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1The body is merely blind dust; go, and ask the soul.

2The soul answers, ""I am enticed by Maya, and so I come and go, again and again.""

3O Nanak, I do not know my Lord and Master's Command, by which I would merge in the Truth. ||1||

4Third Mehla:

5The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the only permanent wealth; all other wealth comes and goes.

6Thieves cannot steal this wealth, nor can robbers take it away.

7This wealth of the Lord is embedded in the soul, and with the soul, it shall depart.

8It is obtained from the Perfect Guru; the self-willed manmukhs do not receive it.

9Blessed are the traders, O Nanak, who have come to earn the wealth of the Naam. ||2||

10Pauree:

11My Master is so very great, true, profound and unfathomable.

12The whole world is under His power; everything is the projection of Him.

13By Guru's Grace, the eternal wealth is obtained, bringing peace and patience to the mind.

14By His Grace, the Lord dwells in the mind, and one meets the Brave Guru.

15The virtuous praise the ever-stable, permanent, perfect Lord. ||7||

16Shalok, Third Mehla:

17Cursed is the life of those who forsake and throw away the peace of the Lord's Name, and suffer pain instead by practicing ego and sin.

18The ignorant self-willed manmukhs are engrossed in the love of Maya; they have no understanding at all.

19In this world and in the world beyond, they do not find peace; in the end, they depart regretting and repenting.

20By Guru's Grace, one may meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and egotism departs from within him.

21O Nanak, one who has such pre-ordained destiny, comes and falls at the Guru's Feet. ||1||

22Third Mehla:

23The self-willed manmukh is like the inverted lotus; he has neither devotional worship, nor the Lord's Name.

24He remains engrossed in material wealth, and his efforts are false.

25His consciousness is not softened within, and the words from his mouth are insipid.

26He does not mingle with the righteous; within him are falsehood and selfishness.

27O Nanak, the Creator Lord has arranged things, so that the self-willed manmukhs are drowned by telling lies, while the Gurmukhs are saved by chanting the Lord's Name. ||2||

28Pauree:

29Without understanding, one must wander around the cycle of reincarnation, and continue coming and going.

30One who has not served the True Guru, shall depart regretting and repenting in the end.

31But if the Lord shows His Mercy, one finds the Guru, and ego is banished from within.

32Hunger and thirst depart from within, and peace comes to dwell in the mind.

33Forever and ever, praise Him with love in your heart. ||8||

34Shalok, Third Mehla:

35One who serves his True Guru, is worshipped by everyone.

36Of all efforts, the supreme effort is the attainment of the Lord's Name.

37Peace and tranquility come to dwell within the mind; meditating within the heart, there comes a lasting peace.

38The Ambrosial Amrit is his food, and the Ambrosial Amrit is his clothes; O Nanak, through the Naam, the Name of the Lord, greatness is obtained. ||1||

39Third Mehla:

40O mind, listen to the Guru's Teachings, and you shall obtain the treasure of virtue.