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1but without roots, how can there be any branches? ||1||

2O my mind, meditate on the Guru, the Lord of the Universe.

3The filth of countless incarnations shall be washed away. Breaking your bonds, you shall be united with the Lord. ||1||Pause||

4How can a stone be purified by bathing at a sacred shrine of pilgrimage?

5The filth of egotism clings to the mind.

6Millions of rituals and actions taken are the root of entanglements.

7Without meditating and vibrating on the Lord, the mortal gathers only worthless bundles of straw. ||2||

8Without eating, hunger is not satisfied.

9When the disease is cured, then the pain goes away.

10The mortal is engrossed in sexual desire, anger, greed and attachment.

11He does not meditate on God, that God who created him. ||3||

12Blessed, blessed is the Holy Saint, and blessed is the Name of the Lord.

13Twenty-four hours a day, sing the Kirtan, the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

14Blessed is the devotee of the Lord, and blessed is the Creator Lord.

15Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God, the Primal, the Infinite. ||4||32||45||

16Bhairao, Fifth Mehla:

17When the Guru was totally pleased, my fear was taken away.

18I enshrine the Name of the Immaculate Lord within my mind.

19He is Merciful to the meek, forever Compassionate.

20All my entanglements are finished. ||1||

21I have found peace, poise, and myriads of pleasures.

22In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, fear and doubt are dispelled. My tongue chants the Ambrosial Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||Pause||

23I have fallen in love with the Lord's Lotus Feet.

24In an instant, the terrible demons are destroyed.

25Twenty-four hours a day, I meditate and chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

26The Guru is Himself the Savior Lord, the Lord of the Universe. ||2||

27He Himself cherishes His servant forever.

28He watches over every breath of His humble devotee.

29Tell me, what is the nature of human beings?

30The Lord extends His Hand, and saves them from the Messenger of Death. ||3||

31Immaculate is the Glory, and Immaculate is the way of life,

32of those who remember the Supreme Lord God in their minds.

33The Guru, in His Mercy, has granted this Gift.

34Nanak has obtained the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||33||46||

35Bhairao, Fifth Mehla:

36My Guru is the All-powerful Lord, the Creator, the Cause of causes.

37He is the Soul, the Breath of Life, the Giver of Peace, always near.

38He is the Destroyer of fear, the Eternal, Unchanging, Sovereign Lord King.

39Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, all fear is dispelled. ||1||

40Wherever I look, is the Protection of Your Sanctuary.

41I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to the Feet of the True Guru. ||1||Pause||

42My tasks are perfectly accomplished, meeting the Divine Guru.

43He is the Giver of all rewards. Serving Him, I am immaculate.

44He reaches out with His Hand to His slaves.

45The Name of the Lord abides in their hearts. ||2||

46They are forever in bliss, and do not suffer at all.

47No pain, sorrow or disease afflicts them.

48Everything is Yours, O Creator Lord.

49The Guru is the Supreme Lord God, the Inaccessible and Infinite. ||3||

50His Glorious Grandeur is immaculate, and the Bani of His Word is wonderful!

51The Perfect Supreme Lord God is pleasing to my mind.

52He is permeating the waters, the lands and the skies.

53O Nanak, everything comes from God. ||4||34||47||

54Bhairao, Fifth Mehla:

55My mind and body are imbued with the Love of the Lord's Feet.