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1Practicing egotism, selfishness and conceit, she wanders around the world, but her wealth and property will not go with her.

2The spiritually blind do not even think of the Naam; they are all bound and gagged by the Messenger of Death.

3Meeting the True Guru, the wealth is obtained, contemplating the Name of the Lord in the heart. ||3||

4Those who are attuned to the Naam are immaculate and pure; through the Guru, they obtain intuitive peace and poise.

5Their minds and bodies are dyed in the Color of the Lord's Love, and their tongues savor His Sublime Essence.

6O Nanak, that Primal Color which the Lord has applied, shall never fade away. ||4||14||47||

7Siree Raag, Third Mehla:

8By His Grace one becomes Gurmukh, worshipping the Lord with devotion. Without the Guru there is no devotional worship.

9Those whom He unites with Himself, understand and become pure.

10The Dear Lord is True, and True is the Word of His Bani. Through the Shabad, we merge with Him. ||1||

11O Siblings of Destiny: those who lack devotion-why have they even bothered to come into the world?

12They do not serve the Perfect Guru; they waste away their lives in vain. ||1||Pause||

13The Lord Himself, the Life of the World, is the Giver of Peace. He Himself forgives, and unites with Himself.

14So what about all these poor beings and creatures? What can anyone say?

15He Himself blesses the Gurmukh with glory. He Himself enjoins us to His Service. ||2||

16Gazing upon their families, people are lured and trapped by emotional attachment, but none will go along with them in the end.

17Serving the True Guru, one finds the Lord, the Treasure of Excellence. His Value cannot be estimated.

18The Lord God is my Friend and Companion. God shall be my Helper and Support in the end. ||3||

19Within your conscious mind, you may say anything, but without the Guru, selfishness is not removed.

20The Dear Lord is the Giver, the Lover of His devotees. By His Grace, He comes to dwell in the mind.

21O Nanak, by His Grace, He bestows enlightened awareness; God Himself blesses the Gurmukh with glorious greatness. ||4||15||48||

22Siree Raag, Third Mehla:

23Blessed is the mother who gave birth; blessed and respected is the father of one who serves the True Guru and finds peace. His arrogant pride is banished from within.

24Standing at the Lord's Door, the humble Saints serve Him; they find the Treasure of Excellence. ||1||

25O my mind, become Gurmukh, and meditate on the Lord.

26The Word of the Guru's Shabad abides within the mind, and the body and mind become pure. ||1||Pause||

27By His Grace, He has come into my home; He Himself has come to meet me.

28Singing His Praises through the Shabads of the Guru, we are dyed in His Color with intuitive ease.

29Becoming truthful, we merge with the True One; remaining blended with Him, we shall never be separated again. ||2||

30Whatever is to be done, the Lord is doing. No one else can do anything.

31Those separated from Him for so long are reunited with Him once again by the True Guru, who takes them into His Own Account.

32He Himself assigns all to their tasks; nothing else can be done. ||3||

33One whose mind and body are imbued with the Lord's Love gives up egotism and corruption.

34Day and night, the Name of the One Lord, the Fearless and Formless One, dwells within the heart.

35O Nanak, He blends us with Himself, through the Perfect, Infinite Word of His Shabad. ||4||16||49||

36Siree Raag, Third Mehla:

37The Lord of the Universe is the Treasure of Excellence; His limits cannot be found.

38He is not obtained by mouthing mere words, but by rooting out ego from within.