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1Third Mehla:

2The happy soul-bride is attuned to the Word of the Shabad; she is in love with the True Guru.

3She continually enjoys and ravishes her Beloved, with true love and affection.

4She is such a loveable, beautiful and noble woman.

5O Nanak, through the Naam, the happy soul-bride unites with the Lord of Union. ||2||

6Pauree:

7Lord, everyone sings Your Praises. You have freed us from bondage.

8Lord, everyone bows in reverence to You. You have saved us from our sinful ways.

9Lord, You are the Honor of the dishonored. Lord, You are the Strongest of the strong.

10The Lord beats down the egocentrics and corrects the foolish, self-willed manmukhs.

11The Lord bestows glorious greatness on His devotees, the poor, and the lost souls. ||17||

12Shalok, Third Mehla:

13One who walks in harmony with the Will of the True Guru, obtains the greatest glory.

14The Exalted Name of the Lord abides in his mind, and no one can take it away.

15That person, upon whom the Lord bestows His Grace, receives His Mercy.

16O Nanak, creativity is under the control of the Creator; how rare are those who, as Gurmukh, realize this! ||1||

17Third Mehla:

18O Nanak, those who worship and adore the Lord's Name night and day, vibrate the String of the Lord's Love.

19Maya, the maid-servant of our Lord and Master, serves them.

20The Perfect One has made them perfect; by the Hukam of His Command, they are embellished.

21By Guru's Grace, they understand Him, and they find the gate of salvation.

22The self-willed manmukhs do not know the Lord's Command; they are beaten down by the Messenger of Death.

23But the Gurmukhs, who worship and adore the Lord, cross over the terrifying world-ocean.

24All their demerits are erased, and replaced with merits. The Guru Himself is their Forgiver. ||2||

25Pauree:

26The Lord's devotees have faith in Him. The Lord knows everything.

27No one is as great a Knower as the Lord; the Lord administers righteous justice.

28Why should we feel any burning anxiety, since the Lord does not punish without just cause?

29True is the Master, and True is His Justice; only the sinners are defeated.

30O devotees, praise the Lord with your palms pressed together; the Lord saves His humble devotees. ||18||

31Shalok, Third Mehla:

32Oh, if only I could meet my Beloved, and keep Him enshrined deep within my heart!

33I praise that God forever and ever, through love and affection for the Guru.

34O Nanak, that one upon whom He bestows His Glance of Grace is united with Him; such a person is the true soul-bride of the Lord. ||1||

35Third Mehla:

36Serving the Guru, the Lord is obtained, when He bestows His Glance of Grace.

37They are transformed from humans into angels, meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

38They conquer their egotism and merge with the Lord; they are saved through the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

39O Nanak, they merge imperceptibly into the Lord, who has bestowed His Favor upon them. ||2||

40Pauree:

41The Lord Himself inspires us to worship Him; He reveals His Glorious Greatness.

42He Himself inspires us to place our faith in Him. Thus He performs His Own Service.