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1As Gurmukh, the Gurmukh beholds the Lord, the Beloved Lord.

2The Name of the Lord, the Emancipator of the world, is dear to him; the Name of the Lord is his glory.

3In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Lord's Name is the boat, which carries the Gurmukh across.

4This world, and the world hereafter, are adorned with the Lord's Name; the Gurmukh's lifestyle is the most excellent.

5O Nanak, bestowing His kindness, the Lord gives the gift of His emancipating Name. ||1||

6I chant the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam, which destroys my sorrows and erases my sins.

7Associating with the Guru, associating with the Guru, I practice meditation; I have enshrined the Lord within my heart.

8I enshrined the Lord within my heart, and obtained the supreme status, when I came to the Sanctuary of the Guru.

9My boat was sinking under the weight of greed and corruption, but it was uplifted when the True Guru implanted the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within me.

10The Perfect Guru has given me the gift of spiritual life, and I center my consciousness on the Lord's Name.

11The Merciful Lord Himself has mercifully given this gift to me; O Nanak, I take to the Sanctuary of the Guru. ||2||

12Hearing the Bani of the Lord's Name, all my affairs were brought to perfection and embellished.

13With each and every hair, with each and every hair, as Gurmukh, I meditate on the Lord.

14I meditate on the Lord's Name, and become pure; He has no form or shape.

15The Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam, is permeating my heart deep within, and all of my desire and hunger has disappeared.

16My mind and body are totally adorned with peace and tranquility; through the Guru's Teachings, the Lord has been revealed to me.

17The Lord Himself has shown His kind mercy to Nanak; He has made me the slave of the slaves of His slaves. ||3||

18Those who forget the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam, are foolish, unfortunate, self-willed manmukhs.

19Within, they are engrossed in emotional attachment; each and every moment, Maya clings to them.

20The filth of Maya clings to them, and they become unfortunate fools - they do not love the Lord's Name.

21The egotistical and proud perform all sorts of rituals, but they shy away from the Lord's Name.

22The path of Death is very arduous and painful; it is stained with the darkness of emotional attachment.

23O Nanak, the Gurmukh meditates on the Naam, and finds the gate of salvation. ||4||

24The Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam, and the Lord Guru, are known by the Gurmukh.

25One moment, this mind is in the heavens, and the next, it is in the nether regions; the Guru brings the wandering mind back to one-pointedness.

26When the mind returns to one-pointedness, one totally understands the value of salvation, and enjoys the subtle essence of the Lord's Name.

27The Lord's Name preserves the honor of His servant, as He preserved and emancipated Prahlaad.

28So repeat continually the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam; chanting His Glorious Virtues, His limit cannot be found.

29Nanak is drenched in happiness, hearing the Name of the Lord; he is merged in the Name of the Lord. ||5||

30Those beings, whose minds are filled with the Lord's Name, forsake all anxiety.

31They obtain all wealth, and all Dharmic faith, and the fruits of their minds' desires.

32They obtain the fruits of their hearts' desires, meditating on the Lord's Name, and singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord's Name.

33Evil-mindedness and duality depart, and their understanding is enlightened. They attach their minds to the Name of the Lord.