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1Self-conceit is eliminated, and pain is eradicated; the soul bride obtains her Husband Lord. ||47||

2He hoards gold and silver, but this wealth is false and poisonous, nothing more than ashes.

3He calls himself a banker, gathering wealth, but he is ruined by his dual-mindedness.

4The truthful ones gather Truth; the True Name is priceless.

5The Lord is immaculate and pure; through Him, their honor is true, and their speech is true.

6You are my friend and companion, all-knowing Lord; You are the lake, and You are the swan.

7I am a sacrifice to that being, whose mind is filled with the True Lord and Master.

8Know the One who created love and attachment to Maya, the Enticer.

9One who realizes the all-knowing Primal Lord, looks alike upon poison and nectar. ||48||

10Without patience and forgiveness, countless hundreds of thousands have perished.

11Their numbers cannot be counted; how could I count them? Bothered and bewildered, uncounted numbers have died.

12One who realizes his Lord and Master is set free, and not bound by chains.

13Through the Word of the Shabad, enter the Mansion of the Lord's Presence; you shall be blessed with patience, forgiveness, truth and peace.

14Partake of the true wealth of meditation, and the Lord Himself shall abide within your body.

15With mind, body and mouth, chant His Glorious Virtues forever; courage and composure shall enter deep within your mind.

16Through egotism, one is distracted and ruined; other than the Lord, all things are corrupt.

17Forming His creatures, He placed Himself within them; the Creator is unattached and infinite. ||49||

18No one knows the mystery of the Creator of the World.

19Whatever the Creator of the World does, is certain to occur.

20For wealth, some meditate on the Lord.

21By pre-ordained destiny, wealth is obtained.

22For the sake of wealth, some become servants or thieves.

23Wealth does not go along with them when they die; it passes into the hands of others.

24Without Truth, honor is not obtained in the Court of the Lord.

25Drinking in the subtle essence of the Lord, one is emancipated in the end. ||50||

26Seeing and perceiving, O my companions, I am wonder-struck and amazed.

27My egotism, which proclaimed itself in possessiveness and self-conceit, is dead. My mind chants the Word of the Shabad, and attains spiritual wisdom.

28I am so tired of wearing all these necklaces, hair-ties and bracelets, and decorating myself.

29Meeting with my Beloved, I have found peace; now, I wear the necklace of total virtue.

30O Nanak, the Gurmukh attains the Lord, with love and affection.

31Without the Lord, who has found peace? Reflect upon this in your mind, and see.

32Read about the Lord, understand the Lord, and enshrine love for the Lord.

33Chant the Lord's Name, and meditate on the Lord; hold tight to the Support of the Name of the Lord. ||51||

34The inscription inscribed by the Creator Lord cannot be erased, O my companions.

35He who created the universe, in His Mercy, installs His Feet within us.

36Glorious greatness rests in the Hands of the Creator; reflect upon the Guru, and understand this.

37This inscription cannot be challenged. As it pleases You, You care for me.

38By Your Glance of Grace, I have found peace; O Nanak, reflect upon the Shabad.

39The self-willed manmukhs are confused; they rot away and die. Only by reflecting upon the Guru can they be saved.

40What can anyone say, about that Primal Lord, who cannot be seen?

41I am a sacrifice to my Guru, who has revealed Him to me, within my own heart. ||52||

42That Pandit, that religious scholar, is said to be well-educated, if he contemplates knowledge with intuitive ease.