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1Seeing this world on fire, I rushed to the Sanctuary of the True Guru.

2The True Guru has implanted the Truth within me; I dwell steadfastly in Truth and self-restraint.

3The True Guru is the Boat of Truth; in the Word of the Shabad, we cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||6||

4People continue wandering through the cycle of 8.4 million incarnations; without the True Guru, liberation is not obtained.

5Reading and studying, the Pandits and the silent sages have grown weary, but attached to the love of duality, they have lost their honor.

6The True Guru teaches the Word of the Shabad; without the True One, there is no other at all. ||7||

7Those who are linked by the True One are linked to Truth. They always act in Truth.

8They attain their dwelling in the home of their own inner being, and they abide in the Mansion of Truth.

9O Nanak, the devotees are happy and peaceful forever. They are absorbed in the True Name. ||8||17||8||25||

10Siree Raag, Fifth Mehla:

11When you are confronted with terrible hardships, and no one offers you any support,

12when your friends turn into enemies, and even your relatives have deserted you,

13and when all support has given way, and all hope has been lost

14-if you then come to remember the Supreme Lord God, even the hot wind shall not touch you. ||1||

15Our Lord and Master is the Power of the powerless.

16He does not come or go; He is Eternal and Permanent. Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, He is known as True. ||1||Pause||

17If you are weakened by the pains of hunger and poverty,

18with no money in your pockets, and no one will give you any comfort,

19and no one will satisfy your hopes and desires, and none of your works is accomplished

20-if you then come to remember the Supreme Lord God, you shall obtain the eternal kingdom. ||2||

21When you are plagued by great and excessive anxiety, and diseases of the body;

22when you are wrapped up in the attachments of household and family, sometimes feeling joy, and then other times sorrow;

23when you are wandering around in all four directions, and you cannot sit or sleep even for a moment

24-if you come to remember the Supreme Lord God, then your body and mind shall be cooled and soothed. ||3||

25When you are under the power of sexual desire, anger and worldly attachment, or a greedy miser in love with your wealth;

26if you have committed the four great sins and other mistakes; even if you are a murderous fiend

27who has never taken the time to listen to sacred books, hymns and poetry

28-if you then come to remember the Supreme Lord God, and contemplate Him, even for a moment, you shall be saved. ||4||

29People may recite by heart the Shaastras, the Simritees and the four Vedas;

30they may be ascetics, great, self-disciplined Yogis; they may visit sacred shrines of pilgrimage

31and perform the six ceremonial rituals, over and over again, performing worship services and ritual bathings.

32Even so, if they have not embraced love for the Supreme Lord God, then they shall surely go to hell. ||5||

33You may possess empires, vast estates, authority over others, and the enjoyment of myriads of pleasures;

34you may have delightful and beautiful gardens, and issue unquestioned commands;

35you may have enjoyments and entertainments of all sorts and kinds, and continue to enjoy exciting pleasures

36-and yet, if you do not come to remember the Supreme Lord God, you shall be reincarnated as a snake. ||6||

37You may possess vast riches, maintain virtuous conduct, have a spotless reputation and observe religious customs;

38you may have the loving affections of mother, father, children, siblings and friends;

39you may have armies well-equipped with weapons, and all may salute you with respect;