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1Seek the Support of the One Lord, and surrender your soul to Him; place your hopes only in the Sustainer of the World.

2Those who are imbued with the Lord's Name, in the Saadh Sangat, cross over the terrifying world-ocean.

3The corrupting sins of birth and death are eradicated, and no stain ever sticks to them again.

4Nanak is a sacrifice to the Perfect Primal Lord; His marriage is eternal. ||3||

5Shalok:

6Righteous faith, wealth, fulfilment of desires and salvation; the Lord bestows these four blessings.

7One who has such pre-ordained destiny upon his forehead, O Nanak, has all his desires fulfilled. ||1||

8Chhant:

9All my desires are fulfilled, meeting with my Immaculate, Sovereign Lord.

10I am in ecstasy, O very fortunate ones; the Dear Lord has become manifest in my own home.

11My Beloved has come to my home, because of my past actions; how can I count His Glories?

12The Lord, the Giver of peace and intuition, is infinite and perfect; with what tongue can I describe His Glorious Virtues?

13He hugs me close in His embrace, and merges me into Himself; there is no place of rest other than Him.

14Nanak is forever a sacrifice to the Creator, who is contained in, and permeating all. ||4||4||

15Raag Raamkalee, Fifth Mehla:

16Sing the melodious harmonies, O my companions, and meditate on the One Lord.

17Serve your True Guru, O my companions, and you shall obtain the fruits of your mind's desires.

18Raamkalee, Fifth Mehla, Ruti ~ The Seasons. Shalok:

19One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

20Bow to the Supreme Lord God, and seek the dust of the feet of the Holy.

21Cast out your self-conceit, and vibrate, meditate, on the Lord, Har, Har. O Nanak, God is all-pervading. ||1||

22He is the Eradicator of sins, the Destroyer of fear, the Ocean of peace, the Sovereign Lord King.

23Merciful to the meek, the Destroyer of pain: O Nanak, always meditate on Him. ||2||

24Chhant:

25Sing His Praises, O very fortunate ones, and the Dear Lord God shall bless you with His Mercy.

26Blessed and auspicious is that season, that month, that moment, that hour, when you chant the Lord's Glorious Praises.

27Blessed are those humble beings, who are imbued with love for His Praises, and who meditate single-mindedly on Him.

28Their lives become fruitful, and they find that Lord God.

29Donations to charities and religious rituals are not equal to meditation on the Lord, who destroys all sins.

30Prays Nanak, meditating in remembrance on Him, I live; birth and death are finished for me. ||1||

31Shalok:

32Strive for the inaccessible and unfathomable Lord, and bow in humility to His lotus feet.

33O Nanak, that sermon alone is pleasing to You, Lord, which inspires us to take the Support of the Name. ||1||

34Seek the Sanctuary of the Saints, O friends; meditate in remembrance on your infinite Lord and Master.

35The dried branch shall blossom forth in its greenery again, O Nanak, meditating on the Lord God. ||2||

36Chhant:

37The season of spring is delightful; the months of Chayt and Baisaakhi are the most pleasant months.

38I have obtained the Dear Lord as my Husband, and my mind, body and breath have blossomed forth.

39The eternal, unchanging Lord has come into my home as my Husband, O my companions; dwelling upon His lotus feet, I blossom forth in bliss.