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Those who hold tightly to Your Support, God, are happy in Your Sanctuary.

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But those humble beings who forget the Primal Lord, the Architect of Destiny, are counted among the most miserable beings. ||2||

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One who has faith in the Guru, and who is lovingly attached to God, enjoys the delights of supreme ecstasy.

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One who forgets God and forsakes the Guru, falls into the most horrible hell. ||3||

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As the Lord engages someone, so he is engaged, and so does he perform.

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Nanak has taken to the Shelter of the Saints; his heart is absorbed in the Lord's feet. ||4||4||15||

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Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:

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As the king is entangled in kingly affairs, and the egotist in his own egotism,

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and the greedy man is enticed by greed, so is the spiritually enlightened being absorbed in the Love of the Lord. ||1||

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This is what befits the Lord's servant.

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Beholding the Lord near at hand, he serves the True Guru, and he is satisfied through the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises. ||Pause||

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The addict is addicted to his drug, and the landlord is in love with his land.

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As the baby is attached to his milk, so the Saint is in love with God. ||2||

613 : 640
The scholar is absorbed in scholarship, and the eyes are happy to see.

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As the tongue savors the tastes, so does the humble servant of the Lord sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||3||

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As is the hunger, so is the fulfiller; He is the Lord and Master of all hearts.

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Nanak thirsts for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan; he has met God, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. ||4||5||16||

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Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:

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We are filthy, and You are immaculate, O Creator Lord; we are worthless, and You are the Great Giver.

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We are fools, and You are wise and all-knowing. You are the knower of all things. ||1||

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O Lord, this is what we are, and this is what You are.

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We are sinners, and You are the Destroyer of sins. Your abode is so beautiful, O Lord and Master. ||Pause||

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You fashion all, and having fashioned them, You bless them. You bestow upon them soul, body and the breath of life.

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We are worthless - we have no virtue at all; please, bless us with Your gift, O Merciful Lordand Master. ||2||

613 : 651
You do good for us, but we do not see it as good; You are kind and compassionate, forever and ever.

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You are the Giver of peace, the Primal Lord, the Architect of Destiny; please, save us, Your children! ||3||

613 : 653
You are the treasure, eternal Lord King; all beings and creatures beg of You.

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Says Nanak, such is our condition; please, Lord, keep us on the Path of the Saints. ||4||6||17||

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Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl, Second House:

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In our mother's womb, You blessed us with Your meditative remembrance, and You preserved us there.

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Through the countless waves of the ocean of fire, please, carry us across and save us, O Savior Lord! ||1||

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O Lord, You are the Master above my head.

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Here and hereafter, You alone are my Support. ||Pause||

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He looks upon the creation like a mountain of gold, and sees the Creator as a blade of grass.

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You are the Great Giver, and we are all mere beggars; O God, You give gifts according to Your Will. ||2||

613 : 662
In an instant, You are one thing, and in another instant, You are another. Wondrous are Your ways!

613 : 663
You are beautiful, mysterious, profound, unfathomable, lofty, inaccessible and infinite. ||3||

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