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1I serve the True Guru; the Word of His Shabad is beautiful.

2Through it, the Name of the Lord comes to dwell within the mind.

3The Pure Lord removes the filth of egotism, and we are honored in the True Court. ||2||

4Without the Guru, the Naam cannot be obtained.

5The Siddhas and the seekers lack it; they weep and wail.

6Without serving the True Guru, peace is not obtained; through perfect destiny, the Guru is found. ||3||

7This mind is a mirror; how rare are those who, as Gurmukh, see themselves in it.

8Rust does not stick to those who burn their ego.

9The Unstruck Melody of the Bani resounds through the Pure Word of the Shabad; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, we are absorbed into the True One. ||4||

10Without the True Guru, the Lord cannot be seen.

11Granting His Grace, He Himself has allowed me to see Him.

12All by Himself, He Himself is permeating and pervading; He is intuitively absorbed in celestial peace. ||5||

13One who becomes Gurmukh embraces love for the One.

14Doubt and duality are burned away by the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

15Within his body, he deals and trades, and obtains the Treasure of the True Name. ||6||

16The life-style of the Gurmukh is sublime; he sings the Praises of the Lord.

17The Gurmukh finds the gate of salvation.

18Night and day, he is imbued with the Lord's Love. He sings the Lord's Glorious Praises, and he is called to the Mansion of His Presence. ||7||

19The True Guru, the Giver, is met when the Lord leads us to meet Him.

20Through perfect destiny, the Shabad is enshrined in the mind.

21O Nanak, the greatness of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is obtained by chanting the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. ||8||9||10||

22Maajh, Third Mehla:

23Those who lose their own selves obtain everything.

24Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they enshrine Love for the True one.

25They trade in Truth, they gather in Truth, and they deal only in Truth. ||1||

26I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, night and day.

27I am Yours, You are my Lord and Master. You bestow greatness through the Word of Your Shabad. ||1||Pause||

28That time, that moment is totally beautiful,

29when the True One becomes pleasing to my mind.

30Serving the True One, true greatness is obtained. By Guru's Grace, the True One is obtained. ||2||

31The food of spiritual love is obtained when the True Guru is pleased.

32Other essences are forgotten, when the Lord's Essence comes to dwell in the mind.

33Truth, contentment and intuitive peace and poise are obtained from the Bani, the Word of the Perfect Guru. ||3||

34The blind and ignorant fools do not serve the True Guru;

35how will they find the gate of salvation?

36They die and die, over and over again, only to be reborn, over and over again. They are struck down at Death's Door. ||4||

37Those who know the essence of the Shabad, understand their own selves.

38Immaculate is the speech of those who chant the Word of the Shabad.

39Serving the True One, they find a lasting peace; they enshrine the nine treasures of the Naam within their minds. ||5||

40Beautiful is that place, which is pleasing to the Lord's Mind.

41There, sitting in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, the Glorious Praises of the Lord are sung.

42Night and day, the True One is praised; the Immaculate Sound-current of the Naad resounds there. ||6||