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1You have so many Creative Powers, Lord; Your Bountiful Blessings are so Great.

2So many of Your beings and creatures praise You day and night.

3You have so many forms and colors, so many classes, high and low. ||3||

4Meeting the True One, Truth wells up. The truthful are absorbed into the True Lord.

5Intuitive understanding is obtained and one is welcomed with honor, through the Guru's Word, filled with the Fear of God.

6O Nanak, the True King absorbs us into Himself. ||4||10||

7Siree Raag, First Mehla:

8It all worked out-I was saved, and the egotism within my heart was subdued.

9The evil energies have been made to serve me, since I placed my faith in the True Guru.

10I have renounced my useless schemes, by the Grace of the True, Carefree Lord. ||1||

11O mind, meeting with the True One, fear departs.

12Without the Fear of God, how can anyone become fearless? Become Gurmukh, and immerse yourself in the Shabad. ||1||Pause||

13How can we describe Him with words? There is no end to the descriptions of Him.

14There are so many beggars, but He is the only Giver.

15He is the Giver of the soul, and the praanaa, the breath of life; when He dwells within the mind, there is peace. ||2||

16The world is a drama, staged in a dream. In a moment, the play is played out.

17Some attain union with the Lord, while others depart in separation.

18Whatever pleases Him comes to pass; nothing else can be done. ||3||

19The Gurmukhs purchase the Genuine Article. The True Merchandise is purchased with the True Capital.

20Those who purchase this True Merchandise through the Perfect Guru are blessed.

21O Nanak, one who stocks this True Merchandise shall recognize and realize the Genuine Article. ||4||11||

22Siree Raag, First Mehla:

23As metal merges with metal, those who chant the Praises of the Lord are absorbed into the Praiseworthy Lord.

24Like the poppies, they are dyed in the deep crimson color of Truthfulness.

25Those contented souls who meditate on the Lord with single-minded love, meet the True Lord. ||1||

26O Siblings of Destiny, become the dust of the feet of the humble Saints.

27In the Society of the Saints, the Guru is found. He is the Treasure of Liberation, the Source of all good fortune. ||1||Pause||

28Upon that Highest Plane of Sublime Beauty, stands the Mansion of the Lord.

29By true actions, this human body is obtained, and the door within ourselves which leads to the Mansion of the Beloved, is found.

30The Gurmukhs train their minds to contemplate the Lord, the Supreme Soul. ||2||

31By actions committed under the influence of the three qualities, hope and anxiety are produced.

32Without the Guru, how can anyone be released from these three qualities? Through intuitive wisdom, we meet with Him and find peace.

33Within the home of the self, the Mansion of His Presence is realized when He bestows His Glance of Grace and washes away our pollution. ||3||

34Without the Guru, this pollution is not removed. Without the Lord, how can there be any homecoming?

35Contemplate the One Word of the Shabad, and abandon other hopes.

36O Nanak, I am forever a sacrifice to the one who beholds, and inspires others to behold Him. ||4||12||

37Siree Raag, First Mehla:

38The life of the discarded bride is cursed. She is deceived by the love of duality.

39Like a wall of sand, day and night, she crumbles, and eventually, she breaks down altogether.

40Without the Word of the Shabad, peace does not come. Without her Husband Lord, her suffering does not end. ||1||

41O soul-bride, without your Husband Lord, what good are your decorations?