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11 4 || 22 || 73 || AASAA, FIFTH MEHL: You are my waves, and I am Your fish. You are my Lord and Master; I wait at Your Door. || 1 || You are my Creator, and I am Your servant. I have taken to Your Sanctuary, O God, most profound and excellent. || 1 || Pause || You are my life, You are my Support. Beholding You, my heart-lotus blossoms forth. || 2 || You are my salvation and honor; You make me acceptable. You are All-powerful, You are my strength. || 3 || Night and day, I chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the treasure of excellence. This is Nanak's prayer to God. || 4 || 23 || 74 || AASAA, FIFTH MEHL: The mourner practices falsehood; he laughs with glee, while mourning for others. || 1 || Someone has died, while there is singing in someone else's house. One mourns and bewails, while another laughs with glee. || 1 || Pause || From childhood to old age, the mortal does not attain his goals, and he comes to regret in the end. || 2 || The world is under the influence of the three qualities. The mortal is reincarnated, again and again, into heaven and hell. || 3 || Says Nanak, one who is attached to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, becomes acceptable, and his life becomes fruitful. || 4 || 24 || 75 || AASAA, FIFTH MEHL: She remains asleep, and does not know the news of God. The day dawns, and then, she regrets. || 1 || Loving the Beloved, the mind is filled with celestial bliss. You yearn to meet with God, so why do you delay? || 1 || Pause II He came and poured His Ambrosial Nectar into your hands, but it slipped through your fingers, and fell onto the ground. || 2 || You are burdened with desire, emotional attachment and egotism; it is not the fault of God the Creator. || 3 || In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the darkness of doubt is dispelled. O Nanak, the Creator Lord blends us with Himself. II 4 || 25 || 76 || AASAA, FIFTH MEHL: I long for the Lotus Feet of my Beloved Lord. The wretched Messenger of Death has run away from me. || 1 || You enter into my mind, by Your Kind Mercy. Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, all diseases are destroyed. || 1 || Pause || Death gives so much pain to others, but it cannot even come near Your slave. || 2
My mind thirst for Your Vision; in peaceful ease and bliss, I dwell in detachment. || 3 || Hear this prayer of Nanak: please, infuse Your Name into his heart. || 4 || 26 || 77 || AASAA, FIFTH MEHL: My mind is satisfied, and my entanglements have been dissolved. God has become merciful to me. || 1 || By the Grace of the Saints, everything has turned out well. His House is overflowing with all things; I have met Him, the Fearless Master. || 1 || Pause || By the Kind Mercy of the Holy Saints, the Naam has been implanted within me. The most dreadful desires have been eliminated. || 2 || My Master has given me a gift; the fire has been extinguished, and my mind is now at peace. || 3 |
