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Triumphant cheers greet me all across the world, and all beings yearn for me. The True Guru and God are totally pleased with me; no obstacle blocks my way. || 1 || One who has the Merciful Lord God on his side – everyone becomes his slave. Forever and ever, O Nanak, glorious greatness rests with the Guru. || 2 || 12 || 30 ||
RAAG BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL, FIFTH HOUSE, CHAU-PADAS:
ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: This perishable realm and world has been made like a house of sand. In no time at all, it is destroyed, like the paper drenched with water. || 1 || Listen to me, people: behold, and consider this within your mind. The Siddhas, the seekers, householders and Yogis have forsaken their homes and left. || 1 || Pause | This world is like a dream in the night. All that is seen shall perish. Why are you attached to it, you fool? || 2 || Where are your brothers and friends? Open your eyes and see! Some have gone, and some will go; everyone must take his turn. || 3 || Those who serve the Perfect True Guru, remain ever-stable at the Door of the Lord. Servant Nanak is the Lord's slave; preserve his honor, O Lord, Destroyer of ego. || 4 || 1 || 31 || BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: The glories of the world, I cast into the fire. I chant those words, by which I may meet my Beloved. || 1 || When God becomes Merciful, then He enjoins me to His devotional service. My mind clings to worldly desires; meeting with the Guru, I have renounced them. || 1 || Pause || I pray with intense devotion, and offer this soul to Him. I would sacrifice all other riches, for a moment's union with my Beloved. || 2 || Through the Guru, I am rid of the five villains, as well as emotional love and hate. My heart is illumined, and the Lord has become manifest; night and day, I remain awake and aware. || 3 || The blessed soul-bride seeks His Sanctuary; her destiny is recorded on her forehead. Says Nanak, she obtains her Husband Lord; her body and mind are cooled and soothed. || 4 || 2 || 32 || BILAAVAL, FIFTH MEHL: One is dyed in the color of the Lord's Love, by great good fortune. This color is never muddied; no stain ever sticks to it. || 1 || He finds God, the Giver of peace, with feelings of joy. The Celestial Lord blends into his soul, and he can never leave Him. || 1 || Pause || Old age and death cannot touch him, and he shall not suffer pain again. Drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar, he is satisfied; the Guru makes him immortal. || 2 || He alone knows its taste, who tastes the Priceless Name of the Lord. Its value cannot be estimated; what can I say with my mouth? || 3 || Fruitful is the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, o Supreme Lord God.
