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1Grabbing them by the hair on their heads, the Lord throws them down, and leaves them on the path of Death.

2They cry out in pain, in the darkest of hells.

3But hugging His slaves close to His Heart, O Nanak, the True Lord saves them. ||20||

4Shalok, Fifth Mehla:

5Meditate on the Lord, O fortunate ones; He is pervading the waters and the earth.

6O Nanak, meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and no misfortune shall strike you. ||1||

7Fifth Mehla:

8Millions of misfortunes block the way of one who forgets the Name of the Lord.

9O Nanak, like a crow in a deserted house, he cries out, night and day. ||2||

10Pauree:

11Meditating, meditating in remembrance of the Great Giver, one's heart's desires are fulfilled.

12The hopes and desires of the mind are realized, and sorrows are forgotten.

13The treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is obtained; I have searched for it for so long.

14My light is merged into the Light, and my labors are over.

15I abide in that house of peace, poise and bliss.

16My comings and goings have ended - there is no birth or death there.

17The Master and the servant have become one, with no sense of separation.

18By Guru's Grace, Nanak is absorbed in the True Lord. ||21||1||2||Sudh||

19Raag Goojaree, The Words Of The Devotees:

20One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

21Chau-Padhay Of Kabeer Jee, Second House:

22With four feet, two horns and a mute mouth, how could you sing the Praises of the Lord?

23Standing up and sitting down, the stick shall still fall on you, so where will you hide your head? ||1||

24Without the Lord, you are like a stray ox;

25with your nose torn, and your shoulders injured, you shall have only the straw of coarse grain to eat. ||1||Pause||

26All day long, you shall wander in the forest, and even then, your belly will not be full.

27You did not follow the advice of the humble devotees, and so you shall obtain the fruits of your actions. ||2||

28Enduring pleasure and pain, drowned in the great ocean of doubt, you shall wander in numerous reincarnations.

29You have lost the jewel of human birth by forgetting God; when will you have such an opportunity again? ||3||

30You turn on the wheel of reincarnation, like an ox at the oil-press; the night of your life passes away without salvation.

31Says Kabeer, without the Name of the Lord, you shall pound your head, and regret and repent. ||4||1||

32Goojaree, Third House:

33Kabeer's mother sobs, cries and bewails

34- O Lord, how will my grandchildren live? ||1||

35Kabeer has given up all his spinning and weaving,

36and written the Name of the Lord on his body. ||1||Pause||

37As long as I pass the thread through the bobbin,

38I forget the Lord, my Beloved. ||2||

39My intellect is lowly - I am a weaver by birth,

40but I have earned the profit of the Name of the Lord. ||3||

41Says Kabeer, listen, O my mother

42- the Lord alone is the Provider, for me and my children. ||4||2||