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1I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who hear and enshrine the Naam within their minds.

2The Dear Lord, the True One, the Highest of the High, subdues their ego and blends them with Himself. ||1||Pause||

3True is the Dear Lord, and True is His Name.

4By Guru's Grace, some merge with Him.

5Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, those who merge with the Lord shall not be separated from Him again. They merge with intuitive ease into the True Lord. ||2||

6There is nothing beyond You;

7You are the One who does, sees, and knows.

8The Creator Himself acts, and inspires others to act. Through the Guru's Teachings, He blends us into Himself. ||3||

9The virtuous soul-bride finds the Lord;

10she decorates herself with the Love and the Fear of God.

11She who serves the True Guru is forever a happy soul-bride. She is absorbed in the true teachings. ||4||

12Those who forget the Word of the Shabad have no home and no place of rest.

13They are deluded by doubt, like a crow in a deserted house.

14They forfeit both this world and the next, and they pass their lives suffering in pain and misery. ||5||

15Writing on and on endlessly, they run out of paper and ink.

16Through the love with duality, no one has found peace.

17They write falsehood, and they practice falsehood; they are burnt to ashes by focusing their consciousness on falsehood. ||6||

18The Gurmukhs write and reflect on Truth, and only Truth.

19The true ones find the gate of salvation.

20True is their paper, pen and ink; writing Truth, they are absorbed in the True One. ||7||

21My God sits deep within the self; He watches over us.

22Those who meet the Lord, by Guru's Grace, are acceptable.

23O Nanak, glorious greatness is received through the Naam, which is obtained through the Perfect Guru. ||8||22||23||

24Maajh, Third Mehla:

25The Divine Light of the Supreme Soul shines forth from the Guru.

26The filth stuck to the ego is removed through the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

27One who is imbued with devotional worship to the Lord night and day becomes pure. Worshipping the Lord, He is obtained. ||1||

28I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who themselves worship the Lord, and inspire others to worship Him as well.

29I humbly bow to those devotees who chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord, night and day. ||1||Pause||

30The Creator Lord Himself is the Doer of deeds.

31As He pleases, He applies us to our tasks.

32Through perfect destiny, we serve the Guru; serving the Guru, peace is found. ||2||

33Those who die, and remain dead while yet alive, obtain it.

34By Guru's Grace, they enshrine the Lord within their minds.

35Enshrining the Lord within their minds, they are liberated forever. With intuitive ease, they merge into the Lord. ||3||

36They perform all sorts of rituals, but they do not obtain liberation through them.

37They wander around the countryside, and in love with duality, they are ruined.

38The deceitful lose their lives in vain; without the Word of the Shabad, they obtain only misery. ||4||

39Those who restrain their wandering mind, keeping it steady and stable,

40obtain the supreme status, by Guru's Grace.

41The True Guru Himself unites us in Union with the Lord. Meeting the Beloved, peace is obtained. ||5||