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1Only a few, as Gurmukh, remembered the Lord.

2Dharmic faith, which upholds and supports the earth, had only two feet; Truth was revealed to the Gurmukhs. ||8||

3The kings acted righteously only out of self-interest.

4Tied to hopes of reward, they gave to charities.

5Without the Lord's Name, liberation did not come, although they grew weary of performing rituals. ||9||

6Practicing religious rituals, they sought liberation,

7but the treasure of liberation comes only by praising the Shabad.

8Without the Word of the Guru's Shabad, liberation is not obtained; practicing hypocrisy, they wander around confused. ||10||

9Love and attachment to Maya cannot be abandoned.

10They alone find release, who practice deeds of Truth.

11Day and night, the devotees remain imbued with contemplative meditation; they become just like their Lord and Master. ||11||

12Some chant and practice intensive meditation, and take cleansing baths at sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

13They walk as You will them to walk.

14By stubborn rituals of self-suppression, the Lord is not pleased. No one has ever obtained honor, without the Lord, without the Guru. ||12||

15In the Iron Age, the Dark Age of Kali Yuga, only one power remains.

16Without the Perfect Guru, no one has even described it.

17The self-willed manmukhs have staged the show of falsehood. Without the True Guru, doubt does not depart. ||13||

18The True Guru is the Creator Lord, independent and carefree.

19He does not fear death, and He is not dependent on mortal men.

20Whoever serves Him becomes immortal and imperishable, and will not be tortured by death. ||14||

21The Creator Lord has enshrined Himself within the Guru.

22The Gurmukh saves countless millions.

23The Life of the World is the Great Giver of all beings. The Fearless Lord has no filth at all. ||15||

24Everyone begs from the Guru, God's Treasurer.

25He Himself is the immaculate, unknowable, infinite Lord.

26Nanak speaks the Truth; he begs from God. Please bless me with the Truth, by Your Will. ||16||4||

27Maaroo, First Mehla:

28The True Lord unites with those who are united with the Word of the Shabad.

29When it pleases Him, we intuitively merge with Him.

30The Light of the Transcendent Lord pervades the three worlds; there is no other at all, O Siblings of Destiny. ||1||

31I am His servant; I serve Him.

32He is unknowable and mysterious; He is pleased by the Shabad.

33The Creator is the Benefactor of His devotees. He forgives them - such is His greatness. ||2||

34The True Lord gives and gives; His blessings never run short.

35The false ones receive, and then deny having received.

36They do not understand their origins, they are not pleased with the Truth, and so they wander in duality and doubt. ||3||

37The Gurmukhs remain awake and aware, day and night.

38Following the Guru's Teachings, they know the Love of the True Lord.

39The self-willed manmukhs remain asleep, and are plundered. The Gurmukhs remain safe and sound, O Siblings of Destiny. ||4||

40The false come, and the false go;

41imbued with falsehood, they practice only falsehood.

42Those who are imbued with the Shabad are robed in honor in the Court of the Lord; the Gurmukhs focus their consciousness on Him. ||5||

43The false are cheated, and robbed by the robbers.

44The garden is laid waste, like the rough wilderness.

45Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, nothing tastes sweet; forgetting the Lord, they suffer in sorrow. ||6||

46Receiving the food of Truth, one is satisfied.

47True is the glorious greatness of the jewel of the Name.

48One who understands his own self, realizes the Lord. His light merges into the Light. ||7||