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1Know the state of your inner being; meet with the Guru and get rid of your skepticism.

2To reach your True Home after you die, you must conquer death while you are still alive.

3The beautiful, Unstruck Sound of the Shabad is obtained, contemplating the Guru. ||2||

4The Unstruck Melody of Gurbani is obtained, and egotism is eliminated.

5I am forever a sacrifice to those who serve their True Guru.

6They are dressed in robes of honor in the Court of the Lord; the Name of the Lord is on their lips. ||3||

7Wherever I look, I see the Lord pervading there, in the union of Shiva and Shakti, of consciousness and matter.

8The three qualities hold the body in bondage; whoever comes into the world is subject to their play.

9Those who separate themselves from the Lord wander lost in misery. The self-willed manmukhs do not attain union with Him. ||4||

10If the mind becomes balanced and detached, and comes to dwell in its own true home, imbued with the Fear of God,

11then it enjoys the essence of supreme spiritual wisdom; it shall never feel hunger again.

12O Nanak, conquer and subdue this mind; meet with the Lord, and you shall never again suffer in pain. ||5||18||

13Siree Raag, First Mehla:

14This foolish mind is greedy; through greed, it becomes even more attached to greed.

15The evil-minded shaaktas, the faithless cynics, are not attuned to the Shabad; they come and go in reincarnation.

16One who meets with the Holy True Guru finds the Treasure of Excellence. ||1||

17O mind, renounce your egotistical pride.

18Serve the Lord, the Guru, the Sacred Pool, and you shall be honored in the Court of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

19Chant the Name of the Lord day and night; become Gurmukh, and know the Wealth of the Lord.

20All comforts and peace, and the Essence of the Lord, are enjoyed by acquiring spiritual wisdom in the Society of the Saints.

21Day and night, continually serve the Lord God; the True Guru has given the Naam. ||2||

22Those who practice falsehood are dogs; those who slander the Guru shall burn in their own fire.

23They wander lost and confused, deceived by doubt, suffering in terrible pain. The Messenger of Death shall beat them to a pulp.

24The self-willed manmukhs find no peace, while the Gurmukhs are wondrously joyful. ||3||

25In this world, people are engrossed in false pursuits, but in the world hereafter, only the account of your true actions is accepted.

26The Guru serves the Lord, His Intimate Friend. The Guru's actions are supremely exalted.

27O Nanak, never forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord; the True Lord shall bless you with His Mark of Grace. ||4||19||

28Siree Raag, First Mehla:

29Forgetting the Beloved, even for a moment, the mind is afflicted with terrible diseases.

30How can honor be attained in His Court, if the Lord does not dwell in the mind?

31Meeting with the Guru, peace is found. The fire is extinguished in His Glorious Praises. ||1||

32O mind, enshrine the Praises of the Lord, day and night.

33One who does not forget the Naam, for a moment or even an instant-how rare is such a person in this world! ||1||Pause||

34When one's light merges into the Light, and one's intuitive consciousness is joined with the Intuitive Consciousness,

35then one's cruel and violent instincts and egotism depart, and skepticism and sorrow are taken away.

36The Lord abides within the mind of the Gurmukh, who merges in the Lord's Union, through the Guru. ||2||

37If I surrender my body like a bride, the Enjoyer will enjoy me.

38Do not make love with one who is just a passing show.

39The Gurmukh is ravished like the pure and happy bride on the Bed of God, her Husband. ||3||