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1Shalok, Third Mehla:

2The filth of countless incarnations sticks to this mind; it has become pitch black.

3The oily rag cannot be cleaned by merely washing it, even if it is washed a hundred times.

4By Guru's Grace, one remains dead while yet alive; his intellect is transformed, and he becomes detached from the world.

5O Nanak, no filth sticks to him, and he does not fall into the womb again. ||1||

6Third Mehla:

7Kali Yuga is called the Dark Age, but the most sublime state is attained in this age.

8The Gurmukh obtains the fruit, the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises; this is his destiny, ordained by the Lord.

9O Nanak, by Guru's Grace, he worships the Lord night and day; he chants the Lord's Name, and remains absorbed in the Lord's devotional worship. ||2||

10Pauree:

11O Lord, unite me with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, so that with my mouth, I may speak the sublime Word of the Guru's Bani.

12I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and constantly chant the Lord's Name; through the Guru's Teachings, I enjoy the Lord's Love constantly.

13I take the medicine of meditation on the Lord's Name, which has cured all diseases and multitudes of sufferings.

14Those who do not forget the Lord, while breathing or eating - know them to be the perfect servants of the Lord.

15Those Gurmukhs who worship the Lord in adoration end their subservience to the Messenger of Death, and to the world. ||22||

16Shalok, Third Mehla:

17O man, you have been tormented by a nightmare, and you have passed your life in sleep.

18You did not wake to hear the Word of the True Guru's Shabad; you have no inspiration within yourself.

19That body burns, which has no virtue, and which does not serve the Guru.

20I have seen that the world is burning, in egotism and the love of duality.

21O Nanak, those who seek the Guru's Sanctuary are saved; within their minds, they meditate on the True Word of the Shabad. ||1||

22Third Mehla:

23Attuned to the Word of the Shabad, the soul-bride is rid of egotism, and she is glorified.

24If she walks steadily in the way of His Will, then she is adorned with decorations.

25Her couch becomes beautiful, and she constantly enjoys her Husband Lord; she obtains the Lord as her Husband.

26The Lord does not die, and she never suffers pain; she is a happy soul-bride forever.

27O Nanak, the Lord God unites her with Himself; she enshrines love and affection for the Guru. ||2||

28Pauree:

29Those who conceal and deny their Guru, are the most evil people.

30O Dear Lord, let me not even see them; they are the worst sinners and murderers.

31They wander from house to house, with impure minds, like wicked, forsaken women.

32But by great good fortune, they may meet the Company of the Holy; as Gurmukhs, they are reformed.

33O Lord, please be kind and let me meet the True Guru; I am a sacrifice to the Guru. ||23||

34Shalok, Third Mehla:

35Serving the Guru, peace is produced, and then, one does not suffer in pain.

36The cycle of birth and death is brought to an end, and death has no power over at all.

37His mind is imbued with the Lord, and he remains merged in the True Lord.

38O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to those who walk in the Way of the True Guru's Will. ||1||

39Third Mehla:

40Without the Word of the Shabad, purity is not obtained, even though the soul-bride may adorn herself with all sorts of decorations.