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1Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehla:

2He does not let His devotees see the difficult times; this is His innate nature.

3Giving His hand, He protects His devotee; with each and every breath, He cherishes him. ||1||

4My consciousness remains attached to God.

5In the beginning, and in the end, God is always my helper and companion; blessed is my friend. ||Pause||

6My mind is delighted, gazing upon the marvellous, glorious greatness of the Lord and Master.

7Remembering, remembering the Lord in meditation, Nanak is in ecstasy; God, in His perfection, has protected and preserved his honor. ||2||15||46||

8Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehla:

9One who forgets the Lord of life, the Great Giver - know that he is most unfortunate.

10One whose mind is in love with the Lord's lotus feet, obtains the pool of ambrosial nectar. ||1||

11Your humble servant awakes in the Love of the Lord's Name.

12All laziness has departed from his body, and his mind is attached to the Beloved Lord. ||Pause||

13Wherever I look, the Lord is there; He is the string, upon which all hearts are strung.

14Drinking in the water of the Naam, servant Nanak has renounced all other loves. ||2||16||47||

15Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehla:

16All the affairs of the Lord's humble servant are perfectly resolved.

17In the utterly poisonous Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Lord preserves and protects his honor. ||1||Pause||

18Remembering, remembering God, his Lord and Master in meditation, the Messenger of Death does not approach him.

19Liberation and heaven are found in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; his humble servant finds the home of the Lord. ||1||

20The Lord's lotus feet are the treasure of His humble servant; in them, he finds millions of pleasures and comforts.

21He remembers the Lord God in meditation, day and night; Nanak is forever a sacrifice to him. ||2||17||48||

22Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehla:

23I beg for one gift only from the Lord.

24May all my desires be fulfilled, meditating on, and remembering Your Name, O Lord. ||1||Pause||

25May Your feet abide within my heart, and may I find the Society of the Saints.

26May my mind not be afflicted by the fire of sorrow; may I sing Your Glorious Praises, twenty-four hours a day. ||1||

27May I serve the Lord in my childhood and youth, and meditate on God in my middle and old age.

28O Nanak, one who is imbued with the Love of the Transcendent Lord, is not reincarnated again to die. ||2||18||49||

29Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehla:

30I beg only from the Lord for all things.

31I would hesitate to beg from other people. Remembering God in meditation, liberation is obtained. ||1||Pause||

32I have studied with the silent sages, and carefully read the Simritees, the Puraanas and the Vedas; they all proclaim that,

33by serving the Lord, the ocean of mercy, Truth is obtained, and both this world and the next are embellished. ||1||

34All other rituals and customs are useless, without remembering the Lord in meditation.

35O Nanak, the fear of birth and death has been removed; meeting the Holy Saint, sorrow is dispelled. ||2||19||50||

36Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehla:

37Desire is quenched, through the Lord's Name.

38Great peace and contentment come through the Guru's Word, and one's meditation is perfectly focused upon God. ||1||Pause||