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1The Beloved Lord Himself is the firewood, and He Himself keeps the fire within the wood.

2The Beloved Lord Himself, all by Himself, permeates them, and because of the Fear of God, the fire cannot burn the wood.

3The Beloved Himself kills and revives; all draw the breath of life, given by Him. ||3||

4The Beloved Himself is power and presence; He Himself engages us in our work.

5As the Beloved makes me walk, I walk, as it pleases my Lord God.

6The Beloved Himself is the musician, and the musical instrument; servant Nanak vibrates His vibration. ||4||4||

7Sorat'h, Fourth Mehla:

8The Beloved Himself created the Universe; He made the light of the sun and the moon.

9The Beloved Himself is the power of the powerless; He Himself is the honor of the dishonored.

10The Beloved Himself grants His Grace and protects us; He Himself is wise and all-knowing. ||1||

11O my mind, chant the Name of the Lord, and receive His Insignia.

12Join the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, and meditate on the Lord, Har, Har; you shall not have to come and go in reincarnation again. ||Pause||

13The Beloved Himself pervades His Glorious Praises, and He Himself approves them.

14The Beloved Himself grants His forgiveness, and He Himself bestows the Insignia of Truth.

15The Beloved Himself obeys His Will, and He Himself issues His Command. ||2||

16The Beloved Himself is the treasure of devotion; He Himself gives His gifts.

17The Beloved Himself commits some to His service, and He Himself blesses them with honor.

18The Beloved Himself is absorbed in Samaadhi; He Himself is the treasure of excellence. ||3||

19The Beloved Himself is the greatest; He Himself is supreme.

20The Beloved Himself appraises the value; He Himself is the scale, and the weights.

21The Beloved Himself is unweighable - He weighs Himself; servant Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him. ||4||5||

22Sorat'h, Fourth Mehla:

23The Beloved Himself commits some to His service; He Himself blesses them with the joy of devotional worship.

24The Beloved Himself causes us to sing His Glorious Praises; He Himself is absorbed in the Word of His Shabad.

25He Himself is the pen, and He Himself is the scribe; He Himself inscribes His inscription. ||1||

26O my mind, joyfully chant the Name of the Lord.

27Those very fortunate ones are in ecstasy night and day; through the Perfect Guru, they obtain the profit of the Lord's Name. ||Pause||

28The Beloved Himself is the milk-maid and Krishna; He Himself herds the cows in the woods.

29The Beloved Himself is the blue-skinned, handsome one; He Himself plays on His flute.

30The Beloved Himself took the form of a child, and destroyed Kuwalia-peer, the mad elephant. ||2||

31The Beloved Himself sets the stage; He performs the plays, and He Himself watches them.

32The Beloved Himself assumed the form of the child, and killed the demons Chandoor, Kansa and Kaysee.

33The Beloved Himself, by Himself, is the embodiment of power; He shatters the power of the fools and idiots. ||3||

34The Beloved Himself created the whole world. In His hands He holds the power of the ages.