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1Raamkalee, Fifth Mehla:

2What supports you in this world?

3You ignorant fool, who is your companion?

4The Lord is your only companion; no one knows His condition.

5You look upon the five thieves as your friends. ||1||

6Serve that home, which will save you, my friend.

7Chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, day and night; in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, love Him in your mind. ||1||Pause||

8This human life is passing away in egotism and conflict.

9You are not satisfied; such is the flavor of sin.

10Wandering and roaming around, you suffer terrible pain.

11You cannot cross over the impassable sea of Maya. ||2||

12You do the deeds which do not help you at all.

13As you plant, so shall you harvest.

14There is none other than the Lord to save you.

15You will be saved, only if God grants His Grace. ||3||

16Your Name, God, is the Purifier of sinners.

17Please bless Your slave with that gift.

18Please grant Your Grace, God, and emancipate me.

19Nanak has grasped Your Sanctuary, God. ||4||37||48||

20Raamkalee, Fifth Mehla:

21I have found peace in this world.

22I will not have to appear before the Righteous Judge of Dharma to give my account.

23I will be respected in the Court of the Lord,

24and I will not have to enter the womb of reincarnation ever again. ||1||

25Now, I know the value of friendship with the Saints.

26In His Mercy, the Lord has blessed me with His Name. My pre-ordained destiny has been fulfilled. ||1||Pause||

27My consciousness is attached to the Guru's feet.

28Blessed, blessed is this fortunate time of union.

29I have applied the dust of the Saints' feet to my forehead,

30and all my sins and pains have been eradicated. ||2||

31Performing true service to the Holy,

32the mortal's mind is purified.

33I have seen the fruitful vision of the Lord's humble slave.

34God's Name dwells within each and every heart. ||3||

35All my troubles and sufferings have been taken away;

36I have merged into the One, from whom I originated.

37The Lord of the Universe, incomparably beautiful, has become merciful.

38O Nanak, God is perfect and forgiving. ||4||38||49||

39Raamkalee, Fifth Mehla:

40The tiger leads the cow to the pasture,

41the shell is worth thousands of dollars,

42and the elephant nurses the goat,

43when God bestows His Glance of Grace. ||1||

44You are the treasure of mercy, O my Beloved Lord God.

45I cannot even describe Your many Glorious Virtues. ||1||Pause||

46The cat sees the meat, but does not eat it,

47and the great butcher throws away his knife;

48the Creator Lord God abides in the heart;

49the net holding the fish breaks apart. ||2||

50The dry wood blossoms forth in greenery and red flowers;

51in the high desert, the beautiful lotus flower blooms.

52The Divine True Guru puts out the fire.

53He links His servant to His service. ||3||

54He saves even the ungrateful;

55my God is forever merciful.

56He is forever the helper and support of the humble Saints.

57Nanak has found the Sanctuary of His lotus feet. ||4||39||50||

58Raamkalee, Fifth Mehla: