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1The True Lord is Nanak's strength, honor and support; He alone is his protection. ||4||2||20||

2Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehla:

3Wandering and roaming around, I met the Holy Perfect Guru, who has taught me.

4All other devices did not work, so I meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||

5For this reason, I sought the Protection and Support of my Lord, the Cherisher of the Universe.

6I sought the Sanctuary of the Perfect Transcendent Lord, and all my entanglements were dissolved. ||Pause||

7Paradise, the earth, the nether regions of the underworld, and the globe of the world - all are engrossed in Maya.

8To save your soul, and liberate all your ancestors, meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||2||

9O Nanak, singing the Naam, the Name of the Immaculate Lord, all treasures are obtained.

10Only that rare person, whom the Lord and Master blesses with His Grace, comes to know this. ||3||3||21||

11Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehla, Second House, Chau-Padhay:

12One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

13You shall have to abandon the straw which you have collected.

14These entanglements shall be of no use to you.

15You are in love with those things that will not go with you.

16You think that your enemies are friends. ||1||

17In such confusion, the world has gone astray.

18The foolish mortal wastes this precious human life. ||Pause||

19He does not like to see Truth and righteousness.

20He is attached to falsehood and deception; they seem sweet to him.

21He loves gifts, but he forgets the Giver.

22The wretched creature does not even think of death. ||2||

23He cries for the possessions of others.

24He forfeits all the merits of his good deeds and religion.

25He does not understand the Hukam of the Lord's Command, and so he continues coming and going in reincarnation.

26He sins, and then regrets and repents. ||3||

27Whatever pleases You, Lord, that alone is acceptable.

28I am a sacrifice to Your Will.

29Poor Nanak is Your slave, Your humble servant.

30Save me, O my Lord God Master! ||4||1||22||

31Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehla:

32I am meek and poor; the Name of God is my only Support.

33The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is my occupation and earnings.

34I gather only the Lord's Name.

35It is useful in both this world and the next. ||1||

36Imbued with the Love of the Lord God's Infinite Name,

37the Holy Saints sing the Glorious Praises of the One Lord, the Formless Lord. ||Pause||

38The Glory of the Holy Saints comes from their total humility.

39The Saints realize that their greatness rests in the Praises of the Lord.

40Meditating on the Lord of the Universe, the Saints are in bliss.

41The Saints find peace, and their anxieties are dispelled. ||2||

42Wherever the Holy Saints gather,

43there they sing the Praises of the Lord, in music and poetry.

44In the Society of the Saints, there is bliss and peace.

45They alone obtain this Society, upon whose foreheads such destiny is written. ||3||

46With my palms pressed together, I offer my prayer.

47I wash their feet, and chant the Praises of the Lord, the treasure of virtue.

48O God, merciful and compassionate, let me remain in Your Presence.

49Nanak lives, in the dust of the Saints. ||4||2||23||