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The foolish self-willed manmukh does not remember the Lord's Name; he wastes away his life in vain.

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But when he meets the True Guru, then he obtains the Name; he sheds egotism and emotional attachment. ||3||

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The Lord's humble servants are True - they practice Truth, and reflect upon the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

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The True Lord God unites them with Himself, and they keep the True Lord enshrined in their hearts.

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O Nanak, through the Name, I have obtained salvation and understanding; this alone is my wealth. ||4||1||

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Sorat'h, Third Mehl:

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The True Lord has blessed His devotees with the treasure of devotional worship, and the wealth of the Lord's Name.

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The wealth of the Naam, shall never be exhausted; no one can estimate its worth.

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With the wealth of the Naam, their faces are radiant, and they attain the True Lord. ||1||

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O my mind, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Lord is found.

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Without the Shabad, the world wanders around, and receives its punishment in the Court of the Lord. ||Pause||

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Within this body dwell the five thieves: sexual desire, anger, greed, emotional attachment and egotism.

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They plunder the Nectar, but the self-willed manmukh does not realize it; no one hears his complaint.

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The world is blind, and its dealings are blind as well; without the Guru, there is only pitch darkness. ||2||

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Indulging in egotism and possessiveness, they are ruined; when they depart, nothing goes along with them.

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But one who becomes Gurmukh meditates on the Naam, and ever contemplates the Lord's Name.

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Through the True Word of Gurbani, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord; blessed with the Lord's Glance of Grace, he is enraptured. ||3||

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The spiritual wisdom of the True Guru is a steady light within the heart. The Lord's decree is over the heads of even kings.

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Night and day, the Lord's devotees worship Him; night and day, they gather in the true profit of the Lord's Name.

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O Nanak, through the Lord's Name, one is emancipated; attuned to the Shabad, he finds the Lord. ||4||2||

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Sorat'h, Third Mehl:

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If one becomes the slave of the Lord's slaves, then he finds the Lord, and eradicates ego from within.

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The Lord of bliss is his object of devotion; night and day, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

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Attuned to the Word of the Shabad, the Lord's devotees remain ever as one, absorbed in the Lord. ||1||

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O Dear Lord, Your Glance of Grace is True.

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Show mercy to Your slave, O Beloved Lord, and preserve my honor. ||Pause||

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Continually praising the Word of the Shabad, I live; under Guru's Instruction, my fear has been dispelled.

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My True Lord God is so beautiful! Serving the Guru, my consciousness is focused on Him.

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One who chants the True Word of the Shabad, and the Truest of the True, the Word of His Bani, remains wakeful, day and night. ||2||

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He is so very deep and profound, the Giver of eternal peace; no one can find His limit.

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Serving the Perfect Guru, one becomes carefree, enshrining the Lord within the mind.

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The mind and body become immaculately pure, and a lasting peace fills the heart; doubt is eradicated from within. ||3||

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The Way of the Lord is always such a difficult path; only a few find it, contemplating the Guru.

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Imbued with the Lord's Love, and intoxicated with the Shabad, he renounces ego and corruption.

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O Nanak, imbued with the Naam, and the Love of the One Lord, he is embellished with the Word of the Shabad. ||4||3||

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