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1Crying out, ""Mine, mine!"", they have died, but without the Name, they find only pain.

2So where are their forts, mansions, palaces and courts? They are like a short story.

3O Nanak, without the True Name, the false just come and go.

4He Himself is clever and so very beautiful; He Himself is wise and all-knowing. ||42||

5Those who come, must go in the end; they come and go, regretting and repenting.

6They will pass through 8.4 millions species; this number does not decrease or rise.

7They alone are saved, who love the Lord.

8Their worldly entanglements are ended, and Maya is conquered.

9Whoever is seen, shall depart; who should I make my friend?

10I dedicate my soul, and place my body and mind in offering before Him.

11You are eternally stable, O Creator, Lord and Master; I lean on Your Support.

12Conquered by virtue, egotism is killed; imbued with the Word of the Shabad, the mind rejects the world. ||43||

13Neither the kings nor the nobles will remain; neither the rich nor the poor will remain.

14When one's turn comes, no one can stay here.

15The path is difficult and treacherous; the pools and mountains are impassable.

16My body is filled with faults; I am dying of grief. Without virtue, how can I enter my home?

17The virtuous take virtue, and meet God; how can I meet them with love?

18If ony I could be like them, chanting and meditating within my heart on the Lord.

19He is overflowing with faults and demerits, but virtue dwells within him as well.

20Without the True Guru, he does not see God's Virtues; he does not chant the Glorious Virtues of God. ||44||

21God's soldiers take care of their homes; their pay is pre-ordained, before they come into the world.

22They serve their Supreme Lord and Master, and obtain the profit.

23They renounce greed, avarice and evil, and forget them from their minds.

24In the fortress of the body, they announce the victory of their Supreme King; they are never ever vanquished.

25One who calls himself a servant of his Lord and Master, and yet speaks defiantly to Him,

26shall forfeit his pay, and not be seated upon the throne.

27Glorious greatness rests in the hands of my Beloved; He gives, according to the Pleasure of His Will.

28He Himself does everything; who else should we address? No one else does anything. ||45||

29I cannot conceive of any other, who could be seated upon the royal cushions.

30The Supreme Man of men eradicates hell; He is True, and True is His Name.

31I wandered around searching for Him in the forests and meadows; I contemplate Him within my mind.

32The treasures of myriads of pearls, jewels and emeralds are in the hands of the True Guru.

33Meeting with God, I am exalted and elevated; I love the One Lord single-mindedly.

34O Nanak, one who lovingly meets with his Beloved, earns profit in the world hereafter.

35He who created and formed the creation, made your form as well.

36As Gurmukh, meditate on the Infinite Lord, who has no end or limitation. ||46||

37Rharha: The Dear Lord is beautiful;

38There is no other king, except Him.

39Rharha: Listen to the spell, and the Lord will come to dwell in your mind.

40By Guru's Grace, one finds the Lord; do not be deluded by doubt.

41He alone is the true banker, who has the capital of the wealth of the Lord.

42The Gurmukh is perfect - applaud him!

43Through the beautiful Word of the Guru's Bani, the Lord is obtained; contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad.