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1Bound by Maya, the mind is not stable. Each and every moment, it suffers in pain.

2O Nanak, the pain of Maya is taken away by focusing one's consciousness on the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||3||

3The self-willed manmukhs are foolish and crazy, O my dear; they do not enshrine the Shabad within their minds.

4The delusion of Maya has made them blind, O my dear; how can they find the Way of the Lord?

5How can they find the Way, without the Will of the True Guru? The manmukhs foolishly display themselves.

6The Lord's servants are forever comfortable. They focus their consciousness on the Guru's Feet.

7Those unto whom the Lord shows His Mercy, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord forever.

8O Nanak, the jewel of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the only profit in this world. The Lord Himself imparts this understanding to the Gurmukh. ||4||5||7||

9Raag Gauree, Chhant, Fifth Mehla:

10One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

11My mind has become sad and depressed; how can I see God, the Great Giver?

12My Friend and Companion is the Dear Lord, the Guru, the Architect of Destiny.

13The One Lord, the Architect of Destiny, is the Master of the Goddess of Wealth; how can I, in my sadness, meet You?

14My hands serve You, and my head is at Your Feet. My mind, dishonored, yearns for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.

15With each and every breath, I think of You, day and night; I do not forget You, for an instant, even for a moment.

16O Nanak, I am thirsty, like the rainbird; how can I meet God, the Great Giver? ||1||

17I offer this one prayer - please listen, O my Beloved Husband Lord.

18My mind and body are enticed, beholding Your wondrous play.

19Beholding Your wondrous play, I am enticed; but how can the sad, forlorn bride find contentment?

20My Lord is Meritorious, Merciful and Eternally Young; He is overflowing with all excellences.

21The fault is not with my Husband Lord, the Giver of peace; I am separated from Him by my own mistakes.

22Prays Nanak, please be merciful to me, and return home, O my Beloved Husband Lord. ||2||

23I surrender my mind, I surrender my whole body; I surrender all my lands.

24I surrender my head to that beloved friend, who brings me news of God.

25I have offered my head to the Guru, the most exalted; He has shown me that God is with me.

26In an instant, all suffering is removed. I have obtained all my mind's desires.

27Day and night, the soul-bride makes merry; all her anxieties are erased.

28Prays Nanak, I have met the Husband Lord of my longing. ||3||

29My mind is filled with bliss, and congratulations are pouring in.

30My Darling Beloved has come home to me, and all my desires have been satisfied.

31I have met my Sweet Lord and Master of the Universe, and my companions sing the songs of joy.

32All my friends and relatives are happy, and all traces of my enemies have been removed.

33The unstruck melody vibrates in my home, and the bed has been made up for my Beloved.

34Prays Nanak, I am in celestial bliss. I have obtained the Lord, the Giver of peace, as my Husband. ||4||1||