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1Says Nanak, I am every bit a sacrifice to those, within whose hearts my Lord God abides. ||3||

2Shalok:

3Those who long for the Lord, are said to be His servants.

4Nanak knows this Truth, that the Lord is not different from His Saint. ||1||

5Chhant:

6As water mixes and blends with water,

7so does one's light mix and blend with the Lord's Light.

8Merging with the perfect, all-powerful Creator, one comes to know his own self.

9Then, he enters the celestial state of absolute Samaadhi, and speaks of the One and Only Lord.

10He Himself is unmanifest, and He Himself is liberated; He Himself speaks of Himself.

11O Nanak, doubt, fear and the limitations of the three qualities are dispelled, as one merges into the Lord, like water blending with water. ||4||2||

12Wadahans, Fifth Mehla:

13God is the all-powerful Creator, the Cause of causes.

14He preserves the whole world, reaching out with His hand.

15He is the all-powerful, safe Sanctuary, Lord and Master, Treasure of mercy, Giver of peace.

16I am a sacrifice to Your slaves, who recognize only the One Lord.

17His color and shape cannot be seen; His description is indescribable.

18Prays Nanak, hear my prayer, O God, Almighty Creator, Cause of causes. ||1||

19These beings are Yours; You are their Creator.

20God is the Destroyer of pain, suffering and doubt.

21Eliminate my doubt, pain and suffering in an instant, and preserve me, O Lord, Merciful to the meek.

22You are mother, father and friend, O Lord and Master; the whole world is Your child, O Lord of the World.

23One who comes seeking Your Sanctuary, obtains the treasure of virtue, and does not have to enter the cycle of birth and death again.

24Prays Nanak, I am Your slave. All beings are Yours; You are their Creator. ||2||

25Meditating on the Lord, twenty-four hours a day,

26the fruits of the heart's desires are obtained.

27Your heart's desires are obtained, meditating on God, and the fear of death is dispelled.

28I sing of the Lord of the Universe in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and my hopes are fulfilled.

29Renouncing egotism, emotional attachment and all corruption, we become pleasing to the Mind of God.

30Prays Nanak, day and night, meditate forever on the Lord, Har, Har. ||3||

31At the Lord's Door, the unstruck melody resounds.

32In each and every heart, the Lord, the Lord of the Universe, sings.

33The Lord of the Universe sings, and abides forever; He is unfathomable, profoundly deep, lofty and exalted.

34His virtues are infinite - none of them can be described. No one can reach Him.

35He Himself creates, and He Himself sustains; all beings and creatures are fashioned by Him.

36Prays Nanak, happiness comes from devotional worship of the Naam; at His Door, the unstruck melody resounds. ||4||3||

37Raag Wadahans, First Mehla, Fifth House, Alaahanees ~ Songs Of Mourning:

38One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

39Blessed is the Creator, the True King, who has linked the whole world to its tasks.

40When one's time is up, and the measure is full, this dear soul is caught, and driven off.