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1You Yourself are the Creator. Everything that happens is by Your Doing.

2There is no one except You.

3You created the creation; You behold it and understand it.

4O servant Nanak, the Lord is revealed through the Gurmukh, the Living Expression of the Guru's Word. ||4||2||

5Aasaa, First Mehla:

6In that pool, people have made their homes, but the water there is as hot as fire!

7In the swamp of emotional attachment, their feet cannot move. I have seen them drowning there. ||1||

8In your mind, you do not remember the One Lord-you fool!

9You have forgotten the Lord; your virtues shall wither away. ||1||Pause||

10I am not celibate, nor truthful, nor scholarly. I was born foolish and ignorant into this world.

11Prays Nanak, I seek the Sanctuary of those who have not forgotten You, O Lord! ||2||3||

12Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:

13This human body has been given to you.

14This is your chance to meet the Lord of the Universe.

15Nothing else will work.

16Join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; vibrate and meditate on the Jewel of the Naam. ||1||

17Make every effort to cross over this terrifying world-ocean.

18You are squandering this life uselessly in the love of Maya. ||1||Pause||

19I have not practiced meditation, self-discipline, self-restraint or righteous living.

20I have not served the Holy; I have not acknowledged the Lord, my King.

21Says Nanak, my actions are contemptible!

22O Lord, I seek Your Sanctuary; please, preserve my honor! ||2||4||

23Sohilaa ~ The Song Of Praise. Raag Gauree Deepakee, First Mehla:

24One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

25In that house where the Praises of the Creator are chanted and contemplated

26-in that house, sing Songs of Praise; meditate and remember the Creator Lord. ||1||

27Sing the Songs of Praise of my Fearless Lord.

28I am a sacrifice to that Song of Praise which brings eternal peace. ||1||Pause||

29Day after day, He cares for His beings; the Great Giver watches over all.

30Your Gifts cannot be appraised; how can anyone compare to the Giver? ||2||

31The day of my wedding is pre-ordained. Come, gather together and pour the oil over the threshold.

32My friends, give me your blessings, that I may merge with my Lord and Master. ||3||

33Unto each and every home, into each and every heart, this summons is sent out; the call comes each and every day.

34Remember in meditation the One who summons us; O Nanak, that day is drawing near! ||4||1||

35Raag Aasaa, First Mehla:

36There are six schools of philosophy, six teachers, and six sets of teachings.

37But the Teacher of teachers is the One, who appears in so many forms. ||1||

38O Baba: that system in which the Praises of the Creator are sung

39-follow that system; in it rests true greatness. ||1||Pause||

40The seconds, minutes and hours, days, weeks and months,

41and the various seasons originate from the one sun;