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1Chant Waaho! Waaho! to the Lord, who is permeating and pervading in all.

2Chant Waaho! Waaho! to the Lord, who is the Giver of sustenance to all.

3O Nanak, Waaho! Waaho! - praise the One Lord, revealed by the True Guru. ||1||

4Third Mehla:

5Waaho! Waaho! The Gurmukhs praise the Lord continually, while the self-willed manmukhs eat poison and die.

6They have no love for the Lord's Praises, and they pass their lives in misery.

7The Gurmukhs drink in the Ambrosial Nectar, and they center their consciousness on the Lord's Praises.

8O Nanak, those who chant Waaho! Waaho! are immaculate and pure; they obtain the knowledge of the three worlds. ||2||

9Pauree:

10By the Lord's Will, one meets the Guru, serves Him, and worships the Lord.

11By the Lord's Will, the Lord comes to dwell in the mind, and one easily drinks in the sublime essence of the Lord.

12By the Lord's Will, one finds peace, and continually earns the Lord's Profit.

13He is seated on the Lord's throne, and he dwells continually in the home of his own being.

14He alone surrenders to the Lord's Will, who meets the Guru. ||16||

15Shalok, Third Mehla:

16Waaho! Waaho! Those humble beings ever praise the Lord, unto whom the Lord Himself grants understanding.

17Chanting Waaho! Waaho!, the mind is purified, and egotism departs from within.

18The Gurmukh who continually chants Waaho! Waaho! attains the fruits of his heart's desires.

19Beauteous are those humble beings who chant Waaho! Waaho! O Lord, let me join them!

20Within my heart, I chant Waaho! Waaho!, and with my mouth, Waaho! Waaho!

21O Nanak, those who chant Waaho! Waaho! - unto them I dedicate my body and mind. ||1||

22Third Mehla:

23Waaho! Waaho! is the True Lord Master; His Name is Ambrosial Nectar.

24Those who serve the Lord are blessed with the fruit; I am a sacrifice to them.

25Waaho! Waaho! is the treasure of virtue; he alone tastes it, who is so blessed.

26Waaho! Waaho! The Lord is pervading and permeating the oceans and the land; the Gurmukh attains Him.

27Waaho! Waaho! Let all the Gursikhs continually praise Him. Waaho! Waaho! The Perfect Guru is pleased with His Praises.

28O Nanak, one who chants Waaho! Waaho! with his heart and mind - the Messenger of Death does not approach him. ||2||

29Pauree:

30The Dear Lord is the Truest of the True; True is the Word of the Guru's Bani.

31Through the True Guru, the Truth is realized, and one is easily absorbed in the True Lord.

32Night and day, they remain awake, and do not sleep; in wakefulness, the night of their lives passes.

33Those who taste the sublime essence of the Lord, through the Guru's Teachings, are the most worthy persons.

34Without the Guru, no one has obtained the Lord; the ignorant rot away and die. ||17||

35Shalok, Third Mehla:

36Waaho! Waaho! is the Bani, the Word, of the Formless Lord. There is no other as great as He is.

37Waaho! Waaho! The Lord is unfathomable and inaccessible. Waaho! Waaho! He is the True One.

38Waaho! Waaho! He is the self-existent Lord. Waaho! Waaho! As He wills, so it comes to pass.

39Waaho! Waaho! is the Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, obtained by the Gurmukh.

40Waaho! Waaho! This is realized by His Grace, as He Himself grants His Grace.