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1I am the slave of Your slaves, O my Beloved.

2The seekers of Truth and goodness contemplate You.

3Whoever believes in the Name, wins; He Himself implants Truth within. ||10||

4The Truest of the True has the Truth is His lap.

5The True Lord is pleased with those who love the Shabad.

6Exerting His power, the Lord has established Truth throughout the three worlds; with Truth He is pleased. ||11||

7Everyone calls Him the greatest of the great.

8Without the Guru, no one understands Him.

9The True Lord is pleased with those who merge in Truth; they are not separated again, and they do not suffer. ||12||

10Separated from the Primal Lord, they loudly weep and wail.

11They die and die, only to be reborn, when their time has passed.

12He blesses those whom He forgives with glorious greatness; united with Him, they do not regret or repent. ||13 |

13| He Himself is the Creator, and He Himself is the Enjoyer.

14He Himself is satisfied, and He Himself is liberated.

15The Lord of liberation Himself grants liberation; He eradicates possessiveness and attachment. ||14||

16I consider Your gifts to be the most wonderful gifts.

17You are the Cause of causes, Almighty Infinite Lord.

18Creating the creation, You gaze upon what You have created; You cause all to do their deeds. ||15||

19They alone sing Your Glorious Praises, who are pleasing to You, O True Lord.

20They issue forth from You, and merge again into You.

21Nanak offers this true prayer; meeting with the True Lord, peace is obtained. ||16||2||14||

22Maaroo, First Mehla:

23For endless eons, there was only utter darkness.

24There was no earth or sky; there was only the infinite Command of His Hukam.

25There was no day or night, no moon or sun; God sat in primal, profound Samaadhi. ||1||

26There were no sources of creation or powers of speech, no air or water.

27There was no creation or destruction, no coming or going.

28There were no continents, nether regions, seven seas, rivers or flowing water. ||2||

29There were no heavenly realms, earth or nether regions of the underworld.

30There was no heaven or hell, no death or time.

31There was no hell or heaven, no birth or death, no coming or going in reincarnation. ||3||

32There was no Brahma, Vishnu or Shiva.

33No one was seen, except the One Lord.

34There was no female or male, no social class or caste of birth; no one experienced pain or pleasure. ||4||

35There were no people of celibacy or charity; no one lived in the forests.

36There were no Siddhas or seekers, no one living in peace.

37There were no Yogis, no wandering pilgrims, no religious robes; no one called himself the master. ||5||

38There was no chanting or meditation, no self-discipline, fasting or worship.

39No one spoke or talked in duality.

40He created Himself, and rejoiced; He evaluates Himself. ||6||

41There was no purification, no self-restraint, no malas of basil seeds.

42There were no Gopis, no Krishna, no cows or cowherds.

43There were no tantras, no mantras and no hypocrisy; no one played the flute. ||7||

44There was no karma, no Dharma, no buzzing fly of Maya.

45Social class and birth were not seen with any eyes.

46There was no noose of attachment, no death inscribed upon the forehead; no one meditated on anything. ||8||

47There was no slander, no seed, no soul and no life.

48There was no Gorakh and no Maachhindra.

49There was no spiritual wisdom or meditation, no ancestry or creation, no reckoning of accounts. ||9||