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1You are pervading and permeating all places and interspaces, O Creator. You made all that has been made.

2You created the entire universe, with all its colors and shades; in so many ways and means and forms You formed it.

3O Lord of Light, Your Light is infused within all; You link us to the Guru's Teachings.

4They alone meet the True Guru, unto whom You are Merciful; O Lord, You instruct them in the Guru's Word.

5Let everyone chant the Name of the Lord, chant the Name of the Great Lord; all poverty, pain and hunger shall be taken away. ||3||

6Shalok, Fourth Mehla:

7The Ambrosial Nectar of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is sweet; enshrine this Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord within your heart.

8The Lord God prevails in the Sangat, the Holy Congregation; reflect upon the Shabad and understand.

9Meditating on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, within the mind, the poison of egotism is eradicated.

10One who does not remember the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, shall totally lose this life in the gamble.

11By Guru's Grace, one remembers the Lord, and enshrines the Lord's Name within the heart.

12O servant Nanak, his face shall be radiant in the Court of the True Lord. ||1||

13Fourth Mehla:

14To chant the Lord's Praise and His Name is sublime and exalted. This is the most excellent deed in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga.

15His Praises come through the Guru's Teachings and Instructions; wear the Necklace of the Lord's Name.

16Those who meditate on the Lord are very fortunate. They are entrusted with the Treasure of the Lord.

17Without the Name, no matter what people may do, they continue to waste away in egotism.

18Elephants can be washed and bathed in water, but they only throw dust on their heads again.

19O Kind and Compassionate True Guru, please unite me with the Lord, that the One Creator of the Universe may abide within my mind.

20Those Gurmukhs who listen to the Lord and believe in Him - servant Nanak salutes them. ||2||

21Pauree:

22The Lord's Name is the most sublime and precious merchandise. The Primal Lord God is my Lord and Master.

23The Lord has staged His Play, and He Himself permeates it. The whole world deals in this merchandise.

24Your Light is the light in all beings, O Creator. All Your Expanse is True.

25All those who meditate on You become prosperous; through the Guru's Teachings, they sing Your Praises, O Formless Lord.

26Let everyone chant the Lord, the Lord of the World, the Lord of the Universe, and cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||4||

27Shalok, Fourth Mehla:

28I have only one tongue, and the Glorious Virtues of the Lord God are Unapproachable and Unfathomable.

29I am ignorant - how can I meditate on You, Lord? You are Great, Unapproachable and Immeasurable.

30O Lord God, please bless me with that sublime wisdom, that I may fall at the Feet of the Guru, the True Guru.

31O Lord God, please lead me to the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, where even a sinner like myself may be saved.

32O Lord, please bless and forgive servant Nanak; please unite him in Your Union.

33O Lord, please be merciful and hear my prayer; I am a sinner and a worm - please save me! ||1||

34Fourth Mehla:

35O Lord, Life of the World, please bless me with Your Grace, and lead me to meet the Guru, the Merciful True Guru.

36I am happy to serve the Guru; the Lord has become merciful to me.