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1The Gurmukh puts out the four fires, with the Water of the Lord's Name.

2The lotus blossoms deep within the heart, and filled with Ambrosial Nectar, one is satisfied.

3O Nanak, make the True Guru your friend; going to His Court, you shall obtain the True Lord. ||4||20||

4Siree Raag, First Mehla:

5Meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, O my beloved; follow the Guru's Teachings, and speak of the Lord.

6Apply the Touchstone of Truth to your mind, and see if it comes up to its full weight.

7No one has found the worth of the ruby of the heart; its value cannot be estimated. ||1||

8O Siblings of Destiny, the Diamond of the Lord is within the Guru.

9The True Guru is found in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. Day and night, praise the Word of His Shabad. ||1||Pause||

10The True Merchandise, Wealth and Capital are obtained through the Radiant Light of the Guru.

11Just as fire is extinguished by pouring on water, desire becomes the slave of the Lord's slaves.

12The Messenger of Death will not touch you; in this way, you shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean, carrying others across with you. ||2||

13The Gurmukhs do not like falsehood. They are imbued with Truth; they love only Truth.

14The shaaktas, the faithless cynics, do not like the Truth; false are the foundations of the false.

15Imbued with Truth, you shall meet the Guru. The true ones are absorbed into the True Lord. ||3||

16Within the mind are emeralds and rubies, the Jewel of the Naam, treasures and diamonds.

17The Naam is the True Merchandise and Wealth; in each and every heart, His Presence is deep and profound.

18O Nanak, the Gurmukh finds the Diamond of the Lord, by His Kindness and Compassion. ||4||21||

19Siree Raag, First Mehla:

20The fire of doubt is not extinguished, even by wandering through foreign lands and countries.

21If inner filth is not removed, one's life is cursed, and one's clothes are cursed.

22There is no other way to perform devotional worship, except through the Teachings of the True Guru. ||1||

23O mind, become Gurmukh, and extinguish the fire within.

24Let the Words of the Guru abide within your mind; let egotism and desires die. ||1||Pause||

25The jewel of the mind is priceless; through the Name of the Lord, honor is obtained.

26Join the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, and find the Lord. The Gurmukh embraces love for the Lord.

27Give up your selfishness, and you shall find peace; like water mingling with water, you shall merge in absorption. ||2||

28Those who have not contemplated the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, are unworthy; they come and go in reincarnation.

29One who has not met with the True Guru, the Primal Being, is bothered and bewildered in the terrifying world-ocean.

30This jewel of the soul is priceless, and yet it is being squandered like this, in exchange for a mere shell. ||3||

31Those who joyfully meet with the True Guru are perfectly fulfilled and wise.

32Meeting with the Guru, they cross over the terrifying world-ocean. In the Court of the Lord, they are honored and approved.

33O Nanak, their faces are radiant; the Music of the Shabad, the Word of God, wells up within them. ||4||22||

34Siree Raag, First Mehla:

35Make your deals, dealers, and take care of your merchandise.

36Buy that object which will go along with you.

37In the next world, the All-knowing Merchant will take this object and care for it. ||1||

38O Siblings of Destiny, chant the Lord's Name, and focus your consciousness on Him.

39Take the Merchandise of the Lord's Praises with you. Your Husband Lord shall see this and approve. ||1||Pause||