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1Within the mind dwell anger and massive ego.

2Worship services are performed with great pomp and ceremony.

3Ritual cleansing baths are taken, and sacred marks are applied to the body.

4But still, the filth and pollution within never depart. ||1||

5No one has ever found God in this way.

6The sacred mudras - ritualistic hand gestures - are made, but the mind remains enticed by Maya. ||1||Pause||

7They commit sins, under the influence of the five thieves.

8They bathe at sacred shrines, and claim that everything has been washed off.

9Then they commit them again, without fear of the consequences.

10The sinners are bound and gagged, and taken to the City of Death. ||2||

11The ankle-bells shake and the cymbals vibrate,

12but those who have deception within wander lost like demons.

13By destroying its hole, the snake is not killed.

14God, who created you, knows everything. ||3||

15You worship fire and wear saffron colored robes.

16Stung by your misfortune, you abandon your home.

17Leaving your own country, you wander in foreign lands.

18But you bring the five rejects with you. ||4||

19You have split your ears, and now you steal crumbs.

20You beg from door to door, but you fail to be satisfied.

21You have abandoned your own wife, but now you sneak glances at other women.

22God is not found by wearing religious robes; you are utterly miserable! ||5||

23He does not speak; he is on silence.

24But he is filled with desire; he is made to wander in reincarnation.

25Abstaining from food, his body suffers in pain.

26He does not realize the Hukam of the Lord's Command; he is afflicted by possessiveness. ||6||

27Without the True Guru, no one has attained the supreme status.

28Go ahead and ask all the Vedas and the Simritees.

29The self-willed manmukhs do useless deeds.

30They are like a house of sand, which cannot stand. ||7||

31One unto whom the Lord of the Universe becomes Merciful,

32sews the Word of the Guru's Shabad into his robes.

33Out of millions, it is rare that such a Saint is seen.

34O Nanak, with him, we are carried across. ||8||

35If one has such good destiny, then the Blessed Vision of His Darshan is obtained.

36He saves himself, and carries across all his family as well. ||1||SECOND PAUSE||2||

37Prabhaatee, Fifth Mehla:

38Meditating in remembrance on the Naam, all the sins are erased.

39The accounts held by the Righteous Judge of Dharma are torn up.

40Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy,

41I have found the Sublime Essence of the Lord. The Supreme Lord God has melted into my heart. ||1||

42Dwelling on the Lord, Har, Har, I have found peace.

43Your slaves seek the Sanctuary of Your Feet. ||1||Pause||

44The cycle of reincarnation is ended, and darkness is dispelled.

45The Guru has revealed the door of liberation.

46My mind and body are forever imbued with loving devotion to the Lord.

47Now I know God, because He has made me know Him. ||2||

48He is contained in each and every heart.

49Without Him, there is no one at all.

50Hatred, conflict, fear and doubt have been eliminated.

51God, the Soul of Pure Goodness, has manifested His Righteousness. ||3||

52He has rescued me from the most dangerous waves.

53Separated from Him for countless lifetimes, I am united with Him once again.

54Chanting, intense meditation and strict self-discipline are the contemplation of the Naam.

55My Lord and Master has blessed me with His Glance of Grace. ||4||

56Bliss, peace and salvation are found in that place,