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1O Nanak, they are purified, bathing in the sacred shrine of the Lord. ||26||

2Shalok, Fourth Mehla:

3Within the Gurmukh is peace and tranquility; his mind and body are absorbed in the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

4He contemplates the Naam, he studies the Naam, and he remains lovingly absorbed in the Naam.

5He obtains the treasure of the Naam, and his anxiety is dispelled.

6Meeting with the Guru, the Naam wells up, and his thirst and hunger are completely relieved.

7O Nanak, imbued with the Naam, he gathers in the Naam. ||1||

8Fourth Mehla:

9One who is cursed by the True Guru, abandons his home, and wanders around aimlessly.

10He is jeered at, and his face is blackened in the world hereafter.

11He babbles incoherently, and foaming at the mouth, he dies.

12What can anyone do? Such is his destiny, according to his past deeds.

13Wherever he goes, he is a liar, and by telling lies, he not liked by anyone.

14O Siblings of Destiny, behold this, the glorious greatness of our Lord and Master, O Saints; as one behaves, so does he receive.

15This shall be God's determination in His True Court; servant Nanak predicts and proclaims this. ||2||

16Pauree:

17The True Guru has established the village; the Guru has appointed its guards and protectors.

18My hopes are fulfilled, and my mind is imbued with the love of the Guru's Feet.

19The Guru is infinitely merciful; He has erased all my sins.

20The Guru has showered me with His Mercy, and He has made me His own.

21Nanak is forever a sacrifice to the Guru, who has countless virtues. ||27||

22Shalok, First Mehla:

23By His Command, we receive our pre-ordained rewards; so what can we do now, O Pandit?

24When His Command is received, then it is decided; all beings move and act accordingly. ||1||

25Second Mehla:

26The string through the nose is in the hands of the Lord Master; one's own actions drive him on.

27Wherever his food is, there he eats it; O Nanak, this is the Truth. ||2||

28Pauree:

29The Lord Himself puts everything in its proper place.

30He Himself created the creation, and He Himself destroys it.

31He Himself fashions His creatures, and He Himself nourishes them.

32He hugs His slaves close in His embrace, and blesses them with His Glance of Grace.

33O Nanak, His devotees are forever in bliss; they have burnt away the love of duality. ||28||

34Shalok, Third Mehla:

35O mind, meditate on the Dear Lord, with single-minded conscious concentration.

36The glorious greatness of the Lord shall last forever and ever; He never regrets what He gives.

37I am forever a sacrifice to the Lord; serving Him, peace is obtained.

38O Nanak, the Gurmukh remains merged with the Lord; he burns away his ego through the Word of the Shabad. ||1||

39Third Mehla:

40He Himself enjoins us to serve Him, and He Himself blesses us with forgiveness.

41He Himself is the father and mother of all; He Himself cares for us.

42O Nanak, those who meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, abide in the home of their inner being; they are honored throughout the ages. ||2||

43Pauree:

44You are the Creator, all-powerful, able to do anything. Without You, there is no other at all.