# Section 31 - Raag Malaar

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> Shri Guru Granth Sahib: Raag Malaar
> Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 001
> Raag Malaar, Chau-Padas, First Mehl, First House:
> One 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:
> Eating, drinking, laughing and sleeping, the mortal forgets about dying.
> Forgetting his Lord and Master, the mortal is ruined, and his life is cursed. He cannot remain forever. ||1||
> O mortal, meditate on the One Lord.
> You shall go to your true home with honor. ||1 Pause||
> Those who serve You - what can they give You? They beg for and receive what cannot remain.
> You are the Great Giver of all souls; You are the Life within all living beings. ||2||
> The Gurmukhs meditate, and receive the Ambrosial Nectar; thus they become pure.
> Day and night, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, O mortal. It makes the filthy immacuate. ||3||
> As is the season, so is the comfort of the body, and so is the body itself.
> O Nanak, that season is beautiful; without the Name, what season is it? ||4||1||
> Malaar, First Mehl:
> I offer prayers to my Beloved Guru, that He may unite me with my Husband Lord.
> I hear the thunder in the clouds, and my mind is cooled and soothed; imbued with the Love of my Dear Beloved, I sing His Glorious Praises. ||1||
> The rain pours down, and my mind is drenched with His Love.
> The drop of Ambrosial Nectar pleases my heart; the Guru has fascinated my mind, which is drenched in the sublime essence of the Lord. ||1||Pause||
> With intuitive peace and poise, the soul-bride is loved by her Husband Lord; her mind is pleased and appeased by the Guru's Teachings.
> She is the happy soul-bride of her Husband Lord; her mind and body are filled with joy by His Love. ||2||
> Discarding her demerits, she becomes detached; with the Lord as her Husband, her marriage is eternal.
> She never suffers separation or sorrow; her Lord God showers her with His Grace. ||3||
> Her mind is steady and stable; she does not come and go in reincarnation.
> She takes the Shelter of the Perfect Guru. O Nanak, as Gurmukh, chant the Naam; you shall be accepted as the true soul-bride of the Lord. ||4||2||
> Malaar, First Mehl:
> They pretend to understand the Truth, but they are not satisfied by the Naam; they waste their lives in egotism.
> Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 002
> Caught in slander and attachment to the wealth and women of others, they eat poison and suffer in pain.
> They think about the Shabad, but they are not released from their fear and fraud; the minds and mouths are filled with Maya, Maya.
> Loading the heavy and crushing load, they die, only to be reborn, and waste their lives again. ||1||
> The Word of the Shabad is so very beautiful; it is pleasing to my mind.
> The mortal wanders lost in reincarnation, wearing various robes and clothes; when he is saved and protected by the Guru, then he finds the Truth. ||1||Pause||
> He does not try to wash away his angry passions by bathing at sacred shrines. He does not love the Name of the Lord.
> He abandons and discards the priceless jewel, and he goes back from where he came.
> And so he becomes a maggot in manure, and in that, he is absorbed.
> The more he tastes, the more he is diseased; without the Guru, there is no peace and poise. ||2||
> Focusing my awareness on selfless service, I joyfully sing His Praises. As Gurmukh, I contemplate spiritual wisdom.
> The seeker comes forth, and the debater dies down; I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to the Guru, the Creator Lord.
> I am low and wretched, with shallow and false understanding; You embellish and exalt me through the Word of Your Shabad.
> And wherever there is self-realization, You are there; O True Lord Savior, You save us and carry us across. ||3||
> Where should I sit to chant Your Praises; which of Your Infinite Praises should I chant?
> The Unknown cannot be known; O Inaccessible, Unborn Lord God, You are the Lord and Master of masters.
> How can I compare You to anyone else I see? All are beggars - You are the Great Giver.
> Lacking devotion, Nanak looks to Your Door; please bless him with Your One Name, that he may enshrine it in his heart. ||4||3||
> Malaar, First Mehl:
> The soul-bride who has not known delight with her Husband Lord, shall weep and wail with a wretched face.
> She becomes hopeless, caught in the noose of her own karma; without the Guru, she wanders deluded by doubt. ||1||
> So rain down, O clouds. My Husband Lord has come home.
> I am a sacrifice to my Guru, who has led me to meet my Lord God. ||1||Pause||
> My love, my Lord and Master is forever fresh; I am embellished with devotional worship night and day.
> I am liberated, gazing on the Blessed Vision of the Guru's Darshan. Devotional worship has made me glorious and exalted throughout the ages. ||2||
> I am Yours; the three worlds are Yours as well. You are mine, and I am Yours.
> Meeting with the True Guru, I have found the Immaculate Lord; I shall not be consigned to this terrifying world-ocean ever again. ||3||
> If the soul-bride is filled with delight on seeing her Husband Lord, then her decorations are true.
> With the Immaculate Celestial Lord, she becomes the truest of the true. Following the Guru's Teachings, she leans on the Support of the Naam. ||4||
> She is liberated; the Guru has untied her bonds. Focusing her awareness on the Shabad, she attains honor.
> O Nanak, the Lord's Name is deep within her heart; as Gurmukh, she is united in His Union. ||5||4||
> First Mehl, Malaar:
> Others' wives, others' wealth, greed, egotism, corruption and poison;
> evil passions, slander of others, sexual desire and anger - give up all these. ||1||
> The Inaccessible, Infinite Lord is sitting in His Mansion.
> That humble being, whose conduct is in harmony with the jewel of the Guru's Shabad, obtains the Ambrosial Nectar. ||1||Pause||
> Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 003
> He sees pleasure and pain as both the same, along with good and bad in the world.
> Wisdom, understanding and awareness are found in the Name of the Lord. In the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, embrace love for the Guru. ||2||
> Day and night, profit is obtained through the Lord's Name. The Guru, the Giver, has given this gift.
> That Sikh who becomes Gurmukh obtains it. The Creator blesses him with His Glance of Grace. ||3||
> The body is a mansion, a temple, the home of the Lord; He has infused His Infinite Light into it.
> O Nanak, the Gurmukh is invited to the Mansion of the Lord's Presence; the Lord unites him in His Union. ||4||5||
> Malaar, First Mehl, Second House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> Know that the creation was formed through air and water;
> have no doubt that the body was made through fire.
> And if you know where the soul comes from,
> you shall be known as a wise religious scholar. ||1||
> Who can know the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, O mother?
> Without seeing Him, we cannot say anything about Him.
> How can anyone speak and describe Him, O mother? ||1||Pause||
> He is high above the sky, and beneath the nether worlds.
> How can I speak of Him? Let me understand.
> Who knows what sort of Name is chanted, in the heart, without the tongue? ||2||
> Undoubtedly, words fail me.
> He alone understands, who is blessed.
> Day and night, deep within, he remains lovingly attuned to the Lord.
> He is the true person, who is merged in the True Lord. ||3||
> If someone of high social standing becomes a selfless servant,
> then his praises cannot even be expressed.
> And if someone from a low social class becomes a selfless servant,
> O Nanak, he shall wear shoes of honor. ||4||1||6||
> Malaar, First Mehl:
> The pain of separation - this is the hungry pain I feel.
> Another pain is the attack of the Messenger of Death.
> Another pain is the disease consuming my body.
> O foolish doctor, don't give me medicine. ||1||
> O foolish doctor, don't give me medicine.
> The pain persists, and the body continues to suffer.
> Your medicine has no effect on me. ||1||Pause||
> Forgetting his Lord and Master, the mortal enjoys sensual pleasures;
> then, disease rises up in his body.
> The blind mortal receives his punishment.
> O foolish doctor, don't give me medicine. ||2||
> The value of sandalwood lies in its fragrance.
> The value of the human lasts only as long as the breath in the body.
> When the breath is taken away, the body crumbles into dust.
> After that, no one takes any food. ||3||
> The mortal's body is golden, and the soul-swan is immaculate and pure,
> if even a tiny particle of the Immaculate Naam is within.
> All pain and disease are eradicated.
> O Nanak, the mortal is saved through the True Name. ||4||2||7||
> Malaar, First Mehl:
> Pain is the poison. The Lord's Name is the antidote.
> Grind it up in the mortar of contentment, with the pestle of charitable giving.
> Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 004
> Take it each and every day, and your body shall not waste away.
> At the very last instant, you shall strike down the Messenger of Death. ||1||
> So take such medicine, O fool,
> by which your corruption shall be taken away. ||1||Pause||
> Power, wealth and youth are all just shadows,
> as are the vehicles you see moving around.
> Neither your body, nor your fame, nor your social status shall go along with you.
> In the next world it is day, while here, it is all night. ||2||
> Let your taste for pleasures be the firewood, let your greed be the ghee,
> and your sexual desire and anger the cooking oil; burn them in the fire.
> Some make burnt offerings, hold sacred feasts, and read the Puraanas.
> Whatever pleases God is acceptable. ||3||
> Intense meditation is the paper, and Your Name is the insignia.
> Those for whom this treasure is ordered,
> look wealthy when they reach their true home.
> O Nanak, blessed is that mother who gave birth to them. ||4||3||8||
> Malaar, First Mehl:
> You wear white clothes, and speak sweet words.
> Your nose is sharp, and your eyes are black.
> Have you ever seen your Lord and Master, O sister? ||1||
> O my All-powerful Lord and Master, by Your power, I fly and soar, and ascend to the heavens.
> I see Him in the water, on the land, in the mountains, on the river-banks,
> in all places and interspaces, O brother. ||2||
> He fashioned the body, and gave it wings;
> He gave it great thirst and desire to fly.
> When He bestows His Glance of Grace, I am comforted and consoled.
> As He makes me see, so do I see, O brother. ||3||
> Neither this body, nor its wings, shall go to the world hereafter.
> It is a fusion of air, water and fire.
> O Nanak, if it is in the mortal's karma, then he meditates on the Lord, with the Guru as his Spiritual Teacher.
> This body is absorbed in the Truth. ||4||4||9||
> Malaar, Third Mehl, Chau-Padas, First House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> The Formless Lord is formed by Himself. He Himself deludes in doubt.
> Creating the Creation, the Creator Himself beholds it; He enjoins us as He pleases.
> This is the true greatness of His servant, that he obeys the Hukam of the Lord's Command. ||1||
> Only He Himself knows His Will. By Guru's Grace, it is grasped.
> When this play of Shiva and Shakti comes to his home, he remains dead while yet alive. ||1||Pause||
> They read the Vedas, and read them again, and engage in arguments about Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
> This three-phased Maya has deluded the whole world into cynicism about death and birth.
> By Guru's Grace, know the One Lord, and the anxiety of your mind will be allayed. ||2||
> I am meek, foolish and thoughtless, but still, You take care of me.
> Please be kind to me, and make me the slave of Your slaves, so that I may serve You.
> Please bless me with the treasure of the One Name, that I may chant it, day and night. ||3||
> Says Nanak, by Guru's Grace, understand. Hardly anyone considers this.
> Like foam bubbling up on the surface of the water, so is this world.
> Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 005
> It shall eventually merge back into that from which it came, and all its expanse shall be gone. ||4||1||
> Malaar, Third Mehl:
> Those who realize the Hukam of the Lord's Command are united with Him; through the Word of His Shabad, their egotism is burnt away.
> They perform true devotional worship day and night; they remain lovingly attuned to the True Lord.
> They gaze on their True Lord forever, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, with loving ease. ||1||
> O mortal, accept His Will and find peace.
> God is pleased by the Pleasure of His Own Will. Whomever He forgives, meets no obstacles on the way. ||1||Pause||
> Under the influence of the three gunas, the three dispositions, the mind wanders everywhere, without love or devotion to the Lord.
> No one is ever saved or liberated, by doing deeds in ego.
> Whatever our Lord and Master wills, comes to pass. People wander according to their past actions. ||2||
> Meeting with the True Guru, the mind is overpowered; the Lord's Name comes to abide in the mind.
> The value of such a person cannot be estimated; nothing at all can be said about him.
> He comes to dwell in the fourth state; he remains merged in the True Lord. ||3||
> My Lord God is Inaccessible and Unfathomable. His value cannot be expressed.
> By Guru's Grace, he comes to understand, and live the Shabad.
> O Nanak, praise the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; you shall be honored in the Court of the Lord. ||4||2||
> Malaar, Third Mehl:
> Rare is that person who, as Gurmukh, understands; the Lord has bestowed His Glance of Grace.
> There is no Giver except the Guru. He grants His Grace and forgives.
> Meeting the Guru, peace and tranquility well up; chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, day and night. ||1||
> O my mind, meditate on the Ambrosial Name of the Lord.
> Meeting with the True Guru and the Primal Being, the Name is obtained, and one remains forever absorbed in the Lord's Name. ||1||Pause||
> The self-willed manmukhs are forever separated from the Lord; no one is with them.
> They are stricken with the great disease of egotism; they are hit on the head by the Messenger of Death.
> Those who follow the Guru's Teachings are never separated from the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. They dwell on the Naam, night and day. ||2||
> You are the One and Only Creator of all. You continually create, watch over and contemplate.
> Some are Gurmukh - You unite them with Yourself. You bless then with the treasure of devotion.
> You Yourself know everything. Unto whom should I complain? ||3||
> The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is Ambrosial Nectar. By the Lord's Grace, it is obtained.
> Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, night and day, the intuitive peace and poise of the Guru is obtained.
> O Nanak, the Naam is the greatest treasure. Focus your consciousness on the Naam. ||4||3||
> Malaar, Third Mehl:
> I praise the Guru, the Giver of peace, forever. He truly is the Lord God.
> By Guru's Grace, I have obtained the supreme status. His glorious greatness is glorious!
> One who sings the Glorious Praises of the True Lord, merges in the True Lord. ||1||
> O mortal, contemplate the Guru's Word in your heart.
> Abandon your false family, poisonous egotism and desire; remember in your heart, that you will have to leave. ||1||Pause||
> The True Guru is the Giver of the Lord's Name. There is no other giver at all.
> Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 006
> Bestowing the gift of the soul, He satisfies the mortal beings, and merges them in the True Name.
> Night and day, they ravish and enjoy the Lord within the heart; they are intuitively absorbed in Samaadhi. ||2||
> The Shabad, the Word of the True Guru, has pierced my mind. The True Word of His Bani permeates my heart.
> My God is Unseen; He cannot be seen. The Gurmukh speaks the Unspoken.
> When the Giver of peace grants His Grace, the mortal being meditates on the Lord, the Life of the Universe. ||3||
> He does not come and go in renicarnation any longer; the Gurmukh meditates intuitively.
> From the mind, the mind merges into our Lord and Master; the mind is absorbed into the Mind.
> In truth, the True Lord is pleased with truth; eradicate egotism from within yourself. ||4||
> Our One and Only Lord and Master dwells within the mind; there is no other at all.
> The One Name is Sweet Ambrosial Nectar; it is Immaculate Truth in the world.
> O Nanak, the Name of God is obtained, by those who are so predestined. ||5||4||
> Malaar, Third Mehl:
> All the heavenly heralds and celestial singers are saved through the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
> They contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad. Subduing their ego, the Name abides in their minds; they keep the Lord enshrined in their hearts.
> He alone understands, whom the Lord causes to understand; the Lord unites him with Himself.
> Night and day, he sings the Word of the Shabad and the Guru's Bani; he remains lovingly attuned to the True Lord. ||1||
> O my mind, each and every moment, dwell on the Naam.
> The Shabad is the Guru's Gift. It shall bring you lasting peace deep within; it shall always stand by you. ||1||Pause||
> The self-willed manmukhs never give up their hypocrisy; in the love of duality, they suffer in pain.
> Forgetting the Naam, their minds are imbued with corruption. They waste away their lives uselessly.
> This opportunity shall not come into their hands again; night and day, they shall always regret and repent.
> They die and die again and again, only to be reborn, but they never understand. They rot away in manure. ||2||
> The Gurmukhs are imbued with the Naam, and are saved; they contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
> Meditating on the Name of the Lord, they are Jivan-mukta, liberated while yet alive. They enshrine the Lord within their hearts.
> Their minds and bodies are immaculate, their intellect is immaculate and sublime. Their speech is sublime as well.
> They realize the One Primal Being, the One Lord God. There is no other at all. ||3||
> God Himself is the Doer, and He Himself is the Cause of causes. He Himself bestows His Glance of Grace.
> My mind and body are imbued with the Word of the Guru's Bani. My consciousness is immersed in His service.
> The Unseen and Inscrutable Lord dwells deep within. He is seen only by the Gurmukh.
> O Nanak, He gives to whomever He pleases. According to the Pleasure of His Will, He leads the mortals on. ||4||5||
> Malaar, Third Mehl, Du-Tukas:
> Through the True Guru, the mortal obtains the special place, the Mansion of the Lord's Presence in his own home.
> Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, his egotistical pride is dispelled. ||1||
> Those who have the Naam inscribed on their foreheads,
> meditate on the Naam night and day, forever and ever. They are honored in the True Court of the Lord. ||1||Pause||
> From the True Guru, they learn the ways and means of the mind. Night and day, they focus their meditation on the Lord forever.
> Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 007
> Imbued with the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they remain forever detached. They are honored in the True Court of the Lord. ||2||
> This mind plays, subject to the Lord's Will; in an instant, it wanders out in the ten directions and returns home again.
> When the True Lord God Himself bestows His Glance of Grace, then this mind is instantly brought under control by the Gurmukh. ||3||
> The mortal comes to know the ways and means of the mind, realizing and contemplating the Shabad.
> O Nanak, meditate forever on the Naam, and cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||4||6||
> Malaar, Third Mehl:
> Soul, body and breath of life are all His; He is permeating and pervading each and every heart.
> Except the One Lord, I do not know any other at all. The True Guru has revealed this to me. ||1||
> O my mind, remain lovingly attuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
> Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, I meditate on the Lord, the Unseen, Unfathomable and Infinite Creator. ||1||Pause||
> Mind and body are pleased, lovingly attuned to the One Lord, intuitively absorbed in peace and poise.
> By Guru's Grace, doubt and fear are dispelled, being lovingly attuned to the One Name. ||2||
> When the mortal follows the Guru's Teachings, and lives the Truth, then he attains the state of emancipation.
> Among millions, how rare is that one who understands, and is lovingly attuned to the Name of the Lord. ||3||
> Wherever I look, there I see the One. This understanding has come through the Guru's Teachings.
> I place my mind, body and breath of life in offering before Him; O Nanak, self-conceit is gone. ||4||7||
> Malaar, Third Mehl:
> My True Lord God, the Eradicator of suffering, is found through the Word of the Shabad.
> Imbued with devotional worship, the mortal remains forever detached. He is honored in the True Court of the Lord. ||1||
> O mind, remain absorbed in the Mind.
> The mind of the Gurmukh is pleased with the Lord's Name, lovingly attuned to the Lord. ||1||Pause||
> My God is totally Inaccessible and Unfathomable; through the Guru's Teachings, He is understood.
> True self-discipline rests in singing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, lovingly attuned to the Lord. ||2||
> He Himself is the Shabad, and He Himself is the True Teachings; He merges our light into the Light.
> The breath vibrates through this frail body; the Gurmukh obtains the ambrosial nectar. ||3||
> He Himself fashions, and He Himself links us to our tasks; the True Lord is pervading everywhere.
> O Nanak, without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, no one is anything. Through the Naam,we are blessed with glory. ||4||8||
> Malaar, Third Mehl:
> The mortal is enticed by the poison of corruption, burdened with such a heavy load.
> The Lord has placed the magic spell of the Shabad into his mouth, and destroyed the poison of ego. ||1||
> O mortal, egotism and attachment are such heavy loads of pain.
> This terrifying world-ocean cannot be crossed; through the Lord's Name, the Gurmukh crosses over to the other side. ||1||Pause||
> Attachment to the three-phased show of Maya pervades all the created forms.
> In the Sat Sangat, the Society of the Saints, the state of supreme awareness is attained. The Merciful Lord carries us across. ||2||
> The smell of sandalwood is so sublime; its fragrance spreads out far and wide.
> Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 008
> The lifestyle of the Lord's humble servant is exalted and sublime. He spreads the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises throughout the world. ||3||
> O my Lord and Master, please be merciful, merciful to me, that I may enshrine the Lord, Har, Har, Har, within my heart.
> Nanak has found the Perfect True Guru; in his mind, he chants the Name of the Lord. ||4||9||
> Malaar, Third Mehl, Second House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> Is this mind a householder, or is this mind a detached renunciate?
> Is this mind beyond social class, eternal and unchanging?
> Is this mind fickle, or is this mind detached?
> How has this mind been gripped by possessiveness? ||1||
> O Pandit, O religious scholar, reflect on this in your mind.
> Why do you read so many other things, and carry such a heavy load? ||1||Pause||
> The Creator has attached it to Maya and possessiveness.
> Enforcing His Order, He created the world.
> By Guru's Grace, understand this, O Siblings of Destiny.
> Remain forever in the Sanctuary of the Lord. ||2||
> He alone is a Pandit, who sheds the load of the three qualities.
> Night and day, he chants the Name of the One Lord.
> He accepts the Teachings of the True Guru.
> He offers his head to the True Guru.
> He remains forever unattached in the state of Nirvaanaa.
> Such a Pandit is accepted in the Court of the Lord. ||3||
> He preaches that the One Lord is within all beings.
> As he sees the One Lord, he knows the One Lord.
> That person, whom the Lord forgives, is united with Him.
> He finds eternal peace, here and hereafter. ||4||
> Says Nanak, what can anyone do?
> He alone is liberated, whom the Lord blesses with His Grace.
> Night and day, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
> Then, he no longer bothers with the proclamations of the Shaastras or the Vedas. ||5||1||10||
> Malaar, Third Mehl:
> The self-willed manmukhs wander lost in reincarnation, confused and deluded by doubt.
> The Messenger of Death constantly beats them and disgraces them.
> Serving the True Guru, the mortal's subservience to Death is ended.
> He meets the Lord God, and enters the Mansion of His Presence. ||1||
> O mortal, as Gurmukh, meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
> In duality, you are ruining and wasting this priceless human life. You trade it away in exchange for a shell. ||1||Pause||
> The Gurmukh falls in love with the Lord, by His Grace.
> He enshrines loving devotion to the Lord, Har, Har, deep within his heart.
> The Word of the Shabad carries him across the terrifying world-ocean.
> He appears true in the True Court of the Lord. ||2||
> Performing all sorts of rituals, they do not find the True Guru.
> Without the Guru, so many wander lost and confused in Maya.
> Egotism, possessiveness and attachment rise up and increase within them.
> In the love of dualty, the self-willed manmukhs suffer in pain. ||3||
> The Creator Himself is Inaccessible and Infinite.
> Chant the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and earn the true profit.
> The Lord is Independent, Ever-present, here and now.
> Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 009
> O Nanak, the Gurmukh merges in the Naam. ||4||2||11||
> Malaar, Third Mehl:
> Those who are attached to the Guru's Teachings, are Jivan-mukta, liberated while yet alive.
> They remain forever awake and aware night and day, in devotional worship of the Lord.
> They serve the True Guru, and eradicate their self-conceit.
> I fall at the feet of such humble beings. ||1||
> Constantly singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, I live.
> The Word of the Guru's Shabad is such totally sweet elixir. Through the Name of the Lord, I have attained the state of liberation. ||1||Pause||
> Attachment to Maya leads to the darkness of ignorance.
> The self-willed manukhs are attached, foolish and ignorant.
> Night and day, their lives pass away in worldly entanglements.
> They die and die again and again, only to be reborn and receive their punishment. ||2||
> The Gurmukh is lovingly attuned to the Name of the Lord.
> He does not cling to false greed.
> Whatever he does, he does with intuitive poise.
> He drinks in the sublime essence of the Lord; his tongue delights in its flavor. ||3||
> Among millions, hardly any understand.
> The Lord Himself forgives, and bestows His glorious greatness.
> Whoever meets with the Primal Lord God, shall never be separated again.
> Nanak is absorbed in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||4||3||12||
> Malaar, Third Mehl:
> Everyone speaks the Name of the Lord with the tongue.
> But only by serving the True Guru does the mortal receive the Name.
> His bonds are shattered, and he stays in the house of liberation.
> Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he sits in the eternal, unchanging house. ||1||
> O my mind, why are you angry?
> In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Lord's Name is the source of profit. Contemplate and appreciate the Guru's Teachings within your heart, night and day. ||1||Pause||
> Each and every instant, the rainbird cries and calls.
> Without seeing her Beloved, she does not sleep at all.
> She cannot endure this separation.
> When she meets the True Guru, then she intuitively meets her Beloved. ||2||
> Lacking the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the mortal suffers and dies.
> He is burnt in the fire of desire, and his hunger does not depart.
> Without good destiny, he cannot find the Naam.
> He performs all sorts of rituals until he is exhausted. ||3||
> The mortal thinks about the Vedic teachings of the three gunas, the three dispositions.
> He deals in corruption, filth and vice.
> He dies, only to be reborn; he is ruined over and over again.
> The Gurmukh enshrines the glory of the supreme state of celestial peace. ||4||
> One who has faith in the Guru - everyone has faith in him.
> Through the Guru's Word, the mind is cooled and soothed.
> Throughout the four ages, that humble being is known to be pure.
> O Nanak, that Gurmukh is so rare. ||5||4||13||9||13||22||
> Raag Malaar, Fourth Mehl, First House, Chau-Padas:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> Night and day, I meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, within my heart; through the Guru's Teachings, my pain is forgotten.
> The chains of all my hopes and desires have been snapped; my Lord God has showered me with His Mercy. ||1||
> My eyes gaze eternally on the Lord, Har, Har.
> Gazing on the True Guru, my mind blossoms forth. I have met with the Lord, the Lord of the World. ||1||Pause||
> Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 010
> One who forgets such a Name of the Lord, Har, Har - his family is dishonored.
> His family is sterile and barren, and his mother is made a widow. ||2||
> O Lord, let me meet the Holy Guru, who night and day keep the Lord enshrined in his heart.
> Seeing the Guru, the GurSikh blossoms forth, like the child seeing his mother. ||3||
> The soul-bride and the Husband Lord live together as one, but the hard wall of egotism has come between them.
> The Perfect Guru demolishes the wall of egotism; servant Nanak has met the Lord, the Lord of the World. ||4||1||
> Malaar, Fourth Mehl:
> The Ganges, the Jamunaa, the Godaavari and the Saraswati - these rivers strive for the dust of the feet of the Holy.
> Overflowing with their filthy sins, the mortals take cleansing baths in them; the rivers' pollution is washed away by the dust of the feet of the Holy. ||1||
> Instead of bathing at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, take your cleansing bath in the Name.
> When the dust of the feet of the Sat Sangat rises up into the eyes, all filthy evil-mindedness is removed. ||1||Pause||
> Bhaageerat'h the penitent brought the Ganges down, and Shiva established Kaydaar.
> Krishna grazed cows in Kaashi; through the humble servant of the Lord, these places became famous. ||2||
> And all the sacred shrines of pilgrimage established by the gods, long for the dust of the feet of the Holy.
> Meeting with the Lord's Saint, the Holy Guru, I apply the dust of His feet to my face. ||3||
> And all the creatures of Your Universe, O my Lord and Master, long for the dust of the feet of the Holy.
> O Nanak, one who has such destiny inscribed on his forehead, is blessed with the dust of the feet of the Holy; the Lord carries him across. ||4||2||
> Malaar, Fourth Mehl:
> The Lord seems sweet to that humble being who is blessed by the Grace of the Lord.
> His hunger and pain are totally taken away; he chants the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||
> Meditating on the Lord, Har, Har, Har, the mortal is emancipated.
> One who listens to the Guru's Teachings and meditates on them, is carried across the terrifying world-ocean. ||1||Pause||
> I am the slave of that humble being, who is blessed by the Grace of the Lord, Har, Har.
> Meeting with the Lord's humble servant, peace is obtained; all the pollution and filth of evil-mindedness is washed away. ||2||
> The humble servant of the Lord feels hunger only for the Lord. He is satisfied only when he chants the Lord's Glories.
> The humble servant of the Lord is a fish in the Water of the Lord. Forgetting the Lord, he would dry up and die. ||3||
> He alone knows this love, who enshrines it within his mind.
> Servant Nanak gazes upon the Lord and is at peace; The hunger of his body is totally satisfied. ||4||3||
> Malaar, Fourth Mehl:
> All the beings and creatures which God has created - on their foreheds, He has written their destiny.
> The Lord blesses His humble servant with glorious greatness. The Lord enjoins him to his tasks. ||1||
> The True Guru implants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, within.
> Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 011
> Chant the Name of the Lord, O Sikhs of the Guru, O my Siblings of Destiny. Only the Lord will carry you across the terrifying world-ocean. ||1||Pause||
> That humble being who worships, adores and serves the Guru is pleasing to my Lord God.
> To worship and adore the True Guru is to serve the Lord. In His Mercy, He saves us and carries us across. ||2||
> The ignorant and the blind wander deluded by doubt; deluded and confused, they pick flowers to offer to their idols.
> They worship lifeless stones and serve the tombs of the dead; all their efforts are useless. ||3||
> He alone is said to be the True Guru, who realizes God, and proclaims the Sermon of the Lord, Har, Har.
> Offer the Guru sacred foods, clothes, silk and satin robes of all sorts; know that He is True. The merits of this shall never leave you lacking. ||4||
> The Divine True Guru is the Embodiment, the Image of the Lord; He utters the Ambrosial Word.
> O Nanak, blessed and good is the destiny of that humble being, who focuses his consciousness on the Feet of the Lord. ||5||4||
> Malaar, Fourth Mehl:
> Those whose hearts are filled with my True Guru - those Saints are good and noble in every way.
> Seeing them, my mind blossoms forth in bliss; I am forever a sacrifice to them. ||1||
> O spiritual teacher, chant the Name of the Lord, day and night.
> All hunger and thirst are satisfied, for those who partake of the sublime essence of the Lord, through the Guru's Teachings. ||1||Pause||
> The slaves of the Lord are our Holy companions. Meeting with them, doubt is taken away.
> As the swan separates the milk from the water, the Holy Saint removes the fire of egotism from the body. ||2||
> Those who do not love the Lord in their hearts are deceitful; they continually practice deception.
> What can anyone give them to eat? Whatever they themselves plant, they must eat. ||3||
> This is the Quality of the Lord, and of the Lord's humble servants as well; the Lord places His Own Essence within them.
> Blessed, blessed, is Guru Nanak, who looks impartially on all; He crosses over and transcends both slander and praise. ||4||5||
> Malaar, Fourth Mehl:
> The Name of the Lord is inaccessible, unfathomable, exalted and sublime. It is chanted by the Lord's Grace.
> By great good fortune, I have found the True Congregation, and in the Company of the Holy, I am carried across. ||1||
> My mind is in ecstasy, night and day.
> By Guru's Grace, I chant the Name of the Lord. Doubt and fear are gone from my mind. ||1||Pause||
> Those who chant and meditate on the Lord - O Lord, in Your Mercy, please unite me with them.
> Gazing upon them, I am at peace; the pain and disease of egotism are gone. ||2||
> Those who meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord in their hearts - their lives become totally fruitful.
> They themselves swim across, and carry the world across with them. Their ancestors and family cross over as well. ||3||
> You Yourself created the whole world, and You Yourself keep it under Your control.
> Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 012
> God has showered His Mercy on servant Nanak; He has lifted him up, and rescued him from the ocean of poison. ||4||6||
> Malaar, Fourth Mehl:
> Those who do not drink in the Ambrosial Nectar by Guru's Grace - their thirst and hunger are not relieved.
> The foolish self-willed manmukh burns in the fire of egotistical pride; he suffers painfully in egotism.
> Coming and going, he wastes his life uselessly; afflicted with pain, he regrets and repents.
> He does not even think of the One, from whom he originated. Cursed is his life, and cursed is his food. ||1||
> O mortal, as Gurmukh, meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
> The Lord, Har, Har, in His Mercy leads the mortal to meet the Guru; he is absorbed in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||Pause||
> The life of the self-willed manmukh is useless; he comes and goes in shame.
> In sexual desire and anger, the proud ones are drowned. They are burnt in their egotism.
> They do not attain perfection or understanding; their intellect is dimmed. Tossed by the waves of greed, they suffer in pain.
> Without the Guru, they suffer in terrible pain. Seized by Death, they weep and wail. ||2||
> As Gurmukh, I have attained the Unfathomable Name of the Lord, with intuitive peace and poise.
> The treasure of the Naam abides deep within my heart. My tongue sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
> I am forever in bliss, day and night, lovingly attuned to the One Word of the Shabad.
> I have obtained the treasure of the Naam with intuitive ease; this is the glorious greatness of the True Guru. ||3||
> Through the True Guru, the Lord, Har, Har, comes to dwell within my mind. I am forever a sacrifice to the True Guru.
> I have dedicated my mind and body to Him, and placed everything before Him in offering. I focus my consciousness on His Feet.
> Please be merciful to me, O my Perfect Guru, and unite me with Yourself.
> I am just iron; the Guru is the boat, to carry me across. ||4||7||
> Malaar, Fourth Mehl, Partaal, Third House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> The humble servant of the Lord chants the Name of the Supreme Lord; he joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Lord's Holy. ||1||Pause||
> Deal only in the wealth of the Lord, and gather only the wealth of the Lord. No thief can ever steal it. ||1||
> The rainbirds and the peacocks sing day and night, hearing the thunder in the clouds. ||2||
> Whatever the deer, the fish and the birds sing, they chant to the Lord, and no other. ||3||
> Servant Nanak sings the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises; the sound and fury of Death has totally gone away. ||4||1||8||
> Malaar, Fourth Mehl:
> They speak and chant the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam; the very fortunate ones seek Him.
> Whoever shows me the Way of the Lord - I fall at his feet. ||1||Pause||
> The Lord is my Friend and Compansion; I am in love with the Lord.
> Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 013
> I sing of the Lord, and I speak of the Lord; I have discarded all other loves. ||1||
> My Beloved is the Enticer of the mind; The Detached Lord God is the Embodiment of Supreme bliss.
> Nanak lives by gazing upon the Lord; may I see Him for a moment, for even just an instant. ||2||2||9||9||13||9||31||
> Raag Malaar, Fifth Mehl, Chau-Padas, First House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> What are you so worried about? What are you thinking? What have you tried?
> Tell me - the Lord of the Universe - who controls Him? ||1||
> The rain showers down from the clouds, O companion. The Guest has come into my home.
> I am meek; my Lord and Master is the Ocean of Mercy. I am absorbed in the nine treasures of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||
> I have prepared all sorts of foods in various ways, and all sorts of sweet deserts.
> I have made my kitchen pure and sacred. Now, O my Sovereign Lord King, please sample my food. ||2||
> The villains have been destroyed, and my friends are delighted. This is Your Own Mansion and Temple, O Lord.
> When my Playful Beloved came into my household, then I found total peace. ||3||
> In the Society of the Saints, I have the Support and Protection of the Perfect Guru; this is the pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon my forehead.
> Servant Nanak has found his Playful Husband Lord. He shall never suffer in sorrow again. ||4||1||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> When the baby's only food is milk, it cannot survive without its milk.
> The mother takes care of it, and pours milk into its mouth; then, it is satisfied and fulfilled. ||1||
> I am just a baby; God, the Great Giver, is my Father.
> The child is so foolish; it makes so many mistakes. But it has nowhere else to go. ||1||Pause||
> The mind of the poor child is fickle; he touches even snakes and fire.
> His mother and father hug him close in their embrace, and so he plays in joy and bliss. ||2||
> What hunger can the child ever have, O my Lord and Master, when You are his Father?
> The treasure of the Naam and the nine treasures are in Your celestial household. You fulfill the desires of the mind. ||3||
> My Merciful Father has issued this Command: whatever the child asks for, is put into his mouth.
> Nanak, the child, longs for the Blessed Vision of God's Darshan. May His Feet always dwell within my heart. ||4||2||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> I tried everything, and gathered all devices together; I have discarded all my anxieties.
> I have begun to set all my household affairs right; I have placed my faith in my Lord and Master. ||1||
> I listen to the celestial vibrations resonating and resounding.
> Sunrise has come, and I gaze upon the Face of my Beloved. My household is filled with peace and pleasure. ||1||Pause||
> I focus my mind, and embellish and adorn the place within; then I go out to speak with the Saints.
> Seeking and searching, I have found my Husband Lord; I bow at His Feet and worship Him with devotion. ||2||
> Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 014
> When my Beloved came to live in my house, I began to sing the songs of bliss.
> My friends and companions are happy; God leads me to meet the Perfect Guru. ||3||
> My friends and companions are in ecstasy; the Guru has completed all my projects.
> Says Nanak, I have met my Husband, the Giver of peace; He shall never leave me and go away. ||4||3||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> From a king to a worm, and from a worm to the lord of gods, they engage in evil to fill their bellies.
> They renounce the Lord, the Ocean of Mercy, and worship some other; they are thieves and killers of the soul. ||1||
> Forgetting the Lord, they suffer in sorrow and die.
> They wander lost in reincarnation through all sorts of species; they do not find shelter anywhere. ||1||Pause||
> Those who abandon their Lord and Master and think of some other, are foolish, stupid, idiotic donkeys.
> How can they cross over the ocean in a paper boat? Their eogtistical boasts that they will cross over are meaningless. ||2||
> Shiva, Brahma, angels and demons, all burn in the fire of death.
> Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord's Lotus Feet; O God, Creator, please do not send me into exile. ||3||4||
> Raag Malaar, Fifth Mehl, Du-Padas, First House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> My God is detached and free of desire.
> I cannot survive without Him, even for an instant. I am so in love with Him. ||1||Pause||
> Associating with the Saints, God has come into my consciousness. By their Grace, I have been awakened.
> Hearing the Teachings, my mind has become immaculate. Imbued with the Lord's Love, I sing His Glorious Praises. ||1||
> Dedicating this mind, I have made friends with the Saints. They have become merciful to me; I am very fortunate.
> I have found absolute peace - I cannot describe it. Nanak has obtained the dust of the feet of the humble. ||2||1||5||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> O mother, please lead me to union with my Beloved.
> All my friends and companions sleep totally in peace; their Beloved Lord has come into the homes of their hearts. ||1||Pause||
> I am worthless; God is forever Merciful. I am unworthy; what clever tricks could I try?
> I claim to be on a par with those who are imbued with the Love of their Beloved. This is my stubborn egotism. ||1||
> I am dishonored - I seek the Sanctuary of the One, the Guru, the True Guru, the Primal Being, the Giver of peace.
> In an instant, all my pains have been taken away; Nanak passes the night of his life in peace. ||2||2||6||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> Rain down, O cloud; do not delay.
> O beloved cloud, O support of the mind, you bring lasting bliss and joy to the mind. ||1||Pause||
> I take to Your Support, O my Lord and Master; how could You forget me?
> Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 015
> I am Your beautiful bride, Your servant and slave. I have no nobility without my Husband Lord. ||1||
> When my Lord and Master listened to my prayer, He hurried to shower me with His Mercy.
> Says Nanak, I have become just like my Husband Lord; I am blessed with honor, nobility and the lifestyle of goodness. ||2||3||7||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> Meditate on the True Name of your Beloved.
> The pains and sorrows of the terrifying world-ocean are dispelled, by enshrining the Image of the Guru within your heart. ||1||Pause||
> Your enemies shall be destroyed, and all the evil-doers shall perish, when you come to the Sanctuary of the Lord.
> The Savior Lord has given me His Hand and saved me; I have obtained the wealth of the Naam. ||1||
> Granting His Grace, He has eradicated all my sins; He has placed the Immaculate Naam within my mind.
> O Nanak, the Treasure of Virtue fills my mind; I shall never again suffer in pain. ||2||4||8||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> My Beloved God is the Lover of my breath of life.
> Please bless me with the loving devotional worship of the Naam, O Kind and Compassionate Lord. ||1||Pause||
> I meditate in remembrance on Your Feet, O my Beloved; my heart is filled with hope.
> I offer my prayer to the humble Saints; my mind thirsts for the Blssed Vision of the Lord's Darshan. ||1||
> Separation is death, and Union with the Lord is life. Please bless Your humble servant with Your Darshan.
> O my God, please be Merciful, and bless Nanak with the support, the life and wealth of the Naam. ||2||5||9||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> Now, I have become just like my Beloved.
> Dwelling on my Sovereign Lord King, I have found peace. Rain down, O peace-giving cloud. ||1||Pause||
> I cannot forget Him, even for an instant; He is the Ocean of peace. Through the Naam, the Name of the Lord, I have obtained the nine treasures.
> My perfect destiny has been activated, meeting with the Saints, my help and support. ||1||
> Peace has welled up, and all pain has been dispelled, lovingly attuned to the Supreme Lord God.
> The arduous and terrifying world-ocean is crossed over, O Nanak, by meditating on the Feet of the Lord. ||2||6||10||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> The clouds have rained down all over the world.
> My Beloved Lord God has become merciful to me; I am blessed with ecstasy, bliss and peace. ||1||Pause||
> My sorrows are erased, and all my thirsts are quenched, meditating on the Supreme Lord God.
> In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, death and birth come to an end, and the mortal does not wander anywhere, ever again. ||1||
> My mind and body are imbued with the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord; I am lovingly attuned to His Lotus Feet.
> God has made Nanak His Own; slave Nanak seeks His Sanctuary. ||2||7||11||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> Separated from the Lord, how can any living being live?
> My consciousness is filled with yearning and hope to meet my Lord, and drink in the sublime essence of His Lotus Feet. ||1||Pause||
> Those who are thirsty for You, O my Beloved, are not separated from You.
> Those who forget my Beloved Lord are dead and dying. ||1||
> Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 016
> The Lord of the Universe is permeating and pervading my mind and body; I see Him Ever-present, here and now
> . O Nanak, He is permeating the inner being of all; He is all-pervading everywhere. ||2||8||12||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> Vibrating and meditating on the Lord, who has not been carried across?
> Those reborn into the body of a bird, the body of a fish, the body of a deer, and the body of a bull - in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, they are saved. ||1||Pause||
> The families of gods, the families of demons, titans, celestial singers and human beings are carried across the ocean.
> Whoever meditates and vibrates on the Lord in the Saadh Sangat - his pains are taken away. ||1||
> Sexual desire, anger and the pleasures of terrible corruption - he keeps away from these.
> He meditates on the Lord, Merciful to the meek, the Embodiment of Compassion; Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him. ||2||9||13||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> Today, I am seated in the Lord's store.
> With the wealth of the Lord, I have entered into partnership with the humble; I shall not have take the Highway of Death. ||1||Pause||
> Showering me with His Kindness, the Supreme Lord God has saved me; the doors of doubt have been opened wide.
> I have found God, the Banker of Infinity; I have earned the profit of the wealth of His Feet. ||1||
> I have grasped the protection of the Sanctuary of the Unchanging, Unmoving, Imperishable Lord; He has picked up my sins and thrown them out.
> Slave Nanak's sorrow and suffering has ended. He shall never again be squeezed into the mold of reincarnation. ||2||10||14||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> In so many ways, attachment to Maya leads to ruin.
> Among millions, it is very rare to find a selfless servant who remains a perfect devotee for very long. ||1||Pause||
> Roaming and wandering here and there, the mortal finds only trouble; his body and wealth become strangers to himself.
> Hiding from people, he practices deception; he does not know the One who is always with him. ||1||
> He wanders through troubled incarnations of low and wretched species as a deer, a bird and a fish.
> Says Nanak, O God, I am a stone - please carry me across, that I may enjoy peace in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||2||11||15||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> The cruel and evil ones died after taking poison, O mother.
> And the One, to whom all creatures belong, has saved us. God has granted His Grace. ||1||Pause||
> The Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, is contained within all; why should I be afraid, O Siblings of Destiny?
> God, my Help and Support, is always with me. He shall never leave; I see Him everywhere. ||1||
> He is the Master of the masterless, the Destroyer of the pains of the poor; He has attached me to the hem of His robe.
> O Lord, Your slaves live by Your Support; Nanak has come to the Sanctuary of God. ||2||12||16||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> O my mind, dwell on the Feet of the Lord.
> My mind is enticed by thirst for the Blessed Vision of the Lord; I would take wings and fly out to meet Him. ||1||Pause||
> Searching and seeking, I have found the Path, and now I serve the Holy.
> O my Lord and Master, please be kind to me, that I may drink in Your most sublime essence. ||1||
> Begging and pleading, I have come to Your Sanctuary; I am on fire - please shower me with Your Mercy!
> Please give me Your Hand - I am Your slave, O Lord. Please make Nanak Your Own. ||2||13||17||
> Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 017
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> It is God's Nature to love His devotees.
> He destroys the slanderers, crushing them beneath His Feet. His Glory is manifest everywhere. ||1||Pause||
> His Victory is celebrated all throughout the world. He blesses all creatures with compassion.
> Hugging him close in His Embrace, the Lord saves and protects His slave. The hot winds cannot even touch him. ||1||
> My Lord and Master has made me His Own; dispelling my doubts and fears, He has made me happy.
> The Lord's slaves enjoy ultimate ecstasy; O Nanak, faith has welled up in my mind. ||2||14||18||
> Raag Malaar, Fifth Mehl, Chau-Padas, Second House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> The Gurmukh sees God pervading everywhere.
> The Gurmukh knows that the universe is the extension of the three gunas, the three dispositions.
> The Gurmukh reflects on the Sound-current of the Naad, and the wisdom of the Vedas.
> Without the Perfect Guru, there is only pitch-black darkness. ||1||
> O my mind, calling on the Guru, eternal peace is found.
> Following the Guru's Teachings, the Lord comes to dwell within the heart; I meditate on my Lord and Master with every breath and morsel of food. ||1||Pause||
> I am a sacrifice to the Guru's Feet.
> Night and day, I continually sing the Glorious Praises of the Guru.
> I take my cleansing bath in the dust of the Guru's Feet.
> I am honored in the True Court of the Lord. ||2||
> The Guru is the boat, to carry me across the terrifying world-ocean.
> Meeting with the Guru, I shall not be reincarnated ever again.
> That humble being serves the Guru,
> who has such karma inscribed on his forehead by the Primal Lord. ||3||
> The Guru is my life; the Guru is my support.
> The Guru is my way of life; the Guru is my family.
> The Guru is my Lord and Master; I seek the Sanctuary of the True Guru.
> O Nanak, the Guru is the Supreme Lord God; His value cannot be estimated. ||4||1||19||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> I enshrine the Lord's Feet within my heart;
> in His Mercy, God has united me with Himself.
> God enjoins His servant to his tasks.
> His worth cannot be expressed. ||1||
> Please be merciful to me, O Perfect Giver of peace.
> By Your Grace, You come to mind; I am imbued with Your Love, twenty-four hours a day. ||1||Pause||
> Singing and listening, it is all by Your Will.
> One who understands the Hukam of Your Command is absorbed in Truth.
> Chanting and meditating on Your Name, I live.
> Without You, there is no place at all. ||2||
> Pain and pleasure come by Your Command, O Creator Lord.
> By the Pleasure of Your Will You forgive, and by the Pleasure of Your Will You award punishment.
> You are the Creator of both realms.
> I am a sacrifice to Your Glorious Grandeur. ||3||
> You alone know Your value.
> You alone understand, You Yourself speak and listen.
> They alone are devotees, who are pleasing to Your Will.
> Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 018
> Nanak is forever a sacrifice to them. ||4||2||20||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> The Transcendent Lord God has become merciful;
> Ambrosial Nectar is raining down from the clouds.
> All beings and creatures are satisfied;
> their affairs are perfectly resolved. ||1||
> O my mind, dwell on the Lord, forever and ever.
> Serving the Perfect Guru, I have obtained it. It shall stay with me both here and hereafter. ||1||Pause||
> He is the Destroyer of pain, the Eradicator of fear.
> He takes care of His beings.
> The Savior Lord is kind and compassionate forever.
> I am a sacrifice to Him, forever and ever. ||2||
> The Creator Himself has eliminated death.
> Meditate on Him forever and ever, O my mind.
> He watches all with His Glance of Grace and protects them.
> Continually and continuously, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord God. ||3||
> The One and Only Creator Lord is Himself by Himself.
> The Lord's devotees know His Glorious Grandeur.
> He preserves the Honor of His Name.
> Nanak speaks as the Lord inspires him to speak. ||4||3||21||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> All treasures are found in the Sanctuary of the Guru.
> Honor is obtained in the True Court of the Lord.
> Doubt, fear, pain and suffering are taken away,
> forever singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||1||
> O my mind, praise the Perfect Guru.
> Chant the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, day and night. You shall obtain the fruits of your mind's desires. ||1||Pause||
> No one else is as great as the True Guru.
> The Guru is the Supreme Lord, the Transcendent Lord God.
> He saves us from the pains of death and birth,
> and we will not have to taste the poison of Maya ever again. ||2||
> The Guru's glorious grandeur cannot be described.
> The Guru is the Transcendent Lord, in the True Name.
> True is His self-discipline, and True are all His actions.
> Immaculate and pure is that mind, which is imbued with love for the Guru. ||3||
> The Perfect Guru is obtained by great good fortune.
> Drive out sexual desire, anger and greed from your mind.
> By His Grace, the Guru's Feet are enshrined within.
> Nanak offers his prayer to the True Lord God. ||4||4||22||
> Raag Malaar, Fifth Mehl, Partaal, Third House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> Pleasing the Guru, I have fallen in love with my Merciful Beloved Lord.
> I have made all my decorations,
> and renounced all corruption;
> my wandering mind has become steady and stable. ||1||Pause||
> O my mind, lose your self-conceit by associating with the Holy, and you shall find Him.
> The unstruck celestial melody vibrates and resounds; like a song-bird, chant the Lord's Name, with words of sweetness and utter beauty. ||1||
> Such is the glory of Your Darshan, so utterly inifinte and fruitful, O my Love; so do we become by associating with the Saints.
> Vibrating, chanting Your Name, we cross over the terrifying world-ocean.
> They dwell on the Lord, Raam, Raam, chanting on their malas;
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> their minds are turned towards the Lord in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
> O servant Nanak, their Beloved Lord seems so sweet to them. ||2||1||23||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> My mind wanders through the dense forest.
> It walks with eagerness and love,
> hoping to meet God. ||1||Pause||
> Maya with her three gunas - the three dispositions - has come to entice me; whom can I tell of my pain? ||1||
> I tried everything else, but nothing could rid me of my sorrow.
> So hurry to the Sanctuary of the Holy, O Nanak; joining them, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. ||2||2||24||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> The glory of my Beloved is noble and sublime.
> The celestial singers and angels sing His Sublime Praises in ecstasy, happiness and joy. ||1||Pause||
> The most worthy beings sing God's Praises in beautiful harmonies, in all sorts of ways, in myriads of sublime forms. ||1||
> Throughout the mountains, trees, deserts, oceans and galaxies, permeating each and every heart, the sublime grandeur of my Love is totally pervading.
> In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Love of the Lord is found; O Nanak, sublime is that faith. ||2||3||25||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> With love for the Guru, I enshrine the Lotus Feet of my Lord deep within my heart. ||1||Pause||
> I gaze on the Blessed Vision of His Fruitful Darshan; my sins are erased and taken away.
> My mind is immaculate and enlightened. ||1||
> I am wonderstruck, stunned and amazed.
> Chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, millions of sins are destroyed.
> I fall at His Feet, and touch my forehead to them.
> You alone are, You alone are, O God.
> Your devotees take Your Support.
> Servant Nanak has come to the Door of Your Sanctuary. ||2||4||26||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> Rain down with happiness in God's Will.
> Bless me with total bliss and good fortune. ||1||Pause||
> My mind blossoms forth in the Society of the Saints; soaking up the rain, the earth is blessed and beautified. ||1||
> The peacock loves the thunder of the rain clouds.
> The rainbird's mind is drawn to the rain-drop
> - so is my mind enticed by the Lord.
> I have renounced Maya, the deceiver.
> Joining with the Saints, Nanak is awakened. ||2||5||27||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> Sing forever the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the World.
> Enshrine the Lord's Name in your consciousness. ||1||Pause||
> Forsake your pride, and abandon your ego; join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
> Meditate in loving remembrance on the One Lord; your sorrows shall be ended, O friend. ||1||
> The Supreme Lord God has become merciful;
> corrupt entanglements have come to an end.
> Grasping the feet of the Holy,
> Nanak sings forever the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the World. ||2||6||28||
> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> The Embodiment of the Lord of the Universe roars like the thunder-cloud.
> Singing His Glorious Praises brings peace and bliss. ||1||Pause||
> The Sanctuary of the Lord's Feet carries us across the world-ocean. His Sublime Word is the unstruck celestial melody. ||1||
> The thirsty traveller's consciousness obtains the water of the soul from the pool of nectar.
> Servant Nanak loves the Blessed Vision of the Lord; in His Mercy, God has blessed him with it. ||2||7||29||
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> Malaar, Fifth Mehl:
> O Lord of the Universe, O Lord of the World, O Dear Merciful Beloved. ||1||Pause||
> You are the Master of the breath of life, the Companion of the lost and forsaken, the Destroyer of the pains of the poor. ||1||
> O All-powerful, Inaccessible, Perfect Lord, please shower me with Your Mercy. ||2||
> Please, carry Nanak across the terrible, deep dark pit of the world to the other side. ||3||8||30||
> Malaar, First Mehl, Ashtapadees, First House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> The chakvi bird does not long for sleepy eyes; without her beloved, she does not sleep.
> When the sun rises, she sees her beloved with her eyes; she bows and touches his feet. ||1||
> The Love of my Beloved is pleasing; it is my Companion and Support.
> Without Him, I cannot live in this world even for an instant; such is my hunger and thirst. ||1||Pause||
> The lotus in the pool blossoms forth intuitively and naturally, with the rays of the sun in the sky.
> Such is the love for my Beloved which imbues me; my light has merged into the Light. ||2||
> Without water, the rainbird cries out, "Pri-o! Pri-o! - Beloved! Beloved!" It cries and wails and laments.
> The thundering clouds rain down in the ten directions; its thirst is not quenched until it catches the rain-drop in its mouth. ||3||
> The fish lives in water, from which it was born. It finds peace and pleasure according to its past actions.
> It cannot survive without water for a moment, even for an instant. Life and death depend on it. ||4||
> The soul-bride is separated from her Husband Lord, who lives in His Own Country. He sends the Shabad, His Word, through the True Guru.
> She gathers virtues, and enshrines God within her heart. Imbued with devotion, she is happy. ||5||
> Everyone cries out, "Beloved! Beloved!" But she alone finds her Beloved, who is pleasing to the Guru.
> Our Beloved is always with us; through the Truth, He blesses us with His Grace, and unites us in His Union. ||6||
> He is the life of the soul in each and every soul; He permeates and pervades each and every heart.
> By Guru's Grace, He is revealed within the home of my heart; I am intuitively, naturally, absorbed into Him. ||7||
> He Himself shall resolve all your affairs, when you meet with the Giver of peace, the Lord of the World.
> By Guru's Grace, you shall find your Husband Lord within your own home; then, O Nanak, the fire within you shall be quenched. ||8||1||
> Malaar, First Mehl:
> Remain awake and aware, serving the Guru; except for the Lord, no one is mine.
> Even by making all sorts of efforts, you shall not remain here; it shall melt like glass in the fire. ||1||
> Tell me - why are you so proud of your body and wealth?
> They shall vanish in an instant; O madman, this is how the world is wasting away, in egotism and pride. ||1||Pause||
> Hail to the Lord of the Universe, God, our Saving Grace; He judges and saves the mortal beings.
> All that is, belongs to You. No one else is equal to You. ||2||
> Creating all beings and creatures, their ways and means are under Your control; You bless the Gurmukhs with the ointment of spiritual wisdom.
> My Eternal, Unmastered Lord is over the heads of all. He is the Destroyer of death and rebirth, doubt and fear. ||3||
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> This wretched world is a fortress of paper, of color and form and clever tricks.
> A tiny drop of water or a little puff of wind destroys its glory; in an instant, its life is ended. ||4||
> It is like a tree-house near the bank of a river, with a serpent's den in that house.
> When the river overflows, what happens to the tree house? The snake bites, like duality in the mind. ||5||
> Through the magic spell of the Guru's spiritual wisdom, and meditation on the Word of the Guru's Teachings, vice and corruption are burnt away.
> The mind and body are cooled and soothed and Truth is obtained, through the wondrous and unique devotional worship of the Lord. ||6||
> All that exists begs of You; You are merciful to all beings.
> I seek Your Sanctuary; please save my honor, O Lord of the World, and bless me with Truth. ||7||
> Bound in worldly affairs and entanglements, the blind one does not understand; he acts like a murderous butcher.
> But if he meets with the True Guru, then he comprehends and understands, and his mind is imbued with true spiritual wisdom. ||8||
> Without the Truth, this worthless body is false; I have consulted my Guru on this.
> O Nanak, that God has revealed God to me; without the Truth, all the world is just a dream. ||9||2||
> Malaar, First Mehl:
> The rainbird and the fish find peace in water; the deer is pleased by the sound of the bell. ||1||
> The rainbird chirps in the night, O my mother. ||1||Pause||
> O my Beloved, my love for You shall never end, if it is Your Will. ||2||
> Sleep is gone, and egotism is exhausted from my body; my heart is permeated with the Teachings of Truth. ||3||
> Flying among the trees and plants, I remain hungry; lovingly drinking in the Naam, the Name of the Lord, I am satisfied. ||4||
> I stare at You, and my tongue cries out to You; I am so thirsty for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||5||
> Without my Beloved, the more I decorate myself, the more my body burns; these clothes do not look good on my body. ||6||
> Without my Beloved, I cannot survive even for an instant; without meeting Him, I cannot sleep. ||7||
> Her Husband Lord is nearby, but the wretched bride does not know it. The True Guru reveals Him to her. ||8||
> When she meets Him with intuitive ease, she finds peace; the Word of the Shabad quenches the fire of desire. ||9||
> Says Nanak, through You, O Lord, my mind is pleased and appeased; I cannot express Your worth. ||10||3||
> Malaar, First Mehl, Ashtapadees, Second House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> The earth bends under the weight of the water,
> the lofty mountains and the caverns of the underworld.
> Contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the oceans become calm.
> The path of liberation is found by subduing the ego. ||1||
> I am blind; I seek the Light of the Name.
> I take the Support of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. I walk on the path of mystery of the Guru's Fear. ||1||Pause||
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> Through the Shabad, the Word of the True Guru, the Path is known.
> With the Guru's Support, one is blessed with the strength of the True Lord.
> Dwell on the Naam, and realize the Beauteous Word of His Bani.
> If it is Your Will, Lord, You lead me to find Your Door. ||2||
> Flying high or sitting down, I am lovingly focused on the One Lord.
> Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, I take the Naam as my Suppport.
> There is no ocean of water, no mountain ranges rising up.
> I dwell within the home of my own inner being, where there is no path and no one travelling on it. ||3||
> You alone know the way to that House in which You dwell. No one else knows the Mansion of Your Presence.
> Without the True Guru, there is no understanding. The whole world is buried under its nightmare.
> The mortal tries all sorts of things, and weeps and wails, but without the Guru, he does not know the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
> In the twinkling of an eye, the Naam saves him, if he realizes the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||4||
> Some are foolish, blind, stupid and ignorant.
> Some, through fear of the True Guru, take the Support of the Naam.
> The True Word of His Bani is sweet, the source of ambrosial nectar.
> Whoever drinks it in, finds the Door of Salvation. ||5||
> One who, through the love and fear of God, enshrines the Naam within his heart, acts according to the Guru's Instructions and knows the True Bani.
> When the clouds release their rain, the earth becomes beautiful; God's Light permeates each and every heart.
> The evil-minded ones plant their seed in the barren soil; such is the sign of those who have no Guru.
> Without the True Guru, there is utter darkness; they drown there, even without water. ||6||
> Whatever God does, is by His Own Will.
> That which is pre-ordained cannot be erased.
> Bound to the Hukam of the Lord's Command, the mortal does his deeds.
> Permeated by the One Word of the Shabad, the mortal is immersed in Truth. ||7||
> Your Command, O God, rules in the four directions; Your Name pervades the four corners of the nether regions as well.
> The True Word of the Shabad is pervading amongst all. By His Grace, the Eternal One unites us with Himself.
> Birth and death hang over the heads of all beings, along with hunger, sleep and dying.
> The Naam is pleasing to Nanak's mind; O True Lord, Source of bliss, please bless me with Your Grace. ||8||1||4||
> Malaar, First Mehl:
> You do not understand the nature of death and liberation.
> You are sitting on the river-bank; realize the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||
> You stork! - how were you caught in the net?
> You do not remember in your heart the Unseen Lord God. ||1||Pause||
> For your one life, you consume many lives.
> You were supposed to swim in the water, but you are drowning in it instead. ||2||
> You have tormented all beings.
> When Death seizes you, then you shall regret and repent. ||3||
> When the heavy noose is placed around your neck,
> you may spread your wings, but you shall not be able to fly. ||4||
> You enjoy the tastes and flavors, you foolish self-willed manmukh.
> You are trapped. You can only be saved by virtuous conduct, spiritual wisdom and contemplation. ||5||
> Serving the True Guru, you will shatter the Messenger of Death.
> In your heart, dwell on the True Word of the Shabad. ||6||
> The Guru's Teachings, the True Word of the Shabad, is excellent and sublime.
> Keep the Name of the Lord enshrined in your heart. ||7||
> One who is obsessed with enjoying pleasures here, shall suffer in pain hereafter.
> O Nanak, there is no liberation without the True Name. ||8||2||5||
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> Malaar, Third Mehl, Ashtapadees, First House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> If it is in his karma, then he finds the True Guru; without such karma, He cannot be found.
> He meets the True Guru, and he is transformed into gold, if it is the Lord's Will. ||1||
> O my mind, focus your consciousness on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
> The Lord is found through the True Guru, and then he remains merged with the True Lord. ||1||Pause||
> Spiritual wisdom wells up through the True Guru, and then this cynicism is dispelled.
> Through the True Guru, the Lord is realized, and then, he is not consigned to the womb of reincarnation ever again. ||2||
> By Guru's Grace, the mortal dies in life, and by so dying, lives to practice the Word of the Shabad.
> He alone finds the Door of Salvation, who eradicates self-conceit from within himself. ||3||
> By Guru's Grace, the mortal is reincarnated into the Home of the Lord, having eradicated Maya from within.
> He eats the uneatable, and is blessed with a discriminating intellect; he meets the Supreme Person, the Primal Lord God. ||4||
> The world is unconscious, like a passing show; the mortal departs, having lost his capital.
> The profit of the Lord is obtained in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation; by good karma, it is found. ||5||
> Without the True Guru, no one finds it; see this in your mind, and consider this in your heart.
> By great good fortune, the mortal finds the Guru, and crosses over the terrifying world-ocean. ||6||
> The Name of the Lord is my Anchor and Support. I take only the Support of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
> O Dear Lord, please be kind and lead me to meet the Guru, that I may find the Door of Salvation. ||7||
> The pre-ordained destiny inscribed on the mortal's forehead by our Lord and Master cannot be erased.
> O Nanak, those humble beings are perfect, who are pleased by the Lord's Will. ||8||1||
> Malaar, Third Mehl:
> The world is involved with the words of the Vedas, thinking about the three gunas - the three dispositions.
> Without the Name, it suffers punishment by the Messenger of Death; it comes and goes in reincarnation, over and over again.
> Meeting with the True Guru, the world is liberated, and finds the Door of Salvation. ||1||
> O mortal, immerse yourself in service to the True Guru.
> By great good fortune, the mortal finds the Perfect Guru, and meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||Pause||
> The Lord, by the Pleasure of His Own Will, created the Universe, and the Lord Himself gives it sustenance and support.
> The Lord, by His Own Will, makes the mortal's mind immaculate, and lovingly attunes him to the Lord.
> The Lord, by His Own Will, leads the mortal to meet the True Guru, the Embellisher of all his lives. ||2||
> Waaho! Waaho! Blessed and Great is the True Word of His Bani. Only a few, as Gurmukh, understand.
> Waaho! Waaho! Praise God as Great! No one else is as Great as He.
> When God's Grace is received, He Himself forgives the mortal, and unites him with Himself. ||3||
> The True Guru has revealed our True, Supreme Lord and Master.
> The Ambrosial Nectar rains down and the mind is satisfied, remaining lovingly attuned to the True Lord.
> In the Lord's Name, it is forever rejuvenated; it shall never wither and dry up again. ||4||
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> Without the True Guru, no one finds the Lord; anyone can try and see.
> By the Lord's Grace, the True Guru is found, and then the Lord is met with intuitive ease.
> The self-willed manmukh is deluded by doubt; without good destiny, the Lord's wealth is not obtained. ||5||
> The three dispositions are completely distracting; people read and study and contemplate them.
> Those people are never liberated; they do not find the Door of Salvation.
> Without the True Guru, they are never released from bondage; they do not embrace love for the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||6||
> The Pandits, the religious scholars, and the silent sages, reading and studying the Vedas, have grown weary.
> They do not even think of the Lord's Name; they do not dwell in the home of their own inner being.
> The Messenger of Death hovers over their heads; they are ruined by the deceit within themselves. ||7||
> Everyone longs for the Name of the Lord; without good destiny, it is not obtained.
> When the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace, the mortal meets the True Guru, and the Lord's Name comes to dwell within the mind.
> O Nanak, through the Name, honor wells up, and the mortal remains immersed in the Lord. ||8||2||
> Malaar, Third Mehl, Ashtapadees, Second House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> When the Lord shows His Mercy, He enjoins the mortal to work for the Guru.
> His pains are taken away, and the Lord's Name comes to dwell within.
> True deliverance comes by focusing one's consciousness on the True Lord.
> Listen to the Shabad, and the Word of the Guru's Bani. ||1||
> O my mind, serve the Lord, Har, Har, the true treasure.
> By Guru's Grace, the wealth of the Lord is obtained. Night and day, focus your meditation on the Lord. ||1||Pause||
> The soul-bride who adorns herself without her Husband Lord,
> is ill-mannered and vile, wasted away into ruin.
> This is the useless way of life of the self-willed manmukh.
> Forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, he performs all sorts of empty rituals. ||2||
> The bride who is Gurmukh is beautifully embellished.
> Through the Word of the Shabad, she enshrines her Husband Lord within her heart.
> She realizes the One Lord, and subdues her ego.
> That soul-bride is virtuous and noble. ||3||
> Without the Guru, the Giver, no one finds the Lord.
> The greedy self-willed manmukh is attracted and engrossed in duality.
> Only a few spiritual teachers realize this,
> that without meeting the Guru, liberation is not obtained. ||4||
> Everyone tells the stories told by others.
> Without subduing the mind, devotional worship does not come.
> When the intellect achieves spiritual wisdom, the heart-lotus blossoms forth.
> The Naam, the Name of the Lord, comes to abide in that heart. ||5||
> In egotism, everyone can pretend to worship God with devotion.
> But this does not soften the mind, and it does not bring peace.
> By speaking and preaching, the mortal only shows off his self-conceit.
> His devotional worship is useless, and his life is a total waste. ||6||
> They alone are devotees, who are pleasing to the Mind of the True Guru.
> Night and day, they remain lovingly attuned to the Name.
> They behold the Naam, the Name of the Lord, ever-present, near at hand.
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> Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, He is pervading and permeating everywhere. ||7||
> God Himself forgives, and bestows His Love.
> The world is suffering from the terrible disease of egotism.
> By Guru's Grace, this disease is cured.
> O Nanak, through the Truth, the mortal remains immersed in the True Lord. ||8||1||3||5||8||
> Raag Malaar, Chhant, Fifth Mehl:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> My Beloved Lord is the Giver of loving devotional worship.
> His humble servants are imbued with His Love.
> He is imbued with His servants, day and night; He does not forget them from His Mind, even for an instant.
> He is the Lord of the World, the Treasure of virtue; He is always with me. All glorious virtues belong to the Lord of the Universe.
> With His Feet, He has fascinated my mind; as His humble servant, I am intoxicated with love for His Name.
> O Nanak, my Beloved is forever Merciful; out of millions, hardly anyone realizes Him. ||1||
> O Beloved, Your state is inaccessible and infinite.
> You save even the worst sinners.
> He is the Purifier of sinners, the Lover of His devotees, the Ocean of mercy, our Lord and Master.
> In the Society of the Saints, vibrate and meditate on Him with commitment forever; He is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.
> Those who wander in reincarnation through millions of births, are saved and carried across, by meditating in remembrance on the Naam.
> Nanak is thirsty for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, O Dear Lord; please take care of him. ||2||
> My mind is absorbed in the Lotus Feet of the Lord.
> O God, You are the water; Your humble servants are fish.
> O Dear God, You alone are the water and the fish. I know that there is no difference between the two.
> Please take hold of my arm and bless me with Your Name. I am honored only by Your Grace.
> In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, vibrate and meditate with love on the One Lord of the Universe, who is Merciful to the meek.
> Nanak, the lowly and helpless, seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord, who in His Kindness has made him His Own. ||3||
> He unites us with Himself.
> Our Sovereign Lord King is the Destroyer of fear.
> My Wondrous Lord and Master is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. My Beloved, the Treasure of virtue, has met me.
> Supreme happiness and peace well up, as I cherish the Glorious Virtues of the Lord of the Universe.
> Meeting with Him, I am embellished and exalted; gazing on Him, I am fascinated, and I realize my pre-ordained destiny.
> Prays Nanak, I seek the Sanctuary of those who meditate on the Lord, Har, Har. ||4||1||
> Vaar Of Malaar, First Mehl, Sung To The Tune Of Rana Kailaash And Malda:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> Shalok, Third Mehl:
> Meeting with the Guru, the mind is delighted, like the earth embellished by the rain.
> Everything becomes green and lush; the pools and ponds are filled to overflowing.
> The inner self is imbued with the deep crimson color of love for the True Lord.
> The heart-lotus blossoms forth and the mind becomes true; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, it is ecstatic and exalted.
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> The self-willed manmukh is on the wrong side. You can see this with your own eyes.
> He is caught in the trap like the deer; the Messenger of Death hovers over his head.
> Hunger, thirst and slander are evil; sexual desire and anger are horrible.
> These cannot be seen with your eyes, until you contemplate the Word of the Shabad.
> Whoever is pleasing to You is content; all his entanglements are gone.
> Serving the Guru, his capital is preserved. The Guru is the ladder and the boat.
> O Nanak, whoever is attached to the Lord receives the essence; O True Lord, You are found when the mind is true. ||1||
> First Mehl:
> There is one path and one door. The Guru is the ladder to reach one's own place.
> Our Lord and Master is so beautiful, O Nanak; all comfort and peace are in the Name of the True Lord. ||2||
> Pauree:
> He Himself created Himself; He Himself understands Himself.
> Separating the sky and the earth, He has spread out His canopy.
> Without any pillars, He supports the sky, through the insignia of His Shabad.
> Creating the sun and the moon, He infused His Light into them.
> He created the night and the day; Wondrous are His miraculous plays.
> He created the sacred shrines of pilgrimage, where people contemplate righteousness and Dharma, and take cleansing baths on special occasions.
> There is no other equal to You; how can we speak and describe You?
> You are seated on the throne of Truth; all others come and go in reincarnation. ||1||
> Shalok, First Mehl:
> O Nanak, when it rains in the month of Saawan, four are delighted:
> the snake, the deer, the fish and the wealthy people who seek pleasure. ||1||
> First Mehl:
> O Nanak, when it rains in the month of Saawan, four suffer the pains of separation:
> the cow's calves, the poor, the travellers and the servants. ||2||
> Pauree:
> You are True, O True Lord; You dispense True Justice.
> Like a lotus, You sit in the primal celestial trance; You are hidden from view.
> Brahma is called great, but even he does not know Your limits.
> You have no father or mother; who gave birth to You?
> You have no form or feature; You transcend all social classes.
> You have no hunger or thirst; You are satisfied and satiated.
> You have merged Yourself into the Guru; You are pervading through the Word of Your Shabad.
> When he is pleasing to the True Lord, the mortal merges in Truth. ||2||
> Shalok, First Mehl:
> The physician was called in; he touched my arm and felt my pulse.
> The foolish physician did not know that the pain was in the mind. ||1||
> Second Mehl:
> O physician, you are a competent physician, if you first diagnose the disease.
> Prescribe such a remedy, by which all sorts of illnesses may be cured.
> Administer that medicine, which will cure the disease, and allow peace to come and dwell in the body.
> Only when you are rid of your own disease, O Nanak, will you be known as a physician. ||2||
> Pauree:
> Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and the deities were created.
> Brahma was given the Vedas, and enjoined to worship God.
> The ten incarnations, and Rama the king, came into being.
> According to His Will, they quickly killed all the demons.
> Shiva serves Him, but cannot find His limits.
> He established His throne on the principles of Truth.
> He enjoined all the world to its tasks, while He keeps Himself hidden from view.
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> The Primal Lord has ordained that mortals must practice righteousness. ||3||
> Shalok, Second Mehl:
> The month of Saawan has come, O my companions; think of your Husband Lord.
> O Nanak, the discarded bride is in love with another; now she weeps and wails, and dies. ||1||
> Second Mehl:
> The month of Saawan has come, O my companions; the clouds have burst forth with rain.
> O Nanak, the blessed soul-brides sleep in peace; they are in love with their Husband Lord. ||2||
> Pauree:
> He Himself has staged the tournament, and arranged the arena for the wrestlers.
> They have entered the arena with pomp and ceremony; the Gurmukhs are joyful.
> The false and foolish self-willed manmukhs are defeated and overcome.
> The Lord Himself wrestles, and He Himself defeats them. He Himself staged this play.
> The One God is the Lord and Master of all; this is known by the Gurmukhs.
> He writes the inscription of His Hukam on the foreheads of all, without pen or ink.
> In the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, Union with Him is obtained; there, the Glorious Praises of the Lord are chanted forever.
> O Nanak, praising the True Word of His Shabad, one comes to realize the Truth. ||4||
> Shalok, Third Mehl:
> Hanging low, low and thick in the sky, the clouds are changing color.
> How do I know whether my love for my Husband Lord shall endure?
> The love of those soul-brides endures, if their minds are filled with the Love and the Fear of God.
> O Nanak, she who has no Love and Fear of God - her body shall never find peace. ||1||
> Third Mehl:
> Hanging low, low and thick in the sky, the clouds come, and pure water rains down.
> O Nanak, that soul-bride suffers in pain, whose mind is torn away from her Husband Lord. ||2||
> Pauree:
> The One Lord created both sides and pervades the expanse.
> The words of the Vedas became pervasive, with arguments and divisions.
> Attachment and detachment are the two sides of it; Dharma, true religion, is the guide between the two.
> The self-willed manmukhs are worthless and false. Without a doubt, they lose in the Court of the Lord.
> Those who follow the Guru's Teachings are the true spiritual warriors; they have conquered sexual desire and anger.
> They enter into the True Mansion of the Lord's Presence, embellished and exalted by the Word of the Shabad.
> Those devotees are pleasing to Your Will, O Lord; they dearly love the True Name.
> I am a sacrifice to those who serve their True Guru. ||5||
> Shalok, Third Mehl:
> Hanging low, low and thick in the sky, the clouds come, and water rains down in torrents.
> O Nanak, she walks in harmony with the Will of her Husband Lord; she enjoys peace and pleasure forever. ||1||
> Third Mehl:
> Why are you standing up, standing up to look? You poor wretch, this cloud has nothing in its hands.
> The One who sent this cloud - cherish Him in your mind.
> He alone enshrines the Lord in his mind, upon whom the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace.
> O Nanak, all those who lack this Grace, cry and weep and wail. ||2||
> Pauree:
> Serve the Lord forever; He acts in no time at all.
> He stretched the sky across the heavens; in an instant, He creates and destroys.
> He Himself created the world; He contemplates His Creative Omnipotence.
> The self-willed manmukh will be called to account hereafter; he will be severely punished.
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> The Gurmukh's account is settled with honor; the Lord blesses him with the treasure of His Praise.
> No one's hands can reach there; no one will hear anyone's cries.
> The True Guru will be your best friend there; at the very last instant, He will save you.
> These beings should serve no other than the True Guru or the Creator Lord above the heads of all. ||6||
> Shalok, Third Mehl:
> O rainbird, the One unto whom you call - everyone longs for that Lord.
> When He grants His Grace, it rains, and the forests and fields blossom forth in their greenery.
> By Guru's Grace, He is found; only a rare few understand this.
> Sitting down and standing up, meditate continually on Him, and be at peace forever and ever.
> O Nanak, the Ambrosial Nectar rains down forever; the Lord gives it to the Gurmukh. ||1||
> Third Mehl:
> When the people of the world are suffering in pain, they call upon the Lord in loving prayer.
> The True Lord naturally listens and hears and gives comfort.
> He commands the god of rain, and the rain pours down in torrents.
> Corn and wealth are produced in great abundance and prosperity; their value cannot be estimated.
> O Nanak, praise the Naam, the Name of the Lord; He reaches out and gives sustenance to all beings.
> Eating this, peace is produced, and the mortal never again suffers in pain. ||2||
> Pauree:
> O Dear Lord, You are the Truest of the True. You blend those who are truthful into Your Own Being.
> Those caught in duality are on the side of duality; entrenched in falsehood, they cannot merge into the Lord.
> You Yourself unite, and You Yourself separate; You display Your Creative Omnipotence.
> Attachment brings the sorrow of separation; the mortal acts in accordance with pre-ordained destiny.
> I am a sacrifice to those who remain lovingly attached to the Lord's Feet.
> They are like the lotus which remains detached, floating upon the water.
> They are peaceful and beautiful forever; they eradicate self-conceit from within.
> They never suffer sorrow or separation; they are merged in the Being of the Lord. ||7||
> Shalok, Third Mehl:
> O Nanak, praise the Lord; everything is in His power.
> Serve Him, O mortal beings; there is none other than Him.
> The Lord God abides within the mind of the Gurmukh, and then he is at peace, forever and ever.
> He is never cynical; all anxiety has been taken out from within him.
> Whatever happens, happens naturally; no one has any say about it.
> When the True Lord abides in the mind, then the mind's desires are fulfilled.
> O Nanak, He Himself hears the words of those, whose accounts are in His Hands. ||1||
> Third Mehl:
> The Ambrosial Nectar rains down continually; realize this through realization.
> Those who, as Gurmukh, realize this, keep the Lord's Ambrosial Nectar enshrined within their hearts.
> They drink in the Lord's Ambrosial Nectar, and remain forever imbued with the Lord; they conquer egotism and thirsty desires.
> The Name of the Lord is Ambrosial Nectar; the Lord showers His Grace, and it rains down.
> O Nanak, the Gurmukh comes to behold the Lord, the Supreme Soul. ||2||
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> Pauree:
> How can the unweighable be weighed? Without weighing Him, He cannot be obtained.
> Reflect on the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and immerse yourself in His Glorious Virtues.
> He Himself weighs Himself; He unites in Union with Himself.
> His value cannot be estimated; nothing can be said about this.
> I am a sacrifice to my Guru; He has made me realize this true realization.
> The world has been deceived, and the Ambrosial Nectar is being plundered. The self-willed manmukh does not realize this.
> Without the Name, nothing will go along with him; he wastes his life, and departs.
> Those who follow the Guru's Teachings and remain awake and aware, preserve and protect the home of their heart; demons have no power against them. ||8||
> Shalok, Third Mehl:
> O rainbird, do not cry out. Do not let this mind of yours be so thirsty for a drop of water. Obey the Hukam, the Command of your Lord and Master,
> and your thirst shall be quenched. Your love for Him shall increase four-fold. ||1||
> Third Mehl:
> O rainbird, your place is in the water; you move around in the water.
> But you do not appreciate the water, and so you cry out.
> In the water and on the land, it rains down in the ten directions. No place is left dry.
> With so much rain, those who are die of thirst are very unfortunate.
> O Nanak, the Gurmukhs understand; the Lord abides within their minds. ||2||
> Pauree:
> The Yogic Masters, celibates, Siddhas and spiritual teachers - none of them has found the limits of the Lord.
> The Gurmukhs meditate on the Naam, and merge in You, O Lord.
> For thirty-six ages, God remained in utter darkness, as He pleased.
> The vast expanse of water swirled around.
> The Creator of all is Infinite, Endless and Inaccessible.
> He formed fire and conflict, hunger and thirst.
> Death hangs over the heads of the people of the world, in the love of duality.
> The Savior Lord saves those who realize the Word of the Shabad. ||9||
> Shalok, Third Mehl:
> This rain pours down on all; it rains down in accordance with God's Loving Will.
> Those trees become green and lush, which remain immersed in the Guru's Word.
> O Nanak, by His Grace, there is peace; the pain of these creatures is gone. ||1||
> Third Mehl:
> The night is wet with dew; lightning flashes, and the rain pours down in torrents.
> Food and wealth are produced in abundance when it rains, if it is the Will of God.
> Consuming it, the minds of His creatures are satisfied, and they adopt the lifestyle of the way.
> This wealth is the play of the Creator Lord. Sometimes it comes, and sometimes it goes.
> The Naam is the wealth of the spiritually wise. It is permeating and pervading forever.
> O Nanak, those who are blessed with His Glance of Grace receive this wealth. ||2||
> Pauree:
> He Himself does, and causes all to be done. Unto whom can I complain?
> He Himself calls the mortal beings to account; He Himself causes them to act.
> Whatever pleases Him happens. Only a fool issues commands.
> He Himself saves and redeems; He Himself is the Forgiver.
> He Himself sees, and He Himself hears; He gives His Support to all.
> He alone is pervading and permeating all; He considers each and every one.
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> The Gurmukh reflects on the self, lovingly attached to the True Lord.
> O Nanak, whom can we ask? He Himself is the Great Giver. ||10||
> Shalok, Third Mehl:
> This world is a rainbird; let no one be deluded by doubt.
> This rainbird is an animal; it has no understanding at all.
> The Name of the Lord is Ambrosial Nectar; drinking it in, thirst is quenched.
> O Nanak, those Gurmukhs who drink it in shall never again be afflicted by thirst. ||1||
> Third Mehl:
> Malaar is a calming and soothing raga; meditating on the Lord brings peace and tranquility.
> When the Dear Lord grants His Grace, then the rain falls on all the people of the world.
> From this rain, all creatures find the ways and means to live, and the earth is embellished.
> O Nanak, this world is all water; everything came from water.
> By Guru's Grace, a rare few realize the Lord; such humble beings are liberated forever. ||2||
> Pauree:
> O True and Independent Lord God, You alone are my Lord and Master.
> You Yourself are everything; who else is of any account?
> False is the pride of man. True is Your glorious greatness.
> Coming and going in reincarnation, the beings and species of the world came into being.
> But if the mortal serves his True Guru, his coming into the world is judged to be worthwhile.
> And if he eradicates eogtism from within himself, then how can he be judged?
> The self-willed manmukh is lost in the darkness of emotional attachment, like the man lost in the wilderness.
> Countless sins are erased, by even a tiny particle of the Lord's Name. ||11||
> Shalok, Third Mehl:
> O rainbird, you do not know the Mansion of your Lord and Master's Presence. Offer your prayers to see this Mansion.
> You speak as you please, but your speech is not accepted.
> Your Lord and Master is the Great Giver; whatever you desire, you shall receive from Him.
> Not only the thirst of the poor rainbird, but the thirst of the whole world is quenched. ||1||
> Third Mehl:
> The night is wet with dew; the rainbird sings the True Name with intuitive ease.
> This water is my very soul; without water, I cannot survive.
> Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, this water is obtained, and egotism is eradicated from within.
> O Nanak, I cannot live without Him, even for a moment; the True Guru has led me to meet Him. ||2||
> Pauree:
> There are countless worlds and nether regions; I cannot calculate their number.
> You are the Creator, the Lord of the Universe; You create it, and You destroy it.
> The 8.4 million species of beings issued forth from You.
> Some are called kings, emperors and nobles.
> Some claim to be bankers and accumulate wealth, but in duality they lose their honor.
> Some are givers, and some are beggars; God is above the heads of all.
> Without the Name, they are vulgar, dreadful and wretched.
> Falsehood shall not last, O Nanak; whatever the True Lord does, comes to pass. ||12||
> Shalok, Third Mehl:
> O rainbird, the virtuous soul-bride attains the Mansion of her Lord's Presence; the unworthy, unvirtuous one is far away.
> Deep within your inner being, the Lord abides. The Gurmukh beholds Him ever-present.
> When the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace, the mortal no longer weeps and wails.
> O Nanak, those who are imbued with the Naam intuitively merge with the Lord; they practice the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||
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> Third Mehl:
> The rainbird prays: O Lord, grant Your Grace, and bless me with the gift of the life of the soul.
> Without the water, my thirst is not quenched, and my breath of life is ended and gone.
> You are the Giver of peace, O Infinite Lord God; You are the Giver of the treasure of virtue.
> O Nanak, the Gurmukh is forgiven; in the end, the Lord God shall be your only friend. ||2||
> Pauree:
> He created the world; He considers the merits and demerits of the mortals.
> Those who are entangled in the three gunas - the three dispositions - do not love the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
> Forsaking virtue, they practice evil; they shall be miserable in the Court of the Lord.
> They lose their life in the gamble; why did they even come into the world?
> But those who conquer and subdue their minds, through the True Word of the Shabad - night and day, they love the Naam.
> Those people enshrine the True, Invisible and Infinite Lord in their hearts.
> You, O Lord, are the Giver, the Treasure of virtue; I am unvirtuous and unworthy.
> He alone finds You, whom You bless and forgive, and inspire to contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||13||
> Shalok, Fifth Mehl:
> The faithless cynics forget the Name of the Lord; the night of their lives does not pass in peace.
> Their days and nights become comfortable, O Nanak, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||
> Fifth Mehl:
> All sorts of jewels and gems, diamonds and rubies, shine forth from their foreheads.
> O Nanak, those who are pleasing to God, look beautiful in the Court of the Lord. ||2||
> Pauree:
> Serving the True Guru, I dwell on the True Lord.
> The work you have done for the True Guru shall be very useful in the end.
> The Messenger of Death cannot even touch that person who is protected by the True Lord.
> Lighting the lamp of the Guru's Teachings, my awareness has been awakened.
> The self-willed manmukhs are false; without the Name, they wander around like demons.
> They are nothing more than beasts, wrapped up in human skin; they are black-hearted within.
> The True Lord is pervading all; through the True Word of the Shabad, He is seen.
> O Nanak, the Naam is the greatest treasure. The Perfect Guru has revealed it to me. ||14||
> Shalok, Third Mehl:
> The rainbird realizes the Hukam of the Lord's Command with intuitive ease through the Guru.
> The clouds mercifully burst forth, and the rain pours down in torrents.
> The cries and wailings of the rainbird have ceased, and peace has come to abide in its mind.
> O Nanak, praise that Lord, who reaches out and gives sustenance to all beings and creatures. ||1||
> Third Mehl:
> O rainbird, you do not know what thirst is within you, or what you can drink to quench it.
> You wander in the love of duality, and you do not obtain the Ambrosial Water.
> When God casts His Glance of Grace, then the mortal automatically meets the True Guru.
> O Nanak, the Ambrosial Water is obtained from the True Guru, and then the mortal remains merged in the Lord with intuitive ease. ||2||
> Pauree:
> Some go and sit in the forest realms, and do not answer any calls.
> Some, in the dead of winter, break the ice and immerse themselves in freezing water.
> Some rub ashes on their bodies, and never wash off their dirt.
> Some look hideous, with their uncut hair matted and dishevelled. They bring dishonor to their family and ancestry.
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> Some wander naked day and night and never sleep.
> Some burn their limbs in fire, damaging and ruining themselves.
> Without the Name, the body is reduced to ashes; what good is it to speak and cry then?
> Those who serve the True Guru, are embellished and exalted in the Court of their Lord and Master. ||15||
> Shalok, Third Mehl:
> The rainbird chirps in the ambrosial hours of the morning before the dawn; its prayers are heard in the Court of the Lord.
> The order is issued to the clouds, to let the rains of mercy shower down.
> I am a sacrifice to those who enshrine the True Lord within their hearts.
> O Nanak, through the Name, all are rejuvenated, contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||
> Third Mehl:
> O rainbird, this is not the way to quench your thirst, even though you may cry out a hundred times.
> By God's Grace, the True Guru is found; by His Grace, love wells up.
> O Nanak, when the Lord and Master abides in the mind, corruption and evil leave from within. ||2||
> Pauree:
> Some are Jains, wasting their time in the wilderness; by their pre-ordained destiny, they are ruined.
> The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is not on their lips; they do not bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage.
> They pull out their hair with their hands, instead of shaving.
> They remain unclean day and night; they do not love the Word of the Shabad.
> They have no status, no honor, and no good karma. They waste away their lives in vain.
> Their minds are false and impure; that which they eat is impure and defiled.
> Without the Shabad, no one achieves a lifestyle of good conduct.
> The Gurmukh is absorbed in the True Lord God, the Universal Creator. ||16||
> Shalok, Third Mehl:
> In the month of Saawan, the bride is happy, contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
> O Nanak, she is a happy soul-bride forever; her love for the Guru is unlimited. ||1||
> Third Mehl:
> In Saawan, she who has no virtue is burned, in attachment and love of duality.
> O Nanak, she does not appreciate the value of her Husband Lord; all her decorations are worthless. ||2||
> Pauree:
> The True, Unseen, Mysterious Lord is not won over by stubbornness.
> Some sing according to traditional ragas, but the Lord is not pleased by these ragas.
> Some dance and dance and keep the beat, but they do not worship Him with devotion.
> Some refuse to eat; what can be done with these fools?
> Thirst and desire have greatly increased; nothing brings satisfaction.
> Some are tied down by rituals; they hassle themselves to death.
> In this world, profit comes by drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam.
> The Gurmukhs gather in loving devotional worship of the Lord. ||17||
> Shalok, Third Mehl:
> Those Gurmukhs who sing in the Raga of Malaar - their minds and bodies become cool and calm.
> Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they realize the One, the One True Lord.
> Their minds and bodies are true; they obey the True Lord, and they are known as true.
> True devotional worship is deep within them; they are automatically blessed with honor.
> In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, there is utter darkness; the self-willed manmukh cannot find the way.
> O Nanak, very blessed are those Gurmukhs, unto whom the Lord is revealed. ||1||
> Third Mehl:
> The clouds rain down mercifully, and joy wells up in the minds of the people.
> I am forever a sacrifice to the One, by whose Command the clouds burst forth with rain.
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> The Gurmukhs dwell on the Word of the Shabad. They sing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord.
> O Nanak, those humble beings who are imbued with the Naam are pure and immaculate. They are intuitively merged in the True Lord. ||2||
> Pauree:
> Serving the Perfect True Guru, I have found the Perfect Lord.
> Meditating on the Perfect Lord, by perfect karma, I have enshrined the Shabad within my mind.
> Through perfect spiritual wisdom and meditation, my filth has been washed away.
> The Lord is my sacred shrine of pilgrimage and pool of purification; I wash my mind in Him.
> One who dies in the Shabad and conquers his mind - blessed is the mother who gave birth to him.
> He is true in the Court of the Lord, and his coming into this world is judged to be true.
> No one can challenge that person, with whom our Lord and Master is pleased.
> O Nanak, praising the True Lord, his pre-ordained destiny is activated. ||18||
> Shalok, Third Mehl:
> Those who give out ceremonial hats of recognition are fools; those who receive them have no shame.
> The mouse cannot enter its hole with a basket tied around its waist.
> Those who give out blessings shall die, and those that they bless shall also depart.
> O Nanak, no one knows the Lord's Command, by which all must depart.
> The spring harvest is the Name of the One Lord; the harvest of autumn is the True Name.
> I receive a letter of pardon from my Lord and Master, when I reach His Court.
> There are so many courts of the world, and so many who come and go there.
> There are so many beggars begging; so many beg and beg until death. ||1||
> First Mehl:
> The elephant eats a hundred pounds of ghee and molasses, and five hundred pounds of corn.
> He belches and grunts and scatters dust, and when the breath leaves his body, he regrets it.
> The blind and arrogant die insane.
> Submitting to the Lord, one become pleasing to Him.
> The sparrow eats only half a grain, then it flies through the sky and chirps.
> The good sparrow is pleasing to her Lord and Master, if she chirps the Name of the Lord.
> The powerful tiger kills hundreds of deer, and all sorts of other animals eat what it leaves.
> It becomes very strong, and cannot be contained in its den, but when it must go, it regrets.
> So who is impressed by the roar of the blind beast?
> He is not pleasing at all to his Lord and Master.
> The insect loves the milkweed plant; perched on its branch, it eats it.
> It becomes good and pleasing to its Lord and Master, if it chirps the Name of the Lord.
> O Nanak, the world lasts for only a few days; indulging in pleasures, pain is produced.
> There are many who boast and brag, but none of them can remain detached from the world.
> The fly dies for the sake of sweets.
> O Lord, death does not even approach those whom You protect. You carry them across the terrifying world-ocean. ||2||
> Pauree:
> You are Inaccessible and Unfathomable, O Invisible and Infinite True Lord Master.
> You are the Giver, all are beggars of You. You alone are the Great Giver.
> Those who serve You find peace, reflecting on the Guru's Teachings.
> Some, according to Your Will, are in love with Maya.
> Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, praise the Lord with love and affection within.
> Without love, there is no devotion. Without the True Guru, love is not enshrined.
> You are the Lord God; everyone serves You. This is the prayer of Your humble minstrel.
> Please bless me with the gift of contentment, that I may receive the True Name as my Support. ||19||
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> Shalok, First Mehl:
> Through the night the time ticks away; through the day the time ticks away.
> The body wears away and turns to straw.
> All are involved and entangled in worldly entanglements.
> The mortal has mistakenly renounced the way of service.
> The blind fool is caught in conflict, bothered and bewildered.
> Those who weep after someone has died - can they bring him back to life?
> Without realization, nothing can be understood.
> The weepers who weep for the dead shall themselves die as well.
> O Nanak, this is the Will of our Lord and Master.
> Those who do not remember the Lord, are dead. ||1||
> First Mehl:
> Love dies, and affection dies; hatred and strife die.
> The color fades, and beauty vanishes; the body suffers and collapses.
> Where did he come from? Where is he going? Did he exist or not?
> The self-willed manmukh made empty boasts, indulging in parties and pleasures.
> O Nanak, without the True Name, his honor is torn away, from head to foot. ||2||
> Pauree:
> The Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, is forever the Giver of peace. It shall be your Help and Support in the end.
> Without the Guru, the world is insane. It does not appreciate the worth of the Name.
> Those who serve the True Guru are accepted and approved. Their light merges into the Light.
> That servant who enshrines the Lord's Will within his mind, becomes just like his Lord and Master.
> Tell me, who has ever found peace by following his own will? The blind act in blindness.
> No one is ever satisfied and fulfilled by evil and corruption. The hunger of the fool is not satisfied.
> Attached to duality, all are ruined; without the True Guru, there is no understanding.
> Those who serve the True Guru find peace; they are blessed with Grace by the Will of the Lord. ||20||
> Shalok, First Mehl:
> Modesty and righteousness both, O Nanak, are qualities of those who are blessed with true wealth.
> Do not refer to that wealth as your friend, which leads you to get your head beaten.
> Those who possess only this worldly wealth are known as paupers.
> But those, within whose hearts You dwell, O Lord - those people are oceans of virtue. ||1||
> First Mehl:
> Worldly possessions are obtained by pain and suffering; when they are gone, they leave pain and suffering.
> O Nanak, without the True Name, hunger is never satisfied.
> Beauty does not satisfy hunger; when the man sees beauty, he hungers even more.
> As many as are the pleasures of the body, so many are the pains which afflict it. ||2||
> First Mehl:
> Acting blindly, the mind becomes blind. The blind mind makes the body blind.
> Why make a dam with mud and plaster? Even a dam made of stones gives way.
> The dam has burst. There is no boat. There is no raft. The water's depth is unfathomable.
> O Nanak, without the True Name, many multitudes have drowned. ||3||
> First Mehl:
> Thousands of pounds of gold, and thousands of pounds of silver; the king over the heads of thousands of kings.
> Thousands of armies, thousands of marching bands and spearmen; the emperor of thousands of horsemen.
> The unfathomable ocean of fire and water must be crossed.
> The other shore cannot be seen; only the roar of pitiful cries can be heard.
> O Nanak, there, it shall be known, whether anyone is a king or an emperor. ||4||
> Pauree:
> Some have chains around their necks, in bondage to the Lord.
> They are released from bondage, realizing the True Lord as True.
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> One whose pre-ordained destiny is activated, comes to know the True Lord.
> By God's Command, it is ordained. When the mortal goes, he knows.
> Realize the Word of the Shabad, and cross over the terrifying world-ocean.
> Thieves, adulterers and gamblers are pressed like seeds in the mill.
> Slanderers and gossipers are hand-cuffed.
> The Gurmukh is absorbed in the True Lord, and is famous in the Court of the Lord. ||21||
> Shalok, Second Mehl:
> The beggar is known as an emperor, and the fool is known as a religious scholar.
> The blind man is known as a seer; this is how people talk.
> The trouble-maker is called a leader, and the liar is seated with honor.
> O Nanak, the Gurmukhs know that this is justice in the Dark Age of Kali Yuga. ||1||
> First Mehl:
> Deer, falcons and government officials are known to be trained and clever.
> When the trap is set, they trap their own kind; hereafter they will find no place of rest.
> He alone is learned and wise, and he alone is a scholar, who practices the Name.
> First, the tree puts down its roots, and then it spreads out its shade above.
> The kings are tigers, and their officials are dogs;
> they go out and awaken the sleeping people to harass them.
> The public servants inflict wounds with their nails.
> The dogs lick up the blood that is spilled.
> But there, in the Court of the Lord, all beings will be judged.
> Those who have violated the people's trust will be disgraced; their noses will be cut off. ||2||
> Pauree:
> He Himself creates the world, and He himself takes care of it.
> Without the Fear of God, doubt is not dispelled, and love for the Name is not embraced.
> Through the True Guru, the Fear of God wells up, and the Door of Salvation is found.
> Through the Fear of God, intuitive ease is obtained, and one's light merges into the Light of the Infinite.
> Through the Fear of God, the terrifying world-ocean is crossed over, reflecting on the Guru's Teachings.
> Through the Fear of God, the Fearless Lord is found; He has no end or limitation.
> The self-willed manmukhs do not appreciate the value of the Fear of God. Burning in desire, they weep and wail.
> O Nanak, through the Name, peace is obtained, by enshrining the Guru's Teachings within the heart. ||22||
> Shalok, First Mehl:
> Beauty and sexual desire are friends; hunger and tasty food are tied together.
> Greed is bound up in its search for wealth, and sleep will use even a tiny space as a bed.
> Anger barks and brings ruin on itself, blindly pursuing useless conflicts.
> It is good to be silent, O Nanak; without the Name, one's mouth spews forth only filth. ||1||
> First Mehl:
> Royal power, wealth, beauty, social status and youth are the five thieves.
> These thieves have plundered the world; no one's honor has been spared.
> But these thieves themselves are robbed, by those who fall at the Guru's Feet.
> O Nanak, the multitudes who do not have good karma are plundered. ||2||
> Pauree:
> The learned and educated are called to account for their actions.
> Without the Name, they are judged false; they become miserable and suffer hardship.
> Their path becomes treacherous and difficult, and their way is blocked.
> Through the Shabad, the Word of the True and Independent Lord God, one becomes content.
> The Lord is deep and profound and unfathomable; His depth cannot be measured.
> Without the Guru, the mortals are beaten and punched in the face and the mouth, and no one is released.
> Chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, one returns to his true home with honor.
> Know that the Lord, by the Hukam of His Command, gives sustenance and the breath of life. ||23||
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> Shalok, First Mehl:
> Living beings are formed of air, water and fire. They are subject to pleasure and pain.
> In this world, in the nether regions of the underworld, and in the Akaashic ethers of the heavens, some remain ministers in the Court of the Lord.
> Some live long lives, while others suffer and die.
> Some give and consume, and still their wealth is not exhausted, while others remain poor forever.
> In His Will He creates, and in His Will He destroys thousands in an instant.
> He has harnessed everyone with His harness; when He forgives, he breaks the harness.
> He has no color or features; He is invisible and beyond calculation.
> How can He be described? He is known as the Truest of the True.
> All the actions which are done and described, O Nanak, are done by the Indescribable Lord Himself.
> Whoever hears the description of the indescribable,
> is blessed with wealth, intelligence, perfection, spiritual wisdom and eternal peace. ||1||
> First Mehl:
> One who bears the unbearable, controls the nine holes of the body.
> One who worships and adores the Lord with his breath of life, gains stability in his body-wall.
> Where has he come from, and where will he go?
> Remaining dead while yet alive, he is accepted and approved.
> Whoever understands the Hukam of the Lord's Command, realizes the essence of reality.
> This is known by Guru's Grace.
> O Nanak, know this: egotism leads to bondage.
> Only those who have no ego and no self-conceit, are not consigned to reincarnation. ||2||
> Pauree:
> Read the Praise of the Lord's Name; other intellectual pursuits are false.
> Without dealing in Truth, life is worthless.
> No one has ever found the Lord's end or limitation.
> All the world is enveloped by the darkness of egotistical pride. It does not like the Truth.
> Those who depart from this world, forgetting the Naam, shall be roasted in the frying pan.
> They pour the oil of duality within, and burn.
> They come into the world and wander around aimlessly; they depart when the play is finished.
> O Nanak, imbued with Truth, the mortals merge in Truth. ||24||
> Shalok, First Mehl:
> First, the mortal is conceived in the flesh, and then he dwells in the flesh.
> When he comes alive, his mouth takes flesh; his bones, skin and body are flesh.
> He comes out of the womb of flesh, and takes a mouthful of flesh at the breast.
> His mouth is flesh, his tongue is flesh; his breath is in the flesh.
> He grows up and is married, and brings his wife of flesh into his home.
> Flesh is produced from flesh; all relatives are made of flesh.
> When the mortal meets the True Guru, and realizes the Hukam of the Lord's Command, then he comes to be reformed.
> Releasing himself, the mortal does not find release; O Nanak, through empty words, one is ruined. ||1||
> First Mehl:
> The fools argue about flesh and meat, but they know nothing about meditation and spiritual wisdom.
> What is called meat, and what is called green vegetables? What leads to sin?
> It was the habit of the gods to kill the rhinoceros, and make a feast of the burnt offering.
> Those who renounce meat, and hold their noses when sitting near it, devour men at night.
> They practice hypocrisy, and make a show before other people, but they do not understand anything about meditation or spiritual wisdom.
> O Nanak, what can be said to the blind people? They cannot answer, or even understand what is said.
> They alone are blind, who act blindly. They have no eyes in their hearts.
> They are produced from the blood of their mothers and fathers, but they do not eat fish or meat.
> Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 037
> But when men and women meet in the night, they come together in the flesh.
> In the flesh we are conceived, and in the flesh we are born; we are vessels of flesh.
> You know nothing of spiritual wisdom and meditation, even though you call yourself clever, O religious scholar.
> O master, you believe that flesh on the outside is bad, but the flesh of those in your own home is good.
> All beings and creatures are flesh; the soul has taken up its home in the flesh.
> They eat the uneatable; they reject and abandon what they could eat. They have a teacher who is blind.
> In the flesh we are conceived, and in the flesh we are born; we are vessels of flesh.
> You know nothing of spiritual wisdom and meditation, even though you call yourself clever, O religious scholar.
> Meat is allowed in the Puraanas, meat is allowed in the Bible and the Koran. Throughout the four ages, meat has been used.
> It is featured in sacred feasts and marriage festivities; meat is used in them.
> Women, men, kings and emperors originate from meat.
> If you see them going to hell, then do not accept charitable gifts from them.
> The giver goes to hell, while the receiver goes to heaven - look at this injustice.
> You do not understand your own self, but you preach to other people. O Pandit, you are very wise indeed.
> O Pandit, you do not know where meat originated.
> Corn, sugar cane and cotton are produced from water. The three worlds came from water.
> Water says, "I am good in many ways." But water takes many forms.
> Forsaking these delicacies, one becomes a true Sannyaasee, a detached hermit. Nanak reflects and speaks. ||2||
> Pauree:
> What can I say with only one tongue? I cannot find your limits.
> Those who contemplate the True Word of the Shabad are absorbed into You, O Lord.
> Some wander around in saffron robes, but without the True Guru, no one finds the Lord.
> They wander in foreign lands and countries until they grow weary, but You hide Yourself within them.
> The Word of the Guru's Shabad is a jewel, through which the Lord shines forth and reveals Himself.
> Realizing one's own self, following the Guru's Teachings, the mortal is absorbed into Truth.
> Coming and going, the tricksters and magicians put on their magic show.
> But those whose minds are pleased by the True Lord, praise the True One, the Ever-stable Lord. ||25||
> Shalok, First Mehl:
> O Nanak, the tree of actions done in Maya yields ambrosial fruit and poisonous fruit.
> The Creator does all deeds; we eat the fruits as He ordains. ||1||
> Second Mehl:
> O Nanak, burn worldly greatness and glory in the fire.
> These burnt offerings have caused mortals to forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Not even one of them will go along with you in the end. ||2||
> Pauree:
> He judges each and every being; by the Hukam of His Command, He leads us on.
> Justice is in Your Hands, O Lord; You are pleasing to my mind.
> The mortal is bound and gagged by Death and lead away; no one can rescue him.
> Old age, the tyrant, dances on the mortal's shoulders.
> So climb aboard the boat of the True Guru, and the True Lord will rescue you.
> The fire of desire burns like an oven, consuming mortals night and day.
> Like trapped birds, the mortals peck at the corn; only through the Lord's Command will they find release.
> Whatever the Creator does, comes to pass; falsehood shall fail in the end. ||26||
> Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 038
> Shalok, First Mehl:
> The True Guru is the All-knowing Primal Being; He shows us our true home within the home of the self.
> The Panch Shabad, the Five Primal Sounds, resonate and resound within; the insignia of the Shabad is revealed there, vibrating gloriously.
> Worlds and realms, nether regions, solar systems and galaxies are wondrously revealed.
> The strings and the harps vibrate and resound; the true throne of the Lord is there.
> Listen to the music of the home of the heart - Sukhmani, peace of mind. Lovingly tune in to His state of celestial ecstasy.
> Contemplate the Unspoken Speech, and the desires of the mind are dissolved.
> The heart-lotus is turned upside-down, and is filled with Ambrosial Nectar. This mind does not go out; it does not get distracted.
> It does not forget the Chant which is chanted without chanting; it is immersed in the Primal Lord God of the ages.
> All the sister-companions are blessed with the five virtues. The Gurmukhs dwell in the home of the self deep within.
> Nanak is the slave of that one who seeks the Shabad and finds this home within. ||1||
> First Mehl:
> The extravagant glamor of the world is a passing show.
> My twisted mind does not believe that it will end up in a grave.
> I am meek and lowly; You are the great river.
> Please, bless me with the one thing; everything else is poison, and does not tempt me.
> You filled this fragile body with the water of life, O Lord, by Your Creative Power.
> By Your Omnipotence, I have become powerful.
> Nanak is a dog in the Court of the Lord, intoxicated more and more, all the time.
> The world is on fire; the Name of the Lord is cooling and soothing. ||2||
> New Pauree, Fifth Mehl:
> His wonderful play is all-pervading; it is wonderful and amazing!
> As Gurmukh, I know the the Transcendent Lord, the Supreme Lord God.
> All my sins and corruption are washed away, through the insignia of the Shabad, the Word of God.
> In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, one is saved, and becomes free.
> Meditating, meditating in remembrance on the Great Giver, I enjoy all comforts and pleasures.
> I have become famous throughout the world, under the canopy of His kindness and grace.
> He Himself has forgiven me, and united me with Himself; I am forever a sacrifice to Him.
> O Nanak, by the Pleasure of His Will, my Lord and Master has blended me with Himself. ||27||
> Shalok, First Mehl:
> Blessed is the paper, blessed is the pen, blessed is the inkwell, and blessed is the ink.
> Blessed is the writer, O Nanak, who writes the True Name. ||1||
> First Mehl:
> You Yourself are the writing tablet, and You Yourself are the pen. You are also what is written on it.
> Speak of the One Lord, O Nanak; how could there be any other? ||2||
> Pauree:
> You Yourself are all-pervading; You Yourself made the making.
> Without You, there is no other at all; You are permeating and pervading everywhere.
> You alone know Your state and extent. Only You can estimate Your worth.
> You are invisible, imperceptible and inaccessible. You are revealed through the Guru's Teachings.
> Deep within, there is ignorance, suffering and doubt; through the spiritual wisdom of the Guru, they are eradicated.
> He alone meditates on the Naam, whom You unite with Yourself, in Your Mercy.
> You are the Creator, the Inaccessible Primal Lord God; You are all-pervading everywhere.
> To whatever You link the mortal, O True Lord, to that he is linked. Nanak sings Your Glorious Praises. ||28||1||
> SUDH||
> Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 039
> Raag Malaar, The Word Of The Devotee Naam Dayv Jee:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> Serve the King, the Sovereign Lord of the World. He has no ancestry; He is immaculate and pure.
> Please bless me with the gift of devotion, which the humble Saints beg for. ||1||Pause||
> His Home is the pavilion seen in all directions; His ornamental heavenly realms fill the seven worlds alike.
> In His Home, the virgin Lakshmi dwells. The moon and the sun are His two lamps; the wretched Messenger of Death stages his dramas, and levies taxes on all.
> Such is my Sovereign Lord King, the Supreme Lord of all. ||1||
> In His House, the four-faced Brahma, the cosmic potter lives. He created the entire universe.
> In His House, the insane Shiva, the Guru of the World, lives; he imparts spiritual wisdom to expain the essence of reality.
> Sin and virtue are the standard-bearers at His Door; Chitr and Gupt are the recording angels of the conscious and subconscious.
> The Righteous Judge of Dharma, the Lord of Destruction, is the door-man.
> Such is the Supreme Sovereign Lord of the World. ||2||
> In His Home are the heavenly heralds, celestial singers, Rishis and poor minstrels, who sing so sweetly.
> All the Shaastras take various forms in His theater, singing beautiful songs.
> The wind waves the fly-brush over Him;
> His hand-maiden is Maya, who has conquered the world.
> The shell of the earth is His fireplace.
> Such is the Sovereign Lord of the three worlds. ||3||
> In His Home, the celestial turtle is the bed-frame, woven with the strings of the thousand-headed snake.
> His flower-girls are the eighteen loads of vegetation; His water-carriers are the nine hundred sixty million clouds.
> His sweat is the Ganges River.
> The seven seas are His water-pitchers.
> The creatures of the world are His household utensils.
> Such is the Sovereign Lord King of the three worlds. ||4||
> In His home are Arjuna, Dhroo, Prahlaad, Ambreek, Naarad, Nayjaa, the Siddhas and Buddhas, the ninety-two heavenly heralds and celestial singers in their wondrous play.
> All the creatures of the world are in His House.
> The Lord is diffused in the inner beings of all.
> Prays Naam Dayv, seek His Protection.
> All the devotees are His banner and insignia. ||5||1||
> MALAAR:
> Please do not forget me; please do not forget me,
> please do not forget me, O Lord. ||1||Pause||
> The temple priests have doubts about this, and everyone is furious with me.
> Calling me low-caste and untouchable, they beat me and drove me out; what should I do now, O Beloved Father Lord? ||1||
> If You liberate me after I am dead, no one will know that I am liberated.
> These Pandits, these religious scholars, call me low-born; when they say this, they tarnish Your honor as well. ||2||
> You are called kind and compassionate; the power of Your Arm is absolutely unrivalled.
> The Lord turned the temple around to face Naam Dayv; He turned His back on the Brahmins. ||3||2||
> Section 31 - Raag Malaar - Part 040
> Malaar, The Word Of The Devotee Ravi Daas Jee:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> O humble townspeople, I am obviously just a shoemaker.
> In my heart I cherish the Glories of the Lord, the Lord of the Universe. ||1||Pause||
> Even if wine is made from the water of the Ganges, O Saints, do not drink it.
> This wine, and any other polluted water which mixes with the Ganges, is not separate from it. ||1||
> The palmyra palm tree is considered impure, and so its leaves are considered impure as well.
> But if devotional prayers are written on paper made from its leaves, then people bow in reverence and worship before it. ||2||
> It is my occupation to prepare and cut leather; each day, I carry the carcasses out of the city.
> Now, the important Brahmins of the city bow down before me; Ravi Daas, Your slave, seeks the Sanctuary of Your Name. ||3||1||
> MALAAR:
> Those humble beings who meditate on the Lord's Lotus Feet - none are equal to them.
> The Lord is One, but He is diffused in many forms. Bring in, bring in, that All-pervading Lord. ||Pause||
> He who writes the Praises of the Lord God, and sees nothing else at all, is a low-class, untouchable fabric-dyer by trade.
> The Glory of the Name is seen in the writings of Vyaas and Sanak, throughout the seven continents. ||1||
> And he whose family used to kill cows at the festivals of Eed and Bakareed, who worshipped Shayks, martyrs and spiritual teachers,
> whose father used to do such things - his son Kabeer became so successful that he is now famous throughout the three worlds. ||2||
> And all the leather-workers in those families still go around Benares removing the dead cattle
> - the ritualistic Brahmins bow in reverence before their son Ravi Daas, the slave of the Lord's slaves. ||3||2||
> Malaar:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> What sort of devotional worship will lead me to meet my Beloved, the Lord of my breath of life?
> In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I have obtained the supreme status. ||Pause||
> How long shall I wash these dirty clothes?
> How long shall I remain asleep? ||1||
> Whatever I was attached to, has perished.
> The shop of false merchandise has closed down. ||2||
> Says Ravi Daas, when the account is called for and given,
> whatever the mortal has done, he shall see. ||3||1||3||
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