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1Those who have tasted the true essence of the True Lord, remain satisfied and fulfilled.

2They know this essence of the Lord, but they say nothing, like the mute who tastes the sweet candy, and says nothing.

3The Perfect Guru serves the Lord God; His vibration vibrates and resounds in the mind. ||18||

4Shalok, Fourth Mehla:

5Those who have a festering boil within - they alone know its pain.

6Those who know the pain of separation from the Lord - I am forever a sacrifice, a sacrifice to them.

7O Lord, please lead me to meet the Guru, the Primal Being, my Friend; my head shall roll in the dust under His feet.

8I am the slave of the slaves of those GurSikhs who serve Him.

9Those who are imbued with the deep crimson color of the Lord's Love - their robes are drenched in the Love of the Lord.

10Grant Your Grace, and lead Nanak to meet the Guru; I have sold my head to Him. ||1||

11Fourth Mehla:

12The body is full of mistakes and misdeeds; how can it become pure, O Saints?

13The Gurmukh purchases virtues, which wash off the sin of egotism.

14True is the trade which purchases the True Lord with love.

15No loss will come from this, and the profit comes by the Lord's Will.

16O Nanak, they alone purchase the Truth, who are blessed with such pre-ordained destiny. ||2||

17Pauree:

18I praise the True One, who alone is worthy of praise. The True Primal Being is True - this is His unique quality.

19Serving the True Lord, the Truth comes to dwell in the mind. The Lord, the Truest of the True, is my Protector.

20Those who worship and adore the Truest of the True, shall go and merge with the True Lord.

21Those who do not serve the Truest of the True - those self-willed manmukhs are foolish demons.

22With their mouths, they babble on about this and that, like the drunkard who has drunk his wine. ||19||

23Shalok, Third Mehla:

24Gauree Raga is auspicious, if, through it, one comes to think of his Lord and Master.

25He should walk in harmony with the Will of the True Guru; this should be his decoration.

26The True Word of the Shabad is our spouse; ravish and enjoy it, forever and ever.

27Like the deep crimson color of the madder plant - such is the dye which shall color you, when you dedicate your soul to the True One.

28One who loves the True Lord is totally imbued with the Lord's Love, like the deep crimson color of the poppy.

29Falsehood and deception may be covered with false coatings, but they cannot remain hidden.

30False is the uttering of praises, by those who love falsehood.

31O Nanak, He alone is True; He Himself casts His Glance of Grace. ||1||

32Fourth Mehla:

33In the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, the Lord's Praises are sung. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Beloved Lord is met.

34Blessed is that mortal being, who shares the Teachings for the good of others.

35He implants the Name of the Lord, and he preaches the Name of the Lord; through the Name of the Lord, the world is saved.

36Everyone longs to see the Guru; the world, and the nine continents, bow down to Him.

37You Yourself have established the True Guru; You Yourself have adorned the Guru.

38You Yourself worship and adore the True Guru; You inspire others to worship Him as well, O Creator Lord.

39If someone separates himself from the True Guru, his face is blackened, and he is destroyed by the Messenger of Death.