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1Maajh, Fifth Mehla:

2One who asks for a false gift,

3shall not take even an instant to die.

4But one who continually serves the Supreme Lord God and meets the Guru, is said to be immortal. ||1||

5One whose mind is dedicated to loving devotional worship

6sings His Glorious Praises night and day, and remains forever awake and aware.

7Taking him by the hand, the Lord and Master merges into Himself that person, upon whose forehead such destiny is written. ||2||

8His Lotus Feet dwell in the minds of His devotees.

9Without the Transcendent Lord, all are plundered.

10I long for the dust of the feet of His humble servants. The Name of the True Lord is my decoration. ||3||

11Standing up and sitting down, I sing the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

12Meditating in remembrance on Him, I obtain my Eternal Husband Lord.

13God has become merciful to Nanak. I cheerfully accept Your Will. ||4||43||50||

14Raag Maajh, Ashtpadheeyaa: First Mehla, First House:

15One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

16By His Command, all are attuned to the Word of the Shabad,

17and all are called to the Mansion of His Presence, the True Court of the Lord.

18O my True Lord and Master, Merciful to the meek, my mind is pleased and appeased by the Truth. ||1||

19I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who are adorned with the Word of the Shabad.

20The Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, is forever the Giver of Peace. Through the Guru's Teachings, it dwells in the mind. ||1||Pause||

21No one is mine, and I am no one else's.

22The True Lord and Master of the three worlds is mine.

23Acting in egotism, so very many have died. After making mistakes, they later repent and regret. ||2||

24Those who recognize the Hukam of the Lord's Command chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

25Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they are glorified with the Naam.

26Everyone's account is kept in the True Court, and through the Beauty of the Naam, they are saved. ||3||

27The self-willed manmukhs are deluded; they find no place of rest.

28Bound and gagged at Death's Door, they are brutally beaten.

29Without the Name, there are no companions or friends. Liberation comes only by meditating on the Naam. ||4||

30The false shaaktas, the faithless cynics, do not like the Truth.

31Bound by duality, they come and go in reincarnation.

32No one can erase pre-recorded destiny; the Gurmukhs are liberated. ||5||

33In this world of her parents' house, the young bride did not know her Husband.

34Through falsehood, she has been separated from Him, and she cries out in misery.

35Defrauded by demerits, she does not find the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. But through virtuous actions, her demerits are forgiven. ||6||

36She, who knows her Beloved in her parents' house,

37as Gurmukh, comes to understand the essence of reality; she contemplates her Lord.

38Her comings and goings cease, and she is absorbed in the True Name. ||7||

39The Gurmukhs understand and describe the Indescribable.

40True is our Lord and Master; He loves the Truth.

41Nanak offers this true prayer: singing His Glorious Praises, I merge with the True One. ||8||1||

42Maajh, Third Mehla, First House:

43By His Mercy, we meet the True Guru.