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1Those Saints who know You, O Lord and Master - blessed and approved is their coming into the world.

2The Congregation of those humble beings is obtained by great good fortune; Nanak is a sacrifice to the Saints. ||2||41||64||

3Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

4Save me, O Merciful Saint!

5You are the All-powerful Cause of causes. You have ended my separation, and joined me with God. ||1||Pause||

6You save us from the corruption and sins of countless incarnations; associating with You, we obtain sublime understanding.

7Forgetting God, we wandered through countless incarnations; with each and every breath, we sing the Lord's Praises. ||1||

8Whoever meets with the Holy Saints - those sinners are sanctified.

9Says Nanak, those who have such high destiny, win this invaluable human life. ||2||42||65||

10Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

11O my Lord and Master, Your humble servant has come to offer this prayer.

12Hearing Your Name, I am blessed with total peace, bliss, poise and pleasure. ||1||Pause||

13The Treasure of Mercy, the Ocean of Peace - His Praises are diffused everywhere.

14O Lord, You celebrate in the Society of the Saints; You reveal Yourself to them. ||1||

15With my eyes I see the Saints, and dedicate myself to serving them; I wash their feet with my hair.

16Twenty-four hours a day, I gaze upon the Blessed Vision, the Darshan of the Saints; this is the peace and comfort which Nanak has received. ||2||43||66||

17Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

18One who is lovingly absorbed in the Lord's Name

19is a good-hearted friend, intuitively embellished with happiness. He is said to be blessed and fortunate. ||1||Pause||

20He is rid of sin and corruption, and detached from Maya; he has renounced the poison of egotistical intellect.

21He thirsts for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan, and he places his hopes in the One Lord alone. The Feet of his Beloved are the Support of his heart. ||1||

22He sleeps, wakes, rises up and sits down without anxiety; he laughs and cries without anxiety.

23Says Nanak, she who has cheated the world - that Maya is cheated by the humble servant of the Lord. ||2||44||67||

24Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

25Now, no one complains about the Lord's humble servant.

26Whoever tries to complain is destroyed by the Guru, the Transcendent Lord God. ||1||Pause||

27Whoever harbors vengeance against the One who is beyond all vengenace, shall lose in the Court of the Lord.

28From the very beginning of time, and throughout the ages, it is the glorious greatness of God, that He preserves the honor of His humble servants. ||1||

29The mortal becomes fearless, and all his fears are taken away, when he leans on the Support of the Lord's Lotus Feet.

30Chanting the Name, through the Guru's Word, Nanak has become famous throughout the world. ||2||45||68||

31Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

32The Lord's humble servant has discarded all self-conceit.

33As You see fit, You save us, O Lord of the World. Beholding Your Glorious Grandeur, I live. ||1||Pause||

34Through the Guru's Instruction, and the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, all sorrow and suffering is taken away.

35I look upon friend and enemy alike; all that I speak is the Lord's meditation. ||1||

36The fire within me is quenched; I am cool, calm and tranquil. Hearing the unstruck celestial melody, I am wonder-struck and amazed.

37I am in ecstasy, O Nanak, and my mind is filled with Truth, through the perfect perfection of the Sound-current of the Naad. ||2||46||69||