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1The body of the five elements is dyed in the Fear of the True One; the mind is filled with the True Light.

2O Nanak, your demerits shall be forgotten; the Guru shall preserve your honor. ||4||15||

3Siree Raag, First Mehla:

4O Nanak, the Boat of Truth will ferry you across; contemplate the Guru.

5Some come, and some go; they are totally filled with egotism.

6Through stubborn-mindedness, the intellect is drowned; one who becomes Gurmukh and truthful is saved. ||1||

7Without the Guru, how can anyone swim across to find peace?

8As it pleases You, Lord, You save me. There is no other for me at all. ||1||Pause||

9In front of me, I see the jungle burning; behind me, I see green plants sprouting.

10We shall merge into the One from whom we came. The True One is pervading each and every heart.

11He Himself unites us in Union with Himself; the True Mansion of His Presence is close at hand. ||2||

12With each and every breath, I dwell upon You; I shall never forget You.

13The more the Lord and Master dwells within the mind, the more the Gurmukh drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar.

14Mind and body are Yours; You are my Master. Please rid me of my pride, and let me merge with You. ||3||

15The One who formed this universe created the creation of the three worlds.

16The Gurmukh knows the Divine Light, while the foolish self-willed manmukh gropes around in the darkness.

17One who sees that Light within each and every heart understands the Essence of the Guru's Teachings. ||4||

18Those who understand are Gurmukh; recognize and applaud them.

19They meet and merge with the True One. They become the Radiant Manifestation of the Excellence of the True One.

20O Nanak, they are contented with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. They offer their bodies and souls to God. ||5||16||

21Siree Raag, First Mehla:

22Listen, O my mind, my friend, my darling: now is the time to meet the Lord.

23As long as there is youth and breath, give this body to Him.

24Without virtue, it is useless; the body shall crumble into a pile of dust. ||1||

25O my mind, earn the profit, before you return home.

26The Gurmukh praises the Naam, and the fire of egotism is extinguished. ||1||Pause||

27Again and again, we hear and tell stories; we read and write and understand loads of knowledge,

28but still, desires increase day and night, and the disease of egotism fills us with corruption.

29That Carefree Lord cannot be appraised; His Real Value is known only through the Wisdom of the Guru's Teachings. ||2||

30Even if someone has hundreds of thousands of clever mental tricks, and the love and company of hundreds of thousands of people

31still, without the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he will not feel satisfied. Without the Name, all suffer in sorrow.

32Chanting the Name of the Lord, O my soul, you shall be emancipated; as Gurmukh, you shall come to understand your own self. ||3||

33I have sold my body and mind to the Guru, and I have given my mind and head as well.

34I was seeking and searching for Him throughout the three worlds; then, as Gurmukh, I sought and found Him.

35The True Guru has united me in Union, O Nanak, with that God. ||4||17||

36Siree Raag, First Mehla:

37I have no anxiety about dying, and no hope of living.

38You are the Cherisher of all beings; You keep the account of our breaths and morsels of food.

39You abide within the Gurmukh. As it pleases You, You decide our allotment. ||1||

40O my soul, chant the Name of the Lord; the mind will be pleased and appeased.

41The raging fire within is extinguished; the Gurmukh obtains spiritual wisdom. ||1||Pause||