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1Nothing else can equal the Glory of the Lord's Name; please bless servant Nanak with Your Grace. ||8||1||

2Kalyaan, Fourth Mehla:

3O Lord, please bless me with the Touch of the Guru, the Philosopher's Stone.

4I was unworthy, utterly useless, rusty slag; meeting with the True Guru, I was transformed by the Philosopher's Stone. ||1||Pause||

5Everyone longs for paradise, liberation and heaven; all place their hopes in them.

6The humble long for the Blessed Vision of His Darshan; they do not ask for liberation. Their minds are satisfied and comforted by His Darshan. ||1||

7Emotional attachment to Maya is very powerful; this attachment is a black stain which sticks.

8The humble servants of my Lord and Master are unattached and liberated. They are like ducks, whose feathers do not get wet. ||2||

9The fragrant sandalwood tree is encircled by snakes; how can anyone get to the sandalwood?

10Drawing out the Mighty Sword of the Guru's Spiritual Wisdom, I slaughter and kill the poisonous snakes, and drink in the Sweet Nectar. ||3||

11You may gather wood and stack it in a pile, but in an instant, fire reduces it to ashes.

12The faithless cynic gathers the most horrendous sins, but meeting with the Holy Saint, they are placed in the fire. ||4||

13The Holy, Saintly devotees are sublime and exalted. They enshrine the Naam, the Name of the Lord, deep within.

14By the touch of the Holy and the humble servants of the Lord, the Lord God is seen. ||5||

15The thread of the faithless cynic is totally knotted and tangled; how can anything be woven with it?

16This thread cannot be woven into yarn; do not associate with those faithless cynics. ||6||

17The True Guru and the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, are exalted and sublime. Joining the Congregation, meditate on the Lord.

18The gems, jewels and precious stones are deep within; by Guru's Grace, they are found. ||7||

19My Lord and Master is Glorious and Great. How can I be united in His Union?

20O Nanak, the Perfect Guru unites His humble servant in His Union, and blesses him with perfection. ||8||2||

21Kalyaan, Fourth Mehla:

22Chant the Name of the Lord, the Lord, the All-pervading Lord.

23The Holy, the humble and Holy, are noble and sublime. Meeting with the Holy, I joyfully love the Lord. ||1||Pause||

24The minds of all the beings and creatures of the world waver unsteadily.

25Please take pity on them, be merciful to them, and unite them with the Holy; establish this support to support the world. ||1||

26The earth is beneath us, and yet its dust falls down on all; let yourself be covered by the dust of the feet of the Holy.

27You shall be utterly exalted, the most noble and sublime of all; the whole world will place itself at your feet. ||2||

28The Gurmukhs are blessed with the Divine Light of the Lord; Maya comes to serve them.

29Through the Word of the Guru's Teachings, they bite with teeth of wax and chew iron, drinking in the Sublime Essence of the Lord. ||3||

30The Lord has shown great mercy, and bestowed His Name; I have met with the Holy Guru, the Primal Being.

31The Glorious Praises of the Lord's Name have spread out everywhere; the Lord bestows fame all over the world. ||4||

32The Beloved Lord is within the minds of the Holy, the Holy Saadhus; without seeing Him, they cannot survive.

33The fish in the water loves only the water. Without water, it bursts and dies in an instant. ||5||