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1They are consigned to hell by the Creator Lord, and the Accountant calls them to give their account. ||2||

2No brothers or sisters can go with them.

3Leaving behind their property, youth and wealth, they march off.

4They do not know the kind and compassionate Lord; they shall be crushed like sesame seeds in the oil-press. ||3||

5You happily, cheerfully steal the possessions of others,

6but the Lord God is with you, watching and listening.

7Through worldly greed, you have fallen into the pit; you know nothing of the future. ||4||

8You shall be born and born again, and die and die again, only to be reincarnated again.

9You shall suffer terrible punishment, on your way to the land beyond.

10The mortal does not know the One who created him; he is blind, and so he shall suffer. ||5||

11Forgetting the Creator Lord, he is ruined.

12The drama of the world is bad; it brings sadness and then happiness.

13One who does not meet the Saint does not have faith or contentment; he wanders just as he pleases. ||6||

14The Lord Himself stages all this drama. Some, he lifts up, and some he throws into the waves.

15As He makes them dance, so do they dance. Everyone lives their lives according to their past actions. ||7||

16When the Lord and Master grants His Grace, then we meditate on Him.

17In the Society of the Saints, one is not consigned to hell.

18Please 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||

19Maaroo, Solahas, First Mehla:

20One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

21The True Lord is True; there is no other at all.

22He who created, shall in the end destroy.

23As it pleases You, so You keep me, and so I remain; what excuse could I offer to You? ||1||

24You Yourself create, and You Yourself destroy.

25You yourself link each and every person to their tasks.

26You contemplate Yourself, You Yourself make us worthy; You Yourself place us on the Path. ||2||

27You Yourself are all-wise, You Yourself are all-knowing.

28You Yourself created the Universe, and You are pleased.

29You Yourself are the air, water and fire; You Yourself unite in Union. ||3||

30You Yourself are the moon, the sun, the most perfect of the perfect.

31You Yourself are spiritual wisdom, meditation, and the Guru, the Warrior Hero.

32The Messenger of Death, and his noose of death, cannot touch one, who is lovingly focused on You, O True Lord. ||4||

33You Yourself are the male, and You Yourself are the female.

34You Yourself are the chess-board, and You Yourself are the chessman.

35You Yourself staged the drama in the arena of the world, and You Yourself evaluate the players. ||5||

36You Yourself are the bumble bee, the flower, the fruit and the tree.

37You Yourself are the water, the desert, the ocean and the pool.

38You Yourself are the great fish, the tortoise, the Cause of causes; Your form cannot be known. ||6||

39You Yourself are the day, and You Yourself are the night.

40You Yourself are pleased by the Word of the Guru's Bani.

41From 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||

42You Yourself are the jewel, incomparably beautiful and priceless.

43You Yourself are the Assessor, the Perfect Weigher.