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1By Guru's Grace, they shed their selfishness and conceit; their hopes are merged in the Lord.

2Says Nanak, the lifestyle of the devotees, in each and every age, is unique and distinct. ||14||

3As You make me walk, so do I walk, O my Lord and Master; what else do I know of Your Glorious Virtues?

4As You cause them to walk, they walk - You have placed them on the Path.

5In Your Mercy, You attach them to the Naam; they meditate forever on the Lord, Har, Har.

6Those whom You cause to listen to Your sermon, find peace in the Gurdwara, the Guru's Gate.

7Says Nanak, O my True Lord and Master, you make us walk according to Your Will. ||15||

8This song of praise is the Shabad, the most beautiful Word of God.

9This beauteous Shabad is the everlasting song of praise, spoken by the True Guru.

10This is enshrined in the minds of those who are so pre-destined by the Lord.

11Some wander around, babbling on and on, but none obtain Him by babbling.

12Says Nanak, the Shabad, this song of praise, has been spoken by the True Guru. ||16||

13Those humble beings who meditate on the Lord become pure.

14Meditating on the Lord, they become pure; as Gurmukh, they meditate on Him.

15They are pure, along with their mothers, fathers, family and friends; all their companions are pure as well.

16Pure are those who speak, and pure are those who listen; those who enshrine it within their minds are pure.

17Says Nanak, pure and holy are those who, as Gurmukh, meditate on the Lord, Har, Har. ||17||

18By religious rituals, intuitive poise is not found; without intuitive poise, skepticism does not depart.

19Skepticism does not depart by contrived actions; everybody is tired of performing these rituals.

20The soul is polluted by skepticism; how can it be cleansed?

21Wash your mind by attaching it to the Shabad, and keep your consciousness focused on the Lord.

22Says Nanak, by Guru's Grace, intuitive poise is produced, and this skepticism is dispelled. ||18||

23Inwardly polluted, and outwardly pure.

24Those who are outwardly pure and yet polluted within, lose their lives in the gamble.

25They contract this terrible disease of desire, and in their minds, they forget about dying.

26In the Vedas, the ultimate objective is the Naam, the Name of the Lord; but they do not hear this, and they wander around like demons.

27Says Nanak, those who forsake Truth and cling to falsehood, lose their lives in the gamble. ||19||

28Inwardly pure, and outwardly pure.

29Those who are outwardly pure and also pure within, through the Guru, perform good deeds.

30Not even an iota of falsehood touches them; their hopes are absorbed in the Truth.

31Those who earn the jewel of this human life, are the most excellent of merchants.

32Says Nanak, those whose minds are pure, abide with the Guru forever. ||20||

33If a Sikh turns to the Guru with sincere faith, as sunmukh

34if a Sikh turns to the Guru with sincere faith, as sunmukh, his soul abides with the Guru.

35Within his heart, he meditates on the lotus feet of the Guru; deep within his soul, he contemplates Him.

36Renouncing selfishness and conceit, he remains always on the side of the Guru; he does not know anyone except the Guru.