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1I am a sacrifice to those who hear and chant the True Name.

2Only one who obtains a room in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence is deemed to be truly intoxicated. ||2||

3Bathe in the waters of Goodness and apply the scented oil of Truth to your body,

4and your face shall become radiant. This is the gift of 100,000 gifts.

5Tell your troubles to the One who is the Source of all comfort. ||3||

6How can you forget the One who created your soul, and the praanaa, the breath of life?

7Without Him, all that we wear and eat is impure.

8Everything else is false. Whatever pleases Your Will is acceptable. ||4||5||

9Siree Raag, First Mehla:

10Burn emotional attachment, and grind it into ink. Transform your intelligence into the purest of paper.

11Make the love of the Lord your pen, and let your consciousness be the scribe. Then, seek the Guru's Instructions, and record these deliberations.

12Write the Praises of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; write over and over again that He has no end or limitation. ||1||

13O Baba, write such an account,

14that when it is asked for, it will bring the Mark of Truth. ||1||Pause||

15There, where greatness, eternal peace and everlasting joy are bestowed,

16the faces of those whose minds are attuned to the True Name are anointed with the Mark of Grace.

17If one receives God's Grace, then such honors are received, and not by mere words. ||2||

18Some come, and some arise and depart. They give themselves lofty names.

19Some are born beggars, and some hold vast courts.

20Going to the world hereafter, everyone shall realize that without the Name, it is all useless. ||3||

21I am terrified by the Fear of You, God. Bothered and bewildered, my body is wasting away.

22Those who are known as sultans and emperors shall be reduced to dust in the end.

23O Nanak, arising and departing, all false attachments are cut away. ||4||6||

24Siree Raag, First Mehla:

25Believing, all tastes are sweet. Hearing, the salty flavors are tasted;

26chanting with one's mouth, the spicy flavors are savored. All these spices have been made from the Sound-current of the Naad.

27The thirty-six flavors of ambrosial nectar are in the Love of the One Lord; they are tasted only by one who is blessed by His Glance of Grace. ||1||

28O Baba, the pleasures of other foods are false.

29Eating them, the body is ruined, and wickedness and corruption enter into the mind. ||1||Pause||

30My mind is imbued with the Lord's Love; it is dyed a deep crimson. Truth and charity are my white clothes.

31Erasing the blackness of sin is my wearing of blue clothes, and meditation on the Lord's Lotus Feet is my robe of honor.

32Contentment is my cummerbund, Your Name is my wealth and youth. ||2||

33O Baba, the pleasures of other clothes are false.

34Wearing them, the body is ruined, and wickedness and corruption enter into the mind. ||1||Pause||

35The understanding of Your Way, Lord, is horses, saddles and bags of gold for me.

36The pursuit of virtue is my bow and arrow, my quiver, sword and scabbard.

37To be distinguished with honor is my drum and banner. Your Mercy is my social status. ||3||

38O Baba, the pleasures of other rides are false.

39By such rides, the body is ruined, and wickedness and corruption enter into the mind. ||1||Pause||

40The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the pleasure of houses and mansions. Your Glance of Grace is my family, Lord.