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1The mortal eats the food which he has carefully prepared, and then steals the wealth of others. His inner being is filled with falsehood and pride.

2He knows nothing of the Vedas or the Shaastras; his mind is gripped by pride. ||2||

3He says his evening prayers, and observes all the fasts, but this is all just a show.

4God made him stray from the path, and sent him into the wilderness. All his actions are useless. ||3||

5He alone is a spiritual teacher, and he alone is a devotee of Vishnu and a scholar, whom the Lord God blesses with His Grace.

6Serving the True Guru, he obtains the supreme status and saves the whole world. ||4||

7What can I say? I don't know what to say. As God wills, so do I speak.

8I ask only for the dust of the feet of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Servant Nanak seeks their Sanctuary. ||5||2||

9Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

10Now, my dancing is over.

11I have intuitively obtained my Darling Beloved. Through the Word of the True Guru's Teachings, I found Him. ||1||Pause||

12The virgin speaks with her friends about her husband and they laugh together;

13but when he comes home, she becomes shy, and modestly covers her face. ||1||

14When gold is melted in the crucible, it flows freely everywhere.

15But when it is made into pure solid bars of gold, then it remains stationary. ||2||

16As long as the days and the nights of one's life last, the clock strikes the hours, minutes and seconds.

17But when the gong player gets up and leaves, the gong is not sounded again. ||3||

18When the pitcher is filled with water, the water contained within it seems distinct.

19Says Nanak, when the pitcher is emptied out, the water mingles again with water. ||4||3||

20Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

21Now if he is asked, what can he say?

22He was supposed to have gathered the sublime essence of the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, but instead, the mad-man was busy with poison. ||1||Pause||

23This human life, so difficult to obtain, was finally obtained after such a long time. He is losing it in exchange for a shell.

24He came to buy musk, but instead, he has loaded dust and thistle grass. ||1||

25He comes in search of profits, but he is entangled in the enticing illusion of Maya.

26He loses the jewel, in exchange for mere glass. When will he have this blessed opportunity again? ||2||

27He is full of sins, and he has not even one redeeming virtue. Forsaking his Lord and Master, he is involved with Maya, God's slave.

28And when the final silence comes, like inanimate matter, he is caught like a thief at the door. ||3||

29I cannot see any other way out. I seek the Sanctuary of the Lord's slaves.

30Says Nanak, the mortal is emancipated, only when all his demerits and faults are erased and eradicated. ||4||4||

31Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

32O mother, my patience is gone. I am in love with my Husband Lord.

33There are so many kinds of incomparable pleasures, but I am not interested in any of them. ||1||Pause||

34Night and day, I utter, ""Pri-a, Pri-a - Beloved, Beloved"" with my mouth. I cannot sleep, even for an instant; I remain awake and aware.

35Necklaces, eye make-up, fancy clothes and decorations - without my Husband Lord, these are all poison to me. ||1||