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1They are proud and arrogant, evil-minded and filthy; without the Guru, they are reincarnated into the terrifying world-ocean. ||3||

2Through burnt offerings, charitable feasts, ritualistic chants, penance, all sorts of austere self-discipline and pilgrimages to sacred shrines and rivers, they do not find God.

3Self-conceit is only erased when one seeks the Lord's Sanctuary and becomes Gurmukh; O Nanak, he crosses over the world-ocean. ||4||1||14||

4Bhairao, Fifth Mehla:

5I have seen Him in the woods, and I have seen Him in the fields. I have seen Him in the household, and in renunciation.

6I have seen Him as a Yogi carrying His staff, as a Yogi with matted hair, fasting, making vows, and visiting sacred shrines of pilgrimage. ||1||

7I have seen Him in the Society of the Saints, and within my own mind.

8In the sky, in the nether regions of the underworld, and in everything, He is pervading and permeating. With love and joy, I sing His Glorious Praises. ||1||Pause||

9I have seen Him among the Yogis, the Sannyaasees, the celibates, the wandering hermits and the wearers of patched coats.

10I have seen Him among the men of severe self-discipline, the silent sages, the actors, dramas and dances. ||2||

11I have seen Him in the four Vedas, I have seen Him in the six Shaastras, in the eighteen Puraanas and the Simritees as well.

12All together, they declare that there is only the One Lord. So tell me, from whom is He hidden? ||3||

13Unfathomable and Inaccessible, He is our Infinite Lord and Master; His Value is beyond valuation.

14Servant Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to those, within whose heart He is revealed. ||4||2||15||

15Bhairao, Fifth Mehla:

16How can anyone do evil, if he realizes that the Lord is near?

17One who gathers corruption, constantly feels fear.

18He is near, but this mystery is not understood.

19Without the True Guru, all are enticed by Maya. ||1||

20Everyone says that He is near, near at hand.

21But rare is that person, who, as Gurmukh, understands this mystery. ||1||Pause||

22The mortal does not see the Lord near at hand; instead, he goes to the homes of others.

23He steals their wealth and lives in falsehood.

24Under the influence of the drug of illusion, he does not know that the Lord is with him.

25Without the Guru, he is confused and deluded by doubt. ||2||

26Not understanding that the Lord is near, he tells lies.

27In love and attachment to Maya, the fool is plundered.

28That which he seeks is within his own self, but he looks for it outside.

29Without the Guru, he is confused and deluded by doubt. ||3||

30One whose good karma is recorded on his forehead

31serves the True Guru; thus the hard and heavy shutters of his mind are opened wide.

32Within his own being and beyond, he sees the Lord near at hand.

33O servant Nanak, he does not come and go in reincarnation. ||4||3||16||

34Bhairao, Fifth Mehla:

35Who can kill that person whom You protect, O Lord?

36All beings, and the entire universe, is within You.

37The mortal thinks up millions of plans,

38but that alone happens, which the Lord of wondrous plays does. ||1||

39Save me, save me, O Lord; shower me with Your Mercy.

40I seek Your Sanctuary, and Your Court. ||1||Pause||

41Whoever serves the Fearless Lord, the Giver of Peace,

42is rid of all his fears; he knows the One Lord.

43Whatever You do, that alone comes to pass in the end.

44There is no other who can kill or protect us. ||2||

45What do you think, with your human understanding?

46The All-knowing Lord is the Searcher of Hearts.

47The One and only Lord is my Support and Protection.

48The Creator Lord knows everything. ||3||

49That person who is blessed by the Creator's Glance of Grace