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1In this world you shall be blessed with greatness, and in the Court of the Lord you shall find your place of rest. ||3||

2God Himself acts, and causes others to act; everything is in His Hands.

3He Himself bestows life and death; He is with us, within and beyond.

4Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God, the Master of all hearts. ||4||15||85||

5Siree Raag, Fifth Mehla:

6The Guru is Merciful; we seek the Sanctuary of God.

7Through the Teachings of the True Guru, all worldly entanglements are eliminated.

8The Name of the Lord is firmly implanted within my mind; through His Ambrosial Glance of Grace, I am exalted and enraptured. ||1||

9O my mind, serve the True Guru.

10God Himself grants His Grace; do not forget Him, even for an instant. ||Pause||

11Continually sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, the Destroyer of demerits.

12Without the Name of the Lord, there is no peace. Having tried all sorts of ostentatious displays, I have come to see this.

13Intuitively imbued with His Praises, one is saved, crossing over the terrifying world-ocean. ||2||

14The merits of pilgrimages, fasts and hundreds of thousands of techniques of austere self-discipline are found in the dust of the feet of the Holy.

15From whom are you trying to hide your actions? God sees all;

16He is Ever-present. My God is totally pervading all places and interspaces. ||3||

17True is His Empire, and True is His Command. True is His Seat of True Authority.

18True is the Creative Power which He has created. True is the world which He has fashioned.

19O Nanak, chant the True Name; I am forever and ever a sacrifice to Him. ||4||16||86||

20Siree Raag, Fifth Mehla:

21Make the effort, and chant the Lord's Name. O very fortunate ones, earn this wealth.

22In the Society of the Saints, meditate in remembrance on the Lord, and wash off the filth of countless incarnations. ||1||

23O my mind, chant and meditate on the Name of the Lord.

24Enjoy the fruits of your mind's desires; all suffering and sorrow shall depart. ||Pause||

25For His sake, you assumed this body; see God always with you.

26God is pervading the water, the land and the sky; He sees all with His Glance of Grace. ||2||

27The mind and body become spotlessly pure, enshrining love for the True Lord.

28One who dwells upon the Feet of the Supreme Lord God has truly performed all meditations and austerities. ||3||

29The Ambrosial Name of the Lord is a Gem, a Jewel, a Pearl.

30The essence of intuitive peace and bliss is obtained, O servant Nanak, by singing the Glories of God. ||4||17||87||

31Siree Raag, Fifth Mehla:

32That is the essence of the scriptures, and that is a good omen, by which one comes to chant the Name of the Lord.

33The Guru has given me the Wealth of the Lotus Feet of the Lord, and I, without shelter, have now obtained Shelter.

34The True Capital, and the True Way of Life, comes by chanting His Glories, twenty-four hours a day.

35Granting His Grace, God meets us, and we no longer die, or come or go in reincarnation. ||1||

36O my mind, vibrate and meditate forever on the Lord, with single-minded love.

37He is contained deep within each and every heart. He is always with you, as your Helper and Support. ||1||Pause||

38How can I measure the happiness of meditating on the Lord of the Universe?

39Those who taste it are satisfied and fulfilled; their souls know this Sublime Essence.