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1The soul-bride meets her Husband Lord, when the Lord Master Himself showers His favor upon her.

2Her bed is decorated in the company of her Beloved, and her seven pools are filled with ambrosial nectar.

3Be kind and compassionate to me, O Merciful True Lord, that I may obtain the Word of the Shabad, and sing Your Glorious Praises.

4O Nanak, gazing upon her Husband Lord, the soul-bride is delighted, and her mind is filled with joy. ||1||

5O bride of natural beauty, offer your loving prayers to the Lord.

6The Lord is pleasing to my mind and body; I am intoxicated in my Lord God's Company.

7Imbued with the Love of God, I pray to the Lord, and through the Lord's Name, I abide in peace.

8If you recognize His Glorious Virtues, then you shall come to know God; thus virtue shall dwell in you, and sin shall run away.

9Without You, I cannot survive, even for an instant; by merely talking and listening about You, I am not satisfied.

10Nanak proclaims, ""O Beloved, O Beloved!"" His tongue and mind are drenched with the Lord's sublime essence. ||2||

11O my companions and friends, my Husband Lord is the merchant.

12I have purchased the Lord's Name; its sweetness and value are unlimited.

13His value is invaluable; the Beloved dwells in His true home. If it is pleasing to God, then He blesses His bride.

14Some enjoy sweet pleasures with the Lord, while I stand crying at His door.

15The Creator, the Cause of causes, the All-powerful Lord Himself arranges our affairs.

16O Nanak, blessed is the soul-bride, upon whom He casts His Glance of Grace; she enshrines the Word of the Shabad in her heart. ||3||

17In my home, the true songs of rejoicing resound; the Lord God, my Friend, has come to me.

18He enjoys me, and imbued with His Love, I have captivated His heart, and given mine to Him.

19I gave my mind, and obtained the Lord as my Husband; as it pleases His Will, He enjoys me.

20I have placed my body and mind before my Husband Lord, and through the Shabad, I have been blessed. Within the home of my own self, I have obtained the ambrosial fruit.

21He is not obtained by intellectual recitation or great cleverness; only by love does the mind obtain Him.

22O Nanak, the Lord Master is my Best Friend; I am not an ordinary person. ||4||1||

23Aasaa, First Mehla:

24The unstruck melody of the sound current resounds with the vibrations of the celestial instruments.

25My mind, my mind is imbued with the Love of my Darling Beloved.

26Night and day, my detached mind remains absorbed in the Lord, and I obtain my home in the profound trance of the celestial void.

27The True Guru has revealed to me the Primal Lord, the Infinite, my Beloved, the Unseen.

28The Lord's posture and His seat are permanent; my mind is absorbed in reflective contemplation upon Him.

29O Nanak, the detached ones are imbued with His Name, the unstruck melody, and the celestial vibrations. ||1||

30Tell me, how can I reach that unreachable, that unreachable city?

31By practicing truthfulness and self-restraint, by contemplating His Glorious Virtues, and living the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

32Practicing the True Word of the Shabad, one comes to the home of his own inner being, and obtains the treasure of virtue.

33He has no stems, roots, leaves or branches, but He is the Supreme Lord over the heads of all.

34Practicing intensive meditation, chanting and self-discipline, people have grown weary; stubbornly practicing these rituals, they still have not found Him.

35O Nanak, through spiritual wisdom, the Lord, the Life of the world, is met; the True Guru imparts this understanding. ||2||

36The Guru is the ocean, the mountain of jewels, overflowing with jewels.