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|| 1 || I sing the Praises of the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam. By the graceful favor of the Saints, I meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. || 1 || Pause I Everything is strung on His string. He is contained in each and every heart. || 2 || He creates and destroys in an instant. He Himself remains unattached, and without attributes. || 3 || He is the Creator, the Cause of causes, the Searcher of hearts. Nanak's Lord and Master celebrates in bliss. II 4 || 13 || 64 || AASAA, FIFTH MEHL: My wandering through millions of births has ended. I have won, and not lost, this human body, so difficult to obtain. || 1 || My sins have been erased, and my sufferings and pains are gone. I have been sanctified by the dust of the feet of the Saints. || 1 || Pause 11 The Saints of God have the ability to save us; they meet with those of us who have such pre-ordained destiny. || 2 || My mind is filled with bliss, since the Guru gave me the Mantra of the Lord's Name. My thirst has been quenched, and my mind has become steady and stable. || 3 || The wealth of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is for me the nine treasures, and the spiritual powers of the Siddhas. O Nanak, I have obtained understanding from the Guru. || 4 || 14 || 65 || AASAA, FIFTH MEHL: My thirst, and the darkness of ignorance have been removed. Serving the Holy Saints, countless sins are obliterated. || 1 || I have obtained celestial peace and immense joy. Serving the Guru, my mind has become immaculately pure, and I have heard the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har. || 1 || Pause II The stubborn foolishness of my mind is gone; God's Will has become sweet to me. || 2 || I have grasped the Feet of the Perfect Guru, and the sins of countless incarnations have been washed away. || 3 || The jewel of this life has become fruitful. Says Nanak, God has shown mercy to me. || 4 | 15 || 66 || AASAA, FIFTH MEHL: I contemplate, forever and ever, the True Guru; with my hair, I dust the feet of the Guru. || 1 || Be wakeful, O my awakening mind! Without the Lord, nothing else shall be of use to you; false is emotional attachment, and useless are worldly entanglements. || 1 || Pause 11 Embrace love for the Word of the Guru's Bani. When the Guru shows His Mercy, pain is destroyed. ||2|| Without the Guru, there is no other place of rest. The Guru is the Giver, the Guru gives the Name. || 3 || The Guru is the Supreme Lord God; He Himself is the Transcendent Lord. Twenty-four hours a day, O Nanak, meditate on the Guru. || 4 || 16 | 67 | AASAA, FIFTH MEHL: He Himself is the tree, and the branches extending out. He Himself preserves His own crop. || 1 || Wherever I look, I see that One Lord alone. Deep within each and every heart, He Himself is contained. || 1 || Pause |He Himself is the sun, and the rays emanating from it. He is concealed, and He is revealed. || 2 || He is said to be of the highest attributes, and without attributes. Both converge onto His single point. || 3 || Says Nanak, the Guru has dispelled my doubt and fear. With my eyes, I perceive the Lord, the embodiment of bliss, to be everywhere. || 4 || 17 || 68 || AASAA, FIFTH MEHL: I know nothing of arguments or cleverness.
