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1The Naam washes off the filth of falsehood; chanting the Naam, one becomes truthful.

2O servant Nanak, wondrous are the plays of the Lord, the Giver of life. ||2||

3Pauree:

4You are the Great Giver; no other is as great as You. Unto whom should I speak and talk?

5By Guru's Grace, I find You; You eradicate egotism from within.

6You are beyond sweet and salty flavors; True is Your glorious greatness.

7You bless those whom You forgive, and unite them with Yourself.

8You have placed the Ambrosial Nectar deep within the heart; the Gurmukh drinks it in. ||9||

9Shalok, Third Mehla:

10The stories of one's ancestors make the children good children.

11They accept what is pleasing to the Will of the True Guru, and act accordingly.

12Go and consult the Simritees, the Shaastras, the writings of Vyaas, Suk Dayv, Naarad, and all those who preach to the world.

13Those, whom the True Lord attaches, are attached to the Truth; they contemplate the True Name forever.

14O Nanak, their coming into the world is approved; they redeem all their ancestors. ||1||

15Third Mehla:

16The disciples whose teacher is blind, act blindly as well.

17They walk according to their own wills, and continually speak falsehood and lies.

18They practice falsehood and deception, and endlessly slander others.

19Slandering others, they drown themselves, and drown all their generations as well.

20O Nanak, whatever the Lord links them to, to that they are linked; what can the poor creatures do? ||2||

21Pauree:

22He keeps all under His Gaze; He created the entire Universe.

23He has linked some to falsehood and deception; these self-willed manmukhs are plundered.

24The Gurmukhs meditate on the Lord forever; their inner beings are filled with love.

25Those who have the treasure of virtue, chant the Praises of the Lord.

26O Nanak, meditate on the Naam, and the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. ||10||

27Shalok, First Mehla:

28Men of charity gather wealth by committing sins, and then give it away in donations to charity.

29Their spiritual teachers go to their homes to instruct them.

30The woman loves the man only for his wealth;

31they come and go as they please.

32No one obeys the Shaastras or the Vedas.

33Everyone worships himself.

34Becoming judges, they sit and administer justice.

35They chant on their malas, and call upon God.

36They accept bribes, and block justice.

37If someone asks them, they read quotations from their books.

38The Muslim scriptures are in their ears and in their hearts.

39They plunder the people, and engage in gossip and flattery.

40They anoint their kitchens to try to become pure.

41Behold, such is the Hindu.

42The Yogi, with matted hair and ashes on his body, has become a householder.

43The children weep in front of him and behind him.

44He does not attain Yoga - he has lost his way.

45Why does he apply ashes to his forehead?

46O Nanak, this is the sign of the Dark Age of Kali Yuga;

47everyone says that he himself knows. ||1||

48First Mehla:

49The Hindu comes to the house of a Hindu.

50He puts the sacred thread around his neck and reads the scriptures.

51He puts on the thread, but does evil deeds.

52His cleansings and washings will not be approved.

53The Muslim glorifies his own faith.