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1The True Guru, the Giver, grants liberation;

2all diseases are eradicated, and one is blessed with the Ambrosial Nectar.

3Death, the tax collector, does not impose any tax on one whose inner fire has been put out, whose heart is cool and tranquil. ||5||

4The body has developed a great love for the soul-swan.

5He is a Yogi, and she is a beautiful woman.

6Day and night, he enjoys her with delight, and then he arises and departs without consulting her. ||6||

7Creating the Universe, God remains diffused throughout it.

8In the wind, water and fire, He vibrates and resounds.

9The mind wavers, keeping company with evil passions; one obtains the rewards of his own actions. ||7||

10Forgetting the Naam, one suffers the misery of his evil ways.

11When the order to depart is issued, how can he remain here?

12He falls into the pit of hell, and suffers like a fish out of water. ||8||

13The faithless cynic has to endure 8.4 million hellish incarnations.

14As he acts, so does he suffer.

15Without the True Guru, there is no liberation. Bound and gagged by his own actions, he is helpless. ||9||

16This path is very narrow, like the sharp edge of a sword.

17When his account is read, he shall be crushed like the sesame seed in the mill.

18Mother, father, spouse and child - none is anyone's friend in the end. Without the Lord's Love, no one is liberated. ||10||

19You may have many friends and companions in the world,

20but without the Guru, the Transcendent Lord Incarnate, there is no one at all.

21Service to the Guru is the way to liberation. Night and day, sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises. ||11||

22Abandon falsehood, and pursue the Truth,

23and you shall obtain the fruits of your desires.

24Very few are those who trade in the merchandise of Truth. Those who deal in it, obtain the true profit. ||12||

25Depart with the merchandise of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,

26and you shall intuitively obtain the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, in the Mansion of His Presence.

27The Gurmukhs search for Him and find Him; they are the perfect humble beings. In this way, they see Him, who looks upon all alike. ||13||

28God is endless; following the Guru's Teachings, some find Him.

29Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they instruct their minds.

30Accept as True, Perfectly True, the Word of the True Guru's Bani. In this way, you shall merge in the Lord, the Supreme Soul. ||14||

31Naarad and Saraswati are Your servants.

32Your servants are the greatest of the great, throughout the three worlds.

33Your creative power permeates all; You are the Great Giver of all. You created the whole creation. ||15||

34Some serve at Your Door, and their sufferings are dispelled.

35They are robed with honor in the Court of the Lord, and emancipated by the True Guru.

36The True Guru breaks the bonds of egotism, and restrains the fickle consciousness. ||16||

37Meet the True Guru, and search for the way,

38by which you may find God, and not have to answer for your account.

39Subdue your egotism, and serve the Guru; O servant Nanak, you shall be drenched with the Lord's Love. ||17||2||8||

40Maaroo, First Mehla:

41My Lord is the Destroyer of demons.

42My Beloved Lord is pervading each and every heart.

43The unseen Lord is always with us, but He is not seen at all. The Gurmukh contemplates the record. ||1||

44The Holy Gurmukh seeks Your Sanctuary.