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1Nanak has obtained the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||27||78||

2Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:

3Those who are attuned to their Lord and Master

4are satisfied and fulfilled with the perfect food. ||1||

5The Lord's devotees never run short of anything.

6They have plenty to eat, spend, enjoy and give. ||1||Pause||

7One who has the Unfathomable Lord of the Universe as his Master

8- how can any mere mortal stand up to him? ||2||

9One who is served by the eighteen supernatural powers of the Siddhas

10- grasp his feet, even for an instant. ||3||

11That one, upon whom You have showered Your Mercy, O my Lord Master

12- says Nanak, he does not lack anything. ||4||28||79||

13Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:

14When I meditate on my True Guru,

15my mind becomes supremely peaceful. ||1||

16The record of my account is erased, and my doubts are dispelled.

17Imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord, His humble servant is blessed with good fortune. ||1||Pause||

18When I remember my Lord and Master,

19my fears are dispelled, O my friend. ||2||

20When I took to Your Protection, O God,

21my desires were fulfilled. ||3||

22Gazing upon the wonder of Your play, my mind has become encouraged.

23Servant Nanak relies on You alone. ||4||29||80||

24Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:

25Night and day, the mouse of time gnaws away at the rope of life.

26Falling into the well, the mortal eats the sweet treats of Maya. ||1||

27Thinking and planning, the night of the life is passing away.

28Thinking of the many pleasures of Maya, the mortal never remembers the Lord, the Sustainer of the earth. ||1||Pause||

29Believing the shade of the tree to be permanent, he builds his house beneath it.

30But the noose of death is around his neck, and Shakti, the power of Maya, has aimed her arrows at him. ||2||

31The sandy shore is being washed away by the waves,

32but the fool still believes that place to be permanent. ||3||

33In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, chant the Name of the Lord, the King.

34Nanak lives by singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||4||30||81||

35Aasaa, Fifth Mehla, Dho-Thukay 9:

36With that, you are engaged in playful sport;

37with that, I am joined to you.

38With that, everyone longs for you;

39without it, no one would even look at your face. ||1||

40Where is that detached soul now contained?

41Without it, you are miserable. ||1||Pause||

42With that, you are the woman of the house;

43with that, you are respected.

44With that, you are caressed;

45without it, you are reduced to dust. ||2||

46With that, you have honor and respect;

47with that, you have relatives in the world.

48With that, you are adorned in every way;

49without it, you are reduced to dust. ||3||

50That detached soul is neither born, nor dies.

51It acts according to the Command of the Lord's Will.

52O Nanak, having fashioned the body, the Lord unites the soul with it, and separates them again;

53He alone knows His All-powerful creative nature. ||4||31||82||

54Aasaa, Fifth Mehla: