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1In this world of love and attachment, no one is anyone else's friend or companion; without the Lord, without the Guru, who has ever found peace? ||4||

2He, unto whom the Perfect Guru grants His Grace,

3is merged in the Word of the Shabad, through the Teachings of the brave, heroic Guru.

4O Nanak, dwell upon, and serve at the Guru's feet; He places those who wander back on the Path. ||5||

5The wealth of the Lord's Praise is very dear to the humble Saints.

6Through the Guru's Teachings, I have obtained Your Name, Lord.

7The beggar serves at the Lord's door, and in the Court of the Lord, sings His Praises. ||6||

8When one meets the True Guru, he is called into the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.

9In the True Court, he is blessed with salvation and honor.

10The faithless cynic has no place of rest in the Lord's palace; he suffers the pains of birth and death. ||7||

11So serve the True Guru, the unfathomable ocean,

12and you shall obtain the profit, the wealth, the jewel of the Naam.

13The filth of corruption is washed away, by bathing in the pool of Ambrosial Nectar. In the Guru's pool, contentment is obtained. ||8||

14So serve the Guru without hesitation.

15And in the midst of hope, remain unmoved by hope.

16Serve the Eradicator of cynicism and suffering, and you shall never again be afflicted by the disease. ||9||

17One who is pleasing to the True Lord is blessed with glorious greatness.

18Who else can teach him anything?

19The Lord and the Guru are pervading in one form. O Nanak, the Lord loves the Guru. ||10||

20Some read scriptures, the Vedas and the Puraanas.

21Some sit and listen, and read to others.

22Tell me, how can the heavy, rigid doors be opened? Without the True Guru, the essence of reality is not realized. ||11||

23Some collect dust, and smear their bodies with ashes;

24but deep within them are the outcasts of anger and egotism.

25Practicing hypocrisy, Yoga is not obtained; without the True Guru, the unseen Lord is not found. ||12||

26Some make vows to visit sacred shrines of pilgrimage, keep fasts and live in the forest.

27Some practice chastity, charity and self-discipline, and speak of spiritual wisdom.

28But without the Lord's Name, how can anyone find peace? Without the True Guru, doubt is not dispelled. ||13||

29Inner cleansing techniques, channeling the energy to raise the Kundalini to the Tenth Gate,

30inhaling, exhaling and holding the breath by the force of the mind -

31by empty hypocritical practices, Dharmic love for the Lord is not produced. Only through the Word of the Guru's Shabad is the sublime, supreme essence obtained. ||14||

32Seeing the Lord's creative power, my mind remains satisfied.

33Through the Guru's Shabad, I have realized that all is God.

34O Nanak, the Lord, the Supreme Soul, is in all. The Guru, the True Guru, has inspired me to see the unseen Lord. ||15||5||22||

35Maaroo, Solhay, Third Mehla:

36One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

37By the Hukam of His Command, He effortlessly created the Universe.

38Creating the creation, He gazes upon His own greatness.

39He Himself acts, and inspires all to act; in His Will, He pervades and permeates all. ||1||

40The world is in the darkness of love and attachment to Maya.

41How rare is that Gurmukh who contemplates, and understands.

42He alone attains the Lord, unto whom He grants His Grace. He Himself unites in His Union. ||2||