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1Siree Raag, Fourth Mehla:

2I stand by the wayside and ask the Way. If only someone would show me the Way to God-I would go with him.

3I follow in the footsteps of those who enjoy the Love of my Beloved.

4I beg of them, I implore them; I have such a yearning to meet God! ||1||

5O my Siblings of Destiny, please unite me in Union with my Lord God.

6I am a sacrifice to the True Guru, who has shown me the Lord God. ||1||Pause||

7In deep humility, I fall at the Feet of the Perfect True Guru.

8The Guru is the Honor of the dishonored. The Guru, the True Guru, brings approval and applause.

9I am never tired of praising the Guru, who unites me with the Lord God. ||2||

10Everyone, all over the world, longs for the True Guru.

11Without the good fortune of destiny, the Blessed Vision of His Darshan is not obtained. The unfortunate ones just sit and cry.

12All things happen according to the Will of the Lord God. No one can erase the pre-ordained Writ of Destiny. ||3||

13He Himself is the True Guru; He Himself is the Lord. He Himself unites in His Union.

14In His Kindness, He unites us with Himself, as we follow the Guru, the True Guru.

15Over all the world, He is the Life of the World, O Nanak, like water mingled with water. ||4||4||68||

16Siree Raag, Fourth Mehla:

17The Essence of the Ambrosial Naam is the most sublime essence; how can I get to taste this essence?

18I go and ask the happy soul-brides, ""How did you come to meet God?""

19They are care-free and do not speak; I massage and wash their feet. ||1||

20O Siblings of Destiny, meet with your spiritual friend, and dwell upon the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

21The True Guru, the Primal Being, is your Friend, who shall drive out pain and subdue your ego. ||1||Pause||

22The Gurmukhs are the happy soul-brides; their minds are filled with kindness.

23The Word of the True Guru is the Jewel. One who believes in it tastes the Sublime Essence of the Lord.

24Those who partake of the Lord's Sublime Essence, through the Guru's Love, are known as great and very fortunate. ||2||

25This Sublime Essence of the Lord is in the forests, in the fields and everywhere, but the unfortunate ones do not taste it.

26Without the True Guru, it is not obtained. The self-willed manmukhs continue to cry in misery.

27They do not bow before the True Guru; the demon of anger is within them. ||3||

28The Lord Himself, Har, Har, Har, is the Sublime Essence. The Lord Himself is the Essence.

29In His Kindness, He blesses the Gurmukh with it; the Ambrosial Nectar of this Amrit trickles down.

30Then, the body and mind totally blossom forth and flourish; O Nanak, the Lord comes to dwell within the mind. ||4||5||69||

31Siree Raag, Fourth Mehla:

32The day dawns, and then it ends, and the night passes away.

33Man's life is diminishing, but he does not understand. Each day, the mouse of death is gnawing away at the rope of life.

34Maya spreads out like sweet molasses; the self-willed manmukh is stuck like a fly, rotting away. ||1||

35O Siblings of Destiny, God is my Friend and Companion.

36Emotional attachment to children and spouse is poison; in the end, no one will go along with you as your helper. ||1||Pause||

37Through the Guru's Teachings, some embrace love for the Lord, and are saved. They remain detached and unaffected, and they find the Sanctuary of the Lord.