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1Save me, O my Merciful Lord God. ||1||Pause||

2I have not practiced meditation, austerities or good actions.

3I do not know the way to meet You.

4Within my mind, I have placed my hopes in the One Lord alone.

5The Support of Your Name shall carry me across. ||2||

6You are the Expert, O God, in all powers.

7The fish cannot find the limits of the water.

8You are Inaccessible and Unfathomable, the Highest of the High.

9I am small, and You are so very Great. ||3||

10Those who meditate on You are wealthy.

11Those who attain You are rich.

12Those who serve You are peaceful.

13Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Saints. ||4||7||

14Basant, Fifth Mehla:

15Serve the One who created You.

16Worship the One who gave you life.

17Become His servant, and you shall never again be punished.

18Become His trustee, and you shall never again suffer sorrow. ||1||

19That mortal who is blessed with such great good fortune,

20attains this state of Nirvaanaa. ||1||Pause||

21Life is wasted uselessly in the service of duality.

22No efforts shall be rewarded, and no works brought to fruition.

23It is so painful to serve only mortal beings.

24Service to the Holy brings lasting peace and bliss. ||2||

25If you long for eternal peace, O Siblings of Destiny,

26then join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; this is the Guru's advice.

27There, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is meditated on.

28In the Saadh Sangat, you shall be emancipated. ||3||

29Among all essences, this is the essence of spiritual wisdom.

30Among all meditations, meditation on the One Lord is the most sublime.

31The Kirtan of the Lord's Praises is the ultimate melody.

32Meeting with the Guru, Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||4||8||

33Basant, Fifth Mehla:

34Chanting His Name, one's mouth becomes pure.

35Meditating in remembrance on Him, one's reputation becomes stainless.

36Worshipping Him in adoration, one is not tortured by the Messenger of Death.

37Serving Him, everything is obtained. ||1||

38The Lord's Name - chant the Lord's Name.

39Abandon all the desires of your mind. ||1||Pause||

40He is the Support of the earth and the sky.

41His Light illuminates each and every heart.

42Meditating in remembrance on Him, even fallen sinners are sanctified;

43in the end, they will not weep and wail over and over again. ||2||

44Among all religions, this is the ultimate religion.

45Among all rituals and codes of conduct, this is above all.

46The angels, mortals and divine beings long for Him.

47To find Him, commit yourself to the service of the Society of the Saints. ||3||

48One whom the Primal Lord God blesses with His bounties,

49obtains the treasure of the Lord.

50His state and extent cannot be described.

51Servant Nanak meditates on the Lord, Har, Har. ||4||9||

52Basant, Fifth Mehla:

53My mind and body are gripped by thirst and desire.

54The Merciful Guru has fulfilled my hopes.

55In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, all my sins have been taken away.

56I chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord; I am in love with the Name of the Lord. ||1||

57By Guru's Grace, this spring of the soul has come.

58I enshrine the Lord's Lotus Feet within my heart; I listen to the Lord's Praise, forever and ever. ||1||Pause||