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1You are the Great Giver; You are so very Wise. There is no other like You.

2You are my All-powerful Lord and Master; I do not know how to worship You. ||3||

3Your Mansion is imperceptible, O my Beloved; it is so difficult to accept Your Will.

4Says Nanak, I have collapsed at Your Door, Lord. I am foolish and ignorant - please save me! ||4||2||20||

5Basant Hindol, Fifth Mehla:

6The mortal does not know the Primal Lord God; he does not understand hmself. He is engrossed in doubt and egotism. ||1||

7My Father is the Supreme Lord God, my Master.

8I am unworthy, but please save me anyway. ||1||Pause||

9Creation and destruction come only from God; this is what the Lord's humble servants believe. ||2||

10Only those who are imbued with God's Name are judged to be peaceful in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. ||3||

11It is the Guru's Word that carries us across; Nanak cannot think of any other way. ||4||3||21||

12One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

13Raag Basant Hindol, Ninth Mehla:

14O Holy Saints, know that this body is false.

15The Lord who dwells within it - recognize that He alone is real. ||1||Pause||

16The wealth of this world is only a dream; why are you so proud of it?

17None of it shall go along with you in the end; why do you cling to it? ||1||

18Leave behind both praise and slander; enshrine the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises within your heart.

19O servant Nanak, the One Primal Being, the Lord God, is totally permeating everywhere. ||2||1||

20Basant, Ninth Mehla:

21The heart of the sinner is filled with unfulfilled sexual desire.

22He cannot control his fickle mind. ||1||Pause||

23The Yogis, wandering ascetics and renunciates

24- this net is cast over them all. ||1||

25Those who contemplate the Name of the Lord

26cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||2||

27Servant Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord.

28Please bestow the blessing of Your Name, that he may continue to sing Your Glorious Praises. ||3||2||

29Basant, Ninth Mehla:

30O mother, I have gathered the wealth of the Lord's Name.

31My mind has stopped its wanderings, and now, it has come to rest. ||1||Pause||

32Attachment to Maya has run away from my body, and immaculate spiritual wisdom has welled up within me.

33Greed and attachment cannot even touch me; I have grasped hold of devotional worship of the Lord. ||1||

34The cynicism of countless lifetimes has been eradicated, since I obtained the jewel of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

35My mind was rid of all its desires, and I was absorbed in the peace of my own inner being. ||2||

36That person, unto whom the Merciful Lord shows compassion, sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.

37Says Nanak, this wealth is gathered only by the Gurmukh. ||3||3||

38Basant, Ninth Mehla:

39O my mind, how can you forget the Lord's Name?

40When the body perishes, you shall have to deal with the Messenger of Death. ||1||Pause||

41This world is just a hill of smoke.