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1Raag Aasaa, Fifth Mehla, Twelfth House:

2One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

3Renounce all your cleverness and remember the Supreme, Formless Lord God.

4Without the One True Name, everything appears as dust. ||1||

5Know that God is always with you.

6By Guru's Grace, one understands, and is imbued with the Love of the One Lord. ||1||Pause||

7Seek the Shelter of the One All-powerful Lord; there is no other place of rest.

8The vast and terrifying world-ocean is crossed over, singing continually the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||2||

9Birth and death are overcome, and one does not have to suffer in the City of Death.

10He alone obtains the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, unto whom God shows His Mercy. ||3||

11The One Lord is my Anchor and Support; the One Lord alone is the power of my mind.

12O Nanak, joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, meditate on Him; without the Lord, there is no other at all. ||4||1||136||

13Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:

14The soul, the mind, the body and the breath of life belong to God. He has given all tastes and pleasures.

15He is the Friend of the poor, the Giver of life, the Protector of those who seek His Sanctuary. ||1||

16O my mind, meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

17Here and hereafter, He is our Helper and Companion; embrace love and affection for the One Lord. ||1||Pause||

18They meditate on the Vedas and the Shaastras, to swim across the world-ocean.

19The many religious rituals, good deeds of karma and Dharmic worship - above all of these is the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||2||

20Sexual desire, anger, and egotism depart, meeting with the Divine True Guru.

21Implant the Naam within, perform devotional worship to the Lord and serve God - this is good. ||3||

22I seek the Sanctuary of Your Feet, O Merciful Lord; You are the Honor of the dishonored.

23You are the Support of my soul, my breath of life; O God, You are Nanak's strength. ||4||2||137||

24Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:

25He wavers and falters, and suffers such great pain, without the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

26The profit of the sublime essence of the Lord of the Universe is obtained, by the Love of the One Supreme Lord God. ||1||

27Chant continually the Name of the Lord.

28With each and every breath, meditate on God, and renounce other love. ||1||Pause||

29God is the Doer, the All-powerful Cause of causes; He Himself is the Giver of life.

30So renounce all your cleverness, and meditate on God, twenty-four hours a day. ||2||

31He is our best friend and companion, our help and support; He is lofty, inaccessible and infinite.

32Enshrine His Lotus Feet within your heart; He is the Support of the soul. ||3||

33Show Your Mercy, O Supreme Lord God, that I may sing Your Glorious Praises.

34Total peace, and the greatest greatness, O Nanak, are obtained by living to chant the Name of the Lord. ||4||3||138||

35Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:

36I make the effort, as You cause me to do, my Lord and Master, to behold You in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

37I am imbued with the color of the Love of the Lord, Har, Har; God Himself has colored me in His Love. ||1||

38I chant the Lord's Name within my mind.

39Bestow Your Mercy, and dwell within my heart; please, become my Helper. ||1||Pause||

40Listening continually to Your Name, O Beloved God, I yearn to behold You.