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1Be merciful, O Perfect God, Great Giver, that slave Nanak may chant Your immaculate Praises. ||2||17||103||

2Bilaaval, Fifth Mehla:

3The Lord saved me from Sulhi Khan.

4The emperor did not succeed in his plot, and he died in disgrace. ||1||Pause||

5The Lord and Master raised His axe, and chopped off his head; in an instant, he was reduced to dust. ||1||

6Plotting and planning evil, he was destroyed. The One who created him, gave him a push.

7Of his sons, friends and wealth, nothing remains; he departed, leaving behind all his brothers and relatives.

8Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to God, who fulfilled the word of His slave. ||2||18||104||

9Bilaaval, Fifth Mehla:

10Perfect is service to the Perfect Guru.

11Our Lord and Master Himself is Himself all-pervading. The Divine Guru has resolved all my affairs. ||1||Pause||

12In the beginning, in the middle and in the end, God is our only Lord and Master. He Himself fashioned His Creation.

13He Himself saves His servant. Great is the glorious grandeur of my God! ||1||

14The Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord is the True Guru; all beings are in His power.

15Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of His Lotus Feet, chanting the Lord's Name, the immaculate Mantra. ||2||19||105||

16Bilaaval, Fifth Mehla:

17He Himself protects me from suffering and sin.

18Falling at the Guru's Feet, I am cooled and soothed; I meditate on the Lord's Name within my heart. ||1||Pause||

19Granting His Mercy, God has extended His Hands. He is the Emancipator of the World; His glorious radiance pervades the nine continents.

20My pain has been dispelled, and peace and pleasure have come; my desire is quenched, and my mind and body are truly satisfied. ||1||

21He is the Master of the masterless, All-powerful to give Sanctuary. He is the Mother and Father of the whole Universe.

22He is the Lover of His devotees, the Destroyer of fear; Nanak sings and chants the Glorious Praises of his Lord and Master. ||2||20||106||

23Bilaaval, Fifth Mehla:

24Acknowledge the One, from whom You originated.

25Meditating on the Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord, I have found peace, pleasure and salvation. ||1||Pause||

26I met the Perfect Guru, by great good fortune, and so found the wise and all-knowing Lord, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.

27He gave me His Hand, and making me His own, He saved me; He is absolutely all-powerful, the honor of the dishonored. ||1||

28Doubt and fear have been dispelled in an instant, and in the darkness, the Divine Light shines forth.

29With each and every breath, Nanak worships and adores the Lord; forever and ever, I am a sacrifice to Him. ||2||21||107||

30Bilaaval, Fifth Mehla:

31Both here and hereafter, the Mighty Guru protects me.

32God has embellished this world and the next for me, and all my affairs are perfectly resolved. ||1||Pause||

33Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, I have found peace and poise, bathing in the dust of the feet of the Holy.

34Comings and goings have ceased, and I have found stability; the pains of birth and death are eradicated. ||1||

35I cross over the ocean of doubt and fear, and the fear of death is gone; the One Lord is permeating and pervading in each and every heart.