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1The Gurmukh's account is settled with honor; the Lord blesses him with the treasure of His Praise.

2No one's hands can reach there; no one will hear anyone's cries.

3The True Guru will be your best friend there; at the very last instant, He will save you.

4These beings should serve no other than the True Guru or the Creator Lord above the heads of all. ||6||

5Shalok, Third Mehla:

6O rainbird, the One unto whom you call - everyone longs for that Lord.

7When He grants His Grace, it rains, and the forests and fields blossom forth in their greenery.

8By Guru's Grace, He is found; only a rare few understand this.

9Sitting down and standing up, meditate continually on Him, and be at peace forever and ever.

10O Nanak, the Ambrosial Nectar rains down forever; the Lord gives it to the Gurmukh. ||1||

11Third Mehla:

12When the people of the world are suffering in pain, they call upon the Lord in loving prayer.

13The True Lord naturally listens and hears and gives comfort.

14He commands the god of rain, and the rain pours down in torrents.

15Corn and wealth are produced in great abundance and prosperity; their value cannot be estimated.

16O Nanak, praise the Naam, the Name of the Lord; He reaches out and gives sustenance to all beings.

17Eating this, peace is produced, and the mortal never again suffers in pain. ||2||

18Pauree:

19O Dear Lord, You are the Truest of the True. You blend those who are truthful into Your Own Being.

20Those caught in duality are on the side of duality; entrenched in falsehood, they cannot merge into the Lord.

21You Yourself unite, and You Yourself separate; You display Your Creative Omnipotence.

22Attachment brings the sorrow of separation; the mortal acts in accordance with pre-ordained destiny.

23I am a sacrifice to those who remain lovingly attached to the Lord's Feet.

24They are like the lotus which remains detached, floating upon the water.

25They are peaceful and beautiful forever; they eradicate self-conceit from within.

26They never suffer sorrow or separation; they are merged in the Being of the Lord. ||7||

27Shalok, Third Mehla:

28O Nanak, praise the Lord; everything is in His power.

29Serve Him, O mortal beings; there is none other than Him.

30The Lord God abides within the mind of the Gurmukh, and then he is at peace, forever and ever.

31He is never cynical; all anxiety has been taken out from within him.

32Whatever happens, happens naturally; no one has any say about it.

33When the True Lord abides in the mind, then the mind's desires are fulfilled.

34O Nanak, He Himself hears the words of those, whose accounts are in His Hands. ||1||

35Third Mehla:

36The Ambrosial Nectar rains down continually; realize this through realization.

37Those who, as Gurmukh, realize this, keep the Lord's Ambrosial Nectar enshrined within their hearts.

38They drink in the Lord's Ambrosial Nectar, and remain forever imbued with the Lord; they conquer egotism and thirsty desires.

39The Name of the Lord is Ambrosial Nectar; the Lord showers His Grace, and it rains down.

40O Nanak, the Gurmukh comes to behold the Lord, the Supreme Soul. ||2||