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-804The Beloved Feet of the Guru abide within my heart. || 1 || Pause || The mind is engrossed in sexual desire, anger, greed and emotional attachment. Breaking my bonds, the Guru has liberated me. || 2 || Experiencing pain and pleasure, one is born, only to die again. The Lotus Feet of the Guru bring peace and shelter. ||3|| The world is drowning in the ocean of fire. O Nanak, holding me by the arm, the True Guru has saved me. || 4 || 3 || 8 || BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: Body, mind, wealth and everything, I surrender to my Lord. What is that wisdom, by which I may come to chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har? || 1 || Nurturing hope, I have come to beg from God. Gazing upon you, the courtyard of my heart is embellished. || 1 || Pause | Trying several methods, I reflect deeply upon the Lord. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, this mind is saved. || 2 || I have neither intelligence, wisdom, common sense nor cleverness. I meet You, only if you lead me to meet You. || 3 || My eyes are content, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of God's Darshan. Says Nanak, such a life is fruitful and rewarding. || 4 || 4 || 911 BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: Mother, father, children and the wealth of Maya, will not go along with you. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, all pain is dispelled. || 1 || God Himself is pervading, and permeating all. Chant the Name of the Lord with your tongue, and pain will not afflict you. || 1 || Pause || One who is afflicted by the terrible fire of thirst and desire, becomes cool, chanting the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. || 2 || By millions of efforts, peace is not obtained; the mind is satisfied only by singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. || 3 || Please bless me with devotion, O God, O Searcher of hearts. This is Nanak's prayer, O Lord and Master. || 4 | 5 || 10 || BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: By great good fortune, the Perfect Guru is found. Meeting with the Holy Saints, meditate on the Name of the Lord. || 1 || O Supreme Lord God, I seek Your Sanctuary. Meditating on the Guru's Feet, sinful mistakes are erased. || 1 || Pause | All other rituals are just worldly affairs; joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, one is saved. || 2 || One may contemplate the Simritees, Shaastras and Vedas, but only by chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is one saved and carried across. || 3 || Have Mercy upon servant Nanak, O God, and bless him with the dust of the feet of the Holy, that he may be emancipated. || 4 || 6 || 11 || BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: I contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad within my heart; all my hopes and desires are fulfilled. The faces of the humble Saints are radiant and bright; the Lord has mercifully blessed them with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. || 1 || Pause l Holding them by the hand, He has lifted them up out of the deep, dark pit, and their victory is celebrated throughout the world. || 2 || He elevates and exalts the lowly, and fills the empty. They receive the supreme, sublime essence of the Ambrosial Naam. || 3 || The mind and body are made immaculate and pure, and sins are burnt to ashes. Says Nanak, God is pleased with me. || 4 || 7 || 12 || BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: All desires are fulfilled, O my friend, lovingly centering your consciousness on the Lord's Lotus Feet.
