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1Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, search this cave.

2The Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides deep within the self.

3Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and decorate yourself with the Shabad. Meeting with your Beloved, you shall find peace. ||4||

4The Messenger of Death imposes his tax on those who are attached to duality.

5He inflicts punishment on those who forget the Name.

6They are called to account for each instant and each moment. Every grain, every particle, is weighed and counted. ||5||

7One who does not remember her Husband Lord in this world is being cheated by duality; she shall weep bitterly in the end.

8She is from an evil family; she is ugly and vile. Even in her dreams, she does not meet her Husband Lord. ||6||

9She who enshrines her Husband Lord in her mind in this world

10His Presence is revealed to her by the Perfect Guru.

11That soul-bride keeps her Husband Lord clasped tightly to her heart, and through the Word of the Shabad, she enjoys her Husband Lord upon His Beautiful Bed. ||7||

12The Lord Himself sends out the call, and He summons us to His Presence.

13He enshrines His Name within our minds.

14O Nanak, one who receives the greatness of the Naam night and day, constantly sings His Glorious Praises. ||8||28||29||

15Maajh, Third Mehla:

16Sublime is their birth, and the place where they dwell.

17Those who serve the True Guru remain detached in the home of their own being.

18They abide in the Lord's Love, and constantly imbued with His Love, their minds are satisfied and fulfilled with the Lord's Essence. ||1||

19I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who read of the Lord, who understand and enshrine Him within their minds.

20The Gurmukhs read and praise the Lord's Name; they are honored in the True Court. ||1||Pause||

21The Unseen and Inscrutable Lord is permeating and pervading everywhere.

22He cannot be obtained by any effort.

23If the Lord grants His Grace, then we come to meet the True Guru. By His Kindness, we are united in His Union. ||2||

24One who reads, while attached to duality, does not understand.

25He yearns for the three-phased Maya.

26The bonds of the three-phased Maya are broken by the Word of the Guru's Shabad. Through the Guru's Shabad, liberation is achieved. ||3||

27This unstable mind cannot be held steady.

28Attached to duality, it wanders in the ten directions.

29It is a poisonous worm, drenched with poison, and in poison it rots away. ||4||

30Practicing egotism and selfishness, they try to impress others by showing off.

31They perform all sorts of rituals, but they gain no acceptance.

32Without You, Lord, nothing happens at all. You forgive those who are adorned with the Word of Your Shabad. ||5||

33They are born, and they die, but they do not understand the Lord.

34Night and day, they wander, in love with duality.

35The lives of the self-willed manmukhs are useless; in the end, they die, regretting and repenting. ||6||

36The Husband is away, and the wife is getting dressed up.

37This is what the blind, self-willed manmukhs are doing.

38They are not honored in this world, and they shall find no shelter in the world hereafter. They are wasting their lives in vain. ||7||

39How rare are those who know the Name of the Lord!

40Through the Shabad, the Word of the Perfect Guru, the Lord is realized.

41Night and day, they perform the Lord's devotional service; day and night, they find intuitive peace. ||8||

42That One Lord is pervading in all.

43Only a few, as Gurmukh, understand this.

44O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Naam are beautiful. Granting His Grace, God unites them with Himself. ||9||29||30||