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1O Merciful Lord, You bless Your devotees with Your Grace.

2Suffering, pain, terrible disease and Maya do not afflict them.

3This is the Support of the devotees, that they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.

4Forever and ever, day and night, they meditate on the One and Only Lord.

5Drinking in the Ambrosial Amrit of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, His humble servants remain satisfied with the Naam. ||14||

6Shalok, Fifth Mehla:

7Millions of obstacles stand in the way of one who forgets the Name.

8O Nanak, night and day, he croaks like a raven in a deserted house. ||1||

9Fifth Mehla:

10Beauteous is that season, when I am united with my Beloved.

11I do not forget Him for a moment or an instant; O Nanak, I contemplate Him constantly. ||2||

12Pauree:

13Even brave and mighty men cannot withstand the powerful and overwhelming army which the five passions have gathered.

14The ten organs of sensation attach even detached renunciates to sensory pleasures.

15They seek to conquer and overpower them, and so increase their following.

16The world of the three dispositions is under their influence; no one can stand against them.

17So tell me - how can the fort of doubt and the moat of Maya be overcome?

18Worshipping the Perfect Guru, this awesome force is subdued.

19I stand before Him, day and night, with my palms pressed together. ||15||

20Shalok, Fifth Mehla:

21All sins are washed away, by continually singing the Lord's Glories.

22Millions of afflictions are produced, O Nanak, when the Name is forgotten. ||1||

23Fifth Mehla:

24O Nanak, meeting the True Guru, one comes to know the Perfect Way.

25While laughing, playing, dressing and eating, he is liberated. ||2||

26Pauree:

27Blessed, blessed is the True Guru, who has demolished the fortress of doubt.

28Waaho! Waaho! - Hail! Hail! to the True Guru, who has united me with the Lord.

29The Guru has given me the medicine of the inexhaustible treasure of the Naam.

30He has banished the great and terrible disease.

31I have obtained the great treasure of the wealth of the Naam.

32I have obtained eternal life, recognizing my own self.

33The Glory of the all-powerful Divine Guru cannot be described.

34The Guru is the Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord, infinite, unseen and unknowable. ||16||

35Shalok, Fifth Mehla:

36Make the effort, and you shall live; practicing it, you shall enjoy peace.

37Meditating, you shall meet God, O Nanak, and your anxiety shall vanish. ||1||

38Fifth Mehla:

39Bless me with sublime thoughts, O Lord of the Universe, and contemplation in the immaculate Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

40O Nanak, may I never forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord, for even an instant; be merciful to me, Lord God. ||2||

41Pauree:

42Whatever happens is according to Your Will, so why should I be afraid?

43Meeting Him, I meditate on the Name - I offer my soul to Him.

44When the Infinite Lord comes to mind, one is enraptured.

45Who can touch one who has the Formless Lord on his side?

46Everything is under His control; no one is beyond Him.

47He, the True Lord, dwells in the minds of His devotees.

48Your slaves meditate on You; You are the Savior, the Protector Lord.