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1Pauree:

2O mind: without the Lord, whatever you are involved in shall bind you in chains.

3The faithless cynic does those deeds which will never allow him to be emancipated.

4Acting in egotism, selfishness and conceit, the lovers of rituals carry the unbearable load.

5When there is no love for the Naam, then these rituals are corrupt.

6The rope of death binds those who are in love with the sweet taste of Maya.

7Deluded by doubt, they do not understand that God is always with them.

8When their accounts are called for, they shall not be released; their wall of mud cannot be washed clean.

9One who is made to understand - O Nanak, that Gurmukh obtains immaculate understanding. ||9||

10Shalok:

11One whose bonds are cut away joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

12Those who are imbued with the Love of the One Lord, O Nanak, take on the deep and lasting color of His Love. ||1||

13Pauree:

14RARRA: Dye this heart of yours in the color of the Lord's Love.

15Meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har - chant it with your tongue.

16In the Court of the Lord, no one shall speak harshly to you.

17Everyone shall welcome you, saying, ""Come, and sit down.""

18In that Mansion of the Lord's Presence, you shall find a home.

19There is no birth or death, or destruction there.

20One who has such karma written on his forehead,

21O Nanak, has the wealth of the Lord in his home. ||10||

22Shalok:

23Greed, falsehood, corruption and emotional attachment entangle the blind and the foolish.

24Bound down by Maya, O Nanak, a foul odor clings to them. ||1||

25Pauree:

26LALLA: People are entangled in the love of corrupt pleasures;

27they are drunk with the wine of egotistical intellect and Maya.

28In this Maya, they are born and die.

29People act according to the Hukam of the Lord's Command.

30No one is perfect, and no one is imperfect.

31No one is wise, and no one is foolish.

32Wherever the Lord engages someone, there he is engaged.

33O Nanak, our Lord and Master is forever detached. ||11||

34Shalok:

35My Beloved God, the Sustainer of the World, the Lord of the Universe, is deep, profound and unfathomable.

36There is no other like Him; O Nanak, He is not worried. ||1||

37Pauree:

38LALLA: There is no one equal to Him.

39He Himself is the One; there shall never be any other.

40He is now, He has been, and He shall always be.

41No one has ever found His limit.

42In the ant and in the elephant, He is totally pervading.

43The Lord, the Primal Being, is known by everyone everywhere.

44That one, unto whom the Lord has given His Love

45- O Nanak, that Gurmukh chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||12||

46Shalok:

47One who knows the taste of the Lord's sublime essence, intuitively enjoys the Lord's Love.

48O Nanak, blessed, blessed, blessed are the Lord's humble servants; how fortunate is their coming into the world! ||1||

49Pauree:

50How fruitful is the coming into the world, of those

51whose tongues celebrate the Praises of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

52They come and dwell with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy;

53night and day, they lovingly meditate on the Naam.

54Blessed is the birth of those humble beings who are attuned to the Naam;

55the Lord, the Architect of Destiny, bestows His Kind Mercy upon them.

56They are born only once - they shall not be reincarnated again.

57O Nanak, they are absorbed into the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan. ||13||

58Shalok:

59Chanting it, the mind is filled with bliss; love of duality is eliminated, and pain, distress and desires are quenched. O Nanak, immerse yourself in the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||