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1There is one bed for the soul-bride, and the same bed for God, her Lord and Master. The self-willed manmukh does not obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence; she wanders around, in limbo.

2Uttering, ""Guru, Guru"", she seeks His Sanctuary; so God comes to meet her, without a moment's delay. ||5||

3One may perform many rituals, but the mind is filled with hypocrisy, evil deeds and greed.

4When a son is born in the house of a prostitute, who can tell the name of his father? ||6||

5Because of devotional worship in my past incarnations, I have been born into this life. The Guru has inspired me to worship the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har.

6Worshipping, worshipping Him with devotion, I found the Lord, and then I merged into the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har. ||7||

7God Himself came and ground the henna leaves into powder, and applied it to my body.

8Our Lord and Master showers His Mercy upon us, and grasps hold of our arms; O Nanak, He lifts us up and saves us. ||8||6||9||2||1||6||9||

9Raag Bilaaval, Fifth Mehla, Ashtpadheeyaa, Twelfth House:

10One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

11I cannot express the Praises of my God; I cannot express His Praises.

12I have abandoned all others, seeking His Sanctuary. ||1||Pause||

13God's Lotus Feet are Infinite.

14I am forever a sacrifice to Them.

15My mind is in love with Them.

16If I were to abandon Them, there is nowhere else I could go. ||1||

17I chant the Lord's Name with my tongue.

18The filth of my sins and evil mistakes is burnt off.

19Climbing aboard the Boat of the Saints, I am emancipated.

20I have been carried across the terrifying world-ocean. ||2||

21My mind is tied to the Lord with the string of love and devotion.

22This is the Immaculate Way of the Saints.

23They forsake sin and corruption.

24They meet the Formless Lord God. ||3||

25Gazing upon God, I am wonderstruck.

26I taste the Perfect Flavor of Bliss.

27I do not waver or wander here or there.

28The Lord God, Har, Har, dwells within my consciousness. ||4||

29Those who constantly remember God, the treasure of virtue, will never go to hell.

30Those who listen, fascinated, to the Unstruck Sound-Current of the Word, will never have to see the Messenger of Death with their eyes. ||5||

31I seek the Sanctuary of the Lord, the Heroic Lord of the World.

32The Merciful Lord God is under the power of His devotees.

33The Vedas do not know the Mystery of the Lord.

34The silent sages constantly serve Him. ||6||

35He is the Destroyer of the pains and sorrows of the poor.

36It is so very difficult to serve Him.

37No one knows His limits.

38He is pervading the water, the land and the sky. ||7||

39Hundreds of thousands of times, I humbly bow to Him.

40I have grown weary, and I have collapsed at God's Door.

41O God, make me the dust of the feet of the Holy.

42Please fulfill this, Nanak's wish. ||8||1||

43Bilaaval, Fifth Mehla:

44God, please release me from birth and death.

45I have grown weary, and collapsed at Your door.

46I grasp Your Feet, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

47The Love of the Lord, Har, Har, is sweet to my mind.