|| 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 polish his body.
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 ||
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 ||
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 || 5 || MAALEE GAUREE, FOURTH MEHL:
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 like a boat to a drowning man.
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 form.
|| 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 ||
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 out? || 3 ||
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? || 4 || 5 ||
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 in the Ambrosial Nectar.
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