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1Grasping hold of the Feet of the Saints, I have abandoned sexual desire, anger and greed. The Guru, the Lord of the World, has been kind to me, and I have realized my destiny. ||1||

2My doubts and attachments have been dispelled, and the blinding bonds of Maya have been broken. My Lord and Master is pervading and permeating everywhere; no one is an enemy.

3My Lord and Master is totally satisfied with me; He has rid me of the pains of death and birth. Grasping hold of the Feet of the Saints, Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||2||3||132||

4Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

5Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har; enshrine the Lord, Har, Har, within your mind. ||1||Pause||

6Hear Him with your ears, and practice devotional worship - these are good deeds, which make up for past evils.

7So seek the Sanctuary of the Holy, and forget all your other habits. ||1||.

8Love the Lord's Feet, continually and continuously - the most sacred and sanctified.

9Fear is taken away from the servant of the Lord, and the dirty sins and mistakes of the past are burnt away.

10Those who speak are liberated, and those who listen are liberated; those who keep the Rehit, the Code of Conduct, are not reincarnated again.

11The Lord's Name is the most sublime essence; Nanak contemplates the nature of reality. ||2||4||133||

12Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

13I beg for devotion to the Naam, the Name of the Lord; I have forsaken all other activities. ||1||Pause||

14Meditate lovingly on the Lord, and sing forever the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.

15I long for the dust of the feet of the Lord's humble servant, O Great Giver, my Lord and Master. ||1||

16The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the ultimate ecstasy, bliss, happiness, peace and tranquility. The fear is death is dispelled by meditating in remembrance on the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.

17Only the Sanctuary of the Feet of the Lord of the Universe can destroy all the suffering of the world.

18The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is the boat, O Nanak, to carry us across to the other side. ||2||5||134||

19Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

20Gazing upon my Guru, I sing the Praises of my Beloved Lord.

21I escape from the five thieves, and I find the One, when I join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||1||Pause||

22Nothing of the visible world shall go along with you; abandon your pride and attachment.

23Love the One Lord, and join the Saadh Sangat, and you shall be embellished and exalted. ||1||

24I have found the Lord, the Treasure of Excellence; all my hopes have been fulfilled.

25Nanak's mind is in ecstasy; the Guru has shattered the impregnable fortress. ||2||6||135||

26Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

27My mind is neutral and detached; I seek only the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. ||1||Pause||

28Serving the Holy Saints, I meditate on my Beloved within my heart.

29Gazing upon the Embodiment of Ecstasy, I rise to the Mansion of His Presence. ||1||

30I work for Him; I have forsaken everything else. I seek only His Sanctuary.

31O Nanak, my Lord and Master hugs me close in His Embrace; the Guru is pleased and satisfied with me. ||2||7||136||

32Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

33This is my condition.

34Only my Merciful Lord knows it. ||1||Pause||

35I have abandoned my mother and father, and sold my mind to the Saints.

36I have lost my social status, birth-right and ancestry; I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||

37I have broken away from other people and family; I work only for God.

38The Guru has taught me, O Nanak, to serve only the One Lord. ||2||8||137||