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1Raag Gauree Poorbee, Fifth Mehla:

2One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

3By what virtues can I meet the Lord of life, O my mother? ||1||Pause||

4I have no beauty, understanding or strength; I am a stranger, from far away. ||1||

5I am not wealthy or youthful. I am an orphan - please, unite me with Yourself. ||2||

6Searching and searching, I have become a renunciate, free of desire. I wander around, searching for the Blessed Vision of God's Darshan. ||3||

7God is Compassionate, and Merciful to the meek; O Nanak, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the fire of desire has been quenched. ||4||1||118||

8Gauree, Fifth Mehla:

9The loving desire to meet my Beloved has arisen within my mind.

10I touch His Feet, and offer my prayer to Him. If only I had the great good fortune to meet the Saint. ||1||Pause||

11I surrender my mind to Him; I place my wealth before Him. I totally renounce my selfish ways.

12One who teaches me the Sermon of the Lord God - night and day, I shall follow Him. ||1||

13When the seed of the karma of past actions sprouted, I met the Lord; He is both the Enjoyer and the Renunciate.

14My darkness was dispelled when I met the Lord. O Nanak, after being asleep for countless incarnations, I have awakened. ||2||2||119||

15Gauree, Fifth Mehla:

16Come out, O soul-bird, and let the meditative remembrance of the Lord be your wings.

17Meet the Holy Saint, take to His Sanctuary, and keep the perfect jewel of the Lord enshrined in your heart. ||1||Pause||

18Superstition is the well, thirst for pleasure is the mud, and emotional attachment is the noose, so tight around your neck.

19The only one who can cut this is the Guru of the World, the Lord of the Universe. So let yourself dwell at His Lotus Feet. ||1||

20Bestow Your Mercy, O Lord of the Universe, O God, My Beloved, Master of the meek - please, listen to my prayer.

21Take my hand, O Lord and Master of Nanak; my body and soul all belong to You. ||2||3||120||

22Gauree, Fifth Mehla:

23My mind yearns to behold the Lord in meditation.

24I think of Him, I hope and thirst for Him, day and night; is there any Saint who may bring Him near me? ||1||Pause||

25I serve the slaves of His slaves; in so many ways, I beg of Him.

26Setting them upon the scale, I have weighed all comforts and pleasures; without the Lord's Blessed Vision, they are all totally inadequate. ||1||

27By the Grace of the Saints, I sing the Praises of the Ocean of virtue; after countless incarnations, I have been released.

28Meeting the Lord, Nanak has found peace and bliss; his life is redeemed, and prosperity dawns for him. ||2||4||121||

29Raag Gauree Poorbee, Fifth Mehla:

30One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

31How may I meet my Master, the King, the Lord of the Universe?

32Is there any Saint, who can bestow such celestial peace, and show me the Way to Him? ||1||Pause||