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1He does whatever He pleases.

2No one has done, or can do anything by himself.

3O Nanak, through the Name, one is blessed with glorious greatness, and obtains honor in the Court of the True Lord. ||16||3||

4Maaroo, Third Mehla:

5All who come shall have to depart.

6In the love of duality, they are caught by the noose of the Messenger of Death.

7Those humble beings who are protected by the True Guru, are saved. They merge into the Truest of the True. ||1||

8The Creator Himself creates the creation, and watches over it.

9Thay alone are acceptable, upon whom He bestows His Glance of Grace.

10The Gurmukh attains spiritual wisdom, and understands everything. The ignorant ones act blindly. ||2||

11The self-willed manmukh is cynical; he doesn't understand.

12He dies and dies again, only to be reborn, and loses his life uselessly again.

13The Gurmukh is imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord; he find peace, and is intuitively immersed in the True Lord. ||3||

14Chasing after worldly affairs, the mind has become corroded and rusty.

15But meeting with the Perfect Guru, it is transmuted into gold once again.

16When the Lord Himself grants forgiveness, then peace is obtained; through the Perfect Word of the Shabad, one is united with Him. ||4||

17The false and evil-minded are the most wicked of the wicked.

18They are the most unworthy of the unworthy.

19With false intellect, and insipid words of mouth, evil-minded, they do not obtain the Naam. ||5||

20The unworthy soul-bride is not pleasing to her Husband Lord.

21False-minded, her actions are false.

22The foolish person does not know the excellence of her Husband Lord. Without the Guru, she does not understand at all. ||6||

23The evil-minded, wicked soul-bride practices wickedness.

24She decorates herself, but her Husband Lord is not pleased.

25The virtuous soul-bride enjoys and ravishes her Husband Lord forever; the True Guru unites her in His Union. ||7||

26God Himself issues the Hukam of His Command, and beholds all.

27Some are forgiven, according to their pre-ordained destiny.

28Night and day, they are imbued with the Naam, and they find the True Lord. He Himself unites them in His Union. ||8||

29Egotism attaches them to the juice of emotional attachment, and makes them run around.

30The Gurmukh is intuitively immersed in the True Love of the Lord.

31He Himself unites, He Himself acts, and beholds. Without the True Guru, understanding is not obtained. ||9||

32Some contemplate the Word of the Shabad; these humble beings remain always awake and aware.

33Some are attached to the love of Maya; these unfortunate ones remain asleep.

34He Himself acts, and inspires all to act; no one else can do anything. ||10||

35Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, death is conquered and killed.

36Keep the Name of the Lord enshrined within your heart.

37Serving the True Guru, peace is obtained, and one merges in the Name of the Lord. ||11||

38In the love of duality, the world wanders around insane.

39Immersed in love and attachment to Maya, it suffers in pain.

40Wearing all sorts of religious robes, He is not obtained. Without the True Guru, peace is not found. ||12||

41Who is to blame, when He Himself does everything?

42As He wills, so is the path we take.

43He Himself is the Merciful Giver of peace; as He wills, so do we follow. ||13||

44He Himself is the Creator, and He Himself is the Enjoyer.

45He Himself is detached, and He Himself is attached.

46He Himself is immaculate, compassionate, the lover of nectar; the Hukam of His Command cannot be erased. ||14||

47Those who know the One Lord are very fortunate.