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1The slaves of God are good.

2O Nanak, their faces are radiant. ||4||3||141||

3Gauree, Fifth Mehla:

4Hey, soul: your only Support is the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

5Whatever else you do or make happen, the fear of death still hangs over you. ||1||Pause||

6He is not obtained by any other efforts.

7By great good fortune, meditate on the Lord. ||1||

8You may know hundreds of thousands of clever tricks,

9but not even one will be of any use at all hereafter. ||2||

10Good deeds done in the pride of ego are swept away, like the house of sand by water. ||3||

11When God the Merciful shows His Mercy,

12Nanak receives the Naam in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||4||4||142||

13Gauree, Fifth Mehla:

14I am a sacrifice, dedicated hundreds of thousands of times, to my Lord and Master.

15His Name, and His Name alone, is the Support of the breath of life. ||1||Pause||

16You alone are the Doer, the Cause of causes.

17You are the Support of all beings and creatures. ||1||

18O God, You are my power, authority and youth. You are absolute, without attributes, and also related, with the most sublime attributes. ||2||

19Here and hereafter, You are my Savior and Protector.

20By Guru's Grace, some understand You. ||3||

21God is All-knowing, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.

22You are Nanak's strength and support. ||4||5||143||

23Gauree, Fifth Mehla:

24Worship and adore the Lord, Har, Har, Har.

25In the Society of the Saints, He dwells in the mind; doubt, emotional attachment and fear are vanquished. ||1||Pause||

26The Vedas, the Puraanas and the Simritees are heard to proclaim

27that the Lord's servant dwells as the highest of all. ||1||

28All places are filled with fear - know this well.

29Only the Lord's servants are free of fear. ||2||

30People wander through 8.4 million incarnations.

31God's people are not subject to birth and death. ||3||

32Nanak has taken to the Sanctuary of the Lord's Holy Saints; he has given up power, wisdom, cleverness and egotism. ||4||6||144||

33Gauree, Fifth Mehla:

34O my mind, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord's Name.

35Serve the Lord continually and continuously; with each and every breath, meditate on the Lord. ||1||Pause||

36In the Society of the Saints, the Lord dwells in the mind,

37and pain, suffering, darkness and doubt depart. ||1||

38That humble being, who meditates on the Lord, by the Grace of the Saints, is not afflicted with pain. ||2||

39Those unto whom the Guru gives the Mantra of the Lord's Name,

40are saved from the fire of Maya. ||3||

41Be kind to Nanak, O God;

42let the Lord's Name dwell within my mind and body. ||4||7||145||

43Gauree, Fifth Mehla:

44With your tongue, chant the Name of the One Lord.

45In this world, it shall bring you peace, comfort and great joy; hereafter, it shall go with your soul, and shall be of use to you. ||1||Pause||

46The disease of your ego shall be eradicated.

47By Guru's Grace, practice Raja Yoga, the Yoga of meditation and success. ||1||

48Those who taste the sublime essence of the Lord

49have their thirst quenched. ||2||

50Those who have found the Lord, the Treasure of peace,

51shall not go anywhere else again. ||3||

52Those, unto whom the Guru has given the Lord's Name, Har, Har

53- O Nanak, their fears are removed. ||4||8||146||