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1He Himself is the love, and He Himself is the embrace; the Gurmukh contemplates Him forever.

2Says Nanak, why forget such a Great Giver from the mind? ||28||

3As is the fire within the womb, so is Maya outside.

4The fire of Maya is one and the same; the Creator has staged this play.

5According to His Will, the child is born, and the family is very pleased.

6Love for the Lord wears off, and the child becomes attached to desires; the script of Maya runs its course.

7This is Maya, by which the Lord is forgotten; emotional attachment and love of duality well up.

8Says Nanak, by Guru's Grace, those who enshrine love for the Lord find Him, in the midst of Maya. ||29||

9The Lord Himself is priceless; His worth cannot be estimated.

10His worth cannot be estimated, even though people have grown weary of trying.

11If you meet such a True Guru, offer your head to Him; your selfishness and conceit will be eradicated from within.

12Your soul belongs to Him; remain united with Him, and the Lord will come to dwell in your mind.

13The Lord Himself is priceless; very fortunate are those, O Nanak, who attain to the Lord. ||30||

14The Lord is my capital; my mind is the merchant.

15The Lord is my capital, and my mind is the merchant; through the True Guru, I know my capital.

16Meditate continually on the Lord, Har, Har, O my soul, and you shall collect your profits daily.

17This wealth is obtained by those who are pleasing to the Lord's Will.

18Says Nanak, the Lord is my capital, and my mind is the merchant. ||31||

19O my tongue, you are engrossed in other tastes, but your thirsty desire is not quenched.

20Your thirst shall not be quenched by any means, until you attain the subtle essence of the Lord.

21If you do obtain the subtle essence of the Lord, and drink in this essence of the Lord, you shall not be troubled by desire again.

22This subtle essence of the Lord is obtained by good karma, when one comes to meet with the True Guru.

23Says Nanak, all other tastes and essences are forgotten, when the Lord comes to dwell within the mind. ||32||

24O my body, the Lord infused His Light into you, and then you came into the world.

25The Lord infused His Light into you, and then you came into the world.

26The Lord Himself is your mother, and He Himself is your father; He created the created beings, and revealed the world to them.

27By Guru's Grace, some understand, and then it's a show; it seems like just a show.

28Says Nanak, He laid the foundation of the Universe, and infused His Light, and then you came into the world. ||33||

29My mind has become joyful, hearing of God's coming.

30Sing the songs of joy to welcome the Lord, O my companions; my household has become the Lord's Mansion.

31Sing continually the songs of joy to welcome the Lord, O my companions, and sorrow and suffering will not afflict you.

32Blessed is that day, when I am attached to the Guru's feet and meditate on my Husband Lord.

33I have come to know the unstruck sound current and the Word of the Guru's Shabad; I enjoy the sublime essence of the Lord, the Lord's Name.