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1Without the Guru, there is only pitch darkness.

2Meeting with the True Guru, one is emancipated. ||2||

3All the deeds done in egotism,

4are just chains around the neck.

5Harboring self-conceit and self-interest

6is just like placing chains around one's ankles.

7He alone meets with the Guru, and realizes the One Lord,

8who has such destiny written on his forehead. ||3||

9He alone meets the Lord, who is pleasing to His Mind.

10He alone is deluded, who is deluded by God.

11No one, by himself, is ignorant or wise.

12He alone chants the Naam, whom the Lord inspires to do so.

13You have no end or limitation.

14Servant Nanak is forever a sacrifice to You. ||4||1||17||

15Maaroo, Fifth Mehla:

16Maya, the enticer, has enticed the world of the three gunas, the three qualities.

17The false world is engrossed in greed.

18Crying out, ""Mine, mine!"" they collect possessions, but in the end, they are all deceived. ||1||

19The Lord is fearless, formless and merciful.

20He is the Cherisher of all beings and creatures. ||1||Pause||

21Some collect wealth, and bury it in the ground.

22Some cannot abandon wealth, even in their dreams.

23The king exercises his power, and fills his money-bags, but this fickle companion will not go along with him. ||2||

24Some love this wealth even more than their body and breath of life.

25Some collect it, forsaking their fathers and mothers.

26Some hide it from their children, friends and siblings, but it will not remain with them. ||3||

27Some become hermits, and sit in meditative trances.

28Some are Yogis, celibates, religious scholars and thinkers.

29Some dwell in homes, graveyards, cremation grounds and forests; but Maya still clings to them there. ||4||

30When the Lord and Master releases one from his bonds,

31the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, comes to dwell in his soul.

32In 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||

33Maaroo, Fifth Mehla:

34Meditate in remembrance on the One Immaculate Lord.

35No one is turned away from Him empty-handed.

36He cherished and preserved you in your mother's womb;

37He blessed you with body and soul, and embellished you.

38Each and every instant, meditate on that Creator Lord.

39Meditating in remembrance on Him, all faults and mistakes are covered.

40Enshrine the Lord's lotus feet deep within the nucleus of your self.

41Save your soul from the waters of corruption.

42Your cries and shrieks shall be ended;

43meditating on the Lord of the Universe, your doubts and fears shall be dispelled.

44Rare is that being, who finds the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

45Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to Him. ||1||

46The Lord's Name is the support of my mind and body.

47Whoever meditates on Him is emancipated. ||1||Pause||

48He believes that the false thing is true.

49The ignorant fool falls in love with it.

50He is intoxicated with the wine of sexual desire, anger and greed;

51he loses this human life in exchance for a mere shell.

52He abandons his own, and loves that of others.

53His mind and body are permeated with the intoxication of Maya.

54His thirsty desires are not quenched, although he indulges in pleasures.

55His hopes are not fulfilled, and all his words are false.

56He comes alone, and he goes alone.