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1I have found the Perfect Guru, through great good fortune; He has given me the Mantra of the Lord's Name, and my mind has become quiet and tranquil. ||1||

2O Lord, I am the slave of the True Guru. ||1||Pause||

3My forehead has been branded with His brand; I owe such a great debt to the Guru.

4He has been so generous and kind to me; He has carried me across the treacherous and terrifying world-ocean. ||2||

5Those who do not have love for the Lord within their hearts, harbor only false intentions and goals.

6As paper breaks down and dissolves in water, the self-willed manmukh wastes away in arrogant pride. ||3||

7I know nothing, and I do not know the future; as the Lord keeps me, so do I stand.

8For my failings and mistakes, O Guru, grant me Your Grace; servant Nanak is Your obedient dog. ||4||7||21||59||

9Gauree Poorbee, Fourth Mehla:

10The body-village is filled to overflowing with sexual desire and anger, which were broken into bits when I met with the Holy Saint.

11By pre-ordained destiny, I have met with the Guru. I have entered into the realm of the Lord's Love. ||1||

12Greet the Holy Saint with your palms pressed together; this is an act of great merit.

13Bow down before Him; this is a virtuous action indeed. ||1||Pause||

14The wicked shaaktas, the faithless cynics, do not know the taste of the Lord's sublime essence. The thorn of egotism is embedded deep within them.

15The more they walk away, the deeper it sticks into them, and the more they suffer in pain, until finally, the Messenger of Death smashes his club against their heads. ||2||

16The humble servants of the Lord are absorbed in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The pain of birth and the fear of death are eradicated.

17They have obtained the Imperishable Supreme Being, the Transcendent Lord God, and they obtain great honor throughout all the worlds and realms. ||3||

18I am poor and meek, God, but I am Yours! Save me, please save me, O Greatest of the Great!

19Servant Nanak takes the Sustenance and Support of the Naam. In the Name of the Lord, he enjoys celestial peace. ||4||8||22||60||

20Gauree Poorbee, Fourth Mehla:

21Within this body-fortress is the Lord, the Sovereign Lord King, but the stubborn ones do not find the taste.

22When the Lord, Merciful to the meek, showed His Mercy, I found and tasted it, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||

23Lovingly focused upon the Guru, the Kirtan of the Lord's Praise has become sweet to me. ||1||Pause||

24The Lord, the Supreme Lord God, is Inaccessible and Unfathomable. Those who are committed to the True Guru, the Divine Intermediary, meet the Lord.

25Those whose hearts are pleased with the Guru's Teachings - the Lord's Presence is revealed to them. ||2||

26The hearts of the self-willed manmukhs are hard and cruel; their inner beings are dark.

27Even if the poisonous snake is fed large amounts of milk, it will still yield only poison. ||3||

28O Lord God, please unite me with the Holy Guru, so that I might joyfully grind and eat the Shabad.

29Servant Nanak is the slave of the Guru; in the Sangat, the Holy Congregation, the bitter becomes sweet. ||4||9||23||61||

30Gauree Poorbee, Fourth Mehla:

31For the sake of the Lord, Har, Har, I have sold my body to the Perfect Guru.

32The True Guru, the Giver, has implanted the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within me. A very blessed and fortunate destiny is recorded upon my forehead. ||1||

33Through the Guru's Teachings, I am lovingly centered on the Lord. ||1||Pause||