pray for the dust of the feet of the Saints. Renounce your 
selfishness and conceit and offer your prayers. In
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, cross over the ocean of fire. Fill 
your stores with the wealth of the Lord. Nanak
bows in humility and reverence to the Perfect Guru.  || 1 ||   Happiness, 
intuitive peace, poise and bliss — in the Company of
the Holy, meditate on the Lord of  supreme  bliss.  You  shall  be  spared  
from  hell —  save  your  soul!  Drink  in  the  ambrosial
essence of the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. Focus your 
consciousness on the One, the All-pervading Lord — He
has One Form, but He has many manifestations. Sustainer of the Universe, Lord 
of the world, Kind to the poor, Destroyer of
sorrow, perfectly Merciful. Meditate, meditate in remembrance on the Naam, 
again and again. O Nanak, it is the Support of the
soul.  || 2 ||   The most sublime hymns are the Words of the Holy. These are 
priceless rubies and gems. One who listens and
acts on them is saved. He himself swims across, and saves others as well. His 
life is prosperous, and his company is fruitful;
his mind is imbued with the love of the Lord. Hail, hail to him, for whom the 
sound current of the Shabad vibrates. Hearing it
again and again, he is in bliss, proclaiming God’s Praises. The Lord radiates 
from the foreheads of the Holy. Nanak is saved in
their company.  || 3 ||    Hearing that He can give Sanctuary, I have come 
seeking His Sanctuary. Bestowing His Mercy, God
has blended me with Himself. Hatred is gone, and I have become the dust of all. 
I have received the Ambrosial Naam in the
Company  of  the  Holy.  The  Divine  Guru  is  perfectly  pleased;  the  
service  of  His  servant  has  been  rewarded.  I  have  been
released from worldly entanglements and corruption, hearing the Lord’s Name and 
chanting it with my tongue. By His Grace,
God has bestowed His Mercy. O Nanak, my merchandise has arrived save and sound. 
  || 4 ||    Sing the Praises of God, O
Saints, O friends, with total concentration and one-pointedness of mind. 
Sukhmani is the peaceful ease, the Glory of God, the
Naam. When it abides in the mind, one becomes wealthy. All desires are 
fulfilled. One becomes the most respected person,
famous all over the world. He obtains the highest place of all. He does not 
come and go in reincarnation any longer. One who
departs, after earning the wealth of the Lord’s Name, O Nanak, realizes it.  || 
5 ||   Comfort, peace and tranquility, wealth and
the nine treasures; wisdom, knowledge, and all spiritual powers; learning, 
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The most sublime wisdom and purifying baths; the four cardinal blessings, the 
opening of the heart-lotus; in the midst of all,
and yet detached from all; beauty, intelligence, and the realization of 
reality; to look impartially upon all, and to see only the
One — these blessings come to one who, through Guru Nanak, chants the Naam with 
his mouth, and hears the Word with his
ears.   || 6 ||    One who chants this treasure in his mind — in every age, he 
attains salvation. In it is the Glory of God, the
Naam, the chanting of Gurbani. The Simritees, the Shaastras and the Vedas speak 
of it. The essence of all religion is the Lord’s
Name alone. It abides in the minds of the devotees of God. Millions of sins are 
erased, in the Company of the Holy. By the
Grace of the Saint, one escapes the Messenger of Death. Those, who have such 
pre-ordained destiny on their foreheads, O
Nanak, enter the Sanctuary of the Saints.  || 7 ||    One, within whose mind it 
abides, and who listens to it with love — that
humble person consciously remembers the Lord God. The pains of birth and death 
are removed. The human body, so difficult
to obtain, is instantly redeemed. Spotlessly pure is his reputation, and 
ambrosial is his speech. The One Name permeates his
mind. Sorrow, sickness, fear and doubt depart. He is called a Holy person; his 
actions are immaculate and pure. His glory
becomes the highest of all. O Nanak, by these Glorious Virtues, this is named 
Sukhmani, Peace of mind.  || 8 || 24 ||

T’HITEE  ~  THE  LUNAR  DAYS:   GAUREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SHALOK:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Creator Lord and Master is pervading the water, the land, and the sky. In 
so many ways, the One, the Universal Creator
has diffused Himself, O Nanak.  || 1 ||   PAUREE:  The first day of the lunar 
cycle:  Bow in humility and meditate on the One,
the Universal Creator Lord God. Praise God, the Lord of the Universe, the 
Sustainer of the World; seek the Sanctuary of the
Lord, our King.  Place  your  hopes  in  Him,  for  salvation  and  peace; all  
things  come  from  Him.  I  wandered  around  the  four
corners of the world and in the ten directions, but I saw nothing except Him. I 
listened to the Vedas, the Puraanas and the
Simritees, and I pondered over them in so many ways. The Saving Grace of 
sinners, the Destroyer of fear, the Ocean of peace,
the Formless Lord. The Great Giver, the Enjoyer, the Bestower — there is no 
place at all without Him. You shall obtain all that
you desire, O Nanak, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 1 ||   Sing 
the Praises of the Lord, the Lord of the Universe,
each and every day. Join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and 
vibrate, meditate on Him, O my friend.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   SHALOK:  Bow in humility to the Lord, over and over again, and 
enter the Sanctuary of the Lord, our King. Doubt is
eradicated, O Nanak, in the Company of the Holy, and the love of duality is 
eliminated.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The second day of
the   lunar cycle:  Get rid of your evil-mindedness, and serve the Guru 
continually. The jewel of the Lord’s Name shall come to
dwell in your mind and body, when you renounce sexual desire, anger and greed, 
O my friend. Conquer death and obtain
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Renounce your self-conceit and vibrate upon the Lord of the Universe; loving 
devotion to Him shall permeate your being. You
shall earn profit and suffer no loss, and in the Court of the Lord you shall be 
honored. Those who gather in the riches of the
Lord’s Name are truly wealthy, and very blessed. So, when standing up and 
sitting down, vibrate upon the Lord, and cherish
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. O Nanak, evil-mindedness is 
eradicated, when the Supreme Lord God comes to
dwell in the mind.   || 2 ||    SHALOK:   The world is in the grip of the three 
qualities; only a few attain the fourth state of
absorption. O Nanak, the Saints are pure and immaculate; the Lord abides within 
their minds.  || 3 ||   PAUREE:  The third day
of the lunar cycle:  Those who are bound by the three qualities gather poison 
as their fruit; now they are good, and now they
are bad. They wander endlessly in heaven and hell, until death annihilates 
them. In pleasure and pain and worldly cynicism,
they pass their lives acting in ego. They do not know the One who created them; 
they think up all sorts of schemes and plans.
Their minds and bodies are distracted by pleasure and pain, and their fever 
never departs. They do not realize the glorious
radiance of the Supreme Lord God, the Perfect Lord and Master. So many are 
being drowned in emotional attachment and
doubt; they dwell in the most horrible hell. Please bless me with Your Mercy, 
God, and save me! Nanak places his hopes in
You.  || 3 ||   SHALOK:  One who renounces egotistical pride is intelligent, 
wise and refined. The four cardinal blessings, and
the  eight  spiritual  powers  of  the  Siddhas  are  obtained,  O  Nanak,  by  
meditating,  vibrating  on  the  Lord’s  Name.   ||  4  ||
PAUREE:   The fourth day of the lunar cycle:   Listening to the four Vedas, and 
contemplating the essence of reality, I have
come to realize that the treasure of all joy and comfort is found in sublime 
meditation on the Lord’s Name. One is saved from
hell, suffering is destroyed, countless pains depart, death is overcome, and 
one escapes the Messenger of Death, by absorption
in the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises. Fear departs, and one savors the Ambrosial 
Nectar, imbued with the Love of the Formless
Lord. Pain, poverty and impurity are removed, with the Support of the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord. The angels, the seers and
the silent sages search for the Ocean of peace, the Sustainer of the world. The 
mind becomes pure, and one’s face is radiant,
O Nanak, when one becomes the dust of the feet of the Holy.  || 4 ||    SHALOK: 
 The five evil passions dwell in the mind of
one who is engrossed in Maya. In the Saadh Sangat, one becomes pure, O Nanak, 
imbued with the Love of God.   || 5 ||
PAUREE:   The fifth day of the lunar cycle:   They are the self-elect, the most 
distinguished, who know the true nature of the
world. The many colors and scents of flowers — all worldly deceptions are 
transitory and false. People do not see, and they do
not understand; they do not reflect upon anything. The world is pierced through 
with attachment to tastes and pleasures,
engrossed  in  ignorance.  Those  who  perform  empty  religious  rituals  will 
 be  born,  only  to  die  again.  They  wander  through
endless incarnations. They do not meditate in remembrance on the Creator Lord; 
their minds do not understand. By loving
devotion to the Lord God, you shall not be polluted by Maya at all. O Nanak, 
how rare are those, who are not engrossed in
worldly entanglements.  || 5 ||   SHALOK:  The six Shaastras proclaim Him to be 
the greatest; He has no end or limitation. The
devotees look beauteous, O Nanak, when they sing the Glories of God at His 
Door.  || 6 ||    PAUREE:   The sixth day of the
lunar cycle:  The six Shaastras say, and countless Simritees assert, that the 
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Even the thousand-tongued serpent does not know the limits of His Glories. 
Naarad, the humble beings, Suk and Vyaasa sing
the Praises of the Lord of the Universe. They are imbued with the Lord’s 
essence; united with Him; they are absorbed in
devotional worship of the Lord God. Emotional attachment, pride and doubt are 
eliminated, when one takes to the Sanctuary of
the Merciful Lord. His Lotus Feet abide within my mind and body and I am 
enraptured, beholding the Blessed Vision of His
Darshan. People reap their profits, and suffer no loss, when they embrace love 
for the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy.  They  gather  in  the  treasure  of  the  Lord,  the  Ocean  of  
Excellence,  O  Nanak,  by  meditating  on  the  Naam.   ||  6  ||
SHALOK:   In the gathering of the Saints, chant the Praises of the Lord, and 
speak the Truth with love. O Nanak, the mind
becomes contented, enshrining love for the One Lord.   || 7 ||    PAUREE:   The 
seventh day of the lunar cycle:   Gather the
wealth of the Naam; this is a treasure which shall never be exhausted. In the 
Society of the Saints, He is obtained; He has no
end  or  limitations.  Renounce  your  selfishness  and  conceit,  and  
meditate,  vibrate  on  the  Lord  of  the  Universe;  take  to  the
Sanctuary of the Lord, our King. Your pains shall depart — swim across the 
terrifying world-ocean, and obtain the fruits of your
mind’s desires. One who meditates on the Lord twenty-four hours a day — 
fruitful and blessed is his coming into the world.
Inwardly and outwardly, realize that the Creator Lord is always with you. He is 
your friend, your companion, your very best
friend, who imparts the Teachings of the Lord. Nanak is a sacrifice to one who 
chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 7 ||
SHALOK:  Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord twenty-four hours a day; 
renounce other entanglements. The Minister of Death
cannot even see that person, O Nanak, unto whom God is merciful.  || 8 ||   
PAUREE:  The eighth day of the lunar cycle:  The
eight spiritual powers of the Siddhas, the nine treasures, all precious things, 
perfect intellect, the opening of the heart-lotus,
eternal bliss, pure lifestyle, the infallible Mantra, all Dharmic virtues, 
sacred purifying baths, the most lofty and sublime spiritual
wisdom — these are obtained by meditating, vibrating upon the Lord, Har, Har, 
in the Company of the Perfect Guru. You shall
be saved, O Nanak, by lovingly chanting the Lord’s Name.  || 8 ||   SHALOK:  He 
does not remember the Lord in meditation;
he is fascinated by the pleasures of corruption. O Nanak, forgetting the Naam, 
he is reincarnated into heaven and hell.  || 9 ||
PAUREE:   The ninth day of the lunar cycle:   The nine holes of the body are 
defiled. People do not chant the Lord’s Name;
instead, they practice evil. They commit adultery, slander the Saints, and do 
not listen to even a tiny bita of the Lord’s Praise.
They steal others’ wealth for the sake of their own bellies, but the fire is 
not extinguished, and their thirst is not quenched.
Without serving the Lord, these are their rewards. O Nanak, forgetting God, the 
unfortunate people are born, only to die.  || 9

||    SHALOK:   I have wandered, searching in the ten directions — wherever I 
look, there I see Him. The mind comes to be

controlled, O Nanak, if He grants His Perfect Grace.  || 10 ||   PAUREE:  The 
tenth day of the lunar cycle:  Overpower the ten
sensory and motor organs; your mind will be content, as you chant the Naam. 
With your ears, hear the Praises of the Lord of
the World; with your eyes, behold the kind, Holy Saints. With your tongue, sing 
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In your mind, remember the Perfect Lord God. With your hands and feet, work for 
the Saints. O Nanak, this way of life is
obtained by God’s Grace.  || 10 ||   SHALOK:  Describe the Lord as the One, the 
One and Only. How rare are those who know
the  taste  of  this  essence.  The  Glories  of  the  Lord  of  the  Universe  
cannot  be  known.  O  Nanak,  He  is  totally  amazing  and
wonderful!   || 11 ||    PAUREE:   The eleventh day of the lunar cycle:   
Behold the Lord, the Lord, near at hand. Subdue the
desires of your sexual organs, and listen to the Lord’s Name. Let your mind be 
content, and be kind to all beings. In this way,
your  fast  will  be  successful.  Keep  your  wandering  mind  restrained  in  
one  place.  Your  mind  and  body  shall  become  pure,
chanting the Lord’s Name. The Supreme Lord God is pervading amongst all. O 
Nanak, sing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises; this
alone is the eternal faith of Dharma.   || 11 ||    SHALOK:   Evil-mindedness 
is eliminated, by meeting with and serving the
compassionate Holy Saints. Nanak is merged with God; all his entanglements have 
come to an end.  || 12 ||    PAUREE:  The
twelfth day of the lunar cycle:  Dedicate yourself to giving charity, chanting 
the Naam and purification. Worship the Lord with
devotion, and get rid of your pride. Drink in the Ambrosial Nectar of the 
Lord’s Name, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of
the Holy. The mind is satisfied by lovingly singing the Kirtan of God’s 
Praises. The Sweet Words of His Bani soothe everyone.
The  soul,  the  subtle  essence  of  the  five  elements,  cherishes  the  
Nectar  of  the  Naam,  the  Name  of  the  Lord.  This  faith  is
obtained from the Perfect Guru. O Nanak, dwelling upon the Lord, you shall not 
enter the womb of reincarnation again.  || 12

||    SHALOK:  Engrossed in the three qualities, one’s efforts do not succeed. 
When the Saving Grace of sinners dwells in the

mind, O Nanak, then one is saved by the Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 13 ||  
  PAUREE:   The thirteenth day of the lunar
cycle:  The world is in the fever of the three qualities. It comes and goes, 
and is reincarnated in hell. Meditation on the Lord,
Har, Har, does not enter into the minds of the people. They do not sing the 
Praises of God, the Ocean of peace, even for an
instant. This body is the embodiment of pleasure and pain. It suffers from the 
chronic and incurable disease of Maya. By day,
people practice corruption, wearing themselves out. And then with sleep in 
their eyes, they mutter in dreams. Forgetting the
Lord, this is their condition. Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God, the kind and 
compassionate Primal Being.  || 13 ||   SHALOK:
The Lord is pervading in all the four directions and the fourteen worlds. O 
Nanak, He is not seen to be lacking anything; His
works are perfectly complete.  || 14 ||   PAUREE:  The fourteenth day of the 
lunar cycle:  God Himself is in all four directions.
On all worlds, His radiant glory is perfect. The One God is diffused in the ten 
directions. Behold God in all the earth and sky. In
the water, on the land, in the forests and mountains, and in the nether regions 
of the underworld, the Merciful Transcendent
Lord is abiding. The Lord God is in all mind and matter, subtle and manifest. O 
Nanak, the Gurmukh realizes God.   || 14 ||
SHALOK:  The soul is conquered, through the Guru’s Teachings, singing the 
Glories of God. By the Grace of the Saints, fear is
dispelled, O Nanak, and anxiety is ended.  || 15 ||   PAUREE:  The day of the 
new moon:  My soul is at peace; the Divine Guru
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My mind and body are cooled and soothed, in intuitive peace and poise; I have 
dedicated myself to serving God. One who
meditates in remembrance on the Name of the Lord — his bonds are broken, all 
his sins are erased, and his works are brought
to perfect fruition; his evil-mindedness disappears, and his ego is subdued. 
Taking to the Sanctuary of the Supreme Lord God,
his comings and goings in reincarnation are ended. He saves himself, along with 
his family, chanting the Praises of God, the
Lord of the Universe. I serve the Lord, and I chant the Name of God. From the 
Perfect Guru, Nanak has obtained peace and
comfortable ease.   || 15 ||    SHALOK:   The perfect person never wavers; God 
Himself made him perfect. Day by day, he
prospers; O Nanak, he shall not fail.  || 16 ||   PAUREE:  The day of the full 
moon:  God alone is Perfect; He is the All-powerful
Cause of causes. The Lord is kind and compassionate to all beings and 
creatures; His Protecting Hand is over all. He is the
Treasure of Excellence, the Lord of the Universe; through the Guru, He acts. 
God, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, is
All-knowing, Unseen and Immaculately Pure. The Supreme Lord God, the 
Transcendent Lord, is the Knower of all ways and
means. He is the Support of His Saints, with the Power to give Sanctuary. 
Twenty-four hours a day, I bow in reverence to Him.
His Unspoken Speech cannot be understood; I meditate on the Feet of the Lord. 
He is the Saving Grace of sinners, the Master
of the masterless; Nanak has entered God’s Sanctuary.  || 16 ||   SHALOK:  My 
pain is gone, and my sorrows have departed,
since I took to the Sanctuary of the Lord, my King. I have obtained the fruits 
of my mind’s desires, O Nanak, singing the
Glorious Praises of the Lord.   || 17 ||    PAUREE:   Some sing, some listen, 
and some contemplate; some preach, and some
implant the Name within; this is how they are saved. Their sinful mistakes are 
erased, and they become pure; the filth of
countless incarnations is washed away. In this world and the next, their faces 
shall be radiant; they shall not be touched by
Maya.  They  are  intuitively  wise,  and  they  are  Vaishnaavs,  worshippers  
of  Vishnu;  they  are  spiritually  wise,  wealthy  and
prosperous. They are spiritual heros, of noble birth, who vibrate upon the Lord 
God. The Kh’shatriyas, the Brahmins, the low-
caste Soodras, the Vaisha workers and the outcast pariahs are all saved, 
meditating on the Lord. Nanak is the dust of the feet
of those who know his God.  || 17 ||

VAAR  IN  GAUREE,   FOURTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The True Guru, the Primal Being, is kind and compassionate; all are alike to 
Him. He looks upon all impartially; with pure faith
in the mind, He is obtained. The Ambrosial Nectar is within the True Guru; He 
is exalted and sublime, of Godly status. O
Nanak, by His Grace, one meditates on the Lord; the Gurmukhs obtain Him.  || 1 
||   FOURTH MEHL:  Egotism and Maya are
total poison; in these, people continually suffer loss in this world. The 
Gurmukh earns the profit of the wealth of the Lord’s
Name, contemplating the Word of the Shabad. The poisonous filth of egotism is 
removed, when one enshrines the Ambrosial
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All the Gurmukh’s affairs are brought to perfect completion; the Lord has 
showered him with His Mercy. O Nanak, one who
meets the Primal Lord remains blended with the Lord, the Creator Lord.   || 2 
||    PAUREE:   You are True, O True Lord and
Master. You are the Truest of the True, O Lord of the World. Everyone meditates 
on You; everyone falls at Your Feet. Your
Praises are graceful and beautiful; You save those who speak them. You reward 
the Gurmukhs, who are absorbed in the True
Name. O my Great Lord and Master, great is Your glorious greatness.  || 1 ||   
SHALOK,  FOURTH MEHL:  Without the Name,
all  other  praise  and  speech  is  insipid  and  tasteless.  The  self-willed 
 manmukhs  praise  their  own  egos;  their  attachment  to
egotism is useless. Those whom they praise, die; they all waste away in 
conflict. O servant Nanak, the Gurmukhs are saved,
chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, the Embodiment of Supreme Bliss.  || 1 
||   FOURTH MEHL:  O True Guru, tell me of
my Lord God, that I may meditate on the Naam within my mind. O Nanak, the 
Lord’s Name is sacred and pure; chanting it, all
my pain has been taken away.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:   You Yourself are the 
Formless Lord, the Immaculate Lord, our Sovereign
King. Those who meditate on You, O True Lord with one-pointed mind, are rid of 
all their pain. You have no equal, next to
whom I might sit and speak of You. You are the only Giver as great as Yourself. 
You are Immaculate; O True Lord, you are
pleasing to my mind. O my True Lord and Master, Your Name is the Truest of the 
True.   || 2 ||    SHALOK,   FOURTH MEHL:
Deep within the mind is the disease of ego; the self-willed manmukhs, the evil 
beings, are deluded by doubt. O Nanak, this
disease is eradicated, only when one meets the True Guru, our Holy Friend.  || 
1 ||    FOURTH MEHL:  The mind and body of
the Gurmukh are imbued with the Love of the Lord, the Treasure of Virtue. 
Servant Nanak has taken to the Sanctuary of the
Lord. Hail to the Guru, who has united me with the Lord.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   
You are the Personification of Creativity, the
Inaccessible Lord. With whom should I compare You? If there was anyone else as 
great as You, I would name him; You alone
are like Yourself. You are the One, permeating each and every heart; You are 
revealed to the Gurmukh. You are the True Lord
and Master of all; You are the Highest of all. Whatever You do, O True Lord — 
that is what happens, so why should we grieve?

|| 3 ||    SHALOK,   FOURTH MEHL:   My mind and body are imbued with the Love 
of my Beloved, twenty-four hours a day.
Shower Your Mercy upon servant Nanak, O God, that he may dwell in peace with 
the True Guru.   || 1 ||    FOURTH MEHL:
Those whose inner beings are filled with the Love of their Beloved, look 
beautiful as they speak. O Nanak, the Lord Himself
knows all; the Beloved Lord has infused His Love.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   O 
Creator Lord, You Yourself are infallible; You never
make mistakes. Whatever You do is good, O True Lord; this understanding is 
obtained through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.
You are the Cause of causes, the All-powerful Lord; there is no other at all. O 
Lord and Master, You are inaccessible and
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Everyone meditates on You. All beings are Yours; You belong to all. You deliver 
all.  || 4 ||   SHALOK,  FOURTH MEHL:  Listen,
O my Friend, to my message of love; my eyes are fixed upon You. The Guru was 
pleased — He united servant Nanak with his
friend, and now he sleeps in peace.  || 1 ||   FOURTH MEHL:  The True Guru is 
the Merciful Giver; He is always compassionate.
The True Guru has no hatred within Him; He beholds the One God everywhere. 
Anyone who directs hate against the One who
has no hate, shall never be satisfied within. The True Guru wishes everyone 
well; how can anything bad happen to Him? As
one feels towards the True Guru, so are the rewards he receives. O Nanak, the 
Creator knows everything; nothing can be
hidden from Him.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  One who has been made great by his Lord 
and Master — know him to be great! By His
Pleasure, the Lord and Master forgives those who are pleasing to His Mind. One 
who tries to compete with Him is a senseless
fool. One who is united with the Lord by the True Guru, sings His Praises and 
speaks His Glories. O Nanak, the True Lord is
True; one who understands Him is absorbed in Truth.  || 5 ||    SHALOK,  FOURTH 
MEHL:  The Lord is true, immaculate and
eternal; He has no fear, hatred or form. Those who chant and meditate on Him, 
who single-mindedly focus their consciousness
on Him, are rid of the burden of their ego. Those Gurmukhs who worship and 
adore the Lord — hail to those Saintly beings! If
someone slanders the Perfect True Guru, he will be rebuked and reproached by 
the whole world. The Lord Himself abides
within the True Guru; He Himself is His Protector. Blessed, Blessed is the 
Guru, who sings the Glories of God. Unto Him, I bow
forever and ever in deepest reverence. Servant Nanak is a sacrifice to those 
who have meditated on the Creator Lord.  || 1 ||
FOURTH MEHL:  He Himself made the earth; He Himself made the sky. He Himself 
created the beings there, and He Himself
places food in their mouths. He Himself is All-pervading; He Himself is the 
Treasure of Excellence. O servant Nanak, meditate
on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; He shall take away all your sinful mistakes. 
  || 2 ||    PAUREE:   You, O True Lord and
Master, are True; the Truth is pleasing to the True One. The Messenger of Death 
does not even approach those who praise
You, O True Lord. Their faces are radiant in the Court of the Lord; the Lord is 
pleasing to their hearts. The false ones are left
behind; because of the falsehood and deceit in their hearts, they suffer in 
terrible pain. Black are the faces of the false; the
false remain just false.   || 6 ||    SHALOK,   FOURTH MEHL:   The True Guru is 
the field of Dharma; as one plants the seeds
there, so are the fruits obtained. The GurSikhs plant ambrosial nectar, and 
obtain the Lord as their ambrosial fruit. Their faces
are radiant in this world and the next; in the Court of the Lord, they are 
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Some have cruelty in their hearts — they constantly act in cruelty; as they 
plant, so are the fruits which they eat. When the
True Guru, the Tester, observes with His Glance, the selfish ones are all 
exposed. As one thinks, so does he receive, and so
does the Lord make him known. O Nanak, the Lord and Master is pervading at both 
ends; He continually acts, and beholds His
own play.  || 1 ||   FOURTH MEHL:  The mortal is of one mind — whatever he 
dedicates it to, in that he is successful. Some
talk a lot, but they eat only that which is in their own homes. Without the 
True Guru, understanding is not obtained, and
egotism does not depart from within. Suffering and hunger cling to the 
egotistical people; they hold out their hands and beg
from door to door. Their falsehood and fraud cannot remain concealed; their 
false appearances fall off in the end. One who
has such pre-ordained destiny comes to meet God through the True Guru. Just as 
iron is transmuted into gold by the touch of
the Philosopher’s Stone, so are people transformed by joining the Sangat, the 
Holy Congregation. O God, You are the Master
of servant Nanak; as it pleases You, You lead him.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  One who 
serves the Lord with all his heart — the Lord
Himself unites him with Himself. He enters into a partnership with virtue and 
merit, and burns off all his demerits with the fire
of  the Shabad. Demerits are purchased cheap, like straw; he alone gathers 
merit, who is so blessed by the True Lord. I am a
sacrifice  to  my  Guru,  who  has  erased  my  demerits,  and  revealed  my  
virtuous  merits.  The  Gurmukh  chants  the  glorious
greatness of the great Lord God.   ||  7  ||     SHALOK,   FOURTH  MEHL:   
Great  is  the  greatness  within  the  True  Guru,  who
meditates night and day on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The repetition of 
the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is his purity and
self-restraint; with the Name of the Lord, He is satisfied. The Lord’s Name is 
His power, and the Lord’s Name is His Royal
Court; the Lord’s Name protects Him. One who centers his consciousness and 
worships the Guru, obtains the fruits of his
mind’s desires. But one who slanders the Perfect True Guru, shall be killed and 
destroyed by the Creator. This opportunity shall
not come into his hands again; he must eat what he himself has planted. He 
shall be taken to the most horrible hell, with his
face blackened like a thief, and a noose around his neck. But if he should 
again take to the Sanctuary of the True Guru, and
meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, then he shall be saved.  Nanak  
speaks  and  proclaims  the  Lord’s  Story;  as  it
pleases the Creator, so does he speak.  || 1 ||    FOURTH MEHL:  One who does 
not obey the Hukam, the Command of the
Perfect Guru — that self-willed manmukh is plundered by his ignorance and 
poisoned by Maya. Within him is falsehood, and he
sees everyone else as false; the Lord has tied these useless conflicts around 
his neck. He babbles on and on, but the words he
speaks please no one. He wanders from house to house like an abandoned woman; 
whoever associates with him is stained by
the mark of evil as well. Those who become Gurmukh avoid him; they forsake his 
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O chosen people, O self-elect, one who does not publicly affirm his Guru is not 
a good person; he loses all his profits and
capital. People used to chant and recite the Shaastras and the Vedas, O Nanak, 
but now the Words of the Perfect Guru have
come  to  be  the  most  exalted  of  all.  The  glorious  greatness  of  the  
Perfect  Guru  is  pleasing  to  the  GurSikh;  the  self-willed
manmukhs have lost this opportunity.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The True Lord is truly 
the greatest of all; he alone obtains Him, who
is anointed by the Guru. He is the True Guru, who meditates on the True Lord. 
The True Lord and the True Guru are truly One.
He is the True Guru, the Primal Being, who has totally conquered his five 
passions. One who does not serve the True Guru,
and who praises himself, is filled with falsehood within. Cursed, cursed is his 
ugly face. His words are not pleasing to anyone;
his face is blackened, and he is separated from the True Guru.  || 8 ||   
SHALOK,  FOURTH MEHL:  Everyone is the field of the
Lord God; the Lord Himself cultivates this field. The Gurmukh grows the crop of 
forgiveness, while the self-willed manmukh
loses even his roots. They all plant for their own good, but the Lord causes to 
grow only that field with which He is pleased.
The GurSikh plants the seed of the Lord’s Ambrosial Nectar, and obtains the 
Lord’s Ambrosial Naam as his Ambrosial Fruit. The
mouse of Death is continually gnawing away at the crop, but the Creator Lord 
has beaten it off and driven it away. The farm
was successful, by the Love of the Lord, and the crop was produced by God’s 
Grace. He has removed all the burning and
anxiety of those, who have meditated on the True Guru, the Primal Being. O 
servant Nanak, one who worships and adores the
Naam, the Name of the Lord, swims across, and saves the whole world as well.   
|| 1 ||    FOURTH MEHL:   The self-willed
manmukh is occupied with greed all day long, although he may claim otherwise. 
At night, he is overcome by fatigue, and all his
nine holes are weakened. Over the head of the manmukh is the order of the 
woman; to her, he ever holds out his promises of
goodness.  Those  men  who  act  according  to  the  orders  of  women  are  
impure,  filthy  and  foolish.  Those  impure  men  are
engrossed in sexual desire; they consult their women and walk accordingly. One 
who walks as the True Guru tells him to, is
the true man, the best of the best. He Himself created all women and men; the 
Lord Himself plays every play. You created the
entire creation; O Nanak, it is the best of the best.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  You 
are carefree, unfathomable and immeasurable; how
can You be measured? Those who have met the True Guru and who meditate on You 
are very fortunate. The Word of the True
Guru’s Bani is the embodiment of Truth; through Gurbani, one becomes perfect. 
Jealously emulating the True Guru, some
others may speak of good and bad, but the false are destroyed by their 
falsehood. Deep within them is one thing, and in their
mouths is another; they suck in the poison of Maya, and then they painfully 
waste away.  || 9 ||    SHALOK,  FOURTH MEHL:
Service to the True Guru is immaculate and pure; those humble beings who are 
pure perform this service. Those who have
deceit, corruption and falsehood within — the True Lord Himself casts them out 
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The truthful Sikhs sit by the True Guru’s side and serve Him. The false ones 
search, but find no place of rest. Those who are
not pleased with the Words of the True Guru — their faces are cursed, and they 
wander around, condemned by God. Those
who do not have the Love of the Lord within their hearts — how long can those 
demonic, self-willed manmukhs be consoled?
One who meets the True Guru, keeps his mind in its own place; he spends only 
his own assets. O servant Nanak, some are
united with the Guru; to some, the Lord grants peace, while others — deceitful 
cheats — suffer in isolation.  || 1 ||   FOURTH
MEHL:  Those who have the treasure of the Lord’s Name deep within their hearts 
— the Lord resolves their affairs. They are
no  longer  subservient  to  other  people;  the  Lord  God  sits  by  them,  
at  their  side.  When  the  Creator  is  on  their  side,  then
everyone is on their side. Beholding their vision, everyone applauds them. 
Kings and emperors are all created by the Lord; they
all come and bow in reverence to the Lord’s humble servant. Great is the 
greatness of the Perfect Guru. Serving the Great
Lord,  I  have  obtained  immeasurable  peace.  The  Lord  has  bestowed  this  
eternal  gift  upon  the  Perfect  Guru;  His  blessings
increase day by day. The slanderer, who cannot endure His greatness, is 
destroyed by the Creator Himself. Servant Nanak
chants the Glorious Praises of the Creator, who protects His devotees forever.  
|| 2 ||   PAUREE:  You, O Lord and Master, are
inaccessible and merciful; You are the Great Giver, All-knowing. I can see no 
other as great as You; O Lord of Wisdom, You are
pleasing  to my mind. Emotional attachment to your family and everything you 
see is temporary, coming and going. Those who
attach their consciousness to anything except the True Lord are false, and 
false is their pride. O Nanak, meditate on the True
Lord; without the True Lord, the ignorant rot away and putrefy to death.  || 10 
||   SHALOK,  FOURTH MEHL:  At first, he did
not show respect to the Guru; later, he offered excuses, but it is no use. The 
wretched, self-willed manmukhs wander around
and are stuck mid-way; how can they find peace by mere words? Those who have no 
love for the True Guru within their hearts
come with falsehood, and leave with falsehood. When my Lord God, the Creator, 
grants His Grace, then they come to see the
True Guru as the Supreme Lord God. Then, they drink in the Nectar, the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad; all burning, anxiety, and
doubts are eliminated. They remain in ecstasy forever, day and night; O servant 
Nanak, they sing the Glorious Praises of the
Lord, night and day.  || 1 ||   FOURTH MEHL:  One who calls himself a Sikh of 
the Guru, the True Guru, shall rise in the early
morning hours and meditate on the Lord’s Name. Upon arising early in the 
morning, he is to bathe, and cleanse himself in the
pool  of nectar. Following the Instructions of the Guru, he is to chant the 
Name of the Lord, Har, Har. All sins, misdeeds and
negativity shall be erased. Then, at the rising of the sun, he is to sing 
Gurbani; whether sitting down or standing up, he is to
meditate on the Lord’s Name. One who meditates on my Lord, Har, Har, with every 
breath and every morsel of food — that
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That person,  unto  whom  my  Lord  and  Master  is  kind  and  compassionate — 
 upon  that GurSikh,  the  Guru’s  Teachings  are
bestowed. Servant Nanak begs for the dust of the feet of that GurSikh, who 
himself chants the Naam, and inspires others to
chant it.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Those who meditate on You, O True Lord — they are 
very rare. Those who worship and adore the
One Lord in their conscious minds — through their generosity, countless 
millions are fed. All meditate on You, but they alone
are accepted, who are pleasing to their Lord and Master. Those who eat and 
dress without serving the True Guru die; after
death, those wretched lepers are consigned to reincarnation. In His Sublime 
Presence, they talk sweetly, but behind His back,
they  exude  poison  from  their  mouths.  The  evil-minded  are  consigned  to 
 separation  from  the  Lord.   ||  11  ||     SHALOK,
FOURTH MEHL:  The faithless baymukh sent out his faithless servant, wearing a 
blue-black coat, filled with filth and vermin. No
one in the world will sit near him; the self-willed manmukh fell into manure, 
and returned with even more filth covering him.
The  faithless  baymukh  was  sent  to  slander  and  back-bite  others,  but  
when  he  went  there,  the  faces  of  both  he  and  his
faithless master were blackened instead. It was immediately heard throughout 
the whole world, O Siblings of Destiny, that this
faithless man, along with his servant, was kicked and beaten with shoes; in 
humiliation, they got up and returned to their
homes. The faithless baymukh was not allowed to mingle with others; his wife 
and niece then brought him home to lie down.
He has lost both this world and the next; he cries out continually, in hunger 
and thirst. Blessed, blessed is the Creator, the
Primal Being, our Lord and Master; He Himself sits and dispenses true justice. 
One who slanders the Perfect True Guru is
punished and destroyed by the True Lord. This Word is spoken by the One who 
created the whole universe.  || 1 ||   FOURTH
MEHL:  One who has a poor beggar for a master — how can he be well-fed? If 
there is something in his master’s house, he
can get it; but how can he get what is not there? Serving him, who will be 
called to answer for his account? That service is
painful and useless. O Nanak, serve the Guru, the Lord Incarnate; the Blessed 
Vision of His Darshan is profitable, and in the
end, you shall not be called to account.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   O Nanak, the 
Saints consider, and the four Vedas proclaim, that
whatever the Lord’s devotees utter with their mouths, shall come to pass. He is 
manifest in His cosmic workshop. All people
hear of this. The stubborn men who fight with the Saints shall never find 
peace. The Saints seek to bless them with virtue, but
they only burn in their egos. What can those wretched ones do, since, from the 
very beginning, their destiny is cursed with
evil. Those who are struck down by the Supreme Lord God are of no use to 
anyone. Those who hate the One who has no
hatred  —  according  to  the  true  justice  of  Dharma,  they  shall  perish. 
 Those  who  are  cursed  by  the  Saints  will  continue
wandering aimlessly. When the tree is cut off at its roots, the branches wither 
and die.  || 12 ||   SHALOK  FOURTH MEHL:


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Great is the greatness of the Guru, who meditates on the Lord within. By His 
Pleasure, the Lord has bestowed this upon the
Perfect True Guru; it is not diminished one bit by anyone’s efforts. The True 
Lord and Master is on the side of the True Guru;
and so, all those who oppose Him waste away to death in anger, envy and 
conflict. The Lord, the Creator, blackens the faces
of  the  slanderers,  and  increases  the  glory  of  the  Guru.  As  the  
slanderers  spread  their  slander,  so  does  the  Guru’s  glory
increase day by day. Servant Nanak worships the Lord, who makes everyone fall 
at His Feet.  || 1 ||    FOURTH MEHL:   One
who enters into a calculated relationship with the True Guru loses everything, 
this world and the next. He grinds his teeth
continually and foams at the mouth; screaming in anger, he perishes. He 
continually chases after Maya and wealth, but even
his own wealth flies away. What shall he earn, and what shall he eat? Within 
his heart, there is only cynicism and pain. One
who hates the One who has no hatred, shall bear the load of all the sins of the 
world on his head. He shall find no shelter here
or hereafter; his mouth blisters with the slander in his heart. If gold comes 
into his hands, it turns to dust. But if he should
come again to the Sanctuary of the Guru, then even his past sins shall be 
forgiven. Servant Nanak meditates on the Naam,
night and day. Remembering the Lord in meditation, wickedness and sins are 
erased.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  You are the Truest of
the True; Your Regal Court is the most exalted of all. Those who meditate on 
You, O True Lord, serve the Truth; O True Lord,
they take pride in You. Within them is the Truth; their faces are radiant, and 
they speak the Truth. O True Lord, You are their
strength. Those who, as Gurmukh, praise You are Your devotees; they have the 
insignia and the banner of the Shabad, the
True Word of God. I am truly a sacrifice, forever devoted to those who serve 
the True Lord.   || 13 ||    SHALOK,   FOURTH
MEHL:   Those who were cursed by the Perfect True Guru, from the very 
beginning, are even now cursed by the True Guru.
Even though they may have a great longing to associate with the Guru, the 
Creator does not allow it. They shall not find
shelter in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation; in the Sangat, the Guru has 
proclaimed this. Whoever goes out to meet them
now, will be destroyed by the tyrant, the Messenger of Death. Those who were 
condemned by Guru Nanak were declared
counterfeit by Guru Angad as well. The Guru of the third generation thought, 
“What lies in the hands of these poor people?”
The Guru of the fourth generation saved all these slanderers and evil-doers. If 
any son or Sikh serves the True Guru, then all
of  his  affairs  will  be  resolved.  He  obtains  the  fruits  of  his  
desires  —  children,  wealth,  property,  union  with  the  Lord  and
emancipation. All treasures are in the True Guru, who has enshrined the Lord 
within the heart. He alone obtains the Perfect
True Guru, on whose forehead such blessed destiny is pre-ordained. Servant 
Nanak begs for the dust of the feet of those
GurSikhs who love the Lord, their Friend.


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|| 1 ||   FOURTH MEHL:  The Lord Himself bestows glorious greatness; He Himself 
causes the world to come and fall at their
feet. We should only be afraid, if we try to do things by ourselves; the 
Creator is increasing His Power in every way. Behold, O
Siblings of Destiny: this is the Arena of the Beloved True Lord; His power 
brings everyone to bow in humility. The Lord, our
Lord and Master, preserves and protects His devotees; He blackens the faces of 
the slanderers and evil-doers. The glorious
greatness of the True Guru increases day by day; the Lord inspires His devotees 
to continually sing the Kirtan of His Praises. O
GurSikhs, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, night and day; through the True 
Guru, the Creator Lord will come to dwell
within the home of your inner being. O GurSikhs, know that the Bani, the Word 
of the True Guru, is true, absolutely true. The
Creator Lord Himself causes the Guru to chant it. The Beloved Lord makes the 
faces of His GurSikhs radiant; He makes the
whole world applaud and acclaim the Guru. Servant Nanak is the slave of the 
Lord; the Lord Himself preserves the honor of His
slave.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  O My True Lord and Master, You Yourself are my True 
Lord King. Please, implant within me the true
treasure of Your Name; O God, I am Your merchant. I serve the True One, and 
deal in the True One; I chant Your Wondrous
Praises. Those humble beings who serve the Lord with love meet Him; they are 
adorned with the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.
O    my True Lord and Master, You are unknowable; through the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad, You are known.  || 14 ||   SHALOK,
FOURTH MEHL:   One whose heart is filled with jealousy of others, never comes 
to any good. No one pays any attention to
what he says; he is just a fool, crying out endlessly in the wilderness. One 
whose heart is filled with malicious gossip, is known
as a malicious gossip; everything he does is in vain. Night and day, he 
continually gossips about others; his face has been
blackened, and he cannot show it to anyone. The body is the field of action, in 
this Dark Age of Kali Yuga; as you plant, so
shall you harvest. Justice is not passed on mere words; if someone eats poison, 
he dies. O Siblings of Destiny, behold the
justice of the True Creator; as people act, so they are rewarded. The Lord has 
bestowed total understanding upon servant
Nanak; he speaks and proclaims the words of the Lord’s Court.  || 1 ||   FOURTH 
MEHL:  Those who separate themselves from
the Guru, in spite of His Constant Presence — they find no place of rest in the 
Court of the Lord. If someone goes to meet with
those dull-faced slanderers, he will find their faces covered with spit. Those 
who are cursed by the True Guru, are cursed by all
the world. They wander around endlessly. Those who do not publicly affirm their 
Guru wander around, moaning and groaning.
Their hunger shall never depart; afflicted by constant hunger, they cry out in 
pain. No one hears what they have to say; they
live in constant fear and terror, until they finally die. They cannot bear the 
glorious greatness of the True Guru, and they find
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Those who go out to meet with those who have been cursed by the True Guru, lose 
all remnants of their honor. They have
already become like lepers; cursed by the Guru, whoever meets them is also 
afflicted with leprosy. O Lord, I pray that I may
not even catch sight of those, who focus their consciousness on the love of 
duality. That which the Creator pre-ordained from
the very beginning — there can be no escape from that. O servant Nanak, worship 
and adore the Naam, the Name of the
Lord; no one can equal it. Great is the greatness of His Name; it increases, 
day by day.  || 2 ||   FOURTH MEHL:  Great is the
greatness of that humble being, whom the Guru Himself anointed in His Presence. 
All the world comes and bows to him, falling
at his feet. His praises spread throughout the world. The galaxies and solar 
systems bow in reverence to him; the Perfect Guru
has placed His hand upon his head, and he has become perfect. The glorious 
greatness of the Guru increases day by day; no
one can equal it. O servant Nanak, the Creator Lord Himself established him; 
God preserves his honor.  || 3 ||   PAUREE:  The
human body is a great fortress, with its shops and streets within. The Gurmukh 
who comes to trade gathers the cargo of the
Lord’s Name. He deals in the treasure of the Lord’s Name, the jewels and the 
diamonds. Those who search for this treasure
outside of the body, in other places, are foolish demons. They wander around in 
the wilderness of doubt, like the deer who
searches for the musk in the bushes.  || 15 ||   SHALOK,  FOURTH MEHL:  One who 
slanders the Perfect True Guru, shall have
difficulty in this world. He is caught and thrown into the most horrible hell, 
the well of pain and suffering. No one listens to his
shrieks and cries; he cries out in pain and misery. He totally loses this world 
and the next; he has lost all of his investment and
profit. He is like the ox at the oil-press; each morning when he rises, God 
places the yoke upon him. The Lord always sees and
hears everything; nothing can be concealed from Him. As you plant, so shall you 
harvest, according to what you planted in the
past. One who is blessed by God’s Grace washes the feet of the True Guru. He is 
carried across by the Guru, the True Guru,
like iron which is carried across by wood. O servant Nanak, meditate on the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord; chanting the Name
of the Lord, Har, Har, peace is obtained.  || 1 ||   FOURTH MEHL:  Very 
fortunate is the soul-bride, who, as Gurmukh, meets
the  Lord,  her  King.  Her  inner  being  is  illiminated  with  His  Divine  
Light;  O  Nanak,  she  is  absorbed  in  His  Name.   ||  2  ||
PAUREE:  This body is the home of Dharma; the Divine Light of the True Lord is 
within it. Hidden within it are the jewels of
mystery; how rare is that Gurmukh, that selfless servant, who digs them out. 
When someone realizes the All-pervading Soul,
then he sees the One and Only Lord permeating, through and through. He sees the 
One, he believes in the One, and with his
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O servant Nanak, praise the Naam, the Name of the Lord; this is your service to 
the Lord, the Truest of the True.   || 16 ||
SHALOK,  FOURTH MEHL:  All joy is in the hearts of those, within whose minds 
the Lord abides. In the Court of the Lord, their
faces are radiant, and everyone goes to see them. Those who meditate on the 
Name of the Fearless Lord have no fear. Those
who have such pre-destined destiny remember the Sublime Lord. Those, within 
whose minds the Lord abides, are robed with
honor in the Court of the Lord. They are carried across, along with all their 
family, and the whole world is saved along with
them.  O  Lord,  please  unite  servant  Nanak  with  Your  humble  servants;  
beholding  them,  beholding  them,  I  live.   ||  1  ||
FOURTH MEHL:  That land, where my True Guru comes and sits, becomes green and 
fertile. Those beings who go and behold
my True Guru are rejuvenated. Blessed, blessed is the father; blessed, blessed 
is the family; blessed, blessed is the mother,
who  gave  birth  to  the  Guru.  Blessed,  blessed  is  the  Guru,  who  
worships  and  adores  the  Naam;  He  saves  Himself,  and
emancipates those who see Him. O Lord, be kind, and unite me with the True 
Guru, that servant Nanak may wash His feet.  ||
2 ||   PAUREE:  Truest of the True is the Immortal True Guru; He has enshrined 
the Lord deep within His heart. Truest of the
True is the True Guru, the Primal Being, who has conquered sexual desire, anger 
and corruption. When I see the Perfect True
Guru, then deep within, my mind is comforted and consoled. I am a sacrifice to 
my True Guru; I am devoted and dedicated to
Him, forever and ever.   || 17 ||    SHALOK,   FOURTH MEHL:   By His Grace, He 
leads us to meet the True Guru; then, as
Gurmukh, we chant the Lord’s Name, and meditate on it. We do that which pleases 
the True Guru; the Perfect Guru comes to
dwell in the home of the heart. Those who have the treasure of the Naam deep 
within — all their fears are removed. They are
protected by the Lord Himself; others struggle and fight against them, but they 
only come to death. O servant Nanak, meditate
on the Naam; the Lord shall deliver you, here and hereafter.  || 1 ||   FOURTH 
MEHL:  The glorious greatness of the Guru, the
True Guru, is pleasing to the GurSikh’s mind. The Lord preserves the honor of 
the True Guru, which increases day by day. The
Supreme Lord God is in the Mind of the Guru, the True Guru; the Supreme Lord 
God saves Him. The Lord is the Power and
Support of the Guru, the True Guru; all come to bow before Him. Those who have 
gazed lovingly upon my True Guru — all
their sins are taken away. Their faces are radiant in the Court of the Lord, 
and they obtain great glory. Servant Nanak begs for
the dust of the feet of those GurSikhs, O my Siblings of Destiny.  || 2 ||   
PAUREE:  I chant the Praises and Glories of the True
One. True is the glorious greatness of the True Lord. I praise the True Lord, 
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His worth cannot be estimated. Those who have tasted the true essence of the 
True Lord, remain satisfied and fulfilled. They
know this essence of the Lord, but they say nothing, like the mute who tastes 
the sweet candy, and says nothing. The Perfect
Guru serves the Lord God; His vibration vibrates and resounds in the mind.  || 
18 ||    SHALOK,  FOURTH MEHL:  Those who
have a festering boil within — they alone know its pain. Those who know the 
pain of separation from the Lord — I am forever
a sacrifice, a sacrifice to them. O Lord, please lead me to meet the Guru, the 
Primal Being, my Friend; my head shall roll in the
dust under His feet. I am the slave of the slaves of those GurSikhs who serve 
Him. Those who are imbued with the deep
crimson color of the Lord’s Love — their robes are drenched in the Love of the 
Lord. Grant Your Grace, and lead Nanak to
meet the Guru; I have sold my head to Him.  || 1 ||   FOURTH MEHL:  The body is 
full of mistakes and misdeeds; how can it
become pure, O Saints? The Gurmukh purchases virtues, which wash off the sin of 
egotism. True is the trade which purchases
the True Lord with love. No loss will come from this, and the profit comes by 
the Lord’s Will. O Nanak, they alone purchase the
Truth, who are blessed with such pre-ordained destiny.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   I 
praise the True One, who alone is worthy of
praise. The True Primal Being is True — this is His unique quality. Serving the 
True Lord, the Truth comes to dwell in the mind.
The Lord, the Truest of the True, is my Protector. Those who worship and adore 
the Truest of the True, shall go and merge
with the True Lord. Those who do not serve the Truest of the True — those 
self-willed manmukhs are foolish demons. With
their mouths, they babble on about this and that, like the drunkard who has 
drunk his wine.  || 19 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:
Gauree Raga is auspicious, if, through it, one comes to think of his Lord and 
Master. He should walk in harmony with the Will
of  the True Guru; this should be his decoration. The True Word of the Shabad 
is our spouse; ravish and enjoy it, forever and
ever. Like the deep crimson color of the madder plant — such is the dye which 
shall color you, when you dedicate your soul to
the True One. One who loves the True Lord is totally imbued with the Lord’s 
Love, like the deep crimson color of the poppy.
Falsehood and deception may be covered with false coatings, but they cannot 
remain hidden. False is the uttering of praises,
by  those who love falsehood. O Nanak, He alone is True; He Himself casts His 
Glance of Grace.  || 1 ||    FOURTH MEHL:  In
the  Sat Sangat,  the  True  Congregation,  the  Lord’s  Praises  are  sung.  
In  the  Saadh  Sangat,  the  Company  of  the  Holy,  the
Beloved Lord is met. Blessed is that mortal being, who shares the Teachings for 
the good of others. He implants the Name of
the Lord, and he preaches the Name of the Lord; through the Name of the Lord, 
the world is saved. Everyone longs to see the
Guru; the world, and the nine continents, bow down to Him. You Yourself have 
established the True Guru; You Yourself have
adorned the Guru. You Yourself worship and adore the True Guru; You inspire 
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If someone separates himself from the True Guru, his face is blackened, and he 
is destroyed by the Messenger of Death. He
shall find no shelter, here or hereafter; the GurSikhs have realized this in 
their minds. That humble being who meets the True
Guru is saved; he cherishes  the  Naam,  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  in  his  
heart.  Servant  Nanak  says:  O  GurSikhs,  O  my  sons,
meditate on the Lord; only the Lord shall save you.  || 2 ||   THIRD MEHL:  
Egotism has led the world astray, along with evil-
mindedness and the poison of corruption. Meeting with the True Guru, we are 
blessed by the Lord’s Glance of Grace, while the
self-willed manmukh gropes around in the darkness. O Nanak, the Lord absorbs 
into Himself those whom He inspires to love
the Word of His Shabad.   || 3 ||    PAUREE:   True are the Praises and the 
Glories of the True One; he alone speaks them,
whose  mind  is  softened  within.  Those  who  worship  the  One  Lord  with  
single-minded  devotion —  their  bodies  shall  never
perish. Blessed, blessed and acclaimed is that person, who tastes with his 
tongue the Ambrosial Nectar of the True Name. One
whose mind is pleased with the Truest of the True is accepted in the True 
Court. Blessed, blessed is the birth of those true
beings; the True Lord brightens their faces.  || 20 ||   SHALOK,  FOURTH MEHL:  
The faithless cynics go and bow before the
Guru, but their minds are corrupt and false, totally false. When the Guru says, 
“Rise up, my Siblings of Destiny”, they sit down,
crowded in like cranes. The True Guru prevails among His GurSikhs; they pick 
out and expel the wanderers. Sitting here and
there, they hide their faces; being counterfeit, they cannot mix with the 
genuine. There is no food for them there; the false go
into the filth like sheep. If you try to feed the faithless cynic, he will spit 
out poison from his mouth. O Lord, let me not be in
the company of the faithless cynic, who is cursed by the Creator Lord. This 
drama belongs to the Lord; He performs it, and He
watches over it. Servant Nanak cherishes the Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 1 
||    FOURTH MEHL:   The True Guru, the
Primal Being, is inaccessible; He has enshrined the Lord’s Name within His 
heart. No one can equal the True Guru; the Creator
Lord is on His side. Devotional worship of the Lord is the sword and armor of 
the True Guru; He has killed and cast out Death,
the torturer. The Lord Himself is the Protector of the True Guru. The Lord 
saves all those who follow in the footsteps of the
True  Guru.  One  who  thinks  evil  of  the  Perfect  True  Guru —  the  
Creator  Lord  Himself  destroys  him.  These  words  will  be
confirmed as true in the Court of the Lord; servant Nanak reveals this mystery. 
 || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Those who dwell upon the
True Lord while asleep, utter the True Name when they are awake. How rare in 
the world are those Gurmukhs who dwell upon
the True Lord. I am a sacrifice to those who chant the True Name, night and 
day. The True Lord is pleasing to their minds and
bodies; they go to the Court of the True Lord. Servant Nanak chants the True 
Name; truly, the True Lord is forever brand new.

|| 21 ||   SHALOK,  FOURTH MEHL:  Who is asleep, and who is awake? Those who 
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Those who do not forget the Lord, with each and every breath and morsel of 
food, are the perfect and famous persons. By His
Grace they find the True Guru; night and day, they meditate. I join the society 
of those persons, and in so doing, I am honored
in the Court of the Lord. While asleep, they chant, “Waaho! Waaho!”, and while 
awake, they chant, “Waaho!” as well. O Nanak,
radiant are the faces of those, who rise up early each day, and dwell upon the 
Lord.  || 1 ||   FOURTH MEHL:  Serving his True
Guru, one obtains the Naam, the Name of the Infinite Lord. The drowning person 
is lifted up and out of the terrifying world-
ocean; the Great Giver gives the gift of the Lord’s Name. Blessed, blessed are 
those bankers who trade the Naam. The Sikhs,
the traders come, and through the Word of His Shabad, they are carried across. 
O servant Nanak, they alone serve the Creator
Lord, who are blessed by His Grace.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Those who truly worship 
and adore the True Lord, are truly the humble
devotees of the True Lord. Those Gurmukhs who search and seek, find the True 
One within themselves. Those who truly serve
their True Lord and Master, overwhelm and conquer Death, the torturer. The True 
One is truly the greatest of all; those who
serve the True One are blended with the True One. Blessed and acclaimed is the 
Truest of the True; serving the Truest of the
True, one blossoms forth in fruition.   || 22   ||    SHALOK,   FOURTH MEHL:   
The self-willed manmukh is foolish; he wanders
around without the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Without the Guru, his mind is 
not held steady, and he is reincarnated, over
and over again. But when the Lord God Himself becomes merciful to him, then the 
True Guru comes to meet him. O servant
Nanak, praise the Naam; the pains of birth and death shall come to an end.  || 
1 ||   FOURTH MEHL:  I praise my Guru in so
many ways, with joyful love and affection. My mind is imbued with the True 
Guru; He has preserved the make of its making.
My tongue is not satisfied by praising Him; He has linked my consciousness with 
the Lord, my Beloved. O Nanak, my mind
hungers for the Name of the Lord; my mind is satisfied, tasting the sublime 
essence of the Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The True
Lord is truly known for His all-powerful creative nature; He fashioned the days 
and the nights. I praise that True Lord, forever
and ever; True is the glorious greatness of the True Lord. True are the Praises 
of the Praiseworthy True Lord; the value of the
True Lord cannot be appraised. When someone meets the Perfect True Guru, then 
His Sublime Presence comes to be seen.
Those Gurmukhs who praise the True Lord — all their hunger is gone.   || 23 ||  
  SHALOK,   FOURTH MEHL:   Searching and
examining my mind and body, I have found that God, whom I longed for. I have 
found the Guru, the Divine Intermediary, who
has united me with the Lord God.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  One who is attached to 
Maya is totally blind and deaf. He does not
listen to the Word of the Shabad; he makes a great uproar and tumult. The 
Gurmukhs chant and meditate on the Shabad, and
lovingly center their consciousness on it. They hear and believe in the Name of 
the Lord; they are absorbed in the Name of the
Lord. Whatever pleases God, He causes that to be done. O Nanak, human beings 
are the instruments which vibrate as God
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PAUREE:  You, O Creator, know everything which occurs within our beings. You 
Yourself, O Creator, are incalculable, while the
entire world is within the realm of calculation. Everything happens according 
to Your Will; You created all. You are the One,
pervading in each and every heart; O True Lord and Master, this is Your play. 
One who meets the True Guru meets the Lord;
no one can turn him away.  || 24 ||   SHALOK,  FOURTH MEHL:  Hold this mind 
steady and stable; become Gurmukh and focus
your consciousness. How could you ever forget Him, with each breath and morsel 
of food, sitting down or standing up? My
anxiety about birth and death has ended; this soul is under the control of the 
Lord God. If it pleases You, then save servant
Nanak, and bless him with  Your  Name.   ||  1  ||     THIRD  MEHL:   The  
egotistical,  self-willed  manmukh  does  not  know  the
Mansion of the Lord’s Presence; one moment he is here, and the next moment he 
is there. He is always invited, but he does
not go to the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence. How shall he be accepted in the 
Court of the Lord? How rare are those who
know the Mansion of the True Guru; they stand with their palms pressed 
together. If my Lord grants His Grace, O Nanak, He
restores them to Himself.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Fruitful and rewarding is that 
service, which is pleasing to the Guru’s Mind. When
the Mind of the True Guru is pleased, then sins and misdeeds run away. The 
Sikhs listen to the Teachings imparted by the
True Guru. Those who surrender to the True Guru’s Will are imbued with the 
four-fold Love of the Lord. This is the unique and
distinct life-style of the Gurmukhs: listening to the Guru’s Teachings, their 
minds blossom forth.   || 25 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD
MEHL:  Those who do not affirm their Guru shall have no home or place of rest. 
They lose both this world and the next; they
have no place in the Court of the Lord. This opportunity to bow at the Feet of 
the True Guru shall never come again. If they
miss out on being counted by the True Guru, they shall pass their lives in pain 
and misery. The True Guru, the Primal Being,
has no hatred or vengeance; He unites with Himself those with whom He is 
pleased. O Nanak, those who behold the Blessed
Vision of His Darshan, are emancipated in the Court of the Lord.  || 1 ||   
THIRD MEHL:  The self-willed manmukh is ignorant,
evil-minded and egotistical. He is filled with anger within, and he loses his 
mind in the gamble. He commits the sins of fraud
and unrighteousness. What can he hear, and what can he tell others? He is blind 
and deaf; he loses his way, and wanders lost
in the wilderness. The blind, self-willed manmukh comes and goes in 
reincarnation; without meeting the True Guru, he finds
no place of rest. O Nanak, he acts according to his pre-ordained destiny.  || 2 
||   PAUREE:  Those who have hearts as hard as
stone, do not sit near the True Guru. Truth prevails there; the false ones do 
not attune their consciousness to it. By hook or by
crook, they pass their time, and then they go back to sit with the false ones 
again. Falsehood does not mix with the Truth; O
people, check it out and see. The false go and mingle with the false, while the 
truthful Sikhs sit by the side of the True Guru.

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26 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  By their own efforts, the slanderers have 
destroyed all remnants of themselves. The Support of
the Saints, O Nanak, is manifest, pervading everywhere.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  
Those who went astray from the Primal Being
in the very beginning — where can they find refuge? O Nanak, they are struck 
down by the All-powerful, the Cause of causes.

|| 2 ||    PAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  They take the noose in their hands, and go out 
at night to strangle others, but God knows
everything, O mortal. They spy on other men’s women, concealed in their hiding 
places. They break into well-protected places,
and revel in sweet wine. But they shall come to regret their actions — they 
create their own karma. Azraa-eel, the Angel of
Death, shall crush them like sesame seeds in the oil-press.  || 27 ||    
SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  The servants of the True King
are acceptable and approved. Those ignorant ones who serve duality, O Nanak, 
rot, waste away and die.   || 1 ||    FIFTH
MEHL:   That destiny which was pre-ordained by God from the very beginning 
cannot be erased. The wealth of the Lord’s
Name is Nanak’s capital; he meditates on it forever.  || 2 ||    PAUREE,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  One who has received a kick from the
Lord God — where can he place his foot? He commits countless sins, and 
continually eats poison. Slandering others, he wastes
away and dies; within his body, he burns. One who has been struck down by the 
True Lord and Master — who can save him
now? Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of the Unseen Lord, the Primal Being.  || 
28 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  In the most
horrible hell, there is terrible pain and suffering. It is the place of the 
ungrateful. They are struck down by God, O Nanak, and
they die a most miserable death.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  All kinds of medicines 
may be prepared, but there is no cure for the
slanderer. Those whom the Lord Himself misleads, O Nanak, putrefy and rot in 
reincarnation.  || 2 ||   PAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:
By His Pleasure, the True Guru has blessed me with the inexhaustible wealth of 
the Name of the True Lord. All my anxiety is
ended;  I  am  rid  of  the  fear  of  death.  Sexual  desire,  anger  and  
other  evils  have  been  subdued  in  the  Saadh  Sangat,  the
Company of the Holy. Those who serve another, instead of the True Lord, die 
unfulfilled in the end. The Guru has blessed
Nanak with forgiveness; he is united with the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 
29 ||   SHALOK,  FOURTH MEHL:  He is not a
penitent,  who  is  greedy  within  his  heart,  and  who  constantly  chases  
after  Maya  like  a  leper.  When  this  penitent  was  first
invited, he refused our charity; but later he repented and sent his son, who 
was seated in the congregation. The village elders
all laughed, saying that the waves of greed have destroyed this penitent. If he 
sees only a little wealth, he does not bother to
go there; but when he sees a lot of wealth, the penitent forsakes his vows. O 
Siblings of Destiny, he is not a penitent — he is
only a stork. Sitting together, the Holy Congregation has so decided. The 
penitent slanders the True Primal Being, and sings
the praises of the material world. For this sin, he is cursed by the Lord. 
Behold the fruit the penitent gathers, for slandering the
Great Primal Being; all his labors have gone in vain. When he sits outside 
among the elders, he is called a penitent; but when
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The Lord has exposed the penitent’s secret sin to the elders. The Righteous 
Judge of Dharma said to the Messenger of Death,
“Take this penitent and put him with the worst of the worst murderers.” No one 
is to look at the face of this penitent again. He
has  been  cursed  by  the  True  Guru.  Nanak  speaks  and  reveals  what  has 
 taken  place  in  the  Court  of  the  Lord.  He  alone
understands, who is blessed and adorned by the Lord.  || 1 ||   FOURTH MEHL:  
The devotees of the Lord worship and adore
the     Lord, and the glorious greatness of the Lord. The Lord’s devotees 
continually sing the Kirtan of His Praises; the Name of
the Lord is the Giver of peace. The Lord ever bestows upon His devotees the 
glorious greatness of His Name, which increases
day by day. The Lord inspires His devotees to sit, steady and stable, in the 
home of their inner being. He preserves their
honor. The Lord summons the slanderers to answer for their accounts, and He 
punishes them severely. As the slanderers think
of acting, so are the fruits they obtain. Actions done in secrecy are sure to 
come to light, even if one does it underground.
Servant Nanak blossoms forth in joy, beholding the glorious greatness of the 
Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord
Himself is the Protector of His devotees; what can the sinner do to them? The 
proud fool acts in pride, and eating his own
poison, he dies. His few days have come to an end, and he is cut down like the 
crop at harvest. According to one’s actions, so
is  one spoken of. Glorious and great is the Lord and Master of servant Nanak; 
He is the Master of all.   || 30 ||    SHALOK,
FOURTH MEHL:   The self-willed manmukhs forget the Primal Lord, the Source of 
all; they are caught in greed and egotism.
They pass their nights and days in conflict and struggle; they do not 
contemplate the Word of the Shabad. The Creator has
taken away all their understanding and purity; all their speech is evil and 
corrupt. No matter what they are given, they are not
satisfied; within their hearts there is great desire, ignorance and darkness. O 
Nanak, it is good to break away from the self-
willed manmukhs, who have love and attachment to Maya.  || 1 ||    FOURTH MEHL: 
 Those whose hearts are filled with the
love of duality, do not love the Gurmukhs. They come and go, and wander in 
reincarnation; even in their dreams, they find no
peace. They practice falsehood and they speak falsehood; attached to falsehood, 
they become false. The love of Maya is total
pain; in pain they perish, and in pain they cry out. O Nanak, there can be no 
union between the love of worldliness and the
love of the Lord, no matter how much everyone may desire it. Those who have the 
treasure of virtuous deeds find peace
through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 2 ||   PAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  O 
Nanak, the Saints and the silent sages think, and
the four Vedas proclaim, that whatever the Lord’s devotees speak comes to pass. 
He is revealed in His cosmic workshop; all
people hear of it. The foolish people, who fight with the Saints, find no 
peace. The Saints seek to bless them with virtue, but
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What can those wretched ones do? Their evil destiny was pre-ordained. Those who 
are struck down by the Supreme Lord God
do not belong to anyone. Those who hate the One who has no hatred, are 
destroyed by righteous justice. Those who are
cursed by the Saints wander around lost. When the tree is cut off at its roots, 
the branches wither and die.  || 31 ||   SHALOK,
FIFTH MEHL:  Guru Nanak implanted the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within me; He 
is All-powerful, to create and destroy.
Remember God forever, my friend, and all your suffering will disappear.  || 1 
||    FIFTH MEHL:  The hungry person does not
care about honor, dishonor or harsh words. Nanak begs for the Name of the Lord; 
please grant Your Grace, and unite me with
Yourself.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  According to the deeds which one does, so are the 
fruits one obtains. If someone chews on red-
hot iron, his throat will be burned. The halter is put around his neck and he 
is led away, because of the evil deeds he has
done. None of his desires are fulfilled; he continually steals the filth of 
others. The ungrateful wretch does not appreciate what
he has been given; he wanders lost in reincarnation. He loses all support, when 
the Support of the Lord is taken away from
him. He does not let the embers of strife die down, and so the Creator destroys 
him. Those who indulge in egotism crumble
and fall to the ground.   || 32 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   The Gurmukh is 
blessed with spiritual wisdom and a discerning
intellect. He sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and weaves this garland 
into his heart. He becomes the purest of the pure,
a  being  of  supreme  understanding.  Whoever  he  meets,  he  saves  and  
carries  across.  The  fragrance  of  the  Lord’s  Name
permeates his being deep within. He is honored in the Court of the Lord, and 
his speech is the most sublime. Those who hear
him    are delighted. O Nanak, meeting the True Guru, one obtains the wealth 
and property of the Naam.   || 1 ||    FOURTH
MEHL:  The sublime state of the True Guru is not known; no one knows what 
pleases the Perfect True Guru. Deep within the
hearts of His GurSikhs, the True Guru is pervading. The Guru is pleased with 
those who long for His Sikhs. As the True Guru
directs them, they do their work and chant their prayers. The True Lord accepts 
the service of His GurSikhs. But those who
want the GurSikhs to work for them, without the Order of the True Guru — the 
Guru’s Sikhs shall not come near them again.
One who works diligently for the Guru, the True Guru — the GurSikhs work for 
him. One who comes to deceive, who rises up
and goes out to deceive — the GurSikhs shall never come near him. Nanak 
proclaims and announces this wisdom of God. One
who is not pleasing to the Mind of the True Guru may do his deeds, but that 
being will only suffer in terrible pain.   || 2 ||
PAUREE:  O True Lord and Master, You are so very great. As great as You are, 
You are the greatest of the great. He alone is
united with You, whom You unite with Yourself. You Yourself bless and forgive 
us, and tear up our accounts. One whom You
unite with Yourself, whole-heartedly serves the True Guru. You are the True 
One, the True Lord and Master; my soul, body,
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If it pleases You, then save me, True Lord. Nanak places the hopes of his mind 
in You alone, O greatest of the great!  || 33 ||
1 ||  SUDH  ||

GAUREE  KEE  VAAR,  FIFTH  MEHL:  SUNG  TO  THE  TUNE  OF  VAAR  OF  RAA-I  
KAMAALDEE-MOJADEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  Auspicious and approved is the birth of that humble being 
who chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
I am a sacrifice to that humble being who vibrates and meditates on God, the 
Lord of Nirvaanaa. The pains of birth and death
are eradicated, upon meeting the All-knowing Lord, the Primal Being. In the 
Society of the Saints, he crosses over the world-
ocean; O servant Nanak, he has the strength and support of the True Lord.   || 
1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:   I rise up in the early
morning hours, and the Holy Guest comes into my home. I wash His feet; He is 
always pleasing to my mind and body. I hear
the Naam, and I gather in the Naam; I am lovingly attuned to the Naam. My home 
and wealth are totally sanctified as I sing
the Glorious Praises of the Lord. The Trader in the Lord’s Name, O Nanak, is 
found by great good fortune.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:
Whatever pleases You is good; True is the Pleasure of Your Will. You are the 
One, pervading in all; You are contained in all.
You  are diffused throughout and permeating all places and interspaces; You are 
known to be deep within the hearts of all
beings. Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and submitting to 
His Will, the True Lord is found. Nanak takes to
the Sanctuary of God; he is forever and ever a sacrifice to Him.  || 1 ||   
SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  If you are conscious, then be
conscious of the True Lord, Your Lord and Master. O Nanak, come aboard upon the 
boat of the service of the True Guru, and
cross over the terrifying world-ocean.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  He wears his 
body, like clothes of wind — what a proud fool he
is! O Nanak, they will not go with him in the end; they shall be burnt to 
ashes.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  They alone are delivered
from  the  world,  who  are  preserved  and  protected  by  the  True  Lord.  I 
live  by  beholding  the  faces  of  those  who  taste  the
Ambrosial Essence of the Lord. Sexual desire, anger, greed and emotional 
attachment are burnt away, in the Company of the
Holy. God grants His Grace, and the Lord Himself tests them. O Nanak, His play 
is not known; no one can understand it.  || 2

||    SHALOK,   FIFTH MEHL:   O Nanak, that day is beautiful, when God comes to 
mind. Cursed is that day, no matter how
pleasant the season, when the Supreme Lord God is forgotten.  || 1 ||   FIFTH 
MEHL:  O Nanak, become friends with the One,
who holds everything in His hands. They are accounted as false friends, who do 
not go with you, for even one step.  || 2 ||
PAUREE:  The treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is Ambrosial Nectar; 
meet together and drink it in, O Siblings of
Destiny. Remembering Him in meditation, peace is found, and all thirst is 
quenched. So serve the Supreme Lord God and the
Guru, and you shall never be hungry again. All your desires shall be fulfilled, 
and you shall obtain the status of immortality.
You alone are as great as Yourself, O Supreme Lord God; Nanak seeks Your 
Sanctuary.  || 3 ||    SHALOK,   FIFTH MEHL:   I
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O Nanak, those who meet with the True Guru find the object of life.  || 1 ||   
FIFTH MEHL:  Like the flash of lightning, worldly
affairs last only for a moment. The only thing which is pleasing, O Nanak, is 
that which inspires one to meditate on the Name
of the Master.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  People have searched all the Simritees and 
Shaastras, but no one knows the Lord’s value.
That being, who joins the Saadh Sangat enjoys the Love of the Lord. True is the 
Naam, the Name of the Creator, the Primal
Being.  It  is  the  mine  of  precious  jewels.  That  mortal,  who  has  such 
 pre-ordained  destiny  inscribed  upon  his  forehead,
meditates in remembrance on the Lord. O Lord, please bless Nanak, Your humble 
guest, with the supplies of the True Name.

|| 4 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  He harbors anxiety within himself, but to the 
eyes, he appears to be happy; his hunger never
departs. O Nanak, without the True Name, no one’s sorrows have ever departed.  
|| 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Those caravans which
did  not load the Truth have been plundered. O Nanak, those who meet the True 
Guru, and acknowledge the One Lord, are
congratulated.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Beautiful is that place, where the Holy 
people dwell. They serve their All-powerful Lord, and
they give up all their evil ways. The Saints and the Vedas proclaim, that the 
Supreme Lord God is the Saving Grace of sinners.
You are the Lover of Your devotees — this is Your natural way, in each and 
every age. Nanak asks for the One Name, which is
pleasing to his mind and body.  || 5 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  The sparrows 
are chirping, and dawn has come; the wind stirs
up the waves. Such a wondrous thing the Saints have fashioned, O Nanak, in the 
Love of the Naam.   || 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:
Homes, palaces and pleasures are there, where You, O Lord, come to mind. All 
worldly grandeur, O Nanak, is like false and evil
friends.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   The wealth of the Lord is the true capital; how 
rare are those who understand this. He alone
receives it, O Siblings of Destiny, unto whom the Architect of Destiny gives 
it. His servant is imbued with the Love of the Lord;
his body and mind blossom forth. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, 
he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord,
and all of his sufferings are removed. O Nanak, he alone lives, who 
acknowledges the One Lord.   || 6 ||    SHALOK,   FIFTH
MEHL:  The fruit of the swallow-wort plant looks beautiful, attached to the 
branch of the tree; but when it is separated from
the stem of its Master, O Nanak, it breaks apart into thousands of fragments.  
|| 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL: Those who forget the Lord
die, but they cannot die a complete death. Those who turn their backs on the 
Lord suffer, like the thief impaled on the gallows.

|| 2 ||    PAUREE:   The One God is the treasure of peace; I have heard that He 
is eternal and imperishable. He is totally
pervading the water, the land and the sky; the Lord is said to be permeating 
each and every heart. He looks alike upon the
high and the low, the ant and the elephant. Friends, companions, children and 
relatives are all created by Him. O Nanak, one
who is blessed with the Naam, enjoys the Lord’s love and affection.  || 7 ||   
SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  Those who do not forget
the Lord, with each breath and morsel of food, whose minds are filled with the 
Mantra of the Lord’s Name — they alone are
blessed; O Nanak, they are the perfect Saints.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  
Twenty-four hours a day, he wanders around, driven by
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How can he escape from falling into hell, when he does not remember the 
Prophet?  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Serve Him, O mortals,
who has the Lord’s Name in His lap. You shall dwell in peace and ease in this 
world; in the world hereafter, it shall go with
you. So build your home of true righteousness, with the unshakable pillars of 
Dharma. Take the Support of the Lord, who gives
support in the spiritual and material worlds. Nanak grasps the Lotus Feet of 
the Lord; he humbly bows in His Court.   || 8 ||
SHALOK,    FIFTH  MEHL:    The  beggar  begs  for  charity:  give  to  me,  O  
my  Beloved!  O  Great  Giver,  O  Giving  Lord,  my
consciousness is continually centered on You. The immeasurable warehouses of 
the Lord can never be emptied out. O Nanak,
the       Word of the Shabad is infinite; it has arranged everything perfectly. 
 || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  O Sikhs, love the Word of the
Shabad; in life and death, it is our only support. Your face  shall  be  
radiant,  and  you  shall  find  a  lasting  peace,  O  Nanak,
remembering the One Lord in meditation.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  There, the 
Ambrosial Nectar is distributed; the Lord is the Bringer
of    peace. They are not placed upon the path of Death, and they shall not 
have to die again. One who comes to savor the
Lord’s Love experiences it. The Holy beings chant the Bani of the Word, like 
nectar flowing from a spring. Nanak lives by
beholding  the  Blessed  Vision  of  the  Darshan  of  those  who  have  
implanted  the  Lord’s  Name  within  their  minds.   ||  9  ||
SHALOK,   FIFTH MEHL:   Serving the Perfect True Guru, suffering ends. O Nanak, 
worshipping the Naam in adoration, one’s
affairs come to be resolved.  || 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:  Remembering Him in 
meditation, misfortune departs, and one comes to
abide in peace and bliss. O Nanak, meditate forever on the Lord — do not forget 
Him, even for an instant.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:
How can I estimate the glory of those, who have found the Lord, Har,  Har? One  
who  seeks  the  Sanctuary  of  the  Holy  is
released  from  bondage.  One  who  sings  the  Glorious  Praises  of  the  
Imperishable  Lord  does  not  burn  in  the  womb  of
reincarnation. One who meets the Guru and the Supreme Lord God, who reads and 
understands, enters the state of Samaadhi.
Nanak     has obtained that Lord Master, who is inaccessible and unfathomable.  
|| 10 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  People do not
perform their duties, but instead, they wander around aimlessly. O Nanak, if 
they forget the Name, how can they ever find
peace?  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  The bitter poison of corruption is everywhere; 
it clings to the substance of the world. O Nanak,
the humble being has realized that the Name of the Lord alone is sweet.  || 2 
||    PAUREE:  This is the distinguishing sign of
the Holy Saint, that by meeting with him, one is saved. The Messenger of Death 
does not come near him; he never has to die
again. He crosses over the terrifying, poisonous world-ocean. So weave the 
garland of the Lord’s Glorious Praises into your
mind, and all your filth shall be washed away. Nanak remains blended with his 
Beloved, the Supreme Lord God.   || 11 ||
SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  O Nanak, approved is the birth of those, within whose 
consciousness the Lord abides. Useless talk and
babbling is useless, my friend.  || 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:   I have come to see 
the Supreme Lord God, the Perfect, Inaccessible,
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Nanak has made the Lord’s Name his wealth, by the Grace of the Perfect Guru.  
|| 2 ||    PAUREE:  Deception does not work
with our Lord and Master; through their greed and emotional attachment, people 
are ruined. They do their evil deeds, and
sleep in the intoxication of Maya. Time and time again, they are consigned to 
reincarnation, and abandoned on the path of
Death. They receive the consequences of their own actions, and are yoked to 
their pain. O Nanak, if one forgets the Name, all
the seasons are evil.  || 12 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  While standing up, 
sitting down and sleeping, be at peace; O Nanak,
praising the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the mind and body are cooled and 
soothed.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Filled with greed,
he constantly wanders around; he does not do any good deeds. O Nanak, the Lord 
abides within the mind of one who meets
with the Guru.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  All material things are bitter; the True 
Name alone is sweet. Those humble servants of the
Lord who taste it, come to savor its flavor. It comes to dwell within the mind 
of those who are so pre-destined by the Supreme
Lord God. The One Immaculate Lord is pervading everywhere; He destroys the love 
of duality. Nanak begs for  the  Lord’s
Name, with his palms pressed together; by His Pleasure, God has granted it.   
|| 13 ||    SHALOK,   FIFTH MEHL:   The most
excellent begging is begging for the One Lord. Other talk is corrupt, O Nanak, 
except that of the Lord Master.  || 1 ||   FIFTH
MEHL:  One who recognizes the Lord is very rare; his mind is pierced through 
with the Love of the Lord. Such a Saint is the
Uniter, O Nanak — he straightens out the path.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Serve Him, O 
my soul, who is the Giver and the Forgiver.
All sinful mistakes are erased, by meditating in remembrance on the Lord of the 
Universe. The Holy Saint has shown me the
Way to the Lord; I chant the GurMantra. The taste of Maya is totally bland and 
insipid; the Lord alone is pleasing to my mind.
Meditate, O Nanak, on the Transcendent Lord, who has blessed you with your soul 
and your life.  || 14 ||    SHALOK,  FIFTH
MEHL:  The time has come to plant the seed of the Lord’s Name; one who plants 
it, shall eat its fruit. He alone receives it, O
Nanak, whose destiny is so pre-ordained.  || 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:  If one begs, 
then he should beg for the Name of the True
One, which is given only by His Pleasure. Eating this gift from the Lord and 
Master, O Nanak, the mind is satisfied.   || 2 ||
PAUREE:  They alone earn profit in this world, who have the wealth of the 
Lord’s Name. They do not know the love of duality;
they place their hopes in the True Lord. They serve the One Eternal Lord, and 
give up everything else. One who forgets the
Supreme Lord God — useless is his breath. God draws His humble servant close in 
His loving embrace and protects him —
Nanak  is  a  sacrifice  to  Him.   ||  15  ||     SHALOK,   FIFTH  MEHL:   The 
 Supreme  Lord  God  gave  the  Order,  and  the  rain
automatically began to fall. Grain and wealth were produced in abundance; the 
earth was totally satisfied and satiated. Forever
and ever, chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and pain and poverty shall 
run away. People obtain that which they are pre-
ordained to receive, according to the Will of the Lord. The Transcendent Lord 
keeps you alive; O Nanak, meditate on Him.  || 1

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To obtain the state of life of Nirvaanaa, meditate in remembrance on the One 
Lord. There is no other place; how else can we
be comforted? I have seen the whole world — without the Lord’s Name, there is 
no peace at all. Body and wealth shall return
to dust — hardly anyone realizes this. Pleasure, beauty and delicious tastes 
are useless; what are you doing, O mortal? One
whom the Lord Himself misleads, does not understand His awesome power. Those 
who are imbued with the Love of the Lord
attain Nirvaanaa, singing the Praises of the True One. Nanak: those who are 
pleasing to Your Will, O Lord, seek Sanctuary at
Your Door.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Those who are attached to the hem of the Lord’s 
robe, do not suffer birth and death. Those who
remain awake to the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises — their lives are approved. 
Those who attain the Saadh Sangat, the Company
of  the Holy, are very fortunate. But those who forget the Name — their lives 
are cursed, and broken like thin strands of thread.
O Nanak, the dust of the feet of the Holy is more sacred than hundreds of 
thousands, even millions of cleansing baths at
sacred shrines.  || 16 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  Like the beautiful earth, 
adorned with jewels of grass — such is the mind,
within which the Love of the Lord abides. All one’s affairs are easily 
resolved, O Nanak, when the Guru, the True Guru, is
pleased.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Roaming and wandering in the ten directions, 
over water, mountains and forests — wherever
the vulture sees a dead body, he flies down and lands.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  One 
who longs for all comforts and rewards should
practice Truth. Behold the Supreme Lord God near you, and meditate on the Naam, 
the Name of the One Lord. Become the
dust of all men’s feet, and so merge with the Lord. Do not cause any being to 
suffer, and you shall go to your true home with
honor. Nanak speaks of the Purifier of sinners, the Creator, the Primal Being.  
 || 17 ||    SHALOK,   DOHAA,   FIFTH MEHL:  I
have made the One Lord my Friend; He is All-powerful to do everything. My soul 
is a sacrifice to Him; the Lord is the treasure
of my mind and body.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Take my hand, O my Beloved; I 
shall never forsake You. Those who forsake the
Lord, are the most evil people; they shall fall into the horrible pit of hell.  
 || 2 ||    PAUREE:   All treasures are in His Home;
whatever the Lord does, comes to pass. The Saints live by chanting and 
meditating on the Lord, washing off the filth of their
sins. With the Lotus Feet of the Lord dwelling within the heart, all misfortune 
is taken away. One who meets the Perfect Guru,
shall not have to suffer through birth and death. Nanak is thirsty for the 
Blessed Vision of God’s Darshan; by His Grace, He ha s
bestowed it.  || 18 ||   SHALOK,  DAKHANAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  If you can dispel 
your doubts, even for an instant, and love your
only Beloved, then wherever you go, there you shall find Him.  || 1 ||   FIFTH 
MEHL:  Can they mount horses and handle guns,
if all they know is the game of polo? Can they be swans, and fulfill their 
conscious desires, if they can only fly like chickens?  ||
2 ||   PAUREE:  Those who chant the Lord’s Name with their tongues and hear it 
with their ears are saved, O my friend. Those
hands which lovingly write the Praises of the Lord are pure. It is like 
performing all sorts of virtuous deeds, and bathing at the
sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage. They cross over the world-ocean, and 
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O Nanak, serve the Infinite Lord; grasp the hem of His robe, and He will save 
you.  || 19 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  Worldly
affairs are unprofitable, if the One Lord does not come to mind. O Nanak, the 
bodies of those who forget their Master shall
burst apart.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  The ghost has been transformed into an 
angel by the Creator Lord. God has emancipated
all the Sikhs and resolved their affairs. He has seized the slanderers and 
thrown them to the ground, and declared them false
in His Court. Nanak’s God is glorious and great; He Himself creates and adorns. 
 || 2 ||   PAUREE:  God is unlimited; He has no
limit; He is the One who does everything. The Inaccessible and Unapproachable 
Lord and Master is the Support of His beings.
Giving His Hand, He nurtures and cherishes; He is the Filler and Fulfiller. He 
Himself is Merciful and Forgiving. Chanting the
True Name, one is saved. Whatever pleases You — that alone is good; slave Nanak 
seeks Your Sanctuary.  || 20 ||   SHALOK,
FIFTH MEHL:  One who belongs to God has no hunger. O Nanak, everyone who falls 
at his feet is saved.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:
If the beggar begs for the Lord’s Name every day, his Lord and Master will 
grant his request. O Nanak, the Transcendent Lord
is the most generous host; He does not lack anything at all.   || 2 ||    
PAUREE:   To imbue the mind with the Lord of the
Universe is the true food and dress. To embrace love for the Name of the Lord 
is to possess horses and elephants. To meditate
on the Lord steadfastly is to rule over kingdoms of property and enjoy all 
sorts of pleasures. The minstrel begs at God’s Door

— he shall never leave that Door. Nanak has this yearning in his mind and body 
— he longs continually for God.  || 21 || 1 ||
SUDH KEECHAY  ||

RAAG  GAUREE,   THE  WORD  OF  THE  DEVOTEES:

ONE  UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.   TRUTH  IS  THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

GAUREE  GWAARAYREE,   FOURTEEN  CHAU-PADAS  OF  KABEER  JEE:

I was on fire, but now I have found the Water of the Lord’s Name. This Water of 
the Lord’s Name has cooled my burning
body.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    To subdue their minds, some go off into the 
forests; but that Water is not found without the Lord
God.  || 1 ||   That fire has consumed angels and mortal beings, but the Water 
of the Lord’s Name saves His humble servants
from burning.   || 2 ||    In the terrifying world-ocean, there is an ocean of 
peace. I continue to drink it in, but this Water is
never exhausted.  || 3 ||    Says Kabeer, meditate and vibrate upon the Lord, 
like the sparrow-hawk remembering the water.
The Water of the Lord’s Name has quenched my thirst.  || 4 || 1 ||   GAUREE,  
KABEER JEE:  O Lord, my thirst for the Water of
Your Name will not go away. The fire of my thirst burns even more brightly in 
that Water.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    You are the
Ocean of Water, and I am just a fish in that Water. In that Water, I remain; 
without that Water, I would perish.  || 1 ||   You
are the cage, and I am Your parrot. So what can the cat of death do to me?  || 
2 ||   You are the tree, and I am the bird. I am
so unfortunate — I cannot see the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan!  || 3 ||


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You are the True Guru, and I am Your new disciple. Says Kabeer, O Lord, please 
meet me — this is my very last chance!  || 4

|| 2 ||   GAUREE,  KABEER JEE:  When I realize that there is One, and only One 
Lord, why then should the people be upset?  ||
1 ||   I am dishonored; I have lost my honor. No one should follow in my 
footsteps.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I am bad, and bad in
my mind as well. I have no partnership with anyone.  || 2 ||   I have no shame 
about honor or dishonor. But you shall know,
when  your  own  false  covering  is  laid  bare.   ||  3  ||     Says  Kabeer, 
 honor  is  that  which  is  accepted  by  the  Lord.  Give  up
everything — meditate, vibrate upon the Lord alone.   || 4 || 3 ||    GAUREE,   
KABEER JEE:   If Yoga could be obtained by
wandering around naked, then all the deer of the forest would be liberated.  || 
1 ||    What does it matter whether someone
goes naked, or wears a deer skin, if he does not remember the Lord within his 
soul?   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    If the spiritual
perfection  of  the  Siddhas  could  be  obtained  by  shaving  the  head,  
then  why  haven’t  sheep  found  liberation?   ||  2  ||     If
someone  could  save  himself  by  celibacy,  O  Siblings  of  Destiny,  why  
then  haven’t  eunuchs  obtained  the  state  of  supreme
dignity?  || 3 ||   Says Kabeer, listen, O men, O Siblings of Destiny: without 
the Lord’s Name, who has ever found salvation?  ||
4      || 4 ||   GAUREE,  KABEER JEE:  Those who take their ritual baths in the 
evening and the morning are like the frogs in the
water.  || 1 ||   When people do not love the Lord’s Name, they must all go to 
the Righteous Judge of Dharma.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   Those who love their bodies and try different looks, do not feel 
compassion, even in dreams.  || 2 ||    The wise men call
them four-footed creatures; the Holy find peace in this ocean of pain.   || 3 
||    Says Kabeer, why do you perform so many
rituals? Renounce everything, and drink in the supreme essence of the Lord.  || 
4 || 5 ||   GAUREE,  KABEER JEE:  What use is
chanting, and what use is penance, fasting or devotional worship, to one whose 
heart is filled with the love of duality?  || 1 ||
O humble people, link your mind to the Lord. Through cleverness, the four-armed 
Lord is not obtained.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Set
aside  your  greed  and  worldly  ways.  Set  aside  sexual  desire,  anger  
and  egotism.   ||  2  ||     Ritual  practices  bind  people  in
egotism; meeting together, they worship stones.   || 3 ||    Says Kabeer, He is 
obtained only by devotional worship. Through
innocent love, the Lord is met.  || 4 || 6 ||   GAUREE,  KABEER JEE:  In the 
dwelling of the womb, there is no ancestry or social
status. All have originated from the Seed of God.  || 1 ||   Tell me, O Pandit, 
O religious scholar: since when have you been a
Brahmin? Don’t waste your life by continually claiming to be a Brahmin.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   If you are indeed a Brahmin, born
of a Brahmin mother, then why didn’t you come by some other way?  || 2 ||   How 
is it that you are a Brahmin, and I am of a
low social status? How is it that I am formed of blood, and you are made of 
milk?  || 3 ||   Says Kabeer, one who contemplates
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|| 4 || 7 ||   GAUREE,  KABEER JEE:  In the darkness, no one can sleep in 
peace. The king and the pauper both weep and cry.

|| 1 ||   As long as the tongue does not chant the Lord’s Name, the person 
continues coming and going in reincarnation, crying
out in pain.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   It is like the shadow of a tree; when the 
breath of life passes out of the mortal being, tell me,
what becomes of his wealth?  || 2 ||   It is like the music contained in the 
instrument; how can anyone know the secret of the
dead?  || 3 ||    Like the swan on the lake, death hovers over the body. Drink 
in the Lord’s sweet elixir, Kabeer.  || 4 || 8 ||
GAUREE,  KABEER JEE:  The creation is born of the Light, and the Light is in 
the creation. It bears two fruits: the false glass
and   the true pearl.  || 1 ||   Where is that home, which is said to be free 
of fear? There, fear is dispelled and one lives without
fear.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    On the banks of sacred rivers, the mind is not 
appeased. People remain entangled in good and bad
deeds.  || 2 ||   Sin and virtue are both the same. In the home of your own 
being, is the Philosopher’s Stone; renounce your
search for any other virtue.  || 3 ||   Kabeer: O worthless mortal, do not lose 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Keep this mind
of yours involved in this involvement.   || 4 || 9 ||    GAUREE,   KABEER JEE:  
 He claims to know the Lord, who is beyond
measure and beyond thought; by mere words, he plans to enter heaven.  || 1 ||   
 I do not know where heaven is. Everyone
claims that he plans to go there.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   By mere talk, the mind 
is not appeased. The mind is only appeased, when
egotism is conquered.  || 2 ||   As long as the mind is filled with the desire 
for heaven, he does not dwell at the Lord’s Feet.  ||
3    ||    Says Kabeer, unto whom should I tell this? The Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, is heaven.   || 4 || 10 ||
GAUREE,   KABEER JEE:   We are born, and we grow, and having grown, we pass 
away. Before our very eyes, this world is
passing away.   || 1 ||   How can you not die of shame, claiming, “This world 
is mine”? At the very last moment, nothing is
yours.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Trying various methods, you cherish your body, but 
at the time of death, it is burned in the fire.  || 2

||   You apply sandalwood oil to your limbs, but that body is burned with the 
firewood.  || 3 ||   Says Kabeer, listen, O virtuous
people: your beauty shall vanish, as the whole world watches.   || 4 || 11 ||   
 GAUREE,   KABEER JEE:   Why do you cry and
mourn, when another person dies? Do so only if you yourself are to live.  || 1 
||   I shall not die as the rest of the world dies,
for now I have met the life-giving Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   People anoint 
their bodies with fragrant oils, and in that pleasure,
they forget the supreme bliss.  || 2 ||    There is one well, and five 
water-carriers. Even though the rope is broken, the fools
continue trying to draw water.  || 3 ||   Says Kabeer, through contemplation, I 
have obtained this one understanding. There is
no well, and no water-carrier.  || 4 || 12 ||   GAUREE,  KABEER JEE:  The 
mobile and immobile creatures, insects and moths —
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|| 1 ||    I lived in many such homes, O Lord, before I came into the womb this 
time.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I was a Yogi, a
celibate,  a  penitent,  and  a  Brahmchaaree,  with  strict  self-discipline.  
Sometimes  I  was  a  king,  sitting  on  the  throne,  and
sometimes I was a beggar.  || 2 ||    The faithless cynics shall die, while the 
Saints shall all survive. They drink in the Lord’s
Ambrosial Essence with their tongues.  || 3 ||   Says Kabeer, O God, have mercy 
on me. I am so tired; now, please bless me
with Your perfection.  || 4 || 13 ||    GAUREE,  KABEER JEE,  WITH WRITINGS OF 
THE FIFTH MEHL:  Kabeer has seen such
wonders! Mistaking it for cream, the people are churning water.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||   The donkey grazes upon the green grass;
arising each day, he laughs and brays, and then dies.  || 1 ||   The bull is 
intoxicated, and runs around wildly. He romps and
eats and then falls into hell.  || 2 ||   Says Kabeer, a strange sport has 
become manifest: the sheep is sucking the milk of her
lamb.   ||  3  ||     Chanting  the  Lord’s  Name,  my  intellect  is  
enlightened.  Says  Kabeer,  the  Guru  has  blessed  me  with  this
understanding.   || 4 || 1 || 14 ||    GAUREE,   KABEER JEE,   PANCH-PADAS:   I 
am like a fish out of water, because in my
previous life, I did not practice penance and intense meditation.  || 1 ||   
Now tell me, Lord, what will my condition be? I left
Benares —  I had little common sense.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I wasted my whole 
life in the city of Shiva; at the time of my death,
I moved to Magahar.  || 2 ||   For many years, I practiced penance and intense 
meditation at Kaashi; now that my time to die
has come, I have come to dwell at Magahar!   || 3 ||   Kaashi and Magahar — I 
consider them the same. With inadequate
devotion, how can anyone swim across?  || 4 ||    Says Kabeer, the Guru and 
Ganaysha and Shiva all know that Kabeer died
chanting the Lord’s Name.  || 5 || 15 ||   GAUREE,  KABEER JEE:  You may anoint 
your limbs with sandalwood oil, but in the
end, that body will be burned with the firewood.  || 1 ||   Why should anyone 
take pride in this body or wealth? They shall end
up lying on the ground; they shall not go along with you to the world beyond.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   They sleep by night and work
during the day, but they do not chant the Lord’s Name, even for an instant.  || 
2 ||    They hold the string of the kite in their
hands,  and  chew  betel  leaves  in  their  mouths,  but  at  the  time  of  
death,  they  shall  be  tied  up  tight,  like  thieves.   ||  3  ||
Through the Guru’s Teachings, and immersed in His Love, sing the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord. Chant the Name of the Lord,
Raam, Raam, and find peace.   || 4 ||    In His Mercy, He implants the Naam 
within us; inhale deeply the sweet aroma and
fragrance of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 5 ||   Says Kabeer, remember Him, you 
blind fool! The Lord is True; all worldly affairs are
false.  || 6 || 16 ||   GAUREE,  KABEER JEE,  TI-PADAS AND CHAU-TUKAS:  I have 
turned away from death and turned to the
Lord.  Pain  has  been  eliminated,  and  I  dwell  in  peace   and  comfort.  
My  enemies  have  been  transformed  into  friends.  The
faithless cynics have been transformed into good-hearted people.  || 1 ||   
Now, I feel that everything brings me peace. Peace
and tranquility have come, since I realized the Lord of the Universe.  || 1 ||


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Pause    ||      My  body  was  afflicted  with  millions  of  diseases.  They  
have  been  transformed  into  the  peaceful,  tranquil
concentration of Samaadhi. When someone understands his own self, he no longer 
suffers from illness and the three fevers.  ||
2 ||   My mind has now been restored to its original purity. When I became dead 
while yet alive, only then did I come to know
the Lord. Says Kabeer, I am now immersed in intuitive peace and poise. I do not 
fear anyone, and I do not strike fear into
anyone else.   || 3 || 17 ||    GAUREE,   KABEER JEE:   When the body dies, 
where does the soul go? It is absorbed into the
untouched, unstruck melody of the Word of the Shabad. Only one who knows the 
Lord realizes Him. The mind is satisfied and
satiated, like the mute who eats the sugar candy and just smiles, without 
speaking.  || 1 ||   Such is the spiritual wisdom which
the Lord has imparted. O mind, hold your breath steady within the central 
channel of the Sushmanaa.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Adopt such a Guru, that you shall not have to adopt another again. Dwell in 
such a state, that you shall never have to dwell in
any other. Embrace such a meditation, that you shall never have to embrace any 
other. Die in such a way, that you shall never
have to die again.  || 2 ||   Turn your breath away from the left channel, and 
away from the right channel, and unite them in
the central channel of the Sushmanaa. At their confluence within your mind, 
take your bath there without water. To look upon
all with an impartial eye —  let this  be  your  daily  occupation.  
Contemplate  this  essence  of  reality —  what  else  is  there  to
contemplate?  || 3 ||   Water, fire, wind, earth and ether — adopt such a way 
of life and you shall be close to the Lord. Says
Kabeer, meditate on the Immaculate Lord. Go to that home, which you shall never 
have to leave.   || 4 || 18 ||    GAUREE,
KABEER JEE,   TI-PADAS:   He cannot be obtained by offering your weight in 
gold. But I have bought the Lord by giving my
mind to Him.  || 1 ||   Now I recognize that He is my Lord. My mind is 
intuitively pleased with Him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Brahma
spoke of Him continually, but could not find His limit. Because of my devotion 
to the Lord, He has come to sit within the home
of my inner being.  || 2 ||   Says Kabeer, I have renounced my restless 
intellect. It is my destiny to worship the Lord alone.  ||
3 || 1 || 19 ||    GAUREE,   KABEER JEE:   That death which terrifies the 
entire world — the nature of that death has been
revealed to me, through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 1 ||   Now, how 
shall I die? My mind has already accepted death.
Those who do not know the Lord, die over and over again, and then depart.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   Everyone says, “I will die, I will
die.” But he alone becomes immortal, who dies with intuitive understanding.  || 
2 ||   Says Kabeer, my mind is filled with bliss;
my doubts have been eliminated, and I am in ecstasy.  || 3 || 20 ||   GAUREE,  
KABEER JEE:  There is no special place where
the soul aches; where should I apply the ointment? I have searched the body, 
but I have not found such a place.  || 1 ||   He
alone knows it, who feels the pain of such love; the arrows of the Lord’s 
devotional worship are so sharp!  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I
look upon all His soul-brides with an impartial eye; how can I know which ones 
are dear to the Husband Lord?  || 2 ||   Says
Kabeer, one who has such destiny inscribed upon her forehead — her Husband Lord 
turns all others away, and meets with
her.  || 3 || 21 ||


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GAUREE,  KABEER JEE:  One who has the Lord as his Master, O Siblings of Destiny 
— countless liberations knock at his door.

|| 1 ||   If I say now that my trust is in You alone, Lord, then what 
obligation do I have to anyone else?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He
bears the burden of the three worlds; why should He not cherish you also?   || 
2 ||    Says Kabeer, through contemplation, I
have obtained this one understanding. If the mother poisons her own child, what 
can anyone do?   || 3 || 22 ||    GAUREE,
KABEER JEE:   Without Truth, how can the woman be a true satee — a widow who 
burns herself on her husband’s funeral
pyre? O Pandit, O religious scholar, see this and contemplate it within your 
heart.   || 1 ||    Without love,  how can  one’s
affection increase? As long as there is attachment to pleasure, there can be no 
spiritual love.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   One who, in
his own soul, believes the Queen Maya to be true, does not meet the Lord, even 
in dreams.  || 2 ||   One who surrenders her
body, mind, wealth, home and self — she is the true soul-bride, says Kabeer.   
|| 3 || 23 ||    GAUREE,   KABEER JEE:   The
whole world is engrossed in corruption. This corruption has drowned entire 
families.  || 1 ||    O man, why have you wrecked
your boat and sunk it? You have broken with the Lord, and joined hands with 
corruption.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Angels and human
beings alike are burning in the raging fire. The water is near at hand, but the 
beast does not drink it in.  || 2 ||   By constant
contemplation and awareness, the water is brought forth. That water is 
immaculate and pure, says Kabeer.   || 3 || 24 ||
GAUREE,   KABEER  JEE:   That  family,  whose  son  has  no  spiritual  wisdom  
or  contemplation —  why  didn’t  his  mother  just
become a widow?  || 1 ||   That man who has not practiced devotional worship of 
the Lord — why didn’t such a sinful man die
at birth?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   So many pregnancies end in miscarriage — why 
was this one spared? He lives his life in this world
like a deformed amputee.  || 2 ||   Says Kabeer, without the Naam, the Name of 
the Lord, beautiful and handsome people are
just ugly hunch-backs.  || 3 || 25 ||    GAUREE,  KABEER JEE:  I am forever a 
sacrifice to those humble beings who take the
Name of their Lord and Master.  || 1 ||   Those who sing the Glorious Praises 
of the Pure Lord are pure. They are my Siblings
of Destiny, so dear to my heart.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I am the dust of the 
lotus feet of those whose hearts are filled with the All-
pervading Lord.  || 2 ||   I am a weaver by birth, and patient of mind. Slowly, 
steadily, Kabeer chants the Glories of God.  || 3

|| 26 ||   GAUREE,  KABEER JEE:  From the Sky of the Tenth Gate, the nectar 
trickles down, distilled from my furnace. I have
gathered in this most sublime essence, making my body into firewood.   || 1 ||  
  He alone is called intoxicated with intuitive
peace and poise, who drinks in the juice of the Lord’s essence, contemplating 
spiritual wisdom.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Intuitive
poise is the bar-maid who comes to serve it. I pass my nights and days in 
ecstasy.  || 2 ||    Through conscious meditation, I
linked my consciousness with the Immaculate Lord. Says Kabeer, then I obtained 
the Fearless Lord.  || 3 || 27 ||    GAUREE,
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Who has established himself as a Siddha, a being of miraculous spiritual 
powers, by killing his mind?  || 1 ||   Who is that silent
sage, who has killed his mind? By killing the mind, tell me, who is saved?   || 
1 ||   Pause   ||    Everyone speaks through the
mind. Without killing the mind, devotional worship is not performed.  || 2 ||   
 Says Kabeer, one who knows the secret of this
mystery, beholds within his own mind the Lord of the three worlds.  || 3 || 28 
||   GAUREE,  KABEER JEE:  The stars which are
seen in the sky — who is the painter who painted them?   || 1 ||    Tell me, O 
Pandit, what is the sky attached to? Very
fortunate is the knower who knows this.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The sun and the 
moon give their light; God’s creative extension
extends everywhere.  || 2 ||   Says Kabeer, he alone knows this, whose heart is 
filled with the Lord, and whose mouth is also
filled with the Lord.  || 3 || 29 ||    GAUREE,  KABEER JEE:  The Simritee is 
the daughter of the Vedas, O Siblings of Destiny.
She has brought a chain and a rope.  || 1 ||   She has imprisoned the people in 
her own city. She has tightened the noose of
emotional attachment and shot the arrow of death.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    By 
cutting, she cannot be cut, and she cannot be
broken. She has become a serpent, and she is eating the world.  || 2 ||    
Before my very eyes, she has plundered the entire
world. Says Kabeer, chanting the Lord’s Name, I have escaped her.  || 3 || 30 
||   GAUREE,  KABEER JEE:  I have grasped the
reins and attached the bridle; abandoning everything, I now ride through the 
skies.  || 1 ||   I made self-reflection my mount,
and in the stirrups of intuitive poise, I placed my feet.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
 Come, and let me ride you to heaven. If you hold
back, then I shall strike you with the whip of spiritual love.  || 2 ||   Says 
Kabeer, those who remain detached from the Vedas,
the Koran and the Bible are the best riders.   || 3 || 31 ||    GAUREE,   
KABEER JEE:   That mouth, which used to eat the five
delicacies — I have seen the flames being applied to that mouth.  || 1 ||   O 
Lord, my King, please rid me of this one affliction:
may I not be burned in fire, or cast into the womb again.   || 1 ||   Pause   
||    The body is destroyed by so many ways and
means. Some burn it, and some bury it in the earth.  || 2 ||   Says Kabeer, O 
Lord, please reveal to me Your Lotus Feet; after
that, go ahead and send me to my death.  || 3 || 32 ||   GAUREE,  KABEER JEE:  
He Himself is the fire, and He Himself is the
wind. When our Lord and Master wishes to burn someone, then who can save him?  
|| 1 ||   When I chant the Lord’s Name,
what does it matter if my body burns? My consciousness remains absorbed in the 
Lord’s Name.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Who is
burned, and who suffers loss? The Lord plays, like the juggler with his ball.  
|| 2 ||   Says Kabeer, chant the two letters of the
Lord’s Name — Raa Maa. If He is your Lord and Master, He will protect you.   || 
3 || 33 ||    GAUREE,   KABEER JEE,   DU-
PADAS:  I have not practiced Yoga, or focused my consciousness on meditation. 
Without renunciation, I cannot escape Maya.

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I have not taken the Lord’s Name as my Support.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Says 
Kabeer, I have searched the skies, and have not
seen another, equal to the Lord.  || 2 || 34 ||   GAUREE,  KABEER JEE:  That 
head which was once embellished with the finest
turban — upon that head, the crow now cleans his beak.  || 1 ||   What pride 
should we take in this body and wealth? Why not
hold tight to the Lord’s Name instead?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Says Kabeer, 
listen, O my mind: this may be your fate as well!  || 2

|| 35 ||  THIRTY-FIVE STEPS OF GAUREE GWAARAYREE.  ||

RAAG  GAUREE  GWAARAYREE,   ASHTAPADEES  OF  KABEER  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

People beg for pleasure, but pain comes instead. I would rather not beg for 
that pleasure.   || 1 ||    People are involved in
corruption, but still, they hope for pleasure. How will they find their home in 
the Sovereign Lord King?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Even
Shiva and Brahma are afraid of this pleasure, but I have judged that pleasure 
to be true.  || 2 ||   Even sages like Sanak and
Naarad, and the thousand-headed serpent, did not see the mind within the body.  
|| 3 ||   Anyone can search for this mind, O
Siblings of Destiny. When it escapes from the body, where does the mind go?  || 
4 ||    By Guru’s Grace, Jai Dayv and Naam
Dayv came to know this, through loving devotional worship of the Lord.  || 5 || 
  This mind does not come or go. One whose
doubt  is  dispelled,  knows  the  Truth.    ||  6  ||     This  mind  has  no  
form  or  outline.  By  God’s  Command  it  was  created;
understanding God’s Command, it will be absorbed into Him again.  || 7 ||    
Does anyone know the secret of this mind? This
mind shall merge into the Lord, the Giver of peace and pleasure.  || 8 ||   
There is One Soul, and it pervades all bodies. Kabeer
dwells upon this Mind.  || 9 || 1 || 36 ||   GAUREE GWAARAYREE:  Those who are 
awake to the One Name, day and night —
many of them have become Siddhas — perfect spiritual beings — with their 
consciousness attuned to the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause

||    The seekers, the Siddhas and the silent sages have all lost the game. The 
One Name is the wish-fulfilling Elysian Tree,

which saves them and carries them across.  || 1 ||   Those who are rejuvenated 
by the Lord, do not belong to any other. Says
Kabeer, they realize the Name of the Lord.  || 2 || 37 ||    GAUREE AND ALSO 
SORAT’H:  O shameless being, don’t you feel
ashamed? You have forsaken the Lord — now where will you go? Unto whom will you 
turn?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    One whose
Lord and Master is the highest and most exalted — it is not proper for him to 
go to the house of another.  || 1 ||   That Lord
and Master is pervading everywhere. The Lord is always with us; He is never far 
away.   || 2 ||    Even Maya takes to the
Sanctuary of His Lotus Feet. Tell me, what is there which is not in His home?   
|| 3 ||    Everyone speaks of Him; He is All-
powerful. He is His Own Master; He is the Giver.  || 4 ||   Says Kabeer, he 
alone is perfect in this world, in whose heart there is
none other than the Lord.  || 5 || 38 ||


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Whose son is he? Whose father is he? Who dies? Who inflicts pain?   || 1 ||    
The Lord is the thug, who has drugged and
robbed the whole world. I am separated from the Lord; how can I survive, O my 
mother?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Whose husband
is he? Whose wife is she? Contemplate this reality within your body.  || 2 ||   
 Says Kabeer, my mind is pleased and satisfied
with the thug. The effects of the drug have vanished, since I recognized the 
thug.  || 3 || 39 ||   Now, the Lord, my King, has
become my help and support. I have cut away birth and death, and attained the 
supreme status.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    He has
united me with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. He has rescued me 
from the five demons. I chant with my tongue
and meditate on the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord. He has made me his 
own slave.   || 1 ||    The True Guru has
blessed me with His generosity. He has lifted me up, out of the world-ocean. I 
have fallen in love with His Lotus Feet. The Lord
of  the Universe dwells continually within my consciousness.  || 2 ||   The 
burning fire of Maya has been extinguished. My mind
is contented with the Support of the Naam. God, the Lord and Master, is totally 
permeating the water and the land. Wherever I
look, there is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.  || 3 ||   He Himself 
has implanted His devotional worship within me.
By  pre-ordained  destiny,  one  meets  Him,  O  my  Siblings  of  Destiny.  
When  He  grants  His  Grace,  one  is  perfectly  fulfilled.
Kabeer’s Lord and Master is the Cherisher of the poor.  || 4 || 40 ||   There 
is pollution in the water, and pollution on the land;
whatever is born is polluted. There is pollution in birth, and more pollution 
in death; all beings are ruined by pollution.  || 1 ||
Tell me, O Pandit, O religious scholar: who is clean and pure? Meditate on such 
spiritual wisdom, O my friend.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   There is pollution in the eyes, and pollution in speech; there is 
pollution in the ears as well. Standing up and sitting down,
one is polluted; one’s kitchen is polluted as well.  || 2 ||   Everyone knows 
how to be caught, but hardly anyone knows how to
escape. Says Kabeer, those who meditate on the Lord within their hearts, are 
not polluted.  || 3 || 41 ||    GAUREE:  Resolve
this one conflict for me, O Lord, if you require any work from Your humble 
servant.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||  Is this mind greater, or
the One to whom the mind is attuned? Is the Lord greater, or one who knows the 
Lord?  || 1 ||    Is Brahma greater, or the
One who created Him? Are the Vedas greater, or the One from which they came?   
|| 2 ||    Says Kabeer, I have become
depressed; is the sacred shrine of pilgrimage greater, or the slave of the 
Lord?   || 3 || 42 ||    RAAG  GAUREE  CHAYTEE:
Behold,  O Siblings of Destiny, the storm of spiritual wisdom has come. It has 
totally blown away the thatched huts of doubt,
and torn apart the bonds of Maya.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The two pillars of 
double-mindedness have fallen, and the beams of
emotional attachment have come crashing down. The thatched roof of greed has 
caved in, and the pitcher of evil-mindedness
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1 ||   Your servant is drenched with the rain that has fallen in this storm. 
Says Kabeer, my mind became enlightened, when I
saw the sun rise.  || 2 || 43 ||

GAUREE  CHAYTEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

They do not listen to the Lord’s Praises, and they do not sing the Lord’s 
Glories, but they try to bring down the sky with their
talk.  || 1 ||   What can anyone say to such people? You should always be 
careful around those whom God has excluded from
His devotional worship.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   They do not offer even a handful 
of water, while they slander the one who brought
forth the Ganges.  || 2 ||   Sitting down or standing up, their ways are 
crooked and evil. They ruin themselves, and then they
ruin  others.   ||  3  ||     They  know  nothing  except  evil  talk.  They  
would  not  even  obey  Brahma’s  orders.   ||  4  ||     They
themselves are lost, and they mislead others as well. They set their own temple 
on fire, and then they fall asleep within it.  || 5

||   They laugh at others, while they themselves are one-eyed. Seeing them, 
Kabeer is embarrassed.  || 6 || 1 || 44 ||

RAAG  GAUREE  BAIRAAGAN,   KABEER  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

He does not honor his ancestors while they are alive, but he holds feasts in 
their honor after they have died. Tell me, how can
his poor ancestors receive what the crows and the dogs have eaten up?   || 1 || 
   If only someone would tell me what real
happiness is! Speaking of happiness and joy, the world is perishing. How can 
happiness be found?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Making
gods and goddesses out of clay, people sacrifice living beings to them. Such 
are your dead ancestors, who cannot ask for what
they want.  || 2 ||   You murder living beings and worship lifeless things; at 
your very last moment, you shall suffer in terrible
pain. You do not know the value of the Lord’s Name; you shall drown in the 
terrifying world-ocean.  || 3 ||   You worship gods
and goddesses, but you do not know the Supreme Lord God. Says Kabeer, you have 
not remembered the Lord who has no
ancestors; you are clinging to your corrupt ways.  || 4 || 1 || 45 ||   GAUREE: 
 One who remains dead while yet alive, will live
even after death; thus he merges into the Primal Void of the Absolute Lord. 
Remaining pure in the midst of impurity, he will
never again  fall  into the  terrifying  world-ocean.   ||  1  ||     O  my  
Lord,  this  is  the  milk  to  be  churned.  Through  the  Guru’s
Teachings, hold your mind steady and stable, and in this way, drink in the 
Ambrosial Nectar.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The Guru’s
arrow has pierced the hard core of this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, and the state of 
enlightenment has dawned. In the darkness of
Maya, I mistook the rope for the snake, but that is over, and now I dwell in 
the eternal home of the Lord.  || 2 ||


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Maya has drawn her bow without an arrow, and has pierced this world, O Siblings 
of Destiny. The drowning person is blown
around in the ten directions by the wind, but I hold tight to the string of the 
Lord’s Love.  || 3 ||   The disturbed mind has been
absorbed in the Lord; duality and evil-mindedness have run away. Says Kabeer, I 
have seen the One Lord, the Fearless One; I
am attuned to the Name of the Lord.  || 4 || 2 || 46 ||    GAUREE BAIRAAGAN,  
TI-PADAS:  I turned my breath inwards, and
pierced through the six chakras of the body, and my awareness was centered on 
the Primal Void of the Absolute Lord. Search
for the One who does not come or go, who does not die and is not born, O 
renunciate.   || 1 ||    My mind has turned away
from the world, and is absorbed in the Mind of God. By Guru’s Grace, my 
understanding has been changed; otherwise, I was
totally ignorant.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    That which was near has become 
distant, and again, that which was distant is near, for
those who realize the Lord as He is. It is like the sugar water made from the 
candy; only one who drinks it knows its taste.  ||
2 ||    Unto whom should I speak Your speech, O Lord; it is beyond the three 
qualities. Is there anyone with such discerning
wisdom? Says Kabeer, as is the fuse which you apply, so is the flash you will 
see.  || 3 || 3 || 47 ||    GAUREE:  There is no
rainy season, ocean, sunshine or shade, no creation or destruction there. No 
life or death, no pain or pleasure is felt there.
There  is  only  the  Primal  Trance  of  Samaadhi,  and  no  duality.   ||  1  
||     The  description  of  the  state  of  intuitive  poise  is
indescribable and sublime. It is not measured, and it is not exhausted. It is 
neither light nor heavy.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Neither
lower nor upper worlds are there; neither day nor night are there. There is no 
water, wind or fire; there, the True Guru is
contained.  || 2 ||   The Inaccessible and Unfathomable Lord dwells there 
within Himself; by Guru’s Grace, He is found. Says
Kabeer, I am a sacrifice to my Guru; I remain in the Saadh Sangat, the Company 
of the Holy.   || 3 || 4 || 48 ||    GAUREE:
With both sin and virtue, the ox of the body is purchased; the air of the 
breath is the capital which has appeared. The bag on
its back is filled with desire; this is how we purchase the herd.  || 1 ||   My 
Lord is such a wealthy merchant! He has made the
whole world his peddler.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Sexual desire and anger are the 
tax-collectors, and the waves of the mind are the
highway robbers. The five elements join together and divide up their loot. This 
is how our herd is disposed of!  || 2 ||    Says
Kabeer, listen, O Saints: This  is  the  state  of  affairs  now!  Going  
uphill,  the  ox  has  grown  weary;  throwing  off  his  load,  he
continues on his journey.   || 3 || 5 || 49 ||    GAUREE,   PANCH-PADAS:   For 
a few short days, the soul-bride stays in her
parent’s house; then, she must go to her in-laws. The blind, foolish and 
ignorant people do not know this.  || 1 ||    Tell me,
why is the bride wearing her ordinary clothes? The guests have arrived at her 
home, and her Husband has come to take her
away.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Who has lowered the rope of the breath down, into 
the well of the world which we see? The rope of
the breath breaks away from the pitcher of the body, and the water-carrier gets 
up and departs.  || 2 ||


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When the Lord and Master is kind and grants His Grace, then her affairs are all 
resolved. Then she is known as the happy soul-
bride, if she contemplates the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.   || 3 ||    Bound by 
the actions she has committed, she wanders
around — see this and understand. What can we say to her? What can the poor 
soul-bride do?   || 4 ||    Disappointed and
hopeless, she gets up and departs. There is no support or encouragement in her 
consciousness. So remain attached to the
Lord’s Lotus Feet, and hurry to His Sanctuary, Kabeer!   || 5 || 6 || 50 ||    
GAUREE:   The Yogi says that Yoga is good and
sweet, and nothing else is, O Siblings of Destiny. Those who shave their heads, 
and those who amputate their limbs, and those
who utter only a single word, all say that they have attained the spiritual 
perfection of the Siddhas.  || 1 ||   Without the Lord,
the blind ones are deluded by doubt. And those, to whom I go to find release — 
they themselves are bound by all sorts of
chains.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The soul is re-absorbed into that from which it 
originated, when one leaves this path of errors. The
scholarly  Pandits,  the  virtuous,  the  brave  and  the  generous,  all  
assert  that  they  alone  are  great.    ||  2  ||     He  alone
understands, whom the Lord inspires to understand. Without understanding, what 
can anyone do? Meeting the True Guru, the
darkness is dispelled, and in this way, the jewel is obtained.  || 3 ||   Give 
up the evil actions of your left and right hands, and
grasp hold of the Feet of the Lord. Says Kabeer, the mute has tasted the 
molasses, but what can he say about it if he is asked?

|| 4 || 7 || 51 ||

RAAG  GAUREE  POORBEE,   KABEER  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Where  something  existed,  now  there  is  nothing.  The  five  elements  are  
no  longer  there.  The  Ida,  the  Pingala  and  the
Sushmanaa — O human being, how can the breaths through these be counted now?  
|| 1 ||   The string has been broken, and
the Sky of the Tenth Gate has been destroyed. Where has your speech gone? This 
cynicism afflicts me, night and day; who
can explain this to me and help me understand?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Where the 
world is — the body is not there; the mind is
not there either. The Joiner is forever unattached; now, within whom is the 
soul said to be contained?  || 2 ||   By joining the
elements, people cannot join them, and by breaking, they cannot be broken, 
until the body perishes. Of whom is the soul the
master, and of whom is it the servant? Where, and to whom does it go?   || 3 || 
   Says Kabeer, I have lovingly focused my
attention on that place where the Lord dwells, day and night. Only He Himself 
truly knows the secrets of His mystery; He is
eternal and indestructible.  || 4 || 1 || 52 ||   GAUREE:  Let contemplation 
and intuitive meditation be your two ear-rings, and
true wisdom your patched overcoat. In the cave of silence, dwell in your Yogic 
posture; let the subjugation of desire be your
spiritual path.  || 1 ||   O my King, I am a Yogi, a hermit, a renunciate. I do 
not die or suffer pain or separation.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   The solar systems and galaxies are my horn; the whole world is the bag to 
carry my ashes. Eliminating the three qualities
and finding release from this world is my deep meditation.  || 2 ||   My mind 
and breath are the two gourds of my fiddle, and
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The string has become steady, and it does not break; this guitar vibrates with 
the unstruck melody.   || 3 ||    Hearing it, the
mind is enraptured and becomes perfect; it does not waver, and it is not 
affected by Maya. Says Kabeer, the bairaagee, the
renunciate, who has played such a game, is not reincarnated again into the 
world of form and substance.   || 4 || 2 || 53 ||
GAUREE:  Nine yards, ten yards, and twenty-one yards — weave these into the 
full piece of cloth; take the sixty threads and
add nine joints to the seventy-two on the loom.  || 1 ||   Life weaves itself 
into its patterns. Leaving her home, the soul goes to
the world of the weaver.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   This cloth cannot be measured in 
yards or weighed with weights; its food is two
and a half measures. If it does not obtain food right away, it quarrels with 
the master of the house.  || 2 ||   How many days
will you sit here, in opposition to your Lord and Master? When will this 
opportunity come again? Leaving his pots and pans, and
the bobbins wet with his tears, the weaver soul departs in jealous anger.  || 3 
||   The wind-pipe is empty now; the thread of
the breath does not come out any longer. The thread is tangled; it has run out. 
So renounce the world of form and substance
while you remain here, O poor soul; says Kabeer: you must understand this!   || 
4 || 3 || 54 ||    GAUREE:   When one light
merges into another, what becomes of it then? That person, within whose heart 
the Lord’s Name does not well up — may that
person burst and die!  || 1 ||   O my dark and beautiful Lord, my mind is 
attached to You.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Meeting with the
Holy, the perfection of the Siddhas is obtained. What good is Yoga or 
indulgence in pleasures? When the two meet together,
the business is conducted, and the link with the Lord’s Name is established.  
|| 2 ||   People believe that this is just a song, but
it is a meditation on God. It is like the instructions given to the dying man 
at Benares.  || 3 ||   Whoever sings or listens to the
Lord’s Name with conscious awareness — says Kabeer, without a doubt, in the 
end, he obtains the highest status.  || 4 || 1 ||
4 || 55 ||   GAUREE:  Those who try to do things by their own efforts are 
drowned in the terrifying world-ocean; they cannot
cross over. Those who practice religious rituals and strict self-discipline — 
their egotistical pride shall consume their minds.  ||
1 ||   Your Lord and Master has given you the breath of life and food to 
sustain you; Oh, why have you forgotten Him? Human
birth is a priceless jewel, which has been squandered in exchange for a 
worthless shell.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The thirst of desire
and the hunger of doubt afflict you; you do not contemplate the Lord in your 
heart. Intoxicated with pride, you cheat yourself;
you  have  not  enshrined  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad  within  your  
mind.   ||  2  ||     Those  who  are  deluded  by  sensual
pleasures, who are tempted by sexual delights and enjoy wine are corrupt. But 
those who, through destiny and good karma,
join  the  Society  of  the  Saints,  float  over  the  ocean,  like  iron  
attached  to  wood.   ||  3  ||     I  have  wandered  in  doubt  and
confusion, through birth and reincarnation; now, I am so tired. I am suffering 
in pain and wasting away. Says Kabeer, meeting
with the Guru, I have obtained supreme joy; my love and devotion have saved me. 
 || 4 || 1 || 5 || 56 ||   GAUREE:  Like the
straw figure of a female elephant, fashioned to trap the bull elephant, O crazy 
mind, the Lord of the Universe has staged the
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Attracted by the lure of sexual desire, the elephant is captured, O crazy mind, 
and now the halter is placed around its neck.  ||
1 ||    So escape from corruption and immerse yourself in the Lord; take this 
advice, O crazy mind. You have not meditated
fearlessly on the Lord, O crazy mind; you have not embarked upon the Lord’s 
Boat.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The monkey stretches
out    its hand, O crazy mind, and takes a handful of corn; now unable to 
escape, O crazy mind, it is made to dance door to door.

||  2  ||     Like  the  parrot  caught  in  the  trap,  O  crazy  mind,  you  
trapped  by  the  affairs  of  Maya.  Like  the  weak  dye  of  the
safflower, O crazy mind, so is the expanse of this world of form and substance. 
 || 3 ||    There are so many holy shrines in
which to bathe, O crazy mind, and so many gods to worship. Says Kabeer, you 
shall not be saved like this, O crazy mind; only
by serving the Lord will you find release.  || 4 || 1 || 6 || 57 ||   GAUREE:  
Fire does not burn it, and the wind does not blow it
away; thieves cannot get near it. Accumulate the wealth of the Lord’s Name; 
that wealth does not go anywhere.  || 1 ||   My
wealth is God, the Lord of Wealth, the Lord of the Universe, the Support of the 
earth: this is called the most excellent wealth.
The peace which is obtained by serving God, the Lord of the Universe — that 
peace cannot be found in kingdoms or power.  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||   Shiva and Sanak, in their search for this wealth, became 
Udaasees, and renounced the world. One whose mind
is filled with the Lord of liberation, and whose tongue chants the Name of the 
Lord, shall not be caught by the noose of Death.

|| 2 ||    My own wealth is the spiritual wisdom and devotion given by the 
Guru; my mind is held steady in perfect neutral
balance. It is like water for the burning soul, like an anchoring support for 
the wandering mind; the bondage of doubt and fear
is dispelled.   || 3 ||    Says Kabeer: O you who are intoxicated with sexual 
desire, reflect upon this in your heart, and see.
Within your home there are hundreds of thousands, millions of horses and 
elephants; but within my home is the One Lord.  ||
4 || 1 || 7 || 58 ||   GAUREE:  Like the monkey with a handful of grain, who 
will not let go because of greed — just so, all the
deeds committed in greed ultimately become a noose around one’s neck.   || 1 || 
   Without devotional worship, human life
passes away in vain. Without the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, without 
vibrating and meditating on the Lord God,
one does not abide in Truth.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Like the flower which 
blossoms in the wilderness with no one to enjoy its
fragrance, so do people wander in reincarnation; over and over again, they are 
destroyed by Death.   || 2 ||    This wealth,
youth,  children  and  spouse  which  the  Lord  has  given  you  —  this  is  
all  just  a  passing  show.  Those  who  are  caught  and
entangled in these are carried away by sensual desire.  || 3 ||   Age is the 
fire, and the body is the house of straw; on all four
sides, this play is being played out. Says Kabeer, to cross over the 
terriffying world-ocean, I have taken to the Shelter of the
True Guru.  || 4 || 1 || 8 || 59 ||   GAUREE:  The water of the sperm is 
cloudy, and the egg of the ovary is crimson. From this
clay, the puppet is fashioned.  || 1 ||    I am nothing, and nothing is mine. 
This body, wealth, and all delicacies are Yours, O
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Into this clay, the breath is infused. By Your Power, You have set this false 
contrivance in motion.   || 2 ||    Some collect
hundreds of thousands of dollars, but in the end, the pitcher of the body 
bursts.  || 3 ||   Says Kabeer, that single foundation
which you have laid will be destroyed in an instant — you are so egotistical.  
|| 4 || 1 || 9 || 60 ||   GAUREE:  Just as Dhroo
and Prahlaad meditated on the Lord, so should you meditate on the Lord, O my 
soul.  || 1 ||   O Lord, Merciful to the meek, I
have placed my faith in You; along with all my family, I have come aboard Your 
boat.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   When it is pleasing to
Him, then He inspires us to obey the Hukam of His Command. He causes this boat 
to cross over.  || 2 ||    By Guru’s Grace,
such understanding is infused into me; my comings and goings in reincarnation 
have ended.  || 3 ||   Says Kabeer, meditate,
vibrate upon the Lord, the Sustainer of the earth. In this world, in the world 
beyond and everywhere, He alone is the Giver.  ||
4 || 2 || 10 || 61 ||   GAUREE 9:  He leaves the womb, and comes into the 
world; as soon as the air touches him, he forgets
his Lord and Master.   || 1 ||    O my soul, sing the Glorious Praises of the 
Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    You were upside-down,
living in the womb; you generated the intense meditative heat of ‘tapas’. Then, 
you escaped the fire of the belly.   || 2 ||
After wandering through 8.4 million incarnations, you came. If you stumble and 
fall now, you shall find no home or place of
rest.  || 3 ||   Says Kabeer, meditate, vibrate upon the Lord, the Sustainer of 
the earth. He is not seen to be coming or going;
He is the Knower of all.  || 4 || 1 || 11 || 62 ||   GAUREE POORBEE:  Don’t 
wish for a home in heaven, and don’t be afraid to
live in hell. Whatever will be will be, so don’t get your hopes up in your 
mind.  || 1 ||   Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord,
from whom the most excellent treasure is obtained.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   What 
good is chanting, penance or self-mortification?
What good is fasting or cleansing baths, unless you know the way to worship the 
Lord God with loving devotion?   || 2 ||
Don’t  feel  so  delighted  at the  sight  of  wealth,  and  don’t weep  at the 
 sight  of  suffering  and  adversity.  As  is  wealth,  so  is
adversity; whatever the Lord proposes, comes to pass.   || 3 ||    Says Kabeer, 
now I know that the Lord dwells within the
hearts  of  His  Saints;  that  servant  performs  the  best  service,  whose  
heart  is  filled  with  the  Lord.   ||  4  ||  1  ||  12  ||  63  ||
GAUREE:  O my mind, even if you carry someone’s burden, they don’t belong to 
you. This world is like the perch of the bird on
the tree.  || 1 ||   I drink in the sublime essence of the Lord. With the taste 
of this essence, I have forgotten all other tastes.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Why should we weep at the death of others, when we 
ourselves are not permanent? Whoever is born shall
pass away; why should we cry out in grief?  || 2 ||   We are re-absorbed into 
the One from whom we came; drink in the Lord’s
essence, and remain attached to Him. Says Kabeer, my consciousness is filled 
with thoughts of remembrance of the Lord; I
have become detached from the world.  || 3 || 2 || 13 || 64 ||   RAAG GAUREE:  
The bride gazes at the path, and sighs with
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Her heart is not happy, but she does not retrace her steps, in hopes of seeing 
the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan.  || 1 ||
So fly away, black crow, so that I may quickly meet my Beloved Lord.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Says Kabeer, to obtain the status of
eternal life, worship the Lord with devotion. The Name of the Lord is my only 
Support; with my tongue, I chant the Lord’s
Name.  || 2 || 1 || 14 || 65 ||   RAAG GAUREE 11:  All around, there are thick 
bushes of sweet basil, and there in the midst of
the forest, the Lord is singing with joy. Beholding His wondrous beauty, the 
milk-maid was entranced, and said, “Please don’t
leave me; please don’t come and go!”  || 1 ||    My mind is attached to Your 
Feet, O Archer of the Universe; he alone meets
You, who is blessed by great good fortune.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In Brindaaban, 
where Krishna grazes his cows, he entices and
fascinates my mind. You are my Lord Master, the Archer of the Universe; my name 
is Kabeer.  || 2 || 2 || 15 || 66 ||   GAUREE
POORBEE 12:   Many people wear various robes, but what is the use of living in 
the forest? What good does it do if a man
burns incense before his gods? What good does it do to dip one’s body in water? 
 || 1 ||    O soul, I know that I will have to
depart. You ignorant idiot: understand the Imperishable Lord. Whatever you see, 
you will not see that again, but still, you cling
to Maya.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The spiritual teachers, meditators and the 
great preachers are all engrossed in these worldly
affairs. Says Kabeer, without the Name of the One Lord, this world is blinded 
by Maya.  || 2 || 1 || 16 || 67 ||   GAUREE 12:  O
people, O victims of this Maya, abandon your doubts and dance out in the open. 
What sort of a hero is one who is afraid to
face the battle? What sort of satee is she who, when her time comes, starts 
collecting her pots and pans?  || 1 ||   Stop your
wavering, O crazy people! Now that you have taken up the challenge of death, 
let yourself burn and die, and attain perfection.

|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    The world is engrossed in sexual desire, anger and 
Maya; in this way it is plundered and ruined. Says
Kabeer, do not forsake the Lord, your Sovereign King, the Highest of the High.  
 || 2 || 2 || 17 || 68 ||    GAUREE 13:   Your
Command is upon my head, and I no longer question it. You are the river, and 
You are the boatman; salvation comes from
You.  || 1 ||   O human being, embrace the Lord’s meditation, whether your Lord 
and Master is angry with you or in love with
you.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Your Name is my Support, like the flower blossoming 
in the water. Says Kabeer, I am the slave of Your
home; I live or die as You will.   || 2 || 18 || 69 ||    GAUREE:   Wandering 
through 8.4 million incarnations, Krishna’s father
Nand was totally exhausted. Because of his devotion, Krishna was incarnated in 
his home; how great was the good fortune of
this poor man!  || 1 ||   You say that Krishna was Nand’s son, but whose son 
was Nand himself? When there was no earth or
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Pause  ||    He does not fall into misfortune, and He does not take birth; His 
Name is the Immaculate Lord. Kabeer’s Lord is
such a Lord and Master, who has no mother or father.  || 2 || 19 || 70 ||    
GAUREE:  Slander me, slander me — go ahead,
people, and slander me. Slander is pleasing to the Lord’s humble servant. 
Slander is my father, slander is my mother.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||    If I am slandered, I go to heaven; the wealth of the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, abides within my mind. If my
heart is pure, and I am slandered, then the slanderer washes my clothes.   || 1 
||    One who slanders me is my friend; the
slanderer is in my thoughts. The slanderer is the one who prevents me from 
being slandered. The slanderer wishes me long
life.  || 2 ||   I have love and affection for the slanderer. Slander is my 
salvation. Slander is the best thing for servant Kabeer.
The slanderer is drowned, while I am carried across.  || 3 || 20 || 71 ||   O 
my Sovereign Lord King, You are Fearless; You are
the Carrier to carry us across, O my Lord King.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    When I 
was, then You were not; now that You are, I am
not. Now, You and I have become one; seeing this, my mind is content.  || 1 ||  
 When there was wisdom, how could there be
strength? Now that there is wisdom, strength cannot prevail. Says Kabeer, the 
Lord has taken away my wisdom, and I have
attained spiritual perfection.  || 2 || 21 || 72 ||   GAUREE:  He fashioned the 
body chamber with six rings, and placed within it
the incomparable thing. He made the breath of life the watchman, with lock and 
key to protect it; the Creator did this in no
time at all.  || 1 ||   Keep your mind awake and aware now, O Sibling of 
Destiny. You were careless, and you have wasted your
life; your home is being plundered by thieves.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The five 
senses stand as guards at the gate, but now can
they be trusted? When you are conscious in your consciousness, you shall be 
enlightened and illuminated.  || 2 ||   Seeing the
nine openings of the body, the soul-bride is led astray; she does not obtain 
that incomparable thing. Says Kabeer, the nine
openings of the body are being plundered; rise up to the Tenth Gate, and 
discover the true essence.   || 3 || 22 || 73 ||
GAUREE:  O mother, I do not know any other, except Him. My breath of life 
resides in Him, whose praises are sung by Shiva
and Sanak and so many others.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   My heart is illuminated by 
spiritual wisdom; meeting the Guru, I meditate in
the Sky of the Tenth Gate. The diseases of corruption, fear and bondage have 
run away; my mind has come to know peace in
its own true home.  || 1 ||   Imbued with a balanced single-mindedness, I know 
and obey God; nothing else enters my mind.
My mind has become fragrant with the scent of sandalwood; I have renounced 
egotistical selfishness and conceit.   || 2 ||
That humble being, who sings and meditates on the Praises of his Lord and 
Master, is the dwelling-place of God. He is blessed
with great good fortune; the Lord abides in his mind. Good karma radiates from 
his forehead.   || 3 ||    I have broken the
bonds of Maya; the intuitive peace and poise of Shiva has dawned within me, and 
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Says Kabeer, meeting the Guru, I have found absolute peace. My mind has ceased 
its wanderings; I am happy.  || 4 || 23 ||
74 ||

RAAG  GAUREE  POORBEE,   BAAWAN  AKHREE  OF  KABEER  JEE:

ONE  UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.   TRUTH  IS  THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

Through these fifty-two letters, the three worlds and all things are described. 
These letters shall perish; they cannot describe
the Imperishable Lord.  || 1 ||    Wherever there is speech, there are letters. 
Where there is no speech, there, the mind rests
on nothing. He is in both speech and silence. No one can know Him as He is.  || 
2 ||   If I come to know the Lord, what can I
say; what good does it do to speak? He is contained in the seed of the 
banyan-tree, and yet, His expanse spreads across the
three worlds.  || 3 ||   One who knows the Lord understands His mystery, and 
bit by bit, the mystery disappears. Turning away
from the world, one’s mind is pierced through with this mystery, and one 
obtains the Indestructible, Impenetrable Lord.  || 4 ||
The Muslim knows the Muslim way of life; the Hindu knows the Vedas and 
Puraanas. To instruct their minds, people ought to
study some sort of spiritual wisdom.  || 5 ||   I know only the One, the 
Universal Creator, the Primal Being. I do not believe in
anyone whom the Lord writes and erases. If someone knows the One, the Universal 
Creator, he shall not perish, since he
knows Him.  || 6 ||    KAKKA:  When the rays of Divine Light come into the 
heart-lotus, the moon-light of Maya cannot enter
the basket of the mind. And if one obtains the subtle fragrance of that 
spiritual flower, he cannot describe the indescribable; he
could speak, but who would understand?  || 7 ||    KHAKHA:   The mind has 
entered this cave. It does not leave this cave to
wander in the ten directions. Knowing their Lord and Master, people show 
compassion; then, they become immortal, and attain
the state of eternal dignity.   || 8 ||    GAGGA:   One who understands the 
Guru’s Word does not listen to anything else. He
remains like a hermit and does not go anywhere, when he grasps the Ungraspable 
Lord and dwells in the sky of the Tenth
Gate.  || 9 ||   GHAGHA:  He dwells in each and every heart. Even when the 
body-pitcher bursts, he does not diminish. When
someone finds the Path to the Lord within his own heart, why should he abandon 
that Path to follow some other path?  || 10 ||
NGANGA:  Restrain yourself, love the Lord, and dismiss your doubts. Even if you 
do not see the Path, do not run away; this is
the highest wisdom.   || 11 ||    CHACHA:   He painted the great picture of the 
world. Forget this picture, and remember the
Painter. This wondrous painting is now the problem. Forget this picture and 
focus your consciousness on the Painter.  || 12 ||
CHHACHHA:   The Sovereign Lord of the Universe is here with you. Why are you so 
unhappy? Why don’t you abandon your
desires? O my mind, each and every moment I try to instruct you, but you 
forsake Him, and entangle yourself with others.  ||
13 ||   JAJJA:  If someone burns his body while he is still alive, and burns 
away the desires of his youth, then he finds the right
way. When he burns his desire for his own wealth, and that of others, then he 
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|| 14 ||   JHAJHA:  You are entangled in the world, and you do not know how to 
get untangled. You hold back in fear, and are
not approved by the Lord. Why do you talk such nonsense, trying to convince 
others? Stirring up arguments, you shall only
obtain more arguments.  || 15 ||    NYANYA:  He dwells near you, deep within 
your heart; why do you leave Him and go far
away? I searched the whole world for Him, but I found Him near myself.  || 16 
||   TATTA:  It is such a difficult path, to find
Him within your own heart. Open the doors within, and enter the Mansion of His 
Presence. Beholding the Immovable Lord, you
shall not slip and go anywhere else. You shall remain firmly attached to the 
Lord, and your heart will be happy.   || 17 ||
T’HAT’HA:  Keep yourself far away from this mirage. With great difficulty, I 
have calmed my mind. That cheater, who cheated
and devoured the whole world — I have cheated that cheater, and my mind is now 
at peace.  || 18 ||    DADDA:  When the
Fear of God wells up, other fears depart. Other fears are absorbed into that 
Fear. When one rejects the Fear of God, then
other fears cling to him. But if he becomes fearless, the fears of his heart 
run away.  || 19 ||   DHADHA:  Why do you search in
other directions? Searching for Him like this, the breath of life runs out. 
When I returned after climbing the mountain, I found
Him in the fortress — the fortress which He Himself made.  || 20 ||   NANNA:  
The warrior who fights on the battle-field should
keep up and press on. He should not yield, and he should not retreat. Blessed 
is the coming of one who conquers the one and
renounces the many.  || 21 ||   TATTA:  The impassable world-ocean cannot be 
crossed over; the body remains embroiled in
the three worlds. But when the Lord of the three worlds enters into the body, 
then one’s essence merges with the essence of
reality, and the True  Lord  is  attained.   ||  22  ||     T’HAT’HA:   He  is  
Unfathomable;  His  depths  cannot  be  fathomed.  He  is
Unfathomable; this body is impermanent, and unstable. The mortal builds his 
dwelling upon this tiny space; without any pillars,
he wishes to support a mansion.  || 23 ||   DADDA:  Whatever is seen shall 
perish. Contemplate the One who is unseen. When
the key is inserted in the Tenth Gate, then the Blessed Vision of the Merciful 
Lord’s Darshan is seen.   || 24 ||    DHADHA:
When one ascends from the lower realms of the earth to the higher realms of the 
heavens, then everything is resolved. The
Lord dwells in both the lower and higher worlds. Leaving the earth, the soul 
ascends to the heavens; then, the lower and
higher join together, and peace is obtained.  || 25 ||   NANNA:  The days and 
nights go by; I am looking for the Lord. Looking
for Him, my eyes have become blood-shot. After looking and looking,when He is 
finally found, then the one who was looking
merges into the One who was looked for.  || 26 ||   PAPPA:  He is limitless; 
His limits cannot be found. I have attuned myself
to the Supreme Light. One who controls his five senses rises above both sin and 
virtue.  || 27 ||    FAFFA:  Even without the
flower, the fruit is produced. One who looks at a slice of that fruit and 
reflects on it, will not be consigned to reincarnation. A
slice of that fruit slices all bodies.   || 28 ||    BABBA:   When one drop 
blends with another drop, then these drops cannot be
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If you turn your thoughts to the Lord, the Lord will take care of you like a 
relative.  || 29 ||   BHABHA:  When doubt is pierced,
union is achieved. I have shattered my fear, and now I have come to have faith. 
I thought that He was outside of me, but now
I know that He is within me. When I came to understand this mystery, then I 
recognized the Lord.  || 30 ||   MAMMA:  Clinging
to the source, the mind is satisfied. One who knows this mystery understands 
his own mind. Let no one delay in uniting his
mind. Those who obtain the True Lord are immersed in delight.   || 31 ||    
MAMMA:   The mortal’s business is with his own
mind; one who disciplines his mind attains perfection. Only the mind can deal 
with the mind; says Kabeer, I have not met
anything like the mind.  || 32 ||   This mind is Shakti; this mind is Shiva. 
This mind is the life of the five elements. When this
mind  is channeled, and guided to enlightenment, it can describe the secrets of 
the three worlds.   || 33 ||    YAYYA:   If you
know anything, then destroy your evil-mindedness, and subjugate the 
body-village. When you are engaged in the battle, don’t
run away; then, you shall be known as a spiritual hero.   || 34 ||    RARRA:   
I have found tastes to be tasteless. Becoming
tasteless, I have realized that taste. Abandoning these tastes, I have found 
that taste. Drinking in that taste, this taste is no
longer pleasing.  || 35 ||    LALLA:  Embrace such love for the Lord in your 
mind, that you shall not have to go to any other;
you  shall  attain  the  supreme  truth.  And  if  you  embrace  love  and  
affection  for  Him  there,  then  you  shall  obtain  the  Lord;
obtaining Him, you shall be absorbed in His Feet.  || 36 ||   WAWA:  Time and 
time again, dwell upon the Lord. Dwelling upon
the Lord, defeat shall not come to you. I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to those, 
who sing the praises of the Saints, the sons of the
Lord. Meeting the Lord, total Truth is obtained.   || 37 ||    WAWA:   Know 
Him. By knowing Him, this mortal becomes Him.
When this soul and that Lord are blended, then, having been blended, they 
cannot be known separately.   || 38 ||    SASSA:
Discipline your mind with sublime perfection. Refrain from that talk which 
attracts the heart. The heart is attracted, when love
wells up. The King of the three worlds is perfectly pervading and permeating 
there.  || 39 ||    KHAKHA:  Anyone who seeks
Him,  and  by  seeking  Him,  finds  Him,  shall  not  be  born  again.  When  
someone  seeks  Him,  and  comes  to  understand  and
contemplate Him, then he crosses over the terrifying world-ocean in an instant. 
 || 40 ||   SASSA:  The bed of the soul-bride is
adorned by her Husband Lord; her skepticism is dispelled. Renouncing the 
shallow pleasures of the world, she obtains the
supreme delight. Then, she is the soul-bride; He is called her Husband Lord.  
|| 41 ||   HAHA:  He exists, but He is not known
to exist. When He is known to exist, then the mind is pleased and appeased. Of 
course the Lord exists, if one could only
understand Him. Then, He alone exists, and not this mortal being.  || 42 ||   
Everyone goes around saying, “I’ll take this, and
I’ll take that.” Because of that, they suffer in terrible pain. When someone 
comes to love the Lord of Lakhshmi, his sorrow
departs, and he obtains total peace.  || 43 ||   KHAKHA:  Many have wasted 
their lives, and then perished. Wasting away, they
do  not remember  the  Lord,  even  now.  But if  someone,  even  now,  comes  
to  know  the  transitory  nature  of  the  world  and
restrain his mind, he shall find his permanent home, from which he was 
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|| 44 ||    The fifty-two letters have been joined together. But people cannot 
recognize the One Word of God. Kabeer speaks
the  Shabad,  the  Word  of  Truth.  One  who  is  a  Pandit,  a  religious  
scholar,  must  remain  fearless.  It  is  the  business  of  the
scholarly person to join letters. The spiritual person contemplates the essence 
of reality. According to the wisdom within the
mind, says Kabeer, so does one come to understand.  || 45 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  GAUREE,   T’HITEE  ~  THE  LUNAR  DAYS  OF  KABEER  JEE:

SHALOK:   There are fifteen lunar days, and seven days of the week. Says 
Kabeer, it is neither here nor there. When  the
Siddhas and seekers come to know the Lord’s mystery, they themselves become the 
Creator; they themselves become the
Divine Lord.  || 1 ||   T’HITEE:  On the day of the new moon, give up your 
hopes. Remember the Lord, the Inner-knower, the
Searcher of hearts. You shall attain the Gate of Liberation while yet alive. 
You shall come to know the Shabad, the Word of the
Fearless Lord, and the essence of your own inner being.  || 1 ||   One who 
enshrines love for the Lotus Feet of the Lord of the
Universe — by the Grace of the Saints, her mind becomes pure; night and day, 
she remains awake and aware, singing the
Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   On the first day of the 
lunar cycle, contemplate the Beloved Lord. He is playing
within the heart; He has no body — He is Infinite. The pain of death never 
consumes that person who remains absorbed in the
Primal Lord God.  || 2 ||   On the second day of the lunar cycle, know that 
there are two beings within the fiber of the body.
Maya and God are blended with everything. God does not increase or decrease. He 
is unknowable and immaculate; He does
not change.  || 3 ||   On the third day of the lunar cycle, one who maintains 
his equilibrium amidst the three modes finds the
source of ecstasy and the highest status. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of 
the Holy, faith wells up. Outwardly, and deep
within, God’s Light is always radiant.  || 4 ||   On the fourth day of the 
lunar cycle, restrain your fickle mind, and do not ever
associate with sexual desire or anger. On land and sea, He Himself is in 
Himself. He Himself meditates and chants His Chant.

|| 5 ||    On the fifth day of the lunar cycle, the five elements expand 
outward. Men are occupied in the pursuit of gold and
women. How rare are those who drink in the pure essence of the Lord’s Love. 
They shall never again suffer the pains of old
age and death.  || 6 ||   On the sixth day of the lunar cycle, the six chakras 
run in six directions. Without enlightenment, the
body does not remain steady. So erase your duality and hold tight to 
forgiveness, and you will not have to endure the torture
of karma or religious rituals.  || 7 ||   On the seventh day of the lunar 
cycle, know the Word as True, and you shall be accepted
by the Lord, the Supreme Soul. Your doubts shall be eradicated, and your pains 
eliminated, and in the ocean of the celestial
void, you shall find peace.  || 8 ||   On the eighth day of the lunar cycle, 
the body is made of the eight ingredients. Within it is
the Unknowable Lord, the King of the supreme treasure. The Guru, who knows this 
spiritual wisdom, reveals the secret of this
mystery. Turning away from the world, He abides in the Unbreakable and 
Impenetrable Lord.  || 9 ||   On the ninth day of the
lunar cycle, discipline the nine gates of the body. Keep your pulsating desires 
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Forget all your greed and emotional attachment; you shall live throughout the 
ages, eating the fruit of immortality.   || 10 ||
On the tenth day of the lunar cycle, there is ecstasy in all directions. Doubt 
is dispelled, and the Lord of the Universe is met. He
is the Embodiment of light, the incomparable essence. He is stainless, without 
stain, beyond both sunshine and shade.  || 11 ||
On  the  eleventh  day  of  the  lunar  cycle,  if  you  run  in  the  
direction  of  the  One,  you  will  not  have  to  suffer  the  pains  of
reincarnation again. Your body will become cool, immaculate and pure. The Lord 
was said to be far away, but He is found near
at hand.   || 12 ||    On the twelfth day of the lunar cycle, twelve suns rise. 
Day and night, the celestial bugles vibrate the
unstruck melody. Then, one beholds the Father of the three worlds. This is 
wonderful! The human being has become God!  ||
13 ||   On the thirteenth day of the lunar cycle, the thirteen holy books 
proclaim that you must recognize the Lord in the nether
regions of the underworld as well as the heavens. There is no high or low, no 
honor or dishonor. The Lord is pervading and
permeating all.  || 14 ||   On the fourteenth day of the lunar cycle, in the 
fourteen worlds and on each and every hair, the Lord
abides. Center yourself and meditate on truth and contentment. Speak the speech 
of God’s spiritual wisdom.  || 15 ||   On the
day of the full moon, the full moon fills the heavens. Its power is diffused 
through its gentle light. In the beginning, in the end,
and in the middle, God remains firm and steady. Kabeer is immersed in the ocean 
of peace.  || 16 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  GAUREE,   THE  SEVEN  DAYS  OF  THE  WEEK  OF  KABEER  JEE:

Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord each and every day. Meeting with the 
Guru, you shall come to know the mystery of the
Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    On Sunday, begin the devotional worship of the 
Lord, and restrain the desires within the temple of
the  body.  When  your  attention  is  focused  day  and  night  upon  that  
imperishable  place,  then  the  celestial  flutes  play  the
unstruck melody in tranquil peace and poise.  || 1 ||   On Monday, the 
Ambrosial Nectar trickles down from the moon. Tasting
it,  all  poisons  are  removed  in  an  instant.  Restrained  by  Gurbani,  
the  mind  remains  indoors;  drinking  in  this  Nectar,  it  is
intoxicated.   || 2 ||    On Tuesday, understand reality; you must know the way 
the five thieves work. Those who leave their
own  home  to  go  out  wandering  shall  feel  the  terrible  wrath  of  the  
Lord,  their  King.    ||  3  ||     On  Wednesday,  one’s
understanding is enlightened. The Lord comes to dwell in the lotus of the 
heart. Meeting the Guru, one comes to look alike
upon pleasure and pain, and the inverted lotus is turned upright.  || 4 ||   On 
Thursday, wash off your corruption. Forsake the
trinity, and attach yourself to the One God. At the confluence of the three 
rivers of knowledge, right action and devotion, there,
why not wash away your sinful mistakes?  || 5 ||   On Friday, keep up and 
complete your fast; day and night, you must fight
against your own self. If you restrain your five senses, then you shall not 
cast your glance on another.  || 6 ||   On Saturday,
keep the candle of God’s Light steady within your heart; you will be 
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All your karma will be erased. || 7 ||   Know that as long as you place your 
hopes in others, you shall not find the Mansion of
the Lord’s Presence. When you embrace love for the Lord, says Kabeer, then, you 
shall become pure in your very fiber.  || 8 ||

RAAG  GAUREE  CHAYTEE,   THE  WORD  OF  NAAM  DAYV  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

God makes even stones float. So why shouldn’t Your humble slave also float 
across, chanting Your Name, O Lord?   || 1 ||
Pause  ||    You saved the prostitute, and the ugly hunch-back; You helped the 
hunter and Ajaamal swim across as well. The
hunter who shot Krishna in the foot — even he was liberated. I am a sacrifice, 
a sacrifice to those who chant the Lord’s Name.

|| 1 ||    You saved Bidur, the son of the slave-girl, and Sudama; You restored 
Ugrasain to his throne. Without meditation,
without penance, without a good family, without good deeds, Naam Dayv’s Lord 
and Master saved them all.  || 2 || 1 ||

RAAG  GAUREE,   PADAS  OF  RAVI  DAAS  JEE,   GAUREE  GWAARAYREE:

ONE  UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.   TRUTH  IS  THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.    BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

The company I keep is wretched and low, and I am anxious day and night; my 
actions are crooked, and I am of lowly birth.  ||
1 ||    O Lord, Master of the earth, Life of the soul, please do not forget me! 
I am Your humble servant.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Take away my pains, and bless Your humble servant with Your Sublime Love. I 
shall not leave Your Feet, even though my
body may perish.  || 2 ||   Says Ravi Daas, I seek the protection of Your 
Sanctuary; please, meet Your humble servant — do
not delay!  || 3 || 1 ||   Baygumpura, ‘the city without sorrow’, is the name 
of the town. There is no suffering or anxiety there.
There are no troubles or taxes on commodities there. There is no fear, blemish 
or downfall there.  || 1 ||   Now, I have found
this most excellent city. There is lasting peace and safety there, O Siblings 
of Destiny.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    God’s Kingdom is
steady, stable and eternal. There is no second or third status; all are equal 
there. That city is populous and eternally famous.
Those who live there are wealthy and contented.  || 2 ||   They stroll about 
freely, just as they please. They know the Mansion
of the Lord’s Presence, and no one blocks their way. Says Ravi Daas, the 
emancipated shoe-maker: whoever is a citizen there,
is a friend of mine.  || 3 || 2 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

GAUREE  BAIRAAGAN,   RAVI  DAAS  JEE:

The path to God is very treacherous and mountainous, and all I have is this 
worthless ox. I offer this one prayer to the Lord, to
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My cargo is loaded, and now I am leaving.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I am the 
merchant of the Lord; I deal in spiritual wisdom. I have
loaded the Wealth of the Lord’s Name; the world has loaded poison.  || 2 ||    
O you who know this world and the world beyond:
write whatever nonsense you please about me. The club of the Messenger of Death 
shall not strike me, since I have cast off all
entanglements.  || 3 ||   Love of this world is like the pale, temporary color 
of the safflower. The color of my Lord’s Love, however,
is permanent, like the dye of the madder plant. So says Ravi Daas, the tanner.  
|| 4 || 1 ||

GAUREE  POORBEE,   RAVI  DAAS  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The frog in the deep well knows nothing of its own country or other lands; just 
so, my mind, infatuated with corruption, understands
nothing about this world or the next.   || 1 ||    O Lord of all worlds: reveal 
to me, even for an instant, the Blessed Vision of Your
Darshan.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   My intellect is polluted; I cannot understand 
Your state, O Lord. Take pity on me, dispel my doubts, and
teach me true wisdom.  || 2 ||   Even the great Yogis cannot describe Your 
Glorious Virtues; they are beyond words. I am dedicated
to Your loving devotional worship, says Ravi Daas the tanner.  || 3 || 1 ||

GAUREE  BAIRAAGAN:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

In the Golden Age of Sat Yuga, was Truth; in the Silver Age of Trayta Yuga, 
charitable feasts; in the Brass Age of Dwaapar Yuga,
there was worship. In those three ages, people held to these three ways. But in 
the Iron Age of Kali Yuga, the Name of the Lord is
your only Support.   || 1 ||    How can I swim across? No one has explained to 
me, so that I might understand how I can escape
reincarnation.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   So many forms of religion have been 
described; the whole world is practicing them. What actions
will       bring emancipation, and total perfection?  || 2 ||    One may 
distinguish between good and evil actions, and listen to the Vedas
and the Puraanas, but doubt still persists. Skepticism continually dwells in 
the heart, so who can eradicate egotistical pride?  || 3 ||
Outwardly, he washes with water, but deep within, his heart is tarnished by all 
sorts of vices. So how can he become pure? His
method of purification is like that of an elephant, covering himself with dust 
right after his bath!  || 4 ||   With the rising of the sun,
the night is brought to its end; the whole world knows this. It is believed 
that with the touch of the Philosopher’s Stone, copper is
immediately transformed into gold.   || 5 ||    When one meets the Supreme 
Philosopher’s Stone, the Guru, if such pre-ordained
destiny is written on one’s forehead, then the soul blends with the Supreme 
Soul, and the stubborn doors are opened wide.  || 6  ||
Through  the  way  of  devotion,  the  intellect  is  imbued  with  Truth;  
doubts,  entanglements  and  vices  are  cut  away.  The  mind  is
restrained, and one attains joy, contemplating the One Lord, who is both with 
and without qualities.   || 7 ||    I have tried many
methods, but by turning it away, the noose of doubt is not turned away. Love 
and devotion have not welled up within me, and so
Ravi Daas is disillusioned and discouraged.  || 8 || 1 ||


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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

RAAG   AASAA,   FIRST  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE,   SO  DAR  ~  THAT  GATE:

What is that Gate, and what is that Home, in which You sit and take care of 
all? Countless musical instruments of so many various
kinds vibrate there for You; so many are the musicians there for You. There are 
so many Ragas there for You, along with their
accompanying harmonies; so many minstrels sing to You. The winds sing to You, 
as do water and fire; the Righteous Judge of
Dharma sings at Your Door. Chitar and Gupat, the recording angels of the 
conscious and the subconscious, sing to You; they know,
and they write, and on the basis of what they write, the Lord of Dharma passes 
judgement. Shiva and Brahma and the Goddess
Parvaati, so beautiful and ever adorned by You, sing to You. The Indras, seated 
upon their celestial thrones, with the deities at Your
Gate, sing to You. The Siddhas in Samaadhi sing to You, and the Holy Saints, in 
their contemplative meditation, sing to You. The
celibates, the truthful and the patient beings sing to You, and the mighty 
warriors sing to You. The scholarly Pandits sing to You,
along with the holy Rishis and the readers of the Vedas throughout the ages. 
The Mohinis, the heavenly beauties who entice the
heart in paradise, in this world and in the nether regions, sing to You. The 
fourteen priceless jewels created by You, and the sixty-
eight holy places of pilgrimage, sing to You. The mighty warriors and the 
divine heroes sing to You, and the four sources of creation
sing to You. The continents, the worlds and the solar systems, created and 
installed by Your Hand, sing to You. They alone sing  to
You, who are pleasing to Your Will, and who are imbued with the nectar of Your 
devotional worship. So many others sing to You,
they do not come into my mind; how can Nanak think of them? That Lord and 
Master — He is True, forever True; He is True, and
True is His Name. He who created the creation is True, and He shall always be 
True; He shall not depart, even when when the
creation departs. He created the world of Maya with its various colors and 
species. Having created the creation, He Himself watches
over it, as it pleases His Greatness. Whatever pleases Him, that is what He 
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No one can issue any commands to Him. He is the King, the King of Kings, the 
Emperor of Kings! Nanak lives in surrender to
His  Will.   ||  1  ||  1  ||     AASAA,   FOURTH  MEHL:   That  Lord  is  
Immaculate;  the  Lord  God  is  Immaculate.  The  Lord  is
Unapproachable, Unfathomable and Incomparable. All meditate, all meditate on 
You, O Dear Lord, O True Creator. All beings
are Yours; You are the Giver of all beings. So meditate on the Lord, O Saints; 
He is the One who takes away all pain. The Lord
Himself is the Master, and He Himself is His own servant. O Nanak, how 
insignificant are mortal beings!   || 1 ||    You are
totally pervading within each and every heart; O Lord, You are the One Primal 
Being, All-permeating. Some are givers, and
some are beggars; all of this is Your wondrous play! You Yourself are the 
Giver, and You Yourself are the Enjoyer. I know of no
other than You. You are the Supreme Lord God, Infinite and Eternal; what 
Glorious Praises of Yours should I speak and chant?
Unto those who serve, unto those who serve You, slave Nanak is a sacrifice.  || 
2 ||   Those who meditate on the Lord, those
who meditate on You, O Dear Lord, those humble beings dwell in peace in this 
world. They are liberated, they are liberated,
who meditate on the Lord; the noose  of  Death  is  cut away  from  them.  
Those  who  meditate  on  the  Fearless  One,  on  the
Fearless Lord, all their fears are dispelled. Those who have served, those who 
have served my Dear Lord, are absorbed into
the Being of the Lord, Har, Har. Blessed are they, blessed are they, who have 
meditated on the Dear Lord; slave Nanak is a
sacrifice to them.  || 3 ||    Devotion to You, devotion to You, is a treasure, 
overflowing, infinite and endless. Your devotees,
Your devotees praise You, O Dear Lord, in many and various ways. For You, so 
many, for You, so very many, O Dear Lord,
perform worship and adoration; they practice penance and endlessly chant in 
meditation. For You, many — for You, so very
many read the various Simritees and Shaastras; they perform religious rituals 
and the six ceremonies. Those devotees, those
devotees are good, O servant Nanak, who are pleasing to my Lord God.   || 4 ||  
  You are the Primal Being, the Unrivalled
Creator Lord; there is no other as Great as You. You are the One, age after 
age; forever and ever, You are One and the same.
You are the Eternal,  Unchanging  Creator.  Whatever  pleases  You  comes  to  
pass.  Whatever  You  Yourself  do,  happens.  You
Yourself created the entire Universe, and having done so, You Yourself shall 
destroy it all. Servant Nanak sings the Glorious
Praises of the Creator, the Knower of all.  || 5 || 1 || 2 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  AASAA,   FIRST  MEHL,   CHAUPADAY,   SECOND  HOUSE:

Hearing, everyone calls You Great, but only one who has seen You, knows just 
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No one can measure Your Worth, or describe You. Those who describe You, remain 
absorbed in You. || 1 ||   O my Great Lord
and Master of Unfathomable Depth, You are the Ocean of Excellence. No one knows 
the greatness of Your expanse.  || 1 ||
Pause   ||     All  the  contemplators  met  together  and  practiced  
contemplation;  all  the  appraisers  met  together  and  tried  to
appraise You. The theologians, the meditators and the teachers of teachers 
could not express even an iota of Your Greatness.

|| 2 ||    All Truth, all austerities, all goodness, and the greatness of the 
Siddhas, the beings of perfect spiritual powers —
without You, none has attained such spiritual powers. They are obtained by Your 
Grace; their flow cannot be blocked.  || 3 ||
What can the helpless speaker do? Your bounties are overflowing with Your 
Praises. And the one, unto whom You give — why
should he think of any other? O Nanak, the True Lord is the Embellisher.   || 4 
|| 1 ||    AASAA,   FIRST MEHL:   Chanting the
Name, I live; forgetting it, I die. It is so difficult to chant the True Name. 
If someone feels hunger for the True Name, then that
hunger shall consume his pains.  || 1 ||    So how could I ever forget Him, O 
my Mother? True is the Master, and True is His
Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   People have grown weary of trying to appraise the 
greatness of the True Name, but they have not
been able to appraise even an iota of it. Even if they were all to meet 
together and recount them, You would not be made any
greater or lesser.  || 2 ||   He does not die — there is no reason to mourn. He 
continues to give, but His Provisions are never
exhausted. This Glorious Virtue is His alone — no one else is like Him; there 
has never been anyone like Him, and there never
shall be.  || 3 ||    As Great as You Yourself are, so Great are Your Gifts. It 
is You who created day and night as well. Those
who forget their Lord and Master are vile and despicable. O Nanak, without the 
Name, people are wretched outcasts.  || 4 || 2

||    AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  If a beggar cries out at the door, the Master hears 
it in His Mansion. Whether He receives him or
pushes him away, it is the Gift of the Lord’s Greatness.   || 1 ||    Recognize 
the Lord’s Light within all, and do not consider
social class or status; there are no classes or castes in the world hereafter.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   He Himself acts, and He Himself
inspires us to act. He Himself considers our complaints. Since You, O Creator 
Lord, are the Doer, why should I submit to the
world?   || 2 ||    You Yourself created and You Yourself give. You Yourself 
eliminate evil-mindedness; by Guru’s Grace, You
come to abide in our minds, and then, pain and darkness are dispelled from 
within.  || 3 ||    He Himself infuses love for the
Truth. Unto others, the Truth is not bestowed.. If He bestows it upon someone, 
says Nanak, then, in the world hereafter, that
person is not called to account.  || 4 || 3 ||   AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  The urges 
of the heart are like cymbals and ankle-bells;
the  drum  of  the  world  resounds  with  the  beat.  Naarad  dances  to  the  
tune  of  the  Dark  Age  of  Kali  Yuga;  where  can  the
celibates and the men of truth place their feet?  || 1 ||   Nanak is a 
sacrifice to the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The world is
blind; our Lord and Master is All-seeing.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The disciple 
feeds on the Guru; out of love for bread, he comes to
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If one were to live and eat for hundreds of years, that day alone would be 
auspicious, when he recognizes his Lord and Master.

||  2  ||     Beholding  the  sight  of  the  petitioner,  compassion  is  not  
aroused.  No  one  lives  without  give  and  take.  The  king
administers justice only if his palm is greased. No one is moved by the Name of 
God.  || 3 ||   O Nanak, they are human beings
in form and name only; by their deeds they are dogs — this is the Command of 
the Lord’s Court. By Guru’s Grace, if one sees
himself as a guest in this world, then he gains honor in the Court of the Lord. 
 || 4 || 4 ||   AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  As much as
the Shabad is in the mind, so much is Your melody; as much as the form of the 
universe is, so much is Your body, Lord. You
Yourself are the tongue, and You Yourself are the nose. Do not speak of any 
other, O my mother.  || 1 ||   My Lord and Master
is One; He is the One and Only; O Siblings of Destiny, He is the One alone.  || 
1 ||  Pause  ||   He Himself kills, and He Himself
emancipates; He Himself gives and takes. He Himself beholds, and He Himself 
rejoices; He Himself bestows His Glance of
Grace.  || 2 ||   Whatever He is to do, that is what He is doing. No one else 
can do anything. As He projects Himself, so do we
describe Him; this is all Your Glorious Greatness, Lord.  || 3 ||    The Dark 
Age of Kali Yuga is the bottle of wine; Maya is the
sweet wine, and the intoxicated mind continues to drink it in. He Himself 
assumes all sorts of forms; thus poor Nanak speaks.

|| 4 || 5 ||    AASAA,   FIRST MEHL:   Make your intellect your instrument, and 
love your tambourine; thus bliss and lasting
pleasure shall be produced in your mind. This is devotional worship, and this 
is the practice of penance. So dance in this love,
and keep the beat with your feet.  || 1 ||    Know that the perfect beat is the 
Praise of the Lord; other dances produce only
temporary pleasure in the mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Play the two cymbals of 
truth and contentment. Let your ankle bells be the
lasting Vision of the Lord. Let your harmony and music be the elimination of 
duality. So dance in this love, and keep the beat
with your feet.  || 2 ||   Let the fear of God within your heart and mind be 
your spinning dance, and keep up, whether sitting
or standing. To roll around in the dust is to know that the body is only ashes. 
So dance in this love, and keep the beat with
your feet.  || 3 ||    Keep the company of the disciples, the students who love 
the teachings. As Gurmukh, listen to the True
Name. O Nanak, chant it, over and over again. So dance in this love, and keep 
the beat with your feet.  || 4 || 6 ||    AASAA,
FIRST MEHL:  He created the air, and He supports the whole world; he bound 
water and fire together. The blind, ten-headed
Raavan had his heads cut off, but what greatness was obtained by killing him?  
|| 1 ||   What Glories of Yours can be chanted?
You are totally pervading everywhere; You love and cherish all.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||    You created all beings, and You hold the
world in Your Hands; what greatness is it to put a ring in the nose of the 
black cobra, as Krishna did? Whose Husband are
You? Who is Your wife? You are subtly diffused and pervading in all.  || 2 ||   
Brahma, the bestower of blessings, entered the
stem of the lotus, with his relatives, to find the extent of the universe. 
Proceeding on, he could not find its limits; what glory
was obtained by killing Kansa, the king?  || 3 ||   The jewels were produced 
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The other gods proclaimed “We are the ones who did this!”  Says Nanak, by 
hiding, how can the Lord be hidden? He has given
each their share, one by one.  || 4 || 7 ||   AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  The vine of 
good actions and character has spread out, and
it bears the fruit of the Lord’s Name. The Name has no form or outline; it 
vibrates with the unstruck Sound Current; through
the Word of the Shabad, the Immaculate Lord is revealed.  || 1 ||    One can 
speak on this only when he knows it. He alone
drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Those who drink it in 
are enraptured; their bonds and shackles are cut
away. When one’s light blends into the Divine Light, then the desire for Maya 
is ended.   || 2 ||    Among all lights, I behold
Your Form; all the worlds are Your Maya. Among the tumults and forms, He sits 
in serene detachment; He bestows His Glance
of Grace upon those who are engrossed in the illusion.  || 3 ||   The Yogi who 
plays on the instrument of the Shabad gains the
Blessed Vision of the Infinitely Beautiful Lord. He, the Lord, is immersed in 
the Unstruck Shabad of the Word, says Nanak, the
humble and meek.  || 4 || 8 ||   AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  My virtue is that I carry 
the load of my words upon my head. The real
words are the Words of the Creator Lord. How useless are eating, drinking and 
laughing, if the Lord is not cherished in the
heart!   || 1 ||    Why should someone care for anything else, if throughout 
his life, he gathers in that which is truly worth
gathering?   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The intellect of the mind is like a 
drunken elephant. Whatever one utters is totally false, the
most false of the false. So what face should we put on to offer our prayer, 
when both virtue and vice are close at hand as
witnesses?  || 2 ||   As You make us, so we become. Without You, there is no 
other at all. As is the understanding which You
bestow, so do we receive. As it pleases Your Will, so do You lead us.  || 3 ||  
 The divine crystalline harmonies, their consorts,
and  their  celestial  families  —  from  them,  the  essence  of  Ambrosial  
Nectar  is  produced.  O  Nanak,  this  is  the  wealth  and
property of the Creator Lord. If only this essential reality were understood!  
|| 4 || 9 ||   AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  When by His
Grace  He  came  to  my  home,  then  my  companions  met  together  to  
celebrate  my  marriage.  Beholding  this  play,  my  mind
became  blissful;  my  Husband  Lord  has  come  to  marry  me.   ||  1  ||     
So  sing —  yes,  sing  the  songs  of  wisdom  and  and
reflection, O brides. My spouse, the Life of the world, has come into my home.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   When I was married within
the Gurdwara, the Guru’s Gate, I met my Husband Lord, and I came to know Him. 
The Word of His Shabad is pervading the
three worlds; when my ego was quieted, my mind became happy.   || 2 ||    He 
Himself arranges His own affairs; His affairs
cannot be arranged by anyone else. By the affair of this marriage, truth, 
contentment, mercy and faith are produced; but how
rare is that Gurmukh who understands it!   || 3 ||    Says Nanak, that Lord 
alone is the Husband of all. She, upon whom He
casts His Glance of Grace, becomes the happy soul-bride.  || 4 || 10 ||   
AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  Home and forest are the same,
for one who dwells in the balance of intuitive peace and poise. His 
evil-mindedness departs, and the Praises of God take its
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Serving the True Guru, one finds one’s own place within the self.  || 1 ||    
To conquer the mind is the knowledge of the six
Shaastras. The Divine Light of the Lord God is perfectly pervading.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Excessive thirst for Maya makes people
wear all sorts of religious robes. The pain of corruption destroys the body’s 
peace. Sexual desire and anger steal the wealth of
the self within. But by abandoning duality, one is emancipated through the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 2 ||   In the Lord’s
Praise and adoration is intuitive peace, poise and bliss. The Love of the Lord 
God is one’s family and friends. He Himself is the
Doer, and He Himself is the Forgiver. My body and mind belong to the Lord; my 
life is at His Command.  || 3 ||    Falsehood
and corruption cause terrible suffering. All the religious robes and social 
classes look just like dust. Whoever is born, continues
to come and go. O Nanak, only the Naam and the Lord’s Command are eternal and 
everlasting.  || 4 || 11 ||   AASAA,  FIRST
MEHL:  In the pool is the one incomparably beautiful lotus. It blossoms 
continually; its form is pure and fragrant. The swans
pick up the bright jewels. They take on the essence of the All-powerful Lord of 
the Universe.   || 1 ||    Whoever is seen, is
subject to birth and death. In the pool without water, the lotus is not seen.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   How rare are those who know
and understand this secret. The Vedas continually speak of the three branches. 
One who merges into the knowledge of the
Lord as absolute and related, serves the True Guru and obtains the supreme 
status.  || 2 ||   One who is imbued with the Love
of the Lord and dwells continually upon Him is liberated. He is the king of 
kings, and blossoms forth continually. That one
whom You preserve, by bestowing Your Mercy, O Lord, even the sinking stone — 
You float that one across.  || 3 ||   Your Light
is pervading the three worlds; I know that You are permeating the three worlds. 
When my mind turned away from Maya, I
came to dwell in my own home. Nanak falls at the feet of that person who 
immerses himself in the Lord’s Love, and performs
devotional  worship  night  and  day.   ||  4  ||  12  ||     AASAA,   FIRST  
MEHL:   Receiving  the  True  Teachings  from  the  Guru,
arguments depart. But through excessive cleverness, one is only plastered with 
dirt. The filth of attachment is removed by the
True Name of the Lord. By Guru’s Grace, one remains lovingly attached to the 
Lord.  || 1 ||   He is the Presence Ever-present;
offer your prayers to Him. Pain and pleasure are in the Hands of God, the True 
Creator.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   One who practices
falsehood comes and goes. By speaking and talking, His limits cannot be found. 
Whatever one sees, is not understood. Without
the Name, satisfaction does not enter into the mind.  || 2 ||    Whoever is 
born is afflicted by disease, tortured by the pain of
egotism and Maya. They alone are saved, who are protected by God. Serving the 
True Guru, they drink in the Amrit,  the
Ambrosial Nectar.  || 3 ||   The unstable mind is restrained by tasting this 
Nectar. Serving the True Guru, one comes to cherish
the Ambrosial Nectar of the Shabad. Through the True Word of the Shabad, the 
state of liberation is obtained. O Nanak, self-
conceit is eradicated from within.   || 4 || 13 ||    AASAA,   FIRST MEHL:   
Whatever He has done, has proved to be true. The
True Guru bestows the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord. With the Naam in 
the heart, the mind is not separated from
the Lord. Night and day, one dwells with the Beloved.  || 1 ||   O Lord, please 
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By Guru’s Grace, I have obtained the sublime essence of the Lord; I have 
received the wealth of the Naam and the nine
treasures.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Those whose karma and Dharma — whose actions 
and faith — are in the True Name of the True
Lord — I am forever a sacrifice to them. Those who are imbued with the Lord are 
accepted and respected. In their company,
the supreme wealth is obtained.  || 2 ||   Blessed is that bride, who has 
obtained the Lord as her Husband. She is imbued with
the Lord, and she reflects upon the Word of His Shabad. She saves herself, and 
saves her family and friends as well. She
serves the True Guru, and contemplates the essence of reality.  || 3 ||    The 
True Name is my social status and honor. The
love of the Truth is my karma and Dharma — my faith and my actions, and my 
self-control. O Nanak, one who is forgiven by
the Lord is not called to account. The One Lord erases duality.  || 4 || 14 ||  
  AASAA,   FIRST MEHL:  Some come, and after
they come, they go. Some are imbued with the Lord; they remain absorbed in Him. 
Some find no place of rest at all, on the
earth or in the sky. Those who do not meditate on the Name of the Lord are the 
most unfortunate.  || 1 ||   From the Perfect
Guru, the way to salvation is obtained. This world is a terrifying ocean of 
poison; through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the
Lord helps us cross over.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Those, whom God unites with 
Himself, cannot be crushed by death. The beloved
Gurmukhs remain immaculately pure, like the lotus in the water, which remains 
untouched.  || 2 ||    Tell me: who should we
call good or bad? Behold the Lord God; the truth is revealed  to  the  Gurmukh. 
 I  speak  the  Unspoken  Speech  of  the  Lord,
contemplating  the  Guru’s  Teachings.  I  join  the  Sangat,  the  Guru’s  
Congregation,  and  I  find  God’s  limits.   ||  3  ||     The
Shaastras, the Vedas, the Simritees and all their many secrets; bathing at the 
sixty-eight holy places of pilgrimage — all this is
found by enshrining the sublime essence of the Lord in the heart. The Gurmukhs 
are immaculately pure; no filth sticks to
them. O Nanak, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides in the heart, by the 
greatest pre-ordained destiny.   || 4 || 15 ||
AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  Bowing down, again and again, I fall at the Feet of my 
Guru; through Him, I have seen the Lord, the
Divine Self, within. Through contemplation and meditation, the Lord dwells 
within the heart; see this, and understand.  || 1 ||
So speak the Lord’s Name, which shall emancipate you. By Guru’s Grace, the 
jewel of the Lord is found; ignorance is dispelled,
and the Divine Light shines forth.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    By merely saying it 
with the tongue, one’s bonds are not broken, and
egotism and doubt do not depart from within. But when one meets the True Guru, 
egotism departs, and then, one realizes his
destiny.  || 2 ||    The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is sweet and dear to His 
devotees; it is the ocean of peace — enshrine it
within the heart. The Lover of His devotees, the Life of the World, the Lord 
bestows the Guru’s Teachings upon the intellect,
and one is emancipated.  || 3 ||   One who dies fighting against his own 
stubborn mind finds God, and the desires of the mind
are quieted. O Nanak, if the Life of the World bestows His Mercy, one is 
intuitively attuned to the Love of the Lord.  || 4 || 16

||    AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  Unto whom do they speak? Unto whom do they preach? 
Who understands? Let them understand

themselves. Who do they teach? Through study, they come to realize the Lord’s 
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Through the Shabad, the Word of the True Guru, they come to dwell in 
contentment.  || 1 ||   Through the Guru’s Teachings,
realize that He is pervading in all bodies; O my soul, vibrate on the Profound, 
Unfathomable Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Loving
devotion to the Lord brings endless waves of joy and delight. One who dwells 
with the Glorious Praises of the Lord, night and
day,   is sanctified. The birth into the world of the faithless cynic is 
totally useless. The humble devotee of the Lord remains
unattached.   || 2 ||    The body which sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord 
is sanctified. The soul remains conscious of the
Lord, absorbed in His Love. The Lord is the Infinite Primal Being, beyond the 
beyond, the priceless jewel. My mind is totally
content, imbued with my Beloved.  || 3 ||   Those who speak and babble on and 
on, are truly dead. God is not far away — O
God, You are right here. I have seen that the whole world is engrossed in Maya. 
O Nanak, through the Guru’s Teachings, I
meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 4 || 17 ||    AASAA,   FIRST 
MEHL,   TI-TUKAS:   One is a beggar, living on
charity; another is a king, absorbed in himself. One receives honor, and 
another dishonor. The Lord destroys and creates; He is
enshrined in His meditation. There is no other as great as You. So whom should 
I present to You? Who is good enough?  || 1

||   The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is my only Support. You are the Great 
Giver, the Doer, the Creator.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I

have not walked on Your Path; I have followed the crooked path. In the Court of 
the Lord, I find no place to sit. I am mentally
blind, in the bondage of Maya. The wall of my body is breaking down, wearing 
away, growing weaker. You have such high
hopes of eating and living — your breaths and morsels of food are already 
counted!  || 2 ||   Night and day they are blind —
please, bless them with Your Light. They are drowning in the terrifying 
world-ocean, crying out in pain. I am a sacrifice to
those who chant, hear and believe in the Name. Nanak utters this one prayer; 
soul and body, all belong to You, Lord.  || 3 ||
When You bless me, I chant Your Name. Thus I find my seat in the Court of the 
Lord. When it pleases You, evil-mindedness
departs, and the jewel of spiritual wisdom comes to dwell in the mind. When the 
Lord bestows His Glance of Grace, then one
comes to meet the True Guru. Prays Nanak, carry us across the terrifying 
world-ocean.  || 4 || 18 ||    AASAA,  FIRST MEHL,
PANCH-PADAS:   A cow without milk; a bird without wings; a garden without water 
— totally useless! What is an emperor,
without respect? The chamber of the soul is so dark, without the Name of the 
Lord.  || 1 ||   How could I ever forget You? It
would be so painful! I would suffer such pain — no, I shall not forget You!  || 
1 ||  Pause  ||   The eyes grow blind, the tongue
does not taste, and the ears do not hear any sound. He walks on his feet only 
when supported by someone else; without
serving the Lord, such are the fruits of life.  || 2 ||    The Word is the 
tree; the garden of the heart is the farm; tend it, and
irrigate it with the Lord’s Love. All these trees bear the fruit of the Name of 
the One Lord; but without the karma of good
actions, how can anyone obtain it?  || 3 ||   As many living beings are there 
are, they are all Yours. Without selfless service, no
one obtains any reward. Pain and pleasure come by Your Will; without the Name, 
the soul does not even exist.  || 4 ||   To die
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Otherwise, what is life? That is not the way. Says Nanak, He grants life to the 
living beings; O Lord, please keep me according
to Your Will.  || 5 || 19 ||   AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  Let the body be the 
Brahmin, and let the mind be the loin-cloth; let spiritual
wisdom be the sacred thread, and meditation the ceremonial ring. I seek the 
Name of the Lord and His Praise as my cleansing
bath. By Guru’s Grace, I am absorbed into God.  || 1 ||   O Pandit, O religious 
scholar, contemplate God in such a way that His
Name may sanctify you, that His Name may be your study, and His Name your 
wisdom and way of life.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The
outer sacred thread is worthwhile only as long as the Divine Light is within. 
So make the remembrance of the Naam, the Name
of the Lord, your loin-cloth and the ceremonial mark on your forehead. Here and 
hereafter, the Name alone shall stand by you.
Do not seek any other actions, except the Name.  || 2 ||   Worship the Lord in 
loving adoration, and burn your desire for Maya.
Behold only the One Lord, and do not seek out any other. Become aware of 
reality, in the Sky of the Tenth Gate; read aloud
the Lord’s Word, and contemplate it.  || 3 ||    With the diet of His Love, 
doubt and fear depart. With the Lord as your night
watchman, no thief will dare to break in. Let the knowledge of the One God be 
the ceremonial mark on your forehead. Let the
realization that God is within you be your discrimination.  || 4 ||   Through 
ritual actions, God cannot be won over; by reciting
sacred scriptures, His value cannot be estimated. The eighteen Puraanas and the 
four Vedas do not know His mystery.  O
Nanak, the True Guru has shown me the Lord God.  || 5 || 20 ||   AASAA,  FIRST 
MEHL:  He alone is the selfless servant, slave
and  humble  devotee,  who  as  Gurmukh,  becomes  the  slave  of  his  Lord  
and  Master.  He,  who  created  the  Universe,  shall
ultimately destroy it. Without Him, there is no other at all.   || 1 ||    
Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the Gurmukh
reflects upon the True Name; in the True Court, he is found to be true.   || 1 
||   Pause   ||    The true supplication, the true
prayer — within  the  Mansion  of  His  Sublime  Presence, the  True  Lord 
Master  hears  and applauds  these. He  summons  the
truthful to His Heavenly Throne and bestows glorious greatness upon them; that 
which He wills, comes to pass.  || 2 ||   The
Power is Yours; You are my only Support. The Word of the Guru’s Shabad is my 
true password. One who obeys the Hukam of
the Lord’s Command, goes to Him openly. With the password of truth, his way is 
not blocked.  || 3 ||   The Pandit reads and
expounds on the Vedas, but he does not know the secret of the thing within 
himself. Without the Guru, understanding and
realization are not obtained; but still God is True, pervading everywhere.   || 
4 ||    What should I say, or speak or describe?
Only You Yourself know, O Lord of total wonder. Nanak takes the Support of the 
Door of the One God. There, at the True
Door, the Gurmukhs sustain themselves.  || 5 || 21 ||    AASAA,   FIRST MEHL:   
The clay pitcher of the body is miserable; it
suffers in pain through birth and death. How can this terrifying world-ocean be 
crossed over? Without the Lord — Guru, it
cannot be crossed.  || 1 ||   Without You, there is no other at all, O my 
Beloved; without you, there is no other at all. You are
in  all colors and forms; he alone is forgiven, upon whom You bestow Your 
Glance of Grace.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Maya, my
mother-in-law, is evil; she does not let me live in my own home. The vicious 
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I serve at the feet of my companions and friends; the Lord has showered me with 
His Mercy, through Guru’s Grace.  || 2 ||
Reflecting upon my self, and conquering my mind, I have seen that there is no 
other friend like You. As You keep me, so do I
live. You are the Giver of peace and pleasure. Whatever You do, comes to pass.  
 || 3 ||    Hope and desire have both been
dispelled; I have renounced my longing for the three qualities. The Gurmukh 
obtains the state of ecstasy, taking to the Shelter
of the Saints’ Congregation.  || 4 ||   All wisdom and meditation, all chanting 
and penance, come to one whose heart is filled
with the Invisible, Inscrutable Lord. O Nanak, one whose mind is imbued with 
the Lord’s Name, finds the Guru’s Teachings,
and intuitively serves.  || 5 || 22 ||   AASAA,  FIRST MEHL,  PANCH-PADAS:  
Your attachment to your family, your attachment
to all your affairs — renounce all your attachments, for they are all corrupt.  
|| 1 ||   Renounce your attachments and doubts,
O brother, and dwell upon the True Name within your heart and body.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||     When  one  receives  the  nine
treasures of the True Name, his children do not weep, and his mother does not 
grieve.  || 2 ||   In this attachment, the world
is drowning. Few are the Gurmukhs who swim across.   || 3 ||    In this 
attachment, people are reincarnated over and over
again. Attached to emotional attachment, they go to the city of Death.   || 4 
||    You have received the Guru’s Teachings —
now practice meditation and penance. If attachment is not broken, no one is 
approved.  || 5 ||   But if He bestows His Glance
of Grace, then this attachment departs. O Nanak, then one remains merged in the 
Lord.  || 6 || 23 ||   AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:
He Himself does everything, the True, Invisible, Infinite Lord. I am a sinner, 
You are the Forgiver.   || 1 ||    By Your Will,
everything come to pass. One who acts in stubborn-mindedness is ruined in the 
end.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The intellect of the
self-willed manmukh is engrossed in falsehood. Without the meditative 
remembrance of the Lord, it suffers in sin.   || 2 ||
Renounce evil-mindedness, and you shall reap the rewards. Whoever is born, 
comes through the Unknowable and Mysterious
Lord.  || 3 ||   Such is my Friend and Companion; meeting with the Guru, the 
Lord, devotion was implanted within me.  || 4 ||
In all other transactions, one suffers loss. The Name of the Lord is pleasing 
to Nanak’s mind.   || 5 || 24 ||    AASAA,   FIRST
MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS:   Contemplate  and  reflect  upon  knowledge,  and  you  
will  become  a  benefactor  to  others.  When  you
conquer  the  five  passions,  then  you  shall  come  to  dwell  at  the  
sacred  shrine  of  pilgrimage.   ||  1  ||     You  shall  hear  the
vibrations of the tinkling bells, when your mind is held steady. So what can 
the Messenger of Death do to me hereafter?  || 1

||  Pause  ||    When you abandon hope and desire, then you become a true 
Sannyaasi. When the Yogi practices abstinence,

then he enjoys his body.  || 2 ||    Through compassion, the naked hermit 
reflects upon his inner self. He slays his own self,
instead of slaying others.   || 3 ||    You, O Lord, are the One, but You have 
so many Forms. Nanak does not know Your
wondrous plays.  || 4 || 25 ||   AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  I am not stained by only 
one sin, that could be washed clean by virtue.
My Husband Lord is awake, while I sleep through the entire night of my life.  
|| 1 ||   In this way, how can I become dear to
my Husband Lord? My Husband Lord remains awake, while I sleep through the 
entire night of my life.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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With hope and desire, I approach His Bed, but I do not know whether He will be 
pleased with me or not.  || 2 ||    How do I
know what will happen to me, O my mother? Without the Blessed Vision of the 
Lord’s Darshan, I cannot survive.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   I have not tasted His Love, and my thirst is not quenched. My 
beautiful youth has run away, and now I, the soul-
bride, repent and regret.  || 3 ||    Even now, I am held by hope and desire. I 
am depressed; I have no hope at all.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   She overcomes her egotism, and adorns herself; the Husband Lord now 
ravishes and enjoys the soul-bride on His
Bed.  || 4 ||   Then, O Nanak, the bride becomes pleasing to the Mind of her 
Husband Lord; she sheds her self-conceit, and is
absorbed in her Lord and Master.  || 1 ||  Pause  || 26 ||    AASAA,  FIRST 
MEHL:  In this world of my father’s house, I, the
soul-bride, have been very childish; I did not realize the value of my Husband 
Lord.  || 1 ||   My Husband is the One; there is
no other like Him. If He bestows His Glance of Grace, then I shall meet Him.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||    In the next world of my in-
law’s house, I, the the soul-bride, shall realize Truth; I shall come to know 
the celestial peace of my Husband Lord.  || 2 ||   By
Guru’s Grace, such wisdom comes to me, so that the soul-bride becomes pleasing 
to the Mind of the Husband Lord.  || 3 ||
Says Nanak, she who adorns herself with the Love and the Fear of God, enjoys 
her Husband Lord forever on His Bed.  || 4 ||
27 ||    AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  No one is anyone else’s son, and no one is anyone 
else’s mother. Through false attachments,
people wander around in doubt.  || 1 ||   O My Lord and Master, I am created by 
You. If You give it to me, I will chant Your
Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   That person who is filled with all sorts of sins 
may pray at the Lord’s Door, but he is forgiven only
when the Lord so wills.  || 2 ||   By Guru’s Grace, evil-mindedness is 
destroyed. Wherever I look, there I find the One Lord.  ||
3 ||    Says Nanak, if one comes to such an understanding, then he is absorbed 
into the Truest of the True.   || 4 || 28 ||
AASAA,  FIRST MEHL,  DU-PADAS:  In that pool of the world, the people have 
their homes; there, the Lord has created water
and fire. In the mud of earthly attachment, their feet have become mired, and I 
have seen them drowning there.  || 1 ||    O
foolish people, why don’t you remember the One Lord? Forgetting the Lord, your 
virtues shall wither away.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
I am not a celibate, nor am I truthful, nor a scholar; I was born foolish and 
ignorant. Prays Nanak, I seek the Sanctuary of
those who do not forget You, Lord.  || 2 || 29 ||    AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  There 
are six systems of philosophy, six teachers,
and six doctrines; but the Teacher of teachers is the One Lord, who appears in 
so many forms.  || 1 ||    That system, where
the Praises of the Creator are sung — follow that system; in it rests 
greatness.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    As the seconds, minutes,
hours, days, weekdays months and seasons all originate from the one sun, O 
Nanak, so do all forms originate from the One
Creator.  || 2 || 30 ||


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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

AASAA,   THIRD  HOUSE,   FIRST  MEHL:

You may have thousands of armies, thousands of marching bands and lances, and 
thousands of men to rise and salute you.
Your rule may extend over thousands of miles, and thousands of men may  rise  
to  honor  you.  But,  if  your  honor  is  of  no
account to the Lord, then all of your ostentatious show is useless.   || 1 ||   
 Without the Name of the Lord, the world is in
turmoil. Even though the fool may be taught again and again, he remains the 
blindest of the blind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You may
earn thousands, collect thousands, and spend thousands of dollars; thousands 
may come, and thousands may go. But, if your
honor is of no account to the Lord, then where will you go to find a safe 
haven?   || 2 ||    Thousands of Shaastras may be
explained to the mortal, and thousands of Pandits may read the Puraanas to him; 
but, if his honor is of no account to the Lord,
then   all of this is unacceptable.  || 3 ||    Honor comes from the True Name, 
the Name of the Merciful Creator. If it abides in
the heart, day and night, O Nanak, then the mortal shall swim across, by His 
Grace.  || 4 || 1 || 31 ||   AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:
The One Name is my lamp; I have put the oil of suffering into it. Its flame has 
dried up this oil, and I have escaped my
meeting  with  the  Messenger  of  Death.   ||  1  ||     O  people,  do  not  
make  fun  of  me.  Thousands  of  wooden  logs,  piled  up
together, need only a tiny flame to burn.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Lord is my 
festive dish, of rice balls on leafy plates; the True
Name of the Creator Lord is my funeral ceremony. Here and hereafter, in the 
past and in the future, this is my support.  || 2 ||
The Lord’s Praise is my River Ganges and my city of Benares; my soul takes its 
sacred cleansing bath there. That becomes my
true cleansing bath, if night and day, I enshrine love for You.   || 3 ||    
The rice balls are offered to the gods and the dead
ancestors, but it is the Brahmins who eat them! O Nanak, the rice balls of the 
Lord are a gift which is never exhausted.  || 4 ||
2         || 32 ||

AASAA,   FOURTH  HOUSE,   FIRST MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Gods, yearning for the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan, suffered 
through pain and hunger at the sacred shrines. The
yogis and the celibates live their disciplined lifestyle, while others wear 
saffron robes and become hermits.  || 1 ||    For Your
sake, O Lord Master, they are imbued with love. Your Names are so many, and 
Your Forms are endless. No one can tell how
may Glorious Virtues You have.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    Leaving behind hearth 
and home, palaces, elephants, horses and native
lands, mortals have journeyed to foreign lands. The spiritual leaders, 
prophets, seers and men of faith renounced the world,
and became acceptable.  || 2 ||   Renouncing tasty delicacies, comfort, 
happiness and pleasures, some have abandoned their
clothes and now wear skins. Those who suffer in pain, imbued with Your Name, 
have become beggars at Your Door.  || 3 ||
Some wear skins, and carry begging bowls, bearing wooden staffs, and sitting on 
deer skins. Others raise their hair in tufts and
wear sacred threads and loin-cloths. You are the Lord Master, I am just Your 
puppet. Prays Nanak, what is my social status to
be?  || 4 || 1 || 33 ||


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AASAA,   FIFTH  HOUSE,   FIRST  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The five evil passions dwell hidden within the mind. They do not remain still, 
but move around like wanderers.  || 1 ||   My soul
does not stay held by the Merciful Lord. It is greedy, deceitful, sinful and 
hypocritical, and totally attached to Maya.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   I will decorate my neck with garlands of flowers. When I meet my 
Beloved, then I will put on my decorations.  || 2

||   I have five companions and one Spouse. It is ordained from the very 
beginning, that the soul must ultimately depart.  || 3

||   The five companions will lament together. When the soul is trapped, prays 
Nanak, it is called to account.  || 4 || 1 || 34 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

AASAA,   SIXTH  HOUSE,   FIRST MEHL:

If the pearl of the mind is strung like a jewel on the thread of the breath, 
and the soul-bride adorns her body with compassion,
then the Beloved Lord will enjoy His lovely bride.   || 1 ||    O my Love, I am 
fascinated by Your many glories; Your Glorious
Virtues are not found in any other.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   If the bride wears 
the garland of the Lord’s Name, Har, Har, around her
neck, and if she uses the toothbrush of the Lord; and if she fashions and wears 
the bracelet of the Creator Lord around her
wrist, then she shall hold her consciousness steady.  || 2 ||    She should 
make the Lord, the Slayer of demons, her ring, and
take the Transcendent Lord as her silken clothes. The soul-bride should weave 
patience into the braids of her hair, and apply
the lotion of the Lord, the Great Lover.  || 3 ||   If she lights the lamp in 
the mansion of her mind, and makes her body the bed
of the Lord, then, when the King of spiritual wisdom comes to her bed, He shall 
take her, and enjoy her.   || 4 || 1 || 35 ||
AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  The created being acts as he is made to act; what can be 
said to him, O Siblings of Destiny? Whatever
the Lord is to do, He is doing; what cleverness could be used to affect Him?   
|| 1 ||    The Order of Your Will is so sweet, O
Lord; this is pleasing to You. O Nanak, he alone is honored with greatness, who 
is absorbed in the True Name.  || 1 ||  Pause

||    The deeds are done according to pre-ordained destiny; no one can turn 
back this Order. As it is written, so it comes to
pass; no one can erase it.  || 2 ||   He who talks on and on in the Lord’s 
Court is known as a joker. He is not successful in the
game of chess, and his chessmen do not reach their goal.  || 3 ||    By 
himself, no one is literate, learned or wise; no one is
ignorant or evil. When, as a slave, one praises the Lord, only then is he known 
as a human being.  || 4 || 2 || 36 ||   AASAA,
FIRST MEHL:   Let the Word of the Guru’s Shabad be the ear-rings in your mind, 
and wear the patched coat of tolerance.
Whatever the Lord does, look upon that as good; thus you shall obtain the 
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|| 1 ||   O father, the soul which is united in union as a Yogi, remains united 
in the supreme essence throughout the ages. One
who has obtained the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Immaculate Lord — his body 
enjoys the pleasure of spiritual wisdom.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   In the Lord’s City, he sits in his Yogic posture, and he 
forsakes his desires and conflicts. The sound of the
horn ever rings out its beautiful melody, and day and night, he is filled with 
the sound current of the Naad.  || 2 ||   My cup is
reflective meditation, and spiritual wisdom is my walking stick; to dwell in 
the Lord’s Presence is the ashes I apply to my body.
The Praise of the Lord is my occupation; and to live as Gurmukh is my pure 
religion.  || 3 ||   My arm-rest is to see the Lord’s
Light in all, although their forms and colors are so numerous. Says Nanak, 
listen, O Bharthari Yogi: love only the Supreme Lord
God.  || 4 || 3 || 37 ||   AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  Make spiritual wisdom your 
molasses, and meditation your scented flowers; let
good deeds be the herbs. Let devotional faith be the distilling fire, and your 
love the ceramic cup. Thus the sweet nectar of life
is distilled.  || 1 ||    O Baba, the mind is intoxicated with the Naam, 
drinking in its Nectar. It remains absorbed in the Lord’s
Love. Night and day, remaining attached to the Love of the Lord, the celestial 
music of the Shabad resounds.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
The Perfect Lord naturally gives the cup of Truth, to the one upon whom He 
casts His Glance of Grace. One who trades in this
Nectar — how could he ever love the wine of the world?  || 2 ||   The Teachings 
of the Guru, the Ambrosial Bani — drinking
them in, one becomes acceptable and renowned. Unto the one who loves the Lord’s 
Court, and the Blessed  Vision  of  His
Darshan,  of  what  use  is  liberation  or  paradise?   ||  3  ||     Imbued  
with  the  Lord’s  Praises,  one  is  forever  a  Bairaagee,  a
renunciate, and one’s life is not lost in the gamble. Says Nanak, listen, O 
Bharthari Yogi: drink in the intoxicating nectar of the
Lord.     || 4 || 4 || 38 ||   AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  Having attacked Khuraasaan, 
Baabar terrified Hindustan. The Creator Himself
does not take the blame, but has sent the Mugal as the messenger of death. 
There was so much slaughter that the people
screamed. Didn’t You feel compassion, Lord?  || 1 ||   O Creator Lord, You are 
the Master of all. If some powerful man strikes
out against another man, then no one feels any grief in their mind.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   But if a powerful tiger attacks a flock of
sheep and kills them, then its master must answer for it. This priceless 
country has been laid waste and defiled by dogs, and
no one pays any attention to the dead. You Yourself unite, and You Yourself 
separate; I gaze upon Your Glorious Greatness.  ||
2 ||   One may give himself a great name, and revel in the pleasures of the 
mind, but in the Eyes of the Lord and Master, he is
just a worm, for all the corn that he eats. Only one who dies to his ego while 
yet alive, obtains the blessings, O Nanak, by
chanting the Lord’s Name.  || 3 || 5 || 39 ||

RAAG  AASAA,   SECOND  HOUSE,   THIRD  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan is obtained by great good fortune. 
Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, true
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The six systems of philosophy are pervasive, but the Guru’s system is profound 
and unequalled.  || 1 ||   The Guru’s system is
the way to liberation. The True Lord Himself comes to dwell in the mind.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   Through the Guru’s system, the
world is saved, if it is embraced with love and affection. How rare is that 
person who truly loves the Guru’s Way. Through the
Guru’s system, everlasting peace is obtained.  || 2 ||   Through the Guru’s 
system, the Door of Salvation is obtained. Serving
the True Guru, one’s family is saved. There is no salvation for those who have 
no Guru. Beguiled by worthless sins, they are
struck down.   || 3 ||    Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the body finds 
peace and tranquility. The Gurmukh is not
afflicted by pain. The Messenger of Death does not come near him. O Nanak, the 
Gurmukh is absorbed in the True Lord.  || 4

|| 1 || 40 ||    AASAA,   THIRD MEHL:   One who dies in the Word of the Shabad, 
eradicates his self-conceit from within. He
serves the True Guru, with no iota of self-interest. The Fearless Lord, the 
Great Giver, ever abides in his mind. The True Bani
of the Word is obtained only by good destiny.  || 1 ||    So gather merits, and 
let your demerits depart from within you. You
shall be absorbed into the Shabad, the Word of the Perfect Guru.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||    One who purchases merits, knows the
value of these merits. He chants the Ambrosial Nectar of the Word, and the Name 
of the Lord. Through the True Bani of the
Word, he becomes pure. Through merit, the Name is obtained.  || 2 ||    The 
invaluable merits cannot be acquired. The pure
mind is absorbed into the True Word of the Shabad. How very  fortunate  are  
those  who  meditate  on  the  Naam,  and  ever
enshrine in their minds the Lord, the Giver of merit.  || 3 ||   I am a 
sacrifice to those who gather merits. At the Gate of Truth,
I sing the Glorious Praises of the True One. He Himself spontaneously bestows 
His gifts. O Nanak, the value of the Lord cannot
be described.  || 4 || 2 || 41 ||    AASAA,  THIRD MEHL:  Great is the 
greatness of the True Guru; He merges in His Merger,
those who have been separated for so long. He Himself merges the merged in His 
Merger. He Himself knows His own worth.

|| 1 ||   How can anyone appraise the Lord’s worth? Through the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad, one may merge with the Infinite,
Unapproachable and Incomprehensible Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Few are the 
Gurmukhs who know His worth. How rare are
those who receive the Lord’s Grace. Through the Sublime Bani of His Word, one 
becomes sublime. The Gurmukh chants the
Word of the Shabad.  || 2 ||   Without the Name, the body suffers in pain; but 
when one meets the True Guru, then that pain
is removed. Without meeting the Guru, the mortal earns only pain. The 
self-willed manmukh receives only more punishment.

|| 3 ||    The essence of the Lord’s Name is so very sweet; he alone drinks it, 
whom the Lord causes to drink it. By Guru’s
Grace, the essence of the Lord is obtained. O Nanak, imbued with the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, salvation is attained.  || 4

||  3  ||  42  ||     AASAA,   THIRD  MEHL:   My  God  is  True,  deep  and  
profound.  Serving  Him,  the  body  acquires  peace  and
tranquility. Through the Word of the Shabad, His humble servants easily swim 
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I fall at their feet forever and ever.  || 1 ||   Those being whose minds are 
imbued and drenched with the Lord’s Love — their
pains of birth and death are taken away. They are automatically ushered into 
the Court of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    One
who has tasted the Shabad, obtains the true flavor. The Name of the Lord abides 
within his mind. The Lord God is Eternal and
All-pervading. He Himself is near, and He Himself is far away.  || 2 ||    
Everyone talks and speaks through speech; the Lord
Himself forgives, and unites us with Himself. By merely speaking and talking, 
He is not obtained. By Guru’s Grace, He comes to
abide in the mind.  || 3 ||    The Gurmukh eradicates his self-conceit from 
within. He is imbued with the Lord’s Love, having
discarded worldly attachment. He contemplates the utterly Immaculate Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad. O Nanak, the Naam, the
Name of the Lord, is our Salvation.  || 4 || 4 || 43 ||   AASAA,  THIRD MEHL:  
Attached to the love of duality, one only incurs
pain. Without the Word of the Shabad, one’s life is wasted away in vain. 
Serving the True Guru, understanding is obtained,
and then, one is not attached to the love of duality.  || 1 ||   Those who hold 
fast to their roots, become acceptable. Night and
day, they meditate within their hearts on the Lord’s Name; through the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad, they know the One Lord.

|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    One who is attached to the branch, does not receive the 
fruits. For blind actions, blind punishment is

received. The blind, self-willed manmukh finds no place of rest. He is a maggot 
in manure, and in manure he shall rot away.  ||
2 ||    Serving the Guru, everlasting peace is obtained. Joining the True 
Congregation, the Sat Sangat, the Glorious Praises of
the Lord are sung. One who contemplates the Naam, the Name of the Lord, saves 
himself, and his family as well.   || 3 ||
Through the Word of the Guru’s Bani, the Naam resounds; O Nanak, through the 
Word of the Shabad, one finds the Mansion
of    the Lord’s Presence within the home of the heart. Under Guru’s 
Instruction, bathe in the Pool of Truth, in the Water of the
Lord; thus the filth of evil-mindedness and sin shall all be washed away.  || 4 
|| 5 || 44 ||   AASAA,  THIRD MEHL:  The self-
willed manmukhs are dying; they are wasting away in death. In the love of 
duality, they murder their own souls. Crying out,
“Mine, mine!”, they are ruined. They do not remember their souls; they are 
asleep in superstition.  || 1 ||   He alone dies a real
death, who dies in the Word of the Shabad. The Guru has inspired me to realize, 
that praise and slander are one and the
same; in this world, the profit is obtained by chanting the Name of the Lord.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Those who lack the Naam, the
Name of the Lord, are dissolved within the womb. Useless is the birth of those 
who are lured by duality. Without the Naam, all
are burning in pain. The Perfect True Guru has given me this understanding.  || 
2 ||   The fickle mind is struck down so many
times. Having lost this opportunity, no place of rest shall be found. Cast into 
the womb of reincarnation, the mortal lives in
manure; in such a home, the self-willed manmukh takes up residence.  || 3 ||   
I am forever a sacrifice to my True Guru; the
light  of the Gurmukh blends with the Divine Light of the Lord. Through the 
Immaculate Bani of the Word, the mortal dwells
within  the  home  of  his  own  inner  self.  O  Nanak,  he  conquers  his  
ego,  and  remains  forever  detached.   ||  4  ||  6  ||  45  ||
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He dedicates his mind and body to the True Guru, and seeks His Sanctuary. His 
greatest greatness is that the Naam, the Name
of the Lord, is in his heart. The Beloved Lord God is his constant companion.   
|| 1 ||    He alone is the Lord’s slave, who
remains dead while yet alive. He looks upon pleasure and pain alike; by Guru’s 
Grace, he is saved through the Word of the
Shabad.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    He does his deeds according to the Lord’s 
Primal Command. Without the Shabad, no one is
approved.  Singing  the  Kirtan  of  the  Lord’s  Praises,  the  Naam  abides  
within  the  mind.  He  Himself  gives  His  gifts,  without
hesitation.   ||  2  ||     The  self-willed  manmukh  wanders  around  the  
world  in  doubt.  Without  any  capital,  he  makes  false
transactions. Without any capital, he does not obtain any merchandise. The 
mistaken manmukh wastes away his life.  || 3 ||
One who serves the True Guru is the Lord’s slave. His social status is exalted, 
and his reputation is exalted. Climbing the
Guru’s Ladder, he becomes the most exalted of all. O Nanak, through the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord, greatness is obtained.

|| 4 || 7 || 46 ||   AASAA,  THIRD MEHL:  The self-willed manmukh practices 
falsehood, only falsehood. He never attains the
Mansion of the Lord Presence. Attached to duality, he wanders, deluded by 
doubt. Entangled in worldly attachments, he comes
and goes.  || 1 ||   Behold, the decorations of the discarded bride! Her 
consciousness is attached to children, spouse, wealth,
and Maya, falsehood, emotional attachment, hypocrisy and corruption.   || 1 ||  
 Pause   ||    She who is pleasing to God is
forever a happy soul-bride. She makes the Word of the Guru’s Shabad her 
decoration. Her bed is so comfortable; she enjoys
her Lord, night and day. Meeting her Beloved, the obtains eternal peace.   || 2 
||    She is a true, virtuous soul-bride, who
enshrines love for the True Lord. She keeps her Husband Lord always clasped to 
her heart. She sees Him near at hand, ever-
present. My God is all-pervading everywhere.  || 3 ||   Social status and 
beauty will not go with you hereafter. As are the deeds
done here, so does one become. Through the Word of the Shabad, one becomes the 
highest of the high. O Nanak, he is
absorbed in the True Lord.  || 4 || 8 || 47 ||    AASAA,  THIRD MEHL:  The 
Lord’s humble servant is imbued with devotional
love, effortlessly and spontaneously. Through awe and fear of the Guru, he is 
truly absorbed in the True One. Without the
Perfect Guru, devotional love is not obtained. The self-willed manmukhs lose 
their honor, and cry out in pain.  || 1 ||    O my
mind, chant the Lord’s Name, and meditate on Him forever. You shall always be 
in ecstasy, day and night, and you shall obtain
the fruits of your desires.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Through the Perfect Guru, the 
Perfect Lord is obtained, and the Shabad, the True
Name,  is  enshrined  in  the  mind.  One  who  bathes  in  the  Pool  of  
Ambrosial  Nectar  becomes  immaculately  pure  within.  He
becomes forever sanctified, and is absorbed in the True Lord.  || 2 ||   He 
sees the Lord God ever-present. By Guru’s Grace, he
sees the Lord permeating and pervading everywhere. Wherever I go, there I see 
Him. Without the Guru, there is no other
Giver.  || 3 ||   The Guru is the ocean, the perfect treasure, the most 
precious jewel and priceless ruby. By Guru’s Grace, the
Great Giver blesses us; O Nanak, the Forgiving Lord forgives us.  || 4 || 9 || 
48 ||    AASAA,  THIRD MEHL:  The Guru is the
Ocean; the True Guru is the Embodiment of Truth. Through perfect good destiny, 
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He alone understands, whom the Lord Himself inspires to understand. By Guru’s 
Grace, one serves Him.   || 1 ||    With the
jewel of spiritual wisdom, total understanding is obtained. By Guru’s Grace, 
ignorance is dispelled; one then remains wakeful,
night and day, and beholds the True Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Through the 
Word of the Guru’s Shabad, attachment and pride
are burnt away. From the Perfect Guru, true understanding is obtained. Through 
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, one realizes
the Lord’s Presence within. Then, one’s coming and going cease, and one becomes 
stable, absorbed in the Naam, the Name of
the Lord.  || 2 ||   The world is tied to birth and death. The unconscious, 
self-willed manmukh is enveloped in the darkness of
Maya  and  emotional  attachment.  He  slanders  others,  and  practices  utter 
 falsehood.  He  is  a  maggot  in  manure,  and  into
manure he is absorbed.  || 3 ||   Joining the True Congregation, the Sat 
Sangat, total understanding is obtained. Through the
Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad,  devotional  love  for  the  Lord  is  
implanted.  One  who  surrenders  to  the  Lord’s  Will  is  peaceful
forever. O Nanak, he is absorbed into the True Lord.  || 4 || 10 || 49 ||    
AASAA,   THIRD MEHL,   PANCH-PADAS:  One who
dies in the Word of the Shabad, finds eternal bliss. He is united with the True 
Guru, the Guru, the Lord God. He does not die
any more, and he does not come or go. Through the Perfect Guru, he merges with 
the True Lord.  || 1 ||   One who has the
Naam, the Name of the Lord, written in his pre-ordained destiny, night and day, 
meditates forever on the Naam; he obtains
the wondrous blessing of devotional love from the Perfect Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||    Those, whom the Lord God has blended
with Himself — their sublime state cannot be described. The Perfect True Guru 
has given the Glorious Greatness, of the most
exalted order, and I am absorbed into the Lord’s Name.   || 2 ||    Whatever 
the Lord does, He does all by Himself. In an
instant, He establishes, and disestablishes. By merely speaking, talking, 
shouting and preaching about the Lord, even hundreds
of times, the mortal is not approved.  || 3 ||   The Guru meets with those, who 
take virtue as their treasure; they listen to the
True Word of the Guru’s Bani, the Shabad. Pain departs, from that place where 
the Shabad abides. By the jewel of spiritual
wisdom, one is easily absorbed into the True Lord.  || 4 ||    No other wealth 
is as great as the Naam. It is bestowed only by
the True Lord. Through the Perfect Word of the Shabad, it abides in the mind. O 
Nanak, imbued with the Naam, peace is
obtained.  || 5 || 11 || 50 ||   AASAA,  THIRD MEHL:  One may dance and play 
numerous instruments; but this mind is blind
and deaf, so for whose benefit is this speaking and preaching? Deep within is 
the fire of greed, and the dust-storm of doubt.
The lamp of knowledge is not burning, and understanding is not obtained.  || 1 
||    The Gurmukh has the light of devotional
worship within his heart. Understanding his own self, he meets God.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   The Gurmukh’s dance is to embrace
love for the Lord; to the beat of the drum, he sheds his ego from within. My 
God is True; He Himself is the Knower of all.
Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, recognize the Creator Lord within 
yourself.   || 2 ||    The Gurmukh is filled with
devotional love for the Beloved Lord. He intuitively reflects upon the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad. For the Gurmukh, loving
devotional worship is the way to the True Lord. But the dances and the worship 
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|| 3 ||   True Devotion is to remain dead while yet alive. By Guru’s Grace, one 
crosses over the terrible world-ocean. Through
the Guru’s Teachings, one’s devotion is accepted, and then, the Dear Lord 
Himself comes to dwell in the mind.  || 4 ||   When
the Lord bestows His Mercy, He leads us to meet the True Guru. Then, one’s 
devotion becomes steady, and the consciousness
is centered upon the Lord. Those who are imbued with Devotion have truthful 
reputations. O Nanak, imbued with the Naam,
the Name of the Lord, peace is obtained.  || 5 || 12 || 51 ||

AASAA,   EIGHTH  HOUSE,   KAAFEE,   THIRD  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

By  the  Pleasure  of  the  Lord’s  Will,  one  meets  the  True  Guru,  and  
true  understanding  is  obtained.  By  Guru’s
Grace,  the  Lord  abides  in  the  mind,  and  one  comes  to  understand  the 
 Lord.   ||  1  ||    My  Husband  Lord,  the
Great  Giver,  is  One.  There  is  no  other  at  all.  By  Guru’s  merciful  
favor,  He  abides  in  the  mind,  and  then,  a
lasting  peace  ensues.    ||  1  ||    Pause    ||      In  this  age,  the  
Lord’s  Name  is  fearless;  it  is  obtained  by
meditative  reflection  upon  the  Guru.  Without  the  Name,  the  blind,  
foolish,  self-willed  manmukh  is  under
Death’s  power.    ||  2  ||     By  the  Pleasure  of  the  Lord’s  Will,  the 
 humble  being  performs  His  service,  and
understands  the  True  Lord.  By  the  Pleasure  of  the  Lord’s  Will,  He  
is  to  be  praised;  surrendering  to  His  Will,
peace  ensues.   ||  3  ||     By  the  Pleasure  of  the  Lord’s  Will,  the  
prize  of  this  human  birth  is  obtained,  and
the  intellect  is  exalted.  O  Nanak,  praise  the  Naam,  the  Name  of  the 
 Lord;  as  Gurmukh,  you  shall  be
emancipated.   ||  4  ||  39  ||  13  ||  52  ||

AASAA,   FOURTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

You are the True Creator, my Lord Master. That which is pleasing to Your Will, 
comes to pass. Whatever You give, that is what
I receive.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   All are Yours; all meditate on You. He alone, 
whom You bless with Your Mercy, obtains the jewe l
of  the  Naam.  The  Gurmukhs  obtain  it,  and  the  self-willed  manmukhs  
lose  it.  You  Yourself  separate  the  mortals,  and  You
Yourself unite them.  || 1 ||    You are the River — all are within You. Other 
than You, there is no one at all. All beings and
creatures are your play-things. The united ones are separated, and the 
separated ones are re-united.  || 2 ||    That humble
being, whom You inspire to understand, understands; he continually speaks and 
chants the Glorious Praises of the Lord. One
who serves the Lord, obtains peace. He is easily absorbed in the Lord’s Name.  
|| 3 ||   You Yourself are the Creator; by Your
doing, all things come to be. Without You, there is no other at all. You watch 
over the creation, and understand it. O servant
Nanak, the Lord is revealed to the Gurmukh.  || 4 || 1 || 53 ||


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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  AASAA,   SECOND  HOUSE,   FOURTH  MEHL:

Some form alliances with friends, children and siblings. Some form alliances 
with in-laws and relatives. Some form alliances
with chiefs and leaders for their own selfish motives. My alliance is with the 
Lord, who is pervading everywhere.   || 1 ||    I
have formed my alliance with the Lord; the Lord is my only support. Other than 
the Lord, I have no other faction or alliance; I
sing of the countless and endless Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||   Those with whom you form alliances, shall
perish. Making false alliances, the mortals repent and regret in the end. Those 
who practice falsehood shall not last. I have
formed my alliance with the Lord; there is no one more powerful than Him.  || 2 
||   All these alliances are mere extensions of
the love of Maya. Only fools argue over Maya. They are born, and they die, and 
they lose the game of life in the gamble. My
alliance is with the Lord, who embellishes all, in this world and the next.  || 
3 ||   In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the five thieves
instigate alliances and conflicts. Sexual desire, anger, greed, emotional 
attachment and self-conceit have increased. One who is
blessed by the Lord’s Grace, joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. My 
alliance is with the Lord, who has destroyed all
these alliances.  || 4 ||   In the false love of duality, people sit and form 
alliances. They complain about other peoples’ faults,
while their own self-conceit only increases. As they plant, so shall they 
harvest. Servant Nanak has joined the Lord’s alliance of
Dharma,  which  shall  conquer  the  whole  world.   ||  5  ||  2  ||  54  ||   
  AASAA,   FOURTH  MEHL:   Constantly  listening  to  the
Ambrosial  Gurbani  in  the  heart,  it  becomes  pleasing  to  the  mind.  
Through  Gurbani,  the  Incomprehensible  Lord  is
comprehended.  || 1 ||   As Gurmukh, listen to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, 
O my sisters. The One Lord is pervading and
permeating deep within the heart; with your mouth, recite the Ambrosial Hymns 
of the Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   My mind and
body    are filled with divine love, and great sadness. By great good fortune, 
I have obtained the True Guru, the Primal Being.  ||
2  ||   In the love of duality, the mortals wander through poisonous Maya. The 
unfortunate ones do not meet the True Guru.  ||
3 ||    The Lord Himself inspires us to drink in the Lord’s Ambrosial Elixir. 
Through the Perfect Guru, O Nanak, the Lord is
obtained.  || 4 || 3 || 55 ||   AASAA,  FOURTH MEHL:  The Love of the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, is the Support of my mind
and body. I chant the Naam; the Naam is the essence of peace.  || 1 ||   So 
chant the Naam, O my friends and companions.
Without the Naam, there is nothing else for me. By great good fortune, as 
Gurmukh, I have received the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Without the Naam, I cannot live. By great good fortune, the 
Gurmukhs obtain the Naam.  || 2 ||   Those who lack
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Without the Naam, cursed, cursed are their lives.   || 3 ||    The Great Lord 
is obtained by great good destiny. O Nanak, the
Gurmukh is blessed with the Naam.  || 4 || 4 || 56 ||   AASAA,  FOURTH MEHL:  I 
sing His Glorious Praises, and through the
Word  of  His  Bani,  I speak  His  Glorious  Praises.  As  Gurmukh,  I chant 
and  recite  the  Glorious  Praises  of  the  Lord.   ||  1  ||
Chanting and meditating on the Naam, my mind becomes blissful. The True Guru 
has implanted the True Name of the True
Lord within me; I sing His Glorious Praises, and taste the supreme ecstasy.  || 
1 ||  Pause   ||    The humble servants of the
Lord sing the Lord’s Glorious Praises. By great good fortune, the detached, 
absolute Lord is obtained.  || 2 ||   Those without
virtue are stained by Maya’s filth. Lacking virtue, the egotistical die, and 
suffer reincarnation.  || 3 ||   The ocean of the body
yields pearls of virtue. O Nanak, the Gurmukh churns this ocean, and discovers 
this essence.   || 4 || 5 || 57 ||    AASAA,
FOURTH MEHL:   I listen to the Naam, the Name of the Lord; the Naam is pleasing 
to my mind. By great good fortune, the
Gurmukh  obtains  the  Lord.   ||  1  ||     Chant  the  Naam,  as  Gurmukh,  
and  be  exalted.  Without  the  Naam,  I  have  no  other
support; the Naam is woven into all my breaths and morsels of food.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    The Naam illuminates my mind;
listening to it, my mind is pleased. One who speaks the Naam — he alone is my 
friend and companion.  || 2 ||    Without the
Naam, the fools depart naked. They burn away to death, chasing the poison of 
Maya, like the moth chasing the flame.  || 3 ||
He Himself establishes, and, having established, disestablishes. O Nanak, the 
Lord Himself bestows the Naam.  || 4 || 6 || 58

||   AASAA,  FOURTH MEHL:  The vine of the Lord’s Name, Har, Har, has taken 
root in the Gurmukh. It bears the fruit of the
Lord; its taste is so tasty!  || 1 ||   Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, 
in endless waves of joy. Chant and repeat the Naam;
through the Guru's Teachings praise the Lord, and slay the horrible serpent of 
the Messenger of Death.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The
Lord has implanted His devotional worship in the Guru. When the Guru is 
pleased, He bestows it upon His Sikh, O my siblings
of Destiny.  || 2 ||   One who acts in ego, knows nothing about the Way. He 
acts like an elephant, who takes a bath, and then
throws dust on his head.   || 3 ||    If one’s destiny is great and exalted, O 
Nanak, one chants the Naam, the Name of the
Immaculate, True Lord.  || 4 || 7 || 59 ||    AASAA,  FOURTH MEHL:  My mind 
suffers hunger for the Name of the Lord, Har,
Har. Hearing the Naam, my mind is satisfied, O my Siblings of Destiny.  || 1 || 
   Chant the Naam, O my friends, O GurSikhs.
Chant the Naam, and through the Naam, obtain peace; through the Guru’s 
Teachings, enshrine the Naam in your heart and
mind.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Hearing the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the 
mind is in bliss. Reaping the profit of the Naam,
through the Guru's Teachings, my soul has blossomed forth.   || 2 ||    Without 
the Naam, the mortal is a leper, blinded by
emotional attachment. All his actions are fruitless; they lead only to painful 
entanglements.  || 3 ||    The very fortunate ones
chant the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Har. O Nanak, through the Guru's 
Teachings, one embraces love for the Naam.  || 4 ||
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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

FOURTH  MEHL,   RAAG  AASAA,   SIXTH  HOUSE:

You may pluck the strings with your hand, O Yogi, but your playing of the harp 
is in vain. Under Guru’s Instruction, chant the
Glorious Praises of the Lord, O Yogi, and this mind of yours shall be imbued 
with the Lord’s Love.  || 1 ||    O Yogi, give your
intellect the Teachings of the Lord. The Lord, the One Lord, is pervading 
throughout all the ages; I humbly bow down to Him.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   You sing in so many Ragas and harmonies, and you talk so 
much, but this mind of yours is only playing a
game. You work the well and irrigate the fields, but the oxen have already left 
to graze in the jungle.  || 2 ||    In the field of
the body, plant the Lord’s Name, and the Lord will sprout there, like a lush 
green field. O mortal, hook up your unstable mind
like an ox, and irrigate your fields with the Lord’s Name, through the Guru's 
Teachings.   || 3 ||    The Yogis, the wandering
Jangams, and all the world is Yours, O Lord. According to the wisdom which You 
give them, so do they follow their ways. O
Lord God of servant Nanak, O Inner-knower, Searcher of hearts, please link my 
mind to You.   || 4 || 9 || 61 ||    AASAA,
FOURTH MEHL:  How long must one search for angle bells and cymbals, and how 
long must one play the guitar? In the brief
instant between coming and going, I meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. 
 || 1 ||   Such is the devotional love which
has been produced in my mind. Without the Lord, I cannot live even for an 
instant, like the fish which dies without water.  || 1

||   Pause   ||    How long must one tune the five strings, and assemble the 
seven singers, and how long will they raise their
voices in song? In the time it takes to select and assemble these musicians, a 
moment elapses, and my mind sings the Glorious
Praises of the Lord.   || 2 ||    How long must one dance and stretch out one’s 
feet, and how long must one reach out with
one’s hands? Stretching out one’s hands and feet, there is a moment’s delay; 
and then, my mind meditates on the Lord.  || 3

||    How long must one satisfy the people, in order to obtain honor? O servant 
Nanak, meditate forever in your heart on the
Lord, and then everyone will congratulate you.  || 4 || 10 || 62 ||    AASAA,  
FOURTH MEHL:  Join the Sat Sangat, the Lord’s
True Congregation; joining the Company of the Holy, sing the Glorious Praises 
of the Lord. With the sparkling jewel of spiritual
wisdom,  the  heart  is  illumined,  and  ignorance  is  dispelled.   ||  1  || 
    O  humble  servant  of  the  Lord,  let  your  dancing  be
meditation on the Lord, Har, Har. If only I cold meet such Saints, O my 
Siblings of Destiny; I would wash the feet of such
servants.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     Meditate  on  the  Naam,  the  Name  of  
the  Lord,  O  my  mind;  night  and  day,  center  your
consciousness on the Lord. You shall have the fruits of your desires, and you 
shall never feel hunger again.   || 2 ||    The
Infinite Lord Himself is the Creator; the Lord Himself speaks, and causes us to 
speak. The Saints are good, who are pleasing to
Your Will; their honor is approved by You.  || 3 ||   Nanak is not satisfied by 
chanting the Lord’s Glorious Praises; the more he
chants them, the more he is at peace. The Lord Himself has bestowed the 
treasure of devotional love; His customers purchase
virtues, and carry them home.  || 4 || 11 || 63 ||


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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  AASAA,   EIGHTH  HOUSE,   KAAFEE,   FOURTH  MEHL:

Death is ordained from the very beginning, and yet ego makes us cry. Meditating 
on the Naam, as Gurmukh, one becomes
stable and steady.  || 1 ||    Blessed is the Perfect Guru, through whom the 
way of Death is known. The sublime people earn
the profit of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; they are absorbed in the Word of 
the Shabad.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The days of
one’s life are pre-ordained; they will come to their end, O mother. One must 
depart, today or tomorrow, according to the
Lord’s Primal Order.  || 2 ||   Useless are the lives of those, who have 
forgotten the Naam. They play the game of chance in
this world, and lose their mind.  || 3 ||   Those who have found the Guru are 
at peace, in life and in death. O Nanak, the true
ones are truly absorbed into the True Lord.  || 4 || 12 || 64 ||   AASAA,  
FOURTH MEHL:  Having obtained the treasure of this
human birth, I meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. By Guru’s Grace, I 
understand, and I am absorbed into the True
Lord.   || 1 ||    Those who have such pre-ordained destiny practice the Naam. 
The True Lord summons the truthful to the
Mansion of His Presence.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Deep within is the treasure of 
the Naam; it is obtained by the Gurmukh. Night and
day, meditate on the Naam, and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 2 ||  
  Deep within are infinite substances, but the
self-willed manmukh does not find them. In egotism and pride, the mortal’s 
proud self consumes him.  || 3 ||    O Nanak, his
identity consumes his identical identity. Through the Guru’s Teachings, the 
mind is illumined, and meets the True Lord.  || 4 ||
13   || 65 ||

RAAG  AASAAVAREE,   SIXTEENTH  HOUSE,   FOURTH  MEHL,   SUDHANG:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Night and day, I sing the Kirtan, the Praises of the Name of the Lord. The True 
Guru has revealed to me the Name of the Lord;
without the Lord, I cannot live, for a moment, even an instant.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    My ears hear the Lord’s Kirtan, and I
contemplate Him; without the Lord, I cannot live, even for an instant. As the 
swan cannot live without the lake, how can the
Lord’s slave live without serving Him?  || 1 ||   Some enshrine love for 
duality in their hearts, and some pledge love for worldly
attachments and ego. The Lord’s servant embraces love for the Lord and the 
state of Nirvaanaa; Nanak contemplates the
Lord, the Lord God.  || 2 || 14 || 66 ||   AASAAVAREE,  FOURTH MEHL:  O mother, 
my mother, tell me about my Beloved Lord.
Without the Lord, I cannot live for a moment, even an instant; I love Him, like 
the camel loves the vine.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   My
mind has become sad and distant, longing for the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s 
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As the bumblebee cannot live without the lotus, I cannot live without the Lord. 
  || 1 ||    Keep me under Your Protection, O
Beloved Master of the Universe; fulfill my faith, O Lord of the World. Servant 
Nanak’s mind is filled with bliss, when he beholds
the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan, even for an instant.  || 2 || 39 || 
13 || 15 || 67 ||

RAAG  AASAA,   SECOND  HOUSE,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

One who loves her, is ultimately devoured. One who seats her in comfort, is 
totally terrified by her. Siblings, friends and family,
beholding her, argue. But she has come under my control, by Guru’s Grace.   || 
1 ||    Beholding her, all are bewitched: the
strivers, the Siddhas, the demi-gods, angels and mortals. All, except the 
Saadhus, are deceived by her deception.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Some wander around as renunciates, but they are engrossed in sexual 
desire. Some grow rich as householders, but
she does not belong to them. Some call themselves men of charity, and she 
torments them terribly. The Lord has saved me, by
attaching me to the Feet of the True Guru.  || 2 ||   She leads astray the 
penitents who practice penance. The scholarly Pandits
are all seduced by greed. The world of the three qualities is enticed, and the 
heavens are enticed. The True Guru has saved
me, by giving me His Hand.  || 3 ||   She is the slave of those who are 
spiritually wise. With her palms pressed together, she
serves them and offers her prayer:  “Whatever you wish, that is what I shall 
do.”  O servant Nanak, she does not draw near to
the Gurmukh.  || 4 || 1 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have been separated from my 
Beloved by Maya (my mother-in-law). Hope
and desire (my younger brother-in-law and sister-in-law) are dying of grief. I 
am no longer swayed by the fear of Death (my
elder brother-in-law). I am protected by my All-knowing, Wise Husband Lord.  || 
1 ||   Listen, O people: I have tasted the elixir
of love. The evil ones are dead, and my enemies are destroyed. The True Guru 
has given me the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   First, I renounced my egotistical love of myself. Second, I 
renounced the ways of the world. Renouncing the three
qualities, I look alike upon friend and enemy. And then, the fourth state of 
bliss was revealed to me by the Holy One.  || 2 ||
In the cave of celestial bliss, I have obtained a seat. The Lord of Light plays 
the unstruck melody of bliss. I am in ecstasy,
contemplating the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Imbued with my Beloved Husband 
Lord, I am the blessed, happy soul-bride.  ||
3 ||   Servant Nanak chants the wisdom of God; one who listens and practices 
it, is carried across and saved. He is not born,
and he does not die; he does not come or go. He remains blended with the Lord.  
|| 4 || 2 ||    AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  The
bride shows such special devotion, and has such an agreeable disposition. Her 
beauty is incomparable, and her character is
perfect. The house in which she dwells is such a praiseworthy house. But rare 
are those who, as Gurmukh, attain that state  ||
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As the soul-bride of pure actions, I have met with the Guru. In worship, 
marriage and in the next world, such a soul-bride looks
beautiful.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    As long as she lived with her father, her 
Husband wandered around in sadness. I served and
surrendered to the Lord, the True Being; the Guru brought my bride to my home, 
and I obtained total happiness.  || 2 ||   She
is blessed with all sublime attributes, and her generations are unblemished. 
Her Husband, her Lord and Master, fulfills her
heart’s desires. Hope and desire (my younger brother-in-law and sister-in-law) 
are now totally content.   || 3 ||    She is the
most noble of all the family. She counsels and advises her hope and desire. How 
blessed is that household, in which she has
appeared. O servant Nanak, she passes her time in perfect peace and comfort.  
|| 4 || 3 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Whatever I
resolve, she does not allow it to come to pass. She stands blocking the way of 
goodness and self-discipline. She wears many
disguises, and assumes many forms, and she does not allow me to dwell in my own 
home. She forces me to wander around in
different directions.  || 1 ||    She has become the mistress of my home, and 
she does not allow me to live in it. If I try, she
fights with me.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In the beginning, she was sent as a 
helper, but she has overwhelmed the nine continents,
all  places  and  interspaces.  She  has  not  spared  even  the  river  banks, 
 the  sacred  shrines  of  pilgrimage,  the  Yogis  and
Sannyaasees, or those who tirelessly read the Simritees and study the Vedas.  
|| 2 ||   Wherever I sit, she sits there with me.
She has imposed her power upon the whole world. Seeking meager protection, I am 
not protected from her. Tell me, O my
friend: unto whom should I turn for protection?  || 3 ||   I heard of His 
Teachings, and so I have come to the True Guru. The
Guru has implanted the Mantra of the Lord’s Name, Har, Har, within me. And now, 
I dwell in the home of my own inner self; I
sing the Glorious Praises of the Infinite Lord. I have met God, O Nanak, and I 
have become care-free.   || 4 ||    My home is
now my own, and she is now my mistress. She is now my servant, and the Guru has 
made me intimate with the Lord.  || 1 ||
Second Pause  || 4 || 4 ||    AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  First, they advised me to 
send a letter. Second, they advised me to send
two men. Third, they advised me to make the effort and do something. But I have 
renounced everything, and I meditate only
on You, God.  || 1 ||   Now, I am totally blissful, carefree and at ease. The 
enemies and evil-doers have perished, and I have
obtained peace.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The True Guru has imparted the Teachings 
to me. My soul, body and everything belong to
the Lord. Whatever I do, is by Your Almighty Power. You are my only Support, 
You are my only Court.  || 2 ||    If I were to
renounce You, God, unto whom could I turn? There is no other, comparable to 
You. Who else is Your servant to serve? The
faithless cynics are deluded; they wander around in the wilderness.   || 3 ||   
 Your Glorious Greatness cannot be described.
Wherever I am, you save me, hugging me close in Your embrace. Nanak, Your 
slave, has entered Your Sanctuary. God has
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AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Having wandered through foreign lands, I have come here to 
do business. I heard of the incomparable
and profitable merchandise. I have gathered in my pockets my capital of virtue, 
and I have brought it here with me. Beholding
the jewel, this mind is fascinated.  || 1 ||   I have come to the door of the 
Trader. Please display the merchandise, so that the
business may be transacted.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Trader has sent me to the 
Banker. The jewel is priceless, and the capital
is priceless. O my gentle brother, mediator and friend —  I have  obtained  the 
 merchandise,  and  my  consciousness  is  now
steady and stable.  || 2 ||    I have no fear of thieves, of wind or water. I 
have easily made my purchase, and I easily take it
away. I have earned Truth, and I shall have no pain. I have brought this 
merchandise home, safe and sound.  || 3 ||   I have
earned the profit, and I am happy. Blessed is the Banker, the Perfect Bestower. 
How rare is the Gurmukh who obtains this
merchandise; Nanak has brought this profitable merchandise home.  || 4 || 6 ||  
 AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  He does not consider
my    merits or demerits. He does not look at my beauty, color or decorations. 
I do not know the ways of wisdom and good
conduct. But taking me by the arm, my Husband Lord has led me to His Bed.  || 1 
||   Hear, O my companions, my Husband,
my Lord Master, possesses me. Placing His Hand upon my forehead, He protects me 
as His Own. What do these ignorant
people know?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   My married life now appears so beauteous; my 
Husband Lord has met me, and He sees all
my pains. Within the courtyard of my heart, the glory of the moon shines. Night 
and day, I have fun with my Beloved.  || 2 ||
My clothes are dyed the deep crimson color of the poppy. All the ornaments and 
garlands around my neck adorn me. Gazing
upon my Beloved with my eyes, I have obtained all treasures; I have shaken off 
the power of the evil demons.  || 3 ||   I have
obtained eternal bliss, and I constantly celebrate. With the nine treasures of 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, I am satisfied in
my own home. Says Nanak, when the happy soul-bride is adorned by her Beloved, 
she is forever happy with her Husband
Lord.  || 4 || 7 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  They give you donations and worship 
you. You take from them, and then deny that
they have given anything to you. That door, through which you must ultimately 
go, O Brahmin — at that door, you will come
to regret and repent.  || 1 ||   Such Brahmins shall drown, O Siblings of 
Destiny; they think of doing evil to the innocent.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   Within them is greed, and they wander around like mad dogs. 
They slander others and carry loads of sin upon
their heads. Intoxicated by Maya, they do not think of the Lord. Deluded by 
doubt, they wander off on many paths.   || 2 ||
Outwardly,  they  wear  various  religious  robes,  but  within,  they  are  
enveloped  by  poison.  They  instruct  others,  but  do  not
understand themselves. Such Brahmins will never be emancipated.  || 3 ||   O 
foolish Brahmin, reflect upon God. He watches
and hears, and is always with you. Says Nanak, if this is your destiny, 
renounce your pride, and grasp the Guru’s Feet.  || 4 ||
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Pain and disease have left my body, and my mind has become pure; I sing the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. I am in
bliss, meeting with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and now, my mind 
does not go wandering.   || 1 ||    My
burning  desires  are  quenched,  through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad,  
O  mother.  The  fever  of  doubt  has  been  totally
eliminated; meeting the Guru, I am cooled and soothed, with intuitive ease.  || 
1 ||  Pause  ||   My wandering has ended, since
I have realized the One and Only Lord; now, I have come to dwell in the eternal 
place. Your Saints are the Saving Grace of the
world; beholding the Blessed Vision of their Darshan, I remain satisfied.   || 
2 ||    I have left behind the sins of countless
incarnations, now that I have grasped the feet of the eternal Holy Guru. My 
mind sings the celestial melody of bliss, and death
shall no longer consume it.  || 3 ||    My Lord, the Cause of all causes, is 
All-powerful, the Giver of peace; He is my Lord, my
Lord  King.  Nanak  lives  by  chanting  Your  Name,  O  Lord;  You  are  my  
helper,  with  me,  through  and  through.   ||  4  ||  9  ||
AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  The slanderer cries out and bewails. He has forgotten the 
Supreme Lord, the Transcendent Lord; the
slanderer reaps the rewards of his own actions.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   If 
someone is his companion, then he shall be taken along
with him. Like the dragon, the slanderer carries his huge, useless loads, and 
burns in his own fire.  || 1 ||    Nanak proclaims
and announces what happens at the Door of the Transcendent Lord. The humble 
devotees of the Lord are forever in bliss;
singing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises, they blossom forth.   || 2 || 10 ||   
 AASAA,   FIFTH MEHL:   Even though I totally
decorated myself, still, my mind was not satisfied. I applied various scented 
oils to my body, and yet, I did not obtain even a
tiny bit of pleasure from this. Within my mind, I hold such a desire, that I 
may live only to behold my Beloved, O my mother.

|| 1 ||   O mother, what should I do? This mind cannot rest. It is bewitched by 
the tender love of my Beloved.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   Garments, ornaments, and such exquisite pleasures — I look upon these as 
of no account. Likewise, honor, fame, dignity
and greatness, obedience by the whole world, and a household as beautiful as a 
jewel. If I am pleasing to God’s Will, then I
shall be blessed, and forever in bliss.   || 2 ||     With  foods  and  
delicacies  of  so  many  different  kinds,  and  such  abundant
pleasures and entertainments, power and property and absolute command — with 
these, the mind is not satisfied, and its
thirst   is not quenched. Without meeting Him, this day does not pass. Meeting 
God, I find peace.   || 3 ||    By searching and
seeking, I have heard this news, that without the Saadh Sangat, the Company of 
the Holy, no one swims across. One who has
this good destiny written upon his forehead, finds the True Guru. His hopes are 
fulfilled, and his mind is satisfied. When one
meets God, then his thirst is quenched. Nanak has found the Lord, within his 
mind and body.  || 4 || 11 ||    AASAA,   FIFTH
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PANCH-PADAS:   First, your social status is high. Second, you are honored in 
society. Third, your home is beautiful. But you are
so ugly, with self-conceit in your mind.  || 1 ||   O beautiful, attractive, 
wise and clever woman: you have been trapped by your
pride and attachment.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Your kitchen is so clean. You take 
your bath, and worship, and apply the crimson
mark upon your forehead; with your mouth you speak wisdom, but you are 
destroyed by pride. The dog of greed has ruined
you in every way.  || 2 ||   You wear your robes and enjoy pleasures; you 
practice good conduct to impress people; you apply
scented oils of sandalwood and musk, but your constant companion is the demon 
of anger.  || 3 ||   Other people may be your
water-carriers; in this world, you may be a ruler. Gold, silver and wealth may 
be yours, but the goodness of your conduct has
been destroyed by sexual promiscuity.  || 4 ||   That soul, upon whom the Lord 
has bestowed His Glance of Grace, is delivered
from bondage. Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Lord’s 
sublime essence is obtained. Says Nanak, how
fruitful is that body.  || 5 ||    All graces and all comforts shall come to 
you, as the happy soul-bride; you shall be supremely
beautiful and wise.   || 1 ||   Second Pause   || 12 ||    AASAA,   FIFTH MEHL, 
  IK-TUKAS:   One who is seen to be alive, shall
surely die. But he who is dead shall remain ever-lasting.  || 1 ||   Those who 
die while yet alive, shall through this death, live
on. They place the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, as medicine in their mouths, and 
through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, they
drink in the Ambrosial Nectar.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The clay pot of the body 
shall be broken. One who has eliminated the three
qualities dwells in the home of his inner self.  || 2 ||   One who climbs high, 
shall fall into the nether regions of the underworld.
One who lies upon the ground, shall not be touched by death.   ||  3  ||     
Those  who  continue  to  wander  around,  achieve
nothing. Those who practice the Guru’s Teachings, become steady and stable.  || 
4 ||    This body and soul all belong to the
Lord. O Nanak, meeting the Guru, I am enraptured.  || 5 || 13 ||    AASAA,  
FIFTH MEHL:  The puppet of the body has been
fashioned with great skill. Know for sure that it shall turn to dust.  || 1 ||  
 Remember your origins, O thoughtless fool. Why are
you    so proud of yourself?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You are a guest, given three 
meals a day; other things are entrusted to you.  || 2

||   you are just excrement, bones and blood, wrapped up in skin — this is what 
you are taking such pride in!  || 3 ||   If you
could understand even one thing, then you would be pure. Without understanding, 
you shall be forever impure.  || 4 ||   Says
Nanak, I am a sacrifice to the Guru; through Him, I obtain the Lord, the 
All-knowing Primal Being.   || 5 || 14 ||    AASAA,
FIFTH MEHL,  IK-TUKAS,  CHAU-PADAS:  One moment, one day, is for me many days. 
My mind cannot survive — how can I
meet my Beloved?  || 1 ||   I cannot endure one day, even one instant without 
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My mind’s desire for the Blessed Vision of His Darshan is so great. Is there 
any Saint who can lead me to meet my Beloved?  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||   The four watches of the day are like the four ages. And when 
night comes, I think that it shall never end.  || 2

||    The five demons have joined together, to separate me from my Husband 
Lord. Wandering and rambling, I cry out and
wring my hands.  || 3 ||   The Lord has revealed the Blessed Vision of His 
Darshan to servant Nanak; realizing his own self, he
has obtained supreme peace.  || 4 || 15 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  In the Lord’s 
service, are the greatest treasures. Serving
the Lord, the Ambrosial Naam comes into one’s mouth.  || 1 ||    The Lord is my 
Companion; He is with me, as my Help and
Support. In pain and pleasure, whenever I remember Him, He is present. How can 
the poor Messenger of Death frighten me
now?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Lord is my Support; the Lord is my Power. The 
Lord is my Friend; He is my mind’s advisor.  || 2

||    The Lord is my capital; the Lord is my credit. As Gurmukh, I earn the 
wealth, with the Lord as my Banker.   || 3 ||    By
Guru’s Grace, this wisdom has come. Servant Nanak has merged into the Being of 
the Lord.   || 4 || 16 ||    AASAA,   FIFTH
MEHL:  When God shows His Mercy, then this mind is focused on Him. Serving the 
True Guru, all rewards are obtained.  || 1 ||
O  my  mind, why  are  you  so  sad? My  True  Guru  is  Perfect.  He  is  the  
Giver  of  blessings,  the  treasure  of  all  comforts;  His
Ambrosial Pool of Nectar is always overflowing.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   One who 
enshrines His Lotus Feet within the heart, meets
the Beloved Lord; the Divine Light is revealed to him.  || 2 ||   The five 
companions have met together to sing the songs of joy.
The unstruck melody, the sound current of the Naad, vibrates and resounds.   || 
3 ||    O Nanak, when the Guru is totally
pleased, one meets the Lord, the King. Then, the night of one’s life passes in 
peace and natural ease.  || 4 || 17 ||    AASAA,
FIFTH MEHL:  Showing His Mercy, the Lord has revealed Himself to me. Meeting 
the True Guru, I have received the perfect
wealth.  || 1 ||   Gather such a wealth of the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny. It 
cannot be burned by fire, and water cannot drown
it; it does not forsake society, or go anywhere else.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   It 
does not run short, and it does not run out. Eating
and consuming it, the mind remains satisfied.  || 2 ||    He is the true 
banker, who gathers the wealth of the Lord within his
own home. With this wealth, the whole world profits.   || 3 ||    He alone 
receives the Lord’s wealth, who is pre-ordained to
receive it. O servant Nanak, at that very last moment, the Naam shall be your 
only decoration.  || 4 || 18 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH
MEHL:  Just like the farmer, He plants His crop, and, whether it is ripe or 
unripe, He cuts it down.  || 1 ||   Just so, you must
know this well, that whoever is born, shall die. Only the devotee of the Lord 
of the Universe becomes stable and permanent.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   The day shall certainly be followed by the night. And when 
the night passes, the morning shall again dawn.

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By Guru’s Grace, a rare few remain awake and aware.  || 3 ||   Says Nanak, sing 
continually the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
Your face shall be radiant, and your consciousness shall be immaculately pure.  
|| 4 || 19 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  The nine
treasures are Yours — all treasures are Yours. The Fulfiller of desires saves 
mortals in the end.  || 1 ||   You are my Beloved,
so  what hunger can I have? When You dwell within my mind, pain does not touch 
me.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Whatever You do, is
acceptable to me. O True Lord and Master, True is Your Order.  || 2 ||    When 
it is pleasing to Your Will, I sing the Glorious
Praises  of  the  Lord.  Within  Your  Home,  there  is  justice,  forever  and 
 ever.   ||  3  ||     O  True  Lord  and  Master,  You  are
unknowable and mysterious. Nanak is committed to Your service.  || 4 || 20 ||   
AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  He is near at hand; He
is the eternal Companion of the soul. His Creative Power is all-pervading, in 
form and color.  || 1 ||   My mind does not worry;
it does not grieve, or cry out. Imperishable, Unshakable, Unapproachable and 
forever safe and sound is my Husband Lord.  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||   Unto whom does Your servant pay homage? His King preserves 
his honor.  || 2 ||   That slave, whom God has
released  from  the  restrictions  of  social  status  —  who  can  now  hold  
him  in  bondage?   ||  3  ||     The  Lord  is  absolutely
independent,  and  totally  care-free;  O  servant  Nanak,  chant  His  
Glorious  Praises.   ||  4  ||  21  ||     AASAA,   FIFTH  MEHL:
Forsaking the Lord’s sublime essence, the mortal is intoxicated with false 
essences. The substance is within the home of the
self, but the mortal goes out to find it.  || 1 ||   He cannot hear the true 
ambrosial discourse. Attached to false scriptures, he is
engaged in argument.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He takes his wages from his Lord and 
Master, but he serves another. With such sins,
the mortal is engrossed.  || 2 ||   He tries to hide from the One who is always 
with him. He begs from Him, again and again.

|| 3 ||   Says Nanak, God is merciful to the meek. As it pleases Him, He 
cherishes us.  || 4 || 22 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  The
Naam, the Name of the Lord, is my soul, my life, my wealth. Here and hereafter, 
it is with me, to help me.  || 1 ||    Without
the Lord’s Name, everything else is useless. My mind is satisfied and satiated 
by the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan.  || 1

||  Pause  ||    Gurbani is the jewel, the treasure of devotion. Singing, 
hearing and acting upon it, one is enraptured.   || 2 ||
My mind is attached to the Lord’s Lotus Feet. The True Guru, in His Pleasure, 
has given this gift.   || 3 ||    Unto Nanak, the
Guru has revealed these instructions: recognize the Imperishable Lord God in 
each and every heart.   || 4 || 23 ||    AASAA,
FIFTH MEHL:   The All-pervading Lord has established joys and celebrations. He 
Himself embellishes His own works.   || 1 ||
Perfect is the Creation of the Perfect Lord Master. His magnificent greatness 
is totally all-pervading.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    His
Name is the treasure; His reputation is immaculate. He Himself is the Creator; 
there is no other.   || 2 ||    All beings and
creatures are in His Hands. God is pervading in all, and is always with them.  
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The Perfect Guru has fashioned His perfect fashion. O Nanak, the Lord’s 
devotees are blessed with glorious greatness.  || 4 ||
24 ||    AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have shaped this mind in the mold of the Guru’s 
Word. Beholding the Blessed Vision of the
Guru’s Darshan, I have gathered the wealth of the Lord.  || 1 ||   O sublime 
understanding, come, enter into my mind, that I
may meditate and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, and 
love so dearly the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
I am satisfied and satiated by the True Name. My cleansing bath at the 
sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage is the dust of
the Saints.  || 2 ||   I recognize that the One Creator is contained in all. 
Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy,
my understanding is refined.   || 3 ||    I have become the servant of all; I 
have renounced my ego and pride. The Guru has
given this gift to Nanak.   || 4 || 25 ||    AASAA,   FIFTH MEHL:   My 
intellect has been enlightened, and my understanding is
perfect. Thus my evil-mindedness, which kept me far from Him, has been removed. 
 || 1 ||    Such are the Teachings which I
have received from the Guru; while I was drowning in the pitch black well, I 
was saved, O my Siblings of Destiny.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||    The Guru is the boat to cross over the totally unfathomable ocean 
of fire; He is treasure of jewels.  || 2 ||    This
ocean of Maya is dark and treacherous. The Perfect Guru has revealed the way to 
cross over it.   || 3 ||    I do not have the
ability to chant or practice intense meditation. Guru Nanak seeks Your 
Sanctuary.   || 4 || 26 ||    AASAA,   FIFTH MEHL,   TI-
PADAS:  One who drinks in the Lord’s sublime essence is forever imbued with it, 
while other essences wear off in an instant.
Intoxicated with the Lord’s sublime essence, the mind is forever in ecstasy. 
Other essences bring only anxiety.  || 1 ||    One
who drinks in the Lord’s sublime essence, is intoxicated and enraptured; all 
other essences have no effect.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
The value of the Lord’s sublime essence cannot be described. The Lord’s sublime 
essence permeates the homes of the Holy.
One may spend thousands and millions, but it cannot be purchased. He alone  
obtains  it,  who  is  so  pre-ordained.   ||  2  ||
Tasting it, Nanak is wonder-struck. Through the Guru, Nanak has obtained this 
taste. Here and hereafter, it does not leave
him. Nanak is imbued and enraptured with the Lord’s subtle essence.  || 3 || 27 
||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  If she renounces
and  eliminates  her  sexual  desire,  anger,  greed  and  attachment,  and  
her  evil-mindedness  and  self-conceit  as  well;  and  if,
becoming humble, she serves Him, then she becomes dear to her Beloved’s Heart.  
|| 1 ||   Listen, O beautiful soul-bride:  By
the Word of the Holy Saint, you shall be saved. Your pain, hunger and doubt 
shall vanish, and you shall obtain peace, O happy
soul-bride.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Washing the Guru’s feet, and serving Him, 
the soul is sanctified, and the  thirst for  sin  is
quenched. If you become the slave of the slave of the Lord’s slaves, then you 
shall obtain honor in the Court of the Lord.  || 2

||    This is right conduct, and this is the correct lifestyle, to obey the 
Command of the Lord’s Will; this is your devotional
worship. One who practices this Mantra, O Nanak, swims across the terrifying 
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AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL,   DU-PADAS:  You have been blessed with this human body. 
This is your chance to meet the Lord of the
Universe. Other efforts are of no use to you. Joining the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, vibrate and meditate on the
Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||    Make the effort, and cross over the 
terrifying world ocean. This human life is passing
away in vain, in the love of Maya.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I have not 
practiced meditation, penance, self-restraint or righteous
living;  I  have  not  served  the  Holy  Saints,  and  I  do  not  know  the  
Lord,  my  King.  Says  Nanak,  my  actions  are  vile  and
despicable; O Lord, I seek Your Sanctuary — please, preserve my honor.  || 2 || 
29 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Without You,
there is no other for me; You alone are in my mind. You are my Friend and 
Companion, God; why should my soul be afraid?  ||
1 ||    You are my support, You are my hope. While sitting down or standing up, 
while sleeping or waking, with every breath
and morsel of food, I never forget You.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Protect me, 
please protect me, O God; I have come to Your
Sanctuary; the ocean of fire is so horrible. The True Guru is the Giver of 
peace to Nanak; I am Your child, O Lord of the World.

|| 2 || 30 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord God has saved me, His slave. My 
mind has surrendered to my Beloved; my fever
has taken poison and died.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Cold and heat do not touch me 
at all, when I sing the Glorious Praises of the
Lord. My consciousness is not affected by the witch, Maya; I take to the 
Sanctuary of the Lord’s Lotus Feet.  || 1 ||    By the
Grace of the Saints, the Lord has shown His Mercy to me; He Himself is my Help 
and Support. Nanak ever sings the Praises of
the Lord, the treasure of excellence; his doubts and pains are eliminated.  || 
2 || 31 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have taken
the medicine of the Name of the Lord. I have found peace, and the seat of pain 
has been removed.   || 1 ||    The fever has
been broken, by the Teachings of the Perfect Guru. I am in ecstasy, and all of 
my sorrows have been dispelled.  || 1 ||  Pause

||    All beings and creatures obtain peace, O Nanak, meditating on the Supreme 
Lord God.   || 2 || 32 ||    AASAA,   FIFTH
MEHL:    That  time,  which  the  mortal  does  not  wish  for,  eventually  
comes.  Without  the  Lord’s  Command,  how  can
understanding be understood?  || 1 ||   The body is consumed by water, fire and 
earth. But the soul is neither young nor old,
O     Siblings of Destiny.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Servant Nanak has entered 
the Sanctuary of the Holy. By Guru’s Grace, he has
shaken off the fear of death.   || 2 || 33 ||    AASAA,   FIFTH MEHL:   Forever 
and ever, the soul is illumined; in the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, it dwells at the Feet of the Lord.  || 1 ||   
Chant the Lord’s Name each and every day, O my
mind. You shall find lasting peace, contentment and tranquility, and all your 
sins shall depart.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Says Nanak,
one who is blessed with perfect good karma, meets the True Guru, and obtains 
the Perfect Supreme Lord God.  || 2 || 34 ||
Thirty-four Shabads in Second House.  ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  She who has the 
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her pain is dispelled, and she shall not become sad again.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||  
 Showing His Mercy, He joins her with His Feet,
and she attains celestial peace, joy and comfort.   || 1 ||    In the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, she sings the
Glorious Praises of the Immeasurable Lord. Remembering the Lord in meditation, 
O Nanak, she becomes invaluable.  || 2 || 35

||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Sexual desire, anger, intoxication with Maya and 
jealousy — I have lost all of these in the game of
chance. Purity, contentment, compassion, faith and truthfulness — I have 
ushered these into the home of my self.  || 1 ||   All
the loads of birth and death have been removed. Joining the Saints’ Society, my 
mind has become pure; the Perfect Guru has
saved me in an instant.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   My mind has become the dust of 
all, and everyone seems a sweet friend to me. My
Lord and Master is contained in all. He gives His Gifts to all beings, and 
cherishes them.  || 2 ||    He Himself is the One and
only; from the One, the One and  only,  came  the  expanse  of  the  entire  
creation.  Chanting  and  meditating,  all  the  humble
beings have become Holy; meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, so many 
have been saved.  || 3 ||   The Lord of the
Universe  is  deep,  profound  and  infinite;  He  has  no  end  or  
limitation.  By  Your  Grace,  Nanak  sings  Your  Glorious  Praises;
meditating,  meditating,  he  humbly  bows  to  God.   ||  4  ||  36  ||     
AASAA,   FIFTH  MEHL:   You  are  Infinite,  Eternal  and
Incomprehensible; all this is Your Creation. What clever games can we play, 
when everything is contained in You?  || 1 ||   O
my True Guru, protect me, Your child, through the power of Your play.  Grant me 
the good sense to ever sing Your Glorious
Praises, O my Inaccessible and Infinite Lord and Master.   || 1 ||   Pause   || 
   The mortal is preserved in the womb of his
mother, by the Support of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; he makes merry, and 
with each and every breath he remembers
the Lord, and the fire does not touch him.  || 2 ||   Others’ wealth, others’ 
wives, and the slander of others — renounce your
craving for these. Serve the Lord’s Lotus Feet within your heart, and hold to 
the Support of the Perfect Guru.  || 3 ||   Houses,
mansions and palaces which you see — none of these shall go with you. As long 
as you live in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, O
servant Nanak, remember the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 4 || 37 ||

AASAA,   THIRD  HOUSE,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Power, property, youth, household, fame and the beauty of youth; great wealth, 
elephants, horses and jewels, purchased with
tens of thousands of dollars; hereafter, these shall be of no avail in the 
Court of the Lord; the proud must depart, leaving th em
behind.  || 1 ||   Why center your consciousness on any other than the Lord? 
Sitting down, standing up, sleeping and waking,
forever and ever, meditate on the Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    He may have 
the most wondrous and beautiful arenas, and be
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He may  proclaim,   “I can  kill anyone,  I  can  capture  anyone,  and  I  can 
 release  anyone.”   But  when  the  Order  comes  from  the
Supreme Lord God, he departs and leaves in a day.  || 2 ||    He may perform 
all sorts of religious rituals and good actions, but he
does  not know the Creator  Lord, the Doer  of  all.  He teaches,  but does  
not practice what he preaches;  he  does  not  realize  the
essential reality of the Word of the Shabad. Naked he came, and naked he shall 
depart; he is like an elephant, throwing dust on
himself.   || 3 ||    O Saints, and friends, listen to me: all this world is 
false. Continually claiming,   “Mine, mine”, the mortals are
drowned; the fools waste away and die. Meeting the Guru, O Nanak, I meditate on 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord; through the
True Name, I am emancipated.  || 4 || 1 || 38 ||

RAAG  AASAA,   FIFTH  HOUSE,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The whole world is asleep in doubt; it is blinded by worldly entanglements. How 
rare is that humble servant of the Lord who is
awake and aware.  || 1 ||   The mortal is intoxicated with the great enticement 
of Maya, which is dearer to him than life. How rare is
the one who renounces it.  || 2 ||   The Lord’s Lotus Feet are incomparably 
beautiful; so is the Mantra of the Saint. How rare is that
holy person who is attached to them.  || 3 ||   O Nanak, in the Saadh Sangat, 
the Company of the Holy, the love of divine knowledge
is awakened; the Lord’s Mercy is bestowed upon those who are blessed with such 
good destiny.  || 4 || 1 || 39 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  AASAA,   SIXTH  HOUSE,   FIFTH  MEHL:

Whatever pleases You is acceptable to me; that alone brings peace and ease to 
my mind. You are the Doer, the Cause of
causes, All-powerful and Infinite; there is none other than You.  || 1 ||   
Your humble servants sing Your Glorious Praises with
enthusiasm and love. That alone is good advice, wisdom and cleverness for Your 
humble servant, which You do or cause to be
done.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Your Name is Ambrosial Nectar, O Beloved Lord; in 
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I
have obtained its sublime essence. Those humble beings are satisfied and 
fulfilled, singing the Praises of the Lord, the treasure
of peace.   || 2 ||    One who has Your Support, O Lord Master, is not 
afflicted by anxiety. One who is blessed by Your Kind
Mercy, is the best, the most fortunate king.  || 3 ||   Doubt, attachment, and 
deceit have all disappeared, since I obtained the
Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. Dealing in the Naam, O Nanak, we become 
truthful, and in the Love of the Lord’s Name, we
are absorbed.  || 4 || 1 | 40 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  He washes off the filth 
of other peoples’ incarnations, but he obtains
the rewards of his own actions. He has no peace in this world, and he has no 
place in the Court of the Lord. In the City of
Death, he is tortured.  || 1 ||   The slanderer loses his life in vain. He 
cannot succeed in anything, and in the world hereafter,
he finds no place at all.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Such is the fate of the 
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He is ruined there, where no one can protect him; with whom should he lodge his 
complaint?   || 2 ||    The slanderer shall
never attain emancipation; this is the Will of the Lord and Master. The more 
the Saints are slandered, the more they dwell in
peace.   || 3 ||    The Saints have Your Support, O Lord and Master; You are 
the Saints’ Help and Support. Says Nanak, the
Saints are saved by the Lord; the slanderers are drowned in the deep.  || 4 || 
2 || 41 ||    AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  He washes
outwardly, but within, his mind is filthy; thus he loses his place in both 
worlds. Here, he is engrossed in sexual desire, anger
and emotional attachment; hereafter, he shall sigh and weep.  || 1 ||    The 
way to vibrate and meditate on the Lord of the
Universe is different. Destroying the snake-hole, the snake is not killed; the 
deaf person does not hear the Lord’s Name.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   He renounces the affairs of Maya, but he does not appreciate 
the value of devotional worship. He finds fault with
the Vedas and the Shaastras, and does not know the essence of Yoga.   || 2 ||   
 He stands exposed, like a counterfeit coin,
when  inspected  by  the  Lord,  the  Assayer.  The  Inner-knower,  the  
Searcher  of  hearts,  knows  everything;  how  can  we  hide
anything from Him?  || 3 ||   Through falsehood, fraud and deceit, the mortal 
collapses in an instant — he has no foundation
at all. Truly, truly, truly, Nanak speaks; look within your own heart, and 
realize this.  || 4 || 3 || 42 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:
Making the effort, the mind becomes pure; in this dance, the self is silenced. 
The five passions are kept under control, and the
One Lord dwells in the mind.  || 1 ||   Your humble servant dances and sings 
Your Glorious Praises. He plays upon the guitar,
tambourine and cymbals, and the unstruck sound current of the Shabad resounds.  
 || 1 ||   Pause   ||    First, he instructs his
own  mind,  and  then,  he  leads  others.  He  chants  the  Lord’s  Name  and  
meditates  on  it  in  his  heart;  with  his  mouth,  he
announces it to all.  || 2 ||   He joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the 
Holy, and washes their feet; he applies the dust of
the Saints to his body. He surrenders his mind and body, and places them before 
the Guru; thus, he obtains the true wealth.

|| 3 ||   Whoever listens to, and beholds the Guru with faith, shall see his 
pains of birth and death taken away. Such a dance
eliminates  hell;  O  Nanak,  the  Gurmukh  remains  wakeful.   ||  4  ||  4  
||  43  ||     AASAA,   FIFTH  MEHL:   The  lowly  outcaste
becomes a Brahmin, and the untouchable sweeper becomes pure and sublime. The 
burning desire of the nether regions and
the etheric realms is finally quenched and extinguished.   || 1 ||    The 
house-cat has been taught otherwise, and is terrified
upon seeing the mouse. The Guru has put the tiger under the control of the 
sheep, and now, the dog eats grass.   || 1 ||
Pause   ||    Without pillars, the roof is supported, and the homeless have 
found a home. Without the jeweller, the jewel has
been set, and the wonderful stone shines forth.  || 2 ||    The claimant does 
not succeed by placing his claim, but by keeping
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The dead sit on costly carpets, and what is seen with the eyes shall vanish.  
|| 3 ||   One who claims to know, is ignorant; he
does not know the Knower of all. Says Nanak, the Guru has given me the 
Ambrosial Nectar to drink in; savoring it and relishing
it,  I  blossom  forth  in  bliss.   ||  4  ||  5  ||  44  ||     AASAA,   
FIFTH  MEHL:   He  has  cut  away  my  bonds,  and  overlooked  my
shortcomings, and so He has confirmed His nature. Becoming merciful to me, like 
a mother or a father, he has come to cherish
me as His own child.  || 1 ||   The GurSikhs are preserved by the Guru, by the 
Lord of the Universe. He rescues them from the
terrible world ocean, casting His Glance of Grace upon them.   || 1 ||   Pause  
 ||    Meditating in remembrance on Him, we
escape from the Messenger of Death; here and hereafter, we obtain peace. With 
every breath and morsel of food, meditate,
and chant with your tongue, continually, each and every day; sing the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord.   || 2 ||    Through loving
devotional worship, the supreme status is obtained, and in the Saadh Sangat, 
the Company of the Holy, sorrows are dispelled.
I am not worn down, I do not die, and nothing strikes fear in me, since I have 
the wealth of the Lord’s Immaculate Name in
my purse.  || 3 ||   At the very last moment, God becomes the mortal’s Help and 
Support; here and hereafter, He is the Savior
Lord. He is my breath of life, my friend, support and wealth; O Nanak, I am 
forever a sacrifice to Him.   || 4 || 6 || 45 ||
AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Since You are my Lord and Master, what is there for me to 
fear? Other than You, who else should I
praise? You are the One and only, and so do all things exist; without You, 
there is nothing at all for me.  || 1 ||   O Father, I
have seen that the world is poison. Save me, O Lord of the Universe! Your Name 
is my only Support.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You
know completely the condition of my mind; who else could I go to tell of it? 
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the
whole world has gone crazy; obtaining the Naam, it finds peace.  || 2 ||   What 
shall I say? Unto whom shall I speak? What I
have to say, I say to God. Everything which exists was created by You. You are 
my hope, forever and ever.   || 3 ||    If you
bestow greatness, then it is Your greatness; here and hereafter, I meditate on 
You. The Lord God of Nanak is forever the Giver
of peace; Your Name is my only strength.  || 4 || 7 || 46 ||    AASAA,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  Your Name is Ambrosial Nectar, O Lord
Master; Your humble servant drinks in this supreme elixir. The fearful load of 
sins from countless incarnations has vanished;
doubt and duality are also dispelled.  || 1 ||   I live by beholding the 
Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. Listening to Your Words,
O True Guru, my mind and body are cooled and soothed.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   By 
Your Grace, I have joined the Saadh Sangat,
the Company of the Holy; You Yourself have caused this to happen. Holding fast 
to Your Feet, O God, the poison is easily
neutralized.  || 2 ||   Your Name, O God, is the treasure of peace; I have 
received this everlasting Mantra. Showing His Mercy,
the True Guru has given it to me, and my fever and pain and hatred are 
annulled.  || 3 ||    Blessed is the attainment of this
human body, by which God blends Himself with me. Blessed, in this Dark Age of 
Kali Yuga, is the Saadh Sangat, the Company
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O Nanak, the Naam is my only Support.  || 4 || 8 || 47 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL: 
 Everything is pre-ordained; what else can be
known through study? The errant child has been forgiven by the Supreme Lord 
God.  || 1 ||   My True Guru is always merciful;
He has saved me, the meek one. He has cured me of my disease, and I have 
obtained the greatest peace; He has placed the
Ambrosial Name of the Lord in my mouth.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    He has washed 
away my countless sins; He has cut away my
bonds, and I am liberated. He has taken me by the arm, and pulled me out of the 
terrible, deep dark pit.   || 2 ||    I have
become fearless, and all my fears have been erased. The Savior Lord has saved 
me. Such is Your generosity, O my God, that
You have resolved all my affairs.  || 3 ||   My mind has met with my Lord and 
Master, the treasure of excellence. Taking to His
Sanctuary, Nanak has become blissful.  || 4 || 9 || 48 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL: 
 If I forget You, then everyone becomes my
enemy. When You come to mind, then they serve me. I do not know any other at 
all, O True, Invisible, Inscrutable Lord.  || 1

||   When You come to mind, You are always merciful to me; what can the poor 
people do to me? Tell me, who should I call
good or bad, since all beings are Yours?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    You are my 
Shelter, You are my Support; giving me Your hand,
You protect me. That humble being, upon whom You bestow Your Grace, is not 
touched by slander or suffering.  || 2 ||   That
is peace, and that is greatness, which is pleasing to the mind of the Dear Lord 
God. You are all-knowing, You are forever
compassionate; obtaining Your Name, I revel in it and make merry.  || 3 ||   I 
offer my prayer to You; my body and soul are all
Yours. Says Nanak, this is all Your greatness; no one even knows my name.  || 4 
|| 10 || 49 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Show
Your Mercy, O God, O Searcher of hearts, that in the Saadh Sangat, the Company 
of the Holy, I might obtain You, Lord. When
You open Your Door, and reveal the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, the mortal 
is not relegated to reincarnation again.  || 1 ||
Meeting with my Beloved Lord aand Master, all my pains are taken away. I am 
saved and carried across, in the company of
those who remember the Supreme Lord God in their hearts.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
This world is a great wilderness, an ocean of
fire, in which mortals abide, in pleasure and pain. Meeting with the True Guru, 
the mortal becomes immaculately pure; with his
tongue, he chants the Ambrosial Name of the Lord.  || 2 ||    He preserves his 
body and wealth, and takes everything as his
own; such are the subtle bonds which bind him. By Guru’s Grace, the mortal 
becomes liberated, meditating on the Name of
the Lord, Har, Har.  || 3 ||   God, the Savior, has saved those, who are 
pleasing to the Will of God. The soul and body are all
Yours, O Great Giver; O Nanak, I am forever a sacrifice.   || 4 || 11 || 50 ||  
  AASAA,   FIFTH MEHL:   You have avoided the
slumber of attachment and impurity — by whose favor has this happened? The 
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Where has your laziness gone?   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    How have you escaped 
from the treachery of sexual desire, anger and
egotism? The holy beings, angels and demons of the three qualities, and all the 
worlds have been plundered.   || 1 ||    The
forest fire has burnt down so much of the grass; how rare are the plants which 
have remained green. He is so All-powerful,
that I cannot even describe Him; no one can chant His Praises.  || 2 ||    In 
the store-room of the lamp-black, I did not turn
black; my color remained immaculate and pure. The Guru has implanted the Maha 
Mantra, the Great Mantra, within my heart,
and I have heard the wondrous Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 3 ||    Showing 
His Mercy, God has looked upon me with
favor, and He has attached me to His feet. Through loving devotional worship, O 
Nanak, I have obtained peace; in the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I am absorbed into the Lord.  || 4 || 12 || 51 
||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  AASAA,   SEVENTH  HOUSE,   FIFTH  MEHL:

That red dress looks so beautiful on your body. Your Husband Lord is pleased, 
and His heart is enticed.   || 1 ||    Whose
handiwork is this red beauty of yours? Whose love has rendered the poppy so 
red?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    You are so beautiful;
you are the happy soul-bride. Your Beloved is in your home; good fortune is in 
your home.  || 2 ||   You are pure and chaste,
you are most distinguished. You are pleasing to Your Beloved, and you have 
sublime understanding.  || 3 ||   I am pleasing to
my Beloved, and so I am imbued with the deep red color. Says Nanak, I have been 
totally blessed with the Lord’s Glance of
Grace.   || 4 ||    Listen, O companions: this is my only work; God Himself is 
the One who embellishes and adorns.   || 1 ||
Second Pause  || 1 || 52 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  I suffered in pain, when I 
thought He was far away; but now, He is Ever-
present, and I receive His instructions.  || 1 ||    My pride is gone, O 
friends and companions; my doubt is dispelled, and the
Guru has united me with my Beloved.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   My Beloved has drawn 
me near to Him, and seated me on His Bed; I
have escaped the clutches of others.  || 2 ||   In the mansion of my heart, 
shines the Light of the Shabad. My Husband Lord is
blissful and playful.   || 3 ||    According to the destiny written upon my 
forehead, my Husband Lord has come home to me.
Servant Nanak has obtained the eternal marriage.  || 4 || 2 || 53 ||   AASAA,  
FIFTH MEHL:  My mind is attached to the True
Name. My dealings with other people are only superficial.   || 1 ||    
Outwardly, I am on good terms with all; but I remain
detached, like the lotus upon the water.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   By word of 
mouth, I talk with everyone; but I keep God clasped to
my heart.   || 2 ||    I may appear utterly terrible, but my mind is the dust 
of all men’s feet. Servant Nanak has found the
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Inwardly and outwardly, He has shown me the One Lord.  || 4 || 3 || 54 ||   
AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  The mortal revels in joy, in
the vigor of youth; but without the Name, he mingles with dust.  || 1 ||   He 
may wear ear-rings and fine clothes, and have a
comfortable bed, and his mind may be so proud.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He may 
have elephants to ride, and golden umbrellas over
his head; but without devotional worship to the Lord, he is buried beneath the 
dirt.  || 2 ||    He may enjoy many women, of
exquisite beauty; but without the sublime essence of the Lord, all tastes are 
tasteless.  || 3 ||   Deluded by Maya, the mortal is
led  into  sin  and  corruption.  Nanak  seeks  the  Sanctuary  of  God,  the  
All-powerful,  Compassionate  Lord.   ||  4  ||  4  ||  55  ||
AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  There is a garden, in which so many plants have grown. 
They bear the Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam
as their fruit.  || 1 ||    Consider this, O wise one, by which you may attain 
the state of Nirvaanaa. All around this garden are
pools of poison, but within it is the Ambrosial Nectar, O Siblings of Destiny.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   There is only one gardener who
tends it. He takes care of every leaf and branch.  || 2 ||   He brings all 
sorts of plants and plants them there. They all bear fruit

— none is without fruit.  || 3 ||   One who receives the Ambrosial Fruit of the 
Naam from the Guru — O Nanak, such a servant
crosses over the ocean of Maya.   || 4 || 5 || 56 ||    AASAA,   FIFTH MEHL:   
The pleasures of royalty are derived from Your
Name. I attain Yoga, singing the Kirtan of Your Praises.  || 1 ||   All 
comforts are obtained in Your Shelter. The True Guru has
removed the veil of doubt.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Understanding the Command 
of the Lord’s Will, I revel in pleasure and joy.
Serving  the  True  Guru,  I  obtain  the  supreme  state  of  Nirvaanaa.   ||  
2  ||     One  who  recognizes  You  is  recognized  as  a
householder, and as a renunciate. Imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord, 
he dwells in Nirvaanaa.  || 3 ||    One who
has obtained the treasure of the Naam — prays Nanak, his treasure-house is 
filled to overflowing.  || 4 || 6 || 57 ||   AASAA,
FIFTH MEHL:   Journeying to sacred shrines of pilgrimage, I see the mortals 
acting in ego. If I ask the Pandits, I find them
tainted by Maya.  || 1 ||   Show me that place, O friend, where the Kirtan of 
the Lord’s Praises are forever sung.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   The Shaastras and the Vedas speak of sin and virtue; they say that mortals 
are reincarnated into heaven and hell, over and
over again.  || 2 ||   In the householder’s life, there is anxiety, and in the 
life of the renunciate, there is egotism. Performing
religious rituals, the soul is entangled.   || 3 ||    By God’s Grace, the mind 
is brought under control; O Nanak, the Gurmukh
crosses over the ocean of Maya.  || 4 ||   In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of 
the Holy, sing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises.
This place is found through the Guru.  || 1 ||  Second Pause  || 7 || 58 ||    
AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Within my home there is
peace, and outwardly there is peace as well. Remembering the Lord in 
meditation, all pains are erased.  || 1 ||   There is total
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He alone is pleasing to Your Will, who chants the Naam.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||  
  My body and mind are cooled and soothed,
chanting the Name of the Lord. Meditating on the Lord, Har, Har, the house of 
pain is demolished.   || 2 ||    He alone, who
understands the Command of the Lord’s Will, is approved. The True Shabad of the 
Word of God is his trademark and insignia.

|| 3 ||   The Perfect Guru has implanted the Lord’s Name within me. Prays 
Nanak, my mind has found peace.  || 4 || 8 || 59 ||
AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Wherever You send me, there I go. Whatever You give me, 
brings me peace.  || 1 ||   I am forever the
chaylaa,  the  humble  disciple,  of  the  Lord  of  the  Universe,  the  
Sustainer  of  the  World.  By  Your  Grace,  I  am  satisfied  and
satiated.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Whatever You give me, I wear and eat. By Your 
Grace, O God, my life passes peacefully.  || 2 ||
Deep within my mind and body, I meditate on You. I recognize none as equal to 
You.  || 3 ||   Says Nanak, this is my continual
meditation: that I may be emancipated, clinging to the Feet of the Saints.   || 
4 || 9 || 60 ||    AASAA,   FIFTH MEHL:   While
standing up, and sitting down, and even while asleep, meditate on the Lord. 
Walking on the Way, sing the Praises of the Lord.

|| 1 ||   With your ears, listen to the Ambrosial Sermon. Listening to it, your 
mind shall be filled with bliss, and the troubles and
diseases of your mind shall all depart.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   While you work at 
your job, on the road and at the beach, meditate
and chant. By Guru’s Grace, drink in the Ambrosial Essence of the Lord.  || 2 
||   The humble being who sings the Kirtan of the
Lord’s Praises, day and night, does not have to go with the Messenger of Death. 
 || 3 ||   One who does not forget the Lord,
twenty-four hours a day, is emancipated; O Nanak, I fall at his feet.  || 4 || 
10 || 61 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Remembering
Him in meditation, one abides in peace; one becomes happy, and suffering is 
ended.  || 1 ||   Celebrate, make merry, and sing
God’s Glories. Forever and ever, surrender to the True Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   Act in accordance with the Shabad, the True
Word of the True Guru. Remain steady and stable within the home of your own 
self, and find God.  || 2 ||   Do not harbor evil
intentions against others in your mind, and you shall not be troubled, O 
Siblings of Destiny, O friends.  || 3 ||    The Name of
the Lord, Har, Har, is the Tantric exercise, and the Mantra, given by the Guru. 
Nanak knows this peace alone, night and day.

|| 4 || 11 || 62 ||   AASAA, FIFTH MEHL:  That wretched being, whom no one 
knows — chanting the Naam, the Name of the
Lord, he is honored in the four directions.   || 1 ||    I beg for the Blessed 
Vision of Your Darshan; please, give it to me, O
Beloved! Serving You, who, who has not been saved?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   That 
person, whom no one wants to be near — the
whole world comes to wash the dirt of his feet.  || 2 ||   That mortal, who is 
of no use to anyone at all — by the Grace of the
Saints, he meditates on the Naam.  || 3 ||   In the Saadh Sangat, the Company 
of the Holy, the sleeping mind awakens. Then,
O Nanak, God seems sweet.   || 4 || 12 || 63 ||    AASAA,   FIFTH MEHL:   With 
my eyes, I behold the One and Only Lord.
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|| 1 ||   I sing the Praises of the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam. By the graceful 
favor of the Saints, I meditate on the Name of the
Lord, Har, Har, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.  || 1 ||   Pause  
 ||    Everything is strung on His string. He is
contained in each and every heart.   || 2 ||    He  creates  and  destroys  in  
an  instant.  He  Himself  remains  unattached, and
without attributes.  || 3 ||   He is the Creator, the Cause of causes, the 
Searcher of hearts. Nanak’s Lord and Master celebrates
in bliss.  || 4 || 13 || 64 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  My wandering through 
millions of births has ended. I have won, and not
lost, this human body, so difficult to obtain.  || 1 ||   My sins have been 
erased, and my sufferings and pains are gone. I have
been sanctified by the dust of the feet of the Saints.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    
The Saints of God have the ability to save us; they
meet with those of us who have such pre-ordained destiny.  || 2 ||    My mind 
is filled with bliss, since the Guru gave me the
Mantra of the Lord’s Name. My thirst has been quenched, and my mind has become 
steady and stable.  || 3 ||   The wealth of
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is for me the nine treasures, and the spiritual 
powers of the Siddhas.  O  Nanak,  I  have
obtained understanding from the Guru.  || 4 || 14 || 65 ||    AASAA,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  My thirst, and the darkness of ignorance
have been removed. Serving the Holy Saints, countless sins are obliterated.   
|| 1 ||    I have obtained celestial peace and
immense joy. Serving the Guru, my mind has become immaculately pure, and I have 
heard the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,
Har, Har.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The stubborn foolishness of my mind is gone; 
God’s Will has become sweet to me.  || 2 ||    I
have grasped the Feet of the Perfect Guru, and the sins of countless 
incarnations have been washed away.  || 3 ||   The jewel
of this life has become fruitful. Says Nanak, God has shown mercy to me.   || 4 
|| 15 || 66 ||    AASAA,   FIFTH MEHL:   I
contemplate, forever and ever, the True Guru; with my hair, I dust the feet of 
the Guru.  || 1 ||   Be wakeful, O my awakening
mind!  Without  the  Lord,  nothing  else  shall  be  of  use  to  you;  false  
is  emotional  attachment,  and  useless  are  worldly
entanglements.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Embrace love for the Word of the Guru’s 
Bani. When the Guru shows His Mercy, pain is
destroyed.  || 2 ||   Without the Guru, there is no other place of rest. The 
Guru is the Giver, the Guru gives the Name.  || 3 ||
The Guru is the Supreme Lord God; He Himself is the Transcendent Lord. 
Twenty-four hours a day, O Nanak, meditate on the
Guru.  || 4 || 16 || 67 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  He Himself is the tree, and 
the branches extending out. He Himself preserves
His own crop.  || 1 ||   Wherever I look, I see that One Lord alone. Deep 
within each and every heart, He Himself is contained.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   He Himself is the sun, and the rays emanating from it. He 
is concealed, and He is revealed.  || 2 ||   He is
said to be of the highest attributes, and without attributes. Both converge 
onto His single point.  || 3 ||   Says Nanak, the Guru
has dispelled my doubt and fear. With my eyes, I perceive the Lord, the 
embodiment of bliss, to be everywhere.  || 4 || 17 ||
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Day and night, I chant Your Name.  || 1 ||   I am worthless; I have no virtue 
at all. God is the Creator, the Cause of all causes.

|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    I am foolish, stupid, ignorant and thoughtless; Your 
Name is my mind’s only hope.   || 2 ||    I have not
practiced chanting, deep meditation, self-discipline or good actions; but 
within my mind, I have worshipped God’s Name.  || 3

||   I know nothing, and my intellect is inadequate. Prays Nanak, O God, You 
are my only Support.  || 4 || 18 || 69 ||   AASAA,
FIFTH MEHL:  These two words, Har, Har, make up my maalaa. Continually chanting 
and reciting this rosary, God has become
merciful to me, His humble servant.  || 1 ||   I offer my prayer to the True 
Guru. Shower Your Mercy upon me, and keep me
safe  in Your Sanctuary; please, give me the maalaa, the rosary of Har, Har.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   One who enshrines this rosary
of the Lord’s Name within his heart, is freed of the pains of birth and death.  
|| 2 ||   The humble being who contemplates the
Lord within his heart, and chants the Lord’s Name, Har, Har, with his mouth, 
never wavers, here or hereafter.  || 3 ||    Says
Nanak, one who is imbued with the Name, goes to the next world with the maalaa 
of the Lord’s Name.   || 4 || 19 || 70 ||
AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  All things belong to Him — let yourself belong to Him as 
well. No stain clings to such a humble being.

|| 1 ||    The Lord’s servant is liberated forever. Whatever He does, is 
pleasing to His servant; the way of life of His slave is
immaculately pure.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   One who renounces everything, and 
enters the Lord’s Sanctuary — how can Maya cling
to him?  || 2 ||   With the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, in his 
mind, he suffers no anxiety, even in dreams.  || 3

||   Says Nanak, I have found the Perfect Guru. My doubts and attachments have 
been totally obliterated.  || 4 || 20 || 71 ||
AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  When my God is totally pleased with me, then, tell me, how 
can suffering or doubt draw near me?  || 1

||    Continually listening to Your Glory, I live. I am worthless — save me, O 
Lord!  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    My suffering has been
ended, and my anxiety is forgotten. I have obtained my reward, chanting the 
Mantra of the True Guru.  || 2 ||    He is True,
and True is His glory. Remembering, remembering Him in meditation, keep Him 
clasped to your heart.  || 3 ||    Says Nanak,
what action is there left to do, by one whose mind is filled with the Lord’s 
Name?  || 4 || 21 || 72 ||    AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:
Sexual desire, anger, and egotism lead to ruin. Meditating on the Lord, the 
Lord’s humble servants are redeemed.  || 1 ||   The
mortals are asleep, intoxicated with the wine of Maya. The devotees remain 
awake, imbued with the Lord’s meditation.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   In emotional attachment and doubt, the mortals wander through 
countless incarnations. The devotees remain ever-
stable, meditating on the Lord’s Lotus Feet.  || 2 ||    Bound to household and 
possessions, the mortals are lost in the deep,
dark pit. The Saints are liberated, knowing the Lord to be near at hand.   || 3 
||    Says Nanak, one who has taken to God’s
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|| 4 || 22 || 73 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  You are my waves, and I am Your 
fish. You are my Lord and Master; I wait at Your
Door.   || 1 ||    You are my Creator, and I am Your servant. I have taken to 
Your Sanctuary, O God, most profound and
excellent.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You are my life, You are my Support. Beholding 
You, my heart-lotus blossoms forth.  || 2 ||   You
are    my salvation and honor; You make me acceptable. You are All-powerful, 
You are my strength.  || 3 ||    Night and day, I
chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the treasure of excellence. This is 
Nanak’s prayer to God.  || 4 || 23 || 74 ||   AASAA,
FIFTH MEHL:  The mourner practices falsehood; he laughs with glee, while 
mourning for others.  || 1 ||    Someone has died,
while there is singing in someone else’s house. One mourns and bewails, while 
another laughs with glee.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||
From childhood to old age, the mortal does not attain his goals, and he comes 
to regret in the end.  || 2 ||   The world is under
the influence of the three qualities. The mortal is reincarnated, again and 
again, into heaven and hell.  || 3 ||    Says Nanak,
one who is attached to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, becomes acceptable, and 
his life becomes fruitful.  || 4 || 24 || 75 ||
AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  She remains asleep, and does not know the news of God. The 
day dawns, and then, she regrets.  || 1

||   Loving the Beloved, the mind is filled with celestial bliss. You yearn to 
meet with God, so why do you delay?  || 1 ||  Pause

||   He came and poured His Ambrosial Nectar into your hands, but it slipped 
through your fingers, and fell onto the ground.  ||
2 ||   You are burdened with desire, emotional attachment and egotism; it is 
not the fault of God the Creator.  || 3 ||   In the
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the darkness of doubt is dispelled. O 
Nanak, the Creator Lord blends us with Himself.

|| 4 || 25 || 76 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  I long for the Lotus Feet of my 
Beloved Lord. The wretched Messenger of Death has
run away from me.  || 1 ||   You enter into my mind, by Your Kind Mercy. 
Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, all
diseases are destroyed.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Death gives so much pain to 
others, but it cannot even come near Your slave.  || 2

||    My mind thirst for Your Vision; in peaceful ease and bliss, I dwell in 
detachment.   || 3 ||    Hear this prayer of Nanak:
please,  infuse  Your  Name  into  his  heart.    ||  4  ||  26  ||  77  ||     
AASAA,    FIFTH  MEHL:    My  mind  is  satisfied,  and  my
entanglements have been dissolved. God has become merciful to me.   || 1 ||    
By the Grace of the Saints, everything has
turned out well. His House is overflowing with all things; I have met Him, the 
Fearless Master.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   By the Kind
Mercy of the Holy Saints, the Naam has been implanted within me. The most 
dreadful desires have been eliminated.   || 2 ||
My Master has given me a gift; the fire has been extinguished, and my mind is 
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My search has ended, and my mind is absorbed in celestial bliss. Nanak has 
obtained the treasure of the Naam, the Name of
the Lord.  || 4 || 27 || 78 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Those who are attuned to 
their Lord and Master are satisfied and fulfilled
with the perfect food.  || 1 ||    The Lord’s devotees never run short of 
anything. They have plenty to eat, spend, enjoy and
give.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   One who has the Unfathomable Lord of the Universe 
as his Master — how can any mere mortal stand
up to him?   || 2 ||    One who is served by the eighteen supernatural powers 
of the Siddhas — grasp his feet, even for an
instant.  || 3 ||    That one, upon whom You have showered Your Mercy, O my 
Lord Master — says Nanak, he does not lack
anything.   || 4 || 28 || 79 ||    AASAA,   FIFTH MEHL:   When I meditate on my 
 True  Guru,  my  mind  becomes  supremely
peaceful.  || 1 ||   The record of my account is erased, and my doubts are 
dispelled. Imbued with the Naam, the Name of the
Lord, His humble servant is blessed with food fortune.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
When I remember my Lord and Master, my fears are
dispelled, O my friend.  || 2 ||    When I took to Your Protection, O God, my 
desires were fulfilled.  || 3 ||    Gazing upon the
wonder of Your play, my mind has become encouraged. Servant Nanak relies on You 
alone.  || 4 || 29 || 80 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH
MEHL:  Night and day, the mouse of time gnaws away at the rope of life. Falling 
into the well, the mortal eats the sweet treats
of Maya.  || 1 ||    Thinking and planning, the night of the life is passing 
away. Thinking of the many pleasures of Maya, the
mortal never remembers the Lord, the Sustainer of the earth.   || 1  ||   Pause 
  ||     Believing  the  shade  of  the  tree  to  be
permanent, he builds his house beneath it. But the noose of death is around his 
neck, and Shakti, the power of Maya, has
aimed her arrows at him.  || 2 ||   The sandy shore is being washed away by the 
waves, but the fool still believes that place to
be permanent.  || 3 ||   In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, chant 
the Name of the Lord, the King. Nanak lives by
singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 4 || 30 || 81 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH 
MEHL,  DU-TUKAS  9:  With that, you are engaged
in playful sport; with that, I am joined to you. With that, everyone longs for 
you; without it, no one would even look at your
face.  || 1 ||   Where is that detached soul now contained? Without it, you are 
miserable.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   With that, you are
the woman of the house; with that, you are respected. With that, you are 
caressed; without it, you are reduced to dust.  || 2 ||
With that, you have honor and respect; with that, you have relatives in the 
world. With that, you are adorned in every way;
without it, you are reduced to dust.  || 3 ||   That detached soul is neither 
born, nor dies. It acts according to the Command of
the Lord’s Will. O Nanak, having fashioned the body, the Lord unites the soul 
with it, and separates them again; He alone
knows His All-powerful creative nature.  || 4 || 31 || 82 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH 
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He does not die, so I do not fear. He does not perish, so I do not grieve. He 
is not poor, so I do not hunger. He is not in pain,
so I do not suffer.  || 1 ||   There is no other Destroyer than Him. He is my 
very life, the Giver of life.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He is
not bound, so I am not in bondage. He has no occupation, so I have no 
entanglements. He has no impurities, so I have no
impurities. He is in ecstasy, so I am always happy.  || 2 ||   He has no 
anxiety, so I have no cares. He has no stain, so I hav e
no pollution. He has no hunger, so I have no thirst. Since He is immaculately 
pure, I correspond to Him.  || 3 ||   I am nothing;
He is the One and only. Before and after, He alone exists. O Nanak, the Guru 
has taken away my doubts and mistakes; He and
I, joining together, are of the same color.   || 4 || 32 || 83 ||    AASAA,   
FIFTH MEHL:   Serve Him in many different ways;
Dedicate your soul, your breath of life and your wealth to Him. Carry water for 
Him, and wave the fan over Him — renounce
your ego. Make yourself a sacrifice to Him, time and time again.  || 1 ||   She 
alone is the happy soul-bride, who is pleasing to
God. In her company, I may meet Him, O my mother.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I am 
the water-carrier of the slaves of His slaves. I
treasure in my soul the dust of their feet. By that good destiny inscribed upon 
my forehead, I obtain their society. Through His
Love,  the  Lord  Master  meets  me.    ||  2  ||     I  dedicate  all  to  Him 
 —  chanting  and  meditation,  austerity  and  religious
observances. I offer all to Him — good actions, righteous conduct and incense 
burning. Renouncing pride and attachment, I
become the dust of the feet of the Saints. In their society, I behold God with 
my eyes.  || 3 ||    Each and every moment, I
contemplate and adore Him. Day and night, I serve Him like this. The Lord of 
the Universe, the Cherisher of the World, has
become merciful; in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Nanak, He 
forgives us.  || 4 || 33 || 84 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH
MEHL:  In the Love of God, eternal peace is obtained. In the Love of God, one 
is not touched by pain. In the Love of God, the
filth of ego is washed away. In the Love of God, one becomes forever 
immaculate.  || 1 ||    Listen, O friend: show such love
and affection to God, the Support of the soul, the breath of life, of each and 
every heart.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    In the Love of
God, all treasures are obtained. In the Love of God, the Immaculate Naam fills 
the heart. In the Love of God, one is eternally
embellished. In the Love of God, all anxiety is ended.  || 2 ||   In the Love 
of God, one crosses over this terrible world-ocean.
In the Love of God, one does not fear death. In the Love of God, all are saved. 
The Love of God shall go along with you.  || 3

||    By himself, no one is united, and no one goes astray. One who is blessed 
by God’s Mercy, joins the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy. Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to You. O God, You are the 
Support and the Strength of the Saints.  || 4 ||
34 || 85 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Becoming a king, the mortal wields his royal 
authority; oppressing the people, he gathers
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Gathering it and collecting it, he fills his bags. But God takes it away from 
him, and gives it to another.  || 1 ||   The mortal is
like an unbaked clay pot in water; indulging in pride and egotism, he crumbles 
down and dissolves.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Being
fearless, he becomes unrestrained. He does not think of the Creator, who is 
ever with him. He raises armies, and collects arms.
But when the breath leaves him, he turns to ashes.  || 2 ||   He has lofty 
palaces, mansions and queens, elephants and pairs
of horses, delighting the mind; he is blessed with a great family of sons and 
daughters. But, engrossed in attachment, the blind
fool wastes away to death.  || 3 ||   The One who created him destroys him. 
Enjoyments and pleasures are like just a dream.
He alone is liberated, and possesses regal power and wealth, O Nanak, whom the 
Lord Master blesses with His Mercy.  || 4 ||
35 || 86 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  The mortal is in love with this, but the 
more he has, the more he longs for more. It hangs
around his neck, and does not leave him. But falling at the feet of the True 
Guru, he is saved.  || 1 ||   I have renounced and
discarded Maya, the Enticer of the world. I have met the Absolute Lord, and 
congratulations are pouring in.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
She is so beautiful, she captivates the mind. On the road, and the beach, at 
home, in the forest and in the wilderness, she
touches us. She seems so sweet to the mind and body. But by Guru’s Grace, I 
have seen her to be deceptive.  || 2 ||    Her
courtiers are also great deceivers. They do not spare even their fathers or 
mothers. They have enslaved their companions. By
Guru’s Grace, I have subjugated them all.   || 3 ||    Now, my mind is filled 
with bliss; my fear is gone, and the noose is cut
away. Says Nanak, when I met the True Guru, I came to dwell within my home in 
absolute peace.  || 4 || 36 || 87 ||   AASAA,
FIFTH MEHL:  Twenty-four hours a day, he knows the Lord to be near at hand; he 
surrenders to the Sweet Will of God. The
One Name is the Support of the Saints; they remain the dust of the feet of all. 
 || 1 ||   Listen, to the way of life of the Saints,
O my Siblings of Destiny; their praises cannot be described.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   Their occupation is the Naam, the Name of the
Lord. The Kirtan, the Praise of the Lord, the embodiment of bliss, is their 
rest. Friends and enemies are one and the same to
them. They know of no other than God.   || 2 ||    They erase millions upon 
millions of sins. They dispel suffering; they are
givers of the life of the soul. They are so brave; they are men of their word. 
The Saints have enticed Maya herself.   || 3 ||
Their company is cherished even by the gods and the angels. Blessed is their 
Darshan, and fruitful is their service. With his
palms  pressed  together,  Nanak  offers  his  prayer: O  Lord, Treasure  of  
Excellence,  please  bless  me  with  the  service  of  the
Saints.  || 4 || 37 || 88 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  All peace and comforts are 
in the meditation of the One Name. All righteous
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The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is so very pure and sacred. Meeting 
with them, love for God is embraced.  || 1 ||
By Guru’s Grace, bliss is obtained. Meditating upon Him in remembrance, the 
mind is illumined; his state and condition cannot
be described.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Fasts, religious vows, cleansing baths, and 
worship to Him; listening to the Vedas, Puraanas,
and Shaastras. Extremely pure is he, and immaculate is his place, who meditates 
upon the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, in the
Saadh Sangat.  || 2 ||   That humble being becomes renowned all over the world. 
Even sinners are purified, by the dust of his
feet. One who has met the Lord, the Lord our King, his condition and state 
cannot be described.  || 3 ||   Twenty-four hours a
day, with palms pressed together, I meditate; I yearn to obtain the Blessed 
Vision of the Darshan of those Holy Saints. Merge
me, the poor one, with You, O Lord; Nanak has come to Your Sanctuary.  || 4 || 
38 || 89 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Twenty-
four hours a day, he takes his cleansing bath in water; he makes continual 
offerings to the Lord; he is a true man of wisdom.
He never leaves anything uselessly. Again and again, he falls at the Lord’s 
Feet.  || 1 ||    Such is the Saalagraam, the stone
idol, which I serve; such is my worship, flower-offerings and divine adoration 
as well.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   His bell resounds to
the four corners of the world. His seat is forever in heaven. His  chauri,  his 
 fly-brush,  waves  over  all.  His  incense  is  ever-
fragrant.  || 2 ||   He is treasured in each and every heart. The Saadh Sangat, 
the Company of the Holy, is His Eternal Court.
His Aartee, his lamp-lit worship service, is the Kirtan of His Praises, which 
brings lasting bliss. His Greatness is so beautif ul, and
ever limitless.  || 3 ||   He alone obtains it, who is so pre-ordained; he 
takes to the Sanctuary of the Saints’ Feet. I hold i n my
hands the Saalagraam of the Lord. Says Nanak, the Guru has given me this Gift.  
|| 4 || 39 || 90 ||    AASAA,   FIFTH MEHL,
PANCH-PADAS:  That highway, upon which the water-carrier is plundered — that 
way is far removed from the Saints.  || 1 ||
The         True Guru has spoken the Truth. Your Name, O Lord, is the Way to 
Salvation; the road of the Messenger of Death is far
away.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   That place, where the greedy toll-collector dwells 
— that path remains far removed from the Lord’s
humble servant.  || 2 ||    There, where so very many caravans of men are 
caught, the Holy Saints remain with the Supreme
Lord.  || 3 ||    Chitra and Gupat, the recording angels of the conscious and 
the unconscious, write the accounts of all mortal
beings, but they cannot even see the Lord’s humble devotees.  || 4 ||    Says 
Nanak, one whose True Guru is Perfect — the
unblown bugles of ecstasy vibrate for him.  || 5 || 40 || 91 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH 
MEHL,  DU-PADAS  1:  In the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, the Naam is learned; all desires and tasks are fulfilled. 
My thirst has been quenched, and I am satiated
with  the Lord’s Praise. I live by chanting and meditating upon the Lord, the 
Sustainer of the earth.  || 1 ||   I have entered the
Sanctuary of the Creator, the Cause of all causes. By Guru’s Grace, I have 
entered the home of celestial bliss. Darkness is
dispelled, and the moon of wisdom has risen.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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My treasure-house is overflowing with rubies and jewels; I meditate on the 
Formless Lord, and so they never run short. How
rare is that humble being, who drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar of the Word of 
the Shabad. O Nanak, he attains the state of
highest dignity.  || 2 || 41 || 92 ||   AASAA,  SEVENTH HOUSE,  FIFTH MEHL:  
Meditate continually on the Name of the Lord
within your heart. Thus you shall save all your companions and associates.  || 
1 ||   My Guru is always with me, near at hand.
Meditating, meditating in remembrance on Him, I cherish Him forever.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Your actions seem so sweet to me.
Nanak begs for the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 2 || 42 || 
93 ||  AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  The world is saved
by the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. The Name of the Lord is the 
Support of the mind.  || 1 ||   The Saints worship
and adore the Lotus Feet of the Divine Guru; they love the Beloved Lord.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   She who has such good destiny
written upon her forehead, says Nanak, is blessed with the eternal happy 
marriage with the Lord.  || 2 || 43 || 94 ||  AASAA,
FIFTH MEHL:  The Order of my Husband Lord seems so sweet to me. My Husband Lord 
has driven out the one who was my
rival. My Beloved Husband has decorated me, His happy soul-bride. He has 
quieted the burning thirst of my mind.  || 1 ||   It is
good that I submitted to the Will of my Beloved Lord. I have realized celestial 
peace and poise within this home of mine.  || 1

||   Pause   ||    I am the hand-maiden, the attendant of my Beloved Lord. He 
is eternal and imperishable, inaccessible and
infinite. Holding the fan, sitting at His Feet, I wave it over my Beloved. The 
five demons who tortured me have run away.  || 2

||    I am not from a noble family, and I am not beautiful. What do I know? Why 
am I pleasing to my Beloved? I am a poor
orphan, destitute and dishonored. My Husband took me in, and made me His queen. 
 || 3 ||   When I saw my Beloved’s face
before me, I became so happy and peaceful; my married life was blessed. Says 
Nanak, my desires are fulfilled. The True Guru
has united me with God, the treasure of excellence.  || 4 || 1 || 95 ||  AASAA, 
 FIFTH MEHL:  A frown creases her forehead,
and her look is evil. Her speech is bitter, and her tongue is rude. She is 
always hungry, and she believes her Husband to be far
away.  || 1 ||   Such is Maya, the woman, which the One Lord has created. She 
is devouring the whole world, but the Guru has
saved me, O my Siblings of Destiny.   ||   Pause   ||    Administering her 
poisons, she has overcome the whole world. She has
bewitched Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Only those Gurmukhs who are attuned to the 
Naam are blessed.  || 2 ||    Performing
fasts,  religious  observances  and  atonements,  the  mortals  have  grown  
weary.  They  wander  over  the  entire  planet,  on
pilgrimages  to  the  banks  of  sacred  rivers.  But  they  alone  are  saved, 
 who  seek  the  Sanctuary  of  the  True  Guru.   ||  3  ||
Attached to Maya, the whole world is in bondage. The foolish self-willed 
manmukhs are consumed by their egotism. Taking me
by the arm, Guru Nanak has saved me.  || 4 || 2 || 96 ||  AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  
Everything is painful, when one forgets the
Lord Master. Here and hereafter, such a mortal is useless.  || 1 ||   The 
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Bestowing Your Mercy, God, You attach us to Your Name; all peace comes by Your 
Will.   ||   Pause   ||    The Lord is Ever-
present; one who deems Him to be far away, dies again and again, repenting.  || 
2 ||   The mortals do not remember the One,
who has given them everything. Engrossed in such terrible corruption, their 
days and nights waste away.  || 3 ||   Says Nanak,
meditate in remembrance of the One Lord God. Salvation is obtained, in the 
Shelter of the Perfect Guru.   || 4 || 3 || 97 ||
AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the mind and 
body are totally rejuvenated. All sins and
sorrows are washed away.  || 1 ||   How blessed is that day, O my Siblings of 
Destiny, when the Glorious Praises of the Lord
are sung, and the supreme status is obtained.  ||  Pause  ||   Worshipping the 
feet of the Holy Saints, troubles and hatred are
eliminated from the mind.  || 2 ||   Meeting with the Perfect Guru, conflict is 
ended, and the five demons are totally subdued.

|| 3 ||    One whose mind is filled with the Name of the Lord, O Nanak — I am a 
sacrifice to him.  || 4 || 4 || 98 ||  AASAA,
FIFTH MEHL:  O singer, sing of the One, who is the Support of the soul, the 
body and the breath of life. Serving Him, all peace
is obtained. You shall no longer go to any other.  || 1 ||   My Blissful Lord 
Master is forever in bliss; meditate continually and
forever, on the Lord, the treasure of excellence. I am a sacrifice to the 
Beloved Saints; by their kind favor, God comes to dwell
in   the mind.  ||  Pause  ||   His gifts are never exhausted. In His subtle 
way, He easily absorbs all. His benevolence cannot be
erased. So enshrine that True Lord within your mind.  || 2 ||   His house is 
filled with all sorts of articles; God’s servants never
suffer pain. Holding to His Support, the state of fearless dignity is obtained. 
With each and every breath, sing of the Lord, the
treasure of excellence.  || 3 ||    He is not far from us, wherever we go. When 
He shows His Mercy, we obtain the Lord, Har,
Har.   I offer this prayer to the Perfect Guru. Nanak begs for the treasure of 
the Lord’s Name.  || 4 || 5 || 99 ||  AASAA,  FIFTH
MEHL:  First, the pains of the body vanish; then, the mind becomes totally 
peaceful. In His Mercy, the Guru bestows the Lord’s
Name. I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to that True Guru.  || 1 ||   I have 
obtained the Perfect Guru, O my Siblings of Destiny. All
illness, sorrows and sufferings are dispelled, in the Sanctuary of the True 
Guru.   ||   Pause   ||    The feet of the Guru abide
within  my  heart;  I  have  received  all  the  fruits  of  my  heart’s  
desires.  The  fire  is  extinguished,  and  I  am  totally  peaceful.
Showering His Mercy, the Guru has given this gift.  || 2 ||   The Guru has 
given shelter to the shelterless. The Guru has given
honor   to the dishonored. Shattering his bonds, the Guru has saved His 
servant. I taste with my tongue the Ambrosial Bani of
His Word.  || 3 ||   By great good fortune, I worship the Guru’s feet. 
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That humble being, O Nanak, unto whom the Guru grants His Mercy, is forever 
enraptured.  || 4 || 6 || 100 ||  AASAA,  FIFTH
MEHL:  The True Guru has truly given a child. The long-lived one has been born 
to this destiny. He came to acquire a home in
the womb, and his mother’s heart is so very glad.  || 1 ||    A son is born — a 
devotee of the Lord of the Universe. This pre-
ordained destiny has been revealed to all.  ||  Pause  ||    In the tenth 
month, by the Lord’s Order, the baby has been born.
Sorrow is dispelled, and great joy has ensued. The companions blissfully sing 
the songs of the Guru’s Bani. This is pleasing to
the Lord Master.  || 2 ||   The vine has grown, and shall last for many 
generations. The Power of the Dharma has been firmly
established by the Lord. That which my mind wishes for, the True Guru has 
granted. I have become carefree, and I fix my
attention on the One Lord.  || 3 ||   As the child places so much faith in his 
father, I speak as it pleases the Guru to have me
speak. This is not a hidden secret; Guru Nanak, greatly pleased, has bestowed 
this gift.   || 4 || 7 || 101 ||   AASAA,   FIFTH
MEHL:  Giving His Hand, the Perfect Guru has protected the child. The glory of 
His servant has become manifest.  || 1 ||    I
contemplate the Guru, the Guru; I meditate on the Guru, the Guru. I offer my 
heart-felt prayer to the Guru, and it is answered.

||  Pause  ||   I have taken to the Sanctuary of the True Divine Guru. The 
service of His servant has been fulfilled.  || 2 ||   He
has preserved my soul, body, youth and breath of life. Says Nanak, I am a 
sacrifice to the Guru.  || 3 || 8 || 102 ||

AASAA,   EIGHTH  HOUSE,   KAAFEE,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I am Your purchased slave, O True Lord Master. My soul and body, and all of 
this, everything is Yours.  || 1 ||    You are the
honor of the dishonored. O Master, in You I place my trust. Without the True 
One, any other support is false — know this well.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Your Command is infinite; no one can find its limit. One 
who meets with the Perfect Guru, walks in the Way
of the Lord’s Will.  || 2 ||   Cunning and cleverness are of no use. That which 
the Lord Master gives, by the Pleasure of His Will

— that is pleasing to me.  || 3 ||    One may perform tens of thousands of 
actions, but attachment to things is not satisfied.
Servant Nanak has made the Naam his Support. He has renounced other 
entanglements.  || 4 || 1 || 103 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH
MEHL:  I have pursued all pleasures, but none is as great as the Lord. By the 
Pleasure of the Guru’s Will, the True Lord Master
is obtained.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice to my Guru; I am forever and ever a 
sacrifice to Him. Please, grant me this one blessing,
that I may never, even for an instant, forget Your Name.   || 1 ||   Pause   || 
   How very fortunate are those who have the
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They escape from the great noose of death; they are permeated with the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad.   || 2 ||    How can I
chant  the  Glorious  Praises  of  the  Guru?  The  Guru  is  the  ocean  of  
Truth  and  clear  understanding.  He  is  the  Perfect
Transcendent Lord, from the very beginning, and throughout the ages.   || 3 ||  
  Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the
Lord, forever and ever, my mind is filled with the Love of the Lord, Har, Har. 
The Guru is my soul, my breath of life, and
wealth; O Nanak, He is with me forever.  || 4 || 2 || 104 ||    AASAA,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  If the Invisible and Infinite Lord dwells
within my mind, even for a moment, then all my pains, troubles, and diseases 
vanish.   || 1 ||    I am a sacrifice to my Lord
Master. Meditating on Him, a great joy wells up within my mind and body.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   I have heard only a little bit of
news about the True Lord Master. I have obtained the peace of all peace, O my 
mother; I cannot estimate its worth.  || 2 ||
He is so beautiful to my eyes; beholding Him, I have been bewitched. I am 
worthless, O my mother; He Himself has attached
me to the hem of His robe.  || 3 ||   He is beyond the world of the Vedas, the 
Koran and the Bible. The Supreme King of Nanak
is immanent and manifest.  || 4 || 3 || 105 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Tens of 
thousands of devotees worship and adore You,
chanting, “Beloved, Beloved.”   How shall You unite me, the worthless and 
corrupt soul, with Yourself.   || 1 ||    You are my
Support, O Merciful God, Lord of the Universe, Sustainer of the World. You are 
the Master of all; the entire creation is Yours.

|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    You are the constant help and support of the Saints, 
who behold You Ever-present. Those who lack the
Naam, the Name of the Lord, shall die, engulfed in sorrow and pain.  || 2 ||   
Those servants, who lovingly perform the Lord’s
service, are freed from the cycle of reincarnation. What shall be the fate of 
those who forget the Naam?  || 3 ||    As are the
cattle which have strayed, so is the entire world. O God, please cut away 
Nanak’s bonds, and unite him with Yourself.  || 4 || 4

|| 106 ||    AASAA,   FIFTH MEHL:   Forget all other things, and dwell upon the 
Lord alone. Lay aside your false pride, and
dedicate your mind and body to Him.  || 1 ||   Twenty-four hours a day, praise 
the Creator Lord. I live by Your bountiful gifts

— please, shower me with Your Mercy!  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    So, do that work, 
by which your face shall be made radiant. He
alone becomes attached to the Truth, O Lord, unto whom You give it.   || 2 ||   
 So build and adorn that house, which shall
never be destroyed. Enshrine the One Lord within your consciousness; He shall 
never die.  || 3 ||   The Lord is dear to those,
who are pleasing to the Will of God. By Guru’s Grace, Nanak describes the 
indescribable.  || 4 || 5 || 107 ||    AASAA,  FIFTH
MEHL:   What are they like — those who do not forget the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord? Know that there is absolutely no
difference; they are exactly like the Lord.   || 1 ||    The mind and body are 
enraptured, meeting with You, O Lord. Peace is
obtained, by  the  favor  of  the  Lord’s  humble  servant;  all  pains  are  
taken  away.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     As  many  as  are  the
continents  of  the  world,  so  many  have  been  saved.  Those,  in  whose  
minds  You  Yourself  dwell,  O  Lord,  are  the  perfect
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Those whom You approve, are approved. Such a celebrated and honored person is 
known everywhere.  || 3 ||   Day and night,
to worship and adore the Lord, the King — please, O True Supreme King, fulfill  
this,  Nanak’s  desire.   || 4  || 6  || 108  ||
AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  He, my Lord Master, is fully pervading all places. He is 
the One Lord Master, the roof over our heads;
there is no other than Him.  || 1 ||   As it pleases Your Will, please save me, 
O Savior Lord. Without You, my eyes see no other
at all.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   God Himself is the Cherisher; He takes care of 
each and every heart. That person, within whose mind
You Yourself dwell, never forgets You.  || 2 ||   He does that which is 
pleasing to Himself. He is known as the help and support
of His devotees, throughout the ages.  || 3 ||   Chanting and meditating up the 
Lord’s Name, the mortal never comes to regret
anything. O Nanak, I thirst for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; please, 
fulfill my desire, O Lord.  || 4 || 7 || 109 ||   AASAA,
FIFTH MEHL:   Why are you sleeping, and forgetting the Name, O careless and 
foolish mortal? So many have been washed
away and carried off by this river of life.   || 1 ||    O mortal, get aboard 
the boat of the Lord’s Lotus Feet, and cross over.
Twenty-four hours a day, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, in the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy.  || 1 ||  Pause

||    You may enjoy various pleasures, but they are useless without the Name. 
Without devotion to the Lord, you shall die in
sorrow, again and again.   || 2 ||    You may dress and eat and apply scented 
oils to your body, but without the meditative
remembrance of the Lord, your body shall surely turn to dust, and you shall 
have to depart.  || 3 ||   How very treacherous is
this world-ocean; how very few realize this! Salvation rests in the Lord’s 
Sanctuary; O Nanak, this is your pre-ordained destiny.

|| 4 || 8 || 110 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  No one is anyone’s companion; why 
take any pride in others? With the Support of
the One Name, this terrible world-ocean is crossed over.   || 1 ||    You are 
the True Support of me, the poor mortal, O my
Perfect True Guru. Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, my mind is 
encouraged.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Royal powers,
wealth, and worldly involvements are of no use at all. The Kirtan of the Lord’s 
Praise is my Support; this wealth is everlasting.

|| 2 ||    As many as are the pleasures of Maya, so many are the shadows they 
leave. The Gurmukhs sing of the Naam, the
treasure of peace.  || 3 ||    You are the True Lord, the treasure of 
excellence; O God, You are deep and unfathomable. The
Lord Master is the hope and support of Nanak’s mind.  || 4 || 9 || 111 ||   
AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Remembering Him, suffering
is removed, and celestial peace is obtained. Night and day, with your palms 
pressed together, meditate on the Lord, Har, Har.

|| 1 ||   He alone is Nanak’s God, unto whom all beings belong. He is totally 
pervading everywhere, the Truest of the True.  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||   Inwardly and outwardly, He is my companion and my helper; He 
is the One to be realized. Adoring Him, my
mind is cured of all its ailments.  || 2 ||   The Savior Lord is infinite; He 
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The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is soothing and cool; remembering it in 
meditation, the inner fire is quenched.  || 3 ||   Peace,
poise, and immense bliss, O Nanak, are obtained, when one becomes the dust of 
the feet of the humble servants of the Lord.
All of one’s affairs are perfectly resolved, meeting with the Perfect Guru.  || 
4 || 10 || 112 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord
of the Universe is the treasure of excellence; He is known only to the Gurmukh. 
When He shows His Mercy and Kindness, we
revel in the Lord’s Love.  || 1 ||    Come, O Saints — let us join together and 
speak the Sermon of the Lord. Night and day,
meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and ignore the criticism of others. 
  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I live by chanting and
meditating on the Naam, and so I obtain immense bliss. Attachment to the world 
is useless and vain; it is false, and perishes in
the end.  || 2 ||   How rare are those who embrace love for the Lord’s Lotus 
Feet. Blessed and beautiful is that mouth, which
meditates on the Lord.  || 3 ||   The pains of birth, death and reincarnation 
are erased by meditating on the Lord. That alone is
Nanak’s joy, which is pleasing to God.  || 4 || 11 || 113 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  Come, O friends: let us meet together and
enjoy all the tastes and flavors. Let us join together and chant the Ambrosial 
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and so wipe away
our sins.  || 1 ||   Reflect upon the essence of reality, O Saintly beings, and 
no troubles shall afflict you. All of the thieves shall
be destroyed, as the Gurmukhs remain wakeful.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Take wisdom 
and humility as your supplies, and burn away
the poison of pride. True is that shop, and perfect the transaction; deal only 
in the merchandise of the Naam, the Name of the
Lord.  || 2 ||   They alone are accepted and approved, who dedicate their 
souls, bodies and wealth. Those who are pleasing to
their God, celebrate in happiness.   || 3 ||    Those fools, who drink in the 
wine of evil-mindedness, become the husbands of
prostitutes. But those who are imbued with the sublime essence of the Lord, O 
Nanak, are intoxicated with the Truth.  || 4 ||
12 || 114 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  I made the effort; I did it, and made a 
beginning. I live by chanting and meditating on the
Naam. The Guru has implanted this Mantra within me.   || 1 ||    I fall at the 
Feet of the True Guru, who has dispelled my
doubts. Bestowing His Mercy, God has dressed me, and decorated me with the 
Truth.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Taking me by the
hand, He made me His own, through the True Order of His Command. That gift 
which God gave to me, is perfect greatness.  ||
2 ||   Forever and ever, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and chant the 
Name of the Destroyer of ego. My vows have been
honored, by the Grace of God and the True Guru, who has showered His Mercy.   
|| 3 ||    The Perfect Guru has given the
wealth of the Naam, and the profit of singing the Lord’s Glorious Praises. The 
Saints are the traders, O Nanak, and the Infinite
Lord God is their Banker.  || 4 || 13 || 115 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  One who 
has You as His Master, O God, is blessed with
great destiny. He is happy, and forever at peace; his doubts and fears are all 
dispelled.  || 1 ||   I am the slave of the Lord of
the Universe; my Master is the greatest of all. He is the Creator, the Cause of 
causes; He is my True Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
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Serving the Guru, the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence is obtained, and the 
impassable world-ocean is crossed over.  || 2 ||   By
Your Glance of Grace, peace is obtained, and the treasure fills the mind. That 
servant, unto whom You bestow Your Mercy, is
approved and accepted.  || 3 ||   How rare is that person who drinks in the 
Ambrosial Essence of the Lord’s Kirtan. Nanak has
obtained the commodity of the One Name; he lives by chanting and meditating on 
it within his heart.   || 4 || 14 || 116 ||
AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  I am God’s maid-servant; He is the highest of all. All 
things, big and small, are said to belong to Him.

|| 1 ||   I surrender my soul, my breath of life, and my wealth, to my Lord 
Master. Through His Name, I become radiant; I am
known as His slave.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You are Carefree, the Embodiment of 
Bliss. Your Name is a gem, a jewel. One who has
You as her Master, is satisfied, satiated and happy forever.  || 2 ||   O my 
companions and fellow maidens, please implant that
balanced understanding within me. Serve the Holy Saints lovingly, and find the 
treasure of the Lord.  || 3 ||   All are servants
of    the Lord Master, and all call Him their own. She alone dwells in peace, O 
Nanak, whom the Lord adorns.  || 4 || 15 || 117 ||
AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Become the servant of the Saints, and learn this way of 
life. Of all virtues, the most sublime virtue is to
see  your  Husband  Lord  near  at  hand.   ||  1  ||     So,  dye  this  mind  
of  yours  with  the  color  of  the  Lord’s  Love.  Renounce
cleverness and cunning, and know that the Sustainer of the world is with you.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Whatever your Husband Lord
says, accept that, and make it your decoration. Forget the love of duality, and 
chew upon this betel leaf.   || 2 ||    Make the
Word of the Guru’s Shabad your lamp, and let your bed be Truth. Twenty-four 
hours a day, stand with your palms pressed
together,  and  the  Lord,  your  King,  shall  meet  you.   ||  3  ||     She  
alone  is  cultured  and  embellished,  and  she  alone  is  of
incomparable beauty. She alone is the happy soul-bride, O Nanak, who is 
pleasing to the Creator Lord.   || 4 || 16 || 118 ||
AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  As long as there are doubts in the mind, the mortal 
staggers and falls. The Guru removed my doubts,
and   I have obtained my place of rest.   || 1 ||    Those quarrelsome enemies 
have been overcome, through the Guru. I have
now escaped from them, and they have run away from me.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He 
is concerned with ‘mine and yours’, and so
he is held in bondage. When the Guru dispelled my ignorance, then the noose of 
death was cut away from my neck.  || 2 ||
As long as he does not understand the Command of God’s Will, he remains 
miserable. Meeting with the Guru, he comes to
recognize God’s Will, and then, he becomes happy.  || 3 ||   I have no enemies 
and no adversaries; no one is wicked to me.
That servant, who performs the Lord’s service, O Nanak, is the slave of the 
Lord Master.  || 4 || 17 || 119 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH
MEHL:  Peace, celestial poise and absolute bliss are obtained, singing the 
Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises. Bestowing His Name, the
True Guru removes the evil omens.  || 1 ||


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I am a sacrifice to my Guru; forever and ever, I am a  sacrifice  to  Him.  I  
am  a  sacrifice  to  the  Guru;  meeting  Him,  I  am
absorbed into the True Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Good omens and bad omens 
affect those who do not keep the Lord in the
mind. The Messenger of Death does not approach those who are pleasing to the 
Lord God.   || 2 ||    Donations to charity,
meditation and penance — above all of them is the Naam. One who chants with his 
tongue the Name of the Lord, Har, Har —
his works are brought to perfect completion.  || 3 ||    His fears are removed, 
and his doubts and attachments are gone; he
sees none other than God. O Nanak, the Supreme Lord God preserves him, and no 
pain or sorrow afflicts him any longer.  || 4

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AASAA,   NINTH  HOUSE,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Contemplating Him within my consciousness, I obtain total peace; but hereafter, 
will I be pleasing to Him or not? There is only One
Giver; all others are beggars. Who else can we turn to?  || 1 ||    When I beg 
from others, I am ashamed. The One Lord Master is
the Supreme King of all; who else is equal to Him?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    
Standing up and sitting down, I cannot live without Him. I
search and search for the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. Even Brahma and the 
sages Sanak, Sanandan, Sanaatan and Sanat Kumar,
find it difficult to obtain the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence.  || 2 ||   He 
is unapproachable and unfathomable; His wisdom is deep
and profound; His value cannot be appraised. I have taken to the Sanctuary of 
the True Lord, the Primal Being, and I meditate on
the True Guru.  || 3 ||   God, the Lord Master, has become kind and 
compassionate; He has cut the noose of death away from my
neck. Says Nanak, now that I have obtained the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the 
Holy, I shall not have to be reincarnated again.

|| 4 || 1 || 121 ||    AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Inwardly, I sing His Praises, and 
outwardly, I sing His Praises; I sing His Praises while
awake and asleep. I am a trader in the Name of the Lord of the Universe; He has 
given it to me as my supplies, to carry with me.  ||
1 ||   I have forgotten and forsaken other things. The Perfect Guru has given 
me the Gift of the Naam; this alone is my Support.  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||   I sing His Praises while suffering, and I sing His Praises 
while I am at peace as well. I contemplate Him while I walk
along the Path. The Guru has implanted the Naam within my mind, and my thirst 
has been quenched.  || 2 ||    I sing His Praises
during  the  day,  and  I  sing  His  Praises  during  the  night;  I  sing  
them  with  each  and  every  breath.  In  the  Sat  Sangat,  the  True
Congregation, this faith is established, that the Lord is with us, in life and 
in death.  || 3 ||    Bless servant Nanak with this gift, O
God, that he may obtain, and enshrine in his heart, the dust of the feet of the 
Saints. Hear the Lord’s Sermon with your ears, and
behold the Blessed Vision of His Darshan with your eyes; place your forehead 
upon the Guru’s Feet.  || 4 || 2 || 122 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

AASAA,   TENTH  HOUSE,   FIFTH  MEHL:

That which you believe to be permanent, is a guest here for only a few days.


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Children, wives, homes, and all possessions — attachment to all of these is 
false.   || 1 ||    O mind, why do you burst out
laughing? See with your eyes, that these things are only mirages. So earn the 
profit of meditation on the One Lord.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||    It is like the clothes which you wear on your body — they wear off 
in a few days. How long can you run upon a
wall? Ultimately, you come to its end.  || 2 ||   It is like salt, preserved in 
its container; when it is put into water, it dissolves.
When the Order of the Supreme Lord God comes, the soul arises, and departs in 
an instant.  || 3 ||   O mind, your steps are
numbered, your moments spent sitting are numbered, and the breaths you are to 
take are numbered. Sing forever the Praises
of the Lord, O Nanak, and you shall be saved, under the Shelter of the Feet of 
the True Guru.   || 4 || 1 || 123 ||    AASAA,
FIFTH MEHL:  That which was upside-down has been set upright; the deadly 
enemies and adversaries have become friends. In
the darkness, the jewel shines forth, and the impure understanding has become 
pure.  || 1 ||   When the Lord of the Universe
became merciful, I found peace, wealth and the fruit of the Lord’s Name; I have 
met the True Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    No
one knew me, the miserable miser, but now, I have become famous all over the 
world. Before, no one would even sit with me,
but now, all worship my feet.  || 2 ||   I used to wander in search of pennies, 
but now, all the desires of my mind are satisfied.
I could not bear even one criticism, but now, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company 
of the Holy, I am cooled and soothed.  || 3 ||
What Glorious Virtues of the Inaccessible, Unfathomable, Profound Lord can one 
mere tongue describe? Please, make me the
slave of the slave of Your slaves; servant Nanak seeks the Lord’s Sanctuary.  
|| 4 || 2 || 124 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  O fool,
you are so slow to earn your profits, and so quick to run up losses. You do not 
purchase the inexpensive merchandise; O
sinner, you are tied to your debts.   || 1 ||    O True Guru, You are my only 
hope. Your Name is the Purifier of sinners, O
Supreme Lord God; You are my only Shelter.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Listening to 
the evil talk, you are caught up in it, but you are
hesitant to chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord. You are delighted by 
slanderous talk; your understanding is corrupt.  || 2 ||
Others’ wealth, others’ wives and the slander of others — eating the uneatable, 
you have gone crazy. You have not enshrined
love for the True Faith of Dharma; hearing the Truth, you are enraged.  || 3 || 
  O God, Merciful to the meek, Compassionate
Lord Master, Your Name is the Support of Your devotees. Nanak has come to Your 
Sanctuary; O God, make him Your Own,
and preserve his honor.  || 4 || 3 || 125 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  They are 
attached to falsehood; clinging to the transitory,
they are trapped in emotional attachment to Maya. Wherever they go, they do not 
think of the Lord; they are blinded  by
intellectual egotism.  || 1 ||   O mind, O renunciate, why don’t you adore Him? 
You dwell in that flimsy chamber, with all the
sins of corruption.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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Crying out, “Mine, mine”, your days and nights pass away; moment by moment, 
your life is running out. The sweet flavors
tempt you, and you are occupied by your false and filthy business.  || 2 ||   
Your senses are beguiled by sensual pleasures of
sex,  by  anger,  greed  and  emotional  attachment.  The  All-powerful  
Architect  of  Destiny  has  ordained  that  you  shall  be
reincarnated over and over again.  || 3 ||   When the Destroyer of the pains of 
the poor becomes merciful, then, as Gurmukh,
you     shall find absolute peace. Says Nanak, meditate on the Lord, day and 
night, and all your sickness shall be banished.  || 4

||    Meditate in this way, O Siblings of Destiny, on the Lord, the Architect 
of Destiny. The Destroyer of the pains of the poor
has become merciful; He has removed the pains of birth and death.  || 1 ||  
Second Pause  || 4 || 4 || 126 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH
MEHL:  For a moment of sexual pleasure, you shall suffer in pain for millions 
of days. For an instant, you may savor pleasure,
but afterwards, you shall regret it, again and again.  || 1 ||   O blind man, 
meditate on the Lord, the Lord, your King. Your day
is drawing near.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You are deceived, beholding with your 
eyes, the bitter melon and swallow-wort. But, like
the companionship of a poisonous snake, so is the desire for another’s spouse.  
 || 2 ||    For the sake of your enemy, you
commit sins, while you neglect the reality of your faith. Your friendship is 
with those who abandon you, and you are angry with
your friends.  || 3 ||    The entire world is entangled in this way; he alone 
is saved, who has the Perfect Guru. Says Nanak, I
have crossed over the terrifying world-ocean; my body has become sanctified.  
|| 4 || 5 || 127 ||    AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  O
Lord, You behold whatever we do in secrecy; the fool may stubbornly deny it. By 
his own actions, he is tied down, and in the
end, he regrets and repents.  || 1 ||   My God knows, ahead of time, all 
things. Deceived by doubt, you may hide your actions,
but in the end, you shall have to confess the secrets of your mind.  || 1 ||  
Pause   ||    Whatever they are attached to, they
remain joined to that. What can any mere mortal do? Please, forgive me, O 
Supreme Lord Master. Nanak is forever a sacrifice
to You.  || 2 || 6 || 128 ||    AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  He Himself preserves His 
servants; He causes them to chant His Name.
Wherever the business and affairs of His servants are, there the Lord hurries 
to be.  || 1 ||   The Lord appears near at hand to
His servant. Whatever the servant asks of his Lord and Master, immediately 
comes to pass.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I am a sacrifice
to that servant, who is pleasing to his God. Hearing of his glory, the mind is 
rejuvenated; Nanak comes to touch his feet.  || 2

|| 7 || 129 ||

AASAA,   ELEVENTH  HOUSE,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The actor displays himself in many disguises, but he remains just as he is. The 
soul wanders through countless incarnations in
doubt, but it does not come to dwell in peace.


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|| 1 ||    O Saints, my friends and companions, without the Lord, Har, Har, you 
shall perish. Joining the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and win this 
precious treasure of human life.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
God has created Maya of the three qualities; tell me, how can it be crossed 
over? The whirlpool is awesome and unfathomable;
only through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad is one carried across.  || 2 ||    
Searching and searching endlessly, seeking and
deliberating, Nanak has realized the true essence of reality. Meditating on the 
invaluable treasure of the Naam, the Name of
the Lord, the jewel of the mind is satisfied.  || 3 || 1 || 130 ||   AASAA,  
FIFTH MEHL,  DU-PADAS:  By Guru’s Grace, He dwells
within my mind; whatever I ask for, I receive. This mind is satisfied with the 
Love of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; it does
not go out, anywhere, anymore.   || 1 ||    My Lord and Master is the highest 
of all; night and day, I sing the Glories of His
Praises. In an instant, He establishes and disestablishes; through Him, I 
frighten you.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    When I behold my
God, my Lord and Master, I do not pay any attention to any other. God Himself 
has adorned servant Nanak; his doubts and
fears have been dispelled, and he writes the account of the Lord.  || 2 || 2 || 
131 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  The four castes
and social classes, and the preachers with the six Shaastras on their 
finger-tips, the beautiful, the refined, the shapely and the
wise — the five passions have enticed and beguiled them all.   || 1 ||    Who 
has seized and conquered the five powerful
fighters? Is there anyone strong enough? He alone, who conquers and defeats the 
five demons, is perfect in this Dark Age of
Kali Yuga.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    They are so awesome and great; they cannot be 
controlled, and they do not run away. Their
army is mighty and unyielding. Says Nanak, that humble being who is under the 
protection of the Saadh Sangat, crushes those
terrible demons.  || 2 || 3 || 132 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Sublime Sermon 
of the Lord is the best thing for the soul. All
other tastes are insipid.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The worthy beings, heavenly 
singers, silent sages and the knowers of the six
Shaastras proclaim that nothing else is worthy of consideration.  || 1 ||   It 
is the cure for evil passions, unique, unequalled and
peace-giving; in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Nanak, drink it 
in.  || 2 || 4 || 133 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:
My Beloved has brought forth a river of nectar. The Guru has not held it back 
from my mind, even for an instant.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Beholding it, and touching it, I am sweetened and delighted. It is 
imbued with the Creator’s Love.  || 1 ||   Chanting
it even for a moment, I rise to the Guru; meditating on it, one is not trapped 
by the Messenger of Death. The Lord has placed
it as a garland around Nanak’s neck, and within his heart.  || 2 || 5 || 134 || 
  AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, is exalted and sublime. ||   Pause   ||    Every day, hour 
and moment, I continually sing and speak of
Govind, Govind, the Lord of the Universe.  || 1 ||   Walking, sitting and 
sleeping, I chant the Lord’s Praises; I treasure His Feet
in my mind and body.  || 2 ||   I am so small, and You are so great, O Lord and 
Master; Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary.  || 3 || 6

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RAAG  AASAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   TWELFTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Renounce  all  your  cleverness  and  remember  the  Supreme,  Formless  Lord  
God.  Without  the  One  True  Name,  everything
appears as dust.  || 1 ||   Know that God is always with you. By Guru’s Grace, 
one understands, and is imbued with the Love
of   the One Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Seek the Shelter of the One 
All-powerful Lord; there is no other place of rest. The vast and
terrifying  world-ocean  is  crossed  over,  singing  continually  the  
Glorious  Praises  of  the  Lord.   ||  2  ||     Birth  and  death  are
overcome, and one does not have to suffer in the City of Death. He alone 
obtains the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the
Lord, unto whom God shows His Mercy.  || 3 ||   The One Lord is my Anchor and 
Support; the One Lord alone is the power of
my mind. O Nanak, joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, meditate 
on Him; without the Lord, there is no other
at all.  || 4 || 1 || 136 ||    AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  The soul, the mind, the 
body and the breath of life belong to God. He has
given all tastes and pleasures. He is the Friend of the poor, the Giver of 
life, the Protector of those who seek His Sanctuary.  ||
1 ||   O my mind, meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Here and 
hereafter, He is our Helper and Companion; embrace
love and affection for the One Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    They meditate on 
the Vedas and the Shaastras, to swim across the
world-ocean. The many religious rituals, good deeds of karma and Dharmic 
worship — above all of these is the Naam, the
Name of the Lord.  || 2 ||    Sexual desire, anger, and egotism depart, meeting 
with the Divine True Guru. Implant the Naam
within, perform devotional worship to the Lord and serve God — this is good.  
|| 3 ||    I seek the Sanctuary of Your Feet, O
Merciful Lord; You are the Honor of the dishonored. You are the Support of my 
soul, my breath of life; O God, You are Nanak’s
strength.  || 4 || 2 || 137 ||    AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  He wavers and falters, 
and suffers such great pain, without the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy. The profit of the sublime essence of the Lord 
of the Universe is obtained, by the Love of the
One Supreme Lord God.  || 1 ||   Chant continually the Name of the Lord. With 
each and every breath, meditate on God, and
renounce other love.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   God is the Doer, the All-powerful 
Cause of causes; He Himself is the Giver of life. So
renounce all your cleverness, and meditate on God, twenty-four hours a day.  || 
2 ||    He is our best friend and companion,
ou_r help and support; He is lofty, inaccessible and infinite. Enshrine His 
Lotus Feet within your heart; He is the Support of the
soul.  || 3 ||    Show Your Mercy, O Supreme Lord God, that I may sing Your 
Glorious Praises. Total peace, and the greatest
greatness, O Nanak, are obtained by living to chant the Name of the Lord.  || 4 
|| 3 || 138 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  I make
the effort, as You cause me to do, my Lord and Master, to behold You in the 
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. I am
imbued with the color of the Love of the Lord, Har, Har; God Himself has 
colored me in His Love.  || 1 ||   I chant the Lord’s
Name within my mind. Bestow Your Mercy, and dwell within my heart; please, 
become my Helper.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Listening
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Please, be kind to me — I am just a worm. This is my object and purpose.  || 2 
||   My body and wealth are Yours; You are my
God — nothing is in my power. As You keep me, so do I live; I eat what You give 
me.  || 3 ||   The sinful residues of countless
incarnations are washed away, by bathing in the dust of the Lord’s humble 
servants. By loving devotional worship, doubt and
fear depart; O Nanak, the Lord is Ever-present.  || 4 || 4 || 139 ||   AASAA,  
FIFTH MEHL:  The Blessed Vision of Your Darshan
is unapproachable and incomprehensible; he alone obtains it, who has such good 
destiny recorded upon his forehead. The
Merciful Lord God has bestowed His Mercy, and the True Guru has granted the 
Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||   The Divine Guru is the
Saving Grace in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. Even those fools and idiots, 
stained with feces and urine, have all taken to Your
service.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    You Yourself are the Creator, who 
established the entire world. You are contained in all. The
Righteous Judge of Dharma is wonder-struck, at the sight of everyone falling at 
the Lord’s Feet.  || 2 ||    The Golden Age of
Sat Yuga, the Silver Age of Trayta Yuga, and the Brass Age of Dwaapar Yuga are 
good; but the best is the Dark Age, the Iron
Age, of Kali Yuga. As we act, so are the rewards we receive; no one can take 
the place of another.   || 3 ||    O Dear Lord,
whatever Your devotees ask for, You do. This is Your Way, Your very nature. 
With my palms pressed together, O Nanak, I beg
for this gift; Lord, please bless Your Saints with Your Vision.  || 4 || 5 || 
140 ||

RAAG  AASAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   THIRTEENTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O True Guru, by Your Words, even the worthless have been saved.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||   Even the most argumentative, vicious
and indecent people, have been purified in Your company.  || 1 ||   Those who 
have wandered in reincarnation, and those who
have been consigned to hell — even their families have been redeemed.  || 2 ||  
 Those whom no one knew, and those whom
no one respected — even they have become famous and respected at the Court of 
the Lord.  || 3 ||   What praise, and what
greatness should I attribute to You? Nanak is a sacrifice to You, each and 
every moment.  || 4 || 1 || 141 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH
MEHL:  The crazy people are asleep.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    They are 
intoxicated with attachment to their families and sensory
pleasures; they are held in the grip of falsehood.   || 1 ||    The false 
desires, and the dream-like delights and pleasures —
these, the self-willed manmukhs call true.  || 2 ||   The wealth of the 
Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, is with them, but
they do not find even a tiny bit of its mystery.  || 3 ||   By Your Grace, O 
Lord, You save those, who take to the Sanctuary of
the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation.  || 4 || 2 || 142 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH 
MEHL,  TI-PADAS:  I seek the Love of my Beloved.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Gold, jewels, giant pearls and rubies — I have no need for 
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Imperial power, fortunes, royal command and mansions — I have no desire for 
these.  || 2 ||    The Sanctuary of the Lord’s
Feet, and dedication to the Saints — these bring me peace and pleasure. O 
Nanak, my burning fire has been put out, obtaining
the Love of the Beloved.  || 3 || 3 || 143 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Guru 
has revealed Him to my eyes.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
Here and there, in each and every heart, and each and every being, You, O 
Fascinating Lord, You exist.  || 1 ||   You are the
Creator, the Cause of causes, the Support of the earth; You are the One and 
only, Beauteous Lord.   || 2 ||    Meeting the
Saints, and beholding the Blessed Vision of their Darshan, Nanak is a sacrifice 
to them; he sleeps in absolute peace.  || 3 || 4

|| 144 ||    AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is priceless. 
It brings peace and poise.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
The Lord is my Companion and Helper; He shall not forsake me or leave me. He is 
unfathomable and unequalled.  || 1 ||   He
is my Beloved, my brother, father and mother; He is the Support of His 
devotees.  || 2 ||   The Invisible Lord is seen through
the Guru; O Nanak, this is the wondrous play of the Lord.  || 3 || 5 || 145 ||  
 AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Please help me sustain
my devotion. O Lord Master, I have come to You.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   With the 
wealth of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, life
becomes fruitful. Lord, please place Your Feet within my heart.   || 1 ||    
This is liberation, and this is the best way of life;
please, keep me in the Society of the Saints.  || 2 ||    Meditating on the 
Naam, I am absorbed in celestial peace; O Nanak, I
sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.   || 3 || 6 || 146 ||    AASAA,   FIFTH 
MEHL:   The Feet of my Lord and Master are so
Beautiful! The Lord’s Saints obtain them.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   They eradicate 
their self-conceit and serve the Lord; drenched in
His Love, they sing His Glorious Praises.  || 1 ||    They place their hopes in 
Him, and they thirst for the Blessed Vision of H is
Darshan. Nothing else is pleasing to them.   || 2 ||    This is Your Mercy, 
Lord; what can Your poor creatures do? Nanak is
devoted, a sacrifice to You.   || 3 || 7 || 147 ||    AASAA,   FIFTH MEHL:   
Remember the One Lord in meditation within your
mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and 
enshrine Him within your heart. Without Him there
is no other.  || 1 ||   Entering God’s Sanctuary, all rewards are obtained, and 
all pains are taken away.  || 2 ||   He is the Giver
of all beings, the Architect of Destiny; O Nanak, He is contained in each and 
every heart.  || 3 || 8 || 148 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH
MEHL:  One who forgets the Lord is dead.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   One who 
meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, obtains
all rewards. That person becomes happy.  || 1 ||    One who calls himself a 
king, and acts in ego and pride, is caught by his
doubts, like a parrot in a trap.  || 2 ||   Says Nanak, one who meets the True 
Guru, becomes permanent and immortal.  || 3 ||
9 || 149 ||

AASAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FOURTEENTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

That love is forever fresh and new, which is for the Beloved Lord.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   One who is pleasing to God shall not be
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He remains absorbed in the loving devotional worship of the Lord, in the Love 
of the Lord.  || 1 ||   He is blended with God, by
dedicating his mind to Him. Bless Nanak with Your Name, O Lord — please, shower 
Your Mercy upon him!  || 2 || 1 || 150 ||
AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Please, come to me, O Beloved Lord; without You, no one 
can comfort me.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   One may
read the Simritees and the Shaastras, and perform all sorts of religious 
rituals; and yet, without the Blessed Vision of Your
Darshan, God, there is no peace at all.  || 1 ||   People have grown weary of 
observing fasts, vows and rigorous self-discipline;
Nanak abides with God, in the Sanctuary of the Saints.  || 2 || 2 || 151 ||

AASAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIFTEENTH  HOUSE,   PARTAAL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

He  sleeps,  intoxicated  by  corruption  and  Maya;  he  does  not  come  to  
realize  or  understand.  Seizing  him  by  the  hair,  the
Messenger of Death pulls him up; then, he comes to his senses.  || 1 ||   Those 
who are attached to the poison of greed and
sin grab at the wealth of others; they only bring pain on themselves. They are 
intoxicated by their pride in those things which
shall be destroyed in an instant; those demons do not understand.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   The Vedas, the Shaastras and the holy
men proclaim it, but the deaf do not hear it. When the game of life is over, 
and he has lost, and he breathes his last, then the
fool regrets and repents in his mind.  || 2 ||   He paid the fine, but it is in 
vain — in the Court of the Lord, his account is not
credited. Those deeds which would have covered him — those deeds, he has not 
done.  || 3 ||   The Guru has shown me the
world to be thus; I sing the Kirtan of the Praises of the One Lord. Renouncing 
his pride in strength and cleverness, Nanak has
come to the Lord’s Sanctuary.  || 4 || 1 || 152 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  
Dealing in the Name of the Lord of the Universe, and
pleasing the Saints and holy men, obtain the Beloved Lord and sing His Glorious 
Praises; play the sound current of the Naad
with the five instruments.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Obtaining His Mercy, I easily 
gained the Blessed Vision of His Darshan; now, I am
imbued with the Love of the Lord of the Universe. Serving the Saints, I feel 
love and affection for my Beloved Lord Master.  ||
1 ||   The Guru has implanted spiritual wisdom within my mind, and I rejoice 
that I shall not have to come back again. I have
obtained celestial poise, and the treasure within my mind. I have renounced all 
of the affairs of my mind’s desires. It has been
so long, so long, so long, so very long, since my mind has felt such a great 
thirst. Please, reveal to me the Blessed Vision of
Your Darshan, and show Yourself to me. Nanak the meek has entered Your 
Sanctuary; please, take me in Your embrace.  || 2

|| 2 || 153 ||    AASAA,   FIFTH MEHL:   Who can destroy the fortress of sin, 
and release me from hope, thirst, deception,
attachment and doubt?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   How can I escape the afflictions of 
sexual desire, anger, greed and pride?  || 1 ||
In the Society of the Saints, love the Naam, and sing the Glorious Praises of 
the Lord of the Universe. Night and day, meditate
on God. I have captured and demolished the walls of doubt. O Nanak, the Naam is 
my only treasure.   || 2 || 3 || 154 ||
AASAA,   FIFTH MEHL:   Renounce sexual desire, anger and greed; remember the 
Name of the Lord of the Universe in your
mind. Meditation on the Lord is the only fruitful action.  ||


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1 ||  Pause  ||   Renounce pride, attachment, corruption and falsehood, and 
chant the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam.
O mortal, attach yourself to the Feet of the Saints.  || 1 ||   God is the 
Sustainer of the world, Merciful to the meek, the Purifier
of sinners, the Transcendent Lord God. Awaken, and meditate on His Feet. 
Perform His devotional worship, O Nanak, and your
destiny shall be fulfilled.  || 2 || 4 || 155 ||    AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  
Pleasure and pain, detachment and ecstasy — the Lord
has revealed His Play.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    One moment, the mortal is in 
fear, and the next moment he is fearless; in a
moment, he gets up and departs. One moment, he enjoys pleasures, and the next 
moment, he leaves and goes away.  || 1 ||
One moment, he practices Yoga and intense meditation, and all sorts of worship; 
the next moment, he wanders in doubt. One
moment, O Nanak, the Lord bestows His Mercy and blesses him with His Love, in 
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

|| 2 || 5 || 156 ||

RAAG  AASAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SEVENTEENTH  HOUSE,   AASAAVAREE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Meditate on the Lord, the Lord of the Universe. Cherish the Beloved Lord, Har, 
Har, in your mind. The Guru says to install it in
your consciousness. Turn away from others, and turn to Him. Thus you shall 
obtain your Beloved, O my companion.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   In the pool of the world is the mud of attachment. Stuck in it, the 
his feet cannot walk towards the Lord. The fool is
stuck; he cannot do anything else. Only by entering the Lord’s Sanctuary, O my 
companion, will you be released.   || 1 ||
Thus your consciousness shall be stable and steady and firm. Wilderness and 
household are the same. Deep within dwells the
One Husband Lord; outwardly, there are many distractions. Practice Raja  Yoga,  
the  Yoga  of  meditation  and  success.  Says
Nanak, this is the way to dwell with the people, and yet remain apart from 
them.  || 2 || 1 || 157 ||    AASAAVAREE,  FIFTH
MEHL:  Cherish one desire only: meditate continually on the Guru. Install the 
wisdom of the Saints’ Mantra. Serve the Feet of
the Guru, and you shall meet Him, by Guru’s Grace, O my mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||    All doubts are dispelled, and the Lord is
seen to be pervading all places. The fear of death is dispelled, and the primal 
place is obtained. Then, all subservience is
removed.  || 1 ||    One who has such destiny recorded upon his forehead, 
obtains it; he crosses over the terrifying ocean of
fire. He obtains a place in the home of his own self, and enjoys the most 
sublime essence of the Lord’s essence. His hunger is
appeased; Nanak, he is absorbed in celestial peace, O my mind.  || 2 || 2 || 
158 ||    AASAAVAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Sing the
Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Har. Meditate on the celestial music. The 
tongues of the holy Saints repeat it. I have heard that
this is the way to emancipation. This is found by the greatest merit, O my 
mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The silent sages search for
Him. God is the Master of all. It is so difficult to find Him in this world, in 
this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. He is the Dispeller of
distress. God is the Fulfiller of desires, O my mind.  || 1 ||   O my mind, 
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He is unknowable and inscrutable. Enshrine love for Him. He does not perish, or 
go away, or die. He is known only through the
Guru. Nanak, my mind is satisfied with the Lord, O my mind.  || 2 || 3 || 159 
||    AASAAVAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Grab hold of
the Support of the One Lord. Chant the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Submit to the 
Order of the True Lord. Receive the treasure
in your mind. Thus you shall be absorbed in peace, O my mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||    One who is dead while yet alive, crosses
over the terrifying world-ocean. One who becomes the dust of all — he alone is 
called fearless. His anxieties are removed by
the Teachings of the Saints, O my mind.  || 1 ||   That humble being, who takes 
happiness in the Naam, the Name of the Lord

— pain never draws near him. One who listens to the Praise of the Lord, Har, 
Har, is obeyed by all men. How fortunate it is
that he came into the world; Nanak, he is pleasing to God, O my mind.   || 2 || 
4 || 160 ||    AASAAVAREE,   FIFTH MEHL:
Meeting together, let us sing the Praises of the Lord, and attain the supreme 
state. Those who obtain that sublime essence,
obtain all of the spiritual powers of the Siddhas. They remain awake and aware 
night and day; Nanak, they are blessed by
great good fortune, O my mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Let us wash the feet of 
the Saints; our evil-mindedness shall be cleansed.
Becoming  the  dust  of  the  feet  of  the  Lord’s  slaves,  one  shall  not  
be  afflicted  with  pain.  Taking  to  the  Sanctuary  of  His
devotees, he is no longer subject to birth and death. They alone become 
eternal, who chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O
my mind.  || 1 ||    You are my Friend, my Best Friend. Please, implant the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, within me. Without
Him, there is not any other. Within my mind, I worship Him in adoration. I do 
not forget Him, even for an instant. How can I
live without Him? I am a sacrifice to the Guru. Nanak, chant the Name, O my 
mind.  || 2 || 5 || 161 ||   AASAAVAREE,  FIFTH
MEHL:   You are the Creator, the Cause of causes. I cannot think of any other. 
Whatever You do, comes to pass. I sleep in
peace and poise. My mind has become patient, since I fell at God’s Door, O my 
mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Joining the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I gained perfect control over my senses. Ever 
since I rid myself of my self-conceit, my
sufferings have ended. He has showered His Mercy upon me. The Creator Lord has 
preserved my honor, O my mind.  || 1 ||
Know that this is the only peace; accept whatever the Lord does. No one is bad. 
Become the dust of the Feet of the Saints. He
Himself preserves those who taste the Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord, O my mind.  
|| 2 ||   One who has no one to call his own

— God belongs to him. God knows the state of our innermost being. He knows 
everything. Please, Lord, save the sinners. This
is Nanak’s prayer, O my mind.  || 3 || 6 || 162 ||   AASAAVAREE,  FIFTH MEHL,  
IK-TUKAS:  O my stranger soul, listen to the
call.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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Whatever you are attached to, you shall have to leave it all behind. These 
things seem like only a dream, to one who takes the
Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||   Forsaking the Lord, and clinging to another, they run 
toward death and reincarnation. But those humble
beings, who attach themselves to the Lord, Har, Har, continue to live. One who 
is blessed with the Lord’s Mercy, O Nanak,
becomes His devotee.  || 2 || 7 || 163 || 232 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  AASAA,   NINTH  MEHL:

Who should I tell the condition of the mind? Engrossed in greed, running around 
in the ten directions, you hold to your hopes of
wealth.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   For the sake of pleasure, you suffer such great 
pain, and you have to serve each and every person. You
wander from door to door like a dog, unconscious of the Lord’s meditation.  || 
1 ||    You lose this human life in vain, and You are
not even ashamed when others laugh at you. O Nanak, why not sing the Lord’s 
Praises, so that you may be rid of the body’s evil
disposition?  || 2 || 1 || 233 ||

RAAG  AASAA,   FIRST  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

He descends the treacherous precipice, to bathe in the cleansing pool; without 
speaking or saying anything, he sings the Glorious
Praises  of  the Lord.  Like water  vapor  in  the  sky,  he  remains  absorbed 
 in  the  Lord.  He  churns  the  true  pleasures  to  obtain  the
supreme nectar.  || 1 ||   Listen to such spiritual wisdom, O my mind. The Lord 
is totally pervading and permeating all places.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   One who makes Truthfulness his fast and religious vows, does 
not suffer the pain of death. Through the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad, he burns away his anger. He dwells in the Tenth Gate, immersed 
in the Samaadhi of deep meditation. Touching the
philosopher’s stone, he obtains the supreme status.  || 2 ||   For the benefit 
of the mind, churn the true essence of reality; bathing
in the over-flowing tank of nectar, filth is washed away. We become like the 
One with whom we are imbued. Whatever the Creator
does, comes to pass.  || 3 ||    The Guru is cool and soothing like ice; He 
puts out the fire of the mind. Smear your body with the
ashes of dedicated service, and live in the home of peace — make this your 
religious order. Let the Immaculate Bani of the Word be
your playing of the flute.   || 4 ||    Spiritual wisdom within is the supreme, 
sublime nectar.  Contemplation  of  the Guru is  one’s
bathing at holy places of pilgrimage. Worship and adoration within is the 
Lord’s dwelling. He is the One who blends one’s light with
the Divine Light.  || 5 ||   He delights in the delightful wisdom of loving the 
One Lord. He is one of the self-elect — he merges with
the Lord, who occupies the throne. He performs his works in obedience to the 
Will of his Lord and Master. The Unknowable Lord
cannot be understood.  || 6 ||   The lotus originates in the water, and yet it 
remains distinct from the water. Just so, the Divine Light
pervades and permeates the water of the world. Who is near, and who is far 
away? I sing the Glories of the Lord, the treasure of
virtue; I behold Him ever-present.  || 7 ||   Inwardly and outwardly, there is 
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Whatever pleases Him, comes to pass. Listen, O Bharthari Yogi —  Nanak speaks 
after deliberation; the Immaculate Name is
my only Support.  || 8 || 1 ||   AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  All meditation, all 
austerities, and all clever tricks, lead one to wander in
the wilderness, but he does not find the Path. Without understanding, he is not 
approved; without the Naam, the Name of the
Lord, ashes are thrown upon one’s head.  || 1 ||   True is the Master; the 
world comes and goes. The mortal is emancipated,
as Gurmukh, as the Lord’s slave.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The world is bound by 
its attachments to the many desires. Through the
Guru’s Teachings, some become free of desire. Within them is the Naam, and 
their heart lotus blossoms forth. They have no
fear of death.  || 2 ||    The men of the world are conquered by woman; they 
love the ladies. Attached to children and wife,
they forget the Naam. They waste this human life in vain, and lose the game in 
the gamble. Serving the True Guru is the best
occupation.    ||  3  ||     One  who  speaks  egotistically  in  public,  
never  attains  liberation  within.  One  who  burns  away  his
attachment to Maya, by the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, meditates forever within 
his heart on the Immaculate Naam.  || 4 ||
He restrains his wandering mind, and keeps it under control. The company of 
such a Sikh is obtained only by Grace. Without
the Guru, he goes astray and continues coming and going. Bestowing His Mercy, 
the Lord unites him in Union.   || 5 ||    I
cannot describe the Beauteous Lord. I speak the unspoken; I cannot estimate His 
value. All pain and pleasure come by Your
Will. All pain is eradicated by the True Name.  || 6 ||   He plays the 
instrument without hands, and dances without feet. But if
he understands the Word of the Shabad, then he shall behold the True Lord. With 
the True Lord within the self, all happiness
comes. Showering His Mercy, the Preserving Lord preserves him.  || 7 ||   He 
understands the three worlds; he eliminates his
self-conceit. He understands the  Bani  of  the  Word, and  he  is  absorbed  
into  the  True  Lord. Contemplating  the  Shabad, he
enshrines love for the One Lord. O Nanak, blessed is the Lord, the Embellisher. 
 || 8 || 2 ||   AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  There are
innumerable writings; those who write them take pride in them. When one’s mind 
accepts the Truth, he understands, and
speaks of it. Words, spoken and read again and again, are useless loads. There 
are innumerable writings, but the Infinite Lord
remains unwritten.  || 1 ||   Know that such a True Lord is the One and only. 
Understand that birth and death come according
to the Lord’s Will.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Because of attachment to Maya, the 
world is bound by the Messenger of Death. These
bonds are released when one remembers the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The Guru 
is the Giver of peace; do not look for any
other. In this world, and the next, He shall stand by you.  || 2 ||   One who 
dies in the Word of the Shabad, embraces love for
the One Lord. One who eats the uneatable, has his doubts dispelled. He is Jivan 
Mukta — liberated while yet alive; the Naam
abides in his mind. Becoming Gurmukh, he merges into the True Lord.   || 3 ||   
 The One who created the earth and the
Akaashic ethers of the sky, established all; He establishes and disestablishes. 
He Himself is permeating all. He does not consult
anyone; He Himself forgives.  || 4 ||   You are the Ocean, over-flowing with 
jewels and rubies. You are immaculate and pure,
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Peace is enjoyed, meeting the Guru, the Spiritual Teacher. The Lord is the only 
Master; He is the only Minister.  || 5 ||    The
world is held in bondage; he alone is emancipated, who conquers his ego. How 
rare in the world is that wise person, who
practices this. How rare in this world is that scholar who reflects upon this. 
Without meeting the True Guru, all wander in ego.

|| 6 ||   The world is unhappy; only a few are happy. The world is diseased, 
from its indulgences; it weeps over its lost virtue.
The world wells up, and then subsides, losing its honor. He alone, who becomes 
Gurmukh, understands.  || 7 ||   His price is
so  costly;  His  weight  is  unbearable.  He  is  immovable  and  
undeceivable;  enshrine  Him  in  your  mind,  through  the  Guru's
Teachings. Meet Him through love, become pleasing to Him, and act in fear of 
Him. Nanak the lowly says this, after deep
contemplation.   ||  8  ||  3  ||     AASAA,   FIRST  MEHL:   When  someone  
dies,  the  five  passions  meet  and  mourn  his  death.
Overcoming self-conceit, he washes off his filth with the Word of the Shabad. 
One who knows and understands, enters the
home     of peace and poise. Without understanding, he loses all his honor.  || 
1 ||   Who dies, and who weeps for him? O Lord,
Creator, Cause of causes, You are over the heads of all.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Who weeps over the pain of the dead? Those who
weep, do so over their own troubles. God knows the condition of those who are 
so affected. Whatever the Creator does, comes
to pass.  || 2 ||   One who remains dead while yet alive, is saved, and saves 
others as well. Celebrate the Victory of the Lord;
taking to His Sanctuary, the supreme status is obtained. I am a sacrifice to 
the feet of the True Guru. The Guru is the boat;
through the Shabad of His Word, the terrifying world-ocean is crossed over.  || 
3 ||   He Himself is Fearless; His Divine Light is
contained  in  all.  Without the  Name,  the  world  is  defiled  and  
untouchable.  Through  evil-mindedness,  they  are  ruined;  why
should they cry out and weep? They are born only to die, without hearing the 
music of devotional worship.  || 4 ||   Only one’s
true friends mourn one’s death. Those under the sway of the three dispositions 
continue to mourn on and on. Disregarding
pain and pleasure, center your consciousness on the Lord. Dedicate your body 
and mind to the Love of the Lord.  || 5 ||   The
One  Lord  dwells  within  the  various  and  countless  beings.  There  are  
so  many  rituals  and  religious  faiths,  their  number  is
innumerable. Without the Fear of God, and devotional worship, one’s life is in 
vain. Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord,
the supreme wealth is obtained.  || 6 ||   He Himself dies, and He Himself 
kills. He Himself establishes, and having established,
disestablishes. He created the Universe, and by His Divine Nature, instilled 
His Divine Light into it. One who reflects upon the
Word of the Shabad, meets the Lord, without doubt.   || 7 ||    Pollution is 
the burning fire, which is consuming the world.
Pollution is in the water, upon the land, and everywhere. O Nanak, people are 
born and die in pollution. By Guru’s Grace, they
drink in the Lord’s sublime elixir.  || 8 || 4 ||   AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  One 
who contemplates his own self, tests the worth of
the jewel. With a single glance, the Perfect Guru saves him. When the Guru is 
pleased, one’s mind comforts itself.  || 1 ||   He
is such a banker, who tests us. By His True Glance of Grace, we are blessed 
with the Love of the One Lord, and are saved.  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||    The capital of the Naam is immaculate and sublime. That 
peddler is rendered pure, who is imbued with the
Truth. Praising the Lord, in the house of poise, he attains the Guru, the 
Creator.  || 2 ||   One who burns away hope and desire
through the Word of the Shabad, chants the Lord’s Name, and inspires others to 
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Through the Guru, he finds the Path home, to the Mansion of the Lord’s 
Presence.  || 3 ||   His body becomes golden, by the
Lord’s Incomparable Light. He beholds the divine beauty in all the three 
worlds. That inexhaustible wealth of Truth is now in
my lap.   || 4 ||    In the five elements, the three worlds, the nine regions 
and the four directions, the Lord is pervading. He
supports the earth and the sky, exercising His almighty power. He turns the 
outgoing mind around.  || 5 ||   The fool does not
realize what he sees with his eyes. He does not taste with his tongue, and does 
not understand what is said. Intoxicated with
poison, he argues with the world.  || 6 ||    In the uplifting society, one is 
uplifted. He chases after virtue and washes off his
sins. Without serving the Guru, celestial poise is not obtained.   || 7 ||    
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is a diamond, a
jewel, a ruby. The pearl of the mind is the inner wealth. O Nanak, the Lord 
tests us, and blesses us with His Glance of Grace.

|| 8 || 5 ||    AASAA,   FIRST MEHL:   The Gurmukh obtains spiritual wisdom, 
meditation and satisfaction of the mind. The
Gurmukh realizes the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence. The Gurmukh is attuned to 
the Word of the Shabad, as his Insignia.  ||
1 ||   Such is the loving devotional worship of the Lord’s contemplation. The 
Gurmukh realizes the True Name, the Destroyer of
ego.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Day and night, he remains immaculately pure, and 
abides in the sublime place. He gains the wisdom
of the three worlds. Through the True Guru, the Command of the Lord’s Will is 
realized.  || 2 ||   He enjoys true pleasure, and
suffers no pain. He enjoys the ambrosial wisdom, and the highest sublime 
essence. He overcomes the five evil passions, and
becomes the happiest of all men.  || 3 ||   Your Divine Light is contained in 
all; everyone belongs to You. You Yourself join and
separate again. Whatever the Creator does, comes to pass.  || 4 ||   He 
demolishes, and He builds; by His Order, he merges us
into Himself.  Whatever  is  pleasing  to  His  Will,  happens.  Without  the  
Guru,  no  one  obtains  the  Perfect  Lord.   ||  5  ||     In
childhood and old age, he not understand. In the prime of youth, he is drowned 
in his pride. Without the Name, what can the
fool obtain?  || 6 ||    He does not know the One who blesses him with 
nourishment and wealth. Deluded by doubt, he later
regrets and repents. The noose of death is around the neck of that crazy 
madman.  || 7 ||   I saw the world drowning, and I
ran away in fear. How very fortunate are those who have been saved by the True 
Guru. O Nanak, they are attached to the feet
of the Guru.  || 8 || 6 ||    AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  They sing religious songs, 
but their consciousness is wicked. They sing the
songs, and call themselves divine, but without the Name, their minds are false 
and wicked.  || 1 ||   Where are you going? O
mind, remain in your own home. The Gurmukhs are satisfied with the Lord’s Name; 
searching, they easily find the Lord.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   Sexual desire, anger and emotional attachment fill the mind and 
body; greed and egotism lead only to pain. How

can the mind be comforted without the Lord’s Name?   || 2 ||    One who 
cleanses himself within, knows the True Lord. The
Gurmukh  knows  the  condition  of  his  innermost  being.  Without  the  True  
Word  of  the  Shabad,  the  Mansion  of  the  Lord’s
Presence is not realized.   || 3 ||    One who merges his form into the 
Formless Lord, abides in the True Lord, the Powerful,
beyond power. Such a person does not enter into the womb of reincarnation 
again.  || 4 ||   Go there, where you may obtain
the Naam, the Name of the Lord.


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By Guru’s Grace, perform good deeds. Imbued with the Naam, sing the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord.  || 5 ||   Serving the Guru,
I have come to understand myself. The Ambrosial Naam, the Giver of Peace, 
abides within my mind. Night and day, I am
imbued with the Word of the Guru’s Bani, and the Naam.  || 6 ||   When my God 
attaches someone to Him, only then is that
person attached. Conquering ego, he remains awake to the Word of the Shabad. 
Here and hereafter, he enjoys lasting peace.

||  7  ||     The  fickle  mind  does  not  know  the  way.  The  filthy  
self-willed  manmukh  does  not  understand  the  Shabad.  The
Gurmukh chants the Immaculate Naam.   || 8 ||    I offer my prayer to the Lord, 
that I might dwell in the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy. There, sins and sufferings are erased, and one is 
illumined with the Lord’s Name.  || 9 ||   In reflective
meditation, I have come to love good conduct. Through the Word of the True 
Guru, I recognize the One Lord. O Nanak, my
mind is imbued with the Lord’s Name.   || 10 || 7 ||    AASAA,   FIRST MEHL:   
The mind of the faithless cynic is like a crazy
elephant. It wanders around the forest, distracted by attachment to Maya. It 
goes here and there, hounded by death. The
Gurmukh seeks, and finds his own home.  || 1 ||    Without the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad, the mind finds no place of rest.
Remember in meditation the Lord’s Name, the most pure and sublime; renounce 
your bitter egotism.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Tell
me, how can this stupid mind be rescued? Without understanding, it shall suffer 
the pains of death. The Lord Himself forgives
us, and unites us with the True Guru. The True Lord conquers and overcomes the 
tortures of death.   || 2 ||    This mind
commits its deeds of karma, and this mind follows the Dharma. This mind is born 
of the five elements. This foolish mind is
perverted and greedy. Chanting the Naam, the mind of the Gurmukh becomes 
beautiful.  || 3 ||    The mind of the Gurmukh
finds  the  Lord’s  home.  The  Gurmukh  comes  to  know  the  three  worlds.  
This  mind  is  a  Yogi,  an  enjoyer,  a  practicer  of
austerities. The Gurmukh understands the Lord God Himself.  || 4 ||   This mind 
is a detached renunciate, forsaking egotism.
Desire and duality afflict each and every heart. The Gurmukh drinks in the 
Lord’s sublime essence; at His Door, in the Mansion
of the Lord’s Presence, He preserves his honor.   || 5 ||    This mind is the 
king, the hero of cosmic battles. The mind of the
Gurmukh becomes fearless through the Naam. Overpowering and subduing the five 
passions, holding ego in its grip, it confines
them to one place.   || 6 ||    The Gurmukh renounces other songs and tastes. 
The mind of the Gurmukh  is  awakened  to
devotion. Hearing the unstruck music of the sound current, this mind 
contemplates the Shabad, and accepts it. Understanding
itself, this soul becomes attuned to the Formless Lord.  || 7 ||    This mind 
becomes immaculately pure, in the Court and the
Home of the Lord. The Gurmukh shows his love through loving devotional worship. 
Night and day, by Guru’s Grace, sing the
Lord’s Praises. God dwells in each and every heart, since the very beginning of 
time, and throughout the ages.  || 8 ||    This
mind  is  intoxicated  with  the  sublime  essence  of  the  Lord;  The  
Gurmukh  realizes  the  essence  of  totality.  For  the  sake  of
devotional worship, he dwells at the Guru’s Feet. Nanak is the humble servant 
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|| 9 || 8 ||   AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  When the body perishes, whose wealth is it? 
Without the Guru, how can the Lord’s Name
be obtained? The wealth of the Lord’s Name is my Companion and Helper. Night 
and day, center your loving attention on the
Immaculate Lord.  || 1 ||   Without the Lord’s Name, who is ours? I look upon 
pleasure and pain alike; I shall not forsake the
Naam, the Name of the Lord. The Lord Himself forgives me, and blends me with 
Himself.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The fool loves
gold  and  women.  Attached  to  duality,  he  has  forgotten  the  Naam.  O  
Lord,  he  alone  chants  the  Naam,  whom  You  have
forgiven. Death cannot touch one who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  
|| 2 ||    The Lord, the Guru, is the Giver; the
Lord, the Sustainer of the World. If it is pleasing to Your Will, please 
preserve me, O Merciful Lord. As Gurmukh, my mind is
pleased with the Lord. My diseases are cured, and my pains are taken away.   || 
3 ||    There is no other medicine, Tantric
charm or mantra. Meditative remembrance upon the Lord, Har, Har, destroys sins. 
You Yourself cause us to stray from the
path,  and  forget  the  Naam.  Showering  Your  Mercy,  You  Yourself  save  
us.   ||  4  ||     The  mind  is  diseased  with  doubt,
superstition and duality. Without the Guru, it dwells in doubt, and 
contemplates duality. The Guru reveals the Darshan, the
Blessed Vision of the Primal Lord. Without the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, what 
use is human life?   || 5 ||    Beholding the
Marvellous  Lord,  I  am  wonder-struck  and  astonished.  In  each  and  every 
 heart,  of  the  angels  and  holy  men,  He  dwells  in
celestial Samaadhi. I have enshrined the All-pervading Lord within my mind. 
There is no one else equal to You.  || 6 ||    For
the sake of devotional worship, we chant Your Name. The Lord’s devotees dwell 
in the Society of the Saints. Breaking his
bonds, one comes to meditate on the Lord. The Gurmukhs are emancipated, by the 
Guru-given knowledge of the Lord.  || 7 ||
The Messenger of Death cannot touch him with pain; the Lord’s humble servant 
remains awake to the Love of the Naam. The
Lord is the Lover of His devotees; He dwells with His devotees. O Nanak, they 
are liberated, through the Love of the Lord.  || 8

|| 9 ||   AASAA,  FIRST MEHL,  IK-TUKEE:  One who serves the Guru, knows his 
Lord and Master. His pains are erased, and he
realizes the True Word of the Shabad.  || 1 ||    Meditate on the Lord, O my 
friends and companions. Serving the True Guru,
you shall behold God with your eyes.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    People are 
entangled with mother, father and the world. They are
entangled with sons, daughters and spouses.  || 2 ||    They are entangled with 
religious rituals, and religious faith, acting in
ego. They are entangled with sons, wives and others in their minds.  || 3 ||    
The farmers are entangled by farming. People
suffer punishment in ego, and the Lord King exacts the penalty from them.   || 
4 ||    They are entangled in trade without
contemplation. They are not satisfied by attachment to the expanse of Maya.  || 
5 ||    They are entangled with that wealth,
amassed by bankers. Without devotion to the Lord, they do not become 
acceptable.   || 6 ||    They are entangled with the
Vedas, religious discussions and egotism. They are entangled, and perish in 
attachment and corruption.  || 7 ||   Nanak seeks
the Sanctuary of the Lord’s Name. One who is saved by the True Guru, does not 
suffer entanglement.  || 8 || 10 ||


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RAAG  AASAA,   FIRST  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES,   THIRD  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Those heads adorned with braided hair, with their parts painted with vermillion 
— those heads were shaved with scissors, and
their throats were choked with dust. They lived in palatial mansions, but now, 
they cannot even sit near the palaces.  || 1 ||
Hail to You, O Father Lord, Hail to You! O Primal Lord. Your limits are not 
known; You create, and create, and behold the
scenes.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     When  they  were  married,  their  
husbands  looked  so  handsome  beside  them.  They  came  in
palanquins, decorated with ivory; water was sprinkled over their heads, and 
glittering fans were waved above them.   || 2 ||
They were given hundreds of thousands of coins when they sat, and hundreds of 
thousands of coins when they stood. They
ate coconuts and dates, and rested comfortably upon their beds. But ropes were 
put around their necks, and their strings of
pearls were broken.  || 3 ||    Their wealth and youthful beauty, which gave 
them so much pleasure, have now become their
enemies. The order was given to the soldiers, who dishonored them, and carried 
them away. If it is pleasing to God’s Will, He
bestows greatness; if is pleases His Will, He bestows punishment.  || 4 ||   If 
someone focuses on the Lord beforehand, then
why should he be punished? The kings had lost their higher consciousness, 
reveling in pleasure and sensuality. Since Baabar’s
rule has been proclaimed, even the princes have no food to eat.  || 5 ||   The 
Muslims have lost their five times of daily prayer,
and the Hindus have lost their worship as well. Without their sacred squares, 
how shall the Hindu women bathe and apply the
frontal marks to their foreheads? They never remembered their Lord as Raam, and 
now they cannot even chant Khudaa-i  || 6

||   Some have returned to their homes, and meeting their relatives, they ask 
about their safety. For some, it is pre-ordained

that they shall sit and cry out in pain. Whatever pleases Him, comes to pass. O 
Nanak, what is the fate of mankind?  || 7 || 11

||   AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  Where are the games, the stables, the horses? Where 
are the drums and the bugles? Where are the
sword-belts and chariots? Where are those scarlet uniforms? Where are the rings 
and the beautiful faces? They are no longer
to be seen here.  || 1 ||   This world is Yours; You are the Lord of the 
Universe. In an instant, You establish and disestablis h.
You distribute wealth as it pleases You.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Where are the 
houses, the gates, the hotels and palaces? Where
are those beautiful way-stations? Where are those beautiful women, reclining on 
their beds, whose beauty would not allow one
to sleep?Where are those betel leaves, their sellers, and the haremees? They 
have vanished like shadows.   || 2 ||    For the
sake of this wealth, so many were ruined; because of this wealth, so many have 
been disgraced. It was not gathered without
sin, and it does not go along with the dead. Those, whom the Creator Lord would 
destroy — first He strips them of virtue.  || 3

||   Millions of religious leaders failed to halt the invader, when they heard 
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He burned the rest-houses and the ancient temples; he cut the princes limb from 
limb, and cast them into the dust. None of
the Mugals went blind, and no one performed any miracle.  || 4 ||   The battle 
raged between the Mugals and the Pat’haans,
and the swords clashed on the battlefield. They took aim and fired their guns, 
and they attacked with their elephants. Those
men whose letters were torn in the Lord’s Court, were destined to die, O 
Siblings of Destiny.  || 5 ||   The Hindu women, the
Muslim women, the Bhattis and the Rajputs — some had their robes torn away, 
from head to foot, while others came to dwell
in the cremation ground. Their husbands did not return home — how did they pass 
their night?  || 6 ||   The Creator Himself
acts, and causes others to act. Unto whom should we complain? Pleasure and pain 
come by Your Will; unto whom should we
go and cry? The Commander issues His Command, and is pleased. O Nanak, we 
receive what is written in our destiny.  || 7 ||
12 ||

AASAA,   KAAFEE,   FIRST  MEHL,   EIGHTH  HOUSE,   ASHTAPADEES:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

As the shepherd is in the field for only a short time, so is one in the world. 
Practicing falsehood, they build their homes.  || 1 ||
Wake up! Wake up! O sleepers, see that the travelling merchant is leaving.   || 
1 ||   Pause   ||    Go ahead and build your
houses, if you think you will stay here forever and ever. The body shall fall, 
and the soul shall depart; if only they knew this.  ||
2 ||   Why do you cry out and mourn for the dead? The Lord is, and shall always 
be. You mourn for that person, but who will
mourn for you?  || 3 ||   You are engrossed in worldly entanglements, O 
Siblings of Destiny, and you are practicing falsehood.
The dead person does not hear anything at all; your cries are heard only by 
other people.  || 4 ||   Only the Lord, who causes
the mortal to sleep, O Nanak, can awaken him again. One who understands his 
true home, does not sleep.   || 5 ||    If the
departing  mortal  can  take  his  wealth  with  him,  then  go  ahead  and  
gather  wealth  yourself.  See  this,  reflect  upon  it,  and
understand.  || 6 ||   Make your deals, and obtain the true merchandise, or 
else you shall regret it later. Abandon your vices,
and practice virtue, and you shall obtain the essence of reality.  || 7 ||    
Plant the seed of Truth in the soil of Dharmic faith,
and practice such farming. Only then will you be known as a merchant, if you 
take your profits with you.  || 8 ||   If the Lord
shows His Mercy, one meets the True Guru; contemplating Him, one comes to 
understand. Then, one chants the Naam, hears
the Naam, and deals only in the Naam.  || 9 ||   As is the profit, so is the 
loss; this is the way of the world. Whatever pleases
His Will, O Nanak, is glory for me.  || 10 || 13 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  I 
have searched in the four directions, but no one is
mine. If it pleases You, O Lord Master, then You are mine, and I am Yours.  || 
1 ||   There is no other door for me; where shall
I go to worship? You are my only Lord; Your True Name is in my mouth.   || 1 || 
  Pause   ||    Some serve the Siddhas, the
beings of spiritual perfection, and some serve spiritual teachers; they beg for 
wealth  and  miraculous  powers.  May  I  never
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This is the wisdom of the True Guru.  || 2 ||   Why do the Yogis, the 
revellers, and the beggars wander in foreign lands? They
do not understand the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, and the essence of excellence 
within them.   || 3 ||    The Pandits, the
religious scholars, the teachers and astrologers, and those who endlessly read 
the Puraanas, do not know what is within; God
is hidden deep within them.  || 4 ||   Some penitents perform penance in the 
forests, and some dwell forever at sacred shrines.
The unenlightened people do not understand themselves — why have they become 
renunciates?  || 5 ||    Some control their
sexual  energy,  and  are  known  as  celibates.  But  without  the  Guru’s  
Word,  they  are  not  saved,  and  they  wander  in
reincarnation.  || 6 ||   Some are householders, servants, and seekers, 
attached to the Guru’s Teachings. They hold fast to the
Naam,      to charity, to cleansing and purification; they remain awake in 
devotion to the Lord.   || 7 ||    Through the Guru, the
Gate of the Lord’s Home is found, and that place is recognized. Nanak does not 
forget the Naam; his mind has surrendered to
the True Lord.  || 8 || 14 ||   AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  Stilling the desires of 
the mind, the mortal truly crosses over the terrifying
world-ocean.  In  the  very  beginning,  and  throughout  the  ages,  You  have 
 been  the  Merciful  Lord  and  Master;  I  seek  Your
Sanctuary.  || 1 ||    You are the Giver, and I am a mere beggar. Lord, please 
grant me the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.
The Gurmukh meditates on the Naam; the temple of his mind resounds with joy.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Renouncing false greed,
one  comes  to  realize  the  Truth.  So  let  yourself  be  absorbed  in  the  
Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad,  and  know  this  supreme
realization.   || 2 ||    This mind is a greedy king, engrossed in greed. The 
Gurmukh eliminates his greed, and comes to an
understanding with the Lord.  || 3 ||   Planting the seeds in the rocky soil, 
how can one reap a profit? The self-willed manmukh
is not pleased with Truth; the false are buried in falsehood.  || 4 ||    So 
renounce greed — you are blind! Greed only brings
pain. When the True Lord dwells within the mind, the poisonous ego is 
conquered.  || 5 ||   Renounce the evil way of duality,
or  you  shall  be  plundered,  O  Siblings  of  Destiny.  Day  and  night,  
praise  the  Naam,  in  the  Sanctuary  of  the  True  Guru’s
protection.  || 6 ||   The self-willed manmukh is a rock, a stone. His life is 
cursed and useless. No matter now long a stone is
kept under water, it still remains dry at its core.  || 7 ||   The Name of the 
Lord is the treasure; the Perfect Guru has given it to
me. O Nanak, one who does not forget the Naam, churns and drinks in the 
Ambrosial Nectar.  || 8 || 15 ||    AASAA,  FIRST
MEHL:  The travellers travel from one road to another. The world is engrossed 
in its entanglements, and does not appreciate
the Truth.  || 1 ||    Why wander around, and why go searching, when the Guru’s 
Shabad reveals Him to us? Leaving behind
egotism and attachment, I have arrived at my own home.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Through Truth, one meets the True One; He is
not obtained through falsehood. Centering your consciousness on the True Lord, 
you shall not have to come into the world
again.  || 2 ||   Why do you weep for the dead? You do not know how to weep. 
Weep by praising the True Lord, and recognize
His Command.  || 3 ||   Blessed is the birth of one who is destined to abide by 
the Lord’s Command. He obtains the true profit,
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If it pleases the Commander, one goes to His Court, robed in honor. By His 
Command, God’s slaves are hit over the head.  || 5

||   The profit is earned by enshrining Truth and justice in the mind. They 
obtain what is written in their destiny, and overcome
pride.   || 6 ||    The self-willed manmukhs are hit over the head, and 
consumed by conflict. The cheaters are plundered by
falsehood; they are chained and led away.  || 7 ||   Enshrine the Lord Master 
in your mind, and you shall not have to repent.
He forgives our sins, when we practice the Teachings of the Guru’s Word.  || 8 
||    Nanak begs for the True Name, which is
obtained by the Gurmukh. Without You, I have no other at all; please, bless me 
with Your Glance of Grace.   || 9 || 16 ||
AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  Why should I go searching in the forests, when the woods 
of my home are so green? The True Word of
the Shabad has instantaneously come and settled in my heart.  || 1 ||   
Wherever I look, there He is; I know no other. Working
for the Guru, one realizes the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   The True Lord blends us with Himself, when
it is pleasing to His Mind. One who ever walks in accordance with His Will, 
merges into His Being.  || 2 ||   When the True Lord
dwells in the mind, that mind flourishes. He Himself grants greatness; His 
Gifts are never exhausted.  || 3 ||   Serving this and
that person, how can one obtain the Lord’s Court? If someone embarks on a boat 
of stone, he shall drown with its cargo.  || 4

||    So offer your mind, and surrender your head with it. The Gurmukh realizes 
the true essence, and finds the home of his
own self.   || 5 ||    People discuss birth and death; the Creator created 
this. Those who conquer their selfhood and remain
dead, shall never have to die again.  || 6 ||   Do those deeds which the Primal 
Lord has ordered for you. If one surrenders his
mind upon meeting the True Guru, who can estimate its value?  || 7 ||    That 
Lord Master is the Assayer of the jewel of the
mind; He places the value on it. O Nanak, True is the Glory of that one, in 
whose mind the Lord Master dwells.  || 8 || 17 ||
AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  Those who have forgotten the Naam, the Name of the Lord, 
are deluded by doubt and duality. Those
who abandon the roots and cling to the branches, shall obtain only ashes.   || 
1 ||    Without the Name,  how  can  one  be
emancipated? Who knows this? One who becomes Gurmukh is emancipated; the 
self-willed manmukhs lose their honor.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   Those who serve the One Lord become perfect in their 
understanding, O Siblings of Destiny. The Lord’s humble
servant finds Sanctuary in Him, the Immaculate One, from the very beginning, 
and throughout the ages.  || 2 ||   My Lord and
Master is the One; there is no other, O Siblings of Destiny. By the Grace of 
the True Lord, celestial peace is obtained.  || 3 ||
Without the Guru, no one has obtained Him, although many may claim to have done 
so. He Himself reveals the Way, and
implants true devotion within.  || 4 ||   Even if the self-willed manmukh is 
instructed, he stills goes into the wilderness. Without
the Lord’s Name, he shall not be emancipated; he shall die, and sink into hell. 
 || 5 ||   He wanders through birth and death,
and never chants the Lord’s Name. He never realizes his own value, without 
serving the Guru.  || 6 ||


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Whatever service the Lord causes us to do, that is just what we do. He Himself 
acts; who else should be mentioned? He
beholds His own greatness.  || 7 ||   He alone serves the Guru, whom the Lord 
Himself inspires to do so. O Nanak, offering his
head, one is emancipated, and honored in the Court of the  Lord.   ||  8  ||  
18  ||     AASAA,   FIRST  MEHL:   Beautiful  is  the
Supreme Lord and Master, and beautiful is the Word of the Guru’s Bani. By great 
good fortune, one meets the True Guru, and
the supreme status of Nirvaanaa is obtained.  || 1 ||   I am the lowest slave 
of Your slaves; I am Your most humble servant.
As You keep me, I live. Your Name is in my mouth.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I have 
such a great thirst for the Blessed Vision of Your
Darshan; my mind accepts Your Will, and so You are pleased with me. Greatness 
is in the Hands of my Lord and Master; by
His Will, honor is obtained.  || 2 ||    Do not think that the True Lord is far 
away; He is deep within. Wherever I look, there I
find Him pervading; how can I estimate His value?  || 3 ||   He Himself does, 
and He Himself undoes. He Himself beholds His
glorious greatness. Becoming Gurmukh, one beholds Him, and so, His value is 
appraised.  || 4 ||    So earn your profits while
you are alive, by serving the Guru. If it is so pre-ordained, then one finds 
the True Guru.  || 5 ||    The self-willed manmukhs
continually lose, and wander around, deluded by doubt. The blind manmukhs do 
not remember the Lord; how can they obtain
the Blessed Vision of His Darshan?   || 6 ||    One’s coming into the world is 
judged worthwhile only if one lovingly attunes
oneself to the True Lord. Meeting the Guru, one becomes invaluable; his light 
merges into the Light.  || 7 ||    Day and night,
he remains detached, and serves the Primal Lord. O Nanak, those who are imbued 
with the Lord’s Lotus Feet, are content with
the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 8 || 19 ||   AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  No matter 
how much one may describe the Lord, His
limits still cannot be known. I am without any support; You, O Lord, are my 
only Support; You are my almighty power.  || 1 ||
This is Nanak’s prayer, that he may be adorned with the True Name. When 
self-conceit is eradicated, and understanding is
obtained, one meets the Lord, through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 1||  
Pause  ||   Abandoning egotism and pride, one
obtains contemplative understanding. When the mind surrenders to the Lord 
Master, He bestows the support of the Truth.  || 2

||   Day and night, remain content with the Naam, the Name of the Lord; that is 
the true service. No misfortune troubles one

who follows the Command of the Lord’s Will.  || 3 ||   One who follows the 
Command of the Lord’s Will is taken into the Lord’s
Treasury. The counterfeit find no place there; they are mixed with the false 
ones.  || 4 ||   Forever and ever, the genuine coins
are treasured; with them, the true merchandise is purchased. The false ones are 
not seen in the Lord’s Treasury; they are
seized and cast into the fire again.   || 5 ||    Those who understand their 
own souls, are themselves the Supreme Soul. The
One Lord is the tree of ambrosial nectar, which bears the ambrosial fruit.  || 
6 ||   Those who taste the ambrosial fruit remain
satisfied with Truth. They have  no  doubt or  sense  of  separation —  their  
tongues  taste  the  divine  taste.   ||  7  ||     By  His
Command, and through your past actions, you came into the world; walk forever 
according to His Will. Please, grant virtue to
Nanak, the virtueless one; bless him with the glorious greatness of the Truth.  
|| 8 || 20 ||   AASAA,  FIRST MEHL:  One whose
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What would the people lose, if I became pleasing to You, O Lord?  || 1 ||   As 
long as there is the breath of life, meditate on
the True Lord. You shall receive the profit of singing the Glorious Praises of 
the Lord, and find peace.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   True
is Your Service; bless me with it, O Merciful Lord. I live by praising You; You 
are my Anchor and Support.  || 2 ||   I am Your
servant, the gate-keeper at Your Gate; You alone know my pain. How wonderful is 
Your devotional worship! It removes all
pains.   || 3 ||    The Gurmukhs know that by chanting the Naam, they shall 
dwell in His Court, in His Presence. True and
acceptable is that time, when one recognizes the Word of the Shabad.  || 4 ||   
 Those who practice Truth, contentment and
love, obtain the supplies of the Lord’s Name. So banish corruption from your 
mind, and the True One will grant you Truth.  || 5

||   The True Lord inspires true love in the truthful. He Himself administers 
justice, as it pleases His Will.  || 6 ||   True is the
gift of the True, Compassionate Lord. Day and night, I serve the One whose Name 
is priceless.  || 7 ||    You are so sublime,
and I am so lowly, but I am called Your slave. Please, shower Nanak with Your 
Glance of Grace, that he, the separated one,
may  merge  with  You  again,  O  Lord.   ||  8  ||  21  ||     AASAA,   FIRST  
MEHL:   How  can  coming  and  going,  the  cycle  of
reincarnation be ended? And how can one meet the Lord? The pain of birth and 
death is so great, in constant skepticism and
duality.  || 1 ||   Without the Name, what is life? Cleverness is detestable 
and cursed. One who does not serve the Holy True
Guru, is not pleased by devotion to the Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Coming 
and going is ended only when one finds the True
Guru. He gives the wealth and capital of the Lord’s Name, and false doubt is 
destroyed.  || 2 ||    Joining the humble Saintly
beings, let us sing the blessed, blessed Praises of the Lord. The Primal Lord, 
the Infinite, is obtained by the Gurmukh.  || 3 ||
The drama of the world is staged like the show of a buffoon. For an instant, 
for a moment, the show is seen, but it disappears
in no time at all.  || 4 ||    The game of chance is played on the board of 
egotism, with the pieces of falsehood and ego. The
whole world loses; he alone wins, who reflects upon the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad.  || 5 ||   As is the cane in the hand of the
blind man, so is the Lord’s Name for me. The Lord’s Name is my Support, night 
and day and morning.  || 6 ||   As You keep
me, Lord, I live; the Lord’s Name is my only Support. It is my only comfort in 
the end; the gate of salvation is found by His
humble servants.  || 7 ||   The pain of birth and death is removed, by chanting 
and meditating on the Naam, the Name of the
Lord. O Nanak, one who does not forget the Naam, is saved by the Perfect Guru.  
|| 8 || 22 ||

AASAA,   THIRD  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The  Shaastras,  the  Vedas  and  the  Simritees  are  contained  in  the  
ocean  of  Your  Name;  the  River  Ganges  is
held  in  Your  Feet.  The  intellect  can  understand  the  world  of  the  
three  modes,  but  You,  O  Primal  Lord,  are
totally  astounding.   ||  1  ||     Servant  Nanak  meditates  on  His  Feet,  
and  chants  the  Ambrosial  Word  of  His
Bani.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||    Three  hundred  thirty  million  gods  are  
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You bestow wealth, and the supernatural powers of the Siddhas; You are the 
Support of the breath of life. His beauteous
forms cannot be comprehended; what can anyone accomplish by discussing and 
debating?  || 2 ||   Throughout the ages, You
are the three qualities, and the four sources of creation. If You show Your 
Mercy, then one obtains the supreme status, and
speaks the Unspoken Speech.  || 3 ||   You are the Creator; all are created by 
You. What can any mortal being do? He alone,
upon whom You shower Your Grace, is absorbed into the Truth.  || 4 ||    
Everyone who comes and goes chants Your Name.
When it is pleasing to Your Will, then the Gurmukh understands. Otherwise, the 
self-willed manmukhs wander in ignorance.  ||
5   ||   You gave the four Vedas to Brahma, for him to read and read 
continually, and reflect upon. The wretched one does not
understand His Command, and is reincarnated into heaven and hell.  || 6 ||   In 
each and every age, He creates the kings, who
are   sung of as His Incarnations. Even they have not found His limits; what 
can I speak of and contemplate?  || 7 ||   You are
True, and all that You do is True. If You bless me with the Truth, I will speak 
on it. One whom You inspire to understand the
Truth, is easily absorbed into the Naam.  || 8 || 1 || 23 ||   AASAA,  THIRD 
MEHL:  The True Guru has dispelled my doubts. He
has enshrined the Immaculate Name of the Lord within my mind. Focusing on the 
Word of the Shabad, I have obtained lasting
peace.  || 1 ||    Listen, O my mind, to the essence of spiritual wisdom. The 
Great Giver knows our condition completely; the
Gurmukh obtains the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    The great glory of meeting the True
Guru   is that it has quenched the fire of possessiveness and desire; imbued 
with peace and poise, I sing the Glorious Praises of
the Lord.   || 2 ||    Without the Perfect Guru, no one knows the Lord. 
Attached to Maya, they are engrossed in duality. The
Gurmukh receives the Naam, and the Bani of the Lord’s Word.  || 3 ||   Service 
to the Guru is the most excellent and sublime
penance of penances. The Dear Lord dwells in the mind, and all suffering 
departs. Then, at the Gate of the True Lord, one
appears truthful.  || 4 ||   Serving the Guru, one comes to know the three 
worlds. Understanding his own self, he obtains the
Lord. Through the True Word of His Bani, we enter the Mansion of His Presence.  
 || 5 ||    Serving the Guru, all of one’s
generations are saved. Keep the Immaculate Naam enshrined within your heart. In 
the Court of the True Lord, you shall be
adorned with True Glory.  || 6 ||   How very fortunate are they, who are 
committed to the Guru’s service. Night and day, they
are engaged in devotional worship; the True Name is implanted within them. 
Through the Naam, all of one’s generations are
saved.  || 7 ||   Nanak chants the true thought. Keep the Name of the Lord 
enshrined within your heart. Imbued with devotion
to  the  Lord,  the  gate  of  salvation  is  found.   ||  8  ||  2  ||  24  || 
    AASAA,   THIRD  MEHL:   Everyone  lives,  hoping  in  hope.
Understanding His Command, one becomes free of desire. So many are asleep in 
hope. He alone wakes up, whom the Lord
awakens.  || 1 ||   The True Guru has led me to understand the Naam, the Name 
of the Lord; without the Naam, hunger does
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Through the Naam, the fire of desire is extinguished; the Naam is obtained by 
His Will.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In the Dark Age of
Kali  Yuga,  realize  the  Word  of  the  Shabad.  By  this  devotional  
worship,  egotism  is  eliminated.  Serving  the  True  Guru,  one
becomes approved. So know the One, who created hope and desire.  || 2 ||    
What shall we offer to one who proclaims the
Word of the Shabad? By His Grace, the Naam is enshrined within our minds. Offer 
your head, and shed your self-conceit. One
who understands the Lord’s Command finds lasting peace.   || 3 ||    He Himself 
does, and causes others to do. He Himself
enshrines His Name in the mind of the Gurmukh. He Himself misleads us, and He 
Himself puts us back on the Path. Through
the True Word of the Shabad, we merge into the True Lord.  || 4 ||   True is 
the Shabad, and True is the Word of the Lord’s
Bani.  In  each  and  every  age,  the  Gurmukhs  speak  it  and  chant  it.  
The  self-willed  manmukhs  are  deluded  by  doubt  and
attachment. Without the Name, everyone wanders around insane.  || 5 ||   
Throughout the three worlds, is the one Maya. The
fool reads and reads, but holds tight to duality. He performs all sorts of 
rituals, but still suffers terrible pain. Serving the True
Guru, eternal peace is obtained.   || 6 ||    Reflective meditation upon the 
Shabad is such sweet nectar. Night and day, one
enjoys it, subduing his ego. When the Lord showers His Mercy, we enjoy 
celestial bliss. Imbued with the Naam, love the True
Lord forever.   || 7 ||    Meditate on the Lord, and read and reflect upon the 
Guru’s Shabad. Meditate on the Lord, and be
imbued with fear and love of the True One. O Nanak, enshrine the Naam within 
your heart, through the Guru's Teachings.  || 8

|| 3 || 25 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  AASAA,   THIRD  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES,   EIGHTH  HOUSE,   KAAFEE:

Peace emanates from the Guru; He puts out the fire of desire. The Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, is obtained from the Guru; it
is the greatest greatness.  || 1 ||   Keep the One Name in your consciousness, 
O my Siblings of Destiny. Seeing the world on
fire, I have hurried to the Lord’s Sanctuary.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    
Spiritual wisdom emanates from the Guru; reflect upon the
supreme  essence  of  reality.  Through  the  Guru,  the  Lord’s  Mansion  and  
His  Court  are  attained;  His  devotional  worship  is
overflowing  with  treasures.    ||  2  ||      The  Gurmukh  meditates  on  
the  Naam;  he  achieves  reflective  meditation  and
understanding. The Gurmukh is the Lord’s devotee, immersed in His Praises; the 
Infinite Word of the Shabad dwells within
him.  || 3 ||   Happiness emanates from the Gurmukh; he never suffers pain. The 
Gurmukh conquers his ego, and his mind is
immaculately  pure.   ||  4  ||     Meeting  the  True  Guru,  self-conceit  is 
 removed,  and  understanding  of  the  three  worlds  is
obtained. The Immaculate Divine Light is pervading and permeating everywhere; 
one’s light merges into the Light.   || 5 ||
The Perfect Guru instructs, and one’s intellect becomes sublime. A cooling and 
soothing peace comes within, and through the
Naam, peace is obtained.  || 6 ||   One meets the Perfect True Guru only when 
the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace. All sins
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|| 7 ||   Glory is in His Hands; He bestows His Name, and attaches us to it. O 
Nanak, the treasure of the Naam abides within
the mind, and glory is obtained.  || 8 || 4 || 26 ||    AASAA,  THIRD MEHL:  
Listen, O mortal: enshrine His Name within your
mind; He shall come to meet with you, O my Sibling of Destiny. Night and day, 
center your consciousness on true devotional
worship of the True Lord.  || 1 ||    Meditate on the One Naam, and you shall 
find peace, O my Siblings of Destiny. Eradicate
egotism and duality, and your glory shall be glorious.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||   
 The angels, humans and silent sages long for this
devotional worship, but without the True Guru, it cannot be attained. The 
Pandits, the religious scholars, and the astrologers
read their books, but they do not understand.  || 2 ||   He Himself keeps all 
in His Hand; nothing else can be said. Whatever
He gives, is received. The Guru has imparted this understanding to me.  || 3 || 
  All beings and creatures are His; He belongs
to all. So who can we call bad, since there is no other?  || 4 ||   The Command 
of the One Lord is pervading throughout; duty
to the One Lord is upon the heads of all. He Himself has led them astray, and 
placed greed and corruption within their hearts.

|| 5 ||    He has sanctified those few Gurmukhs who understand Him, and reflect 
upon Him. He grants devotional worship to
them,  and  within  them  is  the  treasure.   ||  6  ||     The  spiritual  
teachers  know  nothing  but  the  Truth;  they  obtain  true
understanding. They are led astray by Him, but they do not go astray, because 
they know the True Lord.  || 7 ||   Within the
homes of their bodies, the five passions are pervading, but here, the five are 
well-behaved. O Nanak, without the True Guru,
they are not overcome; through the Naam, the ego is conquered.   || 8 || 5 || 
27 ||    AASAA,   THIRD MEHL:   Everything is
within the home of your own self; there is nothing beyond it. By Guru’s Grace, 
it is obtained, and the doors of the inner heart
are opened wide.  || 1 ||   From the True Guru, the Lord’s Name is obtained, O 
Siblings of Destiny. The treasure of the Naam
is within; the Perfect True Guru has shown this to me.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
One who is a buyer of the Lord’s Name, finds it, and
obtains  the  jewel  of  contemplation.  He  opens  the  doors  deep  within,  
and  through  the  Eyes  of  Divine  Vision,  beholds  the
treasure of liberation.  || 2 ||   There are so many mansions within the body; 
the soul dwells within them. He obtains the fruits
of his mind’s desires, and he shall not have to go through reincarnation again. 
 || 3 ||   The appraisers cherish the commodity
of the Name; they obtain understanding from the Guru. The wealth of the Naam is 
priceless; how few are the Gurmukhs who
obtain it.  || 4 ||   Searching outwardly, what can anyone find? The commodity 
is deep within the home of the self, O Siblings
of Destiny. The entire world is wandering around, deluded by doubt; the 
self-willed manmukhs lose their honor.  || 5 ||   The
false one leaves his own hearth and home, and goes out to another’s home. Like 
a thief, he is caught, and without the Naam,
he is beaten and struck down.  || 6 ||   Those who know their own home, are 
happy, O Siblings of Destiny. They realize God
within their own hearts, through the glorious greatness of the Guru.  || 7 ||   
 He Himself gives gifts, and He Himself bestows
understanding; unto whom can we complain? O Nanak, meditate on the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, and you shall obtain
glory in the True Court.  || 8 || 6 || 28 ||


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AASAA,  THIRD MEHL:  Those who recognize their own selves, enjoy the sweet 
flavor, O Siblings of Destiny. Those who drink
in the sublime essence of the Lord are emancipated; they love the Truth.  || 1 
||   The Beloved Lord is the purest of the pure;
He comes to dwell in the pure mind. Praising the Lord, through the Guru's 
Teachings, one remains unaffected by corruption.  ||
1 ||   Pause   ||    Without the Word of the Shabad, they do not understand 
themselves —they are totally blind, O Siblings of
Destiny. Through the Guru’s Teachings, the heart is illuminated, and in the 
end, only the Naam shall be your companion.  || 2

||   They are occupied with the Naam, and only the Naam; they deal only in the 
Naam. Deep within their hearts is the Naam;
upon their lips is the Naam; they contemplate the Word of God, and the Naam. || 
3 ||   They listen to the Naam, believe in the
Naam, and through the Naam, they obtain glory. They praise the Naam, forever 
and ever, and through the Naam, they obtain
the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence.  || 4 ||   Through the Naam, their hearts 
are illumined, and through the Naam, they obtain
honor. Through the Naam, peace wells up; I seek the Sanctuary of the Naam.  || 
5 ||   Without the Naam, no one is accepted;
the self-willed manmukhs lose their honor. In the City of Death, they are tied 
down and beaten, and they lose their lives in
vain.   || 6 ||    Those Gurmukhs who realize the Naam, all serve the Naam. So 
believe in the Naam, and only the Naam;
through the Naam, glorious greatness is obtained.  || 7 ||    He alone receives 
it, unto whom it is given. Through the Guru’s
Teachings, the Naam is realized. O Nanak, everything is under the influence of 
the Naam; by perfect good destiny, a few
obtain  it.   || 8 || 7 || 29 ||    AASAA,   THIRD MEHL:   The deserted brides  
do not obtain  the  Mansion  of  their  Husband’s
Presence, nor do they know His taste. They speak harsh words, and do not bow to 
Him; they are in love with another.  || 1 ||
How can this mind come under control? By Guru’s Grace, it is held in check; 
instructed in spiritual wisdom, it returns to its
home.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    He Himself adorns the happy soul-brides; they bear 
Him love and affection. They live in harmony
with the Sweet Will of the True Guru, naturally adorned with the Naam.  || 2 || 
   They enjoy their Beloved forever, and their
bed is decorated with Truth. They are fascinated with the Love of their Husband 
Lord; meeting their Beloved, they obtain
peace.   || 3 ||    Spiritual wisdom is the incomparable decoration of the 
happy soul-bride. She is so beautiful — she is the
queen of all; she enjoys the love and affection of her Husband Lord.   || 4 ||  
  The True Lord, the Unseen, the Infinite, has
infused His Love among the happy soul-brides. They serve their True Guru, with 
true love and affection.  || 5 ||    The happy
soul-bride has adorned herself with the necklace of virtue. She applies the 
perfume of love to her body, and within her mind is
the jewel of reflective meditation.  || 6 ||    Those who are imbued with 
devotional worship are the most exalted. Their social
standing and honor come from the Word of the Shabad. Without the Naam, all are 
low class, like maggots in manure.  || 7 ||
Everyone proclaims, “Me, me!”; but without the Shabad, the ego does not depart. 
O Nanak, those who are imbued with the
Naam lose their ego; they remain absorbed in the True Lord.  || 8 || 8 || 30 || 
  AASAA,  THIRD MEHL:  Those who are imbued
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Here, they are known in each and every home, and hereafter, they are famous 
throughout the ages.  || 1 ||   O beauteous and
joyful mind, imbue yourself with your true color. If you imbue yourself with 
the Beauteous Word of the Guru’s Bani, then this
color shall never fade away.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    I am lowly, filthy, and 
totally egotistical; I am attached to the corruption of
duality. But meeting with the Guru, the Philosopher’s Stone, I am transformed 
into gold; I am blended with the Pure Light of
the Infinite Lord.  || 2 ||   Without the Guru, no one is imbued with the color 
of the Lord’s Love; meeting with the Guru, this
color is applied. Those who are imbued with the Fear, and the Love of the Guru, 
are absorbed in the Praise of the True Lord.

|| 3 ||   Without fear, the cloth is not dyed, and the mind is not rendered 
pure. Without fear, the performance of rituals is false,
and one finds no place of rest.  || 4 ||   Only those whom the Lord imbues, are 
so imbued; they join the Sat Sangat, the True
Congregation. From the Perfect Guru, the Sat Sangat emanates, and one easily 
merges into the Love of the True One.  || 5 ||
Without the Sangat, the Company of the Holy, all remain like beasts and 
animals. They do not know the One who created
them; without the Name, all are thieves.  || 6 ||    Some purchase merits and 
sell off their demerits; through the Guru, they
obtain peace and poise. Serving the Guru, they obtain the Name, which comes to 
dwell deep within.  || 7 ||   The One Lord is
the Giver of all; He assigns tasks to each and every person. O Nanak, the Lord 
embellishes us with the Name; attached to the
Word of the Shabad, we are merged into Him.  || 8 || 9 || 31 ||   AASAA,  THIRD 
MEHL:  Everyone longs for the Name, but he
alone receives it, unto whom the Lord shows His Mercy. Without the Name, there 
is only pain; he alone obtains peace, whose
mind is filled with the Name.  || 1 ||   You are infinite and merciful; I seek 
Your Sanctuary. From the Perfect Guru, the glorious
greatness of the Naam is obtained.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Inwardly and 
outwardly, there is only the One Lord. He has created the
world, with its many varieties. According to the Order of His Will, He makes us 
act. What else can we talk about, O Siblings of
Destiny?  || 2 ||    Knowledge and ignorance are all your making; You have 
control over these. Some, You forgive, and unite
with Yourself; while others, the wicked, you strike down and drive out of Your 
Court.  || 3 ||   Some, from the very beginning,
are pure and pious; You attach them to Your Name. Serving the Guru, peace wells 
up; through the True Word of the Shabad,
one comes to understand.  || 4 ||   Some are crooked, filthy and vicious; the 
Lord Himself has led them astray from the Name.
They have no intuition, no understanding and no self-discipline; they wander 
around delirious.  || 5 ||   He grants faith to those
whom He has blessed with His Glance of Grace. This mind finds truth, 
contentment and self-discipline, hearing the Immaculate
Word of the Shabad.  || 6 ||    By reading books, one cannot reach Him; by 
speaking and talking, His limits cannot be found.
Through the Guru, His value is found; through the True Word of the Shabad, 
understanding is obtained.  || 7 ||    So reform
this mind and body, by contemplating the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. O Nanak, 
within this body is the treasure of the Naam,
the Name of the Lord; it is found through the Love of the Infinite Guru.  || 8 
|| 10 || 32 ||   AASAA,  THIRD MEHL:  The happy
soul-brides are imbued with Truth; they are adorned with the Word of the Guru’s 
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They find their Husband Lord within their own home, contemplating the True Word 
of the Shabad.  || 1 ||    Through merits,
their demerits are forgiven, and they embrace love for the Lord. The soul-bride 
then obtains the Lord as her Husband; meeting
the Guru, this union comes about.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Some do not know the 
Presence of their Husband Lord; they are deluded
by duality and doubt. How can the forsaken brides meet Him? Their life night 
passes in pain.  || 2 ||   Those whose minds are
filled with the True Lord, perform truthful actions. Night and day, they serve 
the Lord with poise, and are absorbed in the True
Lord.   || 3 ||    The forsaken brides wander around, deluded by doubt; telling 
lies, they eat poison. They do not know their
Husband Lord, and upon their deserted bed, they suffer in misery.   || 4 ||    
The True Lord is the One and only; do not be
deluded by doubt, O my mind. Consult with the Guru, serve the True Lord, and 
enshrine the Immaculate Truth within your
mind.   || 5 ||    The happy soul-bride always finds her Husband Lord; she 
banishes egotism and self-conceit. She remains
attached to her Husband Lord, night and day, and she finds peace upon His Bed 
of Truth.  || 6 ||   Those who shouted, “Mine,
mine!” have departed, without obtaining anything. The separated one does not 
obtain the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence, and
departs, repenting in the end.  || 7 ||    That Husband Lord of mine is the One 
and only; I am in love with the One alone. O
Nanak, if the soul-bride longs for peace, she should enshrine the Lord’s Name 
within her mind.  || 8 || 11 || 33 ||    AASAA,
THIRD MEHL:   Those whom the Lord has caused to drink in the Ambrosial Nectar, 
naturally, intuitively, enjoy the sublime
essence. The True Lord is care-free; he does not have even an iota of greed.  
|| 1 ||   The True Ambrosial Nectar rains down,
and trickles into the mouths of the Gurmukhs. Their minds are forever 
rejuvenated, and they naturally, intuitively, sing the
Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The self-willed manmukhs 
are forever forsaken brides; they cry out and bewail
at   the  Lord’s  Gate. Those  who  do  not  enjoy  the  sublime  taste  of  
their  Husband  Lord,  act  according  to  their  pre-ordained
destiny.   || 2 ||    The Gurmukh plants the seed of the True Name, and it 
sprouts. He deals in the True Name alone. Those
whom the Lord has attached to this profitable venture, are granted the treasure 
of devotional worship.  || 3 ||   The Gurmukh
is forever the true, happy soul-bride; she adorns herself with the fear of God 
and devotion to Him. Night and day, she enjoys
her Husband Lord; she keeps Truth enshrined within her heart.   || 4 ||    I am 
a sacrifice to those who have enjoyed their
Husband Lord. They dwell forever with their Husband Lord; they eradicate 
self-conceit from within.  || 5 ||   Their bodies and
minds are cooled and soothed, and their faces are radiant, from the love and 
affection of their Husband Lord. They enjoy their
Husband Lord upon His cozy bed, having conquered their ego and desire.   || 6 
||    Granting His Grace, He comes into our
homes, through our infinite Love for the Guru. The happy soul-bride obtains the 
One Lord as her Husband.  || 7 ||   All of her
sins are forgiven; the Uniter unites her with Himself. O Nanak, chant such 
chants, that hearing them, He may enshrine love for
you.  || 8 || 12 || 34 ||   AASAA,  THIRD MEHL:  Merit is obtained from the 
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Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, with intuitive ease and poise, 
spiritual wisdom is revealed.  || 1 ||   O my mind,
do not think of the Lord as being far away; behold Him ever close at hand. He 
is always listening, and always watching over
us; the Word of His Shabad is all-pervading everywhere.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
The Gurmukhs understand their own selves; they
meditate single-mindedly on the Lord. They enjoy their Husband Lord 
continually; through the True Name, they find peace.  ||
2      ||   O my mind, no one belongs to you; contemplate the Shabad, and see 
this. So run to the Lord’s Sanctuary, and find the
gate of salvation.   || 3 ||    Listen to the Shabad, and understand the 
Shabad, and lovingly focus your consciousness on the
True One. Through the Shabad, conquer your ego, and in the True Mansion of the 
Lord’s Presence, you shall find peace.  || 4

||   In this age, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is glory; without the Name, 
there is no glory. The glory of this Maya lasts for
only a few days; it disappears in an instant.  || 5 ||   Those who forget the 
Naam are already dead, and they continue dying.
They do not enjoy the sublime essence of the Lord’s taste; they sink into the 
manure.  || 6 ||   Some are forgiven by the Lord;
He unites them with Himself, and keeps them attached to the Naam, night and 
day. They practice Truth, and abide in Truth;
being truthful, they merge into Truth.  || 7 ||   Without the Shabad, the world 
does not hear, and does not see; deaf and blind,
it wanders around. Without the Naam, it obtains only misery; the Naam is 
received only by His Will.  || 8 ||    Those persons
who link their consciousness with the Word of His Bani, are immaculately pure, 
and approved by the Lord. O Nanak, they never
forget the Naam, and in the Court of the Lord, they are known as true.  || 9 || 
13 || 35 ||   AASAA,  THIRD MEHL:  Through
the Word of the Shabad, the devotees are known; their words are true. They  
eradicate  ego from  within  themselves; they
surrender to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and meet with the True One.  || 1 
||   Through the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,
His humble servants obtain honor. How blessed is their coming into the world! 
Everyone adores them.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Ego,
self-centeredness, excessive anger and pride are the lot of mankind. If one 
dies in the Word of the Shabad, then he is rid of
this, and his light is merged into the Light of the Lord God.   || 2 ||    
Meeting with the Perfect True Guru, my life has been
blessed. I have obtained the nine treasures of the Naam, and my storehouse is 
inexhaustible, filled to overflowing.   || 3 ||
Those who love the Naam come as dealers in the merchandise of the Naam. Those 
who become Gurmukh obtain this wealth;
deep within, they contemplate the Shabad.   || 4 ||    The egotistical, 
self-willed manmukhs do not appreciate the value of
devotional worship. The Primal Lord Himself has beguiled them; they lose their 
lives in the gamble.   || 5 ||    Without loving
affection, devotional worship is not possible, and the body cannot be at peace. 
The wealth of love is obtained from the Guru;
through devotion, the mind becomes steady.  || 6 ||    He alone performs 
devotional worship, whom the Lord so blesses; he
contemplates the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. The One Name abides in his heart, 
and he conquers his ego and duality.  || 7 ||
The One Name is the social status and honor of the devotees; the Lord Himself 
adorns them. They remain forever in the
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As it pleases His Will, He arranges their affairs.   || 8 ||    The worship of 
the Lord is unique — it is known only by reflecting
upon the Guru. O Nanak, one whose mind is filled with the Naam, through the 
Lord’s Fear and devotion, is embellished with
the Naam.   || 9 || 14 || 36 ||    AASAA,   THIRD MEHL:   He wanders around, 
engrossed in other pleasures, but without the
Naam, he suffers in pain. He does not meet the True Guru, the Primal Being, who 
imparts true understanding.  || 1 ||   O my
insane mind, drink in the sublime essence of the Lord, and savor its taste. 
Attached to other pleasures, you wander around,
and your life wastes away uselessly.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In this age, the 
Gurmukhs are pure; they remain absorbed in the love
of  the  True  Name.  Without  the  destiny  of  good  karma,  nothing  can  be 
 obtained;  what  can  we  say  or  do?   ||  2  ||     He
understands his own self, and dies in the Word of the Shabad; he banishes 
corruption from his mind. He hurries to the Guru’s
Sanctuary, and is forgiven by the Forgiving Lord.  || 3 ||   Without the Name, 
peace is not obtained, and pain does not depart
from within. This world is engrossed in attachment to Maya; it has gone astray 
in duality and doubt. || 4 ||   The forsaken soul-
brides do not know the value of their Husband Lord; how can they decorate 
themselves? Night and day, they continually burn,
and they do not enjoy the Bed of their Husband Lord.   || 5 ||    The happy 
soul-brides obtain the Mansion of His Presence,
eradicating their self-conceit from within. They decorate themselves with the 
Word of the Guru’s Shabad, and their Husband
Lord  unites  them  with  Himself.   ||  6  ||     He  has  forgotten  death,  
in  the  darkness  of  attachment  to  Maya.  The  self-willed
manmukhs die again and again, and are reborn; they die again, and are miserable 
at the Gate of Death.  || 7 ||   They alone
are united, whom the Lord unites with Himself; they contemplate the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad. O Nanak, they are absorbed
in the Naam; their faces are radiant, in that True Court.  || 8 || 22 || 15 || 
37 ||

AASAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

When the five virtues were reconciled, and the five passions were estranged, I 
enshrined the five within myself, and cast out
the other five.  || 1 ||   In this way, the village of my body became 
inhabited, O my Siblings of Destiny. Vice departed, and the
Guru’s spiritual wisdom was implanted within me.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The 
fence of true Dharmic religion has been built around
it. The spiritual wisdom and reflective meditation of the Guru has become its 
strong gate.  || 2 ||    So plant the seed of the
Naam, the Name of the Lord, O friends, O Siblings of Destiny. Deal only in the 
constant service of the Guru.   || 3 ||    With
intuitive peace and happiness, all the shops are filled. The Banker and the 
dealers dwell in the same place.  || 4 ||    There is
no   tax on non-believers, nor any fines or taxes at death. The True Guru has 
set the Seal of the Primal Lord upon these goods.

|| 5 ||   So load the merchandise of the Naam, and set sail with your cargo. 
Earn your profit, as Gurmukh, and you shall return
to your own home.  || 6 ||   The True Guru is the Banker, and His Sikhs are the 
traders. Their merchandise is the Naam, and
meditation on the True Lord is their account.  || 7 ||   One who serves the 
True Guru dwells in this house. O Nanak, the Divine
City is eternal.  || 8 || 1 ||


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AASAAVAREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

My mind is in love with the Lord. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, 
I meditate on the Lord, Har, Har; my lifestyle is
pure and true.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I have such a great thirst for the Blessed 
Vision of His Darshan; I think of him in so many ways.
So be Merciful, O Supreme Lord; shower Your Mercy upon me, O Lord, Destroyer of 
pride.  || 1 ||    My stranger soul has come to
join the Saadh Sangat. That commodity, which I longed for, I have found in the 
Love of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 2 ||
There are so many pleasures and delights of Maya, but they pass away in an 
instant. Your devotees are imbued with Your Name;
they enjoy peace everywhere.  || 3 ||   The entire world is seen to be passing 
away; only the Lord’s Name is lasting and stable. So
make friends with the Holy Saints, so that you may obtain a lasting place of 
rest.   || 4 ||    Friends, acquaintances, children and
relatives — none of these shall be your companion. The Lord’s Name alone shall 
go with you; God is the Master of the meek.  || 5 ||
The Lord’s Lotus Feet are the Boat; attached to Them, you shall cross over the 
world-ocean. Meeting with the Perfect True Guru, I
embrace True Love for God.  || 6 ||   The prayer of Your Holy Saints is, “May I 
never forget You, for even one breath or morsel of
food.”  Whatever is pleasing to Your Will is good; by Your Sweet Will, my 
affairs are adjusted.  || 7 ||   I have met my Beloved, the
Ocean of Peace, and Supreme Bliss has welled up within me. Says Nanak, all my 
pains have been eradicated, meeting with God, the
Lord of Supreme Bliss.  || 8 || 1 || 2 ||

AASAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   BIRHARRAY  ~  SONGS  OF  SEPARATION,
TO  BE  SUNG  IN  THE  TUNE  OF  THE  CHHANTS.   FOURTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Remember  the  Supreme  Lord  God,  O  Beloved,  and  make  yourself  a  
sacrifice  to  the  Blessed  Vision  of  His  Darshan.    ||  1  ||
Remembering Him, sorrows are forgotten, O Beloved; how can one forsake Him?   
|| 2 ||    I would sell this body to the Saint, O
Beloved, if he would lead me to my Dear Lord.  || 3 ||   The pleasures and 
adornments of corruption are insipid and useless; I have
forsaken and abandoned them, O my Mother.  || 4 ||   Lust, anger and greed left 
me, O Beloved, when I fell at the Feet of the True
Guru.  || 5 ||   Those humble beings who are imbued with the Lord, O Beloved, 
do not go anywhere else.  || 6 ||   Those who have
tasted the Lord’s sublime essence, O Beloved, remain satisfied and satiated.  
|| 7 ||   One who grasps the Hem of the Gown of the
Holy Saint, O Nanak, crosses over the terrible world-ocean.  || 8 || 1 || 3 ||  
 The pains of birth and death are removed, O Beloved,
when the mortal meets with the Lord, the King.  || 1 ||   God is so Beautiful, 
so Refined, so Wise — He is my very life! Reveal to me
Your  Darshan!   ||  2  ||     Those  beings  who  are  separated  from  You,  
O  Beloved,  are  born  only  to  die;  they  eat  the  poison  of
corruption.  || 3 ||   He alone meets You, whom You cause to meet, O Beloved; I 
fall at his feet.  || 4 ||   That happiness which one
receives by beholding Your Darshan, O Beloved, cannot be described in words.  
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True Love cannot be broken, O Beloved; throughout the ages, it remains.  || 6 
||   Whatever pleases You is good, O Beloved;
Your  Will  is  Eternal.   ||  7  ||     Nanak,  those  who  are  imbued  with  
the  Love  of  the  All-Pervading  Lord,  O  Beloved,  remain
intoxicated with His Love, in natural ease.  || 8 || 2 ||   You know all about 
my condition, O Beloved; who can I speak to about
it?       || 1 ||   You are the Giver of all beings; they eat and wear what You 
give them.  || 2 ||   Pleasure and pain come by Your
Will, O Beloved; they do not come from any other.  || 3 ||   Whatever You cause 
me to do, that I do, O Beloved; I cannot do
anything else.  || 4 ||   All my days and nights are blessed, O Beloved, when I 
chant and meditate on the Lord’s Name.  || 5 ||
He  does  the  deeds,  O  Beloved,  which  are  pre-ordained,  and  inscribed  
upon  his  forehead.   ||  6  ||     The  One  is  Himself
prevailing everywhere, O Beloved; He is pervading in each and every heart.   || 
7 ||    Lift me up out of the deep pit of the
world,  O Beloved; Nanak has taken to Your Sanctuary.  || 8 || 3 || 1 || 3 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  AASAA,   FIRST  MEHL,   PATEE  LIKHEE  ~  THE  POEM  OF  THE  ALPHABET:

Sassa:  He who created the world, is the One Lord and Master of all. Those 
whose consciousness remains committed to His
Service — blessed is their birth and their coming into the world.   || 1 ||    
O mind, why forget Him? You foolish mind! When
your account is adjusted, O brother, only then shall you be judged wise.   || 1 
||   Pause   ||    Eeree:   The Primal Lord is the
Giver; He alone is True. No accounting is due from the Gurmukh who understands 
the Lord through these letters.   || 2 ||
Ooraa:   Sing the Praises of the One whose limit cannot be found. Those who 
perform service and practice truth, obtain the
fruits of their rewards.  || 3 ||    Nganga:  One who understands spiritual 
wisdom becomes a Pandit, a religious scholar. One
who recognizes the One Lord among all beings does not talk of ego.  || 4 ||   
Kakka:  When the hair grows grey, then it shines
without shampoo. The hunters of the King of Death come, and bind him in the 
chains of Maya.  || 5 ||   Khakha:  The Creator
is  the  King  of  the  world;  He  enslaves  by  giving  nourishment.  By  His 
 Binding,  all  the  world  is  bound;  no  other  Command
prevails.  || 6 ||    Gagga:  One who renounces the singing of the songs of the 
Lord of the Universe, becomes arrogant in his
speech. One who has shaped the pots, and made the world the kiln, decides when 
to put them in it.  || 7 ||    Ghagha:  The
servant who performs service, remains attached to the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad. One who recognizes bad and good as one
and the same — in this way he is absorbed into the Lord and Master.  || 8 ||    
Chacha:  He created the four Vedas, the four
sources of creation, and the four ages — through each and every age, He Himself 
has been the Yogi, the enjoyer, the Pandit
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|| 9 ||   Chhachha:  Ignorance exists within everyone; doubt is Your doing, O 
Lord. Having created doubt, You Yourself cause
them to wander in delusion; t_hose whom You bless with Your Mercy meet with the 
Guru.  || 10 ||   Jajja:  That humble being
who begs for wisdom has wandered begging through 8.4 million incarnations. The 
One Lord takes away, and the One Lord
gives; I have not heard of any other.  || 11 ||   Jhajha:  O mortal being, why 
are you dying of anxiety? Whatever the Lord is to
give, He shall keep on giving. He gives, and gives, and watches over us; 
according to the Orders which He issues, His beings
receive nourishment.  || 12 ||   Nyanya:  When the Lord bestows His Glance of 
Grace, then I do not behold any other. The One
Lord is totally pervading everywhere; the One Lord abides within the mind.  || 
13 ||   Tatta:  Why do you practice hypocrisy, O
mortal? In a moment, in an instant, you shall have to get up and depart. Don’t 
lose your life in the gamble — hurry to the
Lord’s Sanctuary.   || 14 ||    T’hat’ha:   Peace pervades within those who 
link their consciousness to the Lord’s Lotus Feet.
Those humble beings, whose consciousness is so linked, are saved; by Your 
Grace, they obtain peace.  || 15 ||   Dadda:  Why
do you make such ostentatious shows, O mortal? Whatever exists, shall all pass 
away. So serve Him, who is contained and
pervading among everyone, and you shall obtain peace.  || 16 ||    Dhadha:  He 
Himself establishes and disestablishes; as it
pleases His Will, so does He act. Having created the creation, He watches over 
it; He issues His Commands, and emancipates
those, upon whom He casts His Glance of Grace.  || 17 ||   Nanna:  One whose 
heart is filled with the Lord, sings His Glorious
Praises. One whom the Creator Lord unites with Himself, is not consigned to 
reincarnation.  || 18 ||   Tatta:  The terrible world-
ocean is so very deep; its limits cannot be found. I do not have a boat, or 
even a raft; I am drowning — save me, O Savior
King!  || 19 ||   T’hat’ha:  In all places and interspaces, He is; everything 
which exists, is by His doing. What is doubt? What is
called Maya? Whatever pleases Him is good.  || 20 ||    Dadda:  Do not blame 
anyone else; blame instead your own actions.
Whatever I did, for that I have suffered; I do not blame anyone else.  || 21 || 
  Dhadha:  His power established and upholds
the earth; the Lord has imparted His color to everything. His gifts are 
received by everyone; all act according to His Command.

|| 22 ||   Nanna:  The Husband Lord enjoys eternal pleasures, but He is not 
seen or understood. I am called the happy soul-
bride, O sister, but my Husband Lord has never met me.  || 23 ||   Pappa:  The 
Supreme King, the Transcendent Lord, created
the world, and watches over it. He sees and understands, and knows everything; 
inwardly and outwardly, he is fully pervading.

|| 24 ||   Faffa:  The whole world is caught in the noose of Death, and all are 
bound by its chains. By Guru’s Grace, they alone
are saved, who hurry to enter the Lord’s Sanctuary.  || 25 ||   Babba:  He set 
out to play the game, on the chess-board of the
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He made all beings and creatures his chessmen, and He Himself threw the dice.  
|| 26 ||    Bhabha:  Those who search, find
the fruits of their rewards; by Guru’s Grace, they live in the Fear of God. The 
self-willed manmukhs wander around, and they
do not remember the Lord; the fools are consigned to the cycle of 8.4 million 
incarnations.  || 27 ||    Mamma:  In emotional
attachment, he dies; he only thinks of the Lord, the Love of Nectar, when he 
dies. As long as the body is alive, he reads other
things, and forgets the letter ‘m’, which stands for marnaa — death.  || 28 ||  
  Yaya:  He is never reincarnated again, if he
recognizes the True Lord. The Gurmukh speaks, the Gurmukh understands, and the 
Gurmukh knows only the One Lord.  || 29

||    Rarra:  The Lord is contained among all; He created all beings. Having 
created His beings, He has put them all to work;
they alone remember the Naam, upon whom He bestows His Grace.  || 30 ||    
Lalla:  He has assigned people to their tasks,
and made the love of Maya seem sweet to them. We eat and drink; we should 
endure equally whatever occurs, by His Will, by
His Command.  || 31 ||    Wawa:  The all-pervading Transcendent Lord beholds 
the world; He created the form it wears. He
beholds, tastes, and knows everything; He is pervading and permeating inwardly 
and outwardly.  || 32 ||   Rarra:  Why do you
quarrel, O mortal? Meditate on the Imperishable Lord, and be absorbed into the 
True One. Become a sacrifice to Him.  || 33 ||
Haha:   There is no other Giver than Him; having created the creatures, He 
gives them nourishment. Meditate on the Lord’s
Name, be absorbed into the Lord’s Name, and night and day, reap the Profit of 
the Lord’s Name.  || 34 ||   Airaa:  He Himself
created the world; whatever He has to do, He continues to do. He acts, and 
causes others to act, and He knows everything; so
says Nanak, the poet.  || 35 || 1 ||

RAAG  AASAA,   THIRD  MEHL,   PATEE — THE  ALPHABET:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Ayo, Angai:   The whole world which was created — Kaahkai, Ghangai:   It shall 
pass away.   Reeree, Laalee:  People commit
sins, and falling into vice, forget virtue.   || 1 ||    O mortal, why have you 
studied such an account, which shall call you to
answer for payment?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Sidhan, Ngaayiyai:   You do not 
remember the Lord.   Nanna:   You do not take the
Lord’s Name.  Chhachha:  You are wearing away, every night and day; you fool, 
how will you find release? You are held in the
grip  of  death.   ||  2  ||     Babba:   You  do  not  understand,  you  fool; 
 deluded  by  doubt,  you  are  wasting  your  life.  Without
justification, you call yourself a teacher; thus you take on the loads of 
others.  || 3 ||    Jajja:  You have been robbed of your
Light,   you fool; in the end, you shall have to depart, and you shall regret 
and repent. You have not remembered the One Word
of the Shabad, and so you shall have to enter the womb over and over again.   
|| 4 ||    Read that which is written on your
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First, the teacher is tied down, and then, the noose is placed around the 
pupil’s neck.  || 5 ||   Sassa:  You have lost your self-
discipline, you fool, and you have accepted an offering under false pretenses. 
The daughter of the alms-giver is just like your
own; by accepting this payment for performing the wedding ceremony, you have 
cursed your own life.  || 6 ||   Mamma:  You
have been cheated out your intellect, you fool, and you are afflicted with the 
great disease of ego. Within your innermost self,
you do not recognize God, and you compromise yourself for the sake of Maya.  || 
7 ||   Kakka:  You wander around in sexual
desire and anger, you fool; attached to possessiveness, you have forgotten the 
Lord. You read, and reflect, and proclaim out
loud, but without understanding, you are drowned to death.   || 8 ||    Tatta:  
 In anger, you are burnt, you fool.    T’hat’ha:
That place where you live, is cursed.    Ghagha:  You go begging from door to 
door, you fool.    Dadda:   But still, you do not
receive the gift.  || 9 ||   Pappa:  You shall not be able to swim across, you 
fool, since you are engrossed in worldly affairs. The
True Lord Himself has ruined you, you fool; this is the destiny written on your 
forehead.  || 10 ||   Bhabha:  You have drowned
in the terrifying world-ocean, you fool, and you have become engrossed in Maya. 
One who comes to know the One Lord, by
Guru’s Grace, is carried across in an instant.  || 11 ||   Wawa:  Your turn has 
come, you fool, but you have forgotten the Lord
of Light. This opportunity shall not come again, you fool; you shall fall under 
the power of the Messenger of Death.  || 12 ||
Jhajha:   You shall never have to regret and repent, you fool, if you listen to 
the Teachings of the True Guru, for even an
instant.  Without the True Guru, there is no Guru at all; one who is without a 
Guru has a bad reputation.  || 13 ||    Dhadha:
Restrain your wandering mind, you fool; deep within you the treasure is to be 
found. When one becomes Gurmukh, then he
drinks in the sublime essence of the Lord; throughout the ages, he continues to 
drink it in.  || 14 ||   Gagga:  Keep the Lord of
the Universe in your mind, you fool; by mere words, no one has ever attained 
Him. Enshrine the Guru’s feet within your heart,
you fool, and all your past sins shall be forgiven.  || 15 ||   Haha:  
Understand the Lord’s Sermon, you fool; only then shall you
attain eternal peace. The more the self-willed manmukhs read, the more pain 
they suffer. Without the True Guru, liberation is
not obtained.  || 16 ||   Rarra:  Center your consciousness on the Lord, you 
fool; abide with those whose hearts are filled with
the Lord. By Guru’s Grace, those who recognize the Lord, understand the 
absolute Lord.   || 17 ||    Your limits cannot be
known; the indescribable Lord cannot be described. O Nanak, whose who have met 
the True Guru, have their accounts settled.

|| 18 || 2 ||

RAAG  AASAA,   FIRST  MEHL,   CHHANT,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O  beautiful  young  bride,  my  Beloved  Lord  is  very  playful.  When  the  
bride  enshrines  great  love  for  her  Husband  Lord,  He
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The soul-bride meets her Husband Lord, when the Lord Master Himself showers His 
favor upon her. Her bed is decorated in
the  company  of  her  Beloved,  and  her  seven  pools  are  filled  with  
ambrosial  nectar.  Be  kind  and  compassionate  to  me,  O
Merciful True Lord, that I may obtain the Word of the Shabad, and sing Your 
Glorious Praises. O Nanak, gazing upon her
Husband Lord, the soul-bride is delighted, and her mind is filled with joy.  || 
1 ||   O bride of natural beauty, offer your loving
prayers to the Lord. The Lord is pleasing to my mind and body; I am intoxicated 
in my Lord God’s Company. Imbued with the
Love of God, I pray to the Lord, and through the Lord’s Name, I abide in peace. 
If you recognize His Glorious Virtues, then you
shall come to know God; thus virtue shall dwell in you, and sin shall run away. 
Without You, I cannot survive, even for an
instant; by merely talking and listening about You, I am not satisfied. Nanak 
proclaims, “O Beloved, O Beloved!” His tongue
and mind are drenched with the Lord’s sublime essence.   || 2 ||    O my 
companions and friends, my Husband Lord is the
merchant. I have purchased the Lord’s Name; its  sweetness  and value  are  
unlimited. His  value  is  invaluable; the  Beloved
dwells in His true home. If it is pleasing to God, then He blesses His bride. 
Some enjoy sweet pleasures with the Lord, while I
stand  crying  at  His  door.  The  Creator,  the  Cause  of  causes,  the  
All-powerful  Lord  Himself  arranges  our  affairs.  O  Nanak,
blessed is the soul-bride, upon whom He casts His Glance of Grace; she 
enshrines the Word of the Shabad in her heart.  || 3 ||
In my home, the true songs of rejoicing resound; the Lord God, my Friend, has 
come to me. He enjoys me, and imbued with
His Love, I have captivated His heart, and given mine to Him. I gave my mind, 
and obtained the Lord as my Husband; as it
pleases His Will, He enjoys me. I have placed my body and mind before my 
Husband Lord, and through the Shabad, I have
been blessed. Within the home of my own self, I have obtained the ambrosial 
fruit. He is not obtained by intellectual recitation
or great cleverness; only by love does the mind obtain Him. O Nanak, the Lord 
Master is my Best Friend; I am not an ordinary
person.   || 4 || 1 ||    AASAA,   FIRST MEHL:   The unstruck melody of the 
sound current resounds with the vibrations of the
celestial instruments. My mind, my mind is imbued with the Love of my Darling 
Beloved. Night and day, my detached mind
remains absorbed in the Lord, and I obtain my home in the profound trance of 
the celestial void. The True Guru has revealed
to me the Primal Lord, the Infinite, my Beloved, the Unseen. The Lord’s posture 
and His seat are permanent; my mind is
absorbed in reflective contemplation upon Him. O Nanak, the detached ones are 
imbued with His Name, the unstruck melody,
and  the  celestial  vibrations.   ||  1  ||     Tell  me,  how  can  I  reach  
that  unreachable,  that  unreachable  city?  By  practicing
truthfulness and self-restraint, by contemplating His Glorious Virtues, and 
living the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Practicing the
True Word of the Shabad, one comes to the home of his own inner being, and 
obtains the treasure of virtue. He has no stems,
roots, leaves or branches, but He is the Supreme Lord over the heads of all. 
Practicing intensive meditation, chanting and self-
discipline,  people  have  grown  weary;  stubbornly  practicing  these  
rituals,  they  still  have  not  found  Him.  O  Nanak,  through
spiritual wisdom, the Lord, the Life of the world, is met; the True Guru 
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The Guru is the ocean, the mountain of jewels, overflowing with jewels. Take 
your bath in the seven seas, O my mind, and
become  pure.  One  bathes  in  the  water  of  purity  when  it  is  pleasing  
to  God,  and  obtains  the  five  virtues  by  reflective
meditation. Renouncing sexual desire, anger, deceit and corruption, he 
enshrines the True Name in his heart. When the waves
of     ego, greed and avarice subside, he finds the Lord Master, Merciful to 
the meek. O Nanak, there is no place of pilgrimage
comparable to the Guru; the True Guru is the Lord of the world.  || 3 ||   I 
have searched the jungles and forests, and looked
upon        all  the  fields.  You  created  the  three  worlds,  the  entire  
universe,  everything.  You  created  everything;  You  alone  are
permanent. Nothing is equal to You. You are the Giver — all are Your  beggars;  
without  You,  who  should  we  praise? You
bestow Your gifts, even when we do not ask for them, O Great Giver; devotion to 
You is a treasure over-flowing. Without the
Lord’s Name, there is no liberation; so says Nanak, the meek.   || 4 || 2 ||    
AASAA,   FIRST MEHL:   My mind, my mind is
attuned to the Love of my Beloved Lord. The True Lord Master, the Primal Being, 
the Infinite One, is the Support of the earth.
He   is unfathomable, unapproachable, infinite and incomparable. He is the 
Supreme Lord God, the Lord above all. He is the
Lord, from the beginning, throughout the ages, now and forevermore; know that 
all else is false. If one does not appreciate
the value of good deeds and Dharmic faith, how can one obtain clarity of 
consciousness and liberation? O Nanak, the Gurmukh
realizes the Word of the Shabad; night and day, he meditates on the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||   My mind, my mind
has come to accept, that the Naam is our only Friend. Egotism, worldly 
attachment, and the lures of Maya shall not go with
you. Mother, father, famliy, children, cleverness, property and spouses — none 
of these shall go with you. I have renounced
Maya, the daughter of the ocean; reflecting upon reality, I have trampled it 
under my feet. The Primal Lord has revealed this
wondrous show; wherever I look, there I see Him. O Nanak, I shall not forsake 
the Lord’s devotional worship; in the natural
course, what shall be, shall be.   || 2 ||    My mind, my mind has become 
immaculately pure, contemplating the True Lord. I
have dispelled my vices, and now I walk in the company of the virtuous. 
Discarding my vices, I do good deeds, and in the True
Court, I am judged as true. My coming and going has come to an end; as Gurmukh, 
I reflect upon the nature of reality. O my
Dear Friend, You are my all-knowing companion; grant me the glory of Your True 
Name. O Nanak, the jewel of the Naam has
been revealed to me; such are the Teachings I have received from the Guru.   || 
3 ||    I have carefully applied the healing
ointment to my eyes, and I am attuned to the Immaculate Lord. He is permeating 
my mind and body, the Life of the world, the
Lord, the Great Giver. My mind is imbued with the Lord, the Great Giver, the 
Life of the world; I have merged and blended with
Him,  with  intuitive  ease.  In  the  Company  of  the  Holy,  and  the  
Saints’  Society,  by  God’s  Grace,  peace  is  obtained.  The
renunciates remain absorbed in devotional worship to the Lord; they are rid of 
emotional attachment and desire. O Nanak, how
rare       is that unattached servant, who conquers his ego, and remains 
pleased with the Lord.  || 4 || 3 || 4 || 3 ||


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RAAG  AASAA,   FIRST  MEHL,   CHHANT,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

You are everywhere, wherever I go, O True Creator Lord. You are the Giver of 
all, the Architect of Destiny, the Dispeller of
distress. The Lord Master is the Dispeller of distress; all that happens is by 
His doing. Millions upon millions of sins, He destroys
in an instant. He calls a swan a swan, and a crane a crane; He contemplates 
each and every heart. You are everywhere,
wherever I go, O True Creator Lord.  || 1 ||   Those who meditate on Him 
single-mindedly obtain peace; how rare are they in
this world. The Messenger of Death does not draw near those who live the Guru’s 
Teachings; they never return defeated.
Those who appreciate the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, never suffer 
defeat; the Messenger of Death does not even
approach them. Birth and death are ended for those who are attached to the feet 
of the Lord. Through the Guru’s Teachings,
they obtain the sublime essence of the Lord, and the fruit of the Lord; they 
enshrine the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, in their
hearts. Those who meditate on Him single-mindedly obtain peace; how rare are 
they in this world.  || 2 ||    He who created
the world and assigned all to their tasks — unto Him I am a sacrifice. So serve 
Him, and gather profit, and you shall obtain
honor in the Court of the Lord. That humble being, who recognizes the One Lord 
alone, obtains honor in the Court of the Lord.
One who meditates on the Lord, through the Guru's Teachings, obtains the nine 
treasures; he chants and repeats continually
the Glorious Praises of the Lord. Day and night, take the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord, the most sublime Primal Being. The One
who created the world and assigned all to their tasks — I am a sacrifice to 
Him.   || 3 ||    Those who chant the Naam look
beautiful;  they  obtain  the  fruit  of  peace.  Those  who  believe  in  the  
Name  win  the  game  of  life.  Their  blessings  are  not
exhausted,  if  it  pleases  the  Lord,  even  though  numerous  ages  may  
pass.  Even  though  numerous  ages  may  pass,  O  Lord
Master, their blessings are not exhausted. They do not age, they do not die and 
fall into hell, if they meditate on the Naam, t he
Name of the Lord. Those who chant the Lord’s Name, Har, Har, do not wither, O 
Nanak; they are not afflicted by pain. Those
who chant the Naam look beautiful; they obtain the fruit of peace. Those who 
believe in the Name win the game of life.  || 4 ||
1 || 4 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

AASAA,   FIRST MEHL,   CHHANT,   THIRD  HOUSE:

Listen, O black deer: why are you so attached to the orchard of passion? The 
fruit of sin is sweet for only a few days, and then
it grows hot and bitter. That fruit which intoxicated you has now become bitter 
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It is temporary, like the waves on the sea, and the flash of lightning. Without 
the Lord, there is no other protector, but you
have forgotten Him. Nanak speaks the Truth. Reflect upon it, O mind; you shall 
die, O black deer.  || 1 ||   O bumble bee, you
wander among the flowers, but terrible pain awaits you. I have asked my Guru 
for true understanding. I have asked my True
Guru for understanding about the bumble bee, who is so involved with the 
flowers of the garden. When the sun rises, the body
will fall, and it will be cooked in hot oil. You shall be bound and beaten on 
the road of Death, without the Word of the Shabad,
O madman. Nanak speaks the Truth. Reflect upon it, O mind; you shall die, O 
bumble bee.  || 2 ||   O my stranger soul, why
do you fall into entanglements? The True Lord abides within your mind; why are 
you trapped by the noose of Death? The fish
leaves the water with tearful eyes, when the fisherman casts his net. The love 
of Maya is sweet to the world, but in the end,
this delusion is dispelled. So perform devotional worship, link your 
consciousness to the Lord, and dispel anxiety from your
mind. Nanak speaks the Truth; focus your consciousness on the Lord, O my 
stranger soul.   || 3 ||    The rivers and streams
which separate may sometime be united again. In age after age, that which is 
sweet, is full of poison; how rare is the Yogi
who understands this. That rare person who centers his consciousness on the 
True Guru, knows intuitively and realizes the
Lord. Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the thoughtless fools wander in 
doubt, and are ruined. Those whose hearts are
not touched by devotional worship and the Name of the True Lord, shall weep and 
wail loudly in the end. Nanak speaks the
Truth; through the True Word of the Shabad, those long separated from the Lord, 
are united once again.  || 4 || 1 || 5 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

AASAA,   THIRD  MEHL,   CHHANT,   FIRST HOUSE:

Within my home, the true wedding songs of rejoicing are sung; my home is 
adorned with the True Word of the Shabad. The
soul-bride has met her Husband Lord; God Himself has consummated this union. 
God Himself has consummated this union;
the  soul-bride  enshrines  Truth  within  her  mind,  intoxicated  with  
peaceful  poise.  Embellished  with  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s
Shabad, and beautified with Truth, she enjoys her Beloved forever, imbued with 
His Love. Eradicating her ego, she obtains her
Husband Lord, and then, the sublime essence of the Lord dwells within her mind. 
Says Nanak, fruitful and prosperous is her
entire life; she is embellished with the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 1 ||   
The soul-bride who has been led astray by duality
and doubt, does not attain her Husband Lord. That soul-bride has no virtue, and 
she wastes her life in vain. The self-willed,
ignorant and disgraceful manmukh wastes her life in vain, and in the end, she 
comes to grief. But when she serves her True
Guru, she obtains peace, and then she meets her Husband Lord, face to face. 
Beholding her Husband Lord, she blossoms
forth; her heart is delighted, and she is beautified by the True Word of the 
Shabad. O Nanak, without the Name, the soul-bride
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|| 2 ||    The soul-bride knows that her Husband Lord is with her; the Guru 
unites her in this union. Within her heart, she is
merged with the Shabad, and the fire of her desire is easily extinguished. The 
Shabad has quenched the fire of desire, and
within her heart, peace and tranquility have come; she tastes the Lord’s 
essence with intuitive ease. Meeting her Beloved, she
enjoys His Love continually, and her speech rings with the True Shabad. Reading 
and studying continually, the Pandits, the
religious scholars, and the silent sages have grown weary; wearing religious 
robes, liberation is not obtained. O Nanak, without
devotional worship, the world has gone insane; through the True Word of the 
Shabad, one meets the Lord.   || 3 ||    Bliss
permeates the mind of the soul-bride, who meets her Beloved Lord. The 
soul-bride is enraptured with the sublime essence of
the Lord, through the incomparable Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Through the 
incomparable Word of the Guru’s Shabad, she
meets her Beloved; she continually contemplates and enshrines His Glorious 
Virtues in her mind. Her bed was adorned when
she enjoyed her Husband Lord; meeting with her Beloved, her demerits were 
erased. That house, within which the Lord’s
Name  is  continually  meditated  upon,  resounds  with  the  wedding  songs  
of  rejoicing,  throughout  the  four  ages.  O  Nanak,
imbued with the Naam, we are in bliss forever; meeting the Lord, our affairs 
are resolved.  || 4 || 1 || 6 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

AASAA,   THIRD  MEHL,   CHHANT,   THIRD  HOUSE:

O my beloved friend, dedicate yourself to the devotional worship of your 
Husband Lord. Serve your Guru constantly, and obtain
the wealth of the Naam. Dedicate yourself to the worship of your Husband Lord; 
this is pleasing to your Beloved Husband. If
you walk in accordance with your own will, then your Husband Lord will not be 
pleased with you. This path of loving devotional
worship is very difficult; how rare are those who find it, through the 
Gurdwara, the Guru’s Gate. Says Nanak, that one, upon
whom the Lord casts His Glance of Grace, links his consciousness to the worship 
of the Lord.  || 1 ||    O my detached mind,
unto whom do you show your detachment? Those who sing the Glorious Praises of 
the Lord live in the joy of the Lord, forever
and ever. So become detached, and renounce hypocrisy; Your Husband Lord knows 
everything. The One Lord is pervading the
water, the land and the sky; the Gurmukh realizes the Command of His Will. One 
who realizes the Lord’s Command, obtains all
peace and comforts. Thus says Nanak: such a detached soul remains absorbed in 
the Lord’s Love, day and night.   || 2 ||
Wherever you wander, O my mind, the Lord is there with you. Renounce your 
cleverness, O my mind, and reflect upon the
Word   of the Guru’s Shabad. Your Husband Lord is always with you, if you 
remember the Lord’s Name, even for an instant. The
sinful residues of countless incarnations shall be washed away, and in the end, 
you shall obtain the supreme status. You shall
be linked to the True Lord, and as Gurmukh, remember Him forever. Thus says 
Nanak: wherever you go, O my mind, the Lord
is there with you.  || 3 ||    Meeting the True Guru, the wandering mind is 
held steady; it comes to abide in its own home. It
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The outgoing, wandering soul, upon meeting the True Guru, opens the Tenth Gate. 
There, Ambrosial Nectar is food and the
celestial music resounds; the world is held spell-bound by the music of the 
Word. The many strains of the unstruck melody
resound there, as one merges in Truth. Thus says Nanak: by meeting the True 
Guru, the wandering soul becomes steady, and
comes to dwell in the home of its own self.  || 4 ||   O my mind, you are the 
embodiment of the Divine Light — recognize your
own origin. O my mind, the Dear Lord is with you; through the Guru’s Teachings, 
enjoy His Love. Acknowledge your origin,
and then you shall know your Husband Lord, and so understand death and birth. 
By Guru’s Grace, know the One; then, you
shall not love any other. Peace comes to the mind, and gladness resounds; then, 
you shall be acclaimed. Thus says Nanak: O
my mind, you are the very image of the Luminous Lord; recognize the true origin 
of your self.  || 5 ||   O mind, you are so full
of pride; loaded with pride, you shall depart. The fascinating Maya has 
fascinated you, over and over again, and lured you into
reincarnation. Clinging to pride, you shall depart, O foolish mind, and in the 
end, you shall regret and repent. You are afflicted
with the diseases of ego and desire, and you are wasting your life away in 
vain. The foolish self-willed manmukh does not
remember the Lord, and shall regret and repent hereafter. Thus says Nanak: O 
mind, you are full of pride; loaded with pride,
you shall depart.  || 6 ||    O mind, don’t be so proud of yourself, as if you 
know it all; the Gurmukh is humble and modest.
Within the intellect are ignorance and ego; through the True Word of the 
Shabad, this filth is washed off. So be humble, and
surrender to the True Guru; do not attach your identity to your ego. The world 
is consumed by ego and self-identity; see this,
lest you lose your own self as well. Make yourself follow the Sweet Will of the 
True Guru; remain attached to His Sweet Will.
Thus says Nanak: renounce your ego and self-conceit, and obtain peace; let your 
mind abide in humility.  || 7 ||    Blessed is
that time, when I met the True Guru, and my Husband Lord came into my 
consciousness. I became so very blissful, and my
mind and body found such a natural peace. My Husband Lord came into my 
consciousness; I enshrined Him within my mind,
and I renounced all vice. When it pleased Him, virtues appeared in me, and the 
True Guru Himself adorned me. Those humble
beings become acceptable, who cling to the One Name and renounce the love of 
duality. Thus says Nanak: blessed is the time
when I met the True Guru, and my Husband Lord came into my consciousness.  || 8 
||   Some people wander around, deluded
by doubt; their Husband Lord Himself has misled them. They wander around in the 
love of duality, and they do their deeds in
ego. Their Husband Lord Himself has misled them, and put them on the path of 
evil. Nothing lies in their power. You alone
know their ups and downs, You, who created the creation. The Command of Your 
Will is very strict; how rare is the Gurmukh
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Thus says Nanak: what can the poor creatures do, when You mislead them into 
doubt?  || 9 ||   O My True Lord Master, True
is  Your  glorious  greatness.  You  are  the  Supreme  Lord  God,  the  
Infinite  Lord  and  Master.  Your  creative  power  cannot  be
described. True is Your glorious greatness; when You enshrine it within the 
mind, one sings Your Glorious Praises forever. He
sings Your Glorious Praises, when it is pleasing to You, O True Lord; he 
centers his consciousness on You. One whom You
unite with Yourself, as Gurmukh, remains absorbed in You. Thus says Nanak:  O 
my True Lord Master, True is Your Glorious
Greatness.  || 10 || 2 || 7 || 5 || 2 || 7 ||

RAAG  AASAA,   CHHANT,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Life — I have found real life, as Gurmukh, through His Love. The Lord’s Name — 
He has given me the Lord’s Name, and
enshrined it within my breath of life. He has enshrined the Name of the Lord, 
Har, Har within my breath of lfe, and all my
doubts and sorrows have departed. I have meditated on the invisible and 
unapproachable Lord, through the Guru’s Word, and
I have obtained the pure, supreme status. The unstruck melody resounds, and the 
instruments ever vibrate, singing the Bani
of the True Guru. O Nanak, God the Great Giver has given me a gift; He has 
blended my light into the Light.  || 1 ||   The self-
willed  manmukhs  die  in  their  self-willed  stubbornness,  declaring  that  
the  wealth  of  Maya  is  theirs.  They  attach  their
consciousness  to  the  foul-smelling  pile  of  filth,  which  comes  for  a  
moment,  and  departs  in  an  instant.  They  attach  their
consciousness to the foul-smelling pile of filth, which is transitory, like the 
fading color of the safflower. One moment, they are
facing east, and the next instant, they are facing west; they continue spinning 
around, like the potter’s wheel. In sorrow, they
eat, and in sorrow, they gather things and try to enjoy them, but they only 
increase their stores of sorrow. O Nanak, one easily
crosses over the terrifying world-ocean, when he comes to the Sanctuary of the 
Guru.   || 2 ||    My Lord, my Lord Master is
sublime, unapproachable and unfathomable. The wealth of the Lord — I seek the 
wealth of the Lord, from my True Guru, the
Divine Banker. I seek the wealth of the Lord, to purchase the Naam; I sing and 
love the Glorious Praises of the Lord. I have
totally renounced sleep and hunger, and through deep meditation, I am absorbed 
into the Absolute Lord. The traders of one
kind come and take away the Name of the Lord as their profit. O Nanak, dedicate 
your mind and body to the Guru; one who is
so destined, attains it.  || 3 ||   The great ocean is full of the treasures of 
jewels upon jewels. Those who are committed to the
Word of the Guru’s Bani, see them come into their hands. This priceless, 
incomparable jewel comes into the hands of those
who are committed to the Word of the Guru’s Bani. They obtain the immeasurable 
Name of the Lord, Har, Har; their treasure
is overflowing with devotional worship. I have churned the ocean of the body, 
and I have seen the incomparable thing come
into view. The Guru is God, and God is the Guru, O Nanak; there is no 
difference between the two, O Siblings of Destiny.  || 4

|| 1 || 8 ||   AASAA,  FOURTH MEHL:  Slowly, slowly, slowly, very slowly, the 
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As Gurmukh, the Gurmukh beholds the Lord, the Beloved Lord. The Name of the 
Lord, the Emancipator of the world, is dear to
him; the Name of the Lord is his glory. In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the 
Lord’s Name is the boat, which carries the Gurmukh
across. This world, and the world hereafter, are adorned with the Lord’s Name; 
the Gurmukh’s lifestyle is the most excellent. O
Nanak, bestowing His kindness, the Lord gives the gift of His emancipating 
Name.   || 1 ||    I chant the Name of the Lord,
Raam, Raam, which destroys my sorrows and erases my sins. Associating with the 
Guru, associating with the Guru, I practice
meditation; I have enshrined the Lord within my heart. I enshrined the Lord 
within my heart, and obtained the supreme status,
when I came to the Sanctuary of the Guru. My boat was sinking under the weight 
of greed and corruption, but it was uplifted
when the True Guru implanted the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within me. The 
Perfect Guru has given me the gift of spiritual
life, and I center my consciousness on the Lord’s Name. The Merciful Lord 
Himself has mercifully given this gift to me; O
Nanak, I take to the Sanctuary of the Guru.   || 2 ||    Hearing the Bani of 
the Lord’s Name, all my affairs were brought to
perfection  and  embellished.  With  each  and  every  hair,  with  each  and  
every  hair,  as  Gurmukh,  I  meditate  on  the  Lord.  I
meditate on the Lord’s Name, and become pure; He has no form or shape. The Name 
of the Lord, Raam, Raam, is permeating
my heart deep within, and all of my desire and hunger has disappeared. My mind 
and body are totally adorned with peace and
tranquility; through the Guru’s Teachings, the Lord has been revealed to me. 
The Lord Himself has shown His kind mercy to
Nanak; He has made me the slave of the slaves of His slaves.  || 3 ||   Those 
who forget the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam,
are foolish, unfortunate, self-willed manmukhs. Within, they are engrossed in 
emotional attachment; each and every moment,
Maya clings to them. The filth of Maya clings to them, and they become 
unfortunate fools — they do not love the Lord’s Name.
The egotistical and proud perform all sorts of rituals, but they shy away from 
the Lord’s Name. The path of Death is very
arduous and painful; it is stained with the darkness of emotional attachment. O 
Nanak, the Gurmukh meditates on the Naam,
and finds the gate of salvation.  || 4 ||   The Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam, 
and the Lord Guru, are known by the Gurmukh.
One moment, this mind is in the heavens, and the next, it is in the nether 
regions; the Guru brings the wandering mind back to
one-pointedness. When the mind returns to one-pointedness, one totally 
understands the value of salvation, and enjoys the
subtle essence of the Lord’s Name. The Lord’s Name preserves the honor of His 
servant, as He preserved and emancipated
Prahlaad. So repeat continually the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam; chanting His 
Glorious Virtues, His limit cannot be found.
Nanak is drenched in happiness, hearing the Name of the Lord; he is merged in 
the Name of the Lord.  || 5 ||   Those beings,
whose minds are filled the Lord’s Name, forsake all anxiety. They obtain all 
wealth, and all Dharmic faith, and the fruits of their
minds’ desires. They obtain the fruits of their hearts’ desires, meditating on 
the Lord’s Name, and singing the Glorious Praise s
of the Lord’s Name. Evil-mindedness and duality depart, and their understanding 
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They attach their minds to the Name of the Lord. Their lives and bodies become 
totally blessed and fruitful; the Lord’s Name
illumines them. O Nanak, by continually vibrating upon the Lord, day and night, 
the Gurmukhs abide in the home of the inner
self.  || 6 ||   Those who place their faith in the Lord’s Name, do not attach 
their consciousness to another. Even if the entire
earth were to be transformed into gold, and given to them, without the Naam, 
they love nothing else. The Lord’s Name is
pleasing to their minds, and they obtain supreme peace; when they depart in the 
end, it shall go with them as their support. I
have gathered the capital, the wealth of the Lord’s Name; it does not sink, and 
does not depart. The Lord’s Name is the only
true support in this age; the Messenger of Death does not draw near it. O 
Nanak, the Gurmukhs recognize the Lord; in His
Mercy, He unites them with Himself.  || 7 ||   True, True is the Name of the 
Lord, Raam, Raam; the Gurmukh knows the Lord.
The Lord’s servant is the one who commits himself to the Guru’s service, and 
dedicates his mind and body as an offering to
Him. He dedicates his mind and body to Him, placing great faith in Him; the 
Guru lovingly unites His servant with Himself. The
Master of the meek, the Giver of souls, is obtained through the Perfect Guru. 
The Guru’s Sikh, and the Sikh’s Guru, are one
and the same; both spread the Guru’s Teachings. The Mantra of the Lord’s Name 
is enshrined within the heart, O Nanak, and
we merge with the Lord so easily.  || 8 || 2 || 9 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

AASAA,   CHHANT,   FOURTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

The Creator Lord, Har, Har, is the Destroyer of distress; the Name of the Lord 
is the Purifier of sinners. One who lovingly
serves the Lord, obtains the supreme status. Service to the Lord, Har, Har, is 
more exalted than anything. Chanting the Name
of  the Lord is the most exalted occupation; chanting the Name of the Lord, one 
becomes immortal. The pains of both birth and
death are eradicated, and one comes to sleep in peaceful ease. O Lord, O Lord 
and Master, shower Your Mercy upon me;
within my mind, I chant the Name of the Lord. The Creator Lord, Har, Har, is 
the Destroyer of distress; the Name of the Lord is
the Purifier of sinners.  || 1 ||    The wealth of the Lord’s Name is the most 
exalted in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga; chant the
Lord’s Name according to the Way of the True Guru. As Gurmukh, read of the 
Lord; as Gurmukh, hear of the Lord. Chanting
and listening to the Lord’s Name, pain departs. Chanting the Name of the Lord, 
Har, Har, pains are removed. Through the
Name of the Lord, supreme peace is obtained. The spiritual wisdom of the True 
Guru illumines the heart; this Light dispels the
darkness of spiritual ignorance. They alone meditate on the Lord’s Name, Har, 
Har, upon whose foreheads such destiny is
written. The wealth of the Lord’s Name is the most exalted in this Dark Age of 
Kali Yuga; chant the Lord’s Name according to
the Way of the True Guru.  || 2 ||   One whose mind loves the Lord, Har, Har, 
obtains supreme peace. He reaps the profit of
the Lord’s Name, the state of Nirvaanaa. He embraces love for the Lord, and the 
Lord’s Name becomes his companion. His
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His comings and goings, doubts and fears come to an end, and he sings the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Har. The
sinful residues and pains of countless incarnations are washed away, and he 
merges into the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
Those who are blessed by such pre-ordained destiny, meditate on the Lord, and 
their lives become fruitful and approved. One
whose mind loves the Lord, Har, Har, obtains supreme peace. He reaps the profit 
of the Lord’s Name, the state of Nirvaanaa.

|| 3 ||   Celebrated are those people, unto whom the Lord seems sweet; how 
exalted are those people of the Lord, Har, Har.
The Lord’s Name is their glorious greatness; the Lord’s Name is their companion 
and helper. Through the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad, they enjoy the sublime essence of the Lord. They enjoy the sublime 
essence of the Lord, and remain totally detached.
By great good fortune, they obtain the sublime essence of the Lord. So very 
blessed and truly perfect are those, who through
Guru’s Instruction meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Servant Nanak 
begs for the dust of the feet of the Holy; his
mind is rid of sorrow and separation. Celebrated are those people, unto whom 
the Lord seems sweet; how exalted are those
people of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 4 || 3 || 10 ||   AASAA,  FOURTH MEHL:  In 
the Golden Age of Sat Yuga, everyone embodied
contentment and meditation; religion stood upon four feet. With mind and body, 
they sang of the Lord, and attained supreme
peace.    In their hearts was the spiritual wisdom of the Lord’s Glorious 
Virtues. Their wealth was the spiritual wisdom of the
Lord’s Glorious Virtues; the Lord was their success, and to live as Gurmukh was 
their glory. Inwardly and outwardly, they saw
only the One Lord God; for them there was no other second. They centered their 
consciousness lovingly on the Lord, Har, Har.
The Lord’s Name was their companion, and in the Court of the Lord, they 
obtained honor. In the Golden Age of Sat Yuga,
everyone embodied contentment and meditation; religion stood upon four feet.  
|| 1 ||    Then came the Silver Age of Trayta
Yuga; men’s minds were ruled by power, and they practiced celibacy and 
self-discipline. The fourth foot of religion dropped
off, and three remained. Their hearts and minds were inflamed with anger. Their 
hearts and minds were filled with the horribly
poisonous essence of anger. The kings fought their wars and obtained only pain. 
Their minds were afflicted with the illness of
egotism, and their self-conceit and arrogance increased. If my Lord, Har, Har, 
shows His Mercy, my Lord and Master eradicates
the poison by the Guru’s Teachings and the Lord’s Name. Then came the Silver 
Age of Trayta Yuga; men’s minds were ruled
by  power,  and  they  practiced  celibacy  and  self-discipline.   ||  2  ||   
  The  Brass  Age  of  Dwaapar  Yuga  came,  and  people
wandered in doubt. The Lord created the Gopis and Krishna. The penitents 
practiced penance, they offered sacred feasts and
charity, and performed many rituals and religious rites. They performed many 
rituals and religious rites; two legs of religion
dropped away, and only two legs remained. So many heroes waged great wars; in 
their egos they were ruined, and they
ruined others as well. The Lord, Compassionate to the poor, led them to meet 
the Holy Guru.   Meeting the True Guru, their
filth is washed away. The Brass Age of Dwaapar Yuga came, and the people 
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The Lord created the Gopis and Krishna.  || 3 ||   The Lord ushered in the Dark 
Age, the Iron Age of Kali Yuga; three legs of
religion were lost, and only the fourth leg remained intact. Acting in 
accordance with the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the
medicine of the Lord’s Name is obtained. Singing the Kirtan of the Lord’s 
Praises, divine peace is obtained. The season of
singing the Lord’s Praise has arrived; the Lord’s Name is glorified, and the 
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, grows in the field of
the body. In the Dark Age of Kali Yuga, if one plants any other seed than the 
Name, all profit and capital is lost. Servant Nanak
has found the Perfect Guru, who has revealed to him the Naam within his heart 
and mind. The Lord ushered in the Dark Age,
the Iron Age of Kali Yuga; three legs of religion were lost, and only the 
fourth leg remained intact.  || 4 || 4 || 11 ||   AASAA,
FOURTH MEHL:  One whose mind is pleased with the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises, 
attains the supreme status; the Lord seems
so sweet to her mind and body. She obtains the sublime essence of the Lord, 
Har, Har; through the Guru’s Teachings, she
meditates on the Lord, and the destiny written on her forehead is fulfilled. By 
that high destiny written on her forehead, she
chants the Name of the Lord, her Husband, and through the Name of the Lord, she 
sings the Lord’s Glorious Praises. the jewel
of immense love sparkles on her forehead, and she is adorned with the Name of 
the Lord, Har, Har. Her light blends with the
Supreme Light, and she obtains God; meeting the True Guru, her mind is 
satisfied. One whose mind is pleased with the Kirtan
of the Lord’s Praises, attains the supreme status; the Lord seems sweet to her 
mind and body.  || 1 ||    Those who sing the
Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, obtain the supreme status; they are the most 
exalted and acclaimed people. I bow at their feet;
each and every moment, I wash the feet of those, unto whom the Lord seems 
sweet. The Lord seems sweet to them, and they
obtain the supreme status; their faces are radiant and beautiful with good 
fortune. Under Guru’s Instruction, they sing the
Lord’s Name, and wear the garland of the Lord’s Name around their necks; they 
keep the Lord’s Name in their throats. They
look upon all with equality, and recognize the Supreme Soul, the Lord, 
pervading among all. Those who sing the Praises of the
Lord, Har, Har, obtain the supreme status; they are the most exalted and 
acclaimed people.   || 2 ||    One whose mind is
pleased with the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, savors the sublime essence 
of the Lord; in the Sangat, is this essence of
the Lord. He meditates in adoration upon the Lord, Har, Har, and through the 
Word of the Guru’s Shabad, he blossoms forth.
He plants no other seed. There is no Nectar, other than the Lord’s Ambrosial 
Nectar. One who drinks it in, knows the way.
Hail, hail to the Perfect Guru; through Him, God is found. Joining the Sangat, 
the Naam is understood. I serve the Naam, and I
meditate on the Naam. Without the Naam, there is no other at all. One whose 
mind is pleased with the Sat Sangat, savors the
sublime essence of the Lord; in the Sangat, is this essence of the Lord.  || 3 
||   O Lord God, shower Your Mercy upon me; I
am just a stone. Please, carry me across, and lift me up with ease, through the 
Word of the Shabad. I am stuck in the swamp
of emotional attachment, and I am sinking. O Lord God, please, take me by the 
arm. God took me by the arm, and I obtained
the highest understanding; as His slave, I grasped the Guru’s feet.


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I  chant  and  meditate  in  adoration  upon  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  Har,  
Har,  according  to  the  good  destiny  written  upon  my
forehead. The Lord has showered His Mercy upon servant Nanak, and the Name of 
the Lord, Har, Har, seems so sweet to his
mind. O Lord God, shower Your Mercy upon me; I am just a stone. Please, carry 
me across, and lift me up with ease, through
the Word of the Shabad.  || 4 || 5 || 12 ||   AASAA,  FOURTH MEHL:  One who 
chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har,
Har in his mind — the Lord is pleasing to his mind. In the mind of the devotees 
there is a great yearning for the Lord. Those
humble beings who remain dead while yet alive, drink in the Ambrosial Nectar; 
through the Guru's Teachings, their minds
embrace love for the Lord. Their minds love the Lord, Har, Har, and the Guru is 
Merciful to them. They are Jivan Mukta —
liberated while yet alive, and they are at peace. Their birth and death, 
through the Name of the Lord, are illustrious, and in
their hearts and minds, the Lord, Har, Har, abides. The Name of the Lord, Har, 
Har, abides in their minds, and through the
Guru's Teachings, they savor the Lord, Har, Har; they drink in the sublime 
essence of the Lord with abandon. One who chants
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, in his mind — the Lord is pleasing to 
his mind. In the mind of the devotees there is
such a great yearning for the Lord.  || 1 ||   The people of the world do not 
like death; they try to hide from it. They are afraid
that the Messenger of Death may catch them and take them away. Inwardly and 
outwardly, the Lord God is the One and Only;
this soul cannot be concealed from Him. How can one keep one’s soul, when the 
Lord wishes to have it? All things belong to
Him, and He shall take them away. The self-willed manmukhs wander around in 
pathetic lamentation, trying all medicines and
remedies. God, the Master, unto whom all things belong, shall take them away; 
the Lord’s servant is redeemed by living the
Word of the Shabad. The people of the world do not like death; they try to hide 
from it. They are afraid that the Messenger of
Death may catch them and take them away.  || 2 ||    Death is pre-ordained; the 
Gurmukhs look beauteous, and the humble
beings  are  saved,  meditating  on  the  Lord,  Har,  Har.  Through  the  Lord 
 they  obtain  honor,  and  through  the  Lord’s  Name,
glorious greatness. In the Court of the Lord, they are robed in honor. Robed in 
honor in the Court of the Lord, in the perfection
of the Lord’s Name, they obtain peace through the Lord’s Name. The pains of 
both birth and death are eliminated, and they
merge into the Name of the Lord. The Lord’s servants meet with God and merge 
into Oneness. The Lord’s servant and God
are one and the same. Death is pre-ordained; the Gurmukhs look beauteous, and 
the humble beings are saved, meditating on
the Lord, Har, Har.  || 3 ||   The people of the world are born, only to 
perish, and perish, and perish again. Only by attaching
oneself to the Lord as Gurmukh, does one become permanent. The Guru implants 
His Mantra within the heart, and one savors
the sublime essence of the Lord; the Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord trickles into 
his mouth. Obtaining the Ambrosial Essence of
the  Lord,  the  dead  are  restored  to  life,  and  do  not  die  again.  
Through  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  Har,  Har,  one  obtains  the
immortal  status,  and  merges  into  the  Lord’s  Name.  The  Naam,  the  Name 
 of  the  Lord,  is  the  only  Support  and  Anchor  of
servant Nanak; without the Naam, there is nothing else at all. The people of 
the world are born, only to perish, and perish, and
perish again. Only by attaching oneself to the Lord as Gurmukh, does one become 
permanent.  || 4 || 6 || 13 ||


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AASAA,  FOURTH MEHL,  CHHANT:  My Lord of the Universe is great, 
unapproachable, unfathomable, primal, immaculate and
formless. His condition cannot be described; His Glorious Greatness is 
immeasurable. My Lord of the Universe is invisible and
infinite.  The  Lord  of  the  Universe  is  invisible,  infinite  and  
unlimited.  He  Himself  knows  Himself.  What  should  these  poor
creatures say? How can they speak of and describe You? That Gurmukh who is 
blessed by Your Glance of Grace contemplates
You. My Lord of the Universe is great, unapproachable, unfathomable, primal, 
immaculate and formless.  || 1 ||   You, O Lord,
O Primal Being, are the Limitless Creator; Your limits cannot be found. You are 
pervading and permeating each and every
heart, everywhere, You are contained in all. Within the heart is the 
Transcendent, Supreme Lord God, whose limits cannot be
found. He has no form or shape; He is unseen and unknown. The Gurmukh sees the 
unseen Lord. He remains in continual
ecstasy, day and night, and is spontaneously absorbed into the Naam. You, O 
Lord, O Primal Being, are the Limitless Creator;
Your limits cannot be found.  || 2 ||    You are the True, Transcendent Lord, 
forever imperishable. The Lord, Har, Har, is the
treasure of virtue. The Lord God, Har, Har, is the One and only; there is no 
other at all. You Yourself are the all-knowing Lord.
You are the all-knowing Lord, the most exalted and auspicious; there is no 
other as great as You. The Word of Your Shabad is
pervading in all; whatever You do, comes to pass. The One Lord God is 
permeating all; the Gurmukh comes to understand the
Lord’s Name. You are the True, Transcendent Lord, forever imperishable. The 
Lord, Har, Har, is the treasure of virtue.  || 3 ||
You are the Creator of all, and all greatness is Yours. As it pleases Your 
Will, so do we act. As it pleases Your Will, so do we
act. All are merged into Your Shabad. When it pleases Your Will, we obtain 
greatness through Your Shabad. The Gurmukh
obtains  wisdom,  and  eliminates  his  self-conceit,  and  remains  absorbed  
in  the  Shabad.  The  Gurmukh  obtains  Your
incomprehensible Shabad; O Nanak, he remains merged in the Naam. You are the 
Creator of all, and all greatness is Yours. As
it pleases Your Will, so do we act.  || 4 || 7 || 14 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

AASAA,   FOURTH  MEHL,   CHHANT,   FOURTH  HOUSE:

My eyes are wet with the Nectar of the Lord, and my mind is imbued with His 
Love, O Lord King. The Lord applied His touch-
stone to my mind, and found it one hundred per cent gold. As Gurmukh, I am dyed 
in the deep red of the poppy, and my mind
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Servant Nanak is drenched with His Fragrance; blessed, blessed is his entire 
life.  || 1 ||    The Bani of the Lord’s Love is the
pointed arrow, which has pierced my mind, O Lord King. Only those who feel the 
pain of this love, know how to endure it.
Those who die, and remain dead while yet alive, are said to be Jivan Mukta, 
liberated while yet alive. O Lord, unite servant
Nanak with the True Guru, that he may cross over the terrifying world-ocean.  
|| 2 ||    I am foolish and ignorant, but I have
taken to His Sanctuary; may I merge in the Love of the Lord of the Universe, O 
Lord King. Through the Perfect Guru, I have
obtained the Lord, and I beg for the one blessing of devotion to the Lord. My 
mind and body blossom forth through the Word
of the Shabad; I meditate on the Lord of infinite waves. Meeting with the 
humble Saints, Nanak finds the Lord, in the Sat
Sangat, the True Congregation.   || 3 ||    O Merciful to the meek, hear my 
prayer, O Lord God; You are my Master, O Lord
King. I beg for the Sanctuary of the Lord’s Name, Har, Har; please, place it in 
my mouth. It is the Lord’s natural way to love
His devotees; O Lord, please preserve my honor! Servant Nanak has entered His 
Sanctuary, and has been saved by the Name
of the Lord.   || 4 || 8 || 15 ||    AASAA,   FOURTH MEHL:   As Gurmukh, I 
searched and searched, and found the Lord, my
Friend, my Sovereign Lord King. Within the walled fortress of my golden body, 
the Lord, Har, Har, is revealed. The Lord, Har,
Har, is a jewel, a diamond; my mind and body are pierced through. By the great 
good fortune of pre-ordained destiny, I have
found the Lord. Nanak is permeated with His sublime essence.  || 1 ||   I stand 
by the roadside, and ask the way; I am just a
youthful bride of the Lord King. The Guru has caused me to remember the Name of 
the Lord, Har, Har; I follow the Path to
Him. The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the Support of my mind and body; I have 
burnt away the poison of ego. O True
Guru, unite me with the Lord, unite me with the Lord, adorned with garlands of 
flowers.  || 2 ||   O my Love, come and meet
me as Gurmukh; I have been separated from You for so long, Lord King. My mind 
and body are sad; my eyes are wet with the
Lord’s sublime essence. Show me my Lord God, my Love, O Guru; meeting the Lord, 
my mind is pleased. I am just a fool, O
Nanak, but the Lord has appointed me to perform His service.  || 3 ||   The 
Guru’s body is drenched with Ambrosial Nectar; He
sprinkles it upon me, O Lord King. Those whose minds are pleased with the Word 
of the Guru’s Bani, drink in the Ambrosial
Nectar again and again. As the Guru is pleased, the Lord is obtained, and you 
shall not be pushed around any more. The
Lord’s humble servant becomes the Lord, Har, Har; O Nanak, the Lord and His 
servant are one and the same.  || 4 || 9 || 16

||   AASAA,  FOURTH MEHL:  The treasure of Ambrosial Nectar, the Lord’s 
devotional service, is found through the Guru, the

True Guru, O Lord King. The Guru, the True Guru, is the True Banker, who gives 
to His Sikh the capital of the Lord. Blessed,
blessed is the trader and the trade; how wonderful is the Banker, the Guru! O 
servant Nanak, they alone obtain the Guru, who
have such pre-ordained destiny written upon their foreheads.   || 1 ||    You 
are my True Banker, O Lord; the whole world is
Your trader, O Lord King. You fashioned all vessels, O Lord, and that which 
dwells within is also Yours. Whatever You place in
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What can the poor creatures do? The Lord has given the treasure of His 
devotional worship to servant Nanak.  || 2 ||    What
Glorious Virtues of Yours can I describe, O Lord and Master? You are the most 
infinite of the infinite, O Lord King. I praise the
Lord’s Name, day and night; this alone is my hope and support. I am a fool, and 
I know nothing. How can I find Your limits?
Servant Nanak is the slave of the Lord, the water-carrier of the slaves of the 
Lord.  || 3 ||   As it pleases You, You save me; I
have come seeking Your Sanctuary, O God, O Lord King. I am wandering around, 
ruining myself day and night; O Lord, please
save my honor! I am just a child; You, O Guru, are my father. Please give me 
understanding and instruction. Servant Nanak is
known as the Lord’s slave; O Lord, please preserve his honor!  || 4 || 10 || 17 
||   AASAA,  FOURTH MEHL:  Those who have
the blessed pre-ordained destiny of the Lord written on their foreheads, meet 
the True Guru, the Lord King. The Guru removes
the darkness of ignorance, and spiritual wisdom illuminates their hearts. They 
find the wealth of the jewel of the Lord, and
then, they do not wander any longer. Servant Nanak meditates on the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, and in meditation, he
meets the Lord.  || 1 ||   Those who have not kept the Lord’s Name in their 
consciousness — why did they bother to come into
the world, O Lord King? It is so difficult to obtain this human incarnation, 
and without the Naam, it is all futile and useless.
Now, in this most fortunate season, he does not plant the seed of the Lord’s 
Name; what will the hungry soul eat, in the world
hereafter? The self-willed manmukhs are born again and again. O Nanak, such is 
the Lord’s Will.  || 2 ||   You, O Lord, belong
to all, and all belong to You. You created all, O Lord King. Nothing is in 
anyone’s hands; all walk as You cause them to walk.
They alone are united with You, O Beloved, whom You cause to be so united; they 
alone are pleasing to Your Mind. Servant
Nanak has met the True Guru, and through the Lord’s Name, he has been carried 
across.   || 3 ||    Some sing of the Lord,
through musical Ragas and the sound current of the Naad, through the Vedas, and 
in so many ways. But the Lord, Har, Har, is
not pleased by these, O Lord King. Those who are filled with fraud and 
corruption within — what good does it do for them to
cry out? The Creator Lord knows everything, although they may try to hide their 
sins and the causes of their diseases. O
Nanak, those Gurmukhs whose hearts are pure, obtain the Lord, Har, Har, by 
devotional worship.  || 4 || 11 || 18 ||   AASAA,
FOURTH MEHL:  Those whose hearts are filled with the love of the Lord, Har, 
Har, are the wisest and most clever people, O
Lord King. Even if they misspeak outwardly, they are still very pleasing to the 
Lord. The Lord’s Saints have no other place. The
Lord is the honor of the dishonored. The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the 
Royal Court for servant Nanak; the Lord’s power
is his only power.  || 1 ||   Wherever my True Guru goes and sits, that place 
is beautiful, O Lord King. The Guru’s Sikhs seek
out that place; they take the dust and apply it to their faces. The works of 
the Guru’s Sikhs, who meditate on the Lord’s Name,
are approved. Those who worship the True Guru, O Nanak — the Lord causes them 
to be worshipped in turn.  || 2 ||    The
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He loves You, O Lord, O Lord King. He serves the Perfect True Guru, and his 
hunger and self-conceit are eliminated. The
hunger of the Gursikh is totally eliminated; indeed, many others are satisfied 
through them. Servant Nanak has planted the
Seed of the Lord’s Goodness; this Goodness of the Lord shall never be 
exhausted.  || 3 ||   The minds of the Gursikhs rejoice,
because they have seen my True Guru, O Lord King. If someone recites to them 
the story of the Lord’s Name, it seems so
sweet to the mind of those Gursikhs. The Gursikhs are robed in honor in the 
Court of the Lord; my True Guru is very pleased
with them. Servant Nanak has become the Lord, Har, Har; the Lord, Har, Har, 
abides within his mind.   || 4 || 12 || 19 ||
AASAA,  FOURTH MEHL:  Those who meet my Perfect True Guru — He implants within 
them the Name of the Lord, the Lord
King. Those who meditate on the Lord’s Name have all of their desire and hunger 
removed. Those who meditate on the Name
of the Lord, Har, Har — the Messenger of Death cannot even approach them. O 
Lord, shower Your Mercy upon servant Nanak,
that he may ever chant the Name of the Lord; through the Name of the Lord, he 
is saved.  || 1 ||   Those who, as Gurmukh,
meditate on the Naam, meet no obstacles in their path, O Lord King. Those who 
are pleasing to the almighty True Guru are
worshipped by everyone. Those who serve their Beloved True Guru obtain eternal 
peace. Those who meet the True Guru, O
Nanak   — the Lord Himself meets them.  || 2 ||   Those Gurmukhs, who are 
filled with His Love, have the Lord as their Saving
Grace, O Lord King. How can anyone slander them? The Lord’s Name is dear to 
them. Those whose minds are in harmony with
the Lord — all their enemies attack them in vain. Servant Nanak meditates on 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the Lord
Protector.  || 3 ||   In each and every age, He creates His devotees and 
preserves their honor, O Lord King. The Lord killed the
wicked Harnaakhash, and saved Prahlaad. He turned his back on the egotists and 
slanderers, and showed His Face to Naam
Dayv. Servant Nanak has so served the Lord, that He will deliver him in the 
end.  || 4 || 13 || 20 ||

AASAA,   FOURTH  MEHL,   CHHANT,   FIFTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O my dear beloved stranger mind, please come home! Meet with the Lord-Guru, O 
my dear beloved, and He will dwell in the
home of your self. Revel in His Love, O my dear beloved, as the Lord bestows 
His Mercy. As Guru Nanak is pleased, O my dear
beloved, we are united with the Lord.  || 1 ||   I have not tasted divine love, 
O my dear beloved, within my heart. The mind’s
desires are not quenched, O my dear beloved, but I still hold out hope. Youth 
is passing away, O my dear beloved, and death
is stealing away the breath of life. The virtuous bride realizes the good 
fortune of her destiny, O my dear beloved; O Nanak,
she enshrines the Lord within her heart.  || 2 ||


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My eyes are drenched with the Love of my Husband Lord, O my dear beloved, like 
the song-bird with the rain drop. My mind is
cooled and soothed, O my dear beloved, by drinking in the rain drops of the 
Lord. Separation from my Lord keeps my body
awake, O my dear beloved; I cannot sleep at all. Nanak has found the Lord, the 
True Friend, O my dear beloved, by loving the
Guru.  || 3 ||   In the month of Chayt, O my dear beloved, the pleasant season 
of spring begins. But without my Husband Lord,
O my dear beloved, my courtyard is filled with dust. But my sad mind is still 
hopeful, O my dear beloved; my eyes are both
fixed upon Him. Beholding the Guru, Nanak is filled with wondrous joy, like a 
child, gazing upon his mother.  || 4 ||   The True
Guru has preached the sermon of the Lord, O my dear beloved. I am a sacrifice 
to the Guru, O my dear beloved, who has
united me with the Lord. The Lord has fulfilled all my hopes, O my dear 
beloved; I have obtained the fruits of my heart’s
desires. When the Lord is pleased, O my dear beloved, servant Nanak is absorbed 
into the Naam.  || 5 ||   Without the Beloved
Lord, there is no play of love. How can I find the Guru? Grasping hold of Him, 
I behold my Beloved. O Lord, O Great Giver, let
me meet the Guru; as Gurmukh, may I merge with You. Nanak has found the Guru, O 
my dear beloved; such was the destiny
inscribed upon his forehead.  || 6 || 14 || 21 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  AASAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHHANT,   FIRST HOUSE:

Joy — great joy! I have seen the Lord God! Tasted — I have tasted the sweet 
essence of the Lord. The sweet essence of the
Lord has rained down in my mind; by the pleasure of the True Guru, I have 
attained peaceful ease. I have come to dwell in the
home of my own self, and I sing the songs of joy; the five villains have fled. 
I am soothed and satisfied with the Ambrosial
Bani of His Word; the friendly Saint is my advocate. Says Nanak, my mind is in 
harmony with the Lord; I have seen God with
my eyes.  || 1 ||   Adorned — adorned are my beauteous gates, O Lord. Guests — 
my guests are the Beloved Saints, O Lord.
The Beloved Saints have resolved my affairs; I humbly bowed to them, and 
committed myself to their service. He Himself is
the groom’s party, and He Himself the bride’s party; He Himself is the Lord and 
Master; He Himself is the Divine Lord. He
Himself resolves His own affairs; He Himself sustains the Universe. Says Nanak, 
my Bridegroom is sitting in my home; the
gates of my body  are  beautifully  adorned.   ||  2  ||     The  nine  
treasures —  the  nine  treasures  come  into  my  home,  Lord.
Everything — I obtain everything, meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. 
Meditating on the Naam, the Lord of the
Universe becomes the one’s eternal companion, and he dwells in peaceful ease. 
His calculations are ended, his wanderings
cease,  and  his  mind  is  no  longer  afflicted  with  anxiety.  When  the  
Lord  of  the  Universe  reveals  Himself,  and  the  unstruck
melody of the sound current vibrates, the drama of wondrous splendor is 
enacted. Says Nanak, when my Husband Lord is with
me,   I obtain the nine treasures.  || 3 ||


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Over-joyed — over-joyed are all my brothers and friends. Meeting the Guru, I 
have won the most arduous battle in the arena
of life. Meeting the Guru, I am victorious; praising the Lord, Har, Har, the 
walls of the fortress of doubt have been destroyed. I
have obtained the wealth of so many treasures; the Lord Himself has stood by my 
side. He is the man of spiritual wisdom, and
he is the leader, whom God has made His own. Says Nanak, when the Lord and 
Master is on my side, then my brothers and
friends rejoice.  || 4 || 1 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Inexpressible is the 
sermon of the inexpressible Lord; it cannot be known
at  all. The demi-gods, mortal beings, angels and silent sages express it in 
their peaceful poise. In their poise, they recite the
Ambrosial Bani of the Lord’s Word; they embrace love for the Lord’s Lotus Feet. 
Meditating on the One incomprehensible and
immaculate Lord, they obtain the fruits of their heart’s desires. Renouncing 
self-conceit, emotional attachment, corruption and
duality, their light merges into the Light. Prays Nanak, by Guru’s Grace, one 
enjoys the Lord’s Love forever.   || 1 ||    The
Lord’s Saints — the Lord’s Saints are my friends, my best friends and helpers. 
By great good fortune, by great good fortune, I
have obtained the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. By great good fortune, I 
obtained it, and I meditate on the Naam, the
Name of the Lord; my pains and sufferings have been taken away. I have grasped 
the Guru’s Feet, and my doubts and fears
are gone. He Himself has erased my self-conceit. Granting His Grace, God has 
united me with Himself; no longer do I suffer
the  pains  of  separation,  and  I  shall  not  have  to  go  anywhere.  Prays 
 Nanak,  I  am  forever  Your  slave,  Lord;  I  seek  Your
Sanctuary.  || 2 ||   The Lord’s Gate — at the Lord’s Gate, Your beloved 
devotees look beautiful. I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice,
again and again a sacrifice to them. I am forever a sacrifice, and I humbly bow 
to them; meeting them, I know God. The
Perfect and All-powerful Lord, the Architect of Destiny, is contained in each 
and every heart, everywhere. Meeting the Perfect
Guru, we meditate on the Naam, and do not lose this life in the gamble. Prays 
Nanak, I seek Your Sanctuary; please, shower
Your Mercy upon me, and protect me.  || 3 ||   Innumerable — innumerable are 
Your Glorious Virtues; how many of them can
I sing? The dust of Your feet, of Your feet, I have obtained, by great good 
fortune. Bathing in the Lord’s dust, my filth has
been washed away, and the pains of birth and death have departed. Inwardly and 
outwardly, the Transcendent Lord God is
ever-present,  always  with  us.  Suffering  departs,  and  there  is  peace;  
singing  the  Kirtan  of  the  Lord’s  Praises,  one  is  not
consigned to reincarnation again. Prays Nanak, in the Guru’s Sanctuary, one 
swims across, and is pleasing to God.  || 4 || 2 ||

AASAA,   CHHANT,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FOURTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

My mind is pierced by the Lord’s Lotus Feet; He alone is sweet to my mind, the 
Lord King. Joining the Society of the Saints, I
meditate on the Lord in adoration; I behold the Lord King in each and every 
heart. I behold the Lord in each and every heart,
and the Ambrosial Nectar rains down upon me; the pains of birth and death are 
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Singing the Praises of the Lord, the treasure of virtue, all my pains are 
erased, and the knot of ego has been untied. My
Beloved shall not leave me to go anywhere — this is His natural way; my mind is 
imbued with the lasting color of the Lord’s
Love. The Lotus Feet of the Lord have pierced Nanak’s mind, and now, nothing 
else seems sweet to him.  || 1 ||   Just like the
fish  which  revels  in  water,  I  am  intoxicated  with  the  sublime  
essence  of  the  Lord,  my  Lord  King.  The  Perfect  Guru  has
instructed me, and blessed me with salvation in my life; I love the Lord, my 
King. The Lord Master, the Searcher of hearts,
blesses me with  salvation  in  my  life;  He  Himself  attaches  me  to  His  
Love.  The  Lord  is  the  treasure  of  jewels,  the  perfect
manifestation; He shall not forsake us to go anywhere else. God, the Lord 
Master, is so accomplished, beauteous, and all-
knowing; His gifts are never exhausted. As the fish is enraptured by the water, 
so is Nanak intoxicated by the Lord.  || 2 ||   As
the song-bird yearns for the rain-drop, the Lord, the Lord my King, is the 
Support of my breath of life. My Lord King is more
beloved than all wealth, treasure, children, siblings and friends. The absolute 
Lord, the Primal Being, is more beloved than all;
His condition cannot be known. I shall never forget the Lord, for an instant, 
for a single breath; through the Word of the
Guru’s  Shabad,  I  enjoy  His  Love.  The  Primal  Lord  God  is  the  Life  
of  the  Universe;  His  Saints  drink  in  the  Lord’s  sublime
essence. Meditating on Him, doubts, attachments and pains are shaken off. As 
the song-bird yearns for the rain-drop, so does
Nanak love the Lord.   || 3 ||    Meeting the Lord, my Lord King, my desires 
are fulfilled. The walls of doubt have been torn
down, meeting the Brave Guru, O Lord King. The Perfect Guru is obtained by 
perfect pre-ordained destiny; God is the Giver of
all treasures — He is merciful to the meek. In the beginning, in the middle, 
and in the end, is God, the most beautiful Guru,
the Sustainer of the World. The dust of the feet of the Holy purifies sinners, 
and brings great joy, bliss and ecstasy. The Lord,
the Infinite Lord, has met with Nanak, and his desires are fulfilled.  || 4 || 
1 || 3 ||

AASAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHHANT,   SIXTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

SHALOK:  Those beings, unto whom the Lord God shows His Mercy, meditate on the 
Lord, Har, Har. O Nanak, they embrace
love for the Lord, meeting the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.  || 1 ||  
 CHHANT:  Just like water, which loves milk so
much that it will not let it burn — O my mind, so love the Lord. The bumble bee 
becomes enticed by the lotus, intoxicated by
its fragrance, and does not leave it, even for a moment. Do not let up your 
love for the Lord, even for an instant; dedicate all
your decorations and pleasures to Him. Where painful cries are heard, and the 
Way of Death is shown, there, in the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you shall not be afraid. Sing the Kirtan, the 
Praises of the Lord of the Universe, and all sin s
and sorrows shall depart. Says Nanak, chant the Hymns of the Lord, the Lord of 
the Universe, O mind, and enshrine love for
the Lord; love the Lord this way in your mind.   || 1 ||    As the fish loves 
the water, and is not content even for an instant
outside it, O my mind, love the Lord in this way.


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Like the song-bird, thirsting for the rain-drops, chirping each and every 
moment to the beautiful rain clouds. So love the Lord,
and give to Him this mind of yours; totally focus your consciousness on the 
Lord. Do not take pride in yourself, but seek the
Sanctuary of the Lord, and make yourself a sacrifice to the Blessed Vision of 
His Darshan. When the Guru is totally pleased, the
separated  soul-bride  is  re-united with  her  Husband Lord; she  sends  the  
message  of  her  true  love. Says  Nanak,  chant  the
Hymns of the Infinite Lord Master; O my mind, love Him and enshrine such love 
for Him.  || 2 ||    The chakvi bird is in love
with the sun, and thinks of it constantly; her greatest longing is to behold 
the dawn. The cuckoo is in love with the mango tree,
and sings so sweetly. O my mind, love the Lord in this way. Love the Lord, and 
do not take pride in yourself; everyone is a
guest for a single night. Now, why are you entangled in pleasures, and 
engrossed in emotional attachment? Naked we come,
and naked we go. Seek the eternal Sanctuary of the Holy and fall at their feet, 
and the attachments which you feel shall
depart. Says Nanak, chant the Hymns of the Merciful Lord God, and enshrine love 
for the Lord, O my mind; otherwise, how will
you come to behold the dawn?  || 3 ||   Like the deer in the night, who hears 
the sound of the bell and gives his heart — O my
mind, love the Lord in this way. Like the wife, who is bound by love to her 
husband, and serves her beloved — like this, give
your heart to the Beloved Lord. Give your heart to your Beloved Lord, and enjoy 
His bed, and enjoy all pleasure and bliss. I
have obtained my Husband Lord, and I am dyed in the deep crimson color of His 
Love; after such a long time, I have met my
Friend. When the Guru became my advocate, then I saw the Lord with my eyes. No 
one else looks like my Beloved Husband
Lord.  Says  Nanak,  chant  the  Hymns  of  the  merciful  and  fascinating  
Lord,  O  mind.  Grasp  the  lotus  feet  of  the  Lord,  and
enshrine such love for Him in your mind.  || 4 || 1 || 4 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH 
MEHL,  SHALOK:  From forest to forest, I wandered
searching; I am so tired of taking baths at sacred shrines of pilgrimage. O 
Nanak, when I met the Holy Saint, I found the Lord
within my mind.  || 1 ||   CHHANT:  Countless silent sages and innumerable 
ascetics seek Him; millions of Brahmas meditate
and adore Him; the spiritual teachers meditate and chant His Name. Through 
chanting, deep meditation, strict and austere
self-discipline, religious rituals, sincere worship, endless purifications and 
humble salutations, wandering all over the earth and
bathing      at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, people seek to meet the Pure 
Lord. Mortals, forests, blades of grass, animals and birds
all meditate on You. The Merciful Beloved Lord, the Lord of the Universe is 
found; O Nanak, joining the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, salvation is attained.  || 1 ||    Millions of 
incarnations of Vishnu and Shiva, with matted hair yearn for
You,   O Merciful Lord; their minds and bodies are filled with infinite 
longing. The Lord Master, the Lord of the Universe, is
infinite and unapproachable; God is the all-pervading Lord of all. The angels, 
the Siddhas, the beings of spiritual perfection, the
heavenly heralds and celestial singers meditate on You. The Yakhsha demons, the 
guards of the divine treasures, and the
Kinnars, the dancers of the god of wealth chant Your Glorious Praises. Millions 
of Indras and countless gods and super-human
beings meditate on the Lord Master and celebrate His Praises. The Merciful Lord 
is the Master of the masterless, O Nanak;
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Millions  of  gods  and  goddesses  of  wealth  serve  Him  in  so  many  ways. 
 The  invisible  and  visible  beings  worship  Him  in
adoration, along with wind and water, day and night. The stars, the moon and 
the sun meditate on Him; the earth and the sky
sing to Him. All the sources of creation, and all languages meditate on Him, 
forever and ever. The Simritees, the Puraanas, the
four Vedas and the six Shaastras meditate on Him. He is the Purifier of 
sinners, the Lover of His Saints; O Nanak, He is met in
the Society of the Saints.   || 3 ||    As much as God has revealed to us, that 
much we can speak with our tongues. Those
unknown ones who serve You cannot be counted. Imperishable, incalculable, and 
unfathomable is the Lord and Master; He is
everywhere, inside and out. We are all beggars, He is the One and only Giver; 
He is not far away, but is with us, ever-present.
He is in the power of His devotees; those whose souls are united with Him — how 
can their praises be sung? May Nanak
receive this gift and honor, of placing his head on the  feet of  the  Holy  
Saints.   ||  4  ||  2  ||  5  ||     AASAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,
SHALOK:   Make the effort, O very fortunate ones, and meditate on the Lord, the 
Lord King. O Nanak, remembering Him in
meditation, you shall obtain total peace, and your pains and troubles and 
doubts shall depart.  || 1 ||    CHHANT:  Chant the
Naam, the Name of the Lord of the Universe; don’t be lazy. Meeting with the 
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you
shall not have to go to the City of Death. Pain, trouble and fear will not 
afflict you; meditating on the Naam, a lasting peace is
found. With each and every breath, worship the Lord in adoration; meditate on 
the Lord God in your mind and with your
mouth. O kind and compassionate Lord, O treasure of sublime essence, treasure 
of excellence, please link me to Your service.
Prays Nanak: may I meditate on the Lord’s lotus feet, and not be lazy in 
chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord of the
Universe.   || 1 ||    The Purifier of sinners is the Naam, the Pure Name of 
the Immaculate Lord. The darkness of doubt is
removed by the healing ointment of the Guru’s spiritual wisdom. By the healing 
ointment of the Guru’s spiritual wisdom, one
meets the Immaculate Lord God, who is totally pervading the water, the land and 
the sky. If He dwells within the heart, for
even  an  instant,  sorrows  are  forgotten.  The  wisdom  of  the  
all-powerful  Lord  and  Master  is  incomprehensible;  He  is  the
Destroyer of the fears of all. Prays Nanak, I meditate on the Lord’s lotus 
feet. The Purifier of sinners is the Naam, the Pure
Name of the Immaculate Lord.  || 2 ||   I have grasped the protection of the 
merciful Lord, the Sustainer of the Universe, the
treasure of grace. I take the support of Your lotus feet, and in the protection 
of Your Sanctuary, I attain perfection. The Lord’s
lotus feet are the cause of causes; the Lord Master saves even the sinners. So 
many are saved; they cross over the terrifying
world-ocean, contemplating the Naam, the Name of the Lord. In the beginning and 
in the end, countless are those who seek
the Lord. I have heard that the Society of the Saints is the way to salvation. 
Prays Nanak, I meditate on the Lord’s lotus feet,
and grasp the protection of the Lord of the Universe, the merciful, the ocean 
of kindness.  || 3 ||   The Lord is the Lover of His
devotees; this is His natural way. Wherever the Saints worship the Lord in 
adoration, there He is revealed. God blends Himself
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In the ecstasy of the Lord’s Praises, they obtain supreme joy, and forget all 
their sorrows. The brilliant flash of the One Lord is
revealed to them — they behold Him in the ten directions. Prays Nanak, I 
meditate on the Lord’s lotus feet; the Lord is the
Lover of His devotees; this is His natural way.   || 4 || 3 || 6 ||    AASAA,   
FIFTH MEHL:   The Husband Lord of the Saints is
eternal; He does not die or go away. She, whose home is blessed by her Husband 
Lord, enjoys Him forever. God is eternal and
immortal, forever young and immaculately  pure.  He  is  not  far  away,  He  
is  ever-present;  the  Lord  and  Master  fills  the  ten
directions, forever and ever. He is the Lord of souls, the source of salvation 
and wisdom. The Love of my Dear Beloved is
pleasing to me. Nanak speaks what the Guru’s Teachings have led him to know. 
The Husband Lord of the Saints is eternal; He
does not die or go away.  || 1 ||   One who has the Lord as her Husband enjoys 
great bliss. That soul-bride is happy, and her
glory is perfect. She obtains honor, greatness and happiness, singing the 
Praise of the Lord. God, the Great Being, is always
with her. She attains total perfection and the nine treasures; her home lacks 
nothing. — everything is there. Her speech is so
sweet; she obeys her Beloved Lord; her marriage is permanent and everlasting. 
Nanak chants what he knows through the
Guru’s Teachings: One who has the Lord as her Husband enjoys great bliss.  || 2 
||   Come, O my companions, let us dedicate
ourselves to serving the Saints. Let us grind their corn, wash their feet and 
so renounce our self-conceit. Let us shed our egos,
and our troubles shall be removed; let us not display ourselves. Let us take to 
His Sanctuary and obey Him, and be happy with
whatever He does. Let us become the slaves of His slaves, and shed our sadness, 
and with our palms pressed together, remain
wakeful day and night. Nanak chants what he knows through the Guru’s Teachings; 
come, O my companions, let us dedicate
ourselves to serving the Saints.  || 3 ||    One who has such good destiny 
written upon his forehead, dedicates himself to His
service. One who attains the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, has his 
desires fulfilled. In the Saadh Sangat, immerse
yourself in the Love of the Lord; remember the Lord of the Universe  in  
meditation.  Doubt,  emotional  attachment,  sin  and
duality — he renounces them all. Peace, poise and tranquility fill his mind, 
and he sings the Lord’s Glorious Praises with joy
and delight. Nanak chants what he knows through the Guru’s Teachings: one who 
has such good destiny written upon his
forehead, dedicates himself to His service.   || 4 || 4 || 7 ||    AASAA,   
FIFTH MEHL,   SHALOK:   If you chant the Naam, the
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, the Messenger of Death will have nothing to say to 
you. O Nanak, the mind and body will be at
peace, and in the end, you shall merge with the Lord of the world.  || 1 ||   
CHHANT:  Let me join the Society of the Saints —
save me, Lord! With my palms pressed together, I offer my prayer: give me Your 
Name, O Lord, Har, Har. I beg for the Lord’s
Name, and fall at His feet; I renounce my self-conceit, by Your kindness. I 
shall not wander anywhere else, but take to Your
Sanctuary.  O  God,  embodiment  of  mercy,  have  mercy  on  me.  O  
all-powerful,  indescribable,  infinite  and  immaculate  Lord
Master, listen to this, my prayer. With palms pressed together, Nanak begs for 
this blessing: O Lord, let my cycle of birth and
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1 ||   I am a sinner, devoid of wisdom, worthless, destitute and vile. I am 
deceitful, hard-hearted, lowly and entangled in the
mud  of  emotional  attachment.  I  am  stuck  in  the  filth  of  doubt  and  
egotistical  actions,  and  I  try  not  to  think  of  death.  In
ignorance, I cling to the pleasures of woman and the joys of Maya. My youth is 
wasting away, old age is approaching, and
Death, my companion, is counting my days. Prays Nanak, my hope is in You, Lord; 
please preserve me, the lowly one, in the
Sanctuary of the Holy.   || 2 ||    I have wandered through countless 
incarnations, suffering terrible pain in these lives. I am
entangled in sweet pleasures and gold. After wandering around with such great 
loads of sin, I have come, after wandering
through so many foreign lands. Now, I have taken the protection of God, and I 
have found total peace in the Name of the
Lord. God, my Beloved, is my protector; nothing was done, or will ever be done, 
by myself alone. I have found peace, poise
and bliss, O Nanak; by Your mercy, I swim across the world-ocean.  || 3 ||   
You saved those who only pretended to believe,
so what doubts should Your true devotees have? By every means possible, listen 
to the Praises of the Lord with your ears.
Listen with your ears to the Word of the Lord’s Bani, the hymns of spiritual 
wisdom; thus you shall obtain the treasure in your
mind. Attuned to the Love of the Lord God, the Architect of Destiny, sing the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord. The earth is the
paper, the forest is the pen and the wind is the writer, but still, the end of 
the endless Lord cannot be found. O Nanak, I have
taken to the Sanctuary of His lotus feet.  || 4 || 5 || 8 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  The Primal Lord is the Lord God of all beings.
I have taken to His Sanctuary. My life has become fearless, and all my 
anxieties have been removed. I know the Lord as my
mother, father, son, friend, well-wisher and close relative. The Guru has led 
me to embrace Him; the Saints chant His Pure
Praises. His Glorious Virtues are infinite, and His greatness is unlimited. His 
value cannot be described at all. God is the On e
and only, the Unseen Lord and Master; O Nanak, I have grasped His protection.  
|| 1 ||   The world is a pool of nectar, when
the Lord becomes our helper. One who wears the necklace of the Lord’s Name — 
his days of suffering are ended. His state of
doubt, attachment and sin is erased, and the cycle of reincarnation into the 
womb is totally ended. The ocean of fire becomes
cool,  when  one  grasps  the  hem  of  the  robe  of  the  Holy  Saint.  The  
Lord  of  the  Universe,  the  Sustainer  of  the  World,  the
merciful all-powerful Lord — the Holy Saints proclaim the victory of the Lord. 
O Nanak, meditating on the Naam, in the perfect
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I have obtained the supreme status.  || 
2 ||   Wherever I look, there I find the One
Lord permeating and pervading all. In each and every heart, He Himself dwells, 
but how rare is that person who realizes this.
The Lord is permeating and pervading the water, the land and the sky; He is 
contained in the ant and the elephant. In the
beginning, in the middle and in the end, He exists. By Guru’s Grace, He is 
known. God created the expanse of the universe,
God created the play of the world. His humble servants call Him the Lord of the 
Universe, the treasure of virtue. Meditate in
remembrance on the Lord Master, the Searcher of hearts; O Nanak, He is the One, 
pervading and permeating all.  || 3 ||


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Day  and  night,  become  beauteous  by  remembering  the  Naam,  the  Name  of 
 the  Lord.  In  love  with  the  Lord’s  Lotus  Feet,
corruption and sin depart. Pain, hunger and poverty run away, and the path is 
clearly revealed. Joining the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, one is attuned to the Naam, and obtains the desires of the 
mind. Beholding the Blessed Vision of the
Lord’s Darshan, desires are fulfilled; all one’s family and relatives are 
saved. Day and night, he is in bliss, night and day,
remembering the Lord in meditation, O Nanak.  || 4 || 6 || 9 ||

AASAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHHANT,   SEVENTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

SHALOK:  It is the most sublime contemplation, to speak of the Lord of the 
Universe in the pure Saadh Sangat, the Company
of the Holy. O Nanak, never the Naam, even for a moment; bless me with Your 
Grace, Lord God!  || 1 ||   CHHANT:  The night
is wet with dew, and the stars twinkle in the heavens. The Saints remain 
wakeful; they are the Beloveds of my Lord. The
Beloveds of the Lord remain ever wakeful, remembering the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord, day and night. In their hearts, they
meditate  on  the  lotus  feet  of  God;  they  do  not  forget  Him,  even  
for  an  instant.  They  renounce  their  pride,  emotional
attachment and mental corruption, and burn away the pain of wickedness. Prays 
Nanak, the Saints, the beloved servants of
the Lord, remain ever wakeful.  || 1 ||    My bed is adorned in splendor. My 
mind is filled with bliss, since I heard that God is
coming. Meeting God, the Lord and Master, I have entered the realm of peace; I 
am filled with joy and delight. He is joined to
me, in my very fiber; my sorrows have departed, and my body, mind and soul are 
all rejuvenated. I have obtained the fruits of
my mind’s desires, meditating on God; the day of my wedding is auspicious. 
Prays Nanak, when I meet the Lord of excellence,
I came to experience all pleasure and bliss.   || 2 ||    I meet with my 
companions and say, “Show me the insignia of my
Husband Lord.” I am filled with the sublime essence of His Love, and I do not 
know how to say anything. The Glorious Virtues
of the Creator are profound, mysterious and infinite; even the Vedas cannot 
find His limits. With loving devotion, I meditate on
the Lord Master, and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord forever. Filled with 
all virtues and spiritual wisdom, I have become
pleasing to my God. Prays Nanak, imbued with the color of the Lord’s Love, I am 
imperceptibly absorbed into Him.   || 3 ||
When I began to sing the songs of rejoicing to the Lord, my friends became 
glad, and my troubles and enemies departed. My
peace and happiness increased; I rejoiced in the Naam, the Name of the Lord, 
and God Himself blessed me with His mercy. I
have grasped the Lord’s feet, and remaining ever wakeful, I have met the Lord, 
the Creator. The appointed day came, and I
attained  peace  and  poise;  all  treasures  are  in  the  feet  of  God.  
Prays  Nanak,  the  Lord’s  humble  servants  always  seek  the
Sanctuary of the Lord and Master.  || 4 || 1 || 10 ||    AASAA,   FIFTH MEHL:   
Rise up and go forth, O traveller; why do you
delay? Your allotted time is now complete — why are you engrossed in falsehood? 
You desire that which is false; deceived by
Maya, you commit innumerable sins. Your body shall become a pile of dust; the 
Messenger of Death has spotted you, and will
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Abandoning your wealth and youth, you will have to leave, without any food or 
clothing. O Nanak, only your actions shall go
with you; the consequences of your actions cannot be erased.  || 1 ||   Like 
the deer, captured on a moon-lit night, so does the
constant commission  of  sins  turn  pleasure  into  pain.  The  sins  you  
have  committed  shall  not  leave  you;  placing  the  noose
around your neck, they shall lead you away. Beholding an illusion, you are 
deceived, and on your bed, you enjoy a false lover.
You are intoxicated with greed, avarice and egotism; you are engrossed in 
self-conceit. O Nanak, like the deer, you are being
destroyed by your ignorance; your comings and goings shall never end.  || 2 ||  
 The fly is caught in the sweet candy — how
can it fly away? The elephant has fallen into the pit — how can it escape? It 
shall be so difficult to swim across, for one who
does  not  remember  the  Lord  and  Master,  even  for  an  instant.  His  
sufferings  and  punishments  are  beyond  reckoning;  he
receives the consequences of his own actions. His secret deeds are exposed, and 
he is ruined here and hereafter. O Nanak,
without the True Guru, the self-willed egotistical manmukh is defrauded.  || 3 
||   The Lord’s slaves live by holding on to God’s
feet. The Lord and Master embraces those who seek His Sanctuary. He blesses 
them with power, wisdom, knowledge and
meditation; He Himself inspires them to chant His Name. He Himself is the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and He
Himself saves the world. The Preserver preserves those whose actions are always 
pure. O Nanak, they never have to go to
hell; the Lord’s Saints are under the Lord’s Protection.  || 4 || 2 || 11 ||   
AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Be gone, O my laziness, that I
may pray to the Lord. I enjoy my Husband Lord, and look  beautiful  with  my  
God.  I  look  beautiful  in  the  Company  of  my
Husband Lord; I enjoy my Lord Master day and night. I live by remembering God 
with each and every breath, beholding the
Lord, and singing His Glorious Praises. The pain of separation has grown shy, 
for I have obtained the Blessed Vision of His
Darshan; His Ambrosial Glance of Grace has filled me with bliss. Prays Nanak, 
my desires are fulfilled; I have met the One I
was seeking.  || 1 ||   Run away, O sins; the Creator has entered my home. The 
demons within me have been burnt; the Lord
of the Universe has revealed Himself to me. The Beloved Lord of the Universe, 
the Lord of the World has revealed Himself; in
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I chant His Name. I have seen the 
Wondrous Lord; He showers His Ambrosial
Nectar upon me, and by Guru’s Grace, I know Him. My mind is at peace, 
resounding with the music of bliss; the Lord’s limits
cannot be found. Prays Nanak, God brings us to union with Himself, in the poise 
of celestial peace.  || 2 ||   They do not have
to see hell, if they remember the Lord in meditation. The Righteous Judge of 
Dharma applauds them, and the Messenger of
Death runs away from them. Dharmic faith, patience, peace and poise are 
obtained by vibrating upon the Lord in the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Showering His Blessings, He saves those who 
renounce all attachments and egotism. The
Lord embraces us; the Guru unites us with Him. Meditating on the Lord of the 
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Prays Nanak, remembering the Lord and Master in meditation, all hopes are 
fulfilled.   || 3 ||    Grasping the Lord’s Feet, the
treasure of the Siddhas, what suffering can I feel? Everything is in His Power 
— He is my God. Holding me the the arm, He
blesses me with His Name; placing His Hand upon my forehead, He saves me. The 
world-ocean does not trouble me, for I
have drunk the sublime elixir of the Lord. In the Saadh Sangat, imbued with the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, I am victorious
on the great battlefield of life. Prays Nanak, I have entered the Sanctuary of 
the Lord and Master; the Messenger of Death
shall not destroy me again.  || 4 || 3 || 12 ||   AASAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Those 
actions you perform, day and night, are recorded
upon your forehead. And the One, from whom you hide these actions — He sees 
them, and is always with you. The Creator
Lord is with you; He sees you, so why commit sins? So perform good deeds, and 
chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord; you
shall never have to go to hell. Twenty-four hours a day, dwell upon the Lord’s 
Name in meditation; it alone shall go along with
you. So vibrate continually in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O 
Nanak, and the sins you committed shall be
erased.   || 1 ||    Practicing deceit, you fill your belly, you ignorant fool! 
The Lord, the Great Giver, continues to give you
everything. The Great Giver is always merciful. Why should we forget the Lord 
Master from our minds? Join the Saadh Sangat,
and vibrate fearlessly; all your relations shall be saved. The Siddhas, the 
seekers, the demi-gods, the silent sages and the
devotees, all take the Naam as their support. Prays Nanak, vibrate continually 
upon God, the One Creator Lord.  || 2 ||    Do
not practice deception — God is the Assayer of all. Those who practice 
falsehood and deceit are reincarnated in the world.
Those who meditate on the One Lord, cross over the world-ocean. Renouncing 
sexual desire, anger, flattery and slander, they
enter the Sanctuary of God. The lofty, inaccessible and infinite Lord and 
Master is pervading the water, the land and the sky.
Prays Nanak, He is the support of His servants; His Lotus Feet are their only 
sustenance.   || 3 ||    Behold — the world is a
mirage; nothing here is permanent. The pleasures of Maya which are here, shall 
not go with you. The Lord, your companion, is
always with you; remember Him day and night. Without the One Lord, there is no 
other; burn away the love of duality. Know
in your mind, that the One God is your friend, youth, wealth and everything. 
Prays Nanak, by great good fortune, we find the
Lord, and merge in peace and celestial poise.  || 4 || 4 || 13 ||

AASAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHHANT,   EIGHTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Maya is the wall of doubt — Maya is the wall of doubt. It is such a powerful 
and destructive intoxicant; it corrupts and wastes
away  one’s  life.  In  the  terrible,  impenetrable  world-forest  —  in  the  
terrible,  impenetrable  world-forest,  the  thieves  are
plundering man’s house in broad daylight; night and day, this life is being 
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The days of your life are being consumed; they are passing away without God. So 
meet God, the Merciful Lord. I passed
through so many births and deaths; without Union with the Beloved, I did not 
obtain salvation. I am without the status of high
birth, beauty, glory or spiritual wisdom; without You, who is mine, O Mother? 
With my palms pressed together, O Nanak, I
enter the Lord’s Sanctuary; O beloved almighty Lord and Master, please, save 
me!  || 1 ||    Like a fish out of water — like a
fish out of water, separated from the Lord, the mind and body perish; how can I 
live, without my Beloved? Facing the arrow
head-on — facing the arrow head-on, the deer surrenders his mind, body and 
breath of life; he is struck  by  the  hunter’s
soothing music. I have enshrined love for my Beloved. In order to meet Him, I 
have become a renunciate. Cursed is that body
which remains without Him, even for an instant. My eyelids do not close, for I 
am absorbed in the love of my Beloved. Day and
night, my mind thinks only of God. Attuned to the Lord, intoxicated with the 
Naam, fear, doubt and duality have all left me.
Bestow Your mercy and compassion, O merciful and perfect Lord, that Nanak may 
be intoxicated with Your Love.  || 2 ||   The
bumble-bee is buzzing — the bumble-bee is buzzing, intoxicated with the honey, 
the flavor and the fragrance; because of its
love     for the lotus, it entangles itself. The mind of the sparrow-hawk 
thirsts — the mind of the sparrow-hawk thirsts; its mind
longs for the beautiful rain-drops from the clouds. Drinking them in, its fever 
departs. O Destroyer of fever, Remover of pain,
please unite me with You. My mind and body have such great love for You. O my 
beautiful, wise and all-knowing Lord and
Master, with what tongue should I chant Your Praises? Take me by the arm, and 
grant me Your Name. One who is blessed
with Your Glance of Grace, has his sins erased. Nanak meditates on the Lord, 
the Purifier of sinners; beholding His Vision, he
suffers no more.  || 3 ||   I focus my consciousness on the Lord — I focus my 
consciousness upon the Lord; I am helpless —
please, keep me under Your Protection. I yearn to meet You, my soul hungers for 
You. I meditate on Your beautiful body — I
meditate on Your beautiful body; my mind is fascinated by Your spiritual 
wisdom, O Lord of the world. Please, preserve the
honor of Your humble servants and beggars. God bestows perfect honor and 
destroys pain; He has fulfilled all my desires. How
very blessed was that day when the Lord embraced me; meeting my Husband Lord, 
my bed was beautified. When God granted
His Grace and met me, all my sins were erased. Prays Nanak, my hopes are 
fulfilled; I have met the Lord, the Lord of Lakshmi,
the treasure of excellence.  || 4 || 1 || 14 ||

ONE  UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.   TRUTH  IS  THE NAME.   CREATIVE BEING  
PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.

NO  HATRED.   IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.

SELF-EXISTENT.   BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

AASAA,   FIRST  MEHL:   VAAR  WITH  SHALOKS,   AND  SHALOKS  WRITTEN  BY  THE  
FIRST  MEHL.

TO  BE  SUNG  TO  THE  TUNE  OF  ‘TUNDA-ASRAAJAA’:

SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  A hundred times a day, I am a sacrifice to my Guru; He 
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|| 1 ||   SECOND MEHL:  If a hundred moons were to rise, and a thousand suns 
appeared, even with such light, there would
still be pitch darkness without the Guru.  || 2 ||   FIRST MEHL:  O Nanak, 
those who do not think of the Guru, and who think of
themselves as clever, shall be left abandoned in the field, like the scattered 
sesame. They are abandoned in the field, says
Nanak, and they have a hundred masters to please. The wretches bear fruit and 
flower, but within their bodies, they are filled
with  ashes.   ||  3  ||     PAUREE:   He  Himself  created  Himself;  He  
Himself  assumed  His  Name.  Secondly,  He  fashioned  the
creation; seated within the creation, He beholds it with delight. You Yourself 
are the Giver and the Creator; by Your Pleasure,
You bestow Your Mercy. You are the Knower of all; You  give  life,  and  take  
it  away  again  with  a  word.  Seated  within  the
creation, You behold it with delight.  || 1 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  True are 
Your worlds, True are Your solar Systems. True
are Your realms, True is Your creation. True are Your actions, and all Your 
deliberations. True is Your Command, and True is
Your Court. True is the Command of Your Will, True is Your Order. True is Your 
Mercy, True is Your Insignia. Hundreds of
thousands and millions call You True. In the True Lord is all power, in the 
True Lord is all might. True is Your Praise, True is
Your Adoration. True is Your almighty creative power, True King. O Nanak, true 
are those who meditate on the True One.  || 1

||    FIRST MEHL:   Great is His greatness, as great as His Name. Great is His 
greatness, as True is His justice. Great is His
greatness, as permanent as His Throne. Great is His greatness, as He knows our 
utterances. Great is His greatness, as He
understands all our affections. Great is His greatness, as He gives without 
being asked. Great is His greatness, as He Himself is
all-in-all. O Nanak, His actions cannot be described. Whatever He has done, or 
will do, is all by His Own Will.  || 2 ||   SECOND
MEHL:  This world is the room of the True Lord; within it is the dwelling of 
the True Lord. By His Command, some are merged
into Him, and some, by His Command, are destroyed. Some, by the Pleasure of His 
Will, are lifted up out of Maya, while others
are made to dwell within it. No one can say who will be rescued. O Nanak, he 
alone is known as Gurmukh, unto whom the
Lord reveals Himself.  || 3 ||   PAUREE:  O Nanak, having created the souls, 
the Lord installed the Righteous Judge of Dharma
to read and record their accounts. There, only the Truth is judged true; the 
sinners are picked out and separated. The false
find no place there, and they go to hell with their faces blackened. Those who 
are imbued with Your Name win, while the
cheaters lose. The Lord installed the Righteous Judge of Dharma to read and 
record the accounts.  || 2 ||    SHALOK,  FIRST
MEHL:   Wonderful is the sound current of the Naad, wonderful is the knowledge 
of the Vedas. Wonderful are the beings,
wonderful are the species. Wonderful are the forms, wonderful are the colors. 
Wonderful are the beings who wander around
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Wonderful is the wind, wonderful is the water. Wonderful is fire, which works 
wonders. Wonderful is the earth, wonderful the
sources of creation. Wonderful are the tastes to which mortals are attached. 
Wonderful is union, and wonderful is separation.
Wonderful is hunger, wonderful is satisfaction. Wonderful is His Praise, 
wonderful is His adoration. Wonderful is the wilderness,
wonderful is the path. Wonderful is closeness, wonderful is distance. How 
wonderful to behold the Lord, ever-present here.
Beholding His wonders, I am wonder-struck. O Nanak, those who understand this 
are blessed with perfect destiny.   || 1 ||
FIRST MEHL:  By His Power we see, by His Power we hear; by His Power we have 
fear, and the essence of happiness. By His
Power the nether worlds exist, and the Akaashic ethers; by His Power the entire 
creation exists. By His Power the Vedas and
the Puraanas exist, and the Holy Scriptures of the Jewish, Christian and 
Islamic religions. By His Power all deliberations exist.
By His Power we eat, drink and dress; by His Power all love exists. By His 
Power come the species of all kinds and colors; by
His Power the living beings of the world exist. By His Power virtues exist, and 
by His Power vices exist. By His Power come
honor and dishonor. By His Power wind, water and fire exist; by His Power earth 
and dust exist. Everything is in Your Power,
Lord; You are the all-powerful Creator. Your Name is the Holiest of the Holy. O 
Nanak, through the Command of His Will, He
beholds and pervades the creation; He is absolutely unrivalled.  || 2 ||   
PAUREE:  Enjoying his pleasures, one is reduced to a
pile of ashes, and the soul passes away. He may be great, but when he dies, the 
chain is thrown around his neck, and he is led
away. There, his good and bad deeds are added up; sitting there, his account is 
read. He is whipped, but finds no place of rest,
and no one hears his cries of pain. The blind man has wasted his life away.  || 
3 ||    SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  In the Fear of
God, the wind and breezes ever blow. In the Fear of God, thousands of rivers 
flow. In the Fear of God, fire is forced to labor.
In the Fear of God, the earth is crushed under its burden. In the Fear of God, 
the clouds move across the sky. In the Fear of
God, the Righteous Judge of Dharma stands at His Door. In the Fear of God, the 
sun shines, and in the Fear of God, the moon
reflects. They travel millions of miles, endlessly. In the Fear of God, the 
Siddhas exist, as do the Buddhas, the demi-gods and
Yogis. In the Fear of God, the Akaashic ethers are stretched across the sky. In 
the Fear of God, the warriors and the most
powerful heroes exist. In the Fear of God, multitudes come and go. God has 
inscribed the Inscription of His Fear upon the
heads of all. O Nanak, the Fearless Lord, the Formless Lord, the True Lord, is 
One.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  O Nanak, the Lord is
fearless and formless; myriads of others, like Rama, are mere dust before Him. 
There are so many stories of Krishna, so many
who reflect over the Vedas. So many beggars dance, spinning around to the beat. 
The magicians perform their magic in the
market place, creating a false illusion.They sing as kings and queens, and 
speak of this and that. They wear earrings, and
necklaces worth thousands of dollars. Those bodies on which they are worn, O 
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Wisdom cannot be found through mere words. To explain it is as hard as iron. 
When the Lord bestows His Grace, then alone it
is received; other tricks and orders are useless.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  If the 
Merciful Lord shows His Mercy, then the True Guru is
found. This soul wandered through countless incarnations, until the True Guru 
instructed it in the Word of the Shabad. There is
no giver as great as the True Guru; hear this, all you people. Meeting the True 
Guru, the True Lord is found; He removes self-
conceit from within, and instructs us in the Truth of Truths.  || 4 ||   
SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  All the hours are the milk-maids,
and  the  quarters  of  the  day  are  the  Krishnas.  The  wind,  water  and  
fire  are  the  ornaments;  the  sun  and  moon  are  the
incarnations. All of the earth, property, wealth and articles are all 
entanglements. O Nanak, without divine knowledge, one is
plundered, and devoured by the Messenger of Death.   || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:   
The disciples play the music, and the gurus
dance. They move their feet and roll their heads. The dust flies and falls upon 
their hair. Beholding them, the people laugh,
and then go home. They beat the drums for the sake of bread. They throw 
themselves upon the ground. They sing of the milk-
maids, they sing of the Krishnas. They sing of Sitas, and Ramas and kings. The 
Lord is fearless and formless; His Name is
True. The entire universe is His Creation. Those servants, whose destiny is 
awakened, serve the Lord. The night of their lives is
cool with dew; their minds are filled with love for the Lord. Contemplating the 
Guru, I have been taught these teachings;
granting His Grace, He carries His servants across. The oil-press, the spinning 
wheel, the grinding stones, the potter’s wheel,
the  numerous,  countless  whirlwinds  in  the  desert,  the  spinning  tops,  
the  churning  sticks,  the  threshers,  the  breathless
tumblings of the birds, and the men moving round and round on spindles — O 
Nanak, the tumblers are countless and endless.
The Lord binds us in bondage — so do we spin around. According to their 
actions, so do all people dance. Those who dance
and dance and laugh, shall weep on their ultimate departure. They do not fly to 
the heavens, nor do they become Siddhas.
They dance and jump around on the urgings of their minds. O Nanak, those whose 
minds are filled with the Fear of God, have
the love of God in their minds as well.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Your Name is the 
Fearless Lord; chanting Your Name, one does not
have to go to hell. Soul and body all belong to Him; asking Him to give us 
sustenance is a waste. If you yearn for goodness,
then perform good deeds and feel humble. Even if you remove the signs of old 
age, old age shall still come in the guise of
death. No one remains here when the count of the breaths is full.  || 5 ||    
SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  The Muslims praise the
Islamic law; they read and reflect upon it. The Lord’s bound servants are those 
who bind themselves to see the Lord’s Vision.
The Hindus praise the Praiseworthy Lord; the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, His 
form is incomparable. They bathe at sacred
shrines of pilgrimage, making offerings of flowers, and burning incense before 
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The  Yogis  meditate  on  the  absolute  Lord  there;  they  call  the  Creator 
 the  Unseen  Lord.  But  to  the  subtle  image  of  the
Immaculate Name, they apply the form of a body. In the minds of the virtuous, 
contentment is produced, thinking about their
giving. They give and give, but ask a thousand-fold more, and hope that the 
world will honor them. The thieves, adulterers,
perjurers, evil-doers and sinners — after using up what good karma they had, 
they depart; have they done any good deeds
here  at  all?  There  are  beings  and  creatures  in  the  water  and  on  
the  land,  in  the  worlds  and  universes,  form  upon  form.
Whatever they say, You know; You care for them all. O Nanak, the hunger of the 
devotees is to praise You; the True Name is
their only support. They live in eternal bliss, day and night; they are the 
dust of the feet of the virtuous.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:
The clay of the Muslim’s grave becomes clay for the potter’s wheel. Pots and 
bricks are fashioned from it, and it cries out as it
burns. The poor clay burns, burns and weeps, as the fiery coals fall upon it. O 
Nanak, the Creator created the creation; the
Creator Lord alone knows.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Without the True Guru, no one has 
obtained the Lord; without the True Guru, no
one has obtained the Lord. He has placed Himself within the True Guru; 
revealing Himself, He declares this openly. Meeting
the True Guru, eternal liberation is obtained; He has banished attachment from 
within. This is the highest thought, that one’s
consciousness is attached to the True Lord. Thus the Lord of the World, the 
Great Giver is obtained.  || 6 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST
MEHL:  In ego they come, and in ego they go. In ego they are born, and in ego 
they die. In ego they give, and in ego they
take. In ego they earn, and in ego they lose. In ego they become truthful or 
false. In ego they go to heaven or hell. In ego
they laugh, and in ego they weep. In ego they become dirty, and in ego they are 
washed clean. In ego they lose social status
and class. In ego they are ignorant, and in ego they are wise. They do not know 
the value of salvation and liberation. In ego
they love Maya, and in ego they are kept in darkness by it. Living in ego, 
mortal beings are created. When one understands
ego, then the Lord’s gate  is  known.  Without  spiritual  wisdom,  they  
babble  and  argue.  O  Nanak,  by  the  Lord’s  Command,
destiny is recorded. As the Lord sees us, so are we seen.   || 1 ||    SECOND 
MEHL:   This is the nature of ego, that people
perform their actions in ego. This is the bondage of ego, that time and time 
again, they are reborn. Where does ego come
from? How can it be removed? This ego exists by the Lord’s Order; people wander 
according to their past actions. Ego is a
chronic disease, but it contains its own cure as well. If the Lord grants His 
Grace, one acts according to the Teachings of the
Guru’s Shabad. Nanak says, listen, people: in this way, troubles depart.  || 2 
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They meditate on the Truest of the True. They do not place their feet in sin, 
but do good deeds and live righteously in Dharma.
They  burn  away  the  bonds  of  the  world,  and  eat  a  simple  diet of  
grain  and  water.  You  are  the  Great  Forgiver;  You  give
continually, more and more each day. By His greatness, the Great Lord is 
obtained.   || 7 ||    SHALOK,   FIRST MEHL:   Men,
trees,  sacred  shrines  of  pilgrimage,  banks  of  sacred  rivers,  clouds,  
fields,  islands,  continents,  worlds,  solar  systems,  and
universes; the four sources of creation — born of eggs, born of the womb, born 
of the earth and born of sweat; oceans,
mountains, and all beings — O Nanak, He alone knows their condition. O Nanak, 
having created the living beings, He cherishes
them   all. The Creator who created the creation, takes care of it as well. He, 
the Creator who formed the world, cares for it.
Unto Him I bow and offer my reverence; His Royal Court is eternal. O Nanak, 
without the True Name, of what use is the frontal
mark of the Hindus, or their sacred thread?  || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:  Hundreds 
of thousands of virtues and good actions, and
hundreds of thousands of blessed charities, hundreds of thousands of penances 
at sacred shrines, and the practice of Sehj
Yoga   in the wilderness, hundreds of thousands of courageous actions and 
giving up the breath of life on the field of battle,
hundreds of thousands of divine understandings, hundreds of thousands of divine 
wisdoms and meditations and readings of
the Vedas and the Puraanas — before the Creator who created the creation, and 
who ordained coming and going, O Nanak, all
these things are false. True is the Insignia of His Grace.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  
You alone are the True Lord. The Truth of Truths is
pervading everywhere. He alone receives the Truth, unto whom You give it; then, 
he practices Truth. Meeting the True Guru,
Truth   is found. In His Heart, Truth is abiding. The fools do not know the 
Truth. The self-willed manmukhs waste their lives
away in vain. Why have they even come into the world?  || 8 ||    SHALOK,   
FIRST MEHL:  You may read and read loads of
books; you may read and study vast multitudes of books. You may read and read 
boat-loads of books; you may read and read
and fill pits with them. You may read them year after year; you may read them 
as many months are there are. You may read
them all your life; you may read them with every breath. O Nanak, only one 
thing is of any account: everything else is useless
babbling and idle talk in ego.   || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:   The more one write 
and reads, the more one burns. The more one
wanders at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, the more one talks uselessly. The more 
one wears religious robes, the more pain he
causes his body. O my soul, you must endure the consequences of your own 
actions. One who does not eat the corn, misses
out on the taste. One obtains great pain, in the love of duality. One who does 
not wear any clothes, suffers night and day.
Through silence, he is ruined. How can the sleeping one be awakened without the 
Guru? One who goes barefoot suffers by his
own actions. One who eats filth and throws ashes on his head — the blind fool 
loses his honor. Without the Name, nothing is
of any use. One who lives in the wilderness, in cemetaries and cremation 
grounds — that blind man does not know the Lord;
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One who meets the True Guru finds peace. He enshrines the Name of the Lord in 
his mind. O Nanak, when the Lord grants His
Grace, He is obtained. He becomes free of hope and fear, and burns away his ego 
with the Word of the Shabad.   || 2 ||
PAUREE:   Your devotees are pleasing to Your Mind, Lord. They look beautiful at 
Your door, singing Your Praises. O Nanak,
those  who  are  denied  Your  Grace,  find  no  shelter  at  Your  Door;  they 
 continue  wandering.  Some  do  not  understand  their
origins, and without cause, they display their self-conceit. I am the Lord’s 
minstrel, of low social status; others call themselves
high caste. I seek those who meditate on You.  || 9 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  
False is the king, false are the subjects; false
is the whole world. False is the mansion, false are the skyscrapers; false are 
those who live in them. False is gold, and false is
silver; false are those  who  wear  them.  False  is  the  body,  false  are  
the  clothes;  false  is  incomparable  beauty.  False  is  the
husband, false is the wife; they mourn and waste away. The false ones love 
falsehood, and forget their Creator. With whom
should I become friends, if all the world shall pass away? False is sweetness, 
false is honey; through falsehood, boat-loads of
men have drowned. Nanak speaks this prayer: without You, Lord, everything is 
totally false.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  One knows
the Truth only when the Truth is in his heart. The filth of falsehood departs, 
and the body is washed clean. One knows the
Truth only when he bears love to the True Lord. Hearing the Name, the mind is 
enraptured; then, he attains the  gate  of
salvation. One knows the Truth only when he knows the true way of life. 
Preparing the field of the body, he plants the Seed of
the Creator. One knows the Truth only when he receives true instruction. 
Showing mercy to other beings, he makes donations
to charities. One knows the Truth only when he dwells in the sacred shrine of 
pilgrimage of his own soul. He sits and receives
instruction from the True Guru, and lives in accordance with His Will. Truth is 
the medicine for all; it removes and washes away
our sins. Nanak speaks this prayer to those who have Truth in their laps.  || 2 
||   PAUREE:  The gift I seek is the dust of the
feet of the Saints; if I were to obtain it, I would apply it to my forehead. 
Renounce false greed, and meditate single-mindedly
on the unseen Lord. As are the actions we commit, so are the rewards we 
receive. If it is so pre-ordained, then one obtains the
dust of the feet of the Saints. But through small-mindedness, we forfeit the 
merits of selfless service.   || 10 ||    SHALOK,
FIRST MEHL:  There is a famine of Truth; falsehood prevails, and the blackness 
of the Dark Age of Kali Yuga has turned men
into demons. Those who planted their seed have departed with honor; now, how 
can the shattered seed sprout? If the seed is
whole, and it is the proper season, then the seed will sprout. O Nanak, without 
treatment, the raw fabric cannot be dyed. In
the Fear of God it is bleached white, if the treatment of modesty is applied to 
the cloth of the body. O Nanak, if one is imbued
with devotional worship, his reputation is not false.   || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:  
 Greed and sin are the king and prime minister;
falsehood is the treasurer. Sexual desire, the chief advisor, is summoned and 
consulted; they all sit together and contemplate
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Their subjects are blind, and without wisdom, they try to please the will of 
the dead. The spiritually wise dance and play their
musical instruments, adorning themselves with beautiful decorations. They shout 
out loud, and sing epic poems and heroic
stories. The fools call themselves spiritual scholars, and by their clever 
tricks, they love to gather wealth. The righteous waste
their righteousness, by asking for the door of salvation. They call themselves 
celibate, and abandon their homes, but they do
not know the true way of life. Everyone calls himself perfect; none call 
themselves imperfect. If the weight of honor is placed
on the scale, then, O Nanak, one sees his true weight.  || 2 ||   FIRST MEHL:  
Evil actions become publicly known; O Nanak,
the True Lord sees everything. Everyone makes the attempt, but that alone 
happens which the Creator Lord does. In the world
hereafter, social status and power mean nothing; hereafter, the soul is new. 
Those few, whose honor is confirmed, are good.

|| 3 ||   PAUREE:  Only those whose karma You have pre-ordained from the very 
beginning, O Lord, meditate on You. Nothing
is in the power of these beings; You created the various worlds. Some, You 
unite with Yourself, and some, You lead astray. By
Guru’s Grace You are known; through Him, You reveal Yourself. We are easily 
absorbed in You.   || 11 ||    SHALOK,   FIRST
MEHL:  Suffering is the medicine, and pleasure the disease, because where there 
is pleasure, there is no desire for God. You
are the Creator Lord; I can do nothing. Even if I try, nothing happens.   || 1 
||    I am a sacrifice to Your almighty creative
power which is pervading everywhere. Your limits cannot be known.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||    Your Light is in Your creatures, and
Your creatures are in Your Light; Your almighty power is pervading everywhere. 
You are the True Lord and Master; Your Praise
is so beautiful. One who sings it, is carried across. Nanak speaks the stories 
of the Creator Lord; whatever He is to do, He
does.  || 2 ||   SECOND MEHL:  The Way of Yoga is the Way of spiritual wisdom; 
the Vedas are the Way of the Brahmins. The
Way of the Khshatriya is the Way of bravery; the Way of the Shudras is service 
to others. The Way of all is the Way of the
One; Nanak is a slave to one who knows this secret; he himself is the 
Immaculate Divine Lord.  || 3 ||   SECOND MEHL:  The
One Lord Krishna is the Divine Lord of all; He is the Divinity of the 
individual soul. Nanak is a slave to anyone who understands
this mystery of the all-pervading Lord; he  himself  is  the  Immaculate  
Divine  Lord.   ||  4  ||     FIRST  MEHL:   Water  remains
confined within the pitcher, but without water, the pitcher could not have been 
formed; just so, the mind is restrained by
spiritual wisdom, but without the Guru, there is no spiritual wisdom.  || 5 ||  
 PAUREE:  If an educated person is a sinner, then
the illiterate holy man is not to be punished. As are the deeds done, so is the 
reputation one acquires. So do not play such a
game, which will bring you to ruin at the Court of the Lord. The accounts of 
the educated and the illiterate shall be judged in
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One who stubbornly follows his own mind shall suffer in the world hereafter.  
|| 12 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  O Nanak, the
soul of the body has one chariot and one charioteer. In age after age they 
change; the spiritually wise understand this. In the
Golden Age of Sat Yuga, contentment was the chariot and righteousness the 
charioteer. In the Silver Age of Traytaa Yuga,
celibacy was the chariot and power the charioteer. In the Brass Age of Dwaapar 
Yuga, penance was the chariot and truth the
charioteer. In the Iron Age of Kali Yuga, fire is the chariot and falsehood the 
charioteer.   || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:   The Sama
Veda says that the Lord Master is robed  in  white; in  the  Age  of  Truth,  
everyone  desired  Truth,  abided  in  Truth,  and  was
merged in the Truth. The Rig Veda says that God is permeating and pervading 
everywhere; among the deities, the Lord’s
Name is the most exalted. Chanting the Name, sins depart; O Nanak, then, one 
obtains salvation. In the Jujar Veda, Kaan
Krishna of the Yaadva tribe seduced Chandraavali by force. He brought the 
Elysian Tree for his milk-maid, and revelled in
Brindaaban. In the Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Atharva Veda became prominent; 
Allah became the Name of God. Men began to
wear blue robes and garments; Turks and Pat’haans assumed power. The four Vedas 
each claim to be true. Reading and
studying them, four doctrines are found. With loving devotional worship, 
abiding in humility, O Nanak, salvation is attained.  ||
2 ||   PAUREE:  I am a sacrifice to the True Guru; meeting Him, I have come to 
cherish the Lord Master. He has taught me and
given me the healing ointment of spiritual wisdom, and with these eyes, I 
behold the world. Those dealers who abandon their
Lord and Master and attach themselves to another, are drowned. The True Guru is 
the boat, but few are those who realize
this. Granting His Grace, He carries them across.  || 13 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST 
MEHL:  The simmal tree is straight as an arrow; it
is very tall, and very thick. But those birds which visit it hopefully, depart 
disappointed. Its fruits are tasteless, its flowers are
nauseating, and its leaves are useless. Sweetness and humility, O Nanak, are 
the essence of virtue and goodness. Everyone
bows down to himself; no one bows down to another. When something is placed on 
the balancing scale and weighed, the side
which descends is heavier. The sinner, like the deer hunter, bows down twice as 
much. But what can be achieved by bowing
the head, when the heart is impure?  || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:  You read your 
books and say your prayers, and then engage in
debate; you worship stones and sit like a stork, pretending to be in Samaadhi. 
With your mouth you utter falsehood, and you
adorn yourself with precious decorations; you recite the three lines of the 
Gayatri three times a day. Around your neck is a
rosary, and on your forehead is a sacred mark; upon your head is a turban, and 
you wear two loin cloths. If you knew the
nature of God, you would know that all of these beliefs and rituals are in 
vain. Says Nanak, meditate with deep faith; without
the True Guru, no one finds the Way.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   Abandoning the 
world of beauty, and beautiful clothes, one must
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He may issue whatever commands he wishes, but he shall have to take to the 
narrow path hereafter. He goes to hell naked,
and he looks hideous then. He regrets the sins he committed.  || 14 ||   
SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  Make compassion the cotton,
contentment the thread, modesty the knot and truth the twist. This is the 
sacred thread of the soul; if you have it, then go
ahead   and put it on me. It does not break, it cannot be soiled by filth, it 
cannot be burnt, or lost. Blessed are those mortal
beings,  O  Nanak,  who  wear  such  a  thread  around  their  necks.  You  buy 
 the  thread  for  a  few  shells,  and  seated  in  your
enclosure, you put it on. Whispering instructions into others’ ears, the 
Brahmin becomes a guru. But he dies, and the sacred
thread falls away, and the soul departs without it.  || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:  He 
commits thousands of robberies, thousands of
acts of adultery, thousands of falsehoods and thousands of abuses. He practices 
thousands of deceptions and secret deeds,
night and day, against his fellow beings. The thread is spun from cotton, and 
the Brahmin comes and twists it. The goat is
killed, cooked and eaten, and everyone then says, “Put on the sacred thread.” 
When it wears out, it is thrown away, and
another one is put on. O Nanak, the thread would not break, if it had any real 
strength.  || 2 ||   FIRST MEHL:  Believing in the
Name, honor is obtained. The Lord’s Praise is the true sacred thread. Such a 
sacred thread is worn in the Court of the Lord; it
shall never break.  || 3 ||   FIRST MEHL:  There is no sacred thread for the 
sexual organ, and no thread for woman. The man’s
beard is spat upon daily. There is no sacred thread for the feet, and no thread 
for the hands; no thread for the tongue, and no
thread for the eyes. The Brahmin himself goes to the world hereafter without a 
sacred thread. Twisting the threads, he puts
them on others. He takes payment for performing marriages; reading their 
horoscopes, he shows them the way. Hear, and
see, O people, this wondrous thing. He is mentally blind, and yet his name is 
wisdom.  || 4 ||   PAUREE:  One, upon whom the
Merciful Lord bestows His Grace, performs His service. That servant, whom the 
Lord causes to obey the Order of His Will,
serves Him. Obeying the Order of His Will, he becomes acceptable, and then, he 
obtains the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence.
One who acts to please His Lord and Master, obtains the fruits of his mind’s 
desires. Then, he goes to the Court of the Lord,
wearing robes of honor.  || 15 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  They tax the cows and 
the Brahmins, but the cow-dung they apply
to their kitchen will not save them. They wear their loin cloths, apply ritual 
frontal marks to their foreheads, and carry their
rosaries, but they eat  food  with  the  Muslims.  O  Siblings  of  Destiny,  
you  perform  devotional  worship  indoors,  but  read  the
Islamic sacred texts, and adopt the Muslim way of life. Renounce your 
hypocrisy! Taking the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you
shall swim across.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  The man-eaters say their prayers. 
Those who wield the knife wear the sacred thread
around their necks. In their homes, the Brahmins sound the conch. They too have 
the same taste. False is their capital, and
false is their trade. Speaking falsehood, they take their food. The home of 
modesty and Dharma is far from them. O Nanak,
they are totally permeated with falsehood. The sacred marks are on their 
foreheads, and the saffron loin-cloths are around
their waists; in their hands they hold the knives — they are the butchers of 
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Wearing blue robes, they seek the approval of the Muslim rulers. Accepting 
bread from the Muslim rulers, they still worship the
Puraanas. They eat the meat of the goats, killed after the Muslim prayers are 
read over them, but they do not allow anyone
else to enter their kitchen areas. They draw lines around them, plastering the 
ground with cow-dung. The false come and sit
within them. They cry out, “Do not touch our food, or it will be polluted!” But 
with their polluted bodies, they commit evil
deeds. With filthy minds, they try to cleanse their mouths. Says Nanak, 
meditate on the True Lord. If you are pure, you will
obtain the True Lord.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   All are within Your mind; You see 
and move them under Your Glance of Grace, O
Lord. You Yourself grant them glory, and You Yourself cause them to act. The 
Lord is the greatest of the great; great is His
world. He enjoins all to their tasks. If he should cast an angry glance,  He  
can  transform  kings  into  blades  of  grass.  Even
though they may beg from door to door, no one will give them charity.   || 16 
||    SHALOK,   FIRST MEHL:   The thief robs a
house, and offers the stolen goods to his ancestors. In the world hereafter, 
this is recognized, and his ancestors are considered
thieves as well. The hands of the go-between are cut off; this is the Lord’s 
justice. O Nanak, in the world hereafter, that alone
is received, which one gives to the needy from his own earnings and labor.   || 
1 ||    FIRST MEHL:   As a woman has her
periods, month after month, so does falsehood dwell in the mouth of the false; 
they suffer forever, again and again. They are
not called pure, who sit down after merely washing their bodies. Only they are 
pure, O Nanak, within whose minds the Lord
abides.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   With saddled horses, as fast as the wind, and 
harems decorated in every way; in houses and
pavilions  and  lofty  mansions,  they  dwell,  making  ostentatious  shows.  
They  act  out  their  minds’  desires,  but  they  do  not
understand the Lord, and so they are ruined. Asserting their authority, they 
eat, and beholding their mansions, they forget
about death. But old age comes, and youth is lost.  || 17 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST 
MEHL:  If one accepts the concept of impurity,
then there is impurity everywhere. In cow-dung and wood there are worms. As 
many as are the grains of corn, none is without
life. First, there is life in the water, by which everything else is made 
green. How can it be protected from impurity? It touches
our own kitchen. O Nanak, impurity cannot be removed in this way; it is washed 
away only by spiritual wisdom.  || 1 ||   FIRST
MEHL:   The impurity of the mind is greed, and the impurity of the tongue is 
falsehood. The impurity of the eyes is to gaze
upon the beauty of another man’s wife, and his wealth. The impurity of the ears 
is to listen to the slander of others. O Nanak,
the mortal’s soul goes, bound and gagged to the city of Death.   || 2 ||    
FIRST MEHL:   All impurity comes from doubt and
attachment to duality. Birth and death are subject to the Command of the Lord’s 
Will; through His Will we come and go. Eating
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O Nanak, the Gurmukhs, who understand the Lord, are not stained by impurity.  
|| 3 ||   PAUREE:  Praise the Great True Guru;
within Him is the greatest greatness. When the Lord causes us to meet the Guru, 
then we come to see them. When it pleases
Him, they come to dwell in our minds. By His Command, when He places His hand 
on our foreheads, wickedness departs from
within.  When  the  Lord  is  thoroughly  pleased,  the  nine  treasures  are  
obtained.   ||  18  ||     SHALOK,   FIRST  MEHL:   First,
purifying himself, the Brahmin comes and sits in his purified enclosure. The 
pure foods, which no one else has touched, are
placed before him. Being purified, he takes his food, and begins to read his 
sacred verses. But it is then thrown into a filthy
place — whose fault is this? The corn is sacred, the water is sacred; the fire 
and salt are sacred as well; when the fifth thing,
the ghee, is added, then the food becomes pure and sanctified. Coming into 
contact with the sinful human body, the food
becomes so impure that is is spat upon. That mouth which does not chant the 
Naam, and without the Name eats tasty foods

— O Nanak, know this: such a mouth is to be spat upon.  || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:  
From woman, man is born; within woman,
man is conceived; to woman he is engaged and married. Woman becomes his friend; 
through woman, the future generations
come. When his woman dies, he seeks another woman; to woman he is bound. So why 
call her bad? From her, kings are born.
From woman, woman is born; without woman, there would be no one at all. O 
Nanak, only the True Lord is without a woman.
That mouth which praises the Lord continually is blessed and beautiful. O 
Nanak, those faces shall be radiant in the Court of
the True Lord.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   All call You their own, Lord; one who 
does not own You, is picked up and thrown away.
Everyone receives the rewards of his own actions; his account is adjusted 
accordingly. Since one is not destined to remain in
this world anyway, why should he ruin himself in pride? Do not call anyone bad; 
read these words, and understand. Don’t
argue with fools.  || 19 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  O Nanak, speaking insipid 
words, the body and mind become insipid. He is
called the most insipid of the insipid; the most insipid of the insipid is his 
reputation. The insipid person is discarded in the
Court  of  the  Lord,  and  the  insipid  one’s  face  is  spat  upon.  The  
insipid  one  is  called  a  fool;  he  is  beaten  with  shoes  in
punishment.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  Those who are false within, and honorable 
on the outside, are very common in this world.
Even though they may bathe at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, 
still, their filth does not depart. Those who have
silk on the inside and rags on the outside, are the good ones in this world. 
They embrace love for the Lord, and contemplate
beholding Him. In the Lord’s Love, they laugh, and in the Lord’s Love, they 
weep, and also keep silent. They do not care for
anything else, except their True Husband Lord. Sitting, waiting at the Lord’s 
Door, they beg for food, and when He gives to
them, they eat. There is only One Court of the Lord, and He has only one pen; 
there, you and I shall meet. In the Court of the
Lord, the accounts are examined; O Nanak, the sinners are crushed, like oil 
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2 ||   PAUREE:  You Yourself created the creation; You Yourself infused Your 
power into it. You behold Your creation, like the
losing and winning dice of the earth. Whoever has come, shall depart; all shall 
have their turn. He who owns our soul, and our
very breath of life — why should we forget that Lord and Master from our minds? 
With our own hands, let us resolve our own
affairs.  || 20 ||    SHALOK,  SECOND MEHL:  What sort of love is this, which 
clings to duality? O Nanak, he alone is called a
lover, who remains forever immersed in absorption. But one who feels good only 
when good is done for him, and feels bad
when things go badly — do not call him a lover. He trades only for his own 
account.  || 1 ||   SECOND MEHL:  One who offers
both  respectful  greetings  and  rude  refusal  to  his  master,  has  gone  
wrong  from  the  very  beginning.  O  Nanak,  both  of  his
actions are false; he obtains no place in the Court of the Lord.  || 2 ||   
PAUREE:  Serving Him, peace is obtained; meditate and
dwell upon that Lord and Master forever. Why do you do such evil deeds, that 
you shall have to suffer so? Do not do any evil
at all; look ahead to the future with foresight. So throw the dice in such a 
way, that you shall not lose with your Lord and
Master. Do those deeds which shall bring you profit.  || 21 ||   SHALOK,  
SECOND MEHL:  If a servant performs service, while
being  vain  and  argumentative,  he  may  talk  as  much  as  he  wants,  but  
he  shall  not  be  pleasing  to  his  Master.  But  if  he
eliminates his self-conceit and then performs service, he shall be honored. O 
Nanak, if he merges with the one with whom he
is attached, his attachment becomes acceptable.   || 1 ||    SECOND MEHL:   
Whatever is in the mind, comes forth; spoken
words by themselves are just wind. He sows seeds of poison, and demands 
Ambrosial Nectar. Behold — what justice is this?

|| 2 ||   SECOND MEHL:  Friendship with a fool never works out right. As he 
knows, he acts; behold, and see that it is so. One
thing can be absorbed into another thing, but duality keeps them apart. No one 
can issue commands to the Lord Master; offer
instead humble prayers. Practicing falsehood, only falsehood is obtained. O 
Nanak, through the Lord’s Praise, one blossoms
forth.  || 3 ||   SECOND MEHL:  Friendship with a fool, and love with a pompous 
person, are like lines drawn in water, leaving
no trace or mark.  || 4 ||   SECOND MEHL:  If a fool does a job, he cannot do 
it right. Even if he does something right, he does
the next thing wrong.  || 5 ||    PAUREE:  If a servant, performing service, 
obeys the Will of his Master, his honor increases,
and he receives double his wages. But if he claims to be equal to his Master, 
he earns his Master’s displeasure. He loses his
entire salary, and is also beaten on his face with shoes. Let us all celebrate 
Him, from whom we receive our nourishment. O
Nanak, no one can issue commands to the Lord Master; let us offer prayers 
instead.   || 22 ||    SHALOK,   SECOND MEHL:
What sort of gift is this, which we receive only by our own asking? O Nanak, 
that is the most wonderful gift, which is received
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What sort of service is this, by which the fear of the Lord Master does not 
depart? O Nanak, he alone is called a servant, who
merges with the Lord Master.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  O Nanak, the Lord’s limits 
cannot be known; He has no end or limitation. He
Himself creates, and then He Himself destroys. Some have chains around their 
necks, while some ride on many horses. He
Himself acts, and He Himself causes us to act. Unto whom should I complain? O 
Nanak, the One who created the creation —
He Himself takes care of it.  || 23 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  He Himself 
fashioned the vessel of the body, and He Himself fills
it. Into some, milk is poured, while others remain on the fire. Some lie down 
and sleep on soft beds, while others remain
watchful. He adorns those, O Nanak, upon whom He casts His Glance of Grace.  || 
1 ||   SECOND MEHL:  He Himself creates
and fashions the world, and He Himself keeps it in order. Having created the 
beings within it, He oversees their birth and
death.  Unto  whom  should  we  speak,  O  Nanak,  when  He  Himself  is  
all-in-all?   ||  2  ||     PAUREE:   The  description  of  the
greatness of the Great Lord cannot be described. He is the Creator, 
all-lowerful and benevolent; He gives sustenance to all
beings. The mortal does that work, which has been pre-destined from the very 
beginning. O Nanak, except for the One Lord,
there is no other place at all. He does whatever He wills.  || 24 || 1 ||  SUDH 
 ||

ONE  UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.   TRUTH  IS  THE NAME.   CREATIVE BEING  
PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.

NO  HATRED.   IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.

SELF-EXISTENT.   BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

RAAG  AASAA,   THE  WORD  OF  THE  DEVOTEES:   KABEER,   NAAM  DAYV  AND  RAVI  
DAAS.
AASAA,   KABEER  JEE:

Falling at the Feet of the Guru, I pray, and ask Him, “Why was man created? 
What deeds cause the world to come into being,
and be destroyed? Tell me, that I may understand.”  || 1 ||   O Divine Guru, 
please, show Mercy to me, and place me on the
right path, by which the bonds of fear may be cut away. The pains of birth and 
death come from past actions and karma;
peace comes when the soul finds release from reincarnation.   || 1 ||   Pause   
||    The mortal does not break free from the
bonds of the noose of Maya, and he does not seek the shelter of the profound, 
absolute Lord. He does not realize the dignity
of the self, and Nirvaanaa; because of this, his doubt does not depart.  || 2 
||   The soul is not born, even though he thinks it
is born; it is free from birth and death. When the mortal gives up his ideas of 
birth and death, he remains constantly absorbed
in the Lord’s Love.  || 3 ||   As the reflection of an object blends in the 
water when the pitcher is broken, says Kabeer, just so
virtue dispels doubt, and then the soul is absorbed in the profound, absolute 
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|| 4 || 1 ||   AASAA:  They wear loin cloths, three and a half yards long, and 
triple-wound sacred threads. They have rosaries
around their necks, and they carry glittering jugs in their hands. They are not 
called Saints of the Lord — they are thugs of
Benares.  || 1 ||   Such ‘saints’ are not pleasing to me; they eat the trees 
along with the branches.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    They
wash their pots and pans before putting them on the stove, and they wash the 
wood before lighting it. They dig up the earth
and make two fireplaces, but they eat the whole person!  || 2 ||    Those 
sinners continually wander in evil deeds, while they
call  themselves  touch-nothing  saints.  They  wander  around  forever  and  
ever  in  their  self-conceit,  and  all  their  families  are
drowned.  || 3 ||   He is attached to that, to which the Lord has attached him, 
and he acts accordingly. Says Kabeer, one who
meets the True Guru, is not reincarnated again.  || 4 || 2 ||   AASAA:  My 
Father has comforted me. He has given me a cozy
bed, and placed His Ambrosial Nectar in my mouth. How could I forget that 
Father from my mind? When I go to the world
hereafter, I shall not lose the game.  || 1 ||   Maya is dead, O mother, and I 
am very happy. I do not wear the patched coat,
nor     do I feel the chill.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I am a sacrifice to my 
Father, who gave me life. He put an end to my association with
the five deadly sins. I have conquered those five demons, and trampled them 
underfoot. Remembering the Lord in meditation,
my mind and body are drenched with His Love.  || 2 ||    My Father is the Great 
Lord of the Universe. How shall I go to that
Father? When I met the True Guru, He showed me the Way. The Father of the 
Universe is pleasing to my mind.  || 3 ||   I am
Your son, and You are my Father. We both dwell in the same place. Says Kabeer, 
the Lord’s humble servant knows only the
One. By Guru’s Grace, I have come to know everything.  || 4 || 3 ||   AASAA:  
In one pot, they put a boiled chicken, and in the
other pot, they put wine. The five Yogis of the Tantric ritual sit there, and 
in their midst sits the noseless one, the shameless
queen.  || 1 ||   The bell of the shameless queen, Maya, rings in both worlds. 
Some rare person of discriminating wisdom has
cut  off your nose.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Within all dwells the noseless Maya, 
who kills all, and destroys them. She says, “I am the
sister, and the daughter of the sister of everyone; I am the hand-maiden of one 
who marries me.”  || 2 ||   My Husband is the
Great One of discriminating wisdom; He alone is called a Saint. He stands by 
me, and no one else comes near me.  || 3 ||   I
have cut off her nose, and cut off her ears, and cutting her into bits, I have 
expelled her. Says Kabeer, she is the darling of the
three worlds, but the enemy of the Saints.   || 4 || 4 ||    AASAA:   The 
Yogis, celibates, penitents and Sannyaasees make
pilgrimages to all the sacred places. The Jains with shaven heads, the silent 
ones, the beggars with matted hair — in the end,
they      all shall die.  || 1 ||   Meditate, therefore, on the Lord. What can 
the Messenger of Death do to one whose tongue loves
the Name of the Lord?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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Those  who  know  the  Shaastras  and  the  Vedas,  astrology  and  the  rules  
of  grammar  of  many  languages;  those  who  know
Tantras and mantras and all medicines — even they shall die in the end.  || 2 
||   Those who enjoy regal power and rule, royal
canopies and thrones, many beautiful women, betel nuts, camphor and fragrant 
sandalwood oil — in the end, they too shall
die.    || 3  ||     I have  searched  all  the  Vedas,  Puraanas  and  
Simritees,  but  none  of  these  can  save  anyone.  Says  Kabeer,
meditate on the Lord, and eliminate birth and death.   || 4 || 5 ||    AASAA:   
The elephant is the guitar player, the ox is the
drummer, and the crow plays the cymbals. Putting on the skirt, the donkey 
dances around, and the water buffalo performs
devotional worship.   || 1 ||    The Lord, the King, has cooked the cakes of 
ice, but only the rare man of understanding eats
them.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Sitting in his den, the lion prepares the betel 
leaves, and the muskrat brings the betel nuts. Going
from house to house, the mouse sings the songs of joy, and the turtle blows on 
the conch-shell.  || 2 ||   The son of the sterile
woman goes to get married, and the golden canopy is spread out for him. He 
marries a beautiful and enticing young woman;
the rabbit and the lion sing their praises.  || 3 ||   Says Kabeer, listen, O 
Saints — the ant has eaten the mountain. The turtle
says, “I need a burning coal, also.” Listen to this mystery of the Shabad.  || 
4 || 6 ||   AASAA:  The body is a bag with seventy-
two chambers, and one opening, the Tenth Gate. He alone is a real Yogi on this 
earth, who asks for the primal world of the
nine regions.  || 1 ||   Such a Yogi obtains the nine treasures. He lifts his 
soul up from below, to the skies of the Tenth Gate.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   He makes spiritual wisdom his patched coat, and meditation 
his needle. He twists the thread of the Word of
the Shabad. Making the five elements his deer skin to sit on, he walks on the 
Guru’s Path.  || 2 ||   He makes compassion his
shovel, his body the firewood, and he kindles the fire of divine vision. He 
places love within his heart, and he remains in deep
meditation throughout the four ages.  || 3 ||    All Yoga is in the Name of the 
Lord; the body and the breath of life belong to
Him. Says Kabeer, if God grants His Grace, He bestows the insignia of Truth.  
|| 4 || 7 ||   AASAA:  Where have the Hindus and
Muslims come from? Who put them on their different paths? Think of this, and 
contemplate it within your mind, O men of evil
intentions. Who will go to heaven and hell?  || 1 ||   O Qazi, which book have 
you read? Such scholars and students have all
died, and none of them have discovered the inner meaning.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Because of the love of woman, circumcision is
done; I don’t believe in it, O Siblings of Destiny. If God wished me to be a 
Muslim, it would be cut off by itself.   || 2 ||   If
circumcision makes one a Muslim, then what about a woman? She is the other half 
of a man’s body, and she does not leave
him, so he remains a Hindu.  || 3 ||   Give up your holy books, and remember 
the Lord, you fool, and stop oppressing others
so badly. Kabeer has grasped hold of the Lord’s Support, and the Muslims have 
utterly failed.  || 4 || 8 ||   AASAA:  As long as
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But when the oil is burnt, the wick goes out, and the mansion becomes desolate. 
 || 1 ||   O mad-man, no one will keep you,
for even a moment. Meditate on the Name of that Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    
Tell me, whose mother is that, whose father is
that, and which man has a wife? When the pitcher of the body breaks, no one 
cares for you at all. Everyone says, “Take him
away, take him away!”  || 2 ||   Sitting on the threshold, his mother cries, 
and his brothers take away the coffin. Taking down
her hair, his wife cries out in sorrow, and the swan-soul departs all alone.  
|| 3 ||    Says Kabeer, listen, O Saints, about the
terrifying world-ocean. This human suffers torture and the Messenger of Death 
will not leave him alone, O Lord of the World.

|| 4 || 9 ||  DU-TUKAS  ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

AASAA  OF  KABEER  JEE,   CHAU-PADAS,   IK-TUKAS:

Sanak and Sanand, the sons of Brahma, could not find the Lord’s limits. Brahma 
wasted his life away, continually reading the
Vedas.  || 1 ||   Churn the churn of the Lord, O my Siblings of Destiny. Churn 
it steadily, so that the essence, the butter, may
not be lost.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Make your body the churning jar, and use the 
stick of your mind to churn it. Gather the curds of
the Word of the Shabad.   || 2 ||    The churning of the Lord is to reflect 
upon Him within your mind. By Guru’s Grace, the
Ambrosial Nectar flows into us.  || 3 ||   Says Kabeer, if the Lord, our King 
casts His Glance of Grace, one is carried across to
the other side, holding fast to the Lord’s Name.  || 4 || 1 || 10 ||    AASAA:  
The wick has dried up, and the oil is exhausted.
The drum does not sound, and the actor has gone to sleep.  || 1 ||    The fire 
has gone out, and no smoke is produced. The
One Lord is pervading and permeating everywhere; there is no other second.  || 
1 ||  Pause  ||    The string has broken, and
the guitar makes no sound. He mistakenly ruins his own affairs.   || 2 ||    
When one comes to understand, he forgets his
preaching, ranting and raving, and arguing.  || 3 ||    Says Kabeer, the state 
of supreme dignity is never far from those who
conquer the five demons of the body passions.  || 4 || 2 || 11 ||   AASAA:  As 
many mistakes as the son commits, his mother
does not hold them against him in her mind.  || 1 ||   O Lord, I am Your child. 
Why not destroy my sins?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   If
the son, in anger, runs away, even then, his mother does not hold it against 
him in her mind.  || 2 ||   My mind has fallen into
the whirlpool of anxiety. Without the Naam, how can I cross over to the other 
side?  || 3 ||   Please, bless my body with pure
and lasting understanding, Lord; in peace and poise, Kabeer chants the Praises 
of the Lord.  || 4 || 3 || 12 ||    AASAA:  My
pilgrimage to Mecca is on the banks of the Gomati River; the spiritual teacher 
in his yellow robes dwells there.  || 1 ||   Waaho!
Waaho! Hail! Hail! How wondrously he sings.


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The Name of the Lord is pleasing to my mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Naarada the 
sage, and Shaarada the goddess of knowledge,
serve the Lord. The goddess Lakhshmi sits by Him as His slave.  || 2 ||   The 
mala is around my neck, and the Lord’s Name is
upon my tongue. I repeat the Naam, the Name of the Lord, a thousand times, and 
bow in reverence to Him.   || 3 ||    Says
Kabeer, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord; I teach both Hindus and 
Muslims.  || 4 || 4 || 13 ||

AASAA,   KABEER  JEE,   9  PANCH-PADAS,   5  DU-TUKAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

You tear off the leaves, O gardener, but in each and every leaf, there is life. 
That stone idol, for which you tear off those
leaves — that stone idol is lifeless.  || 1 ||    In this, you are mistaken, O 
gardener. The True Guru is the Living Lord.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Brahma is in the leaves, Vishnu is in the branches, and Shiva is in 
the flowers. When you break these three gods,
whose service are you performing?  || 2 ||   The sculptor carves the stone and 
fashions it into an idol, placing his feet upon its
chest. If this stone god was true, it would devour the sculptor for this!  || 3 
||   Rice and beans, candies, cakes and cookies —
the priest enjoys these, while he puts ashes into the mouth of the idol.  || 4 
||    The gardener is mistaken, and the world is
mistaken, but I am not mistaken. Says Kabeer, the Lord preserves me; the Lord, 
my King, has showered His Blessings upon
me.   || 5 || 1 || 14 ||    AASAA:   Twelve years pass in childhood, and for 
another twenty years, he does not practice self-
discipline and austerity. For another thirty years, he does not worship God in 
any way, and then, when he is old, he repents
and regrets.  || 1 ||   His life wastes away as he cries out, “Mine, mine!” The 
pool of his power has dried up.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
He makes a dam around the dried-up pool, and with his hands, he makes a fence 
around the harvested field. When the thief of
Death comes, he quickly carries away what the fool had tried to preserve as his 
own.  || 2 ||    His feet and head and hands
begin to tremble, and the tears flow copiously from his eyes. His tongue has 
not spoken the correct words, but now, he hopes
to practice religion!  || 3 ||   If the Dear Lord shows His Mercy, one 
enshrines love for Him, and obtains the Profit of the Lord’s
Name. By Guru’s Grace, he receives the wealth of the Lord’s Name, which alone 
shall go with him, when he departs in the
end.  || 4 ||   Says Kabeer, listen, O Saints — he shall not take any other 
wealth with him. When the summons comes from the
King, the Lord of the Universe, the mortal departs, leaving behind his wealth 
and mansions.   || 5 || 2 || 15 ||    AASAA:   To
some, the Lord has given silks and satins, and to some, beds decorated with 
cotton ribbons. Some do not even have a poor
patched coat, and some live in thatched huts.  || 1 ||   Do not indulge in envy 
and bickering, O my mind. By continually doing
good deeds, these are obtained, O my mind.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The potter 
works the same clay, and colors the pots in
different ways. Into some, he sets pearls, while to others, he attaches filth.  
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God gave wealth to the miser for him to preserve, but the fool calls it his 
own. When the Messenger of Death strikes him with
his club, in an instant, everything is settled.  || 3 ||   The Lord’s humble 
servant is called the most exalted Saint; he obeys the
Command of the Lord’s Order, and obtains peace. Whatever is pleasing to the 
Lord, he accepts as True; he enshrines the
Lord’s Will within his mind.  || 4 ||   Says Kabeer, listen, O Saints — it is 
false to call out, “Mine, mine.” Breaking the bird cage,
death takes the bird away, and only the torn threads remain.  || 5 || 3 || 16 
||   AASAA:  I am Your humble servant, Lord; Your
Praises are pleasing to my mind. The Lord, the Primal Being, the Master of the 
poor, does not ordain that they should be
oppressed.  || 1 ||   O Qazi, it is not right to speak before Him.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Keeping your fasts, reciting your prayers,
and reading the Kalma, the Islamic creed, shall not take you to paradise. The 
Temple of Mecca is hidden within your mind, if
you  only  knew  it.   ||  2  ||     That  should  be  your  prayer,  to  
administer  justice.  Let  your  Kalma  be  the  knowledge  of  the
unknowable Lord. Spread your prayer mat by conquering your five desires, and 
you shall recognize the true religion.   || 3 ||
Recognize Your Lord and Master, and fear Him within your heart; conquer your 
egotism, and make it worthless. As you see
yourself, see others as well; only then will you become a partner in heaven.  
|| 4 ||    The clay is one, but it has taken many
forms; I recognize the One Lord within them all. Says Kabeer, I have abandoned 
paradise, and reconciled my mind to hell.  ||
5 || 4 || 17 ||   AASAA:  From the city of the Tenth Gate, the sky of the mind, 
not even a drop rains down. Where is the music
of the sound current of the Naad, which was contained in it? The Supreme Lord 
God, the Transcendent Lord, the Master of
wealth has taken away the Supreme Soul.  || 1 ||   O Father, tell me: where has 
it gone? It used to dwell within the body, and
dance in the mind, teaching and speaking.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Where has 
the player gone — he who made this temple his
own?  No  story,  word  or  understanding  is  produced;  the  Lord  has  
drained  off  all  the  power.    ||  2  ||     The  ears,  your
companions, have gone deaf, and the power of your organs is exhausted. Your 
feet have failed, your hands have gone limp,
and no words issue forth from your mouth.  || 3 ||   Having grown weary, the 
five enemies and all the thieves have wandered
away according to their own will. The elephant of the mind has grown weary, and 
the heart has grown weary as well; through
its power, it used to pull the strings.  || 4 ||   He is dead, and the bonds of 
the ten gates are opened; he has left all his friends
and brothers. Says Kabeer, one who meditates on the Lord, breaks his bonds, 
even while yet alive.  || 5 || 5 || 18 ||   AASAA,
4 IK-TUKAS:   No one is more powerful than the she-serpent Maya, who deceived 
even Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.   || 1 ||
Having bitten and struck them down, she now sits in the immaculate waters. By 
Guru’s Grace, I have seen her, who has bitten
the three worlds.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   O Siblings of Destiny, why is she 
called a she-serpent? One who realizes the True Lord,
devours the she-serpent.   || 2 ||    No one else is more frivolous than this 
she-serpent. When the she-serpent is overcome,
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|| 3 ||   This she-serpent is created by Him. What power or weakness does she 
have by herself?   || 4 ||   If she abides with
the mortal, then his soul abides in his body. By Guru’s Grace, Kabeer has 
easily crossed over.  || 5 || 6 || 19 ||   AASAA:  Why
bother to read the Simritees to a dog? Why bother to sing the Lord’s Praises to 
the faithless cynic?  || 1 ||   Remain absorbed
in the Lord’s Name, Raam, Raam, Raam. Do not bother to speak of it to the 
faithless cynic, even by mistake.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
Why offer camphor to a crow? Why give the snake milk to drink?   || 2 ||    
Joining the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation,
discriminating understanding is attained. That iron which touches the 
Philosopher’s Stone becomes gold.  || 3 ||   The dog, the
faithless cynic, does everything as the Lord causes him to do. He does the 
deeds pre-ordained from the very beginning.  || 4 ||
If you take Ambrosial Nectar and irrigate the neem tree with it, still, its 
natural qualities are not changed.   || 5 || 7 || 20 ||
AASAA:  A fortress like that of Sri Lanka, with the ocean as a moat around it — 
there is no news about that house of Raavan.

|| 1 ||    What shall I ask for? Nothing is permanent. I see with my eyes that 
the world is passing away.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Thousands of sons and thousands of grandsons — but in that house of Raavan, the 
lamps and wicks have gone out.  || 2 ||
The moon and the sun cooked his food. The fire washed his clothes.  || 3 ||    
Under Guru’s Instructions, one whose mind is
filled with the Lord’s Name, becomes permanent, and does not go anywhere.  || 4 
||   Says Kabeer, listen, people: without the
Lord’s Name, no one is liberated.  || 5 || 8 || 21 ||   AASAA:  First, the son 
was born, and then, his mother. The guru falls at
the feet of the disciple.  || 1 ||   Listen to this wonderful thing, O Siblings 
of Destiny! I saw the lion herding the cows.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   The fish of the water gives birth upon a tree. I saw a cat carrying 
away a dog.  || 2 ||    The branches are below,
and the roots are above. The trunk of that tree bears fruits and flowers.  || 3 
||   Riding a horse, the buffalo takes him out to
graze. The bull is away, while his load has come home.  || 4 ||   Says Kabeer, 
one who understands this hymn, and chants the
Lord’s Name, comes to understand everything.  || 5 || 9 || 22 ||

22  CHAU-PADAS  AND  PANCH-PADAS,   AASAA  OF  KABEER  JEE,

8  TRI-PADAS,   7  DU-TUKAS,   1  IK-TUKA:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Lord created the body from sperm, and protected it in the fire pit. For 
nine months He preserved you in your mother’s
womb, and then, after you were born, you became attached to Maya.  || 1 ||    O 
mortal, why have you attached yourself to
greed, and lost the jewel of life? You did not plant the seeds of good actions 
in the earth of your past lives.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
From an infant, you have grown old. That which was to happen, has happened. 
When the Messenger of Death comes and
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|| 2 ||   You hope for long life, while Death counts your breaths. The world is 
a game, O Kabeer, so throw the dice consciously.

|| 3 || 1 || 23 ||   AASAA:  I make my body the dying vat, and within it, I dye 
my mind. I make the five elements my marriage
guests. I take my marriage vows with the Lord, my King; my soul is imbued with 
His Love.  || 1 ||   Sing, sing, O brides of the
Lord, the marriage songs of the Lord. The Lord, my King, has come to my house 
as my Husband.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Within
the lotus of my heart, I have made my bridal pavilion, and I have spoken the 
wisdom of God. I have obtained the Lord King as
my Husband — such is my great good fortune.  || 2 ||   The angles, holy men, 
silent sages, and the 330,000,000 deities have
come in their heavenly chariots to see this spectacle. Says Kabeer, I have been 
taken in marriage by the One Supreme Being,
the Lord God.  || 3 || 2 || 24 ||   AASAA:  I am bothered by my mother-in-law, 
Maya, and loved by my father-in-law, the Lord.
I  fear  even  the  name  of  my  husband’s  elder  brother,  Death.  O  my  
mates  and  companions,  my  husband’s  sister,
misunderstanding has seized me, and I am burning with the pain of separation 
from my husband’s younger brother, divine
knowledge.  || 1 ||   My mind has gone insane, since I forgot the Lord. How can 
I lead a virtuous lifestyle? He rests in the bed
of my mind, but I cannot see Him with my eyes. Unto whom should I tell my 
sufferings?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    My step-father,
egotism, fights with me, and my mother, desire, is always intoxicated. When I 
stayed with my elder brother, meditation, then I
was loved by my Husband Lord.   || 2 ||    Says Kabeer, the five passions argue 
with me, and in these arguments, my life is
wasting away. The false Maya has bound the whole world, but I have obtained 
peace, chanting the Name of the Lord.  || 3 ||
3 || 25 ||   AASAA:  In my house, I constantly weave the thread, while you wear 
the thread around your neck, O Brahmin. You
read the Vedas and sacred hymns, while I have enshrined the Lord of the 
Universe in my heart.  || 1 ||    Upon my tongue,
within my eyes, and within my heart, abides the Lord, the Lord of the Universe. 
When you are interrogated at Death’s door, O
mad-man, what will you say then?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I am a cow, and You are 
the herdsman, the Sustainer of the World. You
are my Saving Grace, lifetime after lifetime. You have never taken me across to 
graze there — what sort of a herdsman are
You?  || 2 ||    You are a Brahmin, and I am a weaver of Benares; can You 
understand my wisdom? You beg from emperors
and kings, while I meditate on the Lord.  || 3 || 4 || 26 ||   AASAA:  The life 
of the world is only a dream; life is just a dream.
Believing it to be true, I grasped at it, and abandoned the supreme treasure.   
|| 1 ||    O Father, I have enshrined love and
affection for Maya, which has taken the jewel of spiritual wisdom away from me. 
 || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The moth sees with its
eyes, but it still becomes entangled; the insect does not see the fire. 
Attached to gold and woman, the fool does not think of
the noose of Death.  || 2 ||   Reflect upon this, and abandon sin; the Lord is 
a boat to carry you across. Says Kabeer, such is
the Lord, the Life of the World; there is no one equal to Him.  || 3 || 5 || 27 
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In the past, I have taken many forms, but I shall not take form again. The 
strings and wires of the musical instrument are
worn out, and I am in the power of the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||   Now, I no longer 
dance to the tune. My mind no longer beats
the drum.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I have burnt away sexual desire, anger and 
attachment to Maya, and the pitcher of my desires
has burst. The gown of sensuous pleasures is worn out, and all my doubts have 
been dispelled.  || 2 ||   I look upon all beings
alike, and my conflict and strife are ended. Says Kabeer, when the Lord showed 
His Favor, I obtained Him, the Perfect One.  ||
3  || 6 || 28 ||   AASAA:  You keep your fasts to please Allah, while you 
murder other beings for pleasure. You look after your
own interests, and so not see the interests of others. What good is your word?  
|| 1 ||   O Qazi, the One Lord is within you, but
you do not behold Him by thought or contemplation. You do not care for others, 
you are a religious fanatic, and your life is of
no account at all.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Your holy scriptures say that Allah 
is True, and that he is neither male nor female. But
you gain nothing by reading and studying, O mad-man, if you do not gain the 
understanding in your heart.  || 2 ||    Allah is
hidden in every heart; reflect upon this in your mind. The One Lord is within 
both Hindu and Muslim; Kabeer proclaims this out
loud.  || 3 || 7 || 29 ||    AASAA,  TI-PADA,  IK-TUKA:  I have decorated 
myself to meet my Husband Lord. But the Lord, the
Life of the Word, the Sustainer of the Universe, has not come to meet me.  || 1 
||    The Lord is my Husband, and I am the
Lord’s bride. The Lord is so great, and I am infinitesimally small.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   The bride and the Groom dwell together.
They lie upon the one bed, but their union is difficult.  || 2 ||   Blessed is 
the soul-bride, who is pleasing to her Husband Lord.
Says Kabeer, she shall not have to be reincarnated again.  || 3 || 8 || 30 ||

AASAA  OF  KABEER  JEE,   DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

When the Diamond of the Lord pierces the diamond of my mind, the fickle mind 
waving in the wind is easily absorbed into
Him. This Diamond fills all with Divine Light; through the True Guru’s 
Teachings, I have found Him.  || 1 ||   The sermon of the
Lord is the unstruck, endless song. Becoming a swan, one recognizes the Diamond 
of the Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Says
Kabeer, I have seen such a Diamond, permeating and pervading the world. The 
hidden diamond became visible, when the
Guru revealed it to me.  || 2 || 1 || 31 ||   AASAA:  My first wife, ignorance, 
was ugly, of low social status and bad character;
she  was  evil  in  my  home,  and  in  her  parents’  home.  My  present  
bride,  divine  understanding,  is  beautiful,  wise  and  well-
behaved; I have taken her to my heart.  || 1 ||   It has turned out so well, 
that my first wife has died. May she, whom I have
now married, live throughout the ages.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Says Kabeer, when 
the younger bride came, the elder one lost her
husband. The younger bride is with me now, and the elder one has taken another 
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|| 2 || 2 || 32 ||    AASAA:   My daughter-in-law was first called Dhannia, the 
woman of wealth, but now she is called Raam-
jannia, the servant of the Lord.  || 1 ||   These shaven-headed saints have 
ruined my house. They have caused my son to start
chanting the Lord’s Name.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Says Kabeer, listen, O 
mother: these shaven-headed saints have done away
with my low social status.  || 2 || 3 || 33 ||   AASAA:  Stay, stay, O 
daughter-in-law — do not cover your face with a veil. In
the end, this shall not bring you even half a shell.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The 
one before you used to veil her face; do not follow in
her footsteps.   || 1 ||    The only merit in veiling your face is that for a 
few days, people will say, “What a noble bride has
come”.  || 2 ||   Your veil shall be true only if you skip, dance and sing the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 3 ||   Says Kabeer,
the soul-bride shall win, only if she passes her life singing the Lord’s 
Praises.  || 4 || 1 || 34 ||   AASAA:  I would rather be cut
apart by a saw, than have You turn Your back on me. Hug me close, and listen to 
my prayer.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice to You

— please, turn Your face to me, O Beloved Lord. Why have You turned Your back 
to me? Why have You killed me?   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Even if You cut my body apart, I shall not pull my limbs away from 
You. Even if my body falls, I shall not break my
bonds of love with You.  || 2 ||   Between You and I, there is no other. You 
are the Husband Lord, and I am the soul-bride.  ||
3 ||   Says Kabeer, listen, O people: now, I place no reliance in you.  || 4 || 
2 || 35 ||   AASAA:  No one knows the secret of
God, the Cosmic Weaver. He has stretched out the fabric of the whole world.  || 
1 ||  Pause  ||   When you listen to the Vedas
and the Puraanas, you shall know that the whole world is only a small piece of 
His woven fabric.  || 1 ||    He has made the
earth and sky His loom. Upon it, He moves the two bobbins of the sun and the 
moon.  || 2 ||   Placing my feet together, I have
accomplished one thing — my mind is pleased with that Weaver. I have come to 
understand my own home, and recognize the
Lord within my heart.   || 3 ||    Says Kabeer, when my body workshop breaks, 
the Weaver shall blend my thread with His
thread.  || 4 || 3 || 36 ||   AASAA:  With filth within the heart, even if one 
bathes at sacred places of pilgrimage, still, he shall
not go to heaven. Nothing is gained by trying to please others — the Lord 
cannot be fooled.  || 1 ||   Worship the One Divine
Lord. The true cleansing bath is service to the Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   If 
salvation can be obtained by bathing in water, then
what about the frog, which is always bathing in water? As is the frog, so is 
that mortal; he is reincarnated, over and over
again.   || 2 ||    If the hard-hearted sinner dies in Benaares, he cannot 
escape hell. And even if the Lord’s Saint dies in the
cursed land of Haramba, still, he saves all his family.   || 3 ||    Where 
there is neither day nor night, and neither Vedas nor
Shaastras, there, the Formless Lord abides. Says Kabeer, meditate on Him, O 
mad-men of the world.  || 4 || 4 || 37 ||


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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

AASAA,   THE  WORD  OF  THE  REVEREND  NAAM  DAYV  JEE:

In the one and in the many, He is pervading and permeating; wherever I look, 
there He is. The marvellous image of Maya is so
fascinating; how few understand this.  || 1 ||    God is everything, God is 
everything. Without God, there is nothing at all. As
one thread holds hundreds and thousands of beads, He is woven into His 
creation.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The waves of the water,
the foam and bubbles, are not distinct from the water. This manifested world is 
the playful game of the Supreme Lord God;
reflecting upon it, we find that it is not different from Him.  || 2 ||   False 
doubts and dream objects — man believes them to
be true. The Guru has instructed me to try to do good deeds, and my awakened 
mind has accepted this.  || 3 ||   Says Naam
Dayv, see the Creation  of  the  Lord, and  reflect upon  it in  your  heart.  
In  each  and  every  heart,  and  deep  within  the  very
nucleus of all, is the One Lord.  || 4 || 1 ||   AASAA:  Bringing the pitcher, 
I fill it with water, to bathe the Lord. But 4.2 million
species of beings are in the water — how can I use it for the Lord, O Siblings 
of Destiny?  || 1 ||   Wherever I go, the Lord is
there. He continually plays in supreme bliss.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I bring 
flowers to weave a garland, in worshipful adoration of
the Lord. But the bumble bee has already sucked out the fragrance — how can I 
use it for the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny?  ||
2 ||    I carry milk and cook it to make pudding, with which to feed the Lord. 
But the calf has already tasted the milk — how
can I use it for the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny?  || 3 ||   The Lord is here, 
the Lord is there; without the Lord, there is no world
at all. Prays Naam Dayv, O Lord, You are totally permeating and pervading all 
places and interspaces.  || 4 || 2 ||   AASAA:  My
mind is the yardstick, and my tongue is the scissors. I measure it out and cut 
off the noose of death.  || 1 ||   What do I have
to do with social status? What do I have to with ancestry? I meditate on the 
Name of the Lord, day and night.  || 1 ||  Pause

||    I dye myself in the color of the Lord, and sew what has to be sewn. 
Without the Lord’s Name, I cannot live, even for a
moment.  || 2 ||   I perform devotional worship, and sing the Glorious Praises 
of the Lord. Twenty-four hours a day, I meditate
on my Lord and Master.  || 3 ||   My needle is gold, and my thread is silver. 
Naam Dayv’s mind is attached to the Lord.  || 4 ||

3  ||     AASAA:   The  snake  sheds  its  skin,  but  does  not  lose  its  
venom.  The  heron  appears  to  be  meditating,  but  it  is
concentrating on the water.  || 1 ||   Why do you practice meditation and 
chanting, when your mind is not pure?  || 1 ||  Pause

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Naam Dayv’s Lord and Master has settled my inner conflicts. Drink in the 
sublime elixir of the Lord, O deceitful one.  || 3 || 4

||    AASAA:   One who recognizes the Supreme Lord God, dislikes other desires. 
He focuses his consciousness on the Lord’s
devotional worship, and keeps his mind free of anxiety.  || 1 ||    O my mind, 
how will you cross over the world-ocean, if you
are filled with the water of corruption? Gazing upon the falseness of Maya, you 
have gone astray, O my mind.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   You have given me birth in the house of a calico-printer, but I have found 
the Teachings of the Guru. By the Grace of the
Saint, Naam Dayv has met the Lord.  || 2 || 5 ||

AASAA,   THE  WORD  OF  THE  REVEREND  RAVI  DAAS  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The deer, the fish, the bumble bee, the moth and the elephant are destroyed, 
each for a single defect. So the one who is filled
with the five incurable vices — what hope is there for him?   || 1 ||    O 
Lord, he is in love with ignorance. His lamp of clear
wisdom has grown dim.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The creeping creatures live 
thoughtless lives, and cannot discriminate between
good and evil. It is so difficult to obtain this human incarnation, and yet, 
they keep company with the low.  || 2 ||   Wherever
the beings and creatures are, they are born according to the karma of their 
past actions. The noose of death is unforgiving,
and it shall catch them; it cannot be warded off.  || 3 ||   O servant Ravi 
Daas, dispel your sorrow and doubt, and know that
Guru-given spiritual wisdom is the penance of penances. O Lord, Destroyer of 
the fears of Your humble devotees, make me
supremely blissful in the end.  || 4 || 1 ||   AASAA:  Your Saints are Your 
body, and their company is Your breath of life. By the
True Guru-given spiritual wisdom, I know the Saints as the gods of gods.  || 1 
||   O Lord, God of gods, grant me the Society
of the Saints, the sublime essence of the Saints’ conversation, and the Love of 
the Saints.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Character of
the Saints, the lifestyle of the Saints, and the service of the servant of the 
Saints.  || 2 ||    I ask for these, and for one thing
more — devotional worship, which shall fulfill my desires. Do not show me the 
wicked sinners.   || 3 ||    Says Ravi Daas, he
alone is wise, who knows this: there is no difference between the Saints and 
the Infinite Lord.  || 4 || 2 ||   AASAA:  You are
sandalwood,  and  I  am  the  poor  castor  oil  plant,  dwelling  close  to  
you.  From  a  lowly  tree,  I  have  become  exalted;  Your
fragrance, Your exquisite fragrance now permeates me.  || 1 ||   O Lord, I seek 
the Sanctuary of the company of Your Saints; I
am worthless, and You are so benevolent.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You are the 
white and yellow threads of silk, and I am like a poor
worm. O Lord, I seek to live in the Company of the Saints, like the bee with 
its honey.   || 2 ||    My social status is low, my
ancestry is low, and my birth is low as well. I have not performed the service 
of the Lord, the Lord, says Ravi Daas the cobbler.

|| 3 || 3 ||    AASAA:   What would it matter, if my body were cut into pieces? 
If I were to lose Your Love, Lord, then Your
humble servant would be afraid.  || 1 ||   Your lotus feet are the home of my 
mind. Drinking in Your Nectar, I have obtained
the wealth of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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Prosperity, adversity, property and wealth are just Maya. Your humble servant 
is not engrossed in them.  || 2 ||   Your humble
servant is tied by the rope of Your Love. Says Ravi Daas, what benefit would I 
get by escaping from it?  || 3 || 4 ||   AASAA:
The Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har, Har, Har, Haray. Meditating on the Lord, the 
humble are carried across to salvation.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Through the Lord’s Name, Kabeer became famous and respected. The 
accounts of his past incarnations were torn
up.  || 1 ||    Because of Naam Dayv’s devotion, the Lord drank the milk he 
offered. He shall not have to suffer the pains of
reincarnation into the world again.  || 2 ||    Servant Ravi Daas is imbued 
with the Lord’s Love. By Guru’s Grace, he shall not
have to go to hell.  || 3 || 5 ||   AASAA:  How does the puppet of clay dance? 
He looks and listens, hears and speaks, and runs
around.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   When he acquires something, he is inflated with 
ego. But when his wealth is gone, then he cries
and bewails.  || 1 ||   In thought, word and deed, he is attached to the sweet 
and tangy flavors. When he dies, no one knows
where he has gone.  || 2 ||   Says Ravi Daas, the world is just a dramatic 
play, O Siblings of Destiny. I have enshrined love for
the Lord, the star of the show.  || 3 || 6 ||

AASAA,   THE  WORD  OF  DEVOTEE  DHANNA  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I wandered through countless incarnations, but mind, body and wealth never 
remain stable. Attached to, and stained by the
poisons of sexual desire and greed, the mind has forgotten the jewel of the 
Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The poisonous fruit seems
sweet to the demented mind, which does not know the difference between good and 
evil. Turning away from virtue, his love
for other things increases, and he weaves again the web of birth and death.  || 
1 ||   He does not know the way to the Lord,
who dwells within his heart; burning in the trap, he is caught by the noose of 
death. Gathering the poisonous fruits, he fills his
mind with them, and he forgets God, the Supreme Being, from his mind.  || 2 ||  
  The Guru has given the wealth of spiritual
wisdom; practicing meditation, the mind becomes one with Him. Embracing loving 
devotional worship for the Lord, I  have
come to know peace; satisfied and satiated, I have been liberated.  || 3 ||   
One who is filled with the Divine Light, recognizes
the undeceivable Lord God. Dhanna has obtained the Lord, the Sustainer of the 
World, as his wealth; meeting the humble
Saints, he merges in the Lord.  || 4 || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Naam Dayv’s mind 
was absorbed into God, Gobind, Gobind, Gobind.
The calico-printer, worth half a shell, became worth millions.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||    Abandoning weaving and stretching thread,
Kabeer enshrined love for the Lord’s lotus feet. A weaver from a lowly family, 
he became an ocean of excellence.  || 1 ||   Ravi
Daas, who used to carry dead cows every day, renounced the world of Maya. He 
became famous in the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, and obtained the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan.   
|| 2 ||    Sain, the barber, the village drudge,
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The Supreme Lord God dwelled in his heart, and he was counted among the 
devotees.  || 3 ||   Hearing this, Dhanna the Jaat
applied himself to devotional worship. The Lord of the Universe met him 
personally; Dhanna was so very blessed.  || 4 || 2 ||
O my consciousness, why don’t you remain conscious of the Merciful Lord? How 
can you recognize any other? You may run
around the whole universe, but that alone happens which the Creator Lord does.  
 || 1 ||   Pause   ||    In the water of the
mother’s womb, He fashioned the body with ten gates. He gives it sustenance, 
and preserves it in fire — such is my Lord and
Master.  || 1 ||   The mother turtle is in the water, and her babies are out of 
the water. She has no wings to protect them, and
no mik to feed them. The Perfect Lord, the embodiment of supreme bliss, the 
Fascinating Lord takes care of them. See this,
and understand it in your mind   || 2 ||    The worm lies hidden under the 
stone — there is no way for him to escape. Says
Dhanna, the Perfect Lord takes care of him. Fear not, O my soul.  || 3 || 3 ||

AASAA,   THE  WORD  OF  SHAYKH  FAREED  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

They alone are true, whose love for God is deep and heart-felt. Those who have 
one thing in their heart, and something else in
their mouth, are judged to be false.  || 1 ||   Those who are imbued with love 
for the Lord, are delighted by His Vision. Those
who forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are a burden on the earth.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Those whom the Lord attaches to
the hem of His robe, are the true dervishes at His Door. Blessed are the 
mothers who gave birth to them, and fruitful is their
coming into the world.   || 2 ||    O Lord, Sustainer and Cherisher, You are 
infinite, unfathomable and endless. Those who
recognize the True Lord — I kiss their feet.  || 3 ||   I seek Your Protection 
— You are the Forgiving Lord. Please, bless Shaykh
Fareed with the bounty of Your meditative worship.   || 4 || 1 ||    AASAA:   
Says Shaykh Fareed, O my dear friend, attach
yourself to the Lord. This body shall turn to dust, and its home shall be a 
neglected graveyard.  || 1 ||   You can meet the Lord
today, O Shaykh Fareed, if you restrain your bird-like desires which keep your 
mind in turmoil.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    If I had
known that I was to die, and not return again, I would not have ruined myself 
by clinging to the world of falsehood.  || 2 ||
So speak the Truth, in righteousness, and do not speak falsehood. The disciple 
ought to travel the route, pointed out by the
Guru.  || 3 ||    Seeing the youths being carried across, the hearts of the 
beautiful young soul-brides are encouraged. Those
who side with the glitter of gold, are cut down with a saw.  || 4 ||    O 
Shaykh, no one’s life is permanent in this world. That
seat, upon which we now sit — many others sat on it and have since departed.  
|| 5 ||   As the swallows appear in the month
of Katik, forest fires in the month of Chayt, and lightning in Saawan, and as 
the bride’s arms adorn her husband’s neck in
winter;  || 6 ||    Just so, the transitory human bodies pass away. Reflect 
upon this in your mind. It takes six months to form
the body, but it breaks in an instant.  || 7 ||   O Fareed, the earth asks the 
sky, “Where have the boatmen gone?” Some have
been cremated, and some lie in their graves; their souls are suffering rebukes. 
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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

RAAG  GUJRI,   FIRST  MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS,   FIRST  HOUSE:

I would make Your Name the sandalwood, and my mind the stone to rub it on; for 
saffron, I would offer good deeds; thus, I
perform worship and adoration within my heart.  || 1 ||   Perform worship and 
adoration by meditating on the Naam, the Name
of the Lord; without the Name, there is no worship and adoration.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   If one were to wash his heart inwardly,
like the stone idol which is washed on the outside, his filth would be removed, 
his soul would be cleansed, and he would be
liberated when he departs.  || 2 ||   Even beasts have value, as they eat grass 
and give milk. Without the Naam, the mortal’s
life is cursed, as are the actions he performs.  || 3 ||   The Lord is hear at 
hand — do not think that He is far away. He always
cherishes us, and remembers us. Whatever He gives us, we eat; says Nanak, He is 
the True Lord.  || 4 || 1 ||   GUJRI,  FIRST
MEHL:  From the lotus of Vishnu’s navel, Brahma was born; He chanted the Vedas 
with a melodious voice. He could not find
the Lord’s limits, and he remained in the darkness of coming and going.  || 1 
||   Why should I forget my Beloved?  He is the
support of my very breath of life. The perfect beings perform devotional 
worship to Him. The silent sages serve Him through
the Guru’s Teachings.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   His lamps are the sun and the moon; 
the One Light of the Destroyer of ego fills the
three  worlds.  One  who  becomes  Gurmukh  remains  immaculately  pure,  day  
and  night,  while  the  self-willed  manmukh  is
enveloped by the darkness of night.  || 2 ||   The Siddhas in Samaadhi are 
continually in conflict; what can they see with their
two eyes? One who has the Divine Light within his heart, and is awakened to the 
melody of the Word of the Shabad — the
True Guru settles his conflicts.  || 3 ||    O Lord of angels and men, infinite 
and unborn, Your True Mansion is incomparable.
Nanak merges imperceptibly into the Life of the world; shower Your mercy upon 
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RAAG  GUJRI,   THIRD  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Cursed is that life, in which the Lord’s Love is not obtained. Cursed is that 
occupation, in which the Lord is forgotten, and one
becomes attached to duality.  || 1 ||   Serve such a True Guru, O my mind, that 
by serving Him, God’s Love may be produced,
and   all others may be forgotten. Your consciousness shall remain attached to 
the Lord; there shall be no fear of old age, and
the supreme status shall be obtained.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    A divine peace 
wells up from God’s Love; behold, it comes from
devotional worship. When my identity consumed my identical identity, then my 
mind became immaculately pure, and my light
was blended with the Divine Light.  || 2 ||   Without good fortune, such a True 
Guru cannot be found, no matter how much all
may yearn for Him. If the veil of falsehood is removed from within, then 
lasting peace is obtained.   || 3 ||    O Nanak, what
service can the servant perform for such a True Guru? He should offer his life, 
his very soul, to the Guru. If he focuses his
consciousness on the Will of the True Guru, then the True Guru Himself will 
bless him.  || 4 || 1 || 3 ||   GUJRI,  THIRD MEHL:
Serve      the Lord; do not serve anyone else. Serving the Lord, you shall 
obtain the fruits of your heart’s desires; serving another,
your  life  shall  pass  away  in  vain.   ||  1  ||     The  Lord  is  my  
Love,  the  Lord  is  my  way  of  life,  the  Lord  is  my  speech  and
conversation. By Guru’s Grace, my mind is saturated with the Lord’s Love; this 
is what makes up my service.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
The     Lord is my Simritees, the Lord is my Shaastras; the Lord is my relative 
and the Lord is my brother. I am hungry for the
Lord; my mind is satisfied with the Name of the Lord. The Lord is my relation, 
my helper in the end.  || 2 ||   Without the Lord,
other assets are false. They do not go with the mortal when he departs. The 
Lord is my wealth, which shall go with me;
wherever I go, it will go.   ||  3  ||     One  who  is  attached  to  
falsehood  is  false;  false  are  the  deeds  he  does.  Says  Nanak,
everything happens according to the Will of the Lord; no one has any say in 
this at all.  || 4 || 2 || 4 ||   GUJRI,  THIRD MEHL:
It         is so difficult to obtain the Naam, the Name of the Lord, in this 
age; only the Gurmukh obtains it. Without the Name, no one
is liberated; let anyone make other efforts, and see.   || 1 ||    I am a 
sacrifice to my Guru; I am forever a sacrifice to Him.
Meeting the True Guru, the Lord comes to dwell in the mind, and one remains 
absorbed in Him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   When God
instills  His  fearl,  a  balanced  detachment  springs  up  in  the  mind.  
Through  this  detachment,  the  Lord  is  obtained,  and  one
remains absorbed in the Lord.  || 2 ||    He alone is liberated, who conquers 
his mind; Maya does not stick to him again. He
dwells  in  the  Tenth  Gate,  and  obtains  the  understanding  of  the  three 
 worlds.   ||  3  ||     O  Nanak,  through  the  Guru,  one
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This deed was done by the Creator Lord; one’s light merges into the Light.  || 
4 || 3 || 5 ||   GUJRI,  THIRD MEHL:  Everyone
chants the Lord’s Name, Raam, Raam; but by such chanting, the Lord is not 
obtained. By Guru’s Grace, the Lord comes to
dwell in the mind, and then, the fruits are obtained.  || 1 ||    One who 
enshrines love for God within his mind, never forgets
the Lord; he continually chants the Lord’s Name, Har, Har, in his conscious 
mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Those whose hearts are
filled with hypocrisy, who are called saints only for their outward show — 
their desires are never satisfied, and they depart
grieving in the end.   || 2 ||    Although one may bathe at many places of 
pilgrimage, still, his ego never departs. That man,
whose sense of duality does not depart — the Righteous Judge of Dharma shall 
punish him.  || 3 ||   That humble being, unto
whom God showers His Mercy, obtains Him; how few are the Gurmukhs who 
understand Him. O Nanak, if one conquers his
ego within, then he comes to meet the Lord.  || 4 || 4 || 6 ||   GUJRI,  THIRD 
MEHL:  That humble being who eliminates his
ego  is  at  peace;  he  is  blessed  with  an  ever-stable  intellect.  That  
humble  being  is  immaculately  pure,  who,  as  Gurmukh,
understands the Lord, and focuses his consciousness on the Lord’s Feet.  || 1 
||   O my unconscious mind, remain conscious of
the    Lord, and you shall obtain the fruits of your desires. By Guru’s Grace, 
you shall obtain the sublime elixir of the Lord; by
continually drinking it in, you shall have eternal peace.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
 When one meets the True Guru, he becomes the
philosopher’s stone, with the ability to transform others, inspiring them to 
worship the Lord. One who worships the Lord in
adoration, obtains his rewards; instructing others, he reveals the Truth.  || 2 
||   Without becoming the philosopher’s stone, he
does not inspire others to worship the Lord; without instructing his own mind, 
how can he instruct others? The ignorant, blind
man calls himself the guru, but to whom can he show the way?  || 3 ||   O 
Nanak, without His Mercy, nothing can be obtained.
One upon whom He casts His Glance of Grace, obtains Him. By Guru’s Grace, God 
bestows greatness, and projects the Word
of His Shabad.  || 4 || 5 || 7 ||    GUJRI,  THIRD MEHL,  PANCH-PADAS:  Wisdom 
is not produced in Benares, nor is wisdom
lost in Benares. Meeting the True Guru, wisdom is produced, and then, one 
obtains this understanding.  || 1 ||   Listen to the
sermon of the Lord, O mind, and enshrine the Shabad  of  His  Word  within  
your  mind.  If  your  intellect  remains  stable  and
steady, then doubt shall depart from within you.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Enshrine 
the Lord’s lotus feet within your heart, and your
sins shall be erased. If your soul overcomes  the  five  elements,  then  you  
shall  come  to  have  a  home  at  the  true  place  of
pilgrimage.  || 2 ||   This mind of the self-centered manmukh is so stupid; it 
does not obtain any understanding at all. It does
not understand the Name of the Lord; it departs repenting in the end.   || 3 || 
   In this mind are found Benares, all sacred
shrines of pilgrimage and the Shaastras; the True Guru has explained this. The 
sixty-eight places of pilgrimage remain with
one, whose heart is filled with the Lord.   || 4 ||    O Nanak, upon meeting 
the True Guru, the Order of the Lord’s Will is
understood, and the One Lord comes to dwell in the mind. Those who are pleasing 
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They remain absorbed in You.  || 5 || 6 || 8 ||    GUJRI,   THIRD MEHL:   The 
One Name is the treasure, O Pandit. Listen to
these True Teachings. No matter what you read in duality, reading and 
contemplating it, you shall only continue to suffer.  || 1

||   So grasp the Lord’s lotus feet; through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, you 
shall come to understand. With your tongue,
taste the sublime elixir of the Lord, and your mind shall be rendered 
immaculately pure.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Meeting the True
Guru, the mind becomes content, and then, hunger and desire will not trouble 
you any longer. Obtaining the treasure of the
Naam, the Name of the Lord, one does not go knocking at other doors.  || 2 ||   
The self-willed manmukh babbles on and on,
but he does not understand. One whose heart is illumined, by Guru’s Teachings, 
obtains the Name of the Lord.  || 3 ||    You
may listen to the Shaastras, but you do not understand, and so you wander from 
door to door. He is a fool, who does not
understand his own self, and who does not enshrine love for the True Lord.  || 
4 ||   The True Lord has fooled the world — no
one     has any say in this at all. O Nanak, He does whatever He pleases, 
according to His Will.  || 5 || 7 || 9 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  GUJRI,   FOURTH  MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS,   FIRST  HOUSE:

O Servant of the Lord, O True Guru, O True Primal Being, I offer my prayers to 
You, O Guru. I am an insect and a worm; O
True Guru, I seek Your Sanctuary; please, be merciful and bestow upon me the 
Light of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 1

||   O my Best Friend, O Divine Guru, please illuminate me with the Light of 
the Lord. By Guru’s Instructions, the Naam is my
breath of life, and the Praise of the Lord is my occupation.   || 1 ||   Pause  
 ||    The Lord’s servants have the greatest good
fortune; they have faith in the Lord, Har, Har, and a thirst for the Lord. 
Obtaining the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, they are
satisfied; joining the Company of the Holy, their virtues shine forth.  || 2 || 
  Those who have not obtained the essence of the
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, are most unfortunate; they are taken away by the 
Messenger of Death. Those who have not
sought the Sanctuary of the True Guru and the Company of the Holy — cursed are 
their lives, and cursed are their hopes of
life.  || 3 ||   Those humble servants of the Lord, who have obtained the 
Company of the True Guru, have such pre-ordained
destiny written on their foreheads. Blessed, blessed is the Sat Sangat, the 
True Congregation, where the sublime essence of
the Lord is obtained. Meeting with His humble servant, O Nanak, the Naam shines 
forth.  || 4 || 1 ||   GUJRI,  FOURTH MEHL:
The Lord, the Lord of the Universe is the Beloved of the minds of those who 
join the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. The
Shabad of His Word fascinates their minds. Chant, and meditate on the Lord, the 
Lord of the Universe; God is the One who
gives  gifts  to  all.   ||  1  ||     O  my  Siblings  of  Destiny,  the  Lord 
 of  the  Universe,  Govind,  Govind,  Govind,  has  enticed  and
fascinated my mind. I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, 
Govind, Govind, Govind; joining the Holy Society of
the Guru, Your humble servant is beautified.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Devotional 
worship to the Lord is an ocean of peace; through
the Guru's Teachings, wealth, prosperity and the spiritual powers of the 
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The Lord’s Name is the Support of His humble servant; he chants the Lord’s 
Name, and with the Lord’s Name he is adorned.

|| 2 ||   Evil-minded, unfortunate and shallow-minded are those who feel anger 
in their minds, when they hear the Naam, the
Name of the Lord. You may place ambrosial nectar before crows and ravens, but 
they will be satisfied only by eating manure
and dung with their mouths.  || 3 ||   The True Guru, the Speaker of Truth, is 
the pool of Ambrosial Nectar; bathing within it,
the crow becomes a swan. O Nanak, blessed, blessed and very fortunate are those 
who, through the Guru's Teachings, with
the Naam, wash away the filth of their hearts.   || 4 || 2 ||    GUJRI,   
FOURTH MEHL:   The humble servants of the Lord are
exalted, and exalted is their speech. With their mouths, they speak for the 
benefit of others. Those who listen to them with
faith and devotion, are blessed by the Lord; showering His Mercy, He saves 
them.   || 1 ||    Lord, please, let me meet the
beloved servants of the Lord. The True Guru, the Perfect Guru, is my Beloved, 
my very breath of life; the Guru has saved me,
the sinner.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Gurmukhs are fortunate, so very 
fortunate; their Support is the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
They obtain the Ambrosial Nectar of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; through the 
Guru's Teachings, they obtain this treasure-
house of devotional worship.  || 2 ||   Those who do not obtain the Blessed 
Vision of the Darshan of the True Guru, the True
Primal Being, are most unfortunate; they are destroyed by the Messenger of 
Death. They are like dogs, pigs and jackasses;
they are cast into the womb of reincarnation, and the Lord strikes them down as 
the worst of murderers.  || 3 ||   O Lord, Kind
to  the  poor,  please  shower  Your  mercy  upon  Your  humble  servant,  and  
save  him.  Servant  Nanak  has  entered  the  Lord’s
Sanctuary; if it pleases You, Lord, please save him.  || 4 || 3 ||   GUJRI,  
FOURTH MEHL:  Be Merciful and attune my mind, so
that  I  might  meditate  continually  on  the  Lord’s  Name,  night  and  day. 
 The  Lord  is  all  peace,  all  virtue  and  all  wealth;
remembering Him, all misery and hunger depart.  || 1 ||   O my mind, the Lord’s 
Name is my companion and brother. Under
Guru’s Instruction, I sing the Praises of the Lord’s Name; it shall be my help 
and support in the end, and it shall deliver me in
the Court of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You Yourself are the Giver, O God, 
Inner-knower, Searcher of hearts; by Your Grace,
You have infused longing for  You  in  my  mind.  My  mind  and  body  long  
for  the  Lord;  God  has  fulfilled  my  longing.  I  have
entered the Sanctuary of the True Guru.   || 2 ||    Human birth is obtained 
through good actions; without the Name, it is
cursed, totally cursed, and it passes away in vain. Without the Naam, the Name 
of the Lord, one obtains only suffering for his
delicacies to eat. His mouth is insipid, and his face is spat upon, again and 
again.   || 3 ||    Those humble beings, who have
entered the Sanctuary of the Lord God, Har, Har, are blessed with glory in the 
Court of the Lord, Har, Har. Blessed, blessed
and congratulations, says God to His humble servant. O servant Nanak, He 
embraces him, and blends him with Himself.  || 4 ||
4 ||   GUJRI,  FOURTH MEHL:  O Gurmukhs, O my friends and companions, give me 
the gift of the Lord’s Name, the life of my
very life. I am the slave, the servant of the Guru’s Sikhs, who meditate on the 
Lord God, the Primal Being, night and day.  || 1

||   Within my mind and body, I have enshrined love for the feet of the Guru’s 
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O my life-mates, O Sikhs of the Guru, O Siblings of Destiny, instruct me in the 
Teachings, that I might merge in the Lord’s
Merger.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    When it pleases the Lord God, he causes us to 
meet the Gurmukhs; the Hymns of the Guru, the
True Guru, are very sweet to their minds. Very fortunate are the beloved Sikhs 
of the Guru; through the Lord, they attain the
supreme state of Nirvaanaa.  || 2 ||   The Sat Sangat, the True Congregation of 
the Guru, is loved by the Lord. The Naam, the
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is sweet and pleasing to their minds. One who does 
not obtain the Association of the True Guru, is
a most unfortunate sinner; he is consumed by the Messenger of Death.  || 3 ||   
 If God, the Kind Master, Himself shows His
kindness, then the Lord causes the Gurmukh to merge into Himself. Servant Nanak 
chants the Glorious Words of the Guru’s
Bani; through them, one is absorbed into the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 4 
|| 5 ||   GUJRI,  FOURTH MEHL:  One who has
found the Lord God through the True Guru, has made the Lord seem so sweet to 
me, through the His Teachings. My mind and
body have been cooled and soothed, and totally rejuvenated; by great good 
fortune, I meditate on the Name of the Lord.  || 1

||   O Siblings of Destiny, let anyone who can implant the Lord’s Name within 
me, come and meet with me. Unto my Beloved, I
give my mind and body, and my very breath of life. He speaks to me of the 
sermon of my Lord God.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Through the Guru’s Teachings, I have obtained courage, faith and the Lord. He 
keeps my mind focused continually on the
Lord, and the Name of the Lord. The Words of the True Guru’s Teachings are 
Ambrosial Nectar; this Amrit trickles into the
mouth of the one who chants them.  || 2 ||    Immaculate is the Naam, which 
cannot be stained by filth. Through the Guru’s
Teachings, chant the Naam with love. That man who has not found the wealth of 
the Naam is most unfortunate; he dies over
and over again.  || 3 ||   The source of bliss, the Life of the world, the 
Great Giver brings bliss to all who meditate on the Lord.
You are the Great Giver, all beings belong to You. O servant Nanak, You forgive 
the Gurmukhs, and merge them into Yourself.

|| 4 || 6 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

GUJRI,   FOURTH  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

Mother, father and sons are all made by the Lord; the relationships of all are 
established by the Lord.  || 1 ||   I have given up
all my strength, O my brother. The mind and body belong to the Lord, and the 
human body is entirely under His control.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   The Lord Himself infuses devotion into His humble devotees. In 
the midst of family life, they remain unattached.

|| 2 ||   When inner love is established with the Lord, then whatever one does, 
is pleasing to my Lord God.  || 3 ||   I do those
deeds and tasks which the Lord has set me to; I do that which He makes me to 
do.  || 4 ||   Those whose devotional worship
is pleasing to my God — O Nanak, those humble beings center their minds 
lovingly on the Lord’s Name.  || 5 || 7 || 2 || 7 || 7

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GUJRI,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Why, O mind, do you contrive your schemes, when the Dear Lord Himself provides 
for your care? From rocks and stones, He
created the living beings, and He places before them their sustenance.  || 1 || 
  O my Dear Lord of Souls, one who meets with
the  Sat  Sangat,  the  True  Congregation,  is  saved.  By  Guru’s  Grace,  he 
 obtains  the  supreme  status,  and  the  dry  branch
blossoms forth in greenery.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Mother, father, friends, 
children, and spouse — no one is the support of any
other. For each and every individual, the Lord and Master provides sustenance; 
why do you fear, O my mind?   || 2 ||    The
flamingoes  fly  hundreds  of  miles,  leaving  their  young  ones  behind.  
Who  feeds  them,  and  who  teaches  them  to  feed
themselves? Have you ever thought of this in your mind?  || 3 ||   All 
treasures and the eighteen supernatural spiritual powers
of the Siddhas are held by the Lord and Master in the palm of His hand. Servant 
Nanak is devoted, dedicated, and forever a
sacrifice to You — Your vast expanse has no limit.  || 4 || 1 ||

GUJRI,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

They perform the four rituals and six religious rites; the world is engrossed 
in these. They are not cleansed of the filth of their
ego within; without the Guru, they lose the game of life.   || 1 ||    O my 
Lord and Master, please, grant Your Grace and
preserve me. Out of millions, hardly anyone is a servant of the Lord. All the 
others are mere traders.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I have
searched  all  the  Shaastras,  the  Vedas  and  the  Simritees,  and  they  
all  affirm  one  thing:  without  the  Guru,  no  one  obtains
liberation; see, and reflect upon this in your mind.  || 2 ||   Even if one 
takes cleansing baths at the sixty-eight sacred shrines
of pilgrimage, and wanders over the whole planet, and performs all the rituals 
of purification day and night, still, without the
True Guru, there is only darkness.  || 3 ||   Roaming and wandering around, I 
have travelled over the whole world, and now, I
have arrived at the Lord’s Door. The Lord has eliminated my evil-mindedness, 
and enlightened my intellect; O servant Nanak,
the Gurmukhs are saved.  || 4 || 1 || 2 ||    GUJRI,  FIFTH MEHL:  The wealth 
of the Lord is my chanting, the wealth of the
Lord is my deep meditation; the wealth of the Lord is the food I enjoy. I do 
not forget the Lord, Har, Har, from my mind, even
for an instant; I have found Him in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.  
 || 1 ||    O mother, your son has returned
home with a profit: the wealth of the Lord while walking, the wealth of the 
Lord while sitting, and the wealth of the Lord while
waking and sleeping.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The wealth of the Lord is my 
cleansing bath, the wealth of the Lord is my wisdom; I
center my meditation on the Lord. The wealth of the Lord is my raft, the wealth 
of the Lord is my boat; the Lord, Har, Har, is
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|| 2 ||    Through the wealth of the Lord, I have forgotten my anxiety; through 
the wealth of the Lord, my doubt has been
dispelled. From the wealth of the Lord, I have obtained the nine treasures; the 
true essence of the Lord has come into my
hands.  || 3 ||   No matter how much I eat and expend this wealth, it is not 
exhausted; here and hereafter, it remains with me.
Loading the treasure, Guru Nanak has given it, and this mind is imbued with the 
Lord’s Love.  || 4 || 2 || 3 ||   GUJRI,  FIFTH
MEHL:  Remembering Him, all sins are erased, and ones generations are saved. So 
meditate continually on the Lord, Har, Har;
He has no end or limitation.  || 1 ||   O son, this is your mother’s hope and 
prayer, that you may never forget the Lord, Har,
Har, even for an instant. May you ever vibrate upon the Lord of the Universe.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   May the True Guru be kind to
you, and may you love the Society of the Saints. May the preservation of your 
honor by the Transcendent Lord be your clothes,
and may the singing of His Praises be your food.  || 2 ||   So drink in forever 
the Ambrosial Nectar; may you live long, and may
the meditative remembrance of the Lord give you infinite delight. May joy and 
pleasure be yours; may your hopes be fulfilled,
and may you never be troubled by worries.  || 3 ||   Let this mind of yours be 
the bumble bee, and let the Lord’s feet be the
lotus flower. Says servant Nanak, attach your mind to them, and blossom forth 
like the song-bird, upon finding the rain-drop.

|| 4 || 3 || 4 ||   GUJRI,  FIFTH MEHL:  He decides to go to the west, but the 
Lord leads him away to the east. In an instant,
He establishes and disestablishes; He holds all matters in His hands.  || 1 ||  
 Cleverness is of no use at all. Whatever my Lord
and Master deems to be right — that alone comes to pass.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    
In his desire to acquire land and accumulate
wealth, one’s breath escapes him. He must leave all his armies, assistants and 
servants; rising up, he departs to the City of
Death.   || 2 ||    Believing himself to be unique, he clings to his stubborn 
mind, and shows himself off. That food, which the
blameless people have condemned and discarded, he eats again and again.   || 3 
||    One, unto whom the Lord shows His
natural mercy, has the noose of Death cut away from him. Says Nanak, one who 
meets the Perfect Guru, is celebrated as a
householder as well as a renunciate.  || 4 || 4 || 5 ||   GUJRI,  FIFTH MEHL:  
Those humble beings who chant the treasure of
the   Naam, the Name of the Lord, have their bonds broken. Sexual desirer, 
anger, the poison of Maya and egotism — they are
rid of these afflictions.  || 1 ||   One who joins the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, and chants the Praises of the Lord,
has his mind purified, by Guru’s Grace, and he obtains the joy of all joys.  || 
1 ||  Pause  ||   Whatever the Lord does, he sees
that as good; such is the devotional service he performs. He sees friends and 
enemies as all the same; this is the sign of the
Way of Yoga.  || 2 ||    The all-pervading Lord is fully filling all places; 
why should I go anywhere else? He is permeating and
pervading within each and every heart; I am immersed in His Love, dyed in the 
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When the Lord of the Universe becomes kind and compassionate, then one enters 
the home of the Fearless Lord. His troubles
and worries are ended in an instant; O Nanak, he merges in celestial peace.  || 
4 || 5 || 6 ||   GUJRI,  FIFTH MEHL:  Whoever
I approach to ask for help, I find him full of his own troubles. One who 
worships in his heart the Supreme Lord God, crosses
over the terrifying world-ocean.  || 1 ||    No one, except the Guru-Lord, can 
dispel our pain and sorrow. Forsaking God, and
serving another, one’s honor, dignity and reputation are decreased.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||    Relatives, relations and family bound
through Maya are of no avail. The Lord’s servant, although of lowly birth, is 
exalted. Associating with him, one obtains the
fruits of his mind’s desires.  || 2 ||   Through corruption, one may obtain 
thousands and millions of enjoyments, but even so,
his desires are not satisfied through them. Remembering the Naam, the Name of 
the Lord, millions of lights appear, and the
incomprehensible is understood.  || 3 ||   Wandering and roaming around, I have 
come to Your Door, Destroyer of fear, O Lord
King. Servant Nanak yearns for the dust of the feet of the Holy; in it, he 
finds peace.  || 4 || 6 || 7 ||

GUJRI,   FIFTH  MEHL,   PANCH-PADAS,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

First, he came to dwell in his mother’s womb; leaving it, he came into the 
world. Splendid mansions, beautiful gardens and
palaces — none of these shall go with him.  || 1 ||   All other greeds of the 
greedy are false. The Perfect Guru has given me
the Name of the Lord, which my soul has come to treasure.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Surrounded by dear friends, relatives, children,
siblings and spouse, he laughs playfully. But when the very last moment 
arrives, Death seizes him, while they merely look on.

|| 2 ||   By continual oppression and exploitation, he accumulates wealth, 
gold, silver and money, but the load-bearer gets only
paltry wages, while the rest of the money passes on to others.  || 3 ||   He 
grabs and collects horses, elephants and chariots,
and claims them as his own. But when he sets out on the long journey, they will 
not go even one step with him.  || 4 ||   The
Naam, the Name of the Lord, is my wealth; the Naam is my princely pleasure; the 
Naam is my family and helper. The Guru has
given Nanak the wealth of the Naam; it neither perishes, nor comes or goes.  || 
5 || 1 || 7 || 8 ||

GUJRI,   FIFTH  MEHL,   TI-PADAS,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

My  sorrows  are  ended,  and  I  am  filled  with  peace.  The  fire  of  
desire  within  me  has  been  quenched.  The  True  Guru  has
implanted the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within me; it neither 
dies, nor goes anywhere.  || 1 ||   Meditating
on the Lord, the bonds of Maya are cut away. When my God becomes kind and 
compassionate, one joins the Saadh Sangat,
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|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Twenty-four hours a day, he sings the Glorious Praises of 
the Lord, absorbed in loving devotional worship.
He remains unaffected by both fortune and misfortune, and he recognizes the 
Creator Lord.   || 2 ||    The Lord saves those
who belong to Him, and all pathways are opened to them. Says Nanak, the value 
of the Merciful Lord God cannot be described.

|| 3 || 1 || 9 ||

GUJRI,   FIFTH  MEHL,   DU-PADAS,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Lord has sanctified the sinners and made them His own; all bow in reverence 
to Him. No one asks about their ancestry
and social status; instead, they yearn for the dust of their feet.  || 1 ||   O 
Lord Master, such is Your Name. You are called the
Lord of all creation; You give Your unique support to Your servant.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of
the Holy, Nanak has obtained understanding; singing the Kirtan of the Lord’s 
Praises is his only support. The Lord’s servants,
Naam Dayv, Trilochan, Kabeer and Ravi Daas the shoe-maker have been liberated.  
|| 2 || 1 || 10 ||    GUJRI,  FIFTH MEHL:
No one understands the Lord; who can understand His plans? Shiva, Brahma and 
all the silent sages cannot understand the
state of the Lord.  || 1 ||   God’s sermon is profound and unfathomable. He is 
heard to be one thing, but He is understood to
be something else again; He is beyond description and explanation.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    He Himself is the devotee, and He
Himself is the Lord and Master; He is imbued with Himself. Nanak’s God is 
pervading and permeating everywhere; wherever
he looks, He is there.  || 2 || 2 || 11 ||   GUJRI,  FIFTH MEHL:  The humble 
servant of the Lord has no plans, politics or other
clever tricks. Whenever the occasion arises, there, he meditates on the Lord. 
|| 1 ||    It is the very nature of God to love His
devotees; He cherishes His servant, and caresses him as His own child.  || 1 || 
 Pause  ||   The Lord’s servant sings the Kirtan
of His Praises as his worship, deep meditation, self-discipline and religious 
observances. Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of
his Lord and Master, and has received the blessings of fearlessness and peace.  
 || 2 || 3 || 12 ||    GUJRI,   FIFTH MEHL:
Worship the Lord in adoration, day and night, O my dear — do not delay for a 
moment. Serve the Saints with loving faith, and
set aside your pride and stubbornness.  || 1 ||   The fascinating, playful Lord 
is my very breath of life and honor. He abides in
my heart; beholding His playful games, my mind is fascinated.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   Remembering Him, my mind is in bliss, and
the rust of my mind is removed. The great honor of meeting the Lord cannot be 
described; O Nanak, it is infinite, beyond
measure.  || 2 || 4 || 13 ||   GUJRI,  FIFTH MEHL:  They call themselves silent 
sages, Yogis and scholars of the Shaastras, but
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The three gods, and the 330,000,000 demi-gods, were astonished.  || 1 ||   The 
power of Maya is pervading everywhere. Her
secret is known only by Guru’s Grace — no one else knows it.   || 1 ||   Pause  
 ||    Conquering and conquering, she has
conquered  everywhere,  and  she  clings  to  the  whole  world.  Says  Nanak,  
she  surrenders  to  the  Holy  Saint;  becoming  his
servant, she falls at his feet. || 2 || 5 || 14 ||    GUJRI,   FIFTH MEHL:   
With my palms pressed together, I offer my prayer,
meditating on my Lord and Master. Giving me His hand, the Transcendent Lord has 
saved me, and erased all my sins.  || 1 ||
The  Lord and Master Himself has become merciful. I have been emancipated, the 
embodiment of bliss; I am the child of the
Lord of the Universe — He has carried me across.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Meeting 
her Husband, the soul-bride sings the songs of
joy, and celebrates her Lord and Master. Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to the 
Guru, who has emancipated everyone.  || 2 || 6 ||
15 ||    GUJRI,   FIFTH MEHL:   Mother, father, siblings, children and 
relatives — their power is insignificant. I have seen the
many pleasures of Maya, but none goes with them in the end.  || 1 ||   O Lord 
Master, other than You, no one is mine. I am a
worthless orphan, devoid of merit; I long for Your Support.   || 1 ||   Pause   
||    I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a
sacrifice to Your lotus feet; here and hereafter, Yours is the only power. In 
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, Nanak
has obtained the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; my obligations to all others 
are annulled.  || 2 || 7 || 16 ||   GUJRI,  FIFTH
MEHL:  He rids us of entanglements, doubt and emotional attachment, and leads 
us to love God. He implants this instruction in
our minds, for us to sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, in peace and poise. 
  || 1 ||    O friend, the Saintly Guru is such a
helper. Meeting Him, the bonds of Maya are released, and one never forgets the 
Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Practicing, practicing
various actions in so many ways, I came to recognize this as the best way. 
Joining the Company of the Holy, Nanak sings the
Glorious Praises of the Lord, and crosses over the terrifying world-ocean.   || 
2 || 8 || 17 ||    GUJRI,   FIFTH MEHL:   In an
instant, He establishes and disestablishes; His value cannot be described. He 
turns the king into a beggar in an instant, and He
infuses splendor into the lowly.  || 1 ||   Meditate forever on Your Lord. Why 
should I feel worry or anxiety, when I am here for
only a short time.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    You are my support, O my Perfect True 
Guru; my mind has taken to the protection of
Your Sanctuary. Nanak, I am a foolish and ignorant child; reach out to me with 
Your hand, Lord, and save me.  || 2 || 9 || 18

||   GUJRI,  FIFTH MEHL:  You are the Giver of all beings; please, come to 
dwell within my mind. That heart, within which Your
lotus feet are enshrined, suffers no darkness or doubt.  || 1 ||    O Lord 
Master, wherever I remember You, there I find You.
Show Mercy to me, O God, Cherisher of all, that I may sing Your Praises 
forever.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    With each and every
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O Nanak, my support is the Creator Lord; I have renounced all other hopes.  || 
2 || 10 || 19 ||   GUJRI,  FIFTH MEHL:  Show
Mercy to me, and grant me the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. I sing Your 
Praises night and day. With my hair, I wash the
feet of Your slave; this is my life’s purpose.  || 1 ||    O Lord and Master, 
without You, there is no other at all. O Lord, in my
mind I remain conscious of You; with my tongue I worship You, and with my eyes, 
I gaze upon You.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    O
Merciful Lord, O Lord and Master of all, with my palms pressed together I pray 
to You. Nanak, Your slave, chants Your Name,
and   is redeemed in the twinkling of an eye.  || 2 || 11 || 20 ||   GUJRI,  
FIFTH MEHL:  Overwhelming the realm of Brahma, the
realm of Shiva and the realm of Indra, Maya has come running here. But she 
cannot touch the Saadh Sangat, the Company of
the Holy; she washes and massages their feet.  || 1 ||    Now, I have come and 
entered the Lord’s Sanctuary. This awful fire
has burned so many; the True Guru has cautioned me about it.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   It clings to the necks of the Siddhas, and
the seekers, the demi-gods, angels and mortals. Servant Nanak has the support 
of God the Creator, who has millions of slaves
like her.   || 2 || 12 || 21 ||    GUJRI,   FIFTH MEHL: His bad reputation is 
erased, he is acclaimed all over the world, and he
obtains a seat in the Court of the Lord. The fear of death is removed in an 
instant, and he goes to the Lord’s House in peace
and bliss.  || 1 ||   His works do not go in vain. Twenty-four hours a day, 
remember your God in meditation; meditate on Him
continually in your mind and body.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I seek Your Sanctuary, 
O Destroyer of the pains of the poor; whatever
You give me, God, that is what I receive. Nanak is imbued with the love of Your 
lotus feet; O Lord, please preserve the honor
of Your slave.   || 2 || 13 || 22 ||    GUJRI,   FIFTH MEHL:   The 
all-sustaining Lord is the Giver of all beings; His devotional
worship is an overflowing treasure. Service to Him is not wasted; in an 
instant, He emancipates.  || 1 ||   O my mind, immerse
yourself in the Lord’s lotus feet. Seek from Him, who is worshipped by all 
beings.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Nanak has entered Your
Sanctuary, O Creator Lord; You, O God, are the support of my breath of life. He 
who is protected by You, O Helper Lord —
what can the world do to him?  || 2 || 14 || 23 ||    GUJRI,  FIFTH MEHL:  The 
Lord Himself has protected the honor of His
humble servant. The Guru has given the medicine of the Lord’s Name, Har, Har, 
and all afflictions are gone.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
The Transcendent Lord, in His Mercy, has preserved Har Gobind. The disease is 
over, and there is joy all around; we ever
contemplate the Glories of God.  || 1 ||   My Creator Lord has made me His own; 
such is the glorious greatness of the Perfect
Guru. Guru Nanak laid the immovable foundation, which grows higher and higher 
each day.  || 2 || 15 || 24 ||   GUJRI,  FIFTH
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You have spent your life engaged in worldly pursuits; you have not sung the 
Glorious Praises of the treasure of the Naam.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   Shell by shell, you accumulate money; in various ways, you work 
for this. Forgetting God, you suffer awful pain
beyond measure, and you are consumed by the Great Enticer, Maya.  || 1 ||   
Show Mercy to me, O my Lord and Master, and
do not hold me to account for my actions. O merciful and compassionate Lord 
God, ocean of peace, Nanak has taken to Your
Sanctuary, Lord.  || 2 || 16 || 25 ||   GUJRI,  FIFTH MEHL:  With your tongue, 
chant the Lord’s Name, Raam, Raam. Renounce
other false occupations, and vibrate forever on the Lord God.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   The One Name is the support of His devotees;
in this world, and in the world hereafter, it is their anchor and support. In 
His mercy and kindness, the Guru has given me the
divine wisdom of God, and a discriminating intellect.  || 1 ||   The 
all-powerful Lord is the Creator, the Cause of causes; He is
the Master of wealth — I seek His Sanctuary. Liberation and worldly success 
come from the dust of the feet of the Holy Saints;
Nanak has obtained the Lord’s treasure.  || 2 || 17 || 26 ||

GUJRI,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FOURTH  HOUSE,   CHAU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Give up all your clever tricks, and seek the Sanctuary of the Holy Saint. Sing 
the Glorious Praises of the Supreme Lord God, the
Transcendent Lord.   || 1 ||    O my consciousness, contemplate and adore the 
Lotus Feet of the Lord. You shall obtain total
peace and salvation, and all troubles shall depart.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Mother, father, children, friends and siblings — without
the Lord, none of them are real. Here and hereafter, He is the companion of the 
soul; He is pervading everywhere.   || 2 ||
Millions  of  plans,  tricks,  and  efforts  are  of  no  use,  and  serve  no  
purpose.  In  the  Sanctuary  of  the  Holy,  one  becomes
immaculate and pure, and obtains salvation, through the Name of God.   || 3 ||  
  God is profound and merciful, lofty and
exalted; He gives Sanctuary to the Holy. He alone obtains the Lord, O Nanak, 
who is blessed with such pre-ordained destiny to
meet Him.  || 4 || 1 || 27 ||   GUJRI,  FIFTH MEHL:  Serve your Guru forever, 
and chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the
Universe. With each and every breath, worship the Lord, Har, Har, in adoration, 
and the anxiety of your mind will be dispelled.

|| 1 ||    O my mind, chant the Name of God. You shall be blessed with peace, 
poise and pleasure, and you shall find the
immaculate place.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the 
Holy, redeem your mind, and and adore the
Lord, twenty-four hours a day. Sexual desire, anger and egotism will be 
dispelled, and all troubles shall end.  || 2 ||   The Lord
Master is immovable, immortal and inscrutable; seek His Sanctuary. Worship in 
adoration the lotus feet of the Lord in your
heart, and center your consciousness lovingly on Him alone.  || 3 ||   The 
Supreme Lord God has shown mercy to me, and He
Himself has forgiven me. The Lord has given me His Name, the treasure of peace; 
O Nanak, meditate on that God.  || 4 || 2 ||
28 ||   GUJRI,  FIFTH MEHL:  By Guru’s Grace, I meditate on God, and my doubts 
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Pain, ignorance and fear have left me, and my sins have been dispelled.  || 1 
||    My mind is filled with love for the Name of
the  Lord,  Har,  Har.  Meeting  the  Holy  Saint,  under  His  Instruction,  I 
 meditate  on  the  Lord  of  the  Universe,  in  the  most
immaculate way.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Chanting, deep meditation and various 
rituals are contained in the fruitful meditative
remembrance of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Showing His Mercy, the Lord 
Himself has protected me, and all my works
have been brought to fruition.  || 2 ||   With each and every breath, may I 
never forget You, O God, Almighty Lord and Master.
How can my tongue describe Your countless virtues? They are uncountable, and 
forever indescribable.  || 3 ||    You are the
Remover of the pains of the poor, the Savior, the Compassionate Lord, the 
Bestower of Mercy. Remembering the Naam in
meditation, the state of eternal dignity is obtained; Nanak has grasped the 
protection of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 4 || 3 || 29 ||
GUJRI,  FIFTH MEHL:  Intellectual egotism and great love for Maya are the most 
serious chronic diseases. The Lord’s Name is
the medicine, which is potent to cure everything. The Guru has given me the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||   My mind
and body yearn for the dust of the Lord’s humble servants. With it, the sins of 
millions of incarnations are obliterated. O Lord
of the Universe, please fulfill my desire.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In the 
beginning, in the middle, and in the end, one is hounded by
dreadful desires. Through the Guru’s spiritual wisdom, we sing the Kirtan of 
the Praises of the Lord of the Universe, and the
noose of death is cut away.  || 2 ||   Those who are cheated by sexual desire, 
anger, greed and emotional attachment suffer
reincarnation  forever.  By  loving  devotional  worship  to  God,  and  
meditative  remembrance  of  the  Lord  of  the  World,  one’s
wandering  in  reincarnation  is  ended.   ||  3  ||     Friends,  children,  
spouses  and  well-wishers  are  burnt  by  the  three  fevers.
Chanting the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam, one’s miseries are ended, as one 
meets the Saintly servants of the Lord.  || 4 ||
Wandering around in all directions, they cry out, “Nothing can save us!” Nanak 
has entered the Sanctuary of the Lotus Feet of
the Infinite Lord; he holds fast to their Support.  || 5 || 4 || 30 ||

GUJRI,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FOURTH  HOUSE,   DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Worship and adore the Lord of wealth, the fulfilling vision, the Almighty Cause 
of causes. Uttering His Praises, and hearing of
His  infinite  glory,  you  shall  never  suffer  separation  from  Him  again. 
 ||  1  ||     O  my  mind,  worship  the  Lord’s  Lotus  Feet.
Meditating in remembrance, strife and sorrow are ended, and the noose of the 
Messenger of Death is snapped.  || 1 ||  Pause

||    Chant the Name of the Lord, and your enemies shall be consumed; there is 
no other way. Show Mercy, O my God, and
bestow upon Nanak the taste of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 2 || 1 || 
31 ||    GUJRI,   FIFTH MEHL:   You are the
Almighty Lord, the Giver of Sanctuary, the Destroyer of pain, the King of 
happiness. Troubles depart, and fear and doubt are
dispelled, singing the Glorious Praises of the Immaculate Lord God.  || 1 ||   
O Lord of the Universe, without You, there is no
other place. Show Mercy to me, O Supreme Lord Master, that I may chant Your 
Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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Serving the True Guru, I am attached to the Lord’s Lotus Feet; by great good 
fortune, I have embraced love for Him. My heart
lotus blossoms forth in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; I have 
renounced evil-mindedness and intellectualism.  ||
2 ||   One who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, twenty-four hours a day, 
and remembers the Lord in meditation, who is
Kind to the poor, saves himself, and redeems all his generations; all of his 
bonds are released.  || 3 ||   I take the Support of
Your Feet, O God, O Lord and Master; you are with me through and through, God. 
Nanak has entered Your Sanctuary, God;
giving him His hand, the Lord has protected him.  || 4 || 2 || 32 ||

GUJRI,   ASHTAPADEES,   FIRST  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

In the one village of the body, live the five thieves; they have been warned, 
but they still go out stealing. One who keeps his
assets safe from the three modes and the ten passions, O Nanak, attains 
liberation and emancipation.  || 1 ||    Center your
mind on the all-pervading Lord, the Wearer of garlands of the jungles. Let your 
rosary be the chanting of the Lord’s Name in
your heart.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Its roots extend upwards, and its branches 
reach down; the four Vedas are attached to it. He
alone reaches this tree with ease, O Nanak, who remains wakeful in the Love of 
the Supreme Lord God.  || 2 ||   The Elysian
Tree is the courtyard of my house; in it are the flowers, leaves and stems of 
reality. Meditate on the self-existent, immaculate
Lord, whose Light is pervading everywhere; renounce all your worldly 
entanglements.  || 3 ||    Listen, O seekers of Truth —
Nanak begs you to renounce the traps of Maya. Reflect within your mind, that by 
enshrining love for the One Lord, you shall
not be subject to birth and death again.  || 4 ||   He alone is said to be a 
Guru, he alone is said to be a Sikh, and he alone is
said to be a physician, who knows the patient’s illness. He is not affected by 
actions, responsibilities and entanglements; in the
entanglements of his household, he maintains the detachment of Yoga.  || 5 ||   
He renounces sexual desire, anger, egotism,
greed, attachment and Maya. Within his mind, he meditates on the reality of the 
Imperishable Lord; by Guru’s Grace he finds
Him.  || 6 ||   Spiritual wisdom and meditation are all said to be God’s gifts; 
all of the demons are turned white before him. He
enjoys the taste of the honey of God’s lotus; he remains awake, and does not 
fall asleep.  || 7 ||   This lotus is very deep; its
leaves are the nether regions, and it is connected to the whole universe. Under 
Guru’s Instruction, I shall not have to enter the
womb again; I have renounced the poison of corruption, and I drink in the 
Ambrosial Nectar.   || 8 || 1 ||    GUJRI,   FIRST
MEHL:  Those who beg of God the Great Giver — their numbers cannot be counted. 
You, Almighty True Lord, fulfill the desires
within their hearts.   || 1 ||    O Dear Lord, chanting, deep meditation, 
self-discipline and truth are my foundations. Bless me
with Your Name, Lord, that I may find peace. Your devotional worship is a 
treasure over-flowing.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Some
remain absorbed in Samaadhi, their minds fixed lovingly on the One Lord; they 
reflect only on the Word of the Shabad. In that
state, there is no water, land, earth or sky; only the Creator Lord Himself 
exists.   || 2 ||    There is no intoxication of Maya
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The eyes within the mind which see everything — with one glance, they see the 
three worlds.  || 3 ||   He created air, water
and fire, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva — the whole creation. All are beggars; You 
alone are the Great Giver, God. You give Your
gifts according to Your own considerations.   || 4 ||    Thirty-three million 
gods beg of God the Master; even as He gives, His
treasures are never exhausted. Nothing can be contained in a vessel turned 
upside-down; Ambrosial Nectar pours into the
upright one.  || 5 ||    The Siddhas in Samaadhi beg for wealth and miracles, 
and proclaim His victory. As is the thirst within
their minds, so is the water which You give to them.  || 6 ||   The most 
fortunate ones serve their Guru; there is no difference
between the Divine Guru and the Lord. The Messenger of Death cannot see those 
who come to realize within their minds the
contemplative meditation of the Word of the Shabad.  || 7 ||    I shall never 
ask anything else of the Lord; please, bless me
with       the Love of Your Immaculate Name. Nanak, the song-bird, begs for the 
Ambrosial Water; O Lord, shower Your Mercy
upon him, and bless him with Your Praise.   || 8 || 2 ||    GUJRI,   FIRST 
MEHL:   O Dear One, he is born, and then dies; he
continues coming and going; without the Guru, he is not emancipated. Those 
mortals who become Gurmukhs are attuned to
the Naam, the Name of the Lord; through the Name, they obtain salvation and 
honor.   || 1 ||    O Siblings of Destiny, focus
your consciousness lovingly on the Lord’s Name. By Guru’s Grace, one begs of 
the Lord God; such is the glorious greatness of
the Naam.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   O Dear One, so many wear various religious 
robes, for begging and filling their bellies. Without
devotional worship to the Lord, O mortal, there can be no peace. Without the 
Guru, pride does not depart.  || 2 ||    O Dear
One, death hangs constantly over his head. Incarnation after incarnation, it is 
his enemy. Those who are attuned to the True
Word  of  the  Shabad  are  saved.  The  True  Guru  has  imparted  this  
understanding.   ||  3  ||     In  the  Guru’s  Sanctuary,  the
Messenger of Death cannot see the mortal, or torture him. I am imbued with the 
Imperishable and Immaculate Lord Master,
and lovingly attached to the Fearless Lord.  || 4 ||   O Dear One, implant the 
Naam within me; lovingly attached to the Naam, I
lean on the True Guru’s Support. Whatever pleases Him, He does; no one can 
erase His actions.  || 5 ||   O Dear One, I have
hurried to the Sanctuary of the Guru; I have no love for any other except You. 
I constantly call upon the One Lord; since the
very beginning, and throughout the ages, He has been my help and support.  || 6 
||   O Dear One, please preserve the Honor
of Your Name; I am hand and glove with You. Bless me with Your Mercy, and 
reveal to me the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan,
O Guru. Through the Word of the Shabad, I have burnt away my ego.  || 7 ||   O 
Dear One, what should I ask of You? Nothing
appears permanent; whoever comes into this world shall depart. Bless Nanak with 
the wealth of the Naam, to adorn his heart
and neck.  || 8 || 3 ||   GUJRI,  FIRST MEHL:  O Dear One, I am not high or low 
or in the middle. I am the Lord’s slave, and I
seek the Lord’s Sanctuary. Imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord, I am 
detached from the world; I have forgotten
sorrow, separation and disease.  || 1 ||   O Siblings of Destiny, by Guru’s 
Grace, I perform devotional worship to my Lord and
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One whose heart is filled with the Hymns of the True Guru, obtains the Pure 
Lord. He is not under the power of the Messenger
of Death, nor does he owe Death anything.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He chants the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord with his tongue, and
abides with God; he does whatever pleases the Lord. Without the Lord’s Name, 
life passes in vain in the world, and every
moment is useless.   || 2 ||    The false have no place of rest, either inside 
or outside; the slanderer does not find salvation.
Even  if one is resentful, God does not withhold His blessings; day by day, 
they increase.  || 3 ||    No one can take away the
Guru’s gifts; my Lordand Master Himself has given them. The black-faced 
slanderers, with slander in their mouths, do not
appreciate the Guru’s gifts.  || 4 ||   God forgives and blends with Himself 
those who take to His Sanctuary; He does not delay
for           an  instant.  He  is  the  source  of  bliss,  the  Greatest  
Lord;  through  the  True  Guru,  we  are  united  in  His  Union.   ||  5  ||
Through  His  Kindness,  the  Kind  Lord  pervades  us;  through  Guru’s  
Teachings,  our  wanderings  cease.  Touching  the
philosopher’s stone, metal is transformed into gold. Such is the glorious 
greatness of the Society of the Saints.  || 6 ||    The
Lord        is the immaculate water; the mind is the bather, and the True Guru 
is the bath attendant, O Siblings of Destiny. That
humble being who joins the Sat Sangat shall not be consigned to reincarnation 
again; his light merges into the Light.  || 7 ||
You are the Great Primal Lord, the infinite tree of life; I am a bird perched 
on Your branches. Grant to Nanak the Immaculate
Naam; throughout the ages, he sings the Praises of the Shabad.  || 8 || 4 ||

GUJRI,   FIRST MEHL,   FOURTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The devotees worship the Lord in loving adoration. They thirst for the True 
Lord, with infinite affection. They tearfully beg and
implore the Lord; in love and affection, their consciousness is at peace.  || 1 
||   Chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, O my
mind, and take to His Sanctuary. The Lord’s Name is the boat to cross over the 
world-ocean. Practice such a way of life.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   O mind, even death wishes you well, when you remember the Lord 
through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. The
intellect receives the treasure, the knowledge of reality and supreme bliss, by 
repeating the Lord’s Name in the mind.  || 2 ||
The fickle consciousness wanders around chasing after wealth; it is intoxicated 
with worldly love and emotional attachment.
Devotion to the Naam is permanently implanted within the mind, when it is 
attuned to the Guru’s Teachings and His Shabad.

|| 3 ||    Wandering around, doubt is not dispelled; afflicted by 
reincarnation, the world is being ruined. The Lord’s eternal
throne is free of this affliction; he is truly wise, who takes the Naam as his 
deep meditation.  || 4 ||   This world is engrossed in
attachment and transitory love; it suffers the terrible pains of birth and 
death. Run to the Sanctuary of the True Guru, chant
the Lord’s Name in your heart, and you shall swim across.  || 5 ||   Following 
the Guru’s Teaching, the mind becomes stable;
the mind accepts it, and reflects upon it in peaceful poise. That mind is pure, 
which enshrines Truth within, and the most
excellent jewel of spiritual wisdom.   || 6 ||    By the Fear of God, and Love 
of God, and by devotion, man crosses over the
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The Name of the Lord, the most pure and sacred, is within my heart; this body 
is Your Sanctuary, Lord.  || 7 ||   The waves of
greed and avarice are subdued, by treasuring the Lord’s Name in the mind. 
Subdue my mind, O Pure Immaculate Lord; says
Nanak, I have entered Your Sanctuary.  || 8 || 1 || 5 ||

GUJRI,   THIRD  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I dance, and make this mind dance as well. By Guru’s Grace, I eliminate my 
self-conceit. One who keeps his consciousness focused
on the Lord is liberated; he obtains the fruits of his desires.  || 1 ||   So 
dance, O mind, before your Guru. If you dance according to
the Guru’s Will, you shall obtain peace, and in the end, the fear of death 
shall leave you.  ||  Pause  ||   One whom the Lord Himself
causes to dance, is called a devotee. He Himself links us to His Love. He 
Himself sings, He Himself listens, and He puts this blind
mind on the right path.  || 2 ||    One who dances night and day, and banishes 
Shakti’s Maya, enters the House of the Lord Shiva,
where there is no sleep. The world is asleep in Maya, the house of Shakti; it 
dances, jumps and sings in duality. The self-willed
manmukh has no devotion.  || 3 ||    The angels, mortals, renunciates, 
ritualists, silent sages and beings of spiritual wisdom dance.
The Siddhas and seekers, lovingly focused on the Lord, dance, as do the 
Gurmukhs, whose minds dwell in reflective meditation.  || 4

||   The planets and solar systems dance in the three qualities, as do those 
who bear love for You, Lord. The beings and creatures all
dance, and the four  sources  of  creation dance.   ||  5 ||     They  alone 
dance, who are pleasing to You, and who, as  Gurmukhs,
embrace love for the Word of the Shabad. They are devotees, with the essence of 
spiritual wisdom, who obey the Hukam of His
Command.   || 6 ||    This is devotional worship, that one loves the True Lord; 
without service, one cannot be a devotee. If one
remains dead while yet alive, he reflects upon the Shabad, and then, he obtains 
the True Lord.  || 7 ||   So many people dance for
the sake of Maya; how rare are those who contemplate reality. By Guru’s Grace, 
that humble being obtains You, Lord, upon whom
You show Mercy.   || 8 ||    If I forget the True Lord, even for an instant, 
that time passes in vain. With each and every breath,
constantly remember the Lord; He Himself shall forgive you, according to His 
Will.  || 9 ||    They alone dance, who are pleasing to
Your Will, and who, as Gurmukhs, contemplate the Word of the Shabad. Says 
Nanak, they alone find celestial peace, whom You
bless with Your Grace.  || 10 || 1 || 6 ||

GUJRI,   FOURTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Without the  Lord,  my  soul  cannot  survive,  like  an  infant  without  
milk.  The  inaccessible  and  incomprehensible  Lord  God  is
obtained by the Gurmukh; I am a sacrifice to my True Guru.  || 1 ||   O my 
mind, the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praise is a boat to
carry you across. The Gurmukhs obtain the Ambrosial Water of the Naam, the Name 
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You bless them with Your Grace.   ||   Pause   ||     Sanak,  Sanandan  and  
Naarad  the  sage  serve  You;  night and  day,  they
continue to chant Your Name, O Lord of the jungle. Slave Prahlaad sought Your 
Sanctuary, and You saved his honor.  || 2 ||
The One unseen immaculate Lord is pervading everywhere, as is the Light of the 
Lord. All are beggars, You alone are the Great
Giver. Reaching out our hands, we beg from You.  || 3 ||   The speech of the 
humble devotees is sublime; they sing continually
the wondrous, Unspoken Speech of the Lord. Their lives become fruitful; they 
save themselves, and all their generations.  || 4

||   The self-willed manmukhs are engrossed in duality and evil-mindedness; 
within them is the darkness of attachment. They
do not love the sermon of the humble Saints, and they are drowned along with 
their families.   || 5 ||    By slandering, the
slanderer washes the filth off others; he is an eater of filth, and a 
worshipper of Maya. He indulges in the slander of the
humble Saints; he is neither on this shore, nor the shore beyond.  || 6 ||   
All this worldly drama is set in motion by the Creator
Lord; He has infused His almighty strength into all. The thread of the One Lord 
runs through the world; when He pulls out this
thread, the One Creator alone remains.   || 7 ||    With their tongues, they 
sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and savor
Them. They place the sublime essence of the Lord upon their tongues, and savor 
it. O Nanak, other than the Lord, I ask for
nothing else; I am in love with the Love of the Lord’s sublime essence.  || 8 
|| 1 || 7 ||

GUJRI,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Among kings, You are called the King. Among land-lords, You are the Land-lord. 
Among masters, You are the Master. Among
tribes, Yours is the Supreme Tribe.  || 1 ||   My Father is wealthy, deep and 
profound. What praises should I chant, O Creator
Lord? Beholding You, I am wonder-struck.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Among the 
peaceful, You are called the Peaceful One. Among
givers, You are the Greatest Giver. Among the glorious, You are said to be the 
Most Glorious. Among revellers, You are the
Reveller.  || 2 ||    Among warriors, You are called the Warrior. Among 
indulgers, You are the Indulger. Among householders,
You are the Great Householder. Among yogis, You are the Yogi.  || 3 ||   Among 
creators, You are called the Creator. Among
the cultured, You are the Cultured One. Among bankers, You are the True Banker. 
Among merchants, You are the Merchant.

|| 4 ||    Among courts, Yours is the Court. Yours is the Most Sublime of 
Sanctuaries. The extent of Your wealth cannot be
determined. Your Coins cannot be counted.  || 5 ||   Among names, Your Name, 
God, is the most respected. Among the wise,
You are the Wisest. Among ways, Yours, God, is the Best Way. Among purifying 
baths, Yours is the Most Purifying.   || 6 ||
Among spiritual powers, Yours, O God, are the Spiritual Powers. Among actions, 
Yours are the Greatest Actions. Among wills,
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|| 7 ||    As You cause me to speak, so do I speak, O Lord Master. What other 
power do I have? In the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, O Nanak, sing His Praises; they are so very dear to God.  
|| 8 || 1 || 8 ||

GUJRI,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FOURTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O Lord, Man-lion Incarnate, Companion to the poor, Divine Purifier of sinners; 
O Destroyer of fear and dread, Merciful Lord Master,
Treasure of Excellence, fruitful is Your service.   || 1 ||    O Lord, 
Cherisher of the World, Guru-Lord of the Universe. I seek the
Sanctuary of Your Feet, O Merciful Lord. Carry me across the terrifying 
world-ocean.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   O Dispeller of sexual desire
and anger, Eliminator of intoxication and attachment, Destroyer of ego, Honey 
of the mind; set me free from birth and death, O
Sustainer of the earth, and preserve my honor, O Embodiment of supreme bliss.  
|| 2 ||    The many waves of desire for Maya are
burnt away, when the Guru’s spiritual wisdom is enshrined in the heart, through 
the Guru’s Mantra. Destroy my egotism, O Merciful
Lord; dispel my anxiety, O Infinite Primal Lord.   || 3 ||    Remember in 
meditation the Almighty Lord, every moment and every
instant; meditate on God in the celestial peace of Samaadhi. O Merciful to the 
meek, perfectly blissful Lord, I beg for the dust of the
feet of the Holy.   || 4 ||    Emotional attachment is false, desire is filthy, 
and longing is corrupt. Please, preserve my faith, dispel
these doubts from my mind, and save me, O Formless Lord.  || 5 ||    They have 
become wealthy, loaded with the treasures of the
Lord’s riches; they were lacking even clothes. The idiotic, foolish and 
senseless people have become virtuous and patient, receiving
the Gracious Glance of the Lord of wealth.  || 6 ||   Become Jivan-Mukta, 
liberated while yet alive, by meditating on the Lord of the
Universe, O mind, and maintaining faith in Him in your heart. Show kindness and 
mercy to all beings, and realize that the Lord is
pervading everywhere; this is the way of life of the enlightened soul, the 
supreme swan.  || 7 ||   He grants the Blessed Vision of His
Darshan to those who listen to His Praises, and who, with their tongues, chant 
His Name. They are part and parcel, life and limb with
the Lord God; O Nanak, they feel the Touch of God, the Savior of sinners.  || 8 
|| 1 || 2 || 5 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 57 ||

GUJRI KI VAAR,   THIRD  MEHL,   SUNG  IN  THE  TUNE  OF  THE  VAAR  OF  
SIKANDAR  & BIRAAHIM:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  This world perishing in attachment and possessiveness; no 
one knows the way of life. One who walks
in harmony with the Guru’s Will, obtains the supreme status of life. Those 
humble beings who focus their consciousness on the
Lord’s  Feet,  live  forever  and  ever.  O  Nanak,  by  His  Grace,  the  Lord 
 abides  in  the  minds  of  the  Gurmukhs,  who  merge  in
celestial  bliss.   ||  1  ||     THIRD  MEHL:   Within  the  self  is  the  
pain  of  doubt;  engrossed  in  worldly  affairs,  they  are  killing
themselves. Asleep in the love of duality, they never wake up; they are in love 
with, and attached to Maya. They do not think
of        the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and they do not contemplate the Word 
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This is the conduct of the self-willed manmukhs. They do not obtain the Lord’s 
Name, and they waste away their lives in vain;
O Nanak, the Messenger of Death punishes and dishonors them.  || 2 ||   PAUREE: 
 He created Himself — at that time, there
was no other. He consulted Himself for advice, and what He did came to pass. At 
that time, there were no Akaashic Ethers, no
nether regions, nor the three worlds. At that time, only the Formless Lord 
Himself existed — there was no creation. As it
pleased Him, so did He act; without Him, there was no other.  || 1 ||    
SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:   My Master is eternal. He is
seen by practicing the Word of the Shabad. He never perishes; He does not come 
or go in reincarnation. So serve Him, forever
and ever; He is contained in all. Why serve another who is born, and then dies? 
Fruitless is the life of those who do not know
their Lord and Master, and who center their consciousness on others. O Nanak, 
it cannot be known, how much punishment the
Creator shall inflict on them.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:  Meditate on the True 
Name; the True Lord is pervading everywhere. O
Nanak, by understanding the Hukam of the Lord’s Command, one becomes 
acceptable, and then obtains the fruit of Truth. He
wanders around babbling and speaking, but he does not understand the Lord’s 
Command at all. He is blind, the falsest of the
false.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Creating union and separation, He laid the 
foundations of the Universe. By His Command, the Lord of
Light fashioned the Universe, and infused His Divine Light into it. From the 
Lord of Light, all light originates. The True Guru
proclaims the Word of the Shabad. Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, under the influence 
of the three dispositions, were put to their
tasks. He created the root of Maya, and the peace obtained in the fourth state 
of consciousness.  || 2 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD
MEHL:  That alone is chanting, and that alone is deep meditation, which is 
pleasing to the True Guru. Pleasing the True Guru,
glorious greatness is obtained. O Nanak, renouncing self-conceit, one merges 
into the Guru.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  How rare
are  those  who  receive  the  Guru’s  Teachings.  O  Nanak,  he  alone  
receives  it,  whom  the  Lord  Himself  blesses  with  glorious
greatness.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   Emotional attachment to Maya is spiritual 
darkness; it is very difficult and such a heavy load.
Loaded with so very many stones of sin, how can the boat cross over? Those who 
are attuned to the Lord’s devotional worship
night and day are carried across. Under the Instruction of the Guru’s Shabad, 
one sheds egotism and corruption, and the mind
becomes immaculate. Meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; the Lord, Har, 
Har, is our Saving Grace.  || 3 ||   SHALOK:
O Kabeer, the gate of liberation is narrow, less than one-tenth of a mustard 
seed. The mind has become as big as an elephant;
how can it pass through this gate? If one meets such a True Guru, by His 
Pleasure, He shows His Mercy. Then, the gate of
liberation becomes wide open, and the soul easily passes through.  || 1 ||    
THIRD MEHL:  O Nanak, the gate of liberation is
very narrow; only the very tiny can pass through. Through egotism, the mind has 
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Meeting the True Guru, egotism departs, and one is filled with the Divine 
Light. Then, this soul is liberated forever, and it
remains absorbed in celestial bliss.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  God created the 
Universe, and He keeps it under His power. God cannot
be  obtained  by  counting;  the  mortal  wanders  in  doubt.  Meeting  the  
True  Guru,  one  remains  dead  while  yet  alive;
understanding Him, he is absorbed in the Truth. Through the Word of the Shabad, 
egotism is eradicated, and one is united in
the Lord’s Union. He knows everything, and Himself does everything; beholding 
His Creation, He rejoices.  || 4 ||    SHALOK,
THIRD MEHL:  One who has not focused his consciousness on the True Guru, and 
into whose mind the Naam does not come

— cursed is such a life. What has he gained by coming into the world? Maya is 
false capital; in an instant, its false covering
falls off. When it slips from his hand, his body turns black, and his face 
withers away. Those who focus their consciousness on
the True Guru — peace comes to abide in their minds. They meditate on the Name 
of the Lord with love; they are lovingly
attuned to the Name of the Lord. O Nanak, the True Guru has bestowed upon them 
the wealth, which remains contained
within their hearts. They are imbued with supreme love; its color increases day 
by day.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   Maya is a
serpent, clinging to the world. Whoever serves her, she ultimately devours. The 
Gurmukh is a snake-charmer; he has trampled
her and thrown her down, and crushed her underfoot. O Nanak, they alone are 
saved, who remain lovingly absorbed in the
True Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The minstrel cries out, and God hears him. He is 
comforted within his mind, and he obtains the
Perfect Lord. Whatever destiny is pre-ordained by the Lord, those are the deeds 
he does. When the Lord and Master becomes
Merciful, then one obtains the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence as his home. That 
God of mine is so very great; as Gurmukh, I
have met Him.  || 5 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  There is One Lord God of all; He 
remains ever-present. O Nanak, if one does
not obey the Hukam of the Lord’s Command, then within one’s own home, the Lord 
seems far away. They alone obey the
Lord’s Command, upon whom He casts His Glance of Grace. Obeying His Command, 
one obtains peace, and becomes the
happy, loving soul-bride.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  She who does not love her 
Husband Lord, burns and wastes away all through
the  night  of  her  life.  O  Nanak,  the  soul-brides  dwell  in  peace;  
they  have  the  Lord,  their  King,  as  their  Husband.   ||  2  ||
PAUREE:   Roaming over the entire world, I have seen that the Lord is the only 
Giver. The Lord cannot be obtained by any
device  at all; He is the Architect of Karma. Through the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad, the Lord comes to dwell in the mind, and
the Lord is easily revealed within. The fire of desire within is quenched, and 
one bathes in the Lord’s Pool of Ambrosial Nectar.
The great greatness of the great Lord God — the Gurmukh speaks of this.  || 6 
||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  What love is this
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Why feed it by telling lies? When you leave, it does not go with you. The body 
is merely blind dust; go, and ask the soul. The
soul answers, “I am enticed by Maya, and so I come and go, again and again.”  O 
Nanak, I do not know my Lord and Master’s
Command, by which I would merge in the Truth.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   The 
Naam, the  Name  of  the  Lord,  is  the  only
permanent wealth; all other wealth comes and goes. Thieves cannot  steal  this  
wealth,  nor can  robbers  take  it  away.  This
wealth of the Lord is embedded in the soul, and with the soul, it shall depart. 
It is obtained from the Perfect Guru; the self-
willed manmukhs do not receive it. Blessed are the traders, O Nanak, who have 
come to earn the wealth of the Naam.  || 2 ||
PAUREE:  My Master is so very great, true, profound and unfathomable. The whole 
world is under His power; everything is the
projection of Him. By Guru’s Grace, the eternal wealth is obtained, bringing 
peace and patience to the mind. By His Grace, the
Lord dwells in the mind, and one meets the Brave Guru. The virtuous praise the 
ever-stable, permanent, perfect Lord.  || 7 ||
SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Cursed is the life of those who forsake and throw away 
the peace of the Lord’s Name, and suffer pain
instead  by  practicing  ego  and  sin.  The  ignorant  self-willed  manmukhs  
are  engrossed  in  the  love  of  Maya;  they  have  no
understanding at all. In this world and in the world beyond, they do not find 
peace; in the end, they depart regretting and
repenting. By Guru’s Grace, one may meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, 
and egotism departs from within him. O
Nanak, one who has such pre-ordained destiny, comes and falls at the Guru’s 
Feet.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   The self-willed
manmukh is like the inverted lotus; he has neither devotional worship, nor the 
Lord’s Name. He remains engrossed in material
wealth, and his efforts are false. His consciousness is not softened within, 
and the words from his mouth are insipid. He does
not mingle with the righteous; within him are falsehood and selfishness. O 
Nanak, the Creator Lord has arranged things, so
that the self-willed manmukhs are drowned by telling lies, while the Gurmukhs 
are saved by chanting the Lord’s Name.  || 2 ||
PAUREE:   Without understanding, one must wander around the cycle of 
reincarnation, and continue coming and going. One
who has not served the True Guru, shall depart regretting and repenting in the 
end. But if the Lord shows His Mercy, one finds
the Guru, and ego is banished from within. Hunger and thirst depart from 
within, and peace  comes  to  dwell  in  the  mind.
Forever and ever, praise Him with love in your heart.   || 8 ||    SHALOK,   
THIRD MEHL:   One who serves his True Guru, is
worshipped by everyone. Of all efforts, the supreme effort is the attainment of 
the Lord’s Name. Peace and tranquility come to
dwell within the mind; meditating within the heart, there comes a lasting 
peace. The Ambrosial Amrit is his food, and the
Ambrosial Amrit is his clothes; O Nanak, through the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord, greatness is obtained.   || 1 ||    THIRD
MEHL:  O mind, listen to the Guru’s Teachings, and you shall obtain the 
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The Lord, the Giver of peace, shall dwell in your mind, and your egotism and 
pride shall depart. O Nanak, when the Lord
bestows His Glance of Grace, then, night and day, one centers his meditation on 
the Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The Gurmukh is
totally truthful, content and pure. Deception and wickedness have departed from 
within him, and he easily conquers his mind.
There, the Divine Light and the essence of bliss are manifest, and ignorance is 
eliminated. Night and day, he sings the Glorious
Praises of the Lord, and manifests the excellence of the Lord. The One Lord is 
the Giver of all; the Lord alone is our friend.   ||
9     ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  One who understands God, who lovingly centers 
his mind on the Lord night and day, is called a
Brahmin. Consulting the True Guru, he practices Truth and self-restraint, and 
he is rid of the disease of ego. He sings the
Glorious Praises of the Lord, and gathers in His Praises; his light is blended 
with the Light. In this world, one who knows God is
very rare; eradicating ego, he is absorbed in God. O Nanak, meeting him, peace 
is obtained; night and day, he meditates on
the Lord’s Name.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   Within the ignorant self-willed 
manmukh is deception; with his tongue, he speaks
lies. Practicing deception, he does not  please  the  Lord  God,  who  always  
sees  and  hears  with  natural  ease.  In  the  love  of
duality, he goes to instruct the world, but he is engrossed in the poison of 
Maya and attachment to pleasure. By doing so, he
suffers in constant pain; he is born and then dies, and comes and goes again 
and again. His doubts do not leave him at all,
and he rots away in manure. One, unto whom my Lord Master shows His Mercy, 
listens to the Guru’s Teachings. He meditates
on the Lord’s Name, and sings the Lord’s Name; in the end, the Lord’s Name will 
deliver him.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Those who
obey the Hukam of the Lord’s Command, are the perfect persons in the world. 
They serve their Lord Master, and reflect upon
the Perfect Word of the Shabad. They serve the Lord, and love the True Word of 
the Shabad. They attain the Mansion of the
Lord’s Presence, as they eradicate egotism from within. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs 
remain united with Him, chanting the Name of
the Lord, and enshrining it within their hearts.  || 10 ||    SHALOK,  THIRD 
MEHL:   The Gurmukh meditates on the Lord; the
celestial  sound-current  resounds  within  him,  and  he  focuses  his  
consciousness  on  the  True  Name.  The  Gurmukh  remains
imbued with the Lord’s Love, night and day; his mind is pleased with the Name 
of the Lord. The Gurmukh beholds the Lord,
the Gurmukh speaks of the Lord, and the Gurmukh naturally loves the Lord. O 
Nanak, the Gurmukh attains spiritual wisdom,
and the pitch-black darkness of ignorance is dispelled. One who is blessed by 
the Perfect Lord’s Grace — as Gurmukh, he
meditates on the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:  Those who do not serve 
the True Guru do not embrace love for the
Word of the Shabad. They do not meditate on the Celestial Naam, the Name of the 
Lord — why did they even bother to come
into the world? Time and time again, they are reincarnated, and they rot away 
forever in manure. They are attached to false
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O  Nanak,  the  Gurmukhs  are  saved;  the  Creator  Lord  unites  them  with  
Himself.   ||  2  ||     PAUREE:   The  devotees  look
beauteous in the True Court of the Lord; they abide in the True Word of the 
Shabad. The Lord’s Love wells up in them; they
are attracted by the Lord’s Love. They abide in the Lord’s Love, they remain 
imbued with the Lord’s Love forever, and with
their tongues, they drink in the sublime essence of the Lord. Fruitful are the 
lives of those Gurmukhs who recognize the Lord
and enshrine Him in their hearts. Without the Guru, they wander around crying 
out in misery; in the love of duality, they are
ruined.   || 11 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   In the Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the 
devotees earn the treasure of the Naam, the
Name of the Lord; they obtain the supreme status of the Lord. Serving the True 
Guru, they enshrine the Lord’s Name in their
minds, and they meditate on the Naam, night and day. Within the home of their 
own selves, they remain unattached, through
the Guru's Teachings; they burn away egotism and emotional attachment. They 
save themselves, and they save the whole
world. Blessed are the mothers who gave birth to them. He alone finds such a 
True Guru, upon whose forehead the Lord
inscribed such pre-ordained destiny. Servant Nanak is a sacrifice to his Guru; 
when he was wandering in doubt, He placed him
on the Path.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   Beholding Maya with her three 
dispositions, he goes astray; he is like the moth, which
sees the flame, and is consumed. The mistaken, deluded Pandits gaze upon Maya, 
and watch to see whether anyone has
offered them something. In the love of duality, they read continually about 
sin, while the Lord has withheld His Name from
them. The Yogis, the wandering hermits and the Sannyaasees have gone astray; 
their egotism and arrogance have increased
greatly. They do not accept the true donations of clothes and food, and their 
lives are ruined by their stubborn minds. Among
these, he alone is a man of poise, who, as  Gurmukh,  meditates  on  the  Naam, 
 the  Name  of  the  Lord. Unto  whom  should
servant Nanak speak and complain? All act as the Lord causes them to act.  || 2 
||   PAUREE:  Emotional attachment to Maya,
sexual desire, anger and egotism are demons. Because of them, mortals are 
subject to death; above their heads hangs the
heavy club of the Messenger of Death. The self-willed manmukhs, in love with 
duality, are led onto the path of Death. In the
City of Death, they are tied up and beaten, and no one hears their cries. One 
who is blessed by the Lord’s Grace meets the
Guru; as Gurmukh, he is emancipated.  || 12 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  By 
egotism and pride, the self-willed manmukhs are
enticed, and consumed. Those who center their consciousness on duality are 
caught in it, and remain stuck. But when it is
burnt away by the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, only then does it depart from 
within. The body and mind become radiant and
bright, and the Naam, the Name of the Lord, comes to dwell within the mind. O 
Nanak, the Lord’s Name is the antidote to
Maya; the Gurmukh obtains it.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:  This mind has wandered 
through so many ages; it has not remained
stable — it continues coming and going. When it is pleasing to the Lord’s Will, 
then He causes the soul to wander; He has set
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When the Lord forgives, then one meets the Guru, and becoming stable, he 
remains absorbed in the Lord. O Nanak, through
the mind, the mind is satisfied, and then, nothing comes or goes.  || 2 ||    
PAUREE:  The body is the fortress of the Infinite
Lord;  it  is  obtained  only  by  destiny.  The  Lord  Himself  dwells  within 
 the  body;  He  Himself  is  the  Enjoyer  of  pleasures.  He
Himself remains detached and unaffected; while unattached, He is still 
attached. He does whatever He pleases, and whatever
He  does,  comes  to  pass.  The  Gurmukh  meditates  on  the  Lord’s  Name,  
and  separation  from  the  Lord  is  ended.   ||  13  ||
SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   Waaho! Waaho! The Lord Himself causes us to praise Him, 
through the True Word of the Guru’s
Shabad. Waaho! Waaho! is His Eulogy and Praise; how rare are the Gurmukhs who 
understand this. Waaho! Waaho! is the
True Word of His Bani, by which we meet our True Lord. O Nanak, chanting Waaho! 
Waaho! God is attained; by His Grace, He
is obtained.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:  Chanting Waaho! Waaho! the tongue is 
adorned with the Word of the Shabad. Through
the Perfect Shabad, one comes to meet God. How very fortunate are those, who 
with their mouths, chant Waaho! Waaho! How
beautiful are those persons who chant Waaho! Waaho! and worship the Lord in 
adoration. Waaho! Waaho! is obtained by His
Grace; O Nanak, honor is obtained at the Gate of the True Lord.  || 2 ||   
PAUREE:  Within the fortress of body, are the hard
and rigid doors of falsehood, deception and pride. Deluded by doubt, the blind 
and ignorant self-willed manmukhs cannot see
them. They cannot be found by any efforts; wearing their religious robes, the 
wearers have grown weary of trying. The doors
are opened only by the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, and then, one chants the Name 
of the Lord. The Dear Lord is the Tree of
Ambrosial Nectar; those who drink in this Nectar are satisfied.  || 14 ||    
SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Chanting Waaho! Waaho!
the  night  of  one’s  life  passes  in  peace.  Chanting  Waaho!  Waaho!  I  
am  in  eternal  bliss,  O  my  mother!  Chanting  Waaho!
Waaho!, I have fallen in love with the Lord. Waaho! Waaho! Through the karma of 
good deeds, I chant it, and inspire others to
chant it as well. Chanting Waaho! Waaho!, one obtains honor. O Nanak, Waaho! 
Waaho! is the Will of the True Lord.  || 1 ||
THIRD MEHL:   Waaho! Waaho! is the Bani of the True Word. Searching, the 
Gurmukhs have found it. Waaho! Waaho! They
chant the Word of the Shabad. Waaho! Waaho! They enshrine it in their hearts. 
Chanting Waaho! Waaho! the Gurmukhs easily
obtain the Lord, after searching. O Nanak, very fortunate are those who reflect 
upon the Lord, Har, Har, within their hearts.  ||
2 ||    PAUREE:  O my utterly greedy mind, you are constantly engrossed in 
greed. In your desire for the enticing Maya, you
wander  in  the  ten  directions.  Your  name  and  social  status  shall  not  
go  with  you  hereafter;  the  self-willed  manmukh  is
consumed by pain. Your tongue does not taste the sublime essence of the Lord; 
it utters only insipid words. Those Gurmukhs
who drink in the Ambrosial Nectar are satisfied.  || 15 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD 
MEHL:  Chant Waaho! Waaho! to the Lord, who is
True, profound and unfathomable. Chant Waaho! Waaho! to the Lord, who is the 
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Chant Waaho! Waaho! to the Lord, who is permeating and pervading in all. Chant 
Waaho! Waaho! to the Lord, who is the
Giver of sustenance to all. O Nanak, Waaho! Waaho! — praise the One Lord, 
revealed by the True Guru.   || 1 ||    THIRD
MEHL:  Waaho! Waaho! The Gurmukhs praise the Lord continually, while the 
self-willed manmukhs eat poison and die. They
have no love for the Lord’s Praises, and they pass their lives in misery. The 
Gurmukhs drink in the Ambrosial Nectar, and they
center their consciousness on the Lord’s Praises. O Nanak, those who chant 
Waaho! Waaho! are immaculate and pure; they
obtain the knowledge of the three worlds.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  By the Lord’s 
Will, one meets the Guru, serves Him, and worships
the Lord. By the Lord’s Will, the Lord comes to dwell in the mind, and one 
easily drinks in the sublime essence of the Lord. By
the Lord’s Will, one finds peace, and continually earns the Lord’s Profit. He 
is seated on the Lord’s throne, and he dwells
continually in the home of his own being. He alone surrenders to the Lord’s 
Will, who meets the Guru.   || 16 ||    SHALOK,
THIRD MEHL:  Waaho! Waaho! Those humble beings ever praise the Lord, unto whom 
the Lord Himself grants understanding.
Chanting Waaho! Waaho!, the mind is purified, and egotism departs from within. 
The Gurmukh who continually chants Waaho!
Waaho! attains the fruits of his heart’s desires. Beauteous are those humble 
beings who chant Waaho! Waaho! O Lord, let me
join them! Within my heart, I chant Waaho! Waaho!, and with my mouth, Waaho! 
Waaho! O Nanak, those who chant Waaho!
Waaho! — unto them I dedicate my body and mind.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   
Waaho! Waaho! is the True Lord Master; His
Name is Ambrosial Nectar. Those who serve the Lord are blessed with the fruit; 
I am a sacrifice to them. Waaho! Waaho! is
the treasure of virtue; he alone tastes it, who is so blessed. Waaho! Waaho! 
The Lord is pervading and permeating the oceans
and the land; the  Gurmukh  attains  Him.  Waaho!  Waaho!  Let all  the  
Gursikhs  continually  praise  Him.  Waaho!  Waaho!  The
Perfect Guru is pleased with His Praises. O Nanak, one who chants Waaho! Waaho! 
with his heart and mind — the Messenger
of Death does not approach him.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The Dear Lord is the Truest 
of the True; True is the Word of the Guru’s
Bani. Through the True Guru, the Truth is realized, and one is easily absorbed 
in the True Lord. Night and day, they remain
awake, and do not sleep; in wakefulness, the night of their lives passes. Those 
who taste the sublime essence of the Lord,
through the Guru's Teachings, are the most worthy persons. Without the Guru, no 
one has obtained the Lord; the ignorant rot
away and die.  || 17 ||    SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Waaho! Waaho! is the Bani, the 
Word, of the Formless Lord. There is no
other as great as He is. Waaho! Waaho! The Lord is unfathomable and 
inaccessible. Waaho! Waaho! He is the True One.
Waaho! Waaho! He is the self-existent Lord. Waaho! Waaho! As He wills, so it 
comes to pass. Waaho! Waaho! is the Ambrosial
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Waaho! Waaho! This is realized by His Grace, as He Himself grants His Grace. O 
Nanak, Waaho! Waaho! This is obtained by
the Gurmukhs, who hold tight to the Naam, night and day.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL: 
 Without serving the True Guru, peace is not
obtained, and the sense of duality does not depart. No matter how much one may 
wish, without the Lord’s Grace, He is not
found. Those who are filled with greed and corruption are ruined by the love of 
duality. They cannot escape birth and death,
and with egotism within them, they suffer in misery. Those who center their 
consciousness on the True Guru, never go empty-
handed. They are not summoned by the Messenger of Death, and they do not suffer 
in pain. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs are
saved; they merge in the True Lord.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   He alone is called a 
minstrel, who enshrines love for his Lord and
Master.  Standing  at the  Lord’s  Door,  he  serves  the  Lord, and  reflects  
upon  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad.  The  minstrel
attains the Lord’s Gate and Mansion, and he keeps the True Lord clasped to his 
heart. The status of the minstrel is exalted; he
loves the Name of the Lord. The service of the minstrel is to meditate on the 
Lord; he is emancipated by the Lord.   || 18 ||
SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  The milkmaid’s status is very low, but she attains her 
Husband Lord when she reflects upon the Word
of     the Guru’s Shabad, and chants the Lord’s Name, night and day. She who 
meets the True Guru, lives in the Fear of God; she
is a woman of noble birth. She alone realizes the Hukam of her Husband Lord’s 
Command, who is blessed by the Creator
Lord’s Mercy. She who is of little merit and ill-mannered, is discarded and 
forsaken by her Husband Lord. By the Fear of God,
filth is washed off, and the body becomes immaculately pure. The soul is 
enlightened, and the intellect is exalted, meditating
on the Lord, the ocean of excellence. One who dwells in the Fear of God, lives 
in the Fear of God, and acts in the Fear of God.
He obtains peace and glorious greatness here, in the Lord’s Court, and at the 
Gate of Salvation. Through the Fear of God, the
Fearless Lord is obtained, and one’s light merges in the Infinite Light. O 
Nanak, that bride alone is good, who is pleasing to her
Lord and Master, and whom the Creator Lord Himself forgives.  || 1 ||   THIRD 
MEHL:  Praise the Lord, forever and ever, and
make yourself a sacrifice to the True Lord. O Nanak, let that tongue be burnt, 
which renounces the One Lord, and attaches
itself to another.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  From a single particle of His greatness, 
He created His incarnations, but they indulged in
the love of duality. They ruled like kings, and fought for pleasure and pain. 
Those who serve Shiva and Brahma do not find the
limits of the Lord. The Fearless, Formless Lord is unseen and invisible; He is 
revealed only to the Gurmukh. There, one does
not suffer sorrow or separation; he becomes stable and immortal in the world.   
|| 19 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:  All these
things come and go, all these things of the world. One who knows this written 
account is acceptable and approved. O Nanak,
anyone who takes pride in himself is foolish and unwise.   || 1 ||    THIRD 
MEHL:   The mind is the elephant, the Guru is the
elephant-driver,  and  knowledge  is  the  whip.  Wherever  the  Guru  drives  
the  mind,  it  goes.  O  Nanak,  without  the  whip,  the
elephant wanders into the wilderness, again and again.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:   I 
offer my prayer to the One, from whom I was
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Serving my True Guru, I have obtained all the fruits. I meditate continually on 
the Ambrosial Name of the Lord. In the Society
of the Saints, I am rid of my pain and suffering. O Nanak, I have become 
care-free; I have obtained the imperishable wealth of
the Lord.  || 20 ||    SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Raising the embankments of the 
mind’s field, I gaze at the heavenly mansion.
When devotion comes to the mind of the soul-bride, she is visited by the 
friendly guest. O clouds, if you are going to rain, then
go ahead and rain; why rain after the season has passed? Nanak is a sacrifice 
to those Gurmukhs who obtain the Lord in their
minds.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  That which is pleasing is sweet, and one who is 
sincere is a friend. O Nanak, he is known as a
Gurmukh, whom the Lord Himself enlightens.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  O God, Your 
humble servant offers his prayer to You; You are
my  True Master. You are my Protector, forever and ever; I meditate on You. All 
the beings and creatures are Yours; You are
pervading and permeating in them. One who slanders Your slave is crushed and 
destroyed. Falling at Your Feet, Nanak has
renounced his cares, and has become care-free.  || 21 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL: 
 Building up its hopes, the world dies, but
its  hopes do not die or depart. O Nanak, hopes are fulfilled only by attaching 
one’s consciousness to the True Lord.   || 1 ||
THIRD  MEHL:    Hopes  and  desires  shall  die  only  when  He,  who  created  
them,  takes  them  away.  O  Nanak,  nothing  is
permanent, except the Name of the Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  He Himself created 
the world, with His perfect workmanship. He
Himself   is the true banker, He Himself is the merchant, and He Himself is the 
store. He Himself is the ocean, He Himself is the
boat, and He Himself is the boatman. He Himself is the Guru, He Himself is the 
disciple, and He Himself shows the destination.
O servant Nanak, meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and all your sins 
shall be eradicated.  || 22 || 1 ||  SUDH  ||

RAAG  GUJRI,   VAAR,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  Deep within yourself, worship the Guru in adoration, and 
with your tongue, chant the Guru’s Name.
Let your eyes behold the True Guru, and let your ears hear the Guru’s Name. 
Attuned to the True Guru, you shall receive a
place of honor in the Court of the Lord. Says Nanak, this treasure is bestowed 
on those who are blessed with His Mercy. In the
midst of the world, they are known as the most pious — they are rare indeed.  
|| 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  O Savior Lord, save us
and take us across. Falling at the feet of the Guru, our works are embellished 
with perfection. You have become kind, merciful
and compassionate; we do not forget You from our minds. In the Saadh Sangat, 
the Company of the Holy, we are carried
across the terrifying world-ocean. In an instant, You have destroyed the 
faithless cynics and slanderous enemies. That Lord
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Remembering Him in meditation, happiness comes, and all sorrows and pains 
simply vanish.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  He is without
relatives, immaculate, all-powerful, unapproachable and infinite. Truly, the 
True Lord is seen to be the Truest of the True.
Nothing established by You appears to be false. The Great Giver gives 
sustenance to all those He has created. He has strung
all on only one thread; He has infused His Light in them. By His Will, some 
drown in the terrifying world-ocean, and by His Will,
some are carried across. O Dear Lord, he alone meditates on You, upon whose 
forehead such blessed destiny is inscribed. Your
condition and state cannot be known; I am a sacrifice to You.   || 1 ||    
SHALOK,   FIFTH MEHL:   When You are pleased, O
Merciful  Lord,  you  automatically  come  to  dwell  within  my  mind.  When  
You  are  pleased,  O  Merciful  Lord,  I  find  the  nine
treasures within the home of my own self. When You are pleased, O Merciful 
Lord, I act according to the Guru’s Instructions.
When You are pleased, O Merciful Lord, then Nanak is absorbed in the True One.  
|| 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Many sit on thrones,
to the sounds of musical instruments. O Nanak, without the True Name, no one’s 
honor is safe.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   The
followers of the Vedas, the Bible and the Koran, standing at Your Door, 
meditate on You. Uncounted are those who fall at Your
Door. Brahma meditates on You, as does Indra on his throne. Shiva and Vishnu, 
and their incarnations, chant the Lord’s Praise
with their mouths, as do the Pirs, the spiritual teachers, the prophets and the 
Shaykhs, the silent sages and the seers. Through
and  through,  the  Formless  Lord  is  woven  into  each  and  every  heart.  
One  is  destroyed  through  falsehood;  through
righteousness, one prospers. Whatever the Lord links him to, to that he is 
linked.   || 2 ||    SHALOK,   FIFTH MEHL:   He is
reluctant to do good, but eager to practice evil. O Nanak, today or tomorrow, 
the feet of the careless fool shall fall into the
trap.  || 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:  No matter how evil my ways are, still, Your Love 
for me is not concealed. Nanak: You, O Lord,
conceal my short-comings and dwell within my mind; You are my true friend.  || 
2 ||   PAUREE:  I beg of You, O Merciful Lord:
please, make me the slave of Your slaves. I obtain the nine treasures and 
royalty; chanting Your Name, I live. The great
ambrosial treasure, the Nectar of the Naam, is in the home of the Lord’s 
slaves. In their company, I am in ecstasy, listening to
Your Praises with my ears. Serving them, my body is purified. I wave the fans 
over them, and carry water for them; I grind the
corn for them, and washing their feet, I am over-joyed. By myself, I can do 
nothing; O God, bless me with Your Glance of
Grace. I am worthless — please, bless me with a seat in the place of worship of 
the Saints.  || 3 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  O
Friend, I pray that I may remain forever the dust of Your Feet. Nanak has 
entered Your Sanctuary, and beholds You ever-
present.  || 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:  Countless sinners become pure, by fixing 
their minds on the Feet of the Lord. The Name of
God is the sixty-eight holy places of pilgrimage, O Nanak, for one who has such 
destiny written upon his forehead.   || 2 ||
PAUREE:   With every breath and morsel of food, chant the Name of the Lord, the 
Cherisher. The Lord does not forget one
upon whom He has bestowed His Grace. He Himself is the Creator, and He Himself 
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The Knower knows everything; He understands and contemplates. By His creative 
power, He assumes numerous forms in an
instant. One whom the Lord attaches to the Truth is redeemed. One who has God 
on his side is never conquered. His Court is
eternal and imperishable; I humbly bow to Him.  || 4 ||    SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL: 
 Renounce sexual desire, anger and greed,
and burn them in the fire. As long as you are alive, O Nanak, meditate 
continually on the True Name.  || 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:
Meditating, meditating in remembrance on my God, I have obtained all the 
fruits. O Nanak, I worship the Naam, the Name of
the Lord; the Perfect Guru has united me with the Lord.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   
One who has been instructed by the Guru is
liberated in this world. He avoids disaster, and his anxiety is dispelled. 
Beholding the blessed vision of his Darshan, the world is
over-joyed. In the company of the Lord’s humble servants, the world is 
over-joyed, and the filth of sin is washed away. There,
they meditate on the Ambrosial Nectar of the True Name.  The mind becomes 
content, and its hunger is satisfied. One whose
heart is filled with the Name, has his bonds cut away. By Guru’s Grace, some 
rare person earns the wealth of the Lord’s Name.

|| 5 ||    SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  Within my mind, I think thoughts of always 
rising early, and making the effort. O Lord, my
Friend, please bless Nanak with the habit of singing the Kirtan of the Lord’s 
Praises.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Casting His Glance
of Grace, God has saved me; my mind and body are imbued with the Primal Being. 
O Nanak, those who are pleasing to God,
have their cries of suffering taken away.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   When your soul 
is feeling sad, offer your prayers to the Guru.
Renounce  all  your  cleverness,  and  dedicate  your  mind  and  body  to  
Him.  Worship  the  Feet  of  the  Guru,  and  your  evil-
mindedness shall be burnt away. Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the 
Holy, you shall cross over the terrifying and
difficult world-ocean. Serve the True Guru, and in the world hereafter, you 
shall not die of fear. In an instant, he shall make
you happy, and the empty vessel shall be filled to overflowing. The mind 
becomes content, meditating forever on the Lord. He
alone dedicates himself to the Guru’s service, unto whom the Lord has granted 
His Grace.  || 6 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  I
am attached to the right place; the Uniter has united me. O Nanak, there are 
hundreds and thousands of waves, but my
Husband Lord does not let me drown.   || 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:   In the dreadful 
wilderness, I have found the one and only
companion; the Name of the Lord is the Destroyer of distress. I am a sacrifice, 
a sacrifice to the Beloved Saints, O Nanak;
through them, my affairs have been brought to fulfillment.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  
All treasures are obtained, when we are attuned
to Your Love. One does not have to suffer regret and repentance, when he 
meditates on You. No one can equal Your humble
servant, who has Your Support. Waaho! Waaho! How wonderful is the Perfect Guru! 
Cherishing Him in  my  mind,  I  obtain
peace. The treasure of the Lord’s Praise comes from the Guru; by His Mercy, it 
is obtained. When the True Guru bestows His
Glance of Grace, one does not wander any more. The Merciful Lord preserves him 
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Listening, hearing the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har, I live.   || 7 ||  
  SHALOK,   FIFTH MEHL:   O Husband Lord, You
have given me the silk gown of Your Love to cover and protect my honor. You are 
all-wise and all-knowing, O my Master;
Nanak: I have not appreciated Your value, Lord.   || 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:   By 
Your meditative remembrance, I have found
everything; nothing seems difficult to me. One whose honor the True Lord Master 
has preserved — O Nanak, no one can
dishonor him.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Meditating on the Lord, there comes a great 
peace. Multitudes of illnesses vanish, singing the
Glorious Praises of the Lord. Utter peace pervades within, when God comes to 
mind. One’s hopes are fulfilled, when one’s
mind is filled with the Name. No obstacles stand in the way, when one 
eliminates his self-conceit. The intellect attains the
blessing of spiritual wisdom from the Guru. He receives everything, unto whom 
the Lord Himself gives. You are the Lord and
Master of all; all are under Your Protection.  || 8 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  
Crossing the stream, my foot does not get stuck

— I am filled with love for You. O Lord, my heart is attached to Your Feet; the 
Lord is Nanak’s raft and boat.  || 1 ||   FIFTH
MEHL:   The sight of them banishes my evil-mindedness; they are my only true 
friends. I have searched the whole world; O
servant Nanak, how rare are such persons!   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   You come to 
mind, O Lord and Master, when I behold Your
devotees. The filth of my mind is removed, when I dwell in the Saadh Sangat, 
the Company of the Holy. The fear of birth and
death   is  dispelled,  meditating  on  the  Word  of  His  humble  servant.  
The  Saints  untie  the  bonds,  and  all  the  demons  are
dispelled. They inspire us to love Him, the One who established the entire 
universe. The seat of the inaccessible and infinite
Lord   is the highest of the high. Night and day, with your palms pressed 
together, with each and every breath, meditate on
Him. When the Lord Himself becomes merciful, then we attain the Society of His 
devotees.  || 9 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  In
this wondrous forest of the world, there is chaos and confusion; shrieks 
emanate from the highways. I am in love with You, O
my Husband Lord; O Nanak, I cross the jungle joyfully.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  
The true society is the company of those who
meditate on the Name of the Lord. Do not associate with those, O Nanak, who 
look out only for their own interests.  || 2 ||
PAUREE:  Approved is that time, when one meets the True Guru. Joining the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he does
not suffer pain again. When he attains the eternal place, he does not have to 
enter the womb again. He comes to see the One
God everywhere. He focuses his meditation on the essence of spiritual wisdom, 
and withdraws his attention from other sights.
All chants are chanted by one who chants them with his mouth. Realizing the 
Hukam of the Lord’s Command, he becomes
happy, and he is filled with peace and tranquility. Those who are assayed, and 
placed in the Lord’s treasury, are not declared
counterfeit again.   || 10 ||    SHALOK,   FIFTH MEHL:   The pincers of 
separation are so painful to endure. If only the Master
would come to meet me! O Nanak, I would then obtain all the true comforts.  || 
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FIFTH MEHL:   The earth is in the water, and the fire is contained in the wood. 
O Nanak, yearn for that Lord, who is the
Support of all.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   The works which You have done, O Lord, 
could only have been performed by You. That
alone happens in the world, which You, O Master, have done. I  am  wonderstruck 
 beholding  the  wonder  of  Your  Almighty
Creative Power. I seek Your Sanctuary — I am Your slave; if it is Your Will, I 
shall be emancipated. The treasure is in Your
Hands; according to Your Will, You bestow it. One, upon whom You have bestowed 
Your Mercy, is blessed with the Lord’s
Name.  You  are  unapproachable,  unfathomable  and  infinite;  Your  limits  
cannot  be  found.  One,  unto  whom  You  have  been
compassionate, meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 11 ||    
SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  The ladles cruise through
the food, but they do not know the taste of it. I long to see the faces of 
those, O Nanak, who are imbued with the essence of
the Lord’s Love.  || 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:  Through the Tracker, I discovered the 
tracks of those who ruined my crops. You, O
Lord, have put up the fence; O Nanak, my fields shall not be plundered again.  
|| 2 ||    PAUREE:  Worship in adoration that
True  Lord;  everything  is  under  His  Power.  He  Himself  is  the  Master  
of  both  ends;  in  an  instant,  He  adjusts  our  affairs.
Renounce all your efforts, and hold fast to His Support. Run to His Sanctuary, 
and you shall obtain the comfort of all comforts.
The karma of good deeds, the righteousness of Dharma and the essence of 
spiritual wisdom are obtained in the Society of the
Saints. Chanting the Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam, no obstacle shall block your 
way. The Lord abides in the mind of one who
is blessed by His Kindness. All treasures are obtained, when the Lord and 
Master is pleased.  || 12 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:
I have found the object of my search — my Beloved took pity on me. There is One 
Creator; O Nanak, I do not see any other.

|| 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:   Take aim with the arrow of Truth, and shoot down sin. 
Cherish the Words of the Guru’s Mantra, O
Nanak, and you shall not suffer in pain.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Waaho! Waaho! The 
Creator Lord Himself has brought about peace
and tranquility. He is Kind to all beings and creatures; meditate forever on 
Him. The all-powerful Lord has shown Mercy, and
my cries of suffering are ended. My fevers, pains and diseases are gone, by the 
Grace of the Perfect Guru. The Lord has
established me, and protected me; He is the Cherisher of the poor. He Himself 
has delivered me, breaking all my bonds. My
thirst is quenched, my hopes are fulfilled, and my mind is contented and 
satisfied. The greatest of the great, the Infinite Lord
and Master — He is not affected by virtue and vice.  || 13 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  They alone meditate on the Lord God,
Har, Har, unto whom the Lord is Merciful. O Nanak, they enshrine love for the 
Lord, meeting the Saadh Sangat, the Company
of the Holy.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Contemplate the Lord, O very fortunate 
ones; He is pervading in the water, the land and
the sky. O Nanak, worshipping the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the mortal 
encounters no misfortune.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The
speech of the devotees is approved; it is accepted in the Court of the Lord. 
Your devotees take to Your Support; they are
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One  unto  whom  You  are  Merciful,  has  his  sufferings  depart.  O  
Merciful  Lord,  You  bless  Your  devotees  with  Your  Grace.
Suffering, pain, terrible disease and Maya do not afflict them. This is the 
Support of the devotees, that they sing the Glorious
Praises of the Lord of the Universe. Forever and ever, day and night, they 
meditate on the One and Only Lord. Drinking in the
Ambrosial Amrit of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, His humble servants remain 
satisfied with the Naam.  || 14 ||   SHALOK,
FIFTH MEHL:  Millions of obstacles stand in the way of one who forgets the 
Name. O Nanak, night and day, he croaks like a
raven in a deserted house.   || 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:   Beauteous is that season, 
when I am united with my Beloved. I do not
forget Him for a moment or an instant; O Nanak, I contemplate Him constantly.   
|| 2 ||    PAUREE:   Even brave and mighty
men  cannot  withstand  the  powerful  and  overwhelming  army  which  the  
five  passions  have  gathered.  The  ten  organs  of
sensation attach even detached renunciates to sensory pleasures. They seek to 
conquer and overpower them, and so increase
their following. The world of the three dispositions is under their influence; 
no one can stand against them. So tell me — how
can the fort of doubt and the moat of Maya be overcome? Worshipping the Perfect 
Guru, this awesome force is subdued. I
stand before Him, day and night, with my palms pressed together.   || 15 ||    
SHALOK,   FIFTH MEHL:   All sins are washed
away, by continually singing the Lord’s Glories. Millions of afflictions are 
produced, O Nanak, when the Name is forgotten.  || 1

||   FIFTH MEHL:  O Nanak, meeting the True Guru, one comes to know the Perfect 
Way. While laughing, playing, dressing and
eating, he is liberated.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Blessed, blessed is the True Guru, 
who has demolished the fortress of doubt. Waaho!
Waaho!  —  Hail!  Hail!  to  the  True  Guru,  who  has  united  me  with  the  
Lord.  The  Guru  has  given  me  the  medicine  of  the
inexhaustible treasure of the Naam. He has banished the great and terrible 
disease. I have obtained the great treasure of the
wealth of the Naam. I have obtained eternal life, recognizing my own self. The 
Glory of the all-powerful Divine Guru cannot be
described. The Guru is the Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord, infinite, 
unseen and unknowable.   || 16 ||    SHALOK,
FIFTH MEHL:   Make the effort, and you  shall  live;  practicing  it,  you  
shall  enjoy  peace.  Meditating,  you  shall  meet  God,  O
Nanak, and your anxiety shall vanish.   || 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:   Bless me with 
sublime thoughts, O Lord of the Universe, and
contemplation in the immaculate Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. O Nanak, 
may I never forget the Naam, the Name
of the Lord, for even an instant; be merciful to me, Lord God.  || 2 ||   
PAUREE:  Whatever happens is according to Your Will,
so why should I be afraid? Meeting Him, I meditate on the Name — I offer my 
soul to Him. When the Infinite Lord comes to
mind, one is enraptured. Who can touch one who has the Formless Lord on his 
side? Everything is under His control; no one is
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Your slaves meditate on You; You are the Savior, the Protector Lord. You are 
the Almighty Overlord of all; You bless us with
Your  Glance  of  Grace.   ||  17  ||     SHALOK,   FIFTH  MEHL:   Take  away  
my  sexual  desire,  anger,  pride,  greed,  emotional
attachment and evil desires. Protect me, O my God; Nanak is forever a sacrifice 
to You.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  By eating and
eating, the mouth is worn out; by wearing clothes, the limbs grow weary. O 
Nanak, cursed are the lives of those who are not
attuned to the Love of the True Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  As is the Hukam of 
Your Command, so do things happen. Wherever
You keep me, there I go and stand. With the Love of Your Name, I wash away my 
evil-mindedness. By continually meditating
on You, O Formless Lord, my doubts and fears are dispelled. Those who are 
attuned to Your Love, shall not be trapped in
reincarnation. Inwardly and outwardly, they behold the One Lord with their 
eyes. Those who recognize the Lord’s Command
never weep. O Nanak, they are blessed with the gift of the Name, woven into the 
fabric of their minds.   || 18 ||    SHALOK,
FIFTH MEHL:  Those who do not remember the Lord while they are alive, shall mix 
with the dust when they die. O Nanak, the
foolish and filthy faithless cynic passes his life engrossed in the world.  || 
1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:  One who remembers the Lord
while he is alive, shall be imbued with the Lord’s Love when he dies. The 
precious gift of his life is redeemed, O Nanak, in the
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:   From the 
beginning, and through the ages, You have been our
Protector and Preserver. True is Your Name, O Creator Lord, and True is Your 
Creation. You do not lack anything; You are
filling each and every heart. You are merciful and all-powerful; You Yourself 
cause us to serve You. Those whose minds in
which You dwell are forever at peace. Having created the creation, You Yourself 
cherish it. You Yourself are everything, O
infinite, endless Lord. Nanak seeks the Protection and Support of the Perfect 
Guru.  || 19 ||    SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  In the
beginning, in the middle and in the end, the Transcendent Lord has saved me. 
The True Guru has blessed me with the Lord’s
Name, and I have tasted the Ambrosial Nectar. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company 
of the Holy, I chant the Glorious Praises of
the Lord, night and day. I have obtained all my objectives, and I shall not 
wander in reincarnation again. Everything is in the
Hands of the Creator; He does what is done. Nanak begs for the gift of the dust 
of the feet of the Holy, which shall deliver him.

|| 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:   Enshrine Him in your mind, the One who created you. 
Whoever meditates on the Lord and Master
obtains peace. Fruitful is the birth, and approved is the coming of the 
Gurmukh. One who realizes the Hukam of the Lord’s
Command  shall  be  blessed —  so  has  the  Lord  and  Master  ordained.  One  
who  is  blessed  with  the  Lord’s  Mercy  does  not
wander. Whatever the Lord and Master gives him, with that he is content. O 
Nanak, one who is blessed with the kindness of
the Lord, our Friend, realizes the Hukam of His Command. But those whom the 
Lord Himself causes to wander, continue to die,
and take reincarnation again.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  The slanderers are destroyed 
in an instant; they are not spared for even a
moment.  God  will  not  endure  the  sufferings  of  His  slaves,  but  
catching  the  slanderers,  He  binds  them  to  the  cycle  of
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Grabbing them by the hair on their heads, the Lord throws them down, and leaves 
them on the path of Death. They cry out in
pain, in the darkest of hells. But hugging His slaves close to His Heart, O 
Nanak, the True Lord saves them.  || 20 ||   SHALOK,
FIFTH MEHL:  Meditate on the Lord, O fortunate ones; He is pervading the waters 
and the earth. O Nanak, meditate on the
Naam, the Name of the Lord, and no misfortune shall strike you.  || 1 ||   
FIFTH MEHL:  Millions of misfortunes block the way
of one who forgets the Name of the Lord. O Nanak, like a crow in a deserted 
house, he cries out, night and day.   || 2 ||
PAUREE:  Meditating, meditating in remembrance of the Great Giver, one’s 
heart’s desires are fulfilled. The hopes and desires
of the mind are realized, and sorrows are forgotten. The treasure of the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord, is obtained; I have
searched for it for so long. My light is merged into the Light, and my labors 
are over. I abide in that house of peace, poise and
bliss. My comings and goings have ended — there is no birth or death there. The 
Master and the servant have become one,
with no sense of separation. By Guru’s Grace, Nanak is absorbed in the True 
Lord.  || 21 || 1 || 2 ||  SUDH  ||

RAAG  GUJRI,   THE  WORDS  OF  THE  DEVOTEES:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

CHAU-PADAS  OF  KABEER  JEE,   SECOND  HOUSE:

With four feet, two horns and a mute mouth, how could you sing the Praises of 
the Lord? Standing up and sitting down, the
stick shall still fall on you, so where will you hide your head?  || 1 ||   
Without the Lord, you are like a stray ox; with your nose
torn, and your shoulders injured, you shall have only the straw of coarse grain 
to eat.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   All day long, you shall
wander in the forest, and even then, your belly will not be full. You did not 
follow the advice of the humble devotees, and so
you shall obtain the fruits of your actions.  || 2 ||   Enduring pleasure and 
pain, drowned in the great ocean of doubt, you shall
wander in numerous reincarnations. You have lost the jewel of human birth by 
forgetting God; when will you have such an
opportunity again?   || 3 ||    You turn on the wheel of reincarnation, like an 
ox at the oil-press; the night of your life passes
away without salvation. Says Kabeer, without the Name of the Lord, you shall 
pound your head, and regret and repent.  || 4 ||
1 ||    GUJRI,   THIRD HOUSE:   Kabeer’s mother sobs, cries and bewails — O 
Lord, how will my grandchildren live?   || 1 ||
Kabeer has given up all his spinning and weaving, and written the Name of the 
Lord on his body.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   As long as
I pass the thread through the bobbin, I forget the Lord, my Beloved.  || 2 ||   
My intellect is lowly — I am a weaver by birth,
but I have earned the profit of the Name of the Lord.   || 3 ||    Says Kabeer, 
listen, O my mother — the Lord alone is the
Provider, for me and my children.  || 4 || 2 ||


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GUJRI,   PADAS  OF  NAAM  DAYV  JEE,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

If You gave me an empire, then what glory would be in it for me? If You made me 
beg for charity, what would it take away
from me?  || 1 ||   Meditate and vibrate upon the Lord, O my mind, and you 
shall obtain the state of Nirvaanaa. You shall not
have to come and go in reincarnation any longer.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You 
created all, and You lead them astray in doubt. They
alone understand, unto whom You give understanding.  || 2 ||   Meeting the True 
Guru, doubt is dispelled. Who else should I
worship? I can see no other.   || 3 ||    One stone is lovingly decorated, 
while another stone is walked upon. If one is a god,
then the other must also be a god. Says Naam Dayv, I serve the Lord.  || 4 || 1 
||   GUJRI,  FIRST HOUSE:  He does not have
even a trace of impurity — He is beyond impurity. He is fragrantly scented — He 
has come to take His Seat in my mind. No
one saw Him come — who can know Him, O Siblings of Destiny?  || 1 ||   Who can 
describe Him? Who can understand Him?
The all-pervading Lord has no ancestors, O Siblings of Destiny.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||   As the path of a bird’s flight across the sky
cannot be seen, and the path of a fish through the water cannot be seen;  || 2 
||   As the mirage leads one to mistake the sky
for   a pitcher filled with water — so is God, the Lord and Master of Naam 
Dayv, who fits these three comparisons.  || 3 || 2 ||

GUJRI,   PADAS  OF  RAVI DAAS  JEE,   THIRD  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The calf has contaminated the milk in the breasts. The bumble bee has 
contaminated the flower, and the fish the water.  || 1

||     O  mother,  where  shall  I  find  any  offering  for  the  Lord’s  
worship?  I  cannot  find  any  other  flowers  worthy  of  the
incomparable Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The snakes encircle the sandalwood 
trees. Poison and nectar dwell there together.  || 2

||   Even with incense, lamps, offerings of food and fragrant flowers, how are 
Your slaves to worship You?  || 3 ||   I dedicate
and offer my body and mind to You. By Guru’s Grace, I attain the immaculate 
Lord.  || 4 ||   I cannot worship You, nor offer
You flowers. Says Ravi Daas, what shall my condition be hereafter?  || 5 || 1 
||

GUJRI,   PADAS  OF  TRILOCHAN  JEE,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

You have not cleansed the filth from within yourself, although outwardly, you 
wear the dress of a renunciate. In the heart-lotus
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|| 1 ||   Deluded by doubt, O Jai Chand, you have not realized the Lord, the 
embodiment of supreme bliss.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
You eat in each and every house, fattening your body; you wear the patched coat 
and the ear-rings of the beggar, for the sake
of wealth. You apply the ashes of cremation to your body, but without a Guru, 
you have not found the essence of reality.  || 2

||   Why bother to chant your spells? Why bother to practice austerities? Why 
bother to churn water? Meditate on the Lord of
Nirvaanaa, who has created the 8.4 million species of beings.   || 3 ||    Why 
bother to carry the water-pot, O saffron-robed
Yogi? Why bother to visit the sixty-eight holy places of pilgrimage? Says 
Trilochan, listen, mortal: you have no corn — what are
you trying to thresh?  || 4 || 1 ||   GUJRI:  At the very last moment, one who 
thinks of wealth, and dies in such thoughts, shall
be reincarnated over and over again, in the form of serpents.   || 1 ||    O 
sister, do not forget the Name of the Lord of the
Universe.  ||  Pause  ||   At the very last moment, he who thinks of women, and 
dies in such thoughts, shall be reincarnated
over and over again as a prostitute.   || 2 ||    At the very last moment, one 
who thinks  of  his  children,  and  dies  in  such
thoughts, shall be reincarnated over and over again as a pig.  || 3 ||   At the 
very last moment, one who thinks of mansions,
and dies in such thoughts, shall be reincarnated over and over again as a 
goblin.  || 4 ||   At the very last moment, one who
thinks of the Lord, and dies in such thoughts, says Trilochan, that man shall 
be liberated; the Lord shall abide in his heart.  || 5

|| 2 ||

GUJRI,   PADAS  OF  JAI  DAYV  JEE,   FOURTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

In  the  very  beginning,  was  the  Primal  Lord,  unrivalled,  the  Lover  of 
 Truth  and  other  virtues.  He  is  absolutely  wonderful,
transcending creation; remembering Him, all are emancipated.  || 1 ||   Dwell 
only upon the beauteous Name of the Lord, the
embodiment of ambrosial nectar and reality. Remembering Him in meditation, the 
fear of birth, old age and death will not
trouble you.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   If you desire to escape the fear of the 
Messenger of Death, then praise the Lord joyfully, and
do good deeds. In the past, present and future, He is always the same; He is 
the embodiment of supreme bliss.  || 2 ||   If you
seek the path of good conduct, forsake greed, and do not look upon other men’s 
property and  women.  Renounce  all  evil
actions and evil inclinations, and hurry to the Sanctuary of the Lord.  || 3 || 
  Worship the immaculate Lord, in thought, word
and deed. What is the good of practicing Yoga, giving feasts and charity, and 
practicing penance?   || 4 ||    Meditate on the
Lord of the Universe, the Lord of the Universe, O man; He is the source of all 
the spiritual powers of the Siddhas. Jai Dayv has
openly come to Him; He is the salvation of all, in the past, present and 
future.  || 5 || 1 ||


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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

RAAG   DAYV-GANDHAAREE,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:

Those who become the humble servants of the Lord and Master, lovingly focus 
their minds on Him. Those who chant Your
Praises, through the Guru's Teachings, have great good fortune recorded upon 
their foreheads.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The bonds
and shackles of Maya are shattered, by lovingly focusing their minds on the 
Name of the Lord. My mind is enticed by the Guru,
the Enticer; beholding Him, I am wonder-struck.   || 1 ||    I slept through 
the entire dark night of my life, but through the
tiniest  bit  of  the  Guru’s  Grace,  I  have  been  awakened.  O  Beautiful  
Lord  God,  Master  of  servant  Nanak,  there  is  none
comparable to You.  || 2 || 1 ||   DAYV-GANDHAAREE:  Tell me — on what path 
will I find my Beauteous Lord? O Saints of the
Lord, show me the Way, and I shall follow.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I cherish in 
my heart the Words of my Beloved; this is the best
way. The bride may be hunch-backed and short, but if she is loved by her Lord 
Master, she becomes beautiful, and she melts
in the Lord’s embrace.   || 1 ||    There is only the One Beloved — we are all 
soul-brides of our Husband Lord. She who is
pleasing to her Husband Lord is good. What can poor, helpless Nanak do? As it 
pleases the Lord, so does he walk.  || 2 || 2 ||
DAYV-GANDHAAREE:  O my mind, chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har. The 
Gurmukh is imbued with the deep red color
of the poppy. His shawl is saturated with the Lord’s Love.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||  
 I wander around here and there, like a madman,
bewildered, seeking out my Darling Lord. I shall be the slave of the slave of 
whoever unites me with my Darling Beloved.  || 1

||    So align yourself with the Almighty True Guru; drink in and savor the 
Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord. By Guru’s Grace,

servant Nanak has obtained the wealth of the Lord within.  || 2 || 3 ||   
DAYV-GANDHAAREE:  Now, I have come, exhausted,
to my Lord and Master. Now that I have come seeking Your Sanctuary, God, 
please, either save me, or kill me.


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|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    I have burnt in the fire the clever devices and praises 
of the world. Some speak good of me, and some
speak ill of me, but I have surrendered my body to You.  || 1 ||   Whoever 
comes to Your Sanctuary, O God, Lord and Master,
You save by Your Merciful Grace. Servant Nanak has entered Your Sanctuary, Dear 
Lord; O Lord, please, protect his honor!  ||
2 || 4 ||    DAYV-GANDHAAREE:   I am a sacrifice to one who sings the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord. I live by continuously
beholding the Blessed Vision of the Holy Guru’s Darshan; within His Mind is the 
Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You are
pure  and immaculate, O God, Almighty Lord and Master; how can I, the impure 
one, meet You? I have one thing in my mind,
and another thing on my lips; I am such a poor, unfortunate liar!  || 1 ||   I 
appear to chant the Lord’s Name, but within my
heart,  I  am  the  most  wicked  of  the  wicked.  As  it  pleases  You,  save 
 me,  O  Lord  and  Master;  servant  Nanak  seeks  Your
Sanctuary.  || 2 || 5 ||   DAYV-GANDHAAREE:  Without the Name of the Lord, the 
beautiful are just like the noseless ones. Like
the    son, born into the house of a prostitute, his name is cursed.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Those who do not have the Name of their
Lord and Master within their hearts, are the most wretched, deformed lepers. 
Like the person who has no Guru, they may
know many things, but they are cursed in the Court of the Lord.  || 1 ||   
Those, unto whom my Lord Master becomes Merciful,
long for the feet of the Holy. O Nanak, the sinners become pure, joining the 
Company of the Holy; following the Guru, the True
Guru, they are emancipated.  || 2 || 6 ||  First Set of Six  ||

DAYV-GANDHAAREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O mother, I focus my consciousness on the Guru’s feet. As God shows His Mercy, 
the lotus of my heart blossoms, and forever
and ever, I meditate on the Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The One Lord is 
within, and the One Lord is outside; the One Lord is
contained in all. Within the heart, beyond the heart, and in all places, God, 
the Perfect One, is seen to be permeating.  || 1 ||
So many of Your servants and silent sages sing Your Praises, but no one has 
found Your limits. O Giver of peace, Destroyer of
pain, Lord and Master — servant Nanak is forever a sacrifice to You.  || 2 || 1 
||   DAYV-GANDHAAREE:  O mother, whatever is
to be, shall be. God pervades His pervading creation; one gains, while another 
loses.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||     Sometimes  he
blossoms in bliss, while at other times, he suffers in mourning. Sometimes he 
laughs, and sometimes he weeps. Sometimes he
is filled with the filth of ego, while at other times, he washes it off in the 
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.  || 1 ||   No
one can erase the actions of God; I cannot see any other like Him. Says Nanak, 
I am a sacrifice to the Guru; by His Grace, I
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DAYV-GANDHAAREE:  O mother, I hear of death, and think of it, and I am filled 
with fear. Renouncing ‘mine and yours’ and
egotism, I have sought the Sanctuary of the Lord and Master.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   Whatever He says, I accept that as good. I
do not say “No” to what He says. Let me not forget Him, even for an instant; 
forgetting Him, I die.   || 1 ||    The Giver of
peace, God, the Perfect Creator, endures my great ignorance. I am worthless, 
ugly and of low birth, O Nanak, but my Husband
Lord is the embodiment of bliss.  || 2 || 3 ||   DAYV-GANDHAAREE:  O my mind, 
chant forever the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises.
By singing, hearing and meditating on Him, all, whether of high or low status, 
are saved.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    He is absorbed
into the One from which he originated, when he understands the Way. Wherever 
this body was fashioned, it was not allowed
to remain there.  || 1 ||   Peace comes, and fear and doubt are dispelled, when 
God becomes Merciful. Says Nanak, my hopes
have been fulfilled, renouncing my greed in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of 
the Holy.  || 2 || 4 ||   DAYV-GANDHAAREE:  O
my mind, act as it pleases God. Become the lowest of the low, the very least of 
the tiny, and speak in utmost humility.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   The many ostentatious shows of Maya are useless; I withhold my love 
from these. As something pleases my Lord
and Master, in that I find my glory.  || 1 ||   I am the slave of His slaves; 
becoming the dust of the feet of his slaves, I serve
His humble servants. I obtain all peace and greatness, O Nanak, living to chant 
His Name with my mouth.  || 2 || 5 ||   DAYV-
GANDHAAREE:  Dear God, by Your Grace, my doubts have been dispelled. By Your 
Mercy, all are mine; I reflect upon this in
my mind.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Millions of sins are erased, by serving You; 
the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan drives away
sorrow. Chanting Your Name, I have obtained supreme peace, and my anxieties and 
diseases have been cast out.   || 1 ||
Sexual desire, anger, greed, falsehood and slander are forgotten, in the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy. The ocean of
mercy has cut away the bonds of Maya; O Nanak, He has saved me. || 2 || 6 ||   
DAYV-GANDHAAREE:  All the cleverness of
my mind is gone. The Lord and Master is the Doer, the Cause of causes; Nanak 
holds tight to His Support.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
Erasing my self-conceit, I have entered His Sanctuary; these are the Teachings 
spoken by the Holy Guru. Surrendering to the
Will of God, I attain peace, and the darkness of doubt is dispelled.  || 1 ||   
I know that You are all-wise, O God, my Lord and
Master; I seek Your Sanctuary. In an instant, You establish and disestablish; 
the value of Your Almighty Creative Power cannot
be estimated.  || 2 || 7 ||   DAYV-GANDHAAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord God is my 
praanaa, my breath of life; He is the Giver
of peace. By Guru’s Grace, only a few know Him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Your 
Saints are Your Beloveds; death does not consume
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They are dyed in the deep crimson color of Your Love, and they are intoxicated 
with the sublime essence of the Lord’s Name.

|| 1 ||    The greatest sins, and millions of pains and diseases are destroyed 
by Your Gracious Glance, O God. While sleeping
and waking, Nanak sings the Lord’s Name, Har, Har, Har; he falls at the Guru’s 
feet.  || 2 || 8 ||   DAYV-GANDHAAREE, FIFTH
MEHL:  I have seen that God with my eyes everywhere. The Giver of peace, the 
Giver of souls, His Speech is Ambrosial Nectar.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Saints dispel the darkness of ignorance; the Guru is 
the Giver of the gift of life. Granting His Grace, the
Lord has made me His own; I was on fire, but now I am cooled.   || 1 ||    The 
karma of good deeds, and the Dharma of
righteous faith, have not been produced in me, in the least; nor has pure 
conduct welled up in me. Renouncing cleverness and
self-mortification, O Nanak, I fall at the Guru’s feet.  || 2 || 9 ||   
DAYV-GANDHAAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Chant the Lord’s Name,
and            earn the profit. You shall attain salvation, peace, poise and 
bliss, and the noose of Death shall be cut away.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   Searching, searching, searching and reflecting, I have found that the 
Lord’s Name is with the Saints. They alone obtain this
treasure, who have such pre-ordained destiny.  || 1 ||   They are very 
fortunate and honorable; they are the perfect bankers.
They are beautiful, so very wise and handsome; O Nanak, purchase the Name of 
the Lord, Har, Har.   || 2 || 10 ||    DAYV-
GANDHAAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  O mind, why are you so puffed up with egotism? 
Whatever is seen in this foul, impure and filthy
world, is only ashes.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Remember the One who created you, 
O mortal; He is the Support of your soul, and
the breath of life. One who forsakes Him, and attaches himself to another, dies 
to be reborn; he is such an ignorant fool!  || 1

||   I am blind, mute, crippled and totally lacking in understanding; O God, 
Preserver of all, please preserve me! The Creator,
the Cause of causes is all-powerful; O Nanak, how helpless are His beings!  || 
2 || 11 ||   DAYV-GANDHAAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:
God is the nearest of the near. Remember Him, meditate on Him, and sing the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe,
day and night, evening and morning.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Redeem your body in 
the invaluable Saadh Sangat, the Company of
the Holy, chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Do not delay for an instant, 
even for a moment. Death is keeping you
constantly in his vision.  || 1 ||   Lift me up out of the dark dungeon, O 
Creator Lord; what is there which is not in Your home?
Bless Nanak with the Support of Your Name, that he may find great happiness and 
peace.  || 2 || 12 ||  Second Set of Six  ||
DAYV-GANDHAAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  O mind, meet with the Guru, and worship the Naam 
in adoration. You shall obtain peace,
poise, bliss, joy and pleasure, and lay the foundation of eternal life.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   Showing His Mercy, the Lord has made
me His slave, and shattered the bonds of Maya. Through loving devotion, and 
singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the
Universe, I have escaped the Path of Death.   || 1 ||    When he became 
Merciful, the rust was removed, and I found the
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O Nanak, I am a sacrifice, a hundred thousand times, to my unapproachable, 
unfathomable Lord and Master.   || 2 || 13 ||
DAYV-GANDHAAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  O mother, how fruitful is the birth of one who 
sings the Glories of God, and enshrines love
for the Supreme Lord God.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Beautiful, wise, brave and 
divine is one who obtains the Saadh Sangat, the
Company  of  the  Holy.  He  chants  the  Naam,  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  
with  his  tongue,  and  does  not  have  to  wander  in
reincarnation again.  || 1 ||    The Perfect Lord God pervades his mind and 
body; he does not look upon any other. Hell and
disease do not afflict one who joins the Company of the Lord’s humble servants, 
O Nanak; the Lord attaches him to the hem of
His robe.   || 2 || 14 ||    DAYV-GANDHAAREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   His fickle mind 
is entangled in a dream. He does not even
understand this much, that someday he shall have to depart; he has gone crazy 
with Maya.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He is engrossed
in the delight of the flower’s color; he strives only to indulge in corruption. 
Hearing about greed, he feels happy in his mind,
and he runs after it.  || 1 ||   Wandering and roaming all around, I have 
endured great pain, but now, I have come to the door
of  the  Saint.  Granting  His  Grace,  the  Supreme  Lord  Master  has  
blended  Nanak  with  Himself.    ||  2  ||  15  ||      DAYV-
GANDHAAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  All peace is found in the Guru’s feet. They drive 
away my sins and purify my mind; their Support
carries me across.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    This is the labor which I perform: 
worship, flower-offerings, service and devotion. My
mind blossoms forth and is enlightened, and I am not cast into the womb again.  
 || 1 ||    I behold the fruitful vision of the
Saint; this is the meditation I have taken. The Lord Master has become Merciful 
to Nanak, and he has entered the Sanctuary of
the  Holy.   ||  2  ||  16  ||     DAYV-GANDHAAREE,   FIFTH  MEHL:   Offer  
your  prayer  to  your  Lord.  You  shall  obtain  the  four
blessings,  and  the  treasures  of  bliss,  pleasure,  peace,  poise  and  the 
 spiritual  powers  of  the  Siddhas.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||
Renounce your self-conceit, and grasp hold of the Guru’s feet; hold tight to 
the hem of God’s robe. The heat of the ocean of
fire does not affect one who longs for the Lord and Master’s Sanctuary.   || 1 
||    Again and again, God puts up with the
millions of sins of the supremely ungrateful ones. The embodiment of mercy, the 
Perfect Transcendent Lord — Nanak longs for
His Sanctuary.   || 2 || 17 ||    DAYV-GANDHAAREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   Place the 
Guru’s feet within your heart, and all illness,
sorrow and pain shall be dispelled; all suffering shall come to an end.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   The sins of countless incarnations are
erased, as if one has taken purifying baths at millions of sacred shrines. The 
treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is
obtained by singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, and 
centering one’s mind in meditation on Him.  || 1 ||
Showing His Mercy, the Lord has made me His slave; breaking my bonds, He has 
saved me. I live by chanting and meditating
on the Naam, and the Bani of Your Word; slave Nanak is a sacrifice to You.   || 
 2  ||  18  ||   Third  Set  of  Six   ||     DAYV-
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Be Merciful to me, O my Lord and Master, that I might never forsake them from 
my mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Applying the dust
of the feet of the Holy to my face and forehead, I burn away the poison of 
sexual desire and anger. I judge myself to be the
lowest of all; in this way, I instill peace within my mind.   || 1 ||    I sing 
the Glorious Praises of the Imperishable Lord and
Master, and I shake off all my sins. I have found the gift of the treasure of 
the Naam, O Nanak; I hug it close, and enshrine i t
in   my heart.  || 2 || 19 ||   DAYV-GANDHAAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Dear God, I long 
to behold the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.
I cherish this beautiful meditation day and night; You are dearer to me than my 
soul, dearer than life itself.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
I have studied and contemplated the essence of the Shaastras, the Vedas and the 
Puraanas. Protector of the meek, Lord of the
breath of life, O Perfect One, carry us across the terrifying world-ocean.  || 
1 ||   Since the very beginning, and throughout the
ages, the humble devotees have been Your servants; in the midst of the world of 
corruption, You are their Support. Nanak
longs  for  the  dust  of  the  feet  of  such  humble  beings;  the  
Transcendent  Lord  is  the  Giver  of  all.   ||  2  ||  20  ||     DAYV-
GANDHAAREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   Your humble servant, O Lord, is intoxicated with 
Your sublime essence. One who obtains the
treasure of the Nectar of Your Love, does not renounce it to go somewhere else. 
 || 1 ||  Pause  ||   While sitting, he repeats
the Lord’s Name, Har, Har; while sleeping, he repeats the Lord’s Name, Har, 
Har; he eats the Nectar of the Lord’s Name as his
food.  Bathing  in  the  dust  of  the  feet  of  the  Holy  is  equal  to  
taking  cleansing  baths  at  the  sixty-eight  sacred  shrines  of
pilgrimage.   || 1 ||    How fruitful is the birth of the Lord’s humble 
servant; the Creator is  his  Father.  O  Nanak,  one  who
recognizes the Perfect Lord God, takes all with him, and saves everyone.  || 2 
|| 21 ||   DAYV-GANDHAAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  O
mother, without the Guru, spiritual wisdom is not obtained. They wander around, 
weeping and crying out in various ways, but
the Lord of the World does not meet them.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    The body is 
tied up with emotional attachment, disease and
sorrow, and so it is lured into countless reincarnations. He finds no place of 
rest without the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy;  to  whom  should  he  go  and  cry?    ||  1  ||     When  my  Lord  and 
 Master  shows  His  Mercy,  we  lovingly  focus  our
consciousness on the feet of the Holy. The most horrible agonies are dispelled 
in an instant, O Nanak, and we merge in the
Blessed Vision of the Lord.   || 2 || 22 ||    DAYV-GANDHAAREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   
The Lord and Master Himself has become
Merciful. I have been emancipated, and I have become the embodiment of bliss; I 
am the Lord’s child — He has saved me.  ||
Pause  ||   With my palms pressed together, I offer my prayer; within my mind, 
I meditate on the Supreme Lord God. Giving
me  His  hand,  the  Transcendent  Lord  has  eradicated  all  my  sins.   ||  
1  ||     Husband  and  wife  join  together  in  rejoicing,
celebrating the Victory of the Lord Master. Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to the 
humble servant of the Lord, who emancipates
everyone.  || 2 || 23 ||


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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

DAYV-GANDHAAREE,   FIFTH  MEHL:

I offer my prayer to my True Guru. The Destroyer of distress has become kind 
and merciful, and all my anxiety is over.   ||
Pause  ||   I am a sinner, hypocritical and greedy, but still, He puts up with 
all of my merits and demerits. Placing His hand on
my forehead, He has exalted me. The wicked ones who wanted to destroy me have 
been killed.  || 1 ||   He is generous and
benevolent, the beautifier of all, the embodiment of peace; the Blessed Vision 
of His Darshan is so fruitful! Says Nanak, He is
the Giver to the unworthy; I enshrine His Lotus Feet within my heart.  || 2 || 
24 ||   DAYV-GANDHAAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  My
God is the Master of the masterless. I have come to the Sanctuary of the Savior 
Lord.  ||  Pause  ||   Protect me on all sides, O
Lord; protect me in the future, in the past, and at the very last moment.  || 1 
||    Whenever something comes to mind, it is
You. Contemplating Your virtues, my mind is sanctified.   || 2 ||    I hear and 
sing the Hymns of the Guru’s Word. I am a
sacrifice, a sacrifice to the Blessed Vision of the Darshan of the Holy.  || 3 
||   Within my mind, I have the Support of the One
Lord alone. O Nanak, my God is the Creator of all.  || 4 || 25 ||   
DAYV-GANDHAAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  God, this is my heart’s
desire: O treasure of kindness, O Merciful Lord, please make me the slave of 
your Saints.  ||  Pause  ||   In the early hours of
the morning, I fall at the feet of Your humble servants; night and day, I 
obtain the Blessed Vision of their Darshan. Dedicating
my body and mind, I serve the humble servant of the Lord; with my tongue, I 
sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.   || 1 ||
With each and every breath, I meditate in remembrance on my God; I live 
continually in the Society of the Saints. The Naam,
the Name of the Lord, is my only support and wealth; O Nanak, from this, I 
obtain bliss.  || 2 || 26 ||

RAAG  DAYV-GANDHAAREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O friend, such is the Dear Lord whom I have obtained. He does not leave me, and 
He always keeps me company. Meeting the
Guru, night and day, I sing His Praises.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I met the 
Fascinating Lord, who has blessed me with all comforts;
He does not leave me to go anywhere else. I have seen the mortals of many and 
various types, but they are not equal to even
a hair of my Beloved.  || 1 ||    His palace is so beautiful! His gate is so 
wonderful! The celestial melody of the sound current
resounds there. Says Nanak, I enjoy eternal bliss; I have obtained a permanent 
place in the home of my Beloved.  || 2 || 1 ||
27 ||   DAYV-GANDHAAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  My mind longs for the Blessed Vision of 
the Lord’s Darshan, and His Name. I have
wandered everywhere, and now I have come to follow the Saint.  || 1 ||  Pause   
||    Whom should I serve? Whom should I
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I have sought the Sanctuary of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; my 
mind longs for the dust of their Feet.  || 1 ||
I do not know the way, and I have no virtue. It is so difficult to escape from 
Maya! Nanak has come and fallen at the Guru’s
feet; all of his evil inclinations have vanished.  || 2 || 2 || 28 ||   
DAYV-GANDHAAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  O Beloved, Your Words
are Ambrosial Nectar. O supremely beautiful Enticer, O Beloved, You are among 
all, and yet distinct from all.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
I do not seek power, and I do not seek liberation. My mind is in love with Your 
Lotus Feet. Brahma, Shiva, the Siddhas, the
silent sages and Indra — I seek only the Blessed Vision of my Lord and Master’s 
Darshan.  || 1 ||   I have come, helpless, to
Your Door, O Lord Master; I am exhausted — I seek the Sanctuary of the Saints. 
Says Nanak, I have met my Enticing Lord
God; my mind is cooled and soothed — it blossoms forth in joy.   || 2 || 3 || 
29 ||    DAYV-GANDHAAREE,   FIFTH MEHL:
Meditating on the Lord, His servant swims across to salvation. When God becomes 
merciful to the meek, then one does not
have    to suffer reincarnation, only to die again.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In 
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he sings the
Glorious Praises of the Lord, and he does not lose the jewel of this human 
life. Singing the Glories of God, he crosses over the
ocean of poison, and saves all his generations as well.   || 1 ||    The Lotus 
Feet of the Lord abide within his heart, and with
every breath and morsel of food, he chants the Lord’s Name. Nanak has grasped 
the Support of the Lord of the Universe;
again and again, he is a sacrifice to Him.  || 2 || 4 || 30 ||

RAAG  DAYV-GANDHAAREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FOURTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Some wander around the forests, wearing religious robes, but the Fascinating 
Lord remains distant from them.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   They talk, preach, and sing their lovely songs, but within their minds, 
the filth of their sins remains.  || 1 ||   They may be
very beautiful, extremely clever, wise and educated, and they may speak very 
sweetly.  || 2 ||    To forsake pride, emotional
attachment, and the sense of ‘mine and yours’, is the path of the double-edged 
sword.  || 3 ||   Says Nanak, they alone swim
across  the terrifying world-ocean, who, by God’s Grace, join the Society of 
the Saints.  || 4 || 1 || 31 ||

RAAG  DAYV-GANDHAAREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIFTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I have seen the Lord to be on high; the Fascinating Lord is the highest of all. 
No one else is equal to Him — I have made the
most extensive search on this.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Utterly infinite, 
exceedingly great, deep and unfathomable — He is lofty,
beyond reach. His weight cannot be weighed, His value cannot be estimated. How 
can the Enticer of the mind be obtained?  ||
1 ||   Millions search for Him, on various paths, but without the Guru, none 
find Him. Says Nanak, the Lord Master has become
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Meeting the Holy Saint, I drink in the sublime essence.  || 2 || 1 || 32 ||   
DAYV-GANDHAAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have looked in
so many ways, but there is no other like the Lord. On all the continents and 
islands, He is permeating and fully pervading; He
is in all worlds.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    He is the most unfathomable of the 
unfathomable; who can chant His Praises? My mind
lives by hearing news of Him. People in the four stages of life, and in the 
four social classes are liberated, by serving You, Lord.

|| 1 ||   The Guru has implanted the Word of His Shabad within me; I have 
attained the supreme status. My sense of duality
has been dispelled, and now, I am at peace. Says Nanak, I have easily crossed 
over the terrifying world-ocean, obtaining the
treasure of the Lord’s Name.  || 2 || 2 || 33 ||

RAAG  DAYV-GANDHAAREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SIXTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Know that there is One and only One Lord. O Gurmukh, know that He is One.   || 
1 ||   Pause   ||    Why are you wandering
around? O Siblings of Destiny, don’t wander around; He is permeating and 
pervading everywhere.  || 1 ||    As the fire in the
forest, without control, cannot serve any purpose — just so, without the Guru, 
one cannot attain the Gate of the Lord. Joining
the Society of the Saints, renounce your ego; says Nanak, in this way, the 
supreme treasure is obtained.   || 2 || 1 || 34 ||
DAYV-GANDHAAREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   His state cannot be known.   || 1 ||   Pause   
||    How can I behold Him through clever
tricks? Those who  tell  this  story  are  wonder-struck  and  amazed.   ||  1  
||     The  servants  of  God,  the  celestial  singers,  the
Siddhas and the seekers, the angelic and divine beings, Brahma and those like 
Brahma, and the four Vedas proclaim, day and
night,  that  the  Lord  and  Master  is  inaccessible,  unapproachable  and  
unfathomable.  Endless,  endless  are  His  Glories,  says
Nanak; they cannot be described — they are beyond our reach.   || 2 || 2 || 35 
||    DAYV-GANDHAAREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   I
meditate, and sing of the Creator Lord. I have become fearless, and I have 
found peace, poise and bliss, remembering the
infinite Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Guru, of the most fruitful image, has 
placed His hand upon my forehead. Wherever I look,
there, I find Him with me. The Lotus Feet of the Lord are the Support of my 
very breath of life.  || 1 ||   My God is all-powerful,
unfathomable and utterly vast. The Lord and Master is close at hand — He dwells 
in each and every heart. Nanak seeks the
Sanctuary and the Support of God, who has no end or limitation.  || 2 || 3 || 
36 ||   DAYV-GANDHAAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Turn
away, O my mind, turn away. Turn away from the faithless cynic. False is the 
love of the false one; break the ties, O my mind,
and your ties shall be broken. Break your ties with the faithless cynic.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   One who enters a house filled with
soot  is  blackened.  Run  far  away  from  such  people!  One  who  meets  the 
 Guru  escapes  from  the  bondage  of  the  three
dispositions.  || 1 ||   I beg this blessing of You, O Merciful Lord, ocean of 
mercy — please, don’t bring me face to face with
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Make servant Nanak the slave of Your slave; let his head roll in the dust under 
the feet of the Holy.  || 2 || 4 || 37 ||

RAAG  DAYV-GANDHAAREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SEVENTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

You are all-powerful, at all times; You show me the Way; I am a sacrifice, a 
sacrifice to You. Your Saints sing to You with love;
I fall at their feet.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   O Praiseworthy Lord, Enjoyer of 
celestial peace, Embodiment of mercy, One Infinite Lord,
Your place is so beautiful.  || 1 ||   Riches, supernatural spiritual powers 
and wealth are in the palm of Your hand. O Lord, Life
of the World, Master of all, infinite is Your Name. Show Kindness, Mercy and 
Compassion to Nanak; hearing Your Praises, I
live.  || 2 || 1 || 38 || 6 || 44 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  DAYV-GANDHAAREE,   NINTH  MEHL:

This mind does not follow my advice one tiny bit. I am so tired of giving it 
instructions — it will not refrain from its evil-
mindedness.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   It has gone insane with the intoxication of 
Maya; it does not chant the Lord’s Praise. Practicing
deception, it tries to cheat the world, and so it fills its belly.  || 1 ||   
Like a dog’s tail, it cannot be straightened; it will not listen
to what I tell it. Says Nanak, vibrate forever the Name of the Lord, and all 
your affairs shall be adjusted.  || 2 || 1 ||    RAAG
DAYV-GANDHAAREE,  NINTH MEHL:  All things are mere diversions of life: mother, 
father, siblings, children, relatives and the
wife of your home.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   When the soul is separated from the 
body, then they will cry out, calling you a ghost.
No one will let you stay, for even half an hour; they drive you out of the 
house.  || 1 ||   The created world is like an illusion, a
mirage — see this, and reflect upon it in your mind. Says Nanak, vibrate 
forever the Name of the Lord, which shall deliver you.

|| 2 || 2 ||   RAAG DAYV-GANDHAAREE,  NINTH MEHL:  In this world, I have seen 
love to be false. Whether they are spouses
or  friends,  all  are  concerned  only  with  their  own  happiness.   ||  1  
||   Pause   ||     All  say, “Mine,  mine”,  and  attach  their
consciousness to you with love. But at the very last moment, none shall go 
along with you. How strange are the ways of the
world!   || 1 ||    The foolish mind has not yet reformed itself, although I 
have grown weary of continually instructing it. O
Nanak, one crosses over the terrifying world-ocean, singing the Songs of God.  
|| 2 || 3 || 6 || 38 || 47 ||


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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

RAAG  BIHAAGRAA,   CHAU-PADAS,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

To associate with evil demons is to live with snakes; I tried all sorts of 
things.  || 1 ||   Then, I chanted the Name of the Lord, Har,
Har,  and  I  found  intuitive  peace.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     Emotional  
attachment  is  worthless  and  false.  I  claimed  for  myself  the
possessions of others, sucked into the whirlpool of reincarnation.  || 2 ||   
All are travellers, who have gathered under the tree, held
by     their many bonds.  || 3 ||    The Company of the Holy is stable and 
permanent; there, the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises are sung.
Nanak seeks Sanctuary.  || 4 || 1 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  BIHAAGRAA,   NINTH  MEHL:

No one knows the state of the Lord. The Yogis, the celibates, the austere 
penitents, and all sorts of clever people have failed.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   In an instant, He changes the beggar into a king, and the king into 
a beggar. He fills what is empty, and empties what is
full. Such are His ways.  || 1 ||    He Himself spread out the expanse of His 
Maya, and He Himself beholds it. He assumes so many
forms,  and  plays  so  many  games,  and  yet  He  remains  distinct  and  
detached  from  it  all.    ||  2  ||      Incalculable,  infinite,
incomprehensible and immaculate, He has misled the whole world. So give up all 
your doubts; prays Nanak, O mortal, focus your
consciousness on His Feet.  || 3 || 1 || 2 ||

RAAG  BIHAAGRAA,   CHHANT,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my soul; to the Gurmukh, the Name 
of the Lord is priceless. My mind is pierced by
the sublime essence of the Lord’s Name. The Lord is dear to my mind.


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My mind is washed clean by the sublime essence of the Lord’s Name. Through the 
Guru’s Teachings, hold the mind steady, O
my soul; do not let it wander anywhere. One who chants the Bani of the Praises 
of the Lord God, O Nanak, obtains the fruits of
his mind’s desires.  || 1 ||    Through the Guru’s Teachings, the Nectar abides 
within the mind, O my soul; with your mouth,
chants the words of Ambrosia. The Words of  the  devotees  are  Ambrosial  
Nectar, O  my  soul; hear  them  in  the  mind, and
embrace loving affection for the Lord. Separated for so very long, I have found 
the Lord God, intuitively hugged in His Loving
Embrace. Servant Nanak’s mind is filled with bliss, O my soul, vibrating the 
unstruck Sound-current of the Shabad.  || 2 ||   If
only my friends and companions would come and unite me with my Lord God, O my 
soul. I dedicate my mind to one who
recites the sermon of my Lord God, O my soul. As Gurmukh, worship the Lord in 
adoration forever, O my soul, and you shall
obtain the fruits of your mind’s desires. O Nanak, hurry to the Lord’s 
Sanctuary, O my soul; those who meditate on the Lord’s
Name are very fortunate.  || 3 ||   By His Grace, God comes to meet us, O my 
soul; through the Guru’s Teachings, His Name is
revealed. Without the Lord, I am so sad, O my soul — as sad as the lotus 
without water. The Perfect Guru, O my soul, has
united me with the Lord, my best Friend, the Lord God. Blessed, blessed is the 
Guru, who has shown me the Lord, O my soul;
servant Nanak blossoms forth in the Name of the Lord.  || 4 || 1 ||    RAAG 
BIHAAGRAA,  FOURTH MEHL:  The Name of the
Lord, Har, Har, is Ambrosial Nectar, O my soul; through the Guru’s Teachings, 
this Nectar is obtained. Egotism and Maya are
poison, O my soul; through the Ambrosial Nectar of the Name, this poison is 
eradicated. The dry mind is rejuvenated, O my
soul, meditating on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The Lord has given the 
pre-ordained blessing of high destiny, O my soul;
servant Nanak merges in the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||   My mind is 
attached to the Lord, O my soul, like the infant,
sucking his mother’s milk. Without the Lord, I find no peace, O my soul, like 
the song-bird, crying without the rain-drops. Go,
and seek the Sanctuary of the True Guru, O my soul; He shall tell you of the 
Glorious Virtues of the Lord God. Servant Nanak
has merged with the Lord, O my soul; the harmonic vibrations of the Shabad 
resound within the heart.  || 2 ||   The self-willed
manmukhs are consigned to separation by their own egotism, O my soul; bound to 
poison, they are burnt by egotism. Like the
pigeon, which itself falls into the trap, O my soul, all the self-willed 
manmukhs fall under the influence of death. Those who
focus their consciousness on emotional attachment to Maya, O my soul — those 
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The  Lord’s  humble  servants  beg  and  implore  Him,  and  seek  His  
Sanctuary,  O  my  soul; Guru  Nanak  becomes  their  Divine
Protector.   || 3 ||    The Lord’s humble servants are saved, through the Love 
of the Lord, O my soul; by their primal good
destiny, they find the Lord. The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is the boat, O my 
soul, and the Guru is the Boatman. Through the
Word of the Shabad, He ferries us across. The Primal Lord God, Har, Har, is 
very kind, O my soul; through the Guru, the True
Guru, He seems so sweet. Grant Your Grace, and hear my prayer, O Lord, Har, 
Har; servant Nanak meditates on the Naam.  ||
4 || 2 ||    BIHAAGRAA,   FOURTH MEHL:   In this world, the best occupation is 
to sing the Praises of the Naam, O my soul.
Singing the Praises of the Lord, the Lord is enshrined in the mind. The Name of 
the Lord, Har, Har, is immaculate and pure, O
my soul. Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, one is saved. All sins, 
errors and sorrows are cut away, O my soul; the
Gurmukh washes off this filth with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. By great 
good fortune, servant Nanak meditates on the
Lord; even fools and idiots like me have been saved.   || 1 ||    Those who 
meditate on the Name of the Lord, O my soul,
overpower the five passions. The nine treasures of the Naam are within, O my 
soul; the Guru, the True Guru, has revealed the
Unseen. The Guru has fulfilled my hopes and desires, O my soul; meeting the 
Lord, all hunger is satisfied.  O servant Nanak,
he alone sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, O my soul, upon whose forehead 
the Lord God has inscribed such pre-ordained
destiny.   || 2 ||    I am a deceitful sinner, O my soul; I cheat others, and 
rob and plunder their wealth. But by great good
fortune, I have found the Guru, O my soul; through the Perfect Guru, I have 
found the way to salvation. The Guru has poured
the Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord’s Name into my mouth, O my soul, and now, my 
dead soul has come back to life. O servant
Nanak, those who meet the True Guru, O my soul, have all of their pains taken 
away.  || 3 ||    The Name of the Lord is the
most sublime, O my soul; chanting it, one’s sins are washed away. The Guru, the 
Lord, has purified even the sinners, O my
soul; now, they are famous and respected in the four directions, throughout the 
four ages. The filth of egotism is totally wiped
away, O my soul, by bathing in the Ambrosial Pool of the Lord’s Name. Even 
criminals and sinners are saved, O my soul, if
they are attuned to the Lord’s Name, even for an instant, O servant Nanak.  || 
4 || 3 ||   BIHAAGRAA,  FOURTH MEHL:  I am a
sacrifice, O my soul, to those who take the Support of the Name of the Lord, 
Har, Har. The Guru, the True Guru, implanted the
Name within me, O my soul; He has carried me across the terrifying world-ocean 
of poison. Those who have single-mindedly
meditated on the Lord, O my soul — I proclaim the victory of those saintly 
beings.


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Nanak has found peace, meditating on the Lord, O my soul; the Lord is the 
Destroyer of all pain.  || 1 ||   Blessed, blessed is
that tongue, O my soul, which sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord God. 
Sublime and splendid are those ears, O my soul,
which listen to the Kirtan of the Your Praises, O Lord. Sublime, pure and 
sacred is that head, O my soul, which falls at the
Guru’s feet. Nanak is a sacrifice to the Guru, O my soul, who has placed the 
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, in my consciousness.

|| 2 ||    Blessed and approved are those eyes, O my soul, which gaze upon the 
Holy True Guru. Sacred and pure are those
hands, O my soul, which write the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. I worship 
continually the feet of that humble being, O my
soul, who walks on the Path of Dharma, the path of righteousness. Nanak is a 
sacrifice to those, O my soul, who hear of the
Lord, and believe in the Lord’s Name.  || 3 ||   The earth, the nether regions 
of the underworld, and the Akaashic ethers, O my
soul, all meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Wind, water and fire, O 
my soul, continually sing the Praises of the Lord,
Har, Har, Har. The woods, the meadows and the whole creation, O my soul, 
meditate with their mouths on the Name of the
Lord, Har, Har. O Nanak, one who, as Gurmukh, focuses his consciousness on the 
Lord’s devotional worship, O my soul, is
robed in honor in the Court of the Lord.  || 4 || 4 ||   BIHAAGRAA,  FOURTH 
MEHL:  Those who do not remember the Name of
the Lord, Har, Har, O my soul — those self-willed manmukhs are foolish and 
ignorant. Those who attach their consciousness to
emotional attachment and Maya, O my soul, depart regretfully in the end. They 
find no place of rest in the Court of the Lord, O
my soul; those self-willed manmukhs are lured by sin. O servant Nanak, those 
who meet the Guru are saved, O my soul;
chanting the Name of the Lord, they are absorbed in the Name of the Lord.  || 1 
||   Go, everyone, and meet the True Guru, O
my soul; He implants the Name of the Lord, Har, har, within. Do not hesitate 
for an instant — meditate on the Lord, O my
soul;  who  knows  whether  or  not  you  shall  draw  another  breath?  That  
time,  that  moment,  that  instant,  that  second  is  so
fruitful, O my soul, when the Lord comes into my consciousness. Servant Nanak 
has meditated on the Naam, O my soul, and
now, the Messenger of Death does not even approach him.  || 2 ||   The Lord 
continually watches and hears everything, O my
soul; only those who commit sins are afraid. Those whose hearts are pure 
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Those who have faith in the Name of the Fearless Lord, O my soul — all their 
enemies and attackers speak against them in
vain. Nanak serves the Perfect Guru, O my soul, who causes all to fall at His 
feet.  || 3 ||   So serve such a Lord continuously,
O my soul, who is the Great Lord and Master of all. Those who single-mindedly 
worship Him in adoration, O my soul, are not
subservient to anyone. Serving the Guru, I have obtained the Mansion of the 
Lord’s Presence, O my soul; all the slanderers
and trouble-makers bark in vain. Servant Nanak meditates on the Naam, O my 
soul; such is the pre-ordained destiny which the
Lord has written on his forehead.  || 4 || 5 ||   BIHAAGRAA,  FOURTH MEHL:  All 
beings are Yours — You permeate them all,
O my Lord God; You know what they do in their hearts. The Lord is with them, 
inwardly and outwardly, O my soul; He sees
everything, but they deny the Lord in their minds. The Lord is far away from 
the self-willed manmukhs, O my soul; all their
efforts are in vain. Servant Nanak, as Gurmukh, meditates, O my soul, and comes 
to behold the Lord ever-present.   || 1 ||
They are devotees, and they are selfless servants, O my soul, who are pleasing 
to the Mind of my God. They are robed in
honor in the Court of the Lord, O my soul; night and day, they remain absorbed 
in the True One. In their company, one’s filth
is washed away, O my soul; attuned to the Lord’s Love, one comes to bear the 
Mark of His Grace. Nanak prays to God, O my
soul; joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he is satisfied.  || 2 
||   O tongue, chant and meditate on the Lord of
the Universe; O my soul, chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, your thirst 
shall be quenched. One unto whom my Supreme
Lord God shows Mercy, O my soul, enshrines the Name in his mind. One who meets 
the Perfect True Guru, O my soul, obtains
the treasure of the Lord’s wealth. By great good fortune, one joins the Sangat, 
the Holy Congregation, O my soul. O Nanak,
sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 3 ||   In all places and 
interspaces, O my soul, the Supreme Lord God, the Great Giver,
is pervading. His limits cannot be found, O my soul; He is the Perfect 
Architect of Destiny. He cherishes all beings, O my soul,
as the mother and father cherish their child. By thousands of clever tricks, He 
cannot be obtained, O my soul; servant Nanak,
as Gurmukh, has come to know the Lord.  || 4 || 6 ||  First Set of Six  ||

BIHAAGRAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHHANT,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I have seen a miracle of the Lord, O my dear beloveds — whatever He does is 
righteous and just. The Lord has fashioned this
beautiful arena, O my dear beloveds, where all come and go.


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The One who fashioned the world causes them to come and go. Some meet the True 
Guru — the Lord invites them into the
Mansion of His Presence; others wander around, deluded by doubt. You alone  
know Your  limits; You  are  contained  in  all.
Nanak speaks the Truth — listen, Saints: the Lord dispenses even-handed 
justice.   || 1 ||    Come and join with me, O my
beautiful dear beloveds; let’s worship the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Let’s 
serve the Perfect True Guru, O my dear beloveds,
and clear away the Path of Death. Having cleared the treacherous path, as 
Gurmukhs we shall obtain honor in the Court of the
Lord.  Those  who  have  such  pre-ordained  destiny,  lovingly  focus  their  
attention  on  the  Lord,  night  and  day.  Egotism,
possessiveness and emotional attachment are eradicated when one joins the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Says
servant Nanak, one who contemplates the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is 
liberated.  || 2 ||    Let’s join hands, O Saints; let’s
come together, O my dear beloveds, and worship the Imperishable, Almighty Lord 
God. I sought Him through uncounted forms
of adoration, O my dear beloveds; now, I dedicate all my mind and body to the 
Lord. Mind, body and wealth all belong to God;
so  what  can  anyone  offer  Him  in  worship?  He  alone  merges  in  the  
lap  of  God,  unto  whom  the  Merciful  Lord  and  Master
becomes kind. One who has such pre-ordained destiny written on his forehead, 
comes to bear love for the Guru. Says servant
Nanak, join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and worship the Name of 
the Lord, Har, Har.   || 3 ||    I wandered
around, searching in the ten directions, O my dear beloveds, but I came to find 
the Lord in the home of my own being. The
Dear Lord has fashioned the body as the temple of the Lord, O my dear beloveds; 
the Lord continues to dwell there. The Lord
and Master Himself is pervading everywhere; He is revealed to the Gurmukh. 
Darkness is dispelled, and pain is removed, when
the sublime essence of the Lord’s Ambrosial Nectar trickles down. Wherever I 
look, the Lord and Master is there. The Supreme
Lord God is everywhere. Says servant Nanak, meeting the True Guru, I have found 
the Lord within the home of my own being.

|| 4 || 1 ||   RAAG BIHAAGRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  He is so dear to me; He fascinates 
my mind; the Lord is the ornament of my
heart, the support of the breath of life. The Glory of the Beloved, the 
Merciful Lord of the Universe, is beautiful; He is infinite
and unlimited. O Compassionate Lord of the World, Beloved Lord of the Universe, 
please join with Your humble soul-bride. My
eyes long for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; the night passes, but I 
cannot sleep. I have applied the healing ointment of
spiritual  wisdom  to  my  eyes;  the  Naam,  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  is  my 
 food.  These  are  all  my  decorations.  Prays  Nanak,
meditate on the Saint, that he may unite us with our Husband Lord.  || 1 ||   I 
endure thousands of reprimands, but still, my
Lord has not met with me. I try to meet with my Lord, but nothing works. My 
consciousness is unsteady, and my wealth is
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Food, drink and decorations are useless; without my Husband Lord, how can I 
live? I yearn for Him, and desire Him night and
day. I cannot live without Him, even for an instant. Prays Nanak: O Saint, I am 
Your slave; by Your Grace, I meet my Husband
Lord.  || 2 ||   I share a bed with my Beloved, but I do not behold the Blessed 
Vision of His Darshan. I have countless demerits

— how can my Husband Lord call me to the Mansion of His Presence? The 
worthless, dishonored and discarded soul-bride
prays: “Meet with me, God, O treasure of mercy.” The wall of doubt has been 
shattered, and now I sleep in peace, beholding
God, the Lord of the nine treasures, even for an instant. If only I could come 
into the Mansion of my Beloved Lord’s Presence.
Joining with Him, I sing the songs of joy. Prays Nanak, I seek the Sanctuary of 
the Saints; please, reveal to me the Blessed
Vision of Your Darshan.  || 3 ||   By the Grace of the Saints, I have found the 
Lord, Har, Har. My desires are fulfilled, and my
mind is at peace; the fire within has been quenched. Fruitful is that day and 
beauteous is that night, and countless are the
joys,  celebrations  and  pleasures.  The  Lord  of  the  Universe,  the  
Beloved  Lord  of  the  World, has  been  revealed. With  what
tongue  can  I  speak  of  His  Glory?  Doubt,  greed,  emotional  attachment  
and  corruption  are  subdued;  joining  with  my
companions, I sing the songs of joy. Prays Nanak, I meditate on the Saint, who 
has led me to union with the Lord, Har, Har.  ||
4           || 2 ||   BIHAAGRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Grant Your Grace, O Guru, O 
Perfect Supreme Lord God, that I might chant the Naam,
the Name of the Lord, night and day. I speak the Ambrosial Words of the Guru’s 
Bani, praising the Lord. Your Will seems so
sweet to me, Lord. Show kindness and compassion, O Lord of the Word, Lord of 
the Universe; without You, I have no other at
all. Almighty, sublime, infinite and perfect Lord — my soul, body, wealth and 
mind are Yours. I am foolish, stupid, masterless,
fickle,  powerless,  lowly  and  ignorant.  Prays  Nanak,  I  seek  Your  
Sanctuary  —  please  save  me  from  coming  and  going  in
reincarnation.  || 1 ||   In the Sanctuary of the Holy, I have found the Dear 
Lord; I constantly sing the Glorious Praises of the
Lord.  Applying  the  dust  of  the  devotees  to  the  mind  and  body,  O  
Dear  Lord,  all  sinners  are  sanctified.  The  sinners  are
sanctified in the company of those who have met the Primal Lord of Destiny. 
Attuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, they
are  given  the  gift  of  the  life  of  the  soul;  their  gifts  increase  
day  by  day.  Wealth,  the  supernatural  spiritual  powers  of  the
Siddhas, and the nine treasures come to those who meditate on the Lord, and 
conquer their own soul. Prays Nanak, it is only
by great good fortune that the Holy, the Lord’s companions are found, O 
friends.  || 2 ||    Those who deal in Truth, O Dear
Lord, are the perfect bankers. They possess the great treasure, O Dear Lord, 
and they earn the profit of the Lord’s Praise.
Sexual desire, anger and greed do not cling to those who are attuned to God. 
They know the One, and they believe in the
One; they are intoxicated with the Lord’s Love. They fall at the Feet of the 
Saints, and seek their Sanctuary; their minds are
filled with joy. Prays Nanak, those who have the Naam in their laps are the 
true bankers.  || 3 ||


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O Nanak, meditate in remembrance on that Dear Lord, who supports all by His 
Power. The Gurmukhs do not forget the Dear
Lord, the Primal Creator Lord, from their minds. Pain, disease and fear do not 
cling to those who meditate on the Lord, Har,
Har. By the Grace of the Saints, they cross over the terrifying world-ocean, 
and obtain their pre-ordained destiny. They are
congratulated  and  applauded,  and  their  minds  are  at  peace;  they  meet  
the  Infinite  Lord  God.  Prays  Nanak,  meditating  in
remembrance on the Lord, Har, Har, my desires are fulfilled.  || 4 || 3 ||

BIHAAGRAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O peaceful night, grow longer — I have enshrined love for my Beloved. O painful 
sleep, grow shorter, so that I may constantly
touch His Feet. I long for the dust of His Feet, and always beg for His Name; 
for His Love, I have renounced the world. I am
imbued with the Love of my Beloved, intuitively intoxicated with it; I have 
forsaken my terrible evil-mindedness. He has taken
me  by the arm; I am drenched in His Love. I have met my Beloved on the Path of 
Truth. Prays Nanak, please shower me with
Your Mercy, that I may remain attached to Your Feet.  || 1 ||    O my friends 
and companions, let us remain attached to the
Feet of God. My mind is filled with a great love for my Beloved; I beg for the 
Lord’s devotional worship. The Lord’s devotional
worship is obtained by meditating on God. Let us go and meet the humble 
servants of the Lord. Renounce pride, emotional
attachment  and  corruption,  and  dedicate  this  body,  wealth  and  mind  to 
 Him.  The  Lord  God  is  great,  perfect,  glorious,
absolutely perfect; meeting the Lord, Har, Har, the wall of doubt is torn down. 
Prays Nanak, hear these teachings, O friends —
chant the Lord’s Name constantly, continually, over and over again.  || 2 ||   
The Lord’s bride is a happy wife; she enjoys all
pleasures. She does not sit around like a widow, because the Lord God lives 
forever. She does not suffer pain — she meditates
on   God. She is blessed, and very fortunate. She sleeps in peaceful ease, her 
sins are eradicated, and she wakes to the joy and
love of the Naam. She remains absorbed in her Beloved — the Lord’s Name is her 
ornament. The Words of her Beloved are
sweet and pleasing to her. Prays Nanak, I have obtained my mind’s desires; I 
have met my eternal Husband Lord.   || 3 ||
The songs of bliss resound, and millions of pleasures are found in that house; 
the mind and body are permeated by God, the
Lord of supreme bliss. My Husband Lord is infinite and merciful; He is the 
Supreme Lord, the Lord of the Universe, the Saving
Grace of sinners. God, the Giver of mercy, the Lord, the Destroyer of pride, 
carries us across the terrifying world-ocean of
poison. The Lord lovingly embraces whoever comes to His Sanctuary — this is the 
way of the Lord and Master. Prays Nanak, I
have met my Husband Lord, who plays with me forever.  || 4 || 1 || 4 ||   
BIHAAGRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord’s Feet are the
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Take your cleansing bath in the Ambrosial Pool of the Lord, and all your sins 
shall be wiped away, O my mind. Take your
cleansing in the Lord of the Universe forever, O friends, and the pain of 
darkness shall be dispelled. Birth and death shall not
hold you, and the noose of Death shall be cut away. So join the Saadh Sangat, 
the Company of the Holy, and be imbued with
the Naam, the Name of the Lord; there, your hopes shall be fulfilled. Prays 
Nanak, shower Your Mercy upon me, Lord, that I
might dwell at Your Lotus Feet.  || 1 ||    There is bliss and ecstasy there 
always, and the unstruck celestial melody resounds
there. Meeting together, the humble Saints sing God’s Praises, and celebrate 
His Victory. Meeting together, the Saints sing the
Praises of the Lord and Master; they are pleasing to the Lord, and drenched 
with the sublime essence of His love and affection.
They earn the profit of the Lord, eradicate self-conceit, and meet Him, from 
whom they were separated for so long. Taking
them  by  the  arm,  He  makes  them  His  own;  God,  the  One,  Inaccessible  
and  Infinite,  bestows  His  kindness.  Prays  Nanak,
forever immaculate are those who vibrate and resonate with the True Word of the 
Shabad.  || 2 ||   Listen, O most fortunate
ones, to the Ambrosial Bani, the Word of the Lord. Only one who has such 
pre-ordained karma, has it enter into the heart. The
Unspoken Speech is known only by those unto whom God grants His Grace. They 
become immortal, and shall not die again;
their troubles, disputes and pains are dispelled. They find the Sanctuary of 
the Lord; they do not forsake Him, and do not
leave. God’s Love is pleasing to their minds and bodies. Prays Nanak, sing 
forever the Sacred Ambrosial Bani of the Word.  || 3

||   My mind and body are intoxicated — I cannot describe it. From Him I 
originated, and into Him I shall merge once again. I
am absorbed into God’s Light, through and through, like water merging into 
water. The One permeates the water, the land
and the sky — I do not see any other. He is totally permeating the forests, the 
fields and the three worlds. I cannot express
His worth. Prays Nanak, He Himself knows — the One who created this creation.  
|| 4 || 2 || 5 ||   BIHAAGRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:
The Saints go around, searching for God, the support of their breath of life. 
They lose the strength of their bodies, if they do
not merge with their Beloved Lord. O God, my Beloved, merge with me — bless me 
with Your kindness; be kind, and attach
me to the hem of Your robe. Bless me with Your Name, that I may chant it, O 
Lord and Master; beholding the Blessed Vision of
Your Darshan, I live. He is almighty, perfect, eternal and unchanging, exalted, 
unapproachable and infinite. Prays Nanak, grant
Your  Grace,  O  Beloved  of  my  breath  of  life,  that  I  may  merge  with  
You.   ||  1  ||     I  have  practiced  chanting,  intensive
meditation and fasting to see Your Feet, Lord. But still, the burning fire is 
not quenched, without the Sanctuary of the Lord and
Master. O God, I seek Your Sanctuary — please, cut away my bonds and carry me 
across the world-ocean. I am helpless,
forlorn and worthless — I know nothing at all; please do not count up my merits 
and demerits. The Lord is Merciful to the
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Nanak, the song-bird, begs for the rain-drop of the Lord’s Name; meditating on 
the Feet of the Lord, Har, Har, he lives.  || 2 ||
Drink in the Ambrosial Nectar from the sacred pool, the Name of the Lord, Har, 
Har. In the Society of the Saints, one meets
the  Lord; meditating  on  Him,  one’s  affairs  are  resolved. God 
accomplishes  everything; He  is  the  Destroyer  of  pain.  Never
forget Him from your mind, even for an instant. He is blissful, night and day; 
He is forever True. All Glories are contained in the
Lord in the Universe. Incalculable, lofty and infinite is the Lord and Master. 
His dwelling is unapproachable. Prays Nanak, my
desires are fulfilled; I have met the Lord, the Greatest Lover.  || 3 ||   The 
fruits of many millions of charitable feasts come to
those who listen to and sing the Lord’s Praise. Chanting the Name of the Lord, 
Har, Har, all one’s generations are carried
across. Chanting the Name of the Lord, the mortal being is beautified; what 
Praises of His can I chant? I shall never forget the
Lord; He is as dear as my breath of life. My mind constantly yearns for the 
Blessed Vision of His Darshan. Auspicious is that
day, when God, the lofty, inaccessible and infinite, hugs me close in His 
embrace. Prays Nanak, everything is fruitful — I have
met my supremely beloved Lord God.  || 4 || 3 || 6 ||   BIHAAGRAA,  FIFTH MEHL, 
 CHHANT:  Why are you imbued with the
love of another? That path is very dangerous. You are committing sins — no one 
is your friend. No one shall be your friend;
you shall regret and repent forever. You have not chanted with your tongue the 
Praises of the Lord of the World; when will
these days come again? The leaf, once separated from the branch, shall not join 
with it again; all alone, it falls on its way to
death. Prays Nanak, without the Lord’s Name, the soul wanders in suffering 
forever.   || 1 ||    You are practicing deception
secretly, but the Lord, the Knower, knows all. When the Righteous Judge of 
Dharma reads your account, you shall be squeezed
like a sesame seed in the oil-press. For the actions you committed, you shall 
suffer  in  pain,  O  mortal  being;  you  shall  be
consigned to countless reincarnations. Emotionally attached to Maya, the great 
enticer, you shall lose this jewel of human life.
Except for the Name of the One Lord, you are clever in  everything  else. Prays 
 Nanak,  those  who  have  such  pre-ordained
destiny  are  attracted  to  doubt  and  emotional  attachment.   ||  2  ||     
No  one  advocates  for  the  ungrateful  person,  who  is
separated from the Lord. The hard-hearted Messengers of Death come and seize 
him. They seize him, and lead him away, to
pay for his evil deeds; he was imbued with Maya, the great enticer. He was not 
Gurmukh — he did not chant the Glorious
Praises of the Lord of the Universe; and now, the hot irons are put to his 
chest. He is ruined by sexual desire, anger and
egotism; deprived of spiritual wisdom, he comes to regret. Prays Nanak, by his 
cursed destiny he has gone astray; with his
tongue, he does not chant the Name of the Lord.  || 3 ||    Without You, God, 
no one is our savior and protector. It is Your
Nature, Lord, to save the sinners. O Savior of sinners, I have entered Your 
Sanctuary, O Lord and Master, Compassionate
Ocean of Mercy. Please, save me from the deep, dark pit, O Creator, Cherisher 
of all hearts. I seek Your Sanctuary; please, cut
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Prays Nanak, please give me Your Hand and save me, O Lord of the Universe, 
Merciful to the meek.   || 4 ||    That day is
judged to be fruitful, when I met with the Lord God. Total happiness was 
revealed, and pain was taken far away. Intuitive
peace and poise, joy and eternal happiness come from constantly singing the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord of the World. Joining
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I lovingly worship the Lord; I shall 
not wander again in reincarnation. He has
hugged me close in His Loving Embrace, with intuitive ease, and the seed of my 
primal destiny has sprouted. Prays Nanak, He
Himself has met me; He shall never leave me again.  || 5 || 4 || 7 ||    
BIHAAGRAA,  FIFTH MEHL,  CHHANT:  Listen to my
prayer, O my Lord and Master. I am filled with millions of sins, but still, I 
am Your slave. O Destroyer of pain, Bestower of
mercy, Fascinating Lord, Destroyer of sorrow and strife: I have come to Your 
Sanctuary; please preserve my honor. You are in
all, O Immaculate Lord. God hears and beholds all; He is with us, the nearest 
of the near. O Lord and Master, hear Nanak’s
prayer; please save the servants of Your household.  || 1 ||   You are eternal 
and all-powerful; I am a mere beggar, Lord. I am
intoxicated with emotional attachment to Maya — save me, Lord! Bound down by 
greed, emotional attachment and corruption,
I have made all sorts of bad mistakes. The creator is detached, and free of 
entanglement; one obtains the fruits of his own
actions. Be kind to me, O Purifier of sinners; I am so tired of wandering 
through reincarnation. Prays Nanak, I am the slave of
the Lord; God is the Support of my soul, and my breath of life.  || 2 ||    You 
are great and all-powerful; my understanding is
shallow,  O  Lord.  You  cherish  even  those  who  are  ungrateful;  Your  
Glance  of  Grace  is  perfect,  Lord.  Your  wisdom  is
unfathomable, O Infinite Creator. I am lowly — I know nothing at all. Rejecting 
the jewel, I have saved the shell; I am a lowly,
ignorant beast. I have gathered that fickle wealth which will forsake me; I 
committed sins, over and over again. Nanak seeks
Your Sanctuary, Almighty Lord and Master; please, preserve my honor.  || 3 ||   
I was separated from Him, and now, He has
united me with Himself. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I sing 
the Glorious Praises of the Lord. Singing the
Praises of the Lord of the Universe, forever sublime, the blissful Lord is 
revealed to me. My bed is adorned with God; my God
has made me His own. Abandoning anxiety, I have become carefree, and I shall 
not suffer in pain any more. Nanak lives by
gazing  upon  the  Blessed  Vision  of  His  Darshan,  singing  the  Glorious  
Praises  of  the  Lord  of  the  Universe,  the  Ocean  of
excellence.  || 4 || 5 || 8 ||   BIHAAGRAA,  FIFTH MEHL,  CHHANT:  O you of 
righteous faith, chant the Lord’s Name; why do
you remain silent? with your eyes, you have seen the treacherous ways of Maya. 
Nothing shall go along with you, except the
Name of the Lord of the Universe. Land and clothes, gold and silver — all of 
these things are useless. Children, spouse and
worldly honors, elephants, horses and other corrupting influences shall not go 
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Prays Nanak, without the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the whole world 
is false.   || 1 ||    O king, why are you
asleep? Why don’t you wake up to reality? It is useless to cry and whine about 
Maya, but so many weep and wail. So many
weep and wail for Maya, the great enticer, but without the Name of the Lord, 
there is no peace. Thousands of clever tricks and
efforts will not succeed. They go wherever the Lord wills them to go. In the 
beginning, in the end, and in the middle, He is all-
pervading everywhere; He is in each and every heart. Prays Nanak, those who 
join the Saadh Sangat go to the house of the
Lord with honor.  || 2 ||   O king of the people, you know your palaces and 
wise servants? You shall certainly have to separate
from them; your attachment to them will cause you to regret. Beholding the 
phantom city, you have gone astray; how can you
find  stability  now?  Absorbed  in  things  other  than  the  Name  of  the  
Lord,  this  human  life  is  wasted  in  vain.  Indulging  in
egotistical actions, your thirst is not quenched. Your desires are not 
fulfilled, and you do not attain spiritual wisdom. Prays
Nanak, without the Name of the Lord, many have departed with regret.  || 3 ||   
Showering His blessings, the Lord has made
me His own. Grasping my arm, He has pulled me out of the mud, and blessed me 
with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy. Worshipping the Lord in the Saadh Sangat, all my sins and sufferings are 
burnt away. This is the greatest religion, and
the best act of charity; this alone shall go along with you. My tongue chants 
in adoration the Name of the One Lord and
Master; my mind and body are drenched in the Lord’s Name. O Nanak, whoever the 
Lord unites with Himself, is filled with all
virtues.  || 4 || 6 || 9 ||

VAAR  OF  BIHAAGRAA,   FOURTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  By serving the Guru, peace is obtained; do not search for 
peace anywhere else. The mind is pierced
by the Word of the Guru’s Shabad; it dwells with the Lord forever. O Nanak, 
they alone obtain the Naam, whom the Lord
beholds with His Glance of Grace.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:  The treasure of 
God’s Praise is such a blessed gift; it is used and
spent  by  those  to  whom  the  Lord  gives  it.  Without  the  True  Guru,  
it  does  not  come  to  hand;  all  have  grown  weary  of
performing religious rituals. O Nanak, the self-willed manmukhs of the world 
lack this wealth; when they are hungry in the next
world, what will they have to eat there?   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   All are Yours — 
You belong to all. You created  all.  You  are
pervading  within  all  —  all  meditate  on  You.  You  accept  the  
devotional  worship  of  those  who  are  pleasing  to  Your  Mind.
Whatever pleases the Lord God happens; all act as You cause them to act. Praise 
the Lord, the greatest of all; He preserves
the honor of the humble Saints.  || 1 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  O Nanak, the 
spiritually wise have conquered the world, but
the world has conquered everyone. Through the Name, their affairs are brought 
to perfection; whatever will be, will be. Under
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The Lord makes His devotees His own, and resolves their affairs. The 
self-willed manmukhs have been led astray from the very
beginning; within them lurks greed, avarice and egotism. Their nights and days 
pass in argument and conflict; they do not
contemplate  the  Word  of  the  Shabad.  The  Creator  has  taken  away  their 
 common  sense  and  understanding,  and  all  their
speech is corrupt. No matter what they are given, they are not satisfied; 
within them is desire, and the great darkness of
ignorance. O Nanak, it is right to break with the self-willed manmukhs; to 
them, emotional attachment to Maya is sweet.  || 1

||    THIRD MEHL:   What can fear and skepticism do to those, who have given 
their heads to the Creator, and to the True
Guru? The Protector Himself has protected their honor from the beginning of 
time. Meeting their Beloved, they find peace; they
contemplate the True Word of the Shabad. O Nanak, I serve the Giver of peace; 
He Himself is the Assessor.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:
All   beings and creatures are Yours; You are the wealth of all. One unto whom 
You give, obtains everything; there is no one
else to rival You. You alone are the Great Giver of all; I offer my prayer to 
You, Lord. One with whom You are pleased, is
accepted by You; how blessed is such a person! Your wondrous play is pervading 
everywhere. Pain and pleasure are with You.

|| 2 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  The Gurmukhs are pleasing to the True Lord; 
they are judged to be true in the True Court.
The minds of such friends are filled with bliss, as they contemplate the Word 
of the Guru’s Shabad. They enshrine the Shabad
deep within; their pain is dispelled, and the Creator blesses them with the 
Divine Light. O Nanak, the Savior Lord shall save
them, and shower them with His Mercy.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  Serve the Guru, 
and wait upon Him; as you work, maintain the
Fear  of  God.  As  you  serve  Him,  you  will  become  like  Him,  if  you  
walk  in  harmony  with  His  Will.  O  Nanak,  He  Himself  is
everything; there is no other place to go.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  You alone know 
Your greatness — there is no one else as great as
You.      If there were some other rival as great as You, then I would speak of 
him. You alone are as great as You are. One who
serves You finds peace; who else can compare to You? You are all-powerful to 
destroy and create, O Great Giver; all stand
begging before You, with their palms pressed together. I see none as great as 
You, O Great Giver; You give in charity to the
beings of all the continents, worlds, solar systems, nether regions and 
universes.  || 3 ||    SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  O mind,
you have no faith, and you have not embraced love for the Celestial Lord. You 
do not enjoy the sublime taste of the Shabad —
what Praises of the Lord will you stubborn-mindedly sing? O Nanak, one’s coming 
into the world is approved, if, as Gurmukh,
he merges into the True Lord.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:  The fool does not 
understand his own self; he annoys others with his
speech. His underlying nature does not leave him; separated from the Lord, he 
is beaten. He has not changed and reformed
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Night and day, his doubts never stop; without the Word of the Shabad, he 
suffers in pain. Sexual desire, anger and greed are
very powerful within; he passes his life constantly entangled in worldly 
affairs. His feet, hands, eyes and ears are exhausted;
his days are numbered, and death is approaching. The True Name does not seem 
sweet to him — the Name by which the nine
treasures are obtained. But if he remains dead while yet alive, then by so 
dying, he truly lives; thus, he attains liberation. But if
he     is not blessed with such pre-destined karma, then without this karma, 
what can he obtain? Meditate on the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad, you fool; through the Shabad, you shall obtain salvation and 
wisdom. O Nanak, he alone finds the True Guru,
who eradicates self-conceit from within.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  One whose 
consciousness is filled with my Lord and Master — why
should he feel anxious about anything? The Lord is the Giver of peace, the Lord 
of all things; why would we turn our faces
away  from  His  meditation,  for  a  moment,  even  for  an  instant?  One  
who  meditates  on  the  Lord  obtains  all  pleasures  and
comforts; let’s go, each and every day, to sit in the Society of the Saints. 
All the pain, hunger and disease of the Lord’s servant
are eradicated; the bonds of all the humble beings are torn away. By the Lord’s 
Grace, one becomes the Lord’s devotee;
beholding the face of the Lord’s humble devotee, the whole world is saved and 
carried across.   || 4 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD
MEHL:  Let that tongue, which has not tasted the Taste of the Lord, be burnt. O 
Nanak, one whose mind is filled with the Lord,
Har, Har — his tongue savors the Word of the Shabad.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  
Let that tongue, which has forgotten the Name
of the Lord, be burnt. O Nanak, the tongue of the Gurmukh chants the Lord’s 
Name, and loves the Name of the Lord.  || 2 ||
PAUREE:   The Lord Himself is the Master, the servant and the devotee; the Lord 
Himself is the Cause of causes. The Lord
Himself beholds, and He Himself rejoices. As He pleases, He enjoins us. The 
Lord places some on the Path, and the Lord
Himself leads others into the wilderness. The Lord is the True Master; True is 
His justice. He arranges and watches all His
plays. By Guru’s Grace, servant Nanak speaks and sings the Glorious Praises of 
the True Lord.   || 5 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD
MEHL:  How rare is the dervish, the Saintly renunciate, who understands 
renunciation. Cursed is the life, and cursed are the
clothes, of one who wanders around, begging from door to door. But if he gives 
up hope and anxiety and becomes Gurmukh,
and takes the Name as his charity, then Nanak washes his feet; I am a sacrifice 
to him.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  O Nanak, the
tree has one fruit, but two birds are perched upon it. They are not seen coming 
or going; these birds have no wings. The soul
enjoys all sorts of pleasures; through the Word of the Shabad, it remains in 
Nirvaanaa. Imbued with the subtle essence of the
fruit of the Lord’s Name, O Nanak, it bears the True Insignia of God’s Grace.  
|| 2 ||   PAUREE:  He Himself is the field, and He
Himself is the farmer. He Himself grows and grinds the grain. He Himself cooks 
it, He Himself puts the food in the dishes, and
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He Himself is the water, He Himself gives the tooth-pick, and He Himself offers 
the mouthwash. He Himself calls and seats the
congregation, and He Himself bids them goodbye. One whom the Lord Himself 
blesses with His Mercy — the Lord inspires him
to obey the Hukam of His Command.  || 6 ||    SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Religious 
rituals are all just entanglements; bad and
good  are  bound  up  with  them.  Possessiveness  and  emotional  attachment  
are  more  bonds;  children  and  spouse  are
entanglements as well. Wherever I look, I see the noose of attachment to Maya. 
O Nanak, without the True Name, the world is
engrossed in blind dealings.  || 1 ||   FOURTH MEHL:  The blind receive the 
Divine Light, when they merge with the Will of the
True Guru. They break their bonds and dwell in Truth, and the darkness of 
ignorance is dispelled. They see that everything
belongs to the One who created and fashioned the body. Nanak seeks the 
Sanctuary of the Creator; the Creator preserves his
honor.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   When the Creator, sitting all by Himself, created 
the Universe, he did not consult with any of His
servants. So what can anyone take, and what can anyone give, since He did not 
create any other like Himself? Then, after
forming the Universe, the Creator blessed all with His blessings. He Himself 
instructs us in His service; as Gurmukh, we drink in
His Ambrosial Nectar. He Himself is formless, and He Himself is formed; 
whatever He Himself does, comes to pass.   || 7 ||
SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  The Gurmukhs serve God forever; night and day, they are 
intuitively absorbed in the Love of the True
One. They are in bliss forever, singing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord; 
in this world and in the next, they keep Him
clasped to their hearts. Their Beloved dwells deep within; the Creator 
pre-ordained this karma. O Nanak, He blends them into
Himself; He Himself showers His Mercy upon them.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  By 
merely talking and speaking, He is not found.
Night and day, sing His Glorious Praises forever. Without His Grace, no one 
finds Him; many have died barking and bewailing.
When the mind and body are drenched with the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the 
Lord Himself comes to dwell in the mind. O
Nanak, by His Grace, He is found; He unites us in His Union.  || 2 ||   PAUREE: 
 He Himself is the Vedas, the Puraanas and all
the Shaastras; He Himself recites them, and He Himself is pleased. He Himself 
sits down to worship, and He Himself creates
the world. He Himself is the householder, and He Himself is the renunciate; He 
Himself speaks the Unspoken. He Himself is all
goodness, and He Himself causes us to act; He Himself remains detached. He 
Himself grants pleasure and pain; the Creator
Himself bestows His blessings.  || 8 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  O Shaykh, 
renounce your violent nature; live in the Fear of
God and give up your madness. Through the Fear of the Guru, many have been 
saved; in this fear, you shall find the Fearless
One. Pierce your stubborn mind with the Word of the Shabad; let peace and 
tranquility come to abide in your mind. If good
deeds  are  done  in  this  state  of  peace,  they  are  approved  by  the  
Lord  and  Master.  O  Nanak,  no  one  has  ever  found  God
through sex and anger — go, and ask any spiritual teacher.  || 1 ||   THIRD 
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The self-willed manmukhs are emotionally attached to Maya — they  have  no  
love  for  the  Naam.  They  practice  falsehood,
gather falsehood, and make falsehood their sustenance. They collect the 
poisonous wealth of Maya, and then die; in the end, it
is  all reduced to ashes. They practice religious rituals, purity and austere 
self-discipline, but within, there is only greed and
corruption. O Nanak, whatever the self-willed manmukhs do is not acceptable; in 
the Court of the Lord, they are dishonored.

|| 2 ||   PAUREE:  He Himself created the four sources of creation, and He 
Himself fashioned speech; He Himself created the
worlds and solar systems. He Himself is the ocean, and He Himself is the sea; 
He Himself puts the pearls in it. By His Grace,
He enables some to find them — those whom He makes Gurmukh. He Himself is the 
terrifying world-ocean, and He Himself is
the boat; He Himself is the boatman, and He Himself ferries us across. The 
Creator Himself acts, and causes us to act; no one
else can equal You, Lord.  || 9 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Service to the True 
Guru is fruitful, if one does so with a sincere
mind. The treasure of the Naam is obtained, and the mind comes to be free of 
anxiety. The pains of birth and death are
eradicated, and the mind is rid of egotism and possessiveness. One achieves the 
ultimate state, and remains absorbed in the
True One. O Nanak, the True Guru comes and meets those who have such 
pre-ordained destiny.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  The
True Guru is attuned to the Naam; He is the boat in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. 
One who becomes Gurmukh crosses over; the
True Lord abides within him. He remembers the Naam, he gathers in the Naam, and 
he obtains honor through the Naam.
Nanak has found the True Guru; by His Grace, the Name is obtained.  || 2 ||   
PAUREE:  He Himself is the Philosopher’s Stone,
He Himself is the metal, and He Himself is transformed into gold. He Himself is 
the Lord and Master, He Himself is the servant,
and He Himself is the Destroyer of sins. He Himself enjoys every heart; the 
Lord Master Himself is the basis of all illusion. He
Himself is the discerning one, and He Himself is the Knower of all; He Himself 
breaks the bonds of the Gurmukhs. Servant
Nanak is not satisfied by merely praising You, O Creator Lord; You are the 
Great Giver of peace.  || 10 ||   SHALOK,  FOURTH
MEHL:  Without serving the True Guru, the deeds which are done are only chains 
binding the soul. Without serving the True
Guru, they find no place of rest. They die, only to be born again — they 
continue coming and going. Without serving the True
Guru, their speech is insipid. They do not enshrine the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord, in the mind. O Nanak, without serving the
True Guru, they are bound and gagged, and beaten in the City of Death; they 
depart with blackened faces.  || 1 ||    THIRD
MEHL:  Some wait upon and serve the True Guru; they embrace love for the Lord’s 
Name. O Nanak, they reform their lives,
and save their generations as well.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   He Himself is the 
school, He Himself is the teacher, and He Himself
brings the students to be taught. He Himself is the father, He Himself is the 
mother, and He Himself makes the children wise.
In one place, He teaches them to read and understand everything, while in 
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Some, You summon to the Mansion of Your Presence within, when they become 
pleasing to Your Mind, O True Lord. That
Gurmukh, whom You have blessed with greatness — that humble being is known and 
respected in Your True Court.  || 11 ||
SHALOK,  MARDAANAA:  The Dark Age of Kali Yuga is the vessel, filled with the 
wine of sex; the mind is the drinker. Anger is
the cup, filled with emotional attachment; egotism is the bartender. Drinking 
too much in the company of falsehood and greed,
one is ruined. So let good deeds be your distillery, and let Truth be the 
molasses you ferment; make the most excellent wine of
Truth. Make virtue your bread, good conduct the ghee, and modesty the dish of 
meat. As Gurmukh, these are obtained, O
Nanak; consuming them, evil and corruption depart.  || 1 ||    MARDAANAA:   The 
body is the bottle, self-conceit is the wine,
and desire is the company of drinking buddies. The glass of the mind’s longing 
is filled to overflowing with falsehood; the
Messenger of Death is the bartender. Drinking in this wine, O Nanak, one takes 
on countless vices and corruption. So make
spiritual wisdom your molasses, and the Praise of God your bread; let the Fear 
of God be the dish of meat. O Nanak, this is the
true food; let the True Name be your only Support.  || 2 ||   If the human body 
is the pitcher, and self-realization is the wine,
then the Ambrosial Nectar streams down. Joining the Sat Sangat, the True 
Congregation, the glass of the Lord’s Love is filled
with this Ambrosial Nectar; drinking it in, one’s evil and corruption are 
eradicated.  || 3 ||   PAUREE:  He Himself is the angelic
being, the heavenly herald, and the celestial singer. He Himself is the one who 
explains the six schools of philosophy. He
Himself is Shiva, Shankara and Mahaysh; He Himself is the Gurmukh, who speaks 
the Unspoken Speech. He Himself is the
Yogi,  He  Himself  is  the  Enjoyer  of  pleasures,  and  He  Himself  is  the 
 Sannyaasee,  wandering  through  the  wilderness.  He
discusses with Himself, and He teaches Himself; He Himself is discrete, 
graceful and wise. Staging His own play, He Himself
watches it; He Himself is the Knower of all beings.  || 12 ||    SHALOK,  THIRD 
MEHL:  That prayer is accepted, which brings
the Lord God to my consciousness. Love for the Lord wells up within me, and my 
attachment to Maya is burnt away. By Guru’s
Grace, duality is conquered, and the mind becomes stable; I have made 
contemplative meditation my prayer. O Nanak, the
self-willed manmukh may recite his prayers, but his mind is not focused on it; 
through birth and death, he is ruined.   || 1 ||
THIRD  MEHL:   I  wandered  over  the  whole  world,  crying  out, “Love,  O  
love!”,  but  my  thirst  was  not  quenched.  O  Nanak,
meeting the True Guru, my desires are satisfied; I found my Husband Lord, when 
I returned to the home of my own inner
being.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   He Himself is the supreme essence; He Himself is 
the essence of all. He Himself is the Lord and
Master, and He Himself is the servant. He Himself created the people of the 
eighteen castes; God Himself acquired His domain.
He  Himself  kills,  and  He  Himself  redeems;  He  Himself,  in  His  
Kindness,  forgives  us.  He  is  infallible  —  He  never  makes
mistakes; the True Lord’s justice is totally True. Those whom the Lord Himself 
instructs as Gurmukh — duality and doubt
depart from within them.   || 13 ||    SHALOK,   FIFTH MEHL:   That body, which 
does not meditate in remembrance on the
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Cursed and insipid is that body, O Nanak, which does not know the One who 
created it.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Let His Lotus
Feet  abide  within  your  heart,  and  with  your  tongue,  chant  the  Name  
of  the  Lord  of  the  World.  O  Nanak,  meditate  in
remembrance on God, and nurture this body of yours.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The 
Creator Himself is the sixty-eight sacred places
of pilgrimage; He Himself takes the cleansing bath there. He Himself practices 
austere self-discipline; the Lord and Master
Himself inspires us to chant His Name. He Himself becomes merciful; the 
Destroyer of fear Himself gives in charity to all. One
whom He has enlightened and made Gurmukh, obtains honor forever in His Court. 
One whose honor is preserved by his Lord
and Master, comes to know the True Lord.  || 14 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  O 
Nanak, without meeting the True Guru, the
world is blind; in blindness, it does its deeds. It does not focus its 
consciousness on the Word of the Shabad, which would bring
peace to abide in the mind. Always afflicted with the dark passions of low 
energy, it wanders around, passing its days and
nights burning. Whatever pleases Him, comes to pass; no one has any say in 
this.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  The True Guru has
commanded us to do this: through the Guru’s Gate, meditate on your Lord and 
Master. The Lord and Master is ever-present.
He rips away the veil of doubt, and installs His Light deep within. The Name of 
the Lord is Ambrosial Nectar — take  this
healing medicine! Enshrine the Will of the True Guru in your consciousness, and 
make the Love of the True One your self-
discipline. O Nanak, you shall be kept in peace here, and hereafter you shall 
celebrate with the Lord.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   He
Himself is the vast variety of Nature, and He Himself makes it bear fruit. He 
Himself is the Gardener, He Himself irrigates all
the plants, and He Himself puts them in His mouth. He Himself is the Creator, 
and He Himself is the Enjoyer; He Himself gives,
and  inspires  others  to  give.  He  Himself  is  the  Lord  and  Master,  and 
 He  Himself  is  the  Protector;  He  Himself  is  pervading
everywhere. Servant Nanak speaks of the greatness of the Lord, the Creator, who 
has no greed at all.   || 15 ||    SHALOK,
THIRD MEHL:   One person brings a full bottle, and another comes to fill his 
cup. Drinking it, his intelligence departs, and
madness enters his mind. He cannot distinguish between his own and others’ — he 
is struck down by his Lord and Master.
Drinking it, he forgets his Lord and Master, and he is punished in the Court of 
the Lord. Don’t drink the false wine at all, if it is
in your power. O Nanak, by His Grace, one obtains the true wine, when the True 
Guru comes and meets him. He shall dwell
forever in the Love of the Lord and Master, and obtain a seat in the Mansion of 
His Presence.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   One
remains dead while yet alive in this world, when he realizes the Lord. When he 
is put to sleep, he remains asleep; when He is
awakened, he regains consciousness. O Nanak, when the Lord casts His Glance of 
Grace, He causes him to meet the True
Guru. By Guru’s Grace, remain dead while yet alive, and you shall not have to 
die again.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   By His doing,
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O Dear Lord, everyone eats whatever You give — all are subservient to You. One 
who praises You obtains everything, as You
grant Your Grace, O Immaculate Lord. He alone is a true banker and trader, who 
loads the merchandise of the wealth of Your
Name, O Lord. O Saints, let everyone praise the Lord, who has destroyed the 
pile of the love of duality.   || 16 ||    SHALOK:
Kabeer, the world is dying — dying to death, but no one knows how to truly die. 
Whoever dies — let him die such a death,
that he shall never have to die again.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  What do I know? 
How will I die? What sort of death will it be? If
I don’t forget the Lord and Master from my mind, then death will be easy. The 
world is terrified of death; everyone longs to
live. By Guru’s Grace, one who dies while yet alive, understands the Hukam of 
the Lord’s Command. O Nanak, one who dies
such a death, lives forever.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  When the Lord Master Himself 
becomes merciful, the Lord Himself causes His
Name to be chanted. He Himself leads us to meet the True Guru, and blesses us 
with peace. His servant is pleasing to the
Lord. He Himself preserves the honor of His servants; He makes others fall at 
the feet of His devotees. The Righteous Judge of
Dharma is the creation of the Lord; he does not even approach the humble 
servant of the Lord. One who is dear to the Lord, is
dear to all; a great many others come and go in vain.  || 17 ||    SHALOK,  
THIRD MEHL:  The whole world wanders around
chanting, “Raam, Raam, Lord, Lord”, but the Lord cannot be found like this. He 
is inaccessible, unfathomable and utterly great;
He      is unweighable, and cannot be weighed. No one can evaluate Him; He 
cannot be purchased at any price. Through the Word
of the Guru’s Shabad, His mystery is known; in this way, He comes to dwell in 
the mind. O Nanak, He Himself is infinite; by
Guru’s Grace, He is known to be permeating everywhere. He Himself comes to 
blend, and having blended, remains blended.

|| 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  O mind, this is the wealth of the Naam; it brings peace, 
forever and ever. It never brings any loss at all;
through it, one earns profits forever. Eating and spending it, it never 
decreases; He continues to give, forever and ever. One
who has no skepticism at all, never suffers humiliation. O Nanak, the Gurmukh 
obtains it, when the Lord bestows His Glance of
Grace.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   He Himself is deep within all hearts, and He 
Himself is outside as well. He Himself is prevailing
unmanifest, and He Himself is manifest as well. For thirty-six ages, He created 
the darkness, abiding in the void. There were
no Vedas, Puraanas or Shaastras there; only the Lord Himself existed. He 
Himself sat in the absolute trance, withdrawn from
everything. Only He Himself knows His state; He Himself is the unfathomable 
ocean.   || 18 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   In
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As  long  as  there  is  breath  in  the  body,  he  does  not  remember  God;  
what  will  he  do  when  he  goes  beyond?  One  who
remembers the Lord is spiritually wise; the ignorant act blindly. O Nanak, 
whatever one does in this world determines what he
shall receive in the world beyond.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:  It is the 
pre-ordained Command of the Lord and Master, that one
cannot  be  conscious  of  Him  without the  True  Guru.  Meeting  the  True  
Guru,  one  realizes  that  the  Lord  is  permeating  and
pervading deep within; he remains forever absorbed in the Lord’s Love. With 
each and every breath, he constantly remembers
the Lord in meditation; not a single breath passes in vain. The fear of birth 
and death departs, and one obtains the honored
state of eternal life. O Nanak, this rank is bestowed upon those whom He 
showers with His Mercy.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   He
Himself is all-wise and all-knowing; He Himself is supreme. He Himself reveals 
His form, and He Himself enjoins us to His
meditation. He Himself poses as a silent sage, and He Himself speaks spiritual 
wisdom. He does not seem bitter to anyone; He
is pleasing to all. His Praises cannot be described; I am forever and ever a 
sacrifice to Him.  || 19 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:
In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, O Nanak, the Jinn, the demons, have taken birth. 
The son is a demon, the daughter is a demon,
and the wife is the chief of the demons.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  The Hindus 
have forgotten the Primal Lord; they are going the
wrong way. As Naarad instructed them, they worship idols. They are blind and 
mute, the blindest of the blind. The ignorant
fools  pick  up  stones  and  worship  them.  But  when  those  stones  
themselves  sink,  how  will  they  carry  you  across?   ||  2  ||
PAUREE:   Everything is in Your power; You are the True King. The devotees are 
attuned to the Love of the One Lord; they
have perfect faith in Him. The Name of the Lord is the food of ambrosial 
nectar; His humble servants eat their fill. All treasures
are obtained — meditative remembrance is the true profit. The Saints are very 
dear to the Supreme Lord God; O Nanak, the
Lord  is  unapproachable  and  unfathomable.   ||  20  ||     SHALOK,   THIRD  
MEHL:   Everything  comes  by  His  Command,  and
everything goes by His Command. If some fool believes that he does so himself, 
he is blind, and acts in blindness. O Nanak,
one who becomes Gurmukh understands the Hukam of the Lord’s Command; the Lord 
grants His Grace.   || 1 ||    THIRD
MEHL:  He alone is a Yogi, and he alone finds the Way, who as Gurmukh, has 
found the Naam. In the body-village of that Yogi
is  everything;  Yoga  is  not  obtained  by  outward  show  and  religious  
robes.  O  Nanak,  such  a  Yogi  is  very  rare;  the  Lord  is
revealed in the heart.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  He Himself created the creatures, 
and He Himself supports them. He Himself is seen
to be subtle, and He Himself is obvious. He Himself remains a solitary hermit, 
and He Himself has a huge family. Nanak begs
for the gift of the dust of the feet of the Saints of the Lord. I cannot see 
any other Giver; You alone are the Giver, Lord.  | | 21

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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

RAAG  WADAHANS,   FIRST MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:

To the addict, there is nothing like the drug; to the fish, there is nothing 
else like water. Those who are attuned to their Lord

— everyone is pleasing to them.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice, cut apart into 
pieces, a sacrifice to Your Name, O Lord and Master.

|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    The Lord is the fruitful tree; His Name is ambrosial 
nectar. Those who drink it in are satisfied; I am a
sacrifice to them.  || 2 ||    You are not visible to me, although You dwell 
with everyone. How can the thirst of the thirsty be
quenched, with that wall between me and the pond?   || 3 ||    Nanak is Your 
merchant; You, O Lord and Master, are my
capital. My mind is cleared of doubt, when I praise You in prayer.  || 4 || 1 
||   WADAHANS,  FIRST MEHL:  The virtuous bride
ravishes and enjoys her Husband Lord; why does the unworthy one cry out? If she 
were to become virtuous, then she too
could enjoy her Husband Lord.  || 1 ||   My Husband Lord is loving and playful; 
why should the soul-bride enjoy any other?  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||    If the soul-bride does good deeds, and makes her mind the 
thread, she obtains the jewel, which cannot be
purchased for any price, strung upon the thread of her consciousness.  || 2 ||  
 I ask, but I do not follow the way shown to me;
still, I claim to have reached my destination. I do not speak with You, O my 
Husband Lord; how then can I come to have a
place in Your home?  || 3 ||    O Nanak, without the One, there is no other at 
all. If the soul-bride remains attached to You,
then she shall enjoy her Husband Lord.  || 4 || 2 ||   WADAHANS,  FIRST MEHL,  
SECOND HOUSE:  The peacocks are singing
sweetly, O sister; the rainy season of Saawan has come. Your beauteous eyes are 
like a string of charms, fascinating and
enticing the soul-bride. I would cut myself into pieces for the Blessed Vision 
of Your Darshan; I am a sacrifice to Your Name. I
take pride in You; without You, what could I be proud of? So smash your 
bracelets along with your bed, O soul-bride, and
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In spite of all the decorations which you have made, O soul-bride, your Husband 
Lord is attuned to someone else. You don’t
have the bracelets of gold, nor the good crystal jewelry; you have not dealt 
with the true jeweller. Those arms, which do not
embrace the neck of the Husband Lord, burn in anguish. All my companions have 
gone to enjoy their Husband Lord; which
door should I, the wretched one, go to? O friend, I am very well-behaved, but I 
am not pleasing to my Husband Lord at all. I
have  woven  my  hair  into  lovely  braids,  and  saturated  their  partings  
with  vermillion;  but  when  I  go  before  Him,  I  am  not
accepted, and I die, suffering in sorrow. I weep — the whole world weeps; even 
the birds of the forest weep with me. The
only  thing  which  does  not  weep  is  my  body’s  sense  of  separation,  
which  has  separated  me  from  my  Husband  Lord.  In  a
dream, He came, and went away again; I cried so many tears. I cannot come to 
You, O my Beloved, and I cannot send anyone
to You. Come to me, O blessed sleep — perhaps I will see my Husband Lord again. 
One who brings me a message from my
Lord and Master — says Nanak, what shall I give to Him? Cutting off my head, I 
give it to Him to sit upon; without my head, I
shall still serve Him. Why haven’t I died? Why hasn’t my life just ended? My 
Husband Lord has become a stranger to me.  || 1

|| 3 ||

WADAHANS,   THIRD  MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

When the mind is filthy, everything is filthy; by washing the body, the mind is 
not cleansed. This world is deluded by doubt;
hardly anyone understands this.  || 1 ||   O my mind, chant the One Name. The 
True Guru has given me this treasure.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Even if one learns the Yogic postures of the Siddhas, and holds his 
sexual energy in check, still, the filth of the mind
is not removed, and the filth of egotism is not eliminated.  || 2 ||   This 
mind is not controlled by any other discipline, except
the Sanctuary of the True Guru. Meeting the True Guru, one is transformed 
beyond description.   || 3 ||    Prays Nanak, one
who dies upon meeting the True Guru, shall be rejuvenated through the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad. The filth of attachment
and possessiveness shall depart, and the mind shall become pure.  || 4 || 1 ||  
 WADAHANS,  THIRD MEHL:  By His Grace, one
serves the True Guru; by His Grace, service is performed. By His grace, this 
mind comes under control; by His Grace, the mind
becomes pure.  || 1 ||   O my mind, think of the True One. Think of the One, 
and you shall find peace; you shall never suffer
in sorrow again.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    By His Grace, one dies while yet alive; 
by His Grace, the Word of the Shabad comes to
dwell in the mind. By His Grace, one understands the Hukam of God’s Command; by 
His Command, one merges into Him.  || 2

||   That tongue, which does not savor the sublime essence of the Lord — may 
that tongue be burned off! It remains attached

to other pleasures, and through the love of duality, it suffers in pain.  || 3 
||   The One Lord grants His Grace to all; He Himself
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O Nanak, meeting the True Guru, the fruits are obtained, and one is blessed 
with the Glorious Greatness of the Naam.  || 4 ||
2 ||   WADAHANS,  THIRD MEHL:  Emotional attachment to Maya is darkness; 
without the Guru, there is no spiritual wisdom.
Those who are attached to the Word of the Shabad understand; those in duality 
are ruined.  || 1 ||   O my mind, under Guru’s
Instruction, do good deeds. Dwell forever and ever upon the Lord God, and you 
shall find the gate of galvation.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   He alone is the treasure of virtue; He Himself gives, and then one 
receives. Without the Name, all are separated from Him;
through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, one meets Him.   || 2 ||    Acting in 
selfishness and egotism they lose, and nothing
comes into their hands. But meeting with the True Guru, they find Truth, and 
merge into the True Name.  || 3 ||    Hope and
desire abide in this body, but the Lord’s Light shines within as well. O Nanak, 
the self-willed manmukhs are in bondage, while
the Gurmukhs are liberated.  || 4 || 3 ||   WADAHANS,  THIRD MEHL:  The faces 
of the happy soul-brides are radiant forever;
through the Guru, they are peacefully poised. They constantly enjoy their 
Husband Lord, eradicating self-conceit from within.

|| 1 ||   O my mind, meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The True Guru 
has given me this understanding of the Lord.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||    The abandoned brides cry out in suffering; they do not 
attain the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence. In the
love of duality, they look ugly; they suffer in pain as they go beyond.  || 2 
||    The virtuous soul-bride constantly chants the
Glorious Praises of the Lord; she enshrines the Naam, the Name of the Lord, 
within her heart. The unvirtuous woman suffers
and cries out in pain.  || 3 ||   The One Lord and Master is the Husband Lord 
of all; He cannot be described at all. O Nanak, He
has separated some from Himself, while others are committed to His Name.   || 4 
|| 4 ||    WADAHANS,   THIRD MEHL:   The
Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam always seems sweet; through the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad, I come to taste it. Through the
True Word of the Guru’s Bani, I am absorbed in peace and poise; the Dear Lord 
is enshrined in the mind.  || 1 ||   The Lord,
granting His Grace, has led me to meet the True Guru. Through the Perfect True 
Guru, I meditate on the Name of the Lord.  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||   Through Brahma, the hymns of the Vedas were revealed, but the 
love of Maya spread. The wise one, Shiva,
pervades  his  own  home,  but  he  is  engrossed  in  dark  passions  and  
excessive  egotism.   ||  2  ||     Vishnu  is  always  busy
reincarnating himself, but who will save the world? The Gurmukhs are imbued 
with spiritual wisdom in this age; they are rid of
the darkness of emotional attachment.   || 3 ||    Serving the True Guru, one 
is saved; the Gurmukh crosses over the world-
ocean. The detached renunciates are attuned to the True Name; they attain the 
gate of salvation.  || 4 ||    The True One is
pervading everywhere, deep within; He cherishes all. O Nanak, except for the 
One, I do not know any other; He is the Merciful
Master of all.  || 5 || 5 ||   WADAHANS,  THIRD MEHL:  The Gurmukh practices 
true self-discipline, and attains the essence of
wisdom. The Gurmukh focuses his meditation on the True One.  || 1 ||


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O my mind, become Gurmukh, and remember the Naam, the Name of the Lord. It 
shall stand by you forever, and go along
with you.  || Pause  ||   The True One is the social status and the honor of 
the Gurmukh. Within the Gurmukh is God, his friend
and helper.  || 2 ||   He alone becomes Gurmukh, whom the Lord so blesses. He 
Himself blesses the Gurmukh with greatness.

|| 3 ||   The Gurmukh lives the True Word of the Shabad, and practices good 
deeds. The Gurmukh, O Nanak, emancipates his
family and relations.  || 4 || 6 ||   WADAHANS,  THIRD MEHL:  My tongue is 
intuitively attracted to the taste of the Lord. My
mind is satisfied, meditating on the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||   Lasting peace 
is obtained, contemplating the True Word of the
Shabad. I am forever a sacrifice to my True Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   My eyes 
are content, lovingly focused on the One Lord.
My mind is content, having forsaken the love of duality.  || 2 ||   The frame 
of my body is at peace, through the Shabad, and
the Name of the Lord. The fragrance of the Naam permeates my heart.  || 3 ||    
O Nanak, one who has such great destiny
written upon his forehead, through the Word of the Guru’s Bani, easily and 
intuitively becomes free of desire.   || 4 || 7 ||
WADAHANS,  THIRD MEHL:  From the Perfect Guru, the Naam is obtained. Through 
the True Word of the Shabad, one merges
in the True Lord.  || 1 ||   O my mind, you shall obtain the treasure of the 
Naam, by submitting to the Will of your Guru.  || 1

||   Pause   ||    Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, filth is washed away 
from within. The immaculate Naam comes to
abide  within  the  mind.   ||  2  ||     Deluded  by  doubt,  the  world  
wanders  around.  It  dies,  and  is  born  again,  ruined  by  the
Messenger of Death.  || 3 ||   O Nanak, very fortunate are those who meditate 
on the Name of the Lord. By Guru’s Grace, they
enshrine the Name within their minds.  || 4 || 8 ||   WADAHANS,  THIRD MEHL:  
Egotism is opposed to the Name of the Lord;
the two do not dwell in the same place. In egotism, selfless service cannot be 
performed, and so the mind goes unfulfilled.  ||
1 ||    O my mind, think of the Lord, and practice the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad. If you submit to the Hukam of the Lord’s
Command, you shall meet with the Lord, and then egotism will depart from 
within.  ||  Pause  ||   Egotism is within all bodies;
through egotism, we come to be born. Egotism is utter darkness; in egotism, no 
one can understand anything.   || 2 ||    In
egotism, devotional worship cannot be performed, and the Hukam of the Lord’s 
Command cannot be understood. In egotism,
the soul is in bondage, and the Naam does not come to abide in the mind.   || 3 
||    O Nanak, meeting with the True Guru,
egotism is eliminated, and then, the True One comes to dwell in the mind. 
Practicing Truth, abiding in Truth, and serving
Truth, one is absorbed in the True One. || 4 || 9 || 12 ||

WADAHANS,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

There is one bed, One God Lord and Master. The Gurmukh enjoys the Lord, the 
ocean of peace.  || 1 ||    My mind longs to
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The Perfect Guru leads me to meet my Beloved; I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to 
my Guru.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    My body is
overflowing with faults; how can I meet my Perfect Beloved?   || 2 ||    The 
virtuous ones obtain my Beloved; I do not have
these virtues. How can I meet Him, O my mother?  || 3 ||   I am so tired of 
making all these efforts. Please protect Nanak, the
meek one, O my Lord.  || 4 || 1 ||   WADAHANS,  FOURTH MEHL:  My Lord God is so 
beautiful, but I do not know His value.
Abandoning my Lord God, I am entangled in duality.   || 1 ||    How can I meet 
with my Husband? I don’t know. She who
pleases her Husband Lord is a happy soul-bride. She meets with her Husband Lord 
— she is so wise.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I am
filled with faults; how can I find my Husband Lord? You have many loves, but I 
am not even in Your thoughts, O my Husband
Lord.  || 2 ||   She who ravishes and enjoys her Husband Lord is the good 
soul-bride. I don’t have these virtues; what can I,
the discarded bride, do?  || 3 ||   The soul-bride continually enjoys her 
Husband Lord forever. I have no good karma; will He
ever hold me close in His embrace?  || 4 ||   You, O Husband Lord, are worthy, 
while I am unworthy. I am worthless; please
forgive Nanak, the meek one.  || 5 || 2 ||

WADAHANS,   FOURTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Within my mind there is such a great yearning; how will I attain the Blessed 
Vision of the Lord’s Darshan? I go and ask my
True Guru; with the Guru’s advice, I shall teach my foolish mind. The deluded 
mind is instructed in the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad, and meditates forever on the Lord, Har, Har. O Nanak, one whom my 
Beloved blesses with His Glance of Grace,
focuses his consciousness on the Lord’s Feet.  || 1 ||   I dress myself in all 
sorts of robes for the sake of my Husband, so th at
my True Lord God will be pleased. But my Beloved Husband Lord does not even 
cast a glance in my direction; how can I be
consoled? For His sake, I adorn myself with adornments, but my Husband is 
imbued with another. O Nanak, blessed, blessed,
blessed is that soul-bride, who enjoys her True, Sublime Husband Lord.  || 2 || 
   I go and ask the blessed, happy soul-bride,
“How did you attain Him — your Husband Lord, my God?” She answers, “My True 
Husband blessed me with His Glance of
Grace; I abandoned the distinction between mine and yours. Dedicate everything 
— mind, body and soul to the Lord God; this
is the way to meet Him, O sister.” If her God gazes upon her with favor, O 
Nanak, her light merges into the Light.  || 3 ||   I
dedicate my mind and body to the one who brings me a message from my Lord God. 
I wave the fan over him every day, serve
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Constantly and continuously, I serve the Lord’s humble servant, who recites the 
sermon of the Lord, Har, Har. Hail, hail unto
the Guru, the Guru, the Perfect True Guru, who fulfills the desires of Nanak’s 
mind.  || 4 ||   Let me meet the Guru, my best
friend, O Lord; meeting Him, I meditate on the Lord’s Name. I seek the Lord’s 
sermon from the Guru, the True Guru; joining
with Him, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. Each and every day, forever, 
I sing the Lord’s Praises; my mind lives by
hearing Your Name. O Nanak, that moment when I forget my Lord and Master — at 
that moment, my soul dies.   || 5 ||
Everyone longs to see the Lord, but he alone sees Him, whom the Lord causes to 
see Him. One upon whom my Beloved
bestows His Glance of Grace cherishes the Lord, Har, Har forever. He alone 
cherishes the Lord, Har, Har, forever and ever,
who meets my Perfect True Guru. O Nanak, the Lord’s humble servant and the Lord 
become One; meditating on the Lord, he
blends with the Lord.  || 6 || 1 || 3 ||

WADAHANS,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

His Court is the most lofty and exalted. It has no end or limitations. 
Millions, millions, tens of millions seek, but they cannot find
even a tiny bit of His Mansion.  || 1 ||   What is that auspicious moment, when 
God is met?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Thousands of
devotees  worship  and  adore  Him.  Thousands  of  ascetics  practice  austere 
 discipline.  Thousands  of  Yogis  practice  Yoga.
Thousands of pleasure seekers enjoy pleasures.  || 2 ||   He dwells in each and 
every heart, but only a few know this. Is there
any friend who can rip apart the screen of separation? I can only make the 
effort if God is merciful. I sacrifice my body and
soul to Him.  || 3 ||   After wandering around for so long, I have finally come 
to the Saints; all my pains and doubts have been
eradicated. God summoned me to the Mansion of His Presence, and blessed me with 
the Ambrosial Nectar of His Name. Says
Nanak, my God is lofty and exalted.  || 4 || 1 ||   WADAHANS,  FIFTH MEHL:  
Blessed is that time, when the Blessed Vision of
His Darshan is given; I am a sacrifice to the feet of the True Guru.  || 1 ||   
You are the Giver of souls, O my Beloved God. My
mind lives by reflecting upon the Name of God.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     
Your  Mantra  is  True,  and  the  Word  of  Your  Bani  is
Ambrosial Nectar. Your Presence is cooling and soothing; Your gaze is 
all-knowing.   || 2 ||    Your Command is true; You sit
upon the eternal throne. My God is eternal; He does not come and go.  || 3 ||   
You are merciful; I am Your humble servant. O
Nanak, the Lord and Master is totally permeating and pervading everywhere.  || 
4 || 2 ||   WADAHANS,  FIFTH MEHL:  You are
infinite — only a few know this. By Guru’s Grace, some come to understand You 
through the Word of the Shabad.  || 1 ||


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Your servant offers this prayer, O Beloved: I live by meditating on Your Feet, 
God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   O my Merciful Lord God,
O Great Giver: they alone know, whom You bless with realization.  || 2 ||   
Forever and ever, I am a sacrifice to You. Here and
hereafter, I seek Your Protection.  || 3 ||   I am without virtue; I know none 
of Your Glorious Virtues. O Nanak, seeing the Holy
Saint, my mind is imbued with You.  || 4 || 3 ||    WADAHANS,  FIFTH MEHL:  God 
is perfect — He is the Inner-knower, the
Searcher of hearts. He blesses us with the gift of the dust of the feet of the 
Holy.  || 1 ||   Please bless me with Your Grace, O
God, Merciful to the meek. I seek Your Shelter, O Perfect Lord of the World.  
|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    He is totally pervading and
permeating the water, the land and the sky. He dwells near at hand; God is not 
far away.  || 2 ||   One whom He blesses with
His Glance of Grace, meditates on Him. Twenty-four hours a day, he sings the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord.   || 3 ||    God
cherishes all beings and creatures. Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord’s 
Door.  || 4 || 4 ||    WADAHANS,   FIFTH MEHL:
You   are  the  Great  Giver,  the  Inner-knower,  the  Searcher  of  hearts.  
God,  the  Perfect  Lord  and  Master,  is  permeating  and
pervading in all.  || 1 ||   The Name of my Beloved God is my only support. I 
live by hearing, continually hearing Your Name.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||    I seek Your Sanctuary, O my Perfect True Guru. My mind is 
purified by the dust of the Saints.  || 2 ||    I
have enshrined His Lotus Feet within my heart. I am a sacrifice to the Blessed 
Vision of Your Darshan.   || 3 ||    Grant Your
Grace, that I may sing Your Glorious Praises. O Nanak, chanting the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, I find peace.  || 4 || 5 ||
WADAHANS,  FIFTH MEHL:  In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, drink in 
the Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord. The soul
does  not  die;  it  ever  wastes  away.   ||  1  ||     By  great  good  
fortune,  one  meets  the  Perfect  Guru.  By  Guru’s  Grace,  one
meditates on God.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The Lord is the jewel, the pearl, 
the gem, the diamond. Meditating, meditating in
remembrance on God, I am enraptured.  || 2 ||   Wherever I look, I see the 
Sanctuary of the Holy. Singing the Glorious Praises
of the Lord, my mind becomes immaculate and pure.  || 3 ||   Deep within the 
nucleus of each and every heart, my Lord and
Master dwells. O Nanak, one obtains the Naam, the Name of the Lord, when God 
grants His Grace.  || 4 || 6 ||   WADAHANS,
FIFTH MEHL:  Do not forget me, O God, Merciful to the meek. I seek Your 
Sanctuary, O Perfect, Compassionate Lord.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Wherever You come to mind, that place is blessed. The moment I 
forget You, I am stricken with regret.  || 1 ||   All
beings are Yours; You are their constant companion. Please, give me Your hand, 
and lift me up, out of this world-ocean.  || 2

||   Coming and going are by Your making. One whom You save is not afflicted 
with suffering.  || 3 ||   You are the One Lord
and Master; there is no other at all. Nanak offers this prayer with his palms 
pressed together.  || 4 || 7 ||   WADAHANS,  FIFTH
MEHL:  When You allow Yourself to be known, then we know You. We chant Your 
Name, which You have given to us.  || 1 ||


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You are so wonderful! Your creative potency is amazing!   || 1 ||   Pause   ||  
  You Yourself are the Cause of causes; You
Yourself are the Creator. By the Hukam of Your Command, we are born, and by 
Your Command, we die.  || 2 ||   Your Name is
the Support of our mind and body. This is Your blessing to Nanak, Your slave.  
|| 3 || 8 ||

WADAHANS,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Deep within my inner being, is the longing to meet my Beloved; how can I find 
the Perfect Guru? Even though a baby may play
hundreds of games, he cannot survive without milk. The hunger deep within me is 
not satisfied, O my friend, even though I
am served hundreds of dishes. My mind and body are filled with love for my 
Beloved; how can my mind be comforted, without
the Blessed Vision of His Darshan?  || 1 ||    Listen, O my dear friends and 
Siblings of Destiny — lead me to my True Friend,
the Giver of peace. He knows all the troubles of my soul; every day, he tells 
me stories of the Lord. I cannot survive without
Him,  even  for  an  instant.  I  cry  out  for  Him,  as  the  song-bird  
cries  for  water.  Which  of  Your  Excellent  Virtues  should  I
contemplate? You save even worthless beings like me.  || 2 ||    I have become 
sad and depressed, longing for my Husband
Lord,  O  my  friend;  when  will  I  see  my  Husband  with  my  eyes?  I  
have  forgotten  how  to  enjoy  all  pleasures;  without  my
Husband Lord, they are of no use at all. These clothes do not bring my body any 
pleasure; I cannot dress myself. I bow to
those  friends  of  mine,  who  have  enjoyed  their  Beloved  Husband  Lord.   
||  3  ||     I  have  adorned  myself  with  all  sorts  of
decorations, O my friend, but without my Husband Lord, they are of no use at 
all. When my Husband does not care for me, O
my  friend,  then  my  youth  passes  away,  totally  useless.  Blessed,  
blessed  are  the  happy  soul-brides,  O  my  friend,  who  are
immersed in their Husband Lord. I am a sacrifice to those happy soul-brides, O 
my friend; I wash their feet forever.   || 4 ||
As long as I suffered from duality and doubt, O my friend, I thought that God 
was far away. But when I met the Perfect True
Guru, O my friend, then all my hopes and desires were fulfilled. I have 
obtained all pleasures and comforts, O my friend; my
Husband Lord is all-pervading everywhere. Servant Nanak enjoys the Lord’s Love, 
O my friend; I fall at the feet of the Guru,
the True Guru.  || 5 || 1 || 9 ||

WADAHANS,   THIRD  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

True is the Bani of His Word, and True is the melody; True is contemplative 
meditation on the Word of the Shabad. Night and
day, I praise the True Lord. Blessed, blessed is my great good fortune.  || 1 
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Become the slave of the Lord’s slaves, and you shall obtain the True Name.  || 
1 ||  Pause  ||    True is the tongue which is
imbued with Truth, and true are the mind and body. By praising any other than 
the True Lord, one’s whole life is wasted.  || 2

||    Let Truth be the farm, Truth the seed, and Truth the merchandise you 
trade. Night and day, earn the profit of the True
Name; you shall have treasures overflowing with the wealth of devotional 
worship.   || 3 ||    Let Truth be your food, and let
Truth be your clothes; let your True Support be the Name of the Lord. One who 
is so blessed receives it, and obtains a seat in
the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence.   || 4 ||    In Truth we come, and in Truth 
we go, and then we are not consigned to
reincarnation again. The Gurmukhs are recognized as True in the True Court; 
they merge in the True Lord.   || 5 ||    Deep
within they are True, and their minds are True; they sing the Glorious Praises 
of the True Lord. In the true place, they praise
the True One; I am a sacrifice to the True Guru.  || 6 ||   True is the time, 
and true is the moment, when one falls in love with
the True Lord. Then, he sees Truth, and speaks the Truth; he realizes the True 
Lord throughout the entire Creation.  || 7 ||   O
Nanak, one merges with the True Lord, when He merges with Himself. As it 
pleases Him, He preserves us; He Himself ordains
His Will.  || 8 || 1 ||   WADAHANS,  THIRD MEHL:  The mind wanders in the ten 
directions — how can one sing the Glorious
Praises of the Lord? It is totally engrossed in sensuality, constantly 
tormented by sexual desire and anger.   || 1 ||    Waaho!
Waaho! Hail! Hail! Chant His Glorious Praise. The Lord’s Name is so difficult 
to obtain in this age; under Guru’s Instruction,
drink  in  the  subtle  essence  of  the  Lord.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     
Remembering  the  Word  of  the  Shabad,  the  mind  becomes
immaculate, and then one sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. Under Guru’s 
Instruction, one comes to understand his own
self, and then he comes to dwell in the home of his heart.  || 2 ||   O my 
mind, be imbued forever with the Lord’s Love, and
sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord forever. The Immaculate Lord is forever 
the Giver of peace; from Him, one receives the
fruits of the mind’s desires.  || 3 ||   I am lowly, but I have been exalted, 
entering the Sanctuary of the Lord. He has lifted up
the sinking stone; True is His glorious greatness.  || 4 ||   From poison, I 
have been transformed into Ambrosial Nectar; under
Guru’s  Instruction,  I  have  obtained  wisdom.  From  bitter  herbs,  I  have 
 been  transformed  into  sandalwood;  this  fragrance
permeates deep within my being.  || 5 ||   This human birth is very precious; 
one must earn the right to come into the world.
By perfect destiny, I met the True Guru; I meditate on the Name of the Lord.  
|| 6 ||   The self-willed manmukhs are deluded;
attached  to  corruption,  they  waste  away  their  lives  in  vain.  The  
Name  of  the  Lord  is  forever  an  ocean  of  peace,  but  the
manmukhs do not love the True Word of the Shabad.  || 7 ||   Everyone can chant 
the Name of the Lord, Har, Har with their
mouths,  but  only  a  few  enshrine  it  within  their  hearts.  O  Nanak,  
those  who  enshrine  the  Lord  within  their  hearts,  attain
liberation and emancipation.  || 8 || 2 ||

WADAHANS,   FIRST MEHL,   CHHANT:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Why bother to wash the body which is polluted by falsehood? One’s cleansing 
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When there is Truth deep within, then one becomes True, and obtains the True 
Lord. Without pre-ordained destiny, awareness
is not attained; talking and babbling, one’s life is wasted away. Wherever you 
go and sit, speak well, and write the Word of the
Shabad in your awareness. Why bother to wash the body which is polluted by 
falsehood?  || 1 ||    When I spoke, I spoke as
You made me speak. The Ambrosial Name of the Lord is pleasing to my mind. The 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, seems so
sweet to my mind; it has destroyed the house of pain. Peace came to dwell in my 
mind, when You gave the Order. It is Yours
to grant Your Grace, and it is mine to speak this prayer; You created Yourself. 
When I spoke, I spoke as You made me speak.

|| 2 ||   The Lord and Master gives us our turn, according to the deeds we have 
done. Don’t speak ill of others, or get involved
in arguments. Don’t get into arguments with your Lord and Master — you shall 
only ruin yourself. If you challenge the One,
with whom you must abide, you will only cry in the end. Accept and endure what 
God gives you; tell your mind not to complain
in vain. The Lord and Master gives us our turn, according to the deeds we have 
done.  || 3 ||   He Himself created all, and He
blesses them with His Glance of Grace. No one asks for that which is bitter; 
everyone asks for sweets. Let everyone ask for
sweets and see that it is as the Lord and Master wills. Giving donations to 
charity and performing various religious rituals are
not equal to contemplation of the Naam. O Nanak, those who are blessed with the 
Naam have such karma pre-ordained. He
Himself created all, and He blesses them with His Glance of Grace.  || 4 || 1 
||    WADAHANS,  FIRST MEHL:  Show mercy to
me, that I may chant Your Name. You Yourself created all, and You are 
permeating all. You Yourself are permeating all, and
You enjoin them to their tasks. Some, You have made kings, while others wander 
around begging. You have made greed and
emotional attachment seem sweet; they are deluded by this delusion. Be forever 
merciful to me; only then can I chant Your
Name.  || 1 ||    Your Name is True, and forever pleasing to my mind. My pain 
is dispelled, and I am permeated with peace.
The angels, the mortal beings, the wise and the enlightened sing of You. The 
angels, the mortal beings, the wise and the
enlightened sing of You; they are pleasing to Your Mind. Enticed by Maya, they 
do not remember; they waste away their lives
in vain. Some fools and idiots never remember; whoever has come, shall have to 
go. Your Name is forever True, and pleasing
to my mind.  || 2 ||   Beauteous and blessed is Your time; the Bani of Your 
Word is Ambrosial Nectar. Your servants serve You
with  love;  these  mortals  are  attached  to  Your  taste.  Those  mortals  
are  attached  to  Your  taste,  who  are  blessed  with  the
Ambrosial Name. Those who are attuned to Your Name prosper more and more, day 
by day. Some do not practice good deeds
or live righteously; they do not practice self-discipline, and they do not 
realize the One. Forever blessed and beauteous is Your
time; the Bani of Your Word is Ambrosial Nectar.  || 3 ||


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I am a sacrifice to the True Name. Your rule shall never end. Your rule is 
eternal and unchanging; it shall never come to an
end. He alone becomes Your servant, who contemplates You in peaceful ease. 
Enemies and pain shall never touch him, and
sin shall never come close to him. I am forever a sacrifice to the One Lord, 
and Your Name.   || 4 ||    Throughout the ages,
Your devotees sing Your Praises, O Lord Master, at Your Door. They meditate on 
the One True Lord. They meditate on the
True Lord, when they enshrine Him in their minds. Doubt and delusion are Your 
making; when these are dispelled, then, by
Guru’s Grace, You grant Your Grace, and save them from the noose of Death. 
Throughout the ages, they are Your devotees.

|| 5 ||   O my Great Lord and Master, You are unknowable and infinite. How 
should I make and offer my prayer? I do not know
what to say. If You bless me with Your Glance of Grace, then I realize the 
Truth. I come  to  realize  the  Truth,  when  You
Yourself  instruct  me.  The  pain  and  hunger  of  the  world  are  Your  
making;  please  eradicate  this  skepticism.  Prays  Nanak,
skepticism is taken away, when one understands the Guru’s wisdom. The Great 
Lord and Master is unknowable and infinite.  ||
6       ||    Your eyes are beautiful, and Your teeth are delightful. Your nose 
is graceful, and Your hair is so long. Your body is
precious, cast in gold. His body is cast in gold, and He wears Krishna’s mala; 
meditate on Him, O sisters. You shall not have to
stand at Death’s door, O sisters, if you listen to these teachings. From a 
crane, you shall be transformed into a swan, and the
filth of your mind shall be removed. Your eyes are beautiful, and Your teeth 
are delightful.  || 7 ||   Your walk is graceful, and
Your speech is sweet. You coo like a songbird, and your youthful beauty is 
alluring. Your youthful beauty is so alluring; it
pleases  You  and  fulfills  the  mind’s  desires.  Like  an  elephant,  You  
step  with  Your  Feet  so  carefully;  You  are  pleased  with
Yourself. She who is imbued with the Love of such a Great Lord, flows 
intoxicated, like the waters of the Ganges. Prays Nanak,
I am Your slave, O Lord; Your walk is graceful, and Your speech is sweet.  || 8 
|| 2 ||

WADAHANS,   THIRD  MEHL,   CHHANT:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Be imbued with the Love of your Husband Lord,  O  beautiful,  perishable  
bride.  Remain  immersed  in  the  True  Word  of  the
Shabad, O perishable bride; savor and enjoy the Love of your Beloved Husband. 
The Husband Lord embellishes His beloved
bride with His True Love; she is in love with the Lord, Har, Har. Renouncing 
her selfishness, she attains her Husband Lord, and
remains merged in the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. That soul-bride is adorned 
with the Shabad, who is attracted by His Love,
and who treasures the Love of her Beloved deep within. O Nanak, the Husband 
Lord blends that soul bride with Himself; the
True King embellishes her.  || 1 ||   O worthless bride, see your Husband Lord 
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One who, as Gurmukh, enjoys her Husband Lord, O perishable bride, knows Him to 
be all-pervading everywhere. The Husband
Lord is all-pervading everywhere; behold Him ever-present. Throughout the ages, 
know Him as the One. The young, innocent
bride intuitively enjoys her Husband Lord; she meets the Architect of karma. 
One who tastes the sublime essence of the Lord,
and chants the sublime Word of the Shabad, remains immersed in the Lord’s 
Sacred Pool. O Nanak, that soul-bride is pleasing
to her Husband Lord, who, through the Shabad, remains in His Presence.   || 2 
||    Go  and  ask  the  happy  soul-brides,  O
perishable bride, who have eradicated self-conceit from within. Those who have 
not eradicated self-conceit, O perishable bride,
do not realize the Hukam of their Husband Lord’s Command. Those who eradicate 
self-conceit obtain their Husband Lord and
delight  in  His  Love.  Forever  attuned  to  His  Love,  in  perfect  poise  
and  grace,  she  repeats  His  Name  night  and  day.  Very
fortunate is that bride who focuses her consciousness on Him; her Lord’s Love 
is so sweet to her. O Nanak, that soul-bride
who is adorned with Truth is imbued with her Lord’s Love, in peace and poise.  
|| 3 ||   Overcome your egotism, O perishable
bride, and walk in the Guru’s Way. Thus you shall enjoy your Husband Lord 
forever, O perishable bride, and obtain an abode
in the home of your own inner being. Obtaining an abode in the home of her 
inner being, she vibrates the Word of the Shabad,
and is a happy soul-bride forever. The Husband Lord is delightful and forever 
young; night and day, He embellishes His bride.
Her Husband Lord activates the destiny written on her forehead, and she is 
adorned with the True Shabad. O Nanak, the soul-
bride is imbued with the Love of the Lord, when she walks according to the Will 
of the True Guru.  || 4 || 1 ||    WADAHANS,
THIRD MEHL:  All the dealings of the Gurmukhs are good, if they are 
accomplished with poise and grace. Night and day, they
chant the Naam, and earn their profits, drinking in the subtle essence of the 
Lord. They earn the profit of the subtle essence of
the Lord, dwelling on the Lord, and chanting the Naam, night and day. They 
gather in merits, and eliminate demerits, and
become self-realized. Through the Guru’s Teachings, they are blessed with 
glorious greatness; they drink in the essence of the
True Word of the Shabad. O Nanak, devotional worship of the Lord is a unique 
experience, but only a few Gurmukhs perform
it.  || 1 ||    As Gurmukh, plant the crop of the Lord deep within, and let it 
grow in your body-field. Within the home of your
own being, enjoy the Lord’s subtle essence, and earn profits in the world 
beyond. This profit is earned in the world beyond by
enshrining the Lord within the mind; blessed is this farming and trade. 
Meditating on the Lord’s Name, and enshrining Him
within the mind, the Guru’s Teachings are understood. The self-willed manmukhs 
have grown weary of this farming and trade;
their hunger and thirst will not go away. O Nanak, plant the seed of the Name 
within the mind, and adorn yourself with the
True Word of the Shabad.  || 2 ||   Those humble beings engage in the Lord’s 
trade, who have the jewel of such pre-ordained
destiny upon their foreheads. Under Guru’s Instruction, the mind abides in the 
home of the self; through the True Word of the
Shabad,  she  becomes  unattached.  By  the  destiny  written  upon  their  
foreheads,  they  become  truly  unattached,  and  by
reflective meditation, they are imbued with Truth. Without the Naam, the Name 
of the Lord, the whole world is insane; through
the Shabad, the ego is conquered. Attached to the True Word of the Shabad, 
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The Gurmukh obtains the Naam, the Name of the Husband Lord. O Nanak, through 
the Shabad, one meets the Lord, the
Destroyer of fear; by the destiny written on her forehead, she ravishes and 
enjoys Him.  || 3 ||   All farming and trading is by
Hukam of His Command; surrendering to His Command, glorious greatness is 
obtained. Under Guru’s Instruction, one comes
to understand His Command; by His Command, one is united in His Union. By His 
Command, one intuitively merges and blends
with  Him.  The  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad  is  incomparable.  Through  the 
 Guru,  true  greatness  is  obtained,  and  one  is
embellished with Truth. One finds the Destroyer of fear, and eradicates 
self-conceit; as Gurmukh, one is united in His Union.
Says Nanak, the Name of the immaculate, inaccessible, unfathomable Commander is 
permeating and pervading everywhere.

|| 4 || 2 ||   WADAHANS,  THIRD MEHL:  O my mind, contemplate the True Lord 
forever. Dwell in peace in the home of your
own being, and the Messenger of Death will not be able to touch you. The noose 
of the Messenger of Death will not be able to
touch you, when you embrace love for the True Word of the Shabad. Forever 
imbued with the True Lord, the mind becomes
immaculate, and its comings and goings are ended. The love of duality and doubt 
have ruined the self-willed manmukh, who is
lured  away by the Messenger of Death. Says Nanak, listen, O my mind: 
contemplate the True Lord forever.   || 1 ||    O my
mind, the treasure is deep within you; do not search for it on the outside. Eat 
only that which is pleasing to the Lord; as
Gurmukh, receive the blessing of His Glance of Grace. As Gurmukh, receive the 
blessing of His Glance of Grace, O my mind;
the Name of the Lord, your help and support, is deep within you. The 
self-willed manmukhs are blind and devoid of wisdom;
they are ruined by the love of duality. Without the Name, no one is 
emancipated. All are bound by the Messenger of Death. O
Nanak, the treasure is deep within you; do not search for it on the outside.  
|| 2 ||   O my mind, obtaining the blessing of this
human  birth,  some  are  engaged  in  the  trade  of  Truth.  They  serve  
their  True  Guru,  and  the  Infinite  Word  of  the  Shabad
resounds deep within. Deep within is the Infinite Shabad, and the Beloved Naam, 
the Name of the Lord; through the Naam,
the nine treasures are obtained. The self-willed manmukhs are engrossed in 
emotional attachment to Maya; they suffer in
pain, and through duality, they lose their honor. But those who conquer their 
ego, and merge in the True Shabad, are totally
imbued with Truth. O Nanak, it is so difficult to obtain this human life; the 
True Guru imparts this understanding.  || 3 ||    O
my  mind,  those  who  serve  their  True  Guru  are  the  most  fortunate  
beings.  Those  who  conquer  their  minds  are  beings  of
renunciation and detachment. They are beings of renunciation and detachment — 
they are lovingly focused on the True One;
they realize and understand themselves. Their intellect is steady, deep and 
profound; as Gurmukh, they naturally chant the
Naam, the Name of the Lord. Some are lovers of beautiful young women; 
infatuation with Maya is very dear to them. The
unfortunate self-willed manmukhs remain asleep. O Nanak, those who intuitively 
serve their Guru have perfect destiny.  || 4 ||
3 ||   WADAHANS,  THIRD MEHL:  Purchase the jewel, the priceless treasure; the 
True Guru has given this understanding. The
profit of profits is devotional worship of the Lord; one’s virtues merge into 
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One’s virtues merge into the virtues of the Lord as one comes to understand 
one’s own self, earning the profit of devotional
worship in this world. Without devotion, there is no peace; through duality, 
one’s honor is lost, but under Guru’s Instruction,
one   is blessed with the Support of the Naam. The profit of the merchandise of 
the Naam is earned forever, by those whom the
Lord employs in this trade. They purchase the jewel, the invaluable treasure, 
when the True Guru gives this understanding.  ||
1 ||   Emotional attachment to Maya is totally painful; this is a bad bargain. 
Speaking falsehood, one eats poison; evil is greatly
increasing. Evil is greatly increasing in this world of skepticism; without the 
Name, one’s honor is lost. Reading and studying,
the religious scholars argue and debate; but without understanding, there is no 
peace. Their comings and goings never end;
emotional attachment to Maya is dear to them. Emotional attachment to Maya is 
totally painful; this is a bad bargain.  || 2 ||
The counterfeit and the genuine are all appraised in the Court of the True 
Lord. The counterfeit are cast out of the Court, and
they stand there, crying in misery. They stand there, crying in misery — the 
foolish, idiotic, self-willed manmukhs have wasted
their lives. Maya is the poison which has deluded the world; it does not love 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The self-willed
manmukhs hate the Saints; they harvest only pain in this world. The counterfeit 
and the genuine are appraised in that True
Court of the Lord.  || 3 ||   He Himself acts; who else should I ask? No one 
else can do anything. As He pleases, He engages
us; such is His glorious greatness. Such is His glorious greatness — He Himself 
causes all to act; no one is a warrior or a
coward. The Life of the world, the Great Giver, the Architect of karma — He 
Himself grants forgiveness. By Guru’s Grace, self-
conceit is eradicated, O Nanak, and through the Naam, honor is obtained. He 
Himself acts; who else should I ask? No one else
can do anything.  || 4 || 4 ||    WADAHANS,  THIRD MEHL:  The True merchandise 
is the Name of the Lord. This is the true
trade. Under Guru’s Instruction, we trade in the Lord’s Name; its value is so 
very great. The value of this true trade is so very
great; those who are engaged in the true trade are very fortunate. Inwardly and 
outwardly, they are imbued with devotion;
they enshrine love for the True Name. Those who are blessed with the Lord’s 
Glance of Grace obtain Truth, and contemplate
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Name find 
peace, dealing in Truth.  || 1 ||   Egotistical
involvement in Maya is filth; Maya is overflowing with filth. Under Guru’s 
Instruction, the mind is made pure, and the tongue
drinks in the subtle essence of the Lord. The tongue drinks in the subtle 
essence of the Lord, and deep within, the heart is
drenched with His Love, contemplating the True Word of the Shabad. Deep within, 
the well of the heart is overflowing with the
Lord’s Ambrosial Nectar; the water-carrier draws and drinks in the water of the 
Shabad. One who is blessed with the Lord’s
Glance of Grace is attuned to the Truth; with his tongue, he chants the Lord’s 
Name. O Nanak, those who are attuned to the
Naam are immaculate. The others are full of the filth of egotism.  || 2 ||


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All the religious scholars and astrologers read and study, and argue and shout. 
Who are they trying to teach? Deep within, they
are stained with the filth of emotional attachment to Maya; they deal in Maya 
alone. They love to deal in Maya in this world;
coming and going, they suffer in pain. The worm of poison is addicted to 
poison; it is immersed in manure. He does what is
pre-ordained for him; no one can erase his destiny. O Nanak, attuned to the 
Naam, lasting peace is found; the ignorant fools
die screaming.  || 3 ||   Their minds are colored by emotional attachment to 
Maya; because of this emotional attachment, they
do not understand. The mind of the Gurmukh is imbued with the Lord’s Love, and 
the love of duality departs. The love of
duality  departs,  and  one  merges  in  Truth;  the  treasure  of  Truth  is  
overflowing.  One  who  becomes  Gurmukh,  comes  to
understand; the Lord embellishes him with Truth. He alone merges with the Lord, 
whom the Lord causes to merge; nothing
else         can  be  said  or  done.  O  Nanak,  without  the  Name,  some  
are  deluded  by  doubt;  but  others,  imbued  with  the  Name,
enshrine love for the Lord.   || 4 || 5 ||    WADAHANS,   THIRD MEHL:   O my 
mind, the world comes and goes in birth and
death; only the True Name shall emancipate you in the end. When the True Lord 
Himself grants forgiveness, then one does
not  have  to  enter  the  cycle  of  reincarnation  again.  He  does  not  
have  to  enter  the  cycle  of  reincarnation  again,  and  he  is
emancipated in the end; as Gurmukh, he obtains glorious greatness. Imbued with 
love for the True Lord, he is intoxicated with
celestial bliss, and he remains absorbed in the Celestial Lord. The True Lord 
is pleasing to his mind; he enshrines the True Lord
in his mind. Attuned to the Word of the Shabad, he is emancipated in the end. O 
Nanak, those who are attuned to the Naam,
merge in the True Lord; they are not cast into the terrifying world-ocean 
again.  || 1 ||   Emotional attachment to Maya is total
madness; through the love of duality, one is ruined. Mother and father — all 
are subject to this love; in this love, they are
entangled. They are entangled in this love, on account of their past actions, 
which no one can erase. The One who created the
Universe, beholds it; no other is as great as He. The blind, self-willed 
manmukh is consumed by his burning rage; without the
Word of the Shabad, peace does not come. O Nanak, without the Name, everyone is 
deluded, ruined by emotional attachment
to Maya.  || 2 ||   Seeing this world on fire, I have hurried to the Sanctuary 
of the Lord. I offer my prayer to the Perfect Guru:
please save me, and bless me with Your glorious greatness. Preserve me in Your 
Sanctuary, and bless me with the glorious
greatness  of  the  Lord’s  Name;  there  is  no  other  Giver  as  great  as  
You.  Those  who  are  engaged  in  serving  You  are  very
fortunate; throughout the ages, they know the One Lord. You may practice 
celibacy, truth, austere self-discipline and rituals,
but without the Guru, you shall not be emancipated. O Nanak, he alone 
understands the Word of the Shabad, who goes and
seeks the Lord’s Sanctuary.   || 3 ||    That understanding, imparted by the 
Lord, wells up; there is no other understanding.
Deep within, and beyond as well, You alone exist, O Lord; You Yourself impart 
this understanding. One whom He Himself
blesses with this understanding, does not love any other. As Gurmukh, he tastes 
the subtle essence of the Lord. In the True
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Within his home, he finds the home of his own inner being; the True Guru 
blesses him with greatness. O Nanak, those who are
attuned to the Naam find the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence; their 
understanding is true and approved.  || 4 || 6 ||

WADAHANS,   FOURTH  MEHL,   CHHANT:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

My mind, my mind — the True Guru has blessed it with love. The Name of the 
Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har, dwells within my
mind. The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, dwells within my mind; it is the 
Destroyer of all pain. By great good fortune, I have
obtained the Blessed Vision of the Guru’s Darshan; blessed, blessed is my True 
Guru. While standing up and sitting down, I
serve the True Guru; serving Him, I have found peace and tranquility. My mind, 
my mind — the True Guru has blessed it with
love.  || 1 ||   I live, I live, and I blossom forth, beholding the True Guru. 
The Name of the Lord, He has implanted the Name
of the Lord within me; chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, I blossom 
forth. Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, the
heart-lotus blossoms forth, and through the Name of the Lord, I have obtained 
the nine treasures. The disease of egotism has
been eradicated, suffering has been eliminated, and I have entered the Lord’s 
state of celestial Samaadhi. I have obtained the
glorious greatness of Name of the Lord from the True Guru; beholding the Divine 
True Guru, my mind is at peace. I live, I live,
and I blossom forth, beholding the True Guru.  || 2 ||    If only someone would 
come, if only someone would come, and lead
me to meet my Perfect True Guru. My mind and body, my mind and body — I cut my 
body into pieces, and I dedicate these to
Him. Cutting my mind and body apart, cutting them into pieces, I offer these to 
the one, who recites to me the Words of the
True Guru. My mind has become disillusioned and renounced the world; obtaining 
the Blessed Vision of the Guru’s Darshan, it
has found peace. O Lord, Har, Har, O Giver of Peace, please, grant Your Grace, 
and bless me with the dust of the feet of the
True Guru. If only someone would come, if only someone would come, and lead me 
to meet my Perfect True Guru.  || 3 ||   A
Giver as great as the Guru, as great as the Guru — I cannot see any other. He 
blesses me with the gift of the Lord’s Name,
the gift of the Lord’s Name; He is the Immaculate Lord God. Those who worship 
in adoration the Name of the Lord, Har, Har

— their pain, doubt and fear are dispelled. Through their loving service, those 
very fortunate ones meet Him; their minds are

attached to the Guru’s Feet. Says Nanak, the Lord Himself causes us to meet the 
Guru; meeting the Almighty True Guru,
peace is obtained. A Giver as great as the Guru, as great as the Guru — I 
cannot see any other.  || 4 || 1 ||    WADAHANS,
FOURTH MEHL:   Without the Guru, I am — without the Guru, I am totally 
dishonored. The Life of the world, the Life of the
world, the Great Giver has led me to meet and merge with the Guru. Meeting the 
True Guru, I have merged into the Naam,
the Name of the Lord. I chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and meditate on 
it. I was seeking and searching for Him, for the
Lord, my best friend; I found Him within the home of my own being.


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I see the One Lord, and I know the One Lord; I realize the Lord within my soul. 
Without the Guru, I am — without the Guru, I
am totally dishonored.  || 1 ||   Those who have found the True Guru, the True 
Guru — the Lord God unites them in His Union.
Their feet, their feet, I adore; I fall at their feet. O Lord, Har, Har, I 
adore the feet of those who meditate on the True Guru,
and the Almighty Lord God. You are the Great Giver, the Inner-knower, the 
Searcher of hearts; please, reward my faith, O Lord
King. Meeting the Gursikhs, my faith is rewarded; night and day, I sing the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord. Those who have found
the True Guru, the True Guru — the Lord God unites them in His Union.   || 2 || 
   I am a sacrifice, I am a sacrifice to the
Gursikhs, my dear friends. They chant the Lord’s Name, the Lord’s Name; the 
Beloved Naam, the Name of the Lord, is my only
Support. The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is the companion of my breath of life; 
without it, I cannot live for an instant or a
moment. The Lord, Har, Har, the Giver of peace, grants His Grace, and the 
Gurmukhs drink in the Ambrosial Nectar. The Lord
blesses them with faith, and unites them in His Union; the Lord Himself adorns 
them. I am a sacrifice, I am a sacrifice to the
Gursikhs, my dear friends.  || 3 ||   The Lord Himself, the Lord Himself — He 
is the Immaculate Almighty Lord God. The Lord
Himself, the Lord Himself, unites us with Himself; that which He does, comes to 
pass. Whatever is pleasing to the Lord God,
that alone comes to pass; nothing else can be done. Even by all sorts of clever 
tricks, He cannot be obtained; all have grown
weary of practicing cleverness. By Guru’s Grace, servant Nanak beholds Him; 
without the Lord, I have no other at all. The Lord
Himself, the Lord Himself — He is the Immaculate Almighty Lord God.  || 4 || 2 
||   WADAHANS,  FOURTH MEHL:  The Lord,
the True Guru, the Lord, the True Guru — if only I could meet the Lord, the 
True Guru; His Lotus Feet are so pleasing to me.
The darkness of ignorance was dispelled when the Guru applied the healing 
ointment of spiritual wisdom to my eyes. The True
Guru has applied the healing ointment of spiritual wisdom to my eyes, and the 
darkness of  ignorance  has  been  dispelled.
Serving the True Guru, I have obtained the supreme status; I meditate on the 
Lord with every breath and morsel of food.
Those, upon whom the Lord God has bestowed His Grace, are committed to the 
service of the True Guru. The Lord, the True
Guru, the Lord, the True Guru — if only I could meet the Lord, the True Guru; 
His Lotus Feet are so pleasing to me.  || 1 ||
My True Guru, my True Guru is my Beloved; without the Guru, I cannot survive. 
He gives me the Name of the Lord, the Name
of the Lord, my only companion in the end. The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is 
my only companion in the end; the Guru, the
True Guru, has implanted the Naam within me. There, where neither your children 
nor your spouse shall accompany you, the
Name of the Lord, Har, Har shall emancipate you. Blessed, blessed is the True 
Guru, the Immaculate, Almighty Lord God;
meeting Him, I meditate on the Name of the Lord.


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My True Guru, my True Guru is my Beloved; without the Guru, I cannot survive.  
|| 2 ||    Those who have not obtained the
Blessed Vision, the Blessed Vision of the Darshan of the True Guru, the 
Almighty Lord God — they have fruitlessly, uselessly
wasted their whole lives in vain. They have wasted away their whole lives in 
vain; those faithless cynics die regretting and
repenting. They have the jewel-treasure in their own homes, but still, they are 
hungry; those unlucky wretches are far away
from the Lord. O Lord, please, let me not even have to look at those who do not 
meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,
and who have not obtained the Blessed Vision, the Blessed Vision of the Darshan 
of the True Guru, the Almighty Lord God.  ||
3 ||   I am a song-bird, I am a meek song-bird; I offer my prayer to the Lord. 
If only I could meet the Guru, meet the Guru, O
my Beloved; I dedicate myself to devotional worship of the True Guru. I worship 
the Lord, Har, Har, and the True Guru; the
Lord God has granted His Grace. Without the Guru, I have no other friend. The 
Guru, the True Guru, is my very breath of life.
Says Nanak, the Guru has implanted the Naam within me, the Name of the Lord, 
Har, Har, the True Name. I am a song-bird, I
am a meek song-bird; I offer my prayer to the Lord.  || 4 || 3 ||    WADAHANS,  
FOURTH MEHL:  O Lord, grant Your Grace,
grant Your Grace, and let me meet the True Guru, the Giver of peace. I go and 
ask, I go and ask from the True Guru, about
the sermon of the Lord. I ask about the sermon of the Lord from the True Guru, 
who has obtained the treasure of the Naam. I
bow at His Feet constantly, and pray to Him; the Guru, the True Guru, has shown 
me the Way. He alone is a devotee, who
looks alike upon pleasure and pain; he is imbued with the Name of the Lord, 
Har, Har. O Lord, grant Your Grace, grant Your
Grace, and let me meet the True Guru, the Giver of peace.  || 1 ||   Listen as 
Gurmukh, listen as Gurmukh, to the Naam, the
Name of the Lord; all egotism and sins are eradicated. Chanting the Name of the 
Lord, Har, Har, chanting the Name of the
Lord, Har, Har, the troubles of the world vanish. Those who worship and adore 
the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, are rid of their
suffering  and  sins.  The  True  Guru  has  placed  the  sword  of  spiritual  
wisdom  in  my  hands;  I  have  overcome  and  slain  the
Messenger of Death. The Lord God, the Giver of peace, has granted His Grace; I 
am rid of pain, sin and disease. Listen as
Gurmukh, listen as Gurmukh, to the Naam, the Name of the Lord; all egotism and 
sins are eradicated.  || 2 ||    Chanting the
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is 
pleasing to my mind. Speaking as Gurmukh, speaking
as Gurmukh, chanting and meditating, all disease is eradicated. Chanting and 
meditating as Gurmukh, all disease is eradicated,
and the body becomes free of disease. Night and day, remain absorbed in the 
intuitive poise of Samaadhi; meditate on the
Lord, the profound, unfathomable Lord. Whether of high or low social status, 
one who meditates on the Naam obtains the
supreme treasure.


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Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, 
Har, is pleasing to my mind.   || 3 ||    Grant
Your Grace, grant Your Grace, Lord, and save me. I am a sinner, I am a 
worthless sinner, I am meek, but I am Yours, Lord. I
am a worthless sinner, and I am meek, but I am Yours; I seek Your Sanctuary, O 
Merciful Lord. You are the Destroyer of pain,
the Giver of absolute peace; I am a stone — please carry me across and save me. 
Meeting the True Guru, servant Nanak has
obtained the subtle essence of the Lord; through the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord, he is saved. Grant Your Grace, grant Your
Grace, Lord, and save me.  || 4 || 4 ||

WADAHANS,   FOURTH  MEHL,   GHOREES  ~  THE  WEDDING  PROCESSION:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

This body-horse was created by the Lord. Blessed is human life, which is 
obtained by virtuous actions. Human life is obtained
only by the most virtuous actions; this body is radiant and golden. The Gurmukh 
is imbued with the deep crimson color of the
poppy; he is imbued with the new color of the Lord’s Name, Har, Har, Har. This 
body is so very beautiful; it chants the Name
of the Lord, and it is adorned with the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. By great 
good fortune, the body is obtained; the Naam, the
Name of the Lord, is its companion; O servant Nanak, the Lord has created it.  
|| 1 ||   I place the saddle on the body-horse,
the saddle of realization of the Good Lord. Riding this horse, I cross over the 
treacherous world-ocean. The treacherous world-
ocean  is  rocked  by  countless  waves,  but  the  Gurmukh  is  carried  
across.  Embarking  upon  the  boat  of  the  Lord,  the  very
fortunate  ones  cross  over; the  Guru, the  Boatman,  carries  them  across, 
through  the  Word  of  the  Shabad.  Night  and  day,
imbued with the Lord’s Love, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, the 
Lord’s lover loves the Lord. Servant Nanak has
attained the state of Nirvaanaa, the state of ultimate goodness, the state of 
the Lord.  || 2 ||   The Guru has implanted spiritual
wisdom within me, as a bridle in my mouth. He has applied the whip of the 
Lord’s Love to my body. Applying the whip of the
Lord’s Love to the body, the Gurmukh conquers the mind, and wins the battle of 
life. He trains his untrained mind with the
Word of the Shabad, and drinks in the rejuvenating essence of the Lord’s 
Nectar. Listen with your ears to the Word, spoken by
the Guru, and attune your body-horse to the Lord’s Love. Servant Nanak has 
crossed over on the path, the treacherous path.

|| 3 ||    The  body-horse  was  created  by  the  Lord.  Blessed,  blessed  is 
 that  body-horse  which  meditates  on  the  Lord  God.
Blessed and acclaimed is that body-horse which meditates on the Lord God; it is 
obtained by the merits of past actions. Riding
the body-horse, one crosses over the treacherous world-ocean; the Gurmukh meets 
the Lord, the embodiment of supreme
bliss. The Lord, Har, Har, has perfectly arranged this wedding; the Saints have 
come together as a wedding party. Servant
Nanak has obtained the Lord as his Spouse; joining together, the Saints sing 
the songs of joy and congratulations.  || 4 || 1 ||
5 ||   WADAHANS,  FOURTH MEHL:  The body is the Lord’s horse, imbued with the 
fresh and new color. From the Guru, I ask
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I ask for the Lord’s spiritual wisdom, and the Lord’s sublime sermon; through 
the Name of the Lord, I have come to know His
value and His state. The Creator has made my whole life fruitful; I chant the 
Name of the Lord. The Lord’s humble servant
begs for the Lord’s Name, for the Lord’s Praises, and for devotional worship of 
the Lord God. Says servant Nanak, listen, O
Saints: devotional worship of the Lord, the Lord of the Universe, is good and 
sublime.  || 1 ||    The golden body is adorned
with the saddle of gold. It is adorned with the jewel of the Name of the Lord, 
Har, Har. Adorned with the jewel of the Naam,
one obtains the Lord of the Universe; he meets the Lord and sings the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord, obtaining all sorts of
comforts. He obtains the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, and meditates on the Name 
of the Lord; by great good fortune, he
assumes the color of the Lord’s Love. He meets his Lord and Master, the 
Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts; His body is
ever-new, and His color is ever-fresh. Nanak chants and realizes the Naam; he 
begs for the Name of the Lord, the Lord God.

|| 2 ||   The Guru has placed the reins in the mouth of the body-horse. The 
mind-elephant is overpowered by the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad. The bride obtains the supreme status, as her mind is brought 
under control; she is the beloved of her Husband
Lord. Deep within her inner being, she is in love with her Lord. In His home, 
she is so beautiful — she is the bride of her Lord
God. Attuned to the Lord’s Love, she is intuitively absorbed in bliss; she 
obtains the Lord God, Har, Har. Servant Nanak, the
Lord’s slave, says that only the very fortunate meditate on the Lord, Har, Har. 
 || 3 ||   The body is the horse, which one rides
to the Lord. Meeting the True Guru, one sings the songs of joy. Sing the songs 
of joy to the Lord, serve the Name of the Lord,
and become the servant of His servants. Go and enter the Mansion of God’s 
Presence, and lovingly enjoy the Lord’s Love. I
sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, so pleasing to my mind; following the 
Guru’s Teachings, I meditate on the Lord within my
mind. The Lord has showered His Mercy upon servant Nanak; mounting the 
body-horse, he has found the Lord.  || 4 || 2 || 6

||

RAAG  WADAHANS,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHHANT,   FOURTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Meeting the Guru, I have found my Beloved Lord. I have made this body and mind 
a sacrifice, a sacrificial offering to the Lord.
Dedicating my body and mind, I have crossed over the terrifying world-ocean, 
and shaken off the fear of death. Drinking in the
Ambrosial  Nectar,  I  have  become  immortal;  my  comings  and  goings  have  
ceased.  I  have  found  that  home  of  celestial
Samaadhi; the Name of the Lord is my only Support. Says Nanak, I enjoy peace 
and pleasure; I bow in reverence to the
Perfect Guru.  || 1 ||   Listen, O my friend and companion — the Guru has given 
the Mantra of the Shabad, the True Word of
God. Meditating on this True Shabad, I sing the songs of joy, and my mind is 
rid of anxiety. I have found that God, who never
leaves; forever and ever, He sits with me.


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One who is pleasing to God receives true honor. The Lord God automatically 
blesses him with wealth. Says Nanak, I am a
sacrifice to such a humble being. O Lord, You bless all with Your bountiful 
blessings.  || 2 ||   When it pleases You, then I am
satisfied and satiated. My mind is soothed and calmed, and all my thirst is 
quenched. My mind is soothed and calmed, the
burning has ceased, and I have found all sorts of treasures. All the Sikhs and 
servants partake of them; I am a sacrifice to the
True Guru. I have become fearless, imbued with the Love of my Lord and Master; 
I have shaken off the fear of death. Slave
Nanak, Your humble servant, lovingly embraces Your meditation; O Lord, please 
be with me always.  || 3 ||    My hopes and
desires have been fulfilled, O my Lord. I am worthless, without virtue; all 
virtues are Yours, O Lord. All virtues are Yours, O my
Lord and Master; with what mouth should I praise You? You did not consider my 
merits and demerits; you forgave me in an
instant. I have obtained the nine treasures, congratulations are pouring in, 
and the unstruck melody resounds. Says Nanak, I
have found my Husband Lord within my own home, and all my anxiety is forgotten. 
 || 4 || 1 ||   SHALOK:  Why do you listen
to falsehood? It shall vanish like a gust of wind. O Nanak, those ears are 
acceptable, which listen to the True Master.  || 1 ||
CHHANT:  I am a sacrifice to those who listen to the Lord God with their ears. 
Intuitively embellished are those, who with their
tongues chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. They are intuitively embellished 
with priceless virtues; they have come to save
the world. God’s Feet are the boat, which carries many across the terrifying 
world-ocean. Those who are blessed with the favor
of my Lord and Master are not asked to render their account. Says Nanak, I am a 
sacrifice to those who listen to God with their
ears.  || 1 ||   SHALOK:  With my eyes, I have seen the Light, but my immense 
thirst is not quenched. O Nanak, those eyes are
different, which behold my Husband Lord.  || 1 ||    CHHANT:  I am a sacrifice 
to those who have seen the Lord God. In the
True Court of the Lord, they are approved. They are approved by their Lord and 
Master, and acclaimed as supreme; they are
attuned to the Lord’s Love. They are satiated with the sublime essence of the 
Lord, and they merge in celestial peace; in each
and  every  heart,  they  see  the  all-pervading  Lord.  They  alone  are  the 
 friendly  Saints,  and  they  alone  are  happy,  who  are
pleasing  to  their  Lord  and  Master.  Says  Nanak,  I  am  forever  a  
sacrifice  to  those  who  have  seen  the  Lord  God.   ||  2  ||
SHALOK:   The body is blind, totally blind and desolate, without the Naam. O 
Nanak, fruitful is the life of that being, within
whose heart the True Lord and Master abides.  || 1 ||   CHHANT:  I am cut into 
pieces as a sacrifice, to those who have seen
my Lord God. His humble servants partake of the sweet Ambrosial Nectar of the 
Lord, Har, Har, and are satiated. The Lord
seems sweet to their minds; God is merciful to them. His Ambrosial Nectar rains 
down upon them, and they are at peace. Pain
is eliminated and doubt is dispelled from the body; meditating on the Lord of 
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They are rid of emotional attachment, their sins are erased, and their 
association with the five passions is broken off. Says
Nanak, I am every bit a sacrifice to those, within whose hearts my Lord God 
abides.  || 3 ||   SHALOK:  Those who long for the
Lord, are said to be His servants. Nanak knows this Truth, that the Lord is not 
separate from His Saints.  || 1 ||   CHHANT:  As
water mixes and blends with water, so does one’s light mix and blend with the 
Light. Merging with the perfect, all-powerful
Creator, one comes to know his own self. Then, one is intuitively absorbed in 
state of absolute Samaadhi, and one speaks of
the One and Only Lord. He Himself is unmanifest, and He Himself is liberated; 
He Himself speaks of Himself. O Nanak, doubts,
fears  and  the  limitations  of  the  three  qualities  are  dispelled,  as  
one  merges,  like  water  blending  with  water.   ||  4  ||  2  ||
WADAHANS,  FIFTH MEHL:  God is the all-powerful Creator, the Cause of causes. 
He preserves the whole world, reaching out
with His hand. He is the all-powerful, safe Sanctuary, Lord and Master, 
Treasure of mercy, Giver of peace. I am a sacrifice to
Your slaves, who recognize only the One Lord. His color and shape cannot be 
seen; His description is indescribable. Prays
Nanak, hear my prayer, O God, Almighty Creator, Cause of causes.   || 1 ||    
These beings are Yours; You are their Creator.
God is the Destroyer of pain, suffering and doubt. Eliminate my doubt, pain and 
suffering in an instant, and preserve me, O
Lord, Merciful to the meek. You are mother, father and friend, O Lord and 
Master; the whole world is Your child, O Lord of the
World. One who comes seeking Your Sanctuary obtains the treasure of virtue, and 
does not have to enter the cycle of birth
and death again. Prays Nanak, I am Your slave. All beings are Yours; You are 
their Creator.   || 2 ||    Meditate on the Lord,
twenty-four hours a day; the fruits of the heart’s desires are obtained. The 
heart’s desires are obtained by meditating on God,
and the fear of death is dispelled. I sing of the Lord of the Universe in the 
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and my
hopes are fulfilled. Renouncing possessiveness, emotional attachment and all 
corruption, we become pleasing to the Mind of
God. Prays Nanak, day and night, meditate forever on the Lord, Har, Har.  || 3 
||   At His Door, the unstruck melody resounds.
In each and every heart, the Lord, the Lord of the Universe, sings. The Lord of 
the Universe sings, and abides forever; He is
unfathomable, profoundly deep, lofty and exalted. His virtues are infinite — 
none of them can be described. No one can reach
Him. He Himself creates, and He Himself nurtures; all beings and creatures are 
fashioned by Him. Prays Nanak, peace comes
from devotional worship of the Naam; at His Door, the unstruck melody resounds. 
 || 4 || 3 ||

RAAG  WADAHANS,   FIRST MEHL,   FIFTH  HOUSE,   ALAAHANEES  ~  SONGS  OF  
MOURNING:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Blessed is the Creator, the True King, who has linked the whole world to its 
tasks. When one’s time is up, and the measure is
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This dear soul is caught and driven off, when the pre-ordained Order is 
received; all the relatives cry out in mourning. The
body  and  the  swan-soul  become  separated,  when  one’s  days  are  past  
and  done,  O  my  mother.  As  is  one’s  pre-ordained
Destiny, so does one receive, according to one’s past actions. Blessed is the 
Creator, the True King, who has linked the whole
world to its tasks.  || 1 ||   Meditate in remembrance on the Lord and Master, 
O my Siblings of Destiny; everyone has to pass
this way. These false entanglements last for only a few days; then, one must 
surely move on to the world hereafter. He must
surely move on to the world hereafter, like a guest; so why does he indulge in 
pride? Chant the Name of the Lord; serving
Him, you shall obtain peace in His Court. In the world hereafter, no one’s 
commands will be obeyed. According to their actions,
each and every person proceeds. Meditate in remembrance on the Lord and Master, 
O my Siblings of Destiny; everyone has to
pass this way.  || 2 ||   Whatever pleases the Almighty Lord — that alone comes 
to pass; this world is an opportunity to please
Him. The True Creator Lord is pervading and permeating the water, the land and 
the air. The True Creator Lord is invisible and
infinite; His limits cannot be found. Fruitful is the coming of those, who 
meditate single-mindedly on Him. He destroys, and
having destroyed, He creates; by His Order, He adorns us. Whatever pleases the 
Almighty Lord — that alone comes to pass;
this world is an opportunity to please Him.  || 3 ||   Nanak: he alone is known 
to weep, O Baba, who weeps in the Lord’s Love.
One who weeps for the sake of worldly objects, O Baba, weeps totally in vain. 
This weeping is totally in vain; the world forgets
the Lord, and weeps for the sake of Maya. They do not distinguish between good 
and evil; they waste away their lives in vain.
Everyone who comes here, shall have to leave; to act in egotism is false. 
Nanak: he alone is known to weep, O Baba, who
weeps in the Lord’s Love.  || 4 || 1 ||   WADAHANS,  FIRST MEHL:  Come, O my 
companions — let us meet together and dwell
upon  the  True  Name.  Let  us  weep  over  the  body’s  separation  from  our 
 Lord  and  Master;  let  us  remember  Him  in
contemplation. Let us remember our Lord and Master in contemplation, and keep a 
watchful eye on the Path. We shall have to
go there as well. The One who created also destroys; whatever happens is by His 
Will. Whatever He has done, has come to
pass; how can we command Him? Come, O my companions — let us meet together and 
dwell upon the True Name.   || 1 ||
Death would not be called bad, O people, if one knew how to truly die. Serve 
your Almighty Lord and Master, and your path in
the world hereafter will be easy. Take this easy path, and you shall obtain the 
fruits of your rewards, and receive honor in the
world hereafter. Go there with your offering, and you shall merge in the True 
Lord; your honor shall be confirmed. You shall
obtain a place in the Mansion of the Lord Master’s Presence; being pleasing to 
Him, you shall enjoy the pleasures of His Love.
Death would not be called bad, O people, if one knew how to truly die.  || 2 || 
  The death of brave heroes is blessed, if it is
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They alone are proclaimed as brave warriors in the world hereafter, who receive 
true honor in the Court of the Lord. They are
honored in the Court of the Lord; they depart with honor, and they do not 
suffer pain in the world hereafter. They meditate on
the One Lord, and obtain the fruits of their rewards. Serving the Lord, their 
fear is dispelled. Do not place yourself above
others; dwell  within  your  own  mind. The  Knower  Himself  knows  
everything.  The  death  of  brave  heroes  is  blessed,  if  it  is
approved by God.   || 3 ||    Nanak: for whom should we mourn, O Baba? This 
world is merely a drama. The Lord Master
beholds  His  work,  and  contemplates  His  creative  potency.  He  
contemplates  His  creative  potency,  having  established  the
Universe. He who created it, He alone knows. He Himself beholds it, and He 
Himself understands it. He Himself realizes the
Hukam of His Command. The One who created these things — He alone knows. His 
subtle form is infinite. Nanak: for whom
should we mourn, O Baba? This world is merely a drama.   || 4 || 2 ||    
WADAHANS,   FIRST MEHL,   DAKHANEE:   The True
Creator Lord is True — know this well; He is the True Sustainer. He Himself 
fashioned Himself; the True Lord is invisible and
infinite. He brought together and then separated the two grinding stones of the 
earth and the sky; without the Guru, there is
only pitch darkness. He created the sun and the moon; night and day, they move 
according to His Thought.  || 1 ||    O True
Lord and Master, You are True. O True Lord, please bless me with Your Love.  || 
 Pause  ||    You created the Universe; You
are the Giver of pleasure and pain. You created woman and man, the love of 
poison and emotional attachment to Maya. The
four sources of creation and the power of the Word are also of Your making. You 
give Support to all beings. You have made
the Creation as Your Throne; You are the True Judge.  || 2 ||    You created 
comings and goings, but You are ever-stable, O
Creator Lord. In birth and death, in coming and going, this soul is held in 
bondage by corruption. The evil person has forgotten
the Naam; he has drowned — what can he do now? Forsaking merit, he has loaded 
the poisonous cargo of demerits; he is a
trader of sins.  || 3 ||   The beloved soul has received the Call, the Command 
of the True Creator Lord. The husband-soul has
become separated from the body-bride. The Lord is the re-uniter of the 
separated ones. No one cares for your beauty, O
beautiful bride; the Messenger of Death is bound only by the Commander’s 
Command. He does not distinguish between young
children and old people; he tears apart love and affection.  || 4 ||    The 
nine doors are closed by the True Lord’s Command,
and the swan-soul takes flight into the skies. The body-bride is separated, and 
defrauded by falsehood; she is now a widow —
the dead body lies in the courtyard. The widow cries out at the door, “The 
light of my mind has gone out, O my mother, with
his death.” So cry out, O soul-brides of the Husband Lord, and dwell on the 
Glorious Praises of the True Lord.   || 5 ||    Her
loved one is cleansed, bathed in water, and dressed in silken robes. The 
musicians play, and the Bani of the True Word is
sung; the five relatives feel as if they too are dead, so deadened are their 
minds. “Separation from my beloved is like death to
me!” cries the widow. “My life in this world is cursed and worthless!” But she 
alone is approved, who dies, while yet still alive;
she lives for the sake of the Love of her Beloved.  || 6 ||   So cry out in 
mourning — you who have come to mourn; this world
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I  too  have  been  defrauded,  chasing  after  worldly  entanglements;  my  
Husband  Lord  has  forsaken  me —  I  act  like  a  wife
without a spouse. In each and every home, are the brides of the Husband Lord; 
they gaze upon their handsome Lord with love
and affection. I sing the Praises of my True Husband Lord; through the Naam, 
the Name of my Husband Lord, I blossom forth.

|| 7 ||   Meeting with the Guru, the soul-bride’s dress is transformed, and she 
is adorned with Truth. Come and meet with me,
O brides of the Lord; let’s meditate in remembrance on the Creator Lord. 
Through the Naam, the soul-bride becomes the
Lord’s favorite; she is adorned with Truth. Don’t sing the songs of separation, 
O Nanak — reflect upon God.   || 8 || 3 ||
WADAHANS,  FIRST MEHL:  The One who creates and dissolves the world — that Lord 
and Master alone knows His creative
power.    Do not search for the True Lord far away; recognize the Word of His 
Shabad in each and every heart. Recognize the
True Word of the Shabad, and do not think that the Lord is far away; He created 
this creation. Meditating on the Naam, the
Name of the Lord, peace is obtained; without the Naam, it is a losing game. The 
One who established the Universe — He
alone knows the Way; what can anyone say? The One who established the world 
cast the net over it; accept Him as your Lord
and Master.  || 1 ||   O Baba, they have come, and now they must get up and 
depart; this world is only a way-station. Upon
each and every head, the True Lord writes their destiny of pain and pleasure, 
according to their past actions. He bestows pain
and pleasure, according to the deeds done; the record of these actions stays 
with the soul. They do those deeds which the
Creator Lord causes them to do; they attempt no other actions. The Lord Himself 
is detached, while the world is entangled in
conflict; by His Command, He emancipates it. They may put this off today, but 
tomorrow they are seized by death; in love with
duality, they practice corruption.  || 2 ||   The path of death is dark and 
dismal; the way cannot be seen. There is no water, no
quilt or mattress, and no food there. There is no food there, no honor or 
water, no clothes or decorations. The chain is put
around one’s neck, and the Messenger of Death standing over his head strikes 
him; he cannot see the door of his home. The
seeds planted on this path do not sprout; bearing the load of sin on his head, 
he regrets and repents. Without the True Lord,
no one is his friend; reflect upon this as true.  || 3 ||   O Baba, they alone 
are known to weep and wail, who meet together and
weep, chanting the Praises of the Lord. Defrauded by Maya and worldly affairs, 
the weepers weep. They weep for the sake of
worldly affairs, and they do not wash off their own filth; the world is a 
dream. Like the juggler, deceiving by his tricks, one is
deluded by egotism, falsehood and illusion. The Lord Himself reveals the Path; 
He Himself is the Doer of deeds. Those who are
imbued with the Naam are protected by the Perfect Guru. O Nanak, they merge in 
celestial bliss.  || 4 || 4 ||    WADAHANS,
FIRST MEHL:  O Baba, whoever has come, will rise up and leave; this world is a 
false show. One’s true home is obtained by
serving the True One; real Truth comes by being truthful. By falsehood and 
greed, no place of rest is found, and no place in
the world hereafter is obtained. No one invites him to come in and sit down — 
he is like a crow in a deserted house. Caught in
birth and death, separated from God for such a long time, the whole world is 
wasting away. Greed, worldly entanglements and
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Death hovers over its head, and makes it cry.  || 1 ||   Come, O Baba, and 
Siblings of Destiny — let’s join together; take me in
your arms, and bless me with your prayers. O Baba, union with the True One 
cannot be broken; bless me with your prayers for
union with my Beloved. Bless me with your prayers, that I may worship God with 
devotion; for those already united with Him,
what more is there to unite? Some have wandered away from the Name of God — 
they have lost the Path. The Word of the
Guru’s Shabad is the true game. Do not go on the path of Death; remain absorbed 
in the Shabad, the true form throughout
the ages. Through good fortune, we meet such friends and relatives, who meet 
with the Guru, and escape the noose of Death.

|| 2 ||   O Baba, we come into the world naked, into pain and pleasure, 
according to the record of our account. The call of our
pre-ordained destiny cannot be altered; it follows from our past actions. The 
True Lord sits and writes of ambrosial nectar and
bitter poison; as the Lord attaches us, so are we attached. The charmer, Maya, 
has worked her charms, and the multi-colored
thread is around everyone’s neck. Through shallow intellect, the mind becomes 
shallow, and one eats the fly, along with the
sweets. Contrary to custom, he comes into the Dark Age of Kali Yuga naked, and 
naked he is bound down and sent away
again.  || 3 ||    O Baba, weep and mourn if you must; the beloved soul is 
bound and driven off. The pre-ordained record of
destiny cannot be erased; the summons has come from the Lord’s Court. The 
messenger comes, when it pleases God, and the
mourners begin to mourn. Sons, brothers, nephews and very dear friends weep and 
wail. Let him weep, who weeps in the
Fear of God, cherishing the virtues of God — no one dies with the dead. O 
Nanak, throughout the ages, they are known as
wise, who weep, remembering the True One.  || 4 || 5 ||

WADAHANS,   THIRD  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Praise God, the True Lord; He is all-powerful to do all things. The soul-bride 
shall never be a widow; she shall never suffer
sorrow. She shall never suffer — night and day, she enjoys pleasures; that 
soul-bride merges in the Mansion of the Lord’s
Presence. She knows her Beloved, the Architect of karma, and she speaks words 
of ambrosial sweetness. The virtuous soul-
brides dwell on the virtues of God; they keep their Husband Lord in their 
remembrance, and they never suffer separation from
Him. So praise your True Husband Lord, who is all-powerful to do all things.   
|| 1 ||    The True Lord and Master is realized
through the Word of His Shabad; He blends all with Himself. That soul-bride is 
imbued with the Love of her Husband Lord, who
banishes her self-conceit from within. Eradicating self-conceit from within, 
death shall not consume her again; as Gurmukh,
she knows the One. The desires of the soul-bride are fulfilled; deep within, 
she is drenched in His Love. She meets the Great
Giver, the Life of the World. Imbued with love for the Shabad, she is 
intoxicated with youth; she merges into the very being of
her Husband Lord. The True Lord and Master is realized through the Word of His 
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He blends all with Himself.   || 2 ||    Those who have realized their Husband 
Lord — I go and ask those Saints about Him.
Renouncing ego, I serve them; thus I meet my True Husband Lord with intuitive 
ease. The True Husband Lord comes to meet
the soul-bride who practices Truth; she is attuned to the True Word of the 
Shabad. She shall never become a widow; she shall
always be a happy bride. Deep within her being, she dwells in the celestial 
bliss of Samaadhi. Her Husband Lord is permeating
and pervading everywhere; beholding Him ever-present, she enjoys His Love with 
intuitive ease. Those who have realized their
Husband Lord — I go and ask those Saints about Him.  || 3 ||   The separated 
ones also meet with their Husband Lord, if they
fall at the feet of the True Guru. The True Guru is forever merciful; through 
the Word of His Shabad, demerits are burnt away.
Burning away her demerits through the Shabad, the soul-bride eradicates her 
love of duality; she is attuned to the True, True
Lord. Through the True Shabad, everlasting peace is obtained, and egotism and 
doubt are dispelled. The Immaculate Husband
Lord is forever the Giver of peace; O Nanak, through the Word of His Shabad, He 
is met. The separated ones also meet with
their Husband Lord, if they fall at the feet of the True Guru.  || 4 || 1 ||   
WADAHANS,  THIRD MEHL:  Listen, O brides of the
Lord: serve your Husband Lord, and contemplate the Word of His Shabad. The 
worthless bride does not know her Husband
Lord — she is deluded; forgetting her Husband Lord, she weeps and wails. She 
weeps, thinking of her Husband Lord, and she
constantly cherishes His virtues; her Husband Lord does not die, or go away. As 
Gurmukh, she knows Him; through the Word
of His  Shabad,  He  is  realized.  Through  True  Love,  she  merges  with  
Him.  She  who  does  not  know  her  Husband  Lord,  the
Architect of karma, is deluded by falsehood — she herself is false. Listen, O 
brides of the Lord: serve your Husband Lord, and
contemplate the Word of His Shabad.  || 1 ||    He Himself created the whole 
world; the world comes and goes. The love of
Maya has ruined the world; people die, to be re-born, over and over again. 
People die to be re-born, over and over again,
while their sins steadily increase; without spiritual wisdom, they are deluded. 
Without the Shabad, the Husband Lord is not
found; the worthless, false bride wastes her life away, weeping and wailing. He 
is my Beloved Husband Lord, the Life of the
World — for whom should I weep? They alone weep, who forget their Husband Lord. 
He Himself created the whole world; the
world comes and goes.  || 2 ||   That Husband Lord is True, forever True; He 
does not die or go away. The ignorant soul-bride
wanders in delusion; in the love of duality, she sits like a widow. She sits 
like a widow, in the love of duality; infatuated with
Maya, she suffers in pain. She grows old, and her body withers away. Whatever 
has come, shall all pass away; through the
love of duality, all suffer in pain. They do not see the Messenger of Death; 
they long for Maya, and their consciousness is
attached to greed. That Husband Lord is True, forever True; He does not die or 
go away.   || 3 ||    Some weep and wail,
separated from their Husband Lord; the blind ones do not know that their 
Husband is with them. By Guru’s Grace, they meet
their True Husband, and cherish Him always deep within. She cherishes her 
Husband deep within herself — He is always with
her, but the self-willed manmukhs think that He is far away. This body rolls in 
the dust, and is totally useless; it does not
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O Nanak, that soul-bride is united in Union; she cherishes her Beloved Husband 
forever, deep within. Some weep and wail,
separated from their Husband Lord; the blind ones do not know that their 
Husband is with them.  || 4 || 2 ||    WADAHANS,
THIRD MEHL:  Those who are separated from their Beloved Husband Lord weep and 
wail, but my True Husband Lord is always
with me. Those who know that they must depart serve the True Guru, and dwell 
upon the Naam, the Name of the Lord. They
dwell constantly upon the Naam, and the True Guru is with them; they serve the 
True Guru, and so obtain peace. Through the
Shabad, they kill death, and enshrine the True Lord within their hearts; they 
shall not have to come and go again. True is the
Lord and Master, and True is His Name; His Gracious Glance brings rapture. 
Those who are separated from their Beloved
Husband Lord weep and wail, but my True Husband Lord is always with me.  || 1 
||   God, my Lord and Master, is the highest
of all; how can I meet my Dear Beloved? When the True Guru united me, then I 
was naturally united with my Husband Lord,
and now, I keep Him clasped to my heart. I constantly, lovingly cherish my 
Beloved within my heart; through the True Guru, I
see my Husband Lord. The cloak of Maya’s love is false; wearing it, one slips 
and loses his footing. That cloak is true, which is
dyed in the color of the Love of my Beloved; wearing it, my thirst is quenched. 
God, my Lord and Master, is the highest of all;
how can I meet my Dear Beloved?   || 2 ||    I have realized my True Lord God, 
while the other unworthy ones have gone
astray.  I  dwell  constantly  upon  my  Beloved  Husband  Lord,  and  
contemplate  the  True  Word  of  the  Shabad.  The  bride
contemplates the True Shabad, attuned to His Love; she meets with the True 
Guru, and finds her Beloved. Deep within, she is
attuned to His Love, intoxicated with delight; her enemies and sufferings are 
all taken away. Surrender body and mind to your
Guru, and then your mind will be happy; your thirst and pain shall be taken 
away. I have realized my True Lord God, while the
other unworthy ones have gone astray.  || 3 ||   The True Lord Himself created 
the world; without the Guru, there is only pitch
darkness. He Himself unites, and causes us to unite with Him; He Himself 
blesses us with His Love. He Himself blesses us with
His Love, and deals in celestial peace; the life of the Gurmukh is redeemed. 
Blessed is his coming into the world; he banishes
self-conceit, and is acclaimed as true in the Court of the True Lord. The light 
of the jewel of spiritual wisdom shines within his
heart, O Nanak, and he loves the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The True Lord 
Himself created the world; without the Guru,
there is only pitch darkness.  || 4 || 3 ||   WADAHANS,  THIRD MEHL:  This body 
is frail; old age is overtaking it. Those who
are protected by the Guru are saved, while others die, to be reincarnated; they 
continue coming and going. Others die, to be
reincarnated; they continue coming and going, and in the end, they depart with 
regret. Without the Name, there is no peace.
According to one’s actions here, so are the rewards received; the self-willed 
manmukhs lose their honor. In the City of Death,
there is pitch darkness and huge clouds of dust; neither sister nor brother is 
there. This body is frail; old age is overtaking it.

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The body becomes golden, when one unites with the True Guru. Doubt and Maya 
have been removed from within me, and I
am merged in the True Name. Merged in the True Name, I sing the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord; meeting my Beloved, I have
found peace. I am in constant bliss, day and night; egotism has been dispelled 
from within me. I fall at the feet of those
persons who enshrine the Naam within their consciousness. The body becomes 
golden, when one unites with the True Guru.

|| 2 ||    We truly praise the True Lord, when the True Guru imparts 
understanding. Without the True Guru, they are deluded
by doubt; going to the world hereafter, what face will they show? What face 
will they show, when they go there? They will
regret and repent for their sins — their actions will bring them only pain and 
suffering. Those who are imbued with the Naam
are dyed in the deep crimson color of the Lord’s Love; they merge into the 
Being of their Husband Lord. I cannot conceive of
any other as great as the Lord; unto whom should I go and speak? We truly 
praise the True Lord, when the True Guru imparts
understanding.   || 3 ||    I fall at the feet of those who praise the Truest 
of the True. Those humble beings are true and
immaculately pure; meeting them, all filth is washed off. Meeting them, all 
filth is washed off; bathing in the Pool of Truth, one
becomes truthful, with intuitive ease. The True Guru has given me the 
realization of the Naam, the Name of the immaculate,
unfathomable, imperceptible Lord. Those who worship the Lord with devotion 
night and day are attuned to His Love; O Nanak,
they are absorbed in the True Lord. I fall at the feet of those who meditate on 
the Truest of the True.  || 4 || 4 ||

VAAR  OF  WADAHANS,   FOURTH  MEHL:   TO  BE  SUNG  IN  THE  TUNE  OF  
LALAA-BEHLEEMAA:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  The great swan-souls are imbued with the Word of the 
Shabad; they enshrine the True Name within
their hearts. They gather Truth, remain always in Truth, and love the True 
Name. They are always pure and immaculate —
filth  does  not  touch  them;  they  are  blessed  with  the  Grace  of  the  
Creator  Lord.  O  Nanak,  I  am  a  sacrifice  to  those  who
meditate on the Lord night and day.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  I thought that he 
was a great swan, so I associated with him. If I
had known that he was only a wretched heron from birth, I would not have 
touched him.  || 2 ||   THIRD MEHL:  Seeing the
swans swimming, the herons wanted to do it too. But the poor herons drowned and 
died, and floated with their heads down
and their feet up.  || 3 ||   PAUREE:  You Yourself are Yourself, all by 
Yourself; You Yourself created the creation. You Yourself
are Yourself the Formless Lord; there is no other than You. You are the 
all-powerful Cause of causes; whatever You do, comes
to pass. You give gifts to all beings, without their asking. Everyone 
proclaims, “Waaho! Waaho! Blessed, blessed is the True
Guru, who has given the supreme gift of the Name of the Lord.


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|| 1 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  The entire creation is in fear; only the Dear 
Lord is fearless. Serving the True Guru, the Lord
comes to dwell in the mind, and then, fear can never stay there. Enemies and 
pain cannot come close, and no one can touch
you. The Gurmukh contemplates God in the mind; whatever pleases God comes to 
pass. O Nanak, He Himself preserves one’s
honor; He alone resolves our affairs.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   Some friends 
are leaving, some have already left, and those
remaining will eventually leave. Those who do not serve the True Guru, come and 
go regretting. O Nanak, those who are
attuned to Truth are not separated; serving the True Guru, they merge into the 
Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Meet with that True
Guru,  the  true  friend,  within  whose  mind  the  virtuous  Lord  abides.  
Meet  with  that  Beloved  True  Guru,  who  has  subdued
egotism from within. Blessed, blessed is that Perfect True Guru, who  has  
given  the  Lord’s  Teachings  to  reform  the  whole
world.  O  Saints,  meditate  constantly  on  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  and  
cross  over  the  terrifying,  poisonous  world-ocean.  The
Perfect Guru has taught me about the Lord; I am forever a sacrifice to the 
Guru.  || 2 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Service to
the True Guru is the essence of comfort and peace. Doing so, one obtains honor 
here, and the door of salvation in the Court of
the Lord. So perform the tasks of Truth, wear Truth, and take the Support of 
the True Name. Associating with Truth, obtain
Truth, and love the True Name. Through the True Word of the Shabad, you shall 
be happy forever, and acclaimed as True in
the True Court. O Nanak, he alone serves the True Guru, whom the Creator has 
blessed with His Glance of Grace.   || 1 ||
THIRD MEHL:  Cursed is the life, and cursed is the dwelling, of those who serve 
another. They abandon the Ambrosial Nectar
and turn to poison; they earn poison, and poison is their only wealth. Poison 
is their food, and poison is their dress; they fill
their mouths with morsels of poison. In this world, they earn only pain and 
suffering, and dying, they go to dwell in hell. The
self-willed manmukhs have filthy faces; they do not know the Word of the 
Shabad. In sexual desire and anger they waste
away. They forsake the Fear of the True Guru, and because of their 
stubborn-mindedness, their efforts do not succeed. In the
City of Death, they are bound and beaten, and no one hears their prayers. O 
Nanak, they act according to their pre-ordained
destiny; the Gurmukhs abide in the Naam.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Serve the True 
Guru, O Holy people; He implants the Name of
the Lord, Har, Har, within. Worship the True Guru day and night; He leads us 
the meditate on the Lord of the Universe, the
Master  of  the  Universe.  Behold  the  True  Guru,  each  and  every  moment; 
 He  shows  us  the  spiritual  path  of  the  Lord.  Let
everyone fall at the feet of the True Guru; He has dispelled the darkness of 
emotional attachment. Let everyone hail and praise
the True Guru, who has led us to find the treasure of the Lord’s devotional 
worship.  || 3 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Meeting
the True Guru, hunger departs; hunger does not depart by wearing the robes of a 
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Afflicted with pain, he wanders from house to house, and in the world 
hereafter, he receives double punishment. Intuitive
peace does not come to his inner being — he is not content to eat what comes 
his way. With his stubborn mind, he begs, and
grabs, and annoys those who give. Instead of wearing these beggar’s robes, it 
is better to be a householder, and give to
others. Those who are attuned to the Word of the Shabad, acquire understanding; 
the others wander, deluded by doubt. They
act according to their past actions; it is useless to talk to them. O Nanak, 
those who are pleasing to God are good; He upholds
their honor.   ||  1  ||     THIRD  MEHL:   Serving  the  True  Guru,  one  
finds  a  lasting  peace; the  pains  of  birth  and  death  are
removed. He is not troubled by anxiety; the carefree Lord comes to dwell in the 
mind. Deep within, is the sacred shrine of
spiritual wisdom, revealed by the True Guru. Filth is removed, and the mind 
becomes pure, bathing in the sacred shrine, the
pool  of Ambrosial Nectar. The friend meets with the True Friend, the Lord, 
through the love of the Shabad. Within the home of
his heart, he finds the Divine Self, and his light blends with the Light. The 
Messenger of Death does not leave the hypocrite; he
is led away in dishonor. O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Naam are saved; 
they are in love with the True Lord.  || 2 ||
PAUREE:  Go, and sit in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, where the Name 
of the Lord is churned. In peace and poise,
contemplate the Lord’s Name — don’t lose the essence of the Lord. Chant the 
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, constantly, day and
night,   and you shall be accepted in the Court of the Lord. He alone finds the 
Perfect True Guru, on whose forehead such pre-
ordained destiny is written. Let everyone bow in worship to the Guru, who 
speaks the sermon of the Lord.  || 4 ||    SHALOK,
THIRD MEHL:  The friends who love the True Guru, meet with the Lord, the True 
Friend. Meeting their Beloved, they meditate
on the True Lord with love and affection. Their minds are appeased by their own 
minds, through the incomparable Word of the
Guru’s Shabad. These friends are united, and will not be separated again; they 
have been united by the Creator Lord Himself.
Some do not believe in the Blessed Vision of the Guru’s  Darshan; they  do not 
contemplate  the  Word  of  the  Shabad. The
separated ones are in love with duality — what more separation can they suffer? 
Friendship with the self-willed manmukhs
lasts   for only a few short days. This friendship is broken in an instant; 
this friendship leads to corruption. They do not fear the
True Lord within their hearts, and they do not love the Naam. O Nanak, why 
become friends with those whom the Creator Lord
Himself has misled?  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:  Some remain constantly imbued with 
the Love of the One Lord; I am forever a
sacrifice to them. I dedicate my body, mind and wealth to them; bowing low, I 
fall at their feet. Meeting them, the mind is
satisfied, and one’s hunger and thirst all depart. O Nanak, those who are 
attuned to the Naam are happy forever; they lovingly
focus their awareness on the True Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  I am a sacrifice to 
the Guru, who recites the sermon of the Lord’s
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I am forever a sacrifice to that Guru, who has led me to serve the Lord. That 
Beloved True Guru is always with me; wherever I
may be, He will save me. Most blessed is that Guru, who imparts understanding 
of the Lord. O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to the
Guru, who has given me the Lord’s Name, and fulfilled the desires of my mind.  
|| 5 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Consumed
by desire, the world is burning and dying; burning and burning, it screams. But 
if it meets with the cooling and soothing True
Guru, it does not burn any longer. O Nanak, without the Name, and without 
contemplating the Word of the Shabad, no one
becomes fearless.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   Wearing ceremonial robes, the fire 
is not quenched, and the mind is filled with
anxiety. Destroying the snake’s hole, the snake is not killed; it is just like 
doing deeds without a Guru. Serving the Giver, the
True Guru, the Word of the Shabad comes to abide in the mind. The mind and body 
are cooled and soothed; peace ensues,
and the fire of desire is quenched. The greatest comforts and lasting peace are 
obtained, when one eradicates selfishness from
within. He alone becomes a detached Gurmukh, who lovingly focuses his awareness 
on the True Lord. Anxiety does not affect
him at all; he is satisfied and satiated with the Name of the Lord. O Nanak, 
without the Naam, no one is saved; they are utterly
ruined by egotism.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Those who meditate on the Name of the 
Lord, Har, Har, obtain all peace and comforts.
Fruitful is the entire life of those, who feel hunger for the Name of the Lord 
in their minds. Those who worship and adore the
Lord through the Guru’s Word, forget all their pain and suffering. Those 
Gursikhs are good Saints, who care for nothing other
than the Lord. Blessed, blessed is their Guru, whose mouth tastes the Ambrosial 
Fruit of the Lord.  || 6 ||    SHALOK,  THIRD
MEHL:   In  the  Dark  Age  of  Kali  Yuga,  the  Messenger  of  Death  is  the 
 enemy  of  life,  but  he  acts  according  to  the  Lord’s
Command. Those who are protected by the Guru are saved, while the self-willed 
manmukhs receive their punishment. The
world is in bondage, under the control of the Messenger of Death; no one can 
hold him back. So serve the One who created
Death; become Gurmukh, and no pain will touch you. O Nanak, Death serves the 
Gurmukhs; the True Lord abides in their
minds.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  This body is filled with disease; without the 
Word of the Shabad, the painful disease of egotism
does not depart. Meeting the True Guru, one becomes immaculately pure, and the 
Lord’s Name comes to dwell within the
mind. O Nanak, meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Peace-Giving Lord, one’s 
pains are automatically forgotten.  || 2 ||
PAUREE:  I am forever a sacrifice to the Guru, who has taught me about God, the 
Life of the World. I am every bit a sacrifice
to the Guru, who has spoken the Name of the Lord. I am a sacrifice to the Guru, 
who has totally cured me of the fatal disease
of egotism. Glorious and great are the virtues of the Guru, who has eradicated 
evil, and instructed me in virtue.


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The True Guru meets with those upon whose foreheads such blessed destiny is 
recorded.   || 7 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:
They alone worship the Lord, who remain dead while yet alive; the Gurmukhs 
always worship God. God blesses them with the
treasure of devotional worship, which no one can take away. They obtain the 
treasure of virtue, the One True Lord, within
their minds. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs remain united with God; they shall never be 
separated again.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:
They do not serve the True Guru; how can they contemplate? They do not 
appreciate the value  of  the  Shabad; the  fools
wander in corruption and poison. The blind and the ignorant perform all sorts 
of ritualistic actions; they are in love with duality.
Those who take unjustified pride in themselves, are punished and humiliated by 
the Messenger of Death. O Nanak, who else is
there to ask? God Himself is the Forgiver.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  You, O Creator, 
know all things; all beings belong to You. Those
who are pleasing to You, You unite with Yourself; what can the poor creatures 
do? You are the all-powerful Cause of causes,
the  True  Creator  Lord.  Those  whom  You  unite,  O  Beloved,  are  united  
with  You;  the  Gurmukhs  contemplate  You.  I  am  a
sacrifice to my True Guru, who has led me to see my unseen Lord.   || 8 ||    
SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   He is the Assayer of
jewels; He contemplates the jewel. The ignorant person is totally blind — he 
does not appreciate the value of the jewel. The
Jewel is the Word of the Guru’s Shabad; the Knower alone knows it. The fools 
take pride in themselves, and are ruined in birth
and death. O Nanak, he alone obtains the jewel, who, as Gurmukh, enshrines love 
for it. Chant the Naam, the Name of the
Lord, forever and ever — make the Name of the Lord your daily occupation. If 
God grants His Grace, then He is enshrined
within my heart.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  They do not serve the True Guru, and 
they do not embrace love for the Lord’s Name.
Do not even think that they are alive — the Creator Lord Himself has killed 
them. Egotism is such a terrible disease; in the love
of duality, they do their deeds. O Nanak, the self-willed manmukhs are in a 
living death; forgetting the Lord, they suffer in
pain.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   Let all bow in reverence, to that humble being 
whose heart is pure within. I am a sacrifice to that
humble being whose mind is filled with the treasure of the Naam. He has a 
discriminating intellect; he meditates on the Name
of  the Lord. That True Guru is a friend to all; everyone is dear to Him. The 
Lord, the Supreme Soul, is pervading everywhere;
reflect upon the wisdom of the Guru’s Teachings.  || 9 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD 
MEHL:  Without serving the True Guru, the soul is
in the bondage of deeds done in ego. Without serving the True Guru, one finds 
no place of rest; he dies, and is reincarnated,
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Without serving the True Guru, one’s speech is vapid and insipid; the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, does not abide in his mind.
O Nanak, without serving the True Guru, they are bound and beaten in the City 
of Death; they arise and depart with blackened
faces.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  Burn away those rituals which lead you to forget 
the Beloved Lord. O Nanak, sublime is that love,
which preserves my honor with my Lord Master.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Serve the One 
Lord, the Great Giver; meditate on the One
Lord. Beg from the One Lord, the Great Giver, and you shall obtain your heart’s 
desires. But if you beg from another, then you
shall be shamed and destroyed. One who serves the Lord obtains the fruits of 
his rewards; all of his hunger is satisfied. Nanak
is  a sacrifice to those, who night and day, meditate within their hearts on 
the Name of the Lord.  || 10 ||    SHALOK,  THIRD
MEHL:   He Himself is pleased with His humble devotees; my Beloved Lord 
attaches them to Himself. The Lord blesses His
humble devotees with royalty; He fashions the true crown upon their heads. They 
are always at peace, and immaculately pure;
they perform service for the True Guru. They are not said to be kings, who die 
in conflict, and then enter again the cycle of
reincarnation. O Nanak, without the Name of the Lord, they wander about with 
their noses cut off in disgrace; they get no
respect at all.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   Hearing the teachings, he does not 
appreciate them, as long as he is not Gurmukh,
attached to the Word of the Shabad. Serving the True Guru, the Naam comes to 
abide in the mind, and doubts and fears run
away. As he knows the True Guru, so he is transformed, and then, he lovingly 
focuses his consciousness on the Naam. O
Nanak, through the Naam, the Name of the Lord, greatness is obtained; he shall 
be resplendent in  the  Court of  the  Lord
hereafter.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The minds of the Gursikhs are filled with the 
love of the Lord; they come and worship the Guru.
They trade lovingly in the Lord’s Name, and depart after earning the profit of 
the Lord’s Name. The faces of the Gursikhs are
radiant; in the Court of the Lord, they are approved. The Guru, the True Guru, 
is the treasure of the Lord’s Name; how very
fortunate are the Sikhs who  share  in  this  treasure  of  virtue.  I  am  a  
sacrifice  to  those  Gursikhs  who,  sitting  and  standing,
meditate on the Lord’s Name.  || 11 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  O Nanak, the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the treasure,
which the Gurmukhs obtain. The self-willed manmukhs are blind; they do not 
realize that it is within their own home. They die
barking and crying.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:  That body is golden and 
immaculate, which is attached to the True Name of the
True Lord.  The  Gurmukh  obtains  the  Pure  Light of  the  Luminous  Lord,  
and  his  doubts  and  fears  run  away.  O  Nanak,  the
Gurmukhs find lasting peace; night and day, they remain detached, while in the 
Love of the Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Blessed,
blessed are those Gursikhs, who, with their ears, listen to the Guru’s 
Teachings about the Lord. The Guru, the True Guru,
implants the Naam within them, and their egotism and duality are silenced. 
There is no friend, other than the Name of the
Lord; the Lord’s humble servants reflect upon this and see.


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Those Gursikhs, with whom the Lord is pleased, accept the Word of the True 
Guru. Those Gurmukhs who meditate on the
Naam are imbued with the four-fold color of the Lord’s Love.  || 12 ||    
SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  The self-willed manmukh is
cowardly and ugly; lacking the Name of the Lord, his nose is cut off in 
disgrace. Night and day, he is engrossed in worldly
affairs, and even in his dreams, he finds no peace. O Nanak, if he becomes 
Gurmukh, then he shall be saved; otherwise, he is
held in bondage, and suffers in pain.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   The Gurmukhs 
always look beautiful in the Court of the Lord;
they practice the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. There is a lasting peace and 
happiness deep within them; at the Court of the
True Lord, they receive honor. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs are blessed with the Name 
of the Lord; they merge imperceptibly into
the True Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  As Gurmukh, Prahlaad meditated on the Lord, 
and was saved. As Gurmukh, Janak lovingly
centered his consciousness on the Lord’s Name. As Gurmukh, Vashisht taught the 
Teachings of the Lord. Without the Guru, no
one has found the Lord’s Name, O my Siblings of Destiny. The Lord blesses the 
Gurmukh with devotion.  || 13 ||    SHALOK,
THIRD MEHL:  One who has no faith in the True Guru, and who does not love the 
Word of the Shabad, shall find no peace,
even though he may come and go hundreds of times. O Nanak, the Gurmukh meets 
the True Lord with natural ease; he is in
love with the Lord.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  O mind, search for such a True 
Guru, by serving whom the pains of birth and death
are dispelled. Doubt shall never afflict you, and your ego shall be burnt away 
through the Word of the Shabad. The veil of
falsehood shall be torn down from within you, and Truth shall come to dwell in 
the mind. Peace and happiness shall fill your
mind deep within, if you act according to truth and self-discipline. O Nanak, 
by perfect good karma, you shall meet the True
Guru, and then the Dear Lord, by His Sweet Will, shall bless you with His 
Mercy.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  The whole world comes
under the control of one whose home is filled with the Lord, the King. He is 
subject to no one else’s rule, and the Lord, the
King, causes everyone to fall at his feet. One may run away from the courts of 
other men, but where can one go to escape the
Lord’s Kingdom? The Lord is such a King, who abides in the hearts of His 
devotees; He brings the others, and makes them
stand  before  His  devotees.  The  glorious  greatness  of  the  Lord’s  Name  
is  obtained  only  by  His  Grace;  how  few  are  the
Gurmukhs who meditate on Him.  || 14 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Without serving 
the True Guru, the people of the world
are dead; they waste their lives away in vain. In love with duality, they 
suffer terrible pain; they die, and are reincarnated, and
continue coming and going. They live in manure, and are reincarnated again  and 
 again.  O  Nanak,  without the  Name,  the
Messenger of Death punishes them; in the end, they depart regretting and 
repenting.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:  In this world,
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He enjoys the hearts of all, and yet He remains detached; He is unseen; He 
cannot be described. The Perfect Guru reveals
Him, and through the Word of His Shabad, we come to understand Him. Those who 
serve their Husband Lord, become like
Him; their egos are burnt away by His Shabad. He has no rival, no attacker, no 
enemy. His rule is unchanging and eternal; He
does not come or go. Night and day, His servant serves Him, singing the 
Glorious Praises of the True Lord. Beholding the
Glorious Greatness of the True Lord, Nanak blossoms forth.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  
Those whose hearts are forever filled with the
Name of the Lord, have the Name of the Lord as their Protector. The Lord’s Name 
is my father, the Lord’s Name is my mother;
the Lord’s Name is my helper and friend. My conversation is with the Lord’s 
Name, and my counseling is with  the  Lord’s
Name;  the  Lord’s  Name  always  takes  care  of  me.  The  Lord’s  Name  is  
my  most  beloved  society,  the  Lord’s  Name  is  my
ancestry, and the Lord’s Name is my family. The Guru, the Lord Incarnate, has 
bestowed upon servant Nanak the Name of the
Lord;  in this world, and in the next, the Lord ever saves me.   || 15 ||    
SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   Those who meet the True
Guru, ever sing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises. The Lord’s Name naturally 
fills their minds, and they are absorbed in the
Shabad, the Word of the True Lord. They redeem their generations, and they 
themselves obtain the state of liberation. The
Supreme Lord God is pleased with those who fall at the Guru’s Feet. Servant 
Nanak is the Lord’s slave; by His Grace, the Lord
preserves his honor.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   In egotism, one is assailed by 
fear; he passes his life totally troubled by fear.
Egotism is such a terrible disease; he dies, to be reincarnated — he continues 
coming and going. Those who have such pre-
ordained destiny meet with the True Guru, God Incarnate. O Nanak, by Guru’s 
Grace, they are redeemed; their egos are burnt
away through the Word of the Shabad.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   The Lord’s Name is 
my immortal, unfathomable, imperishable
Creator Lord, the Architect of Destiny. I serve the Lord’s Name, I worship the 
Lord’s Name, and my soul is imbued with the
Lord’s Name. I know of no other as great as the Lord’s Name; the Lord’s Name 
shall deliver me in the end. The Generous
Guru has given me the Lord’s Name; blessed, blessed are the Guru’s mother and 
father. I ever bow in humble reverence to
my True Guru; meeting Him, I have come to know the Lord’s Name.  || 16 ||    
SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   One who does not
serve the Guru as Gurmukh, who does not love the Lord’s Name, and who does not 
savor the taste of the Shabad, shall die,
and be reborn, over and over again. The blind, self-willed manmukh does not 
think of the Lord; why did he even come into the
world? O Nanak, that Gurmukh, upon whom the Lord casts His Glance of Grace, 
crosses over the world-ocean.  || 1 ||   THIRD
MEHL:  Only the Guru is awake; the rest of the world is asleep in emotional 
attachment and desire. Those who serve the True
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The blind, self-willed manmukhs do not think of the Lord; they are ruined 
through birth and death. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs
meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; this is their destiny, pre-ordained 
by the Primal Lord God.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:
The Lord’s Name is my food; eating the thirty-six varieties of it, I am 
satisfied and satiated. The Lord’s Name is my clothing;
wearing it, I shall never be naked again, and my desire to wear other clothing 
is gone. The Lord’s Name is my business, the
Lord’s Name is my commerce; the True Guru has blessed me with its use. I record 
the account of the Lord’s Name, and I shall
not be subject to death again. Only a few, as Gurmukh, meditate on the Lord’s 
Name; they are blessed by the Lord, and
receive their pre-ordained destiny.  || 17 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  The world 
is blind and ignorant; in the love of duality, it
engages in actions. But those actions which are performed in the love of 
duality, cause only pain to the body. By Guru’s Grace,
peace wells up, when one acts according to the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. He 
acts according to the True Word of the Guru’s
Bani; night and day, he meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. O Nanak, 
as the Lord Himself engages him, so is he
engaged; no one has any say in this matter.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   Within 
the home of my own being, is the everlasting
treasure of the Naam; it is a treasure house, overflowing with devotion. The 
True Guru is the Giver of the life of the soul; the
Great Giver lives forever. Night and day, I continually sing the Kirtan of the 
Lord’s Praise, through the Infinite Word of the
Guru’s Shabad. I recite continually the Guru’s Shabads, which have been 
effective throughout the ages. This mind ever abides
in peace, dealing in peace and poise. Deep within me is the Guru’s Wisdom, the 
Lord’s jewel, the Bringer of liberation. O
Nanak, one who is blessed by the Lord’s Glance of Grace obtains this, and is 
judged to be True in the Court of the Lord.  || 2 ||
PAUREE:  Blessed, blessed is that Sikh of the Guru, who goes and falls at the 
Feet of the True Guru. Blessed, blessed is that
Sikh of the Guru, who with his mouth, utters the Name of the Lord. Blessed, 
blessed is that Sikh of the Guru, whose mind,
upon hearing the Lord’s Name, becomes blissful. Blessed, blessed is that Sikh 
of the Guru, who serves the True Guru, and so
obtains the Lord’s Name. I bow forever in deepest respect to that Sikh of the 
Guru, who walks in the Way of the Guru.  || 18 ||
SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  No one has ever found the Lord through 
stubborn-mindedness. All have grown weary of performing
such actions. Through their stubborn-mindedness, and by wearing their 
disguises, they are deluded; they suffer in pain from
the love of duality. Riches and the supernatural spiritual powers of the 
Siddhas are all emotional attachments; through them,
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, does not come to dwell in the mind. Serving the 
Guru, the mind becomes immaculately pure,
and the darkness of spiritual ignorance is dispelled. The jewel of the Naam is 
revealed in the home of one’s own being; O
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One who does not savor the taste of the Shabad, who does not love the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, and who speaks insipid
words with his tongue, is ruined, again and again. O Nanak, he acts according 
to the karma of his past actions, which no one
can erase.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  Blessed, blessed is the True Being, my True 
Guru; meeting Him, I have found peace. Blessed,
blessed is the True Being, my True Guru; meeting Him, I have attained the 
Lord’s devotional worship. Blessed, blessed is the
Lord’s devotee, my True Guru; serving Him, I have come to enshrine love for the 
Name of the Lord. Blessed, blessed is the
Knower of the Lord, my True Guru; He has taught me to look upon friend and foe 
alike. Blessed, blessed is the True Guru, my
best friend; He has led me to embrace love for the Name of the Lord.  || 19 ||  
 SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  The soul-bride is at
home, while the Husband Lord is away; she cherishes His memory, and mourns His 
absence. She shall meet Him without
delay, if she rids herself of duality.   || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:   O Nanak, 
false is the speech of one who acts without loving the
Lord. He judges things to be good, only as long as the Lord gives and he 
receives.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The Lord, who created
the creatures, also protects them. I have tasted the food of Ambrosial Nectar, 
the True Name. I am satisfied and satiated, and
my hunger is appeased. The One Lord is pervading in all, but rare are those who 
realize this. Servant Nanak is enraptured, in
the Protection of God.  || 20 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  All the living beings 
of the world behold the True Guru. One is not
liberated by merely seeing Him, unless one contemplates the Word of His Shabad. 
The filth of ego is not removed, and he does
not enshrine love for the Naam. The Lord forgives some, and unites them with 
Himself; they forsake their duality and sinful
ways. O Nanak, some behold the Blessed Vision of the True Guru’s Darshan, with 
love and affection; conquering their ego,
they meet with the Lord.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  The foolish, blind clown does 
not serve the True Guru. In love with duality, he
endures terrible suffering, and burning, he cries out in pain. He forgets the 
Guru, for the sake of mere objects, but they will not
come to his rescue in the end. Through the Guru’s Instructions, Nanak has found 
peace; the Forgiving Lord has forgiven him.

|| 2 ||   PAUREE:  You Yourself, all by Yourself, are the Creator of all. If 
there were any other, then I would speak of another.
The Lord Himself speaks, and causes us to speak; He Himself is pervading the 
water and the land. The Lord Himself destroys,
and  the  Lord  Himself  saves.  O  mind,  seek  and  remain  in  the  Lord’s  
Sanctuary.  Other  than  the  Lord,  no  one  can  kill  or
rejuvenate. O mind, do not be anxious — remain fearless. While standing, 
sitting, and sleeping, forever and ever, meditate on
the  Lord’s Name; O servant Nanak, as Gurmukh, you shall attain the Lord.  || 
21 || 1 ||  SUDH  ||


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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

SORAT’H,  FIRST  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE,   CHAU-PADAS:

Death  comes  to  all,  and  all  must  suffer  separation.  Go  and  ask  the  
clever  people,  whether  they  shall  meet  in  the  world
hereafter. Those who forget my Lord and Master shall suffer in terrible pain.  
|| 1 ||   So praise the True Lord, by whose Grace
peace ever prevails.  ||  Pause  ||   Praise Him as great; He is, and He shall 
ever be. You alone are the Great Giver; mankind
cannot give anything. Whatever pleases Him, comes to pass; what good does it do 
to cry out in protest?  || 2 ||   Many have
proclaimed their sovereignty over millions of fortresses on the earth, but they 
have now departed. And those, whom even the
sky could not contain, had ropes put through their noses. O mind, if you only 
knew the torment in your future, you would not
relish the sweet pleasures of the present.  || 3 ||    O Nanak, as many as are 
the sins one commits, so many are the chains
around his neck. If he possesses virtues, then the chains are cut away; these 
virtues are his brothers, his true brothers. Goin g
to the world hereafter, those who have no Guru are not accepted; they are 
beaten, and expelled.   || 4 || 1 ||    SORAT’H,
FIRST MEHL,  FIRST HOUSE:  Make your mind the farmer, good deeds the farm, 
modesty the water, and your body the field.
Let the Lord’s Name be the seed, contentment the plow, and your humble dress 
the fence. Doing deeds of love, the seed shall
sprout, and you shall see your home flourish.  || 1 ||    O Baba, the wealth of 
Maya does not go with anyone. This Maya has
bewitched the world, but only a rare few understand this.  ||  Pause  ||   Make 
your ever-decreasing life your shop, and make
the Lord’s Name your merchandise. Make understanding and contemplation your 
warehouse, and in that warehouse, store the
Lord’s Name. Deal with the Lord’s dealers, earn your profits, and rejoice in 
your mind.  || 2 ||   Let your trade be listening to
scripture, and let Truth be the horses you take to sell. Gather up merits for 
your travelling expenses, and do not think of
tomorrow in your mind. When you arrive in the land of the Formless Lord, you 
shall find peace in the Mansion of His Presence.

|| 3 ||   Let your service be the focusing of your consciousness, and let your 
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Let your work be restraint from sin; only then will people call you blessed. O 
Nanak, the Lord shall look upon you with His
Glance of Grace, and you shall be blessed with honor four times over.  || 4 || 
2 ||    SORAT’H,  FIRST MEHL,  CHAU-TUKAS:
The son is dear to his mother and father; he is the wise son-in-law to his 
father-in-law. The father is dear to his son and
daughter, and the brother is very dear to his brother. By the Order of the 
Lord’s Command, he leaves his house and goes
outside, and in an instant, everything becomes alien to him. The self-willed 
manmukh does not remember the Name of the
Lord,  does  not  give  in  charity,  and  does  not  cleanse  his  
consciousness;  his  body  rolls  in  the  dust.   ||  1  ||     The  mind  is
comforted by the Comforter of the Naam. I fall at the Guru’s feet — I am a 
sacrifice to Him; He has given me to understand
the true understanding.   ||   Pause   ||    The mind is impressed with the 
false love of the world; he quarrels with the Lord’s
humble  servant.  Infatuated  with  Maya,  night  and  day,  he  sees  only  
the  worldly  path;  he  does  not  chant  the  Naam,  and
drinking  poison,  he  dies.  He  is  imbued  and  infatuated  with  vicious  
talk;  the  Word  of  the  Shabad  does  not  come  into  his
consciousness.  He  is  not imbued  with  the  Lord’s  Love,  and  he  is  not 
impressed  by  the  taste  of  the  Name;  the  self-willed
manmukh loses his honor.  || 2 ||   He does not enjoy celestial peace in the 
Company of the Holy, and there is not even a bit
of sweetness on his tongue. He calls his mind, body and wealth his own; he has 
no knowledge of the Court of the Lord. Closing
his eyes, he walks in darkness; he cannot see the home of his own being, O 
Siblings of Destiny. Tied up at Death’s door, he
finds no place of rest; he receives the rewards of his own actions.  || 3 ||    
When the Lord casts His Glance of Grace, then I
see Him with my own eyes; He is indescribable, and cannot be described. With my 
ears, I continually listen to the Word of the
Shabad,  and  I  praise  Him;  His  Ambrosial  Name  abides  within  my  heart. 
 He  is  Fearless,  Formless  and  absolutely  without
vengeance; I am absorbed in His Perfect Light. O Nanak, without the Guru, doubt 
is not dispelled; through the True Name,
glorious greatness is obtained.  || 4 || 3 ||    SORAT’H,  FIRST MEHL,  
DU-TUKAS:  In the realm of land, and in the realm of
water, Your seat is the chamber of the four directions. Yours is the one and 
only form of the entire universe; Your mouth is the
mint to fashion all.  || 1 ||    O my Lord Master, Your play is so wonderful! 
You are pervading and permeating the water, the
land and the sky; You Yourself are contained in all.  ||  Pause  ||    Wherever 
I look, there I see Your Light, but what is Your
form? You have one form, but it is unseen; there is none like any other.  || 2 
||   The beings born of eggs, born of the womb,
born of the earth and born of sweat, all are created by You. I have seen one 
glory of Yours, that You are pervading and
permeating in all.  || 3 ||    Your Glories are so numerous, and I do not know 
even one of them; I am such a fool — please,
give me some of them! Prays Nanak, listen, O my Lord Master: I am sinking like 
a stone — please, save me!   || 4 || 4 ||
SORAT’H,  FIRST MEHL:  I am a wicked sinner and a great hypocrite; You are the 
Immaculate and Formless Lord. Tasting the
Ambrosial Nectar, I am imbued with supreme bliss; O Lord and Master, I seek 
Your Sanctuary.  || 1 ||    O Creator Lord, You
are the honor of the dishonored. In my lap is the honor and glory of the wealth 
of the Name; I merge into the True Word of
the Shabad.  ||  Pause  ||


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You are perfect, while I am worthless and imperfect. You are profound, while I 
am trivial. My mind is imbued with You, day
and night and morning, O Lord; my tongue chants Your Name, and my mind 
meditates on You.  || 2 ||   You are True, and I
am absorbed into You; through the mystery of the Shabad, I shall ultimately 
become True as well. Those who are imbued with
the Naam day and night are pure, while those who die to be reborn are impure.  
|| 3 ||   I do not see any other like the Lord;
who else should I praise? No one is equal to Him. Prays Nanak, I am the slave 
of His slaves; by Guru’s Instruction, I know
Him.  || 4 || 5 ||   SORAT’H,  FIRST MEHL:  He is unknowable, infinite, 
unapproachable and imperceptible. He is not subject to
death or karma. His caste is casteless; He is unborn, self-illumined, and free 
of doubt and desire.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice to
the Truest of the True. He has no form, no color and no features; through the 
True Word of the Shabad, He reveals Himself.

||  Pause  ||   He has no mother, father, sons or relatives; He is free of 
sexual desire; He has no wife. He has no ancestry; H e
is immaculate. He is infinite and endless; O Lord, Your Light is pervading all. 
 || 2 ||   Deep within each and every heart, God is
hidden; His Light is in each and every heart. The heavy doors are opened by 
Guru’s Instructions; one becomes fearless, in the
trance of deep meditation.  || 3 ||   The Lord created all beings, and placed 
death over the heads of all; all the world is under
His Power. Serving the True Guru, the treasure is obtained; living the Word of 
the Shabad, one is emancipated.  || 4 ||   In the
pure vessel, the True Name is contained; how few are those who practice true 
conduct. The individual soul is united with the
Supreme Soul; Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary, Lord.   || 5 || 6 ||    SORAT’H,   
FIRST MEHL:   Like a fish without water is the
faithless cynic, who dies of thirst. So shall you die, O mind, without the 
Lord, as your breath goes in vain.  || 1 ||    O mind,
chant the Lord’s Name, and praise Him. Without the Guru, how will you obtain 
this juice? The Guru shall unite you with the
Lord.  ||  Pause  ||    For the Gurmukh, meeting with the Society of the Saints 
is like making a pilgrimage to a sacred shrine.
The benefit of bathing at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage is 
obtained by the Blessed Vision of the Guru’s Darshan.

|| 2 ||    Like the Yogi without abstinence, and like penance without truth and 
contentment, so is the body without the Lord’s
Name; death will slay it, because of the sin within.   || 3 ||    The faithless 
cynic does not obtain the Lord’s Love; the Lord’s
Love is obtained only through the True Guru. One who meets with the Guru, the 
Giver of pleasure and pain, says Nanak, is
absorbed in the Lord’s Praise.   || 4 || 7 ||    SORAT’H,   FIRST MEHL:   You, 
God, are the Giver of gifts, the Lord of perfect
understanding; I am a mere beggar at Your Door. What should I beg for? Nothing 
remains permanent; O Lord, please, bless
me with Your Beloved Name.  || 1 ||   In each and every heart, the Lord, the 
Lord of the forest, is permeating and pervading.
In the water, on the land, and in the sky, He is pervading but hidden; through 
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, He is revealed.

||  Pause  ||   In this world, in the nether regions of the underworld, and in 
the Akaashic Ethers, the Guru, the True Guru, has
shown me the Lord; He has showered me with His Mercy. He is the unborn Lord 
God; He is, and shall ever be.


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Deep within your heart, behold Him, the Destroyer of ego.  || 2 ||    This 
wretched world is caught in birth and death; in the
love of duality, it has forgotten devotional worship of the Lord. Meeting the 
True Guru, the Guru’s Teachings are obtained; the
faithless cynic loses the game of life.  || 3 ||   Breaking my bonds, the True 
Guru has set me free, and I shall not be cast into
the womb of reincarnation again. O Nanak, the jewel of spiritual wisdom shines 
forth, and the Lord, the Formless Lord, dwells
within my mind.  || 4 || 8 ||   SORAT’H,  FIRST MEHL:  The treasure of the 
Name, for which you have come into the world —
that Ambrosial Nectar is with the Guru. Renounce costumes, disguises and clever 
tricks; this fruit is not obtained by duplicity.

|| 1 ||   O my mind, remain steady, and do not wander away. By searching around 
on the outside, you shall only suffer great
pain; the Ambrosial Nectar is found within the home of your own being.  ||  
Pause  ||   Renounce corruption, and seek virtue;
committing sins, you shall only come to regret and repent. You do not know the 
difference between good and evil; again and
again, you sink into the mud.  || 2 ||    Within you is the great filth of 
greed and falsehood; why do you bother to wash your
body on the outside? Chant the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord always, 
under Guru’s Instruction; only then will your
innermost being be emancipated.  || 3 ||   Let greed and slander be far away 
from you, and renounce falsehood; through the
True Word of the Guru’s Shabad, you shall obtain the true fruit. As it pleases 
You, You preserve me, Dear Lord; servant Nanak
sings the Praises of Your Shabad.  || 4 || 9 ||    SORAT’H,  FIRST MEHL,  
PANCH-PADAS:   You cannot save your own home
from being plundered; why do you spy on the houses of others? That Gurmukh who 
joins himself to the Guru’s service, saves
his own home, and tastes the Lord’s Nectar.  || 1 ||   O mind, you must realize 
what your intellect is focused on. Forgetting the
Naam, the Name of the Lord, one is involved with other tastes; the unfortunate 
wretch shall come to regret it in the end.  ||
Pause  ||   When things come, he is pleased, but when they go, he weeps and 
wails; this pain and pleasure remains attached
to him. The Lord Himself causes him to enjoy pleasure and endure pain; the 
Gurmukh, however, remains unaffected.  || 2 ||
What else can be said to be above the subtle essence of the Lord? One who 
drinks it in is satisfied and satiated. One who is
lured by Maya loses this juice; that faithless cynic is tied to his 
evil-mindedness.  || 3 ||   The Lord is the life of the mind, the
Master of the breath of life; the Divine Lord is contained in the body. If You 
so bless us, Lord, then we sing Your Praises; the
mind is satisfied and fulfilled, lovingly attached to the Lord.  || 4 ||   In 
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the subtle
essence  of  the  Lord  is  obtained;  meeting  the  Guru,  the  fear  of  
death  departs.  O  Nanak,  chant  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  as
Gurmukh; you shall obtain the Lord, and realize your pre-ordained destiny.  || 
5 || 10 ||    SORAT’H,  FIRST MEHL:  Destiny,
pre-ordained by the Lord, looms over the heads of all beings; no one is without 
this pre-ordained destiny. Only He Himself is
beyond destiny; creating the creation by His creative power, He beholds it, and 
causes His Command to be followed.  || 1 ||
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Day and night, serve at the Guru’s feet; the Lord is the Giver, and the 
Enjoyer.  ||  Pause  ||   He is within — see Him outside
as well; there is no one, other than Him. As Gurmukh, look upon all with the 
single eye of equality; in each and every heart,
the Divine Light is contained.  || 2 ||    Restrain your fickle mind, and keep 
it steady within its own home; meeting the Guru,
this understanding is obtained. Seeing the unseen Lord, you shall be amazed and 
delighted; forgetting your pain, you shall be
at peace. || 3 ||    Drinking in the ambrosial nectar, you shall attain the 
highest bliss, and dwell within the home of your own
self. So sing the Praises of the Lord, the Destroyer of the fear of birth and 
death, and you shall not be reincarnated again.  || 4

||    The essence, the immaculate Lord, the Light of all — I am He and He is me 
— there is no difference between us. The
Infinite Transcendent Lord, the Supreme Lord God — Nanak has met with Him, the 
Guru.  || 5 || 11 ||

SORAT’H,   FIRST  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

When I am pleasing to Him, then I sing His Praises. Singing His Praises, I 
receive the fruits of my rewards. The rewards of
singing His Praises are obtained when He Himself gives them.  || 1 ||    O my 
mind, through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad,
the treasure is obtained; this is why I remain immersed in the True Name.  ||  
Pause  ||   When I awoke within myself to the
Guru’s Teachings, then I renounced my fickle intellect. When the Light of the 
Guru’s Teachings dawned, and then all darkness
was dispelled.  || 2 ||    When the mind is attached to the Guru’s Feet, then 
the Path of Death recedes. Through the Fear of
God, one attains the Fearless Lord; then, one enters the home of celestial 
bliss.  || 3 ||   Prays Nanak, how rare are those who
reflect and understand, the most sublime action in this world. The noblest deed 
is to sing the Lord’s Praises, and so meet the
Lord Himself. || 4 || 1 || 12 ||

SORAT’H,   THIRD  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

All of Your servants, who relish the Word of Your Shabad, serve You. By Guru’s 
Grace, they become pure, eradicating self-
conceit from within. Night and day, they continually sing the Glorious Praises 
of the True Lord; they are adorned with the Word
of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 1 ||   O my Lord and Master, I am Your child; I seek 
Your Sanctuary. You are the One and Only Lord,
the Truest of the True; You Yourself are the Destroyer of ego.  ||  Pause  ||   
Those who remain wakeful obtain God; through
the Word of the Shabad, they conquer their ego. Immersed in family life, the 
Lord’s humble servant ever remains detached; he
reflects upon the essence of spiritual wisdom. Serving the True Guru, he finds 
eternal peace, and he keeps the Lord enshrined
in his heart.  || 2 ||   This mind wanders in the ten directions; it is 
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The foolish self-willed manmukh does not remember the Lord’s Name; he wastes 
away his life in vain. But when he meets the
True Guru, then he obtains the Name; he sheds egotism and emotional attachment. 
 || 3 ||   The Lord’s humble servants are
True — they practice Truth, and reflect upon the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. The 
True Lord God unites them with Himself,
and  they  keep  the  True  Lord  enshrined  in  their  hearts.  O  Nanak,  
through  the  Name,  I  have  obtained  salvation  and
understanding; this alone is my wealth.  || 4 || 1 ||   SORAT’H,  THIRD MEHL:  
The True Lord has blessed His devotees with
the treasure of devotional worship, and the wealth of the Lord’s Name. The 
wealth of the Naam, shall never be exhausted; no
one can estimate its worth. With the wealth of the Naam, their faces are 
radiant, and they attain the True Lord.  || 1 ||   O my
mind, through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the Lord is found. Without the 
Shabad, the world wanders around, and receives
its punishment in the Court of the Lord.   ||   Pause   ||    Within this body 
dwell the five thieves: sexual desire, anger, greed,
emotional attachment and egotism. They plunder the Nectar, but the self-willed 
manmukh does not realize it; no one hears his
complaint.  The  world  is  blind,  and  its  dealings  are  blind  as  well;  
without  the  Guru,  there  is  only  pitch  darkness.   ||  2  ||
Indulging in egotism and possessiveness, they are ruined; when they depart, 
nothing goes along with them. But one who
becomes Gurmukh meditates on the Naam, and ever contemplates the Lord’s Name. 
Through the True Word of Gurbani, he
sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord; blessed with the Lord’s Glance of 
Grace, he is enraptured.  || 3 ||   The spiritual wisdom
of the True Guru is a steady light within the heart. The Lord’s decree is over 
the heads of even kings. Night and day, the
Lord’s devotees worship Him; night and day, they gather in the true profit of 
the Lord’s Name. O Nanak, through the Lord’s
Name, one is emancipated; attuned to the Shabad, he finds the Lord.  || 4 || 2 
||   SORAT’H,  THIRD MEHL:  If one becomes
the  slave  of  the  Lord’s  slaves,  then  he  finds  the  Lord,  and  
eradicates  ego  from  within.  The  Lord  of  bliss  is  his  object  of
devotion; night and day, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. Attuned to 
the Word of the Shabad, the Lord’s devotees
remain ever as one, absorbed in the Lord.  || 1 ||   O Dear Lord, Your Glance 
of Grace is True. Show mercy to Your slave, O
Beloved Lord, and preserve my  honor.   ||   Pause   ||     Continually  
praising  the  Word  of  the  Shabad,  I live;  under  Guru’s
Instruction, my fear has been dispelled. My True Lord God is so beautiful! 
Serving the Guru, my consciousness is focused on
Him. One who chants the True Word of the Shabad, and the Truest of the True, 
the Word of His Bani, remains wakeful, day
and night.  || 2 ||   He is so very deep and profound, the Giver of eternal 
peace; no one can find His limit. Serving the Perfect
Guru,  one  becomes  carefree,  enshrining  the  Lord  within  the  mind.  The  
mind  and  body  become  immaculately  pure,  and  a
lasting peace fills the heart; doubt is eradicated from within.  || 3 ||   The 
Way of the Lord is always such a difficult path; only
a few find it, contemplating the Guru. Imbued with the Lord’s Love, and 
intoxicated with the Shabad, he renounces ego and
corruption. O Nanak, imbued with the Naam, and the Love of the One Lord, he is 
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|| 4 || 3 ||    SORAT’H,  THIRD MEHL:  Dear Beloved Lord, I praise You 
continually, as long as there is the breath within my
body. If I were to forget You, for a moment, even for an instant, O Lord 
Master, it would be like fifty years for me. I was
always  such  a  fool  and  an  idiot,  O  Siblings  of  Destiny,  but  now,  
through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad,  my  mind  is
enlightened.   ||  1  ||     Dear  Lord,  You  Yourself  bestow  understanding. 
 Dear  Lord,  I  am  forever  a  sacrifice  to  You;  I  am
dedicated and devoted to Your Name.  ||  Pause  ||    I have died in the Word 
of the Shabad, and through the Shabad, I am
dead while yet alive, O Siblings of Destiny; through the Shabad, I have been 
liberated. Through the Shabad, my mind and
body have been purified, and the Lord has come to dwell within my mind. The 
Guru is the Giver of the Shabad; my mind is
imbued with it, and I remain absorbed in the Lord.  || 2 ||   Those who do not 
know the Shabad are blind and deaf; why did
they even bother to come into the world? They do not obtain the subtle essence 
of the Lord’s elixir; they waste away their
lives, and are reincarnated over and over again. The blind, idiotic, 
self-willed manmukhs are like maggots in manure, and in
manure they rot away.  || 3 ||  The Lord Himself creates us, watches over us, 
and places us on the Path, O Siblings of Destiny;
there is no one other than Him. No one can erase that which is pre-ordained, O 
Siblings of Destiny; whatever the Creator wills,
comes to pass. O Nanak, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides deep within the 
mind; O Siblings of Destiny, there is no
other at all.  || 4 || 4 ||   SORAT’H,  THIRD MEHL:  The Gurmukhs practice 
devotional worship, and become pleasing to God;
night and day, they chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord. You Yourself protect 
and take care of Your devotees, who are
pleasing to Your Mind. You are the Giver of virtue, realized through the Word 
of Your Shabad. Uttering Your Glories, we merge
with You, O Glorious Lord.  || 1 ||   O my mind, remember always the Dear Lord. 
At the very last moment, He alone shall be
your best friend; He shall always stand by you.   ||   Pause   ||    The 
gathering of the wicked enemies shall always practice
falsehood; they do not contemplate understanding. Who can obtain fruit from the 
slander of evil enemies? Remember that
Harnaakhash was torn apart by the Lord’s claws. Prahlaad, the Lord’s humble 
servant, constantly sang the Glorious Praises of
the Lord, and the Dear Lord saved him.  || 2 ||   The self-willed manmukhs see 
themselves as being very virtuous; they have
absolutely no understanding at all. They indulge in slander of the humble 
spiritual people; they waste their lives away, and
then they have to depart. They never think of the Lord’s Name, and in the end, 
they depart, regretting and repenting.  || 3 ||
The Lord makes the lives of His devotees fruitful; He Himself links them to the 
Guru’s service. Imbued with the Word of the
Shabad, and intoxicated with celestial bliss, night and day, they sing the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord. Slave Nanak utters this
prayer: O Lord, please, let me fall at their feet.  || 4 || 5 ||   SORAT’H,  
THIRD MEHL:  He alone is a Sikh, a friend, a relative
and a sibling, who walks in the Way of the Guru’s Will. One who walks according 
to his own will, O Siblings of Destiny, suffers
separation from the Lord, and shall be punished. Without the True Guru, peace 
is never obtained, O Siblings of Destiny; again
and again, he regrets and repents.  || 1 ||   The Lord’s slaves are happy, O 
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The sins and sorrows of countless lifetimes are eradicated; the Lord Himself 
unites them in His Union.   ||   Pause   ||    All of
these relatives are like chains upon the soul, O Siblings of Destiny; the world 
is deluded by doubt. Without the Guru, the chains
cannot be broken; the Gurmukhs find the door of salvation. One who performs 
rituals without realizing the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad, shall die and be reborn, again and again.  || 2 ||   The world is 
entangled in egotism and possessiveness, O Siblings of
Destiny, but no one belongs to anyone else. The Gurmukhs attain the Mansion of 
the Lord’s Presence, singing the Glories of
the Lord; they dwell in the home of their own inner being. One who understands 
here, realizes himself; the Lord God belongs
to him.  || 3 ||    The True Guru is forever merciful, O Siblings of Destiny; 
without good destiny, what can anyone obtain? He
looks alike upon all with His Glance of Grace, but people receive the fruits of 
their rewards according to their love for the Lord.
O Nanak, when the Naam, the Name of the Lord, comes to dwell within the mind, 
then self-conceit is eradicated from within.

|| 4 || 6 ||   SORAT’H,  THIRD MEHL,  CHAU-TUKAS:  True devotional worship is 
obtained only through the True Guru, when
the True Word of His Bani is in the heart. Serving the True Guru, eternal peace 
is obtained; egotism is obliterated through the
Word of the Shabad. Without the Guru, there is no true devotion; otherwise, 
people wander around, deluded by ignorance.
The self-willed manmukhs wander around, suffering in constant pain; they drown 
and die, even without water.   || 1 ||    O
Siblings of Destiny, remain forever in the Lord’s Sanctuary, under His 
Protection. Bestowing His Glance of Grace, He preserves
our  honor,  and  blesses  us  with  the  glory  of  the  Lord’s  Name.   ||   
Pause   ||     Through  the  Perfect  Guru,  one  comes  to
understand himself, contemplating the True Word of the Shabad. The Lord, the 
Life of the world, ever abides in his heart, and
he renounces sexual desire, anger and egotism. The Lord is ever-present, 
permeating and pervading all places; the Name of
the Infinite Lord is enshrined within the heart. Throughout the ages, through 
the Word of His Bani, His Shabad is realized, and
the Name becomes so sweet and beloved to the mind.   || 2 ||    Serving the 
Guru, one realizes the Naam, the Name of the
Lord; fruitful is his life, and his coming into the world. Tasting the sublime 
elixir of the Lord, his mind is satisfied and satiated
forever; singing the Glories of the Glorious Lord, he is fulfilled and 
satisfied. The lotus of his heart blossoms forth, he is ever
imbued  with  the  Lord’s  Love,  and  the  unstruck  melody  of  the  Shabad  
resounds  within  him.  His  body  and  mind  become
immaculately pure; his speech becomes immaculate as well, and he merges in the 
Truest of the True.  || 3 ||   No one knows
the    state of the Lord’s Name; through the Guru’s Teachings, it comes to 
abide in the heart. One who becomes Gurmukh,
understands the Path; his tongue savors the sublime essence of the Lord’s 
Nectar. Meditation, austere self-discipline and self-
restraint are all obtained from the Guru; the Naam, the Name of the Lord, comes 
to abide within the heart. O Nanak, those
humble beings who praise the Naam are beautiful; they are honored in the Court 
of the True Lord.   || 4 || 7 ||    SORAT’H,
THIRD MEHL,   DU-TUKAS:   Meeting the True Guru, one turns away from the world, 
O Siblings of Destiny; when he remains
dead while yet alive, he obtains true understanding. He alone is the Guru, and 
he alone is a Sikh, O Siblings of Destiny, whose
light merges in the Light.  || 1 ||   O my mind, be lovingly attuned to the 
Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Chanting the Name of
the Lord, it seems so sweet to the mind, O Siblings of Destiny; the Gurmukhs 
obtain a place in the Court of the Lord.  ||  Pause

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Without the Guru, love for the Lord does not well up, O Siblings of Destiny; 
the self-willed manmukhs are engrossed in the love
of duality. Actions performed by the manmukh are like the threshing of the 
chaff — they obtain nothing for their efforts.  || 2

||    Meeting the Guru, the Naam comes to permeate the mind, O Siblings of 
Destiny, with true love and affection. He always
sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny, with infinite 
love for the Guru.  || 3 ||   How blessed and approved
is his coming into the world, O Siblings of Destiny, who focuses his mind on 
serving the Guru. O Nanak, the Name of the Lord
is  obtained,  O  Siblings  of  Destiny,  through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  
Shabad,  and  we  merge  with  the  Lord.   ||  4  ||  8  ||
SORAT’H,  THIRD MEHL,  FIRST HOUSE:  The three worlds are entangled in the 
three qualities, O Siblings of Destiny; the Guru
imparts understanding. Attached to the Lord’s Name, one is emancipated, O 
Siblings of Destiny; go and ask the wise ones
about this.  || 1 ||    O mind, renounce the three qualities, and focus your 
consciousness on the fourth state. The Dear Lord
abides in the mind, O Siblings of Destiny; ever sing the Glorious Praises of 
the Lord.  ||  Pause  ||   From the Naam, everyone
originated, O Siblings of Destiny; forgetting the Naam, they die away. The 
ignorant world is blind, O Siblings of Destiny; those
who sleep are plundered.  || 2 ||    Those Gurmukhs who remain awake are saved, 
O Siblings of Destiny; they cross over the
terrifying world-ocean. In this world, the Name of the Lord is the true profit, 
O Siblings of Destiny; keep it enshrined within
your heart.   || 3 ||    In the Guru’s Sanctuary, O Siblings of Destiny, you 
shall be saved; be lovingly attuned to the Lord’s
Name. O Nanak, the Name of the Lord is the boat, and the Name is the raft, O 
Siblings of Destiny; setting out on it, the Lord’s
humble servant crosses over the world-ocean.  || 4 || 9 ||    SORAT’H,  THIRD 
MEHL,  FIRST HOUSE:  The True Guru is the
ocean  of  peace  in  the  world;  there  is  no  other  place  of  rest and  
peace.  The  world  is  afflicted  with  the  painful  disease  of
egotism; dying, only to be reborn, it cries out in pain.  || 1 ||   O mind, 
serve the True Guru, and obtain peace. If you serve the
True Guru, you shall find peace; otherwise, you shall depart, after wasting 
away your life in vain.  ||  Pause  ||   Led around by
the three qualities, he does many deeds, but he does not come to taste and 
savor the subtle essence of the Lord. He says his
evening prayers, and makes offerings of water, and recites his morning prayers, 
but without true understanding, he still suffers
in pain.  || 2 ||   One who serves the True Guru is very fortunate; as the Lord 
so wills, he meets with the Guru. Drinking in the
sublime essence of the Lord, His humble servants remain ever satisfied; they 
eradicate self-conceit from within themselves.  ||
3 ||    This world is blind, and all act blindly; without the Guru, no one 
finds the Path. O Nanak, meeting with the True Guru,
one sees with his eyes, and finds the True Lord within the home of his own 
being.  || 4 || 10 ||    SORAT’H,   THIRD MEHL:
Without serving the True Guru, he suffers in terrible pain, and throughout the 
four ages, he wanders aimlessly. I am poor and
meek, and throughout the ages, You are the Great Giver — please, grant me the 
understanding of the Shabad.   || 1 ||    O
Dear Beloved Lord, please show mercy to me. Unite me in the Union of the True 
Guru, the Great Giver, and give me the
support of the Lord’s Name.  ||  Pause  ||    Conquering my desires and 
duality, I have merged in celestial peace, and I have
found the Naam, the Name of the Infinite Lord. I have tasted the sublime 
essence of the Lord, and my soul has become
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|| 2 ||    Dying in the Word of the Shabad, you shall live forever, and you 
shall never die again. The Ambrosial Nectar of the
Naam is ever-sweet to the mind; but how few are those who obtain the Shabad.  
|| 3 ||    The Great Giver keeps His Gifts in
His Hand; He gives them to those with whom He is pleased. O Nanak, imbued with 
the Naam, they find peace, and in the
Court of the Lord, they are exalted.  || 4 || 11 ||   SORAT’H,  THIRD MEHL:  
Serving the True Guru, the divine melody wells up
within, and one is blessed with wisdom and salvation. The True Name of the Lord 
comes to abide in the mind, and through the
Name, one merges in the Name.  || 1 ||   Without the True Guru, the whole world 
is insane. The blind, self-willed manmukhs
do not realize the Word of the Shabad; they are deluded by false doubts.  ||  
Pause  ||   The three-faced Maya had led them
astray in doubt, and they are snared by the noose of egotism. Birth and death 
hang over their heads, and being reborn from
the womb, they suffer in pain.  || 2 ||   The three qualities permeate the 
whole world; acting in ego, it loses its honor. But one
who becomes Gurmukh comes to realize the fourth state of celestial bliss; he 
finds peace through the Name of the Lord.  || 3

||   The three qualities are all Yours, O Lord; You Yourself created them. 
Whatever You do, comes to pass. O Nanak, through
the Lord’s Name, one is emancipated; through the Shabad, he is rid of egotism.  
|| 4 || 12 ||

SORAT’H,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

My Beloved Lord Himself pervades and permeates all; He Himself is, all by 
Himself. My Beloved Himself is the trader in this
world; He Himself is the true banker. My Beloved Himself is the trade and the 
trader; He Himself is the true credit.  || 1 ||   O
mind, meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, and praise His Name. By Guru’s Grace, the 
Beloved, Ambrosial, unapproachable and
unfathomable Lord is obtained.  ||  Pause  ||   The Beloved Himself sees and 
hears everything; He Himself speaks through the
mouths  of  all  beings.  The  Beloved  Himself  leads  us  into  the  
wilderness,  and  He  Himself  shows  us  the  Way.  The  Beloved
Himself is Himself  all-in-all;  He  Himself  is  carefree.   ||  2  ||     The 
 Beloved  Himself,  all  by  Himself,  created  everything;  He
Himself links all to their tasks. The Beloved Himself creates the Creation, and 
He Himself destroys it. He Himself is the wharf,
and He Himself is the ferryman, who ferries us across.  || 3 ||   The Beloved 
Himself is the ocean, and the boat; He Himself is
the Guru, the boatman who steers it. The Beloved Himself sets sail and crosses 
over; He, the King, beholds His wondrous play.
The Beloved Himself is the Merciful Master; O servant Nanak, He forgives and 
blends with Himself.   || 4 || 1 ||    SORAT’H,
FOURTH MEHL:  He Himself is born of the egg, from the womb, from sweat and from 
the earth; He Himself is the continents
and all the worlds. He Himself is the thread, and He Himself is the many beads; 
through His Almighty Power, He has strung the
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He holds the thread, and when He withdraws the thread, the beads scatter into 
heaps.  || 1 ||   O my mind, there is no other
than the Lord for me. The treasure of the Beloved Naam is within the True Guru; 
in His Mercy, he pours the Ambrosial Nectar
into my mouth.  ||  Pause   ||    The Beloved Himself is in all the oceans and 
lands; whatever God does, comes to pass. The
Beloved brings nourishment to all; there is no other than Him. The Beloved 
Himself plays, and whatever He Himself does,
comes to pass.  || 2 ||   The Beloved Himself, all by Himself, is immaculate 
and pure; He Himself is immaculate and pure. The
Beloved Himself determines the value of all; whatever He does comes to pass. 
The Beloved Himself is unseen — He cannot be
seen; He Himself causes us to see.  || 3 ||   The Beloved Himself is deep and 
profound and unfathomable; there is no other as
great as He. The Beloved Himself enjoys every heart; He is contained within 
every woman and man. O Nanak, the Beloved is
pervading everywhere, but He is hidden; through the Guru, He is revealed.   || 
4 || 2 ||    SORAT’H,   FOURTH MEHL:   He
Himself, the Beloved, is Himself all-in-all; He Himself establishes and 
disestablishes. The Beloved Himself beholds, and rejoices;
God Himself works wonders, and beholds them. The Beloved Himself is contained 
in all the woods and meadows; as Gurmukh,
He reveals Himself.  || 1 ||   Meditate, O mind, on the Lord, Har, Har; through 
the sublime essence of Lord’s Name, you shall
be satisfied. The Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam, is the sweetest juice; through 
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, its taste is
revealed.  ||  Pause  ||   The Beloved is Himself the place of pilgrimage and 
the raft; God Himself ferries Himself across. The
Beloved Himself casts the net over all the world; the Lord Himself is the fish. 
The Beloved Himself is infallible; He makes no
mistakes. There is no other like Him to be seen.  || 2 ||   The Beloved Himself 
is the Yogi’s horn, and the sound current of the
Naad; He Himself plays the tune. The Beloved Himself is the Yogi, the Primal 
Being; He Himself practices intense meditation.
He Himself is the True Guru, and He Himself is the disciple; God Himself 
imparts the Teachings.  || 3 ||   The Beloved Himself
inspires us to chant His Name, and He Himself practices meditation. The Beloved 
Himself is the Ambrosial Nectar; He Himself is
the juice of it. The Beloved Himself praises Himself; servant Nanak is 
satisfied, with the sublime essence of the Lord.  || 4 || 3

||   SORAT’H,  FOURTH MEHL:  God Himself is the balance scale, He Himself is 
the weigher, and He Himself weighs with the
weights. He Himself is the banker, He Himself is the trader, and He Himself 
makes the trades. The Beloved Himself fashioned
the world, and He Himself counter-balances it with a gram.  || 1 ||   My mind 
meditates on the Lord, Har, Har, and finds peace.
The Name of the Beloved Lord, Har, Har, is a treasure; the Perfect Guru has 
made it seem sweet to me.  ||  Pause  ||    The
Beloved Himself is the earth, and He Himself is the water; He Himself acts, and 
causes others to act. The Beloved Himself
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The Beloved Himself instills the Fear of God; He binds the tiger and the goat 
together.  || 2 ||   The Beloved Lord Himself is the
firewood, and He Himself keeps the fire within  the  wood.  The  Beloved  Lord  
Himself,  all  by  Himself,  permeates  them,  and
because of the Fear of God, the fire cannot burn the wood. The Beloved Himself 
kills and revives; all draw the breath of life,
given by Him.  || 3 ||   The Beloved Himself is power and presence; He Himself 
engages us in our work. As the Beloved makes
me walk, I walk, as it pleases my Lord God. The Beloved Himself is the 
musician, and the musical instrument; servant Nanak
vibrates His vibration.  || 4 || 4 ||   SORAT’H,  FOURTH MEHL:  The Beloved 
Himself created the Universe; He made the light
of the sun and the moon. The Beloved Himself is the power of the powerless; He 
Himself is the honor of the dishonored. The
Beloved Himself grants His Grace and protects us; He Himself is wise and 
all-knowing.  || 1 ||   O my mind, chant the Name of
the Lord, and receive His Insignia. Join the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, 
and meditate on the Lord, Har, Har; you shall
not have to come and go in reincarnation again.  ||  Pause   ||    The Beloved 
Himself pervades His Glorious Praises, and He
Himself  approves  them.  The  Beloved  Himself  grants  His  forgiveness,  and 
 He  Himself  bestows  the  Insignia  of  Truth.  The
Beloved Himself obeys His Will, and He Himself issues His Command.  || 2 ||   
The Beloved Himself is the treasure of devotion;
He Himself gives His gifts. The Beloved Himself commits some to His service, 
and He Himself blesses them with honor. The
Beloved  Himself  is  absorbed  in  Samaadhi;  He  Himself  is  the  treasure  
of  excellence.   ||  3  ||     The  Beloved  Himself  is  the
greatest; He  Himself  is  supreme.  The  Beloved  Himself  appraises  the  
value; He  Himself  is  the  scale,  and  the  weights.  The
Beloved Himself is unweighable — He weighs Himself; servant Nanak is forever a 
sacrifice to Him.   || 4 || 5 ||    SORAT’H,
FOURTH  MEHL:   The  Beloved  Himself  commits  some  to  His  service;  He  
Himself  blesses  them  with  the  joy  of  devotional
worship. The Beloved Himself causes us to sing His Glorious Praises; He Himself 
is absorbed in the Word of His Shabad. He
Himself is the pen, and He Himself is the scribe; He Himself inscribes His 
inscription.  || 1 ||    O my mind, joyfully chant the
Name of the Lord. Those very fortunate ones are in ecstasy night and day; 
through the Perfect Guru, they obtain the profit of
the Lord’s Name.  ||  Pause  ||   The Beloved Himself is the milk-maid and 
Krishna; He Himself herds the cows in the woods.
The Beloved Himself is the blue-skinned, handsome one; He Himself plays on His 
flute. The Beloved Himself took the form of a
child, and destroyed Kuwalia-peer, the mad elephant.  || 2 ||   The Beloved 
Himself sets the stage; He performs the plays, and
He Himself watches them. The Beloved Himself assumed the form of the child, and 
killed the demons Chandoor, Kansa and
Kaysee. The Beloved Himself, by Himself, is the embodiment of power; He 
shatters the power of the fools and idiots.  || 3 ||
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In His hands He holds the power of the ages. The Beloved Himself puts the 
chains around their necks; as God pulls them, must
they  go.  Whoever  harbors  pride  shall  be  destroyed,  O  Beloved;  
meditating  on  the  Lord,  Nanak  is  absorbed  in  devotional
worship.  || 4 || 6 ||   SORAT’H,  FOURTH MEHL,  DU-TUKAS:  Separated from the 
Lord for countless lifetimes, the self-willed
manmukh suffers in pain, engaged in acts of egotism. Beholding the Holy Saint, 
I found God; O Lord of the Universe, I seek
Your Sanctuary.  || 1 ||   The Love of God is very dear to me. When I joined 
the Sat Sangat, the Company of the Holy People,
the Lord, the embodiment of peace, came into my heart.   ||   Pause   ||    You 
dwell, hidden, within my heart day and night,
Lord; but the poor fools do not understand Your Love. Meeting with the Almighty 
True Guru, God was revealed to me; I sing
His Glorious Praises, and reflect upon His Glories.  || 2 ||   As Gurmukh, I 
have become enlightened; peace has come, and evil-
mindedness has been dispelled from my mind. Understanding the relationship of 
the individual soul with God, I have found
peace, in Your Sat Sangat, Your True Congregation, O Lord.  || 3 ||    Those 
who are blessed by Your Kind Mercy, meet the
Almighty Lord, and find the Guru. Nanak has found the immeasurable, celestial 
peace; night and day, he remains awake to the
Lord, the Master of the Forest of the Universe.   || 4 || 7 ||    SORAT’H,   
FOURTH MEHL:   The inner depths of my mind are
pierced by love for the Lord; I cannot live without the Lord. Just as the fish 
dies without water, I die without the Lord’s Name.

|| 1 ||    O my God, please bless me with the water of Your Name. I beg for 
Your Name, deep within myself, day and night;

through the Name, I find peace.  ||  Pause  ||   The song-bird cries out for 
lack of water — without water, its thirst cannot be
quenched. The Gurmukh obtains the water of celestial bliss, and is rejuvenated, 
blossoming forth through the blessed Love of
the Lord.   || 2 ||    The self-willed manmukhs are hungry, wandering around in 
the ten directions; without the Name, they
suffer in pain. They are born, only to die, and enter into reincarnation again; 
in the Court of the Lord, they are punished.  || 3

||   But if the Lord shows His Mercy, then one comes to sing His Glorious 
Praises; deep within the nucleus of his own self, he
finds the sublime essence of the Lord’s elixir. The Lord has become Merciful to 
meek Nanak, and through the Word of the
Shabad, his desires are quenched.  || 4 || 8 ||   SORAT’H,  FOURTH MEHL,  
PANCH-PADAS:  If one eats the uneatable, then
he becomes a Siddha, a being of perfect spirituality; through this perfection, 
he obtains wisdom. When the arrow of the Lord’s
Love pierces his body, then his doubt is eradicated.  || 1 ||   O my Lord of 
the Universe, please bless Your humble servant with
glory. Under Guru’s Instructions, enlighten me with the Lord’s Name, that I may 
dwell forever in Your Sanctuary.  ||  Pause  ||
This whole world is engrossed in coming and going; O my foolish and ignorant 
mind, be mindful of the Lord. O Dear Lord,
please, take pity upon me, and unite me with the Guru, that I may merge in the 
Lord’s Name.  || 2 ||    Only one who has it
knows God; he alone has it, to whom God has given it — so very beautiful, 
unapproachable and unfathomable. Through the
Perfect Guru, the unknowable is known.  || 3 ||   Only one who tastes it knows 
it, like the mute, who tastes the sweet candy,
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The jewel is concealed, but it is not concealed, even though one may try to 
conceal it.  || 4 ||   Everything is Yours, O Inner-
knower, Searcher of hearts; You are the Lord God of all. He alone receives the 
gift, unto whom You give it; O servant Nanak,
there is no one else.  || 5 || 9 ||

SORAT’H,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE,   TI-TUKAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Who should I ask? Who should I worship? All were created by Him. Whoever 
appears to be the greatest of the great, shall
ultimately  be  mixed  with  the  dust.  The  Fearless,  Formless  Lord, the  
Destroyer  of  Fear  bestows  all  comforts,  and  the  nine
treasures.  || 1 ||    O Dear Lord, Your gifts alone satisfy me. Why should I 
praise the poor helpless man? Why should I feel
subservient to him?  ||  Pause  ||   All things come to one who meditates on 
the Lord; the Lord satisfies his hunger. The Lord,
the Giver of peace, bestows such wealth, that it can never be exhausted. I am 
in ecstasy, absorbed in celestial peace; the True
Guru has united me in His Union.  || 2 ||   O mind, chant the Naam, the Name of 
the Lord; worship the Naam, night and day,
and recite the Naam. Listen to the Teachings of the Holy Saints, and all fear 
of death will be dispelled. Those blessed by God’s
Grace  are  attached  to  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Bani.   ||  3  ||     Who 
 can  estimate  Your  worth,  God?  You  are  kind  and
compassionate to all beings. Everything which You do, prevails; I am just a 
poor child — what can I do? Protect and preserve
Your servant Nanak; be kind to him, like a father to his son.   || 4 || 1 ||    
SORAT’H,   FIFTH MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE,   CHAU-
TUKAS:  Praise the Guru, and the Lord of the Universe, O Siblings of Destiny; 
enshrine Him in your mind, body and heart. Let
the True Lord and Master abide in your mind, O Siblings of Destiny; this is the 
most excellent way of life. Those bodies, in
which the Name of the Lord does not well up, O Siblings of Destiny — those 
bodies are reduced to ashes. I am a sacrifice to
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Siblings of Destiny; they take the 
Support of the One and Only Lord.   || 1 ||
So worship and adore that True Lord, O Siblings of Destiny; He alone does 
everything. The Perfect Guru has taught me, O
Siblings of Destiny, that without Him, there is no other at all.  ||  Pause  || 
   Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, they
putrefy and die, O Siblings of Destiny; their numbers cannot be counted. 
Without Truth, purity cannot be achieved, O Siblings
of Destiny; the Lord is true and unfathomable. Coming and going do not end, O 
Siblings of Destiny; pride in worldly valuables
is false. The Gurmukh saves millions of people, O Siblings of Destiny, blessing 
them with even a particle of the Name.  || 2 ||
I have searched through the Simritees and the Shaastras, O Siblings of Destiny 
— without the True Guru, doubt does not
depart. They are so tired of performing their many deeds, O Siblings of 
Destiny, but they fall into bondage again and again. I
have searched in the four directions, O Siblings of Destiny, but without the 
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By great good fortune, I found the Guru, O Siblings of Destiny, and I meditate 
on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 3 ||   The
Truth is forever pure, O Siblings of Destiny; those who are true are pure. When 
the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace, O
Siblings of Destiny, then one obtains Him. Among millions, O Siblings of 
Destiny, hardly one humble servant of the Lord is
found. Nanak is imbued with the True Name, O Siblings of Destiny; hearing it, 
the mind and body become immaculately pure.

|| 4 || 2 ||    SORAT’H,   FIFTH MEHL,   DU-TUKAS:   As long as this person 
believes in love and hate, it is difficult for him to
meet the Lord. As long as he discriminates between himself and others, he will 
distance himself from the Lord.   || 1 ||    O
Lord, grant me such understanding, that I might serve the Holy Saints, and seek 
the protection of their feet, and not forget
them, for a moment, even an instant.  ||  Pause  ||   O foolish, thoughtless 
and fickle mind, such understanding did not come
into your heart. Renouncing the Lord of Life, you have become engrossed in 
other things, and you are involved with your
enemies.  || 2 ||   Sorrow does not afflict one who does not harbor 
self-conceit; in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy,
I have attained this understanding. Know that the babbling of the faithless 
cynic is like wind passing by.  || 3 ||   This mind is
inundated by millions of sins — what can I say? Nanak, Your humble servant has 
come to Your Sanctuary, God; please, erase
all his accounts.  || 4 || 3 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  Children, spouses, men 
and women in one’s household, are all bound
by Maya. At the very last moment, none of them shall stand by you; their love 
is totally false.   || 1 ||    O man, why do you
pamper your body so? It shall disperse like a cloud of smoke; vibrate upon the 
One, the Beloved Lord.  ||  Pause  ||   There are
three ways in which the body can be consumed — it can be thrown into water, 
given to the dogs, or cremated to ashes. He
considers himself to be immortal; he sits in his home, and forgets the Lord, 
the Cause of causes.  || 2 ||   In various ways, the
Lord has fashioned the beads, and strung them on a slender thread. The thread 
shall break, O wretched man, and then, you
shall repent and regret.  || 3 ||   He created you, and after creating you, He 
adorned you — meditate on Him day and night.
God has showered His Mercy upon servant Nanak; I hold tight to the Support of 
the True Guru.  || 4 || 4 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH
MEHL:  I met the True Guru, by great good fortune, and my mind has been 
enlightened. No one else can equal me, because I
have the loving support of my Lord and Master.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice to 
my True Guru. I am at peace in this world, and I
shall be in celestial peace in the next; my home is filled with bliss.   ||   
Pause   ||    He is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of
hearts, the Creator, my Lord and Master. I have become fearless, attached to 
the Guru’s feet; I take the Support of the Name
of the One Lord.  || 2 ||   Fruitful is the Blessed Vision of His Darshan; the 
Form of God is deathless; He is and shall always be.
He hugs His humble servants close, and protects and preserves them; their love 
for Him is sweet to Him.  || 3 ||   Great is His
glorious greatness, and wondrous is His magnificence; through Him, all affairs 
are resolved.


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Nanak has met with the Perfect Guru; all his sorrows have been dispelled.  || 4 
|| 5 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  To the happy
person, everyone seems happy; to the sick person, everyone seems sick. The Lord 
and Master acts, and causes us to act;
union is in His Hands.   || 1 ||    O my mind, no one appears to be mistaken, 
to one who has dispelled his own doubts; he
realizes that everyone is God.  ||  Pause  ||    One whose mind is comforted in 
the Society of the Saints, believes that all are
joyful. One whose mind is afflicted by the disease of egotism, cries out in 
birth and death.  || 2 ||   Everything is clear to one
whose eyes are blessed with the ointment of spiritual wisdom. In the darkness 
of spiritual ignorance, he sees nothing at all; he
wanders around in reincarnation, over and over again.   || 3 ||    Hear my 
prayer, O Lord and Master; Nanak begs for this
happiness: whereever Your Holy Saints sing the Kirtan of Your Praises, let my 
mind be attached to that place.   || 4 || 6 ||
SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  My body belongs to the Saints, my wealth belongs to the 
Saints, and my mind belongs to the Saints.
By     the Grace of the Saints, I meditate on the Lord’s Name, and then, all 
comforts come to me.  || 1 ||    Without the Saints,
there are no other givers. Whoever takes to the Sanctuary of the Holy Saints, 
is carried across.  ||  Pause  ||   Millions of sins
are erased by serving the humble Saints, and singing the Glorious Praises of 
the Lord with love. One finds peace in this world,
and one’s face is radiant in the next world, by associating with the humble 
Saints, through great good fortune.  || 2 ||   I have
only one tongue, and the Lord’s humble servant is filled with countless 
virtues; how can I sing his praises? The inaccessible,
unapproachable and eternally unchanging Lord is obtained in the Sanctuary of 
the Saints.   || 3 ||    I am worthless, lowly,
without  friends  or  support,  and  full  of  sins;  I  long  for  the  
Shelter  of  the  Saints.  I  am  drowning  in  the  deep,  dark  pit  of
household attachments — please save me, Lord!  || 4 || 7 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH 
MEHL,  FIRST HOUSE:  O Creator Lord, You
fulfill  the desires of those, within whose heart You abide. Your slaves do not 
forget You; the dust of Your feet is pleasing to
their minds.   || 1 ||    Your Unspoken Speech cannot be spoken. O treasure of 
excellence, Giver of peace, Lord and Master,
Your greatness is the highest of all.   ||   Pause   ||    The mortal does 
those deeds, and those alone, which You ordained by
destiny.  Your  servant,  whom  You  bless  with  Your  service,  is  satisfied 
 and  fulfilled,  beholding  the  Blessed  Vision  of  Your
Darshan.  || 2 ||    You are contained in all, but he alone realizes this, whom 
You bless with understanding. By Guru’s Grace,
his spiritual ignorance is dispelled, and he is respected everywhere.  || 3 ||  
 He alone is spiritually enlightened, he alone is a
meditator, and he alone is a man of good nature. Says Nanak, one unto whom the 
Lord becomes Merciful, does not forget the
Lord  from  his  mind.   ||  4  ||  8  ||     SORAT’H,   FIFTH  MEHL:   The  
whole  creation  is  engrossed  in  emotional  attachment;
sometimes, one is high, and at other times, low.


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No one can be purified by any rituals or devices; they cannot reach their goal. 
 || 1 ||   O my mind, emancipation is attained in
the Sanctuary of the Holy Saints. Without the Perfect Guru, births and deaths 
do not cease, and one comes and goes, over and
over again.  ||  Pause  ||    The whole world is entangled in what is called 
the delusion of doubt. The perfect devotee of the
Primal Lord God remains detached from everything.   || 2 ||    Don’t indulge in 
slander for any reason, for everything is the
creation of the Lord and Master. One who is blessed with the Mercy of my God, 
dwells on the Name in the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy.  || 3 ||   The Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord, 
the True Guru, saves all. Says Nanak, without
the Guru, no one crosses over; this is the perfect essence of all 
contemplation.  || 4 || 9 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have
searched and searched and searched, and found that the Lord’s Name is the most 
sublime reality. Contemplating it for even an
instant, sins are erased; the Gurmukh is carried across and saved.  || 1 ||   
Drink in the sublime essence of the Lord’s Name, O
man  of  spiritual  wisdom.  Listening  to  the  Ambrosial  Words  of  the  
Holy  Saints,  the  mind  finds  absolute  fulfillment  and
satisfaction.  ||  Pause  ||    Liberation, pleasures, and the true way of life 
are obtained from the Lord, the Giver of all peace.
The Perfect Lord, the Architect of Destiny, blesses His slave with the gift of 
devotional worship.  || 2 ||   Hear with your ears,
and sing with your tongue, and meditate within your heart on Him. The Lord and 
Master is all-powerful, the Cause of causes;
without Him, there is nothing at all.  || 3 ||    By great good fortune, I have 
obtained the jewel of human life; have mercy on
me,  O  Merciful  Lord.  In  the  Saadh  Sangat,  the  Company  of  the  Holy,  
Nanak  sings  the  Glorious  Praises  of  the  Lord,  and
contemplates Him forever in meditation.  || 4 || 10 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  
After taking your cleansing bath, remember
your God in meditation, and your mind and body shall be free of disease. 
Millions of obstacles are removed, in the Sanctuary of
God, and good fortune dawns.  || 1 ||   The Word of God’s Bani, and His Shabad, 
are the best utterances. So constantly sing
them, listen to them, and read them, O Siblings of Destiny, and the Perfect 
Guru shall save you.  ||  Pause  ||    The glorious
greatness of the True Lord is immeasurable; the Merciful Lord is the Lover of 
His devotees. He has preserved the honor of His
Saints; from the very beginning of time, His Nature is to cherish them.  || 2 
||   So eat the Ambrosial Name of the Lord as your
food; put it into your mouth at all times. The pains of old age and death shall 
all depart, when you constantly sing the Glorious
Praises of the Lord of the Universe.  || 3 ||   My Lord and Master has heard my 
prayer, and all my affairs have been resolved.
The glorious greatness of Guru Nanak is manifest, throughout all the ages.  || 
4 || 11 ||

SORAT’H,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE,   CHAU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The One God is our father; we are the children of the One God. You are our 
Guru.


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Listen, friends: my soul is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to You; O Lord, reveal to 
me the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.   || 1 ||
Listen, friends: I am a sacrifice to the dust of Your feet. This mind is yours, 
O Siblings of Destiny.  ||  Pause  ||   I wash your
feet, I massage and clean them; I give this mind to you. Listen, friends: I 
have come to Your Sanctuary; teach me, that I
might unite with God.   || 2 ||    Do not be proud; seek His Sanctuary, and 
accept as good all that He does. Listen, friends:
dedicate your soul, body and your whole being to Him; thus you shall receive 
the Blessed Vision of His Darshan.  || 3 ||    He
has shown mercy to me, by the Grace of the Saints; the Lord’s Name is sweet to 
me. The Guru has shown mercy to servant
Nanak; I see the casteless, immaculate Lord everywhere.  || 4 || 1 || 12 ||    
SORAT’H,   FIFTH MEHL:   God is the Lord and
Master of millions of universes; He is the Giver of all beings. He ever 
cherishes and cares for all beings, but the fool does not
appreciate any of His virtues.  || 1 ||    I do not know how to worship the 
Lord in adoration. I can only repeat,  “Lord, Lord,
Guru, Guru.”  O Dear Lord, I go by the name of the Lord’s slave.  ||  Pause   
||    The Compassionate Lord is Merciful to the
meek, the ocean of peace; He fills all hearts. He sees, hears, and is always 
with me; but I am a fool, and I think that He is far
away.  || 2 ||   The Lord is limitless, but I can only describe Him within my 
limitations; what do I know, about what He is like? I
offer my prayer to my True Guru; I am so foolish — please, teach me!  || 3 ||   
I am just a fool, but millions of sinners just like
me have been saved. Those who have heard, and seen Guru Nanak, do not descend 
into the womb of reincarnation again.  ||
4 || 2 || 13 ||    SORAT’H,   FIFTH MEHL:   Those things, which caused me such 
anxiety, have all vanished. Now, I sleep in
peace and tranquility, and my mind is in a state of deep and profound peace; 
the inverted lotus of my heart has blossomed
forth.  || 1 ||    Behold, a wondrous miracle has happened! That Lord and 
Master, whose wisdom is said to be unfathomable,
has been enshrined within my heart, by the Guru.  ||  Pause  ||   The demons 
which tormented me so much, have themselves
become terrified. They pray: please, save us from your Lord Master; we seek 
your protection.  || 2 ||    When the treasure of
the Lord of the Universe is opened, those who are pre-destined, receive it. The 
Guru has given me the one jewel, and my mind
and body have become peaceful and tranquil.  || 3 ||   The Guru has blessed me 
with the one drop of Ambrosial Nectar, and
so  I  have  become  stable,  unmoving  and  immortal  —  I  shall  not  die.  
The  Lord  blessed  Guru  Nanak  with  the  treasure  of
devotional worship, and did not call him to account again.  || 4 || 3 || 14 ||  
 SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  Those whose minds are
attached to the lotus feet of the Lord — those humble beings are satisfied and 
fulfilled. But those, within whose hearts the
priceless virtue does not abide — those men remain thirsty and unsatisfied.  || 
1 ||    Worshipping the Lord in adoration, one
becomes happy, and free of disease. But one who forgets my Dear Lord — know him 
to be afflicted with tens of thousands of
illnesses.


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||  Pause  ||   Those who hold tightly to Your Support, God, are happy in Your 
Sanctuary. But those humble beings who forget
the Primal Lord, the Architect of Destiny, are counted among the most miserable 
beings.   || 2 ||    One who has faith in the
Guru, and who is lovingly attached to God, enjoys the delights of supreme 
ecstasy. One who forgets God and forsakes the
Guru, falls into the most horrible hell.   || 3 ||    As the Lord engages 
someone, so he is engaged, and so does he perform.
Nanak has taken to the Shelter of the Saints; his heart is absorbed in the 
Lord’s feet.   || 4 || 4 || 15 ||    SORAT’H,   FIFTH
MEHL:  As the king is entangled in kingly affairs, and the egotist in his own 
egotism, and the greedy man is enticed by greed,
so       is  the  spiritually  enlightened  being  absorbed  in  the  Love  of  
the  Lord.   ||  1  ||     This  is  what  befits  the  Lord’s  servant.
Beholding the Lord near at hand, he serves the True Guru, and he is satisfied 
through the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises.   ||
Pause   ||   The addict is addicted to his drug, and the landlord is in love 
with his land. As the baby is attached to his milk, so
the Saint is in love with God.  || 2 ||    The scholar is absorbed in 
scholarship, and the eyes are happy to see. As the tongue
savors the tastes, so does the humble servant of the Lord sing the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord.  || 3 ||   As is the hunger, so is
the fulfiller; He is the Lord and Master of all hearts. Nanak thirsts for the 
Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan; he has met
God, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.   || 4 || 5 || 16 ||    SORAT’H, 
  FIFTH MEHL:   We are filthy, and You are
immaculate, O Creator Lord; we are worthless, and You are the Great Giver. We 
are fools, and You are wise and all-knowing.
You      are the knower of all things.  || 1 ||   O Lord, this is what we are, 
and this is what You are. We are sinners, and You are
the Destroyer of sins. Your abode is so beautiful, O Lord and Master.   ||   
Pause   ||    You fashion all, and having fashioned
them, You bless them. You bestow upon them soul, body and the breath of life. 
We are worthless — we have no virtue at all;
please, bless us with Your gift, O Merciful Lordand Master.  || 2 ||   You do 
good for us, but we do not see it as good; You are
kind and compassionate, forever and ever. You are the Giver of peace, the 
Primal Lord, the Architect of Destiny; please, save
us, Your children!  || 3 ||   You are the treasure, eternal Lord King; all 
beings and creatures beg of You. Says Nanak, such is
our condition; please, Lord, keep us on the Path of the Saints.  || 4 || 6 || 
17 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL,  SECOND HOUSE:
In our mother’s womb, You blessed us with Your meditative remembrance, and You 
preserved us there. Through the countless
waves of the ocean of fire, please, carry us across and save us, O Savior Lord! 
 || 1 ||   O Lord, You are the Master above my
head. Here and hereafter, You alone are my Support.  ||  Pause  ||   He looks 
upon the creation like a mountain of gold, and
sees the Creator as a blade of grass. You are the Great Giver, and we are all 
mere beggars; O God, You give gifts according to
Your Will.  || 2 ||   In an instant, You are one thing, and in another instant, 
You are another. Wondrous are Your ways!


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You are beautiful, mysterious, profound, unfathomable, lofty, inaccessible and 
infinite.  || 3 ||    When You brought me to the
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, then I heard the Bani of Your Word. 
Nanak is in ecstasy, beholding the Glory of the
Primal Lord of Nirvaanaa.  || 4 || 7 || 18 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  I am the 
dust of the feet of the Beloved Saints; I seek
the Protection of their Sanctuary. The Saints are my all-powerful Support; the 
Saints are my ornament and decoration.  || 1 ||
I am hand and glove with the Saints. I have realized my pre-ordained destiny. 
This mind is yours, O Siblings of Destiny.   ||
Pause  ||    My dealings are with the Saints, and my business is with the 
Saints. I have earned the profit with the Saints, and
the treasure filled to over-flowing with devotion to the Lord.  || 2 ||    The 
Saints entrusted to me the capital, and my mind’s
delusion was dispelled. What can the Righteous Judge of Dharma do now? All my 
accounts have been torn up.  || 3 ||   I have
found the greatest bliss, and I am at peace, by the Grace of the Saints. Says 
Nanak, my mind is reconciled with the Lord; it is
imbued with the wondrous Love of the Lord.  || 4 || 8 || 19 ||   SORAT’H,  
FIFTH MEHL:  All the things that you see, O man,
you shall have to leave behind. Let your dealings be with the Lord’s Name, and 
you shall attain the state of Nirvaanaa.  || 1 ||
O my Beloved, You are the Giver of peace. The Perfect Guru has given me these 
Teachings, and I am attuned to You.   ||
Pause  ||   In sexual desire, anger, greed, emotional attachment and 
self-conceit, peace is not to be found. So be the dust of
the feet of all, O my mind, and then you shall find bliss, joy and peace.  || 2 
||   He knows the condition of your inner self, and
He will not let your work go in vain — serve Him, O mind. Worship Him, and 
dedicate this mind unto Him, the Image of the
Undying Lord, the Divine Guru.  || 3 ||   He is the Lord of the Universe, the 
Compassionate Lord, the Supreme Lord God, the
Formless Lord. The Naam is my merchandise, the Naam is my nourishment; the 
Naam, O Nanak, is the Support of my breath
of life.  || 4 || 9 || 20 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  He infuses the breath 
into the dead bodies, and he reunited the separated
ones.  Even  beasts,  demons  and  fools  become  attentive  listeners,  when  
He  sings  the  Praises  of  the  Lord’s  Name.   ||  1  ||
Behold the glorious greatness of the Perfect Guru. His worth cannot be 
described.  ||  Pause  ||   He has demolished the abode
of sorrow and disease, and brought bliss, joy and happiness. He effortlessly 
awards the fruits of the mind’s desire, and all
works are brought to perfection.   || 2 ||    He finds peace in this world, and 
his face is radiant in the world hereafter; his
comings and goings are finished. He becomes fearless, and his heart is filled 
with the Naam, the Name of the Lord; his mind is
pleasing to the True Guru.  || 3 ||    Standing up and sitting down, he sings 
the Glorious Praises of the Lord; his pain, sorrow
and  doubt  are  dispelled.  Says  Nanak,  his  karma  is  perfect;  his  mind  
is  attached  to  the  Guru’s  feet.   ||  4  ||  10  ||  21  ||
SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  Forsaking the jewel, he is attached to the shell; 
nothing will come of it.


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O my mind, meditate forever on the Perfect, Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent 
Lord.  || 1 ||   Meditate in remembrance on
the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O mortal. Your frail body shall perish, you 
ignorant fool.  ||  Pause  ||   Illusions and dream-
objects possess nothing of greatness. Without meditating on the Lord, nothing 
succeeds, and nothing will go along with you.

|| 2 ||    Acting in egotism and pride, his life passes away, and he does 
nothing for his soul. Wandering and wandering all
around, he is never satisfied; he does not remember the Name of the Lord.  || 3 
||   Intoxicated with the taste of corruption,
cruel pleasures and countless sins, he is consigned to the cycle of 
reincarnation. Nanak offers his prayer to God, to eradicate
his demerits.  || 4 || 11 || 22 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  Sing the Glorious 
Praises of the Perfect, Imperishable Lord, and the
poison of sexual desire and anger shall be burnt away. You shall cross over the 
awesome, arduous ocean of fire, in the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy.  || 1 ||    The Perfect Guru has dispelled the 
darkness of doubt. Remember God with love
and devotion; He is near at hand.  ||  Pause  ||   Drink in the sublime 
essence, the treasure of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,
and your mind and body shall remain satisfied. The Transcendent Lord is totally 
permeating and pervading everywhere; where
would He come from, and where would He go?   || 2 ||    One whose mind is 
filled with the Lord, is a person of meditation,
penance, self-restraint and spiritual wisdom, and a knower of reality. The 
Gurmukh obtains the jewel of the Naam; his efforts
come to perfect fruition.  || 3 ||   All his struggles, sufferings and pains 
are dispelled, and the noose of death is cut away from
him. Says Nanak, God has extended His Mercy, and so his mind and body blossom 
forth.  || 4 || 12 || 23 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH
MEHL:  God is the Doer, the Cause of causes, the Great Giver; God is the 
Supreme Lord and Master. The Merciful Lord created
all beings; God is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.   || 1 ||    My 
Guru is Himself my friend and support. I am in
celestial peace, bliss, joy, pleasure and wondrous glory.  ||  Pause  ||   
Seeking the Sanctuary of the Guru, my fears have been
dispelled, and I am accepted in the Court of the True Lord. Singing His 
Glorious Praises, and worshipping in adoration the
Name of the Lord, I have reached my destination. || 2 ||    Everyone applauds 
and congratulates me; the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, is dear to me. I am forever a sacrifice to my God, who has 
totally protected and preserved my honor.  ||
3 ||   They are saved, who receive the Blessed Vision of His Darshan; they 
listen to the spiritual dialogue of the Naam. Nanak’s
God has become Merciful to him; he has arrived home in ecstasy.   || 4 || 13 || 
24 ||    SORAT’H,   FIFTH MEHL:   In God’s
Sanctuary, all fears depart, suffering disappears, and peace is obtained. When 
the Supreme Lord God and Master becomes
merciful, we meditate on the Perfect True Guru.   || 1 ||    O Dear God, You 
are my Lord Master and Great Giver. By Your
Mercy, O God, Merciful to the meek, imbue me with Your Love, that I might sing 
Your Glorious Praises.  ||  Pause  ||


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The True Guru has implanted the treasure of the Naam within me, and all my 
anxieties have been dispelled. By His Mercy, He
has made me His own, and the imperishable Lord has come to dwell within my 
mind.  || 2 ||   No misfortune afflicts one who is
protected by the True Guru. The Lotus Feet of God come to abide within his 
heart, and he savors the sublime essence of the
Lord’s Ambrosial Nectar.  || 3 ||   So, as a servant, serve your God, who 
fulfills your mind’s desires. Slave Nanak is a sacrifice
to the Perfect Lord, who has protected and preserved his honor.  || 4 || 14 || 
25 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  Infatuated with
the darkness of emotional attachment to Maya, he does not know the Lord, the 
Great Giver. The Lord created his body and
fashioned his soul, but he claims that his power is his own.   || 1 ||    O 
foolish mind, God, your Lord and Master is watching
over you. Whatever you do, He knows; nothing can remain concealed from Him.  || 
 Pause  ||    You are intoxicated with the
tastes  of  the  tongue,  with  greed  and  pride;  countless  sins  spring  
from  these.  You  wandered  in  pain  through  countless
incarnations, weighed down by the chains of egotism.  || 2 ||    Behind closed 
doors, hidden by many screens, the man takes
his pleasure with another man’s wife. When Chitr and Gupt, the celestial 
accountants of the conscious and subconscious, call
for your account, who will screen you then?  || 3 ||    O Perfect Lord, 
Merciful to the meek, Destroyer of pain, without You, I
have no shelter at all. Please, lift me up out of the world-ocean; O God, I 
have come to Your Sanctuary.   || 4 || 15 || 26 ||
SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Supreme Lord God has become my helper and friend; 
His sermon and the Kirtan of His Praises
have brought me peace. Chant the Word of the Perfect Guru’s Bani, and be ever 
in bliss, O mortal.  || 1 ||    Remember the
True Lord in meditation, O Siblings of Destiny. In the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, eternal peace is obtained, and
the Lord is never forgotten.  ||  Pause  ||    Your Name, O Transcendent Lord, 
is Ambrosial Nectar; whoever meditates on it,
lives. One who is blessed with God’s Grace — that humble servant becomes 
immaculate and pure.   || 2 ||    Obstacles are
removed, and all pains are eliminated; my mind is attached to the Guru’s feet. 
Singing the Glorious Praises of the immovable
and imperishable Lord, one remains awake to the Lord’s Love, day and night.   
|| 3 ||    He obtains the fruits of his mind’s
desires, listening to the comforting sermon of the Lord. In the beginning, in 
the middle, and in the end, God is Nanak’s best
friend.  || 4 || 16 || 27 ||    SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL,  PANCH-PADAS:  May my 
emotional attachment, my sense of mine and
yours, and my self-conceit be dispelled.   || 1 ||    O Saints, show me such a 
way, by which my egotism and pride might be
eliminated.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I see the Supreme Lord God in all beings, and 
I am the dust of all.  || 2 ||   I see God always
with        me,  and  the  wall  of  doubt  has  been  shattered.   ||  3  ||   
  The  medicine  of  the  Naam,  and  the  Immaculate  Water  of
Ambrosial  Nectar,  are  obtained  through  the  Guru’s  Gate.   ||  4  ||     
Says  Nanak,  one  who  has  such  pre-ordained  destiny
inscribed upon his forehead, meets with the Guru, and his diseases are cured.  
|| 5 || 17 || 28 ||


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SORAT’H,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE,   DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Fire is contained in all firewood, and butter is contained in all milk. God’s 
Light is contained in the high and the low; the Lord is
in the hearts of all beings.   || 1 ||    O Saints, He is pervading and 
permeating each and every heart. The Perfect Lord is
completely permeating everyone, everywhere; He is diffused in the water and the 
land.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    Nanak sings the
Praises of the Lord, the treasure of excellence; the True Guru has dispelled 
his doubt. The Lord is  pervading everywhere,
permeating all, and yet, He is unattached from all.  || 2 || 1 || 29 ||    
SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  Meditating on Him, one is in
ecstasy; the pains of birth and death and fear are removed. The four cardinal 
blessings, and the nine treasures are received;
you shall never feel hunger or thirst again.  || 1 ||    Chanting His Name, you 
shall be at peace. With each and every breath,
meditate on the Lord and Master, O my soul, with mind, body and mouth.  || 1 || 
 Pause  ||   You shall find peace, and your
mind shall be soothed and cooled; the fire of desire shall not burn within you. 
The Guru has revealed God to Nanak, in the
three worlds, in the water, the earth and the woods.  || 2 || 2 || 30 ||   
SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  Sexual desire, anger, greed,
falsehood and slander — please, save me from these, O Lord. Please eradicate 
these from within me, and call me to come
close to You.  || 1 ||   You alone teach me Your Ways. With the Lord’s humble 
servants, I sing His Praises.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
May I never forget the Lord within my heart; please, instill such understanding 
within my mind. By great good fortune, servant
Nanak has met with the Perfect Guru, and now, he will not go anywhere else.   
|| 2 || 3 || 31 ||    SORAT’H,   FIFTH MEHL:
Meditating in remembrance on Him, all things are obtained, and one’s efforts 
shall not be in vain. Forsaking God, why do you
attach yourself to another? He is contained in everything.  || 1 ||   O Saints, 
meditate in remembrance on the World-Lord, Har,
Har. Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, meditate on the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord; your efforts shall be
rewarded.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    He ever preserves and cherishes His 
servant; with Love, He hugs  him  close.  Says  Nanak,
forgetting You, O God, how can the world find life?  || 2 || 4 || 32 ||   
SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  He is imperishable, the Giver
of all beings; meditating on Him, all filth is removed. He is the treasure of 
excellence, the object of His devotees, but rare are
those who find Him.  || 1 ||   O my mind, meditate on the Guru, and God, the 
Cherisher of the world. Seeking His Sanctuary,
one finds peace, and he shall not suffer in pain again.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||  
  By great good fortune, one obtains the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy.


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Meeting them, evil-mindedness is eliminated. Slave Nanak yearns for the dust of 
the feet of those, who have woven the Lord’s
Name into their hearts.  || 2 || 5 || 33 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  He dispels 
the pains of countless incarnations, and lends
support to the dry and shrivelled mind. Beholding the Blessed Vision of His 
Darshan, one is enraptured, contemplating the
Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||    My physician is the Guru, the Lord of the 
Universe. He places the medicine of the Naam into my
mouth, and cuts away the noose of Death.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He is the 
all-powerful, Perfect Lord, the Architect of Destiny; He
Himself is the Doer of deeds. The Lord Himself saves His slave; Nanak takes the 
Support of the Naam.   || 2 || 6 || 34 ||
SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  Only You know the state of my innermost self; You alone 
can judge me. Please forgive me, O Lord
God Master; I have committed thousands of sins and mistakes.  || 1 ||   O my 
Dear Lord God Master, You are always near me.
O Lord, please bless Your disciple with the shelter of Your feet.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Infinite and endless is my Lord and Master;
He is lofty, virtuous and profoundly deep. Cutting away the noose of death, the 
Lord has made Nanak His slave, and now,
what does he owe to anyone else?  || 2 || 7 || 35 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  
The Guru, the Lord of the Universe, became
merciful to me, and I obtained all of my  mind’s  desires.  I have  become  
stable  and  steady,  touching  the  Lord’s  Feet,  and
singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.  || 1 ||   It is a 
good time, a perfectly auspicious time. I am in celestial
peace, tranquility and ecstasy, chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord; the 
unstruck melody of the sound current vibrates
and resounds.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Meeting with my Beloved Lord and 
Master, my home has become a mansion filled with
happiness. Servant Nanak has attained the treasure of the Lord’s Name; all his 
desires have been fulfilled.  || 2 || 8 || 36 ||
SORAT’H,   FIFTH  MEHL:   The  Guru’s  feet  abide  within  my  heart;  God  
has  blessed  me  with  good  fortune.  The  Perfect
Transcendent Lord became merciful to me, and I found the treasure of the Naam 
within my mind.   || 1 ||    My Guru is my
Saving Grace, my only best friend. Over and over again, He blesses me with 
double, even four-fold, greatness.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   God saves all beings and creatures, giving them the Blessed Vision of His 
Darshan. Wondrous is the glorious greatness of
the Perfect Guru; Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him.  || 2 || 9 || 37 ||   
SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  I gather in and collect the
immaculate wealth of the Naam; this commodity is inaccessible and incomparable. 
Revel in it, delight in it, be happy and enjoy
peace, and live long, O Sikhs and brethren.   || 1 ||    I have the support of 
the Lotus Feet of the Lord. By the Grace of the
Saints, I have found the boat of Truth; embarking on it, I sail across the 
ocean of poison.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The perfect,
imperishable  Lord  has  become  merciful;  He  Himself  has  taken  care  of  
me.  Beholding,  beholding  His  Vision,  Nanak  has
blossomed forth in ecstasy. O Nanak, He is beyond estimation.  || 2 || 10 || 38 
||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Perfect Guru
has revealed His power, and compassion has welled up in every heart. Blending 
me with Himself, He has blessed me with
glorious greatness, and I have found pleasure and happiness.  || 1 ||   The 
Perfect True Guru is always with me.


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Meditating on the Supreme Lord God, I am  forever  in  ecstasy.   ||   Pause   
||     Inwardly  and  outwardly,  in  all  places  and
interspaces, wherever I look, He is there. Nanak has found the Guru, by great 
good fortune; no one else is as great as He.  ||
2 || 11 || 39 ||    SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have been blessed with peace, 
pleasure, bliss, and the celestial sound current,
gazing upon the feet of God. The Savior has saved His child, and the True Guru 
has cured his fever.   || 1 ||    I have been
saved, in the True Guru’s Sanctuary; service to Him does not go in vain.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   There is peace within the home of
one’s heart, and there is peace outside as well, when God becomes kind and 
compassionate. O Nanak, no obstacles block my
way; my God has become gracious and merciful to me.  || 2 || 12 || 40 ||   
SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  In the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, my mind became excited, and I sang the Praises of the 
jewel of the Naam. My anxiety was dispelled,
meditating  in  remembrance  on  the  Infinite  Lord; I have  crossed  over  
the  world  ocean,  O  Siblings  of  Destiny.   ||  1  ||     I
enshrine the Lord’s Feet within my heart. I have found peace, and the celestial 
sound current resounds within me; countless
diseases have been eradicated.  ||  Pause  ||   Which of Your Glorious Virtues 
can I speak and describe? Your worth cannot be
estimated. O Nanak, the Lord’s devotees become imperishable and immortal; their 
God becomes their friend and support.  || 2

|| 13 || 41 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  My sufferings have come to an end, and 
all diseases have been eradicated. God has
showered me with His Grace. Twenty-four hours a day, I worship and adore my 
Lord and Master; my efforts have come to
fruition.  || 1 ||   O Dear Lord, You are my peace, wealth and capital. Please, 
save me, O my Beloved! I offer this prayer to my
God.  ||  Pause  ||    Whatever I ask for, I receive; I have total faith in my 
Master. Says Nanak, I have met with the Perfect
Guru,  and  all  my  fears  have  been  dispelled.   ||  2  ||  14  ||  42  ||  
   SORAT’H,   FIFTH  MEHL:   Meditating,  meditating  in
remembrance on my Guru, the True Guru, all pains have been eradicated. The 
fever and the disease are gone, through the
Word of the Guru’s Teachings, and I have obtained the fruits of my mind’s 
desires.  || 1 ||    My Perfect Guru is the Giver of
peace. He is the Doer, the Cause of causes, the Almighty Lord and Master, the 
Perfect Primal Lord, the Architect of Destiny.  ||
Pause   ||    Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord in bliss, joy and ecstasy; 
Guru Nanak has become kind and compassionate.
Shouts of cheers and congratulations ring out all over the world; the Supreme 
Lord God has become my Savior and Protector.

|| 2 || 15 || 43 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  He did not take my accounts into 
account; such is His forgiving nature. He gave
me His hand, and saved me and made me His own; forever and ever, I enjoy His 
Love.  || 1 ||   The True Lord and Master is
forever merciful and forgiving. My Perfect Guru has bound me to Him, and now, I 
am in absolute ecstasy.  ||  Pause  ||   The
One who fashioned the body and placed the soul within, who gives you clothing 
and nourishment — He Himself preserves the
honor of His slaves.


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Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him.  || 2 || 16 || 44 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  The Lord God Himself has rid the whole world
of its sins, and saved it. The Supreme Lord God extended His mercy, and 
confirmed His innate nature.  || 1 ||   I have attained
the Protective Sanctuary of the Lord, my King. In celestial peace and ecstasy, 
I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and my
mind, body and being are at peace.  ||  Pause  ||   My True Guru is the Savior 
of sinners; I have placed my trust and faith in
Him. The True Lord has heard Nanak’s prayer, and He has forgiven everything.  
|| 2 || 17 || 45 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:
The Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord, has forgiven me, and all diseases 
have been cured. Those who come to the
Sanctuary of the True Guru are saved, and all their affairs are resolved.   || 
1 ||    The Lord’s humble servant meditates in
remembrance on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; this is his only support. The 
Perfect True Guru extended His Mercy, and the
fever     has been dispelled.  ||  Pause  ||   So celebrate and be happy, my 
beloveds — the Guru has saved Hargobind. Great is
the glorious greatness of the Creator, O Nanak; True is the Word of His Shabad, 
and True is the sermon of His Teachings.  || 2

|| 18 || 46 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  My Lord and Master has become Merciful, 
in His True Court. The True Guru has taken
away the fever, and the whole world is at peace, O Siblings of Destiny. The 
Lord Himself protects His beings and creatures,
and the Messenger of Death is out of work.  || 1 ||   Enshrine the Lord’s feet 
within your heart. Forever and ever, meditate in
remembrance on God, O Siblings of Destiny. He is the Eradicator of suffering 
and sins.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    He fashioned all
beings, O Siblings of Destiny, and His Sanctuary saves them. He is the Almighty 
Creator, the Cause of causes, O Siblings of
Destiny; He, the True Lord, is True. Nanak: meditate on God, O Siblings of 
Destiny, and your mind and body shall be cool and
calm.  || 2 || 19 || 47 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  O Saints, meditate on the 
Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Never forget God,
the ocean of peace; thus you shall obtain the fruits of your mind’s desires.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Extending His Mercy, the Perfect
True Guru has dispelled the fever. The Supreme Lord God has become kind and 
compassionate, and my whole family is now
free of pain and suffering.  || 1 ||   The Treasure of absolute joy, sublime 
elixir and beauty, the Name of the Lord is my only
Support. O Nanak, the Transcendent Lord has preserved my honor, and saved the 
whole world.  || 2 || 20 || 48 ||   SORAT’H,
FIFTH MEHL:  My True Guru is my Savior and Protector. Showering us with His 
Mercy and Grace, God extended His Hand, and
saved Hargobind, who is now safe and secure.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     The  
fever  is  gone —  God  Himself  eradicated  it,  and
preserved the honor of His servant. I have obtained all blessings from the 
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; I am a
sacrifice to the True Guru.  || 1 ||   God has saved me, both here and 
hereafter.


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He has not taken my merits and demerits into account. Your Word is eternal, O 
Guru Nanak; You placed Your Hand of blessing
upon my forehead.  || 2 || 21 || 49 ||    SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  All beings and 
creatures were created by Him; He alone is
the support and friend of the Saints. He Himself preserves the honor of His 
servants; their glorious greatness becomes perfect.

|| 1 ||    The Perfect Supreme Lord God is always with me. The Perfect Guru has 
perfectly and totally protected me, and now
everyone is kind and compassionate to me.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Night and day, 
Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the
Lord; He is the Giver of the soul, and the breath of life itself. He hugs His 
slave close in His loving embrace, like the mother
and father hug their child.  || 2 || 22 || 50 ||

SORAT’H,   FIFTH  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE,   CHAU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Meeting with the council, my doubts were not dispelled. The chiefs did not give 
me satisfaction. I presented my dispute to the
noblemen as well. But it was only settled by meeting with the King, my Lord.  
|| 1 ||    Now, I do not go searching anywhere
else, because I have met the Guru, the Lord of the Universe.  ||  Pause  ||    
When I came to God’s Darbaar, His Holy Court,
then all of my cries and complaints were settled. Now that I have attained what 
I had sought, where should I come and where
should I go?  || 2 ||   There, true justice is administered. There, the Lord 
Master and His disciple are one and the same. The
Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, knows. Without our speaking, He 
understands.   || 3 ||    He is the King of all places.
There, the unstruck melody of the Shabad resounds. Of what use is cleverness 
when dealing with Him? Meeting with Him, O
Nanak, one loses his self-conceit.   || 4 || 1 || 51 ||    SORAT’H,   FIFTH 
MEHL:   Enshrine the Naam, the Name of the Lord,
within your heart; sitting within your own home, meditate on the Guru. The 
Perfect Guru has spoken the Truth; the True Peace
is obtained only from the Lord.  || 1 ||   My Guru has become merciful. In 
bliss, peace, pleasure and joy, I have returned to my
own home, after my purifying bath.  ||  Pause  ||   True is the glorious 
greatness of the Guru; His worth cannot be described.
He is the Supreme Overlord of kings. Meeting with the Guru, the mind is 
enraptured.   || 2 ||    All sins are washed away,
meeting with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. The Lord’s Name is the 
treasure of excellence; chanting it, one’s
affairs are perfectly resolved.   || 3 ||    The Guru has opened the door of 
liberation, and the entire world applauds Him with
cheers of victory. O Nanak, God is always with me; my fears of birth and death 
are gone.  || 4 || 2 || 52 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH
MEHL:   The  Perfect  Guru  has  granted  His  Grace,  and  God  has  fulfilled 
 my  desire.  After  taking  my  bath  of  purification,  I
returned to my home, and I found bliss, happiness and peace.  || 1 ||   O 
Saints, salvation comes from the Lord’s Name. While
standing up and sitting down, meditate on the Lord’s Name.


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Night and day, do good deeds.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The way of the Saints is 
the ladder of righteous living, found only by great
good fortune. The sins of millions of incarnations are washed away, by focusing 
your consciousness on the Lord’s feet.  || 2 ||
So sing the Praises of your God forever; His almighty power is perfect. All 
beings and creatures are purified, listening to the
True Teachings of the True Guru.  || 3 ||   The True Guru has implanted the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, within me; it is the
Eliminator of obstructions, the Destroyer of all pains. All of my sins were 
erased, and I have been purified; servant Nanak has
returned to his home of peace.  || 4 || 3 || 53 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  O 
Lord Master, You are the ocean of excellence.
My home and all my possessions are Yours. The Guru, the Lord of the world, is 
my Savior. All beings have become kind and
compassionate to me.   || 1 ||    Meditating on the Guru’s feet, I am in bliss. 
There is no fear at all, in God’s Sanctuary.   ||
Pause  ||   You dwell in the hearts of Your slaves, Lord. God has laid the 
eternal foundation. My strength and wealth are Yours,
Yours. You are my Almighty Lord and Master.  || 2 ||   Whoever finds the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is saved by
God Himself. By His Grace, He has blessed me with the sublime essence of the 
Naam. All joy and pleasure then came to me.

|| 3 ||   God became my helper and my best friend; everyone rises up and bows 
down at my feet. With each and every breath,
meditate on God; O Nanak, sing the songs of joy to the Lord.  || 4 || 4 || 54 
||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  Celestial peace and
bliss have come, meeting God, who is so pleasing to my mind. The Perfect Guru 
showered me with His Mercy, and I attained
salvation.   || 1 ||    My mind is absorbed in loving devotional worship of the 
Lord, and the unstruck melody of the celestial
sound  current  ever  resounds  within  me.   ||   Pause   ||     The  Lord’s  
feet  are  my  all-powerful  shelter  and  support;  my
dependence on other people is totally finished. I have found the Life of the 
world, the Great Giver; in joyful rapture, I sing the
Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 2 ||   God has cut away the noose of death. 
My mind’s desires have been fulfilled; wherever I
look, He is there. Without the Lord God, there is no other at all.  || 3 ||   
In His Mercy, God has protected and preserved me. I
am rid of all the pains of countless incarnations. I have meditated on the 
Naam, the Name of the Fearless Lord; O Nanak, I
have found eternal peace.  || 4 || 5 || 55 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  The 
Creator has brought utter peace to my home; the
fever has left my family. The Perfect Guru has saved us. I sought the Sanctuary 
of the True Lord.  || 1 ||   The Transcendent
Lord  Himself  has  become  my  Protector.  Tranquility,  intuitive  peace  and 
 poise  welled  up  in  an  instant,  and  my  mind  was
comforted forever.   ||   Pause   ||    The Lord, Har, Har, gave me the 
medicine of His Name, which has cured all disease. He
extended His Mercy to me, and resolved all these affairs.  || 2 ||   God 
confirmed His loving nature; He did not take my merits
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The Word of the Guru’s Shabad has become manifest, and through it, my honor was 
totally preserved.  || 3 ||   I speak as You
cause me to speak; O Lord and Master, You are the ocean of excellence. Nanak 
chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord,
according to the Teachings of Truth. God preserves the honor of His slaves.  || 
4 || 6 || 56 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  The
Creator  Lord  Himself  stood  between  us,  and  not  a  hair  upon  my  head  
was  touched.  The  Guru  made  my  cleansing  bath
successful; meditating on the Lord, Har, Har, my sins were erased.  || 1 ||   O 
Saints, the purifying pool of Ram Das is sublime.
Whoever bathes in it, his family and ancestry are saved, and his soul is saved 
as well.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The world sings
cheers of victory, and the fruits of his mind’s desires are obtained. Whoever 
comes and bathes here, and meditates on his
God, is safe and sound.  || 2 ||    One who bathes in the healing pool of the 
Saints, that humble being obtains the supreme
status. He does not die, or come and go in reincarnation; he meditates on the 
Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 3 ||   He alone
knows this about God, whom God blesses with His kindness. Baba Nanak seeks the 
Sanctuary of God; all his worries and
anxieties are dispelled.  || 4 || 7 || 57 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  The 
Supreme Lord God has stood by me and fulfilled me,
and nothing is left unfinished. Attached to the Guru’s feet, I am saved; I 
contemplate and cherish the Name of the Lord, Har,
Har.   || 1 ||    He is forever the Savior of His slaves. Bestowing His Mercy, 
He made me His own and preserved me; like a
mother or father, He cherishes me.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   By great good fortune, 
I found the True Guru, who obliterated the path
of  the  Messenger  of  Death.  My  consciousness  is  focused  on  loving,  
devotional  worship  of  the  Lord.  One  who  lives  in  this
meditation is very fortunate indeed.  || 2 ||    He sings the Ambrosial Word of 
the Guru’s Bani, and bathes in the dust of the
feet of the Holy. He Himself bestows His Name. God, the Creator, saves us.  || 
3 ||   The Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan
is the support of the breath of life. This is the perfect, pure wisdom. The 
Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, has granted His
Mercy; slave Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of his Lord and Master.  || 4 || 8 || 58 
||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Perfect Guru
has attached me to His feet. I have obtained the Lord as my companion, my 
support, my best friend. Wherever I go, I am
happy there. By His Kind Mercy, God united me with Himself.  || 1 ||    So sing 
forever the Glorious Praises of the Lord with
loving  devotion.  You  shall  obtain  all  the  fruits  of  your  mind’s  
desires,  and  the  Lord  shall  become  the  companion  and  the
support of your soul.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The Lord is the support of the 
breath of life. I am the dust of the feet of the Holy
people. I am a sinner, but the Lord made me pure. By His Kind Mercy, the Lord 
blessed me with His Praises.   || 2 ||    The
Supreme Lord God cherishes and nurtures me. He is always with me, the Protector 
of my soul. Singing the Kirtan of the Lord’s
Praises day and night, I shall not be consigned to reincarnation again.   || 3 
||    One who is blessed by the Primal Lord, the
Architect of Destiny, realizes the subtle essence of the Lord. The Messenger of 
Death does not come near him.


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In the Lord’s Sanctuary, Nanak has found peace.  || 4 || 9 || 59 ||   SORAT’H,  
FIFTH MEHL:  The Perfect Guru has made me
perfect. God is totally pervading and permeating everywhere. With joy and 
pleasure, I take my purifying bath. I am a sacrifice
to the Supreme Lord God.  || 1 ||   I enshrine the lotus feet of the Guru 
within my heart. Not even the tiniest obstacle blocks
my way; all my affairs are resolved.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Meeting with the 
Holy Saints, my evil-mindedness was eradicated. All
the sinners are purified. Bathing in the sacred pool of Guru Ram Das, all the 
sins one has committed are washed away.  || 2 ||
So sing forever the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe; joining the 
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, meditate
on Him. The fruits of your mind’s desires are obtained by meditating on the 
Perfect Guru within your heart.  || 3 ||   The Guru,
the Lord of the World, is blissful; chanting, meditating on the Lord of supreme 
bliss, He lives. Servant Nanak meditates on the
Naam, the Name of the Lord. God has confirmed His innate nature.  || 4 || 10 || 
60 ||    SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  In the ten
directions, the clouds cover the sky like a canopy; through the dark clouds, 
lightning flashes, and I am terrified. By bed is
empty, and my eyes are sleepless; my Husband Lord has gone far away.  || 1 ||   
 Now, I receive no messages from Him, O
mother! When my Beloved used to go even a mile away, He would send me four 
letters.  ||  Pause  ||   How could I forget this
Dear Beloved of mine? He is the Giver of peace, and all virtues. Ascending to 
His Mansion, I gaze upon His path, and my eyes
are filled with tears.  || 2 ||   The wall of egotism and pride separates us, 
but I can hear Him nearby. There is a veil between
us, like the wings of a butterfly; without being able to see Him, He seems so 
far away.  || 3 ||   The Lord and Master of all has
become merciful; He has dispelled all my sufferings. Says Nanak, when the Guru 
tore down the wall of egotism, then, I found
my Merciful Lord and Master.  || 4 ||   All my fears have been dispelled, O 
mother! Whoever I seek, the Guru leads me to find.
The Lord, our King, is the treasure of all virtue.  ||  Second Pause  || 11 || 
61 ||    SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Restorer of
what was taken away, the Liberator from captivity; the Formless Lord, the 
Destroyer of pain. I do not know about karma and
good deeds; I do not know about Dharma and righteous living. I am so greedy, 
chasing after Maya. I go by the name of God’s
devotee; please, save this honor of Yours.  || 1 ||   O Dear Lord, You are the 
honor of the dishonored. You make the unworthy
ones worthy, O my Lord of the Universe; I am a sacrifice to Your almighty 
creative power.   ||   Pause   ||    Like the child,
innocently making thousands of mistakes — his father teaches him, and scolds 
him so many times, but still, he hugs him close
in his embrace. Please forgive my past actions, God, and place me on Your path 
for the future.  || 2 ||   The Lord, the Inner-
knower, the Searcher of hearts, knows all about my state of mind; so who else 
should I go to and speak to? The Lord, the Lord
of the Universe, is not pleased by mere recitation of words; if it is pleasing 
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I have seen all other shelters, but Yours alone remains for me.  || 3 ||   
Becoming kind and compassionate, God the Lord and
Master Himself listens to my prayer. He unites me in Union with the Perfect 
True Guru, and all the cares and anxieties of my
mind are dispelled. The Lord, Har, Har, has placed the medicine of the Naam 
into my mouth; servant Nanak abides in peace.

|| 4 || 12 || 62 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  Remembering, remembering God in 
meditation, bliss ensues, and one is rid of all
suffering and pain. Singing the Glorious Praises of God, and meditating on Him, 
all my affairs are brought into harmony.  || 1

||   Your Name is the Life of the world. The Perfect Guru has taught me, that 
by meditating, I cross over the terrifying world-
ocean.  ||  Pause  ||   You are Your own advisor; You hear everything, God, and 
You do everything. You Yourself are the Giver,
and You Yourself are the Enjoyer. What can this poor creature do?  || 2 ||    
Which of Your Glorious Virtues should I describe
and speak of? Your value cannot be described. I live by beholding, beholding 
You, O God. Your glorious greatness is wonderful
and amazing!  || 3 ||   Granting His Grace, God my Lord and Master Himself 
saved my honor, and my intellect has been made
perfect. Forever and ever, Nanak is a sacrifice, longing for the dust of the 
feet of the Saints.   || 4 || 13 || 63 ||    SORAT’H,
FIFTH MEHL:   I bow in reverence to the Perfect Guru. God has resolved all my 
affairs. The Lord has showered me with His
Mercy. God has perfectly preserved my honor.   || 1 ||    He has become the 
help and support of His slave. The Creator has
achieved all my goals, and now, nothing is lacking.   ||   Pause   ||    The 
Creator Lord has caused the pool of nectar to be
constructed. The wealth of Maya follows in my footsteps, and now, nothing is 
lacking at all. This is pleasing to my Perfect True
Guru.  || 2 ||   Remembering, remembering the Merciful Lord in meditation, all 
beings have become kind and compassionate to
me. Hail! Hail to the Lord of the world, who created the perfect creation.  || 
3 ||    You are my Great Lord and Master. These
blessings and wealth are Yours. Servant Nanak has meditated on the One Lord; he 
has obtained the fruitful rewards for all
good deeds.  || 4 || 14 || 64 ||

SORAT’H,   FIFTH  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE,   DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Bathing  in  the  nectar  tank  of  Ram  Das,  the  residues  of  all  sins  
are  erased.  One  becomes  immaculately  pure,  taking  this
cleansing bath. The Perfect Guru has bestowed this gift.  || 1 ||    God has 
blessed all with peace and pleasure. Everything is
safe and sound, as we contemplate the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.  ||  Pause  || 
  In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy, filth is washed off. The Supreme Lord God has become our friend and 
helper. Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name
of the Lord. He has found God, the Primal Being.   || 2 || 1 || 65 ||    
SORAT’H,   FIFTH MEHL:   The Supreme Lord God has
established that home, in which He comes to mind.


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I found the Guru, the ocean of peace, and all my doubts were dispelled.  || 1 
||   This is the glorious greatness of the Naam.
Twenty-four hours a day, I sing His Glorious Praises. I obtained this from the 
Perfect Guru.   ||   Pause   ||    God’s sermon is
inexpressible. His humble servants speak words of Ambrosial Nectar. Slave Nanak 
has spoken. Through the Perfect Guru, it is
known.  || 2 || 2 || 66 ||    SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Guru has blessed me 
with peace here, and the Guru has arranged
peace and pleasure for me hereafter. I have all treasures and comforts, 
meditating on the Guru in my heart.  || 1 ||    This is
the glorious greatness of my True Guru; I have obtained the fruits of my mind’s 
desires. O Saints, His Glory increases day by
day.  ||  Pause  ||   All beings and creatures have become kind and 
compassionate to me; my God has made them so. Nanak
has met with the Lord of the world with intuitive ease, and with Truth, he is 
pleased.   || 2 || 3 || 67 ||    SORAT’H,   FIFTH
MEHL:  The Word of the Guru’s Shabad is my Saving Grace. It is a guardian 
posted on all four sides around me. My mind is
attached to the Lord’s Name. The Messenger of Death has run away in shame.   || 
1 ||    O Dear Lord, You are my Giver of
peace. The Perfect Lord, the Architect of Destiny, has shattered my bonds, and 
made my mind immaculately pure.  ||  Pause

||   O Nanak, God is eternal and imperishable. Service to Him shall never go 
unrewarded. Your slaves are in bliss; chanting and
meditating, their desires are fulfilled.  || 2 || 4 || 68 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  I am a sacrifice to my Guru. He has totally
preserved my honor. I have obtained the fruits of my mind’s desires. I meditate 
forever on my God.  || 1 ||   O Saints, without
Him, there is no other at all. He is God, the Cause of causes.  ||  Pause  ||   
My God has given me His Blessing. He has made
all creatures subject to me. Servant Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of 
the Lord, and all his sorrows depart.  || 2 || 5

||  69  ||     SORAT’H,   FIFTH  MEHL:   The  Perfect Guru  has  dispelled  the 
 fever.  The  unstruck  melody  of  the  sound  current
resounds. God has bestowed all comforts. In His Mercy, He Himself has given 
them.   || 1 ||    The True Guru Himself has
eradicated the disease. All the Sikhs and Saints are filled with joy, 
meditating on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  ||  Pause  ||
They obtain that which they ask for. God gives to His Saints. God saved 
Hargobind. Servant Nanak speaks the Truth.  || 2 || 6

|| 70 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  You make me do what pleases You. I have no 
cleverness at all. I am just a child — I seek
Your Protection. God Himself preserves my honor.  || 1 ||   The Lord is my 
King; He is my mother and father. In Your Mercy,
You cherish me; I do whatever You make me do.  ||  Pause  ||   The beings and 
creatures are Your creation. O God, their reins
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Whatever You cause us to do, we do. Nanak, Your slave, seeks Your Protection.  
|| 2 || 7 || 71 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  I
have woven the Lord’s Name into the fabric of my heart. All my affairs are 
resolved. His mind is attached to God’s feet, whose
destiny is perfect.  || 1 ||   Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the 
Holy, I meditate on the Lord. Twenty-four hours a
day, I worship and adore the Lord, Har, Har; I have obtained the fruits of my 
mind’s desires.  ||  Pause  ||   The seeds of my
past actions have sprouted. My mind is attached to the Lord’s Name. My mind and 
body are absorbed into the Blessed Vision
of the Lord’s Darshan. Slave Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. 
 || 2 || 8 || 72 ||    SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:
Meeting  with  the  Guru,  I  contemplate  God.  All  of  my  affairs  have  
been  resolved.  No  one  speaks  ill  of  me.  Everyone
congratulates me on my victory.  || 1 ||   O Saints, I seek the True Sanctuary 
of the Lord and Master. All beings and creatures
are in His hands; He is God, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.  ||  
Pause  ||    He has resolved all of my affairs. God
has confirmed His innate nature. God’s Name is the Purifier of sinners. Servant 
Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him.  || 2 || 9 ||
73 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Supreme Lord God created and embellished 
him. The Guru has saved this small child. So
celebrate and be happy, father and mother. The Transcendent Lord is the Giver 
of souls.  || 1 ||    Your slaves, O Lord, focus
on pure thoughts. You preserve the honor of Your slaves, and You Yourself 
arrange their affairs.  ||  Pause  ||   My God is so
benevolent. His Almighty Power is manifest. Nanak has come to His Sanctuary. He 
has obtained the fruits of his mind’s desires.

|| 2 || 10 || 74 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  Forever and ever, I chant the 
Lord’s Name. God Himself has saved my child. He
healed him from the smallpox. My troubles have been removed through the Lord’s 
Name.  || 1 ||   My God is forever Merciful.
He heard the prayer of His devotee, and now all beings are kind and 
compassionate to him.  ||  Pause  ||    God is Almighty,
the Cause of causes. Remembering the Lord in meditation, all pains and sorrows 
vanish. He has heard the prayer of His slave.
O Nanak, now everyone sleeps in peace.  || 2 || 11 || 75 ||    SORAT’H,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  I meditated on my Guru. I met with
Him, and returned home in joy. This is the glorious greatness of the Naam. Its 
value cannot be estimated.  || 1 ||   O Saints,
worship and adore the Lord, Har, Har, Har. Worship the Lord in adoration, and 
you shall obtain everything; your affairs shall all
be resolved.   ||   Pause   ||    He alone is attached in loving devotion to 
God, who realizes his great destiny. Servant Nanak
meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. He obtains the rewards of all joys 
and peace.  || 2 || 12 || 76 ||    SORAT’H,
FIFTH MEHL:   The Transcendent Lord has given me His support. The house of pain 
and disease has been demolished. The
men and women celebrate.


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The Lord God, Har, Har, has extended His Mercy.  || 1 ||    O Saints, there is 
peace everywhere. The Supreme Lord God, the
Perfect Transcendent Lord, is pervading everywhere.  ||  Pause  ||   The Bani 
of His Word emanated from the Primal Lord. It
eradicates all anxiety. The Lord is merciful, kind and compassionate. Nanak 
chants the Naam, the Name of the True Lord.  || 2

|| 13 || 77 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  Here and hereafter, He is our Savior. 
God, the True Guru, is Merciful to the meek. He
Himself protects His slaves. In each and every heart, the Beautiful Word of His 
Shabad resounds.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice to
the Guru’s Feet. Day and night, with each and every breath, I remember Him; He 
is totally pervading and  permeating  all
places.  ||  Pause  ||   He Himself has become my help and support. True is the 
support of the True Lord. Glorious and great is
devotional worship to You. Nanak has found God’s Sanctuary.   || 2 || 14 || 78 
||    SORAT’H,   FIFTH MEHL:   When it was
pleasing  to  the  Perfect  True  Guru,  then  I  chanted  the  Naam,  the  
Name  of  the  Pervading  Lord.  The  Lord  of  the  Universe
extended His Mercy to me, and God saved my honor.   || 1 ||    The Lord’s feet 
are forever peace-giving. Whatever fruit one
desires, he receives; his hopes shall not go in vain.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
That Saint, unto whom the Lord of Life, the Great Giver,
extends His Mercy — he alone sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. His soul 
is absorbed in loving devotional worship; his
mind is pleasing to the Supreme Lord God.  || 2 ||   Twenty-four hours a day, 
he chants the Praises of the Lord, and the bitter
poison does not affect him. My Creator Lord has united me with Himself, and the 
Holy Saints have become my companions.  ||
3 ||    Taking me by the hand, He has given me everything, and blended me with 
Himself. Says Nanak, everything has been
perfectly resolved; I have found the Perfect True Guru.  || 4 || 15 || 79 ||    
SORAT’H,   FIFTH MEHL:   Humility is my spiked
club. My dagger is to be the dust of all men’s feet. No evil-doer can withstand 
these weapons. The Perfect Guru has given me
this understanding.  || 1 ||   The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is the support 
and shelter of the Saints. One who remembers the
Lord in meditation, is emancipated; millions have been saved in this way.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   In the Society of the Saints, I sing
His  Praises.  I  have  found  this,  the  perfect  wealth  of  the  Lord.  
Says  Nanak,  I  have  eradicated  my  self-conceit.  I  see  the
Supreme Lord God everywhere.   || 2 || 16 || 80 ||    SORAT’H,   FIFTH MEHL:   
The Perfect Guru has done it perfectly. He
blessed me with forgiveness. I have found lasting peace and bliss. Everywhere, 
the people dwell in peace.  || 1 ||   Devotional
worship to the Lord is what gives rewards. The Perfect Guru, by His Grace, gave 
it to me; how rare are those who know this.

||  Pause  ||   Sing the Word of the Guru’s Bani, O Siblings of Destiny. That 
is always rewarding and peace-giving. Nanak has
meditated on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. He has realized his pre-ordained 
destiny.  || 2 || 17 || 81 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH
MEHL:


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I worship and adore the Perfect Guru. All my affairs have been resolved. All 
desires have been fulfilled. The unstruck melody of
the sound current resounds.  || 1 ||    O Saints, meditating on the Lord, we 
obtain peace. In the home of the Saints, celestial
peace is pervading; all pain and suffering is dispelled.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    
The Word of the Perfect Guru’s Bani is pleasing to
the Mind of the Supreme Lord God. Slave Nanak speaks the Unspoken, immaculate 
sermon of the Lord.   || 2 || 18 || 82 ||
SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  The hungry man is not ashamed to eat. Just so, the 
humble servant of the Lord sings the Glorious
Praises of the Lord.   || 1 ||    Why are you so lazy in your own affairs? 
Remembering Him in meditation, your face shall be
radiant in the Court of the Lord; you shall find peace, forever and ever.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   Just as the lustful man is enticed by
lust, so is the Lord’s slave pleased with the Lord’s Praise.   || 2 ||    Just 
as the mother holds her baby close, so does the
spiritual person cherish the Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 3 ||    This is 
obtained from the Perfect Guru. Servant Nanak
meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 4 || 19 || 83 ||   SORAT’H,  
FIFTH MEHL:  Safe and sound, I have returned
home.  The  slanderer’s  face  is  blackened  with  ashes.  The  Perfect  Guru  
has  dressed  in  robes  of  honor.  All  my  pains  and
sufferings are over.  || 1 ||   O Saints, this is the glorious greatness of the 
True Lord. He has created such wonder and glory!

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   I speak according to the Will of my Lord and Master. God’s 
slave chants the Word of His Bani. O Nanak, God
is the Giver of peace. He has created the perfect creation.  || 2 || 20 || 84 
||    SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  Within my heart, I
meditate on God. I have returned home safe and sound. The world has become 
contented. The Perfect Guru has saved me.  ||
1  ||     O  Saints,  my  God  is  forever  merciful.  The  Lord  of  the  
world  does  not  call  His  devotee  to  account;  He  protects  His
children.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    I have enshrined the Lord’s Name within my 
heart. He has resolved all my affairs. The Perfect
Guru was pleased, and blessed me, and now, Nanak shall never again suffer pain. 
 || 2 || 21 || 85 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:
The Lord abides in my mind and body. Everyone congratulates me on my victory. 
This is the glorious greatness of the Perfect
Guru. His value cannot be described.   || 1 ||    I am a sacrifice to Your 
Name. He alone, whom You have forgiven, O my
Beloved, sings Your Praises.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You are my Great Lord and 
Master. You are the support of the Saints. Nanak
has entered God’s Sanctuary. The faces of the slanderers are blackened with 
ashes.   || 2 || 22 || 86 ||    SORAT’H,   FIFTH
MEHL:  Peace in this world, O my friends, and bliss in the world hereafter — 
God has given me this. The Transcendent Lord
has arranged these arrangements; I shall never waver again.  || 1 ||   My mind 
is pleased with the True Lord Master. I know
the Lord to be pervading all.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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All beings are Yours, O Merciful Lord. You cherish Your devotees. Your glorious 
greatness is wonderful and marvellous. Nanak
ever meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 2 || 23 || 87 ||   
SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord is always with me.
The Messenger of Death does not approach me. God holds me close in His embrace, 
and protects me. True are the Teachings
of the True Guru.  || 1 ||    The Perfect Guru has done it perfectly. He has 
beaten and driven off my enemies, and given me,
His slave, the sublime understanding of the neutral mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
God has blessed all places with prosperity. I have
returned  again  safe  and  sound.  Nanak  has  entered  God’s  Sanctuary.  It  
has  eradicated  all  disease.   ||  2  ||  24  ||  88  ||
SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  The True Guru is the Giver of all peace and comfort — 
seek His Sanctuary. Beholding the Blessed
Vision    of His Darshan, bliss ensues, pain is dispelled, and one sings the 
Lord’s Praises.  || 1 ||   Drink in the sublime essence of
the  Lord,  O  Siblings  of  Destiny.  Chant  the  Naam,  the  Name  of  the  
Lord;  worship  the  Naam  in  adoration,  and  enter  the
Sanctuary of the Perfect Guru.   ||   Pause   ||    Only one who has such 
pre-ordained destiny receives it; he alone becomes
perfect, O Siblings of Destiny. Nanak’s prayer, O Dear God, is to remain 
lovingly absorbed in the Naam.   || 2 || 25 || 89 ||
SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord is the Cause of Causes, the Inner-knower, the 
Searcher of hearts; He preserves the honor
of      His servant. He is hailed and congratulated throughout the world, and 
he tastes the sublime essence of the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad.  || 1 ||   Dear God, Lord of the world, You are my only support. 
You are all-powerful, the Giver of Sanctuary;
twenty-four hours a day, I meditate on You.  ||  Pause  ||   That humble being, 
who vibrates upon You, O God, is not afflicted
by anxiety. Attached to the Feet of the True Guru, his fear is dispelled, and 
within his mind, he sings the Glorious Praises of the
Lord.   || 2 ||    He  abides  in  celestial  peace  and  utter  ecstasy; the  
True  Guru  has  comforted  him.  He  has  returned  home
victorious, with honor, and his hopes have been fulfilled.  || 3 ||    Perfect 
are the Teachings of the Perfect Guru; Perfect are
the actions of God. Grasping hold of the Guru’s feet, Nanak has crossed over 
the terrifying world-ocean, chanting the Name of
the Lord, Har, Har.  || 4 || 26 || 90 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  Becoming 
merciful, the Destroyer of the pains of the poor has
Himself devised all devices. In an instant, He has saved His humble servant; 
the Perfect Guru has cut away his bonds.  || 1 ||
O   my mind, meditate forever on the Guru, the Lord of the Universe. All 
illness shall depart from this body, and you shall obtain
the fruits of your mind’s desires.  ||  Pause  ||   God created all beings and 
creatures; He is lofty, inaccessible and infinite. In
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, Nanak meditates on the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord; his face is radiant in the
Court of the Lord.  || 2 || 27 || 91 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  I meditate in 
remembrance on my Lord. Day and night, I ever
meditate on Him. He gave me His hand, and protected me. I drink in the most 
sublime essence of the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||


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I am a sacrifice to my Guru. God, the Great Giver, the Perfect One, has become 
merciful to me, and now, all are kind to me.  ||
Pause  ||   Servant Nanak has entered His Sanctuary. He has perfectly preserved 
his honor. All suffering has been dispelled. So
enjoy peace, O my Siblings of Destiny!  || 2 || 28 || 92 ||   SORAT’H,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  Hear my prayer, O my Lord and Master;
all beings and creatures were created by You. You preserve the honor of Your 
Name, O Lord, Cause of causes.  || 1 ||   O Dear
God, Beloved, please, make me Your own. Whether good or bad, I am Yours.  ||  
Pause   ||    The Almighty Lord and Master
heard my prayer; cutting away my bonds, He has adorned me. He dressed me in 
robes of honor, and blended His servant with
Himself;  Nanak  is  revealed  in  glory  throughout  the  world.   ||  2  ||  
29  ||  93  ||     SORAT’H,   FIFTH  MEHL:   All  beings  and
creatures are subservient to all those who serve in the Lord’s Court. Their God 
made them His own, and carried them across
the  terrifying  world-ocean.    ||  1  ||      He  resolves  all  the  affairs 
 of  His  Saints.  He  is  merciful  to  the  meek,  kind  and
compassionate, the ocean of kindness, my Perfect Lord and Master.   ||   Pause  
 ||     I am  asked  to  come  and  be  seated,
everywhere I go, and I lack nothing. The Lord blesses His humble devotee with 
robes of honor; O Nanak, the Glory of God is
manifest.  || 2 || 30 || 94 ||

SORAT’H,   NINTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O mind, love the Lord. With your ears, hear the Glorious Praises of the Lord of 
the Universe, and with your tongue, sing His
song.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and 
meditate in remembrance on the Lord; even a
sinner like yourself will become pure. Death is on the prowl, with its mouth 
wide open, friend.   || 1 ||    Today or tomorrow,
eventually  it  will  seize  you;  understand  this  in  your  consciousness.  
Says  Nanak,  meditate,  and  vibrate  upon  the  Lord;  this
opportunity is slipping away!  || 2 || 1 ||   SORAT’H,  NINTH MEHL:  The mind 
remains in the mind. He does not meditate on
the Lord, nor does he perform service at sacred shrines, and so death seizes 
him by the hair.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Wife, friends,
children, carriages, property, total wealth, the entire world — know that all 
of these things are false. The Lord’s meditation
alone is true.   || 1 ||    Wandering, wandering around for so many ages, he 
has grown weary, and finally, he obtained this
human body. Says Nanak, this is the opportunity to meet the Lord; why don’t you 
remember Him in meditation?  || 2 || 2 ||
SORAT’H,   NINTH MEHL:   O mind, what evil-mindedness have you developed? You 
are engrossed in the pleasures of other
men’s wives, and slander; you have not worshipped the Lord at all.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   You do not know the way to liberation,
but you run all around chasing wealth.


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In the end, nothing shall go along with you; you have entrapped yourself in 
vain.  || 1 ||   You have not meditated or vibrated
upon the Lord; you have not served the Guru, or His humble servants; spiritual 
wisdom has not welled up within you. The
Immaculate Lord is within your heart, and yet you search for Him in the 
wilderness.  || 2 ||   Now that you have obtained this
human body, meditate on the Lord’s Feet; Nanak advises with this advice.   || 3 
|| 3 ||    SORAT’H,   NINTH MEHL:   O mind,
contemplate the Sanctuary of God. Meditating on Him in remembrance, Ganika the 
prostitute was saved; enshrine His Praises
within  your heart.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Meditating on Him in remembrance, 
Dhroo became immortal, and obtained the state of
fearlessness. The Lord and Master removes suffering in this way — why have you 
forgotten Him?   || 1 ||    As soon as the
elephant took to the protective Sanctuary of the Lord, the ocean of mercy, he 
escaped from the crocodile. How much can I
describe the Glorious Praises of the Naam? Whoever chants the Lord’s Name, his 
bonds are broken.  || 2 ||   Ajaamal, known
throughout the world as a sinner, was redeemed in an instant. Says Nanak, 
remember the Chintaamani, the jewel which fulfills
all desires, and you too shall be carried across and saved.   || 3 || 4 ||    
SORAT’H,   NINTH MEHL:   What efforts should the
mortal make, to attain devotional worship of the Lord, and eradicate the fear 
of death?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Which actions, what
sort of knowledge, and what religion — what Dharma should one practice? What 
Name of the Guru should one remember in
meditation, to cross over the terrifying world-ocean?  || 1 ||   In this Dark 
Age of Kali Yuga, the Name of the One Lord is the
treasure of mercy; chanting it, one obtains salvation. No other religion is 
comparable to this; so speak the Vedas.  || 2 ||   He
is beyond pain and pleasure, forever unattached; He is called the Lord of the 
world. He dwells deep within your inner self, O
Nanak, like the image in a mirror.  || 3 || 5 ||   SORAT’H,  NINTH MEHL:  O 
mother, how can I see the Lord of the world? In
the utter darkness of emotional attachment and spiritual ignorance, my mind 
remains entangled.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Deluded
by doubt, I have wasted my whole life; I have not obtained a stable intellect. 
I remain under the influence of corrupting sins,
night and day, and I have not renounced wickedness.  || 1 ||   I never joined 
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and
I did not sing the Kirtan of God’s Praises. O servant Nanak, I have no virtues 
at all; keep me in Your Sanctuary, Lord.  || 2 || 6

||   SORAT’H,  NINTH MEHL:  O mother, my mind is out of control. Night and day, 
it runs after sin and corruption. How can I
restrain it?   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    He listens to the teachings of the 
Vedas, the Puraanas and the Simritees, but he does not
enshrine them in his heart, even for an instant. Engrossed in the wealth and 
women of others, his life passes away uselessly.

|| 1 ||   He has gone insane with the wine of Maya, and does not understand 
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Deep within his heart, the Immaculate Lord dwells, but he does not know this 
secret.  || 2 ||   When I came to the Sanctuary
of the Holy Saints, all my evil-mindedness was dispelled. Then, O Nanak, I 
remembered the Chintaamani, the jewel which
fulfills all desires, and the noose of Death was snapped.  || 3 || 7 ||   
SORAT’H,  NINTH MEHL:  O man, grasp this Truth firmly
in your soul. The whole world is just like a dream; it will pass away in an 
instant.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Like a wall of sand, built
up  and  plastered  with  great  care,  which  does  not  last  even  a  few  
days,  just  so  are  the  pleasures  of  Maya.  Why  are  you
entangled in them, you ignorant fool?  || 1 ||   Understand this today — it is 
not yet too late! Chant and vibrate the Name of
the Lord. Says Nanak, this is the subtle wisdom of the Holy Saints, which I 
proclaim out loud to you.  || 2 || 8 ||    SORAT’H,
NINTH MEHL:   In this world, I have not found any true friend. The whole world 
is attached to its own pleasures, and when
trouble comes, no one is with you.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Wives, friends, 
children and relatives — all are attached to wealth.
When they see a poor man, they all forsake his company and run away.   || 1 ||  
  So what should I say to this crazy mind,
which is affectionately attached to them? The Lord is the Master of the meek, 
the Destroyer of all fears, and I have forgotten
to praise Him.  || 2 ||   Like a dog’s tail, which will never straighten out, 
the mind will not change, no matter how many things
are tried. Says Nanak, please, Lord, uphold the honor of Your innate nature; I 
chant Your Name.   || 3 || 9 ||    SORAT’H,
NINTH MEHL:   O mind, you have not accepted the Guru’s Teachings. What is the 
use of shaving your head, and wearing
saffron robes?   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Abandoning Truth, you cling to 
falsehood; your life is uselessly wasting away. Practicing
hypocrisy, you fill your belly, and then sleep like an animal.  || 1 ||   You 
do not know the Way of the Lord’s meditation; you
have sold yourself into Maya’s hands. The madman remains entangled in vice and 
corruption; he has forgotten the jewel of the
Naam.   || 2 ||    He remains thoughtless, not thinking of the Lord of the 
Universe; his life is uselessly passing away. Says
Nanak, O Lord, please, confirm your innate nature; this mortal is continually 
making mistakes.  || 3 || 10 ||   SORAT’H,  NINTH
MEHL:   That man, who in the midst of pain, does not feel pain, who is not 
affected by pleasure, affection or fear, and who
looks alike upon gold and dust; || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Who is not swayed by 
either slander or praise, nor affected by greed,
attachment or pride; who remains unaffected by joy and sorrow, honor and 
dishonor;  || 1 ||    who renounces all hopes and
desires and remains desireless in the world; who is not touched by sexual 
desire or anger — within his heart, God dwells.  || 2

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O Nanak, he merges with the Lord of the Universe, like water with water.   || 3 
|| 11 ||    SORAT’H,   NINTH MEHL:   O dear
friend, know this in your mind. The world is entangled in its own pleasures; no 
one is for anyone else.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    In
good times, many come and sit together, surrounding you on all four sides. But 
when hard times come, they all leave, and no
one comes near you.   || 1 ||    Your wife, whom you love so much, and who has 
remained ever attached to you, runs away
crying, “Ghost! Ghost!”, as soon as the swan-soul leaves this body.  || 2 ||   
This is the way they act — those whom we love so
much. At the very last moment, O Nanak, no one is any use at all, except the 
Dear Lord.  || 3 || 12 || 139 ||

SORAT’H,   FIRST  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE,   ASHTAPADEES,   CHAU-TUKAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I am not torn by duality, because I do not worship any other than the Lord; I 
do not visit tombs or crematoriums. I do not
enter the houses of strangers, engrossed in desire. The Naam, the Name of the 
Lord, has satisfied my desires. Deep within my
heart, the Guru has shown me the home of my being, and my mind is imbued with 
peace and poise, O Siblings of Destiny. You
Yourself are all-knowing, and You Yourself are all-seeing; You alone bestow 
intelligence, O Lord.  || 1 ||   My mind is detached,
imbued with detachment; the Word of the Shabad has pierced my mind, O my 
mother. God’s Light shines continually within
the nucleus of my deepest self; I am lovingly attached to the Bani, the Word of 
the True Lord Master.  ||  Pause  ||   Countless
detached  renunciates  talk  of  detachment  and  renunciation,  but he  alone  
is  a  true  renunciate,  who  is  pleasing  to  the  Lord
Master. The Word of the Shabad is ever in his heart; he is absorbed in the Fear 
of God, and he works to serve the Guru. He
remembers the One Lord, his mind does not waver, and he restrains its 
wanderings. He is intoxicated with celestial bliss, and is
ever imbued with the Lord’s Love; he sings the Glorious Praises of the True 
Lord.  || 2 ||   The mind is like the wind, but if it
comes to rest in peace, even for an instant, then he shall abide in the peace 
of the Name, O Siblings of Destiny. His tongue,
eyes and ears are imbued with Truth; O Lord, You quench the fires of desire. In 
hope, the renunciate remains free of hopes; in
the home of his own inner self, he is absorbed in the trance of deep 
meditation. He remains content, satisfied with the charity
of the Naam; he drinks in the Ambrosial Amrit with ease.  || 3 ||   There is no 
renunciation in duality, as long as there is even a
particle of duality. The whole world is Yours, Lord; You alone are the Giver. 
There is not any other, O Siblings of Destiny. The
self-willed manmukh dwells in misery forever, while the Lord bestows greatness 
upon the Gurmukh. God is infinite, endless,
inaccessible and unfathomable; His worth cannot be described.  || 4 ||    The 
consciousness in deep Samaadhi, the Supreme
Being, the Lord of the three worlds — these are Your Names, Lord. The creatures 
born into this world have their destiny
inscribed upon their foreheads; they experience according to their destinies. 
The Lord Himself causes them to do good and bad
deeds; He Himself makes them steadfast in devotional worship. The filth of 
their mind and mouth is washed off when they live
in the Fear of God; the inaccessible Lord Himself blesses them with spiritual 
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Only those who taste it know its sweet taste, like the mute, who eats the 
candy, and only smiles. How can I describe the
indescribable, O Siblings of Destiny? I shall follow His Will forever. If one 
meets with the Guru, the Generous Giver, then he
understands; those  who  have  no  Guru  cannot understand this.  As  the  Lord 
causes  us  to act, so  do we  act,  O  Siblings  of
Destiny.  What  other  clever  tricks  can  anyone  try?   ||  6  ||     Some  
are  deluded  by  doubt,  while  others  are  imbued  with
devotional worship; Your play is infinite and endless. As You engage them, they 
receive the fruits of their rewards; You alone
are the One who issues Your Commands. I would serve You, if anything were my 
own; my soul and body are Yours. One who
meets with the True Guru, by His Grace, takes the Support of the Ambrosial 
Naam.  || 7 ||   He dwells in the heavenly realms,
and his virtues radiantly shine forth; meditation and spiritual wisdom are 
found in virtue. The Naam is pleasing to his mind; he
speaks it, and causes others to speak it as well. He speaks the essential 
essence of wisdom. The Word of the Shabad is his
Guru and spiritual teacher, profound and unfathomable; without the Shabad, the 
world is insane. He is a perfect renunciate,
naturally at ease, O Nanak, whose mind is pleased with the True Lord.  || 8 || 
1 ||   SORAT’H,  FIRST MEHL,  TI-TUKAS:  Hope
and desire are entrapments, O Siblings of Destiny. Religious rituals and 
ceremonies are traps. Because of good and bad deeds,
one is born into the world, O Siblings of Destiny; forgetting the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, he is ruined. This Maya is the
enticer of the world, O Siblings of Destiny; all such actions are corrupt.  || 
1 ||   Listen, O ritualistic Pandit: that religious ritual
which produces happiness, O Siblings of Destiny, is contemplation of the 
essence of the soul.  ||  Pause  ||    You may stand
and recite the Shaastras and the Vedas, O Siblings of Destiny, but these are 
just worldly actions. Filth cannot be washed away
by hypocrisy, O Siblings of Destiny; the filth of corruption and sin is within 
you. This is how the spider is destroyed, O Siblings
of Destiny, by falling head-long in its own web.  || 2 ||    So many are 
destroyed by their own evil-mindedness, O Siblings of
Destiny; in the love of duality, they are ruined. Without the True Guru, the 
Name is not obtained, O Siblings of Destiny; without
the Name, doubt does not depart. If one serves the True Guru, then he obtains 
peace, O Siblings of Destiny; his comings and
goings are ended.  || 3 ||   True celestial peace comes from the Guru, O 
Siblings of Destiny; the immaculate mind is absorbed
into the True Lord. One who serves the Guru, understands, O Siblings of 
Destiny; without the Guru, the way is not found.
What can anyone do, with greed within? O Siblings of Destiny, by telling lies, 
they eat poison.  || 4 ||   O Pandit, by churning
cream, butter is produced. By churning water, you shall only see water, O 
Siblings of Destiny; this world is like that. Without
the Guru, he is ruined by doubt, O Siblings of Destiny; the unseen Divine Lord 
is in each and every heart.  || 5 ||   This world is
like a thread of cotton, O Siblings of Destiny, which Maya has tied on all ten 
sides. Without the Guru, the knots cannot be
untied, O Siblings of Destiny; I am so tired of religious rituals. This world 
is deluded by doubt, O Siblings of Destiny; no one
can say anything about it.  || 6 ||   Meeting with the Guru, the Fear of God 
comes to abide in the mind; to die in the Fear of
God is one’s true destiny. In the Court of the Lord, the Naam is far superior 
to ritualistic cleansing baths, charity and good
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One who implants the Naam within himself, through the Guru’s halter — O 
Siblings of Destiny, the Lord dwells in his mind, and
he  is  free  of  hypocrisy.   ||  7  ||     This  body  is  the  jeweller’s  
shop,  O  Siblings  of  Destiny;  the  incomparable  Naam  is  the
merchandise. The merchant secures this merchandise, O Siblings of Destiny, by 
contemplating the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.
Blessed is the merchant, O Nanak, who meets the Guru, and engages in this 
trade.   || 8 || 2 ||    SORAT’H,   FIRST MEHL:
Those who serve the True Guru, O Beloved, their companions are saved as well. 
No one blocks their way, O Beloved, and the
Lord’s Ambrosial Nectar is on their tongue. Without the Fear of God, they are 
so heavy that they sink and drown, O Beloved;
but the Lord, casting His Glance of Grace, carries them across.  || 1 ||   I 
ever praise You, O Beloved, I ever sing Your Praises.
Without the boat, one is drowned in the sea of fear, O Beloved; how can I reach 
the distant shore?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I praise
the Praiseworthy Lord, O Beloved; there is no other one to praise. Those who 
praise my God are good, O Beloved; they are
imbued with the Word of the Shabad, and His Love. If I join them, O Beloved, I 
can churn the essence and so find joy.  || 2 ||
The gateway to honor is Truth, O Beloved; it bears the Insignia of the True 
Name of the Lord. We come into the world, and we
depart, with our destiny written and pre-ordained, O Beloved; realize the 
Command of the Commander. Without the Guru, this
Command is not understood, O Beloved; True is the Power of the True Lord.  || 3 
||   By His Command, we are conceived, O
Beloved, and by His Command, we grow in the womb. By His Command, we are born, 
O Beloved, head-first, and upside-down.
The Gurmukh is honored in the Court of the Lord, O Beloved; he departs after 
resolving his affairs.  || 4 ||   By His Command,
one comes into the world, O Beloved, and by His Will, he goes. By His Will, 
some are bound and gagged and driven away, O
Beloved; the self-willed manmukhs suffer their punishment. By His Command, the 
Word of the Shabad, is realized, O Beloved,
and one goes to the Court of the Lord robed in honor.  || 5 ||   By His 
Command, some accounts are accounted for, O Beloved;
by His Command, some suffer in egotism and duality. By His Command, one wanders 
in reincarnation, O Beloved; deceived by
sins and demerits, he cries out in his suffering. If he comes to realize the 
Command of the Lord’s Will, O Beloved, then he is
blessed with Truth and Honor.  || 6 ||   It is so difficult to speak it, O 
Beloved; how can we speak, and hear, the True Name? I
am a sacrifice to those who praise the Lord, O Beloved. I have obtained the 
Name, and I am satisfied, O Beloved; by His
Grace, I am united in His Union.  || 7 ||   If my body were to become the 
paper, O Beloved, and my mind the inkpot; and if my
tongue became the pen, O Beloved, I would write, and contemplate, the Glorious 
Praises of the True Lord. Blessed is that
scribe, O Nanak, who writes the True Name, and enshrines it within his heart.   
|| 8 || 3 ||    SORAT’H,   FIRST MEHL,   DU-
TUKAS:   You  are  the  Giver  of  virtue,  O  Immaculate  Lord,  but  my  mind 
 is  not  immaculate,  O  Siblings  of  Destiny.  I  am  a
worthless sinner, O Siblings of Destiny; virtue is obtained from You alone, 
Lord.   || 1 ||    O my Beloved Creator Lord, You
create, and You behold. I am a hypocritical sinner, O Siblings of Destiny.


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Bless my mind and body with Your Name, O Lord.   ||   Pause   ||    The 
poisonous Maya has enticed the consciousness, O
Siblings  of  Destiny;  through  clever  tricks,  one  loses  his  honor.  The  
True  Lord  and  Master  abides  in  the  consciousness,  O
Siblings of Destiny, if the Guru’s spiritual wisdom permeates it.  || 2 ||    
Beautiful, beautiful, the Lord is called, O Siblings of
Destiny; beautiful, like the deep crimson color of the poppy. If man loves the 
Lord with detachment, O Siblings of Destiny, he is
judged to be true and infallible in the Lord’s court and home.  || 3 ||   You 
are pervading the realms of the underworld and the
heavenly skies; Your wisdom and glories are in each and every heart. Meeting 
with the Guru, one finds peace, O Siblings of
Destiny, and pride is dispelled from the mind.  || 4 ||   Scrubbing with water, 
the body can be cleaned, O Siblings of Destiny,
but the body becomes dirty again. Bathing in the supreme essence of spiritual 
wisdom, O Siblings of Destiny, the mind and
body become pure.  || 5 ||    Why worship gods and goddesses, O Siblings of 
Destiny? What can we ask of them? What can
they give us? The stone gods are washed with water, O Siblings of Destiny, but 
they just sink in the water.  || 6 ||    Without
the Guru, the unseen Lord cannot be seen, O Siblings of Destiny; the world is 
drowning, having lost its honor. Greatness is in
the hands of my Lord and Master, O Siblings of Destiny; as He is pleased, He 
gives.  || 7 ||   That soul-bride, who talks sweetly
and speaks the Truth, O Siblings of Destiny, becomes pleasing to her Husband 
Lord. Pierced by His Love, she abides in Truth,
O Siblings of Destiny, deeply imbued with the Lord’s Name.  || 8 ||   Everyone 
calls God his own, O Siblings of Destiny, but the
all-knowing Lord is known only through the Guru. Those who are pierced by His 
Love are saved, O Siblings of Destiny; they
bear the Insignia of the True Word of the Shabad.  || 9 ||   A large pile of 
firewood, O Siblings of Destiny, will burn if a small
fire is applied. In the same way, if the Naam, the Name of the Lord, dwells in 
the heart for a moment, even for an instant, O
Siblings of Destiny, then one meets the Lord with ease, O Nanak.  || 10 || 4 ||

SORAT’H,   THIRD  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE,   TI-TUKAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

You always preserve the honor of Your devotees, O Dear Lord; You have protected 
them from the very beginning of time. You
protected Your servant Prahlaad, O Dear Lord, and annihilated Harnaakhash. The 
Gurmukhs place their faith in the Dear Lord,
but the self-willed manmukhs are deluded by doubt.  || 1 ||   O Dear Lord, this 
is Your Glory. You preserve the honor of Your
devotees, O Lord Master; Your devotees seek Your Sanctuary.   ||   Pause   ||   
 The Messenger of Death cannot touch Your
devotees; death cannot even approach them. The Name of the Lord alone abides in 
their minds; through the Naam, the Name
of the Lord, they find liberation. Wealth and all the spiritual powers of the 
Siddhis fall at the feet of the Lord’s devotees; they
obtain peace and poise from the Guru.  || 2 ||    The self-willed manmukhs have 
no faith; they are filled with greed and self-
interest. They are not Gurmukh — they do not understand the Word of the Shabad 
in their hearts; they do not love the Naam,
the Name of the Lord. Their masks of falsehood and hypocrisy shall fall off; 
the self-willed manmukhs speak with insipid words.

|| 3 ||   You are pervading through Your devotees, O Dear God; through Your 
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All the people are enticed by Maya; they are Yours, Lord — You alone are the 
Architect of Destiny. Overcoming my egotism
and quieting the desires within my mind, I have come to realize the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad.  || 4 ||    God automatically
does the work of those who love the Name of the Lord. By Guru’s Grace, he ever 
dwells in their minds, and He resolves all
their affairs. Whoever challenges them is destroyed; they have the Lord God as 
their Savior.  || 5 ||   Without serving the True
Guru, no one finds the Lord; the self-willed manmukhs die crying out in pain. 
They come and go, and find no place of rest; in
pain and suffering, they perish. But one who becomes Gurmukh drinks in the 
Ambrosial Nectar, and is easily absorbed in the
True Name.  || 6 ||    Without serving the True Guru, one cannot escape 
reincarnation, even by performing numerous rituals.
Those who read the Vedas, and argue and debate without the Lord, lose their 
honor. True is the True Guru, and True is the
Word of His Bani; in the Guru’s Sanctuary, one is saved.  || 7 ||    Those 
whose minds are filled with the Lord are judged as
true in the Court of the Lord; they are hailed as true in the True Court. Their 
praises echo throughout the ages, and no one
can erase them. Nanak is forever a sacrifice to those who enshrine the Lord 
within their hearts.  || 8 || 1 ||   SORAT’H,  THIRD
MEHL,  DU-TUKAS:  He Himself forgives the worthless, O Siblings of Destiny; He 
commits them to the service of the True Guru.
Service to the True Guru is sublime, O Siblings of Destiny; through it, one’s 
consciousness is attached to the Lord’s Name.  || 1

||    The Dear Lord forgives, and unites with Himself. I am a sinner, totally 
without virtue, O Siblings of Destiny; the Perfect
True Guru has blended me.  ||  Pause  ||    So many, so many sinners have been 
forgiven, O beloved one, by contemplating
the True Word of the Shabad. They got on board the boat of the True Guru, who 
carried them across the terrifying world-
ocean, O Siblings of Destiny.  || 2 ||   I have been transformed from rusty 
iron into gold, O Siblings of Destiny, united in Union
with the Guru, the Philosopher’s Stone. Eliminating my self-conceit, the Name 
has come to dwell within my mind, O Siblings of
Destiny; my light has merged in the Light.   || 3 ||    I am a sacrifice, I am 
a sacrifice, O Siblings of Destiny, I am forever a
sacrifice to my True Guru. He has given me the treasure of the Naam; O Siblings 
of Destiny, through the Guru’s Teachings, I
am absorbed in celestial bliss.  || 4 ||   Without the Guru, celestial peace is 
not produced, O Siblings of Destiny; go and ask the
spiritual teachers about this. Serve the True Guru forever, O Siblings of 
Destiny, and eradicate self-conceit from within.  || 5 ||
Under Guru’s Instruction, the Fear of God is produced, O Siblings of Destiny; 
true and excellent are the deeds done in the Fear
of God. Then, one is blessed with the treasure of the Lord’s Love, O Siblings 
of Destiny, and the Support of the True Name.  ||
6 ||   I fall at the feet of those who serve their True Guru, O Siblings of 
Destiny. I have fulfilled my life, O Siblings of Destiny,
and my family has been saved as well.   || 7 ||    The True Word of the Guru’s 
Bani, and the True Word of the Shabad, O
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O Nanak, with the Name of the Lord abiding in one’s mind, no obstacles stand in 
one’s way, O Siblings of Destiny.   || 8 || 2 ||
SORAT’H,  THIRD MEHL:  The Dear Lord is realized through the Word of His 
Shabad, O Siblings of Destiny, which is found only by
perfect destiny. The happy soul-brides are forever in peace, O Siblings of 
Destiny; night and day, they are attuned to the Lord’s
Love.  || 1 ||   O Dear Lord, You Yourself color us in Your Love. Sing, 
continually sing His Praises, imbued with His Love, O Siblings
of Destiny; be in love with the Lord.  ||  Pause  ||    Work to serve the Guru, 
O Siblings of Destiny; abandon self-conceit, and and
focus your consciousness. You shall be in peace forever, and you shall not 
suffer in pain any longer, O Siblings of Destiny; the Lord
Himself shall come and abide in your mind.  || 2 ||   She who does not know the 
Will of her Husband Lord, O Siblings of Destiny, is
an ill-mannered and bitter bride. She does things with a stubborn mind, O 
Siblings of Destiny; without the Name, she is false.  || 3 ||
They alone sing the Lord’s Praises, who have such pre-ordained destiny written 
upon their foreheads, O Siblings of Destiny; through
the Love of the True Lord, they find detachment. Night and day, they are imbued 
with His Love; they utter His Glorious Praises, O
Siblings of Destiny, and they lovingly focus their consciousness on the 
Fearless Guru.  || 4 ||   He kills and revives all, O Siblings of
Destiny; serve Him, day and night. How can we forget Him from our minds, O 
Siblings of Destiny? His gifts are glorious and great.

|| 5 ||    The self-willed manmukh is filthy and double-minded, O Siblings of 
Destiny; the finds no place of rest in the Court of the
Lord. But if she becomes Gurmukh, then she chants the Glorious Praises of the 
Lord, O Siblings of Destiny; the meets her True
Beloved, and merges in Him.  || 6 ||   In this life, she has not focused her 
consciousness on the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny; how can
she show her  face when she leaves?  In spite of  the warning calls  which  
were  sounded,  she  has  been  plundered,  O  Siblings  of
Destiny; she yearned only for corruption.   || 7 ||    Those who dwell upon the 
Naam, O Siblings of Destiny, their bodies are ever
peaceful and tranquil. O Nanak, dwell upon the Naam; the Lord is infinite, 
virtuous and unfathomable, O Siblings of Destiny.  || 8 ||
3 ||

SORAT’H,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE,   ASHTAPADEES:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The One who created the whole world, O Siblings of Destiny, is the Almighty 
Lord, the Cause of causes. He fashioned the soul
and the body, O Siblings of Destiny, by His own power. How can He be described? 
How can He be seen, O Siblings of Destiny?
The Creator is One; He is indescribable. Praise the Guru, the Lord of the 
Universe, O Siblings of Destiny; through Him, the
essence is known.  || 1 ||   O my mind, meditate on the Lord, the Lord God. He 
blesses His servant with the gift of the Naam;
He is the Destroyer of pain and suffering.  ||   Pause   ||    Everything is in 
His home, O Siblings of Destiny; His warehouse is
overflowing with the nine treasures. His worth cannot be estimated, O Siblings 
of Destiny; He is lofty, inaccessible and infini te.
He cherishes all beings and creatures, O Siblings of Destiny; he continually 
takes care of them. So meet with the Perfect True
Guru, O Siblings of Destiny, and merge in the Word of the Shabad.  || 2 ||    
Adoring the feet of the True Guru, O Siblings of
Destiny, doubt and fear are dispelled. Joining the Society of the Saints, 
cleanse your mind, O Siblings of Destiny, and dwell in
the Name of the Lord. The darkness of ignorance shall be dispelled, O Siblings 
of Destiny, and the lotus of your heart shall
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By the Guru’s Word, peace wells up, O Siblings of Destiny; all fruits are with 
the True Guru.  || 3 ||    Give up your sense of
mine and yours, O Siblings of Destiny, and become the dust of the feet of all. 
In each and every heart, God is contained, O
Siblings of Destiny; He sees, and hears, and is ever-present with us. On that 
day when one forgets the Supreme Lord God, O
Siblings of Destiny, on that day, one ought to die crying out in pain. He is 
the all-powerful Cause of Causes, O Siblings of
Destiny; he is totally filled with all powers.   || 4 ||    The Love of the 
Name is the greatest treasure, O Siblings of Destiny;
through it, emotional attachment to Maya is dispelled. If it is pleasing to His 
Will, then He unites us in His Union, O Siblings of
Destiny; the Naam, the Name of the Lord, comes to abide in the mind. The 
heart-lotus of the Gurmukh blossoms forth, O
Siblings of Destiny, and the heart is illumined. The Glory of God has been 
revealed, O Siblings of Destiny, and the earth and
sky have blossomed forth.  || 5 ||   The Perfect Guru has blessed me with 
contentment, O Siblings of Destiny; day and night, I
remain attached to the Lord’s Love. My tongue continually chants the Lord’s 
Name, O Siblings of Destiny; this is the true taste,
and  the  object  of  human  life.  Listening  with  my  ears,  I  hear  and  
so  I  live,  O  Siblings  of  Destiny;  I  have  obtained  the
unchanging, unmoving state. That soul,which does not place its faith in the 
Lord shall burn, O Siblings of Destiny.  || 6 ||   My
Lord and Master has so many virtues, O Siblings of Destiny; I am a sacrifice to 
Him. He nurtures even the most worthless, O
Siblings  of  Destiny,  and gives  home  to the  homeless. He  gives  us  
nourishment with  each  and every  breath,  O  Siblings  of
Destiny; His Name is everlasting. One who meets with the True Guru, O Siblings 
of Destiny, does so only by perfect destiny.  ||
7 ||    Without Him, I cannot live, even for an instant, O Siblings of Destiny; 
He is totally filled with all powers. With every
breath and morsel of food, I will not forget Him, O Siblings of Destiny; I 
behold Him ever-present. In the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, I meet Him, O Siblings of Destiny; He is totally pervading 
and permeating everywhere. Those who do
not embrace love for the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny, always die crying out in 
pain.  || 8 ||    Grasping hold of the hem of His
robe, O Siblings of Destiny, we are carried across the world-ocean of fear and 
pain. By His Glance of Grace, He has blessed us,
O Siblings of Destiny; He shall be with us until the very end. My mind and body 
are soothed and calmed, O Siblings of Destiny,
nourished by the food of the Naam. Nanak has entered His Sanctuary, O Siblings 
of Destiny; the Lord is the Destroyer of sins.

|| 9 || 1 ||    SORAT’H,  FIFTH MEHL:  The womb of the mother is an ocean of 
pain, O Beloved; even there, the Lord causes
His  Name  to  be  chanted.  When  he  emerges,  he  finds  corruption  
pervading  everywhere,  O  Beloved,  and  he  becomes
increasingly  attached  to  Maya.  One  whom  the  Lord  blesses  with  His  
kind  favor,  O  Beloved,  meets  the  Perfect  Guru.  He
worships the Lord in adoration with each and every breath, O Beloved; he is 
lovingly attached to the Lord’s Name.   || 1 ||
You are the support of my mind and body, O Beloved; You are the support of my 
mind and body. There is no other Creator
except for You, O Beloved; You alone are the Inner-knower, the Searcher of 
hearts.  ||  Pause  ||    After wandering in doubt
for millions of incarnations, he comes into the world, O  Beloved;  for  
uncounted  lifetimes,  he  has  suffered  in  pain.  He  has
forgotten his True Lord and Master, O Beloved, and so he suffers terrible 
punishment. Those who meet with the Perfect True
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We are saved by following those, O Beloved, who seek the Sanctuary of the True 
Lord.  || 2 ||   He thinks that his food is so
sweet, O Beloved, but it makes his body ill. It turns out to be bitter, O 
Beloved, and it produces only sadness. The Lord leads
him astray in the enjoyment of pleasures, O Beloved, and so his sense of 
separation does not depart. Those who meet the
Guru are saved, O Beloved; this is their pre-ordained destiny.  || 3 ||   He is 
filled with longing for Maya, O Beloved, and so the
Lord does not ever come into his mind. Those who forget You, O Supreme Lord 
Master, their bodies turn to dust. They cry out
and  scream  horribly,  O  Beloved,  but  their  torment  does  not  end.  
Those  who  meet  the  Guru,  and  reform  themselves,  O
Beloved, their capital remains intact.  || 4 ||   As far as possible, do not 
associate with the faithless cynics, O Beloved. Meeting
with them, the Lord is forgotten, O Beloved, and you rise and depart with a 
blackened face. The self-willed manmukh finds no
rest or shelter, O Beloved; in the Court of the Lord, they are punished. Those 
who meet with the Guru, and reform themselves,
O  Beloved,  their  affairs  are  resolved.   ||  5  ||     One  may  have  
thousands  of  clever  tricks  and  techniques  of  austere  self-
discipline, O Beloved, but not even one of them will go with him. Those who 
turn their backs on the Lord of the Universe, O
Beloved, their families are stained with disgrace. He does not know that thing 
which is, O Beloved; falsehood will not help him.
Those who meet with the True Guru, O Beloved, dwell upon the True Name.   || 6 
||    When the Lord casts His Glance of
Grace, O Beloved, one is blessed with Truth, contentment, wisdom and 
meditation. Night and day, he sings the Kirtan of the
Lord’s Praises, O Beloved, totally filled with Ambrosial Nectar. He crosses 
over the sea of pain, O Beloved, and swims across
the terrifying world-ocean. One who is pleasing to His Will, He unites with 
Himself, O Beloved; he is forever true.  || 7 ||   The
all-powerful Divine Lord is compassionate, O Beloved; He is the Support of His 
devotees. I seek His Sanctuary, O Beloved; He
is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. He has adorned me in this world 
and the next, O Beloved; He has placed the
Emblem of Truth upon my forehead. I shall never forget that God, O Beloved; 
Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him.  || 8 || 2 ||

SORAT’H,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE,   ASHTAPADEES:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

They read scriptures, and contemplate the Vedas; they practice the inner 
cleansing techniques of Yoga, and control of the
breath. But they cannot escape from the company of the five passions; they are 
increasingly bound to egotism.   || 1 ||    O
Beloved, this is not the way to meet the Lord; I have performed these rituals 
so many times. I have collapsed, exhausted, at
the Door of my Lord Master; I pray that He may grant me a discerning intellect. 
 ||  Pause  ||   One may remain silent and use
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He may make pilgrimages to river banks and sacred shrines all over the world, 
but his sense of duality will not leave him.   || 2 ||
His mind’s desires may lead him to go and dwell at sacred places of pilgrimage, 
and offer his head to be sawn off; but this will not
cause the filth of his mind to depart, even though he may make thousands of 
efforts.  || 3 ||   He may give gifts of all sorts — gold,
women, horses and elephants. He may make offerings of corn, clothes and land in 
abundance, but this will not lead him to the
Lord’s Door.  || 4 ||   He may remain devoted to worship and adoration, bowing 
his forehead to the floor, practicing the six religious
rituals. He indulges in egotism and pride, and falls into entanglements, but he 
does not meet the Lord by these devices.  || 5 ||   He
practices the eighty-four postures of Yoga, and acquires the supernatural 
powers of the Siddhas, but he gets tired of practicing
these. He lives a long life, but is reincarnated again and again; he has not 
met with the Lord.   || 6 ||    He may enjoy princely
pleasures,  and  regal  pomp  and  ceremony,  and  issue  unchallenged  
commands.  He  may  lie  on  beautiful  beds,  perfumed  with
sandalwood oil, but this will led him only to the gates of the most horrible 
hell.  || 7 ||    Singing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises in
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is the highest of all actions. Says 
Nanak, he alone obtains it, who is pre-destined to
receive it.  || 8 ||   Your slave is intoxicated with this Love of Yours. The 
Destroyer of the pains of the poor has become merciful to
me, and this mind is imbued with the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har.  ||  Second 
Pause  || 1 || 3 ||

VAAR  OF  RAAG  SORAT’H,   FOURTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  Sorat’h is always beautiful, if it brings the True Lord 
to dwell in the mind of the soul-bride. Her teeth
are clean and her mind is not split by duality; the Name of the True Lord is on 
her tongue. Here and hereafter, she abides in
the Fear of God, and serves the True Guru without hesitation. Discarding 
worldly adornments, she meets her Husband Lord,
and she celebrates joyfully with Him. She is adorned forever with the Name in 
her mind, and she does not have even an iota of
filth. Her husband’s younger and elder brothers, the corrupt desires, have 
died, suffering in pain; and now, who fears Maya,
the mother-in-law? If she becomes pleasing to her Husband Lord, O Nanak, she 
bears the jewel of good karma upon her
forehead, and everything is Truth to her.   || 1 ||    FOURTH MEHL:   Sorat’h 
is beautiful only when it leads the soul-bride to
seek  the Lord’s Name. She pleases her Guru and God; under Guru’s Instruction, 
she speaks the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
She is attracted to the Lord’s Name, day and night, and her body is drenched in 
the color of the Love of the Lord, Har, Har. No
other being like the Lord God can be found; I have looked and searched over the 
whole world. The Guru, the True Guru, has
implanted the Naam within me; my mind does not waver any more. Servant Nanak is 
the Lord’s slave, the slave of the slaves
of     the Guru, the True Guru.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   You Yourself are the 
Creator, the Fashioner of the world. You Yourself have
arranged the play, and You Yourself arrange it. You Yourself are the Giver and 
the Creator; You Yourself are the Enjoyer. The
Word  of Your Shabad is pervading everywhere, O Creator Lord. As Gurmukh, I 
ever praise the Lord; I am a sacrifice to the
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SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   In the flames of egotism, he is burnt to death; he 
wanders in doubt and the love of duality. The
Perfect True Guru saves him, making him His own. This world is burning; through 
the Sublime Word of the Guru’s Shabad, this
comes to be seen. Those who are attuned to the Shabad are cooled and soothed; O 
 Nanak,  they  practice  Truth.   || 1  ||
THIRD MEHL:   Service to the True Guru is fruitful and rewarding; blessed and 
acceptable is such a life. Those who do not
forget the True Guru, in life and in death, are truly wise people. Their 
families are saved, and they are approved by the Lord.
The Gurmukhs are approved in death as in life, while the self-willed manmukhs 
continue the cycle of birth and death. O Nanak,
they are not described as dead, who are absorbed in the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Serve the Immaculate
Lord God, and meditate on the Lord’s Name. Join the Society of the Holy Saints, 
and be absorbed in the Lord’s Name. O Lord,
glorious and great is service to You; I am so foolish — please, commit me to 
it. I am Your servant and slave; command me,
according to Your Will. As Gurmukh, I shall serve You, as Guru has instructed 
me.  || 2 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  He acts
according  to  pre-ordained  destiny,  written  by  the  Creator  Himself.  
Emotional  attachment  has  drugged  him,  and  he  has
forgotten the Lord, the treasure of virtue. Don’t think that he is alive in the 
world — he is dead, through the love of duality.
Those who do not meditate on the Lord, as Gurmukh, are not permitted to sit 
near the Lord. They suffer the most horrible pain
and suffering, and neither their sons nor their wives go along with them. Their 
faces are blackened among men, and they sigh
in deep regret. No one places any reliance in the self-willed manmukhs; trust 
in them is lost. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs live in
absolute peace; the Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides within them.  || 1 ||    
THIRD MEHL:  They alone are relatives, and
they alone are friends, who, as Gurmukh, join together in love. Night and day, 
they act according to the True Guru’s Will; they
remain absorbed in the True Name. Those who are attached to the love of duality 
are not called friends; they practice egotism
and corruption. The self-willed manmukhs are selfish; they cannot resolve 
anyone’s affairs. O Nanak, they act according to
their pre-ordained destiny; no one can erase it.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  You 
Yourself created the world, and You Yourself arranged
the play of it. You Yourself created the three qualities, and fostered 
emotional attachment to Maya. He is called to account for
his deeds done in egotism; he continues coming and going in reincarnation. The 
Guru instructs those whom the Lord Himself
blesses with Grace. I am a sacrifice to my Guru; forever and ever, I am a 
sacrifice to Him.  || 3 ||    SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:
The love of Maya is enticing; without teeth, it has eaten up the world. The 
self-willed manmukhs are eaten away, while the
Gurmukhs are saved; they focus their consciousness on the True Name. Without 
the Name, the world wanders around insane;
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Involved in worldly affairs, he wastes his life in vain; the peace-giving Lord 
does not come to abide in his mind. O Nanak, they
alone obtain the Name, who have such pre-ordained destiny.  || 1 ||   THIRD 
MEHL:  The home within is filled with Ambrosial
Nectar, but the self-willed manmukh does not get to taste it. He is like the 
deer, who does not recognize its own musk-scent; it
wanders around, deluded by doubt. The manmukh forsakes the Ambrosial Nectar, 
and instead gathers poison; the Creator
Himself  has  fooled  him.  How  rare  are  the  Gurmukhs,  who  obtain  this  
understanding;  they  behold  the  Lord  God  within
themselves. Their minds and bodies are cooled and soothed, and their tongues 
enjoy the sublime taste of the Lord. Through
the Word of the Shabad, the Name wells up; through the Shabad, we are united in 
the Lord’s Union. Without the Shabad, the
whole world is insane, and it loses its life in vain. The Shabad alone is 
Ambrosial Nectar; O Nanak, the Gurmukhs obtain it.  ||
2 ||    PAUREE:   The Lord God is inaccessible; tell me, how can we find Him? 
He has no form or feature, and He cannot be
seen; tell me, how can we meditate on Him? The Lord is formless, immaculate and 
inaccessible; which of His Virtues should we
speak of and sing? They alone walk on the Lord’s Path, whom the Lord Himself 
instructs. The Perfect Guru has revealed Him to
me; serving the Guru, He is found.   || 4 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   It is 
as if my body has been crushed in the oil-press,
without yielding even a drop of blood; it is as if my soul has been cut apart 
into pieces for the sake of the Love of the True
Lord; O Nanak, still, night and day, my Union with the Lord is not broken.  || 
1 ||    THIRD MEHL:  My Friend is so full of joy
and love; He colors my mind with the color of His Love, like the fabric which 
is treated to retain the color of the dye. O Nanak,
this color does not depart, and no other color can be imparted to this fabric.  
|| 2 ||   PAUREE:  The Lord Himself is pervading
everywhere; the Lord Himself causes us to chant His Name. The Lord Himself 
created the creation; He commits all to their
tasks. He engages some in devotional worship, and others, He causes to stray. 
He places some on the Path, while He leads
others into the wilderness. Servant Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of 
the Lord; as Gurmukh, he sings the Glorious
Praises of the Lord.  || 5 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Service to the True Guru 
is fruitful and rewarding, if one performs it with
his mind focused on it. The fruits of the mind’s desires are obtained, and 
egotism departs from within. His bonds are broken,
and he is liberated; he remains absorbed in the True Lord. It is so difficult 
to obtain the Naam in this world; it comes to dwell
in the mind of the Gurmukh. O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to one who serves his 
True Guru.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  The mind of
the self-willed manmukh is so very stubborn; it is stuck in the love of 
duality. He does not find peace, even in dreams; he
passes  his  life  in  misery  and  suffering.  The  Pandits  have  grown  
weary  of  going  door  to  door,  reading  and  reciting  their
scriptures; the Siddhas have gone into their trances of Samaadhi. This mind 
cannot be controlled; they are tired of performing
religious  rituals.  The  impersonators  have  grown  weary  of  wearing  false 
 costumes,  and  bathing  at  the  sixty-eight  sacred
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They do not know the state of their own minds; they are deluded by doubt and 
egotism. By Guru’s Grace, the Fear of God is
obtained; by great good fortune, the Lord comes to abide in the mind. When the 
Fear of God comes, the mind is restrained,
and through the Word of the Shabad, the ego is burnt away. Those who are imbued 
with Truth are immaculate; their light
merges in the Light. Meeting the True Guru, one obtains the Name; O Nanak, he 
is absorbed in peace.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The
pleasures of kings and emperors are pleasing, but they last for only a few 
days. These pleasures of Maya are like the color of
the safflower, which wears off in a moment. They do not go with him when he 
departs; instead, he carries the load of sins
upon his head. When death seizes him, and marches him away, then he looks 
absolutely hideous. That lost opportunity will not
come into his hands again, and in the end, he regrets and repents.   || 6 ||    
SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:  Those who turn their
faces away from the True Guru, suffer in sorrow and bondage. Again and again, 
they are born only to die; they cannot meet
their  Lord.  The  disease  of  doubt  does  not  depart,  and  they  find  
only  pain  and  more  pain.  O  Nanak,  if  the  Gracious  Lord
forgives, then one is united in Union with the Word of the Shabad.  || 1 ||    
THIRD MEHL:  Those who turn their faces away
from the True Guru, shall find no place of rest or shelter. They wander around 
from door to door, like a woman forsaken, with
a bad character and a bad reputation. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs are forgiven, and 
united in Union with the True Guru.  || 2 ||
PAUREE:   Those who serve the True Lord, the Destroyer of ego, cross over the 
terrifying world-ocean. Those who chant the
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, are passed over by the Messenger of Death. Those 
who meditate on the Lord, go to His Court in
robes of honor. They alone serve You, O Lord, whom You bless with Grace. I sing 
continually Your Glorious Praises, O Beloved;
as Gurmukh, my doubts and fears have been dispelled.  || 7 ||    SHALOK,  THIRD 
MEHL:  Upon the plate, three things have
been placed; this is the sublime, ambrosial food of the Lord. Eating this, the 
mind is satisfied, and the Door of Salvation is
found. It is so difficult to obtain this food, O Saints; it is obtained only by 
contemplating the Guru. Why should we cast this
riddle out of our minds? We should keep it ever enshrined in our hearts. The 
True Guru has posed this riddle. The Guru’s Sikhs
have found its solution. O Nanak, he alone understands this, whom the Lord 
inspires to understand. The Gurmukhs work hard,
and find the Lord.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   Those whom the Primal Lord 
unites, remain in Union with Him; they focus their
consciousness on the True Guru. Those whom the Lord Himself separates, remain 
separated; in the love of duality, they are
ruined. O Nanak, without good karma, what can anyone obtain? He earns what he 
is pre-destined to receive.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:
Sitting together, the companions sing the Songs of the Lord’s Praises. They 
praise the Lord’s Name continually; they are a
sacrifice to the Lord. Those who hear, and believe in the Lord’s Name, to them 
I am a sacrifice. O Lord, let me unite with the
Gurmukhs, who are united with You. I am a sacrifice to those who, day and 
night, behold their Guru.  || 8 ||   SHALOK,


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THIRD MEHL:  Without the Name of the Lord, everyone wanders around the world, 
losing. The self-willed manmukhs do their
deeds in the pitch black darkness of egotism. The Gurmukhs drink in the 
Ambrosial Nectar, O Nanak, contemplating the Word
of the Shabad.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  He wakes in peace, and he sleeps in 
peace. The Gurmukh praises the Lord night and
day.  The  self-willed  manmukh  remains  deluded  by  his  doubts.  He  is  
filled  with  anxiety,  and  he  cannot  even  sleep.  The
spiritually wise wake and sleep in peace. Nanak is a sacrifice to those who are 
imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

|| 2 ||   PAUREE:  They alone meditate on the Lord’s Name, who are imbued with 
the Lord. They meditate on the One Lord;
the  One  and  Only  Lord  is  True.  The  One  Lord  is  pervading  
everywhere;  the  One  Lord  created  the  Universe.  Those  who
meditate  on  the  Lord’s  Name,  cast  out  their  fears.  The  Lord  Himself  
blesses  them  with  Guru’s  Instruction;  the  Gurmukh
meditates on the Lord.  || 9 ||    SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Spiritual wisdom, 
which would bring understanding, does not enter
into    his mind. Without seeing, how can he praise the Lord? The blind act in 
blindness. O Nanak, when one realizes the Word of
the Shabad, then the Naam comes to abide in the mind.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  
There is One Bani; there is One Guru; there is
one Shabad to contemplate. True is the merchandise, and true is the shop; the 
warehouses are overflowing with jewels. By
Guru’s Grace, they are obtained, if the Great Giver gives them. Dealing in this 
true merchandise, one earns the profit of the
incomparable Naam. In the midst of poison, the Ambrosial Nectar is revealed; by 
His Mercy, one drinks it in. O Nanak, praise
the       True Lord; blessed is the Creator, the Embellisher.  || 2 ||   
PAUREE:  Those who are permeated by falsehood, do not love
the Truth. If someone speaks the Truth, falsehood is burnt away. The false are 
satisfied by falsehood, like the crows who eat
manure. When the Lord grants His Grace, then one meditates on the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord. As Gurmukh, worship the
Lord’s Name in adoration; fraud and sin shall disappear.  || 10 ||   SHALOK,  
THIRD MEHL:  O Shaykh, you wander in the four
directions, blown by the four winds; bring your mind back to the home of the 
One Lord. Renounce your petty arguments, and
realize the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Bow in humble respect before the True 
Guru; He is the Knower who knows everything.
Burn away your hopes and desires, and live like a guest in this world. If you 
walk in harmony with the True Guru’s Will, then
you shall be honored in the Court of the Lord. O Nanak, those who do not 
contemplate the Naam, the Name of the Lord —
cursed are their clothes, and cursed is their food.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:  
There is no end to the Lord’s Glorious Praises; His
worth cannot be described. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs chant the Glorious Praises of 
the Lord; they are absorbed in His Glorious
Virtues.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  The Lord has adorned the coat of the body; He has 
embroidered it with devotional worship. The
Lord has woven His silk into it, in so many ways and fashions. How rare is that 
man of understanding, who understands, and
deliberates within. He alone understands these deliberations, whom the Lord 
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Poor servant Nanak speaks: the Gurmukhs know the Lord, the Lord is True.   || 
11 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   Great men
speak the teachings by relating them to individual situations, but the whole 
world shares in them. One who becomes Gurmukh
knows the Fear of God, and realizes his own self. If, by Guru’s Grace, one 
remains dead while yet alive, the mind becomes
content in itself. Those who have no faith in their own minds, O Nanak — how 
can they speak of spiritual wisdom?   || 1 ||
THIRD MEHL:  Those who do not focus their consciousness on the Lord, as 
Gurmukh, suffer pain and grief in the end. They are
blind, inwardly and outwardly, and they do not understand anything. O Pandit, O 
religious scholar, the whole world is fed for
the sake of those who are attuned to the Lord’s Name. Those who praise the Word 
of the Guru’s Shabad, remain blended with
the Lord. O Pandit, O religious scholar, no one is satisfied, and no one finds 
true wealth through the love of duality. They have
grown weary of reading scriptures, but still, they do not find contentment, and 
they pass their lives burning, night and day.
Their cries and complaints never end, and doubt does not depart from within 
them. O Nanak, without the Naam, the Name of
the Lord, they rise up and depart with blackened faces.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   
O Beloved, lead me to meet my True Friend;
meeting with Him, I shall ask Him to show me the Path. I am a sacrifice to that 
Friend, who shows it to me. I share His Virtues
with Him, and meditate on the Lord’s Name. I serve my Beloved Lord forever; 
serving the Lord, I have found peace. I am a
sacrifice to the True Guru, who has imparted this understanding to me.   || 12 
||    SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   O Pandit,  O
religious scholar, your filth shall not be erased, even if you read the Vedas 
for four ages. The three qualities are the roots of
Maya; in egotism, one forgets the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The Pandits are 
deluded, attached to duality, and they deal
only  in  Maya.  They  are  filled  with  thirst  and  hunger;  the  ignorant  
fools  starve  to  death.  Serving  the  True  Guru,  peace  is
obtained, contemplating the True Word of the Shabad. Hunger and thirst have 
departed from within me; I am in love with the
True  Name.  O  Nanak,  those  who  are  imbued  with  the  Naam,  who  keep  
the  Lord  clasped  tightly  to  their  hearts,  are
automatically satisfied.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  The self-willed manmukh does 
not serve the Lord’s Name, and so he suffers in
horrible pain. He is filled with the darkness of ignorance, and he does not 
understand anything. Because of his stubborn mind,
he does not plant the seeds of intuitive peace; what will he eat in the world 
hereafter, to satisfy his hunger? He has forgotten
the treasure of the Naam; he is caught in the love of duality. O Nanak, the 
Gurmukhs are honored with glory, when the Lord
Himself unites them in His Union.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The tongue which sings 
the Lord’s Praises, is so very beautiful. One who
speaks the Lord’s Name, with mind, body and mouth, is pleasing to the Lord. 
That Gurmukh tastes the the sublime taste of the
Lord, and is satisfied. She sings continually the Glorious Praises of her 
Beloved; singing His Glorious Praises, she is uplifted.
She is blessed with the Lord’s Mercy, and she chants the Words of the Guru, the 
True Guru.  || 13 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:
The elephant offers its head to the reins, and the anvil offers itself to the 
hammer; just so, we offer our minds and bodies to
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This is how the Gurmukhs eliminate their self-conceit, and come to rule the 
whole world. O Nanak, the Gurmukh understands,
when the Lord casts His Glance of Grace.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  Blessed and 
approved is the coming into the world, of those
Gurmukhs who meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. O Nanak, they save 
their families, and they are honored in the
Court   of the Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The Guru unites His Sikhs, the 
Gurmukhs, with the Lord. The Guru keeps some of them
with Himself, and engages others in His Service. Those who cherish their 
Beloved in their conscious minds, the Guru blesses
them with His Love. The Guru loves all of His Gursikhs equally well, like 
friends, children and siblings. So chant the Name of
the Guru, the True Guru, everyone! Chanting the Name of the Guru, Guru, you 
shall be rejuvenated.   || 14 ||    SHALOK,
THIRD MEHL:  O Nanak, the blind, ignorant fools do not remember the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord; they involve themselves
in other activities. They are bound and gagged at the door of the Messenger of 
Death; they are punished, and in the end, they
rot away in manure.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  O Nanak, those humble beings are 
true and approved, who serve their True Guru.
They remain absorbed in the Name of the Lord, and their comings and goings 
cease.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Gathering the wealth
and property of Maya, brings only pain in the end. Homes, mansions and adorned 
palaces will not go with anyone. He may
breed horses of various colors, but these will not be of any use to him. O 
human, link your consciousness to the Lord’s Name,
and in the end, it shall be your companion and helper. Servant Nanak meditates 
on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; the
Gurmukh is blessed with peace.   || 15 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   Without 
the karma of good actions, the Name is not
obtained; it can be obtained only by perfect good karma. O Nanak, if the Lord 
casts His Glance of Grace, then under Guru’s
Instruction, one is united in His Union.  || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:  Some are 
cremated, and some are buried; some are eaten by
dogs. Some are thrown into water, while others are thrown into wells. O Nanak, 
it is not known, where they go and into what
they merge.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The food and clothes, and all the worldly 
possessions of those who are attuned to the Lord’s
Name are sacred. All the homes, temples, palaces and way-stations are sacred, 
where the Gurmukhs, the selfless servants, the
Sikhs and the renouncers of the world, go and take their rest. All the horses, 
saddles and horse blankets are sacred, upon
which the Gurmukhs, the Sikhs, the Holy and the Saints, mount and ride. All the 
rituals and Dharmic practices and deeds are
sacred, for those who utter the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, the True Name of 
the Lord. Those Gurmukhs, those Sikhs, who
have purity as their treasure, go to their Guru.   || 16 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD 
MEHL:   O Nanak, forsaking the Name, he loses
everything, in this world and the next. Chanting, deep meditation and austere 
self-disciplined practices are all wasted; he is
deceived by the love of duality. He is bound and gagged at the door of the 
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He is beaten, and receives terrible punishment.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  They 
inflict their hatred upon the Saints, and they love
the wicked sinners. They find no peace in either this world or the next; they 
are born only to die, again and again. Their
hunger is never satisfied, and they are ruined by duality. The faces of these 
slanderers are blackened in the Court of the True
Lord. O Nanak, without the Naam, they find no shelter on either this shore, or 
the one beyond.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Those who
meditate on the Lord’s Name, are imbued with the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, in 
their minds. For those who worship the One
Lord  in their conscious minds, there is no other than the One Lord. They alone 
serve the Lord, upon whose foreheads such
pre-ordained destiny is written. They continually sing the Glorious Praises of 
the Lord, and singing the Glories of the Glorious
Lord,    they are uplifted. Great is the greatness of the Gurmukhs, who, 
through the Perfect Guru, remain absorbed in the Lord’s
Name.   || 17 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   It is very difficult to serve the 
True Guru; offer your head, and eradicate self-
conceit. One who dies in the Word of the Shabad shall never have to die again; 
his service is totally approved. Touching the
philosopher’s stone, one becomes the philosopher’s stone, which transforms lead 
into gold; remain lovingly attached to the
True    Lord. One who has such pre-ordained destiny, comes to meet the True 
Guru and God. O Nanak, the Lord’s servant does
not meet Him because of his own account; he alone is acceptable, whom the Lord 
forgives.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  The fools
do not know the difference between good and bad; they are deceived by their 
self-interests. But if they contemplate the Word
of the Shabad, they obtain the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence, and their light 
merges in the Light. The Fear of God is always
on their minds, and so they come to understand everything. The True Guru is 
pervading the homes within; He Himself blends
them with the Lord. O Nanak, they meet the True Guru, and all their desires are 
fulfilled, if the Lord grants His Grace and so
wills.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Blessed, blessed is the good fortune of those 
devotees, who, with their mouths, utter the Name of the
Lord. Blessed, blessed is the good fortune of those Saints, who, with their 
ears, listen to the Lord’s Praises. Blessed, blessed is
the good fortune of those holy people, who sing the Kirtan of the Lord’s 
Praises, and so become virtuous. Blessed, blessed is
the good fortune of those Gurmukhs, who live as Gursikhs, and conquer their 
minds. But the greatest good fortune of all, is
that of the Guru’s Sikhs, who fall at the Guru’s feet.  || 18 ||   SHALOK,  
THIRD MEHL:  One who knows God, and who lovingly
focuses his attention on the One Word of the Shabad, keeps his spirituality 
intact. The nine treasures and the eighteen spiritual
powers of the Siddhas follow him, who keeps the Lord enshrined in his heart. 
Without the True Guru, the Name is not found;
understand  this,  and  reflect  upon  it.  O  Nanak,  through  perfect  good  
destiny,  one  meets  the  True  Guru,  and  finds  peace,
throughout the four ages.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  Whether he is young or old, 
the self-willed manmukh cannot escape hunger
and thirst. The Gurmukhs are imbued with the Word of the Shabad; they are at 
peace, having lost their self-conceit. They are
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O Nanak, whatever the Gurmukhs do is acceptable; they remain lovingly absorbed 
in the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 2 ||
PAUREE:  I am a sacrifice to those Sikhs who are Gurmukhs. I behold the Blessed 
Vision, the Darshan of those who meditate
on the Lord’s Name. Listening to the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises, I 
contemplate His virtues; I write His Praises on the fabric of
my mind. I praise the Lord’s Name with love, and eradicate all my sins. 
Blessed, blessed and beauteous is that body and place,
where my Guru places His feet.   || 19 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:  Without the 
Guru, spiritual wisdom is not obtained, and
peace does not come to abide in the mind. O Nanak, without the Naam, the Name 
of the Lord, the self-willed manmukhs
depart, after having wasted their lives.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:  All the 
Siddhas, spiritual masters and seekers search for the
Name; they have grown weary of concentrating and focusing their attention. 
Without the True Guru, no one finds the Name;
the Gurmukhs unite in Union with the Lord. Without the Name, all food and 
clothes are worthless; cursed is such spirituality,
and cursed are such miraculous powers. That alone is spirituality, and that 
alone is miraculous power, which the Carefree Lord
spontaneously  bestows.  O  Nanak,  the  Lord’s  Name  abides  in  the  mind  
of  the  Gurmukh;  this  is  spirituality,  and  this  is
miraculous power.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  I am a minstrel of God, my Lord and 
Master; every day, I sing the songs of the Lord’s
Glorious Praises. I sing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises, and I listen to the 
Praises of the Lord, the Master of wealth and Maya.
The  Lord  is  the  Great  Giver;  all  the  world  is  begging;  all  beings  
and  creatures  are  beggars.  O  Lord,  You  are  kind  and
compassionate; You give Your gifts to even worms and insects among the rocks. 
Servant Nanak meditates on the Naam, the
Name of the Lord; as Gurmukh, he has become truly wealthy.  || 20 ||    SHALOK, 
 THIRD MEHL:  Reading and studying are
just worldly pursuits, if there is thirst and corruption within. Reading in 
egotism, all have grown weary; through the love of
duality,  they  are  ruined.  He  alone  is  educated,  and  he  alone  is  a  
wise  Pandit,  who  contemplates  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s
Shabad. He searches within himself, and finds the true essence; he finds the 
Door of Salvation. He finds the Lord, the treasure
of excellence, and peacefully contemplates Him. Blessed is the trader, O Nanak, 
who, as Gurmukh, takes the Name as his only
Support.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  Without conquering his mind, no one can be 
successful. See this, and concentrate on it. The
wandering holy men are tired of of making pilgrimages to sacred shrines; they 
have not been able to conquer their minds. The
Gurmukh has conquered his mind, and he remains lovingly absorbed in the True 
Lord. O Nanak, this is how the filth of the
mind is removed; the Word of the Shabad burns away the ego.   || 2 ||    
PAUREE:   O Saints of the Lord, O my Siblings of
Destiny, please meet with me, and implant the Name of the One Lord within me. O 
humble servants of the Lord, adorn me
with the decorations of the Lord, Har, Har; let me wear the robes of the Lord’s 
forgiveness. Such decorations are pleasing to
my God; such love is dear to the Lord. I chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, 
day and night; in an instant, all sins are
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That Gurmukh, unto whom the Lord becomes merciful, chants the Lord’s Name, and 
wins the game of life.  || 21 ||   SHALOK,
THIRD MEHL:  The filth of countless incarnations sticks to this mind; it has 
become pitch black. The oily rag cannot be cleaned
by merely washing it, even if it is washed a hundred times. By Guru’s Grace, 
one remains dead while yet alive; his intellect is
transformed, and he becomes detached from the world. O Nanak, no filth sticks 
to him, and he does not fall into the womb
again.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   Kali Yuga is  called  the  Dark  Age,  but 
the  most  sublime  state  is  attained  in  this  age.  The
Gurmukh obtains the fruit, the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises; this is his 
destiny, ordained by the Lord. O Nanak, by Guru’s Grace,
he worships the Lord night and day; he chants the Lord’s Name, and remains 
absorbed in the Lord’s devotional worship.  || 2

||    PAUREE:   O Lord, unite me with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the 
Holy, so that with my mouth, I may speak the
sublime Word of the Guru’s Bani. I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and 
constantly chant the Lord’s Name; through the
Guru’s Teachings, I enjoy the Lord’s Love constantly. I take the medicine of 
meditation on the Lord’s Name, which has cured
all diseases and multitudes of sufferings. Those who do not forget the Lord, 
while breathing or eating — know them to be the
perfect servants of the Lord. Those Gurmukhs who worship the Lord in adoration 
end their subservience to the Messenger of
Death, and to the world.  || 22 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  O man, you have been 
tormented by a nightmare, and you have
passed  your  life  in  sleep.  You  did  not wake  to  hear  the  Word  of  
the  True  Guru’s  Shabad;  you  have  no  inspiration  within
yourself. That body burns, which has no virtue, and which does not serve the 
Guru. I have seen that the world is burning, in
egotism and the love of duality. O Nanak, those who seek the Guru’s Sanctuary 
are saved; within their minds, they meditate
on the True Word of the Shabad.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  Attuned to the Word of 
the Shabad, the soul-bride is rid of egotism,
and she is glorified. If she walks steadily in the way of His Will, then she is 
adorned with decorations. Her couch becomes
beautiful, and she constantly enjoys her Husband Lord; she obtains the Lord as 
her Husband. The Lord does not die, and she
never suffers pain; she is a happy soul-bride forever. O Nanak, the Lord God 
unites her with Himself; she enshrines love and
affection for the Guru.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Those who conceal and deny their 
Guru, are the most evil people. O Dear Lord, let
me not even see them; they are the worst sinners and murderers. They wander 
from house to house, with impure minds, like
wicked,  forsaken  women.  But  by  great  good  fortune,  they  may  meet  the 
 Company  of  the  Holy;  as  Gurmukhs,  they  are
reformed. O Lord, please be kind and let me meet the True Guru; I am a 
sacrifice to the Guru.   || 23 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD
MEHL:  Serving the Guru, peace is produced, and then, one does not suffer in 
pain. The cycle of birth and death is brought to
an end, and death has no power over at all. His mind is imbued with the Lord, 
and he remains merged in the True Lord. O
Nanak, I am a sacrifice to those who walk in the Way of the True Guru’s Will.  
|| 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  Without the Word of the
Shabad, purity is not obtained, even though the soul-bride may adorn herself 
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She does not know the value of her Husband Lord; she is attached to the love of 
duality. She is impure, and ill-mannered, O
Nanak; among women, she is the most evil woman.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  Be kind to 
me, Lord, that I might chant the Word of
Your Bani. May I meditate on the Lord’s Name, chant the Lord’s Name, and obtain 
the profit of the Lord’s Name. I am a
sacrifice to those who chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, day and night. May 
I behold with my eyes those who worship and
adore my Beloved True Guru. I am a sacrifice to my Guru, who has united me with 
my Lord, my friend, my very best friend.  ||
24 ||   SHALOK,  FOURTH MEHL:  The Lord loves His slaves; the Lord is the 
friend of His slaves. The Lord is under the control
of His slaves, like the musical instrument under the control of the musician. 
The Lord’s slaves meditate on the Lord; they love
their Beloved. Please, hear me, O God — let Your Grace rain over the whole 
world. The praise of the Lord’s slaves is the Glory
of the Lord. The Lord loves His Own Glory, and so His humble servant is 
celebrated and hailed. That humble servant of the
Lord meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; the Lord, and the Lord’s 
humble servant, are one and the same. Servant
Nanak is the slave of the Lord; O Lord, O God, please, preserve his honor.   || 
1 ||    FOURTH MEHL:   Nanak loves the True
Lord; without Him, he cannot even survive. Meeting the True Guru, one finds the 
Perfect Lord, and the tongue enjoys the
sublime essence of the Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Night and day, morning and 
night, I sing to You, Lord. All beings and creatures
meditate  on  Your  Name.  You  are  the  Giver,  the  Great  Giver;  we  eat  
whatever  You  give  us.  In  the  congregation  of  the
devotees, sins are eradicated. Servant Nanak is forever a sacrifice, a 
sacrifice, a sacrifice, O Lord.  || 25 ||   SHALOK,  FOURTH
MEHL:  He has spiritual ignorance within, and his intellect is dull and dim; he 
does not place his faith in the True Guru. He has
deceit within himself, and so he sees deception in all others; through his 
deceptions, he is totally ruined. The True Guru’s Will
does not enter into his consciousness, and so he wanders around, pursuing his 
own interests. If He grants His Grace, then
Nanak  is  absorbed  into  the  Word  of  the  Shabad.   ||  1  ||     FOURTH  
MEHL:   The  self-willed  manmukhs  are  engrossed  in
emotional attachment to Maya; in the love of duality, their minds are unsteady. 
Night and day, they are burning; day and
night, they are totally ruined by their egotism. Within them, is the total 
pitch darkness of greed, and no one even approaches
them. They themselves are miserable, and they never find peace; they are born, 
only to die, and die again. O Nanak, the True
Lord God forgives those, who focus their consciousness on the Guru’s feet. || 2 
||    PAUREE:   That Saint, that devotee, is
acceptable, who is loved by God. Those beings are wise, who meditate on the 
Lord. They eat the food, the treasure of the
Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord. They apply the dust of the feet of the 
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O Nanak, they are purified, bathing in the sacred shrine of the Lord.  || 26 || 
  SHALOK,  FOURTH MEHL:  Within the Gurmukh
is peace and tranquility; his mind and body are absorbed in the Naam, the Name 
of the Lord. He contemplates the Naam, he
studies the Naam, and he remains lovingly absorbed in the Naam. He obtains the 
treasure of the Naam, and his anxiety is
dispelled. Meeting with the Guru, the Naam wells up, and his thirst and hunger 
are completely relieved. O Nanak, imbued with
the Naam, he gathers in the Naam.  || 1 ||   FOURTH MEHL:  One who is cursed by 
the True Guru, abandons his home, and
wanders around aimlessly. He is jeered at, and his face is blackened in the 
world hereafter. He babbles incoherently, and
foaming at the mouth, he dies. What can anyone do? Such is his destiny, 
according to his past deeds. Wherever he goes, he is
a liar, and by telling lies, he not liked by anyone. O Siblings of Destiny, 
behold this, the glorious greatness of our Lord and
Master, O Saints; as one behaves, so does he receive. This shall be God’s 
determination in His True Court; servant Nanak
predicts and proclaims this.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  The True Guru has established 
the village; the Guru has appointed its guards
and protectors. My hopes are fulfilled, and my mind is imbued with the love of 
the Guru’s Feet. The Guru is infinitely merciful;
He has erased all my sins. The Guru has showered me with His Mercy, and He has 
made me His own. Nanak is forever a
sacrifice to the Guru, who has countless virtues.   || 27 ||    SHALOK,   FIRST 
MEHL:   By His Command, we receive our pre-
ordained rewards; so what can we do now, O Pandit? When His Command is 
received, then it is decided; all beings move and
act accordingly.  || 1 ||    SECOND MEHL:  The string through the nose is in 
the hands of the Lord Master; one’s own actions
drive him on. Wherever his food is, there he eats it; O Nanak, this is the 
Truth.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   The Lord Himself puts
everything in its proper place. He Himself created the creation, and He Himself 
destroys it. He Himself fashions His creatures,
and He Himself nourishes them. He hugs His slaves close in His embrace, and 
blesses them with His Glance of Grace. O Nanak,
His devotees are forever in bliss; they have burnt away the love of duality.   
|| 28 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   O mind,
meditate on the Dear Lord, with single-minded conscious concentration. The 
glorious greatness of the Lord shall last forever
and ever; He never regrets what He gives. I am forever a sacrifice to the Lord; 
serving Him, peace is obtained. O Nanak, the
Gurmukh remains merged with the Lord; he burns away his ego through the Word of 
the Shabad.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  He
Himself enjoins us to serve Him, and He Himself blesses us with forgiveness. He 
Himself is the father and mother of all; He
Himself cares for us. O Nanak, those who meditate on the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord, abide in the home of their inner being;
they are honored throughout the ages.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  You are the Creator, 
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Without You, there is no other at all. You Yourself created the world, and You 
Yourself shall destroy it in the end. The Word of
Your  Shabad  alone  is  pervading  everywhere;  whatever  You  do,  comes  to  
pass.  God  blesses  the  Gurmukh  with  glorious
greatness, and then, he finds the Lord. As Gurmukh, Nanak worships and adores 
the Lord; let everyone proclaim, “Blessed,
blessed, blessed is He, the Guru!”  || 29 || 1 ||  SUDH  ||

RAAG  SORAT’H,   THE  WORD  OF  DEVOTEE  KABEER  JEE,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Worshipping their idols, the Hindus die; the Muslims die bowing their heads. 
The Hindus cremate their dead, while the Muslims
bury theirs; neither finds Your true state, Lord.   || 1 ||    O mind, the 
world is a deep, dark pit. On all four sides, Death has
spread his net.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Reciting their poems, the poets die; the 
mystical ascetics die while journeying to Kaydaar
Naat’h. The Yogis die, with their matted hair, but even they do not find Your 
state, Lord.  || 2 ||   The kings die, gathering and
hoarding their money, burying great quantities of gold. The Pandits die, 
reading and reciting the Vedas; women die, gazing at
their own beauty.  || 3 ||   Without the Lord’s Name, all come to ruin; behold, 
and know this, O body. Without the Name of the
Lord, who can find salvation? Kabeer speaks the Teachings.  || 4 || 1 ||   When 
the body is burnt, it turns to ashes; if it is not
cremated, then it is eaten by armies of worms. The unbaked clay pitcher 
dissolves, when water is poured into it; this is also the
nature of the body.   || 1 ||    Why, O Siblings of Destiny, do you strut 
around, all puffed up with pride? Have you forgotten
those days, when you were hanging, face down, for ten months?  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   Like the bee which collects honey, the fool
eagerly gathers and collects wealth. At the time of death, they shout, “Take 
him away, take him away! Why leave a ghost lying
around?”   || 2 ||    His wife accompanies his to the threshold, and his 
friends and companions beyond. All the people and
relatives go as far as the cremation grounds, and then, the soul-swan goes on 
alone.  || 3 ||    Says Kabeer, listen, O mortal
being: you have been seized by Death, and you have fallen into the deep, dark 
pit. You have entangled yourself in the false
wealth of Maya, like the parrot caught in the trap.  || 4 || 2 ||   Listening 
to all the teachings of the Vedas and the Puraanas, I
wanted to perform the religious rituals. But seeing all the wise men caught by 
Death, I arose and left the Pandits; now I am
free of this desire.   || 1 ||    O mind, you have not completed the only task 
you were given; you have not meditated on the
Lord, your King.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Going to the forests, they practice Yoga 
and deep, austere meditation; they live on roots
and the fruits they gather. The musicians, the Vedic scholars, the chanters of 
one word and the men of silence, all are listed on
the Register of Death.  || 2 ||   Loving devotional worship does not enter into 
your heart; pampering and adorning your body,
you must still give it up. You sit and play music, but you are still a 
hypocrite; what do you expect to receive from the Lord?  ||
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Death has fallen on the whole world; the doubting religious scholars are also 
listed on the Register of Death. Says Kabeer,
those humble people become pure — they become Khalsa — who know the Lord’s 
loving devotional worship.   || 4 || 3 ||
SECOND HOUSE  ||   With both of my eyes, I look around; I don’t see anything 
except the Lord. My eyes gaze lovingly upon
Him,  and  now,  I  cannot  speak  of  anything  else.   ||  1  ||     My  
doubts  were  removed,  and  my  fear  ran  away,  when  my
consciousness became attached to the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    When 
the magician beats his tambourine, everyone
comes to see the show. When the magician winds up his show, then he enjoys its 
play all alone.   || 2 ||    By preaching
sermons,  one’s  doubt  is  not  dispelled.  Everyone  is  tired  of  preaching 
 and  teaching.  The  Lord  causes  the  Gurmukh  to
understand; his heart remains permeated with the Lord.  || 3 ||   When the Guru 
grants even a bit of His Grace, one’s body,
mind and entire being are absorbed into the Lord. Says Kabeer, I am imbued with 
the Lord’s Love; I have met with the Life of
the world, the Great Giver.   || 4 || 4 ||    Let the sacred scriptures be your 
milk and cream, and the ocean of the mind the
churning vat. Be the butter-churner of the Lord, and your buttermilk shall not 
be wasted.   || 1 ||    O soul-bride slave, why
don’t you take the Lord as your Husband? He is the Life of the world, the 
Support of the breath of life.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The
chain is around your neck, and the cuffs are on your feet. The Lord has sent 
you wandering around from house to house. And
still, you do not meditate on the Lord, O soul-bride, slave. Death is watching 
you, O wretched woman.  || 2 ||   The Lord God is
the Cause of causes. What is in the hands of the poor soul-bride, the slave? 
She awakens from her slumber, and she becomes
attached to whatever the Lord attaches her.   || 3 ||    O soul-bride, slave, 
where did you obtain that wisdom, by which you
erased your inscription of doubt? Kabeer has tasted that subtle essence; by 
Guru’s Grace, his mind is reconciled with the Lord.

|| 4 || 5 ||    Without Him, we cannot even live; when we meet Him, then our 
task is completed. People say it is good to live
forever, but without dying, there is no life.  || 1 ||   So now, what sort 
wisdom should I contemplate and preach? As I watch,
worldly things dissipate.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Saffron is ground up, and mixed 
with sandalwood; without eyes, the world is seen.
The son has given birth to his father; without a place, the city has been 
established.  || 2 ||    The humble beggar has found
the Great Giver, but he is unable to eat what he has been given. He cannot 
leave it alone, but it is never exhausted. He shall
not go to beg from others any longer.   || 3 ||    Those select few, who know 
how to die while yet alive, enjoy great peace.
Kabeer has found that wealth; meeting with the Lord, he has erased his 
self-conceit.  || 4 || 6 ||   What use is it to read, and
what use is it to study? What use is it to listen to the Vedas and the 
Puraanas? What use is reading and listening, if celestial
peace is not attained?  || 1 ||   The fool does not chant the Name of the Lord. 
So what does he think of, over and over again?

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   In the darkness, we need a lamp to find the 
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I have found this incomprehensible thing; my mind is illuminated and 
enlightened.   || 2 ||    Says Kabeer, now I know Him;
since I know Him, my mind is pleased and appeased. My mind is pleased and 
appeased, and yet, people do not believe it. They
do not believe it, so what can I do?  || 3 || 7 ||    In his heart there is 
deception, and yet in his mouth are words of wisdom.
You are false — why are you churning water?  || 1 ||   Why do you bother to 
wash your body? Your heart is still full of filth.  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||   The gourd may be washed at the sixty-eight sacred shrines, 
but even then, its bitterness is not removed.  || 2

||   Says Kabeer after deep contemplation, please help me cross over the 
terrifying world-ocean, O Lord, O Destroyer of ego.

|| 3 || 8 ||

SORAT’H:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Practicing great hypocrisy, he acquires the wealth of others. Returning home, 
he squanders it on his wife and children.  || 1 ||
O my mind, do not practice deception, even inadvertently. In the end, your own 
soul shall have to answer for its account.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   Moment by moment, the body is wearing away, and old age is 
asserting itself. And then, when you are old, no
one shall pour water into your cup.   || 2 ||    Says Kabeer, no one belongs to 
you. Why not chant the Lord’s Name in your
heart, when you are still young?  || 3 || 9 ||    O Saints, my windy mind has 
now become peaceful and still. It seems that I
have learned something of the science of Yoga.   ||   Pause   ||    The Guru 
has shown me the hole, through which the deer
carefully enters. I have now closed off the doors, and the unstruck celestial 
sound current resounds.  || 1 ||   The pitcher of my
heart-lotus is filled with water; I have spilled out the water, and set it 
upright. Says Kabeer, the Lord’s humble servant, this I
know. Now that I know this, my mind is pleased and appeased.   || 2 || 10 ||    
RAAG SORAT’H:   I am so hungry, I cannot
perform devotional worship service. Here, Lord, take back Your mala. I beg for 
the dust of the feet of the Saints. I do not owe
anyone anything.  || 1 ||   O Lord, how can I be with You? If You do not give 
me Yourself, then I shall beg until I get You.  ||
Pause  ||   I ask for two kilos of flour, and half a pound of ghee, and salt. I 
ask for a pound of beans, which I shall eat twice a
day.  || 2 ||   I ask for a cot, with four legs, and a pillow and mattress. I 
ask for a quit to cover myself. Your humble servant
shall perform Your devotional worship service with love.  || 3 ||   I have no 
greed; Your Name is the only ornament I wish for.
Says Kabeer, my mind is pleased and appeased; now that my mind is pleased and 
appeased, I have come to know the Lord.

|| 4 || 11 ||

RAAG  SORAT’H,   THE  WORD  OF  DEVOTEE  NAAM  DAYV  JEE,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

When I see Him, I sing His Praises.


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Then I, his humble servant, become patient.   || 1 ||    Meeting the Divine 
True Guru, I merge into the sound current of the
Naad.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Where the dazzling white light is seen, there the 
unstruck sound current of the Shabad resounds.
One’s light merges in the Light; by Guru’s Grace, I know this.  || 2 ||    The 
jewels are in the treasure chamber of the heart-
lotus. They sparkle and glitter like lightning. The Lord is near at hand, not 
far away. He is totally permeating and pervading in
my soul.  || 3 ||   Where the light of the undying sun shines, the light of 
burning lamps seems insignificant. By Guru’s Grace, I
know this. Servant Naam Dayv is absorbed in the Celestial Lord.  || 4 || 1 ||   
FOURTH HOUSE,  SORAT’H:  The woman next
door asked Naam Dayv, “Who built your house? I shall pay him double wages. Tell 
me, who is your carpenter?”   || 1 ||    O
sister, I cannot give this carpenter to you. Behold, my carpenter is pervading 
everywhere. My carpenter is the Support of the
breath of life.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   This carpenter demands the wages of love, 
if someone wants Him to build their house. When
one breaks his ties with all the people and relatives, then the carpenter comes 
of His own accord.  || 2 ||    I cannot describe
such a carpenter, who is contained in everything, everywhere. The mute tastes 
the most sublime ambrosial nectar, but if you
ask him to describe it, he cannot.   || 3 ||     Listen  to  the  virtues  of  
this  carpenter,  O  sister;  He  stopped  the  oceans,  and
established Dhroo as the pole star. Naam Dayv’s Lord Master brought Sita back, 
and gave Sri Lanka to Bhabheekhan.  || 4 || 2

||    SORAT’H,   THIRD HOUSE:   The skinless drum plays. Without the rainy 
season, the clouds shake with thunder. Without
clouds, the rain falls, if one contemplates the essence of reality.  || 1 ||   
I have met my Beloved Lord. Meeting with Him, my
body is made beauteous and sublime.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Touching the 
philosopher’s stone, I have been transformed into gold.
I have threaded the jewels into my mouth and mind. I love Him as my own, and my 
doubt has been dispelled. Seeking the
Guru’s guidance, my mind is content.  || 2 ||   The water is contained within 
the pitcher; I know that the One Lord is contained
in all. The mind of the disciple has faith in the Guru. Servant Naam Dayv 
understands the essence of reality.  || 3 || 3 ||

RAAG  SORAT’H,   THE  WORD  OF  DEVOTEE  RAVI  DAAS  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

When I am in my ego, then You are not with me. Now that You are with me, there 
is no egotism within me. The wind may
raise up huge waves in the vast ocean, but they are just water in water.   || 1 
||    O Lord, what can I say about such an
illusion? Things are not as they seem.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   It is like the 
king, who falls asleep upon his throne, and dreams that
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His kingdom is intact, but separated from it, he suffers in sorrow. Such is my 
own condition.  || 2 ||   Like the story of the rope
mistaken for a snake, the mystery has now been explained to me. Like the many 
bracelets, which I mistakenly thought were
gold; now, I do not say what I said then.  || 3 ||   The One Lord is pervading 
the many forms; He enjoys Himself in all hearts.
Says Ravi Daas, the Lord is nearer than our own hands and feet. Whatever will 
be, will be.  || 4 || 1 ||   If I am bound by the
noose of emotional attachment, then I shall bind You, Lord, with the bonds of 
love. Go ahead and try to escape, Lord; I have
escaped by worshipping and adoring You.  || 1 ||   O Lord, You know my love for 
You. Now, what will You do?  || 1 ||  Pause

||   A fish is caught, cut up, and cooked it in many different ways. Bit by 
bit, it is eaten, but still, it does not forget the water.

|| 2 ||    The Lord, our King, is father to no one, except those who love Him. 
The veil of emotional attachment has been cast
over the entire world, but it does not bother the Lord’s devotee.   || 3 ||    
Says Ravi Daas, my devotion to the One Lord is
increasing; now, who can I tell this to? That which brought me to worship and 
adore You — I am still suffering that pain.  || 4

|| 2 ||   I obtained this precious human life as a reward for my past actions, 
but without discriminating wisdom, it is wasted in
vain. Tell me, without devotional worship of the Lord, of what use are mansions 
and thrones like those of King Indra?  || 1 ||
You have not considered the sublime essence of the Name of the Lord, our King; 
this sublime essence shall cause you to forget
all other essences.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    We do not know what we need to 
know, and we have become insane. We do not
consider what we should consider; our days are passing away. Our passions are 
strong, and  our  discriminating  intellect  is
weak; we have no access to the supreme objective.  || 2 ||   We say one thing, 
and do something else; entangled in endless
Maya, we do not understand anything. Says Ravi Daas, Your slave, O Lord, I am 
disillusioned and detached; please, spare me
Your anger, and have mercy on my soul.  || 3 || 3 ||   He is the ocean of 
peace; the miraculous tree of life, the wish-fulfilling
jewel, and the Kaamadhayna, the cow which fulfills all desires, all are in His 
power. The four great blessings, the eighteen
supernatural spiritual powers of the Siddhas, and the nine treasures, are all 
in the palm of His hand.  || 1 ||   You do not chant
with your tongue the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har. Abandon your involvement 
in all other words.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The
various Shaastras, Puranaas, and the Vedas of Brahma, are made up of 
thirty-four letters. After deep contemplation, Vyaas
spoke  of  the  supreme  objective;  there  is  nothing  equal  to  the  Lord’s 
 Name.   ||  2  ||     Very  fortunate  are  those  who  are
absorbed in celestial bliss, and released from their entanglements; they are 
lovingly attached to the Lord. Says Ravi Daas,
enshrine the Lord’s Light within your heart, and your fear of birth and death 
shall run away from you.  || 3 || 4 ||   If You are
the mountain, Lord, then I am the peacock. If You are the moon, then I am the 
partridge in love with it.  || 1 ||    O Lord, if
You will not break with me, then I will not break with You. For, if I were to 
break with You, with whom would I then join?  || 1

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If You are the sacred place of pilgrimage, then I am the pilgrim.  || 2 ||   I 
am joined in true love with You, Lord. I am joined
with You, and I have broken with all others.  || 3 ||    Wherever I go, there I 
serve You. There is no other Lord Master than
You, O Divine Lord.  || 4 ||   Meditating, vibrating upon You, the noose of 
death is cut away. To attain devotional worship, Ravi
Daas sings to You, Lord.  || 5 || 5 ||   The body is a wall of water, supported 
by the pillars of air; the egg and sperm are the
mortar. The framework is made up of bones, flesh and veins; the poor soul-bird 
dwells within it.   || 1 ||    O mortal, what is
mine, and what is yours? The soul is like a bird perched upon a tree.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   You lay the foundation and build the
walls. But in the end, three and a half cubits will be your measured space.  || 
2 ||   You make your hair beautiful, and wear a
stylish turban on your head. But in the end, this body shall be reduced to a 
pile of ashes.  || 3 ||   Your palaces are lofty, and
your brides are beautiful. But without the Lord’s Name, you shall lose the game 
entirely.  || 4 ||   My social status is low, my
ancestry is low, and my life is wretched. I have come to Your Sanctuary, O 
Luminous Lord, my King; so says Ravi Daas, the
shoemaker.  || 5 || 6 ||   I am a shoemaker, but I do not know how to mend 
shoes. People come to me to mend their shoes.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   I have no awl to stitch them; I have no knife to patch 
them.   || 1 ||   Mending, mending, people waste their
lives and ruin themselves. Without wasting my time mending, I have found the 
Lord.   || 2 ||    Ravi Daas chants the Lord’s
Name; he is not concerned with the Messenger of Death.  || 3 || 7 ||

RAAG  SORAT’H,   THE  WORD  OF  DEVOTEE  BHEEKHAN  JEE,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Tears well up in my eyes, my body has become weak, and my har has become 
milky-white. My throat is tight, and I cannot
utter even one word; what can I do now? I am a mere mortal.  || 1 ||   O Lord, 
my King, Gardener of the world-garden, be my
Physician, and save me, Your Saint.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    My head aches, my 
body is burning, and my heart is filled with
anguish. Such is the disease that has struck me; there is no medicine to cure 
it.  || 2 ||   The Name of the Lord, the ambrosial,
immaculate  water,  is  the  best  medicine  in  the  world.  By  Guru’s  
Grace,  says  servant  Bheekhan,  I  have  found  the  Door  of
Salvation.  || 3 || 1 ||   Such is the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the 
invaluable jewel, the most sublime wealth, which I have
found through good deeds. By various efforts, I have enshrined it within my 
heart; this jewel cannot be hidden by hiding it.  ||
1   ||   The Glorious Praises of the Lord cannot be spoken by speaking. They 
are like the sweet candies given to a mute.  || 1 ||
Pause   ||     The  tongue  speaks,  the  ears  listen,  and  the  mind  
contemplates  the  Lord;  they  find  peace  and  comfort.  Says
Bheekhan, my eyes are content; wherever I look, there I see the Lord.  || 2 || 
2 ||


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DHANAASAREE,   FIRST  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE,   CHAU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

My soul is afraid; to whom should I complain? I serve Him, who makes me forget 
my pains; He is the Giver, forever and ever.

|| 1 ||   My Lord and Master is forever new; He is the Giver, forever and ever. 
 || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Night and day, I serve my
Lord and Master; He shall save me in the end. Hearing and listening, O my dear 
sister, I have crossed over.  || 2 ||   O Merciful
Lord, Your Name carries me across. I am forever a sacrifice to You.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   In all the world, there is only the One
True Lord; there is no other at all. He alone serves the Lord, upon whom the 
Lord casts His Glance of Grace.  || 3 ||   Without
You, O Beloved, how could I even live? Bless me with such greatness, that I may 
remain attached to Your Name. There is no
other, O Beloved, to whom I can go and speak.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I serve my 
Lord and Master; I ask for no other. Nanak is
His slave; moment by moment, bit by bit, he is a sacrifice to Him.   || 4 ||    
O Lord Master, I am a sacrifice to Your Name,
moment by moment, bit by bit.   || 1 ||   Pause   || 4 || 1 ||    DHANAASAREE,  
 FIRST MEHL:   We are human beings of the
briefest moment; we do not know the appointed time of our departure. Prays 
Nanak, serve the One, to whom our soul and
breath of life belong.  || 1 ||    You are blind — see and consider, how many 
days your life shall last.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    My
breath,  my  flesh  and  my  soul  are  all  Yours,  Lord;  You  are  so  very  
dear  to  me.  Nanak,  the  poet,  says  this,  O  True  Lord
Cherisher.  || 2 ||    If you gave nothing, O my Lord and Master, what could 
anyone pledge to You? Nanak prays, we receive
that which we are pre-destined to receive.   || 3 ||    The deceitful person 
does not remember the Lord’s Name; he practices
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When he is marched in chains to Death’s door, then, he regrets his actions.  || 
4 ||   As long as we are in this world, O Nanak,
we should listen, and speak of the Lord. I have searched, but I have found no 
way to remain here; so, remain dead while yet
alive.  || 5 || 2 ||

DHANAASAREE,   FIRST  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

How can I remember the Lord in meditation? I cannot meditate on Him in 
remembrance. My heart is burning, and my soul is
crying out in pain. The True Lord creates and adorns. Forgetting Him, how can 
one be good?   || 1 ||    By clever tricks and
commands, He cannot be found. How am I to meet my True Lord, O my mother?  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   How rare is the one who
goes out, and searches for the merchandise of the Naam. No one tastes it, and 
no one eats it. Honor is not obtained by trying
to please other people. One’s honor is preserved, only if the Lord preserves 
it.   || 2 ||    Wherever I look, there I see Him,
pervading and permeating. Without You, I have no other place of rest. He may 
try, but what can anyone do by his own doing?
He alone is blessed, whom the True Lord forgives.   || 3 ||    Now, I shall 
have to get up and depart, in an instant, in the
clapping of hands. What face will I show the Lord? I have no virtue at all. As 
is the Lord’s Glance of Grace, so it is. Without His
Glance of Grace, O Nanak, no one is blessed.  || 4 || 1 || 3 ||   DHANAASAREE,  
FIRST MEHL:  If the Lord bestows His Glance
of Grace, then one remembers Him in meditation. The soul is softened, and he 
remains absorbed in the Lord’s Love. His soul
and the Supreme Soul become one. The duality of the inner mind is overcome.  || 
1 ||   By Guru’s Grace, God is found. One’s
consciousness is attached to the Lord, and so Death does not devour him.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   Remembering the True Lord in
meditation, one is enlightened. Then, in the midst of Maya, he remains 
detached. Such is the Glory of the True Guru; in the
midst of children and spouses, they attain emancipation.  || 2 ||   Such is the 
service which the Lord’s servant performs, that
he dedicates his soul to the Lord, to whom it belongs. One who is pleasing to 
the Lord and Master  is  acceptable.  Such  a
servant obtains honor in the Court of the Lord.  || 3 ||   He enshrines the 
image of the True Guru in his heart. He obtains the
rewards which he desires. The True Lord and Master grants His Grace; how can 
such a servant be afraid of death?   || 4 ||
Prays  Nanak,  practice  contemplation,  and  enshrine  love  for  the  True  
Word  of  His  Bani.  Then,  you  shall  find  the  Gate  of
Salvation. This Shabad is the most excellent of all chanting and austere 
meditations.  || 5 || 2 || 4 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FIRST
MEHL:  My soul burns, over and over again. Burning and burning, it is ruined, 
and it falls into evil. That body, which forgets the
Word of the Guru’s Bani, cries out in pain, like a chronic patient.   || 1 ||   
 To speak too much and babble is useless. Even
without our speaking, He knows everything.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He created our 
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He gave us our tongue to speak so fluently. He preserved the mind in the fire 
of the womb; at His Command, the wind blows
everywhere.  || 2 ||   These worldly attachments, loves and pleasurable tastes, 
all are just black stains. One who departs, with
these black stains of sin on his face shall find no place to sit in the Court 
of the Lord.  || 3 ||   By Your Grace, we chant Your
Name. Becoming attached to it, one is saved; there is no other way. Even if one 
is drowning, still, he may be saved. O Nanak,
the True Lord is the Giver of all.  || 4 || 3 || 5 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FIRST 
MEHL:  If a thief praises someone, his mind is not
pleased. If a thief curses him, no damage is done. No one will take 
responsibility for a thief. How can a thief’s actions be good?

|| 1 ||   Listen, O mind, you blind, false dog! Even without your speaking, the 
Lord knows and understands.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
A thief may be handsome, and a thief may be wise, but he is still just a 
counterfeit coin, worth only a shell. If it is kept and
mixed with other coins, it will be found to be false, when the coins are 
inspected.  || 2 ||   As one acts, so does he receive. As
he plants, so does he eat. He may praise himself gloriously, but still, 
according to his understanding, so is the path he must
follow.  || 3 ||   He may tell hundreds of lies to conceal his falsehood, and 
all the world may call him good. If it pleases You,
Lord, even the foolish are approved. O Nanak, the Lord is wise, knowing, 
all-knowing.  || 4 || 4 || 6 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FIRST
MEHL:  The body is the paper, and the mind is the inscription written upon it. 
The ignorant fool does not read what is written
on his forehead. In the Court of the Lord, three inscriptions are recorded. 
Behold, the counterfeit coin is worthless there.  || 1

||   O Nanak, if there is silver in it, then everyone proclaims, “It is 
genuine, it is genuine.”  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Qazi tells lies
and eats filth; the Brahmin kills and then takes cleansing baths. The Yogi is 
blind, and does not know the Way. The three of
them devise their own destruction.  || 2 ||   He alone is a Yogi, who 
understands the Way. By Guru’s Grace, he knows the One
Lord. He alone is a Qazi, who turns away from the world, and who, by Guru’s 
Grace, remains dead while yet alive. He alone is
a Brahmin, who contemplates God. He saves himself, and saves all his 
generations as well.  || 3 ||   One who cleanses his own
mind is wise. One who cleanses himself  of  impurity  is  a  Muslim. One  who  
reads  and understands  is  acceptable. Upon  his
forehead is the Insignia of the Court of the Lord.  || 4 || 5 || 7 ||

DHANAASAREE,   FIRST  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

No,  no,  this  is  not  the  time,  when  people  know  the  way  to  Yoga  
and  Truth.  The  holy  places  of  worship  in  the  world  are
polluted, and so the world is drowning.   || 1 ||    In this Dark Age of Kali 
Yuga, the Lord’s Name is the most sublime. Some
people try to deceive the world by closing their eyes and holding their 
nostrils closed.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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They close off their nostrils with their fingers, and claim to see the three 
worlds. But they cannot even see what is behind
them. What a strange lotus pose this is!  || 2 ||    The K’shatriyas have 
abandoned their religion, and have adopted a foreign
language. The whole world has been reduced to the same social status; the state 
of righteousness and Dharma has been lost.

|| 3 ||   They study and analyze the Puraanas and the Vedas, but without the 
Lord’s Name, no one is liberated; so says Nanak,
the Lord’s slave.  || 4 || 1 || 6 || 8 ||

DHANAASAREE,   FIRST  MEHL,   AARTEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

In  the  bowl  of  the  sky,  the  sun  and  moon  are  the  lamps; the  stars  
in  the  constellations  are  the  pearls.  The  fragrance  of
sandalwood is the incense, the wind is the fan, and all the vegetation are 
flowers in offering to You, O Luminous Lord.  || 1 ||
What a beautiful lamp-lit worship service this is! O Destroyer of fear, this is 
Your Aartee, Your worship service. The sound
current of the Shabad is the sounding of the temple drums.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||  
 Thousands are Your eyes, and yet You have no
eyes. Thousands are Your forms, and yet You have not even one form. Thousands 
are Your lotus feet, and yet You have no
feet. Without a nose, thousands are Your noses. I am enchanted with Your play!  
|| 2 ||   The Divine Light is within everyone;
You are that Light. Yours is that Light which shines within everyone. By the 
Guru’s Teachings, this Divine Light is revealed.
That which pleases the Lord is the true worship service.  || 3 ||   My soul is 
enticed by the honey-sweet lotus feet of the Lord;
night and day, I thirst for them. Bless Nanak, the thirsty song-bird, with the 
water of Your Mercy, that he may come to dwell in
Your Name.  || 4 || 1 || 7 || 9 ||

DHANAASAREE,   THIRD  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE,   CHAU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

This wealth is inexhaustible. It shall never be exhausted, and it shall never 
be lost. The Perfect True Guru has revealed it to
me. I am forever a sacrifice to my True Guru. By Guru’s Grace, I have enshrined 
the Lord within my mind.  || 1 ||   They alone
are wealthy, who lovingly attune themselves to the Lord’s Name. The Perfect 
Guru has revealed to me the Lord’s treasure; by
the Lord’s Grace, it has come to abide in my mind.  ||  Pause  ||    He is rid 
of his demerits, and his heart is permeated with
merit and virtue. By Guru’s Grace, he naturally dwells in celestial peace. True 
is the Word of the Perfect Guru’s Bani. They
bring peace to the mind, and celestial peace is absorbed within.  || 2 ||   O 
my humble Siblings of Destiny, behold this strange
and wonderful thing: duality is overcome, and the Lord dwells within his mind. 
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is priceless; it
cannot be taken. By Guru’s Grace, it comes to abide in the mind.  || 3 ||   He 
is the One God, abiding within all. Through the
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One who intuitively knows and realizes God, O Nanak, obtains the Naam; his mind 
is pleased and appeased.   || 4 || 1 ||
DHANAASAREE,  THIRD MEHL:  The wealth of the Lord’s Name is immaculate, and 
absolutely infinite. The Word of the Guru’s
Shabad is over-flowing with treasure. Know that, except for the wealth of the 
Name, all other wealth is poison. The egotistical
people are burning in their attachment to Maya.   || 1 ||    How rare is that 
Gurmukh who tastes the sublime essence of the
Lord. He is always in bliss, day and night; through perfect good destiny, he 
obtains the Name.  ||  Pause  ||   The Word of the
Shabad is a lamp, illuminating the three worlds. One who tastes it, becomes 
immaculate. The immaculate Naam, the Name of
the Lord, washes off the filth of ego. True devotional worship brings lasting 
peace.   || 2 ||    One who tastes the sublime
essence of the Lord is the Lord’s humble servant. He is forever happy; he is 
never sad. He himself is liberated, and he liberates
others as well. He chants the Lord’s Name, and through the Lord, he finds 
peace.  || 3 ||    Without the True Guru, everyone
dies, crying out in pain. Night and day, they burn, and find no peace. But 
meeting the True Guru, all thirst is quenched. O
Nanak, through the Naam, one finds peace and tranquility.  || 4 || 2 ||   
DHANAASAREE,  THIRD MEHL:  Gather in and cherish
forever the wealth of the Lord’s Name, deep within; He cherishes and nurtures 
all beings and creatures. They alone obtain the
treasure of Liberation, who are lovingly imbued with, and focused on the Lord’s 
Name.  || 1 ||   Serving the Guru, one obtains
the wealth of the Lord’s Name. He is illumined and enlightened within, and he 
meditates on the Lord’s Name.   ||   Pause   ||
This love for the Lord is like the love of the bride for her husband. God 
ravishes and enjoys the soul-bride who is adorned with
peace and tranquility. No one finds God through egotism. Wandering away from 
the Primal Lord, the root of all, one wastes his
life in vain.  || 2 ||   Tranquility, celestial peace, pleasure and the Word of 
His Bani come from the Guru. True is that service,
which leads one to merge in the Naam. Blessed with the Word of the Shabad, he 
meditates forever on the Lord, the Beloved.
Through the True Name, glorious greatness is obtained.  || 3 ||   The Creator 
Himself abides throughout the ages. If He casts
His Glance of Grace, then we meet Him. Through the Word of Gurbani, the Lord 
comes to dwell in the mind. O Nanak, God
unites with Himself those who are imbued with Truth.  || 4 || 3 ||   
DHANAASAREE,  THIRD MEHL:  The world is polluted, and
those in the world become polluted as well. In attachment to duality, it comes 
and goes. This love of duality has ruined the
entire world. The self-willed manmukh suffers punishment, and forfeits his 
honor.   || 1 ||    Serving the Guru, one becomes
immaculate.  He  enshrines  the  Naam,  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  within,  and 
 his  state  becomes  exalted.   ||   Pause   ||     The
Gurmukhs  are  saved,  taking  to  the  Lord’s  Sanctuary.  Attuned  to  the  
Lord’s  Name,  they  commit  themselves  to  devotional
worship.  The  Lord’s  humble  servant  performs  devotional  worship,  and  is 
 blessed  with  greatness.  Attuned  to  Truth,  he  is
absorbed in celestial peace.   || 2 ||    Know that one who purchases the True 
Name is very rare. Through the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad, he comes to understand himself. True is his capital, and true is 
his trade. Blessed is that person, who loves the
Naam.  || 3 ||   God, the True Lord, has attached some to His True Name.


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They listen to the most sublime Word of His Bani, and the Word of His Shabad. 
True is service to the True Lord God. O Nanak,
the Naam is the Embellisher.  || 4 || 4 ||   DHANAASAREE,  THIRD MEHL:  I am a 
sacrifice to those who serve the Lord. The
Truth is in their hearts, and the True Name is on their lips. Dwelling upon the 
Truest of the True, their pains are dispelled.
Through the True Word of the Shabad, the Lord comes to dwell in their minds.  
|| 1 ||   Listening to the Word of Gurbani, filth
is washed off, and they naturally enshrine the Lord’s Name in their minds.  || 
1 ||  Pause  ||   One who conquers fraud, deceit
and the fire of desire finds tranquility, peace and pleasure within. If one 
walks in harmony with the Guru’s Will, he eliminates
his self-conceit. He finds the True Mansion of the Lord’s Presence, singing the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 2 ||   The blind,
self-willed manmukh does not understand the Shabad; he does not know the Word 
of the Guru’s Bani, and so he passes his
life      in misery. But if he meets the True Guru, then he finds peace, and 
the ego within is silenced.  || 3 ||   Who else should I
speak to? The One Lord is the Giver of all. When He grants His Grace, then we 
obtain the Word of the Shabad. Meeting with
my Beloved, I sing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. O Nanak, becoming 
truthful, I have become pleasing to the True
Lord.   ||  4  ||  5  ||     DHANAASAREE,   THIRD  MEHL:   When  the  mind  is  
conquered,  its  turbulent  wanderings  are  stopped.
Without conquering the mind, how can the Lord be found? Rare is the one who 
knows the medicine to conquer the mind. The
mind is conquered through the Word of the Shabad; this is known to the Lord’s 
humble servant.   || 1 ||    The Lord forgives
him, and blesses him with glory. By Guru’s Grace, the Lord comes to dwell in 
the mind.   ||   Pause   ||    The Gurmukh does
good deeds, and so, he comes to understand this mind. The mind is intoxicated, 
like the elephant with wine. The Guru places
the harness upon it, and rejuvenates it.  || 2 ||   The mind is undisciplined; 
only a rare few can discipline it. If someone eats
the uneatable, then he becomes immaculate. As Gurmukh, his mind is embellished. 
Egotism and corruption are eradicated
from within.   || 3 ||    Those whom the Primal Lord keeps united in His Union, 
shall never be separated from Him; they are
merged in the Word of the Shabad. Only God Himself knows His own power. O 
Nanak, the Gurmukh realizes the Naam, the
Name of the Lord.  || 4 || 6 ||    DHANAASAREE,  THIRD MEHL:  The ignorant 
fools amass false wealth. The blind, foolish, self-
willed manmukhs have gone astray. Poisonous wealth brings constant pain. It 
will not go with you, and it will not yield any
profit.  || 1 ||   True wealth is obtained through the Guru’s Teachings. False 
wealth continues coming and going.  ||  Pause  ||
The foolish self-willed manmukhs all go astray and die. They drown in the 
terrifying world-ocean, and they cannot reach either
this shore, or the one beyond. But by perfect destiny, they meet the True Guru; 
imbued with the True Name, day and night,
they remain detached from the world.  || 2 ||    Throughout the four ages, the 
True Bani of His Word is Ambrosial Nectar. By
perfect destiny, one is absorbed in the True Name. The Siddhas, the seekers and 
all men long for the Name. It is obtained only
by perfect destiny.  || 3 ||   The True Lord is everything; He is True. Only a 
few realize the exalted Lord God. He is the Truest
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O Nanak, the Lord Himself sees all; He Himself links us to the Truth.  || 4 || 
7 ||    DHANAASAREE,  THIRD MEHL:  The value
and worth of the Lord’s Name cannot be described. Blessed are those humble 
beings, who lovingly focus their minds on the
Naam, the Name of the Lord. True are the Guru’s Teachings, and True is 
contemplative meditation. God Himself forgives, and
bestows contemplative meditation.   || 1 ||    The Lord’s Name is wonderful! 
God Himself imparts it. In the Dark Age of Kali
Yuga, the Gurmukhs obtain it.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   We are ignorant; ignorance 
fills our minds. We do all our deeds in ego. By
Guru’s Grace, egotism is eradicated. Forgiving us, the Lord blends us with 
Himself.   || 2 ||    Poisonous wealth gives rise to
great  arrogance.  Drowning  in  egotism,  no  one  is  honored.  Forsaking  
self-conceit,  one  finds  lasting  peace.  Under  Guru’s
Instruction, he praises the True Lord.  || 3 ||   The Creator Lord Himself 
fashions all. Without Him, there is no other at all. He
alone     is attached to Truth, whom the Lord Himself so attaches. O Nanak, 
through the Naam, lasting peace is attained in the
hereafter.  || 4 || 8 ||

RAAG  DHANAASAREE,   THIRD  MEHL,   FOURTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I am just a poor beggar of Yours; You are Your Own Lord Master, You are the 
Great Giver. Be Merciful, and bless me, a
humble beggar, with Your Name, so that I may forever remain imbued with Your 
Love.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice to Your Name,
O True Lord. The One Lord is the Cause of causes; there is no other at all.  || 
1 ||  Pause  ||    I was wretched; I wandered
through so many cycles of reincarnation. Now, Lord, please bless me with Your 
Grace. Be merciful, and grant me the Blessed
Vision of Your Darshan; please grant me such a gift.  || 2 ||   Prays Nanak, 
the shutters of doubt have been opened wide; by
Guru’s Grace, I have come to know the Lord. I am filled to overflowing with 
true love; my mind is pleased and appeased by
the True Guru.  || 3 || 1 || 9 ||

DHANAASAREE,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE,   CHAU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Those Saints and devotees who serve the Lord have all their sins washed away. 
Have Mercy on me, O Lord and Master, and
keep me in the Sangat, the Congregation that You love.  || 1 ||   I cannot even 
speak the Praises of the Lord, the Gardener of
the world. We are sinners, sinking like stones in water; grant Your Grace, and 
carry us stones across.  ||  Pause  ||   The rust
of poison and corruption from countless incarnations sticks to us; joining the 
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, it is
cleaned away. It is just like gold, which is heated in the fire, to remove the 
impurities from it.  || 2 ||   I chant the chant of the
Name of the Lord, day and night; I chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, 
and enshrine it within my heart. The Name of
the Lord, Har, Har, Har, is the most perfect medicine in this world; chanting 
the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, I have conquered
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The  Lord,  Har,  Har,  is  unapproachable,  of  unfathomable  wisdom,  
unlimited,  all-powerful  and  infinite.  Show  Mercy  to  Your
humble servant, O Life of the world, and save the honor of servant Nanak.  || 4 
|| 1 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FOURTH MEHL:  The
humble Saints of the Lord meditate on the Lord; their pain, doubt and fear have 
run away. The Lord Himself inspires them to
serve Him; they are awakened within to the Guru’s Teachings.  || 1 ||   Imbued 
with the Lord’s Name, they are unattached to
the world. Listening to the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har, their minds are 
pleased; through Guru’s Instruction, they enshrine
love for the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   God, the Lord and Master, is the caste 
and social status of His humble Saints. You are the
Lord and Master; I am just Your puppet. As is the understanding You bless us 
with, so are the words we speak.  || 2 ||   What
are we? Tiny worms, and microscopic germs. You are our great and glorious Lord 
and Master. I cannot describe Your state and
extent. O God, how can we unfortunate ones meet with You?   || 3 ||    O God, 
my Lord and Master, shower me with Your
Mercy, and commit me to Your service. Make Nanak the slave of Your slaves, God; 
I speak the speech of the Lord’s sermon.

|| 4 || 2 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FOURTH MEHL:  The True Guru is the Lord’s Saint, 
the True Being, who chants the Bani of the
Lord, Har, Har. Whoever chants it, and listens to it, is liberated; I am 
forever a sacrifice to him.  || 1 ||   O Saints of the Lord,
listen to the Lord’s Praises with your ears. Listen to the sermon of the Lord, 
Har, Har, for a moment, for even an instant, and
all your sins and mistakes shall be erased.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Those who 
find such humble, Holy Saints, are the greatest of the
great persons. I beg for the dust of their feet; I long for the longing for 
God, my Lord and Master.  || 2 ||   The Name of God,
the Lord and Master, Har, Har, is the fruit-bearing tree; those who meditate on 
it are satisfied. Drinking in the ambrosia of the
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, I am satisfied; all my hunger and thirst is 
quenched.   || 3 ||    Those who are blessed with the
highest, loftiest destiny, chant and meditate on the Lord. Let me join their 
congregation, O God, my Lord and Master; Nanak is
the slave of their slaves.  || 4 || 3 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FOURTH MEHL:  I am 
blind, totally blind, entangled in corruption and
poison. How can I walk on the Guru’s Path? If the True Guru, the Giver of 
peace, shows His kindness, He attaches us to the
hem of His robe.  || 1 ||    O Sikhs of the Guru, O friends, walk on the Guru’s 
Path. Whatever the Guru says, accept that as
good; the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har, is unique and wonderful.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    O Saints of the Lord, O Siblings of
Destiny, listen: serve the Guru, quickly now! Let your service to the True Guru 
be your supplies on the Lord’s Path; pack them
up, and don’t think of today or tomorrow.  || 2 ||   O Saints of the Lord, 
chant the chant of the Lord’s Name; the Lord’s Saints
walk with the Lord. Those who meditate on the Lord, become the Lord; the 
playful, wondrous Lord meets them.  || 3 ||    To
chant the chant of the Lord’s Name, Har, Har, is the longing I long for; have 
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O Lord, unite servant Nanak with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; 
make me the dust of the feet of the Holy.  || 4

|| 4 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FOURTH MEHL:  The Lord, Har, Har, is the rain-drop; I 
am the song-bird, crying, crying out for it. O
Lord God, please bless me with Your Mercy, and pour Your Name into my mouth, 
even if for only an instant.  || 1 ||   Without
the Lord, I cannot live for even a second. Like the addict who dies without his 
drug, I die without the Lord.  ||  Pause  ||   You,
Lord, are the deepest, most unfathomable ocean; I cannot find even a trace of 
Your limits. You are the most remote of the
remote, limitless and transcendent; O Lord Master, You alone know Your state 
and extent.  || 2 ||   The Lord’s humble Saints
meditate on the Lord; they are imbued with the deep crimson color of the Guru’s 
Love. Meditating on the Lord, they attain
great glory, and the most sublime honor.   || 3 ||    He Himself is the Lord 
and Master, and He Himself is the servant; He
Himself creates His environments. Servant Nanak has come to Your Sanctuary, O 
Lord; protect and preserve the honor of Your
devotee.  || 4 || 5 ||    DHANAASAREE,  FOURTH MEHL:  Tell me, O Siblings of 
Destiny, the religion for this Dark Age of Kali
Yuga. I seek emancipation — how can I be emancipated? Meditation on the Lord, 
Har, Har, is the boat, the raft; meditating on
the Lord, the swimmer swims across.  || 1 ||    O Dear Lord, protect and 
preserve the honor of Your humble servant. O Lord,
Har, Har, please make me chant the chant of Your Name; I beg only for Your 
devotional worship.  ||  Pause  ||    The Lord’s
servants are very dear to the Lord; they chant the Word of the Lord’s Bani. The 
account of the recording angels, Chitr and
Gupt, and the account with the Messenger of Death is totally erased.  || 2 ||   
The Saints of the Lord meditate on the Lord in
their minds; they join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. The piercing 
sun of desires has set, and the cool moon has
risen.  || 3 ||   You are the Greatest Being, absolutely unapproachable and 
unfathomable; You created the Universe from Your
Own Being. O God, take pity on servant Nanak, and make him the slave of the 
slave of Your slaves.  || 4 || 6 ||

DHANAASAREE,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIFTH  HOUSE,   DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Enshrine the Lord within your heart, and contemplate Him. Dwell upon Him, 
reflect upon Him, and chant the Name of the Lord,
the Enticer of hearts. The Lord Master is unseen, unfathomable and unreachable; 
through the Perfect Guru, He is revealed.  ||
1 ||    The Lord is the philosopher’s stone, which transforms lead into gold, 
and sandalwood, while I am just dry wood and
stone. Associating with the Lord, and the Sat Sangat, the Lord’s True 
Congregation, the Lord has transformed me into gold and
sandalwood.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   One may repeat, verbatim, the nine grammars 
and the six Shaastras, but my Lord God is not
pleased   by this. O servant Nanak, meditate forever on the Lord in your heart; 
this is what pleases my Lord God.  || 2 || 1 || 7

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Chant His Praises, learn of the Lord, and serve the True Guru; in this way, 
meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. In the
Court of the Lord, He shall be pleased with you, and you shall not have to 
enter the cycle of reincarnation again; you shall
merge in the Divine Light of the Lord, Har, Har, Har.  || 1 ||   Chant the Name 
of the Lord, O my mind, and you shall be totally
at  peace.  The  Lord’s  Praises  are  the  most  sublime,  the  most  exalted; 
 serving  the  Lord,  Har,  Har,  Har,  you  shall  be
emancipated.   ||   Pause   ||    The  Lord, the  treasure  of  mercy,  blessed 
 me,  and  so  the  Guru  blessed  me  with  the  Lord’s
devotional worship; I have come to be in love with the Lord. I have forgotten 
my cares and anxieties, and enshrined the Lord’s
Name in my heart; O Nanak, the Lord has become my friend and companion.   || 2 
|| 2 || 8 ||    DHANAASAREE,   FOURTH
MEHL:  Read about the Lord, write about the Lord, chant the Lord’s Name, and 
sing the Lord’s Praises; the Lord will carry you
across the terrifying world-ocean. In your mind, by your words, and within your 
heart, meditate on the Lord, and He will be
pleased. In this way, repeat the Name of the Lord.   || 1 ||    O mind, 
meditate on the Lord, the Lord of the World. Join the
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O friend. You shall be happy forever, 
day and night; sing the Praises of the Lord, the
Lord of the world-forest.   ||   Pause   ||    When the Lord, Har, Har, casts 
His Glance of Grace, then I made the effort in my
mind; meditating on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, I have been emancipated. 
Preserve the honor of servant Nanak, O my
Lord and Master; I have come seeking Your Sanctuary.   || 2 || 3 || 9 ||    
DHANAASAREE,   FOURTH MEHL:   The eighty-four
Siddhas, the spiritual masters, the Buddhas, the thirty-three million gods and 
the silent sages, all long for Your Name, O Dear
Lord. By Guru’s Grace, a rare few obtain it; upon their foreheads, the 
pre-ordained destiny of loving devotion is written.  || 1 ||
O mind, chant the Name of the Lord; singing the Lord’s Praises is the most 
exalted activity. I am forever a sacrifice to those
who sing, and hear Your Praises, O Lord and Master.   ||   Pause   ||    I seek 
Your Sanctuary, O Cherisher God, my Lord and
Master; whatever You give me, I accept. O Lord, Merciful to  the  meek,  give  
me  this  blessing; Nanak  longs  for  the  Lord’s
meditative remembrance.  || 2 || 4 || 10 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FOURTH MEHL:  All 
the Sikhs and servants come to worship and
adore You; they sing the sublime Bani of the Lord, Har, Har. Their singing and 
listening is approved by the Lord; they accept
the Order of the True Guru as True, totally True.   || 1 ||    Chant the Lord’s 
Praises, O Siblings of Destiny; the Lord is the
sacred shrine of pilgrimage in the terrifying world-ocean. They alone are 
praised in the Court of the Lord, O Saints, who know
and understand the Lord’s sermon.  ||  Pause  ||   He Himself is the Guru, and 
He Himself is the disciple; the Lord God Himself
plays His wondrous games. O servant Nanak, he alone merges with the Lord, whom 
the Lord Himself merges; all the others
are forsaken, but the Lord loves him.  || 2 || 5 || 11 ||   DHANAASAREE,  
FOURTH MEHL:  The Lord is the Fulfiller of desires,
the Giver of total peace; the Kaamadhaynaa, the wish-fulfilling cow, is in His 
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Then, you shall obtain total peace, O my mind.  || 1 ||   Chant, O my mind, the 
True Name, Sat Naam, the True Name. In this
world, and in the world beyond, your face shall be radiant, by meditating 
continually on the immaculate Lord God.  ||  Pause

||     Wherever  anyone  remembers  the  Lord  in  meditation,  disaster  runs  
away  from  that  place.  By  great  good  fortune,  we
meditate on the Lord. The Guru has blessed servant Nanak with this 
understanding, that by meditating on the Lord, we cross
over the terrifying world-ocean.  || 2 || 6 || 12 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FOURTH 
MEHL:  O my King, beholding the Blessed Vision
of the Lord’s Darshan, I am at peace. You alone know my inner pain, O King; 
what can anyone else know?  ||  Pause  ||   O
True Lord and Master, You are truly my King; whatever You do, all that is True. 
Who should I call a liar? There is no other than
You, O King.  || 1 ||   You are pervading and permeating in all; O King, 
everyone meditates on You, day and night. Everyone
begs of You, O my King; You alone give gifts to all.  || 2 ||   All are under 
Your Power, O my King; none at all are beyond You.
All beings are Yours—You belong to all, O my King. All shall merge and be 
absorbed in You.  || 3 ||   You are the hope of all, O
my Beloved; all meditate on You, O my King. As it pleases You, protect and 
preserve me, O my Beloved; You are the True King
of Nanak.  || 4 || 7 || 13 ||

DHANAASAREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE,   CHAU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O  Destroyer  of  fear,  Remover  of  suffering,  Lord  and  Master,  Lover  of 
 Your  devotees,  Formless  Lord.  Millions  of  sins  are
eradicated in an instant when, as Gurmukh, one contemplates the Naam, the Name 
of the Lord.  || 1 ||   My mind is attached
to my Beloved Lord. God, Merciful to the meek, granted His Grace, and placed 
the five enemies under my control.   || 1 ||
Pause   ||    Your place is so beautiful; Your form is so beautiful; Your 
devotees look so beautiful in Your Court. O Lord and
Master, Giver of all beings, please, grant Your Grace, and save me.   || 2 ||   
 Your color is not known, and Your form is not
seen; who can contemplate Your Almighty Creative Power? You are contained in 
the water, the land and the sky, everywhere,
O Lord of unfathomable form, Holder of the mountain.  || 3 ||   All beings sing 
Your Praises; You are the imperishable Primal
Being, the Destroyer of ego. As it pleases You, please protect and preserve me; 
servant Nanak seeks Sanctuary at Your Door.

|| 4 || 1 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The fish out of water loses its life; 
it is deeply in love with the water. The bumble
bee, totally in love with the lotus flower, is lost in it; it cannot find the 
way to escape from it.   || 1 ||    Now, my mind has
nurtured love for the One Lord. He does not die, and is not born; He is always 
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Through the Word of the True Guru’s Shabad, I know Him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Lured by sexual desire, the elephant is trapped;
the poor beast falls into the power of another. Lured by the sound of the 
hunter’s bell, the deer offers its head; because of this
enticement, it is killed.  || 2 ||   Gazing upon his family, the mortal is 
enticed by greed; he clings in attachment to Maya. Totally
engrossed in worldly things, he considers them to be his own; but in the end, 
he shall surely have to leave them behind.  || 3

||   Know it well, that anyone who loves any other than God, shall be miserable 
forever. Says Nanak, the Guru has explained
this to me, that love for God brings lasting bliss.   || 4 || 2 ||    
DHANAASAREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   Granting His Grace, God has
blessed me with His Name, and released me of my bonds. I have forgotten all 
worldly entanglements, and I am attached to
the Guru’s feet.  || 1 ||   In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I 
have renounced my other cares and anxieties. I dug
a deep pit, and buried my egotistical pride, emotional attachment and the 
desires of my mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   No one is my
enemy, and I am no one’s enemy. God, who expanded His expanse, is within all; I 
learned this from the True Guru.  || 2 ||   I
am a friend to all; I am everyone’s friend. When the sense of separation was 
removed from my mind, then I was united with
the Lord, my King.  || 3 ||   My stubbornness is gone, Ambrosial Nectar rains 
down, and the Word of the Guru’s Shabad seems
so sweet to me. He is pervading everywhere, in the water, on the land and in 
the sky; Nanak beholds the all-pervading Lord.

|| 4 || 3 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Ever since I obtained the Blessed 
Vision of the Darshan of the Holy, my days have
been blessed and prosperous. I have found lasting bliss, singing the Kirtan of 
the Praises of the Primal Lord, the Architect of
destiny.  || 1 ||    Now, I sing the Praises of the Lord within my mind. My 
mind has been illumined and enlightened, and it is
always at peace; I have found the Perfect True Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The 
Lord, the treasure of virtue, abides deep within
the heart, and so pain, doubt and fear have been dispelled. I have obtained the 
most incomprehensible thing, enshrining love
for the Name of the Lord.  || 2 ||   I was anxious, and now I am free of 
anxiety; I was worried, and now I am free of worry;
my grief, greed and emotional attachments are gone. By His Grace, I am cured of 
the disease of egotism, and the Messenger
of Death no longer terrifies me.  || 3 ||   Working for the Guru, serving the 
Guru and the Guru’s Command, all are pleasing to
me. Says Nanak, He has released me from the clutches of Death; I am a sacrifice 
to that Guru.  || 4 || 4 ||   DHANAASAREE,
FIFTH MEHL:  Body, mind, wealth and everything belong to Him; He alone is 
all-wise and all-knowing. He listens to my pains
and pleasures, and then my condition improves.  || 1 ||   My soul is satisfied 
with the One Lord alone. People make all sorts of
other efforts, but they have no value at all.  ||  Pause  ||   The Ambrosial 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, is a priceless jewel. The
Guru has given me this advice. It cannot be lost, and it cannot be shaken off; 
it remains steady, and I am perfectly satisfied
with it.  || 2 ||   Those things which tore me away from You, Lord, are now 
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When golden ornaments are melted down into a lump, they are still said to be 
gold.  || 3 ||   The Divine Light has illuminated
me, and I am filled with celestial peace and glory; the unstruck melody of the 
Lord’s Bani resounds within me. Says Nanak, I
have built my eternal home; the Guru has constructed it for me.  || 4 || 5 ||   
 DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The desires of
the  greatest  of  the  great  kings  and  landlords  cannot  be  satisfied.  
They  remain  engrossed  in  Maya,  intoxicated  with  the
pleasures of their wealth; their eyes see nothing else at all.  || 1 ||   No 
one has ever found satisfaction in sin and corruption.
The flame is not satisfied by more fuel; how can one be satisfied without the 
Lord?  ||  Pause  ||   Day after day, he eats his
meals with many different foods, but his hunger is not eradicated. He runs 
around like a dog, searching in the four directions.

|| 2 ||   The lustful, lecherous man desires many women, and he never stops 
peeking into the homes of others. Day after day,
he commits adultery again and again, and then he regrets his actions; he wastes 
away in misery and greed.   || 3 ||    The
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is incomparable and priceless; it is the treasure 
of Ambrosial Nectar. The Saints abide in peace,
poise and bliss; O Nanak, through the Guru, this is known.   || 4 || 6 ||    
DHANAASAREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   Nothing which this
mortal being runs after, can compare to it. He alone comes to have it, whom the 
Guru blesses with this Ambrosial Nectar.  || 1

||    The desire to eat, to wear new clothes, and all other desires, do not 
abide in the mind of one who comes to know the
subtle essence of the One Lord.   ||   Pause   ||    The mind and body blossom 
forth in abundance, when one receives even a
drop of this Nectar. I cannot express His glory; I cannot describe His worth.  
|| 2 ||    We cannot meet the Lord by our own
efforts,  nor  can  we  meet  Him  through  service;  He  comes  and  meets  us 
 spontaneously.  One  who  is  blessed  by  my  Lord
Master’s  Grace,  practices  the  Teachings  of  the  Guru’s  Mantra.   ||  3  
||     He  is  merciful  to  the  meek,  always  kind  and
compassionate; He cherishes and nurtures all beings. The Lord is mingled with 
Nanak, through and through; He cherishes him,
like the mother her child.   || 4 || 7 ||    DHANAASAREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   I am 
a sacrifice to my Guru, who has implanted the
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, within me. In the utter darkness of the wilderness, 
He showed me the straight path.  || 1 ||   The
Lord of the universe, the Cherisher of the world, He is my breath of life. Here 
and hereafter, he takes care of everything for
me.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Meditating on Him in remembrance, I have found all 
treasures, respect, greatness and perfect honor.
Remembering His Name, millions of sins are erased; all His devotees long for 
the dust of His feet.  || 2 ||   If someone wishes
for the fulfillment of all his hopes and desires, he should serve the one 
supreme treasure. He is the Supreme Lord God, infinite
Lord and Master; meditating on Him in remembrance, one is carried across. || 3 
||   I have found total peace and tranquility in
the Society of the Saints; my honor has been preserved. To gather in the Lord’s 
wealth, and to taste the food of the Lord’s
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Nanak has made this his feast.   || 4 || 8 ||    DHANAASAREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   
You have made it your habit to practice those
deeds which will bring you shame. You slander the Saints, and you worship the 
faithless cynics; such are the corrupt ways you
have adopted.  || 1 ||   Deluded by your emotional attachment to Maya, you love 
other things, like the enchanted city of Hari-
chandauree, or the green leaves of the forest — such is your way of life.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||    Its body may be anointed with
sandalwood oil, but the donkey still loves to roll in the mud. He is not fond 
of the Ambrosial Nectar; instead, he loves the
poisonous drug of corruption.  || 2 ||   The Saints are noble and sublime; they 
are blessed with good fortune. They alone are
pure and holy in this world. The jewel of this human life is passing away 
uselessly, lost in exchange for mere glass.   || 3 ||
The sins and sorrows of uncounted incarnations run away, when the Guru applies 
the healing ointment of spiritual wisdom to
the eyes. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I have escaped from 
these troubles; Nanak loves the One Lord.  || 4

|| 9 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I carry the water, wave the fan, and grind 
the corn for the Saints; I sing the Glorious
Praises of the Lord of the Universe. With each and every breath, my mind 
remembers the Naam, the Name of the Lord; in this
way, it finds the treasure of peace.  || 1 ||   Have pity on me, O my Lord and 
Master. Bless me with such understanding, O my
Lord and Master, that I may forever and ever meditate on You.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   By Your Grace, emotional attachment and
egotism  are  eradicated,  and  doubt  is  dispelled.  The  Lord,  the  
embodiment  of  bliss,  is  pervading  and  permeating  in  all;
wherever I go, there I see Him.  || 2 ||   You are kind and compassionate, the 
treasure of mercy, the Purifier of sinners, Lord
of the world. I obtain millions of joys, comforts and kingdoms, if You inspire 
me to chant Your Name with my mouth, even for
an instant.  || 3 ||    That alone is perfect chanting, meditation, penance and 
devotional worship service, which is pleasing to
God’s Mind. Chanting the Naam, all thirst and desire is satisfied; Nanak is 
satisfied and fulfilled.  || 4 || 10 ||   DHANAASAREE,
FIFTH MEHL:   She controls the three qualities and the four directions of the 
world. She destroys sacrificial feasts, cleansing
baths, penances and sacred places of pilgrimage; what is this poor person to 
do?   || 1 ||    I grasped God’s Support and
Protection, and then I was emancipated. By the Grace of the Holy Saints, I sang 
the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, and my
sins and afflictions were taken away.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   She is not heard — 
she does not speak with a mouth; she is not seen
enticing mortals. She administers her intoxicating drug, and so confuses them; 
thus she seems sweet to everyone’s mind.  || 2

||    In each and every home, she has implanted the sense of duality in mother, 
father, children, friends and siblings. Some

have more, and some have less; they fight and fight, to the death.  || 3 ||   I 
am a sacrifice to my True Guru, who has shown
me this wondrous play. The world is being consumed by this hidden fire, but 
Maya does not cling to the Lord’s devotees.  || 4

||    By the Grace of the Saints, I have obtained supreme bliss, and all my 
bonds have been broken. Nanak has obtained the
wealth  of  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  Har,  Har;  having  earned  his  
profits,  he  has  now  returned  home.    ||  5  ||  11  ||
DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  You are the Giver, O Lord, O Cherisher, my Master, 
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Each and every moment, You cherish and nurture me; I am Your child, and I rely 
upon You alone.  || 1 ||    I have only one
tongue — which of Your Glorious Virtues can I describe? Unlimited, infinite 
Lord and Master — no one knows Your limits.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   You destroy millions of my sins, and teach me in so many ways. 
I am so ignorant — I understand nothing at all.
Please  honor  Your  innate  nature,  and  save  me!   ||  2  ||     I  seek  
Your  Sanctuary —  You  are  my  only  hope.  You  are  my
companion,  and  my  best  friend.  Save  me,  O  Merciful  Saviour  Lord;  
Nanak  is  the  slave  of  Your  home.    ||  3  ||  12  ||
DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Worship, fasting, ceremonial marks on one’s 
forehead, cleansing baths, generous donations to
charities and self-mortification — the Lord Master is not pleased with any of 
these rituals, no matter how sweetly one may
speak.  || 1 ||   Chanting the Name of God, the mind is soothed and pacified. 
Everyone searches for Him in different ways, but
the search is so difficult, and He cannot be found.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Chanting, deep meditation and penance, wandering over
the face of the earth, the performance of austerities with the arms stretched 
up to the sky — the Lord is not pleased by any of
these means, though one may follow the path of Yogis and Jains.  || 2 ||    The 
Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, and
the Praises of the Lord are priceless; he alone obtains them, whom the Lord 
blesses with His Mercy. Joining the Saadh Sangat,
the Company of the Holy, Nanak lives in the Love of God; his life-night passes 
in peace.  || 3 || 13 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH
MEHL:  Is there anyone who can release me from my bondage, unite me with God, 
recite the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and
make this mind steady and stable, so that it no longer wanders around?  || 1 || 
  Do I have any such friend? I would give him
all my property, my soul and my heart; I would devote my consciousness to him.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||    Others’ wealth, others’
bodies, and the slander of others — do not attach your love to them. Associate 
with the Saints, speak with the Saints, and
keep your mind awake to the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises.  || 2 ||   God is the 
treasure of virtue, kind and compassionate, the
source of all comfort. Nanak begs for the gift of Your Name; O Lord of the 
world, love him, like the mother loves her child.  || 3

|| 14 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord saves His Saints. One who wishes 
misfortune upon the Lord’s slaves, shall
be destroyed by the Lord eventually.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He Himself is the 
help and support of His humble servants; He defeats
the slanderers, and chases them away. Wandering around aimlessly, they die out 
there; they never return to their homes
again.  || 1 ||   Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Destroyer of pain; he sings 
the Glorious Praises of the infinite Lord forever.
The faces of the slanderers are blackened in the courts of this world, and the 
world beyond.   || 2 || 15 ||    DHANAASAREE,
FIFTH MEHL:  Now, I contemplate and meditate on the Lord, the Saviour Lord. He 
purifies sinners in an instant, and cures all
diseases.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Talking with the Holy Saints, my sexual desire, 
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Remembering, remembering the Perfect Lord in meditation, I have saved all my 
companions.   || 1 ||    The Mul Mantra, the
Root Mantra, is the only cure for the mind; I have installed faith in God in my 
mind. Nanak ever longs for the dust of the Lord’s
feet; again and again, he is a sacrifice to the Lord.  || 2 || 16 ||   
DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have fallen in love with the
Lord. My True Guru is always my help and support; He has torn down the banner 
of pain.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Giving me His
hand, He has protected me as His own, and removed all my troubles. He has 
blackened the faces of the slanderers, and He
Himself has become the help and support of His humble servant.  || 1 ||   The 
True Lord and Master has become my Saviour;
hugging me close in His embrace, He has saved me. Nanak has become fearless, 
and he enjoys eternal peace, singing the
Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 2 || 17 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Your 
Name is the medicine, O Merciful Lord. I am
so miserable, I do not know Your state; You Yourself cherish me, Lord.  || 1 || 
 Pause  ||    Take pity on me, O my Lord and
Master, and remove the love of duality from within me. Break my bonds, and take 
me as Your own, so that I may never come
to lose.  || 1 ||    Seeking Your Sanctuary, I live, almighty and merciful Lord 
and Master. Twenty-four hours a day, I worship
God; Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him.  || 2 || 18 ||

RAAG  DHANAASAREE,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O God, please save me! By myself, I cannot do anything, O my Lord and Master; 
by Your Grace, please bless me with Your
Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Family and worldly affairs are an ocean of fire. 
Through doubt, emotional attachment and ignorance,
we are enveloped in darkness.   || 1 ||    High and low, pleasure and pain. 
Hunger and thirst are not satisfied.   || 2 ||    The
mind is engrossed in passion, and the disease of corruption. The five thieves, 
the companions, are totally incorrigible.  || 3 ||
The beings and souls and wealth of the world are all Yours. O Nanak, know that 
the Lord is always near at hand.  || 4 || 1 ||
19 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord and Master destroys the pain of the 
poor; He preserves and protects the honor
of His servants. The Lord is the ship to carry us across; He is the treasure of 
virtue — pain cannot touch Him.  || 1 ||   In the
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, meditate, vibrate upon the Lord of the 
world. I cannot think of any other way; make
this effort, and make it in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga.  ||  Pause  ||   In the 
beginning, and in the end, there is none other than
the perfect, merciful Lord. The cycle of birth and death is ended, chanting the 
Lord’s Name, and remembering the Lord Master
in  meditation.   ||  2  ||     The  Vedas,  the  Simritees,  the  Shaastras  
and  the  Lord’s  devotees  contemplate  Him;  liberation  is
attained in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and the darkness of 
ignorance is dispelled.  || 3 ||   The lotus feet of
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They are his only capital and investment. The True Lord is Nanak’s strength, 
honor and support; He alone is his protection.  ||
4 || 2 || 20 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Wandering and roaming around, I 
met the Holy Perfect Guru, who has taught
me. All other devices did not work, so I meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, 
Har.  || 1 ||    For this reason, I sought the
Protection and Support of my Lord, the Cherisher of the Universe. I sought the 
Sanctuary of the Perfect Transcendent Lord,
and    all my entanglements were dissolved.  ||  Pause  ||    Paradise, the 
earth, the nether regions of the underworld, and the
globe of the world — all are engrossed in Maya. To save your soul, and liberate 
all your ancestors, meditate on the Name of
the Lord, Har, Har.  || 2 ||    O Nanak, singing the Naam, the Name of the 
Immaculate Lord, all treasures are obtained. Only
that rare person, whom the Lord and Master blesses with His Grace, comes to 
know this.  || 3 || 3 || 21 ||

DHANAASAREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE,   CHAU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

You shall have to abandon the straw which you have collected. These 
entanglements shall be of no use to you. You are in love
with those things that will not go with you. You think that your enemies are 
friends.  || 1 ||   In such confusion, the world has
gone  astray.  The  foolish  mortal  wastes  this  precious  human  life.    || 
   Pause    ||     He  does  not  like  to  see  Truth  and
righteousness. He is attached to falsehood and deception; they seem sweet to 
him. He loves gifts, but he forgets the Giver.
The wretched creature does not even think of death.  || 2 ||   He cries for the 
possessions of others. He forfeits all the merits
of his good deeds and religion. He does not understand the Hukam of the Lord’s 
Command, and so he continues coming and
going in reincarnation. He sins, and then regrets and repents.  || 3 ||   
Whatever pleases You, Lord, that alone is acceptable. I
am a sacrifice to Your Will. Poor Nanak is Your slave, Your humble servant. 
Save me, O my Lord God Master!  || 4 || 1 || 22 ||
DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I am meek and poor; the Name of God is my only 
Support. The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is
my occupation and earnings. I gather only the Lord’s Name. It is useful in both 
this world and the next.  || 1 ||   Imbued with
the Love of the Lord God’s Infinite Name, the Holy Saints sing the Glorious 
Praises of the One Lord, the Formless Lord.   ||
Pause   ||    The Glory of the Holy Saints comes from their total humility. The 
Saints realize that their greatness rests in the
Praises of the Lord. Meditating on the Lord of the Universe, the Saints are in 
bliss. The Saints find peace, and their anxieties
are dispelled.  || 2 ||    Wherever the Holy Saints gather, there they sing the 
Praises of the Lord, in music and poetry. In the
Society of the Saints, there is bliss and peace. They alone obtain this 
Society, upon whose foreheads such destiny is written.  ||
3 ||   With my palms pressed together, I offer my prayer. I wash their feet, 
and chant the Praises of the Lord, the treasure of
virtue. O God, merciful and compassionate, let me remain in Your Presence. 
Nanak lives, in the dust of the Saints.  ||


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4 || 2 || 23 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  One who contemplates his Lord and 
Master — why should he be afraid? The
wretched self-willed manmukhs are ruined through fear and dread.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   The Divine Guru, my mother and father,
is  over  my  head.  His  image  brings  prosperity;  serving  Him,  we  become 
 pure.  The  One  Lord,  the  Immaculate  Lord,  is  our
capital. Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, we are illumined 
and enlightened.  || 1 ||   The Giver of all beings
is totally pervading everywhere. Millions of pains are removed by the Lord’s 
Name. All the pains of birth and death are taken
away from the Gurmukh, within whose mind and body the Lord dwells.  || 2 ||   
He alone, whom the Lord has attached to the
hem of His robe, obtains a place in the Court of the Lord. They alone are 
devotees, who are pleasing to the True Lord. They
are freed from the Messenger of Death.  || 3 ||    True is the Lord, and True 
is His Court. Who can contemplate and describe
His value? He is within each and every heart, the Support of all. Nanak begs 
for the dust of the Saints.  || 4 || 3 || 24 ||

DHANAASAREE,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

At home, and outside, I place my trust in You; You are always with Your humble 
servant. Bestow Your Mercy, O my Beloved
God, that I may chant the Lord’s Name with love.  || 1 ||    God is the 
strength of His humble servants. Whatever You do, or
cause to be done, O Lord and Master, that outcome is acceptable to me.  ||  
Pause  ||   The Transcendent Lord is my honor;
the Lord is my emancipation; the glorious sermon of the Lord is my wealth. 
Slave Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord’s
feet; from the Saints, he has learned this way of life.  || 2 || 1 || 25 ||   
DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  God has fulfilled all my
desires. Holding me close in His embrace, the Guru has saved me. He has saved 
me from burning in the ocean of fire, and
now, no one calls it impassible.  || 1 ||    Those who have true faith in their 
minds, continually behold the Glory of the Lord;
they are forever happy and blissful.   ||   Pause   ||    I seek the Sanctuary 
of the feet of the Perfect Transcendent Lord, the
Searcher of hearts; I behold Him ever-present. In His wisdom, the Lord has made 
Nanak His own; He has preserved the roots
of    His devotees.  || 2 || 2 || 26 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Wherever I 
look, there I see Him present; He is never far
away. He is all-pervading, everywhere; O my mind, meditate on Him forever.  || 
1 ||   He alone is called your companion, who
will not be separated from you, here or hereafter. That pleasure, which passes 
away in an instant, is trivial.  ||  Pause  ||   He
cherishes us, and gives us sustenance; He does not lack anything. With each and 
every breath, my God takes care of His
creatures.  || 2 ||   God is undeceiveable, impenetrable and infinite; His form 
is lofty and exalted. Chanting and meditating on
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Bless me with such understanding, O Merciful Lord God, that I might remember 
You. Nanak begs God for the gift of the dust of
the feet of the Saints.  || 4 || 3 || 27 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The 
One who sent you, has now recalled you; return
to  your  home  now in  peace  and  pleasure.  In  bliss  and  ecstasy,  sing  
His  Glorious  Praises;  by  this  celestial  tune,  you  shall
acquire your everlasting kingdom.   || 1 ||    Come back to your home, O my 
friend. The Lord Himself has eliminated your
enemies, and your misfortunes are past.  ||  Pause  ||   God, the Creator Lord, 
has glorified you, and your running and rushing
around has ended. In your home, there is rejoicing; the musical instruments 
continually play, and your Husband Lord has
exalted you.   || 2 ||    Remain firm and steady, and do not ever waver; take 
the Guru’s Word as your Support. You shall be
applauded and congratulated all over the world, and your face shall be radiant 
in the Court of the Lord.   || 3 ||    All beings
belong to Him; He Himself transforms them, and He Himself becomes their help 
and support. The Creator Lord has worked a
wondrous miracle; O Nanak, His glorious greatness is true.  || 4 || 4 || 28 ||

DHANAASAREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SIXTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Listen, O Dear Beloved Saints, to my prayer. Without the Lord, no one is 
liberated.  ||  Pause  ||    O mind, do only deeds of
purity; the Lord is the only boat to carry you across. Other entanglements 
shall be of no use to you. True living is serving the
Divine, Supreme Lord God; the Guru has imparted this teaching to me.  || 1 ||   
 Do not fall in love with trivial things; in the
end, they shall not go along with you. Worship and adore the Lord with your 
mind and body, O Beloved Saint of the Lord; in
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you shall be released from bondage.  
 || 2 ||    In your heart, hold fast to the
Sanctuary of the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord God; do not place your hopes in 
any other support. He alone is a devotee,
spiritually wise, a meditator, and a penitent, O Nanak, who is blessed by the 
Lord’s Mercy.  || 3 || 1 || 29 ||   DHANAASAREE,
FIFTH MEHL:  O my dear beloved, it is good, it is better, it is best, to ask 
for the Lord’s Name. Behold, with your eyes wide-
open, and listen to the Words of the Holy Saints; enshrine in your 
consciousness the Lord of Life — remember that all must
die.  ||  Pause  ||   The application of sandalwood oil, the enjoyment of 
pleasures and the practice of many corrupt sins — look
upon all of these as insipid and worthless. The Name of the Lord of the 
Universe alone is sublime; so say the Holy Saints. You
claim that your body and wealth are your own; you do not chant the Lord’s Name 
even for an instant. Look and see, that none
of your possessions or riches shall go along with you.  || 1 ||   One who has 
good karma, grasps the Protection of the hem of
the Saint’s robe; in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Messenger 
of Death cannot threaten him. I have obtained
the supreme treasure, and my egotism has been eradicated; Nanak’s mind is 
attached to the One Formless Lord.  || 2 || 2 ||
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DHANAASAREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SEVENTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Meditate in remembrance on the One Lord; meditate in remembrance on the One 
Lord; meditate in remembrance on the One
Lord,  O  my  Beloved.  He  shall  save  you  from  strife,  suffering,  greed, 
 attachment,  and  the  most  terrifying  world-ocean.   ||
Pause   ||    With each and every breath, each and every instant, day and 
night, dwell upon Him. In the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, meditate on Him fearlessly, and enshrine the treasure of 
His Name in your mind.  || 1 ||    Worship His
lotus feet, and contemplate the glorious virtues of the Lord of the Universe. O 
Nanak, the dust of the feet of the Holy shall
bless you with pleasure and peace.  || 2 || 1 || 31 ||

DHANAASAREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   EIGHTH  HOUSE,   DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Remembering, remembering, remembering Him in meditation, I find peace; with 
each and every breath, I dwell upon Him. In
this world, and in the world beyond, He is with me, as my help and support; 
wherever I go, He protects me.   || 1 ||    The
Guru’s Word abides with my soul. It does not sink in water; thieves cannot 
steal it, and fire cannot burn it.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
It is like wealth to the poor, a cane for the blind, and mother’s milk for the 
infant. In the ocean of the world, I have found the
boat of the Lord; the Merciful Lord has bestowed His Mercy upon Nanak.   || 2 
|| 1 || 32 ||    DHANAASAREE,   FIFTH MEHL:
The Lord of the Universe has become kind and merciful; His Ambrosial Nectar 
permeates my heart. The nine treasures, riches
and the miraculous spiritual powers of the Siddhas cling to the feet of the 
Lord’s humble servant.  || 1 ||    The Saints are in
ecstasy  everywhere.  Within  the  home,  and  outside  as  well,  the  Lord  
and  Master  of  His  devotees  is  totally  pervading  and
permeating everywhere.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   No one can equal one who has the 
Lord of the Universe on his side. The fear of
the Messenger of Death is eradicated, remembering Him in meditation; Nanak 
meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

|| 2 || 2 || 33 ||    DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The rich man gazes upon his 
riches, and is proud of himself; the landlord
takes pride in his lands. The king believes that the whole kingdom belongs to 
him; in the same way, the humble servant of the
Lord looks upon the support of his Lord and Master.   || 1 ||    When one 
considers the Lord to be his only support, then the
Lord uses His power to help him; this power cannot be defeated.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||   Renouncing all others, I have sought the
Support of the One Lord; I have come to Him, pleading, “Save me, save me!” By 
the kindness and the Grace of the Saints, my
mind has been purified; Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 2 || 
3 || 34 ||    DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  He
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Through the Perfect True Guru, he conquers his own soul, and then everything 
comes under his control.   || 1 ||    Sing the
Praises of the Lord and Master, with the love of your soul. Those who seek His 
Sanctuary, and meditate on the Naam, the
Name of the Lord, are blended with the Lord in celestial peace.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||   The feet of the Lord’s humble servant abide
in my heart; with them, my body is made pure. O treasure of mercy, please bless 
Nanak with the dust of the feet of Your
humble servants; this alone brings peace.  || 2 || 4 || 35 ||   DHANAASAREE,  
FIFTH MEHL:  People try to deceive others, but
the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, knows everything. They commit sins, 
and then deny them, while they pretend to be
in Nirvaanaa.  || 1 ||    They believe that You are far away, but You, O God, 
are near at hand. Looking around, this way and
that, the greedy people come and go.   ||   Pause   ||    As long as the doubts 
of the mind are not removed, liberation is not
found. Says Nanak, he alone is a Saint, a devotee, and a humble servant of the 
Lord, to whom the Lord and Master is merciful.

|| 2 || 5 || 36 ||    DHANAASAREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   My Guru gives the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, to those who have such
karma written on their foreheads. He implants the Naam, and inspires us to 
chant the Naam; this is Dharma, true religion, in
this world.  || 1 ||    The Naam is the glory and greatness of the Lord’s 
humble servant. The Naam is his salvation, and the
Naam is his honor; he accepts whatever comes to pass.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    
That humble servant, who has the Naam as his
wealth, is the perfect banker. The Naam is his occupation, O Nanak, and his 
only support; the Naam is the profit he earns.  ||
2    || 6 || 37 ||    DHANAASAREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   My eyes have been purified, 
gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s
Darshan, and touching my forehead to the dust of His feet. With joy and 
happiness, I sing the Glorious Praises of my Lord and
Master; the Lord of the World abides within my heart.  || 1 ||   You are my 
Merciful Protector, Lord. O beautiful, wise, infinite
Father God, be Merciful to me, God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   O Lord of supreme 
ecstasy and blissful form, Your Word is so beautiful,
so drenched with Nectar. With the Lord’s lotus feet enshrined in his heart, 
Nanak has tied the Shabad, the Word of the True
Guru, to the hem of his robe.  || 2 || 7 || 38 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  
In His own way, He provides us with our food;
in His own way, He plays with us. He blesses us with all comforts, enjoyments 
and delicacies, and he permeates our minds.  ||
1 ||   Our Father is the Lord of the World, the Merciful Lord. Just as the 
mother protects her children, God nurtures and cares
for us.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    You are my friend and companion, the Master of 
all excellences, O eternal and permanent Divine
Lord.  Here,  there  and  everywhere,  You  are  pervading;  please,  bless  
Nanak  to  serve  the  Saints.    ||  2  ||  8  ||  39  ||
DHANAASAREE,   FIFTH  MEHL:   The  Saints  are  kind  and  compassionate;  they 
 burn  away  their  sexual  desire,  anger  and
corruption.     My power, wealth, youth, body and soul are a sacrifice to them. 
 || 1 ||   With my mind and body, I love the Lord’s
Name. With peace, poise, pleasure and joy, He has carried me across the 
terrifying world-ocean.  ||  Pause  ||


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Blessed is that place, and blessed is that house, in which the Saints dwell. 
Fulfill this desire of servant Nanak, O Lord Master,
that he may bow in reverence to Your devotees.  || 2 || 9 || 40 ||   
DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  He has saved me from the
awful power of Maya, by attaching me to His feet. He gave my mind the Mantra of 
the Naam, the Name of the One Lord,
which shall never perish or leave me.  || 1 ||   The Perfect True Guru has 
given this gift. He has blessed me with the Kirtan of
the Praises of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and I am emancipated.   ||   
Pause   ||    My God has made me His own, and
saved the honor of His devotee. Nanak has grasped the feet of his God, and has 
found peace, day and night.  || 2 || 10 || 41

||   DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Stealing the property of others, acting in 
greed, lying and slandering — in these ways, he
passes his life. He places his hopes in false mirages, believing them to be 
sweet; this is the support he installs in his mind.  || 1

||   The faithless cynic passes his life uselessly. He is like the mouse, 
gnawing away at the pile of paper, making it useless to
the poor wretch.  ||  Pause  ||    Have mercy on me, O Supreme Lord God, and 
release me from these bonds. The blind are
sinking,  O  Nanak;  God  saves  them,  uniting  them  with  the  Saadh  
Sangat,  the  Company  of  the  Holy.   ||  2  ||  11  ||  42  ||
DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Remembering, remembering God, the Lord Master in 
meditation, my body, mind and heart are
cooled and soothed. The Supreme Lord God is my beauty, pleasure, peace, wealth, 
soul and social status.  || 1 ||   My tongue
is intoxicated with the Lord, the source of nectar. I am in love, in love with 
the Lord’s lotus feet, the treasure of riches.   ||
Pause  ||   I am His — He has saved me; this is God’s perfect way. The Giver of 
peace has blended Nanak with Himself; the
Lord has preserved his honor.  || 2 || 12 || 43 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  
All demons and enemies are eradicated by
You, Lord; Your glory is manifest and radiant. Whoever harms Your devotees, You 
destroy in an instant.  || 1 ||   I look to You
continually, Lord. O Lord, Destroyer of ego, please, be the helper and 
companion of Your slaves; take my hand, and save me,
O my Friend!  ||  Pause  ||   My Lord and Master has heard my prayer, and given 
me His protection. Nanak is in ecstasy, and
his pains are gone; he meditates on the Lord, forever and ever.  || 2 || 13 || 
44 ||    DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  He has
extended His power in all four directions, and placed His hand upon my head. 
Gazing upon me with his Eye of Mercy, He has
dispelled the pains of His slave.  || 1 ||    The Guru, the Lord of the 
Universe, has saved the Lord’s humble servant. Hugging
me close in His embrace, the merciful, forgiving Lord has erased all my sins.  
||  Pause  ||   Whatever I ask for from my Lord
and  Master,  he  gives  that  to  me.  Whatever  the  Lord’s  slave  Nanak  
utters  with  his  mouth,  proves  to  be  true,  here  and
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DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  He does not let His devotees see the difficult 
times; this is His innate nature. Giving His hand,
He protects His devotee; with each and every breath, He cherishes him.  || 1 || 
  My consciousness remains attached to God.
In the beginning, and in the end, God is always my helper and companion; 
blessed is my friend.  ||  Pause   ||    My mind is
delighted, gazing upon the marvellous, glorious greatness of the Lord and 
Master. Remembering, remembering the Lord in
meditation,  Nanak  is  in  ecstasy;  God,  in  His  perfection,  has  
protected  and  preserved  his  honor.    ||  2  ||  15  ||  46  ||
DHANAASAREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   One who forgets the Lord of life, the Great Giver 
— know that he is most unfortunate. One
whose mind is in love with the Lord’s lotus feet, obtains the pool of ambrosial 
nectar.  || 1 ||   Your humble servant awakes in
the Love of the Lord’s Name. All laziness has departed from his body, and his 
mind is attached to the Beloved Lord.  ||  Pause

||   Wherever I look, the Lord is there; He is the string, upon which all 
hearts are strung. Drinking in the water of the Naam,
servant Nanak has renounced all other loves.  || 2 || 16 || 47 ||   
DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  All the affairs of the Lord’s
humble servant are perfectly resolved. In the utterly poisonous Dark Age of 
Kali Yuga, the Lord preserves and protects his
honor.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Remembering, remembering God, his Lord and Master 
in meditation, the Messenger of Death does
not approach him. Liberation and heaven are found in the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy; his humble servant finds
the home of the Lord.   || 1 ||    The Lord’s lotus feet are the treasure of 
His humble servant; in them, he finds millions of
pleasures and comforts. He remembers the Lord God in meditation, day and night; 
Nanak is forever a sacrifice to him.  || 2 ||
17      || 48 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I beg for one gift only from the 
Lord. May all my desires be fulfilled, meditating on,
and remembering Your Name, O Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   May Your feet abide 
within my heart, and may I find the Society of
the Saints. May my mind not be afflicted by the fire of sorrow; may I sing Your 
Glorious Praises, twenty-four hours a day.  || 1

||    May I serve the Lord in my childhood and youth, and meditate on God in my 
middle and old age. O Nanak, one who is
imbued with the Love of the Transcendent Lord, is not reincarnated again to 
die.  || 2 || 18 || 49 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH
MEHL:   I beg only from the Lord for all things. I would hesitate to beg from 
other people. Remembering God in meditation,
liberation is obtained. || 1 ||  Pause  ||    I have studied with the silent 
sages, and carefully read the Simritees, the Puraanas
and the Vedas; they all proclaim that, by serving the Lord, the ocean of mercy, 
Truth is obtained, and both this world and the
next are embellished.   || 1 ||    All other rituals and customs are useless,  
without remembering  the  Lord  in  meditation.  O
Nanak,  the  fear  of  birth  and  death  has  been  removed;  meeting  the  
Holy  Saint,  sorrow  is  dispelled.   ||  2  ||  19  ||  50  ||
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Great peace and contentment come through the Guru’s Word, and one’s meditation 
is perfectly focused upon God.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||    Please shower Your Mercy upon me, and permit me to ignore the 
great enticements of Maya, O Lord, Merciful to
the meek. Give me Your Name — chanting it, I live; please bring the efforts of 
Your slave to fruition.   || 1 ||    All desires,
power, pleasure, joy and lasting bliss, are found by chanting the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, and singing the Kirtan of His
Praises. That humble servant of the Lord, who has such karma pre-ordained by 
the Creator Lord, O Nanak — his efforts are
brought to perfect fruition.   || 2 || 20 || 51 ||    DHANAASAREE,   FIFTH 
MEHL:   The Supreme Lord God takes care of His
humble servant. The slanderers are not allowed to stay; they are pulled out by 
their roots, like useless weeds.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   Wherever I look, there I see my Lord and Master; no one can harm me. 
Whoever shows disrespect to the Lord’s humble
servant, is instantly reduced to ashes.   || 1 ||    The Creator Lord has 
become my protector; He has no end or limitation. O
Nanak, God has protected and saved His slaves; He has driven out and destroyed 
the slanderers.  || 2 || 21 || 52 ||

DHANAASAREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   NINTH  HOUSE,   PARTAAL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O Lord, I seek the Sanctuary of Your feet; Lord of the Universe, Destroyer of 
pain, please bless Your slave with Your Name. Be
Merciful, God, and bless me with Your Glance of Grace; take my arm and save me 
— pull me up out of this pit!  || Pause  ||
He is blinded by sexual desire and anger, bound by Maya; his body and clothes 
are filled with countless sins. Without God,
there is no other protector; help me to chant Your Name, Almighty Warrior, 
Sheltering Lord.   || 1 ||    Redeemer of sinners,
Saving Grace of all beings and creatures, even those who recite the Vedas have 
not found Your limit. God is the ocean of virtue
and peace, the source of jewels; Nanak sings the Praises of the Lover of His 
devotees.   || 2 || 1 || 53 ||    DHANAASAREE,
FIFTH MEHL:  Peace in this world, peace in the next world and peace forever, 
remembering Him in meditation. Chant forever
the Name of the Lord of the Universe. The sins of past lives are erased, by 
joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy;
new life is infused into the dead.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    In power, youth 
and Maya, the Lord is forgotten; this is the greatest
tragedy — so say the spiritual sages. Hope and desire to sing the Kirtan of the 
Lord’s Praises — this is the treasure of the most
fortunate devotees.  || 1 ||   O Lord of Sanctuary, all-powerful, imperceptible 
and unfathomable — Your Name is the Purifier of
sinners. The Inner-knower, the Lord and Master of Nanak is totally pervading 
and permeating everywhere; He is my Lord and
Master.  || 2 || 2 || 54 ||

DHANAASAREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   TWELFTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I bow in reverence to the Lord, I bow in reverence. I sing the Glorious Praises 
of the Lord, my King.  ||  Pause  ||    By great
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Millions of sins are erased by serving the Lord.  || 1 ||   One whose mind is 
imbued with the Lord’s lotus feet is not afflicted by
the fire of sorrow.   || 2 ||    He crosses over the world-ocean in the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy. He chants the
Name of the Fearless Lord, and is imbued with the Lord’s Love.  || 3 ||    One 
who does not steal the wealth of others, who
does not commit evil deeds or sinful acts — the Messenger of Death does not 
even approach him.   || 4 ||    God Himself
quenches the fires of desire. O Nanak, in God’s Sanctuary, one is saved.  || 5 
|| 1 || 55 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I
am satisfied and satiated, eating the food of Truth. With my mind, body and 
tongue, I meditate on the Naam, the Name of the
Lord.   || 1 ||    Life, spiritual life, is in the Lord. Spiritual life 
consists of chanting the Lord’s Name in the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He is dressed in robes of all sorts, 
if he sings the Kirtan of the Lord’s Glorious Praises,
day  and night.  || 2 ||   He rides upon elephants, chariots and horses, if he 
sees the Lord’s Path within his own heart.  || 3 ||
Meditating on the Lord’s Feet, deep within his mind and body, slave Nanak has 
found the Lord, the treasure of peace.  || 4 || 2

|| 56 ||    DHANAASAREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   The Guru’s feet emancipate the soul. 
They carry it across the world-ocean in an
instant.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Some love rituals, and some bathe at sacred 
shrines of pilgrimage. The Lord’s slaves meditate on
His Name.  || 1 ||   The Lord Master is the Breaker of bonds. Servant Nanak 
meditates in remembrance on the Lord, the Inner-
knower, the Searcher of hearts.  || 2 || 3 || 57 ||   DHANAASAREE,  FIFTH MEHL: 
 The lifestyle of Your slave is so pure, that
nothing can break his love for You.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He is more dear to me 
than my soul, my breath of life, my mind and my
wealth. The Lord is the Giver, the Restrainer of the ego.  || 1 ||   I am in 
love with the Lord’s lotus feet. This alone is Nanak’s
prayer.  || 2 || 4 || 58 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

DHANAASAREE,   NINTH  MEHL:

Why do you go looking for Him in the forest? Although he is unattached, he 
dwells everywhere. He is always with you as your
companion.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Like the fragrance which remains in the 
flower, and like the reflection in the mirror, the Lord
dwells deep within; search for Him within your own heart, O Siblings of 
Destiny.  || 1 ||   Outside and inside, know that there is
only the One Lord; the Guru has imparted this wisdom to me. O servant Nanak, 
without knowing one’s own self, the moss of
doubt is not removed.   || 2 || 1 ||    DHANAASAREE,   NINTH MEHL:   O Holy 
people, this world is deluded by doubt. It has
forsaken the meditative remembrance of the Lord’s Name, and sold itself out to 
Maya.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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Mother, father, siblings, children and spouse — he is entangled in their love. 
In the pride of youth, wealth and glory, day and
night, he remains intoxicated.  || 1 ||   God is merciful to the meek, and 
forever the Destroyer of pain, but the mortal does not
center  his  mind  on  Him.  O  servant  Nanak,  among  millions,  only  a  
rare  few,  as  Gurmukh,  realize  God.    ||  2  ||  2  ||
DHANAASAREE,   NINTH MEHL:   That Yogi does not know the way. Understand that 
his heart is filled with greed, emotional
attachment, Maya and egotism.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   One who does not slander or 
praise others, who looks upon gold and iron
alike, who is free from pleasure and pain — he alone is called a true Yogi.   
|| 1 ||    The restless mind wanders in the ten
directions — it needs to be pacified and restrained. Says Nanak, whoever knows 
this technique is judged to be liberated.  || 2

|| 3 ||    DHANAASAREE,  NINTH MEHL:  Now, what efforts should I make? How can 
I dispel the anxieties of my mind? How
can I cross over the terrifying world-ocean?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Obtaining 
this human incarnation, I have done no good deeds;
this makes me very afraid! In thought, word and deed, I have not sung the 
Lord’s Praises; this thought worries my mind.  || 1

||   I listened to the Guru’s Teachings, but spiritual wisdom did not well up 
within me; like a beast, I fill my belly. Says Nanak,
O God, please confirm Your Law of Grace; for only then can I, the sinner, be 
saved.  || 2 || 4 || 9 || 9 || 13 || 58 || 4 || 93 ||

DHANAASAREE,   FIRST  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE,   ASHTAPADEES:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Guru is the ocean, filled with pearls. The Saints gather in the Ambrosial 
Nectar; they do not go far away from there. They
taste the subtle essence of the Lord; they are loved by God. Within this pool, 
the swans find their Lord, the Lord of their souls.

|| 1 ||   What can the poor crane accomplish by bathing in the mud puddle? It 
sinks into the mire, and its filth is not washed
away.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    After careful deliberation, the thoughtful 
person takes a step. Forsaking duality, he becomes a
devotee of the Formless Lord. He obtains the treasure of liberation, and enjoys 
the sublime essence of the Lord. His comings
and goings end, and the Guru protects him.  || 2 ||   The swan do not leave 
this pool. In loving devotional worship, they merge
in the Celestial Lord. The swans are in the pool, and the pool is in the swans. 
They speak the Unspoken Speech, and they
honor and revere the Guru’s Word.  || 3 ||   The Yogi, the Primal Lord, sits 
within the celestial sphere of deepest Samaadhi. He
is not male, and He is not female; how can anyone describe Him? The three 
worlds continue to center their attention on His
Light. The silent sages and the Yogic masters seek the Sanctuary of the True 
Lord.  || 4 ||   The Lord is the source of bliss, the
support of the helpless. The Gurmukhs worship and contemplate the Celestial 
Lord. God is the Lover of His  devotees,  the
Destroyer of fear. Subduing ego, one meets the Lord, and places his feet on the 
Path.  || 5 ||    He makes many efforts, but
still,  the Messenger of Death tortures him. Destined only to die, he comes 
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He wastes this precious human life through duality. He does not know his own 
self, and trapped by doubts, he cries out in
pain.  || 6 ||   Speak, read and hear of the One Lord. The Support of the earth 
shall bless you with courage, righteousness and
protection. Chastity, purity and self-restraint are infused into the heart, 
when one centers his mind in the fourth state.  || 7 ||
They are immaculate and true, and filth does not stick to them. Through the 
Word of the Guru’s Shabad, their doubt and fear
depart. The form and personality of the Primal Lord are incomparably beautiful. 
Nanak begs for the Lord, the Embodiment of
Truth.  || 8 || 1 ||    DHANAASAREE,  FIRST MEHL:  That union with the Lord is 
acceptable, which is united in intuitive poise.
Thereafter, one does not die, and does not come and go in reincarnation. The 
Lord’s slave is in the Lord, and the Lord is in His
slave. Wherever I look, I see none other than the Lord.  || 1 ||   The Gurmukhs 
worship the Lord, and find His celestial home.
Without meeting the Guru, they die, and come and go in reincarnation.   || 1 || 
  Pause   ||    So make Him your Guru, who
implants the Truth within you, who leads you to speak the Unspoken Speech, and 
who merges you in the Word of the Shabad.
God’s people have no other work to do; they love the True Lord and Master, and 
they love the Truth.  || 2 ||   The mind is in
the body, and the True Lord is in the mind. Merging into the True Lord, one is 
absorbed into Truth. God’s servant bows at His
feet. Meeting the True Guru, one meets with the Lord.  || 3 ||   He Himself 
watches over us, and He Himself makes us see. He
is  not  pleased  by  stubborn-mindedness,  nor  by  various  religious  robes. 
 He  fashioned  the  body-vessels,  and  infused  the
Ambrosial Nectar into them; God’s Mind is pleased only by loving devotional 
worship.   || 4 ||    Reading and studying, one
becomes confused, and suffers punishment. By great cleverness, one is consigned 
to coming and going in reincarnation. One
who chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and eats the food of the Fear of God 
becomes Gurmukh, the Lord’s servant, and
remains absorbed in the Lord.  || 5 ||   He worships stones, dwells at sacred 
shrines of pilgrimage and in the jungles, wanders,
roams around and becomes a renunciate. But his mind is still filthy — how can 
he become pure? One who meets the True Lord
obtains honor.  || 6 ||   One who embodies good conduct and contemplative 
meditation, his mind abides in intuitive poise and
contentment, since the beginning of time, and throughout the ages. In the 
twinkling of an eye, he saves millions. Have mercy
on me, O my Beloved, and let me meet the Guru.  || 7 ||   Unto whom, O God, 
should I praise You? Without You, there is no
other at all. As it pleases You, keep me under Your Will. Nanak, with intuitive 
poise and natural love, sings Your Glorious
Praises.  || 8 || 2 ||

DHANAASAREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SIXTH  HOUSE,   ASHTAPADEES:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Whoever is born into the world, is entangled in it; human birth is obtained 
only by good destiny. I look to Your support, O Holy
Saint; give me Your hand, and protect me. By Your Grace, let me meet the Lord, 
my King.   || 1 ||    I wandered through
countless incarnations, but I did not find stability anywhere. I serve the 
Guru, and I fall at His feet, praying, “O Dear Lord of
the Universe, please, show me the way.”  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I have tried so 
many things to acquire the wealth of Maya, and to
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I have passed my life constantly crying out, “Mine, mine!” Is there any such 
Saint, who would meet with me, take away my
anxiety, and lead me to enshrine love for my Lord and Master.   || 2 ||    I 
have read all the Vedas, and yet the sense of
separation in my mind still has not been removed; the five thieves of my house 
are not quieted, even for an instant. Is there
any devotee, who is unattached to Maya, who may irrigate my mind with the 
Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the One Lord?  ||
3 ||   In spite of the many places of pilgrimage for people to bathe in, their 
minds are still stained by their stubborn ego; the
Lord Master is not pleased by this at all. When will I find the Saadh Sangat, 
the Company of the Holy? There, I shall be always
in the ecstasy of the Lord, Har, Har, and my mind shall take its cleansing bath 
in the healing ointment of spiritual wisdom.  || 4

||     I  have  followed  the  four  stages  of  life,  but  my  mind  is  not  
satisfied;  I  wash  my  body,  but  it  is  totally  lacking  in
understanding. If only I could meet some devotee of the Supreme Lord God, 
imbued with the Lord’s Love, who could eradicate
the filthy evil-mindedness from my mind.  || 5 ||   One who is attached to 
religious rituals, does not love the Lord, even for an
instant; he is filled with pride, and he is of no account. One who meets with 
the rewarding personality of the Guru, continually
sings the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises. By Guru’s Grace, such a rare one 
beholds the Lord with his eyes.  || 6 ||   One who acts
through stubbornness is of no account at all; like a crane, he pretends to 
meditate, but he is still stuck in Maya. Is there any
such Giver of peace, who can recite to me the sermon of God? Meeting him, I 
would be emancipated.  || 7 ||   When the Lord,
my King, is totally pleased with me, He will break the bonds of Maya for me; my 
mind is imbued with the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad. I am in ecstasy, forever and ever, meeting the Fearless Lord, the Lord 
of the Universe. Falling at the Lord’s Feet,
Nanak has found peace.   || 8 ||    My Yatra, my life pilgrimage, has become 
fruitful, fruitful, fruitful. My comings and goings
have ended, since I met the Holy Saint.  || 1 ||  Second Pause  || 1 || 3 ||

DHANAASAREE,   FIRST  MEHL,   CHHANT:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Why should I bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage? The Naam, the Name of the 
Lord, is the sacred shrine of pilgrimage. My
sacred shrine of pilgrimage is spiritual wisdom within, and contemplation on 
the Word of the Shabad. The spiritual wisdom
given by the Guru is the True sacred shrine of pilgrimage, where the ten 
festivals are always observed. I constantly beg for the
Name of the Lord; grant it to me, O God, Sustainer of the world. The world is 
sick, and the Naam is the medicine to cure it;
without the True Lord, filth sticks to it. The Guru’s Word is immaculate and 
pure; it radiates a steady Light. Constantly bathe in
such a true shrine of pilgrimage.   || 1 ||    Filth does not stick to the true 
ones; what filth do they have to wash off? If one
strings a garland of virtues for oneself, what is there to cry for? One who 
conquers his own self through contemplation is
saved, and saves others as well; he does not come to be born again. The supreme 
meditator is Himself the philosopher’s
stone, which transforms lead into gold. The true man is pleasing to the True 
Lord. He is in ecstasy, truly happy, night and day;
his sorrows and sins are taken away. He finds the True Name, and beholds the 
Guru; with the True Name in his mind, no filth
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O friend, association with the Holy is the perfect cleansing bath. The singer 
who sings the Lord’s Praises is adorned with the
Word of the Shabad. Worship the True Lord, and believe in the True Guru; this 
brings the merit of making donations to charity,
kindness and compassion. The soul-bride who loves to be with her Husband Lord 
bathes at the Triveni, the sacred place where
the Ganges, Jamuna and Saraswaati Rivers converge, the Truest of the True. 
Worship and adore the One Creator, the True
Lord, who constantly gives, whose gifts continually increase. Salvation is 
attained by associating with the Society of the Saints,
O friend; granting His Grace, God unites us in His Union.  || 3 ||   Everyone 
speaks and talks; how great should I say He is? I
am foolish, lowly and ignorant; it is only through the Guru’s Teachings that I 
understand. True are the Teachings of the Guru.
His Words are Ambrosial Nectar; my mind is pleased and appeased by them. Loaded 
down with corruption and sin, people
depart, and then come back again; the True Shabad is found through my Guru. 
There is no end to the treasure of devotion;
the  Lord  is  pervading  everywhere.  Nanak  utters  this  true  prayer;  one  
who  purifies  his  mind  is  True.    ||  4  ||  1  ||
DHANAASAREE,  FIRST MEHL:  I live by Your Name; my mind is in ecstasy, Lord. 
True is the Name of the True Lord. Glorious
are  the  Praises  of  the  Lord  of  the  Universe.  Infinite  is  the  
spiritual  wisdom  imparted  by  the  Guru.  The  Creator  Lord  who
created, shall also destroy. The call of death is sent out by the Lord’s 
Command; no one can challenge it. He Himself creates,
and watches; His written command is above each and every head. He Himself 
imparts understanding and awareness. O Nanak,
the Lord Master is inaccessible and unfathomable; I live by His True Name.   || 
1 ||    No one can compare to You, Lord; all
come and go. By Your Command, the account is settled, and doubt is dispelled. 
The Guru dispels doubt, and makes us speak
the  Unspoken  Speech;  the  true  ones  are  absorbed  into  Truth.  He  
Himself  creates,  and  He  Himself  destroys;  I  accept  the
Command of the Commander Lord. True greatness comes from the Guru; You alone 
are the mind’s companion in the end. O
Nanak, there is no other than the Lord and Master; greatness comes from Your 
Name.  || 2 ||   You are the True Creator Lord,
the unknowable Maker. There is only the One Lord and Master, but there are two 
paths, by which conflict increases. All follow
these two paths, by the Hukam of the Lord’s Command; the world is born, only to 
die. Without the Naam, the Name of the
Lord, the mortal has no friend at all; he carries loads of sin on his head. By 
the Hukam of the Lord’s Command, he comes, but
he does not understand this Hukam; the Lord’s Hukam is the Embellisher. O 
Nanak, through the Shabad, the Word of the Lord
and Master, the True Creator Lord is realized.   || 3  ||     Your  devotees  
look  beautiful  in  Your  Court,  embellished  with  the
Shabad. They chant the Ambrosial Word of His Bani, savoring it with their 
tongues. Savoring it with their tongues, they thirst
for the Naam; they are a sacrifice to the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Touching 
the philosopher’s stone, they become the
philosopher’s stone, which transforms lead into gold; O Lord, they become 
pleasing to your mind. They attain the immortal
status and eradicate their self-conceit; how rare is that person, who 
contemplates spiritual wisdom. O Nanak, the devotees
look beautiful in the Court of the True Lord; they are dealers in the Truth.  
|| 4 ||   I am hungry and thirsty for wealth; how will
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I shall go and ask the True Guru, and meditate on the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord. I meditate on the True Name, chant the
True Name, and as Gurmukh, I realize the True Name. Night and day, I chant the 
Name of the merciful, immaculate Lord, the
Master of the poor. The Primal Lord has ordained the tasks to be done; 
self-conceit is overcome, and the mind is subdued. O
Nanak, the Naam is the sweetest essence; through the Naam, thirst and desire 
are stilled.   || 5 || 2 ||    DHANAASAREE,
CHHANT,  FIRST MEHL:  Your Husband Lord is with you, O deluded soul-bride, but 
you do are not aware of Him. Your destiny
is written on your forehead, according to your past actions. This inscription 
of past deeds cannot be erased; what do I know
about what will happen? You have not adopted a virtuous lifestyle, and you are 
not attuned to the Lord’s Love; you sit there,
crying over your past misdeeds.Wealth and youth are like the shade of the 
bitter swallow-wort plant; you are growing old, and
your days are coming to their end. O Nanak, without  the  Naam,  the  Name  of  
the  Lord,  you  shall  end  up  as  a  discarded,
divorced bride; your own falsehood shall separate you from the Lord.  || 1 ||   
 You have drowned, and your house is ruined;
walk   in  the  Way  of  the  Guru’s  Will.  Meditate  on  the  True  Name,  
and  you  shall  find  peace  in  the  Mansion  of  the  Lord’s
Presence. Meditate on the Lord’s Name, and you shall find peace; your stay in 
this world shall last only four days. Sit in the
home   of your own being, and you shall find Truth; night and day, be with your 
Beloved. Without loving devotion, you cannot
dwell in your own home — listen, everyone! O Nanak, she is happy, and she 
obtains her Husband Lord, if she is attuned to the
True Name.  || 2 ||   If the soul-bride is pleasing to her Husband Lord, then 
the Husband Lord will love His bride. Imbued with
the love of her Beloved, she contemplates the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. She 
contemplates the Guru’s Shabads, and her
Husband Lord loves her; in deep humility, she worships Him in loving devotion. 
She burns away her emotional attachment to
Maya,  and  in  love,  she  loves  her  Beloved. She  is  imbued  and  drenched 
 with  the  Love  of  the  True  Lord;  she  has  become
beautiful, by conquering her mind. O Nanak, the happy soul-bride abides in 
Truth; she loves to love her Husband Lord.  || 3 ||
The soul-bride looks so beautiful in the home of her Husband Lord, if she is 
pleasing to Him. It is of no use at all to speak false
words. If she speaks false, it is of no use to her, and she does not see her 
Husband Lord with her eyes. Worthless, forgotten
and abandoned by her Husband Lord, she passes her life-night without her Lord 
and Master. Such a wife does not believe in
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad; she is caught in the net of the world, and does 
not obtain the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence.
O Nanak, if she understands her own self, then, as Gurmukh, she merges in 
celestial peace.  || 4 ||   Blessed is that soul-bride,
who knows her Husband Lord. Without the Naam, she is false, and her actions are 
false as well. Devotional worship of the Lord
is beautiful; the True Lord loves it. So immerse yourself in loving devotional 
worship of God. My Husband Lord is playful and
innocent; imbued with His Love, I enjoy Him. She blossoms forth through the 
Word of the Guru’s Shabad; she ravishes her
Husband Lord, and obtains the most noble reward. O Nanak, in Truth, she obtains 
glory; in her Husband’s home, the soul-
bride looks beautiful.  || 5 || 3 ||


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DHANAASAREE,   CHHANT,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

When the Dear Lord grants His Grace, one meditates on the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord. Meeting the True Guru, through
loving faith and devotion, one intuitively sings the Glorious Praises of the 
Lord. Singing His Glorious Praises continually, night
and day, one blossoms forth, when it is pleasing to the True Lord. Egotism, 
self-conceit and Maya are forsaken, and he is
intuitively absorbed into the Naam. The Creator Himself acts; when He gives, 
then we receive. When the Dear Lord grants His
Grace, we meditate on the Naam.  || 1 ||   Deep within, I feel true love for 
the Perfect True Guru. I serve Him day and night; I
never forget Him. I never forget Him; I remember Him night and day. When I 
chant the Naam, then I live. With my ears, I
hear about Him, and my mind is satisfied. As Gurmukh, I drink in the Ambrosial 
Nectar. If He bestows His Glance of Grace,
then I shall meet the True Guru; my discriminating intellect would contemplate 
Him, night and day. Deep within, I feel true
love for the Perfect True Guru.   || 2 ||    By great good fortune, one joins 
the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation; then, one
comes to savor the subtle essence of the Lord. Night and day, he remains 
lovingly focused on the Lord; he merges in celestial
peace. Merging in celestial peace, he becomes pleasing to the Lord’s Mind; he 
remains forever unattached and untouched. He
receives honor in this world and the next, lovingly focused on the Lord’s Name. 
He is liberated from both pleasure and pain; he
is pleased by whatever God does. By great good fortune, one joins the Sat 
Sangat, the True Congregation, and then, one
comes to savor the subtle essence of the Lord.  || 3 ||    In the love of 
duality, there is pain and suffering; the Messenger of
Death eyes the self-willed manmukhs. They cry and howl, day and night, caught 
by the pain of Maya. Caught by the pain of
Maya, provoked by his ego, he passes his life crying out, “Mine, mine!”. He 
does not remember God, the Giver, and in the end,
he  departs  regretting  and  repenting.  Without  the  Name,  nothing  shall  
go  along  with  him;  not  his  children,  spouse  or  the
enticements  of  Maya.  In  the  love  of  duality,  there  is  pain  and  
suffering;  the  Messenger  of  Death  eyes  the  self-willed
manmukhs.   || 4 ||    Granting His Grace, the Lord has merged me with Himself; 
I have found the Mansion of the Lord’s
Presence. I remain standing with my palms pressed together; I have become 
pleasing to God’s Mind. When one is pleasing to
God’s Mind, then he merges in the Hukam of the Lord’s Command; surrendering to 
His Hukam, he finds peace. Night and day,
he chants the Lord’s Name, day and night; intuitively, naturally, he meditates 
on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Through
the Naam, the glorious greatness of the Naam is obtained; the Naam is pleasing 
to Nanak’s mind. Granting His Grace, the Lord
has merged me with Himself; I have found the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence.  
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DHANAASAREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHHANT:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The True Guru  is  merciful  to the  meek; in  His  Presence, the  Lord’s  
Praises  are  sung. The  Ambrosial  Name  of  the  Lord is
chanted in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Vibrating, and 
worshipping the One Lord in the Company of the Holy,
the pains of birth and death are removed. Those who have such karma 
pre-ordained, study and learn the Truth; the noose of
Death is removed from their necks. Their fears and doubts are dispelled, the 
knot of death is untied, and they never have to
walk on Death’s path. Prays Nanak, shower me with Your Mercy, Lord; let me sing 
Your Glorious Praises forever.  || 1 ||   The
Name of the One, Immaculate Lord is the Support of the unsupported. You are the 
Giver, the Great Giver, the Dispeller of all
sorrow. O Destroyer of pain, Creator Lord, Master of peace and bliss, I have 
come seeking the Sanctuary of the Holy; please,
help  me  to  cross  over  the  terrifying  and  difficult  world-ocean  in  an 
 instant.  I  saw  the  Lord  pervading  and  permeating
everywhere, when the healing ointment of the Guru’s wisdom was applied to my 
eyes. Prays Nanak, remember Him forever in
meditation,  the  Destroyer  of  all  sorrow  and  fear.   ||  2  ||     He  
Himself  has  attached  me  to  the  hem  of  His  robe;  He  has
showered me with His Mercy. I am worthless, lowly and helpless; God is 
unfathomable and infinite. My Lord and Master is
always merciful, kind and compassionate; He uplifts and establishes the lowly. 
All beings and creatures are under Your power;
You take care of all. He Himself is the Creator, and He Himself is the Enjoyer; 
He Himself is the Contemplator of all. Prays
Nanak, singing Your Glorious Praises, I live, chanting the Chant of the Lord, 
the Lord of the world-forest.  || 3 ||   The Blessed
Vision of Your Darshan is incomparable; Your Name is utterly priceless. You 
dwell on the tongues of the Saints, by Your own
pleasure; they are intoxicated with Your sublime essence, O Lord. Those who are 
attached to Your feet are very blessed; night
and day, they remain always awake and aware. Forever and ever, meditate in 
remembrance on the Lord and Master; with
each and every breath, speak His Glorious Praises. Prays Nanak, let me become 
the dust of the feet of the Saints. God’s Name
is invaluable.  || 4 || 1 ||

RAAG  DHANAASAREE,   THE  WORD  OF  DEVOTEE  KABEER  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Beings like Sanak, Sanand, Shiva and Shaysh-naaga — none of them know Your 
mystery, Lord.  || 1 ||   In the Society of the
Saints, the Lord dwells within the heart.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Beings like 
Hanumaan, Garura, Indra the King of the gods and the
rulers of humans — none of them know Your Glories, Lord.  || 2 ||   The four 
Vedas, the Simritees and the Puraanas, Vishnu
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Says Kabeer, one who falls at the Lord’s feet, and remains in His Sanctuary, 
does not wander around lost.  || 4 || 1 ||   Day by
day, hour by hour, life runs its course, and the body withers away. Death, like 
a hunter, a butcher, is on the prowl; tell me,
what can we do?   || 1 ||    That day is rapidly approaching. Mother, father, 
siblings, children and spouse — tell me, who
belongs to whom?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   As long as the light remains in the 
body, the beast does not understand himself. He acts
in greed to maintain his life and status, and sees nothing with his eyes.  || 2 
||   Says Kabeer, listen, O mortal:  Renounce the
doubts of your mind. Chant only the One Naam, the Name of the Lord, O mortal, 
and seek the Sanctuary of the One Lord.  || 3

|| 2 ||   That humble being, who knows even a little about loving devotional 
worship — what surprises are there for him? Like
water, dripping into water, which cannot be separated out again, so is the 
weaver Kabeer, with softened heart, merged into
the Lord.  || 1 ||   O people of the Lord, I am just a simple-minded fool. If 
Kabeer were to leave his body at Benares, and so
liberate himself, what obligation would he have to the Lord?   || 1 ||   Pause  
 ||    Says Kabeer, listen, O people — do not be
deluded by doubt. What is the difference between Benares and the barren land of 
Maghar, if the Lord is within one’s heart?  ||
2 || 3 ||   Mortals may go to the Realm of Indra, or the Realm of Shiva, but 
because of their hypocrisy and false prayers, they
must leave again.  || 1 ||   What should I ask for? Nothing lasts forever. 
Enshrine the Lord’s Name within your mind.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Fame and glory, power, wealth and glorious greatness — none of 
these will go with you or help you in the end.  ||
2 ||   Children, spouse, wealth and Maya — who has ever obtained peace from 
these?  || 3 ||   Says Kabeer, nothing else is of
any use. Within my mind is the wealth of the Lord’s Name.  || 4 || 4 ||   
Remember the Lord, remember the Lord, remember
the Lord in meditation, O Siblings of Destiny. Without remembering the Lord’s 
Name in meditation, a great many are drowned.

|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    Your spouse, children, body, house and possessions — 
you think these will give you peace. But none of

these shall be yours, when the time of death comes.  || 1 ||   Ajaamal, the 
elephant, and the prostitute committed many sins,
but still, they crossed over the world-ocean, by chanting the Lord’s Name.   || 
2 ||    You have wandered in reincarnation, as
pigs and dogs — did you feel no shame? Forsaking the Ambrosial Name of the 
Lord, why do you eat poison?  || 3 ||   Abandon
your doubts about do’s and dont’s, and take to the Lord’s Name. By Guru’s 
Grace, O servant Kabeer, love the Lord.  || 4 || 5

||

DHANAASAREE,   THE  WORD  OF  DEVOTEE  NAAM  DAYV  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

They dig deep foundations, and build lofty palaces. Can anyone live longer than 
Markanda, who passed his days with only a
handful of straw upon his head?  || 1 ||   The Creator Lord is our only friend. 
O man, why are you so proud? This body is only
temporary — it shall pass away.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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The Kaurvas, who had brothers like Duryodhan, used to proclaim, “This is ours! 
This is ours!” Their royal procession extended
over sixty miles, and yet their bodies were eaten by vultures.  || 2 ||   Sri 
Lanka was totally rich with gold; was anyone greater
than its ruler Raavan? What happened to the elephants, tethered at his gate? In 
an instant, it all belonged to someone else.  ||
3 ||    The Yaadvas deceived Durbaasaa, and received their rewards. The Lord 
has shown mercy to His humble servant, and
now Naam Dayv sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 4 || 1 ||   I have 
brought the ten sensory organs under my control,
and erased every trace of the five thieves. I have filled the seventy-two 
thousand nerve channels with Ambrosial Nectar, and
drained out the poison.  || 1 ||   I shall not come into the world again. I 
chant the Ambrosial Bani of the Word from the depths
of  my heart, and I have instructed my soul.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    I fell at 
the Guru’s feet and begged of Him; with the mighty
axe, I have chopped off emotional attachment. Turning away from the world, I 
have become the servant of the Saints; I fear
no one except the Lord’s devotees.   || 2 ||    I shall be released from this 
world, when I stop clinging to Maya. Maya is the
name of the power which causes us to be born; renouncing it, we obtain the 
Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan.   || 3 ||
That humble being, who performs devotional worship in this way, is rid of all 
fear. Says Naam Dayv, why are you wandering
around out there? This is the way to find the Lord.  || 4 || 2 ||   As water is 
very precious in the desert, and the creeper weeds
are dear to the camel, and the tune of the hunter’s bell at night is enticing 
to the deer, so is the Lord to my mind.   || 1 ||
Your Name is so beautiful! Your form is so beautiful! Your Love is so very 
beautiful, O my Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   As rain is
dear to the earth, and the flower’s fragrance is dear to the bumble bee, and 
the mango is dear to the cuckoo, so is the Lord to
my mind.  || 2 ||   As the sun is dear to the chakvi duck, and the lake of Man 
Sarovar is dear to the swan, and the husband is
dear to his wife, so is the Lord to my mind.  || 3 ||   As milk is dear to the 
baby, and the raindrop is dear to the mouth of the
sparrow-hawk, as as water is dear to the fish, so is the Lord to my mind.  || 4 
||    All the seekers, Siddhas and silent sages
seek       Him, but only a rare few behold Him. Just as Your Name is dear to 
all the Universe, so is the Lord dear to Naam Dayv’s
mind.  || 5 || 3 ||   First of all, the lotuses bloomed in the woods; from 
them, all the swan-souls came into being. Know that,
through Krishna, the Lord, Har, Har, the dance of creation dances.  || 1 ||   
First of all, there was only the Primal Being. From
that Primal Being, Maya was produced. All that is, is His. In this Garden of 
the Lord, we all dance, like water in the pots of the
Persian wheel.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Women and men both dance. There is no 
other than the Lord. Don’t dispute this, and don’t
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The Lord says, “This creation and I are one and the same.”  || 2 ||   Like the 
pots on the Persian wheel, sometimes the world is
high, and sometimes it is low. Wandering and roaming around, I have come at 
last to Your Door. “Who are you?”  “I am Naam
Dayv, Sir.” O Lord, please save me from Maya, the cause of death.  || 3 || 4 || 
  O Lord, You are the Purifier of sinners — this
is Your innate nature. Blessed are those silent sages and humble beings, who 
meditate on my Lord God.   || 1 ||    I have
applied to my forehead the dust of the feet of the Lord of the Universe. This 
is something which is far away from the gods,
mortal men and silent sages.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    O Lord, Merciful to the 
meek, Destroyer of pride — Naam Dayv seeks the
Sanctuary of Your feet; he is a sacrifice to You.  || 2 || 5 ||

DHANAASAREE,   DEVOTEE  RAVI  DAAS  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

There is none as forlorn as I am, and none as Compassionate as You; what need 
is there to test us  now? May  my  mind
surrender to Your Word; please, bless Your humble servant with this perfection. 
  || 1 ||    I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to the
Lord. O Lord, why are You silent?  ||  Pause  ||   For so many incarnations, I 
have been separated from You, Lord; I dedicate
this life to You. Says Ravi Daas: placing my hopes in You, I live; it is so 
long since I have gazed upon the Blessed Vision of
Your Darshan.  || 2 || 1 ||    In my consciousness, I remember You in 
meditation; with my eyes, I behold You; I fill my ears
with the Word of Your Bani, and Your Sublime Praise. My mind is the bumble bee; 
I enshrine Your feet within my heart, and
with my tongue, I chant the Ambrosial Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||    My love for 
the Lord of the Universe does not decrease. I
paid for it dearly, in exchange for my soul.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Without the 
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, love for
the Lord does not well up; without this love, Your devotional worship cannot be 
performed. Ravi Daas offers this one prayer
unto the Lord: please preserve and protect my honor, O Lord, my King.  || 2 || 
2 ||    Your Name, Lord, is my adoration and
cleansing bath. Without the Name of the Lord, all ostentatious displays are 
useless.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Your Name is my prayer
mat, and Your Name is the stone to grind the sandalwood. Your Name is the 
saffron which I take and sprinkle in offering to
You.  Your  Name  is  the  water,  and  Your  Name  is  the  sandalwood.  The  
chanting  of  Your  Name  is  the  grinding  of  the
sandalwood. I take it and offer all this to You.  || 1 ||   Your Name is the 
lamp, and Your Name is the wick. Your Name is the
oil I pour into it. Your Name is the light applied to this lamp, which 
enlightens and illuminates the entire world.  || 2 ||    Your
Name is the thread, and Your Name is the garland of flowers. The eighteen loads 
of vegetation are all too impure to offer to
You. Why should I offer to You, that which You Yourself created? Your Name is 
the fan, which I wave over You.  || 3 ||   The
whole  world  is  engrossed  in  the  eighteen  Puraanas,  the  sixty-eight  
sacred  shrines  of  pilgrimage,  and  the  four  sources  of
creation. Says Ravi Daas, Your Name is my Aartee, my lamp-lit worship-service. 
The True Name, Sat Naam, is the food which I
offer to You.  || 4 || 3 ||


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DHANAASAREE,   THE  WORD  OF  DEVOTEE  TRILOCHAN  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Why do you slander the Lord? You are ignorant and deluded. Pain and pleasure 
are the result of your own actions.   || 1 ||
Pause   ||    The moon dwells in Shiva’s forehead; it takes its cleansing bath 
in the Ganges. Among the men of the moon’s
family,  Krishna  was  born;  even  so,  the  stains  from  its  past  actions  
remain  on  the  moon’s  face.   ||  1  ||     Aruna  was  a
charioteer; his master was the sun, the lamp of the world. His brother was 
Garuda, the king of birds; and yet, Aruna was made
a cripple, because of the karma of his past actions.  || 2 ||   Shiva, the 
destroyer of countless sins, the Lord and Master of the
three worlds, wandered from sacred shrine to sacred shrine; he never found an 
end to them. And yet, he could not erase the
karma of cutting off Brahma’s head.  || 3 ||    Through the nectar, the moon, 
the wish-fulfilling cow, Lakshmi, the miraculous
tree of life, Sikhar the sun’s horse, and Dhanavantar the wise physician — all 
arose from the ocean, the lord of rivers; and yet,
because of its karma, its saltiness has not left it.  || 4 ||    Hanuman burnt 
the fortress of Sri Lanka, uprooted the garden of
Raawan, and brought healing herbs for the wounds of Lachhman, pleasing Lord 
Raamaa; and yet, because of his karma, he
could not be rid of his loin cloth.  || 5 ||   The karma of past actions cannot 
be erased, O wife of my house; this is why I chant
the Name of the Lord. So prays Trilochan, Dear Lord.  || 6 || 1 ||   SRI SAIN:  
With incense, lamps and ghee, I offer this lamp-
lit worship service. I am a sacrifice to the Lord of Lakshmi.  || 1 ||   Hail 
to You, Lord, hail to You! Again and again, hail to You,
Lord King, Ruler of all!  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Sublime is the lamp, and pure is 
the wick. You are immaculate and pure, O Brilliant
Lord of Wealth!  || 2 ||    Raamaanand knows the devotional worship of the 
Lord. He says that the Lord is all-pervading, the
embodiment of supreme joy.   || 3 ||    The Lord of the world, of wondrous 
form, has carried me across the terrifying world-
ocean. Says Sain, remember the Lord, the embodiment of supreme joy!   || 4 || 2 
||    PEEPAA:   Within the body, the Divine
Lord is embodied. The body is the temple, the place of pilgrimage, and the 
pilgrim. Within the body are incense, lamps and
offerings. Within the body are the flower offerings.  || 1 ||   I searched 
throughout many realms, but I found the nine treasures
within the body. Nothing comes, and nothing goes; I pray to the Lord for Mercy. 
 || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The One who pervades the
Universe also dwells in the body; whoever seeks Him, finds Him there. Peepaa 
prays, the Lord is the supreme essence; He
reveals Himself through the True Guru.  || 2 || 3 ||   DHANNAA:  O Lord of the 
world, this is Your lamp-lit worship service. You
are  the  Arranger  of  the  affairs  of  those  humble  beings  who  perform  
Your  devotional  worship  service.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||
Lentils, flour and ghee — these things, I beg of You. My mind shall ever be 
pleased. Shoes, fine clothes, and grain of seven
kinds — I beg of You.  || 1 ||   A milk cow, and a water buffalo, I beg of You, 
and a fine Turkestani horse. A good wife to care
for my home — Your humble servant Dhanna begs for these things, Lord.  || 2 || 
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JAITSREE,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE,   CHAU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Jewel of the Lord’s Name abides within my heart; the Guru has placed His 
hand on my forehead. The sins and pains of
countless incarnations have been cast out. The Guru has blessed me with the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, and my debt has
been paid off.   || 1 ||    O my mind, vibrate the Lord’s Name, and all your 
affairs shall be resolved. The Perfect Guru has
implanted the Lord’s Name within me; without the Name, life is useless.   ||   
Pause   ||    Without the Guru, the self-willed
manmukhs are foolish and ignorant; they are forever entangled in emotional 
attachment to Maya. They never serve the feet of
the Holy; their lives are totally useless.  || 2 ||    Those who serve at the 
feet of the Holy, the feet of the Holy, their lives are
made fruitful, and they belong to the Lord. Make me the slave of the slave of 
the slaves of the Lord; bless me with Your Mercy,
O Lord of the Universe.  || 3 ||   I am blind, ignorant and totally without 
wisdom; how can I walk on the Path? I am blind — O
Guru,  please  let  me  grasp  the  hem  of  Your  robe,  so  that  servant  
Nanak  may  walk  in  harmony  with  You.   ||  4  ||  1  ||
JAITSREE,  FOURTH MEHL:  A jewel or a diamond may be very valuable and heavy, 
but without a purchaser, it is worth only
straw. When the Holy Guru, the Purchaser, saw this jewel, He purchased it for 
hundreds of thousands of dollars.  || 1 ||   The
Lord has kept this jewel hidden within my mind. The Lord, merciful to the meek, 
led me to meet the Holy Guru; meeting the
Guru, I came to appreciate this jewel.  ||  Pause  ||   The rooms of the 
self-willed manmukhs are dark with ignorance; in their
homes, the jewel is not visible. Those fools die, wandering in the wilderness, 
eating the poison of the snake, Maya.  || 2 ||   O
Lord, Har, Har, let me meet the humble, holy beings; O Lord, keep me in the 
Sanctuary of the Holy. O Lord, make me Your
own; O God, Lord and Master, I have hurried to Your side.  || 3 ||   What 
Glorious Virtues of Yours can I speak and describe?
You are great and unfathomable, the Greatest Being. The Lord has bestowed His 
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He has saved the sinking stone.  || 4 || 2 ||    JAITSREE,  FOURTH MEHL:  I am 
Your child; I know nothing about Your state
and extent; I am foolish, idiotic and ignorant. O Lord, shower me with Your 
Mercy; bless me with an enlightened intellect; I am
foolish — make me clever.   || 1 ||    My mind is lazy and sleepy. The Lord, 
Har, Har, has led me to meet the Holy Guru;
meeting the Holy, the shutters have been opened wide.  ||  Pause  ||   O Guru, 
each and every instant, fill my heart with love;
the Name of my Beloved is my breath of life. Without the Name, I would die; the 
Name of my Lord and Master is to me like the
drug to the addict.  || 2 ||   Those who enshrine love for the Lord within 
their minds fulfill their pre-ordained destiny. I worship
their feet, each and every instant; the Lord seems very sweet to them.  || 3 || 
  My Lord and Master, Har, Har, has showered
His Mercy upon His humble servant; separated for so long, he is now re-united 
with the Lord. Blessed, blessed is the True
Guru,  who  has  implanted  the  Naam,  the  Name  of  the  Lord  within  me;  
servant  Nanak  is  a  sacrifice  to  Him.   ||  4  ||  3  ||
JAITSREE,  FOURTH MEHL:  I have found the True Guru, my Friend, the Greatest 
Being. Love and affection for the Lord has
blossomed forth. Maya, the snake, has seized the mortal; through the Word of 
the Guru, the Lord neutralizes the venom.  || 1

||   My mind is attached to the sublime essence of the Lord’s Name. The Lord 
has purified the sinners, uniting them with the
Holy Guru; now, they taste the Lord’s Name, and the sublime essence of the 
Lord.  ||  Pause  ||   Blessed, blessed is the good
fortune of those who meet the Holy Guru; meeting with the Holy, they lovingly 
center themselves in the state of absolute
absorption. The fire of desire within them is quenched, and they find peace; 
they sing the Glorious Praises of the Immaculate
Lord.  || 2 ||   Those who do not obtain the Blessed Vision of the True Guru’s 
Darshan, have misfortune pre-ordained for them.
In the love of duality, they are consigned to reincarnation through the womb, 
and they pass their lives totally uselessly.  || 3 ||
O Lord, please, bless me with pure understanding, that I may serve the Feet of 
the Holy Guru; the Lord seems sweet to me.
Servant Nanak begs for the dust of the feet of the Holy; O Lord, be Merciful, 
and bless me with it.  || 4 || 4 ||    JAITSREE,
FOURTH MEHL:  The Lord’s Name does not abide within their hearts — their 
mothers should have been sterile. These bodies
wander around, forlorn and abandoned, without the Name; their lives waste away, 
and they die, crying out in pain.  || 1 ||   O
my mind, chant the Name of the Lord, the Lord within you. The Merciful Lord 
God, Har, Har, has showered me with His Mercy;
the Guru has imparted spiritual wisdom to me, and my mind has been instructed.  
||  Pause  ||   In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga,
the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praise brings the most noble and exalted status; the 
Lord is found through the True Guru. I am a
sacrifice to my True Guru, who has revealed the Lord’s hidden Name to me.   || 
2 ||    By great good fortune, I obtained the
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I have found the True Guru, the great, all-knowing King; He has shared with me 
the many Glorious Virtues of the Lord.  || 3 ||
Those, unto whom the Lord, the Life of the world, has shown Mercy, enshrine Him 
within their hearts, and cherish Him in their
minds. The Righteous Judge of Dharma, in the Court of the Lord, has torn up my 
papers; servant Nanak’s account has been
settled.  || 4 || 5 ||   JAITSREE,  FOURTH MEHL:  In the Sat Sangat, the True 
Congregation, I found the Holy, by great good
fortune; my restless mind has been quieted. The unstruck melody ever vibrates 
and resounds; I have taken in the sublime
essence of the Lord’s Ambrosial Nectar, showering down.   || 1 ||    O my mind, 
chant the Name of the Lord, the beauteous
Lord. The True Guru has drenched my mind and body with the Love of the Lord, 
who has met me and lovingly embraced me.

||  Pause  ||    The faithless cynics are bound and gagged in the chains of 
Maya; they are actively engaged, gathering in the
poisonous wealth. They cannot spend this in harmony with the Lord, and so they 
must endure the pain which the Messenger of
Death inflicts upon their heads.   || 2 ||    The Holy Guru has dedicated His 
Being to the Lord’s service; with great devotion,
apply the dust of His feet to your face. In this world and the next, you shall 
receive the Lord’s honor, and your mind shall be
imbued with the permanent color of the Lord’s Love.  || 3 ||    O Lord, Har, 
Har, please unite me with the Holy; compared to
these Holy people, I am just a worm. Servant Nanak has enshrined love for the 
feet of the Holy Guru; meeting with this Holy
One, my foolish, stone-like mind has blossomed forth in lush profusion.  || 4 
|| 6 ||

JAITSREE,   FOURTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Remember  in  meditation  the  Lord,  Har,  Har,  the  unfathomable,  infinite  
Lord.  Remembering  Him  in  meditation,  pains  are
dispelled. O Lord, Har, Har, lead me to meet the True Guru; meeting the Guru, I 
am at peace.   || 1 ||    Sing the Glorious
Praises of the Lord, O my friend. Cherish the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, in 
your heart. Read the Ambrosial Words of the Lord,
Har, Har; meeting with the Guru, the Lord is revealed.   || 2 ||    The Lord, 
the Slayer of demons, is my breath of life. His
Ambrosial Amrit is so sweet to my mind and body. O Lord, Har, Har, have mercy 
upon me, and lead me to meet the Guru, the
immaculate Primal Being.  || 3 ||   The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is forever 
the Giver of peace. My mind is imbued with the
Lord’s Love. O Lord Har, Har, lead me to meet the Guru, the Greatest Being; 
through the Name of Guru Nanak, I have found
peace.  || 4 || 1 || 7 ||   JAITSREE,  FOURTH MEHL:  Chant the Name of the 
Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har. As Gurmukh, ever earn
the profit of the Naam. Implant within yourself devotion to the Lord, Har, Har, 
Har, Har; sincerely dedicate yourself to the
Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 1 ||   Meditate on the Name of the Merciful 
Lord, Har, Har. WIth love, forever sing the Glorious
Praises of the Lord. Dance to the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Har; meet with 
the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, with
sincerity.  || 2 ||   Come, O companions — let us unite in the Lord’s Union. 
Listening to the sermon of the Lord, earn the profit
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O Lord, Har, Har, be merciful to me, and lead me to meet the Guru; meeting the 
Guru, a sincere yearning for the Lord wells up
in me.   || 3 ||    Praise Him, the unfathomable and inaccessible Lord. Each 
and every moment, sing the Lord’s Name. Be
merciful, and meet me, O Guru, Great Giver; Nanak yearns for the Lord’s 
devotional worship.   || 4 || 2 || 8 ||    JAITSREE,
FOURTH MEHL:  With love and energetic affection, praise the Lord, the 
storehouse of Nectar. My mind is drenched with the
Lord’s Name, and so it earns this profit. Each and every moment, worship Him in 
devotion, day and night; through the Guru’s
Teachings, sincere love and devotion well up.   || 1 ||    Chant the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord of the Universe, Har,  Har.
Conquering mind and body, I have earned the profit of the Shabad. Through the 
Guru’s Teachings, the five demons are over-
powered, and the mind and body are filled with a sincere yearning for the Lord. 
  || 2 ||    The Name is a jewel — chant the
Lord’s Name. Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and forever earn this 
profit. O Lord, merciful to the meek, be kind to me,
and bless me with sincere longing for the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 3 ||  
 Meditate on the Lord  of the world — meditate
within your mind. The Lord of the Universe, Har, Har, is the only real profit 
in this world. Blessed, blessed, is my Great Lord
and  Master  God;  O  Nanak,  meditate  on  Him,  worship  Him  with  sincere  
love  and  devotion.   ||  4  ||  3  ||  9  ||     JAITSREE,
FOURTH MEHL:  He Himself is the Yogi, and the way throughout the ages. The 
Fearless Lord Himself is absorbed in Samaadhi.
He Himself, all by Himself, is all-pervading; He Himself blesses us with 
sincere love for the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 1

||   He Himself is the lamp, and the Light pervading all the worlds. He Himself 
is the True Guru; He Himself churns the ocean.
He Himself churns it, churning up the essence; meditating on the jewel of the 
Naam, sincere love comes to the surface.  || 2 ||
O my companions, let us meet and join together, and sing His Glorious Praises. 
As Gurmukh, chant the Naam, and earn the
profit of the Lord’s Name. Devotional worship of the Lord, Har, Har, has been 
implanted within me; it is pleasing to my mind.
The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, brings a sincere love.  || 3 ||   He Himself is 
supremely wise, the greatest King. As Gurmukh,
purchase the merchandise of the Naam. O Lord God, Har, Har, bless me with such 
a gift, that Your Glorious Virtues seem
pleasing to me; Nanak is filled with sincere love and yearning for the Lord.   
|| 4 || 4 || 10 ||    JAITSREE,   FOURTH MEHL:
Joining the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, and associating with the Guru, 
the Gurmukh gathers in the merchandise of the
Naam. O Lord, Har, Har, Destroyer of demons, have mercy upon me; bless me with 
a sincere yearning to join the Sat Sangat.

|| 1 ||   Let me hear with my ears the Banis, the Hymns, in praise of the Lord; 
be merciful, and let me meet the True Guru. I
sing His Glorious Praises, I speak the Bani of His Word; chanting His Glorious 
Praises, a sincere yearning for the Lord wells up.

|| 2 ||   I have tried visiting all the sacred shrines of pilgrimage, fasting, 
ceremonial feasts and giving to charities. They do not
measure up to the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The Lord’s Name is unweighable, 
utterly heavy in weight; through the Guru’s
Teachings, a sincere yearning to chant the Name has welled up in me.  || 3 ||   
All good karma and righteous living are found
in meditation on the Lord’s Name. It washes away the stains of sins and 
mistakes. Be merciful to meek, humble Nanak; bless
him with sincere love and yearning for the Lord.  || 4 || 5 || 11 ||


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JAITSREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Does  anyone  know,  who  is  our  friend  in  this  world?  He  alone  
understands  this,  whom  the  Lord  blesses  with  His  Mercy.
Immaculate and unstained is his way of life.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Mother, 
father, spouse, children, relatives, lovers, friends and
siblings meet, having been associated in previous lives; but none of them will 
be your companion and support in the end.  || 1

||   Pearl necklaces, gold, rubies and diamonds please the mind, but they are 
only Maya. Possessing them, one passes his life
in agony; he obtains no contentment from them.  || 2 ||    Elephants, chariots, 
horses as fast as the wind, wealth, land, and
armies of four kinds — none of these will go with him; he must get up and 
depart, naked.  || 3 ||   The Lord’s Saints are the
beloved lovers of God; sing of the Lord, Har, Har, with them. O Nanak, in the 
Society of the Saints, you shall obtain peace in
this world, and in the next world, your face shall be radiant and bright.  || 4 
|| 1 ||

JAITSREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE,   DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Give me a message from my Beloved — tell me, tell me! I am wonder-struck, 
hearing the many reports of Him; tell them to
me, O my happy sister soul-brides.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Some say that He is 
beyond the world — totally beyond it, while others
say that He is totally within it. His color cannot be seen, and His pattern 
cannot be discerned. O happy soul-brides, tell me the
truth!  || 1 ||   He is pervading everywhere, and He dwells in each and every 
heart; He is not stained — He is unstained. Says
Nanak, listen, O people: He dwells upon the tongues of the Saints.  || 2 || 1 
|| 2 ||   JAITSREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I am calmed,
calmed and soothed, hearing of God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I dedicate my soul, 
my breath of life, my mind, body and everything
to Him: I behold God near, very near.  || 1 ||    Beholding God, the 
inestimable, infinite and Great Giver, I cherish Him in my
mind.  || 2 ||   Whatever I wish for, I receive; my hopes and desires are 
fulfilled, meditating on God.  || 3 ||   By Guru’s Grace,
God dwells in Nanak’s mind; he never suffers or grieves, having realized God.  
|| 4 || 2 || 3 ||    JAITSREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I
seek my Friend the Lord. In each and every home, sing the sublime songs of 
rejoicing; He abides in each and every heart.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   In good times, worship and adore Him; in bad times, worship and 
adore Him; do not ever forget Him. Chanting
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the light of millions of suns shines forth, and 
the darkness of doubt is dispelled.  || 1 ||    In
all the spaces and interspaces, everywhere, whatever we see is Yours. One who 
finds the Society of the Saints, O Nanak, is not
consigned to reincarnation again.  || 2 || 3 || 4 ||


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JAITSREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FOURTH  HOUSE,   DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Now, I have found peace, bowing before the Guru. I have abandoned cleverness,  
quieted  my  anxiety,  and  renounced  my
egotism.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   When I looked, I saw that everyone was enticed 
by emotional attachment; then, I hurried to the
Guru’s  Sanctuary.  In  His  Grace,  the  Guru  engaged  me  in  the  Lord’s  
service,  and  then,  the  Messenger  of  Death  gave  up
pursuing me.  || 1 ||   I swam across the ocean of fire, when I met the Saints, 
through great good fortune. O servant Nanak, I
have found total peace; my consciousness is attached to the Lord’s feet.  || 2 
|| 1 || 5 ||   JAITSREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Within my
mind, I cherish and meditate on the True Guru. He has implanted within me 
spiritual wisdom and the Mantra of the Lord’s
Name; Dear God has shown mercy to me.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Death’s noose 
and its mighty entanglements have vanished,
along with the fear of death. I have come to the Sanctuary of the Merciful 
Lord, the Destroyer of pain; I am holding tight to the
Support of His feet.  || 1 ||   The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, has 
assumed the form of a boat, to cross over the
terrifying world-ocean. I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar, and my doubts are 
shattered; says Nanak, I can bear the unbearable.

|| 2 || 2 || 6 ||    JAITSREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  One who has the Lord of the 
Universe as his help and support is blessed with all
peace, poise and bliss; no afflictions cling to him.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    
He appears to keep company with everyone, but he
remains detached, and Maya does not cling to him. He is absorbed in love of the 
One Lord; he understands the essence of
reality, and he is blessed with wisdom by the True Guru.  || 1 ||   Those whom 
the Lord and Master blesses with His kindness,
compassion and mercy are the sublime and sanctified Saints. Associating with 
them, Nanak is saved; with love and exuberant
joy, they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.   || 2 || 3 || 7 ||    
JAITSREE,   FIFTH MEHL:   The Lord of the Universe is my
existence,  my  breath  of  life,  wealth  and  beauty.  The  ignorant  are  
totally  intoxicated  with  emotional  attachment;  in  this
darkness, the Lord is the only lamp.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Fruitful is the 
Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, O Beloved God; Your
lotus feet are incomparably beautiful! So many times, I bow in reverence to 
Him, offering my mind as incense to Him.  || 1 ||
Exhausted, I have fallen at Your Door, O God; I am holding tight to Your 
Support. Please, lift Your humble servant Nanak up,
out of the pit of fire of the world.  || 2 || 4 || 8 ||   JAITSREE,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  If only someone would unite me with the Lord! I
hold tight to His feet, and utter sweet words with my tongue; I make my breath 
of life an offering to Him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I
make my mind and body into pure little gardens, and irrigate them with the 
sublime essence of the Lord. I am drenched with
this sublime essence by His Grace, and the powerful hold of Maya’s corruption 
has been broken.  || 1 ||


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I have come to Your Sanctuary, O Destroyer of the suffering of the innocent; I 
keep my consciousness focused on You. Bless
me with the gifts of the state of fearlessness, and meditative remembrance, 
Lord and Master; O Nanak, God is the Breaker of
bonds.  || 2 || 5 || 9 ||   JAITSREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The sparrow-hawk longs for 
the rain to fall. O God, ocean of mercy, shower
Your mercy on me, that I may yearn for loving devotional worship of the Lord.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||    The chakvi duck does not
desire many comforts, but it is filled with bliss upon seeing the dawn. The 
fish cannot survive any other way — without water,
it dies.  || 1 ||    I am a helpless orphan — I seek Your Sanctuary, O My Lord 
and Master; please bless me with Your mercy.
Nanak worships and adores the Lord’s lotus feet; without Him, there is no other 
at all.  || 2 || 6 || 10 ||    JAITSREE,  FIFTH
MEHL:  The Lord, my very breath of life, abides in my mind and body. Bless me 
with Your mercy, and unite me with the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O perfect, all-knowing Lord God.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    Those, unto whom You give the
intoxicating herb of Your Love, drink in the supreme sublime essence. I cannot 
describe their value; what power do I have?  ||
1        ||    The Lord attaches His humble servants to the hem of His robe, 
and they swim across the world-ocean. Meditating,
meditating, meditating in remembrance on God, peace is obtained; Nanak seeks 
the Sanctuary of Your Door.  || 2 || 7 || 11 ||
JAITSREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  After wandering through so many incarnations, I have 
come to Your Sanctuary. Save me — lift my
body     up out of the deep, dark pit of the world, and attach me to Your feet. 
 || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I do not know anything about
spiritual wisdom, meditation or karma, and my way of life is not clean and 
pure. Please attach me to the hem of the robe of
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; help me to cross over the terrible 
river.  || 1 ||   Comforts, riches and the sweet
pleasures of Maya — do not implant these within your mind. Slave Nanak is 
satisfied and satiated by the Blessed Vision of the
Lord’s Darshan; his only ornamentation is the love of the Lord’s Name.  || 2 || 
8 || 12 ||   JAITSREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  O humble
servants  of  the  Lord,  remember  the  Lord  in  meditation  within  your  
heart.  Misfortune  does  not  even  approach  the  Lord’s
humble servant; the works of His slave are perfectly fulfilled.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||   Millions of obstacles are removed, by serving
the Lord, and one enters into the eternal dwelling of the Lord of the Universe. 
The Lord’s devotee is very fortunate; he has
absolutely no fear. Even the Messenger of Death pays homage to him.  || 1 ||   
Forsaking the Lord of the world, he does other
deeds, but these are temporary and transitory. Grasp the Lord’s lotus feet, and 
hold them in your heart, O Nanak; you shall
obtain absolute peace and bliss.  || 2 || 9 || 13 ||

JAITSREE,   NINTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

My mind is deluded, entangled in Maya. Whatever I do, while engaged in greed, 
only serves to bind me down.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   I have no understanding at all; I am engrossed in the pleasures of 
corruption, and I have forgotten the Praises of the Lord.
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Instead, I run into the forest, looking for Him.  || 1 ||   The Jewel of the 
Lord is deep within my heart, but I do not have any
knowledge of Him. O servant Nanak, without vibrating, meditating on the Lord 
God, human life is uselessly wasted and lost.  ||
2 || 1 ||   JAITSREE,  NINTH MEHL:  O Dear Lord, please, save my honor! The 
fear of death has entered my heart; I cling to
the Protection of Your Sanctuary, O Lord, ocean of mercy.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
I am a great sinner, foolish and greedy; but now,
at last, I have grown weary of committing sins. I cannot forget the fear of 
dying; this anxiety is consuming my body.  || 1 ||   I
have been trying to liberate myself, running around in the ten directions. The 
pure, immaculate Lord abides deep within my
heart, but I do not understand the secret of His mystery.  || 2 ||    I have no 
merit, and I know nothing about meditation or
austerities; what should I do now? O Nanak, I am exhausted; I seek the shelter 
of Your Sanctuary; O God, please bless me
with the gift of fearlessness.  || 3 || 2 ||   JAITSREE,  NINTH MEHL:  O mind, 
embrace true contemplation. Without the Lord’s
Name, know that this whole world is false.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The Yogis 
are tired of searching for Him, but they have not
found His limit. You must understand that the Lord and Master is near at hand, 
but He has no form or feature.  || 1 ||    The
Naam, the Name of the Lord is purifying in the world, and yet you never 
remember it. Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of the
One, before whom the whole world bows down; please, preserve and protect me, by 
Your innate nature.  || 2 || 3 ||

JAITSREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHHANT,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

SHALOK:  I am thirsty for the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan, day and 
night; I yearn for Him constantly, night and day.
Opening the door, O Nanak, the Guru has led me to meet with the Lord, my 
Friend.  || 1 ||   CHHANT:  Listen, O my intimate
friend — I have just one prayer to make. I have been wandering around, 
searching for that enticing, sweet Beloved. Whoever
leads me to my Beloved — I would cut off my head and offer it to him, even if I 
were granted the Blessed Vision of His
Darshan for just an instant. My eyes are drenched with the Love of my Beloved; 
without Him, I do not have even a moment’s
peace. My mind is attached to the Lord, like the fish to the water, and the 
sparrow-hawk, thirsty for the raindrops. Servant
Nanak has found the Perfect Guru; his thirst is totally quenched.  || 1 ||    O 
intimate friend, my Beloved has all these loving
companions; I cannot compare to any of them. O intimate friend, each of them is 
more beautiful than the others; who could
consider me? Each of them is more beautiful than the others; countless are His 
lovers, constantly enjoying bliss with Him.
Beholding them, desire wells up in my mind; when will I obtain the Lord, the 
treasure of virtue? I dedicate my mind to those
who please and attract my Beloved. Says Nanak, hear my prayer, O happy 
soul-brides; tell me, what does my Husband Lord
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O intimate friend, my Husband Lord does whatever He pleases; He is not 
dependent on anyone. O intimate friend, you have
enjoyed your Beloved; please, tell me about Him. They alone find their Beloved, 
who eradicate self-conceit; such is the good
destiny written on their foreheads. Taking me by the arm, the Lord and Master 
has made me His own; He has not considered
my merits or demerits. She, whom You have adorned with the necklace of virtue, 
and dyed in the deep crimson color of His
Love — everything looks beautiful on her. O servant Nanak, blessed is that 
happy soul-bride, who dwells with her Husband
Lord.  || 3 ||   O intimate friend, I have found that peace which I sought. My 
sought-after Husband Lord has come home, and
now, congratulations are pouring in. Great joy and happiness welled up, when my 
Husband Lord, of ever-fresh beauty, showed
mercy to me. By great good fortune, I have found Him; the Guru has united me 
with Him, through the Saadh Sangat, the True
Congregation of the Holy. My hopes and desires have all been fulfilled; my 
Beloved Husband Lord has hugged me close in His
embrace. Prays Nanak, I have found that peace which I sought, meeting with the 
Guru.  || 4 || 1 ||

JAITSREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE,   CHHANT:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

SHALOK:  God is lofty, unapproachable and infinite. He is indescribable — He 
cannot be described. Nanak seeks the Sanctuary
of God, who is all-powerful to save us.  || 1 ||   CHHANT:  Save me, any way 
You can; O Lord God, I am Yours. My demerits
are uncountable; how many of them should I count? The sins and crimes I 
committed are countless; day by day, I continually
make mistakes. I am intoxicated by emotional attachment to Maya, the 
treacherous one; by Your Grace alone can I be saved.
Secretly, I commit hideous sins of corruption, even though God is the nearest 
of the near. Prays Nanak, shower me with Your
Mercy, Lord, and lift me up, out of the whirlpool of the terrifying 
world-ocean.   || 1 ||    SHALOK:   Countless are His virtues;
they cannot be enumerated. God’s Name is lofty and exalted. This is Nanak’s 
humble prayer, to bless the homeless with a
home.  || 2 ||   CHHANT:  There is no other place at all — where else should I 
go? Twenty-four hours a day, with my palms
pressed together, I meditate on God. Meditating forever on my God, I receive 
the fruits of my mind’s desires. Renouncing
pride, attachment, corruption and duality, I lovingly center my attention on 
the One Lord. Dedicate your mind and body to
God; eradicate all your self-conceit. Prays Nanak, shower me with Your mercy, 
Lord, that I may be absorbed in Your True
Name.  || 2 ||   SHALOK:  O mind, meditate on the One, who holds everything in 
His hands. Gather the wealth of the Lord’s
Name; O Nanak, it shall always be with You.  || 3 ||    CHHANT:  God is our 
only True Friend; there is not any other. In the
places and interspaces, in the water and on the land, He Himself is pervading 
everywhere. He is totally permeating the water,
the land and the sky; God is the Great Giver, the Lord and Master of all. The 
Lord of the world, the Lord of the universe has no
limit; His Glorious Virtues are unlimited — how can I count them? I have 
hurried to the Sanctuary of the Lord Master, the
Bringer of peace; without Him, there is no other at all.


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Prays Nanak, that being, unto whom the Lord shows mercy — he alone obtains the 
Naam.  || 3 ||   SHALOK:  Whatever I wish
for, that I receive. Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Nanak has 
found total peace.  || 4 ||   CHHANT:  My mind is
now emancipated; I have joined the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. As 
Gurmukh, I chant the Naam, and my light has
merged  into  the  Light.  Remembering  the  Lord’s  Name  in  meditation,  my  
sins  have  been  erased;  the  fire  has  been
extinguished, and I am satisfied. He has taken me by the arm, and blessed me 
with His kind mercy; He has accepted me His
own.     The Lord has hugged me in His embrace, and merged me with Himself; the 
pains of birth and death have been burnt
away. Prays Nanak, He has blessed me with His kind mercy; in an instant, He 
unites me with Himself.  || 4 || 2 ||   JAITSREE,
CHHANT,   FIFTH MEHL:   The world is like a temporary way-station, but it is 
filled with pride. People commit countless sins;
they   are dyed in the color of the love of Maya. In greed, emotional 
attachment and egotism, they are drowning; they do not
even  think  of  dying.  Children,  friends,  worldly  occupations  and  
spouses —  they  talk  of  these  things,  while  their  lives  are
passing away. When their pre-ordained days have run their course, O mother, 
they behold the Messengers of the Righteous
Judge of Dharma, and they suffer. The karma of their past deeds cannot be 
erased, O Nanak, if they have not earned the
wealth of the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||   He makes all sorts of efforts, but he 
does not sing the Lord’s Name. He wanders around in
countless incarnations; he dies, only to be born again. As beasts, birds, 
stones and trees — their number cannot be known. As
are   the seeds he plants, so are the pleasures he enjoys; he receives the 
consequences of his own actions. He loses the jewel
of this human life in the gamble, and God is not pleased with him at all. Prays 
Nanak, wandering in doubt, he does not find any
rest, even for an instant.  || 2 ||   Youth has passed, and old age has taken 
its place. The hands tremble, the head shakes, and
the eyes do not see. The eyes do not see, without vibrating and meditating on 
the Lord; he must leave behind the attractions
of Maya, and depart. He burnt his mind and body for his relatives, but now, 
they do not listen to him, and they throw dust on
his head. Love for the infinite, Perfect Lord does not abide in his mind, even 
for an instant. Prays Nanak, the fort of paper is
false — it is destroyed in an instant.   || 3 ||    Nanak has come to the 
Sanctuary of the Lord’s lotus feet. God Himself has
carried Him across the impassable, terrifying world-ocean. Joining the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I vibrate and
meditate on the Lord; God has made me His own, and saved me. The Lord has 
approved of me, and blessed me with His
Name; He did not take anything else into consideration. I have found the 
infinite Lord and Master, the treasure of virtue, which
my mind had yearned for. Prays Nanak, I am satisfied forever; I have eaten the 
food of the Lord’s Name.  || 4 || 2 || 3 ||

JAITSREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   VAAR  WITH  SHALOKS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

SHALOK:   In the beginning, He was pervading; in the middle, He is pervading; 
in the end, He will be pervading. He is the
Transcendent Lord. The Saints remember in meditation the all-pervading Lord 
God.


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O Nanak, He is the Destroyer of sins, the Lord of the universe.  || 1 ||   See, 
hear, speak and implant the True Lord within your
mind. He is all-pervading, permeating everywhere; O Nanak, be absorbed in the 
Lord’s Love.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   Sing the
Praise of the One, the Immaculate Lord; He is contained within all. The Cause 
of causes, the Almighty Lord God; whatever He
wills,  comes  to  pass.  In  an  instant,  He  establishes  and  
disestablishes;  without  Him,  there  is  no  other.  He  pervades  the
continents, solar systems, nether worlds, islands and all worlds. He alone 
understands, whom the Lord Himself instructs; he
alone is a pure and unstained being.   || 1 ||    SHALOK:   Creating the soul, 
the Lord places this creation in the womb of the
mother. With each and every breath, it meditates in remembrance on the Lord, O 
Nanak; it is not consumed by the great fire.

|| 1 ||   With its head down, and feet up, it dwells in that slimy place. O 
Nanak, how could we forget the Master? Through His
Name, we are saved.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  From egg and sperm, you were conceived, 
and placed in the fire of the womb. Head
downwards, you abided restlessly in that dark, dismal, terrible hell. 
Remembering the Lord in meditation, you were not burnt;
enshrine Him in your heart, mind and body. In that treacherous place, He 
protected and preserved you; do not forget Him,
even for an instant. Forgetting God, you shall never find peace; you shall 
forfeit your life, and depart.  || 2 ||    SHALOK:  He
grants our hearts’ desires, and fulfills all our hopes. He destroys pain and 
suffering; remember God in meditation, O Nanak —
He is not far away.   || 1 ||    Love Him, with whom you enjoy all pleasures. 
Do not forget that Lord, even for an instant; O
Nanak, He fashioned this beautiful body.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  He gave you your 
soul, breath of life, body and wealth; He gave
you pleasures to enjoy. He gave you households, mansions, chariots and horses; 
He ordained your good destiny. He gave you
your children, spouse, friends and servants; God is the all-powerful Great 
Giver. Meditating in remembrance on the Lord, the
body and mind are rejuvenated, and sorrow departs. In the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, chant the Praises of the
Lord, and all your sickness shall vanish.  || 3 ||   SHALOK:  For his family, 
he works very hard; for the sake of Maya, he makes
countless efforts. But without loving devotional worship of the Lord, O Nanak, 
he forgets God, and then, he is a mere ghost.  ||
1 ||   That love shall break, which is established with any other than the 
Lord. O Nanak, that way of life is true, which inspires
love of the Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Forgetting Him, one’s body turns to dust, 
and everyone calls him a ghost. And those, with
whom he was so much in love — they do not let him stay in their home, even for 
an instant. Practicing exploitation, he gathers
wealth, but what use will it be in the end? As one plants, so does he harvest; 
the body is the field of actions. The ungrateful
wretches forget the Lord, and wander in reincarnation.  || 4 ||   SHALOK:  The 
benefits of millions of charitable donations and
cleansing baths, and countless ceremonies of purification and piety, O Nanak, 
are obtained by chanting the Name of the Lord,
Har, Har with one’s tongue; all sins are washed away.  || 1 ||    I gathered 
together a great stack of firewood, and applied a
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When the True Lord and Master abides in one’s mind, O Nanak, all sins are 
dispelled.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  Millions of sins are
totally erased, by meditating on the Lord’s Name. The fruits of one’s heart’s 
desires are obtained, by singing the Glorious
Praises of the Lord. The fear of birth and death is eradicated, and one’s 
eternal, unchanging true home is obtained. If it is s o
pre-ordained, one is absorbed in the Lord’s lotus feet. Bless me with Your 
mercy, God — please preserve and save me! Nanak
is a sacrifice to You.  || 5 ||    SHALOK:  They are involved in their 
beautiful houses, and the pleasures of the mind’s desires.
They never remember the Lord in meditation; O Nanak, they are like maggots in 
manure.   || 1 ||    They are engrossed in
ostentatious displays, lovingly attached to all their possessions. That body 
which forgets the Lord, O Nanak, shall be reduced to
ashes.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   He may enjoy a beautiful bed, countless pleasures 
and all sorts of enjoyments. He may possess
mansions of gold, studded with pearls and rubies, plastered with fragrant 
sandalwood oil. He may relish in the pleasures of his
mind’s desires, and have no anxiety at all. But if he does not remember God, he 
is like a maggot in manure. Without the Lord’s
Name, there is no peace at all. How can the mind be comforted?   || 6 ||    
SHALOK:   One who loves the Lord’s lotus feet
searches for Him in the ten directions. He renounces the deceptive illusion of 
Maya, and joins the blissful form of the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy.  || 1 ||   The Lord is in my mind, and with my 
mouth I chant His Name; I seek Him in all the
lands of the world. O Nanak, all ostentatious displays are false; hearing the 
Praises of the True Lord, I live.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:
He dwells in a broken-down shack, in tattered clothes, with no social status, 
no honor and no respect; he wanders in the
wilderness, with no friend or lover, without wealth, beauty, relatives or 
relations. Even so, he is the king of the whole world, if
his mind is imbued with the Lord’s Name. With the dust of his feet, men are 
redeemed, because God is very pleased with him.

|| 7 ||    SHALOK:   The various sorts of pleasures, powers, joys, beauty, 
canopies, cooling fans and thrones to sit on — the
foolish, ignorant and blind are engrossed in these things. O Nanak, desire for 
Maya is just a dream.  || 1 ||    In a dream, he
enjoys all sorts of pleasures, and emotional attachment seems so sweet. O 
Nanak, without the Naam, the Name of the Lord,
the beauty of Maya’s illusion is fake.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The fool attaches 
his consciousness to the dream. When he awakes,
he forgets the power, pleasures and enjoyments, and he is sad. He passes his 
life chasing after worldly affairs. His works are
not completed, because he is enticed by Maya. What can the poor helpless 
creature do? The Lord Himself has deluded him.  ||
8 ||   SHALOK:  They may live in heavenly realms, and conquer the nine regions 
of the world, but if they forget the Lord of the
world, O Nanak, they are just wanderers in the wilderness.  || 1 ||   In the 
midst of millions of games and entertainments, the
Lord’s Name does not come to their minds. O Nanak, their home is like a 
wilderness, in the depths of hell.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:
He sees the terrible, awful wilderness as a city.


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Gazing upon the false objects, he believes them to be real. Engrossed in sexual 
desire, anger and egotism, he wanders around
insane. When the Messenger of Death hits him on the head with his club, then he 
regrets and repents. Without the Perfect,
Divine  Guru,  he  roams  around  like  Satan.   ||  9  ||     SHALOK:   Power  
is  fraudulent,  beauty  is  fraudulent,  and  wealth  is
fraudulent,  as  is  pride  of  ancestry.  One  may  gather  poison  through  
deception  and  fraud,  O  Nanak,  but  without  the  Lord,
nothing shall go along with him in the end.  || 1 ||   Beholding the bitter 
melon, he is deceived, since it appears so pretty. But
it is not worth even a shell, O Nanak; the riches of Maya will not go along 
with anyone.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  It shall not go along
with you when you depart — why do you bother to collect it? Tell me, why do you 
try so hard to acquire that which you must
leave behind in the end? Forgetting the Lord, how can you be satisfied? Your 
mind cannot be pleased. One who forsakes God,
and attaches himself to another, shall be immersed in hell. Be kind and 
compassionate to Nanak, O Lord, and dispel his fear.

|| 10 ||   SHALOK:  Princely pleasures are not sweet; sensual enjoyments are 
not sweet; the pleasures of Maya are not sweet.
The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is sweet, O slave Nanak; the Blessed 
Vision of God’s Darshan is sweet.  || 1 ||   I
have enshrined that love which drenches my soul. I have been pierced by the 
Truth, O Nanak; the Master seems so sweet to
me.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  Nothing seems sweet to His devotees, except the Lord. 
All other tastes are bland and insipid; I have
tested them and seen them. Ignorance, doubt and suffering are dispelled, when 
the Guru becomes one’s advocate. The Lord’s
lotus feet have pierced my mind, and I am dyed in the deep crimson color of His 
Love. My soul, breath of life, body and mind
belong to God; all falsehood has left me.  || 11 ||   SHALOK:  Leaving the 
water, the fish cannot live; the sparrow-hawk cannot
live without the raindrops from the clouds. The deer is enticed by the sound of 
the hunter’s bell, and shot through with the
arrow; the bumble bee is entangled in the fragrance  of  the  flowers.  The  
Saints  are  entranced  by  the  Lord’s  lotus  feet; O
Nanak, they desire nothing else.  || 1 ||   Show me Your face, for even an 
instant, Lord, and I will not give my consciousness
to any other. My life is with the Lord Master, O Nanak, the Friend of the 
Saints.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   How can the fish live
without  water?  Without  the  raindrops,  how  can  the  sparrow-hawk  be  
satisfied?  The  deer,  entranced  by  the  sound  of  the
hunter’s bell, runs straight to him; the bumble bee is greedy for the flower’s 
fragrance; finding it, he traps himself in it. Just
so,  the humble Saints love the Lord; beholding the Blessed Vision of His 
Darshan, they are satisfied and satiated.   || 12 ||
SHALOK:  They contemplate the Lord’s lotus feet; they worship and adore Him 
with each and every breath. They do not forget
the Name of the imperishable Lord; O Nanak, the Transcendent Lord fulfills 
their hopes.  || 1 ||   He is woven into the fabric of
my mind; He is not outside of it, even for an instant. O Nanak, the True Lord 
and Master fulfills my hopes, and always watches
over me.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  My hopes rest in You, O Lord of the universe; 
please, fulfill them. Meeting with the Lord of the
world, the Lord of the universe, I shall never grieve. Grant me the Blessed 
Vision of Your Darshan, the desire of my mind, and
my worries shall be over.


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By body is sanctified, by the dust of Your feet. O Supreme Lord God, Divine 
Guru, You are always with me, ever-present.  || 13

||   SHALOK:  With my tongue, I chant the Lord’s Name; with my ears, I listen 
to the Ambrosial Word of His Shabad. Nanak is
forever a sacrifice to those who meditate on the Supreme Lord God.  || 1 ||    
All concerns are false, except those of the One
Lord. O Nanak, blessed are those, who are in love with their True Lord.  || 2 
||    PAUREE:  I am forever a sacrifice to those
who listen to the sermon of the Lord. Those who bow their heads before God are 
perfect and distinguished. Those hands,
which write the Praises of the infinite Lord are beautiful. Those feet which 
walk on God’s Path are pure and holy. In the Society
of the Saints, they are emancipated; all their sorrows depart.  || 14 ||   
SHALOK:  One’s destiny is activated, when one chants
the Lord’s Name, through perfect good fortune. Fruitful is that moment, O 
Nanak, when one obtains the Blessed Vision of the
Darshan of the Lord of the Universe.  || 1 ||   Its value cannot be estimated; 
it brings peace beyond measure. O Nanak, that
time alone is approved, when my Beloved meets with me.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Tell 
me, what is that time, when I shall find God?
Blessed and auspicious is that moment, and that destiny, when I shall find the 
Lord of the Universe. Meditating on the Lord,
twenty-four hours a day, my mind’s desires are fulfilled. By great good 
fortune, I have found the Society of the Saints; I bow
and  touch  their  feet.  My  mind  thirsts  for  the  Blessed  Vision  of  the 
 Lord’s  Darshan;  Nanak  is  a  sacrifice  to  Him.   ||  15  ||
SHALOK:  The Lord of the Universe is the Purifier of sinners; He is the 
Dispeller of all distress. The Lord God is Mighty, giving
His Protective Sanctuary; Nanak chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 1 || 
  Renouncing all self-conceit, I hold tight to the
Lord’s Feet. My sorrows and troubles have departed, O Nanak, beholding God.  || 
2 ||    PAUREE:  Unite with me, O Merciful
Lord; I have fallen at Your Door. It is Your very nature to love Your devotees, 
and save sinners. Without You, there is no other
at all;  I  offer  this  prayer  to  You.  Take  me  by  the  hand,  O  
Merciful  Lord,  and  carry  me  across  the  world-ocean.   ||  16  ||
SHALOK:   The Merciful Lord is the Savior of the Saints; their only support is 
to sing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises. One
becomes immaculate and pure, by associating with the Saints, O Nanak, and 
taking the Protection of the Transcendent Lord.

|| 1 ||   The burning of the heart is not dispelled at all, by sandalwood 
paste, the moon, or the cold season. It only becomes
cool, O Nanak, by chanting the Name of the Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Through 
the Protection and Support of the Lord’s lotus
feet,  all  beings  are  saved. Hearing  of  the  Glory  of  the  Lord  of  the 
 Universe,  the  mind  becomes  fearless.  Nothing  at  all  is
lacking, when one gathers the wealth of the Naam. The Society of the Saints is 
obtained, by very good deeds. Twenty-four
hours a day, meditate on the Lord, and listen continually to the Lord’s 
Praises.  || 17 ||   SHALOK:  The Lord grants His Grace,
and dispels the pains of those who sing the Kirtan of the Praises of His Name.


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When the Lord God shows His Kindness, O Nanak, one is no longer engrossed in 
Maya.  || 1 ||   The burning fire has been put
out; God Himself has saved me. Meditate on that God, O Nanak, who created the 
universe.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   When God
becomes merciful, Maya does not cling. Millions of sins are eliminated, by 
meditating on the Naam, the Name of the One Lord.
The body is made immaculate and pure, bathing in the dust of the feet of the 
Lord’s humble servants. The mind and body
become contented, finding the Perfect Lord God. One is saved, along with his 
family, and all his ancestors.  || 18 ||   SHALOK:
The Guru is the Lord of the Universe; the Guru is the Lord of the world; the 
Guru is the Perfect Pervading Lord God. The Guru
is compassionate; the Guru is all-powerful; the Guru, O Nanak, is the Saving 
Grace of sinners.  || 1 ||   The Guru is the boat, to
cross over the dangerous, treacherous, unfathomable world-ocean. O Nanak, by 
perfect good karma, one is attached to the
feet of the True Guru.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Blessed, blessed is the Divine Guru; 
associating with Him, one meditates on the Lord.
When the Guru becomes merciful, then all one’s demerits are dispelled. The 
Supreme Lord God, the Divine Guru, uplifts and
exalts the lowly. Cutting away the painful noose of Maya, He makes us His own 
slaves. With my tongue, I sing the Glorious
Praises of the infinite Lord God.  || 19 ||    SHALOK:  I see only the One 
Lord; I hear only the One Lord; the One Lord is all-
pervading. Nanak begs for the gift of the Naam; O Merciful Lord God, please 
grant Your Grace.  || 1 ||   I serve the One Lord, I
contemplate the One Lord, and to the One Lord, I offer my prayer. Nanak has 
gathered in the wealth, the merchandise of the
Naam;  this is the true capital.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  God is merciful and 
infinite. The One and Only is all-pervading. He Himself is
all-in-all. Who else can we speak of? God Himself grants His gifts, and He 
Himself receives them. Coming and going are all by
the Hukam of Your Will; Your place is steady and unchanging. Nanak begs for 
this gift; by Your Grace, Lord, please grant me
Your Name.  || 20 || 1 ||

JAITSREE,   THE  WORD  OF  THE  DEVOTEES:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O my Lord and Master, I know nothing. My mind has sold out, and is in Maya’s 
hands.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You are called the
Lord and Master, the Guru of the World. I am called a lustful being of the Dark 
Age of Kali Yuga.  || 1 ||   The five vices have
corrupted my mind. Moment by moment, they lead me further away from the Lord.  
|| 2 ||    Wherever I look, I see loads of
pain and suffering. I do not have faith, even though the Vedas bear witness to 
the Lord.  || 3 ||   Shiva cut off Brahma’s head,
and Gautam’s wife and the Lord Indra mated; Brahma’s head got stuck to Shiva’s 
hand, and Indra came to bear the marks of
a thousand female organs.  || 4 ||   These demons have fooled, bound and 
destroyed me. I am very shameless — even now, I
am not tired of them.  || 5 ||    Says Ravi Daas, what am I to do now? Without 
the Sanctuary of the Lord’s Protection, who
else’s should I seek?  || 6 || 1 ||


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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

RAAG   TODEE,   CHAU-PADAS,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE:

Without the Lord, my mind cannot survive. If the Guru unites me with my Beloved 
Lord God, my breath of life, then I shall not
have to face the wheel of reincarnation again in the terrifying world-ocean.   
|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    My heart is gripped by a
yearning for my Lord God, and with my eyes, I behold my Lord God. The merciful 
True Guru has implanted the Name of the
Lord within me; this is the Path leading to my Lord God.  || 1 ||   Through the 
Lord’s Love, I have found the Naam, the Name
of my Lord God, the Lord of the Universe, the Lord my God. The Lord seems so 
very sweet to my heart, mind and body; upon
my face, upon my forehead, my good destiny is inscribed.  || 2 ||   Those whose 
minds are attached to greed and corruption
forget the Lord, the good Lord God. Those self-willed manmukhs are called 
foolish and ignorant; misfortune and bad destiny
are written on their foreheads.  || 3 ||   From the True Guru, I have obtained 
a discriminating intellect; the Guru has revealed
the spiritual wisdom of God. Servant Nanak has obtained the Naam from the Guru; 
such is the destiny inscribed upon his
forehead.  || 4 || 1 ||

TODEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE,   DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Saints do not know any other. They are carefree, ever in the Lord’s Love; 
the Lord and Master is on their side.  ||  Pause

||   Your canopy is so high, O Lord and Master; no one else has any power. Such 
is the immortal Lord and Master the devotees
have found; the spiritually wise remain absorbed in His Love.  || 1 ||    
Disease, sorrow, pain, old age and death do not even
approach the humble servant of the Lord. They remain fearless, in the Love of 
the One Lord; O Nanak, they have surrendered
their minds to the Lord.  || 2 || 1 ||   TODEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Forgetting the 
Lord, one is ruined forever.


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How can anyone be deceived, who has Your Support, O Lord?  ||  Pause  ||   
Without meditating in remembrance on the Lord,
life is like a burning fire, even if one lives long, like a snake. One may rule 
over the nine regions of the earth, but in the end,
he shall have to depart, losing the game of life.  || 1 ||   He alone sings the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord, the treasure of virtue,
upon whom the Lord showers His Grace. He is at peace, and his birth is blessed; 
Nanak is a sacrifice to him.  || 2 || 2 ||

TODEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE,   CHAU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The mind wanders, wandering in the ten directions. It is intoxicated by Maya, 
enticed by the taste of greed. God Himself has
deluded it.  ||  Pause  ||   He does not focus his mind, even for a moment, on 
the Lord’s sermon, or the Lord’s Praises, or the
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. He is excited, gazing on the transitory 
color of the safflower, and looking at other
men’s wives.  || 1 ||   He does not love the Lord’s lotus feet, and he does not 
please the True Lord. He runs around chasing
the fleeting objects of the world, in all directions, like the ox around the 
oil press.  || 2 ||   He does not practice the Naam, the
Name of the Lord; nor does he practice charity or inner cleansing. He does not 
sing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises, even for
an instant. Clinging to his many falsehoods, he does not please his own mind, 
and he does not understand his own self.  || 3 ||
He never does good deeds for others; he does not serve or meditate on the True 
Guru. He is entangled in the company and
the advice of the five demons, intoxicated by the wine of Maya.  || 4 ||   I 
offer my prayer in the Saadh Sangat; hearing that
the Lord is the Lover of His devotees, I have come. Nanak runs after the Lord, 
and pleads, “Protect my honor, Lord, and make
me Your own.”  || 5 || 1 || 3 ||   TODEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Without understanding, 
his coming into the world is useless. He puts
on various ornaments and many decorations, but it is like dressing a corpse.  
||  Pause  ||   With great effort and exertion, the
miser works to gather in the riches of Maya. He does not give anything in 
charity or generosity, and he does not serve the
Saints; his wealth does not do him any good at all.  || 1 ||   The soul-bride 
puts on her ornaments, embellishes her bed, and
fashions decorations. But if she does not obtain the company of her Husband 
Lord, the sight of these decorations only brings
her pain.  || 2 ||   The man works all day long, threshing the husks with the 
pestle. He is depressed, like a forced laborer, and
so he is of no use to his own home.  || 3 ||   But when God shows His Mercy and 
Grace, He implants the Naam, the Name of
the Lord, within the heart. Search the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O 
Nanak, and find the sublime essence of the
Lord.  || 4 || 2 || 4 ||   TODEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  O Lord, ocean of mercy, please 
abide forever in my heart. Please awaken such
understanding within me, that I may be in love with You, God.  ||  Pause  ||   
Please, bless me with the dust of the feet of Your
slaves; I touch it to my forehead.


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I was a great sinner, but I have been made pure, singing the Kirtan of the 
Lord’s Glorious Praises.  || 1 ||   Your Will seems so
sweet to me; whatever You do, is pleasing to me. Whatever You give me, with 
that I am satisfied; I shall chase after no one
else.   || 2 ||    I know that my Lord and Master God is always with me; I am 
the dust of all men’s feet. If I find the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I shall obtain God.  || 3 ||    Forever and 
ever, I am Your child; You are my God, my King.
Nanak is Your child; You are my mother and father; please, give me Your Name, 
like milk in my mouth.  || 4 || 3 || 5 ||

TODEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE,   DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I beg for the Gift of Your Name, O my Lord and Master. Nothing else shall go 
along with me in the end; by Your Grace, please
allow me to sing Your Glorious Praises.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Power, wealth, 
various pleasures and enjoyments, all are just like
the shadow of a tree. He runs, runs, runs around in many directions, but all of 
his pursuits are useless.  || 1 ||   Except for the
Lord of the Universe, everything he desires appears transitory. Says Nanak, I 
beg for the dust of the feet of the Saints, so that
my mind may find peace and tranquility.  || 2 || 1 || 6 ||    TODEE,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  The Naam, the Name of the Dear Lord, is
the Support of my mind. It is my life, my breath of life, my peace of mind; for 
me, it is an article of daily use.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
The Naam is my social status, the Naam is my honor; the Naam is my family. The 
Naam is my companion; it is always with
me. The Lord’s Name is my emancipation.  || 1 ||   Sensual pleasures are talked 
about a lot, but none of them goes along with
anyone in the end. The Naam is Nanak’s dearest friend; the Lord’s Name is my 
treasure.  || 2 || 2 || 7 ||    TODEE,   FIFTH
MEHL:  Sing the sublime Praises of the Lord, and your disease shall be 
eradicated. Your face shall become radiant and bright,
and your mind shall be immaculately pure. You shall be saved here and 
hereafter.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I wash the Guru’s feet
and serve Him; I dedicate my mind as an offering to Him. Renounce self-conceit, 
negativity and egotism, and accept what
comes to pass.  || 1 ||   He alone commits himself to the service of the 
Saints, upon whose forehead such destiny is inscribed.
Says Nanak, other than the One Lord, there is not any other able to act.  || 2 
|| 3 || 8 ||   TODEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  O True Guru,
I have come to Your Sanctuary. Grant me the peace and glory of the Lord’s Name, 
and remove my anxiety.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
I cannot see any other place of shelter; I have grown weary, and collapsed at 
Your door. Please ignore my account; only then
may I be saved. I am worthless — please, save me!  || 1 ||   You are always 
forgiving, and always merciful; You give support
to all. Slave Nanak follows the Path of the Saints; save him, O Lord, this 
time.  || 2 || 4 || 9 ||    TODEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  My
tongue sings the Praises of the Lord of the world, the ocean of virtue.


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Peace, tranquility, poise and delight well up in my mind, and all sorrows run 
away.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Whatever I ask for, I
receive; I serve at the Lord’s feet, the source of nectar. I am released from 
the bondage of birth and death, and so I cross
over the terrifying world-ocean.  || 1 ||   Searching and seeking, I have come 
to understand the essence of reality; the slave of
the Lord of the Universe is dedicated to Him. If you desire eternal bliss, O 
Nanak, ever remember the Lord in meditation.  || 2

|| 5 || 10 ||    TODEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   The slanderer, by Guru’s Grace, has 
been turned away. The Supreme Lord God has
become merciful; with Shiva’s arrow, He shot his head off.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||  
 Death, and the noose of death, cannot see me;
I  have adopted the Path of Truth. I have earned the wealth, the jewel of the 
Lord’s Name; eating and spending, it is never
used up.   || 1 ||    In an instant, the slanderer was reduced to ashes; he 
received the rewards of his own actions. Servant
Nanak speaks the truth of the scriptures; the whole world is witness to it.  || 
2 || 6 || 11 ||   TODEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  O miser,
your body and mind are full of sin. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the 
Holy, vibrate, meditate on the Lord and Master;
He alone can cover your sins.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    When many holes appear 
in your boat, you cannot plug them with your
hands. Worship and adore the One, to whom your boat belongs; He saves the 
counterfeit along with the genuine.   || 1 ||
People want to lift up the mountain with mere words, but it just stays there. 
Nanak has no strength or power at all; O God,
please protect me — I seek Your Sanctuary.  || 2 || 7 || 12 ||   TODEE,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  Meditate on the lotus feet of the Lord
within your mind. The Name of the Lord is the medicine; it is like an axe, 
which destroys the diseases caused by anger and
egotism.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Lord is the One who removes the three 
fevers; He is the Destroyer of pain, the warehouse of
peace. No obstacles block the path of one who prays before God.  || 1 ||   By 
the Grace of the Saints, the Lord has become my
physician; God alone is the Doer, the Cause of causes. He is the Giver of 
perfect peace to the innocent-minded people; O
Nanak, the Lord, Har, Har, is my support.  || 2 || 8 || 13 ||    TODEE,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,
forever and ever. Showering His Kind Mercy, the Supreme Lord God Himself has 
blessed the town.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The One
who owns me, has again taken care of me; my sorrow and suffering is past. He 
gave me His hand, and saved me, His humble
servant; the Lord is my mother and father.  || 1 ||    All beings and creatures 
have become kind to me; my Lord and Master
blessed me with His Kind Mercy. Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord, the 
Destroyer of pain; His glory is so great!  || 2 || 9

|| 14 ||   TODEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  O Lord and Master, I seek the Sanctuary of Your 
Court. Destroyer of millions of sins, O Great
Giver, other than You, who else can save me?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Searching, 
searching in so many ways, I have contemplated
all the objects of life. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the 
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But those who are engrossed in the bondage of Maya, lose the game of life.  || 
1 ||   My mind is in love with the Lord’s lotus
feet; I have met the Beloved Guru, the noble, heroic being. Nanak celebrates in 
bliss; chanting and meditating on the Lord, all
sickness has been cured.  || 2 || 10 || 15 ||

TODEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE,   CHAU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Oh! Oh! You cling to Maya, you fool; this is not a trivial matter. That which 
you consider to be yours, is not yours.  ||  Pause  ||
You do not remember your Lord, even for an instant. That which belongs to 
others, you believe to be your own.  || 1 ||   The
Naam,  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  is  always  with  you,  but  you  do  not  
enshrine  it  within  your  mind.  You  have  attached  your
consciousness to that which you must eventually abandon.   || 2 ||    You 
collect that which will bring you only hunger and
thirst. You have not obtained the supplies of the Ambrosial Naam.  || 3 ||   
You have fallen into the pit of sexual desire, anger
and emotional attachment. By Guru’s Grace, O Nanak, a rare few are saved.  || 4 
|| 1 || 16 ||   TODEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have
only the One Lord, my God. I do not recognize any other.  ||  Pause  ||    By 
great good fortune, I have found my Guru. The
Guru has implanted the Name of the Lord within me.   || 1 ||    The Name of the 
Lord, Har, Har, is my meditation, austerity,
fasting and daily religious practice. Meditating on the Lord, Har, Har, I have 
found total joy and bliss.  || 2 ||   The Praises of
the Lord are my good conduct, occupation and social class. Listening to the 
Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises, I am in absolute
ecstasy.  || 3 ||   Says Nanak, everything comes to the homes of those who have 
found their Lord and Master.  || 4 || 2 || 17

||

TODEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FOURTH  HOUSE,   DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

My beautiful mind longs for the Love of the Lord. By mere words, the Lord’s 
Love does not come.   ||   Pause   ||    I have
searched for the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, looking in each and every 
street. Meeting with the Guru, my doubts have been
dispelled.  || 1 ||   I have obtained this wisdom from the Holy Saints, 
according to the pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon my
forehead. In this way, Nanak has seen the Lord with his eyes.  || 2 || 1 || 18 
||   TODEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  My foolish heart is in
the  grip of pride. By the Will of my Lord God, Maya, like a witch, has 
swallowed by soul.  ||  Pause   ||    More and more, he
continually yearns for more; but unless he is destined to receive, how can he 
obtain it? He is entangled in wealth, bestowed by
the Lord God; the unfortunate one attaches himself to the fire of desires.  || 
1 ||   Listen, O mind, to the Teachings of the Holy
Saints, and all your sins shall be totally washed away. One who is destined to 
receive from the Lord, O servant Nanak, shall not
be cast into the womb of reincarnation again.  || 2 || 2 || 19 ||


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TODEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIFTH  HOUSE,   DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Such is the blessing my God has bestowed upon me. He has totally banished the 
five evils and the illness of egotism from my
body.  ||  Pause  ||   Breaking my bonds, and releasing me from vice and 
corruption, He has enshrined the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad  within  my  heart.  The  Lord  has  not  considered  my  beauty  or  
ugliness;  instead,  He  has  held  me  with  love.  I  am
drenched with His Love.  || 1 ||    I behold my Beloved, now that the curtain 
has been torn away. My mind is happy, pleased
and satisfied. My house is His; He is my God. Nanak is obedient to His Lord and 
Master.   || 2 || 1 || 20 ||    TODEE,   FIFTH
MEHL:   O my mother, my mind is in love. This is my karma and my Dharma; this 
is my meditation. The Lord’s Name is my
immaculate, unstained way of life.  ||  Pause  ||   The Support of my breath of 
life, the wealth of my life, is to gaze upon the
Blessed Vision of God’s Darshan. On the road, and on the river, these supplies 
are always with me. I have made my mind the
Lord’s companion.  || 1 ||   By the Grace of the Saints, my mind has become 
immaculate and pure. In His mercy, He has made
me  His  own.  Remembering,  remembering  Him  in  meditation,  Nanak  has  
found  peace.  From  the  very  beginning,  and
throughout the ages, He is the friend of His devotees.  || 2 || 2 || 21 ||   
TODEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Dear God, please meet me;
You are my breath of life. Do not let me forget You from my heart, even for an 
instant; please, bless Your devotee with Your
gift of perfection.  ||  Pause  ||   Dispel my doubt, and save me, O my 
Beloved, all-knowing Lord, O Inner-knower, O Searcher
of hearts. The wealth of the Naam is worth millions of kingdoms to me; O God, 
please bless me with Your Ambrosial Glance of
Grace.  || 1 ||   Twenty-four hours a day, I sing Your Glorious Praises. They 
totally satisfy my ears, O my all-powerful Lord. I
seek Your Sanctuary, O Lord, O Giver of life to the soul; forever and ever, 
Nanak is a sacrifice to You.   || 2 || 3 || 22 ||
TODEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  O God, I am the dust of Your feet. O merciful to the meek, 
Beloved mind-enticing Lord, by Your Kind
Mercy, please fulfill my yearning.  ||   Pause   ||    In the ten directions, 
Your Praises are permeating and pervading, O Inner-
knower, Searcher of hearts, O Lord ever-present. Those who sing Your Praises, O 
Creator Lord, those humble beings never die
or grieve.  || 1 ||   The worldly affairs and entanglements of Maya disappear, 
in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy;
all sorrows are taken away. The comforts of wealth and the enjoyments of the 
soul — O Nanak, without the Lord, know them
to be false.   || 2 || 4 || 23 ||    TODEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   O my mother, my 
mind is so thirsty. I cannot survive, even for an
instant, without my Beloved. My mind is filled with the desire to behold the 
Blessed Vision of His Darshan.   ||   Pause   ||    I
meditate in remembrance on the Naam, the Name of the immaculate Creator Lord; 
all the sins and errors of my mind and body
are  washed  away.  The  Perfect  Supreme  Lord  God,  the  eternal,  
imperishable  Giver  of  peace —  spotless  and  pure  are  His
Praises.  || 1 ||   By the Grace of the Saints, my desires have been fulfilled; 
in His Mercy, the Lord, the treasure of virtue, has
met me.


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Peace and tranquility, poise and pleasure, have welled up within my mind; 
millions of suns, O Nanak, illuminate me.  || 2 || 5

|| 24 ||    TODEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord, Har, Har, is the Purifier of 
sinners; He is the soul, the breath of life, the Giver of
peace and honor, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts; He is pleasing to my 
mind.   ||   Pause   ||    He is beautiful and
wise, clever and all-knowing. He dwells within the hearts of His slaves; His 
devotees sing His Glorious Praises. His form is
immaculate and pure; He is the incomparable Lord and Master. Upon the field of 
actions and karma, whatever one plants, one
eats.  || 1 ||   I am amazed, and wonder-struck by His wonder. There is none 
other than Him. Meditating in remembrance on
His Praises with my tongue, I live; slave Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him.  
|| 2 || 6 || 25 ||   TODEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  O my
mother, Maya is so misleading and deceptive. Without meditating on the Lord of 
the Universe, it is like straw on fire, or the
shadow of a cloud, or the running of the flood-waters.   ||   Pause   ||    
Renounce your cleverness and all your mental tricks;
with your palms pressed together, walk on the Path of the Holy Saints. Remember 
the Lord, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of
hearts; this is the most sublime reward of this human incarnation.  || 1 ||   
The Holy Saints preach the teachings of the Vedas,
but  the  unfortunate  fools  do  not  understand  them.  Servant  Nanak  is  
absorbed  in  loving  devotional  worship;  meditating  in
remembrance on the Lord, one’s dirt is burnt away.  || 2 || 7 || 26 ||   TODEE, 
 FIFTH MEHL:  O mother, the Guru’s feet are
so sweet. By great good fortune, the Transcendent Lord has blessed me with 
them. Millions of rewards come from the Blessed
Vision of the Guru’s Darshan.   ||   Pause   ||    Singing the Glorious Praises 
of the imperishable, indestructible Lord, sexual
desire,  anger  and  stubborn  pride  vanish.  Those  who  are  imbued  with  
the  Love  of  the  True  Lord  become  permanent  and
eternal; birth and death do not grind them down any more.  || 1 ||   Without 
the Lord’s meditation, all joys and pleasures are
totally false and worthless; by the Kind Mercy of the Saints, I know this. 
Servant Nanak has found the jewel of the Naam;
without the Naam, all must depart, cheated and plundered.  || 2 || 8 || 27 ||   
 TODEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  In the Saadh Sangat,
the Company of the Holy, I contemplate the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. I am in 
peaceful poise and bliss, day and night; the
seed of my destiny has sprouted.  ||  Pause  ||   I have met the True Guru, by 
great good fortune; He has no end or limitation.
Taking His humble servant by the hand, He pulls him out of the poisonous 
world-ocean.  || 1 ||   Birth and death are ended for
me, by the Word of the Guru’s Teachings; I shall no longer pass through the 
door of pain and suffering. Nanak holds tight to
the Sanctuary of his Lord and Master; again and again, he bows in humility and 
reverence to Him.  || 2 || 9 || 28 ||   TODEE,
FIFTH MEHL:  O my mother, my mind is at peace. I enjoy the ecstasy of millions 
of princely pleasures; remembering the Lord
in meditation, all pains have been dispelled.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The 
sinful residues of millions of lifetimes are erased, by
meditating on the Lord; becoming pure, my mind and body have found peace. 
Gazing upon the Lord’s form of perfect beauty,
my hopes have been fulfilled; attaining the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, my 
hunger has been appeased.  || 1 ||    The four
great blessings, the eight supernatural spiritual powers of the Siddhas, the 
wish-fulfilling Elysian cow, and the wish-fulfilling
tree of life — all these come from the Lord, Har, Har. O Nanak, holding tight 
to the Sanctuary of the Lord, the ocean of peace,
you shall not suffer the pains of birth and death, or fall into the womb of 
reincarnation again.


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|| 2 || 10 || 29 ||    TODEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   I have enshrined the Lord’s Feet 
within my heart. Contemplating my Lord and
Master, my True Guru, all my affairs have been resolved.   || 1 ||   Pause   || 
   The merits of giving donations to charity and
devotional worship come from the Kirtan of the Praises of the Transcendent 
Lord; this is the true essence of wisdom. Singing
the Praises of the unapproachable, infinite Lord and Master, I have found 
immeasurable peace.   || 1 ||    The Supreme Lord
God  does  not  consider  the  merits  and  demerits  of  those  humble  beings 
 whom  He  makes  His  own.  Hearing,  chanting  and
meditating on the jewel of the Naam, I live; Nanak wears the Lord as his 
necklace.  || 2 || 11 || 30 ||

TODEE,   NINTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

What can I say about my base nature? I am entangled in the love of gold and 
women, and I have not sung the Kirtan of God’s
Praises.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I judge the false world to be true, and I have 
fallen in love with it. I have never contemplated the
friend of the poor, who shall be my companion and helper in the end.  || 1 ||   
 I remain intoxicated by Maya, night and day,
and the filth of my mind will not depart. Says Nanak, now, without the Lord’s 
Sanctuary, I cannot find salvation in any other
way.  || 2 || 1 || 31 ||

TODEE,   THE  WORD  OF  THE  DEVOTEES:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Some say that He is near, and others say that He is far away. We might just as 
well say that the fish climbs out of the water,
up the tree.  || 1 ||   Why do you speak such nonsense? One who has found the 
Lord, keeps quiet about it.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
Those who become Pandits, religious scholars, recite the Vedas, but foolish 
Naam Dayv knows only the Lord.   || 2 || 1 ||
Whose blemishes remain, when one chants the Lord’s Name? Sinners become pure, 
chanting the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   With the Lord, servant Naam Dayv has come to have faith. I have stopped 
fasting on the eleventh day of each month; why
should I bother to go on pilgrimages to sacred shrines?  || 1 ||   Prays Naam 
Dayv, I have become a man of good deeds and
good thoughts. Chanting the Lord’s Name, under Guru’s Instructions, who has not 
gone to heaven?   || 2 || 2 ||    Here is a
verse with a three-fold play on words.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    In the potter’s 
home there are pots, and in the king’s home there
are camels. In the Brahmin’s home there are widows. So here they are: haandee, 
saandee, raandee.  || 1 ||   In the home of
the grocer there is asafoetida; on the forehead of the buffalo there are horns. 
In the temple of Shiva there are lingams. So
here they are: heeng, seeng, leeng.  || 2 ||    In the house of the oil-presser 
there is oil; in the forest there are vines. In the
gardener’s home there are bananas. So here they are: tayl, bayl, kayl.  || 3 || 
  The Lord of the Universe, Govind, is within His
Saints; Krishna, Shyaam, is in Gokal. The Lord, Raam, is in Naam Dayv. So here 
they are: Raam, Shyaam, Govind.  || 4 || 3 ||


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RAAG  BAIRAAREE,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE,   DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Listen, O mind, to the Unspoken Speech of the Lord’s Name. Riches, wisdom, 
supernatural spiritual powers and peace are
obtained, by vibrating, meditating on the Lord God, under Guru’s Instruction.   
|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    Numerous legends, the
Puraanas, and the six Shaastras, sing the sublime Praises of the Lord. Shiva 
and the thirty-three million gods meditate on the
Lord, but they do not know the secret of His mystery.  || 1 ||   The angelic 
and divine beings, and the celestial singers sing His
Praises; all Creation sings of Him. O Nanak, those whom the Lord blesses with 
His Kind Mercy, become the good Saints of the
Lord God.  || 2 || 1 ||   BAIRAAREE,  FOURTH MEHL:  O mind, those who meet the 
Lord’s humble servants, sing His Praises.
They are blessed with the gift of the jewel of the Lord, Har, Har, the sublime 
jewel of the Lord, by the Guru, the True Guru.  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||   I offer my mind, body and everything to that humble being who 
recites the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. I offer
my wealth, the riches of Maya and my property to that one who leads me to meet 
the Lord, my friend.  || 1 ||   When the Lord
of the world bestowed just a tiny bit of His Mercy, for just an instant, then I 
meditated on the Praise of the Lord, Har, Har, Har.
The  Lord  and  Master  has  met servant  Nanak,  and  the  pain  of  the  
sickness  of  egotism  has  been  eliminated.   ||  2  ||  2  ||
BAIRAAREE,   FOURTH MEHL:   The Lord’s humble servant sings the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord’s Name. Even if someone
slanders the Lord’s humble servant, he does not give up his own goodness.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   Whatever the Lord and Master
does, He does by Himself; the Lord Himself does the deeds.


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The Lord and Master Himself imparts understanding; the Lord Himself inspires us 
to speak.  || 1 ||   The Lord Himself directs
the evolution of the world of the five elements; He Himself infuses the five 
senses into it. O servant Nanak, the Lord Himself
unites us with the True Guru; He Himself resolves the conflicts.  || 2 || 3 ||  
 BAIRAAREE,  FOURTH MEHL:  Chant the Name of
the Lord, O mind, and you shall be emancipated. The Lord shall destroy all the 
sins of millions upon millions of incarnations,
and carry you across the terrifying world-ocean.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    In 
the body-village, the Lord Master abides; the Lord is
without fear, without vengeance, and without form. The Lord is dwelling near at 
hand, but He cannot be seen. By the Guru’s
Teachings, the Lord is obtained.  || 1 ||    The Lord Himself is the banker, 
the jeweller, the jewel, the gem; the Lord Himself
created the entire expanse of the creation. O Nanak, one who is blessed by the 
Lord’s Kind Mercy, trades in the Lord’s Name;
He alone is the true banker, the true trader.  || 2 || 4 ||   BAIRAAREE,  
FOURTH MEHL:  Meditate, O mind, on the immaculate,
formless Lord. Forever and ever, meditate on the Lord, the Giver of peace; He 
has no end or limitation.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In
the fiery pit of the womb, when you were hanging upside-down, the Lord absorbed 
You in His Love, and preserved You. So
serve such a Lord, O my mind; the Lord shall deliver you in the end.  || 1 ||   
 Bow down in reverence to that humble being,
within whose heart the Lord, Har, Har, abides. By the Lord’s Kind Mercy, O 
Nanak, one obtains the Lord’s meditation, and the
support of the Naam.  || 2 || 5 ||   BAIRAAREE,  FOURTH MEHL:  O my mind, chant 
the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; meditate
on    it continually. You shall obtain the fruits of your heart’s desires, and 
pain shall never touch you again.   || 1 ||   Pause  ||
That is chanting, that is deep meditation and austerity, that is fasting and 
worship, which inspires love for the Lord. Without
the Lord’s Love, every other love is false; in an instant, it is all forgotten. 
 || 1 ||    You are infinite, the Master of all power;
Your value cannot be described at all. Nanak has come to Your Sanctuary, O Dear 
Lord; as it pleases You, save him.  || 2 || 6

||

RAAG  BAIRAAREE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Meeting with the humble Saints, sing the Praises of the Lord. The pains of 
millions of incarnations shall be eradicated.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Whatever your mind desires, that you shall obtain. By His Kind 
Mercy, the Lord blesses us with His Name.  || 1 ||
All happiness and greatness are in the Lord’s Name. By Guru’s Grace, Nanak has 
gained this understanding.  || 2 || 1 || 7 ||


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RAAG  TILANG,   FIRST  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

I offer this one prayer to You; please listen to it, O Creator Lord. You are 
true, great, merciful and spotless, O Cherisher Lord.  || 1

||   The world is a transitory place of mortality — know this for certain in 
your mind. Azraa-eel, the Messenger of Death, has caught
me by the hair on my head, and yet, I do not know it at all in my mind.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   Spouse, children, parents and siblings —
none of them will be there to hold your hand. And when at last I fall, and the 
time of my last prayer has come, there shall be no one
to rescue me.  || 2 ||   Night and day, I wandered around in greed, 
contemplating evil schemes. I never did good deeds; this is my
condition.   || 3 ||    I am unfortunate, miserly, negligent, shameless and 
without the Fear of God. Says Nanak, I am Your humble
servant, the dust of the feet of Your slaves.  || 4 || 1 ||

TILANG,   FIRST MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Fear of You, O Lord God, is my marijuana; my consciousness is the pouch 
which holds it. I have become an intoxicated hermit.
My hands are my begging bowl; I am so hungry for the Blessed Vision of Your 
Darshan. I beg at Your Door, day after day.  || 1 ||   I
long for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. I am a beggar at Your Door — 
please bless me with Your charity.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Saffron, flowers, musk oil and gold embellish the bodies of all. The Lord’s 
devotees are like sandalwood, which imparts its fragrance
to everyone.   || 2 ||    No one says that ghee or silk are polluted. Such is 
the Lord’s devotee, no matter what his social status is.
Those who bow in reverence to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, remain absorbed 
in Your Love. Nanak begs for charity at their
door.  || 3 || 1 || 2 ||

TILANG,   FIRST  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

This body fabric is conditioned by Maya, O beloved; this cloth is dyed in 
greed.


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My Husband Lord is not pleased by these clothes, O Beloved; how can the 
soul-bride go to His bed?  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice,
O Dear Merciful Lord; I am a sacrifice to You. I am a sacrifice to those who 
take to Your Name. Unto those who take to Your
Name, I am forever a sacrifice.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    If the body becomes 
the dyer’s vat, O Beloved, and the Name is placed
within it as the dye, and if the Dyer who dyes this cloth is the Lord Master — 
O, such a color has never been seen before!  || 2

||    Those whose shawls are so dyed, O Beloved, their Husband Lord is always 
with them. Bless me with the dust of those
humble beings, O Dear Lord. Says Nanak, this is my prayer.   || 3 ||    He 
Himself creates, and He Himself imbues us. He
Himself bestows His Glance of Grace. O Nanak, if the soul-bride becomes 
pleasing to her Husband Lord, He Himself enjoys her.

|| 4 || 1 || 3 ||    TILANG,  FIRST MEHL:  O foolish and ignorant soul-bride, 
why are you so proud? Within the home of your
own self, why do you not enjoy the Love of your Lord? Your Husband Lord is so 
very near, O foolish bride; why do you search
for Him outside? Apply the Fear of God as the maascara to adorn your eyes, and 
make the Love of the Lord your ornament.
Then, you shall be known as a devoted and committed soul-bride, when you 
enshrine love for your Husband Lord.   || 1 ||
What can the silly young bride do, if she is not pleasing to her Husband Lord? 
She may plead and implore so many times, but
still, such a bride shall not obtain the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence. 
Without the karma of good deeds, nothing is obtained,
although she may run around frantically. She is intoxicated with greed, pride 
and egotism, and engrossed in Maya. She cannot
obtain her Husband Lord in these ways; the young bride is so foolish!  || 2 ||  
  Go and ask the happy, pure soul-brides, how
did they obtain their Husband Lord? Whatever the Lord does, accept that as 
good; do away with your own cleverness and self-
will. By His Love, true wealth is obtained; link your consciousness to His 
lotus feet. As your Husband Lord directs, so you must
act; surrender your body and mind to Him, and apply this perfume to yourself. 
So speaks the happy soul-bride, O sister; in this
way, the Husband Lord is obtained.  || 3 ||   Give up your selfhood, and so 
obtain your Husband Lord; what other clever tricks
are of any use? When the Husband Lord looks upon the soul-bride with His 
Gracious Glance, that day is historic — the bride
obtains the nine treasures. She who is loved by her Husband Lord, is the true 
soul-bride; O Nanak, she is the queen of all.
Thus  she  is  imbued  with  His  Love,  intoxicated  with  delight;  day  and  
night,  she  is  absorbed  in  His  Love.  She  is  beautiful,
glorious and brilliant; she is known as truly wise.  || 4 || 2 || 4 ||   
TILANG,  FIRST MEHL:  As the Word of the Forgiving Lord
comes to me, so do I express it, O Lalo. Bringing the marriage party of sin, 
Babar has invaded from Kaabul, demanding our
land as his wedding gift, O Lalo. Modesty and righteousness both have vanished, 
and falsehood struts around like a leader, O
Lalo. The Qazis and the Brahmins have lost their roles, and Satan now conducts 
the marriage rites, O Lalo. The Muslim women
read the Koran, and in their misery, they call upon God, O Lalo. The Hindu 
women of high social status, and others of lowly
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The wedding songs of murder are sung, O Nanak, and blood is sprinkled instead 
of saffron, O Lalo.  || 1 ||   Nanak sings the
Glorious Praises of the Lord and Master in the city of corpses, and voices this 
account. The One who created, and attached the
mortals  to  pleasures,  sits  alone,  and  watches  this.  The  Lord  and  
Master  is  True,  and  True  is  His  justice.  He  issues  His
Commands according to His judgement. The body-fabric will be torn apart into 
shreds, and then India will remember these
words. Coming in seventy-eight (1521 A.D.), they will depart in ninety-seven 
(1540 A.D.), and then another disciple of man will
rise up. Nanak speaks the Word of Truth; he proclaims the Truth at this, the 
right time.  || 2 || 3 || 5 ||

TILANG,   FOURTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Everyone  comes  by  Command  of  the  Lord  and  Master.  The  Hukam  of  His  
Command  extends  to  all.  True  is  the  Lord  and
Master, and True is His play. The Lord is the Master of all.  || 1 ||   So 
praise the True Lord; the Lord is the Master over all. No
one is equal to Him; am I of any account?  ||  Pause  ||   Air, water, earth 
and sky — the Lord has made these His home and
temple. He Himself is pervading everywhere, O Nanak. Tell me: what can be 
counted as false?  || 2 || 1 ||   TILANG,  FOURTH
MEHL:  The evil-minded person continually does fruitless deeds, all puffed up 
with pride. When he brings home what he has
acquired, by practicing deception and falsehood, he thinks that he has 
conquered the world.  || 1 ||   Such is the drama of the
world, that he does not contemplate the Lord’s Name. In an instant, all this 
false play shall perish; O my mind, meditate on the
Lord.  ||  Pause  ||    He does not think of that time, when Death, the 
Torturer, shall come and seize him. O Nanak, the Lord
saves that one, within whose heart the Lord, in His Kind Mercy, dwells.  || 2 
|| 2 || 7 ||

TILANG,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Lord infused His Light into the dust, and created the world, the universe. 
The sky, the earth, the trees, and the water —
all are the Creation of the Lord.  || 1 ||    O human being, whatever you can 
see with your eyes, shall perish. The world eats
dead carcasses, living by neglect and greed.  ||  Pause  ||   Like a goblin, or 
a beast, they kill and eat the forbidden carcasses
of meat. So control your urges, or else you will be seized by the Lord, and 
thrown into the tortures of hell.   || 2 ||    Your
benefactors, presents, companions, courts, lands and homes — when Azraa-eel, 
the Messenger of Death seizes you, what
good will these be to you then?   || 3 ||    The Pure Lord God knows your 
condition. O Nanak, recite your prayer to the holy
people.   || 4 || 1 ||    TILANG,   SECOND HOUSE,   FIFTH MEHL:   There is no 
other than You, Lord. You are the Creator;
whatever You do, that alone happens. You are the strength, and You are the 
support of the mind. Forever and ever, meditate,
O Nanak, on the One.  || 1 ||   The Great Giver is the Supreme Lord God over 
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You  are  our  support,  You  are  our  sustainer.   ||   Pause   ||     You  
are,  You  are,  and  You  shall  ever  be,  O  inaccessible,
unfathomable, lofty and infinite Lord. Those who serve You, are not touched by 
fear or suffering. By Guru’s Grace, O Nanak,
sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 2 ||   Whatever is seen, is Your 
form, O treasure of virtue, O Lord of the Universe, O
Lord of incomparable beauty. Remembering, remembering, remembering the Lord in 
meditation, His humble servant becomes
like Him. O Nanak, by His Grace, we obtain Him.  || 3 ||   I am a sacrifice to 
those who meditate on the Lord. Associating with
them, the whole world is saved. Says Nanak, God fulfills our hopes and 
aspirations. I long for the dust of the feet of the Saints.

|| 4 || 2 ||   TILANG,  FIFTH MEHL,  THIRD HOUSE:  Merciful, the Lord Master is 
Merciful. My Lord Master is Merciful. He gives
His gifts to all beings.  ||  Pause  ||   Why do you waver, O mortal being? The 
Creator Lord Himself shall protect you. He who
created you, will also give you nourishment.  || 1 ||   The One who created the 
world, takes care of it. In each and every heart
and mind, the Lord is the True Cherisher.  || 2 ||    His creative potency and 
His value cannot be known; He is the Great and
carefree Lord. O human being, meditate on the Lord, as long as there is breath 
in your body.   || 3 ||    O God, You are all-
powerful, inexpressible and imperceptible; my soul and body are Your capital. 
By Your Mercy, may I find peace; this is Nanak’s
lasting prayer.  || 4 || 3 ||    TILANG,  FIFTH MEHL,  THIRD HOUSE:  O Creator, 
through Your creative potency, I am in love
with You. You alone are my spiritual and temporal Lord; and yet, You are 
detached from all Your creation.  ||  Pause  ||   In an
instant, You establish and disestablish. Wondrous is Your form! Who can know 
Your play? You are the Light in the darkness.  ||
1 ||   You are the Master of Your creation, the Lord of all the world, O 
Merciful Lord God. One who worships You day and night

— why should he have to go to hell?  || 2 ||    Azraa-eel, the Messenger of 
Death, is the friend of the human being who has
Your support, Lord. His sins are all forgiven; Your humble servant gazes upon 
Your Vision.  || 3 ||   All worldly considerations
are for the present only. True peace comes only from Your Name. Meeting the 
Guru, Nanak understands; He sings only Your
Praises forever, O Lord.  || 4 || 4 ||   TILANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  Think of the 
Lord in your mind, O wise one. Enshrine love for the
True Lord in your mind and body; He is the Liberator from bondage.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   The value of seeing the Vision of the
Lord Master cannot be estimated. You are the Pure Cherisher; You Yourself are 
the great and immeasurable Lord and Master.

|| 1 ||    Give me Your help, O brave and generous Lord; You are the One, You 
are the Only Lord. O Creator Lord, by Your
creative potency, You created the world; Nanak holds tight to Your support.  || 
2 || 5 ||

TILANG,   FIRST MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The One who created the world watches over it; what more can we say, O Siblings 
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He Himself knows, and He Himself acts; He laid out the garden of the world.  || 
1 ||   Savor the story, the story of the Beloved
Lord, which brings a lasting peace.  ||  Pause  ||   She who does not enjoy the 
Love of her Husband Lord, shall come to regret
and repent in the end. She wrings her  hands,  and  bangs  her  head,  when  
the  night of  her  life  has  passed  away.   ||  2  ||
Nothing comes from repentance, when the game is already finished. She shall 
have the opportunity to enjoy her Beloved, only
when her turn comes again.  || 3 ||    The happy soul-bride attains her Husband 
Lord — she is so much better than I am. I
have none of her merits or virtues; whom should I blame?  || 4 ||    I shall go 
and ask those sisters who have enjoyed their
Husband Lord. I touch their feet, and ask them to show me the Path.   ||  5  || 
    She  who understands  the  Hukam  of  His
Command, O Nanak, applies the Fear of God as her sandalwood oil; she charms her 
Beloved with her virtue, and so obtains
Him.     || 6 ||   She who meets her Beloved in her heart, remains united with 
Him; this is truly called union. As much as she may
long for Him, she shall not meet Him through mere words.  || 7 ||    As metal 
melts into metal again, so does love melt into
love. By Guru’s Grace, this understanding is obtained, and then, one obtains 
the Fearless Lord.   || 8 ||    There may be an
orchard of betel nut trees in the garden, but the donkey does not appreciate 
its value. If someone savors a fragrance, then he
can truly appreciate its flower.  || 9 ||   One who drinks in the ambrosia, O 
Nanak, abandons his doubts and wanderings. Easily
and intuitively, he remains blended with the Lord, and obtains the immortal 
status.   || 10 || 1 ||    TILANG,   FOURTH MEHL:
The Guru, my friend, has told me the stories and the sermon of the Lord. I am a 
sacrifice to my Guru; to the Guru, I am a
sacrifice.  || 1 ||   Come, join with me, O Sikh of the Guru, come and join 
with me. You are my Guru’s Beloved.  ||  Pause  ||
The Glorious Praises of the Lord are pleasing to the Lord; I have obtained them 
from the Guru. I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to
those who surrender to, and obey the Guru’s Will.  || 2 ||   I am dedicated and 
devoted to those who gaze upon the Beloved
True Guru. I am forever a sacrifice to those who perform service for the Guru.  
|| 3 ||    Your Name, O Lord, Har, Har, is the
Destroyer of sorrow. Serving the Guru, it is obtained, and as Gurmukh, one is 
emancipated.  || 4 ||   Those humble beings who
meditate on the Lord’s Name, are celebrated and acclaimed. Nanak is a sacrifice 
to them, forever and ever a devoted sacrifice.

|| 5 ||    O Lord, that alone is Praise to You, which is pleasing to Your Will, 
O Lord God. Those Gurmukhs, who serve their
Beloved Lord, obtain Him as their reward.   || 6 ||    Those who cherish love 
for the Lord, their souls are always with God.
Chanting and meditating on their Beloved, they live in, and gather in, the 
Lord’s Name.   || 7 ||    I am a sacrifice to those
Gurmukhs who serve their Beloved Lord. They themselves are saved, along with 
their families, and through them, all the world
is saved.  || 8 ||    My Beloved Guru serves the Lord. Blessed is the Guru, 
Blessed is the Guru. The Guru has shown me the
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Those Sikhs of the Guru, who serve the Guru, are the most blessed beings. 
Servant Nanak is a sacrifice to them; He is forever
and ever a sacrifice.  || 10 ||   The Lord Himself is pleased with the 
Gurmukhs, the fellowship of the companions. In the Lord’s
Court, they are given robes of honor, and the Lord Himself hugs them close in 
His embrace.  || 11 ||   Please bless me with the
Blessed Vision of the Darshan of those Gurmukhs, who meditate on the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord. I wash their feet, and
drink in the dust of their feet, dissolved in the wash water.   || 12 ||    
Those who eat betel nuts and betel leaf and apply
lipstick, but do not contemplate the Lord, Har, Har — the Messenger of Death 
will seize them and take them away.  || 13 ||
The Messenger of Death  does  not even  approach  those  who  contemplate  the  
Name  of  the  Lord, Har,  Har,  and keep  Him
enshrined in their hearts. The Guru’s Sikhs are the Guru’s Beloveds.  || 14 ||  
 The Name of the Lord is a treasure, known only
to     the few Gurmukhs. O Nanak, those who meet with the True Guru, enjoy 
peace and pleasure.  || 15 ||    The True Guru is
called the Giver; in His Mercy, He grants His Grace. I am forever a sacrifice 
to the Guru, who has blessed me with the Lord’s
Name.  || 16 ||   Blessed, very blessed is the Guru, who brings the Lord’s 
message. I gaze upon the Guru, the Guru, the True
Guru embodied, and I blossom forth in bliss.  || 17 ||    The Guru’s tongue 
recites Words of Ambrosial Nectar; He is adorned
with the Lord’s Name. Those Sikhs who hear and obey the Guru — all their 
desires depart.  || 18 ||   Some speak of the Lord’s
Path; tell me, how can I walk on it? O Lord, Har, Har, Your Name is my 
supplies; I will take it with me and set out.  || 19 ||
Those Gurmukhs who worship and adore the Lord, are wealthy and very wise. I am 
forever a sacrifice to the True Guru; I am
absorbed in the Words of the Guru’s Teachings.   || 20 ||    You are the 
Master, my Lord and Master; You are my Ruler and
King.   If it is pleasing to Your Will, then I worship and serve You; You are 
the treasure of virtue.  || 21 ||   The Lord Himself is
absolute; He is The One and Only; but He Himself is also manifested in many 
forms. Whatever pleases Him, O Nanak, that
alone   is good.  || 22 || 2 ||

TILANG,   NINTH  MEHL,   KAAFEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

If you are conscious, then be conscious of Him night and day, O mortal. Each 
and every moment, your life is passing away, like
water from a cracked pitcher.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Why do you not sing the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord, you ignorant fool? You
are attached to false greed, and you do not even consider death.  || 1 ||   
Even now, no harm has been done, if you will only
sing God’s Praises. Says Nanak, by meditating and vibrating upon Him, you shall 
obtain the state of fearlessness.  || 2 || 1 ||
TILANG,  NINTH MEHL:  Wake up, O mind! Wake up! Why are you sleeping unaware? 
That body, which you were born with,
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Mother, father, children and relatives whom you love, will throw your body into 
the fire, when your soul departs from it.  || 1 ||
Your  worldly  affairs  exist  only  as  long  as  you  are  alive;  know  this 
 well.  O  Nanak,  sing  the  Glorious  Praises  of  the  Lord;
everything is like a dream.   || 2 || 2 ||    TILANG,   NINTH MEHL:   Sing the 
Lord’s Praises, O mind; He is your  only  true
companion. Your time is passing away; listen carefully to what I say.   || 1 || 
  Pause   ||    You are so in love with property,
chariots, wealth and power. When the noose of death tightens around your neck, 
they will all belong to others.  || 1 ||   Know
this well, O madman — you have ruined your affairs. You did not restrain 
yourself from committing sins, and you did not
eradicate your ego.   || 2 ||    So listen to the Teachings imparted by the 
Guru, O Siblings of Destiny. Nanak proclaims: hold
tight to the Protection and the Sanctuary of God.  || 3 || 3 ||

TILANG,   THE  WORD  OF  DEVOTEE  KABEER  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Vedas and the Scriptures are only make-believe, O Siblings of Destiny; they 
do not relieve the anxiety of the heart. If you
will only center yourself on the Lord, even for just a breath, then you shall 
see the Lord face-to-face, present before you.  || 1

||    O human being, search your own heart every day, and do not wander around 
in confusion. This world is just a magic-
show; no one will be holding your hand.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Reading and 
studying falsehood, people are happy; in their
ignorance, they speak nonsense. The True Creator Lord is diffused into His 
creation; He is not just the dark-skinned Krishna of
legends.  || 2 ||   Through the Tenth Gate, the stream of nectar flows; take 
your bath in this. Serve the Lord forever; use your
eyes, and see Him ever-present everywhere.  || 3 ||    The Lord is the purest 
of the pure; only through doubt could there be
another. O Kabeer, mercy flows from the Merciful Lord; He alone knows who acts. 
 || 4 || 1 ||   NAAM DAYV JEE:  I am blind;
Your Name, O Creator Lord, is my only anchor and support. I am poor, and I am 
meek. Your Name is my only support.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||    O beautiful Lord, benevolent and merciful Lord, You are so wealthy 
and generous. You are ever-present in every
presence, within and before me.  || 1 ||   You are the river of life, You are 
the Giver of all; You are so very wealthy. You alone
give, and You alone take away; there is no other at all.  || 2 ||   You are 
wise, You are the supreme seer; how could I make
You an object of thought? O Lord and Master of Naam Dayv, You are the merciful 
Lord of forgiveness.  || 3 || 1 || 2 ||   Hello,
my friend, hello my friend. Is there any good news? I am a sacrifice, a devoted 
sacrifice, a dedicated and devoted sacrifice, to
You. Slavery to You is so sublime; Your Name is noble and exalted.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Where did you come from? Where have
You been? And where are You going? Tell me the truth, in the holy city of 
Dwaarikaa.  || 1 ||   How handsome is your turban!
And how sweet is your speech. Why are there Moghals in the holy city of 
Dwaarikaa?  || 2 ||    You alone are the Lord of so
many thousands of worlds. You are my Lord King, like the dark-skinned Krishna.  
|| 3 ||    You are the Lord of the sun, Lord
Indra and Lord Brahma, the King of men. You are the Lord and Master of Naam 
Dayv, the King, the Liberator of all.  || 4 || 2 ||
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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

RAAG  SOOHEE,   FIRST MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS,   FIRST HOUSE:

Wash the vessel, sit down and anoint it with fragrance; then, go out and get 
the milk. Add the rennet of clear consciousness to
the milk of good deeds, and then, free of desire, let it curdle.  || 1 ||   
Chant the Name of the One Lord. All other actions are
fruitless. || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Let your mind be the handles, and then churn 
it, without sleeping. If you chant the Naam, the
Name of the Lord ,with your tongue, then the curd will be churned. In this way, 
the Ambrosial Nectar is obtained.   || 2 ||
Wash your mind in the pool of Truth, and let it be the vessel of the Lord; let 
this be your offering to please Him. That humble
servant who dedicates and offers his life, and who serves in this way, remains 
absorbed in his Lord and Master.  || 3 ||   The
speakers speak and speak and speak, and then they depart. There is no other to 
compare to You. Servant Nanak, lacking
devotion, humbly prays: may I sing the Praises of the True Lord.  || 4 || 1 ||

SOOHEE,   FIRST MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Deep within the self, the Lord abides; do not go outside looking for Him. You 
have renounced the Ambrosial Nectar — why are
you eating poison?  || 1 ||    Meditate on such spiritual wisdom, O my mind, 
and become the slave of the True Lord.   || 1 ||
Pause   ||     Everyone  speaks  of  wisdom  and  meditation;  but  bound  in  
bondage,  the  whole  world  is  wandering  around  in
confusion.  || 2 ||   One who serves the Lord is His servant. The Lord is 
pervading and permeating the water, the land, and the
sky.      || 3 ||   I am not good; no one is bad. Prays Nanak, He alone saves 
us!  || 4 || 1 || 2 ||


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SOOHEE,   FIRST MEHL,   SIXTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Bronze is bright and shiny, but when it is rubbed, its blackness appears. 
Washing it, its impurity is not removed, even if it i s
washed a hundred times.  || 1 ||   They alone are my friends, who travel along 
with me; and in that place, where the accounts
are called for, they appear standing with me.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   There are 
houses, mansions and tall buildings, painted on a ll
sides; but they are empty within, and they crumble like useless ruins.  || 2 || 
  The herons in their white feathers dwell in the
sacred shrines of pilgrimage. They tear apart and eat the living beings, and so 
they are not called white.  || 3 ||   My body is
like the simmal tree; seeing me, other people are fooled. Its fruits are 
useless — just like the qualities of my body.   || 4 ||
The blind man is carrying such a heavy load, and his journey through the 
mountains is so long. My eyes can see, but I cannot
find the Way. How can I climb up and cross over the mountain?  || 5 ||   What 
good does it do to serve, and be good, and be
clever? O Nanak, contemplate the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and you shall be 
released from bondage.   || 6 || 1 || 3 ||
SOOHEE,  FIRST MEHL:  Build the raft of meditation and self-discipline, to 
carry you across the river. There will be no ocean,
and no rising tides to stop you; this is how comfortable your path shall be.  
|| 1 ||   Your Name alone is the color, in which the
robe of my body is dyed. This color is permanent, O my Beloved.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||   My beloved friends have departed; how
will they meet the Lord? If they have virtue in their pack, the Lord will unite 
them with Himself.  || 2 ||   Once united with Him,
they will not be separated again, if they are truly united. The True Lord 
brings their comings and goings to an end.   || 3 ||
One  who  subdues  and  eradicates  egotism,  sews  the  robe  of  devotion.  
Following  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Teachings,  she
receives the fruits of her reward, the Ambrosial Words of the Lord.  || 4 ||   
Says Nanak, O soul-brides, our Husband Lord is so
dear! We are the servants, the hand-maidens of the Lord; He is our True Lord 
and Master.  || 5 || 2 || 4 ||   SOOHEE,  FIRST
MEHL:  Those whose minds are filled with love of the Lord, are blessed and 
exalted. They are blessed with peace, and their
pains are forgotten. He will undoubtedly, certainly save them.  || 1 ||   The 
Guru comes to meet those whose destiny is so pre-
ordained. He blesses them with the Teachings of the Ambrosial Name of the Lord. 
Those who walk in the Will of the True
Guru, never wander begging.  || 2 ||   And one who lives in the Mansion of the 
Lord’s Presence, why should he bow down to
any other? The gate-keeper at the Lord’s Gate shall not stop him to ask any 
questions. And one who is blessed with the Lord’s
Glance of Grace — by his words, others are emancipated as well.  || 3 ||   The 
Lord Himself sends out, and recalls the mortal
beings; no one else gives Him advice. He Himself demolishes, constructs and 
creates; He knows everything. O Nanak, the
Naam, the Name of the Lord is the blessing, given to those who receive His 
Mercy, and His Grace.  ||


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4 || 3 || 5 ||    SOOHEE,   FIRST MEHL:   That vessel alone is pure, which is 
pleasing to Him. The filthiest vessel does not
become pure, simply by being washed. Through the Gurdwara, the Guru’s Gate, one 
obtains understanding. By being washed
through this Gate, it becomes pure. The Lord Himself sets the standards to 
differentiate between the dirty and the pure. Do
not think that you will automatically find a place of rest hereafter. According 
to the actions one has committed, so does the
mortal become. He Himself bestows the Ambrosial Name of the Lord. Such a mortal 
departs with honor and renown; his life is
embellished  and  redeemed,  and  the  trumpets  resound  with  his  glory.  
Why  speak  of  poor  mortals?  His  glory  shall  echo
throughout the three worlds. O Nanak, he himself shall be enraptured, and he 
shall save his entire ancestry.  || 1 || 4 || 6 ||
SOOHEE,  FIRST MEHL:  The Yogi practices yoga, and the pleasure-seeker 
practices eating. The austere practice austerities,
bathing and rubbing themselves at sacred shrines of pilgrimage.  || 1 ||    Let 
me hear some news of You, O Beloved; if only
someone would come and sit with me, and tell me.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   As one 
plants, so does he harvest; whatever he earns,
he eats. In the world hereafter, his account is not called for, if he goes with 
the insignia of the Lord.  || 2 ||   According to the
actions the mortal commits, so is he proclaimed. And that breath which is drawn 
without thinking of the Lord, that breath goes
in vain.  || 3 ||   I would sell this body, if someone would only purchase it. 
O Nanak, that body is of no use at all, if it does not
enshrine the Name of the True Lord.  || 4 || 5 || 7 ||

SOOHEE,   FIRST MEHL,   SEVENTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Yoga is not the patched coat, Yoga is not the walking stick. Yoga is not 
smearing the body with ashes. Yoga is not the ear-
rings, and not the shaven head. Yoga is not the blowing of the horn. Remaining 
unblemished in the midst of the filth of the
world — this is the way to attain Yoga.  || 1 ||    By mere words, Yoga is not 
attained. One who looks upon all with a single
eye, and knows them to be one and the same — he alone is known as a Yogi.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   Yoga is not wandering to the
tombs of the dead; Yoga is not sitting in trances. Yoga is not wandering 
through foreign lands; Yoga is not bathing at sacred
shrines of pilgrimage. Remaining unblemished in the midst of the filth of the 
world — this is the way to attain Yoga.   || 2 ||
Meeting  with  the  True  Guru,  doubt  is  dispelled,  and  the  wandering  
mind  is  restrained.  Nectar  rains  down,  celestial  music
resounds, and deep within, wisdom is obtained. Remaining unblemished in the 
midst of the filth of the world — this is the way
to attain Yoga.  || 3 ||   O Nanak, remain dead while yet alive — practice such 
a Yoga. When the horn is blown without being
blown, then you shall attain the state of fearless dignity. Remaining 
unblemished in the midst of the filth of the world — this is
the way to attain Yoga.  || 4 || 1 || 8 ||   SOOHEE,  FIRST MEHL:  What scale, 
what weights, and what assayer shall I call for
You, Lord? From what guru should I receive instruction? By whom should I have 
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|| 1 ||   O my Dear Beloved Lord, Your limits are not known. You pervade the 
water, the land, and the sky; You Yourself are
All-pervading.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Mind is the scale, consciousness the 
weights, and the performance of Your service is the
appraiser. Deep within my heart, I weigh my Husband Lord; in this way I focus 
my consciousness.  || 2 ||    You Yourself are
the balance, the weights and the scale; You Yourself are the weigher. You 
Yourself see, and You Yourself understand; You
Yourself are the trader.  || 3 ||    The blind, low class wandering soul, comes 
for a moment, and departs in an instant. In its
company, Nanak dwells; how can the fool attain the Lord?  || 4 || 2 || 9 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

My mind worships and adores the Lord’s Name, through the Guru, and the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad. All the desires of my
mind and body have been fulfilled; all fear of death has been dispelled.  || 1 
||    O my mind, sing the Glorious Praises of the
Lord’s Name. And when the Guru is pleased and satisfied, the mind is 
instructed; it then joyfully drinks in the subtle essence of
the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Sat Sangat, the True Congregation of the 
True Guru, is sublime and exalted. They sing the
Glorious Praises of the Lord God. Bless me with Your Mercy, Lord, and unite me 
with the Sat Sangat; I wash the feet of Your
humble servants.   || 2 ||    The Lord’s Name is all. The Lord’s Name is the 
essence of the Guru’s Teachings, the juice, the
sweetness of it. I have found the Ambrosial Nectar, the Divine Water of the 
Lord’s Name, and all my thirst for it is quenched.

|| 3 ||   The Guru, the True Guru, is my social status and honor; I have sold 
my head to the Guru. Servant Nanak is called the
chaylaa, the disciple of the Guru; O Guru, save the honor of Your servant.  || 
4 || 1 ||     SOOHEE,  FOURTH MEHL:  I chant
and vibrate the Name of the Lord God, the Supreme Being, Har, Har; my poverty 
and problems have all been eradicated. The
fear of birth and death has been erased, through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad; 
serving the Unmoving, Unchanging Lord, I
am absorbed in peace.  || 1 ||    O my mind, vibrate the Name of the most 
Beloved, Darling Lord. I have dedicated my mind
and body, and placed them in offering before the Guru; I have sold my head to 
the Guru, for a very dear price.  || 1 ||  Pause

||     The  kings  and  the  rulers  of  men  enjoy  pleasures  and  delights,  
but  without  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  death  seizes  and
dispatches them all. The Righteous Judge of Dharma strikes them over the heads 
with his staff, and when the fruits of their
actions come into their hands, then they regret and repent.  || 2 ||    Save 
me, save me, Lord; I am Your humble servant, a
mere worm. I seek the Protection of Your Sanctuary, O Primal Lord, Cherisher 
and Nourisher. Please bless me with the Blessed
Vision of the Saint’s Darshan, that I may find peace. O God, please fulfill the 
desires of Your humble servant.  || 3 ||   You are
the All-powerful, Great, Primal God, my Lord and Master. O Lord, please bless 
me with the gift of humility. Servant Nanak has
found the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and is at peace; I am forever a sacrifice 
to the Naam.  || 4 || 2 ||   SOOHEE,  FOURTH
MEHL:  The Lord’s Name is the Love of the Lord. The Lord’s Love is the 
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When the Guru is totally satisfied and pleased, He colors us with the Lord’s 
Love; this color shall never fade away.  || 1 ||   O
my  mind,  enshrine  love  for  the  Name  of  the  Lord.  The  Guru,  
satisfied  and  pleased,  taught  me  about  the  Lord,  and  my
Sovereign Lord King met with me at once.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The self-willed 
manmukh is like the ignorant bride, who comes
and goes again and again in reincarnation. The Lord God does not come into her 
consciousness, and her mind is stuck in the
love of duality.  || 2 ||   I am full of filth, and I practice evil deeds; O 
Lord, save me, be with me, merge me into Your Being!
The Guru has bathed me in the pool of Ambrosial Nectar, and the dirty residues 
of all my sins and mistakes have been washed
away.  || 3 ||   O Lord God, Merciful to the meek and the poor, please unite me 
with the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation.
Joining the Sangat, servant Nanak has obtained the Lord’s Love; my mind and 
body are drenched in it.  || 4 || 3 ||   SOOHEE,
FOURTH MEHL:   One who chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, while constantly 
practicing deception, shall never become
pure of heart. He may perform all sorts of rituals, night and day, but he shall 
not find peace, even in dreams.  || 1 ||   O wise
ones, without the Guru, there is no devotional worship.The untreated cloth does 
not take up the dye, no matter how much
everyone may wish it.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The self-willed manmukh may 
perform chants, meditations, austere self-discipline,
fasts and devotional worship, but his sickness does not go away. Deep within 
him is the sickness of excessive egotism; in the
love of duality he is ruined.  || 2 ||   Outwardly, he wears religious robes 
and he is very clever, but his mind wanders in the ten
directions. Engrossed in ego, he does not remember the Word of the Shabad; over 
and over again, he is reincarnated.  || 3 ||
O Nanak, that mortal who is blessed with the Lord’s Glance of Grace, 
understands Him; that humble servant meditates on the
Naam, the Name of the Lord. By Guru’s Grace, he understands the One Lord, and 
is absorbed into the One Lord.  || 4 || 4 ||
13 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   FOURTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Following the Guru’s Teachings, I searched and searched the body-village; I 
found the wealth of the Name of the Lord, Har,
Har.  || 1 ||   The Lord, Har, Har, has enshrined peace within my mind. The 
fire of desire was extinguished in an instant, when
I met the Guru; all my hunger has been satisfied.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    
Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, I live, O my
mother. The Merciful True Guru implanted the Glorious Praises of the Naam 
within me.  || 2 ||   I search for and seek out my
Beloved Lord God, Har, Har. Joining the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, I 
have obtained the subtle essence of the Lord.  ||
3 ||   By the pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon my forehead, I have found the 
Lord. Guru Nanak, pleased and satisfied, has
united me with the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny.  || 4 || 1 || 5 ||    SOOHEE,  
FOURTH MEHL:  Showering His Mercy, the Lord
imbues the mind with His Love. The Gurmukh merges in the Name of the Lord, Har, 
Har.   || 1 ||    Imbued with the Lord’s
Love, the mortal enjoys the pleasure of His Love. He remains always blissful, 
day and night, and he merges into the Shabad,
the Word of the Perfect Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Everyone longs for the 
Lord’s Love; the Gurmukh is imbued with the deep
red color of His Love.  || 2 ||   The foolish, self-willed manmukh is left pale 
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Even if he wishes it a hundred times, he does not obtain the Lord’s Love.  || 3 
||   But if the Lord blesses him with His Glance
of Grace,  then  he  meets  the  True  Guru.  Nanak  is  absorbed  into  the  
subtle  essence  of  the  Lord’s  Love.   || 4  || 2  || 6  ||
SOOHEE,   FOURTH MEHL:   My tongue remains satisfied with the subtle essence of 
the Lord. The Gurmukh drinks it in, and
merges in celestial peace.  || 1 ||   If you taste the subtle essence of the 
Lord, O humble Siblings of Destiny, then how can you
be enticed by other flavors?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Under Guru’s Instructions, 
keep this subtle essence enshrined in your heart.
Those who are imbued with the subtle essence of the Lord, are immersed in 
celestial bliss.  || 2 ||   The self-willed manmukh
cannot even taste the subtle essence of the Lord. He acts out in ego, and 
suffers terrible punishment.   || 3 ||    But if he is
blessed with the Lord’s Kind Mercy, then he obtains the subtle essence of the 
Lord. O Nanak, absorbed in this subtle essence
of   the Lord, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 4 || 3 || 7 ||

SOOHEE,   FOURTH  MEHL,   SIXTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

When someone of low social class chants the Lord’s Name, he obtains the state 
of highest dignity. Go and ask Bidar, the son
of a maid; Krishna himself stayed in his house.  || 1 ||   Listen, O humble 
Siblings of Destiny, to the Unspoken Speech of the
Lord; it removes all anxiety, pain and hunger.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Ravi Daas, 
the leather-worker, praised the Lord, and sang the
Kirtan of His Praises each and every instant. Although he was of low social 
status, he was exalted and elevated, and people of
all four castes came and bowed at his feet.  || 2 ||   Naam Dayv loved the 
Lord; the people called him a fabric dyer. The Lord
turned  His  back  on  the  high-class  Kh’shaatriyas  and  Brahmins,  and  
showed  His  face  to  Naam  Dayv.   ||  3  ||     All  of  the
devotees and servants of the Lord have the tilak, the ceremonial mark, applied 
to their foreheads at the sixty-eight sacred
shrines of pilgrimage. Servant Nanak shall touch their feet night and day, if 
the Lord, the King, grants His Grace.  || 4 || 1 || 8

||    SOOHEE,  FOURTH MEHL:  They alone worship and adore the Lord deep within, 
who are blessed with such pre-ordained
destiny from the very beginning of time. What can anyone do to undermine them? 
My Creator Lord is on their side.  || 1 ||   So
meditate  on  the  Lord,  Har,  Har,  O  my  mind.  Meditate  on  the  Lord,  O 
 mind;  He  is  the  Eliminator  of  all  the  pains  of
reincarnation.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In the very beginning, the Lord blessed 
His devotees with the Ambrosial Nectar, the treasure
of   devotion. Anyone who tries to compete with them is a fool; his face shall 
be blackened here and hereafter.  || 2 ||    They
alone are devotees, and they alone are selfless servants, who love the Lord’s 
Name. By their selfless service, they find the
Lord, while ashes fall on the heads of the slanderers.  || 3 ||   He alone 
knows this, who experiences it within the home of his
own self. Ask Guru Nanak, the Guru of the world, and reflect upon it. 
Throughout the four generations of the Gurus, from the
beginning of time and throughout the ages, no one has ever found the Lord by 
back-biting and undermining. Only by serving
the  Lord with love, is one emancipated.   || 4 || 2 || 9 ||    SOOHEE,   
FOURTH MEHL:   Wherever the Lord is worshipped in
adoration, there the Lord becomes one’s friend and helper.


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By Guru’s Grace, the Lord comes to dwell in the mind; He cannot be obtained in 
any other way.   || 1 ||    So gather in the
wealth of the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny, so that in this world and the next, 
the Lord shall be your friend and companion.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   In the company of the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, you 
shall earn the wealth of the Lord; this wealth of
the Lord is not obtained anywhere else, by any other means, at all. The dealer 
in the Lord’s Jewels purchases the wealth of the
Lord’s jewels; the dealer in cheap glass jewels cannot acquire the Lord’s 
wealth by empty words.  || 2 ||   The Lord’s wealth is
like  jewels,  gems  and  rubies.  At  the  appointed  time  in  the  Amrit  
Vaylaa,  the  ambrosial  hours  of  the  morning,  the  Lord’s
devotees lovingly center their attention on the Lord, and the wealth of the 
Lord. The devotees of the Lord plant the seed of the
Lord’s wealth in the ambrosial hours of the Amrit Vaylaa; they eat it, and 
spend it, but it is never exhausted. In this world and
the next, the devotees are blessed with glorious greatness, the wealth of the 
Lord.  || 3 ||   The wealth of the Fearless Lord is
permanent, forever and ever, and true. This wealth of the Lord cannot be 
destroyed by fire or water; neither thieves nor the
Messenger of Death can take it away. Thieves cannot even approach the Lord’s 
wealth; Death, the tax collector cannot tax it.

|| 4 ||   The faithless cynics commit sins and gather in their poisonous 
wealth, but it shall not go along with them for even a
single step. In this world, the faithless cynics become miserable, as it slips 
away through their hands. In the world hereafter,
the faithless cynics find no shelter in the Court of the Lord.  || 5 ||    The 
Lord Himself is the Banker of this wealth, O Saints;
when the Lord gives it, the mortal loads it and takes it away. This wealth of 
the Lord is never exhausted; the Guru has given
this understanding to servant Nanak.   || 6 || 3 || 10 ||    SOOHEE,   FOURTH 
MEHL:   That mortal, with whom the Lord is
pleased, repeats the Glorious Praises of the Lord; he alone is a devotee, and 
he alone is approved. How can his glory be
described? Within his heart, the Primal Lord, the Lord God, abides.   || 1 ||   
 Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the
Universe; focus your meditation on the True Guru.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    He 
is the True Guru — service to the True Guru is
fruitful and rewarding. By this service, the greatest treasure is obtained. The 
faithless cynics in their love of duality and sensual
desires,  harbor  foul-smelling  urges.  They  are  totally  useless  and  
ignorant.   ||  2  ||     One  who  has  faith —  his  singing  is
approved. He is honored in the Court of the Lord. Those who lack faith may 
close their eyes, hypocritically pretending and
faking devotion, but their false pretenses shall soon wear off.  || 3 ||    My 
soul and body are totally Yours, Lord; You are the
Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, my Primal Lord God. So speaks servant 
Nanak, the slave of Your slaves; as You make
me speak, so do I speak.  || 4 || 4 || 11 ||


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SOOHEE,   FOURTH  MEHL,   SEVENTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Which,  which  of  Your  Glorious  Virtues  should  I  sing  and  recount,  
Lord?  You  are  my  Lord  and  Master,  the  treasure  of
excellence. I cannot express Your Glorious Praises. You are my Lord and Master, 
lofty and benevolent.  || 1 ||   The Name of
the Lord, Har, Har, is my only support. If it pleases You, please save me, O my 
Lord and Master; without You, I have no other
at all.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You alone are my strength, and my Court, O my 
Lord and Master; unto You alone I pray. There is no
other place where I can offer my prayers; I can tell my pains and pleasures 
only to You.  || 2 ||    Water is locked up in the
earth, and fire is locked up in wood. The sheep and the lions are kept in one 
place; O mortal, meditate on the Lord, and your
doubts and fears shall be removed.   || 3 ||    So behold the glorious 
greatness of the Lord, O Saints; the Lord blesses the
dishonored with honor. As dust rises from underfoot, O Nanak, so does the Lord 
make all people fall at the feet of the Holy.  ||
4 || 1 || 12 ||   SOOHEE,  FOURTH MEHL:  You Yourself, O Creator, know 
everything; what can I possibly tell You? You know
all the bad and the good; as we act, so are we rewarded.   || 1 ||    O my Lord 
and Master, You alone know the state of my
inner being. You know all the bad and the good; as it pleases You, so You make 
us speak.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The Lord has
infused the love of Maya into all bodies; through this human body,  there  
comes  the  opportunity  to  worship  the  Lord  with
devotion.  You  unite  some  with  the  True  Guru,  and  bless  them  with  
peace;  while  others,  the  self-willed  manmukhs,  are
engrossed in worldly affairs.   || 2 ||    All belong to You, and You belong to 
all, O my Creator Lord; You wrote the words of
destiny  on  the  forehead  of  everyone.  As  You  bestow  Your  Glance  of  
Grace,  so  are  mortals  made;  without  Your  Gracious
Glance, no one assumes any form.  || 3 ||   You alone know Your Glorious 
Greatness; everyone constantly meditates on You.
That being, with whom You are pleased, is united with You; O servant Nanak, 
only such a mortal is accepted.  || 4 || 2 || 13 ||
SOOHEE,  FOURTH MEHL:  Those beings, within whose inner selves my Lord, Har, 
Har, dwells — all their diseases are cured.
They alone become liberated, who meditate on the Name of the Lord; they obtain 
the supreme status.  || 1 ||   O my Lord, the
Lord’s  humble  servants  become  healthy.  Those  who  meditate  on  my  Lord, 
 Har,  Har,  through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s
Teachings, are rid of the disease of ego.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Brahma, Vishnu 
and Shiva suffer from the disease of the three
gunas — the three qualities; they do their deeds in egotism. The poor fools do 
not remember the One who created them; this
understanding of the Lord is only obtained by those who become Gurmukh.  || 2 
||   The entire world is afflicted by the disease
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They suffer the terrible pains of birth and death. By Guru’s Grace, a few rare 
ones are saved; I am a sacrifice to those humble
beings.   || 3 ||    The One who created the Universe, that Lord alone knows. 
His beauty is incomparable. O Nanak, the Lord
Himself gazes upon it, and is pleased. The Gurmukh contemplates God.  || 4 || 3 
|| 14 ||   SOOHEE,  FOURTH MEHL:  All that
happens, and all that will happen, is by His Will. If we could do something by 
ourselves, we would. By ourselves, we cannot do
anything at all. As it pleases the Lord, He preserves us.  || 1 ||   O my Dear 
Lord, everything is in Your power. I have no power
to  do  anything  at  all.  As  it  pleases  You,  You  forgive  us.   ||  1  
||   Pause   ||     You  Yourself  bless  us  with  soul,  body  and
everything. You Yourself cause us to act. As You issue Your Commands, so do we 
act, according to our pre-ordained destiny.

|| 2 ||   You created the entire Universe out of the five elements; if anyone 
can create a sixth, let him. You unite some with the
True Guru, and cause them to understand, while others, the self-willed 
manmukhs, do their deeds and cry out in pain.  || 3 ||
I cannot describe the glorious greatness of the Lord; I am foolish, 
thoughtless, idiotic and lowly. Please, forgive servant Nanak,
O my Lord and Master; I am ignorant, but I have entered Your Sanctuary.  || 4 
|| 4 || 15 || 24 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The  actor  stages  the  play,  playing  the  many  characters  in  different  
costumes;  but  when  the  play  ends,  he  takes  off  the
costumes, and then he is one, and only one.  || 1 ||    How many forms and 
images appeared and disappeared? Where have
they gone? Where did they come from?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Countless waves rise 
up from the water. Jewels and ornaments of
many different forms are fashioned from gold. I have seen seeds of all kinds 
being planted — when the fruit ripens, the seeds
appear in the same form as the original.  || 2 ||   The one sky is reflected in 
thousands of water jugs, but when the jugs are
broken, only the sky remains. Doubt comes from greed, emotional attachment and 
the corruption of Maya. Freed from doubt,
one realizes the One Lord alone.  || 3 ||   He is imperishable; He will never 
pass away. He does not come, and He does not go.
The Perfect Guru has washed away the filth of ego. Says Nanak, I have obtained 
the supreme status.  || 4 || 1 ||   SOOHEE,
FIFTH MEHL:   Whatever God wills, that alone happens. Without You, there is no 
other at all. The humble being serves Him,
and so all his works are perfectly successful. O Lord, please preserve the 
honor of Your slaves.  || 1 ||   I seek Your Sanctuary,
O Perfect, Merciful Lord. Without You, who would cherish and love me?  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   He is permeating and pervading the
water,  the  land  and  the  sky.  God  dwells  near  at  hand;  He  is  not  
far  away.  By  trying  to  please  other  people,  nothing  is
accomplished.


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When someone is attached to the True Lord, his ego is taken away.   || 2 ||    
He alone is attached, whom the Lord Himself
attaches. The jewel of spiritual wisdom is awakened deep within. 
Evil-mindedness is eradicated, and the supreme status is
attained. By Guru’s Grace, meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 3 
||    Pressing my palms together, I offer my
prayer; if it pleases You, Lord, please bless me and fulfill me. Grant Your 
Mercy, Lord, and bless me with devotion. Servant
Nanak meditates on God forever.  || 4 || 2 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Blessed 
is that soul-bride, who realizes God. She obeys
the Hukam of His Order, and abandons her self-conceit. Imbued with her Beloved, 
she celebrates in delight.  || 1 ||   Listen, O
my companions — these are the signs on the Path to meet God. Dedicate your mind 
and body to Him; stop living to please
others.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   One soul-bride counsels another, to do only that 
which pleases God. Such a soul-bride merges into
the Being of God.  || 2 ||   One who is in the grip of pride does not obtain 
the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence. She regrets and
repents, when her life-night passes away. The unfortunate self-willed manmukhs 
suffer in pain.  || 3 ||    I pray to God, but I
think that He is far away. God is imperishable and eternal; He is pervading and 
permeating everywhere. Servant Nanak sings
of Him; I see Him Ever-present everywhere.  || 4 || 3 ||    SOOHEE,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  The Giver has put this household of my
being under my own control. I am now the mistress of the Lord’s Home. My 
Husband Lord has made the ten senses and
organs of actions my slaves. I have gathered together all the faculties and 
facilities of this house. I am thirsty with desire and
longing for my  Husband  Lord.   ||  1  ||     What Glorious  Virtues  of  my  
Beloved  Husband  Lord  should  I  describe?  He  is  All-
knowing, totally beautiful and merciful; He is the Destroyer of ego.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||    I am adorned with Truth, and I have
applied the mascara of the Fear of God to my eyes. I have chewed the betel-leaf 
of the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the
Lord. My bracelets, robes and ornaments beautifully adorn me. The soul-bride 
becomes totally happy, when her Husband Lord
comes to her home.  || 2 ||   By the charms of virtue, I have enticed and 
fascinated my Husband Lord. He is under my power

— the Guru has dispelled my doubts. My mansion is lofty and elevated. 
Renouncing all other brides, my Beloved has become

my lover.   || 3 ||    The sun has risen, and its light shines brightly. I have 
prepared my bed with infinite care and faith. My
Darling Beloved is new and fresh; He has come to my bed to enjoy me. O Servant 
Nanak, my Husband Lord has come; the
soul-bride has found peace.  || 4 || 4 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  An intense 
yearning to meet God has welled up in my heart.
I have gone out searching to find my Beloved Husband Lord. Hearing news of my 
Beloved, I have laid out my bed in my
home.. Wandering, wandering all around, I came, but I did not even see Him.  || 
1 ||   How can this poor heart be comforted?
Come and meet me, O Friend; I am a sacrifice to You.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   One 
bed is spread out for the bride and her Husband
Lord. The bride is asleep, while her Husband Lord is always awake. The bride is 
intoxicated, as if she has drunk wine. The soul-
bride only awakens when her Husband Lord calls to her.   || 2 ||    She has 
lost hope — so many days have passed. I have
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I cannot survive, even for an instant, without the feet of my Beloved. When God 
becomes Merciful, I become fortunate, and
then I meet Him.  || 3 ||   Becoming Merciful, He has united me with the Sat 
Sangat, the True Congregation. The fire has been
quenched, and I have found my Husband Lord within my own home. I am now adorned 
with all sorts of decorations. Says
Nanak, the Guru has dispelled my doubt.  || 4 ||   Wherever I look, I see my 
Husband Lord there, O Siblings of Destiny. When
the door is opened, then the mind is restrained.   || 1 ||   Second Pause   || 
5 ||    SOOHEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   What virtues and
excellences of Yours should I cherish and contemplate? I am worthless, while 
You are the Great Giver. I am Your slave — what
clever tricks could I ever try? This soul and body are totally Yours  || 1 ||   
O my Darling, Blissful Beloved, who fascinates my
mind — I am a sacrifice to the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   O God, You are the Great Giver, and I am
just a poor beggar; You are forever and ever benevolent. I cannot accomplish 
anything by myself, O my Unapproachable and
Infinite Lord and Master.  || 2 ||   What service can I perform? What should I 
say to please You? How can I gain the Blessed
Vision of Your Darshan? Your extent cannot be found — Your limits cannot be 
found. My mind longs for Your Feet.  || 3 ||   I
beg with persistence to receive this gift, that the dust of the Saints might 
touch my face. The Guru has showered His Mercy
upon servant Nanak; reaching out with His Hand, God has delivered him. || 4 || 
6 ||

SOOHEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

His service is insignificant, but his demands are very great. He does not 
obtain the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence, but he says
that he has arrived there  || 1 ||   He competes with those who have been 
accepted by the Beloved Lord. This is how stubborn
the false fool is!  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He wears religious robes, but he does 
not practice Truth. He says that he has found the
Mansion of the Lord’s Presence, but he cannot even get near it.  || 2 ||   He 
says that he is unattached, but he is intoxicated
with Maya. There is no love in his mind, and yet he says that he is imbued with 
the Lord.   || 3 ||    Says Nanak, hear my
prayer,  God:  I  am  silly,  stubborn  and  filled  with  sexual  desire —  
please,  liberate  me!   ||  4  ||     I  gaze  upon  the  glorious
greatness of the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. You are the Giver of Peace, 
the Loving Primal Being.  || 1 ||  Second Pause

|| 1 || 7 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  He gets up early, to do his evil deeds, 
but when it is time to meditate on the Naam, the
Name of the Lord, then he sleeps.  || 1 ||   The ignorant person does not take 
advantage of the opportunity. He is attached to
Maya, and engrossed in worldly delights.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He rides the 
waves of greed, puffed up with joy. He does not see
the  Blessed  Vision  of  the  Darshan  of  the  Holy.   ||  2  ||     The  
ignorant  clown  will  never  understand.  Again  and  again,  he
becomes engrossed in entanglements.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He listens to the 
sounds of sin and the music of corruption, and he is
pleased. His mind is too lazy to listen to the Praises of the Lord.  || 3 ||   
You do not see with your eyes — you are so blind!
You shall have to leave all these false affairs.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Says 
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Have Mercy upon me, and bless me with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the 
Holy.  || 4 ||    He alone obtains something,
who becomes the dust under the feet of all. And he alone repeats the Naam, whom 
God causes to understand.  || 1 ||  Pause

|| 2 || 8 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Within the home of his own self, he does 
not even come to see his Lord and Master. And
yet, around his neck, he hangs a stone god.  || 1 ||   The faithless cynic 
wanders around, deluded by doubt. He churns water,
and after wasting his life away, he dies.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   That stone, 
which he calls his god, that stone pulls him down and
drowns him.  || 2 ||   O sinner, you are untrue to your own self; a boat of 
stone will not carry you across.  || 3 ||   Meeting the
Guru, O Nanak, I know my Lord and Master. The Perfect Architect of Destiny is 
pervading and permeating the water, the land
and the sky.  || 4 || 3 || 9 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  How have you enjoyed 
your Dear Beloved? O sister, please teach me,
please show me.  || 1 ||   Crimson, crimson, crimson — this is the color of the 
soul-bride who is imbued with the Love of her
Beloved.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    I wash Your Feet with my eye-lashes. Wherever 
You send me, there I will go.  || 2 ||    I would
trade meditation, austerity, self-discipline and celibacy, if I could only meet 
the Lord of my life, for even an instant.   || 3 ||
She who eradicates her self-conceit, power and arrogant intellect, O Nanak, is 
the true soul-bride.  || 4 || 4 || 10 ||   SOOHEE,
FIFTH MEHL:  You are my Life, the very Support of my breath of life. Gazing 
upon You, beholding You, my mind is soothed and
comforted.  || 1 ||   You are my Friend, You are my Beloved. I shall never 
forget You.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I am Your indentured
servant;  I  am  Your  slave.  You  are  my  Great Lord  and  Master,  the  
treasure  of  excellence.   ||  2  ||     There  are  millions  of
servants in Your Court — Your Royal Darbaar. Each and every instant, You dwell 
with them.  || 3 ||   I am nothing; everything
is Yours. Through and through, You abide with Nanak.   || 4 || 5 || 11 ||    
SOOHEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   His Mansions are so
comfortable, and His gates are so lofty. Within them, His beloved devotees 
dwell.  || 1 ||    The Natural Speech of God is so
very sweet. How rare is that person, who sees it with his eyes.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||   There, in the arena of the congregation, the
divine music of the Naad, the sound current, is sung. There, the Saints 
celebrate with their Lord.   || 2 ||    Neither birth nor
death is there, neither pain nor pleasure. The Ambrosial Nectar of the True 
Name rains down there.  || 3 ||   From the Guru, I
have come to know the mystery of this speech. Nanak speaks the Bani of the 
Lord, Har, Har.   || 4 || 6 || 12 ||    SOOHEE,
FIFTH MEHL:   By the Blessed Vision of their Darshan, millions of sins are 
erased. Meeting with them, this terrifying world-
ocean is crossed over   || 1 ||    They are my companions, and they are my dear 
friends, who inspire me to remember the
Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Hearing the Word of His Shabad, I am totally 
at peace. When I serve Him, the Messenger of
Death is chased away.  || 2 ||   His comfort and consolation soothes and 
supports my mind. Remembering Him in meditation,
my face is radiant and bright.  || 3 ||   God embellishes and supports His 
servants.


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Nanak seeks the Protection of their Sanctuary; he is forever a sacrifice to 
them.   || 4 || 7 || 13 ||    SOOHEE,   FIFTH MEHL:
The angelic beings and demi-gods are not permitted to remain here. The silent 
sages and humble servants also must arise and
depart.  || 1 ||   Only those who meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, are seen to 
live on. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy, they obtain the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan.   || 1 ||   Pause   
||    Kings, emperors and merchants must die.
Whoever is seen shall be consumed by death.  || 2 ||   Mortal beings are 
entangled, clinging to false worldly attachments. And
when they must leave them behind, then they regret and grieve.  || 3 ||    O 
Lord, O treasure of mercy, please bless Nanak
with this gift, that he may chant Your Name, day and night.  || 4 || 8 || 14 || 
  SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  You dwell deep within
the heart of each and every being. The entire universe is strung on Your 
Thread.  || 1 ||   You are my Beloved, the Support of
my breath of life. Beholding You, gazing upon You, my mind blossoms forth.   || 
1 ||   Pause   ||    Wandering, wandering,
wandering through countless incarnations, I have grown so weary. Now, I hold 
tight to the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy.     || 2 ||    You are inaccessible, incomprehensible, invisible and 
infinite. Nanak remembers You in meditation, day and
night.  || 3 || 9 || 15 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  What is the use of the glory 
of Maya? It disappears in no time at all.  || 1 ||
This is a dream, but the sleeper does not know it. In his unconscious state, he 
clings to it.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The poor fool is
enticed by the great attachments of the world. Gazing upon them, watching them, 
he must still arise and depart.  || 2 ||   The
Royal Court of His Darbaar is the highest of the high. He creates and destroys 
countless beings.  || 3 ||   There has never been
any  other,  and  there  shall  never  be.  O  Nanak,  meditate  on  the  One  
God.   ||  4  ||  10  ||  16  ||     SOOHEE,   FIFTH  MEHL:
Meditating, meditating in remembrance on Him, I live. I wash Your Lotus Feet, 
and drink in the wash water.  || 1 ||   He is my
Lord,  the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. My Lord and Master abides with 
His humble devotees.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Hearing,  hearing  Your  Ambrosial  Naam,  I  meditate  on  it.  Twenty-four  
hours  a  day,  I  sing  Your  Glorious  Praises.   ||  2  ||
Beholding, beholding Your divine play, my mind is in bliss. Your Glorious 
Virtues are infinite, O God, O Lord of supreme bliss.

|| 3 ||   Meditating in remembrance on Him, fear cannot touch me. Forever and 
ever, Nanak meditates on the Lord.  || 4 || 11

|| 17 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Within my heart, I meditate on the Word of the 
Guru’s Teachings. With my tongue, I chant
the Chant of the Lord.  || 1 ||   The image of His vision is fruitful; I am a 
sacrifice to it. His Lotus Feet are the Support of the
mind, the Support of the very breath of life.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    In the 
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the cycle of
birth and death is ended. To hear the Ambrosial Sermon is the support of my 
ears.  || 2 ||    I have renounced sexual desire,
anger, greed and emotional attachment. I have enshrined the Naam within myself, 
with charity, true cleansing and righteous
conduct.  || 3 ||   Says Nanak, I have contemplated this essence of reality; 
chanting the Name of the Lord, I am carried across.

|| 4 || 12 || 18 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The sinner is absorbed in greed and 
emotional attachment.


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He has not performed any service to the Creator Lord.  || 1 ||   O God, Your 
Name is the Purifier of sinners. I am worthless —
please save me!  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   O God, You are the Great Giver, the 
Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. The body of the
egotistical human is perishable.  || 2 ||   Tastes and pleasures, conflicts and 
jealousy, and intoxication with Maya — attached
to these, the jewel of human life is wasted.  || 3 ||    The Sovereign Lord 
King is the Destroyer of pain, the Life of the world.
Forsaking everything, Nanak has entered His Sanctuary.  || 4 || 13 || 19 ||   
SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  He sees with his eyes,
but he is called blind; he hears, but he does not hear. And the One who dwells 
near at hand, he thinks that He is far away; the
sinner is committing sins.  || 1 ||   Do only those deeds which will save you, 
O mortal being. Chant the Name of the Lord, Har,
Har, and the Ambrosial Word of His Bani.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    You are forever 
imbued with the love of horses and mansions.
Nothing shall go along with you.  || 2 ||   You may clean and decorate the 
vessel of clay, but it is so very filthy; it shall receive
its  punishment  from  the  Messenger  of  Death.    ||  3  ||     You  are  
bound  by  sexual  desire,  anger,  greed  and  emotional
attachment. You are sinking down into the great pit.  || 4 ||   Hear this 
prayer of Nanak, O Lord; I am a stone, sinking down —
please, rescue me!  || 5 || 14 || 20 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  One who remains 
dead while yet alive understands God. He
meets that humble being according to the karma of his past actions.  || 1 ||   
Listen, O friend — this is how to cross over the
terrifying world-ocean. Meet with the Holy, and chant the Lord’s Name  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   There is no other to know, except
for the One Lord. So realize that the Supreme Lord God is within each and every 
heart.  || 2 ||   Whatever He does, accept that
as good. Know the value of the beginning and the end.   || 3 ||    Says Nanak, 
I am a sacrifice to that humble being, within
whose heart the Lord dwells.   || 4 || 15 || 21 ||    SOOHEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   
The Guru is the Transcendent Lord, the Creator
Lord. He gives His Support to the entire Universe.  || 1 ||   Meditate within 
your mind on the Lotus Feet of the Guru. Pain and
suffering shall leave this body.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The True Guru saves the 
drowning being from the terrifying world-ocean. He
reunites those who were separated for countless incarnations.  || 2 ||   Serve 
the Guru, day and night. Your mind shall come to
have peace, pleasure and poise.  || 3 ||    By great good fortune, one obtains 
the dust of the feet of the True Guru. Nanak is
forever a sacrifice to the True Guru.  || 4 || 16 || 22 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  I am a sacrifice to my True Guru. Twenty-
four hours a day, I sing the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 1 ||   Meditate 
in remembrance on God, your Lord and Master. He
is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of all hearts.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   So love 
the Lord’s Lotus Feet, and live a lifestyle which is
true, perfect and spotless.   || 2 ||    By the Grace of the Saints, the Lord 
comes to dwell within the mind, and the sins and
residues of countless incarnations are eradicated.  || 3 ||   Please be 
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Nanak begs for the dust of the Saints.  || 4 || 17 || 23 ||    SOOHEE,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of Your
Darshan, I live. My karma is perfect, O my God.  || 1 ||    Please, listen to 
this prayer, O my God. Please bless me with Your
Name, and make me Your chaylaa, Your disciple.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Please 
keep me under Your Protection, O God, O Great
Giver. By Guru’s Grace, a few people understand this.  || 2 ||   Please hear my 
prayer, O God, my Friend. May Your Lotus Feet
abide within my consciousness.  || 3 ||   Nanak makes one prayer: may I never 
forget You, O perfect treasure of virtue.  || 4 ||
18 || 24 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  He is my friend, companion, child, relative 
and sibling. Wherever I look, I see the Lord as
my companion and helper.  || 1 ||   The Lord’s Name is my social status, my 
honor and wealth. He is my pleasure, poise, bliss
and peace.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    I have strapped on the armor of meditation on 
the Supreme Lord God. It cannot be pierced,
even by millions of weapons.   || 2 ||    The Sanctuary of the Lord’s Feet is 
my fortress and battlement. The Messenger of
Death, the torturer, cannot demolish it.   || 3 ||    Slave Nanak is forever a 
sacrifice to the selfless servants and Saints of the
Sovereign Lord, the Destroyer of ego.   || 4 || 19 || 25 ||    SOOHEE,   FIFTH 
MEHL:   Where the Glorious Praises of God, the
Lord of the world are continually sung, there is bliss, joy, happiness and 
peace.  || 1 ||   Come, O my companions — let us go
and enjoy God. Let us fall at the feet of the holy, humble beings.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    I pray for the dust of the feet of the
humble. It shall wash away the sinful residues of countless incarnations.  || 2 
||   I dedicate my mind, body, breath of life and
soul to God. Remembering the Lord in meditation, I have eradicated pride and 
emotional attachment.   || 3 ||    O Lord, O
Merciful to the meek, please give me faith and confidence, so that slave Nanak 
may remain absorbed in Your Sanctuary.  || 4

|| 20 || 26 ||    SOOHEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   The city of heaven is where the 
Saints dwell. They enshrine the Lotus Feet of God
within their hearts.  || 1 ||   Listen, O my mind and body, and let me show you 
the way to find peace, so that you may eat and
enjoy the various delicacies of the Lord  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    Taste the 
Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam, the Name of the Lord,
within your mind. Its taste is wondrous — it cannot be described.   || 2 ||    
Your greed shall die, and your thirst shall be
quenched.  The  humble  beings  seek  the  Sanctuary  of  the  Supreme  Lord  
God.   ||  3  ||     The  Lord  dispels  the  fears  and
attachments  of  countless  incarnations.  God  has  showered  His  Mercy  and  
Grace  upon  slave  Nanak.   ||  4  ||  21  ||  27  ||
SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  God covers the many shortcomings of His slaves. Granting 
His Mercy, God makes them His own.  || 1

||   You emancipate Your humble servant, and rescue him from the noose of the 
world, which is just a dream.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   Even huge mountains of sin and corruption are removed in an instant by the 
Merciful Lord.  || 2 ||    Sorrow, disease and
the most terrible calamities are removed by meditating on the Naam, the Name of 
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Bestowing His Glance of Grace, He attaches us to the hem of His robe. Grasping 
the Lord’s  Feet,  O  Nanak,  we  enter  His
Sanctuary.   || 4 || 22 || 28 ||    SOOHEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   One who withdraws 
from God’s Path, and attaches himself to the
world, is known as a sinner in both worlds.  || 1 ||   He alone is approved, 
who pleases the Lord. Only He Himself knows His
creative omnipotence.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   One who practices truth, righteous 
living, charity and good deeds, has the supplies
for God’s Path. Worldly success shall not fail him.  || 2 ||   Within and among 
all, the One Lord is awake. As He attaches us, so
are we attached.  || 3 ||    You are inaccessible and unfathomable, O my True 
Lord and Master. Nanak speaks as You inspire
him to speak.  || 4 || 23 || 29 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  In the early hours 
of the morning, I chant the Lord’s Name. I have
fashioned a shelter for myself, hear and hereafter.  || 1 ||   Forever and 
ever, I chant the Lord’s Name, and the desires of my
mind are fulfilled.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Sing the Praises of the Eternal, 
Imperishable Lord God, night and day. In life, and in
death, you shall find your eternal, unchanging home.  || 2 ||   So serve the 
Sovereign Lord, and you shall never lack anything.
While eating and consuming, you shall pass your life in peace.  || 3 ||   O 
Life of the World, O Primal Being, I have found the
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. By Guru’s Grace, O Nanak, I meditate on 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 4 || 24

|| 30 ||    SOOHEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   When the Perfect Guru becomes merciful, my 
pains are taken away, and my works are
perfectly completed.  || 1 ||   Gazing upon, beholding the Blessed Vision of 
Your Darshan, I live; I am a sacrifice to Your Lotus
Feet. Without You, O my Lord and Master, who belongs to me?  || 1 ||  Pause  || 
  I have fallen in love with the Saadh Sangat,
the Company of the Holy, by the karma of my past actions and my pre-ordained 
destiny.  || 2 ||   Chant the Name of the Lord,
Har, Har; how wondrous is His glory! The three types of illness cannot consume 
it.  || 3 ||    May I never forget, even for an
instant, the Lord’s Feet. Nanak begs for this gift, O my Beloved.  || 4 || 25 
|| 31 ||    SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  May there be
such an auspicious time, O my Beloved, when, with my tongue, I may chant the 
Lord’s Name  || 1 ||   Hear my prayer, O God,
O Merciful to the meek. The Holy Saints ever sing the Glorious Praises of the 
Lord, the Source of Nectar.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Your meditation and remembrance is life-giving, God. You dwell near those upon 
whom You show mercy.  || 2 ||   Your Name
is the food to satisfy the hunger of Your humble servants. You are the Great 
Giver, O Lord God.   || 3 ||    The Saints take
pleasure in repeating the Lord’s Name. O Nanak, the Lord, the Great Giver, is 
All-knowing.   || 4 || 26 || 32 ||    SOOHEE,
FIFTH MEHL:   Your life is slipping away, but you never even notice. You are 
constantly entangled in false attachments and
conflicts.  || 1 ||   Meditate, vibrate constantly, day and night, on the Lord. 
You shall be victorious in this priceless human life,
in the Protection of the Lord’s Sanctuary.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You eagerly 
commit sins and practice corruption, but you do not
enshrine the jewel of the Lord’s Name within your heart, even for an instant.  
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Feeding and pampering your body, your life is passing away, but you do not 
experience the state of victory of the Lord of the
Universe.  || 3 ||    So enter the Sanctuary of the All-powerful, Unfathomable 
Lord and Master. O God, O Searcher of hearts,
please, save Nanak!  || 4 || 27 || 33 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Cross over the 
terrifying world-ocean in the Saadh Sangat,
the  Company  of  the  Holy.  Remember  in  meditation  the  Name  of  the  
Lord,  Har,  Har,  the  source  of  jewels.    ||  1  ||
Remembering, remembering the Lord in meditation, I live. All pain, disease and 
suffering  is  dispelled,  meeting  the  Perfect
Guru; sin has been eradicated.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The immortal status is 
obtained through the Name of the Lord; the mind
and body become spotless and pure, which is the true purpose of life.   || 2 || 
   Twenty-four hours a day, meditate on the
Supreme Lord God. By pre-ordained destiny, the Name is obtained.  || 3 ||   I 
have entered His Sanctuary, and I meditate on
the Lord, Merciful to the meek. Nanak longs for the dust of the Saints.   || 4 
|| 28 || 34 ||    SOOHEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   The
beautiful one does not know the work of his own home. The fool is engrossed in 
false attachments.  || 1 ||   As You attach us,
so we are attached. When You bless us with Your Name, we chant it.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   The Lord’s slaves are imbued with the
Love of the Lord. They are intoxicated with the Lord, night and day.  || 2 ||   
Reaching out to grasp hold of our arms, God lifts
us up. Separated for countless incarnations, we are united with Him again.  || 
3 ||   Save me, O God, O my Lord and Master —
shower me with Your Mercy. Slave Nanak seeks Sanctuary at Your Door, O Lord.  
|| 4 || 29 || 35 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:
By the Grace of the Saints, I have found my eternal home. I have found total 
peace, and I shall not waver again.  || 1 ||    I
meditate on the Guru, and the Lord’s Feet, within my mind. In this way, the 
Creator Lord has made me steady and stable.  || 1

||   Pause   ||    I sing the Glorious Praises of the unchanging, eternal Lord 
God, and the noose of death is snapped.   || 2 ||
Showering His Mercy, he has attached me to the hem of His robe. In constant 
bliss, Nanak sings His Glorious Praises.  || 3 ||
30 || 36 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Words, the Teachings of the Holy 
Saints, are Ambrosial Nectar. Whoever meditates
on the Lord’s Name is emancipated; he chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, 
with his tongue.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The pains
and sufferings of the Dark Age of Kali Yuga are eradicated, when the One Name 
abides within the mind.  || 1 ||   I apply the
dust of the feet of the Holy to my face and forehead. Nanak has been saved, in 
the Sanctuary of the Guru, the Lord.  || 2 || 31

|| 37 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the 
Universe, the Merciful Lord. Please, bless me
with the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, O Perfect, Compassionate Lord.  || 1 
||   Pause   ||    Please, grant Your Grace, and
cherish me. My soul and body are all Your property.  || 1 ||   Only meditation 
on the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord,
will go along with you. Nanak begs for the dust of the Saints.  || 2 || 32 || 
38 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Without Him, there
is no other at all. The True Lord Himself is our anchor.   || 1 ||    The Name 
of the Lord, Har, Har, is our only support. The
Creator, the Cause of causes, is All-powerful and Infinite.  || 1 ||  Pause  || 
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O Nanak, He Himself has become my Savior.   || 2 || 33 || 39 ||    SOOHEE,   
FIFTH MEHL:   Everyone longs for the Blessed
Vision of the Lord’s Darshan. By perfect destiny, it is obtained.  ||  Pause  
||   Forsaking the Beautiful Lord, how can they go to
sleep? The great enticer Maya has led them down the path of sin.  || 1 ||   
This butcher has separated them from the Beloved
Lord. This merciless one shows no mercy at all to the poor beings.  || 2 ||   
Countless lifetimes have passed away, wandering
aimlessly. The terrible, treacherous Maya does not even allow them to dwell in 
their own home.  || 3 ||   Day and night, they
receive the rewards of their own actions. Don’t blame anyone else; your own 
actions lead you astray.   || 4 ||    Listen, O
Friend, O Saint, O humble Sibling of Destiny: in the Sanctuary of the Lord’s 
Feet, Nanak has found Salvation.  || 5 || 34 || 40

||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FOURTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Even a crude hut is sublime and beautiful, if the Lord’s Praises are sung 
within it. Those mansions where the Lord is forgotten
are useless.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Even poverty is bliss, if God comes to mind 
in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Th is
worldly glory might just as well burn; it only traps the mortals in Maya.   || 
1 ||    One may have to grind corn, and wear a
coarse blanket, but still, one can find peace of mind and contentment. Even 
empires are of no use at all, if they do not bring
satisfaction.  || 2 ||    Someone may wander around naked, but if he loves the 
One Lord, he receives honor and respect. Silk
and     satin clothes are worthless, if they lead to greed.  || 3 ||    
Everything is in Your Hands, God. You Yourself are the Doer,
the Cause of causes. With each and every breath, may I continue to remember 
You. Please, bless Nanak with this gift.  || 4 ||
1 || 41 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord’s Saint is my life and wealth. I am 
his water-carrier. He is dearer to me than all
my siblings, friends and children.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I make my hair into a 
fan, and wave it over the Saint. I bow my head low,
to touch his feet, and apply his dust to my face.  || 1 ||   I offer my prayer 
with sweet words, in sincere humility. Renouncing
egotism, I enter His Sanctuary. I have found the Lord, the treasure of virtue.  
|| 2 ||    I gaze upon the Blessed Vision of the
Lord’s humble servant, again and again. I cherish and gather in His Ambrosial 
Words within my mind; time and time again, I
bow to Him.  || 3 ||   In my mind, I wish, hope and beg for the Society of the 
Lord’s humble servants. Be Merciful to Nanak, O
God, and lead him to the feet of Your slaves.  || 4 || 2 || 42 ||   SOOHEE,  
FIFTH MEHL:  She has enticed the worlds and solar
systems; I have fallen into her clutches. O Lord, please save this corrupt soul 
of mine; please bless me with Your Name.  || 1

||  Pause  ||    She has not brought anyone peace, but still, I chase after 
her. She forsakes everyone, but still, I cling to her,

again and again.  || 1 ||   Have Mercy on me, O Lord of Compassion; please let 
me sing Your Glorious Praises, O Lord.


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This is Nanak’s prayer, O Lord, that he may join and merge with the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy.  || 2 || 3 || 43 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIFTH  HOUSE,  PARTAAL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Love of the enticing Beloved Lord is the most glorious love. Meditate, O mind, 
on the One Lord of the Universe — nothing else
is of any account. Attach your mind to the Saints, and abandon the path of 
duality.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The Lord is absolute
and unmanifest; He has assumed the most sublime manifestation. He has fashioned 
countless body chambers of many, varied,
different, myriad forms. Within them, the mind is the policeman; my Beloved 
lives in the temple of my inner self. He plays
there  in ecstasy. He does not die, and he never grows old.  || 1 ||   He is 
engrossed in worldly activities, wandering around in
various ways. He steals the property of others, and is surrounded by corruption 
and sin. But now, he joins the Saadh Sangat,
the Company of the Holy, and stands before the Lord’s Gate. He obtains the 
Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan. Nanak has
met the Guru; he shall not be reincarnated again.  || 2 || 1 || 44 ||   SOOHEE, 
 FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord has made this world a
stage; He fashioned the expanse of the entire creation.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
He fashioned it in various ways, with limitless colors
and forms. He watches over it with joy, and He never tires of enjoying it. He 
enjoys all the delights, and yet He remains
unattached.  || 1 ||   He has no color, no sign, no mouth and no beard. I 
cannot describe Your play. Nanak is the dust of the
feet       of the Saints.  || 2 || 2 || 45 ||    SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have 
come to You. I have come to Your Sanctuary. I have
come to place my faith in You. I have come seeking Mercy. If it pleases You, 
save me, O my Lord and Master. The Guru has
placed me upon the Path.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Maya is very treacherous and 
difficult to pass through. It is like a violent wind-
storm.  || 1 ||   I am so afraid to hear that the Righteous Judge of Dharma is 
so strict and stern.  || 2 ||   The world is a deep,
dark pit; it is all on fire.  || 3 ||    I have grasped the Support of the Holy 
Saints. Nanak meditates on the Lord. Now, I have
found the Perfect Lord.  || 4 || 3 || 46 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SIXTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I offer this prayer to the True Guru, to bless me with the sustenance of the 
Naam. When the True King is pleased, the world is
rid of its diseases.  || 1 ||   You are the Support of Your devotees, and the 
Shelter of the Saints, O True Creator Lord.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   True are Your devices, and True is Your Court. True are Your 
treasures, and True is Your expanse.  || 2 ||    Your
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I am a sacrifice to Your servants; they love Your Name, O Lord.   || 3 ||    
All desires are fulfilled, when the Inaccessible and
Infinite Lord is obtained. Guru Nanak has met the Supreme Lord God; I am a 
sacrifice to Your Feet.  || 4 || 1 || 47 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SEVENTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

He alone obeys Your Will, O Lord, unto whom You are Merciful. That alone is 
devotional worship, which is pleasing to Your
Will. You are the Cherisher of all beings.  || 1 ||   O my Sovereign Lord, You 
are the Support of the Saints. Whatever pleases
You, they accept. You are the sustenance of their minds and bodies.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   You are kind and compassionate, the
treasure of mercy, the fulfiller of our hopes. You are the Beloved Lord of life 
of all Your devotees; You are the Beloved of Your
devotees.  || 2 ||    You are unfathomable, infinite, lofty and exalted. There 
is no one else like You. This is my prayer, O my
Lord and Master; may I never forget You, O Peace-giving Lord.   || 3 ||    Day 
and night, with each and every breath, I sing
Your Glorious Praises, if it is pleasing to Your Will. Nanak begs for the peace 
of Your Name, O Lord and Master; as it is pleasing
to Your Will, I shall attain it.  || 4 || 1 || 48 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  
Where is that place, where You are never forgotten,
Lord? Twenty-four hours a day, they meditate on You, and their bodies become 
spotless and pure.  || 1 ||   O my Lord, I have
come searching for that place. After seeking and searching, I found Sanctuary 
in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Reading and reciting the Vedas, Brahma grew weary, but he 
did not find even a tiny bit of God’s worth. The
seekers and Siddhas wander around bewailing; they too are enticed by Maya.   || 
2 ||    There were ten regal incarnations of
Vishnu; and then there was Shiva, the renunciate. He did not find Your limits 
either, although he grew weary of smearing his
body with ashes.  || 3 ||   Peace, poise and bliss are found in the subtle 
essence of the Naam. The Lord’s Saints sing the songs
of joy. I have obtained the Fruitful Vision of Guru Nanak’s Darshan, and with 
my mind and body I meditate on the Lord, Har,
Har.  || 4 || 2 || 49 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The religious rites, rituals 
and hypocrisies which are seen, are plundered by
the  Messenger  of  Death,  the  ultimate  tax  collector.  In  the  state  of  
Nirvaanaa,  sing  the  Kirtan  of  the  Creator’s  Praises;
contemplating Him in meditation, even for an instant, one is saved.  || 1 ||    
O Saints, cross over the world-ocean. One who
practices  the Teachings of the Saints, by Guru’s Grace, is carried across.   
|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    Millions of cleansing baths at
sacred shrines of pilgrimage only fill the mortal with filth in this Dark Age 
of Kali Yuga. One who sings the Glorious Praises of
the Lord in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, becomes spotlessly pure. 
 || 2 ||   One may read all the books of the
Vedas, the Bible, the Simritees and the Shaastras, but they will not bring 
liberation. One who, as Gurmukh, chants the One
Word, acquires a spotlessly pure reputation.  || 3 ||


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The four castes — the Kh’shaatriyas, Brahmins, Soodras and Vaishyas — are equal 
in respect to the teachings. One who, as
Gurmukh, chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is saved. In this Dark Age of 
Kali Yuga, O Nanak, God is permeating the
hearts of each and every being.  || 4 || 3 || 50 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  
Whatever God causes to happen is accepted, by
those who are attuned to the Love of the Lord’s Name. Those who fall at the 
Feet of God are respected everywhere.  || 1 ||
O my Lord, no one is as great as the Lord’s Saints. The devotees are in harmony 
with their God; He is in the water, the land,
and the sky.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Millions of sinners have been saved in 
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; the
Messenger of Death does not even approach them. Those who have been separated 
from the Lord, for countless incarnations,
are reunited with the Lord again.  || 2 ||   Attachment to Maya, doubt and fear 
are eradicated, when one enters the Sanctuary
of the Saints. Whatever wishes one harbors, are obtained from the Saints.  || 3 
||   How can I describe the glory of the Lord’s
humble servants? They are pleasing to their God. Says Nanak, those who meet the 
True Guru, become independent of all
obligations.   || 4 || 4 || 51 ||    SOOHEE,   FIFTH MEHL:  Giving me Your 
Hand, You saved me from the terrible fire, when I
sought Your Sanctuary. Deep within my heart, I respect Your strength; I have 
abandoned all other hopes.   || 1 ||    O my
Sovereign Lord, when You enter my consciousness, I am saved.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   You pulled me up out of the deep, dark pit.
You have become merciful to me. You care for me, and bless me with total peace; 
You Yourself cherish me.   || 2 ||    The
Transcendent Lord has blessed me with His Glance of Grace; breaking my bonds, 
He has delivered me. God Himself inspires
me to worship Him; He Himself inspires me to serve Him.  || 3 ||   My doubts 
have gone, my fears and infatuations have been
dispelled, and all my sorrows are gone. O Nanak, the Lord, the Giver of peace 
has been merciful to me. I have met the Perfect
True Guru.  || 4 || 5 || 52 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  When nothing existed, 
what deeds were being done? And what karma
caused anyone to be born at all? The Lord Himself set His play in motion, and 
He Himself beholds it. He created the Creation.

|| 1 ||   O my Sovereign Lord, I cannot do anything at all by myself. He 
Himself is the Creator, He Himself is the Cause. He is
pervading deep within all.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   If my account were to be 
judged, I would never be saved. My body is transitory
and ignorant. Take pity upon me, O Creator Lord God; Your Forgiving Grace is 
singular and unique.  || 2 ||    You created all
beings and creatures. Each and every heart meditates on You. Your condition and 
expanse are known only to You; the value of
Your creative omnipotence cannot be estimated.   || 3 ||    I am worthless, 
foolish, thoughtless and ignorant. I know nothing
about good actions and righteous living. Take pity on Nanak, that he may sing 
Your Glorious Praises; and that Your Will may
seem sweet to him.  || 4 || 6 || 53 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:


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Your Saints are very fortunate; their homes are filled with the wealth of the 
Lord’s Name. Their birth is approved, and their
actions are fruitful.  || 1 ||    O my Lord, I am a sacrifice to the humble 
servants of the Lord. I make my hair into a fan, and
wave it over them; I apply the dust of their feet to my face.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   Those generous, humble beings are above both
birth and death. They give the gift of the soul, and practice devotional 
worship; they inspire others to meet the Lord.  || 2 ||
True are their commands, and true are their empires; they are attuned to the 
Truth. True is their happiness, and true is their
greatness. They know the Lord, to whom they belong.  || 3 ||   I wave the fan 
over them, carry water for them, and grind corn
for the humble servants of the Lord. Nanak offers this prayer to God — please, 
grant me the sight of Your humble servants.  ||
4 || 7 || 54 ||    SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The True Guru is the Transcendent 
Lord, the Supreme Lord God; He Himself is the
Creator Lord. Your servant begs for the dust of Your feet. I am a sacrifice to 
the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.  || 1 ||   O my
Sovereign Lord, as You keep me, so do I remain. When it pleases You, I chant 
Your Name. You alone can grant me peace.  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||   Liberation, comfort and proper lifestyle come from serving 
You; You alone cause us to serve You. That place is
heaven, where the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises are sung. You Yourself instill 
faith into us.   || 2 ||    Meditating, meditating,
meditating in remembrance on the Naam, I live; my mind and body are enraptured. 
I wash Your Lotus Feet, and drink in this
water, O my True Guru, O Merciful to the meek.  || 3 ||    I am a sacrifice to 
that most wonderful time when I came to Your
Door. God has become compassionate to Nanak; I have found the Perfect True 
Guru.   || 4 || 8 || 55 ||    SOOHEE,   FIFTH
MEHL:  When You come to mind, I am totally in bliss. One who forgets You might 
just as well be dead. That being, whom You
bless with Your Mercy, O Creator Lord, constantly meditates on You.  || 1 ||   
O my Lord and Master, You are the honor of the
dishonored such as me. I offer my prayer to You, God; listening, listening to 
the Word of Your Bani, I live.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
May I become the dust of the feet of Your humble servants. I am a sacrifice to 
the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. I enshrine
Your Ambrosial Word within my heart. By Your Grace, I have found the Company of 
the Holy.  || 2 ||   I place the state of my
inner being before You; there is no other as great as You. He alone is 
attached, whom You attach; he alone is Your devotee.

|| 3 ||   With my palms pressed together, I beg for this one gift; O my Lord 
and Master, if it pleases You, I shall obtain it. With
each and every breath, Nanak adores You; twenty-four hours a day, I sing Your 
Glorious Praises.  || 4 || 9 || 56 ||   SOOHEE,
FIFTH MEHL:   When You stand over our heads, O Lord and Master, how can we 
suffer in pain? The mortal being does not
know how to chant Your Name — he is intoxicated with the wine of Maya, and the 
thought of death does not even enter his
mind.  || 1 ||   O my Sovereign Lord, You belong to the Saints, and the Saints 
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Your servant is not afraid of anything; the Messenger of Death cannot even 
approach him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Those who are
attuned to Your Love, O my Lord and Master, are released from the pains of 
birth and death. No one can erase Your Blessings;
the True Guru has given me this assurance.  || 2 ||   Those who meditate on the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, obtain the fruits
of peace. Twenty-four hours a day, they worship and adore You. In Your 
Sanctuary, with Your Support, they subdue the five
villains.   || 3 ||    I know nothing about wisdom, meditation and good deeds; 
I know nothing about Your excellence. Guru
Nanak is the greatest of all; He saved my honor in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga.  
 || 4 || 10 || 57 ||    SOOHEE,   FIFTH MEHL:
Renouncing everything, I have come to the Guru’s Sanctuary; save me, O my 
Savior Lord! Whatever You link me to, to that I
am linked; what can this poor creature do?  || 1 ||   O my Dear Lord God, You 
are the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.
Be Merciful to me, O Divine, Compassionate Guru, that I may constantly sing the 
Glorious Praises of my Lord and Master.  || 1

||   Pause   ||    Twenty-four hours a day, I meditate on my God; by Guru’s 
Grace, I cross over the terrifying world-ocean.
Renouncing self-conceit, I have become the dust of all men’s feet; in this way, 
I die, while I am still alive.  || 2 ||   How fruitful
is the life of that being in this world, who chants the Name in the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy. All desires are
fulfilled, for the one who is blessed with God’s Kindness and Mercy.  || 3 ||   
O Merciful to the meek, Kind and Compassionate
Lord God, I seek Your Sanctuary. Take pity upon me, and bless me with Your 
Name. Nanak is the dust of the feet of the Holy.

|| 4 || 11 || 58 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   ASHTAPADEE,   FIRST MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I am totally without virtue; I have no virtue at all. How can I meet my Husband 
Lord?  || 1 ||   I have no beauty, no enticing
eyes. I do not have a noble family, good manners or a sweet voice.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    The soul-bride adorns herself with
peace and poise. But she is a happy soul-bride, only if her Husband Lord is 
pleased with her.   || 2 ||    He has no form or
feature;  at  the  very  last  instant,  he  cannot  suddenly  be  
contemplated.   ||  3  ||     I  have  no  understanding,  intellect  or
cleverness. Have Mercy upon me, God, and attach me to Your Feet.  || 4 ||   She 
may be very clever, but this does not please
her Husband Lord. Attached to Maya, she is deluded by doubt.  || 5 ||   But if 
she gets rid of her ego, then she merges in her
Husband  Lord.  Only  then  can  the  soul-bride  obtain  the  nine  treasures  
of  her  Beloved.   ||  6  ||     Separated  from  You  for
countless incarnations, I have suffered in pain. Please take my hand, O my 
Beloved Sovereign Lord God.  || 7 ||   Prays Nanak,
the Lord is, and shall always be. She alone is ravished and enjoyed, with whom 
the Beloved Lord is pleased.  || 8 || 1 ||


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SOOHEE,   FIRST MEHL,   NINTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The color of safflower is transitory; it lasts for only a few days. Without the 
Name, the false woman is deluded by doubt and
plundered by thieves. But those who are attuned to the True Lord, are not 
reincarnated again.  || 1 ||    How can one who is
already dyed in the color of the Lord’s Love, be colored any other color? So 
serve God the Dyer, and focus your consciousness
on the True Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You wander around in the four 
directions, but without the good fortune of destiny, you
shall never obtain wealth. If you are plundered by corruption and vice, you 
shall wander around, but like a fugitive, you shall
find no place of rest. Only those who are protected by the Guru are saved; 
their minds are attuned to the Word of the Shabad.

||  2  ||     Those  who  wear  white  clothes,  but  have  filthy  and  
stone-hearted  minds,  may  chant  the  Lord’s  Name  with  their
mouths, but they are engrossed in duality; they are thieves. They do not 
understand their own roots; they are beasts. They are
just animals!  || 3 ||    Constantly, continually, the mortal seeks pleasures. 
Constantly, continually, he begs for peace. But he
does not think of the Creator Lord, and so he is overtaken by pain, again and 
again. But one, within whose mind the Giver of
pleasure and pain dwells — how can his body feel any need?  || 4 ||   One who 
has a karmic debt to pay off is summoned, and
the Messenger of Death smashes his head. When his account is called for, it has 
to be given. After it is reviewed, payment is
demanded. Only love for the True One will save you; the Forgiver forgives.  || 
5 ||    If you make any friend other than God,
you shall die and mingle with the dust. Gazing upon the many games of love, you 
are beguiled and bewildered; you come and
go in reincarnation. Only by God’s Grace can you be saved. By His Grace, He 
unites in His Union.  || 6 ||   O careless one, you
are totally lacking any wisdom; do not seek wisdom without the Guru. By 
indecision and inner conflict, you shall come to ruin.
Good and bad both pull at you. Without being attuned to the Word of the Shabad 
and the Fear of God, all come under the gaze
of the Messenger of Death.  || 7 ||   He who created the creation and sustains 
it, gives sustenance to all. How can you forget
Him from your mind? He is the Great Giver, forever and ever. Nanak shall never 
forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the
Support of the unsupported.  || 8 || 1 || 2 ||

SOOHEE,   FIRST  MEHL,   KAAFEE,   TENTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

This  human  birth  is  so  difficult  to  obtain;  the  Gurmukh  obtains  it.  
The  mind  and  body  are  dyed  in  the  deep  red  color  of
devotional  love,  if  it  pleases  the  True  Guru.   ||  1  ||     Hel  
departs  with  his  life  embellished  and  successful,  taking  the
merchandise of the True Name. He is honored in the Darbaar, the Royal Court, of 
the Lord, through the Shabad, the Word of
the True Guru, and the Fear of God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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One who praises the True Lord with his mind and body, pleases the Mind of the 
True Lord. Attuned to the Beloved Lord, the
mind is appeased, and finds the Perfect Guru.  || 2 ||   I live, by cherishing 
Your Glorious Virtues; You dwell deep within me.
You dwell within my mind, and so it naturally celebrates in joyful delight.   
|| 3 ||    O my foolish mind, how can I teach and
instruct you? As Gurmukh, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and so become 
attuned to His Love.   || 4 ||    Continually,
continuously, remember and cherish your Beloved Lord in your heart. For if you 
depart with virtue, then pain shall never afflict
you.  || 5 ||   The self-willed manmukh wanders around, deluded by doubt; he 
does not enshrine love for the Lord. He dies as
a stranger to his own self, and his mind and body are spoiled.  || 6 ||   
Performing service to the Guru, you shall go home with
the profit. Through the Word of the Guru’s Bani, and the Shabad, the Word of 
God, the state of Nirvaanaa is attained.  || 7 ||
Nanak makes this one prayer: if it pleases Your Will, bless me with a home in 
Your Name, Lord, that I may sing Your Glorious
Praises.  || 8 || 1 || 3 ||   SOOHEE,  FIRST MEHL:  As iron is melted in the 
forge and re-shaped, so is the godless materialist
reincarnated, and forced to wander aimlessly.   || 1 ||    Without 
understanding, everything is suffering, earning only more
suffering. In his ego, he comes and goes, wandering in confusion, deluded by 
doubt.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You save those who
are Gurmukh, O Lord, through meditation on Your Naam. You blend with Yourself, 
by Your Will, those who practice the Word
of the Shabad.  || 2 ||   You created the Creation, and You Yourself gaze upon 
it; whatever You give, is received. You watch,
establish and disestablish; You keep all in Your vision at Your Door.  || 3 ||  
 The body shall turn to dust, and the soul shall fly
away. So where are their homes and resting places now? They do not find the 
Mansion of the Lord’s Presence, either.  || 4 ||
In the pitch darkness of broad daylight, their wealth is being plundered. Pride 
is looting their homes like a thief; where can
they file their complaint?  || 5 ||    The thief does not break into the home 
of the Gurmukh; he is awake in the Name of the
Lord. The Word of the Shabad puts out the fire of desire; God’s Light 
illuminates and enlightens.   || 6 ||    The Naam, the
Name of the Lord, is a jewel, a ruby; the Guru has taught me the Word of the 
Shabad. One who follows the Guru’s Teachings
remains forever free of desire.   || 7 ||    Night and day, enshrine the Lord’s 
Name within your mind. Please unite Nanak in
Union, O Lord, if it is pleasing to Your Will.  || 8 || 2 || 4 ||   SOOHEE,  
FIRST MEHL:  Never forget the Naam, the Name of the
Lord, from your mind; night and day, meditate on it. As You keep me, in Your 
Merciful Grace, so do I find peace.  || 1 ||   I am
blind, and the Lord’s Name is my cane. I remain under the Sheltering Support of 
my Lord and Master; I am not enticed by
Maya the enticer.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Wherever I look, there the Guru has 
shown me that God is always with me. Searching
inwardly and outwardly as well, I came to see Him, through the Word of the 
Shabad.  || 2 ||    So serve the True Guru with
love, through the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord. As it pleases You, so 
by Your Will, You destroy my doubts and
fears.  || 3 ||   At the very moment of birth, he is afflicted with pain, and 
in the end, he comes only to die. Birth and death are
validated and approved, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 4 ||   
When there is no ego, there You are; You fashioned
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You Yourself establish and disestablish; through the Word of Your Shabad, You 
elevate and exalt.  || 5 ||   When the body rolls
in the dust, it is not known where the soul has gone. He Himself is permeating 
and pervading; this is wonderful and amazing!

|| 6 ||    You are not far away, God; You know everything. The Gurmukh sees You 
ever-present; You are deep within the
nucleus of our inner self.   || 7 ||    Please, bless me with a home in Your 
Name; may my inner self be at peace. May slave
Nanak sing Your Glorious Praises; O True Guru, please share the Teachings with 
me.  || 8 || 3 || 5 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   THIRD  MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE,   ASHTAPADEES:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Everything comes from the Naam, the Name of the Lord; without the True Guru, 
the Naam is not experienced. The Word of
the Guru’s Shabad is the sweetest and most sublime essence, but without tasting 
it, its  flavor  cannot be  experienced. He
wastes this human life in exchange for a mere shell; he does not understand his 
own self. But, if he becomes Gurmukh, then
he comes to know the One Lord, and the disease of egotism does not afflict him. 
 || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice to my Guru, who has
lovingly attached me to the True Lord. Concentrating on the Word of the Shabad, 
the soul is illumined and enlightened. I
remain  absorbed  in  celestial  ecstasy.    ||  1  ||    Pause    ||     The  
Gurmukh  sings  the  Praises  of  the  Lord;  the  Gurmukh
understands. The Gurmukh contemplates the Word of the Shabad. Body and soul are 
totally rejuvenated through the Guru; the
Gurmukh’s affairs are resolved in his favor. The blind self-willed manmukh acts 
blindly, and earns only poison in this world.
Enticed by Maya, he suffers in constant pain, without the most Beloved Guru.   
|| 2 ||    He alone is a selfless servant, who
serves the True Guru, and walks in harmony with the True Guru’s Will. The True 
Shabad, the Word of God, is the True Praise
of God; enshrine the True Lord within your mind. The Gurmukh speaks the True 
Word of Gurbani, and egotism departs from
within. He Himself is the Giver, and True are His actions. He proclaims the 
True Word of the Shabad.  || 3 ||    The Gurmukh
works, and the Gurmukh earns; the Gurmukh inspires others to chant the Naam. He 
is forever unattached, imbued with the
Love of the True Lord, intuitively in harmony with the Guru. The self-willed 
manmukh always tells lies; he plants the seeds of
poison, and eats only poison. He is bound and gagged by the Messenger of Death, 
and burnt in the fire of desire; who can
save him, except the Guru?  || 4 ||   True is that place of pilgrimage, where 
one bathes in the pool of Truth, and achieves self-
realization as Gurmukh. The Gurmukh understands his own self. The Lord has 
shown that the Word of the Guru’s Shabad is
the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage; bathing in it, filth is washed 
away. True and Immaculate is the True Word of His
Shabad; no filth touches or clings to Him. True Praise, True Devotional Praise, 
is obtained from the Perfect Guru.   || 5 ||
Body, mind, everything belongs to the Lord; but the evil-minded ones cannot 
even say this. If such is the Hukam of the Lord’s
Command, then one becomes pure and spotless, and the ego is taken away from 
within. I have intuitively tasted the Guru’s
Teachings,  and  the  fire  of  my  desire  has  been  quenched.  Attuned  to  
the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad,  one  is  naturally
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|| 6 ||    The Name of the Lord is known as True, through the Love of the 
Beloved Guru. True Glorious Greatness is obtained
from the Guru, through the Beloved True Name. The One True Lord is permeating 
and pervading among all; how rare is the
one  who  contemplates  this.  The  Lord  Himself  unites  us  in  Union,  and  
forgives  us;  He  embellishes  us  with  true  devotional
worship.  || 7 ||   All is Truth; Truth, and Truth alone is pervading; how rare 
is the Gurmukh who knows this. Birth and death
occur by the Hukam of His Command; the Gurmukh understands his own self. He 
meditates on the Naam, the Name of the
Lord, and so pleases the True Guru. He receives whatever rewards he desires. O 
Nanak, one who eradicates self-conceit from
within, has everything.  || 8 || 1 ||   SOOHEE,  THIRD MEHL:  The body-bride is 
very beautiful; she dwells with her Husband
Lord. She becomes the happy soul-bride of her True Husband Lord, contemplating 
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. The Lord’s
devotee is forever attuned to the Lord’s Love; her ego is burnt away from 
within.  || 1 ||   Waaho! Waaho! Blessed, blessed is
the Word of the Perfect Guru’s Bani. It wells up and springs forth from the 
Perfect Guru, and merges into Truth.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   Everything is within the Lord — the continents, worlds and nether regions. 
The Life of the World, the  Great Giver, dwells
within the body; He is the Cherisher of all. The body-bride is eternally 
beautiful; the Gurmukh contemplates the Naam.  || 2 ||
The  Lord  Himself  dwells  within  the  body;  He  is  invisible  and  cannot  
be  seen.  The  foolish  self-willed  manmukh  does  not
understand; he goes out searching for the Lord externally. One who serves the 
True Guru is always at peace; the True Guru
has shown me the Invisible Lord.  || 3 ||   Within the body there are jewels 
and precious treasures, the over-flowing treasure
of devotion. Within this body are the nine continents of the earth, its 
markets, cities and streets. Within this body are the nine
treasures of the Naam; contemplating the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, it is 
obtained.   || 4 ||    Within the body, the Lord
estimates the weight; He Himself is the weigher. This mind is the jewel, the 
gem, the diamond; it is absolutely priceless. The
Naam, the Name of the Lord, cannot be purchased at any price; the Naam is 
obtained by contemplating the Guru.   || 5 ||
One who becomes Gurmukh searches this body; all others just wander around in 
confusion. That humble being alone obtains
it, unto whom the Lord bestows it. What other clever tricks can anyone try? 
Within the body, the Fear of God and Love for Him
abides; by Guru’s Grace, they are obtained.  || 6 ||    Within the body, are 
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, from whom the whole
world emanated. The True Lord has staged and contrived His own play; the 
expanse of the Universe comes and goes. The
Perfect True Guru Himself has made it clear, that emancipation comes through 
the True Name.   || 7 ||    That body, which
serves the True Guru, is embellished by the True Lord Himself. Without the 
Name, the mortal finds no place of rest in the
Court of the Lord; he shall be tortured by the Messenger of Death. O Nanak, 
true glory is bestowed, when the Lord showers
His Mercy.  || 8 || 2 ||


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RAAG  SOOHEE,   THIRD  MEHL,   TENTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Do not praise the world; it shall simply pass away. Do not praise other people; 
they shall die and turn to dust.  || 1 ||   Waaho!
Waaho! Hail, hail to my Lord and Master. As Gurmukh, forever praise the One who 
is forever True, Independent and Carefree.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Making worldly friendships, the self-willed manmukhs burn 
and die. In the City of Death, they are bound and
gagged and beaten; this opportunity shall never come again.  || 2 ||   The 
lives of the Gurmukhs are fruitful and blessed; they
are committed to the True Word of the Shabad. Their souls are illuminated by 
the Lord, and they dwell in peace and pleasure.

|| 3 ||   Those who forget the Word of the Guru’s Shabad are engrossed in the 
love of duality. Their hunger and thirst never
leave them, and night and day, they wander around burning.   || 4 ||    Those 
who make friendships with the wicked, and
harbor animosity to the Saints, shall drown with their families, and their 
entire lineage shall be obliterated.  || 5 ||    It is not
good to slander anyone, but the foolish, self-willed manmukhs still do it. The 
faces of the slanderers turn black, and they fall
into the most horrible hell.  || 6 ||   O mind, as you serve, so do you become, 
and so are the deeds that you do. Whatever you
yourself plant, that is what you shall have to eat; nothing else can be said 
about this.  || 7 ||   The speech of the great spiritual
beings has a higher purpose. They are filled to over-flowing with Ambrosial 
Nectar, and they have absolutely no greed at all.

|| 8 ||    The virtuous accumulate virtue, and teach others. Those who meet 
with them are so very fortunate; night and day,
they chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 9 ||   He who created the 
Universe, gives sustenance to it. The One Lord alone
is the Great Giver. He Himself is the True Master.  || 10 ||    That True Lord 
is always with you; the Gurmukh is blessed with
His Glance of Grace. He Himself shall forgive you, and merge you into Himself; 
forever cherish and contemplate God.  || 11 ||
The mind is impure; only the True Lord is pure.   So how can it merge into Him? 
God merges it into Himself, and then it
remains merged; through the Word of His Shabad, the ego is burnt away.  || 12 
||   Cursed is the life in this world, of one who
forgets her True Husband Lord. The  Lord  grants  His  Mercy,  and  she  does  
not forget  Him,  if  she  contemplates  the  Guru’s
Teachings.  || 13 ||   The True Guru unites her, and so she remains united with 
Him, with the True Lord enshrined within her
heart.  And so united, she will not be separated again; she remains in the love 
and affection of the Guru.  || 14 ||   I praise my
Husband Lord, contemplating the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Meeting with my 
Beloved, I have found peace; I am His most
beautiful and happy soul-bride.   || 15 ||    The mind of the self-willed 
manmukh is not softened; his consciousness is totally
polluted and stone-hearted. Even if the venomous snake is fed on milk, it shall 
still be filled with poison.  || 16 ||   He Himself
does — who else should I ask? He Himself is the Forgiving Lord. Through the 
Guru’s Teachings, filth is washed away, and
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|| 17 ||   True is the Banker, and True are His traders. The false ones cannot 
remain there. They do not love the Truth — they
are consumed by their pain.  || 18 ||   The world wanders around in the filth 
of egotism; it dies, and is re-born, over and again.
He acts in accordance with the karma of his past actions, which no one can 
erase.  || 19 ||   But if he joins the Society of the
Saints, then he comes to embrace love for the Truth. Praising the True Lord 
with a truthful mind, he becomes true in the Court
of the True Lord.  || 20 ||   The Teachings of the Perfect Guru are perfect; 
meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, day
and night. Egotism and self-conceit are terrible diseases; tranquility and 
stillness come from within.   || 21 ||    I praise my
Guru; bowing down to Him again and again, I fall at His Feet. I place my body 
and mind in offering unto Him, eradicating self-
conceit from within.   || 22 ||    Indecision leads to ruin; focus your 
attention on the One Lord. Renounce egotism and self-
conceit, and remain merged in Truth.   || 23 ||    Those who meet with the True 
Guru are my Siblings of Destiny; they are
committed to the True Word of the Shabad. Those who merge with the True Lord 
shall not be separated  again; they  are
judged  to be True in the Court of the Lord.  || 24 ||   They are my Siblings 
of Destiny, and they are my friends, who serve the
True Lord. They sell off their sins and demerits like straw, and enter into the 
partnership of virtue.  || 25 ||   In the partnership
of virtue, peace wells  up,  and  they  perform  true  devotional  worship  
service.  They  deal  in  Truth,  through  the  Word  of  the
Guru’s Shabad, and they earn the profit of the Naam.  || 26 ||    Gold and 
silver may be earned by committing sins, but they
will not go with you when you die. Nothing will go with you in the end, except 
the Name; all are plundered by the Messenger
of Death.  || 27 ||    The Lord’s Name is the nourishment of the mind; cherish 
it, and preserve it carefully within your heart.
This nourishment is inexhaustible; it is always with the Gurmukhs.  || 28 ||    
O mind, if you forget the Primal Lord, you shall
depart, having lost your honor. This world is engrossed in the love of duality; 
follow the Guru’s Teachings, and meditate on the
True Lord.  || 29 ||   The Lord’s value cannot be estimated; the Lord’s Praises 
cannot be written down. When one’s mind and
body are attuned to the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, one remains merged in the 
Lord.  || 30 ||   My Husband Lord is playful;
He has imbued me with His Love, with natural ease. The soul-bride is imbued 
with His Love, when her Husband Lord merges
her into His Being.  || 31 ||    Even those who have been separated for so very 
long, are reunited with Him, when they serve
the True Guru. The nine treasures of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are deep 
within the nucleus of the self; consuming
them, they are still never exhausted. Chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord, 
with natural ease.  || 32 ||    They are not born,
and they do not die; they do not suffer in pain. Those who are protected by the 
Guru are saved. They celebrate with the Lord.

|| 33 ||    Those who are united with the Lord, the True Friend, are not 
separated again; night and day, they remain blended

with Him. In this world, only a rare few are known, O Nanak, to have obtained 
the True Lord.   || 34 || 1 || 3 ||    SOOHEE,
THIRD MEHL:  The Dear Lord is subtle and inaccessible; how can we ever meet 
Him? Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad,
doubt is dispelled, and the Carefree Lord comes to abide in the mind.  || 1 ||  
 The Gurmukhs chant the Name of the Lord, Har,
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I am a sacrifice to those who chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord in their 
minds forever.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Guru is like
the Mansarovar Lake; only the very fortunate beings find Him. The Gurmukhs, the 
selfless servants, seek out the Guru; the
swan-souls feed there on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 2 ||   The 
Gurmukhs meditate on the Naam, and remain linked
to the Naam. Whatever is pre-ordained, accept it as the Will of the Guru.  || 3 
||   By great good fortune, I searched my home,
and found the treasure of the Naam. The Perfect Guru has shown God to me; I 
have realized the Lord, the Supreme Soul.  || 4

||   There is One God of all; there is no other at all. By Guru’s Grace, the 
Lord comes to abide in the mind; in the heart of such
a one, He is revealed.  || 5 ||    God is the Inner-knower of all hearts; God 
dwells in every place. So who should we call evil?
Behold the Word of the Shabad, and lovingly dwell upon it.  || 6 ||   He calls 
others bad and good, as long as he is in duality.
The Gurmukh understands the One and Only Lord; He is absorbed in the One Lord.  
 || 7 ||    That is selfless service, which
pleases God, and which is approved by God. Servant Nanak worships the Lord in 
adoration; he focuses his consciousness on
the Guru’s Feet.  || 8 || 2 || 4 || 9 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   ASHTAPADEES,   FOURTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

If only someone would come, and lead me to meet my Darling Beloved; I would 
sell myself to him.   || 1 ||    I long for the
Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan. When the Lord shows Mercy unto me, then I 
meet the True Guru; I meditate on the
Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   If You will bless me with 
happiness, then I will worship and adore You. Even in
pain, I will meditate on You.  || 2 ||    Even if You give me hunger, I will 
still feel satisfied; I am joyful, even in the midst of
sorrow.  || 3 ||   I would cut my mind and body apart into pieces, and offer 
them all to You; I would burn myself in fire.  || 4 ||
I wave the fan over You, and carry water for You; whatever You give me, I take. 
 || 5 ||   Poor Nanak has fallen at the Lord’s
Door; please, O Lord, unite me with Yourself, by Your Glorious Greatness.  || 6 
|| Taking out my eyes, I place them at Your
Feet; after travelling over the entire earth, I have come to understand this.  
|| 7 ||   If You seat me near You, then I worship
and adore You. Even if You beat me and drive me out, I will still meditate on 
You.  || 8 ||   If people praise me, the praise is
Yours. Even if they slander me, I will not leave You.  || 9 ||    If You are on 
my side, then anyone can say anything. But if I
were to forget You, then I would die.  || 10 ||   I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice 
to my Guru; falling at His Feet, I surrender to the
Saintly Guru.  || 11 ||   Poor Nanak has gone insane, longing for the Blessed 
Vision of the Lord’s Darshan.  || 12 ||   Even in
violent storms and torrential rain, I go out to catch a glimpse of my Guru.  || 
13 ||   Even though the oceans and the salty seas
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Just as the mortal dies without water, so does the Sikh die without the Guru.  
|| 15 ||   Just as the earth looks beautiful when
the rain falls, so does the Sikh blossom forth meeting the Guru.  || 16 ||   I 
long to be the servant of Your servants; I call upon
You reverently in prayer.  || 17 ||   Nanak offers this prayer to the Lord, 
that he may meet the Guru, and find peace.  || 18 ||
You Yourself are the Guru, and You Yourself are the chaylaa, the disciple; 
through the Guru, I meditate on You.   || 19 ||
Those who serve You, become You. You preserve the honor of Your servants.  || 
20 ||   O Lord, Your devotional worship is a
treasure over-flowing. One who loves You, is blessed with it.  || 21 ||    That 
humble being alone receives it, unto whom You
bestow it. All other clever tricks are fruitless.  || 22 ||   Remembering, 
remembering, remembering my Guru in meditation, my
sleeping mind is awakened.  || 23 ||    Poor Nanak begs for this one blessing, 
that he may become the slave of the slaves of
the Lord.  || 24 ||   Even if the Guru rebukes me, He still seems very sweet to 
me. And if He actually forgives me, that is the
Guru’s greatness.  || 25 ||   That which Gurmukh speaks is certified and 
approved. Whatever the self-willed manmukh says is
not accepted.  || 26 ||   Even in the cold, the frost and the snow, the GurSikh 
still goes out to see his Guru.  || 27 ||   All day
and night, I gaze upon my Guru; I install the Guru’s Feet in my eyes.  || 28 || 
   I make so many efforts for the sake of the
Guru; only that which pleases the Guru is accepted and approved.   || 29 ||    
Night and day, I worship the Guru’s Feet in
adoration; have Mercy upon me, O my Lord and Master.  || 30 ||   The Guru is 
Nanak’s body and soul; meeting the Guru, he is
satisfied and satiated.  || 31 ||    Nanak’s God is perfectly permeating and 
all-pervading. Here and there and everywhere, the
Lord of the Universe.  || 32 || 1 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   FOURTH  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES,   TENTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Deep within myself, I have enshrined true love for my Beloved. My body and soul 
are in ecstasy; I see my Guru before me.  ||
1 ||   I have purchased the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. I have obtained the 
Inaccessible and Unfathomable Ambrosial Nectar
from the Perfect Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Gazing upon the True Guru, I 
blossom forth in ecstasy; I am in love with the Name
of the Lord. Through His Mercy, the Lord has united me with Himself, and I have 
found the Door of Salvation.  || 2 ||    The
True Guru is the Lover of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Meeting Him, I 
dedicate my body and mind to Him. And if it is so
pre-ordained, then I shall automatically drink in the Ambrosial Nectar.  || 3 
||   Praise the Guru while you are asleep, and call
on the Guru while you are up. If only I could meet such a Gurmukh; I would wash 
His Feet.  || 4 ||   I long for such a Friend,
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He has met me, easily and effortlessly.  || 5 ||    The True Guru is the Ocean 
of Virtue of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. I
have such a yearning to see Him! Without Him, I cannot live, even for an 
instant. If I do not see Him, I die.  || 6 ||    As the
fish cannot survive at all without water, the Saint cannot live without the 
Lord. Without the Lord’s Name, he dies.  || 7 ||    I
am so much in love with my True Guru! How could I even live without the Guru, O 
my mother? I have the Support of the Word
of the Guru’s Bani. Attached to Gurbani, I survive.  || 8 ||   The Name of the 
Lord, Har, Har, is a jewel; by the Pleasure of His
Will, the Guru has given it, O my mother. The True Name is my only Support. I 
remain lovingly absorbed in the Lord’s Name.

|| 9 ||    The wisdom of the Guru is the treasure of the Naam. The Guru 
implants and enshrines the Lord’s Name. He alone
receives it, he alone gets it, who comes and falls at the Guru’s Feet.  || 10 
||    If only someone would come and tell me the
Unspoken Speech of the Love of my Beloved. I would dedicate my mind to him; I 
would bow down in humble respect, and fall
at his feet.  || 11 ||   You are my only Friend, O my All-knowing, All-powerful 
Creator Lord. You have brought me to meet with
my True Guru. Forever and ever, You are my only strength.  || 12 ||   My True 
Guru, forever and ever, does not come and go.
He is the Imperishable Creator Lord; He is permeating and pervading among all.  
|| 13 ||   I have gathered in the wealth of the
Lord’s Name. My facilities and faculties are intact, safe and sound. O Nanak, I 
am approved and respected in the Court of the
Lord; the Perfect Guru has blessed me!  || 14 || 1 || 2 || 11 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   ASHTAPADEES,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

He  is  entangled  in  sinful  associations;  his  mind  is  troubled  by  so  
very  many  waves.   ||  1  ||     O  my  mind,  how  can  the
Unapproachable and Incomprehensible Lord be found? He is the Perfect 
Transcendent Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    He remains
entangled in the intoxication of worldly love. His excessive thirst is never 
quenched.  || 2 ||   Anger is the outcaste which hides
within his body; he is in the utter darkness of ignorance, and he does not 
understand.  || 3 ||   Afflicted by doubt, the shutters
are shut tight; he cannot go to God’s Court.  || 4 ||    The mortal is bound 
and gagged by hope and fear; he cannot find the
Mansion of the Lord’s Presence, and so he wanders around like a stranger.  || 5 
||    He falls under the power of all negative
influences; he wanders around thirsty like a fish out of water.  || 6 ||   I 
have no clever tricks or techniques; You are my only
hope, O my Lord God Master.  || 7 ||   Nanak offers this prayer to the Saints — 
please let me merge and blend with You.  || 8

||   God has shown Mercy, and I have found the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the 
Holy. Nanak is satisfied, finding the Perfect
Lord.  || 1 ||  Second Pause  || 1 ||


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RAAG  SOOHEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Attachment to sex is an ocean of fire and pain. By Your Grace, O Sublime Lord, 
please save me from it.  || 1 ||    I seek the
Sanctuary of the Lotus Feet of the Lord. He is the Master of the meek, the 
Support of His devotees.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Master
of the masterless, Patron of the forlorn, Eradicator of fear of His devotees. 
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the
Messenger of Death cannot even touch them.  || 2 ||   The Merciful, 
Incomparably Beautiful, Embodiment of Life. Vibrating the
Glorious Virtues of the Lord, the noose of the Messenger of Death is cut away.  
 || 3 ||    One  who  constantly  chants  the
Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam with his tongue, is not touched or affected by 
Maya, the embodiment of disease.  || 4 ||   Chant
and meditate on God, the Lord of the Universe, and all of your companions shall 
be carried across; the five thieves will not
even approach.   || 5 ||    One who meditates on the One God in thought, word 
and deed — that humble being receives the
fruits of all rewards.   || 6 ||    Showering His Mercy, God has made me His 
own; He has blessed me with the unique and
singular Naam, and the sublime essence of devotion.  || 7 ||    In the 
beginning, in the middle, and in the end, He is God. O
Nanak, without Him, there is no other at all.  || 8 || 1 || 2 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES,   NINTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Gazing upon them, my mind is enraptured. How can I join them and be with them? 
They are Saints and friends, good friends
of my mind, who inspire me and help me tune in to God’s Love. My love for them 
shall never die; it shall never, ever be
broken.  || 1 ||   O Supreme Lord God, please grant me Your Grace, that I might 
constantly sing Your Glorious Praises. Come,
and meet with me, O Saints, and good friends; let us chant and meditate on the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, the Best Friend
of my mind.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    He does not see, he does not hear, and he 
does not understand; he is blind, enticed and
bewitched by Maya. His body is false and transitory; it shall perish. And 
still, he entangles himself in false pursuits. They alone
depart victorious, who have meditated on the Naam; they stick with the Perfect 
Guru.  || 2 ||    By the Hukam of God’s Will,
they come into this world, and they leave upon receipt of His Hukam. By His 
Hukam, the Expanse of the Universe is expanded.
By His Hukam, they enjoy pleasures. One who forgets the Creator Lord, suffers 
sorrow and separation.  || 3 ||    One who is
pleasing to his God, goes to His Court dressed in robes of honor. One who 
meditates on the Naam, the One Name, finds peace
in this world; his face is radiant and bright. The Supreme Lord confers honor 
and respect on those who serve the Guru with
true love.   || 4 ||    He is pervading and permeating the spaces and 
interspaces; He loves and cherishes all beings. I have
accumulated the true treasure, the wealth and riches of the One Name. I shall 
never forget Him from my mind, since He has
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|| 5 ||   My comings and goings have ended; the Formless Lord now dwells within 
my mind. His limits cannot be found; He is
lofty and exalted, inaccessible and infinite. One who forgets His God, shall 
die and be reincarnated, hundreds of thousands of
times.  || 6 ||   They alone bear true love for their God, within whose minds 
He Himself dwells. So dwell only with those who
share their virtues; chant and meditate on God, twenty-four hours a day. They 
are attuned to the Love of the Transcendent
Lord; all their sorrows and afflictions are dispelled.  || 7 ||   You are the 
Creator, You are the Cause of causes; You are the One
and the many. You are All-powerful, You are present everywhere; You are the 
subtle intellect, the clear wisdom. Nanak chants
and meditates forever on the Naam, the Support of the humble devotees.  || 8 || 
1 || 3

RAAG  SOOHEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES,   TENTH  HOUSE,   KAAFEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Even though I have made mistakes, and even though I have been wrong, I am still 
called Yours, O my Lord and Master. Those
who enshrine love for another, die regretting and repenting.  || 1 ||   I shall 
never leave my Husband Lord’s side. My Beloved
Lover is always and forever beautiful. He is my hope and inspiration.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   You are my Best Friend; You are my
relative. I am so proud of You. And when You dwell within me, I am at peace. I 
am without honor — You are my honor.  || 2

||   And when You are pleased with me, O treasure of mercy, then I do not see 
any other. Please grant me this blessing, that
that I may forever dwell upon You and cherish You within my heart.  || 3 ||   
Let my feet walk on Your Path, and let my eyes
behold the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. With my ears, I will listen to Your 
Sermon, if the Guru becomes merciful to me.  ||
4    ||    Hundreds of thousands and millions do not equal even one hair of 
Yours, O my Beloved. You are the King of kings; I
cannot even describe Your Glorious Praises.  || 5 ||   Your brides are 
countless; they are all greater than I am. Please bless me
with Your Glance of Grace, even for an instant; please bless me with Your 
Darshan, that I may revel in Your Love.   || 6 ||
Seeing Him, my mind is comforted and consoled, and my sins and mistakes are far 
removed. How could I ever forget Him, O
my mother? He is permeating and pervading everywhere.   || 7 ||    In humility, 
I bowed down in surrender to Him, and He
naturally met me. I have received what was pre-ordained for me, O Nanak, with 
the help and assistance of the Saints.  || 8 ||
1       || 4 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Simritees, the Vedas, the Puraanas 
and the other holy scriptures proclaim that without
the  Naam,  everything  is  false  and  worthless.   ||  1  ||     The  
infinite  treasure  of  the  Naam  abides  within  the  minds  of  the
devotees. Birth and death, attachment and suffering, are erased in the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   Those who indulge in attachment, conflict and egotism shall surely weep 
and cry. Those who are separated from the Naam
shall never find any peace.  || 2 ||   Crying out, “Mine! Mine!”, he is bound 
in bondage. Entangled in Maya, he is reincarnated
in heaven and hell.  || 3 ||    Searching, searching, searching, I have come to 
understand the essence of reality. Without the
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|| 4 ||   Many come and go; they die, and die again, and are reincarnated. 
Without understanding, they are totally useless, and
they wander in reincarnation.  || 5 ||   They alone join the Saadh Sangat, unto 
whom the Lord becomes Merciful. They chant
and meditate on the Ambrosial Name of the Lord.  || 6 ||   Uncounted millions, 
so many they are endless, search for Him. But
only that one, who understands his own self, sees God near at hand.  || 7 ||   
Never forget me, O Great Giver — please bless
me with Your Naam.To sing Your Glorious Praises day and night — O Nanak, this 
is my heart-felt desire.  || 8 || 2 || 5 || 16 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   FIRST MEHL,   KUCHAJEE   ~   THE  UNGRACEFUL  BRIDE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I am ungraceful and ill-mannered, full of endless faults. How can I go to enjoy 
my Husband Lord? Each of His soul-brides is
better than the rest — who even knows my name? Those brides who enjoy their 
Husband Lord are very blessed, resting in the
shade of the mango tree. I do not have their virtue — who can I blame for this? 
Which of Your Virtues, O Lord, should I speak
of? Which of Your Names should I chant? I cannot even reach one of Your 
Virtues. I am forever a sacrifice to You. Gold, silver,
pearls and rubies are pleasing. My Husband Lord has blessed me with these 
things, and I have focused my thoughts on them.
Palaces of brick and mud are built and decorated with stones; I have been 
fooled by these decorations, and I do not sit near
my Husband Lord. The cranes shriek overhead in the sky, and the herons have 
come to rest. The bride has gone to her father-
in-law’s house; in the world hereafter, what face will she show? She kept 
sleeping as the day dawned; she forgot all about her
journey. She separated herself from her Husband Lord, and now she suffers in 
pain. Virtue is in You, O Lord; I am totally
without virtue. This is Nanak’s only prayer: You give all Your nights to the 
virtuous soul-brides. I know I am unworthy, but isn’t
there a night for me as well?  || 1 ||    SOOHEE,  FIRST MEHL,  SUCHAJEE  ~  
THE NOBLE AND GRACEFUL BRIDE:  When I
have You, then I have everything. O my Lord and Master, You are my wealth and 
capital. Within You, I abide in peace; within
You, I am congratulated. By the Pleasure of Your Will, You bestow thrones and 
greatness. And by the Pleasure of Your Will,
You make us beggars and wanderers. By the Pleasure of Your Will, the ocean 
flows in the desert, and the lotus blossoms in the
sky. By the Pleasure of Your Will, one crosses over the terrifying world-ocean; 
by the Pleasure of Your Will, he sinks down into
it. By the Pleasure of His Will, that Lord becomes my Husband, and I am imbued 
with the Praises of the Lord, the treasure of
virtue. By the Pleasure of Your Will, O my Husband Lord, I am afraid of You, 
and I come and go, and die. You, O my Husband
Lord, are inaccessible and immeasurable; talking and speaking of You, I have 
fallen at Your Feet. What should I beg for? What
should I say and hear? I am hungry and thirsty for the Blessed Vision  of  Your 
 Darshan.  Through  the  Word of  the  Guru’s
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This is Nanak’s true prayer.  || 2 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL,  GUNVANTEE  ~  THE 
WORTHY AND VIRTUOUS BRIDE:  When I
see a Sikh of the Guru, I humbly bow and fall at his feet. I tell to him the 
pain of my soul, and beg him to unite me with the
Guru, my Best Friend. I ask that he impart to me such an understanding, that my 
mind will not go out wandering anywhere
else.  I  dedicate  this  mind  to  you.  Please,  show  me  the  Path  to  
God.  I  have  come  so  far,  seeking  the  Protection  of  Your
Sanctuary. Within my mind, I place my hopes in You; please, take my pain and 
suffering away! So walk on this Path, O sister
soul-brides; do that work which the Guru tells you to do. Abandon the 
intellectual pursuits of the mind, and forget the love of
duality. In this way, you shall obtain the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s 
Darshan; the hot winds shall not even touch you. By
myself, I do not even know how to speak; I speak all that the Lord commands. I 
am blessed with the treasure of the Lord’s
devotional  worship;  Guru  Nanak  has  been  kind  and  compassionate  to  me. 
 I  shall  never  again  feel  hunger  or  thirst;  I  am
satisfied, satiated and fulfilled. When I see a Sikh of the Guru, I humbly bow 
and fall at his feet.  || 3 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   CHHANT,   FIRST MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Intoxicated  with  the  wine  of  youth,  I  did  not  realize  that  I  was  
only  a  guest  at  my  parents’  home  (in  this  world).  My
consciousness is polluted with faults and mistakes; without the Guru, virtue 
does not even enter into me. I have not known the
value of virtue; I have been deluded by doubt. I have wasted away my youth in 
vain. I have not known my Husband Lord, His
celestial home and gate, or the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. I have not had 
the pleasure of my Husband Lord’s celestial
peace. After consulting the True Guru, I have not walked on the Path; the night 
of my life is passing away in sleep. O Nanak,
in the prime of my youth, I am a widow; without my Husband Lord, the soul-bride 
is wasting away.  || 1 ||   O father, give me
in marriage to the Lord; I am pleased with Him as my Husband. I belong to Him. 
He is pervading throughout the four ages,
and the Word of His Bani permeates the three worlds. The Husband Lord of the 
three worlds ravishes and enjoys His virtuous
brides, but He keeps the ungraceful and unvirtuous ones far away. As are our 
hopes, so are our minds’ desires, which the All-
pervading Lord brings to fulfillment. The bride of the Lord is forever happy 
and virtuous; she shall never be a widow, and she
shall never have to wear dirty clothes. O Nanak, I love my True Husband Lord; 
my Beloved is the same, age after age.  || 2 ||
O Baba, calculate that auspicious moment, when I too shall be going to my 
in-laws’ house. The moment of that marriage will
be set by the Hukam of God’s Command; His Will cannot be changed. The karmic 
record of past deeds, written by the Creator
Lord, cannot be erased by anyone. The most respected member of the marriage 
party, my Husband, is the independent Lord
of all beings, pervading and permeating the three worlds. Maya, crying out in 
pain, leaves, seeing that the bride and the groom
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O Nanak, the peace of the Mansion of God’s Presence comes through the True Word 
of the Shabad; the bride keeps the Guru’s Feet
enshrined in her mind.   || 3 ||    My father has given me in marriage far 
away, and I shall not return to my parents’ home. I am
delighted to see my Husband Lord near at hand; in His Home, I am so beautiful. 
My True Beloved Husband Lord desires me; He has
joined me to Himself, and made my intellect pure and sublime. By good destiny I 
met Him, and was given a place of rest; through
the Guru’s Wisdom, I have become virtuous. I gather lasting Truth and 
contentment in my lap, and my Beloved is pleased with my
truthful speech. O Nanak, I shall not suffer the pain of separation; through 
the Guru’s Teachings, I merge into the loving embrace of
the Lord’s Being.  || 4 || 1 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   FIRST MEHL,   CHHANT,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

My friends have come into my home. The True Lord has united me with them. The 
Lord automatically united me with them when it
pleased Him; uniting with the chosen ones, I have found peace. I have obtained 
that thing, which my mind desired. Meeting with
them, night and day, my mind is pleased; my home and mansion are beautified. 
The unstruck sound current of the Panch Shabad,
the Five Primal Sounds, vibrates and resounds; my friends have come into my 
home.   || 1 ||    So come, my beloved friends, and
sing the songs of joy, O sisters. Sing the true songs of joy and God will be 
pleased. You shall be celebrated throughout the four
ages. My Husband Lord has come into my home, and my place is adorned and 
decorated. Through the Shabad, my affairs have been
resolved. Applying the ointment, the supreme essence, of divine wisdom to my 
eyes, I see the Lord’s form throughout the three
worlds. So join with me, my sisters, and sing the songs of joy and delight; my 
friends have come into my home.  || 2 ||    My mind
and body are drenched with Ambrosial Nectar; deep within the nucleus of my 
self, is the jewel of the Lord’s Love. This invaluable
jewel  is  deep  within  me;  I  contemplate  the  supreme  essence  of  
reality.  Living  beings  are  mere  beggars;  You  are  the  Giver  of
rewards; You are the Giver to each and every being. You are Wise and 
All-knowing, the Inner-knower; You Yourself created the
creation. So listen, O my sisters — the Enticer has enticed my mind. My body 
and mind are drenched with Nectar.   || 3 ||    O
Supreme Soul of the World, Your play is true. Your play is true, O Inaccessible 
and Infinite Lord; without You, who can make me
understand? There are millions of Siddhas and enlightened seekers, but without 
You, who can call himself one? Death and rebirth
drive the mind insane; only the Guru can hold it in its place. O Nanak, one who 
burns away his demerits and faults with the Shabad,
accumulates virtue, and finds God.  || 4 || 1 || 2 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   FIRST MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Come, my friend, so that I may behold the blessed Vision of Your Darshan. I 
stand in my doorway, watching for You; my mind is
filled with such a great yearning. My mind is filled with such a great 
yearning; hear me, O God — I place my faith in You. Gazing
upon the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, I have become free of desire; the 
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Your Light is in everyone; through it, You are known. Through love, You are 
easily met. O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to my
Friend; He has come home to meet with those who are true.  || 1 ||   When her 
Friend comes to her home, the bride is very
pleased. She is fascinated with the True Word of the Lord’s Shabad; gazing upon 
her Lord and Master, she is filled with joy.
She is filled with virtuous joy, and is totally pleased, when she is ravished 
and enjoyed by her Lord, and imbued with His Love.
Her faults and demerits are eradicated, and she roofs her home with virtue, 
through the Perfect Lord, the Architect of Destiny.
Conquering the thieves, she dwells as the mistress of her home, and administers 
justice wisely. O Nanak, through the Lord’s
Name, she is emancipated; through the Guru’s Teachings, she meets her Beloved.  
 || 2 ||    The young bride has found her
Husband Lord; her hopes and desires are fulfilled. She enjoys and ravishes her 
Husband Lord, and blends into the Word of the
Shabad, pervading and permeating everywhere; the Lord is not far away. God is 
not far away; He is in each and every heart.
All are His brides. He Himself is the Enjoyer, He Himself ravishes and enjoys; 
this is His glorious greatness. He is imperishable,
immovable, invaluable and infinite. The True Lord is obtained through the 
Perfect Guru. O Nanak, He Himself unites in Union;
by His Glance of Grace, He lovingly attunes them to Himself.  || 3 ||   My 
Husband Lord dwells in the loftiest balcony; He is the
Supreme  Lord  of  the  three  worlds.  I  am  amazed,  gazing  upon  His  
glorious  excellence;  the  unstruck  sound  current  of  the
Shabad vibrates and resonates. I contemplate the Shabad, and perform sublime 
deeds; I am blessed with the insignia, the
banner of the Lord’s Name. Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the false 
find no place of rest; only the jewel of the
Naam brings acceptance and renown. Perfect is my honor, perfect is my intellect 
and password. I shall not have to come or go.
O Nanak, the Gurmukh understands her own self; she becomes like her 
Imperishable Lord God.  || 4 || 1 || 3 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  SOOHEE,   CHHANT,   FIRST MEHL,   FOURTH  HOUSE:

The  One  who  created  the  world,  watches  over  it;  He  enjoins  the  
people  of  the  world  to  their  tasks.  Your  gifts,  O  Lord,
illuminate  the  heart,  and  the  moon  casts  its  light  on  the  body.  The 
 moon  glows,  by  the  Lord’s  gift,  and  the  darkness  of
suffering is taken away. The marriage party of virtue looks beautiful with the 
Groom; He chooses His enticing bride with care.
The wedding is performed with glorious splendor; He has arrived, accompanied by 
the vibrations of the Panch Shabad, the Five
Primal Sounds. The One who created the world, watches over it; He enjoins the 
people of the world to their tasks.  || 1 ||   I
am a sacrifice to my pure friends, the immaculate Saints. This body is attached 
to them, and we have shared our minds. We
have shared our minds — how could I forget those friends? Seeing them brings 
joy to my heart; I keep them clasped to my
soul. They have all virtues and merits, forever and ever; they have no demerits 
or faults at all. I am a sacrifice to my pure
friends, the immaculate Saints.  || 2 ||   One who has a basket of fragrant 
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If my friends have virtues, I will share in them. Let us form a partnership, 
and share our virtues; let us abandon our faults, and
walk on the Path. Let us wear our virtues like silk clothes; let us decorate 
ourselves, and enter the arena. Let us speak of
goodness, wherever we go and sit; let us skim off the Ambrosial Nectar, and 
drink it in. One who has a basket of fragrant
virtues, should enjoy its fragrance.  || 3 ||   He Himself acts; unto whom 
should we complain? No one else does anything. Go
ahead and complain to Him, if He makes a mistake. If He makes a mistake, go 
ahead and complain to Him; but how can the
Creator Himself make a mistake? He sees, He hears, and without our asking, 
without our begging, He gives His gifts. The
Great Giver, the Architect of the Universe, gives His gifts. O Nanak, He is the 
True Lord. He Himself acts; unto whom should
we complain? No one else does anything.   || 4 || 1 || 4 ||    SOOHEE,   FIRST 
MEHL:   My mind is imbued with His Glorious
Praises; I chant them, and He is pleasing to my mind. Truth is the ladder to 
the Guru; climbing up to the True Lord, peace is
obtained.  Celestial  peace  comes;  the  Truth  pleases  me.  How  could  
these  True  Teachings  ever  be  erased?  He  Himself  is
Undeceivable;  how  could  He  ever  be  deceived  by  cleansing  baths,  
charity,  spiritual  wisdom  or  ritual  bathings?  Fraud,
attachment  and  corruption  are  taken  away,  as  are  falsehood,  hypocrisy  
and  duality.  My  mind  is  imbued  with  His  Glorious
Praises; I chant them, and He is pleasing to my mind.  || 1 ||   So praise your 
Lord and Master, who created the creation. Filth
sticks to the polluted mind; how rare are those who drink in the Ambrosial 
Nectar. Churn this Ambrosial Nectar, and drink it in;
dedicate this mind to the Guru, and He will value it highly. I intuitively 
realized my God, when I linked my mind to the True
Lord. I will sing the Lord’s Glorious Praises with Him, if it pleases Him; how 
could I meet Him by being a stranger to Him? So
praise your Lord and Master, who created the creation.  || 2 ||   When He 
comes, what else remains behind? How can there be
any coming or going then? When the mind is reconciled with its Beloved Lord, it 
is blended with Him. True is the speech of one
who is imbued with the Love of his Lord and Master, who fashioned the body 
fortress from a mere bubble. He is the Master of
the five elements; He Himself is the Creator Lord. He embellished the body with 
Truth. I am worthless; please hear me, O my
Beloved! Whatever pleases You is True. One who is blessed with true 
understanding, does not come and go.  || 3 ||    Apply
such an ointment to your eyes, which is pleasing to your Beloved. I realize, 
understand and know Him, only if He Himself
causes me to know Him. He Himself shows me the Way, and He Himself leads me to 
it, attracting my mind. He Himself causes
us to do good and bad deeds; who can know the value of the Mysterious Lord? I 
know nothing of Tantric spells, magical
mantras and hypocritical rituals; enshrining the Lord within my heart, my mind 
is satisfied. The ointment of the Naam, the
Name of the Lord, is only understood by one who realizes the Lord, through the 
Word of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 4 ||    I have
my own friends; why should I go to the home of a stranger? My friends are 
imbued with the True Lord; He is with them, in
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In their minds, these friends celebrate in happiness; all good karma, 
righteousness and Dharma, the sixty-eight holy places of
pilgrimage, charity and worship, are found in the love of the True Name. He 
Himself creates, establishes and beholds all, by
the Pleasure of His Will. My friends are happy in the Love of the Lord; they 
nurture love for their Beloved.  || 5 ||    If a blind
man is made the leader, how will he know the way? He is impaired, and his 
understanding is inadequate; how will he know the
way? How can he follow the path and reach the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence? 
Blind is  the  understanding  of  the  blind.
Without the  Lord’s  Name,  they  cannot see  anything; the  blind  are  
drowned  in  worldly  entanglements.  Day  and  night,  the
Divine Light shines forth and joy wells up, when the Word of the Guru’s Shabad 
abides in the mind. With your palms pressed
together, pray to the Guru to show you the way.  || 6 ||   If the man becomes a 
stranger to God, then all the world becomes a
stranger to him. Unto whom should I tie up and give the bundle of my pains? The 
whole world is overflowing with pain and
suffering; who can know the state of my inner self? Comings and goings are 
terrible and dreadful; there is no end to the
rounds of reincarnation. Without the Naam, he is vacant and sad; he does not 
listen to the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. If the
mind becomes a stranger to God, then all the world becomes a stranger to him.  
|| 7 ||    One who finds the Guru’s Mansion
within the home of his own being, merges in the All-pervading Lord. The sevadar 
performs selfless service when he is pleased,
and confirmed in the True Word of the Shabad. Confirmed in the Shabad, with her 
being softened by devotion, the bride dwells
in the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence, deep within her being. The Creator 
Himself creates; God Himself, in the end, is endless.
Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the mortal is united, and then 
embellished; the unstruck melody of the sound current
resounds. One who finds the Guru’s Mansion within the home of his own being, 
merges in the All-pervading Lord.   || 8 ||
Why praise that which is created? Praise instead the One who created it and 
watches over it. His value cannot be estimated,
no matter how much one may wish. He alone can estimate the Lord’s value, whom 
the Lord Himself causes to know. He is not
mistaken; He does not make mistakes. He alone celebrates victory, who is 
pleasing to You, through the Invaluable Word of the
Guru’s Shabad. I am lowly and abject — I offer my prayer; may I never forsake 
the True Name, O Sibling of Destiny. O Nanak,
the One who created the creation, watches over it; He alone bestows 
understanding.  || 9 || 2 || 5 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   CHHANT,   THIRD  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Meditate on the Lord, and find peace and pleasure. As Gurmukh, obtain the 
Lord’s fruitful rewards. As Gurmukh, obtain the
fruit of the Lord, and meditate on the Lord’s Name; the pains of countless 
lifetimes shall be erased. I am a sacrifice to my
Guru, who has arranged and resolved all my affairs. The Lord God will bestow 
His Grace,  if  you  meditate  on  the  Lord;  O
humble servant of the Lord, you shall obtain the fruit of peace. Says Nanak, 
listen O humble Sibling of Destiny: meditate on
the Lord, and find peace and pleasure.  || 1 ||    Hearing the Glorious Praises 
of the Lord, I am intuitively drenched with His
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Those who have such pre-ordained destiny, meet the Guru, and their fears of 
birth and death leave them. One who eliminates
evil-mindedness and duality from within himself, that humble being lovingly 
focuses his mind on the Lord. Those, upon whom
my Lord and Master bestows His Grace, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, 
night and day. Hearing the Glorious Praises of
the Lord, I am intuitively drenched with His Love.   || 2 ||    In this age, 
emancipation comes only from the Lord’s Name.
Contemplative meditation on the Word of the Shabad emanates from the Guru. 
Contemplating the Guru’s Shabad, one comes
to love the Lord’s Name; he alone obtains it, unto whom the Lord shows Mercy.  
In  peace  and  poise,  he  sings  the  Lord’s
Praises day and night, and all sinful residues are eradicated. All are Yours, 
and You belong to all. I am Yours, and You are
mine. In this age, emancipation comes only from the Lord’s Name.  || 3 ||   The 
Lord, my Friend has come to dwell within the
home of my heart; singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, one is satisfied 
and fulfilled. Singing the Glorious Praises of the
Lord, one is satisfied forever, never to feel hunger again. That humble servant 
of the Lord, who meditates on the Name of the
Lord, Har, Har, is worshipped in the ten directions. O Nanak, He Himself joins 
and separates; there is no other than the Lord.
The Lord, my Friend has come to dwell within the home of my heart.  || 4 || 1 
||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  SOOHEE,   THIRD  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

The  Dear  Lord  protects  His  humble  devotees;  throughout  the  ages,  He  
has  protected  them.  Those  devotees  who  become
Gurmukh burn away their ego, through the Word of the Shabad. Those who burn 
away their ego through the Shabad, become
pleasing to my Lord; their speech becomes True. They perform the Lord’s true 
devotional service, day and night, as the Guru
has instructed them. The devotees’ lifestyle is true, and absolutely pure; the 
True Name is pleasing to their minds. O Nanak,
the those devotees, who practice Truth, and only Truth, look beauteous in the 
Court of the True Lord.  || 1 ||   The Lord is the
social class and honor of His devotees; the Lord’s devotees merge in the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord. They worship the Lord
in devotion, and eradicate self-conceit from within themselves; they understand 
merits and demerits. They understand merits
and  demerits,  and  chant  the  Lord’s  Name;  devotional  worship  is  sweet  
to  them.  Night  and  day,  they  perform  devotional
worship, day and night, and in the home of the self, they remain detached. 
Imbued with devotion, their minds remain forever
immaculate and pure; they see their Dear Lord always with them. O Nanak, those 
devotees are True in the Court of the Lord;
night  and day, they dwell upon the Naam.   || 2 ||    The self-willed manmukhs 
practice devotional rituals without the True
Guru, but without the True Guru, there is no devotion. They are afflicted with 
the diseases of egotism and Maya, and they
suffer the pains of death and rebirth. The world suffers the pains of death and 
rebirth, and through the love of duality, it is
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Without devotional worship, everyone in the world is deluded and confused, and 
in the end, they depart with regrets. Among
millions, there is scarcely one who realizes the Name of the True Lord. O 
Nanak, through the Naam, greatness is obtained; in
the love of duality, all honor is lost.  || 3 ||   In the home of the devotees, 
is the joy of true marriage; they chant the Glorious
Praises of the Lord forever. He Himself blesses them with the treasure of 
devotion; conquering the thorny pain of death, they
merge in the Lord. Conquering the thorny pain of death, they merge in the Lord; 
they are pleasing to the Lord’s Mind, and
they obtain the true treasure of the Naam. This treasure is inexhaustible; it 
will never be exhausted. The Lord automatically
blesses them with it. The humble servants of the Lord are exalted and elevated, 
forever on high; they are adorned with the
Word of the Guru’s Shabad. O Nanak, He Himself forgives them, and merges them 
with Himself; throughout the ages, they are
glorified.   || 4 || 1 || 2 ||    SOOHEE,   THIRD MEHL:   Through the True Word 
of the Shabad, true happiness prevails, there
where the True Lord is contemplated. Egotism and all sinful residues are 
eradicated, when one keeps the True Lord enshrined
in the heart. One who keeps the True Lord enshrined in the heart, crosses over 
the terrible and dreadful world-ocean; he shall
not have to cross over it again. True is the True Guru, and True is the Word of 
His Bani; through it, the True Lord is seen. One
who sings the Glorious Praises of the True Lord merges in Truth; he beholds the 
True Lord everywhere. O Nanak, True is the
Lord and Master, and True is His Name; through Truth, comes emancipation.  || 1 
||    The True Guru reveals the True Lord;
the  True  Lord  preserves  our  honor.  The  true  food  is  love  for  the  
True  Lord;  through  the  True  Name,  peace  is  obtained.
Through the True Name, the mortal finds peace; he shall never die, and never 
again enter the womb of reincarnation. His light
blends with the Light, and he merges into the True Lord; he is illuminated and 
enlightened with the True Name. Those who
know the Truth are True; night and day, they meditate on Truth. O Nanak, those 
whose hearts are filled with the True Name,
never suffer the pains of separation.  || 2 ||   In that home, and in that 
heart, where the True Bani of the Lord’s True Praise s
are sung, the songs of joy resound. Through the immaculate virtues of the True 
Lord, the body and mind are rendered True,
and God, the True Primal Being, dwells within. Such a person practices only 
Truth, and speaks only Truth; whatever the True
Lord does, that alone comes to pass. Wherever I look, there I see the True Lord 
pervading; there is no other at all. From the
True Lord, we emanate, and into the True Lord, we shall merge; death and birth 
come from duality. O Nanak, He Himself does
everything; He Himself is the Cause.  || 3 ||   The true devotees look 
beautiful in the Darbaar of the Lord’s Court. They speak
Truth, and only Truth. Deep within the nucleus of their heart, is the True Word 
of the Lord’s Bani. Through the Truth, they
understand themselves. They understand themselves, and so know the True Lord, 
through their true intuition.  True  is  the
Shabad, and True is its Glory; peace comes only from Truth. Imbued with Truth, 
the devotees love the One Lord; they do not
love any other. O Nanak, he alone obtains the True Lord, who has such 
pre-ordained destiny written upon his forehead.  || 4 ||
2 || 3 ||   SOOHEE,  THIRD MEHL:  The soul-bride may wander throughout the four 
ages, but still, without the True Guru, she
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The Kingdom of the Lord is permanent, and forever unchanging; there is no other 
than Him. There is no other than Him — He
is True forever; the Gurmukh knows the One Lord. That soul-bride, whose mind 
accepts the Guru’s Teachings, meets her
Husband Lord. Meeting the True Guru, she finds the Lord; without the Lord’s 
Name, there is no liberation. O Nanak, the soul-
bride ravishes and enjoys her Husband Lord; her mind accepts Him, and she finds 
peace.   || 1 ||    Serve the True Guru, O
young and innocent bride; thus you shall obtain the Lord as your Husband. You 
shall be the virtuous and happy bride of the
True Lord forever; and you shall never again wear soiled clothes. Your clothes 
shall never again be soiled; how rare are those
few, who, as Gurmukh, recognize this, and conquer their ego. So make your 
practice the practice of good deeds; merge into
the Word of the Shabad, and deep within, come to know the One Lord. The Gurmukh 
enjoys God, day and night, and so
obtains true glory. O Nanak, the soul-bride enjoys and ravishes her Beloved; 
God is pervading and permeating everywhere.  ||
2 ||   Serve the Guru, O young and innocent soul-bride, and he will lead to you 
meet your Husband Lord. The bride is imbued
with the Love of her Lord; meeting with her Beloved, she finds peace. Meeting 
her Beloved, she finds peace, and merges in the
True  Lord;  the  True  Lord  is  pervading  everywhere.  The  bride  makes  
Truth  her  decorations,  day  and  night,  and  remains
absorbed  in  the  True  Lord.  The  Lord,  the  Giver  of  peace,  is  
realized  through  His  Shabad;  He  hugs  His  bride  close  in  His
embrace. O Nanak, the bride obtains the Mansion of His Presence; through the 
Guru’s Teachings, she finds her Lord.  || 3 ||
The Primal Lord, my God, has united His young and innocent bride with Himself. 
Through the Guru’s Teachings, her heart is
illumined and enlightened; God is permeating and pervading everywhere. God is 
permeating and pervading everywhere; He
dwells in her mind, and she realizes her pre-ordained destiny. On his cozy bed, 
she is pleasing to my God; she fashions her
decorations  of  Truth.  The  bride  is  immaculate  and  pure;  she  washes  
away  the  filth  of  egotism,  and  through  the  Guru’s
Teachings, she merges in the True Lord. O Nanak, the Creator Lord blends her 
into Himself, and she obtains the nine treasure
of the Naam.  || 4 || 3 || 4 ||    SOOHEE,  THIRD MEHL:  Sing the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Har; the Gurmukh
obtains the Lord. Night and day, chant the Word of the Shabad; night and day, 
the Shabad shall vibrate and resound. The
unstruck melody of the Shabad vibrates, and the Dear Lord comes into the home 
of my heart; O ladies, sing the Glorious
Praises of the Lord. That soul-bride, who performs devotional worship service 
to the Guru night and day, becomes the Beloved
bride of her Lord. Those humble beings, whose hearts are filled with the Word 
of the Guru’s Shabad, are adorned with the
Shabad. O Nanak, their hearts are forever filled with happiness; the Lord, in 
His Mercy, enters into their hearts.  || 1 ||    The
minds of the devotees are filled with bliss; they remain lovingly absorbed in 
the Lord’s Name. The mind of the Gurmukh is
immaculate and pure; she sings the Immaculate Praises of the Lord. Singing His 
Immaculate Praises, she enshrines in her
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Those humble beings, within whose minds it abides, are emancipated; the Shabad 
permeates each and every heart. Singing
Your Glorious Praises, they merge naturally into You, O Lord; through the 
Shabad, they are united in Union with You. O Nanak,
their lives are fruitful; the True Guru places them on the Lord’s Path.  || 2 
||    Those who join the Society of the Saints are
absorbed  in  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  Har,  Har.  Through  the  Word  of  
the  Guru’s  Shabad,  they  are  forever  ‘jivan  mukta’ —
liberated while yet alive; they are lovingly absorbed in the Name of the Lord. 
They center their consciousness on the Lord’s
Name; through the Guru, they are united in His Union. Their minds are imbued 
with the Lord’s Love. They find the Lord, the
Giver of peace, and they eradicate attachments; night and day, they contemplate 
the Naam. They are imbued with the Word of
the Guru’s Shabad, and intoxicated with celestial peace; the Naam abides in 
their minds. O Nanak, the homes of their hearts
are filled with happiness, forever and always; they are absorbed in serving the 
True Guru.  || 3 ||   Without the True Guru, the
world is deluded by doubt; it does not obtain the Mansion of the Lord’s 
Presence. As Gurmukh, some are united in the Lord’s
Union, and their pains are dispelled. Their pains are dispelled, when it is 
pleasing to the Lord’s Mind; imbued with His Love,
they  sing  His  Praises  forever.  The  Lord’s  devotees  are  pure  and  
humble  forever;  throughout  the  ages,  they  are  forever
respected. They perform true devotional worship service, and are honored in the 
Lord’s Court; the True Lord is their hearth
and home. O Nanak, true are their songs of joy, and true is their word; through 
the Word of the Shabad, they find peace.   || 4

|| 4 || 5  ||     SHALOK,   THIRD  MEHL:   If  you  long  for  your  Husband  
Lord,  O  young  and  innocent bride,  then  focus  your

consciousness on the Guru’s feet. You shall be a happy soul bride of your Dear 
Lord forever; He does not die or leave. The
Dear Lord does not die, and He does not leave; through the peaceful poise of 
the Guru, the soul bride becomes the lover of
her Husband Lord. Through truth and self-control, she is forever immaculate and 
pure; she is embellished with the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad. My God is True, forever and ever; He Himself created Himself. O 
Nanak, she who focuses her consciousness
on  the  Guru’s  feet,  enjoys  her  Husband  Lord.   ||  1  ||     When  the  
young,  innocent  bride  finds  her  Husband  Lord,  she  is
automatically intoxicated with Him, night and day. Through the Word of the 
Guru’s Teachings, her mind becomes blissful, and
her body is not tinged with filth at all. Her body is not tinged with filth at 
all, and she is imbued with her Lord God; my God
unites  her  in  Union.  Night  and  day,  she  enjoys  her  Lord  God;  her  
egotism  is  banished  from  within.  Through  the  Guru’s
Teachings, she easily finds and meets Him. She is imbued with her Beloved. O 
Nanak, through the Naam, the Name of the
Lord, she obtains glorious greatness. She ravishes and enjoys her God; she is 
imbued with His Love.  || 2 ||    Ravishing her
Husband Lord, she is imbued with His Love; she obtains the Mansion of His 
Presence. She is utterly immaculate and pure; the
Great Giver banishes self-conceit from within her. The Lord drives out 
attachment from within her, when it pleases Him. The
soul bride becomes pleasing to the Lord’s Mind. Night and day, she continually 
sings the Glorious Praises of the True Lord; she
speaks the Unspoken Speech. Throughout the four ages, the One True Lord is 
permeating and pervading; without the Guru, no
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O Nanak, she revels in joy, imbued with His Love; she focuses her consciousness 
on the Lord.  || 3 ||    The mind of the soul
bride  is  very  happy,  when  she  meets  her  Friend,  her  Beloved  Lord.  
Through  the  Guru’s  Teachings,  her  mind  becomes
immaculate; she enshrines the Lord within her heart. Keeping the Lord enshrined 
within her heart, her affairs are arranged and
resolved; through the Guru’s Teachings, she knows her Lord. My Beloved has 
enticed my mind; I have obtained the Lord, the
Architect of Destiny. Serving the True Guru, she finds lasting peace; the Lord, 
the Destroyer of pride, dwells in her mind. O
Nanak, she merges with her Guru, embellished and adorned with the Word of the 
Guru's Shabad.  || 4 || 5 || 6 ||   SHALOK,
THIRD MEHL:  The song of joy is the Naam, the Name of the Lord; contemplate it, 
through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.
The mind and body of the Gurmukh is drenched with the Lord, the Beloved Lord. 
Through the Name of the Beloved Lord, all
one’s ancestors and generations are redeemed; chant the Lord’s Name with your 
mouth. Comings and goings cease, peace is
obtained, and in the home of the heart, one’s awareness is absorbed in the 
unstruck melody of the sound current. I have
found the One and only Lord, Har, Har. The Lord God has showered His Mercy upon 
Nanak. The song of joy is the Naam, the
Name of the Lord; through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, contemplate it.  || 1 
||   I am lowly, and God is lofty and exalted.
How will I ever meet Him? The Guru has very mercifully blessed me and united me 
with the Lord; through the Shabad, the
Word  of  the  Lord,  I  am  lovingly  embellished.  Merging  in  the  Word  of 
 the  Shabad,  I  am  lovingly  embellished;  my  ego  is
eradicated, and I revel in joyous love. My bed is so comfortable, since I 
became pleasing to God; I am absorbed in the Name
of the Lord, Har, Har. O Nanak, that soul bride is so very blessed, who walks 
in harmony with the True Guru’s Will. I am lowly,
and God is lofty and exalted. How will I ever meet Him?  || 2 ||   In each and 
every heart, and deep within all, is the One Lord,
the Husband Lord of all. God dwells far away from some, while for others,  He  
is  the  Support  of  the  mind.  For  some,  the
Creator Lord is the Support of the mind; He is obtained by great good fortune, 
through the Guru. The One Lord God, the
Master,  is  in  each  and  every  heart;  the  Gurmukh  sees  the  unseen.  
The  mind  is  satisfied,  in  natural  ecstasy,  O  Nanak,
contemplating God. In each and every heart, and deep within all, is the One 
Lord, the Husband Lord of all.  || 3 ||   Those who
serve the Guru, the True Guru, the Giver, merge in the Name of the Lord, Har, 
Har. O Lord, please bless me with the dust of
the feet of the Perfect Guru, so that I, a sinner, may be liberated. Even 
sinners are liberated, by eradicating their egotism; they
obtain a home within their own heart. With clear unerstanding, the night of 
their lives passes peacefully; through the Guru’s
Teachings, the Naam is revealed to them. Through the Lord, Har, Har, I am in 
ecstasy, day and night. O Nanak, the Lord
seems sweet. Those who serve the Guru, the True Guru, the Giver, merge in the 
Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 4 || 6 || 7 ||
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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  SOOHEE,   FOURTH  MEHL,   CHHANT,   FIRST HOUSE:

If only I could meet the True Guru, the Primal Being. Discarding my faults and 
sins, I would chant the Lord’s Glorious Praises. I
meditate  on  the  Naam,  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  Har,  Har.  Continuously,  
continually,  I  chant  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Bani.
Gurbani always seems so sweet; I have eradicated the sinful residues from 
within. The disease of egotism is gone, fear has
left, and I am absorbed in celestial peace. Through the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad, the bed of my body has become cozy and
beautiful, and I enjoy the essence of spiritual wisdom. Night and day, I 
continually enjoy peace and pleasure. O Nanak, this is
my pre-ordained destiny.  || 1 ||   The soul-bride is lovingly embellished with 
truth and contentment; her Father, the Guru, has
come to engage her in marriage to her Husband Lord. Joining with the humble 
Saints, I sing Gurbani. Singing the Guru’s Bani,
I have obtained the supreme status; meeting with the Saints, the self-elect, I 
am blessed and adorned. Anger and attachment
have left my body and run away; I have eradicated hypocrisy and doubt. The pain 
of egotism is gone, and I have found peace;
my body has become healthy and free of disease. By Guru’s Grace, O Nanak, I 
have realized God, the ocean of virtue.  || 2 ||
The self-willed manmukh is separated, far away from God; she does not obtain 
the Mansion of His Presence, and she burns.
Egotism and falsehood are deep within her; deluded by falsehood, she deals only 
in falsehood. Practicing fraud and falsehood,
she  suffers  terrible  pain;  without  the  True  Guru,  she  does  not  find  
the  way.  The  foolish  soul-bride  wanders  along  dismal
pathways; each and every moment, she is bumped and pushed. God, the Great 
Giver, shows His Mercy, and leads her to meet
the True Guru, the Primal Being. Those beings who have been separated for 
countless incarnations, O Nanak, are reunited
with the Lord, with intuitive ease.  || 3 ||   Calculating the most auspicious 
moment, the Lord comes into the bride’s home; her
heart is filled with ecstasy. The Pandits and astrologers have come, to sit and 
consult the almanacs. They have consulted the
almanacs, and the bride’s mind vibrates with bliss, when she hears that her 
Friend is coming into the home of her heart. The
virtuous  and  wise  men  sat  down  and  decided  to  perform  the  marriage  
immediately.  She  has  found  her  Husband,  the
Inaccessible, Unfathomable Primal Lord, who is forever young; He is her Best 
Friend from her earliest childhood. O Nanak, he
has mercifully united the bride with Himself. She shall never be separated 
again.  || 4 || 1 ||    SOOHEE,  FOURTH MEHL:  In
the first round of the marriage ceremony, the Lord sets out His Instructions 
for performing the daily duties of married life.
Instead  of  the  hymns  of  the  Vedas  to  Brahma,  embrace  the  righteous  
conduct  of  Dharma,  and  renounce  sinful  actions.
Meditate on the Lord’s Name; embrace and enshrine the contemplative remembrance 
of the Naam. Worship and adore the
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By great good fortune, celestial bliss is attained, and the Lord, Har, Har, 
seems sweet to the mind. Servant Nanak proclaims
that, in this, the first round of the marriage ceremony, the marriage ceremony 
has begun.  || 1 ||   In the second round of the
marriage ceremony, the Lord leads you to meet the True Guru, the Primal Being. 
With the Fear of God, the Fearless Lord in the
mind, the filth of egotism is eradicated. In the Fear of God, the Immaculate 
Lord, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and
behold the Lord’s Presence before you. The Lord, the Supreme Soul, is the Lord 
and Master of the Universe; He is pervading
and permeating everywhere, fully filling all spaces. Deep within, and outside 
as well, there is only the One Lord God. Meeting
together, the humble servants of the Lord sing the songs of joy. Servant Nanak 
proclaims that, in this, the second round of the
marriage  ceremony,  the  unstruck  sound  current  of  the  Shabad  resounds.  
 ||  2  ||     In  the  third  round  of  the  marriage
ceremony, the mind is filled with Divine Love. Meeting with the humble Saints 
of the Lord, I have found the Lord, by great
good fortune. I have found the Immaculate Lord, and I sing the Glorious Praises 
of the Lord. I speak the Word of the Lord’s
Bani. By great good fortune, I have found the humble Saints, and I speak the 
Unspoken Speech of the Lord. The Name of the
Lord, Har, Har, Har, vibrates and resounds within my heart; meditating on the 
Lord, I have realized the destiny inscribed upon
my forehead. Servant Nanak proclaims that, in this, the third round of the 
marriage ceremony, the mind is filled with Divine
Love for the Lord.  || 3 ||    In the fourth round of the marriage ceremony, my 
mind has become peaceful; I have found the
Lord. As Gurmukh, I have met Him, with intuitive ease; the Lord seems so sweet 
to my mind and body. The Lord seems so
sweet; I am pleasing to my God. Night and day, I lovingly focus my 
consciousness on the Lord. I have obtained my Lord and
Master, the fruit of my mind’s desires. The Lord’s Name resounds and resonates. 
The Lord God, my Lord and Master, blends
with  His  bride,  and  her  heart  blossoms  forth  in  the  Naam.  Servant  
Nanak  proclaims  that,  in  this,  the  fourth  round  of  the
marriage ceremony, we have found the Eternal Lord God.  || 4 || 2 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  SOOHEE,   CHHANT,   FOURTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

The Gurmukhs sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord; in their hearts, and on 
their tongues, they enjoy and savor His taste. They
enjoy  and  savor  His  taste,  and  are  pleasing  to  my  God,  who  meets  
them  with  natural  ease.  Night  and  day,  they  enjoy
enjoyments, and they sleep in peace; they remain lovingly absorbed in the Word 
of the Shabad. By great good fortune, one
obtains the Perfect Guru; night and day, meditate on the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord. In absolute ease and poise, one meets
the Life of the World. O Nanak, one is absorbed in the state of absolute 
absorption.  || 1 ||   Joining the Society of the Saints, I
bathe in the Immaculate Pool of the Lord. Bathing in these Immaculate Waters, 
my filth is removed, and my body is purified
and sanctified. The filth of intellectual evil-mindedness is removed, doubt is 
gone, and the pain of egotism is dispelled. By
God’s Grace, I found the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. I dwell in the home 
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My tongue tastes the taste of the Lord’s joyous song; O Nanak, the Naam shines 
forth brightly.  || 2 ||    The Gurmukh loves
the  Name  of  the  Lord;  deep  within,  she  contemplates  the  jewel  of  
the  Naam.  Those  who  love  the  Lord’s  Name  are
emancipated  through  the  Word  of  the  Shabad.  The  darkness  of  ignorance 
 is  dispelled.  Spiritual  wisdom  burns  brilliantly,
illuminating  the  heart;  their  homes  and  temples  are  embellished  and  
blessed.  I  have  made  my  body  and  mind  into
adornments,  and  dedicated  them  to  the  True  Lord  God,  pleasing  Him.  
Whatever  God  says,  I  gladly  do.  O  Nanak,  I  have
merged into the fiber of His Being.  || 3 ||    The Lord God has arranged the 
marriage ceremony; He has come to marry the
Gurmukh. He has come to marry the Gurmukh, who has found the Lord. That bride 
is very dear to her Lord. The humble Saints
join together and sing the songs of joy; the Dear Lord Himself has adorned the 
soul-bride. The angels and mortal beings, the
heavenly heralds and celestial singers, have come together and formed a 
wondrous wedding party. O Nanak, I have found my
True Lord God, who never dies, and is not born.  || 4 || 1 || 3 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   CHHANT,   FOURTH  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Come, humble Saints, and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. 
Let us gather together as Gurmukh; within the
home of our own heart, the Shabad vibrates and resonates. The many melodies of 
the Shabad are Yours, O Lord God; O
Creator  Lord, You  are  everywhere.  Day  and  night,  I  chant  His  Praises  
forever,  lovingly  focusing  on  the  True  Word  of  the
Shabad. Night and day, I remain intuitively attuned to the Lord’s Love; in my 
heart, I worship the Lord’s Name. O Nanak, as
Gurmukh, I have realized the One Lord; I do not know any other.  || 1 ||   He 
is contained amongst all; He is God, the Inner-
knower, the Searcher of hearts. One who meditates and dwells upon God, through 
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, knows that
God, my Lord and Master, is pervading everywhere. God, my Lord and Master, is 
the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts; He
pervades and permeates each and every heart. Through the Guru’s Teachings, 
Truth is obtained, and then, one merges in
celestial bliss. There is no other than Him. I sing His Praises with intuitive 
ease. If it pleases God, He shall unite me with
Himself.  O  Nanak,  through  the  Shabad,  God  is  known;  meditate  on  the  
Naam,  day  and  night.   ||  2  ||     This  world  is
treacherous and impassable; the self-willed manmukh cannot cross over. Within 
him is egotism, self-conceit, sexual desire,
anger and cleverness. Within him is cleverness; he is not approved, and his 
life is uselessly wasted and lost. On the Path of
Death, he suffers in pain, and must endure abuse; in the end, he departs 
regretfully. Without the Name, he has no friends, no
children, family or relatives. O Nanak, the wealth of Maya, attachment and 
ostentatious shows — none of them shall go along
with him to the world hereafter.  || 3 ||   I ask my True Guru, the Giver, how 
to cross over the treacherous and difficult world-
ocean. Walk in harmony with the True Guru’s Will, and remain dead while yet 
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Remaining  dead  while  yet  alive,  cross  over  the  terrifying  world-ocean; 
 as  Gurmukh,  merge  in  the  Naam.  One  obtains  the
Perfect Primal Lord, by great good fortune, lovingly focusing on the True Name. 
The intellect is enlightened, and the mind is
satisfied, through the glory of the Lord’s Name. O Nanak, God is found, merging 
in the Shabad, and one’s light blends into the
Light.  || 4 || 1 || 4 ||

SOOHEE,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIFTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O humble Saints, I have met my Beloved Guru; the fire of my desire is quenched, 
and my yearning is gone. I dedicate my
mind and body to the True Guru; I pray that may He unite me with God, the 
treasure of virtue. Blessed, blessed is the Guru,
the Supreme Being, who tells me of the most blessed Lord. By great good 
fortune, servant Nanak has found the Lord; he
blossoms forth in the Naam.  || 1 ||   I have met my Beloved Friend, the Guru, 
who has shown me the Path to the Lord. Come
home — I have been separated from You for so long! Please, let me merge with 
You, through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad,
O my Lord God. Without You, I am so sad; like a fish out of water, I shall die. 
The very fortunate ones meditate on the Lord;
servant Nanak merges into the Naam.  || 2 ||   The mind runs around in the ten 
directions; the self-willed manmukh wanders
around, deluded by doubt. In his mind, he continually conjures up hopes; his 
mind is gripped by hunger and thirst. There is an
infinite treasure buried within the mind, but still, he goes out, searching for 
poison. O servant Nanak, praise the Naam, the
Name of the Lord; without the Name, he rots away, and wastes away to death.  || 
3 ||   Finding the beautiful and fascinating
Guru, I have conquered my mind, through the Bani, the Word of my Beloved Lord. 
My heart has forgotten its common sense
and wisdom; my mind has forgotten its hopes and cares. Deep within my self, I 
feel the pains of divine love. Beholding the
Guru, my mind is comforted and consoled. Awaken my good destiny, O God — 
please, come and meet me! Each and every
instant, servant Nanak is a sacrifice to You.  || 4 || 1 || 5 ||    SOOHEE,  
CHHANT,  FOURTH MEHL:  Eradicate the poison of
egotism, O human being; it is holding you back from meeting your Lord God. This 
golden-colored body has been disfigured and
ruined by egotism. Attachment to Maya is total darkness; this foolish, 
self-willed manmukh is attached to it. O servant Nanak,
the Gurmukh is saved; through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, he is released 
from egotism.  || 1 ||   Overcome and subdue
this mind; your mind wanders around continually, like a falcon. The mortal’s 
life-night passes painfully, in constant hope and
desire. I have found the Guru, O humble Saints; my mind’s hopes are fulfilled, 
chanting the Lord’s Name. Please bless servant
Nanak, O God, with such understanding, that abandoning false hopes, he may 
always sleep in peace.  || 2 ||   The bride hopes
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My Lord and Master is infinitely compassionate; O Sovereign Lord, be merciful, 
and merge me into Yourself. My mind and body
long to behold the Guru’s face. O Sovereign Lord, I have spread out my bed of 
loving faith. O servant Nanak, when the bride
pleases her Lord God, her Sovereign Lord meets her with natural ease.  || 3 ||  
  My Lord God, my Sovereign Lord, is on the
one bed. The Guru has shown me how to meet my Lord. My mind and body are filled 
with love and affection for my Sovereign
Lord. In His Mercy, the Guru has united me with Him. I am a sacrifice to my 
Guru, O my Sovereign Lord; I surrender my soul
to the True Guru. When the Guru is totally pleased, O servant Nanak, he unites 
the soul with the Lord, the Sovereign Lord.  ||
4 || 2 || 6 || 18 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   CHHANT,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Listen, madman: gazing upon the world, why have you gone crazy? Listen, madman: 
you have been trapped by false love,
which is transitory, like the fading color of the safflower. Gazing upon the 
false world, you are fooled. It is not worth even half
a shell. Only the Name of the Lord of the Universe is permanent. You shall take 
on the deep and lasting red color of the poppy,
contemplating  the  sweet  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad.  You  remain  
intoxicated  with  false  emotional  attachment;  you  are
attached to falsehood. Nanak, meek and humble, seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord, 
the treasure of mercy. He preserves the
honor of His devotees.  || 1 ||   Listen, madman: serve your Lord, the Master 
of the breath of life. Listen, madman: whoever
comes, shall go. Listen, O wandering stranger: that which you believe to be 
permanent, shall all pass away; so remain in the
Saints’ Congregation. Listen, renunciate: by your good destiny, obtain the 
Lord, and remain attached to God’s Feet. Dedicate
and surrender this mind to the Lord, and have no doubts; as Gurmukh, renounce 
your great pride. O Nanak, the Lord carries
the meek and humble devotees across the terrifying world-ocean. What Glorious 
Virtues of Your should I chant and recite?  ||
2 ||    Listen, madman: why do you harbor false pride? Listen, madman: all your 
egotism and pride shall be overcome. What
you think is permanent, shall all pass away. Pride is false, so become the 
slave of God’s Saints. Remain dead while still alive,
and you shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean, if it is your pre-ordained 
destiny. One whom the Lord causes to meditate
intuitively,  serves  the  Guru,  and  drinks  in  the  Ambrosial  Nectar.  
Nanak  seeks  the  Sanctuary  of  the  Lord’s  Door;  I  am  a
sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice, forever a sacrifice to Him.  || 3 ||    
Listen, madman: do not think that you have found God.
Listen, madman: be the dust under the feet of those who meditate on God. Those 
who meditate on God find peace. By great
good fortune, the Blessed Vision of their Darshan is obtained. Be humble, and 
be forever a sacrifice, and your self-conceit shall
be totally eradicated. One who has found God is pure, with blessed destiny. I 
would sell myself to him. Nanak, the meek and
humble, seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord, the ocean of peace. Make him  Your  
own,  and preserve  his  honor.   || 4  || 1  ||
SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The True Guru was satisfied with me, and blessed me with 
the Support of the Lord’s Lotus Feet. I am
a sacrifice to the Lord.


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The Lord’s Ambrosial Nectar is an overflowing treasure; everything is in His 
Home. I am a sacrifice to the Lord. My Father is
absolutely all-powerful. God is the Doer, the Cause of causes. Remembering Him 
in meditation, pain does not touch me; thus I
cross over the terrifying world-ocean. In the beginning, and throughout the 
ages, He is the Protector of His devotees. Praising
Him continually, I live. O Nanak, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the 
sweetest and most sublime essence. Night and day, I
drink it in with my mind and body.  || 1 ||   The Lord unites me with Himself; 
how could I feel any separation? I am a sacrifice
to the Lord. One who has Your Support lives forever and ever. I am a sacrifice 
to the Lord. I take my support from You alone,
O True Creator Lord. No one lacks this Support; such is my God. Meeting with 
the humble Saints, I sing the songs of joy; day
and night, I place my hopes in You. I have obtained the Blessed Vision, the 
Darshan of the Perfect Guru. Nanak is forever a
sacrifice.  || 2 ||   Contemplating, dwelling upon the Lord’s true home, I 
receive honor, greatness and truth. I am a sacrifice to
the Lord. Meeting the Merciful True Guru, I sing the Praises of the 
Imperishable Lord. I am a sacrifice to the Lord. Sing the
Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, continually, continuously; He is 
the Beloved Master of the breath of life. Good
times have come; the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, has met me, and 
hugged me close in His Embrace. The musical
instruments of truth and contentment vibrate, and the unstruck melody of the 
sound current resounds. Hearing this, all my
fears have been dispelled; O Nanak, God is the Primal Being, the Creator Lord.  
|| 3 ||    The essence of spiritual wisdom has
welled up; in this world, and the next, the One Lord is pervading. I am a 
sacrifice to the Lord. When God meets the God within
the self, no one can separate them. I am a sacrifice to the Lord. I gaze upon 
the Wondrous Lord, and listen to the Wondrous
Lord; the Wondrous Lord has come into my vision. The Perfect Lord and Master is 
pervading the water, the land and the sky,
in each and every heart. I have merged again into the One from whom I 
originated. The value of this cannot be described.
Nanak meditates on Him.  || 4 || 2 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   CHHANT,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. I am awake, night and 
day, in the Lord’s Love. Awake to the Lord’s
Love, my sins have left me. I meet with the Beloved Saints. Attached to the 
Guru’s Feet, my doubts are dispelled, and all my
affairs are resolved. Listening to the Word of the Guru’s Bani with my ears, I 
know celestial peace. By great good fortune, I
meditate on the Lord’s Name. Prays Nanak, I have entered my Lord and Master’s 
Sanctuary. I dedicate my body and soul to
God.   || 1 ||    The unstruck melody of the Shabad, the Word of God is so very 
beautiful. True joy comes from singing the
Lord’s Praises. Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, pain is 
dispelled, and my mind is filled with tremendous joy.


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My mind and body have become immaculate and pure, gazing upon the Blessed 
Vision of the Lord’s Darshan; I chant the
Name of God. I am the dust of the feet of the Holy. Worshipping God in 
adoration, my God is pleased with me. Prays Nanak,
please bless me with Your Mercy, that I may sing Your Glorious Praises forever. 
 || 2 ||   Meeting with the Guru, I cross over
the world-ocean. Meditating on the Lord’s Feet, I am emancipated. Meditating on 
the Lord’s Feet, I have obtained the fruits of
all rewards, and my comings and goings have ceased. With loving devotional 
worship, I meditate intuitively on the Lord, and
my God is pleased. Meditate on the One, Unseen, Infinite, Perfect Lord; there 
is no other than Him. Prays Nanak, the Guru has
erased my doubts; wherever I look, there I see Him.  || 3 ||   The Lord’s Name 
is the Purifier of sinners. It resolves the affairs
of  the  humble  Saints.  I  have  found  the  Saintly  Guru,  meditating  on  
God.  All  my  desires  have  been  fulfilled.  The  fever  of
egotism has been dispelled, and I am always happy. I have met God, from whom I 
was separated for so long. My mind has
found peace and tranquility; congratulations are pouring in. I shall never 
forget Him from my mind. Prays Nanak, the True
Guru has taught me this, to vibrate and meditate forever on the Lord of the 
Universe.  || 4 || 1 || 3 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   CHHANT,   FIFTH  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O my Lord and Master, You are unattached; You have so many hand-maidens like 
me, Lord. You are the ocean, the source of
jewels; I do not know Your value, Lord. I do not know Your value; You are the 
wisest of all; please show Mercy unto me, O
Lord. Show Your Mercy, and bless me with such understanding, that I may 
meditate on You, twenty-four hours a day. O soul,
don’t be so arrogant — become the dust of all, and you shall be saved. Nanak’s 
Lord is the Master of all; He has so many
hand-maidens like me.  || 1 ||    Your depth is profound and utterly 
unfathomable; You are my Husband Lord, and I am Your
bride. You are the greatest of the great, exalted and lofty on high; I am 
infinitesimally small. I am nothing; You are the One
and only. You Yourself are All-knowing. With just a momentary Glance of Your 
Grace, God, I live; I enjoy all pleasures and
delights. I seek the Sanctuary of Your Feet; I am the slave of Your slaves. My 
mind has blossomed forth, and my body is
rejuvenated. O Nanak, the Lord and Master is contained amongst all; He does 
just as He pleases.  || 2 ||   I take pride in You;
You are my only Strength, Lord. You are my understanding, intellect and 
knowledge. I know only what You cause me to know,
Lord. He alone knows, and he alone understands, upon whom the Creator Lord 
bestows His Grace. The self-willed manmukh
wanders along many paths, and is trapped in the net of Maya. She alone is 
virtuous, who is pleasing to her Lord and Master.
You are Nanak’s only pride, Lord.  || 3 ||    I am a sacrifice, devoted and 
dedicated to You; You are my sheltering mountain,
Lord. I am a sacrifice, thousands, hundreds of thousands of times, to the Lord.


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He has torn away the  veil  of  doubt; darkness  has  been  eliminated, and  I 
have  renounced  corruption  and  sin.  My  mind  is
reconciled with my Lord and Master. I have become pleasing to my Dear God, and 
I have become carefree. My life is fulfilled
and approved. I have become invaluable, of tremendous weight and value. The 
Door, and the Path of liberation are open to
me now. Says Nanak, I am fearless; God has become my Shelter and Shield.  || 4 
|| 1 || 4 ||    SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  My
Perfect True Guru is my Best Friend, the Primal Being. I do not know any other 
than Him, Lord. He is my mother, father,
sibling, child, relative, soul and breath of life. He is so pleasing to my 
mind, O Lord. My body and soul are all His blessings. He
is overflowing with every quality of virtue. My God is the Inner-knower, the 
Searcher of hearts. He is totally permeating and
pervading everywhere. In His Sanctuary, I receive every comfort and pleasure. I 
am totally, completely happy. Forever and
ever, Nanak is a sacrifice to God, forever, a devoted sacrifice.  || 1 ||   By 
great good fortune, one finds such a Guru, meeting
whom, the Lord God is known. The sinful residues of countless lifetimes are 
erased, bathing continually in the dust of the feet
of God’s Saints. Bathing in the dust of the feet of the Lord, and meditating on 
God, you shall not have to enter into the womb
of reincarnation again. Grasping hold of the Guru’s Feet, doubt and fear are 
dispelled, and you receive the fruits of your mind’s
desires. Continually singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and meditating 
on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you shall no
longer suffer in pain and sorrow. O Nanak, God is the Giver of all souls; His 
radiant glory is perfect!  || 2 ||    The Lord, Har,
Har, is the treasure of virtue; the Lord is under the power of His Saints. 
Those who are dedicated to the feet of the Saints, and
to serving the Guru, obtain the supreme status, O Lord. They obtain the supreme 
status, and eradicate self-conceit; the Perfect
Lord showers His Grace upon them. Their lives are fruitful, their fears are 
dispelled, and they meet the One Lord, the Destroyer
of ego. He blends into the One, to whom he belongs; his light merges into the 
Light. O Nanak, chant the Naam, the Name of
the Immaculate Lord; meeting the True Guru, peace is obtained.  || 3 ||   Sing 
continually the songs of joy, O humble beings
of the Lord; all your desires shall be fulfilled. Those who are imbued with the 
Love of their Lord and Master do not die, or come
or go in reincarnation. The Imperishable Lord is obtained, meditating on the 
Naam, and all one’s wishes are fulfilled. Peace,
poise,  and  all  ecstasy  are  obtained,  attaching  one’s  mind  to  the  
Guru’s  feet.  The  Imperishable  Lord  is  permeating  and
pervading each and every heart; He is in all places and interspaces. Says 
Nanak, all affairs are perfectly resolved, focusing
one’s mind on the Guru’s Feet.  || 4 || 2 || 5 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Be 
Merciful, O my Beloved Lord and Master, that I
may behold the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan with my eyes. Please bless me, O 
my Beloved, with thousands of tongues, to
worship and adore You with my mouth, O Lord. Worshipping the Lord in adoration, 
the Path of Death is overcome, and no pain
or suffering will afflict you. The Lord and Master is pervading and permeating 
the water, the land and the sky; wherever I look,
there He is. Doubt, attachment and corruption are gone.


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God is the nearest of the near. Please bless Nanak with Your Merciful Grace, O 
God, that his eyes may behold the Blessed
Vision of Your Darshan.  || 1 ||    Please bless me, O Beloved God, with 
millions of ears, with which I may hear the Glorious
Praises of the Imperishable Lord. Listening, listening to these, this mind 
becomes spotless and pure, and the noose of Death is
cut. The noose of Death is cut, meditating on the Imperishable Lord, and all 
happiness and wisdom are obtained. Chant, and
meditate, day and night, on the Lord, Har, Har. Focus your meditation on the 
Celestial Lord. The painful residues of sinful
mistakes are burnt away, by keeping God in one’s thoughts; evil-mindedness is 
erased. Says Nanak, O God, please be Merciful
to me, that I may listen to Your Glorious Praises, O Imperishable Lord.  || 2 
||   Please give me millions of hands to serve You,
God, and let my feet walk on Your Path. Service to the Lord is the boat to 
carry us across the terrifying world-ocean. So cross
over the terrifying world-ocean, meditating in remembrance on the Lord, Har, 
Har; all wishes shall be fulfilled. Even the worst
corruption is taken away; peace wells up, and the unstruck celestial harmony 
vibrates and resounds. All the fruits of the mind’s
desires are obtained; His creative power is infinitely valuable. Says Nanak, 
please be Merciful to me, God, that my mind may
follow Your Path forever.   || 3 ||    This opportunity, this glorious 
greatness, this blessing and wealth, come by great good
fortune. These pleasures, these delightful enjoyments, come when my mind is 
attached to the Lord’s Feet. My mind is attached
to God’s Feet; I seek His Sanctuary. He is the Creator, the Cause of causes, 
the Cherisher of the world. Everything is Yours;
You are my God, O my Lord and Master, Merciful to the meek. I am worthless, O 
my Beloved, ocean of peace. In the Saints’
Congregation, my mind is awakened. Says Nanak, God has been Merciful to me; my 
mind is attached to His Lotus Feet.  || 4 ||
3 || 6 ||   SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Meditating on the Lord, the Lord’s Temple has 
been built; the Saints and devotees sing the
Lord’s Glorious Praises. Meditating, meditating in remembrance of God, their 
Lord and Master, they discard and renounce all
their sins. Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, the supreme status is 
obtained. The Word of God’s Bani is sublime and
exalted. God’s  Sermon  is  so  very  sweet.  It brings  celestial  peace.  It  
is  to  speak  the  Unspoken  Speech.  The  time  and  the
moment were auspicious, blessed and true, when the eternal foundation of this 
Temple was placed. O servant Nanak, God has
been kind and compassionate; with all His powers, He has blessed me.   || 1 ||  
  The sounds of ecstasy vibrate through me
continuously. I have enshrined the Supreme Lord within my mind. As Gurmukh, my 
lifestyle is excellent and true; my false
hopes and doubts are dispelled. The Gurmukh chants the Bani of the unstruck 
melody; hearing it, listening to it, my mind and
body are rejuvenated. All pleasures are obtained, by that one whom God makes 
His Own. Within the home of the heart are the
nine treasures, filled to overflowing. He has fallen in love with the Lord’s 
Name. Servant Nanak shall never forget God; his
destiny is perfectly fulfilled.   || 2 ||    God, the King, has given me shade 
under His canopy, and the fire of desire has been
totally extinguished. The home of sorrow and sin has been demolished, and all 
affairs have been resolved.


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When the Lord God so commands, misfortune is averted; true righteousness, 
Dharma and charity flourish. Meditate forever on
your God, when you sleep and sit and stand. The Lord and Master is the treasure 
of virtue, the ocean of peace; He pervades
the water, the land and the sky. Servant Nanak has entered God’s Sanctuary; 
there is no other than Him.  || 3 ||   My home is
made, the garden and pool are made, and my Sovereign Lord God has met me. My 
mind is adorned, and my friends rejoice; I
sing the songs of joy, and the Glorious Praises of the Lord. Singing the 
Glorious Praises of the True Lord God, all desires are
fulfilled. Those who are attached to the Guru’s Feet are always awake and 
aware; His Praises resound and resonate through
their minds. My Lord and Master, the bringer of peace, has blessed me with His 
Grace; He has arranged this world, and the
world hereafter for me. Prays Nanak, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord 
forever; He is the Support of the body and soul.

|| 4 || 4 || 7 ||    SOOHEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   The terrifying world-ocean, the 
terrifying world-ocean — I have crossed over it,
meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. I worship and adore the 
Lord’s Feet, the boat to carry me across.
Meeting the True Guru, I am carried over. Through the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad, I cross over, and I shall not die again; my
comings and goings are ended. Whatever He does, I accept as good, and my mind 
merges in celestial peace. Neither pain, nor
hunger,  nor  disease  afflicts  me.  I  have  found  the  Sanctuary  of  the  
Lord,  the  ocean  of  peace.  Meditating,  meditating  in
remembrance on the Lord, Nanak is imbued with His Love; his mind’s anxieties 
are dispelled.  || 1 ||   The humble Saints have
implanted the Lord’s Mantra within me, and the Lord, my Best Friend, has come 
under my power. I have dedicated my mind to
my Lord and Master, and offered it to Him, and He has blessed me with 
everything. He has made me His hand-maiden and
slave; my sadness is dispelled, and in the Lord’s Temple, I have found 
stability. My joy and bliss are in meditating on my True
God; I shall never be separated from Him again. She alone is very fortunate, 
and a true soul-bride, who contemplates the
Glorious Vision of the Lord’s Name. Says Nanak, I am imbued with His Love, 
drenched in the supreme, sublime essence of His
Love.   ||  2  ||     I  am  in  continual  bliss  and  ecstasy,  O  my  
companions;  I  sing  the  songs  of  joy  forever.  God  Himself  has
embellished her, and she has become His virtuous soul-bride. With natural ease, 
He has become Merciful to her. He does not
consider her merits or demerits. He hugs His humble servants close in His 
Loving Embrace; they enshrine the Lord’s Name in
their hearts. Everyone is engrossed in arrogant pride, attachment and 
intoxication; in His Mercy, He has freed me of them.
Says Nanak, I have crossed over the terrifying world-ocean, and all my affairs 
are perfectly resolved.  || 3 ||   Continually sing
the Glorious Praises of the World-Lord, O my companions; all your wishes shall 
be granted. Life becomes fruitful, meeting with
the Holy Saints, and meditating on the One God, the Creator of the Universe. 
Chant, and meditate on the  One  God,  who
permeates and pervades the many beings of the whole Universe. God created it, 
and God spreads through it everywhere.
Everywhere I look, I see God. The Perfect Lord is perfectly pervading and 
permeating the water, the land and the sky; there is
no place without Him.


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Beholding the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, Nanak has blossomed forth; the 
Lord has united him in Union.  || 4 || 5 || 8 ||
SOOHEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Eternal and immovable is the City of God and Guru; 
chanting His Name, I have found peace. I have
obtained the fruits of my mind’s desires; the Creator Himself established it. 
The Creator Himself established it. I have found
total  peace;  my  children,  siblings  and  Sikhs  have  all  blossomed  forth 
 in  bliss.  Singing  the  Glorious  Praises  of  the  Perfect
Transcendent Lord, my affairs have come to be resolved. God Himself is my Lord 
and Master. He Himself is my Saving Grace;
He Himself is my father and mother. Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to the True 
Guru, who has embellished and adorned this
place.   || 1 ||    Homes, mansions, stores and markets are beautiful, when the 
Lord’s Name abides within. The Saints and
devotees  worship  the  Lord’s  Name  in  adoration,  and  the  noose  of  
Death  is  cut  away.  The  noose  of  Death  is  cut  away,
meditating on the Name of the Eternal, Unchanging Lord, Har, Har. Everything is 
perfect for them, and they obtain the fruits of
their mind’s desires. The Saints and  friends  enjoy  peace  and  pleasure; 
their  pain,  suffering  and  doubts  are  dispelled. The
Perfect True Guru has embellished them with the Word of the Shabad; Nanak is 
forever a sacrifice to them.  || 2 ||   The gift of
our Lord and Master is perfect; it increases day by day. The Supreme Lord God 
has made me His own; His Glorious Greatness
is so great! From the very beginning, and throughout the ages, He is the 
Protector of His devotees; God has become merciful
to me. All beings and creatures now dwell in peace; God Himself cherishes and 
cares for them. The Praises of the Lord and
Master are totally pervading in the ten directions; I cannot express His worth. 
Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to the True Guru,
who has laid this eternal foundation.  || 3 ||   The spiritual wisdom and 
meditation of the Perfect Transcendent Lord, and the
Sermon of the Lord, Har, Har, are continually heard there. The devotees of the 
Lord, the Destroyer of fear, play endlessly
there, and the unstruck melody resounds and vibrates there. The unstruck melody 
resounds and resonates, and the Saints
contemplate the essence of reality; this discourse is their daily routine. They 
worship the Lord’s Name, and all their filth is
washed away; they rid themselves of all sinful residues. There is no birth or 
death there, no coming or going, and no entering
into the womb of reincarnation again. Nanak has found the Guru, the 
Transcendent Lord; by His Grace, desires are fulfilled.  ||
4 || 6 || 9 ||    SOOHEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   The Lord Himself has stood up to 
resolve the affairs of the Saints; He has come to
complete their tasks. The land is beautiful, and the pool is beautiful; within 
it is contained the Ambrosial Water. The Ambrosial
Water is filling it, and my job is perfectly complete; all my desires are 
fulfilled. Congratulations are pouring in from all over the
world; all my sorrows are eliminated. The Vedas and the Puraanas sing the 
Praises of the Perfect, Unchanging, Imperishable
Primal Lord.The Transcendent Lord has kept His promise, and confirmed His 
nature; Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name
of the Lord.  || 1 ||   The Creator has given me the nine treasures, wealth and 
spiritual powers, and I do not lack anything.


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Eating, spending and enjoying, I have found peace; the gifts of the Creator 
Lord continually increase. His gifts increase and
shall never be exhausted; I have found the Inner-knower, the Searcher of 
hearts. Millions of obstacles have all been removed,
and pain does not even approach me. Tranquility, peace, poise and bliss in 
abundance prevail, and all my hunger is satisfied.
Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of his Lord and Master, whose Glorious 
Greatness is wonderful and amazing.  || 2 ||   It was
His job, and He has done it; what can the mere mortal being do? The devotees 
are adorned, singing the Glorious Praises of the
Lord; they proclaim His eternal victory. Singing the Glorious Praises of the 
Lord of the Universe, bliss wells up, and we are
friends with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. He who made the effort 
to construct this sacred pool — how can his
praises be recounted? The merits of the sixty-eight sacred shrines of 
pilgrimage, charity, good deeds and immaculate lifestyle,
are found in this sacred pool. It is the natural way of the Lord and Master to 
purify sinners; Nanak takes the Support of the
Word of the Shabad.  || 3 ||   The treasure of virtue is my God, the Creator 
Lord; what Praises of Yours should I sing, O Lord?
The prayer of the Saints is, “O Lord and Master, please bless us with the 
supreme, sublime essence of Your Name.” Please,
grant us Your Name, grant us this blessing, and do not forget us, even for an 
instant. Chant the Glorious Praises of the World-
Lord, O my tongue; sing them forever, night and day. One who enshrines love for 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, his mind
and body are drenched with Ambrosial Nectar. Prays Nanak, my desires have been 
fulfilled; gazing upon the Blessed Vision of
the Lord, I live.  || 4 || 7 || 10 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHHANT:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

My Dear Lord and Master, my Friend, speaks so sweetly. I have grown weary of 
testing Him, but still, He never speaks harshly
to me. He does not know any bitter words; the Perfect Lord God does not even 
consider my faults and demerits. It is the
Lord’s  natural  way  to  purify  sinners;  He  does  not  overlook  even  an  
iota  of  service.  He  dwells  in  each  and  every  heart,
pervading everywhere; He is the nearest of the near. Slave Nanak  seeks  His  
Sanctuary  forever; the  Lord is  my  Ambrosial
Friend.  || 1 ||    I am wonder-struck, gazing upon the incomparable Blessed 
Vision of the Lord’s Darshan. My Dear Lord and
Master is so beautiful; I am the dust of His Lotus Feet. Gazing upon God, I 
live, and I am at peace; no one else is as great as
He is. Meditating on His Lotus Feet, I have crossed over the sea, the 
terrifying world-ocean. Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the
Perfect Transcendent Lord; You have no end or limitation, Lord.   || 2 ||    I 
shall not forsake, even for an instant, my Dear
Beloved Lord, the Support of the breath of life. The Guru, the True Guru, has 
instructed me in the contemplation of the True,
Inaccessible Lord. Meeting with the humble, Holy Saint, I obtained the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord, and the pains of birth and
death    left me.


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I have been blessed with peace, poise and abundant bliss, and the knot of 
egotism has been untied. He is inside all, and
outside  of  all;  He  is  untouched  by  love  or  hate.  Slave  Nanak  has  
entered  the  Sanctuary  of  the  Lord  of  the  Universe;  the
Beloved Lord is the Support of the mind.  || 3 ||   I searched and searched, 
and found the immovable, unchanging home of the
Lord. I have seen that everything is transitory and perishable, and so I have 
linked my consciousness to the Lotus Feet of the
Lord. God is eternal and unchanging, and I am just His hand-maiden; He does not 
die, or come and go in reincarnation. He is
overflowing with Dharmic faith, wealth and success; He fulfills the desires of 
the mind. The Vedas and the Simritees sing the
Praises of the Creator, while the Siddhas, seekers and silent sages meditate on 
Him. Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of his
Lord and Master, the treasure of mercy; by great good fortune, he sings the 
Praises of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 4 || 1 || 11 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

VAAR  OF  SOOHEE,   WITH  SHALOKS  OF  THE  THIRD  MEHL:

SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   In her red robes, the discarded bride goes out, seeking 
enjoyment with another’s husband. She
leaves the husband of her own home, enticed by her love of duality. She finds 
it sweet, and eats it up; her excessive sensuality
only makes her disease worse. She forsakes the Lord, her sublime Husband, and 
then later, she suffers the pain of separation
from Him. But she who becomes Gurmukh, turns away from corruption and adorns 
herself, attuned to the Love of the Lord.
She enjoys her celestial Husband Lord, and enshrines the Lord’s Name within her 
heart. She is humble and obedient; she is His
virtuous bride forever; the Creator unites her with Himself. O Nanak, she who 
has obtained the True Lord as her husband, is a
happy soul-bride forever.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  O meek, red-robed bride, keep 
your Husband Lord always in your thoughts.
O Nanak, your life shall be embellished, and your generations shall be saved 
along with you.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   He Himself
established His throne, in the Akaashic ethers and the nether worlds. By the 
Hukam of His Command, He created the earth,
the true home of Dharma. He Himself created and destroys; He is the True Lord, 
merciful to the meek. You give sustenance to
all; how wonderful and unique is the Hukam of Your Command! You Yourself are 
permeating and pervading; You Yourself are
the Cherisher.  || 1 ||    SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  The red-robed woman becomes a 
happy soul-bride, only when she accepts
the True Name. Become pleasing to your True Guru, and you shall be totally 
beautified; otherwise, there is no place of rest. So
decorate yourself with the decorations that will never stain, and love the Lord 
day and night. O Nanak, what is the character of
the happy soul-bride? Within her, is Truth; her face is bright and radiant, and 
she is absorbed in her Lord and Master.  || 1 ||
THIRD MEHL:  O people: I am in red, dressed in a red robe. But my Husband Lord 
is not obtained by any robes; I have tried
and tried, and given up wearing robes. O Nanak, they alone obtain their Husband 
Lord, who listen to the Guru’s Teachings.
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PAUREE:  By His Command, He created the creation, the world with its many 
species of beings. I do not know how great Your
Command is, O Unseen and Infinite True Lord. You join some with Yourself; they 
reflect on the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.
Those who are imbued with the True Lord are immaculate and pure; they conquer 
egotism and corruption. He alone is united
with You, whom You unite with Yourself; he alone is true.  || 2 ||    SHALOK,  
THIRD MEHL:  O red-robed woman, the whole
world is red, engrossed in evil-mindedness and the love of duality. In an 
instant, this falsehood totally vanishes; like the shade
of a tree, it is gone. The Gurmukh is the deepest crimson of crimson, dyed in 
the permanent color of the Lord’s Love. She
turns away from Maya, and enters the celestial home of the Lord; the Ambrosial 
Name of the Lord dwells within her mind. O
Nanak, I am a sacrifice to my Guru; meeting Him, I sing the Glorious Praises of 
the Lord.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  The red color
is vain and useless; it cannot help you obtain your Husband Lord. This color 
does not take long to fade; she who loves duality,
ends up a widow. She who loves to wear her red dress is foolish and 
double-minded. So make the True Word of the Shabad
your red dress, and let the Fear of God, and the Love of God, be your ornaments 
and decorations. O Nanak, she is a happy
soul-bride forever, who walks in harmony with the Will of the True Guru.  || 2 
||   PAUREE:  He Himself created Himself, and
He Himself evaluates Himself. His limits cannot be known; through the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad, He is understood. In the
darkness of attachment to Maya, the world wanders in duality. The self-willed 
manmukhs find no place of rest; they continue
coming and going. Whatever pleases Him, that alone happens. All walk according 
to His Will.  || 3 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:
The  red-robed  bride  is  vicious;  she  forsakes  God,  and  cultivates  love 
 for  another  man.  She  has  neither  modesty  or  self-
discipline; the self-willed manmukh constantly tells lies, and is ruined by the 
bad karma of evil deeds. She who has such pre-
ordained destiny, obtains the True Guru has her Husband. She discards all her 
red dresses, and wears the ornaments of mercy
and forgiveness around her neck. In this world and the next, she receives great 
honor, and the whole world worships her. She
who is enjoyed by her Creator Lord stands out, and does not blend in with the 
crowd. O Nanak, the Gurmukh is the happy
soul-bride forever; she has the Imperishable Lord God as her Husband.  || 1 ||  
 FIRST MEHL:  The red color is like a dream in
the night; it is like a necklace without a string. The Gurmukhs take on the 
permanent color, contemplating the Lord God. O
Nanak, with the supreme sublime essence of the Lord’s Love, all sins and evil 
deeds are turned to ashes.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:
He Himself created this world, and staged this wondrous play. Into the body of 
the five elements, He infused attachment,
falsehood  and  self-conceit.  The  ignorant,  self-willed  manmukh  comes  and 
 goes,  wandering  in  reincarnation.  He  Himself
teaches some to become Gurmukh, through the spiritual wisdom of the Lord. He 
blesses them with the treasure of devotional
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O red-robed woman, discard your red dress, and then, you shall come to love 
your Husband Lord. By wearing her red dress,
no one has found her Husband Lord; the self-willed manmukh is burnt to death. 
Meeting the True Guru, she discards her red
dress, and eradicates egotism from within. Her mind and body are imbued with 
the deep red color of His Love, and her tongue
is imbued, singing His Praises and excellences. She becomes His soul-bride 
forever, with the Word of the Shabad in her mind;
she makes the Fear of God and the Love of God her ornaments and decorations. O 
Nanak, by His Merciful Grace, she obtains
the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence, and keeps Him enshrined in her heart.  || 1 
||   THIRD MEHL:  O bride, forsake your red
dress, and decorate yourself with the crimson color of His Love. Your comings 
and goings shall be forgotten, contemplating the
Word of the Guru’s Shabad. The soul-bride is adorned and beautiful; the 
Celestial Lord, her Husband, abides in her home. O
Nanak, the bride ravishes and enjoys Him; and He, the Ravisher, ravishes and 
enjoys her.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The foolish, self-
willed manmukh is engrossed in false attachment to family. Practicing egotism 
and self-conceit, he dies and departs, taking
nothing along with him. He does not understand that the Messenger of Death is 
hovering over his head; he is deluded by
duality. This opportunity will not come into his hands again; the Messenger of 
Death will seize him. He acts according to his
pre-ordained destiny.   || 5 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD  MEHL:   Do  not call  them  
‘satee’,  who  burn  themselves  along  with  their
husbands’ corpses. O Nanak, they alone are known as ‘satee’, who die from the 
shock of separation.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:
They  are also known as ‘satee’, who abide in modesty and contentment. They 
serve their Lord, and rise in the early hours to
contemplate Him.  || 2 ||   THIRD MEHL:  The widows burn themselves in the 
fire, along with their husbands’ corpses. If they
truly   knew their husbands, then they suffer terrible bodily pain. O Nanak, if 
they did not truly know their husbands, why should
they burn themselves in the fire? Whether their husbands are alive or dead, 
those wives remain far away from them.  || 3 ||
PAUREE:  You created pain along with pleasure; O Creator, such is the writ You 
have written. There is no other gift as great as
the Name; it has no form or sign. The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is an 
inexhaustible treasure; it abides in the mind of the
Gurmukh. In His Mercy, He blesses us with the Naam, and then, the writ of pain 
and pleasure is not written. Those humble
servants who serve with love, meet the Lord, chanting the Chant of the Lord.  
|| 6 ||   SHALOK,  SECOND MEHL:  They know
that they will have to depart, so why do they make such ostentatious displays? 
Those who do not know that they will have to
depart, continue to arrange their affairs.  || 1 ||    SECOND MEHL:  He 
accumulates wealth during the night of his life, but in
the morning, he must depart. O Nanak, it shall not go along with him, and so he 
regrets.  || 2 ||    SECOND MEHL:  Paying a
fine under pressure, does not bring either merit or goodness. That alone is a 
good deed, O Nanak, which is done by one’s own
free will.  || 3 ||    SECOND MEHL:  Stubborn-mindedness will not win the Lord 
to one’s side, no matter how much it is tried.
The  Lord  is  won  over  to  your  side,  by  offering  Him  your  true  love, 
 O  servant  Nanak,  and  contemplating  the  Word  of  the
Shabad.  || 4 ||   PAUREE:  The Creator created the world; He alone understands 
it. He Himself created the Universe, and He
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All have grown weary of wandering throughout the four ages, but none know the 
Lord’s worth. The True Guru has shown me
the One Lord, and my mind and body are at peace. The Gurmukh praises the Lord 
forever; that alone happens, which the
Creator Lord does.  || 7 ||   SHALOK,  SECOND MEHL:  Those who have the Fear of 
God, have no other fears; those who do
not have the Fear of God, are very afraid. O Nanak, this mystery is revealed at 
the Court of the Lord.  || 1 ||   SECOND MEHL:
That which flows, mingles with that which flows; that which blows, mingles with 
that which blows. The living mingle with the
living, and the dead mingle with the dead. O Nanak, praise the One who created 
the creation.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Those who
meditate on the True Lord are true; they contemplate the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad. They subdue their ego, purify their
minds, and enshrine the Lord’s Name within their hearts. The fools are attached 
to their homes, mansions and balconies. The
self-willed manmukhs are caught in darkness; they do not know the One who 
created them. He alone understands, whom the
True Lord causes to understand; what can the helpless creatures do?   || 8 ||   
 SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   O bride, decorate
yourself, after you surrender and accept your Husband Lord. Otherwise, your 
Husband Lord will not come to your bed, and
your ornaments will be useless. O bride, your decorations will adorn you, only 
when your Husband Lord’s Mind is pleased. Your
ornaments  will  be  acceptable  and  approved,  only  when  your  Husband  
Lord  loves  you.  So  make  the  Fear  of  God  your
ornaments, joy your betel nuts to chew, and love your food. Surrender your body 
and mind to your Husband Lord, and then, O
Nanak, He will enjoy you.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:  The wife takes flowers, and 
fragrance of betel, and decorates herself. But
her Husband Lord does not come to her bed, and so these efforts are useless.  
|| 2 ||   THIRD MEHL:  They are not said to be
husband and wife, who merely sit together. They alone are called husband and 
wife, who have one light in two bodies.  || 3 ||
PAUREE:  Without the Fear of God, there is no devotional worship, and no love 
for the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Meeting
with  the True Guru, the Fear of God wells up, and one is embellished with the 
Fear and the Love of God. When the body and
mind  are  imbued  with  the  Lord’s  Love,  egotism  and  desire  are  
conquered  and  subdued.  The  mind  and  body  become
immaculately pure and very beautiful, when one meets the Lord, the Destroyer of 
ego. Fear and love all belong to Him; He is
the      True Lord, permeating and pervading the Universe.  || 9 ||   SHALOK,  
FIRST MEHL:  Waaho! Waaho! You are wonderful
and great, O Lord and Master; You created the creation, and made us. You made 
the waters, waves, oceans, pools, plants,
clouds and mountains. You Yourself stand in the midst of what You Yourself 
created. The selfless service of the Gurmukhs is
approved; in celestial peace, they live the essence of reality. They receive 
the wages of their labor, begging at the Door of their
Lord  and Master. O Nanak, the Court of the Lord is overflowing and carefree; O 
my True Carefree Lord, no one returns empty-
handed from Your Court.  || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:  The teeth are like brilliant, 
beautiful pearls, and the eyes are like sparkling
jewels. Old age is their enemy, O Nanak; when they grow old, they waste away.  
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2 ||    PAUREE:   Praise the Lord, forever and ever; dedicate your body and 
mind to Him. Through the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad, I have found the True, Profound and Unfathomable Lord. The Lord, the 
jewel of jewels, is permeating my mind, body
and heart. The pains of birth and death are gone, and I shall never again be 
consigned to the cycle of reincarnation. O Nanak,
praise the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the ocean of excellence.  || 10 ||   
SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  O Nanak, burn this body;
this burnt body has forgotten the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The dirt is 
piling up, and in the world hereafter, your hand shall
not be able to reach down into this stagnant pond to clean it out.  || 1 ||   
FIRST MEHL:  O Nanak, wicked are the uncountable
actions  of  the  mind.  They  bring  terrible  and  painful  retributions,  
but  if  the  Lord  forgives  me,  then  I  will  be  spared  this
punishment.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  True is the Command He sends forth, and True 
are the Orders He issues. Forever unmoving
and  unchanging,  permeating  and  pervading  everywhere,  He  is  the  
All-knowing  Primal  Lord.  By  Guru’s  Grace,  serve  Him,
through the True Insignia of the Shabad. That which He makes is perfect; 
through the Guru’s Teachings, enjoy His Love. He is
inaccessible, unfathomable and unseen; as Gurmukh, know the Lord.  || 11 ||   
SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  O Nanak, the bags of
coins are brought in and placed in the Court of our Lord and Master, and there, 
the genuine and the counterfeit are separated.

|| 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:   They go and bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, but 
their minds are still evil, and their bodies are
thieves. Some of their filth is washed off by these baths, but they only 
accumulate twice as much. Like a gourd, they may be
washed off on the outside, but on the inside, they are still filled with 
poison. The holy man is blessed, even without such
bathing, while a thief is a thief, no matter how much he bathes.  || 2 ||   
PAUREE:  He Himself issues His Commands, and links
the people of the world to their tasks. He Himself joins some to Himself, and 
through the Guru, they find peace. The mind runs
around in the ten directions; the Guru holds it still. Everyone longs for the 
Name, but it is only found through the Guru’s
Teachings. Your pre-ordained destiny, written by the Lord in the very 
beginning, cannot be erased.  || 12 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST
MEHL:   The two lamps light the fourteen markets. There are just as many 
traders as there are living beings. The shops are
open, and trading is going on; whoever comes there, is bound to depart. The 
Righteous Judge of Dharma is the broker, who
gives his sign of approval. O Nanak, those who earn the profit of the Naam are 
accepted and approved. And when they return
home, they are greeted with cheers; they obtain the glorious greatness of the 
True Name.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  Even when
the night is dark, whatever is white retains its white color. And even when the 
light of day is dazzlingly bright, whatever is
black retains its black color. The blind fools have no wisdom at all; their 
understanding is blind. O Nanak, without the Lord’s
Grace, they will never receive honor.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   The True Lord 
Himself created the body-fortress. Some are ruined
through the love of duality, engrossed in egotism. This human body is so 
difficult to obtain; the self-willed manmukhs suffer in
pain. He alone understands, whom the Lord Himself causes to understand; he is 
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He created the entire world for His play; He is pervading amongst all.  || 13 
||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  Thieves, adulterers,
prostitutes and pimps, make friendships with the unrighteous, and eat with the 
unrighteous. They do not know the value of the
Lord’s Praises, and Satan is always with them. If a donkey is anointed with 
sandalwood paste, he still loves to roll in the dirt. O
Nanak, by spinning falsehood, a fabric of falsehood is woven. False is the 
cloth and its measurement, and false is pride in such
a garment.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  The callers to prayer, the flute-players, 
the horn-blowers, and also the singers — some are
givers, and some are beggars; they become acceptable only through Your Name, 
Lord. O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to those who
hear and accept the Name.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   Attachment to Maya is totally 
false, and false are those who go that way.
Through egotism, the world is caught in conflict and strife, and it dies. The 
Gurmukh is free of conflict and strife, and sees the
One  Lord,  pervading  everywhere.  Recognizing  that  the  Supreme  Soul  is  
everywhere,  he  crosses  over  the  terrifying  world-
ocean. His light merges into the Light, and he is absorbed into the Lord’s 
Name.   || 14 ||    SHALOK:  FIRST MEHL:  O True
Guru, bless me with Your charity; You are the All-powerful Giver. May I subdue 
and quiet my egotism, pride, sexual desire,
anger and self-conceit. Burn away all my greed, and give me the Support of the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord. Day and night,
keep me ever-fresh and new, spotless and pure; let me never be soiled by sin. O 
Nanak, in this way I am saved; by Your
Grace, I have found peace.   || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:   There is only the one 
Husband Lord, for all who stand at His Door. O
Nanak, they ask for news of their Husband Lord, from those who are imbued with 
His Love.   || 2 ||    FIRST MEHL:   All are
imbued with love for their Husband Lord; I am a discarded bride — what good am 
I? My body is filled with so many faults; my
Lord and Master does not even turn His thoughts to me.  || 3 ||   FIRST MEHL:  
I am a sacrifice to those who praise the Lord
with their mouths. All the nights are for the happy soul-brides; I am a 
discarded bride — if only I could have even one night
with Him!  || 4 ||   PAUREE:  I am a beggar at Your Door, begging for charity; 
O Lord, please grant me Your Mercy, and give to
me. As Gurmukh, unite me, your humble servant, with You, that I may receive 
Your Name. Then, the unstruck melody of the
Shabad will vibrate and resound, and my light will blend with the Light. Within 
my heart, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord,
and celebrate the Word of the Lord’s Shabad. The Lord Himself is pervading and 
permeating the world; so fall in love with
Him!  || 15 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  Those who do not obtain the sublime 
essence, the love and delight of their Husband
Lord, are like guests in a deserted house; they leave just as they have come, 
empty-handed.   || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:   He
receives hundreds and thousands of reprimands, day and night; the swan-soul has 
renounced the Lord’s Praises, and attached
itself to a rotting carcass. Cursed is that life, in which one only eats to 
fill his belly. O Nanak, without the True Name, all one’s
friends turn to enemies.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The minstrel continually sings the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord, to embellish his life.
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He obtains his own home and mansion, by loving the Naam, the Name of the Lord. 
As Gurmukh, I have obtained the Naam; I
am a sacrifice to the Guru. You Yourself embellish and adorn us, O Creator 
Lord.  || 16 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  When the
lamp is lit, the darkness is dispelled; reading the Vedas, sinful intellect is 
destroyed. When the sun rises, the moon is not
visible. Wherever spiritual wisdom appears, ignorance is dispelled. Reading the 
Vedas is the world’s occupation; the Pandits
read them, study them and contemplate them. Without understanding, all are 
ruined. O Nanak, the Gurmukh is carried across.

|| 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:  Those who do not savor the Word of the Shabad, do not 
love the Naam, the Name of the Lord. They
speak  insipidly  with  their  tongues,  and  are  continually  disgraced.  O  
Nanak,  they  act  according  to  the  karma  of  their  past
actions, which no one can erase.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   One who praises his 
God, receives honor. He drives out egotism from
within  himself,  and  enshrines  the  True  Name  within  his  mind.  Through  
the  True  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Bani,  he  chants  the
Glorious Praises of the Lord, and finds true peace. He is united with the Lord, 
after being separated for so long; the Guru, the
Primal Being, unites him with the Lord. In this way, his filthy mind is 
cleansed and purified, and he meditates on the Name of
the Lord.  || 17 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  With the fresh leaves of the body, 
and the flowers of virtue, Nanak has weaved
his garland. The Lord is pleased with such garlands, so why pick any other 
flowers?  || 1 ||   SECOND MEHL:  O Nanak, it is the
spring season for those, within whose homes their Husband Lord abides. But 
those, whose Husband Lord is far away in distant
lands, continue burning, day and night.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The Merciful Lord 
Himself forgives those who dwell upon the Word
of the Guru, the True Guru. Night and day, I serve the True Lord, and chant His 
Glorious Praises; my mind merges into Him.
My God is infinite; no one knows His limit. Grasping hold of the feet of the 
True Guru, meditate continually on the Lord’s
Name. Thus you shall obtain the fruits of your desires, and all wishes shall be 
fulfilled within your home.  || 18 ||    SHALOK,
FIRST  MEHL:    Spring  brings  forth  the  first  blossoms,  but  the  Lord  
blossoms  earlier  still.  By  His  blossoming,  everything
blossoms; no one else causes Him to blossom forth.  || 1 ||   SECOND MEHL:  He 
blossoms forth even earlier than the spring;
reflect upon Him. O Nanak, praise the One who gives Support to all.  || 2 ||   
SECOND MEHL:  By uniting, the united one is not
united; he unites, only if he is united. But if he unites deep within his soul, 
then he is said to be united.   || 3 ||    PAUREE:
Praise the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and practice truthful deeds. Attached to 
other deeds, one is consigned to wander in
reincarnation. Attuned to the Name, one obtains the Name, and through the Name, 
sings the Lord’s Praises. Praising the Word
of            the Guru’s Shabad, he merges in the Lord’s Name. Service to the 
True Guru is fruitful and rewarding; serving Him, the fruits
are obtained.   || 19 ||    SHALOK,   SECOND MEHL:  Some people have others, 
but I am forlorn and dishonored; I have only
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I might as well just die crying, if You will not come into my mind.  || 1 ||   
SECOND MEHL:  When there is peace and pleasure,
that is the time to remember your Husband Lord. In times of suffering and pain, 
remember Him then as well. Says Nanak, O
wise bride, this is the way to meet your Husband Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  I am 
a worm — how can I praise You, O Lord; Your
glorious greatness is so great! You are inaccessible, merciful and 
unapproachable; You Yourself unite us with Yourself. I have
no  other  friend  except  You;  in  the  end,  You  alone  will  be  my  
Companion  and  Support.  You  save  those  who  enter  Your
Sanctuary.. O Nanak, He is care-free; He has no greed at all.  || 20 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   THE  WORD  OF  KABEER  JEE,  AND  ALL  THE  DEVOTEES.   OF  
KABEER:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Since your birth, what have you done? You have never even chanted the Name of 
the Lord.  || 1 ||   You have not meditated
on the Lord; what thoughts are you attached to? What preparations are you 
making for your death, O unfortunate one?  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Through pain and pleasure, you have taken care of your family. But 
at the time of death, you shall have to endure
the agony all alone.  || 2 ||   When you are seized by the neck, then you shall 
cry out. Says Kabeer, why didn’t you remember
the Lord before this?   || 3 || 1 ||    SOOHEE,   KABEER JEE:   My innocent 
soul trembles and shakes. I do not know how my
Husband Lord will deal with me.  || 1 ||   The night of my youth has passed 
away; will the day of old age also pass away? My
dark hairs, like bumble bees, have gone away, and grey hairs, like cranes, have 
settled upon my head.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Water does not remain in the unbaked clay pot; when the soul-swan departs, the 
body withers away.   || 2 ||    I decorate
myself like a young virgin; but how can I enjoy pleasures, without my Husband 
Lord?  || 3 ||    My arm is tired, driving away
the crows. Says Kabeer, this is the way the story of my life ends.  || 4 || 2 
||   SOOHEE,  KABEER JEE:  Your time of service is
at its end, and you will have to give your account. The hard-hearted Messenger 
of Death has come to take you away. What
have you earned, and what have you lost? Come immediately! You are summoned to 
His Court!  || 1 ||   Get going! Come just
as you are! You have been summoned to His Court. The Order has come from the 
Court of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I pray
to the Messenger of Death: please, I still have some outstanding debts to 
collect in the village. I will collect them tonight; I will
also pay you something for your expenses, and I will recite my morning prayers 
on the way.  || 2 ||    Blessed, blessed is the
most fortunate servant of the Lord, who is imbued with the Lord’s Love, in the 
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Here
and there, the humble servants of the Lord are always happy. They win the 
priceless treasure of this human life.   || 3 ||
When  he  is  awake,  he  is  sleeping,  and  so  he  loses  this  life.  The  
property  and  wealth  he  has  accumulated  passes  on  to
someone else. Says Kabeer, those people are deluded, who forget their Lord and 
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|| 4 || 3 ||   SO0HEE,  KABEER JEE,  LALLIT:  My eyes are exhausted, and my 
ears are tired of hearing; my beautiful body is
exhausted. Driven forward by old age, all my senses are exhausted; only my 
attachment to Maya is not exhausted.  || 1 ||   O
mad man, you have not obtained spiritual wisdom and meditation. You have wasted 
this human life, and lost.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
O mortal, serve the Lord, as long as the breath of life remains in the body. 
And even when your body dies, your love for the
Lord shall not die; you shall dwell at the Feet of the Lord.  || 2 ||    When 
the Word of the Shabad abides deep within, thirst
and desire are quenched. When one understands the Hukam of the Lord’s Command, 
he plays the game of chess with the
Lord; throwing the dice, he conquers his own mind.   || 3 ||    Those humble 
beings, who know the Imperishable Lord and
meditate on Him, are not destroyed at all. Says Kabeer, those humble beings who 
know how to throw these dice, never lose
the game of life.  || 4 || 4 ||   SOOHEE,  LALIT,  KABEER JEE:  In the one 
fortress of the body, there are five rulers, and all five
demand payment of taxes. I have not farmed anyone’s land, so such payment is 
difficult for me to pay.  || 1 ||   O people of
the Lord, the tax-collector is constantly torturing me! Raising my arms up, I 
complained to my Guru, and He has saved me.  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||   The nine tax-assessors and the ten magistrates go out; they 
do not allow their subjects to live in peace. They
do not measure with a full tape, and they take huge amounts in bribes.  || 2 || 
  The One Lord is contained in the seventy-two
chambers of the body, and He has written off my account. The records of the 
Righteous Judge of Dharma have been searched,
and I owe absolutely nothing.   || 3 ||    Let no one slander the Saints, 
because the Saints and the Lord are as one. Says
Kabeer, I have found that Guru, whose Name is Clear Understanding.  || 4 || 5 
||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   THE  WORD  OF  SREE  RAVI DAAS  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The happy soul-bride knows the worth of her Husband Lord. Renouncing pride, she 
enjoys peace and pleasure. She surrenders
her body and mind to Him, and does not remain separate from Him. She does not 
see or hear, or speak to another.   || 1 ||
How can anyone know the pain of another, if there is no compassion and sympathy 
within?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The discarded
bride is miserable, and loses both worlds; she does not worship her Husband 
Lord. The bridge over the fire of hell is difficult
and treacherous. No one will accompany you there; you will have to go all 
alone.  || 2 ||    Suffering in pain, I have come to
Your Door, O Compassionate Lord. I am so thirsty for You, but You do not answer 
me. Says Ravi Daas, I seek Your Sanctuary,
God; as You know me, so will You save me.  || 3 || 1 ||   SOOHEE:  That day 
which comes, that day shall go. You must march
on; nothing remains stable. Our companions are leaving, and we must leave as 
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Death is hovering over our heads.  || 1 ||   Why are you asleep? Wake up, you 
ignorant fool! You believe that your life in the
world is true.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The One who gave you life shall also 
provide you with nourishment. In each and every heart,
He  runs  His  shop.  Meditate  on  the  Lord,  and  renounce  your  egotism  
and  self-conceit.  Within  your  heart,  contemplate  the
Naam, the Name of the Lord, sometime.  || 2 ||    Your life has passed away, 
but you have not arranged your path. Evening
has set in, and soon there will be darkness on all sides. Says Ravi Daas, O 
ignorant mad-man, don’t you realize, that this world
is the house of death?!  || 3 || 2 ||   SOOHEE:  You may have lofty mansions, 
halls and kitchens. But you cannot stay in them,
even for an instant, after death.  || 1 ||   This body is like a house of 
straw. When it is burnt, it mixes with dust.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   Even relatives, family and friends begin to say, “Take his body out, 
immediately!”  || 2 ||   And the wife of his house, who
was so attached to his body and heart, runs away, crying out, “Ghost! Ghost!”  
|| 3 ||    Says Ravi Daas, the whole world has
been plundered, but I have escaped, chanting the Name of the One Lord.  || 4 || 
3 ||

RAAG  SOOHEE,   THE  WORD  OF  SHAYKH  FAREED  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Burning and burning, writhing in pain, I wring my hands. I have gone insane, 
seeking my Husband Lord. O my Husband Lord,
You are angry with me in Your Mind. The fault is with me, and not with my 
Husband Lord.  || 1 ||   O my Lord and Master, I do
not know Your excellence and worth. Having wasted my youth, now I come to 
regret and repent.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   O black
bird, what qualities have made you black? “I have been burnt by separation from 
my Beloved.” Without her Husband Lord, how
can the soul-bride ever find peace? When He becomes merciful, then God unites 
us with Himself.   || 2 ||    The lonely soul-
bride suffers in the pit of the world. She has no companions, and no friends. 
In His Mercy, God has united me with the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy. And when I look again, then I find God as my 
Helper.  || 3 ||   The path upon which I must
walk is very depressing. It is sharper than a two-edged sword, and very narrow. 
That is where my path lies. O Shaykh Fareed,
think of that path early on.  || 4 || 1 ||   SOOHEE,  LALIT:  You were not able 
to make yourself a raft when you should have.
When the ocean is churning and over-flowing, then it is very difficult to cross 
over it.  || 1 ||   Do not touch the safflower with
your hands; its color will fade away, my dear.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   First, the 
bride herself is weak, and then, her Husband Lord’s
Order  is  hard  to  bear.  Milk  does  not  return  to  the  breast;  it  will 
 not  be  collected  again.   ||  2  ||     Says  Fareed,  O  my
companions, when our Husband Lord calls, the soul departs, sad at heart, and 
this body returns to dust.  || 3 || 2 ||


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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

RAAG  BILAAVAL,   FIRST  MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS,   FIRST  HOUSE:

You are the Emperor, and I call You a chief — how does this add to Your 
greatness? As You permit me, I praise You, O Lord
and Master; I am ignorant, and I cannot chant Your Praises.  || 1 ||   Please 
bless me with such understanding, that I may sing
Your Glorious Praises. May I dwell in Truth, according to Your Will.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Whatever has happened, has all come
from You. You are All-knowing. Your limits cannot be known, O my Lord and 
Master; I am blind — what wisdom do I have?  ||
2 ||    What should I say? While talking, I talk of seeing, but I cannot 
describe the indescribable. As it pleases Your Will, I
speak; it is just the tiniest bit of Your greatness.  || 3 ||   Among so many 
dogs, I am an outcast; I bark for my body’s belly.
Without devotional worship, O Nanak, even so, still, my Master’s Name does not 
leave me.  || 4 || 1 ||    BILAAWAL,   FIRST
MEHL:   My mind is the temple, and my body is the simple cloth of the humble 
seeker; deep within my heart, I bathe at the
sacred shrine. The One Word of the Shabad abides within my mind; I shall not 
come to be born again.   || 1 ||    My mind is
pierced through by the Merciful Lord, O my mother! Who can know the pain of 
another? I think of none other than the Lord.  ||
1    ||  Pause  ||   O Lord, inaccessible, unfathomable, invisible and 
infinite:  please, take care of me! In the water, on the land
and  in  sky,  You  are  totally  pervading.  Your  Light  is  in  each  and  
every  heart.   ||  2  ||     All  teachings,  instructions  and
understandings are Yours; the mansions and sanctuaries are Yours as well. 
Without You, I know no other, O my Lord and
Master; I continually sing Your Glorious Praises.   || 3 ||    All beings and 
creatures seek the Protection of Your Sanctuary; al
thought  of  their  care  rests  with  You.  That  which  pleases  Your  Will  
is  good;  this  alone  is  Nanak’s  prayer.   ||  4  ||  2  ||
BILAAWAL,  FIRST MEHL:  He Himself is the Word of the Shabad, and He Himself is 
the Insignia. He Himself is the Listener,
and He Himself is the Knower. He Himself created the creation, and He Himself 
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You are the Great Giver; Your Name alone is approved.  || 1 ||   Such is the 
Name of the Immaculate, Divine Lord. I am just a
beggar;  You  are  invisible  and  unknowable.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     
Love  of  Maya  is  like  a  cursed  woman,  ugly,  dirty  and
promiscuous. Power and beauty are false, and last for only a few days. But when 
one is blessed with the Naam, the darkness
within is illuminated.  || 2 ||   I tasted Maya and renounced it, and now, I 
have no doubts. One whose father is known, cannot
be illegitimate. One who belongs to the One Lord, has no fear. The Creator 
acts, and causes all to act. One who dies in the
Word of the Shabad conquers his mind, through his mind. Keeping his mind 
restrained, he enshrines the True Lord within his
heart. He does not know any other, and he is a sacrifice to the Guru. O Nanak, 
attuned to the Naam, he is emancipated.  || 4

|| 3 ||    BILAAVAL,   FIRST MEHL:   Through the Word of the Guru’s Teachings, 
the mind intuitively meditates on the Lord.
Imbued  with  the  Lord’s  Love,  the  mind  is  satisfied.  The  insane,  
self-willed  manmukhs  wander  around,  deluded  by  doubt.
Without the Lord, how can anyone survive? Through the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad, He is realized.   || 1 ||    Without the
Blessed Vision of His Darshan, how can I live, O my mother? Without the Lord, 
my soul cannot survive, even for an instant; the
True Guru has helped me understand this.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Forgetting my 
God, I die in pain. With each breath and morsel of
food, I meditate on my Lord, and seek Him. I remain always detached, but I am 
enraptured with the Lord’s Name. Now, as
Gurmukh, I know that the Lord is always with me.  || 2 ||   The Unspoken Speech 
is spoken, by the Will of the Guru. He shows
us that God is unapproachable and unfathomable. Without the Guru, what 
lifestyle could we practice, and what work could we
do? Eradicating egotism, and walking in harmony with the Guru’s Will, I am 
absorbed in the Word of the Shabad.  || 3 ||   The
self-willed manmukhs are separated from the Lord, gathering false wealth. The 
Gurmukhs are celebrated with the glory of the
Naam, the Name of the Lord. The Lord has showered His Mercy upon me, and made 
me the slave of His slaves. The Name of
the Lord is the wealth and capital of servant Nanak.  || 4 || 4 ||

BILAAVAL,   THIRD  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Cursed, cursed is the food; cursed, cursed is the sleep; cursed, cursed are the 
clothes worn on the body. Cursed is the body,
along with family and friends, when one does not find his Lord and Master in 
this life. He misses the step of the ladder, and
this opportunity will not come into his hands again; his life is wasted, 
uselessly.  || 1 ||   The love of duality does not allow him
to lovingly focus his attention on the Lord; he forgets the Feet of the Lord. O 
Life of the World, O Great Giver, you eradicate
the sorrows of your humble servants. || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You are Merciful, O 
Great Giver of Mercy; what are these poor beings?
All are liberated or placed into bondage by You; this is all one can say. One 
who becomes Gurmukh is said to be liberated,
while the poor self-willed manmukhs are in bondage.  || 2 ||   He alone is 
liberated, who lovingly focuses his attention on the
One Lord, always dwelling with the Lord. His depth and condition cannot be 
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Those who wander around, deluded by doubt, are called manmukhs; they are 
neither on this side, nor on the other side.  || 3

||    That humble being, who is blessed by the Lord’s Glance of Grace obtains 
Him, and contemplates the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad. In the midst of Maya, the Lord’s servant is emancipated. O Nanak, one 
who has such destiny inscribed upon his
forehead, conquers and destroys death.   || 4 || 1 ||    BILAAVAL,   THIRD 
MEHL:   How can the unweighable be weighed? If
there   is anyone else as great, then he alone could understand the Lord. There 
is no other than Him. How can His value be
estimated?  || 1 ||   By Guru’s Grace, He comes to dwell in the mind. One comes 
to know Him, when duality departs.  || 1 ||
Pause     ||     He  Himself  is  the  Assayer,  applying  the  touch-stone  to 
 test  it.  He  Himself  analyzes  the  coin,  and  He  Himself
approves it as currency. He Himself weights it perfectly. He alone knows; He is 
the One and Only Lord.  || 2 ||   All the forms
of  Maya emanate from Him. He alone becomes pure and immaculate, who is united 
with the Lord. He alone is attached, whom
the Lord attaches. All Truth is revealed to him, and then, he merges in the 
True Lord.  || 3 ||   He Himself leads the mortals to
focus on Him, and He Himself causes them to chase after Maya. He Himself 
imparts understanding, and He reveals Himself. He
Himself is the True Guru, and He Himself is the Word of the Shabad. O Nanak, He 
Himself speaks and teaches.  || 4 || 2 ||
BILAAVAL,  THIRD MEHL:  My Lord and Master has made me His servant, and blessed 
me with His service; how can anyone
argue about this? Such is Your play, One and Only Lord; You are the One, 
contained among all.  || 1 ||   When the True Guru
is pleased and appeased, one is absorbed in the Lord’s Name. One who is blessed 
by the Lord’s Mercy, finds the True Guru;
night and day, he automatically remains focused on the Lord’s meditation.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   How can I serve You? How can I
be proud of this? When You withdraw Your Light, O Lord and Master, then who can 
speak and teach?  || 2 ||    You Yourself
are the Guru, and You Yourself are the chaylaa, the humble disciple; You 
Yourself are the treasure of virtue. As You cause us
to move, so do we move, according to the Pleasure of Your Will, O Lord God.  || 
3 ||   Says Nanak, You are the True Lord and
Master; who can know Your actions? Some are blessed with glory in their own 
homes, while others wander in doubt and pride.

|| 4 || 3 ||    BILAAVAL,  THIRD MEHL:  The perfect Lord has fashioned the 
Perfect Creation. Behold the Lord Lord pervading

everywhere. In this play of the world, is the glorious greatness of the True 
Name. No one should take pride in himself.  || 1 ||
One who accepts the wisdom of the True Guru’s Teachings, is absorbed into the 
True Guru. The Lord’s Name abides deep
within the nucleus of one who realizes the Bani of the Guru’s Word within his 
soul.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Now, this is the essence
of the teachings of the four ages: for the human race, the Name of the One Lord 
is the greatest treasure. Celibacy, self-
discipline and pilgrimages were the essence of Dharma in those past ages; but 
in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Praise of the
Lord’s Name is the essence of Dharma.  || 2 ||   Each and every age has its own 
essence of Dharma; study the Vedas and the
Puraanas, and see this as true. They are Gurmukh, who meditate on the Lord, 
Har, Har; in this world, they are perfect and
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Says Nanak, loving the True Lord, the mind’s egotism and self-conceit is 
eradicated. Those who speak and listen to the Lord’s
Name, all find peace. Those who believe in it, obtain the supreme treasure.  || 
4 || 4 ||   BILAAVAL,  THIRD MEHL:  The Lord
Himself attaches the Gurmukh to His Love; joyful melodies permeate his home, 
and he is embellished with the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad. The women come and sing the songs of joy. Meeting with their 
Beloved, lasting peace is obtained.  || 1 ||   I
am a sacrifice to those, whose minds are filled with the Lord. Meeting with the 
humble servant of the Lord, peace is obtained,
and one intuitively sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  || 
  They are always imbued with Your Joyful Love; O
Dear Lord, You Yourself come to dwell in their minds. They obtain eternal 
glory. The Gurmukhs are united in the Lord’s Union.

|| 2 ||    The Gurmukhs are imbued with the love of the Word of the Shabad. 
They abide in the home of their own being,
singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. They are dyed in the deep crimson 
color of the Lord’s Love; they look so beautiful.
This dye never fades away; they are absorbed in the True Lord.   || 3 ||    The 
Shabad deep within the nucleus of the self
dispels the darkness of ignorance. Meeting with my Friend, the True Guru, I 
have obtained spiritual wisdom. Those who are
attuned to the True Lord, do not have to enter the cycle of reincarnation 
again. O Nanak, my Perfect Guru implants the Naam,
the Name of the Lord, deep within.  || 4 || 5 ||    BILAAVAL,  THIRD MEHL:  
From the Perfect Guru, I have obtained glorious
greatness. The Naam, the Name of the Lord, has spontaneously come to abide in 
my mind. Through the Word of the Shabad, I
have burnt away egotism and Maya. Through the Guru, I have obtained honor in 
the Court of the True Lord.  || 1 ||   I serve
the Lord of the Universe; I have no other work to do. Night and day, my mind is 
in ecstasy; as Gurmukh, I beg for the bliss-
giving Naam.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   From the mind itself, mental faith is 
obtained. Through the Guru, I have realized the Shabad.
How  rare  is  that  person,  who  looks  upon  life  and  death  alike.  She  
shall  never  die  again,  and  shall  not  have  to  see  the
Messenger of Death.  || 2 ||   Within the home of the self are all the millions 
of treasures. The True Guru has revealed them,
and my egotistical pride is gone. I keep my meditation always focused on the 
Cosmic Lord. Night and day, I sing the One
Name.  || 3 ||    I have obtained glorious greatness in this age, from the 
Perfect Guru, meditating on the Naam. Wherever I
look, I see the Lord permeating and pervading. He is forever the Giver of 
peace; His worth cannot be estimated.  || 4 ||    By
perfect destiny, I have found the Perfect Guru. He has revealed to me the 
treasure of the Naam, deep within the nucleus of my
self. The Word of the Guru’s Shabad is so very sweet. O Nanak, my thirst is 
quenched, and my mind and body have found
peace.  || 5 || 6 || 4 || 6 || 10 ||

RAAG  BILAAVAL,   FOURTH  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Effort and intelligence come from God, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of 
hearts; as He wills, they act. As the violinist plays
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||  1  ||     Chant  the  Name  of  the  Lord  with  your  tongue,  O  mind.  
According  to  the  pre-ordained  destiny  written  upon  my
forehead, I have found the Guru, and the Lord abides within my heart.   || 1 || 
  Pause   ||    Entangled in Maya, the mortal
wanders around. Save Your humble servant, O Lord, as you saved Prahlaad from 
the clutches of Harnaakash; keep him in Your
Sanctuary, Lord.  || 2 ||    How can I describe the state and the condition, O 
Lord, of those many sinners you have purified?
Ravi Daas, the leather-worker, who worked with hides and carried dead animals 
was saved, by entering the Lord’s Sanctuary.

|| 3 ||   O God, Merciful to the meek, carry Your devotees across the 
world-ocean; I am a sinner — save me from sin! O Lord,
make me the slave of the slave of Your slaves; servant Nanak is the slave of 
Your slaves.  || 4 || 1 ||    BILAAVAL,  FOURTH
MEHL:  I am foolish, idiotic and ignorant; I seek Your Sanctuary, O Primal 
Being, O Lord beyond birth. Have Mercy upon me,
and save me, O my Lord and Master; I am a lowly stone, with no good karma at 
all.  || 1 ||   O my mind, vibrate and meditate
on the Lord, the Name of the Lord. Under Guru’s Instructions, obtain the 
sublime, subtle essence of the Lord; renounce other
fruitless actions.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The humble servants of the Lord are 
saved by the Lord; I am worthless — it is Your glory
to save me. I have no other than You, O my Lord and Master; I meditate on the 
Lord, by my good karma.  || 2 ||   Those who
lack  the  Naam,  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  their  lives  are  cursed,  and  
they  must  endure  terrible  pain.  They  are  consigned  to
reincarnation over and over again; they are the most unfortunate fools, with no 
good karma at all.  || 3 ||    The Naam is the
Support of the Lord’s humble servants; their good karma is pre-ordained. The 
Guru, the True Guru, has implanted the Naam
within servant Nanak, and his life is fruitful.  || 4 || 2 ||   BILAAVAL,  
FOURTH MEHL:  My consciousness is lured by emotional
attachment and corruption; is is filled with evil-minded filth. I cannot serve 
You, O God; I am ignorant — how can I cross over?

|| 1 ||    O my mind, chant the Name of the Lord, the Lord, the Lord of man. 
God has showered His Mercy upon His humble
servant; meeting with the True Guru, he is carried across.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||  
  O my Father, my Lord and Master, Lord God,
please bless me with such understanding, that I may sing Your Praises. Those 
who are attached to You are saved, like iron
which is carried across with wood.  || 2 ||    The faithless cynics have little 
or no understanding; they do not serve the Lord,
Har, Har. Those beings are unfortunate and vicious; they die, and are consigned 
to reincarnation, over and over again.  || 3 ||
Those whom You unite with Yourself, O Lord and Master, bathe in the Guru’s 
cleansing pool of contentment. Vibrating upon
the Lord, the filth of their evil-mindedness is washed away; servant Nanak is 
carried across.  || 4 || 3 ||   BILAAVAL,  FOURTH
MEHL:  Come, O Saints, and join together, O my Siblings of Destiny; let us tell 
the Stories of the Lord, Har, Har. The Naam, the
Name of the Lord, is the boat in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga; the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad is the boatman to ferry us across.

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According to the pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon your forehead, sing the 
Praises of the Lord; join the Holy Congregation,
and cross over the world-ocean.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Within the body-village 
is the Lord’s supreme, sublime essence. How can I
obtain  it?  Teach  me,  O  humble  Saints.  Serving  the  True  Guru,  you  
shall  obtain  the  Fruitful  Vision  of  the  Lord’s  Darshan;
meeting Him, drink in the ambrosial essence of the Lord’s Nectar.  || 2 ||    
The Ambrosial Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is so
sweet; O Saints of the Lord, taste it, and see. Under Guru’s Instruction, the 
Lord’s essence seems so sweet; through it, all
corrupt sensual pleasures are forgotten.  || 3 ||   The Name of the Lord is the 
medicine to cure all diseases; so serve the Lord,
O humble Saints. The four great blessings are obtained, O Nanak, by vibrating 
upon the Lord, under Guru’s Instruction.  || 4 ||
4 ||    BILAAVAL,   FOURTH MEHL:   Anyone, from any class — Kh’shaatriya, 
Brahman, Soodra or Vaishya — can chant, and
meditate  on  the  Mantra  of  the  Lord’s  Name.  Worship  the  Guru,  the  
True  Guru,  as  the  Supreme  Lord  God;  serve  Him
constantly, all day and night.  || 1 ||   O humble servants of the Lord, behold 
the True Guru with your eyes. Whatever you wish
for, you shall receive, chanting the Word of the Lord’s Name, under Guru’s 
Instruction.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    People think of
many and various efforts, but that alone happens, which is to happen. All 
beings seek goodness for themselves, but what the
Lord does — that may not be what we think and expect.   || 2 ||    So renounce 
the clever intellect of your mind, O humble
servants of the Lord, no matter how hard this may be. Night and day, meditate 
on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har;
accept the wisdom of the Guru, the True Guru.  || 3 ||   Wisdom, balanced 
wisdom is in Your power, O Lord and Master; I am
the instrument, and You are the player, O Primal Lord. O God, O Creator, Lord 
and Master of servant Nanak, as You wish, so
do I speak.  || 4 || 5 ||    BILAAVAL,  FOURTH MEHL:  I meditate on the source 
of bliss, the Sublime Primal Being; night and
day, I am in ecstasy and bliss. The Righteous Judge of Dharma has no power over 
me; I have cast off all subservience to the
Messenger of Death.  || 1 ||   Meditate, O mind, on the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord of the Universe. By great good fortune, I
have found the Guru, the True Guru; I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of 
supreme bliss.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The foolish
faithless cynics are held captive by Maya; in Maya, they continue wandering, 
wandering around. Burnt by desire, and bound by
the karma of their past actions, they go round and round, like the ox at the 
mill press.  || 2 ||   The Gurmukhs, who focus on
serving the Guru, are saved; by great good fortune, they perform service. Those 
who meditate on the Lord obtain the fruits of
their rewards, and the bonds of Maya are all broken.   || 3 ||    He Himself is 
the Lord and Master, and He Himself is the
servant. The Lord of the Universe Himself is all by Himself. O servant Nanak, 
He Himself is All-pervading; as He keeps us, we
remain.  || 4 || 6 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  BILAAVAL,   FOURTH  MEHL,   PARTAAL,   THIRTEENTH  HOUSE:

O Siblings of Destiny, chant the Name of the Lord, the Purifier of sinners. The 
Lord emancipates his Saints and devotees.


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The Lord is totally permeating and pervading everywhere; the Name of the Lord 
is pervading the water and the land. So sing
continuously of the Lord, the Dispeller of pain.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Lord 
has made my life fruitful and rewarding. I meditate
on the Lord, the Dispeller of pain. I have met the Guru, the Giver of 
liberation. The Lord has made my life’s journey fruitful and
rewarding. Joining the Sangat, the Holy Congregation, I sing the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord.  || 1 ||    O mortal, place your
hopes in the Name of the Lord, and your love of duality shall simply vanish. 
One who, in hope, remains unattached to hope,
such a humble being meets with his Lord. And one who sings the Glorious Praises 
of the Lord’s Name — servant Nanak falls at
his feet.  || 2 || 1 || 7 || 4 || 6 || 7 || 17 ||

RAAG  BILAAVAL,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

He is attached to what he sees. How can I meet You, O Imperishable God? Have 
Mercy upon me, and place me upon the Path;
let me be attached to the hem of the robe of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of 
the Holy.  || 1 ||   How can I cross over the
poisonous world-ocean? The True Guru is the boat to carry us across.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   The wind of Maya blows and shakes
us, but the Lord’s devotees remain ever-stable. They remain unaffected by 
pleasure and pain. The Guru Himself is the Savior
above their heads.   || 2 ||    Maya, the snake, holds all in her coils. They 
burn to death in egotism, like the moth lured by
seeing the flame. They make all sorts of decorations, but they do not find the 
Lord. When the Guru becomes Merciful, He leads
them to meet the Lord.  || 3 ||   I wander around, sad and depressed, seeking 
the jewel of the One Lord. This priceless jewel
is not obtained by any efforts. That jewel is within the body, the Temple of 
the Lord. The Guru has torn away the veil of
illusion, and beholding the jewel, I am delighted.  || 4 ||   One who has 
tasted it, comes to know its flavor; he is like the mute,
whose mind is filled with wonder. I see the Lord, the source of bliss, 
everywhere. Servant Nanak speaks the Glorious Praises of
the Lord, and merges in Him.  || 5 || 1 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Divine 
Guru has blessed me with total happiness. He
has linked His servant to His service. No obstacles block my path, meditating 
on the incomprehensible, inscrutable Lord.  || 1 ||
The soil has been sanctified, singing the Glories of His Praises. The residues 
of sinful mistakes are eradicated, meditating on
the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He Himself is pervading everywhere; 
from the very beginning, and throughout the
ages, His Glory has been radiantly manifest. By Guru’s Grace, sorrow does not 
touch me.  || 2 ||    The Guru’s Feet seem so
sweet to my mind. He is unobstructed, dwelling everywhere. I found total peace, 
when the Guru was pleased.   || 3 ||    The
Supreme Lord God has become my Savior. Wherever I look, I see Him there with 
me. O Nanak, the Lord and Master protects
and cherishes His slaves.  || 4 || 2 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  You are the 
treasure of peace, O my Beloved God.


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Your Glories are uncounted, O God, my Lord and Master. I am an orphan, entering 
Your Sanctuary. Have Mercy on me, O
Lord, that I may meditate on Your Feet.  || 1 ||   Take pity upon me, and abide 
within my mind; I am worthless — please let
me grasp hold of the hem of Your robe.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    When God comes 
into my consciousness, what misfortune can
strike me? The Lord’s servant does not suffer pain from the Messenger of Death. 
All pains are dispelled, when one remembers
the  Lord  in  meditation;  God  abides  with  him  forever.   ||  2  ||     
The  Name  of  God  is  the  Support  of  my  mind  and  body.
Forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the body is reduced to ashes. When 
God comes into my consciousness, all my
affairs are resolved. Forgetting the Lord, one becomes subservient to all.  || 
3 ||   I am in love with the Lotus Feet of the Lord.
I am rid of all evil-minded ways. The Mantra of the Lord’s Name, Har, Har, is 
deep within my mind and body. O Nanak, eternal
bliss fills the home of the Lord’s devotees.  || 4 || 3 ||

RAAG  BILAAVAL,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE,
TO  BE  SUNG  TO  THE  TUNE  OF  YAAN-REE-AY:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

You are the Support of my mind, O my Beloved, You are the Support of my mind. 
All other clever tricks are useless, O Beloved;
You alone are my Protector.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   One who meets with the 
Perfect True Guru, O Beloved, that humble person is
enraptured. He alone serves the Guru, O Beloved, unto whom the Lord becomes 
merciful. Fruitful is the form of the Divine
Guru, O Lord and Master; He is overflowing with all powers. O Nanak, the Guru 
is the Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent
Lord; He is ever-present, forever and ever.  || 1 ||   I live by hearing, 
hearing of those who know their God. They contemplate
the Lord’s Name, they chant the Lord’s Name, and their minds are imbued with 
the Lord’s Name. I am Your servant; I beg to
serve Your humble servants. By the karma of perfect destiny, I do this. This is 
Nanak’s prayer: O my Lord and Master, may I
obtain the Blessed Vision of Your humble servants.  || 2 ||   They are said to 
be very fortunate, O Beloved, who who dwell in
the Society of the Saints. They contemplate the Immaculate, Ambrosial Naam, and 
their minds are illuminated. The pains of
birth and death are eradicated, O Beloved, and the fear of the Messenger of 
Death is ended. They alone obtain the Blessed
Vision of this Darshan, O Nanak, who are pleasing to their God.   || 3 ||    O 
my lofty, incomparable and infinite Lord and
Master, who can know Your Glorious Virtues? Those who sing them are saved, and 
those who listen to them are saved; all
their sins are erased. You save the beasts, demons and fools, and even stones 
are carried across. Slave Nanak seeks Your
Sanctuary; he is forever and ever a sacrifice to You.  || 4 || 1 || 4 ||   
BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  Renounce the tasteless water
of corruption, O my companion, and drink in the supreme nectar of the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord. Without the taste of this
nectar, all have drowned, and their souls have not found happiness. You have no 
honor, glory or power — become the slave of
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O Nanak, they alone look beautiful in the Court of the Lord, whom the Lord has 
made His Own.   || 1 ||    Maya is a mirage,
which deludes the mind, O my companion, like the scent-crazed deer, or the 
transitory shade of a tree. Maya is fickle, and
does  not  go  with  you,  O  my  companion;  in  the  end,  it  will  leave  
you.  He  may  enjoy  pleasures  and  sensual  delights  with
supremely beautiful women, but no one finds peace in this way. Blessed, blessed 
are the humble, Holy Saints of the Lord, O
my companion. O Nanak, they meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 2 
||    Go, O my very fortunate companion:
dwell in the Company of the Saints, and merge with the Lord. There, neither 
pain nor hunger nor disease will afflict you;
enshrine love for the Lord’s Lotus Feet. There is no birth or death there, no 
coming or going in reincarnation, when you enter
the Sanctuary of the Eternal Lord. Love does not end, and attachment does not 
grip you, O Nanak, when you meditate on the
One Lord.  || 3 ||   Bestowing His Glance of Grace, my Beloved has pierced my 
mind, and I am intuitively attuned to His Love.
My  bed  is  embellished,  meeting  with  my  Beloved;  in  ecstasy  and  
bliss,  I  sing  His  Glorious  Praises.  O  my  friends  and
companions, I am imbued with the Lord’s Love; the desires of my mind and body 
are satisfied. O Nanak, the wonder-struck
soul blends with the Wonderful Lord; this state cannot be described.  || 4 || 2 
|| 5 ||

RAAG  BILAAVAL,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FOURTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The entire Universe is the form of the One Lord. He Himself is the trade, and 
He Himself is the trader.  || 1 ||    How rare is
that one who is blessed with such spiritual wisdom. Wherever I go, there I see 
Him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    He manifests many
forms, while still unmanifest and absolute, and yet He has One Form. He Himself 
is the water, and He Himself is the waves.  ||
2 ||   He Himself is the temple, and He Himself is selfless service. He Himself 
is the worshipper, and He Himself is the idol.  || 3

||    He Himself is the Yoga; He Himself is the Way. Nanak’s God is forever 
liberated.   || 4 || 1 || 6 ||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH
MEHL:   He Himself creates, and He Himself supports. He Himself causes all to 
act; He takes no blame Himself.   || 1 ||    He
Himself is the teaching, and He Himself is the teacher. He Himself is the 
splendor, and He Himself is the experiencer of it.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   He Himself is silent, and He Himself is the speaker. He Himself 
is undeceivable; He cannot be deceived.  || 2 ||
He Himself is hidden, and He Himself is manifest. He Himself is in each and 
every heart; He Himself is unattached.  || 3 ||   He
Himself is absolute, and He Himself is with the Universe. Says Nanak, all are 
beggars of God.   || 4 || 2 || 7 ||    BILAAVAL,
FIFTH MEHL:  He places the one who strays back on the Path; such a Guru is 
found by great good fortune.  || 1 ||   Meditate,
contemplate the Name of the Lord, O mind.


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The Beloved Feet of the Guru abide within my heart.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The 
mind is engrossed in sexual desire, anger, greed
and emotional attachment. Breaking my bonds, the Guru has liberated me.   || 2 
||    Experiencing pain and pleasure, one is
born, only to die again. The Lotus Feet of the Guru bring peace and shelter.  
|| 3 ||    The world is drowning in the ocean of
fire. O Nanak, holding me by the arm, the True Guru has saved me.  || 4 || 3 || 
8 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  Body, mind,
wealth and everything, I surrender to my Lord. What is that wisdom, by which I 
may come to chant the Name of the Lord, Har,
Har?  || 1 ||   Nurturing hope, I have come to beg from God. Gazing upon You, 
the courtyard of my heart is embellished.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   Trying several methods, I reflect deeply upon the Lord. In the 
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, this mind
is saved.  || 2 ||   I have neither intelligence, wisdom, common sense nor 
cleverness. I meet You, only if You lead me to meet
You.  || 3 ||    My eyes are content, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of God’s 
Darshan. Says Nanak, such a life is fruitful and
rewarding.  || 4 || 4 || 9 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  Mother, father, 
children and the wealth of Maya, will not go along with
you.     In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, all pain is dispelled.  
|| 1 ||    God Himself is pervading, and permeating
all. Chant the Name of the Lord with your tongue, and pain will not afflict 
you.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   One who is afflicted by the
terrible fire of thirst and desire, becomes cool, chanting the Praises of the 
Lord, Har, Har.  || 2 ||   By millions of efforts, peace
is   not obtained; the mind is satisfied only by singing the Glorious Praises 
of the Lord.  || 3 ||   Please bless me with devotion, O
God, O Searcher of hearts. This is Nanak’s prayer, O Lord and Master.  || 4 || 
5 || 10 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  By great
good fortune, the Perfect Guru is found. Meeting with the Holy Saints, meditate 
on the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||   O Supreme
Lord God, I seek Your Sanctuary. Meditating on the Guru’s Feet, sinful mistakes 
are erased.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   All other rituals
are just worldly affairs; joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, 
one is saved.  || 2 ||   One may contemplate the
Simritees, Shaastras and Vedas, but only by chanting the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord, is one saved and carried across.  || 3 ||
Have Mercy upon servant Nanak, O God, and bless him with the dust of the feet 
of the Holy, that he may be emancipated.  ||
4 || 6 || 11 ||    BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:   I contemplate the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad within my heart; all my hopes and
desires are fulfilled. The faces of the humble Saints are radiant and bright; 
the Lord has mercifully blessed them with the
Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Holding them by the hand, He 
has lifted them up out of the deep, dark pit,
and their victory is celebrated throughout the world.   || 2 ||    He elevates 
and exalts the lowly, and fills the empty. They
receive the supreme, sublime essence of the Ambrosial Naam.  || 3 ||    The 
mind and body are made immaculate and pure,
and sins are burnt to ashes. Says Nanak, God is pleased with me.  || 4 || 7 || 
12 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  All desires are
fulfilled, O my friend, lovingly centering your consciousness on the Lord’s 
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|| 1 ||   I am a sacrifice to those who meditate on God. The fire of desire is 
quenched, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord,
Har, Har.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    One’s life become fruitful and rewarding, 
by great good fortune. In the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, enshrine love for the Lord.  || 2 ||   Wisdom, honor, 
wealth, peace and celestial bliss are attained, if one
does not forget the Lord of supreme bliss, even for an instant.  || 3 ||   My 
mind is so very thirsty for the Blessed Vision of the
Lord’s Darshan. Prays Nanak, O God, I seek Your Sanctuary.   || 4 || 8 || 13 || 
   BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   I am worthless,
totally lacking all virtues. Bless me with Your Mercy, and make me Your Own.  
|| 1 ||   My mind and body are embellished by
the Lord, the Lord of the World. Granting His Mercy, God has come into the home 
of my heart.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    He is the
Lover and Protector of His devotees, the Destroyer of fear. Now, I have been 
carried across the world-ocean.   || 2 ||    It is
God’s Way to purify sinners, say the Vedas. I have seen the Supreme Lord with 
my eyes.  || 3 ||    In the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, the Lord becomes manifest. O slave Nanak, all pains are 
relieved.  || 4 || 9 || 14 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH
MEHL:   Who can know the value of serving You, God?  God  is  imperishable,  
invisible  and  incomprehensible.   ||  1  ||     His
Glorious Virtues are infinite; God is profound and unfathomable. The Mansion of 
God, my Lord and Master, is lofty and high.
You are unlimited, O my Lord and Master.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    There is no 
other than the One Lord. You alone know Your
worship and adoration.   || 2 ||    No one can do anything by himself, O 
Siblings of Destiny. He alone obtains the Naam, the
Name of the Lord, unto whom God bestows it.  || 3 ||   Says Nanak, that humble 
being who pleases God, he alone finds God,
the treasure of virtue.   || 4 || 10 || 15 ||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   
Extending His Hand, the Lord protected you in your
mother’s womb. Renouncing the sublime essence of the Lord, you have tasted the 
fruit of poison.  || 1 ||   Meditate, vibrate on
the Lord of the Universe, and renounce all entanglements. When the Messenger of 
Death comes to murder you, O fool, then
your body will be shattered and helplessly crumble.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You 
hold onto your body, mind and wealth as your own,
and you do not meditate on the Creator Lord, even for an instant.   || 2 ||    
You have fallen into the deep, dark pit of great
attachment. Caught in the illusion of Maya, you have forgotten the Supreme 
Lord.  || 3 ||    By great good fortune, one sings
the   Kirtan of God’s Praises. In the Society of the Saints, Nanak has found 
God.  || 4 || 11 || 16 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:
Mother, father, children, relatives and siblings — O Nanak, the Supreme Lord is 
our help and support.  || 1 ||   He blesses us
with peace, and abundant celestial bliss. Perfect is the Bani, the Word of the 
Perfect Guru. His Virtues are so many, they
cannot be counted.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    God Himself makes all arrangements. 
Meditating on God, desires are fulfilled.  || 2 ||
He   is the Giver of wealth, Dharmic faith, pleasure and liberation.


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Meditating, meditating in remembrance on the Creator Lord, the Architect of 
Destiny, I am fulfilled.   || 3 ||    In the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, Nanak enjoys the Lord’s Love. He has returned 
home, with the Perfect Guru.  || 4 || 12 ||
17   ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  All treasures come from the Perfect Divine 
Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Chanting the Name of
the Lord, Har, Har, the man lives. The faithless cynic dies in shame and 
misery.  || 1 ||   The Name of the Lord has become my
Protector. The wretched, faithless cynic makes only useless efforts.  || 2 ||   
Spreading slander, many have been ruined. Their
necks, heads and feet are tied by death’s noose.  || 3 ||   Says Nanak, the 
humble devotees chant the Naam, the Name of the
Lord. The Messenger of Death does not even approach them.  || 4 || 13 || 18 ||

RAAG  BILAAVAL,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FOURTH  HOUSE,   DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

What blessed destiny will lead me to meet my God? Each and every moment and 
instant, I continually meditate on the Lord.

|| 1 ||    I meditate continually on the Lotus Feet of God. What wisdom will 
lead me to attain my Beloved?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
Please, bless me with such Mercy, O my God, that Nanak may never, ever forget 
You.  || 2 || 1 || 19 ||    BILAAVAL,  FIFTH
MEHL:    Within my heart, I meditate on the Lotus Feet of God. Disease is gone, 
and I have found total peace.  || 1 ||    The
Guru relieved my sufferings, and blessed me with the gift. My birth has been 
rendered fruitful, and my life is approved.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   The Ambrosial Bani of God’s Word is the Unspoken Speech. Says 
Nanak, the spiritually wise live by meditating on
God.  || 2 || 2 || 20 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Guru, the Perfect True 
Guru, has blessed me with peace and tranquility.
Peace and joy have welled up, and the mystical trumpets of the unstruck sound 
current vibrate.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Sufferings,
sins and afflictions have been dispelled. Remembering the Lord in meditation, 
all sinful mistakes have been erased.   || 1 ||
Joining together, O beautiful soul-brides, celebrate and make merry. Guru Nanak 
has saved my honor.   || 2 ||  3  ||  21  ||
BILAAVAL,   FIFTH  MEHL:   Intoxicated  with  the  wine  of  attachment,  love  
of  worldly  possessions  and  deceit,  and  bound  in
bondage, he is wild and hideous. Day by day, his life is winding down; 
practicing sin and corruption, he is trapped by the noose
of  Death.   ||  1  ||     I  seek  Your  Sanctuary,  O  God,  Merciful  to  
the  meek.  I  have  crossed  over  the  terrible,  treacherous,
enormous world-ocean, with the dust of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the 
Holy.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    O God, Giver of
peace,  All-powerful  Lord  and  Master,  my  soul,  body  and  all  wealth  
are  Yours.  Please,  break  my  bonds  of  doubt,  O
Transcendent Lord, forever Merciful God of Nanak.  || 2 || 4 || 22 ||    
BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Transcendent Lord has
brought bliss to all; He has confirmed His Natural Way. He has become Merciful 
to the humble, holy Saints, and all my relatives
blossom forth in joy.  || 1 ||   The True Guru Himself has resolved my affairs.


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He has blessed Hargobind with long life, and taken care of my comfort, 
happiness and well-being.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The
forests,  meadows  and  the  three  worlds  have  blossomed  forth  in  
greenery;  He  gives  His  Support  to  all  beings.  Nanak  has
obtained the fruits of his mind’s desires; his desires are totally fulfilled.  
|| 2 || 5 || 23 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  One who
is blessed by the Lord’s Mercy, passes his time in contemplative meditation.   
|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    In the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, meditate, and vibrate upon the Lord of the Universe. 
Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, the noose
of death is cut away.  || 1 ||    He Himself is the True Guru, and He Himself 
is the Cherisher. Nanak begs for the dust of the
feet of the Holy.  || 2 || 6 || 24 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  Irrigate your 
mind with the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Night
and day, sing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises.  || 1 ||   Enshrine such love, 
O my mind, that twenty-four hours a day, God will
seem near to you.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Says Nanak, one who has such immaculate 
destiny — his mind is attached to the Lord’s
Feet.  || 2 || 7 || 25 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  The disease is gone; God 
Himself took it away. I sleep in peace; peaceful
poise has come to my home.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Eat to your fill, O my 
Siblings of Destiny. Meditate on the Ambrosial Naam, the
Name of the Lord, within your heart.  || 1 ||    Nanak has entered the 
Sanctuary of the Perfect Guru, who has preserved the
honor of His Name.  || 2 || 8 || 26 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  The True Guru 
has protected my hearth and home, and made
them permanent.  ||  Pause  ||   Whoever slanders these homes, is pre-destined 
by the Creator Lord to be destroyed.  || 1 ||
Slave Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God; the Word of His Shabad is unbreakable 
and infinite.  || 2 || 9 || 27 ||    BILAAVAL,
FIFTH MEHL:  The fever and sickness are gone, and the diseases are all 
dispelled. The Supreme Lord God has forgiven you, so
enjoy the happiness of the Saints.   ||   Pause   ||    All joys have entered 
your world, and your mind and body are free of
disease. So chant continuously the Glorious Praises of the Lord; this is the 
only potent medicine.  || 1 ||   So come, and dwell
in your home and native land; this is such a blessed and auspicious occasion. O 
Nanak, God is totally pleased with you; your
time of separation has come to an end.  || 2 || 10 || 28 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  The entanglements of Maya do not go
along with anyone. Even kings and rulers must arise and depart, according to 
the wisdom of the Saints.  ||  Pause  ||    Pride
goes before the fall — this is a primal law. Those who practice corruption and 
sin, are born into countless incarnations, only to
die again.  || 1 ||    The Holy Saints chant Words of Truth; they meditate 
continually on the Lord of the Universe. Meditating,
meditating in remembrance, O Nanak, those who are imbued with the color of the 
Lord’s Love are carried across.  || 2 || 11 ||
29 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Perfect Guru has blessed me with celestial 
Samaadhi, bliss and peace. God is always my
Helper and Companion; I contemplate His Ambrosial Virtues.  ||  Pause  ||


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Triumphant cheers greet me all across the world, and all beings yearn for me. 
The True Guru and God are totally pleased with
me; no obstacle blocks my way.   || 1 ||    One who has the Merciful Lord God 
on his side — everyone becomes his slave.
Forever and ever, O Nanak, glorious greatness rests with the Guru.  || 2 || 12 
|| 30 ||

RAAG  BILAAVAL,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIFTH  HOUSE,   CHAU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

This perishable realm and world has been made like a house of sand. In no time 
at all, it is destroyed, like the paper drenched
with water.   || 1 ||    Listen to me, people:   behold, and consider this 
within your mind. The Siddhas, the seekers, house-
holders and Yogis have forsaken their homes and left.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    
This world is like a dream in the night. All that is
seen shall perish. Why are you attached to it, you fool?  || 2 ||    Where are 
your brothers and friends? Open your eyes and
see! Some have gone, and some will go; everyone must take his turn.  || 3 ||   
Those who serve the Perfect True Guru, remain
ever-stable at the Door of the Lord. Servant Nanak is the Lord’s slave; 
preserve his honor, O Lord, Destroyer of ego.  || 4 || 1

|| 31 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  The glories of the world, I cast into the 
fire. I chant those words, by which I may meet my
Beloved.   ||  1  ||     When  God  becomes  Merciful,  then  He  enjoins  me  
to  His  devotional  service.  My  mind  clings  to  worldly
desires; meeting with the Guru, I have renounced them.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I 
pray with intense devotion, and offer this soul to
Him. I would sacrifice all other riches, for a moment’s union with my Beloved.  
|| 2 ||   Through the Guru, I am rid of the five
villains, as well as emotional love and hate. My heart is illumined, and the 
Lord has become manifest; night and day, I remain
awake and aware.  || 3 ||   The blessed soul-bride seeks His Sanctuary; her 
destiny is recorded on her forehead. Says Nanak,
she obtains her Husband Lord; her body and mind are cooled and soothed.  || 4 
|| 2 || 32 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  One is
dyed in the color of the Lord’s Love, by great good fortune. This color is 
never muddied; no stain ever sticks to it.  || 1 ||   He
finds God, the Giver of peace, with feelings of joy. The Celestial Lord blends 
into his soul, and he can never leave Him.  || 1 ||
Pause   ||    Old age and death cannot touch him, and he shall not suffer pain 
again. Drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar, he is
satisfied; the Guru makes him immortal.   || 2 ||    He alone knows its taste, 
who tastes the Priceless Name of the Lord. Its
value cannot be estimated; what can I say with my mouth?  || 3 ||   Fruitful is 
the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, O Supreme
Lord God.


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The Word of Your Bani is the treasure of virtue. Please bless me with the dust 
of the feet of Your slaves; Nanak is a sacrifice.

|| 4 || 3 || 33 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  Keep me under Your Protection, 
God; shower me with Your Mercy. I do not know
how to serve You; I am just a low-life fool.   || 1 ||    I take pride in You, 
O my Darling Beloved. I am a sinner, continuously
making mistakes; You are the Forgiving Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I make 
mistakes each and every day. You are the Great
Giver; I am worthless. I associate with Maya, your hand-maiden, and I renounce 
You, God; such are my actions.  || 2 ||   You
bless me with everything, showering me with Mercy; And I am such an ungrateful 
wretch! I am attached to Your gifts, but I do
not even think of You, O my Lord and Master.  || 3 ||   There is none other 
than You, O Lord, Destroyer of fear. Says Nanak, I
have come to Your Sanctuary, O Merciful Guru; I am so foolish — please, save 
me!   || 4 || 4 || 34 ||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH
MEHL:  Don’t blame anyone else; meditate on your God. Serving Him, great peace 
is obtained; O mind, sing His Praises.  || 1

||   O Beloved, other than You, who else should I ask? You are my Merciful Lord 
and Master; I am filled with all faults.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||    As You keep me, I remain; there is no other way. You are the 
Support of the unsupported; You Name is my only
Support.   || 2 ||    One who accepts whatever You do as good — that mind is 
liberated. The entire creation is Yours; all are
subject to Your Ways.  || 3 ||    I wash Your Feet and serve You, if it pleases 
You, O Lord and Master. Be Merciful, O God of
Compassion, that Nanak may sing Your Glorious Praises.  || 4 || 5 || 35 ||   
BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  Death hovers over his
head, laughing, but the beast does not understand. Entangled in conflict, 
pleasure and egotism, he does not even think of
death.   || 1 ||    So serve your True Guru; why wander around miserable and 
unfortunate? You gaze upon the transitory,
beautiful safflower, but why do you get attached to it?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
You commit sins again and again, to gather wealth
to spend. But your dust shall mix with dust; you shall arise and depart naked.  
|| 2 ||   Those for whom you work, will become
your spiteful enemies. In the end, they will run away from you; why do you burn 
for them in anger?   || 3 ||    He alone
becomes  the  dust  of  the  Lord’s  slaves,  who  has  such  good  karma  upon 
 his  forehead.  Says  Nanak,  he  is  released  from
bondage, in the Sanctuary of the True Guru.   || 4 || 6 || 36 ||    BILAAVAL,   
FIFTH MEHL:   The cripple crosses over the
mountain, the fool becomes a wise man, and the blind man sees the three worlds, 
by meeting with the True Guru and being
purified.  || 1 ||   This is the Glory of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the 
Holy; listen, O my friends. Filth is washed away,
millions of sins are dispelled, and the consciousness becomes immaculate and 
pure.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Such is devotional
worship of the Lord of the Universe, that the ant can overpower the elephant. 
Whoever the Lord makes His own, is blessed
with the gift of fearlessness.  || 2 ||


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The lion becomes a cat, and the mountain looks like a blade of grass. Those who 
worked for half a shell, will be judged very
wealthy.  || 3 ||    What glorious greatness of Yours can I describe, O Lord of 
infinite excellences? Please bless me with Your
Mercy,  and  grant  me  Your  Name;  O  Nanak,  I  am  lost  without  the  
Blessed  Vision  of  Your  Darshan.   ||  4  ||  7  ||  37  ||
BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   He is constantly entangled in pride, conflict, greed 
and tasty flavors. He is involved in deception,
fraud, household affairs and corruption.   || 1 ||    I have seen this with my 
eyes, by the Grace of the Perfect Guru. Power,
property, wealth and youth are useless, without the Naam, the Name of the Lord. 
 || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Beauty, incense, scented
oils, beautiful clothes and foods — when they come into contact with the body 
of the sinner, they stink.  || 2 ||   Wandering,
wandering around, the soul is reincarnated as a human, but this body lasts only 
for an instant. Losing this opportunity, he must
wander again through countless incarnations.  || 3 ||   By God’s Grace, he 
meets the Guru; contemplating the Lord, Har, Har,
he is wonderstruck. He is blessed with peace, poise and bliss, O Nanak, through 
the perfect sound current of the Naad.  || 4 ||
8 || 38 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  The feet of the Saints are the boat, to 
cross over the world-ocean. In the wilderness, the
Guru places them on the Path, and reveals the secrets of the Lord’s Mystery.  
|| 1 ||   O Lord, Har Har Har, Har Har Haray, Har
Har Har, I love You. While standing up, sitting down and sleeping, think of the 
Lord, Har Har Har.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The five
thieves run away, when one joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. His 
investment is intact, and he earns great
profits; his household is blessed with honor.  || 2 ||   His position is 
unmoving and eternal, his anxiety is ended, and he see s
God everywhere.   || 3 ||    The Virtues of our Virtuous Lord and Master are so 
profound; how many of His Glorious Virtues
should I speak? Nanak has obtained the Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord, Har, Har, 
in the Company of the Holy.  || 4 || 9 || 39 ||
BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  That life, which has no contact with the Holy, is 
useless. Joining their congregation, all doubts are
dispelled, and I am emancipated.   || 1 ||    That day, when I meet with the 
Holy — I am a sacrifice to that day. Again and
again, I sacrifice my body, mind and soul to them.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    They 
have helped me renounce this ego, and implant
this humility within myself. This mind has become the dust of all men’s feet, 
and my self-conceit has been dispelled.  || 2 ||
In  an  instant,  I  burnt  away  the  ideas  of  slander  and  ill-will  
towards  others.  I  see  close  at  hand,  the  Lord  of  mercy  and
compassion; He is not far away at all.  || 3 ||   My body and mind are cooled 
and soothed, and now, I am liberated from the
world.  Love,  consciousness,  the  breath  of  life,  wealth  and  everything, 
 O  Nanak,  are  in  the  Blessed  Vision  of  the  Lord’s
Darshan.  || 4 || 10 || 40 ||    BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  I perform service for 
Your slave, O Lord, and wipe his feet with my
hair. I offer my head to him, and listen to the Glorious Praises of the Lord, 
the source of bliss.  || 1 ||   Meeting You, my mind
is  rejuvenated,  so  please  meet  me,  O  Merciful  Lord.  Night  and  day,  
my  mind  enjoys  bliss,  contemplating  the  Lord  of
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|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   God’s Holy people are the saviors of the world; I grab 
hold of the hem of their robes. Bless me, O God, with
the gift of the dust of the feet of the Saints.  || 2 ||   I have no skill or 
wisdom at all, nor any work to my credit. Please, protect
me from doubt, fear and emotional attachment, and cut away the noose of Death 
from my neck.  || 3 ||   I beg of You, O Lord
of Mercy, O my Father, please cherish me! I sing Your Glorious Praises, in the 
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Lord,
Home of peace.  || 4 || 11 || 41 ||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   Whatever You 
wish, You do. Without You, there is nothing.
Gazing upon Your Glory, the Messenger of Death leaves and goes away.   || 1 ||  
  By Your Grace, one is emancipated, and
egotism is dispelled. God is omnipotent, possessing all powers; He is obtained 
through the Perfect, Divine Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause

||    Searching, searching, searching — without the Naam, everything is false. 
All the comforts of life are found in the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy; God is the Fulfiller of desires.  || 2 ||   
Whatever You attach me to, to that I am attached; I
have burnt away all my cleverness. You are permeating and pervading everywhere, 
O my Lord, Merciful to the meek. || 3 ||   I
ask for everything from You, but only the very fortunate ones obtain it. This 
is Nanak’s prayer, O God, I live by singing Your
Glorious Praises.  || 4 || 12 || 42 ||    BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  Dwelling in 
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, all
sinful  residues  are  erased.  One  who  is  attuned  to  the  Love  of  God,  
is  not  cast  into  the  womb  of  reincarnation.   ||  1  ||
Chanting the Name of the Lord of the Universe, the tongue becomes holy. The 
mind and body become immaculate and pure,
chanting the Chant of the Guru.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Tasting the subtle 
essence of the Lord, one is satisfied; receiving this
essence, the mind becomes happy. The intellect is brightened and illuminated; 
turning away from the world, the heart-lotus
blossoms forth.  || 2 ||    He is cooled and soothed, peaceful and content; all 
his thirst is quenched. The mind’s wandering in
the   ten directions is stopped, and one dwells in the immaculate place.  || 3 
||   The Savior Lord saves him, and his doubts are
burnt to ashes. Nanak is blessed with  the  treasure  of  the  Naam,  the  Name 
 of  the  Lord. He  finds  peace,  gazing  upon  the
Blessed Vision of the Saints’ Darshan.  || 4 || 13 || 43 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  Carry water for the Lord’s slave, wave the
fan over him, and grind his corn; then, you shall be happy. Burn in the fire 
your power, property and authority.  || 1 ||   Grasp
hold of the feet of the servant of the humble Saints. Renounce and abandon the 
wealthy, the regal overlords and kings.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||    The dry bread of the Saints is equal to all treasures. The 
thirty-six tasty dishes of the faithless cynic, are just like
poison.  || 2 ||   Wearing the old blankets of the humble devotees, one is not 
naked. But by putting on the silk clothes of the
faithless cynic, one loses one’s honor.  || 3 ||   Friendship with the 
faithless cynic breaks down mid-way. But whoever serves
the  humble  servants  of  the  Lord,  is  emancipated  here  and  hereafter.   
||  4  ||     Everything  comes  from  You,  O  Lord;  You
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Blessed with the Blessed Vision of the Darshan of the Holy, Nanak sings the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 5 || 14 || 44 ||
BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  With my ears, I listen to the Lord, Har, Har; I sing 
the Praises of my Lord and Master. I place my
hands and my head upon the feet of the Saints, and meditate on the Lord’s Name. 
 || 1 ||    Be kind to me, O Merciful God,
and bless me with this wealth and success. Obtaining the dust of the feet of 
the Saints, I apply it to my forehead.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||    I am the lowest of the low, absolutely the lowest; I offer my 
humble prayer. I wash their feet, and renounce my
self-conceit; I merge in the Saints’ Congregation.  || 2 ||   With each and 
every breath, I never forget the Lord; I never go to
another. Obtaining the Fruitful Vision of the Guru’s Darshan, I discard my 
pride and attachment.   || 3 ||    I am embellished
with truth, contentment, compassion and Dharmic faith. My spiritual marriage is 
fruitful, O Nanak; I am pleasing to my God.  ||
4 || 15 || 45 ||    BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  The words of the Holy are eternal 
and unchanging; this is apparent to everyone.
That humble being, who joins the Saadh Sangat, meets the Sovereign Lord.  || 1 
||   This faith in the Lord of the Universe, and
peace, are found by meditating on the Lord. Everyone is speaking in various 
ways, but the Guru has brought the Lord into the
home of my self.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He preserves the honor of those who seek 
His Sanctuary; there is no doubt about this at
all. In the field of actions and karma, plant the Lord’s Name; this opportunity 
is so difficult to obtain!  || 2 ||   God Himself is
the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts; He does, and causes everything to be 
done. He purifies so many sinners; this is the
natural way of our Lord and Master.  || 3 ||   Don’t be fooled, O mortal being, 
by the illusion of Maya. O Nanak, God saves the
honor of those of whom He approves.  || 4 || 16 || 46 ||    BILAAVAL,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  He fashioned you from clay, and made
your priceless body. He covers the many faults in your mind, and makes you look 
immaculate and pure.  || 1 ||    So why do
you forget God from your mind? He has done so many good things for you. One who 
forsakes God, and blends himself with
another, in the end is blended with dust.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Meditate, 
meditate in remembrance with each and every breath —
do not delay! Renounce worldly affairs, and merge yourself into God; forsake 
false loves.  || 2 ||   He is many, and He is One;
He takes part in the many plays. This is as  He  is,  and  shall  be.  So  
serve  that Supreme  Lord  God,  and  accept  the  Guru’s
Teachings.  || 3 ||   God is said to be the highest of the high, the greatest 
of all, our companion. Please, let Nanak be the slave
of the slave of Your slaves.  || 4 || 17 || 47 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  The 
Lord of the Universe is my only Support. I have
renounced all other hopes. God is All-powerful, above all; He is the perfect 
treasure of virtue.  || 1 ||   The Naam, the Name of
the Lord, is the Support of the humble servant who seeks God’s Sanctuary. In 
their minds, the Saints take the Support of the
Transcendent Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He Himself preserves, and He Himself 
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He Himself cherishes. Merciful to the meek, the treasure of mercy, He remembers 
and protects us with each and every breath.

|| 2 ||    Whatever the Creator Lord does is glorious and great. The Perfect 
Guru has instructed me, that peace comes by the
Will of our Lord and Master.  || 3 ||   Anxieties, worries and calculations are 
dismissed; the Lord’s humble servant accepts the
Hukam of His Command. He does not die, and He does not leave; Nanak is attuned 
to His Love.  || 4 || 18 || 48 ||   BILAAVAL,
FIFTH MEHL:  The great fire is put out and cooled; meeting with the Guru, sins 
run away. I fell into the deep dark pit; giving
me His Hand, He pulled me out.   || 1 ||    He is my friend; I am the dust of 
His Feet. Meeting with Him, I am at peace; He
blesses me with the gift of the soul.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I have now received 
my pre-ordained destiny. Dwelling with the Lord’s
Holy Saints, my hopes are fulfilled.  || 2 ||    The fear of the three worlds 
is dispelled, and I have found my place of rest and
peace. The all-powerful Guru has taken pity upon me, and the Naam has come to 
dwell in my mind.  || 3 ||   O God, You are
the Anchor and Support of Nanak. He is the Doer, the Cause of causes; the 
All-powerful Lord God is inaccessible and infinite.

|| 4 || 19 || 49 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  One who forgets God is filthy, 
poor and low. The fool does not understand the
Creator Lord; instead, he thinks that he himself is the doer.  || 1 ||    Pain 
comes, when one forgets Him. Peace comes when
one remembers God. This is the way the Saints are in bliss — they continually 
sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.   || 1 ||
Pause   ||    The high, He makes low, and the low, he elevates in an instant. 
The value of the glory of our Lord and Master
cannot be estimated.  || 2 ||    While he gazes upon beautiful dramas and 
plays, the day of his departure dawns. The dream
becomes the dream, and his actions do not go along with him.  || 3 ||   God is 
All-powerful, the Cause of causes; I seek Your
Sanctuary. Day and night, Nanak meditates on the Lord; forever and ever he is a 
sacrifice.   || 4 || 20 || 50 ||    BILAAVAL,
FIFTH MEHL:  I carry water on my head, and with my hands I wash their feet. 
Tens of thousands of times, I am a sacrifice to
them; gazing upon the Blessed Vision of their Darshan, I live.  || 1 ||   The 
hopes which I cherish in my mind — my God fulfills
them all. With my broom, I sweep the homes of the Holy Saints, and wave the fan 
over them.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Saints
chant the Ambrosial Praises of the Lord; I listen, and my mind drinks it in. 
That sublime essence calms and soothes me, and
quenches the fire of sin and corruption.  || 2 ||   When the galaxy of Saints 
worship the Lord in devotion, I join them, singing
the Glorious Praises of the Lord. I bow in reverence to the humble devotees, 
and apply the dust of their feet to my face.  || 3

||    Sitting down and standing up, I chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord; 
this is what I do. This is Nanak’s prayer to God,
that he may merge in the Lord’s Sanctuary.  || 4 || 21 || 51 ||   BILAAVAL,  
FIFTH MEHL:  He alone crosses over this world-
ocean, who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.


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He dwells with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; by great good 
fortune, he finds the Lord.  || 1 ||   Your slave lives
by hearing, hearing the Word of Your Bani, chanted by Your humble servant. The 
Guru is revealed in all the worlds; He saves
the honor of His servant.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   God has pulled me out of the 
ocean of fire, and quenched my burning thirst. The
Guru has sprinkled the Ambrosial Water of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; He 
has become my Helper.  || 2 ||   The pains of
birth and death are removed, and I have obtained a resting place of peace. The 
noose of doubt and emotional attachment has
been snapped; I have become pleasing to my God.  || 3 ||   Let no one think 
that there is any other at all; everything is in the
Hands of God. Nanak has found total peace, in the Society of the Saints.  || 4 
|| 22 || 52 ||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   My
bonds have been snapped; God Himself has become compassionate. The Supreme Lord 
God is Merciful to the meek; by His
Glance of Grace, I am in ecstasy.  || 1 ||    The Perfect Guru has shown mercy 
to me, and eradicated my pains and illnesses.
My mind and body have been cooled and soothed, meditating on God, most worthy 
of meditation.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The
Name of the Lord is the medicine to cure all disease; with it, no disease 
afflicts me. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy, the mind and body are tinged with the Lord’s Love, and I do not suffer 
pain any longer.  || 2 ||   I chant the Name of the
Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har, lovingly centering my inner being on Him. Sinful 
mistakes are erased and I am sanctified, in the
Sanctuary of the Holy Saints.  || 3 ||    Misfortune is kept far away from 
those who hear and chant the Praises of the Lord’s
Name.  Nanak  chants  the  Mahaa  Mantra,  the  Great  Mantra,  singing  the  
Glorious  Praises  of  the  Lord.   ||  4  ||  23  ||  53  ||
BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  From the Fear of God, devotion wells up, and deep 
within, there is peace. Chanting the Name of the
Lord     of the Universe, doubt and delusions are dispelled.  || 1 ||   One who 
meets with the Perfect Guru, is blessed with peace.
So renounce the intellectual cleverness of your mind, and listen to the 
Teachings.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Meditate, meditate,
meditate in remembrance on the Primal Lord, the Great Giver. May I never forget 
that Primal, Infinite Lord from my mind.  || 2

||     I  have  enshrined  love  for  the  Lotus  Feet  of  the  Wondrous  
Divine  Guru.  One  who  is  blessed  by  Your  Mercy,  God,  is
committed to Your service.  || 3 ||   I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar, the 
treasure of wealth, and my mind and body are in bliss.
Nanak never forgets God, the Lord of supreme bliss.   || 4 || 24 || 54 ||    
BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   Desire is stilled, and
egotism is gone; fear and doubt have run away. I have found stability, and I am 
in ecstasy; the Guru has blessed me with
Dharmic faith.   || 1 ||    Worshipping the Perfect Guru in adoration, my 
anguish is eradicated. My body and mind are totally
cooled and soothed; I have found peace, O my brother.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I 
have awakened from sleep, chanting the Name of
the Lord; gazing upon Him, I am filled with wonder. Drinking in the Ambrosial 
Nectar, I am satisfied. How wondrous is its
taste!  || 2 ||   I myself am liberated, and my companions swim across; my 
family and ancestors are also saved. Service to the
Divine Guru is fruitful; it has made me pure in the Court of the Lord.  || 3 || 
  I am lowly, without a master, ignorant, worthless
and without virtue.


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Nanak has been blessed with God’s Mercy; God has made him His Slave.  || 4 || 
25 || 55 ||    BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  The
Lord is the Hope and Support of His devotees; there is nowhere else for them to 
go. O God, Your Name is my power, realm,
relatives and riches.  || 1 ||    God has granted His Mercy, and saved His 
slaves. The slanderers rot in their slander; they are
seized by the Messenger of Death.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    The Saints meditate 
on the One Lord, and no other. They offer their
prayers to the One Lord, who is pervading and permeating all places.   || 2 ||  
  I have heard this old story, spoken by the
devotees, that all the wicked are cut apart into pieces, while His humble 
servants are blessed with honor.   || 3 ||    Nanak
speaks the true words, which are obvious to all. God’s servants are under God’s 
Protection; they have absolutely no fear.  || 4

|| 26 || 56 ||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   God breaks the bonds which hold us; 
He holds all power in His hands. No other
actions will bring release; save me, O my Lord and Master.  || 1 ||   I have 
entered Your Sanctuary, O Perfect Lord of Mercy.
Those whom You preserve and protect, O Lord of the Universe, are saved from the 
trap of the world.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Hope,
doubt, corruption and emotional attachment — in these, he is engrossed. The 
false material world abides in his mind, and he
does not understand the Supreme Lord God.  || 2 ||  O Perfect Lord of Supreme 
Light, all beings belong to You. As You keep
us, we live, O infinite, inaccessible God.   || 3 ||    Cause of causes, 
All-powerful Lord God, please bless me with Your Name.
Nanak is carried across in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, singing 
the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 4

|| 27 || 57 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  Who? Who has not fallen, by placing 
their hopes in you? You are enticed by the great
enticer — this is the way to hell!   || 1 ||    O vicious mind, no faith can be 
placed in you; you are totally intoxicated. The
donkey’s leash is only removed, after the load is placed on his back.   || 1 || 
  Pause   ||    You destroy the value of chanting,
intensive meditation and self-discipline; you shall suffer in pain, beaten by 
the Messenger of Death. You do not meditate, so
you shall suffer the pains of reincarnation, you shameless buffoon!   || 2 ||   
 The Lord is your Companion, your Helper, your
Best Friend; but you disagree with Him. You are in love with the five thieves; 
this brings terrible pain.  || 3 ||   Nanak seeks the
Sanctuary of the Saints, who have conquered their minds. He gives body, wealth 
and everything to the slaves of God.  || 4 ||
28 || 58 ||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   Try to meditate, and contemplate the 
source of peace, and bliss will come to you.
Chanting, and meditating on the Name of the Lord of the Universe, perfect 
understanding is achieved.  || 1 ||   Meditating on
the Lotus Feet of the Guru, and chanting the Name of the Lord, I live. 
Worshipping the Supreme Lord God in adoration, my
mouth drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   All beings and 
creatures dwell in peace; the minds of all yearn for the
Lord. Those who continually remember the Lord, do good deeds for others; they 
harbor no ill will towards anyone.  || 2 ||


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Blessed is that place, and blessed are those who dwell there, where they chant 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The Sermon
and the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises are sung there very often; there is peace, 
poise and tranquility.   || 3 ||    In my mind, I
never forget the Lord; He is the Master of the masterless. Nanak has entered 
the Sanctuary of God; everything is in His hands.

|| 4 || 29 || 59 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  The One who bound you in the womb 
and then released you, placed you in the
world of joy. Contemplate His Lotus Feet forever, and you shall be cooled and 
soothed.  || 1 ||   In life and in death, this Maya
is of no use. He created this creation, but rare are those who enshrine love 
for Him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   O mortal, the Creator
Lord made summer and winter; He saves you from the heat. From the ant, He makes 
an elephant; He reunites those who have
been separated.   || 2 ||    Eggs, wombs, sweat and earth — these are God’s 
workshops of creation. It is fruitful for all to
practice contemplation of the Lord.  || 3 ||   I cannot do anything; O God, I 
seek the Sanctuary of the Holy. Guru Nanak pulled
me up, out of the deep, dark pit, the intoxication of attachment.   || 4 || 30 
|| 60 ||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   Searching,
searching, I wander around searching, in the woods and other places. He is 
undeceivable, imperishable and inscrutable; such
is my Lord God.  || 1 ||    When shall I behold my God, and delight my soul? 
Even better than being awake, is the dream in
which I dwell with God.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Listening to the Shaastras 
teaching about the four social classes and the four
stages of life, I grow thirsty for the Blessed Vision of the Lord. He has no 
form or outline, and He is not made of the five
elements; our Lord and Master is imperishable.  || 2 ||   How rare are those 
Saints and great Yogis, who describe the beautiful
form of the Lord. Blessed, blessed are they, whom the Lord meets in His Mercy.  
|| 3 ||    They know that He is deep within,
and  outside  as  well;  their  doubts  are  dispelled.  O  Nanak,  God  meets  
those,  whose  karma  is  perfect.   ||  4  ||  31  ||  61  ||
BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  All beings and creatures are totally pleased, gazing on 
God’s glorious radiance. The True Guru has
paid off my debt; He Himself did it.  || 1 ||   Eating and expending it, it is 
always available; the Word of the Guru’s Shabad is
inexhaustible. Everything is perfectly arranged; it is never exhausted.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of
the Holy, I worship and adore the Lord, the infinite treasure. He does not 
hesitate to bless me with Dharmic faith, wealth,
sexual success and liberation.  || 2 ||   The devotees worship and adore the 
Lord of the Universe with single-minded love. They
gather in the wealth of the Lord’s Name, which cannot be estimated.   || 3 ||   
 O God, I seek Your Sanctuary, the glorious
greatness of God. Nanak: Your end or limitation cannot be found, O Infinite 
World-Lord.  || 4 || 32 || 62 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH
MEHL:  Meditate, meditate in remembrance of the Perfect Lord God, and your 
affairs shall be perfectly resolved. In Kartaarpur,
the City of the Creator Lord, the Saints dwell with the Creator.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   No obstacles will block your way, when you
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The Sovereign Lord of the Universe is the Saving Grace, the Protector of the 
capital of His devotees.  || 1 ||    There is never
any deficiency at all; the Lord’s treasures are over-flowing. His Lotus Feet 
are enshrined within my mind and body; God is
inaccessible and infinite.  || 2 ||   All those who work for Him dwell in 
peace; you can see that they lack nothing. By the Grace
of the Saints, I have met God, the Perfect Lord of the Universe.   || 3 ||    
Everyone congratulates me, and celebrates my
victory; the home of the True Lord is so beautiful! Nanak chants the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, the treasure of peace; I
have found the Perfect Guru.  || 4 || 33 || 63 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  
Worship and adore the Lord, Har, Har, Har, and
you shall be free of disease. This is the Lord’s healing rod, which eradicates 
all disease.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Meditating on the
Lord, through the Perfect Guru, he constantly enjoys pleasure. I am devoted to 
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; I
have been united with my Lord.   || 1 ||    Contemplating Him, peace is 
obtained, and separation is ended. Nanak seeks the
Sanctuary of God, the All-powerful Creator, the Cause of causes.  || 2 || 34 || 
64 ||

RAAG  BILAAVAL,   FIFTH  MEHL,   DU-PADAS,   FIFTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I have given up all other efforts, and have taken the medicine of the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord. Fevers, sins and all diseases
are eradicated, and my mind is cooled and soothed.  || 1 ||   Worshipping the 
Perfect Guru in adoration, all pains are dispelled.
The Savior Lord has saved me; He has blessed me with His Kind Mercy.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Grabbing hold of my arm, God has
pulled me up and out; He has made me His own. Meditating, meditating in 
remembrance, my mind and body are at peace;
Nanak has become fearless.  || 2 || 1 || 65 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  
Placing His Hand upon my forehead, God has given
me the gift of His Name. One who performs fruitful service for the Supreme Lord 
God, never suffers any loss.  || 1 ||    God
Himself saves the honor of His devotees. Whatever God’s Holy servants wish for, 
He grants to them.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   God’s
humble  servants  seek  the  Sanctuary  of  His  Lotus  Feet;  they  are  God’s 
 very  breath  of  life.  O  Nanak,  they  automatically,
intuitively meet God; their light merges into the Light.  || 2 || 2 || 66 ||   
BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  God Himself has given me
the Support of His Lotus Feet. God’s humble servants seek His Sanctuary; they 
are respected and famous forever.   || 1 ||
God is the unparalleled Savior and Protector; service to Him is immaculate and 
pure. The Divine Guru has built the City of
Ramdaspur, the royal domain of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Forever and 
ever, meditate on the Lord, and no obstacles will
obstruct you. O Nanak, praising the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the fear of 
enemies runs away.  || 2 || 3 || 67 ||   BILAAVAL,
FIFTH MEHL:  Worship and adore God in your mind and body; join the Company of 
the Holy. Chanting the Glorious Praises of
the Lord of the Universe, the Messenger of Death runs far away.  || 1 ||


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That humble being who chants the Lord’s  Name,  remains  always  awake  and  
aware,  night  and  day.  He  is  not  affected  by
charms and spells, nor is he harmed by the evil eye.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Sexual desire, anger, the intoxication of egotism and
emotional attachment are dispelled, by loving devotion. One who enters the 
Lord’s Sanctuary, O Nanak, remains merged in
ecstasy in the subtle essence of the Lord’s Love.  || 2 || 4 || 68 ||    
BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  The living creatures and their
ways are in God’s power. Whatever He says, they do. When the Sovereign Lord of 
the Universe is pleased, there is nothing at
all to fear.   || 1 ||    Pain shall never afflict you, if you remember the 
Supreme Lord God. The Messenger of Death does not
even approach the beloved Sikhs of the Guru.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The 
All-powerful Lord is the Cause of causes; there is no
other than Him. Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of God; the True Lord has given 
strength to the mind.   || 2 || 5 || 69 ||
BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  Remembering, remembering my God in meditation, the 
house of pain is removed. Joining the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I have found peace and tranquility; I shall 
not wander away from there again.  || 1 ||   I am
devoted to my Guru; I am a sacrifice to His Feet. I am blessed with ecstasy, 
peace and happiness, gazing upon the Guru, and
singing the Lord’s Glorious Praises.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    This is my life’s 
purpose, to sing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises, and
listen to the vibrations of the sound current of the Naad. O Nanak, God is 
totally pleased with me; I have obtained the fruits of
my desires.  || 2 || 6 || 70 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  This is the prayer of 
Your slave: please elighten my heart. By Your
Mercy, O Supreme Lord God, please erase my sins.   || 1 ||    I take the 
Support of Your Lotus Feet, O God, Primal Lord,
treasure of virtue. I shall meditate in remembrance on the Praises of the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord, as long as there is
breath in my body.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    You are my mother, father and 
relative; You are abiding within all. Nanak seeks the
Sanctuary of God; His Praise is immaculate and pure.  || 2 || 7 || 71 ||   
BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  All perfect spiritual powers
are obtained, when one sings the Lord’s Praises; everyone wishes him well. 
Everyone calls him holy and spiritual; hearing of
him, the Lord’s slaves come to meet him.  || 1 ||   The Perfect Guru blesses 
him with peace, poise, salvation and happiness. All
living  beings  become  compassionate  to  him;  he  remembers  the  Name  of  
the  Lord,  Har,  Har.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     He  is
permeating and pervading everywhere; God is the ocean of virtue. O Nanak, the 
devotees are in bliss, gazing upon God’s
abiding stability.  || 2 || 8 || 72 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  God, the Great 
Giver, has become merciful; He has listened to
my prayer. He has saved His servant, and put ashes into the mouth of the 
slanderer.  || 1 ||   No one can threaten you now, O
my humble friend, for you are the slave of the Guru. The Supreme Lord God 
reached out with His Hand and saved you.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   The One Lord is the Giver of all beings; there is no other at all. 
Nanak prays, You are my only strength, God.  || 2 ||
9 || 73 ||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   The Lord of the Universe has saved my 
friends and companions. The slanderers have
died, so do not worry.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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God has fulfilled all hopes and desires; I have met the Divine Guru. God is 
celebrated and acclaimed all over the world; it is
fruitful and rewarding to serve Him.  || 1 ||   Lofty, infinite and 
immeasurable is the Lord; all beings are in His Hands. Nanak
has entered the Sanctuary of God; He is with me everywhere.   || 2 || 10 || 74 
||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   I worship the
Perfect Guru in adoration; He has become merciful to me. The Saint has shown me 
the Way, and the noose of Death has been
cut away.   || 1 ||    Pain, hunger and scepticism have been dispelled, singing 
the Name of God. I am blessed with celestial
peace, poise, bliss and pleasure, and all my affairs have been perfectly 
resolved.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The fire of desire has been
quenched,  and  I  am  cooled  and  soothed;  God  Himself  saved  me.  Nanak  
has  entered  the  Sanctuary  of  God;  His  glorious
radiance is so great!   || 2 || 11 || 75 ||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   The 
earth is beautified, all places are fruitful, and my
affairs are perfectly resolved. Fear runs away, and doubt is dispelled, 
dwelling constantly upon the Lord.  || 1 ||   Dwelling with
the humble Holy people, one finds peace, poise and tranquility, Blessed and 
auspicious is that time, when one meditates in
remembrance on the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    They have become famous 
throughout the world; before this, no one
even knew their names. Nanak has come to the Sanctuary of the One who knows 
each and every heart.  || 2 || 12 || 76 ||
BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  God Himself eradicated the disease; peace and 
tranquility have welled up. The Lord blessed me with
the gifts of great, glorious radiance and wondrous form.  || 1 ||   The Guru, 
the Lord of the Universe, has shown mercy to me,
and saved my brother. I am under His Protection; He is always my help and 
support.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    The prayer of the
Lord’s humble servant is never offered in vain. Nanak takes the strength of the 
Perfect Lord of the Universe, the treasure of
excellence.  || 2 || 13 || 77 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  Those who forget the 
Giver of life, die, over and over again, only to
be reborn and die. The humble servant of the Supreme Lord God serves Him; night 
and day, he remains imbued with His Love.

|| 1 ||    I have found peace, tranquility and great ecstasy; my hopes have 
been fulfilled. I have found peace in the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy; I meditate in remembrance on the Lord, the 
treasure of virtue.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    O my
Lord  and  Master,  please  listen  to  the  prayer  of  Your  humble  servant; 
 You  are  the  Inner-knower,  the  Searcher  of  hearts.
Nanak’s Lord and Master is permeating and pervading all places and interspaces. 
 || 2 || 14 || 78 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:
The  hot  wind  does  not  even  touch  one  who  is  under  the  Protection  
of  the  Supreme  Lord  God.  On  all  four  sides  I  am
surrounded by the Lord’s Circle of Protection; pain does not afflict me, O 
Siblings of Destiny.  || 1 ||    I have met the Perfect
True Guru, who has done this deed. He has given me the medicine of the Lord’s 
Name, and I enshrine love for the One Lord.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Savior Lord has saved me, and eradicated all my 
sickness. Says Nanak, God has showered me with His
Mercy; He has become my help and support.  || 2 || 15 || 79 ||   BILAAVAL,  
FIFTH MEHL:  The Supreme Lord God, through
the Divine Guru, has Himself protected and preserved His children.


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Celestial peace, tranquility and bliss have come to pass; my service has been 
perfect.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    God Himself has
heard the prayers of His humble devotees. He dispelled my disease, and 
rejuvenated me; His glorious radiance is so great!  ||
1   ||   He has forgiven me for my sins, and interceded with His power. I have 
been blessed with the fruits of my mind’s desires;
Nanak is a sacrifice to Him.  || 2 || 16 || 80 ||

RAAG  BILAAVAL,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS  AND  DU-PADAS,   SIXTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O my fascinating Lord, let me not listen to the faithless cynic, singing his 
songs and tunes, and chanting his useless words.   ||
1 ||  Pause  ||   I serve, serve, serve, serve the Holy Saints; forever and 
ever, I do this. The Primal Lord, the Great Giver, has
blessed me with the gift of fearlessness. Joining the Company of the Holy, I 
sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 1 ||   My
tongue is imbued with the Praises of the inaccessible and unfathomable Lord, 
and my eyes are drenched with the Blessed
Vision of His Darshan. Be Merciful to me, O Destroyer of the pains of the meek, 
that I may enshrine Your Lotus Feet within my
heart.  || 2 ||   Beneath all, and above all; this is the vision I saw. I have 
destroyed, destroyed, destroyed my pride, since the
True Guru implanted His Mantra within me.   || 3 ||    Immeasurable, 
immeasurable, immeasurable is the Merciful Lord; he
cannot be weighed. He is the Lover of His devotees. Whoever enters the 
Sanctuary of Guru Nanak, is blessed with the gifts of
fearlessness and peace.  || 4 ||  || 1 || 81 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  O 
Dear God, You are the Support of my breath of life.
I how in humility and reverence to You; so many times, I am a sacrifice.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   Sitting down, standing up, sleeping
and waking, this mind thinks of You. I describe to You my pleasure and pain, 
and the state of this mind.  || 1 ||   You are my
shelter and support, power, intellect and wealth; You are my family. Whatever 
You do, I know that is good. Gazing upon Your
Lotus Feet, Nanak is at peace.   || 2 || 2 || 82 ||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:  
 I have heard that God is the Savior of all.
Intoxicated by attachment, in the company of sinners, the mortal has forgotten 
such a Lord from his mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
He has collected poison, and grasped it firmly. But he has cast out the 
Ambrosial Nectar from his mind. He is imbued with
sexual desire, anger, greed and slander; he has abandoned truth and 
contentment.   || 1 ||    Lift me up, and pull me out of
these, O my Lord and Master. I have entered Your Sanctuary. Nanak prays to God: 
I am a poor beggar; carry me across, in the
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.  || 2 || 3 || 83 ||    BILAAVAL,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  I listen to God’s Teachings from the
Saints. The Lord’s Sermon, the Kirtan of His Praises and the songs of bliss 
perfectly resonate, day and night.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
In His Mercy, God has made them His own, and blessed them with the gift of His 
Name. Twenty-four hours a day, I sing the
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Sexual desire and anger have left this body.   || 1 ||    I am satisfied and 
satiated, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of God’s
Darshan. I eat the Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord’s sublime food. Nanak seeks the 
Sanctuary of Your Feet, O God; in Your
Mercy, unite him with the Society of the Saints.  || 2 || 4 || 84 ||   
BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  He Himself has saved His humble
servant. In His Mercy, the Lord, Har, Har, has blessed me with His Name, and 
all my pains and afflictions have been dispelled.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, all 
you humble servants of the Lord; chant the jewels,
the songs of the Lord with your tongue. The desires of millions of incarnations 
shall  be  quenched,  and  your  soul  shall  be
satisfied with the sweet, sublime essence of the Lord.  || 1 ||   I have 
grasped the Sanctuary of the Lord’s Feet; He is the Gi ver
of peace; through the Word of the Guru’s Teachings, I meditate and chant the 
Chant of the Lord. I have crossed over the
world-ocean, and my doubt and fear are dispelled, says Nanak, through the 
glorious granduer of our Lord and Master.  || 2 ||
5 || 85 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  Through the Guru, the Creator Lord has 
subdued the fever. I am a sacrifice to my True
Guru, who has saved the honor of the whole world.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    
Placing His Hand on the child’s forehead, He saved
him. God blessed me with the supreme, sublime essence of the Ambrosial Naam.  
|| 1 ||   The Merciful Lord saves the honor of
His slave. Guru Nanak speaks — it is confirmed in the Court of the Lord.  || 2 
|| 6 || 86 ||

RAAG  BILAAVAL,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS  AND  DU-PADAS,   SEVENTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Shabad, the Word of the True Guru, is the light of the lamp. It dispels the 
darkness from the body-mansion, and opens the
beautiful chamber of jewels.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I was wonderstruck and 
astonished, when I looked inside; I cannot even
describe its glory and grandeur. I am intoxicated and enraptured with it, and I 
am wrapped in it, through and through.  || 1 ||
No worldly entanglements or snares can trap me, and no trace of egotistical 
pride remains. You are the highest of the high,
and no curtain separates us; I am Yours, and You are mine.  || 2 ||    The One 
Creator Lord created the expanse of the one
universe; the One Lord is unlimited and infinite. The One Lord pervades the one 
universe; the One Lord is totally permeating
everywhere; the One Lord is the Support of the breath of life.   || 3 ||    He 
is the most immaculate of the immaculate, the
purest of the pure, so pure, so pure. He has no end or limitation; He is 
forever unlimited. Says Nanak, He is the highest of the
high.  || 4 || 1 || 87 ||    BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  Without the Lord, nothing 
is of any use. You are totally attached to that
Enticer Maya; she is enticing you.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You shall have to 
leave behind your gold, your woman and your beautiful
bed; you shall have to depart in an instant. You are entangled in the lures of 
sexual pleasures, and you are eating poisonous
drugs.   || 1 ||    You have built and adorned a palace of straw, and under it, 
you light a fire. Sitting all puffed-up in such a
castle, you stubborn-minded fool, what do you think you will gain?  || 2 ||    
The five thieves stand over your head and seize
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Grabbing you by your hair, they will drive you on. You do not see them, you 
blind and ignorant fool; intoxicated with ego, you
just keep sleeping.  || 3 ||   The net has been spread out, and the bait has 
been scattered; like a bird, you are being trapped.
Says Nanak, my bonds have been broken; I meditate on the True Guru, the Primal 
Being.  || 4 || 2 || 88 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH
MEHL:  The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is infinite and priceless. It is the 
Beloved of my breath of life, and the Support of my
mind; I remember it, as the betel leaf chewer remembers the betel leaf.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   I have been absorbed in celestial
bliss, following the Guru’s Teachings; my body-garment is imbued with the 
Lord’s Love. I come face to face with my Beloved,
by great good fortune; my Husband Lord never wavers.  || 1 ||   I do not need 
any image, or incense, or perfume, or lamps;
through and through, He is blossoming forth, with me, life and limb. Says 
Nanak, my Husband Lord has ravished and enjoyed
His soul-bride; my bed has become very beautiful and sublime.   || 2 || 3 || 89 
||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   Chanting the
Name of the Lord of the Universe, Gobind, Gobind, Gobind, we become like Him. 
Since I met the compassionate, Holy Saints,
my evil-mindedness has been driven far away.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The Perfect 
Lord is perfectly pervading everywhere. He is
cool and calm, peaceful and compassionate. Sexual desire, anger and egotistical 
desires have all been eliminated from my
body.  || 1 ||   Truth, contentment, compassion, Dharmic faith and purity — I 
have received these from the Teachings of the
Saints. Says Nanak, one who realizes this in his mind, achieves total 
understanding.   || 2 || 4 || 90 ||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH
MEHL:   What am I? Just a poor living being. I cannot  even  describe  one  of  
Your  hairs,  O  Lord.  Even  Brahma,  Shiva,  the
Siddhas and the silent sages do not know Your State, O Infinite Lord and 
Master.   || 1 ||    What can I say? I cannot say
anything. Wherever I look, I see the Lord pervading. || 1 ||  Pause  ||   And 
there, where the most terrible tortures are heard
to     be inflicted by the Messenger of Death, You are my only help and 
support, O my God. I have sought His Sanctuary, and
grasped  hold  of  the  Lord’s  Lotus  Feet;  God  has  helped  Guru  Nanak  to 
 understand  this  understanding.   ||  2  ||  5  ||  91  ||
BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   O Inaccessible, Beautiful, Imperishable Creator Lord, 
Purifier of sinners, let me meditate on You,
even    for an instant. O Wondrous Lord, I have heard that You are found by 
meeting the Saints, and focusing the mind on their
feet, their holy feet.  || 1 ||   In what way, and by what discipline, is He 
obtained? Tell me, O good man, by what means can
we meditate on Him?   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    If one human being serves another 
human being, the one served stands by him.
Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary and Protection, O Lord, ocean of peace; He takes the 
Support of Your Name alone.  || 2 || 6 || 92

||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   I seek the Sanctuary of the Saints, and I serve 
the Saints. I am rid of all worldly concerns,
bonds, entanglements and other affairs.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I have 
obtained peace, poise and great bliss from the Guru,
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Such is the sublime essence of the Lord, that I cannot describe it. The Perfect 
Guru has turned me away from the world.  || 1

||   I behold the Fascinating Lord with everyone. No one is without Him — He is 
pervading everywhere. The Perfect Lord, the
treasure of mercy, is permeating everywhere. Says Nanak, I am fully fulfilled.  
 || 2 || 7 || 93 ||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:
What does the mind say? What can I say? You are wise and all-knowing, O God, my 
Lord and Master; what can I say to You?

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   You know even what is not said, whatever is in the soul. O 
mind, why do you deceive others? How long will
you do this? The Lord is with you; He hears and sees everything.  || 1 ||   
Knowing this, my mind has become blissful; there is
no other Creator. Says Nanak, the Guru has become kind to me; my love for the 
Lord shall never wear off.  || 2 || 8 || 94 ||
BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   Thus, the slanderer crumbles away. This is the 
distinctive sign — listen, O Siblings of Destiny: he
collapses like a wall of sand.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    When the slanderer 
sees a fault in someone else, he is pleased. Seeing
goodness, he is depressed. Twenty-four hours a day, he plots, but nothing 
works. The evil man dies, constantly thinking up
evil plans.  || 1 ||   The slanderer forgets God, death approaches him, and he 
starts to argue with the humble servant of the
Lord. God Himself, the Lord and Master, is Nanak’s protector. What can any 
wretched person do to him?   || 2 || 9 || 95 ||
BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   Why do you wander in delusion like this? You act, and 
incite others to act, and then deny it. The
Lord is always with you; He sees and hears everything.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    
You purchase glass, and discard gold; you are in
love with your enemy, while you renounce your true friend. That which exists, 
seems bitter; that which does not exist, seems
sweet to you. Engrossed in corruption, you are burning away.  || 1 ||    The 
mortal has fallen into the deep, dark pit, and is
entangled in the darkness of doubt, and the bondage of emotional attachment. 
Says Nanak, when God becomes merciful, one
meets with the Guru, who takes him by the arm, and lifts him out.  || 2 || 10 
|| 96 ||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   With my
mind, body and tongue, I remember the Lord. I am in ecstasy, and my anxieties 
are dispelled; the Guru has blessed me with
total peace.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    My ignorance has been totally 
transformed into wisdom. My God is wise and all-knowing.
Giving me His Hand, He saved me, and now no one can harm me at all.  || 1 ||   
I am a sacrifice to the Blessed Vision of the
Holy; by their Grace, I contemplate the Lord’s Name. Says Nanak, I place my 
faith in my Lord and Master; within my mind, I
do not believe in any other, even for an instant.  || 2 || 11 || 97 ||   
BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Perfect Guru has has saved
me.  He  has  enshrined  the  Ambrosial  Name  of  the  Lord  within  my  
heart,  and  the  filth  of  countless  incarnations  has  been
washed away.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The demons and wicked enemies are driven 
out, by meditating, and chanting the Chant of
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What can any wretched creature do to me? The radiance of my God is gloriously 
great.   || 1 ||    Meditating,  meditating,
meditating in remembrance, I have found peace; I have enshrined His Lotus Feet 
within my mind. Slave Nanak has entered His
Sanctuary; there is none above Him.  || 2 || 12 || 98 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  Forever and ever, chant the Name of God.
The pains of old age and death shall not afflict you, and in the Court of the 
Lord hereafter, your affairs shall be perfectly
resolved.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    So forsake your self-conceit, and ever seek 
Sanctuary. This treasure is obtained only from the
Guru.  The  noose  of  birth  and  death  is  snapped;  this  is  the  
insignia,  the  hallmark,  of  the  Court  of  the  True  Lord.   ||  1  ||
Whatever  You  do,  I  accept  as  good.  I  have  eradicated  all  egotistical 
 pride  from  my  mind.  Says  Nanak,  I  am  under  His
protection; He created the entire Universe.  || 2 || 13 || 99 ||   BILAAVAL,  
FIFTH MEHL:  Deep within the nucleus of his mind
and  body,  is  God.  He  continually  sings  the  Glorious  Praises  of  the  
Lord,  and  always  does  good  for  others;  his  tongue  is
priceless.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   All his generations are redeemed and saved in 
an instant, and the filth of countless incarnations is
washed away. Meditating, meditating in remembrance on God, his Lord and Master, 
he passes blissfully through the forest of
poison.  || 1 ||    I have obtained the boat of God’s Feet, to carry me across 
the terrifying world-ocean. The Saints, servants
and devotees belong to the Lord; Nanak’s mind is attached to Him.   || 2 || 14 
|| 100 ||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   I am
reassured, gazing upon Your wondrous play. You are my Lord and Master, the 
Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts; You dwell
with the Holy Saints.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    In an instant, our Lord and 
Master establishes and exalts. From a lowly worm, He
creates a king.   || 1 ||    May I never forget You from my heart; slave Nanak 
prays for this blessing.   || 2 || 15 || 101 ||
BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   The imperishable Lord God is worthy of worship and 
adoration. Dedicating my mind and body, I
place them before the Lord, the Cherisher of all beings.   || 1 ||   Pause   || 
   His Sanctuary is All-powerful; He cannot  be
described; He is the Giver of peace, the ocean of mercy, supremely 
compassionate. Holding him close in His embrace, the Lord
protects and saves him, and then even the hot wind cannot touch him.   || 1 ||  
  Our Merciful Lord and Master is wealth,
property and everything to His humble Saints. Nanak, a beggar, asks for the 
Blessed Vision of God’s Darshan; please, bless
him with the dust of the feet of the Saints.  || 2 || 16 || 102 ||   BILAAVAL,  
FIFTH MEHL:  Meditating on the Naam, the Name
of the Lord, is equal to millions of efforts. Joining the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, sing the Glorious Praises of the
Lord, and the Messenger of Death will be frightened away.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
To enshrine the Feet of God in one’s mind and
body, is to perform all sorts of acts of atonement. Coming and going, doubt and 
fear have run away, and the sins of countless
incarnations are burnt away.   || 1 ||    So become fearless, and vibrate upon 
the Lord of the Universe. This is true wealth,
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Be merciful, O Perfect God, Great Giver, that slave Nanak may chant Your 
immaculate Praises.  || 2 || 17 || 103 ||   BILAAVAL,
FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord saved me from Sulhi Khan. The emperor did not succeed in 
his plot, and he died in disgrace.  || 1 ||
Pause   ||    The Lord and Master raised His axe, and chopped off his head; in 
an instant, he was reduced to dust.   || 1 ||
Plotting and planning evil, he was destroyed. The One who created him, gave him 
a push. Of his sons, friends and wealth,
nothing remains; he departed, leaving behind all his brothers and relatives. 
Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to God, who fulfilled
the word of His slave.   || 2 || 18 || 104 ||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   
Perfect is service to the Perfect Guru. Our Lord and
Master Himself is Himself all-pervading. The Divine Guru has resolved all my 
affairs.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In the beginning, in the
middle and in the end, God is our only Lord and Master. He Himself fashioned 
His Creation. He Himself saves His servant.
Great is the glorious grandeur of my God!  || 1 ||   The Supreme Lord God, the 
Transcendent Lord is the True Guru; all beings
are in His power. Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of His Lotus Feet, chanting the 
Lord’s Name, the immaculate Mantra.  || 2 || 19

|| 105 ||    BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  He Himself protects me from suffering and 
sin. Falling at the Guru’s Feet, I am cooled
and soothed; I meditate on the Lord’s Name within my heart.  || 1 ||  Pause  || 
   Granting His Mercy, God has extended His
Hands. He is the Emancipator of the World; His glorious radiance pervades the 
nine continents. My pain has been dispelled,
and peace and pleasure have come; my desire is quenched, and my mind and body 
are truly satisfied.   || 1 ||    He is the
Master of the masterless, All-powerful to give Sanctuary. He is the Mother and 
Father of the whole Universe. He is the Lover of
His devotees, the Destroyer of fear; Nanak sings and chants the Glorious 
Praises of his Lord and Master.  || 2 || 20 || 106 ||
BILAAVAL,   FIFTH  MEHL:   Acknowledge  the  One,  from  whom  You  originated. 
 Meditating  on  the  Supreme  Lord  God,  the
Transcendent Lord, I have found peace, pleasure and salvation.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    I met the Perfect Guru, by great good
fortune,  and so found the wise and all-knowing Lord, the Inner-knower, the 
Searcher of hearts. He gave me His Hand, and
making me His own, He saved me; He is absolutely all-powerful, the honor of the 
dishonored.  || 1 ||    Doubt and fear have
been dispelled in an instant, and in the darkness, the Divine Light shines 
forth. With each and every breath, Nanak worships
and adores the Lord; forever and ever, I am a sacrifice to Him.  || 2 || 21 || 
107 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  Both here and
hereafter, the Mighty Guru protects me. God has embellished this world and the 
next for me, and all my affairs are perfectly
resolved.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, I 
have found peace and poise, bathing in the dust of
the  feet of the Holy. Comings and goings have ceased, and I have found 
stability; the pains of birth and death are eradicated.

|| 1 ||   I cross over the ocean of doubt and fear, and the fear of death is 
gone; the One Lord is permeating and pervading in
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Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of the Destroyer of pain; I behold His Presence 
deep within, and all around as well.  || 2 ||
22 || 108 ||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the 
Lord’s Darshan, all pains run away. Please,
never leave my vision, O Lord; please abide with my soul.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
My Beloved Lord and Master is the Support of the
breath of life. God, the Inner-knower, is all-pervading.   || 1 ||    Which of 
Your Glorious Virtues should I contemplate and
remember? With each and every breath, O God, I remember You.  || 2 ||   God is 
the ocean of mercy, merciful to the meek;
He  cherishes  all  beings  and  creatures.   ||  3  ||     Twenty-four  hours  
a  day,  Your  humble  servant  chants  Your  Name.  You
Yourself, O God, have inspired Nanak to love You.  || 4 || 23 || 109 ||   
BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  Body, wealth and youth pass
away. You have not meditated and vibrated upon the Lord’s Name; while you 
commit your sins of corruption in the night, the
light of day dawns upon you.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Continually eating all sorts 
of foods, the teeth in your mouth crumble, decay
and fall out. Living in egotism and possessiveness, you are deluded; committing 
sins, you have no kindness for others.  || 1 ||
The great sins are the terrible ocean of pain; the mortal is engrossed in them. 
Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of his Lord and
Master; taking him by the arm, God has lifted him up and out.  || 2 || 24 || 
110 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  God Himself has
come into my consciousness. My enemies and opponents have grown weary of 
attacking me, and now, I have become happy,
O my friends and Siblings of Destiny.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The disease is 
gone, and all misfortunes have been averted; the
Creator Lord has made me His own. I have found peace, tranquility and total 
bliss, enshrining the Name of my Beloved Lord
within my heart.  || 1 ||   My soul, body and wealth are all Your capital; O 
God, You are my All-powerful Lord and Master. You
are the Saving Grace of  Your  slaves; slave  Nanak  is  forever  Your  slave.  
 || 2  || 25  || 111  ||     BILAAVAL,   FIFTH  MEHL:
Meditating in remembrance on the Lord of the Universe, I am emancipated. 
Suffering is eradicated, and true peace has come,
meditating on the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
All beings belong to Him — He makes them happy.
He      is the true power of His humble devotees. He Himself saves and protects 
His slaves, who believe in their Creator, the
Destroyer of fear.  || 1 ||   I have found friendship, and hatred has been 
eradicated; the Lord has rooted out the enemies and
villains. Nanak has been blessed with celestial peace and poise and total 
bliss; chanting the Glorious Praises of the Lord, he
lives.   || 2 || 26  || 112  ||     BILAAVAL,   FIFTH  MEHL:   The  Supreme  
Lord God has  become  Merciful. The  True  Guru  has
arranged all my affairs; chanting and meditating with the Holy Saints, I have 
become happy.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   God has made
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He hugs us close in His embrace, and protects His humble servants; attaching us 
to the hem of His robe, he saves us.  || 1 ||
Safe and sound, we have returned home, while the slanderer’s face is blackened. 
Says Nanak, my True Guru is Perfect; by the
Grace of God and Guru, I am so happy.  || 2 || 27 || 113 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  I have fallen in love with my Beloved
Lord.  ||  Pause  ||    Cutting it, it does not break, and releasing it, it 
does not let go. Such is the string the Lord has tied me
with.  || 1 ||   Day and night, He dwells within my mind; please bless me with 
Your Mercy, O my God.  || 2 ||   I am a sacrifice,
a sacrifice to my beauteous Lord; I have heard his Unspoken Speech and Story.  
|| 3 ||   Servant Nanak is said to be the slave
of His slaves; O my Lord and Master, please bless me with Your Mercy.   || 4 || 
28 || 114 ||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   I
meditate on the Lord’s Feet; I am a sacrifice to Them. My Guru is the Supreme 
Lord God, the Transcendent Lord; I enshrine
Him within my heart, and meditate on Him within my mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Meditate, meditate, meditate in remembrance
on the Giver of peace, who created the whole Universe. With your tongue, savor 
the One Lord, and you shall be honored in the
Court of the True Lord.  || 1 ||   He alone obtains this treasure, who joins 
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. O Lord
and Master, mercifully bless Nanak with this gift, that he may ever sing the 
Glorious Praises of Your Kirtan.  || 2 || 29 || 115 ||
BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have been saved, in the Sanctuary of the True Guru. I 
am cheered and applauded throughout the
world; my Supreme Lord God carries me across.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The 
Perfect Lord fills the Universe; He is the Giver of
peace; He cherishes and fulfills the whole Universe. He is completely filling 
all places and interspaces; I am a devoted sacrifice
to the Lord’s Feet.  || 1 ||   The ways of all beings are in Your Power, O my 
Lord and Master. All supernatural spiritual powers
are  Yours;  You  are  the  Creator,  the  Cause  of  causes.  In  the  
beginning,  and  throughout  the  ages,  God  is  our  Savior  and
Protector; remembering the Lord in meditation, O Nanak, fear is eliminated.  || 
2 || 30 || 116 ||

RAAG  BILAAVAL,   FIFTH  MEHL,   DU-PADAS,   EIGHTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I am nothing, God; everything is Yours. In this world, You are the absolute, 
formless Lord; in the world hereafter, You are the
related Lord of form. You play it both ways, O my Lord and Master.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   You exist within the city, and beyond it
as well; O my God, You are everywhere. You Yourself are the King, and You 
Yourself are the subject. In one place, You are the
Lord and Master, and in another place, You are the slave.  || 1 ||   From whom 
should I hide? Whom should I try to deceive?
Wherever I look, I see Him near at hand. I have met with Guru Nanak, the 
Embodiment of the Holy Saints. When the drop of
water merges into the ocean, it cannot be distinguished as separate again.  || 
2 || 1 || 117 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:


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You are the all-powerful Cause of causes. Please cover my faults, Lord of the 
Universe, O my Guru; I am a sinner — I seek the
Sanctuary of Your Feet.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Whatever we do, You see and know; 
there is no way anyone can stubbornly deny
this. Your glorious radiance is great! So I have heard, O God. Millions of sins 
are destroyed by Your Name.  || 1 ||    It is my
nature to make mistakes, forever and ever; it is Your Natural Way to save 
sinners. You are the embodiment of kindness, and
the  treasure  of  compassion,  O  Merciful  Lord;  through  the  Blessed  
Vision  of  Your  Darshan,  Nanak  has  found  the  state  of
redemption in life.  || 2 || 2 || 118 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  Bless me 
with such mercy, Lord, that my forehead may touch
the feet of the Saints, and my eyes may behold the Blessed Vision of their 
Darshan, and my body may fall at the dust of their
feet.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   May the Word of the Guru’s Shabad abide within my 
heart, and the Lord’s Name be enshrined within
my mind. Drive out the five thieves, O my Lord and Master, and let my doubts 
all burn like incense.  || 1 ||   Whatever You do,
I accept as good; I have driven out the sense of duality. You are Nanak’s God, 
the Great Giver; in the Congregation of the
Saints, emancipate me.  || 2 || 3 || 119 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  I ask for 
such advice from Your humble servants, that I
may meditate on You, and love You, and serve You, and become part and parcel of 
Your Being.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I serve His
humble servants, and speak with them, and abide with them. I apply the dust of 
the feet of His humble servants to my face
and forehead; my hopes, and the many waves of desire, are fulfilled.   || 1 ||  
  Immaculate and pure are the praises of the
humble  servants  of  the  Supreme  Lord  God;  the  feet  of  His  humble  
servants  are  equal  to  millions  of  sacred  shrines  of
pilgrimage. Nanak bathes in the dust of the feet of His humble servants; the 
sinful resides of countless incarnations have been
washed away.   || 2 || 4 || 120 ||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:   If it pleases  
You,  then  cherish  me.  O  Supreme  Lord  God,
Transcendent Lord, O True Guru, I am Your child, and You are my Merciful 
Father.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I am worthless; I have
no virtues at all. I cannot understand Your actions. You alone know Your state 
and extent. My soul, body and property are all
Yours.   || 1  ||     You  are  the  Inner-knower,  the  Searcher  of  hearts,  
the  Primal  Lord  and  Master;  You  know  even  what  is
unspoken. My body and mind are cooled and soothed, O Nanak, by God’s Glance of 
Grace.   || 2 || 5 || 121 ||    BILAAVAL,
FIFTH MEHL:  Keep me with You forever, O God. You are my Beloved, the Enticer 
of my mind; without You, my life is totally
useless.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    In an instant, You transform the beggar into 
a king; O  my  God,  You  are  the  Master  of  the
masterless. You save Your humble servants from the burning fire; You make them 
Your own, and with Your Hand, You protect
them.  || 1 ||   I have found peace and cool tranquility, and my mind is 
satisfied; meditating in remembrance on the Lord, all
struggles are ended. Service to the Lord, O Nanak, is the treasure of 
treasures; all other clever tricks are useless.  ||


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2 || 6 || 122 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  Never forget Your servant, O Lord. 
Hug me close in Your embrace, O God, my Lord
and Master; consider my primal love for You, O Lord of the Universe.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   It is Your Natural Way, God, to purify
sinners; please do not keep my errors in Your Heart. You are my life, my breath 
of life, O Lord, my wealth and peace; be
merciful to me, and burn away the curtain of egotism.  || 1 ||   Without water, 
how can the fish survive? Without milk, how can
the baby survive? Servant Nanak thirsts for the Lord’s Lotus Feet; gazing upon 
the Blessed Vision of his Lord and Master’s
Darshan, he finds the essence of peace.  || 2 || 7 || 123 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  Here, and hereafter, there is happiness.
The Perfect Guru has perfectly, totally saved me; the Supreme Lord God has been 
kind to me.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Lord, my
Beloved,  is  pervading  and  permeating  my  mind  and  body;  all  my  pains  
and  sufferings  are  dispelled.  In  celestial  peace,
tranquility and bliss, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord; my enemies and 
adversaries have been totally destroyed.  || 1 ||
God   has not considered my merits and demerits; in His Mercy, He has made me 
His own. Unweighable is the greatness of the
immovable and imperishable Lord; Nanak proclaims the victory of the Lord.   || 
2 || 8 || 124 ||    BILAAVAL,   FIFTH MEHL:
Without the Fear of God, and devotional worship, how can anyone cross over the 
world-ocean? Be kind to me, O Saving Grace
of sinners; preserve my faith in You, O my Lord and Master.  || 1 ||  Pause  || 
   The mortal does not remember the Lord in
meditation; he wanders around intoxicated by egotism; he is engrossed in 
corruption like a dog. Utterly cheated, his life is
slipping away; committing sins, he is sinking away.   || 1 ||    I have come to 
Your Sanctuary, Destroyer of pain; O Primal
Immaculate Lord, may I dwell upon You in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the 
Holy. O Lord of beautiful hair, Destroyer of
pain, Eradicator of sins, Nanak lives, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of Your 
Darshan.  || 2 || 9 || 125 ||

RAAG  BILAAVAL,   FIFTH  MEHL,   DU-PADAS,   NINTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

He Himself merges us with Himself. When I came to Your Sanctuary, my sins 
vanished.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Renouncing
egotistical pride and other anxieties, I have sought the Sanctuary of the Holy 
Saints. Chanting, meditating on Your Name, O
my Beloved, disease is eradicated from my body.   || 1 ||    Even utterly 
foolish, ignorant and thoughtless persons have been
saved by the Kind Lord. Says Nanak, I have met the Perfect Guru; my comings and 
goings have ended.   || 2 || 1 || 126 ||
BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  Hearing Your Name, I live. When the Perfect Guru became 
pleased with me, then my hopes were
fulfilled.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Pain is gone, and my mind is comforted; the 
music of bliss fascinates me. The yearning to meet my
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I cannot live without Him, even for an instant.  || 1 ||   You have saved so 
many devotees, so many humble servants; so many
silent sages contemplate You. The support of the blind, the wealth of the poor; 
Nanak has found God, of endless virtues.  || 2

|| 2 || 127 ||

RAAG  BILAAVAL,   FIFTH  MEHL,   THIRTEENTH  HOUSE,   PARTAAL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O Enticing Lord, I cannot sleep; I sigh. I am adorned with necklaces, gowns, 
ornaments and make-up. I am sad, sad and
depressed. When will You come home?  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I seek the 
Sanctuary of the happy soul-brides; I place my head
upon their feet. Unite me with my Beloved. When will He come to my home?  || 1 
||   Listen, my companions: tell me how to
meet Him. Eradicate all egotism, and then you shall find your Beloved Lord 
within the home of your heart. Then, in delight, you
shall sing the songs of joy and praise. Meditate on the Lord, the embodiment of 
bliss. O Nanak, I came to the Lord’s Door, and
then, I found my Beloved.  || 2 ||    The Enticing Lord has revealed His form 
to me, and now, sleep seems sweet to me. My
thirst is totally quenched, and now, I am absorbed in celestial bliss. How 
sweet is the story of my Husband Lord. I have found
my Beloved, Enticing Lord.  ||  Second Pause  || 1 || 128 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  My ego is gone; I have obtained the
Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan. I am absorbed in my Lord and Master, the 
help and support of the Saints. Now, I hold
tight to His Feet.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   My mind longs for Him, and does not 
love any other. I am totally absorbed, in love with
His Lotus Feet, like the bumble bee attached to the honey of the lotus flower. 
I do not desire any other taste; I seek only the
One Lord.  || 1 ||   I have broken away from the others, and I have been 
released from the Messenger of Death. O mind, drink
in the subtle essence of the Lord; join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the 
Holy, and turn away from the world. There is no
other, none other than the Lord. O Nanak, love the Feet, the Feet of the Lord.  
|| 2 || 2 || 129 ||

RAAG  BILAAVAL,   NINTH  MEHL,   DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Name of the Lord is the Dispeller of sorrow — realize this. Remembering Him 
in meditation, even Ajaamal the robber and
Ganikaa the prostitute were liberated; let your soul know this.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||    The elephant’s fear was taken away in an
instant,  as  soon  as  he  chanted  the  Lord’s  Name.  Listening  to  
Naarad’s  teachings,  the  child  Dhroo  was  absorbed  in  deep
meditation.  || 1 ||   He obtained the immovable, eternal state of 
fearlessness, and all the world was amazed. Says Nanak, the
Lord is the Saving Grace and the Protector of His devotees; believe it — He is 
close to you.  || 2 || 1 ||    BILAAVAL,  NINTH
MEHL:  Without the Name of the Lord, you shall only find pain. Without 
devotional worship, doubt is not dispelled; the Guru
has revealed this secret.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Of what use are sacred shrines 
of pilgrimage, if one does not enter the Sanctuary
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Know that Yoga and sacrificial feasts are fruitless, if one forgets the Praises 
of God.  || 1 ||    One who lays aside both pride
and attachment, sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. Says 
Nanak, the mortal who does this is said to be
‘jivan mukta’ — liberated while yet alive.  || 2 || 2 ||    BILAAVAL,  NINTH 
MEHL:  There is no meditation on the Lord within
him. That man wastes his life uselessly — keep this in mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   He bathes at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, and
adheres to fasts, but he has no control over his mind. Know that such religion 
is useless to him. I speak the Truth for his sak e.

|| 1 ||    It’s like a stone, kept immersed in water; still, the water does not 
penetrate it. So, understand it: that mortal being
who lacks devotional worship is just like that.   || 2 ||    In this Dark Age 
of Kali Yuga, liberation comes from the Naam. The
Guru has revealed this secret. Says Nanak, he alone is a great man, who sings 
the Praises of God.  || 3 || 3 ||

BILAAVAL,   ASHTAPADEES,   FIRST  MEHL,   TENTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

He dwells close at hand, and sees all, but how rare is the Gurmukh who 
understands this. Without the Fear of God, there is no
devotional worship. Imbued with the Word of the Shabad, eternal peace is 
attained.  || 1 ||   Such is the spiritual wisdom, the
treasure of the Naam; obtaining it, the Gurmukhs enjoy the subtle essence of 
this nectar.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Everyone talks
about spiritual wisdom and spiritual knowledge. Talking, talking, they argue, 
and suffer. No one can stop talking and discussing
it. Without being imbued with the subtle essence, there is no liberation.  || 2 
||   Spiritual wisdom and meditation all come from
the Guru. Through the lifestyle of Truth, the True Lord comes to dwell in the 
mind. The self-willed manmukh talks about it, but
does not practice it. Forgetting the Name, he finds no place of rest.   || 3 || 
   Maya has caught the mind in the trap of the
whirlpool. Each and every heart is trapped by this bait of poison and sin. See 
that whoever has come, is subject to death. Your
affairs shall be adjusted, if you contemplate the Lord in your heart.   || 4 || 
   He alone is a spiritual teacher, who lovingly
focuses his consciousness on the Word of the Shabad. The self-willed, 
egotistical manmukh loses his honor. The Creator Lord
Himself inspires us to His devotional worship. He Himself blesses the Gurmukh 
with glorious greatness.  || 5 ||   The life-night
is  dark,  while  the  Divine  Light  is  immaculate.  Those  who  lack  the  
Naam,  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  are  false,  filthy  and
untouchable. The Vedas preach sermons of devotional worship. Listening, hearing 
and believing, one beholds the Divine Light.

|| 6 ||    The Shaastras and Simritees implant the Naam within. The Gurmukh 
lives in peace and tranquility, doing deeds of

sublime purity. The self-willed manmukh suffers the pains of reincarnation. His 
bonds are broken, enshrining the Name of the
One Lord.  || 7 ||   Believing in the Naam, one obtains true honor and 
adoration. Who should I see? There is none other than
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Says Nanak, there is no other at all.  || 8 || 1 ||    BILAAVAL,  FIRST MEHL:  
The human acts according to the wishes of the
mind.  This  mind  feeds  on  virtue  and  vice.  Intoxicated  with  the  wine  
of  Maya,  satisfaction  never  comes.  Satisfaction  and
liberation come, only to one whose mind is pleasing to the True Lord.  || 1 ||  
 Gazing upon his body, wealth, wife and all his
possessions, he is proud. But without the Name of the Lord, nothing shall go 
along with him.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    He enjoys
tastes, pleasures and joys in his mind. But his wealth will pass on to other 
people, and his body will be reduced to ashes. The
entire expanse, like dust, shall mix with dust. Without the Word of the Shabad, 
his filth is not removed.  || 2 ||    The various
songs, tunes and rhythms are false. Trapped by the three qualities, people come 
and go, far from the Lord. In duality, the pain
of  their  evil-mindedness  does  not  leave  them.  But  the  Gurmukh  is  
emancipated  by  taking  the  medicine,  and  singing  the
Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 3 ||   He may wear a clean loin-cloth, apply 
the ceremonial mark to his forehead, and wear a
mala around his neck; but if there is anger within him, he is merely reading 
his part, like an actor in a play. Forgetting the
Naam, the Name of the Lord, he drinks in the wine of Maya. Without devotional 
worship to the Guru, there is no peace.  || 4 ||
The human is a pig, a dog, a donkey, a cat, a beast, a filthy, lowly wretch, an 
outcast, if he turns his face away from the Guru.
He shall wander in reincarnation. Bound in bondage, he comes and goes.   || 5 
||    Serving the Guru, the treasure is found.
With the Naam in the heart, one always prospers. And in the Court of the True 
Lord, you shall not called to account. One who
obeys the Hukam of the Lord’s Command, is approved at the Lord’s Door.   || 6 
||    Meeting the True Guru, one knows the
Lord. Understanding the Hukam of His Command, one acts according to His Will. 
Understanding the Hukam of His Command,
he dwells in the Court of the True Lord. Through the Shabad, death and birth 
are ended.   || 7 ||    He remains detached,
knowing that everything belongs to God. He dedicates his body and mind unto the 
One who owns them. He does not come,
and he does not go. O Nanak, absorbed in Truth, he merges in the True Lord.  || 
8 || 2 ||

BILAAVAL,   THIRD  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES,   TENTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The world is like a crow; with its beak, it croaks spiritual wisdom. But deep 
within there is greed, falsehood and pride. Without
the Name of the Lord, your thin outer covering shall wear off, you fool.  || 1 
||   Serving the True Guru, the Naam shall dwell in
your conscious mind. Meeting with the Guru, the Name of the Lord comes to mind. 
Without the Name, other loves are false.  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||   So do that work, which the Guru tells you to do. 
Contemplating the Word of the Shabad, you shall come to the
home of celestial bliss. Through the True Name, you shall obtain glorious 
greatness.  || 2 ||   One who does not understand his
own self, but still tries to instruct others, is mentally blind, and acts in 
blindness. How can he ever find a home and a place of
rest, in the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence?   || 3 ||    Serve the Dear Lord, 
the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts; deep
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How can anyone hide anything from Him?  || 4 ||   The True Name is known 
through the True Word of the Shabad. The Lord
Himself meets that one who eradicates egotistical pride. The Gurmukh chants the 
Naam, forever and ever.  || 5 ||    Serving
the True Guru, duality and evil-mindedness are taken away. Guilty mistakes are 
erased, and the sinful intellect is cleansed.
One’s body sparkles like gold, and one’s light merges into the Light.  || 6 ||  
 Meeting with the True Guru, one is blessed with
glorious greatness. Pain is taken away, and the Naam comes to dwell within the 
heart. Imbued with the Naam, one finds
eternal peace.  || 7 ||   Obeying the Guru’s Instructions, one finds the sate 
of salvation. O Nanak, those who follow the Guru’s
Teachings are saved, along with their families.  || 8 || 1 || 3 ||

BILAAVAL,   FOURTH  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES,   ELEVENTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

One  who  eliminates  his  self-centeredness,  and  eradicates  his  ego,  
night  and  day  sings  the  songs  of  the  Lord’s  Love.  The
Gurmukh is inspired, his body is golden, and his light merges into the Light of 
the Fearless Lord.  || 1 ||   I take the Support of
the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. I cannot live, for a moment, even for an 
instant, without the Name of the Lord; the Gurmukh
reads the Sermon of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In the one house 
of the body, there are ten gates; night and day,
the five thieves break in. They steal the entire wealth of one’s Dharmic faith, 
but the blind, self-willed manmukh does not
know it.  || 2 ||   The fortress of the body is overflowing with gold and 
jewels; when it is awakened by spiritual wisdom, one
enshrines  love  for  the  essence  of  reality.  The  thieves  and  robbers  
hide  out  in  the  body;  through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s
Shabad, they are arrested and locked up.  || 3 ||    The Name of the Lord, Har, 
Har, is the boat, and the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad is the boatman, to carry us across. The Messenger of Death, the tax 
collector, does not even come close, and no
thieves or robbers can plunder you.  || 4 ||    I continuously sing the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord, day and night; singing the
Lord’s Praises, I cannot find His limits. The mind of the Gurmukh returns to 
its own home; it meets the Lord of the Universe, to
the beat of the celestial drum.  || 5 ||   Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of 
His Darshan with my eyes, my mind is satisfied; with
my ears, I listen to the Guru’s Bani, and the Word of His Shabad. Listening, 
listening, my soul is softened, delighted by His
subtle essence, chanting the Name of the Lord of the Universe.  || 6 ||   In 
the grip of the three qualities, they are engrossed
in love and attachment to Maya; only as Gurmukh do they find the absolute 
quality, absorption in bliss. With a single, impartial
eye, look upon all alike, and see God pervading all.  || 7 ||   The Light of 
the Lord’s Name permeates all; the Gurmukh knows
the unknowable. O Nanak, the Lord has become merciful to the  meek;  through  
loving  adoration,  he  merges  in  the  Lord’s
Name.  || 8 || 1 || 4 ||   BILAAVAL,  FOURTH MEHL:  Meditate on the cool water 
of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Perfume
yourself with the fragrant scent of the Lord, the sandalwood tree.


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Joining  the  Society  of  the  Saints,  I have  obtained  the  supreme  
status.  I  am  just  a  castor-oil  tree,  made  fragrant  by  their
association.  || 1 ||   Meditate on the Lord of the Universe, the Master of the 
world, the Lord of creation. Those humble beings
who seek the Lord’s Sanctuary are saved, like Prahlaad; they are emancipated 
and merge with the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Of
all plants, the sandalwood tree is the most sublime. Everything near the 
sandalwood tree becomes fragrant like sandalwood.
The stubborn, false faithless cynics are dried up; their egotistical pride 
separates them far from the Lord.   || 2 ||    Only the
Creator Lord Himself knows the state and condition of everyone; the Lord 
Himself makes all the arrangements. One who meets
the True Guru is transformed into gold. Whatever is pre-ordained, is not erased 
by erasing.  || 3 ||   The treasure of jewels is
found in the ocean of the Guru’s Teachings. The treasure of devotional worship 
is opened to me. Focused on the Guru’s Feet,
faith  wells  up  within  me;  chanting  the  Glorious  Praises  of  the  Lord, 
 I  hunger  for  more.   ||  4  ||     I  am  totally  detached,
continually, continuously meditating on the Lord; chanting the Glorious Praises 
of the Lord, I express my love for Him. Time
and time again, each and every moment and instant, I express it. I cannot find 
the Lord’s limits; He is the farthest of the far .

|| 5 ||   The Shaastras, the Vedas and the Puraanas advise righteous actions, 
and the performance of the six religious rituals.
The hypocritical, self-willed manmukhs are ruined by doubt; in the waves of 
greed, their boat is heavily loaded, and it sinks.  ||
6 ||    So chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and through the Naam, find 
emancipation. The Simritees and Shaastras
recommend the Naam. Eradicating egotism, one becomes pure. The Gurmukh is 
inspired, and obtains the supreme status.  || 7

||   This world, with its colors and forms, is all Yours, O Lord; as You attach 
us, so do we do our deeds. O Nanak, we are the
instruments upon which He plays; as He wills, so is the path we take.   || 8 || 
2 || 5 ||    BILAAVAL,   FOURTH MEHL:   The
Gurmukh meditates on the Inaccessible, Unfathomable Lord. I am a sacrifice, a 
sacrifice to the True Guru, the True Primal
Being. He has brought the Lord’s Name to dwell upon my breath of life; meeting 
with the True Guru, I am absorbed into the
Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||   The Name of the Lord is the only Support of His humble 
servants. I shall live under the protection of the
True Guru. By Guru’s Grace, I shall attain the Court of the Lord.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    This body is the field of karma; the
Gurmukhs plow and work it, and harvest the essence. The priceless jewel of the 
Naam becomes manifest, and it pours into
their vessels of love.  || 2 ||   Become the slave of the slave of the slave, 
of that humble being who has become the devotee of
the Lord. I dedicate my mind and intellect, and place them in offering before 
my Guru; by Guru’s Grace, I speak the Unspoken.

|| 3 ||   The self-willed manmukhs are engrossed in attachment to Maya; their 
minds are thirsty, burning with desire. Following
the Guru’s Teachings, I have obtained the Ambrosial Water of the Naam, and the 
fire has been put out. The Word of the
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The unstruck sound current of the Shabad resounds, vibrating the celestial 
melody. I praise the Lord, day and night, moving
my feet to the beat of the drum.  || 5 ||   Imbued with the Lord’s Love, my 
mind sings His Praise, joyfully chanting the Shabad,
the source of nectar and bliss. The stream of immaculate purity flows through 
the home of the self within; one who drinks it in,
finds peace.  || 6 ||   The stubborn-minded, egotistical, proud-minded person 
performs rituals, but these are like sand castles
built by children. When the waves of the ocean come in, they crumble and 
dissolve in an instant.  || 7 ||   The Lord is the pool,
and the Lord Himself is the ocean; this world is all a play which He has 
staged. As the waves of water merge into the water
again, O Nanak, so does He merge into Himself.  || 8 || 3 || 6 ||   BILAAVAL,  
FOURTH MEHL:  My mind wears the ear-rings of
the True Guru’s acquaintance; I apply the ashes of the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad to my body. By body has become immortal,
in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Both birth and death have come to 
an end for me.  || 1 ||   O my mind, remain
united with the Saadh Sangat. Be merciful to me, O Lord; each and every 
instant, let me wash the Feet of the Holy.  || 1 ||
Pause   ||    Forsaking family life, he wanders in the forest, but his mind 
does not remain at rest, even for an instant. The
wandering mind returns home, only when it seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord’s 
Holy people.  || 2 ||   The Sannyaasi renounces
his daughters and sons, but his mind still conjures up all sorts of hopes and 
desires. With these hopes and desires, he still does
not understand, that only through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad does one become 
free of desires, and find peace.  || 3 ||
When detachment from the world wells up within, he become a naked hermit, but 
still, his mind roams, wanders and rambles
in the ten directions. He wanders around, but his desires are not satisfied; 
joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy,
he finds the house of kindness and compassion.  || 4 ||   The Siddhas learn 
many Yogis postures, but their minds still yearn for
riches, miraculous powers and energy. Satisfaction, contentment and tranquility 
do not come to their minds; but meeting the
Holy Saints, they are satisfied, and through the Name of the Lord, spiritual 
perfection is attained.  || 5 ||   Life is born from the
egg, from the womb, from sweat and from the earth; God created the beings and 
creatures of all colors and forms. One who
seeks  the  Sanctuary  of  the  Holy  is  saved,  whether  he  is  a  
Kh’shaatriya,  a  Brahmin,  a  Soodra,  a  Vaishya  or  the  most
untouchable of the untouchables.   || 6 ||    Naam Dayv, Jai Dayv, Kabeer, 
Trilochan and Ravi Daas the low-caste leather-
worker, blessed Dhanna and Sain; all those who joined the humble Saadh Sangat, 
met the Merciful Lord.  || 7 ||    The Lord
protects the honor of His humble servants; He is the Lover of His devotees — He 
makes them His own. Nanak has entered the
Sanctuary of the Lord, the Life of the world, who has showered His Mercy upon 
him, and saved him.   || 8 ||   || 4 || 7 ||
BILAAVAL,  FOURTH MEHL:  The thirst for God has welled up deep within me; 
hearing the Word of the Guru’s Teachings, my
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The pain of my mind is known only to my own mind; who can know the pain of 
another?   || 1 ||    The Lord, the Guru, the
Enticer, has enticed my mind. I am stunned and amazed, gazing upon my Guru; I 
have entered the realm of wonder and bliss.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   I wander around, exploring all lands and foreign 
countries; within my mind, I have such a great longing to
see my God. I sacrifice my mind and body to the Guru, who has shown me the Way, 
the Path to my Lord God.  || 2 ||   If only
someone would bring me news of God; He seems so sweet to my heart, mind and 
body. I would cut off my head and place it
under the feet of that one who leads me to meet and unite with my Lord God.   
|| 3 ||    Let us go, O my companions, and
understand our God; with the spell of virtue, let us obtain our Lord God. He is 
called the Lover of His devotees; let us follow in
the footsteps of those who seek God’s Sanctuary.  || 4 ||    If the soul-bride 
adorns herself with compassion and forgiveness,
God is pleased, and her mind is illumined with the lamp of the Guru’s wisdom. 
With happiness and ecstasy, my God enjoys
her; I offer each and every bit of my soul to Him.  || 5 ||   I have made the 
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, my necklace; my mind
tinged with devotion is the intricate ornament of crowning glory. I have spread 
out my bed of faith in the Lord, Har, Har. I
cannot abandon Him — my mind is filled with such a great love for Him.  || 6 || 
   If God says one thing, and the soul-bride
does something else, then all her decorations are useless and false. She may 
adorn herself to meet her Husband Lord, but still,
only the virtuous soul-bride meets God, and the other’s face is spat upon.   || 
7 ||    I am Your hand-maiden, O Inaccessible
Lord of the Universe; what can I do by myself? I am under Your power. Be 
merciful, Lord, to the meek, and save them; Nanak
has entered the Sanctuary of the Lord, and the Guru.  || 8 || 5 || 8 ||    
BILAAVAL,  FOURTH MEHL:  My mind and body are
filled with love for my Inaccessible Lord and Master. Each and every instant, I 
am filled with immense faith and devotion.
Gazing upon the Guru, my mind’s faith is fulfilled, like the song-bird, which 
cries and cries, until the rain-drop falls into its
mouth.   || 1 ||    Join with me, join with me, O my companions, and teach me 
the Sermon of the Lord. The True Guru has
mercifully united me with God. Cutting off my head, and chopping it into 
pieces, I offer it to Him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Each and
every hair on my head, and my mind and body, suffer the pains of separation; 
without seeing my God, I cannot sleep. The
doctors and healers look at me, and are perplexed. Within my heart, mind and 
body, I feel the pain of divine love.  || 2 ||   I
cannot live for a moment, for even an instant, without my Beloved, like the 
opium addict who cannot live without opium. Those
who thirst for God, do not love any other. Without the Lord, there is no other 
at all.  || 3 ||   If only someone would come and
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After being separated from the Lord for countless incarnations, I am re-united 
with Him, entering the Sanctuary of the True,
True, True Guru.  || 4 ||   There is one bed for the soul-bride, and the same 
bed for God, her Lord and Master. The self-willed
manmukh does not obtain the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence; she wanders around, 
in limbo. Uttering, “Guru, Guru”, she
seeks His Sanctuary; so God comes to meet her, without a moment’s delay.  || 5 
||   One may perform many rituals, but the
mind is filled with hypocrisy, evil deeds and greed. When a son is born in the 
house of a prostitute, who can tell the name of
his father?   || 6 ||    Because of devotional worship in my past incarnations, 
I have been born into this life. The Guru has
inspired me to worship the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har. Worshipping, worshipping 
Him with devotion, I found the Lord, and then I
merged into the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har.  || 7 ||   God Himself 
came and ground the henna leaves into powder,
and applied it to my body. Our Lord and Master showers His Mercy upon us, and 
grasps hold of our arms; O Nanak, He lifts us
up and saves us.  || 8 || 6 || 9 || 2 || 1 || 6 || 9 ||

RAAG  BILAAVAL,   FIFTH  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES,   TWELFTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I cannot express the Praises of my God; I cannot express His Praises. I have 
abandoned all others, seeking His Sanctuary.  || 1

||   Pause   ||    God’s Lotus Feet are Infinite. I am forever a sacrifice to 
Them. My mind is in love with Them. If I were to
abandon Them, there is nowhere else I could go.  || 1 ||   I chant the Lord’s 
Name with my tongue. The filth of my sins and
evil mistakes is burnt off. Climbing aboard the Boat of the Saints, I am 
emancipated. I have been carried across the terrifying
world-ocean.   || 2 ||    My mind is tied to the Lord with the string of love 
and devotion. This is the Immaculate Way of the
Saints. They forsake sin and corruption. They meet the Formless Lord God.  || 3 
||    Gazing upon God, I am wonderstruck. I
taste  the  Perfect  Flavor  of  Bliss.  I  do  not  waver  or  wander  here  
or  there.  The  Lord  God,  Har,  Har,  dwells  within  my
consciousness.  || 4 ||    Those who constantly remember God, the treasure of 
virtue, will never go to hell. Those who listen,
fascinated, to the Unstruck Sound-Current of the Word, will never have to see 
the Messenger of Death with their eyes.  || 5 ||
I seek the Sanctuary of the Lord, the Heroic Lord of the World. The Merciful 
Lord God is under the power of His devotees. The
Vedas do not know the Mystery of the Lord. The silent sages constantly serve 
Him.  || 6 ||    He is the Destroyer of the pains
and sorrows of the poor. It is so very difficult to serve Him. No one knows His 
limits. He is pervading the water, the land and
the sky.  || 7 ||   Hundreds of thousands of times, I humbly bow to Him. I have 
grown weary, and I have collapsed at God’s
Door. O God, make me the dust of the feet of the Holy. Please fulfill this, 
Nanak’s wish.  || 8 || 1 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:
God, please release me from birth and death. I have grown weary, and collapsed 
at Your door. I grasp Your Feet, in the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy. The Love of the Lord, Har, Har, is sweet to my 
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Be Merciful, and attach me to the hem of Your robe. Nanak meditates on the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||   O Merciful
Master of the meek, You are my Lord and Master, O Merciful Master of the meek. 
I yearn for the dust of the feet of the Saints.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||    The world is a pit of poison, filled with the utter 
darkness of ignorance and emotional attachment. Please
take my hand, and save me, Dear God. Please bless me with Your Name, Lord. 
Without You, God, I have no place at all. Nanak
is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to You.   || 2 ||    The human body is in the grip 
of greed and attachment. Without meditating and
vibrating upon the Lord, it is reduced to ashes. The Messenger of Death is 
dreadful and horrible. The recording scribes of the
conscious and the unconscious, Chitr and Gupt, know all actions and karma. Day 
and night, they bear witness. Nanak seeks
the Sanctuary of the Lord.  || 3 ||   O Lord, Destroyer of fear and egotism, be 
merciful, and save the sinners. My sins cannot
even be counted. Without the Lord, who can hide them? I thought of Your 
Support, and seized it, O my Lord and Master.
Please, give Nanak Your hand and save him, Lord!  || 4 ||   The Lord, the 
treasure of virtue, the Lord of the world, cherishes
and  and  sustains  every  heart.  My  mind  is  thirsty  for  Your  Love,  and 
 the  Blessed  Vision  of  Your  Darshan.  O  Lord  of  the
Universe, please fulfill my hopes. I cannot survive, even for an instant. By 
great good fortune, Nanak has found the Lord.  || 5

||   Without You, God, there is no other at all. My mind loves You, as the 
partridge loves the moon, as the fish loves the water,
as the bee and the lotus cannot be separated. As the chakvi bird longs for the 
sun, so does Nanak thirst for the Lord’s feet.  ||
6 ||    As the young bride places the hopes of her life in her husband, as the 
greedy person looks upon the gift of wealth, as
milk  is  joined  to  water,  as  food  is  to  the  very  hungry  man,  and  
as  the  mother  loves  her  son,  so  does  Nanak  constantly
remember the Lord in meditation.   || 7 ||    As the moth falls into the lamp, 
as the thief steals without hesitation, as the
elephant is trapped by its sexual urges, as the sinner is caught in his sins, 
as the gambler’s addiction does not leave him, so is
this mind of Nanak’s attached to the Lord.  || 8 ||   As the deer loves the 
sound of the bell, and as the song-bird longs for the
rain,  the  Lord’s  humble  servant  lives  in  the  Society  of  the  Saints,  
lovingly  meditating  and  vibrating  upon  the  Lord  of  the
Universe. My tongue chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Please bless Nanak 
with the gift of the Blessed Vision of Your
Darshan.  || 9 ||    One who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and hears 
them, and writes them, receives all fruits and
rewards from the Lord. He saves all his ancestors and generations, and crosses 
over the world-ocean. The Lord’s Feet are the
boat to carry him across. Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he 
sings the Praises of the Lord. The Lord
protects his honor. Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord’s door.  || 10 || 2 
||

BILAAVAL,   FIRST  MEHL,   T’HITEE  ~  THE  LUNAR  DAYS,   TENTH  HOUSE,  TO  
THE  DRUM-BEAT  JAT:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The First Day: The One Universal Creator is unique, immortal, unborn, beyond 
social class or involvement. He is inaccessible
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Searching, searching, I have seen Him in each and every heart. I am a sacrifice 
to one who sees, and inspires others to see
Him. By Guru’s Grace, I have obtained the supreme status.  || 1 ||   Whose Name 
should I chant, and meditate on, except the
Lord of the Universe? Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the Mansion of the 
Lord’s Presence is revealed within the home
of one’s own heart.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Second Day: Those who are in love 
with another, come to regret and repent. The
are tied up at Death’s door, and continue coming and going. What have they 
brought, and what will they take with them when
they  go?  The  Messenger  of  Death  looms  over  their  heads,  and  they  
endure  his  beating.  Without  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s
Shabad,  no  one  finds  release.  Practicing  hypocrisy,  no  one  finds  
liberation.   ||  2  ||     The  True  Lord  Himself  created  the
universe, joining the elements together. Breaking the cosmic egg, He united, 
and separated. He made the earth and the sky
into places to live. He created day and night, fear and love. The One who 
created the Creation, also watches over it. There is
no other Creator Lord.   || 3 ||    The Third Day:  He  created  Brahma,  
Vishnu  and  Shiva,  the  gods,  goddesses  and  various
manifestations. The lights and forms cannot be counted. The One who fashioned 
them, knows their value. He evaluates them,
and totally pervades them. Who is close, and who is far away?  || 4 ||   The 
Fourth Day: He created the four Vedas, the four
sources of creation, and distinct forms of speech. He created the eighteen 
Puraanas, the six Shaastras and the three qualities.
He alone understands, whom the Lord causes to understand. One who overcomes the 
three qualities, dwells in the fourth
state. Prays Nanak, I am his slave.  || 5 ||   The Fifth Day: The five elements 
are demons. The Lord Himself is unfathomable
and detached. Some are gripped by doubt, hunger, emotional attachment and 
desire. Some taste the sublime essence of the
Shabad, and are satisfied. Some are imbued with the Lord’s Love, while some 
die, and are reduced to dust. Some attain the
Court and the Mansion of the True Lord, and behold Him, ever-present.  || 6 ||  
 The false one has no honor or fame; like the
black crow, he never becomes pure. He is like the bird, imprisoned in a cage; 
he paces back and forth behind the bars, but he
is  not released. He  alone  is  emancipated, whom  the  Lord  and  Master  
emancipates.  He  follows  the  Guru’s  Teachings,  and
enshrines devotional worship.  || 7 ||   The Sixth Day: God organized the six 
systems of Yoga. The unstruck sound current of
the Shabad vibrates of itself. If God wills it so, then one is summoned to the 
Mansion of His Presence. One who is pierced
through by the Shabad, obtains honor. Those who wear religious robes burn, and 
are ruined. Through Truth, the truthful ones
merge into the True Lord.  || 8 ||   The Seventh Day: When the body is imbued 
with Truth and contentment, the seven seas
within are filled with the Immaculate Water. Bathing in good conduct, and 
contemplating the True Lord within the heart, one
obtains the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, and  carries  everyone  across.  With  
the  True  Lord  in  the  mind, and  the  True  Lord
lovingly on one’s lips, one is blessed with the banner of Truth, and meets with 
no obstructions.  || 9 ||   The Eighth Day: The
eight miraculous powers come when one subdues his own mind, and contemplates 
the True Lord through pure actions. Forget
the three qualities of wind, water and fire, and concentrate on the pure True 
Name. That human who remains lovingly focused
on the Lord, prays Nanak, shall not be consumed by death.   || 10 ||    The 
Ninth Day: The Name is the supreme almighty
Master of the nine masters of Yoga, the nine realms of the earth, and each and 
every heart.


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This whole world is the child of Maya. I bow in submission to God, my Protector 
from the very beginning of time. He was in the
beginning,  He  has  been  throughout  the  ages,  He  is  now,  and  He  shall 
 always  be.  He  is  unlimited,  and  capable  of  doing
everything.   || 11 ||    The Tenth Day: Meditate on the Naam, give to charity, 
and purify yourself. Night and day, bathe in
spiritual wisdom and the Glorious Virtues of the True Lord. Truth cannot be 
polluted; doubt and fear run away from it. The
flimsy thread breaks in an instant. Know that the world is just like this 
thread. Your consciousness shall become steady and
stable, enjoying the Love of the True Lord.  || 12 ||    The Eleventh Day: 
Enshrine the One Lord within your heart. Eradicate
cruelty, egotism and emotional attachment. Earn the fruitful rewards, by 
observing the fast of knowing your own self. One who
is engrossed in hypocrisy, does not see the true essence. The Lord is 
immaculate, self-sustaining and unattached. The Pure,
True Lord cannot be polluted.  || 13 ||   Wherever I look, I see the One Lord 
there. He created the other beings, of many and
various kinds. Eating only fruits, one loses the fruits of life. Eating only 
delicacies of various sorts, one loses the true taste. In
fraud and greed, people are engrossed and entangled. The Gurmukh is 
emancipated, practicing Truth.  || 14 ||   The Twelfth
Day: One whose mind is not attached to the twelve signs, remains awake day and 
night, and never sleeps. He remains awake
and aware, lovingly centered on the Lord. With faith in the Guru, he is not 
consumed by death. Those who become detached,
and conquer the five enemies — prays Nanak, they are lovingly absorbed in the 
Lord.  || 15 ||   The Twelfth Day: Know, and
practice, compassion and charity. Bring your out-going mind back home. Observe 
the fast of remaining free of desire. Chant
the unchanted Chant of the Naam with your mouth. Know that the One Lord is 
contained in the three worlds. Purity and self-
discipline are all contained in knowing the Truth.  || 16 ||   The Thirteenth 
Day: He is like a tree on the sea-shore. But his roots
can become immortal, if his mind is attuned to the Lord’s Love. Then, he will 
not die of fear or anxiety, and he will never
drown. Without the Fear of God, he drowns and dies, and loses his honor. With 
the Fear of God in his heart, and his heart in
the Fear of God, he knows God. He sits on the throne, and becomes pleasing to 
the Mind of the True Lord.   || 17 ||    The
Fourteenth Day: One who enters into the fourth state, overcomes time, and the 
three qualities of raajas, taamas and satva.
Then the sun enters into the house of the moon, and one knows the value of the 
technology of Yoga. He remains lovingly
focused on God, who is permeating the fourteen worlds, the nether regions of 
the underworld, the galaxies and solar systems.

|| 18 ||    Amaavas — The Night of the New Moon: The moon is hidden in the sky. 
O wise one, understand and contemplate

the Word of the Shabad. The moon in the sky illuminates the three worlds. 
Creating the creation, the Creator beholds it. One
who sees, through the Guru, merges into Him. The self-willed manmukhs are 
deluded, coming and going in reincarnation.  ||
19  ||     One  who  establishes  his  home  within  his  own  heart,  obtains  
the  most  beautiful,  permanent  place.  One  comes  to
understand his own self, when he finds the True Guru. Wherever there is hope, 
there is destruction and desolation. The bowl
of   duality  and  selfishness  breaks.  Prays  Nanak,  I  am  the  slave  of  
that  one,  who  remains  detached  amidst  the  traps  of
attachment.  || 20 || 1 ||


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BILAAVAL,   THIRD  MEHL,   THE  SEVEN  DAYS,   TENTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Sunday: He, the Lord, is the Primal Being. He Himself is the Pervading Lord; 
there is no other at all. Through and through, He
is woven into the fabric of the world. Whatever the Creator Himself does, that 
alone happens. Imbued with the Naam, the
Name of the Lord, one is forever in peace. But how rare is the one, who, as 
Gurmukh, understands this.  || 1 ||    Within my
heart, I chant the Chant of the Lord, the treasure of virtue. The Lord, my Lord 
and Master, is inaccessible, unfathomable and
unlimited. Grasping the feet of the Lord’s humble servants, I meditate on Him, 
and become the slave of His slaves.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||    Monday: The True Lord is permeating and pervading. His value 
cannot be described. Talking and speaking about
Him, all keep themselves lovingly focused on Him. Devotion falls into the laps 
of those whom He so blesses. He is inaccessible
and  unfathomable;  He  cannot  be  seen.  Through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  
Shabad,  the  Lord  is  seen  to  be  permeating  and
pervading everywhere.  || 2 ||    Tuesday: The Lord created love and attachment 
to Maya. He Himself has enjoined each and
every  being  to  their  tasks.  He  alone  understands,  whom  the  Lord  
causes  to  understand. Through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s
Shabad, one understands his heart and home. He worships the Lord in loving 
devotion. His egotism and self-conceit are burnt
away by the Shabad.  || 3 ||    Wednesday: He Himself bestows sublime 
understanding. The Gurmukh does good deeds, and
contemplates the Word of the Shabad. Imbued with the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord, the mind become pure and immaculate.
He sings the Glorious Glorious Praises of the Lord, and washes off the filth of 
egotism. In the Court of the True Lord, he
obtains lasting glory. Imbued with the Naam, he is embellished with the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad.  || 4 ||   The profit of the
Naam is obtained through the Door of the Guru. The Great Giver Himself gives 
it. I am a sacrifice to the One who gives it. By
Guru’s Grace, self-conceit is eradicated. O Nanak, enshrine the Naam within 
your heart. I celebrate the victory of the Lord, the
Great Giver.   || 5 ||    Thursday: The fifty-two warriors were deluded by 
doubt. All the goblins and demons are attached to
duality. God Himself created them, and sees each one distinct. O Creator Lord, 
You are the Support of all. The beings and
creatures are under Your protection. He alone meets You, whom You Yourself 
meet.  || 6 ||    Friday: God is permeating and
pervading everywhere. He Himself created all, and appraises the value of all. 
One who become Gurmukh, contemplates the
Lord. He practices truth and self-restraint. Without genuine understanding, all 
fasts, religious rituals and daily worship services
lead only to the love of duality.  || 7 ||   Saturday: Contemplating good omens 
and the Shaastras, in egotism and self-conceit,
the  world  wanders  in  delusion.  The  blind,  self-willed  manmukh  in  
engrossed  in  the  love  of  duality.  Bound  and  gagged  at
death’s door, he is beaten and punished. By Guru’s Grace, one finds lasting 
peace. He practices Truth, and lovingly focuses on
the Truth.  || 8 ||   Those who serve the True Guru are very fortunate. 
Conquering their ego, they embrace love for the True
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You are the Giver of peace; You merge them into Yourself. Everything comes from 
the One and only Lord; there is no other at
all. The Gurmukh realizes this, and understands.   || 9 ||    The fifteen lunar 
days, the seven days of the week, the months,
seasons, days and nights, come over and over again; so the world goes on. 
Coming and going were created by the Creator
Lord. The True Lord remains steady and stable, by His almighty power. O Nanak, 
how rare is that Gurmukh who understands,
and contemplates the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 10 || 1 ||   BILAAVAL,  
THIRD MEHL:  The Primal Lord Himself formed
the  Universe.  The  beings  and  creatures  are  engrossed  in  emotional  
attachment  to  Maya.  In  the  love  of  duality,  they  are
attached to the illusory material world. The unfortunate ones die, and continue 
to come and go. Meeting with the True Guru,
understanding is obtained. Then, the illusion of the material world is 
shattered, and one merges in Truth.  || 1 ||    One who
has such pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon his forehead — the One God abides 
within his mind.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    He
created the Universe, and He Himself beholds all. No one can erase Your record, 
Lord. If someone calls himself a Siddha or a
seeker, he is deluded by doubt, and will continue coming and going. That humble 
being alone understands, who serves the
True Guru. Conquering his ego, he finds the Lord’s Door.  || 2 ||   From the 
One Lord, all others were formed. The One Lord is
pervading everywhere; there is no other at all. Renouncing duality, one comes 
to know the One Lord. Through the Word of the
Guru’s  Shabad,  one  knows  the  Lord’s  Door,  and  His  Banner.  Meeting  
the  True  Guru,  one  finds  the  One  Lord.  Duality  is
subdued within.  || 3 ||   One who belongs to the All-powerful Lord and Master 
— no one can destroy him. The Lord’s servant
remains under His protection; The Lord Himself forgives him, and blesses him 
with glorious greatness. There is none higher
than Him. Why should he be afraid? What should he ever fear?  || 4 ||   Through 
the Guru’s Teachings, peace and tranquility
abide within the body. Remember the Word of the Shabad, and you shall never 
suffer pain. You shall not have to come or go,
or suffer in sorrow. Imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you shall 
merge in celestial peace. O Nanak, the Gurmukh
beholds Him ever-present, close at hand. My God is always fully pervading 
everywhere.  || 5 ||    Some are selfless servants,
while  others  wander,  deluded  by  doubt.  The  Lord  Himself  does,  and  
causes  everything  to  be  done.  The  One  Lord  is  all-
pervading; there is no other at all. The mortal might complain, if there were 
any other. Serve the True Guru; this is the most
excellent action. In the Court of the True Lord, you shall be judged true.  || 
6 ||   All the lunar days, and the days of the week
are beautiful, when one contemplates  the  Shabad. If  one  serves  the  True  
Guru,  he  obtains  the  fruits  of  his  rewards.  The
omens and days all come and go. But the Word of the Guru’s Shabad is eternal 
and unchanging. Through it, one merges in the
True Lord. The days are auspicious, when one is imbued with Truth. Without the 
Name, all the false ones wander deluded.  ||
7 ||   The self-willed manmukhs die, and dead, they fall into the most evil 
state. They do not remember the One Lord; they are
deluded by duality. The human body is unconscious, ignorant and blind. Without 
the Word of the Shabad, how can anyone
cross over? The Creator Himself creates. He Himself contemplates the Guru’s 
Word.   || 8 ||    The religious fanatics wear all
sorts of religious robes. They roll around and wander around, like the false 
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They find no peace, here or hereafter. The self-willed manmukhs waste away 
their lives, and die. Serving the True Guru, doubt
is driven away. Deep within the home of the heart, one finds the Mansion of the 
True Lord’s Presence.  || 9 ||   Whatever the
Perfect Lord does, that alone happens. Concern with these omens and days leads 
only to duality. Without the True Guru, there
is only pitch darkness. Only idiots and fools worry about these omens and days. 
O Nanak, the Gurmukh obtains understanding
and realization; he remains forever merged in the Name of the One Lord.  || 10 
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BILAAVAL,   FIRST  MEHL,   CHHANT,   DAKHNEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The young, innocent soul-bride has come to the pasture lands of the world. 
Laying aside her pitcher of worldly concern, she
lovingly attunes herself to her Lord. She remains lovingly absorbed in the 
pasture of the Lord, automatically embellished with
the Word of the Shabad. With her palms pressed together, she prays to the Guru, 
to unite her with her True Beloved Lord.
Seeing His bride’s loving devotion, the Beloved Lord eradicates unfulfilled 
sexual desire and unresolved anger. O Nanak, the
young, innocent bride is so beautiful; seeing her Husband Lord, she is 
comforted.  || 1 ||   Truthfully, O young soul-bride, your
youth keeps you innocent. Do not come and go anywhere; stay with your Husband 
Lord. I will stay with my Husband Lord; I
am His hand-maiden. Devotional worship to the Lord is pleasing to me. I know 
the unknowable, and speak the unspoken; I
sing the Glorious Praises of the Celestial Lord God. She who chants and savors 
the taste of the Lord’s Name is loved by the
True Lord. The Guru grants her the gift of the Shabad; O Nanak, she 
contemplates and reflects upon it.  || 2 ||    She who is
fascinated by the Supreme Lord, sleeps with her Husband Lord. She walks in 
harmony with the Guru’s Will, attuned to the
Lord. The soul-bride is attuned to the Truth, and sleeps with the Lord, along 
with her companions and sister soul-brides. Loving
the One Lord, with one-pointed mind, the Naam dwells within; I am united with 
the True Guru. Day and night, with each and
every breath, I do not forget the Immaculate Lord, for a moment, even for an 
instant. So light the lamp of the Shabad, O
Nanak, and burn away your fear.  || 3 ||    O soul-bride, the Lord’s Light 
pervades all the three worlds. He is pervading each
and every heart, the Invisible and Infinite Lord. He is Invisible and Infinite, 
Infinite and True; subduing his self-conceit, one
meets Him. So burn away your egotistical pride, attachment and greed, with the 
Word of the Shabad; wash away your filth.
When you go to the Lord’s Door, you shall receive the Blessed Vision of His 
Darshan; by His Will, the Savior will carry you
across and save you. Tasting the Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord’s Name, the 
soul-bride is satisfied; O Nanak, she enshrines Him
in her heart.  || 4 || 1 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIRST MEHL:  My mind is filled with 
such a great joy; I have blossomed forth in Truth. I
am  enticed  by  the  love  of  my  Husband  Lord,  the  Eternal,  Imperishable 
 Lord  God.  The  Lord  is  everlasting,  the  Master  of
masters. Whatever He wills, happens. O Great Giver, You are always kind and 
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You infuse life into all living beings. I have no other spiritual wisdom, 
meditation or worship; the Name of the Lord alone dwells
deep within me. I know nothing about religious robes, pilgrimages or stubborn 
fanaticism; O Nanak, I hold tight to the Truth.

|| 1 ||   The night is beautiful, drenched with dew, and the day is delightful, 
when her Husband Lord wakes the sleeping soul-
bride, in the home of the self. The young bride has awakened to the Word of the 
Shabad; she is pleasing to her Husband Lord.
So renounce falsehood, fraud, love of duality and working for people. The Name 
of the Lord is my necklace, and I am anointed
with the True Shabad. With his palms pressed together, Nanak begs for the gift 
of the True Name; please, bless me with Your
Grace, through the pleasure of Your Will.  || 2 ||   Awake, O bride of 
splendored eyes, and chant the Word of the Guru’s Bani.
Listen, and place your faith in the Unspoken Speech of the Lord. The Unspoken 
Speech, the state of Nirvaanaa — how rare is
the Gurmukh who understands this. Merging in the Word of the Shabad, 
self-conceit is eradicated, and the three worlds are
revealed to her understanding. Remaining detached, with infinity infusing, the 
true mind cherishes the virtues of the Lord. He
is fully pervading and permeating all places; Nanak has enshrined Him within 
his heart.  || 3 ||   The Lord is calling you to the
Mansion of His Presence; O soul-bride, He is the Lover of His devotees. 
Following the Guru’s Teachings, your mind shall be
delighted, and your body shall be fulfilled. Conquer and subdue your mind, and 
love the Word of the Shabad; reform yourself,
and realize the Lord of the three worlds. Her mind shall not waver or wander 
anywhere else, when she comes to know her
Husband Lord. You are my only Support, You are my Lord and Master. You are my 
strength and anchor. She is forever truthful
and pure, O Nanak; through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, conflicts are 
resolved.  || 4 || 2 ||

CHHANT,   BILAAVAL,   FOURTH  MEHL,   MANGAL  ~  THE  SONG  OF  JOY:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

My Lord God has come to my bed, and my mind is merged with the Lord. As it 
pleases the Guru, I have found the Lord God,
and I revel and delight in His Love. Very fortunate are those happy 
soul-brides, who have the jewel of the Naam upon their
foreheads. The Lord, the Lord God, is Nanak’s Husband Lord, pleasing to his 
mind.   || 1 ||    The Lord is the honor of the
dishonored. The Lord, the Lord God is Himself by Himself. The Gurmukh 
eradicates self-conceit, and constantly chants the
Name     of the Lord. My Lord God does whatever He pleases; the Lord imbues 
mortal beings with the color of His Love. Servant
Nanak is easily merged into the Celestial Lord. He is satisfied with the 
sublime essence of the Lord.  || 2 ||   The Lord is found
only through this human incarnation. This is the time to contemplate the Lord. 
As Gurmukhs, the happy soul-brides meet Him,
and their love for Him is abundant. Those who have not attained human 
incarnation, are cursed by evil destiny. O Lord, God,
Har, Har, Har, Har, save Nanak; he is Your humble servant.   || 3 ||    The 
Guru has implanted within me the Name of the
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The Name of the Lord is the Lover of His devotees; the Gurmukhs attain the 
Lord. Without the Name of the Lord, they cannot
even live, like the fish without water. Finding the Lord, my life has become 
fruitful; O Nanak, the Lord God has fulfilled me.  ||
4 || 1 || 3 ||    BILAAVAL,   FOURTH MEHL,   SHALOK:   Seek out the Lord God, 
your only true Friend. He shall dwell in your
mind, by great good fortune. The True Guru shall reveal Him to you; O Nanak, 
lovingly focus yourself on the Lord.   || 1 ||
CHHANT:   The soul-bride has come to ravish and enjoy her Lord God, after 
eradicating the poison of egotism. Following the
Guru’s  Teachings,  she  has  eliminated  her  self-conceit; she  is  lovingly  
attuned  to  her  Lord,  Har,  Har.  Her  heart-lotus  deep
within has blossomed forth, and through the Guru, spiritual wisdom has been 
awakened within her. Servant Nanak has found
the Lord God, by perfect, great good fortune.   || 1 ||    The Lord, the Lord 
God, is pleasing to her mind; the Lord’s Name
resounds within her. Through the Perfect Guru, God is obtained; she is lovingly 
focused on the Lord, Har, Har. The darkness of
ignorance is dispelled, and the Divine Light radiantly shines forth. The Naam, 
the Name of the Lord, is Nanak’s only Support;
he merges into the Lord’s Name.  || 2 ||   The soul-bride is ravished and 
enjoyed by her Beloved Lord God, when the Lord God
is pleased with her. My eyes are drawn to His Love, like the cat to the mouse. 
The Perfect Guru has united me with the Lord; I
am satisfied by the subtle essence of the Lord. Servant Nanak blossoms forth in 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord; he is lovingly
attuned to the Lord, Har, Har.  || 3 ||   I am a fool and an idiot, but the 
Lord showered me with His Mercy, and united me with
Himself. Blessed, blessed is the most wonderful  Guru,  who  has  conquered  
egotism.  Very  fortunate,  of  blessed  destiny  are
those, who enshrine the Lord, Har, Har, in their hearts. O servant Nanak, 
praise the Naam, and be a sacrifice to the Naam.  ||
4    || 2 || 4 ||

BILAAVAL,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHHANT:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The time of rejoicing has come; I sing of my Lord God. I have heard of my 
Imperishable Husband Lord, and happiness fills my
mind. My mind is in love with Him; when shall I realize my great good fortune, 
and meet with my Perfect Husband? If only I
could meet the Lord of the Universe, and be automatically absorbed into Him; 
tell me how, O my companions! Day and night, I
stand and serve my God; how can I attain Him? Prays Nanak, have mercy on me, 
and attach me to the hem of Your robe, O
Lord.  || 1 ||   Joy has come! I have purchased the jewel of the Lord. 
Searching, the seeker has found the Lord with the Saints.
I have met the Beloved Saints, and they have blessed me with their kindness; I 
contemplate the Unspoken Speech of the Lord.
With my consciousness centered, and my mind one-pointed, I meditate on my Lord 
and Master, with love and affection. With
my palms pressed together, I pray unto God, to bless me with the profit of the 
Lord’s Praise. Prays Nanak, I am Your slave.


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My God is inaccessible and unfathomable.  || 2 ||   The date for my wedding is 
set, and cannot be changed; my union with the
Lord  is  perfect.  I  am  totally  at  peace,  and  my  separation  from  Him  
has  ended.  The  Saints  meet  and  come  together,  and
meditate on God; they form a wondrous wedding party. Gathering together, they 
arrive with poise and grace, and love fills the
minds of the bride’s family. Her light blends with His Light, through and 
through, and everyone enjoys the Nectar of the Lord’s
Name. Prays Nanak, the Saints have totally united me with God, the All-powerful 
Cause of causes.   || 3 ||    Beautiful is my
home, and beauteous is the earth. God has entered the home of my heart; I touch 
the Guru’s feet. Grasping the Guru’s feet, I
awake in peace and poise. All my desires are fulfilled. My hopes are fulfilled, 
through the dust of the feet of the Saints. After
such a long separation, I have met my Husband Lord. Night and day, the sounds 
of ecstasy resound and resonate; I have
forsaken my stubborn-minded intellect. Prays Nanak, I seek the Sanctuary of my 
Lord and Master; in the Society of the Saints,
I      am lovingly attuned to Him.  || 4 || 1 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL:  By 
blessed destiny, I have found my Husband Lord. The
unstruck sound current vibrates and resounds in the Court of the Lord. Night 
and day, the sounds of ecstasy resound and
resonate; day and night, I am enraptured. Disease, sorrow and suffering do not 
afflict anyone there; there is no birth or death
there. There are treasures overflowing there — wealth, miraculous powers, 
ambrosial nectar and devotional worship. Prays
Nanak,  I  am  a  sacrifice,  devoted  to  the  Supreme  Lord  God,  the  
Support  of  the  breath  of  life.   ||  1  ||     Listen,  O  my
companions, and sister soul-brides, let’s join together and sing the songs of 
joy. Loving our God with mind and body, let’s
ravish   and enjoy Him. Lovingly enjoying Him, we become pleasing to Him; let’s 
not reject Him, for a moment, even for an
instant.  Let’s  hug  Him  close  in  our  embrace,  and  not  feel  shy;  
let’s  bathe  our  minds  in  the  dust  of  His  feet.  With  the
intoxicating drug of devotional worship, let’s entice Him, and not wander 
anywhere else. Prays Nanak, meeting with our True
Friend, we attain the immortal status.  || 2 ||   I am wonder-struck and 
amazed, gazing upon the Glories of my Imperishable
Lord. He took my hand, and held my arm, and cut away the noose of Death. 
Holding me by the arm, He made me His slave;
the branch has sprouted in abundance. Pollution, attachment and corruption have 
run away; the immaculate day has dawned.
Casting His Glance of Grace, the Lord loves me with His Mind; my immense 
evil-mindedness is dispelled. Prays Nanak, I have
become immaculate and pure; I have met the Imperishable Lord God.  || 3 ||   
The rays of light merge with the sun, and water
merges with water. One’s light blends with the Light, and one becomes totally 
perfect. I see God, hear God, and speak of the
One and only God. The soul is the Creator of the expanse of creation. Without 
God, I know no other at all. He Himself is the
Creator, and He Himself is the Enjoyer. He created the Creation. Prays Nanak, 
they alone know this, who drink in the subtle
essence of the Lord.  || 4 || 2 ||


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BILAAVAL,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHHANT:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Come, O my sisters, come, O my companions, and let us remain under the Lord’s 
control. Let’s sing the Songs of Bliss of our
Husband Lord. Renounce your pride, O my companions, renounce your egotistical 
pride, O my sisters, so that you may become
pleasing to your Beloved. Renounce pride, emotional attachment, corruption and 
duality, and serve the One Immaculate Lord.
Hold tight to the Sanctuary of the Feet of the Merciful Lord, your Beloved, the 
Destroyer of all sins. Be the slave of His slaves,
forsake sorrow and sadness, and do not bother with other devices. Prays Nanak, 
O Lord, please bless me with Your Mercy, that
I may sing Your songs of bliss.  || 1 ||    The Ambrosial Naam, the Name of my 
Beloved, is like a cane to a blind man. Maya
seduces in so many ways, like a beautiful enticing woman. This enticer is so 
incredibly beautiful and clever; she entices with
countless suggestive gestures. Maya is stubborn and persistent; she seems so 
sweet to the mind, and then he does not chant
the Naam. At home, in the forest, on the banks of sacred rivers, fasting, 
worshipping, on the roads and on the shore, she is
spying. Prays Nanak, please bless me with Your Kindness, Lord; I am blind, and 
Your Name is my cane.  || 2 ||   I am helpless
and masterless; You, O my Beloved, are my Lord and Master. As it pleases You, 
so do You protect me. I have no wisdom or
cleverness; what face should I put on to please You? I am not clever, skillful 
or wise; I am worthless, without any virtue at all.
I have no beauty or pleasing smell, no beautiful eyes. As it pleases You, 
please preserve me, O Lord. His victory is celebrated
by all; how can I know the state of the Lord of Mercy? Prays Nanak, I am the 
servant of Your servants; as it pleases You,
please preserve me.  || 3 ||   I am the fish, and You are the water; without 
You, what can I do? I am the sparrow-hawk, and
You are the rain-drop; when it falls into my mouth, I am satisfied. When it 
falls into my mouth, my thirst is quenched; You are
the Lord of my soul, my heart, my breath of life. Touch me, and caress me, O 
Lord, You are in all; let me meet You, so that I
may be emancipated. In my consciousness I remember You, and the darkness is 
dispelled, like the chakvi duck, which longs to
see the dawn. Prays Nanak, O my Beloved, please unite me with Yourself; the 
fish never forgets the water.  || 4 ||   Blessed,
blessed is my destiny; my Husband Lord has come into my home. The gate of my 
mansion is so beautiful, and all my gardens
are so green and alive. My peace-giving Lord and Master has rejuvenated me, and 
blessed me with great joy, bliss and love.
My Young Husband Lord is eternally young, and His body is forever youthful; 
what tongue can I use to chant His Glorious
Praises? My bed is beautiful; gazing upon Him, I am fascinated, and all my 
doubts and pains are dispelled. Prays Nanak, my
hopes are fulfilled; my Lord and Master is unlimited.  || 5 || 1 || 3 ||

BILAAVAL,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHHANT,   MANGAL  ~  THE  SONG  OF  JOY:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

SHALOK:  God is beautiful, tranquil and merciful; He is the treasure of 
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Meeting with God, the Ocean of Peace, O Nanak, this soul becomes happy.  || 1 
||    CHHANT:  One finds God, the Ocean of
Peace, when destiny is activated. Abandoning the distinctions of honor and 
dishonor, grasp the Feet of the Lord. Renounce
cleverness and trickery, and forsake your evil-minded intellect. O Nanak, seek 
the Sanctuary of the Sovereign Lord, Your King,
and your marriage will be permanent and stable.  || 1 ||   Why forsake God, and 
attach yourself to another? Without the Lord,
you cannot even live. The ignorant fool does not feel any shame; the evil man 
wanders around deluded. God is the Purifier of
sinners; if he forsakes God, tell me, where he can find a place of rest? O 
Nanak, by loving devotional worship of the Merciful
Lord, he attains the state of eternal life.  || 2 ||   May that vicious tongue 
that does not chant the Name of the Great Lord of
the World, be burnt. One who does not serve God, the Lover of His devotees, 
shall have his body eaten by crows. Enticed by
doubt, he does not understand the pain it brings; he wanders through millions 
of incarnations. O Nanak, if you desire anything
other  than  the  Lord,  you  shall  be  consumed,  like  a  maggot  in  
manure.   ||  3  ||     Embrace  love  for  the  Lord  God,  and  in
detachment,  unite  with  Him.  Give  up  your  sandalwood  oil,  expensive  
clothes,  perfumes,  tasty  flavors  and  the  poison  of
egotism. Do not waver this way or that, but remain wakeful in the service of 
the Lord. O Nanak, she who has obtained her
God, is a happy soul-bride forever.  || 4 || 1 || 4 ||   BILAAVAL,  FIFTH MEHL: 
 Seek the Lord, O fortunate ones, and join the
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of 
the Universe forever, imbued with the Love of
the Supreme Lord God. Serving God forever, you shall obtain the fruitful 
rewards you desire. O Nanak, seek the Sanctuary of
God; meditate on the Lord, and ride the many waves of the mind.  || 1 ||   I 
shall not forget God, even for an instant; He has
blessed me with everything. By great good fortune, I have met Him; as Gurmukh, 
I contemplate my Husband Lord. Holding me
by the arm, He has lifted me up and pulled me out of the darkness, and made me 
His own. Chanting the Naam, the Name of
the Lord, Nanak lives; his mind and heart are cooled and soothed.   || 2 ||    
What virtues of Yours can I speak, O God, O
Searcher of hearts? Meditating, meditating in remembrance on the Lord, I have 
crossed over to the other shore. Singing the
Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, all my desires are fulfilled. 
Nanak is saved, meditating on the Lord, the Lord and
Master of all.  || 3 ||   Sublime are those eyes, which are drenched with the 
Love of the Lord. Gazing upon God, my desires are
fulfilled; I have met the Lord, the Friend of my soul. I have obtained the 
Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord’s Love, and now the
taste of corruption is insipid and tasteless to me. O Nanak, as water mingles 
with water, my light has merged into the Light.  ||
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VAAR  OF  BILAAVAL,   FOURTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

SHALOK,   FOURTH  MEHL:   I  sing  of  the  sublime  Lord,  the  Lord  God,  in 
 the  melody  of  Raag  Bilaaval.  Hearing  the  Guru’s
Teachings, I obey them; this is the pre-ordained destiny written upon my 
forehead. All day and night, I chant the Glorious
Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Har; within my heart, I am lovingly attuned to 
Him. My body and mind are totally rejuvenated,
and the garden of my mind has blossomed forth in lush abundance. The darkness 
of ignorance has been dispelled, with the
light of the lamp of the Guru’s wisdom. Servant Nanak lives by beholding the 
Lord. Let me behold Your face, for a moment,
even an instant!   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   Be happy and sing in Bilaaval, when 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is in your
mouth. The melody and music, and the Word of the Shabad are beautiful, when one 
focuses his meditation on the celestial
Lord. So leave behind the melody and music, and serve the Lord; then, you shall 
obtain honor in the Court of the Lord. O
Nanak, as Gurmukh, contemplate God, and rid your mind of egotistical pride.  || 
2 ||   PAUREE:  O Lord God, You Yourself are
inaccessible; You formed everything. You Yourself are totally permeating and 
pervading the entire universe. You Yourself are
absorbed in the state of deep meditation; You Yourself sing Your Glorious 
Praises. Meditate on the Lord, O devotees, day and
night; He shall deliver you in the end. Those who serve the Lord, find peace; 
they are absorbed in the Name of the Lord.  || 1

||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  In the love of duality, the happiness of Bilaaval 
does not come; the self-willed manmukh finds no
place of rest. Through hypocrisy, devotional worship does not come, and the 
Supreme Lord God is not found. By stubborn-
mindedly performing religious rituals, no one obtains the approval of the Lord. 
O Nanak, the Gurmukh understands himself,
and eradicates self-conceit from within. He Himself is the Supreme Lord God; 
the Supreme Lord God comes to dwell in his
mind. Birth and death are erased, and his light blends with the Light.   || 1 
||    THIRD MEHL:   Be happy in Bilaaval, O my
beloveds, and embrace love for the One Lord. The pains of birth and death shall 
be eradicated, and you shall remain absorbed
in the True Lord. You shall be blissful forever in Bilaaval, if you walk in 
harmony with the Will of the True Guru. Sitting in the
Saints’ Congregation, sing with love the Glorious Praises of the Lord forever. 
O Nanak, beautiful are those humble beings, who,
as Gurmukh, are united in the Lord’s Union.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The Lord 
Himself is within all beings. The Lord is the friend of
His devotees. Everyone is under the Lord’s control; in the home of the devotees 
there is bliss. The Lord is the friend and
companion of His devotees; all His humble servants stretch out and sleep in 
peace. The Lord is the Lord and Master of all; O
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Those who try, struggle and die in frustration.   || 2 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD 
MEHL:   He alone knows God, and he alone is a
Brahmin, who walks in harmony with the Will of the True Guru. One whose heart 
is filled with the Lord, is freed of egotism and
disease. He chants the Lord’s Praises, gathers virtue, and his light merges 
into the Light. How rare are those Brahmins who, in
this age, come to know God, by lovingly focusing their consciousness on Him. O 
Nanak, those who are blessed by the Lord’s
Glance of Grace, remain lovingly attuned to the Name of the True Lord.  || 1 || 
  THIRD MEHL:  One who does not serve the
True Guru, and who does not love the Word of the Shabad, earns the very painful 
disease of egotism; he is so very selfish.
Acting stubborn-mindedly, he is reincarnated over and over again. The birth of 
the Gurmukh is fruitful and auspicious. The
Lord unites him with Himself. O Nanak, when the Merciful Lord grants His Mercy, 
one obtains the wealth of the Naam, the
Name of the Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  All glorious greatness is in the Name of 
the Lord; as Gurmukh, meditate on the Lord. One
obtains all that he asks for, if he keeps his consciousness focused on the 
Lord. If he tells the secrets of his soul to the Tru e
Guru, then he finds absolute peace. When the Perfect Guru bestows the Lord’s 
Teachings, then all hunger departs. One who is
blessed with such pre-ordained destiny, sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. 
 || 3 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  No one goes
away empty-handed from the True Guru; He unites me in Union with my God. 
Fruitful is the Blessed Vision of the Darshan of
the True Guru; through it, one obtains whatever fruitful rewards he desires. 
The Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad  is  Ambrosial
Nectar. It banishes all hunger and thirst. Drinking in the sublime essence of 
the Lord brings contentment; the True Lord comes
to dwell in the mind. Meditating on the True Lord, the status of immortality is 
obtained; the Unstruck Word of the Shabad
vibrates and resounds. The True Lord is pervading in the ten directions; 
through the Guru, this is intuitively known. O Nanak,
those humble beings who have the Truth deep within, are never hidden, even if 
others try to hide them.   || 1 ||    THIRD
MEHL:   Serving the Guru, one finds the Lord, when the Lord blesses him with 
His Glance of Grace. Human beings become
angels,  when  the  Lord  blesses  them  with  true  devotional  worship.  
Conquering  egotism,  they  are  blended  with  the  Lord;
through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, they are purified. O Nanak, they remain 
merged with the Lord; they are blessed with
the glorious greatness of the Naam.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Within the Guru, the 
True Guru, is the glorious greatness of the Name.
The Creator Lord Himself has magnified it. All His servants and Sikhs live by 
gazing, gazing upon it. It is pleasing to their hearts
deep within. The slanderers and evil-doers cannot see this glorious greatness; 
they do not appreciate the goodness of others.
What can be achieved by anyone babbling? The Guru is in love with the True 
Lord. That which is pleasing to the Creator Lord,
increases day by day, while all the people babble uselessly.  || 4 ||   SHALOK, 
 THIRD MEHL:  Cursed are the hopes in the love
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One who forsakes the peace of the Lord in exchange for straw, and forgets the 
Naam, suffers in pain. The ignorant self-willed
manmukhs are blind. They are born, only to die again, and continue coming and 
going. Their affairs are not resolved, and in
the end, they depart, regretting and repenting. One who is blessed with the 
Lord’s Grace, meets the True Guru; he alone
meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Imbued with the Naam, the humble 
servants of the Lord find a lasting peace;
servant Nanak is a sacrifice to them.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  Hope and desire 
entice the world; they entice the whole universe.
Everyone, and all that has been created, is under the domination of Death. By 
the Hukam of the Lord’s Command, Death
seizes the mortal; he alone is saved, whom the Creator Lord forgives. O Nanak, 
by Guru’s Grace, this mortal swims across, if
he abandons his ego. Conquer hope and desire, and remain unattached; 
contemplate the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 2 ||
PAUREE:  Wherever I go in this world, I see the Lord there. In the world 
hereafter as well, the Lord, the True Judge Himself, is
pervading and permeating everywhere. The faces of the false are cursed, while 
the true devotees are blessed with glorious
greatness. True is the Lord and Master, and true is His justice. The heads of 
the slanderers are covered with ashes. Servant
Nanak worships the True Lord in adoration; as Gurmukh, he finds peace.  || 5 || 
  SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  By perfect destiny,
one finds the True Guru, if the Lord God grants forgiveness. Of all efforts, 
the best effort is to attain the Lord’s Name. It brings
a cooling, soothing tranquility deep within the heart, and eternal peace. Then, 
one eats and wears the Ambrosial Nectar; O
Nanak, through the Name, comes glorious greatness.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:  O 
mind, listening to the Guru’s Teachings, you
shall obtain the treasure of virtue. The Giver of peace shall dwell in your 
mind; you shall be rid of egotism and pride. O Nanak,
by His Grace, one is blessed with the Ambrosial Nectar of the treasure of 
virtue.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   The kings, emperors,
rulers,  lords,  nobles  and  chiefs,  are  all  created  by  the  Lord.  
Whatever  the  Lord  causes  them  to  do,  they  do;  they  are  all
beggars, dependent on the Lord. Such is God, the Lord of all; He is on the True 
Guru’s side. All castes and social classes, the
four sources of creation, and the whole universe are slaves of the True Guru; 
God makes them work for Him. See the glorious
greatness of serving the Lord, O Saints of the Lord; He has conquered and 
driven all the enemies and evil-doers out of the
body-village.  The  Lord,  Har,  Har,  is  Merciful  to  His  humble  devotees; 
 granting  His  Grace,  the  Lord  Himself  protects  and
preserves them.  || 6 ||    SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Fraud and hypocrisy within 
bring constant pain; the self-willed manmukh
does not practice meditation. Suffering in pain, he does his deeds; he is 
immersed in pain, and he shall suffer in pain hereafter.
By his karma, he meets the True Guru, and then, he is lovingly attuned to the 
True Name. O Nanak, he is naturally at peace;
doubt and fear run away and leave him.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  The Gurmukh is 
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The Name of the Lord is pleasing to his mind. The Gurmukh beholds and speaks 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord; chanting the
Naam,  he  finds  peace.  O  Nanak,  the  spiritual  wisdom  of  the  Gurmukh  
shines  forth;  the  black  darkness  of  ignorance  is
dispelled.  || 2 ||   THIRD MEHL:  The filthy, foolish, self-willed manmukhs 
die. The Gurmukhs are immaculate and pure; they
keep the Lord enshrined within their hearts. Prays Nanak, listen, O Siblings of 
Destiny! Serve the True Guru, and the filth of
your ego  shall  be  gone.  Deep  within,  the  pain  of  skepticism  afflicts  
them;  their  heads  are  constantly  assaulted  by  worldly
entanglements.  Asleep  in  the  love  of  duality,  they  never  wake  up;  
they  are  attached  to  the  love  of  Maya.  They  do  not
remember the Name, and they do not contemplate the Word of the Shabad; this is 
the view of the self-willed manmukhs. They
do not love the Lord’s Name, and they lose their life uselessly. O Nanak, the 
Messenger of Death attacks them, and humiliates
them.  || 3 ||   PAUREE:  He alone is a true king, whom the Lord blesses with 
true devotion. People pledge their allegiance to
him; no other store stocks this merchandise, nor deals in this trade. That 
humble devotee who turns his face towards the Guru
and becomes sunmukh, receives the Lord’s wealth; the faithless baymukh, who 
turns his face away from the Guru, gathers
only ashes. The Lord’s devotees are dealers in the Name of the Lord. The 
Messenger of Death, the tax-collector, does not even
approach them. Servant Nanak has loaded the wealth of the Name of the Lord, who 
is forever independent and care-free.  || 7

||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  In this age, the devotee earns the wealth of the 
Lord; all the rest of the world wanders deluded in
doubt. By Guru’s Grace, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, comes to dwell in his 
mind; night and day, he meditates on the
Naam. In the midst of corruption, he remains detached; through the Word of the 
Shabad, he burns away his ego. He crosses
over, and saves his relatives as well; blessed is the mother who gave birth to 
him. Peace and poise fill his mind forever, and he
embraces  love  for  the  True  Lord.  Brahma,  Vishnu  and  Shiva  wander  in  
the  three  qualities,  while  their  egotism  and  desire
increase. The Pandits, the religious scholars and the silent sages read and 
debate in confusion; their consciousness is centered
on the love of duality. The Yogis, wandering pilgrims and Sanyaasees are 
deluded; without the Guru, they do not find the
essence of reality. The miserable self-willed manmukhs are forever deluded by 
doubt; they waste away their lives uselessly. O
Nanak, those who are imbued with the Naam are balanced and poised; forgiving 
them, the Lord blends them with Himself.  ||
1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  O Nanak, praise Him, who has control over everything. 
Remember Him, O mortals — without Him, there
is no other at all. He dwells deep within those who are Gurmukh; forever and 
ever, they are at peace.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:
Those who do not become Gurmukh and earn the wealth of the Lord’s Name, are 
bankrupt in this age. They wander around
begging all over the world, but no one even spits in their faces. They gossip 
about others, and lose their credit, and expose
themselves as well. That wealth, for which they slander others, does not come 
into their hands, no matter where they go.


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Through loving service, the Gurmukhs receive the wealth of the Naam, but the 
unfortunate ones cannot receive it. This wealth
is not found anywhere else, in this country or in any other.  || 8 ||   SHALOK, 
 THIRD MEHL:  The Gurmukh does not have an
iota of skepticism or doubt; worries depart from within him. Whatever he does, 
he does with grace and poise. Nothing else can
be said about him. O Nanak, the Lord Himself hears the speech of those whom He 
makes His own.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  He
conquers  death,  and  subdues  the  desires  of  his  mind;  the  Immaculate  
Name  abides  deep  within  him.  Night  and  day,  he
remains awake and aware; he never sleeps, and he intuitively drinks in the 
Ambrosial Nectar. His speech is sweet, and his
words are nectar; night and day, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. He 
dwells in the home of his own self, and appears
beautiful forever; meeting him, Nanak finds peace.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The 
wealth of the Lord is a jewel, a gem; the Guru has
caused the Lord to grant that wealth of the Lord. If someone sees something, he 
may ask for it; or, someone may cause it to
be given to him. But no one can take a share of this wealth of the Lord by 
force. He alone obtains a share of the wealth of the
Lord, who is blessed by the Creator with faith and devotion to the True Guru, 
according to his pre-ordained destiny. No one is
a share-holder in this wealth of the Lord, and no one owns any of it. It has no 
boundaries or borders to be disputed. If anyone
speaks ill of the wealth of the Lord, his face will be blackened in the four 
directions. No one’s power or slander can prevail
against the gifts of the Lord; day by day they continually, continuously 
increase.  || 9 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  The world is
going up in flames — shower it with Your Mercy, and save it! Save it, and 
deliver it, by whatever method it takes. The True
Guru has shown the way to peace, contemplating the True Word of the Shabad. 
Nanak knows no other than the Lord, the
Forgiving Lord.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   Through egotism, fascination with 
Maya has trapped them in duality. It cannot be
killed,  it does not die, and it cannot be sold in a store. Through the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad, it is burnt away, and then it
departs from within. The body and mind become pure, and the Naam, the Name of 
the Lord, comes to dwell within the mind.
O Nanak, the Shabad is the killer of Maya; the Gurmukh obtains it.  || 2 ||   
PAUREE:  The glorious greatness of the True Guru
was bestowed by the True Guru; He understood this as the Insignia, the Mark of 
the Primal Lord’s Will. He tested His sons,
nephews, sons-in-law and relatives, and subdued the egotistical pride of them 
all. Wherever anyone looks, my True Guru is
there; the Lord blessed Him with the whole world. One who meets with, and 
believes in the True Guru, is embellished here and
hereafter. Whoever turns his back on the Guru and becomes baymukh, shall wander 
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My Lord and Master is on the side of servant Nanak. The All-powerful and 
All-knowing Lord God is my Best Friend. Seeing the
food being distributed, everyone came and fell at the feet of the True Guru, 
who cleansed the minds of all of their egotistical
pride.  || 10 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  One plants the seed, another harvests 
the crop, and still another beats the grain from
the chaff. O Nanak, it is not known, who will ultimately eat the grain.  || 1 
||   FIRST MEHL:  He alone is carried across, within
whose mind the Lord abides. O Nanak, that alone happens, which is pleasing to 
His Will.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   The Merciful
Supreme Lord God has carried me across the world-ocean. The compassionate 
perfect Guru has eradicated my doubts and
fears. Unsatisfied sexual desire and unresolved anger, the horrible demons, 
have been totally destroyed. I have enshrined the
treasure of the Ambrosial Naam within my throat and heart. O Nanak, in the 
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, my birth
and death have been adorned and redeemed.  || 11 ||    SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  
Those who forget the Naam, the Name of
the Lord, are said to be false. The five thieves plunder their homes, and 
egotism breaks in. The faithless cynics are defrauded
by  their  own  evil-mindedness;  they  do  not  know  the  sublime  essence  
of  the  Lord.  Those  who  lose  the  Ambrosial  Nectar
through doubt, remain engrossed and entangled in corruption. They make friends 
with the wicked, and argue with the humble
servants of the Lord. O Nanak, the faithless cynics are bound and gagged by the 
Messenger of Death, and suffer agony in hell.
They act according to the karma of the actions they committed before; as  the  
Lord  keeps  them,  so  do  they  live.   ||  1  ||
THIRD MEHL:  Those who serve the True Guru, are transformed from powerless into 
powerful. With every breath and morsel
of food, the Lord abides in their minds forever, and the Messenger of Death 
cannot even see them. The Name of the Lord,
Har, Har, fills their hearts, and Maya is their servant. One who becomes the 
slave of the Lord’s slaves, obtains the greatest
treasure. O Nanak, I am forever a sacrifice to that one, within whose mind and 
body God dwells. One who has such pre-
ordained destiny, he alone is in love with the humble Saints.   || 2 ||    
PAUREE:   Whatever the Perfect True Guru says, the
Transcendent Lord hears. It pervades and permeates the whole world, and it is 
on the mouth of each and every being. So
numerous are the great glories of the Lord, they cannot even be counted. Truth, 
poise and bliss rest in the True Guru; the
Guru bestows the jewel of Truth. O Nanak, the Supreme Lord God embellishes the 
Saints, who become like the True Lord.  ||
12 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  He does not understand himself; he believes the 
Lord God to be far away. He forgets to serve
the Guru; how can his mind remain in the Lord’s Presence? The self-willed 
manmukh wastes away his life in worthless greed
and falsehood. O Nanak, the Lord forgives, and blends them with Himself; 
through the True Word of the Shabad, He is ever-
present.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  True is the Praise of the Lord God; the 
Gurmukh chants the Name of the Lord of the Universe.
Praising the Naam night and day, and meditating on the Lord, the mind becomes 
blissful. By great good fortune, I have found
the Lord, the perfect embodiment of supreme bliss. Servant Nanak praises the 
Naam; his mind and body shall never again be
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PAUREE:  If someone slanders the True Guru, and then comes seeking the Guru’s 
Protection, the True Guru forgives him for
his past sins, and unites him with the Saints’ Congregation. When the rain 
falls, the water in the streams, rivers and ponds
flows into the Ganges; flowing into the Ganges, it is made sacred and pure. 
Such is the glorious greatness of the True Guru,
who  has  no  vengeance;  meeting  with  Him,  thirst  and  hunger  are  
quenched,  and  instantly,  one  attains  celestial  peace.  O
Nanak, behold this wonder of the Lord, my True King! Everyone is pleased with 
one who obeys and believes in the True Guru.

|| 13 || 1 ||  SUDH  ||

BILAAVAL,   THE  WORD  OF  THE  DEVOTEES.   KABEER  JEE:

ONE  UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.   TRUTH  IS  THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED   BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

This world is a drama; no one can remain here. Walk the straight path; 
otherwise, you will be pushed around.  || 1 ||  Pause

||    The children, the young and the old, O Siblings of Destiny, will be taken 
away by the Messenger of Death. The Lord has
made the poor man a mouse, and the cat of Death is eating him up.  || 1 ||   It 
gives no special consideration to either the rich
or the poor. The king and his subjects are equally killed; such is the power of 
Death.  || 2 ||   Those who are pleasing to the
Lord are the servants of the Lord; their story is unique and singular. They do 
not come and go, and they never die; they
remain with the Supreme Lord God.   || 3 ||    Know this in your soul, that by 
renouncing your children, spouse, wealth and
property — says Kabeer, listen, O Saints — you shall be united with the Lord of 
the Universe.  || 4 || 1 ||   BILAAVAL:  I do not
read books of knowledge, and I do not understand the debates. I have gone 
insane, chanting and hearing the Glorious Praises
of the Lord.  || 1 ||   O my father, I have gone insane; the whole world is 
sane, and I am insane. I am spoiled; let no one else
be spoiled like me.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I have not made myself go insane — 
the Lord made me go insane. The True Guru has
burnt away my doubt.  || 2 ||   I am spoiled; I have lost my intellect. Let no 
one go astray in doubt like me.  || 3 ||   He alone
is insane, who does not understand himself. When he understands himself, then 
he knows the One Lord.  || 4 ||   One who is
not intoxicated with the Lord now, shall never be intoxicated. Says Kabeer, I 
am imbued with the Lord’s Love.   || 5 || 2 ||
BILAAVAL:  Abandoning his household, he may go to the forest, and live by 
eating roots; but even so, his sinful, evil mind does
not renounce corruption.  || 1 ||   How can anyone be saved? How can anyone 
cross over the terrifying world-ocean? Save me,
save me, O my Lord! Your humble servant seeks Your Sanctuary.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||    I cannot escape my desire for sin and
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I make all sorts of efforts to hold back from this desire, but it clings to me, 
again and again.  || 2 ||   Youth and old age — my
entire life has passed, but I haven’t done any good. This priceless soul has 
been treated as if if were worth no more than a
shell.  || 3 ||   Says Kabeer, O my Lord, You are contained in all. There is 
none as merciful as You are, and none as sinful as I
am.  || 4 || 3 ||   BILAAVAL:  Every day, he rises early, and brings a fresh 
clay pot; he passes his life embellishing and glazing
it. He does not think at all of worldly weaving; he is absorbed in the subtle 
essence of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 1 ||   Who in  our
family has ever chanted the Name of the Lord? Ever since this worthless son of 
mine began chanting with his mala, we have
had no peace at all!  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Listen, O my sisters-in-law, a 
wondrous thing has happened! This boy has ruined our
weaving business. Why didn’t he simply die?  || 2 ||   O mother, the One Lord, 
the Lord and Master, is the source of all peace.
The Guru has blessed me with His Name. He preserved the honor of Prahlaad, and 
destroyed Harnaakhash with his nails.  || 3

||    I have renounced the gods and ancestors of my house, for the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad. Says Kabeer, God is the
Destroyer of all sins; He is the Saving Grace of His Saints.   || 4 || 4 ||    
BILAAVAL:   There is no king equal to the Lord. All
these lords of the world last for only a few days, putting on their false 
displays.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    How can Your humble
servant waver? You spread Your shadow over the three worlds. Who can raise his 
hand against Your humble servant? No one
can describe the Lord’s expanse.  || 1 ||   Remember Him, O my thoughtless and 
foolish mind, and the unstruck melody of the
sound current will resonate and resound. Says Kabeer, my skepticism and doubt 
have been dispelled; the Lord has exalted me,
as He did Dhroo and Prahlaad.   || 2 || 5 ||    BILAAVAL:   Save me! I have 
disobeyed You. I have not practiced humility,
righteousness or devotional worship; I am proud and egotistical, and I have 
taken a crooked path.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Believing
this body to be immortal, I pampered it, but it is a fragile and perishable 
vessel. Forgetting the Lord who formed, fashioned
and embellished me, I have become attached to another.   || 1 ||    I am Your 
thief; I cannot be called holy. I have fallen at
Your feet, seeking Your Sanctuary. Says Kabeer, please listen to this prayer of 
mine, O Lord; please do not send me sommons
of the Messenger of Death.  || 2 || 6 ||   BILAAVAL:  I stand humbly at Your 
Court. Who else can take care of me, other than
You? Please open Your door, and grant me the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   You are the richest of the
rich, generous and unattached. With my ears, I listen to Your Praises. From 
whom should I beg? I see that all are beggars. My
salvation comes only from You.   || 1 ||    You blessed Jai Dayv, Naam Dayv and 
Sudaamaa the Brahmin with Your infinite
mercy. Says Kabeer, You are the All-powerful Lord, the Great Giver; in an 
instant, You bestow the four great blessings.  || 2 ||
7 ||   BILAAVAL:  He has a walking stick, ear-rings, a patched coat and a 
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Wearing the robes of a beggar, he wanders around, deluded by doubt.   || 1 ||   
 Abandon your Yogic postures and breath
control exercises, O madman. Renounce fraud and deception, and meditate 
continuously on the Lord, O madman.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   That which you beg for, has been enjoyed in the three worlds. Says 
Kabeer, the Lord is the only Yogi in the world.

|| 2 || 8 ||   BILAAVAL:  This Maya has made me forget Your feet, O Lord of the 
World, Master of the Universe. Not even a bit
of love wells up in Your humble servant; what can Your poor servant do?  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   Cursed is the body, cursed is the
wealth, and cursed is this Maya; cursed, cursed is the clever intellect and 
understanding. Restrain and hold back this Maya;
overcome it, through the Word of the Guru’s Teachings.   || 1 ||    What good 
is farming, and what good is trading? Worldly
entanglements and pride are false. Says Kabeer, in the end, they are ruined; 
ultimately, Death will come for them.  || 2 || 9 ||
BILAAVAL:   Within the pool of the body, there is an incomparably beautiful 
lotus flower. Within it, is the Supreme Light, the
Supreme Soul, who has no feature or form.  || 1 ||   O my mind, vibrate, 
meditate on the Lord, and forsake your doubt. The
Lord is the Life of the World.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Nothing is seen coming 
into the world, and nothing is seen leaving it. Where
the body is born, there it dies, like the leaves of the water-lily.  || 2 ||   
Maya is false and transitory; forsaking it, one obtains
peaceful, celestial contemplation. Says Kabeer, serve Him within your mind; He 
is the Enemy of ego, the Destroyer of demons.

|| 3 || 10 ||   BILAAVAL:  The illusion of birth and death is gone; I lovingly 
focus on the Lord of the Universe. In my life, I am
absorbed in deep silent meditation; the Guru’s Teachings have awakened me.   || 
1 ||   Pause   ||    The sound made from
bronze, that sound goes into the bronze again. But when the bronze is broken, O 
Pandit, O religious scholar, where does the
sound go then?  || 1 ||    I gaze upon the world, the confluence of the three 
qualities; God is awake and aware in each and
every heart. Such is the understanding revealed to me; within my heart, I have 
become a detached renunciate.  || 2 ||   I have
come to know my own self, and my light has merged in the Light. Says Kabeer, 
now I know the Lord of the Universe, and my
mind is satisfied.  || 3 || 11 ||   BILAAVAL:  When Your Lotus Feet dwell 
within one’s heart, why should that person waver, O
Divine Lord? I know that all comforts, and the nine treasures, come to one who 
intuitively, naturally, chants the Praise of the
Divine Lord.  ||  Pause  ||    Such wisdom comes, only when one sees the Lord 
in all, and unties the knot of hypocrisy. Time
and time again, he must hold himself back from Maya; let him take the scale of 
the Lord, and weigh his mind.  || 1 ||   Then
wherever he goes, he will find peace, and Maya will not shake him. Says Kabeer, 
my mind believes in the Lord; I am absorbed
in the Love of the Divine Lord.  || 2 || 12 ||

BILAAVAL,   THE  WORD  OF  DEVOTEE  NAAM  DAYV  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Guru has made my life fruitful.


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My pain is forgotten, and I have found peace deep within myself.   || 1 ||    
The Guru has blessed me with the ointment of
spiritual wisdom. Without the Lord’s Name, life is mindless.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||    Meditating in remembrance, Naam Dayv has
come to know the Lord. His soul is blended with the Lord, the Life of the 
World.  || 2 || 1 ||

BILAAVAL,   THE  WORD  OF  DEVOTEE  RAVI  DAAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Seeing my poverty, everyone laughed. Such was my condition. Now, I hold the 
eighteen miraculous spiritual powers in the
palm of my hand; everything is by Your Grace.  || 1 ||   You know, and I am 
nothing, O Lord, Destroyer of fear. All beings seek
Your Sanctuary, O God, Fulfiller, Resolver of our affairs.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||  
 Whoever enters Your Sanctuary, is relieved of his
burden of sin. You have saved the high and the low from the shameless world.  
|| 2 ||    Says Ravi Daas, what more can be
said about the Unspoken Speech? Whatever You are, You are, O Lord; how can 
anything compare with Your Praises?  || 3 || 1

||    BILAAVAL:  That family, into which a holy person is born, whether of high 
or low social class, whether rich or poor, shall
have its pure fragrance spread all over the world.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    
Whether he is a Brahmin, a Vaishya, a Soodra, or a
Kh’shaatriya; whether he is a poet, an outcaste, or a filthy-minded person, he 
becomes pure, by meditating on the Lord God.
He saves himself, and the families of both his parents.  || 1 ||    Blessed is 
that village, and blessed is the place of his birth;
blessed is his pure family, throughout all the worlds. One who drinks in the 
sublime essence abandons other tastes; intoxicated
with this divine essence, he discards sin and corruption.  || 2 ||   Among the 
religious scholars, warriors and kings, there is no
other equal to the Lord’s devotee. As the leaves of the water lily float free 
in the water, says Ravi Daas, so is their life in the
world.  || 3 || 2 ||

THE  WORD  OF  SADHANA,   RAAG  BILAAVAL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

For a king’s daughter, a man disguised himself as Vishnu. He did it for sexual 
exploitation, and for selfish motives, but the Lord
protected his honor.  || 1 ||   What is Your value, O Guru of the world, if You 
will not erase the karma of my past actions? Why
seek safety from a lion, if one is to be eaten by a jackal?  || 1 ||  Pause  || 
  For the sake of a single rain-drop, the sparrow-
hawk suffers in pain. When its breath of life is gone, even an ocean is of no 
use to it.  || 2 ||   Now, my life has grown weary,
and I shall not last much longer; how can I be patient? If I drown and die, and 
then a boat comes along, tell me, how shall I
climb aboard?   || 3 ||    I am nothing, I have nothing, and nothing belongs to 
me. Now, protect my honor; Sadhana is Your
humble servant.  || 4 || 1 ||


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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

RAAG  GOND,   CHAU-PADAS,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:

If, in his conscious mind, he places his hopes in the Lord, then he shall 
obtain the fruits of all the many desires of his mind.
The Lord knows everything which happens to the soul. Not even an iota of one’s 
effort goes to waste. Place your hopes in the
Lord, O my mind; the Lord and Master is pervading and permeating all.  || 1 ||  
 O my mind, place your hopes in the Lord of
the World, the Master of the Universe. That hope which is placed in any other 
than the Lord — that hope is fruitless, and
totally useless.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    That which you can see, Maya, and all 
attachment to family — don’t place your hopes in
them,  or  your  life  will  be  wasted  and  lost.  Nothing  is  in  their  
hands;  what  can  these  poor  creatures  do?  By  their  actions,
nothing can be done. O my mind, place your hopes in the Lord, your Beloved, who 
shall carry you across, and save your whole
family as well.  || 2 ||   If you place your hopes in any other, in any friend 
other than the Lord, then you shall come to know
that it is of no use at all. This hope placed in other friends comes from the 
love of duality. In an instant, it is gone; it is totally
false. O my mind, place your hopes in the Lord, your True Beloved, who shall 
approve and reward you for all your efforts.  || 3

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As  You  inspire  hope,  so  are  the  hopes  held.  Nothing  is  in  the  
hands  of  anyone,  O  my  Lord  and  Master;  such  is  the
understanding the True Guru has given me to understand. You alone know the hope 
of servant Nanak, O Lord; gazing upon
the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan, he is satisfied.  || 4 || 1 ||    
GOND,  FOURTH MEHL:  Serve such a Lord, and ever
meditate on Him, who in an instant erases all sins and mistakes. If someone 
forsakes the Lord and places his hopes in another,
then all his service to the Lord is rendered fruitless. O my mind, serve the 
Lord, the Giver of peace; serving Him, all your
hunger shall depart.  || 1 ||    O my mind, place your faith in the Lord. 
Wherever I go, my Lord and Master is there with me.
The Lord saves the honor of His humble servants and slaves.  || 1 ||  Pause  || 
  If you tell your sorrows to another, then he, in
return, will tell you of his greater sorrows. So tell your sorrows to the Lord, 
your Lord and Master, who shall instantly dispel
your pain. Forsaking such a Lord God, if you tell your sorrows to another, then 
you shall die of shame.  || 2 ||   The relatives,
friends and siblings of the world that you see, O my mind, all meet with you 
for their own purposes. And that day, when their
self-interests are not served, on that day, they shall not come near you. O my 
mind, serve your Lord, day and night; He shall
help you in good times and bad.  || 3 ||   Why place your faith in anyone, O my 
mind, who cannot come to your rescue at the
last instant? Chant the Lord’s Mantra, take the Guru’s Teachings, and meditate 
on Him. In the end, the Lord saves those who
love Him in their consciousness. Servant Nanak speaks: night and day, chant the 
Lord’s Name, O Saints; this is the only true
hope for emancipation.  || 4 || 2 ||    GOND,   FOURTH MEHL:  Remembering the 
Lord in meditation, you shall find bliss and
peace forever deep within, and your mind will become tranquil and cool. It is 
like the harsh sun of Maya, with its burning heat;
seeing the moon, the Guru, its heat totally vanishes.  || 1 ||   O my mind, 
night and day, meditate, and chant the Lord’s Name.
Here and hereafter, He shall protect you, everywhere; serve such a God forever. 
 || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Meditate on the Lord, who
contains all treasures, O my mind; as Gurmukh, search for the jewel, the Lord. 
Those who meditate on the Lord, find the Lord,
my Lord and Master; I wash the feet of those slaves of the Lord.  || 2 ||   One 
who realizes the Word of the Shabad, obtains
the sublime essence of the Lord; such a Saint is lofty and sublime, the 
greatest of the great. The Lord Himself magnifies the
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No one can lessen or decrease that glory, not even a bit.  || 3 ||   He shall 
give you peace, O my mind; meditate forever, every
day on Him, with your palms pressed together. Please bless servant Nanak with 
this one gift, O Lord, that Your feet may dwell
within my heart forever.  || 4 || 3 ||   GOND,  FOURTH MEHL:  All the kings, 
emperors, nobles, lords and chiefs are false and
transitory, engrossed in duality — know this well. The eternal Lord is 
permanent and unchanging; meditate on Him, O my
mind, and you shall be approved.  || 1 ||   O my mind, vibrate, and meditate on 
the Lord’s Name, which shall be your defender
forever. One who obtains the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence, through the Word 
of the Guru’s Teachings — no one else’s
power is as great as his.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    All the wealthy, high class 
property owners which you see, O my mind, shall
vanish, like the fading color of the safflower. Serve the True, Immaculate Lord 
forever, O my mind, and you shall be honored
in  the Court of the Lord.  || 2 ||   There are four castes: Brahmin, 
Kh’shaatriya, Soodra and Vaishya, and there are four stages
of life. One who meditates on the Lord, is the most distinguished and renowned. 
The poor castor oil plant, growing near the
sandalwood  tree,  becomes  fragrant;  in  the  same  way,  the  sinner,  
associating  with  the  Saints,  becomes  acceptable  and
approved.  || 3 ||   He, within whose heart the Lord abides, is the highest of 
all, and the purest of all. Servant Nanak washes
the feet of that humble servant of the Lord; he may be from a low class family, 
but he is now the Lord’s servant.  || 4 || 4 ||
GOND,  FOURTH MEHL:  The Lord, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, is 
all-pervading. As the Lord causes them to act,
so do they act. So serve forever such a Lord, O my mind, who will protect you 
from everything.  || 1 ||   O my mind, meditate
on the Lord, and read about the Lord every day. Other than the Lord, no one can 
kill you or save you; so why do you worry, O
my mind?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Creator created the entire universe, and 
infused His Light into it. The One Lord speaks, and
the One Lord causes all to speak.The Perfect Guru has revealed the One Lord.  
|| 2 ||   The Lord is with you, inside and out;
tell me, O mind, how can You hide anything from Him? Serve the Lord 
open-heartedly, and then, O my mind, you shall find
total peace.  || 3 ||   Everything is under His control; He is the greatest of 
all. O my mind, meditate forever on Him. O Servant
Nanak, that Lord is always with you.  Meditate  forever  on  your  Lord,  and  
He  shall  emancipate  you.   ||  4  ||  5  ||     GOND,
FOURTH MEHL:  My mind yearns so deeply for the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s 
Darshan, like the thirsty man without water.  ||
1 ||   My mind is pierced through by the arrow of the Lord’s Love. The Lord God 
knows my anguish, and the pain deep within
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Whoever tells me the Stories of my Beloved Lord is my Sibling of Destiny, and 
my friend.  || 2 ||   Come, and join together, O
my companions; let’s sing the Glorious Praises of my God, and follow the 
comforting advice of the True Guru..  || 3 ||   Please
fulfill the hopes of servant Nanak, O Lord; his body finds peace and 
tranquility in the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan.  || 4

|| 6 ||  First set of six.  ||

RAAG  GOND,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

He is the Creator of all, He is the Enjoyer of all.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The 
Creator listens, and the Creator sees. The Creator is
unseen,  and  the  Creator  is  seen.  The  Creator  forms,  and  the  Creator  
destroys.  The  Creator  touches,  and  the  Creator  is
detached.  || 1 ||   The Creator is the One who speaks, and the Creator is the 
One who understands. The Creator comes, and
the Creator also goes. The Creator is absolute and without qualities; the 
Creator is related, with the most excellent qualities. By
Guru’s Grace, Nanak looks upon all the same.   || 2 || 1 ||    GOND,   FIFTH 
MEHL:   You are caught, like the fish and the
monkey;  you  are  entangled  in  the  transitory  world.  Your  foot-steps  
and  your  breaths  are  numbered;  only  by  singing  the
Glorious Praises of the Lord will you be saved.   || 1 ||    O mind, reform 
yourself, and forsake your aimless wandering. You
have found no place of rest for yourself; so why do you try to teach others?  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||    Like the elephant, driven by
sexual desire, you are attached to your family. People are like birds that come 
together, and fly apart again; you shall become
stable and steady, only when you meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, in the Company 
of the Holy.  || 2 ||    Like the fish, which
perishes because of its desire to taste, the fool is ruined by his greed. You 
have fallen under the power of the five thieves;
escape is only possible in the Sanctuary of the Lord.   || 3 ||    Be Merciful 
to me, O Destroyer of the pains of the meek; all
beings and creatures belong to You. May I obtain the gift of always seeing the 
Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; meeting with
You, Nanak is the slave of Your slaves.  || 4 || 2 ||

RAAG  GOND,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

He fashioned the soul and the breath of life, and infused His Light into the 
dust; He exalted you and gave you everything to
use, and food to eat and enjoy — how can you forsake that God, you fool! Where 
else will you go?  || 1 ||   Commit yourself to
the service of the Transcendent Lord. Through the Guru, one understands the 
Immaculate, Divine Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He
created plays and dramas of all sorts; He creates and destroys in an instant; 
His state and condition cannot be described.
Meditate forever on that God, O my mind.  || 2 ||   The unchanging Lord does 
not come or go. His Glorious Virtues are infinite;
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His treasure is overflowing with the rubies of the Name. He gives Support to 
all hearts.  || 3 ||   The Name is the True Primal
Being; millions of sins are washed away in an instant, singing His Praises. The 
Lord God is your best friend, your playmate
from earliest childhood. He is the Support of the breath of life; O Nanak, He 
is love, He is consciousness.  || 4 || 1 || 3 ||  ||
GOND,   FIFTH MEHL:   I trade in the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The Naam is 
the Support of the mind. My consciousness
takes to the Shelter of the Naam. Chanting the Naam, millions of sins are 
erased.  || 1 ||   The Lord has blessed me with the
wealth of the Naam, the Name of the One Lord. The wish of my mind is to 
meditate on the Naam, in association with the Guru.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Naam is the wealth of my soul. Wherever I go, the Naam 
is with me. The Naam is sweet to my mind. In
the water, on the land, and everywhere, I see the Naam.  || 2 ||   Through the 
Naam, one’s face becomes radiant in the Court
of  the  Lord. Through  the  Naam,  all  one’s  generations  are  saved. 
Through  the  Naam,  my  affairs  are  resolved. My  mind  is
accustomed to the Naam.  || 3 ||    Through the Naam, I have become fearless. 
Through the Naam, my comings and goings
have ceased. The Perfect Guru has united me with the Lord, the treasure of 
virtue. Says Nanak, I dwell in celestial peace.  || 4

|| 2 || 4 ||   GOND,  FIFTH MEHL:  He grants honor to the dishonored, and gives 
gifts to all the hungry; he protects those in
the terrible womb. So humbly bow forever to that Lord and Master.  || 1 ||   
Meditate on such a God in your mind. He shall be
your help and support everywhere, in good times and bad.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    
The beggar and the king are all the same to
Him. He sustains and fulfills both the ant and the elephant. He does not 
consult or seek anyone’s advice. Whatever He does,
He does Himself.  || 2 ||   No one knows His limit. He Himself is the 
Immaculate Lord. He Himself is formed, and He Himself is
formless. In the heart, in each and every heart, He is the Support of all 
hearts.  || 3 ||    Through the Love of the Naam, the
Name  of  the  Lord,  the  devotees  become  His  Beloveds.  Singing  the  
Praises  of  the  Creator,  the  Saints  are  forever  in  bliss.
Through the Love of the Naam, the Lord’s humble servants remain satisfied. 
Nanak falls at the feet of those humble servants
of  the  Lord.   ||  4  ||  3  ||  5  ||     GOND,   FIFTH  MEHL:   Associating 
 with  them,  this  mind  becomes  immaculate  and  pure.
Associating with them, one meditates in remembrance on the Lord, Har, Har. 
Associating with them, the residues of sinful
mistakes are erased. Associating with them, the heart is illumined.  || 1 ||   
Those Saints of the Lord are my friends. It is their
custom to sing only the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    By 
their mantra, the Lord, Har, Har, dwells in the
mind. By their teachings, doubt and fear are dispelled. By their kirtan, they 
become immaculate and sublime. The world longs
for the dust of their feet.  || 2 ||   Millions of sinners are saved by 
associating with them. They have the Support of the Name
of the One Formless Lord. He knows the secrets of all beings; He is the 
treasure of mercy, the divine immaculate Lord.  || 3 ||
When the Supreme Lord God becomes merciful, then one meets the Merciful Holy 
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Day and night, Nanak meditates on the Naam. Through the Lord’s Name, he is 
blessed with peace, poise and bliss.  || 4 || 4 ||
6 ||   GOND,  FIFTH MEHL:  Meditate on the image of the Guru within your mind; 
let your mind accept the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad, and His Mantra. Enshrine the Guru’s feet within your heart. Bow in 
humility forever before the Guru, the Supreme
Lord God.  || 1 ||   Let no one wander in doubt in the world. Without the Guru, 
no one can cross over.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The
Guru shows the Path to those who have wandered off. He leads them to renounce 
others, and attaches them to devotional
worship of the Lord. He obliterates the fear of birth and death. The glorious 
greatness of the Perfect Guru is endless.  || 2 ||
By Guru’s Grace, the inverted heart-lotus blossoms forth, and the Light shines 
forth in the darkness. Through the Guru, know
the One who created you. By the Guru’s Mercy, the foolish mind comes to 
believe.  || 3 ||   The Guru is the Creator; the Guru
has the power to do everything. The Guru is the Transcendent Lord; He is, and 
always shall be. Says Nanak, God has inspired
me to know this. Without the Guru, liberation is not obtained, O Siblings of 
Destiny.  || 4 || 5 || 7 ||    GOND,  FIFTH MEHL:
Chant Guru, Guru, Guru, O my mind. I have no other than the Guru. I lean upon 
the Support of the Guru, day and night. No
one can decrease His bounty.   || 1 ||    Know that the Guru and the 
Transcendent Lord are One. Whatever pleases Him is
acceptable and approved.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    One whose mind is attached 
to the Guru’s feet — his pains, sufferings and
doubts run away. Serving the Guru, honor is obtained. I am forever a sacrifice 
to the Guru.  || 2 ||   Gazing upon the Blessed
Vision of the Guru’s Darshan, I am exalted. The work of the Guru’s servant is 
perfect. Pain does not afflict the Guru’s servant.
The Guru’s servant is famous in the ten directions.  || 3 ||   The Guru’s glory 
cannot be described. The Guru remains absorbed
in the Supreme Lord God. Says Nanak, one who is blessed with perfect destiny — 
his mind is attached to the Guru’s feet.  || 4

|| 6 || 8 ||    GOND,   FIFTH MEHL:   I worship and adore my Guru; the Guru is 
the Lord of the Universe. My Guru is the
Supreme Lord God; the Guru is the Lord God. My Guru is divine, invisible and 
mysterious. I serve at the Guru’s feet, which are
worshipped by all.  || 1 ||   Without the Guru, I have no other place at all. 
Night and day, I chant the Name of Guru, Guru.  ||
1 ||   Pause   ||    The Guru is my spiritual wisdom, the Guru is the 
meditation within my heart. The Guru is the Lord of the
World, the Primal Being, the Lord God. With my palms pressed together, I remain 
in the Guru’s Sanctuary. Without the Guru, I
have no other at all.  || 2 ||   The Guru is the boat to cross over the 
terrifying world-ocean. Serving the Guru, one is released
from the Messenger of Death. In the darkness, the Guru’s Mantra shines forth. 
With the Guru, all are saved.   || 3 ||    The
Perfect Guru is found, by great good fortune. Serving the Guru, pain does not 
afflict anyone. No one can erase the Word of the
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Nanak is the Guru; Nanak is the Lord Himself.   || 4 || 7 || 9 ||    GOND,   
FIFTH MEHL:   Deal and trade only with the Lord,
Raam, Raam. The Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam, is the Support of the breath of life. 
Sing the Kirtan of the Praises of the Lord,
Raam, Raam, Raam. The Lord is ever-present, all-pervading.  || 1 ||   Joining 
the humble Saints, chant the Lord’s Name. This
is  the most immaculate and perfect occupation of all.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    
Gather the treasure, the wealth of the Lord, Raam,
Raam. Let your sustenance be the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam. Never forget the Lord, 
Raam, Raam. In His Mercy, the Guru has
revealed this to me.  || 2 ||   The Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam, is always our help 
and support. Embrace love for the Lord, Raam,
Raam, Raam. Through the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam, I have become immaculate. The 
sinful residues of countless incarnations
have been taken away.   || 3 ||    Uttering the Lord’s Name, birth and death 
are finished. Repeating the Lord’s Name, one
crosses over the terrifying world-ocean. The Luminous Lord is the highest of 
all. Night and day, servant Nanak meditates on
Him.  || 4 || 8 || 10 ||   GOND,  FIFTH MEHL:  My Lord and Master has held back 
the five demons. He conquered them, and
scared them away from the Lord’s slave. They cannot find the mansion of the 
Lord’s devotee. Joining together, the Lord’s
humble servants sing the songs of joy.  || 1 ||    The five demons are the 
rulers of the whole world, but they are just water-
carriers for the Lord’s devotee.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    They collect taxes from 
the world, but they bow in subservience to God’s
devotees. They plunder and dishonor the faithless cynics, but they massage and 
wash the feet of the Holy.  || 2 ||   The One
Mother gave birth to the five sons, and began the play of the created world. 
With the three qualities joined together, they
celebrate. Renouncing these three qualities, the Lord’s humble servants rise 
above them.  || 3 ||   In His Mercy, He saves His
humble servants. They belong to Him, and so He saves them by driving out the 
five. Says Nanak, devotion to God is noble and
sublime. Without devotion, all just waste away uselessly.  || 4 || 9 || 11 ||   
GOND,  FIFTH MEHL:  Suffering and troubles are
eradicated by the Lord’s Name. Pain is dispelled, and peace takes its place. 
Meditating, chanting the Ambrosial Naam, the
Name   of the Lord, I am satisfied. By the Grace of the Saints, I have received 
all fruitful rewards.  || 1 ||    Meditating on the
Lord, His humble servant is carried across, and the sins of countless 
incarnations are taken away.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    I have
enshrined the Guru’s feet within my heart, and crossed over the ocean of fire. 
All the painful diseases of birth and death have
been eradicated. I am attached to God in celestial Samaadhi.   || 2 ||    In 
all places and interspaces, the One, our Lord and
Master is contained. He is the Inner-knower of all hearts. One whom the Lord 
blesses with understanding, chants the Name of
God, twenty-four hours a day.  || 3 ||   Deep within, God Himself abides; 
within his heart, the Divine Light shines forth. With
loving devotion, sing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises. Meditate on the Supreme 
Lord God, O Nanak, and you shall be saved.  ||
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GOND,  FIFTH MEHL:  Bow in humility to the lotus feet of the Guru. Eliminate 
sexual desire and anger from this body. Be the
dust of all, and see the Lord in each and every heart, in all.  || 1 ||   In 
this way, dwell upon the Lord of the World, the Lord of
the Universe. My body and wealth belong to God; my soul belongs to God.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   Twenty-four hours a day, sing
the Glorious Praises of the Lord. This is the purpose of human life. Renounce 
your egotistical pride, and know that God is with
you. By the Grace of the Holy, let your mind be imbued with the Lord’s Love.  
|| 2 ||   Know the One who created you, and in
the world hereafter you shall be honored in the Court of the Lord. Your mind 
and body will be immaculate and blissful; chant
the Name of the Lord of the Universe with your tongue.  || 3 ||   Grant Your 
Kind Mercy, O my Lord, Merciful to the meek. My
mind begs for the dust of the feet of the Holy. Be merciful, and bless me with 
this gift, that Nanak may live, chanting God’s
Name.  || 4 || 11 || 13 ||    GOND,  FIFTH MEHL:  My incense and lamps are my 
service to the Lord. Time and time again, I
humbly bow to the Creator. I have renounced everything, and grasped the 
Sanctuary of God. By great good fortune, the Guru
has become pleased and satisfied with me.  || 1 ||   Twenty-four hours a day, I 
sing of the Lord of the Universe. My body and
wealth belong to God; my soul belongs to God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Chanting 
the Glorious Praises of the Lord, I am in bliss. The
Supreme Lord God is the Perfect Forgiver. Granting His Mercy, He has linked His 
humble servants to His service. He has rid me
of    the pains of birth and death, and merged me with Himself.  || 2 ||    
This is the essence of karma, righteous conduct and
spiritual wisdom, to chant the Lord’s Name in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of 
the Holy. God’s Feet are the boat to cross
over the world-ocean. God, the Inner-knower, is the Cause of causes.  || 3 ||   
Showering His Mercy, He Himself has saved me.
The five hideous demons have run away. Do not lose your life in the gamble. The 
Creator Lord has taken Nanak’s side.  || 4 ||
12 || 14 ||   GOND,  FIFTH MEHL:  In His Mercy, He has blessed me with peace 
and bliss. The Divine Guru has saved His child.
God is kind and compassionate; He is the Lord of the Universe. He forgives all 
beings and creatures.   || 1 ||    I seek Your
Sanctuary, O God, O Merciful to the meek. Meditating on the Supreme Lord God, I 
am forever in ecstasy.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
There   is no other like the Merciful Lord God. He is contained deep within 
each and every heart. He embellishes His slave, here
and hereafter. It is Your nature, God, to purify sinners.  || 2 ||   Meditation 
on the Lord of the Universe is the medicine to cure
millions of illnesses. My Tantra and Mantra is to meditate, to vibrate upon the 
Lord God. Illnesses and pains are dispelled,
meditating on God. The fruits of the mind’s desires are fulfilled.  || 3 ||   
He is the Cause of causes, the All-powerful Merciful
Lord. Contemplating Him is the greatest of all treasures. God Himself has 
forgiven Nanak; forever and ever, he chants the
Name of the One Lord.  || 4 || 13 || 15 ||   GOND,  FIFTH MEHL:  Chant the Name 
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Your consciousness shall become immaculate and pure. All the misfortunes of 
your mind and body shall be taken away, and all
your pain and darkness will be dispelled.   || 1 ||    Singing the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord, cross over the world-ocean. By
great good fortune, one attains the Infinite Lord, the Primal Being.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||    The Messenger of Death cannot even
touch that humble being, who sings the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises. The 
Gurmukh realizes his Lord and Master; his coming
into this world is approved.  || 2 ||    He sings the Glorious Praises of the 
Lord, by the Grace of the Saints; his sexual desire,
anger and madness are eradicated. He knows the Lord God to be ever-present. 
This is the Perfect Teaching of the Perfect
Guru.  || 3 ||   He earns the treasure of the Lord’s wealth. Meeting with the 
True Guru, all his affairs are resolved. He is awake
and aware in the Love of the Lord’s Name; O Nanak, his mind is attached to the 
Lord’s Feet.   || 4 || 14 || 16 ||    GOND,
FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord’s Feet are the boat to cross over the terrifying 
world-ocean. Meditating in remembrance on the Naam,
the Name of the Lord, he does not die again. Chanting the Glorious Praises of 
the Lord, he does not have to walk on the Path
of Death. Contemplating the Supreme Lord, the five demons are conquered.  || 1 
||   I have entered Your Sanctuary, O Perfect
Lord and Master. Please give Your hand to Your creatures.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
The Simritees, Shaastras, Vedas and Puraanas
expound upon the Supreme Lord God. The Yogis, celibates, Vaishnavs and 
followers of Ram Das cannot find the limits of the
Eternal Lord God.  || 2 ||   Shiva and the gods lament and moan, but they do 
not understand even a tiny bit of the unseen and
unknown Lord. One whom the Lord Himself blesses with loving devotional worship, 
is very rare in this world.   || 3 ||    I am
worthless, with absolutely no virtue at all; all treasures are in Your Glance 
of Grace. Nanak, the meek, desires only to serve
You. Please be merciful, and grant him this blessing, O Divine Guru.  || 4 || 
15 || 17 ||    GOND,   FIFTH MEHL:  One who is
cursed by the Saints, is thrown down on the ground. The slanderer of the Saints 
is thrown down from the skies. I hold the
Saints close to my soul. The Saints are saved instantaneously.  || 1 ||    He 
alone is a Saint, who is pleasing to the Lord. The
Saints, and God, have only one job to do.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    God gives 
His hand to shelter the Saints. He dwells with His
Saints, day and night. With each and every breath, He cherishes His Saints. He 
takes the power away from the enemies of the
Saints.  || 2 ||   Let no one slander the Saints. Whoever slanders them, will 
be destroyed. One who is protected by the Creator
Lord, cannot be harmed, no matter how much the whole world may try.  || 3 ||   
I place my faith in my God. My soul and body
all belong to Him. This is the faith which inspires Nanak: the self-willed 
manmukhs will fail, while the Gurmukhs will always
win.  || 4 || 16 || 18 ||   GOND,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Name of the Immaculate Lord 
is the Ambrosial Water. Chanting it with the
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|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Lord abides in everyone. The Lord illumines each and 
every heart. Chanting the Lord’s Name, one does
not fall into hell. Serving the Lord, all fruitful rewards are obtained.  || 1 
||    Within my mind is the Support of the Lord. The
Lord is the boat to cross over the world-ocean. Chant the Lord’s Name, and the 
Messenger of Death will run away. The Lord
breaks the teeth of Maya, the witch.  || 2 ||    The Lord is forever and ever 
the Forgiver. The Lord blesses us with peace and
bliss. The Lord has revealed His glory. The Lord is the mother and father of 
His Saint.  || 3 ||    The Lord, the Lord, is in th e
Saadh  Sangat,  the  Company  of  the  Holy.  Time  and  time  again,  I  sing  
the  Lord’s  Praises.  Meeting  with  the  Guru,  I  have
attained the incomprehensible object. Slave Nanak has grasped the Support of 
the Lord.  || 4 || 17 || 19 ||    GOND,   FIFTH
MEHL:  One who is protected by the Protector Lord — the Formless Lord is on his 
side.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    In the mother’s
womb, the fire does not touch him. Sexual desire, anger, greed and emotional 
attachment do not affect him. In the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he meditates on the Formless Lord. Dust is 
thrown into the faces of the slanderers.  || 1 ||
The Lord’s protective spell is the armor of His slave. The wicked, evil demons 
cannot even touch him. Whoever indulges in
egotistical pride, shall waste away to ruin. God is the Sanctuary of His humble 
slave.  || 2 ||   Whoever enters the Sanctuary of
the Sovereign Lord — He saves that slave, hugging him close in His embrace. 
Whoever takes great pride in himself, in an
instant, shall be like dust mixing with dust.  || 3 ||   The True Lord is, and 
shall always be. Forever and ever, I am a sacrifice to
Him. Granting His Mercy, He saves His slaves. God is the Support of Nanak’s 
breath of life.  || 4 || 18 || 20 ||   GOND,  FIFTH
MEHL:  Wondrous and beautiful is the description of the beauty of the Supreme 
Soul, the Supreme Lord God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
He   is not old; He is not young. He is not in pain; He is not caught in 
Death’s noose. He does not die; He does not go away. In
the beginning, and throughout the ages, He is permeating everywhere.   || 1 ||  
  He is not hot; He is not cold. He has no
enemy; He has no friend. He is not happy; He is not sad. Everything belongs to 
Him; He can do anything.  || 2 ||   He has no
father; He has no mother. He is beyond the beyond, and has always been so. He 
is not affected by virtue or vice. Deep within
each and every heart, He is always awake and aware.   || 3 ||    From the three 
qualities, the one mechanism of Maya was
produced. The great Maya is only His shadow. He is undeceivable, impenetrable, 
unfathomable and merciful. He is merciful to
the meek, forever compassionate. His state and limits cannot ever be known. 
Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to Him.  || 4 || 19

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GOND,  FIFTH MEHL:  I am a sacrifice to the Saints. Associating with the 
Saints, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. By the
Grace of the Saints, the residues of all sinful mistakes are taken away. By 
great good fortune, one finds the Sanctuary of the
Saints.  || 1 ||   Meditating on the Lord, no obstacles will block your way. By 
Guru’s Grace, meditate on God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
When the Supreme Lord God becomes merciful, he makes me the dust of the feet of 
the Holy. Sexual desire and anger leave
his body, and the Lord, the jewel, comes to dwell in his mind.  || 2 ||   
Fruitful and approved is the life of one who knows the
Supreme Lord God to be close. One who is committed to loving devotional worship 
of God, and the Kirtan of  His  Praises,
awakens from the sleep of countless incarnations.  || 3 ||    The Lord’s Lotus 
Feet are the Support of His humble servant. To
chant the Praises of the Lord of the Universe is the true trade. Please fulfill 
the hopes of Your humble slave. Nanak finds peace
in the dust of the feet of the humble.  || 4 || 20 || 22 || 6 || 28 ||

RAAG  GOND,   ASHTAPADEES,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Humbly  bow  to  the  Perfect  Divine  Guru.  Fruitful  is  His  image,  and  
fruitful  is  service  to  Him.  He  is  the  Inner-knower,  the
Searcher of hearts, the Architect of Destiny. Twenty-four hours a day, he 
remains imbued with the love of the Naam, the Name
of the Lord.  || 1 ||    The Guru is the Lord of the Universe, the Guru is the 
Lord of the World. He is the Saving Grace of His
slaves.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He satisfies the kings, emperors and nobles. He 
destroys the egotistical villains. He puts illness into
the mouths of the slanderers. All the people celebrate His victory.   || 2 ||   
 Supreme bliss fills the minds of the Saints. The
Saints meditate on the Divine Guru, the Lord God. The faces of His companions 
become radiant and bright. The slanderers lose
all places of rest.  || 3 ||   With each and every breath, the Lord’s humble 
slaves praise Him. The Supreme Lord God and the
Guru are care-free. All fears are eradicated, in His Sanctuary. Smashing all 
the slanderers, the Lord knocks them to the ground.

|| 4 ||    Let no one slander the Lord’s humble servants. Whoever does so, will 
be miserable. Twenty-four hours a day, the
Lord’s humble servant meditates on Him alone. The Messenger of Death does not 
even approach him.   || 5 ||    The Lord’s
humble servant has no vengeance. The slanderer is egotistical. The Lord’s 
humble servant wishes well, while the slanderer
dwells on evil. The Sikh of the Guru meditates on the True Guru. The Lord’s 
humble servants are saved, while the slanderer is
cast into hell.  || 6 ||   Listen, O my beloved friends and companions: these 
words shall be true in the Court of the Lord. As you
plant, so shall you harvest. The proud, egotistical person will surely be 
uprooted.  || 7 ||   O True Guru, You are the Support of
the unsupported. Be merciful, and save Your humble servant. Says Nanak, I am a 
sacrifice to the Guru; remembering Him in
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RAAG  GOND,   THE  WORD  OF  THE  DEVOTEES.   KABEER  JEE,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

When you meet a Saint, talk to him and listen. Meeting with an unsaintly 
person, just remain silent.   || 1 ||    O father, if I
speak, what words should I utter? Speak such words, by which you may remain 
absorbed in the Name of the Lord.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Speaking with the Saints, one becomes generous. To speak with a 
fool is to babble uselessly.  || 2 ||   By speaking
and only speaking, corruption only increases. If I do not speak, what can the 
poor wretch do?  || 3 ||   Says Kabeer, the empty
pitcher makes noise, but that which is full makes no sound.  || 4 || 1 ||   
GOND:  When a man dies, he is of no use to anyone.
But when an animal dies, it is used in ten ways.  || 1 ||   What do I know, 
about the state of my karma? What do I know, O
Baba?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    His bones burn, like a bundle of logs; his hair 
burns like a bale of hay.  || 2 ||    Says Kabeer, the
man wakes up, only when the Messenger of Death hits him over the head with his 
club.  || 3 || 2 ||    GOND:  The Celestial
Lord is in the Akaashic ethers of the skies, the Celestial Lord is in the 
nether regions of the underworld; in the four directions,
the Celestial Lord is pervading. The Supreme Lord God is forever the source of 
bliss. When the vessel of the body perishes, the
Celestial Lord does not perish.  || 1 ||   I have become sad, wondering where 
the soul comes from, and where it goes.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   The body is formed from the union of the five tatvas; but where 
were the five tatvas created? You say that the soul
is tied to its karma, but who gave karma to the body?  || 2 ||   The body is 
contained in the Lord, and the Lord is contained in
the body. He is permeating within all. Says Kabeer, I shall not renounce the 
Lord’s Name. I shall accept whatever happens.  ||
3 || 3 ||

RAAG  GOND,   THE  WORD  OF  KABEER  JEE,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

They  tied  my  arms,  bundled  me  up,  and  threw  me  before  an  elephant.  
The  elephant  driver  struck  him  on  the  head,  and
infuriated him. But the elephant ran away, trumpeting, “I am a sacrifice to 
this image of the Lord.”  || 1 ||    O my Lord and
Master, You are my strength. The Qazi shouted at the driver to drive the 
elephant on.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    He yelled out, “O
driver, I shall cut you into pieces. Hit him, and drive him on!” But the 
elephant did not move; instead, he began to meditate.
The Lord God abides within his mind.  || 2 ||   What sin has this Saint 
committed, that you have made him into a bundle and
thrown him before the elephant? Lifting up the bundle, the elephant bows down 
before it. The Qazi could not understand it; he
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Even then, his hardened mind was not satisfied. Says Kabeer, such is my Lord 
and Master. The soul of His humble servant
dwells in the fourth state.  || 4 || 1 || 4 ||  GOND:  It is not human, and it 
is not a god. It is not called celibate, or a worshipper
of Shiva. It is not a Yogi, and it is not a hermit. It is not a mother, or 
anyone’s son.  || 1 ||   Then what is it, which dwells in
this temple of the body? No one can find its limits.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   It 
is not a house-holder, and it is not a renouncer of the
world. It is not a king, and it is not a beggar. It has no body, no drop of 
blood. It is not a Brahmin, and it is not a Kh’shaatriya.

|| 2 ||   It is not called a man of austere self-discipline, or a Shaykh. It 
does not live, and it is not seen to die. If someone cries
over its death, that person loses his honor.  || 3 ||   By Guru’s Grace, I have 
found the Path. Birth and death have both been
erased. Says Kabeer, this is formed of the same essence as the Lord. It is like 
the ink on the paper which cannot be erased.  ||
4    || 2 || 5 ||    GOND:   The threads are broken, and the starch has run 
out. Bare reeds glisten at the front door. The poor
brushes are scattered in pieces. Death has entered this shaven head.  || 1 ||   
 This shaven-headed mendicant has wasted all
his wealth. All this coming and going has irritated him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
He has given up all talk of his weaving equipment.
His mind is attuned to the Lord’s Name. His daughters and sons have nothing to 
eat, while the shaven-headed mendicants
night and day eat their fill.  || 2 ||   One or two are in the house, and one 
or two more are on the way. We sleep on the floor,
while they sleep in the beds. They rub their bare heads, and carry prayer-books 
in their waist-bands. We get dry grains, while
they get loaves of bread.   || 3 ||    He will become one of these 
shaven-headed mendicants. They are the support of the
drowning. Listen, O blind and unguided Loi: Kabeer has taken shelter with these 
shaven-headed mendicants.  || 4 || 3 || 6 ||
GOND:  When her husband dies, the woman does not cry. Someone else becomes her 
protector. When this protector dies, he
falls into the world of hell hereafter, for the sexual pleasures he enjoyed in 
this world.  || 1 ||    The world loves only the one
bride, Maya. She is the wife of all beings and creatures.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
With her necklace around her neck, this bride looks
beautiful. She is poison to the Saint, but the world is delighted with her. 
Adorning herself, she sits like a prostitute. Cursed by
the Saints, she wanders around like a wretch.  || 2 ||   She runs around, 
chasing after the Saints. She is afraid of being beaten
by those blessed with the Guru’s Grace. She is the body, the breath of life, of 
the faithless cynics. She appears to me like a
blood-thirsty witch.  || 3 ||   I know her secrets well — in His Mercy, the 
Divine Guru met me. Says Kabeer, now I have thrown
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GOND:   When someone’s household has no glory, the guests who come there depart 
still hungry. Deep within, there is no
contentment. Without his bride, the wealth of Maya, he suffers in pain.   || 1 
||    So praise this bride, which can shake the
consciousness of even the most dedicated ascetics and sages.   || 1 ||   Pause  
 ||    This bride is the daughter of a wretched
miser. Abandoning the Lord’s servant, she sleeps with the world. Standing at 
the door of the holy man, she says, “I have come
to your sanctuary; now save me!”  || 2 ||   This bride is so beautiful. The 
bells on her ankles make soft music. As long as there
is the breath of life in the man, she remains attached to him. But when it is 
no more, she quickly gets up and departs, bare-
footed.  || 3 ||   This bride has conquered the three worlds. The eighteen 
Puraanas and the sacred shrines of pilgrimage love
her as well. She pierced the hearts of Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu. She destroyed 
the great emperors and kings of the world.  ||
4 ||    This bride has no restraint or limits. She is in collusion with the 
five thieving passions. When the clay pot of these five
passions bursts, then, says Kabeer, by Guru’s Mercy, one is released.  || 5 || 
5 || 8 ||    GOND:  As the house will not stand
when the supporting beams are removed from within it, just so, without the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, how can anyone be
carried across? Without the pitcher, the water is not contained; just so, 
without the Holy Saint, the mortal departs in misery.  ||
1 ||    One who does not remember the Lord — let him burn; his body and mind 
have remained absorbed in this field of the
world.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Without a farmer, the land is not planted; without 
a thread, how can the beads be strung? Without a
loop, how can the knot be tied? Just so, without the Holy Saint, the mortal 
departs in misery.  || 2 ||    Without a mother or
father there is no child; just so, without water, how can the clothes be 
washed? Without a horse, how can there be a rider?
Without the Holy Saint, one cannot reach the Court of the Lord.  || 3 ||   Just 
as without music, there is no dancing, the bride
rejected by her husband is dishonored. Says Kabeer, do this one thing: become 
Gurmukh, and you shall never die again.  || 4

|| 6 || 9 ||   GOND:  He alone is a pimp, who pounds down his mind. Pounding 
down his mind, he escapes from the Messenger
of Death. Pounding and beating his mind, he puts it to the test; such a pimp 
attains total liberation.  || 1 ||    Who is called a
pimp in this world? In all speech, one must carefully consider.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||    He alone is a dancer, who dances with his
mind. The Lord is not satisfied with falsehood; He is pleased only with Truth. 
So play the beat of the drum in the mind. The
Lord is the Protector of the dancer with such a mind.  || 2 ||   She alone is a 
street-dancer, who cleanses her body-street, and
educates the five passions. She who embraces devotional worship for the Lord — 
I accept such a street-dancer as my Guru.  ||
3 ||   He alone is a thief, who is above envy, and who uses his sense organs to 
chant the Lord’s Name. Says Kabeer, these are
the qualities of the one I know as my Blessed Divine Guru, who is the most 
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|| 4 || 7 || 10 ||    GOND:   Blessed is the Lord of the World. Blessed is the 
Divine Guru. Blessed is that grain, by which the
heart-lotus of the hungry blossoms forth. Blessed are those Saints, who know 
this. Meeting with them, one meets the Lord, the
Sustainer of the World.  || 1 ||   This grain comes from the Primal Lord God. 
One chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, only
when he tastes this grain.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Meditate on the Naam, and 
meditate on this grain. Mixed with water, its taste
becomes sublime. One who abstains from this grain, loses his honor in the three 
worlds.  || 2 ||   One who discards this grain,
is practicing hypocrisy. She is neither a happy soul-bride, nor a widow. Those 
who claim in this world that they live on milk
alone, secretly eat whole loads of food.  || 3 ||   Without this grain, time 
does not pass in peace. Forsaking this grain, one does
not meet the Lord of the World. Says Kabeer, this I know: blessed is that 
grain, which brings faith in the Lord and Master to
the mind.  || 4 || 8 || 11 ||

RAAG  GOND,   THE  WORD  OF  NAAM  DAYV  JEE,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The ritual sacrifice of horses, giving one’s weight in gold to charities, and 
ceremonial cleansing baths —  || 1 ||   These are not
equal to singing the Praises of the Lord’s Name. Meditate on your Lord, you 
lazy man!  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Offering sweet rice
at  Gaya,  living  on  the  river  banks  at  Benares,  reciting  the  four  
Vedas  by  heart;   ||  2  ||     Completing  all  religious  rituals,
restraining sexual passion by the spiritual wisdom given by the Guru, and 
performing the six rituals;  || 3 ||    Expounding on
Shiva and Shakti — O man, renounce and abandon all these things. Meditate, 
meditate in remembrance on the Lord of the
Universe. Meditate, O Naam Dayv, and cross over the terrifying world-ocean.  || 
4 || 1 ||    GOND:  The deer is lured by the
sound of the hunter’s bell; it loses its life, but it cannot stop thinking 
about it.  || 1 ||   In the same way, I look upon my Lord.
I will not abandon my Lord, and turn my thoughts to another.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   As the fisherman looks upon the fish, and the
goldsmith looks upon the gold he fashions;  || 2 ||   As the man driven by sex 
looks upon another man’s wife, and the gambler
looks upon the throwing of the dice —  || 3 ||   In the same way, wherever Naam 
Dayv looks, he sees the Lord. Naam Dayv
meditates continuously on the Feet of the Lord.  || 4 || 2 ||   GOND:  Carry me 
across, O Lord, carry me across. I am ignorant,
and I do not know how to swim. O my Beloved Father, please give me Your arm.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   I have been transformed
from a mortal being into an angel, in an instant; the True Guru has taught me 
this. Born of human flesh, I have conquered the
heavens; such is the medicine I was given.  || 1 ||   Please place me where You 
placed Dhroo and Naarad, O my Master. With
the Support of Your Name, so many have been saved; this is Naam Dayv’s 
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|| 2 || 3 ||   GOND:  I am restless and unhappy. Without her calf, the cow is 
lonely.  || 1 ||   Without water, the fish writhes in
pain. So is poor Naam Dayv without the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Like 
the cow’s calf, which, when let loose, sucks at
her udders and drinks her milk —  || 2 ||   So has Naam Dayv found the Lord. 
Meeting the Guru, I have seen the Unseen Lord.

|| 3 ||   As the man driven by sex wants another man’s wife, so does Naam Dayv 
love the Lord.  || 4 ||   As the earth burns in
the dazzling sunlight, so does poor Naam Dayv burn without the Lord’s Name.  || 
5 || 4 ||

RAAG  GOND,   THE  WORD  OF  NAAM  DAYV  JEE,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, all doubts are dispelled. Chanting the 
Name of the Lord  is  the  highest religion.
Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, erases social classes and ancestral 
pedigrees. The Lord is the walking stick of the
blind.   || 1 ||    I bow to the Lord, I humbly bow to the  Lord.  Chanting  
the  Name  of  the  Lord,  Har,  Har,  you  will  not  be
tormented by the Messenger of Death.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Lord took the 
life of Harnaakhash, and gave Ajaamal a place in
heaven. Teaching a parrot to speak the Lord’s Name, Ganika the prostitute was 
saved. That Lord is the light of my eyes.  || 2

||    Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Pootna was saved, even though 
she was a deceitful child-killer. Contemplating
the Lord, Dropadi was saved. Gautam’s wife, turned to stone, was saved.  || 3 
||   The Lord, who killed Kaysee and Kans, gave
the gift of life to Kali. Prays Naam Dayv, such is my Lord; meditating on Him, 
fear and suffering are dispelled.  || 4 || 1 || 5 ||
GOND:  One who chases after the god Bhairau, evil spirits and the goddess of 
smallpox, is riding on a donkey, kicking up the
dust.  || 1 ||   I take only the Name of the One Lord. I have given away all 
other gods in exchange for Him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
That man who chants “Shiva, Shiva”, and meditates on him, is riding on a bull, 
shaking a tambourine.   || 2 ||    One who
worships  the  Great Goddess  Maya  will  be  reincarnated  as  a  woman,  and  
not a  man.   ||  3  ||     You  are  called  the  Primal
Goddess. At the time of liberation, where will you hide then?  || 4 ||   Follow 
the Guru’s Teachings, and hold tight to the Lord’s
Name, O friend. Thus prays Naam Dayv, and so says the Gita as well.  || 5 || 2 
|| 6 ||   BILAAVAL  GOND:  Today, Naam Dayv
saw the Lord, and so I will instruct the ignorant.  ||  Pause  ||   O Pandit, O 
religious scholar, your Gayatri was grazing in the
fields. Taking a stick, the farmer broke its leg, and now it walks with a limp. 
 || 1 ||    O Pandit, I saw your great god Shiva,
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In the merchant’s house, a banquet was prepared for him — he killed the 
merchant’s son.  || 2 ||   O Pandit, I saw your Raam
Chand coming too; he lost his wife, fighting a war against Raawan.  || 3 ||    
The Hindu is sightless; the Muslim has only one
eye. The spiritual teacher is wiser than both of them. The Hindu worships at 
the temple, the Muslim at the mosque. Naam
Dayv serves that Lord, who is not limited to either the temple or the mosque.  
|| 4 || 3 || 7 ||

RAAG  GOND,   THE  WORD  OF  RAVI DAAS  JEE,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Meditate on the Lord Mukanday, the Liberator, O people of the world. Without 
Mukanday, the body shall be reduced to ashes.
Mukanday is the Giver of liberation. Mukanday is my father and mother.  || 1 || 
  Meditate on Mukanday in life, and meditate
on Mukanday in death. His servant is blissful forever.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
The Lord, Mukanday, is my breath of life. Meditating
on Mukanday, one’s forehead will bear the Lord’s insignia of approval. The 
renunciate serves Mukanday. Mukanday is the
wealth of the poor and forlorn.  || 2 ||   When the One Liberator does me a 
favor, then what can the world do to me? Erasing
my social status, I have entered His Court. You, Mukanday, are potent 
throughout the four ages.  || 3 ||   Spiritual wisdom has
welled up, and I have been enlightened. In His Mercy, the Lord has made this 
worm His slave. Says Ravi Daas, now my thirst
is quenched; I meditate on Mukanday the Liberator, and I serve Him.  || 4 || 1 
||   GOND:  Someone may bathe at the sixty-
eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, and worship the twelve Shiva-lingam stones, 
and dig wells and pools, but if he indulges in
slander, then all of this is useless.  || 1 ||   How can the slanderer of the 
Holy Saints be saved? Know for certain, that he shall
go to hell.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Someone may bathe at Kuruk-shaytra during 
a solar eclipse, and give his decorated wife in
offering, and listen to all the Simritees, but if he indulges in slander, these 
are of no account.   || 2 ||    Someone may give
countless feasts, and donate land, and build splendid buildings; he may neglect 
his own affairs to work for others, but if he
indulges in slander, he shall wander in countless incarnations.  || 3 ||   Why 
do you indulge in slander, O people of the world?
The emptiness of the slanderer is soon exposed. I have thought, and determined 
the fate of the slanderer. Says Ravi Daas, he
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RAAMKALEE,   FIRST  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE,   CHAU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

Some read the Sanskrit scriptures, and some read the Puraanas. Some meditate on 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and
chant it on their malas, focusing on it in meditation. I know nothing, now or 
ever; I recognize only Your One Name, Lord. || 1

||   I do not know, Lord, what my condition shall be. I am foolish and 
ignorant; I seek Your Sanctuary, God. Please, save my
honor and my self-respect. || 1 ||  Pause   ||    Sometimes, the soul soars 
high in the heavens, and sometimes it falls to the
depths of the nether regions. The greedy soul does not remain stable; it 
searches in the four directions.  || 2 ||    With death
pre-ordained, the soul comes into the world, gathering the riches of life. I 
see that some have already gone, O my Lord and
Master; the burning fire is coming closer!  || 3 ||   No one has any friend, 
and no one has any brother; no one has any father
or  mother.  Prays  Nanak,  if  You  bless  me  with  Your  Name,  it  shall  
be  my  help  and  support  in  the  end.    ||  4  ||  1  ||
RAAMKALEE,  FIRST MEHL:  Your Light is prevailing everywhere. Wherever I look, 
there I see the Lord.  || 1 ||   Please rid me
of the desire to live, O my Lord and Master. My mind is entangled in the deep 
dark pit of Maya. How can I cross over, O Lord
and Master?  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    He dwells deep within, inside the heart; 
how can He not be outside as well? Our Lord and
Master always takes care of us, and keeps us in His thoughts.   || 2 ||    He 
Himself is near at hand, and He is far away. He
Himself is all-pervading, permeating everywhere. Meeting the True Guru, the 
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Wherever I look, there I see Him pervading.  || 3 ||   There is doubt within 
me, and Maya is outside; it hits me in the eyes like
an arrow. Prays Nanak, the slave of the Lord’s slaves: such a mortal suffers 
terribly.  || 4 || 2 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIRST MEHL:
Where is that door, where You live, O Lord? What is that door called? Among all 
doors, who can find that door? For the sake of
that door, I wander around sadly, detached from the world; if only someone 
would come and tell me about that door.  || 1 ||
How can I cross over the world-ocean? While I am living, I cannot be dead.  || 
1 ||  Pause  ||   Pain is the door, and anger is
the guard; hope and anxiety are the two shutters. Maya is the water in the 
moat; in the middle of this moat, he has built his
home. The Primal Lord sits in the Seat of Truth.  || 2 ||   You have so many 
Names, Lord, I do not know their limit. There is no
other equal to You. Do not speak out loud — remain in your mind. The Lord 
Himself knows, and He Himself acts.  || 3 ||   As
long as there is hope, there is anxiety; so how can anyone speak of the One 
Lord? In the midst of hope, remain untouched by
hope; then, O Nanak, you shall meet the One Lord.  || 4 ||   In this way, you 
shall cross over the world-ocean. This is the way
to remain dead while yet alive.  || 1 ||  Second Pause  || 3 ||   RAAMKALEE,  
FIRST MEHL:  Awareness of the Shabad and the
Teachings is my horn; the people hear the sound of its vibrations. Honor is my 
begging-bowl, and the Naam, the Name of the
Lord, is the charity I receive.  || 1 ||   O Baba, Gorakh is the Lord of the 
Universe; He is always awake and aware. He alone is
Gorakh, who sustains the earth; He created it in an instant.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   Binding together water and air, He infused the
breath of life into the body, and made the lamps of the sun and the moon. To 
die and to live, He gave us the earth, but we
have forgotten these blessings.  || 2 ||   There are so many Siddhas, seekers, 
Yogis, wandering pilgrims, spiritual teachers and
good people. If I meet them, I chant the Lord’s Praises, and then, my mind 
serves Him.  || 3 ||   Paper and salt, protected by
ghee, remain untouched by water, as the lotus remains unaffected in water. 
Those who meet with such devotees, O servant
Nanak — what can death do to them?  || 4 || 4 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIRST MEHL:  
Listen, Machhindra, to what Nanak says. One
who  subdues  the  five  passions  does  not  waver.  One  who  practices  Yoga 
 in  such  a  way,  saves  himself,  and  saves  all  his
generations.  || 1 ||    He alone is a hermit, who attains such understanding. 
Day and night, he remains absorbed in deepest
Samaadhi.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    He begs for loving devotion to the Lord, and 
lives in the Fear of God. He is satisfied, with the
priceless  gift  of  contentment.  Becoming  the  embodiment  of  meditation,  
he  attains  the  true  Yogic  posture.  He  focuses  his
consciousness in the deep trance of the True Name. || 2 ||    Nanak chants the 
Ambrosial Bani. Listen, O Machhindra: this is
the insignia of the true hermit. One who, in the midst of hope, remains 
untouched by hope, shall truly find the Creator Lord.  ||
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One who eats this food, this medicine of the Teachings, has the wisdom of the 
six Shaastras.  || 4 || 5 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIRST
MEHL:   My boat is wobbly and unsteady; it is filled with sins. The wind is 
rising — what if it tips over? As sunmukh, I have
turned to the Guru; O my Perfect Master; please be sure to bless me with Your 
glorious greatness.  || 1 ||   O Guru, my Saving
Grace, please carry me across the world-ocean. Bless me with devotion to the 
perfect, imperishable Lord God; I am a sacrifice
to You.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He alone is a Siddha, a seeker, a Yogi, a 
wandering pilgrim, who meditates on the One Perfect Lor d.
Touching the feet of the Lord Master, they are emancipated; they come to 
receive the Word of the Teachings.  || 2 ||   I know
nothing of charity, meditation, self-discipline or religious rituals; I only 
chant Your Name, God. Nanak has met the Guru, the
Transcendent Lord God; through the True Word of His Shabad, he is set free.  || 
3 || 6 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIRST MEHL:  Focus
your consciousness in deep absorption on the Lord. Make your body a raft, to 
cross over. Deep within is the fire of desire; keep
it in check. Day and night, that lamp shall burn unceasingly.  || 1 ||    Float 
such a lamp upon the water; this lamp will bring
total understanding.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   This understanding is good clay; a 
lamp made of such clay is acceptable to the Lord.
So shape this lamp on the wheel of good actions. In this world and in the next, 
this lamp shall be with you.  || 2 ||   When He
Himself grants His Grace, then, as Gurmukh, one may understand Him. Within the 
heart, this lamp is permanently lit. It is not
extinguished by water or wind. Such a lamp will carry you across the water.  || 
3 ||   Wind does not shake it, or put it out. Its
light reveals the Divine Throne. The Kh’shaatriyas, Brahmins, Soodras and 
Vaishyas cannot find its value, even by thousands of
calculations. If any of them lights such a lamp, O Nanak, he is emancipated.  
|| 4 || 7 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIRST MEHL:  To place
one’s faith in Your Name, Lord, is true worship. With an offering of Truth, one 
obtains a place to sit. If a prayer is offered with
truth and contentment, the Lord will hear it, and call him in to sit by Him.  
|| 1 ||    O Nanak, no one returns empty-handed;
such is the Court of the True Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The treasure I seek 
is the gift of Your Grace. Please bless this humble
beggar — this is what I seek. Please, pour Your Love into the cup of my heart. 
This is Your pre-determined value.  || 2 ||   The
One who created everything, does everything. He Himself appraises His own 
value. The Sovereign Lord King becomes manifest
to the Gurmukh. He does not come, and He does not go.  || 3 ||   People curse 
at the beggar; by begging, he does not receive
honor. O Lord, You inspire me to speak Your Words, and tell the Story of Your 
Court.  || 4 || 8 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIRST MEHL:
The drop is in the ocean, and the ocean is in the drop. Who understands, and 
knows this? He Himself creates the wondrous
play of the world. He Himself contemplates it, and understands its true 
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|| 1 ||   How rare are those who contemplate this spiritual wisdom. Through 
this, the supreme state of liberation is attained.  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||   The night is in the day, and the day is in the night. The 
same is true of hot and cold. No one else knows His
state and extent; without the Guru, this is not understood.  || 2 ||   The 
female is in the male, and the male is in the female.
Understand this, O God-realized being! The meditation is in the music, and 
knowledge is in meditation. Become Gurmukh, and
speak  the Unspoken Speech.  || 3 ||   The Light is in the mind, and the mind 
is in the Light. The Guru brings the five senses
together, like brothers. Nanak is forever a sacrifice to those who enshrine 
love for the One Word of the Shabad.  || 4 || 9 ||
RAAMKALEE,   FIRST MEHL:   When the Lord God showered His Mercy, egotism was 
eradicated from within me. That humble
servant  who contemplates the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, is very dear to the 
Lord.  || 1 ||   That humble servant of the Lord
is pleasing to his Lord God; day and night, he performs devotional worship, day 
and night. Disregarding his own honor, he
sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The unstruck 
melody of the sound current resonates and resounds;
my mind is appeased by the subtle essence of the Lord. Through the Perfect 
Guru, I am absorbed in Truth. Through the Guru,
I have found the Lord, the Primal Being.  || 2 ||   Gurbani is the sound 
current of the Naad, the Vedas, everything. My mind is
attuned to the Lord of the Universe. He is my sacred shrine of pilgrimage, 
fasting and austere self-discipline. The Lord saves,
and carries across, those who meet with the Guru.   || 3 ||    One whose 
self-conceit is gone, sees his fears run away. That
servant grasps the Guru’s feet. The Guru, the True Guru, has expelled my 
doubts. Says Nanak, I have merged into the Word
of the Shabad.  || 4 || 10 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIRST MEHL:  He runs around, 
begging for clothes and food. He burns with hunger
and corruption, and will suffer in the world hereafter. He does not follow the 
Guru’s Teachings; through his evil-mindedness,
he loses his honor. Only through the Guru’s Teachings will such a person become 
devoted.  || 1 ||   The way of the Yogi is to
dwell in the celestial home of bliss. He looks impartially, equally upon all. 
He receives the charity of the Lord’s Love, and the
Word of the Shabad, and so he is satisfied.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The five 
bulls, the senses, pull the wagon of the body around.
By the Lord’s power, one’s honor is preserved. But when the axle breaks, the 
wagon falls and crashes. It falls apart, like a pile
of logs.  || 2 ||   Contemplate the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, Yogi. Look upon 
pain and pleasure as one and the same, sorrow
and separation. Let your food be contemplative meditation upon the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, and the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad. Your wall shall be permanent, by meditating on the Formless Lord.  || 3 
||   Wear the loin-cloth of poise, and be free
of entanglements. The Guru’s Word shall release you from sexual desire and 
anger. In your mind, let your ear-rings be the
Sanctuary of the Guru, the Lord. O Nanak, worshipping the Lord in deep 
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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAMKALEE,   THIRD  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE:

In the Golden Age of Sat Yuga, everyone spoke the Truth. In each and every 
home, devotional worship was performed by the
people, according to the Guru’s Teachings. In that Golden Age, Dharma had four 
feet. How rare are those people who, as
Gurmukh, contemplate this and understand.  || 1 ||   In all four ages, the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, is glory and greatness.
One who holds tight to the Naam is liberated; without the Guru, no one obtains 
the Naam.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In the Silver Age
of Traytaa Yuga, one leg was removed. Hypocrisy became prevalent, and people 
thought that the Lord was far away. The
Gurmukhs still understood and realized; the Naam abided deep within them, and 
they were at peace.  || 2 ||   In the Brass Age
of Dwaapur Yuga, duality and double-mindedness arose. Deluded by doubt, they 
knew duality. In this Brass Age, Dharma was
left with only two feet. Those who became Gurmukh implanted the Naam deep 
within.  || 3 ||   In the Iron Age of Kali Yuga,
Dharma was left with only one power. It walks on just one foot; love and 
emotional attachment to Maya have increased. Love
and emotional attachment to Maya bring total darkness. If someone meets the 
True Guru, he is saved, through the Naam, the
Name of the Lord.   || 4 ||    Throughout the ages, there is only the One True 
Lord. Among all, is the True Lord; there is no
other at all. Praising the True Lord, true peace is attained. How rare are 
those, who as Gurmukh, chant the Naam.   || 5 ||
Throughout all the ages, the Naam is the ultimate, the most sublime. How rare 
are those, who as Gurmukh, understand this.
One  who  meditates  on  the  Lord’s  Name  is  a  humble  devotee.  O  Nanak,  
in  each  and  every  age,  the  Naam  is  glory  and
greatness.  || 6 || 1 ||

RAAMKALEE,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

If someone is very fortunate, and is blessed with great high destiny, then he 
meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Chanting
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, he finds peace, and merges in the Naam.   || 1 
||    O mortal, as Gurmukh, worship the Lord in
devotion forever. Your heart shall be illumined; through the Guru’s Teachings, 
lovingly attune yourself to the Lord. You shall  merge
in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Great Giver is 
filled with diamonds, emeralds, rubies and pearls; one who
has good fortune and great destiny inscribed upon his forehead, digs them out, 
by following the Guru’s Teachings.   || 2 ||    The
Lord’s Name is the jewel, the emerald, the ruby; digging it out, the Guru has 
placed it in your palm. The unfortunate, self-willed
manmukh does not obtain it; this priceless jewel remains hidden behind a 
curtain of straw.  || 3 ||   If such pre-ordained destiny is
written upon one’s forehead, then the True Guru enjoins him to serve Him. O 
Nanak, then he obtains the jewel, the gem; blessed,
blessed is that one who follows the Guru’s Teachings, and finds the Lord.  || 4 
|| 1 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FOURTH MEHL:  Meeting with
the humble servants of the Lord, I am in ecstasy; they preach the sublime 
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The  filth  of  evil-mindedness  is  totally  washed  away;  joining  the  Sat  
Sangat,  the  True  Congregation,  one  is  blessed  with
understanding.  || 1 ||   O humble servant of the Lord, follow the Guru’s 
Teachings, and chant the Name of the Lord. Whoever
hears and speaks it is liberated; chanting the Lord’s Name, one is embellished 
with beauty.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   If someone has
supremely high destiny written on his forehead, the Lord leads him to meet the 
humble servants of the Lord. Be merciful, and
grant me the Blessed Vision of the Saints’ Darshan, which shall rid me of all 
poverty and pain.  || 2 ||   The Lord’s people ar e
good and sublime; the unfortunate ones do not like them at all. The more the 
Lord’s exalted servants speak of Him, the more
the slanderers attack and sting them.  || 3 ||   Cursed, cursed are the 
slanderers who do not like the humble, the friends and
companions of the Lord. Those who do not like the honor and glory of the Guru 
are faithless, black-faced thieves, who have
turned their backs on the Lord.  || 4 ||    Have mercy, have mercy, please save 
me, Dear Lord. I am meek and humble — I
seek Your protection. I am Your child, and You are my father, God. Please 
forgive servant Nanak and merge him with Yourself.

|| 5 || 2 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FOURTH MEHL:  The friends of the Lord, the humble, 
Holy Saints are sublime; the Lord spreads out
His protecting hands above them. The Gurmukhs are the Holy Saints, pleasing to 
God; in His mercy, He blends them with
Himself.  || 1 ||   O Lord, my mind longs to meet with the humble servants of 
the Lord. The sweet, subtle essence of the Lord
is immortalizing ambrosia. Meeting the Saints, I drink it in.   || 1 ||   Pause 
  ||    The Lord’s people are the most lofty and
exalted. Meeting with them, the most exalted status is obtained. I am the slave 
of the slave of the Lord’s slaves; my Lord and
Master is pleased with me.  || 2 ||    The humble servant serves; one who 
enshrines love for the Lord in his heart, mind and
body is very fortunate. One who talks too much without love, speaks falsely, 
and obtains only false rewards.  || 3 ||   Take pity
on me, O Lord of the World, O Great Giver; let me fall at the feet of the 
Saints. I would cut off my head, and cut it into pieces,
O Nanak, and set it down for the Saints to walk upon.   || 4 || 3 ||    
RAAMKALEE,   FOURTH MEHL:   If I am blessed with
supreme high destiny, I will meet the humble servants of the Lord, without 
delay. The Lord’s humble servants are pools of
ambrosial nectar; by great good fortune, one bathes in them.   || 1 ||    O 
Lord, let me work for the humble servants of the
Lord. I carry water, wave the fan and grind the corn for them; I massage and 
wash their feet. I apply the dust of their feet to
my forehead.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Lord’s humble servants are great, very 
great, the greatest and most exalted; they lead
us to meet the True Guru. No one else is as great as the True Guru; meeting the 
True Guru, I meditate on the Lord, the Primal
Being.  || 2 ||    Those who seek the Sanctuary of the True Guru find the Lord. 
My Lord and Master saves their honor. Some
come for their own purposes, and sit before the Guru; they pretend to be in 
Samaadhi, like storks with their eyes closed.  || 3

||   Associating with the wretched and the lowly, like the stork and the crow, 
is like feeding on a carcass of poison. Nanak: O
God, unite me with the Sangat, the Congregation. United with the Sangat, I will 
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|| 4 || 4 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FOURTH MEHL:  O True Guru, please be kind, and unite 
me with the Lord. My Sovereign Lord is the
Beloved of my breath of life. I am a slave; I fall at the Guru’s feet. He has 
shown me the Path, the Way to my Lord God.  || 1

||    The Name of my Lord, Har, Har, is pleasing to my mind. I have no friend 
except the Lord; the Lord is my father, my
mother, my companion.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   My breath of life will not survive 
for an instant, without my Beloved; unless I see
Him, I will die, O my mother! Blessed, blessed is my great, high destiny, that 
I have come to the Guru’s Sanctuary. Meeting
with the Guru, I have obtained the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan.   || 2 
||    I do not know or understand any other
within my mind; I meditate and chant the Lord’s Chant. Those who lack the Naam, 
wander in shame; their noses are chopped
off, bit by bit.  || 3 ||   O Life of the World, rejuvenate me! O my Lord and 
Master, enshrine Your Name deep within my heart.
O Nanak, perfect is the Guru, the Guru. Meeting the True Guru, I meditate on 
the Naam.  || 4 || 5 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FOURTH
MEHL:  The True Guru, the Great Giver, is the Great, Primal Being; meeting Him, 
the Lord is enshrined within the heart. The
Perfect Guru has granted me the life of the soul; I meditate in remembrance on 
the Ambrosial Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||    O
Lord, the Guru has implanted the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, within my heart. 
As Gurmukh, I have heard His sermon, which
pleases my mind; blessed, blessed is my great destiny.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    
Millions, thirty-three millions of gods meditate on
Him, but they cannot find His end or limitation. With sexual urges in their 
hearts, they beg for beautiful women; stretching out
their hands, they beg for riches.  || 2 ||    One who chants the Praises of the 
Lord is the greatest of the great; the Gurmukh
keeps the Lord clasped to his heart. If one is blessed with high destiny, he 
meditates on the Lord, who carries him across the
terrifying world-ocean.  || 3 ||   The Lord is close to His humble servant, and 
His humble servant is close to the Lord; He keeps
His humble servant clasped to His Heart. O Nanak, the Lord God is our father 
and mother. I am His child; the Lord cherishes
me.  || 4 || 6 || 18 ||

RAAG  RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Have mercy on me, O Generous Giver, Lord of the meek; please do not consider my 
merits and demerits. How can dust be
washed? O my Lord and Master, such is the state of mankind.   || 1 ||    O my 
mind, serve the True Guru, and be at peace.
Whatever you desire, you shall receive that reward, and you shall not be 
afflicted by pain any longer.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    He
creates and adorns the earthen vessels; He infuses His Light within them. As is 
the destiny pre-ordained by the Creator, so are
the deeds we do.  || 2 ||   He believes the mind and body are all his own; this 
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He does not think of the One who gave him these; he is blind, entangled in 
emotional attachment.  || 3 ||    One who knows
that God created him, reaches the Incomparable Mansion of the Lord’s Presence. 
Worshipping the Lord, I sing His Glorious
Praises. Nanak is Your slave.  || 4 || 1 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Place 
yourself beneath all men’s feet, and you will be
uplifted; serve Him in this way. Know that all are above you, and you shall 
find peace in the Court of the Lord.   || 1 ||    O
Saints, speak that speech which purifies the gods and sanctifies the divine 
beings. As Gurmukh, chant the Word of His Bani,
even for an instant.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Renounce your fraudulent plans, and 
dwell in the celestial palace; do not call anyone
else false. Meeting with the True Guru, you shall receive the nine treasures; 
in this way, you shall find the essence of realit y.

|| 2 ||   Eradicate doubt, and as Gurmukh, enshrine love for the Lord; 
understand your own soul, O Siblings of Destiny. Know
that God is near at hand, and ever-present. How could you try to hurt anyone 
else?  || 3 ||   Meeting with the True Guru, your
path shall be clear, and you shall easily meet your Lord and Master. Blessed, 
blessed are those humble beings, who, in this
Dark Age of Kali Yuga, find the Lord. Nanak is forever a sacrifice to them.  || 
4 || 2 ||    RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Coming
does not please me, and going does not bring me pain, and so my mind is not 
afflicted by disease. I am in bliss forever, for I
have found the Perfect Guru; my separation from the Lord is totally ended.  || 
1 ||   This is how I have joined my mind to the
Lord. Attachment, sorrow, disease and public opinion do not affect me, and so, 
I enjoy the subtle essence of the Lord, Har,
Har, Har.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I am pure in the heavenly realm, pure on 
this earth, and pure in the nether regions of the
underworld. I remain apart from the people of the world. Obedient to the Lord, 
I enjoy peace forever; wherever I look, I see
the    Lord of glorious virtues.   || 2 ||    There is no Shiva or Shakti, no 
energy or matter, no water or wind, no world of form
there, where the True Guru, the Yogi, dwells, where the Imperishable Lord God, 
the Unapproachable Master abides.   || 3 ||
Body and mind belong to the Lord; all wealth belongs to the Lord; what glorious 
virtues of the Lord can I describe? Says
Nanak, the Guru has destroyed my sense of ‘mine and yours’. Like water with 
water, I am blended with God.   || 4 || 3 ||
RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  It is beyond the three qualities; it remains 
untouched. The seekers and Siddhas do not know it.
There               is  a  chamber  filled  with  jewels,  overflowing  with  
Ambrosial  Nectar,  in  the  Guru’s  Treasury.   ||  1  ||     This  thing  is
wonderful and amazing! It cannot be described. It is an unfathomable object, O 
Siblings of Destiny!   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Its
value cannot be estimated at all; what can anyone say about it? By speaking and 
describing it, it cannot be understood; only
one who sees it realizes it.  || 2 ||   Only the Creator Lord knows it; what 
can any poor creature do? Only He Himself knows His
own state and extent. The Lord Himself is the treasure overflowing.  || 3 ||   
Tasting such Ambrosial Nectar, the mind remains
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Says Nanak, my hopes are fulfilled; I have found the Guru’s Sanctuary.   || 4 
|| 4 ||    RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   God has
made me His own, and vanquished all my enemies. Those enemies who have 
plundered this world, have all been placed in
bondage.  || 1 ||   The True Guru is my Transcendent Lord. I enjoy countless 
pleasures of power and tasty delights, chanting
Your Name, and placing my faith in You.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I do not think of 
any other at all. The Lord is my protector, above
my head. I am carefree and independent, when I have the Support of Your Name, O 
my Lord and Master.   || 2 ||    I have
become perfect, meeting with the Giver of peace, and now, I lack nothing at 
all. I have obtained the essence of excellence, the
supreme status; I shall not forsake it to go anywhere else.   || 3 ||    I 
cannot describe how You are, O True Lord, unseen,
infinite, immeasurable, unfathomable and unmoving Lord. O Nanak, He is my Lord 
and Master.   || 4 || 5 ||    RAAMKALEE,
FIFTH MEHL:  You are wise; You are eternal and unchanging. You are my social 
class and honor. You are unmoving — You
never move at all. How can I be worried?   || 1 ||    You alone are the One and 
only Lord; You alone are the king. By Your
Grace, I have found peace.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You are the ocean, and I am 
Your swan; the pearls and rubies are in You. You
give, and You do not hesitate for an instant; I receive, forever enraptured.  
|| 2 ||    I am Your child, and You are my father;
You place the milk in my mouth. I play with You, and You caress me in every 
way. You are forever the ocean of excellence.  ||
3 ||    You are perfect, perfectly all-pervading; I am fulfilled with You as 
well. I am merged, merged, merged  and  remain
merged; O Nanak, I cannot describe it!  || 4 || 6 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  
Make your hands the cymbals, your eyes the
tambourines, and your forehead the guitar you play. Let the sweet flute music 
resound in your ears, and with your tongue,
vibrate this song. Move your mind like the rhythmic hand-motions; do the dance, 
and shake your ankle bracelets.  || 1 ||   This
is the rhythmic dance of the Lord. The Merciful Audience, the Lord, sees all 
your make-up and decorations.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
The whole earth is the stage, with the canopy of the sky overhead. The wind is 
the director; people are born of water. From
the five elements, the puppet was created with its actions.  || 2 ||   The sun 
and the moon are the two lamps which shine, with
the four corners of the world placed between them. The ten senses are the 
dancing girls, and the five passions are the chorus;
they sit together within the one body. They all put on their own shows, and 
speak in different languages.  || 3 ||   In each and
every home there is dancing, day and night; in each and every home, the bugles 
blow. Some are made to dance, and some
are whirled around; some come and some go, and some are reduced to dust. Says 
Nanak, one who meets with the True Guru,
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|| 4 || 7 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  He sings the song of the One Universal 
Creator; he sings the tune of the One Lord.
He lives in the land of the One Lord, shows the way to the One Lord, and 
remains attuned to the One Lord. He centers his
consciousness on the One Lord, and serves only the One Lord, who is known 
through the Guru.  || 1 ||   Blessed and good is
such a kirtanee, who sings such Praises. He sings the Glorious Praises of the 
Lord, and renounces the entanglements and
pursuits of Maya.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He makes the five virtues, like 
contentment, his musical instruments, and plays the seven
notes of the love of the Lord. The notes he plays are the renunciation of pride 
and power; his feet keep the beat on the
straight path. 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 ||    To play like Naarad, is to know that the Lord is 
ever-present. The tinkling of the ankle bells  is  the
shedding of sorrows and worries. The dramatic gestures of acting are celestial 
bliss. Such a dancer is not reincarnated again.

|| 3 ||   If anyone, out of millions of people, becomes pleasing to his Lord 
and Master, he sings the Lord’s Praises in this way. I
have taken the Support of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Says 
Nanak, the Kirtan of the One Lord’s Praises are
sung there.   || 4 || 8 ||    RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   Some call Him, ‘Raam, 
Raam’, and some call Him, ‘Khudaa-i’. Some
serve Him as ‘Gusain’, others as ‘Allaah’.  || 1 ||    He is the Cause of 
causes, the Generous Lord. He showers His Grace and
Mercy upon us.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Some bathe at sacred shrines of 
pilgrimage, and some make the pilgrimage to Mecca.  || 2

||   Some perform devotional worship services, and some bow their heads in 
prayer.  || 2 ||   Some read the Vedas, and some
the Koran. Some wear blue robes, and some wear white.   || 3 ||    Some call 
themselves Muslim, and some call themselves
Hindu. Some yearn for paradise, and others long for heaven.  || 4 ||   Says 
Nanak, one who realizes the Hukam of God’s Will,
knows the secrets of his Lord and Master.  || 5 || 9 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  The wind merges into the wind. The light
blends into the light. The dust becomes one with the dust. What support is 
there for the one who is lamenting?  || 1 ||   Who
has died? O, who has died? O God-realized beings, meet together and consider 
this. What a wondrous thing has happened!  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||   No one knows what happens after death. The one who is 
lamenting will also arise and depart. Mortal beings
are bound by the bonds of doubt and attachment. When life becomes a dream, the 
blind man babbles and grieves in vain.  || 2

||   The Creator Lord created this creation. It comes and goes, subject to the 
Will of the Infinite Lord. No one dies; no one is
capable of dying. The soul does not perish; it is imperishable.  || 3 ||   That 
which is known, does not exist. I am a sacrifice to
the one who knows this. Says Nanak, the Guru has dispelled my doubt. No one 
dies; no one comes or goes.   || 4 || 10 ||
RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Meditate on the Lord of the Universe, the Beloved Lord 
of the World. Meditating in remembrance
on the Lord’s Name, you shall live, and the Great Death shall not consume you 
ever again.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Through millions
of incarnations, you have come, wandering, wandering, wandering.


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By the highest destiny, you found the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. 
Without the Perfect Guru, no one is saved. This
is what Baba Nanak says, after deep reflection.  || 2 || 11 ||

RAAG  RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The four Vedas proclaim it, but you don’t believe them. The six Shaastras also 
say one thing. The eighteen Puraanas all speak
of the One God. Even so, Yogi, you do not understand this mystery.  || 1 ||   
The celestial harp plays the incomparable melody,
but in your intoxication, you do not hear it, O Yogi.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In 
the first age, the Golden Age, the village of truth was
inhabited. In the Silver Age of Traytaa Yuga, things began to decline. In the 
Brass Age of Dwaapur Yuga, half of it was gone.
Now, only one leg of Truth remains, and the One Lord is revealed.   || 2 ||    
The beads are strung upon the one thread. By
means of many, various, diverse knots, they are tied, and kept separate on the 
string. The beads of the mala are lovingly
chanted upon in many ways. When the thread is pulled out, the beads come 
together in one place.  || 3 ||    Throughout the
four ages, the One Lord made the body His temple. It is a treacherous place, 
with several windows. Searching and searching,
one comes to the Lord’s door. Then, O Nanak, the Yogi attains a home in the 
Mansion of the Lord’s Presence.  || 4 ||   Thus,
the celestial harp plays the incomparable melody; hearing it, the Yogi’s mind 
finds it sweet. || 1 ||  Second Pause  || 1 || 12 ||
RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The body is a patch-work of threads. The muscles are 
stitched together with the needles of the
bones. The Lord has erected a pillar of water. O Yogi, why are you so proud?  
|| 1 ||   Meditate on your Lord Master, day and
night. The patched coat of the body shall last for only a few days.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Smearing ashes on your body, you sit in
a  deep  meditative  trance.  You  wear  the  ear-rings  of  ‘mine  and  
yours’.  You  beg  for  bread,  but  you  are  not  satisfied.
Abandoning your Lord Master, you beg from others; you should feel ashamed.  || 
2 ||   Your consciousness is restless, Yogi, as
you sit in your Yogic postures. You blow your horn, but still feel sad. You do 
not understand Gorakh, your guru. Again and
again, Yogi, you come and go.  || 3 ||   He, unto whom the Master shows Mercy — 
unto Him, the Guru, the Lord of the World,
I offer my prayer. One who has the Name as his patched coat, and the Name as 
his robe, O servant Nanak, such a Yogi is
steady and stable.  || 4 ||   One who meditates on the Master in this way, 
night and day, finds the Guru, the Lord of the World,
in this life.  || 1 ||  Second Pause  || 2 || 13 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  
He is the Creator, the Cause of causes; I do not
see any other at all. My Lord and Master is wise and all-knowing. Meeting with 
the Gurmukh, I enjoy His Love.  || 1 ||   Such is
the sweet, subtle essence of the Lord. How rare are those who, as Gurmukh, 
taste it.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The Light of the
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Drinking  it  in,  one  becomes  immortal  and  free  of  desire.  The  body  
and  mind  are  cooled  and  soothed,  and  the  fire  is
extinguished. Such a being is the embodiment of bliss, famous throughout the 
world.   || 2 ||    What can I offer You, Lord?
Everything belongs to You. I am forever a sacrifice to You, hundreds of 
thousands of times. You blessed me, and fashioned my
body, mind and soul. By Guru’s Grace, this lowly being was exalted.   || 3 ||   
 Opening the door, You summoned me to the
Mansion of Your Presence. As You are, so You have revealed Yourself to me. Says 
Nanak, the screen is totally torn away; I am
Yours, and You are enshrined within my mind.  || 4 || 3 || 14 ||   RAAMKALEE,  
FIFTH MEHL:  He has linked His servant to His
service.  The  Divine  Guru  has  poured  the  Ambrosial  Naam,  the  Name  of  
the  Lord,  into  his  mouth.  He  has  subdued  all  his
anxiety. I am forever a sacrifice to that Guru.  || 1 ||   The True Guru has 
perfectly resolved my affairs. The True Guru vibrates
the unstruck melody of the sound current.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   His Glory is 
profound and unfathomable. One whom He blesses
with  patience  becomes  blissful.  One  whose  bonds  are  shattered  by  the  
Sovereign  Lord  is  not  cast  into  the  womb  of
reincarnation again.  || 2 ||   One who is illuminated by the Lord’s radiance 
within, is not touched by pain and sorrow. He holds
in his robe the gems and jewels. That humble being is saved, along with all his 
generations.  || 3 ||   He has no doubt, double-
mindedness or duality at all. He worships and adores the One Immaculate Lord 
alone. Wherever I look, I see the Merciful Lord.
Says Nanak, I have found God, the source of nectar.  || 4 || 4 || 15 ||   
RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  My self-conceit has been
eliminated from my body. The Will of God is dear to me. Whatever He does, seems 
sweet to my mind. And then, these eyes
behold the wondrous Lord.   || 1 ||    Now, I have become wise and my demons 
are gone. My thirst is quenched, and my
attachment is dispelled. The Perfect Guru has instructed me.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   In His Mercy, the Guru has kept me under His
protection. The Guru has attached me to the Lord’s Feet. When the mind is 
totally held in check, one sees the Guru and the
Supreme Lord God as one and the same.  || 2 ||   Whoever You have created, I am 
his slave. My God dwells in all. I have no
enemies, no adversaries. I walk arm in arm, like brothers, with all.  || 3 ||   
One whom the Guru, the Lord, blesses with peace,
does not suffer in pain any longer. He Himself cherishes all. Nanak is imbued 
with the love of the Lord of the World.  || 4 || 5

|| 16 ||    RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  You read the scriptures, and the 
commentaries, but the Perfect Lord does not dwell in
your heart. You preach to others to have faith, but you do not practice what 
you preach.  || 1 ||   O Pandit, O religious scholar,
contemplate the Vedas. Eradicate anger from your mind, O Pandit.  || 1 ||  
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You place your stone god before yourself, but your mind wanders in the ten 
directions. You apply a ceremonial tilak mark to its
forehead, and fall at its feet. You try to appease the people, and act blindly. 
 || 2 ||   You perform the six religious rituals, and
sit wearing your loin-cloth. In the homes of the wealthy, you read the prayer 
book. You chant on your mala, and beg for
money. No one has ever been saved in this way, friend.   || 3 ||    He alone is 
a Pandit, who lives the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad. Maya, of the three qualities, leaves him. The four Vedas are completely 
contained within the Lord’s Name. Nanak
seeks His Sanctuary.   || 4 || 6 || 17 ||    RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   
Millions of troubles do not come near him; the many
manifestations of Maya are his hand-maidens; countless sins are his 
water-carriers; he is blessed with the Grace of the Creator
Lord.   || 1 ||    One who has the Lord God as his help and support — all his 
efforts are fulfilled.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    He is
protected by the Creator Lord; what harm can anyone do to him? Even an ant can  
conquer  the  whole  world.  His  glory  is
endless; how can I describe it? I am a sacrifice, a devoted sacrifice, to His 
feet.  || 2 ||   He alone performs worship, austerities
and meditation; he alone is a giver to various charities; he alone is approved 
in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, whom the Lord
Master blesses with honor.   || 3 ||    Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company 
of the Holy, I am enlightened. I have found
celestial peace, and my hopes are fulfilled. The Perfect True Guru has blessed 
me with faith. Nanak is the slave of His slaves.

|| 4 || 7 || 18 ||    RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   Don’t blame others, O people; 
as you plant, so shall you harvest. By your
actions, you have bound yourself. You come and go, entangled in Maya.   || 1 || 
   Such is the understanding of the Saintly
people.  You  shall  be  enlightened,  through  the  Word  of  the  Perfect  
Guru.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     Body,  wealth,  spouse  and
ostentatious displays are false. Horses and elephants will pass away. Power, 
pleasures and beauty are all false. Without the
Naam, the Name of the Lord, everything is reduced to dust.  || 2 ||   The 
egotistical people are deluded by useless doubt. Of
all this expanse, nothing shall go along with you. Through pleasure and pain, 
the body is growing old. Doing these things, the
faithless cynics are passing their lives.  || 3 ||   The Name of the Lord is 
Ambrosial Nectar in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. This
treasure is obtained from the Holy. O Nanak, whoever pleases the Guru, the Lord 
of the Universe, beholds the Lord in each
and every heart.  || 4 || 8 || 19 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Panch 
Shabad, the five primal sounds, echo the perfect
sound current of the Naad. The wondrous, amazing unstruck melody vibrates. The 
Saintly people play there with the Lord.
They remain totally detached, absorbed in the Supreme Lord God.   || 1 ||    It 
is the realm of celestial peace and bliss. The
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, sits and sings the Glorious Praises of 
the Lord. There is no disease or sorrow there,
no birth or death.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   There, they meditate only on the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord. How rare are those who
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The love of God is their food, and the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praise is their 
support. They obtain a permanent seat in the infinite.

|| 2 ||   No one falls there, or wavers, or goes anywhere. By Guru’s Grace, 
some find this mansion. They are not touched by
doubt, fear, attachment or the traps of Maya. They enter the deepest state of 
Samaadhi, through the kind mercy of God.  || 3

||   He has no end or limitation. He Himself is unmanifest, and He Himself is 
manifest. One who enjoys the taste of the Lord,
Har, Har, deep within himself, O Nanak, his wondrous state cannot be described. 
  || 4 || 9 || 20 ||    RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH
MEHL:  Meeting with the Sangat, the Congregation, the Supreme Lord God has come 
into my consciousness. In the Sangat, my
mind has found contentment. I touch my forehead to the feet of the Saints. 
Countless times, I humbly bow to the Saints.  || 1

||    This mind is a sacrifice to the Saints; holding tight to their support, I 
have found peace, and in their mercy, they have
protected me.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I wash the feet of the Saints, and drink in 
that water. Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the
Saints’ Darshan, I live. My mind rests its hopes in the Saints. The Saints are 
my immaculate wealth.  || 2 ||   The Saints have
covered my faults. By the Grace of the Saints, I am no longer tormented. The 
Merciful Lord has blessed me with the Saints’
Congregation. The Compassionate Saints have become my help and support.  || 3 
||   My consciousness, intellect and wisdom
have  been  enlightened.  The  Lord  is  profound,  unfathomable,  infinite,  
the  treasure  of  virtue.  He  cherishes  all  beings  and
creatures. Nanak is enraptured, seeing the Saints.   || 4 || 10 || 21 ||    
RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   Your home, power and
wealth will be of no use to you. Your corrupt worldly entanglements will be of 
no use to you. Know that all your dear friends
are fake. Only the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, will go along with you.  || 1 || 
  Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord’s Name, O
friend; remembering the Lord in meditation, your honor shall be saved. 
Remembering the Lord in meditation, the Messenger of
Death will not touch you.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Without the Lord, all pursuits 
are useless. Gold, silver and wealth are just dust.
Chanting the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, your mind shall be at peace. Here and 
hereafter, your face shall be radiant and
bright.  || 2 ||   Even the greatest of the great worked and worked until they 
were exhausted. None of them ever accomplished
the tasks of Maya. Any humble being who chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, 
will have all his hopes fulfilled.  || 3 ||   The
Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the anchor and support of the Lord’s devotees. 
The Saints are victorious in this priceless
human life. Whatever the Lord’s Saint does, is approved and accepted. Slave 
Nanak is a sacrifice to him.   || 4 || 11 || 22 ||
RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   You gather wealth by exploiting people. It is of no 
use to you; it was meant for others. You
practice egotism, and act like a blind man. In the world hereafter, you shall 
be tied to the leash of the Messenger of Death.  ||
1 ||    Give up your envy of others, you fool! You only live here for a night, 
you fool! You are intoxicated with Maya, but you
must soon arise and depart. You are totally involved in the dream.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   In his childhood, the child is blind. In the
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In the third stage of life, he gathers the wealth of Maya. And when he grows 
old, he must leave all this; he departs regretting
and repenting.  || 2 ||   After a very long time, one obtains this precious 
human body, so difficult to obtain. Without the Naam,
the Name of the Lord, it is reduced to dust. Worse than a beast, a demon or an 
idiot, is that one who does not understand who
created  him.   ||  3  ||     Listen,  O  Creator  Lord,  Lord  of  the  
Universe,  Lord  of  the  World,  Merciful  to  the  meek,  forever
compassionate — If You emancipate the human, then his bonds are broken. O 
Nanak, the people of world are blind; please,
Lord,  forgive them, and unite them with Yourself.   || 4 || 12 || 23 ||    
RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   Joining the elements
together, the robe of the body is fashioned. The ignorant fool is engrossed in 
it. He cherishes it, and constantly takes care of it.
But    at the very last moment, he must arise and depart.  || 1 ||   Without 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, everything is false,
O mortal. Those who do not vibrate and meditate on the Lord of the Universe, 
but instead are imbued with other things, — all
those mortals are plundered by Maya.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Bathing at 
sacred shrines of pilgrimage, filth is not washed off.
Religious rituals are all just egotistical displays. By pleasing and appeasing 
people, no one is saved. Without the Naam, they
shall depart weeping.   || 2 ||    Without the Lord’s Name, the screen is not 
torn away. I have studied all the Shaastras and
Simritees. He alone chants the Naam, whom the Lord Himself inspires to chant. 
He obtains all fruits and rewards, and merges
in peace.  || 3 ||   O Savior Lord, please save me! All peace and comforts are 
in Your Hand, God. Whatever you attach me to,
to that I am attached, O my Lord and Master. O Nanak, the Lord is the 
Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.  || 4 || 13 || 24

||   RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Whatever He does makes me happy. The ignorant 
mind is encouraged, in the Saadh Sangat,
the Company of the Holy. Now, it does not waver at all; it has become stable 
and steady. Receiving Truth, it is merged in the
True Lord.  || 1 ||   Pain is gone, and all illness is gone. I have accepted 
the Will of God in my mind, associating with the Great
Person, the Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   All is pure; all is immaculate. 
Whatever exists is good. Wherever He keeps me, that is the
place of liberation for me. Whatever He makes me chant, is His Name.   || 2 ||  
  That is the sixty-eight sacred shrines of
pilgrimage, where the Holy place their feet, and that is heaven, where the Naam 
is chanted. All bliss comes, when one obtains
the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan. I sing continuously, continually, the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 3 ||    The Lord
Himself is pervading in each and every heart. The glory of the Merciful Lord is 
radiant and manifest. The shutters are opened,
and doubts have run away. Nanak has met with the Perfect Guru.  || 4 || 14 || 
25 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Millions of
meditations and austerities rest in him, along with wealth, wisdom, miraculous 
spiritual powers and angelic spiritual insight. He
enjoys the various shows and forms, pleasures and delicacies; the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, dwells within the heart of the
Gurmukh.  || 1 ||   Such is the glorious greatness of the Name of the Lord. Its 
value cannot be described.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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He alone is brave, patient and perfectly wise; he is intuitively in Samaadhi, 
profound and unfathomable. He is liberated forever
and all his affairs are perfectly resolved; the Lord’s Name abides within his 
heart.  || 2 ||    He is totally peaceful, blissful and
healthy; he looks upon all impartially, and is perfectly detached. He does not 
come and go, and he never wavers; the Naam
abides in his mind.  || 3 ||   God is Merciful to the meek; He is the Lord of 
the World, the Lord of the Universe. The Gurmukh
meditates on Him, and his worries are gone. The Guru has blessed Nanak with the 
Naam; he serves the Saints, and works for
the Saints.  || 4 || 15 || 26 ||    RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Sing the Kirtan of 
the Lord’s Praises, and the Beej Mantra, the
Seed Mantra. Even the homeless find a home in the world hereafter. Fall at the 
feet of the Perfect Guru; you have slept for so
many incarnations — wake up!  || 1 ||   Chant the Chant of the Lord’s Name, 
Har, Har. By Guru’s Grace, it shall be enshrined
within your heart, and you shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   Meditate on the eternal treasure of
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, O mind, and then, the screen of Maya shall be 
torn away. Drink in the Ambrosial Nectar of
the Guru’s Shabad, and then your soul shall be rendered immaculate and pure.   
|| 2 ||    Searching, searching, searching, I
have realized that without devotional worship of the Lord, no one is saved. So 
vibrate, and meditate on that Lord in the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy; your mind and body shall be imbued with love 
for the Lord.   || 3 ||    Renounce all your
cleverness and trickery. O mind, without the Lord’s Name, there is no place of 
rest. The Lord of the Universe, the Lord of the
World, has taken pity on me. Nanak seeks the protection and support of the 
Lord, Har, Har.  || 4 || 16 || 27 ||   RAAMKALEE,
FIFTH MEHL:  In the Saints’ Congregation, play joyfully with the Lord, and you 
will not have to meet the Messenger of Death
hereafter. Your egotistical intellect shall be dispelled, and your 
evil-mindedness will be totally taken away.   || 1 ||    Sing the
Glorious Praises of the Lord’s Name, O Pandit. Religious rituals and egotism 
are of no use at all.  You  shall  go home  with
happiness, O Pandit.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I have earned the profit, the 
wealth of the Lord’s praise. All my hopes have been
fulfilled. Pain has left me, and peace has come to my home. By the Grace of the 
Saints, my heart-lotus blossoms forth.  || 2 ||
One who is blessed with the gift of the jewel of the Name, obtains all 
treasures. His mind becomes content, finding the Perfect
Lord. Why should he ever go begging again?  || 3 ||   Hearing the Lord’s 
sermon, he becomes pure and holy. Chanting it with
his  tongue,  he  finds  the  way  to  salvation.  He  alone  is  approved,  
who  enshrines  the  Lord  within  his  heart.  Nanak:  such  a
humble being is exalted, O Siblings of Destiny.  || 4 || 17 || 28 ||   
RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  No matter how hard you try to
grab it, it does not come into your hands. No matter how much you may love it, 
it does not go along with you. Says Nanak,
when you abandon it, then it comes and falls at your feet.  || 1 ||    Listen, 
O Saints: this is the pure philosophy. Without the
Lord’s Name, there is no salvation. Meeting with the Perfect Guru, one is 
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Pause   ||     When  someone  tries  to  appease  her,  then  she  takes  pride 
 in  herself.  But  when  someone  puts  her  out  of  his
thoughts, then she serves him like a slave.  || 2 ||   She seems to please, but 
in the end, she deceives. She does not remain in
any  one  place.  She  has  bewitched  a  great  many  worlds.  The  Lord’s  
humble  servants  cut  her  apart  into  pieces.   ||  3  ||
Whoever begs from her remains hungry. Whoever is infatuated with her obtains 
nothing. But one who renounces her, and
joins the Society of the Saints, by great good fortune, O Nanak, is saved.  || 
4 || 18 || 29 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  See
the Lord, the Universal Soul, in all. The One God is perfect, and 
all-pervading. Know that the priceless jewel is within your own
heart. Realize that your essence is within your own self.  || 1 ||    Drink in 
the Ambrosial Nectar, by the Grace of the Saints.
One who is blessed with high destiny, obtains it. Without a tongue, how can one 
know the taste?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   How can
a deaf person listen to the eighteen Puraanas and the Vedas? The blind man 
cannot see even a million lights. The beast loves
grass, and remains attached to it. One who has not been taught — how can he 
understand?  || 2 ||   God, the Knower, knows
all.  He  is  with  His  devotees,  through  and  through.  Those  who  sing  
God’s  Praises  with  joy  and  delight,  O  Nanak  —  the
Messenger of Death does not even approach them.   || 3 || 19 || 30 ||    
RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   Blessing me with His
Name, He has purified and sanctified me. The Lord’s wealth is my capital. False 
hope has left me; this is my wealth. Breaking
my bonds, the Lord has linked me to His service. I am a devotee of the Lord, 
Har, Har; I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

|| 1 ||   The unstruck sound current vibrates and resounds. The Lord’s humble 
servants sing His Glorious Praises with love and
delight;  they  are  honored  by  the  Divine  Guru.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||   
  My  pre-ordained  destiny  has  been  activated;  I  have
awakened from the sleep of countless incarnations. In the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, my aversion is gone. My
mind and body are imbued with love for the Lord.  || 2 ||   The Merciful Savior 
Lord has saved me. I have no service or work to
my credit. In His Mercy, God has taken pity on me; He lifted me up and pulled 
me out, when I was suffering in pain.  || 3 ||
Listening, listening to His Praises, joy has welled up within my mind. 
Twenty-four hours a day, I sing the Glorious Praises of
the Lord. Singing, singing His Praises, I have obtained the supreme status. By 
Guru’s Grace, Nanak is lovingly focused on the
Lord.  || 4 || 20 || 31 ||    RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  In exchange for a shell, 
he gives up a jewel. He tries to get what he
must  give  up.  He  collects  those  things  which  are  worthless.  Enticed  
by  Maya,  he  takes  the  crooked  path.   ||  1  ||     You
unfortunate man — have you no shame? You do not remember in your mind the ocean 
of peace, the perfect Transcendent
Lord God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Nectar seems bitter to you, and poison is 
sweet. Such is your condition, you faithless cynic, which
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If you hear the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you feel like you have been stung 
by a scorpion.  || 2 ||   You continually yearn
for Maya, and you never chant the Lord’s Praises with your mouth. The Lord is 
fearless and formless; He is the Great Giver.
But you do not love Him, you fool!  || 3 ||   God, the True King, is above the 
heads of all kings. He is the independent, perfect
Lord King. People are intoxicated by emotional attachment, entangled in doubt 
and family life. Nanak: they are saved only by
Your Mercy, Lord.  || 4 || 21 || 32 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Night and 
day, I chant the Lord’s Name. Hereafter, I shall
obtain a seat in the Court of the Lord. I am in bliss forever; I have no 
sorrow. The disease of ego never afflicts me.  || 1 ||   O
Saints of the Lord, seek out those who know God. You shall be wonderstruck with 
wonder at the wonderful Lord; meditate in
remembrance on the Lord, O mortal, and obtain the supreme status.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Calculating, measuring, and thinking
in every way, see that without the Naam, no one can be carried across. Of all 
your efforts, none will go along with you. You
can cross over the terrifying world-ocean only through the love of God.  || 2 
||   By merely washing the body, one’s filth is not
removed. Afflicted by egotism, duality only increases. That humble being who 
takes the medicine of the Name of the Lord, Har,
Har — all his diseases are eradicated.  || 3 ||   Take pity on me, O merciful, 
Supreme Lord God; let me never forget the Lord
of the World from my mind. Let me be the dust of the feet of Your slaves; O 
God, please fulfill Nanak’s hope.  || 4 || 22 || 33

||    RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   You  are  my  Protection,  O  perfect Divine  
Guru.  There  is  no  other  than  You.  You  are  all-
powerful, O perfect Supreme Lord God. He alone meditates on You, whose karma is 
perfect.  || 1 ||    You Name, God, is the
boat to carry us across. My mind has grasped Your protection alone. Other than 
You, I have no place of rest at all.   || 1 ||
Pause   ||    Chanting, meditating on Your Name, I live, and hereafter, I will 
obtain a seat in the Court of the Lord. Pain and
darkness are gone from my mind; my evil-mindedness is dispelled, and I am 
absorbed in the Lord’s Name.   || 2 ||    I have
enshrined love for the Lord’s lotus feet. The lifestyle of the Perfect Guru is 
immaculate and pure. My fear has run away, and
the fearless Lord dwells within my mind. My tongue continually chants the 
Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 3 ||
The  nooses  of  millions  of  incarnations  are  cut  away.  I  have  obtained 
 the  profit  of  the  true  wealth.  This  treasure  is
inexhaustible;  it  will  never  run  out.  O  Nanak,  the  devotees  look  
beautiful  in  the  Court  of  the  Lord.   ||  4  ||  23  ||  34  ||
RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is a jewel, a ruby. 
It brings Truth, contentment and spiritual
wisdom. The Lord entrusts the treasures of peace, intuition and kindness to His 
devotees.  || 1 ||   This is the treasure of my
Lord. Consuming and expending it, it is never used up. The Lord has no end or 
limitation.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Kirtan of the
Lord’s Praise is a priceless diamond. It is the ocean of bliss and virtue. In 
the Word of the Guru’s Bani is the wealth of the
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|| 2 ||   They sit there, in the cave of deep Samaadhi; the unique, perfect 
Lord God dwells there. God holds conversations with
His devotees. There is no pleasure or pain, no birth or death there.   || 3 ||  
  One whom the Lord Himself blesses with His
Mercy, obtains the Lord’s wealth in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. 
Nanak prays to the merciful Primal Lord; the
Lord is my merchandise, and the Lord is my capital.  || 4 || 24 || 35 ||   
RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Vedas do not know
His  greatness.  Brahma  does  not  know  His  mystery.  Incarnated  beings  do 
 not  know  His  limit.  The  Transcendent  Lord,  the
Supreme Lord God, is infinite.  || 1 ||    Only He Himself knows His own state. 
Others speak of Him only by hearsay.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||    Shiva does not know His mystery. The gods gave grown weary of 
searching for Him. The goddesses do not know
His mystery. Above all is the unseen, Supreme Lord God.  || 2 ||   The Creator 
Lord plays His own plays. He Himself separates,
and He Himself unites. Some wander around, while others are linked to His 
devotional worship. By His actions, He makes
Himself known.   || 3 ||    Listen to the true story of the Saints. They speak 
only of what they see with their eyes. He is not
involved with virtue or vice. Nanak’s God is Himself all-in-all.  || 4 || 25 || 
36 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have not tried
to do anything through knowledge. I have no knowledge, intelligence or 
spiritual wisdom. I have not practiced chanting, deep
meditation, humility or righteousness. I know nothing of such good karma.  || 1 
||   O my Beloved God, my Lord and Master,
there is none other than You. Even though I wander and make mistakes, I am 
still Yours, God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I have no
wealth, no intelligence, no miraculous spiritual powers; I am not enlightened. 
I dwell in the village of corruption and sickness.
O my One Creator Lord God, Your Name is the support of my mind.  || 2 ||    
Hearing, hearing Your Name, I live; this is my
mind’s consolation. Your Name, God, is the Destroyer of sins. You, O Limitless 
Lord, are the Giver of the soul. He alone knows
You, unto whom You reveal Yourself.  || 3 ||   Whoever has been created, rests 
his hopes in You. All worship and adore You,
God, O treasure of excellence. Slave Nanak is a sacrifice to You. My merciful 
Lord and Master is infinite.   || 4 || 26 || 37 ||
RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Savior Lord is merciful. Millions of incarnations 
are eradicated in an instant, contemplating the
Lord. All beings worship and adore Him. Receiving the Guru’s Mantra, one meets 
God.  || 1 ||   My God is the Giver of souls.
The Perfect Transcendent Lord Master, my God, imbues each and every heart.  || 
1 ||  Pause  ||    My mind has grasped His
Support. My bonds have been shattered. Within my heart, I meditate on the Lord, 
the embodiment of supreme bliss. My mind
is filled with ecstasy.  || 2 ||   The Lord’s Sanctuary is the boat to carry us 
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The Lord’s Feet are the embodiment of life itself. They are the Support of the 
breath of life of the Saints. God is infinite, the
highest of the high.  || 3 ||   That mind is excellent and sublime, which 
meditates in remembrance on the Lord. In His Mercy,
the Lord Himself bestows it. Peace, intuitive poise and bliss are found in  the 
 Lord’s  Name.  Meeting  with  the  Guru,  Nanak
chants the Name.  || 4 || 27 || 38 ||    RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   Abandon all 
your clever tricks. Become His servant, and
serve Him. Totally erase your self-conceit. You shall obtain the fruits of your 
mind’s desires.  || 1 ||   Be awake and aware with
your Guru. Your hopes and desires shall be fulfilled, and you shall obtain all 
treasures from the Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Let no
one think that God and Guru are separate. The True Guru is the Immaculate Lord. 
Do not believe that He is a mere human
being; He gives honor to the dishonored.  || 2 ||   Hold tight to the Support 
of the Guru, the Lord. Give up all other hopes. Ask
for the treasure of the Name of the Lord, and then you shall be honored in the 
Court of the Lord.  || 3 ||   Chant the Mantra of
the  Guru’s  Word.  This  is  the  essence  of  true  devotional  worship.  
When  the  True  Guru  becomes  merciful,  slave  Nanak  is
enraptured.  || 4 || 28 || 39 ||    RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Whatever happens, 
accept that as good. Leave your egotistical
pride behind. Day and night, continually sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. 
This is the perfect purpose of human life.  || 1 ||
Meditate on the Lord, O Saints, and be in bliss. Renounce your cleverness and 
all your tricks. Chant the Immaculate Chant of
the Guru’s Mantra.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Place the hopes of your mind in the 
One Lord. Chant the Immaculate Name of the Lord,
Har, Har. Bow down to the Guru’s Feet, and cross over the terrifying 
world-ocean.  || 2 ||    The Lord God is the Great Giver.
He has no end or limitation. All treasures are in His home. He will be your 
Saving Grace in the end.   || 3 ||    Nanak has
obtained this treasure, the immaculate Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Whoever 
chants it, is emancipated. It is obtained only by
His Grace.  || 4 || 29 || 40 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Make this invaluable 
human life fruitful. You shall not be destroyed
when you go to the Lord’s Court. In this world and the next, you shall obtain 
honor and glory. At the very last moment, He will
save you.  || 1 ||   Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. In both this world 
and the next, you shall be embellished with beauty,
meditating on the wondrous Primal Lord God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    While 
standing up and sitting down, meditate on the Lord,
and all your troubles shall depart. All your enemies will become friends. Your 
consciousness shall be immaculate and pure.  || 2

||   This is the most exalted deed. Of all faiths, this is the most sublime and 
excellent faith. Meditating in remembrance on the
Lord, you shall be saved. You shall be rid of the burden of countless 
incarnations.  || 3 ||    Your hopes shall be fulfilled, and
the noose of the Messenger of Death will be cut away. So listen to the Guru’s 
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O Nanak, you shall be absorbed in celestial peace.  || 4 || 30 || 41 ||   
RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Honor the One, to whom
everything belongs. Leave your egotistical pride behind. You belong to Him; 
everyone belongs to Him. Worship and adore Him,
and you shall be at peace forever.  || 1 ||   Why do you wander in doubt, you 
fool? Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord,
nothing is of any use at all. Crying out, ‘Mine, mine’, a great many have 
departed, regretfully repenting.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Whatever the Lord has done, accept that as good. Without accepting, you shall 
mingle with dust. His Will seems sweet to me.
By Guru’s Grace, He comes to dwell in the mind.  || 2 ||   He Himself is 
carefree and independent, imperceptible. Twenty-four
hours a day, O mind, meditate on Him. When He comes into the consciousness, 
pain is dispelled. Here and hereafter, your face
shall be radiant and bright.   || 3 ||    Who, and how many have been saved, 
singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord? They
cannot be counted or evaluated. Even the sinking iron is saved, in the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Nanak, as
His Grace is received.  || 4 || 31 || 42 ||    RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  In your 
mind, meditate on the Lord God. This is the
Teaching given by the Perfect Guru. All fears and terrors are taken away, and 
your hopes shall be fulfilled.  || 1 ||   Service to
the Divine Guru is fruitful and rewarding. His value cannot be described; the 
True Lord is unseen and mysterious.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   He Himself is the Doer, the Cause of causes. Meditate on Him 
forever, O my mind, and continually serve Him. You
shall be blessed with truth, intuition and peace, O my friend.  || 2 ||   My 
Lord and Master is so very great. In an instant, H e
establishes and disestablishes. There is no other than Him. He is the Saving 
Grace of His humble servant.  || 3 ||   Please tak e
pity on me, and hear my prayer, that Your servant may behold the Blessed Vision 
of Your Darshan. Nanak chants the Chant of
the Lord, whose glory and radiance are the highest of all.  || 4 || 32 || 43 || 
  RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Reliance on mortal
man is useless. O God, my Lord and Master, You are my only Support. I have 
discarded all other hopes. I have met with my
carefree Lord and Master, the treasure of virtue.  || 1 ||    Meditate on the 
Name of the Lord alone, O my mind. Your affairs
shall be perfectly resolved; sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, 
Har, O my mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    You are the
Doer, the Cause of causes. Your lotus feet, Lord, are my Sanctuary. I meditate 
on the Lord in my mind and body. The blissful
Lord has revealed His form to me.  || 2 ||   I seek His eternal support; He is 
the Creator of all beings. Remembering the Lord in
meditation, the treasure is obtained. At the very last instant, He shall be 
your Savior.  || 3 ||    Be the dust of all men’s feet.
Eradicate self-conceit, and merge in the Lord. Night and day, meditate on the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord. O Nanak, this is
the most rewarding activity.  || 4 || 33 || 44 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  He 
is the Doer, the Cause of causes, the bountiful
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God is great and endless.  || 1 ||   I humbly pray to invoke the Universal Lord 
God, the Lord of the World. The Creator Lord is
all-pervading, everywhere.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He is the Lord of the 
Universe, the Life of the World. Within your heart, worship
and adore the Destroyer of fear. The Master Rishi of the senses, Lord of the 
World, Lord of the Universe. He is perfect, ever-
present everywhere, the Liberator.   || 2 ||    You are the One and only 
merciful Master, spiritual teacher, prophet, religious
teacher. Master of hearts, Dispenser of justice, more sacred than the Koran and 
the Bible.  || 3 ||    The Lord is powerful and
merciful. The all-pervading Lord is the support of each and every heart. The 
luminous Lord dwells everywhere. His play cannot
be known.  || 4 ||   Be kind and compassionate to me, O Creator Lord. Bless me 
with devotion and meditation, O Lord Creator.
Says Nanak, the Guru has rid me of doubt. The Muslim God Allah and the Hindu 
God Paarbrahm are one and the same.  || 5 ||
34 || 45 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The sinful residues of millions of 
incarnations are eradicated. Meditating on the Lord,
Har, Har, pain will not afflict you. When the Lord’s lotus feet are enshrined 
in the mind, all terrible evils are taken away from
the body.   || 1 ||    Sing the Praise of the Lord of the World, O mortal 
being. The Unspoken Speech of the True Lord God is
perfect. Dwelling upon it, one’s light merges into the Light.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   Hunger and thirst are totally quenched; by the
Grace of the Saints, meditate on the immortal Lord. Night and day, serve God. 
This is the sign that one has met with the Lord.

||  2  ||     Worldly  entanglements  are  ended,  when  God  becomes  
merciful.  Gazing  upon  the  Blessed  Vision  of  the  Guru’s
Darshan, I am enraptured. My perfect pre-destined karma has been activated. 
With my tongue, I continually sing the Glorious
Praises of the Lord.  || 3 ||    The Saints of the Lord are accepted and 
approved forever. The foreheads of the Saintly people
are marked with the Lord’s insignia. One who is blessed with the dust of the 
feet of the Lord’s slave, O Nanak, obtains the
supreme status.  || 4 || 35 || 46 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Let yourself be 
a sacrifice to the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s
Darshan. Focus your heart’s meditation on the Lord’s lotus feet. Apply the dust 
of the feet of the Saints to your forehead, and
the filthy evil-mindedness of countless incarnations will be washed off.   || 1 
||    Meeting Him, egotistical pride is eradicated,
and you will come to see the Supreme Lord God in all. The Perfect Lord God has 
showered His Mercy.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   This
is the Guru’s Praise, to chant the Name of the Lord. This is devotion to the 
Guru, to sing forever the Glorious Praises of the
Lord. This is contemplation upon the Guru, to know that the Lord is close at 
hand. Accept the Word of the Guru’s Shabad as
Truth.  || 2 ||    Through the Word of the Guru’s Teachings, look upon pleasure 
and pain as one and the same. Hunger and
thirst shall never afflict you. The mind becomes content and satisfied through 
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Meditate on the
Lord of the Universe, and He will cover all your faults.  || 3 ||   The Guru is 
the Supreme Lord God; the Guru is the Lord of the
Universe. The Guru is the Great Giver, merciful and forgiving. One whose mind 
is attached to the Guru’s feet, O slave Nanak,
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RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  What supports you in this world? You ignorant fool, 
who is your companion? The Lord is your only
companion; no one knows His condition. You look upon the five thieves as your 
friends.  || 1 ||   Serve that home, which will
save you, my friend. Chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, 
day and night; in the Saadh Sangat, the Company
of the Holy, love Him in your mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    This human life is 
passing away in egotism and conflict. You are not
satisfied;  such  is  the  flavor  of  sin.  Wandering  and  roaming  around,  
you  suffer  terrible  pain.  You  cannot  cross  over  the
impassable sea of Maya.  || 2 ||   You do the deeds which do not help you at 
all. As you plant, so shall you harvest. There is
none other than the Lord to save you. You will be saved, only if God grants His 
Grace.  || 3 ||   Your Name, God, is the Purifier
of sinners. Please bless Your slave with that gift. Please grant Your Grace, 
God, and emancipate me. Nanak has grasped Your
Sanctuary, God.  || 4 || 37 || 48 ||    RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have found 
peace in this world. I will not have to appear
before the Righteous Judge of Dharma to give my account. I will be respected in 
the Court of the Lord, and I will not have to
enter the womb of reincarnation ever again.  || 1 ||    Now, I know the value 
of friendship with the Saints. In His Mercy, the
Lord has blessed me with His Name. My pre-ordained destiny has been fulfilled.  
 || 1 ||   Pause   ||    My consciousness is
attached to the Guru’s feet. Blessed, blessed is this fortunate time of union. 
I have applied the dust of the Saints’ feet to m y
forehead, and all my sinful residues and pains have been eradicated.  || 2 ||   
Performing true service to the Holy, the mortal’s
mind is purified. I have seen the fruitful vision of the Lord’s humble slave. 
God’s Name dwells within each and every heart.  ||
3 ||   All my troubles and sufferings have been taken away; I have merged into 
the One, from whom I originated. The Lord of
the  Universe,  incomparably  beautiful,  has  become  merciful.  O  Nanak,  
God  is  perfect  and  forgiving.   ||  4  ||  38  ||  49  ||
RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The tiger leads the cow to the pasture, the shell is 
worth thousands of dollars, and the elephant
nurses the goat, when God bestows His Glance of Grace.  || 1 ||    You are the 
treasure of mercy, O my Beloved Lord God. I
cannot even describe Your many Glorious Virtues.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The cat 
sees the meat, but does not eat it, and the great
butcher throws away his knife; the Creator Lord God abides in the heart; the 
net holding the fish breaks apart.  || 2 ||    The
dry wood blossoms forth in greenery and red flowers; in the high desert, the 
beautiful lotus flower blooms. The Divine True
Guru puts out the fire. He links His servant to His service.  || 3 ||   He 
saves even the ungrateful; my God is forever merciful.
He is forever the helper and support of the humble Saints. Nanak has found the 
Sanctuary of His lotus feet.  || 4 || 39 || 50 ||
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God killed the five tigers. He has driven out the ten wolves. The three 
whirl-pools have stopped spinning. In the Saadh Sangat,
the Company of the Holy, the fear of reincarnation is gone.  || 1 ||   
Meditating, meditating in remembrance on the Lord of the
Universe, I live. In His Mercy, He protects His slave; the True Lord is forever 
and ever the forgiver.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The
mountain of sin is burnt down, like straw, by chanting and meditating on the 
Name, and worshipping God’s feet. God, the
embodiment of bliss, becomes manifest everywhere. Linked to His loving 
devotional worship, I enjoy peace.  || 2 ||    I have
crossed over the world-ocean, as if it were no bigger than a calf’s footprint 
on the ground. I shall never again have to endure
suffering or grief. The ocean is contained in the pitcher. This is not such an 
amazing thing for the Creator to do.  || 3 ||   When
I    am separated from Him, then I am consigned to the nether regions. When He 
lifts me up and pulls me  out,  then  I  am
enraptured by His Glance of Grace. Vice and virtue are not under my control. 
With love and affection, Nanak sings His Glorious
Praises.  || 4 || 40 || 51 ||    RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Neither your body nor 
your mind belong to you. Attached to Maya,
you are entangled in fraud. You play like a baby lamb. But suddenly, Death will 
catch you in its noose.   || 1 ||    Seek the
Sanctuary of the Lord’s lotus feet, O my mind. Chant the Name of the Lord, 
which will be your help and support. As Gurmukh,
you shall obtain the true wealth.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Your unfinished 
worldly affairs will never be resolved. You shall always
regret your sexual desire, anger and pride. You act in corruption in order to 
survive, but not even an iota will go along with
you, you ignorant fool!  || 2 ||   You practice deception, and you know many 
tricks; for the sake of mere shells, you throw dust
upon your head. You never even think of the One who gave you life. The pain of 
false greed never leaves you.  || 3 ||   When
the Supreme Lord God becomes merciful, this mind becomes the dust of the feet 
of the Holy. With His lotus hands, He has
attached us to the hem of His robe. Nanak merges in the Truest of the True.  || 
4 || 41 || 52 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I
seek the Sanctuary of the Sovereign Lord. I have become fearless, singing the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. In
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, my pains have been taken away.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   That person, within whose
mind the Lord abides, does not see  the  impassible  world-ocean.  All  one’s  
affairs  are  resolved,  by  chanting  continually  the
Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 1 ||   Why should His slave feel any anxiety? 
The Guru places His hand upon my forehead. The
fear of birth and death is dispelled; I am a sacrifice to the Perfect Guru.  || 
2 ||   I am enraptured, meeting with the Guru, the
Transcendent Lord. He  alone  obtains  the  Blessed  Vision  of  the  Lord’s  
Darshan,  who  is  blessed  by  His  Mercy.  One  who  is
blessed by the Grace of the Supreme Lord God, crosses over the terrifying 
world-ocean in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of
the Holy.  || 3 ||   Drink in the Ambrosial Nectar, O Beloved Holy people. Your 
face shall be radiant and bright in the Court of
the Lord. Celebrate and be blissful, and abandon all corruption. O Nanak, 
meditate on the Lord and cross over.  || 4 || 42 || 53

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RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The fire runs away from the fuel. The water runs away 
from the dust in all directions. The feet are
above, and the sky is beneath. The ocean appears in the cup.  || 1 ||   Such is 
our all-powerful dear Lord. His devotees do not
forget Him, even for an instant. Twenty-four hours a day, O mind, meditate on 
Him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   First comes the butter,
and then the milk. The dirt cleans the soap. The fearless are afraid of fear. 
The living are killed by the dead.   || 2 ||    The
visible body is hidden, and the etheric body is seen. The Lord of the world 
does all these things. The one who is cheated, is not
cheated by the cheat. With no merchandise, the trader trades again and again.  
|| 3 ||   So join the Society of the Saints, and
chant the Lord’s Name. So say the Simritees, Shaastras, Vedas and Puraanas. 
Rare are those who contemplate and meditate
on God. O Nanak, they attain the supreme status.   || 4 || 43 || 54 ||    
RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   Whatever pleases Him
happens. Forever and ever, I seek the Sanctuary of the Lord. There is none 
other than God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You look upon
your children, spouse and wealth; none of these will go along with you. Eating 
the poisonous potion, you have gone astray.
You will have to go, and leave Maya and your mansions.  || 1 ||    Slandering 
others, you are totally ruined; because of your
past actions, you shall be consigned to the womb of reincarnation. Your past 
actions will not just go away; the most horrible
Messenger of Death shall seize you.  || 2 ||   You tell lies, and do not 
practice what you preach. Your desires are not satisfied

— what a shame. You have contracted an incurable disease; slandering the 
Saints, your body is wasting away; you are utterly
ruined.  || 3 ||   He embellishes those whom He has fashioned. He Himself gave 
life to the Saints. O Nanak, He hugs His slaves
close  in  His  Embrace.  Please  grant  Your  Grace,  O  Supreme  Lord  God,  
and  be  kind  to  me  as  well.   ||  4  ||  44  ||  55  ||
RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Such is the Perfect Divine Guru, my help and support. 
Meditation on Him is not wasted.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, I am enraptured. The 
dust of His feet snaps the noose of Death. His
lotus feet dwell within my mind, and so all the affairs of my body are arranged 
and resolved.   || 1 ||    One upon whom He
places His Hand, is protected. My God is the Master of the masterless. He is 
the Savior of sinners, the treasure of mercy.
Forever and ever, I am a sacrifice to Him.  || 2 ||   One whom He blesses with 
His Immaculate Mantra, renounces corruption;
his egotistical pride is dispelled. Meditate on the One Lord in the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Sins are erased,
through the love of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 3 ||    The Guru, the 
Transcendent Lord, dwells among all. The
treasure of virtue pervades and permeates each and every heart. Please grant me 
the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; O God,
I place my hopes in You. Nanak continually offers this true prayer.  || 4 || 45 
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RAAG  RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE,   DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Sing the songs of Praise of the Lord. Chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, 
total peace is obtained; coming and going is
ended, my friend.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Singing the Glorious Praises of the 
Lord, one is enlightened, and comes to dwell in His
lotus feet.  || 1 ||   In the Society of the Saints, one is saved. O Nanak, he 
crosses over the terrifying world-ocean.  || 2 || 1 ||
57 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  My Guru is perfect, my Guru is perfect. 
Chanting the Lord’s Name, I am always at peace;
all my illness and fraud is dispelled.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Worship and 
adore that One Lord alone. In His Sanctuary, eternal
peace is obtained.  || 1 ||    One who feels hunger for the Naam sleeps in 
peace. Meditating in remembrance on the Lord, all
pains  are  dispelled.  Enjoy  celestial  bliss,  O  my  Siblings  of  Destiny. 
 The  Perfect  Guru  has  eradicated  all  anxiety.   ||  3  ||
Twenty-four hours a day, chant God’s Chant. O Nanak, He Himself shall save you. 
 || 4 || 2 || 58 ||

RAAG  RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   PARTAAL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I humble bow to the Lord, the Supreme Being. The One, the One and Only Creator 
Lord permeates the water, the land, the
earth and the sky.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Over and over again, the Creator Lord 
destroys, sustains and creates. He has no home;
He needs no nourishment.  || 1 ||   The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is deep and 
profound, strong, poised, lofty, exalted and
infinite. He stages His plays; His Virtues are priceless. Nanak is a sacrifice 
to Him.   || 2 || 1 || 59 ||    RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH
MEHL:  You must abandon your beauty, pleasures, fragrances and enjoyments; 
beguiled by gold and sexual desire, you must
still leave Maya behind.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    You gaze upon billions and 
trillions of treasures and riches, which delight and
comfort your mind, but these will not go along with you.  || 1 ||   Entangled 
with children, spouse, siblings and friends, you are
enticed and fooled; these pass like the shadow of a tree. Nanak seeks the 
Sanctuary of His lotus feet; He has found peace in
the faith of the Saints.  || 2 || 2 || 60 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  RAAMKALEE,   NINTH  MEHL,   TI-PADAS:

O mind, take the sheltering support of the Lord’s Name. Remembering Him in 
meditation, evil-mindedness is dispelled, and the
state of Nirvaanaa is obtained.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Know that one who sings 
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The sins of countless incarnations are washed off, and he attains the heavenly 
realm.   || 1 ||    At the very last moment,
Ajaamal became aware of the Lord; that state which even the supreme Yogis 
desire — he attained that state in an instant.  ||
2 ||   The elephant had no virtue and no knowledge; what religious rituals has 
he performed? O Nanak, behold the way of the
Lord, who bestowed the gift of fearlessness.  || 3 || 1 ||    RAAMKALEE,  NINTH 
MEHL:  Holy people: what way should I now
adopt, by which all evil-mindedness may be dispelled, and the mind may vibrate 
in devotional worship to the Lord?   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   My mind is entangled in Maya; it knows nothing at all of spiritual 
wisdom. What is that Name, by which the world,
contemplating it, might attain the state of Nirvaanaa?  || 1 ||   When the 
Saints became kind and compassionate, they told me
this.  Understand,  that  whoever  sings  the  Kirtan  of  God’s  Praises,  has 
 performed  all  religious  rituals.   ||  2  ||     One  who
enshrines the Lord’s Name in his heart night and day — even for an instant — 
has his fear of Death eradicated. O Nanak, his
life is approved and fulfilled.  || 3 || 2 ||   RAAMKALEE,  NINTH MEHL:  O 
mortal, focus your thoughts on the Lord. Moment by
moment, your life is running out; night and day, your body is passing away in 
vain.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You have wasted your
youth in corrupt pleasures, and your childhood in ignorance. You have grown 
old, and even now, you do not understand, the
evil-mindedness in which you are entangled.  || 1 ||   Why have you forgotten 
your Lord and Master, who blessed you with this
human life? Remembering Him in meditation, one is liberated. And yet, you do 
not sing His Praises, even for an  instant.  || 2

||   Why are you intoxicated with Maya? It will not go along with you. Says 
Nanak, think of Him, remember Him in your mind.
He is the Fulfiller of desires, who will be your help and support in the end.  
|| 3 || 3 || 81 ||

RAAMKALEE,   FIRST  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The same moon rises, and the same stars; the same sun shines in the sky. The 
earth is the same, and the same wind blows.
The age in which we dwell affects living beings, but not these places.  || 1 || 
  Give up your attachment to life. Those who act
like tyrants are accepted and approved — recognize that this is the sign of the 
Dark Age of Kali Yuga.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Kali
Yuga has not been heard to have come to any country, or to be sitting at any 
sacred shrine. It is not where the generous
person  gives  to charities,  nor  seated in  the  mansion  he  has  built.   
||  2  ||     If  someone  practices  Truth,  he  is  frustrated;
prosperity does not come to the home of the sincere. If someone chants the 
Lord’s Name, he is scorned. These are the signs
of     Kali Yuga.  || 3 ||   Whoever is in charge, is humiliated. Why should 
the servant be afraid, when the master is put in chains?
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|| 4 ||   Chant the Praises of the Lord; Kali Yuga has come. The justice of the 
previous three ages is gone. One obtains virtue,
only if the Lord bestows it.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In this turbulent age of 
Kali Yuga, Muslim law decides the cases, and the blue-
robed Qazi is the judge. The Guru’s Bani has taken the place of Brahma’s Veda, 
and the singing of the Lord’s Praises are good
deeds.  || 5 ||    Worship without faith; self-discipline without truthfulness; 
the ritual of the sacred thread without chastity —
what good are these? You may bathe and wash, and apply a ritualistic tilak mark 
to your forehead, but without inner purity,
there is no understanding.  || 6 ||   In Kali Yuga, the Koran and the Bible 
have become famous. The Pandit’s scriptures and the
Puraanas are not respected. O Nanak, the Lord’s Name now is Rehmaan, the 
Merciful. Know that there is only One Creator of
the creation.  || 7 ||   Nanak has obtained the glorious greatness of the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord. There is no action higher
than  this.  If  someone  goes  out  to  beg  for  what  is  already  in  his  
own  home,  then  he  should  be  chastised.   ||  8  ||  1  ||
RAAMKALEE,  FIRST MEHL:  You preach to the world, and set up your house. 
Abandoning your Yogic postures, how will you
find        the True Lord? You are attached to possessiveness and the love of 
sexual pleasure. You are not a renunciate, nor a man
of the world.  || 1 ||   Yogi, remain seated, and the pain of duality will run 
away from you. You beg from door to door, and you
don’t feel ashamed.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    You sing the songs, but you do not 
understand your own self. How will the burning
pain within be relieved? Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, let your mind 
be absorbed in the Lord’s Love, and you will
intuitively experience the charity of contemplation.  || 2 ||   You apply ashes 
to your body, while acting in hypocrisy. Attached
to Maya, you will be beaten by Death’s heavy club. Your begging bowl is broken; 
it will not hold the charity of the Lord’s Love.
Bound  in  bondage,  you  come  and  go.   ||  3  ||     You  do  not  control  
your  seed  and  semen,  and  yet  you  claim  to  practice
abstinence. You beg from Maya, lured by the three qualities. You have no 
compassion; the Lord’s Light does not shine in you.
You     are drowned, drowned in worldly entanglements.  || 4 ||   You wear 
religious robes, and your patched coat assumes many
disguises. You play all sorts of false tricks, like a juggler. The fire of 
anxiety burns brightly within you. Without the karma of
good actions, how can you cross over?  || 5 ||   You make ear-rings of glass to 
wear in your ears. But liberation does not come
from learning without understanding. You are lured by the tastes of the tongue 
and sex organs. You have become a beast; this
sign cannot be erased.   || 6 ||    The people of the world are entangled in 
the three modes; the Yogis are entangled in the
three modes. Contemplating the Word of the Shabad, sorrows are dispelled. 
Through the Shabad, one becomes radiant, pure
and truthful. One who contemplates the true lifestyle is a Yogi.  || 7 ||   The 
nine treasures are with You, Lord; You are potent,
the Cause of causes. You establish and disestablish; whatever You do, happens. 
One who practices celibacy, chastity, self-
control, truth and pure consciousness — O Nanak, that Yogi is the friend of the 
three worlds.  || 8 || 2 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIRST
MEHL:  Above the six chakras of the body dwells the detached mind. Awareness of 
the vibration of the Word of the Shabad has
been awakened deep within. The unstruck melody of the sound current resonates 
and resounds within; my mind is attuned to
it. Through the Guru’s Teachings, my faith is confirmed in the True Name.  || 1 
||    O mortal, through devotion to the Lord,
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The  Lord,  Har,  Har,  seems  sweet  to  the  Gurmukh,  who  merges  in  the  
Name  of  the  Lord,  Har,  Har.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||
Eradicating attachment to Maya, one merges into the Lord. Meeting with the True 
Guru, we unite in His Union. The Naam, the
Name of the Lord, is a priceless jewel, a diamond. Attuned to it, the mind is 
comforted and encouraged.  || 2 ||   The diseases
of egotism and possessiveness do not afflict one who worships the Lord. Fear of 
the Messenger of Death runs away. The
Messenger of Death, the enemy of the soul, does not touch me at all. The 
Immaculate Name of the Lord illuminates my heart.

|| 3 ||   Contemplating the Shabad, we become Nirankaari — we come to belong to 
the Formless Lord God. Awakening to the
Guru’s Teachings, evil-mindedness is taken away. Remaining awake and aware 
night and day, lovingly focused on the Lord,
one becomes Jivan Mukta — liberated while yet alive. He finds this state deep 
within himself.  || 4 ||   In the secluded cave, I
remain unattached. With the Word of the Shabad, I have killed the five thieves. 
My mind does not waver or go to the home of
any other. I remain intuitively absorbed deep within.  || 5 ||    As Gurmukh, I 
remain awake and aware, unattached. Forever
detached, I am woven into the essence of reality. The world is asleep; it dies, 
and comes and goes in reincarnation. Without
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, it does not understand.  || 6 ||   The unstruck 
sound current of the Shabad vibrates day and
night. The Gurmukh knows the state of the eternal, unchanging Lord God. When 
someone realizes the Shabad, then he truly
knows. The One Lord is permeating and pervading everywhere in Nirvaanaa.  || 7 
||    My mind is intuitively absorbed in the
state of deepest Samaadhi; renouncing egotism and greed, I have come to know 
the One Lord. When the disciple’s mind
accepts the Guru, O Nanak, duality is eradicated, and he merges in the Lord.  
|| 8 || 3 ||    RAAMKALEE,  FIRST MEHL:  You
calculate the auspicious days, but  you do not understand that the One Creator 
Lord is above these auspicious days. He alone
knows the way, who meets the Guru. When one follows the Guru’s Teachings, then 
he realizes the Hukam of God’s Command.

|| 1 ||    Do not tell lies, O Pandit; O religious scholar, speak the Truth. 
When egotism is eradicated through the Word of the
Shabad, then one finds His home.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Calculating and 
counting, the astrologer draws the horoscope. He studies
it and announces it, but he does not understand reality. Understand, that the 
Word of the Guru’s Shabad is above all. Do not
speak of anything else; it is all just ashes.  || 2 ||   You bathe, wash, and 
worship stones. But without being imbued with the
Lord,  you  are  the  filthiest  of  the  filthy.  Subduing  your  pride,  you  
shall  receive  the  supreme  wealth  of  God.  The  mortal  is
liberated and emancipated, meditating on the Lord.  || 3 ||   You study the 
arguments, but do not contemplate the Vedas. You
drown yourself — how will you save your ancestors? How rare is that person who 
realizes that God is in each and every heart.
When one meets the True Guru, then he understands.  || 4 ||   Making his 
calculations, cynicism and suffering afflict his soul.
Seeking the Sanctuary of the Guru, peace is found. I sinned and made mistakes, 
but now I seek Your Sanctuary. The Guru led
me to meet the Lord, according to my past actions.  || 5 ||   If one does not 
enter the Guru’s Sanctuary, God cannot be found.
Deluded by doubt, one is born, only to die, and come back again. Dying in 
corruption, he is bound and gagged at Death’s door.
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is not in his heart, and he does not act 
according to the Shabad.   ||  6  ||     Some  call
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Tinged with double-mindedness, they do not find the Mansion of the Lord’s 
Presence. One who takes the Support of the Naam,
by Guru’s Grace, is a rare person, one among millions, incomparable.  || 7 ||   
One is bad, and another good, but the One True
Lord  is  contained  in  all.  Understand  this,  O  spiritual  teacher,  
through  the  support  of  the  True  Guru:  rare  indeed  is  that
Gurmukh, who realizes the One Lord. His comings and goings cease, and he merges 
in the Lord.  || 8 ||   Those who have the
One Universal Creator Lord within their hearts, possess all virtues; they 
contemplate the True Lord. One who acts in harmony
with the Guru’s Will, O Nanak, is absorbed in the Truest of the True.   || 9 || 
4 ||    RAAMKALEE,   FIRST MEHL:   Practicing
restraint by Hatha Yoga, the body wears away. The mind is not softened by 
fasting or austerities. Nothing else is equal to
worship of the Lord’s Name.   || 1 ||    Serve the Guru, O mind, and associate 
with the humble servants of the Lord. The
tyrannical Messenger of Death cannot touch you, and the serpent of Maya cannot 
sting you, when you drink in the sublime
essence of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The world reads the arguments, and 
is softened only by music. In the three modes
and corruption, they are born and die. Without the Lord’s Name, they endure 
suffering and pain.  || 2 ||   The Yogi draws the
breath upwards, and opens the Tenth Gate. He practices inner cleansing and the 
six rituals of purification. But without the
Lord’s Name, the breath he draws is useless.  || 3 ||   The fire of the five 
passions burns within him; how can he be calm? The
thief is within him; how can he taste the taste? One who becomes Gurmukh 
conquers the body-fortress.   || 4 ||    With filth
within, he wanders around at places of pilgrimage. His mind is not pure, so 
what is the use of performing ritual cleansings? He
carries the karma of his own past actions; who else can he blame?   || 5 ||    
He does not eat food; he tortures his body.
Without the Guru’s wisdom, he is not satisfied. The self-willed manmukh is born 
only to die, and be born again.  || 6 ||    Go,
and ask the True Guru, and associate with the Lord’s humble servants. Your mind 
shall merge into the Lord, and you shall not
be reincarnated to die again. Without the Lord’s Name, what can anyone do?   || 
7 ||    Silence the mouse scurrying around
within you. Serve the Primal Lord, by chanting the Lord’s Name. O Nanak, God 
blesses us with His Name, when He grants His
Grace.   || 8 || 5 ||    RAAMKALEE,   FIRST MEHL:   The created Universe 
emanated from within You; there is no other at all.
Whatever is said to be, is from You, O God. He is the True Lord and Master, 
throughout the ages. Creation and destruction do
not come from anyone else.  || 1 ||    Such is my Lord and Master, profound and 
unfathomable. Whoever meditates on Him,
finds peace. The arrow of the Messenger of Death does not strike one who has 
the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The
Naam,  the  Name  of  the  Lord, is  a  priceless  jewel,  a  diamond. The  
True  Lord  Master  is  immortal  and  immeasurable.  That
tongue which chants the True Name is pure. The True Lord is in the home of the 
self; there is no doubt about it.   || 2 ||
Some sit in the forests, and some make their home in the mountains. Forgetting 
the Naam, they rot away in egotistical pride.
Without the Naam, what is the use of spiritual wisdom and meditation? The 
Gurmukhs are honored in the Court of the Lord.  ||
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Studying the scriptures, reading them to other people, and wandering around at 
places of pilgrimage, the disease is not taken
away. Without the Naam, how can one find peace?  || 4 ||    No matter how much 
he tries, he cannot control his semen and
seed. His mind wavers, and he falls into hell. Bound and gagged in the City of 
Death, he is tortured. Without the Name, his
soul cries out in agony.   || 5 ||    The many Siddhas and seekers, silent 
sages and demi-gods cannot satisfy themselves by
practicing restraint through Hatha Yoga. One who contemplates the Word of the 
Shabad, and serves the Guru — his mind and
body become immaculate, and his egotistical pride is obliterated.  || 6 ||   
Blessed with Your Grace, I obtain the True Name. I
remain in Your Sanctuary, in loving devotion. Love for Your devotional worship 
has welled up within me. As Gurmukh, I chant
and meditate on the Lord’s Name.   || 7 ||    When one is rid of egotism and 
pride, his mind is drenched in the Lord’s Love.
Practicing fraud and hypocrisy, he does not find God. Without the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad, he cannot find the Lord’s Door.
O Nanak, the Gurmukh contemplates the essence of reality.  || 8 || 6 ||   
RAAMKALEE,  FIRST MEHL:  As you come, so will you
leave, you fool; as you were born, so will you die. As you enjoy pleasures, so 
will you suffer pain. Forgetting the Naam, the
Name of the Lord, you will fall into the terrifying world-ocean.  || 1 ||   
Gazing upon your body and wealth, you are so proud.
Your love for gold and sexual pleasures increases; why have you forgotten the 
Naam, and why do you wander in doubt?  || 1

||  Pause  ||   You do not practice truth, abstinence, self-discipline or 
humility; the ghost within your skeleton has turned to dry
wood. You have not practiced charity, donations, cleansing baths or 
austerities. Without the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy, your life has gone in vain.  || 2 ||    Attached to greed, you have 
forgotten the Naam. Coming and going, your life has
been ruined. When the Messenger of Death grabs you by your hair, you will be 
punished. You are unconscious, and have fallen
into Death’s mouth.   || 3 ||    Day and night, you jealously slander others; 
in your heart, you have neither the Naam, nor
compassion for all. Without the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, you will not find 
salvation or honor. Without the Lord’s Name, you
shall go to hell.   || 4 ||    In an instant, you change into various costumes, 
like a juggler; you are entangled in emotional
attachment and sin. You gaze here and there upon the expanse of Maya; you are 
intoxicated with attachment to Maya.  || 5 ||
You act in corruption, and put on ostentatious shows, but without awareness of 
the Shabad, you have fallen into confusion.
You suffer great pain from the disease of egotism. Following the Guru’s 
Teachings, you shall be rid of this disease.   || 6 ||
Seeing peace and wealth come to him, the faithless cynic become proud in his 
mind. But He who owns this body and wealth,
takes them back again, and then the mortal feels anxiety and pain deep within.  
|| 7 ||   At the very last instant, nothing goes
along with you; all is visible only by His Mercy. God is our Primal and 
Infinite Lord; enshrining the Lord’s Name in the heart,
one crosses over.  || 8 ||    You weep for the dead, but who hears you weeping? 
The dead have fallen to the serpent in the
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Gazing upon his family, wealth, household and mansions, the faithless cynic is 
entangled in worthless worldly affairs.  || 9 ||
He  comes  when  the  Lord  sends  him;  when  the  Lord  calls  him  back,  he 
 goes.  Whatever  he  does,  the  Lord  is  doing.  The
Forgiving Lord forgives him.   || 10 ||    I seek to be with those who have 
tasted this sublime essence of the Lord. Wealth,
miraculous spiritual powers, wisdom and spiritual knowledge, are obtained from 
the Guru. The treasure of liberation is obtained
in His Sanctuary.  || 11 ||    The Gurmukh looks upon pain and pleasure as one 
and the same; he remains untouched by joy
and sorrow. Conquering his self-conceit, the Gurmukh finds the Lord; O Nanak, 
he intuitively merges into the Lord.  || 12 || 7

||    RAAMKALEE,   DAKHANEE,   FIRST MEHL:   Abstinence, chastity, self-control 
and truthfulness have been implanted within
me; I am imbued with the sublime essence of the True Word of the Shabad.  || 1 
||   My Merciful Guru remains forever imbued
with the Lord’s Love. Day and night, He remains lovingly focused on the One 
Lord; gazing upon the True Lord, He is pleased.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||    He abides in the Tenth Gate, and looks equally upon all; 
He is imbued with the unstruck sound current of
the Shabad.  || 2 ||   Wearing the loin-cloth of chastity, He remains absorbed 
in the all-pervading Lord; His tongue enjoys the
taste of God’s Love.  || 3 ||   The One who created the creation has met the 
True Guru; contemplating the Guru’s lifestyle, He
is pleased.   || 4 ||    All are in the One, and the One is in all. This is 
what the True Guru has shown me.   || 5 ||    He who
created the worlds, solar systems and galaxies — that God cannot be known.  || 
6 ||   From the lamp of God, the lamp within
is lit; the Divine Light illuminates the three worlds.   || 7 ||    The Guru 
sits on the true throne in the true mansion; He is
attuned, absorbed in the Fearless Lord.  || 8 ||   The Guru, the detached Yogi, 
has enticed the hearts of all; He plays His har p
in each and every heart.  || 9 ||   O Nanak, in God’s Sanctuary, one is 
emancipated; the True Guru becomes our true help and
support.  || 10 || 8 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIRST MEHL:  He has made His home in the 
monastery of the heart; He has infused His
power into the earth and the sky.   || 1 ||    Through the Word of the Shabad, 
the Gurmukhs have saved so very many, O
Saints.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    He conquers attachment, and eradicates egotism, 
and sees Your Divine Light pervading the three
worlds, Lord.   || 2 ||    He conquers desire, and enshrines the Lord within 
his mind; he contemplates the Word of the True
Guru’s Shabad.  || 3 ||   The horn of consciousness vibrates the unstruck sound 
current; Your Light illuminates each and every
heart, Lord.  || 4 ||   He plays the flute of the universe in his mind, and 
lights the fire of God.  || 5 ||   Bringing together the
five elements, day and night, the Lord’s lamp shines with the Immaculate Light 
of the Infinite.   || 6 ||    The right and left
nostrils, the sun and the moon channels, are the strings of the body-harp; they 
vibrate the wondrous melody of the Shabad.  ||
7 ||   The true hermit obtains a seat in the City of God, the invisible, 
inaccessible, infinite.  || 8 ||   The mind is the king of the
city of the body; the five sources of knowledge dwell within it.  || 9 ||    
Seated in his home, this king chants the Shabad; he
administers justice and virtue.  || 10 ||   What can poor death or birth say to 
him? Conquering his mind, he remains dead while
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|| 11 ||   Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are manifestations of the One God. He 
Himself is the Doer of deeds.  || 12 ||   One who
purifies his body, crosses over the terrifying world-ocean; he contemplates the 
essence of his own soul.  || 13 ||   Serving the
Guru, he finds everlasting peace; deep within, the Shabad permeates him, 
coloring him with virtue.   || 14 ||    The Giver of
virtue unites with Himself, one who conquers egotism and desire.  || 15 ||   
Eradicating the three qualities, dwell in the fourth
state.  This  is  the  unparalleled  devotional  worship.   ||  16  ||     This 
 is  the  Yoga  of  the  Gurmukh:  Through  the  Shabad,  he
understands his own soul, and he enshrines within his heart the One Lord.   || 
17 ||    Imbued with the Shabad, his mind
becomes steady and stable; this is the most excellent action.  || 18 ||   This 
true hermit does not enter into religious debates
or hypocrisy; the Gurmukh contemplates the Shabad.   || 19 ||    The Gurmukh 
practices Yoga — he is the true hermit; he
practices abstinence and truth, and contemplates the Shabad.  || 20 ||   One 
who dies in the Shabad and conquers his mind is
the true hermit; he understands the Way of Yoga.   || 21 ||    Attachment to 
Maya is the terrifying world-ocean; through the
Shabad, the true hermit saves himself, and his ancestors as well.   || 22 ||    
Contemplating the Shabad, you shall be a hero
throughout the four ages, O hermit; contemplate the Word of the Guru’s Bani in 
devotion.  || 23 ||    This mind is enticed by
Maya, O hermit; contemplating the Shabad, you shall find release.   || 24 ||    
He Himself forgives, and unites in His Union;
Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary, Lord.  || 25 || 9 ||

RAAMKALEE,   THIRD  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Make humility your ear-rings, Yogi, and compassion your patched coat. Let 
coming and going be the ashes you apply to your
body, Yogi, and then you shall conquer the three worlds.   || 1 ||    Play that 
harp, Yogi, which vibrates the unstruck sound
current, and remain lovingly absorbed in the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Make 
truth and contentment your plate and pouch, Yogi;
take the Ambrosial Naam as your food. Make meditation your walking stick, Yogi, 
and make higher consciousness the horn you
blow.  || 2 ||   Make your stable mind the Yogic posture you sit in, Yogi, and 
then you shall be rid of your tormenting desires.
Go begging in the village of the body, Yogi, and then, you shall obtain the 
Naam in your lap.   || 3 ||    This harp does not
center you in meditation, Yogi, nor does it bring the True Name into your lap. 
This harp does not bring you peace, Yogi, nor
eliminate egotism from within you.  || 4 ||   Make the Fear of God, and the 
Love of God, the two gourds of your lute, Yogi, and
make this body its neck. Become Gurmukh, and then vibrate the strings; in this 
way, your desires shall depart.  || 5 ||    One
who understands the Hukam of the Lord’s Command is called a Yogi; he links his 
consciousness to the One Lord. His cynicism
is dispelled, and he becomes immaculately pure; this is how he finds the Way of 
Yoga.   || 6 ||    Everything that comes into
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Enshrine love for the True Guru, and then you shall obtain this understanding.  
|| 7 ||   This is not Yoga, O Yogi, to abandon
your family and wander around. The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is within the 
household of the body. By Guru’s Grace, you
shall find your Lord God.  || 8 ||   This world is a puppet of clay, Yogi; the 
terrible disease, the desire for Maya is in it. Making
all sorts of efforts, and wearing religious robes, Yogi, this disease cannot be 
cured.   || 9 ||    The Name of the Lord is the
medicine, Yogi; the Lord enshrines it in the mind. One who becomes Gurmukh 
understands this; he alone finds the Way of
Yoga.   || 10 ||    The Path of Yoga is very difficult, Yogi; he alone finds 
it, whom God blesses with His Grace. Inside and
outside, he sees the One Lord; he eliminates doubt from within himself.   || 11 
||    So play the harp which vibrates without
being played, Yogi. Says Nanak, thus you shall be liberated, Yogi, and remain 
merged in the True Lord.   || 12 || 1 || 10 ||
RAAMKALEE,  THIRD MEHL:  The treasure of devotional worship is revealed to the 
Gurmukh; the True Guru has inspired me to
understand this understanding.  || 1 ||   O Saints, the Gurmukh is blessed with 
glorious greatness.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Dwelling
always in Truth, celestial peace wells up; sexual desire and anger are 
eliminated from within.  || 2 ||   Eradicating self-conceit,
remain lovingly focused on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; through the Word of 
the Shabad, burn away possessiveness.  || 3

||   By Him we are created, and by Him we are destroyed; in the end, the Naam 
will be our only help and support.  || 4 ||   He
is ever-present; don’t think that He is far away. He created the creation.  || 
5 ||   Deep within your heart, chant the True Word
of the Shabad; remain lovingly absorbed in the True Lord.  || 6 ||   The 
Priceless Naam is in the Society of the Saints; by great
good fortune, it is obtained.   || 7 ||    Do not be deluded by doubt; serve 
the True Guru, and keep your mind steady in one
place.  || 8 ||   Without the Name, everyone wanders around in confusion; they 
waste away their lives in vain.  || 9 ||   Yogi,
you have lost the Way; you wander around confused. Through hypocrisy, Yoga is 
not attained.   || 10 ||    Sitting in Yogic
postures in the City of God, through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, you shall 
find Yoga.   || 11 ||    Restrain your restless
wanderings through the Shabad, and the Naam will come to dwell in your mind.  
|| 12 ||   This body is a pool, O Saints; bathe
in it, and enshrine love for the Lord.  || 13 ||    Those who cleanse 
themselves through the Naam, are the most immaculate
people; through the Shabad, they wash off their filth.  || 14 ||    Trapped by 
the three qualities, the unconscious person does
not think of the Naam; without the Name, he wastes away.   || 15 ||    The 
three forms of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are
trapped  in  the  three  qualities,  lost  in  confusion.   ||  16  ||     By  
Guru’s  Grace,  this  triad  is  eradicated,  and  one  is  lovingly
absorbed in the fourth state.  || 17 ||   The Pandits, the religious scholars, 
read, study and discuss the arguments; they do n ot
understand.   ||  18  ||     Engrossed  in  corruption,  they  wander  in  
confusion;  who  can  they  possibly  instruct,  O  Siblings  of
Destiny?  || 19 ||   The Bani, the Word of the humble devotee is the most 
sublime and exalted; it prevails throughout the ages.

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One who is committed to this Bani is emancipated, and through the Shabad, 
merges in Truth.  || 21 ||   One who searches the
village of the body, through the Shabad, obtains the nine treasures of the 
Naam.   || 22 ||    Conquering desire, the mind is
absorbed in intuitive ease, and then one chants the Lord’s Praises without 
speaking.  || 23 ||    Let your eyes gaze upon the
Wondrous Lord; let your consciousness be attached to the Unseen Lord.  || 24 || 
   The Unseen Lord is forever absolute and
immaculate; one’s light merges into the Light.  || 25 ||   I praise my Guru 
forever, who has inspired me to understand this true
understanding.  || 26 ||   Nanak offers this one prayer: through the Name, may 
I find salvation and honor.  || 27 || 2 || 11 ||
RAAMKALEE,  THIRD MEHL:  It is so hard to obtain that devotional worship of the 
Lord, O Saints. It cannot be described at all.

|| 1 ||   O Saints, as Gurmukh, find the Perfect Lord, and worship the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Without
the Lord, everything is filthy, O Saints; what offering should I place before 
Him?  || 2 ||    Whatever pleases the True Lord is
devotional worship; His Will abides in the mind.  || 3 ||   Everyone worships 
Him, O Saints, but the self-willed manmukh is not
accepted or approved.   || 4 ||    If someone dies in the Word of the Shabad, 
his mind become immaculate, O Saints; such
worship is accepted and approved.  || 5 ||   Sanctified and pure are those true 
beings, who enshrine love for the Shabad.  || 6

||    There is no worship of the Lord, other than the Name; the world wanders, 
deluded by doubt.   || 7 ||    The Gurmukh
understands his own self, O Saints; he lolvingly centers his mind on the Lord’s 
Name.  || 8 ||    The Immaculate Lord Himself
inspires worship of Him; through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, it is accepted 
and approved.   || 9 ||    Those who worship
Him, but do not know the Way, are polluted with the love of duality.   || 10 || 
   One who becomes Gurmukh, knows what
worship is; the Lord’s Will abides within his mind.  || 11 ||   One who accepts 
the Lord’s Will obtains total peace, O Saints; in
the end, the Naam will be our help and support.  || 12 ||   One who does not 
understand his own self, O Saints, falsely flatters
himself.   || 13 ||    The Messenger of Death does not give up on those who 
practices hypocrisy; they are dragged away in
disgrace.  || 14 ||   Those who have the Shabad deep within, understand 
themselves; they find the way of salvation.  || 15 ||
Their minds enter into the deepest state of Samaadhi, and their light is 
absorbed into the Light.  || 16 ||   The Gurmukhs listen
constantly to the Naam, and chant it in the True Congregation.   || 17 ||    
The Gurmukhs sing the Lord’s Praises, and erase
self-conceit; they obtain true honor in the Court of the Lord.  || 18 ||   True 
are their words; they speak only the Truth; they
lovingly focus on the True Name.  || 19 ||    My God is the Destroyer of fear, 
the Destroyer of sin; in the end, He is our only
help and support.  || 20 ||   He Himself pervades and permeates everything; O 
Nanak, glorious greatness is obtained through
the Naam.  || 21 || 3 || 12 ||   RAAMKALEE,  THIRD MEHL:  I am filthy and 
polluted, proud and egotistical; receiving the Word
of the Shabad, my filth is taken away.  || 1 ||    O Saints, the Gurmukhs are 
saved through the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
The True Name abides deep within their hearts. The Creator Himself embellishes 
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|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Touching the philosopher’s stone, they themselves become 
the philosopher’s stone; the Dear Lord Himself
blesses them with His Mercy.   || 2 ||    Some wear religious robes, and wander 
around in pride; they lose their life in the
gamble.  || 3 ||    Some worship the Lord in devotion, night and day; day and 
night, they keep the Lord’s Name enshrined in
their hearts.  || 4 ||   Those who are imbued with Him night and day, are 
spontaneously intoxicated with Him; they intuitively
conquer their ego.  || 5 ||   Without the Fear of God, devotional worship is 
never performed; through the Love and the Fear of
God,  devotional  worship  is  embellished.   ||  6  ||     The  Shabad  burns  
away  emotional  attachment  to  Maya,  and  then  one
contemplates the essence of spiritual wisdom.  || 7 ||   The Creator Himself 
inspires us to act; He Himself blesses us with His
treasure.  || 8 ||   The limits of His virtues cannot be found; I sing His 
Praises and contemplate the Word of the Shabad.  || 9

||    I chant the Lord’s Name, and praise my Dear Lord; egotism is eradicated 
from within me.  || 10 ||    The treasure of the
Naam is obtained from the Guru; the treasures of the True Lord are 
inexhaustible.  || 11 ||    He Himself is pleased with His
devotees; by His Grace, He infuses His strength within them.  || 12 ||   They 
always feel hunger for the True Name; they sing
and contemplate the Shabad.  || 13 ||   Soul, body and everything are His; it 
is so difficult to speak of, and contemplate Him.

|| 14 ||   Those humble beings who are attached to the Shabad are saved; they 
cross over the terrifying world-ocean.  || 15 ||
Without the True Lord, no one can cross over; how rare are those who 
contemplate and understand this.  || 16 ||   We obtain
only that which is pre-ordained; receiving the Lord’s Shabad, we are 
embellished.  || 17 ||   Imbued with the Shabad, the body
becomes golden, and loves only the True Name.   || 18 ||    The  body  is  then 
 filled  to  overflowing  with  Ambrosial  Nectar,
obtained by contemplating the Shabad.  || 19 ||   Those who seek God, find Him; 
others burst and die from their own egotism.

|| 20 ||    The debaters waste away, while the servants serve, with love and 
affection for the Guru.   || 21 ||    He alone is a
Yogi, who contemplates the essence of spiritual wisdom, and conquers egotism 
and thirsty desire.  || 22 ||    The True Guru,
the Great Giver, is revealed to those upon whom You bestow Your Grace, O Lord.  
|| 23 ||   Those who do not serve the True
Guru, and who are attached to Maya, are drowned; they die in their own egotism. 
 || 24 ||   As long as there is breath within
you, so long you should serve the Lord; then, you will go and meet the Lord.  
|| 25 ||   Night and day, she remains awake and
aware, day and night; she is the darling bride of her Beloved Husband Lord.  || 
26 ||   I offer my body and mind in sacrifice to
my Guru; I am a sacrifice to Him.  || 27 ||   Attachment to Maya will end and 
go away; only by contemplating the Shabad will
you be saved.  || 28 ||   They are awake and aware, whom the Lord Himself 
awakens; so contemplate the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad.  || 29 ||   O Nanak, those who do not remember the Naam are dead. The 
devotees live in contemplative meditation.

|| 30 || 4 || 13 ||   RAAMKALEE,  THIRD MEHL:  Receiving the treasure of the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, from the Guru, I
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O  Saints,  the  Gurmukhs  attain  the  state  of  liberation.  The  One  Name  
abides  deep  within  my  heart;  such  is  the  glorious
greatness of the Perfect Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    He Himself is the 
Creator, and He Himself is the Enjoyer. He Himself gives
sustenance to all.  || 2 ||   Whatever He wants to do, He is doing; no one else 
can do anything.  || 3 ||   He Himself fashions
and creates the creation; He links each and every person to their task.  || 4 
||   If you serve Him, then you will find peace; the
True Guru will unite you in His Union.  || 5 ||   The Lord Himself creates 
Himself; the Unseen Lord cannot be seen.  || 6 ||   He
Himself kills, and brings back to life; He does not have even an iota of greed. 
 || 7 ||    Some are made givers, and some are
made beggars; He Himself inspires us to devotional worship.  || 8 ||   Those 
who know the One Lord are very fortunate; they
remain  absorbed  in  the  True  Lord.   ||  9  ||     He  Himself  is  
beautiful,  He  Himself  is  wise  and  clever;  His  worth  cannot  be
expressed.  || 10 ||    He Himself infuses pain and pleasure; He Himself makes 
them wander around in doubt.  || 11 ||    The
Great Giver is revealed to the Gurmukh; without the Guru, the world wanders in 
darkness.  || 12 ||    Those who taste, enjoy
the flavor; the True Guru imparts this understanding.  || 13 ||    Some, the 
Lord causes to forget and lose the Name; others
become Gurmukh, and are granted this understanding.  || 14 ||   Forever and 
ever, praise the Lord, O Saints; how glorious is
His greatness!  || 15 ||   There is no other King except Him; He administers 
justice, as He has made it.  || 16 ||   His justice is
always True; how rare are those who accept His Command.  || 17 ||   O mortal, 
meditate forever on the Lord, who has made
the Gurmukh in His making.  || 18 ||    That humble being who meets with the 
True Guru is fulfilled; the Naam abides in his
heart.  || 19 ||   The True Lord is Himself forever True; He announces His 
Bani, the Word of His Shabad.  || 20 ||    Nanak is
wonderstruck, hearing and seeing His Lord; my God is all-pervading, everywhere. 
 || 21 || 5 || 14 ||

RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Some make a big show of their worldly influence. Some make a big show of 
devotional worship. Some practice inner cleansing
teahniques, and control the breath through Kundalini Yoga. I am meek; I worship 
and adore the Lord, Har, Har.   || 1 ||    I
place my faith in You alone, O Beloved Lord. I do not know any other way.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   Some abandon their homes, and
live in the forests. Some put themselves on silence, and call themselves 
hermits. Some claim that they are devotees of the One
Lord alone. I am meek; I seek the shelter and support of the Lord, Har, Har.  
|| 2 ||   Some say that they live at sacred shrines
of pilgrimage. Some refuse food and become Udaasis, shaven-headed renunciates. 
Some have wandered all across the earth. I
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Some say that they belong to great and noble families. Some say that they have 
the arms of their many brothers to protect
them. Some say that they have great expanses of wealth. I am meek; I have the 
support of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 4 ||   Some
dance, wearing ankle bells. Some fast and take vows, and wear malas. Some apply 
ceremonial tilak marks to their foreheads. I
am meek; I meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, Har.   || 5 ||    Some work spells 
using the miraculous spiritual powers of the
Siddhas.  Some  wear  various  religious  robes  and  establish  their  
authority.  Some  perform  Tantric  spells,  and  chant  various
mantras. I am meek; I serve the Lord, Har, Har, Har.   || 6  ||     One  calls  
himself  a  wise  Pandit,  a  religious  scholar.  One
performs the six rituals to appease Shiva. One maintains the rituals of pure 
lifestyle, and does good deeds. I am meek; I seek
the Sanctuary of the Lord, Har, Har, Har.  || 7 ||    I have studied the 
religions and rituals of all the ages. Without the Name,
this mind is not awakened. Says Nanak, when I found the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, my thirsty desires were
satisfied, and I was totally cooled and soothed.  || 8 || 1 ||    RAAMKALEE,   
FIFTH MEHL:   He created you out of this water.
From clay, He fashioned your body. He blessed you with the light of reason and 
clear consciousness. In your mother’s womb,
He preserved you.  || 1 ||    Contemplate your Savior Lord. Give up all others 
thoughts, O mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    He gave
you your mother and father; he gave you your charming children and siblings; he 
gave you your spouse and friends; enshrine
that Lord and Master in your consciousness.  || 2 ||   He gave you the 
invaluable air; He gave you the priceless water; He gave
you burning fire; let your mind remain in the Sanctuary of that Lord and 
Master.  || 3 ||   He gave you the thirty-six varieties of
tasty  foods;  He  gave  you  a  place  within  to  hold  them;  He  gave  you  
the  earth,  and  things  to  use;  enshrine  in  your
consciousness the feet of that Lord and Master.  || 4 ||    He gave you eyes to 
see, and ears to hear; He gave you hands to
work     with, and a nose and a tongue; He gave you feet to walk upon, and the 
crowning glory of your head; O mind, worship
the Feet of that Lord and Master.  || 5 ||    He transformed you from impure to 
pure; He installed you above the heads of all
creatures; now, you may fulfill your destiny or not; Your affairs shall be 
resolved, O mind, meditating on God.  || 6 ||    Here
and there, only the One God exists. Wherever I look, there You are. My mind is 
reluctant to serve Him; forgetting Him, I
cannot survive, even for an instant.  || 7 ||   I am a sinner, without any 
virtue at all. I do not serve You, or do any good deeds.
By great good fortune, I have found the boat — the Guru. Slave Nanak has 
crossed over, with Him.  || 8 || 2 ||   RAAMKALEE,
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Some pass their lives with their mothers, fathers and children. Some pass their 
lives in power, estates and trade. The Saints
pass their lives with the support of the Lord’s Name.   || 1 ||    The world is 
the creation of the True Lord. He alone is the
Master of all.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Some pass their lives in arguments and 
debates about scriptures. Some pass their lives
tasting flavors. Some pass their lives attached to women. The Saints are 
absorbed only in the Name of the Lord.  || 2 ||   Some
pass  their  lives  gambling.  Some  pass  their  lives  getting  drunk.  Some  
pass  their  lives  stealing  the  property  of  others.  The
humble servants of the Lord pass their lives meditating on the Naam.  || 3 ||   
Some pass their lives in Yoga, strict meditation,
worship and adoration. Some, in sickness, sorrow and doubt. Some pass their 
lives practicing control of the breath. The Saints
pass their lives singing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises.  || 4 ||   Some pass 
their lives walking day and night. Some pass their
lives on the fields of battle. Some pass their lives teaching children. The 
Saints pass their lives singing the Lord’s Praise.  || 5 ||
Some pass their lives as actors, acting and dancing. Some pass their lives 
taking the lives of others. Some pass their lives
ruling by intimidation. The Saints pass their lives chanting the Lord’s 
Praises.   || 6 ||    Some pass their lives counseling and
giving advice. Some pass their lives forced to serve others. Some pass their 
lives exploring life’s mysteries. The Saints pass
their lives drinking in the sublime essence of the Lord.  || 7 ||   As the Lord 
attaches us, so we are attached. No one is fool ish,
and no one is wise. Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to those who are blessed 
by His Grace to receive His Name.   || 8 || 3 ||
RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH  MEHL:   Even  in  a  forest  fire,  some  trees  remain  
green.  The  infant  is  released  from  the  pain  of  the
mother’s womb. Meditating in remembrance on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, 
fear is dispelled. Just so, the Sovereign Lord
protects and saves the Saints.   || 1 ||    Such is the Merciful Lord, my 
Protector. Wherever I look, I see You cherishing and
nurturing.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    As thirst is quenched by drinking water; as 
the bride blossoms forth when her husband comes
home; as wealth is the support of the greedy person — just so, the humble 
servant of the Lord loves the Name of the Lord,
Har, Har.   || 2 ||    As the farmer protects his fields; as the mother and 
father show compassion to their child; as the lover
merges on seeing the beloved; just so does the Lord hug His humble servant 
close in His Embrace.  || 3 ||   As the blind man
is in ecstasy, when he can see again; and the mute, when he is able to speak 
and sing songs; and the cripple, being able to
climb over the mountain — just so, the Name of the Lord saves all.  || 4 ||   
As cold is dispelled by fire, sins are driven out in
the Society of the Saints. As cloth is cleaned by soap, just so, by chanting 
the Naam, all doubts and fears are dispelled.  || 5 ||
As the chakvi bird longs for the sun, as the sparrow-hawk thirsts for the rain 
drop, as the deer’s ears are attuned to the sound
of the bell, the Lord’s Name is pleasing to the mind of the Lord’s humble 
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|| 6 ||    By Your Grace, we love You. When You show Mercy, then You come into 
our minds. When the Support of the earth
granted His Grace, then I was released from my bonds.  || 7 ||   I have seen 
all places with my eyes wide open. There is no
other  than  Him.  Doubt and  fear  are  dispelled, by  Guru’s  Grace.  Nanak  
sees  the  wondrous  Lord  everywhere.   ||  8  ||  4  ||
RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  All beings and creatures that are seen, God, depend on 
Your Support.  || 1 ||   This mind is saved
through  the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In an instant, He 
establishes and disestablishes, by His Creative Power. All is
the Creation of the Creator.  || 2 ||   Sexual desire, anger, greed, falsehood 
and slander are banished in the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy.  || 3 ||   Chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the 
mind becomes immaculate, and life is passed in
absolute peace.  || 4 ||   That mortal who enters the Sanctuary of the 
devotees, does not lose out, here or hereafter.  || 5 ||
Pleasure and pain, and the condition of this mind, I place before You, Lord.   
|| 6 ||    You are the Giver of all beings; You
cherish what You have made.  || 7 ||   So many millions of times, Nanak is a 
sacrifice to Your humble servants.  || 8 || 5 ||

RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Receiving the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, all sins are erased, and He unites 
me with the Lord.   || 1 ||    My Guru is the
Transcendent Lord, the Giver of peace. He implants the Naam, the Name of the 
Supreme Lord God within us; in the end, He is
our help and support.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The source of all pain within is 
destroyed; I apply the dust of the feet of the Saints to
my forehead.  || 2 ||   In an instant, He purifies the sinners, and dispels the 
darkness of ignorance.  || 3 ||    The Lord is all-
powerful, the Cause of causes. Nanak seeks His Sanctuary.  || 4 ||   Shattering 
the bonds, the Guru implants the Lord’s lotus
feet within, and lovingly attunes us to the One Word of the Shabad.  || 5 ||    
He has lifted me up, and pulled me out of the
deep, dark pit of sin; I am attuned to the True Shabad.   || 6 ||    The fear 
of birth and death is taken away; I shall never
wander  again.   ||  7  ||     This  mind  is  imbued  with  the  sublime  
elixir  of  the  Naam;  drinking  in  the  Ambrosial  Nectar,  it  is
satisfied.  || 8 ||   Joining the Society of the Saints, I sing the Kirtan of 
the Lord’s Praises; I dwell in the eternal, unchanging
place.  || 9 ||   The Perfect Guru has given me the perfect teachings; there is 
nothing except the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny.

|| 10 ||   I have obtained the treasure of the Naam, by great good fortune; O 
Nanak, I shall not fall into hell.  || 11 ||   Clever
tricks have not worked for me; I shall act according to the Instructions of the 
Perfect Guru.  || 12 ||   He is chanting, intense
meditation, austere self-discipline and purification. He Himself acts, and 
causes us to act.  || 13 ||


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In the midst of children and spouse, and utter corruption, the True Guru has 
carried me across.  || 14 ||    You Yourself take
care of Your beings; You Yourself attach them to the hem of Your robe.  || 15 
||   I have built the boat of true Dharmic faith,
to cross over the terrifying world-ocean.  || 16 ||   The Lord Master is 
unlimited and endless; Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to
Him.   || 17 ||    Being of Immortal Manifestation, He is not born; He is 
self-existent; He is the Light in the darkness of Kali
Yuga.   || 18 ||    He is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, the Giver 
of souls; gazing upon Him, I am satisfied and
fulfilled.   || 19 ||    He is the One Universal Creator Lord, immaculate and 
fearless; He is permeating and pervading all the
water and the land.  || 20 ||    He blesses His devotees with the Gift of 
devotional worship; Nanak longs for the Lord, O my
mother.   || 21 || 1 || 6 ||    RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH MEHL,   SHALOK:   Study the 
Word of the Shabad, O beloveds. It is your
anchoring support in life and in death. Your face shall be radiant, and you 
will be at peace forever, O Nanak, meditating in
remembrance on the One Lord. My mind and body are imbued with my Beloved Lord; 
I have been blessed with loving devotion
to           the Lord, O Saints.  || 1 ||   The True Guru has approved my 
cargo, O Saints. He has blessed His slave with the profit of the
Lord’s Name; all my thirst is quenched, O Saints.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Searching and searching, I have found the One Lord, the
jewel; I cannot express His value, O Saints.  || 2 ||   I focus my meditation 
on His Lotus Feet; I am absorbed in the True Vision
of His Darshan, O Saints.  || 3 ||    Singing, singing His Glorious Praises, I 
am enraptured; meditating in remembrance on the
Lord, I am satisfied and fulfilled, O Saints.   || 4 ||    The Lord, the 
Supreme Soul, is permeating within all; what comes, and
what goes, O Saints?  || 5 ||   At the very beginning of time, and throughout 
the ages, He is, and He shall always be; He is the
Giver of peace to all beings, O Saints.   || 6 ||    He Himself is endless; His 
end cannot be found. He is totally pervading and
permeating everywhere, O Saints.  || 7 ||   Nanak: the Lord is my friend, 
companion, wealth, youth, son, father and mother, O
Saints.   || 8 || 2 || 7 ||   RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  In thought, word and 
deed, I contemplate the Lord’s Name. The horrible
world-ocean is very treacherous; O Nanak, the Gurmukh is carried across.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   Inwardly, peace, and outwardly,
peace; meditating on the Lord, evil tendencies are crushed.  || 1 ||   He has 
rid me of what was clinging to me; my Dear Lord
God has blessed me with His Grace.  || 2 ||   The Saints are saved, in His 
Sanctuary; the very egotistical people rot away and
die.  || 3 ||   In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I have obtained 
this fruit, the Support of the One Name alone.  ||
4 ||    No one is strong, and no one is weak; all are manifestations of Your 
Light, Lord.   || 5 ||    You are the all-powerful,
indescribable, unfathomable, all-pervading Lord.   || 6 ||    Who can estimate 
Your value, O Creator Lord? God has no end or
limitation.  || 7 ||    Please bless Nanak with the glorious greatness of the 
gift of the Naam, and the dust of the feet of Your
Saints.   || 8 || 3 || 8 || 22 ||


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RAAMKALEE,   THIRD  MEHL,   ANAND   ~   THE  SONG  OF  BLISS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I am in ecstasy, O my mother, for I have found my True Guru. I have found the 
True Guru, with intuitive ease, and my mind
vibrates with the music of bliss. The jewelled melodies and their related 
celestial harmonies have come to sing the Word of the
Shabad. The Lord dwells within the minds of those who sing the Shabad. Says 
Nanak, I am in ecstasy, for I have found my
True Guru.  || 1 ||   O my mind, remain always with the Lord. Remain always 
with the Lord, O my mind, and all sufferings will
be forgotten. He will accept You as His own, and all your affairs will be 
perfectly arranged. Our Lord and Master is all-powerful
to do all things, so why forget Him from your mind? Says Nanak, O my mind, 
remain always with the Lord.  || 2 ||   O my True
Lord and Master, what is there which is not in Your celestial home? Everything 
is in Your home; they receive, unto whom You
give.  Constantly  singing  Your  Praises  and  Glories,  Your  Name  is  
enshrined  in  the  mind.  The  divine  melody  of  the  Shabad
vibrates for those, within whose minds the Naam abides. Says Nanak, O my True 
Lord and Master, what is there which is not
in Your home?  || 3 ||   The True Name is my only support. The True Name is my 
only support; it satisfies all hunger. It has
brought peace and tranquility to my mind; it has fulfilled all my desires. I am 
forever a sacrifice to the Guru, who possesses
such glorious greatness. Says Nanak, listen, O Saints; enshrine love for the 
Shabad. The True Name is my only support.  || 4 ||
The Panch Shabad, the five  primal  sounds,  vibrate  in  that  blessed  house. 
 In  that  blessed  house,  the  Shabad  vibrates;  He
infuses His almighty power into it. Through You, we subdue the five demons of 
desire, and slay Death, the torturer. Those who
have such pre-ordained destiny are attached to the Lord’s Name. Says Nanak, 
they are at peace, and the unstruck sound
current  vibrates  within  their  homes.   ||  5  ||     Without  the  true  
love  of  devotion,  the  body  is  without  honor.  The  body  is
dishonored without devotional love; what can the poor wretches do? No one 
except You is all-powerful; please bestow Your
Mercy, O Lord of all nature. There is no place of rest, other than the Name; 
attached to the Shabad, we are embellished with
beauty. Says Nanak, without devotional love, what can the poor wretches do?  || 
6 ||    Bliss, bliss — everyone talks of bliss;
bliss is known only through the Guru. Eternal bliss in known only through the 
Guru, when the Beloved Lord grants His Grace.
Granting His Grace, He cuts away our sins; He blesses us with the healing 
ointment of spiritual wisdom. Those who eradicate
attachment from within themselves, are adorned with the Shabad, the Word of the 
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Says Nanak, this alone is bliss — bliss which is known through the Guru.  || 7 
||   O Baba, he alone receives it, unto whom You
give it. He alone receives it, unto whom You give it; what can the other poor 
wretched beings do? Some are deluded by doubt,
wandering  in  the  ten  directions;  some  are  adorned  with  attachment  to  
the  Naam.  By  Guru’s  Grace,  the  mind  becomes
immaculate and pure, for those who follow God’s Will. Says Nanak, he alone 
receives it, unto whom You give it, O Beloved
Lord.  || 8 ||   Come, Beloved Saints, let us speak the Unspoken Speech of the 
Lord. How can we speak the Unspoken Speech
of the Lord? Through which door will we find Him? Surrender body, mind, wealth, 
and everything to the Guru; obey the Order
of His Will, and you will find Him. Obey the Hukam of the Guru’s Command, and 
sing the True Word of His Bani. Says Nanak,
listen, O Saints, and speak the Unspoken Speech of the Lord.  || 9 ||   O 
fickle mind, through cleverness, no one has found the
Lord. Through cleverness, no one has found Him; listen, O my mind. This Maya is 
so fascinating; because of it, people wander
in doubt. This fascinating Maya was created by the One who has administered 
this potion. I am a sacrifice to the One who has
made emotional attachment sweet. Says Nanak, O fickle mind, no one has found 
Him through cleverness.  || 10 ||   O beloved
mind, contemplate the True Lord forever. This family which you see shall not go 
along with you. They shall not go along with
you, so why do you focus your attention on them? Don’t do anything that you 
will regret in the end. Listen to the Teachings of
the True Guru — these shall go along with you. Says Nanak, O beloved mind, 
contemplate the True Lord forever.  || 11 ||   O
inaccessible and unfathomable Lord, Your limits cannot be found. No one has 
found Your limits; only You Yourself know. All
living beings and creatures are Your play; how can anyone describe You? You 
speak, and You gaze upon all; You created the
Universe. Says Nanak, You are forever inaccessible; Your limits cannot be 
found.  || 12 ||    The angelic beings and the silent
sages search for the Ambrosial Nectar; this Amrit is obtained from the Guru. 
This Amrit is obtained, when the Guru grants His
Grace; He enshrines the True Lord within the mind. All living beings and 
creatures were created by You; only some come to
see the Guru, and seek His blessing. Their greed, avarice and egotism are 
dispelled, and the True Guru seems sweet. Says
Nanak, those with whom the Lord is pleased, obtain the Amrit, through the Guru. 
  || 13 ||    The lifestyle of the devotees is
unique and distinct. The devotees’ lifestyle is unique and distinct; they 
follow the most difficult path. They renounce greed,
avarice, egotism and desire; they do not talk too much. The path they take is 
sharper than a two-edged sword, and finer than
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By Guru’s Grace, they shed their selfishness and conceit; their hopes are 
merged in the Lord. Says Nanak, the lifestyle of the
devotees, in each and every age, is unique and distinct.  || 14 ||   As You 
make me walk, so do I walk, O my Lord and Master;
what else do I know of Your Glorious Virtues? As You cause them to walk, they 
walk — You have placed them on the Path. In
Your Mercy, You attach them to the Naam; they meditate forever on the Lord, 
Har, Har. Those whom You cause to listen to
Your  sermon,  find  peace  in  the  Gurdwara,  the  Guru’s  Gate.  Says  
Nanak,  O  my  True  Lord  and  Master,  you  make  us  walk
according to Your Will.  || 15 ||   This song of praise is the Shabad, the most 
beautiful Word of God. This beauteous Shabad is
the everlasting song of praise, spoken by the True Guru. This is enshrined in 
the minds of those who are so pre-destined by
the Lord. Some wander around, babbling on and on, but none obtain Him by 
babbling. Says Nanak, the Shabad, this song of
praise, has been spoken by the True Guru.  || 16 ||   Those humble beings who 
meditate on the Lord become pure. Meditating
on the Lord, they become pure; as Gurmukh, they meditate on Him. They are pure, 
along with their mothers, fathers, family
and  friends;  all  their  companions  are  pure  as  well.  Pure  are  those  
who  speak,  and  pure  are  those  who  listen;  those  who
enshrine it within their minds are pure. Says Nanak, pure and holy are those 
who, as Gurmukh, meditate on the Lord, Har,
Har.  || 17 ||   By religious rituals, intuitive poise is not found; without 
intuitive poise, skepticism does not depart. Skepticism
does not depart by contrived actions; everybody is tired of performing these 
rituals. The soul is polluted by skepticism; how
can it be cleansed? Wash your mind by attaching it to the Shabad, and keep your 
consciousness focused on the Lord. Says
Nanak,  by  Guru’s  Grace,  intuitive  poise  is  produced,  and  this  
skepticism  is  dispelled.   ||  18  ||     Inwardly  polluted,  and
outwardly  pure.  Those  who  are  outwardly  pure  and  yet  polluted  within, 
 lose  their  lives  in  the  gamble.  They  contract  this
terrible disease of desire, and in their minds, they forget about dying. In the 
Vedas, the ultimate objective is the Naam, the
Name of the Lord; but they do not hear this, and they wander around like 
demons. Says Nanak, those who forsake Truth and
cling to falsehood, lose their lives in the gamble.  || 19 ||   Inwardly pure, 
and outwardly pure. Those who are outwardly pure
and also pure within, through the Guru, perform good deeds. Not even an iota of 
falsehood touches them; their hopes are
absorbed in the Truth. Those who earn the jewel of this human life, are the 
most excellent of merchants. Says Nanak, those
whose minds are pure, abide with the Guru forever.  || 20 ||   If a Sikh turns 
to the Guru with sincere faith, as sunmukh — if a
Sikh turns to the Guru with sincere faith, as sunmukh, his soul abides with the 
Guru. Within his heart, he meditates on the
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Renouncing selfishness and conceit, he remains always on the side of the Guru; 
he does not know anyone except the Guru.
Says Nanak, listen, O Saints: such a Sikh turns toward the Guru with sincere 
faith, and becomes sunmukh.  || 21 ||   One who
turns away from the Guru, and becomes baymukh — without the True Guru, he shall 
not find liberation. He shall not find
liberation anywhere else either; go and ask the wise ones about this. He shall 
wander through countless incarnations; without
the  True  Guru,  he  shall  not  find  liberation.  But  liberation  is  
attained,  when  one  is  attached  to  the  feet  of  the  True  Guru,
chanting the Word of the Shabad. Says Nanak, contemplate this and see, that 
without the True Guru, there is no liberation.  ||
22      ||   Come, O beloved Sikhs of the True Guru, and sing the True Word of 
His Bani. Sing the Guru’s Bani, the supreme Word
of  Words.  Those  who  are  blessed  by  the  Lord’s  Glance  of  Grace —  
their  hearts  are  imbued  with  this  Bani.  Drink  in  this
Ambrosial Nectar, and remain in the Lord’s Love forever; meditate on the Lord, 
the Sustainer of the world. Says Nanak, sing
this True Bani forever.  || 23 ||   Without the True Guru, other songs are 
false. The songs are false without the True Guru; all
other songs are false. The speakers are false, and the listeners are false; 
those who speak and recite are false. They may
continually chant, ‘Har, Har’ with their tongues, but they do not know what 
they are saying. Their consciousness is lured by
Maya; they are just reciting mechanically. Says Nanak, without the True Guru, 
other songs are false.  || 24 ||    The Word of
the Guru’s Shabad is a jewel, studded with diamonds. The mind which is attached 
to this jewel, merges into the Shabad. One
whose mind is attuned to the Shabad, enshrines love for the True Lord. He 
Himself is the diamond, and He Himself is the
jewel; one who is blessed, understands its value. Says Nanak, the Shabad is a 
jewel, studded with diamonds.   || 25 ||    He
Himself  created  Shiva  and  Shakti,  mind  and  matter;  the  Creator  
subjects  them  to  His  Command.  Enforcing  His  Order,  He
Himself sees all. How rare are those who, as Gurmukh, come to know Him. They 
break their bonds, and attain liberation; they
enshrine the Shabad within their minds. Those whom the Lord Himself makes 
Gurmukh, lovingly focus their consciousness on
the One Lord. Says Nanak, He Himself is the Creator; He Himself reveals the 
Hukam of His Command.  || 26 ||   The Simritees
and the Shaastras discriminate between good and evil, but they do not know the 
true essence of reality. They do not know the
true essence of reality without the Guru; they do not know the true essence of 
reality. The world is asleep in the three modes
and doubt; it passes the night of its life sleeping. Those humble beings remain 
awake and aware, within whose minds, by
Guru’s Grace, the Lord abides; they chant the Ambrosial Word of the Guru’s 
Bani. Says Nanak, they alone obtain the essence
of reality, who night and day remain lovingly absorbed in the Lord; they pass 
the night of their life awake and aware.  || 27 ||
He nourished us in the mother’s womb; why forget Him from the mind? Why forget 
from the mind such a Great Giver, who
gave us sustenance in the fire of the womb? Nothing can harm one, whom the Lord 
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He Himself is the love, and He Himself is the embrace; the Gurmukh contemplates 
Him forever. Says Nanak, why forget such a
Great Giver from the mind?  || 28 ||   As is the fire within the womb, so is 
Maya outside. The fire of Maya is one and the same;
the Creator has staged this play. According to His Will, the child is born, and 
the family is very pleased. Love for the Lord wears
off, and the child becomes attached to desires; the script of Maya runs its 
course. This is Maya, by which the Lord is forgotten;
emotional attachment and love of duality well up. Says Nanak, by Guru’s Grace, 
those who enshrine love for the Lord find Him,
in the midst of Maya.  || 29 ||   The Lord Himself is priceless; His worth 
cannot be estimated. His worth cannot be estimated,
even though people have grown weary of trying. If you meet such a True Guru, 
offer your head to Him; your selfishness and
conceit will be eradicated from within. Your soul belongs to Him; remain united 
with Him, and the Lord will come to dwell in
your mind. The Lord Himself is priceless; very fortunate are those, O Nanak, 
who attain to the Lord.  || 30 ||   The Lord is my
capital; my mind is the merchant. The Lord is my capital, and my mind is the 
merchant; through the True Guru, I know my
capital. Meditate continually on the Lord, Har, Har, O my soul, and you shall 
collect your profits daily. This wealth is obtained
by those who are pleasing to the Lord’s Will. Says Nanak, the Lord is my 
capital, and my mind is the merchant.  || 31 ||   O my
tongue, you are engrossed in other tastes, but your thirsty desire is not 
quenched. Your thirst shall not be quenched by any
means, until you attain the subtle essence of the Lord. If you do obtain the 
subtle essence of the  Lord, and  drink  in  this
essence of the Lord, you shall not be troubled by desire again. This subtle 
essence of the Lord is obtained by good karma,
when one comes to meet with the True Guru. Says Nanak, all other tastes and 
essences are forgotten, when the Lord comes
to dwell within the mind.   || 32 ||    O my body, the Lord infused His Light 
into you, and then you came into the world. The
Lord infused His Light into you, and then you came into the world. The Lord 
Himself is your mother, and He Himself is your
father; He created the created beings, and revealed the world to them. By 
Guru’s Grace, some understand, and then it’s a
show; it seems like just a show. Says Nanak, He laid the foundation of the 
Universe, and infused His Light, and then you came
into the world.  || 33 ||   My mind has become joyful, hearing of God’s coming. 
Sing the songs of joy to welcome the Lord, O
my companions; my household has become the Lord’s Mansion. Sing continually the 
songs of joy to welcome the Lord, O my
companions, and sorrow and suffering will not afflict you. Blessed is that day, 
when I am attached to the Guru’s feet and
meditate on my Husband Lord. I have come to know the unstruck sound current and 
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad; I enjoy
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Says Nanak, God Himself has met me; He is the Doer, the Cause of causes.  || 34 
||   O my body, why have you come into this
world? What actions have you committed? And what actions have you committed, O 
my body, since you came into this world?
The Lord who formed your form — you have not enshrined that Lord in your mind. 
By Guru’s Grace, the Lord abides within the
mind, and one’s pre-ordained destiny is fulfilled. Says Nanak, this body is 
adorned and honored, when one’s consciousness is
focused on the True Guru.  || 35 ||   O my eyes, the Lord has infused His Light 
into you; do not look upon any other than the
Lord. Do not look upon any other than the Lord; the Lord alone is worthy of 
beholding. This whole world which you see is the
image of the Lord; only the image of the Lord is seen. By Guru’s Grace, I 
understand, and I see only the One Lord; there is no
one except the Lord. Says Nanak, these eyes were blind; but meeting the True 
Guru, they became all-seeing.  || 36 ||   O my
ears, you were created only to hear the Truth. To hear the Truth, you were 
created and attached to the body; listen to the
True Bani. Hearing it, the mind and body are rejuvenated, and the tongue is 
absorbed in Ambrosial Nectar. The True Lord is
unseen and wondrous; His state cannot be described. Says Nanak, listen to the 
Ambrosial Naam and become holy; you were
created only to hear the Truth.  || 37 ||   The Lord placed the soul to the 
cave of the body, and blew the breath of life into the
musical instrument of the body. He blew the breath of life into the musical 
instrument of the body, and revealed the nine
doors; but He kept the Tenth Door hidden. Through the Gurdwara, the Guru’s 
Gate, some are blessed with loving faith, and
the Tenth Door is revealed to them. There are many images of the Lord, and the 
nine treasures of the Naam; His limits cannot
be found. Says Nanak, the Lord placed the soul to the cave of the body, and 
blew the breath of life into the musical instrument
of the body.  || 38 ||   Sing this true song of praise in the true home of your 
soul. Sing the song of praise in your true home;
meditate  there  on  the  True  Lord  forever.  They  alone  meditate  on  You, 
 O  True  Lord,  who  are  pleasing  to  Your  Will;  as
Gurmukh, they understand. This Truth is the Lord and Master of all; whoever is 
blessed, obtains it. Says Nanak, sing the true
song of praise in the true home of your soul.  || 39 ||    Listen to the song 
of bliss, O most fortunate ones; all your longings
shall be fulfilled. I have obtained the Supreme Lord God, and all sorrows have 
been forgotten. Pain, illness and suffering have
departed,  listening  to  the  True  Bani.  The  Saints  and  their  friends  
are  in  ecstasy,  knowing  the  Perfect  Guru.  Pure  are  the
listeners, and pure are the speakers; the True Guru is all-pervading and 
permeating. Prays Nanak, touching the Guru’s Feet,
the unstruck sound current of the celestial bugles vibrates and resounds.  || 
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RAAMKALEE,   SADD  ~  THE  CALL  OF  DEATH:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

He is the Great Giver of the Universe, the Lover of His devotees, throughout 
the three worlds. One who is merged in the Word
of the Guru’s Shabad does not know any other. Dwelling upon the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad, he does not know any other;
he  meditates  on  the  One  Name  of  the  Lord.  By  the  Grace  of  Guru  
Nanak  and  Guru  Angad,  Guru  Amar  Das  obtained  the
supreme status. And when the call came for Him to depart, He merged in the Name 
of the Lord. Through devotional worship in
this world, the imperishable, immovable, immeasurable Lord is found.  || 1 ||   
The Guru gladly accepted the Lord’s Will, and
so the Guru easily reached the Lord God’s Presence. The True Guru prays to the 
Lord, “Please, save my honor. This is my
prayer”. Please save the honor of Your humble servant, O Lord; please bless him 
with Your Immaculate Name. At this time of
final departure, it is our only help and support; it destroys death, and the 
Messenger of Death. The Lord God heard the prayer
of the True Guru, and granted His request. The Lord showered His Mercy, and 
blended the True Guru with Himself; He said,
“Blessed! Blessed! Wonderful!”  || 2 ||   Listen O my Sikhs, my children and 
Siblings of Destiny; it is my Lord’s Will that I must
now  go to Him. The Guru gladly accepted the Lord’s Will, and my Lord God 
applauded Him. One who is pleased with the Lord
God’s Will is a devotee, the True Guru, the Primal Lord. The unstruck sound 
current of bliss resounds and vibrates; the Lord
hugs him close in His embrace. O my children, siblings and family, look 
carefully in your minds, and see. The pre-ordained
death warrant cannot be avoided; the Guru is going to be with the Lord God.  || 
3 ||   The True Guru, in His Own Sweet Will,
sat up and summoned His family. Let no one weep for me after I am gone. That 
would not please me at all. When a friend
receives a robe of honor, then his friends are pleased with his honor. Consider 
this and see, O my children and siblings; the
Lord has given the True Guru the robe of supreme honor. The True Guru Himself 
sat up, and appointed the successor to the
Throne of Raja Yoga, the Yoga of Meditation and Success. All the Sikhs, 
relatives, children and siblings have fallen at the Feet
of Guru Ram Das.  || 4 ||   Finally, the True Guru said, “When I am gone, sing 
Kirtan in Praise of the Lord, in Nirvaanaa.” Cal
in the long-haired scholarly Saints of the Lord, to read the sermon of the 
Lord, Har, Har. Read the sermon of the Lord, and
listen to the Lord’s Name; the Guru is pleased with love for the Lord. Do not 
bother with offering rice-balls on leaves, lighting
lamps, and other rituals like floating the body out on the Ganges; instead, let 
my remains be given up to the Lord’s Pool. The
Lord was pleased as the True Guru spoke; he was blended then with the 
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The Guru then blessed the Sodhi Ram Das with the ceremonial tilak mark, the 
insignia of the True Word of the Shabad.  || 5 ||
And as the True Guru, the Primal Lord spoke, and the Gursikhs obeyed His Will. 
His son Mohri turned sunmukh, and become
obedient to Him; he bowed, and touched Ram Das’ feet. Then, everyone bowed and 
touched the feet of Ram Das, into whom
the Guru infused His essence. And any that did not bow then because of envy — 
later, the True Guru brought them around to
bow in humility. It pleased the Guru, the Lord, to bestow glorious greatness 
upon Him; such was the pre-ordained destiny of
the Lord’s Will. Says Sundar, listen, O Saints: all the world fell at His feet. 
 || 6 || 1 ||

RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHHANT:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Friend, my Friend — standing so near to me is my Friend! Beloved, the Lord my 
Beloved — with my eyes, I have seen the
Lord, my Beloved! With my eyes I have seen Him, sleeping upon the bed within 
each and every heart; my Beloved is the
sweetest ambrosial nectar. He is with all, but he cannot be found; the fool 
does not know His taste. Intoxicated with the wine
of Maya, the mortal babbles on about trivial affairs; giving in to the 
illusion, he cannot meet the Lord. Says Nanak, without the
Guru, he cannot understand the Lord, the Friend who is standing near everyone.  
|| 1 ||   God, my God — the Support of the
breath of life is my God. Merciful Lord, my Merciful Lord — the Giver of gifts 
is my Merciful Lord. The Giver of gifts is infinite
and unlimited; deep within each and every heart, He is so beautiful! He created 
Maya, His slave, so powerfully pervasive —
she has enticed all beings and creatures. One whom the Lord saves, chants the 
True Name, and contemplates the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad. Says Nanak, one who is pleasing to God — God is very dear to 
him.  || 2 ||   I take pride, I take pride in God; I
take pride in my God. Wise, God is wise; my Lord and Master is all-wise, and 
all-knowing. All-wise and all-knowing, and forever
supreme; the Name of the Lord is Ambrosial Nectar. Those who have such 
pre-ordained destiny recorded upon their foreheads,
taste  it, and are satisfied with the Lord of the Universe. They meditate on 
Him, and find Him; they place all their pride in Him.
Says Nanak, He is seated on His eternal throne; True is His royal court.  || 3 
||   The song of joy, the Lord’s song of joy; listen
to  the  song  of  joy  of  my  God.  The  wedding  song,  God’s  wedding  
song;  the  unstruck  sound  current  of  His  wedding  song
resounds. The unstruck sound current vibrates, and the Word of the Shabad 
resounds; there is continuous, continual rejoicing.
Meditating on that God, everything is obtained; He does not die, or come or go. 
Thirst is quenched, and hopes are fulfilled; the
Gurmukh meets with the absolute, unmanifest Lord. Says Nanak, in the Home of my 
God, the songs of joy are continuously,
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|| 4 || 1 ||    RAAMKALEE   FIFTH MEHL:   Meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, O 
mind; don’t forget Him, even for an instant.
Enshrine the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam, Raam, within your heart and throat. 
Enshrine within your heart the Primal Lord, Har,
Har, the all-pervading, supreme, immaculate Lord God. He sends fear far away; 
He is the Destroyer of sin; He eradicates the
unbearable pains of the terrifying world-ocean. Contemplate the Lord of the 
World, the Cherisher of the World, the Lord, the
Virtuous Lord of the Universe. Prays Nanak, joining the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, remember the Lord, day and
night.  || 1 ||   His lotus feet are the support and anchor of His humble 
servants. He takes the Naam, the Name of the Infinite
Lord, as his wealth, property and treasure. Those who have the treasure of the 
Lord’s Name, enjoy the taste of the One Lord.
They meditate on the Infinite Lord with each and every breath, as their 
pleasure, joy and beauty. The Naam, the Name of the
Lord, is the Destroyer of sins, the only deed of redemption. The Naam drives 
out the fear of the Messenger of Death. Prays
Nanak, the support of His lotus feet is the capital of His humble servant.  || 
2 ||   Your Glorious Virtues are endless, O my Lord
and Master; no one knows them all. Seeing and hearing of Your wondrous plays, O 
Merciful Lord, Your devotees narrate them.
All beings and creatures meditate on You, O Primal Transcendent Lord, Master of 
men. All beings are beggars; You are the
One Giver, O Lord of the Universe, Embodiment of mercy. He alone is holy, a 
Saint, a truly wise person, who is accepted by the
Dear Lord. Prays Nanak, they alone realize You, unto whom You show Mercy.  || 3 
||   I am unworthy and without any master;
I seek Your Sanctuary, Lord. I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice to the 
Divine Guru, who has implanted the Naam within
me.  The  Guru  blessed  me  with  the  Naam; happiness  came,  and  all  my  
desires  were  fulfilled.  The  fire  of  desire  has  been
quenched,  and  peace  and  tranquility  have  come;  after  such  a  long  
separation,  I  have  met  my  Lord  again.  I  have  found
ecstasy, pleasure and true intuitive poise, singing the great glories, the song 
of bliss of the Lord. Prays Nanak, I have obtai ned
the Name of God from the Perfect Guru.   || 4 || 2 ||    RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH 
MEHL:   Rise early each morning, and with the
Saints, sing the melodious harmony, the unstruck sound current of the Shabad. 
All sins and sufferings are erased, chanting the
Lord’s Name, under Guru’s Instructions. Dwell upon the Lord’s Name, and drink 
in the Nectar; day and night, worship and
adore Him. The merits of Yoga, charity and religious rituals are obtained by 
grasping His lotus feet. Loving devotion to the
merciful, enticing Lord takes away all pain. Prays Nanak, cross over the 
world-ocean, meditating on the Lord, your Lord and
Master.  || 1 ||   Meditation on the Lord of the Universe is an ocean of peace; 
Your devotees sing Your Glorious Praises, Lord.
Ecstasy, bliss and great happiness are obtained by grasping hold of the Guru’s 
feet. Meeting with the treasure of peace, their
pains are taken away; granting His Grace, God protects them. Those who grasp 
the Lord’s feet — their fears and doubts run
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He thinks of the One Lord, and he sings of the One God; he gazes upon the One 
Lord alone. Prays Nanak, God has granted His
Grace, and I have found the Perfect True Guru.  || 2 ||   Meet with the holy, 
humble servants of God; meeting with the Lord,
listen to the Kirtan of His Praises. God is the Merciful Master, the Lord of 
wealth; there is no end to His Virtues. The Merciful
Lord is the Dispeller of pain, the Giver of Sanctuary, the Eradicator of all 
evil. Emotional attachment, sorrow, corruption and
pain — chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, one is saved from these. All 
beings are Yours, O my God; bless me with
Your Mercy, that I may become the dust under the feet of all men. Prays Nanak, 
O God, be kind to me, that I may chant Your
Name, and live.  || 3 ||   God saves His humble devotees, attaching them to His 
feet. Twenty-four hours a day, they meditate
in remembrance on their God; they meditae on the One Name. Meditating on that 
God, they cross over the terrifying world-
ocean, and their comings and goings cease. They enjoy eternal peace and 
pleasure, singing the Kirtan of God’s Praises; His
Will seems so sweet to them. All my desires are fulfilled, meeting with the 
Perfect True Guru. Prays Nanak, God has blended
me with Himself; I shall never suffer pain or sorrow again.  || 4 || 3 ||   
RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL,  CHHANT.  SHALOK:  In
the  Sanctuary  of  His  lotus  feet,  I  sing  His  Glorious  Praises  in  
ecstasy  and  bliss.  O  Nanak,  worship  God  in  adoration,  the
Eradicator of misfortune.  || 1 ||    CHHANT:  God is the Eradicator of 
misfortune; there is none other than Him. Forever and
ever, remember the Lord in meditation; He is permeating the water, the land and 
the sky. He is permeating and pervading the
water, the land and the sky; do not forget Him from your mind, even for an 
instant. Blessed was that day, when I grasped the
Guru’s  feet;  all  virtues  rest  in  the  Lord  of  the  Universe.  So  serve 
 Him  day  and  night,  O  servant;  whatever  pleases  Him,
happens. Nanak is a sacrifice to the Giver of peace; his mind and body are 
enlightened.   || 1 ||    SHALOK:   Meditating in
remembrance on the Lord, the mind and body find peace; the thought of duality 
is dispelled. Nanak takes the support of the
Lord of the World, the Lord of the Universe, the Destroyer of troubles.  || 1 
||   CHHANT:  The Merciful Lord has eradicated my
fears and troubles. In ecstasy, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord; God is 
the Cherisher, the Master of the meek. The
Cherishing Lord is imperishable, the One and only Primal Lord; I am imbued with 
His Love. When I placed my hands and
forehead upon His Feet, He blended me with Himself; I became awake and aware 
forever, night and day. My soul, body,
household and home belong to Him, along with my body, youth, wealth and 
property. Forever and ever, Nanak is a sacrifice to
Him, who cherishes and nurtures all beings.   || 2 ||    SHALOK:   My tongue 
chants the Name of the Lord, and chants the
Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. Nanak has grasped the sheltering 
support of the One Transcendent Lord, who
shall save him in the end.  || 1 ||   CHHANT:  He is God, our Lord and Master, 
our Saving Grace. Grab hold of the hem of His
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Vibrate, and meditate on the Merciful Divine Lord in the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy; renounce your intellectual
mind. Seek the Support of the One Lord, and surrender your soul to Him; place 
your hopes only in the Sustainer of the World.
Those who are imbued with the Lord’s Name, in the Saadh Sangat, cross over the 
terrifying world-ocean. The corrupting sins
of birth and death are eradicated, and no stain ever sticks to them again. 
Nanak is a sacrifice to the Perfect Primal Lord; His
marriage is eternal.   || 3 ||    SHALOK:   Righteous faith, wealth, sexual 
success and salvation; the Lord bestows these four
blessings. One who has such pre-ordained destiny upon his forehead, O Nanak, 
has all his desires fulfilled.  || 1 ||   CHHANT:
All my desires are fulfilled, meeting with my Immaculate, Sovereign Lord. I am 
in ecstasy, O very fortunate ones; the Dear
Lord has become manifest in my own home. My Beloved has come to my home, 
because of my past actions; how can I count
His Glories? The Lord, the Giver of peace and intuition, is infinite and 
perfect; with what tongue can I describe His Glorious
Virtues? He hugs me close in His embrace, and merges me into Himself; there is 
no place of rest other than Him. Nanak is
forever a sacrifice to the Creator, who is contained in, and permeating all.  
|| 4 || 4 ||   RAAG RAAMKALEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Sing
the melodious harmonies, O my companions, and meditate on the One Lord. Serve 
your True Guru, O my companions, and
you shall obtain the fruits of your mind’s desires.

RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   RUTI ~  THE  SEASONS.   SHALOK:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Bow to the Supreme Lord God, and seek the dust of the feet of the Holy. Cast 
out your self-conceit, and vibrate, meditate, on
the Lord, Har, Har. O Nanak, God is all-pervading.  || 1 ||    He is the 
Eradicator of sinful residues, the Destroyer of fear, the
Ocean of peace, the Sovereign Lord King. Merciful to the meek, the Destroyer of 
pain: O Nanak, always meditate on Him.  || 2

||    CHHANT:   Sing His Praises, O very fortunate ones, and the Dear Lord God 
shall bless you with His Mercy. Blessed and
auspicious is that season, that month, that moment, that hour, when you chant 
the Lord’s Glorious Praises. Blessed are those
humble  beings,  who  are  imbued  with  love  for  His  Praises,  and  who  
meditate  single-mindedly  on  Him.  Their  lives  become
fruitful, and they find that Lord God. Donations to charities and religious 
rituals are not equal to meditation on the Lord, who
destroys  all  sins.  Prays  Nanak,  meditating  in  remembrance  on  Him,  I  
live;  birth  and  death  are  finished  for  me.   ||  1  ||
SHALOK:  Strive for the inaccessible and unfathomable Lord, and bow in humility 
to His lotus feet. O Nanak, that sermon alone
is pleasing to You, Lord, which inspires us to take the Support of the Name.   
|| 1 ||    Seek the Sanctuary of the Saints, O
friends; meditate in remembrance on your infinite Lord and Master. The dried 
branch shall blossom forth in its greenery again,
O  Nanak,  meditating  on  the  Lord  God.   ||  2  ||     CHHANT:   The  
season  of  spring  is  delightful;  the  months  of  Chayt  and
Baisaakhi are the most pleasant months. I have obtained the Dear Lord as my 
Husband, and my mind, body and breath have
blossomed forth. The eternal, unchanging Lord has come into my home as my 
Husband, O my companions; dwelling upon His
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The Lord of the Universe is beautiful, proficient, wise and all-knowing; His 
Virtues are priceless. By great good fortune, I have
found Him; my pain is dispelled, and my hopes are fulfilled. Prays Nanak, I 
have entered Your Sanctuary, Lord, and my fear of
death is eradicated.   || 2 ||    SHALOK:  Without the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, one dies wandering around in
confusion, performing all sorts of rituals. O Nanak, all are bound by the 
attractive bonds of Maya, and the karmic record of past
actions.  || 1 ||    Those who are pleasing to God are united with Him; He 
separates others from Himself. Nanak has entered
the Sanctuary of God; His greatness is glorious!   || 2 ||    CHHANT:   In the 
summer season, in the months of Jayt’h and
Asaarh, the heat is terrible, intense and severe. The discarded bride is 
separated from His Love, and the Lord does not even
look at her. She does not see her Lord, and she dies with an aching sigh; she 
is defrauded and plundered by her great pride.
She flails around, like a fish out of water; attached to Maya, she is alienated 
from the Lord. She sins, and so she is fearful of
reincarnation; the Messenger of Death will surely punish her. Prays Nanak, take 
me under Your sheltering support, Lord, and
protect me; You are the Fulfiller of desire.  || 3 ||   SHALOK:  With loving 
faith, I am attached to my Beloved; I cannot survive
without Him, even for an instant. He is permeating and pervading my mind and 
body, O Nanak, with intuitive ease.   || 1 ||
My Friend has taken me by the hand; He has been my best friend, lifetime after 
lifetime. He has made me the slave of His
feet; O Nanak, my consciousness is filled with love for God.  || 2 ||    
CHHANT:  The rainy season is beautiful; the months of
Saawan and Bhaadon bring bliss. The clouds are low, and heavy with rain; the 
waters and the lands are filled with honey. God
is all-pervading everywhere; the nine treasures of the Lord’s Name fill the 
homes of all hearts. Meditating in remembrance on
the Lord and Master, the Searcher of hearts, all one’s ancestry is saved. No 
blemish sticks to that being who remains awake
and aware in the Love of the Lord; the Merciful Lord is forever forgiving. 
Prays Nanak, I have found my Husband Lord, who is
forever pleasing to my mind.   || 4 ||    SHALOK:   Thirsty with desire, I 
wander around; when will I behold the Lord of the
World? Is there any humble Saint, any friend, O Nanak, who can lead me to meet 
with God?  || 1 ||   Without meeting Him, I
have no peace or tranquility; I cannot survive for a moment, even for an 
instant. Entering the Sanctuary of the Lord’s Holy
Saints, O Nanak, my desires are fulfilled.  || 2 ||    CHHANT:  In the cool, 
autumn season, in the months of Assu and Katik, I
am thirsty for the Lord. Searching for the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, I 
wander around wondering, when will I meet my
Lord, the treasure of virtue? Without my Beloved Husband Lord, I find no peace, 
and all my necklaces and bracelets become
cursed. So beautiful, so wise, so clever and knowing; still, without the 
breath, it is just a body. I look here and there, in the ten
directions; my mind is so thirsty to meet God! Prays Nanak, shower Your Mercy 
upon me; unite me with Yourself, O God, O
treasure of virtue.  || 5 ||   SHALOK:  The fire of desire is cooled and 
quenched; my mind and body are filled with peace and
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O Nanak, I have met my Perfect God; the illusion of duality is dispelled.  || 1 
||   The Lord Himself sent His Holy Saints, to tell
us that He is not far away. O Nanak, doubt and fear are dispelled,  chanting  
the  Name  of  the  all-pervading  Lord.   ||  2  ||
CHHANT:   In  the  cold  season  of  Maghar  and  Poh,  the  Lord  reveals  
Himself.  My  burning  desires  were  quenched,  when  I
obtained the Blessed Vision of His Darshan; the fraudulent illusion of Maya is 
gone. All my desires have been fulfilled, meeting
the Lord face-to-face; I am His servant, I serve at His feet. My necklaces, 
hair-ties, all decorations and adornments, are in
singing the Glorious Praises of the unseen, mysterious Lord. I long for loving 
devotion to the Lord of the Universe, and so the
Messenger of Death cannot even see me. Prays Nanak, God has united me with 
Himself; I shall never suffer separation from
my Beloved again.   || 6 ||    SHALOK:   The happy soul bride has found the 
wealth of the Lord; her consciousness does not
waver. Joining together with the Saints, O Nanak, God, my Friend, has revealed 
Himself in my home.   ||  1  ||     With  her
Beloved Husband Lord, she enjoys millions of melodies, pleasures and joys. The 
fruits of the mind’s desires are obtained, O
Nanak, chanting the Lord’s Name.   || 2 ||    CHHANT:   The snowy winter 
season, the months of Maagh and Phagun, are
pleasing and ennobling to the mind. O my friends and companions, sing the songs 
of joy; my Husband Lord has come into my
home. My Beloved has come into my home; I meditate on Him in my mind. The bed 
of my heart is beautifully adorned. The
woods, the meadows and the three worlds have blossomed forth in their greenery; 
 gazing  upon  the  Blessed  Vision  of  His
Darshan,  I  am  fascinated.  I  have  met my  Lord  and  Master,  and  my  
desires  are  fulfilled;  my  mind  chants  His  Immaculate
Mantra. Prays Nanak, I celebrate continuously; I have met my Husband Lord, the 
Lord of excellence.  || 7 ||    SHALOK:  The
Saints are the helpers, the support of the soul; they carry us cross the 
terrifying world-ocean. Know that they are the highest
of all; O Nanak, they love the Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 1 ||    Those 
who know Him, cross over; they are the brave
heroes, the heroic warriors. Nanak is a sacrifice to those who meditate on the 
Lord, and cross over to the other shore.  || 2 ||
CHHANT:  His feet are exalted above all. They eradicate all suffering. They 
destroy the pains of coming and going. They bring
loving devotion to the Lord. Imbued with the Lord’s Love, one is intoxicated 
with intuitive peace and poise, and does not forget
the Lord from his mind, even for an instant. Shedding my self-conceit, I have 
entered the Sanctuary of His Feet; all virtues rest
in the Lord of the Universe. I bow in humility to the Lord of the Universe, the 
treasure of virtue, the Lord of excellence, our
Primal Lord and Master. Prays Nanak, shower me with Your Mercy, Lord; 
throughout the ages, You take the same form.  || 8 ||
1 || 6 || 8 ||

RAAMKALEE,   FIRST MEHL,   DAKHANEE,   ONGKAAR:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

From Ongkaar, the One Universal Creator God, Brahma was created. He kept 
Ongkaar in his consciousness. From Ongkaar, the
mountains and the ages were created. Ongkaar created the Vedas.


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Ongkaar  saves  the  world  through  the  Shabad.  Ongkaar  saves  the  
Gurmukhs.  Listen  to  the  Message  of  the  Universal,
Imperishable Creator Lord. The Universal, Imperishable Creator Lord is the 
essence of the three worlds.   || 1 ||    Listen, O
Pandit, O religious scholar, why are you writing about worldly debates? As 
Gurmukh, write only the Name of the Lord, the Lord
of the World.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Sassa:  He created the entire universe 
with ease; His One Light pervades the three worlds.
Become Gurmukh, and obtain the real thing; gather the gems and pearls. If one 
understands, realizes and comprehends what
he reads and studies, in the end he shall realize that the True Lord dwells 
deep within his nucleus. The Gurmukh sees and
contemplates the True Lord; without the True Lord, the world is false.  || 2 || 
   Dhadha:  Those who enshrine Dharmic faith
and dwell in the City of Dharma are worthy; their minds are steadfast and 
stable.  Dhadha:  If the dust of their feet touches
one’s face and forehead, he is transformed from iron into gold. Blessed is the 
Support of the Earth; He Himself is not born; His
measure and speech are perfect and True. Only the Creator Himself knows His own 
extent; He alone knows the Brave Guru.

|| 3 ||   In love with duality, spiritual wisdom is lost; the mortal rots away 
in pride, and eats poison. He thinks that the sublime
essence of the Guru’s song is useless, and he does not like to hear it. He 
loses the profound, unfathomable Lord. Through the
Guru’s Words of Truth, the Ambrosial Nectar is obtained, and the mind and body 
find joy in the True Lord. He Himself is the
Gurmukh, and He Himself bestows the Ambrosial Nectar; He Himself leads us to 
drink it in.  || 4 ||   Everyone says that God is
the One and only, but they are engrossed in egotism and pride. Realize that the 
One God is inside and outside; understand
this, that the Mansion of His Presence is within the home of your heart. God is 
near at hand; do not think that God is far away.
The One Lord permeates the entire universe. There in One Universal Creator 
Lord; there is no other at all. O Nanak, merge
into the One Lord.  || 5 ||    How can you keep the Creator under your control? 
He cannot be seized or measured. Maya has
made the mortal insane; she has administered the poisonous drug of falsehood. 
Addicted to greed and avarice, the mortal is
ruined, and then later, he regrets and repents. So serve the One Lord, and 
attain the state of Salvation; your comings and
goings shall cease.  || 6 ||   The One Lord is in all actions, colors and 
forms. He manifests in many shapes through wind, water
and fire. The One Soul wanders through the three worlds. One who understands 
and comprehends the One Lord is honored.
One who gathers in spiritual wisdom and meditation, dwells in the state of 
balance. How rare are those who, as Gurmukh,
attain the One Lord. They alone find peace, whom the Lord blesses with His 
Grace. In the Gurdwara, the Guru’s Door, they
speak and hear of the Lord.  || 7 ||   His Light illuminates the ocean and the 
earth. Throughout the three worlds, is the Guru,
the Lord of the World. The Lord reveals His various forms; granting His Grace, 
He enters the home of the heart. The clouds
hang low, and the rain is pouring down. The Lord embellishes and exalts with 
the Sublime Word of the Shabad. One who
knows the mystery of the One God, is Himself the Creator, Himself the Divine 
Lord.  || 8 ||   When the sun rises, the demons
are slain; the mortal looks upwards, and contemplates the Shabad. The Lord is 
beyond the beginning and the end, beyond the
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He is the Architect of Destiny; He blesses us with mind and body. That 
Architect of Destiny is in my mind and mouth. God is
the Life of the world; there is no other at all. O Nanak, imbued with the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord, one is honored.  || 9 ||
One who lovingly chants the Name of the Sovereign Lord King, fights the battle 
and conquers his own mind; day and night, he
remains imbued with the Lord’s Love. He is famous throughout the three worlds 
and the four ages. One who knows the Lord,
becomes like Him. He becomes absolutely immaculate, and his body is sanctified. 
His heart is happy, in love with the One Lord.
He lovingly centers his attention deep within upon the True Word of the Shabad. 
  || 10 ||    Don’t be angry — drink in the
Ambrosial Nectar; you shall not remain in this world forever. The ruling kings 
and the paupers shall not remain; they come and
go, throughout the four ages. Everyone says that they will remain, but none of 
them remain; unto whom should I offer my
prayer? The One Shabad, the Name of the Lord, will never fail you; the Guru 
grants honor and understanding.  || 11 ||    My
shyness and hesitation have died and gone, and I walk with my face unveiled. 
The confusion and doubt from my crazy, insane
mother-in-law has been removed from over my head. My Beloved has summoned me 
with joyful caresses; my mind is filled
with the bliss of the Shabad. Imbued with the Love of my Beloved, I have become 
Gurmukh, and carefree.  || 12 ||   Chant the
jewel of the Naam, and earn the profit of the Lord. Greed, avarice, evil and 
egotism; slander, inuendo and gossip; the self-
willed manmukh is blind, foolish and ignorant. For the sake of earning the 
profit of the Lord, the mortal comes into the world.
But he becomes a mere slave laborer, and is mugged by the mugger, Maya. One who 
earns the profit of the Naam, with the
capital of faith, O Nanak, is truly honored by the True Supreme King.  || 13 || 
  The world is ruined on the path of Death. No
one has the power to erase Maya’s influence. If wealth visits the home of the 
lowliest clown, seeing that wealth, all pay their
respects to him. Even an idiot is thought of as clever, if he is rich. Without 
devotional worship, the world is insane. The One
Lord is contained among all. He reveals Himself, unto those whom He blesses 
with His Grace.  || 14 ||   Throughout the ages,
the Lord is eternally established; He has no vengeance. He is not subject to 
birth and death; He is not entangled in worldly
affairs.  Whatever  is  seen,  is  the  Lord  Himself.  Creating  Himself,  He  
establishes  Himself  in  the  heart.  He  Himself  is
unfathomable; He links people to their affairs. He is the Way of Yoga, the Life 
of the World. Living a righteous lifestyle, true
peace is found. Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, how can anyone find 
liberation?  || 15 ||   Without the Name, even
one’s own body is an enemy. Why not meet the Lord, and take away the pain of 
your mind? The traveller comes and goes
along the highway. What did he bring when he came, and what will he take away 
when he goes? Without the Name, one loses
everywhere. The profit is earned, when the Lord grants understanding. In 
merchandise and trade, the merchant is trading.
Without the Name, how can one find honor and nobility?  || 16 ||   One who 
contemplates the Lord’s Virtues is spiritually wise.
Through His Virtues, one receives spiritual wisdom. How rare in this world, is 
the Giver of virtue. The True way of life comes
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His worth cannot be estimated. They alone meet Him, whom the Lord causes to 
meet. The virtuous soul bride continually
contemplates His Virtues. O Nanak, following the Guru’s Teachings, one meets 
the Lord, the true friend.  || 17 ||   Unfulfilled
sexual desire and unresolved anger waste the body away, as gold is dissolved by 
borax. The gold is touched to the touchstone,
and tested by fire; when its pure color shows through, it is pleasing to the 
eye of the assayer. The world is a beast, and
arrogent Death is the butcher. The created beings of the Creator receive the 
karma of their actions. What else can be said?
There is nothing at all to say.   || 18 ||    Searching, searching, I drink in 
the Ambrosial Nectar. I have adopted the way of
tolerance, and given my mind to the True Guru. Everyone calls himself true and 
genuine. He alone is true, who obtains the
jewel throughout the four ages. Eating and drinking, one dies, but still does 
not know. He dies in an instant, when he realizes
the Word of the Shabad. His consciousness becomes permanently stable, and his 
mind accepts death. By Guru’s Grace, he
realizes the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 19 ||   The Profound Lord dwells 
in the sky of the mind, the Tenth Gate; singing
His Glorious Praises, one dwells in intuitive poise and peace. He does not go 
to come, or come to go. By Guru’s Grace, he
remains  lovingly  focused  on  the  Lord.  The  Lord  of  the  mind-sky  is  
inaccessible,  independent  and  beyond  birth.  The  most
worthy Samaadhi is to keep the consciousness stable, focused on Him. 
Remembering the Lord’s Name, one is not subject to
reincarnation. The Guru’s Teachings are the most Excellent; all other ways lack 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 20 ||
Wandering to countless doorsteps and homes, I have grown weary. My incarnations 
are countless, without limit. I have had so
many mothers and fathers, sons and daughters. I have had so many gurus and 
disciples. Through a false guru, liberation is
not  found.  There  are  so  many  brides  of  the  One  Husband  Lord —  
consider  this.  The  Gurmukh  dies,  and  lives  with  God.
Searching in the ten directions, I found Him within my own home. I have met 
Him; the True Guru has led me to meet Him.  ||
21 ||    The Gurmukh sings, and the Gurmukh speaks. The Gurmukh evaluates the 
value of the Lord, and inspires others to
evaluate Him as well. The Gurmukh comes and goes without fear. His filth is 
taken away, and his stains are burnt off. The
Gurmukh contemplates the sound current of the Naad for his Vedas. The Gurmukh’s 
cleansing bath is the performance of good
deeds. For the Gurmukh, the Shabad is the most excellent Ambrosial Nectar. O 
Nanak, the Gurmukh crosses over.   || 22 ||
The fickle consciousness does not remain stable. The deer secretly nibbles at 
the green sprouts. One who enshrines the Lord’s
lotus feet in his heart and consciousness lives long, always remembering the 
Lord. Everyone has worries and cares. He alone
finds peace, who thinks of the One Lord. When the Lord dwells in the 
consciousness, and one is absorbed in the Lord’s Name,
one is liberated, and returns home with honor.  || 23 ||   The body falls 
apart, when one knot is untied. Behold, the world is on
the decline; it wlll be totally destroyed. Only one who looks alike upon 
sunshine and shade has his bonds shattered; he is
liberated and returns home. Maya is empty and petty; she has defrauded the 
world. Such destiny  is  pre-ordained  by  past
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The body falls apart, like algae upon the water.  || 24 ||    God Himself 
appears throughout the three worlds. Throughout the
ages, He is the Great Giver; there is no other at all. As it pleases You, You 
protect and preserve us. I ask for the Lord’s Praises,
which bless me with honor and credit. Remaining awake and aware, I am pleasing 
to You, O Lord. When You unite me with
Yourself, then I am merged in You. I chant Your Victorious Praises, O Life of 
the World. Accepting the Guru’s Teachings, one is
sure to merge in the One Lord.  || 25 ||   Why do you speak such nonsense, and 
argue with the world? You shall die repenting,
when you see your own insanity. He is born, only to die, but he does not wish 
to live. He comes hopeful, and then goes,
without hope. Regretting, repenting and grieving, he is dust mixing with dust. 
Death does not chew up one who sings the
Glorious Praises of the Lord. The nine treasures are obtained through the Name 
of the Lord; the Lord bestows intuitive peace
and  poise.   ||  26  ||     He  speaks  spiritual  wisdom,  and  He  Himself  
understands  it.  He  Himself  knows  it,  and  He  Himself
comprehends it. One who takes the Words of the Guru into his very fiber, is 
immaculate and holy, and is pleasing to the True
Lord. In the ocean of the Guru, there is no shortage of pearls. The treasure of 
jewels is truly inexhaustible. Do those deeds
which the Guru has ordained. Why are you chasing after the Guru’s actions? O 
Nanak, through the Guru’s Teachings, merge in
the True Lord.  || 27 ||   Love is broken, when one speaks in defiance. The arm 
is broken, when it is pulled from both sides.
Love breaks, when the speech goes sour. The Husband Lord abandons and leaves 
behind the evil-minded bride. The broken
knot is tied again, through contemplation and meditation. Through the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad, one’s affairs are resolved
in one’s own home. One who earns the profit of the True Name, will not lose it 
again; the Lord and Master of the three worlds
is your best friend.  || 28 ||   Control your mind, and keep it in its place. 
The world is destroyed by conflict, regretting its sinful
mistakes. There is one Husband Lord, and all are His brides. The false bride 
wears many costumes. He stops her from going
into  the  homes  of  others;  He  summons  her  to  the  Mansion  of  His  
Presence,  and  no  obstacles  block  her  path.  She  is
embellished with the Word of the Shabad, and is loved by the True Lord. She is 
the happy soul bride, who takes the Support of
her Lord and Master.  || 29 ||   Wandering and roaming around, O my companion, 
your beautiful robes are torn. In jealousy,
the  body  is  not  at  peace;  without  the  Fear  of  God,  multitudes  are  
ruined.  One  who  remains  dead  within  her  own  home,
through the Fear of God, is looked upon with favor by her all-knowing Husband 
Lord. She maintains fear of her Guru, and
chants the Name of the Fearless Lord. Living on the mountain, I suffer such 
great thirst; when I see Him, I know that He is not
far away. My thirst is quenched, and I have accepted the Word of the Shabad. I 
drink my fill of the Ambrosial Nectar. Everyone
says, “Give! Give!” As He pleases, He gives. Through the Gurdwara, the Guru’s 
Door, He gives, and quenches the thirst.  || 30

||    Searching and seeking, I fell down and collapsed upon the bank of the 
river of life. Those who are heavy with sin sink

down, but those who are light swim across. I am a sacrifice to those who meet 
the immortal and immeasurable Lord. The dust
of their feet brings emancipation; in their company,  we  are  united  in  the  
Lord’s  Union.  I gave  my  mind  to  my  Guru,  and
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I serve the One who gave me the Naam; I am a sacrifice to Him. He who builds, 
also demolishes; there is no other than Him.
By Guru’s Grace, I contemplate Him, and then my body does not suffer in pain.   
|| 31 ||    No one is mine — whose gown
should I grasp and hold? No one ever was, and no one shall ever be mine. Coming 
and going, one is ruined, afflicted with the
disease of dual-mindedness. Those beings who lack the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord, collapse like pillars of salt. Without the
Name, how can they find release? They fall into hell in the end. Using a 
limited number of words, we describe the unlimited
True Lord. The ignorant lack understanding. Without the Guru, there is no 
spiritual wisdom. The separated soul is like the
broken  string  of  a  guitar, which  does  not vibrate  its  sound. God unites 
 the  separated  souls  with  Himself,  awakening  their
destiny.  || 32 ||    The body is the tree, and the mind is the bird; the birds 
in the tree are the five senses. They peck at the
essence of reality, and merge with the One Lord. They are never trapped at all. 
But the others fly away in a hurry, when they
see the food. Their feathers are clipped, and they are caught in the noose; 
through their mistakes, they are caught in disaster.
Without the True Lord, how can anyone find release? The jewel of the Lord’s 
Glorious Praises comes by the karma of good
actions. When He Himself releases them, only then are they released. He Himself 
is the Great Master. By Guru’s Grace, they
are released, when He Himself grants His Grace. Glorious greatness rests in His 
Hands. He blesses those with whom He is
pleased.   || 33 ||    The soul trembles and shakes, when it loses its mooring 
and support. Only the support of the True Lord
brings honor and glory. Through it, one’s works are never in vain. The Lord is 
eternal and forever stable; the Guru is stable,
and contemplation upon the True Lord is stable. O Lord and Master of angels, 
men and Yogic masters, You are the support of
the unsupported. In all places and interspaces, You are the Giver, the Great 
Giver. Wherever I look, there I see You, Lord; You
have no end or limitation. You are pervading and permeating the places and 
interspaces; reflecting upon the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad, You are found. You give gifts even when they are not asked for; 
You are great, inaccessible and infinite.  || 34

||   O Merciful Lord, You are the embodiment of mercy; creating the Creation, 
You behold it. Please shower Your Mercy upon

me, O God, and unite me with Yourself. In an instant, You destroy and rebuild. 
You are all-wise and all-seeing; You are the
Greatest Giver of all givers. He is the Eradicator of poverty, and the 
Destroyer of pain; the Gurmukh realizes spiritual wisdom
and meditation.  || 35 ||   Losing his wealth, he cries out in anguish; the 
fool’s consciousness is engrossed in wealth. How rare
are those who gather the wealth of Truth, and love the Immaculate Naam, the 
Name of the Lord. If by losing your wealth, you
may become absorbed in the Love of the One Lord, then just let it go. Dedicate 
your mind, and surrender your head; seek only
the Support of the Creator Lord. Worldly affairs and wanderings cease, when the 
mind is filled with the bliss of the Shabad.
Even  one’s  enemies  become  friends,  meeting  with  the  Guru,  the  Lord  
of  the  Universe.  Wandering  from  forest  to  forest
searching, you will find that those things are within the home of your own 
heart. United by the True Guru, you shall remain
united, and the pains of birth and death will be ended.  || 36 ||    Through 
various rituals, one does not find release. Without
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One will not have this world or the next; committing sinful mistakes, one comes 
to regret and repent in the end. He has neither
spiritual wisdom or meditation; neither Dharmic faith mor meditation. Without 
the Name, how can one be fearless? How can he
understand  egotistical  pride?  I  am  so  tired  —  how  can  I  get  there?  
This  ocean  has  no  bottom  or  end.  I  have  no  loving
companions,  whom  I  can  ask  for  help.  O  Nanak,  crying  out,  “Beloved,  
Beloved”,  we  are  united  with  the  Uniter.  He  who
separated me, unites me again; my love for the Guru is infinite.   || 37 ||    
Sin is bad, but it is dear to the sinner. He loads
himself with sin, and expands his world through sin. Sin is far away from one 
who understands himself. He is not afflicted by
sorrow or separation. How can one avoid falling into hell? How can he cheat the 
Messenger of Death? How can coming and
going be forgotten? Falsehood is bad, and death is cruel. The mind is enveloped 
by entanglements, and into entanglements it
falls. Without the Name, how can anyone be saved? They rot away in sin.  || 38 
||    Again and again, the crow falls into the
trap. Then he regrets it, but what can he do now? Even though he is trapped, he 
pecks at the food; he does not understand. If
he meets the True Guru, then he sees with his eyes. Like a fish, he is caught 
in the noose of death. Do not seek liberation from
anyone else, except the Guru, the Great Giver. Over and over again, he comes; 
over and over again, he goes. Be absorbed in
love for the One Lord, and remain lovingly focused on Him. In this way you 
shall be saved, and you shall not fall into the trap
again.  || 39 ||   She calls out, “Brother, O brother — stay, O brother!”  But 
he becomes a stranger. Her brother departs for his
own home, and his sister burns with the pain of separation. In this world, her 
father’s home, the daughter, the innocent soul
bride, loves her Young Husband Lord. If you long for your Husband Lord, O soul 
bride, then serve the True Guru with love.
How rare are the spiritually wise, who meet the True Guru, and truly 
understand. All glorious greatness rests in the Lord and
Master’s Hands. He grants them, when He is pleased. How rare are those who 
contemplate the Word of the Guru’s Bani; they
become Gurmukh. This is the Bani of the Supreme Being; through it, one dwells 
within the home of his inner being.  || 40 ||
Shattering and breaking apart, He creates and re-creates; creating, He shatters 
again. He builds up what He has demolished,
and demolishes what He has built. He dries up the pools which are full, and 
fills the dried tanks again. He is all-powerful and
independent. Deluded by doubt, they have gone insane; without destiny, what do 
they obtain? The Gurmukhs know that God
holds the string; wherever He pulls it, they must go. Those who sing the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord, are forever imbued with
His Love; they never again feel regret.    Bhabha:  If someone seeks, and then 
becomes Gurmukh, then he comes to dwell in
the home of his own heart.   Bhabha:  The way of the terrifying world-ocean is 
treacherous. Remain free of hope, in the midst
of hope, and you shall cross over. By Guru’s Grace, one comes to understand 
himself; in this way, he remains dead while yet
alive.  || 41 ||   Crying out for the wealth and riches of Maya, they die; but 
Maya does not go along with them. The soul-swan
arises and departs, sad and depressed, leaving its wealth behind. The false 
mind is hunted by the Messenger of Death; it
carries its faults along when it goes. The mind turns inward, and merges with 
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Crying out, “Mine, mine!”, they have died, but without the Name, they find only 
pain. So where are their forts, mansions,
palaces and courts? They are like a short story. O Nanak, without the True 
Name, the false just come and go. He Himself is
clever and so very beautiful; He Himself is wise and all-knowing.  || 42 ||   
Those who come, must go in the end; they come
and go, regretting and repenting. They will pass through 8.4 millions species; 
this number does not decrease or rise. They
alone are saved, who love the Lord. Their worldly entanglements are ended, and 
Maya is conquered. Whoever is seen, shall
depart;  who  should  I  make  my  friend?  I  dedicate  my  soul,  and  place  
my  body  and  mind  in  offering  before  Him.  You  are
eternally stable, O Creator, Lord and Master; I lean on Your Support. Conquered 
by virtue, egotism is killed; imbued with the
Word of the Shabad, the mind rejects the world.  || 43 ||   Neither the kings 
nor the nobles will remain; neither the rich nor the
poor will remain. When one’s turn comes, no one can stay here. The path is 
difficult and treacherous; the pools and mountains
are impassable. My body is filled with faults; I am dying of grief. Without 
virtue, how can I enter my home? The virtuous take
virtue, and meet God; how can I meet them with love? If ony I could be like 
them, chanting and meditating within my heart on
the Lord. He is overflowing with faults and demerits, but virtue dwells within 
him as well. Without the True Guru, he does not
see God’s Virtues; he does not chant the Glorious Virtues of God.  || 44 ||   
God’s soldiers take care of their homes; their pay
is pre-ordained, before  they  come  into  the  world.  They  serve  their  
Supreme  Lord  and  Master,  and  obtain  the  profit.  They
renounce greed, avarice and evil, and forget them from their minds. In the 
fortress of the body, they announce the victory of
their Supreme King; they are never ever vanquished. One who calls himself a 
servant of his Lord and Master, and yet speaks
defiantly to Him, shall forfeit his pay, and not be seated upon the throne. 
Glorious greatness rests in the hands of my Beloved;
He gives, according to the Pleasure of His Will. He Himself does everything; 
who else should we address? No one else does
anything.  || 45 ||   I cannot conceive of any other, who could be seated upon 
the royal cushions. The Supreme Man of men
eradicates  hell;  He  is  True,  and  True  is  His  Name.  I  wandered  
around  searching  for  Him  in  the  forests  and  meadows;  I
contemplate Him within my mind. The treasures of myriads of pearls, jewels and 
emeralds are in the hands of the True Guru.
Meeting with God, I am exalted and elevated; I love the One Lord 
single-mindedly. O Nanak, one who lovingly meets with his
Beloved, earns profit in the world hereafter. He who created and formed the 
creation, made your form as well. As Gurmukh,
meditate on the Infinite Lord, who has no end or limitation.  || 46 ||    
Rharha:  The Dear Lord is beautiful; There is no other
king, except Him.   Rharha:  Listen to the spell, and the Lord will come to 
dwell in your mind. By Guru’s Grace, one finds the
Lord; do not be deluded by doubt. He alone is the true banker, who has the 
capital of the wealth of the Lord. The Gurmukh is
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Through the beautiful Word of the Guru’s Bani, the Lord is obtained; 
contemplate the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Self-conceit
is eliminated, and pain is eradicated; the soul bride obtains her Husband Lord. 
 || 47 ||    He hoards gold and silver, but this
wealth is false and poisonous, nothing more than ashes. He calls himself a 
banker, gathering wealth, but he is ruined by his
dual-mindedness. The truthful ones gather Truth; the True Name is priceless. 
The Lord is immaculate and pure; through Him,
their honor is true, and their speech is true. You are my friend and companion, 
all-knowing Lord; You are the lake, and You are
the swan. I am a sacrifice to that being, whose mind is filled with the True 
Lord and Master. Know the One who created love
and attachment to Maya, the Enticer. One who realizes the all-knowing Primal 
Lord, looks alike upon poison and nectar.  || 48

||   Without patience and forgiveness, countless hundreds of thousands have 
perished. Their numbers cannot be counted; how
could I count them? Bothered and bewildered, uncounted numbers have died. One 
who realizes his Lord and Master is set free,
and not bound by chains. Through the Word of the Shabad, enter the Mansion of 
the Lord’s Presence; you shall be blessed
with patience, forgiveness, truth and peace. Partake of the true wealth of 
meditation, and the Lord Himself shall abide within
your body. With mind, body and mouth, chant His Glorious Virtues forever; 
courage and composure shall enter deep within
your mind. Through egotism, one is distracted and ruined; other than the Lord, 
all things are corrupt. Forming His creatures,
He placed Himself within them; the Creator is unattached and infinite.  || 49 
||   No one knows the mystery of the Creator of
the  World.  Whatever  the  Creator  of  the  World  does,  is  certain  to  
occur.  For  wealth,  some  meditate  on  the  Lord.  By  pre-
ordained destiny, wealth is obtained. For the sake of wealth, some become 
servants or thieves. Wealth does not go along with
them when they die; it passes into the hands of others. Without Truth, honor is 
not obtained in the Court of the Lord. Drinking
in the subtle essence of the Lord, one is emancipated in the end.   || 50 ||    
Seeing and perceiving, O my companions, I am
wonder-struck and amazed. My egotism, which proclaimed itself in possessiveness 
and self-conceit, is dead. My mind chants
the Word of the Shabad, and attains spiritual wisdom. I am so tired of wearing 
all these necklaces, hair-ties and bracelets, and
decorating  myself.  Meeting  with  my  Beloved,  I  have  found  peace; now,  
I  wear  the  necklace  of  total  virtue.  O  Nanak,  the
Gurmukh attains the Lord, with love and affection. Without the Lord, who has 
found peace? Reflect upon this in your mind, and
see. Read about the Lord, understand the Lord, and enshrine love for the Lord. 
Chant the Lord’s Name, and meditate on the
Lord; hold tight to the Support of the Name of the Lord.   || 51 ||    The 
inscription inscribed by the Creator Lord cannot be
erased, O my companions. He who created the universe, in His Mercy, installs 
His Feet within us. Glorious greatness rests in
the Hands of the Creator; reflect upon the Guru, and understand this. This 
inscription cannot be challenged. As it pleases You,
You care for me. By Your Glance of Grace, I have found peace; O Nanak, reflect 
upon the Shabad. The self-willed manmukhs
are confused; they rot away and die. Only by reflecting upon the Guru can they 
be saved. What can anyone say, about that
Primal Lord, who cannot be seen? I am a sacrifice to my Guru, who has revealed 
Him to me, within my own heart.  || 52 ||
That Pandit, that religious scholar, is said to be well-educated, if he 
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Considering his knowledge, he finds the essence of reality, and lovingly 
focuses his attention on the Name of the Lord. The
self-willed manmukh sells his knowledge; he earns poison, and eats poison. The 
fool does not think of the Word of the Shabad.
He has no understanding, no comprehension.   || 53 ||    That Pandit is called 
Gurmukh, who imparts understanding to his
students. Contemplate the Naam, the Name of the Lord; gather in the Naam, and 
earn the true profit in this world. With the
true notebook of the true mind, study the most sublime Word of the Shabad. O 
Nanak, he alone is learned, and he alone is a
wise Pandit, who wears the necklace of the Lord’s Name.  || 54 || 1 ||

RAAMKALEE,   FIRST MEHL,   SIDH  GOSHT ~  CONVERSATIONS  WITH  THE  SIDDHAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Siddhas formed an assembly; sitting in their Yogic postures, they shouted, 
“Salute this gathering of Saints.” I offer my
salutation to the One who is true, infinite and incomparably beautiful. I cut 
off my head, and offer it to Him; I dedicate my
body and mind to Him. O Nanak, meeting with the Saints, Truth is obtained, and 
one is spontaneously blessed with distinction.

|| 1 ||   What is the use of wandering around? Purity comes only through Truth. 
Without the True Word of the Shabad, no one
finds liberation.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   “Who are you? What is your name? What 
is your way? What is your goal? We pray that you
will answer us truthfully; we are a sacrifice to the humble Saints. Where is 
your seat? Where do you live, boy? Where did you
come from, and where are you going? Tell us, Nanak — the detached Siddhas wait 
to hear your reply. What is your path?”  ||
2 ||    He dwells deep within the nucleus of each and every heart. This is my 
seat and my home. I walk in harmony with the
Will of the True Guru. I came from the Celestial Lord God; I go wherever He 
orders me to go. I am Nanak, forever under the
Command of His Will. I sit in the posture of the eternal, imperishable Lord. 
These are the Teachings I have received from the
Guru. As Gurmukh, I have come to understand and realize myself; I merge in the 
Truest of the True.   || 3 ||    “The world-
ocean is treacherous and impassable; how can one cross over? Charpat the Yogi 
says, O Nanak, think it over, and give us your
true reply.” What answer can I give to someone, who claims to understand 
himself? I speak the Truth; if you have already
crossed over, how can I argue with you?  || 4 ||    The lotus flower floats 
untouched upon the surface of the water, and the
duck swims through the stream; with one’s consciousness focused on the Word of 
the Shabad, one crosses over the terrifying
world-ocean. O Nanak, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord. One who lives 
alone, as a hermit, enshring the One Lord in his
mind, remaining unaffected by hope in the midst of hope, sees and inspires 
others to see the inaccessible, unfathomable Lord.
Nanak is his slave.  || 5 ||   “Listen, Lord, to our prayer. We seek your true 
opinion. Don’t be angry with us — please tell us:
How can we find the Guru’s Door?” This fickle mind sits in its true home, O 
Nanak, through the Support of the Naam, the
Name of the Lord. The Creator Himself unites us in Union, and inspires us to 
love the Truth.  || 6 ||   “Away from stores and
highways, we live in the woods, among plants and trees. For food, we take 
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This is the spiritual wisdom spoken by the renunciates. We bathe at sacred 
shrines of pilgrimage, and obtain the fruits of
peace; not even an iota of filth sticks to us. Luhaareepaa, the disciple of 
Gorakh says, this is the Way of Yoga.”  || 7 ||   In the
stores and on the road, do not sleep; do not let your consciousness covet 
anyone else’s home. Without the Name, the mind
has no firm support; O Nanak, this hunger never departs. The Guru has revealed 
the stores and the city within the home of my
own heart, where I intuitively carry on the true trade. Sleep little, and eat 
little; O Nanak, this is the essence of wisdom.  || 8 ||
“Wear the robes of the sect of Yogis who follow Gorakh; put on the ear-rings, 
begging wallet and patched coat. Among the
twelve schools of Yoga, ours is the highest; among the six schools of 
philosophy, ours is the best path. This is the way to
instruct the mind, so you will never suffer beatings again.” Nanak speaks: the 
Gurmukh understands; this is the way that Yoga
is attained.  || 9 ||   Let constant absorption in the Word of the Shabad deep 
within be your ear-rings; eradicate egotism and
attachment. Discard sexual desire, anger and egotism, and through the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad, attain true understanding.
For your patched coat and begging bowl, see the Lord God pervading and 
permeating everywhere; O Nanak, the One Lord will
carry you across. True is our Lord and Master, and True is His Name. Analyze 
it, and you shall find the Word of the Guru to be
True.  || 10 ||   Let your mind turn away in detachment from the world, and let 
this be your begging bowl. Let the lessons of
the five elements be your cap. Let the body be your meditation mat, and the 
mind your loin cloth. Let truth, contentment and
self-discipline be your companions. O Nanak, the Gurmukh dwells on the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord.   || 11 ||    “Who is
hidden?  Who  is  liberated?  Who  is  united,  inwardly  and  outwardly?  Who  
comes,  and  who  goes?  Who  is  permeating  and
pervading the three worlds?”  || 12 ||   He is hidden within each and every 
heart. The Gurmukh is liberated. Through the Word
of the Shabad, one is united, inwardly and outwardly. The self-willed manmukh 
perishes, and comes and goes. O Nanak, the
Gurmukh merges in Truth.   || 13 ||    “How is one placed in bondage, and 
consumed by the sepent of Maya? How does one
lose, and how does one gain? How does one become immaculate and pure? How is 
the darkness of ignorance removed? One
who understands this essence of reality is our Guru.”  || 14 ||   Man is bound 
by evil-mindedness, and consumed by Maya, the
serpent.  The  self-willed  manmukh  loses,  and  the  Gurmukh  gains.  Meeting 
 the  True  Guru,  darkness  is  dispelled.  O  Nanak,
eradicating egotism, one merges in the Lord.  || 15 ||   Focused deep within, 
in perfect absorption, the soul-swan does not fly
away, and the body-wall does not collapse. Then, one knows that his true home 
is in the cave of intuitive poise. O Nanak, the
True Lord loves those who are truthful.   || 16 ||    “Why have you left your 
house and become a wandering Udaasee? Why
have you adopted these religious robes? What merchandise do you trade? How will 
you carry others across with you?”  || 17 ||
I became a wandering Udaasee, searching for the Gurmukhs. I have adopted these 
robes seeking the Blessed Vision of the
Lord’s Darshan. I trade in the merchandise of Truth. O Nanak, as Gurmukh, I 
carry others across.  || 18 ||   “How have you
changed the course of your life? With what have you linked your mind?


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How have you subdued your hopes and desires? How have you found the Light deep 
within your nucleus? Without teeth, how
can you eat iron? Give us your true opinion, Nanak.”   || 19 ||    Born into 
the  House  of  the  True  Guru,  my  wandering  in
reincarnation ended. My mind is attached and attuned to the unstruck sound 
current. Through the Word of the Shabad, my
hopes and desires have been burnt away. As Gurmukh, I found the Light deep 
within the nucleus of my self. Eradicating the
three qualities, one eats iron. O Nanak, the Emancipator emancipates.  || 20 || 
  “What can you tell us about the beginning? In
what home did the absolute dwell then? What are the ear-rings of spiritual 
wisdom? Who dwells in each and every heart? How
can one avoid the attack of death? How can one enter the home of fearlessness? 
How can one know the posture of intuition
and contentment, and overcome one’s adversaries?” Through the Word of the 
Guru’s  Shabad, egotism  and  corruption  are
conquered, and then one comes to dwell in the home of the self within. One who 
realizes the Shabad of the One who created
the creation — Nanak is his slave.   || 21 ||    “Where did we come from? Where 
are we going? Where will we be absorbed?
One who reveals the meaning of this Shabad is the Guru, who has no greed at 
all. How can one find the essence of the
unmanifest reality? How does one become Gurmukh, and enshrine love for the 
Lord? He Himself is consciousness, He Himself
is  the  Creator;  share  with  us,  Nanak,  your  wisdom.”  By  His  Command  
we  come,  and  by  His  Command  we  go;  by  His
Command, we merge in absorption. Through the Perfect Guru, live the Truth; 
through the Word of the Shabad, the state of
dignity is attained.  || 22 ||   We can only express a sense of wonder about 
the beginning. The absolute abided endlessly deep
within Himself then. Consider freedom from desire to be the ear-rings of the 
Guru’s spiritual wisdom. The True Lord, the Soul
of all, dwells within each and every heart. Through the Guru’s Word, one merges 
in the absolute, and intuitively receives the
immaculate essence. O Nanak, that Sikh who seeks and finds the Way does not 
serve any other. Wonderful and amazing is His
Command; He alone realizes His Command and knows the true way of life of His 
creatures. One who eradicates his self-conceit
becomes free of desire; he alone is a Yogi, who enshrines the True Lord deep 
within.   || 23 ||    From His state of absolute
existence, He assumed the immaculate form; from formless, He assumed the 
supreme form. By pleasing the True Guru, the
supreme status is obtained, and one is absorbed in the True Word of the Shabad. 
He knows the True Lord as the One and
only; he sends his egotism and duality far away. He alone is a Yogi, who 
realizes the Word of the Guru’s Shabad; the lotus of
the heart blossoms forth within. If one remains dead while yet alive, then he 
understands everything; he knows the Lord deep
within himself, who is kind and compassionate to all. O Nanak, he is blessed 
with glorious greatness; he realizes himself in al l
beings.  || 24 ||    We emerge from Truth, and merge into Truth again. The pure 
being merges into the One True Lord. The
false come, and find no place of rest; in duality, they come and go. This 
coming and going in reincarnation is ended through
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad; the Lord Himself analyzes and grants His 
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One who suffers from the disease of duality, forgets the Naam, the source of 
nectar. He alone understands, whom the Lord
inspires to understand. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, one is 
liberated. O Nanak, the Emancipator emancipates one
who drives out egotism and duality.  || 25 ||    The self-willed manmukhs are 
deluded, under the shadow of death. They look
into the homes of others, and lose. The manmukhs are confused by doubt, 
wandering in the wilderness. Having lost their way,
they are  plundered; they  chant their  mantras  at cremation  grounds.  They  
do not think  of  the  Shabad; instead, they  utter
obscenities. O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Truth know peace.  || 26 ||  
  The Gurmukh lives in the Fear of God, the
True Lord. Through the Word of the Guru’s Bani, the Gurmukh refines the 
unrefined. The Gurmukh sings the immaculate,
Glorious Praises of the Lord. The Gurmukh attains the supreme, sanctified 
status. The Gurmukh meditates on the Lord with
every hair of his body. O Nanak, the Gurmukh merges in Truth.  || 27 ||    The 
Gurmukh is pleasing to the True Guru; this is
contemplation on the Vedas. Pleasing the True Guru, the Gurmukh is carried 
across. Pleasing the True Guru, the Gurmukh
receives  the  spiritual  wisdom  of  the  Shabad.  Pleasing  the  True  Guru,  
the  Gurmukh  comes  to  know  the  path  within.  The
Gurmukh attains the unseen and infinite Lord. O Nanak, the Gurmukh finds the 
door of liberation.   || 28 ||    The Gurmukh
speaks the unspoken wisdom. In the midst of his family, the Gurmukh lives a 
spiritual life. The Gurmukh lovingly meditates
deep within. The Gurmukh obtains the Shabad, and righteous conduct. He knows 
the mystery of the Shabad, and inspires
others to know it. O Nanak, burning away his ego, he merges in the Lord.  || 29 
||   The True Lord fashioned the earth for the
sake of the Gurmukhs. There, he set in motion the play of creation and 
destruction. One who is filled with the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad enshrines love for the Lord. Attuned to the Truth, he goes to his 
home with honor. Without the True Word of
the Shabad, no one receives honor. O Nanak, without the Name, how can one be 
absorbed in Truth?  || 30 ||   The Gurmukh
obtains  the  eight  miraculous  spiritual  powers,  and  all  wisdom.  The  
Gurmukh  crosses  over  the  terrifying  world-ocean,  and
obtains  true  understanding.  The  Gurmukh  knows  the  ways  of  truth  and  
untruth.  The  Gurmukh  knows  worldliness  and
renunciation. The Gurmukh crosses over, and carries others across as well. O 
Nanak, the Gurmukh is emancipated through the
Shabad.   || 31 ||    Attuned to the Naam, the  Name  of  the  Lord,  egotism  
is  dispelled.  Attuned  to  the  Naam,  they  remain
absorbed in the True Lord. Attuned to the Naam, they contemplate the Way of 
Yoga. Attuned to the Naam, they find the door
of liberation. Attuned to the Naam, they understand the three worlds. O Nanak, 
attuned to the Naam, eternal peace is found.

|| 32 ||    Attuned to the Naam, they attain Sidh Gosht — conversation with the 
Siddhas. Attuned to the Naam, they practice

intense  meditation  forever.  Attuned  to  the  Naam,  they  live  the  true  
and  excellent  lifestyle.  Attuned  to  the  Naam,  they
contemplate the Lord’s virtues and spiritual wisdom. Without the Name, all that 
is spoken is useless. O Nanak, attuned to the
Naam, their victory is celebrated.  || 33 ||   Through the Perfect Guru, one 
obtains the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The Way
of Yoga is to remain absorbed in Truth. The Yogis wander in the twelve schools 
of Yoga; the Sannyaasis in six and four. One
who remains dead while yet alive, through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, finds 
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Without the Shabad, all are attached to duality. Contemplate this in your 
heart, and see. O Nanak, blessed and very fortunate
are those who keep the True Lord enshrined in their hearts.  || 34 ||   The 
Gurmukh obtains the jewel, lovingly focused on the
Lord. The Gurmukh intuitively recognizes the value of  this  jewel.  The  
Gurmukh  practices  Truth  in  action.  The  mind  of  the
Gurmukh is pleased with the True Lord. The Gurmukh sees the unseen, when it 
pleases the Lord. O Nanak, the Gurmukh does
not have to endure punishment.   || 35 ||    The Gurmukh is blessed with the 
Name, charity and purification. The Gurmukh
centers his meditation on the celestial Lord. The Gurmukh obtains honor in the 
Court of the Lord. The Gurmukh obtains the
Supreme Lord, the Destroyer of fear. The Gurmukh does good deeds, an inspires 
others to do so. O Nanak, the Gurmukh
unites in the Lord’s Union.   || 36 ||    The Gurmukh understands the 
Simritees, the Shaastras and the Vedas. The Gurmukh
knows the secrets of each and every heart. The Gurmukh eliminates hate and 
envy. The Gurmukh erases all accounting. The
Gurmukh is imbued with love for the Lord’s Name. O Nanak, the Gurmukh realizes 
his Lord and Master.  || 37 ||   Without the
Guru, one wanders, coming and going in reincarnation. Without the Guru, one’s 
work is useless. Without the Guru, the mind is
totally unsteady. Without the Guru, one is unsatisfied, and eats poison. 
Without the Guru, one is stung by the poisonous snake
of Maya, and dies. O Nanak without the Guru, all is lost.  || 38 ||   One who 
meets the Guru is carried across. The residues of
his  sins  and  mistakes  are  erased,  and  he  is  emancipated  through  
virtue.  The  supreme  peace  of  liberation  is  attained,
contemplating the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. The Gurmukh is never defeated. In 
the store of the body, this mind is the
merchant;  O Nanak, it deals intuitively in Truth.  || 39 ||    The Gurmukh is 
the bridge, built by the Architect of Destiny. The
demons  of  passion  which  plundered  Sri  Lanka  —  the  body  —  have  been  
conquered.  Ram  Chand  —  the  mind  —  has
slaughtered Raawan — pride; the Gurmukh understands the secret revealed by 
Babheekhan. The Gurmukh carries even stones
across   the ocean. The Gurmukh saves millions of people.  || 40 ||   The 
comings and goings in reincarnation are ended for the
Gurmukh. The Gurmukh is honored in the Court of the Lord. The Gurmukh 
distinguishes the true from the false. The Gurmukh
focuses his meditation on the celestial Lord. In the Court of the Lord, the 
Gurmukh is absorbed in His Praises. O Nanak, the
Gurmukh is not bound by bonds.  || 41 ||   The Gurmukh obtains the Name of the 
Immaculate Lord. Through the Shabad, the
Gurmukh burns away his ego. The Gurmukh sings the Glorious Praises of the True 
Lord. The Gurmukh remains absorbed in the
True Lord. Through the True Name, the Gurmukh is honored and exalted. O Nanak, 
the Gurmukh understands all the worlds.

|| 42 ||   “What is the root, the source of all? What teachings hold for these 
times? Who is your guru? Whose disciple are you?
What is that speech, by which you remain unattached? Listen to what we say, O 
Nanak, you little boy. Give us your opinion on
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How can the Shabad carry us across the terrifying world-ocean?”  || 43 ||   
From the air came the beginning. This is the age of
the True Guru’s Teachings. The Shabad is the Guru, upon whom I lovingly focus 
my consciousness; I am the chaylaa, the
disciple. Speaking the Unspoken Speech, I remain unattached. O Nanak, 
throughout the ages, the Lord of the World is my
Guru. I contemplate the sermon of the Shabad, the Word of the One God. The 
Gurmukh puts out the fire of egotism.  || 44 ||
“With teeth of wax, how can one chew iron? What is that food, which takes away 
pride? How can one live in the palace, the
home of snow, wearing robes of fire? Where is that cave, within which one may 
remain unshaken? Who should we know to be
pervading here and there? What is that meditation, which leads the mind to be 
absorbed in itself?”   || 45 ||    Eradicating
egotism and individualism from within, and erasing duality, the mortal becomes 
one with God. The world is difficult for the
foolish, self-willed manmukh; practicing the Shabad, one chews iron. Know the 
One Lord, inside and out. O Nanak, the fire is
quenched, through the Pleasure of the True Guru’s Will.   || 46 ||    Imbued 
with the True Fear of God, pride is taken away;
realize that He is One, and contemplate the Shabad. With the True Shabad 
abiding deep within the heart, the body and mind
are cooled and soothed, and colored with the Lord’s Love. The fire of sexual 
desire, anger and corruption is quenched. O
Nanak, the Beloved bestows His Glance of Grace.  || 47 ||    “The moon of the 
mind is cool and dark; how is it enlightened?
How does the sun blaze so brilliantly? How can the constant watchful gaze of 
Death be turned away? By what understanding is
the honor of the Gurmukh preserved? Who is the warrior, who conquers Death? 
Give us your thoughtful reply, O Nanak.”  || 48

||    Giving voice to the Shabad, the moon of the mind is illuminated with 
infinity. When the sun dwells in the house of the
moon, the darkness is dispelled. Pleasure and pain are just the same, when one 
takes the Support of the Naam, the Name of
the Lord. He Himself saves, and carries us across. With faith in the Guru, the 
mind merges in Truth, and then, prays Nanak,
one is not consumed by Death.  || 49 ||    The essence of the Naam, the Name of 
the Lord, is known to be the most exalted
and excellent of all. Without the Name, one is afflicted by pain and death. 
When one’s essence merges into the essence, the
mind is satisfied and fulfilled. Duality is gone, and one enters into the home 
of the One Lord. The breath blows across the sky
of the Tenth Gate and vibrates. O Nanak, the mortal then intuitively meets  the 
 eternal,  unchanging  Lord.   ||  50  ||     The
absolute Lord is deep within; the absolute Lord is outside us as well. The 
absolute Lord totally fills the three worlds. One who
knows the Lord in the fourth state, is not subject to virtue or vice. One who 
knows the mystery of God the Absolute, who
pervades each and every heart, knows the Primal Being, the Immaculate Divine 
Lord. That humble being who is imbued with
the Immaculate Naam, O Nanak, is  himself  the  Primal  Lord,  the  Architect  
of  Destiny.   ||  51  ||    “Everyone  speaks  of  the
Absolute Lord, the unmanifest void. How can one find this absolute void? Who 
are they, who are attuned to this absolute
void?” They are like the Lord, from whom they originated. They are not born, 
they do not die; they do not come and go. O
Nanak, the Gurmukhs instruct their minds.  || 52 ||   By practicing control 
over the nine gates, one attains perfect control over
the Tenth Gate. There, the unstruck sound current of the absolute Lord vibrates 
and resounds. Behold the True Lord ever-
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The True Lord is pervading and permeating each and every heart. The hidden Bani 
of the Word is revealed. O Nanak, the True
Lord is revealed and known.  || 53 ||   Meeting with the Lord through intuition 
and love, peace is found. The Gurmukh remains
awake and aware; he does not fall sleep. He enshrines the unlimited, absolute 
Shabad deep within. Chanting the Shabad, he is
liberated, and saves others as well. Those who practice the Guru’s Teachings 
are attuned to the Truth. O Nanak, those who
eradicate their self-conceit meet with the Lord; they do not remain separated 
by doubt.  || 54 ||   “Where is that place, where
evil thoughts are destroyed? The mortal does not understand the essence of 
reality; why must he suffer in pain?” No one can
save  one  who  is  tied  up  at  Death’s  door.  Without  the  Shabad,  no  
one  has  any  credit  or  honor.  “How  can  one  obtain
understanding and cross over?” O Nanak, the foolish self-willed manmukh does 
not understand.   || 55 ||    Evil thoughts are
erased, contemplating the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Meeting with the True 
Guru, the door of liberation is found. The self-
willed manmukh does not understand the essence of reality, and is burnt to 
ashes. His evil-mindedness separates him from the
Lord, and he suffers. Accepting the Hukam of the Lord’s Command, he is blessed 
with all virtues and spiritual  wisdom. O
Nanak, he is honored in the Court of the Lord.  || 56 ||   One who possesses 
the merchandise, the wealth of the True Name,
crosses  over,  and  carries  others  across  with  him  as  well.  One  who  
intuitively  understands,  and  is  attuned  to  the  Lord,  is
honored. No one can estimate his worth. Wherever I look, I see the Lord 
permeating and pervading. O Nanak, through the
Love   of the True Lord, one crosses over.  || 57 ||   “Where is the Shabad 
said to dwell? What will carry us across the terrifying
world-ocean? The breath, when exhaled, extends out ten finger lengths; what is 
the support of the  breath? Speaking  and
playing, how can one be stable and steady? How can the unseen be seen?” Listen, 
O master; Nanak prays truly. Instruct your
own mind. The Gurmukh is lovingly attuned to the True Shabad. Bestowing His 
Glance of Grace, He unites us in His Union. He
Himself is all-knowing and all-seeing. By perfect destiny, we merge in Him.   
|| 58 ||    That Shabad dwells deep within the
nucleus of all beings. God is invisible; wherever I look, there I see Him. The 
air is the dwelling place of the absolute Lord. He
has  no qualities; He has all qualities. When He bestows His Glance of Grace, 
the Shabad comes to abide within the heart, and
doubt is eradicated from within. The body and mind become immaculate, through 
the Immaculate Word of His Bani. Let His
Name be enshrined in your mind. The Shabad is the Guru, to carry you across the 
terrifying world-ocean. Know the One Lord
alone, here and hereafter. He has no form or color, shadow or illusion; O 
Nanak, realize the Shabad.   || 59 ||    O reclusive
hermit, the True, Absolute Lord is the support of the exhaled breath,  which  
extends  out  ten  finger  lengths.  The  Gurmukh
speaks and churns the essence of reality, and realizes the unseen, infinite 
Lord. Eradicating the three qualities, he enshrines
the Shabad within, and then, his mind is rid of egotism. Inside and out, he 
knows the One Lord alone; he is in love with the
Name of the Lord. He understands the Sushmana, Ida and Pingala, when the unseen 
Lord reveals Himself. O Nanak, the True
Lord is above these three energy channels. Through the Word, the Shabad of the 
True Guru, one merges with Him.  || 60 ||
“The air is said to be the soul of the mind. But what does the air feed on? 
What is the way of the spiritual teacher, and the
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What is the occupation of the Siddha?” Without the Shabad, the essence does not 
come, O hermit, and the thirst of egotism
does not depart. Imbued with the Shabad, one finds the ambrosial essence, and 
remains fulfilled with the True Name. “What is
that wisdom, by which one remains steady and stable? What food brings 
satisfaction?”  O Nanak, when one looks upon pain
and pleasure alike, through the True Guru, then he is not consumed by Death.  
|| 61 ||   If one is not imbued with the Lord’s
Love, nor intoxicated with His subtle essence, without the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad, he is frustrated, and consumed by his
own inner fire. He does not preserve his semen and seed, and does not chant the 
Shabad. He does not control his breath; he
does not worship and adore the True Lord. But one who speaks the Unspoken 
Speech, and remains balanced, O Nanak, attains
the Lord, the Supreme Soul.  || 62 ||   By Guru’s Grace, one is attuned to the 
Lord’s Love. Drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar, he
is intoxicated with the Truth. Contemplating the Guru, the fire within is put 
out. Drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar, the soul
settles in peace. Worshipping the True Lord in adoration, the Gurmukh crosses 
over the river of life. O Nanak, after deep
contemplation, this is understood.   || 63 ||    “Where does  this  
mind-elephant  live?  Where  does  the  breath  reside?  Where
should     the Shabad reside, so that the wanderings of the mind may cease?” 
When the Lord blesses one with His Glance of
Grace,  he  leads  him  to  the  True  Guru.  Then,  this  mind  dwells  in  
its  own  home  within.  When  the  individual  consumes  his
egotism, he becomes immaculate, and his wandering mind is restrained. “How can 
the root, the source of all be realized? How
can  the soul know itself? How can the sun enter into the house of the moon?”  
The Gurmukh eliminates egotism from within;
then, O Nanak, the sun naturally enters into the home of the moon.  || 64 ||    
When the mind becomes steady and stable, it
abides in the heart, and then the Gurmukh realizes the root, the source of all. 
The breath is seated in the home of the navel;
the Gurmukh searches, and finds the essence of reality. This Shabad permeates 
the nucleus of the self, deep within, in its own
home; the Light of this Shabad pervades the three worlds. Hunger for the True 
Lord shall consume your pain, and through the
True  Lord,  you  shall  be  satisfied.  The  Gurmukh  knows  the  unstruck  
sound  current  of  the  Bani;  how  rare  are  those  who
understand. Says Nanak, one who speaks the Truth is dyed in the color of Truth, 
which will never fade away.  || 65 ||   “When
this   heart and body did not exist, where did the mind reside? When there was 
no support of the navel lotus, then in which
home did the breath reside? When there was no form or shape, then how could 
anyone lovingly focus on the Shabad? When
there was no dungeon formed from egg and sperm, who could measure the Lord’s 
value and extent? When color, dress and
form could not be seen, how could the True Lord be known?” O Nanak, those who 
are attuned to the Naam, the Name of the
Lord, are detached. Then and now, they see the Truest of the True.  || 66 ||    
When the heart and the body did not exist, O
hermit, then the mind resided in the absolute, detached Lord. When there was no 
support of the lotus of the navel, the breath
remained in its own home, attuned to the Lord’s Love. When there was no form or 
shape or social class, then the Shabad, in
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When the world and the sky did not even exist, the Light of the Formless Lord 
filled the three worlds. Color, dress and form
were contained in the One Lord; the Shabad was contained in the One, Wondrous 
Lord. Without the True Name, no one can
become pure; O Nanak, this is the Unspoken Speech.  || 67 ||   “How, in what 
way, was the world formed, O man? And what
disaster will end it?” In egotism, the world was formed, O man; forgetting the 
Naam, it suffers and dies. One who becomes
Gurmukh contemplates the essence of spiritual wisdom; through the Shabad, he 
burns away his egotism. His body and mind
become immaculate, through the Immaculate Bani of the Word. He remains absorbed 
in Truth. Through the Naam, the Name
of    the  Lord,  he  remains  detached;  he  enshrines  the  True  Name  in  
his  heart.  O  Nanak,  without  the  Name,  Yoga  is  never
attained; reflect upon this in your heart, and see.   || 68 ||    The Gurmukh 
is one who reflects upon the True Word of the
Shabad. The True Bani is revealed to the Gurmukh. The mind of the Gurmukh is 
drenched with the Lord’s Love, but how rare
are those who understand this. The Gurmukh dwells in the home of the self, deep 
within. The Gurmukh realizes the Way of
Yoga. O Nanak, the Gurmukh knows the One Lord alone.   || 69 ||    Without 
serving the True Guru, Yoga is not attained;
without meeting the True Guru, no one is liberated. Without meeting  the  True  
Guru,  the  Naam  cannot  be  found.  Without
meeting  the  True  Guru,  one  suffers  in  terrible  pain.  Without  meeting  
the  True  Guru,  there  is  only  the  deep  darkness  of
egotistical pride. O Nanak, without the True Guru, one dies, having lost the 
opportunity of this life.   || 70 ||    The Gurmukh
conquers his mind by subduing his ego. The Gurmukh enshrines Truth in his 
heart. The Gurmukh conquers the  world;  he
knocks down the Messenger of Death, and kills it. The Gurmukh does not lose in 
the Court of the Lord. The Gurmukh is united
in God’s Union; he alone knows. O Nanak, the Gurmukh realizes the Word of the 
Shabad.  || 71 ||   This is the essence of the
Shabad — listen, you hermits and Yogis. Without the Name, there is no Yoga. 
Those who are attuned to the Name, remain
intoxicated night and day; through the Name, they find peace. Through the Name, 
everything is revealed; through the Name,
understanding is obtained. Without the Name, people wear all sorts of religious 
robes; the True Lord Himself has confused
them.      The Name is obtained only from the True Guru, O hermit, and then, 
the Way of Yoga is found. Reflect upon this in your
mind, and see; O Nanak, without the Name, there is no liberation.   || 72 ||    
You alone know Your state and extent, Lord;
What can anyone say about it? You Yourself are hidden, and You Yourself are 
revealed. You Yourself enjoy all pleasures. The
seekers, the Siddhas, the many gurus and disciples wander around searching for 
You, according to Your Will. They beg for
Your  Name,  and  You  bless  them  with  this  charity.  I  am  a  sacrifice  
to  the  Blessed  Vision  of  Your  Darshan.  The  eternal
imperishable Lord God has staged this play; the Gurmukh understands it. O 
Nanak, He extends Himself throughout the ages;
there       is no other than Him.  || 73 || 1 ||


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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

VAAR  OF  RAAMKALEE,   THIRD  MEHL,

TO  BE  SUNG  TO  THE  TUNE  OF   ‘JODHA  AND  VEERA  POORBAANEE’:

SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  The True Guru is the field of intuitive wisdom. One who 
is inspired to love Him, plants the seed of the
Name there. The Name sprouts up, and he remains absorbed in the Name. But this 
egotism is the seed of skepticism; it has
been uprooted. It is not planted there, and it does not sprout; whatever God 
grants us, we eat. When water mixes with water,
it cannot be separated again. O Nanak, the Gurmukh is wonderful; come, poeple, 
and see! But what can the poor people see?
They do not understand. He alone sees, whom the Lord causes to see; the Lord 
comes to dwell in his mind.  || 1 ||    THIRD
MEHL:  The self-willed manmukh is the field of sorrow and suffering. He plains 
sorrow, and eats sorrow. In sorrow he is born,
and in sorrow he dies. Acting in egotism, his life passes away. He does not 
understand the coming and going of reincarnation;
the blind man acts in blindness. He does not know the One who gives, but he is 
attached to what is given. O Nanak, he acts
according to his pre-ordained destiny. He cannot do anything else.  || 2 ||   
THIRD MEHL:  Meeting the True Guru, everlasting
peace is obtained. He Himself leads us to meet Him. This is the true meaning of 
peace, that one becomes immaculate within
oneself. The doubt of ignorance is eradicated, and spiritual wisdom is 
obtained. Nanak  comes  to  gaze  upon  the  One  Lord
alone; wherever he looks, there He is.  || 3 ||   PAUREE:  The True Lord 
created His throne, upon which He sits. He Himself is
everything; this is what the Word of the Guru’s Shabad says. Through His 
almighty creative power, He created and fashioned
the mansions and hotels. He made the two lamps, the sun and the moon; He formed 
the perfect form. He Himself sees, and
He Himself hears; meditate on the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 1 ||   Waaho! 
Waaho! Hail, hail, O True King! True is Your
Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   SHALOK:  Kabeer, I have ground myself into henna 
paste. O my Husband Lord, You took no notice
of me; You never applied me to Your feet.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  O Nanak, my 
Husband Lord keeps me like henna paste; He
blesses me with His Glance of Grace. He Himself grinds me, and He Himself rubs 
me; He Himself applies me to His feet. This is
the cup of love of my Lord and Master; He gives it as He chooses.  || 2 ||   
PAUREE:  You created the world with its variety; by
the Hukam of Your Command, it comes, goes, and merges again in You. You 
Yourself see, and blossom forth; there is no one
else at all. As it pleases You, You keep me. Through the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad, I understand You. You are the strength of
all.  As  it  pleases  You,  You  lead  us  on.  There  is  no  other  as  
great  as  You;  unto  whom  should  I  speak  and  talk?   ||  2  ||
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Searching, I became frustrated. My Husband Lord has not blessed me with peace 
and tranquility; what will work with Him? By
Guru’s Grace, I meditate on the Lord; I enshrine Him deep within my heart. O 
Nanak, seated in his her own home, she finds
her Husband Lord, when the Creator Lord grants His Grace.  || 1 ||    THIRD 
MEHL:  Chasing after worldly affairs, the day is
wasted, and the night passes in sleep. Speaking lies, one eats poison; the 
self-willed manmukh departs, crying out in pain. The
Mesenger of Death holds his club over the mortal’s head; in the love of 
duality, he loses his honor. He never even thinks of the
Name of the Lord; over and over again, he comes and goes in reincarnation. But 
if, by Guru’s Grace, the Lord’s Name comes
to dwell in his mind, then the Messenger of Death will not strike him down with 
his club. Then, O Nanak, he merges intuitively
into the Lord, receiving His Grace.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   Some are linked to 
His Praises, when the Lord blesses them with the
Guru’s Teachings. Some are blessed with the Name of the eternal, unchanging 
True Lord. Water, air and fire, by His Will,
worship Him. They are held in the Fear of God; He has formed the perfect form. 
The Hukam, the Command of the One Lord is
all-pervasive; accepting it, peace is found.  || 3 ||   SHALOK:  Kabeer, such 
is the touchstone of the Lord; the false cannot even
touch it. He alone passes this test of the Lord, who remains dead while yet 
alive.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  How can this mind be
conquered? How can it be killed? If one does not accept the Word of the Shabad, 
egotism does not depart. By Guru’s Grace,
egotism is eradicated, and then, one is Jivan Mukta — liberated while yet 
alive. O Nanak, one whom the Lord forgives is united
with Him, and then no obstacles block his way.  || 2 ||    THIRD MEHL:  
Everyone can say that they are dead while yet alive;
how can they be liberated while yet alive? If someone restrains himself through 
the Fear of God, and takes the medicine of the
Love  of  God,  night  and  day,  he  sings  the  Glorious  Praises  of  the  
Lord.  In  celestial  peace  and  poise,  he  crosses  over  the
poisonous, terrifying world-ocean, through the Naam, the  Name  of  the  Lord.  
O  Nanak,  the  Gurmukh  finds  the  Lord;  he  is
blessed with His Glance of Grace.  || 3 ||   PAUREE:  God created the love of 
duality, and the three modes which pervade the
universe. He created Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, who act according to His Will. 
The Pandits, the religious scholars, and the
astrologers study their books, but they do not understand contemplation. 
Everything is Your play, O True Creator Lord. As it
pleases You, You bless us with forgiveness, and merge us in the True Word of 
the Shabad.  || 4 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:
The  man  of  false  mind  practices  falsehood.  He  runs  after  Maya,  and  
yet  pretends  to  be  a  man  of  disciplined  meditation.
Deluded by  doubt,  he  visits  all  the  sacred  shrines  of  pilgrimage.  How 
 can  such  a  man  of  disciplined  meditation  attain  the
supreme status? By Guru’s Grace, one lives the Truth. O Nanak, such a man of 
disciplined meditation attains liberation.  || 1 ||
THIRD MEHL:  He alone is a man of disciplined meditation, who practices this 
self-discipline. Meeting with the True Guru, he
contemplates the Word of the Shabad. Serving the True Guru — this is the only 
acceptable disciplined meditation. O Nanak,
such a man of disciplined meditation is honored in the Court of the Lord.  || 2 
||   PAUREE:  He created the night and the day,
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Following the Guru’s Teachings, one’s heart is illumined, and the darkness is 
dispelled. By the Hukam of His Command, He
creates  everything;  He  pervades  and  permeates  all  the  woods  and  
meadows.  He  Himself  is  everything;  the  Gurmukh
constantly  chants  the  Lord’s  Name.  Through  the  Shabad,  understanding  
comes;  the  True  Lord  Himself  inspires  us  to
understand.   ||  5  ||     SHALOK,   THIRD  MEHL:   He  is  not  called  a  
renunciate,  whose  consciousness  is  filled  with  doubt.
Donations to him bring proportionate rewards. He hungers for the supreme status 
of the Fearless, Immaculate Lord; O Nanak,
how rare are those who offer him this food.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   They are 
not called renunciates, who take food in the
homes of others. For the sake of their bellies, they wear various religious 
robes. They alone are renunciates, O Nanak, who
enter into their own souls. They seek and find their Husband Lord; they dwell 
within the home of their own inner self.  || 2 ||
PAUREE:   They sky and the earth are separate, but the True Lord supports them 
from within. True are all those homes and
gates,  within  which  the  True  Name  is  enshrined.  The  Hukam  of  the  
True  Lord’s  Command  is  effective  everywhere.  The
Gurmukh merges in the True Lord. He Himself is True, and True is His throne. 
Seated upon it, He administers true justice. The
Truest of the True is all-pervading everywhere; the Gurmukh sees the unseen.  
|| 6 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  In the world-
ocean, the Infinite Lord abides. The false come and go in reincarnation. One 
who walks according to his own will, suffers
terrible punishment. All things are in the world-ocean, but they are obtained 
only by the karma of good actions. O Nanak, he
alone obtains the nine treasures, who walks in the Will of the Lord.  || 1 ||   
THIRD MEHL:  One who intuitively serves the True
Guru, loses his life in egotism. His tongue does not taste the sublime essence 
of the Lord, and his heart-lotus does not blossom
forth. The self-willed manmukh eats poison and dies; he is ruined by love and 
attachment to Maya. Without the Name of the
One Lord, his life is cursed, and his home is cursed as well. When God Himself 
bestows His Glance of Grace, then one becomes
the slave of His slaves. And then, night and day, he serves the True Guru, and 
never leaves His side. As the lotus flower floats
unaffected in the water, so does he remain detached in his own household. O  
servant Nanak,  the  Lord  acts,  and  inspires
everyone to act, according to the Pleasure of His Will. He is the treasure of 
virtue.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  For thirty-six ages, there
was  utter  darkness.  Then,  the  Lord  revealed  Himself.  He  Himself  
created  the  entire  universe.  He  Himself  blessed  it  with
understanding.  He  created  the  Simritees  and  the  Shaastras;  He  
calculates  the  accounts  of  virtue  and  vice.  He  alone
understands, whom the Lord inspires to understand and to be pleased with the 
True Word of the Shabad. He Himself is all-
pervading; He Himself forgives, and unites with Himself.   || 7 ||    SHALOK,   
THIRD MEHL:   This body is all blood; without
blood, the body cannot exist. Those who are attuned to their Lord — their 
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In the Fear of God, the body becomes thin, and the blood of greed passes out of 
the body. As fire purifies metal, so does the
Fear of the Lord eradicate the filth of evil-mindedness. O Nanak, beautiful are 
those humble beings, who are imbued with the
Lord’s Love.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   In Raamkalee, I have enshrined the Lord 
in my mind; thus I have been embellished.
Through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad,  my  heart-lotus  has  blossomed  
forth;  the  Lord  blessed  me  with  the  treasure  of
devotional worship. My doubt was dispelled, and I woke up; the darkness of 
ignorance was dispelled. She who is in love with
her  Lord, is the most infinitely beautiful. Such a beautiful, happy soul-bride 
enjoys her Husband Lord forever. The self-willed
manmukhs do not know how to decorate themselves; wasting their whole lives, 
they depart. Those who decorate themselves
without devotional worship to the Lord, are continually reincarnated to suffer. 
They do not obtain respect in this world; the
Creator Lord alone knows what will happen to them in the world hereafter. O 
Nanak, the True Lord is the One and only; duality
exists only in the world. He Himself enjoins them to good and bad; they do only 
that which the Creator Lord causes them to
do.  || 2 ||   THIRD MEHL:  Without serving the True Guru, tranquility is not 
obtained. It cannot be found anywhere else. No
matter how much one may long for it, without the karma of good actions, it 
cannot be found. Those whose inner beings are
filled with greed and corruption, are ruined through the love of duality. The 
cycle of birth and death is not ended, and filled
with egotism, they suffer in pain. Those who focus their consciousness on the 
True Guru, do not remain unfulfilled. They are
not summoned by the Messenger of Death, and they do not suffer in pain. O 
Nanak, the Gurmukh is saved, merging in the
True Word of the Shabad.  || 3 ||    PAUREE:  He Himself remains unattached 
forever; all others run after worldly affairs. He
Himself is eternal, unchanging and unmoving; the others continue coming and 
going in reincarnation. Meditating on the Lord
forever and ever, the Gurmukh finds peace. He dwells in the home of his own 
inner being, absorbed in the Praise of the True
Lord.  The  True  Lord  is  profound  and  unfathomable;  through  the  Word  
of  the  Guru’s  Shabad,  He  is  understood.   ||  8  ||
SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Meditate on the True Name; the True Lord is 
all-pervading. O Nanak, one who realizes the Hukam of
the Lord’s Command, obtains the fruit of Truth. One who merely mouths the 
words, does not understand the Hukam of the
True Lord’s Command. O Nanak, one who accepts the Will of the Lord is His 
devotee. Without accepting it, he is the falsest of
the false.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   The self-willed manmukhs do not know what 
they are saying. They are filled with sexual
desire, anger and egotism. They do not understand right places and wrong 
places; they are filled with greed and corruption.
They come, and sit and talk for their own purposes. The Messenger of Death 
strikes them down. Hereafter, they are called to
account in the Court of the Lord; the false ones are struck down and 
humiliated. How can this filth of falsehood be washed off?
Can anyone think about this, and find the way? If one meets with the True Guru, 
He implants the Naam, the Name of the Lord
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Let all bow in humility to that humble being who chants the Naam, and worships 
the Naam in adoration. The Naam washes off
the filth of falsehood; chanting the Naam, one becomes truthful. O servant 
Nanak, wondrous are the plays of the Lord, the
Giver of life.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  You are the Great Giver; no other is as 
great as You. Unto whom should I speak and talk? By
Guru’s Grace, I find You; You eradicate egotism from within. You are beyond 
sweet and salty flavors; True is Your glorious
greatness. You bless those whom You forgive, and unite them with Yourself. You 
have placed the Ambrosial Nectar deep within
the heart; the Gurmukh drinks it in.  || 9 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  The 
stories of one’s ancestors make the children good
children. They accept what is pleasing to the Will of the True Guru, and act 
accordingly. Go and consult the Simritees, the
Shaastras,  the  writings  of  Vyaas,  Suk  Dayv,  Naarad,  and  all  those  
who  preach  to  the  world.  Those,  whom  the  True  Lord
attaches,  are  attached  to  the  Truth;  they  contemplate  the  True  Name  
forever.  O  Nanak,  their  coming  into  the  world  is
approved; they redeem all their ancestors.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   The 
disciples whose teacher is blind, act blindly as well.
They walk according to their own wills, and continually speak falsehood and 
lies. They practice falsehood and deception, and
endlessly  slander  others.  Slandering  others,  they  drown  themselves,  and 
 drown  all  their  generations  as  well.  O  Nanak,
whatever the Lord links them to, to that they are linked; what can the poor 
creatures do?   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   He keeps all
under His Gaze; He created the entire Universe. He has linked some to falsehood 
and deception; these self-willed manmukhs
are  plundered.  The  Gurmukhs  meditate  on  the  Lord  forever;  their  inner 
 beings  are  filled  with  love.  Those  who  have  the
treasure of virtue, chant the Praises of the Lord. O Nanak, meditate on the 
Naam, and the Glorious Praises of the True Lord.  ||
10     ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  Men of charity gather wealth by committing 
sins, and then give it away in donations to charity.
Their spiritual teachers go to their homes to instruct them. The woman loves 
the man only for his wealth; they come and go as
they please. No one obeys the Shaastras or the Vedas. Everyone worships 
himself. Becoming judges, they sit and administer
justice. They chant on their malas, and call upon God. They accept bribes, and 
block justice. If someone asks them, they read
quotations from their books. The Muslim scriptures are in their ears and in 
their hearts. They plunder the people, and engage
in   gossip and flattery. They anoint their kitchens to try to become pure. 
Behold, such is the Hindu. The Yogi, with matted hair
and ashes on his body, has become a householder. The children weep in front of 
him and behind him. He does not attain Yoga

— he has lost his way. Why does he apply ashes to his forehead? O Nanak, this 
is the sign of the Dark Age of Kali Yuga;
everyone says that he himself knows.  || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:  The Hindu comes 
to the house of a Hindu. He puts the sacred
thread around his neck and reads the scriptures. He puts on the thread, but 
does evil deeds. His cleansings and washings will
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The Muslim glorifies his own faith. Without the Guru or a spiritual teacher, no 
one is accepted. They may be shown the way,
but only a few go there. Without the karma of good actions, heaven is not 
attained. The Way of Yoga is demonstrated in the
Yogi’s monastery. They wear ear-rings to show the way. Wearing ear-rings, they 
wander around the world. The Creator Lord is
everywhere. There are as many travellers as there are beings. When one’s death 
warrant is issued, there is no delay. One who
knows   the Lord here, realizes Him there as well. Others, whether Hindu or 
Muslim, are just babbling. Everyone’s account is
read in the Court of the Lord; without the karma of good actions, no one 
crosses over. One who speaks the True Name of the
True Lord, O Nanak, is not called to account hereafter.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The 
fortress of the body is called the Mansion of the
Lord. The rubies and gems are found within it; the Gurmukh chants the Name of 
the Lord. The body, the Mansion of the Lord,
is very beautiful, when the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is implanted deep 
within. The self-willed manmukhs ruin themselves;
they boil continuously in attachment to Maya. The One Lord is the Master of 
all. He is found only by perfect destiny.  || 11 ||
SHALOK,   FIRST MEHL:   There is no Truth in suffering, there is no Truth  in  
comfort.  There  is  no  Truth  in  wandering  like
animals through the water. There is no Truth in shaving one’s head; there is no 
Truth is studying the scriptures or wandering
in foreign lands. There is no Truth in trees, plants or stones, in mutilating 
oneself or suffering in pain. There is no Truth i n
binding elephants in chains; there is no Truth in grazing cows. He alone grants 
it, whose hands hold spritual perfection; he
alone receives it, unto whom it is given. O Nanak, he alone is blessed with 
glorious greatness, whose heart is filled with the
Word of the Shabad. God says, all hearts are mine, and I am in all hearts. Who 
can explain this to one who is confused? Who
can confuse that being, unto whom I have shown the Way? And who can show the 
Path to that being whom I have confused
since the beginning of time?   || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:   He alone is a 
householder, who restrains his passions and begs for
meditation, austerity and self-discipline. He gives donations to charity with 
his body; such a householder is as pure as the
water of the Ganges. Says Eeshar, the Lord is the embodiment of Truth. The 
supreme essence of reality has no shape or form.

|| 2 ||   FIRST MEHL:  He alone is a detached hermit, who burns away his 
self-conceit. He begs for suffering as his food. In the
city of the heart, he begs for charity. Such a renunciate ascends to the City 
of God. Says Gorakh, God is the embodiment of
Truth; the supreme essence of reality has no shape or form.  || 3 ||    FIRST 
MEHL:  He alone is an Udasi, a shaven-headed
renunciate,  who  embraces  renunciation.  He  sees  the  Immaculate  Lord  
dwelling  in  both  the  upper  and  lower  regions.  He
balances the sun and the moon energies. The body-wall of such an Udasi does not 
collapse. Says Gopi Chand, God is the
embodiment of Truth; the supreme essence of reality has no shape or form.  || 4 
||   FIRST MEHL:  He alone is a Paakhandi,
who cleanses his body of filth. The fire of his body illuminates God within. He 
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Such a Paakhandi does not grow old or die. Says Charpat, God is the embodiment 
of Truth; the supreme essence of reality has
no shape or form.  || 5 ||   FIRST MEHL:  He alone is a Bairaagi, who turns 
himself toward God. In the Tenth Gate, the sky of
the mind, he erects his pillar. Night and day, he remains in deep inner 
meditation. Such a Bairaagi is just like the True Lord.
Says Bhart’har, God is the embodiment of Truth; the supreme essence of reality 
has no shape or form.  || 6 ||   FIRST MEHL:
How is evil eradicated? How can the true way of life be found? What is the use 
of piercing the ears, or begging for food?
Throughout existence and non-existence, there is only the Name of the One Lord. 
What is that Word, which holds the heart in
its   place? When you look alike upon sunshine and shade, says Nanak, then the 
Guru will speak to you. The students follow the
six systems. They are neither worldly people, nor detached renunciates. One who 
remains absorbed in the Formless Lord —
why should he go out begging?  || 7 ||   PAUREE:  That alone is said to be the 
Lord’s temple, where the Lord is known. In the
human body, the Guru’s Word is found, when one understands that the Lord, the 
Supreme Soul, is in all. Don’t look for Him
outside your self. The Creator, the Architect of Destiny, is within the home of 
your own heart. The self-willed manmukh does
not appreciate the value of the Lord’s temple; they waste away and lose their 
lives. The One Lord is pervading in all; through
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, He can be found.  || 12 ||    SHALOK,  THIRD 
MEHL:  Only a fool listens to the words of the
fool. What are the signs of the fool? What does the fool do? A fool is stupid; 
he dies of egotism. His actions always bring him
pain; he lives in pain. If someone’s beloved friend falls into the pit, what 
can be used to pull him out? One who becomes
Gurmukh contemplates the Lord, and remains detached. Chanting the Lord’s Name, 
he saves himself, and he carries across
those who are drowning as well. O Nanak, he acts in accordance with the Will of 
God; he endures whatever he is given.  || 1 ||
FIRST MEHL:   Says Nanak, listen, O mind, to the True Teachings. Opening His 
ledger, God will call you to account. Those
rebels who have unpaid accounts shall be called out. Azraa-eel, the Angel of 
Death, shall be appointed to punish them. They
will find no way to escape coming and going in reincarnation; they are trapped 
in the narrow path. Falsehood will come to an
end, O Nanak, and Truth will prevail in the end.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   The 
body and everything belongs to the Lord; the Lord
Himself is all-pervading. The Lord’s value cannot be estimated; nothing can be 
said about it. By Guru’s Grace, one praises the
Lord, imbued with feelings of devotion. The mind and body are totally 
rejuvenated, and egotism is eradicated. Everything is the
play  of  the  Lord.  The  Gurmukh  understands  this.   ||  13  ||     SHALOK, 
  FIRST MEHL:   Branded  with  a  thousand  marks  of
disgrace, Indra cried in shame. Paras Raam returned home  crying.  Ajai  cried  
and  weeped,  when  he  was  made  to  eat  the
manure he had given, pretending it was charity. Such is the punishment received 
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Rama weeped when he was sent into exile, and separated from Sita and Lakhshman. 
The ten-headed Raawan, who stole away
Sita with the beat of his tambourine, wept when he lost Sri Lanka. The 
Paandavas once lived in the Presence of the Lord; they
were made slaves, and wept. Janmayjaa wept, that he had lost his way. One 
mistake, and he became a sinner. The Shaykhs,
Pirs and spiritual teachers weep; at the very last instant, they suffer in 
agony. The kings weep — their ears are cut; they go
begging from house to house. The miser weeps; he has to leave behind the wealth 
he has gathered. The Pandit, the religious
scholar, weeps when his learning is gone. The young woman weeps because she has 
no husband. O Nanak, the whole world is
suffering. He alone is victorious, who believes in the Lord’s Name. No other 
action is of any account.  || 1 ||   SECOND MEHL:
Meditation, austerity and everything come through belief in the Lord’s Name. 
All other actions are useless. O Nanak, believe in
the     One who is worth believing in. By Guru’s Grace, he is realized.  || 2 
||   PAUREE:  The union of the body and the soul-swan
was pre-ordained by the Creator Lord. He is hidden, and yet pervading all. He 
is revealed to the Gurmukh. Singing the Glorious
Praises of the Lord, and chanting His Praises, one merges in His Glories. True 
is the True Word of the Guru’s Bani. One unites
in Union with the True Lord. He Himself is everything; He Himself grants 
glorious greatness.   || 14 ||    SHALOK,   SECOND
MEHL:   O Nanak, the blind man may go to appraise the jewels, but he will not 
know their value; he will return home after
exposing his ignorance.  || 1 ||   SECOND MEHL:  The Jeweller has come, and 
opened up the bag of jewels. The merchandise
and  the merchant are merged together. They alone purchase the gem, O Nanak, 
who have virtue in their purse. Those who do
not appreciate the value of the jewels, wander like blind men in the world.  || 
2 ||   PAUREE:  The fortress of the body has nine
gates; the tenth gate is kept hidden. The rigid door is not open; only through 
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad can it be opened.
The unstruck sound current resounds and vibrates there. The Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad is heard. Deep within the nucleus of
the heart, the Divine Light shines forth. Through devotional worship, one meets 
the Lord.  The  One  Lord  is  pervading  and
permeating all. He Himself created the creation.  || 15 ||    SHALOK,  SECOND 
MEHL:  He is truly blind, who follows the way
shown by the blind man. O Nanak, why should the one who can see, get lost? Do 
not call them blind, who have no eyes in
their face. They alone are blind, O Nanak, who wander away from their Lord and 
Master.  || 1 ||   SECOND MEHL:  One whom
the Lord has made blind — the Lord can make him see again. He acts only as he 
knows, although he may be spoken to a
hundred times. Where the real thing is not seen, self-conceit prevails there — 
know this well. O Nanak, how can the purshaser
purchase the real thing, if he cannot recognize it?  || 2 ||   SECOND MEHL:  
How can someone be called blind, if he was made
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O Nanak, one who does not understand the Hukam of the Lord’s Command should be 
called blind.  || 3 ||    PAUREE:  Deep
within the body is the fortress of the Lord, and all lands and countries. He 
Himself sits in primal, profound Samaadhi; He
Himself is all-pervading. He Himself created the Universe, and He Himself 
remains hidden within it. Serving the Guru, the Lord
is known, and the Truth is revealed. He is True, the Truest of the True; the 
Guru has imparted this understanding.   || 16 ||
SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  Night is the summer season, and day is the winter season; 
sexual desire and anger are the two fields
planted. Greed prepares the soil, and the seed of falsehood is planted; 
attachment and love are the farmer and hired hand.
Contemplation is the plow, and corruption is the harvest; this is what one 
earns and eats, according to the Hukam of the Lord’s
Command. O Nanak, when one is called to give his account, he will be barren and 
infertile.  || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:  Make the
Fear  of  God  the  farm,  purity  the  water,  truth  and  contentment  the  
cows  and  bulls,  humility  the  plow,  consciousness  the
plowman, remembrance the preparation of the soil, and union with the Lord the 
planting time. Let the Lord’s Name be the
seed, and His Forgiving Grace the harvest. Do this, and the whole world will 
seem false. O Nanak, if He bestows His Merciful
Glance of Grace, then all your separation will be ended.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  
The self-willed manmukh is trapped in the darkness
of  emotional  attachment;  in  the  love  of  duality  he  speaks.  The  love  
of  duality  brings  pain  forever;  he  churns  the  water
endlessly. The Gurmukh meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; he churns, 
and obtains the essence of reality. The
Divine Light illuminates his heart deep within; he seeks the Lord, and obtains 
Him. He Himself deludes in doubt; no one can
comment on this.  || 17 ||   SHALOK,  SECOND MEHL:  O Nanak, don’t be anxious; 
the Lord will take care of you. He created
the creatures in water, and He gives them their nourishment. There are no 
stores open there, and no one farms there. No
business is ever transacted there, and no one buys or sells. Animals eat other 
animals; this is what the Lord has given them as
food. He created them in the oceans, and He provides for them as well. O Nanak, 
don’t be anxious; the Lord will take care of
you.  || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:  O Nanak, this soul is the fish, and death is the 
hungry fisherman. The blind man does not even
think of this. And suddenly, the net is cast. O Nanak, his consciousness is 
unconscious, and he departs, bound by anxiety. But
if the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace, then He unites the soul with Himself.  
|| 2 ||   PAUREE:  They are true, forever true,
who drink in the sublime essence of the Lord. The True Lord abides in the mind 
of the Gurmukh; He strikes the true bargain.
Everything is in the home of the self within; only the very fortunate obtain 
it. The hunger within is conquered and overcome,
singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. He Himself unites in His Union; He 
Himself blesses them with understanding.  || 18 ||
SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  The cotton is ginned, woven and spun; the cloth is laid 
out, washed and bleached white. The tailor
cuts it with his scissors, and sews it with his thread. Thus, the torn and 
tattered honor is sewn up again, through the Lord’s
Praise, O Nanak, and one lives the true life. Becoming worn, the cloth is torn; 
with needle and thread it is sewn up again. It
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It barely lasts for an hour, or even a moment. But the Truth does not grow old; 
and when it is stitched, it is never torn again.
O Nanak, the Lord and Master is the Truest of the True. While we meditate on 
Him, we see Him.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  The
knife is Truth, and its steel is totally True. Its workmanship is incomparably 
beautiful. It is sharpened on the grindstone of the
Shabad. It is placed in the scabbard of virtue. If the Shaykh is killed with 
that, then the blood of greed will spill out. One who is
slaughtered in this ritualistic way, will be attached to the Lord. O Nanak, at 
the Lord’s door, he is absorbed into His Blessed
Vision.    || 2 ||   FIRST MEHL:  A beautiful dagger hangs by your waist, and 
you ride such a beautiful horse. But don’t be too
proud; O Nanak, you may fall head first to the ground.   || 3 ||    PAUREE:   
They alone walk as Gurmukh, who receive the
Shabad in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. Meditating on the True Lord, 
they become truthful; they carry in their robes
the supplies of the Lord’s wealth. The devotees look beautiful, singing the 
Praises of the Lord; following the Guru’s Teachings ,
they become stable and unchanging. They enshrine the jewel of contemplation 
within their minds, and the most sublime Word
of the Guru’s Shabad. He Himself unites in His Union; He Himself grants 
glorious greatness.  || 19 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:
Everyone is filled with hope; hardly anyone is free of hope. O Nanak, blessed 
is the birth of one, who remains dead while yet
alive.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  Nothing is in the hands of hope. How can one 
become free of hope? What can this poor being
do? The Lord Himself creates confusion.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Cursed is the life 
in this world, without the True Name. God is the
Great Giver of givers. His wealth is permanent and unchanging. That humble 
being is immaculate, who worships the Lord with
each and every breath. With your tongue, vibrate the One Inaccessible Lord, the 
Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. He is
all-pervading everywhere. Nanak is a sacrifice to Him.  || 20 ||    SHALOK,  
FIRST MEHL:  The union between the lake of the
True  Guru,  and  the  swan  of  the  soul,  was  pre-ordained  from  the  very 
 beginning,  by  the  Pleasure  of  the  Lord’s  Will.  The
diamonds are in this lake; they are the food of the swams. The cranes and the 
ravens may be very wise, but they do not
remain in this lake. They do not find their food there; their food is 
different. Practicing Truth, the True Lord is found. False is
the pride of the false. O Nanak, they alone meet the True Guru, who are so 
pre-destined by the Lord’s Command.   || 1 ||  My
Lord and Master is immaculate, as are those who think of Him. O Nanak, serve 
Him, who gives to you forever and ever. O
Nanak, serve Him; by serving Him, sorrow is dispelled. Faults and demerits 
vanish, and virtues take their place; peace comes
to dwell in the mind.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  He Himself is all-pervading; He 
Himself is absorbed in the profound state of Samaadhi.
He Himself instructs; the Gurmukh is satisfied and fulfilled. Some, He causes 
to wander in the wilderness, while others are
committed  to  His  devotional  worship.  He  alone  understands,  whom  the  
Lord  causes  to  understand;  He  Himself  attaches
mortals to His Name. O Nanak, meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, 
true greatness   is obtained.   || 21 || 1 ||
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VAAR  OF  RAAMKALEE,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  As I have heard of the True Guru, so I have seen Him. He 
re-unites the separated ones with God; He
is the Mediator at the Court of the Lord. He implants the Mantra of the Lord’s 
Name, and eradicates the illness of egotism. O
Nanak, he alone meets the True Guru, who has such union pre-ordained.  || 1 ||  
 FIFTH MEHL:  If the One Lord is my Friend,
then all are my friends. If the One Lord is my enemy, then all fight with me. 
The Perfect Guru has shown me that, without the
Name,  everything  is  useless.  The  faithless  cynics  and  the  evil  people 
 wander  in  reincarnation;  they  are  attached  to  other
tastes. Servant Nanak has realized the Lord God, by the Grace of the Guru, the 
True Guru.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The Creator Lord
created the Creation. He Himself is the perfect Banker; He Himself earns His 
profit. He Himself made the expansive Universe;
He  Himself  is  imbued  with  joy.  The  value  of  God’s  almighty  creative  
power  cannot  be  estimated.  He  is  inaccessible,
unfathomable, endless, the farthest of the far. He Himself is the greatest 
Emperor; He Himself is His own Prime Minister. No
one knows His worth, or the greatness of His resting place. He Himself is our 
True Lord and Master. He reveals Himself to the
Gurmukh.  || 1 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  Listen, O my beloved friend: please 
show me the True Guru. I dedicate my mind to
Him; I keep Him continually enshrined within my heart. Without the One and Only 
True Guru, life in this world is cursed. O
servant Nanak, they alone meet the True Guru, with whom He constantly abides.  
|| 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Deep within me is the
longing to meet You; how can I find You, God? I will search for someone, some 
friend, who will unite me with my Beloved. The
Perfect Guru has united me with Him; wherever I look, there He is. Servant 
Nanak serves that God; there is no other as great
as He is.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  He is the Great Giver, the Generous Lord; with 
what mouth can I praise Him? In His Mercy, He
protects, preserves and sustains us. No one is under anyone else’s control; He 
is the One Support of all. He cherishes all as His
children, and reaches out with His hand. He stages His joyous plays, which no 
one understands at all. The all-powerful Lord
gives His Support to all; I am a sacrifice to Him. Night and day, sing the 
Praises of the One who is worthy of being praised.
Those who fall at the Guru’s Feet, enjoy the sublime essence of the Lord.  || 2 
||    SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  He has widened
the narrow path for me, and preserved my integrity, along with that of my 
family. He Himself has arranged and resolved my
affairs. I dwell upon that God forever. God is my mother and father; He hugs me 
close in His embrace, and cherishes me, like
His tiny baby. All beings and creatures have become kind and compassionate to 
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O Nanak, the Lord has blessed me with His Glance of Grace.  || 1 ||   FIFTH 
MEHL:  To ask for any other than You, Lord, is the
most miserable of miseries. Please bless me with Your Name, and make me 
content; may the hunger of my mind be satisfied.
The Guru has made the woods and meadows green again. O Nanak, is it any wonder 
that He blesses human beings as well?

|| 2 ||   PAUREE:  Such is that Great Giver; may I never forget Him from my 
mind. I cannot survive without Him, for an instant,
for a moment, for a second. Inwardly and outwardly, He is with us; how can we 
hide anything from Him? One whose honor He
Himself has preserved, crosses over the terrifying world-ocean. He alone is a 
devotee, a spiritual teacher, and a disciplined
pratictioner of meditation, whom the Lord has so blessed. He alone is perfect 
and renowned as supreme, whom the Lord has
blessed with His power. He alone endures the unendurable, whom the Lord 
inspires to endure it. And he alone meets the True
Lord, within whose mind the Guru’s Mantra is implanted.  || 3 ||   SHALOK,  
FIFTH MEHL:  Blessed are those beautiful Ragas
which, when chanted, quench all thirst. Blessed are those beautiful people who, 
as Gurmukh, chant the Name of the Lord. I
am a sacrifice to those who single-mindedly worship and adore the One Lord. I 
yearn for the dust of their feet; by His Grace, it
is obtained. I am a sacrifice to those who are imbued with love for the Lord of 
the Universe. I tell them the state of my soul,
and pray that I may be united with the Sovereign Lord King, my Friend. The 
Perfect Guru has united me with Him, and the
pains of birth and death have departed. Servant Nanak has found the 
inaccessible, infinitely beautiful Lord, and he will not go
anywhere else.   || 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:   Blessed is that time, blessed is that 
hour, blessed is that second, excellent is that
instant; blessed is that day, and that opportunity, when I gazed upon the 
Blessed Vision of the Guru’s Darshan. The mind’s
desires are fulfilled, when the inaccessible, unfathomable Lord is obtained. 
Egotism and emotional attachment are eradicated,
and one leans only on the Support of the True Name. O servant Nanak, one who is 
committed to the Lord’s service — the
whole world is saved along with him.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  How rare are those who 
are blessed to praise the Lord, in devotional
worship. Those who are blessed with the Lord’s treasures are not called to give 
their account again. Those who are imbued
with His Love are absorbed in ecstasy. They take the Support of the One Name; 
the One Name is their only food. For their
sake, the world eats and enjoys. Their Beloved Lord belongs to them alone. The 
Guru comes and meets them; they alone
know God. I am a sacrifice to those who are pleasing to their Lord and Master.  
|| 4 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  My friendship
is with the One Lord alone; I am in love with the One Lord alone. The Lord is 
my only friend; my companionship is with the
One Lord alone. My conversation is with the One Lord alone; He never frowns, or 
turns His face away. He alone knows the
state of my soul; He never ignores my love. He is my only counselor, 
all-powerful to destroy and create. The Lord is my only
Giver. He places His hand upon the heads of the generous in the world. I take 
the Support of the One Lord alone; He is all-
powerful, over the heads of all. The Saint, the True Guru, has united me with 
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He placed His hand on my forehead. The Guru led me to meet the greatest Lord 
and Master; He saved the whole world. The
desires of the mind are fulfilled; I have attained my pre-destined Union with 
God. Nanak has obtained the True Name; He
enjoys the enjoyments forever.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Friendship with the 
self-willed manmukhs is an alliance with Maya. As
we watch, they run away; they never stand firm. As long as they get food and 
clothing, they stick around. But on that day
when they receive nothing, then they start to curse. The self-willed manmukhs 
are ignorant and blind; they do not know the
secrets of the soul. The false bond does not last; it is like stones joined 
with mud. The blind do not understand themselves;
they are engrossed in false worldly entanglements. Entangled in false 
attachments, they pass their lives in egotism and self-
conceit.  But  that  being,  whom  the  Lord  has  blessed  with  His  Mercy  
from  the  very  beginning,  does  perfect  deeds,  and
accumulates good karma. O servant Nanak, those humble beings alone are saved, 
who enter the Sanctuary of the True Guru.

|| 2 ||    PAUREE:   Those who are imbued with the Lord’s Vision, speak the 
Truth. How can I obtain the dust of those who
realize their Lord and Master? The mind, stained by corruption, becomes pure by 
associating with them. One sees the Mansion
of  the  Lord’s  Presence,  when  the  door  of  doubt  is  opened.  That  one, 
 unto  whom  the  Mansion  of  the  Lord’s  Presence  is
revealed, is never pushed or shoved. My mind and body are enraptured, when the 
Lord blesses me, even for an instant, with
His Glance of Grace. The nine treasures, and the treasure of the Naam are 
obtained by commitment to the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad.  He  alone  is  blessed  with  the  dust  of  the  feet  of  the  
Saints,  upon  whose  forehead  such  pre-ordained  desiny  is
inscribed.   || 5 ||    SHALOK,   FIFTH MEHL:   O deer-eyed bride, I  speak  
the  Truth,  which  shall  save  you.  Listen  to  these
beautiful words, O beauteous bride; your Beloved Lord is your mind’s only 
support. You have fallen in love with an evil person;
tell me — show me why! I lack nothing, and I am not sad or depressed; I have no 
deficiency at all. I abandoned and lost my
fascinating and beautiful Husband Lord; in this evil-mindedness, I have lost my 
good fortune. I am not mistaken, and I am not
confused; I have no egotism, and commit no offense. As You have linked me, so I 
am linked; listen to my true message. She
alone  is  the  blessed  soul-bride,  and  she  alone  is  fortunate,  upon  
whom  the  Husband  Lord  has  showered  His  Mercy.  Her
Husband Lord takes away all her faults and mistakes; hugging her close in His 
embrace, He embellishes her. The unfortunate
soul-bride makes this prayer: O Nanak, when will my turn come? All the blessed 
soul-brides celebrate and make merry; bless
me as well with a night of bliss, O Lord.  || 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:   Why do you 
waver, O my mind? The Lord is the Fulfiller of
hopes and desires. Meditate on the True Guru, the Primal Being; He is the 
Destroyer of all pains. Worship and adore the Lord’s
Name, O my mind; all sinful residues and corruption shall be washed away. Those 
who are blessed with such pre-ordained
destiny, are in love with the Formless Lord. They abandon the tastes of Maya, 
and gather in the infinite wealth of the Naam.
Twenty-four hours a day, they are lovingly absorbed in the One Lord; they 
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Servant Nanak begs for this one gift: please bless me, Lord, with the Blessed 
Vision of Your Darshan; my mind is in love with
You.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  One who is conscious of You finds everlasting peace. 
One who is conscious of You does not suffer at
the hands of the Messenger of Death. One who is conscious of You is not 
anxious. One who has the Creator as his Friend — all
his affairs are resolved. One who is conscious of You is renowned and 
respected. One who is conscious of You becomes very
wealthy. One who is conscious of You has a great family. One who is conscious 
of You saves his ancestors.  || 6 ||   SHALOK,
FIFTH MEHL:  Blind inwardly, and blind outwardly, he sings falsely, falsely. He 
washes his body, and draws ritual marks on it,
and totally runs after wealth. But the filth of his egotism is not removed from 
within, and over and over again, he comes and
goes in reincarnation. Engulfed in sleep, and tormented by frustrated sexual 
desire, he chants the Lord’s Name with his mouth.
He is called a Vaishnav, but he is bound to deeds of egotism; by threshing only 
husks, what rewards can be obtained? Sitting
among the swans, the crane does not become one of them; sitting there, he keeps 
staring at the fish. And when the gathering
of swans looks and sees, they realize that they can never form an alliance with 
the crane. The swans peck at the diamonds
and pearls, while the crane chases after frogs. The poor crane flies away, so 
that his secret will not be exposed. Whatever the
Lord attaches one to, to that he is attached. Who is to blame, when the Lord 
wills it so? The True Guru is the lake, overflowing
with pearls. One who meets the True Guru obtains them. The Sikh-swans gather at 
the lake, according to the Will of the True
Guru. The lake is filled with the wealth of these jewels and pearls; they are 
spent and consumed, but they never run out. The
swan  never  leaves  the  lake;  such  is  the  Pleasure  of  the  Creator’s  
Will.  O  servant  Nanak,  one  who  has  such  pre-ordained
destiny inscribed upon his forehead — that Sikh comes to the Guru. He saves 
himself, and saves all his generations as well; he
emancipates the whole world.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  He is called a Pandit, a 
religious scholar, and yet he wanders along many
pathways. He is as hard as uncooked beans. He is filled with attachment, and 
constantly engrossed in doubt; his body cannot
hold still. False is his coming, and false is his going; he is continually on 
the lookout for Maya. If someone speaks the truth,
then he is aggravated; he is totally filled with anger. The evil fool is 
engrossed in evil-mindedness and false intellectualizations;
his mind is attached to emotional attachment. The deceiver abides with the five 
deceivers; it is a gathering of like minds. And
when the Jeweller, the True Guru, appraises him, then he is exposed as mere 
iron. Mixed and mingled with others, he was
passed off as genuine in many places; but now, the veil has been lifted, and he 
stands naked before all. One who comes to the
Sanctuary of the True Guru, shall be transformed from iron into gold. The True 
Guru has no anger or vengeance; He looks
upon son and enemy alike. Removing faults and mistakes, He purifies the human 
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O Nanak, one who has such pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon his forehead, is 
in love with the True Guru. The Word of the
Perfect True Guru’s Bani is Ambrosial Nectar; it dwells in the heart of one who 
is blessed by the Guru’s Mercy. His coming and
going in reincarnation is ended; forever and ever, he is at peace.   || 2 ||    
PAUREE:   He alone understands You, Lord, with
whom You are pleased. He alone is approved in the Court of the Lord, with whom 
You are pleased. Egotism is eradicated,
when You bestow Your Grace. Sinful residues are erased, when You are thoroughly 
pleased. One who has the Lord Master on
his side, becomes fearless. One who is blessed with Your Mercy, becomes 
truthful. One who is blessed with Your Kindness, is
not touched by fire. You are forever Merciful to those who are receptive to the 
Guru’s Teachings.   || 7 ||    SHALOK,   FIFTH
MEHL:  Please grant Your Grace, O Merciful Lord; please forgive me. Forever and 
ever, I chant Your Name; I fall at the feet of
the True Guru. Please, dwell within my mind and body, and end my sufferings. 
Please give me Your hand, and save me, that
fear may not afflict me. May I sing Your Glorious Praises day and night; please 
commit me to this task. Associating with the
humble Saints, the disease of egotism is eradicated. The One Lord and Master is 
all-pervading, permeating everywhere. By
Guru’s Grace, I have truly found the Truest of the True. Please bless me with 
Your Kindness, O Kind Lord, and bless me with
Your Praises. Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, I am in ecstasy; 
this is what Nanak loves.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:
Meditate on the One Lord within your mind, and enter the Sanctuary of the One 
Lord alone. Be in love with the One Lord;
there is no other at all. Beg from the One Lord, the Great Giver, and you will 
be blessed with everything. In your mind and
body, with each breath and morsel of food, meditate on the One and only Lord 
God. The Gurmukh obtains the true treasure,
the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord. Very fortunate are those humble 
Saints, within whose minds the Lord has come to
abide. He is pervading and permeating the water, the land and the sky; there is 
no other at all. Meditating on the Naam, and
chanting the Naam, Nanak abides in the Will of his Lord and Master.  || 2 ||   
PAUREE:  One who has You as his Saving Grace

— who can kill him? One who has You as his Saving Grace conquers the three 
worlds. One who has You on his side — his face
is radiant and bright. One who has You on his side, is the purest of the Pure. 
One who is blessed with Your Grace is not called
to give his account. One with whom You are pleased, obtains the nine treasures. 
One who has You on his side, God — unto
whom is he subservient? One who is blessed with Your Kind Mercy is dedicated to 
Your worship.   || 8 ||    SHALOK,   FIFTH
MEHL:  Be Merciful, O my Lord and Master, that I may pass my life in the 
Society of the Saints. Those who forget You are born
only to die and be reincarnated again; their sufferings will never end.  || 1 
||   FIFTH MEHL:  Meditate in remembrance within
your heart on the True Guru, whether you are on the most difficult path, on the 
mountain or by the river bank. Chanting the
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, no one shall block your way.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:


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Where You are, Almighty Lord, there is no one else. There, in the fire of the 
mother’s womb, You protected us. Hearing Your
Name, the Messenger of Death runs away. The terrifying, treacherous, impassible 
world-ocean is crossed over, through the
Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Those who feel thirst for You, take in Your 
Ambrosial Nectar. This is the only act of goodness in
this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, to sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the 
Universe. He is Merciful to all; He sustains us with
each and every breath. Those who come to You with love and faith are never 
turned away empty-handed.  || 9 ||   SHALOK,
FIFTH  MEHL:   Those  whom  You  bless  with  the  Support  of  Your  Name,  O  
Supreme  Lord  God,  do  not  know  any  other.
Inaccessible,  Unfathomable  Lord  and  Master,  All-powerful  True  Great  
Giver:  You  are  eternal  and  unchanging,  without
vengeance and True; True is the Darbaar of Your Court. Your worth cannot be 
described; You have no end or limitation. To
forsake God, and ask for something else, is all corruption and ashes. They 
alone find peace, and they are the true kings,
whose dealings are true. Those who are in love with God’s Name, intuitively 
enjoy the essence of peace. Nanak worships and
adores the One Lord; he seeks the dust of the Saints.  || 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:  
Singing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises, bliss,
peace and rest are obtained. Forsake other clever tricks, O Nanak; only through 
the Name will you be saved.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:
No one can bring You under control, by despising the world. No one can bring 
You under control, by studying the Vedas. No
one can bring You under control, by wandering all over the world. No one can 
bring You under control, by any clever tricks. No
one  can  bring  You  under  control,  by  giving  huge  donations  to  
charities.  Everyone  is  under  Your  power,  O  inaccessible,
unfathomable Lord. You are under the control of Your devotees; You are the 
strength of Your devotees.  || 10 ||    SHALOK,
FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord Himself is the true physician. These physicians of the 
world only burden the soul with pain. The Word
of the Guru’s Shabad is Ambrosial Nectar; it is so delicious to eat. O Nanak, 
one whose mind is filled with this Nectar — all his
pains are dispelled.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  By the Hukam of Lord’s Command, 
they move about; by the Lord’s Command, they
remain still. By His Hukam, they endure pain and pleasure alike. By His Hukam, 
they chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord,
day and night. O Nanak, he alone does so, who is blessed. By the Hukam of the 
Lord’s Command, they die; by the Hukam of
His Command, they live. By His Hukam, they become tiny, and huge. By His Hukam, 
they receive pain, happiness and bliss. By
His Hukam, they chant the Guru’s Mantra, which always works. By His Hukam, 
coming and going in reincarnation cease, O
Nanak, when He links them to His devotional worship.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  I am a 
sacrifice to that musician who is Your servant,
O Lord. I am a sacrifice to that musician who sings the Glorious Praises of the 
Infinite Lord. Blessed, blessed is that musician,
for whom the Formless Lord Himself longs. Very fortunate is that musician who 
comes to the gate of the Court of the True
Lord. That musician meditates on You, Lord, and praises You day and night. He 
begs for the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the
Lord, and will never be defeated. His clothes and his food are true, and he 
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Praiseworthy is that musician who loves God.   || 11 ||    SHALOK,   FIFTH 
MEHL:   The Bani of the Guru’s Word is Ambrosial
Nectar; its taste is sweet. The Name of the Lord is Ambrosial Nectar. Meditate 
in remembrance on the Lord in your mind, body
and heart; twenty-four hours a day, sing His Glorious Praises. Listen to these 
Teachings, O Sikhs of the Guru. This is the true
purpose of life. This priceless human life will be made fruitful; embrace love 
for the Lord in your mind. Celestial peace and
absolute bliss come when one meditates on God — suffering is dispelled. O 
Nanak, chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord,
peace wells up, and one obtains a place in the Court of the Lord.  || 1 ||   
FIFTH MEHL:  O Nanak, meditate on the Naam, the
Name of the Lord; this is the Teaching imparted by the Perfect Guru. In the 
Lord’s Will, they practice meditation, austerity and
self-discipline; in the Lord’s Will, they are released. In the Lord’s Will, 
they are made to wander in reincarnation; in the Lord’s
Will,      they are forgiven. In the Lord’s Will, pain and pleasure are 
experienced; in the Lord’s Will, actions are performed. In the
Lord’s  Will,  clay  is  fashioned  into  form;  in  the  Lord’s  Will,  His  
Light  is  infused  into  it.  In  the  Lord’s  Will,  enjoyments  are
enjoyed; in the Lord’s Will, these enjoyments are denied. In the Lord’s Will, 
they are incarnated in heaven and hell; in the
Lord’s Will, they fall to the ground. In the Lord’s Will, they are committed to 
His devotional worship and Praise; O Nanak, how
rare are these!  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  Hearing, hearing of the glorious greatness 
of the True Name, I live. Even ignorant beasts
and goblins can be saved, in an instant. Day and night, chant the Name, forever 
and ever. The most horrible thirst and hunger
is satisfied through Your Name, O Lord. Disease, sorrow and pain run away, when 
the Name dwells within the mind. He alone
attains his Beloved, who loves the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. The worlds and 
solar systems are saved by the Infinite Lord.
Your glory is Yours alone, O my Beloved True Lord.   || 12 ||    SHALOK,   
FIFTH MEHL:   I abandoned and lost my Beloved
Friend, O Nanak; I was fooled by the transitory color of the safflower, which 
fades away. I did not know Your value, O my
Friend; without You, I am not worth even half a shell.  || 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:  
My mother-in-law is my enemy, O Nanak; my
father-in-law is argumentative and my brother-in-law burns me at every step. 
They can all just play in the dust, when You are
my   Friend, O Lord.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  You relieve the pains of those, 
within whose consciousness You dwell, O Lord. Those,
within whose consciousness You dwell, never lose. One who meets the Perfect 
Guru will surely be saved. One who is attached
to Truth, contemplates Truth. One, into whose hands the treasure comes, stops 
searching. He alone is known as a devotee,
who loves the One Lord. He is the dust under the feet of all; he is the lover 
of the Lord’s feet. Everything is Your wonderful
play; the whole creation is Yours.  || 13 ||    SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have 
totally discarded praise and slander, O Nanak; I
have forsaken and abandoned everything. I have seen that all relationships are 
false, and so I have grasped hold of the hem
of Your robe, Lord.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  I wandered and wandered and went 
crazy, O Nanak, in countless foreign lands and
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But then, I slept in peace and comfort, when I met the Guru, and found my 
Friend.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  When I forget You, I
endure all pains and afflictions. Making thousands of efforts, they are still 
not eliminated. One who forgets the Name, is known
as a poor person. One who forgets the Name, wanders in reincarnation. One who 
does not remember his Lord and Master, is
punished by the Messenger of Death. One who does not remember his Lord and 
Master, is judged to be a sick person. One
who does not remember his Lord and Master, is egotistical and proud. One who 
forgets the Name is miserable in this world.  ||
14 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have not seen any other like You. You alone are 
pleasing to Nanak’s mind. I am a dedicated,
devoted sacrifice to that friend, that mediator, who leads me to recognize my 
Husband Lord.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Beautiful
are those feet which walk towards You; beautiful is that head which falls at 
Your Feet. Beautiful is that mouth which sings Your
Praises;  beautiful  is  that  soul  which  seeks  Your  Sanctuary.   ||  2  || 
    PAUREE:   Meeting  the  Lord’s  brides,  in  the  True
Congregation, I sing the songs of joy. The home of my heart is now held steady, 
and I shall not go out wandering again. Evil-
mindedness has been dispelled, along with sin and my bad reputation. I am 
well-known as being calm and good-natured; my
heart is filled with Truth. Inwardly and outwardly, the One and only Lord is my 
way. My mind is thirsty for the Blessed Vision of
His Darshan. I am a slave at His feet. I am  glorified  and  embellished,  when 
 my  Lord  and  Master  enjoys  me.  I  meet  Him
through my blessed destiny, when it is pleasing to His Will.  || 15 ||   
SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  All virtues are Yours, Dear Lord;
You bestow them upon us. I am unworthy — what can I achieve, O Nanak? There is 
no other Giver as great as You. I am a
beggar; I beg from You forever.   || 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:   My body was wasting 
away, and I was depressed. The Guru, my
Friend, has encouraged and consoled me. I sleep in total peace and comfort; I 
have conquered the whole world.   ||  2  ||
PAUREE:  The Darbaar of Your Court is glorious and great. Your holy throne is 
True. You are the Emperor over the heads of
kings. Your canopy and chauree (fly-brush) are permanent and unchanging. That 
alone is true justice, which is pleasing to the
Will of the Supreme Lord God. Even the homeless receive a home, when it is 
pleasing to the Will of the Supreme Lord God.
Whatever the Creator Lord does, is a good thing. Those who recognize their Lord 
and Master, are seated in the Court of the
Lord. True is Your Command; no one can challenge it. O Merciful Lord, Cause of 
causes, Your creative power is all-powerful.  ||
16 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  Hearing of You, my body and mind have blossomed 
forth; chanting the Naam, the Name of the
Lord, I am flushed with life. Walking on the Path, I have found cool 
tranquility deep within; gazing upon the Blessed Vision of
the Guru’s Darshan, I am enraptured.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  I have found the 
jewel within my heart. I was not charged for it;
the True Guru gave it to me. My search has ended, and I have become stable. O 
Nanak, I have conquered this priceless
human life.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  One who has such good karma inscribed upon his 
forehead, is committed to the Lord’s service.
One whose heart lotus blossoms forth upon meeting the Guru, remains awake and 
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All doubt and fear run away from one who is in love with the Lord’s lotus feet. 
He conquers his soul, following the Guru’s
Teachings, and attains the Imperishable Lord. He alone keeps up in this Dark 
Age of Kali Yuga, who meditates on the Supreme
Lord God. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he is immaculate, as if 
he has bathed at the sixty-eight sacred
shrines of pilgrimage. He alone is a man of good fortune, who has met with God. 
Nanak is a sacrifice to such a one, whose
destiny is so great!  || 17 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  When the Husband Lord is 
within the heart, then Maya, the bride, goes
outside. When one’s Husband Lord is outside of oneself, then Maya, the bride, 
is supreme. Without the Name, one wanders all
around. The True Guru shows us that the Lord is with us. Servant Nanak merges 
in the Truest of the True.   || 1 ||    FIFTH
MEHL:  Making all sorts of efforts, they wander around; but they do not make 
even one effort. O Nanak, how rare are those
who understand the effort which saves the world.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  The 
greatest of the great, infinite is Your dignity. Your
colors and hues are so numerous; no one can know Your actions. You are the Soul 
within all souls; You alone know everything.
Everything  is  under  Your  control;  Your  home  is  beautiful.  Your  home  
is  filled  with  bliss,  which  resonates  and  resounds
throughout Your home. Your honor, majesty and glory are Yours alone. You are 
overflowing with all powers; wherever we
look, there You are. Nanak, the slave of Your slaves, prays to You alone.  || 
18 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  Your streets are
covered with canopies; under them, the traders look beautiful. O Nanak, he 
alone is truly a banker, who buys the infinite
commodity.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Kabeer, no one is mine, and I belong to no 
one. I am absorbed in the One, who created
this creation.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The Lord is the most beautiful fruit tree, 
bearing fruits of Ambrosial Nectar. My mind longs to
meet Him; how can I ever find Him? He has no color or form; He is inaccessible 
and unconquerable. I love Him with all my
soul; He opens the door for me. I shall serve you forever, if you tell me of my 
Friend. I am a sacrifice, a dedicated, devoted
sacrifice to Him. The Beloved Saints tell us, to listen with our consciousness. 
One who has such pre-ordained destiny, O slave
Nanak, is blessed with the Ambrosial Name by the True Guru.  || 19 ||   SHALOK, 
 FIFTH MEHL:  Kabeer, the earth belongs to
the Holy, but the thieves have come and now sit among them. The earth does not 
feel their weight; even they profit.  || 1 ||
FIFTH MEHL:   Kabeer, for the sake of the rice, the husks are beaten and 
threshed. When one sits in the company of evil
people, then he will be called to account by the Righteous Judge of Dharma.  || 
2 ||    PAUREE:  He Himself has the greatest
family; He Himself is all alone. He alone knows His own worth. He Himself, by 
Himself, created everything. Only He Himself
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Blessed are Your devotees, who see You, O True Lord. He alone praises You, who 
is blessed by Your Grace. One who meets
the Guru, O Nanak, is immaculate and sanctified.  || 20 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  Fareed, this world is beautiful, but there is
a thorny garden within it. Those who are blessed by their spiritual teacher are 
not even scratched.   || 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:
Fareed, blessed is the life, with such a beautiful body. How rare are those who 
are found to love their Beloved Lord.   || 2 ||
PAUREE:   He alone obtains meditation, austerities, self-discipline, compassion 
and Dharmic faith, whom the Lord so blesses.
He alone meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, whose fire the Lord puts 
out. The Inner-knower, the Searcher of
hearts, the Inaccessible Primal Lord, inspires us to look upon all with an 
impartial eye. With the support of the Saadh Sangat,
the Company of the Holy, one falls in love with God. One’s faults are 
eradicated, and one’s face becomes radiant and bright;
through the Lord’s Name, one crosses over. The fear of birth and death is 
removed, and he is not reincarnated again. God lifts
him up and pulls him out of the deep, dark pit, and attaches him to the hem of 
His robe. O Nanak, God forgives him, and holds
him close in His embrace.  || 21 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  One who loves God 
is imbued with the deep crimson color of His
love. O Nanak, such a person is rarely found; the value of such a humble person 
can never be estimated.   || 1 ||    FIFTH
MEHL:  The True Name has pierced the nucleus of my self deep within. Outside, I 
see the True Lord as well. O Nanak, He is
pervading and permeating all places, the forests and the meadows, the three 
worlds, and every hair.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  He
Himself created the Universe; He Himself imbues it. He Himself is One, and He 
Himself has numerous forms. He Himself is
within all, and He Himself is beyond them. He Himself is known to be far away, 
and He Himself is right here. He Himself is
hidden,  and  He  Himself  is  revealed.  No  one  can  estimate  the  value  
of  Your  Creation,  Lord.  You  are  deep  and  profound,
unfathomable, infinite and invaluable. O Nanak, the One Lord is all-pervading. 
You are the One and only.   || 22 || 1 || 2 ||
SUDH         ||

VAAR  OF  RAAMKALEE,   UTTERED  BY  SATTA  AND  BALWAND  THE  DRUMMER:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

One who chants the Name of the Almighty Creator — how can his words be judged? 
His divine virtues are the true sisters and
brothers; through them, the gift of supreme status is obtained. Nanak 
established the kingdom; He built the true fortress on
the  strongest  foundations.  He  installed  the  royal  canopy  over  Lehna’s  
head;  chanting  the  Lord’s  Praises,  He  drank  in  the
Ambrosial Nectar. The Guru implanted the almighty sword of the Teachings to 
illuminate his soul. The Guru bowed down to His
disciple, while Nanak was still alive. The King, while still alive, applied the 
ceremonial mark to his forehead.   || 1 ||    Nanak
proclaimed Lehna’s succession — he earned it. They shared the One Light and the 
same way; the King just changed His body.
The immaculate canopy waves over Him, and He sits on the throne in the Guru’s 
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He does as the Guru commands; He tasted the tasteless stone of Yoga. The Langar 
— the Kitchen of the Guru’s Shabad has
been opened, and its supplies never run short. Whatever His Master gave, He 
spent; He distributed it all to be eaten. The
Praises of the Master were sung, and the Divine Light descended from the 
heavens to the earth. Gazing upon You, O True
King, the filth of countless past lives is washed away. The Guru gave the True 
Command; why should we hesitate to proclaim
this? His sons did not obey His Word; they turned their backs on Him as Guru. 
These evil-hearted ones became rebellious; they
carry loads of sin on their backs. Whatever the Guru said, Lehna did, and so he 
was installed on the throne. Who has lost, and
who has won?  || 2 ||   He who did the work, is accepted as Guru; so which is 
better — the thistle or the rice? The Righteous
Judge of Dharma considered the arguments and made the decision. Whatever the 
True Guru says, the True Lord does; it
comes to pass instantaneously. Guru Angad was proclaimed, and the True Creator 
confirmed it. Nanak merely changed his
body; He still sits on the throne, with hundreds of branches reaching out. 
Standing at His door, His followers serve Him; by this
service, their rust is scraped off. He is the Dervish — the Saint, at the door 
of His Lord and Master; He loves the True Name,
and the Bani of the Guru’s Word. Balwand says that Khivi, the Guru’s wife, is a 
noble woman, who gives soothing, leafy shade
to all. She distributes the bounty of the Guru’s Langar; the kheer — the rice 
pudding and ghee, is like sweet ambrosia. The
faces of the Guru’s Sikhs are radiant and bright; the self-willed manmukhs are 
pale, like straw. The Master gave His approval,
when Angad exerted Himself heroically. Such is the Husband of mother Khivi; He 
sustains the world.   || 3 ||    It is as if the
Guru made the Ganges flow in the opposite direction, and the world wonders: 
what has he done? Nanak, the Lord, the Lord of
the World, spoke the words out loud. Making the mountain his churning stick, 
and the snake-king his churning string, He has
churned  the  Word  of  the  Shabad.  From  it,  He  extracted  the  fourteen  
jewels,  and  illuminated  the  world.  He  revealed  such
creative power, and touched such greatness. He raised the royal canopy to wave 
over the head of Lehna, and raised His glory
to   the skies. His Light merged into the Light, and He blended Him into 
Himself. Guru Nanak tested His Sikhs and His sons, and
everyone saw what happened. When Lehna alone was found to be pure, then He was 
set on the throne.  || 4 ||    Then, the
True Guru, the son of Pheru, came to dwell at Khadoor. Meditation, austerities 
and self-discipline rest with You, while the
others are filled with excessive pride. Greed ruins mankind, like the green 
algae in the water. In the Guru’s Court, the Divine
Light shines in its creative power. You are the cooling peace, whose depth 
cannot be found. You are overflowing with the nine
treasures, and the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Whoever slanders 
You will be totally ruined and destroyed.
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Then the True Guru, the son of Pheru, came to dwell at Khadoor.  || 5 ||   The 
same mark on the forehead, the same throne,
and the same Royal Court. Just like the father and grandfather, the son is 
approved. He took the thousand-headed serpent as
his  churning  string,  and  with  the  force  of  devotional  love,  he  
churned  the  ocean  of  the  world  with  his  churning  stick,  the
Sumayr mountain. He extracted the fourteen jewels, and  brought forth  the  
Divine  Light.  He  made  intuition  his  horse,  and
chastity his saddle. He placed the arrow of the Lord’s Praise in the bow of 
Truth. In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, there was only
pitch darkness. Then, He rose like the sun to illuminate the darkness. He farms 
the field of Truth, and spreads out the canopy
of Truth. Your kitchen always has ghee and flour to eat. You understand the 
four corners of the universe; in your mind, the
Word of the Shabad is approved and supreme. You eliminate the comings and 
goings of reincarnation, and bestow the insignia
of Your Glance of Grace. You are the Avataar, the Incarnation of the 
all-knowing Primal Lord. You are not pushed or shaken by
the storm and the wind; you are like the Sumayr Mountain. You know the inner 
state of the soul; You are the Knower of
knowers. How can I praise You, O True Supreme King, when You are so wise and 
all-knowing? Those blessings granted by the
Pleasure of the True Guru — please bless Satta with those gifts. Seeing Nanak’s 
canopy waving over Your head, everyone was
astonished. The same mark on the forehead, the same throne, and the same Royal 
Court. Just like the father and grandfather,
the     son is approved.  || 6 ||   Blessed, blessed is Guru Raam Daas; He who 
created You, has also exalted You. Perfect is Your
miracle; the Creator Lord Himself has installed You on the throne. The Sikhs 
and all the Congregation recognize You as the
Supreme  Lord  God,  and  bow  down  to  You.  You  are  unchanging,  
unfathomable  and  immeasurable;  You  have  no  end  or
limitation.  Those  who  serve  You  with  love  —  You  carry  them  across.  
Greed,  envy,  sexual  desire,  anger  and  emotional
attachment — You have beaten them and driven them out. Blessed is Your place, 
and True is Your magnificent glory. You are
Nanak, You are Angad, and You are Amar Daas; so do I recognize You. When I saw 
the Guru, then my mind was comforted
and consoled.  || 7 ||   The four Gurus enlightened the four ages; the Lord 
Himself assumed the fifth form. He created Himself,
and He Himself is the supporting pillar. He Himself is the paper, He Himself is 
the pen, and He Himself is the writer. All His
followers come and go; He alone is fresh and new. Guru Arjun sits on the 
throne; the royal canopy waves over the True Guru.
From east to west, He illuminates the four directions. Those self-willed 
manmukhs who do not serve the Guru die in shame.
Your miracles increase two-fold, even four-fold; this is the True Lord’s true 
blessing. The four Gurus enlightened the four ages;
the Lord Himself assumed the fifth form.  || 8 || 1 ||

RAAMKALEE,   THE  WORD  OF  THE  DEVOTEES.   KABEER  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Make your body the vat, and mix in the yeast.


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Let the Word of the Guru’s Shabad be the molasses. Cut up desire, sexuality, 
anger, pride and envy, and let them be the
fermenting  bark.   ||  1  ||     Is  there  any  Saint,  with  intuitive  
peace  and  poise  deep  within,  unto  whom  I  might  offer  my
meditation and austerities as payment? I dedicate my body and mind to whoever 
gives me even a drop of this wine from such
a vat.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    I have made the fourteen worlds the furnace, and 
I have burnt my body with the fire of God. My
mudra — my hand-gesture, is the pipe; tuning into the celestial sound current 
within, the Shushmanaa — the central spinal
channel, is my cooling pad.   || 2 ||    Pilgrimages, fasting, vows, 
purifications, self-discipline, austerities and breath control
through the sun and moon channels — all these I pledge. My focused 
consciousness is the cup, and the Ambrosial Nectar is
the pure juice. I drink in the supreme, sublime essence of this juice.  || 3 || 
  The pure stream constantly trickles forth, and my
mind is intoxicated by this sublime essence. Says Kabeer, all other wines are 
trivial and tasteless; this is the only true, sublime
essence.  || 4 || 1 ||   Make spiritual wisdom the molasses, meditation the 
flowers, and the Fear of God the fire enshrined in
your mind. The Shushmanaa, the central spinal channel, is intuitively balanced, 
and the drinker drinks in this wine.  || 1 ||   O
hermit Yogi, my mind is intoxicated. When that wine rises up, one tastes the 
sublime essence of this juice, and sees across the
three worlds.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Joining the two channels of the breath, I 
have lit the furnace, and I drink in the supreme,
sublime essence. I have burnt both sexual desire and anger, and I have been 
emancipated from the world.  || 2 ||   The light
of spiritual wisdom enlightens me; meeting with the Guru, the True Guru, I have 
obtained this understanding. Slave Kabeer is
intoxicated with that wine, which never wears off.  || 3 || 2 ||   You are my 
Sumayr Mountain, O my Lord and Master; I have
grasped Your Support. You do not shake, and I do not fall. You have preserved 
my honor.  || 1 ||    Now and then, here and
there, You, only You. By Your Grace, I am forever in peace.  || 1 ||  Pause  || 
  Relying upon You, I can live even in the cursed
place of Magahar; You have put out the fire of my body. First, I obtained the 
Blessed Vision of Your Darshan in Magahar; then,
I came to dwell at Benares.  || 2 ||    As is Magahar, so is Benares; I see 
them as one and the same. I am poor, but I have
obtained this wealth of the Lord; the proud are bursting with pride, and die.  
|| 3 ||   One who takes pride in himself is stuck
with thorns; no one can pull them out. Here, he cries bitterly, and hereafter, 
he burns in the most hideous hell.  || 4 ||   What
is hell, and what is heaven? The Saints reject them both. I have no obligation 
to either of them, by the Grace of my Guru.  || 5

||    Now, I have mounted to the throne of the Lord; I have met the Lord, the 
Sustainer of the World. The Lord and Kabeer
have become one. No one can tell them apart.  || 6 || 3 ||    I honor and obey 
the Saints, and punish the wicked; this is my
duty as God’s police officer. Day and night, I wash Your feet, Lord; I wave my 
hair as the chauree, to brush away the flies.  ||
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I open my snout and bark before it.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    In my past life, 
I was Your servant; now, I cannot leave You. The
celestial sound current resounds at Your Door. Your insignia is stamped upon my 
forehead.  || 2 ||    Those who are branded
with Your brand fight bravely in battle; those without Your brand run away. One 
who becomes a Holy person, appreciates the
value of devotional worship to the Lord. The Lord places him in His treasury.   
|| 3 ||    In the fortress is the chamber; by
contemplative meditation it becomes the supreme chamber. The Guru has blessed 
Kabeer with the commodity, saying, “Take
this commodity; cherish it and keep it secure.”   || 4 ||    Kabeer gives it to 
the world, but he alone receives it, upon whose
forehead such destiny is recorded. Permanent is the marriage, of one who 
receives this ambrosial essence.   || 5 || 4 ||    O
Brahmin, how can you forget the One, from whose mouth the Vedas and the Gayitri 
prayer issured forth? The whole world falls
at His feet; why don’t you chant the Name of that Lord, O Pandit?  || 1 ||   
Why, O my Brahmin, do you not chant the Lord’s
Name? If you don’t chant the Lord’s Name, O Pandit, you will only suffer in 
hell.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    You think that you are
high, but you take food from the houses of the lowly; you fill up your belly by 
forcibly practicing your rituals. On the fourteenth
day, and the night of the new moon, you go out begging; even though you hold 
the lamp in your hands, still, you fall into the
pit.  || 2 ||   You are a Brahmin, and I am only a weaver from Benares. How can 
I compare to you? Chanting the Lord’s Name,
I have been saved; relying on the Vedas, O Brahmin, you shall drown and die.   
|| 3 || 5 ||    There is a single tree, with
countless branches and twigs; its flowers and leaves are filled with its juice. 
This world is a garden of Ambrosial Nectar. The
Perfect Lord created it.  || 1 ||   I have come to know the story of my 
Sovereign Lord. How rare is that Gurmukh who knows,
and whose inner being is illumined by the Lord’s Light.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||  
  The bumble bee, addicted to the nectar of the
twelve-petalled flowers, enshrines it in the heart. He holds his breath 
suspended in the sixteen-petalled sky of the Akaashic
Ethers, and beats his wings in esctasy.  || 2 ||   In the profound void of 
intuitive Samaadhi, the one tree rises up; it soaks up
the water of desire from the ground. Says Kabeer, I am the servant of those who 
have seen this celestial tree.   || 3 || 6 ||
Make silence your ear-rings, and compassion your wallet; let meditation be your 
begging bowl. Sew this body as your patched
coat,  and  take  the  Lord’s  Name  as  your  support.   ||  1  ||     
Practice  such  Yoga,  O  Yogi.  As  Gurmukh,  enjoy  meditation,
austerities and self-discipline.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Apply the ashes of 
wisdom to your body; let your horn be your focused
consciousness. Become detached, and wander through the city of your body; play 
the harp of your mind.  || 2 ||   Enshrine the
five tatvas — the five elements, within your heart; let your deep meditative 
trance be undisturbed. Says Kabeer, listen, O
Saints: make righteousness and compassion your garden.  || 3 || 7 ||    For 
what purpose were you created and brought into
the world? What rewards have you received in this life? God is the boat to 
carry you across the terrifying world-ocean; He is
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You have not centered your mind on Him, even for an instant.  || 1 ||   O Lord 
of the Universe, I am such a sinner! God gave
me body and soul, but I have not practiced loving devotional worship to Him.   
|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    Others’ wealth, others’
bodies, others’ wives, others’ slander and others’ fights — I have not given 
them up. For the sake of these, coming and going
in reincarnation happens over and over again, and this story never ends.  || 2 
||   That house, in which the Saints speak of the
Lord — I have not visited it, even for an instant. Drunkards, thieves, and 
evil-doers — I constantly dwell with them.   || 3 ||
Sexual desire, anger, the wine of Maya, and envy — these are what I collect 
within myself. Compassion, righteousness, and
service to the Guru — these do not visit me, even in my dreams.   || 4 ||    He 
is merciful to the meek, compassionate and
benevolent, the Lover of His devotees, the Destroyer of fear. Says Kabeer, 
please protect Your humble servant from disaster;
O      Lord, I serve only You.  || 5 || 8 ||   Remembering Him in meditation, 
the door of liberation is found. You shall go to heaven,
and not return to this earth. In the home of the Fearless Lord, the celestial 
trumpets resound. The unstruck sound current will
vibrate  and  resonate  forever.    ||  1  ||      Practice  such  meditative  
remembrance  in  your  mind.  Without  this  meditative
remembrance, liberation will never be found.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    
Remembering Him in meditation, you will meet with no
obstruction. You will be liberated, and the great load will be taken away. Bow 
in humility within your heart, and you will not
have      to be reincarnated over and over again.  || 2 ||   Remember Him in 
meditation, celebrate and be happy. God has placed
His lamp deep within you, which burns without any oil. That lamp makes the 
world immortal; it conquers and drives out the
poisons of sexual desire and anger.  || 3 ||   Remembering Him in meditation, 
you shall obtain salvation. Wear that meditative
remembrance as your necklace. Practice that meditative remembrance, and never 
let it go. By Guru’s Grace, you shall cross
over.          || 4 ||    Remembering Him in meditation, you shall not be 
obligated to others. You shall sleep in your mansion, in
blankets of silk. Your soul shall blossom forth in happiness, on this 
comfortable bed. So drink in this meditative remembrance,
night and day.  || 5 ||   Remembering Him in meditation, your troubles will 
depart. Remembering Him in meditation, Maya will
not bother you. Meditate, meditate in remembrance on the Lord, Har, Har, and 
sing His Praises in your mind. This meditative
remembrance is obtained from the True Guru.  || 6 ||   Forever and ever, 
remember Him, day and night, while standing up and
sitting  down,  with  every  breath  and  morsel  of  food.  While  awake  and  
asleep,  enjoy  the  essence  of  this  meditative
remembrance. The Lord’s meditative remembrance is obtained by good destiny.  || 
7 ||   Remembering Him in meditation, you
shall        not be loaded down. Make this meditative remembrance of the Lord’s 
Name your Support. Says Kabeer, He has no limits;
no tantras or mantras can be used against Him.  || 8 || 9 ||

RAAMKALEE,   SECOND  HOUSE,   THE  WORD  OF  KABEER  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Maya, the Trapper, has sprung her trap.


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The Guru, the Liberated One, has put out the fire. When I came to understand 
this mind, from the tips of my toes to the crown
of my head, then I took my cleansing bath, deep within my self.  || 1 ||    The 
mind, the master of the breath, abides in the
state of supreme bliss. There is no death, no re-birth, and no aging for me 
now.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Turning away from
materialism, I have found intuitive support. I have entered into the sky of the 
mind, and opened the Tenth Gate. The chakras
of            the  coiled  Kundalini  energy  have  been  opened,  and  I  have 
 met  my  Sovereign  Lord  King  without  fear.   ||  2  ||     My
attachment to Maya has been eradicated; the moon energy has devoured the sun 
energy. When I was focused and merged
into       the  all-pervading  Lord,  then  the  unstruck  sound  current  
began  to  vibrate.   ||  3  ||     The  Speaker  has  spoken,  and
proclaimed the Word of the Shabad. The hearer has heard, and enshrined it in 
the mind. Chanting to the Creator, one crosses
over. Says Kabeer, this is the essence.  || 4 || 1 || 10 ||   The moon and the 
sun are both the embodiment of light. Within their
light, is God, the incomparable.   || 1 ||    O spiritual teacher, contemplate 
God. In this light is contained the expanse of the
created universe.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Gazing upon the diamond, I humbly 
salute this diamond. Says Kabeer, the Immaculate
Lord is indescribable.  || 2 || 2 || 11 ||   People of the world, remain awake 
and aware. Even though you are awake, you are
being robbed, O Siblings of Destiny. While the Vedas stand guard watching, the 
Messenger of Death carries you away.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   He thinks that the bitter nimm fruit is a mango, and the mango is a 
bitter nimm. He imagines the ripe banana on
the thorny bush. He thinks that the ripe coconut hangs on the barren simmal 
tree; what a stupid, idiotic fool he is!   || 1 ||
The Lord is like sugar, spilled onto the sand; the elephant cannot pick it up. 
Says Kabeer, give up your ancestry, social status
and honor; be like the tiny ant — pick up and eat the sugar.  || 2 || 3 || 12 
||

THE  WORD  OF  NAAM  DAYV  JEE,   RAAMKALEE,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The boy takes paper, cuts it and makes a kite, and flies it in the sky. Talking 
with his friends, he still keeps his attention on the
kite string.   || 1 ||    My mind has been pierced by the Name of the Lord, 
like the goldsmith, whose attention is held by his
work.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The young girl in the city takes a pitcher, and 
fills it with water. She laughs, and plays, and talks with
her friends, but she keeps her attention focused on the pitcher of water.  || 2 
||   The cow is let loose, out of the mansion of
the ten gates, to graze in the field. It grazes up to five miles away, but 
keeps its attention focused on its calf.  || 3 ||    Says
Naam Dayv, listen, O Trilochan: the child is laid down in the cradle. Its 
mother is at work, inside and outside, but she holds her
child in her thoughts.  || 4 || 1 ||   There are countless Vedas, Puraanas and 
Shaastras; I do not sing their songs and hymns.


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In the imperishable realm of the Formless Lord, I play the flute of the 
unstruck sound current.  || 1 ||   Becoming detached, I
sing the Lord’s Praises. Imbued with the unattached, unstruck Word of the 
Shabad, I shall go to the home of the Lord, who
has no ancestors.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Then, I shall no longer control the 
breath through the energy channels of the Ida, Pingala
and Shushmanaa. I look upon both the moon and the sun as the same, and I shall 
merge in the Light of God.  || 2 ||   I do not
go to see sacred shrines of pilgrimage, or bathe in their waters; I do not 
bother any beings or creatures. The Guru has shown
me the sixty-eight places of pilgrimage within my own heart, where I now take 
my cleansing bath.   || 3 ||    I do not pay
attention to anyone praising me, or calling me good and nice. Says Naam Dayv, 
my consciousness is imbued with the Lord; I
am absorbed in the profound state of Samaadhi.  || 4 || 2 ||    When there was 
no mother and no father, no karma and no
human body, when I was not and you were not, then who came from where?  || 1 || 
  O Lord, no one belongs to anyone else.
We are like birds perched on a tree.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    When there was 
no moon and no sun, then water and air were
blended together. When there were no Shaastras and no Vedas, then where did 
karma come from?   || 2 ||    Control of the
breath and positioning of the tongue, focusing at the third eye and wearing 
malas of tulsi beads, are all obtained through
Guru’s Grace. Naam Dayv prays, this is the supreme essence of reality; the True 
Guru has inspired this realization.  || 3 || 3 ||
RAAMKALEE,    SECOND  HOUSE:    Someone  may  practice  austerities  at  
Benares,  or  die  upside-down  at  a  sacred  shrine
ofpilgrimage,  or  burn  his  body  in  fire,  or  rejuvenate  his  body  to  
life  almost  forever;  he  may  perform  the  horse-sacrifice
ceremony, or give donations of gold covered over, but none of these is equal to 
the worship of the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||    O
hypocrite, renounce and abandon your hypocrisy; do not practice deception. 
Constantly, continually, chant the Name of the
Lord.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Someone may go to the Ganges or the Godaavari, 
or to the Kumbha festival, or bathe at Kaydaar
Naat’h, or make donations of thousands of cows at Gomti; he may make millions 
of pilgrimages to sacred shrines, or freeze his
body in the Himalayas; still, none of these is equal to the worship of the 
Lord’s Name.   || 2 ||    Someone may give away
horses and elephants, or women on their beds, or land; he may give such gifts 
over and over again. He may purify his soul,
and give away in charity his body weight in gold; none of these is equal to the 
worship of the Lord’s Name.  || 3 ||    Do not
harbor anger in your mind, or blame the Messenger of Death; instead, realize 
the immaculate state of Nirvaanaa. My Sovereign
Lord King is Raam Chandra, the Son of the King Dasrat’h; prays Naam Dayv, I 
drink in the Ambrosial Nectar.  || 4 || 4 ||

RAAMKALEE,   THE  WORD  OF  RAVI  DAAS  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

They read and reflect upon all the Names of God; they listen, but they do not 
see the Lord, the embodiment of love and
intuition. How can iron be transformed into gold, unless it touches the 
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|| 1 ||   O Divine Lord, the knot of skepticism cannot be untied. Sexual 
desire, anger, Maya, intoxication and jealousy — these
five have combined to plunder the world.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    I am a great 
poet, of noble heritage; I am a Pandit, a religious
scholar, a Yogi and a Sannyaasi; I am a spiritual teacher, a warrior and a 
giver — such thinking never ends.  || 2 ||   Says Ravi
Daas, no one understands; they all run around, deluded like madmen. The Lord’s 
Name is my only Support; He is my life, my
breath of life, my wealth.  || 3 || 1 ||

RAAMKALEE,   THE  WORD  OF  BAYNEE  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The energy channels of the Ida, Pingala and Shushmanaa: these three dwell in 
one place. This is the true place of confluence
of the three sacred rivers: this is where my mind takes its cleansing bath.  || 
1 ||   O Saints, the Immaculate Lord dwells there;
how rare are those who go to the Guru, and understand this. The all-pervading 
immaculate Lord is there.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||
What is the insignia of the Divine Lord’s dwelling? The unstruck sound current 
of the Shabad vibrates there. There is no moon
or sun, no air or water there. The Gurmukh becomes aware, and knows the 
Teachings.  || 2 ||   Spiritual wisdom wells up, and
evil-mindedness departs; the nucleus of the mind sky is drenched with Ambrosial 
Nectar. One who knows the secret of this
device, meets the Supreme Divine Guru.  || 3 ||   The Tenth Gate is the home of 
the inaccessible, infinite Supreme Lord. Above
the store is a niche, and within this niche is the  commodity.   || 4  ||     
One  who  remains  awake,  never  sleeps.  The  three
qualities and the three worlds vanish, in the state of Samaadhi. He takes the 
Beej Mantra, the Seed Mantra, and keeps it in his
heart. Turning his mind away from the world, he focuses on the cosmic void of 
the absolute Lord.  || 5 ||   He remains awake,
and  he  does  not  lie.  He  keeps  the  five  sensory  organs  under  his  
control.  He  cherishes  in  his  consciousness  the  Guru’s
Teachings. He dedicates his mind and body to the Lord’s Love.  || 6 ||   He 
considers his hands to be the leaves and branches
of the tree. He does not lose his life in the gamble. He plugs up the source of 
the river of evil tendencies. Turning away from
the west, he makes the sun rise in the east. He bears the unbearable, and the 
drops trickle down within; then, he speaks with
the  Lord  of  the  world.   ||  7  ||     The  four-sided  lamp  illuminates  
the  Tenth  Gate.  The  Primal  Lord  is  at  the  center  of  the
countless leaves. He Himself abides there with all His powers. He weaves the 
jewels into the pearl of the mind.  || 8 ||    The
lotus is at the forehead, and the jewels surround it. Within it is the 
Immaculate Lord, the Master of the three worlds. The
Panch Shabad, the five primal sounds, resound and vibrate their in their 
purity. The chauris — the fly brushes wave, and the
conch shells blare like thunder. The Gurmukh tramples the demons underfoot with 
his spiritual wisdom. Baynee longs for Your
Name, Lord.  || 9 || 1 ||


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RAAG  NAT  NAARAAYAN,   FOURTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

O  my  mind,  chant  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  day  and  night.  Millions  and 
 millions  of  sins  and  mistakes,  committed  through

countless lifetimes, shall all be put aside and sent away.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||  
 Those who chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,
and worship Him in adoration, and serve Him with love, are genuine. All their 
sinful residues and mistakes are erased, just as
water washes off the dirt.  || 1 ||   That being, who sings the Lord’s Praises 
each and every instant, chants with his mouth th e
Name of the Lord. In a moment, in an instant, the Lord rids him of the five 
incurable diseases of the body-village.   || 2 ||
Very fortunate are those who meditate on the Lord’s Name; they alone are the 
Lord’s devotees. I beg for the Sangat, the
Congregation; O God, please bless me with them. I am a fool, and an idiot — 
please save me!  || 3 ||   Shower me with Your
Mercy     and Grace, O Life of the World; save me, I seek Your Sanctuary. 
Servant Nanak has entered Your Sanctuary; O Lord,
please preserve my honor!  || 4 || 1 ||   NAT,  FOURTH MEHL:  Meditating on the 
Lord, His humble servants are blended with
the Lord’s Name. Chanting the Lord’s Name, following the Guru’s Teachings, the 
Lord showers His Mercy upon them.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||    Our Lord and Master, Har, Har, is inaccessible and unfathomable. 
Meditating on Him, His humble servant merges
with Him, like water with water. Meeting with the Lord’s Saints, I have 
obtained the sublime essence of the Lord. I am a
sacrifice, a sacrifice to His humble servants.  || 1 ||   The Lord’s humble 
servant sings the Praises of the Name of the Supreme,
Primal Soul, and all poverty and pain are destroyed. Within the body are the 
five evil and uncontrollable passions. The Lord
destroys them in an instant.  || 2 ||   The Lord’s Saint loves the Lord in his 
mind, like the lotus flower gazing at the moon. The
clouds hang low, the clouds tremble with thunder, and the mind dances joyfully 
like the peacock.  || 3 ||   My Lord and Master
has placed this yearning within me; I live by seeing and meeting my Lord. 
Servant Nanak is addicted to the intoxication of the
Lord; meeting with the Lord, he finds sublime bliss.  || 4 || 2 ||   NAT,  
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O my mind, chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, your only Friend. By Guru’s 
Grace, I meditate on the Name of the Lord; I
wash the Feet of the True Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Exalted Lord of the 
World, the Master of the Universe, keeps a sinner
like me in His Sanctuary. You are the Greatest Being, Lord, Destroyer of the 
pains of the meek; You have placed Your Name in
my mouth, Lord.   || 1 ||    I am lowly, but I sing the Lofty Praises of the 
Lord, meeting with the Guru, the True Guru, my
Friend. Like the bitter nimm tree, growing near the sandalwood tree, I am 
permeated with the fragrance of sandalwood.  || 2

||    My faults and sins of corruption are countless; over and over again, I 
commit them. I am unworthy, I am a heavy stone
sinking down; but the Lord has carried me across, in association with His 
humble servants.  || 3 ||    Those whom You save,
Lord — all their sins are destroyed. O Merciful God, Lord and Master of servant 
Nanak, You have carried across even evil
villains like Harnaakhash.  || 4 || 3 ||    NAT,  FOURTH MEHL:  O my mind, 
chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, with love.
When the Lord of the Universe, Har, Har, granted His Grace, then I fell at the 
feet of the humble, and I meditate on the Lord.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Mistaken and confused for so many past lives, I have now 
come and entered the Sanctuary of God. O my
Lord and Master, You are the Cherisher of those who come to Your Sanctuary. I 
am such a great sinner — please save me!  ||
1 ||   Associating with You, Lord, who would not be saved? Only God sanctifies 
the sinners. Naam Dayv, the calico printer, was
driven out by the evil villains, as he sang Your Glorious Praises; O God, You 
protected the honor of Your humble servant.  || 2

||    Those who sing Your Glorious Praises, O my Lord and Master — I am a 
sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice to them. Those
houses and homes are sanctified, upon which the dust of the feet of the humble 
settles.   || 3 ||    I cannot describe Your
Glorious Virtues, God; You are the greatest of the great, O Great Primal Lord 
God. Please shower Your Mercy upon servant
Nanak, God; I serve at the feet of Yor humble servants.  || 4 || 4 ||   NAT,  
FOURTH MEHL:  O my mind, believe in and chant
the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. God, the Master of the Universe, has showered 
His Mercy upon me, and through the Guru’s
Teachings, my intellect has been molded by the Naam.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The 
Lord’s humble servant sings the Praises of the
Lord, Har, Har, listening to the Guru’s Teachings. The Lord’s Name cuts down 
sinful residues and mistakes, like the farmer
cutting down his crops.  || 1 ||    You alone know Your Praises, God; I cannot 
even describe Your Glorious Virtues, Lord. You
are what You are, God; You alone know Your Glorious Virtues, God.   || 2 ||    
The mortals are bound by the many bonds of
Maya’s noose. Meditating on the Lord, the knot is untied, like the elephant, 
which was caught in the water by the crococile; it
remembered the Lord, and chanted the Lord’s Name, and was released.  || 3 ||   
O my Lord and Master, Supreme Lord God,
Transcendent Lord, throughout the ages, mortals search for You. Your extent 
cannot be estimated or known, O Great God of
servant Nanak.  || 4 || 5 ||   NAT,  FOURTH MEHL:  O my mind, in this Dark Age 
of Kali Yuga, the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises
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When the Merciful Lord God shows kindness and compassion, then one falls at the 
feet of the True Guru, and meditates on the
Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||     O  my  Lord  and  Master,  You  are  great,  
inaccessible  and  unfathomable; all  meditate  on  You,  O
Beautiful Lord. Those whom You view with Your Great Eye of Grace, meditate on 
You, Lord, and become Gurmukh.   || 1 ||
The expanse of this creation is Your work, O God, my Lord and Master, Life of 
the entire universe, united with all. Countless
waves rise up from the water, and then they merge into the water again.  || 2 
||   You alone, God, know whatever You do. O
Lord, I do not know. I am Your child; please enshrine Your Praises within my 
heart, God, so that I may remember You in
meditation.   || 3 ||    You are the treasure of water, O Lord, the Maansarovar 
Lake. Whoever serves You receives all fruitful
rewards. Servant Nanak longs for the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har; bless him, Lord, 
with Your Mercy.  || 4 || 6 ||

NAT  NAARAAYAN,   FOURTH  MEHL,   PARTAAL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O my mind, serve the Lord, and receive the fruits of your rewards. Receive the 
dust of the Guru’s feet. All poverty will be
eliminated, and your pains will disappear. The Lord shall bless you with His 
Glance of Grace, and you shall be enraptured.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   The Lord Himself embellishes His household. The Lord’s Mansion 
of Love is studded with countless jewels, the
jewels of the Beloved Lord. The Lord Himself has granted His Grace, and He has 
come into my home.The Guru is my advocate
before the Lord. Gazing upon the Lord, I have become blissful, blissful, 
blissful.  || 1 ||   From the Guru, I received news of the
Lord’s arrival. My mind and body became ecstatic and blissful, hearing of the 
arrival of the Lord, my Beloved Love, my Lord.
Servant Nanak has met with the Lord, Har, Har; he is intoxicated, enraptured, 
enraptured.  || 2 || 1 || 7 ||    NAT,  FOURTH
MEHL:   O mind, join the Society of the Saints, and become noble and exalted. 
Listen to the Unspoken Speech of the peace-
giving Lord. All sinful residues and mistakes will be washed away. Meet with 
the Lord, according to your pre-ordained destiny.

|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Kirtan of the Lord’s 
Praise is lofty and exalted. Following the Guru’s
Teachings, the intellect dwells on the sermon of the Lord. I am a sacrifice to 
that person who listens and believes.   || 1 ||
One who tastes the sublime essence of the Unspoken Speech of the Lord — all his 
hunger is satisfied. Servant Nanak listens to
the sermon of the Lord, and is satisfied; chanting the Lord’s Name, Har, Har, 
Har, he has become like the Lord.  || 2 || 2 || 8

||    NAT,  FOURTH MEHL:  If only someone would come and tell me the Lord’s 
sermon. I would be a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a
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Meeting with the Lord, you be enraptured.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Guru, the 
Saint, has shown me the Lord’s Path. The Guru
has  shown  me  the  way  to  walk  on  the  Lord’s  Path.  Cast out  deception 
 from  within  yourself,  O  my  Gursikhs,  and  without
deception, serve the Lord. You shall be enraptured, enraptured, enraptured.  || 
1 ||   Those Sikhs of the Guru, who realize that
my   Lord God is with them, are pleasing to my Lord God. The Lord God has 
blessed servant Nanak with understanding; seeing
his Lord hear at hand, his is enraptured, enraptured, enraptured, enraptured.  
|| 2 || 3 || 9 ||

RAAG  NAT  NAARAAYAN,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O Lord, how can I know what pleases You? Within my mind is such a great thirst 
for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   He alone is a spiritual teacher, and he alone is Your humble 
servant, to whom You have given Your approval. He
alone meditates on You forever and ever, O Primal Lord, O Architect of Destiny, 
unto whom You grant Your Grace.   || 1 ||
What sort of Yoga, what spiritual wisdom and meditation, and what virtues 
please You? He alone is a humble servant, and he
alone  is  God’s  own  devotee,  with  whom  You  are  in  love.   ||  2  ||    
 That  alone  is  intelligence,  that  alone  is  wisdom  and
cleverness, which inspires one to never forget God, even for an instant. 
Joining the Society of the Saints, I have found this
peace, singing forever the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 3 ||   I have seen 
the Wondrous Lord, the embodiment of supreme
bliss, and now, I see nothing else at all. Says Nanak, the Guru has rubbed sway 
the rust; now how could I ever enter the
womb of reincarnation again?  || 4 || 1 ||

RAAG  NAT  NAARAAYAN,   FIFTH  MEHL,  DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I don’t blame anyone else. Whatever You do is sweet to my mind.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||   Understanding and obeying Your Order,
I  have  found  peace;  hearing,  listening  to  Your  Name,  I  live.  Here  
and  hereafter,  O  Lord,  You,  only  You.  The  Guru  has
implanted this Mantra within me.  || 1 ||   Since I came to realize this, I 
have been blessed with total peace and pleasure. In
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, this has been revealed to Nanak, and 
now, there is no other for him at all.  || 2 ||
1 || 2 ||   NAT,  FIFTH MEHL:  Whoever has You for support, has the fear of 
death removed; peace is found, and the disease
of egotism is taken away.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The fire within is quenched, 
and one is satisfied through the Ambrosial Word of
the Guru’s Bani, as the baby is satisfied by milk. The Saints are my mother, 
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The Saints are my help and support, and my brothers.  || 1 ||   The doors of 
doubt are thrown open, and I have met the Lord
of the World; God’s diamond has pierced the diamond of my mind. Nanak blossoms 
forth in ecstasy, singing the Lord’s Praises;
my Lord and Master is the ocean of virtue.   || 2 || 2 || 3 ||    NAT,   FIFTH 
MEHL:   He Himself saves His humble servant.
Twenty-four hours a day, He dwells with His humble servant; He never forgets 
him from His Mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Lord
does not look at his color or form; He does not consider the ancestry of His 
slave. Granting His Grace, the Lord blesses him
with His Name, and embellishes him with intuitive ease.  || 1 ||   The ocean of 
fire is treacherous and difficult, but he is carried
across. Seeing, seeing Him, Nanak blossoms forth, over and over again, a 
sacrifice to Him.   || 2 || 3 || 4 ||    NAT,   FIFTH
MEHL:  One who chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, within his mind — 
millions of sins are erased in an instant, and pain is
relieved.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Seeking and searching, I have become detached; 
I have found the Saadh Sangat, the Company of
the Holy. Renouncing everything, I am lovingly focused on the One Lord. I grab 
hold of the feet of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 1 ||
Whoever  chants  His  Name  is  liberated;  whoever  listens  to  it  is  
saved,  as  is  anyone  who  seeks  His  Sanctuary.  Meditating,
meditating in remembrance on God the Lord and Master, says Nanak, I am in 
ecstasy!  || 2 || 4 || 5 ||   NAT,  FIFTH MEHL:  I
am in love with Your Lotus Feet. O Lord, ocean of peace, please bless me with 
the supreme status.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He has
inspired His humble servant to grasp the hem of His robe; his mind is pierced 
through with the intoxication of divine love.
Singing His Praises, love wells up within the devotee, and the trap of Maya is 
broken.  || 1 ||   The Lord, the ocean of mercy, is
all-pervading, permeating everywhere; I do not see any other at all. He has 
united slave Nanak with Himself; His Love never
diminishes.  || 2 || 5 || 6 ||   NAT,  FIFTH MEHL:  O my mind, chant, and 
meditate on the Lord. I shall never forget Him from
my mind; twenty-four hours a day, I sing His Glorious Praises.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   I take my daily cleansing bath in the dust of
the feet of the Holy, and I am rid of  all  my  sinful  residues  and  
mistakes.  The  Lord, the  ocean  of  mercy,  is  all-pervading,
permeating everywhere; He is seen to be contained in each and every heart.  || 
1 ||   Hundreds of thousands and millions of
meditations, austerities and worships are not equal to remembering the Lord in 
meditation. With his palms pressed together,
Nanak begs for this blessing, that he may become the slave of the slaves of 
Your slaves.  || 2 || 6 || 7 ||   NAT,  FIFTH MEHL:
The treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is everything for me. Granting 
His Grace, He has led me to join the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy; the True Guru has granted this gift.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||    Sing the Kirtan, the Praises of the
Lord, the Giver of peace, the Destroyer of pain; He shall bless you with 
perfect spiritual wisdom. Sexual desire, anger and
greed shall be shattered and destroyed, and your foolish ego will be dispelled. 
 || 1 ||   What Glorious Virtues of Yours should I
chant? O God, You are the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. I seek the 
Sanctuary of Your Lotus Feet, O Lord, ocean of
peace; Nanak is forever a sacrifice to You.  || 2 || 7 || 8 ||


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NAT,  FIFTH MEHL:  I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to the Guru, the Lord of the 
World.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I am unworthy; You are
the Perfect Giver. You are the Merciful Master of the meek.  || 1 ||    While 
standing up and sitting down, while sleeping and
awake, You are my soul, my breath of life, my wealth and property.  || 2 ||   
Within my mind there is such a great thirst for the
Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. Nanak is enraptured with Your Glance of Grace.  
|| 3 || 8 || 9 ||

NAT  PARTAAL,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Is there any friend or companion of mine, who will constantly share the Lord’s 
Name with me? Will he rid me of my pains and
evil tendencies? I would surrender my mind, body, consciousness and everything. 
  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    How rare is that one
whom the Lord makes His own, and whose mind is sewn into the Lord’s Lotus Feet. 
Granting His Grace, the Lord blesses him
with His Praise.  || 1 ||   Vibrating, meditating on the Lord, he is victorious 
in this precious human life, and millions of sinners
are sanctified. Slave Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to Him.  || 2 || 1 || 
10 || 19 ||

NAT  ASHTAPADEES,   FOURTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O Lord, Your Name is the support of my mind and body. I cannot survive for a 
moment, even for an instant, without serving
You. Following the Guru’s Teachings, I dwell upon the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Within my mind, I
meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har, Har. The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, 
is so dear to me. When God, my Lord and
Master, became merciful to me the meek one, I was exalted by the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad.  || 1 ||   Almighty Lord, Slayer
of demons, Life of the World, my Lord and Master, inaccessible and infinite: I 
offer this one prayer to the Guru, to bless me,
that I may wash the feet of the Holy.  || 2 ||    The thousands of eyes are the 
eyes of God; the One God, the Primal Being,
remains unattached. The One God, our Lord and Master, has thousands of forms; 
God alone, through the Guru’s Teachings,
saves  us.   ||  3  ||     Following  the  Guru’s  Teachings,  I  have  been  
blessed  with  the  Naam,  the  Name  of  the  Lord.  I  have
enshrined within my heart the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The sermon of the 
Lord, Har, Har, is so very sweet; like the mute, I
taste  its sweetness, but I cannot describe it at all.  || 4 ||    The tongue 
savors the bland, insipid taste of the love of duality,
greed and corruption. The Gurmukh tastes the flavor of the Lord’s Name, and all 
other tastes and flavors are forgotten.  || 5 ||
Following  the  Guru’s  Teachings,  I  have  obtained  the  wealth  of  the  
Lord’s  Name;  hearing  it,  and  chanting  it,  sins  are
eradicated. The Messenger of Death and the Righteous Judge of Dharma do not 
even approach the beloved servant of my Lord
and Master.  || 6 ||    With as many breaths as I have, I chant the Naam, under 
Guru’s Instructions. Each and every breath
which escapes me without the Naam — that breath is useless and corrupt.  || 7 
||    Please grant Your Grace; I am meek; I
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Unite me with Your beloved, humble servants. Nanak, the slave of Your slaves, 
says, I am the water-carrier of Your slaves.  ||
8 || 1 ||    NAT,  FOURTH MEHL:  O Lord, I am an unworthy stone. The Merciful 
Lord, in His Mercy, has led me to meet the
Guru; through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, this stone is carried across.  || 
1 ||  Pause  ||    The True Guru has implanted
within me the exceedingly sweet Naam, the Name of the Lord; it is like the most 
fragrant sandalwood. Through the Name, my
awareness extends in the ten directions; the fragrance of the fragrant Lord 
permeates the air.  || 1 ||   Your unlimited sermon
is      the most sweet sermon; I contemplate the most Sublime Word of the Guru. 
Singing, singing, I sing the Glorious Praises of
the Lord; singing His Glorious Praises, the Guru saves me.  || 2 ||   The Guru 
is wise and clear; the Guru looks upon all alike.
Meeting with Him, doubt and skepticism are removed. Meeting with the True Guru, 
I have obtained the supreme status. I am a
sacrifice  to  the  True  Guru.   ||  3  ||     Practicing  hypocrisy  and  
deception,  people  wander  around  in  confusion.  Greed  and
hypocrisy are evils in this world. In this world and the next, they are 
miserable; the Messenger of Death hovers over their
heads, and strikes them down.  || 4 ||   At the break of day, they take care of 
their affairs, and the poisonous entanglements
of Maya. When night falls, they enter the land of dreams, and even in dreams, 
they take care of their corruptions and pains.  ||
5 ||    Taking a barren field, they plant falsehood; they shall harvest only 
falsehood. The materialistic people shall all remain
hungry; the brutal Messenger of Death stands waiting at their door.   || 6 ||   
 The self-willed manmukh has accumulated a
tremendous load of debt in sin; only by contemplating the Word of the Shabad, 
can this debt be paid off. As much debt and as
many creditors as there are, the Lord makes them into servants, who fall at his 
feet.  || 7 ||   All the beings which the Lord of
the Universe created — He puts the rings through their noses, and leads them 
all along. O Nanak, as God drives us on, so do
we follow; it is all the Will of the Beloved Lord.  || 8 || 2 ||    NAT,  
FOURTH MEHL:   The Lord has bathed me in the pool of
Ambrosial Nectar. The spiritual wisdom of the True Guru is the most excellent 
cleansing bath; bathing in it, the filthy residues
of sins are washed away.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The virtues of the Sangat, the 
Holy Congregation, are so very great. Even the
prostitute was saved, by teaching the parrot to speak the Lord’s Name. Krishna 
was pleased, and so he touched the hunch-
back Kubija, and she was transported to the heavens.  || 1 ||   Ajaamal loved 
his son Naaraayan, and called out his name. His
loving devotion pleased my Lord and Master, who struck down and drove off the 
Messengers of Death.   || 2 ||    The mortal
speaks and by speaking, makes the people listen; but he does not reflect upon 
what he himself says. But when he joins the
Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, he is confirmed in his faith, and he is 
saved by the Name of the Lord.  || 3 ||   As long as
his soul and body are healthy and strong, he does not remember the Lord at all. 
But when his home and mansion catch fire,
then, he wants to dig the well to draw water.  || 4 ||   O mind, do not join 
with the faithless cynic, who has forgotten the Name
of the Lord, Har, Har. The word of the faithless cynic stings like a scorpion; 
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|| 5 ||    Fall in love, fall deeply in love with the Lord; clinging to the 
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you will be
exalted and embellished. Those who accept the Word of the Guru as True, totally 
True, are very dear to my Lord and Master.

|| 6 ||   Because of actions committed in past lives, one comes to love the 
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har. By Guru’s Grace,
you shall obtain the ambrosial essence; sing of this essence, and reflect upon 
this essence.  || 7 ||   O Lord, Har, Har, all forms
and colors are Yours; O my Beloved, my deep crimson ruby. Only that color which 
You impart, Lord, exists; O Nanak, what can
the poor wretched being do?   || 8 || 3 ||    NAT,   FOURTH MEHL:   In the 
Sanctuary of the Guru, the Lord God saves and
protects us, as He protected the elephant, when the crocodile seized it and 
pulled it into the water; He lifted him up and pulled
him out.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    God’s servants are sublime and exalted; they 
enshrine faith for Him in their minds. Faith and
devotion are pleasing to my God’s Mind; He saves the honor of His humble 
servants.  || 1 ||    The servant of the Lord, Har,
Har,   is committed to His service; He sees God pervading the entire expanse of 
the universe. He sees the One and only Primal
Lord God, who blesses all with His Glance of Grace.  || 2 ||   God, our Lord 
and Master, is permeating and pervading all places;
He takes care of the whole world as His slave. The Merciful Lord Himself 
mercifully gives His gifts, even to worms in stones.  ||
3 ||   Within the deer is the heavy fragrance of musk, but he is confused and 
deluded, and he shakes his horns looking for it.
Wandering, rambling and roaming through the forests and woods, I exhausted 
myself, and then in my own home, the Perfect
Guru saved me.  || 4 ||   The Word, the Bani is Guru, and Guru is the Bani. 
Within the Bani, the Ambrosial Nectar is contained.
If His humble servant believes, and acts according to the Words of the Guru’s 
Bani, then the Guru, in person, emancipates
him.   || 5 || All is God, and God is the whole expanse; man eats what he has 
planted. When Dhrishtabudhi tormented the
humble devotee Chandrahaans, he only set his own house on fire.   || 6 ||    
God’s humble servant longs for Him within his
heart; God watches over each breath of His humble servant. Mercifully, 
mercifully, He implants devotion within his humble
servant; for his sake, God saves the whole world.   || 7 ||    God, our Lord 
and Master, is Himself by Himself; God Himself
embellishes the universe. O servant Nanak, He Himself is all-pervading; in His 
Mercy, He Himself emancipates all.  || 8 || 4 ||
NAT,   FOURTH MEHL:   Grant Your Grace, Lord, and save me, as You saved Dropadi 
from shame when she was seized and
brought before the court by the evil villians.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Bless 
me with Your Grace — I am just a humble beggar of
Yours; I beg for a single blessing, O my Beloved. I long constantly for the 
True Guru. Lead me to meet the Guru, O Lord, that I
may  be  exalted  and  embellished.   ||  1  ||     The  actions  of  the  
faithless  cynic  are  like  the  churning  of  water;  he  churns,
constantly churning only water. Joining the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, 
the supreme status is obtained; the butter is
produced, and eaten with delight.  || 2 ||   He may constantly and continually 
wash his body; he may constantly rub, clean and
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But if the Word of my True Guru is not pleasing to his mind, then all his 
preparations and beautiful decorations are useless.  ||
3 ||   Walk playfully and carefree, O my friends and companions; cherish the 
Glorious Virtues of my Lord and Master. To serve,
as Gurmukh, is pleasing to my God. Through the True Guru, the unknown is known. 
 || 4 ||    Women and men, all the men
and women, all came from the One Primal Lord God. My mind loves the dust of the 
feet of the humble; the Lord emancipates
those who meet with the Lord’s humble servants.   || 5 ||    From village to 
village, throughout all the cities I wandered; and
then, inspired by the Lord’s humble servants, I found Him deep within the 
nucleus of my heart. Faith and longing have welled
up within me, and I have been blended with the Lord; the Guru, the Guru, has 
saved me.  || 6 ||    The thread of my breath
has been made totally sublime and pure; I contemplate the Shabad, the Word of 
the True Guru. I came back to the home of
my own inner self; drinking in the ambrosial essence, I see the world, without 
my eyes.   || 7 ||    I cannot describe Your
Glorious Virtues, Lord; You are the temple, and I am just a tiny worm. Bless 
Nanak with Your Mercy, and unite him with the
Guru; meditating on my Lord, my mind is comforted and consoled.  || 8 || 5 ||   
 NAT,  FOURTH MEHL:  O my mind, vibrate,
meditate on the inaccessible and infinite Lord and Master. I am such a great 
sinner; I am so unworthy. And yet the Guru, in
His Mercy, has saved me.   ||   Pause   ||    I have found the Holy Person, the 
Holy and humble servant of the Lord; I offer a
prayer to Him, my Beloved Guru. Please, bless me with the wealth, the capital 
of the Lord’s Name, and take away all my
hunger and thirst.  || 1 ||   The moth, the deer, the bumble bee, the elephant 
and the fish are ruined, each by the one passion
that controls them. The five powerful demons are in the body; the Guru, the 
True Guru turns out these sins.   || 2 ||    I
searched and searched through the Shaastras and the Vedas; Naarad the silent 
sage proclaimed these words as well. Chanting
the Lord’s Name, salvation is attained; the Guru saves those in the Sat Sangat, 
the True Congregation.  || 3 ||    In love with
the Beloved Lord God, one looks at Him as the lotus looks at the sun. The 
peacock dances on the mountain, when the clouds
hang low and heavy.  || 4 ||   The faithless cyinc may be totally drenched with 
ambrosial nectar, but even so, all his branches
and flowers are filled with venom. The more one bows down in humility before 
the faithless cyinc, the more he provokes, and
stabs, and spits out his poison.  || 5 ||   Remain with the Holy man, the Saint 
of the Saints, who chants the Lord’s Praises for
the benefit of all. Meeting the Saint of Saints, the mind blossoms forth, like 
the lotus, exalted by obtaining the water.  || 6 ||
The waves of greed are like mad dogs with rabies. Their madness ruins 
everything. When the news reached the Court of my
Lord and Master, the Guru took up the sword of spiritual wisdom, and killed 
them.  || 7 ||   Save me, save me, save me, O my
God; shower me with Your Mercy, and save me! O Nanak, I have no other support; 
the Guru, the True Guru, has saved me.  ||
8  || 6 ||  First Set of Six Hymns  ||


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RAAG  MAALEE  GAURAA,   FOURTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

Countless have tried, but none have found the Lord’s limit. The Lord is 
inaccessible,  unapproachable  and  unfathomable; I

humbly bow to the Lord God, my King.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Sexual  desire,  
anger,  greed  and  emotional  attachment  bring
continual conflict and strife. Save me, save me, I am your humble creature, O 
Lord; I have come to Your Sanctuary, O my Lord
God.  || 1 ||    You protect and preserve those who take to Your Sanctuary, 
God; You are called the Lover of Your devotees.
Prahlaad,  Your  humble  servant,  was  caught  by  Harnaakhash;  but  You  
saved  Him  and  carried  him  across,  Lord.   ||  2  ||
Remember the Lord, O mind, and rise up to the Mansion of His Presence; the 
Sovereign Lord is the Destroyer of pain. Our Lord
and Master takes away the fear of birth and death; following the Guru’s 
Teachings, the Lord God is found.  || 3 ||   The Name
of the Lord, our Lord and Master, is the Purifier of sinners; I sing of the 
Lord, the Destroyer of the fears of His devotees. One
who wears the necklace of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, in his heart, O 
servant Nanak, merges in the Naam.  || 4 || 1 ||
MAALEE GAUREE,   FOURTH MEHL:   O my mind, chant the  Name  of  the  Lord,  the 
 Giver  of  peace.  One  who  joins  the  Sat
Sangat, the True Congregation, and enjoys the sublime taste of the Lord, as 
Gurmukh, comes to realize God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
By great good fortune, one obtains the Blessed Vision of the Guru’s Darshan; 
meeting with the Guru, the Lord God is known.
The filth of evil-mindedness is totally washed away, bathing in the Lord’s 
ambrosial pool of nectar.  || 1 ||    Blessed, blessed
are the Holy, who have found their Lord God; I ask them to tell me the stories 
of the Lord. I fall at their feet, and always pray
to them, to mercifully unite me with my Lord, the Architect of Destiny.  || 2 
||   Through the destiny written on my forehead, I
have found the Holy Guru; my mind and body are imbued with the Guru’s Word. The 
Lord God has come to meet me; I have
found peace, and I am rid of all the residues of sinful mistakes.  || 3 ||   
Those who follow the Guru’s Teachings find the Lord,
the source of nectar; their words are sublime and exalted. By great good 
fortune, one is blessed with the dust of their feet;
servant Nanak falls at their feet.  || 4 || 2 ||


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MAALEE GAUREE,   FOURTH MEHL:   All the Siddhas, seekers and silent sages, with 
their minds full of love, meditate on the
Lord. The Supreme Lord God, my Lord and Master, is limitless; the Guru has 
inspired me to know the unknowable Lord.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   I am low, and I commit evil actions; I have not remembered my 
Sovereign Lord. The Lord has led me to meet the
True Guru; in an instant, He liberated me from bondage.  || 1 ||   Such is the 
destiny God wrote on my forehead; following the
Guru’s Teachings, I enshrine love for the Lord. The Panch Shabad, the five 
primal sounds, vibrate and resound in the Court of
the Lord; meeting the Lord, I sing the songs of joy.  || 2 ||    The Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, is the Purifier of sinners; the
unfortunate wretches do not like this. They rot away in the womb of 
reincarnation; they fall apart like salt in water.   || 3 ||
Please bless me with such understanding, O Inaccessible Lord God, my Lord and 
Master, that my mind may remain attached to
the Guru’s feet. Servant Nanak remains attached to the Name of the Lord; he is 
merged in the Naam.  || 4 || 3 ||    MAALEE
GAUREE,   FOURTH MEHL:   My mind is addicted to the juice of the Lord’s Name. 
My heart-lotus has blossomed forth, and I
have found the Guru. Meditating on the Lord, my doubts and fears have run away. 
 || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In the Fear of God, my
heart is committed in loving devotion to Him; following the Guru’s Teachings, 
my sleeping mind has awakened. The sinful
residues have been erased, and I have found peace and tranquility; I have 
enshrined the Lord within my heart, by great good
fortune.  || 1 ||    The self-willed manmukh is like the false color of the 
safflower, which fades away; its color lasts for only a
few days. He perishes in an instant; he is tormented, and punished by the 
Righteous Judge of Dharma.  || 2 ||    The Lord’s
Love, found in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, is absolutely permanent, 
and colorfast. The cloth of the body may be
torn to shreds, but still, this beautiful color of the Lord’s Love does not 
fade away.  || 3 ||   Meeting with the Blessed Guru, one
is dyed in the color of the Lord’s Love, imbued with this deep crimson color. 
Servant Nanak washes the feet of that humble
being, who is attached to the feet of the Lord.  || 4 || 4 ||   MAALEE GAUREE,  
FOURTH MEHL:  O my mind, meditate, vibrate
upon the Name of the Lord, the Lord of the World, Har, Har. My mind and body 
are merged in the Lord’s Name, and through
the  Guru’s  Teachings,  my  intellect  is  imbued  with  the  Lord,  the  
source  of  nectar.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     Follow  the  Guru’s
Teachings, and meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Chant, and 
meditate, on the beads of the mala of the
Lord. Those who have such destiny inscribed upon their foreheads, meet with the 
Lord, adorned with garlands of flowers.  || 1

||   Those who meditate on the Name of the Lord — all their entanglements are 
ended. The Messenger of Death does not even

approach them; the Guru, the Savior Lord, saves them.  || 2 ||   I am a child; 
I know nothing at all. The Lord cherishes me, as
my mother and father. I continually put my hands into the fire of Maya, but the 
Guru saves me; He is merciful to the meek.  ||
3 ||   I was filthy, but I have become immaculate. Singing the Lord’s Praises, 
all sinful residues and mistakes have been burnt
to ashes. My mind is in esctasy, having found the Guru; servant Nanak is 
enraptured through the Word of the Shabad.  || 4 ||
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O my mind, meditate, vibrate on the Lord, and all sinful residues will be 
eradicated. The Guru has enshried the Lord, Har, Har,
within my heart; I place my head on the Guru’s Path.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Whoever tells me the stories of my Lord God, I would
cut my mind into slices, and dedicate it to him. The Perfect Guru has united me 
with the Lord, my Friend; I have sold myself at
each and every store for the Guru’s Word.  || 1 ||   One may give donations in 
charity at Prayaag, and cut the body in two at
Benares, but without the Lord’s Name, no one attains liberation, even though 
one may give away huge amounts of gold.  || 2

||    When one follows the Guru’s Teachings, and sings the Kirtan of the Lord’s 
Praises, the doors of the mind, held shut by
deception, are thrown open again. The three qualities are shattered, doubt and  
fear  run away,  and  the  clay  pot of  public
opinion is broken.   || 3 ||   They alone find the Perfect Guru in this Dark 
Age of Kali Yuga, upon whose foreheads such pre-
ordained destiny is inscribed. Servant Nanak drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar; 
all his hunger and thirst are quenched.  || 4 || 6 ||
Set of Six Hymns  || 1 ||

MAALEE  GAURAA,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O mind, true peace comes from serving the Lord. Other services are false, and 
as punishment for them, the Messenger of
Death bashes in one’s head.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    They alone join the 
Sangat, the Congregation, upon whose forehead such
destiny is inscribed. They are carried across the terrifying world-ocean by the 
Saints of the Infinite, Primal Lord God.   || 1 ||
Serve forever at the feet of the Holy; renounce greed, emotional attachment and 
corruption. Abandon all other hopes, and rest
your hopes in the One Formless Lord.  || 2 ||    Some are faithless cynics, 
deluded by doubt; without the Guru, there is only
pitch darkness. Whatever is pre-ordained, comes to pass; no one can erase it.  
|| 3 || The beauty of the Lord of the Universe is
profound and unfathomable; the Names of the Infinite Lord are immunerable. 
Blessed, blessed are those humble beings, O
Nanak, who enshrine the Lord’s Name in their hearts.   || 4 || 1 ||    MAALEE 
GAURAA,   FIFTH MEHL:   I humbly bow to the
Name of the Lord. Chanting it, one is saved.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    
Meditating on Him in remembrance, conflicts are ended.
Meditating on Him, one’s bonds are untied. Meditating on Him, the fool becomes 
wise. Meditating on Him, one’s ancestors are
saved.   || 1 ||    Meditating on Him, fear and pain are taken away. Meditating 
on Him, misfortune is avoided. Meditating on
Him, sins are erased. Meditating on Him, agony is ended.  || 2 ||   Meditating 
on Him, the heart blossoms forth. Meditating on
Him,  Maya  becomes  one’s  slave.  Meditating  on  Him,  one  is  blessed  
with  the  treasures  of  wealth.  Meditating  on  Him,  one
crosses over in the end.  || 3 ||   The Name of the Lord is the Purifier of 
sinners. It saves millions of devotees. I am meek; I
seek the Sanctuary of the slaves of the Lord’s slaves. Nanak lays his forehead 
on the feet of the Saints.  || 4 || 2 ||   MAALEE
GAURAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  This is the sort of helper the Name of the Lord is. 
Meditating in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of
the Holy, one’s affairs are perfectly resolved.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   It is 
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It is like oil to the lamp whose flame is dying out. It is like water poured on 
the burning fire. It is like milk poured into the
baby’s mouth.  || 1 ||   As one’s brother becomes a helper on the field of 
battle; as one’s hunger is satisfied by food; as the
cloudburst saves the crops; as one is protected in the tiger’s lair;  || 2 ||   
 As with the magic spell of Garuda the eagle upon
one’s lips, one does not fear the snake; as the cat cannot eat the parrot in 
its cage; as the bird cherishes her eggs in her
heart; as the grains are spared, by sticking to the central post of the mill;  
|| 3 ||   Your Glory is so great; I can describe only a
tiny bit of it. O Lord, You are inaccessible, unapproachable and unfathomable. 
You are lofty and high, utterly great and infinite.
Meditating in remembrance on the Lord, O Nanak, one is carried across.  || 4 || 
3 ||   MAALEE GAURAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Please
let my works be rewarding and fruitful. Please cherish and exalt Your slave.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   I lay my forehead on the feet of
the Saints, and with my eyes, I gaze upon the Blessed Vision of their Darshan, 
day and night. With my hands, I work for the
Saints. I dedicate my breath of life, my mind and wealth to the Saints.  || 1 
||   My mind loves the Society of the Saints. The
Virtues of the Saints abide within my consciousness. The Will of the Saints is 
sweet to my mind. Seeing the Saints, my heart-
lotus blossoms forth.  || 2 ||   I dwell in the Society of the Saints. I have 
such a great thirst for the Saints. The Words of  the
Saints are the Mantras of my mind. By the Grace of the Saints, my corruption is 
taken away.  || 3 ||   This way of liberation is
my treasure. O Merciful God, please bless me with this gift. O God, shower Your 
Mercy upon Nanak. I have enshrined the feet
of the Saints within my heart.  || 4 || 4 ||   MAALEE GAURAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  He 
is with all; He is not far away. He is the Cause
of causes, ever-present here and now.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Hearing His Name, 
one comes to life. Pain is dispelled; peace and
tranquility  come  to  dwell  within.  The  Lord,  Har,  Har,  is  all  
treasure.  The  silent  sages  serve  Him.   ||  1  ||     Everything  is
contained in His home. No one is turned away empty-handed. He cherishes all 
beings and creatures. Forever and ever, serve
the Merciful Lord.  || 2 ||   Righteous justice is dispensed in His Court 
forever. He is carefree, and owes allegiance to no one.
He Himself, by Himself, does everything. O my mind, meditate on Him.   || 3 ||  
  I am a sacrifice to the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy. Joining them, I am saved. My mind and body are attuned to 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord. God has
blessed Nanak with this gift.  || 4 || 5 ||

MAALEE  GAURAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I seek the Sanctuary of the all-powerful Lord. My soul, body, wealth and 
capital belong to the One God, the Cause of causes.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Meditating, meditating in remembrance on Him, I have found 
everlasting peace. He is the source of life. He
is all-pervading, permeating all places; He is in subtle essence and manifest 
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|| 1 ||    Abandon all your entanglements and corruption; sing the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord forever. With palms pressed
together, Nanak begs for this blessing; please bless me with Your Name.  || 2 
|| 1 || 6 ||    MAALEE GAURAA,  FIFTH MEHL:
God    is all-powerful, divine and infinite. Who knows Your wondrous plays? You 
have no end or limitation.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In
an instant, You establish and disestablish; You create and destroy, O Creator 
Lord. As many beings as You created, God, so
many You bless with Your blessings.  || 1 ||   I have come to Your Sanctuary, 
Lord; I am Your slave, O Inaccessible Lord God.
Lift me up and pull me out of the terrifying, treacherous world-ocean; servant 
Nanak is forever a sacrifice to You.  || 2 || 2 || 7

||    MAALEE GAURAA,   FIFTH MEHL:   The Lord of the World abides in my mind 
and body. Friend of the meek, Lover of His
devotees, forever and ever merciful.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In the beginning, in 
the end and in the middle, You alone exist, God;
there is none other than You. He is totally permeating and pervading all 
worlds; He is the One and only Lord and Master.  || 1

||   With my ears I hear God’s Praises, and with my eyes I behold the Blessed 
Vision of His Darshan; with my tongue I sing the
Lord’s Glorious Praises. Nanak is forever a sacrifice to You; please, bless me 
with Your Name.  || 2 || 3 || 8 || 6 || 14 ||

MAALEE  GAURAA,   THE  WORD  OF  DEVOTEE  NAAM  DAYV  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Blessed, blessed is that flute which the Lord plays. The sweet, sweet unstruck 
sound current sings forth.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Blessed, blessed is the wool of the sheep; blessed, blessed is the blanket worn 
by Krishna.  || 1 ||   Blessed, blessed are you,
O mother Dayvakee; into your home the Lord was born.  || 2 ||   Blessed, 
blessed are the forests of Brindaaban; the Supreme
Lord plays there.  || 3 ||   He plays the flute, and herds the cows; Naam 
Dayv’s Lord and Master plays happily.  || 4 || 1 ||   O
my Father, Lord of wealth, blessed are You, long-haired, dark-skinned, my 
darling.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    You hold the steel
chakra in Your hand; You came down from Heaven, and saved the life of the 
elephant. In the court of Duhsaasan, You saved
the honor of Dropati, when her clothes were being removed.  || 1 ||   You saved 
Ahliyaa, the wife of Gautam; how many have
You purified and carried across? Such a lowly outcaste as Naam Dayv has come 
seeking Your Sanctuary.  || 2 || 2 ||   Within
all hearts, the Lord speaks, the Lord speaks. Who else speaks, other than the 
Lord?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Out of the same clay,
the elephant, the ant, and the many sorts of species are formed. In stationary 
life forms, moving beings, worms, moths and
within each and every heart, the Lord is contained.  || 1 ||   Remember the 
One, Infinite Lord; abandon all other hopes. Naam
Dayv prays, I have become dispassionate and detached; who is the Lord and 
Master, and who is the slave?  || 2 || 3 ||


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RAAG  MARU,   FIRST  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE,   CHAU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

SHALOK:   O my Friend, I shall forever remain the dust of Your feet. Nanak 
seeks Your protection, and beholds You ever-

present, here and now.  || 1 ||   SHABAD:  Those who receive the call in the 
last hours of the night, chant the Name of their
Lord and Master. Tents, canopies, pavilions and carriages are prepared and made 
ready for them. You send out the call, Lord,
to those who meditate on Your Name.  || 1 ||    Father, I am unfortunate, a 
fraud. I have not found Your Name; my mind is
blind and deluded by doubt.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I have enjoyed the tastes, 
and now my pains have come to fruition; such is my
pre-ordained destiny, O my mother. Now my joys are few, and my pains are many. 
In utter agony, I pass my life.   || 2 ||
What separation could be worse than separation from the Lord? For those who are 
united with Him, what other union can
there be? Praise the Lord and Master, who, having created this play, beholds 
it.  || 3 ||    By good destiny, this union comes
about; this body enjoys its pleasures. Those who have lost their destiny, 
suffer separation from this union. O Nanak, they may
still be united once again!  || 4 || 1 ||   MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  The union of 
the mother and father brings the body into being.
The Creator inscribes upon it the inscription of its destiny. According to this 
inscription, gifts, light and glorious greatness are
received. Joining with Maya, the spiritual consciousness is lost.  || 1 ||   O 
foolish mind, why are you so proud? You shall have
to arise and depart when it pleases your Lord and Master.   || 1 ||   Pause   
||    Abandon the tastes of the world, and find
intuitive peace. All must abandon their worldly homes; no one remains here 
forever. Eat some, and save the rest, if you are
destined to return to the world again.   || 2 ||    He adorns his body and ress 
in silk robes. He issues all sorts of commands.
Preparing his comfortable bed, he sleeps. When he falls into the hands of the 
Messenger of Death, what good does it do to cry
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Household affairs are whirlpools of entanglements, O Siblings of Destiny. Sin 
is a stone which does not float. So let the Fear of
God be the boat to carry your soul across. Says Nanak, rare are those who are 
blessed with this Boat.  || 4 || 2 ||    MARU,
FIRST MEHL,  FIRST HOUSE:  Actions are the paper, and the mind is the ink; good 
and bad are both recorded upon it. As their
past actions drive them, so are mortals driven. There is no end to Your 
Glorious Virtues, Lord.  || 1 ||   Why do you not keep
Him in your consciousness, you mad man? Forgetting the Lord, your own virtues 
shall rot away.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Th enight
is a net, and the day is a net; there are as many traps as there are moments. 
With relish and delight, you continually bite at
the bait; you are trapped, you fool — how will you ever escape?  || 2 ||   The 
body is a furnace, and the mind is the iron within
it; the five fires are heating it. Sin is the charcoal placed upon it, which 
burns the mind; the tongs are anxiety and worry.  || 3

||     What was  turned  to  slag  is  again  transformed  into  gold,  if  one 
 meets  with  the  Guru.  He  blesses  the  mortal  with  the
Ambrosial Name of the One Lord, and then, O Nanak, the body is held steady.  || 
4 || 3 ||   MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  In the pure,
immaculate waters, both the lotus and the slimy scum are found. The lotus 
flower is with the scum and the water, but it
remains untouched by any pollution.   || 1 ||    You frog, you will never 
understand. You eat the dirt, while you dwell in the
immaculate waters. You know nothing of the ambrosial nectar there.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   You dwell continually in the water; the
bumble bee does not dwell there, but it is intoxicated with its fragrance from 
afar. Intuitively sensing the moon in the distance,
the lotus bows its head.  || 2 ||   The realms of nectar are irrigated with 
milk and honey; you think you are clever to live in the
water. You can never escape your own inner tendencies, like the love of the 
flea for blood.  || 3 ||   The fool may live with the
Pandit, the religious scholar, and listen to the Vedas and the Shaastras. You 
can never escape your own inner tendencies, like
the crooked tail of the dog.  || 4 ||   Some are hypocrites; they do not merge 
with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Some are
absorbed in the Feet of the Lord, Har, Har. The mortals obtain what they are 
predestined to receive; O Nanak, with your
tongue, chant the Naam.  || 5 || 4 ||   MARU,  FIRST MEHL,  SHALOK:  Countless 
sinners are sanctified, attaching their minds
to the Feet of the Lord. The merits of the sixty-eight places of pilgrimage are 
found in God’s Name, O Nanak, when such
destiny is inscribed upon one’s forehead.  || 1 ||   SHABAD:  O friends and 
companions, so puffed up with pride, listen to this
one joyous story of your Husband Lord.   || 1 ||    Who can I tell about my 
pain, O my mother? Without the Lord, my soul
cannot survive; how can I comfort it, O my mother?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I am a 
dejected, discarded bride, totally miserable. I
have lost my youth; I regret and repent.   || 2 ||    You are my wise Lord and 
Master, above my head. I serve You as Your
humble slave. Nanak humbly prays, this is my only concern: without the Blessed 
Vision of my Beloved, how can I enjoy Him?

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MARU,   FIRST MEHL:   I am Your slave, Your bonded servant, and so I am called 
fortunate. I sold myself at Your store in
exchange for the Guru’s Word; whatever You link me to, to that I am linked.  || 
1 ||    What cleverness can Your servant try
with You? O my Lord and Master, I cannot carry out the Hukam of Your Command.   
|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    My mother is Your
slave, and my father is Your slave; I am the child of Your slaves. My slave 
mother dances, and my slave father sings; I practice
devotional worship to You, O my Sovereign Lord.  || 2 ||   If You wish to 
drink, then I shall get water for You; if You wish to
eat, I shall grind the corn for You. I wave the fan over You, and wash Your 
feet, and continue to chant Your Name.  || 3 ||   I
have been untrue to myself, but Nanak is Your slave; please forgive him, by 
Your glorious greatness. Since the very beginning
of time, and throughout the ages, You have been the merciful and generous Lord. 
Without You, liberation cannot be attained.

|| 4 || 6 ||   MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  Some call him a ghost; some say that he is a 
demon. Some call him a mere mortal; O, poor
Nanak!  || 1 ||   Crazy Nanak has gone insane, after his Lord, the King. I know 
of none other than the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
He alone is known to be insane, when he goes insane with the Fear of God. He 
recognizes none other than the One Lord and
Master.  || 2 ||   He alone is known to be insane, if he works for the One 
Lord. Recognizing the Hukam, the Command of his
Lord and Master, what other cleverness is there?  || 3 ||   He alone is known 
to be insane, when he falls in love with his Lord
and Master. He sees himself as bad, and all the rest of the world as good.  || 
4 || 7 ||   MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  This wealth is
all-pervading, permeating all. The self-willed manmukh wanders around, thinking 
that it is far away.  || 1 ||   That commodity,
the wealth of the Naam, is within my heart. Whoever You bless with it, is 
emancipated.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    This wealth does
not burn; it cannot be stolen by a thief. This wealth does not drown, and its 
owner is never punished.  || 2 ||   Gaze upon the
glorious greatness of this wealth, and your nights and days will pass, imbued 
with celestial peace.   || 3 ||    Listen to this
incomparably beautiful story, O my brothers, O Siblings of Destiny. Tell me, 
without this wealth, who has ever obtained the
supreme status?  || 4 ||   Nanak humbly prays, I proclaim the Unspoken Speech 
of the Lord. If one meets the True Guru, then
this wealth is obtained.  || 5 || 8 ||    MARU,   FIRST MEHL:   Heat up the sun 
energy of the right nostril, and cool down the
moon energy of the left nostril; practicing this breath-control, bring them 
into perfect balance. In this way, the fickle fish of the
mind will be held steady; the swan-soul shall not fly away, and the body-wall 
will not crumble.  || 1 ||   You fool, why are you
deluded  by  doubt?  You  do  not  remember  the  detached  Lord  of  supreme  
bliss.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     Seize  and  burn  the
unbearable; seize and kill the imperishable; leave behind your doubts, and 
then, you shall drink in the Nectar. In this way, the
fickle fish of the mind will be held steady; the swan-soul shall not fly away, 
and the body-wall shall not crumble.   || 2 ||
Nanak humbly prays, if the Lord’s humble servant dwells upon Him, in his mind 
of minds, with his every breath, then he drinks
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In  this  way,  the  fickle  fish  of  the  mind  will  be  held  steady;  the  
swan-soul  shall  not  fly  away,  and  the  body-wall  shall  not
crumble.  || 3 || 9 ||   MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  Maya is not conquered, and the 
mind is not subdued; the waves of desire in the
world-ocean are intoxicating wine. The boat crosses over the water, carrying 
the true merchandise. The jewel within the mind
subdues the mind; attached to the Truth, it is not broken. The king is seated 
upon the throne, imbued with the Fear of God
and the five qualities.  || 1 ||   O Baba, do not see your True Lord and Master 
as being far away. He is the Light of all, the Life
of the world; The True Lord writes His Inscription on each and every head.  || 
1 ||  Pause  ||   Brahma and Vishnu, the Rishis
and the silent sages, Shiva and Indra, penitents and beggars — whoever obeys 
the Hukam of the Lord’s Command, looks
beautiful  in  the  Court  of  the  True  Lord,  while  the  stubborn  rebels  
die.  The  wandering  beggars,  warriors,  celibates  and
Sannyaasee hermits — through the Perfect Guru, consider this: without selfless 
service, no one ever receives the fruits of their
rewards. Serving the Lord is the most excellent action.  || 2 ||   You are the 
wealth of the poor, the Guru of the guru-less, the
honor of the dishonored. I am blind; I have grasped hold of the jewel, the 
Guru. You are the strength of the weak. He is not
known through burnt offerings and ritual chanting; the True Lord is known 
through the Guru’s Teachings. Without the Naam,
the Name of the Lord, no one finds shelter in the Court of the Lord; the false 
come and go in reincarnation.  || 3 ||   So praise
the True Name, and through the True Name, you will find satisfaction. When the 
mind is cleaned with the jewel of spiritual
wisdom, it does not become dirty again. As long as the Lord and Master dwells 
in the mind, no obstacles are encountered. O
Nanak, giving one’s head, one is emancipated, and the mind and body become 
true.  || 4 || 10 ||   MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  The
Yogi who is joined to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is pure; he is not 
stained by even a particle of dirt. The True Lord, his
Beloved, is always with him; the rounds of birth and death are ended for him.  
|| 1 ||    O Lord of the Universe, what is Your
Name, and what is it like? If You summon me into the Mansion of Your Presence, 
I will ask You, how I can become one with
You.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He alone is a Brahmin, who takes his cleansing bath 
in the spiritual wisdom of God, and whose leaf-
offerings in worship are the Glorious Praises of the Lord. The One Name, the 
One Lord, and His One Light pervade the three
worlds.   ||  2  ||     My  tongue  is  the  balance  of  the  scale,  and  
this  heart  of  mine  is  the  pan  of  the  scale;  I  weigh  the
immeasurable Naam. There is one store, and one banker above all; the merchants 
deal in the one commodity.  || 3 ||    The
True Guru saves us at both ends; he alone understands, who is lovingly focused 
on the One Lord; his inner being remains free
of doubt. The Word of the Shabad abides within, and doubt is ended, for those 
who constantly serve, day and night.  || 4 ||
Above is the sky of the mind, and beyond this sky is the Lord, the Protector of 
the World; the Inaccessible Lord God; the Guru
abides there as well. According to the Word of the Guru’s Teachings, what is 
outside is the same as what is inside the home of
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RAAG  MARU,   FIRST  MEHL,   FIFTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Day  and  night,  he  remains  awake  and  aware;  he  never  sleeps  or  
dreams.  He  alone  knows  this,  who  feels  the  pain  of
separation from God. My body is pierced through with the arrow of love. How can 
any physician know the cure?  || 1 ||   Rare
is that one, who as Gurmukh, understands, and whom the True Lord links to His 
Praise. He alone appreciates the value of the
Ambsosial Nectar, who deals in this Ambrosia.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The 
soul-bride is in love with her Husband Lord; the focuses
her consciousness on the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. The soul-bride is joyously 
embellished with intuitive ease; her hunger
and thirst are taken away.   || 2 ||    Tear down skepticism and dispel your 
doubt; with your intuition, draw the bow of the
Praise of the Lord. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, conquer and subdue 
your mind; take the support of Yoga —
Union with the beautiful Lord.   || 3 ||    Burnt by egotism, one forgets the 
Lord from his mind. In the City of Death, he is
attacked with massive swords. Then, even if he asks for it, he will not receive 
the Lord’s Name; O soul, you shall suffer terrible
punishment.  || 4 ||   You are distracted by thoughts of Maya and worldly 
attachment. In the City of Death, you will be caught
by the noose of the Messenger of Death. You cannot break free from the bondage 
of loving attachment, and so the Messenger
of Death will torture you.   || 5 ||    I have done nothing; I am doing nothing 
now. The True Guru has blessed me with the
Ambrosial  Nectar  of  the  Naam.  What other  efforts  can  anyone  make,  
when  You  bestow  Your  blessing?  Nanak  seeks  Your
Sanctuary.  || 6 || 1 || 12 ||

MARU,   THIRD  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Wherever You seat me, there I sit, O my Lord and Master; wherever You send me, 
there I go. In the entire village, there is
only One King; all places are sacred.   || 1 ||    O Baba, while I dwell in 
this body, let me sing Your True Praises, that I may
intuitively merge with You.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He thinks that good and bad 
deeds come from himself; this is the source of all
evil. Whatever happens in this world is only by the Order of our Lord and 
Master.  || 2 ||    Sexual desires are so strong and
compelling; where has this sexual desire come from? The Creator Himself stages 
all the plays; how rare are those who realize
this.  || 3 ||    By Guru’s Grace, one is lovingly focused on the One Lord, and 
then, duality is ended. Whatever is in harmony
with His Will, he accepts as True; the noose of Death is loosened from around 
his neck.  || 4 ||    Prays Nanak, who can call
him to account, when the egotistical pride of his mind has been silenced? Even 
the Righteous Judge of Dharma is intimidated
and afraid of him; he has entered the Sanctuary of the True Lord.  || 5 || 1 || 
   MARU,  THIRD MEHL:  Coming and going in
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He bestowed the Blessing of His treasure of truth; only He Himself knows.  || 1 
||   O my mind, remember the Dear Lord, and
abandon the corruption of your mind. Meditate on the Word of the Guru’s Shabad; 
focus lovingly on the Truth.  || 1 ||  Pause

||    One who forgets the Name in this world, shall not find any place of rest 
anywhere else. He shall wander in all sorts of
reincarnations, and rot away in manure.  || 2 ||   By great good fortune, I 
have found the Guru, according to my pre-ordained
destiny, O my mother. Night and day, I practice true devotional worship; I am 
united with the True Lord.  || 3 ||   He Himself
fashioned the entire universe; He Himself bestows His Glance of Grace. O Nanak, 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is glorious
and great; as He pleases, He bestows His Blessings.  || 4 || 2 ||   MARU,  
THIRD MEHL:  Please forgive my past mistakes, O
my Dear Lord; now, please place me on the Path. I remain attached to the Lord’s 
Feet, and eradicate self-conceit from within.

|| 1 ||    O my mind, as Gurmukh, meditate on the Name of the Lord. Remain 
attached forever to the Lord’s Feet, single-
mindedly, with love for the One Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    I have no social 
status or honor; I have no place or home. Pierced
through by the Word of the Shabad, my doubts have been cut away. The Guru has 
inspired me to understand the Naam, the
Name of the Lord.   || 2 ||    This mind wanders around, driven by greed, 
totally attached to greed. He is engrossed in false
pursuits; he shall endure beatings in the City of Death.  || 3 ||   O Nanak, 
God Himself Himself is all-in-all. There is no other at
all. He bestows the treasure of devotional worship, and the Gurmukhs abide in 
peace.   || 4 || 3 ||    MARU,   THIRD MEHL:
Seek and find those who are imbued with Truth; they are so rare in this world. 
Meeting with them, one’s face becomes radiant
and bright, chanting the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||    O Baba, contemplate and 
cherish the True Lord and Master within your
heart. Seek out and see, and ask your True Guru, and obtain the true commodity. 
 || 1 ||  Pause  ||   All serve the One True
Lord; through pre-ordained destiny, they meet Him. The Gurmukhs merge with Him, 
and will not be separated from Him again;
they attain the True Lord.   || 2 ||    Some do not appreciate the value of 
devotional worship; the self-willed manmukhs are
deluded by doubt. They are fillled with self-conceit; they cannot accomplish 
anything.  || 3 ||   Stand and offer your prayer, to
the One who cannot be moved by force. O Nanak, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, 
abides within the mind of the Gurmukh;
hearing his prayer, the Lord applauds him.  || 4 || 4 ||    MARU,  THIRD MEHL:  
He transforms the burning desert into a cool
oasis; he transmutes rusted iron into gold. So praise the True Lord; there is 
none other as great as He is.  || 1 ||   O my mind,
night and day, meditate on the Lord’s Name. Contemplate the Word of the Guru’s 
Teachings, and sing the Glorious Praises of
the Lord, night and day.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   As Gurmukh, one comes to know 
the One Lord, when the True Guru instructs him.
Praise the True Guru, who imparts this understanding.  || 2 ||    Those who 
forsake the True Guru, and attach themselves to
duality — what will they do when they go to the world hereafter? Bound and 
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They will be punished severely.  || 3 ||   My God is independent and 
self-sufficient; he does not have even an iota of greed. O
Nanak, run to His Sanctuary; granting His forgiveness, He merges us into 
Himself.  || 4 || 5 ||

MARU,   FOURTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Suk-deva and Janak meditated on the Naam; following the Guru’s Teachings, they 
sought the Sanctuary of the Lord, Har, Har.
God  met  Sudama  and  removed  his  poverty;  through  loving  devotional  
worship,  he  crossed  over.  God  is  the  Lover  of  His
devotees; the Lord’s Name is fufilling; God showers His Mercy on the Gurmukhs.  
|| 1 ||   O my mind, chanting the Naam, the
Name  of the Lord, you will be saved. Dhroo, Prahlaad and Bidar the 
slave-girl’s son, became Gurmukh, and through the Naam,
crossed over.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Naam is 
the supreme wealth; it saves the humble devotees.
All  the faults of Naam Dayv, Jai Dayv, Kabeer, Trilochan and Ravi Daas the 
leather-worker were covered. Those who become
Gurmukh, and remain attached to the Naam, are saved; all their sinful residues 
are washed off.  || 2 ||   Whoever chants the
Naam, all his sins and mistakes are taken away. Ajaamal, who had sex with 
prostitites, was saved, by chanting the Name of
the Lord. Chanting the Naam, Ugar Sain obtained salvation; his bonds were 
broken, and he was  liberated.   ||  3  ||     God
Himself takes pity on His humble servants, and makes them His own. My Lord of 
the Universe saves the honor of His servants;
those who seek His Sanctuary are saved. The Lord has showered servant Nanak 
with His Mercy; he has enshrined the Lord’s
Name within his heart.   || 4 || 1 ||    MARU,   FOURTH MEHL:   The Siddhas in 
Samaadhi meditate on Him; they are lovingly
focused on Him. The seekers and the silent sages meditate on Him as  well.  The 
 celibates,  the  true  and  contented  beings
meditate on Him; Indra and the other gods chant His Name with their mouths. 
Those who seek His Sanctuary meditate on
Him; they become Gurmukh and swim across.  || 1 ||    O my mind, chant the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, and cross over.
Dhanna the farmer, and Balmik the highway robber, became Gurmukh, and crossed 
over.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Angels, men,
heavenly  heralds  and  celestial  singers  meditate  on  Him;  even  the  
humble  Rishis  sing  of  the  Lord.  Shiva,  Brahma  and  the
goddess Lakhshmi, meditate, and chant with their mouths the Name of the Lord, 
Har, Har. Those whose minds are drenched
with the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, as Gurmukh, cross over.  || 2 ||   
Millions and millions, thirty-three million gods meditate
on Him; there is no end to those who meditate on the Lord. The Vedas, the 
Puraanas and the Simritees meditate on the Lord;
the Pandits, the religious scholars, sing the Lord’s Praises as well. Those 
whose minds are filled with the Naam, the source of
nectar — as Gurmukh, they cross over.  || 3 ||    Those who chant the Naam in 
endless waves — I cannot even count their
number. The Lord of the Universe bestows His Mercy, and those who are pleasing 
to the Mind of the Lord God, find their place.
The Guru, granting His Grace, implants the Lord’s Name within; servant Nanak 
chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 4 ||
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MARU,   FOURTH  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Take the treasure of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Follow the Guru’s 
Teachings, and the Lord shall bless you with honor.
Here and hereafter, the Lord goes with you; in the end, He shall deliver you. 
Where the path is difficult and the street is
narrow, there the Lord shall liberate you.  || 1 ||    O my True Guru, implant 
within me the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The
Lord is my mother, father, child and relative; I have none other than the Lord, 
O my mother.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I feel the
pains of love and yearning for the Lord, and the Name of the Lord. If only 
someone would come and unite me with Him, O my
mother. I bow in humble devotion to one who inspires me to meet with my 
Beloved. The almighty and merciful True Guru
unites me with the Lord God instantaneously.  || 2 ||   Those who do not 
remember the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, are most
unfortunate, and are slaughtered. They wander in reincarnation, again and 
again; they die, and are re-born, and continue
coming  and going. Bound and gagged at Death’s Door, they are cruelly beaten, 
and punished in the Court of the Lord.  || 3 ||
O God, I seek Your Sanctuary; O my Sovereign Lord King, please unite me with 
Yourself. O Lord, Life of the World, please
shower me with Your Mercy; grant me the Sanctuary of the Guru, the True Guru. 
The Dear Lord, becoming merciful, has
blended servant Nanak with Himself.  || 4 || 1 || 3 ||   MARU,  FOURTH MEHL:  I 
inquire about the commodity of the Naam,
the Name of the Lord. Is there anyone who can show me the wealth, the capital 
of the Lord? I cut myself into pieces, and
make myself a sacrifice to that one who leads me to meet my Lord God. I am 
filled with the Love of my Beloved; how can I
meet my Friend, and merge with Him?  || 1 ||   O my beloved friend, my mind, I 
take the wealth, the capital of the Name of
the Lord, Har, Har. The Perfect Guru has implanted the Naam within me; the Lord 
is my support — I celebrate the Lord.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   O my Guru, please unite me with the Lord, Har, Har; show me the 
wealth, the capital of the Lord. Without the

Guru, love does not well up; see this, and know it in your mind. The Lord has 
installed Himself within the Guru; so praise the
Guru, who unites us with the Lord.  || 2 ||   The ocean, the treasure of 
devotional worship of the Lord, rests with the Perfect
True Guru. When it pleases the True Guru, He opens the treasure, and and the 
Gurmukhs are illuminated by the Lord’s Light.
The unfortunate self-willed manmukhs die of thirst, on the very bank of the 
river.  || 3 ||   The Guru is the Great Giver; I beg
for this gift from the Guru, that He may unite me with God, from whom I was 
separated for so long! This is the great hope of
my mind and body. If it pleases You, O my Guru, please listen to my prayer; 
this is servant Nanak’s prayer.  || 4 || 2 || 4 ||
MARU,   FOURTH MEHL:   O Lord God, please preach Your sermon to me. Through the 
Guru’s Teachings, the Lord is merged
into my heart. Meditate on the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har, O very fortunate 
ones; the Lord shall bless you with the most
sublime status of Nirvaanaa.


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The minds of the Gurmukhs are filled with faith; through the Perfect Guru, they 
merge in the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  ||
1 ||   O my mind, the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har, is pleasing to my mind. 
Continually and forever, speak the sermon of the
Lord, Har, Har; as Gurmukh, speak the Unspoken Speech.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I 
have searched through and through my mind
and body; how can I attain this Unspoken Speech? Meeting with the humble 
Saints, I have found it; listening to the Unspoken
Speech, my mind is pleased. The Lord’s Name is the Support of my mind and body; 
I am united with the all-knowing Primal
Lord God.  || 2 ||   The Guru, the Primal Being, has united me with the Primal 
Lord God. My consciousness has merged into the
supreme consciousness. By great good fortune, I serve the Guru, and I have 
found my Lord, all-wise and all-knowing. The self-
willed manmukhs are very unfortunate; they pass their life-night in misery and 
pain.  || 3 ||   I am just a meek beggar at Your
Door, God; please, place the Ambrosial Word of Your Bani in my mouth. The True 
Guru is my friend; He unites me with my all-
wise, all-knowing Lord God. Servant Nanak has entered Your Sanctuary; grant 
Your Grace, and merge me into Your Name.  ||
4  || 3 || 5 ||    MARU,  FOURTH MEHL:  Detached from the world, I am in love 
with the Lord; by great good fortune, I have
enshrined the Lord within my mind. Joining the Sangat, the Holy Congregation, 
faith has welled up within me; through the
Word of the Guru’s Shabad, I taste the sublime essence of the Lord. My mind and 
body have totally blossomed forth; through
the Word of the Guru’s Bani, I chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord.   || 1 
||    O my beloved mind, my friend, taste the
sublime essence of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Through the Perfect Guru, I 
have found the Lord, who saves my honor,
here and hereafter.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Meditate on the Name of the Lord, 
Har, Har; as Gurmukh, taste the Kirtan of the Lord’s
Praises. Plant the seed of the Lord in the body-farm. The Lord God is enshrined 
within the Sangat, the Holy Congregation. The
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is Ambrosial Nectar. Through the Perfect Guru, 
taste the sublime essence of the Lord.   || 2 ||
The self-willed manmukhs are filled with hunger and thirst;  their  minds  run  
around  in  the  ten  directions,  hoping  for  great
wealth. Without the Name of the Lord, their life is cursed; the manmukhs are 
stuck in manure. They come and go, and are
consigned to wander through uncounted incarnations, eating stinking rot.  || 3 
||   Begging, imploring, I seek Your Sanctuary;
Lord, shower me with Your Mercy, and save me, God. Lead me to join the Society 
of the Saints, and bless me with the honor
and glory of the Lord’s Name. I have obtained the wealth of the Name of the 
Lord, Har, Har; servant Nanak chants the Lord’s
Name, through the Guru’s Teachings.  || 4 || 4 || 6 ||

MARU,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIFTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Devotional worship to the Lord, Har, Har, is an overflowing treasure. The 
Gurmukh is emancipated by the Lord. One who is
blessed by the Mercy of my Lord and Master sings the Glorious Praises of the 
Lord.  || 1 ||   O Lord, Har, Har, take pity on me,
that within my heart, I may dwell upon You, Lord, forever and ever.


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Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my soul; chanting the Name of the Lord, 
Har, Har, you shall be emancipated.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||    The Ambrosial Name of the Lord is the ocean of peace. The beggar 
begs for it; O Lord, please bless him, in Your
kindness. True, True is the Lord; the Lord is forever True; the True Lord is 
pleasing to my mind.  || 2 ||   The nine holes pour
out filth. Chanting the Lord’s Name, they are all purified and sanctified. When 
my Lord and Master is totally pleased, He leads
the mortal to meditate in remembrance on the Lord, and then his filth is taken 
away.  || 3 ||   Attachment to Maya is terribly
treacherous. How can one cross over the difficult world-ocean? The True Lord 
bestows the boat of the True Guru; meditating
on the Lord, Har, Har, one is carried across.  || 4 ||    You are everywhere; 
all are Yours. Whatever You do, God, that alone
comes to pass. Poor servant Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord; as it 
pleases the Lord, He bestows His approval.  ||
5 || 1 || 7 ||    MARU,  FOURTH MEHL:  Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O 
my mind. The Lord shall eradicate all your
sinful residues. Treasure the Lord’s wealth, and gather in the Lord’s wealth; 
when you depart in the end, the Lord shall go
along with you as your only friend and companion.  || 1 ||   He alone meditates 
on the Lord, unto whom He grants His Grace.
He continually chants the Lord’s Chant; meditating on the Lord, one finds 
peace. By Guru’s Grace, the sublime essence of the
Lord is obtained. Meditating on the Lord, Har, Har, one is carried across.  || 
1 ||  Pause  ||   The fearless, formless Lord — the
Name is Truth. To chant it is the most sublime and exalted activity in this 
world. Doing so, the Messenger of Death, the evil
enemy, is killed. Death does not even approach the Lord’s servant.  || 2 ||   
One whose mind is satisfied with the Lord — that
servant is known throughout the four ages, in all four directions. If some 
sinner speaks evil of him, the Messenger of Death
chews him up.  || 3 ||   The One Pure Creator Lord is in all. He stages all His 
wondrous plays, and watches them. Who can kill
that person, whom the Lord has saved? The Creator Lord Himself delivers him.  
|| 4 ||   I chant the Name of the Creator Lord,
night and day. He saves all His servants and devotees. Consult the eighteen 
Puraanas and the four Vedas; O servant Nanak,
only the Naam, the Name of the Lord, will deliver you.  || 5 || 2 || 8 ||

MARU,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The earth, the Akaashic ethers and the stars abide in the Fear of God. The 
almighty Order of the Lord is over the heads of all.
Wind, water and fire abide in the Fear of God; poor Indra abides in the Fear of 
God as well.  || 1 ||   I have heard one thing,
that the One Lord alone is fearless. He alone is at peace, and he alone is 
embellished forever, who meets with the Guru, and
sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The embodied and 
the divine beings abide in the Fear of God. The
Siddhas and seekers die in the Fear of God. The 8.4 millions species of beings 
die, and die again, and are born over and over
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They are consigned to reincarnation.  || 2 ||   Those who embody the energies 
of sattva—white light, raajas—red passion, and
taamas—black darkness, abide in the Fear of God, along with the many created 
forms. This miserable deceiver Maya abides in
the Fear of God; the Righteous Judge of Dharma is utterly afraid of Him as 
well. The entire expanse of the Universe is in the
Fear of God; only the Creator Lord is without this Fear. Says Nanak, God is the 
companion of His devotees; His devotees look
beautiful in the Court of the Lord.  || 4 || 1 ||    MARU,  FIFTH MEHL:  The 
five year old orphan boy Dhroo, by meditating in
remembrance  on  the  Lord,  became  stationary  and  permanent.  For  the  
sake  of  his  son,  Ajaamal  called  out,  “O  Lord,
Naaraayan”, who struck down and killed the Messenger of Death.   || 1 ||    My 
Lord and Master has saved many, countless
beings. I am meek, with little or no understanding, and unworthy; I seek 
protection at the Lord’s Door.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Baalmeek the outcaste was saved, and the poor hunter was saved as well. The 
elephant remembered the Lord in his mind for
an instant, and so was carried across.  || 2 ||   He saved His devotee 
Prahlaad, and tore Harnaakhash with his nails. Bidar, the
son of a slave-girl, was purified, and all his generations were redeemed.  || 3 
||    What sins of mine should I speak of? I am
intoxicated with false emotional attachment. Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of 
the Lord; please, reach out and take me into
Your embrace.   || 4 || 2 ||    MARU,   FIFTH MEHL:   For the sake of riches, I 
wandered around in so many ways; I rushed
around, making all sorts of efforts. The deeds I did in egotism and pride, have 
all been done in vain.  || 1 ||   Other days are of
no use to me; please bless me with those days, O Dear God, on which I may sing 
the Lord’s Praises.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Gazing
upon children, spouse, household and possessions, one is entangled in these. 
Tasting the wine of Maya, one is intoxicated, and
never sings of the Lord, Har, Har.   || 2 ||    In this way, I have examined 
lots of methods, but without the Saints, it is not
found. You are the Great Giver, the great and almighty God; I have come to beg 
a gift from You.  || 3 ||   Abandoning all pride
and self-importance, I have sought the Sanctuary of the dust of the feet of the 
Lord’s slave. Says Nanak, meeting with the
Lord, I have become one with Him; I have found supreme bliss and peace.  || 4 
|| 3 ||   MARU,  FIFTH MEHL:  In what place is
the Name established? Where does egotism dwell? What injury have you suffered, 
listening to abuse from someone else’s
mouth?  || 1 ||   Listen: who are you, and where did you come from? You don’t 
even know how long you will stay here; you
have  no  hint  of  when  you  shall  leave.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     Wind  
and  water  have  patience  and  tolerance;  the  earth  has
compassion and forgiveness, no doubt. The union of the five tattvas — the five 
elements — has brought you into being. Which
of these is evil?  || 2 ||   The Primal Lord, the Architect of Destiny, formed 
your form; He also burdened you with egotism. He
alone is born and dies; He alone comes and goes.  || 3 ||   Nothing of the 
color and the form of the creation shall remain; the
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Prays Nanak, when He brings His play to its close, then only the One, the One 
Lord remains.   || 4 || 4 ||    MARU,   FIFTH
MEHL:   Pride, emotional attachment, greed and corruption are gone; I have not 
placed anything else, other than the Lord,
within  my  consciousness.  I  have  purchased  the  jewel  of  the  Naam  and  
the  Glorious  Praises  of  the  Lord;  loading  this
merchandise, I have set out on my journey.  || 1 ||   The love which the Lord’s 
servant feels for the Lord lasts forever. In my
life,          I served my Lord and Master, and as I depart, I keep Him 
enshrined in my consciousness.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I have not
turned my face away from my Lord and Master’s Command. He fills my household 
with celestial peace and bliss; if He asks me
to  leave,  I  leave  at  once.   ||  2  ||     When  I  am  under  the  Lord’s 
 Command,  I  find  even  hunger  pleasurable;  I  know  no
difference between sorrow and joy. Whatever the Command of my Lord and Master 
is, I bow my forehead and accept it.  || 3

||   The Lord and Master has become merciful to His servant; He has embellished 
both this world and the next. Blessed is that
servant, and fruitful is his birth; O Nanak, he realizes his Lord and Master.  
|| 4 || 5 ||   MARU,  FIFTH MEHL:  Good karma has
dawned for me — my Lord and Master has become merciful. I sing the Kirtan of 
the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. My struggle
is ended; I have found peace and tranquility. All my wanderings have ceased.   
|| 1 ||    Now, I have obtained the state of
eternal life. The Primal Lord, the Architect of Destiny, has come into my 
conscious mind; I seek the Sanctuary of the Saints.  ||
1 ||  Pause   ||    Sexual desire, anger, greed and emotional attachment are 
eradicated; all my enemies are eliminated. He is
always ever-present, here and now, watching over me; He is never far away.  || 
2 ||   In peace and cool tranquility, my faith
has been totally fulfilled; the Saints are my Helpers and Support. He has 
purified the sinners in an instant; I cannot express His
Glorious Praises.   || 3 ||    I have become fearless; all fear has departed. 
The feet of the Lord of the Universe are my only
Shelter. Nanak sings the Praises of his Lord and Master; night and day, he is 
lovingly focused on Him.   || 4 || 6 ||    MARU,
FIFTH MEHL:   He is all-powerful, the Master of all virtues, but you never sing 
of Him! You shall have to leave all this in an
instant,  but again  and  again,  you  chase  after  it.   || 1  ||     Why  do 
 you  not  contemplate  your  God?  You  are  entangled  in
association with your enemies, and the enjoyment of pleasures; your soul is 
burning up with them!  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Hearing
His Name, the Messenger of Death will release you, and yet, you do not enter 
His Sanctuary! Turn out this wretched jackal,
and seek the Shelter of that  God.  || 2 ||   Praising Him, you shall cross 
over the terrifying world-ocean, and yet, you have not
fallen in love with Him! This meager, short-lived dream, this thing — you are 
engrossed in it, over and over again.   || 3 ||
When our Lord and Master, the ocean of mercy, grants His Grace, one finds honor 
in the Society of the Saints. Says Nanak, I
am rid of the illusion of the three-phased Maya, when God becomes my help and 
support.  || 4 || 7 ||   MARU,  FIFTH MEHL:
The Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, knows everything; what can anyone 
hide from Him?


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Your hands and feet will fall off in an instant, when you are burnt in the 
fire.  || 1 ||    You fool, you have forgotten the Lord
from your mind! You eat His salt, and then you are untrue to Him; before your 
very eyes, you shall be torn apart.   || 1 ||
Pause   ||    The incurable disease has arisen in your body; it cannot be 
removed or overcome. Forgetting God, one endures
utter agony; this is the essence of reality which Nanak has realized.  || 2 || 
8 ||   MARU,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have enshrined the
lotus feet of God within my consciousness. I sing the Glorious Praises of the 
Lord, continually, continuously. There is none
other than Him at all. He alone exists, in the beginning, in the middle, and in 
the end.  || 1 ||   He Himself is the Shelter of the
Saints.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The entire universe is under His control. He 
Himself, the Formless Lord, is Himself by Himself. Nanak
holds tight to that True Lord. He has found peace, and shall never suffer pain 
again.  || 2 || 9 ||

MARU,   FIFTH  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

He is the Giver of peace to the breath of life, the Giver of life to the soul; 
how can you forget Him, you ignorant person? You
taste the weak, insipid wine, and you have gone insane. You have uselessly 
wasted this precious human life.  || 1 ||   O man,
such is the foolishness you practice. Renouncing the Lord, the Support of the 
earth, you wander, deluded by doubt; you are
engrossed in emotional attachment, associating with Maya, the slave-girl.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   Abandoning the Lord, the Support
of     the earth, you serve her of lowly ancestry, and you pass you life acting 
egotistically. You do useless deeds, you ignorant
person; this is why you are called a blind, self-willed manmukh.  || 2 ||   
That which is true, you believe to be untrue; what is
transitory, you believe to be permanent. You grasp as your own, what belongs to 
others; in such delusions you are deluded.  ||
3      ||    The Kh’shaatriyas, Brahmins, Soodras and Vaishyas all cross over, 
through the Name of the One Lord. Guru Nanak
speaks the Teachings; whoever listens to them is carried across.   || 4 || 1 || 
10 ||    MARU,   FIFTH MEHL:   You may act in
secrecy, but God is still with you; you can only deceive other people. 
Forgetting your Dear Lord, you enjoy corrupt pleasures,
and  so you shall have to embrace red-hot pillars.  || 1 ||   O man, why do you 
go out to the households of others? You filthy,
heartless, lustful donkey! Haven’t you heard of the Righteous Judge of Dharma?  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   The stone of corruption is
tied around your neck, and the load of slander is on your head. You must cross 
over the vast open ocean, but you cannot cross
over to the other side.  || 2 ||   You are engrossed in sexual desire, anger, 
greed and emotional attachment; you have turned
your eyes away from the Truth. You cannot even raise your head above the water 
of the vast, impassable sea of Maya.  || 3 ||
The sun is liberated, and the moon is liberated; the God-realized being is pure 
and untouched. His inner nature is like that of
fire, untouched and forever immaculate.  || 4 ||   When good karma dawns, the 
wall of doubt is torn down.


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He lovingly accepts the Guru’s Will. One who is blessed with the medicine of 
the GurMantra, the Name of the Lord, O servant
Nanak, does not suffer the agonies of reincarnation.  || 5 || 2 ||    O man, in 
this way, you shall cross over to the other side.
Meditate on your Dear Lord, and be dead to the world; renounce your love of 
duality.  ||  Second Pause  || 2 || 11 ||   MARU,
FIFTH MEHL:   I have quit searching outside; the Guru has shown me that God is 
within the home of my own heart. I have
seen God, fearless, of wondrous beauty; my mind shall never leave Him to go 
anywhere else.  || 1 ||   I have found the jewel;
I have found the Perfect Lord. The invaluable value cannot be obtained; in His 
Mercy, the Guru bestows it.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
The  Supreme  Lord  God  is  imperceptible  and  unfathomable;  meeting  the  
Holy  Saint,  I  speak  the  Unspoken  Speech.  The
unstruck sound current of the Shabad vibrates and resounds in the Tenth Gate; 
the Ambrosial Naam trickles down there.  || 2

||   I lack nothing; the thirsty desires of my mind are satisfied. The 
inexhaustible treasure has entered into my being. I serve
the feet, the feet, the feet of the Guru, and manage the unmanageable. I have 
found the juice, the sublime essence.  || 3 ||
Intuitively I come, and intuively I go; my mind intuitively plays. Says Nanak, 
when the Guru drives out doubt, then the soul-
bride enters the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence.  || 4 || 3 || 12 ||   MARU,  
FIFTH MEHL:  You feel no love for the One who
created and embellished you. The seed, planted out season, does not germinate; 
it does not produce flower or fruit.  || 1 ||   O
mind, this is the time to plant the seed of the Name. Focus your mind, and 
cultivate this crop; at the proper time, make this
your purpose.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Eradicate the stubbornness and doubt of 
your mind, and go to the Sanctuary of the True
Guru. He alone does such deeds, who has such pre-ordained karma.  || 2 ||    He 
falls in love with the Lord of the Universe,
and his efforts are approved. My crop has germinated, and it shall never be 
used up.  || 3 ||    I have obtained the priceless
wealth, which shall never leave me or go anywhere else. Says Nanak, I have 
found peace; I am satisfied and fulfilled.  || 4 || 4

|| 13 ||    MARU,   FIFTH MEHL:   The egg of doubt has burst; my mind has been 
enlightened. The Guru has shattered the
shackles on my feet, and has set me free.  || 1 ||    My coming and going in 
reincarnation is ended. The boiling cauldron has
cooled down; the Guru has blessed me with the cooling, soothing Naam, the Name 
of the Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Since I
joined  the  Saadh  Sangat,  the  Company  of  the  Holy,  those  who  were  
eyeing  me  have  left.  The  one  who  tied  me  up,  has
released me; what can the Watchman of Death do to me now?  || 2 ||    The load 
of my karma has been removed, and I am
now free of karma. I have crossed the world-ocean, and reached the other shore; 
the Guru has blessed me with this Dharma.

|| 3 ||    True is my place, and True is my seat; I have made Truth my life’s 
purpose. True is my capital, and True is the
merchandise, which Nanak has placed into the home of the heart.  || 4 || 5 || 
14 ||   MARU,  FIFTH MEHL:


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The Pandit, the religious scholar, proclaims the Vedas, but he is slow to act 
on them. Another person on silence sits alone, but
his heart is tied in knots of desire. Another becomes an Udaasi, a renunciate; 
he abandons his home and walks out on his
family, but his wandering impulses do not leave him.  || 1 ||   Who can I tell 
about the state of my soul? Where can I find such
a person who is liberated, and who can unite me with my God?  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   Someone may practice intensive meditation,
and discipline his body, but his mind still runs around in ten directions. The 
celibate practices celibacy, but his heart is filled
with pride. The Sannyaasi wanders around at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, but 
his mindless anger is still within him.   || 2 ||
The temple dancers tie bells around their ankles to earn their living. Others 
go on fasts, take vows, perform the six rituals and
wear religious robes for show. Some sing songs and melodies and hymns, but 
their minds do not sing of the Lord, Har, Har.  ||
3 ||    The Lord’s Saints are immaculately pure; they are beyond pleasure and 
pain, beyond greed and attachment. My mind
obtains the dust of their feet, when the Lord God shows mercy. Says Nanak, I 
met the Perfect Guru, and then the anxiety of
my mind was removed.  || 4 ||   My Sovereign Lord is the Inner-knower, the 
Searcher of hearts. The Beloved of my soul knows
everything; all trivial talk is forgotten.  || 1 ||  Second Pause  || 6 || 15 
||   MARU,  FIFTH MEHL:  One who has Your Name in
his heart is the king of all the hundreds of thousands and millions of beings. 
Those, whom my True Guru has not blessed with
Your Name, are poor idiots, who die and are reborn.  || 1 ||   My True Guru 
protects and preserves my honor. When You come
to mind, Lord, then I obtain perfect honor. Forgetting You, I roll in the dust. 
 || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The mind’s pleasures of love
and beauty bring just as many blames and sins. The Name of the Lord is the 
treasure of Emancipation; it is absolute peace and
poise.  || 2 ||   The pleasures of Maya fade away in an instant, like the shade 
of a passing cloud. They alone are dyed in the
deep crimson of the Lord’s Love, who meet the Guru, and sing the Praises of the 
Lord, Har, Har.  || 3 ||   My Lord and Master
is lofty and exalted, grand and infinite. The Darbaar of His Court is 
inaccessible. Through the Naam, glorious greatness and
respect are obtained; O Nanak, my Lord and Master is my Beloved.  || 4 || 7 || 
16 ||

MARU,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FOURTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The  One  Universal  Creator  Lord  created  the  creation.  He  made  all  the 
 days  and  the  nights.  The  forests,  meadows,  three
worlds, water, the four Vedas, the four sources of creation, the countries, the 
continents and all the worlds, have all come from
the One Word of the Lord.  || 1 ||   Hey — understand the Creator Lord. If you 
meet the True Guru, then you’ll understand.  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||   He formed the expanse of the entire universe from the three 
gunas, the three qualities. People are incarnated
in heaven and in hell. In egotism, they come and go.


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The mind cannot hold still, even for an instant. Without the Guru, there is 
only pitch darkness. Meeting with the True Guru,
one is emancipated.  || 2 ||   All the deeds done in egotism, are just chains 
around the neck. Harboring self-conceit and self-
interest is just like placing chains around one’s ankles. He alone meets with 
the Guru, and realizes the One Lord, who has such
destiny written on his forehead.  || 3 ||    He alone meets the Lord, who is 
pleasing to His Mind. He alone is deluded, who is
deluded by God. No one, by himself, is ignorant or wise. He alone chants the 
Naam, whom the Lord inspires to do so. You
have no end or limitation. Servant Nanak is forever a sacrifice to You.   || 4 
|| 1 || 17 ||    MARU,   FIFTH MEHL:   Maya, the
enticer, has enticed the world of the three gunas, the three qualities. The 
false world is engrossed in greed. Crying out, “Mine,
mine!” they collect possessions, but in the end, they are all deceived.  || 1 
||   The Lord is fearless, formless and merciful. He is
the Cherisher of all beings and creatures.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Some 
collect wealth, and bury it in the ground. Some cannot
abandon wealth, even in their dreams. The king exercises his power, and fills 
his money-bags, but this fickle companion will
not   go along with him.  || 2 ||   Some love this wealth even more than their 
body and breath of life. Some collect it, forsaking
their fathers and mothers. Some hide it from their children, friends and 
siblings, but it will not remain with them.   || 3 ||
Some become hermits, and sit in meditative trances. Some are Yogis, celibates, 
religious scholars and thinkers. Some dwell in
homes, graveyards, cremation grounds and forests; but Maya still clings to them 
there.   || 4 ||    When the Lord and Master
releases one from his bonds, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, comes to dwell in 
his soul. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of
the Holy, His humble servants are liberated; O Nanak, they are redeemed and 
enraptured by the Lord’s Glance of Grace.  || 5

|| 2 || 18 ||   MARU,  FIFTH MEHL:  Meditate in remembrance on the One 
Immaculate Lord. No one is turned away from Him
empty-handed. He cherished and preserved you in your mother’s womb; He blessed 
you with body and soul, and embellished
you. Each and every instant, meditate on that Creator Lord. Meditating in 
remembrance on Him, all faults and mistakes are
covered. Enshrine the Lord’s lotus feet deep within the nucleus of your self. 
Save your soul from the waters of corruption. Your
cries and shrieks shall be ended; meditating on the Lord of the Universe, your 
doubts and fears shall be dispelled. Rare is that
being, who finds the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Nanak is a 
sacrifice, a sacrifice to Him.   || 1 ||    The Lord’s
Name is the support of my mind and body. Whoever meditates on Him is 
emancipated.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He believes that the
false thing is true. The ignorant fool falls in love with it. He is intoxicated 
with the wine of sexual desire, anger and greed; he
loses this human life in exchance for a mere shell. He abandons his own, and 
loves that of others. His mind and body are
permeated with the intoxication of Maya. His thirsty desires are not quenched, 
although he indulges in pleasures. His hopes
are not fulfilled, and all his words are false. He comes alone, and he goes 
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False is all his talk of me and you. The Lord Himself administers the poisonous 
potion, to mislead and delude. O Nanak, the the
karma of past actions cannot be erased.  || 2 ||   Beasts, birds, demons and 
ghosts — in these many ways, the false wander in
reincarnation. Wherever they go, they cannot remain there. They have no place 
of rest; they rise up again and again and run
around. Their minds and bodies are filled with immense, expansive desires. The 
poor wretches are cheated by egotism. They
are filled with countless sins, and are severely punished. The extent of this 
cannot be estimated. Forgetting God, they fall into
hell. There are no mothers there, no siblings, no friends and no spouses. Those 
humble beings, unto whom the Lord and
Master  becomes  Merciful,  O  Nanak,  cross  over.   ||  3  ||     Rambling  
and  roaming,  wandering  around,  I  came  to  seek  the
Sanctuary of God. He is the Master of the meek, the father and mother of the 
world. The Merciful Lord God is the Destroyer of
sorrow  and  suffering.  He  emancipates  whoever  He  pleases.  He  lifts  
them  up  and  pulls  him  out  of  the  deep  dark  pit.
Emancipation comes through loving devotional worship. The Holy Saint is the 
very embodiment of the Lord’s form. He Himself
saves us from the great fire. By myself, I cannot practice meditation, 
austerities, penance and self-discipline. In the beginning
and in the end, God is inaccessible and unfathomable. Please bless me with Your 
Name, Lord; Your slave begs only for this. O
Nanak, my Lord God is the Giver of the true state of life.  || 4 || 3 || 19 ||  
 MARU,  FIFTH MEHL:  Why do you try to deceive
others, O people of the world? The Fascinating Lord is Merciful to the meek.  
|| 1 ||   This is what I have come to know. The
brave and heroic Guru, the Generous Giver, gives Sanctuary and preserves our 
honor.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    He submits to the
Will of His devotees; He is forever and ever the Giver of peace.  || 2 ||   
Please bless me with Your Mercy, that I may meditate
on Your Name alone.  || 3 ||    Nanak, the meek and humble, begs for the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord; it eradicates duality
and doubt.  || 4 || 4 || 20 ||   MARU,  FIFTH MEHL:  My Lord and Master is 
utterly powerful. I am just His poor servant.  || 1 ||
My Enticing Beloved is very dear to my mind and my breath of life. He blesses 
me with His gift.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I have seen
and tested all. There is none other than Him.  || 2 ||   He sustains and 
nurtures all beings. He was, and shall always be.  || 3 ||
Please bless me with Your Mercy, O Divine Lord, and link Nanak to Your service. 
 || 4 || 5 || 21 ||   MARU,  FIFTH MEHL:  The
Redeemer of sinners, who carries us across; I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a 
sacrifice, a sacrifice to Him. If only I could meet
with such a Saint, who would inspire me to meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, Har. 
 || 1 ||   No one knows me; I am called Your
slave. This is my support and sustenance.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You support and 
cherish all; I am meek and humble — this is my
only prayer. You alone know Your Way; You are the water, and I am the fish.   
|| 2 ||    O Perfect and Expansive Lord and
Master, I follow You in love.


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O God, You are pervading all the worlds, solar systems and galaxies.  || 3 ||   
You are eternal and unchanging, imperishable,
invisible and infinite, O divine fascinating Lord. Please bless Nanak with the 
gift of the Society of the Saints, and the dust of the
feet  of Your slaves.   || 4 || 6 || 22 ||    MARU,   FIFTH MEHL:   The Saints 
are fulfilled and satisfied; they know the Guru’s
Mantra and the Teachings. They cannot even be described; they are blessed with 
the glorious greatness of the Naam, the
Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||    My Beloved is a priceless jewel. His Name is 
unattainable and immeasurable.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||
One whose mind is satisfied believing in the imperishable Lord God, becomes 
Gurmukh and attains the essence of spiritual
wisdom. He sees all in his meditation. He banishes egotistical pride from his 
mind.  || 2 ||    Permanent is the place of those
who, through the Guru, realize the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence. Meeting the 
Guru, they remain awake and aware night and
day;  they  are  committed  to  the  Lord’s  service.   ||  3  ||     They  are 
 perfectly  fulfilled  and  satisfied,  intuitively  absorbed  in
Samaadhi. The Lord’s treasure comes into their hands; O Nanak, through the 
Guru, they attain it.  || 4 || 7 || 23 ||

MARU,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SIXTH  HOUSE,   DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Abandon all your clever tricks; meet with the Holy, and renounce your 
egotistical pride. Everything else is false; with your
tongue, chant the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam.  || 1 ||    O my mind, with 
your ears, listen to the Name of the Lord. The
sins of your many past lifetimes shall be washed away; then, what can the 
wretched Messenger of Death do to you?  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Pain, poverty and fear shall not afflict you, and you shall find 
peace and pleasure. By Guru’s Grace, Nanak speaks;
meditation on the Lord is the essence of spiritual wisdom.  || 2 || 1 || 24 ||  
 MARU,  FIFTH MEHL:  Those who have forgotten
the Naam, the Name of the Lord — I have seen them reduced to dust. The love of 
children and friends, and the pleasures of
married life are torn apart.  || 1 ||   O my mind, continually, continuously 
chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord. You shall not
burn in the ocean of fire, and your mind and body shall be blessed with peace.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||    Like the shade of a tree,
these things shall pass away, like the clouds blown away by the wind. Meeting 
with the Holy, devotional worship to the Lord is
implanted within; O Nanak, only this shall work for you.  || 2 || 2 || 25 ||   
MARU,  FIFTH MEHL:  The perfect, primal Lord is
the Giver of peace; He is always with you. He does not die, and he does not 
come or go in reincarnation. He does not perish,
and He is not affected by heat or cold.  || 1 ||   O my mind, be in love with 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Within the mind,
think of the Lord, Har, Har, the treasure. This is the purest way of life.  || 
1 ||  Pause  ||   Whoever meditates on the merciful
compassionate Lord, the Lord of the Universe, is successful. He is always new, 
fresh and young, clever and beautiful; Nanak’s
mind is pierced through with His Love.   || 2 || 3 || 26 ||    MARU,   FIFTH 
MEHL:   While walking and sitting, sleeping and
waking, contemplate within your heart the GurMantra.


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Run to the Lord’s lotus feet, and join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the 
Holy. Cross over the terrifying world-ocean, and
reach the other side.  || 1 ||    O my mind, enshrine the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord, within your heart. Love the Lord, and
commit your mind and body to Him; forget everything else.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
 Soul, mind, body and breath of life belong to
God; eliminate your self-conceit. Meditate, vibrate on the Lord of the 
Universe, and all your desires shall be fulfilled; O Nanak,
you shall never be defeated.  || 2 || 4 || 27 ||   MARU,  FIFTH MEHL:  Renounce 
your self-conceit, and the fever shall depart;
become the dust of the feet of the Holy. He alone receives Your Name, Lord, 
whom You bless with Your Mercy.  || 1 ||   O my
mind, drink in the Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Abandon 
other bland, insipid tastes; become immortal,
and live throughout the ages.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Savor the essence of 
the One and only Naam; love the Naam, focus and
attune yourself to the Naam. Nanak has made the One Lord his only friend, 
companion and relative.  || 2 || 5 || 28 ||   MARU,
FIFTH MEHL:  He nourishes and preserves mortals in the womb of the mother, so 
that the fiery heat does not hurt them. That
Lord and Master protects us here. Understand this in your mind.  || 1 ||   O my 
mind, take the Support of the Naam, the Name
of the Lord. Understand the One who created you; the One God is the Cause of 
causes.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Remember the One
Lord in your mind, renounce your clever tricks, and give up all your religious 
robes. Meditating in remembrance forever on the
Lord, Har, Har, O Nanak, countless beings have been saved.  || 2 || 6 || 29 ||  
 MARU,  FIFTH MEHL:  His Name is the Purifier
of sinners; He is the Master of the masterless. In the vast and terrifying 
world-ocean, he is the raft for those who have such
destiny inscribed on their foreheads.   || 1 ||    Without the Naam, the Name 
of the Lord, huge numbers of companions have
drowned. Even if someone does not remember the Lord, the Cause of causes, 
still, the Lord reaches out with His hand, and
saves him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, 
chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and take
the Path of the Ambrosial Name of the Lord. Shower me with Your Mercy, O Lord; 
listening to Your sermon, Nanak lives.  || 2

|| 7 || 30 ||

MARU,   ANJULEE  ~  WITH  HANDS  CUPPED  IN  PRAYER,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SEVENTH  
HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Union and separation are ordained by the Primal Lord God. The puppet is made 
from the five elements. By the Command of
the Dear Lord King, the soul came and entered into the body.  || 1 ||   In that 
place, where the fire rages like an oven, in that
darkness where the body lies face down — there, one remembers his Lord and 
Master with each and every breath, and then
he is rescued.   || 2 ||    Then, one comes out from within the womb, and 
forgetting his Lord and Master, he attaches his
consciousness to the world. He comes and goes, and wanders in reincarnation; he 
cannot remain anywhere.   || 3 ||    The
Merciful Lord Himself emancipates. He created and established all beings and 
creatures. Those who depart after having been
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O Nanak, their coming into the world is approved.   || 4 || 1 || 31 ||    The 
One Lord alone is our help and support; neither
physician nor friend, nor sister nor brother can be this.  || 1 ||   His 
actions alone come to pass; He washes off the filth of sins.
Meditate in remembrance on that Supreme Lord.  || 2 ||    He abides in each and 
every heart, and dwells in all; His seat and
place are eternal.  || 3 ||   He does not come or go, and He is always with us. 
His actions are perfect.  || 4 ||   He is the Savior
and the Protector of His devotees. The Saints live by meditating on God, the 
support of the breath of life. The Almighty Lord
and Master is the Cause of causes; Nanak is a sacrifice to Him.  || 5 || 2 || 
32 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

MARU,   NINTH  MEHL:

The Name of the Lord is forever the Giver of peace. Meditating in remembrance 
on it, Ajaamal was saved, and Ganika the
prostitute was emancipated.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Dropadi the princess of 
Panchaala remembered the Lord’s Name in the royal
court. The Lord, the embodiment of mercy, removed her suffering; thus His own 
glory was increased.  || 1 ||   That man, who
sings the Praise of the Lord, the treasure of mercy, has the help and support 
of the Lord. Says Nanak, I have come to rely on
this. I seek the Sanctuary of the Lord.  || 2 || 1 ||   MARU,  NINTH MEHL:  
What should I do now, O mother? I have wasted
my whole life in sin and corruption; I never remembered the Lord.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||    When Death places the noose around
my neck, then I lose all my senses. Now, in this disaster, other than the Name 
of the Lord, who will be my help and support?

|| 1 ||   That wealth, which he believes to be his own, in an instant, belongs 
to another. Says Nanak, this still really bothers my
mind — I never sang the Praises of the Lord.  || 2 || 2 ||    MARU,  NINTH 
MEHL:  O my mother, I have not renounced the
pride of my mind. I have wasted my life intoxicated with Maya; I have not 
focused myself in meditation on the Lord.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||    When Death’s club falls on my head, then I will be wakened from my 
sleep. But what good will it do to repent at
that time? I cannot escape by running away.   || 1 ||    When this anxiety 
arises in the heart, then, one comes to love the
Guru’s feet. My life becomes fruitful, O Nanak, only when I am absorbed in the 
Praises of God.  || 2 || 3 ||

MARU,   ASHTAPADEES,   FIRST  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Reciting and listening to the Vedas and the Puraanas, countless wise men have 
grown weary. So many in their various religious
robes have grown weary, wandering to the sixty-eight sacred shrines of 
pilgrimage. The True Lord and Master is immaculate
and pure. The mind is satisfied only by the One Lord.  || 1 ||   You are 
eternal; You do not grow old. All others pass away. One
who lovingly focuses on the Naam, the source of nectar — his pains are taken 
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|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    Study the Lord’s Name, and understand the Lord’s Name; 
follow the Guru’s Teachings, and through the
Naam, you shall be saved. Perfect are the Teachings of the Perfect Guru; 
contemplate the Perfect Word of the Shabad. The
Lord’s Name is the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, and the Eradicator 
of sinful residues.  || 2 ||    The blind ignorant
mortal stirs the water and churns the water, wishing to obtain butter. 
Following the Guru’s Teachings, one churns the cream,
and the treasure of the Ambrosial Naam is obtained. The self-willed manmukh is 
a beast; he does not know the essence of
reality  that is  contained  within  himself.   ||  3  ||     Dying  in  
egotism  and  self-conceit,  one  dies,  and  dies  again,  only  to  be
reincarnated over and over again. But when he dies in the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad, then he does not die, ever again. When
he follows the Guru’s Teachings, and enshrines the Lord, the Life of the World, 
within his mind, he redeems all his generations.

|| 4 ||   The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the true object, the true 
commodity. The Naam is the only true profit in this world.
Follow the Guru’s Teachings, and contemplate it. To work in the love of 
duality, brings constant loss in this world.   || 5 ||
True is one’s association, true is one’s place, and true is one’s hearth and 
home, when one has the support of the Naam.
Contemplating the True Word of the Guru’s Bani, and the True Word of the 
Shabad, one becomes content.  || 6 ||   Enjoying
princely pleasures, one shall be destroyed in pain and pleasure. Adopting a 
name of greatness, one strings heavy sins around
his neck. Mankind cannot give gifts; You alone are the Giver of everything.  || 
7 ||   You are inaccessible and unfathomable; O
Lord, You are imperishable and infinite. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, 
seeking at the Lord’s Door, one finds the
treasure of liberation. O Nanak, this union is not broken, if one deals in the 
merchandise of Truth.  || 8 || 1 ||   MARU,  FIRST
MEHL:  The boat is loaded with sin and corruption, and launched into the sea. 
The shore cannot be seen on this side, nor on
the shore beyond. There are no oars, nor any boatmen, to cross over the 
terrifying world-ocean.  || 1 ||   O Baba, the world is
caught in the great noose. By Guru’s Grace, they are saved, contemplating the 
True Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The True Guru
is the boat; the Word of the Shabad will carry them across. There is neither 
wind nor fire, neither water nor form there. The
True Name of the True Lord is there; it carries them across the terrifying 
world-ocean.  || 2 ||   The Gurmukhs reach the shore
beyond,  lovingly  focusing  on  the  True  Lord.  Their  comings  and  goings  
are  ended,  and  their  light  merges  into  the  Light.
Following the Guru’s Teachings, intuitive peace wells up within them, and they 
remain merged in the True Lord.  || 3 ||   The
snake may be locked in a basket, but it is still poisonous, and the anger 
within its mind remains. One obtains what is pre-
ordained; why does he blame others? If one, as Gurmukh, hears and believes in 
the Name, the charm against poison, his mind
becomes content.  || 4 ||   The crocodile is caught by the hook and line; 
caught in the trap of evil-mindedness, he regrets and
repents, again and again. He does not understand birth and death; the 
inscription of one’s past actions cannot be erased.  || 5

||   Injecting the poison of egotism, the world was created; with the Shabad 
enshrined within, the poison is eliminated. Old age

cannot torment one who remains lovingly absorbed in the True Lord.


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He alone is called Jivan-Mikta, liberated while yet alive, from within whom 
egotism is eradicated.  || 6 ||   The world is chasing
after worldly affairs;  caught  and  bound,  it does  not  understand  
contemplative  meditation.  The  foolish,  ignorant,  self-willed
manmukh has forgotten birth and death. Those whom the Guru has protected are 
saved, contemplating the True Word of the
Shabad.  || 7 ||    In the cage of divine love, the parrot, speaks. It pecks at 
the Truth, and drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar; it
flies away, only once. Meeting with the Guru, one recognizes his Lord and 
Master; says Nanak, he finds the gate of liberation.

|| 8 || 2 ||   MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  One who dies in the Word of the Shabad 
conquers death; otherwise, where can you run?
Through the Fear of God, fear runs away; His Name is Ambrosial Nectar. You 
alone kill and protect; except for You, there is no
place at all.  || 1 ||   O Baba, I am filthy, shallow and totally without 
understanding. Without the Naam, no one is anything; the
Perfect Guru has made my intellect perfect.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I am full of 
faults, and I have no virtue at all. Without virtues,
how  can  I  go  home?  Through  the  Word  of  the  Shabad,  intuitive  peace  
wells  up;  without  good  destiny,  the  wealth  is  not
obtained. Those whose minds are not filled with the Naam are bound and gagged, 
and suffer in pain.  || 2 ||   Those who have
forgotten the Naam — why have they even come into the world? Here and 
hereafter, they do not find any peace; they have
loaded their carts with ashes. Those who are separated, do not meet with the 
Lord; they suffer in terrible pain at Death’s Door.

|| 3 ||   I do not know what will happen in the world hereafter; I am so 
confused — please teach me, Lord! I am confused; I
would fall at the feet of one who shows me the Way. Without the Guru, there is 
no giver at all; His value cannot be described.

||  4  ||     If  I  see  my  friend,  then  I  will  embrace  Him;  I  have  
sent  Him  the  letter  of  Truth.  His  soul-bride  stands  waiting
expectantly; as Gurmukh, I see Him with my eyes. By the Pleasure of Your Will, 
You abide in my mind, and bless me with Your
Glance of Grace.  || 5 ||   One who is wandering hungry and thirsty — what can 
he give, and what can anyone ask from him? I
cannot conceive of any other, who can bless my mind and body with perfection. 
The One who created me takes care of me;
He Himself blesses me with glory.  || 6 ||   In the body-village is my Lord and 
Master, whose body is ever-new, Innocent and
child-like,  incomparably  playful.  He  is  neither  a  woman,  nor  a  man,  
nor  a  bird;  the  True  Lord  is  so  wise  and  beautiful.
Whatever pleases Him, happens; You are the lamp, and You are the incense.   || 
7 ||    He hears the songs and tastes the
flavors, but these flavors are useless and insipid, and bring only disease to 
the body. One who loves the Truth and speaks the
Truth, escapes from the sorrow of separation. Nanak does not forget the Naam; 
whatever happens is by the Lord’s Will.  || 8

|| 3 ||    MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  Practice Truth — other greed and attachments are 
useless. The True Lord has fascinated this
mind, and my tongue enjoys the taste of Truth. Without the Name, there is no 
juice; the others depart, loaded with poison.  ||
1 ||   I am such a slave of Yours, O my Beloved Lord and Master. I walk in 
harmony with Your Command, O my True, Sweet
Beloved.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Night and day, the slave works for his overlord. 
I have sold my mind for the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad; my mind is comforted and consoled by the Shabad.


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The Perfect Guru is honored and celebrated; He has taken away the pains of my 
mind.  || 2 ||   I am the servant and slave of
my Master; what glorious greatness of His can I describe? The Perfect Master, 
by the Pleasure of His Will, forgives, and then
one practices Truth. I am a sacrifice to my Guru, who re-unites the separated 
ones.  || 3 ||    The intellect of His servant and
slave is noble and true; it is made so by the Guru’s intellect. The intuition 
of those who are true is beautiful; the intellect of the
self-willed  manmukh  is  insipid.  My  mind  and  body  belong  to  You,  God; 
 from  the  very  beginning,  Truth  has  been  my  only
support.  || 4 ||   In Truth I sit and stand; I eat and speak the Truth. With 
Truth in my consciousness, I gather the wealth of
Truth, and drink in the sublime essence of Truth. In the home of Truth, the 
True Lord protects me; I speak the Words of the
Guru’s Teachings with love.  || 5 ||   The self-willed manmukh is very lazy; he 
is trapped in the wilderness. He is drawn to the
bait, and continually pecking at it, he is trapped; his link to the Lord is 
ruined. By Guru’s Grace, one is liberated, absorbed in
the primal trance of Truth.  || 6 ||   His slave remains continually pierced 
through with love and affection for God. Without the
True Lord, the soul of the false, corrupt person is burnt to ashes. Abandoning 
all evil actions, he crosses over in the boat of
Truth.  || 7 ||    Those who have forgotten the Naam have no home, no place of 
rest. The Lord’s slave renounces greed and
attachment, and obtains the Lord’s Name. If You forgive him, Lord, then He is 
united with You; Nanak is a sacrifice.  || 8 || 4

||   MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  The Lord’s slave renounces his egotistical pride, 
through the Guru’s Fear, intuitively and easily. The
slave realizes  his  Lord  and  Master; glorious  is  his  greatness!  Meeting  
with  his  Lord  and  Master,  he  finds  peace; His  value
cannot be desribed.  || 1 ||   I am the slave and servant of my Lord and 
Master; all glory is to my Master. By Guru’s Grace, I
am saved, in the Sanctuary of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The slave has 
been given the most excellent task, by the Primal
Command of the Master. The slave realizes the Hukam of His Command, and submits 
to His Will forever. The Lord King Himself
grants forgiveness; how glorious is His greatness!  || 2 ||   He Himself is 
True, and everything is True; this is revealed through
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. He alone serves You, whom You have enjoined to 
do so. Without serving Him, no one finds
Him; in duality and doubt, they are ruined.   || 3 ||    How could we forget 
Him from our minds? The gifts which he bestows
increase day by day. Soul and body, all belong to Him; He infused the breath 
into us. If he shows His Mercy, then we serve
Him; serving Him, we merge in Truth.  || 4 ||   He alone is the Lord’s slave, 
who remains dead while yet alive, and eradicates
egotism from within. His bonds are broken, the fire of his desire is quenched, 
and he is liberated. The treasure of the Naam,
the Name of the Lord, is within all, but how rare are those who, as Gurmukh, 
obtain it.  || 5 ||   Within the Lord’s slave, there
is no virtue at all; the Lord’s slave is totally unworthy. There is no Giver as 
great as You, Lord; You alone are the Forgiver.
Your slave obeys the Hukam of Your Command; this is the most excellent action.  
|| 6 ||   The Guru is the pool of nectar in the
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The treasure of the Naam brings immortality; enshrine it in your heart and 
mind. Serving the Guru, eternal peace is obtained,
by those whom the Lord inspires to obey the Hukam of His Command.  || 7 ||   
Gold and silver, and all metals, mix with dust in
the end. Without the Name, nothing goes along with you; the True Guru has 
imparted this understanding. O Nanak, those who
are attuned to the Naam are immaculate and pure; they remain merged in the 
Truth.  || 8 || 5 ||   MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  The
Order is issued, and he cannot remain; the permit to stay has been torn up. 
This mind is tied to its faults; it suffers terrible
pain in its body. The Perfect Guru forgives all the mistakes of the beggar at 
His Door.  || 1 ||   How can he stay here? He must
get up and depart. Contemplate the Word of the Shabad, and understand this. He 
alone is united, whom You, O Lord, unite.
Such is the Primal Command of the Infinite Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   As You 
keep me, I remain; whatever You give me, I eat.
As You lead me, I follow, with the Ambrosial Name in my mouth. All glorious 
greatness rests in the hands of my Lord and
Master; my mind yearns to unite with You.  || 2 ||    Why should anyone praise 
any other created being? That Lord acts and
sees. The One who created me, abides within my mind; there is no other at all. 
So praise that True Lord, and you shall be
blessed with true honor.  || 3 ||   The Pandit, the religious scholar, reads, 
but does not reach the Lord; he is totally entangled
in worldly affairs. He keeps the company of both virtue and vice, tormented by 
hunger and the Messenger of Death. One who
is protected by the Perfect Lord, forgets separation and fear.   || 4 ||    
They alone are perfect, O Siblings of Destiny, whose
honor is certified. Perfect is the intellect of the Perfect Lord. True is His 
glorious greatness. His gifts never run short, although
those who receive may grow weary of receiving.  || 5 ||   Searching the salty 
sea, one finds the pearl. It looks beautiful for a
few days, but in the end, it is eaten away by dust. If one serves the Guru, the 
ocean of Truth, the gifts one receives never run
short.  || 6 ||   They alone are pure, who are pleasing to my God; all others 
are soiled with filth. The filthy become pure, when
they meet with the Guru, the Philosopher’s Stone. Who can estimate the value of 
the color of the true jewel?  || 7 ||   Wearing
religious robes, the Lord is not obtained, nor is He obtained by giving 
donations at sacred shrines of pilgrimage. Go and ask the
readers of the Vedas; without faith, the world is cheated. O Nanak, he alone 
values the jewel, who is blessed with the spiritual
wisdom of the Perfect Guru.  || 8 || 6 ||    MARU,   FIFTH MEHL:   The 
self-willed manmukh, in a fit of passion, abandons his
home, and is ruined; then, he spies on the homes of others. He neglects his 
household duties, and does not meet with the
True Guru; he is  caught  in  the  whirlpool  of  evil-mindedness.  Wandering  
in  foreign  lands  and  reading  scriptures,  he  grows
weary, and his thirsty desires only increase. His perishable body does not 
remember the Word of the Shabad; like a beast, he
fills his belly.  || 1 ||   O Baba, this is the way of life of the Sannyaasi, 
the renunciate. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad,
he is to enshrine love for the One Lord. Imbued with Your Name, Lord, he 
remains satisfied and fulfilled.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He
dyes his robes with saffron dye, and wearing these robes, he goes out begging. 
Tearing his robes, he makes a patched coat,
and puts the money in his wallet. From house to house he goes begging, and 
tries to teach the world; but his mind is blind,
and so he loses his honor. He is deluded by doubt, and does not remember the 
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He loses his life in the gamble.   || 2 ||    Without the Guru, the fire within 
is not quenched; and outside, the fire still burns.
Without serving the Guru, there is no devotional worship. How can anyone, by 
himself, know the Lord? Slandering others, one
lives in hell; within him is hazy darkness. Wandering to the eixty-eight sacred 
shrines of pilgrimage, he is ruined. How can the
filth of sin be washed away?  || 3 ||   He sifts through the dust, and applies 
ashes to his body, but he is searching for the path
of Maya’s wealth. Inwardly and outwardly, he does not know the One Lord; if 
someone tells him the Truth, he grows angry. He
reads the scriptures, but tells lies; such is the intellect of one who has no 
guru. Without chanting the Naam, how can he find
peace? Without the Name, how can he look good?  || 4 ||   Some shave their 
heads, some keep their hair in matted tangles;
some keep it in braids, while some keep silent, filled with egotistical pride. 
Their minds waver and wander in ten directions,
without  loving  devotion  and  enlightenment  of  the  soul.  They  abandon  
the  Ambrosial  Nectar,  and  drink  the  deadly  poison,
driven mad by Maya. Past actions cannot be erased; without understanding the 
Hukam of the Lord’s Command, they become
beasts.  || 5 ||   With bowl in hand, wearing his patched coat, great desires 
well up in his mind. Abandoning his own wife, he is
engrossed in sexual desire; his thoughts are on the wives of others. He teaches 
and preaches, but does not contemplate the
Shabad; he is bought and sold on the street. With poison within, he pretends to 
be free of doubt; he is ruined and humiliated
by the Messenger of Death.  || 6 ||    He alone is a Sannyaasi, who serves the 
True Guru, and removes his self-conceit from
within. He does not ask for clothes or food; without asking, he accepts 
whatever he receives. He does not speak empty words;
he gathers in the wealth of tolerance, and burns away his anger with the Naam. 
Blessed is such a householder, Sannyaasi and
Yogi, who focuses his consciousness on the Lord’s feet.  || 7 ||    Amidst 
hope, the Sannyaasi remains unmoved by hope; he
remains lovingly focused on the One Lord. He drinks in the sublime essence of 
the Lord, and so finds peace and tranquility; in
the home of his own being, he remains absorbed in the deep trance of 
meditation. His mind does not waver; as Gurmukh, he
understands. He restrains  it  from  wandering  out.  Following  the  Guru’s  
Teachings,  he  searches  the  home  of  his  body,  and
obtains the wealth of the Naam.  || 8 ||   Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are 
exalted, imbued with contemplative meditation on the
Naam. The sources of creation, speech, the heavens and the underworld, all 
beings and creatures, are infused with Your Light.
All comforts and liberation are found in the Naam, and the vibrations of the 
Guru’s Bani; I have enshrined the True Name
within my heart. Without the Naam, no one is saved; O Nanak, with the Truth, 
cross over to the other side.   || 9 || 7 ||
MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  Through the union of mother and father, the fetus is 
formed. The egg and sperm join together to make
the body. Upside-down within the womb, it lovingly dwells on the Lord; God 
provides for it, and gives it nourishment there.  ||
1 ||   How can he cross over the terrifying world-ocean? The Gurmukh obtains 
the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord;
the unbearable load of sins is removed.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I have forgotten 
Your Virtues, Lord; I am insane — what can I do
now? You are the Merciful Giver, above the heads of all. Day and night, You 
give gifts, and take care of all.  || 2 ||    One is
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The spirit has taken up its home in the material world. Driven by hunger, it 
sees the path of Maya’s riches; this emotional
attachment takes away the treasure of liberation.  || 3 ||   Weeping and 
wailing, he does not receive them; he searches here
and there, and grows weary. Engrossed in sexual desire, anger and egotism, he 
falls in love with his false relatives.   || 4 ||
He eats and enjoys, listens and watches, and dresses up to show off in this 
house of death. Without the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad, he does not undersand himself. Without the Lord’s Name, death cannot be 
avoided.  || 5 ||    The more attachment
and egotism delude and confuse him, the more he cries out, “Mine, mine!”, and 
the more he loses out. His body and wealth
pass away, and he is torn by skepticism and cynicism; in the end, he regrets 
and repents, when the dust falls on his face.  || 6

||   He grows old, his body and youth waste away, and his throat is plugged 
with mucous; water flows from his eyes. He feet
fail him, and his hands shake and tremble; the faithless cynic does not 
enshrine the Lord in his heart.  || 7 ||   His intellect fails
him, his black hair turns white, and no one wants to keep him in their home. 
Forgetting the Naam, these are the stigmas which
stick to him; the Messenger of Death beats him, and drags him to hell.  || 8 || 
   The record of one’s past actions cannot be
erased; who else is to blame for one’s birth and death? Without the Guru, life 
and death are pointless; without the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad, life just burns away.   || 9 ||    The pleasures enjoyed in 
happiness bring ruin; acting in corruption is useless
indulgence. Forgetting the Naam, and caught by greed, he betrays his own 
source; the club of the Righteous Judge of Dharma
will  strike him over the head.   || 10 ||    The Gurmukhs sing the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord’s Name; the Lord God blesses
them with His Glance of Grace. Those beings are pure, perfect unlimited and 
infinite; in this world, they are the embodiment of
the Guru, the Lord of the Universe.   || 11 ||    Meditate in remembrance on 
the Lord; meditate and contemplate the Guru’s
Word, and love to associate with the humble servants of the Lord. The Lord’s 
humble servants are the embodiment of the
Guru; they are supreme and respected in the Court of the Lord. Nanak seeks the 
dust of the feet of those humble servants of
the Lord.  || 12 || 8 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

MARU,   KAAFEE,   FIRST  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

The double-minded person comes and goes, and has numerous friends. The 
soul-bride is separated from her Lord, and she has
no place of rest; how can she be comforted?   || 1 ||    My mind is attuned to 
the Love of my Husband Lord. I am devoted,
dedicated, a sacrifice to the Lord; if only He would bless me with His Glance 
of Grace, even for an instant!  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I
am      a rejected bride, abandoned in my parents’ home; how can I go to my 
in-laws now? I wear my faults around my neck;
without my Husband Lord, I am grieving, and wasting away to death.  || 2 ||    
But if, in my parents’ home, I remember my
Husband Lord, then I will come to dwell in the home of my in-laws yet. The 
happy soul-brides sleep in peace; they find their
Husband Lord, the treasure of virtue.  || 3 ||   Their blankets and mattresses 
are made of silk, and so are the clothes on their
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Their life-night passes in misery.  || 4 ||   I have tasted many flavors, and 
worn many robes, but without my Husband Lord, my
youth is slipping away uselessly; I am separated from Him, and I cry out in 
pain.   || 5 ||    I have heard the True Lord’s
message, contemplating the Guru. True is the home of the True Lord; by His 
Gracious Grace, I love Him.  || 6 ||   The spiritual
teacher applies the ointment of Truth to his eyes, and sees God, the Seer. The 
Gurmukh comes to know and understand; ego
and pride are subdued.  || 7 ||    O Lord, You are pleased with those who are 
like Yourself; there are many more like me. O
Nanak, the Husband does not separate from those who are imbued with Truth.  || 
8 || 1 || 9 ||   MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  Neither
the sisters, nor the sisters-in-law, nor the mothers-in-law, shall remain. The 
true relationship with the Lord cannot be broken; it
was established by the Lord, O sister soul-brides.   || 1 ||    I am a 
sacrifice to my Guru; I am forever a sacrifice to Him.
Wandering so far without the Guru, I grew weary; now, the Guru has united me in 
Union with my Husband Lord.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Aunts, uncles, grandparents and sisters-in-law — they all come and 
go; they cannot remain. They are like boatloads
of passengers embarking.   || 2 ||    Uncles, aunts, and cousins of all sorts, 
cannot remain. The caravans are full, and great
crowds of them are loading up at the riverbank.  || 3 ||   O sister-friends, my 
Husband Lord is dyed in the color of Truth. She
who lovingly remembers her True Husband Lord is not separated from Him again.  
|| 4 ||   All the seasons are good, in which
the soul-bride falls in love with the True Lord. That soul-bride, who knows her 
Husband Lord, sleeps in peace, night and day.

|| 5 ||   At the ferry, the ferryman announces, “O travellers, hurry up and 
cross over.” I have seen them crossing over there,
on the boat of the True Guru.  || 6 ||    Some are getting on board, and some 
have already set out; some are weighed down
with their loads. Those who deal in Truth, remain with their True Lord God.  || 
7 ||   I am not called good, and I see none who
are bad. O Nanak, one who conquers and subdues his ego, becomes just like the 
True Lord.  || 8 || 2 || 10 ||   MARU,  FIRST
MEHL:  I do not believe that anyone is foolish; I do not believe that anyone is 
clever. Imbued forever with the Love of my Lord
and Master, I chant His Name, night and day.  || 1 ||   O Baba, I am so 
foolish, but I am a sacrifice to the Name. You are the
Creator, You are wise and all-seeing. Through Your Name, we are carried across. 
  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The same person is
foolish and wise; the same light within has two names. The most foolish of the 
foolish are those who do not believe in the
Name.   || 2 ||    Through the Guru’s Gate, the Gurdwara, the Name is obtained. 
Without the True Guru, it is not received.
Through the Pleasure of the True Guru’s Will, the Name comes to dwell in the 
mind, and then, night and day, one remains
lovingly absorbed in the Lord.  || 3 ||    In power, pleasures, beauty, wealth 
and youth, one gambles his life away. Bound by
the Hukam of God’s Command, the dice are thrown; he is just a piece in the game 
of chess.  || 4 ||   The world is clever and
wise, but it is deluded by doubt, and forgets the Name; the Pandit, the 
religious scholar, studies the scriptures, but he is still a
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Forgetting the Name, he dwells upon the Vedas; he writes, but he is confused by 
his poisonous corruption.  || 5 ||   He is like
the crop planted in the salty soil, or the tree growing on the river bank, or 
the white clothes sprinkled with dirt. This world is
the house of desire; whoever enters it, is burnt down by egotistical pride.  || 
6 ||   Where are all the kings and their subjects?
Those who are immersed in duality are destroyed. Says Nanak, these are the 
steps of the ladder, of the Teachings of the True
Guru; only the Unseen Lord shall remain.  || 7 || 3 || 11 ||

MARU,   THIRD  MEHL,   FIFTH  HOUSE,   ASHTAPADEES:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

One whose mind is filled with the Lord’s Love, is intuitively exalted by the 
True Word of the Shabad. He alone knows the pain
of this love; what does anyone else know about its cure?  || 1 ||   He Himself 
unites in His Union. He Himself inspires us with
His Love. He alone appreciates the value of Your Love, upon whom You shower 
Your Grace, O Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    One
whose spiritual vision is awakened — his doubt is driven out. By Guru’s Grace, 
he obtains the supreme status. He alone is a
Yogi, who understands this way, and contemplates the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. 
 || 2 ||   By good destiny, the soul-bride is
united with her Husband Lord. Following the Guru’s Teachings, she eradicates 
her evil-mindedness from within. With love, she
continually enjoys pleasure with Him; she becomes the beloved of her Husband 
Lord.  || 3 ||   Other than the True Guru, there
is      no physician. He Himself is the Immaculate Lord. Meeting with the True 
Guru, evil is conquered, and spiritual wisdom is
contemplated.  || 4 ||   One who is committed to this most sublime Shabad 
becomes Gurmukh, and is rid of thirst and hunger.
By one’s own efforts, nothing can be accomplished; the Lord, in His Mercy, 
bestows power.   || 5 ||    The True Guru has
revealed the essence of the Shaastras and the Vedas. In His Mercy, He has come 
into the home of my self. In the midst of
Maya, the Immaculate Lord is known, by those upon whom You bestow Your Grace.   
|| 6 ||    One who becomes Gurmukh,
obtains the essence of reality; he eradictes his self-conceit from within. 
Without the True Guru, all are entangled in worldly
affairs; consider this in your mind, and see.   || 7 ||    Some are deluded by 
doubt; they strut around egotistically. Some, as
Gurmukh, subdue their egotism. Attuned to the True Word of the Shabad, they 
remain detached from the world. The other
ignorant fools wander, confused and deluded by doubt.   || 8 ||    Those who 
have not become Gurmukh, and who have not
found the Naam, the Name of the Lord — those self-willed  manmukhs  waste  
their  lives  uselessly.  In  the  world  hereafter,
nothing except the Name will be of any assistance; this is understood by 
contemplating the Guru.   || 9 ||    The Ambrosial
Naam is the Giver of peace forever. Throughout the four ages, it is known 
through the Perfect Guru. He alone receives it, unto
whom You bestow it; this is the essence of reality which Nanak has realized.  
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MARU,   FIFTH  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE,   ASHTAPADEES:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Wandering and roaming through 8.4 million incarnations, you have now been given 
this human life, so difficult to obtain.  || 1

||    You fool!  You  are  attached  and  clinging  to  such  trivial  
pleasures!  The  Ambrosial  Nectar  abides  with  you,  but you  are
engrossed in sin and corruption.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    You have come to trade 
in gems and jewels, but you have loaded only
barren soil.   || 2 ||    That home within which you live — you have not kept 
that home in your thoughts.   || 3 ||    He is
immovable, indestructible, the Giver of peace to the soul; and yet you do not 
sing His Praises, even for an instant.  || 4 ||   You
have forgotten that place where you must go; you have not attached your mind to 
the Lord, even for an instant.   || 5 ||
Gazing  upon  your  children,  spouse,  household  and  paraphernalia,  you  
are  entangled  in  them.   ||  6  ||     As  God  links  the
mortals, so are they linked, and so are the deeds they do.  || 7 ||    When He 
becomes Merciful, then the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, is found; servant Nanak meditates on God.  || 8 || 1 ||   
MARU,  FIFTH MEHL:  Granting His Grace, He
has protected me; I have found the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. My 
tongue lovingly chants the Lord’s Name; this
love is so sweet and intense!  || 1 ||   He is the place of rest for my mind, 
my friend, companion, associate and relative; He is
the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He created the 
world-ocean; I seek the Sanctuary of that God. By
Guru’s  Grace,  I  worship  and  adore  God;  the  Messenger  of  Death  can’t  
say  anything  to  me.   ||  2  ||     Emancipation  and
liberation are at His Door; He is the treasure in the hearts of the Saints. The 
all-knowing Lord and Master shows us the true
way of life; He is our Savior and Protector forever.  || 3 ||   Pain, suffering 
and troubles are eradicated, when the Lord abides
in  the  mind.  Death,  hell  and  the  most  horrible  dwelling  of  sin  and  
corruption  cannot  even  touch  such  a  person.   ||  4  ||
Wealth, miraculous spiritual powers and the nine treasures come from the Lord, 
as do the streams of Ambrosial Nectar. In the
beginning,  in  the  middle,  and  in  the  end,  He  is  perfect,  lofty,  
unapproachable  and  unfathomable.   ||  5  ||     The  Siddhas,
seekers,  angelic  beings,  silent  sages,  and  the  Vedas  speak  of  Him.  
Meditating  in  remembrance  on  the  Lord  and  Master,
celestial peace is enjoyed; He has no end or limitation.   || 6 ||    Countless 
sins are erased in an instant, meditating on the
Benevolent Lord within the heart. Such a person becomes the purest of the pure, 
and is blessed with the merits of millions of
donations to charity  and  cleansing  baths.   ||  7  ||     God  is  power,  
intellect,  understanding,  the  breath  of  life,  wealth,  and
everything for the Saints. May I never forget Him from my mind, even for an 
instant — this is Nanak’s prayer.   || 8 || 2 ||
MARU,  FIFTH MEHL:  The sharp tool cuts down the tree, but it does not feel 
anger in its mind. It serves the purpose of the
cutter, and does not blame him at all.  || 1 ||    O my mind, continually, 
continuously, meditate on the Lord. The Lord of the
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Listen — this is the way of the Saints.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He plants his 
feet in the boat, and then sits down in it; the fatigue of
his  body  is  relieved.  The  great  ocean  does  not  even  affect  him;  in  
an  instant,  he  arrives  on  the  other  shore.    ||  2  ||
Sandalwood, aloe, and camphor-paste — the earth does not love them. But it 
doesn’t mind, if someone digs it up bit by bit,
and applies manure and urine to it.  || 3 ||   High and low, bad and good — the 
comforting canopy of the sky stretches evenly
over all. It knows nothing of friend and enemy; all beings are alike to it.  || 
4 ||   Blazing with its dazzling light, the sun rises,
and dispels the darkness. Touching both the pure and the impure, it harbors no 
hatred to any.  || 5 ||   The cool and fragrant
wind gently blows upon all places alike. Wherever anything is, it touches it 
there, and does not hesitate a bit.  || 6 ||   Good or
bad, whoever comes close to the fire — his cold is taken away. It knows nothing 
of its own or others’; it is constant in the
same quality.  || 7 ||   Whoever seeks the Sancuary of the feet of the Sublime 
Lord — his mind is attuned to the Love of the
Beloved. Constantly singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the World, O 
Nanak, God becomes merciful to us.  || 8 || 3 ||

MARU,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FOURTH  HOUSE,   ASHTAPADEES:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Moonlight, moonlight — in the courtyard of the mind, let the moonlight of God 
shine down.  || 1 ||   Meditation, meditation —
sublime is meditation on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 2 ||    
Renunciation, renunciation — noble is the renunciation of
sexual desire, anger and greed.  || 3 ||    Begging, begging — it is noble to 
beg for the Lord’s Praise from the Guru.  || 4 ||
Vigils, vigils — sublime is the vigil spent singing the Kirtan of the Lord’s 
Praises.  || 5 ||   Attachment, attachment — sublime is
the attachment of the mind to the Guru’s Feet.  || 6 ||   He alone is blessed 
with this way of life, upon whose forehead such
destiny is recorded.  || 7 ||   Says Nanak, everything is sublime and noble, 
for one who enters the Sanctuary of God.  || 8 || 1

|| 4 ||    MARU,   FIFTH MEHL:   Please come, O please come into the home of my 
heart, that I may hear with my ears the
Lord’s Praises.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   With your coming, my soul and body are 
rejuvenated, and I sing with you the Lord’s Praises.

|| 1 ||    By the Grace of the Saint, the Lord dwells within the heart, and the 
love of duality is eradicated.   || 2 ||    By the
kindness of the devotee, the intellect is enlightened, and pain and 
evil-mindedness are eradicated.   || 3 ||    Beholding the
Blessed Vision of His Darshan, one is sanctified, and is no longer consigned to 
the womb of reincarnation.  || 4 ||    The nine
treasures, wealth and miraculous spiritual powers are obtained, by one who is 
pleasing to Your mind.   || 5 ||    Without the
Saint, I have no place of rest at all; I cannot think of any other place to go. 
  || 6 ||    I am unworthy; no one gives me
sanctuary. But in the Society of the Saints, I merge in God.  || 7 ||   Says 
Nanak, the Guru has revealed this miracle; within my
mind, I enjoy the Lord, Har, Har.  || 8 || 2 || 5 ||


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MARU,  FIFTH MEHL:  Fruitful is the life, the life of one who hears about the 
Lord, and chants and meditates on Him; he lives
forever.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The real drink is that which satisfies the mind; 
this drink is the sublime essence of the Ambrosial
Naam.  || 1 ||   The real food is that which will never leave you hungry again; 
it will leave you contented and satisfied forever.

|| 2 ||   The real clothes are those which protect your honor before the 
Transcendent Lord, and do not leave you naked ever
again.  || 3 ||   The real enjoyment within the mind is to be absorbed in the 
sublime essence of the Lord, in the Society of the
Saints.   || 4 ||    Sew devotional worship to the Lord into the mind, without 
any needle or thread.   || 5 ||    Imbued and
intoxicated with the sublime essence of the Lord, this experience will never 
wear off again.   || 6 ||    One is blessed with all
treasures, when God, in His Mercy, gives them.  || 7 ||   O Nanak, service to 
the Saints beings peace; I drink in the wash water
of the feet of the Saints.  || 8 || 3 || 6 ||

MARU,   FIFTH  MEHL,   EIGHTH  HOUSE,   ANJULEES  ~  WITH  HANDS  CUPPED  IN  
PRAYER:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The household which is filled with abundance — that household suffers anxiety.  
One  whose  household  has  little,  wanders
around searching for more. He alone is happy and at peace, who is liberated 
from both conditions.  || 1 ||   Householders and
kings fall into hell, along with renunciates and angry men, and all those who 
study and recite the Vedas in so many ways.
Perfect is the work of that humble servant, who remains unattached while in the 
body.  || 2 ||   The mortal sleeps, even while
he   is awake; he is being plundered by doubt. Without the Guru, liberation is 
not obtained, friend. In the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, the bonds of egotism are released, and one comes to behold 
the One and only Lord.   || 3 ||    Doing
deeds, one is placed in bondage; but if he does not act, he is slandered. 
Intoxicated with emotional attachment, the mind is
afflicted with anxiety. One who looks alike upon pleasure and pain, by Guru’s 
Grace, sees the Lord in each and every heart.  ||
4     ||    Within the world, one is afflicted by skepticism; he does not know 
the imperceptible Unspoken Speech of the Lord. He
alone  understands,  whom  the  Lord  inspires  to  understand.  The  Lord  
cherishes  him  as  His  child.   ||  5  ||     He  may  try  to
abandon Maya, but he is not released. If he collects things, then his mind is 
afraid of losing them. I wave the fly-brush over
that holy person, whose honor is protected in the midst of Maya.  || 6 ||   He 
alone is a warrior hero, who remains dead to the
world. One who runs away will wander in reincarnation. Whatever happens, accept 
that as good. Realize the Hukam of His
Command, and your evil-mindedness will be burnt away.  || 7 ||   Whatever He 
links us to, to that we are linked. He acts, and
does, and watches over His Creation. You are the Giver of peace, the Perfect 
Lord of Nanak; as You grant Your blessings, I
dwell upon Your Name.  || 8 || 1 || 7 ||    MARU,   FIFTH MEHL:   Beneath the 
tree, all beings have gathered. Some are hot-
headed, and some speak very sweetly. Sunset has come, and they rise up and 
depart; their days have run their course and
expired.  || 1 ||   Those who committed sins are sure to be ruined. Azraa-eel, 
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They are consigned to hell by the Creator Lord, and the Accountant calls them 
to give their account.  || 2 ||    No brothers or
sisters can go with them. Leaving behind their property, youth and wealth, they 
march off. They do not know the kind and
compassionate  Lord;  they  shall  be  crushed  like  sesame  seeds  in  the  
oil-press.   ||  3  ||     You  happily,  cheerfully  steal  the
possessions of others, but the Lord God is with you, watching and listening. 
Through worldly greed, you have fallen into the
pit; you know nothing of the future.  || 4 ||   You shall be born and born 
again, and die and die again, only to be reincarnated
again. You shall suffer terrible punishment, on your way to the land beyond. 
The mortal does not know the One who created
him; he is blind, and so he shall suffer.  || 5 ||    Forgetting the Creator 
Lord, he is ruined. The drama of the world is bad; it
brings sadness and then happiness. One who does not meet the Saint does not 
have faith or contentment; he wanders just as
he pleases.   || 6 ||    The Lord Himself stages all this drama. Some, he lifts 
up, and some he throws into the waves. As He
makes them dance, so do they dance. Everyone lives their lives according to 
their past actions.  || 7 ||    When the Lord and
Master grants His Grace, then we meditate on Him. In the Society of the Saints, 
one is not consigned to hell. Please bless
Nanak with the gift of the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord; he continually 
sings the songs of Your Glories.  || 8 || 2 || 8

|| 12 || 20 ||

MARU,   SOLAHAS,   FIRST MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The True Lord is True; there is no other at all. He who created, shall in the 
end destroy. As it pleases You, so You keep me,
and so I remain; what excuse could I offer to You?  || 1 ||    You Yourself 
create, and You Yourself destroy. You yourself link
each and every person to their tasks. You contemplate Yourself, You Yourself 
make us worthy; You Yourself place us on the
Path.  || 2 ||   You Yourself are all-wise, You Yourself are all-knowing. You 
Yourself created the Universe, and You are pleased.
You Yourself are the air, water and fire; You Yourself unite in Union.  || 3 || 
   You Yourself are the moon, the sun, the most
perfect of the perfect. You Yourself are spiritual wisdom, meditation, and the 
Guru, the Warrior Hero. The Messenger of Death,
and his noose of death, cannot touch one, who is lovingly focused on You, O 
True Lord.  || 4 ||    You Yourself are the male,
and You Yourself are the female. You Yourself are the chess-board, and You 
Yourself are the chessman. You Yourself staged
the drama in the arena of the world, and You Yourself evaluate the players.  || 
5 ||    You Yourself are the bumble bee, the
flower, the fruit and the tree. You Yourself are the water, the desert, the 
ocean and the pool. You Yourself are the great fish,
the tortoise, the Cause of causes; Your form cannot be known.  || 6 ||    You 
Yourself are the day, and You Yourself are the
night.  You  Yourself  are  pleased  by  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Bani.  
From  the  very  beginning,  and  throughout  the  ages,  the
unstruck sound current resounds, night and day; in each and every heart, the 
Word of the Shabad, echoes Your Will.  || 7 ||
You Yourself are the jewel, incomparably beautiful and priceless. You Yourself 
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You Yourself test and forgive. You Yourself give and take, O Siblings of 
Destiny.   || 8 ||    He Himself is the bow, and He
Himself  is  the  archer.  He  Himself  is  all-wise,  beautiful  and  
all-knowing.  He  is  the  speaker,  the  orator  and  the  listener.  He
Himself made what is made.   || 9 ||    Air is the Guru, and water is known to 
be the father. The womb of the great mother
earth gives birth to all. Night and day are the two nurses, male and female; 
the world plays in this play.  || 10 ||   You Yourself
are the fish, and You Yourself are the net. You Yourself are the cows, and You 
yourself are their keeper. Your Light fills all the
beings of the world; they walk according to Your Command, O God.  || 11 ||   
You Yourself are the Yogi, and You Yourself are
the enjoyer. You Yourself are the reveller; You form the supreme Union. You 
Yourself are speechless, formless and fearless,
absorbed in the primal ecstasy of deep meditation.  || 12 ||    The sources of 
creation and speech are contained within You,
Lord.  All  that  is  seen,  is  coming  and  going.  They  are  the  true  
bankers  and  traders,  whom  the  True  Guru  has  inspired  to
understand.  || 13 ||   The Word of the Shabad is understood through the 
Perfect True Guru. The True Lord is overflowing with
all powers. You are beyond our grasp, and forever independent. You do not have 
even an iota of greed.  || 14 ||    Birth and
death are meaningless, for those who enjoy the sublime celestial essence of the 
Shabad within their minds. He Himself is the
Giver  of  liberation,  satisfaction  and  blessings,  to  those  devotees  who 
 love  Him  in  their  minds.   ||  15  ||     He  Himself  is
immaculate; by contact with the Guru, spiritual wisdom is obtained. Whatever is 
seen, shall merge into You. Nanak, the lowly,
begs for charity at Your Door; please, bless him with the glorious greatness of 
Your Name.  || 16 || 1 ||   MARU,  FIRST MEHL:
He Himself is the earth, the mythical bull which supports it and the Akaashic 
ethers. The True Lord Himself reveals His Glorious
Virtues. He Himself is celibate, chaste and contented; He Himself is the Doer 
of deeds.  || 1 ||   He who created the creation,
beholds what He has created. No one can erase the Inscription of the True Lord. 
He Himself is the Doer, the Cause of causes;
He Himself is the One who bestows glorious greatness.  || 2 ||    The five 
thieves cause the fickle consciousness to waver. It
looks into the homes of others, but does not search its own home. The 
body-village crumbles into dust; without the Word of
the Shabad, one’s honor is lost.   || 3 ||    One who realizes the Lord through 
the Guru, comprehends the three worlds. He
subdues his desires, and struggles with his mind. Those who serve You, become 
just like You; O Fearless Lord, You are their
best friend from infancy.  || 4 ||   You Yourself are the heavenly realms, this 
world and the nether regions of the underworld.
You Yourself are the embodiment of light, forever young. With matted hair, and 
a horrible, dreadful form, still, You have no
form or feature.  || 5 ||   The Vedas and the Bible do not know the mystery of 
God. He has no mother, father, child or brother.
He created all the mountains, and levels them again; the Unseen Lord cannot be 
seen.  || 6 ||   I have grown weary of making
so many friends. No one can rid me of my sins and mistakes. God is the Supreme 
Lord and Master of all the angels and mortal
beings; blessed with His Love, their fear is dispelled.  || 7 ||   He puts back 
on the Path those who have wandered and strayed.
You Yourself make them stray, and You teach them again. I cannot see anything 
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Through the Name comes salvation and merit.   || 8 ||    The Ganges, the 
Jamunaa where Krishna played, Kaydar Naat’h,
Benares, Kanchivaram, Puri, Dwaarkaa, Ganga Saagar where the Ganges empties 
into the ocean, Trivaynee where the three
rivers come together, and the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, are all 
merged in the Lord’s Being.  || 9 ||   He Himself
is the Siddha, the seeker, in meditative contemplation. He Himself is the King 
and the Council. God Himself, the wise Judge,
sits on the throne; He takes away doubt, duality and fear.   || 10 ||    He 
Himself is the Qazi; He Himself is the Mullah. He
Himself is infallible; He never makes mistakes. He Himself is the Giver of 
Grace, compassion and honor; He is no one’s enemy.

|| 11 ||    Whoever He forgives, He blesses with glorious greatness. He is the 
Giver of all; He does not have even an iota of
greed. The Immaculate Lord is all pervading, permeating everywhere, both hidden 
and manifest.  || 12 ||    How can I praise
the inaccessible, infinite Lord? The True Creator Lord is the Enemy of ego. He 
unites those whom He blesses with His Grace;
uniting them in His Union, they are united.   || 13 ||    Brahma, Vishnu and 
Shiva stand at His Door; they serve the unseen,
infinite Lord. Millions of others can be seen crying at His door; I cannot even 
estimate their numbers.   || 14 ||    True is the
Kirtan of His Praise, and True is the Word of His Bani. I can see no other in 
the Vedas and the Puraanas. Truth is my capital; I
sing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. I have no other support at all.  || 
15 ||    In each and every age, the True Lord is,
and shall always be. Who has not died? Who shall not die? Nanak the lowly 
offers this prayer; see Him within your own self,
and lovingly focus on the Lord.  || 16 || 2 ||   MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  In duality 
and evil-mindedness, the soul-bride is blind and
deaf. She wears the dress of sexual desire and anger. Her Husband Lord is 
within the home of her own heart, but she does not
know Him; without her Husband Lord, she cannot go to sleep.   || 1 ||    The 
great fire of desire blazes within her. The self-
willed  manmukh  looks  around  in  the  four  directions.  Without  serving  
the  True  Guru,  how  can  she  find  peace?  Glorious
greatness rests in the hands of the True Lord.   || 2 ||    Eradicating sexual 
desire, anger and egotism, she destroys the five
thieves through the Word of the Shabad. Taking up the sword of spiritual 
wisdom, she struggles with her mind, and hope and
desire are smoothed over in her mind.  || 3 ||   From the union of the mother’s 
egg and the father’s sperm, the form of infinite
beauty has been created. The blessings of light all come from You; You are the 
Creator Lord, pervading everywhere.  || 4 ||
You have created birth and death. Why should anyone fear, if  they  come  to  
understand  through  the  Guru?  When  You,  O
Merciful Lord, look with Your kindness, then pain and suffering leave the body. 
 || 5 ||   One who sits in the home of his own
self, eats his own fears. He quiets and holds his wandering mind still. His 
heart-lotus blossoms forth in the overflowing green
pool, and the Lord of his soul becomes his companion and helper.  || 6 ||    
With their death already ordained, mortals come
into this world. How can they remain here? They have to go to the world beyond. 
True is the Lord’s Command; the true ones
dwell in the eternal city. The True Lord blesses them with glorious greatness.  
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The One who made it, assigns the tasks to it. I cannot see any other above the 
True Lord. The True Lord does the appraisal.

|| 8 ||    In this green pasture, the mortal stays only a few days. He plays 
and frolics in utter darkness. The jugglers have
staged their show, and left, like people mumbling in a dream.  || 9 ||   They 
alone are blessed with glorious greatness at the
Lord’s throne, who enshrine the fearless Lord in their minds, and lovingly 
center themselves on Him. In the galaxies and solar
systems, nether regions, celestial realms and the three worlds, the Lord is in 
the primal void of deep absorption.   || 10 ||
True   is the village, and true is the throne, of those Gurmukhs who meet with 
the True Lord, and find peace. In Truth, seated
upon the true throne, they are blessed with glorious greatness; their egotism 
is eradicated, along with the calculation of their
account.  || 11 ||   Calculating its account, the soul becomes anxious. How can 
one find peace, through duality and the three
gunas — the three qualities? The One Lord is immaculate and formless, the Great 
Giver; through the Perfect Guru, honor is
obtained.  || 12 ||    In each and every age, very rare are those who, as 
Gurmukh, realize the Lord. Their minds are imbued
with   the True, all-pervading Lord. Seeking His Shelter, they find peace, and 
their minds and bodies are not stained with filth.

|| 13 ||   Their tongues are imbued with the True Lord, the source of nectar; 
abiding with the Lord God, they have no fear or
doubt. Hearing the Word of the Guru’s Bani, their ears are satisfied, and their 
light merges into the Light.  || 14 ||   Carefully,
carefully, I place my feet upon the ground. Wherever I go, I behold Your 
Sanctuary. Whether You grant me pain or pleasure,
You are pleasing to my mind. I am in harmony with You.  || 15 ||    No one is 
anyone’s companion or helper at the very last
moment; as Gurmukh, I realize You and praise You. O Nanak, imbued with the 
Naam, I am detached; in the home of my own
self deep within, I am absorbed in the primal void of deep meditation.   || 16 
|| 3 ||    MARU,   FIRST MEHL:   From the very
beginning  of  time,  and  throughout the  ages,  You  are  infinite  and  
incomparable.  You  are  my  primal,  immaculate  Lord  and
Master. I contemplate the Way of Yoga, the Way of Union with the True Lord. I 
am truly absorbed in the primal void of deep
meditation.  || 1 ||   For so many ages, there was only pitch darkness; the 
Creator Lord was absorbed in the primal void. There
was the True Name, the glorious greatness of the Truth, and the glory of His 
true throne.  || 2 ||   In the Golden Age of Truth,
Truth  and  contentment  filled  the  bodies.  Truth  was  pervasive,  Truth,  
deep,  profound  and  unfathomable.  The  True  Lord
appraises the mortals on the Touchstone of Truth, and issues His True Command.  
|| 3 ||   The Perfect True Guru is true and
contented. He alone is a spiritual hero, who believes in the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad. He alone obtains a true seat in the
True Court of the Lord, who surrenders to the Command of the Commander.  || 4 
||    In the Golden Age of Truth, everyone
spoke the Truth. Truth was pervasive — the Lord was Truth. With Truth in their 
minds and mouths, mortals were rid of doubt
and fear. Truth was the friend of the Gurmukhs.  || 5 ||    In the Silver Age 
of Traytaa Yoga, one power of Dharma was lost.
Three  feet  remained;  through  duality,  one  was  cut  off.  Those  who  
were  Gurmukh  spoke  the  Truth,  while  the  self-willed
manmukhs wasted away in vain.   || 6 ||    The manmukh never succeeds in the 
Court of the Lord. Without the Word of the
Shabad, how can one be pleased within? In bondage they come, and in bondage 
they go; they understand and comprehend
nothing.  || 7 ||   In the Brass Age of Dwaapur Yuga, compassion was cut in 
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Only a few, as Gurmukh, remembered the Lord. Dharmic faith, which upholds and 
supports the earth, had only two feet; Truth
was revealed to the Gurmukhs.  || 8 ||    The kings acted righteously only out 
of self-interest. Tied to hopes of reward, they
gave to charities. Without the Lord’s Name, liberation did not come, although 
they grew weary of performing rituals. || 9 ||
Practicing religious rituals, they sought liberation, but the treasure of 
liberation comes only by praising the Shabad. Without the
Word  of the Guru’s Shabad, liberation is not obtained; practicing hypocrisy, 
they wander around confused.  || 10 ||   Love and
attachment to Maya cannot be abandoned. They alone find release, who practice 
deeds of Truth. Day and night, the devotees
remain imbued with contemplative meditation; they become just like their Lord 
and Master.  || 11 ||   Some chant and practice
intensive  meditation,  and  take  cleansing  baths  at  sacred  shrines  of  
pilgrimage.  They  walk  as  You  will  them  to  walk.  By
stubborn rituals of self-suppression, the Lord is not pleased. No one has ever 
obtained honor, without the Lord, without the
Guru.  || 12 ||    In the Iron Age, the Dark Age of Kali Yuga, only one power 
remains. Without the Perfect Guru, no one has
even  described  it.  The  self-willed  manmukhs  have  staged  the  show  of  
falsehood.  Without  the  True  Guru,  doubt  does  not
depart.   ||  13  ||     The  True  Guru  is  the  Creator  Lord,  independent  
and  carefree.  He  does  not  fear  death,  and  He  is  not
dependent on mortal men. Whoever serves Him becomes immortal and imperishable, 
and will not be tortured by death.  || 14

||    The Creator Lord has enshrined Himself within the Guru. The Gurmukh saves 
countless millions. The Life of the World is

the Great Giver of all beings. The Fearless Lord has no filth at all.  || 15 || 
  Everyone begs from the Guru, God’s Treasurer. He
Himself is the immaculate, unknowable, infinite Lord. Nanak speaks the Truth; 
he begs from God. Please bless me with the
Truth, by Your Will.  || 16 || 4 ||   MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  The True Lord unites 
with those who are united with the Word of the
Shabad. When it pleases Him, we intuitively merge with Him. The Light of the 
Transcendent Lord pervades the three worlds;
there is no other at all, O Siblings of Destiny.  || 1 ||   I am His servant; I 
serve Him. He is unknowable and mysterious; He is
pleased by the Shabad. The Creator is the Benefactor of His devotees. He 
forgives them — such is His greatness.  || 2 ||   The
True Lord gives and gives; His blessings never run short. The false ones 
receive, and then deny having received. They do not
understand their origins, they are not pleased with the Truth, and so they 
wander in duality and doubt.  || 3 ||   The Gurmukhs
remain awake and aware, day and night. Following the Guru’s Teachings, they 
know the Love of the True Lord. The self-willed
manmukhs remain asleep, and are plundered. The Gurmukhs remain safe and sound, 
O Siblings of Destiny.  || 4 ||   The false
come, and the false go; imbued with falsehood, they practice only falsehood. 
Those who are imbued with the Shabad are
robed in honor in the Court of the Lord; the Gurmukhs focus their consciousness 
on Him.  || 5 ||   The false are cheated, and
robbed by the robbers. The garden is laid waste, like the rough wilderness. 
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, nothing
tastes sweet; forgetting the Lord, they suffer in sorrow.   || 6 ||    
Receiving the food of Truth, one is satisfied. True is the
glorious greatness of the jewel of the Name. One who understands his own self, 
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His light merges into the Light.   || 7 ||    Wandering from the Name, he 
endures beatings. Even great cleverness does not
dispel doubt. The unconscious fool does not remain conscious of the Lord; he 
putrifies and rots away to death, carrying his
heavy load of sin.  || 8 ||   No one is free of conflict and strife. Show me 
anyone who is, and I will praise him. Dedicating mind
and body to God, one meets the Lord, the Life of the World, and becomes just 
like Him.  || 9 ||   No one knows the state and
extent of God. Whoever calls himself great, will be eaten by his greatness. 
There is no lack of gifts of our True Lord and
Master. He created all.   || 10 ||    Great is the glorious greatness of the 
independent Lord. He Himself created, and gives
sustanance to all. The Merciful Lord is not far away; the Great Giver 
spontaneously unites with Himself, by His Will.  || 11 ||
Some are sad, and some are afflicted with disease. Whatever God does, He does 
by Himself. Through loving devotion, and the
Perfect Teachings of the Guru, the unstruck sound current of the Shabad is 
realized.  || 12 ||   Some wander and roam around,
hungry and naked. Some act in stubbornness and die, but do not know the value 
of God. They do not know the difference
between good and bad; this is understood only through the practice of the Word 
of the Shabad.   || 13 ||    Some bathe at
sacred  shrines  and  refuse  to  eat.  Some  torment  their  bodies  in  
burning  fire.  Without  the  Lord’s  Name,  liberation  is  not
obtained; how can anyone cross over?  || 14 ||   Abandoning the Guru’s 
Teachings, some wander in the wilderness. The self-
willed manmukhs are destitute; they do not meditate on the Lord. They are 
ruined, destroyed and drowned from practicing
falsehood; death is the enemy of the false.  || 15 ||   By the Hukam of the 
Lord’s Command, they come, and by the Hukam of
His Command, they go. One who realizes His Hukam, merges in the True Lord. O 
Nanak, he merges in the True Lord, and his
mind is pleased with the Lord. The Gurmukhs do His work.  || 16 || 5 ||   MARU, 
 FIRST MEHL:  He Himself is the Creator Lord,
the Architect of Destiny. He evaluates those whom He Himself has created. He 
Himself is the True Guru, and He Himself is the
servant; He Himself created the Universe.  || 1 ||   He is near at hand, not 
far away. The Gurmukhs understand Him; perfect
are those humble beings. Associating with them night and day is profitable. 
This is the glorious greatness of associating with
the Guru.  || 2 ||   Throughout the ages, Your Saints are holy and sublime, O 
God. They sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord,
savoring  it with  their  tongues.  They  chant His  Praises,  and  their  pain 
 and  poverty  are  taken  away;  they  are  not  afraid  of
anyone else.   || 3 ||    They remain awake and aware, and do not appear to 
sleep. They serve up Truth, and so save their
companions and relatives. They are not stained with the filth of sinful 
residues; they are immaculate and pure, and remain
absorbed in loving devotional worship.  || 4 ||   O humble servants of the 
Lord, understand the Word of the Guru’s Bani. This
youth, breath and body shall pass away. O mortal, you shall die today or 
tomorrow; chant, and meditate on the Lord within
your heart.  || 5 ||   O mortal, abandon falsehood and your worthless ways. 
Death viciously kills the false beings. The faithless
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On the path of duality, he rots away and decomposes.  || 6 ||    Abandon 
slander and envy of others. Reading and studying,
they burn, and do not find tranquility. Joining the Sat Sangat, the True 
Congregation, praise the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
The Lord, the Supreme Soul, shall be your helper and companion.   || 7 ||    
Abandon sexual desire, anger and wickedness.
Abandon your involvement in egotistical affairs and conflicts. If you seek the 
Sanctuary of the True Guru, then you shall be
saved. In this way you shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean, O Siblings 
of Destiny.  || 8 ||    In the hereafter, you shall
have to cross over the fiery river of poisonous flames. No one else will be 
there; your soul shall be all alone. The ocean of fire
spits out waves of searing flames; the self-willed manmukhs fall into it, and 
are roasted there.  || 9 ||   Liberation comes from
the Guru; He grants this blessing by the Pleasure of His Will. He alone knows 
the way, who obtains it. So ask one who has
obtained it, O Siblings of Destiny. Serve the True Guru, and find peace.  || 10 
||   Without the Guru, he dies entangled in sin
and corruption. The Messenger of Death  smashes  his  head  and  humiliates  
him.  The  slanderous  person  is  not freed  of  his
bonds; he is drowned, slandering others.  || 11 ||   So speak the Truth, and 
realize the Lord deep within. He is not far away;
look, and see Him. No obstacles shall block your way; become Gurmukh, and cross 
over to the other side. This is the way to
cross over the terrifying world-ocean.  || 12 ||    The Naam, the Name of the 
Lord, abides deep within the body. The Creator
Lord is eternal and imperishable. The soul does not die, and it cannot be 
killed; God creates and watches over all. Through the
Word of the Shabad, His Will is manifest.  || 13 ||   He is immaculate, and has 
no darkness. The True Lord Himself sits upon
His throne. The faithless cynics are bound and gagged, and forced to wander in 
reincarnation. They die, and are reborn, and
continue coming and going.  || 14 ||   The Guru’s servants are the Beloveds of 
the True Guru. Contemplating the Shabad, they
sit upon His throne. They realize the essence of  reality,  and  know the  
state  of  their  inner  being. This  is  the  true  glorious
greatness of those who join the Sat Sangat.  || 15 ||   He Himself saves His 
humble servant, and saves his ancestors as well.
His companions are liberated; He carries them across. Nanak is the servant and 
slave of that Gurmukh who lovingly focuses his
consciousness on the Lord.  || 16 || 6 ||   MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  For many ages, 
only darkness prevailed; the infinite, endless
Lord was absorbed in the primal void. He sat alone and unaffected in absolute 
darkness; the world of conflict did not exist.  ||
1 ||    Thirty-six ages passed like this. He causes all to happen by the 
Pleasure of His Will. No rival of His can be seen. He
Himself is infinite and endless.  || 2 ||   God is hidden throughout the four 
ages — understand this well. He pervades each and
every heart, and is contained within the belly. The One and Only Lord prevails 
throughout the ages. How rare are those who
contemplate the Guru, and understand this.  || 3 ||    From the union of the 
sperm and the egg, the body was formed. From
the union of air, water and fire, the soul is made. He Himself plays joyfully 
in the mansion of the body; all the rest is just
attachment to Maya’s expanse.  || 4 ||    Within the mother’s womb, 
upside-down, the mortal meditated on God. The Inner-
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With each and every breath, he contemplated the True Name, deep within himself, 
within the womb.  || 5 ||    He came into
the world to obtain the four great blessings. He came to dwell in the home of 
the Shiva and Shakti, energy and matter. But he
forgot the One Lord, and he has lost the game. The blind person forgets the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 6 ||   The child
dies in his childish games. They cry and mourn, saying that he was such a 
playful child. The Lord who owns him has taken him
back. Those who weep and mourn are mistaken.  || 7 ||   What can they do, if he 
dies in his youth? They cry out, “His is mine,
he is mine!” They cry for the sake of Maya, and are ruined; their lives in this 
world are cursed.   || 8 ||    Their black hair
eventually turns grey. Without the Name, they lose their wealth, and then 
leave. They are evil-minded and blind — they are
totally ruined; they are plundered, and cry out in pain.  || 9 ||    One who 
understands himself, does not cry. When he meets
the True Guru, then he understands. Without the Guru, the heavy, hard doors are 
not opened. Obtaining the Word of the
Shabad, one is emancipated.  || 10 ||   The body grows old, and is beaten out 
of shape. But he does not meditate on the Lord,
His only friend, even at the end. Forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, he 
departs with his face blackened. The false are
humiliated in the Court of the Lord.  || 11 ||   Forgetting the Naam, the false 
ones depart. Coming and going, dust falls on their
heads.  The  soul-bride  finds  no  home  in  her  in-laws’  home,  the  world  
hereafter;  she  suffers  in  agony  in  this  world  of  her
parents’ home.   || 12 ||    She eats, dresses and plays joyfully, but without 
loving devotional worship of the Lord, she dies
uselessly. One who does not distinguish between good and evil, is beaten by the 
Messenger of Death; how can anyone escape
this?  || 13 ||    One who realizes what he has to possess, and what he has to 
abandon, associating with the Guru, comes to
know the Word of the Shabad, within the home of his own self. Do not call 
anyone else bad; follow this way of life. Those who
are true are judged to be genuine by the True Lord.   || 14 ||    Without 
Truth, no one succeeds in the Court of the Lord.
Through the True Shabad, one is robed in honor. He forgives those with whom He 
is pleased; they silence their egotism and
pride.  || 15 ||   One who realizes the Hukam of God’s Command, by the Grace of 
the Guru, comes to know the lifestyle of the
ages. O Nanak, chant the Naam, and cross over to the other side. The True Lord 
will carry you across.   || 16 || 1 || 7 ||
MARU,   FIRST MEHL:   I have no other friend like the Lord. He gave me body and 
mind, and infused consciousness into my
being. He cherishes and cares for all beings; He is deep within, the wise, 
all-knowing Lord.   || 1 ||    The Guru is the sacred
pool, and I am His beloved swan. In the ocean, there are so many jewels and 
rubies. The Lord’s Praises are pearls, gems and
diamonds. Singing His Praises, my mind and body are drenched with His Love.  || 
2 ||    The Lord is inaccessible, inscrutable,
unfathomable and unattached. The Lord’s limits cannot be found; the Guru is the 
Lord of the World. Through the Teachings of
the True Guru, the Lord carries us across to the other side. He unites in His 
Union those who are colored by His Love.  || 3 ||
Without the True Guru, how can anyone be liberated? He has been the Friend of 
the Lord, from the very beginning of time,
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By His Grace, He grants liberation in His Court; He forgives them for their 
sins.   || 4 ||    The True Guru, the Giver, grants
liberation; all diseases are eradicated, and one is blessed with the Ambrosial 
Nectar. Death, the tax collector, does not impose
any tax on one whose inner fire has been put out, whose heart is cool and 
tranquil.  || 5 ||   The body has developed a great
love for the soul-swan. He is a Yogi, and she is a beautiful woman. Day and 
night, he enjoys her with delight, and then he
arises and departs without consulting her.   || 6 ||    Creating the Universe, 
God remains diffused throughout it. In the wind,
water and fire, He vibrates and resounds. The mind wavers, keeping company with 
evil passions; one obtains the rewards of
his own actions.  || 7 ||   Forgetting the Naam, one suffers the misery of his 
evil ways. When the order to depart is issued, how
can he remain here? He falls into the pit of hell, and suffers like a fish out 
of water.  || 8 ||   The faithless cynic has to endure

8.4 million hellish incarnations. As he acts, so does he suffer. Without the 
True Guru, there is no liberation. Bound and gagged
by his own actions, he is helpless.  || 9 ||   This path is very narrow, like 
the sharp edge of a sword. When his account is read,
he shall be crushed like the sesame seed in the mill. Mother, father, spouse 
and child — none is anyone’s friend in the end.
Without the Lord’s Love, no one is liberated.  || 10 ||   You may have many 
friends and companions in the world, but without
the Guru, the Transcendent Lord Incarnate, there is no one at all. Service to 
the Guru is the way to liberation. Night and day,
sing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises.   || 11 ||    Abandon falsehood, and 
pursue the Truth, and you shall obtain the fruits of
your desires. Very few are those who trade in the merchandise of Truth. Those 
who deal in it, obtain the true profit.  || 12 ||
Depart with the merchandise of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and you shall 
intuitively obtain the Blessed Vision of His
Darshan, in the Mansion of His Presence. The Gurmukhs search for Him and find 
Him; they are the perfect humble beings. In
this way, they see Him, who looks upon all alike.   || 13 ||    God is endless; 
following the Guru’s Teachings, some find Him.
Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, they instruct their minds. Accept as 
True, Perfectly True, the Word of the True Guru’s
Bani. In this way, you shall merge in the Lord, the Supreme Soul.   || 14 ||    
Naarad and Saraswati are Your servants. Your
servants are the greatest of the great, throughout the three worlds. Your 
creative power permeates all; You are the Great
Giver of all. You created the whole creation.  || 15 ||    Some serve at Your 
Door, and their sufferings are dispelled. They are
robed with honor in the Court of the Lord, and emancipated by the True Guru. 
The True Guru breaks the bonds of egotism,
and restrains the fickle consciousness.  || 16 ||   Meet the True Guru, and 
search for the way, by which you may find God, and
not have to answer for your account. Subdue your egotism, and serve the Guru; O 
servant Nanak, you shall be drenched with
the Lord’s Love.  || 17 || 2 || 8 ||   MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  My Lord is the 
Destroyer of demons. My Beloved Lord is pervading
each and every heart. The unseen Lord is always with us, but He is not seen at 
all. The Gurmukh contemplates the record.  ||
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The Holy Gurmukh seeks Your Sanctuary. God grants His Grace, and carries him 
across to the other side. The ocean is very
deep, filled with fiery water; the Guru, the True Guru, carries us across to 
the other side.   || 2 ||    The blind, self-willed
manmukh does not understand. He comes and goes in reincarnation, dying, and 
dying again. The primal inscription of destiny
cannot be erased. The spiritually blind suffer terribly at Death’s door.  || 3 
||   Some come and go, and do not find a home in
their own heart. Bound by their past actions, they commit sins. The blind ones 
have no understanding, no wisdom; they are
trapped and ruined by greed and egotism.   || 4 ||    Without her Husband Lord, 
what good are the soul-bride’s decorations?
She has forgotten her Lord and Master, and is infatuated with another’s 
husband. Just as no one knows who is the father of
the prostitute’s son, such are the worthless, useless deeds that are done.   || 
5 ||    The ghost, in the body-cage, suffers all
sorts  of  afflictions.  Those  who  are  blind  to  spiritual  wisdom,  
putrefy  in  hell.  The  Righteous  Judge  of  Dharma  collects  the
balance due on the account, of those who forget the Name of the Lord.   || 6 || 
   The scorching sun blazes with flames of
poison. The self-willed manmukh is dishonored, a beast, a demon. Trapped by 
hope and desire, he practices falsehood, and is
afflicted by the terrible disease of corruption.  || 7 ||   He carries the 
heavy load of sins on his forehead and head. How can he
cross the terrifying world-ocean? From the very beginning of time, and 
throughout the ages, the True Guru has been the boat;
through the Lord’s Name, He carries us across.  || 8 ||   The love of one’s 
children and spouse is so sweet in this world. The
expansive expanse of the Universe is attachment to Maya. The True Guru snaps 
the noose of Death, for that Gurmukh who
contemplates the essence of reality.  || 9 ||   Cheated by falsehood, the 
self-willed manmukh walks along many paths; he may
be    highly educated, but he burns  in  the  fire.  The  Guru  is  the  Great 
Giver  of  the  Ambrosial  Naam,  the  Name  of  the  Lord.
Chanting the Naam, sublime peace is obtained.  || 10 ||    The True Guru, in 
His Mercy, implants Truth within. All suffering is
eradicated, and  one  is  placed  on  the  Path.  Not  even  a  thorn  ever  
pierces  the  foot  of  one  who  has  the  True  Guru  as  his
Protector.  || 11 ||   Dust mixes with dust, when the body wastes away. The 
self-willed manmukh is like a stone slab, which is
impervious to water. He cries out and weeps and wails; he is reincarnated into 
heaven and then hell.  || 12 ||   They live with
the poisonous snake of Maya. This duality has ruined so many homes. Without the 
True Guru, love does not well up. Imbued
with devotional worship, the soul is satisfied.  || 13 ||    The faithless 
cynics chase after Maya. Forgetting the Naam, how can
they find peace? In the three qualities, they are destroyed; they cannot cross 
over to the other side.  || 14 ||    The false ar e
called pigs and dogs. They bark themselves to death; they bark and bark and 
howl in fear. False in mind and body, they
practice falsehood; through their evil-mindedness, they lose out in the Court 
of the Lord.  || 15 ||   Meeting the True Guru, the
mind is stabilized. One who seeks His Sanctuary is blessed with the Lord’s 
Name. They are given the priceless wealth of the
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In the Sanctuary of the Holy, chant the Lord’s Name. Through the True Guru’s 
Teachings, one comes to know His state and
extent. Nanak: chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my mind; the Lord, the 
Uniter, shall unite you with Himself.  || 17 || 3

||  9  ||     MARU,   FIRST  MEHL:   Remain  in  your  own  home,  O  my  
foolish  and  ignorant  mind.  Meditate  on  the  Lord —
concentrate deep within your being and meditate on Him. Renounce your greed, 
and merge with the infinite Lord. In this way,
you shall find the door of liberation.  || 1 ||   If you forget Him, the 
Messenger of Death will catch sight of you. All peace will
be gone, and you will suffer in pain in the world hereafter. Chant the Name of 
the Lord as Gurmukh, O my soul; this is the
supreme essence of contemplation.  || 2 ||    Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, 
Har, the sweetest essence. As Gurmukh, see
the essence of the Lord deep within. Day and night, remain imbued with the 
Lord’s Love. This is the essence of all chanting,
deep meditation and self-discipline.  || 3 ||   Speak the Guru’s Word, and the 
Name of the Lord. In the Society of the Saints,
search for this essence. Follow the Guru’s Teachings — seek and find the home 
of your own self, and you shall never be
consigned to the womb of reincarnation again.  || 4 ||    Bathe at the sacred 
shrine of Truth, and sing the Glorious Praises of
the Lord. Reflect upon the essence of reality, and lovingly focus your 
consciousness on the Lord. At the very last moment, the
Messenger of Death will not be able to touch you, if you chant the Name of the 
Beloved Lord.   || 5 ||    The True Guru, the
Primal Being, the Great Giver, is all-knowing. Whoever has Truth within 
himself, merges in the Word of the Shabad. One whom
the True Guru unites in Union, is rid of the overpowering fear of death.  || 6 
||   The body is formed from the union of the five
elements. Know that the Lord’s jewel is within it. The soul is the Lord, and 
the Lord is the soul; contemplating the Shabad, th e
Lord is found.   || 7 ||    Abide in truth and contentment, O humble Siblings 
of  Destiny.  Hold  tight  to  compassion  and  the
Sanctuary  of  the  True  Guru.  Know  your  soul,  and  know  the  Supreme  
Soul;  associating  with  the  Guru,  you  shall  be
emancipated.  || 8 ||   The faithless cynics are stuck in falsehood and deceit. 
Day and night, they slander many others. Without
meditative remembrance, they come and then go, and are cast into the hellish 
womb of reincarnation.  || 9 ||    The faithless
cynic is not rid of his fear of death. The Messenger of Death’s club is never 
taken away. He has to answer to the Righteous
Judge of Dharma for the account of his actions; the egotistical being carries 
the unbearable load.  || 10 ||    Tell me: without
the Guru, what faithless cynic has been saved? Acting egotistically, he falls 
into the terrifying world-ocean. Without the Guru,
no one is saved; meditating on the Lord, they are carried across to the other 
side.   || 11 ||    No one can erase the Guru’s
blessings. The Lord carries across those whom He forgives. The pains of birth 
and death do not even approach those whose
minds are filled with God, the infinite and endless.  || 12 ||    Those who 
forget the Guru come and go in reincarnation. They
are born, only to die again, and continue committing sins. The unconscious, 
foolish, faithless cynic does not remember the
Lord; but when he is stricken with pain, then he cries out for the Lord.  || 13 
||    Pleasure and pain are the consequences of
the actions of past lives. The Giver, who blesses us with these — He alone 
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The hardships you suffer are from your own actions.  || 14 ||   Practicing 
egotism and possessiveness, you have come into the
world. Hope and desire bind you and lead you on. Indulging in egotism and 
self-conceit, what will you be able to carry with
you, except the load of ashes from poison and corruption?   || 15 ||    Worship 
the Lord in devotion, O humble Siblings of
Destiny. Speak the Unspoken Speech, and the mind will merge back into the Mind. 
Restrain your restless mind within its own
home, and the Lord, the Destroyer, shall destroy your pain.  || 16 ||    I seek 
the support of the Perfect Guru, the Lord. The
Gurmukh loves the Lord; the Gurmukh realizes the Lord. O Nanak, through the 
Lord’s Name, the intellect is exalted; granting
His forgiveness, the Lord carries him across to the other side.  || 17 || 4 || 
10 ||   MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  O Divine Guru, I have
entered Your Sanctuary. You are the Almighty Lord, the Merciful Lord. No one 
knows Your wondrous plays; You are the perfect
Architect of Destiny.  || 1 ||   From the very beginning of time, and 
throughout the ages, You cherish and sustain Your beings.
You are in each and every heart, O Merciful Lord of incomparable beauty. As You 
will, You cause all to walk; everyone acts
according to Your Command.  || 2 ||   Deep within the nucleus of all, is the 
Light of the Life of the World. The Lord enjoys the
hearts of all, and drinks in their essence. He Himself gives, and He himself 
takes; He is the generous father of the beings of
the three worlds.  || 3 ||   Creating the world, He has set His play into 
motion. He placed the soul in the body of air, water and
fire. The body-village has nine gates; the Tenth Gate remains hidden.  || 4 ||  
 There are four horrible rivers of fire. How rare is
that  Gurmukh  who  understands  this,  and  through  the  Word  of  the  
Shabad,  remains  unattached.  The  faithless  cynics  are
drowned and burnt through their evil-mindedness. The Guru saves those who are 
imbued with the Love of the Lord.   || 5 ||
Water, fire, air, earth and ether — in that house of the five elements, they 
dwell. Those who remain imbued with the Word of
the True Guru’s Shabad, renounce Maya, egotism and doubt.  || 6 ||    This mind 
is drenched with the Shabad, and satisfied.
Without the Name, what support can anyone have? The temple of the body is being 
plundered by the thieves within, but this
faithless cynic does not even recognize these demons.   || 7 ||    They are 
argumentative demons, terrifying goblins. These
demons stir up conflict and strife. Without awareness of the Shabad, one comes 
and goes in reincarnation; he loses his honor
in this coming and going.  || 8 ||   The body of the false person is just a 
pile of barren dirt. Without the Name, what honor can
you have? Bound and gagged throughout the four ages, there is no liberation; 
the Messenger of Death keeps such a person
under his gaze.  || 9 ||   At Death’s door, he is tied up and punished; such a 
sinner does not obtain salvation. He cries out in
pain, like the fish pierced by the hook.  || 10 ||   The faithless cynic is 
caught in the noose all alone. The miserable spiritually
blind person is caught in the power of Death. Without the Lord’s Name, 
liberation is not known. He shall waste away, today or
tomorrow.   || 11 ||    Other than the True Guru, no one is your friend. Here 
and hereafter, God is the Savior. He grants His
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He merges with Him, like water with water.  || 12 ||   The Guru instructs His 
wandering Sikhs; if they go astray, He sets them
on the right path. So serve the Guru, forever, day and night; He is the 
Destroyer of pain — He is with you as your companion.

|| 13 ||    O mortal being, what devotional worship have you performed to the 
Guru? Even Brahma, Indra and Shiva do not
know it. Tell me, how can the unknowable True Guru be known? He alone attains 
this realization, whom the Lord forgives.  ||
14 ||   One who has love within, obtains the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. One 
who enshrines love for the Word of the Guru’s
Bani, meets with Him. Day and night, the Gurmukh sees the immaculate Divine 
Light everywhere; this lamp illuminates his
heart.  || 15 ||   The food of spiritual wisdom is the supremely sweet essence. 
Whoever tastes it, sees the Blessed Vision of the
Lord’s Darshan. Beholding His Darshan, the unattached one meets the Lord; 
subduing the mind’s desires, he merges into the
Lord.  || 16 ||    Those who serve the True Guru are supreme and famous. Deep 
within each and every heart, they recognize
God. Please bless Nanak with the Lord’s Praises, and the Sangat, the 
Congregation of the Lord’s humble servants; through the
True Guru, they know their Lord God.  || 17 || 5 || 11 ||   MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  
The True Lord is the Creator of the Universe.
He  established  and  contemplates  the  worldly  sphere.  He  Himself  created 
 the  creation,  and  beholds  it;  He  is  True  and
independent.  || 1 ||   He created the beings of different kinds. The two 
travellers have set out in two directions. Without the
Perfect Guru, no one is liberated. Chanting the True Name, one profits.  || 2 
||   The self-willed manmukhs read and study, but
they do not know the way. They do not understand the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord; they wander, deluded by doubt. They
take bribes, and give false testimony; the noose of evil-mindedness is around 
their necks.  || 3 ||    They read the Simritees,
the Shaastras and the Puraanas; they argue and debate, but do not know the 
essence of reality. Without the Perfect Guru, the
essence of reality is not obtained. The true and pure beings walk the Path of 
Truth.   || 4 ||    All praise God and listen, and
listen and speak. He Himself is wise, and He Himself judges the Truth. Those 
whom God blesses with His Glance of Grace
become Gurmukh, and praise the Word of the Shabad.  || 5 ||    Many listen and 
listen, and speak the Guru’s Bani. Listening
and speaking, no one knows His limits. He alone is wise, unto whom the unseen 
Lord reveals Himself; he speaks the Unspoken
Speech.  || 6 ||   At birth, the congratulations pour in; the ignorant sing 
songs of joy. Whoever is born, is sure to die, according
to the destiny of past deeds inscribed upon his head by the Sovereign Lord 
King.  || 7 ||   Union and separation were created
by my God. Creating the Universe, He gave it pain and pleasure. The Gurmukhs 
remain unaffected by pain and pleasure; they
wear  the  armor  of  humility.    ||  8  ||      The  noble  people  are  
traders  in  Truth.  They  purchase  the  true  merchandise,
contemplating the Guru. One who has the wealth of the true commodity in his 
lap, is blessed with the rapture of the True
Shabad.  || 9 ||   The false dealings lead only to loss. The trades of the 
Gurmukh are pleasing to God. His stock is safe, and his
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The noose of Death is cut away from around his neck.  || 10 ||   Everyone 
speaks as they please. The self-willed manmukh, in
duality, does not know how to speak. The blind person has a blind and deaf 
intellect; coming and going in reincarnation, he
suffers in pain.  || 11 ||   In pain he is born, and in pain he dies. His pain 
is not relieved, without seeking the Sanctuary of the
Guru. In pain he is created, and in pain he perishes. What has he brought with 
himself? And what will he take away?  || 12 ||
True are the actions of those who are under the Guru’s influence. They do not 
come and go in reincarnation, and they are not
subject to the laws of Death. Whoever abandons the branches, and clings to the 
true root, enjoys true ecstasy within his mind.

|| 13 ||    Death cannot strike down the people of the Lord. They do not see 
pain on the most difficult path. Deep within the
nucleus of their hearts, they worship and adore the Lord’s Name; there is 
nothing else at all for them.  || 14 ||    There is no
end to the Lord’s sermon and Praise. As it pleases You, I remain under Your 
Will. I am embellished with robes of honor in the
Court of the Lord, by the Order of the True King.  || 15 ||   How can I chant 
Your uncounted glories? Even the greatest of the
great do not know Your limits. Please bless Nanak with the Truth, and preserve 
his honor; You are the supreme emperor
above the heads of kings.  || 16 || 6 || 12 ||   MARU,  FIRST MEHL,  DAKHANEE:  
Deep within the body-village is the fortress.
The dwelling of the True Lord is within the city of the Tenth Gate. This place 
is permanent and forever immaculate. He Himself
created it.   || 1 ||    Within the fortress are balconies and bazaars. He 
Himself takes care of His merchandise. The hard and
heavy doors of the Tenth Gate are closed and locked. Through the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad, they are thrown open.  || 2 ||
Within the fortress is the cave, the home of the self. He established the nine 
gates of this house, by His Command and His Will.
In the Tenth Gate, the Primal Lord, the unknowable and infinite dwells; the 
unseen Lord reveals Himself.  || 3 ||    Within the
body of air, water and fire, the One Lord dwells. He Himself stages His 
wondrous dramas and plays. By His Grace, water puts
out the burning fire; He Himself stores it up in the watery ocean.  || 4 ||   
Creating the earth, He established it as the home of
Dharma.  Creating  and  destroying,  He  remains  unattached.  He  stages  the  
play  of  the  breath  everywhere.  Withdrawing  His
power, He lets the beings crumble.  || 5 ||    Your gardener is the vast 
vegetation of nature. The wind blowing around is the
chauree, the fly-brush, waving over You. The Lord placed the two lamps, the sun 
and the moon; the sun merges in the house
of the moon.   || 6 ||    The five birds do not fly wild. The tree of life is 
fruitful, bearing the fruit of Ambrosial Nectar. The
Gurmukh intuitively sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord; he eats the food of 
the Lord’s sublime essence.   || 7 ||    The
dazzling light glitters, although neither the moon nor the stars are shining; 
neither the sun’s rays nor the lightning flashes
across the sky. I describe the indescribable state, which has no sign, where 
the all-pervading Lord is still pleasing to the mind.

|| 8 ||   The rays of Divine Light have spread out their brilliant radiance. 
Having created the creation, the Merciful Lord Himself
gazes upon it. The sweet, melodious, unstruck sound current vibrates 
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|| 9 ||    When the unstruck sound current resounds, doubt and fear run away. 
God is all-pervading, giving shade to all. All
belong to You; to the Gurmukhs, You are known. Singing Your Praises, they look 
beautiful in Your Court.  || 10 ||    He is the
Primal Lord, immaculate and pure. I know of no other at all. The One Universal 
Creator Lord dwells within, and is pleasing to
the mind of those who banishe egotism and pride.  || 11 ||   I drink in the 
Ambrosial Nectar, given by the True Guru. I do not
know any other second or third. He is the One, Unique, Infinite and Endless 
Lord; He evaluates all beings and places some in
His treasury.  || 12 ||   Spiritual wisdom and meditation on the True Lord are 
deep and profound. No one knows Your expanse.
All that are, beg from You; You are attained only by Your Grace.  || 13 ||   
You hold karma and Dharma in Your hands, O True
Lord. O Independent Lord, Your treasures are inexhaustible. You are forever 
kind and compassionate, God. You unite in Your
Union.  || 14 ||   You Yourself see, and cause Yourself to be seen. You 
Yourself establish, and You Yourself disestablish. The
Creator Himself unites and separates; He Himself kills and rejuvenates.  || 15 
||   As much as there is, is contained within You.
You gaze upon Your creation, sitting within Your royal palace. Nanak offers 
this true prayer; gazing upon the Blessed Vision of
the Lord’s Darshan, I have found peace.  || 16 || 1 || 13 ||   MARU,  FIRST 
MEHL:  If I am pleasing to You, Lord, then I obtain
the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. In loving devotional worship, O True Lord, 
I sing Your Glorious Praises. By Your Will, O
Creator Lord, You have become pleasing to me, and so sweet to my tongue.   || 1 
||    The devotees look beautiful in the
Darbaar, the Court of God. Your slaves, Lord, are liberated. Eradicating 
self-conceit, they are attuned to Your Love; night and
day, they meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 2 ||    Shiva, 
Brahma, gods and goddesses, Indra, ascetics and
silent sages serve You. Celibates, givers of charity and the many 
forest-dwellers have not found the Lord’s limits.  || 3 ||   No
one knows You, unless You let them know You. Whatever is done, is by Your Will. 
You created the 8.4 million species of
beings; by Your Will, they draw their breath.  || 4 ||   Whatever is pleasing 
to Your Will, undoubtedly comes to pass. The self-
willed  manmukh  shows  off,  and  comes  to  grief.  Forgetting  the  Name,  
he  finds  no  place  of  rest;  coming  and  going  in
reincarnation, he suffers in pain.   || 5 ||    Pure is the body, and 
immaculate is the swan-soul; within it is the immaculate
essence of the Naam. Such a being drinks in all his pains like Ambrosial 
Nectar; he never suffers sorrow again.  || 6 ||   For his
excessive indulgences, he receives only pain; from his enjoyments, he contracts 
diseases, and in the end, he wastes away. His
pleasure can never erase his pain; without accepting the Lord’s Will, he 
wanders lost and confused.  || 7 ||   Without spiritual
wisdom, they all just wander around. The True Lord is pervading and permeating 
everywhere, lovingly engaged. The Fearless
Lord is known through the Shabad, the Word of the True Guru; one’s light merges 
into the Light.  || 8 ||    He is the eternal,
unchanging, immeasurable Lord. In an instant, He destroys, ang then 
reconstructs. He has no form or shape, no limit or value.


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Pierced by the Shabad, one is satisfied.   || 9 ||    I am the slave of Your 
slaves, O my Beloved. The seekers of Truth and
goodness contemplate You. Whoever believes in the Name, wins; He Himself 
implants Truth within.  || 10 ||    The Truest of
the True has the Truth is His lap. The True Lord is pleased with those who love 
the Shabad. Exerting His power, the Lord has
established Truth throughout the three worlds; with Truth He is pleased.   || 
11 ||    Everyone calls Him the greatest of the
great. Without the Guru, no one understands Him. The True Lord is pleased with 
those who merge in Truth; they are not
separated again, and they do not suffer.  || 12 ||    Separated from the Primal 
Lord, they loudly weep and wail. They die and
die, only to be reborn, when their time has passed. He blesses those whom He 
forgives with glorious greatness; united with
Him, they do not regret or repent.  || 13 ||   He Himself is the Creator, and 
He Himself is the Enjoyer. He Himself is satisfied,
and He Himself is liberated. The Lord of liberation Himself grants liberation; 
He eradicates possessiveness and attachment.  ||
14 ||   I consider Your gifts to be the most wonderful gifts. You are the Cause 
of causes, Almighty Infinite Lord. Creating the
creation, You gaze upon what You have created; You cause all to do their deeds. 
  || 15 ||    They alone sing Your Glorious
Praises, who are pleasing to You, O True Lord. They issue forth from You, and 
merge again into You. Nanak offers this true
prayer; meeting with the True Lord, peace is obtained.  || 16 || 2 || 14 ||   
MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  For endless eons, there was
only utter darkness. There was no earth or sky; there was only the infinite 
Command of His Hukam. There was no day or
night, no moon or sun; God sat in primal, profound Samaadhi.   || 1 ||    There 
were no sources of creation or powers of
speech, no air or water. There was no creation or destruction, no coming or 
going. There were no continents, nether regions,
seven seas, rivers or flowing water.  || 2 ||   There were no heavenly realms, 
earth or nether regions of the underworld. There
was no heaven or hell, no death or time. There was no hell or heaven, no birth 
or death, no coming or going in reincarnation.

|| 3 ||    There was no Brahma, Vishnu or Shiva. No one was seen, except the 
One Lord. There was no female or male, no
social class or caste of birth; no one experienced pain or pleasure.  || 4 ||   
There were no people of celibacy or charity; no one
lived in the forests. There were no Siddhas or seekers, no one living in peace. 
There were no Yogis, no wandering pilgrims, no
religious robes; no one called himself the master.  || 5 ||    There was no 
chanting or meditation, no self-discipline, fasting or
worship. No one spoke or talked in duality. He created Himself, and rejoiced; 
He evaluates Himself.   || 6 ||    There was no
purification, no self-restraint, no malas of basil seeds. There were no Gopis, 
no Krishna, no cows or cowherds. There were no
tantras, no mantras and no hypocrisy; no one played the flute.  || 7 ||    
There was no karma, no Dharma, no buzzing fly of
Maya. Social class and birth were not seen with any eyes. There was no noose of 
attachment, no death inscribed upon the
forehead; no one meditated on anything.  || 8 ||    There was no slander, no 
seed, no soul and no life. There was no Gorakh
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There was no spiritual wisdom or meditation, no ancestry or creation, no 
reckoning of accounts.  || 9 ||   There were no castes
or social classes, no religious robes, no Brahmin or Kh’shaatriya. There were 
no demi-gods or temples, no cows or Gaayatri
prayer.  There  were  no  burnt  offerings,  no  ceremonial  feasts,  no  
cleansing  rituals  at  sacred  shrines  of  pilgrimage;  no  one
worshipped in adoration.  || 10 ||   There was no Mullah, there was no Qazi. 
There was no Shaykh, or pilgrims to Mecca. There
was      no king or subjects, and no worldly egotism; no one spoke of himself.  
|| 11 ||   There was no love or devotion, no Shiva
or Shakti — no energy or matter. There were no friends or companions, no semen 
or blood. He Himself is the banker, and He
Himself is the merchant. Such is the Pleasure of the Will of the True Lord.  || 
12 ||   There were no Vedas, Korans or Bibles, no
Simritees or Shaastras. There was no recitation of the Puraanas, no sunrise or 
sunset. The Unfathomable Lord Himself was the
speaker and the preacher; the unseen Lord Himself saw everything.   || 13 ||    
When He so willed, He created the world.
Without any supporting power, He sustained the universe. He created Brahma, 
Vishnu and Shiva; He fostered enticement and
attachment to Maya.  || 14 ||   How rare is that person who listens to the Word 
of the Guru’s Shabad. He created the creation,
and watches over it; the Hukam of His Command is over all. He formed the 
planets, solar systems and nether regions, and
brought what was hidden to manifestation.   || 15 ||    No one knows His 
limits. This understanding comes from the Perfect
Guru. O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Truth are wonderstruck; singing His 
Glorious Praises, they are filled with wonder.

|| 16 || 3 || 15 ||    MARU,   FIRST MEHL:   He Himself created the creation, 
remaining unattached. The Merciful Lord has
established His True Home. Binding together air, water and fire, He created the 
fortress of the body.   || 1 ||    The Creator
established the nine gates. In the Tenth Gate, is the dwelling of the infinite, 
unseen Lord. The seven seas are overflowing with
the Ambrosial Water; the Gurmukhs are not stained with filth.  || 2 ||    The 
lamps of the sun and the moon fill all with light.
Creating them, He beholds His own glorious greatness. The Giver of peace is 
forever the embodiment of Light; from the True
Lord, glory is obtained.  || 3 ||   Within the fortress are the stores and 
markets; the business is transacted there. The Supreme
Merchant weighs  with  the  perfect weights.  He  Himself  buys  the  jewel,  
and  He  Himself  appraises  its  value.   ||  4  ||     The
Appraiser appraises its value. The Independent Lord is overflowing with His 
treasures. He holds all powers, He is all-pervading;
how few are those who, as Gurmukh, understand this.  || 5 ||   When He bestows 
His Glance of Grace, one meets the Perfect
Guru. The tyrannical Messenger of Death cannot strike him then. He blossoms 
forth like the lotus flower in  the  water;  he
blossoms forth in joyful meditation.  || 6 ||    He Himself rains down the 
Ambrosial Stream of jewels, diamonds, and rubies of
priceless value. When they meet the True Guru, then they find the Perfect Lord; 
they obtain the treasure of Love.   || 7 ||
Whoever receives the priceless treasure of Love — his weight never decreases; 
he has perfect weight. The trader of Truth
becomes true, and obtains the merchandise.  || 8 ||   How rare are those who 
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Meeting the Perfect True Guru, one meets with the Lord. One who becomes Gurmukh 
realizes the Hukam of His command;
surrendering to His Command, one merges in the Lord.  || 9 ||   By His Command 
we come, and by His command we merge
into Him again. By His Command, the world was formed. By His Command, the 
heavens, this world and the nether regions
were created; by His Command, His Power supports them.  || 10 ||    The Hukam 
of His Command is the mythical bull which
supports the burden of the earth on its head. By His Hukam, air, water and fire 
came into being. By His Hukam, one dwells in
the house of matter and energy — Shiva and Shakti. By His Hukam, He plays His 
plays.   || 11 ||    By the Hukam of His
command, the sky is spread above. By His Hukam, His creatures dwell in the 
water, on the land and throughout the three
worlds. By His Hukam, we draw our breath and receive our food; by His Hukam, He 
watches over us, and inspires us to see.

|| 12 ||   By His Hukam, He created His ten incarnations, and the uncounted and 
infinite gods and devils. Whoever obeys the
Hukam of His Command, is robed with honor in the Court of the Lord; united with 
the Truth, He merges in the Lord.  || 13 ||
By the Hukam of His Command, the thirty-six ages passed. By His Hukam, the 
Siddhas and seekers contemplate Him. The Lord
Himself has brought all under His control. Whoever He forgives, is liberated.  
|| 14 ||   In the strong fortress of the body with
its beautiful doors, is the king, with his special assistants and ministers. 
Those gripped by falsehood and greed do not dwell in
the celestial home; engrossed in greed and sin, they come to regret and repent. 
 || 15 ||   Truth and contentment govern this
body-village. Chastity, truth and self-control are in the Sanctuary of the 
Lord. O Nanak, one intuitively meets the Lord, the Life
of the World; the Word of the Guru’s Shabad brings honor.  || 16 || 4 || 16 ||  
 MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  In the Primal Void, the
Infinite  Lord  assumed  His  Power.  He  Himself  is  unattached,  infinite  
and  incomparable.  He  Himself  exercised  His  Creative
Power,  and  He  gazes  upon  His  creation;  from  the  Primal  Void,  He  
formed  the  Void.   ||  1  ||     From  this  Primal  Void,  He
fashioned air and water. He created the universe, and the king in the fortress 
of the body. Your Light pervades fire, water and
souls; Your Power rests in the Primal Void.  || 2 ||   From this Primal Void, 
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva issued forth. This Primal
Void is pervasive throughout all the ages. That humble being who contemplates 
this state is perfect; meeting with him, doubt
is  dispelled.    ||  3  ||      From  this  Primal  Void,  the  seven  seas  
were  established.  The  One  who  created  them,  Himself
contemplates them. That human being who becomes Gurmukh, who bathes in the pool 
of Truth, is not cast into the womb of
reincarnation again.  || 4 ||    From this Primal Void, came the moon, the sun 
and the earth. His Light pervades all the three
worlds.  The  Lord  of  this  Primal  Void  is  unseen,  infinite  and  
immaculate;  He  is  absorbed  in  the  Primal  Trance  of  Deep
Meditation.   || 5 ||    From this Primal Void, the earth and the Akaashic 
Ethers were created. He supports them without any
visible support, by exercising His True Power. He fashioned the three worlds, 
and the rope of Maya; He Himself creates and
destroys.  || 6 ||   From this Primal Void, came the four sources of creation, 
and the power of speech. They were created from
the Void, and they will merge into the Void. The Supreme Creator created the 
play of Nature; through the Word of His Shabad,
He  stages  His  Wondrous  Show.   ||  7  ||     From  this  Primal  Void,  He  
made  both  night  and  day;  creation  and  destruction,
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He obtains the home of his own inner being.  || 8 ||    The Saam Veda, the Rig 
Veda, the Jujar Veda and the At’harva Veda
form the mouth of Brahma; they speak of the three gunas, the three qualities of 
Maya. None of them can describe His worth.
We speak as He inspires us to speak.  || 9 ||    From the Primal Void, He 
created the seven nether regions. From the Primal
Void, He established this world to lovingly dwell upon Him. The Infinite Lord 
Himself created the creation. Everyone acts as You
make them act, Lord.  || 10 ||   Your Power is diffused through the three 
gunas: raajas, taamas and satva. Through egotism,
they suffer the pains of birth and death. Those blessed by His Grace become 
Gurmukh; they attain the fourth state, and are
liberated.   || 11 ||    From the Primal Void, the ten incarnations welled up. 
Creating the Universe, He made the expanse. He
fashioned the  demi-gods  and  demons,  the  heavenly  heralds  and  celestial  
musicians; everyone  acts  according  to  their  past
karma.  || 12 ||   The Gurmukh understands, and does not suffer the disease. 
How rare are those who understand this ladder
of  the Guru. Throughout the ages, they are dedicated to liberation, and so 
they become liberated; thus they are honored.  ||
13 ||   From the Primal Void, the five elements became manifest. They joined to 
form the body, which engages in actions. Both
bad and good are written on the forehead, the seeds of vice and virtue.  || 14 
||   The True Guru, the Primal Being, is sublime
and detached. Attuned to the Word of the Shabad, He is intoxicated with the 
sublime essence of the Lord. Riches, intellect,
miraculous spiritual powers and spiritual wisdom are obtained from the Guru; 
through perfect destiny, they are received.  || 15

||   This mind is so in love with Maya. Only a few are spiritually wise enough 
to understand and know this. In hope and desire,

egotism and skepticism, the greedy man acts falsely.  || 16 ||   From the True 
Guru, contemplative meditation is obtained. And
then, one dwells with the True Lord in His celestial home, the Primal State of 
Absorption in Deepest Samaadhi. O Nanak, the
immaculate sound current of the Naad, and the Music of the Shabad resound; one 
merges into the True Name of the Lord.  ||
17 || 5 || 17 ||   MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  Wherever I look, I see the Lord, 
merciful to the meek. God is compassionate; He does
not come or go in reincarnation. He pervades all beings in His mysterious way; 
the Sovereign Lord remains detached.  || 1 ||
The world is a reflection of Him; He has no father or mother. He has not 
acquired any sister or brother. There is no creation or
destruction for Him; He has no ancestry or social status. The Ageless Lord is 
pleasing to my mind.   || 2 ||    You are the
Deathless Primal Being. Death does not hover over Your head. You are the unseen 
inaccessible and detached Primal Lord. You
are true and content; the Word of Your Shabad is cool and soothing. Through it, 
we are lovingly, intuitively attuned to You.  ||
3 ||   The three qualities are pervasive; the Lord dwells in His home, the 
fourth state. He has made death and birth into a bite
of food. The immaculate Light is the Life of the whole world. The Guru reveals 
the unstruck melody of the Shabad.   || 4 ||
Sublime and good are those humble Saints, the Beloveds of the Lord. They are 
intoxicated with the sublime essence of the
Lord, and are carried across to the other side. Nanak is the dust of the 
Society of the Saints; by Guru’s Grace, he finds the
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You are the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. All beings belong to You. You 
are the Great Giver; I am Your slave. Please
be merciful and bless me with Your Ambrosial Naam, and the jewel, the lamp of 
the Guru’s spiritual wisdom.  || 6 ||   From the
union of the five elements, this body was made. Finding the Lord, the Supreme 
Soul, peace is established. The good karma of
past actions brings fruitful rewards, and man is blessed with the jewel of the 
Lord’s Name.  || 7 ||   His mind does not feel any
hunger or thirst. He knows the Immaculate Lord to be everywhere, in each and 
every heart. Imbued with the Lord’s Ambrosial
essence, he becomes a pure, detached renunciate; he is lovingly absorbed in the 
Guru’s Teachings.  || 8 ||   Whoever does the
deeds of the soul, day and night, sees the immaculate Divine Light deep within. 
Enraptured with the delightful essence of the
Shabad, the source of nectar, my tongue plays the sweet music of the flute.  || 
9 ||    He alone plays the sweet music of this
flute, who knows the three worlds. O Nanak, know this, through the Guru’s 
Teachings, and lovingly focus yourself on the
Lord’s Name.   || 10 ||    Rare are those beings in this world, who contemplate 
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, and remain
detached. They save themselves, and save all their associates and ancestors; 
fruitful is their birth and coming into this world.

|| 11 ||   He alone knows the home of his own heart, and the door to the 
temple, who obtains perfect understanding from the

Guru. In the body-fortress is the palace; God is the True Master of this 
Palace. The True Lord established His True Throne
there.  || 12 ||   The fourteen realms and the two lamps are the witnesses. The 
Lord’s servants, the self-elect, do not taste the
poison of corruption. Deep within, is the priceless, incomparable commodity; 
meeting with the Guru, the wealth of the Lord is
obtained.  || 13 ||   He alone sits on the throne, who is worthy of the throne. 
Following the Guru’s Teachings, he subdues the
five demons, and becomes the Lord’s foot soldier. He has existed from the very 
beginning of time and throughout the ages; He
exists here and now, and will always exist. Meditating on Him, skepticism and 
doubt are dispelled.  || 14 ||    The Lord of the
Throne is greeted and worshipped day and night. This true glorious greatness 
comes to those who love the Guru’s Teachings.
O Nanak, meditate on the Lord, and swim across the river; they find the Lord, 
their best friend, in the end.  || 15 || 1 || 18 ||
MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  Gather in the wealth of the Lord, O humble Siblings of 
Destiny. Serve the True Guru, and remain in His
Sanctuary. This wealth cannot be stolen; the celestial melody of the Shabad 
wells up and keeps us awake and aware.  || 1 ||
You    are the One Universal Creator, the Immaculate King. You Yourself arrange 
and resolve the affairs of Your humble servant.
You are immortal, immovable, infinite and priceless; O Lord, Your place is 
beautiful and eternal.  || 2 ||    In the body-village,
the most sublime place, the supremely noble people dwell. Above them is the 
Immaculate Lord, the One Universal Creator;
they are lovingly absorbed in the profound, primal state of Samaadhi.  || 3 ||  
  There are nine gates to the body-village; the
Creator  Lord  fashioned  them  for  each  and  every  person.  Within  the  
Tenth  Gate,  dwells  the  Primal  Lord,  detached  and
unequalled. The unknowable reveals Himself.  || 4 ||   The Primal Lord cannot 
be held to account; True is His Celestial Court.
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O Nanak, search and examine your own home, and you shall find the Supreme Soul, 
and the Name of the Lord.  || 5 ||   The
Primal Lord is everywhere, immaculate and all-knowing. He administers justice, 
and is absorbed in the spiritual wisdom of the
Guru. He seizes sexual desire and anger by their necks, and kills them; He 
eradicates egotism and greed.  || 6 ||   In the True
Place, the Formless Lord abides. Whoever understands his own self, contemplates 
the Word of the Shabad. He comes to abide
deep within the True Mansion of His Presence, and his comings and goings are 
ended.  || 7 ||   His mind does not waver, and
he is not buffeted by the winds of desire. Such a Yogi vibrates the unstruck 
sound current of the Shabad. God Himself plays
the pure music of the Panch Shabad, the five primal sounds to hear.  || 8 ||   
In the Fear of God, in detachment, one intuitively
merges into the Lord. Renouncing egotism, he is imbued with the unstruck sound 
current. With the ointment of enlightenment,
the Immaculate Lord is known; the Immaculate Lord King is pervading everywhere. 
 || 9 ||   God is eternal and imperishable;
He is the Destroyer of pain and fear. He cures the disease, and cuts away the 
noose of death. O Nanak, the Lord God is the
Destroyer of fear; meeting the Guru, the Lord God is found.  || 10 ||   One who 
knows the Immaculate Lord chews up death.
One who understands karma, realizes the Word of the Shabad. He Himself knows, 
and He Himself realizes. This whole world is
all His play.  || 11 ||   He Himself is the Banker, and He Himself is the 
Merchant. The Appraiser Himself appraises. He Himself
tests upon His Touchstone, and He Himself estimates the value.  || 12 ||    God 
Himself, the Merciful Lord, grants His Grace.
The Gardener pervades and permeates each and every heart. The pure, primal, 
detached Lord abides within all. The Guru, the
Lord  Incarnate,  leads  us  to  meet  the  Lord  God.   ||  13  ||     God  is 
 wise  and  all-knowing;  He  purges  men  of  their  pride.
Eradicating duality, the One Lord reveals Himself. Such a being remains 
unattached amidst hope, singing the Praise of the
Immaculate Lord, who has no ancestry.   || 14 ||    Eradicating  egotism,  he  
obtains  the  peace  of  the  Shabad.  He  alone  is
spiritually wise, who contemplates his own self. O Nanak, singing the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord, the true profit is obtained; in
the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, the fruit of Truth is obtained.  || 15 
|| 2 || 19 ||    MARU,  FIRST MEHL:   Speak the
Truth, and remain in the home of Truth. Remain dead while yet alive, and cross 
over the terrifying world-ocean. The Guru is
the  boat,  the  ship,  the  raft;  meditating  on  the  Lord  in  your  mind,  
you  shall  be  carried  across  to  the  other  side.   ||  1  ||
Eliminating egotism, possessiveness and greed, one is liberated from the nine 
gates, and obtains a place in the Tenth Gate.
Lofty and high, the farthest of the far and infinite, He created Himself.  || 2 
||   Receiving the Guru’s Teachings, and lovingly
attuned  to  the  Lord,  one  crosses  over.  Singing  the  Praises  of  the  
absolute  Lord,  why  should  anyone  be  afraid  of  death?
Wherever I look, I see only You; I do not sing of any other at all.  || 3 ||   
True is the Lord’s Name, and True is His Sanctuary.
True is the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, grasping it, one is carries across. 
Speaking the Unspoken, one sees the Infinite Lord,
and then, he does not have to enter the womb of reincarnation again.   || 4 ||  
  Without the Truth, no one finds sincerity or
contentment. Without the Guru, no one is liberated; coming and going in 
reincarnation continue. Chanting the Mool Mantra,
and the Name of the Lord, the source of nectar, says Nanak, I have found the 
Perfect Lord.


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|| 5 ||   Without the Truth, the terrifying world-ocean cannot be crossed. This 
ocean is vast and unfathomable; it is overflowing
with the worst poison. One who receives the Guru’s Teachings, and remains aloof 
and detached, obtains a place in the home
of the Fearless Lord.  || 6 ||   False is the cleverness of loving attachment 
to the world. In no time at all, it comes and goes.
Forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the proud egotistical people depart; 
in creation and destruction they are wasted
away.   || 7 ||   In creation and destruction, they are bound in bondage. The 
noose of egotism and Maya is around their necks.
Whoever does not accept the Guru’s Teachings, and does not dwell upon the 
Lord’s Name, is bound and bagged, and dragged
into  the City of Death.  || 8 ||    Without the Guru, how can anyone be 
emancipated or liberated? Without the Guru, how can
anyone meditate on the Lord’s Name? Accepting the Guru’s Teachings, cross over 
the arduous, terrifying world-ocean; you
shall be emancipated, and find peace.  || 9 ||    Through the Guru’s Teachings, 
Krishna lifted up the mountain of Govardhan.
Through the Guru’s Teachings, Rama floated stones across the ocean. Accepting 
the Guru’s Teachings, the supreme status is
obtained; O Nanak, the Guru eradicates doubt.  || 10 ||   Accepting the Guru’s 
Teachings, cross over to the other side through
Truth.  O soul, remember the Lord within your heart. The noose of death is cut 
away, meditating on the Lord; you shall obtain
the Immaculate Lord, who has no ancestry.   || 11 ||    Through the Guru’s 
Teachings, the Holy become one’s friends and
Siblings of Destiny. Through the Guru’s Teachings, the inner fire is subdued 
and extinguished. Chant the Naam with your mind
and mouth; know the unknowable Lord, the Life of the World, deep within the 
nucleus of your heart.  || 12 ||   The Gurmukh
understands, and is pleased with the Word of the Shabad. Who does he praise or 
slander? Know yourself, and meditate on the
Lord      of the Universe; let your mind be pleased with the Lord, the Master 
of the Universe.   || 13 ||    Know the One who
pervades all the realms of the universe. As Gurmukh, understand and realize the 
Shabad. The Enjoyer enjoys each and every
heart, and yet He remains detached from all.   || 14 ||    Through the Guru’s 
Teachings, chant the Pure Praises of the Lord.
Through the Guru’s Teachings, behold the lofty Lord with your eyes. Whoever 
listens to the Lord’s Name, and the Word of His
Bani,  O Nanak, is imbued with the color of the Lord’s Love.  || 15 || 3 || 20 
||    MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  Leave behind sexual
desire, anger and the slander of others. Renounce greed and possessiveness, and 
become carefree. Break the chains of doubt,
and remain unattached; you shall find the Lord, and the Lord’s sublime essence, 
deep within yourself.  || 1 ||   As one sees the
flash of lightning in the night, see the Divine Light deep within your nucleus, 
day and night. The Lord, the embodiment of bliss,
incomparably beautiful, reveals the Perfect Guru.   || 2 ||    So meet with the 
True Guru, and God Himself will save you. He
placed    the lamps of the sun and the moon in the home of the sky. See the 
invisible Lord, and remain absorbed in loving
devotion. God is  all  throughout the  three  worlds.   || 3  ||     Obtaining  
the  sublime  ambrosial  essence,  desire  and  fear  are
dispelled. The state of inspired illumination is obtained, and self-conceit is 
eradicated. The lofty and exalted state, the highest
of    the high is obtained, practicing the immaculate Word of the Shabad.   || 
4 ||    The Naam, the Name of the invisible and
unfathomable Lord, is infinite.


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The sublime essence of the Beloved Naam is utterly sweet. O Lord, please bless 
Nanak with Your Praise in each and every age;
meditating on the Lord, I cannot find His limits.   || 5 ||    With the Naam 
deep within the nucleus of the self, the jewel is
obtained.  Meditating  on  the  Lord,  the  mind  is  comforted  and  consoled  
by  the  mind  itself.  On  that  most  difficult  path,  the
Destroyer of fear is found, and one does not have to enter the womb of 
reincarnation again.  || 6 ||   Through the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad, inspiration for loving devotional worship wells up. I beg for 
the treasure of the Naam, and the Lord’s Praise.
When it pleases the Lord, He unites me in Union with the Guru; the Lord saves 
the whole world.  || 7 ||   One who chants the
Lord’s Chant, attains the Wisdom of the True Guru. The tyrant, the Messenger of 
Death, becomes a servant at his feet. In the
noble congregation of the Sangat, one’s state and way of life become noble as 
well, and one crosses over the terrifying world-
ocean.   || 8 ||    Through the Shabad, one crosses over this terrifying 
world-ocean. The duality within is burnt away from
within. Taking up the five arrows of virtue, Death is killed, drawing the Bow 
of the Tenth Gate in the Mind’s Sky.  || 9 ||   How
can the faithless cynics attain enlightened awareness of the Shabad? Without 
awareness of the Shabad, they come and go in
reincarnation. O Nanak, the Gurmukh obtains the support of liberation; by 
perfect destiny, he meets the Lord.  || 10 ||    The
Fearless True Guru is our Savior and Protector. Devotional worship is obtained 
through the Guru, the Lord of the world. The
blissful music of the unstruck sound current vibrates and resounds; through the 
Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the Immaculate
Lord is obtained.  || 11 ||    He alone is fearless, who has no destiny written 
on His head. God Himself is unseen; He reveals
Himself  through  His  wondrous  creative  power.  He  Himself  is  unattached, 
 unborn  and  self-existent.  O  Nanak,  through  the
Guru’s Teachings, He is found.   || 12 ||    The True Guru knows the state of 
one’s inner being. He alone is fearless, who
realizes the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. He looks within his own inner being, 
and realizes the Lord within all; his mind does not
waver at all.   || 13 ||    He alone is fearless, within whose being the Lord 
abides. Day and night, he is delighted with the
Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord. O Nanak, in the Sangat, the Holy 
Congregation, the Lord’s Praise is obtained, and
one easily, intuitively meets the Lord.   || 14 ||    One who knows God, within 
the self and beyond, remains detached, and
brings his wandering mind back to its home. The True Primal Lord is over all 
the three worlds; O Nanak, His Ambrosial Nectar
is obtained.  || 15 || 4 || 21 ||    MARU,  FIRST MEHL:  The Creator Lord is 
infinite; His creative power is wondrous. Created
beings have no power over Him. He formed the living beings, and He Himself 
sustains them; the Hukam of His Command
controls each and every one.  || 1 ||   The all-pervading Lord orchestrates all 
through His Hukam. Who is near, and who is far
away? Behold the Lord, both hidden and manifest, in each and every heart; the 
unique Lord is permeating all.  || 2 ||    One
whom the Lord unites with Himself, merges in conscious awareness. Through the 
Word of the Guru’s Shabad, meditate on the
Lord’s  Name.  God  is  the  embodiment  of  bliss,  incomparably  beautiful  
and  unfathomable;  meeting  with  the  Guru,  doubt  is
dispelled.  || 3 ||   The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is more dear to me than 
my mind, body and wealth. In the end, when I
must depart, it shall be my only help and support.


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In this world of love and attachment, no one is anyone else’s friend or 
companion; without the Lord, without the Guru, who
has ever found peace?   || 4 ||    He, unto whom the Perfect Guru grants His 
Grace, is merged in the Word of the Shabad,
through the Teachings of the brave, heroic Guru. O Nanak, dwell upon, and serve 
at the Guru’s feet; He places those who
wander back on the Path.   || 5 ||    The wealth of the Lord’s Praise is very 
dear to the humble Saints. Through the Guru’s
Teachings, I have obtained Your Name, Lord. The beggar serves at the Lord’s 
door, and in the Court of the Lord, sings His
Praises.  || 6 ||   When one meets the True Guru, he is called into the Mansion 
of the Lord’s Presence. In the True Court, he is
blessed with salvation and honor. The faithless cynic has no place of rest in 
the Lord’s palace; he suffers the pains of birth and
death.  || 7 ||   So serve the True Guru, the unfathomable ocean, and you shall 
obtain the profit, the wealth, the jewel of the
Naam. The filth of corruption is washed away, by bathing in the pool of 
Ambrosial Nectar. In the Guru’s pool, contentment is
obtained.   || 8 ||    So serve the Guru without hesitation. And in the midst 
of hope, remain unmoved by  hope.  Serve  the
Eradicator of cynicism and suffering, and you shall never again be afflicted by 
the disease.  || 9 ||   One who is pleasing to the
True Lord is blessed with glorious greatness. Who else can teach him anything? 
The Lord and the Guru are pervading in one
form. O Nanak, the Lord loves the Guru.  || 10 ||   Some read scriptures, the 
Vedas and the Puraanas. Some sit and listen, and
read  to  others.  Tell  me,  how  can  the  heavy,  rigid  doors  be  opened?  
Without  the  True  Guru,  the  essence  of  reality  is  not
realized.  || 11 ||   Some collect dust, and smear their bodies with ashes; but 
deep within them are the outcasts of anger and
egotism. Practicing hypocrisy, Yoga is not obtained; without the True Guru, the 
unseen Lord is not found.   || 12 ||    Some
make vows to visit sacred shrines of pilgrimage, keep fasts and live in the 
forest. Some practice chastity, charity and self-
discipline, and speak of spiritual wisdom. But without the Lord’s Name, how can 
anyone find peace? Without the True Guru,
doubt   is not dispelled.  || 13 ||    Inner cleansing techniques, channeling 
the energy to raise the Kundalini to the Tenth Gate,
inhaling, exhaling and holding the breath by the force of the mind — by empty 
hypocritical practices, Dharmic love for the Lord
is    not produced. Only through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad is the sublime, 
supreme essence obtained.  || 14 ||   Seeing the
Lord’s creative power, my mind remains satisfied. Through the Guru’s Shabad, I 
have realized that all is God. O Nanak, the
Lord, the Supreme Soul, is in all. The Guru, the True Guru, has inspired me to 
see the unseen Lord.  || 15 || 5 || 22 ||

MARU,   SOLHAY,   THIRD  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

By the Hukam of His Command, He effortlessly created the Universe. Creating the 
creation, He gazes upon His own greatness.
He Himself acts, and inspires all to act; in His Will, He pervades and 
permeates all.  || 1 ||    The world is in the darkness of
love and attachment to Maya. How rare is that Gurmukh who contemplates, and 
understands.


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He alone attains the Lord, unto whom He grants His Grace. He Himself unites in 
His Union.  || 2 ||   Uniting with Himself, He
bestows  glorious  greatness.  By  Guru’s  Grace,  one  comes  to  know  the  
Lord’s  worth.  The  self-willed  manmukh  wanders
everywhere, weeping and wailing; he is utterly ruined by the love of duality.  
|| 3 ||   Egotism was instilled into the illusion of
Maya. The self-willed manmukh is deluded, and loses his honor. But one who 
becomes Gurmukh is absorbed in the Name; he
remains immersed in the True Lord.  || 4 ||   Spiritual wisdom is obtained from 
the Guru, along with the jewel of the Naam, the
Name of the Lord. Desires are subdued, and one remains immersed in the mind. 
The Creator Himself stages all His plays; He
Himself bestows understanding.  || 5 ||   One who serves the True Guru 
eradicates self-conceit. Meeting with his Beloved, he
finds peace through the Word of the Shabad. Deep within his inner being, he is 
imbued with loving devotion; intuitively, he
becomes one with the Lord.  || 6 ||   The Destroyer of pain is known through 
the Guru. The Great Giver, the Life of the world,
Himself has met me. He alone understands, whom the Lord joins with Himself. 
Fear and doubt are taken away from his body.

|| 7 ||    He Himself is the Gurmukh, and He Himself bestows His blessings. 
Through the True Word of the Shabad, serve the
True Guru. Old age and death cannot even touch one who is in harmony with the 
True Lord.  || 8 ||   The world is burning up
in the fire of desire. It burns and burns, and is destroyed in all its 
corruption. The self-willed manmukh finds no place of rest
anywhere. The True Guru has imparted this understanding.  || 9 ||   Those who 
serve the True Guru are very fortunate. They
remain lovingly focused on the True Name forever. The Immaculate Naam, the Name 
of the Lord, permeates the nucleus of
their inner being; through the Shabad, their desires are quenched.  || 10 ||   
True is the Word of the Shabad, and True is the
Bani of His Word. How rare is that Gurmukh who realizes this. Those who are 
imbued with the True Shabad are detached.
Their comings and goings in reincarnation are ended.   || 11 ||    One who 
realizes the Shabad is cleansed of impurities. The
Immaculate Naam abides within his mind. He serves his True Guru forever, and 
egotism is eradicated from within.  || 12 ||   If
one comes to understand, through the Guru, then he comes to know the Lord’s 
Door. But without the Naam, one babbles and
argues in vain. The glory of serving the True Guru is that it eradicates hunger 
and thirst.  || 13 ||   When the Lord unites them
with Himself, then they come to understand. Without spiritual wisdom, they 
understand nothing at all. One whose mind is filled
with the Guru’s gift forever — his inner being resounds with the Shabad, and 
the Word of the Guru’s Bani.  || 14 ||   He acts
according to his pre-ordained destiny. No one can erase the Command of the 
Primal Lord. They alone dwell in the Sat Sangat,
the True Congregation, who have such pre-ordained destiny.   || 15 ||    He 
alone finds the Lord, unto whom He grants His
Grace. He links his consciousness to the deep meditative state of the True 
Shabad. Nanak, Your slave, offers this  humble
prayer;  I  stand  at Your  Door,  begging  for  Your  Name.   ||  16  ||  1  
||     MARU,   THIRD  MEHL:   The  One  and  only  Lord  is
pervading  and  permeating  everywhere.  How  rare  is  that  person,  who  as  
Gurmukh,  understands  this.  The  One  Lord  is
permeating and pervading, deep within the nucleus of all. Without Him, there is 
no other at all.  || 1 ||    He created the 8.4
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The spiritual teachers and meditators proclaim this. He Himself nourishes all; 
no one else can estimate His value.  || 2 ||   Love
and attachment to Maya are utter darkness. Egotism and possessiveness have 
spread throughout the expanse of the universe.
Night and day, they burn, day and night; without the Guru, there is no peace or 
tranquility.  || 3 ||   He Himself unites, and He
Himself separates. He Himself establishes, and He Himself disestablishes. True 
is the Hukam of His Command, and True is the
expanse of His universe. No one else can issue any Command.   || 4 ||    He 
alone is attached to the Lord, whom the Lord
attaches to Himself. By Guru’s Grace, the fear of death runs away. The Shabad, 
the Giver of peace, dwells forever deep within
the nucleus of the self. One who is Gurmukh understands.  || 5 ||   God Himself 
unites those united in His Union. Whatever is
pre-ordained  by  destiny,  cannot  be  erased.  Night  and  day,  His  
devotees  worship  Him,  day  and  night;  one  who  becomes
Gurmukh serves Him.  || 6 ||   Serving the True Guru, lasting peace is 
experienced. He Himself, the Giver of all, has come and
met me. Subduing egotism, the fire of thirst has been extinguished; 
contemplating the Word of the Shabad, peace is found.  ||
7 ||    One who is attached to his body and family, does not understand. But 
one who becomes Gurmukh, sees the Lord with
his eyes. Night and day, he chants the Naam, day and night; meeting with his 
Beloved, he finds peace.  || 8 ||   The self-willed
manmukh wanders distracted, attached to duality. That unfortunate wretch — why 
didn’t he just die as soon as he was born?
Coming and going, he wastes away his life in vain. Without the Guru, liberation 
is not obtained.  || 9 ||    That body which is
stained with the filth of egotism is false and impure. It may be washed a 
hundred times, but its filth is still not removed. But if
it is washed with the Word of the Shabad, then it is truly cleansed, and it 
shall never be soiled again.   || 10 ||    The five
demons destroy the body. He dies and dies again, only to be reincarnated; he 
does not contemplate the Shabad. The darkness
of emotional attachment to Maya is within his inner being; as if in a dream, he 
does not understand.  || 11 ||   Some conquer
the five demons, by being attached to the Shabad. They are blessed and very 
fortunate; the True Guru comes to meet them.
Within the nucleus of their inner being, they dwell upon the Truth; attuned to 
the Lord’s Love, they intuitively merge in Him.

|| 12 ||   The Guru’s Way is known through the Guru. His perfect servant 
attains realization through the Shabad. Deep within
his  heart, he  dwells  forever  upon  the  Shabad; he  tastes  the  sublime  
essence  of  the  True  Lord  with  his  tongue.   ||  13  ||
Egotism is conquered and subdued by the Shabad. I have enshrined the Name of 
the Lord within my heart. Other than the
One Lord, I know nothing at all. Whatever will be, will automatically be.   || 
14 ||    Without the True Guru, no one obtains
intuitive wisdom. The Gurmukh understands, and is immersed in the True Lord. He 
serves the True Lord, and is attuned to the
True Shabad. The Shabad banishes egotism.  || 15 ||   He Himself is the Giver 
of virtue, the Contemplative Lord. The Gurmukh
is given the winning dice. O Nanak, immersed in the Naam, the Name of the Lord, 
one becomes true; from the True Lord,
honor is obtained.  || 16 || 2 ||   MARU,  THIRD MEHL:  One One True Lord is 
the Life of the World, the Great Giver.


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Serving  the  Guru,  through  the  Word  of  the  Shabad,  He  is  realized.  
There  is  only  One  Command,  and  there  is  only  One
Supreme King. In each and every age, He links each to their tasks.  || 1 ||   
That humble being is immaculate, who knows his
own self. The Lord, the Giver of peace, Himself comes and meets him. His tongue 
is imbued with the Shabad, and he sings the
Glorious Praises of the Lord; he is honored in the Court of the True Lord.  || 
2 ||    The Gurmukh is blessed with the glorious
greatness of the Naam. The self-willed manmukh, the slanderer, loses his honor. 
Attuned to the Naam, the supreme soul-
swans remain detached; in the home of the self, they remain absorbed in deep 
meditative trance.  || 3 ||   That humble being
who dies in the Shabad is perfect. The brave, heroic True Guru chants and 
proclaims this. Deep within the body is the true
pool of Ambrosial Nectar; the mind drinks it in with loving devotion.   || 4 || 
   The Pandit, the religious scholar, reads and
instructs others, but he does not realize that his own home is on fire. Without 
serving the True Guru, the Naam is not obtained.
You can read until you are exhausted, but you shall not find peace and 
tranquility.   || 5 ||    Some smear their bodies with
ashes, and wander around in religious disguises. Without the Word of the 
Shabad, who has ever subdued egotism? Night and
day, they continue burning, day and night; they are deluded and confused by 
their doubt and religious costumes.   || 6 ||
Some, in the midst of their household and family, remain always unattached. 
They die in the Shabad, and dwell in the Lord’s
Name. Night and day, they remain forever attuned to His Love; they focus their 
consciousness on loving devotion and the Fear
of  God.   ||  7  ||     The  self-willed  manmukh  indulges  in  slander,  and 
 is  ruined.  The  dog  of  greed  barks  within  him.  The
Messenger of Death never leaves him, and in the end, he leaves, regretting and 
repenting.  || 8 ||   Through the True Word of
the Shabad, true honor is obtained. Without the Name, no one attains 
liberation. Without the True Guru, no one finds the
Name. Such is the making which God has made.   || 9 ||    Some are Siddhas and 
seekers, and great contemplators. Some
remain imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Formless Lord, day and night. He 
alone understands, whom the Lord unites
with Himself; through loving devotional worship, fear is dispelled.  || 10 ||   
Some take cleansing baths and give donations to
charities, but they do not understand. Some struggle with their minds, and 
conquer and subdue their minds. Some are imbued
with love for the True Word of the Shabad; they merge with the True Shabad.   
|| 11 ||    He Himself creates and bestows
glorious greatness. By the Pleasure of His Will, He bestows union. Bestowing 
His Grace, He comes to dwell in the mind; such is
the Command ordained by my God.  || 12 ||    Those humble beings who serve the 
True Guru are true. The false, self-willed
manmukhs do not know how to serve the Guru. The Creator Himself creates the 
creation and watches over it; he attaches all
according to the Pleasure of His Will.   || 13 ||    In each and every age, the 
True Lord is the one and only Giver. Through
perfect destiny, one realizes the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Those who are 
immersed in the Shabad are not separated again.
By His Grace, they are intuitively immersed in the Lord.  || 14 ||    Acting in 
egotism, they are stained with the filth of Maya.
They die and die again, only to be reborn in the love of duality. Without 
serving the True Guru, no one finds liberation. O mind,
tune into this, and see.  || 15 ||


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He does whatever He pleases. No one has done, or can do anything by himself. O 
Nanak, through the Name, one is blessed
with glorious greatness, and obtains honor in the Court of the True Lord.  || 
16 || 3 ||   MARU,  THIRD MEHL:  All who come
shall have to depart. In the love of duality, they are caught by the noose of 
the Messenger of Death. Those humble beings who
are protected by the True Guru, are saved. They merge into the Truest of the 
True.  || 1 ||   The Creator Himself creates the
creation, and watches over it. Thay alone are acceptable, upon whom He bestows 
His Glance of Grace. The Gurmukh attains
spiritual wisdom, and understands everything. The ignorant ones act blindly.  
|| 2 ||    The self-willed manmukh is cynical; he
doesn’t understand. He dies and dies again, only to be reborn, and loses his 
life uselessly again. The Gurmukh is imbued with
the Naam, the Name of the Lord; he find peace, and is intuitively immersed in 
the True Lord.  || 3 ||    Chasing after worldly
affairs, the mind has become corroded and rusty. But meeting with the Perfect 
Guru, it is transmuted into gold once again.
When the Lord Himself grants forgiveness, then peace is obtained; through the 
Perfect Word of the Shabad, one is united with
Him.  || 4 ||   The false and evil-minded are the most wicked of the wicked. 
They are the most unworthy of the unworthy. With
false intellect, and insipid words of mouth, evil-minded, they do not obtain 
the Naam.  || 5 ||   The unworthy soul-bride is not
pleasing to her Husband Lord. False-minded, her actions are false. The foolish 
person does not know the excellence of her
Husband  Lord.  Without  the  Guru,  she  does  not  understand  at  all.   ||  
6  ||     The  evil-minded,  wicked  soul-bride  practices
wickedness.  She  decorates  herself,  but  her  Husband  Lord  is  not  
pleased.  The  virtuous  soul-bride  enjoys  and  ravishes  her
Husband Lord forever; the True Guru unites her in His Union.  || 7 ||    God 
Himself issues the Hukam of His Command, and
beholds all. Some are forgiven, according to their pre-ordained destiny. Night 
and day, they are imbued with the Naam, and
they find the True Lord. He Himself unites them in His Union.   || 8  ||     
Egotism  attaches  them  to  the  juice  of  emotional
attachment, and makes them run around. The Gurmukh is intuitively immersed in 
the True Love of the Lord. He Himself unites,
He  Himself acts, and beholds. Without the True Guru, understanding is not 
obtained.  || 9 ||   Some contemplate the Word of
the Shabad; these humble beings remain always awake and aware. Some are 
attached to the love of Maya; these unfortunate
ones remain asleep. He Himself acts, and inspires all to act; no one else can 
do anything.  || 10 ||   Through the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad, death is conquered and killed. Keep the Name of the Lord 
enshrined within your heart. Serving the True Guru,
peace is obtained, and one merges in the Name of the Lord.  || 11 ||   In the 
love of duality, the world wanders around insane.
Immersed in love and attachment to Maya, it suffers in pain. Wearing all sorts 
of religious robes, He is not obtained. Without
the  True Guru, peace is not found.  || 12 ||    Who is to blame, when He 
Himself does everything? As He wills, so is the path
we take. He Himself is the Merciful Giver of peace; as He wills, so do we 
follow.  || 13 ||    He Himself is the Creator, and He
Himself is the Enjoyer. He Himself is detached, and He Himself is attached. He 
Himself is immaculate, compassionate, the lover
of nectar; the Hukam of His Command cannot be erased.  || 14 ||   Those who 
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He dwells in each and every heart, the Great Giver, the Life of the world. At 
the same time, He is both hidden and revealed.
For the Gurmukh, doubt and fear are dispelled.   || 15 ||    The Gurmukh knows 
the One, the Dear Lord. Deep within the
nucleus of his inner being, is the Naam, the Name of the Lord; he realizes the 
Word of the Shabad. He alone receives it, unto
whom You give it. O Nanak, the Naam is glorious greatness.  || 16 || 4 ||   
MARU,  THIRD MEHL:  I praise the true, profound
and unfathomable Lord. All the world is in His power. He enjoys all hearts 
forever, day and night; He Himself dwells in peace.

|| 1 ||   True is the Lord and Master, and True is His Name. By Guru’s Grace, I 
enshrine Him in my mind. He Himself has come
to dwell deep within the nucleus of my heart; the noose of death has been 
snapped.  || 2 ||   Whom should I serve, and whom
should I praise? I serve the True Guru, and praise the Word of the Shabad. 
Through the True Shabad, the intellect is exalted
and ennobled forever, and the lotus deep within blossoms forth.  || 3 ||   The 
body is frail and perishable, like paper. When the
drop of water falls upon it, it crumbles and dissolves instantaneously. But the 
body of the Gurmukh, who understands, is like
gold;  the  Naam,  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  dwells  deep  within.   ||  4  || 
    Pure  is  that  kitchen,  which  is  enclosed  by  spiritual
awareness. The Lord’s Name is my food, and Truth is my support. Forever 
satisfied, sanctified and pure is that person, within
whose heart the Lord’s Name abides.  || 5 ||   I am a sacrifice to those who 
are attached to the Truth. They sing the Glorious
Praises of the Lord, and remain awake and aware night and day. True peace fills 
them forever, and their tongues savor the
sublime essence of the Lord.  || 6 ||   I remember the Lord’s Name, and no 
other at all. I serve the One Lord, and no other at
all. The Perfect Guru has revealed the whole Truth to me; I dwell in the  True  
Name.   ||  7  ||     Wandering,  wandering  in
reincarnation, again and again, he comes into the world. He is deluded and 
confused, when the Lord and Master confuses him.
He meets with the Dear Lord, when, as Gurmukh, he understands; he remembers the 
Shabad, the Word of the immortal,
eternal Lord God.  || 8 ||   I am a sinner, overflowing with sexual desire and 
anger. With what mouth should I speak? I have
no virtue, and I have rendered no service. I am a sinking stone; please, Lord, 
unite me with Yourself. Your Name is eternal and
imperishable.  || 9 ||   No one does anything; no one is able to do anything. 
That alone happens, which the Lord Himself does,
and causes to be done. Those whom He Himself forgives, find peace; they dwell 
forever in the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

|| 10 ||    This body is the earth, and the infinite Shabad is the seed. Deal 
and trade with the True Name alone. The True
wealth increases; it is never exhausted, when the Naam dwells deep within.   || 
11 ||    O Dear Lord, please bless me, the
worthless sinner, with virtue. Forgive me, and bless me with Your Name. One who 
becomes Gurmukh, is honored; he dwells in
the Name of the One Lord alone.  || 12 ||   The wealth of the Lord is deep 
within one’s inner being, but he does not realize it.
By Guru’s Grace, one comes to understand. One who becomes Gurmukh is blessed 
with this wealth; he lives forever in the
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In love and attachment to Maya, he has no understanding at all. The blind, 
self-willed manmukh sees nothing; through the
Guru’s Teachings, the Naam is gloriously revealed.   || 14 ||    The manmukhs 
are asleep in egotism and Maya. They do not
watch over their own homes, and are ruined in the end. They slander others, and 
burn in great anxiety; they dwell in pain and
suffering.   || 15 ||    The Creator Himself has created the creation. He 
blesses the Gurmukh with understanding. O Nanak,
those who are attuned to the Naam — their minds become immaculate; they dwell 
in the Naam, and only the Naam.  || 16 || 5

||   MARU,  THIRD MEHL:  I serve the One Lord, who is eternal, stable and True. 
Attached to duality, the whole world is false.
Following the Guru’s Teachings, I praise the True Lord forever, pleased with 
the Truest of the True.   || 1 ||    Your Glorious
Virtues are so many, Lord; I do not know even one. The Life of the world, the 
Great Giver, attaches us to himself. He Himself
forgives, and bestows glorious greatness. Following the Guru’s Teachings, this 
mind is delighted.   || 2 ||    The Word of the
Shabad has subdued the waves of Maya. Egotism has been conquered, and this mind 
has become immaculate. I intuitively
sing His Glorious Praises, imbued with the Lord’s Love. My tongue chants and 
savors the Lord’s Name.  || 3 ||    Crying out,
“Mine,  mine!”  he  spends  his  life.  The  self-willed  manmukh  does  not  
understand;  he  wanders  around  in  ignorance.  The
Messenger of Death watches over him every moment, every instant; night and day, 
his life is wasting away.   || 4 ||    He
practices greed within, and does not understand. He does not see the Messenger 
of Death hovering over his head. Whatever
one does in this world, will come to face him in the hereafter; what can he do 
at that very last moment?  || 5 ||   Those who
are attached to the Truth are true. The self-willed manmukhs, attached to 
duality, weep and wail. He is the Lord and Master of
both worlds; He Himself delights in virtue.   || 6 ||    Through the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad, His humble servant is exalted
forever. This mind is enticed by the Naam, the source of nectar. It is not 
stained at all by the dirt of attachment to Maya;
through the Guru’s Teachings, it is pleased and saturated with the Lord’s Name. 
 || 7 ||   The One Lord is contained within all.
By Guru’s Grace, He is revealed. One who subdues his ego, finds lasting peace; 
he drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar of the True
Name.  || 8 ||   God is the Destroyer of sin and pain. The Gurmukh serves Him, 
and contemplates the Word of the Shabad. He
Himself is pervading everything. The Gurmukh’s body and mind are saturated and 
pleased.  || 9 ||    The world is burning in
the fire of Maya. The Gurmukh extinguishes this fire, by contemplating the 
Shabad. Deep within are peace and tranquility, and
lasting peace is obtained. Following the Guru’s Teachings, one is blessed with 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 10 ||   Even
Indra, seated upon his throne, is caught in the fear of death. The Messenger of 
Death will not spare them, even though they
try all sorts of things. When one meets with the True Guru, one is liberated, 
drinking in and savoring the sublime essence of
the Lord, Har, Har.  || 11 ||   There is no devotion within the self-willed 
manmukh. Through devotional worship, the Gurmukh
obtains peace and tranquility. Forever pure and sanctified is the Word of the 
Guru’s Bani; following the Guru’s Teachings,
one’s inner being is drenched in it.  || 12 ||   I have considered Brahma, 
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They are bound by the three qualities — the three gunas; they are far away from 
liberation. The Gurmukh knows the spiritual
wisdom of the One Lord. Night and day, he chants the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord.  || 13 ||   He may read the Vedas, but he
does not realize the Lord’s Name. For the sake of Maya, he reads and recites 
and argues. The ignorant and blind person is
filled with filth within. How can he cross over the impassable world-ocean?   
|| 14 ||    He voices all the controversies of the
Vedas, but his inner being is not saturated or satisfied, and he does not 
realize the Word of the Shabad. The Vedas tell all
about virtue and vice, but only the Gurmukh drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar.   
|| 15 ||    The One True Lord is all by Himself.
There is no one else except Him. O Nanak, true is the mind of one who is 
attuned to the Naam; he speaks Truth, and nothing
but Truth.   || 16 || 6 ||    MARU,   THIRD MEHL:   The True Lord has 
established the Throne of Truth. He dwells in His own
home deep within the self, where there is no emotional attachment to Maya. The 
True Lord dwells deep within the nucleus of
the Gurmukh’s heart forever; his actions are excellent. || 1 ||    True is his 
merchandise, and true is his trade. There is no
doubt within him, and no expanse of duality. He has earned the true wealth, 
which is never exhausted. How few are those
who contemplate this, and understand.  || 2 ||   They alone are attached to the 
True Name, whom the Lord Himself attaches.
The Word of the Shabad is deep within the nucleus of the self; good fortune is 
recorded upon their foreheads. Through the
True Word of the Shabad, they sing the True Praises of the Lord; they are 
attuned to contemplative meditation on the Shabad.

|| 3 ||   I praise the True Lord, the Truest of the True. I see the One Lord, 
and no other. The Guru’s Teachings are the ladder

to reach the highest of the high. the jewel of spiritual wisdom conquers 
egotism.   || 4 ||    Emotional attachment to Maya is
burnt away by the Word of the Shabad. The True One comes to dwell in the mind, 
when it pleases You, O Lord. True are all
the actions of the truthful; the thirst of egotism is subdued.   || 5 ||    All 
by Himself, God created emotional attachment to
Maya. How rare are those who, as Gurmukh, realize the Lord. One who becomes 
Gurmukh practices Truth; true and excellent
are his actions.  || 6 ||   He does those deeds which are pleasing to my God; 
through the Shabad, he burns away egotism and
the thirst of desire. Following the Guru’s Teachings, he remains forever cool 
and calm deep within; he conquers and subdues
his ego.  || 7 ||   Those who are attached to the Truth are pleased with 
everything. They are embellished with the True Word
of the Shabad. Those who are true in this world, are true in the Court of the 
Lord. The Merciful Lord adorns them with His
Mercy.   || 8 ||    Those who are attached to duality, and not the Truth, are 
trapped in emotional attachment to Maya; they
totally suffer in pain. Without the Guru, they do not understand pain and 
pleasure; attached to Maya, they suffer in terrible
pain.  || 9 ||   Those whose minds are pleased with the True Word of the Shabad 
act according to pre-ordained destiny. They
serve the True Lord, and meditate on the True Lord; they are imbued with 
contemplative meditation on the True Lord.  || 10 ||
Service to the Guru seems sweet to them. Night and day, they are intuitively 
immersed in celestial peace. Chanting the Name
of the Lord, Har, Har, their minds become immaculate; they love to serve the 
Guru.   || 11 ||    Those humble beings are at
peace, whom the True Guru attaches to the Truth. He Himself, in His Will, 
merges them into Himself. Those humble beings,
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The rest are ruined through emotional attachment to Maya.  || 12 ||   The 
Gurmukh realizes the True Word of the Shabad. He
has no family, and he has no mother. The One and Only Lord is pervading and 
permeating deep within the nucleus of all. He is
the Support of all beings.  || 13 ||   Egotism, possessiveness, and the love of 
duality — none of these shall go along with you;
such is the pre-ordained will of our Lord and Master. Through the True Guru, 
practice Truth, and the True Lord shall take away
your pains.   || 14 ||    If You so bless me, then I shall find lasting peace. 
Through the True Word of the Shabad, I live the
Truth. The True Lord is within me, and my mind and body have become True. I am 
blessed with the overflowing treasure of
devotional worship.  || 15 ||   He Himself watches, and issues His Command. He 
Himself inspires us to obey His Will. O Nanak,
only those who are attuned to the Naam are detached; their minds, bodies and 
tongues are embellished with the Naam.  || 16

|| 7 ||   MARU,  THIRD MEHL:  He Himself created Himself, and came into being. 
The One Lord is pervading in all, remaining
hidden. The Lord, the Life of the world, takes care of all. Whoever knows his 
own self, realizes God.  || 1 ||   He who created
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, links each and every being to its tasks. He merges 
into Himself, whoever is pleasing to His Will. The
Gurmukh knows the One Lord.   || 2 ||    The world is coming and going in 
reincarnation. Attached to Maya, it dwells on its
many sins. One who realizes the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, praises forever the 
eternal, unchanging True Lord.  || 3 ||   Some
are attached to the root — they find peace. But those who are attached to the 
branches, waste their lives away uselessly.
Those humble beings, who chant the Name of the Ambrosial Lord, produce the 
ambrosial fruit.   || 4 ||    I have no virtues;
what words should I speak? You see all, and weigh them on Your scale. By Your 
will, You preserve me, and so do I remain.
The Gurmukh knows the One Lord.   || 5 ||    According to Your Will, You link 
me to my true tasks. Renouncing vice, I am
immersed in virtue. The One Immaculate True Lord abides in virtue; through the 
Word of the Guru’s Shabad, He is realized.  ||
6 ||   Wherever I look, there I see Him. Duality and evil-mindedness are 
destroyed through the Shabad. The One Lord God is
immersed  in  His  Oneness.  He  is  attuned  forever  to  His  own  delight.   
||  7  ||     The  body-lotus  is  withering  away,  but  the
ignorant, self-willed manmukh does not understand the Shabad. By Guru’s Grace, 
he searches his body, and finds the Great
Giver, the Life of the world.  || 8 ||   The Lord frees up the body-fortress, 
which was seized by sins, when one keeps the Dear
Lord enshrined forever in the heart. The fruits of his desires are obtained, 
and he is dyed in the permanent color of the Lord’s
Love.  || 9 ||   The self-willed manmukh speaks of spiritual wisdom, but does 
not understand. Again and again, he comes into
the world, but he finds no place of rest. The Gurmukh is spiritually wise, and 
praises the Lord forever. Throughout each and
every age, the Gurmukh knows the One Lord.  || 10 ||   All the deeds which the 
manmukh does bring pain — nothing but pain.
The Word of the Shabad is not within him; how can he go to the Court of the 
Lord? The True Shabad dwells deep within the
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|| 11 ||   Wherever I look, I see You, everywhere. Through the Perfect Guru, 
all this is known. I meditate forever and ever on
the Naam; this mind is imbued with the Naam.  || 12 ||    Imbued with the Naam, 
the body is sanctified. Without the Naam,
they are drowned and die without water. They come and go, but do not understand 
the Naam. Some, as Gurmukh, realize the
Word of the Shabad.   || 13 ||    The Perfect True Guru has imparted this 
understanding. Without the Name, no one attains
liberation. Through the Naam, the Name of the Lord, one is blessed with 
glorious greatness; he remains intuitively attuned to
the Lord’s Love.   || 14 ||    The body-village crumbles and collapses into a 
pile of dust. Without the Shabad, the cycle of
reincarnation is not brought to an end. One who knows the One Lord, through the 
True Guru, praises the True Lord, and
remains immersed in the True Lord.   || 15 ||    The True Word of the Shabad 
comes to dwell in the mind, when the Lord
bestows His Glance of Grace. O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Naam, the 
Name of the Formless Lord, realize the True
Lord in His True Court.  || 16 || 8 ||    MARU,  SOLHAY,  THIRD MEHL:  O 
Creator, it is You Yourself who does all. All beings
and  creatures  are  under  Your  Protection.  You  are  hidden,  and  yet  
permeating  within  all;  through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s
Shabad, You are realized.  || 1 ||    Devotion to the Lord is a treasure 
overflowing. He Himself blesses us with contemplative
meditation on the Shabad. You do whatever You please; my mind is attuned to the 
True Lord.  || 2 ||    You Yourself are the
priceless diamond and jewel. In Your Mercy, You weigh with Your scale. All 
beings and creatures are under Your protection.
One who is blessed by Your Grace realizes his own self.  || 3 ||    One who 
receives Your Mercy, O Primal Lord, does not die,
and is not reborn; he is released from the cycle of reincarnation. He sings the 
Glorious Praises of the True Lord, day and night,
and, throughout the ages, he knows the One Lord.   || 4 ||    Emotional 
attachment to Maya wells up throughout the whole
world, from Brahma, Vishnu and all the demi-gods. Those who are pleasing to 
Your Will, are attached to the Naam; through
spiritual wisdom and understanding, You are recognized.  || 5 ||    The world 
is engrossed in vice and virtue. Happiness and
misery are totally loaded with pain. One who becomes Gurmukh finds peace; such 
a Gurmukh recognizes the Naam.   || 6 ||
No one can erase the record of one’s actions. Through the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad, one finds the door of salvation. One
who  conquers  self-conceit  and  recognizes  the  Lord,  obtains  the  fruits  
of  his  pre-destined  rewards.   ||  7  ||     Emotionally
attached to Maya, one’s consciousness is not attached to the Lord. In the love 
of duality, he will suffer terrible agony in the
world  hereafter.  The  hypocritical,  self-willed  manmukhs  are  deluded  by  
doubt;  at  the  very  last  moment,  they  regret  and
repent.  || 8 ||    In accordance with the Lord’s Will, he sings the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord. He is rid of all sinful residues,
and all suffering. The Lord is immaculate, and immaculate is the Word of His 
Bani. My mind is imbued with the Lord.  || 9 ||
One who is blessed with the Lord’s Glance of Grace, obtains the Lord, the 
treasure of virtue. Egotism and possessiveness are
brought  to  an  end.  The  One  Lord  is  the  only  Giver  of  virtue  and  
vice,  merits  and  demerits;  how  rare  are  those  who,  as
Gurmukh,  understand  this.    ||  10  ||      My  God  is  immaculate,  and  
utterly  infinite.  God  unites  with  Himself,  through
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He Himself forgives, and implants the Truth. The mind and body are then attuned 
to the True Lord.   || 11 ||    Within the
polluted  mind  and  body  is  the  Light  of  the  Infinite  Lord.  One  who  
understands  the  Guru’s  Teachings,  contemplates  this.
Conquering egotism, the mind becomes immaculate forever; with his tongue, he 
serves the Lord, the Giver of peace.  || 12 ||
In the fortress of the body there are many shops and bazaars; within them is 
the Naam, the Name of the utterly infinite Lord.
In His Court, one is embellished forever with the Word of the Guru’s Shabad; he 
conquers egotism and realizes the Lord.  || 13

||    The jewel is priceless, inaccessible and infinite. How can the poor 
wretch estimate its worth? Through the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad, it is weighed, and so the Shabad is realized deep within.  || 14 
||   The great volumes of the Simritees and the
Shaastras only extend the extension of attachment to Maya. The fools read them, 
but do not understand the Word of the
Shabad. How rare are those who, as Gurmukh, understand.  || 15 ||   The Creator 
Himself acts, and causes all to act. Through
the True Word of His Bani, Truth is implanted deep within. O Nanak, through the 
Naam, one is blessed with glorious greatness,
and throughout the ages, the One Lord is known.  || 16 || 9 ||   MARU,  THIRD 
MEHL:  Serve the True Creator Lord. The Word
of  the  Shabad  is  the  Destroyer  of  pain.  He  is  inaccessible  and  
unfathomable;  He  cannot  be  evaluated.  He  Himself  is
inaccessible and immeasurable.  || 1 ||    The True Lord Himself makes Truth 
pervasive. He attaches some humble beings to
the Truth. They serve the True Lord and practice Truth; through the Name, they 
are absorbed in the True Lord.  || 2 ||   The
Primal Lord unites His devotees in His Union. He attaches them to true 
devotional worship. One who sings forever the Glorious
Praises  of  the  Lord,  through  the  True  Word  of  His  Bani,  earns  the  
profit  of  this  life.   ||  3  ||     The  Gurmukh  trades,  and
understands his own self. He knows no other than the One Lord. True is the 
banker, and True are His traders, who buy the
merchandise of the Naam.  || 4 ||   He Himself fashions and creates the 
Universe. He inspires a few to realize the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad. Those humble beings who serve the True Guru are true. He snaps 
the noose of death from around their necks.

|| 5 ||    He destroys, creates, embellishes and fashions all beings, and 
attaches them to duality, attachment and Maya. The
self-willed manmukhs wander around forever, acting blindly. Death has strung 
his noose around their necks.   || 6 ||    He
Himself forgives, and enjoins us to serve the Guru. Through the Guru’s 
Teachings, the Naam comes to dwell within the mind.
Night and day, meditate on the Naam, the Name of the True Lord, and earn the 
profit of the Naam in this world.  || 7 ||   He
Himself is True, and True is His Name. The Gurmukh bestows it, and enshrines it 
within the mind. Noble and exalted are those,
within whose mind the Lord abides. Their heads are free of strife.   || 8 ||    
He is inaccessible and unfathomable; His value
cannot be appraised. By Guru’s Grace, He dwells within the mind. No one calls 
that person to account, who praises the Word
of the Shabad, the Giver of virtue.   || 9 ||    Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva serve 
Him. Even they cannot find the limits of the
unseen,  unknowable  Lord.  Those  who  are  blessed  by  Your  Glance  of  
Grace,  become  Gurmukh,  and  comprehend  the
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|| 10 ||   The Perfect True Guru has imparted this understanding. I have 
enshrined the Naam, the One Name, within my mind.
I chant the Naam, and meditate on the Naam. Singing His Glorious Praises, I 
enter the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence.  || 11

||   The servant serves, and obeys the Command of the Infinite Lord. The 
self-willed manmukhs do not know the value of the
Lord’s Command. By the Hukam of the Lord’s Command, one is exalted; by His 
Hukam, one is glorified; by His Hukam, one
becomes carefree.   || 12 ||    By Guru’s Grace, one  recognizes  the  Lord’s  
Hukam.  The  wandering mind  is  restrained, and
brought back to the home of the One Lord. Imbued with the Naam, one remains 
forever detached; the jewel of the Naam rests
within the mind.  || 13 ||   The One Lord is pervasive throughout all the 
world. By Guru’s Grace, He is revealed. Those humble
beings who praise the Shabad are immaculate; they dwell within the home of 
their own inner self.   || 14 ||    The devotees
abide forever in Your Sanctuary, Lord. You are inaccessible and unfathomable; 
Your value cannot be estimated. As it pleases
Your Will, You keep us; the Gurmukh meditates on the Naam.  || 15 ||   Forever 
and ever, I sing Your Glorious Praises. O my
True Lord and Master, may I become pleasing to Your Mind. Nanak offers this 
true prayer: O Lord, please bless me with Truth,
that I may merge in the Truth.  || 16 || 1 || 10 ||   MARU,  THIRD MEHL:  Those 
who serve the True Guru are very fortunate.
Night and day, they remain lovingly attuned to the True Name. The Lord, the 
Giver of peace, abides forever deep within their
hearts; they delight in the True Word of the Shabad.  || 1 ||   When the Lord 
grants His Grace, one meets with the Guru. The
Name of the Lord is enshrined within the mind. The Lord, the Giver of peace, 
abides forever within the mind; the mind is
delighted with the Word of the Shabad.   || 2 ||    When the Lord bestows His 
Mercy, He unites in His Union. Egotism and
attachment are burned away by the Shabad. In the Love of the One Lord, one 
remains liberated forever; he is not in conflict
with anyone.  || 3 ||   Without serving the True Guru, there is only 
pitch-black darkness. Without the Shabad, no one crosses
over to the other side. Those who are imbued with the Shabad, are very 
detached. They earn the profit of the True Word of
the Shabad.   || 4 ||    Pain and pleasure are pre-ordained by the Creator. He 
Himself has caused the love of duality to be
pervasive. One who becomes Gurmukh remains detached; how can anyone trust the 
self-willed manmukh?  || 5 ||   Those who
do not recognize the Shabad are manmukhs. They do not know the essence of the 
Fear of the Guru. Without this Fear, how
can anyone find the Fearless True Lord? The Messenger of Death will pull the 
breath out.  || 6 ||   The invulnerable Messenger
of Death cannot be killed. The Word of the Guru’s Shabad prevents him from 
approaching. When he hears the Word of the
Shabad, he runs far away. He is afraid that the self-sufficient Dear Lord will 
kill him.  || 7 ||   The Dear Lord is the Ruler above
all. What can this wretched Messenger of Death do? As slave to the Hukam of the 
Lord’s Command, the mortal acts according
to His Hukam. According to His Hukam, he is deprived of his breath.  || 8 ||   
The Gurmukh realizes that the True Lord created
the creation. The Gurmukh knows that the Lord has expanded the entire expanse. 
One who becomes Gurmukh, understands
the True Lord. Through the True Word of the Shabad, he finds peace.   || 9 ||   
 The Gurmukh knows that the Lord is the
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Throughout the four ages, he recognizes the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. The 
Gurmukh does not die, the Gurmukh is not
reborn;  the  Gurmukh  is  immersed  in  the  Shabad.   ||  10  ||     The  
Gurmukh  praises  the  Naam,  and  the  Shabad.  God  is
inaccessible, unfathomable and self-sufficient. The Naam, the Name of the One 
Lord, saves and redeems throughout the four
ages.  Through  the  Shabad,  one  trades  in  the  Naam.   ||  11  ||     The  
Gurmukh  obtains  eternal  peace  and  tranqulity.  The
Gurmukh  enshrines  the  Naam  within  his  heart.  One  who  becomes  Gurmukh  
recognizes  the  Naam,  and  the  noose  of  evil-
mindedness is snapped.  || 12 ||    The Gurmukh wells up from, and then merges 
back into Truth. He does not die and take
birth, and is not consigned to reincarnation. The Gurmukh remains forever 
imbued with the color of the Lord’s Love. Night and
day, he earns a profit.  || 13 ||    The Gurmukhs, the devotees, are exalted 
and beautified in the Court of the Lord. They are
embellished with the True Word of His Bani, and the Word of the Shabad. Night 
and day, they sing the Glorious Praises of the
Lord, day and night, and they intuitively go to their own home.  || 14 ||   The 
Perfect True Guru proclaims the Shabad; night
and day, remain lovingly attuned to  devotional  worship. One  who  sings  
forever  the  Glorious  Praises  of  the  Lord, becomes
immaculate; Immaculate are the Glorious Praises of the Sovereign Lord .  || 15 
||   The True Lord is the Giver of virtue. How
rare are those who, as Gurmukh, understand this. Servant Nanak praises the 
Naam; he blossoms forth in the ecstasy of the
Name of the self-sufficient Lord.  || 16 || 2 || 11 ||   MARU,  THIRD MEHL:  
Serve the Dear Lord, the inaccessible and infinite.
He has no end or limitation. By Guru’s Grace, one who dwells upon the Lord deep 
within his heart —  his heart is filled with
infinite wisdom.  || 1 ||    The One Lord is pervading and permeating amidst 
all. By Guru’s Grace, He is revealed. The Life of
the world nurtures and cherishes all, giving sustenance to all.  || 2 ||   The 
Perfect True Guru has imparted this understanding.
By the Hukam of His Command, He created the entire Universe. Whoever submits to 
His Command, finds peace; His Command
is above the heads of kings and emperors.   || 3 ||    True is the True Guru. 
Infinite is the Word of His Shabad. Through His
Shabad,  the  world  is  saved.  The  Creator  Himself  created  the  creation; 
 He  gazes  upon  it,  and  blesses  it  with  breath  and
nourishment.  || 4 ||   Out of millions, only a few understand. Imbued with the 
Word of the Guru’s Shabad, they are colored in
His Love. They praise the Lord, the Giver of peace forever; the Lord forgives 
His devotees, and blesses them with His Praise.

||  5  ||     Those  humble  beings  who  serve  the  True  Guru  are  true.  
The  falsest  of  the  false  die,  only  to  be  reborn.  The

inaccessible, unfathomable, self-sufficient, incomprehensible Lord is the Lover 
of His devotees.  || 6 ||   The Perfect True Guru
implants Truth within. Through the True Word of the Shabad, they sing His 
Glorious Praises forever. The Giver of virtue is
pervading deep within the nucleus of all beings; He inscribes the time of 
destiny upon each and every person’s head.  || 7 ||
The Gurmukh knows that God is always ever-present. That humble being who serves 
the Shabad, is comforted and fulfilled.
Night and day, he serves the True Word of the Guru’s Bani; he delights in the 
True Word of the Shabad.  || 8 ||   The ignorant
and blind cling to all sorts of rituals. They stubborn-mindedly perform these 
rituals, and are consigned to reincarnation.


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For the sake of poison, they act in greed and possessiveness, and evil-minded 
duality.  || 9 ||   The Perfect True Guru implants
devotional worship within. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, he lovingly 
centers his consciousness on the Lord’s Name.
The Lord pervades his mind, body and heart; deep within, his mind is drenched 
with devotional worship and praise of the Lord.

|| 10 ||   My True Lord God is the Destroyer of demons. Through the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad, His devotees are saved. My
True Lord God is forever True. He is the Emperor over the heads of kings.  || 
11 ||   True are those devotees, who are pleasing
to Your Mind. They sing the Kirtan of His Praises at His Door; they are 
embellished and exalted by the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad. Night and day, they sing the True Word of His Bani. The Naam is the 
wealth of the poor.  || 12 ||   Those whom You
unite, Lord, are never separated again. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, 
they praise You forever. You are the One
Lord and Master over all. Through the Shabad, the Naam is praised.  || 13 ||    
Without the Shabad, no one knows You. You
Yourself speak the Unspoken Speech. You Yourself are the Shabad forever, the 
Guru, the Great Giver; chanting the Lord’s
Name, You bestow Your treasure.  || 14 ||    You Yourself are the Creator of 
the Universe. No one can erase what You have
written. You Yourself bless the Gurmukh with the Naam, who is no longer 
skeptical, and is not held to account.  || 15 ||   Your
true  devotees  stand  at  the  Door  of  Your  Court.  They  serve  the  
Shabad  with  love  and  affection.  O  Nanak,  those  who  are
attuned to the Naam remain detached; through the Naam, their affairs are 
resolved.  || 16 || 3 || 12 ||   MARU,  THIRD MEHL:
My True Lord God has staged a play. He has created no one like anyone else. He 
made them different, and he gazes upon
them with pleasure; he placed all the flavors in the body.   || 1 ||    You 
Yourself vibrate the beat of the breath. Shiva and
Shakti, energy and matter — You have placed them into the body. By Guru’s 
Grace, one turns away from the world, and
attains the jewel of spiritual wisdom, and the Word of the Shabad.  || 2 ||   
He Himself created darkness and light. He alone is
pervasive; there is no other at all. One who realizes his own self — by Guru’s 
Grace, the lotus of his mind blossoms forth.  || 3

||   Only He Himself knows His depth and extent. Other people can only listen 
and hear what is spoken and said. One who is
spiritually wise, understands himself as Gurmukh; he praises the True Lord.   
|| 4 ||    Deep within the body is the priceless
object. He Himself opens the doors. The Gurmukh intuitively drings in the 
Ambrosial Nectar, and the fire of desire is quenched.

||  5  ||     He  placed  all  the  flavors  within  the  body.  How  rare  are 
 those  who  understand,  through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s
Shabad. So search within yourself, and praise the Shabad. Why run around 
outside your self?  || 6 ||   Without tasting, no one
enjoys the flavor. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, one drinks in the 
Ambrosial Nectar. The Ambrosial Nectar is drunk,
and the immoral status is obtained, when one obtains the sublime essence of the 
Guru’s Shabad.  || 7 ||    One who realizes
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Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, he chants the Name of the Lord. Night 
and day, he remains imbued with the Naam,
day  and  night;  he  is  rid  of  emotional  attachment  to  Maya.   ||  8  || 
    Serving  the  Guru,  all  things  are  obtained;  egotism,
possessiveness and self-conceit are taken away. The Lord, the Giver of peace 
Himself grants His Grace; He exalts and adorns
with          the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 9 ||   The Guru’s Shabad is 
the Ambrosial Bani. Night and day, chant the Name of the
Lord. That heart becomes immaculate, which is filled with the True Lord, Har, 
Har.  || 10 ||   His servants serve, and praise His
Shabad. Imbued forever with the color of His Love, they sing the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord. He Himself forgives, and unites
them with the Shabad; the fragrance of sandalwood permeates their minds.   || 
11 ||    Through the Shabad, they speak the
Unspoken, and praise the Lord. My True Lord God is self-sufficient. The Giver 
of virtue Himself unites them with the Shabad;
they enjoy the sublime essence of the Shabad.  || 12 ||    The confused, 
self-willed manmukhs find no place of rest. They do
those deeds which they are pre-destined to do. Imbued with poison, they search 
out poison, and suffer the pains of death and
rebirth.  || 13 ||   He Himself praises Himself. Your Glorious Virtues are 
within You alone, God. You Yourself are True, and True
is   the Word of Your Bani. You Yourself are invisible and unknowable.  || 14 
||   Without the Guru, the Giver, no one finds the
Lord, though one may make hundreds of thousands and millions of attempts. By 
Guru’s Grace, He dwells deep within the
heart; through the Shabad, praise the True Lord.  || 15 ||    They alone meet 
Him, whom the Lord unites with Himself. They
are adorned and exalted with the True Word of His Bani, and the Shabad. Servant 
Nanak continually sings the Glorious Praises
of the True Lord; singing His Glories, he is immersed in the Glorious Lord of 
Virtue.  || 16 || 4 || 13 ||   MARU,  THIRD MEHL:
The One Lord is eternal and unchanging, forever True. Through the Perfect Guru, 
this understanding is obtained. Those who
are drenched with the sublime essence of the Lord, meditate forever on Him; 
following the Guru’s Teachings, they obtain the
armor of humility.  || 1 ||    Deep within, they love the True Lord forever. 
Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, they love
the Lord’s Name. The Naam, the embodiment of the nine treasures, abides within 
their hearts; they renounce the profit of
Maya.  || 2 ||   Both the king and his subjects are involved in evil-mindedness 
and duality. Without serving the True Guru, they
do  not  become  one  with  the  Lord.  Those  who  meditate  on  the  One  
Lord  find  eternal  peace.  Their  power  is  eternal  and
unfailing.  || 3 ||    No one can save them from coming and going. Birth and 
death come from Him. The Gurmukh meditates
forever  on  the  True  Lord.  Emancipation  and  liberation  are  obtained  
from  Him.   ||  4  ||     Truth  and  self-control  are  found
through the Door of the True Guru. Egotism and anger are silenced through the 
Shabad. Serving the True Guru, lasting peace
is found; humility and contentment all come from Him.   || 5 ||    Out of 
egotism and attachment, the Universe welled up.
Forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, all the world perishes. Without 
serving the True Guru, the Naam is not obtained.
The Naam is the True profit in this world.  || 6 ||   True is His Will, 
beauteous and pleasing through the Word of the Shabad.
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Through the True Name, one’s actions are forever embellished. Without the 
Shabad, what can anyone do?   || 7 ||    One
instant, he laughs, and the next instant, he cries. Because of duality and 
evil-mindedness, his affairs are not resolved. Union
and separation are pre-ordained by the Creator. Actions already committed 
cannot be taken back.  || 8 ||   One who lives the
Word of the Guru’s Shabad becomes Jivan Mukta — liberated while yet alive. He 
remains forever immersed in the Lord. By
Guru’s Grace, one is blessed with glorious greatness; he is not afflicted by 
the disease of egotism.   || 9 ||    Eating tasty
delicacies, he fattens up his body and wears religious robes, but he does not 
live to the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Deep with
the nucleus of his being is the great disease; he suffers terrible pain, and 
eventually sinks into the manure.  || 10 ||   He reads
and  studies  the  Vedas,  and  argues  about  them;  God  is  within  his  own 
 heart,  but  he  does  not  recognize  the  Word  of  the
Shabad. One who becomes Gurmukh churns the essence of reality; his tongue 
savors the sublime essence of the Lord.  || 11 ||
Those who forsake the object within their own hearts, wander outside. The 
blind, self-willed manmukhs do not taste the flavor
of God. Imbued with the taste of another, their tongues speak tasteless, 
insipid words. They never taste the sublime essence
of the Lord.  || 12 ||   The self-willed manmukh has doubt as his spouse. He 
dies of evil-mindedness, and suffers forever. His
mind is attached to sexual desire, anger and duality, and he does not find 
peace, even in dreams.  || 13 ||   The body becomes
golden, with the Word of the Shabad as its spouse. Night and day, enjoy the 
enjoyments, and be in love with the Lord. Deep
within the mansion of the self, one finds the Lord, who transcends this 
mansion. Realizing His Will, we merge in Him.  || 14 ||
The  Great  Giver  Himself  gives.  No  one  has  any  power  to  stand  
against  Him.  He  Himself  forgives,  and  unites  us  with  the
Shabad; The Word of His Shabad is unfathomable.  || 15 ||   Body and soul, all 
belong to Him. The True Lord is my only Lord
and Master. O Nanak, through the Word of the Guru’s Bani, I have found the 
Lord. Chanting the Lord’s Chant, I merge in Him.

|| 16 || 5 || 14 ||   MARU,  THIRD MEHL:  The Gurmukh contemplates the sound 
current of the Naad instead of the Vedas. The
Gurmukh attains infinite spiritual wisdom and meditation. The Gurmukh acts in 
harmony with God’s Will; the Gurmukh finds
perfection.  || 1 ||   The mind of the Gurmukh turns away from the world. The 
Gurmukh vibrates the Naad, the sound current
of the Guru’s Bani. The Gurmukh, attuned to the Truth, remains detached, and 
dwells in the home of the self deep within.  || 2

||    I speak the Ambrosial Teachings of the Guru. I lovingly chant the Truth, 
through the True Word of the Shabad. My mind
remains forever imbued with the Love of the True Lord. I am immersed in the 
Truest of the True.   || 3 ||    Immaculate and
pure is the mind of the Gurmukh, who bathes in the Pool of Truth. No filth 
attaches to him; he merges in the True Lord. He
truly practices Truth forever; true devotion is implanted within him.  || 4 ||  
 True is the speech of the Gurmukh; true are the
eyes of the Gurmukh. The Gurmukh practices and lives the Truth. He speaks the 
Truth forever, day and night, and inspires
others to speak the Truth.  || 5 ||   True and exalted is the speech of the 
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The Gurmukh serves the Truest of the True forever; the Gurmukh proclaims the 
Word of the Shabad.   || 6 ||    One who
becomes Gurmukh understands. He rids himself of egotism, Maya and doubt. He 
ascends the sublime, exalted ladder of the
Guru, and he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord at His True Door.  || 7 ||  
  The Gurmukh practices true self-control, and
acts in excellence. The Gurmukh obtains the gate of salvation. Through loving 
devotion, he remains forever imbued with the
Lord’s Love; eradicating self-conceit, he merges in the Lord.  || 8 ||   One 
who becomes Gurmukh examines his own mind, and
instructs others. He is lovingly attuned to the True Name forever. They act in 
harmony with the Mind of the True Lord.  || 9 ||
As     it pleases His Will, He unites us with the True Guru. As it pleases His 
Will, He comes to dwell within the mind. As it pleases
His Will, He imbues us with His Love; as it pleases His Will, He comes to dwell 
in the mind.  || 10 ||   Those who act stubborn-
mindedly are destroyed. Wearing all sorts of religious robes, they do not 
please the Lord. Tinged by corruption, they earn only
pain; they are immersed in pain.  || 11 ||   One who becomes Gurmukh earns 
peace. He comes to understand death and birth.
One who looks alike upon death and birth, is pleasing to my God.  || 12 ||   
The Gurmukh, while remaining dead, is respected
and approved. He realizes that coming and going are according to God’s Will. He 
does not die, he is not reborn, and he does
not suffer in pain; his mind merges in the Mind of God.   || 13 ||    Very 
fortunate are those who find the True Guru. They
eradicate egotism and attachment from within. Their minds are immaculate, and 
they are never again stained with filth. They
are honored at the Door of the True Court.  || 14 ||   He Himself acts, and 
inspires all to act. He Himself watches over all; H e
establishes and disestablishes. The service of the Gurmukh is pleasing to my 
God; one who listens to the Truth is approved.  ||
15 ||    The Gurmukh practices Truth, and only Truth. The Gurmukh is 
immaculate; no filth attaches to him. O Nanak, those
who contemplate the Naam are imbued with it. They merge in the Naam, the Name 
of the Lord.  || 16 || 1 || 15 ||    MARU,
THIRD  MEHL:    He  Himself  fashioned  the  Universe,  through  the  Hukam  of 
 His  Command.  He  Himself  establishes  and
disestablishes, and embellishes with grace. The True Lord Himself administers 
all justice; through Truth, we merge in the True
Lord.   || 1 ||    The body takes the form of a fortress. Emotional attachment 
to Maya has expanded throughout its expanse.
Without the Word of the Shabad, the body is reduced to a pile of ashes; in the 
end, dust mingles with dust.  || 2 ||   The body
is the infinite fortress of gold; it is permeated by the Infinite Word of the 
Shabad. The Gurmukh sings the Glorious Praises of
the True Lord forever; meeting his Beloved, he finds peace.   || 3 ||    The 
body is the temple of the Lord; the Lord Himself
embellishes it. The Dear Lord dwells within it. Through the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad, the merchants trade, and in His Grace,
the Lord merges them with Himself.   || 4 ||    He alone is pure, who 
eradicates anger. He realizes the Shabad, and reforms
himself. The Creator Himself acts, and inspires all to act; He Himself abides 
in the mind.  || 5 ||   Pure and unique is devotional
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The mind and body are washed clean, contemplating the Shabad. One who remains 
forever imbued with His Love, night and
day — in His Mercy, the Lord inspires him to perform devotional worship 
service.  || 6 ||   In this temple of the mind, the mind
wanders around. Discarding joy like straw, it suffers in terrible pain. Without 
meeting the True Guru, it finds no place of rest;
He Himself has staged this play.  || 7 ||    He Himself is infinite; He 
contemplates Himself. He Himself bestows Union through
actions of excellence. What can the poor creatures do? Granting forgiveness, He 
unites them with Himself.  || 8 ||   The Perfect
Lord Himself unites them with the True Guru. Through the True Word of the 
Shabad, he makes them brave spiritual heroes.
Uniting them with Himself, He bestows glorious greatness; He inspires them to 
focus their consciousness on the True Lord.  ||
9    ||    The True Lord is deep within the heart. How rare are those who, as 
Gurmukh, realize this. The treasure of the Naam
abides deep within their hearts; they meditate on the Naam with their tongues.  
|| 10 ||    He wanders through foreign lands,
but does not look within himself. Attached to Maya, he is bound and gagged by 
the Messenger of Death. The noose of death
around his neck will never be untied; in the love of duality, he wanders in 
reincarnation.  || 11 ||    There is no real chanting,
meditation, penance or self-control, as long as one does not live to the Word 
of the Guru’s Shabad. Accepting the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad, one obtains Truth; through Truth, one merges in the True Lord.  
|| 12 ||    Sexual desire and anger are very
powerful in the world. They lead to all sorts of actions, but these only add to 
all the pain. Those who serve the True Guru find
peace; they are united with the True Shabad.  || 13 ||   Air, water and fire 
make up the body. Emotional attachment to Maya
rules deep within all. When one realizes the One who created him, emotional 
attachment to Maya is dispelled.  || 14 ||   Some
are engrossed in emotional attachment to Maya and pride. They are 
self-conceited and egotistical. They never think about the
Messenger of Death; in the end, they leave, regretting and repenting.  || 15 || 
  He alone knows the Way, who created it. The
Gurmukh,  who  is  blessed  with  the  Shabad,  realizes  Him.  Slave  Nanak  
offers  ths  prayer;  O  Lord,  let  my  consciousness  be
attached to the True Name.  || 16 || 2 || 16 ||   MARU,  THIRD MEHL:  From the 
very beginning of time, and throughout the
ages, the Merciful Lord has been the Great Giver. Through the Shabad, the Word 
of the Perfect Guru, He is realized. Those
who serve You are immersed in You. You unite them in Union with Yourself.  || 1 
||   You are inaccessible and unfathomable;
Your limits cannot be found. All beings and creatures seek Your Sanctuary. As 
is pleases Your Will, You guide us along; You
Yourself place us on the Path.  || 2 ||    The True Lord is, and shall always 
be. He Himself creates — there is no other at all.
The Giver of peace takes care of all; He Himself sustains them.   || 3 ||    
You are inaccessible, unfathomable, invisible and
infinite; no one knows Your extent. You Yourself realize Yourself. Through the 
Guru’s Teachings, You reveal Yourself.  || 4 ||


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Your Almighty Command prevails throughout the nether worlds, realms and worlds 
of form. By the Hukam of Your Command,
You create, and by Your Command, You destroy. By Your Command, You unite in 
Union.   || 5 ||    One who realizes Your
Command, praises Your Command. You are Inaccessible, Unfathomable and 
Self-Sufficient. As is the understanding You give,
so       do I become. You Yourself reveal the Shabad.  || 6 ||   Night and day, 
the days of our lives wear away. Night and day both
bear witness to this loss. The blind, foolish, self-willed manmukh is not aware 
of this; death is hovering over his head.  || 7 ||
The mind and body are cooled and soothed, holding tight to the Guru’s Feet. 
Doubt is eliminated from within, and fear runs
away. One is in bliss forever, singing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord, 
and speaking the True Word of His Bani.  || 8 ||
One who knows You as the Architect of Karma, has the good fortune of perfect 
destiny, and recognizes the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad. The Lord, the Truest of the True, is his social class and honor. 
Conquering his ego, he is united with the Lord.  || 9 ||
The stubborn and insensitive mind is attached to the love of duality. Deluded 
by doubt, the unfortunate wander around in
confusion. But if they are blessed by God’s Grace, they serve the True Guru, 
and easily obtain peace.   || 10 ||    He Himself
created the 8.4 million species of beings. Only in this human life, is 
devotional worship to the Guru implanted within. Without
devotion, one lives in manure; he falls into manure again and again.   || 11 || 
   If one is blessed with His Grace, devotional
worship  to  the  Guru  is  implanted  within.  Without  God’s  Grace,  how  
can  anyone  find  Him?  The  Creator  Himself  acts,  and
inspires all to act; as He wills, he leads us on.  || 12 ||   The Simritees and 
the Shaastras do not know His limits. The blind fool
does not recognize the essence of reality. The Creator Himself acts, and 
inspires all to act; He Himself deludes with doubt.  ||
13 ||   He Himself causes everything to be done. He Himself joins each and 
every person to his tasks. He Himself establishes
and  disestablishes,  and  watches  over  all;  He  reveals  Himself  to  the  
Gurmukh.   ||  14  ||     The  True  Lord  and  Master  is
profoundly  deep  and  unfathomable.  Praising  Him  forever,  the  mind  is  
comforted  and  consoled.  He  is  inaccessible  and
unfathomable; His value cannot be estimated. He dwells in the mind of the 
Gurmukh.   || 15 ||    He Himself is detached; all
others are entangled in their affairs. By Guru’s Grace, one comes to understand 
Him. O Nanak, the Naam, the Name of the
Lord, comes to dwell deep within the heart; through the Guru’s Teachings, one 
is united in His Union.   || 16 || 3 || 17 ||
MARU,   THIRD MEHL:   For thirty-six ages, utter darkness prevailed. Only You 
Yourself know this, O Creator Lord. What can
anyone else say? What can anyone explain? Only You Yourself can estimate Your 
worth.  || 1 ||    The One Universal Creator
created  the  entire  Universe.  All  the  plays  and  dramas  are  to  Your  
glory  and  greatness.  The  True  Lord  Himself  makes  all
distinctions; He Himself breaks and builds.  || 2 ||   The Juggler has staged 
His juggling show. Through the Perfect Guru, one
comes to behold it. One who remains forever detached in the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad — his consciousness is attuned to
the True Lord.  || 3 ||   The musical instruments of the body vibrate and 
resound. The Player Himself plays them. The breath
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Receiving the breath, all the instruments sing.  || 4 ||   Whatever the Creator 
does, surely comes to pass. Through the Word of
the Guru’s Shabad, egotism is consumed. By Guru’s Grace, some are blessed with 
glorious greatness; they meditate on the
Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 5 ||    There is no other profit as great as 
service to the Guru. The Naam abides within my
mind, and I praise the Naam. The Naam is forever the Giver of peace. Through 
the Naam, we earn the profit.  || 6 ||   Without
the Name, all the world suffers in misery. The more actions one does, the more 
the corruption increases. Without serving the
Naam, how can anyone find peace? Without the Naam, one suffers in pain.  || 7 
||   He Himself acts, and inspires all to act. By
Guru’s Grace, He reveals Himself to a few. One who becomes Gurmukh breaks his 
bonds, and attains the home of liberation.

|| 8 ||    One who calculates his accounts, burns in the world. His skepticism 
and corruption are never dispelled. One who
becomes Gurmukh abandons his calculations; through Truth, we merge in the True 
Lord.  || 9 ||   If God grants Truth, then we
may attain it. By Guru’s Grace, it is revealed. One who praises the True Name, 
and remains imbued with the Lord’s Love, by
Guru’s Grace, finds peace.   || 10 ||    The Beloved Naam, the Name of the 
Lord, is chanting, meditation, penance and self-
control. God, the Destroyer, destroys sins. Through the Name of the Lord, the 
body and mind are cooled and soothed, and one
is intuitively, easily absorbed into the Celestial Lord.  || 11 ||   With greed 
within them, their minds are filthy, and they spread
filth around. They do filthy deeds, and suffer in pain. They deal in falsehood, 
and nothing but falsehood; telling lies, they suffer
in pain.   || 12 ||    Rare is that person who enshrines the Immaculate Bani of 
the Guru’s Word within his mind. By Guru’s
Grace, his skepticism is removed. He walks in harmony with the Guru’s Will, day 
and night; remembering the Naam, the Name
of the Lord, he finds peace.   || 13 ||    The True Lord Himself  is  the  
Creator.  He  Himself  creates  and  destroys.  One  who
becomes Gurmukh, praises the Lord forever. Meeting the True Lord, he finds 
peace.  || 14 ||   Making countless efforts, sexual
desire is not overcome. Everyone is burning in the fires of sexuality and 
anger. Serving the True Guru, one brings his mind
under control; conquering his mind, he merges in the Mind of God.   || 15 ||    
You Yourself created the sense of ‘mine’ and
‘yours.’  All  creatures  are  Yours;  You  created  all  beings.  O  Nanak,  
contemplate  the  Naam  forever;  through  the  Guru’s
Teachings, the Lord abides in the mind.  || 16 || 4 || 18 ||    MARU,  THIRD 
MEHL:  The Dear Lord is the Giver, inaccessible
and unfathomable. He does not have even an iota of greed; He is 
self-sufficient. No one can reach up to Him; He Himself
unites in His Union.  || 1 ||   Whatever He does, surely comes to pass. There 
is no other Giver, except for Him. Whoever the
Lord blesses with His gift, obtains it. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, 
He unites him with Himself.   || 2 ||    The
fourteen worlds are Your markets. The True Guru reveals them, along with one’s 
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One who deals in the Name, through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, obtains it.  
|| 3 ||   Serving the True Guru, one obtains
intuitive bliss. The Lord of the Universe comes to dwell within the heart. He 
intuitively practices devotional worship day and
night; God Himself practices devotional worship.  || 4 ||   Those who are 
separated from the True Guru, suffer in misery. Night
and day, they are punished, and they suffer in total agony. Their faces are 
blackened, and they do not obtain the Mansion of
the Lord’s Presence. They suffer in sorrow and agony.   || 5 ||    Those who 
serve the True Guru are very fortunate. They
intuitively enshrine love for the True Lord. They practice Truth, forever 
Truth; they are united in Union with the True Lord.  || 6

||     He  alone  obtains  the  Truth,  unto  whom  the  True  Lord  gives  it. 
 His  inner  being  is  filled  with  Truth,  and  his  doubt  is
dispelled. The True Lord Himself is the Giver of Truth; he alone obtains the 
Truth, unto whom He gives it.  || 7 ||   He Himself
is the Creator of all. Only one whom He instructs, understands Him. He Himself 
forgives, and grants glorious greatness. He
himself unites in His Union.  || 8 ||   Acting egotistically, one loses his 
life. Even in the world hereafter, emotioal attachment to
Maya does not leave him. In the world hereafter, the Messenger of Death calls 
him to account, and crushes him like sesame
seeds  in  the  oil-press.   || 9  ||     By  perfect destiny,  one  serves  
the  Guru. If  God  grants  His  Grace,  then  one  serves.  The
Messenger of Death cannot even approach him, and in the Mansion of the True 
Lord’s Presence, he finds peace.   || 10 ||
They alone find peace, who are pleasing to Your Will. By perfect destiny, they 
are attached to the Guru’s service. All glorious
greatness rests in Your Hands; he alone obtains it, unto whom You give it.  || 
11 ||    Through the Guru, one’s inner being is
enlightened and illumined. The wealth of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, comes 
to dwell in the mind. The jewel of spiritual
wisdom ever illumines the heart, and the darkness of spiritual ignorance is 
dispelled.   || 12 ||    The blind and ignorant are
attached to duality. The unfortunates are drowned without water, and die. When 
they depart from the world, they do not find
the Lord’s door and home; bound and gagged at Death’s door, they suffer in 
pain.  || 13 ||   Without serving the True Guru,
no  one  finds  liberation.  Go  ask  any  spiritual  teacher  or  meditator.  
Whoever  serves  the  True  Guru  is  blessed  with  glorious
greatness, and honored in the Court of the True Lord.  || 14 ||   One who 
serves the True Guru, the Lord merges into Himself.
Cutting away attachment, one lovingly focuses on the True Lord. The merchants 
deal forever in Truth; they earn the profit of
the Naam.   || 15 ||    The Creator Himself acts, and inspires all to act. He 
alone is liberated, who dies in the Word of the
Shabad. O Nanak, the Naam dwells deep within the mind; meditate on the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord.   || 16 || 5 || 19 ||
MARU,   THIRD MEHL:   Whatever You do, is done. How rare are those who walk in 
harmony with the Lord’s Will. One who
surrenders to the Lord’s Will finds peace; he finds peace in the Lord’s Will.   
|| 1 ||    Your Will is pleasing to the Gurmukh.
Practicing  Truth,  he  intuitively  finds  peace.  Many  long  to  walk  in  
harmony  with  the  Lord’s  Will;  He  Himself  inspires  us  to
surrender to His Will.  || 2 ||   One who surrenders to Your Will, meets with 
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One who is pleased with Your Will is immersed in You. Glorious greatness rests 
in God’s Will; rare are those who accept it.  ||
3 ||   When it pleases His Will, He leads us to meet the Guru. The Gurmukh 
finds the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the
Lord. By Your Will, You created the whole Universe; those whom You bless with 
Your favor are pleased with Your Will.  || 4 ||
The blind, self-willed manmukhs practice cleverness. They do not surrender to 
the Lord’s Will, and suffer terrible pain. Deluded
by doubt, they come and go in reincarnation; they never find the Mansion of the 
Lord’s Presence.   || 5 ||    The True Guru
brings Union, and grants glorious greatness. The Primal Lord ordained service 
to the True Guru. Serving the True Guru, the
Naam is obtained. Through the Naam, one finds peace.  || 6 ||   Everything 
wells up from the Naam, and through the Naam,
perishes. By Guru’s Grace, the mind and body are pleased with the Naam. 
Meditating on the Naam, the tongue is drenched
with the Lord’s sublime essence. Through this essence, the Essence is obtained. 
 || 7 ||   Rare are those who find the Mansion
of the Lord’s Presence within the mansion of their own body. Through the Word 
of the Guru’s Shabad, they lovingly focus their
consciousness on the True Lord. Whoever the Lord blesses with Truth obtains 
Truth; he merges in Truth, and only Truth.  || 8

||    Forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the mind and body suffer in 
pain. Attached to the love of Maya, he earns
nothing but disease. Without the Name, his mind and body are afflicted with 
leprosy, and he obtains his home in hell.  || 9 ||
Those who are imbued with the Naam — their bodies are immaculate and pure. 
Their soul-swan is immaculate, and in the
Lord’s Love, they find eternal peace. Praising the Naam, they find eternal 
peace, and dwell in the home of their own inner
being.   || 10 ||    Everyone deals and trades. Without the Name, all the world 
loses. Naked they come, and naked they go;
without the Name, they suffer in pain.  || 11 ||   He alone obtains the Naam, 
unto whom the Lord gives it. Through the Word
of the Guru’s Shabad, the Lord comes to dwell in the mind. By Guru’s Grace, the 
Naam dwells deep within the heart, and one
meditates upon the Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 12 ||    Everyone who comes 
into the world, longs for the Name. They
alone are blessed with the Name, whose past actions were so ordained by the 
Primal Lord. Those who obtain the Name are
very fortunate. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, they are united with 
God.   || 13 ||    Utterly incomparable is the
fortress of the body. Within it, God sits in contemplation. He administers true 
justice, and trades in Truth; through Him, one
finds the eternal, unchanging dwelling.  || 14 ||   Deep within the inner self 
are glorious homes and beautiful places. But rare is
that person who, as Gurmukh, finds these places. If one stays in these places, 
and praises the True Lord, the True Lord comes
to dwell in the mind.   || 15 ||    My Creator Lord has formed this formation. 
He has placed everything within this body. O
Nanak, those who deal in the Naam are imbued with His Love. The Gurmukh obtains 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 16 ||
6 || 20 ||   MARU,  THIRD MEHL:  Contemplating the Word of the Shabad, the body 
becomes golden. The Lord abides there;
He has no end or limitation. Night and day, serve the Lord, and chant the True 
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Through the Shabad, meet the Dear Lord.  || 1 ||   I am a sacrifice to those 
who remember the Lord. Through the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad, I unite in Union with the Lord. I touch the dust of their feet 
to my face and forehead; sitting in the Society of
the Saints, I sing His Glorious Praises.  || 2 ||   I sing the Glorious Praises 
of the Lord, as I am pleasing to the Lord God. With
the Lord’s Name deep within my inner being, I am adorned with the Word of the 
Shabad. The Word of the Guru’s Bani is
heard throughout the four corners of the world; through it, we merge in the 
True Name.   || 3 ||    That humble being, who
searches within himself, through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, sees the Lord 
with his eyes. Through the Guru’s Shabad, he
applies the ointment of spiritual wisdom to his eyes; the Gracious Lord, in His 
Grace, unites him with Himself.  || 4 ||   By great
good fortune, I obtained this body; in this human life, I have focused my 
consciousness on the Word of the Shabad. Without
the Shabad, everything is enveloped in utter darkness; only the Gurmukh 
understands.  || 5 ||   Some merely waste away their
lives  —  why  have  they  even  come  into  the  world?  The  self-willed  
manmukhs  are  attached  to  the  love  of  duality.  This
opportunity shall not into their hands again; their foot slips, and they come 
to regret and repent.  || 6 ||   Through the Word of
the Guru’s Shabad, the body is sanctified. The True Lord, the ocean of virtue, 
dwells within it. One who sees the Truest of the
True everywhere, hears the Truth, and enshrines it within his mind.   || 7 ||   
 Egotism and mental calculations are relieved
through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Keep the Dear Lord close, and enshrine 
Him in your heart. One who praises the Lord
forever, through the Guru’s Shabad, meets with the True Lord, and finds peace.  
|| 8 ||   He alone remembers the Lord, whom
the Lord inspires to remember. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, He comes 
to dwell in the mind. He Himself sees, and
He Himself understands; He merges all into Himself.   || 9 ||    He alone 
knows, who has placed the object within his mind.
Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, he comes to understand himself. That 
humble being who understands himself is
immaculate. He proclaims the Guru’s Bani, and the Word of the Shabad.  || 10 || 
  This body is sanctified and purified; through
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, it contemplates the Lord, the ocean of virtue. 
One who chants the Glorious Praises of the Lord
night and day, and remains attuned to His Love, chants His Glorious Virtues, 
immersed in the Glorious Lord.   || 11 ||    This
body is the source of all Maya; in love with duality, it is deluded by doubt. 
It does not remember the Lord, and suffers in
eternal pain. Without remembering the Lord, it suffers in pain.   || 12 ||    
One who serves the True Guru is approved and
respected. His body and soul-swan are immaculate and pure; in the Court of the 
Lord, he is known to be true. He serves the
Lord, and enshrines the Lord in his mind; he is exalted, singing the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord.   || 13 ||    Without good
destiny, no one can serve the True Guru. The self-willed manmukhs are deluded, 
and die weeping and wailing. Those who are
blessed by the Guru’s Glance of Grace — the Dear Lord unites them with Himself. 
  || 14 ||    In the body fortress, are the
solidly-constructed markets. The Gurmukh purchases the object, and takes care 
of it. Meditating on the Name of the Lord, day
and night, he attains the sublime, exalted status.  || 15 ||   The True Lord 
Himself is the Giver of peace. Through the Shabad
of the Perfect Guru, He is realized. Nanak praises the Naam, the True Name of 
the Lord; through perfect destiny, He is found.


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|| 16 || 7 || 21 ||   MARU,  THIRD MEHL:  The Formless Lord created the 
universe of form. By the Hukam of His Command, He
created attachment to Maya. The Creator Himself stages all the plays; hearing 
of the True Lord, enshrine Him in your mind.  ||
1 ||   Maya, the mother, gave birth to the three gunas, the three qualities, 
and proclaimed the four Vedas to Brahma. Creating
the years, months, days and dates, He infused intelligence into the world.  || 
2 ||    Service to the Guru is the most excellent
action. Enshrine the Lord’s Name within your heart. The Word of the Guru’s Bani 
prevails throughout the world; through this
Bani,  the  Lord’s  Name  is  obtained.   ||  3  ||     He  reads  the  Vedas,  
but  he  starts  arguments  night  and  day.  He  does  not
remember the Naam, the Name of the Lord; he is bound and gagged by the 
Messenger of Death. In the love of duality, he
suffers in pain forever; he is deluded by doubt, and confused by the three 
gunas.  || 4 ||    The Gurmukh is in love with the
One Lord alone; he submerges in his mind the three-phased desire. Through the 
True Word of the Shabad, he is liberated
forever; he renounces emotional attachment to Maya.  || 5 ||   Those who are so 
pre-ordained to be imbued, are imbued with
love for the Lord. By Guru’s Grace, they are intuitively intoxicated. Serving 
the True Guru forever, they find God; He Himself
unites them with Himself.  || 6 ||    In attachment to Maya and doubt, the Lord 
is not found. Attached to the love of duality,
one suffers in pain. The crimson color lasts for only a few days; all too soon, 
it fades away.  || 7 ||   So color this mind in the
Fear and the Love of God. Dyed in this color, one merges in the True Lord. By 
perfect destiny, some may obtain this color.
Through the Guru’s Teachings, this color is applied.  || 8 ||   The self-willed 
manmukhs take great pride in themselves. In the
Court of the Lord, they are never honored. Attached to duality, they waste 
their lives; without understanding, they suffer in
pain.  || 9 ||   My God has hidden Himself deep within the self. By Guru’s 
Grace, one is united in the Lord’s Union. God is True,
and True is His trade, through which the priceless Naam is obtained.  || 10 ||  
  No one has found this body’s value. My Lord
and  Master  has  worked  His  handiwork.  One  who  becomes  Gurmukh  purifies 
 his  body,  and  then  the  Lord  unites  him  with
Himself.  || 11 ||   Within the body, one loses, and within the body, one wins. 
The Gurmukh seeks the self-sustaining Lord. The
Gurmukh trades, and finds peace forever; he intuitively merges in the Celestial 
Lord.  || 12 ||   True is the Lord’s Mansion, and
True is His treasure. The Great Giver Himself gives. The Gurmukh praises the 
Giver of peace; his mind is united with the Lord,
and he comes to know His worth.  || 13 ||    Within the body is the object; its 
value cannot be estimated. He Himself grants
glorious greatness to the Gurmukh. He alone knows this object, to whom this 
store belongs; the Gurmukh is blessed with it,
and does not come to regret.   || 14 ||    The Dear Lord is pervading and 
permeating all. By Guru’s Grace, He is found. He
Himself unites in His Union; through the Word of the Shabad, one intuitively 
merges with Him.  || 15 ||


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The True Lord Himself unites us in the Word of His Shabad. Within the Shabad, 
doubt is driven out. O Nanak, He blesses us
with  His  Naam,  and  throgh  the  Naam,  peace  is  found.   ||  16  ||  8  
||  22  ||     MARU,   THIRD  MEHL:   He  is  inaccessible,
unfathomable and self-sustaining. He Himself is merciful, inaccessible and 
unlimited. No one can reach up to Him; through the
Word of the Guru’s Shabad, He is met.   || 1 ||    He alone serves You, who 
pleases You. Through the Guru’s Shabad, he
merges in the True Lord. Night and day, he chants the Lord’s Praises, day and 
night; his tongue savors and delights in the
sublime essence of the Lord.  || 2 ||   Those who die in the Shabad — their 
death is exalted and glorified. They enshrine the
Lord’s Glories in their hearts. Holding tight to the Guru’s feet, their lives 
becomes prosperous, and they are rid of the love of
duality.  || 3 ||   The Dear Lord unites them in Union with Himself. Through 
the Guru’s Shabad, self-conceit is dispelled. Those
who remain attuned to devotional worship to the Lord, night and day, earn the 
profit in this world.   || 4 ||    What Glorious
Virtues of Yours should I describe? I cannot describe them. You have no end or 
limitation. Your value cannot be estimated.
When the Giver of peace Himself bestows His Mercy, the virtuous are absorbed in 
virtue.   || 5 ||    In this world, emotional
attachment is spread all over. The ignorant, self-willed manmukh is immersed in 
utter darkness. Chasing after worldly affairs,
he wastes away his life in vain; without the Name, he suffers in pain.  || 6 || 
  If God grants His Grace, then one finds the True
Guru. Through the Shabad, the filth of egotism is burned away. The mind becomes 
immaculate, and the jewel of spiritual
wisdom brings enlightenment; the darkness of spiritual ignorance is dispelled.  
|| 7 ||   Your Names are countless; Your value
cannot be estimated. I enshrine the Lord’s True Name within my heart. Who can 
estimate Your value, God? You are immersed
and absorbed in Yourself.  || 8 ||   The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is 
priceless, inaccessible and infinite. No one can weigh it.
You Yourself weigh, and estimate all; through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, 
You unite, when the weight is perfect.  || 9 ||
Your servant serves, and offers this prayer. Please, let me sit near You, and 
unite me with Yourself. You are the Giver of peace
to all beings; by perfect karma, we meditate on You.  || 10 ||    Chastity, 
truth and self-control come by practicing and living
the Truth. This mind becomes immaculate and pure, singing the Glorious Praises 
of the Lord. In this  world  of  poison,  the
Ambrosial Nectar is obtained, if it pleases my Dear Lord.  || 11 ||    He alone 
understands, whom God inspires to understand.
Singing  the  Glorious  Praises  of  the  Lord,  one’s  inner  being  is  
awakened.  Egotism  and  possessiveness  are  silenced  and
subdued, and one intuitively finds the True Lord.  || 12 ||    Without good 
karma, countless others wander around. They die,
and die again, only to be reborn; they cannot escape the cycle of 
reincarnation. Imbued with poison, they practice poison and
corruption, and they never find peace.  || 13 ||    Many disguise themselves 
with religious robes. Without the Shabad, no one
has conquered egotism. One who remains dead while yet alive is liberated, and 
merges in the True Name.  || 14 ||   Spiritual
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He alone puts out this fire, who practices and lives the Guru’s Shabad. His 
body and mind are cooled and soothed, and his
anger is silenced; conquering egotism, he merges in the Lord.  || 15 ||   True 
is the Lord and Master, and True is His glorious
greatness. By Guru’s Grace, a rare few attain this. Nanak offers this one 
prayer: through the Naam, the Name of the Lord, may
I merge in the Lord.  || 16 || 1 || 23 ||   MARU,  THIRD MEHL:  By Your Grace, 
please unite with Your devotees. Your devotees
ever praise You, lovingly focusing on You. In Your Sanctuary, they are saved, O 
Creator Lord; You unite them in Union with
Yourself.  || 1 ||   Sublime and exalted is devotion to the Perfect Word of the 
Shabad. Peace prevails within; they are pleasing
to Your Mind. One whose mind and body are imbued with true devotion, focuses 
his consciousness on the True Lord.  || 2 ||
In egotism, the body is forever burning. When God grants His Grace, one meets 
the Perfect Guru. The Shabad dispels the
spiritual ignorance within, and through the True Guru, one finds peace.  || 3 
||    The blind, self-willed manmukh acts blindly.
He is in terrible trouble, and wanders in reincarnation. He can never snap the 
noose of Death, and in the end, he suffers in
horrible pain.  || 4 ||    Through the Shabad, one’s comings and goings in 
reincarnation are ended. He keeps the True Name
enshrined within his heart. He dies in the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, and 
conquers his mind; stilling his egotism, he merges in
the  Lord.   ||  5  ||     Coming  and  going,  the  people  of  the  world  
are  wasting  away.  Without  the  True  Guru,  no  one  finds
permanence and stability. The Shabad shines its Light deep within the self, and 
one dwells in peace; one’s light merges into
the Light.  || 6 ||   The five demons think of evil and corruption. The expanse 
is the manifestation of emotional attachment to
Maya. Serving the True Guru, one is liberated, and the five demons are put 
under his control.  || 7 ||   Without the Guru, there
is only the darkness of attachment. Over and over, time and time again, they  
are drowned. Meeting the True Guru, Truth is
implanted within, and the True Name becomes pleasing to the mind.  || 8 ||   
True is His Door, and True is His Court, His Royal
Darbaar. The true ones serve Him, through the Beloved Word of the Shabad. 
Singing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord, in
the true melody, I am immersed and absorbed in Truth.  || 9 ||   Deep within 
the home of the self, one finds the home of the
Lord.  Through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad,  one  easily,  intuitively  
finds  it.  There,  one  is  not  afflicted  with  sorrow  or
separation; merge into the Celestial Lord with intuitive ease.  || 10 ||   The 
evil people live in the love of duality. They wander
around, totally attached and thirsty. They sit in evil gatherings, and suffer 
in pain forever; they earn pain, nothing but pain.  ||
11 ||    Without the True Guru, there is no Sangat, no Congregation. Without 
the Shabad, no one can cross over to the other
side. One who intuitively chants God’s Glorious Praises day and night — his 
light merges into the Light.  || 12 ||   The body is
the tree; the bird of the soul dwells within it. It drinks in the Ambrosial 
Nectar, resting in the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. It
never flies away,  and  it  does  not  come  or  go;  it  dwells  within  the  
home  of  its  own  self.   ||  13  ||     Purify  the  body,  and
contemplate the Shabad. Remove the poisonous drug of emotional attachment, and 
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The Giver of peace Himself bestows His Mercy, and unites us in Union with 
Himself.  || 14 ||   He is always near at hand; He is
never far away. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, realize that He is very 
near. Your heart-lotus shall blossom forth, and
the ray of God’s Divine Light shall illuminate your heart; He shall be revealed 
to You.  || 15 ||    The True Lord is Himself the
Creator. He Himself kills, and gives life; there is no other at all. O Nanak, 
through the Naam, the Name of the Lord, glorious
greatness is obtained. Eradicating self-conceit, peace is found.  || 16 || 2 || 
24 ||

MARU,   SOLAHAS,   FOURTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Lord Lord Himself is the One who exalts and embellishes. Do not consider 
any other work. The True Lord abides deep
within the heart of the Gurmukh, who intuitively merges in the True Lord.  || 1 
||    The True Lord dwells within the minds of
all.  By  Guru’s  Grace,  they  are  intuitively  absorbed  in  Him.  Calling  
out,  “Guru,  Guru”,  I  have  found  eternal  peace;  my
consciousness  is  focused  on  the  Guru’s  feet.   ||  2  ||     The  True  
Guru  is  spiritual  wisdom;  the  True  Guru  is  worship  and
adoration. I serve the True Guru, and no other. From the True Guru, I have 
obtained the wealth, the jewel of the Naam.
Service to the True Guru is pleasing to me.  || 3 ||   Without the True Guru, 
those who are attached to duality come and go,
and  wander  in  reincarnation;  these  unfortunate  ones  die.  O  Nanak,  
even  after  they  are  emancipated,  those  who  become
Gurmukh remain in the Guru’s Sanctuary.  || 4 ||   The love of the Gurmukh is 
forever true. I beg for the invaluable Naam, the
Name of the Lord, from the Guru. O Dear Lord, please be kind, and grant Your 
Grace; please keep me in the Guru’s Sanctuary.

|| 5 ||    The True Guru trickles the Ambrosial Nectar into my mouth. My Tenth 
Gate has been opened and revealed. The
unstruck sound current of the Shabad vibrates and resounds there, with the 
melody of the Guru’s Bani; one is easily, intuitively
absorbed in the Lord.  || 6 ||   Those who are so pre-ordained by the Creator, 
pass their nights and days calling on the Guru.
Without the True Guru, no one understands; focus your consciousness on the 
Guru’s Feet.  || 7 ||   The Lord Himself blesses
those with whom He is pleased. The Gurmukh receives the wealth of the Naam. 
When the Lord grants His Grace, He bestows
the Naam; Nanak is immersed and absorbed in the Naam.  || 8 ||   The jewel of 
spiritual wisdom is revealed within the mind.
The  wealth  of  the  Naam  is  easily,  intuitively  received.  This  glorious 
 greatness  is  obtained  from  the  Guru;  I  am  forever  a
sacrifice to the True Guru.   || 9 ||    With the rising of the sun, the 
darkness of the night is dispelled. Spiritual ignorance is
eradicated, by the priceless jewel of the Guru. The True Guru is the 
fantastically valuable jewel of spiritual wisdom; blessed by
God’s Mercy, peace is found.  || 10 ||   The Gurmukh obtains the Naam, and his 
good reputation increases. Imbued with the
Naam, the Name of the Lord, he finds peace. He remains lovingly focused on the 
Naam.  || 11 ||   The Gurmukh receives the
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The Gurmukh is immersed and absorbed in the Naam; Nanak meditates on the Naam.  
|| 12 ||   The Ambrosial Nectar of the
Guru’s Bani is in the mouth of the devotees. The Gurmukhs chant and repeat the 
Lord’s Name. Chanting the Name of the
Lord, Har, Har, their minds forever blossom forth; they focus their minds on 
the Lord’s Feet.   || 13 ||    I am foolish and
ignorant; I have no wisdom at all. From the True Guru, I have obtained 
understanding in my mind. O Dear Lord, please be
kind to me, and grant Your Grace; let me be committed to serving the True Guru. 
 || 14 ||    Those who know the True Guru
realize  the  One  Lord.  The  Giver  of  peace  is  all-pervading,  permeating 
 everywhere.  Understanding  my  own  soul,  I  have
obtained the Supreme Status; my awareness is immersed in selfless service.   || 
15 ||    Those who are blessed with glorious
greatness by the Primal Lord God are lovingly focused on the True Guru, who 
dwells within their minds. The Giver of life to the
world Himself meets them; O Nanak, they are absorbed in His Being.   || 16 || 1 
||    MARU,   FOURTH MEHL:   The Lord is
inaccessible  and  unfathomable;  He  is  eternal  and  imperishable.  He  
dwells  in  the  heart,  and  is  all-pervading,  permeating
everywhere. There is no other Giver except Him; worship the Lord, O mortals.  
|| 1 ||   No one can kill anyone who is saved by
the Savior Lord. So serve such a Lord, O Saints, whose Bani is exalted and 
sublime.  || 2 ||    When it seems that a place is
empty  and  void, there,  the  Creator  Lord  is  permeating  and  pervading. 
He  causes  the  dried-up  branch  to  blossom  forth  in
greenery again; so meditate on the Lord — wondrous are His ways!  || 3 ||   The 
One who knows the anguish of all beings —
unto that Lord and Master, I am a sacrifice. Offer your prayers to the One who 
is the Giver of all peace and joy.  || 4 ||   But
one who does not know the state of the soul  — do not say anything to such an 
ignorant person. Do not argue with fools, O
mortals. Meditate on the Lord, in the state of Nirvaanaa.  || 5 ||   Don’t 
worry — let the Creator take care of it. The Lord gives
to all creatures in the water and on the land. My God bestows His blessings 
without being asked, even to worms in soil and
stones.  || 6 ||   Do not place your hopes in friends, children and siblings. 
Do not place your hopes in kings or the business of
others. Without the Lord’s Name, no one will be your helper; so meditate on the 
Lord, the Lord of the world.  || 7 ||    Night
and day, chant the Naam. All your hopes and desires shall be fulfilled. O 
servant Nanak, chant the Naam, the Name of the
Destroyer of fear, and your life-night shall pass in intuitive peace and poise. 
  || 8 ||    Those who serve the Lord find peace.
They are intuitively absorbed in the Lord’s Name. The Lord preserves the honor 
of those who seek His Sanctuary; go and
consult the Vedas and the Puraanas.  || 9 ||   That humble being is attached to 
the Lord’s service, whom the Lord so attaches.
Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, doubt and fear are dispelled. In his own 
home, he remains unattached, like the lotus
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|| 10 ||   One who serves in egotism is not accepted or approved. Such a person 
is born, only to die again, and come and go in
reincarnation. Perfect is that penance and that service, which is pleasing to 
the Mind of my Lord.   || 11 ||    What Glorious
Virtues of Yours should I chant, O my Lord and Master? You are the 
Inner-knower, the Searcher of all souls. I beg for blessings
from You, O Creator Lord; I repeat Your Name night and day.   || 12 ||    Some 
speak in egotistical power. Some have the
power of authority and Maya. I have no other Support at all, except the Lord. O 
Creator Lord, please save me, meek and
dishonored.  || 13 ||   You bless the meek and dishonored with honor, as it 
pleases You, O Lord. Many others argue in conflict,
coming and going in reincarnation. Those people, whose side You take, O Lord 
and Master, are elevated and successful.  || 14

||    Those who meditate forever on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, by Guru’s 
Grace, obtain the supreme status. Those who
serve the Lord find peace; without serving Him, they regret and repent.  || 15 
||   You are pervading all, O Lord of the world.
He  alone  meditates  on  the  Lord,  upon  whose  forehead  the  Guru  places  
His  hand.  Entering  the  Sanctuary  of  the  Lord,  I
meditate on the Lord; servant Nanak is the slave of His slaves.  || 16 || 2 ||

MARU,   SOLAHAS,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

He infused His power into the earth. He suspends the heavens upon the feet of 
His Command. He created fire and locked it
into wood. That God protects all, O Siblings of Destiny.  || 1 ||   He gives 
nourishment to all beings and creatures. He Himself
is the all-powerful Creator, the Cause of causes. In an instant, He establishes 
and disestablishes; He is your help and support.

|| 2 ||   He cherished you in your mother’s womb. With every breath and morsel 
of food, He is with you, and takes care of you.
Forever and ever, meditate on that Beloved; Great is His glorious greatness!  
|| 3 ||    The sultans and nobles are reduced to
dust in an instant. God cherishes the poor, and makes them into rulers. He is 
the Destroyer of egotistical pride, the Support of
all. His value cannot be estimated.  || 4 ||   He alone is honorable, and he 
alone is wealthy, within whose mind the Lord God
abides. He alone is my mother, father, child, relative and sibling, who created 
this Universe.  || 5 ||    I have come to God’s
Sanctuary, and so I fear nothing. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, 
I am sure to be saved. One who adores the
Creator in thought, word and deed, shall never be punished.  || 6 ||   One 
whose mind and body are permeated with the Lord,
the  treasure  of  virtue,  does  not  wander  in  birth,  death  and  
reincarnation.  Pain  vanishes  and  peace  prevails,  when  one  is
satisfied and fulfilled.  || 7 ||   My Lord and Master is my best friend.


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The  Inner-knower,  the  Searcher  of  hearts,  is  in  all  places  and  
interspaces.  Meditating,  meditating  in  remembrance  on  the
Perfect Transcendent Lord, I am rid of all anxieties and calculations.  || 8 || 
  One who has the Name of the Lord has hundreds
of thousands and millions of arms. The wealth of the Kirtan of the Lord’s 
Praises is with him. In His Mercy, God has blessed me
with the sword of spiritual wisdom; I have attacked and killed the demons.  || 
9 ||   Chant the Chant of the Lord, the Chant of
Chants. You shall not see the 8.4 million types of hell; sing His Glorious 
Praises and remain saturated with loving devotion  ||
10 ||    He is the Savior of worlds and galaxies. He is lofty, unfathomable, 
inaccessible and infinite. That humble being, unto
whom God grants His Grace, meditates on Him.   || 11 ||    God has broken my 
bonds, and united me with Himself. In His
Mercy,  He  has  made  me  the  slave  of  His  home.  The  unstruck  celestial 
 sound  current  resounds  and  vibrates,  when  one
performs acts of true service.  || 12 ||   O God, I have enshrined faith in You 
within my mind. My egotistical intellect has been
driven out. God has made me His own, and now I have a glorious reputation in 
this world.   || 13 ||    Proclaim His Glorious
Victory, and meditate on the Lord of the Universe. I am a sacrifice, a 
sacrifice to my Lord God. I do not see any other except
Him. The One Lord pervades the whole world.  || 14 ||   True, True, True is 
God. By Guru’s Grace, my mind is attuned to Him
forever.  Your  humble  servants  live  by  meditating,  meditating  in  
remembrance  on  You,  merging  in  You,  O  One  Universal
Creator.  || 15 ||   The Dear Lord is the Beloved of His humble devotees. My 
Lord and Master is the Savior of all. Meditating in
remembrance on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, all desires are fulfilled. He 
has saved the honor of servant Nanak.  || 16 ||
1 ||

MARU,   SOLAHAS,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The  body-bride  is  attached  to  the  Yogi,  the  husband-soul.  She  is  
involved  with  him,  enjoying  pleasure  and  delights.  As  a
consequence  of  past  actions,  they  have  come  together,  enjoying  
pleasurable  play.  Whatever  the  husband  does,  the  bride
willingly accepts. The husband adorns his bride, and keeps her with himself. 
Joining together, they live in harmony day and
night; the husband comforts his wife.  || 2 ||   When the bride asks, the 
husband runs around in all sorts of ways. Whatever he
finds, he brings to show his bride. But there is one thing he cannot reach, and 
so his bride remains hungry and thirsty.  || 3 ||
With her palms pressed together, the bride offers her prayer, “O my beloved, do 
not leave me and go to foreign lands; please
stay here with me. Do such business within our home, that my hunger and thirst 
may be relieved.”   || 4 ||    All sorts of
religious rituals are performed in this age, but without the sublime essence of 
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When the Lord becomes Merciful, O Nanak, then in the Sat Sangat, the True 
Congregation, the bride and the husband enjoy
ecstasy and bliss.   || 5 ||    The body-bride is blind, and the groom is 
clever and wise. The creation was created of the five
elements. That merchandise, for which you have come into the world, is received 
only from the True Guru.  || 6 ||   The body-
bride says, “Please live with me, O my beloved, peaceful, young lord. Without 
you, I am of no account. Please give me your
word, that you will not leave me”.  || 7 ||    The soul-husband says, “I am the 
slave of my Commander. He is my Great Lord
and Master, who is not dependent on anyone. As long as He keeps me, I will 
remain with Him. When He summons me, I shall
arise and depart.”  || 8 ||   The husband speaks words of Truth to the bride, 
but the bride is restless and inexperienced, and
she does not understand anything. Again and again, she begs her husband to 
stay; she thinks that he is just joking when he
answers her.  || 9 ||   The Order comes, and the husband-soul is called. He 
does not consult with his bride, and does not ask
her opinion. He gets up and marches off, and the discarded body-bride mingles 
with dust. O Nanak, behold the illusion of
emotional attachment and hope.  || 10 ||    O greedy mind — listen, O my mind! 
Serve the True Guru day and night forever.
Without the True Guru, the faithless cynics rot away and die. The noose of 
Death is around the necks of those who have no
guru.  || 11 ||   The self-willed manmukh comes, and the self-willed manmukh 
goes. The manmukh suffers beatings again and
again. The manmukh endures as many hells as there are; the Gurmukh is not even 
touched by them.  || 12 ||    He alone is
Gurmukh, who is pleasing to the Dear Lord. Who can destroy anyone who is robed 
in honor by the Lord? The blissful one is
forever in bliss; he is dressed in robes of honor.   || 13 ||    I am a 
sacrifice to the Perfect True Guru. He is the Giver of
Sanctuary, the Heroic Warrior who keeps His Word. Such is the Lord God, the 
Giver of peace, whom I have met; He shall never
leave  me  or  go  anywhere  else.   ||  14  ||     He  is  the  treasure  of  
virtue;  His  value  cannot  be  estimated.  He  is  perfectly
permeating each and every heart, prevailing everywhere. Nanak seeks the 
Sanctuary of the Destroyer of the pains of the poor;
I am the dust of the feet of Your slaves.  || 15 || 1 || 2 ||

MARU,   SOLAHAS,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

My Blissful Lord is forever in bliss. He fills each and every heart, and judges 
each and everyone. The True Lord and Master is
above the heads of all kings; there is none other than Him.  || 1 ||   He is 
joyful, blissful and merciful. God’s Light is manifest
everywhere.  He  creates  forms,  and  gazing  upon  them,  He  enjoys  them;  
He  Himself  worships  Himself.    ||  2  ||      He
contemplates His own creative power. The True Lord Himself creates the expanse 
of the Universe. He Himself stages the play,
day and night; He Himself listens, and hearing, rejoices.  || 3 ||   True is 
His throne, and True is His kingdom.


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True is the treasure of the True Banker. He Himself is True, and true is all 
that He has established. True is the prevailing Order
of the True Lord.  || 4 ||   True is the justice of the True Lord. Your place 
is forever True, O God. True is Your Creative Power,
and True is the Word of Your Bani. True is the peace which You give, O my Lord 
and Master.   || 5 ||    You alone are the
greatest  king.  By  the  Hukam  of  Your  Command,  O  True  Lord,  our  
affairs  are  fulfilled.  Inwardly  and  outwardly,  You  know
everything; You Yourself are pleased with Yourself.  || 6 ||   You are the 
great party-goer, You are the great enjoyer. You are
detached in Nirvaanaa, You are the Yogi. All celestial comforts are in Your 
home; Your Glance of Grace rains Nectar.  || 7 ||
You alone give Your gifts. You grant Your gifts unto all the beings of the 
world. Your treasures are overflowing, and are never
exhausted; through them, we remain satisfied and fulfilled.  || 8 ||    The 
Siddhas, seekers and forest-dwellers beg from You.
The celibates and abstainers, and those who abide in peace beg from You. You 
alone are the Great Giver; all are beggars of
You. You bless all the world with Your gifts.  || 9 ||   Your devotees worship 
You with infinite love. In an instant, You establish
and disestablish. Your weight is so heavy,  O  my  infinite  Lord  and  Master. 
 Your  devotees  surrender  to  the  Hukam  of  Your
Command.   || 10 ||    They alone know You, whom You bless with Your Glance of 
Grace. Through the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad, they enjoy Your Love forever. They alone are clever, handsome and wise, 
who are pleasing to Your Mind.   || 11 ||
One who keeps You in his consciousness, becomes carefree and independent. One 
who keeps You in his consciousness, is the
true king. One who keeps You in his consciousness — what does he have to fear? 
And what else does he need to do?  || 12 ||
Thirst and desire are quenched, and one’s inner being is cooled and soothed. 
The True Guru has mended the broken one.
Awareness of the Word of the Shabad has awakened within my heart. Shaking it 
and vibrating it, I drink in the Ambrosial
Nectar.  || 13 ||   I shall not die; I shall live forever and ever. I have 
become immortal; I am eternal and imperishable. I do not
come, and I do not go. The Guru has driven out my doubts.  || 14 ||    Perfect 
is the Word of the Perfect Guru. One who is
attached to the Perfect Lord, is immersed in the Perfect Lord. His love 
increases day by day, and when it is weighed, it does
not decrease.  || 15 ||   When the gold is made one hundred percent pure, its 
color is true to the jeweller’s eye. Assaying it, it
is placed in the treasury by God the Jeweller, and it is not melted down again. 
 || 16 ||   Your Naam is Ambrosial Nectar, O my
Lord and Master. Nanak, Your slave, is forever a sacrifice to You. In the 
Society of the Saints, I have found great peace; gazing
upon the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan, this mind is pleased and 
satisfied.  || 17 || 1 || 3 ||

MARU,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SOLHAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Guru is the Lord of the World, the Guru is the Master of the Universe. The 
Guru is merciful, and always forgiving. The
Guru is the Shaastras, the Simritees and the six rituals.


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The Guru is the Holy Shrine.   || 1 ||    Meditating in remembrance on the 
Guru, all sinful residues are erased. Meditating in
remembrance on the Guru, one is not strangled by the noose of Death. Meditating 
in remembrance on the Guru, the mind
becomes immaculate; the Guru eliminates egotistical pride.  || 2 ||    The 
Guru’s servant is not consigned to hell. The Guru’s
servant meditates on the Supreme Lord God. The Guru’s servant joins the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy; the Guru
ever gives the life of the soul.  || 3 ||    At the Gurdwara, the Guru’s Gate, 
the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises are sung. Meeting
with the True Guru, one chants the Lord’s Praises. The True Guru eradicates 
sorrow and suffering, and bestows honor in the
Court of the Lord.  || 4 ||   The Guru has revealed the inaccessible and 
unfathomable Lord. The True Guru returns to the Path,
those who have wandered away. No obstacles stand in the way of devotion to the 
Lord, for one who serves the Guru. The
Guru implants perfect spiritual wisdom.   || 5 ||    The Guru has revealed the 
Lord everywhere. The Lord of the Universe is
permeating and pervading the water and the land. The high and the low are all 
the same to Him. Focus your mind’s meditation
intuitively on Him.  || 6 ||   Meeting with the Guru, all thirst is quenched. 
Meeting with the Guru, one is not watched by Maya.
The Perfect Guru bestows truth and contentment; I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar 
of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 7 ||
The Word of the Guru’s Bani is contained in all. He Himself hears it, and He 
Himself repeats it. Those who meditate on it, are
all emancipated; they attain the eternal and unchanging home.  || 8 ||   The 
Glory of the True Guru is known only to the True
Guru. Whatever He does, is according to the Pleasure of His Will. Your humble 
servants beg for the dust of the feet of the
Holy; Nanak is forever a sacrifice to You.  || 9 || 1 || 4 ||

MARU,   SOLAHAS,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Primal, Immaculate Lord God is formless. The Detached Lord is Himself 
prevailing in all. He has no race or social class, no
identifying mark. By the Hukam of His Will, He created the entire universe.  || 
1 ||   Out of all the 8.4 million species of beings,
God  blessed  mankind  with  glory.  That  human  who  misses  this  chance,  
shall  suffer  the  pains  of  coming  and  going  in
reincarnation.  || 2 ||   What should I say, to one who has been created. The 
Gurmukh receives the treasure of the Naam, the
Name of the Lord. He alone is confused, whom the Lord Himself confuses. He 
alone understands, whom the Lord inspires to
understand.   || 3 ||    This body has been made the village of joy and sorrow. 
They alone are emancipated, who seek the
Sanctuary of the True Guru. One who remains untouched by the three qualities, 
the three gunas — such a Gurmukh is blessed
with glory.  || 4 ||   You can do anything, but whatever you do, only serves to 
tie your feet. The seed which is planted out of
season does not sprout, and all one’s capital and profits are lost.   || 5 ||   
 In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Kirtan of the
Lord’s Praises are most sublime and exalted. Become Gurmukh, chant and focus 
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You shall save yourself, and save all your generations as well. You shall go to 
the Court of the Lord with honor.  || 6 ||   All the
continents, nether worlds, islands and worlds — God Himself has made them all 
subject to death. The One Imperishable Lord
Himself is unmoving and unchanging. Meditating on Him, one becomes unchanging.  
|| 7 ||   The Lord’s servant becomes like
the Lord. Do not think that, because of his human body, he is different. The 
waves of the water rise up in various ways, and
then the water merges again in water.  || 8 ||    A beggar begs for charity at 
His Door. When God pleases, He takes pity on
him. Please bless me with the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, to satisfy my 
mind, O Lord. Through the Kirtan of Your Praises,
my mind is held steady.   || 9 ||    The Beauteous Lord and Master is not 
controlled in any way. The Lord does that which
pleases  the  Saints  of  the  Lord.  He  does  whatever  they  wish  to  be  
done;  nothing  blocks  their  way  at  His  Door.   ||  10  ||
Wherever the mortal is confronted with difficulty, there he should meditate on 
the Lord of the Universe. Where there are no
children, spouse or friends, there the Lord Himself comes to the rescue.  || 11 
||    The Great Lord and Master is inaccessible
and unfathomable. How can anyone meet with God, the self-suficient One? Those 
who have had the noose cut away from
around their necks, whom God has set back upon the Path, obtain a place in the 
Sangat, the Congregation.  || 12 ||   One who
realizes the Hukam of the Lord’s Command is said to be His servant. He endures 
both bad and good equally. When egotism is
silenced, then one comes to know the One Lord. Such a Gurmukh intuitively 
merges in the Lord.  || 13 ||   The devotees of the
Lord dwell forever in peace. With a child-like, innocent nature, they remain 
detached, turning away from the world. They enjoy
various  pleasures  in  many  ways;  God  caresses  them,  like  a  father  
caressing  his  son.   ||  14  ||     He  is  inaccessible  and
unfathomable; His value cannot be estimated. We meet Him, only when He causes 
us to meet. The Lord is revealed to those
humble Gurmukhs, who have such pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon their 
foreheads.  || 15 ||   You Yourself are the Creator
Lord, the Cause of causes. You created the Universe, and You support the whole 
earth. Servant Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of
Your Door, O Lord; if it is Your Will, please preserve his honor.  || 16 || 1 
|| 5 ||

MARU,   SOLAHAS,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Whatever is seen is You, O One Lord. What the ears hear is the Word of Your 
Bani. There is nothing else to be seen at all. You
give support to all.  || 1 ||    You Yourself are conscious of Your Creation. 
You Yourself established Yourself, O God. Creating
Yourself, You formed the expanse of the Universe; You Yourself cherish and 
sustain each and every heart.   || 2 ||    You
created  some  to  hold  great  and  royal  courts.  Some  turn  away  from  
the  world  in  renunciation,  and  some  maintain  their
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Some are hungry and some are satisfied and satiated, but all lean on Your 
Support.  || 3 ||    The True Lord Himself is True,
True, True. He is woven into the essence of  His  devotees,  through  and  
through.  He  Himself  is  hidden,  and  He  Himself  is
revealed. He Himself spreads Himself out.  || 4 ||    Forever, forever and 
ever, He shall always exist. He is lofty, inaccessible,
unfathomable  and  infinite.  He  fills  the  empty,  and  empties  out  the  
filled;  such  are  the  plays  and  dramas  of  my  Lord  and
Master.      || 5 ||   With my mouth, I praise my True Lord King. With my eyes, 
I behold the inaccessible and unfathomable Lord.
Listening, listening with my ears, my mind and body are rejuvenated; my Lord 
and Master saves all.  || 6 ||    He created the
creation, and gazes upon  what He  has  created.  All  beings  and  creatures  
meditate  on  Him.  He  Himself  knows  His  creative
power; He blesses with His Glance of Grace.  || 7 ||   Where the Saints gather 
together and sit, God dwells close at hand. They
abide in bliss and joy, beholding the Lord’s wondrous play. They sing the 
Glories of the Lord, and the unstruck sound current
of His Bani; O Nanak, His slaves remain conscious of Him.  || 8 ||   Coming and 
going is all Your wondrous play. Creating the
Creation, You gaze upon Your infinite play. Creating the Creation, You Yourself 
cherish and nurture it.   || 9 ||    Listening,
listening  to  Your  Glory,  I  live.  Forever  and  ever,  I  am  a  sacrifice 
 to  You.  With  my  palms  pressed  together,  I  meditate  in
remembrance on You, day and night, O my inaccessible, infinite Lord and Master. 
 || 10 ||   Other than You, who else should I
praise? I meditate on the One and Only Lord within my mind. Realizing the Hukam 
of Your Will, Your humble servants are
enraptured; this is the achievement of Your devotees.  || 11 ||   Following the 
Guru’s Teachings, I meditate on the True Lord
within my mind. Following the Guru’s Teachings, I am immersed in the Lord’s 
Love. Following the Guru’s Teachings, all bonds
are broken, and this doubt and emotional attachment are burnt away.  || 12 ||   
Wherever He keeps me, is my place of rest.
Whatever naturally happens, I accept that as good. Hatred is gone — I have no 
hatred at all; I see the One Lord in all.  || 13

||   Fear has been removed, and darkness has been dispelled. The all-powerful, 
primal, detached Lord God has been revealed.
Forsaking self-conceit, I have entered His Sanctuary, and I work for Him.  || 
14 ||    Rare are those few, very blessed people,
who come into the world, and meditate on their Lord and Master, twenty-four  
hours  a  day.  Associating  with  such  humble
people, all are saved, and their families are saved as well.  || 15 ||   This 
is the blessing which I have received from my Lord
and Master. Twenty-four hours a day, with my palms pressed together, I meditate 
on Him. I chant the Naam, and through the
Naam, I intuitively merge into the Lord; O Nanak, may I be blessed with the 
Naam, and ever repeat it.   || 16 || 1 || 6 ||
MARU,  FIFTH MEHL:  Do not be fooled by appearances, you fool. This is a false 
attachment to the expanse of an illusion. No
one can remain in this world; only the One Lord is permanent and unchanging.   
|| 1 ||    Seek the Sanctuary of the Perfect
Guru. He shall eradicate all emotional attachment, sorrow and doubt. He shall 
administer the medicine, the Mantra of the One
Name.


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Sing the True Name within your heart.   || 2 ||    So many gods yearn for the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord. All the devotees
serve Him. He is the Master of the masterless, the Destroyer of the pains of 
the poor. His Name is obtained from the Perfect
Guru.   || 3 ||    I cannot conceive of any other door. One who wanders through 
the three worlds, understands nothing. The
True Guru is the banker, with the treasure of the Naam. This jewel is obtained 
from Him.  || 4 ||   The dust of His feet purifies.
Even the angelic beings and gods cannot obtain it, O friend. The True Guru is 
the True Primal Being, the Transcendent Lord
God; meeting with Him, one is carried across to the other side.  || 5 ||   O my 
beloved mind, if you wish for the ‘tree of life’; if
you wish for Kaamadhayna, the wish-fulfilling cow to adorn your court; if you 
wish to be satisfied and contented, then serve
the Perfect Guru, and practice the Naam, the source of nectar.   || 6 ||    
Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the five
thieves of desire are conquered. In the Fear of the Supreme Lord God, you shall 
become immaculate and pure. When one
meets the Perfect Guru, the Philosopher’s Stone, His touch reveals the Lord, 
the Philosopher’s Stone.   || 7 ||    Myriads of
heavens do not equal the Lord’s Name. The spiritually wise forsake mere 
liberation. The One Universal Creator Lord is found
through the True Guru. I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to the Blessed Vision of 
the Guru’s Darshan.  || 8 ||   No one knows how to
serve the Guru. The Guru is the unfathomable, Supreme Lord God. He alone is the 
Guru’s servant, whom the Guru Himself
links to His service, and upon whose forehead such blessed destiny is 
inscribed.   || 9 ||    Even the Vedas do not know the
Guru’s Glory. They narrate only a tiny bit of what is heard. The True Guru is 
the Supreme Lord God, the Incomparable One;
meditating in remembrance on Him, the mind is cooled and soothed.  || 10 ||   
Hearing of Him, the mind comes to life. When
He  dwells within the heart, one becomes peaceful and cool. Chanting the Guru’s 
Name with the mouth, one obtains glory, and
does not have to walk on the Path of Death.  || 11 ||   I have entered the 
Sanctuary of the Saints, and placed before them my
soul, my breath of life and wealth. I know nothing about service and awareness; 
please take pity upon this worm.  || 12 ||   I
am unworthy; please merge me into Yourself. Please bless me with Your Grace, 
and link me to Your service. I wave the fan,
and grind the corn for the Saints; washing their feet, I find peace.  || 13 ||  
 After wandering around at so many doors, I have
come to Yours, O Lord. By Your Grace, I have entered Your Sanctuary. Forever 
and ever, keep me in the Company of the
Saints; please bless me with this Gift of Your Name.  || 14 ||    My World-Lord 
has become merciful, and I have obtained the
Blessed Vision of the Darshan of the Perfect True Guru. I have found eternal 
peace, poise and bliss; Nanak is the slave of Your
slaves.  || 15 || 2 || 7 ||

MARU,   SOLAHAS,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The earth and the Akaashic ethers meditate in remembrance. The moon and the sun 
meditate in remembrance on You, O
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All creation meditates in remembrance.  || 1 ||    All the continents, islands 
and worlds meditate in remembrance. The nether
worlds  and  spheres  meditate  in  remembrance  on  that  True  Lord.  The  
sources  of  creation  and  speech  meditate  in
remembrance; all the  Lord’s  humble  servants  meditate  in  remembrance.   || 
 2  ||     Brahma,  Vishnu  and  Shiva  meditate  in
remembrance. The thirty-three million gods meditate in remembrance. The titans 
and demons all meditate in remembrance;
Your Praises are uncountable — they cannot be counted.  || 3 ||   All the 
beasts, birds and demons meditate in remembrance.
The forests, mountains and hermits meditate in remembrance. All the vines and 
branches meditate in remembrance; O my
Lord  and  Master,  You  are  permeating  and  pervading  all  minds.   ||  4  
||     All  beings,  both  subtle  and  gross,  meditate  in
remembrance. The Siddhas and seekers meditate in remembrance on the Lord’s 
Mantra. Both the visible and the invisible
meditate in remembrance on my God; God is the Master of all worlds.  || 5 ||   
Men and women, throughout the four stages of
life,  meditate  in  remembrance  on  You.  All  social  classes  and  souls  
of  all  races  meditate  in  remembrance  on  You.  All  the
virtuous, clever and wise people meditate in remembrance; night and day 
meditate in remembrance.  || 6 ||   Hours, minutes
and seconds meditate in remembrance. Death and life, and thoughts of 
purification, meditate in remembrance. The Shaastras,
with their lucky signs and joinings, meditate in remembrance; the invisible 
cannot be seen, even for an instant.  || 7 ||    The
Lord and Master is the Doer, the Cause of causes. He is the Inner-knower, the 
Searcher of all hearts. That person, whom You
bless with Your Grace, and link to Your devotional service, wins this 
invaluable human life.  || 8 ||   He, within whose mind God
dwells,  has  perfect  karma,  and  chants  the  Chant  of  the  Guru.  One  
who  realizes  God  pervading  deep  within  all,  does  not
wander crying in reincarnation again.  || 9 ||   Pain, sorrow and doubt run 
away from that one, within whose mind the Word of
the Guru’s Shabad abides. Intuitive peace, poise and bliss come from the 
sublime essence of the Naam; the unstruck sound
current of the Guru’s Bani intuitively vibrates and resounds.  || 10 ||   He 
alone is wealthy, who meditates on God. He alone is
honorable, who joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. That person, 
within whose mind the Supreme Lord God
abides, has perfect karma, and becomes famous.  || 11 ||   The Lord and Master 
is pervading the water, land and sky. There is
no other said to be so. The ointment of the Guru’s spiritual wisdom has 
eradicated all doubts; except the One Lord, I do not
see any other at all.  || 12 ||   The Lord’s Court is the highest of the high. 
His limit and extent cannot be described. The Lord
and Master is profoundly deep, unfathomable and unweighable; how can He be 
measured?  || 13 ||   You are the Creator; all
is created by You. Without You, there is no other at all. You alone, God, are 
in the beginning, the middle and the end. You are
the root of the entire expanse.  || 14 ||   The Messenger of Death does not 
even approach that person who sings the Kirtan of
the Lord’s Praises in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. All desires 
are fulfilled, for one who listens with his ears to
the Praises of God.  || 15 ||   You belong to all, and all belong to You, O my 
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Says Nanak, those humble beings are exalted, who are pleasing to Your Mind, O 
my Lord and Master.   || 16 || 1 || 8 ||
MARU,  FIFTH MEHL:  God is the almighty Giver of all peace and joy. Be merciful 
to me, that I may meditate in remembrance
on Your Name. The Lord is the Great Giver; all beings and creatures are 
beggars; His humble servants yearn to beg from Him.

|| 1 ||   I beg for the dust of the feet of the humble, that I may be blessed 
with the supreme status, and the filth of countless
lifetimes may be erased. The chronic diseases are cured by the medicine of the 
Lord’s Name; I beg to be imbued with the
Immaculate Lord.  || 2 ||   With my ears, I listen to the Pure Praises of my 
Lord and Master. With the Support of the One Lord,
I      have abandoned corruption, sexuality and desire. I humbly bow and fall 
at the feet of Your slaves; I do not hesitate to do
good deeds.   || 3 ||    O Lord, with my tongue I sing Your Glorious Praises. 
The sins which I have committed are erased.
Meditating, meditating in remembrance on my Lord and Master, my mind lives; I 
am rid of the five oppressive demons.  || 4 ||
Meditating on Your lotus feet, I have come aboard Your boat. Joining the 
Society of the Saints, I cross over the world-ocean.
My flower-offering and worship is to realize that the Lord is dwelling alike in 
all; I shall not be reincarnated naked again.  || 5 ||
Please make me the slave of Your slaves, O Lord of the world. You are the 
treasure of Grace, merciful to the meek. Meet with
your companion and helper, the Perfect Transcendent Lord God; you shall never 
be separated from Him again.   || 6 ||    I
dedicate my mind and body, and place them in offering before the Lord. Asleep 
for countless lifetimes, I have awakened. He,
to whom I belong, is my cherisher and nurturer. I have killed and discarded my 
murderous self-conceit.  || 7 ||    The Inner-
knower, the Searcher of hearts, is pervading the water and the land. The 
undeceivable Lord and Master is permeating each
and every heart. The Perfect Guru has demolished the wall of doubt, and now I 
see the One Lord pervading everywhere.  || 8

||    Wherever I look, there I see God, the ocean of peace. The Lord’s treasure 
is never exhausted; He is the storehouse of

jewels. He cannot be seized; He is inaccessible, and His limits cannot be 
found. He is realized when the Lord bestows His
Grace.   ||  9  ||     My  heart  is  cooled,  and  my  mind  and  body  are  
calmed  and  soothed.  The  craving  for  birth  and  death  is
quenched. Grasping hold of my hand, He has lifted me up and out; He has blessed 
me with His Ambrosial Glance of Grace.  ||
10 ||   The One and Only Lord is permeating and pervading everywhere. There is 
none other than Him at all. God permeates
the beginning, the middle and the end; He has subdued my desires and doubts.  
|| 11 ||   The Guru is the Transcendent Lord,
the Guru is the Lord of the Universe. The Guru is the Creator, the Guru is 
forever forgiving. Meditating, chanting the Guru’s
Chant, I have obtained the fruits and rewards; in the Company of the Saints, I 
have been blessed with the lamp of spiritual
wisdom.  || 12 ||    Whatever I see, is my Lord and Master God. Whatever I 
hear, is the Bani of God’s Word. Whatever I do,
You make me do; You are the Sanctuary, the help and support of the Saints, Your 
children.  || 13 ||    The beggar begs, and
worships You in adoration. You are the Purifier of the sinners, O Perfectly 
Holy Lord God. Please bless me with this one gift, O
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God is the Creator of the body-vessel. In the Society of the Saints, the dye is 
produced. Through the Word of the Lord’s Bani,
one’s reputation becomes immaculate, and the mind is colored by the dye of the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 15 ||   The
sixteen powers, absolute perfection and fruitful rewards are obtained, when the 
Lord and Master of infinite power is revealed.
The Lord’s Name is Nanak’s bliss, play and peace; he drinks in the Ambrosial 
Nectar of the Lord.  || 16 || 2 || 9 ||

MARU,   SOLHAS,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

You are my Lord and Master; You have made me Your servant. My soul and body are 
all gifts from You. You are the Creator,
the Cause of causes; nothing belongs to me.  || 1 ||   When You sent me, I came 
into the world. Whatever is pleasing to Your
Will, I do. Without You, nothing is done, so I am not anxious at all.   || 2 || 
   In the world hereafter, the Hukam of Your
Command is heard. In this world, I chant Your Praises, Lord. You Yourself write 
the account, and You Yourself erase it; no one
can argue with You.  || 3 ||   You are our father; we are all Your children. We 
play as You cause us to play. The wilderness and
the path are all made by You. No one can take the wrong path.   || 4 ||    Some 
remain seated within their homes. Some
wander across the country and through foreign lands. Some are grass-cutters, 
and some are kings. Who among these can be
called false?  || 5 ||   Who is liberated, and who will land in hell? Who is 
worldly, and who is a devotee? Who is wise, and who
is shallow? Who is aware, and who is ignorant?  || 6 ||    By the Hukam of the 
Lord’s Command, one is liberated, and by His
Hukam, one falls into hell. By His Hukam, one is worldly, and by His Hukam, one 
is a devotee. By His Hukam, one is shallow,
and by His Hukam, one is wise. There is no other side except His.   || 7 ||    
You made the ocean vast and huge. You made
some into foolish self-willed manmukhs, and dragged them into hell. Some are 
carried across, in the ship of Truth of the True
Guru.  || 8 ||   You issue Your Command for this amazing thing, death. You 
create all beings and creatures, and absorb them
back into Yourself. You gaze in delight upon the one arena of the world, and 
enjoy all the pleasures.  || 9 ||   Great is the Lord
and Master, and Great is His Name. He is the Great Giver; Great is His place. 
He is inaccessible and unfathomable, infinite and
unweighable. He cannot be measureed.   || 10 ||    No one else knows His value. 
Only You Yourself, O Immaculate Lord, are
equal to Yourself. You Yourself are the spiritual teacher, You Yourself are the 
One who meditates. You Yourself are the great
and immense Being of Truth.  || 11 ||    For so many days, You were absorbed in 
silent absorption. For so many days, there
was only pitch darkness, and then the Creator revealed Himself.  || 12 ||   You 
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You Yourself are the hero, exerting Your regal power. You Yourself spread peace 
within; You are cool and icy calm.  || 13 ||
One whom You bless and make Gurmukh — the Naam abides within him, and the 
unstruck sound current vibrates for him. He
is peaceful, and he is the master of all; the Messenger of Death does not even 
approach him.  || 14 ||    His value cannot be
described on paper. Says Nanak, the Lord of the world is infinite. In the 
beginning, in the middle and in the end, God exists.
Judgement is in His Hands alone.  || 15 ||   No one is equal to Him. No one can 
stand up against Him by any means. Nanak’s
God is Himself all-in-all. He creates and stages and watches His wondrous 
plays.   || 16 || 1 || 10 ||    MARU,   FIFTH MEHL:
The Supreme Lord God is imperishable, the Transcendent Lord, the Inner-knower, 
the Searcher of hearts. He is the Slayer of
demons, our Supreme Lord and Master. The Supreme Rishi, the Master of the 
sensory organs, the uplifter of mountains, the
joyful Lord playing His enticing flute.  || 1 ||   The Enticer of Hearts, the 
Lord of wealth, Krishna, the Enemy of ego. The Lord
of the Universe, the Dear Lord, the Destroyer of demons. The Life of the World, 
our eternal and ever-stable Lord and Master
dwells within each and every heart, and is always with us.  || 2 ||   The 
Support of the Earth, the man-lion, the Supreme Lord
God. The Protector who tears apart demons with His teeth, the Upholder of the 
earth. O Creator, You assumed the form of the
pygmy to humble the demons; You are the Lord God of all.   || 3 ||    You are 
the Great Raam Chand, who has no form or
feature. Adorned with flowers, holding the chakra in Your hand, Your form is 
incomparably beautiful. You have thousands of
eyes, and thousands of forms. You alone are the Giver, and all are beggars of 
You.   || 4 ||    You are the Lover of Your
devotees,  the  Master  of  the  masterless.  The  Lord  and  Master  of  the  
milk-maids,  You  are  the  companion  of  all.  O  Lord,
Immacuate Great Giver, I cannot describe even an iota of Your Glorious Virtues. 
  || 5 ||    Liberator, Enticing Lord, Lord of
Lakshmi, Supreme Lord God. Savior of Dropadi’s honor. Lord of Maya, 
miracle-worker, absorbed in delightful play, unattached.

|| 6 ||   The Blessed Vision of His Darshan is fruitful and rewarding; He is 
not born, He is self-existent. His form is undying; it is

never destroyed. O imperishable, eternal, unfathomable Lord, everything is 
attached to You.  || 7 ||   The Lover of greatness,
who dwells in heaven. By the Pleasure of His Will, He took incarnation as the 
great fish and the tortoise. The Lord of beauteous
hair, the Worker of miraculous deeds, whatever He wishes, comes to pass.  || 8 
||   He is beyond need of any sustenance, free
of hate and all-pervading. He has staged His play; He is called the four-armed 
Lord. He assumed the beautiful form of the
blue-skinned Krishna; hearing His flute, all are fascinated and enticed.  || 9 
||    He is adorned with garlands of flowers, with
lotus eyes. His ear-rings, crown and flute are so beautiful. He carries the 
conch, the chakra and the war club; He is the Great
Charioteer, who stays with His Saints.   || 10 ||    The Lord of yellow robes, 
the Master of the three worlds. The Lord of the
Universe, the Lord of the world; with my mouth, I chant His Name. The Archer 
who draws the bow, the Beloved Lord God; I
cannot count all His limbs.   || 11 ||    He is said to be free of anguish, and 
absolutely immaculate. The Lord of prosperity,
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He is near this world and the nether regions of the underworld; His Place is 
permanent, ever-stable and imperishable.  || 12 ||
The Purifier of sinners, the Destroyer of pain and fear. The Eliminator of 
egotism, the Eradicator of coming and going. He is
pleased with devotional worship, and merciful to the meek; He cannot be 
appeased by any other qualities.   || 13 ||    The
Formless Lord is undeceivable and unchanging. He is the Embodiment of Light; 
through Him, the whole world blossoms forth.
He alone unites with Him, whom He unites with Himself. No one can attain the 
Lord by himself.  || 14 ||    He Himself is the
milk-maid, and He Himself is Krishna. He Himself grazes the cows in the forest. 
You Yourself create, and You Yourself destroy.
Not even a particle of filth attaches to You.  || 15 ||   Which of Your 
Glorious Virtues can I chant with my one tongue? Even the
thousand-headed serpent does not know Your limit. One may chant new names for 
You day and night, but even so, O God, no
one can describe even one of Your Glorious Virtues.  || 16 ||   I have grasped 
the Support, and entered the Sanctuary of the
Lord, the Father of the world. The Messenger of Death is terrifying and 
horrendous, and sea of Maya is impassable. Please be
merciful, Lord, and save me, if it is Your Will; please lead me to join with 
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.  || 17 ||
All that is seen is an illusion. I beg for this one gift, for the dust of the 
feet of the Saints, O Lord of the Universe. Applying it to
my forehead, I obtain the supreme status; he alone obtains it, unto whom You 
give it.  || 18 ||   Those, unto whom the Lord,
the Giver of peace, grants His Mercy, grasp the feet of the Holy, and weave 
them into their hearts. They obtain all the wealth
of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; the unstruck sound current of the Shabad 
vibrates and resounds within their minds.  || 19

||    With my tongue I chant the Names given to You. ‘Sat Naam’ is Your 
perfect, primal Name. Says Nanak, Your devotees

have entered Your Sanctuary. Please bestow the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; 
their minds are filled with love for You.  || 20

||   You alone know Your state and extent. You Yourself speak, and You Yourself 
describe it. Please make Nanak the slave of
Your slaves, O Lord; as it pleases Your Will, please keep him with Your slaves. 
 || 21 || 2 || 11 ||    MARU,  FIFTH MEHL:  O
slave of the inaccessible Lord God Allah, forsake thoughts of worldly 
entanglements. Become the dust of the feet of the humble
fakeers, and consider yourself a traveller on this journey. O saintly dervish, 
you shall be approved in the Court of the Lord.  ||
1 ||   Let Truth be your prayer, and faith your prayer-mat. Subdue your 
desires, and overcome your hopes. Let your body be
the mosque, and your mind the priest. Let true purity be God’s Word for you.  
|| 2 ||   Let your practice be to live the spiritual
life. Let your spiritual cleansing be to renounce the world and seek God. Let 
control of the mind be your spiritual wisdom, O
holy man; meeting with God, you shall never die again.  || 3 ||   Practice 
within your heart the teachings of the Koran and the
Bible;  restrain  the  ten  sensory  organs  from  straying  into  evil.  Tie  
up  the  five  demons  of  desire  with  faith,  charity  and
contentment, and you shall be acceptable.  || 4 ||    Let compassion be your 
Mecca, and the dust of the feet of the holy your
fast. Let Paradise be your practice of the Prophet’s Word. God is the beauty, 
the light and the fragrance. Meditation on Allah is
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He alone is a Qazi, who practices the Truth. He alone is a Haji, a pilgrim to 
Mecca, who purifies his heart. He alone is a Mullah,
who banishes evil; he alone is a saintly dervish, who takes the Support of the 
Lord’s Praise.  || 6 ||   Always, at every moment,
remember  God,  the  Creator  within  your  heart.  Let  your  meditation  
beads  be  the  subjugation  of  the  ten  senses.  Let  good
conduct and self-restraint be your circumcision.   || 7 ||    You must know in 
your heart that everything is temporary. Family,
household  and  siblings  are  all  entanglements.  Kings,  rulers  and  nobles 
 are  mortal  and  transitory;  only  God’s  Gate  is  the
permanent place.  || 8 ||   First, is the Lord’s Praise; second, contentment; 
third, humility, and fourth, giving to charities. Fifth
is to hold one’s desires in restraint. These are the five most sublime daily 
prayers.   || 9 ||    Let your daily worship be the
knowledge that God is everywhere. Let renunciation of evil actions be the 
water-jug you carry. Let realization of the One Lord
God be your call to prayer; be a good child of God — let this be your trumpet.  
|| 10 ||   Let what is earned righteously be your
blessed food. Wash away pollution with the river of your heart. One who 
realizes the Prophet attains heaven. Azraa-eel, the
Messenger of Death, does not cast him into hell.  || 11 ||   Let good deeds be 
your body, and faith your bride. Play and enjoy
the  Lord’s  love  and  delight.  Purify  what  is  impure,  and  let  the  
Lord’s  Presence  be  your  religious  tradition.  Let  your  total
awareness be the turban on your head.  || 12 ||   To be Muslim is to be 
kind-hearted, and wash away pollution from within the
heart. He does not even approach worldly pleasures; he is pure, like flowers, 
silk, ghee and the deer-skin.  || 13 ||   One who
is blessed with the mercy and compassion of the Merciful Lord, is the manliest 
man among men. He alone is a Shaykh, a
preacher, a Haji, and he alone is God’s slave, who is blessed with God’s Grace. 
  || 14 ||    The Creator Lord has Creative
Power; the Merciful Lord has Mercy. The Praises and the Love of the Merciful 
Lord are unfathomable. Realize the True Hukam,
the Command of the Lord, O Nanak; you shall be released from bondage, and 
carried across.   || 15 || 3 || 12 ||    MARU,
FIFTH MEHL:  The Abode of the Supreme Lord God is above all. He Himself 
establishes, establishes and creates. Holding tight
to the Sanctuary of God, peace is found, and one is not afflicted by the fear 
of Maya.  || 1 ||    He saved you from the fire of
the womb, and did not destroy you, when you were an egg in your mother’s ovary. 
Blessing you with meditative remembrance
upon Himself, He nurtured you and cherished you; He is the Master of all 
hearts.  || 2 ||   I have come to the Sanctuary of His
lotus feet. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I sing the Praises of 
the Lord. I have erased all the pains of birth
and death; meditating on the Lord, Har, Har, I have no fear of death.  || 3 ||  
 God is all-powerful, indescribable, unfathomable
and divine. All beings and creatures serve Him. In so many ways, He cherishes 
those born from eggs, from the womb, from
sweat and from the earth.  || 4 ||    He alone obtains this wealth, who savors 
and enjoys, deep within his mind, the Name of
the Lord. Grasping hold of his arm, God lifts him up and pulls him out of the 
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Such a devotee of the Lord is very rare.   || 5 ||    God exists in the 
beginning, in the middle and in the end. Whatever the
Creator Lord Himself does, comes to pass. Doubt and fear are erased, in the 
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and then
one is not afflicted by deadly pain.  || 6 ||   I sing the most Sublime Bani, 
the Word of the Lord of the Universe. I beg for the
dust of the feet of the Saadh Sangat. Eradicating desire, I have become free of 
desire; I have burnt away all my sins.  || 7 ||
This is the unique way of the Saints; they behold the Supreme Lord God with 
them. With each and every breath, they worship
and adore the Lord, Har, Har. How could anyone be too lazy to meditate on Him?  
|| 8 ||    Wherever I look, there I see the
Inner-knower,  the  Searcher  of  hearts.  I  never  forget  God,  my  Lord  
and  Master,  even  for  an  instant.  Your  slaves  live  by
meditating, meditating in remembrance on the Lord; You are permeating the 
woods, the water and the land.  || 9 ||   Even the
hot  wind  does  not  touch  one  who  remains  awake  in  meditative  
remembrance,  night  and  day.  He  delights  and  enjoys
meditative remembrance on the Lord; he has no attachment to Maya.  || 10 ||   
Disease, sorrow and pain do not affect him; he
sings the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the 
Holy. Please bless me with Your Name, O my
Beloved Lord God; please listen to my prayer, O Creator.  || 11 ||   Your Name 
is a jewel, O my Beloved Lord. Your slaves are
imbued with Your Infinite Love. Those who are imbued with Your Love, become 
like You; it is so rare that they are found.  ||
12 ||   My mind longs for the dust of the feet of those who never forget the 
Lord. Associating with them, I obtain the supreme
status; the Lord, my Companion, is always with me.  || 13 ||   He alone is my 
beloved friend and companion, who implants the
Name of the One Lord within, and eradicates evil-mindedness. Immaculate are the 
teachings of that humble servant of the
Lord, who casts out sexual desire, anger and egotism.  || 14 ||   Other than 
You, O Lord, no one is mine. The Guru has led me
to grasp the feet of God. I am a sacrifice to the Perfect True Guru, who has 
destroyed the illusion of duality.  || 15 ||    With
each and every breath, I never forget God. Twenty-four hours a day, I meditate 
on the Lord, Har, Har. O Nanak, the Saints are
imbued with Your Love; You are the great and all-powerful Lord.  || 16 || 4 || 
13 ||

MARU,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I enshrine the Lord’s lotus feet continually within my heart. Each and every 
moment, I humbly bow to the Perfect Guru. I
dedicate my body, mind and everything, and place it in offering before the 
Lord. His Name is the most beautiful in this world.

|| 1 ||   Why forget the Lord and Master from your mind? He blessed you with 
body and soul, creating and embellishing you.
With every breath and morsel of food, the Creator takes care of His beings, who 
receive according to what they have done.  ||
2 ||   No one returns empty-handed from Him; twenty-four hours a day, keep the 
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In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, meditate and vibrate upon your 
imperishable Lord and Master, and you shall
be honored in the Court of the Lord.  || 3 ||   The four great blessings, and 
the eighteen miraculous spiritual powers, are found
in the treasure of the Naam, which brings celestial peace and poise, and the 
nine treasures. If you yearn in your mind for all
joys, then join the Saadh Sangat, and dwell upon your Lord and Master.  || 4 || 
  The Shaastras, the Simritees and the Vedas
proclaim that the mortal must be victorious in this priceless human life. 
Forsaking sexual desire, anger and slander, sing of the
Lord with your tongue, O Nanak.  || 5 ||    He has no form or shape, no 
ancestry or social class. The Perfect Lord is perfectly
pervading day and night. Whoever meditates on Him is very fortunate; he is not 
consigned to reincarnation again.   || 6 ||
One who forgets the Primal Lord, the Architect of karma, wanders around 
burning, and remains tormented. No one can save
such an ungrateful person; he is thrown into the most horrible hell.  || 7 ||   
He blessed you with your soul, the breath of life,
your  body  and  wealth;  He  preserved  and  nurtured  you  in  your  mother’s 
 womb.  Forsaking  His  Love,  you  are  imbued  with
another; you shall never achieve your goals like this.   || 8 ||    Please 
shower me with Your Merciful Grace, O my Lord and
Master. You dwell in each and every heart, and are near everyone. Nothing is in 
my hands; he alone knows, whom You inspire
to know.  || 9 ||    One who has such pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon his 
forehead, that person is not afflicted by Maya.
Slave  Nanak  seeks  Your  Sanctuary  forever;  there  is  no  other  equal  to 
 You.   ||  10  ||     In  His  Will,  He  made  all  pain  and
pleasure. How rare are those who remember the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the 
Lord. His value cannot be described. He is
prevailing everywhere.   || 11 ||    He is the devotee; He is the Great Giver. 
He is the Perfect Primal Lord, the Architect of
karma. He is your help and support, since infancy; He fulfills your mind’s 
desires.   || 12 ||    Death, pain and pleasure are
ordained by the Lord. They do not increase or decrease by anyone’s efforts. 
That alone happens, which is pleasing to the
Creator; speaking of himself, the mortal ruins himself.  || 13 ||   He lifts us 
up and pulls us out of the deep dark pit; He unites
with Himself, those who were separated for so many incarnations. Showering them 
with His Mercy, He protects them with His
own  hands.  Meeting  with  the  Holy  Saints,  they  meditate  on  the  Lord  
of  the  Universe.   ||  14  ||     Your  worth  cannot  be
described. Wondrous is Your form, and Your glorious greatness. Your humble 
servant begs for the gift of devotional worship.
Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to You.  || 15 || 1 || 14 || 22 || 24 || 2 || 
14 || 62 ||

VAAR  OF  MARU,   THIRD  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  If virtue is sold when there is no buyer, then it is sold 
very cheap. But if one meets a buyer of virtue,
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Meeting with a virtuous person, virtue is obtained, and one is immersed in the 
True Guru. Priceless virtues are not obtained for
any price; they cannot be purchased in a store. O Nanak, their weight is full 
and perfect; it never decreases at all.   || 1 ||
FOURTH MEHL:  Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, they wander around, 
continually coming and going in reincarnation.
Some are in bondage, and some are set free; some are happy in the Love of the 
Lord. O Nanak, believe in the True Lord, and
practice Truth, through the lifestyle of Truth.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  From the 
Guru, I have obtained the supremely powerful sword
of spiritual wisdom. I have cut down the fortress of duality and doubt, 
attachment, greed and egotism. The Name of the Lord
abides  within  my  mind;  I  contemplate  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad.  
Through  Truth,  self-discipline  and  sublime
understanding, the Lord has become very dear to me. Truly, truly, the True 
Creator Lord is all-pervading.   || 1 ||    SHALOK,
THIRD  MEHL:  Among the ragas, Kaydaaraa Raga is known as good, O Siblings of 
Destiny, if through it, one comes to love the
Word of the Shabad, and if one remains in the Soceity of the Saints, and 
enshrines love for the True Lord. Such a person
washes away the pollution from within, and saves his generations as well. He 
gathes in the capital of virtue, and destroys and
drives out unvirtuous sins. O Nanak, he alone is known as united, who does not 
forsake his Guru, and who does not love
duality.  || 1 ||   FOURTH MEHL:  Gazing upon the world-ocean, I am afraid of 
death; but if I live in the Fear of You, God, then
I   am not afraid.  Through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad,  I am  
content; O  Nanak,  I blossom  forth  in  the  Name.   ||  2  ||
FOURTH MEHL:  I get on board the boat and set out, but the ocean is churning 
with waves. The boat of Truth encounters no
obstruction, if the Guru gives encouragement. He takes us across to the door on 
the other side, as the Guru keeps watch. O
Nanak, if I am blessed with His Grace, I shall go to His Court with honor.  || 
3 ||    PAUREE:  Enjoy your kingdom of bliss; as
Gurmukh, practice Truth. Sitting upon the throne of Truth, the Lord administers 
justice; He unites us in Union with the Society
of the Saints. Meditating on the Lord, through the True Teachings, we become 
just like the Lord. If the Lord, the Giver of
peace, abides in the mind, in this world, then in the end, He becomes our help 
and support. Love for the Lord wells up, when
the Guru imparts understanding.  || 2 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  Confused and 
deluded, I wander around, but no one shows
me the way. I go and ask the clever people, if there is there anyone who can 
rid me of my pain. If the True Guru abides within
my mind, then I see the Lord, my best friend, there. O Nanak, my mind is 
satisfied and fulfilled, contemplating the Praises of
the True Name.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   He Himself is the Doer, and He is the 
deed; He Himself issues the Command. He
Himself  forgives  some,  and  He  Himself  does  the  deed.  O  Nanak,  
receiving  the  Divine  Light  from  the  Guru,  suffering  and
corruption are burnt away, through the Name.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Don’t be 
fooled by gazing at the riches of Maya, you foolish
self-willed manmukh. It shall not go along with you when you must depart; all 
the wealth you see is false. The blind and
ignorant do not understand, that the sword of death is hanging over their 
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By Guru’s Grace, those who drink in the sublime essence of the Lord are saved. 
He Himself is the Doer, and He Himself is the
Cause; the Lord Himself is our Saving Grace.  || 3 ||    SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  
Those who do not meet with the Guru, who
have no Fear of God at all, continue coming and going in reincarnation, and 
suffer terrible pain; their anxiety is never relieved.
They are beaten like clothes being washed on the rocks, and struck every hour 
like chimes. O Nanak, without the True Name,
these entanglements are not removed from hanging over one’s head.  || 1 ||   
THIRD MEHL:  I have searched throughout the
three worlds, O my friend; egotism is bad for the world. Don’t worry, O my 
soul; speak the Truth, O Nanak, the Truth, and
only the Truth.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:   The Lord Himself forgives the Gurmukhs; 
they are absorbed and immersed in the Lord’s
Name. He Himself links them to devotional worship; they bear the Insignia of 
the Guru’s Shabad. Those who turn towards the
Guru, as sunmukh, are beautiful. They are famous in the Court of the True Lord. 
In this world, and in the world hereafter, they
are liberated; they realize the Lord. Blessed, blessed are those humble beings 
who serve the Lord. I am a sacrifice to them.  ||
4 ||    SHALOK,   FIRST MEHL:   The rude, ill-mannered bride is encased in the 
body-tomb; she is blackened, and her mind is
impure. She can enjoy her Husband Lord, only if she is virtuous. O Nanak, the 
soul-bride is unworthy, and without virtue.  || 1

||   FIRST MEHL:  She has good conduct, true self-discipline, and a perfect 
family. O Nanak, day and night, she is always good;

she loves her Beloved Husband Lord.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   One who realizes his 
own self, is blessed with the treasure of the
Naam, the Name of the Lord. Granting His Mercy, the Guru merges him in the Word 
of His Shabad. The Word of the Guru’s
Bani is immaculate and pure; through it, one drinks in the sublime essence of 
the Lord. Those who taste the sublime essence
of the Lord, forsake other flavors. Drinking in the sublime essence of the 
Lord, they remain satisfied forever; their hunger and
thirst are quenched.  || 5 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Her Husband Lord is 
pleased, and He enjoys His bride; the soul-bride
adorns her heart with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. O Nanak, that bride who 
stands before Him, is the most noble and
respected woman.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  In her father-in-law’s home hereafter, 
and in her parents’ home in this world, she
belongs to her Husband Lord. Her Husband is inaccessible and unfathomable. O 
Nanak, she is the happy soul-bride, who is
pleasing to her carefree, independent Lord.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  That king sits 
upon the throne, who is worthy of that throne.
Those who realize the True Lord, they alone are the true kings. These mere 
earthly rulers are not called kings; in the love of
duality, they suffer. Why should someone praise someone else who is also 
created? They depart in no time at all. The One
True Lord is eternal and imperishable. One who, as Gurmukh, understands becomes 
eternal as well.  || 6 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD
MEHL:  The One Lord is the Husband of all. No one is without the Husband Lord. 
O Nanak, they are the pure soul-brides, who
merge in the True Guru.   || 1 ||     THIRD  MEHL:   The  mind  is  churning  
with  so  many  waves  of  desire.  How  can  one  be
emancipated in the Court of the Lord? Be absorbed in the Lord’s True Love, and 
imbued with the deep color of the Lord’s
Infinite  Love.  O  Nanak,  by  Guru’s  Grace,  one  is  emancipated,  if  the  
consciousness  is  attached  to  the  True  Lord.   ||  2  ||
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How can its value be estimated? He Himself created the entire universe, and He 
Himself is pervading it. The Gurmukhs praise
the Lord forever, and through the Truth, they assess Him. Through the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad, the heart-lotus blossoms
forth, and in this way, one drinks in the sublime essence of the Lord. Coming 
and going in reincarnation ceases, and one
sleeps in peace and poise.   || 7 ||    SHALOK,   FIRST MEHL:  Neither dirty, 
nor dull, nor saffron, nor any color that fades. O
Nanak, crimson — deep crimson is the color of one who is imbued with the True 
Lord.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  The bumble bee
intuitively and fearlessly dwells among the vegetation, flowers and fruits. O 
Nanak, there is only one tree, one flower, and one
bumble bee.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Those humble beings who struggle with their 
minds are brave and distinguished heroes. Those
who realize their own selves, remain forever united with the Lord. This is the 
glory of the spiritual teachers, that they remain
absorbed in their mind. They attain the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence, and 
focus their meditation on the True Lord. Those
who conquer their own minds, by Guru’s Grace, conquer the world.  || 8 ||    
SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  If I were to become a
Yogi, and wander around the world, begging from door to door, then, when I am 
summoned to the Court of the Lord, what
answer could I give? The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the charity I beg for; 
contentment is my temple. The True Lord is
always with me. Nothing is obtained by wearing religious robes; all will be 
seized by the Messenger of Death. O Nanak, talk is
false; contemplate the True Name.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:  Through that door, 
you will be called to account; do not serve at
that door. Seek and find such a True Guru, who has no equal in His greatness. 
In His Sanctuary, one is released, and no one
calls him to account. Truth is implanted within Him, and He implants Truth 
within others. He bestows the blessing of the True
Shabad. One who has Truth within his heart — his body and mind are also true. O 
Nanak, if one submits to the Hukam, the
Command of the True Lord God, he is blessed with true glory and greatness. He 
is immersed and merged in the True Lord,
who blesses him with His Glance of Grace.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  They are not 
called heroes, who die of egotism, suffering in pain.
The blind  ones  do not realize  their  own  selves; in  the  love  of  
duality,  they  rot.  They  struggle  with  great anger; here  and
hereafter, they suffer in pain. The Dear Lord is not pleased by egotism; the 
Vedas proclaim this clearly. Those who die of
egotism, shall not find salvation. They die, and are reborn in reincarnation.  
|| 9 ||    SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  The crow does
not become white, and an iron boat does not float across. One who puts his 
faith in the treasure of his Beloved Lord is blessed;
he exalts and embellishes others as well. One who realizes the Hukam of God’s 
Command — his face is radiant and bright; he
floats across, like iron upon wood. Forsake thirst and desire, and abide in  
the  Fear  of  God;  O  Nanak,  these  are  the  most
excellent actions.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:  The ignorant people who go to the 
desert to conquer their minds, are not able to
conquer them. O Nanak, if this mind is to be conquered, one must contemplate 
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. This mind is
not conquered by conquering it, even though everyone longs to do so. O Nanak, 
the mind itself conquers the mind, if one
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|| 2 ||   PAUREE:  He created both sides; Shiva dwells within Shakti (the soul 
dwells within the material universe). Through the
material universe of Shakti, no one has ever found the Lord; they continue to 
be born and die in reincarnation. Serving the
Guru,  peace  is  found,  meditating  on  the  Lord  with  every  breath  and  
morsel  of  food.  Searching  and  looking  through  the
Simritees and the Shaastras, I have found that the most sublime person is the 
slave of the Lord. O Nanak, without the Naam,
nothing is permanent and stable; I am a sacrifice to the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord.  || 10 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   I
might become a Pandit, a religious scholar, or an astrologer, and recite the 
four Vedas with my mouth; I might be worshipped
throughout the nine regions of the earth for my wisdom and thought; let me not 
forget the Word of Truth, that no one can
touch my sacred cooking square. Such cooking squares are false, O Nanak; only 
the One Lord is True.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:
He Himself creates and He Himself acts; He bestows His Glance of Grace. He 
Himself grants glorious greatness; says Nanak,
He is the True Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Only death is painful; I cannot 
conceive of anything else as painful. It is unstoppable; it
stalks and pervades the world, and fights with the sinners. Through the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad, one is immersed in the
Lord.  Meditating  on  the  Lord,  one  comes  to  realize  the  Lord.  He  
alone  is  emancipated  in  the  Sanctuary  of  the  Lord,  who
struggles with his own mind. One who contemplates and meditates on the Lord in 
his mind, succeeds in the Court of the Lord.

|| 11 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  Submit to the Will of the Lord Commander; in 
His Court, only Truth is accepted. Your Lord

and Master shall call you to account; do not go astray on beholding the world. 
One who keeps watch over his heart, and keeps
his heart pure, is a dervish, a saintly devotee. Love and affection, O Nanak, 
are in the accounts placed before the Creator.  || 1

||    FIRST MEHL:   One who is unattached like the bumble bee, sees the Lord of 
the world everywhere. The diamond of his
mind is pierced through with the Diamond of the Lord’s Name; O Nanak, his neck 
is embellished with it.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The
self-willed manmukhs are afflicted by death; they cling to Maya in emotional 
attachment. In an instant, they are thrown to the
ground and killed; in the love of duality, they are deluded. This opportunity 
shall not come into their hands again; they are
beaten by the Messenger of Death with his stick. But Death’s stick does not 
even strike those who remain awake and aware in
the Love of the Lord. All are Yours, and cling to You; only You can save them.  
 || 12 ||    SHALOK,   FIRST MEHL:   See the
imperishable Lord everywhere; attachment to wealth brings only great pain. 
Loaded with dust, you have to cross over the
world-ocean; you are not carrying the profit and capital of the Name with you.  
|| 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  My capital is Your True
Name, O Lord; this wealth is inexhaustible and infinite. O Nanak, this 
merchandise is immaculate; blessed is the banker who
trades in it.  || 2 ||    FIRST MEHL:  Know and enjoy the primal, eternal Love 
of the Great Lord and Master. Blessed with the
Naam, O Nanak, you shall strike down the Messenger of Death, and push his face 
to the ground.  || 3 ||   PAUREE:  He Himself
has embellished the body, and placed the nine treasures of the Naam within it. 
He confuses some in doubt; fruitless are their
actions. Some, as Gurmukh, realize their Lord, the Supreme Soul. Some listen to 
the Lord, and obey Him; sublime and exalted
are their actions. Love for the Lord wells up deep within, singing the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord’s Name.  || 13 ||   SHALOK,
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The Fear of God abides in the mind of the innocent; this is the straight path 
to the One Lord. Jealousy and envy bring terrible
pain, and one is cursed throughout the three worlds.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  
The drum of the Vedas vibrates, bringing dispute
and divisiveness. O Nanak, contemplate the Naam, the Name of the Lord; there is 
none except Him.   || 2 ||    FIRST MEHL:
The world-ocean of the three qualities is unfathomably deep; how can its bottom 
be seen? If I meet with the great, self-
sufficient True Guru, then I am carried across. This ocean is filled up with 
pain and suffering. O Nanak, without the True Name,
no one’s hunger is appeased.  || 3 ||   PAUREE:  Those who search their inner 
beings, through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad,
are exalted and adorned. They obtain what they wish for, meditating on the 
Lord’s Name. One who is blessed by God’s Grace,
meets with the Guru; he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. The Righteous 
Judge of Dharma is his friend; he does not have
to walk on the Path of Death. He meditates on the Lord’s Name, day and night; 
he is absorbed and immersed in the Lord’s
Name.  || 14 ||    SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  Listen to and speak the Name of the 
One Lord, who permeates the heavens, this
world and the nether regions of the underworld. The Hukam of His Command cannot 
be erased; whatever He has written, shall
go  with  the  mortal.  Who  has  died,  and  who  kills?  Who  comes  and  who 
 goes?  Who  is  enraptured,  O  Nanak,  and  whose
consciousness merges in the Lord?  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  In egotism, he dies; 
possessiveness kills him, and the breath flows
out like a river. Desire is exhausted, O Nanak, only when the mind is imbued 
with the Name. His eyes are imbued with the
eyes  of  the  Lord,  and  his  ears  ring  with  celestial  consciousness.  
His  tongue  drinks  in  the  sweet  nectar,  dyed  crimson  by
chanting the Name of the Beloved Lord. His inner being is drenched with the 
Lord’s fragrance; his worth cannot be described.

|| 2 ||    PAUREE:  In this age, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the 
treasure. Only the Naam goes along in the end. It is

inexhaustible; it is never empty, no matter how much one may eat, consume or 
spend. The Messenger of Death does not even
approach the humble servant of the Lord. They alone are the true bankers and 
traders, who have the wealth of the Lord in
their laps. By the Lord’s Mercy, one finds the Lord, only when the Lord Himself 
sends for him.   || 15 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD
MEHL:   The self-willed manmukh does not appreciate the excellence of trading 
in Truth. He deals in poison, collects poison,
and  is in love with poison. Outwardly, they call themselves Pandits, religious 
scholars, but in their minds they are foolish and
ignorant.  They  do  not  focus  their  consciousness  on  the  Lord;  they  
love  to  engage  in  arguments.  They  speak  to  cause
arguments, and earn their living by telling lies. In this world, only the 
Lord’s Name is immaculate and pure. All other objects of
creation  are  polluted.  O  Nanak,  those  who  do  not  remember  the  Naam,  
the  Name  of  the  Lord,  are  polluted;  they  die  in
ignorance.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  Without serving the Lord, he suffers in 
pain; accepting the Hukam of God’s Command, pain
is       gone.  He  Himself  is  the  Giver  of  peace;  He  Himself  awards  
punishment.  O  Nanak,  know  this  well;  all  that  happens  is
according to His Will.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Without the Lord’s Name, the world 
is poor. Without the Name, no one is satisfied. He
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In egotism, he suffers in pain. Without good karma, he does not obtain 
anything, no matter how much he may wish for it.
Coming and going in reincarnation, and birth and death are ended, through the 
Word of the Guru’s Shabad. He Himself acts,
so unto whom should we complain? There is no other at all.  || 16 ||   SHALOK,  
THIRD MEHL:  In this world, the Saints earn
the wealth; they come to meet God through the True Guru. The True Guru implants 
the Truth within; the value of this wealth
cannot be described. Obtaining this wealth, hunger is relieved, and peace comes 
to dwell in the mind. Only those who have
such pre-ordained destiny, come to receive this. The world of the self-willed 
manmukh is poor, crying out for Maya. Night and
day, it wanders continually, and its hunger is never relieved. It never finds 
calm tranquility, and peace never comes to dwell in
its mind. It is always plagued by anxiety, and its cynicism never departs. O 
Nanak, without the True Guru, the intellect is
perverted; if one meets the True Guru, then one practices the Word of the 
Shabad. Forever and ever, he dwells in peace, and
merges in the True Lord.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  The One who created the world, 
takes care of it. Meditate in remembrance
on the One Lord, O Siblings of Destiny; there is none other than Him. So eat 
the food of the Shabad and goodness; eating it,
you shall remain satisfied forever. Dress yourself in the Praise of the Lord. 
Forever and ever, it is radiant and bright; it is never
polluted. I have intuitively earned the true wealth, which never decreases. The 
body is adorned with the Shabad, and is at
peace forever and ever. O Nanak, the Gurmukh realizes the Lord, who reveals 
Himself.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Deep within the self
are meditation and austere self-discipline, when one realizes the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad. Meditating on the Name of the
Lord, Har, Har, egotism and ignorance are eliminated. One’s inner being is 
overflowing with Ambrosial Nectar; tasting it, the
flavor is known. Those who taste it become fearless; they are satisfied with 
the sublime essence of the Lord. Those who drink
it in, by the Grace of the Lord, are never again afflicted by death.  || 17 ||  
 SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  People tie up bundles of
demerits; no one deals in virtue. Rare is that person, O Nanak, who purchases 
virtue. By Guru’s Grace, one is blessed with
virtue, when the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  
Merits and demerits are the same; they are both
created by the Creator. O Nanak, one who obeys the Hukam of the Lord’s Command, 
finds peace, contemplating the Word of
the Guru’s Shabad.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The King sits on the throne within the 
self; He Himself administers justice. Through the
Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the Lord’s Court is known; within the self is the 
Sanctuary, the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence.
The coins are assayed, and the genuine coins are placed in His treasury, while 
the counterfeit ones find no place. The Truest of
the True is all-pervading; His justice is forever True. One comes to enjoy the 
Ambrosial essence, when the Name is enshrined
in the mind.  || 18 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  When one acts in egotism, then 
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Wherever You are, there is no ego. O spiritual teachers, understand this: the 
Unspoken Speech is in the mind. Without the
Guru, the essence of reality is not found; the Invisible Lord dwells 
everywhere. One meets the True Guru, and then the Lord is
known, when the Word of the Shabad comes to dwell in the mind. When 
self-conceit departs, doubt and fear also depart, and
the pain of birth and death is removed. Following the Guru’s Teachings, the 
Unseen Lord is seen; the intellect is exalted, and
one  is  carried  across.  O  Nanak,  chant  the  chant  of  ‘Sohang  hansaa’ — 
 ‘He  is  me,  and  I  am  Him.’  The  three  worlds  are
absorbed in Him.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  Some assay their mind-jewel, and 
contemplate the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Only
a few of those humble beings are known in this world, in this Dark Age of Kali 
Yuga. One’s self remains blended with the
Lord’s Self, when egotism and duality are conquered. O Nanak, those who are 
imbued with the Naam cross over the difficult,
treacherous and terrifying world-ocean.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  The self-willed 
manmukhs do not search within their own selves;
they are deluded by their egotistical pride. Wandering in the four directions, 
they grow weary, tormented by burning desire
within. They do not study the Simritees and the Shaastras; the manmukhs waste 
away and are lost. Without the Guru, no one
finds the Naam, the Name of the True Lord. One who contemplates the essence of 
spiritual wisdom and meditates on the Lord
is saved.   || 19 ||    SHALOK,   SECOND MEHL:   He Himself knows, He Himself 
acts, and He Himself does it right. So stand
before Him, O Nanak, and offer your prayers.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  He who 
created the creation, watches over it; He Himself
knows. Unto whom should I speak, O Nanak, when everything is contained within 
the home of the heart?  || 2 ||    PAUREE:
Forget everything, and be friends with the One Lord alone. Your mind and body 
shall be enraptured, and the Lord shall burn
away your sins. Your comings and goings in reincarnation shall cease; you shall 
not be reborn and die again. The True Name
shall be your Support, and you shall not burn in sorrow and attachment. O 
Nanak, gather in the treasure of the Naam, the
Name of the Lord, within your mind.  || 20 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  You do 
not forget Maya from your mind; you beg for it
with each and every breath. You do not even think of that God; O Nanak, it is 
not in your karma.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Maya
and its wealth shall not go along with you, so why do you cling to it — are you 
blind? Meditate on the Guru’s Feet, and the
bonds of Maya shall be cut away from you.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   By the 
Pleasure of His Will, the Lord inspires us to obey the
Hukam of His Command; by the Pleasure of His Will, we find peace. By the 
Pleasure of His Will, He leads us to meet the True
Guru; by the Pleasure of His Will, we meditate on the Truth. There is no other 
gift as great as the Pleasure of His Will; this
Truth is spoken and proclaimed. Those who have such pre-ordained destiny, 
practice and live the Truth. Nanak has entered His
Sanctuary; He created the world.  || 21 ||    SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Those who 
do not have spiritual wisdom within, do not
have even an iota of the Fear of God. O Nanak, why kill those who are already 
dead? The Lord of the Universe Himself has
killed them.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  To read the horoscope of the mind, is the 
most sublime joyful peace. He alone is called a
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He praises the Lord, and reads of the Lord, and contemplates the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad. Celebrated and approved is the
coming into the world of such a person, who saves all his generations as well. 
Hereafter, no one is questioned about social
status; excellent and sublime is the practice of the Word of the Shabad. Other 
study is false, and other actions are false; such
people are in love with poison. They do not find any peace within themselves; 
the self-willed manmukhs waste away their
lives. O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Naam are saved; they have infinite 
love for the Guru.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   He
Himself creates the creation, and gazes upon it; He Himself is totally True. 
One who does not understand the Hukam, the
Command of his Lord and Master, is false. By the Pleasure of His Will, the True 
Lord joins the Gurmukh to Himself. He is the
One Lord and Master of all; through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, we are 
blended with Him. The Gurmukhs praise Him
forever; all are beggars of Him. O Nanak, as He Himself makes us dance, we 
dance.  || 22 || 1 ||  SUDH  ||

VAAR  OF  MARU,   FIFTH  MEHL,   DAKHANAY,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

If You tell me to, O my Friend, I will cut off my head and give it to You. My 
eyes long for You; when will I see Your Vision?  ||
1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  I am in love with You; I have seen that other love is 
false. Even clothes and food are frightening to me, as
long as I do not see my Beloved.  || 2 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  I rise early, O my 
Husband Lord, to behold Your Vision. Eye make-up,
garlands of flowers, and the flavor of betel leaf, are all nothing but dust, 
without seeing You.  || 3 ||   PAUREE:  You are True,
O    my True Lord and Master; You uphold all that is true. You created the 
world, making a place for the Gurmukhs. By the Will
of the Lord, the Vedas came into being; they discriminate between sin and 
virtue. You created Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, and
the  expanse  of  the  three  qualities.  Creating  the  world  of  the  nine  
regions,  O  Lord,  You  have  embellished  it  with  beauty.
Creating the beings of various kinds, You infused Your power into them. No one 
knows Your limit, O True Creator Lord. You
Yourself know all ways and means; You Yourself save the Gurmukhs.   || 1 ||    
DAKHANAY,   FIFTH MEHL:   If You are my
friend, then don’t separate Yourself from me, even for an instant. My soul is 
fascinated and enticed by You; when will I see
You, O my Love?  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Burn in the fire, you evil person; O 
separation, be dead. O my Husband Lord, please
sleep upon my bed, that all my sufferings may be gone.   || 2 ||    FIFTH MEHL: 
 The evil person is engrossed in the love of
duality; through the disease of egotism, he suffers separation. The True Lord 
King is my friend; meeting with Him, I am so
happy.   || 3 ||    PAUREE:   You are inaccessible, merciful and infinite; who 
can estimate Your worth? You created the entire
universe; You are the Master of all the worlds. No one knows Your creative 
power, O my all-pervading Lord and Master. No
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You established the four ages; You are the Creator of all worlds. You created 
the comings and goings of reincarnation; not
even a particle of filth sticks to You. As you are merciful, You attach us to 
the Feet of the True Guru. You cannot be found by
any other efforts; You are the eternal, imperishable Creator of the Universe.  
|| 2 ||   DAKHANAY,  FIFTH MEHL:  If You come
into my courtyard, all the earth becomes beautiful. Other than the One Lord, my 
Husband, no one else cares for me.  || 1 ||
FIFTH  MEHL:   All  my  adornments  become  beautiful,  when  You,  O  Lord,  
sit  in  my  courtyard  and  make  it  Yours.  Then  no
traveller who comes to my home shall leave empty-handed.  || 2 ||   FIFTH MEHL: 
 I have spread out my bed for You, O my
Husband Lord, and applied all my decorations. But even this is not pleasing to 
me, to wear a garland around my neck.  || 3 ||
PAUREE:  O Supreme Lord God, O Transcendent Lord, You do not take birth. By the 
Hukam of Your Command, You formed the
Universe; forming it, You merge into it. Your Form cannot be known; how can one 
meditate on You? You are pervading and
permeating all; You Yourself reveal Your creative potency. Your treasures of 
devotional worship are overflowing; they never
decrease. These gems, jewels and diamonds — their value cannot be estimated. As 
You Yourself become merciful, Lord, You
link    us to the service of the True Guru. One who sings the Glorious Praises 
of the Lord, never suffers any deficiency.  || 3 ||
DAKHANAY,  FIFTH MEHL:  When I look within my being, I find that my Beloved is 
with me. All pains are relieved, O Nanak,
when     He bestows His Glance of Grace.   || 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:   Nanak sits, 
waiting for news of the Lord, and stands at the
Lord’s Door; serving Him for so long. O my Beloved, only You know my objective; 
I stand, waiting to see the Lord’s face.  || 2

||    FIFTH MEHL:  What should I say to you, you fool? Don’t look at the vines 
of others — be a true husband. O Nanak, the
entire  world  is  blooming,  like  a  garden  of  flowers.   ||  3  ||     
PAUREE:   You  are  Wise,  all-knowing  and  beautiful;  You  are
pervading and permeating all. You Yourself are the Lord and Master, and the 
servant; You worship and adore Yourself. You are
all-wise and all-seeing; You Yourself are true and pure. The Immaculate Lord, 
my Lord God, is celibate and True. God spreads
out the expanse of the entire universe, and He Himself plays in it. He created 
this coming and going of reincarnation; creating
the  wondrous  play,  He  gazes  upon  it.  One  who  is  blessed  with  the  
Guru’s  Teachings,  is  not  consigned  to  the  womb  of
reincarnation,  ever  again.  All  walk  as  He  makes  them  walk;  nothing  
is  under  the  control  of  the  created  beings.   ||  4  ||
DAKHANAY,  FIFTH MEHL:  You are walking along the river-bank, but the land is 
giving way beneath you. Watch out! Your foot
might slip, and you’ll fall in and die.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  You believe 
what is false and temporary to be true, and so you run
on and on. O Nanak, like butter in the fire, it shall melt away; it shall fade 
away like the water-lily.  || 2 ||    FIFTH MEHL:  O
my foolish and silly soul, why are you too lazy to serve? Such a long time has 
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When will this opportunity come again?  || 3 ||   PAUREE:  You have no form or 
shape, no social class or race. These humans
believe that You are far away; but You are quite obviously apparent. You enjoy 
Yourself in every heart, and no filth sticks to
You. You are the blissful and infinite Primal Lord God; Your Light is 
all-pervading. Among all divine beings, You are the most
divine,  O  Creator-architect,  Rejuvenator  of  all.  How  can  my  single  
tongue  worship  and  adore  You?  You  are  the  eternal,
imperishable, infinite Lord God. One whom You Yourself unite with the True Guru 
— all his generations are saved. All Your
servants serve You; Nanak is a humble servant at Your Door.  || 5 ||    
DAKHANAY,  FIFTH MEHL:  He builds a hut of straw,
and the fool lights a fire in it. Only those who have such pre-ordained destiny 
on their foreheads, find Shelter with the Master.

|| 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:  O Nanak, he grinds the corn, cooks it and places it 
before himself. But without his True Guru, he sits
and waits for his food to be blessed.  || 2 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  O Nanak, the 
loaves of bread are baked and placed on the plate.
Those who obey their Guru, eat and are totally satisfied.  || 3 ||   PAUREE:  
You have staged this play in the world, and infused
egotism into all beings. In the one temple of the body are the five thieves, 
who continually misbehave. The ten brides, the
sensory organs were created, and the one husband, the self; the ten are 
engrossed in flavors and tastes. This Maya fascinates
and entices them; they wander continually in doubt. You created both sides, 
spirit and matter, Shiva and Shakti. Matter loses
out to spirit; this is pleasing to the Lord. You enshrined spirit within, which 
leads to merger with the Sat Sangat, the True
Congregation. Within the bubble, You formed the bubble, which shall once again 
merge into the water.  || 6 ||    DAKHANAY,
FIFTH  MEHL:    Look  ahead;  don’t  turn  your  face  backwards.  O  Nanak,  
be  successful  this  time,  and  you  shall  not  be
reincarnated again.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  My joyful friend is called the 
friend of all. All think of Him as their own; He never
breaks anyone’s heart.  || 2 ||    FIFTH MEHL:  The hidden jewel has been 
found; it has appeared on my forehead. Beautiful
and exalted is that place, O Nanak, where You dwell, O my Dear Lord.   || 3 ||  
  PAUREE:   When You are on my side, Lord,
what do I need to worry about? You entrusted everything to me, when I became 
Your slave. My wealth is inexhaustible, no
matter  how  much  I  spend  and  consume.  The  8.4  million  species  of  
beings  all  work  to  serve  me.  All  these  enemies  have
become my friends, and no one wishes me ill. No one calls me to account, since 
God is my forgiver. I have become blissful,
and I have found peace, meeting with the Guru, the Lord of the Universe. All my 
affairs have been resolved, since You are
pleased with me.  || 7 ||   DAKHANAY,  FIFTH MEHL:  I am so eager to see You, O 
Lord; what does Your face look like?


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I wandered around in such a miserable state, but when I saw You, my mind was 
comforted and consoled.   || 1 ||    FIFTH
MEHL:   The  miserable  endure  so  much  suffering  and  pain;  You  alone  
know  their  pain,  Lord.  I  may  know  hundreds  of
thousands of remedies, but I shall live only if I see my Husband Lord.   || 2 
||    FIFTH MEHL:   I have seen the river-bank
washed away by the raging waters of the river. They alone remain intact, who 
meet with the True Guru.  || 3 ||   PAUREE:  No
pain afflicts that humble being who hungers for You, Lord. That humble Gurmukh 
who understands, is celebrated in the four
directions. Sins run away from that man, who seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord. 
The filth of countless incarnations is washed
away, bathing in the dust of the Guru’s feet. Whoever submits to the Lord’s 
Will does not suffer in sorrow. O Dear Lord, You
are the friend of all; all believe that You are theirs. The glory of the Lord’s 
humble servant is as great as the Glorious Radiance
of  the  Lord.  Among  all,  His  humble  servant  is  pre-eminent;  through  
His  humble  servant,  the  Lord  is  known.    ||  8  ||
DAKHANAY,  FIFTH MEHL:  Those whom I followed, now follow me. Those in whom I 
placed my hopes, now place their hopes
in me.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  The fly flies around, and comes to the wet lump 
of molasses. Whoever sits on it, is caught; they
alone are saved, who have good destiny on their foreheads.   || 2 ||    FIFTH 
MEHL:   I see Him within all. No one is without
Him. Good destiny is inscribed on the forehead of that companion, who who 
enjoys the Lord, my Friend.  || 3 ||   PAUREE:  I
am a minstrel at His Door, singing His Glorious Praises, to please to my Lord 
God. My God is permanent and stable; others
continue coming and going. I beg for that gift from the Lord of the World, 
which will satisfy my hunger. O Dear Lord God,
please bless Your minstrel with the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, that I 
might be satisfied and fulfilled. God, the Great Giver,
hears the prayer, and summons the minstrel to the Mansion of His Presence. 
Gazing upon God, the minstrel is rid of pain and
hunger;  he  does  not  think  to  ask  for  anything  else.  All  desires  are 
 fulfilled,  touching  the  feet  of  God.  I  am  His  humble,
unworthy minstrel; the Primal Lord God has forgiven me.  || 9 ||   DAKHANAY,  
FIFTH MEHL:  When the soul leaves, you shall
become dust, O vacant body; why do you not realize your Husband Lord? You are 
in love with evil people; by what virtues will
you enjoy the Lord’s Love?  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  O Nanak, without Him, you 
cannot survive, even for an instant; you cannot
afford to forget Him, even for a moment. Why are you alienated from Him, O my 
mind? He takes care of you.  || 2 ||   FIFTH
MEHL:  Those who are imbued with the Love of the Supreme Lord God, their minds 
and bodies are colored deep crimson. O
Nanak, without the Name, other thoughts are polluted and corrupt.  || 3 ||   
PAUREE:  O Dear Lord, when You are my friend,
what sorrow can afflict me? You have beaten off and destroyed the cheats that 
cheat the world. The Guru has carried me
across the terrifying world-ocean, and I have won the battle. Through the 
Guru’s Teachings, I enjoy all the pleasures in the
great world-arena. The True Lord has brought all my senses and organs under my 
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Wherever I join them, there they are joined; they do not struggle against me. I 
obtain the fruits of my desires; the Guru has
directed me within. When Guru Nanak is pleased, O Siblings of Destiny, the Lord 
is seen to be dwelling near at hand.  || 10 ||
DAKHANAY,   FIFTH MEHL:   When You come into my consciousness, then I obtain 
all peace and comfort. Nanak: with Your
Name within my mind, O my Husband Lord, I am filled with delight.  || 1 ||   
FIFTH MEHL:  Enjoyment of clothes and corrupt
pleasures — all these are nothing more than dust. I long for the dust of the 
feet of those who are imbued with the Lord’s
Vision.  || 2 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Why do you look in other directions? O my 
heart, take the Support of the Lord alone. Become
the dust of the feet of the Saints, and find the Lord, the Giver of peace.  || 
3 ||   PAUREE:  Without good karma, the Dear Lord
is not found; without the True Guru, the mind is not joined to Him. Only the 
Dharma remains stable in this Dark Age of Kali
Yuga; these sinners will not last at all. Whatever one does with this hand, he 
obtains with the other hand, without a moment’s
delay. I have examined the four ages, and without the Sangat, the Holy 
Congregation, egotism does not depart. Egotism is
never eradicated without the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. As long as 
one’s mind is torn away from his Lord and
Master, he finds no place of rest. That humble being, who, as Gurmukh, serves 
the Lord, has the Support of the Imperishable
Lord in the home of his heart. By the Lord’s Grace, peace is obtained, and one 
is attached to the feet of the Guru, the True
Guru.  || 11 ||   DAKHANAY,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have searched everywhere for the 
King over the heads of kings. That Master is
within my heart; I chant His Name with my mouth.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  O my 
mother, the Master has blessed me with the
jewel. My heart is cooled and soothed, chanting the True Name with my mouth.  
|| 2 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  I have become the bed
for my Beloved Husband Lord; my eyes have become the sheets. If You look at me, 
even for an instant, then I obtain peace
beyond all price.  || 3 ||    PAUREE:  My mind longs to meet the Lord; how can 
I obtain the Blessed Vision of His Darshan? I
obtain hundreds of thousands, if my Lord and Master speaks to me, even for an 
instant. I have searched in four directions;
there is no other as great as You, Lord. Show me the Path, O Saints. How can I 
meet God? I dedicate my mind to Him, and
renounce my ego. This is the Path which I shall take. Joining the Sat Sangat, 
the True Congregation, I serve my Lord and
Master continually. All my hopes are fulfilled; the Guru has ushered me into 
the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence. I cannot
conceive of any other as great as You, O my Friend, O Lord of the World.  || 12 
||   DAKHANAY,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have become
the throne for my Beloved Lord King. If You place Your foot on me, I blossom 
forth like the lotus flower.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:
If my Beloved becomes hungry, I will become food, and place myself before Him. 
I may be crushed, again and again, but like
sugarcane, I do not stop yielding sweet juice.  || 2 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Break 
off your love with the cheaters; realize that it is a
mirage. Your pleasure lasts for only two moments; this traveller wanders 
through countless homes.  || 3 ||   PAUREE:  God is
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The followers of the six orders wander and roam around wearing religious robes, 
but they do not meet God. They keep the
lunar fasts, but they are of no account. Those who read the Vedas in their 
entirety, still do not see the sublime essence of
reality. They apply ceremonial marks to their foreheads, and take cleansing 
baths, but they are blackened within. They wear
religious robes, but without the True Teachings, God is not found. One who had 
strayed, finds the Path again, if such pre-
ordained destiny is written on his forehead. One who sees the Guru with his 
eyes, embellishes and exalts his human life.  || 13

||   DAKHANAY,  FIFTH MEHL:  Focus on that which will not pass away. Abandon 
your false actions, and meditate on the True
Master.  || 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:  God’s Light is permeating all, like the moon 
reflected in the water. He Himself is revealed, O
Nanak, to one who has such destiny inscribed upon his forehead.   || 2 ||    
FIFTH MEHL:   One’s  face  becomes  beautiful,
chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and singing His Glorious Praises, 
twenty-four hours a day. O Nanak, in the Court of
the  Lord,  you  shall  be  accepted;  even  the  homeless  find  a  home  
there.   ||  3  ||     PAUREE:   By  wearing  religious  robes
outwardly, God, the Inner-knower is not found. Without  the  One  Dear  Lord,  
all  wander  around  aimlessly.  Their  minds  are
imbued with attachment to family, and so they continually wander around, puffed 
up with pride. The arrogant wander around
the world; why are they so proud of their wealth? Their wealth shall not go 
with them when they depart; in an instant, it is
gone. They wander around in the world, according to the Hukam of the Lord’s 
Command. When one’s karma is activated, one
finds  the  Guru,  and  through  Him,  the  Lord  and  Master  is  found.  That 
humble  being,  who  serves  the  Lord,  has  his  affairs
resolved by the Lord.  || 14 ||    DAKHANAY,   FIFTH MEHL:   All speak with 
their mouths, but rare are those one who realize
death. Nanak is the dust of the feet of those who have faith in the One Lord.   
|| 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:   Know that He dwells
within all; rare are those who realize this. There is no obscuring veil on the 
body of that one, O Nanak, who meets the Guru.

|| 2 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  I drink in the water which has washed the feet of those 
who share the Teachings. My body is filled with

infinite love to see my True Master.   || 3 ||    PAUREE:   Forgetting the 
Naam, the Name of the Fearless Lord, he becomes
attached to Maya. He comes and goes, and wanders, dancing in countless 
incarnations. He gives his word, but then backs out.
All   that he says is false. The false person is hollow within; he is totally 
engrossed in falsehood. He tries to take vengeance upon
the Lord, who bears no vengeance; such a person is trapped by falsehood and 
greed. The True King, the Primal Lord God, kills
him when He sees what he has done. The Messenger of Death sees him, and he rots 
away in pain. Even-handed justice is
administered, O Nanak, in the Court of the True Lord.  || 15 ||   DAKHANAY,  
FIFTH MEHL:  In the early hours of the morning,
chant the Name of God, and meditate on the Feet of the Guru. The filth of birth 
and death is erased, singing the Glorious
Praises of the True Lord.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  The body is dark, blind and 
empty, without the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
O Nanak, fruitful is the birth of one, within whose heart the True Master 
dwells.  || 2 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  With my eyes, I have
seen the Light; my great thirst for Him is not quenched.


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O Nanak, these are not the eyes which can see my Beloved Husband Lord.   || 3 
||    PAUREE:   That humble being, who, as
Gurmukh, serves the Lord, obtains all peace and pleasure. He Himself is saved, 
along with his family, and all the world is saved
as well. He collects the wealth of the Lord’s Name, and all his thirst is 
quenched. He renounces worldly greed, and his inner
being is lovingly attuned to the Lord. Forever and ever, the home of his heart 
is filled with bliss; the Lord is his companion,
help  and  support.  He  looks  alike  upon  enemy  and  friend,  and  wishes  
well  to  all.  He  alone  is  fulfilled  in  this  world,  who
meditates  on  the  spiritual  wisdom  of  the  Guru.  He  obtains  what  is  
pre-ordained  for  him,  according  to  the  Lord.   ||  16  ||
DAKHANAY,  FIFTH MEHL:  The true person is said to be beautiful; false is the 
reputation of the false. O Nanak, rare are those
who have Truth in their laps.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  The face of my friend, 
the Lord, is incomparably beautiful; I would watch
Him, twenty-four hours a day. In sleep, I saw my Husband Lord; I am a sacrifice 
to that dream.  || 2 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  O my
friend, realize the True Lord. Just to talk about Him is useless. See Him 
within your mind; your Beloved is not far away.  || 3 ||
PAUREE:  The earth, the Akaashic ethers of the sky, the nether regions of the 
underworld, the moon and the sun shall pass
away. Emperors, bankers, rulers and leaders shall depart, and their homes shall 
be demolished. The poor and the rich, the
humble and the intoxicated, all these people shall pass away. The Qazis, 
Shaykhs and preachers shall all arise and depart. The
spiritual  teachers,  prophets  and  disciples  —  none  of  these  shall  
remain  permanently.  Fasts,  calls  to  prayer  and  sacred
scriptures — without understanding, all these shall vanish. The 8.4 million 
species of beings of the earth shall all continue
coming and going in reincarnation. The One True Lord God is eternal and 
unchanging. The Lord’s slave is also eternal.  || 17 ||
DAKHANAY,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have seen and examined all; without the One Lord, 
there is none at all. Come, and show me Your
face, O my friend, so that my body and mind may be cooled and soothed.  || 1 || 
   FIFTH MEHL:  The lover is without hope,
but within my mind, there is great hope. In the midst of hope, only You, O 
Lord, remain free of hope; I am a sacrifice, a
sacrifice, a sacrifice to You.   || 2 ||    FIFTH MEHL:  Even if I just hear of 
separation from You, I am in pain; without seeing
You, O Lord, I die. Without her Beloved, the separated lover takes no comfort.  
|| 3 ||   PAUREE:  River-banks, sacred shrines,
idols, temples, and places of pilgrimage like Kaydarnaat’h, Mat’huraa and 
Benares, the thirty-three million gods, along with
Indra, shall all pass away. The Simritees, Shaastras, the four Vedas and the 
six systems of philosophy shall vanish. Prayer
books, Pandits, religious scholars, songs, poems and poets shall also depart. 
Those who are celibate, truthful and charitiable,
and the Sannyaasee hermits are all subject to death. The silent sages, the 
Yogis and the nudists, along with the Messengers of
Death,  shall  pass  away.  Whatever  is  seen  shall  perish;  all  will  
dissolve  and  disappear.  Only  the  Supreme  Lord  God,  the
Transcendent Lord, is permanent. His servant becomes permanent as well.  || 18 
||   DAKHANAY,  FIFTH MEHL:  Hundreds of
times naked does not make the person naked; tens of thousands of hungers do not 
make him hungry; millions of pains do not
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|| 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Even if one were to enjoy all pleasures, and be master 
of the entire earth, O Nanak, all of that is just a
disease. Without the Naam, he is dead.  || 2 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Yearn for the 
One Lord, and make Him your friend. O Nanak,
He alone fulfills your hopes; you should feel embarrassed, visiting other 
places.  || 3 ||    PAUREE:  The One and only Lord is
eternal, imperishable, inaccessible and incomprehensible. The treasure of the 
Naam is eternal and imperishable. Meditating in
remembrance  on  Him,  the  Lord  is  attained.  The  Kirtan  of  His  Praises  
is  eternal  and  imperishable;  the  Gurmukh  sings  the
Glorious  Praises  of  the  Lord  of  the  Universe.  Truth,  righteousness,  
Dharma  and  intense  meditation  are  eternal  and
imperishable. Day and night, worship the Lord in adoration. Compassion, 
righteousness, Dharma and intense meditation are
eternal and imperishable; they alone obtain these, who have such pre-ordained 
destiny. The inscription inscribed upon one’s
forehead is eternal and imperishable; it cannot be avoided by avoidance. The 
Congregation, the Company of the Holy, and the
word of the humble, are eternal and imperishable. The Holy  Guru  is  eternal  
and  imperishable.  Those  who  have  such  pre-
ordained destiny worship and adore the Lord, forever and ever.   || 19 ||    
SHALOK,   DAKHANAY,   FIFTH MEHL:   One who
himself has drowned — how can he carry anyone else across? One who is imbued 
with the Love of the Husband Lord — O
Nanak, he himself is saved, and he saves others as well.   || 1 ||    FIFTH 
MEHL:   Wherever someone speaks and hears the
Name of my Beloved Lord, that is where I go, O Nanak, to see Him, and blossom 
forth in bliss.  || 2 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  You are
in love with your children and your wife; why do you keep calling them your 
own? O Nanak, without the Naam, the Name of
the Lord, the human body has no foundation.  || 3 ||   PAUREE:  With my eyes, I 
gaze upon the Blessed Vision of the Guru’s
Darshan; I touch my forehead to the Guru’s feet. With my feet I walk on the 
Guru’s Path; with my hands, I wave the fan over
Him. I meditate on Akaal Moorat, the undying form, within my heart; day and 
night, I meditate on Him. I have renounced all
possessiveness, and have placed my faith in the all-powerful Guru. The Guru has 
blessed me with the treasure of the Naam; I
am rid of all sufferings. Eat and enjoy the Naam, the Name of the indescribable 
Lord, O Siblings of Destiny. Confirm your faith
in the Naam, charity and self-purification; chant the Guru’s sermon forever. 
Blessed with intuitive poise, I have found God; I
am rid of the fear of the Messenger of Death.  || 20 ||    SHALOK,  DAKHANAY,  
FIFTH MEHL:  I am centered and focused on
my Beloved, but I am not satisfied, even by seeing Him. The Lord and Master is 
within all; I do not see any other.   || 1 ||
FIFTH MEHL:  The sayings of the Saints are the paths of peace. O Nanak, they 
alone obtain them, upon whose foreheads such
destiny is written.   || 2 ||    FIFTH MEHL:   He is totally permeating the 
mountains, oceans, deserts, lands, forests, orchards,
caves, the nether regions of the underworld, the Akaashic ethers of the skies, 
and all hearts. Nanak sees that they are all
strung on the same thread.   || 3 ||    PAUREE:   The Dear Lord is my mother, 
the Dear Lord is my father; the  Dear  Lord
cherishes and nurtures me. The Dear Lord takes care of me; I am the child of 
the Lord. Slowly and steadily, He feeds me; He
never fails. He does not remind me of my faults; He hugs me close in His 
embrace. Whatever I ask for, He give me; the Lord is
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He has blessed me with the capital, the wealth of spiritual wisdom; He has made 
me worthy of this merchandise. He has made
me a partner with the Guru; I have obtained all peace and comforts. He is with 
me, and shall never separate from me; the
Lord, my father, is potent to do everything.  || 21 ||    SHALOK,   DAKHANAY,   
FIFTH MEHL:  O Nanak, break away from the
false, and seek out the Saints, your true friends. The false shall leave you, 
even while you are still alive; but the Saints shall
not forsake you, even when you are dead.  || 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:  O Nanak, the 
lightning flashes, and thunder echoes in the
dark black clouds. The downpour from the clouds is heavy; O Nanak, the 
soul-brides are exalted and embellished with their
Beloved.  || 2 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  The ponds and the lands are overflowing with 
water, and the cold wind is blowing. Her bed is
adorned with gold, diamonds and rubies; she is blessed with beautiful gowns and 
delicacies, O Nanak, but without her Beloved,
she burns in agony.  || 3 ||   PAUREE:  He does the dees which the Creator 
causes him to do. Even if you run in hundreds of
directions, O mortal, you shall still receive what you are pre-destined to 
receive. Without good karma, you shall obtain nothing,
even if you wander across the whole world. Meeting with the Guru, you shall 
know the Fear of God, and other fears shall be
taken away. Through the Fear of God, the attitude of detachment wells up, and 
one sets out in search of the Lord. Searching
and searching, intuitive wisdom wells up, and then, one is not born to die 
again. Practicing meditation within my heart, I have
found the Sanctuary of the Holy. Whoever the Lord places on the boat of Guru 
Nanak, is carried across the terrifying world-
ocean.  || 22 ||    SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  First, accept death, and give up any 
hope of life. Become the dust of the feet of all,
and then, you may come to me.  || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  See, that only one who 
has died, truly lives; one who is alive, consider
him dead. Those who are in love with the One Lord, are the supreme people.   || 
2 ||    FIFTH MEHL:   Pain does not even
approach that person, within whose mind God abides. Hunger and thirst do not 
affect him, and the Messenger of Death does
not approach him.   || 3 ||    PAUREE:   Your worth cannot be estimated, O 
True, Unmoving Lord God. The Siddhas, seekers,
spiritual teachers and meditators — who among them can measure You? You are 
all-powerful, to form and break; You create
and  destroy  all.   You  are  all-powerful  to  act,  and  inspire  all  to  
act;  You  speak  through  each  and  every  heart.  You  give
sustanance to all; why should mankind waver? You are deep, profound and 
unfathomable; Your virtuous spiritual wisdom is
priceless.  They  do  the  deeds  which  they  are  pre-ordained  to  do.  
Without  You,  there  is  nothing  at  all;  Nanak  chants  Your
Glorious Praises.  || 23 || 1 || 2 ||

RAAG  MARU,   THE  WORD  OF  KABEER  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O Pandit, O religious scholar, in what foul thoughts are you engaged? You shall 
be drowned, along with your family, if you do
not meditate on the Lord, you unfortunate person.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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What is the use of reading the Vedas and the Puraanas? It is like loading a 
donkey with sandalwood. You do not know the
exalted state of the Lord’s Name; how will you ever cross over?  || 1 ||    You 
kill living beings, and call it a righteous action.
Tell me, brother, what would you call an unrighteous action? You call yourself 
the most excellent sage; then who would you
call  a  butcher?   ||  2  ||     You  are  blind  in  your  mind,  and  do  
not  understand  your  own  self;  how  can  you  make  others
understand, O brother? For the sake of Maya and money, you sell knowledge; your 
life is totally worthless.   || 3 ||    Naarad
and Vyaasa say  these  things;  go and  ask  Suk  Dayv  as  well.  Says  
Kabeer,  chanting  the  Lord’s  Name,  you  shall  be  saved;
otherwise, you shall drown, brother.  || 4 || 1 ||   Living in the forest, how 
will you find Him? Not until you remove corruption
from your mind. Those who look alike upon home and forest, are the most perfect 
people in the world.  || 1 ||   You shall find
real peace in the Lord, if you lovingly dwell on the Lord within your being.   
|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    What is the use of wearing
matted hair, smearing the body with ashes, and living in a cave? Conquering the 
mind, one conquers the world, and then
remains detached from corruption.   || 2 ||     They  all  apply  make-up  to  
their  eyes;  there  is  little  difference  between  their
objectives. But those eyes, to which the ointment of spiritual wisdom is 
applied, are approved and supreme.   || 3 ||    Says
Kabeer, now I know my Lord; the Guru has blessed me with spiritual wisdom. I 
have met the Lord, and I am emancipated
within; now, my mind does not wander at all.  || 4 || 2 ||   You have riches 
and miraculous spiritual powers; so what business
do you have with anyone else? What should I say about the reality of your talk? 
I am embarrassed even to speak to you.  || 1

||   One who has found the Lord, does not wander from door to door.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   The false world wanders all around,
in hopes of finding wealth to use for a few days. That humble being, who drinks 
in the Lord’s water, never becomes thirsty
again.  || 2 ||   Whoever understands, by Guru’s Grace, becomes free of hope in 
the midst of hope. One comes to see the Lord
everywhere, when the soul becomes detached.   || 3 ||    I have tasted the 
sublime essence of the Lord’s Name; the Lord’s
Name carries everyone across. Says Kabeer, I have become like gold; doubt is 
dispelled, and I have crossed over the world-
ocean.  || 4 || 3 ||   Like drops of water in the water of the ocean, and like 
waves in the stream, I merge in the Lord. Merging
my being into the Absolute Being of God, I have become impartial and 
transparent, like the air.  || 1 ||    Why should I come
into the world again? Coming and going is by the Hukam of His Command; 
realizing His Hukam, I shall merge in Him.  || 1 ||
Pause   ||    When the body, formed of the five elements, perishes, then any 
such doubts shall end. Giving up the different
schools of philosophy, I look upon all equally; I meditate only on the One 
Name.  || 2 ||   Whatever I am attached to, to that I
am attached; such are the deeds I do. When the Dear Lord grants His Grace, then 
I am merged in the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad.  || 3 ||


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Die while yet alive, and by so dying, be alive; thus you shall not be reborn 
again. Says Kabeer, whoever is absorbed in the
Naam remains lovingly absorbed in the Primal, Absolute Lord.  || 4 || 4 ||    
If You keep me far away from You, then tell me,
what is liberation? The One has many forms, and is contained within all; how 
can I be fooled now?  || 1 ||   O Lord, where will
You  take  me,  to  save  me?  Tell  me  where,  and  what  sort  of  
liberation  shall  You  give  me?  By  Your  Grace,  I  have  already
obtained it.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    People talk of salvation and being saved, 
as long as they do not understand the essence of
reality. I have now become pure within my heart, says Kabeer, and my mind is 
pleased and appeased.  || 2 || 5 ||    Raawan
made castles and fortresses of gold, but he had to abandon them when he left.  
|| 1 ||   Why do you act only to please your
mind? When Death comes and grabs you by the hair, then only the Name of the 
Lord will save you.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Death,
and deathlessness are the creations of our Lord and Master; this show, this 
expanse, is only an entanglement. Says Kabeer,
those who have the sublime essence of the Lord in their hearts — in the end, 
they are liberated.  || 2 || 6 ||    The body is a
village, and the soul is the owner and farmer; the five farm-hands live there. 
The eyes, nose, ears, tongue and sensory organs
of touch do not obey any order.  || 1 ||   O father, now I shall not live in 
this village. The accountants summoned Chitar and
Gupat, the recording scribes of the conscious and the unconscious, to ask for 
an account of each and every moment.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||    When the Righteous Judge of Dharma calls for my account, there 
shall be a very heavy balance against me. The
five farm-hands shall then run away, and the bailiff shall arrest the soul.   
|| 2 ||    Says Kabeer, listen, O Saints: settle your
accounts in this farm. O Lord, please forgive Your slave now, in this life, so 
that he may not have to return again to this
terrifying world-ocean.  || 3 || 7 ||

RAAG  MARU,   THE  WORD  OF  KABEER  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

No one has seen the Fearless Lord, O renunciate. Without the Fear of God, how 
can the Fearless Lord be obtained?  || 1 ||   If
one sees the Presence of his Husband Lord near at hand, then he feels the Fear 
of God, O renunciate. If he realizes the Hukam
of the Lord’s Command, then he becomes fearless.  || 2 ||   Don’t practice 
hypocrisy with the Lord, O renunciate! The whole
world is filled with hypocrisy.  || 3 ||   Thirst and desire do not just go 
away, O renunciate. The body is burning in the fire of
worldly love and attachment.   || 4 ||    Anxiety is burned, and the body is 
burned, O renunciate, only if one lets his mind
become dead.  || 5 ||   Without the True Guru, there can be no renunciation, 
even though all the people may wish for it.  || 6

||   When God grants His Grace, one meets the True Guru, O renunciate, and 
automatically, intuitively finds that Lord.  || 7 ||
Says Kabeer, I offer this one prayer, O renunciate. Carry me across the 
terrifying world-ocean.


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|| 8 || 1 || 8 ||   O king, who will come to you? I have seen such love from 
Bidur, that the poor man is pleasing to me.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Gazing upon your elephants, you have gone astray in doubt; you do 
not know the Great Lord God. I judge Bidur’s
water to be like ambrosial nectar, in comparison with your milk.  || 1 ||   I 
find his rough vegetables to be like rice pudding; the
night of my life passes singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. Kabeer’s Lord 
and Master is joyous and blissful; He does not
care about anyone’s social class.  || 2 || 9 ||   SHALOK,  KABEER:  The 
battle-drum beats in the sky of the mind; aim is taken,
and the wound is inflicted. The spiritual warriors enter the field of battle; 
now is the time to fight!  || 1 ||   He alone is known
as a spiritual hero, who fights in defense of religion. He may be cut apart, 
piece by piece, but he never leaves the field of
battle.  || 2 || 2 ||

SHABAD  OF  KABEER,   RAAG  MARU,   THE  WORD  OF  NAAM  DAYV  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I have obtained the four kinds of liberation, and the four miraculous spiritual 
powers, in the Sanctuary of God, my Husband
Lord. I am liberated, and famous throughout the four ages; the canopy of praise 
and fame waves over my head.   || 1 ||
Meditating on the Sovereign Lord God, who has not been saved? Whoever follows 
the Guru’s Teachings and joins the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is called the most devoted of the devotees.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   He is adorned with the conch,
the chakra, the mala and the ceremonial tilak mark on his forehead; gazing upon 
his radiant glory, the Messenger of Death is
scared away. He becomes fearless, and the power of the Lord thunders through 
him; the pains of birth and death are taken
away.  || 2 ||   The Lord blessed Ambreek with fearless dignity, and elevated 
Bhabhikhan to become king. Sudama’s Lord and
Master blessed him with the nine treasures; he made Dhroo permanent and 
unmoving; as the north star, he still hasn’t moved.

|| 3 ||    For the sake of His devotee Prahlaad, God assumed the form of the 
man-lion, and killed Harnaakhash. Says Naam
Dayv, the beautiful-haired Lord is in the power of His devotees; He is standing 
at Balraja’s  door,  even  now!   ||  4  ||  1  ||
MARU,  KABEER JEE:  You have forgotten your religion, O madman; you have 
forgotten your religion. You fill your belly, and
sleep like an animal; you have wasted and lost this human life.  || 1 ||  Pause 
  ||    You never joined the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy. You are engrossed in false pursuits. You wander like a 
dog, a pig, a crow; soon, you shall have to get up
and leave.  || 1 ||    You believe that you yourself are great, and that others 
are small. Those who are false in thought, word
and deed, I have seen them going to hell.  || 2 ||    The lustful, the angry, 
the clever, the deceitful and the lazy waste their
lives in slander, and never remember their Lord in meditation.  || 3 ||   Says 
Kabeer, the fools, the idiots and the brutes do not
remember the Lord. They do not know the Lord’s Name; how can they be carried 
across?  || 4 || 1 ||


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RAAG  MARU,   THE  WORD  OF  JAI  DAYV  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The breath is drawn in through the left nostril; it is held in the central 
channel of the Sushmanaa, and exhaled through the
right nostril, repeating the Lord’s Name sixteen times. I am powerless; my 
power has been broken. My unstable mind has been
stabliized, and my unadorned soul has been adorned. I drink in the Ambrosial 
Nectar.   || 1 ||    Within my mind, I chant the
Name of the Primal Lord God, the Source of virtue. My vision, that You are I 
are separate, has melted away.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
I worship the One who is worthy of being worshipped. I trust the One who is 
worthy of being trusted. Like water merging in
water, I merge in the Lord. Says Jai Dayv, I meditate and contemplate the 
Luminous, Triumphant Lord. I am lovingly absorbed
in the Nirvaanaa of God.  || 2 || 1 ||   KABEER,  MARU:  Meditate in 
remembrance on the Lord, or else you will regret it in the
end, O mind. O sinful soul, you act in greed, but today or tomorrow, you will 
have to get up and leave.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Clinging to greed, you have wasted your life, deluded in the doubt of Maya. Do 
not take pride in your wealth and youth; you
shall crumble apart like dry paper.  || 1 ||   When the Messenger of Death 
comes and grabs you by the hair, and knocks you
down, on that day, you shall be powerless. You do not remember the Lord, or 
vibrate upon Him in meditation, and you do not
practice compassion; you shall be beaten on your face.  || 2 ||   When the 
Righteous Judge of Dharma calls for your account,
what face will you show Him then? Says Kabeer, listen, O Saints: in the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you shall be
saved.  || 3 || 1 ||

RAAG  MARU,   THE  WORD  OF  RAVI  DAAS  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O Love, who else but You could do such a thing? O Patron of the poor, Lord of 
the World, You have put the canopy of Your
Grace over my head.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Only You can grant Mercy to that 
person whose touch pollutes the world. You exalt
and elevate the lowly, O my Lord of the Universe; You are not afraid of anyone. 
  || 1 ||    Naam Dayv, Kabeer, Trilochan,
Sadhana and Sain crossed over. Says Ravi Daas, listen, O Saints, through the 
Dear Lord, all is accomplished.   || 2 || 1 ||
MARU:   The Lord is the ocean of peace; the miraculous tree of life, the jewel 
of miracles and the wish-fulfilling cow are all
under His power. The four great blessings, the eight great miraculous spiritual 
powers and the nine treasures are in the palm
of His hand.  || 1 ||   Why don’t you chant the Lord’s Name, Har, Har, Har? 
Abandon all other devices of words.  || 1 ||  Pause

||    The many epics, the Puraanas and the Vedas are all composed out of the 
letters of the alphabet. After careful thought,
Vyaasa spoke the supreme truth, that there is nothing equal to the Lord’s Name. 
 || 2 ||   In intuitive Samaadhi, their troubles
are eliminated; the very fortunate ones lovingly focus on the Lord. Says Ravi 
Daas, the Lord’s slave remains detached from the
world; the fear of birth and death runs away from his mind.  || 3 || 2 || 15 ||


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ONE  UNIVERSAL  CREATOR GOD.   BY  THE GRACE  OF  THE TRUE  GURU:

TUKHAARI  CHHANT,   FIRST  MEHL,   BAARAH  MAAHAA  ~  THE  TWELVE  MONTHS:

Listen: according to the karma of their past actions, each and every person 
experiences happiness or sorrow; whatever You
give, Lord, is good. O Lord, the Created Universe is Yours; what is my 
condition? Without the Lord, I cannot survive, even for
an instant. Without my Beloved, I am miserable; I have no friend at all. As 
Gurmukh, I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar. The
Formless Lord is contained in His Creation. To obey God is the best course of 
action. O Nanak, the soul-bride is gazing upon
Your Path; please listen, O Supreme Soul.  || 1 ||   The sparrow-hawk cries 
out, “Pri-o! Beloved!”, and the song-bird sings the
Lord’s Bani. The soul-bride enjoys all the pleasures, and merges in the Being 
of her Beloved. She merges into the Being of her
Beloved, when she becomes pleasing to God; she is the happy, blessed 
soul-bride. Establishing the nine houses, and the Royal
Mansion of the Tenth Gate above them, the Lord dwells in that home deep within 
the self. All are Yours, You are my Beloved;
night and day, I celebrate Your Love. O Nanak, the sparrow-hawk cries out, 
“Pri-o! Pri-o! Beloved! Beloved!” The song-bird is
embellished with the Word of the Shabad.   || 2 ||    Please listen, O my 
Beloved Lord — I am drenched with Your Love. My
mind and body are absorbed in dwelling on You; I cannot forget You, even for an 
instant. How could I forget You, even for an
instant? I am a sacrifice to You; singing Your Glorious Praises, I live. No one 
is mine; unto whom do I belong? Without the
Lord, I cannot survive. I have grasped the Support of the Lord’s Feet; dwelling 
there, my body has become immaculate. O
Nanak, I have obtained profound insight, and found peace; my mind is comforted 
by the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 3 ||
The Ambrosial Nectar rains down on us! Its drops are so delightful! Meeting the 
Guru, the Best Friend, with intuitive ease, the
mortal falls in love with the Lord. The Lord comes into the temple of the body, 
when it pleases God’s Will; the soul-bride rises
up, and sings His Glorious Praises. In each and every home, the Husband Lord 
ravishes and enjoys the happy soul-brides; so
why has He forgotten me? The sky is overcast with heavy, low-hanging clouds; 
the rain is delightful, and my Beloved’s Love is
pleasing to my mind and body. O Nanak, the Ambrosial Nectar of Gurbani rains 
down; the Lord, in His Grace, has come into
the home of my heart.  || 4 ||   In the month of Chayt, the lovely spring has 
come, and the bumble bees hum with joy.


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The forest is blossoming in front of my door; if only my Beloved would return 
to my home! If her Husband Lord does not return
home, how can the soul-bride find peace? Her body is wasting away with the 
sorrow of separation. The beautiful song-bird
sings, perched on the mango tree; but how can I endure the pain in the depths 
of my being? The bumble bee is buzzing
around the flowering branches; but how can I survive? I am dying, O my mother! 
O Nanak, in Chayt, peace is easily obtained,
if  the soul-bride obtains the Lord as her Husband, within the home of her own 
heart.   || 5 ||    Baisakhi is so pleasant; the
branches blossom with new leaves. The soul-bride yearns to see the Lord at her 
door. Come, O Lord, and take pity on me!
Please come home, O my Beloved; carry me across the treacherous world-ocean. 
Without You, I am not worth even a shell.
Who can estimate my worth, if I am pleasing to You? I see You, and inspire 
others to see You, O my Love. I know that You are
not far  away; I believe  that You  are  deep  within  me,  and  I  realize  
Your  Presence.  O  Nanak,  finding  God  in  Baisakhi,  the
consciousness is filled with the Word of the Shabad, and the mind comes to 
believe.   || 6 ||    The month of Jayt’h is so
sublime. How could I forget my Beloved? The earth burns like a furnace, and the 
soul-bride offers her prayer. The bride offers
her prayer, and sings His Glorious Praises; singing His Praises, she becomes 
pleasing to God. The Unattached Lord dwells in
His true mansion. If He allows me, then I will come to Him. The bride is 
dishonored and powerless; how will she find peace
without her Lord? O Nanak, in Jayt’h, she who knows her Lord becomes just like 
Him; grasping virtue, she meets with the
Merciful Lord.  || 7 ||   The month of Aasaarh is good; the sun blazes in the 
sky. The earth suffers in pain, parched and roasted
in the fire. The fire dries up the moisture, and she dies in agony. But even 
then, the sun does not grow tired. His chariot moves
on, and the soul-bride seeks shade; the crickets are chirping in the forest. 
She ties up her bundle of faults and demerits, and
suffers in the world hereafter. But dwelling on the True Lord, she finds peace. 
O Nanak, I have given this mind to Him; death
and life rest with God.  || 8 ||   In Saawan, be happy, O my mind. The rainy 
season has come, and the clouds have burst into
showers. My mind and body are pleased by my Lord, but my Beloved has gone away. 
My Beloved has not come home, and I
am dying of the sorrow of separation. The lightning flashes, and I am scared. 
My bed is lonely, and I am suffering in agony. I
am dying in pain, O my mother! Tell me — without the Lord, how can I sleep, or 
feel hungry? My clothes give no comfort to
my body. O Nanak, she alone is a happy soul-bride, who merges in the Being of 
her Beloved Husband Lord.   || 9 ||    In
Bhaadon, the young woman is confused by doubt; later, she regrets and repents. 
The lakes and fields are overflowing with
water; the rainy season has come — the time to celebrate! In the dark of night 
it rains; how can the young bride find peace?
The frogs and peacocks send out their noisy calls. “Pri-o! Pri-o! Beloved! 
Beloved!” cries the sparrow-hawk, while the snakes
slither around, biting. The mosquitoes bite and sting, and the ponds are filled 
to overflowing; without the Lord, how can she
find peace? O Nanak, I will go and ask my Guru; wherever God is, there I will 
go.  || 10 ||    In Assu, come, my Beloved; the
soul-bride is grieving to death. She can only meet Him, when God leads her to 
meet Him; she is ruined by the love of duality.
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Then, the white flowers of old age blossom in my hair. Summer is now behind us, 
and the winter season is ahead. Gazing upon
this play, my shaky mind wavers. In all ten directions, the branches are green 
and alive. That which ripens slowly, is sweet. O
Nanak, in Assu, please meet me, my Beloved. The True Guru has become my 
Advocate and Friend.  || 11 ||    In Katak, that
alone comes to pass, which is pleasing to the Will of God. The lamp of 
intuition burns, lit by the essence of reality. Love is the
oil  in  the  lamp,  which  unites  the  soul-bride  with  her  Lord.  The  
bride  is  delighted,  in  ecstasy.  One  who  dies  in  faults  and
demerits — her death is not successful. But one who dies in glorious virtue, 
really truly dies. Those who are blessed with
devotional worship of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, sit in the home of their 
own inner being. They place their hopes in You.
Nanak: please open the shutters of Your Door, O Lord, and meet me. A single 
moment is like six months to me.  || 12 ||   The
month of Maghar is good, for those who sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, 
and merge in His Being. The virtuous wife utters
His Glorious Praises; my Beloved Husband Lord is Eternal and Unchanging. The 
Primal Lord is Unmoving and Unchanging,
Clever and Wise; all the world is fickle. By virtue of spiritual wisdom and 
meditation, she merges in His Being; she is pleasing
to God, and He is pleasing to her. I have heard the songs and the music, and 
the poems of the poets; but only the Name of
the  Lord  takes  away  my  pain.  O  Nanak,  that  soul-bride  is  pleasing  
to  her  Husband  Lord,  who  performs  loving  devotional
worship before her Beloved.  || 13 ||   In Poh, the snow falls, and the sap of 
the trees and the fields dries up. Why have You
not come? I keep You in my mind, body and mouth. He is permeating and pervading 
my mind and body; He is the Life of the
World. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, I enjoy His Love. His Light fills 
all those born of eggs, born from the womb,
born of sweat and born of the earth, each and every heart. Grant me the Blessed 
Vision of Your Darshan, O Lord of Mercy and
Compassion.  O  Great  Giver,  grant  me  understanding,  that  I  might  find  
salvation.  O  Nanak,  the  Lord  enjoys,  savors  and
ravishes the bride who is in love with Him.  || 14 ||   In Maagh, I become 
pure; I know that the sacred shrine of pilgrimage is
within me. I have met my Friend with intuitive ease; I grasp His Glorious 
Virtues, and merge in His Being. O my Beloved,
Beauteous Lord God, please listen: I sing Your Glories, and merge in Your 
Being. If it is pleasing to Your Will, I bathe in the
sacred pool within. The Ganges, Jamunaa, the sacred meeting place of the three 
rivers, the seven seas, charity, donations,
adoration and worship all rest in the Transcendent Lord God; throughout the 
ages, I realize the One. O Nanak, in Maagh, the
most sublime essence is meditation on the Lord; this is the cleansing bath of 
the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage.  || 15

||     In  Phalgun,  her  mind  is  enraptured,  pleased  by  the  Love  of  
her  Beloved.  Night  and  day,  she  is  enraptured,  and  her
selfishness is gone. Emotional attachment is eradicated from her mind, when it 
pleases Him; in His Mercy, He comes to my
home. I dress in various clothes, but without my Beloved, I shall not find a 
place in the Mansion of His Presence. I have
adorned myself with garlands of flowers, pearl necklaces, scented oils and silk 
robes. O Nanak, the Guru has united me with
Him. The soul-bride has found her Husband  Lord,  within  the  home  of  her  
own  heart.   ||  16  ||     The  twelve  months,  the
seasons, the weeks, the days, the hours, the minutes and the seconds are all 
sublime, when the True Lord comes and meets
her with natural ease. God, my Beloved, has met me, and my affairs are all 
resolved. The Creator Lord knows all ways and
means. I am loved by the One who has embellished and exalted me; I have met 
Him, and I savor His Love. The bed of my
heart becomes beautiful, when my Husband Lord ravishes me.


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As Gurmukh, the destiny on my forehead has been awakened and activated. O 
Nanak, day and night, my Beloved enjoys me;
with the Lord as my Husband, my Marriage is Eternal.  || 17 || 1 ||   TUKHAARI, 
 FIRST MEHL:  In the first watch of the dark
night, O bride of splendored eyes, protect your riches; your turn is coming 
soon. When your turn comes, who will wake you?
While you sleep, your juice shall be sucked out by the Messenger of Death. The 
night is so dark; what will become of your
honor? The thieves will break into your home and rob you. O Saviour Lord, 
Inaccessible and Infinite, please hear my prayer. O
Nanak, the fool never remembers Him; what can he see in the dark of night?  || 
1 ||   The second watch has begun; wake up,
you unconscious being! Protect your riches, O mortal; your farm is being eaten. 
Protect your crops, and love the Lord, the
Guru. Stay awake and aware, and the thieves shall not rob you. You shall not 
have to go on the path of Death, and you shall
not suffer in pain; your fear and terror of death shall run away. The lamps of 
the sun and the moon are lit by the Guru’s
Teachings, through His Door, meditating on the True Lord, in the mind and with 
the mouth. O Nanak, the fool still does not
remember the Lord. How can he find peace in duality?  || 2 ||   The third watch 
has begun, and sleep has set in. The mortal
suffers in pain, from attachment to Maya, children and spouse. Maya, his 
children, his wife and the world are so dear to him;
he bites the bait, and is caught. Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, 
he shall find peace; following the Guru’s
Teachings, he shall not be seized by death. He cannot escape from birth, dying 
and death; without the Name, he suffers. O
Nanak, in the third watch of the three-phased Maya, the world is engrossed in 
attachment to Maya.  || 3 ||   The fourth watch
has begun, and the day is about to dawn. Those who remain awake and aware, 
night and day, preserve and protect their
homes. The night is pleasant and peaceful, for those who remain awake; 
following the Guru’s advice, they focus on the Naam.
Those who practice the Word of the Guru’s Shabad are not reincarnated again; 
the Lord God is their Best Friend. The hands
shake, the feet and body totter, the vision goes dark, and the body turns to 
dust. O Nanak, people are miserable throughout
the four ages, if the Name of the Lord does not abide in the mind.  || 4 ||   
The knot has been untied; rise up — the order has
come! Pleasures and comforts are gone; like a prisoner, you are driven on. You 
shall be bound and gagged, when it pleases
God; you will not see or hear it coming. Everyone will have their turn; the 
crop ripens, and then it is cut down. The account is
kept for every second, every instant; the soul suffers for the bad and the 
good. O Nanak, the angelic beings are united with
the Word of the Shabad; this is the way God made it.  || 5 || 2 ||   TUKHAARI,  
FIRST MEHL:  The meteor shoots across the
sky. How can it be seen with the eyes? The True Guru reveals the Word of the 
Shabad to His servant who has such perfect
karma. The Guru reveals the Shabad; dwelling on the True Lord, day and night, 
he beholds and reflects on God. The five
restless desires are restrained, and he knows the home of his own heart. He 
conquers sexual desire, anger and corruption. His
inner being is illuminated, by the Guru’s Teachings; He beholds the Lord’s play 
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O Nanak, killing his ego, he is satisfied; the meteor has shot across the sky.  
|| 1 ||   The Gurmukhs remain awake and aware;
their  egotistical  pride  is  eradicated.  Night  and  day,  it  is  dawn  for 
 them;  they  merge  in  the  True  Lord.  The  Gurmukhs  are
merged in the True Lord; they are pleasing to His Mind. The Gurmukhs are 
intact, safe and sound, awake and awake. The
Guru blesses them with the Ambrosial Nectar of the True Name; they are lovingly 
attuned to the Lord’s Feet. The Divine Light
is revealed, and in that Light, they achieve realization; the self-willed 
manmukhs wander in doubt and confusion. O Nanak,
when the dawn breaks, their minds are satisfied; they pass their life-night 
awake and aware.   || 2 ||    Forgetting faults and
demerits,  virtue  and  merit enter  one’s  home.  The  One  Lord  is  
permeating  everywhere; there  is  no  other  at all.  He  is  All-
pervading; there is no other. The mind comes to believe, from the mind. The One 
who established the water, the land, the
three worlds, each and every heart — that God is known by the Gurmukh. The 
Infinite, All-powerful Lord is the Creator, the
Cause of causes; erasing the three-phased Maya, we merge in Him. O Nanak, then, 
demerits are dissolved by merits; such are
the Guru’s Teachings.  || 3 ||   My coming and going in reincarnation have 
ended; doubt and hesitation are gone. Conquering
my  ego,  I  have  met  the  True  Lord,  and  now  I  wear  the  robe  of  
Truth.  The  Guru  has  rid  me  of  egotism;  my  sorrow  and
suffering are dispelled. My might merges into the Light; I realize and 
understand my own self. In this world of my parents’
home, I am satisfied with the Shabad; at my in-laws’ home, in the world beyond, 
I shall be pleasing to my Husband Lord. O
Nanak, the True Guru has united me in His Union; my dependence on people has 
ended.   || 4 || 3 ||    TUKHAARI,   FIRST
MEHL:  Deluded by doubt, misled and confused, the soul-bride later regrets and 
repents. Abandoning her Husband Lord, she
sleeps, and does not appreciate His Worth. Leaving her Husband Lord, she 
sleeps, and is plundered by her faults and demerits.
The night is so painful for this bride. Sexual desire, anger and egotism 
destroy her. She burns in egotism. When the soul-swan
flies away, by the Command of the Lord, her dust mingles with dust. O Nanak, 
without the True Name, she is confused and
deluded, and so she regrets and repents.  || 1 ||   Please listen, O my Beloved 
Husband Lord, to my one prayer. You dwell in
the home of the self deep within, while I roll around like a dust-ball. Without 
my Husband Lord, no one likes me at all; what
can I say or do now? The Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the sweetest 
nectar of nectars. Through the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad, with my tongue, I drink in this nectar. Without the Name, no one 
has any friend or companion; millions come
and go in reincarnation. Nanak: the profit is earned and the soul returns home. 
True, true are Your Teachings.   || 2 ||    O
Friend, You have travelled so far from Your homeland; I send my message of love 
to You. I cherish and remember that Friend;
the eyes of this soul-bride are filled with tears. The eyes of the soul-bride 
are filled with tears; I dwell upon Your Glorious
Virtues. How can I meet my Beloved Lord God? I do not know the treacherous 
path, the way to You. How can I find You and
cross over, O my Husband Lord? Through the Shabad, the Word of the True Guru, 
the separated soul-bride meets with the
Lord; I place my body and mind before You. O Nanak, the ambrosial tree bears 
the most delicious fruits; meeting with my
Beloved, I taste the sweet essence.  || 3 ||


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The Lord has called you to the Mansion of His Presence — do not delay! Night 
and day, imbued with His Love, you shall meet
with Him with intuitive ease. In celestial peace and poise, you shall meet Him; 
do not harbor anger — subdue your proud self!
Imbued with Truth, I am united in His Union, while the self-willed manmukhs 
continue coming and going. When you dance,
what veil covers you? Break the water pot, and be unattached. O Nanak, realize 
your own self; as Gurmukh, contemplate the
essence of reality.  || 4 || 4 ||   TUKHAARI,  FIRST MEHL:  O my Dear Beloved, 
I am the slave of Your slaves. The Guru has
shown me the Invisible Lord, and now, I do not seek any other. The Guru showed 
me the Invisible Lord, when it pleased Him,
and when God showered His Blessings. The Life of the World, the Great Giver, 
the Primal Lord, the Architect of Destiny, the
Lord of the woods — I have met Him with intuitive ease. Bestow Your Glance of 
Grace and carry me across, to save me.
Please  bless  me  with  the  Truth,  O  Lord,  Merciful  to  the  meek.  Prays 
 Nanak,  I  am  the  slave  of  Your  slaves.  You  are  the
Cherisher of all souls.  || 1 ||   My Dear Beloved is enshrined throughout the 
Universe. The Shabad is pervading, through the
Guru, the Embodiment of the Lord. The Guru, the Embodiment of the Lord, is 
enshrined throughout the three worlds; His limits
cannot be  found. He  created  the  beings  of  various  colors  and  kinds;  
His  Blessings  increase  day  by  day.  The  Infinite  Lord
Himself establishes and disestablishes; whatever pleases Him, happens. O Nanak, 
the diamond of the mind is pierced through
by the diamond of spiritual wisdom. The garland of virtue is strung.  || 2 ||   
The virtuous person merges in the Virtuous Lord;
his forehead bears the insignia of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The true 
person merges in the True Lord; his comings and
goings are over. The true person realizes the True Lord, and is imbued with 
Truth. He meets the True Lord, and is pleasing to
the Lord’s Mind. No one else is seen to be above the True Lord; the true person 
merges in the True Lord. The Fascinating Lord
has fascinated my mind; releasing me from bondage, He has set me free. O Nanak, 
my light merged into the Light, when I
met my most Darling Beloved.   || 3 ||    By searching, the true home, the 
place of the True Guru is found. The Gurmukh
obtains  spiritual  wisdom,  while  the  self-willed  manmukh  does  not.  
Whoever  the  Lord  has  blessed  with  the  gift  of  Truth  is
accepted; the Supremely Wise Lord is forever the Great Giver. He is known to be 
Immortal, Unborn and Permanent; the True
Mansion of His Presence is everlasting. The day-to-day account of deeds is not 
recorded for that person, who manifests the
radiance of the Divine Light of the Lord. O Nanak, the true person is absorbed 
in the True Lord; the Gurmukh crosses over to
the other side.  || 4 || 5 ||   TUKHAARI,  FIRST MEHL:  O my ignorant, 
unconscious mind, reform yourself.  O my mind, leave
behind your faults and demerits, and be absorbed in virtue. You are deluded by 
so many flavors and pleasures, and you act in
such confusion. You are separated, and you will not meet your Lord. How can the 
impassible world-ocean be crossed? The fear
of the Messenger of Death is deadly. The path of Death is agonizingly painful. 
The mortal does not know the Lord in the
evening, or in the morning; trapped on the treacherous path, what will he do 
then? Bound in bondage, he is released only by
this method: as Gurmukh, serve the Lord.  || 1 ||   O my mind, abandon your 
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O my mind, serve the Lord, the Primal, Detached Lord. Meditate in remembrance 
on the One Universal Creator; the True Lord
created the entire Universe. The Guru controls the air, water and fire; He has 
staged the drama of the world. Reflect on your
own self, and so practice good conduct; chant the Name of the Lord as your 
self-discipline and meditation. The Name of the
Lord is your Companion, Friend and Dear Beloved; chant it, and meditate on it.  
|| 2 ||   O my mind, remain steady and stable,
and you will not have to endure beatings. O my mind, singing the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord, you shall merge into Him with
intuitive ease. Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, be happy. Apply the 
ointment of spiritual wisdom to your eyes. The
Word of the Shabad is the lamp which illuminates the three worlds; it 
slaughters the five demons. Quieting your fears, become
fearless, and you shall cross over the impassible world ocean. Meeting the 
Guru, your affairs shall be resolved. You shall find
the  joy and the beauty of the Lord’s Love and Affection; the Lord Himself 
shall shower you with His Grace.   || 3 ||    O my
mind, why did you come into the world? What will you take with you when you go? 
O my mind, you shall be emancipated,
when you eliminate your doubts. So gather the wealth and capital of the Name of 
the Lord, Har, Har; through the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad, you shall realize its value. Filth shall be taken away, through 
the Immaculate Word of the Shabad; you shall
know  the  Mansion  of  the  Lord’s  Presence,  your  true  home.  Through  the 
 Naam,  you  shall  obtain  honor,  and  come  home.
Eagerly drink in the Ambrosial Amrit. Meditate on the Lord’s Name, and you 
shall obtain the sublime essence of the Shabad; by
great good fortune, chant the Praises of the Lord.  || 4 ||   O my mind, 
without a ladder, how will you climb up to the Temple
of the Lord? O my mind, without a boat, you shall not reach the other shore. On 
that far shore is Your Beloved, Infinite Friend.
Only your awareness of the Guru’s Shabad will carry you across. Join the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and you
shall enjoy ecstasy; you shall not regret or repent later on. Be Merciful, O 
Merciful True Lord God: please give me the Blessing
of the Lord’s Name, and the Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Nanak prays: 
please hear me, O my Beloved; instruct my mind
through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 5 || 6 ||

TUKHAARI CHHANT,   FOURTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

My inner being is filled with love for my Beloved Husband Lord. How can I live 
without Him? As long as I do not have the
Blessed Vision of His Darshan, how can I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar? How can 
I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar without the
Lord? I cannot survive without Him. Night and day, I cry out, “Pri-o! Pri-o! 
Beloved! Beloved!”, day and night. Without my
Husband Lord, my thirst is not quenched. Please, bless me with Your Grace, O my 
Beloved Lord, that I may dwell on the Name
of the Lord, Har, Har, forever. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, I have 
met my Beloved; I am a sacrifice to the True
Guru.  || 1 ||   When I see my Beloved Husband Lord, I chant the Lord’s 
Glorious Praises with love.


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My inner being blossoms forth; I continually utter, “Pri-o! Pri-o! Beloved! 
Beloved!” I speak of my Dear Beloved, and through
the Shabad, I am saved. Unless I can see Him, I am not satisfied. That 
soul-bride who is ever adorned with the Shabad,
meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Please bless this beggar, Your 
humble servant, with the Gift of Mercy; please
unite  me with my Beloved. Night and day, I meditate on the Guru, the Lord of 
the World; I am a sacrifice to the True Guru.  ||
2  ||   I am a stone in the Boat of the Guru. Please carry me across the 
terrifying ocean of poison. O Guru, please, lovingly bless
me with the Word of the Shabad. I am such a fool - please save me! I am a fool 
and an idiot; I know nothing of Your extent.
You  are  known  as  Inaccessible  and  Great.  You  Yourself  are  Merciful;  
please,  mercifully  bless  me.  I  am  unworthy  and
dishonored — please, unite me with Yourself! Through countless lifetimes, I 
wandered in sin; now, I have come seeking Your
Sanctuary. Take pity on me and save me, Dear Lord; I have grasped the Feet of 
the True Guru.   || 3 ||    The Guru is the
Philosopher’s Stone; by His touch, iron is transformed into gold. My light 
merges into the Light, and my body-fortress is so
beautiful. My body-fortress is so beautiful; I am fascinated by my God. How 
could I forget Him, for even a breath, or a morsel
of  food? I have seized the Unseen and Unfathomable Lord, through the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad. I am a sacrifice to the
True Guru. I place my head in offering before the True Guru, if it truly 
pleases the True Guru. Take pity on me, O God, Great
Giver, that Nanak may merge in Your Being.  || 4 || 1 ||    TUKHAARI,  FOURTH 
MEHL:  The Lord, Har, Har, is Inaccessible,
Unfathomable, Infinite, the Farthest of the Far. Those who meditate on You, O 
Lord of the Universe — those humble beings
cross      over the terrifying, treacherous world-ocean. Those who meditate on 
the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, easily cross over
the terrifying, treacherous world-ocean. Those who lovingly walk in harmony 
with the Word of the Guru, the True Guru — the
Lord, Har, Har, unites them with Himself. The mortal’s light meets the Light of 
God, and blends with that Divine Light when the
Lord, the Support of the Earth, grants His Grace. The Lord, Har, Har, is 
Inaccessible, Unfathomable, Infinite, the Farthest of
the Far.  || 1 ||    O my Lord and Master, You are Inaccessible and 
Unfathomable. You are totally pervading and permeating
each and every heart. You are Unseen, Unknowable and Unfathomable; You are 
found through the Word of the Guru, the True
Guru. Blessed, blessed are those humble, powerful and perfect people, who join 
the Guru’s Sangat, the Society of the Saints,
and chant His Glorious Praises. With clear and precise understanding, the 
Gurmukhs contemplate the Guru’s Shabad; each and
every  instant,  they  continually  speak  of  the  Lord.  When  the  Gurmukh  
sits  down,  he  chants  the  Lord’s  Name.  When  the
Gurmukh stands up, he chants the Lord’s Name, Har, Har. O my Lord and Master, 
You are Inaccessible and Unfathomable.
You  are totally pervading and permeating each and every heart.   || 2 ||    
Those humble servants who serve are accepted.
They serve the Lord, and follow the Guru’s Teachings. All their millions of 
sins are taken away in an instant; the Lord takes
them far away. All their sin and blame is washed away.


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They worship and adore the One Lord with their conscious minds. The Creator 
makes fruitful the lives of all those who, through
the Guru’s Word, chant the True Name. Blessed are those humble beings, those 
great and perfect people, who follow the
Guru’s  Teachings  and  meditate  on  the  Lord;  they  cross  over  the  
terrifying  and  treacherous  world-ocean.  Those  humble
servants who serve are accepted. They follow the Guru’s Teachings, and serve 
the Lord.  || 3 ||   You Yourself, Lord, are the
Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts; as You make me walk, O my Beloved, so do 
I walk. Nothing is in my hands; when You
unite     me, then I come to be united. Those whom You unite with Yourself, O 
my Lord and Master — all their accounts are
settled. No one can go through the accounts of those, O Siblings of Destiny, 
who through the Word of the Guru’s Teachings
are united with the Lord. O Nanak, the Lord shows Mercy to those who accept the 
Guru’s Will as good. You Yourself, Lord, are
the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts; as You make me walk, O my Beloved, so 
do I walk.   || 4 || 2 ||    TUKHAARI,
FOURTH MEHL:  You are the Life of the World, the Lord of the Universe, our Lord 
and Master, the Creator of all the Universe.
They alone meditate on You, O my Lord, who have such destiny recorded on their 
foreheads. Those who are so pre-destined
by their Lord and Master, worship and adore the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. All 
sins are erased in an instant, for those who
meditate on the Lord, through the Guru’s Teachings. Blessed, blessed are those 
humble beings who meditate on the Lord’s
Name. Seeing them, I am uplifted. You are the Life of the World, the Lord of 
the Universe, our Lord and Master, the Creator of
all the Universe.  || 1 ||    You are totally pervading the water, the land and 
the sky. O True Lord, You are the Master of all.
Those who meditate on the Lord in their conscious minds — all those who chant 
and meditate on the Lord are liberated. Those
mortal beings who meditate on the Lord are liberated; their faces are radiant 
in the Court of the Lord. Those humble beings
are exalted in this world and the next; the Savior Lord saves them. Listen to 
the Lord’s Name in the Society of the Saints, O
humble Siblings of Destiny. The Gurmukh’s service to the Lord is fruitful. You 
are totally pervading the water, the land and the
sky. O True Lord, You are the Master of all.  || 2 ||   You are the One Lord, 
the One and Only Lord, pervading all places and
interspaces. The forests and fields, the three worlds and the entire Universe, 
chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. All chant
the Name of the Creator Lord, Har, Har; countless, uncountable beings meditate 
on the Lord. Blessed, blessed are those Saints
and Holy People of the Lord, who are pleasing to the Creator Lord God. O 
Creator, please bless me with the Fruitful Vision, the
Darshan, of those who chant the Lord’s Name in their hearts forever. You are 
the One Lord, the One and Only Lord, pervading
all places and interspaces.  || 3 ||   The treasures of devotional worship to 
You are countless; he alone is blessed with them, O
my Lord and Master, whom You bless. The Lord’s Glorious Virtues abide within 
the heart of that person, whose forehead the
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The Glorious Virtues of the Lord dwell in the heart of that person, whose inner 
being is filled with the Fear of God, and His
Love. Without the Fear of God, His Love is not obtained. Without the Fear of 
God, no one is carried across to the other side. O
Nanak, he alone is blessed with the Fear of God, and God’s Love and Affection, 
whom You, Lord, bless with Your Mercy. The
treasures of devotional worship to You are countless; he alone is blessed with 
Them, O my Lord and Master, whom You bless.

|| 4 || 3 ||   TUKHAARI,  FOURTH MEHL:  To receive the Blessed Vision of the 
Darshan of the Guru, the True Guru, is to truly
bathe at the Abhaijit festival. The filth of evil-mindedness is washed off, and 
the darkness of ignorance is dispelled. Blessed by
the Guru’s Darshan, spiritual ignorance is dispelled, and the Divine Light 
illuminates the inner being. The pains of birth and
death vanish in an instant, and the Eternal, Imperishable Lord God is found. 
The Creator Lord God Himself created the festival,
when the True Guru went to bathe at the festival in Kuruk-shaytra. To receive 
the Blessed Vision of the Darshan of the Guru,
the True Guru, is to truly bathe at the Abhaijit festival.  || 1 ||   The Sikhs 
travelled with the Guru, the True Guru, on the path,
along the road. Night and  day,  devotional  worship  services  were  held,  
each  and  every  instant,  with  each  step.  Devotional
worship services to the Lord God were held, and all the people came to see the 
Guru. Whoever was blessed with the Darshan
of the Guru, the True Guru, the Lord united with Himself. The True Guru made 
the pilgrimage to the sacred shrines, for the
sake of saving all the people. The Sikhs travelled with the Guru, the True 
Guru, on the path, along the road.  || 2 ||   When the
Guru, the True Guru, first arrived at Kuruk-shaytra, it was a very auspicious 
time. The news spread throughout the world, and
the beings of the three worlds came. The angelic beings and silent sages from 
all the three worlds came to see Him. Those
who are touched by the Guru, the True Guru — the residues of their sins and 
mistakes were erased and dispelled. The Yogis,
the nudists, the Sannyaasees and those of the six schools of philosophy spoke 
with Him, and then bowed and departed. When
the Guru, the True Guru, first arrived at Kuruk-shaytra, it was a very 
auspicious time.  || 3 ||    Second, the Guru went to the
river Jamunaa, where He chanted the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The tax 
collectors met the Guru and gave Him offerings;
they did not impose the tax on His followers. All the True Guru’s followers 
were excused from the tax; they meditated on the
Name  of  the  Lord,  Har,  Har.  The  Messenger  of  Death  does  not  even  
approach  those  who  have  walked  on  the  path,  and
followed the Guru’s Teachings. All the world said, “Guru! Guru! Guru!” Uttering 
the Guru’s Name, they were all emancipated.
Second, the Guru went to the river Jamunaa, where He chanted the Name of the 
Lord, Har, Har.  || 4 ||    Third, He went to
the Ganges, and a wonderful drama was played out there. All were fascinated, 
gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the Saintly
Guru’s Darshan; no tax at all was imposed upon anyone. No tax at all was 
collected, and the mouths of the tax collectors were
sealed. They said, “O brothers, what should we do? Who should we ask?


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Everyone is running after the True Guru.” The tax collectors were smart; they 
thought about it, and saw. They broke their
cash-boxes and left. Third, He went to the Ganges, and a wonderful drama was 
played out there.  || 5 ||   The important men
of the city met together, and sought the Protection of the Guru, the True Guru. 
The Guru, the True Guru, the Guru is the Lord
of the Universe. Go ahead and consult the Simritees — they will confirm this. 
The Simritees and the Shaastras all confirm that
Suk Dayv and Prahlaad meditated on the Guru, the Lord of the Universe, and knew 
Him as the Supreme Lord. The five thieves
and the highway robbers dwell in the fortress of the body-village; the Guru has 
destroyed their home and place. The Puraanas
continually praise the giving of charity, but devotional worship of the Lord is 
only obtained through the Word of Guru Nanak.
The important men of the city met together, and sought the Protection of the 
Guru, the True Guru.  || 6 || 4 || 10 ||

TUKHAARI CHHANT,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O my Beloved, I am a sacrifice to You. Through the Guru, I have dedicated my 
mind to You. Hearing the Word of Your Shabad,
my mind is enraptured. This mind is enraptured, like the fish in the water; it 
is lovingly attached to the Lord. Your Worth
cannot be described, O my Lord and Master; Your Mansion is Incomparable and 
Unrivalled. O Giver of all Virtue, O my Lord
and Master, please hear the prayer of this humble person. Please bless Nanak 
with the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. I am a
sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to You.   || 1 ||    This body 
and mind are Yours; all virtues are Yours. I am a
sacrifice, every little bit, to Your Darshan. Please hear me, O my Lord God; I 
live only by seeing Your Vision, even if only for an
instant. I have heard that Your Name is the most Ambrosial Nectar; please bless 
me with Your Mercy, that I may drink it in. My
hopes and desires rest in You, O my Husband Lord; like the sparrow-hawk, I long 
for the rain-drop. Says Nanak, my soul is a
sacrifice to You; please bless me with Your Darshan, O my Lord God.  || 2 ||    
You are my True Lord and Master, O Infinite
King. You are my Dear Beloved, so dear to my life and consciousness. You bring 
peace to my soul; You are known to the
Gurmukh. All are blessed by Your Love. The mortal does only those deeds which 
You ordain, Lord. One who is blessed by Your
Grace,  O Lord of the Universe, conquers his mind in the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy. Says Nanak, my soul is a
sacrifice to You; You gave me my soul and body.  || 3 ||   I am unworthy, but 
He has saved me, for the sake of the Saints. The
True Guru has covered by faults; I am such a sinner. God has covered for me; He 
is the Giver of the soul, life and peace. My
Lord  and  Master  is  Eternal  and  Unchanging,  Ever-present;  He  is  the  
Perfect  Creator,  the  Architect  of  Destiny.  Your  Praise
cannot be described; who can say where You are? Slave Nanak is a sacrifice to 
the one who blesses him with the Lord’s Name,
even for an instant.  || 4 || 1 || 11 ||


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KAYDAARAA,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O my mind, sing continually the Name of the Lord. The Inaccessible, 
Unfathomable Lord cannot be seen; meeting with the
Perfect Guru, He is seen.  ||  Pause  ||   That person, upon whom my Lord and 
Master showers His Mercy — the Lord attunes
that one to Himself. Everyone worships the Lord, but only that person who is 
pleasing to the Lord is accepted.  || 1 ||    The
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is priceless. It rests with the Lord. If the Lord 
bestows it, then we meditate on the Naam. That
person, whom my Lord and Master blesses with His Name — his entire account is 
forgiven.  || 2 ||   Those humble beings who
worship and adore the Lord’s Name, are said to be blessed. Such is the good 
destiny written on their foreheads. Gazing upon
them, my mind blossoms forth, like the mother who meets with her son and hugs 
him close.  || 3 ||   I am a child, and You, O
my Lord God, are my Father; please bless me with such understanding, that I may 
find the Lord. Like the cow, which is happy
upon seeing her calf, O Lord, please hug Nanak close in Your Embrace.  || 4 || 
1 ||

KAYDAARAA,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O my mind, chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. Wash the Feet of 
the True Guru, and worship them. In this way,
you shall find my Lord God.   ||   Pause   ||    Sexual desire, anger, greed, 
attachment, egotism and corrupt pleasures — stay
away from these. Join the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, and speak with the 
Holy People about the Lord. The Love of the
Lord is the healing remedy; the Name of the Lord is the healing remedy. Chant 
the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam.  || 1 ||


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So you think that the egotistical pride in power which you harbor deep within 
is everything. Let it go, and restrain your self-
conceit. Please be kind to servant Nanak, O Lord, my Lord and Master; please 
make him the dust of the Feet of the Saints.  ||
2 || 1 || 2 ||

KAYDAARAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O mother, I have awakened in the Society of the Saints. Seeing the Love of my 
Beloved, I chant His  Name, the  greatest
treasure  ||  Pause  ||    I am so thirsty for the Blessed Vision of His 
Darshan. my eyes are focused on Him; I have forgotten
other thirsts.  || 1 ||   Now, I have found my Peace-giving Guru with ease; 
seeing His Darshan, my mind clings to Him. Seeing
my Lord, joy has welled up in my mind; O Nanak, the speech of my Beloved is so 
sweet!  || 2 || 1 ||

KAYDAARAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Please listen to the prayers of the humble, O Merciful Lord. The five thieves 
and the three dispositions torment my mind. O
Merciful Lord, Master of the masterless, please save me from them.   ||   Pause 
  ||    I make all sorts of efforts and go on
pilgrimages; I perform the six rituals, and meditate in the right way. I am so 
tired of making all these efforts, but the horrible
demons still do not leave me.  || 1 ||   I seek Your Sanctuary, and bow to You, 
O Compassionate Lord. You are the Destroyer
of fear, O Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har. You alone are Merciful to the meek. Nanak 
takes the Support of God’s Feet. I have been
rescued from the ocean of doubt, holding tight to the feet and the robes of the 
Saints.  || 2 || 1 || 2 ||

KAYDAARAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FOURTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I have come to Your Sanctuary, O Lord, O Supreme Treasure. Love for the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord, is enshrined within
my mind; I beg for the gift of Your Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   O Pefect 
Transcendent Lord, Giver of Peace, please grant Your
Grace and save my honor. Please bless me with such love, O my Lord and Master, 
that in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of
the Holy, I may chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord with my tongue.   || 1 
||    O Lord of the World, Merciful Lord of the
Universe, Your sermon and spiritual wisdom are immaculate and pure. Please 
attune Nanak to Your Love, O Lord, and focus
his meditation on Your Lotus Feet.  || 2 || 1 || 3 ||   KAYDAARAA,  FIFTH MEHL: 
 My mind yearns for the Blessed Vision of the
Lord’s Darshan. Please grant Your Grace, and unite me with the Society of the 
Saints; please bless me with Your Name.   ||
Pause  ||   I serve my True Beloved Lord.


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Wherever I hear His Praise, there my mind is in ecstasy. I am a sacrifice, a 
sacrifice, forever devoted to You. Your place is
incomparably beautiful!   || 1 ||    You cherish and nurture all; You take care 
of all, and Your shade covers all. You are the
Primal Creator, the God of Nanak; I behold You in each and every heart.  || 2 
|| 2 || 4 ||   KAYDAARAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  I love
the Love of my Beloved. My mind is intoxicated with delight, and my 
consciousness is filled with hope; my eyes are drenched
with Your Love.  ||  Pause  ||   Blessed is that day, that hour, minute and 
second when the heavy, rigid shutters are opened,
and desire is quenched. Seeing the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, I live.  || 
1 ||   What is the method, what is the effort, and
what is the service, which inspires me to contemplate You? Abandon your 
egotistical pride and attachment; O Nanak, you shall
be saved in the Society of the Saints.  || 2 || 3 || 5 ||   KAYDAARAA,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har,
Har, Har. Have Mercy on me, O Life of the World, O Lord of the Universe, that I 
may chant Your Name.  ||  Pause  ||   Please
lift me up, God, out of vice and corruption, and attach my mind to the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Doubt, fear
and attachment are eradicated from that person who follows the Guru’s 
Teachings, and gazes on the Blessed Vision of His
Darshan.   || 1 ||    Let my mind become the dust of all; may I abandon my 
egotistical intellect. Please bless me with Your
devotional worship, O Merciful Lord; by great good fortune, O Nanak, I have 
found the Lord.  || 2 || 4 || 6 ||    KAYDAARAA,
FIFTH MEHL:  Without the Lord, life is useless. Those who forsake the Lord, and 
become engrossed in other pleasures — false
and useless are the clothes they wear, and the food they eat.   ||   Pause   || 
   The pleasures of wealth, youth, property and
comforts will not stay with you, O mother. Seeing the mirage, the madman is 
entangled in it; he is imbued with pleasures that
pass away, like the shade of a tree.  || 1 ||   Totally intoxicated with the 
wine of pride and attachment, he has fallen into the
pit of sexual desire and anger. O Dear God, please be the Help and Support of 
servant Nanak; please take me by the hand,
and uplift me.  || 2 || 5 || 7 ||   KAYDAARAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Nothing goes along 
with the mortal, except for the Lord. He is the
Master of the meek, the Lord of Mercy, my Lord and Master, the Master of the 
masterless.  ||  Pause  ||   Children, possessions
and the enjoyment of corrupt pleasures do not go along with the mortal on the 
path of Death. Singing the Glorious Praises of
the treasure of the Naam, and the Lord of the Universe, the mortal is carried 
across the deep ocean.  || 1 ||   In the Sanctuary
of the All-powerful, Indescribable, Unfathomable Lord, meditate in remembrance 
on Him, and your pains shall vanish. Nanak
longs for the dust of the feet of the Lord’s humble servant; he shall obtain it 
only if such pre-ordained destiny is written on his
forehead.  || 2 || 6 || 8 ||

KAYDAARAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIFTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I do not forget the Lord in my mind. This love has now become very strong; it 
has burnt away other corruption.  ||  Pause  ||


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How  can  the  sparrow-hawk  forsake  the  rain-drop?  The  fish  cannot  
survive  without  water,  even  for  an  instant.  My  tongue
chants the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the World; this has become part of 
my very nature.  || 1 ||   The deer is fascinated
by the sound of the bell, and so it is shot with the sharp arrow. God’s Lotus 
Feet are the Source of Nectar; O Nanak, I am tied
to them by a knot.  || 2 || 1 || 9 ||   KAYDAARAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  My Beloved 
dwells in the cave of my heart. Shatter the wall
of doubt, O my Lord and Master; please grab hold of me, and lift me up towards 
Yourself.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The world-ocean
is so vast and deep; please be kind, lift me up and place me on the shore. In 
the Society of the Saints, the Lord’s Feet are the
boat to carry us across.  || 1 ||   The One who placed you in the womb of your 
mother’s belly — no one else shall save you in
the wilderness of corruption. The power of the Lord’s Sanctuary is 
all-powerful; Nanak does not rely on any other.  || 2 || 2 ||
10 ||   KAYDAARAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  With your tongue, chant the Name of the Lord. 
Chanting the Glorious Praises of the Lord,
day and night, the residues of guilt shall be eradicated.  ||  Pause  ||   You 
shall have to leave behind all your riches when you
depart. Death is hanging over your head — know this well! Transitory 
attachments and evil hopes are false. Surely you must
believe this!  || 1 ||   Within your heart, focus your meditation on the True 
Primal Being, Akaal Moorat, the Undying Form. Only
this profitable merchandise, the treasure of the Naam, O Nanak, shall be 
accepted.   || 2 || 3 || 11 ||    KAYDAARAA,   FIFTH
MEHL:  I take only the Support of the Name of the Lord. Suffering and conflict 
do not afflict me; I deal only with the Society of
the Saints.  ||  Pause  ||   Showering His Mercy on me, the Lord Himself has 
saved me, and no evil thoughts arise within me.
Whoever receives this Grace, contemplates Him in meditation; he is not burned 
by the fire of the world.  || 1 ||    Peace, joy
and bliss come from the Lord, Har, Har. God’s Feet are sublime and excellent. 
Slave Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary; he is the
dust of the feet of Your Saints.  || 2 || 4 || 12 ||   KAYDAARAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  
Without the Name of the Lord, one’s ears are
cursed. Those who forget the Embodiment of Life — what is the point of their 
lives?  ||  Pause  ||   One who eats and drinks
countless delicacies is no more than a donkey, a beast of burden. Twenty-four 
hours a day, he endures terrible suffering, like
the  bull, chained to the oil-press.  || 1 ||   Forsaking the Life of the 
World, and attached to another, they weep and wail in  so
many ways. With his palms pressed together, Nanak begs for this gift; O Lord, 
please keep me strung around Your Neck.  || 2

|| 5 || 13 ||    KAYDAARAA,   FIFTH MEHL:   I take the dust of the feet of the 
Saints and apply it to my face. Hearing of the
Imperishable, Eternally Perfect Lord, pain does not afflict me, even in this 
Dark Age of Kali Yuga.  ||  Pause  ||   Through the
Guru’s Word, all affairs are resolved, and the mind is not tossed about here 
and there. Whoever sees the One God to be
pervading in all the many beings, does not burn in the fire of corruption.  || 
1 ||   The Lord grasps His slave by the arm, and
his light merges into the Light. Nanak, the orphan, has come seeking the 
Sanctuary of God’s Feet; O Lord, he walks with You.

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My mind is filled with yearning for the Name of the Lord. I am totally filled 
with tranquility and bliss; the burning desire within
has been quenched.  ||  Pause  ||    Walking on the path of the Saints, 
millions of mortal sinners have been saved. One who
applies the dust of the feet of the humble to his forehead, is purified, as if 
he has bathed at countless sacred shrines.  || 1 ||
Meditating on His Lotus Feet deep within, one realizes the Lord and Master in 
each and every heart. In the Sanctuary of the
Divine, Infinite Lord, Nanak shall never again be tortured by the Messenger of 
Death.  || 2 || 7 || 15 ||

KAYDAARAA  CHHANT,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Please meet me, O my Dear Beloved.  ||  Pause  ||    He is All-pervading 
amongst all, the Architect of Destiny. The Lord God
has created His Path, which is known in the Society of the Saints. The Creator 
Lord, the Architect of Destiny, is known in the
Society of the Saints; You are seen in each and every heart. One who comes to 
His Sanctuary, finds absolute peace; not even
a   bit of his work goes unnoticed. One who sings the Glorious Praises of the 
Lord, the Treasure of Virtue, is easily, naturally
intoxicated with the supreme, sublime essence of divine love. Slave Nanak seeks 
Your Sanctuary; You are the Perfect Creator
Lord,   the Architect of Destiny.  || 1 ||   The Lord’s humble servant is 
pierced through with loving devotion to Him; where else
can he go? The fish cannot endure separation, and without water, it will die. 
Without the Lord, how can I survive? How can I
endure the pain? I am like the sparrow-hawk, thirsty for the rain-drop. “When 
will the night pass?,” asks the chakvi bird. “I
shall find peace only when the rays of the sun shine on me.” My mind is 
attached to the Blessed Vision of the Lord. Blessed are
the nights and days, when I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Slave Nanak 
utters this prayer; without the Lord, how can
the breath of life continue to flow through me?  || 2 ||   Without the breath, 
how can the body obtain glory and fame? Without
the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan, the humble, holy person does not find 
peace, even for an instant. Those who are
without the Lord suffer in hell; my mind is pierced through with the Lord’s 
Feet. The Lord is both sensual and unattached;
lovingly attune yourself to the Naam, the Name of the Lord. No one can ever 
deny Him. Go and meet with the Lord, and dwell
in  the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; no one can contain that peace 
within his being. Please be kind to me, O Lord
and Master of Nanak, that I may merge in You.   || 3 ||    Searching and 
searching, I have met with my Lord God, who has
showered me with His Mercy. I am unworthy, a lowly orphan, but He does not even 
consider my faults. He does not consider
my faults; He has blessed me with Perfect Peace. It is said that it is His Way 
to purify us. Hearing that He is the Love of His
devotees, I have grasped the hem of His robe. He is totally permeating each and 
every heart. I have found the Lord, the
Ocean of Peace, with intuitive ease; the pains of birth and death are gone. 
Taking him by the hand, the Lord has saved Nanak,
His slave; He has woven the garland of His Name into his heart.  || 4 || 1 ||


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RAAG  KAYDAARAA,   THE  WORD  OF  KABEER  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Those who ignore both praise and slander, who reject egotistical pride and 
conceit, who look alike upon iron and god — they
are the very image of the Lord God.   || 1 ||    Hardly anyone is a humble 
servant of Yours, O Lord. Ignoring sexual desire,
anger, greed and attachment, such a person becomes aware of the Lord’s Feet.   
|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    Raajas, the quality of
energy and activity; Taamas, the quality of darkness and inertia; and Satvas, 
the quality of purity and light, are all called the
creations of Maya, Your illusion. That man who realizes the fourth state — he 
alone obtains the supreme state.  || 2 ||   Amidst
pilgrimages, fasting, rituals, purification and self-discipline, he remains 
always without thought of reward. Thirst and desire for
Maya   and doubt depart, remembering the Lord, the Supreme Soul.  || 3 ||    
When the temple is illuminated by the lamp, its
darkness is dispelled. The Fearless Lord is All-pervading. Doubt has run away, 
says Kabeer, the Lord’s humble slave.  || 4 || 1

||   Some deal in bronze and copper, some in cloves and betel nuts. The Saints 
deal in the Naam, the Name of the Lord of the
Universe. Such is my merchandise as well.  || 1 ||    I am a trader in the Name 
of the Lord. The priceless diamond has come
into my hands. I have left the world behind.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    When the 
True Lord attached me, then I was attached to
Truth. I am a trader of the True Lord. I have loaded the commodity of Truth; It 
has reached the Lord, the Treasurer.  || 2 ||
He Himself is the pearl, the jewel, the ruby; He Himself is the jeweller. He 
Himself spreads out in the ten directions. The
Merchant is Eternal and Unchanging.   || 3 ||    My mind is the bull, and 
meditation is the road; I have filled my packs with
spiritual wisdom, and loaded them on the bull. Says Kabeer, listen, O Saints: 
my merchandise has reached its destination!  || 4

|| 2 ||   You barbaric brute, with your primitive intellect — reverse your 
breath and turn it inward. Let your mind be intoxicated
with the stream of Ambrosial Nectar which trickles down from the furnace of the 
Tenth Gate.  || 1 ||    O Siblings of Destiny,
call on the Lord. O Saints, drink in this wine forever; it is so difficult to 
obtain, and it quenches your thirst so easily.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   In the Fear of God, is the Love of God. Only those few who 
understand His Love obtain the sublime essence of the
Lord, O Siblings of Destiny. As many hearts as there are — in all of them, is 
His Ambrosial Nectar; as He pleases, He causes
them to drink it in.  || 2 ||   There are nine gates to the one city of the 
body; restrain your mind from escaping through them.
When  the  knot  of  the  three  qualities  is  untied,  then  the  Tenth  Gate 
 opens  up,  and  the  mind  is  intoxicated,  O  Siblings  of
Destiny.  || 3 ||    When the mortal fully realizes the state of fearless 
dignity, then his sufferings vanish; so says Kabeer after
careful deliberation. Turning away from the world, I have obtained this wine, 
and I am intoxicated with it.  || 4 || 3 ||   You are
engrossed with unsatisfied sexual desire and unresolved anger; you do not know 
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Your eyes are blinded, and you see nothing at all. You drown and die without 
water.  || 1 ||   Why do you walk in that crooked,
zig-zag way? You are nothing more than a bundle of bones, wrapped in skin, 
filled with manure; you give off such a rotten
smell!   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    You do not meditate on the Lord. What doubts 
have confused and deluded you? Death is not far
away from you! Making all sorts of efforts, you manage to preserve this body, 
but it shall only survive until its time is up.  || 2

||   By one’s own efforts, nothing is done. What can the mere mortal 
accomplish? When it pleases the Lord, the mortal meets
the True Guru, and chants the Name of the One Lord.  || 3 ||   You live in a 
house of sand, but you still puff up your body —
you ignorant fool! Says Kabeer, those who do not remember the Lord may be very 
clever, but they still drown.   || 4 || 4 ||
Your turban is crooked, and you walk crooked; and now you have started chewing 
betel leaves. You have no use at all for
loving devotional worship; you say you have business in court.  || 1 ||   In 
your egotistical pride, you have forgotten the Lord.
Gazing upon your  gold,  and  your  very  beautiful  wife,  you  believe  that 
they  are  permanent.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     You  are
engrossed  in  greed,  falsehood,  corruption  and  great  arrogance.  Your  
life  is  passing  away.  Says  Kabeer,  at  the  very  last
moment, death will come and seize you, you fool!  || 2 || 5 ||   The mortal 
beats the drum for a few days, and then he must
depart. With so much wealth and cash and buried treasure, still, he cannot take 
anything with him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Sitting
on  the  threshhold,  his  wife  weeps  and  wails;  his  mother  accompanies  
him  to  the  outer  gate.  All  the  people  and  relatives
together go to the crematorium, but the swan-soul must go home all alone.  || 1 
||   Those children, that wealth, that city and
town — he shall not come to see them again. Says Kabeer, why do you not 
meditate on the Lord? Your life is uselessly slipping
away!  || 2 || 6 ||

RAAG  KAYDAARAA,   THE  WORD  OF  RAVI  DAAS  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

One who performs the six religious rituals and comes from a good family, but 
who does not have devotion to the Lord in his
heart, one who does not appreciate talk of the Lord’s Lotus Feet, is just like 
an outcaste, a pariah.  || 1 ||   Be conscious, be
conscious, be conscious, O my unconscious mind. Why do you not look at 
Baalmeek? From such a low social status, what a
high status he obtained! Devotional worship to the Lord is sublime!  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   The killer of dogs, the lowest of all, was
lovingly embraced by Krishna. See how the poor people praise him! His praise 
extends throughout the three worlds.   || 2 ||
Ajaamal, Pingulaa, Lodhia and the elephant went to the Lord. Even such 
evil-minded beings were emancipated. Why should
you not also be saved, O Ravi Daas?  || 3 || 1 ||


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RAAG   BHAIRAO,   FIRST  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE,   CHAU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

Without You, nothing happens. You create the creatures, and gazing on them, you 
know them.  || 1 ||    What can I say? I cannot
say anything. Whatever exists, is by Your Will.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Whatever 
is to be done, rests with You. Unto whom should I offer
my prayer?  || 2 ||   I speak and hear the Bani of Your Word. You Yourself know 
all Your Wondrous Play.  || 3 ||   You Yourself act,
and inspire all to act; only You Yourself know. Says Nanak, You, Lord, see, 
establish and disestablish.  || 4 || 1 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG   BHAIRAO,   FIRST  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, so many silent sages have been saved; 
Indra and Brahma have also been saved. Sanak,
Sanandan and many humble men of austerity, by Guru’s Grace, have been carried 
across to the other side.   || 1 ||    Without the
Word   of the Shabad, how can anyone cross over the terrifying world-ocean? 
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the world is
entangled  in  the  disease  of  duality,  and  is  drowned,  drowned,  and  
dies.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     The  Guru  is  Divine;  the  Guru  is
Inscrutable and Mysterious. Serving the Guru, the three worlds are known and 
understood. The Guru, the Giver, has Himself given
me     the Gift; I have obtained the Inscrutable, Mysterious Lord.   || 2 ||    
The mind is the king; the mind is appeased and satisfied
through the mind itself, and desire is stilled in the mind. The mind is the 
Yogi, the mind wastes away in separation from the Lord;
singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, the mind is instructed and reformed.  
|| 3 ||    How very rare are those in this world who,
through the Guru, subdue their minds, and contemplate the Word of the Shabad. O 
Nanak, our Lord and Master is All-pervading;
through the True Word of the Shabad, we are emancipated.  || 4 || 1 || 2 ||    
BHAIRAO,  FIRST MEHL:  The eyes lose their sight,
and  the  body  withers  away;  old  age  overtakes  the  mortal,  and  death  
hangs  over  his  head.  Beauty,  loving  attachment  and  the
pleasures of life are not permanent. How can anyone escape from the noose of 
death?  || 1 ||    O mortal, meditate on the Lord —
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Without the True Word of the Shabad, you shall never be released, and your life 
shall be totally useless.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Within  the  body  are  sexual  desire,  anger,  egotism  and  attachment.  
This  pain  is  so  great,  and  so  difficult  to  endure.  As
Gurmukh, chant the Lord’s Name, and savor it with your tongue; in this way, you 
shall cross over to the other side.   || 2 ||
Your ears are deaf, and your intellect is worthless, and still, you do not 
intuitively understand the Word of the Shabad. The
self-willed manmukh wastes this priceless human life and loses it. Without the 
Guru, the blind person cannot see.   || 3 ||
Whoever remains detached and free of desire in the midst of desire — and 
whoever, unattached, intuitively meditates on the
Celestial Lord — prays Nanak, as Gurmukh, he is released. He is lovingly 
attuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 4 ||

|| 2 || 3 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIRST MEHL:  His walk becomes weak and clumsy, his 
feet and hands shake, and the skin of his body
is withered and wrinkled. His eyes are dim, his ears are deaf, and yet, the 
self-willed manmukh does not know the Naam.  || 1

||    O blind man, what have you obtained by coming into the world? The Lord is 
not in your heart, and you do not serve the
Guru. After wasting your capital, you shall have to depart.  || 1 ||  Pause  || 
  Your tongue is not imbued with the Love of the
Lord; whatever you say is tasteless and insipid. You indulge in slander of the 
Saints; becoming a beast, you shall never be
noble.  || 2 ||   Only a few obtain the sublime essence of the Ambrosial Amrit, 
united in Union with the True Guru. As long as
the mortal does not come to understand the mystery of the Shabad, the Word of 
God, he shall continue to be tormented by
death.  || 3 ||   Whoever finds the door of the One True Lord, does not know 
any other house or door. By Guru’s Grace, I have
obtained the supreme status; so says poor Nanak.  || 4 || 3 || 4 ||    BHAIRAO, 
 FIRST MEHL:  He spends the entire night in
sleep; the noose is tied around his neck. His day is wasted in worldly 
entanglements. He does not know God, who created this
world, for a moment, for even an instant.  || 1 ||   O mortal, how will you 
escape this terrible disaster? What did you bring with
you, and what will you take away? Meditate on the Lord, the Most Worthy and 
Generous Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The heart-
lotus of the self-willed manmukh is upside-down; his intellect is shallow; his 
mind is blind, and his head is entangled in worldly
affairs. Death and re-birth constantly hang over your head; without the Name, 
your neck shall be caught in the noose.  || 2 ||
Your steps are unsteady, and your eyes are blind; you are not aware of the Word 
of the Shabad, O Sibling of Destiny. The
Shaastras and the Vedas keep the mortal bound to the three modes of Maya, and 
so he performs his deeds blindly.   || 3 ||
He loses his capital — how can he earn any profit? The evil-minded person has 
no spiritual wisdom at all. Contemplating the
Shabad, he drinks in the sublime essence of the Lord; O Nanak, his faith is 
confirmed in the Truth.  || 4 || 4 || 5 ||   BHAIRAO,
FIRST MEHL:  He remains with the Guru, day and night, and his tongue savors the 
savory taste of the Lord’s Love. He does
not know any other; he realizes the Word of the Shabad. He knows and realizes 
the Lord deep within his own being.  || 1 ||
Such a humble person is pleasing to my mind. He conquers his self-conceit, and 
is imbued with the Infinite Lord. He serves the
Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Deep within my being, and outside as well, is the 
Immaculate Lord God. I bow humbly before that
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Deep within each and every heart, and amidst all, the Embodiment of Truth is 
permeating and pervading.  || 2 ||   Those who
are imbued with Truth — their tongues are tinged with Truth; they do not have 
even an iota of the filth of falsehood. They
taste the sweet Ambrosial Nectar of the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord; 
imbued with the Shabad, they are blessed
with honor.  || 3 ||   The virtuous meet with the virtuous, and earn the 
profit; as Gurmukh, they obtain the glorious greatness
of the Naam. All sorrows are erased, by serving the Guru; O Nanak, the Naam is 
our only Friend and Companion.  || 4 || 5 || 6

||   BHAIRAO,  FIRST MEHL:  The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the wealth and 
support of all; It is enshrined in the heart, by
Guru’s Grace. One who gathers this imperishable wealth is fulfilled, and 
through intuitive meditation, is lovingly focused on the
Lord.  || 1 ||    O mortal, focus your consciousness on devotional worship of 
the Lord. As Gurmukh, meditate on the Name of
the Lord in your heart, and you shall return to your home with intuitive ease.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||    Doubt, separation and fear
are never eradicated, and the mortal continues coming and going in 
reincarnation, as long as he does not know the Lord.
Without the Name of the Lord, no one is liberated; they drown and die without 
water.  || 2 ||   Busy with his worldly affairs, all
honor is lost; the ignorant one is not rid of his doubts. Without the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad, the mortal is never liberated;
he remains blindly entangled in the expanse of worldly affairs.  || 3 ||   My 
mind is pleased and appeased with the Immaculate
Lord, who has no ancestry. Through the mind itself, the mind is subdued. Deep 
within my being, and outside as well, I know
only the One Lord. O Nanak, there is no other at all.  || 4 || 6 || 7 ||    
BHAIRAO,  FIRST MEHL:  You may give feasts, make
burnt  offerings,  donate  to  charity,  perform  austere  penance  and  
worship,  and  endure  pain  and  suffering  in  the  body.  But
without the Lord’s Name, liberation is not obtained. As Gurmukh, obtain the 
Naam and liberation.  || 1 ||   Without the Lord’s
Name,  birth  into  the  world  is  useless.  Without  the  Name,  the  mortal  
eats  poison  and  speaks  poisonous  words;  he  dies
fruitlessly, and wanders in reincarnation.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The mortal 
may read scriptures, study grammar and say his
prayers three times a day. Without the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, where is 
liberation, O mortal? Without the Lord’s Name,
the mortal is entangled and dies.  || 2 ||   Walking sticks, begging bowls, 
hair tufts, sacred threads, loin cloths, pilgrimages to
sacred shrines and wandering all around — without the Lord’s Name, peace and 
tranquility are not obtained. One who chants
the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, crosses over to the other side.  || 3 ||   The 
mortal’s hair may be matted and tangled upon his
head, and he may smear his body with ashes; he may take off his clothes and go 
naked. But without the Lord’s Name, he is
not satisfied; he wears religious robes, but he is bound by the karma of the 
actions he committed in past lives.  || 4 ||    As
many beings and creatures as there are in the water, on the land and in the sky 
— wherever they are, You are with them all,
O Lord. By Guru’s Grace, please preserve Your humble servant; O Lord, Nanak 
stirs up this juice, and drinks it in.  || 5 || 7 || 8

||

RAAG   BHAIRAO,   THIRD  MEHL,   CHAUPADAS,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

No one should be proud of his social class and status. He alone is a Brahmin, 
who knows God.  || 1 ||    Do not be proud of
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So much sin and corruption comes from this pride.   || 1 ||  Pause   ||    
Everyone says that there are four castes, four social
classes. They all emanate from the drop of God’s Seed.  || 2 ||   The entire 
universe is made of the same clay. The Potter has
shaped it into all sorts of vessels.  || 3 ||   The five elements join 
together, to make up the form of the human body. Who can
say which is less, and which is more?  || 4 ||   Says Nanak, this soul is bound 
by its actions. Without meeting the True Guru, it
is not liberated.  || 5 || 1 ||   BHAIRAO,  THIRD MEHL:  The Yogis, the 
householders, the Pandits, the religious scholars, and
the beggars in religious robes — they are all asleep in egotism.  || 1 ||    
They are asleep, intoxicated with the wine of Maya
Only those who remain awake and aware are not robbed.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   One 
who has met the True Guru, remains awake
and aware. Such a person overpowers the five thieves.  || 2 ||   One who 
contemplates the essence of reality remains awake
and aware. He kills his self-conceit, and does not kill anyone else.  || 3 ||   
One who knows the One Lord remains awake and
aware. He abandons the service of others, and realizes the essence of reality.  
|| 4 ||    Of the four castes, whoever remains
awake and aware is released from birth and death.  || 5 ||    Says Nanak, that 
humble being remains awake and aware, who
applies the ointment of spiritual wisdom to his eyes.  || 6 || 2 ||    BHAIRAO, 
 THIRD MEHL:  Whoever the Lord keeps in His
Sanctuary, is attached to the Truth, and receives the fruit of Truth.   || 1 || 
   O mortal, unto whom will you complain? The
Hukam of the Lord’s Command is pervasive; by the Hukam of His Command, all 
things happen.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    This
Creation was established by You. In an instant You destroy it, and You create 
it again without a moment’s delay.  || 2 ||   By
His Grace, He has staged this Play. By the Guru’s Merciful Grace, I have 
obtained the supreme status.  || 3 ||   Says Nanak, He
alone kills and revives. Understand this well — do not be confused by doubt.  
|| 4 || 3 ||   BHAIRAO,  THIRD MEHL:  I am the
bride; the Creator is my Husband Lord. As He inspires me, I adorn myself.  || 1 
||   When it pleases Him, He enjoys me. I am
joined, body and mind, to my True Lord and Master.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   How 
can anyone praise or slander anyone else? The
One Lord Himself is pervading and permeating all.  || 2 ||   By Guru’s Grace, I 
am attracted by His Love. I shall meet with my
Merciful Lord, and vibrate the Panch Shabad, the Five Primal Sounds.  || 3 ||   
 Prays Nanak, what can anyone do? He alone
meets with the Lord, whom the Lord Himself meets.  || 4 || 4 ||    BHAIRAO,   
THIRD MEHL:   He alone is a silent sage, who
subdues his mind’s duality. Subduing his duality, he contemplates God.   || 1 
||    Let each person examine his own mind, O
Siblings of Destiny. Examine your mind, and you shall obtain the nine treasures 
of the Naam.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Creator
created  the  world, upon  the  foundation  of  worldly  love  and  attachment. 
 Attaching  it  to  possessiveness,  He  has  led  it  into
confusion with doubt.   || 2 ||    From this Mind come all bodies, and the 
breath of life. By mental contemplation, the mortal
realizes the Hukam of the Lord’s Command, and merges in Him.  || 3 ||


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When the mortal has good karma, the Guru grants His Grace. Then this mind is 
awakened, and the duality of this mind is
subdued.   || 4 ||    It is the innate nature of the mind to remain forever 
detached. The Detached, Dispassionate Lord dwells
within all.   || 5 ||    Says Nanak, one who understands this mystery, becomes 
the embodiment of the Primal, Immaculate,
Divine Lord God.  || 6 || 5 ||    BHAIRAO,  THIRD MEHL:  The world is saved 
through Name of the Lord. It carries the mortal
across the terrifying world-ocean.  || 1 ||   By Guru’s Grace, dwell upon the 
Lord’s Name. It shall stand by you forever.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   The foolish self-willed manmukhs do not remember the Naam, the Name 
of the Lord. Without the Name, how will
they cross over?   || 2 ||    The Lord, the Great Giver, Himself gives His 
Gifts. Celebrate and praise the Great Giver!   || 3 ||
Granting His Grace, the Lord unites the mortals with the True Guru. O Nanak, 
the Naam is enshrined within the heart.  || 4 || 6

||   BHAIRAO,  THIRD MEHL:  All people are saved through the Naam, the Name of 
the Lord. Those who become Gurmukh are
blessed to receive It.  || 1 ||   When the Dear Lord showers His Mercy, He 
blesses the Gurmukh with the glorious greatness of
the Naam.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Those who love the Beloved Name of the Lord 
save themselves, and save all their ancestors.  ||
2 ||    Without the Name, the self-willed manmukhs go to the City of Death. 
They suffer in pain and endure beatings.  || 3 ||
When the Creator Himself gives, O Nanak, then the mortals receive the Naam.  || 
4 || 7 ||   BHAIRAO,  THIRD MEHL:  Love of
the Lord of the Universe saved Sanak and his brother, the sons of Brahma. They 
contemplated the Word of the Shabad, and
the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||    O Dear Lord, please shower me with Your 
Mercy, that as Gurmukh, I may embrace love for
Your Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Whoever has true loving devotional worship 
deep within his being meets the Lord, through the
Perfect Guru.   || 2 ||    He naturally, intuitively dwells within the home of 
his own inner being. The Naam abides within the
mind of the Gurmukh.  || 3 ||   The Lord, the Seer, Himself sees. O Nanak, 
enshrine the Naam within your heart.  || 4 || 8 ||
BHAIRAO,  THIRD MEHL:  In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, enshrine the Lord’s Name 
within your heart. Without the Name, ashes
will be blown in your face.  || 1 ||   The Lord’s Name is so difficult to 
obtain, O Siblings of Destiny. By Guru’s Grace, it comes
to dwell in the mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   That humble being who seeks the 
Lord’s Name, receives it from the Perfect Guru.  || 2

||     Those  humble  beings  who  accept  the  Will  of  the  Lord,  are  
approved  and  accepted.  Through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s
Shabad, they bear the insignia of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 3 ||    
So serve the One, whose power supports the
Universe. O Nanak, the Gurmukh loves the Naam.  || 4 || 9 ||   BHAIRAO,  THIRD 
MEHL:  In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, many
rituals are performed. But it is not the time for them, and so they are of no 
use.  || 1 ||   In Kali Yuga, the Lord’s Name is the
most sublime. As Gurmukh, be lovingly attached to Truth.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Searching my body and mind, I found Him within
the home of my own heart. The Gurmukh centers his consciousness on the Lord’s 
Name.


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|| 2 ||   The ointment of spiritual wisdom is obtained from the True Guru. The 
Lord’s Name is pervading the three worlds.  || 3

||   In Kali Yuga, it is the time for the One Dear Lord; it is not the time for 
anything else. O Nanak, as Gurmukh, let the Lord’s
Name grow within your heart.  || 4 || 10 ||

BHAIRAO,   THIRD  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The self-willed manmukhs are afflicted with the disease of duality; they are 
burnt by the intense fire of desire. They die and die
again, and are reborn; they find no place of rest. They waste their lives 
uselessly.  || 1 ||    O my Beloved, grant Your Grace,
and give me understanding. The world was created in the disease of egotism; 
without the Word of the Shabad, the disease is
not cured.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   There are so many silent sages, who read the 
Simritees and the Shaastras; without the Shabad,
they  have  no  clear  awareness.  All  those  under  the  influence  of  the  
three  qualities  are  afflicted  with  the  disease;  through
possessiveness, they lose their awareness.   || 2 ||    O God, you save some, 
and you enjoin others to serve the Guru. They
obtain the treasure of the Name of the Lord; peace comes to abide within their 
minds.  || 3 ||    The Gurmukhs dwell in the
fourth state; they obtain a dwelling in the home of their own inner being. The 
Perfect True Guru shows His Mercy to them;
they eradicate their self-conceit from within.   || 4 ||    Everyone must serve 
the One Lord, who created Brahma, Vishnu and
Shiva. O Nanak, the One True Lord is permanent and stable. He does not die, and 
He is not born.  || 5 || 1 || 11 ||   BHAIRAO,
THIRD MEHL:   The self-willed manmukh is afflicted with the disease of duality 
forever; the entire universe is diseased. The
Gurmukh understands, and is cured of the disease, contemplating the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad.   || 1 ||    O Dear Lord,
please let me join the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. O Nanak, the Lord 
blesses with glorious greatness, those who focus
their consciousness on the Lord’s Name.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Death takes  
all  those  who  are  afflicted  with  the  disease  of
possessiveness. They are subject to the Messenger of Death. The Messenger of 
Death does not even approach that mortal
who, as Gurmukh, enshrines the Lord within his heart.  || 2 ||   One who does 
not know the Lord’s Name, and who does not
become Gurmukh — why did he even come into the world? He never serves the Guru; 
he wastes his life uselessly.  || 3 ||   O
Nanak, those whom the True Guru enjoins to His service, have perfect good 
fortune. They obtain the fruits of their desires, and
find peace in the Word of the Guru’s Bani.  || 4 || 2 || 12 ||   BHAIRAO,  
THIRD MEHL:  In pain he is born, in pain he dies, and
in pain he does his deeds. He is never released from the womb of reincarnation; 
he rots away in manure.   || 1 ||    Cursed,
cursed is the self-willed manmukh, who wastes his life away. He does not serve 
the Perfect Guru; he does not love the Name
of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Word of the Guru’s Shabad cures all 
diseases; he alone is attached to it, whom the Dear
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Through the Naam, glorious greatness is obtained; he alone obtains it, whose 
mind is filled with the Lord.  || 2 ||   Meeting the
True Guru, the fruitful rewards are obtained. This true lifestyle beings 
sublime peace. Those humble beings who are attached
to the Lord are immaculate; they enshrine love for the Lord’s Name.  || 3 ||   
If I obtain the dust of their feet, I apply it to my
forehead. They meditate on the Perfect True Guru. O Nanak, this dust is 
obtained only by perfect destiny. They focus their
consciousness on the Lord’s Name.  || 4 || 3 || 13 ||    BHAIRAO,  THIRD MEHL:  
That humble being who contemplates the
Word of the Shabad is true; the True Lord is within his heart. If someone 
performs true devotional worship day and night, then
his body will not feel pain.   || 1 ||    Everyone calls him, “Devotee, 
devotee.” But without serving the True Guru, devotional
worship is not obtained. Only through perfect destiny does one meet God.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   The self-willed manmukhs lose
their capital, and still, they demand profits. How can they earn any profit? 
The Messenger of Death is always hovering above
their heads. In the love of duality, they lose their honor.  || 2 ||   Trying 
on all sorts of religious robes, they wander around day
and night, but the disease of their egotism is not cured. Reading and studying, 
they argue and debate; attached to Maya, they
lose their awareness.  || 3 ||   Those who serve the True Guru are blessed with 
the supreme status; through the Naam, they
are blessed with glorious greatness. O Nanak, those whose minds are filled with 
the Naam, are honored in the Court of the
True Lord.   || 4 || 4 || 14 ||    BHAIRAO,   THIRD MEHL:   The self-willed 
manmukh cannot escape false hope. In the love of
duality, he is ruined. His belly is like a river — it is never filled up. He is 
consumed by the fire of desire.   || 1 ||    Eternally
blissful are those who are imbued with the sublime essence of the Lord. The 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, fills their hearts,
and duality runs away from their minds. Drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar of the 
Lord, Har, Har, they are satisfied.   || 1 ||
Pause   ||    The Supreme Lord God Himself created the Universe; He links each 
and every person to their tasks. He Himself
created love and attachment to Maya; He Himself attaches the mortals to 
duality.   || 2 ||    If there were any other, then I
would speak to him; all will be merged in You. The Gurmukh contemplates the 
essence of spiritual wisdom; his light merges
into the Light.   || 3 ||    God is True, Forever True, and all His Creation is 
True. O Nanak, the True Guru has given me this
understanding; the True Name brings emancipation.   || 4 || 5 || 15 ||    
BHAIRAO,   THIRD MEHL:   In this Dark Age of Kali
Yuga, those who do not realize the Lord are goblins. In the Golden Age of Sat 
Yuga, the supreme soul-swans contemplated the
Lord. In the Silver Age of Dwaapur Yuga, and the Brass Age of Traytaa Yuga, 
mankind prevailed, but only a rare few subdued
their egos.  || 1 ||   In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, glorious greatness is 
obtained through the Lord’s Name. In each and every
age, the Gurmukhs know the One Lord; without the Name, liberation is not 
attained.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Naam, the Name
of the Lord, is revealed in the heart of the True Lord’s humble servant. It 
dwells in the mind of the Gurmukh. Those who are
lovingly focused on the Lord’s Name save themselves; they save all their 
ancestors as well.  || 2 ||   My Lord God is the Giver
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The Word of the Shabad burns away all faults and demerits. Those whose minds 
are filled with the Naam are beautiful; they
enshrine the Naam within their hearts.  || 3 ||    The True Guru has revealed 
to me the Lord’s Home and His Court, and the
Mansion of His Presence. I joyfully enjoy His Love. Whatever He says, I accept 
as good; Nanak chants the Naam.  || 4 || 6 ||
16 ||    BHAIRAO,   THIRD MEHL:   The desires of the mind are absorbed in the 
mind, contemplating the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad. Understanding is obtained from the Perfect Guru, and then the mortal 
does not die over and over again.  || 1 ||   My
mind takes the Support of the Lord’s Name. By Guru’s Grace, I have obtained the 
supreme status; the Lord is the Fulfiller of all
desires.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The One Lord is permeating and pervading amongst 
all; without the Guru, this understanding is not
obtained. My Lord God has been revealed to me, and I have become Gurmukh. Night 
and day, I sing the Glorious Praises of
the Lord.  || 2 ||   The One Lord is the Giver of peace; peace is not found 
anywhere else. Those who do not serve the Giver,
the True Guru, depart regretfully in the end.  || 3 ||   Serving the True Guru, 
lasting peace is obtained, and the mortal does not
suffer in pain any longer. Nanak has been blessed with devotional worship of 
the Lord; his light has merged into the Light.  || 4

|| 7 || 17 ||    BHAIRAO,   THIRD MEHL:   Without the Guru, the world is 
insane; confused and deluded, it is beaten, and it
suffers. It dies and dies again, and is reborn, always in pain, but it is 
unaware of the Lord’s Gate.  || 1 ||   O my mind, remain
always in the Protection of the True Guru’s Sanctuary. Those people, to whose 
hearts the Lord’s Name seems sweet, are
carried across the terrifying world-ocean by the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.   
|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    The mortal wears various
religious robes, but his consciousness is unsteady; deep within, he is filled 
with sexual desire, anger and egotism. Deep within
is the great thirst and immense hunger; he wanders from door to door.   || 2 || 
   Those who die in the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad are reborn; they find the door of liberation. With constant peace and 
tranquility deep within, they enshrine the Lord
within their hearts.   || 3 ||    As it pleases Him, He inspires us to act.  
Nothing  else  can  be  done.  O  Nanak,  the  Gurmukh
contemplates the Word of the Shabad, and is blessed with the glorious greatness 
of the  Lord’s  Name.   || 4  || 8  || 18  ||
BHAIRAO,  THIRD MEHL:  Lost in egotism, Maya and attachment, the mortal earns 
pain, and eats pain. The great disease, the
rabid disease of greed, is deep within him; he wanders around indiscriminately. 
 || 1 ||   The life of the self-willed manmukh in
this world is cursed. He does not remember the Lord’s Name, even in his dreams. 
He is never in love with the Lord’s Name.  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||   He acts like a beast, and does not understand anything. 
Practicing falsehood, he becomes false. But when the
mortal meets the True Guru, his way of looking at the world changes. How rare 
are those humble beings who seek and find
the Lord.   || 2 ||    That person, whose heart is forever filled with the Name 
of the Lord, Har, Har, obtains the Lord, the
Treasure of Virtue. By Guru’s Grace, he finds the Perfect Lord; the egotistical 
pride of his mind is eradicated.   || 3 ||    The
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He Himself blesses the Gurmukh with glorious greatness; O Nanak, he merges in 
the Naam.   || 4 || 9 || 19 ||    BHAIRAO,
THIRD MEHL:  Upon my writing tablet, I write the Name of the Lord, the Lord of 
the Universe, the Lord of the World. In the
love of duality, the mortals are caught in the noose of the Messenger of Death. 
The True Guru nurtures and sustains me. The
Lord, the Giver of peace, is always with me.  || 1 ||   Following his Guru’s 
instructions, Prahlaad chanted the Lord’s Name; he
was a child, but he was not afraid when his teacher yelled at him.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Prahlaad’s mother gave her beloved son
some advice: “My son, you must abandon the Lord’s Name, and save your life!” 
Prahlaad said: “Listen, O my mother; I shall
never give up the Lord’s Name. My Guru has taught me this.”  || 2 ||   Sandaa 
and Markaa, his teachers, went to his father the
king, and complained: “Prahlaad himself has gone astray, and he leads all the 
other pupils astray.” In the court of the wicked
king,  a  plan  was  hatched.  God  is  the  Savior  of  Prahlaad.   ||  3  ||  
   With  sword  in  hand,  and  with  great  egotistical  pride,
Prahlaad’s father ran up to him. “Where is your Lord, who will save you?” In an 
instant, the Lord appeared in a dreadful form,
and shattered the pillar. Harnaakhash was torn apart by His claws, and Prahlaad 
was saved.  || 4 ||   The Dear Lord completes
the tasks of the Saints. He saved twenty-one generations of Prahlaad’s 
descendents. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad,
the poison of egotism is neutralized. O Nanak, through the Name of the Lord, 
the Saints are emancipated.  || 5 || 10 || 20 ||
BHAIRAO,  THIRD MEHL:  The Lord Himself makes demons pursue the Saints, and He 
Himself saves them. Those who remain
forever  in Your Sanctuary, O Lord — their minds are never touched by sorrow.  
|| 1 ||   In each and every age, the Lord saves
the honor of His devotees. Prahlaad, the demon’s son, knew nothing of the Hindu 
morning prayer, the Gayatri, and nothing
about ceremonial water-offerings to his ancestors; but through the Word of the 
Shabad, he was united in the Lord’s Union.  ||
1  ||  Pause  ||    Night and day, he performed devotional worship service, day 
and night, and through the Shabad, his duality
was eradicated. Those who are imbued with Truth are immaculate and pure; the 
True Lord abides within their minds.  || 2 ||
The fools in duality read, but they do not understand anything; they waste 
their lives uselessly. The wicked demon slandered
the Saint, and stirred up trouble.  || 3 ||   Prahlaad did not read in duality, 
and he did not abaodon the Lord’s Name; he was
not afraid of any fear. The Dear Lord became the Savior of the Saint, and the 
demonic Death could not even approach him.  ||
4 ||    The Lord Himself saved his honor, and blessed his devotee with glorious 
greatness. O Nanak, Harnaakhash was torn
apart by the Lord with His claws; the blind demon knew nothing of the Lord’s 
Court.  || 5 || 11 || 21 || 8 || 21 || 29 ||

RAAG  BHAIRAO,   FOURTH  MEHL,   CHAUPADAS,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Lord, in His Mercy, attaches mortals to the feet of the Saints.


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Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, vibrate and meditate on the Lord; let 
your awareness be absorbed in Him.  || 1 ||   O
my mind, vibrate and meditate on the Lord and the Name of the Lord. The Lord, 
Har, Har, the Giver of Peace, grants His
Grace; the Gurmukh crosses over the terrifying world-ocean through the Name of 
the Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Joining the
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, sing of the Lord. Follow the Guru’s 
Teachings, and you shall obtain the Lord, the
Source of Nectar.  || 2 ||   Bathe in the pool of ambrosial nectar, the 
spiritual wisdom of the Holy Guru. All sins and residues of
past mistakes will be eliminated and eradicated.   || 3 ||    You Yourself are 
the Creator, the Support of the Universe. Please
unite servant Nanak with Yourself; he is the slave of Your slaves.   || 4 || 1 
||    BHAIRAO,   FOURTH MEHL:   Fruitful is that
moment when the Lord’s Name is spoken. Following the Guru’s Teachings, all 
pains are taken away.   || 1 ||    O my mind,
vibrate the Name of the Lord. O Lord, be merciful, and unite me with the 
Perfect Guru. Joining with the Sat Sangat, the True
Congregation, I shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||    Meditate on the Life of the World; remember
the Lord in your mind. Millions upon millions of your sins shall be taken away. 
 || 2 ||   In the Sat Sangat, apply the dust of the
feet of the holy to your face; this is how to bathe in the sixty-eight sacred 
shrines, and the Ganges.  || 3 ||   I am a fool; the
Lord has shown mercy to me. The Savior Lord has saved servant Nanak.  || 4 || 2 
||   BHAIRAO,  FOURTH MEHL:  To do good
deeds is the best rosary. Chant on the beads within your heart, and it shall go 
along with you.  || 1 ||   Chant the Name of the
Lord, Har, Har, the Lord of the forest. Have mercy on me, Lord, and unite me 
with the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, so
that I may be released from Maya’s noose of death.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    
Whoever, as Gurmukh, serves and works hard, is
molded and shaped in the true mint of the Shabad, the Word of God.  || 2 ||   
The Guru has revealed to me the Inaccessible
and Unfathomable Lord. Searching within the body-village, I have found the 
Lord.  || 3 ||    I am just a child; the Lord is my
Father, who nurtures and cherishes me. Please save servant Nanak, Lord; bless 
him with Your Glance of Grace.  || 4 || 3 ||
BHAIRAO,  FOURTH MEHL:  All hearts are Yours, Lord; You are in all. There is 
nothing at all except You.  || 1 ||   O my mind,
meditate on the Lord, the Giver of peace. I praise You, O Lord God, You are my 
Father.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Wherever I look, I
see only the Lord God. All are under Your control; there is no other at all.   
|| 2 ||    O Lord, when it is Your Will to save
someone, then nothing can threaten him.  || 3 ||    You are totally pervading 
and permeating the waters, the lands, the skies
and all places. Servant Nanak meditates on the Ever-present Lord.  || 4 || 4 ||

BHAIRAO,   FOURTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Lord’s Saint is the embodiment of the Lord; within his heart is the Name of 
the Lord.


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One who has such destiny inscribed on his forehead, follows the Guru’s 
Teachings, and contemplates the Name of the Lord
within his heart.  || 1 ||   Enshrine Him in your heart, and meditate on the 
Lord. The five plundering thieves are in the body-
village; through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the Lord has beaten them and 
driven them out.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Those
whose minds are satisfied with the Lord — the Lord Himself resolves their 
affairs. Their subservience and their dependence on
other people is ended; the Creator Lord is on their side.  || 2 ||   If 
something were beyond the realm of the Lord’s Power, only
then would we have recourse to consult someone else. Whatever the Lord does is 
good. Meditate on the Name of the Lord,
night and day.   || 3 ||    Whatever the Lord does, He does by Himself. He does 
not ask or consult anyone else. O Nanak,
meditate forever on God; granting His Grace, He unites us with the True Guru.  
|| 4 || 1 || 5 ||   BHAIRAO,  FOURTH MEHL:  O
my Lord and Master, please unite me with the Holy people; meditating on You, I 
am saved. Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of
their Darshan, my mind blossoms forth. Each and every moment, I am a sacrifice 
to them.  || 1 ||   Meditate within your heart
on the Name of the Lord. Show Mercy, Mercy to me, O Father of the World, O my 
Lord and Master; make me the water-carrier
of the slave of Your slaves.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Their intellect is sublime 
and exalted, and so is their honor; the Lord, the Lord
of  the  forest,  abides  within  their  hearts.  O  my  Lord  and  Master,  
please  link  me  to  the  service  of  those  who  meditate  in
remembrance on You, and are saved.  || 2 ||   Those who do not find such a Holy 
True Guru are beaten, and driven out of the
Court of the Lord. These slanderous people have no honor or reputation; their 
noses are cut by the Creator Lord.  || 3 ||   The
Lord Himself speaks, and the Lord Himself inspires all to speak; He is 
Immaculate and Formless, and needs no sustenance. O
Lord, he alone meets You, whom You cause to meet. Says servant Nanak, I am a 
wretched creature. What can I do?  || 4 || 2

|| 6 ||    BHAIRAO,  FOURTH MEHL:  That is Your True Congregation, Lord, where 
the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises are heard.
The minds of those who listen to the Lord’s Name are drenched with bliss; I 
worship their feet continually.  || 1 ||   Meditating
on the Lord, the Life of the World, the mortals cross over. Your Names are so 
many, they are countless, O Lord. This tongue of
mine cannot even count them.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   O Gursikhs, chant the Lord’s 
Name, and sing the Praises of the Lord. Take
the  Guru’s  Teachings,  and  meditate  on  the  Lord.  Whoever  listens  to  
the  Guru’s  Teachings —  that  humble  being  receives
countless comforts and pleasures from the Lord.   || 2 ||    Blessed is the 
ancestry, blessed is the father, and blessed is that
mother who gave birth to this humble servant. Those who meditate on my Lord, 
Har, Har, with every breath and morsel of
food — those humble servants of the Lord look beautiful in the True Court of 
the Lord.  || 3 ||   O Lord, Har, Har, Your Names
are profound and infinite; Your devotees cherish them deep within. Servant 
Nanak has  obained  the  wisdom  of  the  Guru’s
Teachings; meditating on the Lord, Har, Har, he crosses over to the other side. 
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BHAIRAO,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Setting aside all other days, it is said that the Lord was born on the eighth 
lunar day.  || 1 ||   Deluded and confused by doubt,
the mortal practices falsehood. The Lord is beyond birth and death.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    You prepare sweet treats and feed
them to your stone god. God is not born, and He does not die, you foolish, 
faithless cynic!  || 2 ||   You sing lullabyes to your
stone god — this is the source of all your mistakes. Let that mouth be burnt, 
which says that our Lord and Master is subject to
birth.  || 3 ||   He is not born, and He does not die; He does not come and go 
in reincarnation. The God of Nanak is pervading
and permeating everywhere.  || 4 || 1 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  Standing up, 
I am at peace; sitting down, I am at peace. I
feel no fear, because this is what I understand.  || 1 ||   The One Lord, my 
Lord and Master, is my Protector. He is the Inner-
knower, the Searcher of Hearts.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I sleep without 
worry, and I awake without worry. You, O God, are
pervading everywhere.  || 2 ||   I dwell in peace in my home, and I am at peace 
outside. Says Nanak, the Guru has implanted
His Mantra within me.  || 3 || 2 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  I do not keep 
fasts, nor do I observe the month of Ramadaan. I
serve only the One, who will protect me in the end.   || 1 ||    The One Lord, 
the Lord of the World, is my God Allah. He
adminsters justice to both Hindus and Muslims.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    I do not 
make pilgrimages to Mecca, nor do I worship at
Hindu sacred shrines. I serve the One Lord, and not any other.  || 2 ||   I do 
not perform Hindu worship services, nor do I offer
the Muslim prayers. I have taken the One Formless Lord into my heart; I humbly 
worship Him there.   || 3 ||    I am not a
Hindu, nor am I a Muslim. My body and breath of life belong to Allah — to Raam 
— the God of both.  || 4 ||    Says Kabeer,
this is what I say: meeting with the Guru, my Spiritual Teacher, I realize God, 
my Lord and Master.   || 5 || 3 ||    BHAIRAO,
FIFTH MEHL:  I easily tied up the deer — the ten sensory organs. I shot five of 
the desires with the Word of the Lord’s Bani.

|| 1 ||    I go out hunting with the Saints, and we capture the deer without 
horses or weapons.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    My mind
used to run around outside hunting. But now, I have found the game within the 
home of my body-village.  || 2 ||    I caught
the deer and brought them home. Dividing them up, I shared them, bit by bit.  
|| 3 ||   God has given this gift. Nanak’s home
is filled with the Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 4 || 4 ||    BHAIRAO,   
FIFTH MEHL:   Even though he may be fed with
hundreds of longings and yearnings, still the faithless cynic does not remember 
the Lord, Har, Har.   || 1 ||    Take in the
teachings of the humble Saints. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, 
you shall obtain the supreme status.  || 1 ||
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Even so, they do not absorb the water; they remain hard and dry.  || 2 ||   The 
six Shaastras may be read to a fool, but it is
like the wind blowing in the ten directions.   || 3 ||    It is like threshing 
a crop without any corn — nothing is gained. In the
same way, no benefit comes from the faithless cynic.  || 4 ||   As the Lord 
attaches them, so are all attached. Says Nanak, God
has formed such a form.   || 5 || 5 ||    BHAIRAO,   FIFTH MEHL:   He created 
the soul, the breath of life and the body. He
created all beings, and knows their pains.   || 1 ||    The Guru, the Lord of 
the Universe, is the Helper of the soul. Here and
herafter, He always provides shade.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Worship and 
adoration of God is the pure way of life. In the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the love of duality vanishes.  || 2 ||   
Friends, well-wishers and wealth will not support you.
Blessed, blessed is my Lord.  || 3 ||   Nanak utters the Ambrosial Bani of the 
Lord. Except the One Lord, he does not know any
other at all.  || 4 || 6 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord is in front of 
me, and the Lord is behind me. My Beloved Lord, the
Source of Nectar, is in the middle as well.  || 1 ||   God is my Shaastra and 
my favorable omen. In His Home and Mansion, I
find peace, poise and bliss.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Chanting the Naam, the Name 
of the Lord, with my tongue, and hearing it with
my ears, I live. Meditating, meditating in remembrance on God, I have become 
eternal, permanent and stable.  || 2 ||    The
pains of countless lifetimes have been erased. The Unstruck Sound-current of 
the Shabad, the Word of God, vibrates in the
Court of the Lord.  || 3 ||   Granting His Grace, God has blended me with 
Himself. Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of God.  ||
4 || 7 ||    BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  It brings millions of desires to 
fulfillment. On the Path of Death, It will go with you and
help you.  || 1 ||   The Naam, the Name of the Lord of the Universe, is the 
holy water of the Ganges. Whoever meditates on it,
is saved; drinking it in, the mortal does not wander in reincarnation again.   
|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    It is my worship, meditation,
austerity and cleansing bath. Meditating in remembrance on the Naam, I have 
become free of desire.  || 2 ||   It is my domain
and empire, wealth, mansion and court. Meditating in remembrance on the Naam 
brings perfect conduct.  || 3 ||   Slave Nanak
has deliberated, and has come to this conclusion: Without the Lord’s Name, 
everything is false and worthless, like ashes.  || 4

|| 8 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  The poison had absolutely no harmful effect. 
But the wicked Brahmin died in pain.  || 1 ||
The Supreme Lord God Himself has saved His humble servant. The sinner died 
through the Power of the Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   The humble servant of the Lord and Master meditates on Him. He Himself has 
destroyed the ignorant sinner.  || 2 ||   God
is the Mother, the Father and the Protector of His slave. The face of the 
slanderer, here and hereafter, is blackened.  || 3 ||
The Transcendent Lord has heard the prayer of servant Nanak. The filthy sinner 
lost hope and died.  || 4 || 9 ||    BHAIRAO,
FIFTH MEHL:  Excellent, excellent, excellent, excellent, excellent is Your 
Name. False, false, false, false is pride in the world.  ||
1   ||  Pause  ||


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The glorious vision of Your slaves, O Infinite Lord, is wonderful and 
beauteous. Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the
whole world is just ashes.   || 1 ||    Your Creative Power is marvellous, and 
Your Lotus Feet are admirable. Your Praise is
priceless, O True King.  || 2 ||   God is the Support of the unsupported. 
Meditate day and night on the Cherisher of the meek
and humble.  || 3 ||   God has been merciful to Nanak. May I never forget God; 
He is my heart, my soul, my breath of life.  ||
4 || 10 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  As Gurmukh, obtain the true wealth. Accept 
the Will of God as True.  || 1 ||   Live, live,
live forever. Rise early each day, and drink in the Nectar of the Lord. With 
your tongue, chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,
Har, Har.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the One Name 
alone shall save you. Nanak speaks the wisdom of
God.  || 2 || 11 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  Serving the True Guru, all fruits 
and rewards are obtained. The filth of so many
lifetimes is washed away.  || 1 ||   Your Name, God, is the Purifier of 
sinners. Because of the karma of my past deeds, I sing
the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In the Saadh Sangat, 
the Company of the Holy, I am saved. I am blessed
with honor in God’s Court.  || 2 ||   Serving at God’s Feet, all comforts are 
obtained. All the angels and demi-gods long for the
dust of the feet of such beings.  || 3 ||   Nanak has obtained the treasure of 
the Naam. Chanting and meditating on the Lord,
the whole world is saved.  || 4 || 12 ||    BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  God hugs His 
slave close in His Embrace. He throws the
slanderer into the fire.   || 1 ||    The Lord saves His servants from the 
sinners. No one can save the sinner. The sinner is
destroyed by his own actions.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Lord’s slave is in love 
with the Dear Lord. The slanderer loves something
else.  || 2 ||   The Supreme Lord God has revealed His Innate Nature. The 
evil-doer obtains the fruits of his own actions.  || 3

||   God does not come or go; He is All-pervading and permeating. Slave Nanak 
seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord.  || 4 || 13 ||

RAAG  BHAIRAO,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHAUPADAS,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Fascinating Lord, the Creator of all, the Formless Lord, is the Giver of 
Peace. You have abandoned this Lord, and you serve
another. Why are you intoxicated with the pleasures of corruption?  || 1 ||   O 
my mind, meditate on the Lord of the Universe.
I   have seen all other sorts of efforts; whatever you can think of, will only 
bring failure.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The blind, ignorant,
self-willed manmukhs forsake their Lord and Master, and dwell on His slave 
Maya. They slander those who worship their Lord;
they  are like beasts, without a Guru.  || 2 ||   Soul, life, body and wealth 
all belong to God, but the faithless cynics claim that
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They are proud and arrogant, evil-minded and filthy; without the Guru, they are 
reincarnated into the terrifying world-ocean.

||  3  ||      Through  burnt  offerings,  charitable  feasts,  ritualistic  
chants,  penance,  all  sorts  of  austere  self-discipline  and
pilgrimages to sacred shrines and rivers, they do not find God. Self-conceit is 
only erased when one seeks the Lord’s Sanctuary
and becomes Gurmukh; O Nanak, he crosses over the world-ocean.  || 4 || 1 || 14 
||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have seen
Him in the woods, and I have seen Him in the fields. I have seen Him in the 
household, and in renunciation. I have seen Him
as a Yogi carrying His staff, as a Yogi with matted hair, fasting, making vows, 
and visiting sacred shrines of pilgrimage.  || 1 ||
I have seen Him in the Society of the Saints, and within my own mind. In the 
sky, in the nether regions of the underworld, and
in everything, He is pervading and permeating. With love and joy, I sing His 
Glorious Praises.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I have seen
Him among the Yogis, the Sannyaasees, the celibates, the wandering hermits and 
the wearers of patched coats. I have seen
Him among the men of severe self-discipline, the silent sages, the actors, 
dramas and dances.  || 2 ||   I have seen Him in the
four Vedas, I have seen Him in the six Shaastras, in the eighteen Puraanas and 
the Simritees as well. All together, they declare
that there is only the One Lord. So tell me, from whom is He hidden?   || 3 ||  
  Unfathomable and Inaccessible, He is our
Infinite Lord and Master; His Value is beyond valuation. Servant Nanak is a 
sacrifice, a sacrifice to those, within whose heart
He is revealed.  || 4 || 2 || 15 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  How can anyone do 
evil, if he realizes that the Lord is near? One
who gathers corruption, constantly feels fear. He is near, but this mystery is 
not understood. Without the True Guru, all are
enticed by Maya.  || 1 ||   Everyone says that He is near, near at hand. But 
rare is that person, who, as Gurmukh, understands
this mystery. || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The mortal does not see the Lord near at 
hand; instead, he goes to the homes of others. He
steals their wealth and lives in falsehood. Under the influence of the drug of 
illusion, he does not know that the Lord is with
him. Without the Guru, he is confused and deluded by doubt.  || 2 ||   Not 
understanding that the Lord is near, he tells lies. In
love and attachment to Maya, the fool is plundered. That which he seeks is 
within his own self, but he looks for it outside.
Without the Guru, he is confused and deluded by doubt.  || 3 ||   One whose 
good karma is recorded on his forehead serves
the True Guru; thus the hard and heavy shutters of his mind are opened wide. 
Within his own being and beyond, he sees the
Lord near at hand. O servant Nanak, he does not come and go in reincarnation.  
|| 4 || 3 || 16 ||    BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:
Who can kill that person whom You protect, O Lord? All beings, and the entire 
universe, is within You. The mortal thinks up
millions of plans, but that alone happens, which the Lord of wondrous plays 
does.  || 1 ||   Save me, save me, O Lord; shower
me with Your Mercy. I seek Your Sanctuary, and Your Court.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||  
 Whoever serves the Fearless Lord, the Giver of
Peace, is rid of all his fears; he knows the One Lord. Whatever You do, that 
alone comes to pass in the end. There is no other
who can kill or protect us.  || 2 ||   What do you think, with your human 
understanding? The All-knowing Lord is the Searcher
of Hearts. The One and only Lord is my Support and Protection. The Creator Lord 
knows everything.  || 3 ||


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That person who is blessed by the Creator’s Glance of Grace — all his affairs 
are resolved. The One Lord is his Protector. O
servant Nanak, no one can equal him.  || 4 || 4 || 17 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  We should feel sad, if God were beyond us.
We should feel sad, if we forget the Lord. We should feel sad, if we are in 
love with duality. But why should we feel sad? The
Lord is pervading everywhere.  || 1 ||   In love and attachment to Maya, the 
mortals are sad, and are consumed by sadness.
Without the Name, they wander and wander and wander, and waste away.   || 1 ||  
Pause   ||    We should feel sad, if there
were another Creator Lord. We should feel sad, if someone dies by injustice. We 
should feel sad, if something were not known
to the Lord. But why should we feel sad? The Lord is totally permeating 
everywhere.  || 2 ||   We should feel sad, if God were
a tyrant. We should feel sad, if He made us suffer by mistake. The Guru says 
that whatever happens is all by God’s Will. So I
have abandoned sadness, and I now sleep without anxiety.  || 3 ||   O God, You 
alone are my Lord and Master; all belong to
You.  According  to  Your  Will,  You  pass  judgement.  There  is  no  other  
at  all;  the  One  Lord  is  permeating  and  pervading
everywhere. Please save Nanak’s honor; I have come to Your Sanctuary.  || 4 || 
5 || 18 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  Without
music, how is one to dance? Without a voice, how is one to sing? Without 
strings, how is a guitar to be played? Without the
Naam, all affairs are useless.  || 1 ||    Without the Naam — tell me: who has 
ever been saved? Without the True Guru, how
can anyone cross over to the other side?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Without a 
tongue, how can anyone speak? Without ears, how can
anyone hear? Without eyes, how can anyone see? Without the Naam, the mortal is 
of no account at all.   || 2 ||    Without
learning,  how  can  one  be  a  Pandit  —  a  religious  scholar?  Without  
power,  what  is  the  glory  of  an  empire?  Without
understanding, how can the mind become steady? Without the Naam, the whole 
world is insane.  || 3 ||   Without detachment,
how can one be a detached hermit? Without renouncing egotism, how can anyone be 
a renunciate? Without overcoming the
five thieves, how can the mind be subdued? Without the Naam, the mortal regrets 
and repents forever and ever.   || 4 ||
Without the Guru’s Teachings, how can anyone obtain spiritual wisdom? Without 
seeing — tell me: how can anyone visualize
in meditation? Without the Fear of God, all speech in useless. Says Nanak, this 
is the wisdom of the Lord’s Court.  || 5 || 6 ||
19 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  Mankind is afflicted with the disease of 
egotism. The disease of sexual desire overwhelms the
elephant. Because of the disease of vision, the moth is burnt to death. Because 
of the disease of the sound of the bell, the
deer is lured to its death.  || 1 ||    Whoever I see is diseased. Only my True 
Guru, the True Yogi, is free of disease.  || 1 | |
Pause  ||    Because of the disease of taste, the fish is caught. Because of 
the disease of smell, the bumble bee is destroyed.
The whole world is caught in the disease of attachment. In the disease of the 
three qualities, corruption is multiplied.  || 2  ||
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In disease they wander in reincarnation again and again. Entangled in disease, 
they cannot stay still, even for an instant.
Without the True Guru, the disease is never cured.  || 3 || When the Supreme 
Lord God grants His Mercy, He grabs hold of the
mortal’s arm, and pulls him up and out of the disease. Reaching the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the mortal’s
bonds are broken. Says Nanak, the Guru cures him of the disease.   || 4 || 7 || 
20 ||    BHAIRAO,   FIFTH MEHL:   When He
comes to mind, then I am in supreme bliss. When He comes to mind, then all my 
pains are shattered. When He comes to
mind, my hopes are fulfilled. When He comes to mind, I never feel sadness.  || 
1 ||   Deep within my being, my Sovereign Lord
King has revealed Himself to me. The Perfect Guru has inspired me to love Him.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   When He comes to mind, I
am the king of all. When He comes to mind, all my affairs are completed. When 
He comes to mind, I am dyed in the deep
crimson of His Love. When He comes to mind, I am ecstatic forever.  || 2 ||   
When He comes to mind, I am wealthy forever.
When He comes to mind, I am free of doubt forever. When He comes to mind, then 
I enjoy all pleasures. When He comes to
mind, I am rid of fear.  || 3 ||   When He comes to mind, I find the home of 
peace and poise. When He comes to mind, I am
absorbed in the Primal Void of God. When He comes to mind, I continually sing 
the Kirtan of His Praises. Nanak’s mind is
pleased and satisfied with the Lord God.  || 4 || 8 || 21 ||    BHAIRAO,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  My Father is Eternal, forever alive. My
brothers live forever as well. My friends are permanent and imperishable. My 
family abides in the home of the self within.  || 1

||    I have found peace, and so all are at peace. The Perfect Guru has united 
me with my Father.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    My
mansions  are  the  highest  of  all.  My  countries  are  infinite  and  
uncountable.  My  kingdom  is  eternally  stable.  My  wealth  is
inexhaustible and permanent.  || 2 ||   My glorious reputation resounds 
throughout the ages. My fame has spread in all places
and interspaces. My praises echo in each and every house. My devotional worship 
is known to all people.  || 3 ||    My Father
has revealed Himself within me. The Father and son have joined together in 
partnership. Says  Nanak,  when  my  Father  is
pleased, then the Father and son are joined together in love, and become one.  
|| 4 || 9 || 22 ||    BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:
The True Guru, the Primal Being, is free of revenge and hate; He is God, the 
Great Giver. I am a sinner; You are my Forgiver.
That sinner, who finds no protection anywhere — if he comes seeking Your 
Sanctuary, then he becomes immaculate and pure.

|| 1 ||    Pleasing the True Guru, I have found peace. Meditating on the Guru, 
I have obtained all fruits and rewards.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   I humbly bow to the Supreme Lord God, the True Guru. My mind and 
body are Yours; all the world is Yours. When
the veil of illusion is removed, then I come to see You. You are my Lord and 
Master; You are the King of all.  || 2 ||   When it
pleases Him, even dry wood becomes green. When it pleases Him, rivers flow 
across the desert sands. When it pleases Him, all
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Grasping hold of the Guru’s feet, my anxiety is dispelled.  || 3 ||   I am 
unworthy and ungrateful, but He has been merciful to
me. My mind and body have been cooled and soothed; the Ambrosial Nectar rains 
down in my mind. The Supreme Lord God,
the  Guru,  has  become  kind  and  compassionate  to  me.  Slave  Nanak  
beholds  the  Lord,  enraptured.   ||  4  ||  10  ||  23  ||
BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  My True Guru is totally independent. My True Guru is 
adorned with Truth. My True Guru is the Giver
of all. My True Guru is the Primal Creator Lord, the Architect of Destiny.  || 
1 ||   There is no deity equal to the Guru. Whoever
has good destiny inscribed on his forehead, applies himself to seva — selfless 
service.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   My True Guru is the
Sustainer and Cherisher of all. My True Guru kills and revives. The glorious 
greatness of my True Guru has become manifest
everywhere.   || 2 ||    My True Guru is the power of the powerless. My True 
Guru is my home and court. I am forever a
sacrifice to the True Guru. He has shown me the path.  || 3 ||   One who serves 
the Guru is not afflicted with fear. One who
serves the Guru does not suffer in pain. Nanak has studied the Simritees and 
the Vedas. There is no difference between the
Supreme Lord God and the Guru.  || 4 || 11 || 24 ||    BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  
Repeating the Naam, the Name of the Lord,
the mortal is exalted and glorified. Repeating the Naam, sin is banished from 
the body. Repeating the Naam, all festivals are
celebrated. Repeating the Naam, one is cleansed at the sixty-eight sacred 
shrines.  || 1 ||    My sacred shrine of pilgrimage is
the Name of the Lord. The Guru has instructed me in the true essence of 
spiritual wisdom.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Repeating the
Naam, the mortal’s pains are taken away. Repeating the Naam, the most ignorant 
people become spiritual teachers. Repeating
the Naam, the Divine Light blazes forth. Repeating the Naam, one’s bonds are 
broken.   || 2 ||    Repeating the Naam, the
Messenger of Death does not draw near. Repeating the Naam, one finds peace in 
the Court of the Lord. Repeating the Naam,
God gives His Approval. The Naam is my true wealth.  || 3 ||    The Guru has 
instructed me in these sublime teachings. The
Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises and the Naam are the Support of the mind. Nanak is 
saved through the atonement of the Naam.
Other actions are just to please and appease the people.   || 4 || 12 || 25 ||  
  BHAIRAO,   FIFTH MEHL:   I bow in humble
worship, tens of thousands of times. I offer this mind as a sacrifice. 
Meditating in remembrance on Him, sufferings are erased.
Bliss wells up, and no disease is contracted.   || 1 ||    Such is the diamond, 
the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord.
Chanting it, all works are perfectly completed.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    
Beholding Him, the house of pain is demolished. The mind
seizes the cooling, soothing, Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam. Millions of 
devotees worship His Feet. He is the Fulfiller of all the
mind’s desires.  || 2 ||   In an instant, He fills the empty to over-flowing. 
In an instant, He transforms the dry into green. In an
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In an instant, He bestows honor on the dishonored.  || 3 ||    The One Lord is 
totally pervading and permeating all. He alone
meditates on the Lord, whose True Guru is Perfect. Such a person has the Kirtan 
of the Lord’s Praises for his Support. Says
Nanak, the Lord Himself is merciful to him.  || 4 || 13 || 26 ||   BHAIRAO,  
FIFTH MEHL:  I was discarded and abandoned, but
He has embellished me. He has blessed me with beauty and His Love; through His 
Name, I am exalted. All my pains and
sorrows have been eradicated. The Guru has become my Mother and Father.   || 1 
||    O my friends and companions, my
household is in bliss. Granting His Grace, my Husband Lord has met me.   || 1 
||   Pause   ||    The fire of desire has been
extinguished, and all my desires have been fulfilled. The darkness has been 
dispelled, and the Divine Light blazes forth. The
Unstruck Sound-current of the Shabad, the Word of God, is wondrous and amazing! 
Perfect is the Grace of the Perfect Guru.

|| 2 ||   That person, unto whom the Lord reveals Himself — by the Blessed 
Vision of his Darshan, I am forever enraptured. He
obtains all virtues and so many treasures. The True Guru blesses him with the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 3 ||    That
person who meets with his Lord and Master — his mind and body are cooled and 
soothed, chanting the Name of the Lord, Har,
Har. Says Nanak, such a humble being is pleasing to God; only a rare few are 
blessed with the dust of his feet.  || 4 || 14 || 27

||     BHAIRAO,   FIFTH  MEHL:   The  mortal  does  not  hesitate  to  think  
about  sin.  He  is  not  ashamed  to  spend  time  with
prostitutes. He works all day long, but when it is time to remember the Lord, 
then a heavy stone falls on his head.   || 1 ||
Attached to Maya, the world is deluded and confused. The Deluder Himself has 
deluded the mortal, and now he is engrossed in
worthless worldly affairs.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Gazing on Maya’s illusion, its 
pleasures pass away. He loves the shell, and ruins
his life. Bound to blind worldly affairs, his mind wavers and wanders. The 
Creator Lord does not come into his mind.   || 2 ||
Working and working like this, he only obtains pain, and his affairs of Maya 
are never completed. His mind is saturated with
sexual desire, anger and greed. Wiggling like a fish out of water, he dies.   
|| 3 ||    One who has the Lord Himself as his
Protector, chants and meditates forever on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. In 
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he
chants the Glorious Praises of the Lord. O Nanak, he has found the Perfect True 
Guru.  || 4 || 15 || 28 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH
MEHL:  He alone obtains it, unto whom the Lord shows Mercy. He enshrines the 
Name of the Lord in his mind. With the True
Word of the Shabad in his heart and mind, the sinful residues of countless 
incarnations vanish.  || 1 ||    The Lord’s Name is
the Support of the soul. By Guru’s Grace, chant the Name continually, O 
Siblings of Destiny; It shall carry you across the
world-ocean.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Those who have this treasure of the 
Lord’s Name written in their destiny, those humble
beings are honored in the Court of the Lord. Singing His Glorious Praises with 
peace, poise and bliss, even the homeless obtain
a home hereafter.  || 2 ||   Throughout the ages, this has been the essence of 
reality.


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Meditate in remembrance on the Lord, and contemplate the Truth. He alone is 
attached to the hem of the Lord’s robe, whom
the Lord Himself attaches. Asleep for countless incarnations, he now awakens.  
|| 3 ||   Your devotees belong to You, and You
belong to Your devotees. You Yourself inspire them to chant Your Praises. All 
beings and creatures are in Your Hands. Nanak’s
God is always with him.  || 4 || 16 || 29 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Naam, 
the Name of the Lord, is the Inner-knower of
my heart. The Naam is so useful to me. The Lord’s Name permeates each and every 
hair of mine. The Perfect True Guru has
given me this gift.  || 1 ||   The Jewel of the Naam is my treasure. It is 
inaccessible, priceless, infinite and incomparable.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   The Naam is my unmoving, unchanging Lord and Master. The glory 
of the Naam spreads over the whole world.
The Naam is my perfect master of wealth. The Naam is my independence.  || 2 ||  
 The Naam is my food and love. The Naam
is the objective of my mind. By the Grace of the Saints, I never forget the 
Naam. Repeating the Naam, the Unstruck Sound-
current of the Naad resounds.  || 3 ||   By God’s Grace, I have obtained the 
nine treasures of the Naam. By Guru’s Grace, I am
tuned in to the Naam. They alone are wealthy and supreme, O Nanak, who have the 
treasure of the Naam.  || 4 || 17 || 30 ||
BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  You are my Father, and You are my Mother. You are my 
Soul, my Breath of Life, the Giver of Peace.
You    are my Lord and Master; I am Your slave. Without You, I have no one at 
all.  || 1 ||    Please bless me with Your Mercy,
God, and give me this gift, that I may sing Your Praises, day and night.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   I am Your musical instrument, and
You are the Musician. I am Your beggar; please bless me with Your charity, O 
Great Giver. By Your Grace, I enjoy love and
pleasures. You are deep within each and every heart.  || 2 ||    By Your Grace, 
I chant the Name. In the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, I sing Your Glorious Praises. In Your Mercy, You take away 
our pains. By Your Mercy, the heart-lotus
blossoms forth.  || 3 ||    I am a sacrifice to the Divine Guru. The Blessed 
Vision of His Darshan is fruitful and rewarding; His
service is immaculate and pure. Be Merciful to me, O my Lord God and Master, 
that Nanak may continually sing Your Glorious
Praises.  || 4 || 18 || 31 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  His Regal Court is the 
highest of all. I humbly bow to Him, forever and
ever. His place is the highest of the high. Millions of sinful residues are 
erased by the Name of the Lord.   || 1 ||    In His
Sanctuary, we find eternal peace. He Mercifully unites us with Himself.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   His wondrous actions cannot even
be described. All hearts rest their faith and hope in Him. He is manifest in 
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. The
devotees lovingly worship and adore Him night and day.   || 2 ||    He gives, 
but His treasures are never exhausted. In an
instant, He establishes and disestablishes. No one can erase the Hukam of His 
Command. The True Lord is above the heads of
kings.  || 3 ||


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He is my Anchor and Support; I place my hopes in Him. I place my pain and 
pleasure before Him. He covers the faults of His
humble servant. Nanak sings His Praises.  || 4 || 1 || 9 || 32 ||   BHAIRAO,  
FIFTH MEHL:  The whiner whines every day. His
attachment to his household and entanglements cloud his mind. If someone 
becomes detached through understanding, he will
not have to suffer in birth and death again.  || 1 ||   All of his conflicts 
are extensions of his corruption. How rare is that person
who takes the Naam as his Support.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The three-phased Maya 
infects all. Whoever clings to it suffers pain
and sorrow. There is no peace without meditating on the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord. By great good fortune, the treasure of
the Naam is received.  || 2 ||   One who loves the actor in his mind, later 
regrets it when the actor takes off his costume. The
shade from a cloud is transitory, like the worldly paraphernalia of attachment 
and corruption.  || 3 ||    If someone is blessed
with the singular substance, then all of his tasks are accomplished to 
perfection. One who obtains the Naam, by Guru’s Grace

— O Nanak, his coming into the world is certified and approved.  || 4 || 20 || 
33 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  Slandering the
Saints, the mortal wanders in reincarnation. Slandering the Saints, he is 
diseased. Slandering the Saints, he suffers in pain. The
slanderer is punished by the Messenger of Death.  || 1 ||   Those who argue and 
fight with the Saints — those slanderers find
no happiness at all.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Slandering the devotees, the 
wall of the mortal’s body is shattered. Slandering the
devotees, he suffers in hell. Slandering the devotees, he rots in the womb. 
Slandering the devotees, he loses his realm and
power.   || 2 ||    The slanderer finds no salvation at all. He eats only that 
which he himself has planted. He is worse than a
thief, a lecher, or a gambler. The slanderer places an unbearable burden upon 
his head.  || 3 ||   The devotees of the Supreme
Lord God are beyond hate and vengeance. Whoever worships their feet is 
emancipated. The Primal Lord God has deluded and
confused the slanderer. O Nanak, the record of one’s past actions cannot be 
erased.  || 4 || 21 || 34 ||    BHAIRAO,  FIFTH
MEHL:   The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is for me the Vedas and the 
Sound-current of the Naad. Through the Naam, my
tasks are perfectly accomplished. The Naam is my worship of deities. The Naam 
is my service to the Guru.  || 1 ||   The Perfect
Guru has implanted the Naam within me. The highest task of all is the Name of 
the Lord, Har, Har.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    The
Naam is my cleansing bath and purification. The Naam is my perfect donation of 
charity. Those who repeat the Naam are
totally purified. Those who chant the Naam are my friends and Siblings of 
Destiny.  || 2 ||   The Naam is my auspicious omen
and  good  fortune.  The  Naam  is  the  sublime  food  which  satisfies  me.  
The  Naam  is  my  good  conduct.  The  Naam  is  my
immaculate occupation.   || 3 ||    All those humble beings whose minds are 
filled with the One God have the Support of the
Lord, Har, Har. O Nanak, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord with your mind 
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In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Lord bestows His Name.  || 4 
|| 22 || 35 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  You
bless the poor with wealth, O Lord. Countless sins are taken away, and the mind 
becomes immaculate and pure. All the mind’s
desires are fulfilled, and one’s tasks are perfectly accomplished. You bestow 
Your Name upon Your devotee.  || 1 ||   Service
to the Lord, our Sovereign King, is fruitful and rewarding. Our Lord and Master 
is the Creator, the Cause of causes; no one is
turned away from His Door empty-handed.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   God eradicates 
the disease from the diseased person. God takes
away the sorrows of the suffering. And those who have no place at all — You 
seat them upon the place. You link Your slave to
devotional worship.   || 2 ||    God bestows honor on the dishonored. He makes 
the foolish and ignorant become clever and
wise. The fear of all fear disappears. The Lord dwells within the mind of His 
humble servant.  || 3 ||   The Supreme Lord God is
the Treasure of Peace. The Ambrosial Name of the Lord is the essence of 
reality. Granting His Grace, He enjoins the mortals to
serve  the  Saints.  O  Nanak,  such  a  person  merges  in  the  Saadh  
Sangat,  the  Company  of  the  Holy.   ||  4  ||  23  ||  36  ||
BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  In the Realm of the Saints, the Lord dwells in the mind. 
In the Realm of the Saints, all sins run away.
In the Realm of the Saints, one’s lifestyle is immaculate. In the Society of 
the Saints, one comes to love the One Lord.  || 1 ||
That alone is called the Realm of the Saints, where only the Glorious Praises 
of the Supreme Lord God are sung.  || 1 ||  Pause

||    In the Realm of the Saints, birth and death are ended. In the Realm of 
the Saints, the Messenger of Death cannot touch
the mortal. In the Society of the Saints, one’s speech becomes immaculate.  || 
2 ||    The Realm of the Saints is the eternal,
ever-stable place. In the Realm of the Saints, sins are destroyed. In the Realm 
of the Saints, the immaculate sermon is spoken.
In      the Society of the Saints, the pain of egotism runs away.   || 3 ||    
The Realm of the Saints cannot be destroyed. In the
Realm of the Saints, is the Lord, the Treasure of Virtue. The Realm of the 
Saints is the resting place of our Lord and Master. O
Nanak, He is woven into the fabric of His devotees, through and through.  || 4 
|| 24 || 37 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  Why
worry  about  disease,  when  the  Lord  Himself  protects  us?  That  person  
whom  the  Lord  protects,  does  not  suffer  pain  and
sorrow. That person, upon whom God showers His Mercy — Death hovering above him 
is turned away.  || 1 ||   The Name of
the  Lord,  Har,  Har,  is  forever  our  Help  and  Support.  When  He  comes  
to  mind,  the  mortal  finds  lasting  peace,  and  the
Messenger of Death cannot even approach him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   When this 
being did not exist, who created him then? What
has  been produced from the source? He Himself kills, and He Himself 
rejuvenates. He cherishes His devotees forever.  || 2 ||
Know that everything is in His Hands. My God is the Master of the masterless. 
His Name is the Destroyer of pain. Singing His
Glorious Praises, you shall find peace.  || 3 ||    O my Lord and Master, 
please listen to the prayer of Your Saint. I place my
soul, my breath of life and wealth before You. All this world is Yours; it 
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Please shower Nanak with Your Mercy and bless him with peace.   || 4 || 25 || 
38 ||    BHAIRAO,   FIFTH MEHL:   With Your
Support, I survive in the Dark Age of Kali Yuga. With Your Support, I sing Your 
Glorious Praises. With Your Support, death
cannot even touch me. With Your Support, my entanglements vanish.  || 1 ||   In 
this world and the next, I have Your Support.
The One Lord, our Lord and Master, is all-pervading.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    
With Your Support, I celebrate blissfully. With Your
Support, I chant the Guru’s Mantra. With Your Support, I cross over the 
terrifying world-ocean. The Perfect Lord, our Protector
and Savior, is the Ocean of Peace.   ||  2  ||     With  Your  Support,  I  
have  no  fear.  The  True  Lord  is  the  Inner-knower,  the
Searcher of hearts. With Your Support, my mind is filled with Your Power. Here 
and there, You are my Court of Appeal.  || 3 ||
I take Your Support, and place my faith in You. All meditate on God, the 
Treasure of Virtue. Chanting and meditating on You,
Your slaves celebrate in bliss. Nanak meditates in remembrance on the True 
Lord, the Treasure of Virtue.  || 4 || 26 || 39 ||
BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  First, I gave up slandering others. All the anxiety of 
my mind was dispelled. Greed and attachment
were totally banished. I see God ever-present, close at hand; I have become a 
great devotee.  || 1 ||    Such a renunciate is
very rare. Such a humble servant chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||    I have forsaken my egotistical
intellect. The love of sexual desire and anger has vanished. I meditate on the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. In the
Company  of  the  Holy,  I  am  emancipated.   ||  2  ||     Enemy  and  friend 
 are  all  the  same  to  me.  The  Perfect  Lord  God  is
permeating all. Accepting the Will of God, I have found peace. The Perfect Guru 
has implanted the Name of the Lord within
me.   || 3 ||    That person, whom the Lord, in His Mercy, saves — that devotee 
chants and meditates on the Naam. That
person, whose mind is illumined, and who obtains understanding through the Guru 
— says Nanak, he is totally fulfilled.  || 4 ||
27 || 40 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  There is no peace in earning lots of 
money. There is no peace in watching dances and
plays. There is no peace in conquering lots of countries. All peace comes from 
singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har,
Har.   || 1 ||    You shall obtain peace, poise and bliss, when you find the 
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, by great
good fortune. As Gurmukh, utter the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||   Mother, father, children and spouse — all
place the mortal in bondage. Religious rituals and actions done in ego place 
the mortal in bondage. If the Lord, the Shatterer
of bonds, abides in the mind, then peace is obtained, dwelling in the home of 
the self deep within.   || 2 ||    Everyone is a
beggar; God is the Great Giver. The Treasure of Virtue is the Infinite, Endless 
Lord. That person, unto whom God grants His
Mercy — that humble being chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 3 ||   I 
offer my prayer to my Guru. O Primal Lord God,
Treasure of Virtue, please bless me with Your Grace. Says Nanak, I have come to 
Your Sanctuary. If it pleases You, please
protect me, O Lord of the World.  || 4 || 28 || 41 ||    BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  
Meeting with the Guru, I have forsaken the
love of duality.


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As Gurmukh, I chant the Name of the Lord. My anxiety is gone, and I am in love 
with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. I was
asleep for countless lifetimes, but I have now awakened.  || 1 ||   Granting 
His Grace, He has linked me to His service. In the
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, all pleasures are found.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    The Word of the Guru’s Shabad has
eradicated disease and evil. My mind has absorbed the medicine of the Naam. 
Meeting with the Guru, my mind is in bliss. All
treasures  are  in  the  Name  of  the  Lord  God.   ||  2  ||     My  fear  of 
 birth  and  death  and  the  Messenger  of  Death  has  been
dispelled. In the Saadh Sangat, the inverted lotus of my heart has blossomed 
forth. Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, I
have found eternal, abiding peace. All my tasks are perfectly accomplished.  || 
3 ||   This human body, so difficult to obtain, is
approved by the Lord. Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, it has become 
fruitful. Says Nanak, God has blessed me with
His Mercy. With every breath and morsel of food, I meditate on the Lord, Har, 
Har.   || 4 || 29 || 42 ||    BHAIRAO,   FIFTH
MEHL:  His Name is the Highest of all. Sing His Glorious Praises, forever and 
ever. Meditating in remembrance on Him, all pain
is dispelled. All pleasures come to dwell in the mind.  || 1 ||   O my mind, 
meditate in remembrance on the True Lord. In this
world and the next, you shall be saved.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Immaculate 
Lord God is the Creator of all. He gives sustenance
to all beings and creatures. He forgives millions of sins and mistakes in an 
instant. Through loving devotional worship, one is
emancipated forever.  || 2 ||    True wealth and true glorious greatness, and 
eternal, unchanging wisdom, are obtained from
the Perfect Guru. When the Protector, the Savior Lord, bestows His Mercy, all 
spiritual darkness is dispelled.  || 3 ||    I focus
my meditation on the Supreme Lord God. The Lord of Nirvaanaa is totally 
pervading and permeating all. Eradicating doubt and
fear, I have met the Lord of the World. The Guru has become merciful to Nanak.  
|| 4 || 30 || 43 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:
Meditating in remembrance on Him, the mind is illumined. Suffering is 
eradicated, and one comes to dwell in peace and poise.
They alone receive it, unto whom God gives it. They are blessed to serve the 
Perfect Guru.  || 1 ||   All peace and comfort are
in Your Name, God. Twenty-four hours a day, O my mind, sing His Glorious 
Praises.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You shall receive the
fruits of your desires, when the Name of the Lord comes to dwell in the mind. 
Meditating on the Lord, your comings and goings
cease. Through loving devotional worship, lovingly focus your attention on God. 
 || 2 ||   Sexual desire, anger and egotism are
dispelled. Love and attachment to Maya are broken. Lean on God’s Support, day 
and night. The Supreme Lord God has given
this gift.  || 3 ||   Our Lord and Master is the Creator, the Cause of causes. 
He is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of all hearts.
Bless me with Your Grace, Lord, and link me to Your service. Slave Nanak has 
come to Your Sanctuary.   || 4 || 31 || 44 ||
BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  One who does not repeat the Naam, the Name of the Lord, 
shall die of shame. Without the Name,
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The mortal abandons meditative remembrance of the Lord, and then wishes for the 
state of supreme salvation; but without
roots, how can there be any branches?   || 1 ||    O my mind, meditate on the 
Guru, the Lord of the Universe. The filth of
countless incarnations shall be washed away. Breaking your bonds, you shall be 
united with the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   How
can     a stone be purified by bathing at a sacred shrine of pilgrimage? The 
filth of egotism clings to the mind. Millions of rituals
and  actions  taken  are  the  root  of  entanglements.  Without  meditating  
and  vibrating  on  the  Lord,  the  mortal  gathers  only
worthless bundles of straw.  || 2 ||    Without eating, hunger is not 
satisfied. When the disease is cured, then the pain goes
away. The mortal is engrossed in sexual desire, anger, greed and attachment. He 
does not meditate on God, that God who
created him.  || 3 ||   Blessed, blessed is the Holy Saint, and blessed is the 
Name of the Lord. Twenty-four hours a day, sing
the Kirtan, the Glorious Praises of the Lord. Blessed is the devotee of the 
Lord, and blessed is the Creator Lord. Nanak seeks
the Sanctuary of God, the Primal, the Infinite.   || 4 || 32 || 45 ||    
BHAIRAO,   FIFTH MEHL:   When the Guru was totally
pleased, my fear was taken away. I enshrine the Name of the Immaculate Lord 
within my mind. He is Merciful to the meek,
forever Compassionate. All my entanglements are finished.  || 1 ||    I have 
found peace, poise, and myriads of pleasures. In
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, fear and doubt are dispelled. My 
tongue chants the Ambrosial Name of the Lord,
Har, Har.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I have fallen in love with the Lord’s Lotus 
Feet. In an instant, the terrible demons are destroyed.
Twenty-four hours a day, I meditate and chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. 
The Guru is Himself the Savior Lord, the Lord
of        the Universe.  || 2 ||   He Himself cherishes His servant forever. He 
watches over every breath of His humble devotee. Tell
me, what is the nature of human beings? The Lord extends His Hand, and saves 
them from the Messenger of Death.  || 3 ||
Immaculate is the Glory, and Immaculate is the way of life, of those who 
remember the Supreme Lord God in their minds. The
Guru, in His Mercy, has granted this Gift. Nanak has obtained the treasure of 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 4 || 33 || 46

||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  My Guru is the All-powerful Lord, the Creator, the 
Cause of causes. He is the Soul, the Breath of

Life, the Giver of Peace, always near. He is the Destroyer of fear, the 
Eternal, Unchanging, Sovereign Lord King. Gazing upon
the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, all fear is dispelled.  || 1 ||    Wherever 
I look, is the Protection of Your Sanctuary. I am a
sacrifice, a sacrifice to the Feet of the True Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   My 
tasks are perfectly accomplished, meeting the Divine
Guru. He is the Giver of all rewards. Serving Him, I am immaculate. He reaches 
out with His Hand to His slaves. The Name of
the Lord abides in their hearts.  || 2 ||    They are forever in bliss, and do 
not suffer at all. No pain, sorrow or disease afflicts
them. Everything is Yours, O Creator Lord. The Guru is the Supreme Lord God, 
the Inaccessible and Infinite.   || 3 ||    His
Glorious Grandeur is immaculate, and the Bani of His Word is wonderful! The 
Perfect Supreme Lord God is pleasing to my
mind.  He  is  permeating  the  waters,  the  lands  and  the  skies.  O  
Nanak,  everything  comes  from  God.   ||  4  ||  34  ||  47  ||
BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  My mind and body are imbued with the Love of the Lord’s 
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All the desires of my mind have been perfectly fulfilled. Twenty-four hours a 
day, I sing of the Lord God. The True Guru has
imparted this perfect wisdom.  || 1 ||    Very fortunate are those who love the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord. Associating with
them, we cross over the world-ocean.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    They are spiritual 
teachers, who meditate in remembrance on the
One Lord. Wealthy are those who have a discriminating intellect. Noble are 
those who remember their Lord and Master in
meditation. Honorable are those who understand their own selves.   || 2 ||    
By Guru’s Grace, I have obtained the supreme
status. Day and night I meditate on the Glories of God. My bonds are broken, 
and my hopes are fulfilled. The Feet of the Lord
now abide in my heart.  || 3 ||   Says Nanak, one whose karma is perfect — that 
humble being enters the Sanctuary of God.
He himself is pure, and he sanctifies all. His tongue chants the Name of the 
Lord, the Source of Nectar.   || 4 || 35 || 48 ||
BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  Repeating the Naam, the Name of the Lord, no obstacles 
block the way. Listening to the Naam, the
Messenger of Death runs far away. Repeating the Naam, all pains vanish. 
Chanting the Naam, the Lord’s Lotus Feet dwell
within.   || 1 ||    Meditating, vibrating the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is 
unobstructed devotional worship. Sing the Glorious
Praises of the Lord with loving affection and energy.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    
Meditating in remembrance on the Lord, the Eye of
Death  cannot  see  you.  Meditating  in  remembrance  on  the  Lord,  demons  
and  ghosts  shall  not  touch  you.  Meditating  in
remembrance on the Lord, attachment and pride shall not bind you. Meditating in 
remembrance on the Lord, you shall not be
consigned to the womb of reincarnation.  || 2 ||   Any time is a good time to 
meditate in remembrance on the Lord. Among the
masses, only a few meditate in remembrance on the Lord. Social class or no 
social class, anyone may meditate on the Lord.
Whoever meditates on Him is emancipated.   || 3 ||    Chant the Name of the 
Lord in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy. Perfect is the Love of the Lord’s Name. O God, shower Your Mercy on 
Nanak, that he may think of you with each and
every breath.   || 4 || 36 || 49 ||    BHAIRAO,   FIFTH MEHL:   He Himself is 
the Shaastras, and He Himself is the Vedas. He
knows the secrets of each and every heart. He is the Embodiment of Light; all 
beings belong to Him. The Creator, the Cause of
causes, the Perfect All-powerful Lord.  || 1 ||   Grab hold of the Support of 
God, O my mind. As Gurmukh, worship and adore
His Lotus Feet; enemies and pains shall not even approach you.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||    He Himself is the Essence of the forests
and fields, and all the three worlds. The universe is strung on His Thread. He 
is the Uniter of Shiva and Shakti — mind and
matter. He Himself is in the detachment of Nirvaanaa, and He Himself is the 
Enjoyer.  || 2 ||    Wherever I look, there He is.
Without Him, there is no one at all. In the Love of the Naam, the world-ocean 
is crossed. Nanak sings His Glorious Praises in
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.  || 3 ||   Liberation, the ways and 
means of enjoyment and union are under His
Control. His humble servant lacks nothing. That person, with whom the Lord, in 
His Mercy, is pleased — O slave Nanak, that
humble servant is blessed.  || 4 || 37 || 50 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  The 
minds of the Lord’s devotee are filled with bliss.


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They become stable and permanent, and all their anxiety is gone. Their fears 
and  doubts  are  dispelled  in  an  instant.  The
Supreme Lord God comes to dwell in their minds.  || 1 ||   The Lord is forever 
the Help and Support of the Saints. Inside the
home of the heart, and outside as well, the Transcendent Lord is always with 
us, permeating and pervading all places.  || 1 ||
Pause   ||    The Lord of the World is my wealth, property, youth and ways and 
means. He continually cherishes and brings
peace to my soul and breath of life. He reaches out with His Hand and saves His 
slave. He does not abandon us, even for an
instant; He is always with us.  || 2 ||   There is no other Beloved like the 
Lord. The True Lord takes care of all. The Lord is our
Mother,  Father,  Son  and  Relation.  Since  the  beginning  of  time,  and  
throughout  the  ages,  His  devotees  sing  His  Glorious
Praises.   || 3 ||    My mind is filled with the Support and the Power of the 
Lord. Without the Lord, there is no other at all.
Nanak’s mind is encouraged by this hope, that God will accomplish my objectives 
in life.  || 4 || 38 || 51 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH
MEHL:  Fear itself becomes afraid, when the mortal remembers the Lord’s Name in 
meditation. All the diseases of the three
gunas — the three qualities — are cured, and tasks of the Lord’s slaves are 
perfectly accomplished.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The
people of the Lord always sing His Glorious Praises; they attain His Perfect 
Mansion. Even the Righteous Judge of Dharma and
the Messenger of Death yearn, day and night, to be sanctified by the Blessed 
Vision of the Lord’s humble servant.   || 1 ||
Sexual desire, anger, intoxication, egotism, slander and egotistical pride are 
eradicted in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of
the Holy. By great good fortune, such Saints are met. Nanak is forever a 
sacrifice to them.   || 2 || 39 || 52 ||    BHAIRAO,
FIFTH MEHL:  One who harbors the five thieves, becomes the embodiment of these 
five. He gets up each day and tells lies. He
applies ceremonial religious marks to his body, but practices hypocrisy. He 
wastes away in sadness and pain, like a lonely
widow.  || 1 ||   Without the Name of the Lord, everything is false. Without 
the Perfect Guru, liberation is not obtained. In the
Court of the True Lord, the faithless cynic is plundered.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
One who does not know the Lord’s Creative Power
is polluted. Ritualistically plastering one’s kitchen square does not make it 
pure in the Eyes of the Lord. If a person is polluted
within, he may wash himself everyday on the outside, but in the Court of the 
True Lord, he forfeits his honor.   || 2 ||    He
works for the sake of Maya, but he never places his feet on the right path. He 
never even remembers the One who created
him. He speaks falsehood, only falsehood, with his mouth.  || 3 ||    That 
person, unto whom the Creator Lord shows Mercy,
deals  with  the  Saadh  Sangat,  the  Company  of  the  Holy.  One  who  
lovingly  worships  the  Lord’s  Name,  says  Nanak —  no
obstacles ever block his way.  || 4 || 40 || 53 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  The 
entire universe curses the slanderer. False are
the dealings of the slanderer. The slanderer’s lifestyle is filthy and 
polluted. The Lord is the Saving Grace and the Protector of
His slave.  || 1 ||   The slanderer dies with the rest of the slanderers.


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The Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord, protects and saves His humble 
servant. Death roars and thunders over the
head of the slanderer.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   No one belives what the slanderer 
says. The slanderer tells lies, and later regrets and
repents. He wrings his hands, and hits his head against the ground. The Lord 
does not forgive the slanderer.   || 2 ||    The
Lord’s slave does not wish anyone ill. The slanderer suffers, as if stabbed by 
a spear. Like a crane, he spreads his feathers, to
look like a swan. When he speaks with his mouth, then he is exposed and driven 
out.   || 3 ||    The Creator is the Inner-
knower, the Searcher of hearts. That person, whom the Lord makes His Own, 
becomes stable and steady. The Lord’s slave is
true in the Court of the Lord. Servant Nanak speaks, after contemplating the 
essence of reality.  || 4 || 41 || 54 ||   BHAIRAO ,
FIFTH MEHL:   With my palms pressed together, I offer this prayer. My soul, 
body and wealth are His  property.  He  is  the
Creator, my Lord and Master. Millions of times, I am a sacrifice to Him.  || 1 
||   The dust of the feet of the Holy brings purity.
Remembering God in meditation, the mind’s corruption is eradicated, and the 
filth of countless incarnations is washed away.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||    All treasures are in His household. Serving Him, the 
mortal attains honor. He is the Fulfiller of the mind’s
desires. He is the Support of the soul and the breath of life of His devotees.  
|| 2 ||   His Light shines in each and every heart.
Chanting and meditating on God, the Treasure of Virtue, His devotees live. 
Service to Him does not go in vain. Deep within
your mind and body, meditate on the One Lord.  || 3 ||    Following the Guru’s 
Teachings, compassion and contentment are
found. This Treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the immaculate 
object. Please grant Your Grace, O Lord, and
attach me to the hem of Your robe. Nanak meditates continually on the Lord’s 
Lotus Feet.   || 4 || 42 || 55 ||    BHAIRAO,
FIFTH MEHL:  The True Guru has listened to my prayer. All my affairs have been 
resolved. Deep within my mind and body, I
meditate on God. The Perfect Guru has dispelled all my fears.   || 1 ||    The 
All-powerful Divine Guru is the Greatest of all.
Serving Him, I obtain all comforts.   ||   Pause   ||    Everything is done by 
Him. No one can erase His Eternal Decree. The
Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord, is incomparably beautiful. The Guru is 
the Image of Fulfillment, the Embodiment of
the Lord.  || 2 ||   The Name of the Lord abides deep within him. Wherever he 
looks, he sees the Wisdom of God. His mind is
totally enlightened and illuminated. Within that person, the Supreme Lord God 
abides.   || 3 ||    I humbly bow to that Guru
forever. I am forever a sacrifice to that Guru. I wash the feet of the Guru, 
and drink in this water. Chanting and meditating
forever on Guru Nanak, I live.  || 4 || 43 || 56 ||


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RAAG  BHAIRAO,   FIFTH  MEHL,   PARTAAL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

God is the Compassionate Cherisher. Who can count His Glorious Virtues? 
Countless colors, and countless waves of joy; He is
the Master of all.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Endless spiritual wisdom, endless 
meditations, endless chants, intense meditations and
austere self-disciplines. Countless virtues, musical notes and playful sports; 
countless silent sages enshrine Him in their hea rts.

|| 1 ||   Countless melodies, countless instruments, countless tastes, each and 
every instant. Countless mistakes and countless
diseases are removed by hearing His Praise. O Nanak, serving the Infinite, 
Divine Lord, one earns all the rewards and merits of
performing the six rituals, fasts, worship services, pilgrimages to sacred 
rivers, and journeys to sacred shrines.  || 2 || 1 || 57

|| 8 || 21 || 7 || 57 || 93 ||

BHAIRAO,   ASHTAPADEES,   FIRST  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Lord is in the soul, and the soul is in the Lord. This is realized through 
the Guru’s Teachings. The Ambrosial Word of the
Guru’s Bani is realized through the Word of the Shabad. Sorrow is dispelled, 
and egotism is eliminated.  || 1 ||   O Nanak, the
disease of egotism is so very deadly. Wherever I look, I see the pain of the 
same disease. The Primal Lord Himself bestows the
Shabad of His Word.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   When the Appraiser Himself appraises 
the mortal, then he is not tested again. Those
who are blessed with His Grace meet with the Guru. They alone are true, who are 
pleasing to God.  || 2 ||   Air, water and fire
are diseased; the world with its enjoyments is diseased. Mother, father, Maya 
and the body are diseased; those united with
their  relatives  are  diseased.   ||  3  ||     Brahma,  Vishnu  and  Shiva  
are  diseased;  the  whole  world  is  diseased.  Those  who
remember  the  Lord’s  Feet  and  contemplate  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  
Shabad  are  liberated.   ||  4  ||     The  seven  seas  are
diseased, along with the rivers; the continents and the nether regions of the 
underworlds are full of disease. The people of th e
Lord dwell in Truth and peace; He blesses them with His Grace everywhere.  || 5 
||    The six Shaastras are diseased, as are
the many who follow the different religious orders. What can the poor Vedas and 
Bibles do? People do not understand the One
and Only Lord.  || 6 ||   Eating sweet treats, the mortal is filled with 
disease; he finds no peace at all. Forgetting the Naam, the
Name of the Lord, they walk on other paths, and at the very last moment, they 
regret and repent.  || 7 ||   Wandering around
at  sacred  shrines  of  pilgrimage,  the  mortal  is  not  cured  of  his  
disease.  Reading  scripture,  he  gets  involved  in  useless
arguments. The disease of duality is so very deadly; it causes dependence on 
Maya.  || 8 ||   One who becomes Gurmukh and
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O Nanak, the humble servant of the Lord is immaculate, night and day; he bears 
the insignia of the Lord’s Grace.  || 9 || 1 ||

BHAIRAO,   THIRD  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Creator has staged His Wondrous Play. I listen to the Unstruck 
Sound-current of the Shabad, and the Bani of His Word.
The self-willed manmukhs are deluded and confused, while the Gurmukhs 
understand. The Creator creates the Cause that
causes.  || 1 ||   Deep within my being, I meditate on the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad. I shall never forsake the Name of the
Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Prahlaad’s father sent him to school, to learn 
to read. He took his writing tablet and went to the
teacher. He said, “I shall not read anything except the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord. Write the Lord’s Name on my tablet.”  || 2

||    Prahlaad’s mother said to her son, “I advise you not to read anything 
except what you are taught.” He answered, “The
Great Giver, my Fearless Lord God is always with me. If I were to forsake the 
Lord, then my family would be disgraced.”  || 3

||   “Prahlaad has corrupted all the other students. He does not listen to what 
I say, and he does his own thing. He instigated
devotional worship in the townspeople.” The gathering of the wicked people 
could not do anything against him.  || 4 ||   Sanda
and Marka, his teachers, made the complaint. All the demons kept trying in 
vain. The Lord protected His humble devotee, and
preserved his honor. What can be done by mere created beings?  || 5 ||   
Because of his past karma, the demon ruled over his
kingdom. He did not realize the Lord; the Lord Himself confused him. He started 
an argument with his son Prahlaad. The blind
one did not understand that his death was approaching.  || 6 ||   Prahlaad was 
placed in a cell, and the door was locked. The
fearless child was not afraid at all. He said, “Within my being, is the Guru, 
the Lord of the World.” The created being tried to
compete with his Creator, but he assumed this name in vain. That which was 
predestined for him has come to pass; he started
an argument with the Lord’s humble servant.  || 7 ||    The father raised the 
club to strike down Prahlaad, saying, “Where is
your God, the Lord of the Universe, now?” He replied, “The Life of the World, 
the Great Giver, is my Help and Support in the
end. Wherever I look, I see Him permeating and prevailing.”  || 8 ||   Tearing 
down the pillars, the Lord Himself appeared. The
egotistical demon was killed and destroyed. The minds of the devotees were 
filled with bliss, and congratulations poured in. He
blessed  His  servant with  glorious  greatness.   || 9  ||     He  created 
birth,  death  and  attachment.  The  Creator  has  ordained
coming and going in reincarnation. For the sake of Prahlaad, the Lord Himself 
appeared. The word of the devotee came true.

|| 10 ||   The gods proclaimed the victory of Lakshmi, and said, “O mother, 
make this form of the Man-lion disappear!”


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Lakshmi was afraid, and did not approach. The humble servant Prahlaad came and 
fell at the Lord’s Feet.  || 11 ||   The True
Guru implanted the treasure of the Naam within. Power, property and all Maya is 
false. But still, the greedy people continue
clinging to them. Without the Name of the Lord, the mortals are punished in His 
Court.  || 12 ||   Says Nanak, everyone acts as
the Lord makes them act. They alone are approved and accepted, who focus their 
consciousness on the Lord. He has made His
devotees His Own. The Creator has appeared in His Own Form.  || 13 || 1 || 2 || 
  BHAIRAO,  THIRD MEHL:  Serving the Guru,
I obtain the Ambrosial Fruit; my egotism and desire have been quenched. The 
Name of the Lord dwells within my heart and
mind, and the desires of my mind are quieted.  || 1 ||   O Dear Lord, my 
Beloved, please bless me with Your Mercy. Night and
day, Your humble servant begs for Your Glorious Praises; through the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad, he is saved.  || 1 ||  Pause

||    The Messenger of Death cannot even touch the humble Saints; it does not 
cause them even an iota of suffering or pain.
Those who enter Your Sanctuary, Lord, save themselves, and save all their 
ancestors as well.  || 2 ||    You Yourself save the
honor  of  Your  devotees;  this  is  Your  Glory,  O  Lord.  You  cleanse  
them  of  the  sinful  residues  and  the  pains  of  countless
incarnations; You love them without even an iota of duality.  || 3 ||   I am 
foolish and ignorant, and understand nothing. You
Yourself bless me with understanding. You do whatever You please; nothing else 
can be done at all.   || 4 ||    Creating the
world,  You  have  linked  all  to  their  tasks —  even  the  evil  deeds  
which  men  do.  They  lose  this  precious  human  life  in  the
gamble, and do not understand the Word of the Shabad.  || 5 ||   The 
self-willed manmukhs die, understanding nothing; they
are enveloped by the darkness of evil-mindedness and ignorance. They do not 
cross over the terrible world-ocean; without the
Guru, they drown and die.  || 6 ||   True are those humble beings who are 
imbued with the True Shabad; the Lord God unites
them with Himself. Through the Word of the Guru’s Bani, they come to understand 
the Shabad. They remain lovingly focused
on the True Lord.  || 7 ||    You Yourself are Immaculate and Pure, and pure 
are Your humble servants who contemplate the
Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Nanak is forever a sacrifice to those, who enshrine 
the Lord’s Name within their hearts.  || 8 || 2

|| 3 ||

BHAIRAO,   FIFTH  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

He alone is a great king, who keeps the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within his 
heart. One who keeps the Naam in his heart

—  his  tasks  are  perfectly  accomplished.  One  who  keeps  the  Naam  in  
his  heart,  obtains  millions  of  treasures.  Without  the
Naam, life is useless.  || 1 ||   I praise that person, who has the capital of 
the Lord’s Wealth. He is very fortunate, on whose
forehead the Guru has placed His Hand.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   One who keeps the 
Naam in his heart, has many millions of armies
on his side. One who keeps the Naam in his heart, enjoys peace and poise.


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One who keeps the Naam in his heart becomes cool and calm. Without the Naam, 
both life and death are cursed.  || 2 ||   One
who keeps the Naam in his heart is Jivan-mukta, liberated while yet alive. One 
who keeps the Naam in his heart knows all
ways and means. One who keeps the Naam in his heart obtains the nine treasures. 
Without the Naam, the mortal wanders,
coming and going in reincarnation.  || 3 ||   One who keeps the Naam in his 
heart is carefree and independent. One who keeps
the Naam in his heart always earns a profit. One who keeps the Naam in his 
heart has a large family. Without the Naam, the
mortal is just an ignorant, self-willed manmukh.  || 4 ||   One who keeps the 
Naam in his heart has a permanent position. One
who keeps the Naam in his heart is seated on the throne. One who keeps the Naam 
in his heart is the true king. Without the
Naam, no one has any honor or respect.  || 5 ||   One who keeps the Naam in his 
heart is famous everywhere. One who keeps
the Naam in his heart is the Embodiment of the Creator Lord. One who keeps the 
Naam in his heart is the highest of all.
Without  the  Naam,  the  mortal  wanders  in  reincarnation.   ||  6  ||     
One  who  keeps  the  Naam  in  his  heart  sees  the  Lord
manifested in His Creation. One who keeps the Naam in his heart — his darkness 
is dispelled. One who keeps the Naam in his
heart     is approved and accepted. Without the Naam, the mortal continues 
coming and going in reincarnation.  || 7 ||   He alone
receives the Naam, who is blessed by the Lord’s Mercy. In the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, the Lord of the World
is  understood.  Coming  and  going  in  reincarnation  ends,  and  peace  is  
found.  Says  Nanak,  my  essence  has  merged  in  the
Essence of the Lord.   || 8 || 1 || 4 ||    BHAIRAO,   FIFTH MEHL:   He created 
millions of incarnations of Vishnu. He created
millions of universes as places to practice righteousness. He created and 
destroyed millions of Shivas. He employed millions of
Brahmas to create the worlds.  || 1 ||   Such is my Lord and Master, the Lord 
of the Universe. I cannot even describe His Many
Virtues.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Millions of Mayas are His maid-servants. 
Millions of souls are His beds. Millions of universes are the
limbs of His Being. Millions of devotees abide with the Lord.   || 2 ||    
Millions of kings with their crowns and canopies bow
before Him. Millions of Indras stand at His Door. Millions of heavenly 
paradises are within the scope of His Vision. Millions of
His Names cannot even be appraised.  || 3 ||   Millions of celestial sounds 
resound for Him. His Wondrous Plays are enacted on
millions of stages. Millions of Shaktis and Shivas are obedient to Him. He 
gives sustenance and support to millions of beings.  ||

4  ||     In  His  Feet  are  millions  of  sacred  shrines  of  pilgrimage.  
Millions  chant  His  Sacred  and  Beautiful  Name.  Millions  of
worshippers  worship  Him.  Millions  of  expanses  are  His;  there  is  no  
other  at  all.   ||  5  ||     Millions  of  swan-souls  sing  His
Immaculate Praises. Millions of Brahma’s sons sing His Praises. He creates and 
destroys millions, in an instant. Millions are
Your Virtues, Lord — they cannot even be counted.  || 6 ||   Millions of 
spiritual teachers teach His spiritual wisdom. Millions of
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Millions of austere penitents practice austerities. Millions of silent sages 
dwell in silence.   || 7 ||    Our Eternal, Imperishable,
Incomprehensible Lord and Master, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, is 
permeating all hearts. Wherever I look, I see
Your Dwelling, O Lord. The Guru has blessed Nanak with enlightenment.  || 8 || 
2 || 5 ||   BHAIRAO,  FIFTH MEHL:  The True
Guru has blessed me with this gift. He has given me the Priceless Jewel of the 
Lord’s Name. Now, I intuitively enjoy endless
pleasures and wondrous play. God has spontaneously met with Nanak.  || 1 ||    
Says Nanak, True is the Kirtan of the Lord’s
Praise. Again and again, my mind remains immersed in it.   || 1 ||   Pause   || 
   Spontaneously, I feed on the Love of God.
Spontaneously, I take God’s Name. Spontaneously, I am saved by the Word of the 
Shabad. Spontaneously, my treasures are
filled  to  overflowing.   ||  2  ||     Spontaneously,  my  works  are  
perfectly  accomplished.  Spontaneously,  I  am  rid  of  sorrow.
Spontaneously, my enemies have become friends. Spontaneously, I have brought my 
mind under control. Spontaneously, God
has comforted me.  || 3 ||   Spontaneously, my hopes have been fulfilled. 
Spontaneously, I have totally realized the essence of
reality.  Spontaneously,  I  have  been  blessed  with  the  Guru’s  Mantra.    
||  4  ||      Spontaneously,  I  am  rid  of  hatred.
Spontaneously, my darkness has been dispelled. Spontaneously, the Kirtan of the 
Lord’s Praise seems so sweet to my mind.
Spontaneously,  I  behold  God  in  each  and  every  heart.    ||  5  ||      
Spontaneously,  all  my  doubts  have  been  dispelled.
Spontaneously, peace and celestial harmony fill my mind. Spontaneously, the 
Unstruck Melody of the Sound-current resounds
within me. Spontaneously, the Lord of the Universe has revealed Himself to me.  
|| 6 ||    Spontaneously, my mind has been
pleased and appeased. I have spontaneously realized the Eternal, Unchanging 
Lord. Spontaneously, all wisdom and knowledge
has welled up within me. Spontaneously, the Support of the Lord, Har, Har, has 
come into my hands.  || 7 ||   Spontaneously,
God has recorded my pre-ordained destiny. Spontaneously, the One Lord and 
Master God has met me. Spontaneously, all my
cares and worries have been taken away. Nanak, Nanak, Nanak, has merged into 
the Image of God.  || 8 || 3 || 6 ||

BHAIRAO,   THE  WORD  OF  THE  DEVOTEES,   KABEER  JEE,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Name of the Lord — this alone is my wealth. I do not tie it up to hide it, 
nor do I sell it to make my living.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   The Name is my crop, and the Name is my field. As Your humble servant, I 
perform devotional worship to You; I seek Your
Sanctuary.  || 1 ||    The Name is Maya and wealth for me; the Name is my 
capital. I do not forsake You; I do not know any
other at all.  || 2 ||    The Name is my family, the Name is my brother. The 
Name is my companion, who will help me in the
end.  || 3 ||   One whom the Lord keeps detached from Maya — says Kabeer, I am 
his slave.  || 4 || 1 ||    Naked we come,
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No  one,  not  even  the  kings  and  queens,  shall  remain.   ||  1  ||     
The  Sovereign  Lord  is  the  nine  treasures  for  me.  The
possessions and the spouse to which the mortal is lovingly attached, are Your 
wealth, O Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   They do not
come with the mortal, and they do not go with him. What good does it do him, if 
he has elephants tied up at his doorway?  ||
2 ||   The fortress of Sri Lanka was made out of gold, but what could the 
foolish Raawan take with him when he left?  || 3 ||
Says Kabeer, think of doing some good deeds. In the end, the gambler shall 
depart empty-handed.   || 4 || 2 ||    Brahma is
polluted, and Indra is polluted. The sun is polluted, and the moon is polluted. 
 || 1 ||    This world is polluted with pollution.
Only the One Lord is Immaculate; He has no end or limitation.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   The rulers of kingdoms are polluted. Nights
and days, and the days of the month are polluted.  || 2 ||   The pearl is 
polluted, the diamond is polluted. Wind, fire and water
are polluted.   || 3 ||    Shiva, Shankara and Mahaysh are polluted. The 
Siddhas, seekers and strivers, and those who wear
religious robes, are polluted.  || 4 ||    The Yogis and wandering hermits with 
their matted hair are polluted. The body, along
with the swan-soul, is polluted.  || 5 ||   Says Kabeer, those humble beings 
are approved and pure, who know the Lord.  || 6 ||
3 ||   Let your mind be Mecca, and your body the temple of worship. Let the 
Supreme Guru be the One who speaks.  || 1 ||   O
Mullah, utter the call to prayer. The one mosque has ten doors.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||    So slaughter your evil nature, doubt and
cruelty; consume the five demons and you shall be blessed with contentment.   
|| 2 ||    Hindus and Muslims have the same
One Lord and Master. What can the Mullah do, and what can the Shaykh do?   || 3 
||    Says Kabeer, I have gone insane.
Slaughtering, slaughtering my mind, I have merged into the Celestial Lord.   || 
4 || 4 ||    When the stream flows into the
Ganges, then it becomes the Ganges.  || 1 ||   Just so, Kabeer has become the 
Lord. He has become the Embodiment of Truth,
and he does not go anywhere else.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Associating with the 
sandalwood tree, the tree nearby is changed; that
tree  begins  to  smell  just  like  the  sandalwood  tree.   ||  2  ||     
Coming  into  contact  with  the  philosophers’  stone,  copper  is
transformed; that copper is transformed into gold.  || 3 ||   In the Society of 
the Saints, Kabeer is transformed; that Kabeer is
transformed into the Lord.  || 4 || 5 ||   Some apply ceremonial marks to their 
foreheads, hold malas in their hands, and wear
religious robes. Some people think that the Lord is a play-thing.  || 1 ||    
If I am insane, then I am Yours, O Lord. How can
people know my secret?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    I do not pick leaves as 
offerings, and I do not worship idols. Without devotional
worship of the Lord, service is useless.   || 2 ||    I worship the True Guru; 
forever and ever, I surrender to Him. By such
service, I find peace in the Court of the Lord.   || 3 ||    People say that 
Kabeer has gone insane. Only the Lord realizes the
secret of Kabeer.  || 4 || 6 ||   Turning away from the world, I have forgotten 
both my social class and ancestry. My weaving
now is in the most profound celestial stillness.  || 1 ||


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I have no quarrel with anyone. I have abandoned both the Pandits, the Hindu 
religious scholars, and the Mullahs, the Muslim
priests.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    I weave and weave, and wear what I weave. 
Where egotism does not exist, there I sing God’s
Praises.  || 2 ||   Whatever the Pandits and Mullahs have written, I reject; I 
do not accept any of it.  || 3 ||   My heart is pure,
and so I have seen the Lord within. Searching, searching within the self, 
Kabeer has met the Lord.   || 4 || 7 ||    No one
respects the poor man. He may make thousands of efforts, but no one pays any 
attention to him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   When the
poor man goes to the rich man, and sits right in front of him, the rich man 
turns his back on him.  || 1 ||   But when the rich
man goes to the poor man, the poor man welcomes him with respect.   || 2 ||    
The poor man and the rich man are both
brothers. God’s pre-ordained plan cannot be erased.  || 3 ||   Says Kabeer, he 
alone is poor, who does not have the Naam, the
Name of the Lord, in his heart.   || 4 || 8 ||    Serving the Guru, devotional 
worship is practiced. Then, this human body is
obtained. Even the gods long for this human body. So vibrate that human body, 
and think of serving the Lord.  || 1 ||   Vibrate,
and meditate on the Lord of the Universe, and never forget Him. This is the 
blessed opportunity of this human incarnation.  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||   As long as the disease of old age has not come to the body, 
and as long as death has not come and seized the
body, and as long as your voice has not lost its power, O mortal being, vibrate 
and meditate on the Lord of the World.  || 2 ||
If you do not vibrate and meditate on Him now, when will you, O Sibing of 
Destiny? When the end comes, you will not be able
to vibrate and meditate on Him. Whatever you have to do — now is the best time 
to do it. Otherwise, you shall regret and
repent afterwards, and you shall not be carried across to the other side.  || 3 
||   He alone is a servant, whom the Lord enjoins
to His service. He alone attains the Immaculate Divine Lord. Meeting with the 
Guru, his doors are opened wide, and he does
not have to journey again on the path of reincarnation.  || 4 ||   This is your 
chance, and this is your time. Look deep into your
own heart, and reflect on this. Says Kabeer, you can win or lose. In so many 
ways, I have proclaimed this out loud.  || 5 || 1 ||
9 ||    In the City of God, sublime understanding prevails. There, you shall 
meet with the Lord, and reflect on Him. Thus, you
shall understand this world and the next. What is the use of claiming that you 
own everything, if you only die in the end?  || 1

||    I focus my meditation on my inner self, deep within. The Name of the 
Sovereign Lord is my spiritual wisdom.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   In the first chakra, the root chakra, I have grasped the reins and 
tied them. I have firmly placed the moon above
the sun. The sun blazes forth at the western gate. Through the central channel 
of the Shushmanaa, it rises up above my head.

|| 2 ||   There is a stone at that western gate, and above that stone, is 
another window. Above that window is the Tenth Gate.
Says Kabeer, it has no end or limitation.  || 3 || 2 || 10 ||   He alone is a 
Mullah, who struggles with his mind, and through the
Guru’s Teachings, fights with death. He crushes the pride of the Messenger of 
Death.


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Unto that Mullah, I ever offer greetings of respect.  || 1 ||   God is present, 
right here at hand; why do you say that He is far
away? Tie up your disturbing passions, and find the Beauteous Lord.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   He alone is a Qazi, who contemplates
the human body, and through the fire of the body, is illumined by God. He does 
not lose his semen, even in his dreams; for
such a Qazi, there is no old age or death.  || 2 ||   He alone is a sultan and 
a king, who shoots the two arrows, gathers in his
outgoing mind, and assembles his army in the realm of the mind’s sky, the Tenth 
Gate. The canopy of royalty waves over such
a sultan.  || 3 ||   The Yogi cries out, “Gorakh, Gorakh”. The Hindu utters the 
Name of Raam. The Muslim has only One God.
The Lord and Master of Kabeer is all-pervading.  || 4 || 3 || 11 ||    FIFTH 
MEHL:  Those who call a stone their god — their
service is useless. Those who fall at the feet of a stone god — their work is 
wasted in vain.   || 1 ||    My Lord and Master
speaks forever. God gives His gifts to all living beings.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
The Divine Lord is within the self, but the spiritually
blind  one  does  not  know  this.  Deluded  by  doubt,  he  is  caught  in  
the  noose.  The  stone  does  not  speak;  it  does  not  give
anything  to  anyone.  Such  religious  rituals  are  useless;  such  service  
is  fruitless.    ||  2  ||     If  a  corpse  is  anointed  with
sandalwood oil, what good does it do? If a corpse is rolled in manure, what 
does it lose from this?   || 3 ||    Says Kabeer, I
proclaim this out loud — behold, and understand, you ignorant, faithless cynic. 
The love of duality has ruined countless homes.
The Lord’s devotees are forever in bliss.   || 4 || 4 || 12 ||    The fish in 
the water is attached to Maya. The moth fluttering
around the lamp is pierced through by Maya. The sexual desire of Maya afflicts 
the elephant. The snakes and bumble bees are
destroyed through Maya.  || 1 ||    Such are the enticements of Maya, O 
Siblings of Destiny. As many living beings are there
are, have been deceived.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The birds and the deer are 
imbued with Maya. Sugar is a deadly trap for the flies.
Horses and camels are absorbed in Maya. The eighty-four Siddhas, the beings of 
miraculous spiritual powers, play in Maya.  ||

2  ||     The  six  celibates  are  slaves  of  Maya.  So  are  the  nine  
masters  of  Yoga,  and  the  sun  and  the  moon.  The  austere
disciplinarians and the Rishis are asleep in Maya. Death and the five demons 
are in Maya.   || 3 ||    Dogs and jackals are
imbued with Maya. Monkeys, leopards and lions, cats, sheep, foxes, trees and 
roots are planted in Maya.  || 4 ||    Even the
gods are drenched with Maya, as are the oceans, the sky and the earth. Says 
Kabeer, whoever has a belly to fill, is under the
spell of Maya. The mortal is emancipated only when he meets the Holy Saint.  || 
5 || 5 || 13 ||   As long as he cries out, “Mine!
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When  such  possessiveness  is  erased  and  removed, then  God comes  and  
resolves  his  affairs.   ||  1  ||     Contemplate  such
spiritual wisdom, O mortal man. Why not meditate in remembrance on the Lord, 
the Destroyer of pain?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   As
long  as  the  tiger  lives  in  the  forest,  the  forest does  not flower.  
But when  the  jackal  eats  the  tiger,  then  the  entire  forest
flowers.  || 2 ||   The victorious are drowned, while the defeated swim across. 
By Guru’s Grace, one crosses over and is saved.
Slave Kabeer speaks and teaches: remain lovingly absorbed, attuned to the Lord 
alone.   || 3 || 6 || 14 ||    He has 7,000
commanders, and hundreds of thousands of prophets; He is said to have 
88,000,000 shaykhs, and 56,000,000 attendants.  ||
1 ||   I am meek and poor — what chance do I have of being heard there? His 
Court is so far away; only a rare few attain the
Mansion of His Presence.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He has 33,000,000 play-houses. 
His beings wander insanely through 8.4 million
incarnations. He bestowed His Grace on Adam, the father of mankind, who then 
lived in paradise for a long time.  || 2 ||   Pale
are the faces of those whose hearts are disturbed. They have forsaken their 
Bible, and practice Satanic evil. One who blames
the world, and is angry with people, shall receive the fruits of his own 
actions.  || 3 ||   You are the Great Giver, O Lord; I am
forever a beggar at Your Door. If I were to deny You, then I would be a 
wretched sinner. Slave Kabeer has entered Your
Shelter. Keep me near You, O Merciful Lord God — that is heaven for me.  || 4 
|| 7 || 15 ||   Everyone speaks of going there,
but I do not even know where heaven is.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   One who does not 
even know the mystery of his own self, speaks
of heaven, but it is only talk.   || 1 ||    As long as the mortal hopes for 
heaven, he will not dwell at the Lord’s Feet.   || 2 ||
Heaven is not a fort with moats and ramparts, and walls plastered with mud; I 
do not know what heaven’s gate is like.  || 3 ||
Says Kabeer, now what more can I say? The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the 
Holy, is heaven itself.  || 4 || 8 || 16 ||   How
can the beautiful fortress be conquered, O Siblings of Destiny? It has double 
walls and triple moats.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    It is
defended by the five elements, the twenty-five categories, attachment, pride, 
jealousy and the awesomely powerful Maya. The
poor mortal being does not have the strength to conquer it; what should I do 
now, O Lord?   || 1 ||    Sexual desire is the
window, pain and pleasure are the gate-keepers, virtue and sin are the gates. 
Anger is the great supreme commander, full of
argument and strife, and the mind is the rebel king there.   || 2 ||    Their 
armor is the pleasure of tastes and flavors, their
helmets are worldly attachments; they take aim with their bows of corrupt 
intellect. The greed that fills their hearts is the
arrow; with these things, their fortress is impregnable.  || 3 ||   But I have 
made divine love the fuse, and deep meditation the
bomb; I have launched the rocket of spiritual wisdom. The fire of God is lit by 
intuition, and with one shot, the fortress is
taken.  || 4 ||   Taking truth and contentment with me, I begin the battle and 
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In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and by Guru’s Grace, I have 
captured the king of the fortress.  || 5 ||    With
the army of God’s devotees, and Shakti, the power of meditation, I have snapped 
the noose of the fear of death. Slave Kabeer
has climbed to the top of the fortress; I have obtained the eternal, 
imperishable domain.   || 6 || 9 || 17 ||    The mother
Ganges is deep and profound. Tied up in chains, they took Kabeer there.  || 1 
||    My mind was not shaken; why should my
body be afraid? My consciousness remained immersed in the Lotus Feet of the 
Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The waves of the
Ganges broke the chains, and Kabeer was seated on a deer skin.  || 2 ||   Says 
Kabeer, I have no friend or companion. On the
water, and on the land, the Lord is my Protector.  || 3 || 10 || 18 ||

BHAIRAO,   KABEER  JEE,   ASHTAPADEES,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

God constructed a fortress, inaccessible and unreachable, in which He dwells. 
There, His Divine Light radiates forth. Lightning
blazes, and bliss prevails there, where the Eternally Young Lord God abides.  
|| 1 ||   This soul is lovingly attuned to the Lord’s
Name. It is saved from old age and death, and its doubt runs away.  || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    Those who believe in high and low
social classes, only sing songs and chants of egotism. The Unstruck 
Sound-current of the Shabad, the Word of God, resounds
in that place, where the Supreme Lord God abides.  || 2 ||    He creates 
planets, solar systems and galaxies; He destroys the
three worlds, the three gods and the three qualities. The Inaccessible and 
Unfathomable Lord God dwells in the heart. No one
can find the limits or the secrets of the Lord of the World.   || 3 ||    The 
Lord shines forth in the plantain flower and the
sunshine. He dwells in the pollen of the lotus flower. The Lord’s secret is 
within the twelve petals of  the  heart-lotus.  The
Supreme Lord, the Lord of Lakshmi dwells there.   || 4 ||    He is like the 
sky, stretching across the lower, upper and middle
realms. In the profoundly silent celestial realm, He radiates forth. Neither 
the sun nor the moon are there, but the Primal
Immaculate Lord celebrates there.  || 5 ||   Know that He is in the universe, 
and in the body as well. Take your cleansing bath
in        the Mansarovar Lake. Chant “Sohang” - “He is me.”  He is not affected 
by either virtue or vice.  || 6 ||   He is not affected by
either high or low social class, sunshine or shade. He is in the Guru’s 
Sanctuary, and nowhere else. He is not diverted by
diversions, comings or goings. Remain intuitively absorbed in the celestial 
void.  || 7 ||   One who knows the Lord in the mind

— whatever he says, comes to pass. One who firmly implants the Lord’s Divine 
Light, and His Mantra within the mind — says

Kabeer, such a mortal crosses over to the other side.  || 8 || 1 ||   Millions 
of suns shine for Him, millions of Shivas and Kailash
mountains. Millions of Durga goddesses massage His Feet. Millions of Brahmas 
chant the Vedas for Him.  || 1 ||   When I beg,
I beg only from the Lord. I have nothing to do with any other deities.  || 1 || 
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Millions of moons twinkle in the sky. Thirty-three million gods eat the Lord’s 
offerings. The nine stars, a million times over,
stand at His Door. Millions of Righteous Judges of Dharma are His gate-keepers. 
 || 2 ||   Millions of winds blow around Him in
the four directions. Millions of serpents prepare His bed. Millions of oceans 
are His water-carriers. The eighteen million loads of
vegetation are His Hair.  || 3 ||    Millions of treasurers fill His Treasury. 
Millions of Lakshmis adorn themselves for Him. Many
millions of vices and virtues look up to Him. Millions of Indras serve Him.  || 
4 ||   Fifty-six million clouds are His. In each and
every village, His infinite fame has spread. Wild demons with dishevelled hair 
move about. The Lord plays in countless ways.

|| 5 ||    Millions of charitable feasts are held in His Court, and millions of 
celestial singers celebrate His victory. Millions of
sciences all sing His Praises. Even so, the limits of the Supreme Lord God 
cannot be found.   || 6 ||    Rama, with millions of
monkeys, conquered Raawan’s army. Billions of Puraanas greatly praise Him; He 
humbled the pride of Duyodhan.   || 7 ||
Millions of gods of love cannot compete with Him. He steals the hearts of 
mortal beings. Says Kabeer, please hear me, O Lord
of the World. I beg for the blessing of fearless dignity.  || 8 || 2 || 18 || 
20 ||

BHAIRAO,   THE  WORD  OF  NAAM  DAYV  JEE,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O my tongue, I will cut you into a hundred pieces, if you do not chant the Name 
of the Lord.  || 1 ||   O my tongue, be imbued
with the Lord’s Name. Meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and imbue 
yourself with this most excellent color.  || 1 ||
Pause   ||    O my tongue, other occupations are false. The state of Nirvaanaa 
comes only through the Lord’s Name.   || 2 ||
The performance of countless millions of other devotions is not equal to even 
one devotion to the Name of the Lord.  || 3 ||
Prays Naam Dayv, this is my occupation. O Lord, Your Forms are endless.   || 4 
|| 1 ||    One who stays away from others’
wealth and others’ spouses — the Lord abides near that person.  || 1 ||   Those 
who do not meditate and vibrate on the Lord

— I do not even want to see them.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Those whose inner 
beings are not in harmony with the Lord, are
nothing more than beasts.   || 2 ||    Prays Naam Dayv, a man without a nose 
does not look handsome, even if he has the
thirty-two beauty marks.  || 3 || 2 ||   Naam Dayv milked the brown cow, and 
brought a cup of milk and a jug of water to his
family god.  || 1 ||   “Please drink this milk, O my Sovereign Lord God. Drink 
this milk and my mind will be happy. Otherwise,
my father will be angry with me.”  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Taking the golden cup, 
Naam Dayv filled it with the ambrosial milk, and
placed it before the Lord.  || 2 ||   The Lord looked upon Naam Dayv and 
smiled. “This one devotee abides within my heart.”

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The Lord drank the milk, and the devotee returned home. Thus did Naam Dayv come 
to receive the Blessed Vision of the
Lord’s Darshan.  || 4 || 3 ||   I am crazy — the Lord is my Husband. I decorate 
and adorn myself for Him.  || 1 ||   Slander me
well, slander me well, slander me well, O people. My body and mind are united 
with my Beloved Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Do
not engage in any arguments or debates with anyone. With your tongue, savor the 
Lord’s sublime essence.  || 2 ||    Now, I
know within my soul, that such an arrangement has been made; I will meet with 
my Lord by the beat of the drum.   || 3 ||
Anyone can praise or slander me. Naam Dayv has met the Lord.  || 4 || 4 ||   
Sometimes, people do not appreciate milk, sugar
and ghee. Sometimes, they have to beg for bread from door to door. Sometimes, 
they have to pick out the grain from the
chaff.  || 1 ||   As the Lord keeps us, so do we live, O Siblings of Destiny. 
The Lord’s Glory cannot even be described.  || 1 ||
Pause   ||    Sometimes, people prance around on horses. Sometimes, they do not 
even have shoes for their feet.   || 2 ||
Sometimes, people sleep on cozy beds with white sheets. Sometimes, they do not 
even have straw to put down on the ground.

|| 3 ||   Naam Dayv prays, only the Naam, the Name of the Lord, can save us. 
One who meets the Guru, is carried across to
the other side.  || 4 || 5 ||   Laughing and playing, I came to Your Temple, O 
Lord. While Naam Dayv was worshipping, he was
grabbed and driven out.   || 1 ||    I am of a low social class, O Lord; why 
was I born into a family of fabric dyers?   || 1 ||
Pause   ||    I picked up my blanket and went back, to sit behind the temple.   
|| 2 ||    As Naam Dayv uttered the Glorious
Praises of the Lord, the temple turned around to face the Lord’s humble 
devotee.  || 3 || 6 ||

BHAIRAO,   NAAM  DAYV  JEE,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

As the hungry person loves food, and the thirsty person is obsessed with water, 
and as the fool is attached to his family — just
so, the Lord is very dear to Naam Dayv.  || 1 ||   Naam Dayv is in love with 
the Lord. He has naturally and intuitively become
detached from the world.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Like the woman who falls in 
love with another man, and the greedy man who
loves only wealth, and the sexually promiscuous man who loves women and sex, 
just so, Naam Dayv is in love with the Lord.

|| 2 ||    But that alone is real love, which the Lord Himself inspires; by 
Guru’s Grace, duality is eradicated. Such love never
breaks; through it, the mortal remains merged in the Lord. Naam Dayv has 
focused his consciousness on the True Name.  || 3

||   Like the love between the child and its mother, so is my mind imbued with 
the Lord. Prays Naam Dayv, I am in love with
the Lord. The Lord of the Universe abides within my consciousness.  || 4 || 1 
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The blind fool abandons the wife of his own home, and has an affair with 
another woman. He is like the parrot, who is pleased
to see the simbal tree; but in the end, he dies, stuck to it.  || 1 ||   The 
home of the sinner is on fire. It keeps burning, and the
fire cannot be extinguished.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He does not go to see where 
the Lord is being worshipped. He abandons the
Lord’s Path, and takes the wrong path. He forgets the Primal Lord God, and is 
caught in the cycle of reincarnation. He throws
away  the  Ambrosial  Nectar,  and  gathers  poison  to  eat.   ||  2  ||     
He  is  like  the  prostitute,  who  comes  to  dance,  wearing
beautiful clothes, decorated and adorned. She dances to the beat, exciting the 
breath of those who watch her. But the noose
of   the Messenger of Death is around her neck.  || 3 ||   One who has good 
karma recorded on his forehead, hurries to enter
the Guru’s Sanctuary. Says Naam Dayv, consider this: O Saints, this is the way 
to cross over to the other side.  || 4 || 2 || 8 ||
Sanda and Marka went and complained to Harnaakhash, “Your son does not read his 
lessons. We are tired of trying to teach
him. He chants the Lord’s Name, clapping his hands to keep the beat; he has 
spoiled all the other students.  || 1 ||   He chants
the Lord’s Name, and he has enshrined meditative remembrance of the Lord within 
his heart.”  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   “Your father
the king has conquered the whole world”, said his mother the queen. “O Prahlad 
my son, you do not obey him, so he has
decided to deal with you in another way.”   || 2 ||    The council of villians 
met and resolved to send Prahlaad into the life
hereafter. Prahlaad was thrown off a mountain, into the water, and into a fire, 
but the Sovereign Lord God saved him, by
changing the laws of nature.   || 3 ||    Harnaakhash thundered with rage and 
threatened to kill Prahlaad. “Tell me, who can
save you?”  Prahlaad answered, “The Lord, the Master of the three worlds, is 
contained even in this pillar to which I am tied.”

|| 4 ||   The Lord who tore Harnaakhash apart with His nails proclaimed Himself 
the Lord of gods and men. Says Naam Dayv, I
meditate on the Lord, the Man-lion, the Giver of fearless dignity.  || 5 || 3 
|| 9 ||   The Sultan said, “Listen, Naam Dayv: let me
see the actions of your Lord.”   || 1 ||    The Sultan arrested Naam Dayv, and 
said, “Let me see your Beloved Lord.”   || 1 ||
Pause   ||     “Bring  this  dead  cow  back  to  life.  Otherwise,  I  shall  
cut  off  your  head  here  and  now.”   ||  2  ||     Naam  Dayv
answered, “O king, how can this happen? No one can bring the dead back to life. 
 || 3 ||    I cannot do anything by my own
actions. Whatever the Lord does, that alone happens.”   || 4 ||    The arrogant 
king was enraged at this reply. He incited an
elephant to attack.  || 5 ||   Naam Dayv’s mother began to cry, and she said, 
“Why don’t you abandon your Lord Raam, and
worship his Lord Allah?”  || 6 ||   Naam Dayv answered, “I am not your son, and 
you are not my mother. Even if my body dies,
I will still sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.”  || 7 ||   The elephant 
attacked him with his trunk, but Naam Dayv was saved,
protected by the Lord.  || 8 ||    The king said, “The Qazis and the Mullahs 
bow down to me, but this Hindu has trampled my
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Here, take Naam Dayv’s weight in gold, and release him.”   || 10 ||    The king 
replied, “If I take the gold, then I will be
consigned to hell, by forsaking my faith and gathering worldly wealth.”  || 11 
||   With his feet in chains, Naam Dayv kept the
beat with his hands, singing the Praises of the Lord.  || 12 ||   “Even if the 
Ganges and the Jamunaa rivers flow backwards, I
will still continue singing the Praises of the Lord.”  || 13 ||   Three hours 
passed, and even then, the Lord of the three worlds
had not come.  || 14 ||    Playing on the instrument of the feathered wings, 
the Lord of the Universe came, mounted on the
eagle garura.  || 15 ||   He cherished His devotee, and the Lord came, mounted 
on the eagle garura.  || 16 ||   The Lord said
to him, “If you wish, I shall turn the earth sideways. If you wish, I shall 
turn it upside down.  || 17 ||   If you wish, I shall bring
the dead cow back to life. Everyone will see and be convinced.”  || 18 ||   
Naam Dayv prayed, and milked the cow. He brought
the calf to the cow, and milked her.  || 19 ||    When the pitcher was filled 
with milk, Naam Dayv took it and placed it before
the king.  || 20 ||   The king went into his palace, and his heart was 
troubled.  || 21 ||   Through the Qazis and the Mullahs,
the king offered his prayer, “Forgive me, please, O Hindu; I am just a cow 
before you.”  || 22 ||   Naam Dayv said, “Listen, O
king: have I done this miracle?  || 23 ||   The purpose of this miracle is that 
you, O king, should walk on the path of truth and
humility.”  || 24 ||   Naam Dayv became famous everywhere for this. The Hindus 
all went together to Naam Dayv.  || 25 ||   If
the  cow  had  not  been  revived,  people  would  have  lost  faith  in  Naam  
Dayv.   ||  26  ||     The  fame  of  Naam  Dayv  spread
throughout the world. The humble devotees were saved and carried across with 
him.  || 27 ||   All sorts of troubles and pains
afflicted the slanderer. There is no difference between Naam Dayv and the Lord. 
 || 28 || 1 || 10 ||   SECOND HOUSE:  By the
Grace of the Divine Guru, one meets the Lord. By the Grace of the Divine Guru, 
one is carried across to the other side. By the
Grace of the Divine Guru, one swims across to heaven. By the Grace of the 
Divine Guru, one remains dead while yet alive.  || 1

||    True, True, True True, True is the Divine Guru. False, false, false, 
false is all other service.   || 1 ||   Pause   || When the

Divine Guru grants His Grace, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is implanted 
within. When the Divine Guru grants His Grace,
one does not wander in the ten directions. When the Divine Guru grants His 
Grace, the five demons are kept far away. When
the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one does not die regretting.  || 2 ||   When 
the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one is blessed
with the Ambrosial Bani of the Word. When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one 
speaks the Unspoken Speech. When the
Divine Guru grants His Grace, one’s body becomes like ambrosial nectar. When 
the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one utters
and chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 3 ||    When the Divine Guru 
grants His Grace, one sees the three worlds.
When  the  Divine  Guru  grants  His  Grace,  one  understands  the  state  of  
supreme  dignity.  When  the  Divine  Guru  grants  His
Grace, one’s head is in the Akaashic ethers. When the Divine Guru grants His 
Grace, one is always congratulated everywhere.

|| 4 ||   When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one remains detached forever. 
When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one
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When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one looks upon good and bad as the same. 
When the Divine Guru grants His Grace,
one has good destiny written on his forehead.   || 5 ||    When the Divine Guru 
grants His Grace, the wall of the body is not
eroded. When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, the temple turns itself towards 
the mortal. When the Divine Guru grants His
Grace, one’s home is constructed. When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one’s 
bed is lifted up out of the water.   || 6 ||
When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one has bathed at the sixty-eight sacred 
shrines of pilgrimage. When the Divine Guru
grants His Grace, one’s body is stamped with the sacred mark of Vishnu. When 
the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one has
performed the twelve devotional services. When the Divine Guru grants His 
Grace, all poison is transformed into fruit.  || 7 ||
When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, skepticism is shattered. When the Divine 
Guru grants His Grace, one escapes from the
Messenger of Death. When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one crosses over the 
terrifying world-ocean. When the Divine
Guru grants His Grace, one is not subject to the cycle of reincarnation.  || 8 
||   When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one
understands the rituals of the eighteen Puraanas. When the Divine Guru grants 
His Grace, it is as if one has made an offering
of        the eighten loads of vegetation. When the Divine Guru grants His 
Grace, one needs no other place of rest. Naam Dayv has
entered the Sanctuary of the Guru.  || 9 || 1 || 2 || 11 ||

BHAIRAO,   THE  WORD  OF  RAVI DAAS  JEE,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Without seeing something, the yearning for it does not arise. Whatever is seen, 
shall pass away. Whoever chants and praises
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the true Yogi, free of desire.  || 1 ||    
When someone utters the Name of the Lord with
love, it is as if he has touched the philosopher’s stone; his sense of duality 
is eradicated.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    He alone is a
silent sage, who destroys the duality of his mind. Keeping the doors of his 
body closed, he merges in the Lord of the three
worlds. Everyone acts according to the inclinations of the mind. Attuned to the 
Creator Lord, one remains free of fear.  || 2 ||
Plants blossom forth to produce fruit. When the fruit is produced, the flowers 
wither away. For the sake of spiritual wisdom,
people act and practice rituals. When spiritual wisdom wells up, then actions 
are left behind.   || 3 ||    For the sake of ghee,
wise people churn milk. Those who are Jivan-mukta, liberated while yet alive — 
are forever in the state of Nirvaanaa. Says
Ravi Daas, O you unfortunate people, why not meditate on the Lord with love in 
your heart?  || 4 || 1 ||   NAAM DAYV:  Come,
O Lord of beautiful hair, wearing the robes of a Sufi Saint.  ||  Pause   ||    
Your cap is the realm of the Akaashic ethers; the
seven nether worlds are Your sandals. The body covered with skin is Your 
temple; You are so beautiful, O Lord of the World.

|| 1 ||   The fifty-six million clouds are Your gowns, the 16,000 milkmaids are 
your skirts. The eighteen loads of vegetation is
Your stick, and all the world is Your plate.  || 2 ||   The human body is the 
mosque, and the mind is the priest, who peacefully
leads the prayer. You are married to Maya, O Formless Lord, and so You have 
taken form.   || 3 ||    Performing devotional
worship services to You, my cymbals were taken away; unto whom should I 
complain? Naam Dayv’s Lord and Master, the
Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, wanders everywhere; He has no specific 
home.  || 4 || 1 ||


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RAAG  BASANT,   FIRST  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE,   CHAU-PADAS,   DU-TUKAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

Among the months, blessed is this month, when spring always comes. Blossom 
forth, O my consciousness, contemplating the

Lord  of  the  Universe,  forever  and  ever.   ||  1  ||     O  ignorant  one, 
 forget  your  egotistical  intellect.  Subdue  your  ego,  and
contemplate Him in your mind; gather in the virtues of the Sublime, Virtuous 
Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Karma is the tree, the
Lord’s Name the branches, Dharmic faith the flowers, and spiritual wisdom the 
fruit. Realization of the Lord are the leaves, and
eradication of the pride of the mind is the shade.  || 2 ||    Whoever sees the 
Lord’s Creative Power with his eyes, and hears
the Guru’s Bani with his ears, and utters the True Name with his mouth, attains 
the perfect wealth of honor, and intuitively
focuses his meditation on the Lord.   || 3 ||    The months and the seasons 
come; see, and do your deeds. O Nanak, those
Gurmukhs  who  remain  merged  in  the  Lord  do  not  wither  away;  they  
remain  green  forever.   ||  4  ||  1  ||     FIRST  MEHL,
BASANT:  The season of spring, so delightful, has come. Those who are imbued 
with love for You, O Lord, chant Your Name
with joy. Whom else should I worship? At whose feet should I bow?  || 1 ||    I 
am the slave of Your slaves, O my Sovereign
Lord King. O Life of the Universe, there is no other way to meet You.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   You have only One Form, and yet You
have countless forms. Which one should I worship? Before which one should I 
burn incense? Your limits cannot be found. How
can anyone find them? I am the slave of Your slaves, O my Sovereign Lord King.  
|| 2 ||   The cycles of years and the places of
pilgrimage  are  Yours,  O  Lord.  Your  Name  is  True,  O  Transcendent  Lord 
 God.  Your  State  cannot  be  known,  O  Eternal,
Unchanging Lord God. Although You are unknown, still we chant Your Name.  || 3 
||    What can poor Nanak say? All people
praise the One Lord. Nanak places his head on the feet of such people. I am a 
sacrifice to Your Names, as many as there are,
O Lord.  || 4 || 2 ||   BASANT,  FIRST MEHL:  The kitchen is golden, and the 
cooking pots are golden. The lines marking the
cooking square are silver. The water is from the Ganges, and the firewood is 
sanctified. The food is soft rice, cooked in milk. ||
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O my mind, these things are worthless, if you are not drenched with the True 
Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    One may have the
eighteen Puraanas written in his own hand; he may recite the four Vedas by 
heart, and take ritual baths at holy festivals and
give charitable donations; he may observe the ritual fasts, and perform 
religious ceremonies day and night.  || 2 ||    He may
be a Qazi, a Mullah or a Shaykh, a Yogi or a wandering hermit wearing 
saffron-colored robes; he  may  be  a  householder,
working at his job; but without understanding the essence of devotional 
worship, all people are eventually bound and gagged,
and driven along by the Messenger of Death.   || 3 ||    Each person’s karma is 
written on his forehead. According to their
deeds, they shall be judged. Only the foolish and the ignorant issue commands. 
O Nanak, the treasure of praise belongs to the
True Lord alone.  || 4 || 3 ||   BASANT,  THIRD MEHL:  A person may take off 
his clothes and be naked. What Yoga does he
practice by having matted and tangled hair? If the mind is not pure, what use 
is it to hold the breath at the Tenth Gate? The
fool wanders and wanders, entering the cycle of reincarnation again and again.  
 || 1 ||    Meditate on the One Lord, O my
foolish mind, and you shall cross over to the other side in an instant.   || 1 
||   Pause   ||    Some recite and expound on the
Simritees and the Shaastras; some sing the Vedas and read the Puraanas; but 
they practice hypocrisy and deception with their
eyes and minds. The Lord does not even come near them.  || 2 ||   Even if 
someone practices such self-discipline, compassion
and devotional worship — if he is filled with greed, and his mind is engrossed 
in corruption, how can he find the Immaculate
Lord?  || 3 ||    What can the created being do? The Lord Himself moves him. If 
the Lord casts His Glance of Grace, then his
doubts are dispelled. If the mortal realizes the Hukam of the Lord’s Command, 
he obtains the True Lord.  || 4 ||   If someone’s
soul is polluted within, what is the use of his traveling to sacred shrines of 
pilgrimage all over the world? O Nanak, when one
joins the Society of the True Guru, then the bonds of the terrifying 
world-ocean are broken.   || 5 || 4 ||    BASANT,   FIRST
MEHL:    All the worlds have been fascinated and enchanted by Your Maya, O 
Lord. I do not see any other at all — You are
everywhere.  You  are  the  Master  of  Yogis,  the  Divinity  of  the  divine. 
 Serving  at  the  Guru’s  Feet,  the  Name  of  the  Lord  is
received.  || 1 ||    O my Beauteous, Deep and Profound Beloved Lord. As 
Gurmukh, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord’s
Name. You are Infinite, the Cherisher of all.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Without 
the Holy Saint, association with the Lord is not
obtained. Without the Guru, one’s very fiber is stained with filth. Without the 
Lord’s Name, one cannot become pure. Through
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, sing the Praises of the True Lord.  || 2 ||   O 
Savior Lord, that person whom You have saved

— You lead him to meet the True Guru, and so take care of him. You take away 
his poisonous egotism and attachment. You

dispel all his sufferings, O Sovereign Lord God.   ||  3  ||     His  state  
and  condition  are  sublime; the  Lord’s  Glorious  Virtues
permeate his body. Through the Word of the Guru’s Teachings, the diamond of the 
Lord’s Name is revealed. He is lovingly
attuned to the Naam; he is rid of the love of duality. O Lord, let servant 
Nanak meet the Guru.  || 4 || 5 ||   BASANT,  FIRST
MEHL:  O my friends and companions, listen with love in your heart. My Husband 
Lord is Incomparably Beautiful; He is always
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The Guru has shown me that my Sovereign Lord God is with me.  || 1 ||   Joining 
together with my friends and companions, I
am adorned with the Lord’s Glorious Virtues. The sublime soul-brides play with 
their Lord God. The Gurmukhs look within
themselves; their minds are filled with faith.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The 
self-willed manmukhs, suffering in separation, do not
understand this mystery. The Beloved Lord of all celebrates in each and every 
heart. The Gurmukh is stable, knowing that God
is always with him. The Guru has implanted the Naam within me; I chant it, and 
meditate on it.   || 2 ||    Without the Guru,
devotional love does not well up within. Without the Guru, one is not blessed 
with the Society of the Saints. Without the Guru,
the  blind  cry  out, entangled  in  worldly  affairs.  That mortal  who  
becomes  Gurmukh  becomes  immaculate;  the  Word  of  the
Shabad washes away his filth.  || 3 ||    Uniting with the Guru, the mortal 
conquers and subdues his mind. Day and night, he
savors  the  Yoga  of  devotional  worship.  Associating  with  the  Saint  
Guru,  suffering  and  sickness  are  ended.  Servant  Nanak
merges with his Husband Lord, in the Yoga of intuitive ease.  || 4 || 6 ||   
BASANT,  FIRST MEHL:  By His Creative Power, God
fashioned the creation. The King of kings Himself adminsters true justice. The 
most sublime Word of the Guru’s Teachings is
always with us. The wealth of the Lord’s Name, the source of nectar, is easily 
acquired.   || 1 ||    So chant the Name of the
Lord; do not forget it, O my mind. The Lord is Infinite, Inaccessible and 
Incomprehensible; His weight cannot be weighed, but
He Himself allows the Gurmukh to weigh Him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Your 
GurSikhs serve at the Guru’s Feet. Serving the Guru,
they are carried across; they have abandoned any distinction between ‘mine’ and 
‘yours’. The slanderous and greedy people
are hard-hearted. Those who do not love to serve the Guru are the most thieving 
of thieves.   || 2 ||    When the Guru is
pleased, He blesses the mortals with loving devotional worship of the Lord. 
When the Guru is pleased, the mortal obtains a
place in the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence. So renounce slander, and awaken in 
devotional worship of the Lord. Devotion to
the Lord is wonderful; it comes through good karma and destiny.  || 3 ||   The 
Guru unites in union with the Lord, and grants
the gift of the Name. The Guru loves His Sikhs, day and night. They obtain the 
fruit of the Naam, when the Guru’s favor is
bestowed. Says Nanak, those who receive it are very rare indeed.  || 4 || 7 ||  
 BASANT,  THIRD MEHL,  IK-TUKAS:  When it
pleases our Lord and Master, His servant serves Him. He remains dead while yet 
alive, and redeems all his ancestors.  || 1 ||
I shall not renounce Your devotional worship, O Lord; what does it matter if 
people laugh at me? The True Name abides within
my heart.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Just as the mortal remains engrossed in 
attachment to Maya, so does the Lord’s humble Saint
remain absorbed in the Lord’s Name.  || 2 ||    I am foolish and ignorant, O 
Lord; please be merciful to me. May I remain in
Your Sanctuary.  || 3 ||    Says Nanak, worldly affairs are fruitless. Only by 
Guru’s Grace does one receive the Nectar of the
Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 4 || 8 ||

FIRST MEHL,   BASANT HINDOL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O Brahmin, you worship and believe in your stone-god, and wear your ceremonial 
rosary beads. Chant the Name of the Lord.


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Build your boat, and pray, “O Merciful Lord, please be merciful to me.”  || 1 
||   Why do you irrigate the barren, alkaline soil?
You are wasting your life away! This wall of mud is crumbling. Why bother to 
patch it with plaster?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Let your
hands be the buckets, strung on the chain, and yoke the mind as the ox to pull 
it; draw the water up from the well. Irrigate
your fields with the Ambrosial Nectar, and you shall be owned by God the 
Gardener.  || 2 ||   Let sexual desire and anger be
your two shovels, to dig up the dirt of your farm, O Siblings of Destiny. The 
more you dig, the more peace you shall find. Your
past actions cannot be erased.   || 3 ||    The crane is again transformed into 
a swan, if You so will, O Merciful Lord. Prays
Nanak, the slave of Your slaves: O Merciful Lord, have mercy on me.  || 4 || 1 
|| 9 ||   BASANT,  FIRST MEHL,  HINDOL:  In
the House of the Husband Lord — in the world hereafter, everything is jointly 
owned; but in this world — in the house of the
soul-bride’s parents, the soul-bride owns them separately. She herself is 
ill-mannered; how can she blame anyone else? She
does not know how to take care of these things.   || 1 ||    O my Lord and 
Master, I am deluded by doubt. I sing the Word
which You have written; I do not know any other Word.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    
She alone is known as the Lord’s bride, who
embroiders her gown in the Name. She who preserves and protects the home of her 
own heart and does not taste of evil, shall
be the Beloved of her Husband Lord.  || 2 ||   If you are a learned and wise 
religious scholar, then make a boat of the letters
of the Lord’s Name. Prays Nanak, the One Lord shall carry you across, if you 
merge in the True Lord.   || 3 || 2 || 10 ||
BASANT HINDOL,  FIRST MEHL:  The king is just a boy, and his city is 
vulnerable. He is in love with his wicked enemies. He
reads of his two mothers and his two fathers; O Pandit, reflect on this.  || 1 
||   O Master Pandit, teach me about this. How can
I obtain the Lord of life?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    There is fire within the 
plants which bloom; the ocean is tied into a bundle. The
sun and the moon dwell in the same home in the sky. You have not obtained this 
knowledge.  || 2 ||   One who knows the All-
pervading  Lord,  eats  up  the  one  mother —  Maya.  Know  that  the  sign  
of  such  a  person  is  that  he  gathers  the  wealth  of
compassion.  || 3 ||   The mind lives with those who do not listen, and do not 
admit what they eat. Prays Nanak, the slave of
the Lord’s slave: one instant the mind is huge, and the next instant, it is 
tiny.   || 4 || 3 || 11 ||    BASANT HINDOL,   FIRST
MEHL:  The Guru is the True Banker, the Giver of peace; He unites the mortal 
with the Lord, and satisfies his hunger. Granting
His Grace, He implants devotional worship of the Lord within; and then night 
and day, we sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

|| 1 ||   O my mind, do not forget the Lord; keep Him in your consciousness. 
Without the Guru, no one is liberated anywhere in

the three worlds. The Gurmukh obtains the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Without devotional worship, the True Guru is not
obtained. Without good destiny, devotional worship of the Lord is not obtained. 
Without good destiny, the Sat Sangat, the True
Congregation, is not obtained. By the grace of one’s good karma, the Lord’s 
Name is received.   || 2 ||    In each and every
heart, the Lord is hidden; He creates and watches over all. He reveals Himself 
in the humble, Saintly Gurmukhs. Those who
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Their minds are drenched with the Ambrosial Water of the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord.  || 3 ||   Those who are blessed with
the  glory  of  the  Lord’s  Throne  —  those  Gurmukhs  are  renowned  as  
supreme.  Touching  the  philosopher’s  stone,  they
themselves becomes the philosopher’s stone; they become the companions of the 
Lord, the Guru.  || 4 || 4 || 12 ||

BASANT,   THIRD  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE,   DU-TUKAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Throughout the months and the seasons, the Lord is always in bloom. He 
rejuvenates all beings and creatures. What can I
say? I am just a worm. No one has found Your beginning or Your end, O Lord.  || 
1 ||   Those who serve You, Lord, obtain the
greatest peace; their souls are so divine.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   If the Lord is 
merciful, then the mortal is allowed to serve Him. By
Guru’s Grace, he remains dead while yet alive. Night and day, he chants the 
True Name; in this way, he crosses over the
treacherous world-ocean.   || 2 ||    The Creator created both poison and 
nectar. He attached these two fruits to the world-
plant. The Creator Himself is the Doer, the Cause of all. He feeds all as He 
pleases.   || 3 ||    O Nanak, when He casts His
Glance of Grace, He Himself bestows His Ambrosial Naam. Thus, the desire for 
sin and corruption is ended. The Lord Himself
carries out His Own Will.  || 4 || 1 ||   BASANT,  THIRD MEHL:  Those who are 
attuned to the True Lord’s Name are happy and
exalted. Take pity on me, O God, Merciful to the meek. Without Him, I have no 
other at all. As it pleases His Will, He keeps
me.  || 1 ||   The Guru, the Lord, is pleasing to my mind. I cannot even 
survive, without the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. But
I shall easily unite with the Guru, if He unites me in His Union.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    The greedy mind is enticed by greed.
Forgetting the Lord, it regrets and repents in the end. The separated ones are 
reunited, when they are inspired to serve the
Guru. They are blessed with the Lord’s Name — such is the destiny written on 
their foreheads.  || 2 ||   This body is built of air
and water. The body is afflicted with the terribly painful illness of egotism. 
The Gurmukh has the Medicine: singing the Glorious
Praises of the Lord’s Name. Granting His Grace, the Guru has cured the illness. 
 || 3 ||    The four evils are the four rivers of
fire flowing through the body. It is burning in desire, and burning in egotism. 
Those whom the Guru protects and saves are
very fortunate. Servant Nanak enshrines the Ambrosial Name of the Lord in his 
heart.  || 4 || 2 ||    BASANT,  THIRD MEHL:
One  who  serves  the  Lord  is  the  Lord’s  person.  He  dwells  in  
intuitive  peace,  and  never  suffers  in  sorrow.  The  self-willed
manmukhs are dead; the Lord is not within their minds. They die and die again 
and again, and are reincarnated, only to die
once more.   || 1 ||    They alone are alive, whose minds are filled with the 
Lord. They contemplate the True Lord, and are
absorbed in the True Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Those who do not serve the 
Lord are far away from the Lord. They wander in
foreign lands, with dust thrown on their heads. The Lord Himself enjoins His 
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They  live  in  peace  forever,  and  have  no  greed  at  all.   ||  2  ||     
When  the  Lord  bestows  His  Glance  of  Grace,  egotism  is
eradicated. Then, the mortal is honored in the Court of the True Lord. He sees 
the Dear Lord always close at hand, ever-
present. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, he sees the Lord pervading and 
permeating all.  || 3 ||   The Lord cherishes
all beings and creatures. By Guru’s Grace, contemplate Him forever. You shall 
go to your true home in the Lord’s Court with
honor. O Nanak, through the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you shall be blessed 
with glorious greatness.  || 4 || 3 ||   BASANT,
THIRD MEHL:  One who worships the Lord within his mind, sees the One and Only 
Lord, and no other. People in duality suffer
terrible pain. The True Guru has shown me the One Lord.  || 1 ||   My God is in 
bloom, forever in spring. This mind blossoms
forth, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||    So consult the Guru, and reflect upon His
wisdom; then, you shall be in love with the True Lord God. Abandon your 
self-conceit, and be His loving servant. Then, the Life
of the World shall come to dwell in your mind.  || 2 ||   Worship Him with 
devotion, and see Him always ever-present, close at
hand. My God is forever permeating and pervading all. Only a rare few know the 
mystery of this devotional worship. My God is
the Enlightener of all souls.  || 3 ||   The True Guru Himself unites us in His 
Union. He Himself links our consciousness to the
Lord, the Life of the World. Thus, our minds and bodies are rejuvenated with 
intuitive ease. O Nanak, through the Naam, the
Name of the Lord, we remain attuned to the String of His Love.  || 4 || 4 ||   
BASANT,  THIRD MEHL:  The Lord is the Lover of
His devotees; He dwells within their minds, by Guru’s Grace, with intuitive 
ease. Through devotional worship, self-conceit is
eradicated from within, and then, one meets the True Lord.  || 1 ||    His 
devotees are forever beauteous at the Door of the
Lord God. Loving the Guru, they have love and affection for the True Lord.   || 
1 ||   Pause   ||    That humble  being  who
worships the Lord with devotion becomes immaculate and pure. Through the Word 
of the Guru’s Shabad, egotism is eradicated
from within. The Dear Lord Himself comes to dwell within the mind, and the 
mortal remains immersed in peace, tranquility and
intuitive ease.   || 2 ||    Those who are imbued with Truth, are forever in 
the bloom of spring. Their minds and bodies are
rejuvenated, uttering the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. Without 
the Lord’s Name, the world is dry and parched.
It burns in the fire of desire, over and over again.  || 3 ||   One who does 
only that which is pleasing to the Dear Lord — his
body is forever at peace, and his consciousness is attached to the Lord’s Will. 
He serves His God with intuitive ease. O Nanak,
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, comes to abide in his mind.  || 4 || 5 ||    
BASANT,  THIRD MEHL:  Attachment to Maya is
burnt away by the Word of the Shabad. The mind and body are rejuvenated by the 
Love of the True Guru. The tree bears fruit
at the Lord’s Door, in love with the True Bani of the Guru’s Word, and the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||   This mind is
rejuvenated, with intuitive ease; loving the True Guru, it bears the fruit of 
truth.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He Himself is near, and He
Himself is far away. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, He is seen to be 
ever-present, close at hand. The plants have
blossomed forth, giving a dense shade. The Gurmukh blossoms forth, with 
intuitive ease.  || 2 ||   Night and day, he sings the
Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises, day and night.


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The True Guru drives out sin and doubt from within. Gazing upon the wonder of 
God’s Creation, I am wonder-struck and
amazed. The Gurmukh obtains the Naam, the Name of the Lord, by His Grace.  || 3 
||   The Creator Himself enjoys all delights.
Whatever He does, surely comes to pass. He is the Great Giver; He has no greed 
at all. O Nanak, living the Word of the
Shabad, the mortal meets with God.  || 4 || 6 ||   BASANT,  THIRD MEHL:  By 
perfect destiny, one acts in truth. Remembering
the One Lord, one does not have to enter the cycle of reincarnation. Fruitful 
is the coming into the world, and the life of one
who remains intuitively absorbed in the True Name.  || 1 ||   The Gurmukh acts, 
lovingly attuned to the Lord. Be dedicated to
the Lord’s Name, and eradicate self-conceit from within.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
True is the speech of that humble being; through
the Word of the Guru’s  Shabad,  it is  spread  throughout the  world.  
Throughout the  four  ages,  his  fame  and  glory  spread.
Imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the Lord’s humble servant is 
recognized and renowned.  || 2 ||   Some remain
lovingly attuned to the True Word of the Shabad. True are those humble beings 
who love the True Lord. They meditate on the
True Lord, and behold Him near at hand, ever-present. They are the dust of the 
lotus feet of the humble Saints.  || 3 ||   There
is  only  One  Creator  Lord;  there  is  no  other  at  all.  Through  the  
Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad,  comes  Union  with  the  Lord.
Whoever serves the True Lord finds joy. O Nanak, he is intuitively absorbed in 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 4 || 7 ||
BASANT,  THIRD MEHL:  The Lord’s humble servant worships Him, and beholds Him 
ever-present, near at hand. He is the dust
of the lotus feet of the humble Saints. Those who remain lovingly attuned to 
the Lord forever are blessed with understanding
by the Perfect True Guru.  || 1 ||    How rare are those who become the slave 
of the Lord’s slaves. They attain the supreme
status.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   So serve the One Lord, and no other. Serving Him, 
eternal peace is obtained. He does not die; He
does not come and go in reincarnation. Why should I serve any other than Him, O 
my mother?  || 2 ||   True are those humble
beings who realize the True Lord. Conquering their self-conceit, they merge 
intuitively into the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
The Gurmukhs gather in the Naam. Their minds are immaculate, and their 
reputations are immaculate.   || 3 ||    Know the
Lord, who gave you spiritual wisdom, and realize the One God, through the True 
Word of the Shabad. When the mortal tastes
the  sublime  essence  of  the  Lord,  he  becomes  pure  and  holy.  O  Nanak, 
 those  who  are  imbued  with  the  Naam  —  their
reputations are true.  || 4 || 8 ||    BASANT,  THIRD MEHL:  Those who are 
imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord —
their generations are redeemed and saved. True is their speech; they love the 
Naam. Why have the wandering self-willed
manmukhs even come into the world? Forgetting the Naam, the mortals waste their 
lives away.  || 1 ||    One who dies while
yet alive, truly dies, and embellishes his death. Through the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad, he enshrines the True Lord within his
heart.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Truth is the food of the Gurmukh; his body is 
sanctified and pure. His mind is immaculate; he is
forever the ocean of virtue. He is not forced to come and go in the cycle of 
birth and death. By Guru’s Grace, he merges in the
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Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, he goes to the Lord’s Court with his 
banners flying proudly. In the Court of the True
Lord, he obtains true glory. He comes to dwell in the home of his own inner 
being.  || 3 ||    He cannot be fooled; He is the
Truest of the True. All others are deluded; in duality, they lose their honor. 
So serve the True Lord, through the True Bani of
His Word. O Nanak, through the Naam, merge in the True Lord.  || 4 || 9 ||    
BASANT,  THIRD MEHL:  Without the grace of
good karma, all are deluded by doubt. In attachment to Maya, they suffer in 
terrible pain. The blind, self-willed manmukhs find
no place of rest. They are like maggots in manure, rotting away in manure.  || 
1 ||   That humble being who obeys the Hukam
of the Lord’s Command is accepted. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, he is 
blessed with the insignia and the banner of
the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Those who have such 
pre-ordained destiny are imbued with the Naam.
The Name of the Lord is forever pleasing to their minds. Through the Bani, the 
Word of the True Guru, eternal peace is found.
Through it, one’s light merges into the Light.  || 2 ||    Only the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, can save the world. By Guru’s
Grace, one comes to love the Naam. Without the Naam, no one obtains liberation. 
Through the Perfect Guru, the Naam is
obtained.  || 3 ||    He alone understands, whom the Lord Himself causes to 
understand. Serving the True Guru, the Naam is
implanted within. Those humble beings who know the One Lord are approved and 
accepted. O Nanak, imbued with the Naam,
they   go to the Lord’s Court with His banner and insignia.  || 4 || 10 ||   
BASANT,  THIRD MEHL:  Granting His Grace, the Lord
leads the mortal to meet the True Guru. The Lord Himself comes to abide in his 
mind. His intellect becomes steady and stable,
and his mind is strengthened forever. He sings the Glorious Praises of the 
Lord, the Ocean of Virtue.  || 1 ||   Those who forget
the  Naam,  the  Name  of  the  Lord —  those  mortals  die  eating  poison.  
Their  lives  are  wasted  uselessly,  and  they  continue
coming and going in reincarnation.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   They wear all sorts of 
religious robes, but their minds are not at peace.
In great egotism, they lose their honor. But those who realize the Word of the 
Shabad, are blessed by great good fortune.
They bring their distractible minds back home.   || 2 ||    Within the home of 
the inner self is the inaccessible and infinite
substance.  Those  who  find  it,  by  following  the  Guru’s  Teachings,  
contemplate  the  Shabad.  Those  who  obtain  the  nine
treasures of the Naam within the home of their own inner being, are forever 
dyed in the color of the Lord’s Love; they are
absorbed in the Truth.  || 3 ||   God Himself does everything; no one can do 
anything at all by himself. When God so wills, He
merges  the  mortal  into  Himself.  All  are  near  Him;  no  one  is  far  
away  from  Him.  O  Nanak,  the  Naam  is  permeating  and
pervading everywhere.  || 4 || 11 ||    BASANT,  THIRD MEHL:  Through the Word 
of the Guru’s Shabad, remember the Lord
with love, and you shall remain satisfied by the sublime essence of the Lord’s 
Name. The sins of millions upon millions of
lifetimes shall be burnt away. Remaining dead while yet alive, you shall be 
absorbed in the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||    The Dear
Lord Himself knows His own bountiful blessings. This mind blossoms forth in the 
Guru’s Shabad, chanting the Name of the
Lord, the Giver of virtue.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    No one is liberated by 
wandering around in saffron-colored robes. Tranquility is
not found by strict self-discipline. But by following the Guru’s Teachings, one 
is blessed to receive the Naam, the Name of the
Lord. By great good fortune, one finds the Lord.  || 2 ||


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In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, glorious greatness comes through the Lord’s 
Name. Through the Perfect Guru, it is obtained.
Those who are imbued with the Naam find everlasting peace. But without the 
Naam, mortals burn in egotism.   || 3 ||    By
great  good  furtune,  some  contemplate  the  Lord’s  Name.  Through  the  
Lord’s  Name,  all  sorrows  are  eradicated.  He  dwells
within the heart, and pervades the external universe as well. O Nanak, the 
Creator Lord knows all.   || 4 || 12 ||    BASANT,
THIRD MEHL,  IK-TUKAS:  I am just a worm, created by You, O Lord. If you bless 
me, then I chant Your Primal Mantra.  || 1 ||
I chant and reflect on His Glorious Virtues, O my mother. Meditating on the 
Lord, I fall at the Lord’s Feet.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
By Guru’s Grace, I am addicted to the favor of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. 
Why waste your life in hatred, vengeance and
conflict?  || 2 ||    When the Guru granted His Grace, my egotism was 
eradicated, and then, I obtained the Lord’s Name with
intuitive ease.  || 3 ||    The most lofty and exalted occupation is to 
contemplate the Word of the Shabad. Nanak chants the
True Name.  || 4 || 1 || 13 ||    BASANT,  THIRD MEHL:  The season of spring 
has come, and all the plants have blossomed
forth. This mind blossoms forth, in association with the True Guru.  || 1 ||   
So meditate on the True Lord, O my foolish mind.
Only then shall you find peace, O my mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    This mind 
blossoms forth, and I am in ecstasy. I am blessed
with the Ambrosial Fruit of the Naam, the Name of the Lord of the Universe.  || 
2 ||   Everyone speaks and says that the Lord
is the One and Only. By understanding the Hukam of His Command, we come to know 
the One Lord.  || 3 ||   Says Nanak, no
one can describe the Lord by speaking through ego. All speech and insight comes 
from our Lord and Master.  || 4 || 2 || 14 ||
BASANT,  THIRD MEHL:  All the ages were created by You, O Lord. Meeting with 
the True Guru, one’s intellect is awakened.

|| 1 ||   O Dear Lord, please blend me with Yourself; let me merge in the True 
Name, through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   When the mind is in spring, all people are rejuvenated. 
Blossoming forth and flowering through the Lord’s
Name, peace is obtained.   || 2 ||    Contemplating the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad, one is in spring forever, with the Lord’s
Name enshrined in the heart.  || 3 ||   When the mind is in spring, the body 
and mind are rejuvenated. O Nanak, this body is
the tree which bears the fruit of the Lord’s Name.  || 4 || 3 || 15 ||    
BASANT,  THIRD MEHL:  They alone are in the spring
season, who sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. They come to worship the 
Lord with devotion, through their perfect destiny.

|| 1 ||   This mind is not even touched by spring. This mind is burnt by 
duality and double-mindedness.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   This
mind is entangled in worldly affairs, creating more and more karma. Enchanted 
by Maya, it cries out in suffering forever.  || 2

||   This mind is released, only when it meets with the True Guru. Then, it 
does not suffer beatings by the Messenger of Death.

|| 3 ||   This mind is released, when the Guru emancipates it. O Nanak, 
attachment to Maya is burnt away through the Word of
the Shabad.  || 4 || 4 || 16 ||   BASANT,  THIRD MEHL:  Spring has come, and 
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These beings and creatures blossom forth when they focus their consciousness on 
the Lord.  || 1 ||   In this way, this mind is
rejuvenated.  Chanting  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  Har,  Har,  day  and  night, 
 egotism  is  removed  and  washed  away  from  the
Gurmukhs.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The True Guru speaks the Bani of the Word, 
and the Shabad, the Word of God. This world
blossoms forth in its greenery, through the love of the True Guru.  || 2 ||   
The mortal blossoms forth in flower and fruit, when
the Lord Himself so wills. He is attached to the Lord, the Primal Root of all, 
when he finds the True Guru.  || 3 ||    The Lord
Himself is the season of spring; the whole world is His Garden. O Nanak, this 
most unique devotional worship comes only by
perfect destiny.  || 4 || 5 || 17 ||

BASANT HINDOL,   THIRD  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I am a sacrifice to the Word of the Guru’s Bani, O Siblings of Destiny. I am 
devoted and dedicated to the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad. I praise my Guru forever, O Siblings of Destiny. I focus my 
consciousness on the Guru’s Feet.  || 1 ||    O my mind,
focus your consciousness on the Lord’s Name. Your mind and body shall blossom 
forth in lush greenery, and you shall obtain
the fruit of the Name of the One Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Those who are 
protected by the Guru are saved, O Siblings of
Destiny.  They  drink  in  the  Ambrosial  Nectar  of  the  Lord’s  sublime  
essence.  The  pain  of  egotism  within  is  eradicated  and
banished, O Siblings of Destiny, and peace comes to dwell in their minds.   || 
2 ||    Those whom the Primal Lord Himself
forgives, O Siblings of Destiny, are united with the Word of the Shabad.  || 3 
||   He Himself does, and causes all to be done, O
Siblings  of  Destiny;  He  makes  everything  blossom  forth  in  green  
abundance.  O  Nanak,  peace  fills  their  minds  and  bodies
forever, O Siblings of Destiny; they are united with the Shabad.  || 4 || 1 || 
18 || 12 || 18 || 30 ||

RAAG  BASANT,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE,   IK-TUKAY:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Just as the light of the sun’s rays spread out, the Lord permeates each and 
every heart, through and through.  || 1 ||    The
One Lord is permeating and pervading all places. Through the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad, we merge with Him, O my mother.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   The One Lord is deep within each and every heart. Meeting 
with the Guru, the One Lord becomes manifest,
radiating forth.  || 2 ||  The One and Only Lord is present and prevailing 
everywhere. The greedy, faithless cynic thinks that
God    is far away.  || 3 ||   The One and Only Lord permeates and pervades the 
world. O Nanak, whatever the One Lord does
comes to pass.   || 4 || 1 ||    BASANT,   FOURTH MEHL:   Day and night, the 
two calls are sent out. O mortal, meditate in
remembrance on the Lord, who protects you forever, and saves you in the end.  
|| 1 ||   Concentrate forever on the Lord, Har,
Har,          O my mind. God the Destroyer of all depression and suffering is 
found, through the Guru’s Teachings, singing the Glorious
Praises of God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The self-willed manmukhs die of their 
egotism, over and over again.


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They are destroyed by Death’s demons, and they must go to the City of Death.  
|| 2 || The Gurmukhs are lovingly attached to
the Lord, Har, Har, Har. Their pains of both birth and death are taken away.   
|| 3 ||    The Lord showers His Mercy on His
humble devotees. Guru Nanak has shown mercy to me; I have met the Lord, the 
Lord of the forest.  || 4 || 2 ||

BASANT HINDOL,   FOURTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Lord’s Name is a jewel, hidden in a chamber of the palace of the 
body-fortress. When one meets the True Guru, then he
searches and finds it, and his light merges with the Divine Light.  || 1 ||   O 
Lord, lead me to meet with the Holy Person, the
Guru. Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, all my sins are erased, 
and I obtain the supreme, sublime, sanctified
status.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The five thieves join together and plunder the 
body-village, stealing the wealth of the Lord’s Name.
But  through  the  Guru’s  Teachings,  they  are  traced  and  caught,  and  
this  wealth  is  recovered  intact.   ||  2  ||     Practicing
hypocrisy and superstition, people have grown weary of the effort, but still, 
deep within their hearts, they yearn for Maya,
Maya. By the Grace of the Holy Person, I have met with the Lord, the Primal 
Being, and the darkness of ignorance is dispelled.

|| 3 ||   The Lord, the Lord of the Earth, the Lord of the Universe, in His 
Mercy, leads me to meet the Holy Person, the Guru. O
Nanak, peace then comes to abide deep within my mind, and I constantly sing the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord within my
heart.  || 4 || 1 || 3 ||   BASANT,  FOURTH MEHL,  HINDOL:  You are the Great 
Supreme Being, the Vast and Inaccessible Lord
of the World; I am a mere insect, a worm created by You. O Lord, Merciful to 
the meek, please grant Your Grace; O God, I
long for the feet of the Guru, the True Guru.  || 1 ||   O Dear Lord of the 
Universe, please be merciful and unite me with the
Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. I was overflowing with the filthy residues 
of my sinful mistakes of countless past lives. But
joining the Sangat, God made me pure again.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Your humble 
servant, whether of high class or low class, O
Lord — by meditating on You, the sinner becomes pure. The Lord exalts and 
elevates him above the whole world, and the Lord
God blesses him with the Lord’s Glory.  || 2 ||   Anyone who meditates on God, 
whether of high class or low class, will have all
of his hopes and desires fulfilled. Those humble servants of the Lord who 
enshrine the Lord within their hearts, are blessed,
and are made great and totally perfect.  || 3 ||   I am so low, I am an utterly 
heavy lump of clay. Please shower Your Mercy on
me, Lord, and unite me with Yourself. The Lord, in His Mercy, has led servant 
Nanak to find the Guru; I was a sinner, and now
I have become immaculate and pure.  ||  || 4 || 2 || 4 ||   BASANT HINDOL,  
FOURTH MEHL:  My mind cannot survive, even
for an instant, without the Lord. I drink in continually the sublime essence of 
the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. It is like a baby,
who joyfully sucks at his mother’s breast; when the breast is withdrawn, he 
weeps and cries.   || 1 ||    O Dear Lord of the
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By great good fortune, I have found the Guru, the True Guru, and in the 
body-village, the Lord has revealed Himself.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||    Each and every breath of the Lord’s humble servant is pierced 
through with love of the Lord God. As the lotus is
totally in love with the water and withers away without seeing the water, so am 
I in love with the Lord.  || 2 ||    The Lord’s
humble servant chants the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord; through the 
Guru’s Teachings, the Lord reveals Himself.
The filth of egotism which stained me for countless lifetimes has been washed 
away, by the Ambrosial Water of the Ocean of
the Lord.  || 3 ||   Please, do not take my karma into account, O my Lord and 
Master; please save the honor of Your slave. O
Lord, if it pleases You, hear my prayer; servant Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary.  
|| 4 || 3 || 5 ||    BASANT HINDOL,  FOURTH
MEHL:  Each and every moment, my mind roams and rambles, and runs all over the 
place. It does not stay in its own home,
even for an instant. But when the bridle of the Shabad, the Word of God, is 
placed over its head, it returns to dwell in its own
home.  || 1 ||   O Dear Lord of the Universe, lead me to join the Sat Sangat, 
the True Congregation, so that I may meditate on
You, Lord. I am cured of the disease of egotism, and I have found peace; I have 
intuitively entered into the state of Samaadhi.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   This house is loaded with countless gems, jewels, rubies 
and emeralds, but the wandering mind cannot find
them. As the water-diviner finds the hidden water, and the well is then dug in 
an instant, so do we find the object of the Name
through the True Guru.  || 2 ||   Those who do not find such a Holy True Guru — 
cursed, cursed are the lives of those people.
The treasure of this human life is obtained when one’s virtues bear fruit, but 
it is lost in exchange for a mere shell.  || 3 ||   O
Lord God, please be merciful to me; be merciful, and lead me to meet the Guru. 
Servant Nanak has attained the state of
Nirvaanaa; meeting with the Holy people, he sings the Glorious Praises of the 
Lord.   || 4 || 4 || 6 ||    BASANT HINDOL,
FOURTH  MEHL:   Coming  and  going,  he  suffers  the  pains  of  vice  and  
corruption;  the  body  of  the  self-willed  manmukh  is
desolate and vacant. He does not dwell on the Lord’s Name, even for an instant, 
and so the Messenger of Death seizes him by
his hair.  || 1 ||   O Dear Lord of the Universe, please rid me of the poison 
of egotism and attachment. The Sat Sangat, Guru’s
True Congregation is so dear to the Lord. So join the Sangat, and taste the 
sublime essence of the Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Please be kind to me, and unite me with the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation 
of the Holy; I seek the Sanctuary of the Holy. I
am a heavy stone, sinking down — please lift me up and pull me out! O God, 
Merciful to the meek, You are the Destroyer of
sorrow.   ||  2  ||     I  enshrine  the  Praises  of  my  Lord  and  Master  
within  my  heart;  joining  the  Sat  Sangat,  my  intellect  is
enlightened. I have fallen in love with the Lord’s Name; I am a sacrifice to 
the Lord.   || 3 ||    O Lord God, please fulfill the
desires of Your humble servant; please bless me with Your Name, O Lord. Servant 
Nanak’s mind and body are filled with
ecstasy; the Guru has blessed him with the Mantra of the Lord’s Name.  || 4 || 
5 || 7 || 12 || 18 || 7 || 37 ||


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BASANT,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE,   DU-TUKAY:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I serve the Guru, and humbly bow to Him. Today is a day of celebration for me. 
My anxiety is dispelled, and I have met the
Lord of the Universe.  || 1 ||   Today, it is springtime in my household. I 
sing Your Glorious Praises, O Infinite Lord God.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||    Today, I am celebrating the festival of Phalgun. Joining with 
God’s companions, I have begun to play. I celebrate
the festival of Holi by serving the Saints. I am imbued with the deep crimson 
color of the Lord’s Divine Love.  || 2 ||   My mind
and body have blossomed forth, in utter, incomparable beauty. They do not dry 
out in either sunshine or shade; they flourish
in all seasons. It is always springtime, when I meet with the Divine Guru.  || 
3 ||   The wish-fulfilling Elysian Tree has sprouted
and grown. It bears flowers and fruits, jewels of all sorts. I am satisfied and 
fulfilled, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
Servant  Nanak  meditates  on  the  Lord,  Har,  Har,  Har.   ||  4  ||  1  ||  
   BASANT,   FIFTH  MEHL:   The  shopkeeper  deals  in
merchandise for profit. The gambler’s consciousness is focused on gambling. The 
opium addict lives by consuming opium. In
the    same way, the humble servant of the Lord lives by meditating on the 
Lord.   || 1 ||    Everyone is absorbed in his own
pleasures. He is attached to whatever God attaches him to.   || 1 ||   Pause   
||    When the clouds and the rain come, the
peacocks dance. Seeing the moon, the lotus blossoms. When the mother sees her 
infant, she is happy. In the same way, the
humble servant of the Lord lives by meditating on the Lord of the Universe.   
|| 2 ||    The tiger always wants to eat meat.
Gazing upon the battlefield, the warrior’s mind is exalted. The miser is 
totally in love with his wealth. The humble servant of
the Lord leans on the Support of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 3 ||   All love is 
contained in the Love of the One Lord. All comforts are
contained in the Comfort of the Lord’s Name. He alone receives this treasure, O 
Nanak, unto whom the Guru gives His gift.  ||
4 || 2 ||    BASANT,   FIFTH MEHL:   He alone experiences this springtime of 
the soul, unto whom God grants His Grace. He
alone experiences this springtime of the soul, unto whom the Guru is merciful. 
He alone is joyful, who works for the One Lord.
He alone experiences this eternal springtime of the soul, within whose heart 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides.  || 1 ||
This spring comes only to those homes, in which the melody of the Kirtan of the 
Lord’s Praises resounds.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   O
mortal, let your love for the Supreme Lord God blossom forth. Practice 
spiritual wisdom, and consult the humble servants of
the Lord. He alone is an ascetic, who joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of 
the Holy. He alone dwells in deep, continual
meditation, who loves his Guru.  || 2 ||   He alone is fearless, who has the 
Fear of God. He alone is peaceful, whose doubts are
dispelled. He alone is a hermit, who heart is steady and stable. He alone is 
steady and unmoving, who has found the true
place.   || 3 ||    He seeks the One Lord, and loves the One Lord. He loves to 
gaze upon the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s
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Slave Nanak is a sacrifice to that humble being.  || 4 || 3 ||   BASANT,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  You gave us our soul, breath of life and
body. I am a fool, but You have made me beautiful, enshrining Your Light within 
me. We are all beggars, O God; You are
merciful to us. Chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, we are uplifted and 
exalted.  || 1 ||   O my Beloved, only You have
the potency to act, and cause all to be done.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Chanting 
the Naam, the mortal is saved. Chanting the Naam,
sublime peace and poise are found. Chanting the Naam, honor and glory are 
received. Chanting the Naam, no obstacles shall
block your way.  || 2 ||   For this reason, you have been blessed with this 
body, so difficult to obtain. O my Dear God, please
bless me to speak the Naam. This tranquil peace is found in the Saadh Sangat, 
the Company of the Holy. May I always chant
and meditate within my heart on Your Name, O God.  || 3 ||   Other than You, 
there is no one at all. Everything is Your play; it
all merges again into You. As it pleases Your Will, save me, Lord. O Nanak, 
peace is obtained by meeting with the Perfect
Guru.   || 4 || 4 ||    BASANT,   FIFTH MEHL:   My Beloved God, my King is with 
me. Gazing upon Him, I live, O my mother.
Remembering Him in meditation, there is no pain or suffering. Please, take pity 
on me, and lead me on to meet Him.  || 1 ||
My Beloved is the Support of my breath of life and mind. This soul, breath of 
life, and wealth are all Yours, O Lord.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   He is sought by the angels, mortals and divine beings. The silent 
sages, the humble, and the religious teachers do
not understand His mystery. His state and extent cannot be described. In each 
and every home of each and every heart, He is
permeating and pervading.  || 2 ||   His devotees are totally in bliss. His 
devotees cannot be destroyed. His devotees are not
afraid.  His  devotees  are  victorious  forever.   ||  3  ||     What  Praises 
 of  Yours  can  I  utter?  God,  the  Giver  of  peace,  is  all-
pervading, permeating everywhere. Nanak begs for this one gift. Be merciful, 
and bless me with Your Name.   || 4 || 5 ||
BASANT,  FIFTH MEHL:  As the plant turns green upon receiving water, just so, 
in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy,
egotism is eradicated. Just as the servant is encouraged by his ruler, we are 
saved by the Guru.  || 1 ||    You are the Great
Giver, O Generous Lord God. Each and every instant, I humbly bow to You.   || 1 
||   Pause   ||    Whoever enters the Saadh
Sangat — that humble being is imbued with the Love of the Supreme Lord God. He 
is liberated from bondage. His devotees
worship Him in adoration; they are united in His Union.  || 2 ||    My eyes are 
content, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of His
Darshan. My tongue sings the Infinite Praises of God. My thirst is quenched, by 
Guru’s Grace. My mind is satisfied, with the
sublime taste of the Lord’s subtle essence.  || 3 ||    Your servant is 
committed to the service of Your Feet, O Primal Infinite
Divine Being. Your Name is the Saving Grace of all. Nanak has received this 
teasure.  || 4 || 6 ||   BASANT,  FIFTH MEHL:  You
are the Great Giver; You continue to give. You permeate and pervade my soul, 
and my breath of life. You have given me all
sorts of foods and dishes. I am unworthy; I know none of Your Virtues at all.  
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I do not understand anything of Your Worth. Save me, O my Merciful Lord God.   
|| 1 ||   Pause   ||    I have not practiced
meditation, austerities or good actions. I do not know the way to meet You. 
Within my mind, I have placed my hopes in the
One Lord alone. The Support of Your Name shall carry me across.  || 2 ||  You 
are the Expert, O God, in all powers. The fish
cannot find the limits of the water. You are Inaccessible and Unfathomable, the 
Highest of the High. I am small, and You are
so very Great.   || 3 ||    Those who meditate on You are wealthy. Those who 
attain You are rich. Those who serve You are
peaceful. Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Saints.   || 4 || 7 ||    BASANT,   
FIFTH MEHL:   Serve the One who created You.
Worship the One who gave you life. Become His servant, and you shall never 
again be punished. Become His trustee, and you
shall  never  again  suffer  sorrow.   ||  1  ||     That  mortal  who  is  
blessed  with  such  great  good  fortune,  attains  this  state  of
Nirvaanaa.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Life is wasted uselessly in the service of 
duality. No efforts shall be rewarded, and no works
brought to fruition. It is so painful to serve only mortal beings. Service to 
the Holy brings lasting peace and bliss.  || 2 ||    If
you long for eternal peace, O Siblings of Destiny, then join the Saadh Sangat, 
the Company of the Holy; this is the Guru’s
advice. There, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is meditated on. In the Saadh 
Sangat, you shall be emancipated.   || 3 ||
Among all essences, this is the essence of spiritual wisdom. Among all 
meditations, meditation on the One Lord is the most
sublime. The Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises is the ultimate melody. Meeting with 
the Guru, Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the
Lord.  || 4 || 8 ||    BASANT,  FIFTH MEHL:  Chanting His Name, one’s mouth 
becomes pure. Meditating in remembrance on
Him,  one’s  reputation  becomes  stainless.  Worshipping  Him  in  adoration,  
one  is  not  tortured  by  the  Messenger  of  Death.
Serving Him, everything is obtained.   || 1 ||    The Lord’s Name — chant the 
Lord’s Name. Abandon all the desires of your
mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He is the Support of the earth and the sky. His 
Light illuminates each and every heart. Meditating in
remembrance on Him, even fallen sinners are sanctified; in the end, they will 
not weep and wail over and over again.  || 2 ||
Among all religions, this is the ultimate religion. Among all rituals and codes 
of conduct, this is above all. The angels, mortals
and divine beings long for Him. To find Him, commit yourself to the service of 
the Society of the Saints.  || 3 ||    One whom
the Primal Lord God blesses with His bounties, obtains the treasure of the 
Lord. His state and extent cannot be described.
Servant Nanak meditates on the Lord, Har, Har.  || 4 || 9 ||   BASANT,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  My mind and body are gripped by thirst
and desire. The Merciful Guru has fulfilled my hopes. In the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, the residues of my sins
have been taken away. I chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord; I am in love with 
the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||   By Guru’s
Grace, this spring of the soul has come. I enshrine the Lord’s Lotus Feet 
within my heart; I listen to the Lord’s Praise, forever
and ever.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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Our All-powerful Lord and Master is the Doer of all, the Cause of all causes. I 
am an orphan — I seek Your Sanctuary, God. All
beings and creatures take Your Support. Be merciful, God, and save me.  || 2 || 
  God is the Destroyer of fear, the Remover of
pain and suffering. The angelic beings and silent sages serve Him. The earth 
and the sky are in His Power. All beings eat what
You give them.  || 3 ||    O Merciful God, O Searcher of hearts, please bless 
Your slave with Your Glance of Grace. Please be
kind and bless me with this gift, that Nanak may live in Your Name.  || 4 || 10 
||   BASANT,  FIFTH MEHL:   Loving the Lord,
one’s sins are taken away. Meditating on the Lord, one does not suffer at all. 
Meditating on the  Lord  of  the  Universe,  all
darkness is dispelled. Meditating in remembrance on the Lord, the cycle of 
reincarnation comes to an end.  || 1 ||   The love of
the Lord is springtime for me. I am always with the humble Saints.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   The Saints have shared the Teachings
with  me.  Blessed  is  that  country  where  the  devotees  of  the  Lord  of  
the  Universe  dwell.  But  that  place  where  the  Lord’s
devotees are not, is wilderness. By Guru’s Grace, realize the Lord in each and 
every heart.   || 2 ||    Sing the Kirtan of the
Lord’s Praises, and enjoy the nectar of His Love. O mortal, you must always 
restrain yourself from committing sins. Behold the
Creator Lord God near at hand. Here and hereafter, God shall resolve your 
affairs.  || 3 ||   I focus my meditation on the Lord’s
Lotus Feet. Granting His Grace, God has blessed me with this Gift. I yearn for 
the dust of the feet of Your Saints. Nanak
meditates on his Lord and Master, who is ever-present, near at hand.   || 4 || 
11  ||     BASANT,   FIFTH  MEHL:   The  True
Transcendent  Lord  is  always  new,  forever  fresh.  By  Guru’s  Grace,  I  
continually  chant His  Name.  God  is  my  Protector,  my
Mother and Father. Meditating in remembrance on Him, I do not suffer in sorrow. 
 || 1 ||   I meditate on my Lord and Master,
single-mindedly, with love. I seek the Sanctuary of the Perfect Guru forever. 
My True Lord and Master hugs me close in His
Embrace.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   God Himself protects His humble servants. The 
demons and wicked enemies have grown weary
of struggling against Him. Without the True Guru, there is no place to go. 
Wandering through the lands and foreign countries,
people only grow tired and suffer in pain.  || 2 ||    The record of their past 
actions cannot be erased. They harvest and eat
what they have planted. The Lord Himself is the Protector of His humble 
servants. No one can rival the humble servant of the
Lord.  || 3 ||   By His own efforts, God protects His slave. God’s Glory is 
perfect and unbroken. So sing the Glorious Praises of
the Lord of the Universe with your tongue forever. Nanak lives by meditating on 
the Feet of the Lord.  || 4 || 12 ||   BASANT,
FIFTH MEHL:  Dwelling at the Guru’s Feet, pain and suffering go away. The 
Supreme Lord God has shown mercy to me. All my
desires and tasks are fulfilled. Chanting the Lord’s Name, Nanak lives.  || 1 
||    How beautiful is that season, when the Lord
fills the mind. Without the True Guru, the world weeps.


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The faithless cynic comes and goes in reincarnation, over and over again.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||    They alone are rich, who have
the Wealth of the Lord God. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, sexual 
desire and anger are eradicated. Their fear is
dispelled, and they attain the state of fearlessness. Meeting with the Guru, 
Nanak meditates on his Lord and Master.  || 2 ||
God dwells in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Chanting and 
meditating on the Lord, one’s hopes are fulfilled. God
permeates and pervades the water, the land and the sky. Meeting with the Guru, 
Nanak chants the Name of the Lord, Har,
Har.     || 3 ||   The eight miraculous spiritual powers and the nine treasures 
are contained in the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
This is bestowed when God grants His Grace. Your slaves, O God, live by 
chanting and meditating on Your Name. O Nanak, the
heart-lotus of the Gurmukh blossoms forth.  || 4 || 13 ||

BASANT,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE,   IK-TUKAY:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Meditating on the Lord, all desires are fulfilled, and the mortal is re-united 
with God, after having been separated for so long.

|| 1 ||   Meditate on the Lord of the Universe, who is worthy of meditation. 
Meditating on Him, enjoy celestial peace and poise.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Bestowing His Mercy, He blesses us with His Glance of 
Grace. God Himself takes care of His slave.  || 2 ||
My bed has been beautified by His Love. God, the Giver of Peace, has come to 
meet me.  || 3 ||    He does not consider my
merits and demerits. Nanak worships at the Feet of God.  || 4 || 1 || 14 ||    
BASANT,  FIFTH MEHL:  The residues of sin are
erased, singing the Glories of God; night and day, celestial joy wells up.  || 
1 ||   My mind has blossomed forth, by the touch of
the Lord’s Feet. By His Grace, He has led me to meet the Holy men, the humble 
servants of the Lord. I remain continually
imbued with the love of the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In His Mercy, 
the Lord of the World has revealed Himself to me.
The Lord, Merciful to the meek, has attached me to the hem of His robe and 
saved me.  || 2 ||    This mind has become the
dust of the Holy; I behold my Lord and Master, continually, ever-present.   || 
3 ||    Sexual desire, anger  and  desire  have
vanished. O Nanak, God has become kind to me.   || 4 || 2 || 15 ||    BASANT,   
FIFTH MEHL:   God Himself has cured the
disease. He laid on His Hands, and protected His child.   || 1 ||    Celestial 
peace and tranquility fill my home forever, in this
springtime of the soul. I have sought the Sanctuary of the Perfect Guru; I 
chant the Mantra of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,
the  Embodiment  of  emancipation.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     God  Himself  
has  dispelled  my  sorrow  and  suffering.  I  meditate
continually, continuously, on my Guru.   || 2 ||    That humble being who 
chants Your Name, obtains all fruits and rewards;
singing the Glories of God, he becomes steady and stable.  || 3 ||   O Nanak, 
the way of the devotees is good. They meditate
continually, continuously, on the Lord, the Giver of peace.  || 4 || 3 || 16 || 
  BASANT,  FIFTH MEHL:  By His Will, He makes us
happy. He shows Mercy to His servant.  || 1 ||   The Perfect Guru makes 
everything perfect. He implants the Amrosial Naam,
the Name of the Lord, in the heart.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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He does not consider the karma of my actions, or my Dharma, my spiritual 
practice. Taking me by the arm, He saves me and
carries me across the terrifying world-ocean.   || 2 ||    God has rid me of my 
filth, and made me stainless and pure. I have
sought the Sanctuary of the Perfect Guru.  || 3 ||   He Himself does, and 
causes everything to be done. By His Grace, O Nanak,
He saves us.  || 4 || 4 || 17 ||

BASANT,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Behold the flowers flowering, and the blossoms blossoming forth! Renounce and 
abandon your egotism. Grasp hold of His
Lotus Feet. Meet with God, O blessed one. O my mind, remain conscious of the 
Lord.  ||  Pause  ||   The tender young plants
smell so good, while others remain like dry wood. The season of spring has 
come; it blossoms forth luxuriantly.  || 1 ||   Now,
the Dark Age of Kali Yuga has come. Plant the Naam, the Name of the One Lord. 
It is not the season to plant other seeds. Do
not wander lost in doubt and delusion. One who has such destiny written on his 
forehead, shall meet with the Guru and find
the Lord. O mortal, this is the season of the Naam. Nanak utters the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har.  || 2 || 18

||

BASANT,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE,   HINDOL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Come and join together, O my Siblings of Destiny; dispel your sense of duality 
and let yourselves be lovingly absorbed in the
Lord. Let yourselves be joined to the Name of the Lord; become Gurmukh, spread 
out your mat, and sit down.  || 1 ||   In this
way, throw the dice, O brothers. As Gurmukh, chant the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord, day and night. At the very last moment,
you shall not have to suffer in pain.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Let righteous 
actions be your gameboard, and let the truth be your
dice. Conquer sexual desire, anger, greed and worldly attachment; only such a 
game as this is dear to the Lord.  || 2 ||   Rise
in the early hours of the morning, and take your cleansing bath. Before you go 
to bed at night, remember to worship the Lord.
My True Guru will assist you, even on your most difficult moves; you shall 
reach your true home in celestial peace and poise.

|| 3 ||   The Lord Himself plays, and He Himself watches; the Lord Himself 
created the creation. O servant Nanak, that person
who plays this game as Gurmukh, wins the game of life, and returns to his true 
home.   || 4 || 1 || 19 ||    BASANT,   FIFTH
MEHL,  HINDOL:  You alone know Your Creative Power, O Lord; no one else knows 
it. He alone realizes You, O my Beloved,
unto whom You show Your Mercy.   || 1 ||    I am a sacrifice to Your devotees. 
Your place is eternally beautiful, God; Your
wonders are infinite.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Only You Yourself can perform Your 
service. No one else can do it. He alone is Your
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You bless them with Your Love.  || 2 ||   You are the Great Giver; You are so 
very Wise. There is no other like You. You are my
All-powerful Lord and Master; I do not know how to worship You.  || 3 ||   Your 
Mansion is imperceptible, O my Beloved; it is
so difficult to accept Your Will. Says Nanak, I have collapsed at Your Door, 
Lord. I am foolish and ignorant — please save me!

|| 4 || 2 || 20 ||    BASANT HINDOL,  FIFTH MEHL:  The mortal does not know the 
Primal Lord God; he does not understand
hmself. He is engrossed in doubt and egotism.  || 1 ||    My Father is the 
Supreme Lord God, my Master. I am unworthy, but
please save me anyway.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Creation and destruction come 
only from God; this is what the Lord’s humble
servants believe.   || 2 ||    Only those who are imbued with God’s Name are 
judged to be peaceful in this Dark Age of Kali
Yuga.  || 3 ||   It is the Guru’s Word that carries us across; Nanak cannot 
think of any other way.  || 4 || 3 || 21 ||

RAAG  BASANT HINDOL,   NINTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O Holy Saints, know that this body is false. The Lord who dwells within it — 
recognize that He alone is real.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
The wealth of this world is only a dream; why are you so proud of it? None of 
it shall go along with you in the end; why do you
cling to it?   || 1 ||    Leave behind both praise and slander; enshrine the 
Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises within your heart. O
servant Nanak, the One Primal Being, the Lord God, is totally permeating 
everywhere.  || 2 || 1 ||    BASANT,  NINTH MEHL:
The heart of the sinner is filled with unfulfilled sexual desire. He cannot 
control his fickle mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Yogis,
wandering ascetics and renunciates — this net is cast over them all.  || 1 ||   
 Those who contemplate the Name of the Lord
cross over the terrifying world-ocean.  || 2 ||   Servant Nanak seeks the 
Sanctuary of the Lord. Please bestow the blessing of
Your Name, that he may continue to sing Your Glorious Praises.   || 3 || 2 ||   
 BASANT,   NINTH MEHL:   O mother, I have
gathered the wealth of the Lord’s Name. My mind has stopped its wanderings, and 
now, it has come to rest.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
Attachment  to  Maya  has  run  away  from  my  body,  and  immaculate  
spiritual  wisdom  has  welled  up  within  me.  Greed  and
attachment cannot even touch me; I have grasped hold of devotional worship of 
the Lord.  || 1 ||   The cynicism of countless
lifetimes has been eradicated, since I obtained the jewel of the Naam, the Name 
of the Lord. My mind was rid of all its desires,
and  I  was  absorbed  in  the  peace  of  my  own  inner  being.   ||  2  ||   
  That  person,  unto  whom  the  Merciful  Lord  shows
compassion, sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. Says Nanak, 
this wealth is gathered only by the Gurmukh.

|| 3 || 3 ||    BASANT,  NINTH MEHL:  O my mind, how can you forget the Lord’s 
Name? When the body perishes, you shall
have to deal with the Messenger of Death.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   This world is 
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What makes you think that it is real?  || 1 ||   Wealth, spouse, property and 
household - none of them shall go along with you;
you must know that this is true!  || 2 ||   Only devotion to the Lord shall go 
with you. Says Nanak, vibrate and meditate on the
Lord with single-minded love.  || 3 || 4 ||   BASANT,  NINTH MEHL:  Why do you 
wander lost, O mortal, attached to falsehood
and greed? Nothing has been lost yet — there is still time to wake up!  || 1 || 
 Pause  ||   You must realize that this world is
nothing more than a dream. In an instant, it shall perish; know this as true.   
|| 1 ||    The Lord constantly abides with you.
Night and day, vibrate and meditate on Him, O my friend.  || 2 ||   At the very 
last instant, He shall be your Help and Support.
Says Nanak, sing His Praises.  || 3 || 5 ||

BASANT,   FIRST  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES,   FIRST  HOUSE,   DU-TUKEES:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The world is a crow; it does not remember the Naam, the Name of the Lord. 
Forgetting the Naam, it sees the bait, and pecks
at it. The mind wavers unsteadily, in guilt and deceit. I have shattered my 
attachment to the false world.  || 1 ||   The burden
of sexual desire, anger and corruption is unbearable. Without the Naam, how can 
the mortal maintain a virtuous lifestyle?  || 1

||  Pause  ||    The world is like a house of sand, built on a whirlpool; it is 
like a bubble formed by drops of rain. It is formed
from a mere drop, when the Lord’s wheel turns round. The lights of all souls 
are the servants of the Lord’s Name.  || 2 ||   My
Supreme Guru has created everything. I perform devotional worship service to 
You, and fall at Your Feet, O Lord. Imbued with
Your Name, I long to be Yours. Those who do not let the Naam become manifest 
within themselves, depart like thieves in the
end.  || 3 ||   The mortal loses his honor, gathering sin and corruption. But 
imbued with the Lord’s Name, you shall go to your
true home with honor. God does whatever He wills. One who abides in the Fear of 
God, becomes fearless, O my mother.  || 4

||   The woman desires beauty and pleasure. But betel leaves, garlands of 
flowers and sweet tastes lead only to disease. The
more she plays and enjoys, the more she suffers in sorrow. But when she enters 
into the Sanctuary of God, whatever she
wishes comes to pass.  || 5 ||   She wears beautiful clothes with all sorts of 
decorations. But the flowers turn to dust, and her
beauty  leads  her  into  evil.  Hope  and  desire  have  blocked  the  
doorway.  Without  the  Naam,  one’s  hearth  and  home  are
deserted.  || 6 ||   O princess, my daughter, run away from this place! Chant 
the True Name, and embellish your days. Serve
your Beloved Lord God, and lean on the Support of His Love. Through the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad, abandon your thirst for
corruption and poison.  || 7 ||   My Fascinating Lord has fascinated my mind. 
Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, I have
realized You, Lord. Nanak stands longingly at God’s Door. I am content and 
satisfied with Your Name; please shower me with
Your Mercy.  || 8 || 1 ||   BASANT,  FIRST MEHL:  The mind is deluded by doubt; 
it comes and goes in reincarnation. It is lured
by the poisonous lure of Maya. It does not remain stable in the Love of the One 
Lord. Like the fish, its neck is pierced by the
hook.   || 1 ||    The deluded mind is instructed by the True  Name.  It  
contemplates  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad,  with
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|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   The mind, deluded by doubt, buzzes around like a bumble 
bee. The holes of the body are worthless, if the
mind is filled with such great desire for corrupt passions. It is like the 
elephant, trapped by its own sexual desire. It is caught
and held tight by the chains, and beaten on its head.  || 2 ||   The mind is 
like a foolish frog, without devotional worship. It is
cursed and condemned in the Court of the Lord, without the Naam, the Name of 
the Lord. He has no class or honor, and no
one even mentions his name. That person who lacks virtue — all of his pains and 
sorrows are his only companions.   || 3 ||
His mind wanders out, and cannot be brought back or restrained. Without being 
imbued with the sublime essence of the Lord,
it has no honor or credit. You Yourself are the Listener, Lord, and You 
Yourself are our Protector. You are the Support of the
earth; You Yourself behold and understand it.   || 4 ||    When You Yourself 
make me wander, unto whom can I complain?
Meeting the Guru, I will tell Him of my pain, O my mother. Abandoning my 
worthless demerits, now I practice virtue. Imbued
with the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, I am absorbed in the True Lord.   || 5 ||   
 Meeting with the True Guru, the intellect is
elevated and exalted. The mind becomes immaculate, and egotism is washed away. 
He is liberated forever, and no one can
put him in bondage. He chants the Naam forever, and nothing else.  || 6 ||   
The mind comes and goes according to the Will of
the Lord. The One Lord is contained amongst all; nothing else can be said. The 
Hukam of His Command pervades everywhere,
and all merge in His Command. Pain and pleasure all come by His Will.  || 7 ||  
 You are infallible; You never make mistakes.
Those who listen to the Word of the Guru’s Shabad — their intellects become 
deep and profound. You, O my Great Lord and
Master, are contained in the Shabad. O Nanak, my mind is pleased, praising the 
True Lord.   || 8 || 2 ||    BASANT,   FIRST
MEHL:   That person, who thirsts for the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan, 
is absorbed in the One Lord, leaving duality
behind. His pains are taken away, as he churns and drinks in the Ambrosial 
Nectar. The Gurmukh understands, and merges in
the One Lord.   || 1 ||    So many cry out for Your Darshan, Lord. How rare are 
those who realize the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad and merge with Him.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The Vedas say that we 
should chant the Name of the One Lord. He is
endless; who can find His limits? There is only One Creator, who created the 
world. Without any pillars, He supports the earth
and the sky.  || 2 ||   Spiritual wisdom and meditation are contained in the 
melody of the Bani, the Word of the One Lord. The
One Lord is Untouched and Unstained; His story is unspoken. The Shabad, the 
Word, is the Insignia of the One True Lord.
Through the Perfect Guru, the Knowing Lord is known.  || 3 ||   There is only 
one religion of Dharma; let everyone grasp this
truth. Through the Guru’s Teachings, one becomes perfect, all the ages through. 
Imbued with the Unmanifest Celestial Lord,
and lovingly absorbed in the One, the Gurmukh attains the invisible and 
infinite.   || 4 ||    There is one celestial throne, and
One Supreme King. The Independent Lord God is pervading all places. The three 
worlds are the creation of that Sublime Lord.
The One Creator of the Creation is Unfathomable and Incomprehensible.  || 5 ||  
 His Form is One, and True is His Name. True
justice is administered there. Those who practice Truth are honored and 
accepted. They are honored in the Court of the True
Lord.  || 6 ||    Devotional worship of the One Lord is the expression of love 
for the One Lord. Without the Fear of God and
devotional worship of Him, the mortal comes and goes in reincarnation. One who 
obtains this understanding from the Guru
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That humble being who is imbued with the sublime essence of the Lord is 
certified and approved.  || 7 ||   I see Him here and
there; I dwell on Him intuitively. I do not love any other than You, O Lord and 
Master. O Nanak, my ego has been burnt away
by the Word of the Shabad. The True Guru has shown me the Blessed Vision of the 
True Lord.  || 8 || 3 ||   BASANT,  FIRST
MEHL:  The fickle consciousness cannot find the Lord’s limits. It is caught in 
non-stop coming and going. I am suffering and
dying, O my Creator. No one cares for me, except my Beloved.  || 1 ||   All are 
high and exalted; how can I call anyone low?
Devotional worship of the Lord and the True Name has satisfied me.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   I have taken all sorts of medicines; I
am      so tired of them. How can this disease be cured, without my Guru? 
Without devotional worship of the Lord, the pain is so
great. My Lord and Master is the Giver of pain and pleasure.  || 2 ||   The 
disease is so deadly; how can I find the courage? He
knows my disease, and only He can take away the pain. My mind and body are 
filled with faults and demerits. I searched and
searched, and found the Guru, O my brother!  || 3 ||   The Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad, and the Lord’s Name are the cures. As
You keep me, so do I remain. The world is sick; where should I look? The Lord 
is Pure and Immaculate; Immaculate is His
Name.  || 4 ||    The Guru sees and reveals the Lord’s home, deep within the 
home of the self; He ushers the soul-bride into
the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence. When the mind remains in the mind, and the 
consciousness in the consciousness, such
people of the Lord remain unattached.  || 5 ||   They remain free of any desire 
for happiness or sorrow; tasting the Amrit, the
Ambrosial Nectar, they abide in the Lord’s Name. They recognize their own 
selves, and remain lovingly attuned to the Lord.
They  are victorious on the battlefield of life, following the Guru’s 
Teachings, and their pains run away.  || 6 ||   The Guru has
given me the True Ambrosial Nectar; I drink it in. Of course, I have died, and 
now I am alive to live. Please, protect me as
Your Own, if it pleases You. One who is Yours, merges into You.   || 7 ||    
Painful diseases afflict those who are sexually
promiscuous. God appears permeating  and  pervading  in  each  and  every  
heart.  One  who  remains  unattached,  through  the
Word      of the Guru’s Shabad — O Nanak, his heart and consciousness dwell 
upon and savor the Lord.  || 8 || 4 ||    BASANT,
FIRST MEHL,  IK-TUKEE:  Do not make such a show of rubbing ashes on your body. 
O naked Yogi, this is not the way of Yoga!

|| 1 ||   You fool! How can you have forgotten the Lord’s Name? At the very 
last moment, it and it alone shall be of any use to
you.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Consult the Guru, reflect and think it over. 
Wherever I look, I see the Lord of the World.  || 2 ||   What
can I say? I am nothing. All my status and honor are in Your Name.  || 3 ||   
Why do you take such pride in gazing upon your
property and wealth? When you must leave, nothing shall go along with you.   || 
4 ||    So subdue the five thieves, and hold
your consciousness in its place. This is the basis of the way of Yoga.  || 5 || 
  Your mind is tied with the rope of egotism. You
do not even think of the Lord — you fool! He alone shall liberate you.   || 6 
||    If you forget the Lord, you will fall into the
clutches of the Messenger of Death. At that very last moment, you fool, you 
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Contemplate the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, and be rid of your ego. True Yoga 
shall come to dwell in your mind.  || 8 ||   He
blessed you with body and soul, but you do not even think of Him. You fool! 
Visiting graves and cremation grounds is not
Yoga.  || 9 ||   Nanak chants the sublime, glorious Bani of the Word. 
Understand it, and appreciate it.  || 10 || 5 ||   BASANT,
FIRST MEHL:  In duality and evil-mindedness, the mortal acts blindly. The 
self-willed manmukh wanders, lost in the darkness.

|| 1 ||    The blind man follows blind advice. Unless one takes the Guru’s Way, 
his doubt is not dispelled.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
The manmukh is blind; he does not like the Guru’s Teachings. He has become a 
beast; he cannot get rid of his egotistical
pride.  || 2 ||   God created 8.4 million species of beings. My Lord and 
Master, by the Pleasure of His Will, creates and destroys
them.  || 3 ||   All are deluded and confused, without the Word of the Shabad 
and good conduct. He alone is instructed in this,
who is blessed by the Guru, the Creator.  || 4 ||   The Guru’s servants are 
pleasing to our Lord and Master. The Lord forgives
them, and they no longer fear the Messenger of Death.  || 5 ||   Those who love 
the One Lord with all their heart — He dispels
their doubts and unites them with Himself.  || 6 ||   God is Independent, 
Endless and Infinite. The Creator Lord is pleased with
Truth.  || 7 ||   O Nanak, the Guru instructs the mistaken soul. He implants 
the Truth within him, and shows him the One Lord.

|| 8 || 6 ||    BASANT,   FIRST MEHL:   He Himself is the bumble bee, the fruit 
and the vine. He Himself unites us with the
Sangat — the Congregation, and the Guru, our Best Friend.  || 1 ||   O bumble 
bee, suck in that fragrance, which causes the
trees to flower, and the woods to grow lush foliage.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He 
Himself is Lakshmi, and He Himself is her husband.
He established the world by Word of His Shabad, and He Himself ravishes it.  || 
2 ||   He Himself is the calf, the cow and the
milk.  He  Himself  is  the  Support  of  the  body-mansion.   ||  3  ||     He 
 Himself  is  the  Deed,  and  He  Himself  is  the  Doer.  As
Gurmukh, He contemplates Himself.  || 4 ||   You create the creation, and gaze 
upon it, O Creator Lord. You give Your Support
to  the  uncounted  beings  and  creatures.    ||  5  ||     You  are  the  
Profound,  Unfathomable  Ocean  of  Virtue.  You  are  the
Unknowable, the Immaculate, the most Sublime Jewel.  || 6 ||   You Yourself are 
the Creator, with the Potency to create. You
are the Independent Ruler, whose people are at peace.  || 7 ||   Nanak is 
satisfied with the subtle taste of the Lord’s Name.  ||
8 || 7 ||

BASANT HINDOL,   FIRST MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The nine regions, the seven continents, the fourteen worlds, the three 
qualities and the four ages — You established them all
through the four sources of creation, and You seated them in Your mansions. He 
placed the four lamps, one by one, into the
hands of the four ages.  || 1 ||   O Merciful Lord, Destroyer of demons, Lord 
of Lakshmi, such is Your Power — Your Shakti.  ||
1 ||   Pause   ||    Your army is the fire in the home of each and every heart. 
And Dharma — righteous living is the ruling
chieftain. The earth is Your great cooking pot; Your beings receive their 
portions only once. Destiny is Your gate-keeper.  || 2

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But the mortal becomes unsatisfied, and begs for more; his fickle mind brings 
him disgrace. Greed is the dark dungeon, and
demerits are the shackles on his feet.  || 3 ||    His wealth constantly 
batters him, and sin acts as the police officer. Whether
the mortal is good or bad, he is as You look upon him, O Lord.  || 4 ||   The 
Primal Lord God is called Allah. The Shaykh’s turn
has now come. The temples of the gods are subject to taxes; this is what it has 
come to.  || 5 ||   The Muslim devotional pots,
calls to prayer, prayers and prayer mats are everywhere; the Lord appears in 
blue robes. In each and every home, everyone
uses Muslim greetings; your speech has changed, O people.  || 6 ||    You, O my 
Lord and Master, are the King of the earth;
what power do I have to challenge You? In the four directions, people bow in 
humble adoration to You; Your Praises are sung
in each and every heart.  || 7 ||   Making pilgrimages to sacred shrines, 
reading the Simritees and giving donations in charity

— these do bring any profit. O Nanak, glorious greatness is obtained in an 
instant, remembering the Naam, the Name of the
Lord.  || 8 || 1 || 8 ||

BASANT HINDOL,   SECOND  HOUSE,   FOURTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Within the body-village there lives a child who cannot hold still, even for an 
instant. It makes so many efforts, and grows
weary, but still, it wanders restlessly again and again.  || 1 ||   O my Lord 
and Master, Your child has come home, to be one
with You. Meeting the True Guru, he finds the Perfect Lord. Meditating and 
vibrating on the Name of the Lord, he receives the
Insignia of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   These are dead corpses, these 
bodies of all the people of the world; the Name of the
Lord does not dwell in them. The Guru leads us to taste the water of the Lord’s 
Name, and then we savor and enjoy it, and our
bodies are rejuvenated.   || 2 ||    I have examined and studied and searched 
my entire body, and as Gurmukh, I behold a
miraculous wonder. All the faithless cynics searched outside and died, but 
following the Guru’s Teachings, I have found the
Lord within the home of my own heart.  || 3 ||    God is Merciful to the 
meekest of the meek; Krishna came to the house of
Bidar, a devotee of low social status. Sudama loved God, who came to meet him; 
God sent everything to his home, and ended
his poverty. || 4 ||   Great is the glory of the Name of the Lord. My Lord and 
Master Himself has enshrined it within me. Even if
all the faithless cynics continue slandering me, it is not diminished by even 
one iota.  || 5 ||   The Lord’s Name is the praise of
His humble servant. It brings him honor in the ten directions. The slanderers 
and the faithless cynics cannot endure it at all;
they have set fire to their own houses.  || 6 ||   The humble person meeting 
with another humble person obtains honor. In the
glory of the Lord, their glory shines forth. The servants of my Lord and Master 
are loved by the Beloved. They are the slaves of
His slaves.  || 7 ||   The Creator Himself is the Water; He Himself unites us 
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O Nanak, the Gurmukh is absorbed in celestial peace and poise, like water 
blending with water.  || 8 || 1 || 9 ||

BASANT,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE,   DU-TUKEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Listen to the stories of the devotees, O my mind, and meditate with love. 
Ajaamal uttered the Lord’s Name once, and was
saved. Baalmeek found the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. The Lord 
definitely met Dhroo.  || 1 ||   I beg for the dust
of the feet of Your Saints. Please bless me with Your Mercy, Lord, that I may 
apply it to my forehead.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Ganika the prostitute was saved, when her parrot uttered the Lord’s Name. The 
elephant meditated on the Lord, and was
saved. He delivered the poor Brahmin Sudama out of poverty. O my mind, you too 
must meditate and vibrate on the Lord of
the Universe.  || 2 ||   Even the hunter who shot an arrow at Krishna was 
saved. Kubija the hunchback was saved, when God
placed His Feet on her thumb. Bidar was saved by his attitude of humility. O my 
mind, you too must meditate on the Lord.  || 3

||     The  Lord  Himself  saved  the  honor  of  Prahlaad.  Even  when  she  
was  being  disrobed  in  court,  Dropatee’s  honor  was
preserved. Those who have served the Lord, even at the very last instant of 
their lives, are saved. O my mind, serve Him, and
you shall be carried across to the other side.  || 4 ||   Dhanna served the 
Lord, with the innocence of a child. Meeting with the
Guru, Trilochan attained the perfection of the Siddhas. The Guru blessed Baynee 
with His Divine Illumination. O my mind, you
too must be the Lord’s slave.  || 5 ||   Jai Dayv gave up his egotism. Sain the 
barber was saved through his selfless service. Do
not let your mind waver or wander; do not let it go anywhere. O my mind, you 
too shall cross over; seek the Sanctuary of God.

|| 6 ||   O my Lord and Master, You have shown Your Mercy to them. You saved 
those devotees. You do not take their merits
and demerits into account. Seeing these ways of Yours, I have dedicated my mind 
to Your service.  || 7 ||   Kabeer meditated
on the One Lord with love. Naam Dayv lived with the Dear Lord. Ravi Daas 
meditated on God, the Incomparably Beautiful.
Guru Nanak Dayv is the Embodiment of the Lord of the Universe.  || 8 || 1 ||   
BASANT,  FIFTH MEHL:  The mortal wanders in
reincarnation  through  countless  lifetimes.  Without  meditating  in  
remembrance  on  the  Lord,  he  falls  into  hell.  Without
devotional worship, he is cut apart into pieces. Without understanding, he is 
punished by the Messenger of Death.   || 1 ||
Meditate and vibrate forever on the Lord of the Universe, O my friend. Love 
forever the True Word of the Shabad.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Contentment does not come by any endeavors. All the show of Maya is 
just a cloud of smoke. The mortal does not
hesitate to commit sins. Intoxicated with poison, he comes and goes in 
reincarnation.   || 2 ||    Acting in egotism and self-
conceit, his corruption only increases. The world is drowning in attachment and 
greed. Sexual desire and anger hold the mind
in its power. Even in his dreams, he does not chant the Lord’s Name.  || 3 ||   
Sometimes he is a king, and sometimes he is a
beggar. The world is bound by pleasure and pain. The mortal makes no 
arrangements to save himself. The bondage of sin
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He himself eats what he himself plants. He gathers up that which brings 
corruption; leaving them, the fool must depart in an
instant.   || 5 ||    He wanders in attachment to Maya. He acts in accordance 
with the karma of his past actions. Only the
Creator Himself remains detached. God is not affected by virtue or vice.   || 6 
||    Please save me, O Merciful Lord of the
Universe! I seek Your Sanctuary, O Perfect Compassionate Lord. Without You, I 
have no other place of rest. Please take pity on
me, God, and bless me with Your Name.  || 7 ||   You are the Creator, and You 
are the Doer. You are High and Exalted, and
You are totally Infinite. Please be merciful, and attach me to the hem of Your 
robe. Slave Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of
God.  || 8 || 2 ||

BASANT  KEE  VAAR,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Meditate on the Lord’s Name, and blossom forth in green abundance. By your high 
destiny, you have been blessed with this
wondrous spring of the soul. See all the three worlds in bloom, and obtain the 
Fruit of Ambrosial Nectar. Meeting with the Holy
Saints, peace wells up, and all sinful residues are erased. O Nanak, remember 
in meditation the One Name, and you shall
never again be consigned to the womb of reincarnation..  || 1 ||   The five 
powerful desires are bound down, when you lean on
the True Lord. The Lord Himself leads us to dwell at His Feet. He stands right 
in our midst. All sorrows and sicknesses are
eradicated, and you become ever-fresh and rejuvenated. Night and day, meditate 
on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. You
shall never again die. And the One, from whom we came, O Nanak, into Him we 
merge once again.   || 2 ||    Where do we
come from? Where do we live? Where do we go in the end? All creatures belong to 
God, our Lord and Master. Who can place a
value on Him? Those who meditate, listen and chant, those devotees are blessed 
and beautified. The Lord God is Inaccessible
and Unfathomable; there is no other equal to Him. The Perfect Guru has taught 
this Truth. Nanak proclaims it to the world.  ||
3 || 1 ||

BASANT,   THE  WORD  OF  THE  DEVOTEES,   KABEER  JEE,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The earth is in bloom, and the sky is in bloom. Each and every heart has 
blossomed forth, and the soul is illumined.   || 1 ||
My Sovereign Lord King blossoms forth in countless ways. Wherever I look, I see 
Him there pervading.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The
four Vedas blossom forth in duality. The Simritees blossom forth, along with 
the Koran and the Bible.  || 2 ||   Shiva blossoms
forth in Yoga and meditation. Kabeer’s Lord and Master pervades in all alike.   
|| 3 || 1 ||    The Pandits, the Hindu religious
scholars,  are  intoxicated,  reading  the  Puraanas.  The  Yogis  are  
intoxicated  in  Yoga  and  meditation.  The  Sannyaasees  are
intoxicated in egotism. The penitents are intoxicated with the mystery of 
penance.  || 1 ||   All are intoxicated with the wine of
Maya;  no one is awake and aware. The thieves are with them, plundering their 
homes.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Suk Dayv and Akrur
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Hanuman with his tail is awake and aware. Shiva is awake, serving at the Lord’s 
Feet. Naam Dayv and Jai Dayv are awake in
this Dark Age of Kali Yuga.  || 2 ||   There are many ways of being awake, and 
sleeping. To be awake as Gurmukh is the most
excellent way. The most sublime of all the actions of this body, says Kabeer, 
is to meditate and vibrate on the Lord’s Name.  ||
3 || 2 ||   The wife gives birth to her husband. The son leads his father in 
play. Without breasts, the mother nurses her baby.

|| 1 ||   Behold, people! This is how it is in the Dark Age of Kali Yuga. The 
son marries his mother.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Without
feet, the mortal jumps. Without a mouth, he bursts into laughter. Without 
feeling sleepy, he lays down and sleeps. Without a
churn, the milk is churned.  || 2 ||    Without udders, the cow gives milk. 
Without travelling, a long journey is made. Without
the True Guru, the path is not found. Says Kabeer, see this, and understand.  
|| 3 || 3 ||    Prahlaad was sent to school. He
took many of his friends along with him. He asked his teacher, “Why do you 
teach me about worldly affairs? Write the Name of
the Dear Lord on my tablet.”  || 1 ||   O Baba, I will not forsake the Name of 
the Lord. I will not bother with any other lessons.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Sanda and Marka went to the king to complain. He sent for 
Prahlaad to come at once. He said to him, “Stop
uttering the Lord’s Name. I shall release you at once, if you obey my words.”  
|| 2 ||   Prahlaad answered, “Why do you annoy
me, over and over again? God created the water, land, hills and mountains. I 
shall not forsake the One Lord; if I did, I would
be going against my Guru. You might as well throw me into the fire and kill 
me.”  || 3 ||   The king became angry and drew his
sword. “Show me your protector now!” So God emerged out of the pillar, and 
assumed a mighty form. He killed Harnaakhash,
tearing him apart with his nails.   || 4 ||    The Supreme Lord God, the 
Divinity of the divine, for the sake of His devotee,
assumed the form of the man-lion. Says Kabeer, no one can know the Lord’s 
limits. He saves His devotees like Prahlaad over
and over again.  || 5 || 4 ||    Within the body and mind are thieves like 
sexual desire, which has stolen my jewel of spiritual
wisdom. I am a poor orphan, O God; unto whom should I complain? Who has not 
been ruined by sexual desire? What am I?

|| 1 ||    O Lord, I cannot endure this agonizing pain. What power does my 
fickle mind have against it?   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Sanak, Sanandan, Shiva and Suk Dayv were born out of Brahma’s naval chakra. The 
poets and the Yogis with their matted hair
all lived their lives with good behavior.  || 2 ||   You are Unfathomable; I 
cannot know Your depth. O God, Master of the meek,
unto whom should I tell my pains? Please rid me of the pains of birth and 
death, and bless me with peace. Kabeer utters the
Glorious Praises of God, the Ocean of peace.  || 3 || 5 ||   There is one 
merchant and five traders. The twenty-five oxen carry
false merchandise. There are nine poles which hold the ten bags. The body is 
tied by the seventy-two ropes.  || 1 ||


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I don’t care at all about such commerce. It depletes my capital, and the 
interest charges only increase.  ||  Pause  ||   Weaving
the seven threads together, they carry on their trade. They are led on by the 
karma of their  past actions.  The  three  tax-
collectors argue with them. The traders depart empty-handed.   || 2 ||    Their 
capital is exhausted, and their trade is ruined.
The caravan is scattered in the ten directions. Says Kabeer, O mortal, your 
tasks will be accomplished, when you merge in the
Celestial Lord; let your doubts run away.  || 3 || 6 ||

BASANT HINDOL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The mother is impure, and the father is impure. The fruit they produce is 
impure. Impure they come, and impure they go. The
unfortunate ones die in impurity.  || 1 ||   Tell me, O Pandit, O religious 
scholar, which place is uncontaminated? Where should
I sit to eat my meal?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The tongue is impure, and its 
speech is impure. The eyes and ears are totally impure.
The impurity of the sexual organs does not depart; the Brahmin is burnt by the 
fire.  || 2 ||   The fire is impure, and the water
is impure. The place where you sit and cook is impure. Impure is the ladle 
which serves the food. Impure is the one who sits
down to eat it.  || 3 ||   Impure is the cow dung, and impure is the kitchen 
square. Impure are the lines that mark it off. Says
Kabeer, they alone are pure, who have obtained pure understanding.  || 4 || 1 
|| 7 ||

RAAMAANAND  JEE,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Where should I go? My home is filled with bliss. My consciousness does not go 
out wandering. My mind has become crippled.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   One day, a desire welled up in my mind. I ground up 
sandalwood, along with several fragrant oils. I went to
God’s place, and worshipped Him there. That God showed me the Guru, within my 
own mind.  || 1 ||   Wherever I go, I find
water and stones. You are totally pervading and permeating in all. I have 
searched through all the Vedas and the Puraanas. I
would go there, only if the Lord were not here.  || 2 ||   I am a sacrifice to 
You, O my True Guru. You have cut through all my
confusion and doubt. Raamaanand’s Lord and Master is the All-pervading Lord 
God. The Word of the Guru’s Shabad eradicates
the karma of millions of past actions.  || 3 || 1 ||

BASANT,   THE  WORD  OF  NAAM  DAYV  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

If the servant runs away when his master is in trouble, he will not have a long 
life, and he brings shame to all his family.  || 1

||   I shall not abandon devotional worship of You, O Lord, even if the people 
laugh at me. The Lord’s Lotus Feet abide within
my heart.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The mortal will even die for the sake of his 
wealth; in the same way, the Saints do not forsake
the Lord’s Name.  || 2 ||   Pilgrimages to the Ganges, the Gaya and the 
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If  the  Lord  were  totally  pleased,  then  He  would  let  Naam  Dayv  be  
His  servant.   ||  3  ||  1  ||     The  tidal  waves  of  greed
constantly assault me. My body is drowning, O Lord.  || 1 ||   Please carry me 
across the world-ocean, O Lord of the Universe.
Carry me across, O Beloved Father.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I cannot steer my ship 
in this storm. I cannot find the other shore, O
Beloved Lord.  || 2 ||    Please be merciful, and unite me with the True Guru; 
carry me across, O Lord.   || 3 ||    Says Naam
Dayv, I do not know how to swim. Give me Your Arm, give me Your Arm, O Beloved 
Lord.   || 4 || 2 ||    Slowly at first, the
body-cart loaded with dust starts to move. Later, it is driven on by the stick. 
 || 1 ||    The body moves along like the ball of
dung, driven on by the dung-beetle. The beloved soul goes down to the pool to 
wash itself clean.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The
washerman washes, imbued with the Lord’s Love. My mind is imbued with the 
Lord’s Lotus Feet.  || 2 ||   Prays Naam Dayv, O
Lord, You are All-pervading. Please be kind to Your devotee.  || 3 || 3 ||

BASANT,   THE  WORD  OF  RAVI  DAAS  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

You know nothing. Seeing your clothes, you are so proud of yourself. The proud 
bride shall not find a place with the Lord.
Above your head, the crow of death is cawing.   || 1 ||    Why are you so 
proud? You are insane. Even the mushrooms of
summer live longer than you.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The deer does not know the 
secret; the musk is within its own body, but it
searches for it outside. Whoever reflects on his own body — the Messenger of 
Death does not abuse him.  || 2 ||   The man is
so proud of his sons and his wife; his Lord and Master shall call for his 
account. The soul suffers in pain for the actions it has
committed. Afterwards, whom shall you call, “Dear, Dear.”  || 3 ||   If you 
seek the Support of the Holy, millions upon millions
of your sins shall be totally erased. Says Ravi Daas, one who chants the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord, is not concerned with
social class, birth and rebirth.  || 4 || 1 ||

BASANT,   KABEER  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

You walk like a cow. The hair on your tail is shiny and lustrous.  || 1 ||   
Look around, and eat anything in this house. But do
not go out to any other.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    You lick the grinding bowl, and 
eat the flour. Where have you taken the kitchen
rags?   || 2 ||    Your gaze is fixed on the basket in the cupboard. Watch out 
— a stick may strike you from behind.   || 3 ||
Says Kabeer, you have over-indulged in your pleasures. Watch out — someone may 
throw a brick at you.  || 4 || 1 ||


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RAAG  SAARANG,   CHAU-PADAS,   FIRST  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

I  am  the  hand-maiden  of  my  Lord  and  Master.  I  have  grasped  the  
Feet  of  God,  the  Life  of  the  world.  He  has  killed  and

eradicated my egotism.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He is the Perfect, Supreme Light, 
the Supreme Lord God, my Beloved, my Breath of
Life. The Fascinating Lord has fascinated my mind; contemplating the Word of 
the Shabad, I have come to understand.  || 1 ||
The worthless self-willed manmukh, with false and shallow understanding — his 
mind and body are held in pain’s grip. Since I
came  to  be  imbued  with  the  Love  of  my  Beautiful  Lord,  I  meditate  
on  the  Lord,  and  my  mind  is  encouraged.   ||  2  ||
Abandoning  egotism,  I  have  become  detached.  And  now,  I  absorb  true  
intuitive  understanding.  The  mind  is  pleased  and
appeased by the Pure, Immaculate Lord; the opinions of other people are 
irrelevant.  || 3 ||   There is no other like You, in the
past or in the future, O my Beloved, my Breath of Life, my Support. The 
soul-bride is imbued with the Name of the Lord; O
Nanak, the Lord is her Husband.  || 4 || 1 ||   SAARANG,  FIRST MEHL:  How can 
I survive without the Lord? I am suffering in
pain. My tongue does not taste — all is bland without the Lord’s sublime 
essence. Without God, I suffer and die.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   As long as I do not attain the Blessed Vision of my Beloved, I remain 
hungry and thirsty. Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of
His Darshan, my mind is pleased and appeased. The lotus blossoms forth in the 
water.  || 1 ||   The low-hanging clouds crack
with thunder and burst. The cuckoos and the peacocks are filled with passion, 
along with the birds in the trees, the bulls and
the snakes. The soul-bride is happy when her Husband Lord returns home.  || 2 
||   She is filthy and ugly, unfeminine and ill-
mannered — she has no intuitive understanding of her Husband Lord. She is not 
satisfied by the sublime essence of her Lord’s
Love; she is evil-minded, immersed in her pain.   || 3 ||    The soul-bride 
does not come and go in reincarnation or suffer in
pain; her body is not touched by the pain of disease. O Nanak, she is 
intuitively embellished by God; seeing God, her mind is
encouraged.  || 4 || 2 ||   SAARANG,  FIRST MEHL:  My Beloved Lord God is not 
far away. My mind is pleased and appeased
by the Word of the True Guru’s Teachings.


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I have found the Lord, the Support of my breath of life.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
This is the way to meet your Husband Lord. Blessed
is the soul-bride who is loved by her Husband Lord. Social class and status, 
race,  ancestry  and  skepticism  are  eliminated,
following  the  Guru’s  Teachings  and  contemplating  the  Word  of  the  
Shabad.   ||  1  ||     One  whose  mind  is  pleased  and
appeased,  has  no  egotistical  pride.  Violence  and  greed  are  forgotten.  
The  soul-bride  intuitively  ravishes  and  enjoys  her
Husband Lord; as Gurmukh, she is embellished by His Love.   || 2 ||     Burn  
away  any  love  of  family  and  relatives,  which
increases your attachment to Maya. One who does not savor the Lord’s Love deep 
within, lives in duality and corruption.  || 3

||   His Love is a priceless jewel deep within my being; the Lover of my 
Beloved is not hidden. O Nanak, as Gurmukh, enshrine
the Priceless Naam deep within your being, all the ages through.  || 4 || 3 ||

SAARANG,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I am the dust of the feet of the humble Saints of the Lord. Joining the Sat 
Sangat, the True Congregation, I have obtained the
supreme status. The Lord, the Supreme Soul, is all-pervading everywhere.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   Meeting the Saintly True Guru, I
have found peace and tranquility. Sinful residues and painful mistakes are 
totally erased and taken away. The Divine Light of
the soul radiates forth, gazing upon the Presence of the Immaculate Lord God.  
|| 1 ||    By great good fortune, I have found
the Sat Sangat; the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is all-prevading everywhere. I 
have taken my cleansing bath at the sixty-eight
sacred shrines of pilgrimage, bathing in the dust of the feet of the True 
Congregation.  || 2 ||   Evil-minded and corrupt, filthy-
minded  and  shallow,  with  impure  heart,  attached  to  enticement  and  
falsehood.  Without  good  karma,  how  can  I  find  the
Sangat? Engrossed in egotism, the mortal remains stuck in regret.  || 3 ||   Be 
kind and show Your Mercy, O Dear Lord; I beg
for the dust of the feet of the Sat Sangat. O Nanak, meeting with the Saints, 
the Lord is attained. The Lord’s humble servant
obtains the Presence of the Lord.   || 4 || 1 ||    SAARANG,   FOURTH MEHL:   I 
am a sacrifice to the Feet of the Lord of the
Universe. I cannot swim across the terrifying world ocean. But chanting the 
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, I am carried across
across.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Faith in God came to fill my heart; I serve Him 
intuitively, and contemplate Him. Night and day, I
chant the Lord’s Name within my heart; it is all-powerful and virtuous.   || 1 
||    God is Inaccessible and Unfathomable, All-
pervading everywhere, in all minds and bodies; He is Infinite and Invisible. 
When the Guru bebomes merciful, then the Unseen
Lord is seen within the heart.  || 2 ||   Deep within the inner being is the 
Name of the Lord, the Support of the entire earth, but
to the egotistical shaakta, the faithless cynic, He seems far away. His burning 
desire is never quenched, and he loses the game
of life in the gamble.  || 3 ||   Standing up and sitting down, the mortal 
sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, when the Guru
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O Nanak, those who are blessed by His Glance of Grace —  He  saves  and  
protects  their  honor.   || 4  || 2  ||     SAARANG,
FOURTH MEHL:  O my Beloved Lord, Har, Har, please bless me with Your Ambrosial 
Name. Those whose minds are pleased to
be Gurmukh — the Lord completes their projects.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Those 
humble beings who become meek before the
Guru-their pains are taken away. Night and day, they perform devotional worship 
services to the Guru; they are embellished
with the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 1 ||   Within their hearts is the 
ambrosial essence of the Naam, the Name of the Lord;
they savor this essence, sing the praises of this essence, and contemplate this 
essence. By Guru’s Grace, they are aware of
this ambrosial essence; they find the Gate of Salvation.  || 2 ||   The True is 
the Primal Being, Unmoving and Unchanging. One
who takes the Support of the Naam, the Name of the Lord — his intellect becomes 
focused and steady. I offer my soul to Him;
I am a sacrifice to my True Guru.  || 3 ||   The self-willed manmukhs are stuck 
in doubt and attached to duality; the darkness
of spiritual ignorance is within them. They do not see the True Guru, the 
Giver; they are not on this shore, or the other.  || 4 ||
Our Lord and Master is permeating and pervading each and every heart; He is 
supremely Potent to exercise His Might. Nanak,
the slave of His slaves, says, please, be merciful and save me!  || 5 || 3 ||   
 SAARANG,  FOURTH MEHL:  This is the way to
work for the Lord. Whatever He does, accept that as true. As Gurmukh, remain 
lovingly absorbed in His Name.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   The Love of the Lord of the Universe seems supremely sweet. Everything 
else is forgotten. Night and day, he is in ecstasy;

his mind is pleased and appeased, and his light merges into the Light.  || 1 || 
   Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, his
mind is satisfied. Peace and tranquility come to abide within his mind. When 
the Guru becomes merciful, the mortal finds the
Lord; he focuses his consciousness on the Lord’s Lotus Feet.  || 2 ||   The 
intellect is enlightened, meditating on the Lord. He
remains lovingly attuned to the essence of spiritual wisdom. The Divine Light 
radiates forth deep within his being; his mind is
pleased  and  appeased.  He  merges  intuitively  into  Celestial  Samaadhi.   
||  3  ||     One  whose  heart  is  filled  with  falsehood,
continues to practice falsehood, even while he teaches and preaches about the 
Lord. Within him is the utter darkness of greed.
He is thrashed like wheat, and suffers in pain.   || 4 ||    When my God is 
totally pleased, the mortal tunes in and becomes
Gurmukh. Nanak has obtained the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord. Chanting 
the Naam, he has found peace.  || 5 ||
4 ||   SAARANG,  FOURTH MEHL:  My mind is pleased and appeased by the Name of 
the Lord. The True Guru has implanted
divine love within my heart. The Sermon of the Lord, Har, Har, is pleasing to 
my mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Please be merciful to
Your  meek  and  humble  servant; please  bless  Your  humble  servant with  
Your  Unspoken  Speech.  Meeting  with  the  humble
Saints, I have found the sublime essence of the Lord. The Lord seems so sweet 
to my mind and body.  || 1 ||   They alone are
unattached, who are imbued with the Lord’s Love; through the Guru’s Teachings, 
they realize the Naam, the Name of the
Lord. Meeting with the Primal Being, one finds peace, and one’s comings and 
goings in reincarnation are ended.  || 2 ||   With
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I chant His Name with my tongue. With my ears, I listen to the Kirtan of His 
Praises, day and night. I love the Lord, Har, Har,
with all my heart.  || 3 ||   When the Guru helped me to overcome the five 
thieves, then I found ultimate bliss, attached to the
Naam. The Lord has showered His Mercy on servant Nanak; he merges in the Lord, 
in the Name of the Lord.   || 4 || 5 ||
SAARANG,   FOURTH MEHL:   O my mind, chant the Name of the Lord, and study His 
Excellence. Without the Lord’s Name,
nothing is steady or stable. All the rest of the show is useless.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   What is there to accept, and what is there to
reject, O madman? Whatever is seen shall turn to dust. That poison which you 
believe to be your own — you must abandon it
and leave it behind. What a load you have to carry on your head!  || 1 ||   
Moment by moment, instant by instant, your life is
running out. The fool cannot understand this. He does things which will not go 
along with him in the end. This is the lifestyle of
the faithless cynic.   || 2 ||    So join together with the humble Saints, O 
madman, and you shall find the Gate of Salvation.
Without the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, no one finds any peace. Go and 
ask the scholars of the Vedas.  || 3 ||   All the
kings and queens shall depart; they must leave this false expanse. O Nanak, the 
Saints are eternally steady and stable; they
take the Support of the Name of the Lord.  || 4 || 6 ||

SAARANG,   FOURTH  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE,   DU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O son, why do you argue with your father? It is a sin to argue with the one who 
fathered you and raised you.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
That wealth, which you are so proud of — that wealth does not belong to anyone. 
In an instant, you shall have to leave behind
all your corrupt pleasures; you shall be left to regret and repent.  || 1 ||   
He is God, your Lord and Master — chant the Chant
of that Lord. Servant Nanak spreads the Teachings; if you listen to it, you 
shall be rid of your pain.  || 2 || 1 || 7 ||

SAARANG,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIFTH  HOUSE,   DU-PADAS,   PARTAAL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O my mind, meditate on the Lord of the World, the Master of the Universe, the 
Life of the World, the Enticer of the mind; fall in
love with Him. I take the Support of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, all day and all 
night.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Endless, endless, endless
are the Praises of the Lord. Suk Dayv, Naarad and the gods like Brahma sing His 
Glorious Praises. Your Glorious Virtues, O my
Lord and Master, cannot even be counted. O Lord, You are Infinite, O Lord, You 
are Infinite, O Lord, You are my Lord and
Master; only You Yourself know Your Own Ways.  || 1 ||   Those who are near, 
near to the Lord — those who dwell near the
Lord — those humble servants of the Lord are the Holy, the devotees of the 
Lord.


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Those  humble  servants  of  the  Lord  merge  with  their  Lord,  O  Nanak,  
like  water  merging  with  water.   ||  2  ||  1  ||  8  ||
SAARANG,  FOURTH MEHL:  O my mind, meditate on the Lord, the Lord, your Lord 
and Master. The Lord is the Most Divine of
all the divine beings. Chant the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam, the Lord, my 
most Dear Beloved.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    That
household, in which the Glorious Praises of the Lord are sung, in which the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord are sung, in which His
Glorious Praises are sung, where the Panch Shabad, the Five Primal Sounds, 
resound — great is the destiny written on the
forehead of one who lives in such a household. All the sins of that humble 
being are taken away, all the pains are taken away,
all diseases are taken away; sexual desire, anger, greed, attachment and 
egotistical pride are taken away. The Lord drives the
five thieves out of such a person of the Lord.  || 1 ||   Chant the Name of the 
Lord, O Holy Saints of the Lord; meditate on the
Lord of the Universe, O Holy people of the Lord. Meditate in thought, word and 
deed on the Lord, Har, Har. Worship and adore
the Lord, O Holy people of the Lord. Chant the Name of the Lord, chant the Name 
of the Lord. It shall rid you of all your sins.
Continually and continuously remain awake and aware. You shall be in ecstasy 
forever and ever, meditating on the Lord of the
Universe. Servant Nanak: O Lord, Your devotees obtain the fruits of their 
minds’ desires; they obtain all the fruits and rewards,
and the four great blessings — Dharmic faith, wealth and riches, sexual success 
and liberation.  || 2 || 2 || 9 ||    SAARANG,
FOURTH MEHL:  O my mind, meditate on the Lord, the Lord of Wealth, the Source 
of Nectar, the Supreme Lord God, the True
Transcendent Being, God, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. He is the 
Destroyer of all suffering, the Giver of all peace;
sing the Praises of my Beloved Lord God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Lord dwells 
in the home of each and every heart. The Lord
dwells in the water, and the Lord dwells on the land. The Lord dwells in the 
spaces and interspaces. I have such a great
longing to see the Lord. If only some Saint, some humble Saint of the Lord, my 
Holy Beloved, would come, to show me the
way. I would wash and massage the feet of that humble being.  || 1 ||   The 
Lord’s humble servant meets the Lord, through
his faith in the Lord; meeting the Lord, he becomes Gurmukh. My mind and body 
are in ecstasy; I have seen my Sovereign
Lord King. Servant Nanak has been blessed with Grace, blessed with the Lord’s 
Grace, blessed with the Grace of the Lord of
the Universe. I meditate on the Lord, the Name of the Lord, night and day, 
forever, forever and ever.   || 2 || 3 || 10 ||
SAARANG,   FOURTH  MEHL:   O  my  mind,  meditate  on  the  Fearless  Lord,  
who  is  True,  True,  Forever  True.  He  is  free  of
vengeance, the Image of the Undying, beyond birth, Self-existent. O my mind, 
meditate night and day on the Formless, Self-
sustaining Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   For the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s 
Darshan, for the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darsh an,
the thirty-three million gods, and millions of Siddhas, celibates and Yogis 
make their pilgrimages to sacred shrines and rivers,
and go on fasts. The service of the humble person is approved, unto whom the 
Lord of the World shows His Mercy.   || 1 ||
They alone are the good Saints of the Lord, the best and most exalted devotees, 
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Those who have my Lord and Master on their side — O Nanak, the Lord saves their 
honor.   || 2 || 4 || 11 ||    SAARANG,
FOURTH MEHL,  PARTAAL:  O my mind, meditate on the Lord of the Universe, the 
Lord, the Lord of the Universe, the Treasure
of Virtue, the God of all creation. O my mind, chant the Name of the Lord, the 
Lord, the Eternal, Imperishable, Primal Lord
God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The Name of the Lord is the Ambrosial Nectar, Har, 
Har, Har. He alone drinks it in, whom the Lord
inspires to drink it. The Merciful Lord Himself bestows His Mercy, and He leads 
the mortal to meet with the True Guru. That
humble being tastes the Ambrosial Name of the Lord, Har, Har.   || 1 ||    
Those who serve my Lord, forever and ever — all
their pain, doubt and fear are taken away. Servant Nanak chants the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, and so he lives, like the
song-bird, which is satisfied only by drinking in the water.  || 2 || 5 || 12 
||   SAARANG,  FOURTH MEHL:  O my mind, meditate
on     the Supreme Lord. The Lord, the Lord is All-pervading. True, True is the 
Lord. O Siblings of Destiny, chant the Name of the
Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam, forever. He is All-pervading everywhere.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   The Lord Himself is Himself the Creator
of all. The Lord Himself is Himself pervading the whole world. That person, 
upon whom my Sovereign Lord King, Raam, Raam,
Raam, bestows His Mercy — that person is lovingly attuned to the Lord’s Name.   
|| 1 ||    O Saints of the Lord, behold the
Glory of the Name of the Lord; His Name saves the honor of His humble devotees 
in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. My Sovereign
Lord King has taken servant Nanak’s side; his enemies and attackers have all 
run away.  || 2 || 6 || 13 ||

SAARANG,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

I am a sacrifice to the Image of the True Guru. My inner being is filled with a 
great thirst, like that of the song-bird for water.
When shall I find the Fruitful Vision of His Darshan?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He 
is the Master of the masterless, the Cherisher of all.
He  is the Lover of the devotees of His Name. That mortal, whom no one can 
protect — You bless him with Your Support, O
Lord.   || 1 ||    Support of the unsupported, Saving Grace of the unsaved, 
Home of the homeless. Wherever I go in the ten
directions, You are there with me. The only thing I do is sing the Kirtan of 
Your Praises.   || 2 ||    From Your Oneness, You
become tens of thousands, and from tens of thousands, You become One. I cannot 
describe Your state and extent. You are
Infinite — Your value cannot be appraised. Everything I see is Your play.  || 3 
||   I speak with the Company of the Holy; I am
in love with the Holy people of the Lord. Servant Nanak has found the Lord 
through the Guru’s Teachings; please bless me
with Your Blessed Vision; O Lord, my mind yearns for it.  || 4 || 1 ||    
SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Dear Lord is the Inner-
knower,  the  Searcher  of  hearts.  The  mortal  does  evil  deeds,  and  
hides  from  others,  but  like  the  air,  the  Lord  is  present
everywhere.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You call yourself a devotee of Vishnu and you 
practice the six rituals, but your inner being is
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Those who slander the Society of the Saints, shall all be drowned in their 
ignorance.  || 1 ||   The mortal eats the food which
he has carefully prepared, and then steals the wealth of others. His inner 
being is filled with falsehood and pride. He knows
nothing of the Vedas or the Shaastras; his mind is gripped by pride.  || 2 ||   
He says his evening prayers, and observes all the
fasts, but this is all just a show. God made him stray from the path, and sent 
him into the wilderness. All his actions are
useless.  || 3 ||   He alone is a spiritual teacher, and he alone is a devotee 
of Vishnu and a scholar, whom the Lord God blesses
with His Grace. Serving the True Guru, he obtains the supreme status and saves 
the whole world.  || 4 ||   What can I say? I
don’t know what to say. As God wills, so do I speak. I ask only for the dust of 
the feet of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of
the Holy. Servant Nanak seeks their Sanctuary.   || 5 || 2 ||    SAARANG,   
FIFTH MEHL:   Now, my dancing is over. I have
intuitively obtained my Darling Beloved. Through the Word of the True Guru’s 
Teachings, I found Him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The
virgin speaks with her friends about her husband and they laugh together; but 
when he comes home, she becomes shy, and
modestly covers her face.  || 1 ||    When gold is melted in the crucible, it 
flows freely everywhere. But when it is made into
pure solid bars of gold, then it remains stationary.   || 2 ||    As long as 
the days and the nights of one’s life last, the clock
strikes the hours, minutes and seconds. But when the gong player gets up and 
leaves, the gong is not sounded again.  || 3 ||
When the pitcher is filled with water, the water contained within it seems 
distinct. Says Nanak, when the pitcher is emptied
out, the water mingles again with water.  || 4 || 3 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  
Now if he is asked, what can he say? He was
supposed to have gathered the sublime essence of the Ambrosial Naam, the Name 
of the Lord, but instead, the mad-man was
busy with poison.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   This human life, so difficult to 
obtain, was finally obtained after such a long time. He is
losing it in exchange for a shell. He came to buy musk, but instead, he has 
loaded dust and thistle grass.  || 1 ||   He comes in
search of profits, but he is entangled in the enticing illusion of Maya. He 
loses the jewel, in exchange for mere glass. When will
he have this blessed opportunity again?  || 2 ||    He is full of sins, and he 
has not even one redeeming virtue. Forsaking his
Lord and Master, he is involved with Maya, God’s slave. And when the final 
silence comes, like inanimate matter, he is caught
like a thief at the door.  || 3 ||    I cannot see any other way out. I seek 
the Sanctuary of the Lord’s slaves. Says Nanak, the
mortal is emancipated, only when all his demerits and faults are erased and 
eradicated.  || 4 || 4 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:
O mother, my patience is gone. I am in love with my Husband Lord. There are so 
many kinds of incomparable pleasures, but I
am not interested in any of them.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Night and day, I utter, 
“Pri-a, Pri-a — Beloved, Beloved” with my mouth.
I cannot sleep, even for an instant; I remain awake and aware. Necklaces, eye 
make-up, fancy clothes and decorations —
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|| 1 ||   I ask and ask, with humility, “Who can tell me which country my 
Husband Lord lives in?” I would dedicate my heart to
him, I offer my mind and body and everything; I place my head at his feet.  || 
2 ||   I bow at the feet of the voluntary slave of
the Lord; I beg him to bless me with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. 
 Show Mercy to me, that I may meet God,
and gaze upon the Blessed Vision of His Darshan every moment.  || 3 ||   When 
He is Kind to me, He comes to dwell within my
being. Night and day, my mind is calm and peaceful. Says Nanak, I sing the 
Songs of Joy; the Unstruck Word of the Shabad
resounds within me.  || 4 || 5 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  O mother, True, True 
True is the Lord, and True, True, True is His
Holy Saint. The Word which the Perfect Guru has spoken, I have tied to my robe. 
 || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Night and day, and the
stars in the sky shall vanish. The sun and the moon shall vanish. The 
mountains, the earth, the water and the air shall pass
away. Only the Word of the Holy Saint shall endure.  || 1 ||   Those born of 
eggs shall pass away, and those born of the womb
shall pass away. Those born of the earth and sweat shall pass away as well. The 
four Vedas shall pass away, and the six
Shaastras shall pass away. Only the Word of the Holy Saint is eternal.  || 2 || 
   Raajas, the quality of energetic activity shall
pass away. Taamas, the quality of lethargic darkness shall pass away. Saatvas, 
the quality of peaceful light shall pass away as
well. All that is seen shall pass away. Only the Word of the Holy Saint is 
beyond destruction.  || 3 ||   He Himself is Himself by
Himself. All that is seen is His play. He cannot be found by any means. O 
Nanak, meeting with the Guru, God is found.  || 4 ||
6 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Guru, the Lord of the Universe, dwells within 
my mind. Wherever my Lord and Master is
remembered in meditation — that village is filled with peace and bliss.   || 1 
||   Pause   ||    Wherever my Beloved Lord and
Master is forgotten — all misery and misfortune is there. Where the Praises of 
my Lord, the Embodiment of Bliss and Joy are
sung — eternal peace and wealth are there.  || 1 ||   Wherever they do not 
listen to the Stories of the Lord with their ears —
the utterly desolate wilderness is there. Where the Kirtan of the Lord’s 
Praises are sung with love in the Saadh Sangat — there
is fragrance and fruit and joy in abundance.  || 2 ||   Without meditative 
remembrance on the Lord, one may live for millions of
years, but his life would be totally useless. But if he vibrates and meditates 
on the Lord of the Universe, for even a moment,
then he shall live forever and ever.  || 3 ||   O God, I seek Your Sanctuary, 
Your Sanctuary, Your Sanctuary; please mercifully
bless me with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. O Nanak, the Lord is 
All-pervading everywhere, amongst all. He
knows the qualities and the condition of all.  || 4 || 7 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  Now, I have obtained the Support of the
Lord. Those who seek the Sanctuary of the Ocean of Mercy are carried across the 
world-ocean.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   They sleep
in peace, and intuitively merge into the Lord. The Guru takes away their 
cynicism and doubt. Whatever they wish for, the Lord
does; they obtain the fruits of their minds’ desires.   || 1 ||    In my heart, 
I meditate on  Him; with  my  eyes,  I focus  my
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With my ears, I listen to His Sermon. With my feet, I walk on my Lord and 
Mater’s Path. With my tongue, I sing the Glorious
Praises of the Lord.  || 2 ||   With my eyes, I see the Lord, the Embodiment of 
Absolute Bliss; the Saint has turned away from
the world. I have found the Priceless Name of the Beloved Lord; it never leaves 
me or goes anywhere else.   || 3 ||    What
praise, what glory and what virtues should I utter, in order to please the 
Lord? That humble being, unto whom the Merciful
Lord is kind — O servant Nanak, he is the slave of God’s slaves.  || 4 || 8 ||  
  SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  Who can I tell, and
with whom can I speak, about this state of peace and bliss? I am in ecstasy and 
delight, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of
God’s Darshan. My mind sings His Songs of Joy and His Glories.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    I am wonderstruck, gazing upon the
Wondrous Lord. The Merciful Lord is All-pervading everywhere. I drink in the 
Invaluable Nectar of the Naam, the Name of the
Lord. Like the mute, I can only smile — I cannot speak of its flavor.   || 1 || 
   As the breath is held in bondage, no one can
understand its coming in and going out. So is that person, whose heart is 
enlightened by the Lord — his story cannot be told.

|| 2 ||    As many other efforts as you can think of — I have seen them and 
studied them all. My Beloved, Carefree Lord has
revealed  Himself  within  the  home  of  my  own  heart;  thus  I  have  
realized  the  Inaccessible  Lord.   ||  3  ||     The  Absolute,
Formless, Eternally Unchanging, Immeasurable Lord cannot be masured. Says 
Nanak, whoever endures the unendurable —
this state belongs to him alone.   || 4  || 9  ||     SAARANG,   FIFTH  MEHL:   
The  corrupt person  passes  his  days  and  nights
uselessly. He does not vibrate and meditate on the Lord of the Universe; he is 
intoxicated with egotistical intellect. He loses his
life in the gamble.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is 
priceless, but he is not in love with it. He loves only
to slander others. Weaving the grass, he builds his house of straw. At the 
door, he builds a fire.  || 1 ||   He carries a load of
sulfur on his head, and drives the Ambrosial Nectar out of his mind. Wearing 
his good clothes, the mortal falls into the coal-pit;
again and again, he tries to shake it off.   || 2 ||    Standing on the branch, 
eating and eating and smiling, he cuts down the
tree. He falls down head-first and is shattered into bits and pieces.  || 3 ||  
 He bears vengeance against the Lord who is free
of vengeance. The fool is not up to the task. Says Nanak, the Saving Grace of 
the Saints is the Formless, Supreme Lord God.

|| 4 || 10 ||    SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   All the others are deluded by doubt; 
they do not understand. That person, within
whose heart the One Pure Word abides, realizes the essence of the Vedas.  || 1 
||  Pause   ||    He walks in the ways of the
world, trying to please people. But as long as his heart is not enlightened, he 
is stuck in pitch black darkness.  || 1 ||   The land
may  be  prepared  in  every  way,  but  nothing  sprouts  without  being  
planted.  Just  so,  without  the  Lord’s  Name,  no  one  is
liberated, nor is egotistical pride eradicated.   || 2 ||    The mortal may 
churn water until he is sore, but how can butter be
produced?


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Without meeting the Guru, no one is liberated, and the Lord of the Universe is 
not met.  || 3 ||    Searching and searching, I
have come to this realization: all peace and bliss are in the Name of the Lord. 
Says Nanak, he alone receives it, upon whose
forehead such destiny is inscribed.  || 4 || 11 ||    SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  
Night and day, utter the Glorious Praises of the
Lord. You shall obtain all wealth, all pleasures and successes, and the fruits 
of your mind’s desires.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Co me,
O Saints, let us meditate in remembrance on God; He is the Eternal, 
Imperishable Giver of Peace and Praanaa, the Breath of
Life. Master of the masterless, Destroyer of the pains of the meek and the 
poor; He is All-pervading and permeating, abiding in
all hearts.   || 1 ||    The very fortunate ones drink in the Sublime Essence 
of the Lord, singing, reciting and listening to the
Lord’s Praises. All their sufferings and struggles are wiped away from their 
bodies; they remain lovingly awake and aware in
the Name of the Lord.  || 2 ||   So abandon your sexual desire, greed, 
falsehood and slander; meditating in remembrance on
the Lord, you shall be released from bondage. The intoxication of loving 
attachments, egotism and blind possessiveness are
eradicated by Guru’s Grace.   || 3 ||    You are All-Powerful, O  Supreme  Lord 
 God  and  Master;  please  be  Merciful  to  Your
humble  servant.  My  Lord  and  Master  is  All-pervading  and  prevailing  
everywhere;  O  Nanak,  God  is  Near.   ||  4  ||  12  ||
SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  I am a sacrifice to the Feet of the Divine Guru. I 
meditate with Him on the Supreme Lord God; His
Teachings have emancipated me.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    All pains, diseases 
and fears are erased, for one who comes to the
Sanctuary of the Lord’s Saints. He Himself chants, and inspires others to chant 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord. He is Utterly
All-Powerful; He carries us across to the other side.   || 1 ||    His Mantra 
drives out cynicism, and totally fills the empty one.
Those who obey the Order of the Lord’s slaves, do not enter into the womb of 
reincarnation ever again.   || 2 ||    Whoever
works for the Lord’s devotees and sings His Praises — his pains of birth and 
death are taken away. Those unto whom my
Beloved becomes Merciful, endure the Unendurable Ecstasy of the Lord, Har, Har. 
  || 3 ||    Those who are satisfied by the
Sublime Essence of the Lord, merge intuitively into the Lord; no mouth can 
describe their state. By Guru’s Grace, O Nanak,
they are content; chanting and meditating on God’s Name, they are saved.  || 4 
|| 13 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  I sing, O I
sing the Songs of Joy of my Lord, the Treasure of Virtue. Fortunate is the 
time, fortunate is the day and the moment, when I
become pleasing to the Lord of the World.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I touch my 
forehead to the Feet of the Saints. The Saints have
placed their hands on my forehead.  || 1 ||   My mind is filled with the Mantra 
of the Holy Saints, and I have risen above the
three qualities  || 2 ||    Gazing upon the Blessed Vision, the Darshan of 
God’s devotees, my eyes are filled with love. Greed
and attachment are gone, along with doubt.  || 3 ||   Says Nanak, I have found 
intuitive peace, poise and bliss. Tearing down
the wall, I have met the Lord, the Embodiment of Supreme Bliss.  || 4 || 14 ||

SAARANG,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

How can I express the pain of my soul? I am so thirsty for the Blessed Vision, 
the Darshan of my Enticing and Lovely Beloved.
My mind cannot survive — it yearns for Him in so many ways.


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|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   I think thoughts of Him; I miss the Love of my Beloved. 
When will I obtain the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s
Darshan? I try, but this mind is not encouraged. Is there any Saint who can 
lead me to God?  || 1 ||   Chanting, penance, self-
control, good deeds and charity — I sacrifice all these in fire; I dedicate all 
peace and places to Him. One who helps me to
behold the Blessed Vision of my Beloved, for even an instant — I am a sacrifice 
to that Saint.  || 2 ||    I offer all my prayers
and entreaties to him; I serve him, day and night. I have renounced all pride 
and egotism; he tells me the stories of my
Beloved.  || 3 ||   I am wonder-struck, gazing upon the wondrous play of God. 
The Guru, the True Guru, has led me to meet
the Primal Lord. I have found God, my Merciful Loving Lord, within the home of 
my own heart. O Nanak, the fire within me has
been quenched.  || 4 || 1|| 15 ||   You fool, why are you not meditating on the 
Lord now? In the awful hell of the fire of the
womb,  you  did  penance,  upside-down;  each  and  every  instant,  you  sang  
His  Glorious  Praises.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     You
wandered through countless incarnations, until finally you attained this 
priceless human birth. Leaving the womb, you were
born, and when you came out, you became attached to other places.  || 1 ||   
You practiced evil and fraud day and night, and
did useless deeds. You thrash the straw, but it has no wheat; running around 
and hurrying, you obtain only pain.  || 2 ||   The
false person is attached to falsehood; he is entangled with transitory things. 
And when the Righteous Judge of Dharma seizes
you, O madman, you shall arise and depart with your face blackened.  || 3 ||   
He alone meets with God, whom God Himself
meets, by such pre-ordained destiny written on his forehead. Says Nanak, I am a 
sacrifice to that humble being, who remains
unattached within his mind.  || 4 || 2 || 16 ||    SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  How 
can I live without my Beloved, O my mother?
Separated from Him, the mortal becomes a corpse, and is not allowed to remain 
within the house.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He is the
Giver of the soul, the heart, the breath of life. Being with Him, we are 
embellished with joy. Please bless me with Your Gace, O
Saint, that I may sing the songs of joyful praise to my God.  || 1 ||    I 
touch my forehead to the feet of the Saints. My eyes
long for their dust. By His Grace, we meet God; O Nanak, I am a sacrifice, a 
sacrifice to Him.  || 2 || 3 || 17 ||    SAARANG,
FIFTH MEHL:   I am a sacrifice to that occasion. Twenty-four hours a day, I 
meditate in remembrance on my God; by great
good fortune, I have found the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Kabeer is good, the 
slave of the Lord’s slaves; the humble barber Sain
is sublime. Highest of the high is Naam Dayv, who looked upon all alike; Ravi 
Daas was in tune with the Lord.  ||1 ||   My soul,
body and wealth belong to the Saints; my mind longs for the dust of the Saints. 
And by the radiant Grace of the Saints, all my
doubts have been erased. O Nanak, I have met the Lord.  || 2 || 4 || 18 ||   
SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  The True Guru fulfills
the mind’s desires.


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All wealth and treasures are obtained by remembering Him in meditation; 
twenty-four hours a day, O my mind, meditate on
Him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Your Name is Ambrosial Nectar, O my Lord and 
Master. Whoever drinks it in is satisfied. The sinful
residues of countless incarnations are erased, and hereafter, he shall be saved 
and redeemed in the Court of the Lord.  || 1 ||
I have come to Your Sanctuary, O Creator, O Perfect Supreme Eternal Lord God. 
Please be kind to me, that I may meditate on
Your Lotus Feet. O Nanak, my mind and body thirst for the Blessed Vision of 
Your Darshan.  || 2 || 5 || 19 ||

SAARANG,   FIFTH  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O my mind, why are you lured away by otherness? Here and hereafter, God is 
forever your Help and Support. He is your soul-
mate; He will help you succeed.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The Name of your 
Beloved Lover, the Fascinating Lord, is Ambrosial
Nectar.  Drinking  it  in,  you  shall  find  satisfaction.  The  Being  of  
Immortal  Manifestation  is  found  in  the  Saadh  Sangat,  the
Company of the Holy. Meditate on Him in that most sublime place.  || 1 ||   The 
Bani, the Word of the Supreme Lord God, is
the greatest Mantra of all. It eradicates pride from the mind. Searching, Nanak 
found the home of peace and bliss in the Name
of the Lord.  || 2 || 1 || 20 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  O my mind, sing 
forever the Songs of Joy of the Lord of the Universe.
All your disease, sorrow and sin will be erased, if you meditate on the Lord’s 
Name, even for an instant.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Abandon all your clever tricks; go and enter the Sanctuary of the Holy. When 
the Lord, the Destroyer of the pains of the poor
becomes merciful, the Messenger of Death is changed into the Righteous Judge of 
Dharma.  || 1 ||    Without the One Lord,
there is no other at all. No one else can equal Him. The Lord is Nanak’s 
Mother, Father and Sibling, the Giver of Peace, his
Breath of Life.  || 2 || 2 || 21 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord’s humble 
servant saves those who accompany him. Their
minds are sanctified and rendered pure, and they are rid of the pains of 
countless incarnations.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Those who
walk on the path find peace; they are saved, along with those who speak with 
them. Even those who are drowning in the
horrible, deep dark pit are carried across in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of 
the Holy.  || 1 ||   Those who have such high
destiny turn their faces toward the Saadh Sangat. Nanak longs for the dust of 
their feet; O God, please shower Your Mercy on
me!  || 2 || 3 || 22 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  The humble servant of the Lord 
meditates on the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam.
One who enjoys peace in the Company of the Holy, even for an instant, obtains 
millions of heavenly paradises.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   This human body, so difficult to obtain, is sanctified by meditating on 
the Lord. It takes away the fear of death. Even the

sins of terrible sinners are washed away, by cherishing the Lord’s Name within 
the heart.   || 1 ||    Whoever listens to the
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Says Nanak, the Lord is found by great good fortune, and then the mind and body 
blossom forth.  || 2 || 4 || 23 ||

SAARANG,   FIFTH  MEHL,   DU-PADAS,   FOURTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O my Fascinating Lord, I pray to You: come into my house. I act in pride, and 
speak in pride. I am mistaken and wrong, but I
am still Your hand-maiden, O my Beloved.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I hear that 
You are near, but I cannot see You. I wander in
suffering, deluded by doubt. The Guru has become merciful to me; He has removed 
the veils. Meeting with my Beloved, my
mind blossoms forth in abundance.   || 1 ||    If I were to forget my Lord and 
Master, even for an instant, it would be like
millions of days, tens of thousands of years. When I joined the Saadh Sangat, 
the Company of the Holy, O Nanak, I met my
Lord.  || 2 || 1 || 24 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  Now what should I think? I 
have given up thinking. You do whatever You
wish to do. Please bless me with Your Name — I am a sacrifice to You.   || 1 || 
  Pause   ||    The poison of corruption is
flowering forth in the four directions; I have taken the GurMantra as my 
antidote. Giving me His Hand, He has saved me as His
Own; like the lotus in the water, I remain unattached.  || 1 ||   I am nothing. 
What am I? You hold all in Your Power. Nanak
has run to Your Sanctuary, Lord; please save him, for the sake of Your Saints.  
 || 2 || 2 || 25 ||    SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:
Now I have abandoned all efforts and devices. My Lord and Master is the 
All-powerful Creator, the Cause of causes, my only
Saving Grace.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I have seen numerous forms of incomparable 
beauty, but nothing is like You. You give Your
Support to all, O my Lord and Master; You are the Giver of peace, of the soul 
and the breath of life.   || 1 ||    Wandering,
wandering, I grew so tired; meeting the Guru, I fell at His Feet. Says Nanak, I 
have found total peace; this life-night of mine
passes in peace.  || 2 || 3 || 26 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  Now I have found 
the Support of my Lord. The Guru, the Giver
of peace, has become merciful to me. I was blind — I see the jewel of the Lord. 
  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I have cut away the
darkness of ignorance and become immaculate; my discriminationg intellect has 
blossomed forth. As the waves of water and
the foam become water again, the Lord and His servant become One.  || 1 ||   He 
is taken in again, into what from which he
came; all is one in the One Lord. O Nanak, I have come to see the Master of the 
breath of life, all-pervading everywhere.  || 2

|| 4 || 27 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  My mind longs for the One Beloved Lord. 
I have looked everywhere in every country,
but nothing equals even a hair of my Beloved.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   All sorts 
of delicacies and dainties are placed before me, but
I do not even want to look at them. I long for the sublime essence of the Lord, 
calling, “Pri-o! Pri-o! — Beloved! Beloved!”, like
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|| 1 ||    The Treasure of Virtue, the Enticer of the mind, my Beloved is the 
Giver of peace to all. Guru Nanak has led me to
You, O God. Join with me, O my Best Friend, and hold me close in Your Embrace.  
|| 2 || 5 || 28 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:
Now my mind is pleased and appeased by my Lord and Master. The Holy Saint has 
become kind and compassionate to me,
and has destroyed this demon of duality.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You are so 
beautiful, and You are so wise; You are elegant and
all-knowing. All the Yogis, spiritual teachers and meditators do not know even 
a bit of Your value.  || 1 ||   You are the Master,
You are the Lord under the royal canopy; You are the perfectly pervading Lord 
God. Please bless me with the gift of service to
the Saints; O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to the Lord.  || 2 || 6 || 29 ||   
SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Love of my Beloved comes
into my conscious mind. I have forgotten the entangling affairs of Maya, and I 
spend my life-night fighting with evil.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   I serve the Lord; the Lord abides within my heart. I have found my 
Lord in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation.
So I have met with my enticingly beautiful Beloved; I have obtained the peace 
which I asked for.   || 1 ||    The Guru has
brought my Beloved under my control, and I enjoy Him with unrestrained 
pleasure. I have become fearless; O Nanak, my fears
have been eradicated. Chanting the Word, I have found the Lord.  || 2 || 7 || 
30 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  I am a sacrifice
to the Blessed Vision, the Darshan of my Dear Lord. The Naad, the Sound-current 
of His Word fills my ears; my body has
settled gently into the Lap of my Beloved.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    I was a 
discarded bride, and the Guru has made me a happy
soul-bride. I have found the Elegant and All-knowing Lord. That home, in which 
I was not even allowed to sit — I have found
that place in which I can dwell.  || 1 ||   God, the Love of His devotees, has 
come under the control of those who protect the
honor of His Saints. Says Nanak, my mid is pleased and appeased with the Lord, 
and my subservience to other people has
come to an end.  || 2 || 8 || 31 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  Now my association 
with the five thieves has come to an end.
Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan, my mind is in ecstasy; by 
Guru’s Grace, I am released.  || 1 ||  Pause

||    The impregnable place is guarded by countless ramparts and warriors. This 
impregnable fortress cannot be touched, but
with the assistance of the Saints, I have entered and robbed it.   || 1 ||    I 
have found such a great treasure, a priceless,
inexhaustible supply of jewels. O servant Nanak, when God showered His Mercy on 
me, my mind drank in the sublime essence
of the Lord.  || 2 || 9 || 32 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  Now my mind is 
absorbed in my Lord and Master. The Perfect Guru
has blessed me with the gift of the breath of life. I am involved with the 
Lord, like the fish with the water.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I
have cast out sexual desire, anger, greed, egotism and envy; I have offered all 
this as a gift. The Guru has implanted the
medicine of the Lord’s Mantra within me, and I have met with the All-knowing 
Lord God.  || 1 ||


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My household belongs to You, O my Lord and Master; the Guru has blessed me with 
God, and rid me of egotism. Says Nanak,
I have found the Lord with intuitive ease, within the home of my own heart. 
Devotional worship of the Lord is a treasure over-
flowing.  || 2 || 10 || 33 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  O my Enticing Lord, all 
beings are Yours — You save them. Even a tiny
bit of Your Mercy ends all cruelty and tyranny. You save and redeem millions of 
universes.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I offer countless
prayers; I remember You each and every instant. Please be merciful to me, O 
Destroyer of the pains of the poor; please give
me Your hand and save me.  || 1 ||   And what about these poor kings? Tell me, 
who can they kill? Save me, save me, save
me, O Giver of peace; O Nanak, all the world is Yours.  || 2 || 11 || 34 ||   
SAARANG, FIFTH MEHL:  Now I have obtained the
wealth of the Lord’s Name. I have become carefree, and all my thirsty desires 
are satisfied. Such is the destiny written on my
forehead.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Searching and searching, I became depressed; I 
wandered all around, and finally came back to
my body-village. The Merciful Guru made this deal, and I have obtained the 
priceless jewel.   || 1 ||    The other deals and
trades which I did, brought only sorrow and suffering. Fearless are those 
traders who deal in meditation on the Lord of the
Universe. O Nanak, the Lord’s Name is their capital.  || 2 || 12 || 35 ||   
SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Speech of my Beloved
seems so sweet to my mind. The Guru has taken hold of my arm, and linked me to 
God’s service. My Beloved Lord is forever
merciful to me.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   O God, You are my Lord and Master; You 
are the Cherisher of all. My wife and I are totally
Your slaves. You are all my honor and power — You are. Your Name is my only 
Support.   || 1 ||    If You seat me on the
throne, then I am Your slave. If You make me a grass-cutter, then what can I 
say? Servant Nanak’s God is the Primal Lord, the
Architect of Destiny, Unfathomable and Immeasurable.  || 2 || 13 || 36 ||    
SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   The tongue becomes
beautiful, uttering the Glorious Praises of the Lord. In an instant, He creates 
and destroys. Gazing upon His Wondrous Plays,
my mind is fascinated.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Listening to His Praises, my mind 
is in utter ecstasy, and my heart is rid of pride and
pain. I have found peace, and my pains have been taken away, since I became one 
with God.   || 1 ||    Sinful resides have
been wiped away, and my mind is immaculate. The Guru has lifted me up and 
pulled me out of the deception of Maya. Says
Nanak, I have found God, the All-powerful Creator, the Cause of causes.  || 2 
|| 14 || 37 ||    SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  With
my eyes,  I have  seen  the  marvellous  wonders  of  the  Lord. He  is  far  
from  all,  and  yet near  to  all.  He  is  Inaccessible  and
Unfathomable, and yet He dwells in the heart.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The 
Infallible Lord never makes a mistake. He does not have
to write His Orders, and He does not have to consult with anyone. In an 
instant, He creates, embellishes and destroys. He is
the Lover of His devotees, the Treasure of Excellence.  || 1 ||   Lighting the 
lamp in the deep dark pit, the Guru illumines and
enlightens the heart.


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Says Nanak, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, I have found peace, 
and all my hopes have been fulfilled.  || 2 ||
15 || 38 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  The most beautiful path for the feet is to 
follow the Lord of the Universe. The more you
walk on any other path, the more you suffer in pain.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    
The eyes are sanctified, gazing upon the Blessed
Vision of the Lord’s Darshan. Serving Him, the hands are sanctified. The heart 
is sanctified, when the Lord abides within the
heart; that forehead which touches the dust of the feet of the Saints is 
sanctified.  || 1 ||   All treasures are in the Name of the
Lord, Har, Har; he alone obtains it, who has it written in his karma. Servant 
Nanak has met with the Perfect Guru; he passes
his life-night in peace, poise and pleasure.  || 2 || 16 || 39 ||   SAARANG,  
FIFTH MEHL:  Meditate on the Naam, the Name of
the Lord; at the very last instant, it shall be your Help and Support. In that 
place where your mother, father, children and
siblings shall be of no use to you at all, there, the Name alone shall save 
you.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He alone meditates on the
Lord in the deep dark pit of his own household, upon whose forehead such 
destiny is written. His bonds are loosened, and the
Guru liberates him. He sees You, O Lord, everywhere.   || 1 ||    Drinking in 
the Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam, his mind is
satisfied. Tasting it, his tongue is satiated. Says Nanak, I have obtained 
celestial peace and poise; the Guru has quenched all
my thirst.   || 2 || 17 || 40 ||    SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   Meeting the Guru, 
I meditate on God in such a way, that He has
become kind and compassionate to me. He is the Destroyer of pain; He does not 
allow the hot wind to even touch me.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   With each and every breath I take, I sing the Glorious Praises of 
the Lord. He is not separated from me, even for an
instant, and I never forget Him. He is always with me, wherever I go.   || 1 || 
   I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a
sacrifice to His Lotus Feet. I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to the Blessed 
Vision of the Guru’s Darshan. Says Nanak, I do not care
about anything else; I have found the Lord, the Ocean of peace.  || 2 || 18 || 
41 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Word of
the Guru’s Shabad seems so sweet to my mind. My karma has been activated, and 
the Divine Radiance of the Lord, Har, Har,
is manifest in each and every heart.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The Supreme Lord 
God, beyond birth, Self-existent, is seated within
every heart everywhere. I have come to obtain the Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord. I am a sacrifice, a
sacrifice to the Lotus Feet of God.  || 1 ||    I anoint my forehead with the 
dust of the Society of the Saints; it is as if I have
bathed at all the sacred shrines of pilgrimage. Says Nanak, I am dyed in the 
deep crimson color of His Love; the Love of my
Lord shall never fade away.  || 2 || 19 || 42 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  The 
Guru has given me the Name of the Lord, Har,
Har, as my Companion. If the Word of God dwells within my heart for even an 
instant, all my hunger is relieved.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   O Treasure of Mercy, Master of Excellence, my Lord and Master, Ocean of 
peace, Lord of all. My hopes rest in You alone, O
my Lord and Master; hope in anything else is useless.  || 1 ||


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My eyes were satisfied and fulfilled, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of His 
Darshan, when the Guru placed His Hand on my
forehead. Says Nanak, I have found immeasurable peace; my fear of birth and 
death is gone.  || 2 || 20 || 43 ||   SAARANG,
FIFTH MEHL:  You fool: why are you going somewhere else? The Enticing Ambrosial 
Amrit is with you, but you are deluded,
totally deluded, and you eat poison.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    God is 
Beautiful, Wise and Incomparable; He is the Creator, the
Architect of Destiny, but you have no love for Him. The mad-man’s mind is 
enticed by Maya, the enticer; he has taken the
intoxicating drug of falsehood.  || 1 ||    The Destroyer of pain has become 
kind and compassionate to me, and I am in tune
with the Saints. I have obtained all treasures within the home of my own heart; 
says Nanak, my light has merged into the
Light.  || 2 || 21 || 44 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  My consciousness has loved 
my Beloved God, since the very beginning of
time. When You blessed me with the Teachings, O my True Guru, I was embellished 
with beauty.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I am
mistaken; You are never mistaken. I am a sinner; You are the Saving Grace of 
sinners. I am a lowly thorn-tree, and You are
the sandalwood tree. Please preserve my honor by staying with me; please stay 
with me.  || 1 ||   You are deep and profound,
calm and benevolent. What am I? Just a poor helpless being. The Merciful Guru 
Nanak has united me with the Lord. I lay on
His Bed of Peace.  || 2 || 22 || 45 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  O my mind, 
blessed and approved is that day, and fruitful is
that hour, and lucky is that moment, when the True Guru blesses me with 
spirtual wisdom.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Blessed is my
good destiny, and blessed is my Husband Lord. Blessed are those upon whom honor 
is bestowed. This body is Yours, all my
home and wealth are Yours; I offer my heart as a sacrifice to You.  || 1 ||    
I obtain tens of thousands and millions of regal
pleasures, if I gaze upon Your Blessed Vision, even for an instant. When You, O 
God, say, “My servant, stay here with me”,
Nanak knows unlimited peace.  || 2 || 23 || 46 ||    SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   
Now I am rid of my skepticism and sorrow. I
have abandoned and forsaken all other efforts, and come to the Sanctuary of the 
True Guru.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I have
attained total perfection, and all my works are perfectly completed; the 
illness of egotism has been totally eradicated. Millions
of sins are destroyed in an instant; meeting with the Guru, I chant the Name of 
the Lord, Har, Har.  || 1 ||   Subduing the five
thieves, he Guru has made them my slaves; my mind has become stable and steady 
and fearless. It does not come or go in
reincarnation; it does not waver or wander anywhere. O Nanak, my empire is 
eternal.  || 2 || 24 || 47 ||    SAARANG,  FIFTH
MEHL:  Here and hereafter, God is forever my Help and Support. He is the 
Enticer of my mind, the Beloved of my soul. What
Glorious Praises of His can I sing and chant?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He plays 
with me, He fondles and caresses me. Forever and
ever, He blesses me with bliss. He cherishes me, like the father and the mother 
love their child.   || 1 ||    I cannot survive
without Him, even for an instant; I shall never forget Him.


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Says Nanak, joining the Society of the Saints, I am enraptured, lovingly 
attuned to my Lord.   || 2 || 25 || 48 ||    SAARANG,
FIFTH MEHL:  Sing of your Lord and Master, your Best Friend. Do not place your 
hopes in anyone else; meditate on God, the
Giver of peace.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Peace, joy and salvation are in His Home. 
Seek the Protection of His Sanctuary. But if you
forsake Him, and serve mortal beings, your honor will dissolve like salt in 
water.   || 1 ||    I have grasped the Anchor and
Support of my Lord and Master; meeting with the Guru, I have found wisdom and 
understanding. Nanak has met God, the
Treasure of Excellence; all dependence on others is gone.  || 2 || 26 || 49 ||  
 SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have the Almighty
Support of my Dear Lord God. I do not look up to anyone else. My honor and 
glory are Yours, O God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   God
has taken my side; He has lifted me up and pulled me out of the whirlpool of 
corruption. He has poured the medicine of the
Naam, the Ambrosial Name of the Lord, into my mouth; I have fallen at the 
Guru’s Feet.  || 1 ||   How can I praise You with
only one mouth? You are generous, even to the unworthy. You cut away the noose, 
and now You own me; Nanak is blessed
with myriad joys.  || 2 || 27 || 50 ||    SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  Remembering 
God in meditation, pains are dispelled. When
the Giver of peace to the soul becomes merciful, the mortal is totally 
redeemed.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I know of none other than
God; tell me, who else should I approach? As You know me, so do You keep me, O 
my Lord and Master.I have surrendered
everything to You.  || 1 ||   God gave me His Hand and saved me; He has blessed 
me with eternal life. Says Nanak, my mind is
in ecstasy; the noose of death has been cut away from my neck.   || 2 || 28 || 
51 ||    SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   My mind
contemplates You, O Lord, all the time. I am Your meek and helpless child; You 
are God my Father. As You know me, You save
me.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   When I am hungry, I ask for food; when I am full, I 
am totally at peace. When I dwell with You, I am
free of disease; if I become separated from You, I turn to dust.   || 1 ||    
What power does the slave of Your slave have, O
Establisher and Disestablisher? If I do not forget the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord, then I die. Nanak offers this prayer.  || 2 ||
29 || 52 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have shaken off fear and dread from my 
mind. With intuitive ease, peace and poise, I
sing the Glorious Praises of my Kind, Sweet, Darling Beloved.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   Practicing the Guru’s Word, by His Grace, I do
not wander anywhere anymore. The illusion has been dispelled; I am in Samaadhi, 
Sukh-aasan, the position of peace. I have
found the Lord, the Lover of His devotees, within the home of my own heart.  || 
1 ||   The Sound-current of the Naad, playful
joys and pleasures — I am intuitively, easily absorbed into the Celestial Lord. 
He Himself is the Creator, the Cause of causes.


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Says Nanak, He Himself is All-in-all.   || 2 || 30 || 53 ||    SAARANG,   FIFTH 
MEHL:   The Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam, the
Name of the Lord, is the Support of the mind. I am a sacrifice to the One who 
gave it to me; I humbly bow to the Perfect Guru.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   My thirst is quenched, and I have been intuitively 
embellished. The poisons of sexual desire and anger have
been burnt away. This mind does not come and go; it abides in that place, where 
the Formless Lord sits.  || 1 ||    The One
Lord is manifest and radiant; the One Lord is hidden and mysterious. The One 
Lord is abysmal darkness. From the beginning,
throughout the middle and until the end, is God. Says Nanak, reflect on the 
Truth.   || 2 || 31 || 54 ||    SAARANG,   FIFTH
MEHL:  Without God, I cannot survive, even for an instant. One who finds joy in 
the Lord finds total peace and perfection.  || 1

||  Pause  ||    God is the Embodiment of bliss, the Breath of Life and Wealth; 
remembering Him in meditation, I am blessed
with absolute bliss. He is utterly All-powerful, with me forever and ever; what 
tongue can utter His Glorious Praises?   || 1 ||
His Place is sacred, and His Glory is sacred; sacred are those who listen and 
speak of Him. Says Nanak, that dwelling is sacred,
in which Your Saints live.   || 2 || 32 || 55 ||    SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   My 
tongue chants Your Name, Your Name. In the
mother’s womb, You sustained me, and in this mortal world, You alone help me.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||    You are my Father, and
You  are my Mother; You are my Loving Friend and Sibling. You are my Family, 
and You are my Support. You are the Giver of
the Breath of Life.  || 1 ||    You are my Treasure, and You are my Wealth. You 
are my Gems and Jewels. You are the wish-
fulfilling Elysian Tree. Nanak has found You through the Guru, and now he is 
enraptured.   || 2 || 33 || 56 ||    SAARANG,
FIFTH MEHL:  Wherever he goes, his consciousness turns to his own. Whoever is a 
chaylaa (a servant) goes only to his Lord
and Master.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He shares his sorrows, his joys and his 
condition only with his own. He obtains honor from his
own, and strength from his own; he gets an advantage from his own.   || 1 ||    
Some have regal power, youth, wealth and
property; some have a father and a mother. I have obtained all things, O Nanak, 
from the Guru. My hopes have been fulfilled.

|| 2 || 34 || 57 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  False is intoxication and pride in 
Maya. Get rid of your fraud and attachment, O
wretched mortal, and remember that the Lord of the World is with you.   || 1 || 
  Pause   ||    False are royal powers, youth,
nobility, kings, rulers and aristocrats. False are the fine clothes, perfumes 
and clever tricks; false are the foods and drinks.  || 1

||   O Patron of the meek and the poor, I am the slave of Your slaves; I seek 
the Sanctuary of Your Saints. I humbly ask, I beg
of You, please relieve my anxiety; O Lord of Life, please unite Nanak with 
Yourself.   || 2 || 35 || 58 ||    SAARANG,   FIFTH
MEHL:   By himself, the mortal cannot accomplish anything. He runs around 
chasing all sorts of projects, engrossed in other
entanglements.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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His companions of these few days will not be there when he is in trouble. He is 
hand and glove with those who are of no use
to him; the poor wretch is affectionately involved with them.  || 1 ||   I am 
nothing; nothing belongs to me. I have no power or
control. O Creator, Cause of causes, Lord God of Nanak, I am saved and redeemed 
in the Society of the Saints.  || 2 || 36 ||
59 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Great Enticer Maya keeps enticing, and 
cannot be stopped. She is the Beloved of all the
Siddhas and seekers; no one can fend her off.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    
Reciting the six Shaastras and visiting sacred shrines of
pilgrimage do not decrease her power. Devotional worship, ceremonial religious 
marks, fasting, vows and penance — none of
these will make her release her hold.  || 1 ||   The world has fallen into the 
deep dark pit. O Saints, please bless me with the
supreme  status  of  salvation.  In  the  Saadh  Sangat,  the  Company  of  the 
 Holy,  Nanak  has  been  liberated,  gazing  upon  the
Blessed Vision of their Darshan, even for an instant.  || 2 || 37 || 60 ||    
SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  Why are you working so
hard to earn profits? You are puffed up like a bag of air, and your skin is 
very brittle. Your body has grown old and dusty.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   You move things from here to there, like the hawk swooping down 
on the flesh of its prey. You are blind — you
have forgotten the Great Giver. You fill your belly like a traveller at an inn. 
  || 1 ||    You are entangled in the taste of false
pleasures and corrupt sins; the path which you have to take is very narrow. 
Says Nanak: figure it out, you ignorant fool! Today
or tomorrow, the knot will be untied!  || 2 || 38 || 61 ||    SAARANG,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  O Dear Guru, by associating with You, I
have come to know the Lord. There are millions of heroes, and no one pays any 
attention to them, but in the Court of the
Lord, I am honored and respected.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   What is the origin of 
the human beings? How beautiful they are! When
God infuses His Light into clay, the human body is judged to be precious.  || 1 
||    From You, I have learned to serve; from
You, I have learned to chant and meditate; from You, I have realized the 
essence of reality. Placing His Hand on my forehead,
He has cut away the bonds which held me; O Nanak, I am the slave of His slaves. 
  || 2 || 39 || 62 ||    SAARANG,   FIFTH
MEHL:  The Lord has blessed His servant with His Name. What can any poor mortal 
do to someone who has the Lord as his
Savior and Protector?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He Himself is the Great Being; He 
Himself is the Leader. He Himself accomplishes the
tasks of His servant. Our Lord and Master destroys all demons; He is the 
Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.  || 1 ||    He
Himself  saves  the  honor  of  His  servants;  He  Himself  blesses  them  
with  stability.  From  the  very  beginning  of  time,  and
throughout the ages, He saves His servants. O Nanak, how rare is the person who 
knows God.  || 2 || 49 || 63 ||   SAARANG,
FIFTH MEHL:   O Lord, You are my Best Friend, my Companion, my Breath of Life. 
My mind, wealth, body and soul are all
Yours; this body is sewn together by Your Blessing.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You 
have blessed me with all sorts of gifts; you have
blessed me with honor and respect. Forever and ever, You preserve my honor, O 
Inner-knower, O Searcher of hearts.  || 1 ||


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Those Saints who know You, O Lord and Master — blessed and approved is their 
coming into the world. The Congregation of
those humble beings is obtained by great good fortune; Nanak is a sacrifice to 
the Saints.   || 2 || 41 || 64 ||    SAARANG,
FIFTH MEHL:  Save me, O Merciful Saint! You are the All-powerful Cause of 
causes. You have ended my separation, and joined
me with God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You save us from the corruption and sins of 
countless incarnations; associating with You, we
obtain sublime understanding. Forgetting God, we wandered through countless 
incarnations; with each and every breath, we
sing the Lord’s Praises.  || 1 ||   Whoever meets with the Holy Saints — those 
sinners are sanctified. Says Nanak, those who
have such high destiny, win this invaluable human life.  || 2 || 42 || 65 ||   
SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  O my Lord and Master,
Your  humble  servant  has  come  to  offer  this  prayer.  Hearing  Your  
Name,  I  am  blessed  with  total  peace,  bliss,  poise  and
pleasure.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Treasure of Mercy, the Ocean of Peace — His 
Praises are diffused everywhere. O Lord, You
celebrate in the Society of the Saints; You reveal Yourself to them.  || 1 ||   
With my eyes I see the Saints, and dedicate mys elf
to serving them; I wash their feet with my hair. Twenty-four hours a day, I 
gaze upon the Blessed Vision, the Darshan of the
Saints; this is the peace and comfort which Nanak has received.   || 2 || 43 || 
66 ||    SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   One who is
lovingly absorbed in the Lord’s Name is a good-hearted friend, intuitively 
embellished with happiness. He is said to be blessed
and fortunate.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    He is rid of sin and corruption, and 
detached from Maya; he has renounced the poison of
egotistical intellect. He thirsts for the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan, 
and he places his hopes in the One Lord alone. The
Feet of his Beloved are the Support of his heart.  || 1 ||   He sleeps, wakes, 
rises up and sits down without anxiety; he laughs
and cries without anxiety. Says Nanak, she who has cheated the world — that 
Maya is cheated by the humble servant of the
Lord.  || 2 || 44 || 67 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  Now, no one complains about 
the Lord’s humble servant. Whoever tries to
complain is destroyed by the Guru, the Transcendent Lord God.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||    Whoever harbors vengeance against the
One who is beyond all vengenace, shall lose in the Court of the Lord. From the 
very beginning of time, and throughout the
ages, it is the glorious greatness of God, that He preserves the honor of His 
humble servants.  || 1 ||    The mortal becomes
fearless, and all his fears are taken away, when he leans on the Support of the 
Lord’s Lotus Feet. Chanting the Name, through
the Guru’s Word, Nanak has become famous throughout the world.  || 2 || 45 || 
68 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord’s
humble  servant  has  discarded  all  self-conceit.  As  You  see  fit,  You  
save  us,  O  Lord  of  the  World.  Beholding  Your  Glorious
Grandeur, I live.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Through the Guru’s Instruction, and 
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, all
sorrow and suffering is taken away. I look upon friend and enemy alike; all 
that I speak is the Lord’s meditation.  || 1 ||   The
fire  within  me  is  quenched;  I  am  cool,  calm  and  tranquil.  Hearing  
the  unstruck  celestial  melody,  I  am  wonder-struck  and
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I am in ecstasy, O Nanak, and my mind is filled with Truth, through the perfect 
perfection of the Sound-current of the Naad.  ||
2 || 46 || 69 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  My Guru has rid me of my cynicism. I 
am a sacrifice to that Guru; I am devoted to
Him, forever and ever.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I chant the Guru’s Name day and 
night; I enshrine the Guru’s Feet within my mind.
I bathe continually in the dust of the Guru’s Feet, washing off the dirty 
residues of my sinful mistakes.  || 1 ||    I continually
serve the Perfect Guru; I humbly bow to my Guru. The Perfect Guru has blessed 
me with all fruitful rewards; O Nanak, the
Guru has emancipated me.  || 2 || 47 || 70 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  
Meditating in remembrance on the Naam, the Name
of the Lord, the mortal attains salvation. His sorrows are dispelled, and his 
fears are all erased; he is in love with the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   His mind worships and 
adores the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har; his tongue
sings the Praises of the Lord. Abandoning egotistical pride, sexual desire, 
anger and slander, he embraces love for the Lord.  ||
1 ||   Worship and adore the Merciful Lord God; chanting the Name of the Lord 
of the Universe, you shall be embellished and
exalted. Says Nanak, whoever becomes the dust of all, merges in the Blesed 
Vision of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 2 || 48 || 71 ||
SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  I am a sacrifice to my Perfect Guru. My Savior Lord has 
saved me; He has revealed the Glory of His
Name.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    He makes His servants and slaves fearless, and 
takes away all their pain. So renounce all other
efforts, and enshrine the Lord’s Lotus Feet within your mind.  || 1 ||   God is 
the Support of the breath of life, my Best Friend
and Companion, the One and Only Creator of the Universe. Nanak’s Lord and 
Master is the Highest of all; again and again, I
humbly bow to Him.  || 2 || 49 || 72 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  Tell me: other 
than the Lord, who exists? The Creator, the
Embodiment of Mercy, bestows all comforts; meditate forever on that God.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   All creatures are strung on His
Thread; sing the Praises of that God. Meditate in remembrance on that Lord and 
Master who gives you everything. Why would
you go to anyone else?  || 1 ||   Service to my Lord and Master is fruitful and 
rewarding; from Him, you shall obtain the fruits
of your mind’s desires. Says Nanak, take your profits and leave; you shall go 
to your true home in peace.  || 2 || 50 || 73 ||
SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  O my Lord and Master, I have come to Your Sanctuary. The 
anxiety of my mind departed, when I
gazed upon the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You know 
my condition, without my speaking. You inspire
me to chant Your Name. My pains are gone, and I am absorbed in peace, poise and 
bliss, singing Your Glorious Praises.  || 1 ||
Taking me by the arm, You lifted me up, out of the deep dark pit of household 
and Maya. Says Nanak, the Guru has broken
my bonds, and ended my separaation; He has united me with God.  || 2 || 51 || 
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SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   The Name of the Lord is cooling and soothing. 
Searching, searching the Vedas, the Puraanas and
the Simritees, the Holy Saints have realized this.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    In 
the worlds of Shiva, Brahma and Indra, I wandered
around, burning up with envy. Meditating, meditating in remembrance on my Lord 
and Master, I became cool and calm; my
pains, sorrows and doubts are gone.  || 1 ||    Whoever has been saved in the 
past or the present, was saved through loving
devotional worship of the Divine Lord. This is Nanak’s prayer: O Dear God, 
please let me serve the humble Saints.  || 2 || 52 ||
75       ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL;  O my tongue, sing the Ambrosial Praises of 
the Lord. Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,
listen to the Lord’s Sermon, and chant God’s Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   So 
gather in the jewel, the wealth of the Lord’s Name;
love God with your mind and body. You must realize that all other wealth is 
false; this alone is the true purpose of life.  || 1 ||
He is the Giver of the soul, the breath of life and liberation; lovingly tune 
in to the One and Only Lord. Says Nanak, I have
entered His Sanctuary; He gives sustenance to all.  || 2 || 53 || 76 ||   
SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  I cannot do anything else. I
have taken this Support, meeting the Saints; I have entered the Sanctuary of 
the One Lord of the World.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
The five wicked enemies are within this body; they lead the mortal to practice 
evil and corruption. He has infinite hope, but his
days are numbered, and old age is sapping his strength.  || 1 ||   He is the 
Help of the helpless, the Merciful Lord, the Ocean
of Peace, the Destroyer of all pains and fears. Slave Nanak longs for this 
blessing, that he may live, gazing upon the Feet of
God.  || 2 || 54 || 77 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  Without the Lord’s Name, 
flavors are tasteless and insipid. Sing the Sweet
Ambrosial Praises of the Lord’s Kirtan; day and night, the Sound-current of the 
Naad will resonate and resound.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   Meditating in remembrance on the Lord, total peace and bliss are obtained, 
and all sorrows are taken away. The profit of
the Lord, Har, Har, is found in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; so 
load it and bring it on home.  || 1 ||   He is the
Highest of all, the Highest of the high; His celestial ecomony has no limit. 
Nanak cannot even express His Glorious Grandeur;
gazing upon Him, he is wonder-struck.  || 2 || 55 || 78 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  The mortal came to hear and chant the
Word  of  the  Guru’s  Bani.  But  he  has  forgotten  the  Naam,  the  Name  
of  the  Lord,  and  he  has  become  attached  to  other
temptations. His life is totally worthless!  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   O my 
unconscious mind, become conscious and figure it out; the
Saints speak the Unspoken Speech of the Lord. So gather in your profits — 
worship and adore the Lord within your heart; your
coming and going in reincarnation shall end.  || 1 ||   Efforts, powers and 
clever tricks are Yours; if You bless me with them, I
repeat Your Name. They alone are devotees, and they alone are attached to 
devotional worship, O Nanak, who are pleasing to
God.   || 2 || 56 || 79 ||    SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   Those who deal in the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, are wealthy. So
become a partner with them, and earn the wealth of the Naam.


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Contemplate the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Abandon your 
deception, and go beyond vengeance; see God
who is always with you. Deal only in this true wealth and gather in this true 
wealth, and you shall never suffer loss.   || 1 ||
Eating and consuming it, it is never exhausted; God’s treasures are 
overflowing. Says Nanak, you shall go home to the Court
of the Supreme Lord God with honor and respect.  || 2 || 57 || 80 ||   SAARANG, 
 FIFTH MEHL:  O Dear God, I am wretched
and helpless! From what source did you create humans? This is Your Glorious 
Grandeur.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You are the Giver
of the soul and the breath of life to all; Your Infinite Glories cannot be 
spoken.You are the Beloved Lord of all, the Cherisher of
all, the Support of all hearts.  || 1 ||    No one knows Your state and extent. 
You alone created the expanse of the Universe.
Please, give me a seat in the boat of the Holy; O Nanak, thus I shall cross 
over this terrifying world-ocean, and reach the other
shore.  || 2 || 58 || 81 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  One who comes to the 
Lord’s Sanctuary is very fortunate. He knows of
no other than the One Lord. He has renounced all other efforts.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||   He worships and adores the Lord, Har, Har,
in thought, word and deed; in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he 
finds peace. He enjoys bliss and pleasure, and
savors the Unspoken Speech of the Lord; he merges intuitively into the True 
Lord.  || 1 ||   Sublime and exalted is the speech
of one whom the Lord, in His Mercy makes His Own. Those who are imbued with God 
in the state of Nirvaanaa, O Nanak, are
emancipated in the Saadh Sangat.  || 2 || 59 || 82 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  
Since I grasped hold of the Sanctuary of the
Holy, my mind is illuminated with tranquility, peace and poise, and I am rid of 
all my pain.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Please be
merciful to me, O Lord, and bless me with Your Name; this is the prayer I offer 
to You. I have forgotten my other occupations;
remembering God in meditation, I have obtained the true profit.  || 1 ||    We 
shall merge again into the One from whom we
came; He is the Essence of Being. Says Nanak, the Guru has eradicated my doubt; 
my light has merged into the Light.  || 2 ||
60 || 83 ||    SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  O my tongue, sing the Praises of the 
Lord. Abandon all other tastes and flavors; the
taste of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is so sublime.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Enshrine the Lord’s Lotus Feet within your heart;
let yourself be lovingly attuned to the One Lord. In the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, you shall become immaculate
and pure; you shall not come to be reincarnated again.  || 1 ||   You are the 
Support of the soul and the breath of life; You are
the Home of the homeless. With each and every breath, I dwell on the Lord, Har, 
Har; O Nanak, I am forever a sacrifice to
Him.  || 2 || 61 || 84 ||    SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  To meditate on the Lotus 
Feet of the Lord of the Universe is heaven for
me. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is the treasure of liberation 
and the Lord’s Ambrosial Name.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   O Lord God, please be kind to me, that I may hear with my ears Your 
Sublime and Exalted Sermon. My cycle of coming and
going is finally completed, and I have attained peace and tranquility.  || 1 ||


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Searching and searching, I have realized the essence of reality: devotional 
worship is the most sublime fulfillment. Says Nanak,
without the Name of the One Lord, all other ways are imperfect.  || 2 || 62 || 
85 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  The True Guru
is the True Giver. Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, all my pains 
are dispelled. I am a sacrifice to His Lotus Feet.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Supreme Lord God is True, and True are the Holy 
Saints; the Name of the Lord is steady and stable. So
worship the Imperishable, Supreme Lord God with love, and sing His Glorious 
Praises.  || 1 ||   The limits of the Inaccessible,
Unfathomable Lord cannot be found; He is the Support of all hearts. O Nanak, 
chant, “Waaho! Waaho!” to Him, who has no
end or limitation.   || 2 || 63 || 86 ||    SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   The Feet 
of the Guru abide within my mind. My Lord and
Master is permeating and pervading all places; He dwells nearby, close to all.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||    Breaking my bonds, I have
lovingly tuned in to the Lord, and now the Saints are pleased with me. This 
precious human life has been sanctified, and all my
desires have been fulfilled.  || 1 ||    O my God, whoever You bless with Your 
Mercy — he alone sings Your Glorious Praises.
Servant Nanak is a sacrifice to that person who sings the Glorious Praises of 
the Lord of the Universe, twenty-four hours a day.

|| 2 || 64 || 87 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  A person is judged to be alive, 
only if he sees the Lord. Please be merciful to me,
O my Enticing Beloved Lord, and erase the record of my doubts.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   By speaking and listening, tranquility and
peace are not found at all. What can anyone learn without faith? One who 
renounces God and longs for another — his face is
blackened with filth.  || 1 ||   One who is blessed with the wealth of our Lord 
and Master, the Embodiment of Peace, does not
believe in any other religious doctrine. O Nanak, one whose mind is fascinated 
and intoxicated with the Blessed Vision of the
Lord’s  Darshan  —  his  tasks  are  perfectly  accomplished.    ||  2  ||  65  
||  88  ||     SAARANG,    FIFTH  MEHL:    Meditate  in
remembrance on the Naam, the Name of the One Lord. In this way, the sinful 
residues of your past mistakes shall be burnt off
in           an instant. It is like giving millions in charity, and bathing at 
sacred shrines of pilgrimage.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Entangled in
other affairs, the mortal suffers uselessly in sorrow. Without the Lord, wisdom 
is useless. The mortal is freed of the anguish of
death and birth, meditating and vibrating on the Blissful Lord of the Universe. 
 || 1 ||   I seek Your Sancutary, O Perfect Lord,
Ocean of Peace. Please be merciful, and bless me with this gift. Meditating, 
meditating in remembrance on God, Nanak lives;
his egotistical pride has been eradicated.  || 2 || 66 || 89 ||   SAARANG,  
FIFTH MEHL:  He alone is a Dhoorat, who is attached
to the Primal Lord God. He alone is a Dhurandhar, and he alone is a Basundhar, 
who is absorbed in the sublime essence of
Love of the One Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    One who practices deception and 
does not know where true profit lies is not a
Dhoorat — he is a fool. He abandons profitable enterprises and is involved in 
unprofitable ones. He does not meditate on the
Beauteous Lord God.  || 1 ||   He alone is clever and wise and a religious 
scholar, he alone is a brave warrior, and he alone is
intelligent, who chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, in the Saadh Sangat, 
the Company of the Holy. O Nanak, he alone is
approved.  || 2 || 67 || 90 ||


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SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Lord, Har, Har, is the life of the humble Saints. 
Instead of enjoying corrupt pleasures, they drink
in the Ambrosial Essence of the Name of the Lord, the Ocean of Peace.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   They gather up the priceless wealth
of the Lord’s Name, and weave it into the fabric of their mind and body. Imbued 
with the Lord’s Love, their minds are dyed in
the deep crimson color of devotional love; they are intoxicated with the 
sublime essence of the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||   As the
fish is immersed in water, they are absorbed in the Lord’s Name. O Nanak, the 
Saints are like the sparrow-hawks; they are
comforted, drinking in the drops of the Lord’s Name.  || 2 || 68 || 91 ||   
SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  Without the Name of the
Lord,  the mortal is a ghost. All the actions he commits are just shackles and 
bonds.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Without serving God,
one who serves another wastes his time uselessly. When the Messenger of Death 
comes to kill you, O mortal, what will your
condition be then?  || 1 ||   Please protect Your slave, O Eternally Merciful 
Lord. O Nanak, my God is the Treasure of Peace; He
is     the wealth and property of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.  
|| 2 || 69 || 92 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  My
mind and body deal only in the Lord. Imbued with loving devotional worship, I 
sing His Glorious Praises; I am not affected by
worldly affairs.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   This is the way of life of the Holy 
Saint: he listens to the Kirtan, the Praises of his Lord and
Master, and meditates in remembrance on Him. He implants the Lord’s Lotus Feet 
deep within his heart; worship of the Lord is
the support of his breath of life.  || 1 ||   O God, Merciful to the meek, 
please hear my prayer, and shower Your Blessings upon
me. I continually chant the treasure of the Naam with my tongue; Nanak is 
forever a sacrifice.  || 2 || 70 || 93 ||   SAARANG,
FIFTH MEHL:  Without the Name of the Lord, his intellect is shallow. He does 
not meditate in remembrance on the Lord, his
Lord and Master; the blind fool suffers in terrible agony.  || 1 ||   Pause   
||    He does not embrace love for the Name of the
Lord; he is totally attached to various religious robes. His attachments are 
shattered in an instant; when the pitcher is broken,
the water runs out.  || 1 ||   Please bless me, that I may worship You in 
loving devotion. My mind is absorbed and intoxicated
with Your Delicious Love. Nanak, Your slave, has entered Your Sanctuary; 
without God, there is no other at all.  || 2 || 71 || 94

||    SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   In my mind, I think  about  that moment,  when  
I  join  the  Gathering  of  the  Friendly  Saints,
constantly singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Without vibrating and meditating on the
Lord, whatever deeds you do will be useless. The Perfect Embodiment of Supreme 
Bliss is so sweet to my mind. Without Him,
there is no other at all.  || 1 ||   Chanting, deep meditation, austere 
self-discipline, good deeds and other techniques to being
peace — they are not equal to even a tiny bit of the Lord’s Name. Nanak’s mind 
is pierced through by the Lotus Feet of the
Lord; it is absorbed in His Lotus Feet.   || 2 || 72 || 95 ||    SAARANG,   
FIFTH MEHL:   My God is always with me; He is the
Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.


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I find happiness in the world hereafter, and peace and pleasure in this world, 
meditating in remembrance on the Name of my
Lord and Master.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Lord is my Best Friend, my Buddy, my 
Companion. I sing the Glorious Praises of my
Sovereign Lord King. I shall not forget Him in my heart, even for an instant; I 
have met with the Perfect Guru.  || 1 ||   In His
Mercy, He protects His slave; all beings and creatures are in His Power. One 
who is lovingly attuned to the One, the Perfect
Transcendent Lord God, O Nanak, is rid of all fear.   || 2 || 73 || 96 ||    
SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   One who has the Lord’s
Power      on his side — all his desires are fulfilled, and no pain afflicts 
him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   That humble devotee is a slave of
his God, who listens to Him, and so lives. I have made the effort to gaze upon 
the Blessed Vision of His Darshan; it is obtained
only by good karma.  || 1 ||   It is only by Guru’s Grace that I see His Vision 
with my eyes. Please bless Nanak with this Gift,
that he may wash the Feet of the Saints, and so live.   || 2 || 74 || 97 ||    
SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   I live by singing the
Glorious Praises of the Lord. Please be Merciful to me, O my Loving Lord of the 
Universe, that I may never forget You.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   My mind, body, wealth and all are Yours, O my Lord and Master; 
there is nowhere else for me at all. As You keep
me, so do I survive; I eat and I wear whatever You give me.  || 1 ||    I am a 
sacrifice, a sacrifice to the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy; I shall never again fall into reincarnation. Slave Nanak 
seeks Your Sancuary, Lord; as it pleases Your
Will,   so do You guide him.  || 2 || 75 || 98 ||    SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  O 
my mind, the Naam is the most sublime peace.
Other affairs of Maya are corrupt. They are nothing more than dust.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||    The mortal has fallen into the deep
dark pit of household attachment; it is a horrible, dark hell. He wanders in 
various incarnations, growing weary; he wanders
through them again and again.  || 1 ||    O Purifier of sinners, O Lover of 
Your devotees, please shower Your Mercy on Your
meek servant. With palms pressed together, Nanak begs for this blessing: O 
Lord, please save me in the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy.   || 2 || 76 || || 99 ||    SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   The 
Glorious Radiance of the Lord has spread out
everywhere. The doubts of my mind and body are all erased, and I am rid of the 
three diseases.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   My thirst is
quenched,  and  my  hopes  have  all  been  fulfilled;  my  sorrows  and  
sufferings  are  over.  Singing  the  Glorious  Praises  of  the
Unmoving, Eternal, Unchanging Lord God, my mind, body and soul are comforted 
and encouraged.   || 1 ||    Sexual desire,
anger, greed, pride and envy are destroyed in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of 
the Holy. He is the Lover of His devotees,
the Destroyer of fear; O Nanak, He is our Mother and Father.   || 2 || 77 || 
100 ||    SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   Without the
Naam,  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  the  world  is  miserable.  Like  a  dog,  
its  desires  are  never  satisfied;  it  clings  to  the  ashes  of
corruption.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Administering the intoxicating drug, God 
Himself leads the mortals astray; they are reincarnated
again  and again. He does not meditate in remembrance on the Lord, even for an 
instant, and so the Messenger of Death
makes him suffer.  || 1 ||   Please be merciful to me, O Destroyer of the pains 
of the meek and the poor; let me be the dust of
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Slave Nanak asks for the Blessed Vision of God. It is the Support of his mind 
and body.  || 2 || 78 || 101 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH
MEHL:  Without the Name of the Lord, the soul is polluted. The True Lord God 
has Himself administered the intoxicating drug
of corruption, and led the mortal astray.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Wandering 
through millions of incarnations in countless ways, he
does not find stability anywhere. The faithless cynic does not intuitively meet 
with the Perfect True Guru; he continues coming
and going in reincarnation.  || 1 ||   Please save me, O All-powerful Lord God, 
O Great Giver; O God, You are Inaccessible and
Infinite. Slave Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary, to cross over the terrible 
world-ocean, and reach the other shore.  || 2 || 79 || 102

||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  To chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord is 
Sublime. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy, meditate on the Transcendent Lord God; The taste of His essence is 
Ambrosial Nectar.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Meditating in
remembrance on the One Unmoving, Eternal, Unchanging Lord God, the intoxication 
of Maya wears off. One who is blessed
with intuitive peace and poise, and the vibrations of the Unstruck Celestial 
Bani, never suffers again.   || 1 ||    Even Brahma
and his sons sing God’s Praises; Sukdayv and Prahlaad sing His Praises as well. 
Drinking in the fascinating Ambrosial Nectar of
the Lord’s sublime  essence,  Nanak  meditates  on  the  Amazing  Lord.   || 2  
|| 80  || 103  ||     SAARANG,   FIFTH  MEHL:   He
commits many millions of sins. Day and night, he does not get tired of them, 
and he never finds release.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He
carries on his head a terrible, heavy load of sin and corruption. In an 
instant, he is exposed. The Messenger of Death seizes
him  by  his  hair.   ||  1  ||     He  is  consigned  to  countless  forms  of 
 reincarnation,  into  beasts,  ghosts,  camels  and  donkeys.
Vibrating and meditating on the Lord of the Universe in the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, O Nanak, you shall never
be struck or harmed at all.  || 2 || 81 || 104 ||    SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  He 
is so blind! He is eating loads of poison. His
eyes, ears and body are totally exhausted; he shall lose his breath in an 
instant.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Making the poor suffer, he
fills  his  belly,  but  the  wealth  of  Maya  shall  not  go  with  him.  
Committing  sinful  mistakes  again  and  again,  he  regrets  and
repents, but he can never give them up.  || 1 ||   The Messenger of Death comes 
to slaughter the slanderer; he beats him on
his head. O Nanak, he cuts himself with his own dagger, and damages his own 
mind.  || 2 || 82 || 105 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH
MEHL:   The  slanderer  is  destroyed  in  mid-stream.  Our  Lord  and  Master  
is  the  Saving  Grace,  the  Protector  of  His  humble
servants; those who have turned their backs on the Guru are overtaken by death. 
 || 1 ||  Pause  ||   No one listens to what he
says;  he  is  not  allowed  to  sit  anywhere.  He  suffers  in  pain  here,  
and  falls  into  hell  hereafter.  He  wanders  in  endless
reincarnations.   || 1 ||   He has become infamous across worlds and galaxies; 
he receives according to what he has done.
Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Fearless Creator Lord; he sings His Glorious 
Praises in ecstasy and bliss.  || 2 || 83 || 106 ||
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But it is not fulfilled at all, and in the end, it dies, exhausted.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||    It does not produce tranquility, peace and
poise; this is the way it works. He does not know what belongs to him, and to 
others. He burns in sexual desire and anger.  ||
1 ||   The world is enveloped by an ocean of pain; O Lord, please save Your 
slave! Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of Your Lotus
Feet; Nanak is forever and ever a sacrifice.  || 2 || 84 || 107 ||   SAARANG,  
FIFTH MEHL:  O sinner, who taught you to sin?
You do not contemplate your Lord and Master, even for an instant; it was He who 
gave you your body and soul.  || 1 ||  Pause

||    Eating, drinking and sleeping, you are happy, but contemplating the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord, you are miserable. In
the womb of your mother, you cried and whined like a wretch.  || 1 ||    And 
now, bound by great pride and corruption, you
shall wander in endless incarnations. You have forgotten the Lord of the 
Universe; what misery will be your lot now? O Nanak,
peace is found by realizing the sublime state of the Lord.  || 2 || 85 || 108 
||    SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  O mother, I have
grasped  the  Protection,  the  Sanctuary  of  the  Lord’s  Feet.  Gazing  upon 
 the  Blessed  Vision  of  His  Darshan,  my  mind  is
fascinated, and evil-mindedness is taken away.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He is 
Unfathomable, Incomprehensible, Exalted and High,
Eternal and Imperishable; His worth cannot be appraised. Gazing upon Him, 
gazing upon Him in the water and on the land, my
mind has blossomed forth in ecstasy. He is totally pervading and permeating 
all.  || 1 ||    Merciful to the meek, my Beloved,
Enticer of my mind; meeting with the Holy, He is known. Meditating, meditating 
in remembrance on the Lord, Nanak lives; the
Messenger of Death cannot catch or torment him.   || 2 || 86 || 109 ||    
SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   O mother, my mind is
intoxicated. Gazing upon the Merciful Lord, I am filled with bliss and peace; 
imbued with the sublime essence of the Lord, I am
intoxicated.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I have become spotless and pure, singing the 
Sacred Praises of the Lord; I shall never again be
dirtied.   My awareness is focused on the Lotus Feet of God; I have met the 
Infinite, Supreme Being.  || 1 ||   Taking me by the
hand, He has given me everything; He has lit up my lamp. O Nanak, savoring the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, I have become
detached; my generations have been carried across as well.   || 2 || 87 || 110 
||    SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   O mother, by
meditating in remembrance on some other, the mortal dies. Forsaking the Lord of 
the Universe, the Giver of souls, the mortal
is engrossed and entangled in Maya.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Forgetting the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord, he walks on some other
path,  and  falls  into  the  most  horrible  hell.  He  suffers  uncounted  
punishments,  and  wanders  from  womb  to  womb  in
reincarnation.  || 1 ||   They alone are wealthy, and they alone are honorable, 
who are absorbed in the Sanctuary of the Lord.
By       Guru’s Grace, O Nanak, they conquer the world; they do not come and go 
in reincarnation ever again.  || 2 || 88 || 111 ||
SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   The Lord has cut down the crooked tree of my deceit. 
The forest of doubt is burnt away in an
instant, by the fire of the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Sexual desire, 
anger and slander are gone; in the Saadh Sangat,
the Company of the Holy, I have beaten them and driven them out.


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The Gurmukh is successful in this priceless human life; he shall not lose it in 
the gamble ever again.   || 1 ||    Twenty-four
hours a day, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and contemplate the 
Perfect Word of the Shabad. Servant Nanak is the
slave of Your slaves; over and over again, he bows in humble reverence to You.  
|| 2 || 89 || 112 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:
This Holy Book is the home of the Transcendent Lord God. Whoever sings the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe in
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, has the perfect knowledge of God.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Siddhas and seekers
and all the silent sages long for the Lord, but those who meditate on Him are 
rare. That person, unto whom my Lord and
Master is merciful — all his tasks are perfectly accomplished.  || 1 ||   One 
whose heart is filled with the Lord, the Destroyer of
fear, knows the whole world. May I never forget You, even for an instant, O my 
Creator Lord; Nanak begs for this blessing.  ||
2 || 90 || 113 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  The rain has fallen everywhere. 
Singing the Lord’s Praises with ecstasy and bliss,
the Perfect Lord is revealed.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   On all four sides and in 
the ten directions, the Lord is an ocean. There is no
place where He does not exist. O Perfect Lord God, Ocean of Mercy, You bless 
all with the gift of the soul.  || 1 ||   True, True,
True is my Lord and Master; True is the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. 
True are those humble beings, within whom
faith wells up; O Nanak, they are not deluded by doubt.  || 2 || 91 || 114 ||   
 SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  O Dear Lord of the
Universe, You are the Support of my breath of life. You are my Best Friend and 
Companion, my Help and Support; You are my
family.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You placed Your Hand on my forehead; in the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I sing Your
Glorious Praises. By Your Grace, I have obtained all fruits and rewards; I 
meditate on the Lord’s Name with delight.   || 1 ||
The True Guru has laid the eternal foundation; it shall never be shaken. Guru 
Nanak has become merciful to me, and I have
been blessed with the treasure of absolute peace.  || 2 || 92 || 115 ||   
SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  Only the true merchandise of
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, stays with you. Sing the Glorious Praises of 
the Lord, the treasure of wealth, and earn your
profit; in the midst of corruption, remain untouched.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   All 
beings and creatures find contentment, meditating
on their God. The priceless jewel of infinite worth, this human life, is won, 
and they are not consigned to reincarnation ever
again.  || 1 ||    When the Lord of the Universe shows His kindness and 
compassion, the mortal finds the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, Nanak has found the wealth of the Lotus Feet of the Lord; 
he is imbued with the Love of God.  || 2 || 93

|| 116 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  O mother, I am wonder-struck, gazing upon 
the Lord. My mind is enticed by the unstruck
celestial melody; its flavor is amazing!  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He is my Mother, 
Father and Relative. My mind delights in the Lord.
Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe in the Saadh Sangat, 
the Company of the Holy, all my illusions are
dispelled.  || 1 ||   I am lovingly attached to His Lotus Feet; my doubt and 
fear are totally consumed. Servant Nanak has taken
the Support of the One Lord.


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He shall not wander in reincarnation ever again.   || 2 || 94 || 117 ||    
SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   O mother, I am totally
intoxicated with the Lord’s Feet. I know of none other than the Lord. I have 
totally burnt off my sense of duality.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   To abandon the Lord of the World, and become involved with anything 
else, is to fall into the pit of corruption. My
mind is enticed, thirsty for the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. He has lifted 
me up and out of hell.  || 1 ||   By the Grace of the
Saints, I have met the Lord, the Giver of peace; the noise of egotism has been 
stilled. Slave Nanak is imbued with the Love of
the Lord; the forests of his mind and body have blossomed forth.  || 2 || 95 || 
118 ||    SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   The false
dealings are finished. Join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and 
meditate, vibrate on the Lord. This is the most
excellent thing in the world.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Here and hereafter, you 
shall never waver; enshrine the Naam, the Name of
the Lord, within your heart. The boat of the Guru’s Feet is found by great good 
fortune; it shall carry you across the world-
ocean.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Infinite Lord is totally permeating and 
pervading the water, the land and the sky. Drink in the
Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord’s Name; O Nanak, all other tastes are bitter.  || 
2 || 96 || 119 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  You
whine and cry — you are intoxicated with the great corruption of attachment and 
pride, but you do not remember the Lord in
meditation.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Those who meditate on the Lord in the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy — the guilt of
their minstakes is burnt away. Fruitful is the body, and blessed is the birth 
of those who merge with God.  || 1 ||    The four
great blessings, and the eighteen supernatural spiritual powers — above all 
these are the Holy Saints. Slave Nanak longs for
the dust of the feet of the humble; attached to the hem of His robe, he is 
saved.   || 2 || 97 || 120 ||    SAARANG,   FIFTH
MEHL:  The Lord’s humble servants yearn for the Lord’s Name. In thought, word 
and deed, they long for this peace, to gaze
with their eyes upon the Blessed Vision of God’s Darshan.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
You are Endless, O God, my Supreme Lord and
Master; Your state cannot be known. My mind is pierced through by the Love of 
Your Lotus Feet; this is everything to me — I
enshrine it deep within my being.  || 1 ||   In the Vedas, the Puraanas and the 
Simritees, the humble and the Holy chant this
Bani with their tongues. Chanting the Lord’s Name, O Nanak, I am emancipated; 
other teachings of duality are useless.  || 2 ||
98 || 121 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  A fly! You are just a fly, created by the 
Lord. Wherever it stinks, you land there; you
suck in the most toxic stench.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You don’t stay put 
anywhere; I have seen this with my eyes. You have not
spared anyone, except the Saints — the Saints are on the side of the Lord of 
the Universe.   || 1 ||    You have enticed all
beings and creatures; no one knows You, except the Saints. Slave Nanak  is  
imbued with  the  Kirtan  of  the  Lord’s  Praises.
Focusing  his  consciousness  on  the  Word  of  the  Shabad,  he  realizes  
the  Presence  of  the  True  Lord.   ||  2  ||  99  ||  122  ||
SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  O mother, the noose of Death has been cut away. Chanting 
the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, I have
found total peace. I remain unattached in the midst of my household.


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|| 1 ||  Pause   ||    Granting His Grace, He has made me His Own. The thirst 
for the Blessed Vision of His Darshan wells up
within me. Joining the Society of the Saints, I sing the Glorious Praises of 
the Lord; I have given up other hopes.  || 1 ||   The
Saint has pulled me out of the utterly desolate wilderness, and shown me the 
path. Gazing upon His Darshan, all sins are taken
away; Nanak is blessed with the jewel of the Lord.  || 2 || 100 || 123 ||   
SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  O mother, I am involved
with the Love of the Lord; I am intoxicated with it. My mind has such a longing 
and thirst for the Blessed Vision, the Darshan
of my Beauteous Lord. No one can break this.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Lord is 
my breath of life, honor, spouse, parent, child,
relative, wealth — everything. Cursed is this body of bones, this pile of 
maggots and manure, if it knows any other than the
Lord.   || 1 ||    The Destroyer of the pains of the poor has become merciful 
to me, by the power of the karma of my past
actions. Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God, the Treasure, the Ocean of Mercy; my 
subservience to others is past.  || 2 ||  101

|| 124 ||    SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   The Lord’s melody is noble and sublime. 
The Lotus Feet of my Lord and Master are
incomparably beautiful. Meditating on them, one becomes Holy.   || 1 ||   Pause 
  ||    Just by thinking of the Darshan, the
Blessed Vision of the Lord of the World, the dirty residues of sins are washed 
away. The Lord cuts down and weeds out the
corruption of the cycle of birth and death.   || 1 ||    How rare is that 
person who has such pre-ordained destiny, to find the
Lord. Chanting the Glorious Praises of the Creator, the Lord of the Universe — 
O Nanak, this is Truth.  || 2 || 102 || 125 ||
SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  The intellect of one who dwells on the Name of the Lord 
is excellent. One who forgets the Lord and
becomes involved with some other — all his showy pretensions are false.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   Meditate, vibrate on our Lord and
Master in the Company of the Holy, and your sins shall be eradicated. When the 
Lord’s Lotus Feet abide within the heart, the
mortal is never again caught in the cycle of death and birth.  || 1 ||    He 
showers us with His kindness and compassion; He
saves and protects those who take the Support of the Naam, the Name of the One 
Lord. Meditating in remembrance on Him,
day and night, O Nanak, your face shall be radiant in the Court of the Lord.  
|| 2 || 103 || 126 ||    SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:
Honored — you shall be honored in the Court of the Lord. Join the Saadh Sangat, 
the Company of the Holy, and sing the
Glorious Praises of the Lord; your egotistical pride will be totally dispelled. 
  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Showering His kindness and
compassion, He shall make you His Own. As Gurmukh, your spiritual wisdom shall 
be perfect. All peace and all sorts of ecstasy
are obtained, by meditating on the Darshan, the Blessed Vision of my Lord and 
Master.  || 1 ||   She who dwells close to her
Lord is always the pure, happy soul-bride; she is famous in the ten directions. 
She is imbued with the Love of her Loving
Beloved Lord; Nanak is a sacrifice to her.  || 2 || 104 || 127 ||   SAARANG,  
FIFTH MEHL:  O Lord, I take the Support of Your
Lotus Feet. You are my Best Friend and Companion; I am with You. You are our 
Protector, O Lord of the Universe.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||    You are mine, and I am Yours; here and hereafter, You are my 
Saving Grace. You are Endess and Infinite, O my
Lord and Master; by Guru’s Grace, a few understand.   || 1 ||    Without being 
spoken, without being told, You know all, O
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One whom God unites with Himself, O Nanak, that humble being is honored in the 
Court of the Lord.  || 2 || 105 || 128 ||
SAARANG,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS,   FIFTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Meditate, vibrate on the Lord; other actions are corrupt. Pride, attachment and 
desire are not quenched; the world is in the
grip  of  death.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     Eating,  drinking,  laughing  and 
 sleeping,  life  passes  uselessly.  The  mortal  wanders  in
reincarnation, burning in the hellish environment of the womb; in the end, he 
is destroyed by death.   || 1 ||    He practices
fraud, cruelty and slander against others; he sins, and washes his hands. 
Without the True Guru, he has no understanding; he
is lost in the utter darkness of anger and attachment.  || 2 ||   He takes the 
intoxicating drugs of cruelty and corruption, and is
plundered. He is not conscious of the Creator Lord God. The Lord of the 
Universe is hidden and unattached. The mortal is like
a wild elephant, intoxicated with the wine of egotism.  || 3 ||    In His 
Mercy, God saves His Saints; they have the Support of
His Lotus Feet. With his palms pressed together, Nanak has come to the 
Sanctuary of the Primal Being, the Infinite Lord God.

|| 4 || 1 || 129 ||

SAARANG,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SIXTH  HOUSE,   PARTAAL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Chant His Sublime Word and His Priceless Glories. Why are you indulding in 
corrupt actions? Look at this, see and understand!
Meditate on the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, and attain the Mansion of the Lord’s 
Presence. Imbued with the Love of the Lord,
you shall totally play with Him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The world is a dream. 
Its expanse is false. O my companion, why are you so
enticed by the Enticer? Enshrine the Love of Your Beloved within your heart.   
|| 1 ||    He is total love and affection. God is
always merciful. Others — why are you involved with others? Remain involved 
with the Lord.When you join the Saadh Sangat,
the Company of the Holy, says Nanak, meditate on the Lord. Now, your 
association with death is ended.   || 2 || 1 || 130 ||
SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   You may make donations of gold, and give away land in 
charity and purify your mind in various
ways,   but none of this is equal to the Lord’s Name. Remain attached to the 
Lord’s Lotus Feet.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    You may
recite the four Vedas with your tongue, and listen to the eighteen Puraanas and 
the six Shaastras with your ears, but these are
not equal to the celestial melody of the Naam, the Name of the Lord of the 
Universe. Remain attached to the Lord’s Lotus
Feet.  || 1 ||    You may observe fasts, and say your prayers, purify yourself 
and do good deeds; you may go on pilgrimages
everywhere and eat nothing at all. You may cook your food without touching 
anyone; you may make a great show of cleansing
techniques, and burn incense and devotional lamps, but none of these are equal 
to the Lord’s Name. O Merciful Lord, please
hear    the prayer of the meek and the poor. Please grant me the Blessed Vision 
of Your Darshan, that I may see You with my
eyes. The Naam is so sweet to servant Nanak.  || 2 || 2 || 131 ||    SAARANG,   
FIFTH MEHL:   Meditate on the Lord, Raam,
Raam, Raam.


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The Lord is your Help and Support.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Grasping hold of 
the Feet of the Saints, I have abandoned sexual
desire, anger and greed. The Guru, the Lord of the World, has been kind to me, 
and I have realized my destiny.  || 1 ||   My
doubts  and  attachments  have  been  dispelled,  and  the  blinding  bonds  of 
 Maya  have  been  broken.  My  Lord  and  Master  is
pervading and permeating everywhere; no one is an enemy. My Lord and Master is 
totally satisfied with me; He has rid me of
the pains of death and birth. Grasping hold of the Feet of the Saints, Nanak 
sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 2 || 3  ||
132 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har; 
enshrine the Lord, Har, Har, within your mind.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Hear Him with your ears, and practice devotional worship — 
these are good deeds, which make up for past
evils. So seek the Sanctuary of the Holy, and forget all your other habits.   
|| 1 ||    Love the Lord’s Feet, continually and
continuously — the most sacred and sanctified. Fear is taken away from the 
servant of the Lord, and the dirty residues of past
sinful mistakes are burnt away. Those who speak are liberated, and those who 
listen are liberated; those who keep the Rehit,
the Code of Conduct, are not reincarnated again. The Lord’s Name  is  the  most 
sublime  essence; Nanak  contemplates  the
nature of reality.  || 2 || 4 || 133 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  I beg for 
devotion to the Naam, the Name of the Lord; I have
forsaken all other activities.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Meditate lovingly on the 
Lord, and sing forever the Glorious Praises of the Lord
of the Universe. I long for the dust of the feet of the Lord’s humble servant, 
O Great Giver, my Lord and Master.  || 1 ||   The
Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the ultimate ecstasy, bliss, happiness, peace 
and tranquility. The fear is death is dispelled by
meditating in remembrance on the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. Only the 
Sanctuary of the Feet of the Lord of the
Universe can destroy all the suffering of the world. The Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, is the boat, O Nanak, to carry
us across to the other side.   || 2 || 5 || 134 ||    SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   
Gazing upon my Guru, I sing the Praises of my
Beloved Lord. I escape from the five thieves, and I find the One, when I join 
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.  || 1

||  Pause  ||    Nothing of the visible world shall go along with you; abandon 
your pride and attachment. Love the One Lord,

and  join  the  Saadh  Sangat,  and  you  shall  be  embellished  and  exalted. 
  ||  1  ||     I  have  found  the  Lord,  the  Treasure  of
Excellence; all my hopes have been fulfilled. Nanak’s mind is in ecstasy; the 
Guru has shattered the impregnable fortress.  || 2

|| 6 || 135 ||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  My mind is neutral and detached; I seek 
only the Blessed Vision of His Darshan.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   Serving the Holy Saints, I meditate on my Beloved within my 
heart. Gazing upon the Embodiment of Ecstasy, I
rise to the Mansion of His Presence.  || 1 ||    I work for Him; I have 
forsaken everything else. I seek only His Sanctuary. O
Nanak, my Lord and Master hugs me close in His Embrace; the Guru is pleased and 
satisfied with me.   || 2 || 7 || 136 ||
SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   This is my condition. Only my Merciful Lord knows it.  
 || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I have abandoned my
mother and father, and sold my mind to the Saints. I have lost my social 
status, birth-right and ancestry; I sing the Glorious
Praises of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 1 ||   I have broken away from other people 
and family; I work only for God.


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The Guru has taught me, O Nanak, to serve only the One Lord.  || 2 || 8 || 137 
||    SAARANG,   FIFTH MEHL:   You are my
Loving Beloved Enticing Lord of the World. You are in worms, elephants, stones 
and all beings and creatures; You nourish and
cherish them all.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    You are not far away; You are totally 
present with all. You are Beautiful, the Source of
Nectar.  || 1 ||    You have no caste or social class, no ancestry or family. 
Nanak: God, You are Merciful.   || 2 || 9 || 138 ||
Acting and play-acting, the mortal sinks into corruption. Even the moon and the 
sun are enticed and bewitched. The disturbing
noise of corruption wells up, in the tinkling ankle bells of Maya the 
beautiful. With her beguiling gestures of love, she seduces
everyone except the Lord.  ||  Pause  ||   Maya clings to the three worlds; 
those who are stuck in wrong actions cannot escape
her. Drunk and engrossed in blind worldly affairs, they are tossed about on the 
mighty ocean.  || 1 ||   The Saint, the slave of
the Lord is saved; the noose of the Messenger of Death is snapped. The Naam, 
the Name of the Lord, is the Purifier of sinners;
O Nanak, remember Him in meditation.  || 2 || 10 || 139 || 3 || 13 || 155 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG  SAARANG,   NINTH  MEHL:

No one will be your help and support, except the Lord. Who has any mother, 
father, child or spouse? Who is anyone’s brother
or sister?   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    All the wealth, land and property which 
you consider your own — when you leave your body,
none of it shall go along with you. Why do you cling to them?  || 1 ||    God 
is Merciful to the meek, forever the Destroyer of
fear, and yet you do not develop any loving relationship with Him. Says Nanak, 
the whole world is totally false; it is like a
dream in the night.  || 2 || 1 ||   SAARANG,  NINTH MEHL:  O mortal, why are 
you engrossed in corruption? No one is allowed
to remain in this world; one comes, and another departs.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Who has a body? Who has wealth and property?
With whom should we fall in love? Whatever is seen, shall all disappear, like 
the shade of a passing cloud.  || 1 ||    Abandon
egotism, and grasp the Sanctuary of the Saints; you shall be liberated in an 
instant. O servant Nanak, without meditating and
vibrating on the Lord God, there is no peace, even in dreams.  || 2 || 2||   
SAARANG,  NINTH MEHL:  O mortal, why have you
wasted your life? Intoxicated with Maya and its riches, involved in corrupt 
pleasures, you have not sought the Sanctuary of the
Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    This whole world is just a dream; why does seeing 
it fill you with greed? Everything that has been
created will be destroyed; nothing will remain.  || 1 ||   You see this false 
body as true; in this way, you have placed yourself in
bondage. O servant Nanak, he is a liberated being, whose consciousness lovingly 
vibrates, and meditates on the Lord.  || 2 || 3

||   SAARANG,  FIFTH MEHL:  In my mind, I never sang the Glorious Praises of 
the Lord.


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I remained under the influence of corruption, night and day; I did whatever I 
pleased.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I never listened to
the Guru’s Teachings; I was entangled with others’ spouses. I ran all around 
slandering others; I was taught, but I never
learned.  || 1 ||   How can I even describe my actions? This is how I wasted my 
life. Says Nanak, I am totally filled with faults.
I have come to Your Sanctuary — please save me, O Lord!  || 2 || 4 || 3 || 13 
|| 139 || 4 || 159 ||

RAAG  SAARANG,   ASHTAPADEES,   FIRST  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

How can I live, O my mother? Hail to the Lord of the Universe. I ask to sing 
Your Praises; without You, O Lord, I cannot even
survive.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I am thirsty, thirsty for the Lord; the 
soul-bride gazes upon Him all through the night. My mind is
absorbed into the Lord, my Lord and Master. Only God knows the pain of another. 
 || 1 ||    My body suffers in pain, without
the Lord; through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, I find the Lord. O Dear Lord, 
please be kind and compassionate to me, that
I might remain merged in You, O Lord.  || 2 ||   Follow such a path, O my 
conscious mind, that you may remain focused on the
Feet of the Lord. I am wonder-struck, singing the Glorious Praises of my 
Fascinating Lord; I am intuitively absorbed in the
Fearless Lord.   || 3 ||    That heart, in which the Eternal, Unchanging Naam 
vibrates and resounds, does not diminish, and
cannot  be  evaluated.  Without  the  Name,  everyone  is  poor;  the  True  
Guru  has  imparted  this  understanding.   ||  4  ||     My
Beloved is my breath of life — listen, O my companion. The demons have taken 
poison and died. As love for Him welled up, so
it remains. My mind is imbued with His Love.   || 5 ||    I am absorbed in 
celestial samaadhi, lovingly attached to the Lord
forever.  I  live  by  singing  the  Glorious  Praises  of  the  Lord.  Imbued  
with  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad,  I  have  become
detached from the world. In the profound primal trance, I dwell within the home 
of my own inner being.  || 6 ||   The Naam,
the Name of the Lord, is sublimely sweet and supremely delicious; within the 
home of my own self, I understand the essence
of the Lord. Wherever You keep my mind, there it is. This is what the Guru has 
taught me.   || 7 ||    Sanak and Sanandan,
Brahma and Indra, were imbued with devotional worship, and came to be in 
harmony with Him. O Nanak, without the Lord, I
cannot live, even for an instant. The Name of the Lord is glorious and great.  
|| 8 || 1 ||   SAARANG,  FIRST MEHL:  Without
the Lord, how can my mind be comforted? The guilt and sin of millions of ages 
is erased, and one is released from the cycle of
reincarnation, when the Truth is implanted within.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Anger 
is gone, egotism and attachment have been burnt
away; I am imbued with His ever-fresh Love. Other fears are forgotten, begging 
at God’s Door. The Immaculate Lord is my
Companion.  || 1 ||    Forsaking my fickle intellect, I have found God, the 
Destroyer of fear; I am lovingly attuned to the One
Word, the Shabad. Tasting the sublime essence of the Lord, my thirst is 
quenched; by great good fortune, the Lord has united
me with Himself.  || 2 ||


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The empty tank has been filled to overflowing. Following the Guru’s Teachings, 
I am enraptured with the True Lord. My mind
is imbued with love for the Naam. The Immaculate Lord is merciful, from the 
beginning of time, and througout the ages.  || 3

||    My mind is fascinated with the Fascinating Lord. By great good fortune, I 
am lovingly attuned to Him. Contemplating the
True Lord, all the resides of sins and mistakes are wiped away. My mind is pure 
and immaculate in His Love.  || 4 ||   God is
the Deep and Unfathomable Ocean, the Source of all jewels; no other is worthy 
of worship. I contemplate the Shabad, the
Destroyer of doubt and fear; I do not know any other at all.  || 5 ||   
Subduing my mind, I have realized the pure status; I am
totally imbued with the sublime essence of the Lord. I do not know any other 
except the Lord. The True Guru has imparted this
understanding.   || 6 ||    God is Inaccessible and Unfathomable, Unmastered 
and Unborn; through the Guru’s Teachings, I
know  the  One  Lord.  Filled  to  overflowing,  my  consciousness  does  not  
waver;  through  the  Mind,  my  mind  is  pleased  and
appeased.  || 7 ||   By Guru’s Grace, I speak the Unspoken; I speak what He 
makes me speak. O Nanak, my Lord is Merciful to
the meek; I do not know any other at all.  || 8 || 2 ||

SAARANG,   THIRD  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O my mind, the Name of the Lord is glorious and great. I know of none, other 
than the Lord; through the Lord’s Name, I have
attained liberation and emancipation.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Through the Word of 
the Shabad, I am lovingly attuned to the Lord,
the Destroyer of fear, the Destroyer of the Messenger of Death. As Gurmukh, I 
have realized the Lord, the Giver of peace; I
remain intuitively absorbed in Him.  || 1 ||   The Immaculate Name of the Lord 
is the food of His devotees; they wear the glory
of devotional worship. They abide in the home of their inner beings, and they 
serve the Lord forever; they are honored in the
Court of the Lord.   || 2 ||    The intellect of the self-willed manmukh is 
false; his mind wavers and wobbles, and he cannot
speak the Unspoken Speech. Following the Guru’s Teachings, the Eternal 
Unchanging Lord abides within the mind; the True
Word of His Bani is Ambrosial Nectar.   || 3 ||    The Shabad calms the 
turbulent waves of the mind; the tongue is intuively
imbued with peace. So remain united forever with your True Guru, who is 
lovingly attuned to the Lord.  || 4 ||   If the mortal
dies in the Shabad, then he is liberated; he focuses his consciousness on the 
Lord’s Feet. The Lord is an Ocean; His Water is
Forever Pure. Whoever bathes in it is intuitively imbued with peace.  || 5 ||   
Those who contemplate the Shabad are forever
imbued with His Love; their egotism and desires are subdued. The Pure, 
Unattached Lord permeates their inner beings; the
Lord, the Supreme Soul, is pervading all.  || 6 ||    Your humble servants 
serve You, O Lord; those who are imbued with the
Truth are pleasing to Your Mind. Those who are involved in duality do not find 
the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence; caught in
the false nature of the world, they do not discriminate between merits and 
demerits.  || 7 ||    When the Lord merges us into
Himself, we speak the Unspoken Speech; True is the Shabad, and True is the Word 
of His Bani. O Nanak, the true people are
absorbed in the Truth; they chant the Name of the Lord.  || 8 || 1 ||   
SAARANG,  THIRD MEHL:  O my mind, the Name of the
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It is the Destroyer of the sinful residues, the guilt and fears of countless 
incarnations; the Gurmukh sees the One Lord.  || 1 ||
Pause   ||    Millions upon millions of sins are erased, when the mind comes to 
love the True Lord. I do not know any other,
except the Lord; the True Guru has revealed the One Lord to me.  || 1 ||   
Those whose hearts are filled with the wealth of the
Lord’s Love, remain intuitively absorbed in Him. Imbued with the Shabad, they 
are dyed in the deep crimson color of His Love.
They are imbued with the Lord’s celestial peace and poise.  || 2 ||   
Contemplating the Shabad, the tongue is imbued with joy;
embracing His Love, it is dyed a deep crimson. I have come to know the Name of 
the Pure Detached Lord; my mind is satisfied
and comforted.  || 3 ||   The Pandits, the religious scholars, read and study, 
and all the silent sages have grown weary; they
have grown weary of wearing their religious robes and wandering all around. By 
Guru’s Grace, I have found the Immaculate
Lord; I contemplate the True Word of the Shabad.  || 4 ||   My coming and going 
in reincarnation is ended, and I am imbued
with Truth; the True Word of the Shabad is pleasing to my mind. Serving the 
True Guru, eternal peace is found, and self-
conceit is eliminated from within.  || 5 ||   Through the True Word of the 
Shabad, the celestial melody wells up, and the mind
is lovingly focused on the True Lord. The Immaculate Naam, the Name of the 
Inaccessible and Unfathomable Lord, abides in
the mind of the Gurmukh.  || 6 ||   The whole world is contained in the One 
Lord. How rare are those who understand the One
Lord. One who dies in the Shabad comes to know everything; night and day, he 
realizes the One Lord.  || 7 ||   That humble
being, upon whom the Lord casts His Glance of Grace, understands. Nothing else 
can be said. O Nanak, those who are imbued
with the Naam are forever detached from the world; they are lovingly attuned to 
the One Word of the Shabad.   || 8 || 2 ||
SAARANG,  THIRD MEHL:  O my mind, the Speech of the Lord is unspoken. That 
humble being who is blessed by the Lord’s
Glance of Grace, obtains it. How rare is that Gurmukh who understands.  || 1 || 
 Pause  ||    The Lord is Deep, Profound and
Unfathomable, the Ocean of Excellence; He is realized through the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad. Mortals do their deeds in all
sorts of ways, in the love of duality; but without the Shabad, they are insane. 
 || 1 ||   That humble being who bathes in the
Lord’s  Name  becomes  immaculate;  he  never  becomes  polluted  again.  
Without  the  Name,  the  whole  world  is  polluted;
wandering in duality, it loses its honor.  || 2 ||   What should I grasp? What 
should I gather up or leave behind? I do not know.
O Dear Lord, Your Name is the Help and Support of those whom You bless with 
Your kindness and compassion.  || 3 ||   The
True  Lord  is  the  True  Giver,  the  Architect  of  Destiny;  as  He  
pleases,  He  links  mortals  to  the  Name.  He  alone  comes  to
understand, who enters the Guru’s Gate, whom the Lord Himself instructs.  || 4 
||   Even gazing upon the wonders of the Lord,
this mind does not think of Him. The world comes and goes in reincarnation. 
Serving the True Guru, the mortal comes to
understand, and finds the Door of Salvation.   || 5 ||    Those who understand 
the Lord’s Court, never suffer separation from
him. The True Guru has imparted this understanding. They practice truth, 
self-restraint and good deeds; their comings and
goings are ended.   || 6 ||    In the Court of the True Lord, they practice 
Truth. The Gurmukhs take the Support of the True
Lord.


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The self-willed manmukhs wander, lost in doubt and duality. They do not know 
how to contemplate the Lord.   || 7 ||    He
Himself is the Gurmukh, and He Himself gives; He Himself creates and beholds. O 
Nanak, those humble beings are approved,
whose honor the Lord Himself accepts.  || 8 || 3 ||

SAARANG,   FIFTH  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O Lord of the World, I gaze upon Your wondrous glory. You are the Doer, the 
Cause of causes, the Creator and Destroyer. You
are the Sovereign Lord of all.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The rulers and nobles 
and kings shall become beggars. Their ostentatious
shows are false. My Sovereign Lord King is eternally stable. His Praises are 
sung in every heart.  || 1 ||   Listen to the Praises
of my Lord King, O Saints. I chant them as best I can. My Lord King, the Great 
Giver, is Immeasurable. He is the Highest of the
high.  || 2 ||   He has strung His Breath throughout the creation; He locked 
the fire in the wood. He placed the water and the
land together, but neither blends with the other.  || 3 ||   In each and every 
heart, the Story of our Sovereign Lord is told; in
each and every home, they yearn for Him. Afterwards, He created all beings and 
creatures; but first, He provided them with
sustenance.  || 4 ||   Whatever He does, He does by Himself. Who has ever given 
Him advice? The mortals make all sorts of
efforts  and showy displays, but He is realized only through the Teachings of 
Truth.  || 5 ||    The Lord protects and saves His
devotees; He blesses them with the glory of His Name. Whoever is disrespectful 
to the humble servant of the Lord, shall be
swept away and destroyed.   || 6 ||    Those who join the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, are liberated; all their
demerits are taken away. Seeing them, God becomes merciful; they are carried 
across the terrifying world-ocean.  || 7 ||    I
am lowly, I am nothing at all; You are my Great Lord and Master — how can I 
even contemplate Your creative potency? My
mind and body are cooled and soothed, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the 
Guru’s Darshan. Nanak takes the Support of the
Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 8 || 1 ||

SAARANG,   FIFTH  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES,   SIXTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Listen to the Story of the Inaccessible and Unfathomable. The glory of the 
Supreme Lord God is wondrous and amazing! || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Forever and ever, humbly bow to the True Guru. By Guru’s Grace, 
sing the Glorious Praises of the Infinite Lord. His
Light shall radiate deep within your mind. With the healing ointment of 
spiritual wisdom, ignorance is dispelled.  || 1 ||   There
is no limit to His Expanse. His Glory is Infinite and Endless. His many plays 
cannot be counted. He is not subject to pleasure or
pain. || 2 ||   Many Brahmas vibrate Him in the Vedas. Many Shivas sit in deep 
meditation.


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Many beings take incarnation. Many Indras stand at the Lord’s Door. || 3 ||   
Many winds, fires and waters. Many jewels, and
oceans of butter and milk. Many suns, moons and stars. Many gods and goddesses 
of so many kinds.  || 4 ||    Many earths,
many wish-fulfilling cows. Many miraculous Elysian trees, many Krishnas playing 
the flute. Many Akaashic ethers, many nether
regions of the underworld. Many mouths chant and meditate on the Lord.  || 5 || 
   Many Shaastras, Simritees and Puraanas.
Many ways in which we speak. Many listeners listen to the Lord of Treasure. The 
Lord God totally permeates all beings.  || 6 ||
Many  righteous  judges  of  Dharma,  many  gods  of  wealth.  Many  gods  of  
water,  many  mountains  of  gold.  Many  thousand-
headed snakes, chanting ever-new Names of God. They do not know the limits of 
the Supreme Lord God.  || 7 ||   Many solar
systems, many galaxies. Many forms, colors and celestial realms. Many gardens, 
many fruits and roots. He Himself is mind,
and  He Himself is matter.  || 8 ||    Many ages, days and nights. Many 
apocalypses, many creations. Many beings are in His
home. The Lord is perfectly pervading all places.  || 9 ||   Many Mayas, which 
cannot be known. Many are the ways in which
our Sovereign Lord plays. Many exquisite melodies sing of the Lord. Many 
recording scribes of the conscious and subconscious
are revealed there.   || 10 ||    He is above all, and yet He dwells with His 
devotees. Twenty-four hours a day, they sing His
Praises with love. Many unstruck melodies resound and resonate with bliss. 
There is no end or limit of that sublime essence.  ||

11  ||     True  is  the  Primal  Being,  and  True  is  His  dwelling.  He  is 
 the  Highest  of  the  high,  Immaculate  and  Detached,  in
Nirvaanaa. He alone knows His handiwork. He Himself pervades each and every 
heart. The Merciful Lord is the Treasure of
Compassion, O Nanak. Those who chant and meditate on Him, O Nanak, are exalted 
and enraptured.  || 12 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 3

|| 7 ||

SAARANG,   CHHANT,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

See the Giver of fearlessness in all. The Detached Lord is totally permeating 
each and every heart. Like waves in the water, He
created the creation. He enjoys all tastes, and takes pleasure in all hearts. 
There is no other like Him at all. The color of the
Lord’s Love is the one color of our Lord and Master; in the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, God is realized. O Nanak, I
am drenched with the Blessed Vision of the Lord, like the fish in the water. I 
see the Giver of fearlessness in all.  || 1 ||   What
praises should I give, and what approval should I offer to Him? The Perfect 
Lord is totally pervading and permeating all places.
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When He withdraws, the mortal turns to dust. Why do you not worship and adore 
Him? Join together with the Holy Saints; any
instant, your time shall come. All your property and wealth, and all that you 
see — none of it will go along with you. Says
Nanak, worship and adore the Lord, Har, Har. What praise, and what approval, 
can I offer to Him?  || 2 ||    I ask the Saints,
what is my Lord and Master like? I offer my heart, to one who brings me news of 
Him. Give me news of my Dear God; where
does the Enticer live? He is the Giver of peace to life and limb; God is 
totally permeating all places, interspaces and countries.
He is liberated from bondage, joined to each and every heart. I cannot say what 
the Lord is like. Gazing upon His wondrous
play, O Nanak, my mind is fascinated. I humbly ask, what is my Lord and Master 
like?  || 3 ||   In His Kindness, He has come
to His humble servant. Blessed is that heart, in which the Lord’s Feet are 
enshrined. His Feet are enshrined within, in the
Society of the Saints; the darkness of ignorance is dispelled. The heart is 
enlightened and illumined and enraptured; God has
been found. Pain is gone, and peace has come to my house. The ultimate 
intuitive peace prevails. Says Nanak, I have found
the Perfect Lord; in His Kindness, He has come to His humble servant.  || 4 || 
1 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

VAAR  OF  SAARANG,   FOURTH  MEHL,   TO  BE  SUNG  TO  THE  TUNE  OF  
MEHMA-HANSA:

SHALOK,  SECOND MEHL:  The key of the Guru opens the lock of attachment, in the 
house of the mind, under the roof of the
body. O Nanak, without the Guru, the door of the mind cannot be opened. No one 
else holds the key in hand. || 1 ||   FIRST
MEHL:  He is not won over by music, songs or the Vedas. He is not won over by 
intuitive wisdom, meditation or Yoga. He is
not won over by feeling sad and depressed forever. He is not won over by 
beauty, wealth and pleasures. He is not won over by
wandering naked at sacred shrines. He is not won over by giving donations in 
charity. He is not won over by living alone in the
wilderness. He is not won over by fighting and dying as a warrior in battle. He 
is not won over by becoming the dust of the
masses. The account is written of the loves of the mind. O Nanak, the Lord is 
won over only by His Name. || 2 ||    FIRST
MEHL:    You  may  study  the  nine  grammars,  the  six  Shaastras  and  the  
six  divions  of  the  Vedas.  You  may  recite  the
Mahaabhaarata. Even these cannot find the limits of the Lord. Without the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord, how can anyone be
liberated? Brahma, in the lotus of the navel, does not know the limits of God. 
The Gurmukh, O Nanak, realizes the Naam.  || 3

||     PAUREE:   The  Immaculate  Lord  Himself,  by  Himself,  created  
Himself.  He  Himself  created  the  whole  drama  of  all  the
world’s play. He Himself formed the three gunas, the three qualities; He 
increased the attachment to Maya. By Guru’s Grace,
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O Nanak, the True Lord is pervading everywhere; all are contained within the 
True Lord.  || 1 ||    SHALOK,  SECOND MEHL:
He Himself creates, O Nanak; He establishes the various creatures. How can 
anyone be called bad? We have only One Lord
and Master. There is One Lord and Master of all; He watches over all, and 
assigns all to their tasks. Some have less, and some
have more; no one is allowed to leave empty. Naked we come, and naked we go; in 
between, we put on a show. O Nanak,
one who does not understand the Hukam of God’s Command — what will he have to 
do in the world hereafter?  || 1 ||   FIRST
MEHL:  He sends out the various created beings, and he calls back the various 
created beings again. He himself establishes,
and He Himself disestablishes. He fashions them in various forms. And all the 
human beings who wander around as beggars,
He Himself gives in charity to them. As it is recorded, the mortals speak, and 
as it is recorded, they walk. So why put on all this
show? This is the basis of intelligence; this is certified and approved. Nanak 
speaks and proclaims it. By past actions, each
being is judged; what else can anyone say?   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   The Guru’s 
Word makes the drama play itself out. Through
virtue, this becomes evident. Whoever utters the Word of the Guru’s Bani — the 
Lord is enshrined in his mind. Maya’s power is
gone, and doubt is eradicated; awaken to the Light of the Lord. Those who hold 
onto goodness as their treasure meet the
Guru, the Primal Being. O Nanak, they are intuitively absorbed and blended into 
the Name of the Lord.   || 2 ||    SHALOK,
SECOND MEHL:  The merchants come from the Banker; He sends the account of their 
destiny with them. On the basis of their
accounts, He issues the Hukam of His Command, and they are left to take care of 
their merchandise. The merchants have
purchased their merchandise and packed up their cargo. Some depart after having 
earned a good profit, while others leave,
having lost their investment altogether. No one asks to have less; who should 
be celebrated? The Lord casts His Glance of
Grace, O Nanak, upon those who have preserved their capital investment.  || 1 
||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  United, the united
separate, and separated, they unite again. Living, the living die, and dying, 
they live again. They become the fathers of many,
and  the sons of many; they become the gurus of many, and the disciples. No 
account can be made of the future or the past;
who knows what shall be, or what was? All the actions and events of the past 
are recorded; the Doer did, He does, and He will
do. The self-willed manmukh dies, while the Gurmukh is saved; O Nanak, the 
Gracious Lord bestows His Glance of Grace.  || 2

||   PAUREE:  The self-willed manmukh wanders in duality, lured and enticed by 
duality. He practices falsehood and deception,
telling lies. Love and attachment to children and spouse is total misery and 
pain. He is gagged and bound at the door of the
Messenger of Death; he dies, and wanders lost in reincarnation. The self-willed 
manmukh wastes his life; Nanak loves the
Lord.     || 3 ||   SHALOK,  SECOND MEHL:  Those who are blessed with the 
glorious greatness of Your Name — their minds are
imbued with Your Love. O Nanak, there is only One Ambrosial Nectar; there is no 
other nectar at all. O Nanak, the Ambrosial
Nectar is obtained within the mind, by Guru’s Grace.


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They alone drink it in with love, who have such pre-ordained destiny.  || 1 ||  
 SECOND MEHL:  Why praise the created being?
Praise the One who created all. O Nanak, there is no other Giver, except the 
One Lord. Praise the Creator Lord, who created
the creation. Praise the Great Giver, who gives sustenence to all. O Nanak, the 
treasure of the Eternal Lord is over-flowing.
Praise and honor the One, who has no end or limitation.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   
The Name of the Lord is a treasure. Serving it,
peace is obtained. I chant the Name of the Immaculate Lord, so that I may go 
home with honor. The Word of the Gurmukh is
the Naam; I enshrine the Naam within my heart. The bird of the intellect comes 
under one’s control, by meditating on the True
Guru. O Nanak, if the Lord becomes merciful, the mortal lovingly tunes in to 
the Naam.   || 4 ||    SHALOK,   SECOND MEHL:
How can we speak of Him? Only He knows Himself. His decree cannot be 
challenged; He is our Supreme Lord and Master. By
His Decree, even kings, nobles and commanders must step down. Whatever is 
pleasing to His Will, O Nanak, is a good deed.
By His Decree, we walk; nothing rests in our hands. When the Order comes from 
our Lord and Master, all must rise up and
take to the road. As His Decree is issued, so is His Command obeyed. Those who 
are sent, come, O Nanak; when they are
called back, they depart and go.  || 1 ||   SECOND MEHL:  Those whom the Lord 
blesses with His Praises, are the true keepers
of the treasure. Those who are blessed with the key — they alone receive the 
treasure. That treasure, from which virtue wells
up — that treasure is approved. Those who are blessed by His Glance of Grace, O 
Nanak, bear the Insignia of the Naam.  || 2

||   PAUREE:  The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is immaculate and pure; hearing 
it, peace is obtained. Listening and hearing, It
is enshrined in the mind; how rare is that humble being who realizes it. 
Sitting down and standing up, I shall never forget Him,
the Truest of the true. His devotees have the Support of His Name; in His Name, 
they find peace. O Nanak, He permeates and
pervades mind and body; He is the Lord, the Guru’s Word.  || 5 ||   SHALOK,  
FIRST MEHL:  O Nanak, the weight is weighed
out, when the soul is placed on the scale. Nothing is equal to speaking of the 
One, who perfectly unites us with the Perfect
Lord.  To  call  Him  glorious  and  great  carries  such  a  heavy  weight.  
Other  intellectualisms  are  lightweight;  other  words  are
lightweight as well. The weight of the earth, water and mountains — how can the 
goldsmith weigh it on the scale? What
weights can balance the scale? O Nanak, when questioned, the answer is given. 
The blind fool is running around, leading the
blind. The more they say, the more they expose themselves.  || 1 ||    FIRST 
MEHL:  It is difficult to chant it; it is difficult to
listen to it. It cannot be chanted with the mouth. Some speak with their mouths 
and chant the Word of the Shabad — the low
and the high, day and night. If He were something, then He would be visible. 
His form and state cannot be seen. The Creator
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It is so difficult to chant it, O Nanak; it cannot be chanted with the mouth.  
|| 2 ||   PAUREE:  Hearing the Name, the mind is
delighted. The Name brings peace and tranquility. Hearing the Name, the mind is 
satisfied,  and  all  pains  are  taken  away.
Hearing the Name, one becomes famous; the Name brings glorious greatness. The 
Name brings all honor and status; through
the  Name,  salvation  is  obtained.  The  Gurmukh  meditates  on  the  Name;  
Nanak  is  lovingly  attuned  to  the  Name.   ||  6  ||
SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  Impurity does not come from music; impurity does not come 
from the Vedas. Impurity does not come
from the phases of the sun and the moon. Impurity does not come from food; 
impurity does not come from ritual cleansing
baths. Impurity does not come from the rain, which falls everywhere. Impurity 
does not come from the earth; impurity does
not come from the water. Impurity does not come from the air which is diffused 
everywhere. O Nanak, the one who has no
Guru, has no redeeming virtues at all. Impurity comes from turning one’s face 
away from God.   || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:   O
Nanak, the mouth is truly cleansed by ritual cleansing, if you really know how 
to do it. For the intuitively aware, cleansing is
spiritual wisdom. For the Yogi, it is self-control. For the Brahmin, cleansing 
is contentment; for the householder, it is truth and
charity. For the king, cleansing is justice; for the scholar, it is true 
meditation. The consciousness is not washed with water;
you drink it to quench your thirst. Water is the father of the world; in the 
end, water destroys it all.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Hearing
the Name, all supernatural spiritual powers are obtained, and wealth follows 
along. Hearing the Name, the nine treasures are
received, and the mind’s desires are obtained. Hearing the Name, contentment 
comes, and Maya meditates at one’s feet.
Hearing the Name, intuitive peace and poise wells up. Through the Guru’s 
Teachings, the Name is obtained; O Nanak, sing His
Glorious Praises.   || 7 ||    SHALOK,   FIRST MEHL:   In pain, we are born; in 
pain, we die. In pain, we deal with the world.
Hereafter, there is said to be pain, only pain; the more the mortals read, the 
more they cry out. The packages of pain are
untied, but peace does not emerge. In pain, the soul burns; in pain, it departs 
weeping and wailing. O Nanak, imbued with the
Lord’s Praise, the mind and body blossom forth, rejuvenated. In the fire of 
pain, the mortals die; but pain is also the cure.  || 1

||   FIRST MEHL:  O Nanak, worldly pleasures are nothing more than dust. They 
are the dust of the dust of ashes. The mortal
earns only the dust of the dust; his body is covered with dust. When the soul 
is taken out of the body, it too is covered with
dust. And when one’s account is called for in the world hereafter, he receives 
only ten times more dust.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:
Hearing the Name, one is blessed with purity and self-control, and the 
Messenger of Death will not draw near. Hearing the
Name, the heart is illumined, and darkness is dispelled. Hearing the Name, one 
comes to understand his own self, and the
profit of the Name is obtained. Hearing the Name, sins are eradicated, and one 
meets the Immaculate True Lord. O Nanak,
hearing the Name, one’s face becomes radiant. As Gurmukh, meditate on the Name. 
 || 8 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  In your
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You wash your stone gods and worship them. You offer saffron, sandalwood and 
flowers. Falling at their feet, you try so hard
to appease them. Begging, begging from other people, you get things to wear and 
eat. For your blind deeds, you will be blindly
punished. Your idol does not feed the hungry, or save the dying. The blind 
assembly argues in blindness.   || 1 ||    FIRST
MEHL:   All  intuitive  understanding,  all  Yoga,  all  the  Vedas  and  
Puraanas.  All  actions,  all  penances,  all  songs  and  spiritual
wisdom. All intellect, all enlightenment, all sacred shrines of pilgrimage.  
All  kingdoms,  all  royal  commands,  all  joys  and  all
delicacies. All mankind, all divinites, all Yoga and meditation. All worlds, 
all celestial realms; all the beings of the universe.
According to His Hukam, He commands them. His Pen writes out the account of 
their actions. O Nanak, True is the Lord, and
True    is His Name. True is His Congregation and His Court.   || 2 ||    
PAUREE:   With faith in the Name, peace wells up; the
Name brings emancipation. With faith in the Name, honor is obtained. The Lord 
is enshrined in the heart. With faith in the
Name, one crosses over the terrifying world-ocean, and no obstructions are ever 
again encountered. With faith in the Name,
the Path is revealed; through the Name, one is totally enlightened. O Nanak, 
meeting with the True Guru, one comes to have
faith in the Name; he alone has faith, who is blessed with it.  || 9 ||   
SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  The mortal walks on his head
through the worlds and realms; he meditates, balaced on one foot. Controlling 
the wind of the breath, he meditates within his
mind, tucking his chin down into his chest. What does he lean on? Where does he 
get his power? What can be said, O Nanak?
Who is blessed by the Creator? God keeps all under His Command, but the fool 
shows off himself.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  He
is, He is — I say it millions upon millions, millions upon millions of times. 
With my mouth I say it, forever and ever; there is no
end to this speech. I do not get tired, and I will not be stopped; this is how 
great my determination is. O Nanak, this is tiny and
insignificant. To say that it is more, is wrong.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:  With 
faith in the Name, all one’s ancestors and family are
saved. With faith in the Name, one’s associates are saved; enshrine it within 
your heart. With faith in the Name, those who
hear it are saved; let your tongue delight in it. With faith in the Name, pain 
and hunger are dispelled; let your consciousness
be attached to the Name. O Nanak, they alone Praise the Name, who meet with the 
Guru.  || 10 ||    SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:
All nights, all days, all dates, all days of the week; All seasons, all months, 
all the earth and everything on it. All waters, all
winds, all fires and underworlds. All solar systems and galaxies, all worlds, 
people and forms. No one knows how great the
Hukam of His Command is; no one can describe His actions. Mortals may utter, 
chant, recite and contemplate His Praises until
they grow weary. The poor fools, O Nanak, cannot find even a tiny bit of the 
Lord.  || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:  If I were to walk
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I could ask the spiritual teachers and religious scholars, and those who 
contemplate the Vedas; I could ask the gods, mortal
men, warriors and divine incarnations; I could consult all the Siddhas in 
Samaadhi, and go to see the Lord’s Court. Hereafter,
Truth is the Name of all; the Fearless Lord has no fear at all. False are other 
intellectualisms, false and shallow; blind are  the
contemplations of the blind. O Nanak, by the karma of good actions, the mortal 
comes to meditate on the Lord; by His Grace,
we  are  carried  across.    ||  2  ||     PAUREE:    With  faith  in  the  
Name,  evil-mindedness  is  eradicated,  and  the  intellect  is
enlightened. With faith in the Name, egotism is eradicated, and all sickness is 
cured. Believing in the Name, The Name wells
up, and intuitive peace and poise are obtained. Believing in the Name, 
tranquility and peace well up, and the Lord is enshrined
in the mind. O Nanak, the Name is a jewel; the Gurmukh meditates on the Lord.  
|| 11 ||    SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  If there
were any other equal to You, O Lord, I would speak to them of You. You, I 
praise You; I am blind, but through the Name, I am
all-seeing.  Whatever  is  spoken,  is  the  Word  of  the  Shabad.  Chanting  
it  with  love,  we  are  embellished.  Nanak,  this  is  the
greatest thing to say: all glorious greatness is Yours.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  
When there was nothing, what happened? What
happens when one is born? The Creator, the Doer, does all; He watches over all, 
again and again. Whether we keep silent or
beg  out  loud,  the  Great  Giver  blesses  us  with  His  gifts.  The  One  
Lord  is  the  Giver;  we  are  all  beggars.  I  have  seen  this
throughout the Universe. Nanak knows this: the Great Giver lives forever.  || 2 
||   PAUREE:  With faith in the Name, intuitive
awareness wells up; through the Name, intelligence comes. With faith in the 
Name, chant the Glories of God; through the
Name, peace is obtained. With faith in the Name, doubt is eradicated, and the 
mortal never suffers again. With faith in the
Name, sing His Praises, and your sinful intellect shall be washed clean. O 
Nanak, through the Perfect Guru, one comes to have
faith in the Name; they alone receive it, unto whom He gives it.  || 12 ||   
SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  Some read the Shaastras,
the Vedas and the Puraanas. They recite them, out of ignorance. If they really 
understood them, they would realize the Lord.
Nanak says, there is no need to shout so loud.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  When I 
am Yours, then everything is mine. When I am
not, You are. You Yourself are All-powerful, and You Yourself are the Intuitive 
Knower. The whole world is strung on the Power
of Your Shakti. You Yourself send out the mortal beings, and You Yourself call 
them back home. Having created the creation,
You behold it. O Nanak, True is the Name of the True Lord; through Truth, one 
is accepted by the Primal Lord God.   || 2 ||
PAUREE:  The Name of the Immaculate Lord is unknowable. How can it be known? 
The Name of the Immaculate Lord is with
the  mortal  being.  How  can  it  be  obtained,  O  Siblings  of  Destiny?  
The  Name  of  the  Immaculate  Lord  is  all-pervading  and
permeating everywhere. Through the Perfect Guru, it is obtained. It is revealed 
within the heart. O Nanak, when the Merciful
Lord grants His Grace, the mortal meets with the Guru, O Siblings of Desitny.  
|| 13 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  In this Dark
Age of Kali Yuga, people have faces like dogs; they eat rotting carcasses for 
food. They bark and speak, telling only lies; all
thought of righteousness has left them. Those who have no honor while alive, 
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Whatever is predestined, happens, O Nanak; whatever the Creator does, comes to 
pass.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  Women have
become advisors, and men have become hunters. Humility, self-control and purity 
have run away; people eat the uneatable,
forbidden food. Modesty has left her home, and honor has gone away with her. O 
Nanak, there is only One True Lord; do not
bother to search for any other as true.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  You smear your 
outer body with ashes, but within, you are filled with
darkness. You wear the patched coat and all the right clothes and robes, but 
you are still egotistical and proud. You do not
chant the Shabad, the Word of Your Lord and Master; you are attached to the 
expanse of Maya. Within, you are filled with
greed and doubt; you wander around like a fool. Says Nanak, you never even 
think of the Naam; you have lost the game of
life in the gamble.   || 14 ||    SHALOK,   FIRST MEHL:  You may be in love 
with tens of thousands, and live for thousands of
years; but what good are these pleasures and occupations? And when you must 
separate from them, that separation is like
poison, but they will be gone in an instant. You may eat sweets for a hundred 
years, but eventually, you will have to eat the
bitter as well. Then, you will not remember eating the sweets; bitterness will 
permeate you. The sweet and the bitter are both
diseases. O Nanak, eating them, you will come to ruin in the end. It is useless 
to worry and struggle to death. Entangled in
worries and struggles, people exhaust themselves.   || 1 ||    FIRST MEHL:   
They have fine clothes and furniture of various
colors. Their houses are painted beautifully white. In pleasure and poise, they 
play their mind games. When they approach
You, O Lord, they shall be spoken to. They think it is sweet, so they eat the 
bitter. The bitter disease grows in the body. If,
later on, they receive the sweet, then their bitterness shall be gone, O 
mother. O Nanak, the Gurmukh is blessed to receive
what he is predestined to receive.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   Those whose hearts 
are filled with the filth of deception, may wash
themselves on the outside. They practice falsehood and deception, and their 
falsehood is revealed. That which is within them,
comes out; it cannot be concealed by concealment. Attached to falsehood and 
greed, the mortal is consigned to reincarnation
over and over again. O Nanak, whatever the mortal plants, he must eat. The 
Creator Lord has written our destiny.   || 15 ||
SHALOK,   SECOND MEHL:   The Vedas bring forth stories and legends, and 
thoughts of vice and virtue. What is given, they
receive, and what is received, they give. They are reincarnated in heaven and 
hell. High and low, social class and status — the
world  wanders  lost  in  superstition.  The  Ambrosial  Word  of  Gurbani  
proclaims  the  essence  of  reality.  Spiritual  wisdom  and
meditation are contained within it. The Gurmukhs chant it, and the Gurmukhs 
realize it. Intuitively aware, they meditate on it.
By      the Hukam of His Command, He formed the Universe, and in His Hukam, He 
keeps it. By His Hukam, He keeps it under His
Gaze. O Nanak, if the mortal shatters his ego before he departs, as it is 
pre-ordained, then he is approved.   || 1 ||    FIRST
MEHL:  The Vedas proclaim that vice and virtue are the seeds of heaven and 
hell. Whatever is planted, shall grow. The soul
eats the fruits of its actions, and understands. Whoever praises spiritual 
wisdom as great, becomes truthful in the True Name.
When Truth is planted, Truth grows.


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In the Court of the Lord, you shall find your place of honor. The Vedas are 
only merchants; spiritual wisdom is the capital; by
His Grace, it is received. O Nanak, without capital, no one has ever departed 
with profit.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  You can water a
bitter neem tree with ambrosial nectar. You can feed a venomous snake lots of 
milk. The self-willed manmukh is resistant; he
cannot be softened. You might as well water a stone. Irrigating a poisonous 
plant with ambrosial nectar, only poisonous fruit is
obtained. O Lord, please unite Nanak with the Sangat, the Holy Congregation, so 
that he may be rid of all poison.   || 16 ||
SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  Death does not ask the time; it does not ask the date or 
the day of the week. Some have packed up,
and some who have packed up have gone. Some are severely punished, and some are 
taken care of. They must leave their
armies and drums, and their beautiful mansions. O Nanak, the pile of dust is 
once again reduced to dust.   || 1 ||    FIRST
MEHL:   O Nanak, the pile shall fall apart; the fortress of the body is made of 
dust. The thief has settled within you; O soul,
your life is false.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Those who are filled with vicious 
slander, shall have their noses cut, and be shamed. They
are totally ugly, and always in pain. Their faces are blackened by Maya. They 
rise early in the morning, to cheat and steal from
others;  they  hide  from  the  Lord’s  Name.  O  Dear  Lord,  let  me  not  
even  associate  with  them;  save  me  from  them,  O  my
Sovereign Lord King. O Nanak, the self-willed manmukhs act according to their 
past deeds, producing nothing but pain.  || 17

||    SHALOK,   FOURTH MEHL:   Everyone belongs to our Lord and Master. 
Everyone came from Him. Only by realizing the
Hukam of His Command, is Truth obtained. The Gurmukh realizes his own self; no 
one appears evil to him. O Nanak, the
Gurmukh meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Fruitful is his coming 
into the world.   || 1 ||    FOURTH MEHL:   He
Himself is the Giver of all; He unites all with Himself. O Nanak, they are 
united with the Word of the Shabad; serving the Lord,
the Great Giver, they shall never be separated from Him again.  || 2 ||    
PAUREE:   Peace and tranquility fill the heart of the
Gurmukh; the Name wells up within them. Chanting and meditation, penance and 
self-discipline, and bathing at sacred shrines
of pilgrimage — the merits of these come by pleasing my God. So serve the Lord 
with a pure heart; singing His Glorious
Praises, you shall be embellished and exalted. My Dear Lord is pleased by this; 
he carries the Gurmukh across. O Nanak, the
Gurmukh is merged with the Lord; he is embellished in His Court.  || 18 ||   
SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  Thus speaks the wealthy
man: I should go and get more wealth. Nanak becomes poor on that day when he 
forgets the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||    FIRST
MEHL:  The sun rises and sets, and the lives of all run out. The mind and body 
experience pleasures; one loses, and another
wins. Everyone is puffed up with pride; even after they are spoken to, they do 
not stop. O Nanak, the Lord Himself sees all;
when He takes the air out of the balloon, the body falls.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  
The treasure of the Name is in the Sat Sangat, the
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By  Guru’s  Grace,  the  heart  is  illumined,  and  darkness  is  dispelled.  
Iron  is  transformed  into  gold,  when  it  touches  the
Philosopher’s Stone. O Nanak, meeting with the True Guru, the Name is obtained. 
Meeting Him, the mortal meditates on the
Name. Those who have virtue as their treasure, obtain the Blessed Vision of His 
Darshan.  || 19 ||    SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:
Cursed are the lives of those who read and write the Lord’s Name to sell it. 
Their crop is devastated — what harvest will they
have? Lacking truth and humility, they shall not be appreciated in the world 
hereafter. Wisdom which leads to arguments is not
called wisdom. Wisdom leads us to serve our Lord and Master; through wisdom, 
honor is obtained. Wisdom does not come by
reading textbooks; wisdom inspires us to give in charity. Says Nanak, this is 
the Path; other things lead to Satan.   || 1 ||
SECOND MEHL:   Mortals are known by their actions; this is the way it has to 
be. They should show goodness, and not be
deformed  by  their  actions;  this  is  how  they  are  called  beautiful.  
Whatever  they  desire,  they  shall  receive;  O  Nanak,  they
become the very image of God.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The True Guru is the tree of 
ambrosia. it bears the fruit of sweet nectar. He
alone receives it, who is so pre-destined, through the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad. One who walks in harmony with the Will of
the True Guru, is blended with the Lord. The Messenger of Death cannot even see 
him; his heart is illumined with God’s Light.
O Nanak, God forgives him, and blends him with Himself; he does not rot away in 
the womb of reincarnation ever again.  || 20

||    SHALOK,   FIRST MEHL:   Those who have truth as their fast, contentment 
as their sacred shrine of pilgrimage, spiritual
wisdom and meditation as their cleansing bath, kindness as their deity, and 
forgiveness as their chanting beads — they are the
most excellent people. Those who take the Way as their loincloth, and intuitive 
awareness their ritualistically purified enclosure,
with good deeds their ceremonial forehead mark, and love their food — O Nanak, 
they are very rare.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:
On the ninth day of the month, make a vow to speak the Truth, and your sexual 
desire, anger and desire shall be eaten up. On
the tenth day, regulate your ten doors; on the eleventh day, know that the Lord 
is One. On the twelfth day, the five thieves
are subdued, and then, O Nanak, the mind is pleased and appeased. Observe such 
a fast as this, O Pandit, O religious scholar;
of what use are all the other teachings?  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Kings, rulers and 
monarchs enjoy pleasures and gather the poison
of Maya. In love with it, they collect more and more, stealing the wealth of 
others. They do not trust their own children or
spouses; they are totally attached to the love of Maya. But even as they look 
on, Maya cheats them, and they come to regret
and repent. Bound and gagged at Death’s door, they are beaten and punished; O 
Nanak, it pleases the Will of the Lord.  || 21

||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  The one who lacks spiritual wisdom sings religious 
songs. The hungry Mullah turns his home into a
mosque. The lazy unemployed has his ears pierced to look like a Yogi. Someone 
else becomes a pan-handler, and loses his
social status. One who calls himself a guru or a spiritual teacher, while he 
goes around begging — don’t ever touch his feet.
One who works for what he eats, and gives some of what he has — O Nanak, he 
knows the Path.  || 1 ||


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FIRST MEHL:   Those mortals whose minds are like deep  dark  pits  do  not  
understand  the  purpose  of  life,  even  when  it is
explained to them. Their minds are blind, and their heart-lotuses are 
upside-down; they look totally ugly. Some know how to
speak, and understand what they are told. They are wise and beautiful. Some do 
not understand about the Sound-current of
the Naad or the Vedas, music, virtue or vice. Some are not blessed with 
understanding, intelligence, or sublime intellect; they
do not grasp the mystery of God’s Word. O Nanak, they are donkeys; they are 
very proud of themselves, but they have no
virtues at all.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  To the Gurmukh, everything is sacred: 
wealth, property, Maya. Those who spend the wealth
of the Lord find peace through giving. Those who meditate on the Lord’s Name 
shall never be deprived. The Gurmukhs come
to see the Lord, and leave behind the things of Maya. O Nanak, the devotees do 
not think of anything else; they are absorbed
in the Name of the Lord.  || 22 ||    SHALOK,  FOURTH MEHL:  Those who serve 
the True Guru are very fortunate. They are
lovingly  attuned  to  the  True  Shabad,  the  Word  of  the  One  God.  In  
their  own  household  and  family,  they  are  in  natural
Samaadhi.  O  Nanak,  those  who  are  attuned  to  the  Naam  are  truly  
detached  from  the  world.   ||  1  ||     FOURTH  MEHL:
Calculated service is not service at all, and what is done is not approved. The 
flavor of the Shabad, the Word of God, is not
tasted if the mortal is not in love with the True Lord God. The stubborn-minded 
person does not even like the True Guru; he
comes and goes in reincarnation. He takes one step forward, and ten steps back. 
The mortal works to serve the True Guru, if
he walks in harmony with the True Guru’s Will. He loses his self-conceit, and 
meets the True Guru; he remains intuitively
absorbed in the Lord. O Nanak, they never forget the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord; they are united in Union with the True
Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  They call themselves emperors and rulers, but none of 
them will be allowed to stay. Their sturdy forts
and mansions — none of them will go along with them. Their gold and horses, 
fast as the wind, are cursed, and cursed are
their clever tricks. Eating the thirty-six delicacies, they become bloated with 
pollution. O Nanak, the self-willed manmukh does
not know the One who gives, and so he suffers in pain.  || 23 ||   SHALOK,  
THIRD MEHL:  The Pandits, the religious scholars
and the silent sages read and recite until they get tired. They wander through 
foreign lands in their religious robes, until they
are exhausted. In love with duality, they never receive the Name. Held in the 
grasp of pain, they suffer terribly. The blind fools
serve the three gunas, the three dispositions; they deal only with Maya. With 
deception in their hearts, the fools read sacred
texts to fill their bellies. One who serves the True Guru finds peace; he 
eradicates egotism from within. O Nanak, there is One
Name to chant and dwell on; how rare are those who reflect on this and 
understand.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  Naked we come,
and naked we go. This is by the Lord’s Command; what else can we do? The object 
belongs to Him; He shall take it away. One
who becomes Gurmukh accepts God’s Will; he intuitively drinks in the Lord’s 
sublime essence. O Nanak, praise the Giver of
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|| 2 ||   PAUREE:  The fortress of the body has been decorated and adorned in 
so many ways. The wealthy wear beautiful silk
robes of various colors. They hold elegant and beautiful courts, on red and 
white carpets. But they eat in pain, and in pain they
seek pleasure; they are very proud of their pride. O Nanak, the mortal does not 
even think of the Name, which shall deliver
him in the end.   || 24 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   She sleeps in intuitive 
peace and poise, absorbed in the Word of the
Shabad. God hugs her close in His Embrace, and merges her into Himself. Duality 
is eradicated with intuitive ease. The Naam
comes to abide in her mind. He hugs close in His Embrace those who shatter and 
reform their beings. O Nanak, those who are
predestined to meet Him, come and meet Him now.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  Those 
who forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord

—  so  what if  they  chant  other  chants?  They  are  maggots  in  manure,  
plundered  by  the  thief  of  worldly  entanglements.  O
Nanak, never forget the Naam; greed for anything else is false.  || 2 ||   
PAUREE:  Those who praise the Naam, and believe in
the Naam, are eternally stable in this world. Within their hearts, they dwell 
on the Lord, and nothing else at all. With each and
every hair, they chant the Lord’s Name, each and every instant, the Lord. The 
birth of the Gurmukh is fruitful and certified;
pure and unstained, his filth is washed away. O Nanak, meditating on the Lord 
of eternal life, the status of immortality is
obtained.  || 25 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:  Those who forget the Naam and do 
other things, O Nanak, will be bound and
gagged and beaten in the City of Death, like the thief caught red-handed.  || 1 
||   FIFTH MEHL:  The earth is beauteous, and
the sky is lovely, chanting the Name of the Lord. O Nanak, those who lack the 
Naam — their carcasses are eaten by the crows.

|| 2 ||    PAUREE:   Those who lovingly praise the Naam, and dwell in the 
mansion of the self deep within, do not enter into
reincarnation ever again; they shall never be destroyed. They remain immersed 
and absorbed in the love of the Lord, with
every breath and morsel of food. The color of the Lord’s Love never fades away; 
the Gurmukhs are enlightened. Granting His
Grace, He unites them with Himself; O Nanak, the Lord keeps them by His side.  
|| 26 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  As long as
his mind is disturbed by waves, he is caught in ego and egotistical pride. He 
does not find the taste of the Shabad, and he
does not embrace love for the Name. His service is not accepted; worrying and 
worrying, he wastes away in misery. O Nanak,
he alone is called a selfless servant, who cuts off his head, and offers it to 
the Lord. He accepts the Will of the True Guru, and
enshrines the Shabad within his heart.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   That is 
chanting and meditation, work and selfless service,
which is pleasing to our Lord and Master. The Lord Himself forgives, and takes 
away self-conceit, and unites the mortals with
Himself. United with the Lord, the mortal is never separated again; his light 
merges into the Light. O Nanak, by Guru’s Grace,
the mortal understands, when the Lord allows him to understand.   ||  2  ||     
PAUREE:   All  are  held  accountable,  even  the
egotistical self-willed manmukhs. They never even think of the Name of the 
Lord; the Messenger of Death shall hit them on
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Their sin and corruption are like rusty slag; they carry such a heavy load. The 
path is treacherous and terrifying; how can they
cross over to the other side? O Nanak, those whom the Guru protects are saved. 
They are saved in the Name of the Lord.  ||
27 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Without serving the True Guru, no one finds 
peace; mortals die and are reborn, over and over
again. They have been given the drug of emotional attachment; in love with 
duality, they are totally corrupt. Some are saved,
by Guru’s Grace. Everyone humbly bows before such humble beings. O Nanak, 
meditate on the Naam, deep within yourself,
day and night. You shall find the Door of Salvation.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  
Emotionally attached to Maya, the mortal forgets
truth, death and the Name of the Lord. Engaged in worldly affairs, his life 
wastes away; deep within himself, he suffers in pain.
O Nanak, those who have the karma of such pre-ordained destiny, serve the True 
Guru and find peace.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:
Read the account of the Name of the Lord, and you shall never again be called 
to account. No one will question you, and you
will always be safe in the Court of the Lord. The Messenger of Death will meet 
you, and be your constant servant. Through the
Perfect Guru, you shall find the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence. You shall be 
famous throughout the world. O Nanak, the
unstruck celestial melody vibrates at your door; come and merge with the Lord.  
|| 28 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Whoever
follows the Guru’s Teachings, attains the most sublime peace of all peace. 
Acting in accordance with the Guru, his fear is cut
away; O Nanak, he is carried across.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   The True Lord 
does not grow old; His Naam is never dirtied.
Whoever walks in harmony with the Guru’s Will, shall not be reborn again. O 
Nanak, those who forget the Naam, come and go
in reincarnation.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  I am a beggar; I ask this blessing of 
You: O Lord, please embellish me with Your Love. I
am so thirsty for the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan; His Darshan brings 
me satisfaction. I cannot live for a moment, for
even an instant, without seeing Him, O my mother. The Guru has shown me that 
the Lord is always with me; He is permeating
and pervading all places. He Himself wakes the sleepers, O Nanak, and lovingly 
attunes them to Himself.  || 29 ||    SHALOK,
THIRD  MEHL:   The  self-willed  manmukhs  do  not  even  know  how  to  speak. 
 They  are  filled  with  sexual  desire,  anger  and
egotism. They do not know the difference between good and bad; they constantly 
think of corruption. In the Lord’s Court, they
are called to account, and they are judged to be false. He Himself creates the 
Universe. He Himself contemplates it. O Nanak,
whom should we tell? The True Lord is permeating and pervading all.   || 1 ||   
 THIRD MEHL:   The Gurmukhs worship and
adore the Lord; they receive the good karma of their actions. O Nanak, I am a 
sacrifice to those whose minds are filled with
the Lord.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  All people cherish hope, that they will live 
long lives. They wish to live forever; they adorn and
embellish their forts and mansions. By various frauds and deceptions, they 
steal the wealth of others. But the Messenger of
Death keeps his gaze on their breath, and the life of those goblins decreases 
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Nanak has come to the Sanctuary of the Guru, and is saved. The Guru, the Lord, 
is his Protector.  || 30 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD
MEHL:  Reading and writing, the Pandits engage in debates and disputes; they 
are attached to the flavors of Maya. In the love
of duality, they forget the Naam. Those foolish mortals shall receive their 
punishment. They do not serve the One who created
them, who gives sustenance to all. The noose of Death around their necks is not 
cut off; they come and go in reincarnation,
over  and  over  again.  The  True  Guru  comes  and  meets  those  who  have  
such  pre-ordained  destiny.  Night  and  day,  they
meditate on the Naam, the Name of  the  Lord;  O  Nanak,  they  merge  into  
the  True  Lord.   ||  1  ||     THIRD  MEHL:   Those
Gurmukhs who fall at His Feet deal with the True Lord and serve the True Lord. 
O Nanak, those who walk in harmony with the
Guru’s Will are intuitively absorbed in the True Lord.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   
In hope, there is very great pain; the self-willed
manmukh focuses his consciousness on it. The Gurmukhs become desireless, and 
attain supreme peace. In the midst of their
household, they remain detached; they are lovingly attuned to the Detached 
Lord. Sorrow and separation do not cling to them
at       all. They are pleased with the Lord’s Will. O Nanak, they remain 
forever immersed in the Primal Lord, who blends them with
Himself.  || 31 ||    SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Why keep what is held in trust for 
another? Giving it back, peace is found. The
Word of the Guru’s Shabad rests in the Guru; it does not appear through anyone 
else. The blind man finds a jewel, and goes
from house to house selling it. But they cannot appraise it, and they do not 
offer him even half a shell for it. If he cannot
appraise it himself, then he should have it appraised by an appraiser. If he 
focuses his consciousness, then he obtains the tru e
object, and he is blessed with the nine treasures. The wealth is within the 
house, while the world is dying of hunger. Without
the True Guru, no one has a clue. When the cooling and soothing Shabad comes to 
dwell in the mind and body, there is no
sorrow or separation there. The object belongs to someone else, but the fool is 
proud of it, and shows his shallow nature. O
Nanak, without understanding, no one obtains it; they come and go in 
reincarnation, over and over again.   || 1 ||    THIRD
MEHL:   My mind is in ecstasy; I have met my Beloved Lord. My beloved friends, 
the Saints, are delighted. Those who are
united with the Primal Lord shall never be separated again. The Creator has 
united them with Himself. The Shabad permeates
my inner being, and I have found the Guru; all my sorrows are dispelled. I 
praise forever the Lord, the Giver of peace; I keep
Him enshrined deep within my heart. How can the self-willed manmukh gossip 
about those who are embellished and exalted in
the True Word of the Shabad? My Beloved Himself preserves the honor of those 
who have come to the Guru’s Door seeking
Sanctuary. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs are filled with joy; their faces are radiant 
in the Court of the Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The
husband and wife are very much in love; joining together, their love increases. 
Gazing on his children and his wife, the man is
pleased and attached to Maya. Stealing the wealth of his own country and other 
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In the end, hatred and conflict well up, and no one can save him. O Nanak, 
without the Name, those loving attachments are
cursed; engrossed in them, he suffers in pain.  || 32 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL: 
 The Guru’s Word is the Ambrosial Nectar of
the Naam. Eating it, all hunger departs. There is no thirst or desire at all, 
when the Naam comes to dwell in the mind. Eating
anything other than the Name, disease runs to afflict the body. O Nanak, 
whoever takes the Praise of the Shabad as his spices
and flavors — the Lord unites him in His Union.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   The 
life within all living beings is the Word of the
Shabad. Through it, we meet our Husband Lord. Without the Shabad, the world is 
in darkness. Through the Shabad, it is
enlightened. The Pandits, the religious scholars, and the silent sages read and 
write until they are weary. The religious fanatics
are     tired of washing their bodies. Without the Shabad, no one attains the 
Lord; the miserable depart weeping and wailing. O
Nanak, by His Glance of Grace, the Merciful Lord is attained.  || 2 ||   
PAUREE:  The husband and wife are very much in love;
sitting together, they make evil plans. All that is seen shall pass away. This 
is the Will of my God. How can anyone remain in
this world forever? Some may try to devise a plan. Working for the Perfect 
Guru, the wall becomes permanent and stable. O
Nanak, the Lord forgives them, and merges them into Himself; they are absorbed 
in the Lord’s Name.   || 33 ||    SHALOK,
THIRD MEHL:  Attached to Maya, the mortal forgets the Fear of God and Guru, and 
love for the Infinite Lord. The waves of
greed take away his wisdom and understanding, and he does not embrace love for 
the True Lord. The Word of the Shabad
abides in the mind of the Gurmukhs, who find the Gate of Salvation. O Nanak, 
the Lord Himself forgives them, and unites them
in Union with Himself.  || 1 ||    FOURTH MEHL:  O Nanak, without Him, we could 
not live for a moment. Forgetting Him, we
could not succeed for an instant. O mortal, how can you be angry with the One 
who cares for you?  || 2 ||    FOURTH MEHL:
The rainy season of Saawan has come. The Gurmukh meditates on the Lord’s Name. 
All pain, hunger and misfortune end,
when the rain falls in torrents. The entire earth is rejuvenated, and the grain 
grows in abundance. The Carefree Lord, by His
Grace, summons that mortal whom the Lord Himself approves. So meditate on the 
Lord, O Saints; He shall save you in the
end. The Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises and devotion to Him is bliss; peace shall 
come to dwell in the mind. Those Gurmukhs who
worship the Naam, the Name of the Lord — their pain and hunger departs. Servant 
Nanak is satisfied, singing the Glorious
Praises of the Lord. Please embellish him with  the  Blessed  Vision  of  Your  
Darshan.   ||  3  ||     PAUREE:   The  Perfect  Guru
bestows  His  gifts,  which  increase  day  by  day.  The  Merciful  Lord  
Himself  bestows  them;  they  cannot  be  concealed  by
concealment. The heart-lotus blossoms forth, and the mortal is lovingly 
absorbed in the state of supreme bliss. If  anyone tries
to  challenge him, the Lord throws dust on his head. O Nanak, no one can equal 
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|| 34 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   The Order of the Lord is beyond challenge. 
Clever tricks and arguments will not work
against it. So abandon your self-conceit, and take to His Sanctuary; accept the 
Order of His Will. The Gurmukh eliminates self-
conceit  from  within  himself;  he  shall  not  be  punished  by  the  
Messenger  of  Death.  O  Nanak,  he  alone  is  called  a  selfless
servant, who remains lovingly attuned to the True Lord.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  
All gifts, light and beauty are Yours. Excessive
cleverness and egotism are mine. The mortal performs all sorts of rituals in 
greed and attachment; engrossed in egotsim, he
shall never escape the cycle of reincarnation. O Nanak, the Creator Himself 
inspires all to act. Whatever pleases Him is good.

|| 2 ||   PAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Let Truth be your food, and Truth your clothes, 
and take the Support of the True Name. The
True  Guru  shall  lead  you  to  meet  God,  the  Great  Giver.  When  perfect 
 destiny  is  activated,  the  mortal  meditates  on  the
Formless Lord. Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you shall 
cross over the world-ocean. O Nanak, chant
God’s  Praises,  and  celebrate  His  Victory.   || 35  ||     SHALOK,   FIFTH  
MEHL:   In  Your  Mercy,  You  care  for  all  beings  and
creatures. You produce corn and water in abundance; You eliminate pain and 
poverty, and carry all beings across. The Great
Giver listened to my prayer, and the world has been cooled and comforted. Take 
me into Your Embrace, and take away all my
pain. Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; the House of God is 
fruitful and prosperous. || 1 ||   FIFTH MEHL:
Rain is falling from the clouds — it is so beautiful! The Creator Lord issued 
His Order. Grain has been produced in abundance;
the world is cooled and comforted. The mind and body are rejuvenated, 
meditating in remembrance on the Inaccessible and
Infinite Lord. O my True Creator Lord God, please shower Your Mercy on me. He 
does whatever He pleases; Nanak is forever a
sacrifice to Him.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The Great Lord is Inaccessible; His 
glorious greatness is glorious! Gazing upon Him through
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, I blossom forth in ecstasy; tranquility comes to 
my inner being. All by Himself, He Himself is
pervading everywhere, O Siblings of Destiny. He Himself is the Lord and Master 
of all. He has subdued all, and all are under
the Hukam of His Command. O Nanak, the Lord does whatever He pleases. Everyone 
walks in harmony with His Will.  || 36 ||
1 ||  SUDH  ||

RAAG  SAARANG,   THE  WORD  OF  THE  DEVOTEES.   KABEER  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O mortal, why are you so proud of small things? With a few pounds of grain and 
a few coins in your pocket, you are totally
puffed up with pride.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    With great pomp and ceremony, you 
control a hundred villages, with an income of
hundreds of thousands of dollars. The power you exert will last for only a few 
days, like the green leaves of the forest.  || 1 ||
No  one  has  brought  this  wealth  with  him,  and  no  one  will  take  it  
with  him  when  he  goes.  Emperors,  even  greater  than
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|| 2 ||   The Lord’s Saints are steady and stable forever; they worship and 
adore Him, and chant the Lord’s Name. Those who
are mercifully blessed by  the  Lord  of  the  Universe,  join  the  Sat  
Sangat,  the  True  Congregation.   ||  3  ||     Mother,  father,
spouse, children and wealth will not go along with you in the end. Says Kabeer, 
meditate and vibrate on the Lord, O madman.
Your life is uselessly wasting away.  || 4 || 1 ||   I do not know the limits 
of Your Royal Ashram. I am the humble slave of Your
Saints.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The one who goes laughing returns crying, and the 
one who goes crying returns laughing. What is
inhabited becomes deserted, and what is deserted becomes inhabited.  || 1 ||   
The water turns into a desert, the desert turns
into    a well, and the well turns into a mountain. From the earth, the mortal 
is exalted to the Akaashic ethers; and from the
ethers on high, he is thrown down again.   || 2 ||    The beggar is transformed 
into a king, and the king into a beggar. The
idiotic fool is transformed into a Pandit, a religious scholar, and the Pandit 
into a fool.  || 3 ||   The woman is transformed into
a man, and the men into women. Says Kabeer, God is the Beloved of the Holy 
Saints. I am a sacrifice to His image.  || 4 || 2 ||

SAARANG,   THE  WORD  OF  NAAM  DAYV  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O mortal, why are you going into the forest of corruption? You have been misled 
into eating the toxic drug.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
You are like a fish living in the water; you do not see the net of death. 
Trying to taste the flavor, you swallow the hook. You
are bound by attachment to wealth and woman.  || 1 ||    The bee stores up 
loads of honey; then someone comes and takes
the honey, and throws dust in its mouth. The cow stores up loads of milk; then 
the milkman comes and ties it by its neck and
milks it.  || 2 ||   For the sake of Maya, the mortal works very hard. He takes 
the wealth of Maya, and buries it in the ground.
He acquires so much, but the fool does not appreciate it. His wealth remains 
buried in the ground, while his body turns to dust.

|| 3 ||   He burns in tremendous sexual desire, unresolved anger and desire. He 
never joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of
the Holy. Says Naam Dayv, seek God’s Shelter; be fearless, and vibrate on the 
Lord God.  || 4 || 1 ||    Why not make a bet
with me, O Lord of Wealth? From the master comes the servant, and from the 
servant, comes the master. This is the game I
play with You.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    You Yourself are the deity, and You 
are  the  temple  of  worship.  You  are  the  devoted
worshipper. From the water, the waves rise up, and from the waves, the water. 
They are only different by figures of speech.

|| 1 ||    You Yourself sing, and You Yourself dance. You Yourself blow the 
bugle. Says Naam Dayv, You are my Lord and
Master. Your humble servant is imperfect; You are perfect.  || 2 || 2 ||   Says 
God: my slave is devoted only to me; he is in my
very image. The sight of him, even for an instant, cures the three fevers; his 
touch brings liberation from the deep dark pit of
household affairs.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The devotee can release anyone from 
my bondage, but I cannot release anyone from
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If, at any time, he grabs and binds me, even then, I cannot protest.  || 1 ||   
 I am bound by virtue; I am the Life of all. My
slaves are my very life. Says Naam Dayv, as is the quality of his soul, so is 
my love which illuminates him.  || 2 || 3 ||

SAARANG:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

So what have you accomplished by listening to the Puraanas? Faithful devotion 
has not welled up within you, and you have not
been inspired to give to the hungry.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    You have not 
forgotten sexual desire, and you have not forgotten
anger;  greed  has  not  left  you  either.  Your  mouth  has  not  stopped  
slandering  and  gossiping  about  others.  Your  service  is
useless and fruitless.  || 1 ||   By breaking into the houses of others and 
robbing them, you fill your belly, you sinner. But when
you go to the world beyond, your guilt will be well known, by the acts of 
ignorance which you committed.  || 2 ||   Cruelty has
not left your mind; you have not cherished kindness for other living beings. 
Parmaanand has joined the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy. Why have you not followed the sacred teachings?  || 3 || 1 
|| 6 ||   O mind, do not even associate with
those who have turned their backs on the Lord.

SAARANG,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SUR  DAAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The people of the Lord dwell with the Lord. They dedicate their minds and 
bodies to Him; they dedicate everything to Him.
They are intoxicated with the celestial melody of intuitive ecstasy.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||    Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the
Lord’s Darshan, they are cleansed of corruption. They obtain absolutely 
everything. They have nothing to do with anything
else; they gaze on the beauteous Face of God.  || 1 ||   But one who forsakes 
the elegantly beautiful Lord, and harbors desire
for anything else, is like a leech on the body of a leper. Says Sur Daas, God 
has taken my mind in His Hands. He has blessed
me with the world beyond.  || 2 || 1 || 8 ||

SAARANG,   KABEER  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Other than the Lord, who is the Help and Support of the mind? Love and 
attachment to mother, father, sibling, child and
spouse, is all just an illusion.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   So build a raft to the 
world hereafter; what faith do you place in wealth? What
confidence do you place in this fragile vessel; it breaks with the slightest 
stroke.  || 1 ||    You shall obtain the rewards of all
righteousness and goodness, if you desire to be the dust of all. Says Kabeer, 
listen, O Saints: this mind is like the bird, flying
above the forest.  || 2 || 1 || 9 ||


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RAAG  MALAAR,   CHAU-PADAS,   FIRST  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

Eating, drinking, laughing and sleeping, the mortal forgets about dying. 
Forgetting his Lord and Master, the mortal is ruined,

and his life is cursed. He cannot remain forever.  || 1 ||   O mortal, meditate 
on the One Lord. You shall go to your true home
with honor.  || 1  Pause  ||   Those who serve You — what can they give You? 
They beg for and receive what cannot remain.
You are the Great Giver of all souls; You are the Life within all living 
beings.  || 2 ||   The Gurmukhs meditate, and receive the
Ambrosial Nectar; thus they become pure. Day and night, chant the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord, O mortal. It makes the filthy
immacuate.   || 3 ||    As is the season, so is the comfort of the body, and so 
is the body itself. O  Nanak,  that season  is
beautiful; without the Name, what season is it?  || 4 || 1 ||   MALAAR,  FIRST 
MEHL:  I offer prayers to my Beloved Guru, that
He may unite me with my Husband Lord. I hear the thunder in the clouds, and my 
mind is cooled and soothed; imbued with
the Love of my Dear Beloved, I sing His Glorious Praises.   || 1 ||    The rain 
pours down, and my mind is drenched with His
Love. The drop of Ambrosial Nectar pleases my heart; the Guru has fascinated my 
mind, which is drenched in the sublime
essence of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   With intuitive peace and poise, the 
soul-bride is loved by her Husband Lord; her mind
is pleased and appeased by the Guru’s Teachings. She is the happy soul-bride of 
her Husband Lord; her mind and body are
filled with joy by His Love.   || 2 ||    Discarding her demerits, she becomes 
detached; with the Lord as her Husband, her
marriage is eternal. She never suffers separation or sorrow; her Lord God 
showers her with His Grace.   || 3 ||    Her mind is
steady  and  stable;  she  does  not  come  and  go  in  reincarnation.  She  
takes  the  Shelter  of  the  Perfect  Guru.  O  Nanak,  as
Gurmukh, chant the Naam; you shall be accepted as the true soul-bride of the 
Lord.   || 4 || 2 ||    MALAAR,   FIRST MEHL:
They pretend to understand the Truth, but they are not satisfied by the Naam; 
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Caught in slander and attachment to the wealth and women of others, they eat 
poison and suffer in pain. They think about the
Shabad, but they are not released from their fear and fraud; the minds and 
mouths are filled with Maya, Maya. Loading the
heavy and crushing load, they die, only to be reborn, and waste their lives 
again.  || 1 ||   The Word of the Shabad is so very
beautiful; it is pleasing to my mind. The mortal wanders lost in reincarnation, 
wearing various robes and clothes; when he is
saved and protected by the Guru, then he finds the Truth.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
He does not try to wash away his angry passions
by bathing at sacred shrines. He does not love the Name of the Lord. He 
abandons and discards the priceless jewel, and he
goes back from where he came. And so he becomes a maggot in manure, and in 
that, he is absorbed. The more he tastes, the
more he is diseased; without the Guru, there is no peace and poise.   || 2 ||   
 Focusing my awareness on selfless service, I
joyfully sing His Praises. As Gurmukh, I contemplate spiritual wisdom. The 
seeker comes forth, and the debater dies down; I
am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to the Guru, the Creator Lord. I am low and 
wretched, with shallow and false understanding; You
embellish and exalt me through the Word of Your Shabad. And wherever there is 
self-realization, You are there; O True Lord
Savior, You save us and carry us across.   || 3 ||    Where should I sit to 
chant Your Praises; which of Your Infinite Praises
should I chant? The Unknown cannot be known; O Inaccessible, Unborn Lord God, 
You are the Lord and Master of masters.
How can I compare You to anyone else I see? All are beggars — You are the Great 
Giver. Lacking devotion, Nanak looks to
Your Door; please bless him with Your One Name, that he may enshrine it in his 
heart.  || 4 || 3 ||   MALAAR,  FIRST MEHL:
The soul-bride who has not known delight with her Husband Lord, shall weep and 
wail with a wretched face. She becomes
hopeless, caught in the noose of her own karma; without the Guru, she wanders 
deluded by doubt.  || 1 ||   So rain down, O
clouds. My Husband Lord has come home. I am a sacrifice to my Guru, who has led 
me to meet my Lord God.  || 1 ||  Pause

||    My love, my Lord and Master is forever fresh; I am embellished with 
devotional worship night and day. I am liberated,
gazing on the Blessed Vision of the Guru’s Darshan. Devotional worship has made 
me glorious and exalted throughout the
ages.  || 2 ||   I am Yours; the three worlds are Yours as well. You are mine, 
and I am Yours. Meeting with the True Guru, I
have found the Immaculate Lord; I shall not be consigned to this terrifying 
world-ocean ever again.  || 3 ||   If the soul-bride is
filled with delight on seeing her Husband Lord, then her decorations are true. 
With the Immaculate Celestial Lord, she becomes
the truest of the true. Following the Guru’s Teachings, she leans on the 
Support of the Naam.  || 4 ||    She is liberated; the
Guru has untied her bonds. Focusing her awareness on the Shabad, she attains 
honor. O Nanak, the Lord’s Name is deep
within her heart; as Gurmukh, she is united in His Union.  || 5 || 4 ||  FIRST 
MEHL,  MALAAR:  Others’ wives, others’ wealth,
greed, egotism, corruption and poison; evil passions, slander of others, sexual 
desire and anger — give up all these.   || 1 ||
The Inaccessible, Infinite Lord is sitting in His Mansion.


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That humble being, whose conduct is in harmony with the jewel of the Guru’s 
Shabad, obtains the Ambrosial Nectar.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||    He sees pleasure and pain as both the same, along with good and 
bad in the world. Wisdom, understanding and
awareness are found in the Name of the Lord. In the Sat Sangat, the True 
Congregation, embrace love for the Guru.  || 2 ||
Day and night, profit is obtained through the Lord’s Name. The Guru, the Giver, 
has given this gift. That Sikh who becomes
Gurmukh obtains it. The Creator blesses him with His Glance of Grace.  || 3 ||  
 The body is a mansion, a temple, the home of
the Lord; He has infused His Infinite Light into it. O Nanak, the Gurmukh is 
invited to the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence; the
Lord unites him in His Union.  || 4 || 5 ||

MALAAR,   FIRST  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Know that the creation was formed through air and water; have no doubt that the 
body was made through fire. And if you
know where the soul comes from, you shall be known as a wise religious scholar. 
 || 1 ||   Who can know the Glorious Praises
of the Lord of the Universe, O mother? Without seeing Him, we cannot say 
anything about Him. How can anyone speak and
describe Him, O mother?   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    He is high above the sky, and 
beneath the nether worlds. How can I speak of
Him? Let me understand. Who knows what sort of Name is chanted, in the heart, 
without the tongue?  || 2 ||   Undoubtedly,
words fail me. He alone understands, who is blessed. Day and night, deep 
within, he remains lovingly attuned to the Lord. He
is the true person, who is merged in the True Lord.  || 3 ||    If someone of 
high social standing becomes a selfless servant,
then his praises cannot even be expressed. And if someone from a low social 
class becomes a selfless servant, O Nanak, he
shall wear shoes of honor.  || 4 || 1 || 6 ||   MALAAR,  FIRST MEHL:  The pain 
of separation — this is the hungry pain I feel.
Another pain is the attack of the Messenger of Death. Another pain is the 
disease consuming my body. O foolish doctor, don’t
give me medicine.  || 1 ||   O foolish doctor, don’t give me medicine. The pain 
persists, and the body continues to suffer. Your
medicine has no effect on me.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Forgetting his Lord and 
Master, the mortal enjoys sensual pleasures; then,
disease rises up in his body. The blind mortal receives his punishment. O 
foolish doctor, don’t give me medicine.  || 2 ||   The
value of sandalwood lies in its fragrance. The value of the human lasts only as 
long as the breath in the body. When the breath
is taken away, the body crumbles into dust. After that, no one takes any food.  
|| 3 ||   The mortal’s body is golden, and the
soul-swan  is  immaculate  and  pure,  if  even  a  tiny  particle  of  the  
Immaculate  Naam  is  within.  All  pain  and  disease  are
eradicated. O Nanak, the mortal is saved through the True Name.  || 4 || 2 || 7 
||   MALAAR,  FIRST MEHL:  Pain is the poison.
The Lord’s Name is the antidote.


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Grind it up in the mortar of contentment, with the pestle of charitable giving. 
Take it each and every day, and your body shall
not waste away. At the very last instant, you shall strike down the Messenger 
of Death.  || 1 ||   So take such medicine, O fool,
by which your corruption shall be taken away.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Power, 
wealth and youth are all just shadows, as are the
vehicles you see moving around. Neither your body, nor your fame, nor your 
social status shall go along with you. In the next
world it is day, while here, it is all night.  || 2 ||   Let your taste for 
pleasures be the firewood, let your greed be the ghee, and
your sexual desire and anger the cooking oil; burn them in the fire. Some make 
burnt offerings, hold sacred feasts, and read
the Puraanas. Whatever pleases God is acceptable.  || 3 ||    Intense 
meditation is the paper, and Your Name is the insignia.
Those for whom this treasure is ordered, look wealthy when they reach their 
true home. O Nanak, blessed is that mother who
gave birth to them.  || 4 || 3 || 8 ||   MALAAR,  FIRST MEHL:  You wear white 
clothes, and speak sweet words. Your nose is
sharp, and your eyes are black. Have you ever seen your Lord and Master, O 
sister?   || 1 ||    O my All-powerful Lord and
Master, by Your power, I fly and soar, and ascend to the heavens. I see Him in 
the water, on the land, in the mountains, on
the river-banks, in all places and interspaces, O brother.  || 2 ||   He 
fashioned the body, and gave it wings; He gave it great
thirst and desire to fly. When He bestows His Glance of Grace, I am comforted 
and consoled. As He makes me see, so do I
see, O brother.  || 3 ||   Neither this body, nor its wings, shall go to the 
world hereafter. It is a fusion of air, water and fire. O
Nanak, if it is in  the  mortal’s  karma,  then  he  meditates  on  the  Lord,  
with  the  Guru  as  his  Spiritual  Teacher.  This  body  is
absorbed in the Truth.  || 4 || 4 || 9 ||

MALAAR,   THIRD  MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Formless Lord is formed by Himself. He Himself deludes in doubt. Creating 
the Creation, the Creator Himself beholds it; He
enjoins us as He pleases. This is the true greatness of His servant, that he 
obeys the Hukam of the Lord’s Command.  || 1 ||
Only He Himself knows His Will. By Guru’s Grace, it is grasped. When this play 
of Shiva and Shakti comes to his home, he
remains dead while yet alive.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   They read the Vedas, and 
read them again, and engage in arguments about
Brahma,  Vishnu  and  Shiva.  This  three-phased  Maya  has  deluded  the  
whole  world  into  cynicism  about death  and  birth.  By
Guru’s Grace, know the One Lord, and the anxiety of your mind will be allayed.  
|| 2 ||   I am meek, foolish and thoughtless,
but still, You take care of me. Please be kind to me, and make me the slave of 
Your slaves, so that I may serve You. Please
bless me with the treasure of the One Name, that I may chant it, day and night. 
  || 3 ||    Says Nanak, by Guru’s Grace,
understand. Hardly anyone considers this. Like foam bubbling up on the surface 
of the water, so is this world.


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It shall eventually merge back into that from which it came, and all its 
expanse shall be gone.  || 4 || 1 ||   MALAAR,  THIRD
MEHL:   Those who realize the Hukam of the Lord’s Command are united with Him; 
through the Word of His Shabad, their
egotism is burnt away. They perform true devotional worship day and night; they 
remain lovingly attuned to the True Lord.
They gaze on their True Lord forever, through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, 
with loving ease.  || 1 ||   O mortal, accept His
Will and find peace. God is pleased by the Pleasure of His Own Will. Whomever 
He forgives, meets no obstacles on the way.  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||   Under the influence of the three gunas, the three 
dispositions, the mind wanders everywhere, without love or
devotion to the Lord. No one is ever saved or liberated, by doing deeds in ego. 
Whatever our Lord and Master wills, comes to
pass. People wander according to their past actions.  || 2 ||   Meeting with 
the True Guru, the mind is overpowered; the Lord’s
Name comes to abide in the mind. The value of such a person cannot be 
estimated; nothing at all can be said about him. He
comes  to  dwell  in  the  fourth  state;  he  remains  merged  in  the  True  
Lord.    ||  3  ||     My  Lord  God  is  Inaccessible  and
Unfathomable. His value cannot be expressed. By Guru’s Grace, he comes to 
understand, and live the Shabad. O Nanak, praise
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; you shall be honored in the Court of 
the Lord.   || 4 || 2 ||    MALAAR,   THIRD
MEHL:   Rare is that person who, as Gurmukh, understands; the Lord has bestowed 
His Glance of Grace. There is no Giver
except the Guru. He grants His Grace and forgives. Meeting the Guru, peace and 
tranquility well up; chant the Naam, the
Name of the Lord, day and night.  || 1 ||    O my mind, meditate on the 
Ambrosial Name of the Lord. Meeting with the True
Guru and the Primal Being, the Name is obtained, and one remains forever 
absorbed in the Lord’s Name.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
The self-willed manmukhs are forever separated from the Lord; no one is with 
them. They are stricken with the great disease
of egotism; they are hit on the head by the Messenger of Death. Those who 
follow the Guru’s Teachings are never separated
from the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. They dwell on the Naam, night and 
day.   || 2 ||    You are the One and Only
Creator of all. You continually create, watch over and contemplate. Some are 
Gurmukh — You unite them with Yourself. You
bless then with the treasure of devotion. You Yourself know everything. Unto 
whom should I complain?  || 3 ||   The Name of
the Lord, Har, Har, is Ambrosial Nectar. By the Lord’s Grace, it is obtained. 
OChanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, night
and  day,  the  intuitive  peace  and  poise  of  the  Guru  is  obtained.  O  
Nanak,  the  Naam  is  the  greatest  treasure.  Focus  your
consciousness on the Naam.  || 4 || 3 ||   MALAAR,  THIRD MEHL:  I praise the 
Guru, the Giver of peace, forever. He truly is
the Lord God. By Guru’s Grace, I have obtained the supreme status. His glorious 
greatness is glorious! One who sings the
Glorious Praises of the True Lord, merges in the True Lord.   || 1 ||    O 
mortal, contemplate the Guru’s Word in your heart.
Abandon your false family, poisonous egotism and desire; remember in your 
heart, that you will have to leave.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   The True Guru is the Giver of the Lord’s Name. There is no other giver at 
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Bestowing the gift of the soul, He satisfies the mortal beings, and merges them 
in the True Name. Night and day, they ravish
and enjoy the Lord within the heart; they are intuitively absorbed in Samaadhi. 
 || 2 ||    The Shabad, the Word of the True
Guru, has pierced my mind. The True Word of His Bani permeates my heart. My God 
is Unseen; He cannot be seen. The
Gurmukh speaks the Unspoken. When the Giver of peace grants His Grace, the 
mortal being meditates on the Lord, the Life of
the Universe.   || 3 ||    He does not come and go in renicarnation any longer; 
the Gurmukh meditates intuitively. From the
mind, the mind merges into our Lord and Master; the mind is absorbed into the 
Mind. In truth, the True Lord is pleased with
truth; eradicate egotism from within yourself.  || 4 ||   Our One and Only Lord 
and Master dwells within the mind; there is no
other at all. The One Name is Sweet Ambrosial Nectar; it is Immaculate Truth in 
the world. O Nanak, the Name of God is
obtained, by those who are so predestined.   || 5 || 4 ||    MALAAR,   THIRD 
MEHL:   All the heavenly heralds and celestial
singers are saved through the Naam, the Name of the Lord. They contemplate the 
Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Subduing their
ego, the Name abides in their minds; they keep the Lord enshrined in their 
hearts. He alone understands, whom the Lord
causes to understand; the Lord unites him with Himself. Night and day, he sings 
the Word of the Shabad and the Guru’s Bani;
he remains lovingly attuned to the True Lord.  || 1 ||   O my mind, each and 
every moment, dwell on the Naam. The Shabad is
the Guru’s Gift. It shall bring you lasting peace deep within; it shall always 
stand by you.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The self-willed
manmukhs never give up their hypocrisy; in the love of duality, they suffer  in 
 pain.  Forgetting  the  Naam,  their  minds  are
imbued with corruption. They waste away their lives uselessly. This opportunity 
shall not come into their hands again; night
and day, they shall always regret and repent. They die and die again and again, 
only to be reborn, but they never understand.
They rot away in manure.  || 2 ||    The Gurmukhs are imbued with the Naam, and 
are saved; they contemplate the Word of
the Guru’s Shabad. Meditating on the Name of the Lord, they are Jivan-mukta, 
liberated while yet alive. They enshrine the
Lord within their hearts. Their minds and bodies are immaculate, their 
intellect is immaculate and sublime. Their speech is
sublime as well. They realize the One Primal Being, the One Lord God. There is 
no other at all.   || 3 ||    God Himself is the
Doer, and He Himself is the Cause of causes. He Himself bestows His Glance of 
Grace. My mind and body are imbued with the
Word of the Guru’s Bani. My consciousness is immersed in His service. The 
Unseen and Inscrutable Lord dwells deep within.
He is seen only by the Gurmukh. O Nanak, He gives to whomever He pleases. 
According to the Pleasure of His Will, He leads
the mortals on.   || 4 || 5 ||    MALAAR,   THIRD MEHL,   DU-TUKAS:   Through 
the True Guru, the mortal obtains the special
place, the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence in his own home. Through the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad, his egotistical pride is
dispelled.  || 1 ||   Those who have the Naam inscribed on their foreheads, 
meditate on the Naam night and day, forever and
ever. They are honored in the True Court of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
From the True Guru, they learn the ways and means
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Night and day, they focus their meditation on the Lord forever. Imbued with the 
Word of the Guru’s Shabad, they remain
forever detached. They are honored in the True Court of the Lord.  || 2 ||    
This mind plays, subject to the Lord’s Will; in an
instant, it wanders out in the ten directions and returns home again. When the 
True Lord God Himself bestows His Glance of
Grace, then this mind is instantly brought under control by the Gurmukh.   || 3 
||    The mortal comes to know the ways and
means of the mind, realizing and contemplating the Shabad. O Nanak, meditate 
forever on the Naam, and cross over the
terrifying world-ocean.  || 4 || 6 ||    MALAAR,  THIRD MEHL:  Soul, body and 
breath of life are all His; He is permeating and
pervading each and every heart. Except the One Lord, I do not know any other at 
all. The True Guru has revealed this to me.

|| 1 ||    O my mind, remain lovingly attuned to the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, I
meditate on the Lord, the Unseen, Unfathomable and Infinite Creator.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Mind and body are pleased, lovingly
attuned to the One Lord, intuitively absorbed in peace and poise. By Guru’s 
Grace, doubt and fear are dispelled, being lovingly
attuned to the One Name.   || 2 ||    When the mortal follows the Guru’s 
Teachings, and lives the Truth, then he attains the
state of emancipation. Among millions, how rare is that one who understands, 
and is lovingly attuned to the Name of the Lord.

|| 3 ||   Wherever I look, there I see the One. This understanding has come 
through the Guru’s Teachings. I place my mind,
body and breath of life in offering before Him; O Nanak, self-conceit is gone.  
|| 4 || 7 ||   MALAAR,  THIRD MEHL:  My True
Lord God, the Eradicator of suffering, is found through the Word of the Shabad. 
Imbued with devotional worship, the mortal
remains forever detached. He is honored in the True Court of the Lord.   || 1 
||    O mind, remain absorbed in the Mind. The
mind of the Gurmukh is pleased with the Lord’s Name, lovingly attuned to the 
Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    My God is totally
Inaccessible and Unfathomable; through the Guru’s Teachings, He is understood. 
True self-discipline rests in singing the Kirtan
of the Lord’s Praises, lovingly attuned to the Lord.  || 2 ||   He Himself is 
the Shabad, and He Himself is the True Teachings;
He merges our light into the Light. The breath vibrates through this frail 
body; the Gurmukh obtains the ambrosial nectar.  || 3

||    He Himself fashions, and He Himself links us to our tasks; the True Lord 
is pervading everywhere. O Nanak, without the
Naam, the Name of the Lord, no one is anything. Through the Naam,we are blessed 
with glory.  || 4 || 8 ||   MALAAR,  THIRD
MEHL:  The mortal is enticed by the poison of corruption, burdened with such a 
heavy load. The Lord has placed the magic
spell of the Shabad into his mouth, and destroyed the poison of ego.   || 1 ||  
  O mortal, egotism and attachment are such
heavy loads of pain. This terrifying world-ocean cannot be crossed; through the 
Lord’s Name, the Gurmukh crosses over to the
other side.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Attachment to the three-phased show of 
Maya pervades all the created forms. In the Sat
Sangat, the Society of the Saints, the state of supreme awareness is attained. 
The Merciful Lord carries us across.  || 2 ||   The
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The lifestyle of the Lord’s humble servant is exalted and sublime. He spreads 
the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises throughout the
world.  || 3 ||   O my Lord and Master, please be merciful, merciful to me, 
that I may enshrine the Lord, Har, Har, Har, within
my heart. Nanak has found the Perfect True Guru; in his mind, he chants the 
Name of the Lord.  || 4 || 9 ||

MALAAR,   THIRD  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Is this mind a householder, or is this mind a detached renunciate? Is this mind 
beyond social class, eternal and unchanging?  ||
1 ||   Is this mind fickle, or is this mind detached? How has this mind been 
gripped by possessiveness?  || 1 ||    O Pandit, O
religious scholar, reflect on this in your mind. Why do you read so many other 
things, and carry such a heavy load?   || 1 ||
Pause   ||    The Creator has attached it to Maya and possessiveness. Enforcing 
His Order, He created the world. By Guru’s
Grace, understand this, O Siblings of Destiny. Remain forever in the Sanctuary 
of the Lord.  || 2 ||   He alone is a Pandit, who
sheds the load of the three qualities. Night and day, he chants the Name of the 
One Lord. He accepts the Teachings of the
True Guru. He offers his head to the True Guru. He remains forever unattached 
in the state of Nirvaanaa. Such a Pandit is
accepted in the Court of the Lord.  || 3 ||    He preaches that the One Lord is 
within all beings. As he sees the One Lord, he
knows the One Lord. That person, whom the Lord forgives, is united with Him. He 
finds eternal peace, here and hereafter.  ||
4 ||   Says Nanak, what can anyone do? He alone is liberated, whom the Lord 
blesses with His Grace. Night and day, he sings
the Glorious Praises of the Lord. Then, he no longer bothers with the 
proclamations of the Shaastras or the Vedas.  || 5 || 1 ||
10 ||   MALAAR,  THIRD MEHL:  The self-willed manmukhs wander lost in 
reincarnation, confused and deluded by doubt. The
Messenger of Death constantly beats them and disgraces them. Serving the True 
Guru, the mortal’s subservience to Death is
ended. He meets the Lord God, and enters the Mansion of His Presence.   || 1 || 
   O mortal, as Gurmukh, meditate on the
Naam, the Name of the Lord. In duality, you are ruining and wasting this 
priceless human life. You trade it away in exchange
for a shell.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Gurmukh falls in love with the Lord, by 
His Grace. He enshrines loving devotion to the Lord,
Har, Har, deep within his heart. The Word of the Shabad carries him across the 
terrifying world-ocean. He appears true in the
True Court of the Lord.   || 2 ||    Performing all sorts of rituals, they do 
not find the True Guru. Without the Guru, so many
wander lost and confused in Maya. Egotism, possessiveness and attachment rise 
up and increase within them. In the love of
dualty, the self-willed manmukhs suffer in pain.  || 3 ||    The Creator 
Himself is Inaccessible and Infinite. Chant the Word of
the Guru’s Shabad, and earn the true profit. The Lord is Independent, 
Ever-present, here and now.


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O Nanak, the Gurmukh merges in the Naam.   || 4 || 2 || 11 ||    MALAAR,   
THIRD MEHL:   Those who are attached to the
Guru’s  Teachings,  are  Jivan-mukta,  liberated  while  yet  alive.  They  
remain  forever  awake  and  aware  night  and  day,  in
devotional worship of the Lord. They serve the True Guru, and eradicate their 
self-conceit. I fall at the feet of such humble
beings.  || 1 ||   Constantly singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, I live. 
The Word of the Guru’s Shabad is such totally sweet
elixir. Through the Name of the Lord, I have attained the state of liberation.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Attachment to Maya leads to
the darkness of ignorance. The self-willed manukhs are attached, foolish and 
ignorant. Night and day, their lives pass away in
worldly entanglements. They die and die again and again, only to be reborn and 
receive their punishment.   || 2 ||    The
Gurmukh  is  lovingly  attuned  to  the  Name  of  the  Lord.  He  does  not  
cling  to  false  greed.  Whatever  he  does,  he  does  with
intuitive poise. He drinks in the sublime essence of the Lord; his tongue 
delights in its flavor.  || 3 ||   Among millions, hardly
any understand. The Lord Himself forgives, and bestows His glorious greatness. 
Whoever meets with the Primal Lord God, shall
never be separated again. Nanak is absorbed in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  
|| 4 || 3 || 12 ||    MALAAR,  THIRD MEHL:
Everyone speaks the Name of the Lord with the tongue. But only by serving the 
True Guru does the mortal receive the Name.
His  bonds  are  shattered, and  he  stays  in  the  house  of  liberation.  
Through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad,  he  sits  in  the
eternal, unchanging house.   || 1 ||    O my mind, why are you angry? In this 
Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Lord’s Name is the
source of profit. Contemplate and appreciate the Guru’s Teachings within your 
heart, night and day.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Each
and every instant, the sparrow-hawk cries and calls. Without seeing her 
Beloved, she does not sleep at all. She cannot endure
this separation. When she meets the True Guru, then she intuitively meets her 
Beloved.  || 2 ||   Lacking the Naam, the Name
of the Lord, the mortal suffers and dies. He is burnt in the fire of desire, 
and his hunger does not depart. Without good destiny,
he cannot find the Naam. He performs all sorts of rituals until he is 
exhausted.   || 3 ||    The mortal thinks about the Vedic
teachings of the three gunas, the three dispositions. He deals in corruption, 
filth and vice. He dies, only to be reborn; he is
ruined over and over again. The Gurmukh enshrines the glory of the supreme 
state of celestial peace.  || 4 ||    One who has
faith in the Guru — everyone has faith in him. Through the Guru’s Word, the 
mind is cooled and soothed. Throughout the four
ages, that humble being is known to be pure. O Nanak, that Gurmukh is so rare.  
|| 5 || 4 || 13 || 9 || 13 || 22 ||

RAAG  MALAAR,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE,   CHAU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Night and day, I meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, within my heart; through the 
Guru’s Teachings, my pain is forgotten. The
chains of all my hopes and desires have been snapped; my Lord God has showered 
me with His Mercy.  || 1 ||   My eyes gaze
eternally on the Lord, Har, Har. Gazing on the True Guru, my mind blossoms 
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I have met with the Lord, the Lord of the World.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   One who 
forgets such a Name of the Lord, Har, Har — his
family is dishonored. His family is sterile and barren, and his mother is made 
a widow.  || 2 ||   O Lord, let me meet the Holy
Guru, who night and day keep the Lord enshrined in his heart. Seeing the Guru, 
the GurSikh blossoms forth, like the child
seeing his mother.  || 3 ||   The soul-bride and the Husband Lord live together 
as one, but the hard wall of egotism has come
between them. The Perfect Guru demolishes the wall of egotism; servant Nanak 
has met the Lord, the Lord of the World.  || 4

|| 1 ||   MALAAR,  FOURTH MEHL:  The Ganges, the Jamunaa, the Godaavari and the 
Saraswati — these rivers strive for the
dust of the feet of the Holy. Overflowing with the filthy residues of their 
sins, the mortals take cleansing baths in them; the
rivers’ pollution is washed away by the dust of the feet of the Holy.   || 1 || 
   Instead of bathing at the sixty-eight sacred
shrines of pilgrimage, take your cleansing bath in the Name. When the dust of 
the feet of the Sat Sangat rises up into the
eyes, all filthy evil-mindedness is removed.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Bhaageerat’h 
the penitent brought the Ganges down, and Shiva
established Kaydaar. Krishna grazed cows in Kaashi; through the humble servant 
of the Lord, these places became famous.  ||
2          ||   And all the sacred shrines of pilgrimage established by the 
gods, long for the dust of the feet of the Holy. Meeting with
the Lord’s Saint, the Holy Guru, I apply the dust of His feet to my face.  || 3 
||   And all the creatures of Your Universe, O my
Lord and Master, long for the dust of the feet of the Holy. O Nanak, one who 
has such destiny inscribed on his forehead, is
blessed with the dust of the feet of the Holy; the Lord carries him across.  || 
4 || 2 ||    MALAAR,  FOURTH MEHL:  The Lord
seems sweet to that humble being who is blessed by the Grace of the Lord. His 
hunger and pain are totally taken away; he
chants the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 1 ||    Meditating on 
the Lord, Har, Har, Har, the mortal is emancipated.
One who listens to the Guru’s Teachings and meditates on them, is carried 
across the terrifying world-ocean.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
I am the slave of that humble being, who is blessed by the Grace of the Lord, 
Har, Har. Meeting with the Lord’s humble
servant, peace is obtained; all the pollution and filth of evil-mindedness is 
washed away.  || 2 ||    The humble servant of the
Lord feels hunger only for the Lord. He is satisfied only when he chants the 
Lord’s Glories. The humble servant of the Lord is a
fish in the Water of the Lord. Forgetting the Lord, he would dry up and die.  
|| 3 ||   He alone knows this love, who enshrines it
within his mind. Servant Nanak gazes upon the Lord and is at peace; The hunger 
of his body is totally satisfied.   || 4 || 3 ||
MALAAR,   FOURTH MEHL:   All the beings and creatures which God has created — 
on their foreheds, He has written their
destiny. The Lord blesses His humble servant with glorious greatness. The Lord 
enjoins him to his tasks.   || 1 ||    The True
Guru implants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, within.


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Chant the Name of the Lord, O Sikhs of the Guru, O my Siblings of Destiny. Only 
the Lord will carry you across the terrifying
world-ocean.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   That humble being who worships, adores and 
serves the Guru is pleasing to my Lord God. To
worship and adore the True Guru is to serve the Lord. In His Mercy, He saves us 
and carries us across.  || 2 ||   The ignorant
and the blind wander deluded by doubt; deluded and confused, they pick flowers 
to offer to their idols. They worship lifeless
stones and serve the tombs of the dead; all their efforts are useless.   || 3 
||    He alone is said to be the True Guru, who
realizes God, and proclaims the Sermon of the Lord, Har, Har. Offer the Guru 
sacred foods, clothes, silk and satin robes of all
sorts; know that He is True. The merits of this shall never leave you lacking.  
|| 4 ||   The Divine True Guru is the Embodiment,
the Image of the Lord; He utters the Ambrosial Word. O Nanak, blessed and good 
is the destiny of that humble being, who
focuses his consciousness on the Feet of the Lord.  || 5 || 4 ||   MALAAR,  
FOURTH MEHL:  Those whose hearts are filled with
my True Guru — those Saints are good and noble in every way. Seeing them, my 
mind blossoms forth in bliss; I am forever a
sacrifice to them.  || 1 ||   O spiritual teacher, chant the Name of the Lord, 
day and night. All hunger and thirst are satisfied,
for those who partake of the sublime essence of the Lord, through the Guru’s 
Teachings.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The slaves of the
Lord are our Holy companions. Meeting with them, doubt is taken away. As the 
swan separates the milk from the water, the
Holy Saint removes the fire of egotism from the body.  || 2 ||    Those who do 
not love the Lord in their hearts are deceitful;
they continually practice deception. What can anyone give them to eat? Whatever 
they themselves plant, they must eat.  || 3

||   This is the Quality of the Lord, and of the Lord’s humble servants as 
well; the Lord places His Own Essence within them.
Blessed, blessed, is Guru Nanak, who looks impartially on all; He crosses over 
and transcends both slander and praise.  || 4 ||
5 ||   MALAAR,  FOURTH MEHL:  The Name of the Lord is inaccessible, 
unfathomable, exalted and sublime. It is chanted by the
Lord’s Grace. By  great  good  fortune,  I  have  found  the  True  
Congregation,  and  in  the  Company  of  the  Holy,  I  am  carried
across.  || 1 ||   My mind is in ecstasy, night and day. By Guru’s Grace, I 
chant the Name of the Lord. Doubt and fear are gone
from my mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Those who chant and meditate on the Lord — 
O Lord, in Your Mercy, please unite me with
them. Gazing upon them, I am at peace; the pain and disease of egotism are 
gone.   || 2 ||    Those who meditate on the
Naam, the Name of the Lord in their hearts — their lives become totally 
fruitful. They themselves swim across, and carry the
world across with them. Their ancestors and family cross over as well.  || 3 || 
  You Yourself created the whole world, and You
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God has showered His Mercy on servant Nanak; He has lifted him up, and rescued 
him from the ocean of poison.  || 4 || 6 ||
MALAAR,  FOURTH MEHL:  Those who do not drink in the Ambrosial Nectar by Guru’s 
Grace — their thirst and hunger are not
relieved. The foolish self-willed manmukh burns in the fire of egotistical 
pride; he suffers painfully in egotism. Coming and
going, he wastes his life uselessly; afflicted with pain, he regrets and 
repents. He does not even think of the One, from whom
he originated. Cursed is his life, and cursed is his food.  || 1 ||    O 
mortal, as Gurmukh, meditate on the Naam, the Name of
the Lord. The Lord, Har, Har, in His Mercy leads the mortal to meet the Guru; 
he is absorbed in the Name of the Lord, Har,
Har.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The life of the self-willed manmukh is useless; 
he comes and goes in shame. In sexual desire and
anger, the proud ones are drowned. They are burnt in their egotism. They do not 
attain perfection or understanding; their
intellect is dimmed. Tossed by the waves of greed, they suffer in pain. Without 
the Guru, they suffer in terrible pain. Seized by
Death, they weep and wail.   || 2 ||    As Gurmukh, I have attained the 
Unfathomable Name of the Lord, with intuitive peace
and poise. The treasure of the Naam abides deep within my heart. My tongue 
sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. I am
forever in bliss, day and night, lovingly attuned to the One Word of the 
Shabad. I have obtained the treasure of the Naam with
intuitive ease; this is the glorious greatness of the True Guru.  || 3 ||    
Through the True Guru, the Lord, Har, Har, comes to
dwell within my mind. I am forever a sacrifice to the True Guru. I have 
dedicated my mind and body to Him, and placed
everything before Him in offering. I focus my consciousness on His Feet. Please 
be merciful to me, O my Perfect Guru, and
unite me with Yourself. I am just iron; the Guru is the boat, to carry me 
across.  || 4 || 7 ||

MALAAR,   FOURTH  MEHL,   PARTAAL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The humble servant of the Lord chants the Name of the Supreme Lord; he joins 
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Lord’s
Holy.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Deal only in the wealth of the Lord, and gather 
only the wealth of the Lord. No thief can ever steal it.

|| 1 ||    The sparrow-hawks and the peacocks sing day and night, hearing the 
thunder in the clouds.  || 2 ||    Whatever the
deer, the fish and the birds sing, they chant to the Lord, and no other.  || 3 
||   Servant Nanak sings the Kirtan of the Lord’s
Praises; the sound and fury of Death has totally gone away.   || 4 || 1 || 8 || 
   MALAAR,   FOURTH MEHL:   They speak and
chant the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam; the very fortunate ones seek Him. 
Whoever shows me the Way of the Lord —  I fall
at his feet.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Lord is my Friend and Compansion; I am 
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I sing of the Lord, and I speak of the Lord; I have discarded all other loves.  
|| 1 ||    My Beloved is the Enticer of the mind;
The  Detached  Lord  God  is  the  Embodiment  of  Supreme  bliss.  Nanak  
lives  by  gazing  upon  the  Lord;  may  I  see  Him  for  a
moment, for even just an instant.  || 2 || 2 || 9 || 9 || 13 || 9 || 31 ||

RAAG  MALAAR,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

What are you so worried about? What are you thinking? What have you tried? Tell 
me — the Lord of the Universe — who
controls Him?  || 1 ||   The rain showers down from the clouds, O companion. 
The Guest has come into my home. I am meek;
my Lord and Master is the Ocean of Mercy. I am absorbed in the nine treasures 
of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   I have prepared all sorts of foods in various ways, and all sorts 
of sweet deserts. I have made my kitchen pure and
sacred. Now, O my Sovereign Lord King, please sample my food.  || 2 ||   The 
villains have been destroyed, and my friends are
delighted. This is Your Own Mansion and Temple, O Lord. When my Playful Beloved 
came into my household, then I found
total peace.   || 3 ||    In the Society of the Saints, I have the Support and 
Protection of the Perfect Guru; this is the pre-
ordained destiny inscribed upon my forehead. Servant Nanak has found his 
Playful Husband Lord. He shall never suffer in
sorrow again.  || 4 || 1 ||   MALAAR,  FIFTH MEHL:  When the baby’s only food 
is milk, it cannot survive without its milk. The
mother takes care of it, and pours milk into its mouth; then, it is satisfied 
and fulfilled.   || 1 ||    I am just a baby; God, the
Great Giver, is my Father. The child is so foolish; it makes so many mistakes. 
But it has nowhere else to go.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
The mind of the poor child is fickle; he touches even snakes and fire. His 
mother and father hug him close in their embrace,
and so he plays in joy and bliss.   || 2 ||    What hunger can the child ever 
have, O my Lord and Master, when You are his
Father? The treasure of the Naam and the nine treasures are in Your celestial 
household. You fulfill the desires of the mind.  ||
3 ||   My Merciful Father has issued this Command: whatever the child asks for, 
is put into his mouth. Nanak, the child, longs
for the Blessed Vision of God’s Darshan. May His Feet always dwell within my 
heart.  || 4 || 2 ||    MALAAR,  FIFTH MEHL:  I
tried everything, and gathered all devices together; I have discarded all my 
anxieties. I have begun to set all my household
affairs  right;  I  have  placed  my  faith  in  my  Lord  and  Master.   ||  1 
 ||     I  listen  to  the  celestial  vibrations  resonating  and
resounding. Sunrise has come, and I gaze upon the Face of my Beloved. My 
household is filled with peace and pleasure.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   I focus my mind, and embellish and adorn the place within; then 
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Seeking and searching, I have found my Husband Lord; I bow at His Feet and 
worship Him with devotion.  || 2 ||   When my
Beloved came to live in my house, I began to sing the songs of bliss. My 
friends and companions are happy; God leads me to
meet the Perfect Guru.   || 3 ||    My friends and companions are in ecstasy; 
the Guru has completed all my projects. Says
Nanak, I have met my Husband, the Giver of peace; He shall never leave me and 
go away.   || 4 || 3 ||    MALAAR,   FIFTH
MEHL:  From a king to a worm, and from a worm to the lord of gods, they engage 
in evil to fill their bellies. They renounce the
Lord, the Ocean of Mercy, and worship some other; they are thieves and killers 
of the soul.  || 1 ||   Forgetting the Lord, they
suffer in sorrow and die. They wander lost in reincarnation through all sorts 
of species; they do not find shelter anywhere.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   Those who abandon their Lord and Master and think of some 
other, are foolish, stupid, idiotic donkeys. How can
they cross over the ocean in a paper boat? Their eogtistical boasts that they 
will cross over are meaningless.  || 2 ||    Shiva,
Brahma, angels and demons, all burn in the fire of death. Nanak seeks the 
Sanctuary of the Lord’s Lotus Feet; O God, Creator,
please do not send me into exile.  || 3 || 4 ||

RAAG  MALAAR,   FIFTH  MEHL,   DU-PADAS,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

My God is detached and free of desire. I cannot survive without Him, even for 
an instant. I am so in love with Him.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Associating with the Saints, God has come into my consciousness. By 
their Grace, I have been awakened. Hearing
the Teachings, my mind has become immaculate. Imbued with the Lord’s Love, I 
sing His Glorious Praises.  || 1 ||   Dedicating
this mind, I have made friends with the Saints. They have become merciful to 
me; I am very fortunate. I have found absolute
peace — I cannot describe it. Nanak has obtained the dust of the feet of the 
humble.  || 2 || 1 || 5 ||   MALAAR,  FIFTH MEHL:
O mother, please lead me to union with my Beloved. All my friends and 
companions sleep totally in peace; their Beloved Lord
has come into the homes of their hearts.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I am 
worthless; God is forever Merciful. I am unworthy; what
clever tricks could I try? I claim to be on a par with those who are imbued 
with the Love of their Beloved. This is my stubborn
egotism.  || 1 ||   I am dishonored — I seek the Sanctuary of the One, the 
Guru, the True Guru, the Primal Being, the Giver of
peace.  In  an  instant,  all  my  pains  have  been  taken  away;  Nanak  
passes  the  night  of  his  life  in  peace.   ||  2  ||  2  ||  6  ||
MALAAR,  FIFTH MEHL:  Rain down, O cloud; do not delay. O beloved cloud, O 
support of the mind, you bring lasting bliss and
joy to the mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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I take to Your Support, O my Lord and Master; how could You forget me? I am 
Your beautiful bride, Your servant and slave. I
have no nobility without my Husband Lord.  || 1 ||   When my Lord and Master 
listened to my prayer, He hurried to shower me
with His Mercy. Says Nanak, I have become just like my Husband Lord; I am 
blessed with honor, nobility and the lifestyle of
goodness.  || 2 || 3 || 7 ||    MALAAR,  FIFTH MEHL:  Meditate on the True Name 
of your Beloved. The pains and sorrows of
the terrifying world-ocean are dispelled, by enshrining the Image of the Guru 
within your heart.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Your
enemies shall be destroyed, and all the evil-doers shall perish, when you come 
to the Sanctuary of the Lord. The Savior Lord
has  given  me  His  Hand  and  saved  me;  I  have  obtained  the  wealth  of  
the  Naam.   ||  1  ||     Granting  His  Grace,  He  has
eradicated all the sinful residues of my past mistakes; He has placed the 
Immaculate Naam within my mind. O Nanak, the
Treasure of Virtue fills my mind; I shall never again suffer in pain.  || 2 || 
4 || 8 ||   MALAAR,  FIFTH MEHL:  My Beloved God
is the Lover of my breath of life. Please bless me with the loving devotional 
worship of the Naam, O Kind and Compassionate
Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I meditate in remembrance on Your Feet, O my 
Beloved; my heart is filled with hope. I offer my
prayer to the humble Saints; my mind thirsts for the Blssed Vision of the 
Lord’s Darshan.   || 1 ||    Separation is death, and
Union with the Lord is life. Please bless Your humble servant with Your 
Darshan. O my God, please be Merciful, and bless
Nanak with the support, the life and wealth of the Naam.  || 2 || 5 || 9 ||   
MALAAR,  FIFTH MEHL:  Now, I have become just
like my Beloved. Dwelling on my Sovereign Lord King, I have found peace. Rain 
down, O peace-giving cloud.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
I cannot forget Him, even for an instant; He is the Ocean of peace. Through the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, I have obtained
the nine treasures. My perfect destiny has been activated, meeting with the 
Saints, my help and support.  || 1 ||    Peace has
welled up, and all pain has been dispelled, lovingly attuned to the Supreme 
Lord God. The arduous and terrifying world-ocean
is crossed over, O Nanak, by meditating on the Feet of the Lord.  || 2 || 6 || 
10 ||   MALAAR,  FIFTH MEHL:  The clouds have
rained down all over the world. My Beloved Lord God has become merciful to me; 
I am blessed with ecstasy, bliss and peace.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   My sorrows are erased, and all my thirsts are quenched, 
meditating on the Supreme Lord God. In the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, death and birth come to an end, and the mortal 
does not wander anywhere, ever again.  ||
1    ||    My mind and body are imbued with the Immaculate Naam, the Name of 
the Lord; I am lovingly attuned to His Lotus
Feet. God has made Nanak His Own; slave Nanak seeks His Sanctuary.  || 2 || 7 
|| 11 ||   MALAAR,  FIFTH MEHL:  Separated
from the Lord, how can any living being live? My consciousness is filled with 
yearning and hope to meet my Lord, and drink in
the sublime essence of His Lotus Feet.  || 1 ||  Pause   ||    Those who are 
thirsty for You, O my Beloved, are not separated
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Those who forget my Beloved Lord are dead and dying.   || 1 ||    The Lord of 
the Universe is permeating and pervading my
mind and body; I see Him Ever-present, here and now. O Nanak, He is permeating 
the inner being of all; He is all-pervading
everywhere.   || 2 || 8 || 12 ||    MALAAR,   FIFTH MEHL:   Vibrating and 
meditating on the Lord, who has not been carried
across? Those reborn into the body of a bird, the body of a fish, the body of a 
deer, and the body of a bull — in the Saadh
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, they are saved.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The 
families of gods, the families of demons, titans,
celestial singers and human beings are carried across the ocean. Whoever 
meditates and vibrates on the Lord in the Saadh
Sangat — his pains are taken away.  || 1 ||    Sexual desire, anger and the 
pleasures of terrible corruption — he keeps away
from these. He meditates on the Lord, Merciful to the meek, the Embodiment of 
Compassion; Nanak is forever a sacrifice to
Him.  || 2 || 9 || 13 ||   MALAAR,  FIFTH MEHL:  Today, I am seated in the 
Lord’s store. With the wealth of the Lord, I have
entered into partnership with the humble; I shall not have take the Highway of 
Death.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Showering me with
His Kindness, the Supreme Lord God has saved me; the doors of doubt have been 
opened wide. I have found God, the Banker
of Infinity; I have earned the profit of the wealth of His Feet.  || 1 ||    I 
have grasped the protection of the Sanctuary of the
Unchanging, Unmoving, Imperishable Lord; He has picked up my sinful residues 
and thrown them out. Slave Nanak’s sorrow
and suffering has ended. He shall never again be squeezed into the mold of 
reincarnation.  || 2 || 10 || 14 ||   MALAAR,  FIFTH
MEHL:   In so many ways, attachment to Maya leads to ruin. Among millions, it 
is very rare to find a selfless servant who
remains a perfect devotee for very long.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Roaming and 
wandering here and there, the mortal finds only
trouble; his body and wealth become strangers to himself. Hiding from people, 
he practices deception; he does not know the
One who is always with him.  || 1 ||   He wanders through troubled incarnations 
of low and wretched species as a deer, a bird
and a fish. Says Nanak, O God, I am a stone — please carry me across, that I 
may enjoy peace in the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy.  || 2 || 11 || 15 ||   MALAAR,  FIFTH MEHL:  The cruel and 
evil ones died after taking poison, O mother.
And the One, to whom all creatures belong, has saved us. God has granted His 
Grace.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Inner-knower,
the Searcher of hearts, is contained within all; why should I be afraid, O 
Siblings of Destiny? God, my Help and Support, is
always with me. He shall never leave; I see Him everywhere.  || 1 ||   He is 
the Master of the masterless, the Destroyer of the
pains of the poor; He has attached me to the hem of His robe. O Lord, Your 
slaves live by Your Support; Nanak has come to
the Sanctuary of God.   || 2 || 12 || 16 ||    MALAAR,   FIFTH MEHL:   O my 
mind, dwell on the Feet of the Lord. My mind is
enticed by thirst for the Blessed Vision of the Lord; I would take wings and 
fly out to meet Him.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Searching
and seeking, I have found the Path, and now I serve the Holy. O my Lord and 
Master, please be kind to me, that I may drink
in Your most sublime essence.  || 1 ||   Begging and pleading, I have come to 
Your Sanctuary; I am on fire — please shower
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Please make Nanak Your Own.   || 2 || 13 || 17 ||    MALAAR,   FIFTH MEHL:   It 
is God’s Nature to love His devotees. He
destroys the slanderers, crushing them beneath His Feet. His Glory is manifest 
everywhere.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    His Victory is
celebrated all throughout the world. He blesses all creatures with compassion. 
Hugging him close in His Embrace, the Lord
saves and protects His slave. The hot winds cannot even touch him.   || 1 ||    
My Lord and Master has made me His Own;
dispelling my doubts and fears, He has made me happy. The Lord’s slaves enjoy 
ultimate ecstasy; O Nanak, faith has welled
up in my mind.  || 2 || 14 || 18 ||

RAAG  MALAAR,   FIFTH  MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Gurmukh sees God pervading everywhere. The Gurmukh knows that the universe 
is the extension of the three gunas, the
three dispositions. The Gurmukh reflects on the Sound-current of the Naad, and 
the wisdom of the Vedas. Without the Perfect
Guru, there is only pitch-black darkness.  || 1 ||   O my mind, calling on the 
Guru, eternal peace is found. Following the Guru’s
Teachings, the Lord comes to dwell within the heart; I meditate on my Lord and 
Master with every breath and morsel of food.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   I am a sacrifice to the Guru’s Feet. Night and day, I 
continually sing the Glorious Praises of the Guru. I take
my cleansing bath in the dust of the Guru’s Feet. I am honored in the True 
Court of the Lord.  || 2 ||   The Guru is the boat, to
carry me across the terrifying world-ocean. Meeting with the Guru, I shall not 
be reincarnated ever again. That humble being
serves the Guru, who has such karma inscribed on his forehead by the Primal 
Lord.  || 3 ||   The Guru is my life; the Guru is
my support. The Guru is my way of life; the Guru is my family. The Guru is my 
Lord and Master; I seek the Sanctuary of the
True Guru. O Nanak, the Guru is the Supreme Lord God; His value cannot be 
estimated.  || 4 || 1 || 19 ||    MALAAR,  FIFTH
MEHL:  I enshrine the Lord’s Feet within my heart; in His Mercy, God has united 
me with Himself. God enjoins His servant to
his tasks. His worth cannot be expressed.   || 1 ||    Please be merciful to 
me, O Perfect Giver of peace. By Your Grace, You
come to mind; I am imbued with Your Love, twenty-four hours a day.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Singing and listening, it is all by Your
Will. One who understands the Hukam of Your Command is absorbed in Truth. 
Chanting and meditating on Your Name, I live.
Without You, there is no place at all.  || 2 ||   Pain and pleasure come by 
Your Command, O Creator Lord. By the Pleasure of
Your Will You forgive, and by the Pleasure of Your Will You award punishment. 
You are the Creator of both realms. I am a
sacrifice to Your Glorious Grandeur.  || 3 ||   You alone know Your value. You 
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They alone are devotees, who are pleasing to Your Will. Nanak is forever a 
sacrifice to them.   || 4 || 2 || 20 ||    MALAAR,
FIFTH MEHL:  The Transcendent Lord God has become merciful; Ambrosial Nectar is 
raining down from the clouds. All beings
and creatures are satisfied; their affairs are perfectly resolved.   || 1 ||    
O my mind, dwell on the Lord, forever and ever.
Serving the Perfect Guru, I have obtained it. It shall stay with me both here 
and hereafter.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    He is the
Destroyer of pain, the Eradicator of fear. He takes care of His beings. The 
Savior Lord is kind and compassionate forever. I am
a sacrifice to Him, forever and ever.  || 2 ||   The Creator Himself has 
eliminated death. Meditate on Him forever and ever, O
my mind. He watches all with His Glance of Grace and protects them. Continually 
and continuously, sing the Glorious Praises of
the Lord God.  || 3 ||   The One and Only Creator Lord is Himself by Himself. 
The Lord’s devotees know His Glorious Grandeur.
He preserves the Honor of His Name. Nanak speaks as the Lord inspires him to 
speak.  || 4 || 3 || 21 ||    MALAAR,   FIFTH
MEHL:  All treasures are found in the Sanctuary of the Guru. Honor is obtained 
in the True Court of the Lord. Doubt, fear, pain
and suffering are taken away, forever singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord 
in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

|| 1 ||   O my mind, praise the Perfect Guru. Chant the treasure of the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord, day and night. You shall

obtain the fruits of your mind’s desires.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   No one else is 
as great as the True Guru. The Guru is the Supreme
Lord, the Transcendent Lord God. He saves us from the pains of death and birth, 
and we will not have to taste the poison of
Maya ever again.  || 2 ||   The Guru’s glorious grandeur cannot be described. 
The Guru is the Transcendent Lord, in the True
Name. True is His self-discipline, and True are all His actions. Immaculate and 
pure is that mind, which is imbued with love for
the Guru.   || 3 ||    The Perfect Guru is obtained by great good fortune. 
Drive out sexual desire, anger and greed from your
mind. By His Grace, the Guru’s Feet are enshrined within. Nanak offers his 
prayer to the True Lord God.  || 4 || 4 || 22 ||

RAAG  MALAAR,   FIFTH  MEHL,   PARTAAL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Pleasing the Guru, I have fallen in love with my Merciful Beloved Lord. I have 
made all my decorations, and renounced all
corruption; my wandering mind has become steady and stable.   || 1 ||   Pause   
||    O my mind, lose your self-conceit by
associating with the Holy, and you shall find Him. The unstruck celestial 
melody vibrates and resounds; like a song-bird, chant
the Lord’s Name, with words of sweetness and utter beauty.  || 1 ||   Such is 
the glory of Your Darshan, so utterly inifinte and
fruitful,  O  my  Love;  so  do  we  become  by  associating  with  the  
Saints.  Vibrating,  chanting  Your  Name,  we  cross  over  the
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They dwell on the Lord, Raam, Raam, chanting on their malas; their minds are 
turned towards the Lord in the Saadh Sangat,
the Company of the Holy. O servant Nanak, their Beloved Lord seems so sweet to 
them.  || 2 || 1 || 23 ||    MALAAR,  FIFTH
MEHL:  My mind wanders through the dense forest. It walks with eagerness and 
love, hoping to meet God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
Maya with her three gunas — the three dispositions — has come to entice me; 
whom can I tell of my pain?  || 1 ||    I tried
everything else, but nothing could rid me of my sorrow. So hurry to the 
Sanctuary of the Holy, O Nanak; joining them, sing the
Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.  || 2 || 2 || 24 ||   MALAAR,  
FIFTH MEHL:  The glory of my Beloved is noble and
sublime. The celestial singers and angels sing His Sublime Praises in ecstasy, 
happiness and joy.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The most
worthy beings sing God’s Praises in beautiful harmonies, in all sorts of ways, 
in myriads of sublime forms.  || 1 ||   Throughout
the mountains, trees, deserts, oceans and galaxies, permeating each and every 
heart, the sublime grandeur of my Love is
totally pervading. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Love of 
the Lord is found; O Nanak, sublime is that faith.

|| 2 || 3 || 25 ||   MALAAR,  FIFTH MEHL:  With love for the Guru, I enshrine 
the Lotus Feet of my Lord deep within my heart.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   I gaze on the Blessed Vision of His Fruitful Darshan; the 
sinful residues of my past mistakes are erased and
taken away. My mind is immaculate and enlightened.  || 1 ||   I am 
wonderstruck, stunned and amazed. Chanting the Naam,
the Name of the Lord, millions of sins are destroyed. I fall at His Feet, and 
touch my forehead to them. You alone are, You
alone are, O God. Your devotees take Your Support. Servant Nanak has come to 
the Door of Your Sanctuary.  || 2 || 4 || 26 ||
MALAAR,  FIFTH MEHL:  Rain down with happiness in God’s Will. Bless me with 
total bliss and good fortune.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
My  mind blossoms forth in the Society of the Saints; soaking up the rain, the 
earth is blessed and beautified.   || 1 ||    The
peacock loves the thunder of the rain clouds. The sparrow-hawk’s mind is drawn 
to the rain-drop — so is my mind enticed by
the Lord. I have renounced Maya, the deceiver. Joining with the Saints, Nanak 
is awakened.   || 2 || 5 || 27 ||    MALAAR,
FIFTH MEHL:  Sing forever the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the World. 
Enshrine the Lord’s Name in your consciousness.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   Forsake your pride, and abandon your ego; join the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Meditate in loving
remembrance on the One Lord; your sorrows shall be ended, O friend.  || 1 ||   
The Supreme Lord God has become merciful;
corrupt entanglements have come to an end. Grasping the feet of the Holy, Nanak 
sings forever the Glorious Praises of the
Lord of the World.   || 2 || 6 || 28 ||    MALAAR,   FIFTH MEHL:   The 
Embodiment of the Lord of the Universe roars like the
thunder-cloud. Singing His Glorious Praises brings peace and bliss.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   The Sanctuary of the Lord’s Feet carries
us across the world-ocean. His Sublime Word is the unstruck celestial melody.   
|| 1 ||    The thirsty traveller’s consciousness
obtains the water of the soul from the pool of nectar. Servant Nanak loves the 
Blessed Vision of the Lord; in His Mercy, God
has blessed him with it.  || 2 || 7 || 29 ||


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MALAAR,  FIFTH MEHL:  O Lord of the Universe, O Lord of the World, O Dear 
Merciful Beloved.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You are the
Master of the breath of life, the Companion of the lost and forsaken, the 
Destroyer of the pains of the poor.   || 1 ||    O All-
powerful, Inaccessible, Perfect Lord, please shower me with Your Mercy.  || 2 
||   Please, carry Nanak across the terrible, deep
dark pit of the world to the other side.  || 3 || 8 || 30 ||

MALAAR,   FIRST  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The chakvi bird does not long for sleepy eyes; without her beloved, she does 
not sleep. When the sun rises, she sees her
beloved with her eyes; she bows and touches his feet.  || 1 ||    The Love of 
my Beloved is pleasing; it is my Companion and
Support. Without Him, I cannot live in this world even for an instant; such is 
my hunger and thirst.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The
lotus in the pool blossoms forth intuitively and naturally, with the rays of 
the sun in the sky. Such is the love for my Beloved
which imbues me; my light has merged into the Light.   || 2 ||    Without 
water, the sparrow-hawk cries out, “Pri-o! Pri-o! —
Beloved!  Beloved!”  It  cries  and  wails  and  laments.  The  thundering  
clouds  rain  down  in  the  ten  directions;  its  thirst  is  not
quenched until it catches the rain-drop in its mouth.  || 3 ||   The fish lives 
in water, from which it was born. It finds peace and
pleasure  according  to  its  past  actions.  It  cannot  survive  without  
water  for  a  moment,  even  for  an  instant.  Life  and  death
depend on it.   || 4 ||    The soul-bride is separated from her Husband Lord, 
who lives in His Own Country.  He  sends  the
Shabad, His Word, through the True Guru. She gathers virtues, and enshrines God 
within her heart. Imbued with devotion, she
is happy.  || 5 ||    Everyone cries out, “Beloved! Beloved!” But she alone 
finds her Beloved, who is pleasing to the Guru. Our
Beloved is always with us; through the Truth, He blesses us with His Grace, and 
unites us in His Union.  || 6 ||   He is the life
of the soul in each and every soul; He permeates and pervades each and every 
heart. By Guru’s Grace, He is revealed within
the home of my heart; I am intuitively, naturally, absorbed into Him.  || 7 ||  
  He Himself shall resolve all your affairs, when
you meet with the Giver of peace, the Lord of the World. By Guru’s Grace, you 
shall find your Husband Lord within your own
home; then, O Nanak, the fire within you shall be quenched.  || 8 || 1 ||   
MALAAR,  FIRST MEHL:  Remain awake and aware,
serving the Guru; except for the Lord, no one is mine. Even by making all sorts 
of efforts, you shall not remain here; it shall
melt like glass in the fire.  || 1 ||   Tell me — why are you so proud of your 
body and wealth? They shall vanish in an instant;
O madman, this is how the world is wasting away, in egotism and pride.  || 1 || 
 Pause  ||   Hail to the Lord of the Universe,
God, our Saving Grace; He judges and saves the mortal beings. All that is, 
belongs to You. No one else is equal to You.  || 2 ||
Creating all beings and creatures, their ways and means are under Your control; 
You bless the Gurmukhs with the ointment of
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He is the Destroyer of death and rebirth, doubt and fear.  || 3 ||   This 
wretched world is a fortress of paper, of color and form
and clever tricks. A tiny drop of water or a little puff of wind destroys its 
glory; in an instant, its life is ended.  || 4 ||   It is like
a tree-house near the bank of a river, with a serpent’s den in that house. When 
the river overflows, what happens to the tree
house?  The  snake  bites,  like  duality  in  the  mind.   ||  5  ||     
Through  the  magic  spell  of  the  Guru’s  spiritual  wisdom,  and
meditation on the Word of the Guru’s Teachings, vice and corruption are burnt 
away. The mind and body are cooled and
soothed and Truth is obtained, through the wondrous and unique devotional 
worship of the Lord.  || 6 ||   All that exists begs
of You; You are merciful to all beings. I seek Your Sanctuary; please save my 
honor, O Lord of the World, and bless me with
Truth.   || 7 ||    Bound in worldly affairs and entanglements, the blind one 
does not understand; he acts like a murderous
butcher. But if he meets with the True Guru, then he comprehends and 
understands, and his mind is imbued with true spiritual
wisdom.  || 8 ||    Without the Truth, this worthless body is false; I have 
consulted my Guru on this. O Nanak, that God has
revealed God to me; without the Truth, all the world is just a dream.  ||  || 9 
|| 2 ||    MALAAR,  FIRST MEHL:  The sparrow-
hawk and the fish find peace in water; the deer is pleased by the sound of the 
bell.  || 1 ||   The sparrow-hawk chirps in the
night, O my mother.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    O my Beloved, my love for You shall 
never end, if it is Your Will.   || 2 ||    Sleep is
gone, and egotism is exhausted from my body; my heart is permeated with the 
Teachings of Truth.  || 3 ||   Flying among the
trees and plants, I remain hungry; lovingly drinking in the Naam, the Name of 
the Lord, I am satisfied.  || 4 ||   I stare at You,
and my tongue cries out to You; I am so thirsty for the Blessed Vision of Your 
Darshan.  || 5 ||   Without my Beloved, the more
I decorate myself, the more my body burns; these clothes do not look good on my 
body.   || 6 ||    Without my Beloved, I
cannot  survive  even  for  an  instant; without meeting  Him,  I  cannot  
sleep.   ||  7  ||     Her  Husband  Lord  is  nearby,  but  the
wretched bride does not know it. The True Guru reveals Him to her.  || 8 ||    
When she meets Him with intuitive ease, she
finds peace; the Word of the Shabad quenches the fire of desire.   || 9 ||    
Says Nanak, through You, O Lord, my mind is
pleased and appeased; I cannot express Your worth.  || 10 || 3 ||

MALAAR,   FIRST  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The earth bends under the weight of the water, the lofty mountains and the 
caverns of the underworld. Contemplating the
Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the oceans become calm. The path of liberation is 
found by subduing the ego.  || 1 ||   I am blind;
I seek the Light of the Name. I take the Support of the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord. I walk on the path of mystery of the
Guru’s Fear.  || 1 ||


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Pause  ||   Through the Shabad, the Word of the True Guru, the Path is known. 
With the Guru’s Support, one is blessed with
the strength of the True Lord. Dwell on the Naam, and realize the Beauteous 
Word of His Bani. If it is Your Will, Lord, You lead
me to find Your Door.  || 2 ||    Flying high or sitting down, I am lovingly 
focused on the One Lord. Through the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad, I take the Naam as my Suppport. There is no ocean of water, no 
mountain ranges rising up. I dwell within the
home of my own inner being, where there is no path and no one travelling on it. 
  || 3 ||    You alone know the way to that
House  in  which  You  dwell.  No  one  else  knows  the  Mansion  of  Your  
Presence.  Without  the  True  Guru,  there  is  no
understanding. The whole world is buried under its nightmare. The mortal tries 
all sorts of things, and weeps and wails, but
without the Guru, he does not know the Naam, the Name of the Lord. In the 
twinkling of an eye, the Naam saves him, if he
realizes the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 4 ||   Some are foolish, blind, 
stupid and ignorant. Some, through fear of the True
Guru, take the Support of the Naam. The True Word of His Bani is sweet, the 
source of ambrosial nectar. Whoever drinks it in,
finds the Door of Salvation.   || 5 ||    One who, through the love and fear of 
God, enshrines the Naam within his heart, acts
according to the Guru’s Instructions and knows the True Bani. When the clouds 
release their rain, the earth becomes beautiful;
God’s Light permeates each and every heart. The evil-minded ones plant their 
seed in the barren soil; such is the sign of those
who have no Guru. Without the True Guru, there is utter darkness; they drown 
there, even without water.  || 6 ||   Whatever
God does, is by His Own Will. That which is pre-ordained cannot be erased. 
Bound to the Hukam of the Lord’s Command, the
mortal does his deeds. Permeated by the One Word of the Shabad, the mortal is 
immersed in Truth.  || 7 ||   Your Command,
O God, rules in the four directions; Your Name pervades the four corners of the 
nether regions as well. The True Word of the
Shabad is pervading amongst all. By His Grace, the Eternal One unites us with 
Himself. Birth and death hang over the heads of
all beings, along with hunger, sleep and dying. The Naam is pleasing to Nanak’s 
mind; O True Lord, Source of bliss, please
bless me with Your Grace.  || 8 || 1 || 4 ||   MALAAR,  FIRST MEHL:  You do not 
understand the nature of death and liberation.
You are sitting on the river-bank; realize the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 1 
||   You stork! — how were you caught in the
net? You do not remember in your heart the Unseen Lord God.  || 1 ||  Pause  || 
  For your one life, you consume many lives.
You were supposed to swim in the water, but you are drowning in it instead.  || 
2 ||    You have tormented all beings. When
Death seizes you, then you shall regret and repent.   || 3 ||    When the heavy 
noose is placed around your neck, you may
spread your wings, but you shall not be able to fly.  || 4 ||   You enjoy the 
tastes and flavors, you foolish self-willed manmukh.
You are trapped. You can only be saved by virtuous conduct, spiritual wisdom 
and contemplation.  || 5 ||    Serving the True
Guru, you will shatter the Messenger of Death. In your heart, dwell on the True 
Word of the Shabad.   || 6 ||    The Guru’s
Teachings, the True Word of the Shabad, is excellent and sublime. Keep the Name 
of the Lord enshrined in your heart.  || 7 ||
One who is obsessed with enjoying pleasures here, shall suffer in pain 
hereafter. O Nanak, there is no liberation without the
True Name.  || 8 || 2 || 5 ||


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MALAAR,   THIRD  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

If it is in his karma, then he finds the True Guru; without such karma, He 
cannot be found. He meets the True Guru, and he is
transformed into gold, if it is the Lord’s Will.  || 1 ||   O my mind, focus 
your consciousness on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
The Lord is found through the True Guru, and then he remains merged with the 
True Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Spiritual wisdom
wells up through the True Guru, and then this cynicism is dispelled. Through 
the True Guru, the Lord is realized, and then, he
is not consigned to the womb of reincarnation ever again.  || 2 ||    By Guru’s 
Grace, the mortal dies in life, and by so dying,
lives to practice the Word of the Shabad. He alone finds the Door of Salvation, 
who eradicates self-conceit from within himself.

|| 3 ||    By Guru’s Grace, the mortal is reincarnated into the Home of the 
Lord, having eradicated Maya from within. He eats
the uneatable, and is blessed with a discriminating intellect; he meets the 
Supreme Person, the Primal Lord God.  || 4 ||   The
world is unconscious, like a passing show; the mortal departs, having lost his 
capital. The profit of the Lord is obtained in the
Sat Sangat, the True Congregation; by good karma, it is found.   || 5 ||    
Without the True Guru, no one finds it; see this in
your mind, and consider this in your heart. By great good fortune, the mortal 
finds the Guru, and crosses over the terrifying
world-ocean.  || 6 ||   The Name of the Lord is my Anchor and Support. I take 
only the Support of the Name of the Lord, Har,
Har.        O Dear Lord, please be kind and lead me to meet the Guru, that I 
may find the Door of Salvation.   || 7 ||    The pre-
ordained destiny inscribed on the mortal’s forehead by our Lord and Master 
cannot be erased. O Nanak, those humble beings
are perfect, who are pleased by the Lord’s Will.  || 8 || 1 ||   MALAAR,  THIRD 
MEHL:  The world is involved with the words of
the  Vedas,  thinking  about  the  three  gunas  —  the  three  dispositions.  
Without  the  Name,  it  suffers  punishment  by  the
Messenger  of  Death;  it  comes  and  goes  in  reincarnation,  over  and  
over  again.  Meeting  with  the  True  Guru,  the  world  is
liberated, and finds the Door of Salvation.   || 1 ||    O mortal, immerse 
yourself in service to the True Guru. By great good
fortune, the mortal finds the Perfect Guru, and meditates on the Name of the 
Lord, Har, Har.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Lord, by
the Pleasure of His Own Will, created the Universe, and the Lord Himself gives 
it sustenance and support. The Lord, by His
Own Will, makes the mortal’s mind immaculate, and lovingly attunes him to the 
Lord. The Lord, by His Own Will, leads the
mortal to meet the True Guru, the Embellisher of all his lives.  || 2 ||   
Waaho! Waaho! Blessed and Great is the True Word of
His Bani. Only a few, as Gurmukh, understand. Waaho! Waaho! Praise God as 
Great! No one else is as Great as He. When
God’s Grace is received, He Himself forgives the mortal, and unites him with 
Himself.  || 3 ||   The True Guru has revealed our
True, Supreme Lord and Master. The Ambrosial Nectar rains down and the mind is 
satisfied, remaining lovingly attuned to the
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In the Lord’s Name, it is forever rejuvenated; it shall never wither and dry up 
again.  || 4 ||   Without the True Guru, no one
finds the Lord; anyone can try and see. By the Lord’s Grace, the True Guru is 
found, and then the Lord is met with intuitive
ease. The self-willed manmukh is deluded by doubt; without good destiny, the 
Lord’s wealth is not obtained.   || 5 ||    The
three dispositions are completely distracting; people read and study and 
contemplate them. Those people are never liberated;
they do not find the Door of Salvation. Without the True Guru, they are never 
released from bondage; they do not embrace
love for the Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 6 ||    The Pandits, the 
religious scholars, and the silent sages, reading and
studying the Vedas, have grown weary. They do not even think of the Lord’s 
Name; they do not dwell in the home of their own
inner  being.  The  Messenger  of  Death  hovers  over  their  heads;  they  
are  ruined  by  the  deceit  within  themselves.   ||  7  ||
Everyone longs for the Name of the Lord; without good destiny, it is not 
obtained. When the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace,
the mortal meets the True Guru, and the Lord’s Name comes to dwell within the 
mind. O Nanak, through the Name, honor
wells up, and the mortal remains immersed in the Lord.  || 8 || 2 ||

MALAAR,   THIRD  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

When the Lord shows His Mercy, He enjoins the mortal to work for the Guru. His 
pains are taken away, and the Lord’s Name
comes to dwell within. True deliverance comes by focusing one’s consciousness 
on the True Lord. Listen to the Shabad, and
the Word of the Guru’s Bani.  || 1 ||   O my mind, serve the Lord, Har, Har, 
the true treasure. By Guru’s Grace, the wealth of
the Lord is obtained. Night and day, focus your meditation on the Lord.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   The soul-bride who adorns herself
without her Husband Lord, is ill-mannered and vile, wasted away into ruin. This 
is the useless way of life of the self-willed
manmukh. Forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, he performs all sorts of 
empty rituals.   || 2 ||    The bride who is
Gurmukh is beautifully embellished. Through the Word of the Shabad, she 
enshrines her Husband Lord within her heart. She
realizes the One Lord, and subdues her ego. That soul-bride is virtuous and 
noble.  || 3 ||    Without the Guru, the Giver, no
one finds the Lord. The greedy self-willed manmukh is attracted and engrossed 
in duality. Only a few spiritual teachers realize
this, that without meeting the Guru, liberation is not obtained.   || 4 ||    
Everyone tells the stories told by others. Without
subduing the mind, devotional worship does not come. When the intellect 
achieves spiritual wisdom, the heart-lotus blossoms
forth. The Naam, the Name of the Lord, comes to abide in that heart.  || 5 ||   
 In egotism, everyone can pretend to worship
God with devotion. But this does not soften the mind, and it does not bring 
peace. By speaking and preaching, the mortal only
shows off his self-conceit. His devotional worship is useless, and his life is 
a total waste.   || 6 ||    They alone are devotees,
who are pleasing to the Mind of the True Guru. Night and day, they remain 
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They behold the Naam, the Name of the Lord, ever-present, near at hand. Through 
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, He is
pervading and permeating everywhere.  || 7 ||   God Himself forgives, and 
bestows His Love. The world is suffering from the
terrible disease of egotism. By Guru’s Grace, this disease is cured. O Nanak, 
through the Truth, the mortal remains immersed
in the True Lord.  || 8 || 1 || 3 || 5 || 8 ||

RAAG  MALAAR,   CHHANT,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

My Beloved Lord is the Giver of loving devotional worship. His humble servants 
are imbued with His Love. He is imbued with
His servants, day and night; He does not forget them from His Mind, even for an 
instant. He is the Lord of the World, the
Treasure  of  virtue;  He  is  always  with  me.  All  glorious  virtues  
belong  to  the  Lord  of  the  Universe.  With  His  Feet,  He  has
fascinated my mind; as His humble servant, I am intoxicated with love for His 
Name. O Nanak, my Beloved is forever Merciful;
out of millions, hardly anyone realizes Him.  || 1 ||   O Beloved, Your state 
is inaccessible and infinite. You save even the worst
sinners. He is the Purifier of sinners, the Lover of His devotees, the Ocean of 
mercy, our Lord and Master. In the Society of the
Saints, vibrate and meditate on Him with commitment forever; He is the 
Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. Those who
wander in reincarnation through millions of births, are saved and carried 
across, by meditating in remembrance on the Naam.
Nanak is thirsty for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, O Dear Lord; please 
take care of him.  || 2 ||   My mind is absorbed in
the Lotus Feet of the Lord. O God, You are the water; Your humble servants are 
fish. O Dear God, You alone are the water and
the fish. I know that there is no difference between the two. Please take hold 
of my arm and bless me with Your Name. I am
honored only by Your Grace. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, 
vibrate and meditate with love on the One Lord of
the Universe, who is Merciful to the meek. Nanak, the lowly and helpless, seeks 
the Sanctuary of the Lord, who in His Kindness
has made him His Own.  || 3 ||    He unites us with Himself. Our Sovereign Lord 
King is the Destroyer of fear. My Wondrous
Lord  and  Master  is  the  Inner-knower,  the  Searcher  of  hearts.  My  
Beloved,  the  Treasure  of  virtue,  has  met  me.  Supreme
happiness and peace well up, as I cherish the Glorious Virtues of the Lord of 
the Universe. Meeting with Him, I am embellished
and exalted; gazing on Him, I am fascinated, and I realize my pre-ordained 
destiny. Prays Nanak, I seek the Sanctuary of
those who meditate on the Lord, Har, Har.  || 4 || 1 ||

VAAR  OF  MALAAR,   FIRST MEHL,  SUNG  TO  THE  TUNE  OF  RANA  KAILAASH  AND  
MALDA:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   Meeting with the Guru, the mind is delighted, like the 
earth embellished by the  rain.  Everything
becomes green and lush; the pools and ponds are filled to overflowing. The 
inner self is imbued with the deep crimson color of
love  for the True Lord. The heart-lotus blossoms forth and the mind becomes 
true; through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, it
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The self-willed manmukh is on the wrong side. You can see this with your own 
eyes. He is caught in the trap like the deer; the
Messenger of Death hovers over his head. Hunger, thirst and slander are evil; 
sexual desire and anger are horrible. These
cannot be seen with your eyes, until you contemplate the Word of the Shabad. 
Whoever is pleasing to You is content; all his
entanglements are gone. Serving the Guru, his capital is preserved. The Guru is 
the ladder and the boat. O Nanak, whoever is
attached to the Lord receives the essence; O True Lord, You are found when the 
mind is true.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  There is
one path and one door. The Guru is the ladder to reach one’s own place. Our 
Lord and Master is so beautiful, O Nanak; all
comfort and peace are in the Name of the True Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  He 
Himself created Himself; He Himself understands
Himself. Separating the sky and the earth, He has spread out His canopy. 
Without any pillars, He supports the sky, through the
insignia of His Shabad. Creating the sun and the moon, He infused His Light 
into them. He created the night and the day;
Wondrous are His miraculous plays. He created the sacred shrines of pilgrimage, 
where people contemplate righteousness and
Dharma, and take cleansing baths on special occasions. There is no other equal 
to You; how can we speak and describe You?
You are seated on the throne of Truth; all others come and go in reincarnation. 
 || 1 ||    SHALOK,   FIRST MEHL:   O Nanak,
when it rains in the month of Saawan, four are delighted: the snake, the deer, 
the fish and the wealthy people who seek
pleasure.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  O Nanak, when it rains in the month of 
Saawan, four suffer the pains of separation: the cow’s
calves, the poor, the travellers and the servants.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  You are 
True, O True Lord; You dispense True Justice. Like
a lotus, You sit in the primal celestial trance; You are hidden from view. 
Brahma is called great, but even he does not know
Your limits. You have no father or mother; who gave birth to You? You have no 
form or feature; You transcend all social
classes.  You  have  no  hunger  or  thirst;  You  are  satisfied  and  
satiated.  You  have  merged  Yourself  into  the  Guru;  You  are
pervading through the Word of Your Shabad.  When  he  is  pleasing  to  the  
True  Lord,  the  mortal  merges  in  Truth.   ||  2  ||
SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  The physician was called in; he touched my arm and felt 
my pulse. The foolish physician did not know
that the pain was in the mind.  || 1 ||   SECOND MEHL:  O physician, you are a 
competent physician, if you first diagnose the
disease. Prescribe such a remedy, by which all sorts of illnesses may be cured. 
Administer that medicine, which will cure the
disease, and allow peace to come and dwell in the body. Only when you are rid 
of your own disease, O Nanak, will you be
known as a physician.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and the deities 
were created. Brahma was given the Vedas,
and enjoined to worship God. The ten incarnations, and Rama the king, came into 
being. According to His Will, they quickly
killed all the demons. Shiva serves Him, but cannot find His limits. He 
established His throne on the principles of Truth. He
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The Primal Lord has ordained that mortals must practice righteousness.   || 3 
||    SHALOK,   SECOND MEHL:   The month of
Saawan has come, O my companions; think of your Husband Lord. O Nanak, the 
discarded bride is in love with another; now
she weeps and wails, and dies.  || 1 ||   SECOND MEHL:  The month of Saawan has 
come, O my companions; the clouds have
burst forth  with  rain.  O  Nanak,  the  blessed  soul-brides  sleep  in  
peace; they  are  in  love  with  their  Husband  Lord.   ||  2  ||
PAUREE:  He Himself has staged the tournament, and arranged the arena for the 
wrestlers. They have entered the arena with
pomp and ceremony; the Gurmukhs are joyful. The false and foolish self-willed 
manmukhs are defeated and overcome. The
Lord Himself wrestles, and He Himself defeats them. He Himself staged this 
play. The One God is the Lord and Master of all;
this is known by the Gurmukhs. He writes the inscription of His Hukam on the 
foreheads of all, without pen or ink. In the Sat
Sangat, the True Congregation, Union with Him is obtained; there, the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord are chanted forever. O
Nanak, praising the True Word of His Shabad, one comes to realize the Truth.  
|| 4 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Hanging low,
low and thick in the sky, the clouds are changing color. How do I know whether 
my love for my Husband Lord shall endure?
The love of those soul-brides endures, if their minds are filled with the Love 
and the Fear of God. O Nanak, she who has no
Love and Fear of God — her body shall never find peace.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  
Hanging low, low and thick in the sky, the
clouds come, and pure water rains down. O Nanak, that soul-bride suffers in 
pain, whose mind is torn away from her Husband
Lord.   ||  2  ||     PAUREE:   The  One  Lord  created  both  sides  and  
pervades  the  expanse.  The  words  of  the  Vedas  became
pervasive, with arguments and divisions. Attachment and detachment are the two 
sides of it; Dharma, true religion, is the
guide between the two. The self-willed manmukhs are worthless and false. 
Without a doubt, they lose in the Court of the Lord.
Those who follow the Guru’s Teachings are the true spiritual warriors; they 
have conquered sexual desire and anger. They
enter into the True Mansion of the Lord’s Presence, embellished and exalted by 
the Word of the Shabad. Those devotees are
pleasing to Your Will, O Lord; they dearly love the True Name. I am a sacrifice 
to those who serve their True Guru.   || 5 ||
SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Hanging low, low and thick in the sky, the clouds come, 
and water rains down in torrents. O Nanak,
she walks in harmony with the Will of her Husband Lord; she enjoys peace and 
pleasure forever.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  Why
are you standing up, standing up to look? You poor wretch, this cloud has 
nothing in its hands. The One who sent this cloud —
cherish Him in your mind. He alone enshrines the Lord in his mind, upon whom 
the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace. O
Nanak, all those who lack this Grace, cry and weep and wail.  || 2 ||   PAUREE: 
 Serve the Lord forever; He acts in no time at
all.  He  stretched  the  sky  across  the  heavens;  in  an  instant,  He  
creates  and  destroys.  He  Himself  created  the  world;  He
contemplates  His  Creative  Omnipotence.  The  self-willed  manmukh  will  be  
called  to  account  hereafter;  he  will  be  severely
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The Gurmukh’s account is settled with honor; the Lord blesses him with the 
treasure of His Praise. No one’s hands can reach
there; no one will hear anyone’s cries. The True Guru will be your best friend 
there; at the very last instant, He will save you.
These beings should serve no other than the True Guru or the Creator Lord above 
the heads of all.  || 6 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD
MEHL:  O sparrow-hawk, the One unto whom you call — everyone longs for that 
Lord. When He grants His Grace, it rains, and
the forests and fields blossom forth in their greenery. By Guru’s Grace, He is 
found; only a rare few understand this. Sitting
down and standing up, meditate continually on Him, and be at peace forever and 
ever. O Nanak, the Ambrosial Nectar rains
down forever; the Lord gives it to the Gurmukh.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:  When 
the people of the world are suffering in pain,
they call upon the Lord in loving prayer. The True Lord naturally listens and 
hears and gives comfort. He commands the god of
rain, and the rain pours down in torrents. Corn and wealth are produced in 
great abundance and prosperity; their value cannot
be estimated. O Nanak, praise the Naam, the Name of the Lord; He reaches out 
and gives sustenance to all beings. Eating
this, peace is produced, and the mortal never again suffers in pain.  || 2 ||   
PAUREE:  O Dear Lord, You are the Truest of the
True. You blend those who are truthful into Your Own Being. Those caught in 
duality are on the side of duality; entrenched in
falsehood,  they  cannot  merge  into  the  Lord.  You  Yourself  unite,  and  
You  Yourself  separate;  You  display  Your  Creative
Omnipotence. Attachment brings the sorrow of separation; the mortal acts in 
accordance with pre-ordained destiny. I am a
sacrifice    to those who remain lovingly attached to the Lord’s Feet. They are 
like the lotus which remains detached, floating
upon the water. They are peaceful and beautiful forever; they eradicate 
self-conceit from within. They never suffer sorrow or
separation; they are merged in the Being of the Lord.  || 7 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD 
MEHL:  O Nanak, praise the Lord; everything
is                   in  His  power.  Serve  Him,  O  mortal  beings;  there  
is  none  other  than  Him.  The  Lord  God  abides  within  the  mind  of  the
Gurmukh, and then he is at peace, forever and ever. He is never cynical; all 
anxiety has been taken out from within him.
Whatever happens, happens naturally; no one has any say about it. When the True 
Lord abides in the mind, then the mind’s
desires are fulfilled. O Nanak, He Himself hears the words of those, whose 
accounts are in His Hands.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:
The Ambrosial Nectar rains down continually; realize this through realization. 
Those who, as Gurmukh, realize this, keep the
Lord’s Ambrosial Nectar enshrined within their hearts. They drink in the Lord’s 
Ambrosial Nectar, and remain forever imbued
with the Lord; they conquer egotism and thirsty desires. The Name of the Lord 
is Ambrosial Nectar; the Lord showers His
Grace, and it rains down. O Nanak, the Gurmukh comes to behold the Lord, the 
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PAUREE:  How can the unweighable be weighed? Without weighing Him, He cannot be 
obtained. Reflect on the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad, and immerse yourself in His Glorious Virtues. He Himself weighs 
Himself; He unites in Union with Himself. His
value cannot be estimated; nothing can be said about this. I am a sacrifice to 
my Guru; He has made me realize this true
realization. The world has been deceived, and the Ambrosial Nectar is being 
plundered. The self-willed manmukh does not
realize this. Without the Name, nothing will go along with him; he wastes his 
life, and departs. Those who follow the Guru’s
Teachings and remain awake and aware, preserve and protect the home of their 
heart; demons have no power against them.

|| 8 ||    SHALOK,   THIRD MEHL:   O sparrow-hawk, do not cry out. Do not let 
this mind of yours be so thirsty for a drop of
water. Obey the Hukam, the Command of your Lord and Master, and your thirst 
shall be quenched. Your love for Him shall
increase four-fold.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  O sparrow-hawk, your place is in 
the water; you move around in the water. But you
do not appreciate the water, and so you cry out. In the water and on the land, 
it rains down in the ten directions. No place is
left dry. With so much rain, those who are die of thirst are very unfortunate. 
O Nanak, the Gurmukhs understand; the Lord
abides within their minds.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The Yogic Masters, celibates, 
Siddhas and spiritual teachers — none of them has
found  the  limits  of  the  Lord.  The  Gurmukhs  meditate  on  the  Naam,  
and  merge  in  You,  O  Lord.  For  thirty-six  ages,  God
remained in utter darkness, as He pleased. The vast expanse of water swirled 
around. The Creator of all is Infinite, Endless
and Inaccessible. He formed fire and conflict, hunger and thirst. Death hangs 
over the heads of the people of the world, in the
love of duality. The Savior Lord saves those who realize the Word of the 
Shabad.  || 9 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  This rain
pours down on all; it rains down in accordance with God’s Loving Will. Those 
trees become green and lush, which remain
immersed in the Guru’s Word. O Nanak, by His Grace, there is peace; the pain of 
these creatures is gone.   || 1 ||    THIRD
MEHL:   The night is wet with dew; lightning flashes, and the rain pours down 
in torrents. Food and wealth are produced in
abundance when it rains, if it is the Will of God. Consuming it, the minds of 
His creatures are satisfied, and they adopt the
lifestyle of the way. This wealth is the play of the Creator Lord. Sometimes it 
comes, and sometimes it goes. The Naam is the
wealth of the spiritually wise. It is permeating and pervading forever. O 
Nanak, those who are blessed with His Glance of Grace
receive this wealth.  || 2 ||    PAUREE:  He Himself does, and causes all to be 
done. Unto whom can I complain? He Himself
calls  the  mortal  beings  to  account;  He  Himself  causes  them  to  act.  
Whatever  pleases  Him  happens.  Only  a  fool  issues
commands. He Himself saves and redeems; He Himself is the Forgiver. He Himself 
sees, and He Himself hears; He gives His
Support to all. He alone is pervading and permeating all; He considers each and 
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The Gurmukh reflects on the self, lovingly attached to the True Lord. O Nanak, 
whom can we ask? He Himself is the Great
Giver.  || 10 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  This world is a sparrow-hawk; let no 
one be deluded by doubt. This sparrow-hawk is
an animal; it has no understanding at all. The Name of the Lord is Ambrosial 
Nectar; drinking it in, thirst is quenched. O Nanak,
those Gurmukhs who drink it in shall never again be afflicted by thirst.   || 1 
||    THIRD MEHL:   Malaar is a calming  and
soothing raga; meditating on the Lord brings peace and tranquility. When the 
Dear Lord grants His Grace, then the rain falls on
all the people of the world. From this rain, all creatures find the ways and 
means to live, and the earth is embellished. O
Nanak, this world is all water; everything came from water. By Guru’s Grace, a 
rare few realize the Lord; such humble beings
are liberated forever.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  O True and Independent Lord God, You 
alone are my Lord and Master. You Yourself
are everything; who else is of any account? False is the pride of man. True is 
Your glorious greatness. Coming and going in
reincarnation, the beings and species of the world came into being. But if the 
mortal serves his True Guru, his coming into the
world is judged to be worthwhile. And if he eradicates eogtism from within 
himself, then how can he be judged? The self-willed
manmukh is lost in the darkness of emotional attachment, like the man lost in 
the wilderness. Countless sins are erased, by
even a tiny particle of the Lord’s Name.  || 11 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  O 
sparrow-hawk, you do not know the Mansion of
your Lord and Master’s Presence. Offer your prayers to see this Mansion. You 
speak as you please, but your speech is not
accepted. Your Lord and Master is the Great Giver; whatever you desire, you 
shall receive from Him. Not only the thirst of the
poor sparrow-hawk, but the thirst of the whole world is quenched.   || 1 ||    
THIRD MEHL:   The night is wet with dew; the
sparrow-hawk sings the True Name with intuitive ease. This water is my very 
soul; without water, I cannot survive. Through
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, this water is obtained, and egotism is 
eradicated from within. O Nanak, I cannot live without
Him, even for a moment; the True Guru has led me to meet Him.  || 2 ||    
PAUREE:  There are countless worlds and nether
regions; I cannot calculate their number. You are the Creator, the Lord of the 
Universe; You create it, and You destroy it. The

8.4 million species of beings issued forth from You. Some are called kings, 
emperors and nobles. Some claim to be bankers
and accumulate wealth, but in duality they lose their honor. Some are givers, 
and some are beggars; God is above the heads
of all. Without the Name, they are vulgar, dreadful and wretched. Falsehood 
shall not last, O Nanak; whatever the True Lord
does, comes to pass.  || 12 ||    SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  O sparrow-hawk, the 
virtuous soul-bride attains the Mansion of her
Lord’s  Presence;  the  unworthy,  unvirtuous  one  is  far  away.  Deep  
within  your  inner  being,  the  Lord  abides.  The  Gurmukh
beholds Him ever-present. When the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace, the mortal 
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O Nanak, those who are imbued with the Naam intuitively merge with the Lord; 
they practice the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.

|| 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  The sparrow-hawk prays: O Lord, grant Your Grace, and 
bless me with the gift of the life of the soul.
Without the water, my thirst is not quenched, and my breath of life is ended 
and gone. You are the Giver of peace, O Infinite
Lord God; You are the Giver of the treasure of virtue. O Nanak, the Gurmukh is 
forgiven; in the end, the Lord God shall be
your only friend.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  He created the world; He considers the 
merits and demerits of the mortals. Those who are
entangled in the three gunas — the three dispositions — do not love the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord. Forsaking virtue, they
practice evil; they shall be miserable in the Court of the Lord. They lose 
their life in the gamble; why did they even come into
the world? But those who conquer and subdue their minds, through the True Word 
of the Shabad — night and day, they love
the Naam. Those people enshrine the True, Invisible and Infinite Lord in their 
hearts. You, O Lord, are the Giver, the Treasure
of virtue; I am unvirtuous and unworthy. He alone finds You, whom You bless and 
forgive, and inspire to contemplate the
Word of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 13 ||   SHALOK,  FIFTH MEHL:  The faithless 
cynics forget the Name of the Lord; the night of
their lives does not pass in peace. Their days and nights become comfortable, O 
Nanak, singing the Glorious Praises of the
Lord.  || 1 ||    FIFTH MEHL:  All sorts of jewels and gems, diamonds and 
rubies, shine forth from their foreheads. O Nanak,
those who are pleasing to God, look beautiful in the Court of the Lord.  || 2 
||   PAUREE:  Serving the True Guru, I dwell on the
True Lord. The work you have done for the True Guru shall be very useful in the 
end. The Messenger of Death cannot even
touch that person who is protected by the True Lord. Lighting the lamp of the 
Guru’s Teachings, my awareness has been
awakened. The self-willed manmukhs are false; without the Name, they wander 
around like demons. They are nothing more
than beasts, wrapped up in human skin; they are black-hearted within. The True 
Lord is pervading all; through the True Word
of the Shabad, He is seen. O Nanak, the Naam is the greatest treasure. The 
Perfect Guru has revealed it to me. || 14 ||
SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  The sparrow-hawk realizes the Hukam of the Lord’s Command 
with intuitive ease through the Guru.
The  clouds  mercifully  burst  forth,  and  the  rain  pours  down  in  
torrents.  The  cries  and  wailings  of  the  sparrow-hawk  have
ceased, and peace has come to abide in its mind. O Nanak, praise that Lord, who 
reaches out and gives sustenance to all
beings and creatures.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   O sparrow-hawk, you do not know 
what thirst is within you, or what you can
drink to quench it. You wander in the love of duality, and you do not obtain 
the Ambrosial Water. When God casts His Glance
of Grace, then the mortal automatically meets the True Guru. O Nanak, the 
Ambrosial Water is obtained from the True Guru,
and then the mortal remains merged in the Lord with intuitive ease.  || 2 ||   
PAUREE:  Some go and sit in the forest realms,
and do not answer any calls. Some, in the dead of winter, break the ice and 
immerse themselves in freezing water. Some rub
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Some  look  hideous,  with  their  uncut hair  matted  and  dishevelled.  They  
bring  dishonor  to  their  family  and  ancestry.  Some
wander naked day and night and never sleep. Some burn their limbs in fire, 
damaging and ruining themselves. Without the
Name, the body is reduced to ashes; what good is it to speak and cry then? 
Those who serve the True Guru, are embellished
and  exalted  in  the  Court  of  their  Lord  and  Master.   ||  15  ||     
SHALOK,   THIRD  MEHL:   The  sparrow-hawk  chirps  in  the
ambrosial hours of the morning before the dawn; its prayers are heard in the 
Court of the Lord. The order is issued to the
clouds, to let the rains of mercy shower down. I am a sacrifice to those who 
enshrine the True Lord within their hearts. O
Nanak, through the Name, all are rejuvenated, contemplating the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad.   || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:   O
sparrow-hawk, this is not the way to quench your thirst, even though you may 
cry out a hundred times. By God’s Grace, the
True      Guru is found; by His Grace, love wells up. O Nanak, when the Lord 
and Master abides in the mind, corruption and evil
leave from within.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  Some are Jains, wasting their time in 
the wilderness; by their pre-ordained destiny, they
are ruined. The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is not on their lips; they do not 
bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage. They pull
out their hair with their hands, instead of shaving. They remain unclean day 
and night; they do not love the Word of the
Shabad. They have no status, no honor, and no good karma. They waste away their 
lives in vain. Their minds are false and
impure;  that  which  they  eat  is  impure  and  defiled.  Without  the  
Shabad,  no  one  achieves  a  lifestyle  of  good  conduct.  The
Gurmukh is absorbed in the True Lord God, the Universal Creator.  || 16 ||   
SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  In the month of Saawan,
the bride is happy, contemplating the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. O Nanak, she 
is a happy soul-bride forever; her love for the
Guru is unlimited.  || 1 ||    THIRD MEHL:  In Saawan, she who has no virtue is 
burned, in attachment and love of duality. O
Nanak, she does not appreciate the value of her Husband Lord; all her 
decorations are worthless.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The True,
Unseen, Mysterious Lord is not won over by stubbornness. Some sing according to 
traditional ragas, but the Lord is not pleased
by these ragas. Some dance and dance and keep the beat, but they do not worship 
Him with devotion. Some refuse to eat;
what can be done with these fools? Thirst and desire have greatly increased; 
nothing brings satisfaction. Some are tied down
by rituals; they hassle themselves to death. In this world, profit comes by 
drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam. The
Gurmukhs gather in loving devotional worship of the Lord.  || 17 ||   SHALOK,  
THIRD MEHL:  Those Gurmukhs who sing in the
Raga   of Malaar — their minds and bodies become cool and calm. Through the 
Word of the Guru’s Shabad, they realize the
One,  the  One  True  Lord.  Their  minds  and  bodies  are  true;  they  obey  
the  True  Lord,  and  they  are  known  as  true.  True
devotional worship is deep within them; they are automatically blessed with 
honor. In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, there is utter
darkness; the self-willed manmukh cannot find the way. O Nanak, very blessed 
are those Gurmukhs, unto whom the Lord is
revealed.  || 1 ||   THIRD MEHL:  The clouds rain down mercifully, and joy 
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I am forever a sacrifice to the One, by whose Command the clouds burst forth 
with rain. The Gurmukhs dwell on the Word of
the Shabad. They sing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. O Nanak, those 
humble beings who are imbued with the Naam
are pure and immaculate. They are intuitively merged in the True Lord.   || 2 
||    PAUREE:   Serving the Perfect True Guru, I
have found the Perfect Lord. Meditating on the Perfect Lord, by perfect karma, 
I have enshrined the Shabad within my mind.
Through perfect spiritual wisdom and meditation, my filth has been washed away. 
The Lord is my sacred shrine of pilgrimage
and pool of purification; I wash my mind in Him. One who dies in the Shabad and 
conquers his mind — blessed is the mother
who gave birth to him. He is true in the Court of the Lord, and his coming into 
this world is judged to be true. No one can
challenge that person, with whom our Lord and Master is pleased. O Nanak, 
praising the True Lord, his pre-ordained destiny is
activated.  || 18 ||   SHALOK,  THIRD MEHL:  Those who give out ceremonial hats 
of recognition are fools; those who receive
them have no shame. The mouse cannot enter its hole with a basket tied around 
its waist. Those who give out blessings shall
die, and those that they bless shall also depart. O Nanak, no one knows the 
Lord’s Command, by which all must depart. The
spring harvest is the Name of the One Lord; the harvest of autumn is the True 
Name. I receive a letter of pardon from my Lord
and Master, when I reach His Court. There are so many courts of the world, and 
so many who come and go there. There are
so many beggars begging; so many beg and beg until death.  || 1 ||   FIRST 
MEHL:  The elephant eats a hundred pounds of
ghee and molasses, and five hundred pounds of corn. He belches and grunts and 
scatters dust, and when the breath leaves his
body, he regrets it. The blind and arrogant die insane. Submitting to the Lord, 
one become pleasing to Him. The sparrow eats
only half a grain, then it flies through the sky and chirps. The good sparrow 
is pleasing to her Lord and Master, if she chirps
the Name of the Lord. The powerful tiger kills hundreds of deer, and all sorts 
of other animals eat what it leaves. It becomes
very strong, and cannot be contained in its den, but when it must go, it 
regrets. So who is impressed by the roar of the blind
beast? He is not pleasing at all to his Lord and Master. The insect loves the 
milkweed plant; perched on its branch, it eats it. It
becomes good and pleasing to its Lord and Master, if it chirps the Name of the 
Lord. O Nanak, the world lasts for only a few
days; indulging in pleasures, pain is produced. There are many who boast and 
brag, but none of them can remain detached
from the world. The fly dies for the sake of sweets. O Lord, death does not 
even approach those whom You protect. You carry
them across the terrifying world-ocean.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   You are 
Inaccessible and Unfathomable, O Invisible and Infinite
True Lord Master. You are the Giver, all are beggars of You. You alone are the 
Great Giver. Those who serve You find peace,
reflecting on the Guru’s Teachings. Some, according to Your Will, are in love 
with Maya. Through the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad, praise the Lord with love and affection within. Without love, there is 
no devotion. Without the True Guru, love is not
enshrined. You are the Lord God; everyone serves You. This is the prayer of 
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Please bless me with the gift of contentment, that I may receive the True Name 
as my Support.   || 19 ||    SHALOK,   FIRST
MEHL:  Through the night the time ticks away; through the day the time ticks 
away. The body wears away and turns to straw.
All are involved and entangled in worldly entanglements. The mortal has 
mistakenly renounced the way of service. The blind
fool is caught in conflict, bothered and bewildered. Those who weep after 
someone has died — can they bring him back to life?
Without realization, nothing can be understood. The weepers who weep for the 
dead shall themselves die as well. O Nanak,
this   is the Will of our Lord and Master. Those who do not remember the Lord, 
are dead.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  Love dies, and
affection dies; hatred and strife die. The color fades, and beauty vanishes; 
the body suffers and collapses. Where did he come
from? Where is he going? Did he exist or not? The self-willed manmukh made 
empty boasts, indulging in parties and pleasures.
O Nanak, without the True Name, his honor is torn away, from head to foot.   || 
2 ||    PAUREE:   The Ambrosial Naam, the
Name of the Lord, is forever the Giver of peace. It shall be your Help and 
Support in the end. Without the Guru, the world is
insane. It does not appreciate the worth of the Name. Those who serve the True 
Guru are accepted and approved. Their light
merges into the Light. That servant who enshrines the Lord’s Will within his 
mind, becomes just like his Lord and Master. Tell
me, who has ever found peace by following his own will? The blind act in 
blindness. No one is ever satisfied and fulfilled by evil
and corruption. The hunger of the fool is not satisfied. Attached to duality, 
all are ruined; without the True Guru, there is no
understanding. Those who serve the True Guru find peace; they are blessed with 
Grace by the Will of the Lord.   || 20 ||
SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  Modesty and righteousness both, O Nanak, are qualities of 
those who are blessed with true wealth.
Do not refer to that wealth as your friend, which leads you to get your head 
beaten. Those who possess only this worldly
wealth are known as paupers. But those, within whose hearts You dwell, O Lord — 
those people are oceans of virtue.  || 1 ||
FIRST MEHL:  Worldly possessions are obtained by pain and suffering; when they 
are gone, they leave pain and suffering. O
Nanak, without the True Name, hunger is never satisfied. Beauty does not 
satisfy hunger; when the man sees beauty, he
hungers even more. As many as are the pleasures of the body, so many are the 
pains which afflict it.  || 2 ||    FIRST MEHL:
Acting blindly, the mind becomes blind. The blind mind makes the body blind. 
Why make a dam with mud and plaster? Even a
dam made of stones gives way. The dam has burst. There is no boat. There is no 
raft. The water’s depth is unfathomable. O
Nanak, without the True Name, many multitudes have drowned.   || 3 ||    FIRST 
MEHL:   Thousands of pounds of gold, and
thousands of pounds of silver; the king over the heads of thousands of kings. 
Thousands of armies, thousands of marching
bands and spearmen; the emperor of thousands of horsemen. The unfathomable 
ocean of fire and water must be crossed. The
other shore cannot be seen; only the roar of pitiful cries can be heard. O 
Nanak, there, it shall be known, whether anyone is a
king or an emperor.  || 4 ||   PAUREE:  Some have chains around their necks, in 
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They are released from bondage, realizing the True Lord as True. One whose 
pre-ordained destiny is activated, comes to know
the True Lord. By God’s Command, it is ordained. When the mortal goes, he 
knows. Realize the Word of the Shabad, and cross
over the terrifying world-ocean. Thieves, adulterers and gamblers are pressed 
like seeds in the mill. Slanderers and gossipers
are hand-cuffed. The Gurmukh is absorbed in the True Lord, and is famous in the 
Court of the Lord.   || 21 ||    SHALOK,
SECOND MEHL:  The beggar is known as an emperor, and the fool is known as a 
religious scholar. The blind man is known as
a  seer; this is how people talk. The trouble-maker is called a leader, and the 
liar is seated with honor. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs
know that this is justice in the Dark Age of Kali Yuga.  || 1 ||   FIRST MEHL:  
Deer, falcons and government officials are known
to be trained and clever. When the trap is set, they trap their own kind; 
hereafter they will find no place of rest. He alone is
learned and wise, and he alone is a scholar, who practices the Name. First, the 
tree puts down its roots, and then it spreads
out its shade above. The kings are tigers, and their officials are dogs; they 
go out and awaken the sleeping people to harass
them. The public servants inflict wounds with their nails. The dogs lick up the 
blood that is spilled. But there, in the Court of
the Lord, all beings will be judged. Those who have violated the people’s trust 
will be disgraced; their noses will be cut off.  ||
2 ||   PAUREE:  He Himself creates the world, and He himself takes care of it. 
Without the Fear of God, doubt is not dispelled,
and love for the Name is not embraced. Through the True Guru, the Fear of God 
wells up, and the Door of Salvation is found.
Through the Fear of God, intuitive ease is obtained, and one’s light merges 
into the Light of the Infinite. Through the Fear of
God, the terrifying world-ocean is crossed over, reflecting on the Guru’s 
Teachings. Through the Fear of God, the Fearless Lord
is found; He has no end or limitation. The self-willed manmukhs do not 
appreciate the value of the Fear of God. Burning in
desire, they weep and wail. O Nanak, through the Name, peace is obtained, by 
enshrining the Guru’s Teachings within the
heart.  || 22 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  Beauty and sexual desire are friends; 
hunger and tasty food are tied together. Greed
is bound up in its search for wealth, and sleep will use even a tiny space as a 
bed. Anger barks and brings ruin on itself, blindly
pursuing useless conflicts. It is good to be silent, O Nanak; without the Name, 
one’s mouth spews forth only filth.   || 1 ||
FIRST MEHL:   Royal power, wealth, beauty, social status and youth are the five 
thieves. These thieves have plundered the
world; no one’s honor has been spared. But these thieves themselves are robbed, 
by those who fall at the Guru’s Feet. O
Nanak, the multitudes who do not have good karma are plundered.  || 2 ||   
PAUREE:  The learned and educated are called to
account for their actions. Without the Name, they are judged false; they become 
miserable and suffer hardship. Their path
becomes treacherous and difficult, and their way is blocked. Through the 
Shabad, the Word of the True and Independent Lord
God, one becomes content. The Lord is deep and profound and unfathomable; His 
depth cannot be measured. Without the
Guru, the mortals are beaten and punched in the face and the mouth, and no one 
is released. Chanting the Naam, the Name
of the Lord, one returns to his true home with honor. Know that the Lord, by 
the Hukam of His Command, gives sustenance
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SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  Living beings are formed of air, water and fire. They are 
subject to pleasure and pain. In this world, in
the nether regions of the underworld, and in the Akaashic ethers of the 
heavens, some remain ministers in the Court of the
Lord. Some live long lives, while others suffer and die. Some give and consume, 
and still their wealth is not exhausted, while
others remain poor forever. In His Will He creates, and in His Will He destroys 
thousands in an instant. He has harnessed
everyone with His harness; when He forgives, he breaks the harness. He has no 
color or features; He is invisible and beyond
calculation. How can He be described? He is known as the Truest of the True. 
All the actions which are done and described, O
Nanak, are done by the Indescribable Lord Himself. Whoever hears the 
description of the indescribable, is blessed with wealth,
intelligence, perfection, spiritual wisdom and eternal peace.   || 1 ||    
FIRST MEHL:   One who bears the unbearable, controls
the nine holes of the body. One who worships and adores the Lord with his 
breath of life, gains stability in his body-wall.
Where has he come from, and where will he go? Remaining dead while yet alive,  
he  is  accepted  and  approved.  Whoever
understands the Hukam of the Lord’s Command, realizes the essence of reality. 
This is known by Guru’s Grace. O Nanak, know
this: egotism leads to bondage. Only those who have no ego and no self-conceit, 
are not consigned to reincarnation.  || 2 ||
PAUREE:  Read the Praise of the Lord’s Name; other intellectual pursuits are 
false. Without dealing in Truth, life is worthless.
No one has ever found the Lord’s end or limitation. All the world is enveloped 
by the darkness of egotistical pride. It does not
like the Truth. Those who depart from this world, forgetting the Naam, shall be 
roasted in the frying pan. They pour the oil of
duality within, and burn. They come into the world and wander around aimlessly; 
they depart when the play is finished. O
Nanak, imbued with Truth, the mortals merge in Truth.  || 24 ||   SHALOK,  
FIRST MEHL:  First, the mortal is conceived in the
flesh, and then he dwells in the flesh. When he comes alive, his mouth takes 
flesh; his bones, skin and body are flesh. He
comes out of the womb of flesh, and takes a mouthful of flesh at the breast. 
His mouth is flesh, his tongue is flesh; his breat h
is in the flesh. He grows up and is married, and brings his wife of flesh into 
his home. Flesh is produced from flesh; all relatives
are made of flesh. When the mortal meets the True Guru, and realizes the Hukam 
of the Lord’s Command, then he comes to
be  reformed.  Releasing  himself,  the  mortal  does  not  find  release; O  
Nanak,  through  empty  words,  one  is  ruined.   ||  1  ||
FIRST MEHL:  The fools argue about flesh and meat, but they know nothing about 
meditation and spiritual wisdom. What is
called meat, and what is called green vegetables? What leads to sin? It was the 
habit of the gods to kill the rhinoceros, and
make a feast of the burnt offering. Those who renounce meat, and hold their 
noses when sitting near it, devour men at night.
They practice hypocrisy, and make a show before other people, but they do not 
understand  anything about  meditation  or
spiritual wisdom. O Nanak, what can be said to the blind people? They cannot 
answer, or even understand what is said. They
alone are blind, who act blindly. They have no eyes in their hearts. They are 
produced from the blood of their mothers and
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But when men and women meet in the night, they come together in the flesh. In 
the flesh we are conceived, and in the flesh
we are born; we are vessels of flesh. You know nothing of spiritual wisdom and 
meditation, even though you call yourself
clever, O religious scholar. O master, you believe that flesh on the outside is 
bad, but the flesh of those in your own home is
good. All beings and creatures are flesh; the soul has taken up its home in the 
flesh. They eat the uneatable; they reject and
abandon what they could eat. They have a teacher who is blind. In the flesh we 
are conceived, and in the flesh we are born;
we   are vessels of flesh. You know nothing of spiritual wisdom and meditation, 
even though you call yourself clever, O religious
scholar. Meat is allowed in the Puraanas, meat is allowed in the Bible and the 
Koran. Throughout the four ages, meat has been
used. It is featured in sacred feasts and marriage festivities; meat is used in 
them. Women, men, kings and emperors originate
from meat. If you see them going to hell, then do not accept charitable gifts 
from them. The giver goes to hell, while the
receiver goes to heaven — look at this injustice. You do not understand your 
own self, but you preach to other people. O
Pandit, you are very wise indeed. O Pandit, you do not know where meat 
originated. Corn, sugar cane and cotton are produced
from  water.  The  three  worlds  came  from  water.  Water  says,  “I  am  
good  in  many  ways.”  But  water  takes  many  forms.
Forsaking these delicacies, one becomes a true Sannyaasee, a detached hermit. 
Nanak reflects and speaks.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:
What can I say with only one tongue? I cannot find your limits. Those who 
contemplate the True Word of the Shabad are
absorbed into You, O Lord. Some wander around in saffron robes, but without the 
True Guru, no one finds the Lord. They
wander in foreign lands and countries until they grow weary, but You  hide  
Yourself  within  them.  The  Word  of  the  Guru’s
Shabad is a jewel, through which the Lord shines forth and reveals Himself. 
Realizing one’s own self, following the Guru’s
Teachings, the mortal is absorbed into Truth. Coming and going, the tricksters 
and magicians put on their magic show. But
those whose minds are pleased by the True Lord, praise the True One, the 
Ever-stable Lord.  || 25 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:
O Nanak, the tree of actions done in Maya yields ambrosial fruit and poisonous 
fruit. The Creator does all deeds; we eat the
fruits as He ordains.  || 1 ||    SECOND MEHL:  O Nanak, burn worldly greatness 
and glory in the fire. These burnt offerings
have caused mortals to forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Not even one of 
them will go along with you in the end.  || 2

||    PAUREE:  He judges each and every being; by the Hukam of His Command, He 
leads us on. Justice is in Your Hands, O
Lord; You are pleasing to my mind. The mortal is bound and gagged by Death and 
lead away; no one can rescue him. Old age,
the tyrant, dances on the mortal’s shoulders. So climb aboard the boat of the 
True Guru, and the True Lord will rescue you.
The fire of desire burns like an oven, consuming mortals night and day. Like 
trapped birds, the mortals peck at the corn; only
through the Lord’s Command will they find release. Whatever the Creator does, 
comes to pass; falsehood shall fail in the end.

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SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  The True Guru is the All-knowing Primal Being; He shows 
us our true home within the home of the
self. The Panch Shabad, the Five Primal Sounds, resonate and resound within; 
the insignia of the Shabad is revealed there,
vibrating gloriously. Worlds and realms, nether regions, solar systems and 
galaxies are wondrously revealed. The strings and
the harps vibrate and resound; the true throne of the Lord is there. Listen to 
the music of the home of the heart — Sukhmani,
peace of mind. Lovingly tune in to His state of celestial ecstasy. Contemplate 
the Unspoken Speech, and the desires of the
mind are dissolved. The heart-lotus is turned upside-down, and is filled with 
Ambrosial Nectar. This mind does not go out; it
does not get distracted. It does not forget the Chant which is chanted without 
chanting; it is immersed in the Primal Lord God
of the ages. All the sister-companions are blessed with the five virtues. The 
Gurmukhs dwell in the home of the self deep
within.  Nanak  is  the  slave  of  that  one  who  seeks  the  Shabad  and  
finds  this  home  within.   ||  1  ||     FIRST  MEHL:   The
extravagant glamor of the world is a passing show. My twisted mind does not 
believe that it will end up in a grave. I am meek
and lowly; You are the great river. Please, bless me with the one thing; 
everything else is poison, and does not tempt me. You
filled this fragile body with the water of life, O Lord, by Your Creative 
Power. By Your Omnipotence, I have become powerful.
Nanak is a dog in the Court of the Lord, intoxicated more and more, all the 
time. The world is on fire; the Name of the Lord is
cooling and soothing.  || 2 ||   NEW PAUREE,  FIFTH MEHL:  His wonderful play 
is all-pervading; it is wonderful and amazing!
As Gurmukh, I know the the Transcendent Lord, the Supreme Lord God. All the 
residues of sin and corruption are washed
away, through the insignia of the Shabad, the Word of God. In the Saadh Sangat, 
the Company of the Holy, one is saved, and
becomes free. Meditating, meditating in remembrance on the Great Giver, I enjoy 
all comforts and pleasures. I have become
famous throughout the world, under the canopy of His kindness and grace. He 
Himself has forgiven me, and united me with
Himself; I am forever a sacrifice to Him. O Nanak, by the Pleasure of His Will, 
my Lord and Master has blended me with
Himself.  || 27 ||   SHALOK,  FIRST MEHL:  Blessed is the paper, blessed is the 
pen, blessed is the inkwell, and blessed is the
ink. Blessed is the writer, O Nanak, who writes the True Name.  || 1 ||   FIRST 
MEHL:  You Yourself are the writing tablet, and
You Yourself are the pen. You are also what is written on it. Speak of the One 
Lord, O Nanak; how could there be any other?

|| 2 ||   PAUREE:  You Yourself are all-pervading; You Yourself made the 
making. Without You, there is no other at all; You are

permeating and pervading everywhere. You alone know Your state and extent. Only 
You can estimate Your worth. You are
invisible,  imperceptible  and  inaccessible.  You  are  revealed  through  the 
 Guru’s  Teachings.  Deep  within,  there  is  ignorance,
suffering and doubt; through the spiritual wisdom of the Guru, they are 
eradicated. He alone meditates on the Naam, whom
You  unite  with  Yourself,  in  Your  Mercy.  You  are  the  Creator,  the  
Inaccessible  Primal  Lord  God;  You  are  all-pervading
everywhere. To whatever You link the mortal, O True Lord, to that he is linked. 
Nanak sings Your Glorious Praises.  || 28 || 1 ||
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RAAG  MALAAR,   THE  WORD  OF  THE  DEVOTEE  NAAM  DAYV  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Serve the King, the Sovereign Lord of the World. He has no ancestry; He is 
immaculate and pure. Please bless me with the gift
of devotion, which the humble Saints beg for.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   His Home is 
the pavilion seen in all directions; His ornamental
heavenly realms fill the seven worlds alike. In His Home, the virgin Lakshmi 
dwells. The moon and the sun are His two lamps;
the wretched Messenger of Death stages his dramas, and levies taxes on all. 
Such is my Sovereign Lord King, the Supreme
Lord of all.  || 1 ||   In His House, the four-faced Brahma, the cosmic potter 
lives. He created the entire universe. In His House,
the insane Shiva, the Guru of the World, lives; he imparts spiritual wisdom to 
expain the essence of reality. Sin and virtue are
the standard-bearers at His Door; Chitr and Gupt are the recording angels of 
the conscious and subconscious. The Righteous
Judge of Dharma, the Lord of Destruction, is the door-man. Such is the Supreme 
Sovereign Lord of the World.  || 2 ||   In His
Home are the heavenly heralds, celestial singers, Rishis and poor minstrels, 
who sing so sweetly. All the Shaastras take various
forms in His theater, singing beautiful songs. The wind waves the fly-brush 
over Him; His hand-maiden is Maya,  who  has
conquered the world. The shell of the earth is His fireplace. Such is the 
Sovereign Lord of the three worlds.   || 3 ||    In His
Home, the celestial turtle is the bed-frame, woven with the strings of the 
thousand-headed snake. His flower-girls are the
eighteen loads of vegetation; His water-carriers are the nine hundred sixty 
million clouds. His sweat is the Ganges River. The
seven seas are His water-pitchers. The creatures of the world are His household 
utensils. Such is the Sovereign Lord King of
the three worlds.  || 4 ||   In His home are Arjuna, Dhroo, Prahlaad, Ambreek, 
Naarad, Nayjaa, the Siddhas and Buddhas, the
ninety-two heavenly heralds and celestial singers in their wondrous play. All 
the creatures of the world are in His House. The
Lord is diffused in the inner beings of all. Prays Naam Dayv, seek His 
Protection. All the devotees are His banner and insignia.

|| 5 || 1 ||   MALAAR:  Please do not forget me; please do not forget me, 
please do not forget me, O Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
The temple priests have doubts about this, and everyone is furious with me. 
Calling me low-caste and untouchable, they beat
me and drove me out; what should I do now, O Beloved Father Lord?  || 1 ||   If 
You liberate me after I am dead, no one will
know that I am liberated. These Pandits, these religious scholars, call me 
low-born; when they say this, they tarnish Your
honor as well.  || 2 ||   You are called kind and compassionate; the power of 
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The Lord turned the temple around to face Naam Dayv; He turned His back on the 
Brahmins.  || 3 || 2 ||

MALAAR,   THE  WORD  OF  THE  DEVOTEE  RAVI  DAAS  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O  humble  townspeople,  I  am  obviously  just  a  shoemaker.  In  my  heart  
I  cherish  the  Glories  of  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  the
Universe.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Even if wine is made from the water of the 
Ganges, O Saints, do not drink it. This wine, and any
other polluted water which mixes with the Ganges, is not separate from it.   || 
1 ||    The palmyra palm tree is considered
impure, and so its leaves are considered impure as well. But if devotional 
prayers are written on paper made from its leaves,
then people bow in reverence and worship before it.  || 2 ||   It is my 
occupation to prepare and cut leather; each day, I carry
the carcasses out of the city. Now, the important Brahmins of the city bow down 
before me; Ravi Daas, Your slave, seeks the
Sanctuary of Your Name.   || 3 || 1 ||    MALAAR:   Those humble beings who 
meditate on the Lord’s Lotus Feet — none are
equal to them. The Lord is One, but He is diffused in many forms. Bring in, 
bring in, that All-pervading Lord.  ||  Pause  ||   He
who writes the Praises of the Lord God, and sees nothing else at all, is a 
low-class, untouchable fabric-dyer by trade. The Glory
of the Name is seen in the writings of Vyaas and Sanak, throughout the seven 
continents.  || 1 ||   And he whose family used
to kill cows at the festivals of Eed and Bakareed, who worshipped Shayks, 
martyrs and spiritual teachers, whose father used to
do such things — his son Kabeer became so successful that he is now famous 
throughout the three worlds.  || 2 ||    And all
the  leather-workers  in  those  families  still  go  around  Benares  removing 
 the  dead  cattle  —  the  ritualistic  Brahmins  bow  in
reverence before their son Ravi Daas, the slave of the Lord’s slaves.  || 3 || 
2 ||

MALAAR:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

What sort of devotional worship will lead me to meet my Beloved, the Lord of my 
breath of life? In the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, I have obtained the supreme status.  ||  Pause  ||   How 
long shall I wash these dirty clothes? How long
shall I remain asleep?  || 1 ||   Whatever I was attached to, has perished. The 
shop of false merchandise has closed down.  ||
2 ||   Says Ravi Daas, when the account is called for and given, whatever the 
mortal has done, he shall see.  || 3 || 1 || 3 ||


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RAAG  KAANRAA,   CHAU-PADAS,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

Meeting with the Holy people, my mind blossoms forth. I am a sacrifice, a 
sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice to those Holy beings;

joining the Sangat, the Congregation, I am carried across to the other side.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   O Lord, Har, Har, please bless
me with Your Mercy, God, that I may fall at the feet of the Holy. Blessed, 
blessed are the Holy, who know the Lord God.
Meeting with the Holy, even sinners are saved.  || 1 ||   The mind roams and 
rambles all around in all directions. Meeting with
the Holy, it is overpowered and brought under control, just as when the 
fisherman spreads his net over the water, he catches
and overpowers the fish.  || 2 ||   The Saints, the Saints of the Lord, are 
noble and good. Meeting with the humble Saints, filth
is washed away. All the sinful residues of egotism are washed away, like soap 
washing dirty clothes.  || 3 ||   According to that
pre-ordained destiny inscribed on my forehead by my Lord and Master, I have 
enshrined the Feet of the Guru, the True Guru,
within my heart. I have found God, the Destroyer of all poverty and pain; 
servant Nanak is saved through the Naam.  || 4 || 1

||   KAANRAA,  FOURTH MEHL:  My mind is the dust of the feet of the Saints. 
Joining the Sangat, the Congregation, I listen to
the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har. My crude and uncultured mind is drenched with 
the Love of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I
am thoughtless and unconscious; I do not know God’s state and extent. The Guru 
has made me thoughtful and conscious. God
is Merciful to the meek; He has made me His Own. My mind chants and meditates 
on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 1 ||
Meeting with the Lord’s Saints, the Beloveds of the mind, I would cut out my 
heart, and offer it to them. Meeting with the
Lord’s Saints, I meet with the Lord; this sinner has been sanctified.  || 2 ||  
  The humble servants of the Lord are said to be
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I cannot even describe the noble grandeur of such humble beings; the Lord, Har, 
Har, has made them sublime and exalted.  ||
3 ||    You, Lord are the Great Merchant-Banker; O God, my Lord and Master, I 
am just a poor peddler; please bless me with
the wealth. Please bestow Your Kindness and Mercy upon servant Nanak, God, so 
that he may load up the merchandise of the
Lord, Har, Har.  || 4 || 2 ||   KAANRAA,  FOURTH MEHL:  O mind, chant the Name 
of the Lord, and be enlightened. Meet with
the Saints of the Lord, and focus your love; remain balanced and detached 
within your own household.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    I
chant the Name of the Lord, Nar-Har, within my heart; God the Merciful has 
shown His Mercy. Night and day, I am in ecstasy;
my mind has blossomed forth, rejuvenated. I am trying — I hope to meet my Lord. 
 || 1 ||    I am in love with the Lord, my
Lord and Master; I love Him with every breath and morsel of food I take. The 
sinful residues of my past mistakes were burnt
away in an instant; the noose of the bondage of Maya was loosened.  || 2 ||   I 
am such a worm! What karma am I creating?
What can I do? I am a fool, a total idiot, but God has saved me. I am unworthy, 
heavy as stone, but joining the Sat Sangat,
the True Congregation, I am carried across to the other side.  || 3 ||   The 
Universe which God created is all above me; I am
the lowest, engrossed in corruption. With the Guru, my faults and demerits have 
been erased. Servant Nanak has been united
with God Himself.   || 4 || 3 ||    KAANRAA,   FOURTH MEHL:   O my mind, chant 
the Name of the Lord, through the Guru’s
Word. The Lord, Har, Har, has shown me His Mercy, and my evil-mindedness, love 
of duality and sense of alienation are totally
gone, thanks to the Lord of the Universe.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    There are 
so many forms and colors of the Lord. The Lord is
pervading each and every heart, and yet He is hidden from view. Meeting with 
the Lord’s Saints, the Lord is revealed, and the
doors  of corruption are shattered.  || 1 ||   The glory of the Saintly beings 
is absolutely great; they lovingly enshrine the Lord
of Bliss and Delight within their hearts. Meeting with the Lord’s Saints, I 
meet with the Lord, just as when the calf is seen —
the cow is there as well.  || 2 ||   The Lord, Har, Har, is within the humble 
Saints of the Lord; they are exalted — they know,
and they inspire others to know as well. The fragrance of the Lord permeates 
their hearts; they have abandoned the foul
stench.  || 3 ||   You make those humble beings Your Own, God; You protect Your 
Own, O Lord. The Lord is servant Nanak’s
companion; the Lord is his sibling, mother, father, relative and relation.  || 
4 || 4 ||   KAANRAA,  FOURTH MEHL:  O my mind,
consciously chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The commodity of the Lord, 
Har, Har, is locked in the fortress of Maya;
through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, I have conquered the fortress.  || 1 ||  
Pause   ||    In false doubt and superstition,
people wander all around, lured by love and emotional attachment to their 
children and families. But just  like  the  passing
shade of the tree, your body-wall shall crumble in an instant.  || 1 ||   The 
humble beings are exalted; they are my breath of
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Deep within the heart, I am happy with the Pervading Lord; with love and joy, I 
dwell upon the Steady and Stable Lord.  || 2 ||
The humble Saints, the Saints of the Lord, are noble and sublime; meeting them, 
the mind is tinged with love and joy. The
Lord’s Love never fades away, and it never wears off. Through the Lord’s Love, 
one goes and meets the Lord, Har, Har.  || 3

||    I am a sinner; I have committed so many sins. The Guru has cut them, cut 
them, and hacked them off. The Guru has
placed the healing remedy of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, into my mouth. 
Servant Nanak, the sinner, has been purified and
sanctified.  || 4 || 5 ||   KAANRAA,  FOURTH MEHL:  Chant, O my mind, the Name 
of the Lord, the Lord of the Universe. I was
caught in the whirlpool of poisonous sin and corruption. The True Guru gave me 
His Hand; He lifted me up and pulled me out.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   O my Fearless, Immaculate Lord and Master, please save me 
— I am a sinner, a sinking stone. I am lured
and  enticed  by  sexual  desire,  anger,  greed  and  corruption,  but  
associating  with  You,  I  am  carried  across,  like  iron  in  the
wooden boat.  || 1 ||    You are the Great Primal Being, the most Inaccessible 
and Unfathomable Lord God; I search for You,
but cannot find Your depth. You are the farthest of the far, beyond the beyond, 
O  my  Lord  and  Master;  You  alone  know
Yourself, O Lord of the Universe.   || 2 ||    I meditate on the Name of the 
Unseen and Unfathomable Lord; joining the Sat
Sangat, the True Congregation, I have found the Path of the Holy. Joining the 
congregation, I listen to the Gospel of the Lord,
Har, Har; I meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, and speak the Unspoken Speech.  || 
3 ||    My God is the Lord of the World, the
Lord of the Universe; please save me, O Lord of all Creation. Servant Nanak is 
the slave of the slave of Your slaves. O God,
please bless me with Your Grace; please protect me and keep me with Your humble 
servants.  || 4 || 6 ||

KAANRAA,   FOURTH  MEHL,   PARTAAL,   FIFTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O mind, meditate on the Lord, the Lord of the World. The Lord is the Jewel, the 
Diamond, the Ruby. The Lord fashions the
Gurmukhs in His Mint. O Lord, please, please, be Merciful to me.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   Your Glorious Virtues are inaccessible and
unfathomable; how can my one poor tongue describe them? O my Beloved Lord, 
Raam, Raam, Raam, Raam. O Dear Lord,
You, You, You alone know Your Unspoken Speech. I have become enraptured, 
enraptured, enraptured, meditating on the Lord.

|| 1 ||   The Lord, my Lord and Master, is my Companion and my Breath of Life; 
the Lord is my Best Friend. My mind, body and
tongue are attuned to the Lord, Har, Haray, Haray. The Lord is my Wealth and 
Property. She alone obtains her Husband Lord,
who is so pre-destined. Through the Guru’s Teachings, she sings the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Haray, Haray. I am
a  sacrifice,  a  sacrifice,  I  am  a  sacrifice,  a  sacrifice  to  the  
Lord,  O  servant  Nanak.  Meditating  on  the  Lord,  I  have  become
enraptured, enraptured, enraptured.  || 2 || 1 || 7 ||   KAANRAA,  FOURTH MEHL: 
 Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, the
Lord of the Universe. Let my one tongue become two hundred thousand — with them 
all, I will meditate on the Lord, Har, Har,
and chant the Word of the Shabad. O Lord, please, please, be Merciful to me.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   O Lord, my Lord and Master,
please be Merciful to me; please enjoin me to serve You. I chant and meditate 
on the Lord, I chant and meditate on the Lord, I
chant and meditate on the Lord of the Universe.


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Your  humble  servants  chant  and  meditate  on  You,  O  Lord;  they  are  
sublime  and  exalted.  I  am  a  sacrifice,  a  sacrifice,  a
sacrifice, a sacrifice to them.  || 1 ||   O Lord, You are the Greatest of the 
Great, the Greatest of the Great, the most Lofty and
High.  You  do whatever  You  please.  Servant Nanak  drinks  in  the  
Ambrosial  Nectar  through  the  Guru’s  Teachings.  Blessed,
blessed, blessed, blessed, blessed and praised is the Guru.  || 2 || 2 || 8 ||  
  KAANRAA,  FOURTH MEHL:  O mind, meditate
and  vibrate  on  the  Lord,  Raam,  Raam.  He  has  no  form  or  feature  —  
He  is  Great!  Joining  the  Sat  Sangat,  the  True
Congregation, vibrate and meditate on the Lord. This is the high destiny 
written on your forehead.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    That
household, that mansion, in which the Lord’s Praises are sung — that home is 
filled with ecstasy and joy; so vibrate and
meditate on the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam. Sing the Glorious Praises of the Name 
of the Lord, the Beloved Lord. Through the
Teachings of the Guru, the Guru, the True Guru, you shall find peace. So 
vibrate and meditate on the Lord, Har, Haray, Har,
Haray, Haray, the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam.  || 1 ||   You are the Support of the 
whole universe, Lord; O Merciful Lord, You,
You, You are the Creator of all, Raam, Raam, Raam. Servant Nanak seeks Your 
Sanctuary; please bless him with the Guru’s
Teachings, that he may vibrate and meditate on the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam.  || 
2 || 3 || 9 ||   KAANRAA,  FOURTH MEHL:  I
eagerly kiss the Feet of the True Guru. Meeting Him, the Path to the Lord 
becomes smooth and easy. I lovingly vibrate and
meditate on the Lord, and gulp down His Sublime Essence. The Lord has written 
this destiny on my forehead.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
Some perform the six rituals and rites; the Siddhas, seekers and Yogis put on 
all sorts of pompous shows, with their hair all
tangled and matted. Yoga — Union with the Lord God — is not obtained by wearing 
religious robes; the Lord is found in the
Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, and the Guru’s Teachings. The humble Saints 
throw the doors wide open.  || 1 ||   O my
Lord and Master, You are the farthest of the far, utterly unfathomable. You are 
totally pervading the water and the land. You
alone are the One and Only Unique Lord of all creation. You alone know all Your 
ways and means. You alone understand
Yourself. Servant Nanak’s Lord God is in each heart, in every heart, in the 
home of each and every heart.  || 2 || 4 || 10 ||
KAANRAA,   FOURTH  MEHL:   O  mind,  chant  and  meditate  on  the  Lord,  the  
Lord  of  the  Universe.  The  Lord,  Har,  Har,  is
inaccessible  and  unfathomable.  Through  the  Guru’s  Teachings,  my  
intellect  attains  the  Lord  God.  This  is  the  pre-ordained
destiny written on my forehead.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Collecting the poison of 
Maya, people think of all sorts of evil. But peace is
found only by vibrating and meditating on the Lord; with the Saints, in the 
Sangat, the Society of the Saints, meet the True
Guru, the Holy Guru. Just as when the iron slag is transmuted into gold by 
touching the Philosopher’s Stone — when the
sinner joins the Sangat, he becomes pure, through the Guru’s Teachings.   || 1 
||    Just like the heavy iron which is carried
across on the wooden raft, sinners are carried across in the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, and the Guru, the True
Guru, the Holy Guru. There are four castes, four social classes, and four 
stages of life. Whoever meets the Guru, Guru Nanak,
is  himself  carried  across,  and  he  carries  all  his  ancestors  and  
generations  across  as  well.   ||  2  ||  5  ||  11  ||     KAANRAA,
FOURTH MEHL:  Sing the Praises of the Lord God. Singing His Praises, sins are 
washed away. Through the Word of the Guru’s
Teachings, listen to His Praises with your ears. The Lord shall be Merciful to 
you.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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Your humble servants focus their consciousness and meditate on You with 
one-pointed mind; those Holy beings find peace,
chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, the Treasure of Bliss. They sing Your 
Praises, God, meeting with the Holy, the Holy
people, and the Guru, the True Guru, O Lord God.  || 1 ||   They alone obtain 
the fruit of peace, within whose hearts You, O
my Lord and Master, abide. They cross over the terrifying world-ocean — they 
are known as the Lord’s devotees. Please enjoin
me to their service, Lord, please enjoin me to their service. O Lord God, You, 
You, You, You, You are the Lord of servant
Nanak.  || 2 || 6 || 12 ||

KAANRAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the World, the Treasure of Mercy. The 
True Guru is the Destroyer of pain, the Giver of
peace; meeting Him, one is totally fulfilled.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    
Meditate in remembrance on the Naam, the Support of the
mind. Millions of sinners are carried across in an instant.  || 1 ||   Whoever 
remembers his Guru, shall not suffer sorrow, even
in dreams.  || 2 ||    Whoever keeps his Guru enshrined within — that humble 
being tastes the sublime essence of the Lord
with his tongue.   || 3 ||    Says Nanak, the Guru has been Kind to me; here 
and herafter, my face is radiant.   || 4 || 1 ||
KAANRAA,   FIFTH MEHL:   I worship and adore You, my Lord and Master. Standing 
up and sitting down, while sleeping and
awake, with each and every breath, I meditate on the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||  
 The Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides within
the hearts of those, whose Lord and Master blesses them with this gift.  || 1 
||   Peace and tranquility come into the hearts of
those who meet their Lord and Master, through the Word of the Guru.  || 2 ||   
Those whom the Guru blesses with the Mantra
of the Naam are wise, and blessed with all powers,.  || 3 ||   Says Nanak, I am 
a sacrifice to those who are blessed with the
Name in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga.  || 4 || 2 ||   KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Sing 
the Praises of God, O my tongue. Humbly bow
to the Saints, over and over again; through them, the Feet of the Lord of the 
Universe shall come to abide within you.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||    The Door to the Lord cannot be found by any other means. When He 
becomes Merciful, we come to meditate on
the Lord, Har, Har.  || 1 ||   The body is not purified by millions of rituals. 
The mind is awakened and enlightened only in the
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.  || 2 ||   Thirst and desire are not 
quenched by enjoying the many pleasures of Maya.
Chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, total peace is found.  || 3 ||   When 
the Supreme Lord God becomes Merciful, says
Nanak, then one is rid of worldly entanglements.  || 4 || 3 ||   KAANRAA,  
FIFTH MEHL:  Beg for such blessings from the Lord
of the Universe: to work for the Saints, and the Saadh Sangat, the Company of 
the Holy. Chanting the Name of the Lord, the
supreme status is obtained.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Worship the Feet of Your Lord 
and Master, and seek His Sanctuary. Take joy in
whatever God does.  || 1 ||


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This precious human body becomes fruitful, when the True Guru shows His 
Kindness.  || 2 ||   The house of ignorance, doubt
and pain is destroyed, for those within whose hearts the Guru’s Feet abide.  || 
3 ||   In the Saadh Sangat, lovingly meditate on
God. Says Nanak, you shall obtain the Perfect Lord.  || 4 || 4 ||   KAANRAA,  
FIFTH MEHL:  Devotion is the natural quality of
God’s devotees. Their bodies and minds are blended with their Lord and Master; 
He unites them with Himself.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   The singer sings the songs, but she alone is saved, within whose 
consciousness the Lord abides.  || 1 ||   The one who sets
the table sees the food, but only one who eats the food is satisfied.   || 2 || 
   People disguise themselves with all sorts of
costumes, but in the end, they are seen as they truly are.  || 3 ||    Speaking 
and talking are all just entanglements. O slave
Nanak, the true way of life is excellent.  || 4 || 5 ||    KAANRAA,   FIFTH 
MEHL:   Your humble servant listens to Your Praises
with delight.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   My mind is enlightened, gazing upon the 
Glory of God. Wherever I look, there He is.  || 1 ||
You are the farthest of all, the highest of the far, profound, unfathomable and 
unreachable.  || 2 ||   You are united with Your
devotees, through and through; You have removed Your veil for Your humble 
servants.  || 3 ||   By Guru’s Grace, Nanak sings
Your Glorious Praises; he is intuitively absorbed in Samaadhi.  || 4 || 6 ||   
KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have come to the Saints
to save myself.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of their 
Darshan, I am sanctified; they have implanted the
Mantra of the Lord, Har, Har, within me.  || 1 ||    The disease has been 
eradicated, and my mind has become immaculate. I
have taken the healing medicine of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 2 ||   I have become 
steady and stable, and I dwell in the home of
peace. I shall never again wander anywhere.   || 3 ||    By the Grace of the 
Saints, the people and all their generations are
saved; O Nanak, they are not engrossed in Maya.  || 4 || 7 ||   KAANRAA,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  I have totally forgotten my jealousy
of others, since I found the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   No one is my enemy, and no one is a
stranger. I get along with everyone.  || 1 ||    Whatever God does, I accept 
that as good. This is the sublime wisdom I have
obtained from the Holy.  || 2 ||   The One God is pervading in all. Gazing upon 
Him, beholding Him, Nanak blossoms forth in
happiness.  || 3 || 8 ||   KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  O my Dear Lord and Master, 
You alone are my Support. You are my Honor
and Glory; I seek Your Support, and Your Sanctuary.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You 
are my Hope, and You are my Faith. I take Your
Name and enshrine it within my heart. You are my Power; associating with You, I 
am embellished and exalted. I do whatever
You say.   || 1 ||    Through Your Kindness and Compassion, I find peace; when 
You are Merciful, I cross over the terrifying
world-ocean. Through the Name of the Lord, I obtain the gift of fearlessness; 
Nanak places his head on the feet of the Saints.

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KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  In the Sanctuary of the Holy, I focus my consciousness 
on the Lord’s Feet. When I was dreaming, I
heard and saw only dream-objects. The True Guru has implanted the Mantra of the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, within me.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Power, youth and wealth do not bring satisfaction; people 
chase after them again and again. I have found
peace  and  tranquility,  and  all  my  thirsty  desires  have  been  quenched, 
 singing  His  Glorious  Praises.    ||  1  ||     Without
understanding,  they  are  like  beasts,  engrossed  in  doubt,  emotional  
attachment  and  Maya.  But  in  the  Saadh  Sangat,  the
Company       of  the  Holy,  the  noose  of  Death  is  cut,  O  Nanak,  and  
one  intuitively  merges  in  celestial  peace.   ||  2  ||  10  ||
KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Sing of the Lord’s Feet within your heart. Meditate, 
meditate in constant remembrance on God, the
Embodiment of soothing peace and cooling tranquility.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    
All your hopes shall be fulfilled, and the pain of
millions   of deaths and births shall be gone. Immerse yourself in the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and you shall
obtain the benefits of giving charitable gifts, and all sorts of good deeds. 
Sorrow and suffering shall be erased, O Nanak, and
you shall never again be devoured by death.  || 2 || 11 ||

KAANRAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   THIRD  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Speak of God’s Wisdom in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. Meditating in 
remembrance on the Perfect Supreme Divine
Light, the Transcendent Lord God, honor and glory are obtained.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||   One’s comings and goings in reincarnation
cease,  and  suffering  is  dispelled,  meditating  in  remembrance  in  the  
Saadh  Sangat,  the  Company  of  the  Holy.  Sinners  are
sanctified in an instant, in the love of the Supreme Lord God.  || 1 ||   
Whoever speaks and listens to the Kirtan of the Lord’s
Praises is rid of evil-mindedness. All hopes and desires, O Nanak, are 
fulfilled.  || 2 || 1 || 12 ||   KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  The
Treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is found in the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy. It is the Companion of
the soul, its Helper and Support.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Continually bathing in 
the dust of the feet of the Saints, the residues of the
sinful mistakes of countless incarnations are washed away.   || 1 ||    The 
words of the humble Saints are lofty and exalted.
Meditating, meditating in remembrance, O Nanak, mortal beings are carried 
across and saved.  || 2 || 2 || 13 ||    KAANRAA,
FIFTH MEHL:  O Holy people, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Haray. 
Mind, body, wealth and the breath of life — all
come from God; remembering Him in meditation, pain is taken away.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||    Why are you entangled in this and
that? Let your mind be attuned to the One.  || 1 ||   The place of the Saints 
is utterly sacred; meet with them, and meditate on
the Lord of the Universe.  || 2 ||   O Nanak, I have abandoned everything and 
come to Your Sanctuary. Please let me merge
with You.  || 3 || 3 || 14 ||   KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Gazing upon and 
beholding my Best Friend, I blossom forth in bliss; my
God is the One and Only.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He is the Image of Ecstasy, 
Intuitive Peace and Poise. There is no other like Him.

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Meditating in  remembrance  on  the  Lord,  Har,  Har,  even  once,  millions  
of  sins  are  erased.   ||  2  ||     Uttering  His  Glorious
Praises, suffering is eradicated, and the heart becomes tranquil and calm.   || 
3 ||    Drink in the Sweet, Sublime Ambrosial
Nectar, O Nanak, and be imbued with the Love of the Lord.  || 4 || 4 || 15 ||   
KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  O friends, O Saints,
come to me.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord 
with pleasure and joy, the residues of your sinful
mistakes will be erased and thrown away.   || 1 ||    Touch your forehead to 
the feet of the Saints, and your dark household
shall be illumined.  || 2 ||   By the Grace of the Saints, the heart-lotus 
blossoms forth. Vibrate and meditate on the Lord of the
Universe, and see Him near at hand.  || 3 ||   By the Grace of God, I have 
found the Saints. Over and over again, Nanak is a
sacrifice to that moment.  || 4 || 5 || 16 ||   KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  I seek 
the Sanctuary of Your Lotus Feet, O Lord of the
World. Save me from emotional attachment, pride, deception and doubt; please 
cut away these ropes which bind me.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   I am drowning in the world-ocean. Meditating in remembrance on the 
Lord, the Source of Jewels, I am saved.  || 1

||    Your Name, Lord, is cooling and soothing. God, my Lord and Master, is 
Perfect.   || 2 ||    You are the Deliverer, the
Destroyer of the sufferings of the meek and the poor. The Lord is the Treasure 
of Mercy, the Saving Grace of sinners.  || 3 ||
I have suffered the pains of millions of incarnations. Nanak is at peace; the 
Guru has implanted the Naam, the Name of the
Lord, within me.  || 4 || 6 || 17 ||    KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Blessed is that 
love, which is attuned to the Lord’s Feet. The
peace which comes from millions of chants and deep meditations is obtained by 
perfect good fortune and destiny.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   I am Your helpless servant and slave; I have given up all other 
support. Every trace of doubt has been eradicated,
remembering God in meditation. I have applied the ointment of spiritual wisdom, 
and awakened from my sleep.  || 1 ||   You
are Unfathomably Great and Utterly Vast, O my Lord and Master, Ocean of Mercy, 
Source of Jewels. Nanak, the beggar, begs
for the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; he rests his forehead upon God’s Feet.  || 
2 || 7 || 18 ||   KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  I am
filthy, hard-hearted, deceitful and obsessed with sexual desire. Please carry 
me across, as You wish, O my Lord and Master.  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||   You are All-powerful and Potent to grant Sanctuary. Exerting 
Your Power, You protect us.  || 1 ||    Chanting
and deep meditation, penance and austere self-discipline, fasting and 
purification — salvation does not come by any of these
means. Please lift me up and out of this deep, dark ditch; O God, please bless 
Nanak with Your Glance of Grace.  || 2 || 8 || 19

||

KAANRAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FOURTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The one who bows in humble reverence to the Primal Lord, the Lord of all beings 
— I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to such a
Guru; He Himself is liberated, and He carries me across as well.   || 1 ||   
Pause   ||    Which, which, which of Your Glorious
Virtues should I chant? There is no end or limitation to them.


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There are thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, many millions of 
them, but those who contemplate them are
very rare.   || 1 ||    I am wonder-struck, wonder-struck, wonder-struck and 
amazed, dyed in the deep crimson color of my
Beloved. Says Nanak, the Saints savor this sublime essence, like the mute, who 
tastes the sweet candy, but only smiles.  || 2

|| 1 || 20 ||   KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Saints do not know any other except 
God. They look upon all equally, the high and
the  low;  they  speak  of  Him  with  their  mouths,  and  honor  Him  in  
their  minds.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     He  is  pervading  and
permeating each and every heart; He is the Ocean of Peace, the Destroyer of 
fear. He is my praanaa — the Breath of Life. My
mind was enlightened, and my doubt was dispelled, when the Guru whispered His 
Mantra into my ears.   || 1 ||    He is All-
powerful, the Ocean of Mercy, the All-knowing Searcher of Hearts. Twenty-four 
hours a day Nanak sings His Praises, and begs
for  the  Gift  of  the  Lord.   ||  2  ||  2  ||  21  ||     KAANRAA,   FIFTH  
MEHL:   Many  speak  and  talk  about  God.  But  one  who
understands the essence of Yoga — such a humble servant is very rare  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   He has no pain — he is totally at
peace. With his eyes, he sees only the One Lord. No one seems evil to him — all 
are good. There is no defeat — he is totally
victorious.  || 1 ||   He is never in sorrow — he is always happy; but he gives 
this up, and does not take anything. Says Nanak,
the humble servant of the Lord is himself the Lord, Har, Har; he does not come 
and go in reincarnation.   || 2 || 3 || 22 ||
KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  I pray that my heart may never forget my Beloved. My 
body and mind are blended with Him, but the
Enticer, Maya, is enticing me, O my mother.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Those 
unto whom I tell my pain and frustration — they
themselves  are  caught  and  stuck.  In  all  sorts  of  ways,  Maya  has  
cast  the  net;  the  knots  cannot  be  loosened.   ||  1  ||
Wandering and roaming, slave Nanak has come to the Sanctuary of the Saints. The 
bonds of ignorance, doubt, emotional
attachment and the love of Maya have been cut; God hugs me close in His 
Embrace.   || 2 || 4 || 23 ||    KAANRAA,   FIFTH
MEHL:   My home is filled with ecstasy, pleasure and joy. I sing the Naam, and 
I meditate on the Naam. The Naam is the
Support of my breath of life.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The Naam is spiritual 
wisdom, the Naam is my purifying bath. The Naam
resolves all my affairs. The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is glorious grandeur; 
the Naam is glorious greatness. The Name of
the Lord carries me across the terrifying world-ocean.   || 1 ||    The 
Unfathomable Treasure, the Priceless Gem — I have
received it, through the Guru’s Feet. Says Nanak, God has become Merciful; my 
heart is intoxicated by the Blessed Vision of
His Darshan.  || 2 || 5 || 24 ||    KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  My Friend, my Best 
Friend, my Lord and Master, is near. He sees
and hears everything; He is with everyone. You are here for such short time — 
why do you do evil?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Except
for the Naam, whatever you are involved with is nothing — nothing is yours. 
Hereafter, everything is revealed to your gaze;
but in this world, all are enticed by the darkness of doubt.  || 1 ||   People 
are caught in Maya, attached to their children and
spouses. They have forgotten the Great and Generous Giver.


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Says Nanak, I have one article of faith; my Guru is the One who releases me 
from bondage.   || 2 || 6 || 25 ||    KAANRAA,
FIFTH MEHL:  Your Saints have overwhelmed the wicked army of corruption. They 
take Your Support and place their faith in
You, O my Lord and Master; they seek Your Sanctuary.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    
Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan,
the residues of the terrible sins of countless lifetimes are erased. I am 
illumined, enlightened and filled with ecstasy. I am
intuitively absorbed in Samaadhi.  || 1 ||   Who says that You cannot do 
everything? You are Infinitely All-powerful. O Treasure
of Mercy, Nanak savors Your Love and Your Blissful Form, earning the Profit of 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 2 || 7 || 26

||   KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  The drowning mortal is comforted and consoled, 
meditating on the Lord. He is rid of emotional
attachment, doubt, pain and suffering.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    I meditate in 
remembrance, day and night, on the Guru’s Feet.
Wherever I look, I see Your Sanctuary.  || 1 ||    By the Grace of the Saints, 
I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. Meeting
with the Guru, Nanak has found peace.  || 2 || 8 || 27 ||   KAANRAA,  FIFTH 
MEHL:  Meditating in remembrance on the Naam,
peace of mind is found. Meeting the Holy Saint, sing the Praises of the Lord.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Granting His Grace, God has
come to dwell within my heart. I touch my forehead to the feet of the Saints.  
|| 1 ||   Meditate, O my mind, on the Supreme
Lord God. As Gurmukh, Nanak listens to the Praises of the Lord.  || 2 || 9 || 
28 ||   KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  My mind loves to
touch the Feet of God. My tongue is satisfied with the Food of the Lord, Har, 
Har. My eyes are contented with the Blessed
Vision of God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   My ears are filled with the Praise of my 
Beloved; all the foul residues of my sinful mistakes
and faults are erased. My feet follow the Path of Peace to my Lord and Master; 
my body and limbs joyfully blossom forth in the
Society  of  the  Saints.   ||  1  ||     I  have  taken  Sanctuary  in  my  
Perfect,  Eternal,  Imperishable  Lord.  I  do  not  bother  trying
anything else. Taking them by the hand, O Nanak, God saves His humble servants; 
they shall not perish in the deep, dark
world-ocean.   || 2 || 10 || 29 ||    KAANRAA,   FIFTH MEHL:   Those fools who 
bellow with rage and destructive deceit, are
crushed and killed innumerable times.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Intoxicated with 
egotism and imbued with other tastes, I am in love
with my evil enemies. My Beloved watches over me as I wander through thousands 
of incarnations.  || 1 ||   My dealings are
false, and my lifestyle is chaotic. Intoxicated with the wine of emotion, I am 
burning in the fire of anger. O Merciful Lord of the
World, Embodiment of Compassion, Relative of the meek and the poor, please save 
Nanak; I seek Your Sanctuary.  || 2 || 11

|| 30 ||   KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Giver of the soul, the breath of life and 
honor — forgetting the Lord, all is lost.  || 1 ||
Pause   ||     You  have  forsaken  the  Lord  of  the  Universe,  and  become  
attached  to  another —  you  are  throwing  away  the
Ambrosial Nectar, to take dust. What do you expect from corrupt pleasures? You 
fool! What makes you think that they will
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|| 1 ||   Engrossed in unfulfilled sexual desire, unresolved anger and greed, 
you shall be consigned to reincarnation. But I have
entered the Sanctuary of the Purifier of sinners. O Nanak, I know that I shall 
be saved.  || 2 || 12 || 31 ||   KAANRAA,  FIFTH
MEHL:  I gaze on the Lotus-like Face of the Lord. Searching and seeking, I have 
found the Jewel. I am totally rid of all anxiety.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Enshrining His Lotus Feet within my heart, pain and 
wickedness have been dispelled.  || 1 ||   The Lord of
all the Universe is my kingdom, wealth and family. In the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, Nanak has earned the
Profit; he shall never die again.  || 2 || 13 || 32 ||

KAANRAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIFTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Worship God, and adore His Name. Grasp the Feet of the Guru, the True Guru. The 
Unfathomable Lord shall come into your
mind, and by Guru’s Grace, you shall be victorious in this world.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   I have studied countless ways of worship
in all sorts of ways, but that alone is worship, which is pleasing to the 
Lord’s Will. This body-puppet is made of clay — what
can it do by itself? O God, those humble beings meet You, whom You grasp by the 
arm, and place on the Path.  || 1 ||   I do
not know of any other support; O Lord, You are my only Hope and Support. I am 
meek and poor — what prayer can I offer?
God abides in every heart. My mind is thirsty for the Feet of God. Servant 
Nanak, Your slave, speaks: I am a sacrifice, a
sacrifice, forever a sacrifice to You.  || 2 || 1 || 33 ||

KAANRAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SIXTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Your Name, O my Beloved, is the Saving Grace of the world. The Lord’s Name is 
the wealth of the nine treasures. One who is
imbued with the Love of the Incomparably Beautiful Lord is joyful. O mind, why 
do you cling to emotional attachments? With
your eyes, gaze upon the Blessed Vision, the Darshan of the Holy. They alone 
find it, who have such destiny inscribed upon
their foreheads.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I serve at the feet of the Holy Saints. 
I long for the dust of their feet, which purifies and
sanctifies. Just like the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, it washes 
away filth and pollution. With each and every breath
I meditate on Him, and never turn my face away. Of your thousands and millions, 
nothing shall go along with you. Only the
Name of God will call to you in the end.  || 1 ||   Let it be your wish to 
honor and obey the One Formless Lord. Abandon the
love of everything else. What Glorious Praises of Yours can I utter, O my 
Beloved? I cannot describe even one of Your Virtues.
My mind is so thirsty for the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. Please come and 
meet Nanak, O Divine Guru of the World.  || 2 ||
1 || 34 ||


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KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  How may I obtain the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan?  || 
1 ||  Pause  ||   I hope and thirst for Your
wish-fulfilling image; my heart yearns and longs for You.  || 1 ||   The meek 
and humble Saints are like thirsty fish; the Saints
of the Lord are absorbed in Him. I am the dust of the feet of the Lord’s 
Saints. I dedicate my heart to them. God has become
Merciful to me. Renouncing pride and leaving behind emotional attachment, O 
Nanak, one meets with the Dear Lord.  || 2 || 2

|| 35 ||   KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  The Playful Lord imbues all with the Color of 
His Love. From the ant to the elephant, He is
permeating and pervading all.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Some go on fasts, make 
vows, and take pilgrimages to sacred shrines on the
Ganges. They stand naked in the water, enduring hunger and poverty. They sit 
cross-legged, perform worship services and do
good  deeds.  They  apply  religious  symbols  to  their  bodies,  and  
ceremonial  marks  to  their  limbs.  They  read  through  the
Shaastras, but they do not join the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation.  || 1 || 
   They stubbornly practice ritualistic postures,
standing on their heads. They are afflicted with the disease of egotism, and 
their faults are not covered up. They burn in the
fire of sexual frustration, unresolved anger and compulsive desire. He alone is 
liberated, O Nanak, whose True Guru is Good.

|| 2 || 3 || 36 ||

KAANRAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SEVENTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

My thirst has been quenched, meeting with the Holy. The five thieves have run 
away, and I am in peace and poise; singing,
singing, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, I obtain the Blessed Vision 
of my Beloved.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   That which God
has done for me — how can I do that for Him in return? I make my heart a 
sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a
sacrifice to You.  || 1 ||    First, I fall at the feet of the Saints; I 
meditate, meditate, lovingly attuned to You. O God, where is
that Place, where You contemplate all Your beings? Countless slaves sing Your 
Praises. He alone meets You, who is pleasing to
Your Will. Servant Nanak remains absorbed in his Lord and Master. You, You, You 
alone, Lord.  || 2 || 1 || 37 ||

KAANRAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   EIGHTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Give up your pride and your self-conceit; the Loving, Merciful Lord is watching 
over all. O mind, become the dust of His Feet.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Through the Mantra of the Lord’s Saints, experience the 
spiritual wisdom and meditation of the Lord of the
World.  || 1 ||   Within your heart, sing the Praises of the Lord of the 
Universe, and be lovingly attuned to His Lotus Feet. He is
the  Fascinating  Lord,  Merciful  to  the  meek  and  the  humble.  O  
Merciful  Lord,  please  bless  me  with  Your  Kindness  and
Compassion. Nanak begs for the Gift of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. I have 
abandoned emotional attachment, doubt and
all egotistical pride.   || 2 || 1 || 38 ||    KAANRAA,   FIFTH MEHL:   
Speaking of God, filth and pollution are burnt away; This
comes by meeting with the Guru, and not by any other efforts.


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|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Making pilgrimages to sacred rivers, observing the six 
rituals, wearing matted and tangled hair, performing
fire sacrifices and carrying ceremonial walking sticks — none of these are of 
any use.  || 1 ||   All sorts of efforts, austerities,
wanderings and various speeches — none of these will lead you to find the 
Lord’s Place. I have considered all considerations,
O   Nanak, but peace comes only by vibrating and meditating on the Name.  || 2 
|| 2 || 39 ||

KAANRAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   NINTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Purifier of sinners, the Lover of His devotees, the Destroyer of fear — He 
carries us across to the other side.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   My eyes are satisfied, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of His Darshan; my 
ears are satisfied, hearing His Praise.  || 1 ||   He
is the Master of the praanaa, the breath of life; He is the Giver of Support to 
the unsupported. I am meek and poor — I seek
the Sanctuary of the Lord of the Universe. He is the Fulfiller of hope, the 
Destroyer of pain. Nanak grasps the Support of the
Feet of the Lord.  || 2 || 1 || 40 ||   KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  I seek the 
Sanctuary of the Feet of my Merciful Lord and Master;
I do not go anywhere else. It is the Inherent Nature of our Lord and Master to 
purify sinners. Those who meditate on the Lord
are saved.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The world is a swamp of wickedness and 
corruption. The blind sinner has fallen into the ocean of
emotional attachment and pride, bewildered by the entanglements of Maya. God 
Himself has taken me by the hand and lifted
me up and out of it; save me, O Sovereign Lord of the Universe.  || 1 ||   He 
is the Master of the masterless, the Supporting
Lord of the Saints, the Neutralizer of millions of sins. My mind thirsts for 
the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. God is the Perfect
Treasure of Virtue. O Nanak, sing and savor the Glorious Praises of the Lord, 
the Kind and Compassionate Lord of the World.

|| 2 || 2 || 41 ||    KAANRAA,   FIFTH MEHL:  Countless times, I am a 
sacrifice, a sacrifice to that moment of peace, on that
night when I was joined with my Beloved.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Mansions of 
gold, and beds of silk sheets — O sisters, I have no
love for these.  || 1 ||    Pearls, jewels and countless pleasures, O Nanak, 
are useless and destructive without the Naam, the
Name of the Lord. Even with only dry crusts of bread, and a hard floor on which 
to sleep, my life passes in peace and pleasure
with my Beloved, O sisters.  || 2 || 3 || 42 ||   KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  Give 
up your ego, and turn your face to God. Let your
yearning mind call out, “Guru, Guru”. My Beloved is the Lover of Love.  || 1 || 
 Pause  ||   The bed of your household shall be
cozy, and your courtyard shall be comfortable; shatter and break the bonds 
which tie you to the five thieves.  || 1 ||   You shall
not come and go in reincarnation; you shall dwell in your own home deep within, 
and your inverted heart-lotus shall blossom
forth. The turmoil of egotism shall be silenced. Nanak sings — he sings the 
Praises of God, the Ocean of Virtue.  || 2 || 4 || 43

||   KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL,  NINTH HOUSE:  This is why you should chant and 
meditate on the Lord, O mind. The Vedas and
the  Saints  say  that  the  path  is  treacherous  and  difficult.  You  are  
intoxicated  with  emotional  attachment  and  the  fever  of
egotism.   ||   Pause   ||     Those  who  are  imbued  and  intoxicated  with  
the  wretched  Maya,  suffer  the  pains  of  emotional
attachment.  || 1 ||   That humble being is saved, who chants the Naam; You 
Yourself save him.


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Emotional attachment, fear and doubt are dispelled, O Nanak, by the Grace of 
the Saints.  || 2 || 5 || 44 ||

KAANRAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   TENTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Give me that blessing, O Dear Saints, for which my soul would be a sacrifice. 
Enticed by pride, entrapped and plundered by the
five thieves, still, you live near them. I have come to the Sanctuary of the 
Holy, and I have been rescued from my association
with those demons.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I wandered through millions of 
lifetimes and incarnations. I am so very tired — I have
fallen at God’s Door.  || 1 ||    The Lord of the Universe has become Kind to 
me; He has blessed me with the Support of the
Naam. This precious human life has become fruitful and prosperous; O Nanak, I 
am carried across the terrifying world-ocean.

|| 2 || 1 || 45 ||

KAANRAA,   FIFTH  MEHL,   ELEVENTH  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

He Himself has come to me, in His Natural Way. I know nothing, and I show 
nothing. I have met God through innocent faith,
and He has blessed me with peace.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   By the good fortune of 
my destiny, I have joined the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy. I do not go out anywhere; I dwell in my own home. God, the 
Treasure of Virtue, has been revealed in
this body-robe.  || 1 ||   I have fallen in love with His Feet; I have 
abandoned everything else. In the places and interspaces,
He is All-pervading. With loving joy and excitement, Nanak speaks His Praises.  
|| 2 || 1 || 46 ||   KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  It
is so hard to meet the Lord of the Universe, my Lord and Master. His Form is 
Immeasurable, Inaccessible and Unfathomable;
He is All-pervading everywhere.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    By speaking and 
wandering, nothing is gained; nothing is obtained by
clever tricks and devices.  || 1 ||   People try all sorts of things, but the 
Lord is only met when He shows His Mercy. God is Kind
and Compassionate, the Treasure of Mercy; servant Nanak is the dust of the feet 
of the Saints.  || 2 || 2 || 47 ||   KAANRAA,
FIFTH MEHL:  O mother, I meditate on the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam. Without God, 
there is no other at all. I remember His
Lotus Feet with every breath, night and day.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He loves me 
and makes me His Own; my union with Him shall
never be broken. He is my breath of life, mind, wealth and everything. The Lord 
is the Treasure of Virtue and Peace.  || 1 ||
Here and hereafter, the Lord is perfectly pervading; He is seen deep within the 
heart. In the Sanctuary of the Saints, I am
carried across; O Nanak, the terrible pain has been taken away.  || 2 || 3 || 
48 ||    KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  God’s humble
servant is in love with Him. You are my Friend, my very best Friend; everything 
is in Your Home.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I beg for
honor, I beg for strength; please bless me with wealth, property and children.  
|| 1 ||    You are the Technology of liberation,
the Way to worldly success, the Perfect Lord of Supreme Bliss, the Transcendent 
Treasure.


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In the Fear of God and loving devotion, Nanak is exalted and enraptured, 
forever and ever a sacrifice to Him.  || 2 || 4 || 49 ||
KAANRAA,  FIFTH MEHL:  The debaters debate and argue their arguments. The Yogis 
and meditators, religious and spiritual
teachers roam and ramble, wandering endlessly all over the earth.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   They are egotistical, self-centered and
conceited, foolish, stupid, idiotic and insane. Wherever they go and wander, 
death is always with them, forever and ever and
ever and ever.   || 1 ||    Give up your pride and stubborn self-conceit; 
death, yes, death, is always close and near at hand.
Vibrate  and  meditate  on  the  Lord,  Har,  Haray,  Haray.  Says  Nanak,  
listen  you  fool:  without  vibrating,  and  meditating,  and
dwelling on Him, your life is uselessly wasting away.  || 2 || 5 || 50 || 12 || 
62 ||

KAANRAA,   ASHTAPADEES,   FOURTH  MEHL,   FIRST  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Chant the Name of the Lord, O mind, and find peace. The more you chant and 
meditate, the more you will be at peace; serve
the True Guru, and merge in the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Each and every 
instant, the humble devotees long for Him; chanting
the Naam, they find peace. The taste of other pleasures is totally eradicated; 
nothing pleases them, except the Name.  || 1 ||
Following the Guru’s Teachings, the Lord seems sweet to them; the Guru inspires 
them to speak sweet words. Through the
Word of the True Guru’s Bani, the Primal Lord God is revealed; so focus your 
consciousness on His Bani.  || 2 ||   Hearing the
Word of the Guru’s Bani, my mind has been softened and saturated with it; my 
mind has returned to its own home deep
within. The Unstruck Melody resonates and resounds there continuously; the 
stream of nectar trickles down constantly.  || 3 ||
Singing the Name of the One Lord each and every instant, and following the 
Guru’s Teachings, the mind is absorbed in the
Naam. Listening to the Naam, the mind is pleased with the Naam, and satisfied 
with the Naam.  || 4 ||    People wear lots of
bracelets, glittering with gold; they wear all sorts of fine clothes. But 
without the Naam, they are all bland and insipid. They are
born, only to die again, in the cycle of reincarnation.   || 5 ||    The veil 
of Maya is a thick and heavy veil, a whirlpool which
destroys one’s home. Sins and corrupt vices are totally heavy, like rusted 
slag. They will not let you cross over the poisonous
and treacherous world-ocean.  || 6 ||   Let the Fear of God and neutral 
detachment be the boat; the Guru is the Boatman, who
carries us across in the Word of the Shabad. Meeting with the Lord, the Name of 
the Lord, merge in the Lord, the Name of the
Lord.   || 7 ||    Attached to ignorance, people are falling asleep; attached 
to the Guru’s spiritual wisdom, they awaken. O
Nanak, by His Will, He makes us walk as He pleases.  || 8 || 1 ||   KAANRAA,  
FOURTH MEHL:  O mind, chant the Name of the
Lord, Har, Har, and be carried across. Whoever chants and meditates on it is 
emancipated. Like Dhroo and Prahlaad, they
merge in the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||


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Mercy, mercy, mercy — O Dear Lord, please shower Your Mercy on me, and attach 
me to Your Name. Please be Merciful, and
lead me to meet the True Guru; meeting the True Guru, I meditate on the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||   The filth of
egotism from countless incarnations sticks to me; joining the Sangat, the Holy 
Congregation, this filth is washed away. As iron
is carried across if it is attached to wood, one who is attached to the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad finds the Lord. Joining the
Society of the Saints, joining the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, you shall 
come to receive the Sublime Essence of the
Lord. But not joining the Sangat, and committing actions in egotistical pride, 
is like drawing out clean water, and throwing it in
the mud.  || 3 ||   The Lord is the Protector and Saving Grace of His humble 
devotees. The Lord’s Sublime Essence seems so
sweet to these humble beings. Each and every instant, they are blessed with the 
Glorious Greatness of the Naam; through the
Teachings of the True Guru, they are absorbed in Him.  || 4 ||    Bow forever 
in deep respect to the humble devotees; if you
bow  to  those  humble  beings,  you  shall  obtain  the  fruit  of  virtue.  
Those  wicked  enemies  who  slander  the  devotees  are
destroyed, like Harnaakhash.  || 5 ||   Brahma, the son of the lotus, and 
Vyaas, the son of the fish, practiced austere penance
and were worshipped. Whoever is a devotee — worship and adore that person. Get 
rid of your doubts and superstitions.  || 6

||   Do not be fooled by appearances of high and low social class. Suk Dayv 
bowed at the feet of Janak, and meditated. Even
though Janak threw his left-overs and garbage on Suk Dayv’s head, his mind did 
not waver, even for an instant.   || 7 ||
Janak sat upon his regal throne, and applied the dust of the nine sages to his 
forehead. Please shower Nanak with your Mercy,
O my Lord and Master; make him the slave of Your slaves.  || 8 || 2 ||   
KAANRAA,  FOURTH MEHL:  O mind, follow the Guru’s
Teachings, and joyfully sing God’s Praises. If my one tongue became hundreds of 
thousands and millions, I would meditate on
Him millions and millions of times.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The serpent king 
chants and meditates on the Lord with his thousands of
heads, but even by these chants, he cannot find the Lord’s limits. You are 
Utterly Unfathomable, Inaccessible and Infinite.
Through the Wisdom of the Guru’s Teachings, the mind becomes steady and 
balanced.   || 1 ||    Those humble beings who
meditate on You are noble and exalted. Meditating  on  the  Lord,  they  are  
at peace.  Bidur, the  son of  a  slave-girl,  was  an
untouchable, but Krishna hugged him close in His Embrace.  || 2 ||   Wood is 
produced from water, but by holding onto wood,
one is saved from drowning. The Lord Himself embellishes and exalts His humble 
servants; He confirms His Innate Nature.  ||
3 ||   I am like a stone, or a piece of iron, heavy stone and iron; in the Boat 
of the Guru’s Congregation, I am carried across,
like Kabeer the weaver, who was saved in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. 
He became pleasing to the minds of the
humble Saints.  || 4 ||   Standing up, sitting down, rising up and walking on 
the path, I meditate. The True Guru is the Word,
and the Word is the True Guru, who teaches the Path of Liberation.   || 5 ||    
By His Training, I find strength with each and
every breath; now that I am trained and tamed, I meditate on the Naam, the Name 
of the Lord.


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By Guru’s Grace, egotism is extinguished, and then, through the Guru’s 
Teachings, I merge in the Naam.  || 6 ||    The True
Guru is the Giver of the life of the soul, but the unfortunate ones do not love 
Him. This opportunity shall not come into their
hands again; in the end, they will suffer in torment and regret.   || 7 ||    
If a good person seeks goodness for himself, he
should bow low in humble surrender to the Guru. Nanak prays: please show 
kindness and compassion to me, O my Lord and
Master, that I may apply the dust of the True Guru to my forehead.   || 8 || 3 
||    KAANRAA,   FOURTH MEHL:   O mind, be
attuned to His Love, and sing. The Fear of God makes me fearless and 
immaculate; I am dyed in the color of the Guru’s
Teachings.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Those who are attuned to the Lord’s Love 
remain balanced and detached forever; they live near
the   Lord, who comes into their house. If I am blessed with the dust of their 
feet, then I live. Granting His Grace, He Himself
bestows it.  || 1 ||   Mortal beings are attached to greed and duality. Their 
minds are unripe and unfit, and will not accept the
Dye  of His Love. But their lives are transformed through the Word of the 
Guru’s Teachings. Meeting with the Guru, the Primal
Being, they are dyed in the color of His Love.  || 2 ||   There are ten organs 
of sense and action; the ten wander unrestrained.
Under the influence of the three dispositions, they are not stable, even for an 
instant. Coming in contact with the True Guru,
they are brought under control; then, salvation and liberation are attained.  
|| 3 ||   The One and Only Creator of the Universe
is All-pervading everywhere. All shall once again merge into the One. His One 
Form has one, and many colors; He leads all
according to His One Word.   || 4 ||    The Gurmukh realizes the One and Only 
Lord; He is revealed to the Gurmukh. The
Gurmukh goes and meets the Lord in His Mansion deep within; the Unstruck Word 
of the Shabad vibrates there.  || 5 ||   God
created all the beings and creatures of the universe; He blesses the Gurmukh 
with glory. Without meeting the Guru, no one
obtains the Mansion of His Presence. They suffer the agony of coming and going 
in reincarnation.   || 6 ||    For countless
lifetimes, I have been separated from my Beloved; in His Mercy, the Guru has 
united me with Him. Meeting the True Guru, I
have found absolute peace, and my polluted intellect blossoms forth.  || 7 ||   
 O Lord, Har, Har, please grant Your Grace; O
Life of the World, instill faith in the Naam within me. Nanak is the Guru, the 
Guru, the True Guru; I am immersed in the
Sanctuary of the True Guru.  || 8 || 4 ||   KAANRAA,  FOURTH MEHL:  O mind, 
walk on the Path of the Guru’s Teachings. Just
as the wild elephant is subdued by the prod, the mind is disciplined by the 
Word of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The
wandering mind wanders, roams and rambles in the ten directions; but the Guru 
holds it, and lovingly attunes it to the Lord.
The True Guru implants the Word of the Shabad deep within the heart; the 
Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, trickles
into the mouth.  || 1 ||   The snakes are filled with poisonous venom; the Word 
of the Guru’s Shabad is the antidote — place it
in your mouth. Maya, the serpent, does not even approach one who is rid of the 
poison, and lovingly attuned to the Lord.  || 2

||   The dog of greed is very powerful in the village of the body; the Guru 
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Truth, contentment, righteousness and Dharma have settled there; in the village 
of the Lord, sing the Glorious Praises of the
Lord.  || 3 ||    The mortal beings are sinking in the swamp of emotional 
attachment; the Guru lifts them up, and saves them
from sinking. Crying, “Save me! Save me!”, the humble come to His Sanctuary; 
the Guru reaches out His Hand, and lifts them
up.  || 4 ||   The whole world is like a game in a dream, all a game. God plays 
and causes the game to be played. So earn the
Profit of the Naam by following the Guru’s Teachings; you shall go to the Court 
of the Lord in robes of honor.  || 5 ||   They act
in egotism, and make others act in egotism; they collect and gather up the 
blackness of sin. And when death comes, they
suffer in agony; they must eat what they have planted.  || 6 ||   O Saints, 
gather the Wealth of the Lord’s Name; if you depart
after packing these provisions, you shall be honored. So eat, spend, consume 
and give abundantly; the Lord will give — there
will be no deficiency.   || 7 ||    The wealth of the Lord’s Name is deep 
within the heart. In the Sanctuary of the Guru, this
wealth is found. O Nanak, God has been kind and compassionate; He has blessed 
me. Removing pain and poverty, He has
blended me with Himself.   || 8 || 5 ||    KAANRAA,   FOURTH  MEHL:   O  mind, 
seek  the  Sanctuary  of  the  True  Guru, and
meditate. Iron is transformed into gold by touching the philosopher’s stone; it 
takes on its qualities.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The
True Guru, the Great Primal Being, is the philosopher’s stone. Whoever is 
attached to Him receives fruitful rewards. Just as
Prahlaad was saved by the Guru’s Teachings, the Guru protects the honor of His 
servant.  || 1 ||   The Word of the True Guru
is   the most Sublime and Noble Word. Through the Guru’s Word, the Ambrosial  
Nectar  is  obtained.  Ambreek  the  king  was
blessed with the status of immortality, meditating on the Word of the True 
Guru.  || 2 ||    The Sanctuary, the Protection and
Sanctuary of the True Guru is pleasing to the mind. It is sacred and pure — 
meditate on it. The True Guru has become Merciful
to the meek and the poor; He has shown me the Path, the Way to the Lord.  || 3 
||    Those who enter the Sanctuary of the
True Guru are firmly established; God comes to protect them. If someone aims an 
arrow at the Lord’s humble servant, it will
turn around and hit him instead.  || 4 ||   Those who bathe in the Sacred Pool 
of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har, Har, are blessed
with honor in His Court. Those who meditate on the Guru’s Teachings, the Guru’s 
Instructions, the Guru’s Wisdom, are united
in the Lord’s Union; He hugs them close in His Embrace.   || 5 ||    The Guru’s 
Word is the Sound-current of the Naad, The
Guru’s Word is the wisdom of the Vedas; coming in contact with the Guru, 
meditate on the Naam. In the Image of the Lord,
Har, Har, one becomes the Embodiment of the Lord. The Lord makes His humble 
servant worthy of worship.   || 6 ||    The
faithless cynic does not submit to the True Guru; the Lord makes the 
non-believer wander in confusion. The waves of greed
are like packs of dogs. The poison of Maya sticks to the body-skeleton.  || 7 
||    The Lord’s Name is the Saving Grace of the
whole world; join the Sangat, and meditate on the Naam. O my God, please 
protect and preserve Nanak in the Sat Sangat, the
True Congregation; save him, and let him merge in You.  || 8 || 6 ||  FIRST SET 
OF SIX  ||


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KAANRAA,   CHHANT,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

They alone are saved, who meditate on the Lord. Working for Maya is useless. 
Meditating on the Lord, all fruits and rewards
are obtained. They are blessed, blessed and very fortunate. They are awake and 
aware in the True Congregation; attached to
the Naam, they are lovingly attuned to the One. I have renounced pride, 
emotional attachment, wickedness and corruption;
attached to the Holy, I am carried across at their feet. Prays Nanak, I have 
come to the Sanctuary of my Lord and Master; by
great good fortune, I obtain the Blessed Vision of His Darshan.  || 1 ||    The 
Holy meet together, and continually vibrate and
meditate on the Lord. With love and excitement, they sing the Glorious Praises 
of their Lord and Master. Singing His Praises
they live, drinking in the Lord’s Nectar; the  cycle  of  birth  and  death  is 
 over  for  them.  Finding  the  True  Congregation  and
meditating on the Lord, one is never again afflicted with pain. By the Grace of 
the Great Giver, the Architect of Destiny, we
work    to serve the Saints. Prays Nanak, I long for the dust of the feet of 
the humble; I am intuitively absorbed in the Blessed
Vision of the Lord.  || 2 ||    All beings vibrate and meditate on the Lord of 
the World. This brings the merits of chanting and
meditation,  austere  self-discipline  and  perfect  service.  Vibrating  and  
meditating  continuously  on  our  Lord  and  Master,  the
Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, one’s life becomes totally fruitful. 
Those who sing and meditate continually on the Lord
of         the Universe — their coming into the world is blessed and approved. 
The Immaculate Lord, Har, Har, is meditation and
chanting, and austere self-discipline; only the Wealth of the Lord of the 
Universe shall go along with you in the end. Prays
Nanak, please grant Your Grace, O Lord, and bless me with the Jewel, that I may 
carry it in my pocket.  || 3 ||   His Wondrous
and Amazing Plays are blissful — granting His Grace, He bestows supreme 
ecstasy. God, my Lord and Master, the Bringer of
peace, has met me, and the desires of my mind are fulfilled. Congratulations 
pour in; I am intuitively absorbed in the Lord. I
shall never again cry out in pain. He hugs me close in His Embrace, and blesses 
me with peace; the evil of sin and corruption is
gone. Prays Nanak, I have met my Lord and Master, the Primal Lord, the 
Embodiment of Bliss.  || 4 || 1 ||

VAAR  OF  KAANRAA,   FOURTH  MEHL,   SUNG  TO  THE  TUNE  OF  THE  BALLAD  OF  
MUSA:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

SHALOK,   FOURTH MEHL:   Follow the Guru’s Teachings, and enshrine the Treasure 
of the Lord’s Name within your heart.
Become the slave of the Lord’s slaves, and conquer egotism and corruption. You 
shall win this treasure of life; you shall never
lose. Blessed, blessed and very fortunate are those, O Nanak, who savor the 
Sublime Essence of the Lord through the Guru’s
Teachings.   || 1 ||    FOURTH MEHL:   Govind, Govind, Govind — the Lord God, 
the Lord of the Universe is the Treasure of
Virtue.


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Meditating on Govind, Govind, the Lord of the Universe, through the Guru’s 
Teachings, you shall be honored in the Court of
the Lord. Meditating on God, chanting Govind, Govind, Govind, your face shall 
be radiant; you shall be famous and exalted. O
Nanak, the Guru is the Lord God, the Lord of the Universe; meeting Him, you 
shall obtain the Name of the Lord.   || 2 ||
PAUREE:  You Yourself are the Siddha and the seeker; You Yourself are the Yoga 
and the Yogi. You Yourself are the Taster of
tastes; You Yourself are the Enjoyer of pleasures. You Yourself are 
All-pervading; whatever You do comes to pass. Blessed,
blessed, blessed, blessed, blessed is the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation of 
the True Guru. Join them — speak and chant
the Lord’s Name. Let everyone chant together the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, 
Haray, Har, Har, Haray; chanting Har, all sins
are washed away.   || 1 ||    SHALOK,   FOURTH MEHL:   Har, Har, Har, Har is 
the Name of the Lord; rare are those who, as
Gurmukh, obtain it. Egotism and possessiveness are eradicated, and 
evil-mindedness is washed away. O Nanak, one who is
blessed with such pre-ordained destiny chants the Lord’s Praises, night and 
day.  || 1 ||   FOURTH MEHL:  The Lord Himself is
Merciful; whatever the Lord Himself does, comes to pass. The Lord Himself is 
All-pervading. There is no other as Great as the
Lord. Whatever pleases the Lord God’s Will comes to pass; whatever the Lord God 
does is done. No one can appraise His
Value; the Lord God is Endless. O Nanak, as Gurmukh, praise the Lord; your body 
and mind shall be cooled and soothed.  || 2

||   PAUREE:  You are the Light of all, the Life of the World; You imbue each 
and every heart with Your Love. All meditate on
You, O my Beloved; You are the True, True Primal Being, the Immaculate Lord. 
The One is the Giver; the whole world is the
beggar. All the beggars beg for His Gifts. You are the servant, and You are the 
Lord and Master of all. Through the Guru’s
Teachings,  we  are  ennobled  and  uplifted.  Let  everyone  say  that  the  
Lord  is  the  Master  of  the  senses,  the  Master  of  all
faculties; through Him, we obtain all fruits and rewards.  || 2 ||   SHALOK,  
FOURTH MEHL:  O mind, meditate on the Name of
the Lord, Har, Har; you shall be honored in the Court of the Lord. You shall 
obtain the fruits that you desire, focusing your
meditation on the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. All the residues of your sins and 
mistakes shall be wiped away, and you shall be
rid of egotism and pride.  The  heart-lotus  of  the  Gurmukh  blossoms  forth, 
 recognizing  God  within  every  soul.  O  Lord  God,
please shower Your Mercy upon servant Nanak, that he may chant the Lord’s Name. 
 || 1 ||    FOURTH MEHL:  The Name of
the Lord, Har, Har, is Sacred and Immaculate. Chanting the Naam, pain is 
dispelled. God comes to abide in the minds of those
who have such pre-ordained destiny. Those who walk in harmony with the Will of 
the True Guru are rid of pain and poverty.
No one finds the Lord by his own will; see this, and satisfy your mind. Servant 
Nanak is the slave of the slave of those who fall
at the Feet of the True Guru.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:


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You are pervading and permeating all places and interspaces, O Creator. You 
made all that has been made. You created the
entire universe, with all its colors and shades; in so many ways and means and 
forms You formed it. O Lord of Light, Your
Light is infused within all; You link us to the Guru’s Teachings. They alone 
meet the True Guru, unto whom You are Merciful; O
Lord, You instruct them in the Guru’s Word. Let everyone chant the Name of the 
Lord, chant the Name of the Great Lord; all
poverty, pain and hunger shall be taken away.  || 3 ||   SHALOK,  FOURTH MEHL:  
The Ambrosial Nectar of the Name of the
Lord, Har, Har, is sweet; enshrine this Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord within 
your heart. The Lord God prevails in the Sangat, the
Holy Congregation; reflect upon the Shabad and understand. Meditating on the 
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, within the mind,
the poison of egotism is eradicated. One who does not remember the Name of the 
Lord, Har, Har, shall totally lose this life in
the gamble. By Guru’s Grace, one remembers the Lord, and enshrines the Lord’s 
Name within the heart. O servant Nanak, his
face shall be radiant in the Court of the True Lord.   || 1 ||    FOURTH MEHL:  
 To chant the Lord’s Praise and His Name is
sublime  and  exalted. This  is  the  most  excellent  deed  in  this  Dark  
Age  of  Kali  Yuga.  His  Praises  come  through  the  Guru’s
Teachings and Instructions; wear the Necklace of the Lord’s Name. Those who 
meditate on the Lord are very fortunate. They
are entrusted with the Treasure of the Lord. Without the Name, no matter what 
people may do, they continue to waste away
in  egotism.  Elephants  can  be  washed  and  bathed  in  water,  but  they  
only  throw  dust  on  their  heads  again.  O  Kind  and
Compassionate True Guru, please unite me with the Lord, that the One Creator of 
the Universe may abide within my mind.
Those Gurmukhs who listen to the Lord and believe in Him — servant Nanak 
salutes them.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   The Lord’s
Name is the most sublime and precious merchandise. The Primal Lord God is my 
Lord and Master. The Lord has staged His
Play, and He Himself permeates it. The whole world deals in this merchandise. 
Your Light is the light in all beings, O Creator.
All Your Expanse is True. All those who meditate on You become prosperous; 
through the Guru’s Teachings, they sing Your
Praises, O Formless Lord. Let everyone chant the Lord, the Lord of the World, 
the Lord of the Universe, and cross over the
terrifying world-ocean.  || 4 ||   SHALOK,  FOURTH MEHL:  I have only one 
tongue, and the Glorious Virtues of the Lord God
are Unapproachable and Unfathomable. I am ignorant — how can I meditate on You, 
Lord? You are Great, Unapproachable
and Immeasurable. O Lord God, please bless me with that sublime wisdom, that I 
may fall at the Feet of the Guru, the True
Guru. O Lord God, please lead me to the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, 
where even a sinner like myself may be saved. O
Lord, please bless and forgive servant Nanak; please unite him in Your Union. O 
Lord, please be merciful and hear my prayer;
I am a sinner and a worm — please save me!  || 1 ||   FOURTH MEHL:  O Lord, 
Life of the World, please bless me with Your
Grace, and lead me to meet the Guru, the Merciful True Guru.


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I am happy to serve the Guru; the Lord has become merciful to me. All my hopes 
and desires have been forgotten; my mind is
rid of its worldly entanglements. The Guru, in His Mercy, implanted the Naam 
within me; I am enraptured with the Word of the
Shabad. Servant Nanak has obtained the inexhaustible wealth; the Lord’s Name is 
his wealth and property.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:
O Lord, You are the Greatest of the Great, the Greatest of the Great, the Most 
Lofty and Exalted of all, the Greatest of the
Great. Those who meditate on the Infinite Lord, who meditate on the Lord, Har, 
Har, Har, are rejuvenated. Those who sing
and listen to Your Praises, O my Lord and Master, have millions of sins 
destroyed. I know that those divine beings who follow
the Guru’s Teachings are just like You, Lord. They are the greatest of the 
great, so very fortunate. Let everyone meditate on
the Lord, who was True in the primal beginning, and True throughout the ages; 
He is revealed as True here and now, and He
shall be True forever and ever. Servant Nanak is the slave of His slaves.  || 5 
||   SHALOK,  FOURTH MEHL:  I meditate on my
Lord,  the  Life  of  the  World,  the  Lord,  chanting  the  Guru’s  Mantra.  
The  Lord  is  Unapproachable,  Inaccessible  and
Unfathomable; the Lord, Har, Har, has spontaneously come to meet me. The Lord 
Himself is pervading each and every heart;
the Lord Himself is Endless. The Lord Himself enjoys all pleasures; the Lord 
Himself is the Husband of Maya. The Lord Himself
gives in charity to the whole world, and all the beings and creatures which He 
created. O Merciful Lord God, please bless me
with Your Bountiful Gifts; the humble Saints of the Lord beg for them. O God of 
servant Nanak, please come and meet me; I
sing the Songs of the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 1 ||   FOURTH MEHL:  
The Name of the Lord God is my Best Friend. My
mind and body are drenched with the Naam. All the hopes of the Gurmukh are 
fulfilled; servant Nanak is comforted, hearing
the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The Lord’s Sublime Name is 
energizing and rejuvenating. The Immaculate
Lord, the Primal Being, blossoms forth. Maya serves at the feet of those who 
chant and meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, day
and night. The Lord always looks after and cares for all His beings and 
creatures; He is with all, near and far. Those whom the
Lord inspires to understand, understand; the True Guru, God, the Primal Being, 
is pleased with them. Let everyone sing the
Praise of the Lord of the Universe, the Lord, the Lord of the Universe, the 
Lord, the Lord of the Universe; singing the Praise of
the Lord, one is absorbed in His Glorious Virtues.  || 6 ||    SHALOK,  FOURTH 
MEHL:  O mind, even in sleep, remember the
Lord God; let yourself be intuitively absorbed into the Celestial State of 
Samaadhi. Servant Nanak’s mind longs for the Lord,
Har, Har. As the Guru pleases, he is absorbed into the Lord, O mother.  || 1 || 
  FOURTH MEHL:  I am in love with the One and
Only Lord; the One Lord fills my consciousness. Servant Nanak takes the Support 
of the One Lord God; through the One, he
obtains honor and salvation.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   The Panch Shabad, the Five 
Primal Sounds, vibrate with the Wisdom of the
Guru’s Teachings; by great good fortune, the Unstruck Melody resonates and 
resounds. I see the Lord, the Source of Bliss,
everywhere; through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the Lord of the Universe is 
revealed. From the primal beginning, and
throughout the ages, the Lord has One Form. Through the Wisdom of the Guru’s 
Teachings, I vibrate and meditate on the
Lord God.


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O Merciful Lord God, please bless me with Your Bounty; O Lord God, please 
preserve and protect the honor of Your humble
servant. Let everyone proclaim: Blessed is the Guru, the True Guru, the Guru, 
the True Guru; meeting Him, the Lord covers
their faults and deficiencies.  || 7 ||   SHALOK,  FOURTH MEHL:  The sacred 
pool of devotional worship is filled to the brim and
overflowing in torrents. Those who obey the True Guru, O servant Nanak, are 
very fortunate — they find it.  || 1 ||   FOURTH
MEHL:  The Names of the Lord, Har, Har, are countless. The Glorious Virtues of 
the Lord, Har, Har, cannot be described. The
Lord, Har, Har, is Inaccessible and Unfathomable; how can the humble servants 
of the Lord be united in His Union? Those
humble beings meditate and chant the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, but they do 
not attain even a tiny bit of His Worth. O
servant Nanak, the Lord God is Inaccessible; the Lord has attached me to His 
Robe, and united me in His Union.   || 2 ||
PAUREE:  The Lord is Inaccessible and Unfathomable. How will I see the Blessed 
Vision of the Lord’s Darshan? If He were a
material object, then I could describe Him, but He has no form or feature. 
Understanding comes only when the Lord Himself
gives understanding; only such a humble being sees it. The Sat Sangat, the True 
Congregation of the True Guru, is the school
of the soul, where the Glorious Virtues of the Lord are studied. Blessed, 
blessed is the tongue, blessed is the hand, and blessed
is the Teacher, the True Guru; meeting Him, the Account of the Lord is written. 
 || 8 ||   SHALOK,  FOURTH MEHL:  The Name
of the Lord, Har, Har, is Ambrosial Nectar. Meditate on the Lord, with love for 
the True Guru. The Name of the Lord, Har, Har
is Sacred and Pure. Chanting it and listening to it, pain is taken away. They 
alone worship and adore the Lord’s Name, upon
whose foreheads such pre-ordained destiny is written. Those humble beings are 
honored in the Court of the Lord; the Lord
comes to abide in their minds. O servant Nanak, their faces are radiant. They 
listen to the Lord; their minds are filled with love.

|| 1 ||    FOURTH MEHL:   The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is the greatest 
treasure. The Gurmukhs obtain it. The True Guru
comes to meet those who have such pre-ordained destiny written upon their 
foreheads. Their bodies and minds are cooled and
soothed; peace and tranquility come to dwell in their minds. O Nanak, chanting 
the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, all poverty and
pain   is dispelled.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  I am a sacrifice, forever and ever, to 
those who have seen my Beloved True Guru. They
alone meet my True Guru, who have such pre-ordaind destiny written upon their 
foreheads. I meditate on the Inaccessible
Lord, according to the Guru’s Teachings; God has no form or feature. Those who 
follow the Guru’s Teachings and meditate on
the Inaccessible Lord, merge with their Lord and Master and become one with 
Him. Let everyone proclaim out loud, the Name
of the Lord, the Lord, the Lord; the profit of devotional worship of the Lord 
is blessed and sublime.  || 9 ||   SHALOK,  FOURTH
MEHL:  The Lord’s Name is permeating and pervading all. Repeat the Name of the 
Lord, Raam, Raam. The Lord is in the home
of each and every soul. God created this play with its various colors and 
forms. The Lord, the Life of the World, dwells near at
hand.


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The Guru, my Friend, has made this clear. They alone meet the Lord, the Lord 
God, their Lord and Master, whose love for the
Lord is pre-ordained. Servant Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord; through the Word of the Guru’s Teachings,
chant it consciously with your mind.  || 1 ||   FOURTH MEHL:  Seek the Lord 
God, your Best Friend; by great good fortune, He
comes to dwell with the very fortunate ones. Through the Perfect Guru, He is 
revealed, O Nanak, and one is lovingly attuned to
the Lord.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   Blessed, blessed, beauteous and fruitful is 
that moment, when service to the Lord becomes
pleasing to the mind. So proclaim the story of the Lord, O my GurSikhs; speak 
the Unspoken Speech of my Lord God. How can
I attain Him? How can I see Him? My Lord God is All-knowing and All-seeing. 
Through the Word of the Guru’s Teachings, the
Lord reveals Himself; we merge in absorption in the Naam, the Name of the Lord. 
Nanak is a sacrifice unto those who meditate
on the Lord of Nirvaanaa.   || 10 ||    SHALOK,   FOURTH MEHL:   One’s eyes are 
anointed by the Lord God, when the Guru
bestows the ointment of spiritual wisdom. I have found God, my Best Friend; 
servant Nanak is intuitively absorbed into the
Lord.  || 1 ||   FOURTH MEHL:  The Gurmukh is filled with peace and tranquility 
deep within. His mind and body are absorbed
in the Naam, the Name of the Lord. He thinks of the Naam, and reads the Naam; 
he remains lovingly attuned to the Naam. He
obtains the Treasure of the Naam, and is rid of anxiety. Meeting with the True 
Guru, the Naam wells up, and all hunger and
thirst depart. O Nanak, one who is imbued with the Naam, gathers the Naam in 
his lap.   || 2 ||    PAUREE:   You Yourself
created the world, and You Yourself control it. Some are self-willed manmukhs — 
they lose. Others are united with the Guru —
they  win.  The  Name  of  the  Lord,  the  Lord  God  is  Sublime.  The  
fortunate  ones  chant  it,  through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s
Teachings. All pain and poverty are taken away, when the Guru bestows the 
Lord’s Name. Let everyone serve the Enticing
Enticer of the Mind, the Enticer of the World, who created the world, and 
controls it all.  || 11 ||    SHALOK,  FOURTH MEHL:
The disease of egotism is deep within the mind; the self-willed manmukhs and 
the evil beings are deluded by doubt. O Nanak,
the disease is cured only by meeting with the True Guru, the Holy Friend.   || 
1 ||    FOURTH MEHL:   My mind and body are
embellished and exalted, when I behold the Lord with my eyes. O Nanak, meeting 
with that God, I live, hearing His Voice.  || 2

||     PAUREE:   The  Creator  is  the  Lord  of  the  World,  the  Master  of  
the  Universe,  the  Infinite  Primal  Immeasurable  Being.
Meditate on the Lord’s Name, O my GurSikhs; the Lord is Sublime, the Lord’s 
Name is Invaluable. Those who meditate on Him
in their hearts, day and night, merge with the Lord — there is no doubt about 
it. By great good fortune, they join the Sangat,
the Holy Congregation, and speak the Word of the Guru, the Perfect True Guru. 
Let everyone meditate on the Lord, the Lord,
the All-pervading Lord, by which all disputes and conflicts with Death are 
ended.   || 12 ||    SHALOK,   FOURTH MEHL:   The
humble servant of the Lord chants the Name, Har, Har. The foolish idiot shoots 
arrows at him. O Nanak, the humble servant of
the Lord is saved by the Love of the Lord.


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The arrow is turned around, and kills the one who shot it.  || 1 ||   FOURTH 
MEHL:  The eyes which are attracted by the Lord’s
Love behold the Lord through the Name of the Lord. If they gaze upon something 
else, O servant Nanak, they ought to be
gouged out.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The Infinite Lord totally permeates the water, 
the land and the sky. He cherishes and sustains
all beings and creatures; whatever He does comes to pass. Without Him, we have 
no mother, father, children, sibling or friend.
He is permeating and pervading deep within each and every heart; let everyone 
meditate on Him. Let all chant the Glorious
Praises of the Lord of the World, who is manifest all over the world.  || 13 || 
   SHALOK,   FOURTH MEHL:   Those Gurmukhs
who meet as friends are blessed with the Lord God’s Love. O servant Nanak, 
praise the Naam, the Name of the Lord; you shall
go to His court in joyous high spirits.  || 1 ||   FOURTH MEHL:  Lord, You are 
the Great Giver of all; all beings are Yours. They
all worship You in adoration; You bless them with Your Bounty, O Beloved. The 
Generous Lord, the Great Giver reaches out
with His Hands, and the rain pours down on the world. The corn germinates in 
the fields; contemplate the Lord’s Name with
love. Servant Nanak begs for the Gift of the Support of the Name of his Lord 
God.  || 2 ||   PAUREE:  The desires of the mind
are satisfied, meditating on the Ocean of Peace. Worship and adore the Feet of 
the Lord, through the Word of the Guru’s
Shabad, the jewel mine. Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, one 
is saved, and the Decree of Death is torn up.
The treasure of this human life is won, meditating on the Lord of Detachment. 
Let everyone seek the Sanctuary of the True
Guru; let the black spot of pain, the scar of suffering, be erased.  || 14 ||   
SHALOK,  FOURTH MEHL:  I was seeking, searching
for my Friend, but my Friend is right here with me. O servant Nanak, the Unseen 
is not seen, but the Gurmukh is given to see
Him.  || 1 ||   FOURTH MEHL:  O Nanak, I am in love with the True Lord; I 
cannot survive without Him. Meeting the True Guru,
the Perfect Lord is found, and the tongue savors His Sublime Essence.  || 2 ||  
  PAUREE:  Some sing, some listen, and some
speek  and  preach.  The  filth  and  pollution  of  countless  lifetimes  is  
washed  away,  and  the  wishes  of  the  mind  are  fulfilled.
Coming and going in reincarnation ceases, singing the Glorious Praises of the 
Lord. They  save  themselves,  and  save  their
companions; they save all their generations as well. Servant Nanak is a 
sacrifice to those who are pleasing to my Lord God.  ||
15           || 1 ||  SUDH  ||

RAAG  KAANRAA,   THE  WORD  OF  NAAM  DAYV  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Such is the Sovereign Lord, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of Hearts; He sees 
everything as clearly as one’s face reflected in
a mirror.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He dwells in each and every heart; no stain or 
stigma sticks to Him. He is liberated from bondage;
He does not belong to any social class.  || 1 ||   As one’s face is reflected 
in the water, so does Naam Dayv’s Beloved Lord and
Master appear.  || 2 || 1 ||


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RAAG  KALYAAN,   FOURTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

The Lord, the Beauteous Lord — no one has found His limits. I am a child — You 
cherish and sustain me. You are the Great
Primal  Being,  my  Mother  and  Father.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     The  
Names  of  the  Lord  are  Countless  and  Unfathomable.  My
Sovereign Lord is Unfathomable and Incomprehensible. The virtuous and the 
spiritual teachers have given it great thought, but
they have not found even an iota of His Value.  || 1 ||    They sing the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord, the Lord of the Universe
forever. They sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, but they 
do not find His limits. You are Immeasurable,
Unweighable,  and  Infinite,  O  Lord  and  Master;  no  matter  how  much  one 
 may  meditate  on  You,  Your  Depth  cannot  be
fathomed.  || 2 ||   Lord, Your humble servants praise You, singing Your 
Glorious Praises, O Sovereign Lord. You are the ocean
of water, and I am Your fish. No one has ever found Your limits. Please be Kind 
to Your humble servant, Lord; please bless me
with the meditation of Your Name. I am a blind fool; Your Name is my only 
Support. Servant Nanak, as Gurmukh, has found it.

|| 4 || 1 ||    KALYAAN,   FOURTH MEHL:   The humble servant of the Lord sings 
the Lord’s Praise, and blossoms forth. My
intellect is embellished with devotion to the Lord, Har, Har, through the 
Guru’s Teachings. This is the destiny which God has
recorded on my forehead.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    I meditate in remembrance on 
the Guru’s Feet, day and night. The Lord, Har,
Har, Har, comes to dwell in my mind. The Praise of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, is 
Excellent and Sublime in this world. His Praise is
the sandalwood paste which I rub.  || 1 ||   The humble servant of the Lord is 
lovingly attuned to the Lord, Har, Har, Har; all
the faithless cynics pursue him. The slanderous person acts in accordance with 
the record of his past deeds; his foot trips over
the snake, and he is stung by its bite.  || 2 ||   O my Lord and Master, You 
are the Saving Grace, the Protector of Your humble
servants. You protect them, age after age. What does it matter, if a demon 
speaks evil? By doing so, he only gets frustrated.

|| 3 ||    All the beings and creatures created by God are caught in the mouth 
of Death. The humble servants of the Lord are
protected by the Lord God, Har, Har, Har; servant Nanak seeks His Sanctuary.  
|| 4 || 2 ||   KALYAAN,  FOURTH MEHL:


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O my mind, chant and meditate on the Master of the Universe. Through the Guru’s 
Teachings, meditate on the Lord’s Name,
and be rid of all the painful residues of your sinful mistakes.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||    I have only one tongue — I cannot sing His
Praises. Please bless me with many, many tongues. Again and again, each and 
every instant, with all of them, I would sing His
Glorious Praises; but even then, I would not be able to sing all of Your 
Praises, God.  || 1 ||   I am so deeply in love with God,
my Lord and Master; I long to see God’s Vision. You are the Great Giver of all 
beings and creatures; only You know our inner
pain.  || 2 ||   If only someone would show me the Way, the Path of God. Tell 
me — what could I give him? I would surrender,
offer and dedicate all my body and mind to him; if only someone would unite me 
in God’s Union!  || 3 ||   The Glorious Praises
of the Lord are so many and numerous; I can describe only a tiny bit of them. 
My intellect is under Your control, God; You are
the All-powerful Lord God of servant Nanak.  || 4 || 3 ||   KALYAAN,  FOURTH 
MEHL:  O my mind, chant the Glorious Praises of
the Lord, which are said to be inexpressible. Rightousness and Dharmic faith, 
success and prosperity, pleasure, the fulfillment
of desires and liberation — all follow the humble servant of the Lord like a 
shadow.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   That humble servant of
the Lord who has such good fortune written on his forehead meditates on the 
Name of the Lord, Har, Har. In that Court, where
God calls for the accounts, there, you shall be saved only by meditating on the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 1 ||    I am
stained with the filth of the mistakes of countless lifetimes, the pain and 
pollution of egotism. Showering His Mercy, the Guru
bathed me in the Water of the Lord, and all the residues of my sins and 
mistakes were taken away.  || 2 ||   God, our Lord and
Master, is deep within the hearts of His humble servants. They vibrate the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. And when
that very last moment comes, then the Naam is our Best Friend and Protector.   
|| 3 ||    Your humble servants sing Your
Praises, O Lord, Har, Har; they chant and meditate on the Lord God, the Master 
of the Universe. O God, my Saving Grace, Lord
and Master of servant Nanak, please save me, the sinking stone.  || 4 || 4 ||   
KALYAAN,  FOURTH MEHL:  Only the Lord God
knows my innermost thoughts. If someone slanders the humble servant of the 
Lord, God does not believe even a tiny bit of
what he says.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   So give up everything else, and serve the 
Imperishable; The Lord God, our Lord and Master,
is the Highest of all. When you serve the Lord, Death cannot even see you. It 
comes and falls at the feet of those who know
the Lord.   || 1 ||    Those whom my Lord and Master protects — a balanced 
wisdom comes to their ears. No one can equal
them; their devotional worship is accepted by my God.  || 2 ||   So behold the 
Wondrous and Amazing Play of the Lord. In an
instant, He distinguishes the genuine from the counterfeit. And that is why His 
humble servant is in bliss. Those of pure heart
meet together, while the evil ones regret and repent.  || 3 ||   Lord, You are 
the Great Giver, our All-powerful Lord and Master;
O Lord, I beg for only one gift from You.


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Lord, please bless servant Nanak with Your Grace, that Your Feet may abide 
forever within my heart.  || 4 || 5 ||   KALYAAN,
FOURTH MEHL:  O God, Treasure of Mercy, please bless me, that I may sing the 
Glorious Praises of the Lord. I always place
my hopes in You; O God, when will you take me in Your Embrace?  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   I am a foolish and ignorant child; Father,
please teach me! Your child makes mistakes again and again, but still, You are 
pleased with him, O Father of the Universe.  ||
1    ||   Whatever You give me, O my Lord and Master — that is what I receive. 
There is no other place where I can go.  || 2 ||
Those devotees who are pleasing to the Lord — the Lord is pleasing to them. 
Their light merges into the Light; the lights are
merged and blended together.  || 3 ||   The Lord Himself has shown mercy; He 
lovingly attunes me to Himself. Servant Nanak
seeks the Sanctuary of the Door of the Lord, who protects his honor.  || 4 || 6 
||  FIRST SET OF SIX  ||

KALYAAN   BHOPAALEE,   FOURTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O Supreme Lord God, Transcendent Lord and Master, Destroyer of pain, 
Transcendental Lord God. All Your devotees beg of
You. Ocean of peace, carry us across the terrifying world-ocean; You are the 
Wish-fulfilling Jewel.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Merciful
to the meek and poor, Lord of the world, Support of the earth, Inner-knower, 
Searcher of hearts, Lord of the Universe. Those
who meditate on the Supreme Lord become fearless. Through the Wisdom of the 
Guru’s Teachings, they meditate on the Lord,
the Liberator Lord.   || 1 ||    Those who come to Sanctuary at the Feet of the 
Lord of the Universe — those humble beings
cross  over  the  terrifying  world-ocean.  The  Lord  preserves  the  honor  
of  His  humble  devotees;  O  servant  Nanak,  the  Lord
Himself showers them with His Grace.  || 2 || 1 || 7 ||

RAAG  KALYAAN,   FIFTH  MEHL,   FIRST HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Please grant me this blessing: May the bumble-bee of my mind be immersed again 
and again in the Honey of Your Lotus Feet.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   I am not concerned with any other water; please bless this 
songbird with a Drop of Your Water, Lord.  || 1

||    Unless I meet my Lord, I am not satisfied. Nanak lives, gazing upon the 
Blessed Vision of His Darshan.   || 2  ||  1  ||
KALYAAN,  FIFTH MEHL:  This beggar begs and begs for Your Name, Lord. You are 
the Support of all, the Master of all, the
Giver of absolute peace.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   So many, so very many, beg for 
charity at Your Door; they receive only what You
are pleased to give.   || 1 ||    Fruitful, fruitful, fruitful is the Blessed 
Vision of His Darshan; touching His Touch, I sing His
Glorious Praises. O Nanak, one’s essence is blended into the Essence; the 
diamond of the mind is pierced through by the
Diamond of the Lord.  || 2 || 2 ||


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KALYAAN,  FIFTH MEHL:   O, the Wondrous Glory of my Beloved! My mind is 
rejuvenated forever by His Wondrous Love.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   Brahma, Shiva, the Siddhas, the silent sages and Indra beg for 
the charity of His Praise and devotion to Him.  ||
1 ||   Yogis, spiritual teachers, meditators and the thousand-headed serpent 
all meditate on the Waves of God. Says Nanak, I
am a sacrifice to the Saints, who are the Eternal Companions of God.  || 2 || 3 
||

KALYAAN,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Belief in You, Lord, brings honor. To see with my eyes, and hear with my ears — 
every limb and fiber of my being, and my
breath of life are in bliss.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Here and there, and in the 
ten directions You are pervading, in the mountain and
the blade of grass.  || 1 ||    Wherever I look, I see the Lord, the Supreme 
Lord, the Primal Being. In the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, doubt and fear are dispelled. Nanak speaks the Wisdom of 
God.   || 2 || 1 || 4 ||    KALYAAN,   FIFTH
MEHL:  The Glory of God is the Sound-current of the Naad, the Celestial Music 
of Bliss, and the Wisdom of the Vedas. Speaking
and listening, the silent sages and humble beings join together, in the Realm 
of the Saints.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Spiritual
wisdom, meditation, faith and charity are there; their minds savor the Taste of 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Chanting it,
sins are destroyed.   || 1 ||    This is the technology of Yoga, spiritual 
wisdom, devotion, intuitive knowledge of the Shabad,
certain knowledge of the Essence of Reality, chanting and unbroken intensive 
meditation. Through and through, O Nanak,
merging into the Light, you shall never again suffer pain and punishment.  || 2 
|| 2 || 5 ||    KALYAAN,  FIFTH MEHL:  What
should I do, and how should I do it? Should I center myself in meditation, or 
study the spiritual wisdom of the Shaastras? How
can I endure this unendurable state?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Vishnu, Shiva, the 
Siddhas, the silent sages and Indra — at whose
door should I seek sanctuary?  || 1 ||   Some have power and influence, and 
some are blessed with heavenly paradise, but out
of millions, will anyone find liberation? Says Nanak, I have attained the 
Sublime Essence of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. I
touch the feet of the Holy.  || 2 || 3 || 6 ||   KALYAAN,  FIFTH MEHL:  The 
Lord of the Breath of Life, the Merciful Primal Lord
God, is my Friend. The Lord saves us from the womb of reincarnation and the 
noose of death in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga; He
takes away our pain.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    I enshrine the Naam, the Name of 
the Lord, within; I seek Your Sanctuary, Lord. O
Merciful Lord God, You are my only Support.   || 1 ||    You are the only Hope 
of the helpless, the meek and the poor. Your
Name, O my Lord and Master, is the Mantra of the mind.  || 2 ||   I know of 
nothing except You, God. Throughout all the ages,
I realize You.  || 3 ||   O Lord, You dwell in my mind night and day. The Lord 
of the Universe is Nanak’s only Support.  || 4 || 4

|| 7 ||    KALYAAN,   FIFTH MEHL:   Within my mind and body I meditate on the 
Lord God. The Perfect Guru is pleased and
satisfied; I am blessed with eternal peace and happiness.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
 All affairs are successfuly resolved, singing the
Glorious Praises of the Lord of the World. Joining the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, I dwell upon God, and the pain
of death is taken away.  || 1 ||   Please take pity on me, O my God, that I may 
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Slave Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord, the Perfect, Divine Primal Being.  
|| 2 || 5 || 8 ||   KALYAAN,  FIFTH MEHL:  My
God is  the  Inner-knower,  the  Searcher  of  Hearts. Take  pity  on  me, O  
Perfect Transcendent Lord; bless  me  with  the  True
Eternal Insignia of the Shabad, the Word of God.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    O Lord, 
other than You, no one is all-powerful. You are
the Hope and the Strength of my mind. You are the Giver to the hearts of all 
beings, O Lord and Master. I eat and wear
whatever You give me.   || 1 ||    Intuitive understanding, wisdom and 
cleverness, glory and beauty, pleasure,  wealth  and
honor, all comforts, bliss, happiness and salvation, O Nanak, come by chanting 
the Lord’s Name.  || 2 || 6 || 9 ||   KALYAAN,
FIFTH MEHL:   The Sanctuary of the Lord’s Feet bring salvation. God’s Name is 
the Purifier of sinners.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Whoever chants and meditates in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, 
shall undoubtedly escape being consumed by
the Messenger of Death.   || 1 ||    Liberation, the key to success, and all 
sorts of comforts do not equal loving devotional
worship of the Lord. Slave Nanak longs for the Blessed Vision of God’s Darshan; 
he shall never again wander in reincarnation.

|| 2 ||  || 7 || 10 ||

KALYAAN,   FOURTH  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Hearing the Name of the Lord, the All-pervading Lord, my mind is drenched with 
joy. The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is
Ambrosial Nectar, the most Sweet and Sublime Essence; through the Guru’s 
Teachings, drink it in with intuitive ease.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   The potential energy of fire is within the wood; it is released if 
you know how to rub it and generate friction. In just
the same way, the Lord’s Name is the Light within all; the Essence is extracted 
by following the Guru’s Teachings.   || 1 ||
There are nine doors, but the taste of these nine doors is bland and insipid. 
The Essence of Ambrosial Nectar trickles down
through the Tenth Door. Please take pity on me — be kind and compassionate, O 
my Beloved, that I may drink in the Sublime
Essence of the Lord, through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.   || 2 ||    The 
body-village is the most sublime and exalted
village, in which the merchandise of the Lord’s Sublime Essence is traded. The 
most precious and priceless gems and jewels
are obtained by serving the True Guru.  || 3 ||   The True Guru is 
Inaccessible; Inaccessible is our Lord and Master. He is the
overflowing Ocean of bliss — worship Him with loving devotion. Please take pity 
on me, and be Merciful to this meek song-
bird; please pour a drop of Your Name into my mouth.  || 4 ||   O Beloved Lord, 
please color my mind with the Deep Crimson
Color of Your Love; I have surrendered my mind to the Guru. Those who are 
imbued with the Love of the Lord, Raam, Raam,
Raam, continually drink in this essence in big gulps, savoring its sweet taste. 
 || 5 ||    If all the gold of the seven continents
and the oceans was taken out and placed before them, the humble servants of my 
Lord and Master would not even want it.
They beg for the Lord to bless them with the Lord’s Sublime Essence.  || 6 ||   
The faithless cynics and mortal beings remain
hungry forever; they continually cry out in hunger. They hurry and run, and 
wander all around, caught in the love of Maya;
they cover hundreds of thousands of miles in their wanderings.  || 7 ||   The 
humble servants of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har,
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Nothing else can equal the Glory of the Lord’s Name; please bless servant Nanak 
with Your Grace.   || 8 || 1 ||    KALYAAN,
FOURTH MEHL:  O Lord, please bless me with the Touch of the Guru, the 
Philosopher’s Stone. I was unworthy, utterly useless,
rusty slag; meeting with the True Guru, I was transformed by the Philosopher’s 
Stone.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Everyone longs for
paradise, liberation and heaven; all place their hopes in them. The humble long 
for the Blessed Vision of His Darshan; they do
not   ask for liberation. Their minds are satisfied and comforted by His 
Darshan.  || 1 ||   Emotional attachment to Maya is very
powerful;  this  attachment  is  a  black  stain  which  sticks.  The  humble  
servants  of  my  Lord  and  Master  are  unattached  and
liberated. They are like ducks, whose feathers do not get wet.  || 2 ||    The 
fragrant sandalwood tree is encircled by snakes;
how  can anyone get to the sandalwood? Drawing out the Mighty Sword of the 
Guru’s Spiritual Wisdom, I slaughter and kill the
poisonous snakes, and drink in the Sweet Nectar.  || 3 ||   You may gather wood 
and stack it in a pile, but in an instant, fire
reduces it to ashes. The faithless cynic gathers the most horrendous sins, but 
meeting with the Holy Saint, they are placed in
the fire.  || 4 ||    The Holy, Saintly devotees are sublime and exalted. They 
enshrine the Naam, the Name of the Lord, deep
within. By the touch of the Holy and the humble servants of the Lord, the Lord 
God is seen.  || 5 ||   The thread of the faithless
cynic  is  totally  knotted  and  tangled;  how  can  anything  be  woven  with 
 it?  This  thread  cannot  be  woven  into  yarn;  do  not
associate with those faithless cynics.  || 6 ||   The True Guru and the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, are exalted and
sublime. Joining the Congregation, meditate on the Lord. The gems, jewels and 
precious stones are deep within; by Guru’s
Grace, they are found.  || 7 ||    My Lord and Master is Glorious and Great. 
How can I be united in His Union? O Nanak, the
Perfect Guru unites His humble servant in His Union, and blesses him with 
perfection.  || 8 || 2 ||   KALYAAN,  FOURTH MEHL:
Chant the Name of the Lord, the Lord, the All-pervading Lord. The Holy, the 
humble and Holy, are noble and sublime. Meeting
with the Holy, I joyfully love the Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The minds of 
all the beings and creatures of the world waver
unsteadily. Please take pity on them, be merciful to them, and unite them with 
the Holy; establish this support to support the
world. The earth is beneath us, and yet its dust falls down on all; let 
yourself be covered by the dust of the feet of the Holy.
You shall be utterly exalted, the most noble and sublime of all; the whole 
world will place itself at your feet.   || 2 ||    The
Gurmukhs  are  blessed  with  the  Divine  Light  of  the  Lord;  Maya  comes  
to  serve  them.  Through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s
Teachings, they bite with teeth of wax and chew iron, drinking in the Sublime 
Essence of the Lord.   || 3 ||    The Lord has
shown great mercy, and bestowed His Name; I have met with the Holy Guru, the 
Primal Being. The Glorious Praises of the
Lord’s Name have spread out everywhere; the Lord bestows fame all over the 
world.  || 4 ||   The Beloved Lord is within the
minds of the Holy, the Holy Saadhus; without seeing Him, they cannot survive. 
The fish in the water loves only the water.


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Without water, it bursts and dies in an instant.  || 5 ||   Those who have 
terrible luck and bad fortune do not drink in the water
which washes the dust of the feet of the  Holy.  The  burning  fire  of  their  
desires  is  not extinguished; they  are  beaten  and
punished by the Righteous Judge of Dharma.  || 6 ||    You may visit all the 
sacred shrines, observe fasts and sacred feasts,
give generously in charity and waste away the body, melting it in the snow. The 
weight of the Lord’s Name is unweighable,
according to the Guru’s Teachings; nothing can equal its weight.   || 7 ||    O 
God, You alone know Your Glorious Virtues.
Servant Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary. You are the Ocean of water, and I am Your 
fish. Please be kind, and keep me always
with You.   || 8 || 3 ||   KALYAAN,  FOURTH MEHL:  I worship and adore the 
Lord, the All-pervading Lord. I surrender my mind
and body, and place everything before Him; following the Guru’s Teachings, 
spiritual wisdom is implanted within me.  || 1 ||
Pause   ||    God’s Name is the tree, and His Glorious Virtues are the 
branches. Picking and gathering up the fruit, I worship
Him. The soul is divine; divine is the soul. Worship Him with love.  || 1 ||   
One of keen intellect and precise understanding is
immaculate in all this world. In thoughtful consideration, he drinks in the 
sublime essence. By Guru’s Grace, the treasure is
found; dedicate this mind to the True Guru.  || 2 ||    Priceless and utterly 
sublime is the Diamond of the Lord. This Diamond
pierces the diamond of the mind. The mind becomes the jeweller, through the 
Word of the Guru’s Shabad; it appraises the
Diamond of the Lord.  || 3 ||   Attaching oneself to the Society of the Saints, 
one is exalted and uplifted, as the palaas tree is
absorbed by the peepal tree. That mortal being is supreme among all people, who 
is perfumed by the fragrance of the Lord’s
Name.  || 4 ||   One who continually acts in goodness and immaculate purity, 
sprouts green branches in great abundance. The
Guru has taught me that Dharmic faith is the flower, and spiritual wisdom is 
the fruit; this fragrance permeates the world.  || 5

||    The One, the Light of the One, abides within my mind; God, the One, is 
seen in all. The One Lord, the Supreme Soul, is
spread out everywhere; all place their heads beneath His Feet.  || 6 ||   
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, people look
like criminals with their noses cut off; bit by bit, their noses are cut off. 
The faithless cynics are called egotistical; without the
Name, their lives are cursed.   || 7 ||    As long as the breath breathes 
through the mind deep within, hurry and seek God’s
Sanctuary. Please shower Your Kind Mercy and take pity upon Nanak, that he may 
wash the feet of the Holy.   || 8 || 4 ||
KALYAAN,  FOURTH MEHL:  O Lord, I wash the feet of the Holy. May the residues 
of my sinful mistakes be burnt away in an
instant; O my Lord and Master, please bless me with Your Mercy.  || 1 ||  Pause 
  ||    The meek and humble beggars stand
begging at Your Door. Please be generous and give to those who are yearning. 
Save me, save me, O God — I have come to
Your Sanctuary. Please implant the Guru’s Teachings, and the Naam within me.   
|| 1 ||    Sexual desire and anger are very
powerful in the body-village; I rise up to fight the battle against them. 
Please make me Your Own and save me; through the
Perfect Guru, I drive them out.  || 2 ||


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The powerful fire of corruption is raging violently within; the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad is the ice water which cools and
soothes. My mind and body are calm and tranquil; the disease has been cured, 
and now I sleep in peace.  || 3 ||   As the rays
of the sun spread out everywhere, the Lord pervades each and every heart. 
Meeting the Holy Saint, one drinks in the Sublime
Essence of the Lord; sitting in the home of your own inner being, drink in the 
essence.  || 4 ||    The humble being is in love
with the Guru, like the chakvi bird which loves to see the sun. She watches, 
and keeps on watching all through the night; and
when the sun shows its face, she drinks in the Amrit.  || 5 ||   The faithless 
cynic is said to be very greedy — he is a dog. He is
overflowing  with  the  filth  and  pollution  of  evil-mindedness.  He  talks  
excessively  about  his  own  interests.  How  can  he  be
trusted?   || 6 ||    I have sought the Sanctuary of the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy; I have found the Sublime
Essence of the Lord. They do good deeds for others, and speak of the Lord’s 
many Glorious Virtues; please bless me to meet
these Saints, these devotees of the Lord.  || 7 ||    You are the Inaccessible 
Lord, Kind and Compassionate, the Great Giver;
please shower us with Your Mercy, and save us. You are the Life of all the 
beings of the world; please cherish and sustain
Nanak.  || 8 || 5 ||    KALYAAN,  FIFTH MEHL:  O Lord, please make me the slave 
of Your slaves. As long as there is breath
deep within my mind, let me drink in the dust of the Holy.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||  
 Shiva, Naarad, the thousand-headed cobra king
and the silent sages long for the dust of the Holy. All the worlds and realms 
where the Holy place their feet are sanctified.  || 1

||   So let go of your shame and renounce all your egotism; join with the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and remain
there. Give up your fear of the Righteous Judge of Dharma, and you shall be 
lifted up and saved from drowning in the sea of
poison.    ||  2  ||     Some  are  standing,  parched  and  shrivelled  up  by 
 their  doubts;  joining  the  Saadh  Sangat,  they  are
rejuvenated. So do not delay, even for an instant — go and fall at the feet of 
the Holy.  || 3 ||   The Kirtan of the Praise of the
Lord’s Name is a priceless jewel. The Lord has given it for the Holy to keep. 
Whoever accepts and follows the Word of the
Guru’s Teachings as True — this Jewel is taken out and given to him.   || 4 ||  
  Listen, O Saints; listen, humble Siblings of
Destiny: the Guru raises His Arms and sends out the call. If you long for 
everlasting peace and comfort for your soul, then
enter the Sanctuary of the True Guru.   || 5 ||    If you have great good 
fortune and are very noble, then implant the Guru’s
Teachings and the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within. Emotional attachment to 
Maya is totally treacherous; drinking in the
Sublime Essence of the Lord, you shall easily, intuitively cross over the 
world-ocean.  || 6 ||   Those who are totally in love with
Maya, Maya, shall rot away in Maya. The path of ignorance and darkness is 
utterly treacherous; they are loaded down with the
crushing load of egotism.   || 7 ||    O Nanak, chanting the Name of the Lord, 
the All-pervading Lord, one is emancipated.
Meeting the True Guru, the Naam is implanted within; we are united and blended 
with the Lord’s Name.  || 8 || 6 ||  FIRST
SET OF SIX  ||


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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

RAAG  PARBHAATEE  BIBHAAS,   FIRST  MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS,   FIRST  HOUSE:

Your  Name  carries  us  across;  Your  Name  brings  respect  and  worship.  
Your  Name  embellishes  us;  it  is  the  object  of  the
awakened mind. Your Name brings honor to everyone’s name. Without Your Name, no 
one is ever respected.   || 1 ||    All
other clever tricks are just for show. Whoever the Lord blesses with 
forgiveness — his affairs are perfectly resolved.   || 1 ||
Pause  ||   Your Name is my strength; Your Name is my support. Your Name is my 
army; Your Name is my king. Your Name
brings honor, glory and approval. By Your Grace, one is blessed with the banner 
and the insignia of Your Mercy.  || 2 ||   Your
Name brings intuitive peace and poise; Your Name brings praise. Your Name is 
the Ambrosial Nectar which cleans out the
poison.  Through  Your  Name,  all  peace  and  comfort  comes  to  abide  in  
the  mind.  Without  the  Name,  they  are  bound  and
gagged, and dragged off to the City of Death.  || 3 ||   Man is involved with 
his wife, hearth and home, land and country, the
pleasures of the mind and fine clothes; but when the call comes, he cannot 
delay. O Nanak, in the end, the false turn out to be
false.  || 4 || 1 ||   PRABHAATEE,  FIRST MEHL:  Your Name is the Jewel, and 
Your Grace is the Light. In awareness, there is
Your Light. Darkness fills the dark, and then everything is lost.   || 1 ||    
This whole world is corrupt. Your Name is the only
cure; nothing else works, O Infinite Creator Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   One 
side of the scale holds tens of thousands, millions of
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O my Beloved, Your Worth could only be estimated if something else could be 
placed on the other side of the scale.  || 2 ||
Out of pain, pleasure is produced, and out of pleasure comes pain. That mouth 
which praises You — what hunger could that
mouth ever suffer?  || 3 ||    O Nanak, you alone are foolish; all the rest of 
the world is good. That body in which the Naam
does not well up — that body becomes miserable.  || 4 || 2 ||   PRABHAATEE,  
FIRST MEHL:  For His sake, Brahma uttered the
Vedas,  and  Shiva  renounced  Maya.  For  His  sake,  the  Siddhas  became  
hermits  and  renunciates;  even  the  gods  have  not
realized His Mystery.  || 1 ||   O Baba, keep the True Lord in your mind, and 
utter the Name of the True Lord with your mouth;
the True Lord will carry you across. Enemies and pain shall not even approach 
you; only a rare few realize the Wisdom of the
Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Fire, water and air make up the world; these three 
are the slaves of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
One who does not chant the Naam is a thief, dwelling in the fortress of the 
five thieves.  || 2 ||   If someone does a good deed
for someone else, he totally puffs himself up in his conscious mind. The Lord 
bestows so many virtues and so much goodness;
He does not ever regret it.   || 3 ||    Those who praise You gather the wealth 
in their laps; this is Nanak’s wealth. Whoever
shows respect to them is not summoned by the Messenger of Death.  || 4 || 3 ||  
 PRABHAATEE,  FIRST MEHL:  One who has
no beauty, no social status, no mouth, no flesh — meeting with the True Guru, 
he finds the Immaculate Lord, and dwells in
Your Name.  || 1 ||   O detached Yogi, contemplate the essence of reality, and 
you shall never again come to be born into the
world.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   One who does not have good karma or Dharmic faith, 
sacred rosary or mala — through the Light of
God, wisdom is bestowed; the True Guru is our Protector.  || 2 ||   One who 
does not observe any fasts, make religious vows
or chant — he does not have to worry about good luck or bad, if he obeys the 
Command of the True Guru.  || 3 ||   One who
is not hopeful, nor hopeless, who has trained his intuitive consciousness — his 
being blends with the Supreme Being. O Nanak,
his awareness is awakened.  || 4 || 4 ||   PRABHAATEE,  FIRST MEHL:  What he 
says is approved in the Court of the Lord. He
looks upon poison and nectar as one and the same.  || 1 ||   What can I say? 
You are permeating and pervading all. Whatever
happens, is all by Your Will.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    The Divine Light shines 
radiantly, and egotistical pride is dispelled. The True
Guru bestows the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 2 ||    In this Dark 
Age of Kali Yuga, one’s birth is approved, if
one is honored in the True Court.  || 3 ||    Speaking and listening, one goes 
to the Celestial Home of the Indescribable Lord.
Mere words of mouth, O Nanak, are burnt away.  || 4 || 5 ||   PRABHAATEE,  
FIRST MEHL:  One who bathes in the Ambrosial
Water of spiritual wisdom takes with him the virtues of the sixty-eight sacred 
shrines of pilgrimage. The Guru’s Teachings are
the gems and jewels; the Sikh who serves Him searches and finds them.  || 1 ||  
 There is no sacred shrine equal to the Guru.
The Guru encompasses the ocean of contentment.


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|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Guru is the River, from which the Pure Water is 
obtained forever; it washes away the filth and pollution
of evil-mindedness. Finding the True Guru, the perfect cleansing bath is 
obtained, which transforms even beasts and ghosts
into gods.  || 2 ||   He is said to be the Guru, with the scent of sandalwood, 
who is imbued with the True Name to the bottom
of His Heart. By His Fragrance, the world of vegetation is perfumed. Lovingly 
focus yourself on His Feet.  || 3 ||    The life of
the soul wells up for the Gurmukh; the Gurmukh goes to the House of God. The 
Gurmukh, O Nanak, merges in the True One;
the Gurmukh attains the exalted state of the self.  || 4 || 6 ||    PRABHAATEE, 
 FIRST MEHL:  By Guru’s Grace, contemplate
spiritual knowledge; read it and study it, and you shall be honored. Within the 
self, the self is revealed, when one is blessed
with the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord.   || 1 ||    O Creator Lord, You 
alone are my Benefactor. I beg for only one
blessing from You: please bless me with Your Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The 
five wandering thieves are captured and held, and
the egotistical pride of the mind is subdued. Visions of corruption, vice and 
evil-mindedness run away. Such is the spiritual
wisdom of God.  || 2 ||   Please bless me with the rice of truth and 
self-restraint, the wheat of compassion, and the leaf-plate
of meditation. Bless me with the milk of good karma, and the clarified butter, 
the ghee, of compassion. Such are the gifts I beg
of You, Lord.  || 3 ||   Let forgiveness and patience be my milk-cows, and let 
the calf of my mind intuitively drink in this milk. I
beg  for  the  clothes  of  modesty  and  the  Lord’s  Praise;  Nanak  chants  
the  Glorious  Praises  of  the  Lord.    ||  4  ||  7  ||
PRABHAATEE,  FIRST MEHL:  No one can hold anyone back from coming; how could 
anyone hold anyone back from going? He
alone thoroughly understands this, from whom all beings come; all are merged 
and immersed in Him.  || 1 ||   Waaho! — You
are Great, and Wondrous is Your Will. Whatever You do, surely comes to pass. 
Nothing else can happen.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
The buckets on the chain of the Persian wheel rotate; one empties out to fill 
another. This is just like the Play of our Lord and
Master; such is His Glorious Greatness.  || 2 ||   Following the path of 
intuitive awareness, one turns away from the world, and
one’s vision is enlightened. Contemplate this in your mind, and see, O 
spiritual teacher. Who is the householder, and who is
the renunciate?  || 3 ||   Hope comes from the Lord; surrendering to Him, we 
remain in the state of nirvaanaa. We come from
Him; surrendering to Him, O Nanak, one is approved as a householder, and a 
renunciate.  || 4 || 8 ||   PRABHAATEE,  FIRST
MEHL:  I am a sacrifice to that one who binds in bondage his evil and corrupted 
gaze. One who does not know the difference
between vice and virtue wanders around uselessly.  || 1 ||   Speak the True 
Name of the Creator Lord. Then, you shall never
again have to come into this world.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Creator 
transforms the high into the low, and makes the lowly into
kings. Those who know the All-knowing Lord are approved and certified as 
perfect in this world.  || 2 ||   If anyone is mistaken
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The Creator Himself plays all the games; only a few understand this.   || 3 ||  
  Meditate on the Name, and the Word of the
Shabad, in the early hours before dawn; leave your worldly entanglements 
behind. Prays Nanak, the slave of God’s slaves: the
world loses, and he wins.  || 4 || 9||   PRABHAATEE,  FIRST MEHL:  The mind is 
Maya, the mind is a chaser; the mind is a bird
flying across the sky. The thieves are overpowered by the Shabad, and then the 
body-village prospers and celebrates. Lord,
when You save someone, he is saved; his capital is safe and sound.  || 1 ||    
Such is my Treasure, the Jewel of the Naam;
please bless me with the Guru’s Teachings, so that I may fall at Your Feet.  || 
1 ||  Pause  ||   The mind is a Yogi, the mind is
a pleasure-seeker; the mind is foolish and ignorant. The mind is the giver, the 
mind is the beggar; the mind is the Great Guru,
the Creator. The five thieves are conquered, and peace is attained; such is the 
contemplative wisdom of God.   || 2 ||    The
One Lord is said to be in each and every heart, but no one can see Him. The 
false are cast upside-down into the womb of
reincarnation; without the Name, they lose their honor. Those whom You unite, 
remain united, if it is Your Will.  || 3 ||   God
does not ask about social class or birth; you must find your true home. That is 
your social class and that is your status — the
karma of what you have done. The pains of death and rebirth are eradicated; O 
Nanak, salvation is in the Lord’s Name.  || 4 ||
10 ||    PRABHAATEE,   FIRST MEHL:   He is awake, and even happy, but he is 
being plundered — he is blind! The noose is
around his neck, and yet, his head is busy with worldly affairs. In hope, he 
comes and in desire, he leaves. The strings of his
life are all tangled up; he is utterly helpless.  || 1 ||    The Lord of 
Awareness, the Lord of Life is awake and aware. He is the
Ocean of peace, the Treasure of Ambrosial Nectar.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He does 
not understand what he is told; he is blind —
he does not see, and so he does his evil deeds. The Transcendent Lord Himself 
showers His Love and Affection; by His Grace,
He bestows glorious greatness.  || 2 ||   With the coming of each and every 
day, his life is wearing away, bit by bit; but still,
his heart is attached to Maya. Without the Guru, he is drowned, and finds no 
place of rest, as long as he is caught in duality.

|| 3 ||   Day and night, God watches over and takes care of His living beings; 
they receive pleasure and pain according to their

past  actions.  Nanak,  the  unfortunate  one,  begs  for  the  charity  of  
Truth;  please  bless  him  with  this  glory.   ||  4  ||  11  ||
PRABHAATEE,   FIRST MEHL:   If I remain silent, the world calls me a fool. If I 
talk too much, I miss out on Your Love. My
mistakes and faults will be judged in Your Court. Without the Naam, the Name of 
the Lord, how can I maintain good conduct?

|| 1 ||   Such is the falsehood which is plundering the world. The slanderer 
slanders me, but even so, I love him.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   He alone knows the way, who has been slandered. Through the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad, he is stamped with the Lord’s
Insignia in His Court. He realizes the Naam, the Cause of causes, deep within 
himself. He alone knows the way, who is blessed
by the Lord’s Glance of Grace.   || 2 ||    I am filthy and polluted; the True 
Lord is Immaculate and Sublime. Calling oneself
sublime, one does not become exalted. The self-willed manmukh openly eats the 
great poison. But one who becomes Gurmukh
is absorbed in the Name.  || 3 ||


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I am blind, deaf, foolish and ignorant, the lowest of the low, the worst of the 
worst. I am poor, but I have the Wealth of Your
Name, O my Beloved. This is the most excellent wealth; all else is poison and 
ashes.  || 4 ||   I pay no attention to slander and
praise; I contemplate the Word of the Shabad. I celebrate the One who blesses 
me with His Bounty. Whomever You forgive, O
Lord, is blessed with status and honor. Says Nanak, I speak as He causes me to 
speak.  || 5 || 12 ||    PRABHAATEE,  FIRST
MEHL:  Eating too much, one’s filth only increases; wearing fancy clothes, 
one’s home is disgraced. Talking too much, one only
starts arguments. Without the Name, everything is poison — know this well.   || 
1 ||    O Baba, such is the treacherous trap
which has caught my mind; riding out the waves of the storm, it will be 
enlightened by intuitive wisdom.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
They eat poison, speak poison and do poisonous deeds. Bound and gagged at 
Death’s door, they are punished; they can be
saved only through the True Name.  || 2 ||   As they come, they go. Their 
actions are recorded, and go along with them. The
self-willed manmukh loses his capital, and is punished in the Court of the 
Lord.  || 3 ||   The world is false and polluted; only
the True One is Pure. Contemplate Him  through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  
Shabad.  Those  who  have  God’s  spiritual  wisdom
within, are known to be very rare.  || 4 ||   They endure the unendurable, and 
the Nectar of the Lord, the Embodiment of Bliss,
trickles into them continuously. O Nanak, the fish is in love with the water; 
if it pleases You, Lord, please enshrine such love
within me.  || 5 || 13 ||   PRABHAATEE,  FIRST MEHL:  Songs, sounds, pleasures 
and clever tricks; joy, love and the power to
command; fine clothes and food — these have no place in one’s consciousness. 
True intuitive peace and poise rest in the
Naam.  || 1 ||   What do I know about what God does? Without the Naam, the Name 
of the Lord, nothing makes my body feel
good.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Yoga, thrills, delicious flavors and ecstasy; 
wisdom, truth and love all come from devotion to the Lord
of the Universe. My own occupation is to work to praise the Lord. Deep within, 
I dwell on the Lord of the sun and the moon.  ||
2 ||   I have lovingly enshrined the love of my Beloved within my heart. My 
Husband Lord, the Lord of the World, is the Master
of  the  meek  and  the  poor.  Night  and  day,  the  Naam  is  my  giving  in 
 charity  and  fasting.  The  waves  have  subsided,
contemplating the essence of reality.  || 3 ||   What power do I have to speak 
the Unspoken? I worship You with devotion; You
inspire me to do so. You dwell deep within; my egotism is dispelled. So whom 
should I serve? There is no other than You.  || 4

||   The Word of the Guru’s Shabad is utterly sweet and sublime. Such is the 
Ambrosial Nectar I see deep within. Those who

taste  this,  attain  the  state  of  perfection.  O  Nanak,  they  are  
satisfied,  and  their  bodies  are  at  peace.    ||  5  ||  14  ||
PRABHAATEE,  FIRST MEHL:  Deep within, I see the Shabad, the Word of God; my 
mind is pleased and appeased. Nothing else
can touch and imbue me. Day and night, God watches over and cares for His 
beings and creatures; He is the Ruler of all.  || 1

||    My God is dyed in the most beautiful and glorious color. Merciful to the 
meek and the poor, my Beloved is the Enticer of
the mind; He is so very sweet, imbued with the deep crimson color of His Love.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Well is high up in the
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The creation is His; He alone knows its ways and means. The Gurmukh 
contemplates spiritual wisdom.  || 2 ||    The rays of
light spread out, and the heart-lotus joyfully blossoms forth; the sun enters 
into the house of the moon. I have conquered
death; the desires of the mind are destroyed. By Guru’s Grace, I have found 
God.  || 3 ||   I am dyed in the deep crimson color
of His Love. I am not colored by any other color. O Nanak, my tongue is 
saturated with the taste of God, who is permeating
and  pervading  everywhere.   ||  4  ||  15  ||     PRABHAATEE,   FIRST  MEHL:  
 The  Yogis  are  divided  into  twelve  schools,  the
Sannyaasees into ten. The Yogis and those wearing religious robes, and the 
Jains with their all hair plucked out — without the
Word of the Shabad, the noose is around their necks.   || 1 ||    Those who are 
imbued with the Shabad are the perfectly
detached renunciates. They beg to receive charity in the hands of their hearts, 
embracing love and affection for the One.  || 1

||  Pause  ||    The Brahmins study and argue about the scriptures; they 
perform ceremonial rituals, and lead others in these
rituals. Without true understanding, those self-willed manmukhs understand 
nothing. Separated from God, they suffer in pain.

|| 2 ||    Those who receive the Shabad are sanctified and pure; they are 
approved in the True Court. Night and day, they
remain  lovingly  attuned  to  the  Naam;  throughout  the  ages,  they  are  
merged  in  the  True  One.   ||  3  ||     Good  deeds,
righteousness and Dharmic faith, purification, austere self-discipline, 
chanting, intense meditation and pilgrimages to sacred
shrines — all these abide in the Shabad. O Nanak, united in union with the True 
Guru, suffering, sin and death run away.  || 4

|| 16 ||   PRABHAATEE,  FIRST MEHL:  The dust of the feet of the Saints, the 
Company of the Holy, and the Praises of the Lord
carry us across to the other side. What can the wretched, terrified Messenger 
of Death do to the Gurmukhs? The Lord abides
in their hearts.  || 1 ||   Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, life might 
just as well be burnt down. The Gurmukh chants
and meditates on the Lord, chanting the chant on the mala; the Flavor of the 
Lord comes into the mind.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Those who follow the Guru’s Teachings find true peace — how can I even describe 
the glory of such a person? The Gurmukh
seeks and finds the gems and jewels, diamonds, rubies and treasures.  || 2 ||   
So center yourself on the treasures of spiritual
wisdom and meditation; remain lovingly attuned to the One True Lord, and the 
Word of His Shabad. Remain absorbed in the
Primal State of the Fearless, Immaculate, Independent, Self-sufficient Lord.  
|| 3 ||   The seven seas are overflowing with the
Immaculate Water; the inverted boat floats across. The mind which wandered in 
external distractions is restrained and held in
check;  the Gurmukh is intuitively absorbed in God.  || 4 ||   He is a 
householder, he is a renunciate and God’s slave, who, as
Gurmukh, realizes his own self. Says Nanak, his mind is pleased and appeased by 
the True Word of the Shabad; there is no
other   at all.  || 5 || 17 ||

RAAG  PRABHAATEE,   THIRD  MEHL,   CHAU-PADAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Those  who  become  Gurmukh  and  understand  are  very  rare;  God  is  
permeating  and  pervading  through  the  Word  of  His
Shabad. Those who are imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord, find 
everlasting peace; they remain lovingly attuned to
the True One.


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|| 1 ||   Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O Siblings of Destiny. By 
Guru’s Grace, the mind becomes steady and stable;
night and day, it remains satisfied with the Sublime Essence of the Lord.  || 1 
||  Pause  ||   Night and day, perform devotional
worship service to the Lord, day and night; this is the profit to be obtained 
in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, O Siblings of Destiny.
The humble beings are forever immaculate; no filth ever sticks to them. They 
focus their consciousness on the True Name.  ||
2 ||   The True Guru has revealed the ornamentation of peace; the Glorious 
Greatness of the Naam is Great! The Inexhaustible
Treasures are overflowing; they are never exhausted. So serve the Lord forever, 
O Siblings of Destiny.  || 3 ||    The Creator
comes to abide in the minds of those whom He Himself has blessed. O Nanak, 
meditate forever on the Naam, which the True
Guru has revealed.  || 4 || 1 ||    PRABHAATEE,  THIRD MEHL:  I am unworthy; 
please forgive me and bless me, O my Lord
and Master, and unite me with Yourself. You are Endless; no one can find Your 
limits. Through the Word of Your Shabad, You
bestow understanding.  || 1 ||   O Dear Lord, I am a sacrifice to You. I 
dedicate my mind and body and place them in offering
before You; I shall remain in Your Sanctuary forever.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   
Please keep me forever under Your Will, O my Lord
and Master; please bless me with the Glorious Greatness of Your Name. Through 
the Perfect Guru, God’s Will is revealed; night
and day, remain absorbed in peace and poise.  || 2 ||    Those devotees who 
accept Your Will are pleasing to You, Lord; You
Yourself  forgive  them,  and  unite  them  with  Yourself.  Accepting  Your  
Will,  I  have  found  everlasting  peace;  the  Guru  has
extinguished the fire of desire.   || 3 ||    Whatever You do comes to pass, O 
Creator; nothing else can be done. O Nanak,
nothing    is as great as the Blessing of the Name; it is obtained through the 
Perfect Guru.  || 4 || 2 ||    PRABHAATEE,  THIRD
MEHL:  The Gurmukhs praise the Lord; praising the Lord, they know Him. Doubt 
and duality are gone from within; they realize
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 1 ||   O Dear Lord, You are my One and Only. 
I meditate on You and praise You; salvation
and  wisdom  come  from  You.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     The  Gurmukhs  
praise  You;  they  receive  the  most  excellent  and  sweet
Ambrosial Nectar. This Nectar is forever sweet; it never loses its taste. 
Contemplate the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.  || 2 ||
He makes it seem so sweet to me; I am a sacrifice to Him. Through the Shabad, I 
praise the Giver of peace forever. I have
eradicated self-conceit from within.  || 3 ||   My True Guru is forever the 
Giver. I receive whatever fruits and rewards I desire.
O Nanak, through the Naam, glorious greatness is obtained; through the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad, the True One is found.

|| 4 || 3 ||   PRABHAATEE,  THIRD MEHL:  Those who enter Your Sanctuary, Dear 
Lord, are saved by Your Protective Power. I
cannot even conceive of any other as Great as You. There never was, and there 
never shall be.  || 1 ||   O Dear Lord, I shall
remain in Your Sanctuary forever. As it pleases You, You save me, O my Lord and 
Master; this is Your Glorious Greatness.  || 1

||  Pause  ||   O Dear Lord, You cherish and sustain those who seek Your 
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O Dear Lord, the Messenger of Death cannot even touch those whom You, in Your 
Mercy, protect.   || 2 ||    True Is Your
Sanctuary, O Dear Lord; it never diminishes or goes away. Those who abandon the 
Lord, and become attached to the love of
duality, shall continue to die and be reborn.  || 3 ||   Those who seek Your 
Sanctuary, Dear Lord, shall never suffer in pain or
hunger for anything. O Nanak, praise the Naam, the Name of the Lord forever, 
and merge in the True Word of the Shabad.  ||
4 || 4 ||   PRABHAATEE,  THIRD MEHL:  As Gurmukh, meditate on the Dear Lord 
forever, as long as there is the breath of life.
Through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad,  the  mind  becomes  immaculate,  
and  egotistical  pride  is  expelled  from  the  mind.
Fruitful and prosperous is the life of that mortal being, who is absorbed in 
the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||   O my mind, listen to
the Teachings of the Guru. The Name of  the  Lord  is  the  Giver  of  peace  
forever.  With  intuitive  ease,  drink  in  the  Sublime
Essence of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Those who understand their own 
origin dwell within the home of their inner being, in
intuitive  peace  and  poise.  Through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad,  
the  heart-lotus  blossoms  forth,  and  egotism  and  evil-
mindedness  are  eradicated.  The  One  True  Lord  is  pervading  amongst  
all;  those  who  realize  this  are  very  rare.   ||  2  ||
Through the Guru’s Teachings, the mind becomes immaculate, speaking the 
Ambrosial Essence. The Name of the Lord dwells
in the mind forever; within the mind, the mind is pleased and appeased. I am 
forever a sacrifice to my Guru, through whom I
have realized the Lord, the Supreme Soul.   || 3 ||    Those human beings who 
do not serve the True Guru — their lives are
uselessly wasted. When God bestows His Glance of Grace, then we meet the True 
Guru, merging in intuitive peace and poise.
O Nanak, by great good fortune, the Naam is bestowed; by perfect destiny, 
meditate.   || 4 || 5 ||    PRABHAATEE,   THIRD
MEHL:  God Himself fashioned the many forms and colors; He created the Universe 
and staged the play. Creating the creation,
He watches over it. He acts, and causes all to act; He gives sustenance to all 
beings.  || 1 ||    In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga,
the Lord is All-pervading. The One God is pervading and permeating each and 
every heart; the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is
revealed to the Gurmukh.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Naam, the Name of the Lord, 
is hidden, but it is pervasive in the Dark Age.
The Lord is totally pervading and permeating each and every heart. The Jewel of 
the Naam is revealed within the hearts of
those  who  hurry  to  the  Sanctuary  of  the  Guru.    ||  2  ||     Whoever  
overpowers  the  five  sense  organs,  is  blessed  with
forgiveness,  patience  and  contentment,  through  the  Guru’s  Teachings.  
Blessed,  blessed,  perfect  and  great  is  that  humble
servant of the Lord, who is inspired by the Fear of God and detached love, to 
sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 3 ||   If
someone turns his face away from the Guru, and does not enshrine the Guru’s 
Words in his consciousness — he may perform
all sorts of rituals and accumulate wealth, but in the end, he will fall into 
hell.  || 4 ||   The One Shabad, the Word of the One
God, is prevailing everywhere. All the creation came from the One Lord. O 
Nanak, the Gurmukh is united in union. When the
Gurmukh goes, he blends into the Lord, Har, Har.  || 5 || 6 ||   PRABHAATEE,  
THIRD MEHL:  O my mind, praise your Guru.


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Perfect destiny is inscribed upon your forehead and face; sing the Praises of 
the Lord forever.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The Lord
bestows the Ambrosial Food of the Naam. Out of millions, only a rare few 
receive it — only those who are blessed by God’s
Glance of Grace.   || 1 ||    Whoever enshrines the Guru’s Feet within his 
mind, is rid of pain and darkness from within. The
True Lord unites him with Himself.  || 2 ||   So embrace love for the Word of 
the Guru’s Bani. Here and hereafter, this is your
only Support. The Creator Lord Himself bestows it.   || 3 ||    One whom the 
Lord inspires to accept His Will, is a wise and
knowing devotee. Nanak is forever a sacrifice to him.  || 4 || 7 || 17 || 7 || 
24 ||

PRABHAATEE,   FOURTH  MEHL,   BIBHAAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Through the Guru’s Teachings, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord with 
joyous love and delight; I am enraptured, lovingly
attuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Through the Word of the Guru’s 
Shabad, I drink in the Ambrosial Essence; I am a
sacrifice to the Naam.   || 1 ||    The Lord, the Life of the World, is my 
Breath of Life. The Lofty and Exalted Lord became
pleasing to my heart and my inner being, when the Guru breathed the Mantra of 
the Lord into my ears.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||
Come, O Saints: let us join together, O Siblings of Destiny; let us meet and 
chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. How am I to
find my God? Please bless me with the Gift of the Lord’s Teachings.  || 2 ||   
The Lord, Har, Har, abides in the Society of the
Saints; joining this Sangat, the Lord’s Glories are known. By great good 
fortune, the Society of the Saints is found. Through the
Guru, the True Guru, I receive the Touch of the Lord God.  || 3 ||    I sing 
the Glorious Praises of God, my Inaccessible Lord
and Master; singing His Praises, I am enraptured. The Guru has showered His 
Mercy on servant Nanak; in an instant, He
blessed him with the Gift of the Lord’s Name.   || 4 || 1 ||    PRABHAATEE,   
FOURTH MEHL:   With the rising of the sun, the
Gurmukh speaks of the Lord. All through the night, he dwells upon the Sermon of 
the Lord. My God has infused this longing
within me; I seek my Lord God.  || 1 ||   My mind is the dust of the feet of 
the Holy. The Guru has implanted the Sweet Name
of the Lord, Har, Har, within me. I dust the Guru’s Feet with my hair.  || 1 || 
 Pause  ||   Dark are the days and nights of the
faithless cynics; they are caught in the trap of attachment to Maya. The Lord 
God does not dwell in their hearts, even for an
instant; every hair of their heads is totally tied up in debts.  || 2 ||    
Joining the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, wisdom
and understanding are obtained, and one is released from the traps of egotism 
and possessiveness. The Lord’s Name, and the
Lord, seem sweet to me. Through the Word of His Shabad, the Guru has made me 
happy.  || 3 ||   I am just a child; the Guru
is the Unfathomable Lord of the World. In His Mercy, He cherishes and sustains 
me. I am drowning in the ocean of poison; O
God, Guru, Lord of the World, please save Your child, Nanak.   || 4 || 2 ||    
PRABHAATEE,   FOURTH MEHL:   The Lord God
showered me with His Mercy for an instant;


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I sing His Glorious Praises with joyous love and delight. Both the singer and 
the listener are liberated, when, as Gurmukh, they
drink in the Lord’s Name, even for an instant.  || 1 ||   The Sublime Essence 
of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is enshrined
within my mind. As Gurmukh, I have obtained the cooling, soothing Water of the 
Naam. I eagerly drink in the sublime essence
of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Those whose hearts 
are imbued with the Love of the Lord have the
mark of radiant purity upon their foreheads. The Glory of the Lord’s humble 
servant is manifest throughout the world, like the
moon among the stars.  || 2 ||   Those whose hearts are not filled with the 
Lord’s Name — all their affairs are worthless and
insipid. They may adorn and decorate their bodies, but without the Naam, they 
look like their noses have been cut off.  || 3 ||
The Sovereign Lord permeates each and every heart; the One Lord is 
all-pervading everywhere. The Lord has showered His
Mercy upon servant Nanak; through the Word of the Guru’s Teachings, I have 
meditated on the Lord in an instant.  || 4 || 3 ||
PRABHAATEE,  FOURTH MEHL:  God, the Inaccessible and Merciful, has showered me 
with His Mercy; I chant the Name of the
Lord, Har, Har, with my mouth. I meditate on the Name of the Lord, the Purifier 
of sinners; I am rid of all the residues of my
sins and mistakes.  || 1 ||    O mind, chant the Name of the All-pervading 
Lord. I sing the Praises of the Lord, Merciful to the
meek, Destroyer of pain. Following the Guru’s Teachings, I gather in the Wealth 
of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   The Lord abides in the body-village; through the Wisdom of the 
Guru’s Teachings, the Lord, Har, Har, is revealed.
In the lake of the body, the Lord’s Name has been revealed. Within my own home 
and mansion, I have obtained the Lord God.

|| 2 ||   Those beings who wander in the wilderness of doubt — those faithless 
cynics are foolish, and are plundered. They are

like the deer: the scent of musk comes from its own navel, but it wanders and 
roams around, searching for it in the bushes.  ||
3 ||    You are Great and Unfathomable; Your Wisdom, God, is Profound and 
Incomprehensible. Please bless me with that
wisdom, by which I might attain You, O Lord God. The Guru has placed His Hand 
upon servant Nanak; he chants the Name of
the Lord.  || 4 || 4 ||   PRABHAATEE,  FOURTH MEHL:  My mind is in love with 
the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; I meditate on
the Great Lord God. The Word of the True Guru has become pleasing to my heart. 
The Lord God has showered me with His
Grace.  || 1 ||   O my mind, vibrate and meditate on the Lord’s Name every 
instant. The Perfect Guru has blessed me with the
gift of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The Lord’s Name abides in my mind and 
body.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Lord abides in
the  body-village,  in  my  home  and  mansion.  As  Gurmukh,  I  meditate  on  
His  Glory.  Here  and  hereafter,  the  Lord’s  humble
servants are embellished and exalted; their faces are radiant; as Gurmukh, they 
are carried across.   || 2 ||    I am lovingly
attuned to the Fearless Lord, Har, Har, Har; through the Guru, I have enshrined 
the Lord within my heart in an instant. Millions
upon millions of the faults and mistakes of the Lord’s humble servant are all 
taken away in an instant.  || 3 ||    Your humble
servants are known only through You, God; knowing You, they becomes supreme. 
The Lord, Har, Har, has enshrined Himself
within His humble servant.


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O Nanak, the Lord God and His servant are one and the same.  || 4 || 5 ||    
PRABHAATEE,  FOURTH MEHL:  The Guru, the
True Guru, has implanted the Naam, the Name of the Lord within me. I was dead, 
but chanting the Name of the Lord, Har,
Har, I have been brought back to life. Blessed, blessed is the Guru, the Guru, 
the Perfect True Guru; He reached out to me
with His Arm, and pulled me up and out of the ocean of poison.  || 1 ||   O 
mind, meditate and worship the Lord’s Name. God
is never found, even by making all sorts of new efforts. The Lord God is 
obtained only through the Perfect Guru.  || 1 ||  Pause

||   The Sublime Essence of the Lord’s Name is the source of nectar and bliss; 
drinking in this Sublime Essence, following the
Guru’s Teachings, I have become happy. Even iron slag is transformed into gold, 
joining the Lord’s Congregation. Through the
Guru,  the  Lord’s  Light  is  enshrined  within  the  heart.   ||  2  ||     
Those  who  are  continually  lured  by  greed,  egotism  and
corruption, who are lured away by emotional attachment to their children and 
spouse — they never serve at the feet of the
Saints; those self-willed manmukhs are filled with ashes.  || 3 ||   O God, You 
alone know Your Glorious Virtues; I have grown
weary — I seek Your Sanctuary. As You know best, You preserve and protect me, O 
my Lord and Master; servant Nanak is
Your slave.  || 4 || 6 ||  FIRST SET OF SIX  ||

PRABHAATEE,   BIBHAAS,   PARTAAL,   FOURTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O mind, meditate on the Treasure of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. You shall 
be honored in the Court of the Lord. Those who
chant and meditate shall be carried across to the other shore.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   Listen, O mind: meditate on the Name of the
Lord,  Har,  Har.  Listen,  O  mind:  the  Kirtan  of  the  Lord’s  Praises  is 
 equal  to  bathing  at  the  sixty-eight  sacred  shrines  of
pilgrimage.  Listen,  O  mind:  as  Gurmukh,  you  shall  be  blessed  with  
honor.   ||  1  ||     O  mind,  chant  and  meditate  on  the
Supreme Transcendent Lord God. Millions of sins shall be destroyed in an 
instant. O Nanak, you shall meet with the Lord God.

|| 2 || 1 || 7 ||

PRABHAATEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   BIBHAAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The Lord created the mind, and fashioned the entire body. From the five 
elements, He formed it, and infused His Light within
it. He made the earth its bed, and water for it to use. Do not forget Him for 
an instant; serve the Lord of the World.  || 1 ||   O
mind, serve the True Guru, and obtain the supreme status. If you remain 
unattached and unaffected by sorrow and joy, then
you shall find the Lord of Life.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   He makes all the various 
pleasures, clothes and foods for you to enjoy. He
made your mother, father and all relatives. He provides sustenance to all, in 
the water and on the land, O friend. So serve the
Lord, forever and ever.  || 2 ||   He shall be your Helper and Support there, 
where no one else can help you. He washes away
the residues of millions of sins in an instant. He bestows His Gifts, and never 
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He forgives, once and for all, and never asks for one’s account again.  || 3 || 
  By pre-ordained destiny, I have searched and
found God. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Lord of the World 
abides. Meeting with the Guru, I have come
to Your Door. O Lord, please bless servant Nanak with the Blessed Vision of 
Your Darshan.  || 4 || 1 ||   PRABHAATEE,  FIFTH
MEHL:   Serving God, His  humble  servant  is  glorified.  Unfulfilled  sexual  
desire,  unresolved  anger  and  unsatisfied  greed  are
eradicated. Your Name is the treasure of Your humble servant. Singing His 
Praises, I am in love with the Blessed Vision of
God’s Darshan.  || 1 ||   You are known, O God, by Your devotees. Breaking 
their bonds, You emancipate them.  || 1 ||  Pause

||    Those humble beings who are imbued with God’s Love find peace in God’s 
Congregation. They alone understand this, to
whom this subtle essence comes. Beholding it, and gazing upon it, in their 
minds they are wonderstruck.  || 2 ||   They are at
peace, the most exalted of all, within whose hearts God dwells. They are stable 
and unchanging; they do not come and go in
reincarnation. Night and day, they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord God.  
|| 3 ||   All bow down in humble respect to those
whose minds are filled with the Formless Lord. Show mercy unto me, O my Divine 
Lord and Master. May Nanak be saved, by
serving these humble beings.  || 4 || 2 ||   PRABHAATEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Singing 
His Glorious Praises, the mind is in ecstasy.
Twenty-four hours a day, I meditate in remembrance on God. Remembering Him in 
meditation, the residues of sin go away. I
fall at the Feet of that Guru.  || 1 ||   O beloved Saints, please bless me 
with wisdom; let me meditate on the Naam, the Name
of the Lord, and be emancipated.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Guru has shown me 
the straight path; I have abandoned everything
else. I am enraptured with the Name of the Lord. I am forever a sacrifice to 
that Guru; I meditate in remembrance on the
Lord, through the Guru.  || 2 ||   The Guru carries those mortal beings across, 
and saves them from drowning. By His Grace,
they  are  not enticed  by  Maya;  in  this  world  and  the  next,  they  are  
embellished  and  exalted  by  the  Guru.  I  am  forever  a
sacrifice to that Guru.  || 3 ||    From the most ignorant, I have been made 
spiritually wise, through the Unspoken Speech of
the Perfect Guru. The Divine Guru, O Nanak, is the Supreme Lord God. By great 
good fortune, I serve the Lord.  || 4 || 3 ||
PRABHAATEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Eradicating all my pains, He has blessed me with 
peace, and inspired me to chant His Name. In
His Mercy, He has enjoined me to His service, and has purged me of all my sins. 
  || 1 ||    I am only a child; I seek the
Sanctuary of God the Merciful. Erasing my demerits and faults, God has made me 
His Own. My Guru, the Lord of the World,
protects me.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    My sicknesses and sins were erased in an 
instant, when the Lord of the World became
merciful. With each and very breath, I worship and adore the Supreme Lord God; 
I am a sacrifice to the True Guru.   || 2 ||
My Lord and Master is Inaccessible, Unfathomable and Infinite. His limits 
cannot be found.


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We earn the profit, and become wealthy, meditating on our God.  || 3 ||   
Twenty-four hours a day, I meditate on the Supreme
Lord God; I sing His Glorious Praises forever and ever. Says Nanak, my desires 
have been fulfilled; I have found my Guru, the
Supreme Lord God.  || 4 || 4 ||   PRABHAATEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Meditating in 
rememberance on the Naam, all the residues of
my  sinful  mistakes  have  been  erased.  The  Guru  has  blessed  me  with  
the  Capital  of  the  True  Name.  God’s  servants  are
embellished and exalted in His Court; serving Him, they look beauteous forever. 
  || 1 ||    Chant the Name of the Lord, Har,
Har, O my Siblings of Destiny. All sickness and sin shall be erased; your mind 
shall be rid of the darkness of ignorance.  || 1 ||
Pause  ||   The Guru has saved me from death and rebirth, O friend; I am in 
love with the Name of the Lord. The suffering of
millions of incarnations is gone; whatever pleases Him is good.  || 2 ||    I 
am forever a sacrifice to the Guru; by His Grace, I
meditate on the Lord’s Name. By great good fortune, such a Guru is found; 
meeting Him, one is lovingly attuned to the Lord.

|| 3 ||   Please be merciful, O Supreme Lord God, O Lord and Master, 
Inner-knower, Searcher of Hearts. Twenty-four hours a
day, I am lovingly attuned to You. Servant Nanak has come to the Sanctuary of 
God.  || 4 || 5 ||   PRABHAATEE,  FIFTH MEHL:
In His Mercy, God has made me His Own. He has blessed me with the Naam, the 
Name of the Lord. Twenty-four hours a day,
I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. Fear is dispelled, and 
all anxiety has been alleviated.  || 1 ||    I have
been saved, touching the Feet of the True Guru. Whatever the Guru says is good 
and sweet to me. I have renounced the
intellectual wisdom of my mind.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    That Lord God abides 
within my mind and body. There are no conflicts,
pains or obstacles. Forever and ever, God is with my soul. Filth and pollution 
are washed away by the Love of the Name.  || 2

||   I am in love with the Lotus Feet of the Lord; I am no longer consumed by 
sexual desire, anger and egotism. Now, I know
the way to meet God. Through loving devotional worship, my mind is pleased and 
appeased with the Lord.  || 3 ||   Listen, O
friends, Saints, my exalted companions. The Jewel of the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord, is unfathomable and immeasurable.
Forever and ever, sing the Glories of God, the Treasure of Virtue. Says Nanak, 
by great good fortune, He is found.  || 4 || 6 ||
PRABHAATEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   They are wealthy, and they are the true merchants, 
who have the credit of the Naam in the
Court         of the Lord.  || 1 ||   So chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, 
in your mind, my friends. The Perfect Guru is found by
great good fortune, and then one’s lifestyle becomes perfect and immaculate.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   They earn the profit, and the
congratulations pour in; by the Grace of the Saints, they sing the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord.  || 2 ||   Their lives are fruitful
and prosperous, and their birth is approved; by Guru’s Grace, they enjoy the 
Love of the Lord.  || 3 ||    Sexuality, anger and
egotism are wiped away; O Nanak, as Gurmukh, they are carried across to the 
other shore.  || 4 || 7 ||   PRABHAATEE,  FIFTH
MEHL:  The Guru is Perfect, and Perfect is His Power.


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The Word of the Guru’s Shabad is unchanging, forever and ever. All pains and 
afflictions run away from those, whose minds
are filled with the Word of the Guru’s Bani.  || 1 ||   Imbued with the Lord’s 
Love, they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
They are liberated, bathing in the dust of the feet of the Holy.  || 1 ||  
Pause  ||   By Guru’s Grace, they are carried across to
the other shore; they are rid of fear, doubt and corruption. The Guru’s Feet 
abide deep within their minds and bodies. The
Holy are fearless; they take to the Sanctuary of the Lord.  || 2 ||   They are 
blessed with abundant bliss, happiness, pleasure
and  peace.  Enemies  and  pains  do  not  even  approach  them.  The  Perfect  
Guru  makes  them  His  Own,  and  protects  them.
Chanting the Lord’s Name, they are rid of all the residues of their sinful 
mistakes.  || 3 ||    The Saints, spiritual companions
and  Sikhs  are  exalted  and  uplifted.  The  Perfect  Guru  leads  them  to  
meet  God.  The  painful  noose  of  death  and  rebirth  is
snapped. Says Nanak, the Guru covers their faults.   || 4 || 8 ||    
PRABHAATEE,   FIFTH MEHL:   The Perfect True Guru has
bestowed the Naam, the Name of the Lord. I am blessed with bliss and happiness, 
emancipation and eternal peace. All my
affairs have been resolved.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The Lotus Feet of the Guru 
abide within my mind. I am rid of pain, suffering,
doubt  and  fraud.   ||  1  ||     Rise  early,  and  sing  the  Glorious  Word 
 of  God’s  Bani.  Twenty-four  hours  a  day,  meditate  in
remembrance on the Lord, O mortal.  || 2 ||    Inwardly and outwardly, God is 
everywhere. Wherever I go, He is always with
me, my Helper and Support.  || 3 ||   With my palms pressed together, I offer 
this prayer. O Nanak, I meditate forever on the
Lord, the Treasure of Virtue.  || 4 || 9 ||    PRABHAATEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  The 
Supreme Lord God is All-wise and All-knowing.
The Perfect Guru is found by great good fortune. I am a sacrifice to the 
Blessed Vision of His Darshan.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The
sinful residues of past mistakes are cut away, through the Word of the Shabad, 
and I have found contentment. I have become
worthy of worshipping the Naam in adoration. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company 
of the Holy, I have been enlightened. The
Lord’s Lotus Feet abide within my mind.  || 1 ||   The One who made us, 
protects and preserves us. God is Perfect, the Master
of the masterless. Those, upon whom He showers His Mercy — they have perfect 
karma and conduct.  || 2 ||   They sing the
Glories of God, continually, continuously, forever fresh and new. They do not 
wander in the 8.4 million incarnations. Here and
hereafter, they worship the Lord’s Feet. Their faces are radiant, and they are 
honored in the Court of the Lord.  || 3 ||   That
person, upon whose forehead the Guru places His Hand — out of millions, how 
rare is that slave. He sees God pervading and
permeating the water, the land and the sky. Nanak is saved by the dust of the 
feet of such a humble being.   || 4 || 10 ||
PRABHAATEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I am a sacrifice to my Perfect Guru. By His Grace, I 
chant and meditate on the Lord, Har, Har.  ||

1  ||   Pause   ||     Listening  to  the  Ambrosial  Word  of  His  Bani,  I  
am  exalted  and  enraptured.  My  corrupt  and  poisonous
entanglements  are  gone.   ||  1  ||     I  am  in  love  with  the  True  
Word  of  His  Shabad.  The  Lord  God  has  come  into  my
consciousness.  || 2 ||   Chanting the Naam, I am enlightened.


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The Word of the Guru’s Shabad has come to dwell within my heart.   || 3 ||    
The Guru is All-powerful and Merciful forever.
Chanting and meditating on the Lord, Nanak is exalted and enraptured.  || 4 || 
11 ||   PRABHAATEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Chanting
Guru, Guru, I have found eternal peace. God, Merciful to the meek, has become 
kind and compassionate; He has inspired me
to chant His Name.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Joining the Society of the Saints, I 
am illumined and enlightened. Chanting the Name of
the Lord, Har, Har, my hopes have been fulfilled.  || 1 ||   I am blessed with 
total salvation, and my mind is filled with peace. I
sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord; O Nanak, the Guru has been gracious to 
me.  || 2 || 12 ||

PRABHAATEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   SECOND  HOUSE,   BIBHAAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

There is no other place of rest, none at all, without the Lord’s Name. There is 
total success and salvation, and all affairs ar e
perfectly resolved.  || 1 ||   Constantly chant the Name of the Lord. 
Sexuality, anger and egotism are wiped away; let yourself
fall in love with the One Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    Attached to the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord, pain runs away. In His
Sanctuary, He cherishes and sustains us. Whoever has such pre-ordained destiny 
meets with the True Guru; the Messenger of
Death cannot grab him.  || 2 ||   Night and day, meditate on the Lord, Har, 
Har; abandon the doubts of your mind. One who
has perfect karma joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and meets 
the Lord.   || 3 ||    The sinful residues of
countless  lifetimes  are  erased,  and  one  is  protected  by  the  Lord  
Himself.  He  is  our  Mother,  Father,  Friend  and  Sibling;  O
servant Nanak, meditate on the Lord, Har, Har.  || 4 || 1 || 13 ||

PRABHAATEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   BIBHAAS,   PARTAAL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Chant the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam. Conflict, suffering, greed and 
emotional attachment shall be dispelled, and
the fever of egotism shall be relieved.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Renounce your 
selfishness, and grasp the feet of the Saints; your
mind shall be sanctified, and your sins shall be taken away.  || 1 ||   Nanak, 
the child, does not know anything at all. O God,
please protect me; You are my Mother and Father.  || 2 || 1 || 14 ||   
PRABHAATEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  I have taken the Shelter
and Support of the Lord’s Lotus Feet. You are Lofty and Exalted, Grand and 
Infinite, O my Lord and Master; You alone are
above  all.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     He  is  the  Support  of  the  breath  
of  life,  the  Destroyer  of  pain,  the  Giver  of  discriminating
understanding.  || 1 ||   So bow down in respect to the Savior Lord; worship 
and adore the One God. Bathing in the dust of the
feet             of the Saints, Nanak is blessed with countless comforts.  || 2 
|| 2 || 15 ||


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PRABHAATEE,   ASHTAPADEES,   FIRST  MEHL,   BIBHAAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The insanity of duality has driven the mind insane. In false greed, life is 
wasting away. Duality clings to the mind; it cannot be
restrained. The True Guru saves us, implanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord 
within.  || 1 ||   Without subduing the mind,
Maya cannot be subdued. The One who created this, He alone understands. 
Contemplating the Word of the Shabad, one is
carried across the terrifying world-ocean.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Gathering the 
wealth of Maya, kings become proud and arrogant.
But  this  Maya  that  they  love  so  much  shall  not  go  along  with  them  
in  the  end.  There  are  so  many  colors  and  flavors  of
attachment to Maya. Except for the Name, no one has any friend or companion.  
|| 2 ||    According to one’s own mind, one
sees the minds of others. According to one’s desires, one’s condition is 
determined. According to one’s actions, one is focused
and tuned in. Seeking the advice of the True Guru, one finds the home of peace 
and poise.  || 3 ||    In music and song, the
mind is caught by the love of duality. Filled with deception deep within, one 
suffers in terrible pain. Meeting with the True
Guru, one is blessed with clear understanding, and remains lovingly attuned to 
the True Name.   || 4 ||    Through the True
Word of the Shabad, one practices Truth. He sings the Glorious Praises of the 
Lord, through the True Word of His Bani. He
dwells in the home of his own heart deep within, and obtains the immortal 
status. Then, he is blessed with honor in the Court
of the True Lord.  || 5 ||    Without serving the Guru, there is no devotional 
worship, even though one may make all sorts of
efforts. If one eradicates egotism and selfishness through the Shabad, the 
Immaculate Naam comes to abide in the mind.  ||

|| 6 ||   In this world, the practice of the Shabad is the most excellent 
occupation. Without the Shabad, everything else is the
darkness of emotional attachment. Through the Shabad, the Naam is enshrined 
within the heart. Through the Shabad, one
obtains clear understanding and the door of salvation.  || 7 ||   There is no 
other Creator except the All-seeing Lord God. The
True Lord Himself is Infinite and Incomparably Beautiful. Through the Lord’s 
Name, one obtains the most sublime and exalted
state. O Nanak, how rare are those humble beings, who seek and find the Lord.   
|| 8 || 1 ||    PRABHAATEE,   FIRST MEHL:
Emotional attachment to Maya is spread out all over the world. Seeing a 
beautiful woman, the man is overcome with sexual
desire. His love for his children and gold steadily increases. He sees 
everything as his own, but he does not own the One Lord.

|| 1 ||    I meditate as I chant on such a mala, that I rise above pleasure and 
pain; I attain the most wondrous devotional
worship of the Lord.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    O Treasure of Virtue, Your 
limits cannot be found. Through the True Word of the
Shabad, I am absorbed into You. You Yourself created the comings and goings of 
reincarnation. They alone are devotees, who
focus their consciousness on You.   || 2 ||    Spiritual wisdom and meditation 
on the Lord, the Lord of Nirvaanaa — without
meeting  the  True  Guru,  no  one  knows  this.  The  Lord’s  Light  fills  
the  sacred  pools  of  all  beings.  I  am  a  sacrifice  to  the
Embodiment of Bliss.  || 3 ||   Through the Guru’s Teachings, one achieves 
loving devotional worship. The Shabad burns away
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The wandering mind is restrained and held in its place. The True Name is 
enshrined in the mind.  || 4 ||    The exciting and
intoxicating worldly plays come to an end, for those who accept the Guru’s 
Teachings, and become lovingly attuned to the One
Lord. Seeing this, the fire in the water is extinguished. They alone realize 
this, who are blessed by great good fortune.  || 5 ||
Serving the True Guru, doubt is dispelled. Those who are lovingly attuned to 
the True Lord remain awake and aware night and
day. They know the One Lord, and no other. Serving the Giver of peace, they 
become immaculate.  || 6 ||    Selfless service
and intuitive awareness come by reflecting upon the Word of the Shabad. 
Chanting, intensive meditation and austere self-
discipline come by subduing the ego. One becomes Jivan-mukta — liberated while 
yet alive, by listening to the Shabad. Living
a truthful way of life, one finds true peace.  || 7 ||   The Giver of peace is 
the Eradicator of pain. I cannot conceive of serving
any other. I place my body, mind and wealth in offering before Him. Says Nanak, 
I have tasted the supreme, sublime Essence
of the Lord.  || 8 || 2 ||   PRABHAATEE,  FIRST MEHL:  You may perform 
exercises of inner purification, and fire up the furnace
of the Kundalini, inhaling and exhaling and holding the breath. Without the 
True Guru, you will not understand; deluded by
doubt, you shall drown and die. The spiritually blind are filled with filth and 
pollution; they may wash, but the filth within shall
never depart. Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, all their actions are 
useless, like the magician who deceives through
illuions.  || 1 ||   The merits of the six religious rituals are obtained 
through the Immaculate Naam. You, O Lord, are the Ocean
of virtue; I am so unworthy.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   Running around chasing the 
entanglements of Maya is an evil-minded act of
corruption. The fool makes a show of his self-conceit; he does not know how to 
behave. The self-willed manmukh is enticed by
his  desires  for  Maya;  his  words  are  useless  and  empty.  The  ritual  
cleansings  of  the  sinner  are  fradulent;  his  rituals  and
decorations are useless and empty.  || 2 ||   False is the wisdom of the mind; 
its actions inspire useless disputes. The false are
filled with egotism; they do not obtain the sublime taste of their Lord and 
Master. Without the Name, whatever else they do is
tasteless and insipid. Associating with their enemies, they are plundered and 
ruined. Their speech is poison, and their lives are
useless.  || 3 ||   Do not be deluded by doubt; do not invite your own death. 
Serve the True Guru, and you shall be at peace
forever. Without the True Guru, no one is liberated. They come and go in 
reincarnation; they die, only to be reborn and die
again.  || 4 ||    This body wanders, caught in the three dispositions. It is 
afflicted by sorrow and suffering. So serve the One
who has no mother or father. Desire and selfishness shall depart from within.   
|| 5 ||    Wherever I look, I see Him. Without
meeting the True Guru, no one is liberated. Enshrine the True One in your 
heart; this is the most excellent action. All other
hypocritical actions and devotions bring only ruin.  || 6 ||   When one is rid 
of duality, then he realizes the Word of the Shabad.
Inside and out, he knows the One Lord. This is the most Excellent Wisdom of the 
Shabad. Ashes fall on the heads of those who
are in duality.   || 7 ||    To praise the Lord through the Guru’s Teachings is 
the most excellent action. In the Society of the
Saints, contemplate the Glories of God and His spiritual wisdom. Whoever 
subdues his mind, knows the state of being dead
while yet alive. O Nanak, by His Grace, the Gracious Lord is realized.  || 8 || 
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PRABHAATEE,  FIRST MEHL,  DAKHNEE:  Ahalyaa was the wife of Gautam the seer. 
Seeing her, Indra was enticed. When he
received a thousand marks of disgrace on his body, then he felt regret in his 
mind.   || 1 ||    O Siblings of Destiny, no one
knowingly makes mistakes. He alone is mistaken, whom the Lord Himself makes so. 
He alone understands, whom the Lord
causes to understand.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||    Harichand, the king and ruler of 
his land, did not appreciate the value of his pre-
ordained destiny. If he had known that it was a mistake, he would not have made 
such a show of giving in charity, and he
would not have been sold in the market.  || 2 ||   The Lord took the form of a 
dwarf, and asked for some land. If Bal the king
has recognized Him, he would not have been deceived, and sent to the 
underworld.   || 3 ||    Vyaas taught and warned the
king Janmayjaa not to do three things. But he performed the sacred feast and 
killed eighteen Brahmins; the record of one’s
past deeds cannot be erased.  || 4 ||   I do not try to calculate the account; 
I accept the Hukam of God’s Command. I speak
with intuitive love and respect. No matter what happens, I will praise the 
Lord. It is all Your Glorious Greatness, O Lord.  || 5 ||
The Gurmukh remains detached; filth never attaches itself to him. He remains 
forever in God’s Sanctuary. The foolish self-
willed manmukh does not think of the future; he is overtaken by pain, and then 
he regrets.  || 6 ||   The Creator who created
this creation acts, and causes all to act. O Lord, egotistical pride does not 
depart from the soul. Falling into egotistical pride,
one is ruined.  || 7 ||   Everyone makes mistakes; only the Creator does not 
make mistakes. O Nanak, salvation comes through
the True Name. By Guru’s Grace, one is released.  || 8 || 4 ||   PRABHAATEE,  
FIRST MEHL:  To chant and listen to the Naam,
the Name of the  Lord,  is  my  Support.  Worthless  entanglements  are  ended  
and  gone.  The  self-willed  manmukh,  caught  in
duality, loses his honor. Except for the Name, I have no other at all.  || 1 || 
  Listen, O blind, foolish, idiotic mind. Aren’t you
ashamed of your comings and goings in reincarnation? Without the Guru, you 
shall drown, over and over again.  || 1 ||  Pause

||    This mind is ruined by its attachment to Maya. The Command of the Primal 
Lord is pre-ordained. Before whom should I
cry? Only a few, as Gurmukh, understand this. Without the Naam, no one is 
liberated.  || 2 ||   People wander lost, staggering
and stumbling through 8.4 million incarnations. Without knowing the Guru, they 
cannot escape the noose of Death. This mind,
from  one  moment  to  the  next,  goes  from  the  heavens  to  the  
underworld.  The  Gurmukh  contemplates  the  Naam,  and  is
released.  || 3 ||    When God sends His Summons, there is no time to delay. 
When one dies in the Word of the Shabad, he
lives in peace. Without the Guru, no one understands. The Lord Himself acts, 
and inspires all to act.   || 4 ||    Inner conflict
comes to an end, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. Through the Perfect 
True Guru, one is intuitively absorbed into the
Lord. This wobbling, unsteady mind is stabilized, and one lives the lifestyle 
of true actions.  || 5 ||   If someone is false within
his own self, then how can he be pure? How rare are those who wash with the 
Shabad. How rare are those who, as Gurmukh,
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|| 6 ||   Those who eat and drink the Fear of God, find the most excellent 
peace. Associating with the humble servants of the
Lord, they are carried across. They speak the Truth, and lovingly inspire 
others to speak it as well. The Word of the Guru’s
Shabad is the most excellent occupation.  || 7 ||   Those who take the Lord’s 
Praises as their karma and Dharma, their honor
and worship service — their sexual desire and anger are burnt off in the fire. 
They taste the sublime essence of the Lord, and
their minds are drenched with it. Prays Nanak, there is no other at all.  || 8 
|| 5 ||    PRABHAATEE,  FIRST MEHL:  Chant the
Lord’s Name, and worship Him deep within your being. Contemplate the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad, and no other.   || 1 ||
The One is pervading all places. I do not see any other; unto whom should I 
offer worship?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I place my mind
and body in offering before You; I dedicate my soul to You. As it pleases You, 
You save me, Lord; this is my prayer.  || 2 ||
True is that tongue which is delighted by the sublime essence of the Lord. 
Following the Guru’s Teachings, one is saved in the
Sanctuary of God.  || 3 ||   My God created religious rituals. He placed the 
glory of the Naam above these rituals.  || 4 ||   The
four great blessings are under the control of the True Guru. When the first 
three are put aside, one is blessed with the fourth.

|| 5 ||   Those whom the True Guru blesses with liberation and meditation 
realize the Lord’s State, and become sublime.  || 6

||   Their minds and bodies are cooled and soothed; the Guru imparts this 
understanding. Who can estimate the value of those
whom God has exalted?  || 7 ||   Says Nanak, the Guru has imparted this 
understanding; without the Naam, the Name of the
Lord, no one is emancipated.  || 8 || 6 ||   PRABHAATEE,  FIRST MEHL:  Some are 
forgiven by the Primal Lord God; the Perfect
Guru makes the true making. Those who are attuned to the Love of the Lord are 
imbued with Truth forever; their pains are
dispelled, and they obtain honor.  || 1 ||   False are the clever tricks of the 
evil-minded. They shall disappear in no time at all.

|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   Pain and suffering afflict the self-willed manmukh. The 
pains of the self-willed manmukh shall never depart.
The Gurmukh recognizes the Giver of pleasure and pain. He merges in His 
Sanctuary.  || 2 ||    The self-willed manmukhs do
not know loving devotional worship; they are insane, rotting  away  in  their  
egotism.  This  mind  flies  in  an  instant  from  the
heavens to the underworld, as long as it does not know the Word of the Shabad.  
|| 3 ||   The world has become hungry and
thirsty; without the True Guru, it is not satisfied. Merging intuitively in the 
Celestial Lord, peace is obtained, and one goes to
the Lord’s Court wearing robes of honor.   || 4 ||    The Lord in His Court is 
Himself the Knower and Seer; the Word of the
Guru’s Bani is Immaculate. He Himself is the Awareness of Truth; He Himself 
understands the state of nirvaanaa.  || 5 ||   He
made  the  waves  of  water,  the  fire  and  the  air,  and  then  joined  the 
 three  together  to  form  the  world.  He  blessed  these
elements with such power, that they remain subject to His Command.  || 6 ||   
How rare are those humble beings in this world,
whom the Lord tests and places in His Treasury. They rise above social status 
and color, and rid themselves of possessiveness
and greed.  || 7 ||   Attuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, they are like 
immaculate sacred shrines; they are rid of the
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Nanak washes the feet of those who, as Gurmukh, love the True Lord.  || 8 || 7 
||

PRABHAATEE,   THIRD  MEHL,   BIBHAAS:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

By Guru’s Grace, see that the Temple of the Lord is within you. The Temple of 
the Lord is found through the Word of the
Shabad; contemplate the Lord’s Name.  || 1 ||   O my mind, be joyfully attuned 
to the Shabad. True is devotional worship, and
True is the Temple of the Lord; True is His Manifest Glory.  || 1 ||  Pause  || 
  This body is the Temple of the Lord, in which the
jewel of spiritual wisdom is revealed. The self-willed manmukhs do not know 
anything at all; they do not believe that the
Lord’s Temple is within.  || 2 ||   The Dear Lord created the Temple of the 
Lord; He adorns it by His Will. All act according to
their pre-ordained destiny; no one can erase it.  || 3 ||   Contemplating the 
Shabad, peace is obtained, loving the True Name.
The Temple of the Lord is embellished with the Shabad; it is an Infinite 
Fortress of God.  || 4 ||   This world is the Temple of
the Lord; without the Guru, there is only pitch darkness. The blind and foolish 
self-willed manmukhs worship in the love of
duality.  || 5 ||    One’s body and social status do not go along to that 
place, where all are called to account. Those who are
attuned to Truth are saved; those in the love of duality are miserable.  || 6 
||   The treasure of the Naam is within the Temple
of the Lord. The idiotic fools do not realize this. By Guru’s Grace, I have 
realized this. I keep the Lord enshrined within my
heart.  || 7 ||   Those who are attuned to the love of the Shabad know the 
Guru, through the Word of the Guru’s Bani. Sacred,
pure and immaculate are those humble beings who are absorbed in the Name of the 
Lord.  || 8 ||   The Temple of the Lord is
the  Lord’s  Shop;  He  embellishes  it  with  the  Word  of  His  Shabad.  In  
that  shop  is  the  merchandise  of  the  One  Name;  the
Gurmukhs adorn themselves with it.  || 9 ||   The mind is like iron slag, 
within the Temple of the Lord; it is lured by the love of
duality. Meeting with the Guru, the Philosopher’s Stone, the mind is 
transformed into gold. Its value cannot be described.  ||
10 ||   The Lord abides within the Temple of the Lord. He is pervading in all. 
O Nanak, the Gurmukhs trade in the merchandise
of Truth.  || 11 || 1 ||   PRABHAATEE,  THIRD MEHL:  Those who remain awake and 
aware in the Love and Fear of God, rid
themselves of the filth and pollution of egotism. They remain awake and aware 
forever, and protect their homes, by beating
and driving out the five thieves.  || 1 ||   O my mind, as Gurmukh, meditate on 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord. O mind, do
only those deeds which will lead you to the Path of the Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  
||   The celestial melody wells up in the Gurmukh,
and the pains of egotism are taken away. The Name of the Lord abides in the 
mind, as one intuitively sings  the  Glorious
Praises of the Lord.  || 2 ||    Those who follow the Guru’s Teachings — their 
faces are radiant and beautiful. They keep the
Lord enshrined in their hearts. Here and hereafter, they find absolute peace; 
chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, they are
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|| 3 ||   In egotism, one cannot remain awake and aware, and one’s devotional 
worship of the Lord is not accepted. The self-
willed manmukhs find no place in the Court of the Lord; they do their deeds in 
the love of duality.  || 4 ||   Cursed is the food,
and cursed are the clothes, of those who are attached to the love of duality. 
They are like maggots in manure, sinking into
manure. In death and rebirth, they are wasted away to ruin.  || 5 ||   I am a 
sacrifice to those who meet with the True Guru. I
shall continue to associate with them; devoted to Truth, I am absorbed in 
Truth.  || 6 ||   By perfect destiny, the Guru is found.
He  cannot  be  found  by  any  efforts.  Through  the  True  Guru,  intuitive  
wisdom  wells  up;  through  the  Word  of  the  Shabad,
egotism is burnt away.  || 7 ||   O my mind, hurry to the Sanctuary of the 
Lord; He is Potent to do everything. O Nanak, never
forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Whatever He does, comes to pass.  || 8 
|| 2 || 7 || 2 || 9 ||

BIBHAAS,   PRABHAATEE,   FIFTH  MEHL,   ASHTAPADEES:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Mother, father, siblings, children and spouse — involved with them, people eat 
the food of bliss. The mind is entangled in
sweet emotional attachment. Those who seek God’s Glorious Virtues are the 
support of my breath of life.   || 1 ||    My One
Lord is the Inner-Knower, the Searcher of hearts. He alone is my Support; He is 
my only Protection. My Great Lord and Master
is over and above the heads of kings.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   I have broken my 
ties to that deceitful serpent. The Guru has told me
that it is false and fraudulent. Its face is sweet, but it tastes very bitter. 
My mind remains satisfied with the Ambrosial Naam,
the Name of the Lord.  || 2 ||   I have broken my ties with greed and emotional 
attachment. The Merciful Guru has rescued me
from them. These cheating thieves have plundered so many homes. The Merciful 
Guru has protected and saved me.  || 3 ||   I
have no dealings whatsoever with sexual desire and anger. I listen to the 
Guru’s Teachings. Wherever I look, I see the most
horrible goblins. My Guru, the Lord of the World, has saved me from them.  || 4 
||    I have made widows of the ten sensory
organs. The Guru has told me that these pleasures are the fires of corruption. 
Those who associate with them go to hell. The
Guru has saved me; I am lovingly attuned to the Lord.  || 5 ||   I have 
forsaken the advice of my ego. The Guru has told me
that this is foolish stubbornness. This ego is homeless; it shall never find a 
home. The Guru has saved me; I am lovingly
attuned to the Lord.  || 6 ||   I have become alienated from these people. We 
cannot both live together in one home. Grasping
the hem of the Guru’s Robe, I have come to God. Please be fair with me, 
All-knowing Lord God.  || 7 ||   God smiled at me and
spoke,  passing  judgement.  He  made  all  the  demons  perform  service  for  
me.  You  are  my  Lord  and  Master;  all  this  home
belongs to You. Says Nanak, the Guru has passed judgement.  || 8 || 1 ||   
PRABHAATEE,  FIFTH MEHL:


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Within the mind are sexual desire, emotional attachment and egotism. Worship 
services are performed with great pomp and
ceremony. Ritual cleansing baths are taken, and sacred marks are applied to the 
body. But still, the filth and pollution within
never depart.  || 1 ||    No one has ever found God in this way. The sacred 
mudras — ritualistic hand gestures — are made,
but the mind remains enticed by Maya.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    They commit 
sins, under the influence of the five thieves. They
bathe at sacred shrines, and claim that everything has been washed off. Then 
they commit them again, without fear of the
consequences. The sinners are bound and gagged,   and taken to the City of 
Death.   || 2 ||    The ankle-bells shake and the
cymbals vibrate, but those who have deception within wander lost like demons. 
By destroying its hole, the snake is not killed.
God, who created you, knows everything.  || 3 ||   You worship fire and wear 
saffron colored robes. Stung by your misfortune,
you abandon your home. Leaving your own country, you wander in foreign lands. 
But you bring the five rejects with you.  || 4

||    You have split your ears, and now you steal crumbs. You beg from door to 
door, but you fail to be satisfied. You have
abandoned your own wife, but now you sneak glances at other women. God is not 
found by wearing religious robes; you are
utterly  miserable!   ||  5  ||     He  does  not  speak;  he  is  on  silence. 
 But  he  is  filled  with  desire;  he  is  made  to  wander  in
reincarnation. Abstaining from food, his body suffers in pain. He does not 
realize the Hukam of the Lord’s Command; he is
afflicted    by possessiveness.  || 6 ||   Without the True Guru, no one has 
attained the supreme status. Go ahead and ask all the
Vedas and the Simritees. The self-willed manmukhs do useless deeds. They are 
like a house of sand, which cannot stand.  || 7

||    One unto whom the Lord of the Universe becomes Merciful, sews the Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad into his robes. Out of
millions, it is rare that such a Saint is seen. O Nanak, with him, we are 
carried across.  || 8 ||   If one has such good destiny,
then the Blessed Vision of His Darshan is obtained. He saves himself, and 
carries across all his family as well.  || 1 ||  SECOND
PAUSE  || 2 ||   PRABHAATEE,  FIFTH MEHL:  Meditating in remembrance on the 
Naam, all the residues of sinful mistakes are
erased. The accounts held by the Righteous Judge of Dharma are torn up. Joining 
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy,
I have found the Sublime Essence of the Lord. The Supreme Lord God has melted 
into my heart.   || 1 ||    Dwelling on the
Lord, Har, Har, I have found peace. Your slaves seek the Sanctuary of Your 
Feet.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The cycle of reincarnation
is ended, and darkness is dispelled. The Guru has revealed the door of 
liberation. My mind and body are forever imbued with
loving devotion to the Lord. Now I know God, because He has made me know Him.  
|| 2 ||   He is contained in each and every
heart.  Without  Him,  there  is  no  one  at  all.  Hatred,  conflict,  fear  
and  doubt  have  been  eliminated.  God,  the  Soul  of  Pure
Goodness, has manifested His Righteousness.  || 3 ||    He has rescued me from 
the most dangerous waves. Separated from
Him for countless lifetimes, I am united with Him once again. Chanting, intense 
meditation and strict self-discipline are the
contemplation of the Naam. My Lord and Master has blessed me with His Glance of 
Grace.  || 4 ||


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Bliss, peace and salvation are found in that place, where the servants of the 
Lord of the World abide. God, the Lord of the
World, is pleased and satisfied with me. My disharmony with Him of so many 
lifetimes is ended.   || 5 ||    Burnt offerings,
sacred  feasts,  intense  meditations  with  the  body  upside-down,  worship  
services  and  taking  millions  of  cleansing  baths  at
sacred shrines of pilgrimage — the merits of all these are obtained by 
enshrining the Lord’s Lotus Feet within the heart, even
for an instant. Meditating on the Lord of the Universe, all one’s affairs are 
resolved.  || 6 ||   God’s Place is the highest of the
high. The Lord’s humble servants intuitively focus their meditation on Him. I 
long for the dust of the slaves  of  the  Lord’s
slaves. My Beloved Lord is overflowing with all powers.  || 7 ||   My Beloved 
Lord, my Mother and Father, is always near. O my
Friend and Companion, You are my Trusted Support. God takes His slaves by the 
hand, and makes them His Own. Nanak lives
by meditating on the Lord, the Treasure of Virtue.  || 8 || 3|| 2 || 7 || 12 ||

BIBHAAS,   PRABHAATEE,   THE  WORD  OF  DEVOTEE  KABEER  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

My anxious fears of death and rebirth have been taken away. The Celestial Lord 
has shown His Love for me.   || 1 ||    The
Divine Light has dawned, and darkness has been dispelled. Contemplating the 
Lord, I have obtained the Jewel of His Name.  ||
1 ||  Pause  ||   Pain runs far away from that place where there is bliss. The 
jewel of the mind is focused and attuned to the
essence of reality.  || 2 ||   Whatever happens is by the Pleasure of Your 
Will. Whoever understands this, is intuitively merged
in the Lord.   || 3 ||    Says Kabeer, the residues of my sinful mistakes have 
been obliterated. My mind has merged into the
Lord, the Life of the World.  || 4 || 1 ||   PRABHAATEE:  If the Lord Allah 
lives only in the mosque, then to whom does the rest
of the world belong? According to the Hindus, the Lord’s Name abides in the 
idol, but there is no truth in either of these
claims.  || 1 ||   O Allah, O Raam, I live by Your Name. Please show mercy to 
me, O Master.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The God of the
Hindus lives in the southern lands, and the God of the Muslims lives in the 
west. So search in your heart — look deep into your
heart of hearts; this is the home and the place where God lives.  || 2 ||    
The Brahmins observe twenty-four fasts during the
year, and the Muslims fast during the month of Ramadaan. The Muslims set aside 
eleven months, and claim that the treasure
is only in the one month.  || 3 ||   What is the use of bathing at Orissa? Why 
do the Muslims bow their heads in the mosque? If
someone has deception in his heart, what good is it for him to utter prayers? 
And what good is it for him to go on pilgrimage to
Mecca?  || 4 ||    You fashioned all these men and women, Lord. All these are 
Your Forms. Kabeer is the child of God, Allah,
Raam. All the Gurus and prophets are mine.  || 5 ||   Says Kabeer, listen, O 
men and women: seek the Sanctuary of the One.
Chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, O mortals, and you shall surely be 
carried across.  || 6 || 2 ||    PRABHAATEE:  First,
Allah created the Light; then, by His Creative Power, He made all mortal 
beings. From the One Light, the entire universe welled
up. So who is good, and who is bad?


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|| 1 ||   O people, O Siblings of Destiny, do not wander deluded by doubt. The 
Creation is in the Creator, and the Creator is in
the Creation, totally pervading and permeating all places.   || 1 ||   Pause   
||    The clay is the same, but the Fashioner has
fashioned it in various ways. There is nothing wrong with the pot of clay — 
there is nothing wrong with the Potter.   || 2 ||
The One True Lord abides in all; by His making, everything is made. Whoever 
realizes the Hukam of His Command, knows the
One Lord. He alone is said to be the Lord’s slave.  || 3 ||   The Lord Allah is 
Unseen; He cannot be seen. The Guru has blessed
me with this sweet molasses. Says Kabeer, my anxiety and fear have been taken 
away; I see the Immaculate Lord pervading
everywhere.   || 4 || 3 ||    PRABHAATEE:   Do not say that the Vedas, the 
Bible and the Koran are false. Those who do not
contemplate them are false. You say that the One Lord is in all, so why do you 
kill chickens?  || 1 ||   O Mullah, tell me: is this
God’s Justice? The doubts of your mind have not been dispelled.  || 1 ||  Pause 
 ||   You seize a living creature, and then bring
it home and kill its body; you have killed only the clay. The light of the soul 
passes into another form. So tell me, what have
you killed?  || 2 ||   And what good are your purifications? Why do you bother 
to wash your face? And why do you bother to
bow your head in the mosque? Your heart is full of hypocrisy; what good are 
your prayers or your pilgrimage to Mecca?  || 3 ||
You are impure; you do not understand the Pure Lord. You do not know His 
Mystery. Says Kabeer, you have missed out on
paradise; your mind is set on hell.  || 4 || 4 ||   PRABHAATEE:  Hear my 
prayer, Lord; You are the Divine Light of the Divine,
the Primal, All-pervading Master. The Siddhas in Samaadhi have not found Your 
limits. They hold tight to the Protection of Your
Sanctuary.   ||  1  ||     Worship  and  adoration  of  the  Pure,  Primal  
Lord  comes  by  worshipping  the  True  Guru,  O  Siblings  of
Destiny. Standing at His Door, Brahma studies the Vedas, but he cannot see the 
Unseen Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   With the oil
of knowledge about the essence of reality, and the wick of the Naam, the Name 
of the Lord, this lamp illluminates my body. I
have applied the Light of the Lord of the Universe, and lit this lamp. God the 
Knower knows.  || 2 ||   The Unstruck Melody of
the Panch Shabad, the Five Primal Sounds, vibrates and resounds. I dwell with 
the Lord of the World. Kabeer, Your slave,
performs this Aartee, this lamp-lit worship service for You, O Formless Lord of 
Nirvaanaa.  || 3 || 5 ||

PRABHAATEE,   THE  WORD  OF  DEVOTEE  NAAM  DAYV  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The mind alone knows the state of the mind; I tell it to the Knowing Lord. I 
chant the Name of the Lord, the Inner-knower, the
Searcher of hearts — why should I be afraid?  || 1 ||    My mind is pierced 
through by the love of the Lord of the World. My
God  is  All-pervading  everywhere.   ||  1  ||   Pause   ||     The  mind  is  
the  shop,  the  mind  is  the  town,  and  the  mind  is  the
shopkeeper. The mind abides in various forms, wandering all across the world.  
|| 2 ||   This mind is imbued with the Word of
the Guru’s Shabad, and duality is easily overcome.


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He Himself is the Commander; all are under His Command. The Fearless Lord looks 
on all alike.  || 3 ||    That humble being
who knows, and meditates on the Supreme Primal Being — his word becomes 
eternal. Says Naam Dayv, I have found the
Invisible, Wondrous Lord, the Life of the World, within my heart.  || 4 || 1 || 
  PRABHAATEE:  He existed in the beginning, in
the primeval age, and all throughout the ages; His limits cannot be known. The 
Lord is pervading and permeating amongst all;
this is how His Form can be described.  || 1 ||   The Lord of the Universe 
appears when the Word of His Shabad is chanted. My
Lord is the Embodiment of Bliss.  || 1 ||   Pause   ||    The beautiful 
fragrance of sandalwood emanates from the sandalwood
tree,  and  attaches  to  the  other  trees  of  the  forest.  God,  the  
Primal  Source  of  everything,  is  like  the  sandalwood  tree;  He
transforms  us  woody  trees  into  fragrant  sandalwood.   ||  2  ||     You,  
O  Lord,  are  the  Philosopher’s  Stone,  and  I  am  iron;
associating with You, I am transformed into gold. You are Merciful; You are the 
gem and the jewel. Naam Dayv is absorbed in
the Truth.  || 3 || 2 ||   PRABHAATEE:  The Primal Being has no ancestry; He 
has staged this play. God is hidden deep within
each and every heart.  || 1 ||   No one knows the Light of the soul. Whatever I 
do, is known to You, Lord.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||
Just as the pitcher is made from clay, everything is made from the Beloved 
Divine Creator Himself.   || 2 ||    The mortal’s
actions hold the soul in the bondage of karma. Whatever he does, he does on his 
own.  || 3 ||   Prays Naam Dayv, whatever
this soul wants, it obtains. Whoever abides in the Lord, becomes immortal.  || 
4 || 3 ||

PRABHAATEE,   THE  WORD  OF  DEVOTEE  BAYNEE  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

You rub your body with sandalwood oil, and place basil leaves on your forehead. 
But you hold a knife in the hand of your
heart. You look like a thug; pretending to meditate, you pose like a crane. You 
try to look like a Vaishnaav, but the breath of
life escapes through your mouth.  || 1 ||   You pray for hours to God the 
Beautiful. But your gaze is evil, and your nights are
wasted in conflict.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You perform daily cleansing rituals, 
wear two loin-cloths, perform religious rituals and put
only milk in your mouth. But in your heart, you have drawn out the sword. You 
routinely steal the property of others.  || 2 ||
You worship the stone idol, and paint ceremonial marks of Ganesha. You remain 
awake throughout the night, pretending to
worship God. You dance, but your consciousness is filled with evil. You are 
lewd and depraved — this is such an unrighteous
dance!  || 3 ||    You sit on a deer-skin, and chant on your mala. You put the 
sacred mark, the tilak, on your forehead. You
wear the rosary beads of Shiva around your neck, but your heart is filled with 
falsehood. You are lewd and depraved — you do
not chant God’s Name.  || 4 ||    Whoever does not realize the essence of the 
soul — all his religious actions are hollow and
false. Says Baynee, as Gurmukh, meditate. Without the True Guru, you shall not 
find the Way.  || 5 || 1 ||


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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

RAAG  JAIJAAVANTEE,   NINTH  MEHL:

Meditate in remembrance on the Lord — meditate on the Lord; this alone shall be 
of use to you. Abandon your association
with Maya, and take shelter in the Sanctuary of God. Remember that the 
pleasures of the world are false; this whole show is
just an illusion.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You must understand that this wealth is 
just a dream. Why are you so proud? The empires
of the earth are like walls of sand.  || 1 ||   Servant Nanak speaks the Truth: 
your body shall perish and pass away. Moment by
moment, yesterday passed. Today is passing as well.  || 2 || 1 ||    
JAIJAAVANTEE,  NINTH MEHL:  Meditate on the Lord —
vibrate  on  the  Lord;  your  life  is  slipping  away.  Why  am  I  telling  
you  this  again  and  again?  You  fool  —  why  don’t  you
understand? Your body is like a hail-stone; it melts away in no time at all.  
|| 1 ||  Pause  ||   So give up all your doubts, and
utter the Naam, the Name of the Lord. At the very last moment, this alone shall 
go along with you.   || 1 ||    Forget the
poisonous sins of corruption, and enshrine the Praises of God in your heart. 
Servant Nanak proclaims that this opportunity is
slipping away.  || 2 || 2 ||   JAIJAAVANTEE,  NINTH MEHL:  O mortal, what will 
your condition be? In this world, you have not
listened to the Lord’s Name. You are totally engrossed in corruption and sin; 
you have not turned your mind away from them
at all.   || 1 ||   Pause   ||    You obtained this human life, but you have 
not remembered the Lord in meditation, even for an
instant.  For  the  sake  of  pleasure,  you  have  become  subservient  to  
your  woman,  and  now  your  feet  are  bound.   ||  1  ||
Servant Nanak proclaims that the vast expanse of this world is just a dream. 
Why not meditate on the Lord? Even Maya is His
slave.  || 2 || 3 ||    JAIJAAVANTEE,  NINTH MEHL:  Slipping away — your life 
is uselessly slipping away. Night and day, you
listen to the Puraanas, but you do not understand them, you ignorant fool!


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Death has arrived; now where will you run?  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   You believed 
that this body was permanent, but it shall turn to
dust. Why don’t you chant the Name of the Lord, you shameless fool?  || 1 ||    
Let devotional worship of the Lord enter into
your heart, and abandon the intellectualism of your mind. O Servant Nanak, this 
is the way to live in the world.  || 2 || 4 ||

ONE  UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.   TRUTH  IS  THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.

IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.   BY  GURU’S  GRACE:
SHALOK  SEHSKRITEE,  FIRST MEHL:

You study the scriptures, say your prayers and argue; you worship stones and 
sit like a crane, pretending to meditate. You

speak lies and well-ornamented falsehood, and recite your daily prayers three 
times a day. The mala is around your neck, and
the sacred tilak mark is on your forehead. You wear two loin cloths, and keep 
your head covered. If you know God and the
nature of karma, you know that all these rituals and beliefs are useless. Says 
Nanak, meditate on the Lord with faith. Without
the True Guru, no one finds the Way.  || 1 ||   The mortal’s life is fruitless, 
as long as he does not know God. Only a few, by
Guru’s Grace, cross over the world-ocean. The Creator, the Cause of causes, is 
All-powerful. Thus speaks Nanak, after deep
deliberation. The Creation is under the control of the Creator. By His Power, 
He sustains and supports it.  || 2 ||   The Shabad
is          Yoga,  the  Shabad  is  spiritual  wisdom;  the  Shabad  is  the  
Vedas  for  the  Brahmin.  The  Shabad  is  heroic  bravery  for  the
Khshaatriya; the Shabad is service to others for the Soodra. The Shabad for all 
is the Shabad, the Word of the One God, for
one who knows this secret. Nanak is the slave of the Divine, Immaculate Lord.   
|| 3 ||    The One Lord is the Divinity of all
divinities. He is the Divinity of the soul. Nanak is the slave of that one who 
knows the Secrets of the soul and the Supreme
Lord God. He is the Divine Immaculate Lord Himself.  || 4 ||

ONE  UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.   TRUTH  IS  THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.

IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.   BY  GURU’S  GRACE:
SHALOK  SEHSKRITEE,  FIRST MEHL:

Who is the mother, and who is the father? Who is the son, and what is the 
pleasure of marriage? Who is the brother, friend,

companion and relative? Who is emotionally attached to the family? Who is 
restlessly attached to beauty? It leaves, as soon as
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O Nanak, it brings the blessings of the Saints, the sons of the Imperishable 
Lord.  || 1 ||   Cursed is loving attachment to one’s
mother and father; cursed is loving attachment to one’s siblings and relatives. 
Cursed is attachment to the joys of family life
with one’s spouse and children. Cursed is attachment to household affairs. Only 
loving attachment to the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, is True. Nanak dwells there in peace.  || 2 ||   The body 
is false; its power is temporary. It grows old; its
love  for Maya increases greatly. The human is only a temporary guest in the 
home of the body, but he has high hopes. The
Righteous Judge of Dharma is relentless; he counts each and every breath. The 
human body, so difficult to obtain, has fallen
into   the deep dark pit of emotional attachment. O Nanak, its only support is 
God, the Essence of Reality. O God, Lord of the
World, Lord of the Universe, Master of the Universe, please be kind to me.  || 
3 ||    This fragile body-fortress is made up of
water,  plastered  with  blood  and  wrapped  in  skin.  It  has  nine  gates,  
but  no  doors;  it  is  supported  by  pillars  of  wind,  the
channels of the breath. The ignorant person does not meditate in remembrance on 
the Lord of the Universe; he thinks that this
body  is permanent. This precious body is saved and redeemed in the Sanctuary 
of the Holy, O Nanak, chanting the Name of
the  Lord,  Har,  Har,  Har,  Har,  Har,  Haray.    ||  4  ||      O  Glorious, 
 Eternal  and  Imperishable,  Perfect  and  Abundantly
Compassionate, Profound and Unfathomable, Lofty and Exalted, All-knowing and 
Infinite Lord God. O Lover of Your devoted
servants,  Your Feet are a Sanctuary of Peace. O Master of the masterless, 
Helper of the helpless, Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary.

|| 5 ||   Seeing the deer, the hunter aims his weapons. But if one is protected 
by the Lord of the World, O Nanak, not a hair on
his head will be touched.  || 6 ||   He may be surrounded on all four sides by 
servants and powerful warriors; he may dwell in
a lofty place, difficult to approach, and never even think of death. But when 
the Order comes from the Primal Lord God, O
Nanak, even an ant can take away his breath of life.  || 7 ||   To be imbued 
and attuned to the Word of the Shabad; to be kind
and compassionate; to sing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises — these are the 
most worthwhile actions in this Dark Age of Kali
Yuga. In this way, one’s inner doubts and emotional attachments are dispelled. 
God is pervading and permeating all places. So
obtain the Blessed Vision of His Darshan; He dwells upon the tongues of the 
Holy. O Nanak, meditate and chant the Name of
the Beloved Lord, Har, Har, Har, Haray.   || 8 ||    Beauty fades away, islands 
fade away, the sun, moon, stars and sky fade
away. The earth, mountains, forests and lands fade away. One’s spouse, 
children, siblings and loved friends fade away. Gold
and jewels and the incomparable beauty of Maya fade away. Only the Eternal, 
Unchanging Lord does not fade away. O Nanak,
only the humble Saints are steady and stable forever.  || 9 ||    Do not delay 
in practicing righteousness; delay in committing
sins. Implant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within yourself, and abandon 
greed. In the Sanctuary of the Saints, the sinful
residues of past mistakes are erased. The character of righteousness is 
received by that person, O Nanak, with whom the Lord
is pleased and satisfied.  || 10 ||    The person of shallow understanding is 
dying in emotional attachment; he is engrossed in
pursuits of pleasure with his wife. With youthful beauty and golden earrings, 
wondrous mansions, decorations and clothes —
this is how Maya clings to him. O Eternal, Unchanging, Benevolent Lord God, O 
Sanctuary of the Saints, Nanak humbly bows to
You.  || 11 ||   If there is birth, then there is death. If there is pleasure, 
then there is pain. If there is enjoyment, then there is
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If there is small, then there is great. If there is power, then there is pride. 
If there is egotistical pride, then there will be a fall.
Engrossed in worldly ways, one is ruined. Meditating and vibrating on the Lord 
of the Universe in the Company of the Holy, you
shall become steady and stable. Nanak vibrates and meditates on the Lord God.   
|| 12 ||    By the Grace of God, genuine
understanding comes to the mind. The intellect blossoms forth, and one finds a 
place in the realm of celestial bliss. The senses
are brought under control, and pride is abandoned. The heart is cooled and 
soothed, and the wisdom of the Saints is implanted
within. Reincarnation is ended, and the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan is 
obtained. O Nanak, the musical instrument of
the Word of the Shabad vibrates and resounds within.   || 13 ||    The Vedas 
preach and recount God’s Glories; people hear
them by various ways and means. The Merciful Lord, Har, Har, implants spiritual 
wisdom within. Nanak begs for the Gift of the
Naam, the Name of the Lord. The Guru is the Great Giver, the Lord of the World. 
 || 14 ||   Do not worry so much about your
mother, father and siblings. Do not worry so much about other people. Do not 
worry about your spouse, children and friends.
You are obsessed with your involvements in Maya. The One Lord God is Kind and 
Compassionate, O Nanak. He is the Cherisher
and Nurturer of all living beings.   || 15 ||    Wealth is temporary; conscious 
existence is temporary; hopes of all sorts are
temporary. The bonds of love, attachment, egotism, doubt, Maya and the 
pollution of corruption are temporary. The mortal
passes  through  the  fire  of  the  womb  of  reincarnation  countless  times. 
 He  does  not  remember  the  Lord  in  meditation;  his
understanding is polluted. O Lord of the Universe, when You grant Your Grace, 
even sinners are saved. Nanak dwells in the
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.  || 16 ||   You may drop down from the 
mountains, and fall into the nether regions of
the underworld, or be burnt in the blazing fire, or swept away by the 
unfathomable waves of water; but the worst pain of all is
household anxiety, which is the source of the cycle of death and rebirth. No 
matter what you do, you cannot break its bonds, O
Nanak.  Man’s  only  Support,  Anchor  and  Mainstay  is  the  Word  of  the  
Shabad,  and  the  Holy,  Friendly  Saints.    ||  17  ||
Excruciating pain, countless killings, reincarnation, poverty and terrible 
misery are all destroyed by meditating in remembrance
on the Lord’s Name, O Nanak, just as fire reduces piles of wood to ashes.  || 
18 ||   Meditating in remembrance on the Lord,
the darkness is illuminated. Dwelling on His Glorious Praises, the ugly 
residues of sins are destroyed. Enshrining the Lord deep
within the heart, and with the immaculate karma of doing good deeds, one 
strikes fear into the demons. The cycle of coming
and going in reincarnation is ended, absolute peace is obtained, and the 
Fruitful Vision of the Lord’s Darshan. He is Potent to
give Protection, He is the Lover of His Saints. O Nanak, the Lord God blesses 
all with bliss.   || 19 ||    Those who were left
behind — the Lord brings them to the front. He fulfills the hopes of the 
hopeless. He makes the poor rich, and cures the
illnesses of the ill. He blesses His devotees with devotion. They sing the 
Kirtan of the Praises of the Lord’s Name. O Nanak,
those who serve the Guru find the Supreme Lord God, the Great Giver   || 20 ||  
  He gives Support to the unsupported. The
Name of the Lord is the Wealth of the poor. The Lord of the Universe is the 
Master of the masterless; the Beautiful-haired Lord
is the Power of the weak. The Lord is Merciful to all beings, Eternal and 
Unchanging, the Family of the meek and humble. The
All-knowing, Perfect, Primal Lord God is the Lover of His devotees, the 
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The Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent, Luminous Lord, dwells in each and every 
heart. Nanak begs for this blessing from
the Merciful Lord, that he may never forget Him, never forget Him.  || 21 ||    
I have no power; I do not serve You, and I do
not love You, O Supreme Sublime Lord God. By Your Grace, Nanak meditates on the 
Naam, the Name of the Merciful Lord,
Har, Har.  || 22 ||    The Lord feeds and sustains all living beings; He 
blesses them gifts of restful peace and fine clothes. He
created the jewel of human life, with all its cleverness and intelligence. By 
His Grace, mortals abide in peace and bliss. O
Nanak, meditating in remembrance on the Lord, Har, Har, Haray, the mortal is 
released from attachment to the world.  || 23 ||
The  kings  of  the  earth  are  eating  up  the  blessings  of  the  good  
karma  of  their  past  lives.  Those  cruel-minded  rulers  who
oppress the people, O Nanak, shall suffer in pain for a very long time.  || 24 
||   Those who meditate in remembrance on the
Lord in their hearts, look upon even pain as God’s Grace. The healthy person is 
very sick, if he does not remember the Lord,
the Embodiment of Mercy.  || 25 ||    To sing the Kirtan of God’s Praises is 
the righteous duty incurred by taking birth in this
human body. The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is Ambrosial Nectar, O Nanak. The 
Saints drink it in, and never have enough of
it.   || 26 ||   The Saints are tolerant and good-natured; friends and enemies 
are the same to them. O Nanak, it is all the same
to them, whether someone offers them all sorts of foods, or slanders them, or 
draws weapons to kill them.  || 27 ||   They pay
no attention to dishonor or disrespect. They are not bothered by gossip; the 
miseries of the world do not touch them. Those
who join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and chant the Name of the 
Lord of the Universe — O Nanak, those
mortals abide in peace.  || 28 ||   The Holy people are an invincible army of 
spiritual warriors; their bodies are protected by the
armor of humility. Their weapons are the Glorious Praises of the Lord which 
they chant; their Shelter and Shield is the Word of
the Guru’s Shabad. The horses, chariots and elephants they ride are their way 
to realize God’s Path. They walk fearlessly
through the armies of their enemies; they attack them with the Kirtan of God’s 
Praises. They conquer the entire world, O
Nanak, and overpower the five thieves.   || 29 ||    Misled by evil-mindedness, 
mortals are engrossed in the mirage of the
illusory world, like the passing shade of a tree. Emotional attachment to 
family is false, so Nanak meditates in remembrance on
the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam.  || 30 ||   I do not possess the treasure of 
the wisdom of the Vedas, nor do I possess the
merits of the Praises of the Naam. I do not have a beautiful voice to sing 
jewelled melodies; I am not clever, wise or shrewd.
By destiny and hard work, the wealth of Maya is obtained. O Nanak, in the Saadh 
Sangat, the Company of the Holy, even fools
become religious scholars.  || 31 ||   The mala around my neck is the chanting 
of the Lord’s Name. The Love of the Lord is my
silent chanting. Chanting this most Sublime Word brings salvation and joy to 
the eyes.  || 32 ||    That mortal who lacks the
Guru’s Mantra — cursed and contaminated is his life. That blockhead is just a 
dog, a pig, a jackass, a crow, a snake.  || 33 ||


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Whoever contemplates the Lord’s Lotus Feet, and enshrines His Name within the 
heart, and sings the Kirtan of His Praises in
the Saadh Sangat, O Nanak, shall never see the Messenger of Death.   || 34 ||   
 Wealth and beauty are not so difficult to
obtain.  Paradise  and  royal  power  are  not  so  difficult  to  obtain.  
Foods  and  delicacies  are  not  so  difficult  to  obtain.  Elegant
clothes are not so difficuilt to obtain. Children, friends, siblings and 
relatives are not so difficult to obtain. The pleasures of
woman are not so difficult to obtain. Knowledge and wisdom are not so difficult 
to obtain. Cleverness and trickery are not so
difficult to obtain. Only the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is difficult to 
obtain. O Nanak, it is only obtained by God’s Grace, in
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.  || 35 ||   Wherever I look, I see 
the Lord, whether in this world, in paradise, or
the nether regions of the underworld. The Lord of the Universe is All-pervading 
everywhere. O Nanak, no blame or stain sticks
to Him.  || 36 ||   Poison is transformed into nectar, and enemies into friends 
and companions. Pain is changed into pleasure,
and the fearful become fearless. Those who have no home or place find their 
place of rest in the Naam, O Nanak, when the
Guru, the Lord, becomes Merciful.  || 37 ||   He blesses all with humility; He 
has blessed me with humility as well. He purifies
all, and He has purified me as well. The Creator of all is the Creator of me as 
well. O Nanak, no blame or stain sticks to Him.

|| 38 ||   The moon-god is not cool and calm, nor is the white sandalwood tree. 
The winter season is not cool; O Nanak, only

the Holy friends, the Saints, are cool and calm.   || 39 ||    Through the 
Mantra of the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam, one
meditates on the All-pervading Lord. Those who have the wisdom to look alike 
upon pleasure and pain, live the immaculate
lifestyle, free of vengeance. They are kind to all beings; they have 
overpowered the five thieves. They take the Kirtan of the
Lord’s Praise as their food; they remain untouched by Maya, like the lotus in 
the water. They share the Teachings with friend
and enemy alike; they love the devotional worship of God. They do not listen to 
slander; renouncing self-conceit, they become
the dust of all. Whoever has these six qualities, O Nanak, is called a Holy 
friend.  || 40 ||    The goat enjoys eating fruits and
roots, but if it lives near a tiger, it is always anxious. This is the 
condition of the world, O Nanak; it is afflicted by pleasure and
pain.   || 41 ||    Fraud, false accusations, millions of diseases, sins and 
the filthy residues of evil mistakes; doubt, emotional
attachment, pride, dishonor and intoxication with Maya — these lead mortals to 
death and rebirth, wandering lost in hell. In
spite of all sorts of efforts, salvation is not found. Chanting and meditating 
on the Name of the Lord in the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy, O Nanak, mortals become immaculate and pure. They 
continually dwell upon the Glorious Praises of
God.  || 42 ||   In the Sanctuary of the Kind-hearted Lord, our Transcendent 
Lord and Master, we are carried across. God is the
Perfect, All-powerful Cause of causes; He is the Giver of gifts. He gives hope 
to the hopeless. He is the Source of all riches.
Nanak meditates in remembrance on the Treasure of Virtue; we are all beggars, 
begging at His Door.   || 43 ||    The most
difficult place becomes easy, and the worst pain turns into pleasure. Evil 
words, differences and doubts are obliterated, and
even faithless cynics and malicious gossips become good people. They become 
steady and stable, whether happy or sad; their
fears are taken away, and they are fearless.


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The dreadful woods become a well-populated city; such are the merits of the 
righteous life of Dharma, given by God’s Grace.
Chanting the Lord’s Name in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Nanak, 
the Lotus Feet of the Merciful Lord are
found.  || 44 ||   O emotional attachment, you are the invincible warrior of 
the battlefield of life; you totally crush and destroy
even the most powerful. You entice and fascinate even the heavenly heralds, 
celestial singers, gods, mortals, beasts and birds.
Nanak bows in humble surrender to the Lord; he seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord 
of the Universe.  || 45 ||   O sexual desire,
you lead the mortals to hell; you make them wander in reincarnation through 
countless species. You cheat the consciousness,
and pervade the three worlds. You destroy meditation, penance and virtue. But 
you give only shallow pleasure, while you make
the mortals weak and unsteady; you pervade the high and the low. Your fear is 
dispelled in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of
the Holy, O Nanak, through the Protection and Support of the Lord.  || 46 ||   
O anger, you are the root of conflict; compassion
never rises up in you. You take the corrupt, sinful beings in your power, and 
make them dance like monkeys. Associating with
you, mortals are debased and punished by the Messenger of Death in so many 
ways. O Destroyer of the pains of the poor, O
Merciful God, Nanak prays for You to protect all begins from such anger.   || 
47 ||    O greed, you cling to even the great,
assaulting them with countless waves. You cause them to run around wildly in 
all directions, wobbling and wavering unsteadily.
You have no respect for friends, ideals, relations, mother or father. You make 
them do what they should not do. You make
them eat what they should not eat. You make them accomplish what they should 
not accomplish. Save me, save me — I have
come to Your Sanctuary, O my Lord and Master; Nanak prays to the Lord.  || 48 
||   O egotism, you are the root of birth and
death and the cycle of reincarnation; you are the very soul of sin. You forsake 
friends, and hold tight to enemies. You spread
out  countless  illusions  of  Maya.  You  cause  the  living  beings  to  come 
 and  go  until  they  are  exhausted.  You  lead  them  to
experience pain and pleasure. You lead them to wander lost in the terrible 
wilderness of doubt; you lead them to contract the
most horrible, incurable diseases. The only Physician is the Supreme Lord, the 
Transcendent Lord God. Nanak worships and
adores the Lord, Har, Har, Haray.  || 49 ||   O Lord of the Universe, Master of 
the Breath of life, Treasure of Mercy, Guru of the
World. O Destroyer of the fever of the world, Embodiment of Compassion, please 
take away all my pain. O Merciful Lord,
Potent to give Sanctuary, Master of the meek and humble, please be kind to me. 
Whether his body is healthy or sick, let Nanak
meditate in remembrance on You, Lord.  || 50 ||    I have come to the Sanctuary 
of the Lord’s Lotus Feet, where I sing the
Kirtan of His Praises. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, Nanak is 
carried across the utterly terrifying, difficult
world-ocean.  || 51 ||   The Supreme Lord God has procted my head and forehead; 
the Transcendent Lord has protected my
hands and body. God, my Lord and Master, has saved my soul; the Lord of the 
Universe has saved my wealth and feet. The
Merciful Guru has protected everything, and destroyed my fear and suffering. 
God is the Lover of His devotees, the Master of
the masterless. Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of the Imperishable Primal Lord 
God.  || 52 ||   His Power supports the sky,
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His  Power  supports  the  moon,  the  sun  and  the  stars,  and  infuses  
light  and  breath  into  the  body.  His  Power  provides
nourishment in the womb of the mother, and does not let disease strike. His 
Power holds back the ocean, O Nanak, and does
not allow the waves of water to destroy the land.  || 53 ||   The Lord of the 
World is Supremely Beautiful; His Meditation is the
Life of all. In the Society of the Saints, O Nanak, He is found on the path of 
devotional worship of the Lord.   || 54 ||    The
mosquito pierces the stone, the ant crosses the swamp, the cripple crosses the 
ocean, and the blind sees in the darkness,
meditating on the Lord of the Universe in the Saadh Sangat. Nanak seeks the 
Sanctuary of the Lord, Har, Har, Haray.  || 55 ||
Like  a  Brahmin  without  a  sacred  mark  on  his  forehead,  or  a  king  
without  the  power  of  command,  or  a  warrior  without
weapons,  so  is  the  devotee  of  God  without  Dharmic  Faith.    ||  56  || 
    God  has  no  conch-shell,  no  religious  mark,  no
paraphernalia; he does not have blue skin. His Form is Wondrous and Amazing. He 
is beyond incarnation. The Vedas say that
He is not this, and not that. The Lord of the Universe is Lofty and High, Great 
and Infinite. The Imperishable Lord abides in the
hearts of the Holy. He is understood, O Nanak, by those who are very fortunate. 
 || 57 ||   Living in the world, it is like a wild
jungle.  One’s  relatives  are  like  dogs,  jackals  and  donkeys.  In  this  
difficult  place,  the  mind  is  intoxicated  with  the  wine  of
emotional attachment; the five unconquered thieves lurk there. The mortals 
wander lost in love and emotional attachment,
fear and doubt; they are caught in the sharp, strong noose of egotism. The 
ocean of fire is terrifying and impassable. The
distant shore is so far away; it cannot be reached. Vibrate and meditate on the 
Lord of the World, in the Saadh Sangat, the
Company of the Holy; O Nanak, by His Grace, we are saved at the Lotus Feet of 
the Lord.   || 58 ||    When the Lord of the
Universe grants His Grace, all illnesses are cured. Nanak chants His Glorious 
Praises in the Saadh Sangat, in the Sanctuary of
the Perfect Transcendent Lord God.  || 59 ||   The mortal is beautiful and 
speaks sweet words, but in the farm of his heart, he
harbors cruel vengeance. He pretends to bow in worship, but he is false. Beware 
of him, O friendly Saints.   || 60 ||    The
thoughtless fool does not know that each day, his breaths are being used up. 
His most beautiful body is wearing away; old
age, the daughter of death, has seized it. He is engrossed in family play; 
placing his hopes in transitory things, he indulges in
corrupt pleasures. Wandering lost in countless incarnations, he is exhausted. 
Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Embodiment of
Mercy.  || 61 ||   O tongue, you love to enjoy the sweet delicacies. You are 
dead to the Truth, and involved in great disputes,
whether to call God Gobind, or Daamodar, or Maadhav.  || 62 ||   Those who are 
proud, and intoxicated with the pleasures of
sex, and asserting their power over others, never contemplate the Lord’s Lotus 
Feet. Their lives are cursed, and as worthless
as straw. You are as tiny and insignificant as an ant, but you shall become 
great, by the Wealth of the Lord’s Meditation.
Nanak bows in humble worship, countless times, over and over again.  || 63 ||   
The blade of grass becomes a mountain, and
the  barren  land  becomes  green.  The  drowning  one  swims  across,  and  
the  empty  is  filled  to  overflowing.  Millions  of  suns
illuminate the darkness, prays Nanak, when the Guru, the Lord, becomes 
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Associating with the Brahmin, one is saved, if his actions are perfect and 
God-like. Those whose souls are imbued with the
world — O Nanak, their lives are fruitless.  || 65 ||   The mortal steals the 
wealth of others, and makes all sorts of problems ;
his preaching is only for his own livelihood. His desire for this and that is 
not satisfied; his mind is caught in Maya, and he is
acting like a pig.   || 66 ||    Those who are intoxicated and absorbed in the 
Lord’s Lotus Feet are saved from the terrifying
world-ocean. Countless sins are destroyed, O Nanak, in the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy; there is no doubt about
this.  || 67 || 4 ||

FIFTH  MEHL,   GAAT’HAA:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Camphor, flowers and perfume become contaminated, by coming into contact with 
the human body. O Nanak, the ignorant
one is proud of his foul-smelling marrow, blood and bones.  || 1 ||   Even if 
the mortal could reduce himself to the size of an
atom, and shoot through the ethers, worlds and realms in the blink of an eye, O 
Nanak, without the Holy Saint, he shall not be
saved.  || 2 ||   Know for sure that death will come; whatever is seen is 
false. So chant the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises in the
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; this alone shall go along with you in 
the end.  || 3 ||    The consciousness wanders
lost in Maya, attached to friends and relatives. Vibrating and meditating on 
the Lord of the Universe in the Saadh Sangat, O
Nanak, the eternal place of rest is found.  || 4 ||   The lowly nim tree, 
growing near the sandalwood tree, becomes just like the
sandalwood tree. But the bamboo tree, also growing near it, does not pick up 
its fragrance; it is too tall and proud.  || 5 ||   In
this Gaat’haa, the Lord’s Sermon is woven; listening to it, pride is crushed. 
The five enemies are killed, O Nanak, by shooting
the Arrow of the Lord.  || 6 ||   The Words of the Holy are the path of peace. 
They are obtained by good karma. The cycle of
birth and death is ended, O Nanak, singing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises.   
|| 7 ||    When the leaves wither and fall, they
cannot be attached to the branch again. Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, 
O Nanak, there is misery and suffering. The
mortal wanders in reincarnation day and night.  || 8 ||    One is blessed with 
love for the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy, by great good fortune. Whoever sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord’s 
Name, O Nanak, is not affected by the world-
ocean.  || 9 ||   This Gaat’haa is profound and infinite; how rare are those 
who understand it. They forsake sexual desire and
worldly love, O Nanak, and praise the Lord in the Saadh Sangat.   || 10 ||    
The Words of the Holy are the most sublime
Mantra. They eradicate millions of sinful mistakes. Meditating on the Lotus 
Feet of the Lord, O Nanak, all one’s generations are
saved.  || 11 ||   That palace is beautiful, in which the Kirtan of the Lord’s 
Praises are sung. Those who dwell on the Lord of
the Universe are liberated. O Nanak, only the most fortunate are so blessed.  
|| 12 ||   I have found the Lord, my Friend, my
very Best Friend. He shall never break my heart. His dwelling is eternal; His 
weight cannot be weighed. Nanak has made Him
the Friend of his soul.   || 13 ||    One’s bad reputation is erased by a true 
son, who meditates in his heart on the Guru’s
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The Beloved Eternal Lord God, O Nanak, carries us across the world-ocean.   || 
14 ||    It is death to forget the Lord of the
Universe. It is life to meditate on the Name of the Lord. The Lord is found in 
the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O
Nanak,  by  pre-ordained  destiny.   || 15  ||     The  snake-charmer,  by  his 
 spell,  neutralizes  the  poison  and  leaves  the  snake
without fangs. Just so, the Saints remove suffering; O Nanak, they are found by 
good karma.   || 16 ||    The Lord is All-
pervading everywhere; He gives Sanctuary to all living beings. The mind is 
touched by His Love, O Nanak, by Guru’s Grace,
and the Blessed Vision of His Darshan.  || 17 ||   My mind is pierced through 
by the Lord’s Lotus Feet. I am blessed with total
happiness. Holy people have been singing this Gaat’haa, O Nanak, since the very 
beginning of time.  || 18 ||    Chanting and
singing the Sublime Word of God in the Saadh Sangat, mortals are saved from the 
world-ocean. O Nanak, they shall never
again be consigned to reincarnation.  || 19 ||    People contemplate the Vedas, 
Puraanas and Shaastras. But by enshrining in
their hearts the Naam, the Name of the One and Only Creator of the Universe, 
everyone can be saved. By great good fortune,
O Nanak, a few cross over like this.  || 20 ||   Meditating in remembrance on 
the Naam, the Name of Lord of the Universe, all
one’s generations are saved. It is obtained in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of 
the Holy. O Nanak, by great good fortune,
the Blessed Vision of His Darshan is seen.   || 21 ||    Abandon all your evil 
habits, and implant all Dharmic faith within. The
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is obtained, O Nanak, by those who have 
such destiny written upon their foreheads.

|| 22 ||   God was, is, and shall always be. He sustains and destroys all. Know 
that these Holy people are true, O Nanak; they

are in love with the Lord.   || 23 ||    The mortal is engrossed in sweet words 
and transitory pleasures which shall soon fade
away. Disease, sorrow and separation afflict him; O Nanak, he never finds 
peace, even in dreams.  || 24 ||

PHUNHAY,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

With Pen in Hand, the Unfathomable Lord writes the mortal’s destiny upon his 
forehead. The Incomparably Beautiful Lord is
involved with all. I cannot utter Your Praises with my mouth. Nanak is 
fascinated, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of Your
Darshan. I am a sacrifice to You.   || 1 ||    Seated in the Society of the 
Saints, I chant the Lord’s Praises. I dedicate all my
adornments to Him, and give all this soul to Him. With hopeful yearning for 
Him, I have made the bed for my Husband. O
Lord! If such good destiny is inscribed upon my forehead, then I shall find my 
Friend.   || 2 ||    O my companion, I have
prepared everything: make-up, garlands and betel-leaves. I have embellished 
myself with the sixteen decorations, and applied
the mascara to my eyes. If my Husband Lord comes to my home, then I obtain 
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O  Lord!  Without my  Husband, all  these  adornments  are  useless.   || 3  || 
    Very  fortunate  is  she,  within  whose  home  the
Husband Lord abides. She is totally adorned and decorated; she is a happy 
soul-bride. I sleep in peace, without anxiety; the
hopes of my mind have been fulfilled. O Lord! When my Husband came into the 
home of my heart, I obtained everything.  || 4

||    My hope is so intense, that this hope alone should fulfill my hopes. When 
the True Guru becomes merciful, then I attain
the Perfect Lord. My body is filled with so many demerits; I am covered with 
faults and demerits. O Lord! When the True Guru
becomes Merciful, then the mind is held in place.  || 5 ||   Says Nanak, I have 
meditated on the Lord, Infinite and Endless. This
world-ocean is so difficult to cross; the True Guru has carried me across. My 
comings and goings in reincarnation ended, when
I        met the Perfect Lord. O Lord! I have obtained the Ambrosial Nectar of 
the Name of the Lord from the True Guru.   || 6 ||
The  lotus  is  in  my  hand; in  the  courtyard  of  my  heart I abide  in  
peace.  O  my  companion,  the  Jewel  is  around  my  neck;
beholding it, sorrow is taken away. I abide with the Lord of the World, the 
Treasury of Total Peace. O Lord! All wealth, spiritual
perfection and the nine treasures are in His Hand.  || 7 ||   Those men who go 
out to enjoy other men’s women shall suffer in
shame. Those who steal the wealth of others — how can their guilt be concealed? 
Those who chant the Sacred Praises of the
Lord save and redeem all their generations. O Lord! Those who listen and 
contemplate the Supreme Lord God become pure
and holy.  || 8 ||   The sky above looks lovely, and the earth below is 
beautiful. Lightning flashes in the ten directions; I behold
the Face of my Beloved. If I go searching in foreign lands, how can I find my 
Beloved? O Lord! If such destiny is inscribed
upon my forehead, I am absorbed in the Blessed Vision of His Darshan.  || 9 ||  
 I have seen all places, but none can compare
to You. The Primal Lord, the Architect of Destiny, has established You; thus 
You are adorned and embellished. Ramdaspur is
prosperous and thickly populated, and incomparably beautiful. O Lord! Bathing 
in the Sacred Pool of Raam Daas, the residues
of sins are washed away, O Nanak.  || 10 ||    The sparrow-hawk is very smart; 
in its consciousness, it longs for the friendly
rain. It longs for that, to which its breath of life is attached. It wanders 
depressed, from forest to forest, for the sake of a drop
of water. O Lord! In just the same way, the humble servant of the Lord begs for 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Nanak is a
sacrifice to him.  || 11 ||   The Consciousness of my Friend is incomparably 
beautiful. Its mystery cannot be known. One who
purchases  the  priceless  virtues  realizes  the  essence  of  reality.  When  
the  consciousness  is  absorbed  in  the  supreme
consciousness, great joy and bliss are found. O Lord! When the fickle thieves 
are overcome, the true wealth is obtained.  || 12

||    In a dream, I was lifted up; why didn’t I grasp the hem of His Robe? 
Gazing upon the Beautiful Lord relaxing there, my
mind was charmed and fascinated. I am searching for His Feet — tell me, where 
can I find Him? O Lord! Tell me how I can
find my Beloved, O my companion.  || 13 ||   The eyes which do not see the Holy 
— those eyes are miserable. The ears which
do not hear the Sound-current of the Naad — those ears might just as well be 
plugged. The tongue which does not chant the
Naam ought to be cut out, bit by bit. O Lord! When the mortal forgets the Lord 
of the Universe, the Sovereign Lord King, he
grows weaker day by day.  || 14 ||    The wings of the bumble bee are caught in 
the intoxicating fragrant petals of the lotus.
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Is there any such friend, who can untie this difficult knot? O Nanak, the One 
Supreme Lord and Master of the earth reunites
the separated ones.  || 15 ||   I run around in all directions, searching for 
the love of God. The five evil enemies are tormenting
me; how can I destroy them? Shoot them with the sharp arrows of meditation on 
the Name of God. O Lord! The way  to
slaughter these terrible sadistic enemies is obtained from the Perfect Guru.  
|| 16 ||   The True Guru has blessed me with the
bounty which shall never be exhausted. Eating and consuming it, all the 
Gurmukhs are emancipated. The Lord, in His Mercy,
has blessed me with the treasure of the Ambrosial Naam. O Nanak, worship and 
adore the Lord, who never dies.   || 17 ||
Wherever the Lord’s devotee goes is a blessed, beautiful place. All comforts 
are obtained, meditating on the Lord’s Name.
People praise and congratulate the devotee of the Lord, while the slanderers 
rot and die. Says Nanak, O friend, chant the
Naam, and your mind shall be filled with bliss.  || 18 ||   The mortal never 
serves the Immaculate Lord, the Purifier of sinners.
The mortal wastes away in false pleasures. How long can this go on? Why do you 
take such pleasure, looking at this mirage? O
Lord! I am a sacrifice to those who are known and approved in the Court of the 
Lord.  || 19 ||    The fool commits countless
foolish actions and so many sinful mistakes. The fool’s body smells rotten, and 
turns to dust. He wanders lost in the darkness
of pride, and never thinks of dying. O Lord! The mortal gazes upon the mirage; 
why does he think it is true?  || 20 ||   When
someone’s days are over, who can save him? How long can the physicians go on, 
suggesting various therapies? You fool,
remember the One Lord; only He shall be of use to you in the end. O Lord! 
Without the Name, the body turns to dust, and
everything goes to waste.  || 21 ||   Drink in the medicine of the 
Incomparable, Priceless Name. Meeting and joining together,
the Saints drink it in, and give it to everyone. He alone is blessed with it, 
who is destined to receive it. O Lord! I am a sacrifice
to  those  who  enjoy  the  Love  of  the  Lord.   ||  22  ||     The  
physicians  meet  together  in  their  assembly.  The  medicines  are
effective, when the Lord Himself stands in their midst. Their good deeds and 
karma become apparent. O Lord! Pains, diseases
and sins all vanish from their bodies.  || 23 ||

CHAUBOLAS,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

O Samman, if one could buy this love with money, then consider Raawan the king. 
He was not poor, but he could not buy it,
even though he offered his head to Shiva.  || 1 ||   My body is drenched in 
love and affection for the Lord; there is no distance
at all between us. My mind is pierced through by the Lotus Feet of the Lord. He 
is realized when one’s intuitive consciousness
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I would cross the oceans, mountains, wilderness, forests and the nine regions 
of the earth in a single step, O Musan, for the
Love of my Beloved.   || 3 ||    O Musan, the Light of the Lord’s Love has 
spread across the sky; I cling to my Lord, like the
bumble bee caught in the lotus flower.  || 4 ||   Chanting and intense 
meditation, austere self-discipline, pleasure and peace,
honor, greatness and pride — O Musan, I would dedicate and sacrifice all these 
for a moment of my Lord’s Love.  || 5 ||    O
Musan, the world does not understand the Mystery of the Lord; it is dying and 
being plundered. It is not pierced through by
the  Love  of  the  Beloved  Lord; it is  entangled  in  false  pursuits.   || 
6  ||     When  someone’s  home  and  property  are  burnt,
because of his attachment to them, he suffers in the sorrow of separation. O 
Musan, when mortals forget the Merciful Lord
God, then they are truly plundered.   || 7 ||    Whoever enjoys the taste of 
the Lord’s Love, remembers His Lotus Feet in his
mind. O Nanak, the lovers of God do not go anywhere else.   || 8 ||    Climbing 
thousands of steep hillsides, the fickle mind
becomes miserable. Look at the humble, lowly mud, O Jamaal: the beautiful lotus 
grows in it.  || 9 ||   My Lord has lotus-eyes;
His Face is so beautifully adorned. O Musan, I am intoxicated with His Mystery. 
I break the necklace of pride into bits.  || 10 ||
I am intoxicated with the Love of my Husband Lord; remembering Him in 
meditation, I am not conscious of my own body. He
is revealed in all His Glory, all throughout the world. Nanak is a lowly moth 
at His Flame.  || 11 ||

SHALOKS  OF  DEVOTEE  KABEER  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Kabeer, my rosary is my tongue, upon which the Lord’s Name is strung. From the 
very beginning, and throughout the ages, all
the devotees abide in tranquil peace.  || 1 ||   Kabeer, everyone laughs at my 
social class. I am a sacrifice to this social class,
in which I chant and meditate on the Creator.   || 2 ||    Kabeer, why do you 
stumble? Why does your soul waver? He is the
Lord of all comforts and peace; drink in the Sublime Essence of the Lord’s 
Name.  || 3 ||   Kabeer, earrings made of gold and
studded with jewels, look like burnt twigs, if the Name is not in the mind.  || 
4 ||   Kabeer, rare is such a person, who remains
dead  while  yet  alive.  Singing  the  Glorious  Praises  of  the  Lord,  he  
is  fearless.  Wherever  I  look,  the  Lord  is  there.   ||  5  ||
Kabeer, on the day when I die, afterwards there shall be bliss. I shall meet 
with my Lord God. Those with me shall meditate
and vibrate on the Lord of the Universe.  || 6 ||   Kabeer, I am the worst of 
all. Everyone else is good. Whoever understands
this is a friend of mine.  || 7 ||    Kabeer, she came to me in various forms 
and disguises. My Guru saved me, and now she
bows humbly to me.  || 8 ||    Kabeer, kill only that, which, when killed, 
shall bring peace. Everyone shall call you good, very
good, and no one shall think you are bad.  || 9 ||   Kabeer, the night is dark, 
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They take the noose and run around; but rest assured that God shall destroy 
them.  || 10 ||   Kabeer, the sandalwood tree is
good, even though it is surrounded by weeds. Those who dwell near the 
sandalwood tree, become just like the sandalwood
tree.  || 11 ||   Kabeer, the bamboo is drowned in its egotistical pride. No 
one should drown like this. Bamboo also dwells near
the sandalwood tree, but it does not take up its fragrance.   || 12 ||    
Kabeer, the mortal loses his faith, for the sake of the
world, but the world shall not go along with him in the end. The idiot strikes 
his own foot with the axe by his own hand.  || 13

||   Kabeer, wherever I go, I see wonders everywhere. But without the devotees 
of the One Lord, it is all wilderness to me.  ||
14 ||   Kabeer, the dwelling of the Saints is good; the dwelling of the 
unrighteous burns like an oven. Those mansions in which
the Lord’s Name is not chanted might just as well burn down.  || 15 ||    
Kabeer, why cry at the death of a Saint? He is just
going back to his home. Cry for the wretched, faithless cynic, who is sold from 
store to store.  || 16 ||    Kabeer, the faithless
cynic is like a piece of garlic. Even if you eat it sitting in a corner, it 
becomes obvious to everyone.  || 17 ||   Kabeer, Maya is
the butter-churn, and the breath is the churning-stick. The Saints eat the 
butter, while the world drinks the whey.   || 18 ||
Kabeer, Maya is the butter-churn; the breath flows like ice water. Whoever does 
the churning eats the butter; the others are
just churning-sticks.  || 19 ||   Kabeer, Maya is the thief, which breaks in 
and plunders the store. Only Kabeer is not plundered;
he has cut her into twelve pieces.  || 20 ||   Kabeer, peace does not come in 
this world by making lots of friends. Those who
keep their consciousness focused on the One Lord shall find eternal peace.  || 
21 ||    Kabeer, the world is afraid of death —
that death fills my mind with bliss. It is only by death that perfect, supreme 
bliss is obtained.  || 22 ||    The Treasure of the
Lord is obtained, O Kabeer, but do not undo its knot. There is no market to 
sell it, no appraiser, no customer, and no price.  ||
23 ||   Kabeer, be in love with only that one, whose Master is the Lord. The 
Pandits, the religious scholars, kings and landlords

— what good is love for them?  || 24 ||   Kabeer, when you are in love with the 
One Lord, duality and alienation depart. You
may have long hair, or you may shave your head bald.  || 25 ||   Kabeer, the 
world is a room filled with black soot; the blind
fall into its trap. I am a sacrifice to those who are thrown in, and still 
escape.  || 26 ||   Kabeer, this body shall perish; save it,
if you can. Even those who have tens of thousands and millions, must depart 
bare-footed in the end.  || 27 ||    Kabeer, this
body shall perish; place it on the path. Either join the Saadh Sangat, the 
Company of the Holy, or sing the Glorious Praises of
the Lord.  || 28 ||   Kabeer, dying, dying, the whole world has to die, and 
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Let those who die, die such a death, that they shall never have to die again.  
|| 29 ||    Kabeer, it is so difficult to obtain this
human body; it does not just come over and over again. It is like the ripe 
fruit on the tree; when it falls to the ground, it
cannot be re-attached to the branch.  || 30 ||   Kabeer, you are Kabeer; your 
name means great. O Lord, You are Kabeer. The
Jewel of the Lord is obtained, when the mortal first gives up his body.   || 31 
||    Kabeer, do not struggle in stubborn pride;
nothing happens just because you say so. No one can erase the actions of the 
Merciful Lord.  || 32 ||   Kabeer, no one who is
false can withstand the Touchstone of the Lord. He alone can pass the test of 
the Lord’s Touchstone, who remains dead while
yet alive.  || 33 ||   Kabeer, some wear gaudy robes, and chew betel leaves and 
betel nuts. Without the Name of the One Lord,
they are bound and gagged and taken to the City of Death.  || 34 ||   Kabeer, 
the boat is old, and it has thousands of holes.
Those who are light get across, while those who carry the weight of their sins 
on their heads are drowned.  || 35 ||   Kabeer,
the bones burn like wood, and the hair burns like straw. Seeing the world 
burning like this, Kabeer has become sad.  || 36 ||
Kabeer, do not be so proud of your bones wrapped up in skin. Those who were on 
their horses and under their canopies, were
eventually buried under the ground.  || 37 ||   Kabeer, do not be so proud of 
your tall mansions. Today or tomorrow, you shall
lie beneath the ground, and the grass shall grow above you.  || 38 ||    
Kabeer, do not be so proud, and do not laugh at the
poor. Your boat is still out at sea; who knows what will happen?   || 39 ||    
Kabeer, do not be so proud, looking at your
beautiful body. Today or tomorrow, you will have to leave it behind, like the 
snake shedding its skin.  || 40 ||   Kabeer, if you
must rob and plunder, then plunder the plunder of the Lord’s Name. Otherwise, 
in the world hereafter, you will regret and
repent, when the breath of life leaves the body.  || 41 ||   Kabeer, there is 
no one born, who burns his own home, and burning
his five sons, remains lovingly attuned to the Lord.   || 42 ||    Kabeer, how 
rare are those who sell their son and sell their
daughter and, entering into partnership with Kabeer, deal with the Lord.  || 43 
||   Kabeer, let me remind you of this. Do not
be skeptical or cynical. Those pleasures which you enjoyed so much in the past 
— now you must eat their fruits.   || 44 ||
Kabeer, at first, I thought learning was good; then I thought Yoga was better. 
I shall never abandon devotional worship of the
Lord, even though people may slander me.  || 45 ||   Kabeer, how can the 
wretched people slander me? They have no wisdom
or intelligence. Kabeer continues to dwell upon the Lord’s Name; I have 
abandoned all other affairs.   || 46 ||    Kabeer, the
robe of the stranger-soul has caught fire on all four sides. The cloth of the 
body has been burnt and reduced to charcoal, but
the fire did not touch the thread of the soul.   || 47 ||    Kabeer, the cloth 
has been burnt and reduced to charcoal, and the
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The poor Yogi has played out his game; only ashes remain on his seat.  || 48 || 
  Kabeer, the fish is in the shallow water; the
fisherman has cast his net. You shall not escape this little pool; think about 
returning to the ocean.  || 49 ||    Kabeer, do not
leave the ocean, even if it is very salty. If you poke around searching from 
puddle to puddle, no one will call you smart.  || 50

||    Kabeer, those who have no guru are washed away. No one can help them. Be 
meek and humble; whatever happens is
what the Creator Lord does.  || 51 ||    Kabeer, even the dog of a devotee is 
good, while the mother of the faithless cynic is
bad. The dog hears the Praises of the Lord’s Name, while the other is engaged 
in sin.  || 52 ||   Kabeer, the deer is weak, and
the pool is lush with green vegetation. Thousands of hunters are chasing after 
the soul; how long can it escape death?  || 53 ||
Kabeer, some make their homes on the banks of the Ganges, and drink pure water. 
Without devotional worship of the Lord,
they are not liberated. Kabeer proclaims this.   || 54 ||    Kabeer, my mind 
has become immaculate, like the waters of the
Ganges. The Lord follows after me, calling, “Kabeer! Kabeer!”  || 55 ||   
Kabeer, tumeric is yelow, and lime is white. You shall
meet the Beloved Lord, only when both colors are lost.   || 56 ||    Kabeer, 
tumeric has lost its yellow color, and no trace of
lime’s whiteness remains. I am a sacrifice to this love, by which social class 
and status, color and ancestry are taken away.  ||
57 ||    Kabeer, the door of liberation is very narrow, less than the width of 
a mustard seed. Your mind is larger than an
elephant; how will it pass through?  || 58 ||   Kabeer, if I meet such a True 
Guru, who mercifully blesses me with the gift, then
the door of liberation will open wide for me, and I will easily pass through.  
|| 59 ||   Kabeer, I have no hut or hovel, no house
or village. I hope that the Lord will not ask who I am. I have no social status 
or name.  || 60 ||   Kabeer, I long to die; let me
die at the Lord’s Door. I hope that the Lord does not ask, “Who is this, lying 
at my door?”  || 61 ||   Kabeer, I have not done
anything; I shall not do anything; my body cannot do anything. I do not know 
what the Lord has done, but the call has gone
out:  “Kabeer, Kabeer.”  || 62 ||   Kabeer, if someone utters the Name of the 
Lord even in dreams, I would make my skin into
shoes for his feet.  || 63 ||   Kabeer, we are puppets of clay, but we take the 
name of mankind. We are guests here for only a
few days, but we take up so much space.  || 64 ||   Kabeer, I have made myself 
into henna, and I grind myself into powder.
But You, O my Husband Lord, have not asked about me; You have never applied me 
to Your Feet.  || 65 ||   Kabeer, that door,
through which people never stop coming and going — how can I leave such a door 
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Kabeer,  I  was  drowning,  but  the  waves  of  virtue  saved  me  in  an  
instant.  When  I  saw  that  my  boat  was  rotten,  then  I
immediately got out.  || 67 ||   Kabeer, the sinner does not like devotion to 
the Lord; he does not appreciate worship. The fly
abandons the sandalwood tree, and goes after the rotten smell.   || 68 ||    
Kabeer, the physician is dead, and the patient is
dead; the whole world is dead. Only Kabeer is not dead; there is no one to 
mourn for him.   || 69 ||    Kabeer, I have not
meditated on the Lord; such is the bad habit I have developed. The body is a 
wooden pot; it cannot be put back on the fire.  ||
70 ||   Kabeer, it came to pass, that I did whatever I pleased. Why should I be 
afraid of death? I have invited death for myself.

|| 71 ||   Kabeer, the mortals suck at the sugar cane, for the sake of the 
sweet juice. They should work just as hard for virtue.
The person who lacks virtue — no one calls him good.   || 72 ||    Kabeer, the 
pitcher is full of water; it will break, today or
tomorrow. Those who do not remember their Guru, shall be plundered on the way.  
 || 73 ||    Kabeer, I am the Lord’s dog;
Moti     is my name. There is a chain around my neck; wherever I am pulled, I 
go.   || 74 ||    Kabeer, why do you show other
people your rosary beads? You do not remember the Lord in your heart, so what 
use is this rosary to you?  || 75 ||   Kabeer,
the snake of separation from the Lord abides within my mind; it does not 
respond to any mantra. One who is separated from
the Lord does not live; if he does live, he goes insane.  || 76 ||   Kabeer, 
the philosopher’s stone and sandalwood oil have the
same  good  quality.  Whatever  comes  into  contact  with  them  is  uplifted. 
 Iron  is  transformed  into  gold,  and  ordinary  wood
becomes fragrant.   || 77 ||    Kabeer, Death’s club is terrible; it cannot be 
endured. I have met with the holy man; he has
attached me to the hem of his robe.  || 78 ||   Kabeer, the physician says that 
he alone is good, and all the medicine is under
his control. But these things belong to the Lord; He takes them away whenever 
He wishes.  || 79 ||   Kabeer, take your drum
and beat it for ten days. Life is like people meeting on a boat on a river; 
they shall not meet again.  || 80 ||   Kabeer, if I could
change the seven seas into ink and make all the vegetation my pen, and the 
earth my paper, even then, I could not write the
Praises of the Lord.  || 81 ||   Kabeer, what can my lowly status as a weaver 
do to me? The Lord dwells in my heart. Kabeer,
the Lord hugs me close in His Embrace; I have forsaken all my entanglements.   
|| 82 ||    Kabeer, will anyone set fire to his
home and kill his five sons (the five thieves) to remain lovingly attached to 
the Lord?  || 83 ||    Kabeer, will anyone burn his
own body? The people are blind — they do not know, although Kabeer continues to 
shout at them.   || 84 ||    Kabeer, the
widow mounts the funeral pyre and cries out, “Listen, O brother funeral pyre. 
All people must depart in the end; it is only you
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|| 85 ||    Kabeer, the mind has become a bird; it soars and flies in the ten 
directions. According to the company it keeps, so
are the fruits it eats.  || 86 ||   Kabeer, you have found that place which you 
were seeking. You have become that which you
thought was separate from yourself.   || 87 ||    Kabeer, I have been ruined 
and destroyed by bad company, like the banana
plant near the thorn bush. The thorn bush waves in the wind, and pierces the 
banana plant; see this, and do not associate
with the faithless cynics.  || 88 ||   Kabeer, the mortal wants to walk on the 
path, carrying the load of others’ sins on his head.
He is not afraid of his own load of sins; the road ahead shall be difficult and 
treacherous.   || 89 ||    Kabeer, the forest is
burning; the tree standing in it is crying out, “Do not let me fall into the 
hands of the blacksmith, who would burn me a second
time.”  || 90 ||   Kabeer, when one died, two were dead. When two died, four 
were dead. When four died, six were dead, four
males and two females.  || 91 ||    Kabeer, I have seen and observed, and 
searched all over the world, but I have found no
place of rest anywhere. Those who do not remember the Lord’s Name — why do they 
delude themselves in other pursuits?  ||
92 ||   Kabeer, associate with the Holy people, who will take you to Nirvaanaa 
in the end. Do not associate with the faithless
cynics; they would bring you to ruin.  || 93 ||   Kabeer, I contemplate the 
Lord in the world; I know that He is permeating the
world. Those who do not contemplate the Name of the Lord — their birth into 
this world is useless.  || 94 ||    Kabeer, place
your hopes in the Lord; other hopes lead to despair. Those who dissociate 
themselves from the Lord’s Name — when they fall
into hell, then they will appreciate its value.  || 95 ||   Kabeer has made 
many students and disciples, but he has not made God
his friend. He set out on a journey to meet the Lord, but his consciousness 
failed him half-way.  || 96 ||   Kabeer, what can the
poor creature do, if the  Lord  does  not  give  him  assistance?  Whatever  
branch  he  steps  on  breaks  and  collapses.   ||  97  ||
Kabeer, those who only preach to others — sand falls into their mouths. They 
keep their eyes on the property of others, while
their own farm is being eaten up.  || 98 ||   Kabeer, I will remain in the 
Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, even if I have
only coarse bread to eat. Whatever will be, will be. I will not associate with 
the faithless cynics.  || 99 ||   Kabeer, in the Saadh
Sangat, love for the Lord doubles day by day. The faithless cynic is like a 
black blanket, which does not become white by being
washed.  || 100 ||   Kabeer, you have not shaved your mind, so why do you shave 
your head? Whatever is done, is done by
the mind; it is useless to shave your head.  || 101 ||   Kabeer, do not abandon 
the Lord; your body and wealth shall go, so let
them go. My consciousness is pierced by the Lord’s Lotus Feet; I am absorbed in 
the Name of the Lord.  || 102 ||   Kabeer, all
the strings of the instrument I played are broken. What can the poor instrument 
do, when the player has departed as well.  ||
103 ||   Kabeer, shave the mother of that guru, who does not take away one’s 
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He himself is drowning in the four Vedas; he drowns his disciples as well.   || 
104 ||    Kabeer, whatever sins the mortal has
committed, he  tries  to  keep  hidden  under  cover.  But in  the  end, they  
shall  all  be  revealed,  when  the  Righteous  Judge  of
Dharma investigates.  || 105 ||   Kabeer, you have given up meditating on the 
Lord, and you have raised a large family. You
continue to involve yourself in worldly affairs, but none of your brothers and 
relatives remain.  || 106 ||    Kabeer, those who
give up meditation on the Lord, and get up at night to wake the spirits of the 
dead, shall be reincarnated as snakes, and eat
their own offspring.  || 107 ||   Kabeer, the woman who gives up meditation on 
the Lord, and observes the ritual fast of Ahoi,
shall be reincarnated as a donkey, to carry heavy burdens.   || 108 ||    
Kabeer, it is the most clever wisdom, to chant and
meditate on the Lord in the heart. It is like playing on a pig; if you fall 
off, you will find no place of rest.  || 109 ||    Kabeer,
blessed is that mouth, which utters the Lord’s Name. It purifies the body, and 
the whole village as well.   || 110 ||    Kabeer,
that family is good, in which the Lord’s slave is born. But that family in 
which the Lord’s slave is not born is as useless as
weeds.  || 111 ||   Kabeer, some have lots of horses, elephants and carriages, 
and thousands of banners waving. But begging
is better than these comforts, if one spends his days meditating in remembrance 
on the Lord.   || 112 ||    Kabeer, I have
wandered all over the world, carrying the drum on my shoulder. No one belongs 
to anyone else; I have looked and carefully
studied it.  || 113 ||    The pearls are scattered on the road; the blind man 
comes along. Without the Light of the Lord of the
Universe, the world just passes them by.  || 114 ||   My family is drowned, O 
Kabeer, since the birth of my son Kamaal. He has
given up meditating on the Lord, in order to bring home wealth.  || 115 ||   
Kabeer, go out to meet the holy man; do not take
anyone else with you. Do not turn back — keep on going. Whatever will be, will 
be.  || 116 ||    Kabeer, do not bind yourself
with that chain, which binds the whole world. As the salt is lost in the flour, 
so shall your golden body be lost.   || 117 ||
Kabeer, the soul-swan is flying away, and the body is being buried, and still 
he makes gestures. Even then, the mortal does not
give up the cruel look in his eyes.  || 118 ||   Kabeer: with my eyes, I see 
You, Lord; with my ears, I hear Your Name. With my
tongue I chant Your Name; I enshrine Your Lotus Feet within my heart.  || 119 
||   Kabeer, I have been spared from heaven
and hell, by the Grace of the True Guru. From beginning to end, I abide in the 
joy of the Lord’s Lotus Feet.  || 120 ||   Kabeer,
how can I even describe the extent of the joy of the Lord’s Lotus Feet? I 
cannot describe its sublime glory; it has to be seen to
be appreciated.  || 121 ||   Kabeer, how can I describe what I have seen? No 
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The Lord is just as He is. I dwell in delight, singing His Glorious Praises.  
|| 122 ||   Kabeer, the flamingo pecks and feeds, and
remembers her chicks. She pecks and pecks and feeds, and remembers them always. 
Her chicks are very dear to her, just like
the love of wealth and Maya is dear to the mortal’s mind.  || 123 ||    Kabeer, 
the sky is overcast and cloudy; the ponds and
lakes are overflowing with water. Like the sparrow-hawk, some remain thirsty — 
what is their condition?  || 124 ||    Kabeer,
the  chakvi  duck  is  separated  from  her  love  through  the  night,  but  
in  the  morning,  she  meets  him  again.  Those  who  are
separated from the Lord do not meet Him in the day, or in the night.  || 125 || 
  Kabeer: O conch shell, remain in the ocean. If
you are separated from it, you shall scream at sunrise from temple to temple.  
|| 126 ||   Kabeer, what are you doing sleeping?
Wake up and cry in fear and pain. Those who live in the grave — how can they 
sleep in peace?  || 127 ||   Kabeer, what are
you doing sleeping? Why not rise up and meditate on the Lord? One day you shall 
sleep with your legs outstretched.  || 128 ||
Kabeer, what are you doing sleeping? Wake up, and sit up. Attach yourself to 
the One, from whom you have been separated.

|| 129 ||    Kabeer, do not leave the Society of the Saints; walk upon this 
Path. See them, and be sanctified; meet them, and
chant the Name.  || 130 ||   Kabeer, do not associate with the faithless 
cynics; run far away from them. If you touch a vessel
stained with soot, some of the soot will stick to you.  || 131 ||   Kabeer, you 
have not contemplated the Lord, and now old age
has overtaken you. Now that the door of your mansion is on fire, what can you 
take out?  || 132 ||   Kabeer, the Creator does
whatever He pleases. There is none other than Him; He alone is the Creator of 
all.   || 133 ||    Kabeer, the fruit trees are
bearing fruit, and the mangoes are becoming ripe. They will reach the owner, 
only if the crows do not eat them first.  || 134 ||
Kabeer, some buy idols and worship them; in their stubborn-mindedness, they 
make pilgrimages to sacred shrines. They look
at  one another, and wear religious robes, but they are deluded and lost.  || 
135 ||   Kabeer, someone sets up a stone idol and
all the world worships it as the Lord. Those who hold to this belief will be 
drowned in the river of darkness.  || 136 ||   Kabeer,
the paper is the prison, and the ink of rituals are the bars on the windows. 
The stone idols have drowned the world, and the
Pandits, the religious scholars, have plundered it on the way.  || 137 ||   
Kabeer, that which you have to do tomorrow — do it
today instead; and that which you have to do now — do it immediately! Later on, 
you will not be able to do anything, when
death hangs over your head.  || 138 ||   Kabeer, I have seen a person, who is 
as shiny as washed wax. He seems very clever
and very virtuous, but in reality, he is without understanding, and corrupt.  
|| 139 ||    Kabeer, the Messenger of Death shall
not compromise my understanding. I have meditated on the Lord, the Cherisher, 
who created this Messenger of Death.  || 140

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Kabeer, the Lord is like musk; all His slaves are like bumble bees. The more 
Kabeer worships Him, the more the Lord abides
within his mind.   || 141 ||    Kabeer, the mortal has fallen into the grip of 
family life, and the Lord has been set aside. The
messengers of the Righteous Judge of Dharma descend upon the mortal, in the 
midst of all his pomp and ceremony.  || 142 ||
Kabeer, even a pig is better than the faithless cynic; at least the pig keeps 
the village clean. When the wretched, faithless cynic
dies, no one even mentions his name.  || 143 ||    Kabeer, the mortal gathers 
wealth, shell by shell, accumulating thousands
and millions. But when the time of his departure comes, he takes nothing at all 
with him. He is even stripped of his loin-cloth.

|| 144 ||   Kabeer, what good is it to become a devotee of Vishnu, and wear 
four malas? On the outside, he may look like pure
gold,  but on  the  inside,  he  is  stuffed  with  dust.   || 145  ||     
Kabeer,  let yourself  be  a  pebble  on  the  path; abandon  your
egotistical pride. Such a humble slave shall meet the Lord God.  || 146 ||   
Kabeer, what good would it be, to be a pebble? It
would only hurt the traveller on the path. Your slave, O Lord, is like the dust 
of the earth.  || 147 ||   Kabeer, what then, if one
could become dust? It is blown up by the wind, and sticks to the body. The 
humble servant of the Lord should be like water,
which cleans everything.  || 148 ||    Kabeer, what then, if one could become 
water? It becomes cold, then hot. The humble
servant of the Lord should be just like the Lord.  || 149 ||    The banners 
wave above the lofty mansions, filled with gold and
beautiful women. But better than these is dry bread, if one sings the Glorious 
Praises of the Lord in the Society of the Saints.

|| 150 ||   Kabeer, the wilderness is better than a city, if the Lord’s 
devotees live there. Without my Beloved Lord, it is like the
City of Death for me.  || 151 ||    Kabeer, between the Ganges and Jamunaa 
Rivers, on the shore of Celestial Silence, there,
Kabeer has made his home. The silent sages and the humble servants of the Lord 
search for the way to get there.  || 152 ||
Kabeer, if the mortal continues to love the Lord in the end, as he pledged in 
the beginning, no poor diamond, not even millions
of jewels, can equal him.  || 153 ||   Kabeer, I saw a strange and wonderful 
thing. A jewel was being sold in a store. Because
there  was  no  buyer,  it  was  going  in  exchange  for  a  shell.   ||  154  
||     Kabeer,  where  there  is  spiritual  wisdom,  there  is
righteousness  and  Dharma.  Where  there  is  falsehood,  there  is  sin.  
Where  there  is  greed,  there  is  death.  Where  there  is
forgiveness, there is God Himself.  || 155 ||   Kabeer, what good is it to give 
up Maya, if the mortal does not give up his pride?
Even the silent sages and seers are destroyed by pride; pride eats up 
everything.  || 156 ||    Kabeer, the True Guru has met
me; He aimed the Arrow of the Shabad at me. As soon as it struck me, I fell to 
the ground with a hole in my heart.  || 157 ||
Kabeer, what can the True Guru do, when His Sikhs are at fault? The blind do 
not take in any of His Teachings; it is as useless
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Kabeer, the wife of the king has all sorts of horses, elephants and carriages. 
But she is not equal to the water-carrier of the
Lord’s humble servant.  || 159 ||   Kabeer, why do you slander the wife of the 
king? Why do you honor the slave of the Lord?
Because one combs her hair for corruption, while the other remembers the Name 
of the Lord.   || 160 ||    Kabeer, with the
Support of the Lord’s Pillar, I have become steady and stable. The True Guru 
has given me courage. Kabeer, I have purchased
the diamond, on the banks of the Mansarovar Lake.   || 161 ||    Kabeer, the 
Lord is the Diamond, and the Lord’s humble
servant is the jeweller who has set up his shop. As soon as an appraiser is 
found, the price of the jewel is set.   || 162 ||
Kabeer, you remember the Lord in meditation, only when the need arises. You 
should remember Him all the time. You shall
dwell in the city of immortality, and the Lord shall restore the wealth you 
lost.  || 163 ||   Kabeer, it is good to perform selfless
service for two — the Saints and the Lord. The Lord is the Giver of liberation, 
and the Saint inspires us to chant the Naam.  ||
164 ||    Kabeer, the crowds follow the path which the Pandits, the religious 
scholars, have taken. There is a difficult  and
treacherous cliff on that path to the Lord; Kabeer is climbing that cliff.   || 
165 ||    Kabeer, the mortal dies of his worldly
troubles and pain, after worrying about his family. Whose family is dishonored, 
when he is placed on the funeral pyre?  || 166

||    Kabeer, you shall drown, you wretched being, from worrying about what 
other people think. You know that whatever
happens to your neighbors, will also happen to you.  || 167 ||    Kabeer, even 
dry bread, made of various grains, is good. No
one brags about it, throughout the vast country and great empire.  || 168 ||   
Kabeer, those who brag, shall burn. Those who
do  not  brag  remain  carefree.  That  humble  being  who  does  not  brag,  
looks  upon  the  gods  and  the  poor  alike.   ||  169  ||
Kabeer, the pool is filled to overflowing, but no one can drink the water from 
it. By great good fortune, you have found it; drink
it     in handfuls, O Kabeer.  || 170 ||   Kabeer, just as the stars disappear 
at dawn, so shall this body disappear. Only the letters
of God’s Name do not disappear; Kabeer holds these tight.  || 171 ||   Kabeer, 
the wooden house is burning on all sides. The
Pandits, the religious scholars, have been burnt to death, while the illiterate 
ones run to safety.   || 172 ||    Kabeer, give up
your skepticism; let your papers float away. Find the essence of the letters of 
the alphabet, and focus your consciousness on
the Lord.  || 173 ||    Kabeer, the Saint does not forsake his Saintly nature, 
even though he meets with millions of evil-doers.
Even when sandalwood is surrounded by snakes, it does not give up its cooling 
fragrance.   || 174 ||    Kabeer, my mind is
cooled and soothed; I have become God-conscious. The fire which has burnt the 
world is like water to the Lord’s humble
servant.   || 175 ||    Kabeer, no one knows the Play of the Creator Lord. Only 
the Lord Himself and the slaves at His Court
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Kabeer, it is good that I feel the Fear of God; I have forgotten everything 
else. The hail-stone has melted into water, and
flowed into the ocean.  || 177 ||   Kabeer, the body is a pile of dust, 
collected and packed together. It is a show which lasts for
only a few days, and then dust returns to dust.  || 178 ||    Kabeer, bodies 
are like the rising and setting of the sun and the
moon. Without meeting the Guru, the Lord of the Universe, they are all reduced 
to dust again.  || 179 ||   Where the Fearless
Lord is, there is no fear; where there is fear, the Lord is not there. Kabeer 
speaks after careful consideration; hear this, O
Saints, in your minds.   || 180 ||    Kabeer, those who do not know anything, 
pass their lives in peaceful sleep. But I have
understood the riddle; I am faced with all sorts of troubles.  || 181 ||   
Kabeer, those who are beaten cry a lot; but the cries of
the pain of separation are different. Struck by the Mystery of God, Kabeer 
remains silent.  || 182 ||    Kabeer, the stroke of a
lance is easy to bear; it takes away the breath. But one who endures the stroke 
of the Word of the Shabad is the Guru, and I
am his slave.  || 183 ||   Kabeer: O Mullah, why do you climb to the top of the 
minaret? The Lord is not hard of hearing. Look
within your own heart for the One, for whose sake you shout your prayers.  || 
184 ||   Why does the Shaykh bother to go on
pilgrimage to Mecca, if he is not content with himself? Kabeer, one whose heart 
is not healthy and whole — how can he attain
his Lord?  || 185 ||   Kabeer, worship the Lord Allah; meditating in 
remembrance on Him, troubles and pains depart. The Lord
shall be revealed within your own heart, and the burning fire within shall be 
extinguished by His Name.  || 186 ||   Kabeer, to
use force is tyranny, even if you call it legal. When your account is called 
for in the Court of the Lord, what will your condition
be then?  || 187 ||    Kabeer, the dinner of beans and rice is excellent, if it 
is flavored with salt. Who would cut his throat, to
have meat with his bread?   || 188 ||    Kabeer, one is known to have been 
touched by the Guru, only when his emotional
attachment and physical illnesses are eradicated. He is not burned by pleasure 
or pain, and so he becomes the Lord Himself.

|| 189 ||   Kabeer, it does make a difference, how you chant the Lord’s Name, 
‘Raam’. This is something to consider. Everyone
uses the same word for the son of Dasrath and the Wondrous Lord.  || 190 ||   
Kabeer, use the word ‘Raam’, only to speak of
the All-pervading Lord. You must make that distinction. One ‘Raam’ is pervading 
everywhere, while the other is contained only
in himself.   || 191 ||     Kabeer,  those  houses  in  which  neither  the  
Holy  nor  the  Lord  are  served —  those  houses  are  like
cremation grounds; demons dwell within them.  || 192 ||   Kabeer, I have become 
mute, insane and deaf. I am crippled — the
True Guru has pierced me with His Arrow.   || 193 ||    Kabeer, the True Guru, 
the Spiritual Warrior, has shot me with His
Arrow. As soon as it struck me, I fell to the ground, with a hole in my heart.  
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Kabeer, the pure drop of water falls from the sky, onto the dirty ground. You 
must acknowledge this, that without the Sangat,
the Holy Congregation, it turns into burnt ashes.  || 195 ||   Kabeer, the pure 
drop of water falls from the sky, and mixes with
the dust. Millions of clever people may try, but they will fail — it cannot be 
made separate again.  || 196 ||    Kabeer, I was
going on a pilgrimage to Mecca, and God met me on the way. He scolded me and 
asked, “Who told you that I am only there?”

|| 197 ||   Kabeer, I went to Mecca — how many times, Kabeer? O Lord, what is 
the problem with me? You have not spoken to
me with Your Mouth.  || 198 ||    Kabeer, they oppress living beings and kill 
them, and call it proper. When the Lord calls for
their account, what will their condition be?   || 199 ||    Kabeer, it is 
tyranny to use force; the Lord shall call you to account.
When your account is called for, your face and mouth shall be beaten.  || 200 
||   Kabeer, it is easy to render your account, if
your heart is pure. In the True Court of the Lord, no one will seize you.   || 
201 ||    Kabeer: O duality, you are mighty and
powerful in the earth and the sky. The six Shaastras and the eighty-four 
Siddhas are entrenched in skepticism.   || 202 ||
Kabeer, nothing is mine within myself. Whatever there is, is Yours, O Lord. If 
I surrender to You what is already Yours, what
does it cost me?  || 203 ||    Kabeer, repeating, “You, You”, I have become 
like You. Nothing of me remains in myself. When
the difference between myself and others is removed, then wherever I look, I 
see only You.   || 204 ||    Kabeer, those who
think of evil and entertain false hopes — none of their desires shall be 
fulfilled; they shall depart in despair.  || 205 ||   Kabeer,
whoever meditates in remembrance on the Lord, he alone is happy in this world. 
One who is protected and saved by the
Creator Lord, shall never waver, here or hereafter.  || 206 ||   Kabeer, I was 
being crushed like sesame seeds in the oil-press,
but the True Guru saved me. My pre-ordained primal destiny has now been 
revealed.   || 207  ||     Kabeer,  my  days  have
passed, and I have postponed my payments; the interest on my account continues 
to increase. I have not meditated on the
Lord and my account is still pending, and now, the moment of my death has come! 
  || 208 ||    FIFTH MEHL:   Kabeer, the
mortal is a barking dog, chasing after a carcass. By the Grace of good karma, I 
have found the True Guru, who has saved me.

|| 209 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Kabeer, the earth belongs to the Holy, but it is being 
occupied by thieves. They are not a burden to
the earth; they receive its blessings.  || 210 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Kabeer, the 
rice is beaten with a mallet to get rid of the husk.
When people sit in evil company, the Righteous Judge of Dharma calls them to 
account.  || 211 ||    Trilochan says, O Naam
Dayv, Maya has enticed you, my friend. Why are you printing designs on these 
sheets, and not focusing your consciousness on
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Naam Dayv answers, O Trilochan, chant the Lord’s Name with your mouth. With 
your hands and feet, do all your work, but let
your consciousness remain with the Immaculate Lord.  || 213 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  
Kabeer, no one belongs to me, and I belong to
no one else. The One who created the creation — into Him I shall be absorbed.  
|| 214 ||   Kabeer, the flour has fallen into the
mud; nothing has come into my hands. That which was eaten while it was being 
ground — that alone is of any use.  || 215 ||
Kabeer, the mortal knows everything, and knowing, he still makes mistakes. What 
good is a lamp in one’s hand, if he falls into
the well?  || 216 ||   Kabeer, I am in love with the All-knowing Lord; the 
ignorant ones try to hold me back. How could I ever
break with the One, who owns our soul and breath of life.  || 217 ||   Kabeer, 
why kill yourself for your love of decorations of
your home and mansion? In the end, only six feet, or a little more, shall be 
your lot.  || 218 ||    Kabeer, whatever I wish for
does not happen. What can I accomplish by merely thinking? The Lord does 
whatever He wishes; it is not up to me at all.  ||
219 ||   THIRD MEHL:  God Himself makes the mortals anxious, and He Himself 
takes the anxiety away. O Nanak, praise the
One, who takes care of all.  || 220 ||    FIFTH MEHL:  Kabeer, the mortal does 
not remember the Lord; he wanders around,
engrossed in greed. Committing sins, he dies, and his life ends in an instant.  
|| 221 ||   Kabeer, the body is like a clay vessel
or a brittle metal pot. If you wish to keep it safe and sound, then vibrate and 
meditate on the Lord; otherwise, the thing shall
break.  || 222 ||   Kabeer, chant the Name of the Beautifully-haired Lord; do 
not sleep unaware. Chanting His Name night and
day, the Lord will eventually hear your call.   || 223 ||    Kabeer, the body 
is a banana forest, and the mind is an intoxicated
elephant. The jewel of spiritual wisdom is the prod, and the rare Saint is the 
rider.  || 224 ||   Kabeer, the Lord’s Name is the
jewel, and the mouth is the purse; open this purse to the Appraiser. If a buyer 
can be found, it will go for a high price.  || 225

||    Kabeer, the mortal does not know the Lord’s Name, but he has raised a 
very large family. He dies in the midst of his
worldly affairs, and then he is not heard in the external world.  || 226 ||   
Kabeer, in the blink of an eye, moment by moment,
life is passing by. The mortal does not give up his worldly entanglements; the 
Messenger of Death walks in and beats the
drum.   ||  227  ||     Kabeer,  the  Lord  is  the  tree,  and  
disillusionment  with  the  world  is  the  fruit.  The  Holy  man,  who  has
abandoned useless arguments, is the shade of the tree.  || 228 ||   Kabeer, 
plant the seeds of such a plant, which shall bear
fruit throughout the twelve months, with cooling shade and abundant fruit, upon 
which birds joyously play.  || 229 ||   Kabeer,
the Great Giver is the tree, which blesses all with the fruit of compassion. 
When the birds migrate to other lands, O Tree, you
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Kabeer, the mortal finds the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, if he has 
such destiny written upon his forehead. He
obtains the treasure of liberation, and the difficult road to the Lord is not 
blocked.  || 231 ||   Kabeer, whether is is for an hour,
half an hour, or half of that, whatever it is, it is worthwhile to speak with 
the Holy.   || 232 ||    Kabeer, those mortals who
consume marijuana, fish and wine — no matter what pilgrimages, fasts and 
rituals they follow, they will all go to hell.  || 233

||   Kabeer, I keep my eyes lowered, and enshrine my Friend within my heart. I 
enjoy all pleasures with my Beloved, but I do
not let anyone else know.   || 234 ||    Twenty-four hours a day, every hour, 
my soul continues to look to You, O Lord. Why
should I keep my eyes lowered? I see my Beloved in every heart.  || 235 ||   
Listen, O my companions: my soul dwells in my
Beloved, and my Beloved dwells in my soul. I realize that there is no 
difference between my soul and my Beloved; I cannot tell
whether my soul or my Beloved dwells in my heart.  || 236 ||    Kabeer, the 
Brahmin may be the guru of the world, but he is
not the Guru of the devotees. He rots and  dies  in  the  perplexities  of  the 
 four  Vedas.   || 237  ||     The  Lord  is  like  sugar,
scattered in the sand; the elephant cannot pick it up. Says Kabeer, the Guru 
has given me this sublime understanding: become
an   ant, and feed on it.  || 238 ||    Kabeer, if you desire to play the game 
of love with the Lord, then cut off your head, and
make it into a ball. Lose yourself in the play of it, and then whatever will 
be, will be.  || 239 ||   Kabeer, if you desire to play
the game of love with the Lord, play it with someone with committment. Pressing 
the unripe mustard seeds produces neither
oil nor flour.  || 240 ||   Searching, the mortal stumbles like a blind person, 
and does not recognize the Saint. Says Naam Dayv,
how can one obtain the Lord God, without His devotee?  || 241 ||    Forsaking 
the Diamond of the Lord, the mortals put their
hopes in another. Those people shall go to hell; Ravi Daas speaks the Truth.  
|| 242 ||   Kabeer, if you live the householder’s
life, then practice righteousness; otherwise, you might as well retire from the 
world. If someone renounces the world, and then
gets involved in worldly entanglements, he shall suffer terrible misfortune.  
|| 243 ||

SHALOKS  OF  SHAYKH  FAREED  JEE:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

The day of the bride’s wedding is pre-ordained. On that day, the Messenger of 
Death, of whom she had only heard, comes and
shows its face. It breaks the bones of the body and pulls the helpless soul 
out. That pre-ordained time of marriage cannot be
avoided. Explain this to your soul. The soul is the bride, and death is the 
groom. He will marry her and take her away. After the
body sends her away with its own hands, whose neck will it embrace? The bridge 
to hell is narrower than a hair; haven’t you
heard of it with your ears? Fareed, the call has come; be careful now — don’t 
let yourself be robbed.  || 1 ||   Fareed, it is so
difficult to become a humble Saint at the Lord’s Door. I am so accustomed to 
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I have tied and picked up the bundle; where can I go to throw it away?  || 2 || 
   I know nothing; I understand nothing. The
world is a smouldering fire. My Lord did well to warn me about it; otherwise, I 
would have been burnt as well.  || 3 ||   Fareed,
if I had known that I had so few sesame seeds, I would have been more careful 
with them in my hands. If I had known that
my Husband Lord was so young and innocent, I would not have been so arrogant.  
|| 4 ||   If I had known that my robe would
come loose, I would have tied a tighter knot. I have found none as great as 
You, Lord; I have looked and searched throughout
the world.   || 5 ||    Fareed, if you have  a  keen  understanding,  then  do  
not  write  black  marks  against  anyone  else.  Look
underneath your own collar instead.  || 6 ||   Fareed, do not turn around and 
strike those who strike you with their fists. Kiss
their feet, and return to your own home.  || 7 ||   Fareed, when there was time 
for you to earn good karma, you were in love
with the world instead. Now, death has a strong foothold; when the load is 
full, it is taken away.  || 8 ||    See, Fareed, what
has happened: your beard has become grey. That which is coming is near, and the 
past is left far behind.   || 9 ||    See,
Fareed, what has happened: sugar has become poison. Without my Lord, who can I 
tell of my sorrow?  || 10 ||   Fareed, my
eyes have become weak, and my ears have become hard of hearing. The body’s crop 
has become ripe and turned color.  || 11

||   Fareed, those who did not enjoy their Spouse when their hair was black — 
hardly any of them enjoy Him when their hair
turns grey. So be in love with the Lord, so that your color may ever be new.  
|| 12 ||   THIRD MEHL:  Fareed, whether one’s
hair is black or grey, our Lord and Master is always here if one remembers Him. 
This loving devotion to the Lord does not
come by one’s own efforts, even though all may long for it. This cup of loving 
devotion belongs to our Lord and Master; He
gives it to whomever He likes.  || 13 ||    Fareed, those eyes which have 
enticed the world — I have seen those eyes. Once,
they could not endure even a bit of mascara; now, the birds hatch their young 
in them!  || 14 ||    Fareed, they shouted and
yelled,  and  constantly  gave  good  advice.  But  those  whom  the  devil  
has  spoiled —  how  can  they  turn  their  consciousness
towards God?   || 15 ||    Fareed, become the grass on the path, if you long 
for the Lord of all. One will cut you down, and
another will trample you underfoot; then, you shall enter the Court of the 
Lord.   || 16 ||    Fareed, do not slander the dust;
noting is as great as dust. When we are alive, it is under our feet, and when 
we are dead, it is above us.  || 17 ||    Fareed,
when there is greed, what love can there be? When there is greed, love is 
false. How long can one remain in a thatched hut
which leaks when it rains?  || 18 ||   Fareed, why do you wander from jungle to 
jungle, crashing through the thorny trees? The
Lord abides in the heart; why are you looking for Him in the jungle?  || 19 ||  
 Fareed, with these small legs, I crossed deserts
and mountains. But today, Fareed, my water jug seems hundreds of miles away.  
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Fareed, the nights are long, and my sides are aching in pain. Cursed are the 
lives of those who place their hopes in others.  ||
21 ||   Fareed, if I had been there when my friend came, I would have made 
myself a sacrifice to him. Now my flesh is burning
red on the hot coals.   || 22 ||    Fareed, the farmer plants acacia trees, and 
wishes for grapes. He is spinning wool, but he
wishes to wear silk.  || 23 ||   Fareed, the path is muddy, and the house of my 
Beloved is so far away. If I go out, my blanket
will get soaked, but if I remain at home, then my heart will be broken.   || 24 
||    My blanket is soaked, drenched with the
downpour of the Lord’s Rain. I am going out to meet my Friend, so that my heart 
will not be broken.  || 25 ||   Fareed, I was
worried that my turban might become dirty. My thoughtless self did not realize 
that one day, dust will consume my head as
well.  || 26 ||    Fareed: sugar cane, candy, sugar, molasses, honey and 
buffalo’s milk — all these things are sweet, but they
are not equal to You.   || 27 ||    Fareed, my bread is made of wood, and 
hunger is my appetizer. Those who eat buttered
bread, will suffer in terrible pain.  || 28 ||    Eat dry bread, and drink cold 
water. Fareed, if you see someone else’s buttered
bread, do not envy him for it.  || 29 ||    This night, I did not sleep with my 
Husband Lord, and now my body is suffering in
pain. Go and ask the deserted bride, how she passes her night.   || 30 ||    
She finds no place of rest in her father-in-law’s
home, and no place in her parents’ home either. Her Husband Lord does not care 
for her; what sort of a blessed, happy soul-
bride is she?   || 31 ||    In her father-in-law’s home hereafter, and in her 
parents’ home in this world, she belongs to her
Husband Lord. Her Husband is Inaccessible and Unfathomable. O Nanak, she is the 
happy soul-bride, who is pleasing to her
Carefree Lord.   || 32 ||    Bathing, washing and decorating herself, she comes 
and sleeps without anxiety. Fareed, she still
smells like asafoetida; the fragrance of musk is gone.  || 33 ||   I am not 
afraid of losing my youth, as long as I do not lose the
Love of my Husband Lord. Fareed, so many youths, without His Love, have dried 
up and withered away.   || 34 ||    Fareed,
anxiety is my bed, pain is my mattress, and the pain of separation is my 
blanket and quilt. Behold, this is my life, O my True
Lord and Master.   || 35 ||    Many talk of the pain and suffering of 
separation; O pain, you are the ruler of all. Fareed, that
body, within which love of the Lord does not well up — look upon that body as a 
cremation ground.  || 36 ||    Fareed, these
are poisonous sprouts coated with sugar. Some die planting them, and some are 
ruined, harvesting and enjoying them.  || 37

||   Fareed, the hours of the day are lost wandering around, and the hours of 
the night are lost in sleep. God will call for your
account, and ask you why you came into this world.  || 38 ||   Fareed, you have 
gone to the Lord’s Door. Have you seen the
gong there? This blameless object is being beaten — imagine what is in store 
for us sinners!  || 39 ||   Each and every hour, it
is beaten; it is punished every day. This beautiful body is like the gong; it 
passes the night in pain.  || 40 ||


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Shaykh Fareed has grown old, and his body has begun to tremble. Even if he 
could live for hundreds of years, his body will
eventually turn to dust.  || 41 ||   Fareed begs, O Lord, do not make me sit at 
another’s door. If this is the way you are going
to keep me, then go ahead and take the life out of my body.  || 42 ||   With 
the axe on his shoulder, and a bucket on his head,
the blacksmith is ready to cut down the tree. Fareed, I long for my Lord; you 
long only for the charcoal.   || 43 ||    Fareed,
some have lots of flour, while others do not even have salt. When they go 
beyond this world, it shall be seen, who will be
punished.  || 44 ||    Drums were beaten in their honor, there were canopies 
above their heads, and bugles announced their
coming.  They  have  gone  to  sleep  in  the  cemetary,  buried  like  poor  
orphans.   ||  45  ||     Fareed,  those  who  built  houses,
mansions and lofty buildings, are also gone. They made false deals, and were 
dropped into their graves.   || 46 ||    Fareed,
there are many seams on the patched coat, but there are no seams on the soul. 
The shaykhs and their disciples have all
departed, each in his own turn.   || 47 ||    Fareed, the two lamps are lit, 
but death has come anyway. It has captured the
fortress of the body, and plundered the home of the heart; it extinguishes the 
lamps and departs.  || 48 ||    Fareed, look at
what has happened to the cotton and the sesame seed, the sugar cane and paper, 
the clay pots and the charcoal. This is the
punishment for those who do evil deeds.  || 49 ||   Fareed, you wear your 
prayer shawl on your shoulders and the robes of a
Sufi; your words are sweet, but there is a dagger in your heart. Outwardly, you 
look bright, but your heart is dark as night.  ||
50 ||   Fareed, not even a drop of blood would issue forth, if someone cut my 
body. Those bodies which are imbued with the
Lord — those bodies contain no blood.  || 51 ||   THIRD MEHL:  This body is all 
blood; without blood, this body could not exist.
Those who are imbued with their Lord, do not have the blood of greed in their 
bodies. When the Fear of God fills the body, it
becomes thin; the blood of greed departs from within. Just as metal is purified 
by fire, the Fear of God removes the filthy
residues of evil-mindedness. O Nanak, those humble beings are beautiful, who 
are imbued with the Lord’s Love.   || 52 ||
Fareed, seek that sacred pool, in which the genuine article is found. Why do 
you bother to search in the pond? Your hand will
only sink into the mud.  || 53 ||   Fareed, when she is young, she does not 
enjoy her Husband. When she grows up, she dies.
Lying in the grave, the soul-bride cries, “I did not meet You, my Lord.”  || 54 
||   Fareed, your hair has turned grey, your beard
has turned grey, and your moustache has turned grey. O my thoughtless and 
insane mind, why are you indulging in pleasures?

|| 55 ||    Fareed, how long can you run on the rooftop? You are asleep to your 
Husband Lord — give it up! The days which
were allotted to you are numbered, and they are passing, passing away.  || 56 
||   Fareed, houses, mansions and balconies —
do not attach your consciousness to these. When these collapse into heaps of 
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Fareed, do not focus on mansions and wealth; center your consciousness on 
death, your powerful enemy. Remember that
place where you must go.  || 58 ||   Fareed, those deeds which do not bring 
merit — forget about those deeds. Otherwise, you
shall be put to shame, in the Court of the Lord.  || 59 ||    Fareed, work for 
your Lord and Master; dispel the doubts of your
heart. The dervishes, the humble devotees, have the patient endurance of trees. 
 || 60 ||   Fareed, my clothes are black, and
my outfit is black. I wander around full of sins, and yet people call me a 
dervish — a holy man.  || 61 ||    The crop which is
burnt will not bloom, even if it is soaked in water. Fareed, she who is 
forsaken by her Husband Lord, grieves and laments.  ||
62 ||    When she is a virgin, she is full of desire; but when she is married, 
then her troubles begin. Fareed, she has this one
regret, that she cannot be a virgin again.  || 63 ||   The swans have landed in 
a small pond of salt water. They dip in their bills,
but do not drink; they fly away, still thirsty.  || 64 ||    The swans fly 
away, and land in the fields of grain. The people go to
chase them away. The thoughtless people do not know, that the swans do not eat 
the grain.  || 65 ||   The birds which lived in
the pools have flown away and left. Fareed, the overflowing pool shall also 
pass away, and only the lotus flowers shall remain.

|| 66 ||    Fareed, a stone will be your pillow, and the earth will be your 
bed. The worms shall eat into your flesh. Countless
ages will pass, and you will still be lying on one side.  || 67 ||    Fareed, 
your beautiful body shall break apart, and the subtle
thread of the breath shall be snapped. In which house will the Messenger of 
Death be a guest today?  || 68 ||   Fareed, your
beautiful body shall break apart, and the subtle thread of the breath shall be 
snapped. Those friends who were a burden on
the earth — how can they come today?  || 69 ||   Fareed: O faithless dog, this 
is not a good way of life. You never come to the
mosque for your five daily prayers.   || 70 ||    Rise up, Fareed, and cleanse 
yourself; chant your morning prayer. The head
which does not bow to the Lord — chop off and remove that head.  || 71 ||    
That head which does not bow to the Lord —
what is to be done with that head? Put it in the fireplace, instead of 
firewood.  || 72 ||    Fareed, where are your mother and
father, who gave birth to you? They have left you, but even so, you are not 
convinced that you shall also have to go.  || 73 ||
Fareed, flatten out your mind; smooth out the hills and valleys. Hereafter, the 
fires of hell shall not even approach you.  || 74

||   FIFTH MEHL:  Fareed, the Creator is in the Creation, and the Creation 
abides in God. Whom can we call bad? There is none
without Him.  || 75 ||    Fareed, if on that day when my umbilical cord was 
cut, my throat had been cut instead, I would not
have fallen into so many troubles, or undergone so many hardships.   || 76 ||   
 My teeth, feet, eyes and ears have stopped
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Fareed, answer evil with goodness; do not fill your mind with anger. Your body 
shall not suffer from any disease, and you shall
obtain everything.  || 78 ||   Fareed, the bird is a guest in this beautiful 
world-garden. The morning drums are beating — get
ready to leave!  || 79 ||   Fareed, musk is released at night. Those who are 
sleeping do not receive their share. Those whose
eyes are heavy with sleep — how can they receive it?  || 80 ||   Fareed, I 
thought that I was in trouble; the whole world is in
trouble! When I climbed the hill and looked around, I saw this fire in each and 
every home.  || 81 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Fareed, in
the midst of this beautiful earth, there is a garden of thorns. Those humble 
beings who are blessed by their spiritual teacher,
do not suffer even a scratch.  || 82 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Fareed, life is blessed 
and beautiful, along with the beautiful body. Only
a rare few are found, who love their Beloved Lord.  || 83 ||   O river, do not 
destroy your banks; you too will be asked to give
your account. The river flows in whatever direction the Lord orders.   || 84 || 
   Fareed, the day passes painfully; the night is
spent in anguish. The boatman stands up and shouts, “The boat is caught in the 
whirlpool!”  || 85 ||   The river flows on and
on; it loves to eat into its banks. What can the whirlpool do to the boat, if 
the boatman remains alert?  || 86 ||   Fareed, there
are dozens who say they are friends; I search, but I cannot find even one. I 
yearn for my beloved like a smouldering fire.  ||
87 ||    Fareed, this body is always barking. Who can stand this constant 
suffering? I have put plugs in my ears; I don’t care
how much the wind is blowing.  || 88 ||   Fareed, God’s dates have ripened, and 
rivers of honey flow. With each passing day,
your life is being stolen away.  || 89 ||   Fareed, my withered body has become 
a skeleton; the crows are pecking at my palms.
Even now, God has not come to help me; behold, this is the fate of all mortal 
beings.  || 90 ||   The crows have searched my
skeleton, and eaten all my flesh. But please do not touch these eyes; I hope to 
see my Lord.  || 91 ||   O crow, do not peck at
my skeleton; if you have landed on it, fly away. Do not eat the flesh from that 
skeleton, within which my Husband Lord abides.

|| 92 ||   Fareed, the poor grave calls out, “O homeless one, come back to your 
home. You shall surely have to come to me; do
not be afraid of death.”  || 93 ||    These eyes have seen a great many leave. 
Fareed, the people have their fate, and I have
mine.  || 94 ||   God says, “If you reform yourself, you shall meet me, and 
meeting me, you shall be at peace. O Fareed, if you
will be mine, the whole world will be yours.”  || 95 ||   How long can the tree 
remain implanted on the river-bank? Fareed, how
long can water be kept in a soft clay pot?  || 96 ||    Fareed, the mansions 
are vacant; those who lived in them have gone to
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They  remain  there,  in  those  unhonored  graves.  O  Shaykh,  dedicate  
yourself  to  God;  you  will  have  to  depart,  today  or
tomorrow.  || 97 ||   Fareed, the shore of death looks like the river-bank, 
being eroded away. Beyond is the burning hell, from
which cries and shrieks are heard. Some understand this completely, while 
others wander around carelessly. Those actions
which are done in this world, shall be examined in the Court of the Lord.   || 
98 ||    Fareed, the crane perches on the river
bank, playing joyfully. While it is playing, a hawk suddenly pounces on it. 
When the Hawk of God attacks, playful sport is
forgotten. God does what is not expected or even considered.  || 99 ||   The 
body is nourished by water and grain. The mortal
comes into the world with high hopes. But when the Messenger of Death comes, it 
breaks down all the doors. It binds and
gags the mortal, before the eyes of his beloved brothers. Behold, the mortal 
being is going away, carried on the shoulders of
four men. Fareed, only those good deeds done in the world will be of any use in 
the Court of the Lord.  || 100 ||   Fareed, I am
a sacrifice to those birds which live in the jungle. They peck at the roots and 
live on the ground, but they do not leave the
Lord’s side.  || 101 ||   Fareed, the seasons change, the woods shake and the 
leaves drop from the trees. I have searched in
the four directions, but I have not found any resting place anywhere.  || 102 
||   Fareed, I have torn my clothes to tatters; n ow
I wear only a rough blanket. I wear only those clothes which will lead me to 
meet my Lord.  || 103 ||   THIRD MEHL:  Who do
you tear apart your fine clothes, and take to wearing a rough blanket? O Nanak, 
even sitting in your own home, you can meet
the Lord, if your mind is in the right place.   || 104 ||    FIFTH MEHL:   
Fareed, those who are very proud of their greatness,
wealth and youth, shall return empty-handed from their Lord, like sandhills 
after the rain.   || 105 ||    Fareed, the faces of
those who forget the Lord’s Name are dreadful. They suffer terrible pain here, 
and hereafter they find no place of rest or
refuge.  || 106 ||    Fareed, if you do not awaken in the early hours before 
dawn, you are dead while yet alive. Although you
have forgotten God, God has not forgotten you.  || 107 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  
Fareed, my Husband Lord is full of joy; He is Great
and Self-sufficient. To be imbued with the Lord God — this is the most 
beautiful decoration.  || 108 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  Fareed,
look  upon  pleasure  and  pain  as  the  same;  eradicate  corruption  from  
your  heart.  Whatever  pleases  the  Lord  God  is  good;
understand this, and you will reach His Court.  || 109 ||   FIFTH MEHL:  
Fareed, the world dances as it dances, and you dance
with it as well. That soul alone does not dance with it, who is under the care 
of the Lord God.   || 110 ||    FIFTH MEHL:
Fareed, the heart is imbued with this world, but the world is of no use to it 
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It is so difficult to be like the fakeers — the Holy Saints; it is only 
achieved by perfect karma.  || 111 ||   The first watch of the
night brings flowers, and the later watches of the night bring fruit. Those who 
remain awake and aware, receive the gifts from
the Lord.  || 112 ||   The gifts are from our Lord and Master; who can force 
Him to bestow them? Some are awake, and do not
receive them, while He awakens others from sleep to bless them.   || 113 ||    
You search for your Husband Lord; you must
have some fault in your body. Those who are known as happy soul-brides, do not 
look to others.  || 114 ||    Within yourself,
make patience the bow, make patience the bowstring, and make patience the 
arrow. The Creator will not let you miss the
target.  || 115 ||   Those who are patient abide in patience; in this way, they 
burn their bodies. They are close to the Lord, but
they do not reveal their secret to anyone.  || 116 ||    Let patience be your 
purpose in life; implant this within your being. In
this way, you will grow into a great river; you will not break off into a tiny 
stream.   || 117 ||    Fareed, it is difficult to be a
dervish — a Holy Saint; it is easier to love bread when it is buttered. Only a 
rare few follow the way of the Saints.  || 118 ||
My body is cooking like an oven; my bones are burning like firewood. If my feet 
become tired, I will walk on my head, if I can
meet my Beloved.  || 119 ||    Do not heat up your body like an oven, and do 
not burn your bones like firewood. What harm
have your feet and head done to you? Behold your Beloved within yourself.  || 
120 ||   I search for my Friend, but my Friend is
already with me. O Nanak, the Unseen Lord cannot be seen; He is revealed only 
to the Gurmukh.  || 121 ||   Seeing the swans
swimming, the cranes became excited. The poor cranes were drowned to death, 
with their heads below the water and their
feet sticking out above.  || 122 ||   I knew him as a great swan, so I 
associated with him. If I had known that he was a only
wretched crane, I would never in my life have crossed paths with him.  || 123 
||   Who is a swan, and who is a crane, if God
blesses him with His Glance of Grace?  || 124 ||   There is only one bird in 
the lake, but there are fifty trappers. This body is
caught in the waves of desire. O my True Lord, You are my only hope!  || 125 || 
  What is that word, what is that virtue, and
what is that magic mantra? What are those clothes, which I can wear to 
captivate my Husband Lord?  || 126 ||    Humility is
the word, forgiveness is the virtue, and sweet speech is the magic mantra. Wear 
these three robes, O sister, and you will
captivate your Husband Lord.  || 127 ||   If you are wise, be simple; if you 
are powerful, be weak; and when there is nothing
to share, then share with others. How rare is one who known as such a devotee.  
|| 128 ||   Do not utter even a single harsh
word; your True Lord and Master abides in all. Do not break anyone’s heart; 
these are all priceless jewels.   || 129 ||    The
minds of all are like precious jewels; to harm them is not good at all. If you 
desire your Beloved, then do not break anyone’s
heart.  || 130 ||


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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

SWAIYAS  FROM  THE  MOUTH  OF  THE  GREAT  FIFTH  MEHL:

O Primal Lord God, You Yourself are the Creator, the Cause of all causes. You 
are All-pervading everywhere, totally filling all
hearts. You are seen pervading the world; who can know Your State? You protect 
all; You are our Lord and Master. O my
Imperishable and Formless Lord, You formed Yourself. You are the One and Only; 
no one else is like You. O Lord, You have no
end or limitation. Who can contemplate You? You are the Father of the world, 
the Support of all life. Your devotees are at Your
Door,  O  God  —  they  are  just  like  You.  How  can  servant  Nanak  
describe  them  with  only  one  tongue?  I  am  a  sacrifice,  a
sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice, forever a sacrifice to them.   || 1 ||    
Streams of Ambrosial Nectar flow; Your Treasures are
unweighable  and  overflowing  in  abundance.  You  are  the  Farthest  of  the 
 far,  Infinite  and  Incomparably  Beautiful.  You  do
whatever You please; You do not take advice from anyone else. In Your Home, 
creation and destruction happen in an instant.
No one else is equal to You; Your Light is Immaculate and Pure. Millions of 
sins are washed away, chanting Your Name, Har,
Har. Your devotees are at Your Door, God — they are just like You. How can 
servant Nanak describe them with only one
tongue? I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice, forever a 
sacrifice to them.  || 2 ||   You established all the worlds
from within Yourself, and extended them outward. You are All-pervading amongst 
all, and yet You Yourself remain detached. O
Lord, there is no end or limit to Your Glorious Virtues; all beings and 
creatures are Yours. You are the Giver of all, the One
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He Himself supports the Universe, revealing His All-powerful Creative Potency. 
He has no color, form, mouth or beard. Your
devotees are at Your Door, O God — they are just like You. How can servant 
Nanak describe them with only one tongue? I am
a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice, forever a sacrifice to 
them.  || 3 ||   You are the Treasure of all virtue; who can
know the value of Your spiritual wisdom and meditation? O God, Your Place is 
known as the highest of the high. Mind, wealth
and the breath of life belong to You alone, Lord. The world is strung upon Your 
Thread. What praises can I give to You? You
are the Greatest of the great. Who can know Your Mystery? O Unfathomable, 
Infinite, Divine Lord, Your Power is unstoppable.
O God, You are the Support of all. Your devotees are at Your Door, O God — they 
are just like You. How can servant Nanak
describe them with only one tongue? I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice, 
a sacrifice, forever a sacrifice to them.  || 4 ||   O
Formless,  Formed,  Undeceivable,  Perfect,  Imperishable,  Unchanging,  
Blissful,  Unlimited,  Beautiful,  Immaculate,  Blossoming
Lord: Countless are those who sing Your Glorious Praises, but they do not know 
even a tiny bit of Your extent. That humble
being upon whom You shower Your Mercy meets with You, O God. Blessed, blessed, 
blessed are those humble beings, upon
whom the Lord, Har, Har, showers His Mercy. Whoever meets with the Lord through 
Guru Nanak is rid of both birth and death.

|| 5 ||    The Lord is said to be True, True, True, True, the Truest of the 
True. There is no other like Him. He is the Primal
Being, the Primal Soul. Chanting the Ambrosial Name of the Lord, the mortal is 
blessed with all comforts. Those who taste it
with their tongues, those humble beings are satisfied and fulfilled. That 
person who becomes pleasing to his Lord and Master,
loves the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. Whoever meets with the Lord 
through Guru Nanak, saves all his generations.  ||
6 ||    True is His Congregation and His Court. The True Lord has established 
Truth. Sitting upon His Throne of Truth, He
administers True Justice. The True Lord Himself fashioned the Universe. He is 
Infallible, and does not make mistakes. The
Naam, the Name of the Infinite Lord, is the jewel. Its value cannot be 
appraised — it is priceless. That person, upon whom the
Lord of the Universe showers His Mercy obtains all comforts. Those who touch 
the Feet of the Lord through Guru Nanak, do
not have to enter the cycle of reincarnation ever again.  || 7 ||   What is the 
Yoga, what is the spiritual wisdom and meditation,
and what is the way, to praise the Lord? The Siddhas and seekers and the 
thirty-three million gods cannot find even a tiny bit
of the Lord’s Value. Neither Brahma, nor Sanak, nor the thousand-headed  
serpent king  can  find  the  limits  of  His  Glorious
Virtues. The Inapprehensible Lord cannot be apprehended. He is pervading and 
permeating amongst all. Those whom God has
mercifully freed from their nooses — those humble beings are attached to His 
devotional worship. Those who meet with the
Lord through Guru Nanak are liberated forever, here and hereafter.  || 8 ||   I 
am a beggar; I seek the Sanctuary of God, the
Giver of givers. Please bless me with the gift of the dust of the feet of the 
Saints; grasping them, I cross over the terrifying
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Please listen to my prayer, if it pleases You, O my Lord and Master. My mind 
yearns for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.
This mind abides in devotional worship. The lamp is lit in the darkness; all 
are saved in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, through the
One Name and faith in the Dharma. The Lord is revealed in all the worlds. O 
servant Nanak, the Guru is the Supreme Lord
God.  || 9 ||

SWAIYAS  FROM  THE  MOUTH  OF  THE  GREAT  FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

This body is frail and transitory, and bound to emotional attachment. I am 
foolish, stone-hearted, filthy and unwise. My mind
wanders and wobbles, and will not hold steady. It does not know the state of 
the Supreme Lord God. I am intoxicated with the
wine  of  youth,  beauty  and  the  riches  of  Maya.  I  wander  around  
perplexed,  in  excessive  egotistical  pride.  The  wealth  and
women of others, arguments and slander, are sweet and dear to my soul. I try to 
hide my deception, but God, the Inner-
knower, the Searcher of Hearts, sees and hears all. I have no humility, faith, 
compassion or purity, but I seek Your Sanctuary,
O Giver of life. The All-powerful Lord is the Cause of causes. O Lord and 
Master of Nanak, please save me!   || 1 ||    The
Praises of the Creator, the Enticer of the mind, are potent to destroy sins. 
The All-powerful Lord is the boat, to carry us across;
He  saves  all  our  generations.  O  my  unconscious  mind,  contemplate  and  
remember  Him  in  the  Sat  Sangat,  the  True
Congregation. Why are you wandering around, enticed by the darkness of doubt? 
Remember Him in meditation, for an hour,
for a moment, even for an instant. Chant the Name of the Lord with your tongue. 
You are bound to worthless deeds and
shallow pleasures; why do you spend millions of lifetimes wandering in such 
pain? Chant and vibrate the Name of the Lord, O
Nanak, through the Teachings of the Saints. Meditate on the Lord with love in 
your soul.  || 2 ||   The little sperm is planted in
the body-field of the mother, and the human body, so difficult to obtain, is 
formed. He eats and drinks, and enjoys pleasures;
his pains are taken away, and his suffering is gone. He is given the 
understanding to recognize mother, father, siblings and
relatives. He grows day by day, as the horrible specter of old age comes closer 
and closer. You worthless, petty worm of Maya

— remember your Lord and Master, at least for an instant! Please take Nanak’s 
hand, O Merciful Ocean of Mercy, and take
away this heavy load of doubt.  || 3 ||    O mind, you are a mouse, living in 
the mousehole of the body; you are so proud of
yourself, but you act like an absolute fool. You swing in the swing of wealth, 
intoxicated with Maya, and you wander around
like   an owl. You take pleasure in your children, spouse, friends and 
relatives; your emotional attachment to them is increasing.
You  have  planted  the  seeds  of  egotism,  and  the  sprout  of  
possessiveness  has  come  up.  You  pass  your  life  making  sinful
mistakes. The cat of death, with his mouth wide-open, is watching you. You eat 
food, but you are still hungry. Meditate in
remembrance on the Merciful Lord of the World, O Nanak, in the Sat Sangat, the 
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Know that the world is just a dream.  || 4 ||    Neither body, nor house, nor 
love last forever. You are intoxicated with Maya;
how long will you be proud of them? Neither crown, nor canopy, nor servants 
last forever. You do not consider in your heart
that your life is passing away. Neither chariots, nor horses, nor elephants or 
royal thrones shall last forever. In an instant, you
will have to leave them, and depart naked. Neither warrior, nor hero, nor king 
or ruler last forever; see this with your eyes.
Neither fortress, nor shelter, nor treasure will save you; doing evil deeds, 
you shall depart empty-handed. Friends, children,
spouses  and  friends —  none  of  them  last  forever;  they  change  like  
the  shade  of  a  tree.  God  is  the  Perfect  Primal  Being,
Merciful to the meek; each and every instant, meditate in remembrance on Him, 
the Inaccessible and Infinite. O Great Lord
and Master, servant Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary; please shower him with Your 
Mercy, and carry him across.  || 5 ||   I have
used  up  my  breath  of  life,  sold  my  self-respect,  begged  for  charity, 
 committed  highway  robbery,  and  dedicated  my
consciousness  to  the  love  and  pursuit  of  acquiring  wealth.  I  have  
kept  it  secretly  hidden  from  my  friends,  relatives,
companions, children and siblings. I ran around practicing falsehood, burning 
up my body and growing old. I gave up good
deeds, righteousness and Dharma, self-discipline, purity, religious vows and 
all good ways; I associated with the fickle Maya.
Beasts and birds, trees and mountains — in so many ways, I wandered lost in 
reincarnation. I did not remember the Naam,
the Name of the Lord, for a moment, or even an instant. He is the Master of the 
meek, the Lord of all life. The food and drink,
and the sweet and tasty dishes became totally bitter at the last moment. O 
Nanak, I was saved in the Society of the Saints, at
their feet; the others, intoxicated with Maya, have gone, leaving everything 
behind.  || 6 ||   Brahma, Shiva, the Vedas and the
silent sages sing the Glorious Praises of their Lord and Master with love and 
delight. Indra, Vishnu and Gorakh, who come to
earth and then go to heaven again, seek the Lord. The Siddhas, human beings, 
gods and demons cannot find even a tiny bit of
His Mystery. The Lord’s humble servants are imbued with love and affection for 
God their Beloved; in the delight of devotional
worship, they are absorbed in the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. But those who 
forsake Him, and beg from another, shall see
their mouths, teeth and tongues wear away. O my foolish mind, meditate in 
remembrance on the Lord, the Giver of peace.
Slave Nanak imparts these teachings.  || 7 ||   The pleasures of Maya shall 
fade away. In doubt, the mortal falls into the deep
dark pit of emotional attachment. He is so proud, even the sky cannot contain 
him. His belly is filled with manure, bones and
worms. He runs around in the ten directions, for the sake of the great poison 
of corruption. He steals the wealth of others, and
in  the end, he is destroyed by his own ignorance. His youth passes away, the 
illnesses of old age seize him, and the Messenger
of Death punishes him; such is the death he dies. He suffers the agony of hell 
in countless incarnations; he rots away in the p it
of pain and condemnation. O Nanak, those whom the Saint mercifully takes as his 
own, are carried across by their loving
devotional worship.  || 8 ||   All virtues are obtained, all fruits and 
rewards, and the desires of the mind; my hopes have been
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The Medicine, the Mantra, the Magic Charm, will cure all illnesses and totally 
take away all pain. Lust, anger, egotism, jealousy
and desire are eliminated by chanting the Name of the Lord. The merits of 
cleansing baths, charity, penance, purity and good
deeds,  are  obtained  by  enshrining  the  Lotus  Feet  of  God  within  the  
heart.  The  Lord  is  my  Friend,  my  Very  Best  Friend,
Companion and Relative. God is the Sustenance of the soul, the Support of the 
breath of life. I have grasped the Shelter and
Support of my All-powerful Lord and Master; slave Nanak is forever a sacrifice 
to Him.   || 9 ||    Weapons cannot cut that
person who delights in the love of the Lord’s Lotus Feet. Ropes cannot bind 
that person whose mind is pierced through by the
Vision of the Lord’s Way. Fire cannot burn that person who is attached to the 
dust of the feet of the Lord’s humble servant.
Water cannot drown that person whose feet walk on the Lord’s Path. O Nanak, 
diseases, faults, sinful mistakes and emotional
attachment are pierced by the Arrow of the Name.   || 1 || 10 ||    People are 
engaged in making all sorts of efforts; they
contemplate the various aspects of the six Shaastras. Rubbing ashes all over 
their bodies, they wander around at the various
sacred  shrines  of  pilgrimage;  they  fast  until  their  bodies  are  
emaciated,  and  braid  their  hair  into  tangled  messes.  Without
devotional  worship  of  the  Lord,  they  all  suffer  in  pain,  caught  in  
the  tangled  web  of  their  love.  They  perform  worship
ceremonies, draw ritual marks on their bodies, cook their own food fanatically, 
and make pompous shows of themselves in all
sorts      of ways.  ||2 || 11 || 20 ||

SWAIYAS  IN  PRAISE  OF  THE  FIRST MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Meditate  single-mindedly  on  the  Primal  Lord  God,  the  Bestower  of  
blessings.  He  is  the  Helper  and  Support  of  the  Saints,
manifest forever. Grasp His Feet and enshrine them in your heart. Then, let us 
sing the Glorious Praises of the most exalted
Guru Nanak.  || 1 ||   I sing the Glorious Praises of the most exalted Guru 
Nanak, the Ocean of peace, the Eradicator of sins,
the sacred pool of the Shabad, the Word of God. The beings of deep and profound 
understanding, oceans of wisdom, sing of
Him; the Yogis and wandering hermits meditate on Him. Indra and devotees like 
Prahlaad, who know the joy of the soul, sing
of Him. Kal the poet sings the Sublime Praises of Guru Nanak, who enjoys 
mastery of Raja Yoga, the Yoga of meditation and
success.  || 2 ||   King Janak and the great Yogic heroes of the Lord’s Way, 
sing the Praises of the All-powerful Primal Being,
filled with the sublime essence of the Lord. Sanak and Brahma’s sons, the 
Saadhus and Siddhas, the silent sages and humble
servants of the Lord sing the Praises of Guru Nanak, who cannot be deceived by 
the great deceiver. Dhoma the seer and
Dhroo,  whose  realm  is  unmoving,  sing  the  Glorious  Praises  of  Guru  
Nanak,  who  knows  the  ecstasy  of  loving  devotional
worship. Kal the poet sings the Sublime Praises of Guru Nanak, who enjoys 
mastery of Raja Yoga.   || 3 ||    Kapila and the
other Yogis sing of Guru Nanak. He is the Avataar, the Incarnation of the 
Infinite Lord. Parasraam the son of Jamdagan, whose
axe and powers were taken away by Raghuvira, sing of Him. Udho, Akrur and Bidur 
sing the Glorious Praises of Guru Nanak,
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Kal the poet sings the Sublime Praises of Guru Nanak, who enjoys mastery of 
Raja Yoga.  || 4 ||   The four castes and the six
Shaastras sing His Glorious Praises; Brahma and the others contemplate His 
Virtues. The thousand-tongued serpent king sings
His Praises with delight, remaining lovingly attached to Him. Shiva, detached 
and beyond desire, sings the Glorious Praises of
Guru Nanak, who knows the Lord’s endless meditation. Kal the poet sings the 
Sublime Praises of Guru Nanak, who enjoys
mastery of Raja Yoga.  || 5 ||   He mastered Raja Yoga, and enjoys sovereignty 
over both worlds; the Lord, beyond hate and
revenge, is enshrined within His Heart. The whole world is saved, and carried 
across, chanting the Naam, the Name of the
Lord. Sanak and Janak and the others sing His Praises, age after age. Blessed, 
blessed, blessed and fruitful is the sublime birth
of the Guru into the world. Even in the nether regions, His Victory is 
celebrated; so says Kal the poet. You are blessed with the
Nectar of the Lord’s Name, O Guru Nanak; You have mastered Raja Yoga, and enjoy 
sovereignty over both worlds.  || 6 ||   In
the Golden Age of Sat Yuga, You deceived Baal the king. In the Silver Age of 
Traytaa Yuga, You were called Raam of the
Raghu dynasty. In the Brass Age of Dwaapur Yuga, You were Krishna; You killed 
Mur the demon and saved Kans. You blessed
Ugrasain with a kingdom, and You blessed Your humble devotees with 
fearlessness. In the Iron Age, the Dark Age of Kali
Yuga, You are known and accepted as Guru Nanak, Guru Angad and Guru Amar Das. 
The sovereign rule of the Great Guru is
unchanging and permanent, according the Command of the Primal Lord God.   || 7 
||    His Glorious Praises are sung by the
devotees Ravi Daas, Jai Dayv and Trilochan. The devotees Naam Dayv and Kabeer 
praise Him continually, knowing Him to be
even-eyed. The devotee Baynee sings His Praises; He intuitively enjoys the 
ecstasy of the soul. He is the Master of Yoga and
meditation, and the spiritual wisdom of the Guru; He knows none other except 
God. Sukh Dayv and Preekhyat sing His Praises,
and Gautam the rishi sings His Praise. Says Kal the poet, the ever-fresh 
praises of Guru Nanak are spread throughout the
world.  || 8 ||   In the nether worlds, His Praises are sung by the devotees 
like Shaysh-naag in serpent form. Shiva, the Yogis
and the wandering hermits sing His Praises forever. Vyaas the silent sage sings 
His Praise, contemplating the subtleties of the
Vedas. His Praises are sung by Brahma, who created the entire universe by God’s 
Command. God fills the galaxies and realms
of the universe; He is known to be the same, manifest and unmanifest. Kal 
chants the Sublime Praises of Guru Nanak, who
enjoys mastery of Yoga.  || 9 ||   The nine masters of Yoga sing His Praises; 
blessed is the Guru, who is merged into the True
Lord.  Maandhaataa,  who  called  himself  ruler  of  all  the  world,  sings  
His  Praises.  Bal  the  king,  dwelling  in  the  seventh
underworld, sings His Praises. Bhart’har, abiding forever with Gorakh, his 
guru, sings His Praises. Doorbaasaa, King Puro and
Angra sing the Praises of Guru Nanak. Says Kal the poet, the Sublime Praises of 
Guru Nanak intuitively permeate each and
every heart.  || 10 ||


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SWAIYAS  IN  PRAISE  OF  THE  SECOND  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Blessed is the Primal Lord God, the Creator, the All-powerful Cause of causes. 
Blessed is the True Guru Nanak, who placed His
hand upon Your forehead. When He placed His hand upon Your forehead, then the 
celestial nectar began to rain down in
torrents;  the  gods  and  human  beings,  heavenly  heralds  and  sages  were  
drenched  in  its  fragrance.  You  challenged  and
subdued the cruel demon of death; You restrained Your wandering mind; You 
overpowered the five demons and You keep
them  in  one  home.  Through  the  Guru’s  Door,  the  Gurdwara,  You  have  
conquered  the  world;  You  play  the  game  even-
handedly. You keep the flow of your love steady for the Formless Lord. O Kal, 
chant the Praises of Lehnaa throughout the
seven continents; He met with the Lord, and became Guru of the World.  || 1 ||  
  The Stream of Ambrosial Nectar from His
eyes washes away the slime and filth of sins; the sight of His door dispels the 
darkness of ignorance. Whoever accomplishes
this most difficult task of contemplating the most sublime Word of the Shabad — 
those people cross over the terrifying world-
ocean, and cast off their loads of sin. The Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, 
is celestial and sublime; whoever remains awake
and aware, contemplating the Guru, embodies humility, and is imbued forever 
with the Supreme Love of the Lord. O Kal, chant
the Praises of Lehnaa throughout the seven continents; He met with the Lord, 
and became Guru of the World.  || 2 ||    You
hold tight to the Naam, the Name of the Infinite Lord; Your expanse is 
immaculate. You are the Support of the Siddhas and
seekers, and the good and humble beings. You are the incarnation of King Janak; 
the contemplation of Your Shabad is sublime
throughout the universe. You abide in the world like the lotus on the water. 
Like the Elyisan Tree, You cure all illnesses and
take away the sufferings of the world. The three-phased soul is lovingly 
attuned to You alone. O Kal, chant the Praises of
Lehnaa throughout the seven continents; He met with the Lord, and became Guru 
of the World.  || 3 ||    You were blessed
with glory by the Prophet; You serve the Guru, certified by the Lord, who has 
subdued the snake of the mind, and who abides
in  the  state  of  sublime  bliss.  Your  Vision  is  like  that  of  the  
Lord,  Your  soul  is  a  fount  of  spiritual  wisdom;  You  know  the
unfathomable  state  of  the  certified  Guru.  Your  Gaze  is  focused  upon  
the  unmoving,  unchanging  place.  Your  Intellect  is
immaculate; it is focused upon the most sublime place. Wearing the armor of 
humility, you have overcome Maya. O Kal, chant
the Praises of Lehnaa throughout the seven continents; He met with the Lord, 
and became Guru of the World.  || 4 ||   Casting
Your Glance of Grace, you dispel the darkness, burn away evil, and destroy sin. 
You are the Heroic Warrior of the Shabad, the
Word of God. Your Power destroys sexual desire and anger. You have overpowered 
greed and emotional attachment; You
nurture and cherish those who seek Your Sanctuary. You gather in the joyful 
love of the soul; Your Words have the Potency to
bring forth Ambrosial Nectar. You are appointed the True Guru, the True Guru in 
this Dark Age of Kali Yuga; whoever is truly
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The lion, the son of Pheru, is Guru Angad, the Guru of the World; Lehnaa 
practices Raja Yoga, the Yoga of meditation and
success.  || 5 ||    Your mind remains lovingly attuned to the Lord forever; 
You do whatever you desire. Like the tree heavy
with fruit, You bow in humility, and endure the pain of it; You are pure of 
thought. You realize this reality, that the Lord is All-
pervading, Unseen and Amazing. With intuitive ease, You send forth the rays of 
the Ambrosial Word of power. You have risen
to the state of the certified Guru; you grasp truth and contentment. Kal 
proclaims, that whoever attains the Blessed Vision of
the Darshan of Lehnaa, meets with the Lord.   || 6 ||    My mind has faith,  
that the  Prophet has  given  You  access  to the
Profound Lord. Your body has been purged of the deadly poison; You drink the 
Ambrosial Nectar deep within. Your Heart has
blossomed forth in awareness of the Unseen Lord, who has infused His Power 
throughout the ages. O True Guru, You are
intuitively  absorbed  in  Samaadhi,  with  continuity  and  equality.  You  
are  open-minded  and  large-hearted,  the  Destroyer  of
poverty; seeing You, sins are afraid. Says Kal, I lovingly, continually, 
intuitively chant the Praises of Lehnaa with my tongue.  ||
7 ||    The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is our medicine; the Naam is our 
support; the Naam is the peace of Samaadhi. The
Naam is the insignia which embellishes us forever. Kal is imbued with the Love 
of the Naam, the Naam which is the fragrance
of gods and human beings. Whoever obtains the Naam, the Philosopher’s Stone, 
becomes the embodiment of Truth, manifest
and radiant throughout the world. Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the Guru’s 
Darshan, it is as if one has bathed at the sixty-
eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage.   || 8 ||    The True Name is the sacred 
shrine, the True Name is the cleansing bath of
purification and food. The True Name is eternal love; chant the True Name, and 
be embellished. The True Name is obtained
through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad; the Sangat, the Holy Congregation, is 
fragrant with the True Name. Kal the poet
utters  the  Praises  of  the  one  whose  self-discipline  is  the  True  
Name,  and  whose  fast  is  the  True  Name.  Gazing  upon  the
Blessed Vision of the Guru’s Darshan, one’s life is approved and certified in 
the True Name.  || 9 ||   When You bestow Your
Ambrosial Glance of Grace, You eradicate all wickedness, sin and filth. Sexual 
desire, anger, greed and emotional attachment

— You have overcome all these powerful passions. Your mind is filled with peace 
forever; You banish the sufferings of the
world. The Guru is the river of the nine treasures, washing off the dirt of our 
lives. So speaks Tal the poet: serve the Guru, day
and night, with intuitive love and affection. Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of 
the Guru, the pains of death and rebirth are
taken away.  || 10 ||

SWAIYAS  IN  PRAISE  OF  THE  THIRD  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Dwell upon that Primal Being, the True Lord God; in this world, His One Name is 
Undeceivable. He carries His devotees across
the terrifying world-ocean; meditate in remembrance on His Naam, Supreme and 
Sublime. Nanak delighted in the Naam; He
established Lehnaa as Guru, who was imbued with all supernatural spiritual 
powers. So speaks Kal the poet: the glory of the
wise, sublime and humble Amar Daas is spread throughout the world. His Praises 
radiate throughout the world, like the rays of
the sun, and the branches of the tree.


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In  the  north,  south,  east  and  west,  people  proclaim  Your  Victory.  
The  Guru  spoke  the  Lord’s  Name  with  His  mouth  and
broadcast it throughout the world, to turn the tide of the hearts of men. That 
Undeceivable Naam, which carries the devotees
across the world-ocean, came into Guru Amar Daas.   || 1 ||    The gods and 
heavenly heralds, the Siddhas and seekers and
Shiva in Samaadhi meditate in remembrance on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. 
The stars and the realms of Dhroo, and
devotees like Naaraad and Prahlaad meditate on the Naam. The moon and the sun 
long for the Naam; it has saved even
mountain ranges. That Undeceivable Naam, which carries the devotees across the 
world-ocean, came into Guru Amar Daas.  ||

2  ||      Dwelling  upon  that  Immaculate  Naam,  the  nine  Yogic  masters,  
Shiva  and  Sanak  and  many  others  have  been
emancipated.  The  eighty-four  Siddhas,  the  beings  of  supernatural  
spiritual  powers,  and  the  Buddhas  are  imbued  with  the
Naam;  it  carried  Ambreek  across  the  terrifying  world-ocean.  It  has  
erased  the  sinful  residues  of  past  mistakes  of  Oodho,
Akroor, Trilochan, Naam Dayv and Kabeer, in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. That 
Undeceivable Naam, which carries the devotees
across the world-ocean, came into Guru Amar Daas.  || 3 ||   The thirty-three 
million angels meditate, attached to the Naam; it
is enshrined within the minds of the celibates and ascetics. Bhisham Pitama, 
the son of the Ganges, meditated on that Naam;
his consciousness delighted in the Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord’s Feet. The 
great and profound Guru has brought forth the
Naam; accepting the teachings as true, the Holy Congregation has been saved. 
That Undeceivable Naam, which carries the
devotees across the world-ocean, came into Guru Amar Daas.  || 4 ||   The Glory 
of the Naam shines forth, like the rays of the
sun, and the branches of the Elysian Tree. In the countries of the north, 
south, east and west, the Praises of the Naam are
chanted. Life is fruitful, when the Name of the Lord abides in the heart. The 
angelic beings, heavenly heralds, celestial singers
and the six Shaastras yearn for the Naam. The son of Tayj Bhaan of the Bhalla 
dynasty is noble and famous; with his palms
pressed together, Kal meditates on Him. The Naam takes away the fears of the 
devotees about the word-ocean; Guru Amar
Daas has obtained it.   || 5 ||    The thirty-one million gods meditate on the 
Naam, along with the Siddhas and seekers; the
Naam supports solar systems and galaxies. One who meditates on the Naam in 
Samaadhi, endures sorrow and joy as one and
the same. The Naam is the most sublime of all; the devotees remain lovingly 
attuned to it. Guru Amar Daas was blessed with
the treasure of the Naam, by the Creator Lord, in His Pleasure.  || 6 ||   He 
is the Warrior Hero of Truth, humility is His Power.
His Loving Nature inspires the Congregation with deep and profound 
understanding; He is absorbed in the Lord, free of hate
and vengeance. Patience has been His white banner since the beginning of time, 
planted on the bridge to heaven. The Saints
meet their Beloved Guru, who is united with the Creator Lord. Serving the True 
Guru, they find peace; Guru Amar Daas has
given them this ability.   || 7 ||    The Naam is His cleansing bath; the Naam 
is the food He eats; the Naam is the taste He
enjoys. With deep yearning, He chants the Sweet Bani of the Guru’s Word 
forever. Blessed is service to the True Guru; by His
Grace, the State of the Unfathomable Lord is known. All Your generations are 
totally saved; You dwell in the Naam, the Name
of the Lord.


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So speaks Kal: fruitful is the life of one who meets with Guru Amar Daas, 
radiant with the Light of God.  || 8 ||   On His right
hand  is  the  sign  of  the  lotus;  the  Siddhis,  the  supernatural  
spiritual  powers,  await  His  Command.  On  His  left  are  worldly
powers, which fascinate the three worlds. The Inexpressible Lord abides in His 
Heart; He alone knows this joy. Guru Amar
Daas utters the words of devotion, imbued with the Love of the Lord. On His 
forehead is the true insignia of the Lord’s Mercy;
with his palms pressed together, Kal meditates on Him. Whoever meets with the 
Guru, the certified True Guru, has all his
desires fulfilled.  || 9 ||   Supremely fruitful are the feet which walk upon 
the path of Guru Amar Daas. Supremely fruitful are
the hands which touch the feet of Guru Amar Daas. Supremely fruitful is the 
tongue which utters the praises of Guru Amar
Daas. Supremely fruitful are the eyes which behold Guru Amar Daas. Supremely 
fruitful are the ears which hear the Praises of
Guru Amar Daas. Fruitful is the heart in which Guru Amar Daas, the Father of 
the world, Himself abides. Fruitful is the head,
says Jaalap, which bows forever before Guru Amar Daas.  || 1 || 10 ||   They do 
not suffer pain or hunger, and they cannot be
called  poor.  They  do  not  grieve,  and  their  limits  cannot  be  found.  
They  do  not  serve  anyone  else,  but  they  give  gifts  to
hundreds and thousands. They sit on beautiful carpets; they establish and 
disestablish at will. They find peace in this world,
and live fearlessly amidst their enemies. They are fruitful and prosperous, 
says Jaalap. Guru Amar Daas is pleased with them.

|| 2 || 11 ||    You read about the One Lord, and enshrine Him in Your mind; 
You realize the One and Only Lord. With Your
eyes and the words You speak, You dwell upon the One Lord; You do not know any 
other place of rest. You know the One
Lord while dreaming, and the One Lord while awake. You are absorbed in the One. 
At the age of seventy-one, You began to
march towards the Indestructible Lord. The One Lord, who takes hundreds of 
thousands of forms, cannot be seen. He can only
be described as One. So speaks Jaalap: O Guru Amar Daas, You long for the One 
Lord, and believe in the One Lord alone.  || 3

|| 12 ||    The understanding which Jai Dayv grasped, the understanding which 
permeated Naam Dayv, the understanding
which was in the consciousness of Trilochan and known by the devotee Kabeer, by 
which Rukmaangad constantly meditated
on the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny, which brought Ambreek and Prahlaad to seek 
the Sanctuary of the Lord of the Universe,
and which brought them to salvation — that sublime understanding has brought 
You to renounce greed, anger and desire, and
to know the way. Guru Amar Daas is the Lord’s own devotee; gazing upon the 
Blessed Vision of His Darshan, one is liberated.

|| 4 || 13 ||    Meeting with Guru Amar Daas, the earth is purged of its sin. 
The Siddhas and seekers long to meet with Guru
Amar Daas. Meeting with Guru Amar Daas, the mortal meditates on the Lord, and 
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Meeting with Guru Amar Daas, the Fearless Lord is obtained, and the cycle of 
reincarnation is brought to an end. Realizing the
One  Lord,  love  of  duality  ceases,  and  one  comes  to  accept  the  
Sublime  Mantra  of  the  Guru.  So  speaks  Jaalap:  countless
treasures are obtained, by the sight of Guru Amar Daas.  || 5 || 14 ||   Guru 
Nanak gathered up the True Name of the Creator
Lord,  and  implanted  it  within.  Through  Him,  Lehnaa  became  manifest  in 
 the  form  of  Guru  Angad,  who  remained  lovingly
attuned to His Feet. Guru Amar Daas of that dynasty is the home of hope. How 
can I express His Glorious Virtues? His Virtues
are unknowable and unfathomable. I do not know the limits of His Virtues. The 
Creator, the Architect of Destiny, has made
Him a boat to carry all His generations across, along with the Sangat, the Holy 
Congregation. So speaks Keerat: O Guru Amar
Daas, please protect me and save me; I seek the Sanctuary of Your Feet.  || 1 
|| 15 ||   The Lord Himself wielded His Power
and entered the world. The Formless Lord took form, and with His Light He 
illuminated the realms of the world. He is All-
pervading everywhere; the Lamp of the Shabad, the Word, has been lit. Whoever 
gathers in the essence of the teachings shall
be absorbed in the Feet of the Lord. Lehnaa, who became Guru Angad, and Guru 
Amar Daas, have been reincarnated into the
pure house of Guru Nanak. Guru Amar Daas is our Saving Grace, who carries us 
across; in lifetime after lifetime, I seek the
Sanctuary of Your Feet.  || 2 || 16 ||   Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of His 
Darshan, the Gursikh is blessed with chanting and
deep meditation, truth and contentment. Whoever seeks His Sanctuary is saved; 
his account is cleared in the City of Death. His
heart is totally filled with loving devotion; he chants to the Creator Lord. 
The Guru is the river of pearls; in an instant, he
carries the drowning ones across. He was reincarnated into the House of Guru 
Nanak; He chants the Glorious Praises of the
Creator  Lord.  Those  who  serve  Guru  Amar  Daas —  their  pains  and  
poverty  are  taken  away,  far  away.   ||  3  ||  17  ||     I
consciously pray within my consciousness, but I cannot express it in words. I 
place all my worries and anxieties before You; I
look            to  the  Saadh  Sangat,  the  Company  of  the  Holy,  for  
help.  By  the  Hukam  of  Your  Command,  I  am  blessed  with  Your
Insignia; I serve my Lord and Master. When You, O Guru, gaze at me with Your 
Glance of Grace, the fruit of the Naam, the
Name of the Creator, is placed within my mouth. The Unfathomable and Unseen 
Primal Lord God, the Cause of causes — as
He orders, so do I speak. O Guru Amar Daas, Doer of deeds, Cause of causes, as 
You keep me, I remain; as You protect me, I
survive.  || 4 || 18 ||   OF BHIKHAA:  In deep meditation, and the spiritual 
wisdom of the Guru, one’s essence merges with the
essence of reality. In truth, the True Lord is recognized and realized, when 
one is lovingly attuned to Him, with one-pointed
consciousness. Lust and anger are brought under control, when the breath does 
not fly around, wandering restlessly. Dwelling
in            the land of the Formless Lord, realizing the Hukam of His 
Command, His contemplative wisdom is attained. In this Dark Age
of Kali Yuga, the Guru is the Form of the Creator, the Primal Lord God; he 
alone knows, who has tried it. So speaks Bhikhaa: I
have met the Guru. With love and intuitive affection, He has bestowed the 
Blessed Vision of His Darshan.  || 1 || 19 ||   I have
been searching for the Saints; I have seen so many Holy and spiritual people. 
The hermits, Sannyaasees, ascetics, penitents,
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I wandered around lost for a year, but no one touched my soul. I listened to 
preachers and teachers, but I could not be happy
with their lifestyles. Those who have abandoned the Lord’s Name, and become 
attached to duality — why should I speak in
praise of them? So speaks Bhikhaa: the Lord has led me to meet the Guru. As You 
keep me, I remain; as You protect me, I
survive.  || 2 || 20 ||   Wearing the armor of Samaadhi, the Guru has mounted 
the saddled horse of spiritual wisdom. Holding
the bow of Dharma in His Hands, He has shot the arrows of devotion and 
humility. He is fearless in the Fear of the Eternal
Lord God; He has thrust the spear of the Word of the Guru’s Shabad into the 
mind. He has cut down the five demons of
unfulfilled sexual desire, unresolved anger, unsatisfied greed, emotional 
attachment and self-conceit. Guru Amar Daas, the son
of Tayj Bhaan, of the noble Bhalla dynasty, blessed by Guru Nanak, is the 
Master of kings. Sall speaks the truth; O Guru Amar
Daas, you have conquered the army of evil, fighting the battle this way.  || 1 
|| 21 ||   The raindrops of the clouds, the plants
of the earth, and the flowers of the spring cannot be counted. Who can know the 
limits of the rays of the sun and the moon,
the waves of the ocean and the Ganges? With Shiva’s meditation and the 
spiritual wisdom of the True Guru, says Bhall the
poet, these may be counted. O Guru Amar Daas, Your Glorious Virtues are so 
sublime; Your Praises belong only to You.  || 1 ||
22 ||

SWAIYAS  IN  PRAISE  OF  THE  FOURTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Meditate single-mindedly on the Immaculate Primal Lord God. By Guru’s Grace, 
sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord forever.
Singing His Praises, the mind blossoms forth in ecstasy. The True Guru fulfills 
the hopes of His humble servant. Serving the
True Guru, the supreme status is obtained. Meditate on the Imperishable, 
Formless Lord God. Meeting with Him, one escapes
poverty. Kalsahaar chants His Glorious Praises. I chant the pure praises of 
that humble being who has been blessed with the
Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. He served the True Guru and 
was blessed with the sublime essence of
the Shabad, the Word of God. The Immaculate Naam has been enshrined in his 
heart. He enjoys and savors the Lord’s Name,
and purchases the Glorious Virtues of the Lord of the Universe. He seeks the 
essence of reality; he is the Fountain of even-
handed justice. So speaks Kal the poet: Guru Raam Daas, the son of Har Daas, 
fills the empty pools to overflowing.   || 1 ||
The  stream  of  ambrosial  nectar  flows  and  the  immortal  status  is  
obtained;  the  pool  is  forever  overflowing  with  Ambrosial
Nectar. Those Saints who have served the Lord in the past drink in this Nectar, 
and bathe their minds in it. God takes their
fears away, and blesses them with the state of fearless dignity. Through the 
Word of His Shabad, He has saved them. So
speaks Kal the poet: Guru Raam Daas, the son of Har Daas, fills the empty pools 
to overflowing.   || 2 ||    The True Guru’s
understanding is deep and profound. The Sat Sangat is His Pure Congregation. 
His Soul is drenched in the deep crimson color
of           the Lord’s Love. The Lotus of His mind remains awake and aware, 
illuminated with intuitive wisdom. In His own home, He
has obtained the Fearless, Immaculate Lord.


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The Merciful True Guru has implanted the Lord’s Name within me, and by His 
Grace, I have overpowered the five thieves. So
speaks Kal the poet: Guru Raam Daas, the son of Har Daas, fills the empty pools 
to overflowing.   || 3 ||    With intuitive
detachment, He is lovingly attuned to the Fearless, Unmanifest Lord; He met 
with Guru Amar Daas, the Philosopher’s Stone,
within    his own home. By the Grace of the True Guru, He attained the supreme 
status; He is overflowing with the treasures of
loving devotion. He was released from reincarnation, and the fear of death was 
taken away. His consciousness is attached to
the Lord, the Ocean of contentment. So speaks Kal the poet: Guru Raam Daas, the 
son of Har Daas, fills the empty pools to
overflowing.   || 4 ||    He fills the empty to overflowing; He has enshrined 
the Infinite within His heart. Within His mind, He
contemplates the essence of reality. the Destroyer of pain, the Enlightener of 
the soul. He yearns for the Lord’s Love forever;
He Himself knows the sublime essence of this Love. By the Grace of the True 
Guru, He intuitively enjoys this Love. By the
Grace of Guru Nanak, and the sublime teachings of Guru Angad, Guru Amar Daas 
broadcast the Lord’s Command. So speaks
Kal: O Guru Raam Daas, You have attained the status of eternal and imperishable 
dignity.  || 5 ||    You abide in the pool of
contentment; Your tongue reveals the Ambrosial Essence. Meeting with You, a 
tranquil peace wells up, and sins run far away.
You  have  attained  the  Ocean  of  peace,  and  You  never  grow  tired  on  
the  Lord’s  path.  The  armor  of  self-restraint,  truth,
contentment  and  humility  can  never  be  pierced.  The  Creator  Lord  
certified  the  True  Guru,  and  now  the  world  blows  the
trumpet of His Praises. So speaks Kal: O Guru Raam Daas, You have attained the 
state of fearless immortality.   || 6 ||    O
certified True Guru, You have conquered the world; You meditate single-mindedly 
on the One Lord. Blessed, blessed is Guru
Amar Daas, the True Guru, who implanted the Naam, the Name of the Lord, deep 
within. The Naam is the wealth of the nine
treasures; prosperity and supernatural spiritual powers are His slaves. He is 
blessed with the ocean of intuitive wisdom; He has
met with the Imperishable Lord God. The Guru has implanted the Naam deep 
within; attached to the Naam, the devotees have
been carried across since ancient times. So speaks Kal: O Guru Raam Daas, You 
have obtained the wealth of the Lord’s Love.

|| 7 ||   The flow of loving devotion and primal love does not stop. The True 
Guru drinks in the stream of nectar, the sublime

essence of the Shabad, the Infinite Word of God. Wisdom is His mother, and 
contentment is His father; He is absorbed in the
ocean  of  intuitive  peace  and  poise.  The  Guru  is  the  Embodiment  of  
the  Unborn,  Self-illumined  Lord;  by  the  Word  of  His
Teachings, the Guru carries the world across. Within His mind, the Guru has 
enshrined the Shabad, the Word of the Unseen,
Unfathomable, Infinite Lord. So speaks Kal: O Guru Raam Daas, You have attained 
the Lord, the Saving Grace of the world.  ||
8 ||   The Saving Grace of the world, the nine treasures, carries the devotees 
across the world-ocean. The Drop of Ambrosial
Nectar, the Lord’s Name, is the antidote to the poison of sin. The tree of 
intuitive peace and poise blossoms and bears the
ambrosial fruit of spiritual wisdom. Blessed are those fortunate people who 
receive it, by Guru’s Grace. They are liberated
through the Shabad, the Word of the True Guru; their minds are filled with the 
Guru’s Wisdom.


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So speaks Kal: O Guru Raam Daas, You beat the drum of the Shabad.   || 9 ||    
On the bed of faith, with the blankets of
intuitive peace and poise and the canopy of contentment, You are embellished 
forever with the armor of humility. Through the
Word of the Guru’s Shabad, you practice the Naam; You lean on its Support, and 
give Your Fragrance to Your companions.
You abide with the Unborn Lord, the Good and Pure True Guru. So speaks Kal: O 
Guru Raam Daas, You abide in the sacred
pool of intuitive peace and poise.  || 10 ||   The Lord’s Name abides in the 
hearts of those who are pleasing to the Guru. Sins
run far away from those who are pleasing to the Guru. Those who are pleasing to 
the Guru eradicate pride and egotism from
within. Those who are pleasing to the Guru are attached to the Shadad, the Word 
of God; they are carried across the terrifying
world-ocean. Those who are blessed with the wisdom of the certified Guru — 
blessed and fruitful is their birth into the world.
Kal  the  poet  runs  to  the  Sanctuary  of  the  Great  Guru;  attached  to  
the  Guru,  they  are  blessed  with  worldly  enjoyments,
liberation and everything.  || 11 ||   The Guru has pitched the tent; under it, 
all the ages are gathered. He carries the spear of
intuition, and takes the Support of Naam, the Name of the Lord, through which 
the devotees are fulfilled. Guru Nanak, Guru
Angad and Guru Amar Daas, through devotional worship, have merged into the 
Lord. O Guru Raam Daas, You alone know the
taste of this Raja Yoga.  || 12 ||   He alone is enlightened like Janaka, who 
links the chariot of his mind to the state of ecstatic
realization. He gathers in truth and contentment, and fills up the empty pool 
within. He speaks the Unspoken Speech of the
eternal city. He alone obtains it, unto whom God gives it. O Guru Raam Daas, 
Your sovereign rule, like that of Janak, is Yours
alone.  || 13 ||   Tell me, how can sin and suffering cling to that humble 
being who chants the Naam, given by the Guru, with
single-minded love and firm faith? When the Lord, the Boat to carry us across, 
bestows His  Glance  of  Grace,  even  for  an
instant, the mortal contemplates the Shabad within his heart; unfulfilled 
sexual desire and unresolved anger are eradicated.
The Guru is the Giver to all beings; He speaks the spiritual wisdom of the 
Unfathomable Lord, and meditates on Him day and
night. He never sleeps, even for an instant. Seeing Him, poverty vanishes, and 
one is blessed with the treasure of the Naam,
the Name of the Lord. The spiritual wisdom of the Guru’s Word washes away the 
filth of evil-mindedness. Tell me, how can sin
and suffering cling to that humble being who chants the Naam, given by the 
Guru, with single-minded love and firm faith?  || 1

||   Dharmic faith and the karma of good deeds are obtained from the Perfect 
True Guru. The Siddhas and Holy Saadhus, the

silent sages and angelic beings, yearn to serve Him; through the most excellent 
Word of the Shabad, they are lovingly attuned
to the One Lord. Who can know Your limits? You are the Embodiment of the 
Fearless, Formless Lord. You are the Speaker of
the Unspoken Speech; You alone understand this. O foolish worldly mortal, you 
are deluded by doubt; give up birth and death,
and you shall not be punished by the Messenger of Death. Meditate on the Guru’s 
Teachings. You foolish mortal being, reflect
on this in your mind; chant and meditate day and night. Dharmic faith and the 
karma of good deeds are obtained from the
Perfect True Guru.  || 2 ||   I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice, to the True Name, 
O my True Guru. What Praises can I offer to You?
What service can I do for You? I have only one mouth and tongue; with my palms 
pressed together, I chant to You with joy
and delight.


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In thought, word and deed, I know the Lord; I do not worship any other. The 
Guru has enshrined the most excellent Name of
the Infinite Lord within my heart. So speaks Nall the poet: touching the 
Philosopher’s Stone, glass is transformed into gold,
and the sandalwood tree imparts its fragrance to  other  trees;  meditating  in 
 remembrance  on  the  Lord,  I  am  transformed.
Seeing His Door, I am rid of sexual desire and anger. I am a sacrifice, a 
sacrifice, to the True Name, O my True Guru.  || 3 ||
Guru Raam Daas was blessed with the Throne of Raja Yoga. First, Guru Nanak 
illuminated the world, like the full moon, and
filled it with bliss. To carry humanity across, He bestowed His Radiance. He 
blessed Guru Angad with the treasure of spiritual
wisdom, and the Unspoken Speech; He overcame the five demons and the fear of 
the Messenger of Death. The Great and
True  Guru,  Guru  Amar  Daas,  has  preserved  honor  in  this  Dark  Age  of  
Kali  Yuga.  Seeing  His  Lotus  Feet,  sin  and  evil  are
destroyed. When His mind was totally satisfied in every way, when He was 
totally pleased, He bestowed upon Guru Raam
Daas the Throne of Raja Yoga.  || 4 ||   RADD:  He established the earth, the 
sky and the air, the water of the oceans, fire and
food. He created the moon, the starts and the sun, night and day and mountains; 
he blessed the trees with flowers and fruits.
He created the gods, human beings and the seven seas; He established the three 
worlds. Guru Amar Daas was blessed with
the Light of the One Name, the True Name of the Lord.  || 1 || 5 ||    Glass is 
transformed into gold, listening to the Word of
the Guru’s Shabad. Poison is transformed into ambrosial nectar, speaking the 
Name of the True Guru. Iron is transformed into
jewels, when the True Guru bestows His Glance of Grace. Stones are transformed 
into emeralds, when the mortal chants and
contemplates the spiritual  wisdom  of  the  Guru.  The  True  Guru  transforms 
 ordinary  wood  into  sandalwood,  eradicating  the
pains of poverty. Whoever touches the Feet of the True Guru, is transformed 
from a beast and a ghost into an angelic being.

|| 2 || 6 ||   One who has the Guru on his side — how could he be proud of his 
wealth? One who has the Guru on his side —
what would hundreds of thousands of supporters do for him? One who has the Guru 
on his side, does not depend on anyone
else for spiritual wisdom and meditation. One who has the Guru on his side 
contemplates the Shabad and the Teachings, and
abides in the Home of Truth. The Lord’s humble slave and poet utters this 
prayer: whoever chants to the Guru night and day,
whoever enshrines the Name of the Guru within his heart, is rid of both birth 
and death.  || 3 || 7 ||   Without the Guru, there
is  utter  darkness;  without  the  Guru,  understanding  does  not  come.  
Without  the  Guru,  there  is  no  intuitive  awareness  or
success; without the Guru, there is no liberation. So make Him your Guru, and 
contemplate the Truth; make Him your Guru, O
my mind. Make Him your Guru, who is embellished and exalted in the Word of the 
Shabad; all your sins shall be washed away.
So speaks Nall the poet: with your eyes, make Him your Guru; with the words you 
speak, make Him your Guru, your True
Guru. Those who have not seen the Guru, who have not made Him their Guru, are 
useless in this world.  || 4 || 8 ||    Dwell
upon the Guru, the Guru, the Guru, O my mind.


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The All-powerful Guru is the Boat to carry us across in this Dark Age of Kali 
Yuga. Hearing the Word of His Shabad, we are
transported into Samaadhi. He is the Spiritual Hero who destroys pain and 
brings peace. Whoever meditates on Him, dwells
near Him. He is the Perfect Primal Being, who meditates in remembrance on the 
Lord within his heart; seeing His Face, sins
run away. If you long for wisdom, wealth, spiritual perfection and properity, O 
my mind, dwell upon the Guru, the Guru, the
Guru.  || 5 || 9 ||   Gazing upon the Face of the Guru, I find peace. I was 
thirsty, yearning to drink in the Nectar; to fulfill that
wish, the Guru laid out the way. My mind has become perfect; it dwells in the 
Lord’s Place; it had been wandering in  all
directions, in its desire for tastes and pleasures. Goindwal is the City of 
God, built on the bank of the Beas River. The pains of
so many years have been taken away; gazing upon the Face of the Guru, I find 
peace.  || 6 || 10 ||    The All-powerful Guru
placed His hand upon my head. The Guru was kind, and blessed me with the Lord’s 
Name. Gazing upon His Feet, my sins were
dispelled. Night and day, the Guru meditates on the One Lord; hearing His Name, 
the Messenger of Death is scared away. So
speaks  the  Lord’s  slave:  Guru  Raam  Daas  placed  His  Faith  in  Guru  
Amar  Daas,  the  Guru  of  the  World;  touching  the
Philosopher’s Stone, He was transformed into the Philosopher’s Stone. Guru Raam 
Daas recognized the Lord as True; the All-
powerful Guru placed His hand upon His head.  || 7 || 11 ||   Now, please 
preserve the honor of Your humble slave. God saved
the honor of the devotee Prahlaad, when Harnaakhash tore him apart with his 
claws. And the Dear Lord God saved the honor
of Dropadi; when her clothes were stripped from her, she was blessed with even 
more. Sudaamaa was saved from misfortune;
and Ganikaa the prostitute — when  she  chanted  Your  Name,  her  affairs  
were  perfectly  resolved.  O  Great  True  Guru,  if  it
pleases You, please save the honor of Your slave in this Dark Age of kali Yuga. 
 || 8 || 12 ||    JHOLNAA:  Chant Guru, Guru,
Guru, Guru, Guru, O mortal beings. Chant the Shabad, the Word of the Lord, Har, 
Har; the Naam, the Name of the Lord, brings
the  nine  treasures.  With  your  tongue,  taste  it,  day  and  night,  and  
know  it  as  true.  Then,  you  shall  obtain  His  Love  and
Affection; become Gurmukh, and meditate on Him. Give up all other ways; vibrate 
and meditate on Him, O spiritual people.
Enshrine  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Teachings  within  your  heart,  and  
overpower  the  five  passions.  Your  life,  and  your
generations, shall be saved, and you shall be honored at the Lord’s Door. If 
you desire all the peace and comforts of this world
and the next, then chant Guru, Guru, Guru, Guru, Guru, O mortal beings.  || 1 
|| 13 ||   Chant Guru, Guru, Guru, Guru, Guru,
and know Him as true. Know that the Lord is the Treasure of Excellence. 
Enshrine Him in your mind, and meditate on Him.
Enshrine the Word of the Guru’s Teachings within your heart. Then, cleanse 
yourself in the Immaculate and Unfathomable
Water of the Guru; O Gursikhs and Saints, cross over the Ocean of Love of the 
True Name. Meditate lovingly forever on the
Lord,  free  of  hate  and  vengeance,  Formless  and  Fearless;  lovingly  
savor  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad,  and  implant
devotional worship of the Lord deep within. O foolish mind, give up your 
doubts; as Gurmukh, vibrate and meditate on the
Naam.


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Chant Guru, Guru, Guru, Guru, Guru, and know Him as true.   || 2 || 14 ||    
Chant Guru, Guru, Guru; through the Guru, the
Lord is obtained. The Guru is an Ocean, deep and profound, infinite and 
unfathomable. Lovingly attuned to the Lord’s Name,
you  shall  be  blessed  with  jewels,  diamonds  and  emeralds.  And,  the  
Guru  makes  us  fragrant  and  fruitful,  and  His  Touch
transforms us into gold. The filth  of  evil-mindedness  is  washed  away,  
meditating  on  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad.  The
Stream  of Ambrosial Nectar flows constantly from His Door. The Saints and 
Sikhs bathe in the immaculate pool of the Guru’s
spiritual wisdom. Enshrine the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within your heart, 
and dwell in Nirvaanaa. Chant Guru, Guru,
Guru; through the Guru, the Lord is obtained.  || 3 || 15 ||    Chant Guru, 
Guru, Guru, Guru, Guru, O my mind. Serving Him,
Shiva and the Siddhas, the angels and demons and servants of the gods, and the 
thrity-three million gods cross over, listening
to the Word of the Guru’s Teachings. And, the Saints and loving devotees are 
carried across, chanting Guru, Guru. Prahlaad
and the silent sages met the Guru, and were carried across. Naarad and Sanak 
and those men of God who became Gurmukh
were carried across; attached to the One Name, they abandoned other tastes and 
pleasures, and were carried across. This is
the prayer of the Lord’s humble slave: the Gurmukh obtains the Naam, the Name 
of the Lord, chanting Guru, Guru, Guru,
Guru, Guru, O my mind.  || 4 || 16 || 29 ||   The Great, Supreme Guru showered 
His Mercy upon all; in the Golden Age of Sat
Yuga, He blessed Dhroo. He saved the devotee Prahlaad, placing the Lotus of His 
Hand upon his forehead. The Unseen Form
of the Lord cannot be seen. The Siddhas and seekers all seek His Sanctuary. 
True are the Words of the Guru’s teachings.
Enshrine them in your soul. Emancipate your body, and redeem this human 
incarnation. The Guru is the Boat, and the Guru is
the  Boatman.  Without  the  Guru,  no  one  can  cross  over.  By  Guru’s  
Grace,  God  is  obtained.  Without  the  Guru,  no  one  is
liberated. Guru Nanak dwells near the Creator Lord. He established Lehnaa as 
Guru, and enshrined His Light in the world.
Lehnaa established the path of righteousness and Dharma, which He passed on to 
Guru Amar Daas, of the Bhalla dynasty.
Then, He firmly established the Great Raam Daas of the Sodhi dynasty. He was 
blessed with the inexhaustible treasure of the
Lord’s Name. He was blessed with the treasure of the Lord’s Name; throughout 
the four ages, it is inexhaustible. Serving the
Guru, He received His reward. Those who bow at His Feet and seek His Sanctuary, 
are blessed with peace; those Gurmukhs
are blessed with supreme bliss. The Guru’s Body is the Embodiment of the 
Supreme Lord God, our Lord and Master, the Form
of the Primal Being, who nourishes and cherishes all. So serve the Guru, the 
True Guru; His ways and means are inscrutable.
The Great Guru Raam Daas is the Boat to carry us across.  || 1 ||    The Holy 
people chant the Ambrosial Words of His Bani
with delight in their minds. The Blessed Vision of the Guru’s Darshan is 
fruitful and rewarding in this world; it brings lasting
bliss and joy. The Guru’s Darshan is fruitful and rewarding in this world, like 
the Ganges. Meeting Him, the supreme sacred
status is obtained. Even sinful people conquer the realm of Death, if they 
become the Lord’s humble servants, and are imbued
with the Guru’s spiritual wisdom. He is certified, like the handsome Ram 
Chander in the house of  Dasrath  of  the  Raghwa
dynasty.


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Even the silent sages seek His Sanctuary. So serve the Guru, the True Guru; His 
ways and means are inscrutable. The Great
Guru Raam Daas is the Boat to carry us across.   || 2 ||    The Name of the 
Lord, from the Mouth of the Guru, is the Raft to
cross over the unfathomable world-ocean. The cycle of birth and death in this 
world is ended for those who have this faith in
their hearts. Those humble beings who have this faith in their hearts, are 
awarded the highest status. They forsake Maya,
emotional attachment and greed; they are rid of the frustrations of 
possessiveness, sexual desire and anger. They are blessed
with   the Inner Vision to see God, the Cause of causes, and all their doubts 
are dispelled. So serve the Guru, the True Guru; His
ways and means are inscrutable. The Great Guru Raam Daas is the Boat to carry 
us across.  || 3 ||   The Glorious Greatness of
the Guru is manifest forever in each and every heart. His humble servants sing 
His Praises. Some read and listen and sing of
Him, taking their cleansing bath in the early hours of the morning before the 
dawn. After their cleansing bath in the hours
before the dawn, they worship the Guru with their minds pure and clear. 
Touching the Philosopher’s Stone, their bodies are
transformed into gold. They focus their meditation on the Embodiment of Divine 
Light. So serve the Guru, the True Guru; His
ways   and means are inscrutable. The Great Guru Raam Daas is the Boat to carry 
us across.  || 4 ||    Those who realize the
Eternal, Unchanging Word of God, like Dhroo, are immune to death. They cross 
over the terrifying world-ocean in an instant;
the Lord created the world like a bubble of water. The Kundalini rises in the 
Sat Sangat, the True Congregation; through the
Word of the Guru, they enjoy the Lord of Supreme Bliss. The Supreme Guru is the 
Lord and Master over all; so serve the True
Guru, in thought, word and deed.   || 5 ||    Waahay Guru, Waahay Guru, Waahay 
Guru, Waahay Jee-o. You are lotus-eyed,
with sweet speech, exalted and embellished with millions of companions. Mother 
Yashoda invited You as Krishna to eat the
sweet rice. Gazing upon Your supremely beautiful form, and hearing the musical 
sounds of Your silver bells tinkling, she was
intoxicated with delight. Death’s pen and command are in Your hands. Tell me, 
who can erase it? Shiva and Brahma yearn to
enshrine  Your  spiritual  wisdom  in  their  hearts.  You  are  forever  True, 
 the  Home  of  Excellence,  the  Primal  Supreme  Being.
Waahay Guru, Waahay Guru, Waahay Guru, Waahay Jee-o.  || 1 || 6 ||   You are 
blessed with the Lord’s Name, the supreme
mansion, and clear understanding. You are the Formless, Infinite Lord; who can 
compare to You? For the sake of the pure-
hearted devotee Prahlaad, You took the form of the man-lion, to tear apart and 
destroy Harnaakhash with your claws. You are
the Infinite Supreme Lord God; with your symbols of power, You deceived 
Baliraja; who can know You? You are forever True,
the Home of Excellence, the Primal Supreme Being. Waahay Guru, Waahay Guru, 
Waahay Guru, Waahay Jee-o.  || 2 || 7 ||
As Krishna, You wear yellow robes, with teeth like jasmine flowers; You dwell 
with Your lovers, with Your mala around Your
neck, and You joyfully adorn Your head with the crow of peacock feathers.


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You have no advisors, You are so very patient; You are the Upholder of the 
Dharma, unseen and unfathomable. You have
staged the play of the Universe with joy and delight. No one can speak Your 
Unspoken Speech. You are pervading the three
worlds. You assume the form of spiritual perfection, O King of kings. You are 
forever True, the Home of Excellence, the Primal
Supreme Being. Waahay Guru, Waahay Guru, Waahay Guru, Waahay Jee-o.  || 3 || 8 
||   The True Guru, the True Guru, the
True Guru is the Lord of the Universe Himself. Enticer of Baliraja, who 
smothers the mighty, and fulfills the devotees; the
Prince  Krishna,  and  Kalki;  the  thunder  of  His  army  and  the  beat  of  
His  drum  echoes  across  the  Universe.  The  Lord  of
contemplation, Destroyer of sin, who brings pleasure to the beings of all 
realms, He Himself is the God of gods, Divinity of the
divine,      the thousand-headed king cobra. He took birth in the Incarnations 
of the Fish, Tortoise and Wild Boar, and played His
part. He played games on the banks of the Jamunaa River. Enshrine this most 
excellent Name within your heart, and renounce
the wickedness of the mind, O Gayand. the True Guru, the True Guru, the True 
Guru is the Lord of the Universe Himself.  || 4

|| 9 ||   The Supreme Guru, the Supreme Guru, the Supreme Guru, the True, Dear 
Lord. Respect and obey the Guru’s Word;
this is your own personal treasure   —   know this mantra as true. Night and 
day, you shall be saved, and blessed with the
supreme status. Renounce sexual desire, anger, greed and attachment; give up 
your games of deception. Snap the noose of
egotism, and let yourself be at home in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the 
Holy. Free your consciousness of attachment to
your body, your home, your spouse, and the pleasures of this world. Serve 
forever at His Lotus Feet, and firmly implant these
teachings within. Enshrine this most excellent Name within your heart, and 
renounce the wickedness of the mind, O Gayand.
the Supreme Guru, the Supreme Guru, the Supreme Guru, the True, Dear Lord.   || 
5 || 10  ||     Your  servants  are  totally
fulfilled, throughout the ages; O Waahay Guru, it is all You, forever. O 
Formless Lord God, You are eternally intact; no one can
say  how  You  came  into  being.  You  created  countless  Brahmas  and  
Vishnus;  their  minds  were  intoxicated  with  emotional
attachment. You created the 8.4 million species of beings, and provide for 
their sustanance. Your servants are totally fulfilled,
throughout the ages; O Waahay Guru, it is all You, forever.  || 1 || 11 ||   
Waaho! Waaho! Great! Great is the Play of God! He
Himself laughs, and He Himself thinks; He Himself illumines the sun and the 
moon. He Himself is the water, He Himself is the
earth and its support. He Himself abides in each and every heart. He Himself is 
male, and He Himself is female; He Himself is
the chessman, and He Himself is the board. As Gurmukh, join the Sangat, and 
consider all this: Waaho! Waaho! Great! Great is
the Play of God!   || 2 || 12 ||    You have formed and created this play, this 
great game. O Waahay Guru, this is all You,
forever. You are pervading and permeating the water, land, skies and nether 
regions; Your Words are sweeter than Ambrosial
Nectar.


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Brahmas and Shivas respect and obey You. O Death of death, Formless Lord, I beg 
of You. By Guru’s Grace, the greatest thing
is obtained, and the mind is involved with the Sat Sangat, the True 
Congregation. You have formed and created this play, this
great game. O Waahay Guru, this is all Your making.   || 3 || 13 || 42 ||    
The Lord is Inaccessible, Infinite, Eternal and
Primordial; no one knows His beginning. Shiva and Brahma meditate on Him; the 
Vedas describe Him again and again. The
Lord     is Formless, beyond hate and vengeance; there is no one else like Him. 
He creates and destroys  —  He is All-powerful;
God is the Boat to carry all across. He created the world in its various 
aspects; His humble servant Mat’huraa delights in His
Praises. Sat Naam, the Great and Supreme True Name of God, the Personification 
of Creativity, dwells in the Consciousness of
Guru Raam Daas.   || 1 ||    I have grasped hold of the All-powerful Guru; He 
has made my mind steady and stable, and
embellished  me  with  clear  consciousness.  And,  His  Banner  of  
Righteousness  waves  proudly  forever,  to  defend  against  the
waves     of sin. His humble servant Mat’huraa knows this as true, and speaks 
it from his soul; there is nothing else to consider.
In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Lord’s Name is the Great Ship, to carry us 
all across the terrifying world-ocean, safely to the
other side.  || 2 ||   The Saints dwell in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the 
Holy; imbued with pure celestial love, they sing
the Lord’s Praises. The Support of the Earth has established this Path of 
Dharma; He Himself remains lovingly attuned to the
Lord, and does not wander in distraction. So speaks Mat’huraa: those blessed 
with good fortune receive the fruits of their
minds’ desires. Those who focus their consciousness on the Guru’s Feet   —   
why should they fear death?   || 3  ||     The
Immaculate, Sacred Pool of the Guru is overflowing with the waves of the 
Shabad, radiantly revealed in the early hours before
the   dawn. He is Deep and Profound, Unfathomable and utterly Great, eternally 
overflowing with all sorts of jewels. The Saint-
swans celebrate; their fear of death is erased, along with the accounts of 
their pain. In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the residues
of sins are taken away; the Blessed Vision of the Guru’s Darshan is the Ocean 
of all peace and comfort.  || 4 ||   For His Sake,
the silent sages meditated and focused their consciousness, wandering all the 
ages through; rarely, if ever, their souls were
enlightened. In the Hymns of the Vedas, Brahma sang His Praises; for His Sake, 
Shiva the silent sage held his place on the
Kailaash Mountain. For His Sake, the Yogis, celibates, Siddhas and seekers, the 
countless sects of fanatics with matted hair
wear religious robes, wandering as detached renunciates. That True Guru, by the 
Pleasure of His Will, showered His Mercy
upon all beings, and blessed Guru Raam Daas with the Glorious Greatness of the 
Naam.  || 5 ||    He focuses His Meditation
deep within; the Embodiment of Light, He illuminates the three worlds. Gazing 
upon the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, doubt
runs away, pain is eradicated, and celestial peace spontaneously wells up. The 
selfless servants and Sikhs are always totally
captivated by it, like bumble bees lured by the fragrance of the flower. The 
Guru Himself established the Eternal Throne of
Truth, in Guru Raam Daas.


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|| 6 ||   The Universe is intoxicated with the wine of Maya, but it has been 
saved; the All-powerful Guru has blessed it with the
Ambrosial  Nectar  of  the  Naam.  And,  the  Praiseworthy  Guru  is  blessed  
with  eternal  peace,  wealth  and  prosperity;  the
supernatural spiritual powers of the Siddhis never leave him. His Gifts are 
vast and great; His awesome Power is supreme.
Your humble servant and slave speaks this truth. One, upon whose head the Guru 
has placed His Hand  —  with whom should
he be concerned?  || 7 || 49 ||   He is totally pervading and permeating the 
three realms; in all the world, He has not created
another  like  Himself.  He  Himself  created  Himself.  The  angels,  human  
beings  and  demons  have  not  found  His  limits.  The
angels,  demons  and  human  beings  have  not  found  His  limits;  the  
heavenly  heralds  and  celestial  singers  wander  around,
searching for Him. The Eternal, Imperishable, Unmoving and Unchanging, Unborn, 
Self-Existent, Primal Being of the Soul, the
Infinity of the Infinite, the Eternal All-powerful Cause of causes  —   all 
beings meditate on Him in their minds. O Great and
Supreme Guru Raam Daas, Your Victory resounds across the universe. You have 
attained the supreme status of the Lord.  || 1

||     Nanak,  the  True  Guru,  worships  God  single-mindedly;  He  
surrenders  His  body,  mind  and  wealth  to  the  Lord  of  the
Universe. The Infinite Lord enshrined His Own Image in Guru Angad. In His 
heart, He delights in the spiritual wisdom of the
Unfathomable Lord. Guru Amar Daas brought the Creator Lord under His control. 
Waaho! Waaho! Meditate on Him! O Great
and Supreme Guru Raam Daas, Your Victory resounds across the universe. You have 
attained the supreme status of the Lord.

|| 2 ||    Naarad, Dhroo, Prahlaad and Sudaamaa are accounted among the Lord’s 
devotees of the past. Ambreek, Jai Dayv,
Trilochan, Naam Dayv and Kabeer are also remembered. They were incarnated in 
this Dark Age of Kali Yuga; their praises
have spread over all the world. O Great and Supreme Guru Raam Daas, Your 
Victory resounds across the universe. You have
attained the supreme status of the Lord.  || 3 ||    Those who meditate in 
remembrance on You within their minds  —   their
sexual desire and anger are taken away. Those who remember You in meditation 
with their words, are rid of their poverty and
pain  in  an  instant.  Those  who  obtain  the  Blessed  Vision  of  Your  
Darshan,  by  the  karma  of  their  good  deeds,  touch  the
Philosopher’s Stone, and like Ball the poet, sing Your Praises. O Great and 
Supreme Guru Raam Daas, Your Victory resounds
across the universe. You have attained the supreme status of the Lord.  || 4 || 
  Those who meditate in remembrance on the
True Guru   —   the darkness of their eyes is removed in an instant. Those who 
meditate in remembrance on the True Guru
within their hearts, are blessed with the Lord’s Name, day by day. Those who 
meditate in remembrance on the True Guru
within their souls — the fire of desire is extinguished for them. Those who 
meditate in remembrance on the True Guru, are
blessed with wealth and prosperity, supernatural spiritual powers and the nine 
treasures. So speaks Ball the poet: Blessed is
Guru Raam Daas; joining the Sangat, the Congregation, call Him blessed and 
great.   || 5 || 54 ||    Living the Word of the
Shabad, He attained the supreme status; while performing selfless service, He 
did not leave the side of Guru Amar Daas.


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From that service, the light from the jewel of spiritual wisdom shines forth, 
radiant and bright; it has destroyed pain, poverty
and darkness. So speaks Keerat the poet: those who grasp hold of the feet of 
the Saints, are not afraid of death, sexual desire
or anger. Just as Guru Nanak was part and parcel, life and limb with Guru 
Angad, so is Guru Amar Daas one with Guru Raam
Daas.  || 1 ||    Whoever serves the True Guru obtains the treasure; night and 
day, he dwells at the Lord’s Feet. And so, the
entire Sangat loves, fears and respects You. You are the sandalwood tree; Your 
fragrance spreads gloriously far and wide.
Dhroo, Prahlaad, Kabeer and Trilochan chanted the Naam, the Name of the Lord, 
and His Illumination radiantly shines forth.
Seeing Him, the mind is totally delighted; Guru Raam Daas is the Helper and 
Support of the Saints.   || 2 ||    Guru Nanak
realized the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord. He was lovingly attuned to 
loving devotional worship of the Lord. Gur
Angad  was  with  Him,  life  and  limb,  like  the  ocean;  He  showered  His  
consciousness  with  the  Word  of  the  Shabad.  The
Unspoken Speech of Guru Amar Daas cannot be expressed with only one tongue. 
Guru Raam Daas of the Sodhi dynasty has
now been blessed with Glorious Greatness, to carry the whole world across.  || 
3 ||   I am overflowing with sins and demerits;
I have no merits or virtues at all. I abandoned the Ambrosial Nectar, and I 
drank poison instead. I am attached to Maya, and
deluded by doubt; I have fallen in love with my children and spouse. I have 
heard that the most exalted Path of all is the
Sangat, the Guru’s Congregation. Joining it, the fear of death is taken away. 
Keerat the poet offers this one prayer: O Guru
Raam Daas, save me! Take me into Your Sanctuary!  || 4 || 58 ||    He has 
crushed and overpowered emotional attachment.
He seized sexual desire by the hair, and threw it down. With His Power, He cut 
anger into pieces, and sent greed away in
disgrace. Life and death, with palms pressed together, respect and obey the 
Hukam of His Command. He brought the terrifying
world-ocean under His Control; by His Pleasure, He carried His Sikhs across. He 
is seated upon the Throne of Truth, with the
canopy above His Head; He is embellished with the powers of Yoga and the 
enjoyment of pleasures. So speaks Sall the poet:
O Guru Raam Daas, Your sovereign power is eternal and unbreakable; Your army is 
invincible.  || 1 ||   You are the True Guru,
throughout  the  four  ages;  You  Yourself  are  the  Transcendent  Lord.  The 
 angelic  beings,  seekers,  Siddhas  and  Sikhs  have
served You, since the very beginning of time. You are the Primal Lord God, from 
the very beginning, and throughout the ages;
Your Power supports the three worlds. You are Inaccessible; You are the Saving 
Grace of the Vedas. You have conquered old
age and death. Guru Amar Daas has permanently established You; You are the 
Emancipator, to carry all across to the other
side. So speaks Sall the poet: O Guru Raam Daas, You are the Destroyer of sins; 
I seek Your Sanctuary.  || 2 || 60 ||

SWAIYAS  IN  PRAISE  OF  THE  FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Meditate in remembrance on the Primal Lord God, Eternal and Imperishable. 
Remembering Him in meditation, the filth of evil-
mindedness is eradicated. I enshrine the Lotus Feet of the True Guru within my 
heart.


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With intuitive peace and poise, I contemplate the Glorious Virtues of Guru 
Arjun. He was revealed in the House of Guru Raam
Daas, and all hopes and desires were fulfilled. From birth, He realized God 
through the Guru’s Teachings. With palms pressed
together, Kall the poet speaks His praises. The Lord brought Him into the 
world, to practice the Yoga of devotional worship.
The Word of the Guru’s Shabad has been revealed, and the Lord dwells on His 
tongue. Attached to Guru Nanak, Guru Angad
and Guru Amar Daas, He attained the supreme status. In the House of Guru Raam 
Daas, the devotee of the Lord, Guru Arjun
was born.  || 1 ||    By great good fortune, the mind is uplifted and exalted, 
and the Word of the Shabad dwells in the heart.
The jewel of the mind is contented; the Guru has implanted the Naam, the Name 
of the Lord, within. The Inaccessible and
Unfathomable,  Supreme  Lord  God  is  revealed  through  the  True  Guru.  In  
the  House  of  Guru  Raam  Daas,  Guru  Arjun  has
appeared as the Embodiment of the Fearless Lord.   || 2 ||    The benign rule 
of Raja Janak has been established, and the
Golden  Age  of  Sat  Yuga  has  begun.  Through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  
Shabad,  the  mind  is  pleased  and  appeased;  the
unsatisfied mind is satisfied. Guru Nanak laid the foundation of Truth; He is 
blended with the True Guru. In the House of Guru
Raam Daas, Guru Arjun has appeared as the Embodiment of the Infinite Lord.  || 
3 ||    The Sovereign Lord King has staged
this wondrous play; contentment was gathered together, and pure understanding 
was infused in the True Guru. Kall the poet
utters the Praises of the Unborn, Self-existent Lord. Guru Nanak blessed Guru 
Angad, and Guru Angad blessed Guru Amar
Daas with the treasure. Guru Raam Daas blessed Guru Arjun, who touched the 
Philosopher’s Stone, and was certified.  || 4 ||
O  Guru  Arjun,  You  are  Eternal,  Invaluable,  Unborn,  Self-existent,  the  
Destroyer  of  fear,  the  Dispeller  of  pain,  Infinite  and
Fearless. You have grasped the Ungraspable, and burnt away doubt and 
skepticism. You bestow cooling and soothing peace.
The Self-existent, Perfect Primal Lord God Creator has taken birth. First, Guru 
Nanak, then Guru Angad and Guru Amar Daas,
the True Guru, haave been absorbed into the Word of the Shabad. Blessed, 
blessed is Guru Raam Daas, the Philosopher’s
Stone, who transformed Guru Arjun unto Himself.  || 5 ||    His victory is 
proclaimed all over the world; His Home is blessed
with  good  fortune;  He  remains  united  with  the  Lord.  By  great  good  
fortune,  He  has  found  the  Perfect  Guru;  He  remains
lovingly attuned to Him, and endures the load of the earth. He is the Destroyer 
of fear, the Eradicator of the pains of others.
Kall the poet utters Your Praise, O Guru.  || 6 ||   The Support of the Dharma, 
immersed in the deep and profound Teachings
of the Guru, the Remover of the pains of others. The Shabad is excellent and 
sublime, kind and generous like the Lord, the
Destroyer of egotism. The Great Giver, the spiritual wisdom of the True Guru, 
His mind does not grow weary of its yearning for
the Lord. The Embodiment of Truth, the Mantra of the Lord’s Name, the nine 
treasures are never exhausted. O Son of Guru
Raam Daas, You are contained amidst all; the canopy of intuitive wisdom is 
spread above You.


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So speaks Kall the poet: O Guru Arjun, You know the sublime essence of Raja 
Yoga, the Yoga of meditation and success.  || 7

||   In the Fear of God, You enjoy the Fearless Lord; among the thousands of 
beings, You see the Unseen Lord. Through the
True Guru, You have realized the state of the Inaccessible, Unfathomable, 
Profound Lord. Meeting with the Guru, You are
certified and approved; You practice Yoga in the midst of wealth and power. 
Blessed, blessed, blessed is the Guru, who has
filled to overflowing the pools which were empty. Reaching up to the certified 
Guru, You endure the unendurable; You are
immersed in the pool of contentment. So speaks Kall: O Guru Arjun, You have 
intuitively attained the state of Yoga within
Yourself.  || 8 ||    Nectar drips from Your tongue, and Your mouth gives 
Blessings, O Incomprehensible and Infinite Spiritual
Hero.  O Guru, the Word of Your Shabad eradicates egotism. You have overpowered 
the five enticers, and established with
intuitive ease the Absolute Lord within Your own being. Attached to the Lord’s 
Name, the world is saved; enshrine the True
Guru within your heart. So speaks Kall: O Guru Arjun, You have illliminated the 
highest pinnacle of wisdom.  || 9 ||   SORAT’H:
Guru Arjun is the certified Primal Person; like Arjuna, He never leaves the 
field of battle. The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is
His spear and insignia. He is embellished with the Shabad, the Word of the True 
Guru.  || 1 ||   The Lord’s Name is the Boat,
the Bridge to cross over the terrifying world-ocean. You are in love with the 
True Guru; attached to the Naam, You have saved
the world.  || 2 ||   The Naam is the Saving Grace of the world; by the 
Pleasure of the True Guru, it is obtained. Now, I am not
concerned with anything else; at Your Door, I am fulfilled.  || 3 || 12 ||   
The Embodiment of Light, the Lord Himself is called
Guru Nanak. From Him, came Guru Angad; His essence was absorbed into the 
essence. Guru Angad showed His Mercy, and
established Amar Daas  as  the  True  Guru.  Guru  Amar  Daas  blessed  Guru  
Raam  Daas  with  the  umbrella  of  immortality.  So
speaks Mat’huraa: gazing upon the Blessed Vision, the Darshan of Guru Raam 
Daas, His speech became as sweet as nectar.
With your eyes, see the certified Primal Person, Guru Arjun, the Fifth 
Manifestation of the Guru.  || 1 ||   He is the Embodiment
of Truth; He has enshrined the True Name, Sat Naam, Truth and contentment 
within His heart. From the very beginning, the
Primal  Being  has  written  this  destiny  upon  His  forehead.  His  Divine  
Light  shines  forth,  dazzling  and  radiant;  His  Glorious
Grandeur pervades the realms of the world. Meeting the Guru, touching the 
Philosopher’s Stone, He was acclaimed as Guru.
So speaks Mat’huraa: I constantly focus my consciousness on Him; as sunmukh, I 
look to Him. In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga,
Guru Arjun is the Boat; attached to him, the entire universe is safely carried 
across.  || 2 ||   I beg from that humble being who
is known all over the world, who lives in, and loves the Name, night and day. 
He is supremely unattached, and imbued with
the Love of the Transcendent Lord; he is free of desire, but he lives as a 
family man. He is dedicated to the Love of the
Infinite, Limitless Primal Lord God; he has no concerns for any other pleasure, 
except for the Lord God. Guru Arjun is the All-
pervading Lord God of Mat’huraa.


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Devoted to His Worship, he remains attached to the Lord’s Feet.   || 3 ||    
All the gods, silent sages, Indra, Shiva and Yogis
have not found the Lord’s limits — not even Brahma who contemplates the Vedas. 
I shall not give up meditating on the Lord,
even for an instant. The God of Mat’huraa is Merciful to the meek; He blesses 
and uplifts the Sangats throughout the Universe.
Guru Raam Daas, to save the world, enshrined the Guru’s Light into Guru Arjun.  
|| 4 ||   In this world, there is no other Great
Soul;  the  Lord  revealed  Himself,  incarnated  as  Guru  Arjun.  Millions  
of  pains  are  taken  away,  from  those  who  drink  in  the
Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam, says Mat’huraa. O mortal being, do not leave this 
path; do not think that there is any difference
between God and Guru. The Perfect Lord God has manifested Himself; He dwells in 
the heart of Guru Arjun.  || 5 ||   As long
as the destiny written upon my forehead was not activated, I wandered around 
lost, running in all directions. I was drowning in
the horrible world-ocean of this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, and my remorse would 
never have ended. O Mat’huraa, consider this
essential truth: to save the world, the Lord incarnated Himself. Whoever 
meditates on Guru Arjun Dayv, shall not have to pass
through the painful womb of reincarnation ever again.  || 6 ||    In the ocean 
of this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Lord’s Name
has been revealed in the Form of Guru Arjun, to save the world. Pain and 
poverty are taken away from that person, within
whose heart the Saint abides. He is the Pure, Immaculate Form of the Infinite 
Lord; except for Him, there is no other at all.
Whoever knows Him in thought, word and deed, becomes just like Him. He is 
totally pervading the earth, the sky and the nine
regions of the planet. He is the Embodiment of the Light of God. So speaks 
Mat’huraa: there is no difference between God and
Guru; Guru Arjun is the Personification of the Lord Himself.  || 7 || 19 ||   
The Water of the Guru is like the Ganges, invincible
and unstoppable. The Sikhs of the Sangat all bathe in it. The Puraanaas dwell 
continually upon the Guru; Brahma sings His
Praises in the Vedas. The invincible chauri, the fly-brush, waves over His 
head; with His mouth, He drinks in the Ambrosial
Nectar of the Naam. The Transcendent Lord Himself has placed the royal canopy 
over the head of Guru Arjun. Guru Nanak,
Guru Angad, Guru Amar Daas and Guru Raam Daas met together before the Lord. So 
speaks Harbans: Their Praises echo and
resound  all  over  the  world;  who  can  possibly  say  that  the  Great  
Gurus  are  dead?   ||  1  ||     When  it  was  the  Will  of  the
Transcendent Lord Himself, Guru Raam Daas went to the City of God. The Lord 
offered Him His Royal Throne, and seated the
Guru upon it. The angels and gods were delighted; they proclaimed and 
celebrated Your victory, O Guru. The demons ran
away; their sins made them shake and tremble inside. Those people who found 
Guru Raam daas were rid of their sins. He
gave the Royal Canopy and Throne to Guru Arjun, and came home.  || 2 || 21 || 9 
|| 11 || 10 || 10 || 22 || 60 || 143 ||


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ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.
TRUTH IS THE NAME.

CREATIVE BEING  PERSONIFIED.   NO  FEAR.   NO  HATRED.
IMAGE  OF  THE UNDYING.   BEYOND  BIRTH.   SELF-EXISTENT.
BY  GURU’S  GRACE:

SHALOKS  IN  ADDITION  TO  THE  VAARS.   FIRST  MEHL:

O you with swollen breasts, let your consciousness become deep and profound. O 
mother-in-law, how can I bow? Because of
my stiff nipples, I cannot bow. O sister, those mansions built as high as 
mountains — I have seen them come crumbling down.
O bride, do not be so proud of your nipples.   || 1 ||    O bride with 
deer-like eyes, listen to the words of deep and infinite
wisdom.  First,  examine  the  merchandise,  and  then,  make  the  deal.  
Proclaim  that  you  will  not  associate  with  evil  people;
celebrate victory with your friends. This proclamation, to meet with your 
friends, O bride — give it some thought. Surrender
mind and body to the Lord your Friend; this is the most excellent pleasure. Do 
not fall in love with one who is destined to
leave. O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to those who understand this.   || 2 ||    If 
you wish to swim across the water, then consult
those who know how to swim. Those who have survived these treacherous waves are 
very wise.  || 3 ||   The storm rages and
the rain floods the land; thousands of waves rise and surge. If you cry out for 
help from the True Guru, you have nothing to
fear — your boat will not sink.  || 4 ||    O Nanak, what has happened to the 
world? There is no guide or friend. There is no
love, even among brothers and relatives. For the sake of the world, people have 
lost their faith.  || 5 ||    They cry and weep
and  wail.  They  slap  their  faces  and  pull  their  hair  out.  But  if  
they  chant  the  Naam,  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  they  shall  be
absorbed into it. O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to them.  || 6 ||   O my mind, do 
not waver or walk on the crooked path; take the
straight and true path. The terrible tiger is behind you, and the pool of fire 
is ahead. My soul is skeptical and doubtful, but I
cannot see any other way to go. O Nanak, as Gurmukh, dwell with your Beloved 
Lord, and you shall be saved.  || 7 ||    The
tiger is killed, and the mind is killed, through the Teachings of the True 
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One who understands himself, meets with the Lord, and never dies again. One who 
sees the One and Only Lord with his eyes

— his hands shall not get muddy and dirty. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs are saved; the 
Guru has surrounded the ocean with the
embankment of Truth.  || 8 ||   If you wish to put out the fire, then look for 
water; without the Guru, the ocean of water is not
found. You shall continue to wander lost in reincarnation through birth and 
death, even if you do thousands of other deeds.
But you shall not be taxed by the Messenger of Death, if you walk in harmony 
with the Will of the True Guru. O Nanak, the
immaculate, immortal status is obtained, and the Guru will unite you in the 
Lord’s Union.  || 9 ||   The crow rubs and washes
itself in the mud puddle. Its mind and body are polluted with its own mistakes 
and demerits, and its beak is filled with dirt. The
swan in the pool associated with the crow, not knowing that it was evil. Such 
is the love of the faithless cynic; understand this,
O spiritually wise ones, through love and devotion. So proclaim the victory of 
the Society of the Saints, and act as Gurmukh.
Immaculate and pure is that cleansing bath, O Nanak, at the sacred shrine of 
the Guru’s river.   || 10 ||    What should I
account as the rewards of this human life, if one does not feel love and 
devotion to the Lord? Wearing clothes and eating food
is useless, if the mind is filled with the love of duality. Seeing and hearing 
is false, if one speaks lies. O Nanak, praise the
Naam, the Name of the Lord; everything else is coming and going in egotism.  || 
11 ||   The Saints are few and far between;
everything else in the world is just a pompous show.  || 12 ||   O Nanak, one 
who is struck by the Lord dies instantaneously;
the power to live is lost. If someone dies by such a stroke, then he is 
accepted. He alone is struck, who is struck by the Lord;
after such a stroke, he is approved. The arrow of love, shot by the All-knowing 
Lord, cannot be pulled out.  || 13 ||   Who can
wash the unbaked clay pot? Joining the five elements together, the Lord made a 
false cover. When it pleases Him, He makes it
right. The supreme light shines forth, and the celestial song vibrates and 
resounds.   || 14 ||    Those who are totally blind in
their minds, do not have the integrity to keep their word. With their blind 
minds, and their upside-down heart-lotus, they look
totally ugly. Some know how to speak and understand what they are told. Those 
people are wise and good-looking. Some do
not know the Sound-current of the Naad, spiritual wisdom or the joy of song. 
They do not even understand good and bad.
Some have no idea of perfection, wisdom or understanding; they know nothing 
about the mystery of the Word. O Nanak, those
people are really donkeys; they have no virtue or merit, but still, they are 
very proud.  || 15 ||    He alone is a Brahmin, who
knows God. He chants and meditates, and practices austerity and good deeds. He 
keeps to the Dharma, with faith, humility
and contentment. Breaking his bonds, he is liberated. Such a Brahmin is worthy 
of being worshipped.  || 16 ||   He alone is a
Kh’shaatriyaa, who is a hero in good deeds. He uses his body to give in 
charity; he understands his farm, and plants the seeds
of  generosity.  Such  a  Kh’shaatriyaa  is  accepted  in  the  Court  of  the  
Lord.  Whoever  practices  greed,  possessiveness  and
falsehood, shall receive the fruits of his own labors.  || 17 ||    Do not heat 
your body like a furnace, or burn your bones like
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What have your head and feet done wrong? See your Husband Lord within yourself. 
 || 18 ||   God the Cosmic Husband dwells
within all hearts; without Him, there is no heart at all. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs 
are the happy, virtuous soul-brides; the Lord is
revealed to them.  || 19 ||   If you desire to play this game of love with Me, 
then step onto My Path with your head in hand.
When you place your feet on this Path, give Me your head, and do not pay any 
attention to public opinion.  || 20 ||   False is
friendship with the false and gredy. False is its foundation. O Mullah, no one 
knows where death shall strike.  || 21 ||   Without
spiritual wisdom, the people worship ignorance. They grope in the darkness, in 
the love of duality.  || 22 ||   Without the Guru,
there is no spiritual wisdom; without Dharma, there is no meditation. Without 
Truth, there is no credit; without capital, there is
no balance.  || 23 ||   The mortals are sent into the world; then, they arise 
and depart. There is no joy in this.  || 24 ||   Raam
Chand, sad at heart, assembled his army and forces. The army of monkeys was at 
his service; his mind and body became
eager for war. Raawan captured his wife Sita, and Lachhman was cursed to die. O 
Nanak, the Creator Lord is the Doer of all;
He watches over all, and destroys what He has created.  || 25 ||   In his mind, 
Raam Chand mourned for Sita and Lachhman.
Then, he remembered Hanuman the monkey-god, who came to him. The misguided 
demon did not understand that God is the
Doer of deeds. O Nanak, the actions of the Self-existent Lord cannot be erased. 
 || 26 ||   The city of Lahore suffered terrible
destruction for four hours.  || 27 ||   THIRD MEHL:  The city of Lahore is a 
pool of ambrosial nectar, the home of praise.  || 28

||   FIRST MEHL:  What are the signs of a prosperous person? His stores of food 
never run out. Prosperity dwells in his home,
with the sounds of girls and women. All the women of his home shout and cry and 
over useless things. Whatever he takes, he
does not give back. Seeking to earn more and more, he is troubled and uneasy.  
|| 29 ||   O lotus, your leaves were green, and
your blossoms were gold. What pain has burnt you, and made your body black? O 
Nanak, my body is battered. I have not
received that water which I love. Seeing it, my body blossomed forth, and I was 
blessed with a deep and beautiful color.  || 30

||    No one lives long enough to accomplish all he wishes. Only the 
spiritually wise live forever; they are honored for their
intuitive awareness. Bit by bit, life passes away, even though the mortal tries 
to hold it back. O Nanak, unto whom should we
complain? Death takes one’s life away without anyone’s consent.  || 31 ||   Do 
not blame the Sovereign Lord; when someone
grows old, his intellect leaves him. The blind man talks and babbles, and then 
falls into the ditch.  || 32 ||   All that the Perfect
Lord does is perfect; there is not too little, or too much. O Nanak, knowing 
this as Gurmukh, the mortal merges into the Perfect
Lord God.  || 33 ||


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SHALOK,   THIRD  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Do not call the wandering beggars holy men, if their minds are filled with 
doubt. Whoever gives to them, O Nanak, earns the
same sort of merit.  || 1 ||   One who begs for the supreme status of the 
Fearless and Immaculate Lord — how rare are those
who have the opportunity, O Nanak, to give food to such a person.  || 2 ||   If 
I were a religious scholar, an astrologer, or one
who could recite the four Vedas, I could be famous throughout the nine regions 
of the earth, for my wisdom and thoughtful
contemplation.  || 3 ||    If a Brahmin kills a cow or a female infant, and 
accepts the offerings of an evil person, he is cursed
with the leprosy of curses and criticism; he is forever and ever filled with 
egotistical pride. One who forgets the Naam, O
Nanak, is covered by countless sins. Let all wisdom be burnt away, except for 
the essence of spiritual wisdom.  || 4 ||   No one
can  erase  that primal  destiny  written  upon  one’s  forehead.  O  Nanak,  
whatever  is  written  there,  comes  to  pass.  He  alone
understands,  who  is  blessed  by  God’s  Grace.   || 5  ||     Those  who  
forget  the  Naam,  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  and  become
attached to greed and fraud, are engrossed in the entanglements of Maya the 
enticer, with the fire of desire within them.
Those  who,  like  the  pumpkin  vine,  are  too  stubborn  climb  the  
trellis,  are  cheated  by  Maya  the  cheater.  The  self-willed
manmukhs  are  bound  and  gagged  and  led  away;  the  dogs  do  not  join  
the  herd  of  cows.  The  Lord  Himself  misleads  the
misguided ones, and He Himself unites them in His Union. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs 
are saved; they walk in harmony with the
Will of the True Guru.  || 6 ||   I praise the Praiseworthy Lord, and sing the 
Praises of the True Lord. O Nanak, the One Lord
alone is True; stay away from all other doors.  || 7 ||    O Nanak, wherever I 
go, I find the True Lord. Wherever I look, I see
the One Lord. He reveals Himself to the Gurmukh.  || 8 ||   The Word of the 
Shabad is the Dispeller of sorrow, if one enshrines
it in the mind. By Guru’s Grace, it dwells in the mind; by God’s Mercy, it is 
obtained.   || 9 ||    O Nanak, acting in egotism,
countless thousands have wasted away to death. Those who meet with the True 
Guru are saved, through the Shabad, the
True Word of the Inscrutable Lord.   || 10 ||    Those who serve the True Guru 
single-mindedly — I fall at the feet of those
humble  beings.  Through  the  Word  of  the  Guru’s  Shabad,  the  Lord  
abides  in  the  mind,  and  the  hunger  for  Maya  departs.
Immaculate and pure are those humble beings, who, as Gurmukh, merge in the 
Naam. O Nanak, other empires are false; they
alone are true emperors, who are imbued with the Naam.   || 11 ||    The 
devoted wife in her husband’s home has a great
longing to perform loving devotional service to him; she prepares and offers to 
him all sorts of sweet delicacies and dishes of
all flavors. In the same way, the devotees praise the Word of the Guru’s Bani, 
and focus their consciousness on the Lord’s
Name. They place mind, body and wealth in offering before the Guru, and sell 
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In the Fear of God, His devotees yearn for His devotional worship; God fulfills 
their desires, and merges them with Himself. My
Lord God is Self-existent and Independent. What does He need to eat to be 
satisfied? Whoever walks in harmony with the Will
of the True Guru, and sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, is pleasing to 
Him. Blessed, blessed are they, in this Dark Age of
Kali Yuga, O Nanak, who walk in harmony with the Will of the True Guru.  || 12 
||    Those who do not serve the True Guru,
and do not keep the Shabad enshrined in their hearts — cursed are their lives. 
Why did they even come into the world? If one
follows the Guru’s Teachings, and keeps the Fear of God in his mind, then he is 
lovingly attuned to the sublime essence of the
Lord. By his primal destiny, he obtains the Name; O Nanak, he is carried 
across.  || 13 ||   The world wanders lost in emotional
attachment to Maya; it does not realize that its own home is being plundered. 
The self-willed manmukh is blind in the world;
his    mind is lured away by sexual desire and anger. With the sword of 
spiritual wisdom, kill the five demons. Remain awake and
aware to the Guru’s Teachings. The Jewel of the Naam is revealed, and the mind 
and body are purified. Those who lack the
Naam wander around lost, with their noses cut off; without the Name, they sit 
and cry. O Nanak, no one can erase that which
is pre-ordained by the Creator Lord.   || 14 ||    The Gurmukhs earn the wealth 
of the Lord, contemplating the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad. They receive the wealth of the Naam; their treasures are 
overflowing. Through the Word of the Guru’s Bani,
they utter the Glorious Praises of the Lord, whose end and limitations cannot 
be found. O Nanak, the Creator is the Doer of all;
the Creator Lord beholds all.  || 15 ||   Within the Gurmukh is intuitive peace 
and poise; his mind ascends to the Tenth Plane
of the Akaashic Ethers. No one is sleepy or hungry there; they dwell in the 
peace of the Ambrosial Name of the Lord. O Nanak,
pain and pleasure do not afflict anyone, where the Light of the Lord, the 
Supreme Soul, illuminates.  || 16 ||   All have come,
wearing the robes of sexual desire and anger. Some are born, and some pass 
away. They come and go  according  to  the
Hukam  of  the  Lord’s  Command. Their  comings  and  goings  in  reincarnation 
 do  not  end;  they  are  imbued  with  the  love  of
duality. Bound in bondage, they are made to wander, and they cannot do anything 
about it.  || 17 ||   Those, upon whom the
Lord showers His Mercy, come and meet the True Guru. Meeting with the True 
Guru, they turn away from the world; they
remain  dead  while  still  alive,  with  intuitive  peace  and  poise.  O  
Nanak,  the  devotees  are  imbued  with  the  Lord;  they  are
absorbed in the Name of the Lord.   || 18 ||    The intellect of the 
self-willed manmukh is fickle; he is very tricky and clever
within. Whatever he has done, and all that he does, is useless. Not even an 
iota of it is acceptable. The charity and generosity
he pretends to give will be judged by the Righteous Judge of Dharma. Without 
the True Guru, the Messenger of Death does
not leave the mortal alone; he is ruined by the love of duality. Youth slips 
away imperceptibly, old age comes, and then he
dies. The mortal is caught in love and emotional attachment to children and 
spouse, but none of them will be his helper and
support in the end. Whoever serves the True Guru finds peace; the Name comes to 
abide in the mind. O Nanak, great and
very fortunate are those who, as Gurmukh, are absorbed in the Naam.  || 19 ||   
The self-willed manmukhs do not even think
of the Name; without the Name, they cry in pain.


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They do not worship the Lord, the Supreme Soul; how can they find peace in 
duality? They are filled with the filth of egotism;
they do not wash it away with the Word of the Shabad. O Nanak, without the 
Name, they die in their filth; they waste the
priceless opportunity of this human life.  || 20 ||   The self-willed manmukhs 
are deaf and blind; they are filled with the fire of
desire. They have no intuitive understanding of the Guru’s Bani; they are not 
illumined with the Shabad. They do not know
their own inner being, and they have no faith in the Guru’s Word. The Word of 
the Guru’s Shabad is within the being of the
spiritually wise ones. I am forever a sacrifice to them. Servant Nanak is the 
slave of those Gurmukhs who serve the Lord.  || 21

||     The  poisonous  snake,  the  serpent  of  Maya,  has  surrounded  the  
world  with  its  coils,  O  mother!  The  antidote  to  this
poisonous venom is the Name of the Lord; the Guru places the magic spell of the 
Shabad into the mouth. Those who are
blessed with such pre-ordained destiny come and meet the True Guru. Meeting 
with the True Guru, they become immaculate,
and the poison of egotism is eradicated. Radiant and bright are the faces of 
the Gurmukhs; they are honored in the Court of
the Lord. Servant Nanak is forever a sacrifice to those who walk in harmony 
with the Will of the True Guru.  || 22 ||   The True
Guru,  the  Primal  Being,  has  no  hatred  or  vengeance.  His  heart  is  
constantly  attuned  to  the  Lord.  Whoever  directs  hatred
against the Guru, who has no hatred at all, only sets his own home on fire. 
Anger and egotism are within him night and day;
he burns, and suffers constant pain. They babble and tell lies, and keep on 
barking, eating the poison of the love of duality.
For  the  sake  of  the  poison  of  Maya,  they  wander  from  house  to  
house,  and  lose  their  honor.  They  are  like  the  son  of  a
prostitute, who does not know the name of his father. They do not remember the 
Name of the Lord, Har, Har; the Creator
Himself brings them to ruin. The Lord showers His Mercy upon the Gurmukhs, and 
reunites the separated ones with Himself.
Servant Nanak is a sacrifice to those who fall at the Feet of the True Guru.  
|| 23 ||   Those who are attached to the Naam, the
Name of the Lord, are saved; without the Name, they must go to the City of 
Death. O Nanak, without the Name, they find no
peace; they come and go in reincarnation with regrets.   || 24 ||    When 
anxiety and wanderings come to an end, the mind
becomes happy. By Guru’s Grace, the soul-bride understands, and then she sleeps 
without worry. Those who have such pre-
ordained destiny meet with the Guru, the Lord of the Universe. O Nanak, they 
merge intuitively into the Lord, the Embodiment
of Supreme Bliss.  || 25 ||    Those who serve their True Guru, who contemplate 
the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, who honor
and obey the Will of the True Guru, who keep the Lord’s Name enshrined within 
their hearts, are honored, here and hereafter;
they are dedicated to the business of the Lord’s Name. Through the Word of the 
Shabad, the Gurmukhs gain recognition in
that  Court  of  the  True  Lord.  The  True  Name  is  their  merchandise,  
the  True  Name  is  their  expenditure;  the  Love  of  their
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The Messenger of Death does not even approach them; the Creator Lord Himself 
forgives them. O Nanak, they alone are
wealthy, who are imbued with the Naam; the rest of the world is poor.  || 26 || 
  The Lord’s Name is the Support of the Lord’s
humble servants. Without the Lord’s Name, the there is no other place, no place 
of rest. Following the Guru’s Teachings, the
Name abides in the mind, and one is intuitively, automatically absorbed in the 
Lord. Those with great good fortune meditate on
the Naam; night and day, they embrace love for the Name. Servant Nanak begs for 
the dust of their feet; I am forever a
sacrifice  to  them.   ||  27  ||     The  8.4  million  species  of  beings  
burn  in  desire  and  cry  in  pain.  All  this  show  of  emotional
attachment to Maya shall not go with you at that very last instant. Without the 
Lord, peace and tranquility do not come; unto
whom  should  we  go  and  complain?  By  great  good  fortune,  one  meets  
the  True  Guru,  and  comes  to  understand  the
contemplation of God. The fire of desire is totally extinguished, O servant 
Nanak, enshrining the Lord within the heart.  || 28 ||
I make so many mistakes, there is no end or limit to them. O Lord, please be 
merciful and forgive me; I am a sinner, a great
offender. O Dear Lord, if You made an account of my mistakes, my turn to be 
forgiven would not even come. Please forgive
me, and unite me with Yourself. The Guru, in His Pleasure, has united me with 
the Lord God; He has cut away all my sinful
mistakes. Servant Nanak celebrates the victory of those who meditate on the 
Name of the Lord, Har, Har.  || 29 ||   Those who
have been separated and alienated from the Lord are united with Him again, 
through the Fear and the Love of the True Guru.
They escape the cycle of birth and death, and, as Gurmukh, they meditate on the 
Naam, the Name of the Lord. Joining the
Saadh Sangat, the Guru’s Congregation, the diamonds and jewels are obtained. O 
Nanak, the jewel is priceless; the Gurmukhs
seek and find it.  || 30 ||    The self-willed manmukhs do not even think of 
the Naam. Cursed are their lives, and cursed are
their homes. That Lord who gives them so much to eat and wear — they do not 
enshrine that Lord, the Treasure of Virtue, in
their minds. This mind is not pierced by the Word of the Shabad; how can it 
come to dwell in its true home? The self-willed
manmukhs are like discarded brides, ruined by coming and going in the cycle of 
reincarnation. The Gurmukhs are embellished
and exalted by the Naam, the Name of the Lord; the jewel of destiny is engraved 
upon their foreheads. they enshrine the
Name of the Lord, Har, Har, within their hearts; the Lord illumines their 
heart-lotus. I am forever a sacrifice to those who serve
their True Guru. O Nanak, radiant and bright are the faces of those whose inner 
beings are illuminated with the Light of the
Naam.   || 31 ||    Those who die in the Word of the Shabad are saved. Without 
the Shabad, no one is liberated. They wear
religious robes and perform all sorts of rituals, but they are ruined; in the 
love of duality, their world  is  ruined.  O  Nanak,
without the True Guru, the Name is not obtained, even though one may long for 
it hundreds of times.  || 32 ||   The Name of
the Lord is utterly great, lofty and high, the highest of the high. No one can 
climb up to it, even though one may long for it,
hundreds of times. Speaking about self-discipline, no one become pure; everyone 
walks around wearing religious robes. Those
blessed by the karma of good deeds go and climb the ladder of the Guru. The 
Lord comes and dwells within that one who
contemplates the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.


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O Nanak, when someone dies in the Word of the Shabad, the mind is pleased and 
appeased. True is the reputation of those
who are true.  || 33 ||    Emotional attachment to Maya is a treacherous ocean 
of pain and poison, which cannot be crossed.
Screaming, “Mine, mine!”, they rot and die; they pass their lives in egotism. 
The self-willed manmukhs are in limbo, neither on
this     side,  nor  the  other;  they  are  stuck  in  the  middle.  They  act 
 as  they  are  pre-destined;  they  cannot  do  anything  else.
Following the Guru’s Teachings, the jewel of spiritual wisdom abides in the 
mind, and then God is easily seen in all. O Nanak,
the  very fortunate ones embark on the Boat of the True Guru; they are carried 
across the terrifying world-ocean.   || 34 ||
Without the True Guru, there is no giver who can bestow the Support of the 
Lord’s Name. By Guru’s Grace, the Name comes
to dwell in the mind; keep it enshrined in your heart. The fire of desire is 
extinguished, and one finds satisfaction, through the
Love of the Name of the Lord. O Nanak, the Gurmukh finds the Lord, when He 
showers His Mercy.   || 35 ||    Without the
Shabad, the world is so insane, that it cannot even be described. Those who are 
protected by the Lord are saved; they remain
lovingly attuned to the Word of the Shabad. O Nanak, the Creator who made this 
making knows everything.   || 36 ||    The
Pandits, the religious scholars, have grown weary of making fire-offerings and 
sacrifices, making pilgrimages to all the sacred
shrines, and reading the Puraanas. But they cannot get rid of the poison of 
emotional attachment to Maya; they continue to
come and go in egotism. Meeting with the True Guru, one’s filth is washed off, 
meditating on the Lord, the Primal Being, the
All-knowing One. Servant Nanak is forever a sacrifice to those who serve their 
Lord God.  || 37 ||   Mortals give great thought
to        Maya  and  emotional  attachment;  they  harbor  great  hopes,  in  
greed  and  corruption.  The  self-willed  manmukhs  do  not
become steady and stable; they die and are gone in an instant. Only those who 
are blessed with great good fortune meet the
True Guru, and leave behind their egotism and corruption. Chanting the Name of 
the Lord, they find peace; servant Nanak
contemplates the Word of the Shabad.   || 38 ||    Without the True Guru, there 
is no devotional worship, and no love of the
Naam,    the Name of the Lord. Servant Nanak worships and adores the Naam, with 
love and affection for the Guru.   || 39 ||
Do not trust greedy people, if you can avoid doing so. At the very last moment, 
they will deceive you there, where no one will
be able to lend a helping hand. Whoever associates with the self-willed 
manmukhs, will have his face blackened and dirtied.
Black are the faces of those greedy people; they lose their lives, and leave in 
disgrace. O Lord, let me join the Sat Sangat, the
True Congregation; may the Name of the Lord God abide in my mind. The filth and 
pollution of birth and death is washed
away, O servant Nanak, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 40 ||   
Whatever is pre-destined by the Lord God Creator,
cannot be erased. Body and soul are all His. The Sovereign Lord King cherishes 
all. The gossipers and slanderers shall remain
hungry and die, rolling in the dust; their hands cannot reach anywhere. 
Outwardly, they do all the proper deeds, but they are
hypocrites; in their minds and hearts, they practice deception and fraud.


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Whatever is planted in the farm of the body, shall come and stand before them 
in the end. Nanak offers this prayer: O Lord
God, please forgive me, and unite me with Yourself.  || 41 ||   The mortal 
being does not understand the comings and goings
of reincarnation; he does not see the Court of the Lord. He is wrapped up in 
emotional attachment and Maya, and within his
being  is  the  darkness  of  ignorance.  The  sleeping  person  wakes,  only  
when  he  is  hit  on  the  head  by  a  heavy  club.  The
Gurmukhs dwell upon the Lord; they find the door of salvation. O Nanak, they 
themselves are saved, and all their relatives are
carried across as well.   || 42 ||    Whoever dies in the Word of the Shabad, 
is known to be truly dead. By Guru’s Grace, the
mortal is satisfied by the sublime essence of the Lord. Through the Word of the 
Guru’s Shabad, he is recognized in the Court of
the Lord. Without the Shabad, everyone is dead. The self-willed manmukh dies; 
his life is wasted. Those who do not remember
the Name of the Lord, shall cry in pain in the end. O Nanak, whatever the 
Creator Lord does, comes to pass.  || 43 ||    The
Gurmukhs never grow old; within them is intuitive understanding and spiritual 
wisdom. They chant the Praises of the Lord,
forever and ever; deep within, they intuitively meditate on the Lord. They 
dwell forever in blissful knowledge of the Lord; they
look upon pain and pleasure as one and the same. They see the One Lord in all, 
and realize the Lord, the Supreme Soul of all.

|| 44 ||    The self-willed manmukhs are like stupid children; they do not keep 
the Lord in their thoughts. They do all their

deeds in egotism, and they must answer to the Righteous Judge of Dharma. The 
Gurmukhs are good and immaculately pure;
they are embellished and exalted with the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. Not even a 
tiny bit of filth sticks to them; they walk in
harmony with the Will of the True Guru. The filth of the manmukhs is not washed 
away, even if they wash hundreds of times.
O Nanak, the Gurmukhs are united with the Lord; they merge into the Guru’s 
Being.   || 45 ||    How can someone do bad
things, and still live with himself? By his own anger, he only burns himself. 
The self-willed manmukh drives himself crazy with
worries and stubborn struggles. But those who become Gurmukh understand 
everything. O Nanak, the Gurmukh struggles with
his own mind.  || 46 ||    Those who do not serve the True Guru, the Primal 
Being, and do not reflect upon the Word of the
Shabad  —  do  not  call  them  human  beings;  they  are  just  animals  and  
stupid  beasts.  They  have  no  spiritual  wisdom  or
meditation within their beings; they are not in love with the Lord. The 
self-willed manmukhs die in evil and corruption; they die
and   are reborn, again and again. They alone live, who join with the living; 
enshrine the Lord, the Lord of Life, within your
heart. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs look beautiful in that Court of the True Lord.   
|| 47 ||    The Lord built the Harimandir, the
Temple of the Lord; the Lord dwells within it. Following the Guru’s Teachings, 
I have found the Lord; my emotional attachment
to Maya has been burnt away. Countless things are in the Harimandir, the Temple 
of the Lord; contemplate the Naam, and the
nine treasures will be yours. Blessed is that happy soul-bride, O Nanak, who, 
as Gurmukh, seeks and finds the Lord. By great
good fortune, one searches the temple of the body-fortress, and finds the Lord 
within the heart.   || 48 ||    The self-willed
manmukhs wander lost in the ten directions, led by intense desire, greed and 
corruption.


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Their attachment to Maya does not cease; they die, only to be reborn, over and 
over again. Serving the True Guru, peace is
found; intense desire and corruption are discarded. The pains of death and 
birth are taken away; servant Nanak reflects upon
the Word of the Shabad.  || 49 ||   Meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, 
O mortal being, and you shall be honored in
the Court of the Lord. All your sins and terrible mistakes shall be taken away, 
and you shall be rid of your pride and egotism.
The heart-lotus of the Gurmukh blossoms forth, realizing God, the Soul of all. 
O Lord God, please shower Your Mercy upon
servant Nanak, that he may chant the Name of the Lord.  || 50 ||   In 
Dhanaasaree, the soul-bride is known to be wealthy, O
Siblings of Destiny, when she works for the True Guru. She surrenders her body, 
mind and soul, O Siblings of Destiny, and
lives according to the Hukam of His Command. I sit where He wishes me to sit, O 
Siblings of Destiny; wherever He sends me, I
go.  There  is  no  other  wealth  as  great,  O  Siblings  of  Destiny;  such  
is  the  greatness  of  the  True  Name.  I  sing  forever  the
Glorious Praises of the True Lord; I shall remain with the True One forever. So 
wear the clothes of His Glorious Virtues and
goodness, O Siblings of Destiny; eat and enjoy the flavor of your own honor. 
How can I praise Him, O Siblings of Destiny? I am
a sacrifice to the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. Great is the Glorious 
Greatness of the True Guru, O Siblings of Destiny; if one
is blessed with good karma, He is found. Some do not know how to submit to the 
Hukam of His Command, O Siblings of
Destiny; they wander around lost in the love of duality. They find no place of 
rest in the Sangat, O Siblings of Destiny; they
find no place to sit. Nanak: they alone submit to His Command, O Siblings of 
Destiny, who are pre-destined to live the Name. I
am a sacrifice to them, O Siblings of Destiny, I am forever a sacrifice to 
them.  || 51 ||    Those beards are true, which brush
the feet of the True Guru. Those who serve their Guru night and day, live in 
bliss, night and day. O Nanak, their faces appear
beautiful in the Court of the True Lord.  || 52 ||    True are the faces and 
true are the beards, of those who speak the Truth
and live the Truth. The True Word of the Shabad abides in their minds; they are 
absorbed in the True Guru. True is their
capital, and true is their wealth; they are blessed with the ultimate status. 
They hear the Truth, they believe in the Truth; t hey
act and work in the Truth. They are given a place in the Court of the True 
Lord; they are absorbed in the True Lord. O Nanak,
without the True Guru, the True Lord is not found. The self-willed manmukhs 
leave, wandering around lost.   || 53 ||    The
sparrow-hawk cries, “Pri-o! Pri-o! Beloved! Beloved!” She is in love with the 
treasure, the water. Meeting with the Guru, the
cooling, soothing water is obtained, and all pain is taken away. My thirst has 
been quenched, and intuitive peace and poise
have welled up; my cries and screams of anguish are past. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs 
are peaceful and tranquil; they enshrine
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within their hearts.   || 54 ||    O 
sparrow-hawk, chirp the True Name, and let yourself be
attuned to the True Lord. Your word shall be accepted and approved, if you 
speak as Gurmukh. Remember the Shabad, and
your thirst shall be relieved; surrender to the Will of the Lord.


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The clouds are heavy, hanging low, and the rain is pouring down on all sides; 
the rain-drop is received, with natural ease.
From water, everything is produced; without water, thirst is not quenched. O 
Nanak, whoever drinks in the Water of the Lord,
shall never feel hunger again.  || 55 ||    O sparrow-hawk, speak the Shabad, 
the True Word of God, with natural peace and
poise. Everything is with you; the True Guru will show you this. So understand 
your own self, and meet your Beloved; His
Grace shall rain down in torrents. Drop by drop, the Ambrosial Nectar rains 
down softly and gently; thirst and hunger are
completely gone. Your cries and screams of anguish have ceased; your light 
shall merge into the Light. O Nanak, the happy
soul-brides sleep in peace; they are absorbed in the True Name.  || 56 ||   The 
Primal Lord and Master has sent out the True
Hukam  of His Command. Indra mercifully sends forth the rain, which falls in 
torrents. The body and mind of the sparrow-hawk
are happy. only when the rain-drop falls into its mouth. The corn grows high, 
wealth increases, and the earth is embellished
with beauty. Night and day, people worship the Lord with devotion, and are 
absorbed in the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. The
True Lord Himself forgives them, and showering them with His Mercy, He leads 
them to walk in His Will. O brides, sing the
Glorious Praises of the Lord, and be absorbed in the True Word of His Shabad. 
Let the Fear of God be your decoration, and
remain lovingly attuned to the True Lord. O Nanak, the Naam abides in the mind, 
and the mortal is saved in the Court of the
Lord.  || 57 ||   The sparrow-hawk wanders all over the earth, soaring high 
through the skies. But it obtains the drop of water,
only  when  it  meets  the  True  Guru,  and  then,  its  hunger  and  thirst  
are  relieved.  Soul  and  body  and  all  belong  to  Him;
everything is His. He knows everything, without being told; unto whom should we 
offer our prayers? O Nanak, the One Lord is
prevading and permeating each and every heart; the Word of the Shabad brings 
illumination.  || 58 ||   O Nanak, the season
of spring comes to one who serves the True Guru. The Lord rains His Mercy down 
upon him, and his mind and body totally
blossom forth; the entire world becomes green and rejuvenated.  || 59 ||    The 
Word of the Shabad brings eternal spring; it
rejuvenates the mind and body. O Nanak, do not forget the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord, which has created everyone.  || 60 ||
O   Nanak, it is the spring season, for those Gurmukhs, within whose minds the 
Lord abides. When the Lord showers His Mercy,
the mind and body blossom forth, and all the world turns green and lush.  || 61 
||   In the early hours of the morning, whose
name should we chant? Chant the Name of the Transcendent Lord, who is 
All-powerful to create and destroy.  || 62 ||    The
Persian wheel also cries out, “Too! Too! You! You!”, with sweet and sublime 
sounds. Our Lord and Master is always present;
why do you cry out to Him in such a loud voice? I am a sacrifice to that Lord 
who created the world, and who loves it. Give up
your  selfishness,  and  then  you  shall  meet  your  Husband  Lord.  Consider 
 this  Truth.  Speaking  in  shallow  egotism,  no  one
understands the Ways of God. The forests and fields, and all the three worlds 
meditate on You, O Lord; this is the way they
pass    their days and nights forever.


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Without the True Guru, no one finds the Lord. People have grown weary of 
thinking about it. But if the Lord casts His Glance of
Grace, then He Himself embellishes us. O Nanak, the Gurmukhs meditate on the 
Lord; blessed and approved is their coming
into the world.  || 63 ||   Yoga is not obtained by wearing saffron robes; Yoga 
is not obtained by wearing dirty robes. O Nanak,
Yoga is obtained even while sitting in your own home, by following the 
Teachings of the True Guru.  || 64 ||   You may wander
in all four directions, and read the Vedas throughout the four ages. O Nanak, 
if you meet with the True Guru, the Lord shall
come to dwell within your mind, and you shall find the door of salvation.  || 
65 ||   O Nanak, the Hukam, the Command of your
Lord and Master, is prevailing. The intellectually confused person wanders 
around lost, misled by his fickle consciousness. If
you make friends with the self-willed manmukhs, O friend, who can you ask for 
peace? Make friends with the Gurmukhs, and
focus your consciousness on the True Guru. The root of birth and death will be 
cut away, and then, you shall find peace, O
friend.  || 66 ||   The Lord Himself instructs those who are misguided, when He 
casts His Glance of Grace. O Nanak, those who
are not blessed by His Glance of Grace, cry and weep and wail.  || 67 ||

SHALOK,   FOURTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

Blessed and very fortunate are those happy soul-brides who, as Gurmukh, meet 
their Sovereign Lord King. The Light of God
shines within them; O Nanak, they are absorbed in the Naam, the Name of the 
Lord.  || 1 ||    Waaho! Waaho! Blessed and
Great is the True Guru, the Primal Being, who has realized the True Lord. 
Meeting Him, thirst is quenched, and the body and
mind are cooled and soothed. Waaho! Waaho! Blessed and Great is the True Guru, 
the True Primal Being, who looks upon all
alike. Waaho! Waaho! Blessed and Great is the True Guru, who has no hatred; 
slander and praise are all the same to Him.
Waaho! Waaho! Blessed and Great is the All-knowing True Guru, who has realized 
God within. Waaho! Waaho! Blessed and
Great is the Formless True Guru, who has no end or limitation. Waaho! Waaho! 
Blessed and Great is the True Guru, who
implants the Truth within. O Nanak, Blessed and Great is the True Guru, through 
whom the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is
received.  || 2 ||   For the Gurmukh, the true Song of Praise is to chant the 
Name of the Lord God. Chanting the Praises of the
Lord, their minds are in ecstasy. By great good fortune, they find the Lord, 
the Embodiment of perfect, supreme bliss. Servant
Nanak praises the Naam, the Name of the Lord; no obstacle will block his mind 
or body.  || 3 ||   I am in love with my Beloved;
how can I meet my Dear Friend? I seek that friend, who is embellished with 
Truth. The True Guru is my Friend; if I meet Him,
I  will  offer  this  mind  as  a  sacrifice  to  Him.  He  has  shown  me  my  
Beloved  Lord,  my  Friend,  the  Creator.  O  Nanak,  I  was
searching for my Beloved; the True Guru has shown me that He has been with me 
all the time.  || 4 ||   I stand by the side of
the road, waiting for You; O my Friend, I hope that You will come. If only 
someone would come today and unite me in Union
with my Beloved.


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I would cut my living body into four pieces for anyone who shows me my Beloved. 
O Nanak, when the Lord becomes merciful,
then He leads us to meet the Perfect Guru.  || 5 ||   The power of egotism 
prevails within, and the body is controlled by Maya;
the false ones come and go in reincarnation. If someone does not obey the 
Command of the True Guru, he cannot cross over
the treacherous world-ocean. Whoever is blessed with the Lord’s Glance of 
Grace, walks in harmony with the Will of the True
Guru. The Blessed Vision of the True Guru’s Darshan is fruitful; through it, 
one obtains the fruits of his desires. I touch the feet
of those who believe in and obey the True Guru. Nanak is the slave of those 
who, night and day, remain lovingly attuned to
the Lord.  || 6 ||   Those who are in love with their Beloved — how can they 
find satisfaction without His Darshan? O Nanak,
the Gurmukhs meet Him with ease, and this mind blossoms forth in joy.  || 7 ||  
 Those who are in love with their Beloved —
how can they live without Him? When they see their Husband Lord, O Nanak, they 
are rejuvenated.  || 8 ||   Those Gurmukhs
who are filled with love for You, my True Beloved, O Nanak, remain immersed in 
the Lord’s Love, night and day.  || 9 ||   The
love of the Gurmukh is true; through it, the True Beloved is attained. Night 
and day, remain in bliss, O Nanak, immersed in
intuitive peace and poise.  || 10 ||   True love and affection are obtained 
from the Perfect Guru. They never break, O Nanak, if
one sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.  || 11 ||   How can those who have 
true love within them live without their Husband
Lord? The Lord unites the Gurmukhs with Himself, O Nanak; they were separated 
from Him for such a long time.   || 12 ||
You grant Your Grace to those whom You Yourself bless with love and affection. 
O Lord, please let Nanak meet with You;
please bless this beggar with Your Name.   || 13 ||    The Gurmukh laughs, and 
the Gurmukh cries. Whatever the Gurmukh
does, is devotional worship. Whoever becomes Gurmukh contemplates the Lord. The 
Gurmukh, O Nanak, crosses over to the
other shore.   || 14 ||    Those who have the Naam within, contemplate the Word 
of the Guru’s Bani. Their faces are always
radiant in the Court of the True Lord. Sitting down and standing up, they never 
forget the Creator, who forgives them. O
Nanak, the Gurmukhs are united with the Lord. Those united by the Creator Lord, 
shall never be separated again.  || 15 ||   To
work for the Guru, or a spiritual teacher, is terribly difficult, but it brings 
the most excellent peace. The Lord casts His Glance of
Grace, and inspires love and affection. Joined to the service of the True Guru, 
the mortal being crosses over the terrifying
world-ocean. The fruits of the mind’s desires are obtained, with clear 
contemplation and discriminating understanding within. O
Nanak, meeting the True Guru, God is found; He is the Eradicator of all sorrow. 
  || 16 ||    The self-willed manmukh may
perform service, but his consciousness is attached to the love of duality. 
Through Maya, his emotional attachment to children,
spouse and relatives increases.


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He shall be called to account in the Court of the Lord, and in the end, no one 
will be able to save him. Without the Lord’s
Name, all is pain. Attachment to Maya is agonizingly painful. O Nanak, the 
Gurmukh comes to see, that attachment to Maya
separates all from the Lord.   || 17 ||    The Gurmukh obeys the Order of her 
Husband Lord God; through the Hukam of His
Command,  she  finds  peace.  In  His  Will,  she  serves;  in  His  Will,  she 
 worship  and  adores  Him.  In  His  Will,  she  merges  in
absorption. His Will is her fast, vow, purity and self-discipline; through it, 
she obtains the fruits of her mind’s desires. She is
always and forever the happy, pure soul-bride, who realizes His Will; she 
serves the True Guru, inspired by loving absorption.
O Nanak, those upon whom the Lord showers His Mercy, are merged and immersed in 
His Will.  || 18 ||   The wretched, self-
willed manmukhs do not realize His Will; they continually act in ego. By 
ritualistic fasts, vows, purities, self-disciplines and
worship  ceremonies,  they  still  cannot  get  rid  of  their  hypocrisy  and  
doubt.  Inwardly,  they  are  impure,  pierced  through  by
attachment to Maya; they are like elephants, who throw dirt all over themselves 
right after their bath. They do not even think
of the One who created them. Without thinking of Him, they cannot find peace. O 
Nanak, the Primal Creator has made the
drama of the Universe; all act as they are pre-ordained.  || 19 ||   The 
Gurmukh has faith; his mind is contented and satisfied.
Night and day, he serves the Lord, absorbed in Him. The Guru, the True Guru, is 
within; all worship and adore Him. Everyone
comes to see the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. So believe in the True Guru, 
the supreme sublime Contemplator. Meeting with
Him, hunger and thirst are completely relieved. I am forever a sacrifice to my 
Guru, who leads me to meet the True Lord God.
O Nanak, those who come and fall at the Feet of the Guru are blessed with the 
karma of Truth.  || 20 ||   That Beloved, with
whom I am in love, that Friend of mine is with me. I wander around inside and 
outside, but I always keep Him enshrined
within  my  heart.   ||  21  ||     Those  who  meditate  on  the  Lord  
single-mindedly,  with  one-pointed  concentration,  link  their
consciousness to the True Guru. They are rid of pain, hunger, and the great 
illness of egotism; lovingly attuned to the Lord,
they become free of pain. They sing His Praises, and chant His Praises; in His 
Glorious Praises, they sleep in absorption. O
Nanak, through the Perfect Guru, they come to meet God with intuitive peace and 
poise.  || 22 ||   The self-willed manmukhs
are emotionally attached to Maya; they are not in love with the Naam. They 
practice falsehood, gather falsehood, and eat the
food of falsehood. Gathering the poisonous wealth and property of Maya, they 
die; in the end, they are all reduced to ashes.
They perform religious rituals of purity and self-discipline, but they are 
filled with greed, evil and corruption. O Nanak, the
actions of the self-willed manmukhs are not accepted; in the Court of the Lord, 
they are miserable.  || 23 ||   Among all Ragas,
that one is sublime, O Siblings of Destiny, by which the Lord comes to abide in 
the mind. Those Ragas which are in the Sound-
current of the Naad are totally true; their value cannot be expressed. Those 
Ragas which are not in the Sound-current of the
Naad — by these, the Lord’s Will cannot be understood. O Nanak, they alone are 
right, who understand the Will of the True
Guru.


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Everything happens as He wills.  || 24 ||   The Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam, 
the Name of the Lord, is within the True Guru.
Following the Guru’s Teachings, one meditates on the Immaculate Naam, the Pure 
and Holy Naam. The Ambrosial Word of His
Bani is the true essence. It comes to abide in the mind of the Gurmukh. The 
heart-lotus blossoms forth, and one’s light merges
in  the  Light.  O  Nanak,  they  alone  meet  with  the  True  Guru,  who  
have  such  pre-ordained  destiny  inscribed  upon  their
foreheads.    ||  25  ||     Within  the  self-willed  manmukhs  is  the  fire  
of  desire;  their  hunger  does  not  depart.  Emotional
attachments to relatives are totally false; they remain engrossed in falsehood. 
Night and day, they are troubled by anxiety;
bound to anxiety, they depart. Their comings and goings in reincarnation never 
end; they do their deeds in egotism. But in the
Guru’s Sanctuary, they are saved, O Nanak, and set free.  || 26 ||    The True 
Guru meditates on the Lord, the Primal Being.
The Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, loves the True Guru. Those who join the 
Sat Sangat, and serve the True Guru — the
Guru unites them in the Lord’s Union. This world, this universe, is a 
terrifying ocean. On the Boat of the Naam, the Name of
the Lord, the Guru carries us across. The Sikhs of the Guru accept and obey the 
Lord’s Will; the Perfect Guru carries them
across. O Lord, please bless me with the dust of the feet of the Guru’s Sikhs. 
I am a sinner — please save me. Those who
have such pre-ordained destiny written upon their foreheads by the Lord God, 
come to meet Guru Nanak. The Messenger of
Death is beaten and driven away; we are saved in the Court of the Lord. Blessed 
and celebrated are the Sikhs of the Guru; in
His Pleasure, the Lord unites them in His Union.  || 27 ||   The Perfect Guru 
has implanted the Lord’s Name within me; it has
dispelled my doubts from within. Singing the Kirtan of the Praises of the 
Lord’s Name, the Lord’s path is illuminated and shown
to His Sikhs. Conquering my egotism, I remain lovingly attuned to the One Lord; 
the Naam, the Name of the Lord, dwells
within me. I follow the Guru’s Teachings, and so the Messenger of Death cannot 
even see me; I am immersed in the True
Name. The Creator Himself is All-pervading; as He pleases, He links us to His 
Name. Servant Nanak lives, chanting the Name.
Without the Name, he dies in an instant.  || 28 ||   Within the minds of the 
faithless cynics is the disease of egotism; these evil
people wander around lost, deluded by doubt. O Nanak, this disease is 
eradicated only by meeting with the True Guru, the
Holy Friend.  || 29 ||    Following the Guru’s Teachings, chant the Name of the 
Lord, Har, Har. Attracted by the Lord’s Love,
day  and  night,  the  body-robe  is  imbued  with  the  Lord’s  Love.  I  have 
 not  found  any  being  like  the  Lord,  although  I  have
searched and looked all over the world. The Guru, the True Guru, has implanted 
the Naam within; now, my mind does not
waver or wander anywhere else. Servant Nanak is the slave of the Lord, the 
slave of the slaves of the Guru, the True Guru.  ||
30 ||


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SHALOK,   FIFTH  MEHL:

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

They alone are imbued with the Lord, who do not turn their faces away from Him 
— they realize Him. The false, immature
lovers do not know the way of love, and so they fall.  || 1 ||   Without my 
Master, I will burn my silk and satin clothes in the
fire. Even rolling in the dust, I look beautiful, O Nanak, if my Husband Lord 
is with me.   || 2 ||    Through the Word of the
Guru’s Shabad, I worship and adore the Naam, with love and balanced detachment. 
When the five enemies are overcome, O
Nanak, this musical measure of Raga Maru becomes frtuiful.  || 3 ||    When I 
have the One Lord, I have tens of thousands.
Otherwise, people like me beg from door to door. O Brahmin, your life has 
passed away uselessly; you have forgotten the One
who created you.  || 4 ||    In Raga Sorat’h, drink in this sublime essence, 
which never loses its taste. O Nanak, singing the
Glorious Praises of the Lord’s Name, one’s reputation is immaculate in the 
Court of the Lord.  || 5 ||    No one can kill those
whom God Himself protects. The treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is 
within them. They cherish His Glorious Virtues
forever. They take the Support of the One, the Inaccessible Lord; they enshrine 
God in their mind and body. They are imbued
with the Love of the Infinite Lord, and no one can wipe it away. The Gurmukhs 
sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord; they
obtain the most excellent celestial peace and poise. O Nanak, they enshrine the 
treasure of the Naam in their hearts.  || 6 ||
Whatever God does, accept that as good; leave behind all other judgements. He 
shall cast His Glance of Grace, and attach you
to Himself. Instruct yourself with the Teachings, and doubt will depart from 
within. Everyone does that which is pre-ordained
by destiny. Everything is under His control; there is no other place at all. 
Nanak is in peace and bliss, accepting the Will of God.

|| 7 ||   Those who meditate in remembrance on the Perfect Guru, are exalted 
and uplifted. O Nanak, dwelling on the Naam,

the Name of the Lord, all affairs are resolved.  || 8 ||   The sinners act, and 
generate bad karma, and then they weep and wail.
O Nanak, just as the churning stick churns the butter, so does the Righteous 
Judge of Dharma churn them.  || 9 ||   Meditating
on the Naam, O friend, the treasure of life is won. O Nanak, speaking in 
Righteousness, one’s world becomes sanctified.  || 10

||    I am stuck in an evil place, trusting the sweet words of an evil advisor. 
O Nanak, they alone are saved, who have such
good destiny inscribed upon their foreheads.  || 11 ||   They alone sleep and 
dream in peace, who are imbued with the Love of
their Husband Lord. Those who have been separated from the Love of their 
Master, scream and cry twenty-four hours a day.

|| 12 ||   Millions are asleep, in the false illusion of Maya. O Nanak, they 
alone are awake and aware, who chant the Naam with
their tongues.  || 13 ||   Seeing the mirage, the optical illusion, the people 
are confused and deluded. Those who worship and
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The All-powerful Supreme Lord God, the Infinite Primal Being, is the Saving 
Grace of sinners. Those whom He saves, meditate
in remembrance on the Creator Lord.   || 15 ||    Forsake duality and the ways 
of evil; focus your consciousness on the One
Lord. In the love of duality, O Nanak, the mortals are being washed downstream. 
 || 16 ||   In the markets and bazaars of the
three qualities, the merchants make their deals. Those who load the true 
merchandise are the true traders.  || 17 ||    Those
who do not know the way of love are foolish; they wander lost and confused. O 
Nanak, forgetting the Lord, they fall into the
deep, dark pit of hell.  || 18 ||    In his mind, the mortal does not forget 
Maya; he begs for more and more wealth. That God
does not even come into his consciousness; O Nanak, it is not in his karma.  || 
19 ||   The mortal does not run out of capital,
as long as the Lord Himself is merciful. The Word of the Shabad is Guru Nanak’s 
inexhaustible treasure; this wealth and capital
never runs out, no matter how much it is spent and consumed.  || 20 ||   If I 
could find wings for sale, I would buy them with
an equal weight of my flesh. I would attach them to my body, and seek out and 
find my Friend.   || 21 ||    My Friend is the
True Supreme King, the King over the heads of kings. Sitting by His side, we 
are exalted and beautified; He is the Support of
all.  || 22 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

SHALOK,   NINTH  MEHL:

If you do not sing the Praises of the Lord, your life is rendered useless. Says 
Nanak, meditate, vibrate upon the Lord; immerse
your mind in Him, like the fish in the water.  || 1 ||   Why are you engrossed 
in sin and corruption? You are not detached, even
for a moment! Says Nanak, meditate, vibrate upon the Lord, and you shall not be 
caught in the noose of death.  || 2 ||   Your
youth has passed away like this, and old age has overtaken your body. Says 
Nanak, meditate, vibrate upon the Lord; your life
is fleeting away!  || 3 ||   You have become old, and you do not understand 
that death is overtaking you. Says Nanak, you are
insane! Why do you not remember and meditate on God?   || 4 ||    Your wealth, 
spouse, and all the possessions which you
claim as your own — none of these shall go along with you in the end. O Nanak, 
know this as true.  || 5 ||   He is the Saving
Grace of sinners, the Destroyer of fear, the Master of the masterless. Says 
Nanak, realize and know Him, who is always with
you.  || 6 ||   He has given you your body and wealth, but you are not in love 
with Him. Says Nanak, you are insane! Why do
you  now  shake  and  tremble  so  helplessly?   ||  7  ||     He  has  given  
you  your  body,  wealth,  property,  peace  and  beautiful
mansions. Says Nanak, listen, mind: why don’t you remember the Lord in 
meditation?   || 8 ||    The Lord is the Giver of all
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Says Nanak, listen, mind: meditating in remembrance on Him, salvation is 
attained.  || 9 ||   Remembering Him in meditation,
salvation is attained; vibrate and meditate on Him, O my friend. Says Nanak, 
listen, mind: your life is passing away!  || 10 ||
Your body is made up of the five elements; you are clever and wise — know this 
well. Believe it — you shall merge once again
into the One, O Nanak, from whom you originated.   || 11 ||    The Dear Lord 
abides in each and every heart; the  Saints
proclaim this as true. Says Nanak, meditate and vibrate upon Him, and you shall 
cross over the terrifying world-ocean.  || 12 ||
One who is not touched by pleasure or pain, greed, emotional attachment and 
egotistical pride — says Nanak, listen, mind: he
is the very image of God.  || 13 ||   One who is beyond praise and slander, who 
looks upon gold and iron alike — says Nanak,
listen, mind: know that such a person is liberated.   || 14 ||    One who is 
not affected by pleasure or pain, who looks upon
friend and enemy alike — says Nanak, listen, mind: know that such a person is 
liberated.  || 15 ||   One who does not frighten
anyone, and who is not afraid of anyone else — says Nanak, listen, mind: call 
him spiritually wise.   || 16 ||    One who has
forsaken all sin and corruption, who wears the robes of neutral detachment — 
says Nanak, listen, mind: good destiny is written
on   his forehead.   || 17 ||    One who renounces Maya and possessiveness and 
is detached from everything — says Nanak,
listen, mind: God abides in his heart.   || 18 ||    That mortal, who forsakes 
egotism, and realizes the Creator Lord — says
Nanak, that person is liberated; O mind, know this as true.  || 19 ||   In this 
Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Name of the Lord is the
Destroyer of fear, the Eradicator of evil-mindedness. Night and day, O Nanak, 
whoever vibrates and meditates on the Lord’s
Name, sees all of his works brought to fruition.   || 20 ||    Vibrate with 
your tongue the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the
Universe; with your ears, hear the Lord’s Name. Says Nanak, listen, man: you 
shall not have to go to the house of Death.  ||
21     ||    That mortal who renounces possessiveness, greed, emotional 
attachment and egotism — says Nanak, he himself is
saved, and he saves many others as well.  || 22 ||   Like a dream and a show, 
so is this world, you must know. None of this is
true, O Nanak, without God.  || 23 ||   Night and day, for the sake of Maya, 
the mortal wanders constantly. Among millions, O
Nanak, there is scarcely anyone, who keeps the Lord in his consciousness.  || 
24 ||   As the bubbles in the water well up and
disappear again, so is the universe created; says Nanak, listen, O my friend!   
|| 25 ||    The mortal does not remember the
Lord, even for a moment; he is blinded by the wine of Maya. Says Nanak, without 
meditating on the Lord, he is caught by the
noose of Death.  || 26 ||   If you yearn for eternal peace, then seek the 
Sanctuary of the Lord. Says Nanak, listen, mind: this
human body is difficult to obtain.  || 27 ||    For the sake of Maya, the fools 
and ignorant people run all around. Says Nanak,
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That mortal who meditates and vibrates upon the Lord night and day — know him 
to be the embodiment of the Lord. There is
no difference between the Lord and the humble servant of the Lord; O Nanak, 
know this as true.   || 29 ||    The mortal is
entangled in Maya; he has forgotten the Name of the Lord of the Universe. Says 
Nanak, without meditating on the Lord, what
is the use of this human life?  || 30 ||   The mortal does not think of the 
Lord; he is blinded by the wine of Maya. Says Nanak,
without meditating on the Lord, he is caught in the noose of Death.   || 31 ||  
  In good times, there are many companions
around, but in bad times, there is no one at all. Says Nanak, vibrate, and 
meditate on the Lord; He shall be your only Help and
Support in the end.   || 32 ||    Mortals wander lost and confused through  
countless  lifetimes;  their  fear  of  death  is  never
removed. Says Nanak, vibrate and meditate on the Lord, and you shall dwell in 
the Fearless Lord.  || 33 ||    I have tried so
many things, but the pride of my mind has not been dispelled. I am engrossed in 
evil-mindedness, Nanak. O God, please save
me!  || 34 ||   Childhood, youth and old age — know these as the three stages 
of life. Says Nanak, without meditating on the
Lord, everything is useless; you must appreciate this.   || 35 ||    You have 
not done what you should have done; you are
entangled in the web of greed. Nanak, your time is past and gone; why are you 
crying now, you blind fool?  || 36 ||   The mind
is absorbed in Maya — it cannot escape it, my friend. Nanak, it is like a 
picture painted on the wall — it cannot leave it.  || 37

||   The man wishes for something, but something different happens. He plots to 
deceive others, O Nanak, but he places the
noose around his own neck instead.  || 38 ||   People make all sorts of efforts 
to find peace and pleasure, but no one tries to
earn pain. Says Nanak, listen, mind: whatever pleases God comes to pass.  || 39 
||   The world wanders around begging, but
the Lord is the Giver of all. Says Nanak, meditate in remembrance on Him, and 
all your works will be successful.  || 40 ||   Why
do you take such false pride in yourself? You must know that the world is just 
a dream. None of this is yours; Nanak proclaims
this truth.  || 41 ||   You are so proud of your body; it shall perish in an 
instant, my friend. That mortal who chants the Praises
of the Lord, O Nanak, conquers the world.  || 42 ||   That person, who 
meditates in remembrance on the Lord in his heart, is
liberated — know this well. There is no difference between that person and the 
Lord: O Nanak, accept this as the Truth.  || 43

||   That person, who does not feel devotion to God in his mind — O Nanak, know 
that his body is like that of a pig, or a dog.

|| 44 ||    A dog never abandons the home of his master. O Nanak, in just the 
same way, vibrate, and meditate on the Lord,
single-mindedly, with one-pointed consciousness.  || 45 ||   Those who make 
pilgrimages to sacred shrines, observe ritualistic
fasts  and  make  donations  to  charity  while  still  taking  pride  in  
their  minds —  O  Nanak,  their  actions  are  useless,  like  the
elephant, who takes a bath, and then rolls in the dust. || 46 ||   The head 
shakes, the feet stagger, and the eyes become dull
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And even now, you have not savored the sublime essence of the Lord.  || 47 ||   
I had looked upon the world as my own, but
no one belongs to anyone else. O Nanak, only devotional worship of the Lord is 
permanent; enshrine this in your mind.  || 48

||   The world and its affairs are totally false; know this well, my friend. 
Says Nanak, it is like a wall of sand; it shall not endure.

|| 49 ||   Raam Chand passed away, as did Raawan, even though he had lots of 
relatives. Says Nanak, nothing lasts forever;
the world is like a dream.   || 50 ||    People become anxious, when something 
unexpected happens. This is the way of the
world, O Nanak; nothing is stable or permanent.   || 51 ||    Whatever has been 
created shall be destroyed; everyone shall
perish, today or tomorrow. O Nanak, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and 
give up all other entanglements.   || 52 ||
DOHRAA:   My strength is exhausted, and I am in bondage; I cannot do anything 
at all. Says Nanak, now, the Lord is my
Support; He will help me, as He did the elephant.  || 53 ||   My strength has 
been restored, and my bonds have been broken;
now,   I can do everything. Nanak: everything is in Your hands, Lord; You are 
my Helper and Support.  || 54 ||   My associates
and companions have all deserted me; no one remains with me. Says Nanak, in 
this tragedy, the Lord alone is my Support.  ||
55 ||    The Naam remains; the Holy Saints remain; the Guru, the Lord of the 
Universe, remains. Says Nanak, how rare are
those who chant the Guru’s Mantra in this world.  || 56 ||   I have enshrined 
the Lord’s Name within my heart; there is nothing
equal to it. Meditating in remembrance on it, my troubles are taken away; I 
have received the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.

|| 57 || 1 ||

MUNDAAVANEE,   FIFTH  MEHL:

Upon this Plate, three things have been placed: Truth, Contentment and 
Contemplation. The Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam,
the Name of our Lord and Master, has been placed upon it as well; it is the 
Support of all. One who eats it and enjoys it shall
be saved. This thing can never be forsaken; keep this always and forever in 
your mind. The dark world-ocean is crossed over,
by grasping the Feet  of  the  Lord;  O  Nanak,  it  is  all  the  extension  
of  God.   ||  1  ||     SHALOK,   FIFTH  MEHL:   I  have  not
appreciated what You have done for me, Lord; only You can make me worthy. I am 
unworthy — I have no worth or virtues at
all. You have taken pity on me. You took pity on me, and blessed me with Your 
Mercy, and I have met the True Guru, my
Friend. O Nanak, if I am blessed with the Naam, I live, and my body and mind 
blossom forth.  || 1 ||

ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD.  BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:

RAAG MAALAA:  Each Raga has five wives, and eight sons, who emit distinctive 
notes. In the first place is Raag Bhairao.


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It is accompanied by the voices of its five Raaginis: First is Bhairavee, then 
Bilaavalee; then the songs of Punni-aakee and
Bangalee;  and  then  comes  Asalaykhee.  Then,  there  are  the  eight  sons  
of  Bhairao:  the  sounds  of  Pancham,  Harakh  and
Disaakh; the songs of Bangaalam, Madh and Maadhav. Lalat and Bilaaval — each 
gives out its own melody, in the hands of
those who make music.   || 1 ||    In the second family is Maalakausak, who 
brings his five Raaginis: Gondakaree and Dayv
Gandhaaree, the voices of Gandhaaree and Seehutee, and the fifth song of 
Dhanaasaree. This chain of Maalakausak brings
along Maaroo, Masta-ang and Mayvaaraa, Prabal, Chandakausak, Khau, Khat and 
Bauraanad singing. These are the eight sons
of Maalakausak.   || 1 ||    Then comes Hindol with his five wives and eight 
sons; it rises in waves when the sweet-voiced
chorus sings.   || 1 ||    There come Taylangee and Darvakaree; Basantee and 
Sandoor follow; then Aheeree, the finest of
women. She is also embellished with sons: Surmaanand and Bhaaskar come, 
Chandrabinb and Mangalan follow. Sarasbaan
and Binodaa then come, and the thrilling songs of Basant and Kamodaa. These are 
the eight sons I have listed. Then comes
the turn of Deepak.  || 1 ||   Kachhaylee, Patamanjaree and Todee are there; 
Kaamodee and Goojaree accompany Deepak.  ||
1 ||    Kaalankaa, Kuntal and Raamaa, Kamalakusam and Champak are their names; 
Gauraa, Kaanaraa and Kaylaanaa; these
are the eight sons of Deepak.   || 1 ||    All join together and sing Siree 
Raag, which also has five women: Bairaaree and
Karnaatee, the songs of Gawree and Aasaavaree; then follows Sindhavee. These 
are the five wives of Siree Raag.   || 1 ||
Saaloo, Saarang, Saagaraa, Gond and Gambheer — the eight sons of Siree Raag — 
Gund, Kumb and Hameer.  || 1 ||   In the
sixth place, Maygh Raag is sung, with his five wives in accompaniment: Sorat’h, 
Gond, and the melody of Malaaree; then the
harmonies of Aasaa are sung. And finally comes Soohau. These are the five with 
Maygh Raag.  || 1 ||   Bairaadhar, Gajadhar,
Kaydaaraa, Jabaleedhar, Nat and Jaladhaaraa. Then come the songs of Shankar and 
Shi-aamaa. These are the names of the
sons of Maygh Raag. So all together, they sing the six Raagas and the thirty 
Raaginis, and all the forty-eight sons  of  the
Raagas.  || 1 || 1 ||