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1The True Lord Himself unites us in the Word of His Shabad.

2Within the Shabad, doubt is driven out.

3O Nanak, He blesses us with His Naam, and throgh the Naam, peace is found. ||16||8||22||

4Maaroo, Third Mehla:

5He is inaccessible, unfathomable and self-sustaining.

6He Himself is merciful, inaccessible and unlimited.

7No one can reach up to Him; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, He is met. ||1||

8He alone serves You, who pleases You.

9Through the Guru's Shabad, he merges in the True Lord.

10Night and day, he chants the Lord's Praises, day and night; his tongue savors and delights in the sublime essence of the Lord. ||2||

11Those who die in the Shabad - their death is exalted and glorified.

12They enshrine the Lord's Glories in their hearts.

13Holding tight to the Guru's feet, their lives becomes prosperous, and they are rid of the love of duality. ||3||

14The Dear Lord unites them in Union with Himself.

15Through the Guru's Shabad, self-conceit is dispelled.

16Those who remain attuned to devotional worship to the Lord, night and day, earn the profit in this world. ||4||

17What Glorious Virtues of Yours should I describe? I cannot describe them.

18You have no end or limitation. Your value cannot be estimated.

19When the Giver of peace Himself bestows His Mercy, the virtuous are absorbed in virtue. ||5||

20In this world, emotional attachment is spread all over.

21The ignorant, self-willed manmukh is immersed in utter darkness.

22Chasing after worldly affairs, he wastes away his life in vain; without the Name, he suffers in pain. ||6||

23If God grants His Grace, then one finds the True Guru.

24Through the Shabad, the filth of egotism is burned away.

25The mind becomes immaculate, and the jewel of spiritual wisdom brings enlightenment; the darkness of spiritual ignorance is dispelled. ||7||

26Your Names are countless; Your value cannot be estimated.

27I enshrine the Lord's True Name within my heart.

28Who can estimate Your value, God? You are immersed and absorbed in Yourself. ||8||

29The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is priceless, inaccessible and infinite.

30No one can weigh it.

31You Yourself weigh, and estimate all; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, You unite, when the weight is perfect. ||9||

32Your servant serves, and offers this prayer.

33Please, let me sit near You, and unite me with Yourself.

34You are the Giver of peace to all beings; by perfect karma, we meditate on You. ||10||

35Chastity, truth and self-control come by practicing and living the Truth.

36This mind becomes immaculate and pure, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

37In this world of poison, the Ambrosial Nectar is obtained, if it pleases my Dear Lord. ||11||

38He alone understands, whom God inspires to understand.

39Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, one's inner being is awakened.

40Egotism and possessiveness are silenced and subdued, and one intuitively finds the True Lord. ||12||

41Without good karma, countless others wander around.

42They die, and die again, only to be reborn; they cannot escape the cycle of reincarnation.

43Imbued with poison, they practice poison and corruption, and they never find peace. ||13||

44Many disguise themselves with religious robes.

45Without the Shabad, no one has conquered egotism.

46One who remains dead while yet alive is liberated, and merges in the True Name. ||14||

47Spiritual ignorance and desire burn this human body.