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1Some sing that He watches over us, face to face, ever-present.

2There is no shortage of those who preach and teach.

3Millions upon millions offer millions of sermons and stories.

4The Great Giver keeps on giving, while those who receive grow weary of receiving.

5Throughout the ages, consumers consume.

6The Commander, by His Command, leads us to walk on the Path.

7O Nanak, He blossoms forth, Carefree and Untroubled. ||3||

8True is the Master, True is His Name-speak it with infinite love.

9People beg and pray, ""Give to us, give to us"", and the Great Giver gives His Gifts.

10So what offering can we place before Him, by which we might see the Darbaar of His Court?

11What words can we speak to evoke His Love?

12In the Amrit Vaylaa, the ambrosial hours before dawn, chant the True Name, and contemplate His Glorious Greatness.

13By the karma of past actions, the robe of this physical body is obtained. By His Grace, the Gate of Liberation is found.

14O Nanak, know this well: the True One Himself is All. ||4||

15He cannot be established, He cannot be created.

16He Himself is Immaculate and Pure.

17Those who serve Him are honored.

18O Nanak, sing of the Lord, the Treasure of Excellence.

19Sing, and listen, and let your mind be filled with love.

20Your pain shall be sent far away, and peace shall come to your home.

21The Guru's Word is the Sound-current of the Naad; the Guru's Word is the Wisdom of the Vedas; the Guru's Word is all-pervading.

22The Guru is Shiva, the Guru is Vishnu and Brahma; the Guru is Paarvati and Lakhshmi.

23Even knowing God, I cannot describe Him; He cannot be described in words.

24The Guru has given me this one understanding:

25there is only the One, the Giver of all souls. May I never forget Him! ||5||

26If I am pleasing to Him, then that is my pilgrimage and cleansing bath. Without pleasing Him, what good are ritual cleansings?

27I gaze upon all the created beings: without the karma of good actions, what are they given to receive?

28Within the mind are gems, jewels and rubies, if you listen to the Guru's Teachings, even once.

29The Guru has given me this one understanding:

30there is only the One, the Giver of all souls. May I never forget Him! ||6||

31Even if you could live throughout the four ages, or even ten times more,

32and even if you were known throughout the nine continents and followed by all,

33with a good name and reputation, with praise and fame throughout the world-

34still, if the Lord does not bless you with His Glance of Grace, then who cares? What is the use?

35Among worms, you would be considered a lowly worm, and even contemptible sinners would hold you in contempt.

36O Nanak, God blesses the unworthy with virtue, and bestows virtue on the virtuous.

37No one can even imagine anyone who can bestow virtue upon Him. ||7||

38Listening-the Siddhas, the spiritual teachers, the heroic warriors, the yogic masters.

39Listening-the earth, its support and the Akaashic ethers.

40Listening-the oceans, the lands of the world and the nether regions of the underworld.

41Listening-Death cannot even touch you.

42O Nanak, the devotees are forever in bliss.

43Listening-pain and sin are erased. ||8||

44Listening, and connecting one's consciousness with the Name of the Eternal Being, an ordinary person can rise to the status of Shiva, Brahma, or Indra.

45Listening-even foul-mouthed people praise Him.

46Listening-the technology of Yoga and the secrets of the body.

47Listening-the Shaastras, the Simritees and the Vedas.

48O Nanak, the devotees are forever in bliss.