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1and through it, my honor was totally preserved. ||3||

2I speak as You cause me to speak;

3O Lord and Master, You are the ocean of excellence.

4Nanak chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, according to the Teachings of Truth.

5God preserves the honor of His slaves. ||4||6||56||

6Sorat'h, Fifth Mehla:

7The Creator Lord Himself stood between us,

8and not a hair upon my head was touched.

9The Guru made my cleansing bath successful;

10meditating on the Lord, Har, Har, my sins were erased. ||1||

11O Saints, the purifying pool of Ram Das is sublime.

12Whoever bathes in it, his family and ancestry are saved, and his soul is saved as well. ||1||Pause||

13The world sings cheers of victory,

14and the fruits of his mind's desires are obtained.

15Whoever comes and bathes here, and meditates on his God, is safe and sound. ||2||

16One who bathes in the healing pool of the Saints,

17that humble being obtains the supreme status.

18He does not die, or come and go in reincarnation;

19he meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||3||

20He alone knows this about God,

21whom God blesses with His kindness.

22Baba Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God;

23all his worries and anxieties are dispelled. ||4||7||57||

24Sorat'h, Fifth Mehla:

25The Supreme Lord God has stood by me and fulfilled me,

26and nothing is left unfinished.

27Attached to the Guru's feet, I am saved;

28I contemplate and cherish the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||

29He is forever the Savior of His slaves.

30Bestowing His Mercy, He made me His own and preserved me; like a mother or father, He cherishes me. ||1||Pause||

31By great good fortune, I found the True Guru,

32who obliterated the path of the Messenger of Death.

33My consciousness is focused on loving, devotional worship of the Lord.

34One who lives in this meditation is very fortunate indeed. ||2||

35He sings the Ambrosial Word of the Guru's Bani,

36and bathes in the dust of the feet of the Holy.

37He Himself bestows His Name.

38God, the Creator, saves us. ||3||

39The Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan is the support of the breath of life.

40This is the perfect, pure wisdom.

41The Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, has granted His Mercy;

42slave Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of his Lord and Master. ||4||8||58||

43Sorat'h, Fifth Mehla:

44The Perfect Guru has attached me to His feet.

45I have obtained the Lord as my companion, my support, my best friend.

46Wherever I go, I am happy there.

47By His Kind Mercy, God united me with Himself. ||1||

48So sing forever the Glorious Praises of the Lord with loving devotion.

49You shall obtain all the fruits of your mind's desires, and the Lord shall become the companion and the support of your soul. ||1||Pause||

50The Lord is the support of the breath of life.

51I am the dust of the feet of the Holy people.

52I am a sinner, but the Lord made me pure.

53By His Kind Mercy, the Lord blessed me with His Praises. ||2||

54The Supreme Lord God cherishes and nurtures me.

55He is always with me, the Protector of my soul.

56Singing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises day and night,

57I shall not be consigned to reincarnation again. ||3||

58One who is blessed by the Primal Lord, the Architect of Destiny,

59realizes the subtle essence of the Lord.

60The Messenger of Death does not come near him.

61In the Lord's Sanctuary, Nanak has found peace. ||4||9||59||