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1My Husband Lord has not blessed me with peace and tranquility; what will work with Him?

2By Guru's Grace, I meditate on the Lord; I enshrine Him deep within my heart.

3O Nanak, seated in his her own home, she finds her Husband Lord, when the Creator Lord grants His Grace. ||1||

4Third Mehla:

5Chasing after worldly affairs, the day is wasted, and the night passes in sleep.

6Speaking lies, one eats poison; the self-willed manmukh departs, crying out in pain.

7The Mesenger of Death holds his club over the mortal's head; in the love of duality, he loses his honor.

8He never even thinks of the Name of the Lord; over and over again, he comes and goes in reincarnation.

9But if, by Guru's Grace, the Lord's Name comes to dwell in his mind, then the Messenger of Death will not strike him down with his club.

10Then, O Nanak, he merges intuitively into the Lord, receiving His Grace. ||2||

11Pauree:

12Some are linked to His Praises, when the Lord blesses them with the Guru's Teachings.

13Some are blessed with the Name of the eternal, unchanging True Lord.

14Water, air and fire, by His Will, worship Him.

15They are held in the Fear of God; He has formed the perfect form.

16The Hukam, the Command of the One Lord is all-pervasive; accepting it, peace is found. ||3||

17Shalok:

18Kabeer, such is the touchstone of the Lord; the false cannot even touch it.

19He alone passes this test of the Lord, who remains dead while yet alive. ||1||

20Third Mehla:

21How can this mind be conquered? How can it be killed?

22If one does not accept the Word of the Shabad, egotism does not depart.

23By Guru's Grace, egotism is eradicated, and then, one is Jivan Mukta - liberated while yet alive.

24O Nanak, one whom the Lord forgives is united with Him, and then no obstacles block his way. ||2||

25Third Mehla:

26Everyone can say that they are dead while yet alive; how can they be liberated while yet alive?

27If someone restrains himself through the Fear of God, and takes the medicine of the Love of God,

28night and day, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. In celestial peace and poise, he crosses over the poisonous, terrifying world-ocean, through the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

29O Nanak, the Gurmukh finds the Lord; he is blessed with His Glance of Grace. ||3||

30Pauree:

31God created the love of duality, and the three modes which pervade the universe.

32He created Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, who act according to His Will.

33The Pandits, the religious scholars, and the astrologers study their books, but they do not understand contemplation.

34Everything is Your play, O True Creator Lord.

35As it pleases You, You bless us with forgiveness, and merge us in the True Word of the Shabad. ||4||

36Shalok, Third Mehla:

37The man of false mind practices falsehood.

38He runs after Maya, and yet pretends to be a man of disciplined meditation.

39Deluded by doubt, he visits all the sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

40How can such a man of disciplined meditation attain the supreme status?

41By Guru's Grace, one lives the Truth.

42O Nanak, such a man of disciplined meditation attains liberation. ||1||

43Third Mehla:

44He alone is a man of disciplined meditation, who practices this self-discipline.

45Meeting with the True Guru, he contemplates the Word of the Shabad.

46Serving the True Guru - this is the only acceptable disciplined meditation.

47O Nanak, such a man of disciplined meditation is honored in the Court of the Lord. ||2||

48Pauree:

49He created the night and the day, for the activities of the world.