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1Nanak makes this prayer to God: ""Please, come and unite me with Yourself.""

2The month of Vaisaakh is beautiful and pleasant, when the Saint causes me to meet the Lord. ||3||

3In the month of Jayt'h, the bride longs to meet with the Lord. All bow in humility before Him.

4One who has grasped the hem of the robe of the Lord, the True Friend-no one can keep him in bondage.

5God's Name is the Jewel, the Pearl. It cannot be stolen or taken away.

6In the Lord are all pleasures which please the mind.

7As the Lord wishes, so He acts, and so His creatures act.

8They alone are called blessed, whom God has made His Own.

9If people could meet the Lord by their own efforts, why would they be crying out in the pain of separation?

10Meeting Him in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Nanak, celestial bliss is enjoyed.

11In the month of Jayt'h, the playful Husband Lord meets her, upon whose forehead such good destiny is recorded. ||4||

12The month of Aasaarh seems burning hot, to those who are not close to their Husband Lord.

13They have forsaken God the Primal Being, the Life of the World, and they have come to rely upon mere mortals.

14In the love of duality, the soul-bride is ruined; around her neck she wears the noose of Death.

15As you plant, so shall you harvest; your destiny is recorded on your forehead.

16The life-night passes away, and in the end, one comes to regret and repent, and then depart with no hope at all.

17Those who meet with the Holy Saints are liberated in the Court of the Lord.

18Show Your Mercy to me, O God; I am thirsty for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.

19Without You, God, there is no other at all. This is Nanak's humble prayer.

20The month of Aasaarh is pleasant, when the Feet of the Lord abide in the mind. ||5||

21In the month of Saawan, the soul-bride is happy, if she falls in love with the Lotus Feet of the Lord.

22Her mind and body are imbued with the Love of the True One; His Name is her only Support.

23The pleasures of corruption are false. All that is seen shall turn to ashes.

24The drops of the Lord's Nectar are so beautiful! Meeting the Holy Saint, we drink these in.

25The forests and the meadows are rejuvenated and refreshed with the Love of God, the All-powerful, Infinite Primal Being.

26My mind yearns to meet the Lord. If only He would show His Mercy, and unite me with Himself!

27Those brides who have obtained God-I am forever a sacrifice to them.

28O Nanak, when the Dear Lord shows kindness, He adorns His bride with the Word of His Shabad.

29Saawan is delightful for those happy soul-brides whose hearts are adorned with the Necklace of the Lord's Name. ||6||

30In the month of Bhaadon, she is deluded by doubt, because of her attachment to duality.

31She may wear thousands of ornaments, but they are of no use at all.

32On that day when the body perishes-at that time, she becomes a ghost.

33The Messenger of Death seizes and holds her, and does not tell anyone his secret.

34And her loved ones-in an instant, they move on, leaving her all alone.

35She wrings her hands, her body writhes in pain, and she turns from black to white.

36As she has planted, so does she harvest; such is the field of karma.

37Nanak seeks God's Sanctuary; God has given him the Boat of His Feet.

38Those who love the Guru, the Protector and Savior, in Bhaadon, shall not be thrown down into hell. ||7||

39In the month of Assu, my love for the Lord overwhelms me. How can I go and meet the Lord?