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1They do not understand the essence of reality, and they gather their worthless bundles of straw. ||2||

2The self-willed manmukhs, in ignorance, take the path of evil.

3They forget the Lord's Name, and in its place, they establish all sorts of rituals.

4They drown in the terrifying world-ocean, in the love of duality. ||3||

5Driven crazy, infatuated by Maya, they call themselves Pandits - religious scholars;

6stained with corruption, they suffer terrible pain.

7The noose of the Messenger of Death is around their necks; they are constantly tormented by death. ||4||

8The Messenger of Death does not even approach the Gurmukhs.

9Through the Word of the Shabad, they burn away their ego and duality.

10Attuned to the Name, they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||5||

11Maya is the slave of the Lord's devotees; it works for them.

12One who falls at their feet attains the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.

13He is forever immaculate; he is absorbed in intuitive peace. ||6||

14Those who listen to the Lord's Sermon are seen to be the wealthy people in this world.

15Everyone bows down to them, and adores them, night and day.

16They intuitively savor the Glories of the True Lord within their minds. ||7||

17The Perfect True Guru has revealed the Shabad;

18it eradicates the three qualities, and attunes the consciousness to the fourth state.

19O Nanak, subduing egotism, one is absorbed into God. ||8||4||

20Gauree, Third Mehla:

21Brahma studied the Vedas, but these lead only to debates and disputes.

22He is filled with darkness; he does not understand himself.

23And yet, if he chants the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he finds God. ||1||

24So serve the Guru, and you shall not be consumed by death.

25The self-willed manmukhs have been consumed by the love of duality. ||1||Pause||

26Becoming Gurmukh, the sinful mortals are purified.

27Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they find intuitive peace and poise deep within.

28I have found my God, through the Guru's Shabad, and I have been reformed. ||2||

29God Himself unites us in Union with the True Guru,

30when we become pleasing to the Mind of my True God.

31They sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, in the poise of celestial peace. ||3||

32Without the True Guru, they are deluded by doubt.

33The blind, self-willed manmukhs constantly eat poison.

34They are beaten by the Messenger of Death with his rod, and they suffer in constant pain. ||4||

35The Messenger of Death does not catch sight of those who enter the Sanctuary of the Lord.

36Subduing egotism, they lovingly center their consciousness on the True Lord.

37They keep their consciousness constantly focused on the Lord's Name. ||5||

38Those humble beings who serve the True Guru are pure and immaculate.

39Merging their minds into the Mind, they conquer the entire world.

40In this way, you too shall find happiness, O my friend. ||6||

41Those who serve the True Guru are blessed with fruitful rewards.

42The Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides in their hearts; selfishness and conceit depart from within them.

43The unstruck melody of the Shabad vibrates for them. ||7||

44Who - who has not been purified by the True Guru, O my Siblings of Destiny?

45The devotees are purified, and honored in His Court.

46O Nanak, greatness is in the Lord's Name. ||8||5||

47Gauree, Third Mehla:

48Those who speak of the three qualities - their doubts do not depart.

49Their bonds are not broken, and they do not obtain liberation.

50The True Guru is the Bestower of liberation in this age. ||1||

51Those mortals who become Gurmukh give up their doubts.

52The celestial music wells up, when they lovingly attune their consciousness to the Lord. ||1||Pause||

53Those who are controlled by the three qualities have death hovering over their heads.