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1Throughout the four ages, he recognizes the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

2The Gurmukh does not die, the Gurmukh is not reborn; the Gurmukh is immersed in the Shabad. ||10||

3The Gurmukh praises the Naam, and the Shabad.

4God is inaccessible, unfathomable and self-sufficient.

5The Naam, the Name of the One Lord, saves and redeems throughout the four ages. Through the Shabad, one trades in the Naam. ||11||

6The Gurmukh obtains eternal peace and tranqulity.

7The Gurmukh enshrines the Naam within his heart.

8One who becomes Gurmukh recognizes the Naam, and the noose of evil-mindedness is snapped. ||12||

9The Gurmukh wells up from, and then merges back into Truth.

10He does not die and take birth, and is not consigned to reincarnation.

11The Gurmukh remains forever imbued with the color of the Lord's Love. Night and day, he earns a profit. ||13||

12The Gurmukhs, the devotees, are exalted and beautified in the Court of the Lord.

13They are embellished with the True Word of His Bani, and the Word of the Shabad.

14Night and day, they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, day and night, and they intuitively go to their own home. ||14||

15The Perfect True Guru proclaims the Shabad;

16night and day, remain lovingly attuned to devotional worship.

17One who sings forever the Glorious Praises of the Lord, becomes immaculate; Immaculate are the Glorious Praises of the Sovereign Lord . ||15||

18The True Lord is the Giver of virtue.

19How rare are those who, as Gurmukh, understand this.

20Servant Nanak praises the Naam; he blossoms forth in the ecstasy of the Name of the self-sufficient Lord. ||16||2||11||

21Maaroo, Third Mehla:

22Serve the Dear Lord, the inaccessible and infinite.

23He has no end or limitation.

24By Guru's Grace, one who dwells upon the Lord deep within his heart - his heart is filled with infinite wisdom. ||1||

25The One Lord is pervading and permeating amidst all.

26By Guru's Grace, He is revealed.

27The Life of the world nurtures and cherishes all, giving sustenance to all. ||2||

28The Perfect True Guru has imparted this understanding.

29By the Hukam of His Command, He created the entire Universe.

30Whoever submits to His Command, finds peace; His Command is above the heads of kings and emperors. ||3||

31True is the True Guru. Infinite is the Word of His Shabad.

32Through His Shabad, the world is saved.

33The Creator Himself created the creation; He gazes upon it, and blesses it with breath and nourishment. ||4||

34Out of millions, only a few understand.

35Imbued with the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they are colored in His Love.

36They praise the Lord, the Giver of peace forever; the Lord forgives His devotees, and blesses them with His Praise. ||5||

37Those humble beings who serve the True Guru are true.

38The falsest of the false die, only to be reborn.

39The inaccessible, unfathomable, self-sufficient, incomprehensible Lord is the Lover of His devotees. ||6||

40The Perfect True Guru implants Truth within.

41Through the True Word of the Shabad, they sing His Glorious Praises forever.

42The Giver of virtue is pervading deep within the nucleus of all beings; He inscribes the time of destiny upon each and every person's head. ||7||

43The Gurmukh knows that God is always ever-present.

44That humble being who serves the Shabad, is comforted and fulfilled.

45Night and day, he serves the True Word of the Guru's Bani; he delights in the True Word of the Shabad. ||8||

46The ignorant and blind cling to all sorts of rituals.

47They stubborn-mindedly perform these rituals, and are consigned to reincarnation.