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1I offer my prayers to the Guru; if it pleases the Guru, He shall unite me with Himself.

2The Giver of peace has united me with Himself; He Himself has come to my home to meet me.

3O Nanak, the soul-bride is forever the Lord's favorite wife; her Husband Lord does not die, and He shall never leave. ||4||2||

4Gauree, Third Mehla:

5The soul-bride is pierced through with the sublime essence of the Lord, in intuitive peace and poise.

6The Enticer of hearts has enticed her, and her sense of duality has been easily dispelled.

7Her sense of duality has been easily dispelled, and the soul-bride obtains her Husband Lord; following the Guru's Teachings, she makes merry.

8This body is filled to overflowing with falsehood, deception and the commission of sins.

9The Gurmukh practices that devotional worship, by which the celestial music wells up; without this devotional worship, filth is not removed.

10O Nanak, the soul-bride who sheds selfishness and conceit from within, is dear to her Beloved. ||1||

11The soul-bride has found her Husband Lord, through the love and affection of the Guru.

12She passes her life-night sleeping in peace, enshrining the Lord in her heart.

13Enshrining Him deep within her heart night and day, she meets her Beloved, and her pains depart.

14Deep within the mansion of her inner being, she enjoys her Husband Lord, reflecting upon the Guru's Teachings.

15She drinks deeply of the Nectar of the Naam, day and night; she conquers and casts off her sense of duality.

16O Nanak, the happy soul-bride meets her True Lord, through the Infinite Love of the Guru. ||2||

17Come, and shower Your Mercy upon me, my most Darling, Dear Beloved.

18The soul-bride offers her prayers to You, to adorn her with the True Word of Your Shabad.

19Adorned with the True Word of Your Shabad, she conquers her ego, and as Gurmukh, her affairs are resolved.

20Throughout the ages, the One Lord is True; through the Guru's Wisdom, He is known.

21The self-willed manmukh is engrossed in sexual desire, and tormented by emotional attachment. With whom should she lodge her complaints?

22O Nanak, the self-willed manmukh finds no place of rest, without the most Beloved Guru. ||3||

23The bride is foolish, ignorant and unworthy. Her Husband Lord is Unapproachable and Incomparable.

24He Himself unites us in His Union; He Himself forgives us.

25The soul-bride's Beloved Husband Lord is the Forgiver of sins; He is contained in each and every heart.

26The True Guru has made me understand this understanding, that the Lord is obtained through love, affection and loving devotion.

27She remains forever in bliss, day and night; she remains immersed in His Love, night and day.

28O Nanak, that soul-bride who obtains the nine treasures, intuitively obtains her Husband Lord. ||4||3||

29Gauree, Third Mehla:

30The sea of Maya is agitated and turbulent; how can anyone cross over this terrifying world-ocean?

31Make the Lord's Name your boat, and install the Word of the Shabad as the boatman.

32With the Shabad installed as the boatman, the Lord Himself shall take you across. In this way, the difficult ocean is crossed.

33The Gurmukh obtains devotional worship of the Lord, and thus remains dead while yet alive.

34In an instant, the Lord's Name erases his sinful mistakes, and his body becomes pure.

35O Nanak, through the Lord's Name, emancipation is obtained, and the slag iron is transformed into gold. ||1||