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1Third Mehla:

2They inflict their hatred upon the Saints, and they love the wicked sinners.

3They find no peace in either this world or the next; they are born only to die, again and again.

4Their hunger is never satisfied, and they are ruined by duality.

5The faces of these slanderers are blackened in the Court of the True Lord.

6O Nanak, without the Naam, they find no shelter on either this shore, or the one beyond. ||2||

7Pauree:

8Those who meditate on the Lord's Name, are imbued with the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, in their minds.

9For those who worship the One Lord in their conscious minds, there is no other than the One Lord.

10They alone serve the Lord, upon whose foreheads such pre-ordained destiny is written.

11They continually sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and singing the Glories of the Glorious Lord, they are uplifted.

12Great is the greatness of the Gurmukhs, who, through the Perfect Guru, remain absorbed in the Lord's Name. ||17||

13Shalok, Third Mehla:

14It is very difficult to serve the True Guru; offer your head, and eradicate self-conceit.

15One who dies in the Word of the Shabad shall never have to die again; his service is totally approved.

16Touching the philosopher's stone, one becomes the philosopher's stone, which transforms lead into gold; remain lovingly attached to the True Lord.

17One who has such pre-ordained destiny, comes to meet the True Guru and God.

18O Nanak, the Lord's servant does not meet Him because of his own account; he alone is acceptable, whom the Lord forgives. ||1||

19Third Mehla:

20The fools do not know the difference between good and bad; they are deceived by their self-interests.

21But if they contemplate the Word of the Shabad, they obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, and their light merges in the Light.

22The Fear of God is always on their minds, and so they come to understand everything.

23The True Guru is pervading the homes within; He Himself blends them with the Lord.

24O Nanak, they meet the True Guru, and all their desires are fulfilled, if the Lord grants His Grace and so wills. ||2||

25Pauree:

26Blessed, blessed is the good fortune of those devotees, who, with their mouths, utter the Name of the Lord.

27Blessed, blessed is the good fortune of those Saints, who, with their ears, listen to the Lord's Praises.

28Blessed, blessed is the good fortune of those holy people, who sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, and so become virtuous.

29Blessed, blessed is the good fortune of those Gurmukhs, who live as Gursikhs, and conquer their minds.

30But the greatest good fortune of all, is that of the Guru's Sikhs, who fall at the Guru's feet. ||18||

31Shalok, Third Mehla:

32One who knows God, and who lovingly focuses his attention on the One Word of the Shabad, keeps his spirituality intact.

33The nine treasures and the eighteen spiritual powers of the Siddhas follow him, who keeps the Lord enshrined in his heart.

34Without the True Guru, the Name is not found; understand this, and reflect upon it.

35O Nanak, through perfect good destiny, one meets the True Guru, and finds peace, throughout the four ages. ||1||

36Third Mehla:

37Whether he is young or old, the self-willed manmukh cannot escape hunger and thirst.

38The Gurmukhs are imbued with the Word of the Shabad; they are at peace, having lost their self-conceit.

39They are satisfied and satiated within; they never feel hungry again.