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1I passed through so many births and deaths; without Union with the Beloved, I did not obtain salvation.

2I am without the status of high birth, beauty, glory or spiritual wisdom; without You, who is mine, O Mother?

3With my palms pressed together, O Nanak, I enter the Lord's Sanctuary; O beloved almighty Lord and Master, please, save me! ||1||

4Like a fish out of water - like a fish out of water, separated from the Lord, the mind and body perish; how can I live, without my Beloved?

5Facing the arrow head-on - facing the arrow head-on, the deer surrenders his mind, body and breath of life; he is struck by the hunter's soothing music.

6I have enshrined love for my Beloved. In order to meet Him, I have become a renunciate. Cursed is that body which remains without Him, even for an instant.

7My eyelids do not close, for I am absorbed in the love of my Beloved. Day and night, my mind thinks only of God.

8Attuned to the Lord, intoxicated with the Naam, fear, doubt and duality have all left me.

9Bestow Your mercy and compassion, O merciful and perfect Lord, that Nanak may be intoxicated with Your Love. ||2||

10The bumble-bee is buzzing - the bumble-bee is buzzing, intoxicated with the honey, the flavor and the fragrance; because of its love for the lotus, it entangles itself.

11The mind of the rainbird thirsts - the mind of the rainbird thirsts; its mind longs for the beautiful rain-drops from the clouds. Drinking them in, its fever departs.

12O Destroyer of fever, Remover of pain, please unite me with You. My mind and body have such great love for You.

13O my beautiful, wise and all-knowing Lord and Master, with what tongue should I chant Your Praises?

14Take me by the arm, and grant me Your Name. One who is blessed with Your Glance of Grace, has his sins erased.

15Nanak meditates on the Lord, the Purifier of sinners; beholding His Vision, he suffers no more. ||3||

16I focus my consciousness on the Lord - I focus my consciousness upon the Lord; I am helpless - please, keep me under Your Protection. I yearn to meet You, my soul hungers for You.

17I meditate on Your beautiful body - I meditate on Your beautiful body; my mind is fascinated by Your spiritual wisdom, O Lord of the world. Please, preserve the honor of Your humble servants and beggars.

18God bestows perfect honor and destroys pain; He has fulfilled all my desires.

19How very blessed was that day when the Lord embraced me; meeting my Husband Lord, my bed was beautified.

20When God granted His Grace and met me, all my sins were erased.

21Prays Nanak, my hopes are fulfilled; I have met the Lord, the Lord of Lakshmi, the treasure of excellence. ||4||1||14||

22One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:

23Aasaa, First Mehla:

24Vaar With Shaloks, And Shaloks Written By The First Mehla. To Be Sung To The Tune Of 'Tunda-Asraajaa':

25Shalok, First Mehla:

26A hundred times a day, I am a sacrifice to my Guru;

27He made angels out of men, without delay. ||1||