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1He conquers his soul, following the Guru's Teachings, and attains the Imperishable Lord.

2He alone keeps up in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, who meditates on the Supreme Lord God.

3In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he is immaculate, as if he has bathed at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

4He alone is a man of good fortune, who has met with God.

5Nanak is a sacrifice to such a one, whose destiny is so great! ||17||

6Shalok, Fifth Mehla:

7When the Husband Lord is within the heart, then Maya, the bride, goes outside.

8When one's Husband Lord is outside of oneself, then Maya, the bride, is supreme.

9Without the Name, one wanders all around.

10The True Guru shows us that the Lord is with us.

11Servant Nanak merges in the Truest of the True. ||1||

12Fifth Mehla:

13Making all sorts of efforts, they wander around; but they do not make even one effort.

14O Nanak, how rare are those who understand the effort which saves the world. ||2||

15Pauree:

16The greatest of the great, infinite is Your dignity.

17Your colors and hues are so numerous; no one can know Your actions.

18You are the Soul within all souls; You alone know everything.

19Everything is under Your control; Your home is beautiful.

20Your home is filled with bliss, which resonates and resounds throughout Your home.

21Your honor, majesty and glory are Yours alone.

22You are overflowing with all powers; wherever we look, there You are.

23Nanak, the slave of Your slaves, prays to You alone. ||18||

24Shalok, Fifth Mehla:

25Your streets are covered with canopies; under them, the traders look beautiful.

26O Nanak, he alone is truly a banker, who buys the infinite commodity. ||1||

27Fifth Mehla:

28Kabeer, no one is mine, and I belong to no one.

29I am absorbed in the One, who created this creation. ||2||

30Pauree:

31The Lord is the most beautiful fruit tree, bearing fruits of Ambrosial Nectar.

32My mind longs to meet Him; how can I ever find Him?

33He has no color or form; He is inaccessible and unconquerable.

34I love Him with all my soul; He opens the door for me.

35I shall serve you forever, if you tell me of my Friend.

36I am a sacrifice, a dedicated, devoted sacrifice to Him.

37The Beloved Saints tell us, to listen with our consciousness.

38One who has such pre-ordained destiny, O slave Nanak, is blessed with the Ambrosial Name by the True Guru. ||19||

39Shalok, Fifth Mehla:

40Kabeer, the earth belongs to the Holy, but the thieves have come and now sit among them.

41The earth does not feel their weight; even they profit. ||1||

42Fifth Mehla:

43Kabeer, for the sake of the rice, the husks are beaten and threshed.

44When one sits in the company of evil people, then he will be called to account by the Righteous Judge of Dharma. ||2||

45Pauree:

46He Himself has the greatest family; He Himself is all alone.

47He alone knows His own worth.

48He Himself, by Himself, created everything.

49Only He Himself can describe His own creation.

50Blessed is Your place, where You dwell, Lord.