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1He is near this world and the nether regions of the underworld; His Place is permanent, ever-stable and imperishable. ||12||

2The Purifier of sinners, the Destroyer of pain and fear.

3The Eliminator of egotism, the Eradicator of coming and going.

4He is pleased with devotional worship, and merciful to the meek; He cannot be appeased by any other qualities. ||13||

5The Formless Lord is undeceivable and unchanging.

6He is the Embodiment of Light; through Him, the whole world blossoms forth.

7He alone unites with Him, whom He unites with Himself. No one can attain the Lord by himself. ||14||

8He Himself is the milk-maid, and He Himself is Krishna.

9He Himself grazes the cows in the forest.

10You Yourself create, and You Yourself destroy. Not even a particle of filth attaches to You. ||15||

11Which of Your Glorious Virtues can I chant with my one tongue?

12Even the thousand-headed serpent does not know Your limit.

13One may chant new names for You day and night, but even so, O God, no one can describe even one of Your Glorious Virtues. ||16||

14I have grasped the Support, and entered the Sanctuary of the Lord, the Father of the world.

15The Messenger of Death is terrifying and horrendous, and sea of Maya is impassable.

16Please be merciful, Lord, and save me, if it is Your Will; please lead me to join with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||17||

17All that is seen is an illusion.

18I beg for this one gift, for the dust of the feet of the Saints, O Lord of the Universe.

19Applying it to my forehead, I obtain the supreme status; he alone obtains it, unto whom You give it. ||18||

20Those, unto whom the Lord, the Giver of peace, grants His Mercy,

21grasp the feet of the Holy, and weave them into their hearts.

22They obtain all the wealth of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; the unstruck sound current of the Shabad vibrates and resounds within their minds. ||19||

23With my tongue I chant the Names given to You.

24'Sat Naam' is Your perfect, primal Name.

25Says Nanak, Your devotees have entered Your Sanctuary. Please bestow the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; their minds are filled with love for You. ||20||

26You alone know Your state and extent.

27You Yourself speak, and You Yourself describe it.

28Please make Nanak the slave of Your slaves, O Lord; as it pleases Your Will, please keep him with Your slaves. ||21||2||11||

29Maaroo, Fifth Mehla:

30O slave of the inaccessible Lord God Allah,

31forsake thoughts of worldly entanglements.

32Become the dust of the feet of the humble fakeers, and consider yourself a traveller on this journey. O saintly dervish, you shall be approved in the Court of the Lord. ||1||

33Let Truth be your prayer, and faith your prayer-mat.

34Subdue your desires, and overcome your hopes.

35Let your body be the mosque, and your mind the priest. Let true purity be God's Word for you. ||2||

36Let your practice be to live the spiritual life.

37Let your spiritual cleansing be to renounce the world and seek God.

38Let control of the mind be your spiritual wisdom, O holy man; meeting with God, you shall never die again. ||3||

39Practice within your heart the teachings of the Koran and the Bible;

40restrain the ten sensory organs from straying into evil.

41Tie up the five demons of desire with faith, charity and contentment, and you shall be acceptable. ||4||

42Let compassion be your Mecca, and the dust of the feet of the holy your fast.

43Let Paradise be your practice of the Prophet's Word.

44God is the beauty, the light and the fragrance. Meditation on Allah is the secluded meditation chamber. ||5||