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1My tongue chants the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the World; this has become part of my very nature. ||1||

2The deer is fascinated by the sound of the bell, and so it is shot with the sharp arrow.

3God's Lotus Feet are the Source of Nectar; O Nanak, I am tied to them by a knot. ||2||1||9||

4Kaydaaraa, Fifth Mehla:

5My Beloved dwells in the cave of my heart.

6Shatter the wall of doubt, O my Lord and Master; please grab hold of me, and lift me up towards Yourself. ||1||Pause||

7The world-ocean is so vast and deep; please be kind, lift me up and place me on the shore.

8In the Society of the Saints, the Lord's Feet are the boat to carry us across. ||1||

9The One who placed you in the womb of your mother's belly - no one else shall save you in the wilderness of corruption.

10The power of the Lord's Sanctuary is all-powerful; Nanak does not rely on any other. ||2||2||10||

11Kaydaaraa, Fifth Mehla:

12With your tongue, chant the Name of the Lord.

13Chanting the Glorious Praises of the Lord, day and night, your sins shall be eradicated. ||Pause||

14You shall have to leave behind all your riches when you depart. Death is hanging over your head - know this well!

15Transitory attachments and evil hopes are false. Surely you must believe this! ||1||

16Within your heart, focus your meditation on the True Primal Being, Akaal Moorat, the Undying Form.

17Only this profitable merchandise, the treasure of the Naam, O Nanak, shall be accepted. ||2||3||11||

18Kaydaaraa, Fifth Mehla:

19I take only the Support of the Name of the Lord.

20Suffering and conflict do not afflict me; I deal only with the Society of the Saints. ||Pause||

21Showering His Mercy on me, the Lord Himself has saved me, and no evil thoughts arise within me.

22Whoever receives this Grace, contemplates Him in meditation; he is not burned by the fire of the world. ||1||

23Peace, joy and bliss come from the Lord, Har, Har. God's Feet are sublime and excellent.

24Slave Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary; he is the dust of the feet of Your Saints. ||2||4||12||

25Kaydaaraa, Fifth Mehla:

26Without the Name of the Lord, one's ears are cursed.

27Those who forget the Embodiment of Life - what is the point of their lives? ||Pause||

28One who eats and drinks countless delicacies is no more than a donkey, a beast of burden.

29Twenty-four hours a day, he endures terrible suffering, like the bull, chained to the oil-press. ||1||

30Forsaking the Life of the World, and attached to another, they weep and wail in so many ways.

31With his palms pressed together, Nanak begs for this gift; O Lord, please keep me strung around Your Neck. ||2||5||13||

32Kaydaaraa, Fifth Mehla:

33I take the dust of the feet of the Saints and apply it to my face.

34Hearing of the Imperishable, Eternally Perfect Lord, pain does not afflict me, even in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. ||Pause||

35Through the Guru's Word, all affairs are resolved, and the mind is not tossed about here and there.

36Whoever sees the One God to be pervading in all the many beings, does not burn in the fire of corruption. ||1||

37The Lord grasps His slave by the arm, and his light merges into the Light.

38Nanak, the orphan, has come seeking the Sanctuary of God's Feet; O Lord, he walks with You. ||2||6||14||

39Kaydaaraa, Fifth Mehla: