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Where has your laziness gone? || 1 || Pause | How have you escaped from the treachery of sexual desire, anger and egotism? The holy beings, angels and demons of the three qualities, and all the worlds have been plundered. || 1 || The forest fire has burnt down so much of the grass; how rare are the plants which have remained green. He is so All-powerful, that I cannot even describe Him; no one can chant His Praises. || 2 || In the store-room of the lamp-black, I did not turn black; my color remained immaculate and pure. The Guru has implanted the Maha Mantra, the Great Mantra, within my heart, and I have heard the wondrous Naam, the Name of the Lord. || 3 || Showing His Mercy, God has looked upon me with favor, and He has attached me to His feet. Through loving devotional worship, O Nanak, I have obtained peace; in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I am absorbed into the Lord. || 4 || 12 || 51 ||
ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU:
RAAG AASAA, SEVENTH HOUSE, FIFTH MEHL: That red dress looks so beautiful on your body. Your Husband Lord is pleased, and His heart is enticed. || 1 || Whose handiwork is this red beauty of yours? Whose love has rendered the poppy so red? || 1 || Pause |You are so beautiful; you are the happy soul-bride. Your Beloved is in your home; good fortune is in your home. || 2 || You are pure and chaste, you are most distinguished. You are pleasing to Your Beloved, and you have sublime understanding. || 3 || I am pleasing to my Beloved, and so I am imbued with the deep red color. Says Nanak, I have been totally blessed with the Lord's Glance of Grace. || 4 || Listen, O companions: this is my only work; God Himself is the one who embellishes and adorns. || 1 || Second Pause || 1 || 52 || AASAA, FIFTH MEHL: I suffered in pain, when I thought He was far away; but now, He is Everpresent, and I receive His instructions. || 1 || My pride is gone, O friends and companions; my doubt is dispelled, and the Guru has united me with my Beloved. || 1 || Pause Il My Beloved has drawn me near to Him, and seated me on His Bed; I have escaped the clutches of others. || 2 || In the mansion of my heart, shines the Light of the Shabad. My Husband Lord is blissful and playful. || 3 || According to the destiny written upon my forehead, my Husband Lord has come home to me. Servant Nanak has obtained the eternal marriage. || 4 || 2 || 53 || AASAA, FIFTH MEHL: My mind is attached to the True Name. My dealings with other people are only superficial. || 1 || Outwardly, I am on good terms with all; but I remain detached, like the lotus upon the water. || 1 || Pause || By word of mouth, I talk with everyone; but I keep God clasped to my heart. || 2 || I may appear utterly terrible, but my mind is the dust of all men's feet. Servant Nanak has found the Perfect Guru.
