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-367Without the Naam, cursed, cursed are their lives. || 3 || The Great Lord is obtained by great good destiny. O Nanak, the Gurmukh is blessed with the Naam. || 4 || 4 || 56 || AASAA, FOURTH MEHL: I sing His Glorious Praises, and through the Word of His Bani, I speak His Glorious Praises. As Gurmukh, I chant and recite the Glorious Praises of the Lord. || 1 || Chanting and meditating on the Naam, my mind becomes blissful. The True Guru has implanted the True Name of the True Lord within me; I sing His Glorious Praises, and taste the supreme ecstasy. || 1 || Pause | The humble servants of the Lord sing the Lord's Glorious Praises. By great good fortune, the detached, absolute Lord is obtained. || 2 || Those without virtue are stained by Maya's filth. Lacking virtue, the egotistical die, and suffer reincarnation. | 3 | The ocean of the body yields pearls of virtue. O Nanak, the Gurmukh churns this ocean, and discovers this essence. || 4 | 5 || 57 || AASAA, FOURTH MEHL: I listen to the Naam, the Name of the Lord; the Naam is pleasing to my mind. By great good fortune, the Gurmukh obtains the Lord. || 1 || Chant the Naam, as Gurmukh, and be exalted. Without the Naam, I have no other support; the Naam is woven into all my breaths and morsels of food. || 1 || Pause || The Naam illuminates my mind; listening to it, my mind is pleased. One who speaks the Naam - he alone is my friend and companion. || 2 || Without the Naam, the fools depart naked. They burn away to death, chasing the poison of Maya, like the moth chasing the flame. || 3 || He Himself establishes, and, having established, disestablishes. O Nanak, the Lord Himself bestows the Naam. || 4 || 6 || 58 II AASAA, FOURTH MEHL: The vine of the Lord's Name, Har, Har, has taken root in the Gurmukh. It bears the fruit of the Lord; its taste is so tasty! || 1 || Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, in endless waves of joy. Chant and repeat the Naam; through the Guru's Teachings praise the Lord, and slay the horrible serpent of the Messenger of Death. || 1 || Pause || The Lord has implanted His devotional worship in the Guru. When the Guru is pleased, He bestows it upon His Sikh, O my siblings of Destiny. || 2 || One who acts in ego, knows nothing about the way. He acts like an elephant, who takes a bath, and then throws dust on his head. || 3 || If one's destiny is great and exalted, O Nanak, one chants the Naam, the Name of the Immaculate, True Lord. || 4 || 7 || 59 || AASAA, FOURTH MEHL: My mind suffers hunger for the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Hearing the Naam, my mind is satisfied, O my siblings of Destiny. || 1 || Chant the Naam, O my friends, O GurSikhs. Chant the Naam, and through the Naam, obtain peace; through the Guru's Teachings, enshrine the Naam in your heart and mind. || 1 || Pause 11 Hearing the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the mind is in bliss. Reaping the profit of the Naam, through the Guru's Teachings, my soul has blossomed forth. || 2 | Without the Naam, the mortal is a leper, blinded by emotional attachment. All his actions are fruitless; they lead only to painful entanglements. || 3 || The very fortunate ones chant the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Har. O Nanak, through the Guru's Teachings, one embraces love for the Naam. || 4 || 8 || 6011