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1Your humble servants focus their consciousness and meditate on You with one-pointed mind; those Holy beings find peace, chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, the Treasure of Bliss.

2They sing Your Praises, God, meeting with the Holy, the Holy people, and the Guru, the True Guru, O Lord God. ||1||

3They alone obtain the fruit of peace, within whose hearts You, O my Lord and Master, abide. They cross over the terrifying world-ocean - they are known as the Lord's devotees.

4Please enjoin me to their service, Lord, please enjoin me to their service. O Lord God, You, You, You, You, You are the Lord of servant Nanak. ||2||6||12||

5Kaanraa, Fifth Mehla, Second House:

6One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

7Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the World, the Treasure of Mercy.

8The True Guru is the Destroyer of pain, the Giver of peace; meeting Him, one is totally fulfilled. ||1||Pause||

9Meditate in remembrance on the Naam, the Support of the mind.

10Millions of sinners are carried across in an instant. ||1||

11Whoever remembers his Guru,

12shall not suffer sorrow, even in dreams. ||2||

13Whoever keeps his Guru enshrined within

14- that humble being tastes the sublime essence of the Lord with his tongue. ||3||

15Says Nanak, the Guru has been Kind to me;

16here and herafter, my face is radiant. ||4||1||

17Kaanraa, Fifth Mehla:

18I worship and adore You, my Lord and Master.

19Standing up and sitting down, while sleeping and awake, with each and every breath, I meditate on the Lord. ||1||Pause||

20The Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides within the hearts of those,

21whose Lord and Master blesses them with this gift. ||1||

22Peace and tranquility come into the hearts of those

23who meet their Lord and Master, through the Word of the Guru. ||2||

24Those whom the Guru blesses with the Mantra of the Naam are wise, and blessed with all powers,. ||3||

25Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to those

26who are blessed with the Name in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. ||4||2||

27Kaanraa, Fifth Mehla:

28Sing the Praises of God, O my tongue.

29Humbly bow to the Saints, over and over again; through them, the Feet of the Lord of the Universe shall come to abide within you. ||1||Pause||

30The Door to the Lord cannot be found by any other means.

31When He becomes Merciful, we come to meditate on the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||

32The body is not purified by millions of rituals.

33The mind is awakened and enlightened only in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||2||

34Thirst and desire are not quenched by enjoying the many pleasures of Maya.

35Chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, total peace is found. ||3||

36When the Supreme Lord God becomes Merciful,

37says Nanak, then one is rid of worldly entanglements. ||4||3||

38Kaanraa, Fifth Mehla:

39Beg for such blessings from the Lord of the Universe:

40to work for the Saints, and the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Chanting the Name of the Lord, the supreme status is obtained. ||1||Pause||

41Worship the Feet of Your Lord and Master, and seek His Sanctuary.

42Take joy in whatever God does. ||1||

43This precious human body becomes fruitful,