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1Afflicted with pain, he wanders from house to house, and in the world hereafter, he receives double punishment.

2Peace does not come to his heart - he is not content to eat what comes his way.

3With his stubborn mind, he begs, and grabs, and annoys those who give.

4Instead of wearing these beggar's robes, it is better to be a householder, and give to others.

5Those who are attuned to the Word of the Shabad, acquire understanding; the others wander, deluded by doubt.

6They act according to their past actions; it is useless to talk to them.

7O Nanak, those who are pleasing unto the Lord are good; He upholds their honor. ||1||

8Third Mehla:

9Serving the True Guru, one finds a lasting peace; the pains of birth and death are removed.

10He is not troubled by anxiety, and the carefree Lord comes to dwell in the mind.

11Deep within himself, is the sacred shrine of spiritual wisdom, revealed by the True Guru.

12His filth is removed, and his soul becomes immaculately pure, bathing in the sacred shrine, the pool of Ambrosial Nectar.

13The friend meets with the True Friend, the Lord, through the love of the Shabad.

14Within the home of his own being, he finds the Divine Self, and his light blends with the Light.

15The Messenger of Death does not leave the hypocrite; he is led away in dishonor.

16O Nanak, those who are imbued with the Naam are saved; they are in love with the True Lord. ||2||

17Pauree:

18Go, and sit in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, where the Name of the Lord is churned.

19In peace and poise, contemplate the Lord's Name - don't lose the essence of the Lord.

20Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, constantly, day and night, and you shall be accepted in the Court of the Lord.

21He alone finds the Perfect True Guru, on whose forehead such a pre-ordained destiny is written.

22Let everyone bow in worship to the Guru, who utters the sermon of the Lord. ||4||

23Shalok, Third Mehla:

24The friends who love the True Guru, meet with the Lord, the True Friend.

25Meeting their Beloved, they meditate on the True Lord with love and affection.

26Their minds are appeased by their own minds, through the incomparable Word of the Guru's Shabad.

27These friends are united, and will not be separated again; they have been united by the Creator Lord Himself.

28Some do not believe in the Blessed Vision of the Guru's Darshan; they do not contemplate the Shabad.

29The separated ones are in love with duality - what more separation can they suffer?

30Friendship with the self-willed manmukhs lasts for only a few short days.

31This friendship is broken in an instant; this friendship leads to corruption.

32They do not fear the True Lord within their hearts, and they do not love the Naam.

33O Nanak, why become friends with those whom the Creator Lord Himself has misled? ||1||

34Third Mehla:

35Some remain constantly imbued with the Lord's Love; I am forever a sacrifice to them.

36I dedicate my mind, soul and wealth to them; bowing low, I fall at their feet.

37Meeting them, the soul is satisfied, and one's hunger and thirst all depart.

38O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Naam are happy forever; they lovingly focus their minds on the True Lord. ||2||

39Pauree:

40I am a sacrifice to the Guru, who recites the sermon of the Lord's Teachings.