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1He came and he went, and now, even his name has died.

2After he left, food was offered on leaves, and the birds were called to come and eat.

3O Nanak, the self-willed manmukhs love the darkness.

4Without the Guru, the world is drowning. ||2||

5First Mehla:

6At the age of ten, he is a child; at twenty, a youth, and at thirty, he is called handsome.

7At forty, he is full of life; at fifty, his foot slips, and at sixty, old age is upon him.

8At seventy, he loses his intellect, and at eighty, he cannot perform his duties.

9At ninety, he lies in his bed, and he cannot understand his weakness.

10After seeking and searching for such a long time, O Nanak, I have seen that the world is just a mansion of smoke. ||3||

11Pauree:

12You, O Creator Lord, are Unfathomable. You Yourself created the Universe,

13its colors, qualities and varieties, in so many ways and forms.

14You created it, and You alone understand it. It is all Your Play.

15Some come, and some arise and depart; but without the Name, all are bound to die.

16The Gurmukhs are imbued with the deep crimson color of the poppy; they are dyed in the color of the Lord's Love.

17So serve the True and Pure Lord, the Supremely Powerful Architect of Destiny.

18You Yourself are All-knowing. O Lord, You are the Greatest of the Great!

19O my True Lord, I am a sacrifice, a humble sacrifice, to those who meditate on You within their conscious mind. ||1||

20Shalok, First Mehla:

21He placed the soul in the body which He had fashioned. He protects the Creation which He has created.

22With their eyes, they see, and with their tongues, they speak; with their ears, they bring the mind to awareness.

23With their feet, they walk, and with their hands, they work; they wear and eat whatever is given.

24They do not know the One who created the Creation. The blind fools do their dark deeds.

25When the pitcher of the body breaks and shatters into pieces, it cannot be re-created again.

26O Nanak, without the Guru, there is no honor; without honor, no one is carried across. ||1||

27Second Mehla:

28They prefer the gift, instead of the Giver; such is the way of the self-willed manmukhs.

29What can anyone say about their intelligence, their understanding or their cleverness?

30The deeds which one commits, while sitting in one's own home, are known far and wide, in the four directions.

31One who lives righteously is known as righteous; one who commits sins is known as a sinner.

32You Yourself enact the entire play, O Creator. Why should we speak of any other?

33As long as Your Light is within the body, You speak through that Light. Without Your Light, who can do anything? Show me any such cleverness!

34O Nanak, the Lord alone is Perfect and All-knowing; He is revealed to the Gurmukh. ||2||

35Pauree:

36You Yourself created the world, and You Yourself put it to work.

37Administering the drug of emotional attachment, You Yourself have led the world astray.

38The fire of desire is deep within; unsatisfied, people remain hungry and thirsty.

39This world is an illusion; it dies and it is re-born-it comes and it goes in reincarnation.

40Without the True Guru, emotional attachment is not broken. All have grown weary of performing empty rituals.

41Those who follow the Guru's Teachings meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Filled with a joyful peace, they surrender to Your Will.

42They save their families and ancestors; blessed are the mothers who gave birth to them.