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Without pre-ordained destiny, understanding is not attained; talking and babbling, one wastes his life away.

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Wherever you go and sit, speak well, and write the Word of the Shabad in your consciousness.

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Why bother to wash the body which is polluted by falsehood? ||1||

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When I have spoken, I spoke as You made me speak.

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The Ambrosial Name of the Lord is pleasing to my mind.

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The Naam, the Name of the Lord, seems so sweet to my mind; it has destroyed the dwelling of pain.

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Peace came to dwell in my mind, when You gave the Order.

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It is Yours to bestow Your Grace, and it is mine to speak this prayer; You created Yourself.

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When I have spoken, I spoke as You made me speak. ||2||

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The Lord and Master gives them their turn, according to the deeds they have done.

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Do not speak ill of others, or get involved in arguments.

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Do not get into arguments with the Lord, or you shall ruin yourself.

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If you challenge the One, with whom you must abide, you will cry in the end.

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Be satisfied with what God gives you; tell your mind not to complain uselessly.

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The Lord and Master gives them their turn, according to the deeds they have done. ||3||

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He Himself created all, and He blesses then with His Glance of Grace.

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No one asks for that which is bitter; everyone asks for sweets.

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Let everyone ask for sweets, and behold, it is as the Lord wills.

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Giving donations to charity, and performing various religious rituals are not equal to the contemplation of the Naam.

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O Nanak, those who are blessed with the Naam have had such good karma pre-ordained.

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He Himself created all, and He blesses them with His Glance of Grace. ||4||1||

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Wadahans, First Mehl:

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Show mercy to me, that I may chant Your Name.

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You Yourself created all, and You are pervading among all.

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You Yourself are pervading among all, and You link them to their tasks.

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Some, You have made kings, while others go about begging.

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You have made greed and emotional attachment seem sweet; they are deluded by this delusion.

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Be ever merciful to me; only then can I chant Your Name. ||1||

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Your Name is True, and ever pleasing to my mind.

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My pains are dispelled, and I am permeated with peace.

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The angels, the mortals and the silent sages sing of You.

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The angels, the mortals and the silent sages sing of You; they are pleasing to Your Mind.

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Enticed by Maya, they do not remember the Lord, and they waste away their lives in vain.

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Some fools and idiots never think of the Lord; whoever has come, shall have to go.

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Your Name is True, and ever pleasing to my mind. ||2||

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Beauteous is Your time, O Lord; the Bani of Your Word is Ambrosial Nectar.

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Your servants serve You with love; these mortals are attached to Your essence.

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Those mortals are attached to Your essence, who are blessed with the Ambrosial Name.

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Those who are imbued with Your Name, prosper more and more, day by day.

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Some do not practice good deeds, or live righteously; nor do they practice self-restraint. They do not realize the One Lord.

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Ever beauteous is Your time, O Lord; the Bani of Your Word is Ambrosial Nectar. ||3||

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I am a sacrifice to the True Name.

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