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1The Lord, Har, Har, dwells close by, all over the world. He is Infinite, All-powerful and Immeasurable.

2The Perfect Guru has revealed the Lord, Har, Har, to me. I have sold my head to the Guru. ||3||

3O Dear Lord, inside and outside, I am in the protection of Your Sanctuary; You are the Greatest of the Great, All-powerful Lord.

4Servant Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, night and day, meeting the Guru, the True Guru, the Divine Intermediary. ||4||1||15||53||

5Gauree Poorbee, Fourth Mehla:

6Life of the World, Infinite Lord and Master, Master of the Universe, All-powerful Architect of Destiny.

7Whichever way You turn me, O my Lord and Master, that is the way I shall go. ||1||

8O Lord, my mind is attuned to the Lord's Love.

9Joining the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, I have obtained the sublime essence of the Lord. I am absorbed in the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

10The Lord, Har, Har, and the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is the panacea, the medicine for the world. The Lord, and the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, bring peace and tranquility.

11Those who partake of the Lord's sublime essence, through the Guru's Teachings - their sins and sufferings are all eliminated. ||2||

12Those who have such pre-ordained destiny inscribed on their foreheads, bathe in the pool of contentment of the Guru.

13The filth of evil-mindedness is totally washed away, from those who are imbued with the Love of the Lord's Name. ||3||

14O Lord, You Yourself are Your Own Master, O God. There is no other Giver as Great as You.

15Servant Nanak lives by the Naam, the Name of the Lord; by the Lord's Mercy, he chants the Lord's Name. ||4||2||16||54||

16Gauree Poorbee, Fourth Mehla:

17Show Mercy to me, O Life of the World, O Great Giver, so that my mind may merge with the Lord.

18The True Guru has bestowed His most pure and sacred Teachings. Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, my mind is transfixed and enraptured. ||1||

19O Lord, my mind and body have been pierced through by the True Lord.

20The whole world is caught and held in the mouth of Death. Through the Teachings of the Guru, the True Guru, O Lord, I am saved. ||1||Pause||

21Those who are not in love with the Lord are foolish and false - they are faithless cynics.

22They suffer the most extreme agonies of birth and death; they die over and over again, and they rot away in manure. ||2||

23You are the Merciful Cherisher of those who seek Your Sanctuary. I beg of You: please grant me Your gift, Lord.

24Make me the slave of the Lord's slaves, so that my mind might dance in Your Love. ||3||

25He Himself is the Great Banker; God is our Lord and Master. I am His petty merchant.

26My mind, body and soul are all Your capital assets. You, O God, are the True Banker of servant Nanak. ||4||3||17||55||

27Gauree Poorbee, Fourth Mehla:

28You are Merciful, the Destroyer of all pain. Please give me Your Ear and listen to my prayer.

29Please unite me with the True Guru, my breath of life; through Him, O my Lord and Master, You are known. ||1||

30O Lord, I acknowledge the True Guru as the Supreme Lord God.

31I am foolish and ignorant, and my intellect is impure. Through the Teachings of the Guru, the True Guru, O Lord, I come to know You. ||1||Pause||

32All the pleasures and enjoyments which I have seen - I have found them all to be bland and insipid.