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1The body-bride is blind, and the groom is clever and wise.

2The creation was created of the five elements.

3That merchandise, for which you have come into the world, is received only from the True Guru. ||6||

4The body-bride says, ""Please live with me,

5O my beloved, peaceful, young lord.

6Without you, I am of no account. Please give me your word, that you will not leave me"". ||7||

7The soul-husband says, ""I am the slave of my Commander.

8He is my Great Lord and Master, who is fearless and independent.

9As long as He wills, I will remain with you. When He summons me, I shall arise and depart.""||8||

10The husband speaks words of Truth to the bride,

11but the bride is restless and inexperienced, and she does not understand anything.

12Again and again, she begs her husband to stay; she thinks that he is just joking when he answers her. ||9||

13The Order comes, and the husband-soul is called.

14He does not consult with his bride, and does not ask her opinion.

15He gets up and marches off, and the discarded body-bride mingles with dust. O Nanak, behold the illusion of emotional attachment and hope. ||10||

16O greedy mind - listen, O my mind!

17Serve the True Guru day and night forever.

18Without the True Guru, the faithless cynics rot away and die. The noose of Death is around the necks of those who have no guru. ||11||

19The self-willed manmukh comes, and the self-willed manmukh goes.

20The manmukh suffers beatings again and again.

21The manmukh endures as many hells as there are; the Gurmukh is not even touched by them. ||12||

22He alone is Gurmukh, who is pleasing to the Dear Lord.

23Who can destroy anyone who is robed in honor by the Lord?

24The blissful one is forever in bliss; he is dressed in robes of honor. ||13||

25I am a sacrifice to the Perfect True Guru.

26He is the Giver of Sanctuary, the Heroic Warrior who keeps His Word.

27Such is the Lord God, the Giver of peace, whom I have met; He shall never leave me or go anywhere else. ||14||

28He is the treasure of virtue; His value cannot be estimated.

29He is perfectly permeating each and every heart, prevailing everywhere.

30Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Destroyer of the pains of the poor; I am the dust of the feet of Your slaves. ||15||1||2||

31Maaroo, Solahas, Fifth Mehla:

32One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

33My Blissful Lord is forever in bliss.

34He fills each and every heart, and judges each and everyone.

35The True Lord and Master is above the heads of all kings; there is none other than Him. ||1||

36He is joyful, blissful and merciful.

37God's Light is manifest everywhere.

38He creates forms, and gazing upon them, He enjoys them; He Himself worships Himself. ||2||

39He contemplates His own creative power.

40The True Lord Himself creates the expanse of the Universe.

41He Himself stages the play, day and night; He Himself listens, and hearing, rejoices. ||3||

42True is His throne, and True is His kingdom.

43True is the treasure of the True Banker.