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1The Primal Lord has ordained that mortals must practice righteousness. ||3||

2Shalok, Second Mehla:

3The month of Saawan has come, O my companions; think of your Husband Lord.

4O Nanak, the discarded bride is in love with another; now she weeps and wails, and dies. ||1||

5Second Mehla:

6The month of Saawan has come, O my companions; the clouds have burst forth with rain.

7O Nanak, the blessed soul-brides sleep in peace; they are in love with their Husband Lord. ||2||

8Pauree:

9He Himself has staged the tournament, and arranged the arena for the wrestlers.

10They have entered the arena with pomp and ceremony; the Gurmukhs are joyful.

11The false and foolish self-willed manmukhs are defeated and overcome.

12The Lord Himself wrestles, and He Himself defeats them. He Himself staged this play.

13The One God is the Lord and Master of all; this is known by the Gurmukhs.

14He writes the inscription of His Hukam on the foreheads of all, without pen or ink.

15In the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, Union with Him is obtained; there, the Glorious Praises of the Lord are chanted forever.

16O Nanak, praising the True Word of His Shabad, one comes to realize the Truth. ||4||

17Shalok, Third Mehla:

18Hanging low, low and thick in the sky, the clouds are changing color.

19How do I know whether my love for my Husband Lord shall endure?

20The love of those soul-brides endures, if their minds are filled with the Love and the Fear of God.

21O Nanak, she who has no Love and Fear of God - her body shall never find peace. ||1||

22Third Mehla:

23Hanging low, low and thick in the sky, the clouds come, and pure water rains down.

24O Nanak, that soul-bride suffers in pain, whose mind is torn away from her Husband Lord. ||2||

25Pauree:

26The One Lord created both sides and pervades the expanse.

27The words of the Vedas became pervasive, with arguments and divisions.

28Attachment and detachment are the two sides of it; Dharma, true religion, is the guide between the two.

29The self-willed manmukhs are worthless and false. Without a doubt, they lose in the Court of the Lord.

30Those who follow the Guru's Teachings are the true spiritual warriors; they have conquered sexual desire and anger.

31They enter into the True Mansion of the Lord's Presence, embellished and exalted by the Word of the Shabad.

32Those devotees are pleasing to Your Will, O Lord; they dearly love the True Name.

33I am a sacrifice to those who serve their True Guru. ||5||

34Shalok, Third Mehla:

35Hanging low, low and thick in the sky, the clouds come, and water rains down in torrents.

36O Nanak, she walks in harmony with the Will of her Husband Lord; she enjoys peace and pleasure forever. ||1||

37Third Mehla:

38Why are you standing up, standing up to look? You poor wretch, this cloud has nothing in its hands.

39The One who sent this cloud - cherish Him in your mind.

40He alone enshrines the Lord in his mind, upon whom the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace.

41O Nanak, all those who lack this Grace, cry and weep and wail. ||2||

42Pauree:

43Serve the Lord forever; He acts in no time at all.

44He stretched the sky across the heavens; in an instant, He creates and destroys.

45He Himself created the world; He contemplates His Creative Omnipotence.

46The self-willed manmukh will be called to account hereafter; he will be severely punished.