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1The True Guru is the Ocean of Virtue of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. I have such a yearning to see Him!

2Without Him, I cannot live, even for an instant. If I do not see Him, I die. ||6||

3As the fish cannot survive at all without water,

4the Saint cannot live without the Lord. Without the Lord's Name, he dies. ||7||

5I am so much in love with my True Guru! How could I even live without the Guru, O my mother?

6I have the Support of the Word of the Guru's Bani. Attached to Gurbani, I survive. ||8||

7The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is a jewel; by the Pleasure of His Will, the Guru has given it, O my mother.

8The True Name is my only Support. I remain lovingly absorbed in the Lord's Name. ||9||

9The wisdom of the Guru is the treasure of the Naam. The Guru implants and enshrines the Lord's Name.

10He alone receives it, he alone gets it, who comes and falls at the Guru's Feet. ||10||

11If only someone would come and tell me the Unspoken Speech of the Love of my Beloved.

12I would dedicate my mind to him; I would bow down in humble respect, and fall at his feet. ||11||

13You are my only Friend, O my All-knowing, All-powerful Creator Lord.

14You have brought me to meet with my True Guru. Forever and ever, You are my only strength. ||12||

15My True Guru, forever and ever, does not come and go.

16He is the Imperishable Creator Lord; He is permeating and pervading among all. ||13||

17I have gathered in the wealth of the Lord's Name. My facilities and faculties are intact, safe and sound.

18O Nanak, I am approved and respected in the Court of the Lord; the Perfect Guru has blessed me! ||14||1||2||11||

19Raag Soohee, Ashtpadheeyaa, Fifth Mehla, First House:

20One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

21He is entangled in sinful associations;

22his mind is troubled by so very many waves. ||1||

23O my mind, how can the Unapproachable and Incomprehensible Lord be found? He is the Perfect Transcendent Lord. ||1||Pause||

24He remains entangled in the intoxication of worldly love.

25His excessive thirst is never quenched. ||2||

26Anger is the outcaste which hides within his body;

27he is in the utter darkness of ignorance, and he does not understand. ||3||

28Afflicted by doubt, the shutters are shut tight;

29he cannot go to God's Court. ||4||

30The mortal is bound and gagged by hope and fear;

31he cannot find the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, and so he wanders around like a stranger. ||5||

32He falls under the power of all negative influences;

33he wanders around thirsty like a fish out of water. ||6||

34I have no clever tricks or techniques;

35You are my only hope, O my Lord God Master. ||7||

36Nanak offers this prayer to the Saints

37- please let me merge and blend with You. ||8||

38God has shown Mercy, and I have found the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

39Nanak is satisfied, finding the Perfect Lord. ||1||Second Pause||1||