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1Those who hold tightly to Your Support, God, are happy in Your Sanctuary.

2But those humble beings who forget the Primal Lord, the Architect of Destiny, are counted among the most miserable beings. ||2||

3One who has faith in the Guru, and who is lovingly attached to God, enjoys the delights of supreme ecstasy.

4One who forgets God and forsakes the Guru, falls into the most horrible hell. ||3||

5As the Lord engages someone, so he is engaged, and so does he perform.

6Nanak has taken to the Shelter of the Saints; his heart is absorbed in the Lord's feet. ||4||4||15||

7Sorat'h, Fifth Mehla:

8As the king is entangled in kingly affairs, and the egotist in his own egotism,

9and the greedy man is enticed by greed, so is the spiritually enlightened being absorbed in the Love of the Lord. ||1||

10This is what befits the Lord's servant.

11Beholding the Lord near at hand, he serves the True Guru, and he is satisfied through the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises. ||Pause||

12The addict is addicted to his drug, and the landlord is in love with his land.

13As the baby is attached to his milk, so the Saint is in love with God. ||2||

14The scholar is absorbed in scholarship, and the eyes are happy to see.

15As the tongue savors the tastes, so does the humble servant of the Lord sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||3||

16As is the hunger, so is the fulfiller; He is the Lord and Master of all hearts.

17Nanak thirsts for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan; he has met God, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. ||4||5||16||

18Sorat'h, Fifth Mehla:

19We are filthy, and You are immaculate, O Creator Lord; we are worthless, and You are the Great Giver.

20We are fools, and You are wise and all-knowing. You are the knower of all things. ||1||

21O Lord, this is what we are, and this is what You are.

22We are sinners, and You are the Destroyer of sins. Your abode is so beautiful, O Lord and Master. ||Pause||

23You fashion all, and having fashioned them, You bless them. You bestow upon them soul, body and the breath of life.

24We are worthless - we have no virtue at all; please, bless us with Your gift, O Merciful Lord and Master. ||2||

25You do good for us, but we do not see it as good; You are kind and compassionate, forever and ever.

26You are the Giver of peace, the Primal Lord, the Architect of Destiny; please, save us, Your children! ||3||

27You are the treasure, eternal Lord King; all beings and creatures beg of You.

28Says Nanak, such is our condition; please, Lord, keep us on the Path of the Saints. ||4||6||17||

29Sorat'h, Fifth Mehla, Second House:

30In our mother's womb, You blessed us with Your meditative remembrance, and You preserved us there.

31Through the countless waves of the ocean of fire, please, carry us across and save us, O Savior Lord! ||1||

32O Lord, You are the Master above my head.

33Here and hereafter, You alone are my Support. ||Pause||

34He looks upon the creation like a mountain of gold, and sees the Creator as a blade of grass.

35You are the Great Giver, and we are all mere beggars; O God, You give gifts according to Your Will. ||2||

36In an instant, You are one thing, and in another instant, You are another. Wondrous are Your ways!

37You are beautiful, mysterious, profound, unfathomable, lofty, inaccessible and infinite. ||3||