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1The dreadful woods become a well-populated city; such are the merits of the righteous life of Dharma, given by God's Grace.

2Chanting the Lord's Name in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Nanak, the Lotus Feet of the Merciful Lord are found. ||44||

3O emotional attachment, you are the invincible warrior of the battlefield of life; you totally crush and destroy even the most powerful.

4You entice and fascinate even the heavenly heralds, celestial singers, gods, mortals, beasts and birds.

5Nanak bows in humble surrender to the Lord; he seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord of the Universe. ||45||

6O sexual desire, you lead the mortals to hell; you make them wander in reincarnation through countless species.

7You cheat the consciousness, and pervade the three worlds. You destroy meditation, penance and virtue.

8But you give only shallow pleasure, while you make the mortals weak and unsteady; you pervade the high and the low.

9Your fear is dispelled in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Nanak, through the Protection and Support of the Lord. ||46||

10O anger, you are the root of conflict; compassion never rises up in you.

11You take the corrupt, sinful beings in your power, and make them dance like monkeys.

12Associating with you, mortals are debased and punished by the Messenger of Death in so many ways.

13O Destroyer of the pains of the poor, O Merciful God, Nanak prays for You to protect all begins from such anger. ||47||

14O greed, you cling to even the great, assaulting them with countless waves.

15You cause them to run around wildly in all directions, wobbling and wavering unsteadily.

16You have no respect for friends, ideals, relations, mother or father.

17You make them do what they should not do. You make them eat what they should not eat. You make them accomplish what they should not accomplish.

18Save me, save me - I have come to Your Sanctuary, O my Lord and Master; Nanak prays to the Lord. ||48||

19O egotism, you are the root of birth and death and the cycle of reincarnation; you are the very soul of sin.

20You forsake friends, and hold tight to enemies. You spread out countless illusions of Maya.

21You cause the living beings to come and go until they are exhausted. You lead them to experience pain and pleasure.

22You lead them to wander lost in the terrible wilderness of doubt; you lead them to contract the most horrible, incurable diseases.

23The only Physician is the Supreme Lord, the Transcendent Lord God. Nanak worships and adores the Lord, Har, Har, Haray. ||49||

24O Lord of the Universe, Master of the Breath of life, Treasure of Mercy, Guru of the World.

25O Destroyer of the fever of the world, Embodiment of Compassion, please take away all my pain.

26O Merciful Lord, Potent to give Sanctuary, Master of the meek and humble, please be kind to me.

27Whether his body is healthy or sick, let Nanak meditate in remembrance on You, Lord. ||50||

28I have come to the Sanctuary of the Lord's Lotus Feet, where I sing the Kirtan of His Praises.

29In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, Nanak is carried across the utterly terrifying, difficult world-ocean. ||51||

30The Supreme Lord God has procted my head and forehead; the Transcendent Lord has protected my hands and body.

31God, my Lord and Master, has saved my soul; the Lord of the Universe has saved my wealth and feet.

32The Merciful Guru has protected everything, and destroyed my fear and suffering.

33God is the Lover of His devotees, the Master of the masterless. Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of the Imperishable Primal Lord God. ||52||

34His Power supports the sky, and locks fire within wood.

35His Power supports the moon, the sun and the stars, and infuses light and breath into the body.