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1He is the Architect of Destiny; He blesses us with mind and body.

2That Architect of Destiny is in my mind and mouth.

3God is the Life of the world; there is no other at all.

4O Nanak, imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord, one is honored. ||9||

5One who lovingly chants the Name of the Sovereign Lord King,

6fights the battle and conquers his own mind;

7day and night, he remains imbued with the Lord's Love.

8He is famous throughout the three worlds and the four ages.

9One who knows the Lord, becomes like Him.

10He becomes absolutely immaculate, and his body is sanctified.

11His heart is happy, in love with the One Lord.

12He lovingly centers his attention deep within upon the True Word of the Shabad. ||10||

13Don't be angry - drink in the Ambrosial Nectar; you shall not remain in this world forever.

14The ruling kings and the paupers shall not remain; they come and go, throughout the four ages.

15Everyone says that they will remain, but none of them remain; unto whom should I offer my prayer?

16The One Shabad, the Name of the Lord, will never fail you; the Guru grants honor and understanding. ||11||

17My shyness and hesitation have died and gone, and I walk with my face unveiled.

18The confusion and doubt from my crazy, insane mother-in-law has been removed from over my head.

19My Beloved has summoned me with joyful caresses; my mind is filled with the bliss of the Shabad.

20Imbued with the Love of my Beloved, I have become Gurmukh, and carefree. ||12||

21Chant the jewel of the Naam, and earn the profit of the Lord.

22Greed, avarice, evil and egotism;

23slander, inuendo and gossip;

24the self-willed manmukh is blind, foolish and ignorant.

25For the sake of earning the profit of the Lord, the mortal comes into the world.

26But he becomes a mere slave laborer, and is mugged by the mugger, Maya.

27One who earns the profit of the Naam, with the capital of faith,

28O Nanak, is truly honored by the True Supreme King. ||13||

29The world is ruined on the path of Death.

30No one has the power to erase Maya's influence.

31If wealth visits the home of the lowliest clown,

32seeing that wealth, all pay their respects to him.

33Even an idiot is thought of as clever, if he is rich.

34Without devotional worship, the world is insane.

35The One Lord is contained among all.

36He reveals Himself, unto those whom He blesses with His Grace. ||14||

37Throughout the ages, the Lord is eternally established; He has no vengeance.

38He is not subject to birth and death; He is not entangled in worldly affairs.

39Whatever is seen, is the Lord Himself.

40Creating Himself, He establishes Himself in the heart.

41He Himself is unfathomable; He links people to their affairs.

42He is the Way of Yoga, the Life of the World.

43Living a righteous lifestyle, true peace is found.

44Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, how can anyone find liberation? ||15||

45Without the Name, even one's own body is an enemy.

46Why not meet the Lord, and take away the pain of your mind?

47The traveller comes and goes along the highway.

48What did he bring when he came, and what will he take away when he goes?

49Without the Name, one loses everywhere.

50The profit is earned, when the Lord grants understanding.

51In merchandise and trade, the merchant is trading.

52Without the Name, how can one find honor and nobility? ||16||

53One who contemplates the Lord's Virtues is spiritually wise.

54Through His Virtues, one receives spiritual wisdom.

55How rare in this world, is the Giver of virtue.

56The True way of life comes through contemplation of the Guru.

57The Lord is inaccessible and unfathomable. His worth cannot be estimated.