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1I ask and ask, with humility, ""Who can tell me which country my Husband Lord lives in?""

2I would dedicate my heart to him, I offer my mind and body and everything; I place my head at his feet. ||2||

3I bow at the feet of the voluntary slave of the Lord; I beg him to bless me with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

4Show Mercy to me, that I may meet God, and gaze upon the Blessed Vision of His Darshan every moment. ||3||

5When He is Kind to me, He comes to dwell within my being. Night and day, my mind is calm and peaceful.

6Says Nanak, I sing the Songs of Joy; the Unstruck Word of the Shabad resounds within me. ||4||5||

7Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

8O mother, True, True True is the Lord, and True, True, True is His Holy Saint.

9The Word which the Perfect Guru has spoken, I have tied to my robe. ||1||Pause||

10Night and day, and the stars in the sky shall vanish. The sun and the moon shall vanish.

11The mountains, the earth, the water and the air shall pass away. Only the Word of the Holy Saint shall endure. ||1||

12Those born of eggs shall pass away, and those born of the womb shall pass away. Those born of the earth and sweat shall pass away as well.

13The four Vedas shall pass away, and the six Shaastras shall pass away. Only the Word of the Holy Saint is eternal. ||2||

14Raajas, the quality of energetic activity shall pass away. Taamas, the quality of lethargic darkness shall pass away. Saatvas, the quality of peaceful light shall pass away as well.

15All that is seen shall pass away. Only the Word of the Holy Saint is beyond destruction. ||3||

16He Himself is Himself by Himself. All that is seen is His play.

17He cannot be found by any means. O Nanak, meeting with the Guru, God is found. ||4||6||

18Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

19The Guru, the Lord of the Universe, dwells within my mind.

20Wherever my Lord and Master is remembered in meditation - that village is filled with peace and bliss. ||1||Pause||

21Wherever my Beloved Lord and Master is forgotten - all misery and misfortune is there.

22Where the Praises of my Lord, the Embodiment of Bliss and Joy are sung - eternal peace and wealth are there. ||1||

23Wherever they do not listen to the Stories of the Lord with their ears - the utterly desolate wilderness is there.

24Where the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises are sung with love in the Saadh Sangat - there is fragrance and fruit and joy in abundance. ||2||

25Without meditative remembrance on the Lord, one may live for millions of years, but his life would be totally useless.

26But if he vibrates and meditates on the Lord of the Universe, for even a moment, then he shall live forever and ever. ||3||

27O God, I seek Your Sanctuary, Your Sanctuary, Your Sanctuary; please mercifully bless me with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

28O Nanak, the Lord is All-pervading everywhere, amongst all. He knows the qualities and the condition of all. ||4||7||

29Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

30Now, I have obtained the Support of the Lord.

31Those who seek the Sanctuary of the Ocean of Mercy are carried across the world-ocean. ||1||Pause||

32They sleep in peace, and intuitively merge into the Lord. The Guru takes away their cynicism and doubt.

33Whatever they wish for, the Lord does; they obtain the fruits of their minds' desires. ||1||

34In my heart, I meditate on Him; with my eyes, I focus my meditation on Him. With my ears, I listen to His Sermon.