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1The self-willed manmukh is on the wrong side. You can see this with your own eyes.

2He is caught in the trap like the deer; the Messenger of Death hovers over his head.

3Hunger, thirst and slander are evil; sexual desire and anger are horrible.

4These cannot be seen with your eyes, until you contemplate the Word of the Shabad.

5Whoever is pleasing to You is content; all his entanglements are gone.

6Serving the Guru, his capital is preserved. The Guru is the ladder and the boat.

7O Nanak, whoever is attached to the Lord receives the essence; O True Lord, You are found when the mind is true. ||1||

8First Mehla:

9There is one path and one door. The Guru is the ladder to reach one's own place.

10Our Lord and Master is so beautiful, O Nanak; all comfort and peace are in the Name of the True Lord. ||2||

11Pauree:

12He Himself created Himself; He Himself understands Himself.

13Separating the sky and the earth, He has spread out His canopy.

14Without any pillars, He supports the sky, through the insignia of His Shabad.

15Creating the sun and the moon, He infused His Light into them.

16He created the night and the day; Wondrous are His miraculous plays.

17He created the sacred shrines of pilgrimage, where people contemplate righteousness and Dharma, and take cleansing baths on special occasions.

18There is no other equal to You; how can we speak and describe You?

19You are seated on the throne of Truth; all others come and go in reincarnation. ||1||

20Shalok, First Mehla:

21O Nanak, when it rains in the month of Saawan, four are delighted:

22the snake, the deer, the fish and the wealthy people who seek pleasure. ||1||

23First Mehla:

24O Nanak, when it rains in the month of Saawan, four suffer the pains of separation:

25the cow's calves, the poor, the travellers and the servants. ||2||

26Pauree:

27You are True, O True Lord; You dispense True Justice.

28Like a lotus, You sit in the primal celestial trance; You are hidden from view.

29Brahma is called great, but even he does not know Your limits.

30You have no father or mother; who gave birth to You?

31You have no form or feature; You transcend all social classes.

32You have no hunger or thirst; You are satisfied and satiated.

33You have merged Yourself into the Guru; You are pervading through the Word of Your Shabad.

34When he is pleasing to the True Lord, the mortal merges in Truth. ||2||

35Shalok, First Mehla:

36The physician was called in; he touched my arm and felt my pulse.

37The foolish physician did not know that the pain was in the mind. ||1||

38Second Mehla:

39O physician, you are a competent physician, if you first diagnose the disease.

40Prescribe such a remedy, by which all sorts of illnesses may be cured.

41Administer that medicine, which will cure the disease, and allow peace to come and dwell in the body.

42Only when you are rid of your own disease, O Nanak, will you be known as a physician. ||2||

43Pauree:

44Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and the deities were created.

45Brahma was given the Vedas, and enjoined to worship God.

46The ten incarnations, and Rama the king, came into being.

47According to His Will, they quickly killed all the demons.

48Shiva serves Him, but cannot find His limits.

49He established His throne on the principles of Truth.

50He enjoined all the world to its tasks, while He keeps Himself hidden from view.