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1Gauree, Fifth Mehla:

2O Mohan, your temple is so lofty, and your mansion is unsurpassed.

3O Mohan, your gates are so beautiful. They are the worship-houses of the Saints.

4In these incomparable worship-houses, they continually sing Kirtan, the Praises of their Lord and Master.

5Where the Saints and the Holy gather together, there they meditate on you.

6Be Kind and Compassionate, O Merciful Lord; be Merciful to the meek.

7Prays Nanak, I thirst for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; receiving Your Darshan, I am totally at peace. ||1||

8O Mohan, your speech is incomparable; wondrous are your ways.

9O Mohan, you believe in the One. Everything else is dust to you.

10You adore the One Lord, the Unknowable Lord and Master; His Power gives Support to all.

11Through the Guru's Word, you have captured the heart of the Primal Being, the Lord of the World.

12You Yourself move, and You Yourself stand still; You Yourself support the whole creation.

13Prays Nanak, please preserve my honor; all Your servants seek the Protection of Your Sanctuary. ||2||

14O Mohan, the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, meditates on you; they meditate on the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.

15O Mohan, the Messenger of Death does not even approach those who meditate on You, at the last moment.

16The Messenger of Death cannot touch those who meditate on You single-mindedly.

17Those who worship and adore You in thought, word and deed, obtain all fruits and rewards.

18Those who are foolish and stupid, filthy with urine and manure, become all-knowing upon gaining the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.

19Prays Nanak, Your Kingdom is Eternal, O Perfect Primal Lord God. ||3||

20O Mohan, you have blossomed forth with the flower of your family.

21O Mohan, your children, friends, siblings and relatives have all been saved.

22You save those who give up their egotistical pride, upon gaining the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.

23The Messenger of Death does not even approach those who call you 'blessed'.

24Your Virtues are unlimited - they cannot be described, O True Guru, Primal Being, Destroyer of demons.

25Prays Nanak, Yours is that Anchor, holding onto which the whole world is saved. ||4||2||

26Gauree, Fifth Mehla,

27Shalok:

28Countless sinners have been purified; I am a sacrifice, over and over again, to You.

29O Nanak, meditation on the Lord's Name is the fire which burns away sinful mistakes like straw. ||1||

30Chhant:

31Meditate, O my mind, on the Lord God, the Lord of the Universe, the Lord, the Master of Wealth.

32Meditate, O my mind, on the Lord, the Destroyer of ego, the Giver of salvation, who cuts away the noose of agonizing death.

33Meditate lovingly on the Lotus Feet of the Lord, the Destroyer of distress, the Protector of the poor, the Lord of excellence.

34The treacherous path of death and the terrifying ocean of fire are crossed over by meditating in remembrance on the Lord, even for an instant.

35Meditate day and night on the Lord, the Destroyer of desire, the Purifier of pollution.

36Prays Nanak, please be Merciful to me, O Cherisher of the world, Lord of the Universe, Lord of wealth. ||1||

37O my mind, remember the Lord in meditation; He is the Destroyer of pain, the Eradicator of fear, the Sovereign Lord King.

38He is the Greatest Lover, the Merciful Master, the Enticer of the mind, the Support of His devotees - this is His very nature.