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1God grants His Grace, and carries him across to the other side.

2The ocean is very deep, filled with fiery water; the Guru, the True Guru, carries us across to the other side. ||2||

3The blind, self-willed manmukh does not understand.

4He comes and goes in reincarnation, dying, and dying again.

5The primal inscription of destiny cannot be erased. The spiritually blind suffer terribly at Death's door. ||3||

6Some come and go, and do not find a home in their own heart.

7Bound by their past actions, they commit sins.

8The blind ones have no understanding, no wisdom; they are trapped and ruined by greed and egotism. ||4||

9Without her Husband Lord, what good are the soul-bride's decorations?

10She has forgotten her Lord and Master, and is infatuated with another's husband.

11Just as no one knows who is the father of the prostitute's son, such are the worthless, useless deeds that are done. ||5||

12The ghost, in the body-cage, suffers all sorts of afflictions.

13Those who are blind to spiritual wisdom, putrefy in hell.

14The Righteous Judge of Dharma collects the balance due on the account, of those who forget the Name of the Lord. ||6||

15The scorching sun blazes with flames of poison.

16The self-willed manmukh is dishonored, a beast, a demon.

17Trapped by hope and desire, he practices falsehood, and is afflicted by the terrible disease of corruption. ||7||

18He carries the heavy load of sins on his forehead and head.

19How can he cross the terrifying world-ocean?

20From the very beginning of time, and throughout the ages, the True Guru has been the boat; through the Lord's Name, He carries us across. ||8||

21The love of one's children and spouse is so sweet in this world.

22The expansive expanse of the Universe is attachment to Maya.

23The True Guru snaps the noose of Death, for that Gurmukh who contemplates the essence of reality. ||9||

24Cheated by falsehood, the self-willed manmukh walks along many paths;

25he may be highly educated, but he burns in the fire.

26The Guru is the Great Giver of the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord. Chanting the Naam, sublime peace is obtained. ||10||

27The True Guru, in His Mercy, implants Truth within.

28All suffering is eradicated, and one is placed on the Path.

29Not even a thorn ever pierces the foot of one who has the True Guru as his Protector. ||11||

30Dust mixes with dust, when the body wastes away.

31The self-willed manmukh is like a stone slab, which is impervious to water.

32He cries out and weeps and wails; he is reincarnated into heaven and then hell. ||12||

33They live with the poisonous snake of Maya.

34This duality has ruined so many homes.

35Without the True Guru, love does not well up. Imbued with devotional worship, the soul is satisfied. ||13||

36The faithless cynics chase after Maya.

37Forgetting the Naam, how can they find peace?

38In the three qualities, they are destroyed; they cannot cross over to the other side. ||14||

39The false are called pigs and dogs.

40They bark themselves to death; they bark and bark and howl in fear.

41False in mind and body, they practice falsehood; through their evil-mindedness, they lose out in the Court of the Lord. ||15||

42Meeting the True Guru, the mind is stabilized.

43One who seeks His Sanctuary is blessed with the Lord's Name.

44They are given the priceless wealth of the Lord's Name; singing His Praises, they are His beloveds in His court. ||16||