Raag Bilaaval

¹One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:

²Raag Bilaaval, First Mehl, Chau-Padhay, First House:

³You are the Emperor, and I call You a chief - how does this add to Your greatness?

⁴As You permit me, I praise You, O Lord and Master; I am ignorant, and I cannot chant Your Praises. ||1||

⁵Please bless me with such understanding, that I may sing Your Glorious Praises.

⁶May I dwell in Truth, according to Your Will. ||1||Pause||

⁷Whatever has happened, has all come from You. You are All-knowing.

⁸Your limits cannot be known, O my Lord and Master; I am blind - what wisdom do I have? ||2||

⁹What should I say? While talking, I talk of seeing, but I cannot describe the indescribable.

¹⁰As it pleases Your Will, I speak; it is just the tiniest bit of Your greatness. ||3||

¹¹Among so many dogs, I am an outcast; I bark for my body's belly.

¹²Without devotional worship, O Nanak, even so, still, my Master's Name does not leave me. ||4||1||

¹³Bilaawal, First Mehl:

¹⁴My mind is the temple, and my body is the simple cloth of the humble seeker; deep within my heart, I bathe at the sacred shrine.

¹⁵The One Word of the Shabad abides within my mind; I shall not come to be born again. ||1||

¹⁶My mind is pierced through by the Merciful Lord, O my mother!

¹⁷Who can know the pain of another?

¹⁸I think of none other than the Lord. ||1||Pause||

¹⁹O Lord, inaccessible, unfathomable, invisible and infinite: please, take care of me!

²⁰In the water, on the land and in sky, You are totally pervading. Your Light is in each and every heart. ||2||

²¹All teachings, instructions and understandings are Yours; the mansions and sanctuaries are Yours as well.

²²Without You, I know no other, O my Lord and Master; I continually sing Your Glorious Praises. ||3||

²³All beings and creatures seek the Protection of Your Sanctuary; all thought of their care rests with You.

²⁴That which pleases Your Will is good; this alone is Nanak's prayer. ||4||2||

²⁵Bilaawal, First Mehl:

²⁶He Himself is the Word of the Shabad, and He Himself is the Insignia.

²⁷He Himself is the Listener, and He Himself is the Knower.

²⁸He Himself created the creation, and He Himself beholds His almighty power.

²⁹You are the Great Giver; Your Name alone is approved. ||1||

¹Such is the Name of the Immaculate, Divine Lord.

²I am just a beggar; You are invisible and unknowable. ||1||Pause||

³Love of Maya is like a cursed woman,

⁴Power and beauty are false, and last for only a few days.

⁵But when one is blessed with the Naam, the darkness within is illuminated. ||2||

⁶I tasted Maya and renounced it, and now, I have no doubts.

⁷One whose father is known, cannot be illegitimate.

⁸One who belongs to the One Lord, has no fear.

⁹The Creator acts, and causes all to act. ||3||

¹⁰One who dies in the Word of the Shabad conquers his mind, through his mind.

¹¹Keeping his mind restrained, he enshrines the True Lord within his heart.

¹²He does not know any other, and he is a sacrifice to the Guru.

¹³O Nanak, attuned to the Naam, he is emancipated. ||4||3||

¹⁴Bilaaval, First Mehl:

¹⁵Through the Word of the Guru's Teachings, the mind intuitively meditates on the Lord.

¹⁶Imbued with the Lord's Love, the mind is satisfied.

¹⁷The insane, self-willed manmukhs wander around, deluded by doubt.

¹⁸Without the Lord, how can anyone survive? Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, He is realized. ||1||

¹⁹Without the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, how can I live, O my mother?

²⁰Without the Lord, my soul cannot survive, even for an instant; the True Guru has helped me understand this. ||1||Pause||

²¹Forgetting my God, I die in pain.

²²With each breath and morsel of food, I meditate on my Lord, and seek Him.

²³I remain always detached, but I am enraptured with the Lord's Name.

²⁴Now, as Gurmukh, I know that the Lord is always with me. ||2||

²⁵The Unspoken Speech is spoken, by the Will of the Guru.

²⁶He shows us that God is unapproachable and unfathomable.

²⁷Without the Guru, what lifestyle could we practice, and what work could we do?

²⁸Eradicating egotism, and walking in harmony with the Guru's Will, I am absorbed in the Word of the Shabad. ||3||

²⁹The self-willed manmukhs are separated from the Lord, gathering false wealth.

³⁰The Gurmukhs are celebrated with the glory of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

³¹The Lord has showered His Mercy upon me, and made me the slave of His slaves.

³²The Name of the Lord is the wealth and capital of servant Nanak. ||4||4||

³³Bilaaval, Third Mehl, First House:

³⁴One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³⁵Cursed, cursed is the food; cursed, cursed is the sleep; cursed, cursed are the clothes worn on the body.

³⁶Cursed is the body, along with family and friends, when one does not find his Lord and Master in this life.

³⁷He misses the step of the ladder, and this opportunity will not come into his hands again; his life is wasted, uselessly. ||1||

³⁸The love of duality does not allow him to lovingly focus his attention on the Lord; he forgets the Feet of the Lord.

³⁹O Life of the World, O Great Giver, you eradicate the sorrows of your humble servants. ||1||Pause||

⁴⁰You are Merciful, O Great Giver of Mercy; what are these poor beings?

⁴¹All are liberated or placed into bondage by You; this is all one can say.

⁴²One who becomes Gurmukh is said to be liberated, while the poor self-willed manmukhs are in bondage. ||2||

⁴³He alone is liberated, who lovingly focuses his attention on the One Lord, always dwelling with the Lord.

⁴⁴His depth and condition cannot be described. The True Lord Himself embellishes him.

¹Those who wander around, deluded by doubt, are called manmukhs; they are neither on this side, nor on the other side. ||3||

²That humble being, who is blessed by the Lord's Glance of Grace obtains Him, and contemplates the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

³In the midst of Maya, the Lord's servant is emancipated.

⁴O Nanak, one who has such destiny inscribed upon his forehead, conquers and destroys death. ||4||1||

⁵Bilaaval, Third Mehl:

⁶How can the unweighable be weighed?

⁷If there is anyone else as great, then he alone could understand the Lord.

⁸There is no other than Him.

⁹How can His value be estimated? ||1||

¹⁰By Guru's Grace, He comes to dwell in the mind.

¹¹One comes to know Him, when duality departs. ||1||Pause||

¹²He Himself is the Assayer, applying the touch-stone to test it.

¹³He Himself analyzes the coin, and He Himself approves it as currency.

¹⁴He Himself weights it perfectly.

¹⁵He alone knows; He is the One and Only Lord. ||2||

¹⁶All the forms of Maya emanate from Him.

¹⁷He alone becomes pure and immaculate, who is united with the Lord.

¹⁸He alone is attached, whom the Lord attaches.

¹⁹All Truth is revealed to him, and then, he merges in the True Lord. ||3||

²⁰He Himself leads the mortals to focus on Him, and He Himself causes them to chase after Maya.

²¹He Himself imparts understanding, and He reveals Himself.

²²He Himself is the True Guru, and He Himself is the Word of the Shabad.

²³O Nanak, He Himself speaks and teaches. ||4||2||

²⁴Bilaaval, Third Mehl:

²⁵My Lord and Master has made me His servant, and blessed me with His service; how can anyone argue about this?

²⁶Such is Your play, One and Only Lord; You are the One, contained among all. ||1||

²⁷When the True Guru is pleased and appeased, one is absorbed in the Lord's Name.

²⁸How can I serve You? How can I be proud of this?

²⁹When You withdraw Your Light, O Lord and Master, then who can speak and teach? ||2||

³⁰You Yourself are the Guru, and You Yourself are the chaylaa, the humble disciple; You Yourself are the treasure of virtue.

³¹As You cause us to move, so do we move, according to the Pleasure of Your Will, O Lord God. ||3||

³²Says Nanak, You are the True Lord and Master; who can know Your actions?

³³Some are blessed with glory in their own homes, while others wander in doubt and pride. ||4||3||

³⁴Bilaaval, Third Mehl:

³⁵The perfect Lord has fashioned the Perfect Creation. Behold the Lord pervading everywhere.

³⁶In this play of the world, is the glorious greatness of the True Name. No one should take pride in himself. ||1||

³⁷One who accepts the wisdom of the True Guru's Teachings, is absorbed into the True Guru.

³⁸The Lord's Name abides deep within the nucleus of one who realizes the Bani of the Guru's Word within his soul. ||1||Pause||

³⁹Now, this is the essence of the teachings of the four ages: for the human race, the Name of the One Lord is the greatest treasure.

⁴⁰Celibacy, self-discipline and pilgrimages were the essence of Dharma in those past ages; but in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Praise of the Lord's Name is the essence of Dharma. ||2||

⁴¹Each and every age has its own essence of Dharma; study the Vedas and the Puraanas, and see this as true.

⁴²They are Gurmukh, who meditate on the Lord, Har, Har; in this world, they are perfect and approved. ||3||

¹Says Nanak, loving the True Lord, the mind's egotism and self-conceit is eradicated.

²Those who speak and listen to the Lord's Name, all find peace. Those who believe in it, obtain the supreme treasure. ||4||4||

³Bilaaval, Third Mehl:

⁴The Lord Himself attaches the Gurmukh to His Love;

⁵joyful melodies permeate his home, and he is embellished with the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

⁶The women come and sing the songs of joy.

⁷Meeting with their Beloved, lasting peace is obtained. ||1||

⁸I am a sacrifice to those, whose minds are filled with the Lord.

⁹Meeting with the humble servant of the Lord, peace is obtained, and one intuitively sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

¹⁰They are always imbued with Your Joyful Love;

¹¹O Dear Lord, You Yourself come to dwell in their minds.

¹²They obtain eternal glory.

¹³The Gurmukhs are united in the Lord's Union. ||2||

¹⁴The Gurmukhs are imbued with the love of the Word of the Shabad.

¹⁵They abide in the home of their own being, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

¹⁶They are dyed in the deep crimson color of the Lord's Love; they look so beautiful.

¹⁷This dye never fades away; they are absorbed in the True Lord. ||3||

¹⁸The Shabad deep within the nucleus of the self dispels the darkness of ignorance.

¹⁹Meeting with my Friend, the True Guru, I have obtained spiritual wisdom.

²⁰Those who are attuned to the True Lord, do not have to enter the cycle of reincarnation again.

²¹O Nanak, my Perfect Guru implants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, deep within. ||4||5||

²²Bilaaval, Third Mehl:

²³From the Perfect Guru, I have obtained glorious greatness.

²⁴The Naam, the Name of the Lord, has spontaneously come to abide in my mind.

²⁵Through the Word of the Shabad, I have burnt away egotism and Maya.

²⁶Through the Guru, I have obtained honor in the Court of the True Lord. ||1||

²⁷I serve the Lord of the Universe; I have no other work to do.

²⁸Night and day, my mind is in ecstasy; as Gurmukh, I beg for the bliss-giving Naam. ||1||Pause||

²⁹From the mind itself, mental faith is obtained.

³⁰Through the Guru, I have realized the Shabad.

³¹How rare is that person, who looks upon life and death alike.

³²She shall never die again, and shall not have to see the Messenger of Death. ||2||

³³Within the home of the self are all the millions of treasures.

³⁴The True Guru has revealed them, and my egotistical pride is gone.

³⁵I keep my meditation always focused on the Cosmic Lord.

³⁶Night and day, I sing the One Name. ||3||

³⁷I have obtained glorious greatness in this age,

³⁸from the Perfect Guru, meditating on the Naam.

³⁹Wherever I look, I see the Lord permeating and pervading.

⁴⁰He is forever the Giver of peace; His worth cannot be estimated. ||4||

⁴¹By perfect destiny, I have found the Perfect Guru.

⁴²He has revealed to me the treasure of the Naam, deep within the nucleus of my self.

⁴³The Word of the Guru's Shabad is so very sweet.

⁴⁴O Nanak, my thirst is quenched, and my mind and body have found peace. ||5||6||4||6||10||

⁴⁵Raag Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl, Third House:

⁴⁶One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

⁴⁷Effort and intelligence come from God, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts; as He wills, they act.

⁴⁸As the violinist plays upon the strings of the violin, so does the Lord play the living beings. ||1||

¹Chant the Name of the Lord with your tongue, O mind.

²According to the pre-ordained destiny written upon my forehead, I have found the Guru, and the Lord abides within my heart. ||1||Pause||

³Entangled in Maya, the mortal wanders around. Save Your humble servant, O Lord,

⁴as you saved Prahlaad from the clutches of Harnaakash; keep him in Your Sanctuary, Lord. ||2||

⁵How can I describe the state and the condition, O Lord, of those many sinners you have purified?

⁶Ravi Daas, the leather-worker, who worked with hides and carried dead animals was saved, by entering the Lord's Sanctuary. ||3||

⁷O God, Merciful to the meek, carry Your devotees across the world-ocean; I am a sinner - save me from sin!

⁸O Lord, make me the slave of the slave of Your slaves; servant Nanak is the slave of Your slaves. ||4||1||

⁹Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl:

¹⁰I am foolish, idiotic and ignorant; I seek Your Sanctuary, O Primal Being, O Lord beyond birth.

¹¹Have Mercy upon me, and save me, O my Lord and Master; I am a lowly stone, with no good karma at all. ||1||

¹²O my mind, vibrate and meditate on the Lord, the Name of the Lord.

¹³Under Guru's Instructions, obtain the sublime, subtle essence of the Lord; renounce other fruitless actions. ||1||Pause||

¹⁴The humble servants of the Lord are saved by the Lord; I am worthless - it is Your glory to save me.

¹⁵I have no other than You, O my Lord and Master; I meditate on the Lord, by my good karma. ||2||

¹⁶Those who lack the Naam, the Name of the Lord, their lives are cursed, and they must endure terrible pain.

¹⁷They are consigned to reincarnation over and over again; they are the most unfortunate fools, with no good karma at all. ||3||

¹⁸The Naam is the Support of the Lord's humble servants; their good karma is pre-ordained.

¹⁹The Guru, the True Guru, has implanted the Naam within servant Nanak, and his life is fruitful. ||4||2||

²⁰Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl:

²¹My consciousness is lured by emotional attachment and corruption; is is filled with evil-minded filth.

²²I cannot serve You, O God; I am ignorant - how can I cross over? ||1||

²³O my mind, chant the Name of the Lord, the Lord, the Lord of man.

²⁴God has showered His Mercy upon His humble servant; meeting with the True Guru, he is carried across. ||1||Pause||

²⁵O my Father, my Lord and Master, Lord God, please bless me with such understanding, that I may sing Your Praises.

²⁶Those who are attached to You are saved, like iron which is carried across with wood. ||2||

²⁷The faithless cynics have little or no understanding; they do not serve the Lord, Har, Har.

²⁸Those beings are unfortunate and vicious; they die, and are consigned to reincarnation, over and over again. ||3||

²⁹Those whom You unite with Yourself, O Lord and Master, bathe in the Guru's cleansing pool of contentment.

³⁰Vibrating upon the Lord, the filth of their evil-mindedness is washed away; servant Nanak is carried across. ||4||3||

³¹Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl:

³²Come, O Saints, and join together, O my Siblings of Destiny; let us tell the Stories of the Lord, Har, Har.

³³The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the boat in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga; the Word of the Guru's Shabad is the boatman to ferry us across. ||1||

³⁴O my mind, chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

³⁵According to the pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon your forehead, sing the Praises of the Lord; join the Holy Congregation, and cross over the world-ocean. ||1||Pause||

¹Within the body-village is the Lord's supreme, sublime essence. How can I obtain it? Teach me, O humble Saints.

²Serving the True Guru, you shall obtain the Fruitful Vision of the Lord's Darshan; meeting Him, drink in the ambrosial essence of the Lord's Nectar. ||2||

³The Ambrosial Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is so sweet; O Saints of the Lord, taste it, and see.

⁴Under Guru's Instruction, the Lord's essence seems so sweet; through it, all corrupt sensual pleasures are forgotten. ||3||

⁵The Name of the Lord is the medicine to cure all diseases; so serve the Lord, O humble Saints.

⁶The four great blessings are obtained, O Nanak, by vibrating upon the Lord, under Guru's Instruction. ||4||4||

⁷Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl:

⁸Anyone, from any class - Kh'shaatriya, Brahman, Soodra or Vaishya - can chant, and meditate on the Mantra of the Lord's Name.

⁹Worship the Guru, the True Guru, as the Supreme Lord God; serve Him constantly, all day and night. ||1||

¹⁰O humble servants of the Lord, behold the True Guru with your eyes.

¹¹Whatever you wish for, you shall receive, chanting the Word of the Lord's Name, under Guru's Instruction. ||1||Pause||

¹²People think of many and various efforts, but that alone happens, which is to happen.

¹³All beings seek goodness for themselves, but what the Lord does - that may not be what we think and expect. ||2||

¹⁴So renounce the clever intellect of your mind, O humble servants of the Lord, no matter how hard this may be.

¹⁵Night and day, meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; accept the wisdom of the Guru, the True Guru. ||3||

¹⁶Wisdom, balanced wisdom is in Your power, O Lord and Master; I am the instrument, and You are the player, O Primal Lord.

¹⁷O God, O Creator, Lord and Master of servant Nanak, as You wish, so do I speak. ||4||5||

¹⁸Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl:

¹⁹I meditate on the source of bliss, the Sublime Primal Being; night and day, I am in ecstasy and bliss.

²⁰The Righteous Judge of Dharma has no power over me; I have cast off all subservience to the Messenger of Death. ||1||

²¹Meditate, O mind, on the Naam, the Name of the Lord of the Universe.

²²By great good fortune, I have found the Guru, the True Guru; I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of supreme bliss. ||1||Pause||

²³The foolish faithless cynics are held captive by Maya; in Maya, they continue wandering, wandering around.

²⁴Burnt by desire, and bound by the karma of their past actions, they go round and round, like the ox at the mill press. ||2||

²⁵The Gurmukhs, who focus on serving the Guru, are saved; by great good fortune, they perform service.

²⁶Those who meditate on the Lord obtain the fruits of their rewards, and the bonds of Maya are all broken. ||3||

²⁷He Himself is the Lord and Master, and He Himself is the servant. The Lord of the Universe Himself is all by Himself.

²⁸O servant Nanak, He Himself is All-pervading; as He keeps us, we remain. ||4||6||

²⁹One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³⁰Raag Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl, Partaal, Thirteenth House:

³¹O Siblings of Destiny, chant the Name of the Lord, the Purifier of sinners. The Lord emancipates his Saints and devotees.

³²The Lord emancipates his Saints and devotees.

¹The Lord is totally permeating and pervading everywhere; The Name of the Lord is pervading the water and the land. So sing continuously of the Lord, the Dispeller of pain. ||1||Pause||

²the Name of the Lord is pervading the water and the land.

³So sing continuously of the Lord, the Dispeller of pain. ||1||Pause||

⁴The Lord has made my life fruitful and rewarding.

⁵I meditate on the Lord, the Dispeller of pain.

⁶I have met the Guru, the Giver of liberation.

⁷The Lord has made my life's journey fruitful and rewarding.

⁸Joining the Sangat, the Holy Congregation, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||

⁹O mortal, place your hopes in the Name of the Lord,

¹⁰and your love of duality shall simply vanish.

¹¹One who, in hope, remains unattached to hope,

¹²such a humble being meets with his Lord.

¹³And one who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord's Name

¹⁴- servant Nanak falls at his feet. ||2||1||7||4||6||7||17||

¹⁵Raag Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl, Chau-Padhay, First House:

¹⁶One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹⁷He is attached to what he sees.

¹⁸How can I meet You, O Imperishable God?

¹⁹Have Mercy upon me, and place me upon the Path;

²⁰let me be attached to the hem of the robe of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||1||

²¹How can I cross over the poisonous world-ocean?

²²The True Guru is the boat to carry us across. ||1||Pause||

²³The wind of Maya blows and shakes us,

²⁴but the Lord's devotees remain ever-stable.

²⁵They remain unaffected by pleasure and pain.

²⁶The Guru Himself is the Savior above their heads. ||2||

²⁷Maya, the snake, holds all in her coils.

²⁸They burn to death in egotism, like the moth lured by seeing the flame.

²⁹They make all sorts of decorations, but they do not find the Lord.

³⁰When the Guru becomes Merciful, He leads them to meet the Lord. ||3||

³¹I wander around, sad and depressed, seeking the jewel of the One Lord.

³²This priceless jewel is not obtained by any efforts.

³³That jewel is within the body, the Temple of the Lord.

³⁴The Guru has torn away the veil of illusion, and beholding the jewel, I am delighted. ||4||

³⁵One who has tasted it, comes to know its flavor;

³⁶he is like the mute, whose mind is filled with wonder.

³⁷I see the Lord, the source of bliss, everywhere.

³⁸Servant Nanak speaks the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and merges in Him. ||5||1||

³⁹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁴⁰The Divine Guru has blessed me with total happiness.

⁴¹He has linked His servant to His service.

⁴²No obstacles block my path, meditating on the incomprehensible, inscrutable Lord. ||1||

⁴³The soil has been sanctified, singing the Glories of His Praises.

⁴⁴The sins are eradicated, meditating on the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

⁴⁵He Himself is pervading everywhere;

⁴⁶from the very beginning, and throughout the ages, His Glory has been radiantly manifest.

⁴⁷By Guru's Grace, sorrow does not touch me. ||2||

⁴⁸The Guru's Feet seem so sweet to my mind.

⁴⁹He is unobstructed, dwelling everywhere.

⁵⁰I found total peace, when the Guru was pleased. ||3||

⁵¹The Supreme Lord God has become my Savior.

⁵²Wherever I look, I see Him there with me.

⁵³O Nanak, the Lord and Master protects and cherishes His slaves. ||4||2||

⁵⁴Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁵⁵You are the treasure of peace, O my Beloved God.

¹Your Glories are uncounted, O God, my Lord and Master.

²I am an orphan, entering Your Sanctuary.

³Have Mercy on me, O Lord, that I may meditate on Your Feet. ||1||

⁴Take pity upon me, and abide within my mind;

⁵I am worthless - please let me grasp hold of the hem of Your robe. ||1||Pause||

⁶When God comes into my consciousness, what misfortune can strike me?

⁷The Lord's servant does not suffer pain from the Messenger of Death.

⁸All pains are dispelled, when one remembers the Lord in meditation;

⁹God abides with him forever. ||2||

¹⁰The Name of God is the Support of my mind and body.

¹¹Forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the body is reduced to ashes.

¹²When God comes into my consciousness, all my affairs are resolved.

¹³Forgetting the Lord, one becomes subservient to all. ||3||

¹⁴I am in love with the Lotus Feet of the Lord.

¹⁵I am rid of all evil-minded ways.

¹⁶The Mantra of the Lord's Name, Har, Har, is deep within my mind and body.

¹⁷O Nanak, eternal bliss fills the home of the Lord's devotees. ||4||3||

¹⁸Raag Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl, Second House, To Be Sung To The Tune Of Yaan-Ree-Ay:

¹⁹One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²⁰You are the Support of my mind, O my Beloved, You are the Support of my mind.

²¹All other clever tricks are useless, O Beloved; You alone are my Protector. ||1||Pause||

²²One who meets with the Perfect True Guru, O Beloved, that humble person is enraptured.

²³He alone serves the Guru, O Beloved, unto whom the Lord becomes merciful.

²⁴Fruitful is the form of the Divine Guru, O Lord and Master; He is overflowing with all powers.

²⁵O Nanak, the Guru is the Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord; He is ever-present, forever and ever. ||1||

²⁶I live by hearing, hearing of those who know their God.

²⁷They contemplate the Lord's Name, they chant the Lord's Name, and their minds are imbued with the Lord's Name.

²⁸I am Your servant; I beg to serve Your humble servants. By the karma of perfect destiny, I do this.

²⁹This is Nanak's prayer: O my Lord and Master, may I obtain the Blessed Vision of Your humble servants. ||2||

³⁰They are said to be very fortunate, O Beloved, who dwell in the Society of the Saints.

³¹They contemplate the Immaculate, Ambrosial Naam, and their minds are illuminated.

³²The pains of birth and death are eradicated, O Beloved, and the fear of the Messenger of Death is ended.

³³They alone obtain the Blessed Vision of this Darshan, O Nanak, who are pleasing to their God. ||3||

³⁴O my lofty, incomparable and infinite Lord and Master, who can know Your Glorious Virtues?

³⁵Those who sing them are saved, and those who listen to them are saved; all their sins are erased.

³⁶You save the beasts, demons and fools, and even stones are carried across.

³⁷Slave Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary; he is forever and ever a sacrifice to You. ||4||1||4||

³⁸Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³⁹Renounce the tasteless water of corruption, O my companion, and drink in the supreme nectar of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

⁴⁰Without the taste of this nectar, all have drowned, and their souls have not found happiness.

⁴¹You have no honor, glory or power - become the slave of the Holy Saints.

¹O Nanak, they alone look beautiful in the Court of the Lord, whom the Lord has made His Own. ||1||

²Maya is a mirage, which deludes the mind, O my companion, like the scent-crazed deer, or the transitory shade of a tree.

³Maya is fickle, and does not go with you, O my companion; in the end, it will leave you.

⁴He may enjoy pleasures and sensual delights with supremely beautiful women, but no one finds peace in this way.

⁵Blessed, blessed are the humble, Holy Saints of the Lord, O my companion. O Nanak, they meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||2||

⁶Go, O my very fortunate companion: dwell in the Company of the Saints, and merge with the Lord.

⁷There, neither pain nor hunger nor disease will afflict you; enshrine love for the Lord's Lotus Feet.

⁸There is no birth or death there, no coming or going in reincarnation, when you enter the Sanctuary of the Eternal Lord.

⁹Love does not end, and attachment does not grip you, O Nanak, when you meditate on the One Lord. ||3||

¹⁰Bestowing His Glance of Grace, my Beloved has pierced my mind, and I am intuitively attuned to His Love.

¹¹My bed is embellished, meeting with my Beloved; in ecstasy and bliss, I sing His Glorious Praises.

¹²O my friends and companions, I am imbued with the Lord's Love; the desires of my mind and body are satisfied.

¹³O Nanak, the wonder-struck soul blends with the Wonderful Lord; this state cannot be described. ||4||2||5||

¹⁴Raag Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl, Fourth House:

¹⁵One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹⁶The entire Universe is the form of the One Lord.

¹⁷He Himself is the trade, and He Himself is the trader. ||1||

¹⁸How rare is that one who is blessed with such spiritual wisdom.

¹⁹Wherever I go, there I see Him. ||1||Pause||

²⁰He manifests many forms, while still unmanifest and absolute, and yet He has One Form.

²¹He Himself is the water, and He Himself is the waves. ||2||

²²He Himself is the temple, and He Himself is selfless service.

²³He Himself is the worshipper, and He Himself is the idol. ||3||

²⁴He Himself is the Yoga; He Himself is the Way.

²⁵Nanak's God is forever liberated. ||4||1||6||

²⁶Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²⁷He Himself creates, and He Himself supports.

²⁸He Himself causes all to act; He takes no blame Himself. ||1||

²⁹He Himself is the teaching, and He Himself is the teacher.

³⁰He Himself is the splendor, and He Himself is the experiencer of it. ||1||Pause||

³¹He Himself is silent, and He Himself is the speaker.

³²He Himself is undeceivable; He cannot be deceived. ||2||

³³He Himself is hidden, and He Himself is manifest.

³⁴He Himself is in each and every heart; He Himself is unattached. ||3||

³⁵He Himself is absolute, and He Himself is with the Universe.

³⁶Says Nanak, all are beggars of God. ||4||2||7||

³⁷Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³⁸He places the one who strays back on the Path;

³⁹such a Guru is found by great good fortune. ||1||

⁴⁰Meditate, contemplate the Name of the Lord, O mind.

⁴¹The Beloved Feet of the Guru abide within my heart. ||1||Pause||

¹The mind is engrossed in sexual desire, anger, greed and emotional attachment.

²Breaking my bonds, the Guru has liberated me. ||2||

³Experiencing pain and pleasure, one is born, only to die again.

⁴The Lotus Feet of the Guru bring peace and shelter. ||3||

⁵The world is drowning in the ocean of fire.

⁶O Nanak, holding me by the arm, the True Guru has saved me. ||4||3||8||

⁷Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁸Body, mind, wealth and everything, I surrender to my Lord.

⁹What is that wisdom, by which I may come to chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har? ||1||

¹⁰Nurturing hope, I have come to beg from God.

¹¹Gazing upon You, the courtyard of my heart is embellished. ||1||Pause||

¹²Trying several methods, I reflect deeply upon the Lord.

¹³In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, this mind is saved. ||2||

¹⁴I have neither intelligence, wisdom, common sense nor cleverness.

¹⁵I meet You, only if You lead me to meet You. ||3||

¹⁶My eyes are content, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of God's Darshan.

¹⁷Says Nanak, such a life is fruitful and rewarding. ||4||4||9||

¹⁸Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁹Mother, father, children and the wealth of Maya, will not go along with you.

²⁰In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, all pain is dispelled. ||1||

²¹God Himself is pervading, and permeating all.

²²Chant the Name of the Lord with your tongue, and pain will not afflict you. ||1||Pause||

²³One who is afflicted by the terrible fire of thirst and desire,

²⁴becomes cool, chanting the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. ||2||

²⁵By millions of efforts, peace is not obtained;

²⁶the mind is satisfied only by singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||3||

²⁷Please bless me with devotion, O God, O Searcher of hearts.

²⁸This is Nanak's prayer, O Lord and Master. ||4||5||10||

²⁹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³⁰By great good fortune, the Perfect Guru is found.

³¹Meeting with the Holy Saints, meditate on the Name of the Lord. ||1||

³²O Supreme Lord God, I seek Your Sanctuary.

³³Meditating on the Guru's Feet, sinful mistakes are erased. ||1||Pause||

³⁴All other rituals are just worldly affairs;

³⁵joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, one is saved. ||2||

³⁶One may contemplate the Simritees, Shaastras and Vedas,

³⁷but only by chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is one saved and carried across. ||3||

³⁸Have Mercy upon servant Nanak, O God,

³⁹and bless him with the dust of the feet of the Holy, that he may be emancipated. ||4||6||11||

⁴⁰Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁴¹I contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad within my heart;

⁴²all my hopes and desires are fulfilled. ||1||

⁴³The faces of the humble Saints are radiant and bright;

⁴⁴the Lord has mercifully blessed them with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

⁴⁵Holding them by the hand, He has lifted them up out of the deep, dark pit,

⁴⁶and their victory is celebrated throughout the world. ||2||

⁴⁷He elevates and exalts the lowly, and fills the empty.

⁴⁸They receive the supreme, sublime essence of the Ambrosial Naam. ||3||

⁴⁹The mind and body are made immaculate and pure, and sins are burnt to ashes.

⁵⁰Says Nanak, God is pleased with me. ||4||7||12||

⁵¹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁵²All desires are fulfilled, O my friend,

¹lovingly centering your consciousness on the Lord's Lotus Feet. ||1||

²I am a sacrifice to those who meditate on God.

³The fire of desire is quenched, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||Pause||

⁴One's life become fruitful and rewarding, by great good fortune.

⁵In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, enshrine love for the Lord. ||2||

⁶Wisdom, honor, wealth, peace and celestial bliss are attained,

⁷My mind is so very thirsty for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan.

⁸Prays Nanak, O God, I seek Your Sanctuary. ||4||8||13||

⁹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁰I am worthless, totally lacking all virtues.

¹¹Bless me with Your Mercy, and make me Your Own. ||1||

¹²My mind and body are embellished by the Lord, the Lord of the World.

¹³Granting His Mercy, God has come into the home of my heart. ||1||Pause||

¹⁴He is the Lover and Protector of His devotees, the Destroyer of fear.

¹⁵Now, I have been carried across the world-ocean. ||2||

¹⁶It is God's Way to purify sinners, say the Vedas.

¹⁷I have seen the Supreme Lord with my eyes. ||3||

¹⁸In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Lord becomes manifest.

¹⁹O slave Nanak, all pains are relieved. ||4||9||14||

²⁰Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²¹Who can know the value of serving You, God?

²²God is imperishable, invisible and incomprehensible. ||1||

²³His Glorious Virtues are infinite; God is profound and unfathomable.

²⁴The Mansion of God, my Lord and Master, is lofty and high.

²⁵You are unlimited, O my Lord and Master. ||1||Pause||

²⁶There is no other than the One Lord.

²⁷You alone know Your worship and adoration. ||2||

²⁸No one can do anything by himself, O Siblings of Destiny.

²⁹He alone obtains the Naam, the Name of the Lord, unto whom God bestows it. ||3||

³⁰Says Nanak, that humble being who pleases God,

³¹he alone finds God, the treasure of virtue. ||4||10||15||

³²Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³³Extending His Hand, the Lord protected you in your mother's womb.

³⁴Renouncing the sublime essence of the Lord, you have tasted the fruit of poison. ||1||

³⁵Meditate, vibrate on the Lord of the Universe, and renounce all entanglements.

³⁶When the Messenger of Death comes to murder you, O fool, then your body will be shattered and helplessly crumble. ||1||Pause||

³⁷You hold onto your body, mind and wealth as your own,

³⁸and you do not meditate on the Creator Lord, even for an instant. ||2||

³⁹You have fallen into the deep, dark pit of great attachment.

⁴⁰Caught in the illusion of Maya, you have forgotten the Supreme Lord. ||3||

⁴¹By great good fortune, one sings the Kirtan of God's Praises.

⁴²In the Society of the Saints, Nanak has found God. ||4||11||16||

⁴³Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁴⁴Mother, father, children, relatives and siblings

⁴⁵- O Nanak, the Supreme Lord is our help and support. ||1||

⁴⁶He blesses us with peace, and abundant celestial bliss.

⁴⁷Perfect is the Bani, the Word of the Perfect Guru. His Virtues are so many, they cannot be counted. ||1||Pause||

⁴⁸God Himself makes all arrangements.

⁴⁹Meditating on God, desires are fulfilled. ||2||

⁵⁰He is the Giver of wealth, Dharmic faith, pleasure and liberation.

¹Meditating, meditating in remembrance on the Creator Lord, the Architect of Destiny, I am fulfilled. ||3||

²In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, Nanak enjoys the Lord's Love.

³He has returned home, with the Perfect Guru. ||4||12||17||

⁴Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁵All treasures come from the Perfect Divine Guru. ||1||Pause||

⁶Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, the man lives.

⁷The faithless cynic dies in shame and misery. ||1||

⁸The Name of the Lord has become my Protector.

⁹The wretched, faithless cynic makes only useless efforts. ||2||

¹⁰Spreading slander, many have been ruined.

¹¹Their necks, heads and feet are tied by death's noose. ||3||

¹²Says Nanak, the humble devotees chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

¹³The Messenger of Death does not even approach them. ||4||13||18||

¹⁴Raag Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl, Fourth House, Dho-Padhay:

¹⁵One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹⁶What blessed destiny will lead me to meet my God?

¹⁷Each and every moment and instant, I continually meditate on the Lord. ||1||

¹⁸I meditate continually on the Lotus Feet of God.

¹⁹What wisdom will lead me to attain my Beloved? ||1||Pause||

²⁰Please, bless me with such Mercy, O my God,

²¹that Nanak may never, ever forget You. ||2||1||19||

²²Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²³Within my heart, I meditate on the Lotus Feet of God.

²⁴Disease is gone, and I have found total peace. ||1||

²⁵The Guru relieved my sufferings, and blessed me with the gift.

²⁶My birth has been rendered fruitful, and my life is approved. ||1||Pause||

²⁷The Ambrosial Bani of God's Word is the Unspoken Speech.

²⁸Says Nanak, the spiritually wise live by meditating on God. ||2||2||20||

²⁹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³⁰The Guru, the Perfect True Guru, has blessed me with peace and tranquility.

³¹Peace and joy have welled up, and the mystical trumpets of the unstruck sound current vibrate. ||1||Pause||

³²Sufferings, sins and afflictions have been dispelled.

³³Remembering the Lord in meditation, all sinful mistakes have been erased. ||1||

³⁴Joining together, O beautiful soul-brides, celebrate and make merry.

³⁵Guru Nanak has saved my honor. ||2||3||21||

³⁶Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³⁷Intoxicated with the wine of attachment, love of worldly possessions and deceit, and bound in bondage, he is wild and hideous.

³⁸Day by day, his life is winding down; practicing sin and corruption, he is trapped by the noose of Death. ||1||

³⁹I seek Your Sanctuary, O God, Merciful to the meek.

⁴⁰I have crossed over the terrible, treacherous, enormous world-ocean, with the dust of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||1||Pause||

⁴¹O God, Giver of peace, All-powerful Lord and Master, my soul, body and all wealth are Yours.

⁴²Please, break my bonds of doubt, O Transcendent Lord, forever Merciful God of Nanak. ||2||4||22||

⁴³Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁴⁴The Transcendent Lord has brought bliss to all; He has confirmed His Natural Way.

⁴⁵He has become Merciful to the humble, holy Saints, and all my relatives blossom forth in joy. ||1||

⁴⁶The True Guru Himself has resolved my affairs.

¹He has blessed Hargobind with long life, and taken care of my comfort, happiness and well-being. ||1||Pause||

²The forests, meadows and the three worlds have blossomed forth in greenery; He gives His Support to all beings.

³Nanak has obtained the fruits of his mind's desires; his desires are totally fulfilled. ||2||5||23||

⁴Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁵One who is blessed by the Lord's Mercy,

⁶passes his time in contemplative meditation. ||1||Pause||

⁷In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, meditate, and vibrate upon the Lord of the Universe.

⁸Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, the noose of death is cut away. ||1||

⁹He Himself is the True Guru, and He Himself is the Cherisher.

¹⁰Nanak begs for the dust of the feet of the Holy. ||2||6||24||

¹¹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹²Irrigate your mind with the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

¹³Night and day, sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises. ||1||

¹⁴Enshrine such love, O my mind,

¹⁵that twenty-four hours a day, God will seem near to you. ||1||Pause||

¹⁶Says Nanak, one who has such immaculate destiny

¹⁷- his mind is attached to the Lord's Feet. ||2||7||25||

¹⁸Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁹The disease is gone; God Himself took it away.

²⁰I sleep in peace; peaceful poise has come to my home. ||1||Pause||

²¹Eat to your fill, O my Siblings of Destiny.

²²Meditate on the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, within your heart. ||1||

²³Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of the Perfect Guru,

²⁴who has preserved the honor of His Name. ||2||8||26||

²⁵Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²⁶The True Guru has protected my hearth and home, and made them permanent. ||Pause||

²⁷Whoever slanders these homes, is pre-destined by the Creator Lord to be destroyed. ||1||

²⁸Slave Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God; the Word of His Shabad is unbreakable and infinite. ||2||9||27||

²⁹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³⁰The fever and sickness are gone, and the diseases are all dispelled.

³¹The Supreme Lord God has forgiven you, so enjoy the happiness of the Saints. ||Pause||

³²All joys have entered your world, and your mind and body are free of disease.

³³So chant continuously the Glorious Praises of the Lord; this is the only potent medicine. ||1||

³⁴So come, and dwell in your home and native land; this is such a blessed and auspicious occasion.

³⁵O Nanak, God is totally pleased with you; your time of separation has come to an end. ||2||10||28||

³⁶Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³⁷The entanglements of Maya do not go along with anyone.

³⁸Even kings and rulers must arise and depart, according to the wisdom of the Saints. ||Pause||

³⁹Pride goes before the fall - this is a primal law.

⁴⁰Those who practice corruption and sin, are born into countless incarnations, only to die again. ||1||

⁴¹The Holy Saints chant Words of Truth; they meditate continually on the Lord of the Universe.

⁴²Meditating, meditating in remembrance, O Nanak, those who are imbued with the color of the Lord's Love are carried across. ||2||11||29||

⁴³Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁴⁴The Perfect Guru has blessed me with celestial Samaadhi, bliss and peace.

⁴⁵God is always my Helper and Companion; I contemplate His Ambrosial Virtues. ||Pause||

¹Triumphant cheers greet me all across the world, and all beings yearn for me.

²The True Guru and God are totally pleased with me; no obstacle blocks my way. ||1||

³One who has the Merciful Lord God on his side - everyone becomes his slave.

⁴Forever and ever, O Nanak, glorious greatness rests with the Guru. ||2||12||30||

⁵Raag Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl, Fifth House, Chau-Padhay:

⁶One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

⁷This perishable realm and world has been made like a house of sand.

⁸In no time at all, it is destroyed, like the paper drenched with water. ||1||

⁹Listen to me, people: behold, and consider this within your mind.

¹⁰The Siddhas, the seekers, house-holders and Yogis have forsaken their homes and left. ||1||Pause||

¹¹This world is like a dream in the night.

¹²All that is seen shall perish. Why are you attached to it, you fool? ||2||

¹³Where are your brothers and friends? Open your eyes and see!

¹⁴Some have gone, and some will go; everyone must take his turn. ||3||

¹⁵Those who serve the Perfect True Guru, remain ever-stable at the Door of the Lord.

¹⁶Servant Nanak is the Lord's slave; preserve his honor, O Lord, Destroyer of ego. ||4||1||31||

¹⁷Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁸The glories of the world, I cast into the fire.

¹⁹I chant those words, by which I may meet my Beloved. ||1||

²⁰When God becomes Merciful, then He enjoins me to His devotional service.

²¹My mind clings to worldly desires; meeting with the Guru, I have renounced them. ||1||Pause||

²²I pray with intense devotion, and offer this soul to Him.

²³I would sacrifice all other riches, for a moment's union with my Beloved. ||2||

²⁴Through the Guru, I am rid of the five villains, as well as emotional love and hate.

²⁵My heart is illumined, and the Lord has become manifest; night and day, I remain awake and aware. ||3||

²⁶The blessed soul-bride seeks His Sanctuary; her destiny is recorded on her forehead.

²⁷Says Nanak, she obtains her Husband Lord; her body and mind are cooled and soothed. ||4||2||32||

²⁸Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²⁹One is dyed in the color of the Lord's Love, by great good fortune.

³⁰This color is never muddied; no stain ever sticks to it. ||1||

³¹He finds God, the Giver of peace, with feelings of joy.

³²The Celestial Lord blends into his soul, and he can never leave Him. ||1||Pause||

³³Old age and death cannot touch him, and he shall not suffer pain again.

³⁴Drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar, he is satisfied; the Guru makes him immortal. ||2||

³⁵He alone knows its taste, who tastes the Priceless Name of the Lord.

³⁶Its value cannot be estimated; what can I say with my mouth? ||3||

³⁷Fruitful is the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, O Supreme Lord God. The Word of Your Bani is the treasure of virtue.

¹Please bless me with the dust of the feet of Your slaves; Nanak is a sacrifice. ||4||3||33||

²Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³Keep me under Your Protection, God; shower me with Your Mercy.

⁴I do not know how to serve You; I am just a low-life fool. ||1||

⁵I take pride in You, O my Darling Beloved.

⁶I am a sinner, continuously making mistakes; You are the Forgiving Lord. ||1||Pause||

⁷I make mistakes each and every day. You are the Great Giver;

⁸I am worthless. I associate with Maya, your hand-maiden, and I renounce You, God; such are my actions. ||2||

⁹You bless me with everything, showering me with Mercy; And I am such an ungrateful wretch!

¹⁰I am attached to Your gifts, but I do not even think of You, O my Lord and Master. ||3||

¹¹There is none other than You, O Lord, Destroyer of fear.

¹²Says Nanak, I have come to Your Sanctuary, O Merciful Guru; I am so foolish - please, save me! ||4||4||34||

¹³Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁴Don't blame anyone else; meditate on your God.

¹⁵Serving Him, great peace is obtained; O mind, sing His Praises. ||1||

¹⁶O Beloved, other than You, who else should I ask?

¹⁷You are my Merciful Lord and Master; I am filled with all faults. ||1||Pause||

¹⁸As You keep me, I remain; there is no other way.

¹⁹You are the Support of the unsupported; You Name is my only Support. ||2||

²⁰One who accepts whatever You do as good - that mind is liberated.

²¹The entire creation is Yours; all are subject to Your Ways. ||3||

²²I wash Your Feet and serve You, if it pleases You, O Lord and Master.

²³Be Merciful, O God of Compassion, that Nanak may sing Your Glorious Praises. ||4||5||35||

²⁴Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²⁵Death hovers over his head, laughing, but the beast does not understand.

²⁶Entangled in conflict, pleasure and egotism, he does not even think of death. ||1||

²⁷So serve your True Guru; why wander around miserable and unfortunate?

²⁸You gaze upon the transitory, beautiful safflower, but why do you get attached to it? ||1||Pause||

²⁹You commit sins again and again, to gather wealth to spend.

³⁰But your dust shall mix with dust; you shall arise and depart naked. ||2||

³¹Those for whom you work, will become your spiteful enemies.

³²In the end, they will run away from you; why do you burn for them in anger? ||3||

³³He alone becomes the dust of the Lord's slaves, who has such good karma upon his forehead.

³⁴Says Nanak, he is released from bondage, in the Sanctuary of the True Guru. ||4||6||36||

³⁵Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³⁶The cripple crosses over the mountain, the fool becomes a wise man,

³⁷and the blind man sees the three worlds, by meeting with the True Guru and being purified. ||1||

³⁸This is the Glory of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; listen, O my friends.

³⁹Filth is washed away, millions of sins are dispelled, and the consciousness becomes immaculate and pure. ||1||Pause||

⁴⁰Such is devotional worship of the Lord of the Universe, that the ant can overpower the elephant.

⁴¹Whoever the Lord makes His own, is blessed with the gift of fearlessness. ||2||

⁴²The lion becomes a cat, and the mountain looks like a blade of grass.

¹Those who worked for half a shell, will be judged very wealthy. ||3||

²What glorious greatness of Yours can I describe, O Lord of infinite excellences?

³Please bless me with Your Mercy, and grant me Your Name; O Nanak, I am lost without the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||4||7||37||

⁴Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁵He is constantly entangled in pride, conflict, greed and tasty flavors.

⁶He is involved in deception, fraud, household affairs and corruption. ||1||

⁷I have seen this with my eyes, by the Grace of the Perfect Guru.

⁸Power, property, wealth and youth are useless, without the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

⁹Beauty, incense, scented oils, beautiful clothes and foods

¹⁰- when they come into contact with the body of the sinner, they stink. ||2||

¹¹Wandering, wandering around, the soul is reincarnated as a human, but this body lasts only for an instant.

¹²Losing this opportunity, he must wander again through countless incarnations. ||3||

¹³By God's Grace, he meets the Guru; contemplating the Lord, Har, Har, he is wonderstruck.

¹⁴He is blessed with peace, poise and bliss, O Nanak, through the perfect sound current of the Naad. ||4||8||38||

¹⁵Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁶The feet of the Saints are the boat, to cross over the world-ocean.

¹⁷In the wilderness, the Guru places them on the Path, and reveals the secrets of the Lord's Mystery. ||1||

¹⁸O Lord, Har Har Har, Har Har Haray, Har Har Har, I love You.

¹⁹While standing up, sitting down and sleeping, think of the Lord, Har Har Har. ||1||Pause||

²⁰The five thieves run away, when one joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

²¹His investment is intact, and he earns great profits; his household is blessed with honor. ||2||

²²His position is unmoving and eternal, his anxiety is ended, and he wavers no more.

²³His doubts and misgivings are dispelled, and he sees God everywhere. ||3||

²⁴The Virtues of our Virtuous Lord and Master are so profound; how many of His Glorious Virtues should I speak?

²⁵Nanak has obtained the Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord, Har, Har, in the Company of the Holy. ||4||9||39||

²⁶Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²⁷That life, which has no contact with the Holy, is useless.

²⁸Joining their congregation, all doubts are dispelled, and I am emancipated. ||1||

²⁹That day, when I meet with the Holy - I am a sacrifice to that day.

³⁰Again and again, I sacrifice my body, mind and soul to them. ||1||Pause||

³¹They have helped me renounce this ego, and implant this humility within myself.

³²This mind has become the dust of all men's feet, and my self-conceit has been dispelled. ||2||

³³In an instant, I burnt away the ideas of slander and ill-will towards others.

³⁴I see close at hand, the Lord of mercy and compassion; He is not far away at all. ||3||

³⁵My body and mind are cooled and soothed, and now, I am liberated from the world.

³⁶Love, consciousness, the breath of life, wealth and everything, O Nanak, are in the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan. ||4||10||40||

³⁷Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³⁸I perform service for Your slave, O Lord, and wipe his feet with my hair.

³⁹I offer my head to him, and listen to the Glorious Praises of the Lord, the source of bliss. ||1||

⁴⁰Meeting You, my mind is rejuvenated, so please meet me, O Merciful Lord.

⁴¹Night and day, my mind enjoys bliss, contemplating the Lord of Compassion. ||1||Pause||

¹God's Holy people are the saviors of the world; I grab hold of the hem of their robes.

²Bless me, O God, with the gift of the dust of the feet of the Saints. ||2||

³I have no skill or wisdom at all, nor any work to my credit.

⁴Please, protect me from doubt, fear and emotional attachment, and cut away the noose of Death from my neck. ||3||

⁵I beg of You, O Lord of Mercy, O my Father, please cherish me!

⁶I sing Your Glorious Praises, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Lord, Home of peace. ||4||11||41||

⁷Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁸Whatever You wish, You do. Without You, there is nothing.

⁹Gazing upon Your Glory, the Messenger of Death leaves and goes away. ||1||

¹⁰By Your Grace, one is emancipated, and egotism is dispelled.

¹¹God is omnipotent, possessing all powers; He is obtained through the Perfect, Divine Guru. ||1||Pause||

¹²Searching, searching, searching - without the Naam, everything is false.

¹³All the comforts of life are found in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; God is the Fulfiller of desires. ||2||

¹⁴Whatever You attach me to, to that I am attached; I have burnt away all my cleverness.

¹⁵You are permeating and pervading everywhere, O my Lord, Merciful to the meek. ||3||

¹⁶I ask for everything from You, but only the very fortunate ones obtain it.

¹⁷This is Nanak's prayer, O God, I live by singing Your Glorious Praises. ||4||12||42||

¹⁸Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁹Dwelling in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, all sins are erased.

²⁰One who is attuned to the Love of God, is not cast into the womb of reincarnation. ||1||

²¹Chanting the Name of the Lord of the Universe, the tongue becomes holy.

²²The mind and body become immaculate and pure, chanting the Chant of the Guru. ||1||Pause||

²³Tasting the subtle essence of the Lord, one is satisfied; receiving this essence, the mind becomes happy.

²⁴The intellect is brightened and illuminated; turning away from the world, the heart-lotus blossoms forth. ||2||

²⁵He is cooled and soothed, peaceful and content; all his thirst is quenched.

²⁶The mind's wandering in the ten directions is stopped, and one dwells in the immaculate place. ||3||

²⁷The Savior Lord saves him, and his doubts are burnt to ashes.

²⁸Nanak is blessed with the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. He finds peace, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the Saints' Darshan. ||4||13||43||

²⁹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³⁰Carry water for the Lord's slave, wave the fan over him, and grind his corn; then, you shall be happy.

³¹Burn in the fire your power, property and authority. ||1||

³²Grasp hold of the feet of the servant of the humble Saints.

³³Renounce and abandon the wealthy, the regal overlords and kings. ||1||Pause||

³⁴The dry bread of the Saints is equal to all treasures.

³⁵The thirty-six tasty dishes of the faithless cynic, are just like poison. ||2||

³⁶Wearing the old blankets of the humble devotees, one is not naked.

³⁷But by putting on the silk clothes of the faithless cynic, one loses one's honor. ||3||

³⁸Friendship with the faithless cynic breaks down mid-way.

³⁹But whoever serves the humble servants of the Lord, is emancipated here and hereafter. ||4||

⁴⁰Everything comes from You, O Lord; You Yourself created the creation.

⁴¹Blessed with the Blessed Vision of the Darshan of the Holy, Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||5||14||44||

¹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²With my ears, I listen to the Lord, Har, Har; I sing the Praises of my Lord and Master.

³I place my hands and my head upon the feet of the Saints, and meditate on the Lord's Name. ||1||

⁴Be kind to me, O Merciful God, and bless me with this wealth and success.

⁵Obtaining the dust of the feet of the Saints, I apply it to my forehead. ||1||Pause||

⁶I am the lowest of the low, absolutely the lowest; I offer my humble prayer.

⁷I wash their feet, and renounce my self-conceit; I merge in the Saints' Congregation. ||2||

⁸With each and every breath, I never forget the Lord; I never go to another.

⁹Obtaining the Fruitful Vision of the Guru's Darshan, I discard my pride and attachment. ||3||

¹⁰I am embellished with truth, contentment, compassion and Dharmic faith.

¹¹My spiritual marriage is fruitful, O Nanak; I am pleasing to my God. ||4||15||45||

¹²Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹³The words of the Holy are eternal and unchanging; this is apparent to everyone.

¹⁴That humble being, who joins the Saadh Sangat, meets the Sovereign Lord. ||1||

¹⁵This faith in the Lord of the Universe, and peace, are found by meditating on the Lord.

¹⁶Everyone is speaking in various ways, but the Guru has brought the Lord into the home of my self. ||1||Pause||

¹⁷He preserves the honor of those who seek His Sanctuary; there is no doubt about this at all.

¹⁸In the field of actions and karma, plant the Lord's Name; this opportunity is so difficult to obtain! ||2||

¹⁹God Himself is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts; He does, and causes everything to be done.

²⁰He purifies so many sinners; this is the natural way of our Lord and Master. ||3||

²¹Don't be fooled, O mortal being, by the illusion of Maya.

²²O Nanak, God saves the honor of those of whom He approves. ||4||16||46||

²³Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²⁴He fashioned you from clay, and made your priceless body.

²⁵He covers the many faults in your mind, and makes you look immaculate and pure. ||1||

²⁶So why do you forget God from your mind? He has done so many good things for you.

²⁷One who forsakes God, and blends himself with another, in the end is blended with dust. ||1||Pause||

²⁸Meditate, meditate in remembrance with each and every breath - do not delay!

²⁹Renounce worldly affairs, and merge yourself into God; forsake false loves. ||2||

³⁰He is many, and He is One; He takes part in the many plays. This is as He is, and shall be.

³¹So serve that Supreme Lord God, and accept the Guru's Teachings. ||3||

³²God is said to be the highest of the high, the greatest of all, our companion.

³³Please, let Nanak be the slave of the slave of Your slaves. ||4||17||47||

³⁴Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³⁵The Lord of the Universe is my only Support. I have renounced all other hopes.

³⁶God is All-powerful, above all; He is the perfect treasure of virtue. ||1||

³⁷The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the Support of the humble servant who seeks God's Sanctuary.

³⁸In their minds, the Saints take the Support of the Transcendent Lord. ||1||Pause||

³⁹He Himself preserves, and He Himself gives. He Himself cherishes.

¹Merciful to the meek, the treasure of mercy, He remembers and protects us with each and every breath. ||2||

²Whatever the Creator Lord does is glorious and great.

³The Perfect Guru has instructed me, that peace comes by the Will of our Lord and Master. ||3||

⁴Anxieties, worries and calculations are dismissed; the Lord's humble servant accepts the Hukam of His Command.

⁵He does not die, and He does not leave; Nanak is attuned to His Love. ||4||18||48||

⁶Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁷The great fire is put out and cooled; meeting with the Guru, sins run away.

⁸I fell into the deep dark pit; giving me His Hand, He pulled me out. ||1||

⁹He is my friend; I am the dust of His Feet.

¹⁰Meeting with Him, I am at peace; He blesses me with the gift of the soul. ||1||Pause||

¹¹I have now received my pre-ordained destiny.

¹²Dwelling with the Lord's Holy Saints, my hopes are fulfilled. ||2||

¹³The fear of the three worlds is dispelled, and I have found my place of rest and peace.

¹⁴The all-powerful Guru has taken pity upon me, and the Naam has come to dwell in my mind. ||3||

¹⁵O God, You are the Anchor and Support of Nanak.

¹⁶He is the Doer, the Cause of causes; the All-powerful Lord God is inaccessible and infinite. ||4||19||49||

¹⁷Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁸One who forgets God is filthy, poor and low.

¹⁹The fool does not understand the Creator Lord; instead, he thinks that he himself is the doer. ||1||

²⁰Pain comes, when one forgets Him. Peace comes when one remembers God.

²¹This is the way the Saints are in bliss - they continually sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

²²The high, He makes low, and the low, he elevates in an instant.

²³The value of the glory of our Lord and Master cannot be estimated. ||2||

²⁴While he gazes upon beautiful dramas and plays, the day of his departure dawns.

²⁵The dream becomes the dream, and his actions do not go along with him. ||3||

²⁶God is All-powerful, the Cause of causes; I seek Your Sanctuary.

²⁷Day and night, Nanak meditates on the Lord; forever and ever he is a sacrifice. ||4||20||50||

²⁸Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²⁹I carry water on my head, and with my hands I wash their feet.

³⁰Tens of thousands of times, I am a sacrifice to them; gazing upon the Blessed Vision of their Darshan, I live. ||1||

³¹The hopes which I cherish in my mind - my God fulfills them all.

³²With my broom, I sweep the homes of the Holy Saints, and wave the fan over them. ||1||Pause||

³³The Saints chant the Ambrosial Praises of the Lord; I listen, and my mind drinks it in.

³⁴That sublime essence calms and soothes me, and quenches the fire of sin and corruption. ||2||

³⁵When the galaxy of Saints worship the Lord in devotion, I join them, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

³⁶I bow in reverence to the humble devotees, and apply the dust of their feet to my face. ||3||

³⁷Sitting down and standing up, I chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord; this is what I do.

³⁸This is Nanak's prayer to God, that he may merge in the Lord's Sanctuary. ||4||21||51||

³⁹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁴⁰He alone crosses over this world-ocean, who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

⁴¹He dwells with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; by great good fortune, he finds the Lord. ||1||

¹Your slave lives by hearing, hearing the Word of Your Bani, chanted by Your humble servant.

²The Guru is revealed in all the worlds; He saves the honor of His servant. ||1||Pause||

³God has pulled me out of the ocean of fire, and quenched my burning thirst.

⁴The Guru has sprinkled the Ambrosial Water of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; He has become my Helper. ||2||

⁵The pains of birth and death are removed, and I have obtained a resting place of peace.

⁶The noose of doubt and emotional attachment has been snapped; I have become pleasing to my God. ||3||

⁷Let no one think that there is any other at all; everything is in the Hands of God.

⁸Nanak has found total peace, in the Society of the Saints. ||4||22||52||

⁹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁰My bonds have been snapped; God Himself has become compassionate.

¹¹The Supreme Lord God is Merciful to the meek; by His Glance of Grace, I am in ecstasy. ||1||

¹²The Perfect Guru has shown mercy to me, and eradicated my pains and illnesses.

¹³My mind and body have been cooled and soothed, meditating on God, most worthy of meditation. ||1||Pause||

¹⁴The Name of the Lord is the medicine to cure all disease; with it, no disease afflicts me.

¹⁵In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the mind and body are tinged with the Lord's Love, and I do not suffer pain any longer. ||2||

¹⁶I chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har, lovingly centering my inner being on Him.

¹⁷Sinful mistakes are erased and I am sanctified, in the Sanctuary of the Holy Saints. ||3||

¹⁸Misfortune is kept far away from those who hear and chant the Praises of the Lord's Name.

¹⁹Nanak chants the Mahaa Mantra, the Great Mantra, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||4||23||53||

²⁰Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²¹From the Fear of God, devotion wells up, and deep within, there is peace.

²²Chanting the Name of the Lord of the Universe, doubt and delusions are dispelled. ||1||

²³One who meets with the Perfect Guru, is blessed with peace.

²⁴So renounce the intellectual cleverness of your mind, and listen to the Teachings. ||1||Pause||

²⁵Meditate, meditate, meditate in remembrance on the Primal Lord, the Great Giver.

²⁶May I never forget that Primal, Infinite Lord from my mind. ||2||

²⁷I have enshrined love for the Lotus Feet of the Wondrous Divine Guru.

²⁸One who is blessed by Your Mercy, God, is committed to Your service. ||3||

²⁹I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar, the treasure of wealth, and my mind and body are in bliss.

³⁰Nanak never forgets God, the Lord of supreme bliss. ||4||24||54||

³¹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³²Desire is stilled, and egotism is gone; fear and doubt have run away.

³³I have found stability, and I am in ecstasy; the Guru has blessed me with Dharmic faith. ||1||

³⁴Worshipping the Perfect Guru in adoration, my anguish is eradicated.

³⁵My body and mind are totally cooled and soothed; I have found peace, O my brother. ||1||Pause||

³⁶I have awakened from sleep, chanting the Name of the Lord; gazing upon Him, I am filled with wonder.

³⁷Drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar, I am satisfied. How wondrous is its taste! ||2||

³⁸I myself am liberated, and my companions swim across; my family and ancestors are also saved.

³⁹Service to the Divine Guru is fruitful; it has made me pure in the Court of the Lord. ||3||

⁴⁰I am lowly, without a master, ignorant, worthless and without virtue.

¹Nanak has been blessed with God's Mercy; God has made him His Slave. ||4||25||55||

²Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³The Lord is the Hope and Support of His devotees; there is nowhere else for them to go.

⁴O God, Your Name is my power, realm, relatives and riches. ||1||

⁵God has granted His Mercy, and saved His slaves.

⁶The slanderers rot in their slander; they are seized by the Messenger of Death. ||1||Pause||

⁷The Saints meditate on the One Lord, and no other.

⁸They offer their prayers to the One Lord, who is pervading and permeating all places. ||2||

⁹I have heard this old story, spoken by the devotees,

¹⁰that all the wicked are cut apart into pieces, while His humble servants are blessed with honor. ||3||

¹¹Nanak speaks the true words, which are obvious to all.

¹²God's servants are under God's Protection; they have absolutely no fear. ||4||26||56||

¹³Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁴God breaks the bonds which hold us; He holds all power in His hands.

¹⁵No other actions will bring release; save me, O my Lord and Master. ||1||

¹⁶I have entered Your Sanctuary, O Perfect Lord of Mercy.

¹⁷Those whom You preserve and protect, O Lord of the Universe, are saved from the trap of the world. ||1||Pause||

¹⁸Hope, doubt, corruption and emotional attachment - in these, he is engrossed.

¹⁹The false material world abides in his mind, and he does not understand the Supreme Lord God. ||2||

²⁰O Perfect Lord of Supreme Light, all beings belong to You.

²¹As You keep us, we live, O infinite, inaccessible God. ||3||

²²Cause of causes, All-powerful Lord God, please bless me with Your Name.

²³Nanak is carried across in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. ||4||27||57||

²⁴Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²⁵Who? Who has not fallen, by placing their hopes in you?

²⁶You are enticed by the great enticer - this is the way to hell! ||1||

²⁷O vicious mind, no faith can be placed in you; you are totally intoxicated.

²⁸The donkey's leash is only removed, after the load is placed on his back. ||1||Pause||

²⁹You destroy the value of chanting, intensive meditation and self-discipline; you shall suffer in pain, beaten by the Messenger of Death.

³⁰You do not meditate, so you shall suffer the pains of reincarnation, you shameless buffoon! ||2||

³¹The Lord is your Companion, your Helper, your Best Friend; but you disagree with Him.

³²You are in love with the five thieves; this brings terrible pain. ||3||

³³Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Saints, who have conquered their minds.

³⁴He gives body, wealth and everything to the slaves of God. ||4||28||58||

³⁵Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³⁶Try to meditate, and contemplate the source of peace, and bliss will come to you.

³⁷Chanting, and meditating on the Name of the Lord of the Universe, perfect understanding is achieved. ||1||

³⁸Meditating on the Lotus Feet of the Guru, and chanting the Name of the Lord, I live.

³⁹Worshipping the Supreme Lord God in adoration, my mouth drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar. ||1||Pause||

⁴⁰All beings and creatures dwell in peace; the minds of all yearn for the Lord.

⁴¹Those who continually remember the Lord, do good deeds for others; they harbor no ill will towards anyone. ||2||

¹Blessed is that place, and blessed are those who dwell there, where they chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

²The Sermon and the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises are sung there very often; there is peace, poise and tranquility. ||3||

³In my mind, I never forget the Lord; He is the Master of the masterless.

⁴Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of God; everything is in His hands. ||4||29||59||

⁵Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁶The One who bound you in the womb and then released you, placed you in the world of joy.

⁷Contemplate His Lotus Feet forever, and you shall be cooled and soothed. ||1||

⁸In life and in death, this Maya is of no use.

⁹He created this creation, but rare are those who enshrine love for Him. ||1||Pause||

¹⁰O mortal, the Creator Lord made summer and winter; He saves you from the heat.

¹¹From the ant, He makes an elephant; He reunites those who have been separated. ||2||

¹²Eggs, wombs, sweat and earth - these are God's workshops of creation.

¹³It is fruitful for all to practice contemplation of the Lord. ||3||

¹⁴I cannot do anything; O God, I seek the Sanctuary of the Holy.

¹⁵Guru Nanak pulled me up, out of the deep, dark pit, the intoxication of attachment. ||4||30||60||

¹⁶Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁷Searching, searching, I wander around searching, in the woods and other places.

¹⁸He is undeceivable, imperishable, inscrutable; such is my Lord God. ||1||

¹⁹When shall I behold my God, and delight my soul?

²⁰Even better than being awake, is the dream in which I dwell with God. ||1||Pause||

²¹Listening to the Shaastras teaching about the four social classes and the four stages of life, I grow thirsty for the Blessed Vision of the Lord.

²²He has no form or outline, and He is not made of the five elements; our Lord and Master is imperishable. ||2||

²³How rare are those Saints and great Yogis, who describe the beautiful form of the Lord.

²⁴Blessed, blessed are they, whom the Lord meets in His Mercy. ||3||

²⁵They know that He is deep within, and outside as well; their doubts are dispelled.

²⁶O Nanak, God meets those, whose karma is perfect. ||4||31||61||

²⁷Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²⁸All beings and creatures are totally pleased, gazing on God's glorious radiance.

²⁹The True Guru has paid off my debt; He Himself did it. ||1||

³⁰Eating and expending it, it is always available; the Word of the Guru's Shabad is inexhaustible.

³¹Everything is perfectly arranged; it is never exhausted. ||1||Pause||

³²In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I worship and adore the Lord, the infinite treasure.

³³He does not hesitate to bless me with Dharmic faith, wealth, fulfilment of desires and liberation. ||2||

³⁴The devotees worship and adore the Lord of the Universe with single-minded love.

³⁵They gather in the wealth of the Lord's Name, which cannot be estimated. ||3||

³⁶O God, I seek Your Sanctuary, the glorious greatness of God. Nanak:

³⁷Your end or limitation cannot be found, O Infinite World-Lord. ||4||32||62||

³⁸Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³⁹Meditate, meditate in remembrance of the Perfect Lord God, and your affairs shall be perfectly resolved.

⁴⁰In Kartaarpur, the City of the Creator Lord, the Saints dwell with the Creator. ||1||Pause||

⁴¹No obstacles will block your way, when you offer your prayers to the Guru.

⁴²The Sovereign Lord of the Universe is the Saving Grace, the Protector of the capital of His devotees. ||1||

¹There is never any deficiency at all; the Lord's treasures are over-flowing.

²His Lotus Feet are enshrined within my mind and body; God is inaccessible and infinite. ||2||

³All those who work for Him dwell in peace; you can see that they lack nothing.

⁴By the Grace of the Saints, I have met God, the Perfect Lord of the Universe. ||3||

⁵Everyone congratulates me, and celebrates my victory; the home of the True Lord is so beautiful!

⁶Nanak chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the treasure of peace; I have found the Perfect Guru. ||4||33||63||

⁷Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁸Worship and adore the Lord, Har, Har, Har, and you shall be free of disease.

⁹This is the Lord's healing rod, which eradicates all disease. ||1||Pause||

¹⁰Meditating on the Lord, through the Perfect Guru, he constantly enjoys pleasure.

¹¹I am devoted to the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; I have been united with my Lord. ||1||

¹²Contemplating Him, peace is obtained, and separation is ended.

¹³Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God, the All-powerful Creator, the Cause of causes. ||2||34||64||

¹⁴Raag Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl, Dho-Padhay, Fifth House:

¹⁵One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹⁶I have given up all other efforts, and have taken the medicine of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

¹⁷Fevers, sins and all diseases are eradicated, and my mind is cooled and soothed. ||1||

¹⁸Worshipping the Perfect Guru in adoration, all pains are dispelled.

¹⁹The Savior Lord has saved me; He has blessed me with His Kind Mercy. ||1||Pause||

²⁰Grabbing hold of my arm, God has pulled me up and out; He has made me His own.

²¹Meditating, meditating in remembrance, my mind and body are at peace; Nanak has become fearless. ||2||1||65||

²²Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²³Placing His Hand upon my forehead, God has given me the gift of His Name.

²⁴One who performs fruitful service for the Supreme Lord God, never suffers any loss. ||1||

²⁵God Himself saves the honor of His devotees.

²⁶Whatever God's Holy servants wish for, He grants to them. ||1||Pause||

²⁷God's humble servants seek the Sanctuary of His Lotus Feet; they are God's very breath of life.

²⁸O Nanak, they automatically, intuitively meet God; their light merges into the Light. ||2||2||66||

²⁹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³⁰God Himself has given me the Support of His Lotus Feet.

³¹God's humble servants seek His Sanctuary; they are respected and famous forever. ||1||

³²God is the unparalleled Savior and Protector; service to Him is immaculate and pure.

³³The Divine Guru has built the City of Ramdaspur, the royal domain of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

³⁴Forever and ever, meditate on the Lord, and no obstacles will obstruct you.

³⁵O Nanak, praising the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the fear of enemies runs away. ||2||3||67||

³⁶Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³⁷Worship and adore God in your mind and body; join the Company of the Holy.

³⁸Chanting the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, the Messenger of Death runs far away. ||1||

³⁹That humble being who chants the Lord's Name, remains always awake and aware, night and day.

¹He is not affected by charms and spells, nor is he harmed by the evil eye. ||1||Pause||

²Sexual desire, anger, the intoxication of egotism and emotional attachment are dispelled, by loving devotion.

³One who enters the Lord's Sanctuary, O Nanak, remains merged in ecstasy in the subtle essence of the Lord's Love. ||2||4||68||

⁴Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁵The living creatures and their ways are in God's power. Whatever He says, they do.

⁶When the Sovereign Lord of the Universe is pleased, there is nothing at all to fear. ||1||

⁷Pain shall never afflict you, if you remember the Supreme Lord God.

⁸The Messenger of Death does not even approach the beloved Sikhs of the Guru. ||1||Pause||

⁹The All-powerful Lord is the Cause of causes; there is no other than Him.

¹⁰Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of God; the True Lord has given strength to the mind. ||2||5||69||

¹¹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹²Remembering, remembering my God in meditation, the house of pain is removed.

¹³Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I have found peace and tranquility; I shall not wander away from there again. ||1||

¹⁴I am devoted to my Guru; I am a sacrifice to His Feet.

¹⁵I am blessed with ecstasy, peace and happiness, gazing upon the Guru, and singing the Lord's Glorious Praises. ||1||Pause||

¹⁶This is my life's purpose, to sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, and listen to the vibrations of the sound current of the Naad.

¹⁷O Nanak, God is totally pleased with me; I have obtained the fruits of my desires. ||2||6||70||

¹⁸Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁹This is the prayer of Your slave: please enlighten my heart.

²⁰By Your Mercy, O Supreme Lord God, please erase my sins. ||1||

²¹I take the Support of Your Lotus Feet, O God, Primal Lord, treasure of virtue.

²²I shall meditate in remembrance on the Praises of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, as long as there is breath in my body. ||1||Pause||

²³You are my mother, father and relative; You are abiding within all.

²⁴Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God; His Praise is immaculate and pure. ||2||7||71||

²⁵Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²⁶All perfect spiritual powers are obtained, when one sings the Lord's Praises; everyone wishes him well.

²⁷Everyone calls him holy and spiritual; hearing of him, the Lord's slaves come to meet him. ||1||

²⁸The Perfect Guru blesses him with peace, poise, salvation and happiness.

²⁹All living beings become compassionate to him; he remembers the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||Pause||

³⁰He is permeating and pervading everywhere; God is the ocean of virtue.

³¹O Nanak, the devotees are in bliss, gazing upon God's abiding stability. ||2||8||72||

³²Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³³God, the Great Giver, has become merciful; He has listened to my prayer.

³⁴He has saved His servant, and put ashes into the mouth of the slanderer. ||1||

³⁵No one can threaten you now, O my humble friend, for you are the slave of the Guru.

³⁶The Supreme Lord God reached out with His Hand and saved you. ||1||Pause||

³⁷The One Lord is the Giver of all beings; there is no other at all.

³⁸Nanak prays, You are my only strength, God. ||2||9||73||

³⁹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁴⁰The Lord of the Universe has saved my friends and companions.

⁴¹The slanderers have died, so do not worry. ||1||Pause||

⁴²God has fulfilled all hopes and desires; I have met the Divine Guru.

¹God is celebrated and acclaimed all over the world; it is fruitful and rewarding to serve Him. ||1||

²Lofty, infinite and immeasurable is the Lord; all beings are in His Hands.

³Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of God; He is with me everywhere. ||2||10||74||

⁴Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁵I worship the Perfect Guru in adoration; He has become merciful to me.

⁶The Saint has shown me the Way, and the noose of Death has been cut away. ||1||

⁷Pain, hunger and scepticism have been dispelled, singing the Name of God.

⁸I am blessed with celestial peace, poise, bliss and pleasure, and all my affairs have been perfectly resolved. ||1||Pause||

⁹The fire of desire has been quenched, and I am cooled and soothed; God Himself saved me.

¹⁰Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of God; His glorious radiance is so great! ||2||11||75||

¹¹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹²The earth is beautified, all places are fruitful, and my affairs are perfectly resolved.

¹³Fear runs away, and doubt is dispelled, dwelling constantly upon the Lord. ||1||

¹⁴Dwelling with the humble Holy people, one finds peace, poise and tranquility.

¹⁵Blessed and auspicious is that time, when one meditates in remembrance on the Lord's Name. ||1||Pause||

¹⁶They have become famous throughout the world; before this, no one even knew their names.

¹⁷Nanak has come to the Sanctuary of the One who knows each and every heart. ||2||12||76||

¹⁸Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁹God Himself eradicated the disease; peace and tranquility have welled up.

²⁰The Lord blessed me with the gifts of great, glorious radiance and wondrous form. ||1||

²¹The Guru, the Lord of the Universe, has shown mercy to me, and saved my brother.

²²I am under His Protection; He is always my help and support. ||1||Pause||

²³The prayer of the Lord's humble servant is never offered in vain.

²⁴Nanak takes the strength of the Perfect Lord of the Universe, the treasure of excellence. ||2||13||77||

²⁵Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²⁶Those who forget the Giver of life, die, over and over again, only to be reborn and die.

²⁷The humble servant of the Supreme Lord God serves Him; night and day, he remains imbued with His Love. ||1||

²⁸I have found peace, tranquility and great ecstasy; my hopes have been fulfilled.

²⁹I have found peace in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; I meditate in remembrance on the Lord, the treasure of virtue. ||1||Pause||

³⁰O my Lord and Master, please listen to the prayer of Your humble servant; You are the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.

³¹Nanak's Lord and Master is permeating and pervading all places and interspaces. ||2||14||78||

³²Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³³The hot wind does not even touch one who is under the Protection of the Supreme Lord God.

³⁴On all four sides I am surrounded by the Lord's Circle of Protection; pain does not afflict me, O Siblings of Destiny. ||1||

³⁵I have met the Perfect True Guru, who has done this deed.

³⁶He has given me the medicine of the Lord's Name, and I enshrine love for the One Lord. ||1||Pause||

³⁷The Savior Lord has saved me, and eradicated all my sickness.

³⁸Says Nanak, God has showered me with His Mercy; He has become my help and support. ||2||15||79||

³⁹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁴⁰The Supreme Lord God, through the Divine Guru, has Himself protected and preserved His children.

⁴¹Celestial peace, tranquility and bliss have come to pass; my service has been perfect. ||1||Pause||

¹God Himself has heard the prayers of His humble devotees.

²He dispelled my disease, and rejuvenated me; His glorious radiance is so great! ||1||

³He has forgiven me for my sins, and interceded with His power.

⁴I have been blessed with the fruits of my mind's desires; Nanak is a sacrifice to Him. ||2||16||80||

⁵Raag Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl, Chau-Padhay And Dho-Padhay, Sixth House:

⁶One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

⁷O my fascinating Lord, let me not listen to the faithless cynic,

⁸I serve, serve, serve, serve the Holy Saints; forever and ever, I do this.

⁹The Primal Lord, the Great Giver, has blessed me with the gift of fearlessness. Joining the Company of the Holy, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||

¹⁰My tongue is imbued with the Praises of the inaccessible and unfathomable Lord, and my eyes are drenched with the Blessed Vision of His Darshan.

¹¹Be Merciful to me, O Destroyer of the pains of the meek, that I may enshrine Your Lotus Feet within my heart. ||2||

¹²Beneath all, and above all; this is the vision I saw.

¹³I have destroyed, destroyed, destroyed my pride, since the True Guru implanted His Mantra within me. ||3||

¹⁴Immeasurable, immeasurable, immeasurable is the Merciful Lord; he cannot be weighed. He is the Lover of His devotees.

¹⁵Whoever enters the Sanctuary of Guru Nanak, is blessed with the gifts of fearlessness and peace. ||4||||1||81||

¹⁶Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁷O Dear God, You are the Support of my breath of life.

¹⁸I bow in humility and reverence to You; so many times, I am a sacrifice. ||1||Pause||

¹⁹Sitting down, standing up, sleeping and waking, this mind thinks of You.

²⁰I describe to You my pleasure and pain, and the state of this mind. ||1||

²¹You are my shelter and support, power, intellect and wealth; You are my family.

²²Whatever You do, I know that is good. Gazing upon Your Lotus Feet, Nanak is at peace. ||2||2||82||

²³Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²⁴I have heard that God is the Savior of all.

²⁵Intoxicated by attachment, in the company of sinners, the mortal has forgotten such a Lord from his mind. ||1||Pause||

²⁶He has collected poison, and grasped it firmly. But he has cast out the Ambrosial Nectar from his mind.

²⁷He is imbued with sexual desire, anger, greed and slander; he has abandoned truth and contentment. ||1||

²⁸Lift me up, and pull me out of these, O my Lord and Master. I have entered Your Sanctuary.

²⁹Nanak prays to God: I am a poor beggar; carry me across, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||2||3||83||

³⁰Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³¹I listen to God's Teachings from the Saints.

³²The Lord's Sermon, the Kirtan of His Praises and the songs of bliss perfectly resonate, day and night. ||1||Pause||

³³In His Mercy, God has made them His own, and blessed them with the gift of His Name.

³⁴Twenty-four hours a day, I sing the Glorious Praises of God. Sexual desire and anger have left this body. ||1||

¹I am satisfied and satiated, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of God's Darshan. I eat the Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord's sublime food.

²Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of Your Feet, O God; in Your Mercy, unite him with the Society of the Saints. ||2||4||84||

³Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁴He Himself has saved His humble servant.

⁵In His Mercy, the Lord, Har, Har, has blessed me with His Name, and all my pains and afflictions have been dispelled. ||1||Pause||

⁶Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, all you humble servants of the Lord; chant the jewels, the songs of the Lord with your tongue.

⁷The desires of millions of incarnations shall be quenched, and your soul shall be satisfied with the sweet, sublime essence of the Lord. ||1||

⁸I have grasped the Sanctuary of the Lord's Feet; He is the Giver of peace; through the Word of the Guru's Teachings, I meditate and chant the Chant of the Lord.

⁹I have crossed over the world-ocean, and my doubt and fear are dispelled, says Nanak, through the glorious granduer of our Lord and Master. ||2||5||85||

¹⁰Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹¹Through the Guru, the Creator Lord has subdued the fever.

¹²I am a sacrifice to my True Guru, who has saved the honor of the whole world. ||1||Pause||

¹³Placing His Hand on the child's forehead, He saved him.

¹⁴God blessed me with the supreme, sublime essence of the Ambrosial Naam. ||1||

¹⁵The Merciful Lord saves the honor of His slave.

¹⁶Guru Nanak speaks - it is confirmed in the Court of the Lord. ||2||6||86||

¹⁷Raag Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl, Chau-Padhay And Dho-Padhay, Seventh House:

¹⁸One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹⁹The Shabad, the Word of the True Guru, is the light of the lamp.

²⁰It dispels the darkness from the body-mansion, and opens the beautiful chamber of jewels. ||1||Pause||

²¹I was wonderstruck and astonished, when I looked inside; I cannot even describe its glory and grandeur.

²²I am intoxicated and enraptured with it, and I am wrapped in it, through and through. ||1||

²³No worldly entanglements or snares can trap me, and no trace of egotistical pride remains.

²⁴You are the highest of the high, and no curtain separates us; I am Yours, and You are mine. ||2||

²⁵The One Creator Lord created the expanse of the one universe; the One Lord is unlimited and infinite.

²⁶The One Lord pervades the one universe; the One Lord is totally permeating everywhere; the One Lord is the Support of the breath of life. ||3||

²⁷He is the most immaculate of the immaculate, the purest of the pure, so pure, so pure.

²⁸He has no end or limitation; He is forever unlimited. Says Nanak, He is the highest of the high. ||4||1||87||

²⁹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³⁰Without the Lord, nothing is of any use.

³¹You are totally attached to that Enticer Maya; she is enticing you. ||1||Pause||

³²You shall have to leave behind your gold, your woman and your beautiful bed; you shall have to depart in an instant.

³³You are entangled in the lures of sexual pleasures, and you are eating poisonous drugs. ||1||

³⁴You have built and adorned a palace of straw, and under it, you light a fire.

³⁵Sitting all puffed-up in such a castle, you stubborn-minded fool, what do you think you will gain? ||2||

³⁶The five thieves stand over your head and seize you. Grabbing you by your hair, they will drive you on.

¹You do not see them, you blind and ignorant fool; intoxicated with ego, you just keep sleeping. ||3||

²The net has been spread out, and the bait has been scattered; like a bird, you are being trapped.

³Says Nanak, my bonds have been broken; I meditate on the True Guru, the Primal Being. ||4||2||88||

⁴Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁵The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is infinite and priceless.

⁶It is the Beloved of my breath of life, and the Support of my mind; I remember it, as the betel leaf chewer remembers the betel leaf. ||1||Pause||

⁷I have been absorbed in celestial bliss, following the Guru's Teachings; my body-garment is imbued with the Lord's Love.

⁸I come face to face with my Beloved, by great good fortune; my Husband Lord never wavers. ||1||

⁹I do not need any image, or incense, or perfume, or lamps; through and through, He is blossoming forth, with me, life and limb.

¹⁰Says Nanak, my Husband Lord has ravished and enjoyed His soul-bride; my bed has become very beautiful and sublime. ||2||3||89||

¹¹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹²Chanting the Name of the Lord of the Universe, Gobind, Gobind, Gobind, we become like Him.

¹³Since I met the compassionate, Holy Saints, my evil-mindedness has been driven far away. ||1||Pause||

¹⁴The Perfect Lord is perfectly pervading everywhere. He is cool and calm, peaceful and compassionate.

¹⁵Sexual desire, anger and egotistical desires have all been eliminated from my body. ||1||

¹⁶Truth, contentment, compassion, Dharmic faith and purity - I have received these from the Teachings of the Saints.

¹⁷Says Nanak, one who realizes this in his mind, achieves total understanding. ||2||4||90||

¹⁸Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁹What am I? Just a poor living being. I cannot even describe one of Your hairs, O Lord.

²⁰Even Brahma, Shiva, the Siddhas and the silent sages do not know Your State, O Infinite Lord and Master. ||1||

²¹What can I say? I cannot say anything.

²²Wherever I look, I see the Lord pervading. ||1||Pause||

²³And there, where the most terrible tortures are heard to be inflicted by the Messenger of Death, You are my only help and support, O my God.

²⁴I have sought His Sanctuary, and grasped hold of the Lord's Lotus Feet; God has helped Guru Nanak to understand this understanding. ||2||5||91||

²⁵Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²⁶O Inaccessible, Beautiful, Imperishable Creator Lord, Purifier of sinners, let me meditate on You, even for an instant.

²⁷O Wondrous Lord, I have heard that You are found by meeting the Saints, and focusing the mind on their feet, their holy feet. ||1||

²⁸In what way, and by what discipline, is He obtained?

²⁹Tell me, O good man, by what means can we meditate on Him? ||1||Pause||

³⁰If one human being serves another human being, the one served stands by him.

³¹Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary and Protection, O Lord, ocean of peace; He takes the Support of Your Name alone. ||2||6||92||

³²Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³³I seek the Sanctuary of the Saints, and I serve the Saints.

³⁴I am rid of all worldly concerns, bonds, entanglements and other affairs. ||1||Pause||

³⁵I have obtained peace, poise and great bliss from the Guru, through the Lord's Name.

¹Such is the sublime essence of the Lord, that I cannot describe it. The Perfect Guru has turned me away from the world. ||1||

²I behold the Fascinating Lord with everyone. No one is without Him - He is pervading everywhere.

³The Perfect Lord, the treasure of mercy, is permeating everywhere. Says Nanak, I am fully fulfilled. ||2||7||93||

⁴Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁵What does the mind say? What can I say?

⁶You are wise and all-knowing, O God, my Lord and Master; what can I say to You? ||1||Pause||

⁷You know even what is not said, whatever is in the soul.

⁸O mind, why do you deceive others? How long will you do this? The Lord is with you; He hears and sees everything. ||1||

⁹Knowing this, my mind has become blissful; there is no other Creator.

¹⁰Says Nanak, the Guru has become kind to me; my love for the Lord shall never wear off. ||2||8||94||

¹¹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹²Thus, the slanderer crumbles away.

¹³This is the distinctive sign - listen, O Siblings of Destiny: he collapses like a wall of sand. ||1||Pause||

¹⁴When the slanderer sees a fault in someone else, he is pleased. Seeing goodness, he is depressed.

¹⁵Twenty-four hours a day, he plots, but nothing works. The evil man dies, constantly thinking up evil plans. ||1||

¹⁶The slanderer forgets God, death approaches him, and he starts to argue with the humble servant of the Lord.

¹⁷God Himself, the Lord and Master, is Nanak's protector. What can any wretched person do to him? ||2||9||95||

¹⁸Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁹Why do you wander in delusion like this?

²⁰You act, and incite others to act, and then deny it. The Lord is always with you; He sees and hears everything. ||1||Pause||

²¹You purchase glass, and discard gold; you are in love with your enemy, while you renounce your true friend.

²²That which exists, seems bitter; that which does not exist, seems sweet to you. Engrossed in corruption, you are burning away. ||1||

²³The mortal has fallen into the deep, dark pit, and is entangled in the darkness of doubt, and the bondage of emotional attachment.

²⁴Says Nanak, when God becomes merciful, one meets with the Guru, who takes him by the arm, and lifts him out. ||2||10||96||

²⁵Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²⁶With my mind, body and tongue, I remember the Lord.

²⁷I am in ecstasy, and my anxieties are dispelled; the Guru has blessed me with total peace. ||1||Pause||

²⁸My ignorance has been totally transformed into wisdom. My God is wise and all-knowing.

²⁹Giving me His Hand, He saved me, and now no one can harm me at all. ||1||

³⁰I am a sacrifice to the Blessed Vision of the Holy; by their Grace, I contemplate the Lord's Name.

³¹Says Nanak, I place my faith in my Lord and Master; within my mind, I do not believe in any other, even for an instant. ||2||11||97||

³²Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³³The Perfect Guru has has saved me.

³⁴He has enshrined the Ambrosial Name of the Lord within my heart, and the filth of countless incarnations has been washed away. ||1||Pause||

³⁵The demons and wicked enemies are driven out, by meditating, and chanting the Chant of the Perfect Guru.

¹What can any wretched creature do to me? The radiance of my God is gloriously great. ||1||

²Meditating, meditating, meditating in remembrance, I have found peace; I have enshrined His Lotus Feet within my mind.

³Slave Nanak has entered His Sanctuary; there is none above Him. ||2||12||98||

⁴Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁵Forever and ever, chant the Name of God.

⁶The pains of old age and death shall not afflict you, and in the Court of the Lord hereafter, your affairs shall be perfectly resolved. ||1||Pause||

⁷So forsake your self-conceit, and ever seek Sanctuary. This treasure is obtained only from the Guru.

⁸The noose of birth and death is snapped; this is the insignia, the hallmark, of the Court of the True Lord. ||1||

⁹Whatever You do, I accept as good. I have eradicated all egotistical pride from my mind.

¹⁰Says Nanak, I am under His protection; He created the entire Universe. ||2||13||99||

¹¹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹²Deep within the nucleus of his mind and body, is God.

¹³He continually sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and always does good for others; his tongue is priceless. ||1||Pause||

¹⁴All his generations are redeemed and saved in an instant, and the filth of countless incarnations is washed away.

¹⁵Meditating, meditating in remembrance on God, his Lord and Master, he passes blissfully through the forest of poison. ||1||

¹⁶I have obtained the boat of God's Feet, to carry me across the terrifying world-ocean.

¹⁷The Saints, servants and devotees belong to the Lord; Nanak's mind is attached to Him. ||2||14||100||

¹⁸Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁹I am reassured, gazing upon Your wondrous play.

²⁰You are my Lord and Master, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts; You dwell with the Holy Saints. ||1||Pause||

²¹In an instant, our Lord and Master establishes and exalts. From a lowly worm, He creates a king. ||1||

²²May I never forget You from my heart; slave Nanak prays for this blessing. ||2||15||101||

²³Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²⁴The imperishable Lord God is worthy of worship and adoration.

²⁵Dedicating my mind and body, I place them before the Lord, the Cherisher of all beings. ||1||Pause||

²⁶His Sanctuary is All-powerful; He cannot be described; He is the Giver of peace, the ocean of mercy, supremely compassionate.

²⁷Holding him close in His embrace, the Lord protects and saves him, and then even the hot wind cannot touch him. ||1||

²⁸Our Merciful Lord and Master is wealth, property and everything to His humble Saints.

²⁹Nanak, a beggar, asks for the Blessed Vision of God's Darshan; please, bless him with the dust of the feet of the Saints. ||2||16||102||

³⁰Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³¹Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is equal to millions of efforts.

³²Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and the Messenger of Death will be frightened away. ||1||Pause||

³³To enshrine the Feet of God in one's mind and body, is to perform all sorts of acts of atonement.

³⁴Coming and going, doubt and fear have run away, and the sins of countless incarnations are burnt away. ||1||

³⁵So become fearless, and vibrate upon the Lord of the Universe. This is true wealth, obtained only by great good fortune.

¹Be merciful, O Perfect God, Great Giver, that slave Nanak may chant Your immaculate Praises. ||2||17||103||

²Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³The Lord saved me from Sulhi Khan.

⁴The emperor did not succeed in his plot, and he died in disgrace. ||1||Pause||

⁵The Lord and Master raised His axe, and chopped off his head; in an instant, he was reduced to dust. ||1||

⁶Plotting and planning evil, he was destroyed. The One who created him, gave him a push.

⁷Of his sons, friends and wealth, nothing remains; he departed, leaving behind all his brothers and relatives.

⁸Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to God, who fulfilled the word of His slave. ||2||18||104||

⁹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁰Perfect is service to the Perfect Guru.

¹¹Our Lord and Master Himself is Himself all-pervading. The Divine Guru has resolved all my affairs. ||1||Pause||

¹²In the beginning, in the middle and in the end, God is our only Lord and Master. He Himself fashioned His Creation.

¹³He Himself saves His servant. Great is the glorious grandeur of my God! ||1||

¹⁴The Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord is the True Guru; all beings are in His power.

¹⁵Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of His Lotus Feet, chanting the Lord's Name, the immaculate Mantra. ||2||19||105||

¹⁶Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁷He Himself protects me from suffering and sin.

¹⁸Falling at the Guru's Feet, I am cooled and soothed; I meditate on the Lord's Name within my heart. ||1||Pause||

¹⁹Granting His Mercy, God has extended His Hands. He is the Emancipator of the World; His glorious radiance pervades the nine continents.

²⁰My pain has been dispelled, and peace and pleasure have come; my desire is quenched, and my mind and body are truly satisfied. ||1||

²¹He is the Master of the masterless, All-powerful to give Sanctuary. He is the Mother and Father of the whole Universe.

²²He is the Lover of His devotees, the Destroyer of fear; Nanak sings and chants the Glorious Praises of his Lord and Master. ||2||20||106||

²³Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²⁴Acknowledge the One, from whom You originated.

²⁵Meditating on the Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord, I have found peace, pleasure and salvation. ||1||Pause||

²⁶I met the Perfect Guru, by great good fortune, and so found the wise and all-knowing Lord, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.

²⁷He gave me His Hand, and making me His own, He saved me; He is absolutely all-powerful, the honor of the dishonored. ||1||

²⁸Doubt and fear have been dispelled in an instant, and in the darkness, the Divine Light shines forth.

²⁹With each and every breath, Nanak worships and adores the Lord; forever and ever, I am a sacrifice to Him. ||2||21||107||

³⁰Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³¹Both here and hereafter, the Mighty Guru protects me.

³²God has embellished this world and the next for me, and all my affairs are perfectly resolved. ||1||Pause||

³³Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, I have found peace and poise, bathing in the dust of the feet of the Holy.

³⁴Comings and goings have ceased, and I have found stability; the pains of birth and death are eradicated. ||1||

³⁵I cross over the ocean of doubt and fear, and the fear of death is gone; the One Lord is permeating and pervading in each and every heart.

¹Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of the Destroyer of pain; I behold His Presence deep within, and all around as well. ||2||22||108||

²Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan, all pains run away.

⁴Please, never leave my vision, O Lord; please abide with my soul. ||1||Pause||

⁵My Beloved Lord and Master is the Support of the breath of life.

⁶God, the Inner-knower, is all-pervading. ||1||

⁷Which of Your Glorious Virtues should I contemplate and remember?

⁸With each and every breath, O God, I remember You. ||2||

⁹God is the ocean of mercy, merciful to the meek;

¹⁰He cherishes all beings and creatures. ||3||

¹¹Twenty-four hours a day, Your humble servant chants Your Name.

¹²You Yourself, O God, have inspired Nanak to love You. ||4||23||109||

¹³Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁴Body, wealth and youth pass away.

¹⁵You have not meditated and vibrated upon the Lord's Name; while you commit your sins of corruption in the night, the light of day dawns upon you. ||1||Pause||

¹⁶Continually eating all sorts of foods, the teeth in your mouth crumble, decay and fall out.

¹⁷Living in egotism and possessiveness, you are deluded; committing sins, you have no kindness for others. ||1||

¹⁸The great sins are the terrible ocean of pain; the mortal is engrossed in them.

¹⁹Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of his Lord and Master; taking him by the arm, God has lifted him up and out. ||2||24||110||

²⁰Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²¹God Himself has come into my consciousness.

²²My enemies and opponents have grown weary of attacking me, and now, I have become happy, O my friends and Siblings of Destiny. ||1||Pause||

²³The disease is gone, and all misfortunes have been averted; the Creator Lord has made me His own.

²⁴I have found peace, tranquility and total bliss, enshrining the Name of my Beloved Lord within my heart. ||1||

²⁵My soul, body and wealth are all Your capital; O God, You are my All-powerful Lord and Master.

²⁶You are the Saving Grace of Your slaves; slave Nanak is forever Your slave. ||2||25||111||

²⁷Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²⁸Meditating in remembrance on the Lord of the Universe, I am emancipated.

²⁹Suffering is eradicated, and true peace has come, meditating on the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. ||1||Pause||

³⁰All beings belong to Him - He makes them happy. He is the true power of His humble devotees.

³¹He Himself saves and protects His slaves, who believe in their Creator, the Destroyer of fear. ||1||

³²I have found friendship, and hatred has been eradicated; the Lord has rooted out the enemies and villains.

³³Nanak has been blessed with celestial peace and poise and total bliss; chanting the Glorious Praises of the Lord, he lives. ||2||26||112||

³⁴Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³⁵The Supreme Lord God has become Merciful.

³⁶The True Guru has arranged all my affairs; chanting and meditating with the Holy Saints, I have become happy. ||1||Pause||

³⁷God has made me His own, and all my enemies have been reduced to dust.

³⁸He hugs us close in His embrace, and protects His humble servants; attaching us to the hem of His robe, he saves us. ||1||

¹Safe and sound, we have returned home, while the slanderer's face is blackened.

²Says Nanak, my True Guru is Perfect; by the Grace of God and Guru, I am so happy. ||2||27||113||

³Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁴I have fallen in love with my Beloved Lord. ||Pause||

⁵Cutting it, it does not break, and releasing it, it does not let go. Such is the string the Lord has tied me with. ||1||

⁶Day and night, He dwells within my mind; please bless me with Your Mercy, O my God. ||2||

⁷I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to my beauteous Lord; I have heard his Unspoken Speech and Story. ||3||

⁸Servant Nanak is said to be the slave of His slaves; O my Lord and Master, please bless me with Your Mercy. ||4||28||114||

⁹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁰I meditate on the Lord's Feet; I am a sacrifice to Them.

¹¹My Guru is the Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord; I enshrine Him within my heart, and meditate on Him within my mind. ||1||Pause||

¹²Meditate, meditate, meditate in remembrance on the Giver of peace, who created the whole Universe.

¹³With your tongue, savor the One Lord, and you shall be honored in the Court of the True Lord. ||1||

¹⁴He alone obtains this treasure, who joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

¹⁵O Lord and Master, mercifully bless Nanak with this gift, that he may ever sing the Glorious Praises of Your Kirtan. ||2||29||115||

¹⁶Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁷I have been saved, in the Sanctuary of the True Guru.

¹⁸I am cheered and applauded throughout the world; my Supreme Lord God carries me across. ||1||Pause||

¹⁹The Perfect Lord fills the Universe; He is the Giver of peace; He cherishes and fulfills the whole Universe.

²⁰He is completely filling all places and interspaces; I am a devoted sacrifice to the Lord's Feet. ||1||

²¹The ways of all beings are in Your Power, O my Lord and Master. All supernatural spiritual powers are Yours; You are the Creator, the Cause of causes.

²²In the beginning, and throughout the ages, God is our Savior and Protector; remembering the Lord in meditation, O Nanak, fear is eliminated. ||2||30||116||

²³Raag Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl, Dho-Padhay, Eighth House:

²⁴One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²⁵I am nothing, God; everything is Yours.

²⁶In this world, You are the absolute, formless Lord; in the world hereafter, You are the related Lord of form. You play it both ways, O my Lord and Master. ||1||Pause||

²⁷You exist within the city, and beyond it as well; O my God, You are everywhere.

²⁸You Yourself are the King, and You Yourself are the subject. In one place, You are the Lord and Master, and in another place, You are the slave. ||1||

²⁹From whom should I hide? Whom should I try to deceive? Wherever I look, I see Him near at hand.

³⁰I have met with Guru Nanak, the Embodiment of the Holy Saints. When the drop of water merges into the ocean, it cannot be distinguished as separate again. ||2||1||117||

³¹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹You are the all-powerful Cause of causes.

²Please cover my faults, Lord of the Universe, O my Guru; I am a sinner - I seek the Sanctuary of Your Feet. ||1||Pause||

³Whatever we do, You see and know; there is no way anyone can stubbornly deny this.

⁴Your glorious radiance is great! So I have heard, O God. Millions of sins are destroyed by Your Name. ||1||

⁵It is my nature to make mistakes, forever and ever; it is Your Natural Way to save sinners.

⁶You are the embodiment of kindness, and the treasure of compassion, O Merciful Lord; through the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, Nanak has found the state of redemption in life. ||2||2||118||

⁷Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁸Bless me with such mercy, Lord,

⁹that my forehead may touch the feet of the Saints, and my eyes may behold the Blessed Vision of their Darshan, and my body may fall at the dust of their feet. ||1||Pause||

¹⁰May the Word of the Guru's Shabad abide within my heart, and the Lord's Name be enshrined within my mind.

¹¹Drive out the five thieves, O my Lord and Master, and let my doubts all burn like incense. ||1||

¹²Whatever You do, I accept as good; I have driven out the sense of duality.

¹³You are Nanak's God, the Great Giver; in the Congregation of the Saints, emancipate me. ||2||3||119||

¹⁴Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁵I ask for such advice from Your humble servants,

¹⁶that I may meditate on You, and love You,

¹⁷and serve You, and become part and parcel of Your Being. ||1||Pause||

¹⁸I serve His humble servants, and speak with them, and abide with them.

¹⁹I apply the dust of the feet of His humble servants to my face and forehead; my hopes, and the many waves of desire, are fulfilled. ||1||

²⁰Immaculate and pure are the praises of the humble servants of the Supreme Lord God; the feet of His humble servants are equal to millions of sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

²¹Nanak bathes in the dust of the feet of His humble servants; the sinful resides of countless incarnations have been washed away. ||2||4||120||

²²Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²³If it pleases You, then cherish me.

²⁴O Supreme Lord God, Transcendent Lord, O True Guru, I am Your child, and You are my Merciful Father. ||1||Pause||

²⁵I am worthless; I have no virtues at all. I cannot understand Your actions.

²⁶You alone know Your state and extent. My soul, body and property are all Yours. ||1||

²⁷You are the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, the Primal Lord and Master; You know even what is unspoken.

²⁸My body and mind are cooled and soothed, O Nanak, by God's Glance of Grace. ||2||5||121||

²⁹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³⁰Keep me with You forever, O God.

³¹You are my Beloved, the Enticer of my mind; without You, my life is totally useless. ||1||Pause||

³²In an instant, You transform the beggar into a king; O my God, You are the Master of the masterless.

³³You save Your humble servants from the burning fire; You make them Your own, and with Your Hand, You protect them. ||1||

³⁴I have found peace and cool tranquility, and my mind is satisfied; meditating in remembrance on the Lord, all struggles are ended.

³⁵Service to the Lord, O Nanak, is the treasure of treasures; all other clever tricks are useless. ||2||6||122||

¹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²Never forget Your servant, O Lord.

³Hug me close in Your embrace, O God, my Lord and Master; consider my primal love for You, O Lord of the Universe. ||1||Pause||

⁴It is Your Natural Way, God, to purify sinners; please do not keep my errors in Your Heart.

⁵You are my life, my breath of life, O Lord, my wealth and peace; be merciful to me, and burn away the curtain of egotism. ||1||

⁶Without water, how can the fish survive? Without milk, how can the baby survive?

⁷Servant Nanak thirsts for the Lord's Lotus Feet; gazing upon the Blessed Vision of his Lord and Master's Darshan, he finds the essence of peace. ||2||7||123||

⁸Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁹Here, and hereafter, there is happiness.

¹⁰The Perfect Guru has perfectly, totally saved me; the Supreme Lord God has been kind to me. ||1||Pause||

¹¹The Lord, my Beloved, is pervading and permeating my mind and body; all my pains and sufferings are dispelled.

¹²In celestial peace, tranquility and bliss, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord; my enemies and adversaries have been totally destroyed. ||1||

¹³God has not considered my merits and demerits; in His Mercy, He has made me His own.

¹⁴Unweighable is the greatness of the immovable and imperishable Lord; Nanak proclaims the victory of the Lord. ||2||8||124||

¹⁵Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁶Without the Fear of God, and devotional worship, how can anyone cross over the world-ocean?

¹⁷Be kind to me, O Saving Grace of sinners; preserve my faith in You, O my Lord and Master. ||1||Pause||

¹⁸The mortal does not remember the Lord in meditation; he wanders around intoxicated by egotism; he is engrossed in corruption like a dog.

¹⁹Utterly cheated, his life is slipping away; committing sins, he is sinking away. ||1||

²⁰I have come to Your Sanctuary, Destroyer of pain; O Primal Immaculate Lord, may I dwell upon You in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

²¹O Lord of beautiful hair, Destroyer of pain, Eradicator of sins, Nanak lives, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||2||9||125||

²²Raag Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl, Dho-Padhay, Ninth House:

²³One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²⁴He Himself merges us with Himself.

²⁵When I came to Your Sanctuary, my sins vanished. ||1||Pause||

²⁶Renouncing egotistical pride and other anxieties, I have sought the Sanctuary of the Holy Saints.

²⁷Chanting, meditating on Your Name, O my Beloved, disease is eradicated from my body. ||1||

²⁸Even utterly foolish, ignorant and thoughtless persons have been saved by the Kind Lord.

²⁹Says Nanak, I have met the Perfect Guru; my comings and goings have ended. ||2||1||126||

³⁰Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

³¹Hearing Your Name, I live.

³²When the Perfect Guru became pleased with me, then my hopes were fulfilled. ||1||Pause||

³³Pain is gone, and my mind is comforted; the music of bliss fascinates me.

³⁴The yearning to meet my Beloved God has welled up within me. I cannot live without Him, even for an instant. ||1||

¹You have saved so many devotees, so many humble servants; so many silent sages contemplate You.

²The support of the blind, the wealth of the poor; Nanak has found God, of endless virtues. ||2||2||127||

³Raag Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl, Thirteenth House, Partaal:

⁴One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

⁵O Enticing Lord, I cannot sleep; I sigh. I am adorned with necklaces, gowns, ornaments and make-up.

⁶I am sad, sad and depressed.

⁷When will You come home? ||1||Pause||

⁸I seek the Sanctuary of the happy soul-brides; I place my head upon their feet.

⁹Unite me with my Beloved.

¹⁰When will He come to my home? ||1||

¹¹Listen, my companions: tell me how to meet Him. Eradicate all egotism, and then you shall find your Beloved Lord within the home of your heart.

¹²Then, in delight, you shall sing the songs of joy and praise.

¹³Meditate on the Lord, the embodiment of bliss.

¹⁴O Nanak, I came to the Lord's Door,

¹⁵and then, I found my Beloved. ||2||

¹⁶The Enticing Lord has revealed His form to me,

¹⁷and now, sleep seems sweet to me.

¹⁸My thirst is totally quenched,

¹⁹and now, I am absorbed in celestial bliss.

²⁰How sweet is the story of my Husband Lord.

²¹I have found my Beloved, Enticing Lord. ||Second Pause||1||128||

²²Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²³My ego is gone; I have obtained the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan.

²⁴I am absorbed in my Lord and Master, the help and support of the Saints. Now, I hold tight to His Feet. ||1||Pause||

²⁵Now, I hold tight to His Feet. ||1||Pause||

²⁶My mind longs for Him, and does not love any other. I am totally absorbed, in love with His Lotus Feet, like the bumble bee attached to the honey of the lotus flower.

²⁷I do not desire any other taste; I seek only the One Lord. ||1||

²⁸I have broken away from the others, and I have been released from the Messenger of Death.

²⁹O mind, drink in the subtle essence of the Lord; join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and turn away from the world.

³⁰There is no other, none other than the Lord.

³¹O Nanak, love the Feet, the Feet of the Lord. ||2||2||129||

³²Raag Bilaaval, Ninth Mehl, Dho-Padhay:

³³One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³⁴The Name of the Lord is the Dispeller of sorrow - realize this.

³⁵Remembering Him in meditation, even Ajaamal the robber and Ganikaa the prostitute were liberated; let your soul know this. ||1||Pause||

³⁶The elephant's fear was taken away in an instant, as soon as he chanted the Lord's Name.

³⁷Listening to Naarad's teachings, the child Dhroo was absorbed in deep meditation. ||1||

³⁸He obtained the immovable, eternal state of fearlessness, and all the world was amazed.

³⁹Says Nanak, the Lord is the Saving Grace and the Protector of His devotees; believe it - He is close to you. ||2||1||

⁴⁰Bilaaval, Ninth Mehl:

⁴¹Without the Name of the Lord, you shall only find pain.

⁴²Without devotional worship, doubt is not dispelled; the Guru has revealed this secret. ||1||Pause||

⁴³Of what use are sacred shrines of pilgrimage, if one does not enter the Sanctuary of the Lord?

¹Know that Yoga and sacrificial feasts are fruitless, if one forgets the Praises of God. ||1||

²One who lays aside both pride and attachment, sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.

³Says Nanak, the mortal who does this is said to be 'jivan mukta' - liberated while yet alive. ||2||2||

⁴Bilaaval, Ninth Mehl:

⁵There is no meditation on the Lord within him.

⁶That man wastes his life uselessly - keep this in mind. ||1||Pause||

⁷He bathes at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, and adheres to fasts, but he has no control over his mind.

⁸Know that such religion is useless to him. I speak the Truth for his sake. ||1||

⁹It's like a stone, kept immersed in water; still, the water does not penetrate it.

¹⁰So, understand it: that mortal being who lacks devotional worship is just like that. ||2||

¹¹In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, liberation comes from the Naam. The Guru has revealed this secret.

¹²Says Nanak, he alone is a great man, who sings the Praises of God. ||3||3||

¹³Bilaaval, Ashtpadheeyaa, First Mehl, Tenth House:

¹⁴One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹⁵He dwells close at hand, and sees all,

¹⁶but how rare is the Gurmukh who understands this.

¹⁷Without the Fear of God, there is no devotional worship.

¹⁸Imbued with the Word of the Shabad, eternal peace is attained. ||1||

¹⁹Such is the spiritual wisdom, the treasure of the Naam;

²⁰obtaining it, the Gurmukhs enjoy the subtle essence of this nectar. ||1||Pause||

²¹Everyone talks about spiritual wisdom and spiritual knowledge.

²²Talking, talking, they argue, and suffer.

²³No one can stop talking and discussing it.

²⁴Without being imbued with the subtle essence, there is no liberation. ||2||

²⁵Spiritual wisdom and meditation all come from the Guru.

²⁶Through the lifestyle of Truth, the True Lord comes to dwell in the mind.

²⁷The self-willed manmukh talks about it, but does not practice it.

²⁸Forgetting the Name, he finds no place of rest. ||3||

²⁹Maya has caught the mind in the trap of the whirlpool.

³⁰Each and every heart is trapped by this bait of poison and sin.

³¹See that whoever has come, is subject to death.

³²Your affairs shall be adjusted, if you contemplate the Lord in your heart. ||4||

³³He alone is a spiritual teacher, who lovingly focuses his consciousness on the Word of the Shabad.

³⁴The self-willed, egotistical manmukh loses his honor.

³⁵The Creator Lord Himself inspires us to His devotional worship.

³⁶He Himself blesses the Gurmukh with glorious greatness. ||5||

³⁷The life-night is dark, while the Divine Light is immaculate.

³⁸Those who lack the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are false, filthy and untouchable.

³⁹The Vedas preach sermons of devotional worship.

⁴⁰Listening, hearing and believing, one beholds the Divine Light. ||6||

⁴¹The Shaastras and Simritees implant the Naam within.

⁴²The Gurmukh lives in peace and tranquility, doing deeds of sublime purity.

⁴³The self-willed manmukh suffers the pains of reincarnation.

⁴⁴His bonds are broken, enshrining the Name of the One Lord. ||7||

⁴⁵Believing in the Naam, one obtains true honor and adoration.

⁴⁶Who should I see? There is none other than the Lord.

⁴⁷I see, and I say, that He alone is pleasing to my mind.

⁴⁸Says Nanak, there is no other at all. ||8||1||

¹Bilaaval, First Mehl:

²The human acts according to the wishes of the mind.

³This mind feeds on virtue and vice.

⁴Intoxicated with the wine of Maya, satisfaction never comes.

⁵Satisfaction and liberation come, only to one whose mind is pleasing to the True Lord. ||1||

⁶Gazing upon his body, wealth, wife and all his possessions, he is proud.

⁷But without the Name of the Lord, nothing shall go along with him. ||1||Pause||

⁸He enjoys tastes, pleasures and joys in his mind.

⁹But his wealth will pass on to other people, and his body will be reduced to ashes.

¹⁰The entire expanse, like dust, shall mix with dust.

¹¹Without the Word of the Shabad, his filth is not removed. ||2||

¹²The various songs, tunes and rhythms are false.

¹³Trapped by the three qualities, people come and go, far from the Lord.

¹⁴In duality, the pain of their evil-mindedness does not leave them.

¹⁵But the Gurmukh is emancipated by taking the medicine, and singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||3||

¹⁶He may wear a clean loin-cloth, apply the ceremonial mark to his forehead, and wear a mala around his neck;

¹⁷but if there is anger within him, he is merely reading his part, like an actor in a play.

¹⁸Forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, he drinks in the wine of Maya.

¹⁹Without devotional worship to the Guru, there is no peace. ||4||

²⁰The human is a pig, a dog, a donkey, a cat,

²¹a beast, a filthy, lowly wretch, an outcast,

²²if he turns his face away from the Guru. He shall wander in reincarnation.

²³Bound in bondage, he comes and goes. ||5||

²⁴Serving the Guru, the treasure is found.

²⁵With the Naam in the heart, one always prospers.

²⁶And in the Court of the True Lord, you shall not called to account.

²⁷One who obeys the Hukam of the Lord's Command, is approved at the Lord's Door. ||6||

²⁸Meeting the True Guru, one knows the Lord.

²⁹Understanding the Hukam of His Command, one acts according to His Will.

³⁰Understanding the Hukam of His Command, he dwells in the Court of the True Lord.

³¹Through the Shabad, death and birth are ended. ||7||

³²He remains detached, knowing that everything belongs to God.

³³He dedicates his body and mind unto the One who owns them.

³⁴He does not come, and he does not go.

³⁵O Nanak, absorbed in Truth, he merges in the True Lord. ||8||2||

³⁶Bilaaval, Third Mehl, Ashtpadheeyaa, Tenth House:

³⁷One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³⁸The world is like a crow; with its beak, it croaks spiritual wisdom.

³⁹But deep within there is greed, falsehood and pride.

⁴⁰Without the Name of the Lord, your thin outer covering shall wear off, you fool. ||1||

⁴¹Serving the True Guru, the Naam shall dwell in your conscious mind.

⁴²Meeting with the Guru, the Name of the Lord comes to mind. Without the Name, other loves are false. ||1||Pause||

⁴³So do that work, which the Guru tells you to do.

⁴⁴Contemplating the Word of the Shabad, you shall come to the home of celestial bliss.

⁴⁵Through the True Name, you shall obtain glorious greatness. ||2||

⁴⁶One who does not understand his own self, but still tries to instruct others,

⁴⁷is mentally blind, and acts in blindness.

⁴⁸How can he ever find a home and a place of rest, in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence? ||3||

⁴⁹Serve the Dear Lord, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts;

⁵⁰deep within each and every heart, His Light is shining forth.

⁵¹How can anyone hide anything from Him? ||4||

¹The True Name is known through the True Word of the Shabad.

²The Lord Himself meets that one who eradicates egotistical pride.

³The Gurmukh chants the Naam, forever and ever. ||5||

⁴Serving the True Guru, duality and evil-mindedness are taken away.

⁵Guilty mistakes are erased, and the sinful intellect is cleansed.

⁶One's body sparkles like gold, and one's light merges into the Light. ||6||

⁷Meeting with the True Guru, one is blessed with glorious greatness.

⁸Pain is taken away, and the Naam comes to dwell within the heart.

⁹Imbued with the Naam, one finds eternal peace. ||7||

¹⁰Obeying the Gur's instructions, one's actions are purified.

¹¹Obeying the Guru's Instructions, one finds the state of salvation.

¹²O Nanak, those who follow the Guru's Teachings are saved, along with their families. ||8||1||3||

¹³Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl, Ashtpadheeyaa, Eleventh House:

¹⁴One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹⁵One who eliminates his self-centeredness, and eradicates his ego, night and day sings the songs of the Lord's Love.

¹⁶The Gurmukh is inspired, his body is golden, and his light merges into the Light of the Fearless Lord. ||1||

¹⁷I take the Support of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

¹⁸I cannot live, for a moment, even for an instant, without the Name of the Lord; the Gurmukh reads the Sermon of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||Pause||

¹⁹In the one house of the body, there are ten gates; night and day, the five thieves break in.

²⁰They steal the entire wealth of one's Dharmic faith, but the blind, self-willed manmukh does not know it. ||2||

²¹The fortress of the body is overflowing with gold and jewels; when it is awakened by spiritual wisdom, one enshrines love for the essence of reality.

²²The thieves and robbers hide out in the body; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they are arrested and locked up. ||3||

²³The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is the boat, and the Word of the Guru's Shabad is the boatman, to carry us across.

²⁴The Messenger of Death, the tax collector, does not even come close, and no thieves or robbers can plunder you. ||4||

²⁵I continuously sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, day and night; singing the Lord's Praises, I cannot find His limits.

²⁶The mind of the Gurmukh returns to its own home; it meets the Lord of the Universe, to the beat of the celestial drum. ||5||

²⁷Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of His Darshan with my eyes, my mind is satisfied; with my ears, I listen to the Guru's Bani, and the Word of His Shabad.

²⁸Listening, listening, my soul is softened, delighted by His subtle essence, chanting the Name of the Lord of the Universe. ||6||

²⁹In the grip of the three qualities, they are engrossed in love and attachment to Maya; only as Gurmukh do they find the absolute quality, absorption in bliss.

³⁰With a single, impartial eye, look upon all alike, and see God pervading all. ||7||

³¹The Light of the Lord's Name permeates all; the Gurmukh knows the unknowable.

³²O Nanak, the Lord has become merciful to the meek; through loving adoration, he merges in the Lord's Name. ||8||1||4||

³³Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl:

³⁴Meditate on the cool water of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Perfume yourself with the fragrant scent of the Lord, the sandalwood tree.

¹Joining the Society of the Saints, I have obtained the supreme status. I am just a castor-oil tree, made fragrant by their association. ||1||

²Meditate on the Lord of the Universe, the Master of the world, the Lord of creation.

³Those humble beings who seek the Lord's Sanctuary are saved, like Prahlaad; they are emancipated and merge with the Lord. ||1||Pause||

⁴Of all plants, the sandalwood tree is the most sublime. Everything near the sandalwood tree becomes fragrant like sandalwood.

⁵The stubborn, false faithless cynics are dried up; their egotistical pride separates them far from the Lord. ||2||

⁶Only the Creator Lord Himself knows the state and condition of everyone; the Lord Himself makes all the arrangements.

⁷One who meets the True Guru is transformed into gold. Whatever is pre-ordained, is not erased by erasing. ||3||

⁸The treasure of jewels is found in the ocean of the Guru's Teachings. The treasure of devotional worship is opened to me.

⁹Focused on the Guru's Feet, faith wells up within me; chanting the Glorious Praises of the Lord, I hunger for more. ||4||

¹⁰I am totally detached, continually, continuously meditating on the Lord; chanting the Glorious Praises of the Lord, I express my love for Him.

¹¹Time and time again, each and every moment and instant, I express it. I cannot find the Lord's limits; He is the farthest of the far. ||5||

¹²The Shaastras, the Vedas and the Puraanas advise righteous actions, and the performance of the six religious rituals.

¹³The hypocritical, self-willed manmukhs are ruined by doubt; in the waves of greed, their boat is heavily loaded, and it sinks. ||6||

¹⁴So chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and through the Naam, find emancipation. The Simritees and Shaastras recommend the Naam.

¹⁵Eradicating egotism, one becomes pure. The Gurmukh is inspired, and obtains the supreme status. ||7||

¹⁶This world, with its colors and forms, is all Yours, O Lord; as You attach us, so do we do our deeds.

¹⁷O Nanak, we are the instruments upon which He plays; as He wills, so is the path we take. ||8||2||5||

¹⁸Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl:

¹⁹The Gurmukh meditates on the Inaccessible, Unfathomable Lord. I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to the True Guru, the True Primal Being.

²⁰He has brought the Lord's Name to dwell upon my breath of life; meeting with the True Guru, I am absorbed into the Lord's Name. ||1||

²¹The Name of the Lord is the only Support of His humble servants.

²²I shall live under the protection of the True Guru. By Guru's Grace, I shall attain the Court of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

²³This body is the field of karma; the Gurmukhs plow and work it, and harvest the essence.

²⁴The priceless jewel of the Naam becomes manifest, and it pours into their vessels of love. ||2||

²⁵Become the slave of the slave of the slave, of that humble being who has become the devotee of the Lord.

²⁶I dedicate my mind and intellect, and place them in offering before my Guru; by Guru's Grace, I speak the Unspoken. ||3||

²⁷The self-willed manmukhs are engrossed in attachment to Maya; their minds are thirsty, burning with desire.

²⁸Following the Guru's Teachings, I have obtained the Ambrosial Water of the Naam, and the fire has been put out. The Word of the Guru's Shabad has put it out. ||4||

²⁹This mind dances before the True Guru. The unstruck sound current of the Shabad resounds, vibrating the celestial melody.

¹I praise the Lord, day and night, moving my feet to the beat of the drum. ||5||

²Imbued with the Lord's Love, my mind sings His Praise, joyfully chanting the Shabad, the source of nectar and bliss.

³The stream of immaculate purity flows through the home of the self within; one who drinks it in, finds peace. ||6||

⁴The stubborn-minded, egotistical, proud-minded person performs rituals, but these are like sand castles built by children.

⁵When the waves of the ocean come in, they crumble and dissolve in an instant. ||7||

⁶The Lord is the pool, and the Lord Himself is the ocean; this world is all a play which He has staged.

⁷As the waves of water merge into the water again, O Nanak, so does He merge into Himself. ||8||3||6||

⁸Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl:

⁹My mind wears the ear-rings of the True Guru's acquaintance; I apply the ashes of the Word of the Guru's Shabad to my body.

¹⁰My body has become immortal, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Both birth and death have come to an end for me. ||1||

¹¹O my mind, remain united with the Saadh Sangat.

¹²Be merciful to me, O Lord; each and every instant, let me wash the Feet of the Holy. ||1||Pause||

¹³Forsaking family life, he wanders in the forest, but his mind does not remain at rest, even for an instant.

¹⁴The wandering mind returns home, only when it seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord's Holy people. ||2||

¹⁵The Sannyaasi renounces his daughters and sons, but his mind still conjures up all sorts of hopes and desires.

¹⁶With these hopes and desires, he still does not understand, that only through the Word of the Guru's Shabad does one become free of desires, and find peace. ||3||

¹⁷When detachment from the world wells up within, he become a naked hermit, but still, his mind roams, wanders and rambles in the ten directions.

¹⁸He wanders around, but his desires are not satisfied; joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he finds the house of kindness and compassion. ||4||

¹⁹The Siddhas learn many Yogis postures, but their minds still yearn for riches, miraculous powers and energy.

²⁰Satisfaction, contentment and tranquility do not come to their minds; but meeting the Holy Saints, they are satisfied, and through the Name of the Lord, spiritual perfection is attained. ||5||

²¹Life is born from the egg, from the womb, from sweat and from the earth; God created the beings and creatures of all colors and forms.

²²One who seeks the Sanctuary of the Holy is saved, whether he is a Kh'shaatriya, a Brahmin, a Soodra, a Vaishya or the most untouchable of the untouchables. ||6||

²³Naam Dayv, Jai Dayv, Kabeer, Trilochan and Ravi Daas the low-caste leather-worker,

²⁴blessed Dhanna and Sain; all those who joined the humble Saadh Sangat, met the Merciful Lord. ||7||

²⁵The Lord protects the honor of His humble servants; He is the Lover of His devotees - He makes them His own.

²⁶Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of the Lord, the Life of the world, who has showered His Mercy upon him, and saved him. ||8||||4||7||

²⁷Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl:

²⁸The thirst for God has welled up deep within me; hearing the Word of the Guru's Teachings, my mind is pierced by His arrow.

¹The pain of my mind is known only to my own mind; who can know the pain of another? ||1||

²The Lord, the Guru, the Enticer, has enticed my mind.

³I am stunned and amazed, gazing upon my Guru; I have entered the realm of wonder and bliss. ||1||Pause||

⁴I wander around, exploring all lands and foreign countries; within my mind, I have such a great longing to see my God.

⁵I sacrifice my mind and body to the Guru, who has shown me the Way, the Path to my Lord God. ||2||

⁶If only someone would bring me news of God; He seems so sweet to my heart, mind and body.

⁷I would cut off my head and place it under the feet of that one who leads me to meet and unite with my Lord God. ||3||

⁸Let us go, O my companions, and understand our God; with the spell of virtue, let us obtain our Lord God.

⁹He is called the Lover of His devotees; let us follow in the footsteps of those who seek God's Sanctuary. ||4||

¹⁰If the soul-bride adorns herself with compassion and forgiveness, God is pleased, and her mind is illumined with the lamp of the Guru's wisdom.

¹¹With happiness and ecstasy, my God enjoys her; I offer each and every bit of my soul to Him. ||5||

¹²I have made the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, my necklace; my mind tinged with devotion is the intricate ornament of crowning glory.

¹³I have spread out my bed of faith in the Lord, Har, Har. I cannot abandon Him - my mind is filled with such a great love for Him. ||6||

¹⁴If God says one thing, and the soul-bride does something else, then all her decorations are useless and false.

¹⁵She may adorn herself to meet her Husband Lord, but still, only the virtuous soul-bride meets God, and the other's face is spat upon. ||7||

¹⁶I am Your hand-maiden, O Inaccessible Lord of the Universe; what can I do by myself? I am under Your power.

¹⁷Be merciful, Lord, to the meek, and save them; Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of the Lord, and the Guru. ||8||5||8||

¹⁸Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl:

¹⁹My mind and body are filled with love for my Inaccessible Lord and Master. Each and every instant, I am filled with immense faith and devotion.

²⁰Gazing upon the Guru, my mind's faith is fulfilled, like the song-bird, which cries and cries, until the rain-drop falls into its mouth. ||1||

²¹Join with me, join with me, O my companions, and teach me the Sermon of the Lord.

²²The True Guru has mercifully united me with God. Cutting off my head, and chopping it into pieces, I offer it to Him. ||1||Pause||

²³Each and every hair on my head, and my mind and body, suffer the pains of separation; without seeing my God, I cannot sleep.

²⁴The doctors and healers look at me, and are perplexed. Within my heart, mind and body, I feel the pain of divine love. ||2||

²⁵I cannot live for a moment, for even an instant, without my Beloved, like the opium addict who cannot live without opium.

²⁶Those who thirst for God, do not love any other. Without the Lord, there is no other at all. ||3||

²⁷If only someone would come and unite me with God; I am devoted, dedicated, a sacrifice to him.

²⁸After being separated from the Lord for countless incarnations, I am re-united with Him, entering the Sanctuary of the True, True, True Guru. ||4||

¹There is one bed for the soul-bride, and the same bed for God, her Lord and Master. The self-willed manmukh does not obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence; she wanders around, in limbo.

²Uttering, "Guru, Guru", she seeks His Sanctuary; so God comes to meet her, without a moment's delay. ||5||

³One may perform many rituals, but the mind is filled with hypocrisy, evil deeds and greed.

⁴When a son is born in the house of a prostitute, who can tell the name of his father? ||6||

⁵Because of devotional worship in my past incarnations, I have been born into this life. The Guru has inspired me to worship the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har.

⁶Worshipping, worshipping Him with devotion, I found the Lord, and then I merged into the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har. ||7||

⁷God Himself came and ground the henna leaves into powder, and applied it to my body.

⁸Our Lord and Master showers His Mercy upon us, and grasps hold of our arms; O Nanak, He lifts us up and saves us. ||8||6||9||2||1||6||9||

⁹Raag Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl, Ashtpadheeyaa, Twelfth House:

¹⁰One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹¹I cannot express the Praises of my God; I cannot express His Praises.

¹²I have abandoned all others, seeking His Sanctuary. ||1||Pause||

¹³God's Lotus Feet are Infinite.

¹⁴I am forever a sacrifice to Them.

¹⁵My mind is in love with Them.

¹⁶If I were to abandon Them, there is nowhere else I could go. ||1||

¹⁷I chant the Lord's Name with my tongue.

¹⁸The filth of my sins and evil mistakes is burnt off.

¹⁹Climbing aboard the Boat of the Saints, I am emancipated.

²⁰I have been carried across the terrifying world-ocean. ||2||

²¹My mind is tied to the Lord with the string of love and devotion.

²²This is the Immaculate Way of the Saints.

²³They forsake sin and corruption.

²⁴They meet the Formless Lord God. ||3||

²⁵Gazing upon God, I am wonderstruck.

²⁶I taste the Perfect Flavor of Bliss.

²⁷I do not waver or wander here or there.

²⁸The Lord God, Har, Har, dwells within my consciousness. ||4||

²⁹Those who constantly remember God,

³⁰Those who listen, fascinated, to the Unstruck Sound-Current of the Word,

³¹I seek the Sanctuary of the Lord, the Heroic Lord of the World.

³²The Merciful Lord God is under the power of His devotees.

³³The Vedas do not know the Mystery of the Lord.

³⁴The silent sages constantly serve Him. ||6||

³⁵He is the Destroyer of the pains and sorrows of the poor.

³⁶It is so very difficult to serve Him.

³⁷No one knows His limits.

³⁸He is pervading the water, the land and the sky. ||7||

³⁹Hundreds of thousands of times, I humbly bow to Him.

⁴⁰I have grown weary, and I have collapsed at God's Door.

⁴¹O God, make me the dust of the feet of the Holy.

⁴²Please fulfill this, Nanak's wish. ||8||1||

⁴³Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

⁴⁴God, please release me from birth and death.

⁴⁵I have grown weary, and collapsed at Your door.

⁴⁶I grasp Your Feet, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

⁴⁷The Love of the Lord, Har, Har, is sweet to my mind.

¹Be Merciful, and attach me to the hem of Your robe.

²Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||

³O Merciful Master of the meek, You are my Lord and Master, O Merciful Master of the meek.

⁴I yearn for the dust of the feet of the Saints. ||1||Pause||

⁵The world is a pit of poison,

⁶filled with the utter darkness of ignorance and emotional attachment.

⁷Please take my hand, and save me, Dear God.

⁸Please bless me with Your Name, Lord.

⁹Without You, God, I have no place at all.

¹⁰Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to You. ||2||

¹¹The human body is in the grip of greed and attachment.

¹²Without meditating and vibrating upon the Lord, it is reduced to ashes.

¹³The Messenger of Death is dreadful and horrible.

¹⁴The recording scribes of the conscious and the unconscious, Chitr and Gupt, know all actions and karma.

¹⁵Day and night, they bear witness.

¹⁶Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord. ||3||

¹⁷O Lord, Destroyer of fear and egotism,

¹⁸be merciful, and save the sinners.

¹⁹My sins cannot even be counted.

²⁰Without the Lord, who can hide them?

²¹I thought of Your Support, and seized it, O my Lord and Master.

²²Please, give Nanak Your hand and save him, Lord! ||4||

²³The Lord, the treasure of virtue, the Lord of the world,

²⁴cherishes and and sustains every heart.

²⁵My mind is thirsty for Your Love, and the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.

²⁶O Lord of the Universe, please fulfill my hopes.

²⁷I cannot survive, even for an instant.

²⁸By great good fortune, Nanak has found the Lord. ||5||

²⁹Without You, God, there is no other at all.

³⁰My mind loves You, as the partridge loves the moon,

³¹as the fish loves the water,

³²as the bee and the lotus cannot be separated.

³³As the chakvi bird longs for the sun,

³⁴so does Nanak thirst for the Lord's feet. ||6||

³⁵As the young bride places the hopes of her life in her husband,

³⁶as the greedy person looks upon the gift of wealth,

³⁷as milk is joined to water,

³⁸as food is to the very hungry man,

³⁹and as the mother loves her son,

⁴⁰so does Nanak constantly remember the Lord in meditation. ||7||

⁴¹As the moth falls into the lamp,

⁴²as the thief steals without hesitation,

⁴³as the elephant is trapped by its sexual urges,

⁴⁴as the sinner is caught in his sins,

⁴⁵as the gambler's addiction does not leave him,

⁴⁶so is this mind of Nanak's attached to the Lord. ||8||

⁴⁷As the deer loves the sound of the bell,

⁴⁸and as the song-bird longs for the rain,

⁴⁹the Lord's humble servant lives in the Society of the Saints,

⁵⁰lovingly meditating and vibrating upon the Lord of the Universe.

⁵¹My tongue chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

⁵²Please bless Nanak with the gift of the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||9||

⁵³One who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and hears them, and writes them,

⁵⁴receives all fruits and rewards from the Lord.

⁵⁵He saves all his ancestors and generations,

⁵⁶and crosses over the world-ocean.

⁵⁷The Lord's Feet are the boat to carry him across.

⁵⁸Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he sings the Praises of the Lord.

⁵⁹The Lord protects his honor.

⁶⁰Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord's door. ||10||2||

⁶¹Bilaaval, First Mehl, T'hitee ~ The Lunar Days, Tenth House, To The Drum-Beat Jat:

⁶²One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

⁶³The First Day: The One Universal Creator is unique,

⁶⁴immortal, unborn, beyond social class or involvement.

⁶⁵He is inaccessible and unfathomable, with no form or feature.

⁶⁶Searching, searching, I have seen Him in each and every heart.

¹I am a sacrifice to one who sees, and inspires others to see Him.

²By Guru's Grace, I have obtained the supreme status. ||1||

³Whose Name should I chant, and meditate on, except the Lord of the Universe?

⁴Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Mansion of the Lord's Presence is revealed within the home of one's own heart. ||1||Pause||

⁵The Second Day: Those who are in love with another, come to regret and repent.

⁶The are tied up at Death's door, and continue coming and going.

⁷What have they brought, and what will they take with them when they go?

⁸The Messenger of Death looms over their heads, and they endure his beating.

⁹Without the Word of the Guru's Shabad, no one finds release.

¹⁰Practicing hypocrisy, no one finds liberation. ||2||

¹¹The True Lord Himself created the universe, joining the elements together.

¹²Breaking the cosmic egg, He united, and separated.

¹³He made the earth and the sky into places to live.

¹⁴He created day and night, fear and love.

¹⁵The One who created the Creation, also watches over it.

¹⁶There is no other Creator Lord. ||3||

¹⁷The Third Day: He created Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva,

¹⁸the gods, goddesses and various manifestations.

¹⁹The lights and forms cannot be counted.

²⁰The One who fashioned them, knows their value.

²¹He evaluates them, and totally pervades them.

²²Who is close, and who is far away? ||4||

²³The Fourth Day: He created the four Vedas,

²⁴the four sources of creation, and distinct forms of speech.

²⁵He created the eighteen Puraanas, the six Shaastras and the three qualities.

²⁶He alone understands, whom the Lord causes to understand.

²⁷One who overcomes the three qualities, dwells in the fourth state.

²⁸Prays Nanak, I am his slave. ||5||

²⁹The Fifth Day: The five elements are demons.

³⁰The Lord Himself is unfathomable and detached.

³¹Some are gripped by doubt, hunger, emotional attachment and desire.

³²Some taste the sublime essence of the Shabad, and are satisfied.

³³Some are imbued with the Lord's Love, while some die, and are reduced to dust.

³⁴Some attain the Court and the Mansion of the True Lord, and behold Him, ever-present. ||6||

³⁵The false one has no honor or fame;

³⁶like the black crow, he never becomes pure.

³⁷He is like the bird, imprisoned in a cage;

³⁸he paces back and forth behind the bars, but he is not released.

³⁹He alone is emancipated, whom the Lord and Master emancipates.

⁴⁰He follows the Guru's Teachings, and enshrines devotional worship. ||7||

⁴¹The Sixth Day: God organized the six systems of Yoga.

⁴²The unstruck sound current of the Shabad vibrates of itself.

⁴³If God wills it so, then one is summoned to the Mansion of His Presence.

⁴⁴One who is pierced through by the Shabad, obtains honor.

⁴⁵Those who wear religious robes burn, and are ruined.

⁴⁶Through Truth, the truthful ones merge into the True Lord. ||8||

⁴⁷The Seventh Day: When the body is imbued with Truth and contentment,

⁴⁸the seven seas within are filled with the Immaculate Water.

⁴⁹Bathing in good conduct, and contemplating the True Lord within the heart,

⁵⁰one obtains the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and carries everyone across.

⁵¹With the True Lord in the mind, and the True Lord lovingly on one's lips,

⁵²one is blessed with the banner of Truth, and meets with no obstructions. ||9||

⁵³The Eighth Day: The eight miraculous powers come when one subdues his own mind,

⁵⁴and contemplates the True Lord through pure actions.

⁵⁵Forget the three qualities of wind, water and fire,

⁵⁶and concentrate on the pure True Name.

⁵⁷That human who remains lovingly focused on the Lord,

⁵⁸prays Nanak, shall not be consumed by death. ||10||

⁵⁹The Ninth Day: The Name is the supreme almighty Master of the nine masters of Yoga,

¹This whole world is the child of Maya.

²I bow in submission to God, my Protector from the very beginning of time.

³He was in the beginning, He has been throughout the ages, He is now, and He shall always be.

⁴He is unlimited, and capable of doing everything. ||11||

⁵The Tenth Day: Meditate on the Naam, give to charity, and purify yourself.

⁶Night and day, bathe in spiritual wisdom and the Glorious Virtues of the True Lord.

⁷Truth cannot be polluted; doubt and fear run away from it.

⁸The flimsy thread breaks in an instant.

⁹Know that the world is just like this thread.

¹⁰Your consciousness shall become steady and stable, enjoying the Love of the True Lord. ||12||

¹¹The Eleventh Day: Enshrine the One Lord within your heart.

¹²Eradicate cruelty, egotism and emotional attachment.

¹³Earn the fruitful rewards, by observing the fast of knowing your own self.

¹⁴One who is engrossed in hypocrisy, does not see the true essence.

¹⁵The Lord is immaculate, self-sustaining and unattached.

¹⁶The Pure, True Lord cannot be polluted. ||13||

¹⁷Wherever I look, I see the One Lord there.

¹⁸He created the other beings, of many and various kinds.

¹⁹Eating only fruits, one loses the fruits of life.

²⁰Eating only delicacies of various sorts, one loses the true taste.

²¹In fraud and greed, people are engrossed and entangled.

²²The Gurmukh is emancipated, practicing Truth. ||14||

²³The Twelfth Day: One whose mind is not attached to the twelve signs,

²⁴remains awake day and night, and never sleeps.

²⁵He remains awake and aware, lovingly centered on the Lord.

²⁶With faith in the Guru, he is not consumed by death.

²⁷Those who become detached, and conquer the five enemies

²⁸- prays Nanak, they are lovingly absorbed in the Lord. ||15||

²⁹The Twelfth Day: Know, and practice, compassion and charity.

³⁰Bring your out-going mind back home.

³¹Observe the fast of remaining free of desire.

³²Chant the unchanted Chant of the Naam with your mouth.

³³Know that the One Lord is contained in the three worlds.

³⁴Purity and self-discipline are all contained in knowing the Truth. ||16||

³⁵The Thirteenth Day: He is like a tree on the sea-shore.

³⁶But his roots can become immortal, if his mind is attuned to the Lord's Love.

³⁷Then, he will not die of fear or anxiety, and he will never drown.

³⁸Without the Fear of God, he drowns and dies, and loses his honor.

³⁹With the Fear of God in his heart, and his heart in the Fear of God, he knows God.

⁴⁰He sits on the throne, and becomes pleasing to the Mind of the True Lord. ||17||

⁴¹The Fourteenth Day: One who enters into the fourth state,

⁴²overcomes time, and the three qualities of raajas, taamas and satva.

⁴³Then the sun enters into the house of the moon,

⁴⁴and one knows the value of the technology of Yoga.

⁴⁵He remains lovingly focused on God, who is permeating the fourteen worlds,

⁴⁶Amaavas - The Night of the New Moon: The moon is hidden in the sky.

⁴⁷O wise one, understand and contemplate the Word of the Shabad.

⁴⁸The moon in the sky illuminates the three worlds.

⁴⁹Creating the creation, the Creator beholds it.

⁵⁰One who sees, through the Guru, merges into Him.

⁵¹The self-willed manmukhs are deluded, coming and going in reincarnation. ||19||

⁵²One who establishes his home within his own heart, obtains the most beautiful, permanent place.

⁵³One comes to understand his own self, when he finds the True Guru.

⁵⁴Wherever there is hope, there is destruction and desolation.

⁵⁵The bowl of duality and selfishness breaks.

⁵⁶Prays Nanak, I am the slave of that one,

¹Bilaaval, Third Mehl, The Seven Days, Tenth House:

²One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³Sunday: He, the Lord, is the Primal Being.

⁴He Himself is the Pervading Lord; there is no other at all.

⁵Through and through, He is woven into the fabric of the world.

⁶Whatever the Creator Himself does, that alone happens.

⁷Imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord, one is forever in peace.

⁸But how rare is the one, who, as Gurmukh, understands this. ||1||

⁹Within my heart, I chant the Chant of the Lord, the treasure of virtue.

¹⁰The Lord, my Lord and Master, is inaccessible, unfathomable and unlimited. Grasping the feet of the Lord's humble servants, I meditate on Him, and become the slave of His slaves. ||1||Pause||

¹¹Monday: The True Lord is permeating and pervading.

¹²His value cannot be described.

¹³Talking and speaking about Him, all keep themselves lovingly focused on Him.

¹⁴Devotion falls into the laps of those whom He so blesses.

¹⁵He is inaccessible and unfathomable; He cannot be seen.

¹⁶Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Lord is seen to be permeating and pervading everywhere. ||2||

¹⁷Tuesday: The Lord created love and attachment to Maya.

¹⁸He Himself has enjoined each and every being to their tasks.

¹⁹He alone understands, whom the Lord causes to understand.

²⁰Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, one understands his heart and home.

²¹He worships the Lord in loving devotion.

²²His egotism and self-conceit are burnt away by the Shabad. ||3||

²³Wednesday: He Himself bestows sublime understanding.

²⁴The Gurmukh does good deeds, and contemplates the Word of the Shabad.

²⁵Imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the mind become pure and immaculate.

²⁶He sings the Glorious Glorious Praises of the Lord, and washes off the filth of egotism.

²⁷In the Court of the True Lord, he obtains lasting glory.

²⁸Imbued with the Naam, he is embellished with the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||4||

²⁹The profit of the Naam is obtained through the Door of the Guru.

³⁰The Great Giver Himself gives it.

³¹I am a sacrifice to the One who gives it.

³²By Guru's Grace, self-conceit is eradicated.

³³O Nanak, enshrine the Naam within your heart.

³⁴I celebrate the victory of the Lord, the Great Giver. ||5||

³⁵Thursday: The fifty-two warriors were deluded by doubt.

³⁶All the goblins and demons are attached to duality.

³⁷God Himself created them, and sees each one distinct.

³⁸O Creator Lord, You are the Support of all.

³⁹The beings and creatures are under Your protection.

⁴⁰He alone meets You, whom You Yourself meet. ||6||

⁴¹Friday: God is permeating and pervading everywhere.

⁴²He Himself created all, and appraises the value of all.

⁴³One who become Gurmukh, contemplates the Lord.

⁴⁴He practices truth and self-restraint.

⁴⁵Without genuine understanding, all fasts,

⁴⁶Saturday: Contemplating good omens and the Shaastras,

⁴⁷in egotism and self-conceit, the world wanders in delusion.

⁴⁸The blind, self-willed manmukh in engrossed in the love of duality.

⁴⁹Bound and gagged at death's door, he is beaten and punished.

⁵⁰By Guru's Grace, one finds lasting peace.

⁵¹He practices Truth, and lovingly focuses on the Truth. ||8||

⁵²Those who serve the True Guru are very fortunate.

⁵³Conquering their ego, they embrace love for the True Lord.

⁵⁴They are automatically imbued with Your Love, O Lord.

¹You are the Giver of peace; You merge them into Yourself.

²Everything comes from the One and only Lord; there is no other at all.

³The Gurmukh realizes this, and understands. ||9||

⁴The fifteen lunar days, the seven days of the week,

⁵the months, seasons, days and nights, come over and over again;

⁶so the world goes on.

⁷Coming and going were created by the Creator Lord.

⁸The True Lord remains steady and stable, by His almighty power.

⁹O Nanak, how rare is that Gurmukh who understands, and contemplates the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||10||1||

¹⁰Bilaaval, Third Mehl:

¹¹The Primal Lord Himself formed the Universe.

¹²The beings and creatures are engrossed in emotional attachment to Maya.

¹³In the love of duality, they are attached to the illusory material world.

¹⁴The unfortunate ones die, and continue to come and go.

¹⁵Meeting with the True Guru, understanding is obtained.

¹⁶Then, the illusion of the material world is shattered, and one merges in Truth. ||1||

¹⁷One who has such pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon his forehead

¹⁸- the One God abides within his mind. ||1||Pause||

¹⁹He created the Universe, and He Himself beholds all.

²⁰No one can erase Your record, Lord.

²¹If someone calls himself a Siddha or a seeker,

²²he is deluded by doubt, and will continue coming and going.

²³That humble being alone understands, who serves the True Guru.

²⁴Conquering his ego, he finds the Lord's Door. ||2||

²⁵From the One Lord, all others were formed.

²⁶The One Lord is pervading everywhere; there is no other at all.

²⁷Renouncing duality, one comes to know the One Lord.

²⁸Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, one knows the Lord's Door, and His Banner.

²⁹Meeting the True Guru, one finds the One Lord.

³⁰Duality is subdued within. ||3||

³¹One who belongs to the All-powerful Lord and Master

³²no one can destroy him.

³³The Lord's servant remains under His protection;

³⁴The Lord Himself forgives him, and blesses him with glorious greatness.

³⁵There is none higher than Him.

³⁶Why should he be afraid? What should he ever fear? ||4||

³⁷Through the Guru's Teachings, peace and tranquility abide within the body.

³⁸Remember the Word of the Shabad, and you shall never suffer pain.

³⁹You shall not have to come or go, or suffer in sorrow.

⁴⁰Imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you shall merge in celestial peace.

⁴¹O Nanak, the Gurmukh beholds Him ever-present, close at hand.

⁴²My God is always fully pervading everywhere. ||5||

⁴³Some are selfless servants, while others wander, deluded by doubt.

⁴⁴The Lord Himself does, and causes everything to be done.

⁴⁵The One Lord is all-pervading; there is no other at all.

⁴⁶The mortal might complain, if there were any other.

⁴⁷Serve the True Guru; this is the most excellent action.

⁴⁸In the Court of the True Lord, you shall be judged true. ||6||

⁴⁹All the lunar days, and the days of the week are beautiful, when one contemplates the Shabad.

⁵⁰If one serves the True Guru, he obtains the fruits of his rewards.

⁵¹The omens and days all come and go.

⁵²But the Word of the Guru's Shabad is eternal and unchanging. Through it, one merges in the True Lord.

⁵³The days are auspicious, when one is imbued with Truth.

⁵⁴Without the Name, all the false ones wander deluded. ||7||

⁵⁵The self-willed manmukhs die, and dead, they fall into the most evil state.

⁵⁶They do not remember the One Lord; they are deluded by duality.

⁵⁷The human body is unconscious, ignorant and blind.

⁵⁸Without the Word of the Shabad, how can anyone cross over?

⁵⁹The Creator Himself creates.

⁶⁰He Himself contemplates the Guru's Word. ||8||

⁶¹The religious fanatics wear all sorts of religious robes.

⁶²They roll around and wander around, like the false dice on the board.

⁶³They find no peace, here or hereafter.

¹The self-willed manmukhs waste away their lives, and die.

²Serving the True Guru, doubt is driven away.

³Deep within the home of the heart, one finds the Mansion of the True Lord's Presence. ||9||

⁴Whatever the Perfect Lord does, that alone happens.

⁵Concern with these omens and days leads only to duality.

⁶Without the True Guru, there is only pitch darkness.

⁷Only idiots and fools worry about these omens and days.

⁸O Nanak, the Gurmukh obtains understanding and realization;

⁹he remains forever merged in the Name of the One Lord. ||10||2||

¹⁰Bilaaval, First Mehl, Chhant, Dakhnee:

¹¹One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹²The young, innocent soul-bride has come to the pasture lands of the world.

¹³Laying aside her pitcher of worldly concern, she lovingly attunes herself to her Lord.

¹⁴She remains lovingly absorbed in the pasture of the Lord, automatically embellished with the Word of the Shabad.

¹⁵With her palms pressed together, she prays to the Guru, to unite her with her True Beloved Lord.

¹⁶Seeing His bride's loving devotion, the Beloved Lord eradicates unfulfilled sexual desire and unresolved anger.

¹⁷O Nanak, the young, innocent bride is so beautiful; seeing her Husband Lord, she is comforted. ||1||

¹⁸Truthfully, O young soul-bride, your youth keeps you innocent.

¹⁹Do not come and go anywhere; stay with your Husband Lord.

²⁰I will stay with my Husband Lord; I am His hand-maiden. Devotional worship to the Lord is pleasing to me.

²¹I know the unknowable, and speak the unspoken; I sing the Glorious Praises of the Celestial Lord God.

²²She who chants and savors the taste of the Lord's Name is loved by the True Lord.

²³The Guru grants her the gift of the Shabad; O Nanak, she contemplates and reflects upon it. ||2||

²⁴She who is fascinated by the Supreme Lord, sleeps with her Husband Lord.

²⁵She walks in harmony with the Guru's Will, attuned to the Lord.

²⁶The soul-bride is attuned to the Truth, and sleeps with the Lord, along with her companions and sister soul-brides.

²⁷Loving the One Lord, with one-pointed mind, the Naam dwells within; I am united with the True Guru.

²⁸Day and night, with each and every breath, I do not forget the Immaculate Lord, for a moment, even for an instant.

²⁹So light the lamp of the Shabad, O Nanak, and burn away your fear. ||3||

³⁰O soul-bride, the Lord's Light pervades all the three worlds.

³¹He is pervading each and every heart, the Invisible and Infinite Lord.

³²He is Invisible and Infinite, Infinite and True; subduing his self-conceit, one meets Him.

³³So burn away your egotistical pride, attachment and greed, with the Word of the Shabad; wash away your filth.

³⁴When you go to the Lord's Door, you shall receive the Blessed Vision of His Darshan; by His Will, the Savior will carry you across and save you.

³⁵Tasting the Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord's Name, the soul-bride is satisfied; O Nanak, she enshrines Him in her heart. ||4||1||

³⁶Bilaaval, First Mehl:

³⁷My mind is filled with such a great joy; I have blossomed forth in Truth.

³⁸I am enticed by the love of my Husband Lord, the Eternal, Imperishable Lord God.

³⁹The Lord is everlasting, the Master of masters. Whatever He wills, happens.

⁴⁰O Great Giver, You are always kind and compassionate. You infuse life into all living beings.

¹I have no other spiritual wisdom, meditation or worship; the Name of the Lord alone dwells deep within me.

²I know nothing about religious robes, pilgrimages or stubborn fanaticism; O Nanak, I hold tight to the Truth. ||1||

³The night is beautiful, drenched with dew, and the day is delightful,

⁴when her Husband Lord wakes the sleeping soul-bride, in the home of the self.

⁵The young bride has awakened to the Word of the Shabad; she is pleasing to her Husband Lord.

⁶So renounce falsehood, fraud, love of duality and working for people.

⁷The Name of the Lord is my necklace, and I am anointed with the True Shabad.

⁸With his palms pressed together, Nanak begs for the gift of the True Name; please, bless me with Your Grace, through the pleasure of Your Will. ||2||

⁹Awake, O bride of splendored eyes, and chant the Word of the Guru's Bani.

¹⁰Listen, and place your faith in the Unspoken Speech of the Lord.

¹¹The Unspoken Speech, the state of Nirvaanaa - how rare is the Gurmukh who understands this.

¹²Merging in the Word of the Shabad, self-conceit is eradicated, and the three worlds are revealed to her understanding.

¹³Remaining detached, with infinity infusing, the true mind cherishes the virtues of the Lord.

¹⁴He is fully pervading and permeating all places; Nanak has enshrined Him within his heart. ||3||

¹⁵The Lord is calling you to the Mansion of His Presence; O soul-bride, He is the Lover of His devotees.

¹⁶Following the Guru's Teachings, your mind shall be delighted, and your body shall be fulfilled.

¹⁷Conquer and subdue your mind, and love the Word of the Shabad; reform yourself, and realize the Lord of the three worlds.

¹⁸Her mind shall not waver or wander anywhere else, when she comes to know her Husband Lord.

¹⁹You are my only Support, You are my Lord and Master. You are my strength and anchor.

²⁰She is forever truthful and pure, O Nanak; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, conflicts are resolved. ||4||2||

²¹Chhant, Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl, Mangal ~ The Song Of Joy:

²²One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²³My Lord God has come to my bed, and my mind is merged with the Lord.

²⁴As it pleases the Guru, I have found the Lord God, and I revel and delight in His Love.

²⁵Very fortunate are those happy soul-brides, who have the jewel of the Naam upon their foreheads.

²⁶The Lord, the Lord God, is Nanak's Husband Lord, pleasing to his mind. ||1||

²⁷The Lord is the honor of the dishonored. The Lord, the Lord God is Himself by Himself.

²⁸The Gurmukh eradicates self-conceit, and constantly chants the Name of the Lord.

²⁹My Lord God does whatever He pleases; the Lord imbues mortal beings with the color of His Love.

³⁰Servant Nanak is easily merged into the Celestial Lord. He is satisfied with the sublime essence of the Lord. ||2||

³¹The Lord is found only through this human incarnation. This is the time to contemplate the Lord.

³²As Gurmukhs, the happy soul-brides meet Him, and their love for Him is abundant.

³³Those who have not attained human incarnation, are cursed by evil destiny.

³⁴O Lord, God, Har, Har, Har, Har, save Nanak; he is Your humble servant. ||3||

³⁵The Guru has implanted within me the Name of the Inaccessible Lord God; my mind and body are drenched with the Lord's Love.

¹The Name of the Lord is the Lover of His devotees; the Gurmukhs attain the Lord.

²Without the Name of the Lord, they cannot even live, like the fish without water.

³Finding the Lord, my life has become fruitful; O Nanak, the Lord God has fulfilled me. ||4||1||3||

⁴Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl, Salok:

⁵Seek out the Lord God, your only true Friend. He shall dwell in your mind, by great good fortune.

⁶The True Guru shall reveal Him to you; O Nanak, lovingly focus yourself on the Lord. ||1||

⁷Chhant:

⁸The soul-bride has come to ravish and enjoy her Lord God, after eradicating the poison of egotism.

⁹Following the Guru's Teachings, she has eliminated her self-conceit; she is lovingly attuned to her Lord, Har, Har.

¹⁰Her heart-lotus deep within has blossomed forth, and through the Guru, spiritual wisdom has been awakened within her.

¹¹Servant Nanak has found the Lord God, by perfect, great good fortune. ||1||

¹²The Lord, the Lord God, is pleasing to her mind; the Lord's Name resounds within her.

¹³Through the Perfect Guru, God is obtained; she is lovingly focused on the Lord, Har, Har.

¹⁴The darkness of ignorance is dispelled, and the Divine Light radiantly shines forth.

¹⁵The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is Nanak's only Support; he merges into the Lord's Name. ||2||

¹⁶The soul-bride is ravished and enjoyed by her Beloved Lord God, when the Lord God is pleased with her.

¹⁷My eyes are drawn to His Love, like the cat to the mouse.

¹⁸The Perfect Guru has united me with the Lord; I am satisfied by the subtle essence of the Lord.

¹⁹Servant Nanak blossoms forth in the Naam, the Name of the Lord; he is lovingly attuned to the Lord, Har, Har. ||3||

²⁰I am a fool and an idiot, but the Lord showered me with His Mercy, and united me with Himself.

²¹Blessed, blessed is the most wonderful Guru, who has conquered egotism.

²²Very fortunate, of blessed destiny are those, who enshrine the Lord, Har, Har, in their hearts.

²³O servant Nanak, praise the Naam, and be a sacrifice to the Naam. ||4||2||4||

²⁴Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl, Chhant:

²⁵One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²⁶The time of rejoicing has come; I sing of my Lord God.

²⁷I have heard of my Imperishable Husband Lord, and happiness fills my mind.

²⁸My mind is in love with Him; when shall I realize my great good fortune, and meet with my Perfect Husband?

²⁹If only I could meet the Lord of the Universe, and be automatically absorbed into Him; tell me how, O my companions!

³⁰Day and night, I stand and serve my God; how can I attain Him?

³¹Prays Nanak, have mercy on me, and attach me to the hem of Your robe, O Lord. ||1||

³²Joy has come! I have purchased the jewel of the Lord.

³³Searching, the seeker has found the Lord with the Saints.

³⁴I have met the Beloved Saints, and they have blessed me with their kindness; I contemplate the Unspoken Speech of the Lord.

³⁵With my consciousness centered, and my mind one-pointed, I meditate on my Lord and Master, with love and affection.

³⁶With my palms pressed together, I pray unto God, to bless me with the profit of the Lord's Praise.

³⁷Prays Nanak, I am Your slave. My God is inaccessible and unfathomable. ||2||

¹The date for my wedding is set, and cannot be changed; my union with the Lord is perfect.

²I am totally at peace, and my separation from Him has ended.

³The Saints meet and come together, and meditate on God; they form a wondrous wedding party.

⁴Gathering together, they arrive with poise and grace, and love fills the minds of the bride's family.

⁵Her light blends with His Light, through and through, and everyone enjoys the Nectar of the Lord's Name.

⁶Prays Nanak, the Saints have totally united me with God, the All-powerful Cause of causes. ||3||

⁷Beautiful is my home, and beauteous is the earth.

⁸God has entered the home of my heart; I touch the Guru's feet.

⁹Grasping the Guru's feet, I awake in peace and poise. All my desires are fulfilled.

¹⁰My hopes are fulfilled, through the dust of the feet of the Saints. After such a long separation, I have met my Husband Lord.

¹¹Night and day, the sounds of ecstasy resound and resonate; I have forsaken my stubborn-minded intellect.

¹²Prays Nanak, I seek the Sanctuary of my Lord and Master; in the Society of the Saints, I am lovingly attuned to Him. ||4||1||

¹³Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁴By blessed destiny, I have found my Husband Lord.

¹⁵The unstruck sound current vibrates and resounds in the Court of the Lord.

¹⁶Night and day, the sounds of ecstasy resound and resonate; day and night, I am enraptured.

¹⁷Disease, sorrow and suffering do not afflict anyone there; there is no birth or death there.

¹⁸There are treasures overflowing there - wealth, miraculous powers, ambrosial nectar and devotional worship.

¹⁹Prays Nanak, I am a sacrifice, devoted to the Supreme Lord God, the Support of the breath of life. ||1||

²⁰Listen, O my companions, and sister soul-brides, let's join together and sing the songs of joy.

²¹Loving our God with mind and body, let's ravish and enjoy Him.

²²Lovingly enjoying Him, we become pleasing to Him; let's not reject Him, for a moment, even for an instant.

²³Let's hug Him close in our embrace, and not feel shy; let's bathe our minds in the dust of His feet.

²⁴With the intoxicating drug of devotional worship, let's entice Him, and not wander anywhere else.

²⁵Prays Nanak, meeting with our True Friend, we attain the immortal status. ||2||

²⁶I am wonder-struck and amazed, gazing upon the Glories of my Imperishable Lord.

²⁷He took my hand, and held my arm, and cut away the noose of Death.

²⁸Holding me by the arm, He made me His slave; the branch has sprouted in abundance.

²⁹Pollution, attachment and corruption have run away; the immaculate day has dawned.

³⁰Casting His Glance of Grace, the Lord loves me with His Mind; my immense evil-mindedness is dispelled.

³¹Prays Nanak, I have become immaculate and pure; I have met the Imperishable Lord God. ||3||

³²The rays of light merge with the sun, and water merges with water.

³³One's light blends with the Light, and one becomes totally perfect.

³⁴I see God, hear God, and speak of the One and only God.

³⁵The soul is the Creator of the expanse of creation. Without God, I know no other at all.

³⁶He Himself is the Creator, and He Himself is the Enjoyer. He created the Creation.

³⁷Prays Nanak, they alone know this, who drink in the subtle essence of the Lord. ||4||2||

¹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl, Chhant:

²One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³Come, O my sisters, come, O my companions, and let us remain under the Lord's control. Let's sing the Songs of Bliss of our Husband Lord.

⁴Renounce your pride, O my companions, renounce your egotistical pride, O my sisters, so that you may become pleasing to your Beloved.

⁵Renounce pride, emotional attachment, corruption and duality, and serve the One Immaculate Lord.

⁶Hold tight to the Sanctuary of the Feet of the Merciful Lord, your Beloved, the Destroyer of all sins.

⁷Be the slave of His slaves, forsake sorrow and sadness, and do not bother with other devices.

⁸Prays Nanak, O Lord, please bless me with Your Mercy, that I may sing Your songs of bliss. ||1||

⁹The Ambrosial Naam, the Name of my Beloved, is like a cane to a blind man.

¹⁰Maya seduces in so many ways, like a beautiful enticing woman.

¹¹This enticer is so incredibly beautiful and clever; she entices with countless suggestive gestures.

¹²Maya is stubborn and persistent; she seems so sweet to the mind, and then he does not chant the Naam.

¹³At home, in the forest, on the banks of sacred rivers, fasting, worshipping, on the roads and on the shore, she is spying.

¹⁴Prays Nanak, please bless me with Your Kindness, Lord; I am blind, and Your Name is my cane. ||2||

¹⁵I am helpless and masterless; You, O my Beloved, are my Lord and Master. As it pleases You, so do You protect me.

¹⁶I have no wisdom or cleverness; what face should I put on to please You?

¹⁷I am not clever, skillful or wise; I am worthless, without any virtue at all.

¹⁸I have no beauty or pleasing smell, no beautiful eyes. As it pleases You, please preserve me, O Lord.

¹⁹His victory is celebrated by all; how can I know the state of the Lord of Mercy?

²⁰Prays Nanak, I am the servant of Your servants; as it pleases You, please preserve me. ||3||

²¹I am the fish, and You are the water; without You, what can I do?

²²I am the rainbird, and You are the rain-drop; when it falls into my mouth, I am satisfied.

²³When it falls into my mouth, my thirst is quenched; You are the Lord of my soul, my heart, my breath of life.

²⁴Touch me, and caress me, O Lord, You are in all; let me meet You, so that I may be emancipated.

²⁵In my consciousness I remember You, and the darkness is dispelled, like the chakvi duck, which longs to see the dawn.

²⁶Prays Nanak, O my Beloved, please unite me with Yourself; the fish never forgets the water. ||4||

²⁷Blessed, blessed is my destiny; my Husband Lord has come into my home.

²⁸The gate of my mansion is so beautiful, and all my gardens are so green and alive.

²⁹My peace-giving Lord and Master has rejuvenated me, and blessed me with great joy, bliss and love.

³⁰My Young Husband Lord is eternally young, and His body is forever youthful; what tongue can I use to chant His Glorious Praises?

³¹My bed is beautiful; gazing upon Him, I am fascinated, and all my doubts and pains are dispelled.

³²Prays Nanak, my hopes are fulfilled; my Lord and Master is unlimited. ||5||1||3||

³³Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl, Chhant, Mangal ~ The Song Of Joy:

³⁴One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³⁵Salok:

³⁶God is beautiful, tranquil and merciful; He is the treasure of absolute peace, my Husband Lord.

¹Meeting with God, the Ocean of Peace, O Nanak, this soul becomes happy. ||1||

²Chhant:

³One finds God, the Ocean of Peace, when destiny is activated.

⁴Abandoning the distinctions of honor and dishonor, grasp the Feet of the Lord.

⁵Renounce cleverness and trickery, and forsake your evil-minded intellect.

⁶O Nanak, seek the Sanctuary of the Sovereign Lord, Your King, and your marriage will be permanent and stable. ||1||

⁷Why forsake God, and attach yourself to another? Without the Lord, you cannot even live.

⁸The ignorant fool does not feel any shame; the evil man wanders around deluded.

⁹God is the Purifier of sinners; if he forsakes God, tell me, where he can find a place of rest?

¹⁰O Nanak, by loving devotional worship of the Merciful Lord, he attains the state of eternal life. ||2||

¹¹May that vicious tongue that does not chant the Name of the Great Lord of the World, be burnt.

¹²One who does not serve God, the Lover of His devotees, shall have his body eaten by crows.

¹³Enticed by doubt, he does not understand the pain it brings; he wanders through millions of incarnations.

¹⁴O Nanak, if you desire anything other than the Lord, you shall be consumed, like a maggot in manure. ||3||

¹⁵Embrace love for the Lord God, and in detachment, unite with Him.

¹⁶Give up your sandalwood oil, expensive clothes, perfumes, tasty flavors and the poison of egotism.

¹⁷Do not waver this way or that, but remain wakeful in the service of the Lord.

¹⁸O Nanak, she who has obtained her God, is a happy soul-bride forever. ||4||1||4||

¹⁹Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

²⁰Seek the Lord, O fortunate ones, and join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

²¹Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe forever, imbued with the Love of the Supreme Lord God.

²²Serving God forever, you shall obtain the fruitful rewards you desire.

²³O Nanak, seek the Sanctuary of God; meditate on the Lord, and ride the many waves of the mind. ||1||

²⁴I shall not forget God, even for an instant; He has blessed me with everything.

²⁵By great good fortune, I have met Him; as Gurmukh, I contemplate my Husband Lord.

²⁶Holding me by the arm, He has lifted me up and pulled me out of the darkness, and made me His own.

²⁷Chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Nanak lives; his mind and heart are cooled and soothed. ||2||

²⁸What virtues of Yours can I speak, O God, O Searcher of hearts?

²⁹Meditating, meditating in remembrance on the Lord, I have crossed over to the other shore.

³⁰Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, all my desires are fulfilled.

³¹Nanak is saved, meditating on the Lord, the Lord and Master of all. ||3||

³²Sublime are those eyes, which are drenched with the Love of the Lord.

³³Gazing upon God, my desires are fulfilled; I have met the Lord, the Friend of my soul.

³⁴I have obtained the Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord's Love, and now the taste of corruption is insipid and tasteless to me.

³⁵O Nanak, as water mingles with water, my light has merged into the Light. ||4||2||5||9||

¹Vaar Of Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl:

²One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³Salok, Fourth Mehl:

⁴I sing of the sublime Lord, the Lord God, in the melody of Raag Bilaaval.

⁵Hearing the Guru's Teachings, I obey them; this is the pre-ordained destiny written upon my forehead.

⁶All day and night, I chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Har; within my heart, I am lovingly attuned to Him.

⁷My body and mind are totally rejuvenated, and the garden of my mind has blossomed forth in lush abundance.

⁸The darkness of ignorance has been dispelled, with the light of the lamp of the Guru's wisdom. Servant Nanak lives by beholding the Lord.

⁹Let me behold Your face, for a moment, even an instant! ||1||

¹⁰Third Mehl:

¹¹Be happy and sing in Bilaaval, when the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is in your mouth.

¹²The melody and music, and the Word of the Shabad are beautiful, when one focuses his meditation on the celestial Lord.

¹³So leave behind the melody and music, and serve the Lord; then, you shall obtain honor in the Court of the Lord.

¹⁴O Nanak, as Gurmukh, contemplate God, and rid your mind of egotistical pride. ||2||

¹⁵Pauree:

¹⁶O Lord God, You Yourself are inaccessible; You formed everything.

¹⁷You Yourself are totally permeating and pervading the entire universe.

¹⁸You Yourself are absorbed in the state of deep meditation; You Yourself sing Your Glorious Praises.

¹⁹Meditate on the Lord, O devotees, day and night; He shall deliver you in the end.

²⁰Those who serve the Lord, find peace; they are absorbed in the Name of the Lord. ||1||

²¹Salok, Third Mehl:

²²In the love of duality, the happiness of Bilaaval does not come; the self-willed manmukh finds no place of rest.

²³Through hypocrisy, devotional worship does not come, and the Supreme Lord God is not found.

²⁴By stubborn-mindedly performing religious rituals, no one obtains the approval of the Lord.

²⁵O Nanak, the Gurmukh understands himself, and eradicates self-conceit from within.

²⁶He Himself is the Supreme Lord God; the Supreme Lord God comes to dwell in his mind.

²⁷Birth and death are erased, and his light blends with the Light. ||1||

²⁸Third Mehl:

²⁹Be happy in Bilaaval, O my beloveds, and embrace love for the One Lord.

³⁰The pains of birth and death shall be eradicated, and you shall remain absorbed in the True Lord.

³¹You shall be blissful forever in Bilaaval, if you walk in harmony with the Will of the True Guru.

³²Sitting in the Saints' Congregation, sing with love the Glorious Praises of the Lord forever.

³³O Nanak, beautiful are those humble beings, who, as Gurmukh, are united in the Lord's Union. ||2||

³⁴Pauree:

³⁵The Lord Himself is within all beings. The Lord is the friend of His devotees.

³⁶Everyone is under the Lord's control; in the home of the devotees there is bliss.

³⁷The Lord is the friend and companion of His devotees; all His humble servants stretch out and sleep in peace.

³⁸The Lord is the Lord and Master of all; O humble devotee, remember Him.

³⁹No one can equal You, Lord. Those who try, struggle and die in frustration. ||2||

¹Salok, Third Mehl:

²He alone knows God, and he alone is a Brahmin, who walks in harmony with the Will of the True Guru.

³One whose heart is filled with the Lord, is freed of egotism and disease.

⁴He chants the Lord's Praises, gathers virtue, and his light merges into the Light.

⁵How rare are those Brahmins who, in this age, come to know God, by lovingly focusing their consciousness on Him.

⁶O Nanak, those who are blessed by the Lord's Glance of Grace, remain lovingly attuned to the Name of the True Lord. ||1||

⁷Third Mehl:

⁸One who does not serve the True Guru, and who does not love the Word of the Shabad,

⁹earns the very painful disease of egotism; he is so very selfish.

¹⁰Acting stubborn-mindedly, he is reincarnated over and over again.

¹¹The birth of the Gurmukh is fruitful and auspicious. The Lord unites him with Himself.

¹²O Nanak, when the Merciful Lord grants His Mercy, one obtains the wealth of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||2||

¹³Pauree:

¹⁴All glorious greatness is in the Name of the Lord; as Gurmukh, meditate on the Lord.

¹⁵One obtains all that he asks for, if he keeps his consciousness focused on the Lord.

¹⁶If he tells the secrets of his soul to the True Guru, then he finds absolute peace.

¹⁷When the Perfect Guru bestows the Lord's Teachings, then all hunger departs.

¹⁸One who is blessed with such pre-ordained destiny, sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||3||

¹⁹Salok, Third Mehl:

²⁰No one goes away empty-handed from the True Guru; He unites me in Union with my God.

²¹Fruitful is the Blessed Vision of the Darshan of the True Guru; through it, one obtains whatever fruitful rewards he desires.

²²The Word of the Guru's Shabad is Ambrosial Nectar. It banishes all hunger and thirst.

²³Drinking in the sublime essence of the Lord brings contentment; the True Lord comes to dwell in the mind.

²⁴Meditating on the True Lord, the status of immortality is obtained; the Unstruck Word of the Shabad vibrates and resounds.

²⁵The True Lord is pervading in the ten directions; through the Guru, this is intuitively known.

²⁶O Nanak, those humble beings who have the Truth deep within, are never hidden, even if others try to hide them. ||1||

²⁷Third Mehl:

²⁸Serving the Guru, one finds the Lord, when the Lord blesses him with His Glance of Grace.

²⁹Human beings become angels, when the Lord blesses them with true devotional worship.

³⁰Conquering egotism, they are blended with the Lord; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they are purified.

³¹O Nanak, they remain merged with the Lord; they are blessed with the glorious greatness of the Naam. ||2||

³²Pauree:

³³Within the Guru, the True Guru, is the glorious greatness of the Name. The Creator Lord Himself has magnified it.

³⁴All His servants and Sikhs live by gazing, gazing upon it. It is pleasing to their hearts deep within.

³⁵The slanderers and evil-doers cannot see this glorious greatness; they do not appreciate the goodness of others.

³⁶What can be achieved by anyone babbling? The Guru is in love with the True Lord.

³⁷That which is pleasing to the Creator Lord, increases day by day, while all the people babble uselessly. ||4||

³⁸Salok, Third Mehl:

³⁹Cursed are the hopes in the love of duality; they tie the consciousness to love and attachment to Maya.

⁴⁰One who forsakes the peace of the Lord in exchange for straw, and forgets the Naam, suffers in pain.

¹The ignorant self-willed manmukhs are blind. They are born, only to die again, and continue coming and going.

²Their affairs are not resolved, and in the end, they depart, regretting and repenting.

³One who is blessed with the Lord's Grace, meets the True Guru; he alone meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

⁴Imbued with the Naam, the humble servants of the Lord find a lasting peace; servant Nanak is a sacrifice to them. ||1||

⁵Third Mehl:

⁶Hope and desire entice the world; they entice the whole universe.

⁷Everyone, and all that has been created, is under the domination of Death.

⁸By the Hukam of the Lord's Command, Death seizes the mortal; he alone is saved, whom the Creator Lord forgives.

⁹O Nanak, by Guru's Grace, this mortal swims across, if he abandons his ego.

¹⁰Conquer hope and desire, and remain unattached; contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||2||

¹¹Pauree:

¹²Wherever I go in this world, I see the Lord there.

¹³In the world hereafter as well, the Lord, the True Judge Himself, is pervading and permeating everywhere.

¹⁴The faces of the false are cursed, while the true devotees are blessed with glorious greatness.

¹⁵True is the Lord and Master, and true is His justice. The heads of the slanderers are covered with ashes.

¹⁶Servant Nanak worships the True Lord in adoration; as Gurmukh, he finds peace. ||5||

¹⁷Salok, Third Mehl:

¹⁸By perfect destiny, one finds the True Guru, if the Lord God grants forgiveness.

¹⁹Of all efforts, the best effort is to attain the Lord's Name.

²⁰It brings a cooling, soothing tranquility deep within the heart, and eternal peace.

²¹Then, one eats and wears the Ambrosial Nectar; O Nanak, through the Name, comes glorious greatness. ||1||

²²Third Mehl:

²³O mind, listening to the Guru's Teachings, you shall obtain the treasure of virtue.

²⁴The Giver of peace shall dwell in your mind; you shall be rid of egotism and pride.

²⁵O Nanak, by His Grace, one is blessed with the Ambrosial Nectar of the treasure of virtue. ||2||

²⁶Pauree:

²⁷The kings, emperors, rulers, lords, nobles and chiefs, are all created by the Lord.

²⁸Whatever the Lord causes them to do, they do; they are all beggars, dependent on the Lord.

²⁹Such is God, the Lord of all; He is on the True Guru's side. All castes and social classes, the four sources of creation, and the whole universe are slaves of the True Guru; God makes them work for Him.

³⁰See the glorious greatness of serving the Lord, O Saints of the Lord; He has conquered and driven all the enemies and evil-doers out of the body-village.

³¹The Lord, Har, Har, is Merciful to His humble devotees; granting His Grace, the Lord Himself protects and preserves them. ||6||

³²Salok, Third Mehl:

³³Fraud and hypocrisy within bring constant pain; the self-willed manmukh does not practice meditation.

³⁴Suffering in pain, he does his deeds; he is immersed in pain, and he shall suffer in pain hereafter.

³⁵By his karma, he meets the True Guru, and then, he is lovingly attuned to the True Name.

³⁶O Nanak, he is naturally at peace; doubt and fear run away and leave him. ||1||

³⁷Third Mehl:

³⁸The Gurmukh is in love with the Lord forever. The Name of the Lord is pleasing to his mind.

¹The Gurmukh beholds and speaks the Naam, the Name of the Lord; chanting the Naam, he finds peace.

²O Nanak, the spiritual wisdom of the Gurmukh shines forth; the black darkness of ignorance is dispelled. ||2||

³Third Mehl:

⁴The filthy, foolish, self-willed manmukhs die.

⁵The Gurmukhs are immaculate and pure; they keep the Lord enshrined within their hearts.

⁶Prays Nanak, listen, O Siblings of Destiny!

⁷Serve the True Guru, and the filth of your ego shall be gone.

⁸Deep within, the pain of skepticism afflicts them; their heads are constantly assaulted by worldly entanglements.

⁹Asleep in the love of duality, they never wake up; they are attached to the love of Maya.

¹⁰They do not remember the Name, and they do not contemplate the Word of the Shabad; this is the view of the self-willed manmukhs.

¹¹They do not love the Lord's Name, and they lose their life uselessly. O Nanak, the Messenger of Death attacks them, and humiliates them. ||3||

¹²Pauree:

¹³He alone is a true king, whom the Lord blesses with true devotion.

¹⁴People pledge their allegiance to him; no other store stocks this merchandise, nor deals in this trade.

¹⁵That humble devotee who turns his face towards the Guru and becomes sunmukh, receives the Lord's wealth; the faithless baymukh, who turns his face away from the Guru, gathers only ashes.

¹⁶The Lord's devotees are dealers in the Name of the Lord. The Messenger of Death, the tax-collector, does not even approach them.

¹⁷Servant Nanak has loaded the wealth of the Name of the Lord, who is forever independent and care-free. ||7||

¹⁸Salok, Third Mehl:

¹⁹In this age, the devotee earns the wealth of the Lord; all the rest of the world wanders deluded in doubt.

²⁰By Guru's Grace, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, comes to dwell in his mind; night and day, he meditates on the Naam.

²¹In the midst of corruption, he remains detached; through the Word of the Shabad, he burns away his ego.

²²He crosses over, and saves his relatives as well; blessed is the mother who gave birth to him.

²³Peace and poise fill his mind forever, and he embraces love for the True Lord.

²⁴Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva wander in the three qualities, while their egotism and desire increase.

²⁵The Pandits, the religious scholars and the silent sages read and debate in confusion; their consciousness is centered on the love of duality.

²⁶The Yogis, wandering pilgrims and Sanyaasees are deluded; without the Guru, they do not find the essence of reality.

²⁷The miserable self-willed manmukhs are forever deluded by doubt; they waste away their lives uselessly.

²⁸O Nanak, those who are imbued with the Naam are balanced and poised; forgiving them, the Lord blends them with Himself. ||1||

²⁹Third Mehl:

³⁰O Nanak, praise Him, who has control over everything.

³¹Remember Him, O mortals - without Him, there is no other at all.

³²He dwells deep within those who are Gurmukh; forever and ever, they are at peace. ||2||

³³Pauree:

³⁴Those who do not become Gurmukh and earn the wealth of the Lord's Name, are bankrupt in this age.

³⁵They wander around begging all over the world, but no one even spits in their faces.

³⁶They gossip about others, and lose their credit, and expose themselves as well.

³⁷That wealth, for which they slander others, does not come into their hands, no matter where they go.

¹Through loving service, the Gurmukhs receive the wealth of the Naam, but the unfortunate ones cannot receive it. This wealth is not found anywhere else, in this country or in any other. ||8||

²Salok, Third Mehl:

³The Gurmukh does not have an iota of skepticism or doubt; worries depart from within him.

⁴Whatever he does, he does with grace and poise. Nothing else can be said about him.

⁵O Nanak, the Lord Himself hears the speech of those whom He makes His own. ||1||

⁶Third Mehl:

⁷He conquers death, and subdues the desires of his mind; the Immaculate Name abides deep within him.

⁸Night and day, he remains awake and aware; he never sleeps, and he intuitively drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar.

⁹His speech is sweet, and his words are nectar; night and day, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

¹⁰He dwells in the home of his own self, and appears beautiful forever; meeting him, Nanak finds peace. ||2||

¹¹Pauree:

¹²The wealth of the Lord is a jewel, a gem; the Guru has caused the Lord to grant that wealth of the Lord.

¹³If someone sees something, he may ask for it; or, someone may cause it to be given to him. But no one can take a share of this wealth of the Lord by force.

¹⁴He alone obtains a share of the wealth of the Lord, who is blessed by the Creator with faith and devotion to the True Guru, according to his pre-ordained destiny.

¹⁵No one is a share-holder in this wealth of the Lord, and no one owns any of it. It has no boundaries or borders to be disputed. If anyone speaks ill of the wealth of the Lord, his face will be blackened in the four directions.

¹⁶No one's power or slander can prevail against the gifts of the Lord; day by day they continually, continuously increase. ||9||

¹⁷Salok, Third Mehl:

¹⁸The world is going up in flames - shower it with Your Mercy, and save it!

¹⁹Save it, and deliver it, by whatever method it takes.

²⁰The True Guru has shown the way to peace, contemplating the True Word of the Shabad.

²¹Nanak knows no other than the Lord, the Forgiving Lord. ||1||

²²Third Mehl:

²³Through egotism, fascination with Maya has trapped them in duality.

²⁴It cannot be killed, it does not die, and it cannot be sold in a store.

²⁵Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, it is burnt away, and then it departs from within.

²⁶The body and mind become pure, and the Naam, the Name of the Lord, comes to dwell within the mind.

²⁷O Nanak, the Shabad is the killer of Maya; the Gurmukh obtains it. ||2||

²⁸Pauree:

²⁹The glorious greatness of the True Guru was bestowed by the True Guru; He understood this as the Insignia, the Mark of the Primal Lord's Will.

³⁰He tested His sons, nephews, sons-in-law and relatives, and subdued the egotistical pride of them all.

³¹Wherever anyone looks, my True Guru is there; the Lord blessed Him with the whole world.

³²One who meets with, and believes in the True Guru, is embellished here and hereafter. Whoever turns his back on the Guru and becomes baymukh, shall wander in cursed and evil places.

¹My Lord and Master is on the side of servant Nanak. The All-powerful and All-knowing Lord God is my Best Friend.

²Seeing the food being distributed, everyone came and fell at the feet of the True Guru, who cleansed the minds of all of their egotistical pride. ||10||

³Salok, First Mehl:

⁴One plants the seed, another harvests the crop, and still another beats the grain from the chaff.

⁵O Nanak, it is not known, who will ultimately eat the grain. ||1||

⁶First Mehl:

⁷He alone is carried across, within whose mind the Lord abides.

⁸O Nanak, that alone happens, which is pleasing to His Will. ||2||

⁹Pauree:

¹⁰The Merciful Supreme Lord God has carried me across the world-ocean.

¹¹The compassionate perfect Guru has eradicated my doubts and fears.

¹²Unsatisfied sexual desire and unresolved anger, the horrible demons, have been totally destroyed.

¹³I have enshrined the treasure of the Ambrosial Naam within my throat and heart.

¹⁴O Nanak, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, my birth and death have been adorned and redeemed. ||11||

¹⁵Salok, Third Mehl:

¹⁶Those who forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are said to be false.

¹⁷The five thieves plunder their homes, and egotism breaks in.

¹⁸The faithless cynics are defrauded by their own evil-mindedness; they do not know the sublime essence of the Lord.

¹⁹Those who lose the Ambrosial Nectar through doubt, remain engrossed and entangled in corruption.

²⁰They make friends with the wicked, and argue with the humble servants of the Lord.

²¹O Nanak, the faithless cynics are bound and gagged by the Messenger of Death, and suffer agony in hell.

²²They act according to the karma of the actions they committed before; as the Lord keeps them, so do they live. ||1||

²³Third Mehl:

²⁴Those who serve the True Guru, are transformed from powerless into powerful.

²⁵With every breath and morsel of food, the Lord abides in their minds forever, and the Messenger of Death cannot even see them.

²⁶The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, fills their hearts, and Maya is their servant.

²⁷One who becomes the slave of the Lord's slaves, obtains the greatest treasure.

²⁸O Nanak, I am forever a sacrifice to that one, within whose mind and body God dwells.

²⁹One who has such pre-ordained destiny, he alone is in love with the humble Saints. ||2||

³⁰Pauree:

³¹Whatever the Perfect True Guru says, the Transcendent Lord hears.

³²It pervades and permeates the whole world, and it is on the mouth of each and every being.

³³So numerous are the great glories of the Lord, they cannot even be counted.

³⁴Truth, poise and bliss rest in the True Guru; the Guru bestows the jewel of Truth.

³⁵O Nanak, the Supreme Lord God embellishes the Saints, who become like the True Lord. ||12||

³⁶Salok, Third Mehl:

³⁷He does not understand himself; he believes the Lord God to be far away.

³⁸He forgets to serve the Guru; how can his mind remain in the Lord's Presence?

³⁹The self-willed manmukh wastes away his life in worthless greed and falsehood.

⁴⁰O Nanak, the Lord forgives, and blends them with Himself; through the True Word of the Shabad, He is ever-present. ||1||

⁴¹Third Mehl:

⁴²True is the Praise of the Lord God; the Gurmukh chants the Name of the Lord of the Universe.

⁴³Praising the Naam night and day, and meditating on the Lord, the mind becomes blissful.

⁴⁴By great good fortune, I have found the Lord, the perfect embodiment of supreme bliss.

⁴⁵Servant Nanak praises the Naam; his mind and body shall never again be shattered. ||2||

¹Pauree:

²If someone slanders the True Guru, and then comes seeking the Guru's Protection,

³the True Guru forgives him for his past sins, and unites him with the Saints' Congregation.

⁴When the rain falls, the water in the streams, rivers and ponds flows into the Ganges; flowing into the Ganges, it is made sacred and pure.

⁵Such is the glorious greatness of the True Guru, who has no vengeance; meeting with Him, thirst and hunger are quenched, and instantly, one attains celestial peace.

⁶O Nanak, behold this wonder of the Lord, my True King! Everyone is pleased with one who obeys and believes in the True Guru. ||13||1|| Sudh||

⁷Bilaaval, The Word Of The Devotees. Of Kabeer Jee:

⁸Of Kabeer Jee:

⁹One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified By Guru's Grace:

¹⁰This world is a drama; no one can remain here.

¹¹Walk the straight path; otherwise, you will be pushed around. ||1||Pause||

¹²The children, the young and the old, O Siblings of Destiny, will be taken away by the Messenger of Death.

¹³The Lord has made the poor man a mouse, and the cat of Death is eating him up. ||1||

¹⁴It gives no special consideration to either the rich or the poor.

¹⁵The king and his subjects are equally killed; such is the power of Death. ||2||

¹⁶Those who are pleasing to the Lord are the servants of the Lord; their story is unique and singular.

¹⁷They do not come and go, and they never die; they remain with the Supreme Lord God. ||3||

¹⁸Know this in your soul, that by renouncing your children, spouse, wealth and property

¹⁹- says Kabeer, listen, O Saints - you shall be united with the Lord of the Universe. ||4||1||

²⁰Bilaaval:

²¹I do not read books of knowledge, and I do not understand the debates.

²²I have gone insane, chanting and hearing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||

²³O my father, I have gone insane; the whole world is sane, and I am insane.

²⁴I am spoiled; let no one else be spoiled like me. ||1||Pause||

²⁵I have not made myself go insane - the Lord made me go insane.

²⁶The True Guru has burnt away my doubt. ||2||

²⁷I am spoiled; I have lost my intellect.

²⁸Let no one go astray in doubt like me. ||3||

²⁹He alone is insane, who does not understand himself.

³⁰When he understands himself, then he knows the One Lord. ||4||

³¹One who is not intoxicated with the Lord now, shall never be intoxicated.

³²Says Kabeer, I am imbued with the Lord's Love. ||5||2||

³³Bilaaval:

³⁴Abandoning his household, he may go to the forest, and live by eating roots;

³⁵but even so, his sinful, evil mind does not renounce corruption. ||1||

³⁶How can anyone be saved? How can anyone cross over the terrifying world-ocean?

³⁷Save me, save me, O my Lord! Your humble servant seeks Your Sanctuary. ||1||Pause||

³⁸I cannot escape my desire for sin and corruption.

³⁹I make all sorts of efforts to hold back from this desire, but it clings to me, again and again. ||2||

¹Youth and old age - my entire life has passed, but I haven't done any good.

²This priceless soul has been treated as if if were worth no more than a shell. ||3||

³Says Kabeer, O my Lord, You are contained in all.

⁴There is none as merciful as You are, and none as sinful as I am. ||4||3||

⁵Bilaaval:

⁶Every day, he rises early, and brings a fresh clay pot; he passes his life embellishing and glazing it.

⁷He does not think at all of worldly weaving; he is absorbed in the subtle essence of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||

⁸Who in our family has ever chanted the Name of the Lord?

⁹Ever since this worthless son of mine began chanting with his mala, we have had no peace at all! ||1||Pause||

¹⁰Listen, O my sisters-in-law, a wondrous thing has happened!

¹¹This boy has ruined our weaving business. Why didn't he simply die? ||2||

¹²O mother, the One Lord, the Lord and Master, is the source of all peace. The Guru has blessed me with His Name.

¹³He preserved the honor of Prahlaad, and destroyed Harnaakhash with his nails. ||3||

¹⁴I have renounced the gods and ancestors of my house, for the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

¹⁵Says Kabeer, God is the Destroyer of all sins; He is the Saving Grace of His Saints. ||4||4||

¹⁶Bilaaval:

¹⁷There is no king equal to the Lord.

¹⁸All these lords of the world last for only a few days, putting on their false displays. ||1||Pause||

¹⁹How can Your humble servant waver? You spread Your shadow over the three worlds.

²⁰Who can raise his hand against Your humble servant? No one can describe the Lord's expanse. ||1||

²¹Remember Him, O my thoughtless and foolish mind, and the unstruck melody of the sound current will resonate and resound.

²²Says Kabeer, my skepticism and doubt have been dispelled; the Lord has exalted me, as He did Dhroo and Prahlaad. ||2||5||

²³Bilaaval:

²⁴Save me! I have disobeyed You.

²⁵I have not practiced humility, righteousness or devotional worship; I am proud and egotistical, and I have taken a crooked path. ||1||Pause||

²⁶Believing this body to be immortal, I pampered it, but it is a fragile and perishable vessel.

²⁷Forgetting the Lord who formed, fashioned and embellished me, I have become attached to another. ||1||

²⁸I am Your thief; I cannot be called holy. I have fallen at Your feet, seeking Your Sanctuary.

²⁹Says Kabeer, please listen to this prayer of mine, O Lord; please do not send me sommons of the Messenger of Death. ||2||6||

³⁰Bilaaval:

³¹I stand humbly at Your Court.

³²Who else can take care of me, other than You? Please open Your door, and grant me the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||1||Pause||

³³You are the richest of the rich, generous and unattached. With my ears, I listen to Your Praises.

³⁴From whom should I beg? I see that all are beggars. My salvation comes only from You. ||1||

³⁵You blessed Jai Dayv, Naam Dayv and Sudaamaa the Brahmin with Your infinite mercy.

³⁶Says Kabeer, You are the All-powerful Lord, the Great Giver; in an instant, You bestow the four great blessings. ||2||7||

³⁷Bilaaval:

³⁸He has a walking stick, ear-rings, a patched coat and a begging bowl.

³⁹Wearing the robes of a beggar, he wanders around, deluded by doubt. ||1||

¹Abandon your Yogic postures and breath control exercises, O madman.

²Renounce fraud and deception, and meditate continuously on the Lord, O madman. ||1||Pause||

³That which you beg for, has been enjoyed in the three worlds.

⁴Says Kabeer, the Lord is the only Yogi in the world. ||2||8||

⁵Bilaaval:

⁶This Maya has made me forget Your feet, O Lord of the World, Master of the Universe.

⁷Not even a bit of love wells up in Your humble servant; what can Your poor servant do? ||1||Pause||

⁸Cursed is the body, cursed is the wealth, and cursed is this Maya; cursed, cursed is the clever intellect and understanding.

⁹Restrain and hold back this Maya; overcome it, through the Word of the Guru's Teachings. ||1||

¹⁰What good is farming, and what good is trading? Worldly entanglements and pride are false.

¹¹Says Kabeer, in the end, they are ruined; ultimately, Death will come for them. ||2||9||

¹²Bilaaval:

¹³Within the pool of the body, there is an incomparably beautiful lotus flower.

¹⁴Within it, is the Supreme Light, the Supreme Soul, who has no feature or form. ||1||

¹⁵O my mind, vibrate, meditate on the Lord, and forsake your doubt. The Lord is the Life of the World. ||1||Pause||

¹⁶Nothing is seen coming into the world, and nothing is seen leaving it.

¹⁷Where the body is born, there it dies, like the leaves of the water-lily. ||2||

¹⁸Maya is false and transitory; forsaking it, one obtains peaceful, celestial contemplation.

¹⁹Says Kabeer, serve Him within your mind; He is the Enemy of ego, the Destroyer of demons. ||3||10||

²⁰Bilaaval:

²¹The illusion of birth and death is gone; I lovingly focus on the Lord of the Universe.

²²In my life, I am absorbed in deep silent meditation; the Guru's Teachings have awakened me. ||1||Pause||

²³The sound made from bronze, that sound goes into the bronze again.

²⁴But when the bronze is broken, O Pandit, O religious scholar, where does the sound go then? ||1||

²⁵I gaze upon the world, the confluence of the three qualities; God is awake and aware in each and every heart.

²⁶Such is the understanding revealed to me; within my heart, I have become a detached renunciate. ||2||

²⁷I have come to know my own self, and my light has merged in the Light.

²⁸Says Kabeer, now I know the Lord of the Universe, and my mind is satisfied. ||3||11||

²⁹Bilaaval:

³⁰When Your Lotus Feet dwell within one's heart, why should that person waver, O Divine Lord?

³¹I know that all comforts, and the nine treasures, come to one who intuitively, naturally, chants the Praise of the Divine Lord. ||Pause||

³²Such wisdom comes, only when one sees the Lord in all, and unties the knot of hypocrisy.

³³Time and time again, he must hold himself back from Maya; let him take the scale of the Lord, and weigh his mind. ||1||

³⁴Then wherever he goes, he will find peace, and Maya will not shake him.

³⁵Says Kabeer, my mind believes in the Lord; I am absorbed in the Love of the Divine Lord. ||2||12||

³⁶Bilaaval, The Word Of Devotee Naam Dayv Jee:

³⁷One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³⁸The Guru has made my life fruitful.

¹My pain is forgotten, and I have found peace deep within myself. ||1||

²The Guru has blessed me with the ointment of spiritual wisdom.

³Without the Lord's Name, life is mindless. ||1||Pause||

⁴Meditating in remembrance, Naam Dayv has come to know the Lord.

⁵His soul is blended with the Lord, the Life of the World. ||2||1||

⁶Bilaaval, The Word Of Devotee Ravi Daas:

⁷One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

⁸Seeing my poverty, everyone laughed. Such was my condition.

⁹Now, I hold the eighteen miraculous spiritual powers in the palm of my hand; everything is by Your Grace. ||1||

¹⁰You know, and I am nothing, O Lord, Destroyer of fear.

¹¹All beings seek Your Sanctuary, O God, Fulfiller, Resolver of our affairs. ||1||Pause||

¹²Whoever enters Your Sanctuary, is relieved of his burden of sin.

¹³You have saved the high and the low from the shameless world. ||2||

¹⁴Says Ravi Daas, what more can be said about the Unspoken Speech?

¹⁵Whatever You are, You are, O Lord; how can anything compare with Your Praises? ||3||1||

¹⁶Bilaaval:

¹⁷That family, into which a holy person is born,

¹⁸whether of high or low social class, whether rich or poor, shall have its pure fragrance spread all over the world. ||1||Pause||

¹⁹Whether he is a Brahmin, a Vaishya, a Soodra, or a Kh'shaatriya; whether he is a poet, an outcaste, or a filthy-minded person,

²⁰he becomes pure, by meditating on the Lord God. He saves himself, and the families of both his parents. ||1||

²¹Blessed is that village, and blessed is the place of his birth; blessed is his pure family, throughout all the worlds.

²²One who drinks in the sublime essence abandons other tastes; intoxicated with this divine essence, he discards sin and corruption. ||2||

²³Among the religious scholars, warriors and kings, there is no other equal to the Lord's devotee.

²⁴As the leaves of the water lily float free in the water, says Ravi Daas, so is their life in the world. ||3||2||

²⁵The Word Of Sadhana, Raag Bilaaval:

²⁶One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²⁷For a king's daughter, a man disguised himself as Vishnu.

²⁸He did it for sexual exploitation, and for selfish motives, but the Lord protected his honor. ||1||

²⁹What is Your value, O Guru of the world, if You will not erase the karma of my past actions?

³⁰Why seek safety from a lion, if one is to be eaten by a jackal? ||1||Pause||

³¹For the sake of a single rain-drop, the rainbird suffers in pain.

³²When its breath of life is gone, even an ocean is of no use to it. ||2||

³³Now, my life has grown weary, and I shall not last much longer; how can I be patient?

³⁴If I drown and die, and then a boat comes along, tell me, how shall I climb aboard? ||3||

³⁵I am nothing, I have nothing, and nothing belongs to me.

³⁶Now, protect my honor; Sadhana is Your humble servant. ||4||1||