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1The sublime essence of the Beloved Naam is utterly sweet.

2O Lord, please bless Nanak with Your Praise in each and every age; meditating on the Lord, I cannot find His limits. ||5||

3With the Naam deep within the nucleus of the self, the jewel is obtained.

4Meditating on the Lord, the mind is comforted and consoled by the mind itself.

5On that most difficult path, the Destroyer of fear is found, and one does not have to enter the womb of reincarnation again. ||6||

6Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, inspiration for loving devotional worship wells up.

7I beg for the treasure of the Naam, and the Lord's Praise.

8When it pleases the Lord, He unites me in Union with the Guru; the Lord saves the whole world. ||7||

9One who chants the Lord's Chant, attains the Wisdom of the True Guru.

10The tyrant, the Messenger of Death, becomes a servant at his feet.

11In the noble congregation of the Sangat, one's state and way of life become noble as well, and one crosses over the terrifying world-ocean. ||8||

12Through the Shabad, one crosses over this terrifying world-ocean.

13The duality within is burnt away from within.

14Taking up the five arrows of virtue, Death is killed, drawing the Bow of the Tenth Gate in the Mind's Sky. ||9||

15How can the faithless cynics attain enlightened awareness of the Shabad?

16Without awareness of the Shabad, they come and go in reincarnation.

17O Nanak, the Gurmukh obtains the support of liberation; by perfect destiny, he meets the Lord. ||10||

18The Fearless True Guru is our Savior and Protector.

19Devotional worship is obtained through the Guru, the Lord of the world.

20The blissful music of the unstruck sound current vibrates and resounds; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Immaculate Lord is obtained. ||11||

21He alone is fearless, who has no destiny written on His head.

22God Himself is unseen; He reveals Himself through His wondrous creative power.

23He Himself is unattached, unborn and self-existent. O Nanak, through the Guru's Teachings, He is found. ||12||

24The True Guru knows the state of one's inner being.

25He alone is fearless, who realizes the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

26He looks within his own inner being, and realizes the Lord within all; his mind does not waver at all. ||13||

27He alone is fearless, within whose being the Lord abides.

28Day and night, he is delighted with the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord.

29O Nanak, in the Sangat, the Holy Congregation, the Lord's Praise is obtained, and one easily, intuitively meets the Lord. ||14||

30One who knows God, within the self and beyond,

31remains detached, and brings his wandering mind back to its home.

32The True Primal Lord is over all the three worlds; O Nanak, His Ambrosial Nectar is obtained. ||15||4||21||

33Maaroo, First Mehla:

34The Creator Lord is infinite; His creative power is wondrous.

35Created beings have no power over Him.

36He formed the living beings, and He Himself sustains them; the Hukam of His Command controls each and every one. ||1||

37The all-pervading Lord orchestrates all through His Hukam.

38Who is near, and who is far away?

39Behold the Lord, both hidden and manifest, in each and every heart; the unique Lord is permeating all. ||2||

40One whom the Lord unites with Himself, merges in conscious awareness.

41Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, meditate on the Lord's Name.

42God is the embodiment of bliss, incomparably beautiful and unfathomable; meeting with the Guru, doubt is dispelled. ||3||

43The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is more dear to me than my mind, body and wealth.

44In the end, when I must depart, it shall be my only help and support.