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1Wandering from the Name, he endures beatings.

2Even great cleverness does not dispel doubt.

3The unconscious fool does not remain conscious of the Lord; he putrifies and rots away to death, carrying his heavy load of sin. ||8||

4No one is free of conflict and strife.

5Show me anyone who is, and I will praise him.

6Dedicating mind and body to God, one meets the Lord, the Life of the World, and becomes just like Him. ||9||

7No one knows the state and extent of God.

8Whoever calls himself great, will be eaten by his greatness.

9There is no lack of gifts of our True Lord and Master. He created all. ||10||

10Great is the glorious greatness of the independent Lord.

11He Himself created, and gives sustanance to all.

12The Merciful Lord is not far away; the Great Giver spontaneously unites with Himself, by His Will. ||11||

13Some are sad, and some are afflicted with disease.

14Whatever God does, He does by Himself.

15Through loving devotion, and the Perfect Teachings of the Guru, the unstruck sound current of the Shabad is realized. ||12||

16Some wander and roam around, hungry and naked.

17Some act in stubbornness and die, but do not know the value of God.

18They do not know the difference between good and bad; this is understood only through the practice of the Word of the Shabad. ||13||

19Some bathe at sacred shrines and refuse to eat.

20Some torment their bodies in burning fire.

21Without the Lord's Name, liberation is not obtained; how can anyone cross over? ||14||

22Abandoning the Guru's Teachings, some wander in the wilderness.

23The self-willed manmukhs are destitute; they do not meditate on the Lord.

24They are ruined, destroyed and drowned from practicing falsehood; death is the enemy of the false. ||15||

25By the Hukam of the Lord's Command, they come, and by the Hukam of His Command, they go.

26One who realizes His Hukam, merges in the True Lord.

27O Nanak, he merges in the True Lord, and his mind is pleased with the Lord. The Gurmukhs do His work. ||16||5||

28Maaroo, First Mehla:

29He Himself is the Creator Lord, the Architect of Destiny.

30He evaluates those whom He Himself has created.

31He Himself is the True Guru, and He Himself is the servant; He Himself created the Universe. ||1||

32He is near at hand, not far away.

33The Gurmukhs understand Him; perfect are those humble beings.

34Associating with them night and day is profitable. This is the glorious greatness of associating with the Guru. ||2||

35Throughout the ages, Your Saints are holy and sublime, O God.

36They sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, savoring it with their tongues.

37They chant His Praises, and their pain and poverty are taken away; they are not afraid of anyone else. ||3||

38They remain awake and aware, and do not appear to sleep.

39They serve up Truth, and so save their companions and relatives.

40They are not stained with the filth of sins; they are immaculate and pure, and remain absorbed in loving devotional worship. ||4||

41O humble servants of the Lord, understand the Word of the Guru's Bani.

42This youth, breath and body shall pass away.

43O mortal, you shall die today or tomorrow; chant, and meditate on the Lord within your heart. ||5||

44O mortal, abandon falsehood and your worthless ways.

45Death viciously kills the false beings.

46The faithless cynic is ruined through falsehood and his egotistical mind.On the path of duality, he rots away and decomposes. ||6||