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1Like the song-bird, thirsting for the rain-drops, chirping each and every moment to the beautiful rain clouds.

2So love the Lord, and give to Him this mind of yours; totally focus your consciousness on the Lord.

3Do not take pride in yourself, but seek the Sanctuary of the Lord, and make yourself a sacrifice to the Blessed Vision of His Darshan.

4When the Guru is totally pleased, the separated soul-bride is re-united with her Husband Lord; she sends the message of her true love.

5Says Nanak, chant the Hymns of the Infinite Lord Master; O my mind, love Him and enshrine such love for Him. ||2||

6The chakvi bird is in love with the sun, and thinks of it constantly; her greatest longing is to behold the dawn.

7The cuckoo is in love with the mango tree, and sings so sweetly. O my mind, love the Lord in this way.

8Love the Lord, and do not take pride in yourself; everyone is a guest for a single night.

9Now, why are you entangled in pleasures, and engrossed in emotional attachment? Naked we come, and naked we go.

10Seek the eternal Sanctuary of the Holy and fall at their feet, and the attachments which you feel shall depart.

11Says Nanak, chant the Hymns of the Merciful Lord God, and enshrine love for the Lord, O my mind; otherwise, how will you come to behold the dawn? ||3||

12Like the deer in the night, who hears the sound of the bell and gives his heart - O my mind, love the Lord in this way.

13Like the wife, who is bound by love to her husband, and serves her beloved - like this, give your heart to the Beloved Lord.

14Give your heart to your Beloved Lord, and enjoy His bed, and enjoy all pleasure and bliss.

15I have obtained my Husband Lord, and I am dyed in the deep crimson color of His Love; after such a long time, I have met my Friend.

16When the Guru became my advocate, then I saw the Lord with my eyes. No one else looks like my Beloved Husband Lord.

17Says Nanak, chant the Hymns of the merciful and fascinating Lord, O mind. Grasp the lotus feet of the Lord, and enshrine such love for Him in your mind. ||4||1||4||

18Aasaa, Fifth Mehla||

19Shalok:

20From forest to forest, I wandered searching; I am so tired of taking baths at sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

21O Nanak, when I met the Holy Saint, I found the Lord within my mind. ||1||

22Chhant:

23Countless silent sages and innumerable ascetics seek Him;

24millions of Brahmas meditate and adore Him; the spiritual teachers meditate and chant His Name.

25Through chanting, deep meditation, strict and austere self-discipline, religious rituals, sincere worship, endless purifications and humble salutations,

26wandering all over the earth and bathing at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, people seek to meet the Pure Lord.

27Mortals, forests, blades of grass, animals and birds all meditate on You.

28The Merciful Beloved Lord, the Lord of the Universe is found; O Nanak, joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, salvation is attained. ||1||

29Millions of incarnations of Vishnu and Shiva, with matted hair

30yearn for You, O Merciful Lord; their minds and bodies are filled with infinite longing.

31The Lord Master, the Lord of the Universe, is infinite and unapproachable; God is the all-pervading Lord of all.

32The angels,the Siddhas,the beings of spiritual perfection,the heavenly heralds and celestial singers meditate on You. The Yakhsha demons,the guards of the divine treasures,and the Kinnars, the dancers of the god of wealth chant Your Glorious Praises.

33Millions of Indras and countless gods and super-human beings meditate on the Lord Master and celebrate His Praises.

34The Merciful Lord is the Master of the masterless, O Nanak; joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, one is saved. ||2||

35Millions of gods and goddesses of wealth serve Him in so many ways.