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1Keep me under Your Protection, O Beloved Master of the Universe; fulfill my faith, O Lord of the World.

2Servant Nanak's mind is filled with bliss, when he beholds the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan, even for an instant. ||2||39||13||15||67||

3Raag Aasaa, Second House, Fifth Mehla:

4One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

5One who loves her, is ultimately devoured.

6One who seats her in comfort, is totally terrified by her.

7Siblings, friends and family, beholding her, argue.

8But she has come under my control, by Guru's Grace. ||1||

9Beholding her, all are bewitched:

10the strivers, the Siddhas, the demi-gods, angels and mortals. All, except the Saadhus, are deceived by her deception. ||1||Pause||

11Some wander around as renunciates, but they are engrossed in sexual desire.

12Some grow rich as householders, but she does not belong to them.

13Some call themselves men of charity, and she torments them terribly.

14The Lord has saved me, by attaching me to the Feet of the True Guru. ||2||

15She leads astray the penitents who practice penance.

16The scholarly Pandits are all seduced by greed.

17The world of the three qualities is enticed, and the heavens are enticed.

18The True Guru has saved me, by giving me His Hand. ||3||

19She is the slave of those who are spiritually wise.

20With her palms pressed together, she serves them and offers her prayer:

21"Whatever you wish, that is what I shall do."

22O servant Nanak, she does not draw near to the Gurmukh. ||4||1||

23Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:

24I have been separated from my Beloved by Maya (my mother-in-law).

25Hope and desire (my younger brother-in-law and sister-in-law) are dying of grief.

26I am no longer swayed by the fear of Death (my elder brother-in-law).

27I am protected by my All-knowing, Wise Husband Lord. ||1||

28Listen, O people: I have tasted the elixir of love.

29The evil ones are dead, and my enemies are destroyed. The True Guru has given me the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

30First, I renounced my egotistical love of myself.

31Second, I renounced the ways of the world.

32Renouncing the three qualities, I look alike upon friend and enemy.

33And then, the fourth state of bliss was revealed to me by the Holy One. ||2||

34In the cave of celestial bliss, I have obtained a seat.

35The Lord of Light plays the unstruck melody of bliss.

36I am in ecstasy, contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

37Imbued with my Beloved Husband Lord, I am the blessed, happy soul-bride. ||3||

38Servant Nanak chants the wisdom of God;

39one who listens and practices it, is carried across and saved.

40He is not born, and he does not die; he does not come or go.

41He remains blended with the Lord. ||4||2||

42Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:

43The bride shows such special devotion, and has such an agreeable disposition.

44Her beauty is incomparable, and her character is perfect.

45The house in which she dwells is such a praiseworthy house.

46But rare are those who, as Gurmukh, attain that state||1||

47As the soul-bride of pure actions, I have met with the Guru.