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1Whatever service the Lord causes us to do, that is just what we do.

2He Himself acts; who else should be mentioned? He beholds His own greatness. ||7||

3He alone serves the Guru, whom the Lord Himself inspires to do so.

4O Nanak, offering his head, one is emancipated, and honored in the Court of the Lord. ||8||18||

5Aasaa, First Mehla:

6Beautiful is the Supreme Lord and Master, and beautiful is the Word of the Guru's Bani.

7By great good fortune, one meets the True Guru, and the supreme status of Nirvaanaa is obtained. ||1||

8I am the lowest slave of Your slaves; I am Your most humble servant.

9As You keep me, I live. Your Name is in my mouth. ||1||Pause||

10I have such a great thirst for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; my mind accepts Your Will, and so You are pleased with me.

11Greatness is in the Hands of my Lord and Master; by His Will, honor is obtained. ||2||

12Do not think that the True Lord is far away; He is deep within.

13Wherever I look, there I find Him pervading; how can I estimate His value? ||3||

14He Himself does, and He Himself undoes. He Himself beholds His glorious greatness.

15Becoming Gurmukh, one beholds Him, and so, His value is appraised. ||4||

16So earn your profits while you are alive, by serving the Guru.

17If it is so pre-ordained, then one finds the True Guru. ||5||

18The self-willed manmukhs continually lose, and wander around, deluded by doubt.

19The blind manmukhs do not remember the Lord; how can they obtain the Blessed Vision of His Darshan? ||6||

20One's coming into the world is judged worthwhile only if one lovingly attunes oneself to the True Lord.

21Meeting the Guru, one becomes invaluable; his light merges into the Light. ||7||

22Day and night, he remains detached, and serves the Primal Lord.

23O Nanak, those who are imbued with the Lord's Lotus Feet, are content with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||8||19||

24Aasaa, First Mehla:

25No matter how much one may describe the Lord, His limits still cannot be known.

26I am without any support; You, O Lord, are my only Support; You are my almighty power. ||1||

27This is Nanak's prayer, that he may be adorned with the True Name.

28When self-conceit is eradicated, and understanding is obtained, one meets the Lord, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||Pause||

29Abandoning egotism and pride, one obtains contemplative understanding.

30When the mind surrenders to the Lord Master, He bestows the support of the Truth. ||2||

31Day and night, remain content with the Naam, the Name of the Lord; that is the true service.

32No misfortune troubles one who follows the Command of the Lord's Will. ||3||

33One who follows the Command of the Lord's Will is taken into the Lord's Treasury.

34The counterfeit find no place there; they are mixed with the false ones. ||4||

35Forever and ever, the genuine coins are treasured; with them, the true merchandise is purchased.

36The false ones are not seen in the Lord's Treasury; they are seized and cast into the fire again. ||5||

37Those who understand their own souls, are themselves the Supreme Soul.

38The One Lord is the tree of ambrosial nectar, which bears the ambrosial fruit. ||6||

39Those who taste the ambrosial fruit remain satisfied with Truth.

40They have no doubt or sense of separation - their tongues taste the divine taste. ||7||

41By His Command, and through your past actions, you came into the world; walk forever according to His Will.

42Please, grant virtue to Nanak, the virtueless one; bless him with the glorious greatness of the Truth. ||8||20||

43Aasaa, First Mehla:

44One whose mind is attuned to the Lord's Name speaks the truth.

45What would the people lose, if I became pleasing to You, O Lord? ||1||