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1They alone are handsome, clever and wise,

2who surrender to the Will of God. ||2||

3Blessed is their coming into this world,

4if they recognize their Lord and Master in each and every heart. ||3||

5Says Nanak, their good fortune is perfect,

6if they enshrine the Lord's Feet within their minds. ||4||90||159||

7Gauree, Fifth Mehla:

8The Lord's servant does not associate with the faithless cynic.

9One is in the clutches of vice, while the other is in love with the Lord. ||1||Pause||

10It would be like an imaginary rider on a decorated horse,

11or a eunuch caressing a woman. ||1||

12It would be like tying up an ox and trying to milk it,

13or riding a cow to chase a tiger. ||2||

14It would be like taking a sheep and worshipping it as the Elysian cow,

15the giver of all blessings; it would be like going out shopping without any money. ||3||

16O Nanak, consciously meditate on the Lord's Name.

17Meditate in remembrance on the Lord Master, your Best Friend. ||4||91||160||

18Gauree, Fifth Mehla:

19Pure and steady is that intellect,

20which drinks in the Lord's sublime essence. ||1||

21Keep the Support of the Lord's Feet in your heart,

22and you shall be saved from the cycle of birth and death. ||1||Pause||

23Pure is that body, in which sin does not arise.

24In the Love of the Lord is pure glory. ||2||

25In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, corruption is eradicated.

26This is the greatest blessing of all. ||3||

27Imbued with loving devotional worship of the Sustainer of the Universe,

28Nanak asks for the dust of the feet of the Holy. ||4||92||161||

29Gauree, Fifth Mehla:

30Such is my love for the Lord of the Universe;

31through perfect good destiny, I have been united with Him. ||1||Pause||

32As the wife is delighted upon beholding her husband,

33so does the Lord's humble servant live by chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||

34As the mother is rejuvenated upon seeing her son,

35so is the Lord's humble servant imbued with Him, through and through. ||2||

36As the greedy man rejoices upon beholding his wealth,

37so is the mind of the Lord's humble servant attached to His Lotus Feet. ||3||

38May I never forget You, for even an instant, O Great Giver!

39Nanak's God is the Support of his breath of life. ||4||93||162||

40Gauree, Fifth Mehla:

41Those humble beings who are accustomed to the Lord's sublime essence,

42are pierced through with loving devotional worship of the Lord's Lotus Feet. ||1||Pause||

43All other pleasures look like ashes;

44without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the world is fruitless. ||1||

45He Himself rescues us from the deep dark well.

46Wondrous and Glorious are the Praises of the Lord of the Universe. ||2||

47In the woods and meadows, and throughout the three worlds, the Sustainer of the Universe is pervading.

48The Expansive Lord God is Merciful to all beings. ||3||

49Says Nanak, that speech alone is excellent,

50which is approved by the Creator Lord. ||4||94||163||

51Gauree, Fifth Mehla:

52Every day, take your bath in the Sacred Pool of the Lord.

53Mix and drink in the most delicious, sublime Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

54The water of the Name of the Lord of the Universe is immaculate and pure.

55Take your cleansing bath in it, and all your affairs shall be resolved. ||1||